Chapter 429 - 391: Ranked 18th

Chapter 429: Chapter 391: Ranked 18th

"That flame looks incredibly powerful. If you kept it burning, I doubt even Suguo could get close." Nie Yun was a bit puzzled by the girl’s embarrassed expression.

’A Flame Master is one of the Five Elements Talents. The flames are scorching and powerful. If she really let them burn, even a Primordial Saint Realm expert like Suguo probably couldn’t get near her. So how could he defeat her?’

"You’re not a Flame Master, so you don’t know how much Mana it costs to convert True Qi into flames. That brief demonstration just now used up nearly half of my True Qi. In a real fight, I can only use it for a surprise attack at best. If I tried to just continuously burn someone, they’d probably be fine, but I’d run out of True Qi and collapse from exhaustion!"

Yi Qing shook her head.

"Just that one demonstration used up half your True Qi?" Nie Yun was startled.

’I have the Ten Great Talents, and some of them are higher-ranked than Flame Master, but I’ve never felt they consumed that much True Qi.’

’In a battle, if your opponent is unharmed while you run out of True Qi... that would be a disaster. No wonder I never saw Yi Qing reveal her status as a Flame Master during our journey. She was afraid of consuming too much True Qi.’

After all, not everyone had a freakishly large Qi Sea like his.

"Mhm!" Yi Qing nodded. "That’s why I don’t dare let the flames out. I’m afraid I’ll use up all my energy!"

"So that’s how it is..." Nie Yun shook his head. Then, an idea striking him, he suddenly said, "By the way, could you let me feel your Flame Fire Qi?"

’A Flame Master, a talent ranked in the top thirty. If I can acquire it, my strength will definitely increase again.’

"Sure!" Not knowing what the young man meant, Yi Qing simply thought he was curious. She nodded, walked over, and with a tap of her finger, sent a stream of scorching hot Qi into Nie Yun’s palm.

"Thanks!" After sensing the properties of the scorching Qi for a moment, Nie Yun focused his mind. With a CRACK, his twelfth Dantian transformed into a Flame Fire Dantian.

Though ecstatic, he didn’t let it show on his face and turned to look at Yi Cheng.

"Senior Yi Cheng, you mentioned a treasure earlier. Is it related to Flame Masters?"

"Yes. This treasure is hidden deep within a volcano, and only a Flame Master can enter safely. The Jiang Family is pressuring us because they want to use Qing’er’s status as a Flame Master to get inside!" Yi Cheng said.

"Deep within a volcano? Could the senior who left the treasure have been a Flame Master as well?"

’Hiding a treasure deep inside a volcano... that’s pretty intense. An ordinary person really wouldn’t be able to get in.’

"I’m not sure if he was a Flame Master, but that senior did indeed possess a special talent. Moreover, he was a super expert with one of the top ten special talents—a Primordial Qi Master!" Yi Cheng said after a moment of thought.

"Primordial Qi Master? What’s that?" Nie Yun was taken aback.

’I’ve heard of many special talents, but this is the first time I’ve ever heard of a Primordial Qi Master.’

"Primordial Qi Masters are extremely rare, so it’s normal for you not to have heard of them. From what I know, only a handful have ever appeared in all of history. It makes sense, though. Each of the top ten talents is incredibly precious. One might not appear for tens of thousands of years. When one does, it’s invariably a sign of great upheaval in the world!" Yi Cheng wasn’t surprised by Nie Yun’s ignorance. He sighed and spoke slowly.

"A top-ten talent not appearing for tens of thousands of years? That’s not necessarily true. I’ve met a Celestial Eye Master before!" Nie Yun said with a laugh.

Yi Cheng, who seemed to know a great deal about special talents, just smiled and shook his head. "A Celestial Eye Master? That’s where you’re mistaken. Rumor has it that the Celestial Eye Master is mighty enough to be in the top ten, but in reality, its rank isn’t nearly that high. That talent is only ranked eighteenth. The Primordial Qi Master, however, is ranked ninth! Now you should have an idea of how amazing that is, right? Don’t underestimate the gap in ranks. The higher a special talent is ranked, the more powerful it is. Often, a single rank’s difference translates to an overwhelming disparity in power. This is especially true for the top ten—every single one of them is heaven-defying!"

"The Celestial Eye Master is ranked eighteenth? That... that can’t be true, can it...?"

All this time, Nie Yun had believed the Celestial Eye Talent was ranked in the top ten. To suddenly hear it was only eighteenth left him momentarily stunned.

’As someone who possesses the Celestial Eye Talent, I naturally know how terrifying it is. It lets me see through all kinds of Arrays, seals, and traps with a single glance. I can identify paths to life and death, escape routes and dead ends, long before I even reach them. I can even "hear" conversations from a great distance. Of all my special talents, this is the most formidable, yet it’s only ranked eighteenth?’

’If what he’s saying is true, then just how strong is the ninth-ranked Primordial Qi Master?’

"You don’t have to doubt me. I know this because it was all carved on the Stone Gate of that treasure’s location!" Yi Cheng explained, seeing the young man still looked unconvinced.

Still finding it hard to believe that it was ranked higher than the Celestial Eye Talent, Nie Yun couldn’t help but ask, "Ranked ninth... What’s so special about this Primordial Qi Master? How can it be that powerful?"

"It was also written in detail on the Stone Gate. This talent allows one to form a Primordial Qi Dantian within their Qi Sea. This Dantian can absorb Creation Qi from the void, and no matter how much energy you expend, it will be replenished in an instant! In other words, possessing this talent makes a person a perpetual motion machine. You never have to worry, no matter how terrifying the energy consumption. You wouldn’t need any Elixirs or Spirit Stones to recover your power! Just think about it. To be able to continuously draw upon Creation Qi from the void, an endless source of power... how could a talent like that not be terrifying?"