Chapter 3: System, give me a boost!

The turbulent underground passage had returned to its former calm.

Fortunately, it is now the Ashened Night Period, and there are no adventurers nearby.

Otherwise, the commotion just now would surely have gotten both of them caught red-handed.

Carlos bent at the waist, peering through the fist-sized hole toward the depths of the Demon King Seal Gate.

He clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Tsk tsk... Ta Ke, I had no idea you were this strong!"

"The Demon King Seal Gate that countless people could not overcome has been opened by you."

"If this gets out, the title of Demon King Grave Digger is unavoidable."

Ta Ke twitched the corner of his eye, not paying much attention to Carlos's teasing, and after examining the hole for a moment, he spoke seriously.

"It's opened, but not fully opened; the seal's power still lingers in the hole."

"More precisely, it's merely that the previous crack has grown a tiny bit."

What Ta Ke said is indeed correct; although there is now a hole, the overall power of the Demon King Seal Gate remains.

Although that's what was said, Ta Ke also understood.

Once others discover that the Demon King Seal Gate has been opened with a large hole,

then foreign adventurers and local supernaturals will surely swarm in.

The fallen Demon King Seal Ground.

Is there any better treasure ground than this?

By then, I fear this seal gate will soon be bored through by those powerful wizards following the hole.

But no matter what.

The process was somewhat unexpected, but the goal of this trip has been achieved.

Before, only a slight touch was needed to activate the system's functions.

Now the hole is so large, even the spirit bridge has been built across it, making the system's functions even easier to use.

He glanced at Carlos, who was curiously circling the hole and scouting the situation opposite.

Ta Ke exhaled lightly, stepped back a few paces, and sat down by the campfire.

"System!"

As Ta Ke's thoughts surged, a dark‑blue page appeared in his mind.

【Source Energy·Underground Passage】

Source Energy Experience: 1.2 experience/hour.

【Special Resources】: None.

……

The system currently only has a Source Energy Experience of 1.2 experience/hour.

And it is precisely by relying on the Source Energy Experience provided by the system.

Only Ta Ke could raise his level and the proficiency of his supernatural skills rapidly, thereby gaining considerable strength.

In the corner of his eye, he glanced at the Demon King Seal Gate whose hole he himself had chiseled.

Ta Ke, click "Location Search".

After the search ended, a new region appeared.

【Demon King·Underground Seal】

Source Energy Experience: 5.8 experience/hour.

【Special Resources】

Talent Fragments: 7.2 fragments/day.

……

Examining the new cultivation site.

Ta Ke's heart gave a slight tremor.

"The Source Energy Experience has increased fourfold compared to before."

"More importantly……"

"Special resources have finally arrived."

"Moreover, they are extremely costly 'Talent Fragments'."

In his mind appeared the system's explanation of the function of Talent Fragments.

And the tremendous effect of "Supernatural Talent" in the supernatural world.

For a moment, many strange ripples rose in his thoughts.

Fortunately, having lived two lives and experienced enough strange encounters, Ta Ke quickly steadied his mind.

Switching to a new cultivation area——【Demon King·Underground Seal】.

As Ta Ke operated, the system's prompt should sound.

"Ding! Anchor cultivation point 【Demon King·Underground Seal】."

"Whether to conduct a 62‑day quick sweep; after the quick sweep, the anchor point cannot be changed for 62 days."

Each time a new area is switched, one can obtain the corresponding quick‑sweep opportunity.

This is also a rare opportunity for rapid development.

Although the following 62 days cannot change the anchor area.

But for a system that mainly pursues steady, long‑term development, this is not a problem at all.

"Yes!"

As Taku confirmed.

The development log on the right quickly recorded the entire rapid sweeping process.

""Day 1, gained 139.2 source energy experience, gained 7.2 talent fragments.""

""Day 2, gained 139.2 source energy experience, gained 7.2 talent fragments.""

……

""Day 62, gained 139.2 source energy experience, gained 7.2 talent fragments.""

The rapid development over 62 days was completed in just a few tens of seconds.

Talent fragments: 446.

Gazing at the number of talent fragments, Taku's heart involuntarily quickened.

""Each talent fragment can increase talent progress by 1%.""

""That is to say, these 446 talent fragments can let my supernatural talent 【Precision】 jump directly from C-rank to S-rank.""

""Carlos's sister, because she possessed a B-rank supernatural talent, received focused cultivation from Count Lamor, and was even hailed as a genius of the Lamor City-State.""

