Bizarre Survival: I Can Devour Thousands of Talents

Chapter 213, Section 212: Alchemy Doll? The Earth Is a Formation!

The cave of the Bone-Eating Ape contained only their remains and leftover bone fragments from earlier meals.

Ling Xiao scraped the ground.

I wasn't too disappointed after not finding any treasure chests or other unexpected gains.

It seems that the biggest gain from this trip was the talent of the entire Bone-Eating Spirit Ape clan.

Theoretically speaking.

Once the maximum potential of this talent reaches [Excellent], there is clear room for improvement.

Besides the talent-enhancing potion recipe, Lingxiao's unique mechanism allows him to achieve leaps through unconventional means.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

But this amount...

That's quite a lot...

This group of bone-eating spirit apes did not produce any sufficiently powerful individuals, so that although their racial talents could reach the upper limit of [Excellent], they did not even have a single [Fine] talent.

Almost all of them are of the "normal" grade, and some are even lower quality, namely "inferior".

Having high rank but lacking powerful talents, it's no wonder that Ling Xiao easily annihilated them with just a slight move.

The effect of [Bone-Eating Enhancement] is very simple.

It devours bones to strengthen its own skeleton.

Although he had already accumulated more than ten points of free attribute to deal with unforeseen circumstances, Ling Xiao still felt that there was never too much of a way to strengthen himself.

These corpses scattered all over the ground are perfect materials for him to devour and evolve.

Grabbing a grayish-white wreckage, a similar grayish-white halo appeared between Ling Xiao's fingers.

Refined in an instant!

rustling rustling-

Thanks to the huge difference in strength, the corpse of this leader-level Bone-Eating Spirit Ape was quite intact.

Within seconds, the remains began to turn into fine ashes from the legs and feet until they were completely reduced to ashes.

Ling Xiao stretched his muscles and found that the degree of enhancement was negligible.

It seems like this will be another long and arduous process...

call--

An unprecedented gale swept through the underground cave!

Ling Xiao casually waved the ashes, now devoid of any spiritual energy, and sent them to the deepest part of the pile.

This group of bone-devouring spirit apes, and the ground littered with corpses and bones.

The final improvement for Ling Xiao was not ideal, but fortunately the trend was positive.

Moreover, the effect of bone strengthening is not good, but the improvement brought by continuous use of [Bone Strengthening] is quite good.

With Ling Xiao feeding all the "nutrients" to his other talents, he successfully broke through to the "Excellent" level by refining the corpses scattered all over the ground.

Click-clack—

He clenched his fists together.

With a cracking sound of knuckles, Ling Xiao strode away.

……

bake--

A cluster of blazing flames flashed by.

Ling Xiao emerged from the smoke and dust, and the enormous demon's corpse, now missing its upper half, fell from the sky.

"Tsk...another trash talent..."

Death Valley, which was a forbidden zone for the people of Yalan Town, was just a monster spawning ground in Ling Xiao's eyes.

Once you reach the experience cap and can no longer improve, you'll basically be grinding for talents.

In fact, Ling Xiao's current talent tree is already quite impressive.

However, the "fear of insufficient firepower" also applies to this; Ling Xiao always felt that there were still some shortcomings that could be improved.

"Hmm? This is...?"

He noticed an unusual fluctuation.

It was quite strange, yet it seemed somewhat familiar.

Ling Xiao approached for a closer look and discovered that it was actually a magic array formed by a depression in the mountain rock.

Floating islands!

Are there floating islands connected to Death Valley?

[A high-level floating island, possibly harboring monsters, treasures...]

Ling Xiao looked at the runes on the magic array.

No two are exactly the same, but the runes do have a similar feel.

He crouched down and reached out to touch it gently.

A trace of spiritual energy was transferred over, and a faint reaction began to appear.

He was pleasantly surprised to find that the teleportation array on this floating island was also a rune-based teleportation system!

"Both of the floating islands I encountered were accessed via rune stones. Could it be that other floating islands are also accessed via teleportation arrays?"

Ling Xiao suppressed his curiosity.

"The overall level is quite high... It seems the monsters on this floating island are even stronger than the level 30 Twisted Treant..."

After a moment's thought, Ling Xiao sent a short message back to Qi Heng and the others.

Is the risk factor greater?

So what!

In principle, one should act prudently.

However, to a certain extent, I have already established my principles!

Runes on the teleportation array beneath their feet lit up, outlining a mysterious magic circle.

The surrounding space trembled.

Teleportation activated!

Ling Xiao focused intently on comprehending the meaning.

Possesses the Alchemy Manual.

We can now harness every bit of power we can, power we never dared to dream of before.

Anyway, I have such a top-notch private tutor.

Ling Xiao can improve simply by working hard, and he might even be able to get things for free!

It's so much easier than the grueling grind of studying and doing practice problems!

The familiar feeling of weightlessness disappeared, and Ling Xiao stepped out of the teleportation array, arriving once again on the floating island.

