Chapter Seventeen: Innate Talent

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  "This secret mansion owner is going to do what, he previously left a message saying that the inheritance test would only begin when there were four people left, but now he's telling us that we've already passed the first test." Kong Fang was extremely apprehensive in his heart. Originally facing a powerful being who had reached the Butterfly Boundary was already very pressuring, but suddenly discovering that this powerful being might have some 'mood swings', the pressure in his heart instantly became even greater, and he even felt a sense of foreboding.

  The three surviving followers looked even worse. Originally, their faces had regained some rosiness after the recovery just now, but at this time, their faces turned pale again.

  Kong Fang suppressed the negative emotions in his heart and continued reading the words in the air.

  "One hundred thousand years ago, I built this secret mansion. In these one hundred thousand years, I have sent many people into the mansion, but after I pointed out that only a small number of people can take the inheritance test, many people fell at the first trial. A small part of them were because they died together, but most of those who fell in this trial were killed by me, because they broke my rules. I said to leave four people, so there must be four people left, no more or less."

  "Some people, relying on their great strength, have protected too many friends. Some people use their great strength to slaughter the weak, making it impossible for them to be tested. If you dare to do this, you will suffer my punishment." The words in the air were narrated in the first person, as if the master of the secret chamber was speaking, but instead of using sound to let Kong Fang and others hear, he used text to let them see.

  These floating words in mid-air are everywhere revealing the overbearingness of the master of the secret mansion, anyone who dares to break the rules will die, no matter what method is used to break the rules.

  However, a certain great master of transformation indeed has the capital to be overbearing.

  It wasn't until Gong Fang saw this that his entire body was suddenly drenched in cold sweat. If he had really taken action to clean up all the troubles before, then he would have absolutely followed in the footsteps of all those who died at the hands of the secret mansion owner over the past million years.

  "To inherit my legacy, those with poor innate abilities are not eligible. You must have at least two types of innate abilities. However, as long as you follow my rules, regardless of your innate abilities, I will leave a way out for you. If you do well enough, you may even receive a small part of my legacy."

  After seeing the text behind, Kong Fang was stunned. His innate talent in Earth was not weak, but he only had this one talent. As for the other four elements of Metal, Wood, Water and Fire, as well as Light and Darkness, Wind and Thunder, he didn't have any innate talent at all.

  This was something that Kong Fang himself was very clear about, and when he was in the Tianchu Hall, Elder Xu Chunyang had also pointed out this problem to him.

  Kong Fang stared blankly at the words, his heart extremely bitter. "I was lucky enough to enter the secret mansion built by Hu Die's great ability, and among the four survivors, my strength is also the strongest, but... will I ultimately not get any benefits?" Kong Fang felt deeply lost.

  Entering the treasure mountain but returning empty-handed is already a great regret, but he is now even more miserable, facing the powerful legacy left by Huatie's Great Ability, he can only watch with his eyes open, but cannot obtain it.

  "Haha, I can live on!" One of Li You's followers suddenly burst out laughing loudly, his voice filled with surprise. This person was originally worried that the owner of the secret mansion or the terrifyingly powerful young man not far away would kill him, but the words in mid-air made him completely at ease. The owner of the secret mansion would leave a way for everyone to live, and did not allow others to break the rules, so the terrifyingly powerful young man could not take action against him, and as long as he followed what the owner said, he would naturally be able to survive.

  The other two followers hadn't thought of this at first, and it wasn't until they heard the previous follower's words that they slowly reacted, with a thick layer of joy appearing on both of their faces.

  The three of them no longer feared Kong Fang, and instead, their eyes revealed a resentful glow. The three of them thought that Kong Fang did not dare to break the rules set by the master of the secret mansion, so they deliberately used verbal insults to provoke him.

  They were previously intimidated by Kong Fang's ruthless methods and did not dare to show any disrespect, but now they are no longer afraid.

  The three of them suddenly felt superior to others, and could insult their opponents at will, but their opponents did not dare to fight back. The three of them were overjoyed in their hearts, and each of them burst out laughing wildly without any restraint.

  Kong Fang furrowed his brow slightly, but didn't say anything. Now saying more would be useless and would only make these three little people even more pleased with themselves.

  However, a cold smile soon appeared on Kong Fang's face. In the secret mansion, he couldn't take action, but outside the mansion, there were no restrictions. As long as these three people were transmitted out of the mansion with him, Kong Fang would absolutely not let them live for one more second.

  "Now I shall test your talents." The air shook and all the characters disappeared.

  As they read the last line of words, the three followers instantly fell silent, no longer provoking Kong Fang, but instead looked around nervously, waiting for the next test.

