I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield - Chapter 542 - 441: Ice Crystal Phoenix

Chapter 542: Chapter 441: Ice Crystal Phoenix

Qin Tian raced across the ice field, following the trail of two distinct auras.

His speed was incredible, and as he swept past the shattered ice mountains, he didn’t even disturb the snowflakes clinging to the ice spikes. The fluctuations of spiritual energy around him were perfectly contained, as though he were not flesh and blood but a shadow merged with the snowstorm of the ice field.

Soon, the bloody aura ahead became clear, and Qin Tian’s eyes sharpened with caution as he flew forward.

Near a Tier Seven master, even a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy or an anomalous breathing rhythm could alert the opponent.

He maintained a deliberate distance from the target, allowing him to observe movements clearly and vanish if the target sensed something unusual. With his polished skills in stealth and concealment, he followed steadily from behind, always undetected.

After tracking for a moment longer, the figure in front stopped.

Qin Tian quietly landed behind an ice mountain’s shadow, peering through the cracks of ice to see clearly, and his mouth twitched involuntarily.

“Can a person really be this ugly?”

This was the first thought that flashed through his mind.

The man was tall and robust, with a bony protrusion on his forehead and deep brown wrinkles covering his cheeks, seemingly hiding grime within. His lips were rolled outward, revealing two sharp teeth gleaming coldly, looking both disgusting and frightening.

Qin Tian instantly recognized him as an “Asura” unique to the Luoho Clan. Although Qin Tian had only seen photos on the Star Net, the iconic ugliness was unforgettable.

He suddenly recalled a “Top Ten Ugliest Men of the Empire” contest on the Star Net, with several Asura celebrities deservedly in the top eight. The remaining two were probably included to save Asura’s face, forcibly voted by detractors as abstract stars.

Qin Tian looked at that terrifying face, feeling as though he were seeing a monster with a headgear from Journey to the West.

“Looking like this, even the top interstellar cosmetic surgeons wouldn’t know where to start, right?”

Qin Tian vented inwardly, instinctively touching his sharp face. Thankfully, the clones’ gene bank hadn’t included Asura genes. Otherwise, if he had randomly ended up with such ugly looks, he’d rather perish at the hands of Green skinned Orcs.

After ridiculing, Qin Tian quickly composed himself.

He noticed the Asura was scanning his surroundings, seemingly trying to sense the lingering aura in the air. However, evidently, the Asura Clan’s perception ability wasn’t strong.

Qin Tian squinted, having immediately conceived a plan.

Using the cover of the wind and snow, he silently sidestepped the Asura’s area, gliding ghost-like toward the Snow Beast’s aura.

Once he was utterly out of the Asura’s detection range, he sped up slightly, tracking the cold aura relentlessly.

Soon after Qin Tian left, the Asura abruptly halted, seemingly sensing something, and swiftly flew in a direction, but much slower than Qin Tian.

Qin Tian dashed forward, quickly reaching an area where the ice mountains sprawled.

The ice mountains here were taller than those seen along the way, the ice surfaces smooth as mirrors, reflecting Mingwang Planet’s pale sky light.

The Snow Beast’s aura here became exceptionally weak, nearly wholly masked by the mountain’s chill. Yet, under Qin Tian’s keen perception, it remained traceable.

His gaze swept across the highest ice mountain, clearly sensing the Snow Beast’s aura disappearing around this vicinity.

Without hesitation, silver light enveloped Qin Tian, and his figure vanished instantly.

The next second, he used void flicker to enter the ice mountain, landing in a pitch-black underground ice cave, maximizing his concealment technique.

Then, the Snow Beast’s aura suddenly turned intense, imbued with an indescribable nobility, like the sovereign of the icy realm.

With light steps, Qin Tian moved closer following the aura, sidestepping several massive ice columns. What appeared ahead made his eyes widen in surprise.

In the ice cave’s center, lay a phoenix entirely made of ice crystals—its feathers crystal-clear, each luminous with a faint blue glow, the tail feathers long and exquisite, like the purest ice crystal sculpture.

However, the Ice Crystal Phoenix was in a dire state: its wings were riddled with web-like cracks, its once radiant ice crystal feathers dulled, surrounded by a dark bloodthirsty aura—that aura, typical of the Asura’s power, corroding its body like maggots clinging to bones.

The Ice Crystal Phoenix had its eyes tightly shut, frantically absorbing surrounding ice power to heal its wounds.

Yet as the ice power entered its body, it was tainted by the bloodthirsty aura, failing to clear it and instead deepening the cracks on its wings, even causing its body to tremble slightly.

Qin Tian understood—the Asura Power, one of the Nine Great Holy Bloods, contained tremendously corrosive and murderous will, impossible for ordinary ice power to purify.

To intervene or not?

Qin Tian pondered.

Clearly, this Ice Crystal Phoenix was severely injured from a battle with an Asura. Logically speaking, Qin Tian and the Asura were both citizens of the Empire and should mutually assist.

Yet the enmity between Luoho Clan and Marshal Lin’s faction, and Luoho Clan’s covert placement of “pins” at the Ice Extreme Pass, made him dislike this Holy Blood Clan. In fact, he now stood against Luoho Clan, possibly even being targeted by them.

“Since this is the case, let me add to your troubles.”

Qin Tian bypassed the ice columns, deliberately revealing a hint of aura.

Instantly, a chilling hostility locked onto him, and the Ice Crystal Phoenix opened its eyes, fixating on Qin Tian, hundreds of ice spikes rapidly forming, ready to launch.

At that moment, Qin Tian suddenly spoke, using spiritual link to communicate with the Ice Crystal Phoenix.

“Wait, I am not your enemy.”

As he spoke, an unusual wave spread from his body—it’s the Celestial Guardian Bloodline’s power, inducing closeness in spirit beasts.

Sure enough, under the influence of bloodline power, the hostility in the Ice Crystal Phoenix’s eyes diminished significantly. Though not entirely trusting Qin Tian, the airborne ice spikes swiftly melted.

“I can solve your problem.”

Qin Tian gradually approached the Ice Crystal Phoenix

The Phoenix’s eyes stayed fixed on him, yet when Qin Tian’s hand touched its wings, it remained motionless.

“The Celestial Guardian Bloodline is truly remarkable~”

Qin Tian marveled internally; frankly, he rarely used this talent. When Jie La and Kazik were weaker, the bloodline power could accelerate their growth, but as they reached Tier Six and Seven, its enhancement effect on spirit beasts waned greatly.

But now, he realized he had underestimated this bloodline’s potential.

Once he had enough evolution points, he might consider raising the Celestial Guardian Bloodline to the Golden Level first.

As Qin Tian contemplated, his hands touched the bloodthirsty aura on the Phoenix’s surface. This aura had terrifying corrosive effects; even his physique felt the skin’s pricking pain. For others, even Tier Six Spiritualists, it would cause severe damage, let alone removing it.

But for him, helping the Ice Crystal Phoenix resolve this trouble was straightforward.

Qin Tian focused his thoughts, employing his talent—

[Damage Transfer]

(Using himself as a medium, forcefully transfer the specified target’s negative state and thirty percent of their injuries to himself)