My talent panel can be increased

"However, this is the most time-efficient way."

Ye Mingqiu smiled and gently knocked on the door of the Dean of Students' office.

"Please come in."

Pushing open the door, Ye Mingqiu saw the head of the teaching department standing by the window looking at the scenery. He slowly turned his head, glanced at Ye Mingqiu, and said, "You're really pushing yourself too hard. Aren't you afraid of ruining your health?"

"Isn't there a Fountain of Life? Just soak in it for a bit and you'll be fine," Ye Mingqiu said with a smile.

"The Fountain of Life is not a panacea. If you have too much drug poisoning in your body, it cannot be completely eliminated," the head of the teaching department said calmly.

Chapter 16 S-Rank Talent

Indeed, the Fountain of Life is ultimately just a magical object for restoring damage, and its restorative power has its limits. Reckless use of the potion may indeed lead to risks.

It's good to keep the side effects within the body's tolerance limit as they are now; it's stable and there won't be any unexpected risks.

"I want to soak in the Fountain of Life as soon as possible. I wonder when you can arrange it?" Ye Mingqiu said.

"anytime."

The head of the teaching department said with a smile.

"what about now?"

"no problem."

"Can I go now?"

"of course."

The dean of students was still smiling, his smile calm and refined. He walked to Ye Mingqiu's side, put his hand on his shoulder, and said, "You're leaving. Be prepared."

"Ok?"

Before Ye Mingqiu could think further, a feeling of temporal displacement suddenly descended upon him. In just an instant, he felt as if he had been thrown into a washing machine and rolled around for ten minutes, making him feel nauseous.

He staggered for a moment, but quickly regained his balance. His blurry vision gradually cleared, and the surrounding space transformed into a cave below. In the center of the cave was a pool of clear spring water, emanating a rich aura of life.

It is the fountain of life!

"arrive."

The head of the teaching department smiled, one hand behind his back, with beads of sweat still clinging to his sleeve, but he remained calm and composed, as if he hadn't exerted himself at all.

"Is this the Fountain of Life?"

"Ah."

"Should we just go in and soak?"

"Yes."

"Um"

Ye Mingqiu thought for a moment and asked, "What if I go down in with my clothes on and get the water dirty? Will the people who come later have to bathe in my water too?"

How many points did you get in your theory class, kid?

The dean of students' veins bulged, and he almost couldn't keep up his calm smile, but he managed to hold it in and explained, "The Fountain of Life is not a real spring, but a liquid-like spiritual energy formed under special conditions. It contains incredibly powerful life force, so you don't need to worry about this."

"Oh, I know."

Ye Mingqiu nodded in relief, then walked to the vicinity of the Fountain of Life and tentatively stepped into it.

Soon, ripples appeared on the surface of the Fountain of Life. The expected feeling of his shoes getting wet did not occur. Instead, Ye Mingqiu felt as if his feet, which were stepping into the Fountain of Life, were enveloped by a warm power, a power that made him feel incredibly comfortable and fulfilled.

It truly deserves to be called the fountain of life!

Ye Mingqiu fully entered the spring water, sat cross-legged in the water, and felt the spiritual energy and life points washing over his body. It was an extremely comfortable feeling, as if even his soul was becoming lighter. The poison he had suffered from using the potion over the past two days also dissipated.

He felt his body getting lighter and lighter, as if he were about to float away at any moment.

[Warning: The area has an excessively high concentration of psionic energy; you have experienced initial psionic poisoning.]

Psionic poisoning is a negative effect that occurs when a weak psionicist or an ordinary person is in a place with excessively strong psionic energy and is unable to withstand the impact of the energy, resulting in a state of being unable to absorb the energy.

As the warning from the spirit world sounded, Ye Mingqiu suddenly regained consciousness. He forced himself to stay alert, opened the attribute panel, and quickly tapped the plus sign on his talents.

[Fourth talent awakening in progress]

In an instant, the excess spiritual energy and life points in Ye Mingqiu's body were instantly drained away, and the new power that was constantly flowing into the Fountain of Life was also absorbed by the awakened talent, transforming into the power of the awakened talent that rippled continuously within Ye Mingqiu's body.

