Chapter 8: Ch 8- Superior Grade Saber Talent
The students from all the six academies had arrived. They gathered at the entrance of the valley, waiting for the trial to begin.
Mo Yuan casually wandered around as if he were simply looking around. In reality, he was secretly using his Copy and Paste Talent to check everyone’s talents.
His main targets were the students from the First Academy.
Standard Grade Cultivation Talent!
Standard Grade Cultivation Talent!
Standard Grade Cultivation Talent!
After making a full round, Mo Yuan realized that almost every student from the First Academy possessed Standard Grade Cultivation Talent.
There were only a little over thirty students from the First Academy.
"There are only five left."
Mo Yuan looked toward the last five students and slowly walked closer.
As soon as he entered the three meter range, he checked their talents one by one.
"Wow..."
"They all have Superior Grade Cultivation Talent."
Mo Yuan was a little surprised.
These five were obviously the First Academy’s top students.
Their cultivation had probably already reached the Peak Stage of the Origin Seed Realm, only one step away from becoming Origin Vessel cultivators.
"Copying a Superior Grade Cultivation Talent won’t improve my strength much right now."
"At best, it’ll make my own Superior Grade Talent a little stronger."
"But that won’t help me during this trial."
"What I really need is a talent that’s useful in combat."
Mo Yuan thought quietly.
Unfortunately, after checking almost everyone, he only found a few Inferior Grade and Secondary Grade elemental talents.
Most of them hadn’t awakened yet. Since they were still dormant, he couldn’t copy them.
Just then, a young man carrying a saber walked up to one of the five First Academy geniuses.
"Hong Yuan!"
"I want to challenge you!"
The young man pointed his saber directly at him.
"Hmm?"
Mo Yuan looked over with interest.
The young man was wearing the uniform of the Second Academy. For someone from the Second Academy to openly challenge one of the First Academy’s top geniuses...
He definitely had some confidence.
"I wonder what talent he has."
Curious, Mo Yuan quietly walked over.
The young man paid him no attention.
His eyes were fixed entirely on Hong Yuan.
"Li Ming."
"I’ve heard people call you the number one saber genius of the Second Academy."
"But no matter how good your saber skills are, they can’t make up for such a huge gap in strength."
"I already have nine hundred and ninety jin of strength."
"You only have two hundred."
"You lost last time."
"Do you want to lose again?"
Hong Yuan said with a mocking smile.
"I have three hundred jin now."
Hong Yuan laughed.
"Does it really matter?"
"Whether it’s two hundred or three hundred, it’s all the same in front of nine hundred and ninety."
The other four First Academy geniuses also looked at Li Ming with contempt.
They all knew his situation.
With only Secondary Grade Cultivation Talent, reaching the Early Stage of the Origin Vessel Realm would already be his limit.
In their eyes, he wasn’t worthy of challenging them.
Li Ming clenched his fists. He was about to attack.
"Fighting is forbidden here."
"Anyone who breaks the rules will immediately lose their qualification for the trial."
A teacher’s voice suddenly rang out.
Li Ming immediately calmed down. He reluctantly sheathed his saber.
This trial was too important. He couldn’t throw away this opportunity because of a moment of anger.
Without another word, he turned around to leave.
"This friend."
"I’ve heard your saber skills are amazing."
"Can we be friends?"
Mo Yuan walked over with a friendly smile and held out his hand.
Li Ming looked confused.
"...Who are you?"
"My name is Mo Yuan."
Mo Yuan smiled.
Although Li Ming didn’t understand what was happening, he still shook hands with him. The two chatted casually for a minute before Mo Yuan politely left.
Li Ming stood there scratching his head.
"What a strange guy..."
As Mo Yuan walked away, the information he wanted appeared before his eyes.
Human: Li Ming
Cultivation Talent: Secondary Grade
Saber Talent: Superior Grade
Mo Yuan’s eyes lit up.
Unlike elemental talents, Saber Talent didn’t need to be awakened.
That meant it could be copied immediately. Without any hesitation, he chose to copy the Superior Grade Saber Talent.
If Li Ming happened to die during the trial, he would lose this opportunity forever. After copying the talent, Mo Yuan quietly walked behind a large rock.
After making sure nobody was paying attention, he activated it.
"Paste."
Boom!
A familiar pain spread throughout his body. A mysterious force rapidly transformed him from the inside out.
Ten minutes later, the pain slowly disappeared.
Mo Yuan immediately checked his talent panel.
Human: Mo Yuan
Copy and Paste Talent: Unique
Cultivation Talent: Superior Grade
Speed Talent: Standard Grade
Saber Talent: Superior Grade
"So this is Saber Talent..."
Mo Yuan slowly drew his saber.
The feeling was completely different. Before, the weapon had simply been a piece of metal in his hands.
Now it felt like an extension of his own body. He casually swung the blade once.
At that moment, countless small realizations naturally appeared in his mind.
Without anyone teaching him, he instinctively knew the best angle, the best timing, and the best amount of force for each strike.
"So this is the power of Superior Grade Saber Talent."
"Even without using my Speed Talent..."
"My combat strength has increased by several times."
"I could probably fight someone with four or five hundred jin of strength now."
"What a shame."
"I don’t have time to learn a proper saber technique."
"If I had a real saber manual..."
"My strength would increase even more."
Even so, Mo Yuan was already extremely satisfied.
This copy had definitely been worth it.
After wiping the sweat from his forehead, he quietly returned to the crowd.
Not long afterward, the trial officially began.
Everyone became serious.
So did Mo Yuan.
The rewards were generous.
First place would receive three portions of Intermediate Beast Blood and one hundred thousand yuan.
Second place would receive one portion of Intermediate Beast Blood and one hundred thousand yuan.
Third place would receive three portions of Low level Beast Blood and fifty thousand yuan.
Those who ranked from fourth to tenth would each receive one portion of low level Beast Blood.
Rankings were decided by points.
Each type of beast had a designated body part that participants needed to collect.
Those parts could be exchanged for points after the trial.
The trial would last three days.
During that time, everyone had to survive inside the trial area.
For a group of Origin Seed cultivators, it was a dangerous challenge.
"All participants."
"Enter the trial area in order."
A teacher gave the command.
The students from the First Academy entered first.
Then came the Second Academy.
After that came the Third and finally, it was the Fourth Academy’s turn.
The moment Mo Yuan entered the forest, trees blocked his view.
The winding paths and uneven terrain quickly separated everyone.
Soon, he couldn’t see another student anywhere. Although this was only a small wilderness area that had already been cleared of Beasts, it was still enormous.
Its size was no smaller than Dong Hai Base itself.
Not long after entering the forest...
Mo Yuan encountered his first feral beast.