Mythology Management System

"Enhance your talent?" Li Si asked, somewhat uncertainly.

There are many ways to enhance one's strength, such as spiritual fruits, monster meat, and secret techniques.

Consuming various rare and precious herbs is the most common way to enhance one's strength, and most cultivators have gone through this process.

But enhancing one's talent is a different story, since talent is the most fundamental thing for every cultivator.

Talented cultivators, such as the Haotian Immortal Emperor, became sixth-tier powerhouses at a very young age.

Cultivators who lack talent and sufficient resources, like Li Si before them, will be stuck at the first level for the first half of their lives without any fortuitous encounters. They can only break through to the second level by luck, and whether they can continue to break through in the future is another matter.

"Such fruit must be very precious, right?"

Li Si knew very well that his talent was really not that great, otherwise he wouldn't have remained at the first level for more than 20 years before meeting Bai Qi and Fu Jiu.

He desperately needed this fruit that could enhance his talent, but he also knew that Bai Qi and Fu Jiu needed it too, and even the fifth-ranked Mr. Bowen needed it.

No one would complain about having too much talent, not even fifth or sixth-tier experts.

Even if treasures that can enhance talent exist in this world, they are not something they can obtain. Every time they appear, they will cause a great deal of competition among major forces.

“Precious?” Fu Jiu pondered, stroking his chin.

"It is indeed quite precious."

Li Si sighed inwardly, "Just as I thought." If it were too precious, he would rather give his share to Bai Qi so that he could break through to the fourth rank ahead of time.

Bai Qi is currently the strongest of the three, and also the closest to the fourth rank.

The deterrent power of a fourth-level cultivator is not even in the same league as that of a peak third-level cultivator.

The River God is a master of the support class, but his combat power is at the bottom among the fourth-tier. Only if Bai Qi breaks through to the fourth tier will they have the capital to dominate Qingshui City.

That's what Li Si was thinking, and he had already made up his mind, but the next second, Fu Jiu's words made the veins on his forehead bulge.

"It took me almost half a month to collect fifteen Talent Fruits. They are indeed very precious."

Ha, Li Si really, really wants to hit someone right now.

You'd be lucky to have even one of these talent-enhancing fruits, and you're still not satisfied with fifteen?

Watching Fu Jiu take out the talent fruits one by one, Li Si kept rolling his eyes, and snatched one over to examine it closely.

"Nothing special," Li Si pursed his lips. It was as if the Blood and Qi Fruit had changed its appearance, turning from blood red to light purple.

"How effective is it? Have you tried it?" Li Si asked impatiently.

"No, I just got it myself."

He had just acquired these talent fruits, and their true effects were still unknown.

"How about... we try one first?" Li Si suggested.

The fruits produced by Crystal Tree are at least guaranteed in terms of quality. The only concern is how much talent a single fruit can actually enhance.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Si picked up a fruit and took a bite, with a sense of "If I don't go to hell, who will?"

No matter how much he improves, he'll still profit. He has plenty of talent fruits anyway, so one more won't make a difference.

The tender, smooth flesh is like jelly, with a cool sensation when it enters the mouth, quickly transforming into a gentle energy that flows throughout the body.

Li Si closed his eyes, enjoying the nourishment of this power. He subconsciously sat cross-legged on the ground, his blood and qi surging wildly.

After a long while, Li Si opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

"I'm one step closer to the mid-stage of the third rank, and my cultivation speed is almost 50% faster than before."

Li Si slowly recounted his feelings after consuming the Fruit of Talent, which secretly alarmed Fu Jiu and Bai Qi.

Although Li Si's talent is indeed not that great, it is still quite remarkable that he was able to improve by 50%.

Bai Qi and Fu Jiu exchanged a glance, each taking a talent fruit and swallowing it. At the same time, Fu Jiu also handed one to Liu Bowen.

This big shot's talent is beyond doubt. He was able to cultivate to the fifth level in the Ming Dynasty. If this talent were placed in the prehistoric era, he could at least cultivate to the seventh level and become a pseudo-saint.

But we should at least show some appreciation, right? Trading a talent fruit for a smile from this big shot is worthwhile.

Bai Qi opened his eyes shortly after taking the medicine and said, "My cultivation speed has increased by 40%, but my cultivation level has not increased. However, I can feel that the path to the fourth rank has become clearer."

"I think the talent fruit alone is not enough to help me break through to the fourth rank."

Liu Bowen nodded in agreement, saying, "Indeed, I have seen many peerless geniuses fall at the threshold of the fourth rank. This is not a barrier that can be easily crossed simply by having good talent."

He carefully separated the fruit of talent in his hand and slowly savored it, trying to analyze the source of its power.

"My cultivation speed has increased by 80%, and I feel that my strength at the mid-stage of the third rank has become much more stable. I've also resolved some hidden dangers in my cultivation, so I can finally continue to strengthen myself."

It's certainly a good thing to be able to continue strengthening yourself with the Qi and Blood Fruit, but for some reason, Fu Jiu's voice sounded somewhat depressed.

Li Si immediately guessed the reason for Fu Jiu's low mood and burst out laughing.

"Eighty percent? Pfft~, so Fu Jiu, your talent was actually that bad before."

Li Si slapped his thigh and laughed wildly, unable to stop.

These past few days, Fu Jiu has been acting too aggressively, and he almost forgot that when he first met Fu Jiu, he always looked like a sickly person who was about to die.

In that situation, it was obvious that he lacked talent. Li Si didn't mean to mock him; he just found it very amusing and was happy to see Fu Jiu looking depressed.

After Liu Bowen had carefully tasted a talent fruit, he said calmly, "Talent, well, it has probably improved by a little bit, only about one ten-thousandth."

"boom--"

The three people present suffered a severe heart attack, and the smile on Li Si's face froze.

Holy crap! Just how high is this talent?!

Are you sure you're playing the same game as us? Li Si couldn't take the blow, and even Bai Qi and Fu Jiu were mentally devastated.

Internet cafe administrator, I'm reporting someone cheating here!!

Liu Bowen touched his smooth chin, somewhat embarrassed, and said awkwardly, "The talent fruit doesn't seem to be of much use to me. You should keep it for yourselves."

Fu Jiu and the other two exchanged a glance, once again feeling the malice emanating from the depths of the world.

"As long as we keep eating the Talent Fruit, our talents will eventually reach his level, right?" Li Si thought to himself, his nose stinging with tears.

"Um, maybe."

Low-level talent fruits definitely have a limit to their enhancement; reaching the level of Mr. Bowen is probably just wishful thinking.

Seeing Li Si's miserable expression, Fu Jiu ultimately did not tell him this cruel truth.

"System, could you please display our talent levels?" Fu Jiu asked tentatively.

He was just asking casually, but he didn't expect the system to actually display it.

Looking at the talent levels, Bai Qi is two stars, Li Si is one and a half stars, and Fu Jiu himself is one star, with a maximum of five stars.

Of course, not everyone's talent can be displayed. For example, the only thing displayed above Liu Bowen's name is "Unknown"!

Damn, he really is a pay-to-win player!