A feeling of fullness and comfort spread throughout his body, and the feeling of being reborn quickly emerged. At the moment of awakening, Ye Mingqiu thought of his desire for power and the scene of Tang Ruobing beating him with a staff in the training room.

I will definitely defeat her someday!

[Awakened Talent: Divine Might]

Ye Mingqiu thought for a moment. He felt that he was in a very good state. He had awakened a talent and was far from reaching his limit. The life force in the Fountain of Life was still exceptionally rich and had hardly been consumed.

So he clicked the plus sign again.

[Fifth Talent Awakening in Progress]

The familiar feeling returned, even stronger than before. At the same time, Ye Mingqiu's body also felt a tearing pain, as if the energy consumption rate was almost exceeding the rate at which he absorbed from the Fountain of Life. His body was about to give out.

Oh no! My health is too poor!

Fortunately, the awakening of his talent didn't take too long, and Ye Mingqiu didn't remain in that tearing pain indefinitely.

[Awakened Talent: Peerless]

[Hint: Your talents "Divine Valor" and "Peerless" have an extremely high synergy; they will automatically fuse and advance.]

[You have acquired the talent: Unparalleled Warrior]

Unparalleled in bravery

Grade: S

Effect: Increases Strength, Agility, and Constitution attributes by 30%, and grants the talent effects of [Divine Valor] and [Peerless].

Heroic: Grants fixed immunity to 1% of health damage, increases resistance to abnormal statuses, and increases resistance to control-type skill effects.

Unrivaled: Unmatched power, with an additional 50% strength bonus when attacking with a long weapon.

Upon seeing his newly acquired talent, Ye Mingqiu's eyes widened in surprise. This was the first time he had ever seen an S-rank talent, and it even had three effects. The passive boost to basic attributes far surpassed the first talent, [Spiritual Energy - Abundance]. This was an unconditional boost to basic attributes.

The last two special effects are also extremely powerful. Divine Might can largely avoid being controlled and at the same time improve survivability, while Musou's power judgment is explosively strong.

It's important to know that once you enter the Spirit Realm, psychics can use equipment and weapons. Both equipment and weapons can enhance attributes, but the base attribute bonuses are not included in the equipment attributes.

But

The Unparalleled Power Judgment is an additional judgment bonus added after all attribute bonuses are calculated. Its practical value is ridiculously high, making it a well-deserved S-level talent effect.

But

This must be top-tier warrior talent!

If I were a soldier, wouldn't I just take off?

Looking at his stats—a high 9.4 in Spirit and only 3.1 in Strength—Ye Mingqiu immediately showed a look of immense sorrow. It wasn't his talent that was weak, but rather the distribution of his attributes.

His base stats are now at 18.1, so they can't be redistributed. Ultimately, the only classes he can choose are magic and support.

Hey!

Despite the pain, on the bright side, at least the Unparalleled Might is an extremely powerful S-rank talent that will undoubtedly have a strong effect during the Spirit Realm Trial, and may even allow him to directly obtain a Hero-level profession.

Heroic level?

This seems good too.

But then Ye Mingqiu discovered a terrifying piece of bad news on the panel: the plus sign next to the talent panel had turned gray, meaning it was unclickable!

I can't increase my talent anymore!

Chapter 17 Collection

Why did it change color? Is it because the consumption of awakening spiritual energy has exceeded my body's limit? Even if I have more resources, will I definitely fail to awaken and die?

Perhaps so. The plus sign has only changed color, not disappeared completely, which means there's still a possibility that I can make it usable again.

The next moment, a large hand pulled Ye Mingqiu out of the Fountain of Life and casually tossed him aside, saying, "The concentration of spiritual energy in the Fountain of Life is very high. Ordinary people like you who haven't become spiritual beings can easily fall into a state of spiritual energy poisoning, so someone needs to watch outside and pull you out when it's almost ready."

"Oh."

