You have killed Cultivator: Max Graves [Level 3]. Congratulations, you have achieved a [Feat].

You have reached Cultivation Level 4 [94%]! You have reached Swordsman (O) Level 5 [12%]!

Qi Projection has reached level 1. Range Increased to 25 meters.

Feat: Warrior

The world of cultivation brought you challenges beyond your wildest imaginations. But the true trial for a cultivator comes when his fellow man— companions, acquaintances or strangers, point the tip of their sword in his direction with killing intent flickering in their eyes. You were tested, and you did not disappoint. Greetings, Warrior.

+1 Willpower

+1 Qi Pool

Name

Jack Fletcher

Age

28.6 Years

Race

Human [F-]

Cultivation Level

4 [94%]

Class

Swordsman (O) Lv. 5 [12%]

Cultivation

Initiate I

Talent

-

Skills:

Inspect, Qi Blade [MAX], Qi Pulse [Lv.2], Qi Projection [Lv.1], Minor Cure [Lv. 0]

Feat

Warrior

Equipment

[F] Honor’s End, [F- ] Lunar Wolf Cape, [F- ] Lunar Wolf Boots, [F-] Twilight Boar Pendant.

STR

9 (+1)

CON

11

DEX

11

AGI

13(+2)

PER

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8 (+1)

WIS

7

INT

9 (+1)

WIL

8

QI

3/14

FP

1

TP

1490

Five minutes had passed since the [Archer’s] departure, there was no arrow fired upon them nor was there any indication that he was still in the region. Jack was impressed by his [Constitution] stat, merely standing still and taking was enough to let his stamina recover to serviceable levels— enough for him to walk around without keeling over in exhaustion. Taking short, measured steps Jack walked over to Max’s glowing corpse with distaste flickering in his eyes, but it had to be done.

“Loot,” He muttered under his breath, not really expecting much since he only got the most valuable item in Max’s inventory, instead of its entire contents.

You have received:

TP x 350

Mirror Spider’s Ring [F-] [Increases damage inflicted to Mirror Spiders by 5%]

‘350 TP,’ Jack thought with surprise flickering in his eyes, having received the single largest Tutorial Point gain barring the [Blessing] reward. He would have to kill three or maybe four [Lunar Wolves] to receive that many TP, if he could find that many. He had been wondering why the [Tutorial Shop] prices were so exaggerated, a sinking sensation setting in that this was likely the answer.

“You done?” Sarah’s voice snapped him out of his thoughts, her tone lacking any judgment for looting the dead man. After all, she had done the same.

“Let’s move,” Jack gave her a curt nod, and then proceeded to lead the way. A minute later, there was just the empty arena and three corpses left behind— the victors of the gruesome battle nowhere to be found.

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“Say, Sarah?” Jack chose to break the silence first, in an attempt to uplift the gloomy atmosphere that had been cast over their two-man party since their last fight.

“Hmm?” She acknowledged, but said nothing further.

“Why don’t you buy the [Familial Contact Stone] and call your father?” He proposed, initially not having much attention to the item because he had no use for it. In hindsight, Jack found it odd how Sarah didn’t mention wanting to purchase the item at all— it was the only way to contact her family, after all.

Sarah flinched, and her expression seemed to darken even further. That… was not the reaction he had expected. What did he do wrong?

Silence once again befell their group as Sarah stewed in her own thoughts, seeming to struggle with a decision. It had been an hour since they had left the arena, and since then things had been surprisingly calm— no monster had jumped out at them so far, at least.

“I… ,”She spoke, but then her voice broke before she could complete the sentence.“ I… If I call him now and… die before the trial ends, I won’t be able to forgive myself,” She whispered, her voice heavy with emotion. How would her parents feel if she gave them word of her safety, only to perish before reuniting with them. Jack wasn’t sure if he agreed with her decision, but he understood.

“My bad, sorry,” he apologized, cringing inwardly at only having made it worse. Thankfully, Jack was spared further embarrassment by a system prompt that popped up in front of him.

Cultivators of Planet Earth. One among you has awakened their talent, and this is only the beginning. The Divine One’s gift has fully merged with your mortal bodies, giving you the opportunity to reshape your fate.

There is only one rule when it comes to ascertaining talents— there are no absolutes. Those who have been able to survive until now, understand the trial’s objective. Fight for your survival and hone yourself on the verge of life and death. Those who seek power shall be rewarded, and those who avoid confrontation will ultimately perish. Fear not, for a talent is not the ultimate goal of cultivation. For most are eventually able to imbibe their talent with their Dao, or outgrow their talent in power if they survive to reach the higher ranks— ultimately, the Heavens cannot decide the fate of man. But for some, it is a path to power beyond imagination, the power to distort reality to one’s own will regardless of cultivation level or age.

Talents are classified into nine ranks, with each rank significantly increasing in power. However, a higher tier talent is not always a blessing, especially for novice cultivators. The level of power you can draw from a higher rank talent depends on your [Compatibility Ratio] with the talent, a number that can only be increased by raising cultivation level, repeated practice with the talent in actual combat situations and consuming priceless elixirs, though even despite all this there are natural limitations the threshold of which your body can never naturally cross. However, even a fraction of a higher rank talent is likely to be more powerful than lower rank talents.

Finally, there are [Unique Talents]. These are talents that have never been seen or recorded in the history of the Three Realms, completely never before seen talents with unclear effects. However, unique talents may vary drastically in power, some of them even useless or detrimental. The system recommends cultivators to purchase the Talent Detection Module from the System Shop.