Talent Swallowing Hero

In the spider queen’s den,

‘Ding,

The host devoured and killed 100000 water spiders. No [Promote Potion] gained. No new talents or skills are acquired.

‘Ding,

The host completed the sixth target in the mission [Spider Killer].

‘Ding,

Kill 100000 water spiders (Completed).

As the four beast rulers were fighting in the Emberfields, Leo was on a devouring spree as he completed the fourth and fifth targets in the mission and even reached the sixth target.

When he completed the fourth target, which was 5000 kills, he picked a 25 percent potential increase for [Might Combustion].

As for the fifth target completion reward, he chose a 30 percent potential increase for [Space Manipulation].

In the first option, level 9 [Call of the Undead] always remained; however, Leo only chose level 8 talents because when special talents [Mighty Combustion] and [Space Manipulation] reached level 9, they unlocked an additional effect.

‘Moreover, just because reaching 100 percent in level 9 talents doesn’t make me a Supreme ranked hero. So, I should focus on the level 8 talents and gain additional effects.’

This was the thought in Leo’s mind as he always picked option 2._-.

‘Also, if I pick option 1, it will change to the other level 9 talent. In the end, other than a little bit of the potential in the level 9 talent, my battle prowess will remain the same.’

Leo shook his head as he waited for the rewards for his sixth time target completion.

‘Ding,

The host can pick one of the following rewards:

1) 3 percent of potential increase for level 9 [Call of the Undead].

2) 35 percent of potential increase for level 8 [Mighty Combustion].

Without any thinking, Leo picked the second option, just like always.

‘Ding,

Mighty Combustion (level 8), Potential (80/100).

‘Just 20 percent more and it will be upgraded to level 9.’

Leo smiled as he looked around, “There are still a few thousand eggs in the hall. I hope I can upgrade both my talents to level 9.”

Soon, Leo started devouring the eggs with the devil’s mouth on his left palm.

‘Looks like it will take some time to complete the next target in the mission. I think I can resume my Skill-Merger of the claws now.’

To devour the eggs, Leo didn’t have to think much. All he needed to do was walk closer to the eggs and place his hand on them.

Also, the sixth target for the mission [Spider Killer] needed him to kill one hundred thousand water spiders.

So, he was sure that the seventh target would need him to kill five hundred thousand water spiders.

‘Ding,

Do you want to merge the level 9 skills [Fire Claw] and [Wyvern Claw]?

Sensing his thoughts, the system asked Leo about the merger.

‘Yes. Merge them.’

Right now, Leo wanted as much increase as possible in his battle prowess so that he could kill the purple-stripe water spider before leaving the Abandoned sea.

Along with the new effects that his soon-to-be level 9 talents would unlock, Leo thought that merging skills would also boost his strength.

Therefore, he merged both claw-type skills.

‘Ding,

The two level 9 skills [Fire Claw] and [Wyvern Claw] have successfully merged into a level 9 [Fire Wyvern Claw].

Within no time, the two skills were merged into a new skill with the same level as those two skills.

‘Ding,

Skill name: Fire Wyvern Claw (Level 9).

Effect: 1) Upon successful slash, it leaves 200 percent additional damage on the target.

2) The target will receive burn damage for one minute, which decreases their strength and defense during that one minute.

‘200 percent more damage than my actual damage?’

Leo didn’t waste time checking out the newly merged kill, and he revealed a cold smile before thinking,

‘Even though 200 percent additional damage might be not enough to kill the purple-striped water spider, what if I can continuously use this skill on it? I will be able to break its defence eventually, right?’

‘Ding,

The host completed the seventh target in the mission [Spider Killer].

‘Ding,

Kill 500000 water spiders (Completed).

‘Ding,

The host can pick one of the following rewards:

1) 3 percent of potential increase for level 9 [Call of the Undead].

2) 35 percent of potential increase for level 8 [Space Manipulation].

Time continued to pass as Leo finally completed the seventh target, and the moment he had been waiting for had finally come.

Even though the reward for completing the sixth and seventh targets remained the same, Leo didn’t complain about it as he selected the second option.

‘Ding,

Space Manipulation (level 8), Potential (106/100).

‘Ding,

Detected the host’s [Space Manipulation] has reached 100 percent of its potential. Upgrading the talent to level 9.

‘Ding,

Space Manipulation (level 9), Potential (0.6 /100).

‘Finally, it upgraded to level 9.’

Since the talents [Space Manipulation] and [Mighty Combustion] are the special talents mutated once, the regular talent upgrading stones were useless.

So, he thought it would take at least a few months to upgrade them to level 9 if he repeatedly used those two talents.

However, with the help of the mission [Spider Killer] and the spider eggs, it became a piece of cake for Leo to upgrade his talents to level 9.

‘Even though I am yet to upgrade the [Mighty Combustion] to level 9, it will not take much time to upgrade it.’

With that, he continued to devour the eggs and checked the changes in level 9 [Space Manipulation].

‘Ding,

Talent name: Space Manipulation (level 9)

Effects: 1) The user can teleport anywhere within a 10-kilometer radius.

2) The user can distort the space within a 10-meter radius to dodge the attacks or temporarily create a secret dimensional space to hide and move in that space.

3) The user can create a dimensional portal space to store the non-living things.

4) The user can instantly teleport to a place within a 1000-kilometer radius as long as he left visited and opened a secret dimensional space once in that place.

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