"Three portions of Intermediate-grade Ferocious Beast Blood should let me train for five days, enough to raise my strength to 600 pounds or more."
Ye Tian roughly estimated.
Six hundred pounds strength, combined with Speed Talent and Intermediate-grade Knife Talent, would let him crush any Martial Apprentice and even compare well with newly promoted Martial Artists.
"By the way, I still don't know what effect the Stalactite Essence has. I need to check quickly!"
Ye Tian hoped it could greatly boost his cultivation, maybe letting him promote to Martial Artist sooner.
Over the past century after the apocalypse, many strange treasures appeared, and someone compiled a treasure catalog to help Martial Artists avoid missing treasures in the wild.
The catalog wasn't expensive—only a thousand yuan.
In the past, Ye Tian couldn't afford it, but now he had plenty of money.
Besides three portions of Ferocious Beast Blood, first prize also included 100,000 yuan.
So Ye Tian bought a comprehensive treasure catalog.
At home, he flipped through pages until he found an entry on Stalactite Essence.
"Earth Core Liquid—formed by stones absorbing Yuan Qi over a hundred years, it can boost Cultivation Talent, effective only for Intermediate-grade Cultivation Talent and below. The places producing Earth Core Liquid may rarely yield Earth Yuan Stones, which enhance the Talents of Martial Artists below Advanced Cultivation Talent."
Reading this, Ye Tian's breath quickened.
"Heavens! A treasure that boosts Cultivation Talent! If sold, not just 100,000 yuan, but millions or tens of millions would be paid!"
Yet he quickly crushed the thought.
If he sold Earth Core Liquid, he'd surely be dead the next day.
Now he understood why that Striped Snake broke species limits to become a Ferocious Beast.
Its Bloodline Talent was Intermediate-grade, unlike other Striped Snakes. Earth Core Liquid must have boosted it, or it'd never reach Ferocious Beast level.
"Too bad Earth Core Liquid's cultivation boost is low. I don't worry about Talent; even if useful to me, I don't need to consume it. It's useless to me and can't be sold—what use is it?" Ye Tian felt disappointed.
Suddenly, he thought of his sister Ye Yu.
"Right, she's only Lesser-grade Talent. Giving her Earth Core Liquid could boost her Talent to Basic-grade or even Intermediate-grade!"
At lunch, Ye Tian said to Ye Yu, "Here, this is good stuff. Drink it!" and placed the Earth Core Liquid before her.
"What's this?"
Ye Yu was curious but trusted her brother. She only worried if it tasted good.
"A powerful tonic!" Ye Tian said seriously.
He didn't tell Ye Yu its true effect—she hadn't started cultivation and didn't know her Talent, which might cause trouble.
"Brother, aren't you drinking?"
Ye Yu looked at him with big eyes.
"I already drank it; it's for you!" Ye Tian patted her head affectionately.
"Okay, I'll drink it!"
Ye Yu drank it slowly.
The amount was small and quickly finished.
"How do you feel?" Ye Tian asked eagerly.
Not having tried it himself, he wasn't sure of the effects, but the catalog said Earth Core Liquid was mild and safe.
"I feel warm all over, very comfortable!"
Ye Yu said.
"Don't tell others about this; just between us!" Ye Tian warned.
He feared she might accidentally reveal it, which would be dangerous.
"I won't tell!" Ye Yu nodded.
They finished eating.
While eating, Ye Tian kept using Copying Talent to observe Ye Yu's Talent.
After about three minutes, her Talent changed.
Human: Ye Yu
Cultivation Talent: Basic-grade
Ice Talent: Basic-grade (unawakened)
An hour later, Ye Yu's Talent changed again.
Human: Ye Yu
Cultivation Talent: Intermediate-grade
Ice Talent: Basic-grade (unawakened)
Her Talent remained unchanged the next day, indicating Intermediate-grade was the limit because Earth Core Liquid only affected Talents below Intermediate-grade.
"Ye Yu's already Intermediate-grade Talent. With Ice Talent, she can become a top Martial Artist in Seaside Base!"
Ye Tian was relieved.
With money, Ye Tian sent his sister back to school. At 13, staying home would bore her; School gave knowledge and friends—a proper childhood.
At first, Ye Yu hesitated, knowing their family's situation. But when Ye Tian showed her 100,000 yuan, she agreed.
Ye Tian said the money was from winning a competition at the academy—a half-truth, since the trial was a form of competition.
With his sister at school, Ye Tian trained confidently.
A month passed.
The Intermediate-grade Ferocious Beast Blood was all used up.
A month's cultivation raised Ye Tian's strength to 800 pounds.
Eight hundred pounds was High-grade Martial Apprentice, nearing Martial Artist realm.
In real combat, Ye Tian almost matched Martial Artists.
Unfortunately, without more Ferocious Beast blood, progress slowed. He wasn't strong enough to hunt Ferocious Beasts and had to gradually build strength.
Mo Family
Mo Shaobei emerged from seclusion.
After the trial, he secluded himself to break through to Martial Artist and succeeded.
Mo Family celebrated this great news.
While others discussed, Mo Shaobei met with his old servant.
"Elder Li, what's the investigation status?"
Mo Shaobei asked, staring at Li Hai.
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