Surprisingly, this time he didn't need to explore cautiously.

The enemy was standing conspicuously in the distance.

The cliff behind them, where the teleportation array was located, formed a circle, perfectly surrounding this floating island.

There were no trees or swamps in the middle, only flat land.

A quick look around reveals that this floating island is practically a natural dueling arena!

The Eye of Secrets!

【LV30 Chronos [Alchemy Doll]】

Individual Talent:

Rock Solid (Reduces physical damage taken by 40%; grants 50% immunity to common crowd control effects)

Elemental Regeneration (Increases Earth Element Concentration with each instance of injury)

Mercury-Silver Cycle (Triggers Alchemy Repair for every 8% of health lost, restoring 2% of maximum health)

Transmutative Intuition (Limited: The intuitive ability to generate inspiration regarding alternative solutions for relevant materials when analyzing or using alchemy; accelerates alchemy learning; makes it easier to increase proficiency during practice)

Individual Skills:

Boulder Slam (The granite right arm slams into the ground, triggering a barrage of spikes that inflict the [Bone Tremor] debuff on enemies in its path.)

Alchemy Siphon (Magnetic copper whiskers extend from the fissure, bind the target, and extract 1% of the target's maximum health per second, converting it into 2% of the user's rock armor strength)

Mercury-Silver Poisonous Miasma (Adds 1 stack of [Heavy Metal Poison] per second to enemies who come into contact with it)

Equivalent fission (When receiving elemental damage, there is a 10% chance to convert 20% of the damage into energy; when triggered, alchemical patterns appear on the body, and the next attack will have a crystallized explosion of that elemental attribute)

【个体属性：力量32/敏捷24/体质30；灵性31/感知26/精神32】

[Individual Description: Professor Kronos is a seasoned scholar in the field of alchemy. His aging body, increasingly frail, and the ever-approaching aura of death drive him to madness and fear. After a fortuitous encounter, Professor Kronos begins to explore forbidden knowledge such as human alchemy. In his quest for immortality, he transforms into this bizarre life form, and in a sense, Professor Kronos has indeed succeeded…]

"hiss……"

Good news! I've stumbled upon another target related to alchemy.

Bad news, what the hell is this thing?!

Did he turn himself into a puppet?

This person is truly ruthless...

Ling Xiao's gaze became more serious.

He is not afraid of crazed enemies.

But Ling Xiao was really having a headache dealing with this mad scientist who had a certain "brain" but was actually extremely crazy.

However, the opponent's talents are all exceptional.

After seeing the more detailed effects, Ling Xiao became determined to win this battle.

Since they can leak information, it's like they have a health bar.

With a health bar... what am I afraid of?

As Ling Xiao scrutinized it, the alchemical doll's head tilted slightly.

The left half of his face retains the features of an aged man, and his skin is covered with cracked clay patterns.

Liquid metal flowed through the cracks, with occasional glimmers of light.

The right half of his face was eroded by the power of the earth, turning into a angular stone head with a rotating amber alchemical core embedded in his eye socket and the ever-present light and shadow of the alchemical array reflected in his pupils.

The rest of the doll's body is consistent with its head, and is mostly dominated by rich earth elements and alchemy.

Upon seeing Ling Xiao, a living, breathing person, Kronos's alchemical core rapidly activated, seemingly scanning the intruder for various information.

The latest novel is first published here!

"Professor Kronos?"

Ling Xiao took a few steps forward, then suddenly stopped.

The doll tilted its head slightly downwards, looking at the ground in front of Ling Xiao.

"An alchemical array covering such a large area... even though I don't understand alchemy, the dangerous aura hidden underground can't be completely concealed..."

Ling Xiao casually conjured several ice spears, which then shot them towards certain corners of the ground without hesitation.

The puppet has finally made some new moves.

Faced with Ling Xiao's sudden attack, Kronos calmly raised his arm, and a miniature alchemical array appeared in his palm, causing the earth to tremble!

Do not!

It's not the earth shaking!

Rather, it is something hidden underground that is "moving"!

Kronos's mercury and silver poisonous miasma suddenly exploded!

Ling Xiao pushed his [Rapid Evasion] to its limit.

He sped past the rock face, his boots sparking azure flames as they scraped against the raised earth.

That was a fierce collision between the alchemical array that had emerged from the ground and the protective aura!

The pursuing poisonous miasma corroded the entire stone wall, turning it into a honeycomb-like structure.

boom!

The moment the granite fist shattered the rock wall, Lingxiao's longsword suddenly burst into a crimson flame.

The 【Burning Blood Blade】 traced a crescent moon trajectory, and the energy ripples that erupted when the blade cut into Kronos's right arm joint caused the three-meter-tall alchemical puppet to stagger half a step.

"The elemental proliferation has reached the fourth layer!"

