I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 651: Chapter 487: Stage 6, 9 Stars – Leaving the Treasure Vault (Part 2)

At this moment, his aura was not as violent as it had been, but it exuded an ultimate sense of solidity, and the Tier Six Nine Stars Spiritual Energy fluctuations were distinctly discernible.

Qin Tian stepped out of the Spirit Pool, a flash of spiritual light under his feet, and the water droplets around him instantly evaporated, his robes returning to their dry state.

He looked at the three people with astonished faces, a faint smile on his lips: “Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Zhuge Yu looked at Qin Tian’s solidified aura and said with a smile: “Just now I really thought you were going to strike while the iron was hot and directly break through to Tier Seven.”

Qin Tian shook his head, his tone somewhat cautious: “The Celestial Human Three Tribulations are too perilous, one misstep can lead to eternal damnation. Even for the direct lineage of Holy Blood, one must gather guardians and treasures before daring to attempt it. I naturally wouldn’t act rashly.”

He was confident in his own strength but also aware of the terrifying nature of the Celestial Human Three Tribulations. Any mistake in one tribulation could result in death and destruction.

After a pause, he showed a satisfied smile: “However, the results of this cultivation session have far exceeded my expectations.”

In just ten days, he advanced from Tier Six, Six Stars to Tier Six, Nine Stars, not only breaking through three stars consecutively, but under the nourishment of the divine statue’s light, his foundation was much more solid than normal cultivation, and his physique was tempered to become even stronger.

Originally, he planned to attempt Tier Seven in a year and a half to two years, but now, as long as he was well-prepared, he had the confidence to successfully undergo the tribulation.

Qin Tian glanced back at the Spirit Pool, where a third of the Spirit Liquid remained, and the blue light of the divine statue had dimmed considerably, indicating that the past ten days had consumed a lot.

He moved his fingertips slightly, and a faint blue space mark was discreetly imprinted in the corner of the main hall. In the future, if he had the chance to return, he could bring his subordinates here to fully utilize the remaining Spirit Liquid, ensuring this opportunity wouldn’t be wasted.

After handling these matters, he turned to look at the three, a bright smile on his lips: “Cultivation is over, it’s time to divide the spoils! The ores, weapons, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the treasury—I’ll take forty percent, and you three each take twenty percent, how about it?”

“Unreasonable!” As soon as Qin Tian finished speaking, Taishi Feng immediately shook his head, looking serious, “You discovered the relic, and we passed the first three stages thanks to you. The three of us could at most be considered assistants; being able to enhance our strength with the Spirit Pool is already satisfying enough, how could we take so much of your trophies?”

“That’s right.” Huo Yuansheng also nodded in agreement, speaking sincerely, “Taking forty percent is really too little for you. In terms of contributions, taking seventy or eighty percent wouldn’t be excessive. With such a distribution, our minds wouldn’t be at ease.”

Zhuge Yu added, “Qin Tian, you’re different. The three of us come from prominent families and can get whatever we need just by asking. These treasures are not essential for us. But your Ice Extreme Pass is just starting, and you have so many people to support. These treasures are your real necessity. We can just take a few useful ones as a token; there’s no need to divide them proportionally. Besides, there are other treasure vaults in these relics, and who knows, we might find even greater opportunities later. If we do more work then, we wouldn’t hold back from taking more.”

Seeing the determination on the faces of the three, Qin Tian felt a warm tide in his heart. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Since you put it that way, I won’t be pretentious. How about this: I’ll take seventy percent, and each of you take ten percent. If there’s any more refusal, we might not be able to team up anymore.”

“Deal!” Zhuge Yu chuckled, “We’ll listen to you.”

Taishi Feng and Huo Yuansheng also exchanged smiles, happily accepting.

The four immediately took action, entering the previously explored rooms one by one to distribute the treasures.

Ores, weapons and equipment, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Energy Crystal Stones… these items were allocated based on personal needs and the agreed distribution plan, except for the room full of books and information, all of which were collected by Zhuge Yu to be submitted to the Empire through the Zhuge Clan.

Of course, as the discoverers and contributors of this information, the four of them would also receive rewards from the Empire.

The whole allocation process was orderly, without a hint of dispute.

The four of them were all broad-minded people who knew each other’s needs, so in just one hour, the treasures in the vault were distributed.

Qin Tian looked at the mountains of treasures in his storage space, a delighted smile on his face. With these resources, the development speed of Ice Extreme Pass could at least multiply several times.

