I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield - Chapter 645 - 485: The Sealed Gate, Entering the Treasure Vault

Chapter 645: Chapter 485: The Sealed Gate, Entering the Treasure Vault

The crimson flames continued to burn fiercely in the icy space, the scorching heat waves distorting the air, and the originally frozen ground melted into a steaming puddle.

The tongues of fire licked the remaining ice chips, making sizzling sounds, and sparks flew as if they wanted to completely burn this space that had been frozen for millennia, showing no signs of extinguishing.

Qin Tian glanced at the newly added orange Talent Light Sphere in the system—[Qilin Profound Ice Body].

This was a deep orange, Golden Level talent, naturally qualified to fuse with the body.

However, when fusing such high-quality talents, the body would erupt with intense energy fluctuations. With Zhuge Yu and the others beside him now, clearly, it was not the right time to fuse.

“Blaze, you’ve worked hard.”

Qin Tian turned to look at the little Flame Demon floating above the barrel of the Heaven-Burning Purgatory, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

Previously, upon activating the Heaven-Burning Purgatory once, at least seventy percent of his Spiritual Energy would be drained, and without being in peak condition, he would have relied on Jie La’s energy support to sustain it.

But now, having broken through to Tier Six, Six Stars, his Spiritual Energy foundation was far superior to before, activating this among the Ten Great Guns no longer felt as strenuous, and he could manage it easily without overdrawing.

Of course, the power of the Heaven-Burning Purgatory was directly linked to the amount of Spiritual Energy injected. To push it to its limit would still require expending all his Spiritual Energy, but unless absolutely necessary, he would never go all in like that.

“Hardly hard work, just a bit of fun,” the little demon said, crossing its arms with an indifferent tone.

Yet secretly, his heart was filled with irrepressible joy and excitement.

In the past, not to mention blasting such a powerful creature with one shot, even firing several rounds consecutively might not have severely injured them.

But now, under the constant nurturing of Qin Tian’s [Divine Weapon Emperor] power, the overall performance of the Heaven-Burning Purgatory significantly improved, and his Spiritual Body grew robust, making it surprisingly easy to blast through high-stage Tier Seven.

He could clearly feel that the power limit of the Heaven-Burning Purgatory had qualitatively leapt, no longer confined to Tier Seven but subtly touching the threshold of Tier Eight.

Besides, an even more marvelous change was quietly taking place.

His Spiritual Body had become almost tangible.

Previously, the Heaven-Burning Purgatory was a vessel that confined his Soul Body, an entity that sustained his existence, but now he could vaguely sense that his relationship with the weapon was reversing.

He was no longer merely a tool soul that depended on the vessel and required the Master’s power to activate, but rather he could resonate more deeply with the Heaven-Burning Purgatory, as if this cannon was gradually transforming into his body, granting him the possibility of moving freely, independent of others’ control.

Freedom.

These two words had been an unattainable luxury for him for thousands of years.

He had changed master after master, his Soul Body tightly bound by the weapon, forever intertwined with others, never having a moment of freedom.

Those masters might have feared his power or valued his rarity but never considered him an independent existence, merely a powerful tool.

But now, with [Divine Weapon Emperor] power continually nourishing him, he truly saw the dawn of freedom.

The dawn was weak yet resolute, like the flame at the muzzle of the Heaven-Burning Purgatory, burning away the bonds of a thousand years and illuminating a future he had never dared to hope for.

Maybe one day, he could truly break free from the shackles of the “tool soul,” taking the Heaven-Burning Purgatory as his body, becoming a new being, independent and in control of his destiny.

“Heh, still pretending with me,” Qin Tian couldn’t help but smile seeing the little demon’s proud demeanor.

The little demon noticed Zhuge Yu and the others approaching, said nothing more, and transformed into a stream of light that re-entered the Heaven-Burning Purgatory.

At this moment, Zhuge Yu and the others came quickly over, their robes still bearing traces of frost and scorch marks from the fire.

Taishi Feng stared at the cannon in Qin Tian’s hand and couldn’t help but ask, “Qin Tian, is this hand cannon one of the Ten Great Guns, the Heaven-Burning Purgatory?”

Back in his military academy days, he had seen diagrams of the Ten Great Guns in class, and the terrifying design of the Heaven-Burning Purgatory left a deep impression on him.

Just now, the sheer power was far more terrifying than what was described in class.

Qin Tian nodded calmly, “That’s right, it’s the Heaven-Burning Purgatory.”

Given his current strength, he no longer needed to hide the existence of the Heaven-Burning Purgatory as he had before.

Moreover, though the Ten Great Guns were renowned, they weren’t highly appealing to Spiritualists above Tier Seven.

Especially to those Spiritualists with powerful bloodlines, the Ten Great Guns were somewhat redundant.

“It really is one of the Ten Great Guns!” Taishi Feng’s eyes couldn’t hide his surprise, “I learned about it in my military classes before, but I never imagined its power could reach this level, taking down a high-stage Tier Seven Spirit Beast with one shot!”

Huo Yuansheng beside him felt the same way; the red pillar of fire that pierced the heavens just now still left him in shock.

Zhuge Yu squinted, lightly rubbing his chin with his fingers. Based on his understanding of the Ten Great Guns, the explosive power of the Heaven-Burning Purgatory was indeed formidable, but it could not reach the level of “one-shot kill high-stage Tier Seven.”

The real key was obviously Qin Tian.

Either Qin Tian’s nurturing of the weapon far surpassed previous owners, or his talent could significantly amplify the weapon’s power; otherwise, achieving this would have been impossible.

Qin Tian said with a smile, “The Heaven-Burning Purgatory has been out of the public eye for too long, so everyone’s understanding of it is limited. But speaking of which, if it weren’t for you guys holding them back, this cannon wouldn’t have hit the enemy no matter how strong it is.”