  Kong Fang shook his head helplessly, feeling a little regretful. However, Kong Fang still held onto the slightest glimmer of hope, wishing that this powerful Hu Die Jing could discover something that Qi Zong Lao couldn't, and thus consider his innate talent worthy of being passed down through the trial.

  A burst of red light suddenly shot down from mid-air, enveloping Kong Fang and others.

  After a dozen breaths, the red glow surrounding the three followers disappeared, and rows of text appeared in the air in front of them, recording their talents.

  Among these three people, two of them have dual talents. One is a follower of Zhang Huo, and the other is one of Li You's followers, who is slightly shorter than the other.

  These two and the third person all have fire attribute innate talent, but the first two also have another kind of innate talent. Zhang Huo's followers' extra innate talent is dark attribute innate talent, while Li You's followers' extra innate talent is earth attribute innate talent, just like Kong Fang.

  However, the innate talent also has its ups and downs. The master of the secret mansion evaluated the fire-based innate talents of these three people as uniformly low-grade, and the evaluation of their dark and earth-based innate talents was even more miserable, being "too poor to support cultivation". And that slightly taller follower, who only had a fire-based innate talent, also got an extra sentence of evaluation. However, this evaluation was something that the tall follower would rather not have, because it was "impure innate talent, containing other weak innate talents", which could be ignored.

  The master of the secret mansion evaluated his high-ranking follower as having only one talent, and it was clear that his faint talents were no match for the dark talents and earthy talents of the other two followers. Although their talents were not enough to support cultivation, at least they were mentioned by the master of the secret mansion, but his talents were directly ignored and he was simply classified as a person with one talent.

  At first, the two followers who possessed two talents were still very excited in their hearts, thinking that they had met the requirements of the secret mansion owner and could proceed with the inheritance test. But when they saw the secret mansion owner's evaluation of their talents, the two were immediately stunned, and the strong contrast between before and after almost shocked them into internal injury. However, although the two were miserable, there was no third person who was more miserable.

  "Huh, hasn't his talent been tested yet?" The slightly taller follower with only the Fireline talent couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed looking at the text that recorded his own talent, and could only turn his head to the side. At this moment, he suddenly discovered that the red light on Kong Fang's body still existed.

  The eyes of the other two were immediately attracted and looked towards Kong Fang, who was still shrouded in red light.

  The red glow that enveloped them almost disappeared at the same time, but the red glow that enveloped Kong Fang's body had been there for so long and still existed, which made the three people have a bad premonition.

  After a few more minutes, the red glow on Kong Fang's body finally disappeared. Afterwards, words recording his innate talent appeared in the air before him.

  When they saw that Kong Fang only had the Earth element talent, the three followers were taken aback for a moment, but then burst out laughing. The tension in their hearts just now instantly dissipated.

  However, when they saw the master of the secret mansion's evaluation of Kong Fang's talent, the three men's laughter suddenly stopped, just like a duck whose neck was suddenly pinched, and their voices could no longer be heard.

  Kong Fang also looked at the words in mid-air, but his face had a strange expression.

  The words suspended in mid-air read: "Possessing only one Earth-type innate gift, without even a hint of any other gifts, is known as 'Ultra-Pure Innate Gift', the level of which... cannot be measured."

  Under this sentence there are even some explanations of ' Innate Talent'.

  "'Pure Innate' represents that a cultivator only possesses one innate talent, which is completely and utterly singular, without even half a hint of any other talents. This talent is so pure to the extreme that its grade cannot be measured. This terrifying talent can be said to be both a blessing and a punishment from the Great Dao, because anyone who possesses 'Pure Innate' will either become an unparalleled powerhouse or remain nameless and unknown for their entire life, only able to head towards two extremes. The boundary between strength and weakness lies solely in whether one can enter the Ascension Realm."

  Kong Fang finished reading the explanation of "Pure Innate Talent" with a mix of excitement and trepidation in his heart. With such a powerful innate talent, he should have been thrilled, but advancing to the Spiritual Realm seemed like an insurmountable mountain blocking his path.

  The words in mid-air had disappeared, but Kong Fang was still dazed. After a while, Kong Fang suddenly shook his head and smiled, "I haven't even entered the Soul Summoning Realm yet, and after that there's the Spirit Entering Realm, let alone the Spirit Ascending Realm which is still far away for me. Besides, I may not necessarily end up on the weak side, who knows, maybe I can easily break through to the Spirit Entering Realm and reach the Spirit Ascending Realm, and from then on walk the path of a strong cultivator."