"Your psychic talent is quite good. You were washed by the Fountain of Life for so long before you got psychic poisoning. You're much stronger than when Feng Xinglie came," the head of the teaching department said, crossing his arms and looking at Ye Mingqiu.

"is it?"

Ye Mingqiu replied.

Feng Xinglie is ranked number one on the Favus leaderboard. He is currently the strongest mage in the third year of high school and has consistently held the number one spot from his first year to his third year.

In a sense, Ye Mingqiu should thank him, because it was his intervention that allowed him to become a member of the second team of the college entrance examination preparation team. Without his interference, Tang Ruobing would most likely have chosen Wang Senran, who also had awakened talent but had higher base attributes.

After all, his basic attributes are too low and his scores in various categories are not high. Although he can say that he has a promising future, most people would probably choose to use him in the future if he has a promising future, and discard him if he doesn't work out now.

"It's strange. Feng Xinglie has used all sorts of rare and precious materials to enhance his talent since he was a child. Logically speaking, he should have already reached the peak. How come you are more resilient than him?" The head teacher frowned and muttered to himself in disbelief.

"Hehehe"

Ye Mingqiu smiled awkwardly. In fact, he had been poisoned by spiritual energy not long after he came down. However, he later added some talent points and directly absorbed the surrounding energy to awaken his talent, which led to the removal of the spiritual energy poisoning state.

After the point-addition was finished, he once again entered a stable state of psionic poisoning before being pulled out by the headmaster.

He glanced back at the Fountain of Life, its clear water flowing naturally, radiating vibrant life force as if it had no energy expenditure whatsoever.

This is a really nice place!

"Will I have another chance to come here in the future?" Ye Mingqiu couldn't help but ask.

"If you perform well, you'll have opportunities. Strive to become a psychic first. As long as you demonstrate strong enough talent, the school will naturally do its best to cultivate you," the dean of students said with a smile.

"Ah."

Ye Mingqiu nodded and asked, "When shall we leave here?"

"Oh? The Fountain of Life is such a wonderful place. You don't even want to stay and explore it further, but instead choose to cultivate here?" the head of the teaching department asked in surprise.

At the same time, he secretly took out the prepared syringe from behind his back and quickly injected it into himself. The blue liquid was injected into his body, and his spiritual energy, which had been mostly consumed, was quickly restored.

"Can I stay a little longer?"

"no!"

The dean of students scoffed. He'd already given him the medicine; did he think he could stay any longer? He could have turned a blind eye earlier if the boy had kept quiet and allowed him to recover his spiritual energy on his own, but now…

impossible!

He pulled Ye Mingqiu back to the school in an instant, then stood by the window again, with his back to Ye Mingqiu looking out the window, and said, "Go back and rest. The disorientation from the spatial teleportation needs time to recover. If you're not feeling well, you can ask for leave this afternoon."

"it is good."

Ye Mingqiu left.

After hearing the door close, Zheng Xuejun turned his head to look back, waited a while, and made sure that Ye Mingqiu had walked far away and left.

"vomit!"

After leaving the dean's office, Ye Mingqiu asked Lao Li for leave and went to the infirmary to lie down. Although the Fountain of Life had cleansed the drug residue in his body, it had also left him with mild spiritual energy poisoning.

However, it's not a big problem. Mild psionic poisoning is like a cramp. You'll feel uncomfortable and have difficulty breathing for a short time, but you'll be fine after a little while.

"Ding~ Ding ding~"

A sound came from the communicator, a clear and pleasant sound that was not loud, similar to a common notification tone, but you could tell it was different if you listened carefully.

That was the special care sound effect set by Ye Mingqiu.

He wanted to be the first to notice someone online, but he didn't want others to find out, so he found this sound effect, this sound, which hadn't been heard for a long time.

Yuki: Are you free?

Ye Mingqiu: Yes.

Kiriame: The college entrance exam preparation team is all ready. I plan to find a time to gather everyone so that we can all get to know each other and prepare for future team training.

Ye Mingqiu: Okay.

Kiriame: Also, when we gather, we must not talk nonsense or make strange movements!