Free Web NovelChapter 183: Chapter 149: Each Showing Their Divine Powers
After decomposing the red-grade talent, Yu Fei received 200 Star Dust, bringing his total to 208.
He was incredibly glad he’d saved up his copy ability. Decomposing a red-grade talent yielded twenty-five times more Star Dust than a blue-grade one.
Eagerly, Yu Fei unlocked a new talent slot.
Ten shimmering Star Dust particles transformed into a mysterious ray of light, and the empty talent slot finished unlocking.
’One isn’t enough!’
With a thought, he spent 20 Star Dust to unlock another talent slot.
’Something’s not right!’ Yu Fei stopped trying to unlock more slots. The Star Dust cost was increasing with each new slot, but he wasn’t sure if it was a fixed or exponential increase.
’No need to rush! I’ll try upgrading a talent first.’
Super Speed Reaction was very practical, but its quality was relatively low. If he upgraded it, his overall capabilities would also improve significantly.
As he processed the information from the Fate-Defying Pearl, Yu Fei sank into thought.
Just upgrading it from blue to purple would require 100 Star Dust.
He had gained a lot of Star Dust from the red-grade talent, but he still had many more talents he needed to load and fuse. For the moment, the blue-grade Super Speed Reaction would suffice.
’I’ll pass this trial first. I can worry about that later!’
Loading powerful talents took considerable time, and unexpected things could happen. In order to complete the mission for the second trial, Yu Fei decided to first load the purple talent from the owl, Silent Night Hunter. He could continue loading other talents in a safe environment after he passed.
[Silent Night Hunter]
Quality: Purple
Description: A masterful predator of the night.
Effect 1, Silent Stalking: Eliminates all personal sounds and aura fluctuations when moving in dark environments.
Effect 2, Instant Shadow Slaughter: When attacking from the shadows, the speed of your first strike is increased by 50%.
With his current strength, loading a purple-grade talent would be relatively quick. Besides, this talent, when combined with his Illusory Sword Intent, would give him a greater margin for error at night.
Illusory Sword Intent could hide his figure, but Yu Fei couldn’t erase the traces he left as he passed. He had never learned any techniques to conceal his aura, nor did he have any experience in doing so.
The reason he had succeeded so many times was that he had yet to face a truly powerful opponent, and also due to the formidable effects of Illusory Sword Intent.
But in truth, it had its flaws.
The first effect of the Silent Night Hunter talent, Silent Stalking, would solve half of this problem. At the very least, he could now eliminate all sound and aura fluctuations while moving at night.
His mind made up, Yu Fei decisively loaded the Silent Night Hunter talent.
As the talent integrated, he felt as if he were merging with the darkness. Formless things seeped into his very flesh and soul, constantly fusing and evolving to better suit his human form.
About ten minutes later, Yu Fei’s senses cleared, and he immediately noticed something was different.
The night air gave him an inexplicable sense of kinship, as if it were naturally protecting him. When he activated Illusory Sword Intent again, the combination of the two made Yu Fei feel like a breeze in the dark—mysterious, swift, and deadly.
Setting off again, Yu Fei no longer moved with caution. Instead, he bounded through the mountains without causing the slightest disturbance, like a phantom in the night.
Just as the sky was about to brighten, Yu Fei found a flat yet precipitous stone ledge and lay down on it.
The spot was extremely conspicuous, yet the surrounding area was open and isolated. From here, one could see everything at a glance, yet it remained at a safe distance.
As the sun rose, he didn’t deliberately absorb the violet qi of the dawn. Instead, he simply relied on the Yang Qi, which was growing more potent in the world around him, to restore his energy.
Shielded by his Illusory Sword Intent, Yu Fei lay exposed in the sunlight, hiding in plain sight. No one discovered him.
Warriors under Luu Yuxin’s command came and went. Their gazes swept over the rock and moved on to search other areas. It was so conspicuous that it aroused no suspicion.
「Time rewinds to the evening of the first day, when Yu Fei was infiltrating the camp.」
Inside Base 105, after tying up the loose ends from her little display, Zhuo Feiming had come to observe the prodigies’ performance. The monitoring data from their Ghost Cores was being transmitted in real time to the military base’s data center. Security clearance for this room was extremely high; only a few staff members and several high-ranking officers of the Shenxiao Army were present.
The Ghost Cores carried by the prodigies displayed their real-time surveillance feeds on a giant light screen. As a Martial Saint, her powerful senses allowed her to monitor any feed that caught her attention. Yu Fei had piqued her interest due to the unique cloaking effect of his Sword Intent.
On the feeds transmitted by the Ghost Cores, every student’s movements were clearly visible. Only Yu Fei’s feed showed nothing, as if his Ghost Core were truly being carried by a ghost.
Zhuo Feiming was filled with admiration. ’This kid is a natural-born scout.’ She particularly appreciated his game of hide-and-seek with the soldiers of the reinforced regiment. His composure was rock-steady, and his judgment was superb.
That is, until Yu Fei neared the camp and slipped into the prodigies’ infirmary.
The Ghost Core feed showed Yu Fei pausing for a moment beside a few of the prodigies. She then watched as Shao Qi shot up in terror, screaming that someone was trying to kill her.
Zhuo Feiming’s expression turned grave. She immediately ordered, "Activate the Shenxiao Investigation Directive and the Prodigy Special Review Mandate. I want all of Yu Fei’s records, from birth until today, on my desk in one hour. Also, immediately check the prodigies he approached for any physical abnormalities."
"Order Dong Yu of the Seventh Division to maintain constant surveillance on Yu Fei. He is to apprehend him on my command, if necessary!"
Yu Fei’s bizarre behavior made Zhuo Feiming suspect he might be a member of some clandestine organization. Throughout history, such things had happened before. Some prodigies, through a twist of fate, were recruited and brainwashed by these groups from a young age, leading to disastrous consequences.