He turned to the three and said, “Now that the treasures are distributed, it’s time for us to leave the treasury. I wonder what the situation outside is now; that Asaki guy might still be waiting for us in the ruins.”

A sharp look flashed in Zhuge Yu and the other two’s eyes. After ten days of cultivation, all of their strengths had significantly increased. If they were to encounter Asaki again, with Qin Tian leading the charge, the three of them coordinating would definitely have the strength to fight.

“Let’s go and take a look!” Taishi Feng gripped his Heaven-piercing Halberd, his eyes full of battling spirit.

The four walked side by side towards the black ice gate at the center of the great hall. Qin Tian raised his hand, opening the Gate of Space to reveal the familiar icy and snowy environment outside, along with the dense army of demons.

Stepping out of the Gate of Space, Qin Tian and the others hovered in mid-air, below them a seemingly endless army of demons.

These demons, sensing the aura of the four, instantly went into an uproar, awakening en masse.

“Roar——!”

The earth-shaking roars rose and fell, countless demons raised their heads, bloodthirsty ghostly lights ignited in their hollow eye sockets, and dense black energy balls hailed down like a storm towards the four.

But this time, the four did not have a trace of their previous distress or gravity. After ten days of tempering in the Spirit Pool, their strength was now entirely different from before. Additionally, this time they didn’t need guardians and could fight freely, enjoying their newfound power.

“Move freely, let loose!” Taishi Feng laughed heartily, his eyes burning with battle intent, gripping his Heaven-piercing Halberd, his golden Spiritual Energy surging like a war god descending, he leaped directly into the demon army.

The Heaven-piercing Halberd in his hand swung fiercely, golden Spiritual Energy turned into sharp halberd beams that swept across, cleaving the demons in half wherever they passed, with black blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Taishi Feng was like an unstoppable force, charging and crashing through the demon horde, leaving a bloody path in his wake.

Huo Yuansheng was not to be outdone, wielding a longsword, his figure lithe and agile like a ghost, flickering among the demon horde, dodging attacks while his sword tip precisely struck the vital points of the demons.

Zhuge Yu hovered in mid-air, a green-golden Eight Trigrams Array slowly unfolding beneath his feet, the Array Plate swiftly rotating in his hand.

As he clasped his fingers in incantation, thunder and fire sprang into existence, weaving into a net of attack and bombarding the demons below. “Boom——!”

Lightning fell and fire spread, the demons within the range were instantly blasted to charcoal, unable to release even their black energy before disintegrating entirely.

Qin Tian was not idle either; although killing these demons didn’t grant him talents, it did earn him a lot of Evolution Points.

His eyes flashed with lightning, raising his hand towards the sky, thick clouds rapidly converging with purple lightning billowing and roaring within.

“Thunder Punishment!”

With his low shout, thick purple lightning rained down like a deluge of light, landing precisely among the demon horde.

The power of the purple lightning was terrifying, each bolt could annihilate a swath of demons, reducing them to ashes, and the Evolution Points prompt continuously echoed in his mind, accumulating significantly in mere moments.

The four of them were like mobile meat grinders, rampaging through the demon army.

Although the demon army was vast in number, it was like the four were mowing grass, continuously slaughtering them. The icy ground quickly became stained black with blood, and the piled demon corpses grew ever higher. The pungent smell of decay filled the air, yet it did nothing to weaken their killing intent.

Amidst their engrossment in exterminating demons and familiarizing themselves with their new powers, a few figures quietly emerged from behind the distant ice rocks.

They hid within the shadows of the ice rocks, their auras concealed.

The leader was a man clad in a black robe, possessing an Eastern facial structure but exuding a somewhat sinister aura. He gazed at the four ahead, a slight upward curl on his lips: “The Eight Trigrams Array, members of the Zhuge Family, it seems the ice god treasure vault’s treasures have fallen into their hands.”

The few beside him had greedy gleams in their eyes.

By now, the information about the Ice God Treasure Vault had already spread throughout the ruins. It was discovered that outside several opened ruins, there existed large numbers of demons.

Therefore, where there were many demons, there was likely a treasure vault.

A few days prior, their group discovered this demon gathering point and also detected signs of Spiritual Energy combat. They determined that this was most likely an ice god treasure vault, only the vault had been claimed first.

But as long as the people hadn’t left the ruins, the vault’s treasures could still fall into their hands.

So, they laid in wait here, guarding, and indeed, had good results.

The black-robed man stared ahead, a strange gleam flickering in his eyes.

Members of the Zhuge Family, you better know your place; otherwise, you might just remain here forever.