Chapter 2197 - 2197: Tetos' Second Divine Talent

Even the system didn't have a proper explanation for what had happened and what had made Tetos trigger both effects of the Divine Talent Fruit.

However, when Ajax thought about Tetos's determination to catch up to Protos, he couldn't help but feel that the system's explanation might have some truth.

'Could his determination really have triggered a special condition?'

Ajax didn't have an answer.

Nevertheless, he couldn't deny that the result was astonishing.

Soon, the golden light surrounding Tetos intensified.

The symbol representing Primordial Earth Bastion appeared above his head, and its structure began changing.

The entire process lasted only a few minutes before the system notification appeared.

[Congratulations! The Elemental Spirit Tetos's Divine Talent, Primordial Earth Bastion, has been upgraded!]

'Check the details!'

Ajax hurriedly examined the upgraded talent.

[Divine Talent: Primordial Earth Bastion — Upgraded]

[Effect 1: Reduces the Essence of Nature consumption of Earth-type skills by 50% when the user maintains contact with the earth. Otherwise, the consumption is reduced by 25%.]

[Effect 2: During battle, the Elemental Spirit can temporarily merge two skills to create a new skill that combines the effects of both skills. The resulting skill's attack power is increased by 200%.]

'T-this... The upgrade is quite good!'

Reading the changes to Tetos's Divine Talent, Ajax was pleasantly surprised.

Although this upgrade wasn't as powerful as Protos's Divine Talent upgrade, it was still impressive.

Not only had the first effect improved, but a completely new effect had also been unlocked.

Previously, Primordial Earth Bastion reduced the Essence of Nature consumption of Earth-type skills by 50% when Tetos maintained contact with the earth.

Now, even when he wasn't in contact with the earth, he could still enjoy a 25% reduction in Essence of Nature consumption.

'Although it isn't comparable to the 50% reduction he receives when connected to the earth, a 25% reduction is still better than nothing.'

Ajax was quite satisfied with this improvement.

After all, future battles wouldn't always take place on the ground. With the upgraded Divine Talent, Tetos would no longer lose all the benefits of Primordial Earth Bastion whenever he fought in an environment where he couldn't maintain contact with the earth.

'Moreover, a new effect has been unlocked!'

Compared to the modification of the first effect, the newly unlocked second effect was what made Ajax truly excited.

'It allows him to merge two skills and increases the resulting skill's attack power by 200%. How could this not make me happy?'

Tetos's battle prowess was already impressive.

Now, he could temporarily merge two of his skills, combining their effects into a single, more powerful attack.

For example, he could merge Heavenly Earth Wall with another defensive skill to create a more powerful defensive technique. Alternatively, he could combine two offensive skills to unleash a devastating attack.

'With this effect, his battle prowess will increase considerably!'

Suppressing his excitement over the upgraded Divine Talent, Ajax turned his attention to Tetos's second Divine Talent.

'Even though Tetos's Divine Talent upgrade was not as good as Protos's, it was still a great improvement.'

Ajax smiled as he thought, 'Apart from upgrading his existing Divine Talent, he had also awakened a new one. So, what Tetos gained was much better than what Protos gained from consuming the Divine Talent Fruit.'

'Anyway, let's see what his new Divine Talent can do.'

[Divine Talent: Elemental Golem Creator]

[Effect: By combining Earth-type Elemental Beasts with Essence of Nature, the Elemental Spirit can create Elemental Golems.]

[Special Effect: As long as sufficient Earth-type Elemental Beasts and Essence of Nature are available, the Elemental Spirit can create an unlimited number of Elemental Golems. These Elemental Golems excel at taunting enemies and defending designated locations.]

'T-this... Is this for real?'

This time, Ajax was thoroughly shocked by the effects of the second Divine Talent.

'With this Divine Talent, Tetos can finally catch up to Protos!'

Ajax suddenly recalled the system's earlier notification.

[Perhaps the Elemental Spirit's strong desire to become as powerful as Protos triggered a special condition.]

'So, it really was because of his strong desire to become as powerful as Protos!'

Ajax muttered to himself before continuing to examine the talent.

'And the method is simple. By creating his own Elemental Golem Army, Tetos can build an army similar to Protos's Elemental Beast Army.'

Protos's upgraded Divine Talent allowed him to control up to a thousand Fire-type Elemental Beasts below the Divine Realm at his current cultivation.

However, Tetos's Elemental Golem Creator had no fixed limit on the number of golems he could create, provided he had enough Earth-type Elemental Beasts and Essence of Nature.

Although the strength of the golems would depend on the Elemental Beasts used to create them, this Divine Talent had enormous potential.

'In fact, if Tetos can create a sufficient number of powerful Elemental Golems, his army might eventually surpass Protos's!'

Ajax couldn't help but feel excited.

Unlike Protos, who had to search for suitable Elemental Beasts and tame them one by one, Tetos could use Earth-type Elemental Beasts to create his own army of defensive golems.

Even better, the golems excelled at taunting enemies and defending locations, making them perfectly suited for protecting Elemental Spirit Altars.

'I want to see how he creates these Elemental Golems and how powerful they are!'

Ajax was eager to learn more about this new Divine Talent.

However, there was one problem.

'To use this Divine Talent, he needs Earth-type Elemental Beasts.'

Currently, they were in the Fire Terrain, and the Elemental Beasts attacking them during the Elemental Beast Rampage were mostly Flaming Monkeys, Fiery Serpents, and other Fire-type Elemental Beasts.

Unfortunately, Tetos couldn't use those Fire-type Elemental Beasts to create his Earth-based golems.

'Looks like I need to pay a visit to the Earth Terrain.'

As far as Ajax knew, the Elemental Source Land was the best place to obtain large numbers of powerful Elemental Beasts.

Since the upcoming phases would continue producing increasingly powerful enemies, he decided to use this opportunity to help Tetos create as many Elemental Golems as possible.

'I'll take him to the Earth Terrain during the next phase. That's when the Elemental Beast Rampage will provide another large number of Elemental Beasts.'

Ajax nodded to himself before turning his attention toward the cave entrance.

'As for my Elemental Spirit Altar...'

Just then, Ajax saw Protos enter the cave with an excited smile.

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