[Eye of the Secret] detected the yellowish-brown halo floating on Kronos's body. Lingxiao spun around to dodge the sweeping magnetized copper whiskers, and ice crystal powder that popped out from the hidden compartment of the hilt exploded in the air.

The moment the [Frost Crystal Shield] was formed, Chronos' [Giant Rock Slam] spikes burst from the ground, and the mist stirred up by the collision of the ice crystals and rock spikes obscured the entire battlefield!

Ling Xiao suddenly sheathed his sword, and several shadowy fighting spirits emerged from between his eyebrows and attacked Kronos, tearing with sharp claws and biting wildly with fangs!

As the puppet turned and swung its arm, Ling Xiao had already leaped into the air, stepping on the falling rock fragments. The wind-marked sword energy of the [Raging Wind Shadow Sword Technique] poured down like a torrential rain—but it was a feint!

The real killing move is hidden beneath the sword's shadow.

[Thousands of cold lights] descended from the sky, enveloping everything below.

Knoss's left knee magnetite inlay shattered and flew off.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ling Xiao leaped forward, using the ground as leverage to launch himself into the air. His agile movements allowed him to strike straight at the core like an arrow released from a bow.

The mercury and silver miasma in Kronos suddenly boiled!

The crystallization explosion triggered by 【equivalent fission】 forced Lingxiao back.

As Lingxiao landed after a backflip, he suddenly unleashed a burst of [Blazing Flames] that collided with the powerful earth element emitted by the puppet, and a [Spear of Extreme Cold] suddenly pierced out from the evaporating white mist!

The ice spear pierced through Chronos' right shoulder!

Ling Xiao's pupils contracted sharply—the wriggling purple mucus at the wound was transforming ice elements into an earth element growth layer.

Calming his slightly accelerated internal energy, Ling Xiao dodged and weaved through the splashing mercury and silver, casually setting up several [Ice Spike Traps]!

It all erupted in a single second!?

An unbelievable scene came through my senses!

Earth!

It's rising!?

Ling Xiao immediately realized that the alchemical array hidden underground had been activated.

How can we fight back?

His choice was to stand firm!

At this moment, the earth churned and surged, the alchemical array causing the originally solid land to ripple like water!

In an instant, Ling Xiao thought of a solution.

It's still a dual domain.

Ice is still below, fire is above!

【Ice Soul Domain】

[Blazing Domain]

Both unleash their power!

The earth's waves, which were originally rushing towards the heavens, were frozen and slowed down by the sweeping chill.

Although it is still churning relentlessly, its momentum has become much "gentler".

Ling Xiao held up the sky with his left hand, and a dark red halo flashed with rings of patterns.

That was an extremely concentrated fire element that continued to condense under the constraints of the domain!

At last……

It exploded with a bang!

The Fiery Realm has descended!

A faint light shone from the core of the alchemical doll as it drew out terrifying earth element.

Elemental storms collided violently!

The ice, which only had a delaying effect, was instantly crushed and melted.

Lingxiao stood suspended in mid-air, the raging winds around him as docile as lambs.

He looked down at the floating island, and the alchemical doll named Chronos also raised its head to look at him.

"You...are very strong..."

"So you're willing to speak now?"

Lingxiao slowly descended, but the wind around him showed no sign of abating; instead, it grew stronger.

"You are indeed very strong."

The doll's voice is a mix of harshness and smoothness, making it really unpleasant to listen to.

"But I'm not concerned with your abilities."

The puppet paused, then continued, "You actually possess a domain?"

"What? Is it incredible that humans have mastered domains?"

Ling Xiao subtly tried to get something out of the doll.

"No, humans can also master domains. What amazes me is that you comprehended a domain at such a young age, and even developed domain techniques..."

Kronos seemed to have returned to his former identity as a scholar, his strange eyes filled with inquiry.

"You have a secret, and it's a secret that's fundamentally different from everyone else's."

Ling Xiao had to admire this guy's foresight.

No wonder he was once a master alchemist; he really knows how to grasp the key points...

"Everyone has secrets, and the fact that you can still retain your consciousness is something that alchemical dolls can't do."

Ling Xiao said calmly, "Just what forbidden knowledge have you researched? This is comparable to being resurrected from the dead."

"I never expected to run into such an interesting little guy like you after all these years!"

The alchemical doll emitted a series of convulsive laughs.

"Taboo? What's a taboo!?"

"I just don't want to die, and luckily I have a way, and it's something I can do! Monster? Forbidden!?"

"That's nothing but mudslinging by mediocre people against the powerful! They, you! Have you ever witnessed true power?!"

The puppet spoke faster and faster, and the elemental glow floating around its body became increasingly unstable.

"You're amazing! Your spirit, your body—you're absolutely top-notch material! I'll transform you! No! I'll devour you!"

"Meet me, and together we will achieve immortality!"

"Sigh... What's wrong with this continent... How come there's another lunatic with a screw loose..."

A flash of sword light descended from the sky, as swift as heavenly fire!

(End of this chapter)