""Once a top-tier genius with A-rank supernatural talent appears, many major supernatural city-states, and even the supernatural academies of great powers, will spare no effort to vie for them, treating them as core cultivation targets.""

""And S-rank supernatural talent...""

In Taku's mind surfaced few legends concerning S-rank supernatural talent.

Yes, S-rank supernatural talent basically exists only in legends.

Moreover, they are rarely recorded in detail.

""Hah...""

Taku lightly exhaled, rubbed his brow, and did not rashly add points.

After all, Taku also didn't know what changes adding points would bring.

At least, only after returning to his own cavern hut and ensuring safety could he attempt it.

""Uh... Taku, something seems off around here!""

Just as Taku was about to open the 'attribute panel,' Carlos's voice suddenly sounded.

""Huh?""

Taku, having closed the system, looked around.

Upon seeing, Taku's heartstrings tightened suddenly.

At some point, thick gray fog had filled the entire cavern passage.

Faintly visible, some hazy shadows shuttled through the gray fog.

Danger was brewing deep in the gray fog.

""Go!""

Without any hesitation, Taku let out a low roar and was about to flee along the cavern passage from the Demon King's Seal Gate.

The change in the gray fog is inseparable from the Demon King's Seal Gate being ripped open.

With just the two of them being rank-9 apprentice supernatural beings.

Lingering even a second longer would increase the chance of exploding in place.

For those supernatural beast tribes, supernatural beings with a sequence framework are nothing but a delicious feast.

""Roar... rumble... rumble...""

A rolling, eerie hiss rang out in the gray fog ahead of their escape route.

Both of their steps suddenly stalled, and their faces fell in unison.

All that could be seen was a woman's face with clear features, icy and pallid, protruding from the depths of the gray fog in the cavern passage they had come from.

But what made their hearts tremble was that behind the face was a thick snake body covered in white scales.

""At least it's rank 28 or 29, with a chance to advance to rank 30 and become a third-rank supernatural creature, the Human-Faced Stone Snake Ghost.""

""If there were a squad of supernatural adventurers led by a second-rank supernatural being here, perhaps we could still fight to the death.""

""But now... we two...""

Taku glanced at the Human-Faced Stone Snake Ghost's snake body, as thick as a water bucket, and his eye began to twitch.

""... It might not even be enough to fill its stomach.""

Two rank-9 apprentice supernatural beings facing a second-rank peak supernatural creature of rank 28 or 29.

Straighten your back, lift your head—only then can you die with dignity.

The imagined attack did not come immediately.

The Human-Faced Stone Snake Ghost tilted its head, its pair of hazy gray eyes constantly sizing up these two creatures it had never seen before.

Two people, one snake!

They fell into a brief standoff.

""Taku... what should we do?""

Carlos's voice, barely audible as he dared not move at all, came through.

Taku narrowed his eyes slightly, offering no response.

The system had just harvested the special resource 'talent fragments'.

Under normal circumstances, Taku would not rashly add many points.

After all, no one knows what might happen after adding many points.

But now, blocked here by that second-rank peak supernatural creature,

Not adding points means certain death.

Only by adding points is there a sliver of hope.

"System, give me a boost!"

【Supernatural Talent】

Precision: 32% (C-rank)

C-rank Supernatural Talent【Precision】.

This is the key for Ta Ke to become a wizard.

And at this moment, as all 446 fragments were poured in.

Supernatural Talent, instant change in one second.

【Supernatural Talent】

Precision: 478% (S-rank)

The range for S-rank Supernatural Talent is 200%—500%.

478%, already approaching the ceiling of S-rank.

Watching 【Precision】 transform from C-rank to S-rank.

Ta Ke felt nothing unusual.

"No change? That shouldn't be!"

Just as Ta Ke was puzzled.

"Tick…tock…tick…tock…"

A pendulum's ticking sound rang faintly beside Ta Ke's ear, full of rhythm and cadence.

"Precision is the perfect mastery of the world's context and trajectory movement."

The sequential information from the Supernatural Talent, as the Supernatural Talent transformed, quickly surfaced in Ta Ke's mind.

The next moment!

"Buzz…"

The effect of the S-rank Supernatural Talent 【Precision】 rapidly transformed.

And the world before Ta Ke's eyes also underwent an earth-shaking change as 【Precision】 transformed.

(End of chapter)