Your Talent is Mine

Chapter 572: Life Techniques

The Child of the Era had disappeared, signifying that Ye Tian had overcome the defy-heaven difficulty.

At this moment, Ye Tian checked his own body, which was in terrible shape. The force of the laws from that Child of the Era lingered in his body, and was damaging his flesh.

Fortunately, Ye Tian’s physical body was extraordinarily robust; otherwise, it would have already collapsed.

Moreover, nearly 90% of Ye Tian’s vitality had been worn away. Had it been anyone else, they would not have been able to survive, but as long as Ye Tian had even a sliver of vitality, he would not die. This was the effect of his undying talent.

Before Ye Tian could begin to heal his injuries, the spirit of the artifact appeared.

This was also Ye Tian’s first encounter with the spirit of the artifact.

The spirit took the form of a middle-aged man with green skin and a single horn on his head, likely modeled after a certain race.

Looking at Ye Tian, the spirit nodded and said, “You are quite remarkable. Among the countless talents in this universe’s era, you have the best talent I have seen. Moreover, you have embarked on a path that transcends this universe, possessing the potential to transcend the universe itself.

Originally, you had no hope of overcoming the defy-heaven difficulty. Do you know what the true criterion of the defy-heaven difficulty is?”

Ye Tian was startled, then responded, “I do not know.”

The spirit explained, “In fact, to overcome the defy-heaven difficulty at the God level, one must defeat a Child of the Era under that difficulty. However, no such genius has been born in this universe’s era until now. I had lowered the standards before, but one still had to endure for ten minutes.

Considering your high potential, possessing ten star potential, I took the initiative to further lower the standard for you, requiring you only to endure for one minute.

Otherwise, you would have certainly perished in the defy-heaven difficulty!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Tian trembled, realizing that he had unknowingly come very close to death.

Fortunately, the spirit of the Hall of Primordial Ancestry saw potential in him and adjusted the difficulty of the assessment for him, otherwise he would have had no hope of overcoming the defy-heaven difficulty.

“Thank you, Lord Spirit!” Ye Tian expressed his gratitude.

“You have potential, and the purpose of the Hall of Primordial Ancestry is to nurture promising successors, so naturally, I would not let you die,” the spirit explained.

“It’s time to choose your reward.”

Whoosh! The space shifted, and Ye Tian found himself inside a grand hall.

At that moment.

Various treasures appeared in the air, each radiating a dense, treasure-light.

“The treasures and inheritances of the Hall of Primordial Ancestry are tailored for individuals and are only suitable for personal use. You can say that every item here is of use, and each treasure and inheritance here can benefit you. Choose one,” said the spirit.

Ye Tian looked around, uncertain which treasure to choose, as he was unfamiliar with these treasures. Choosing rashly could prevent him from maximizing his benefits.

Having gone through immense hardships to pass the assessment, it would be regrettable to waste this opportunity.

“Spirit, could you give me a suggestion?” Ye Tian asked.

The spirit remained silent for a while, then said, “Very well, I shall give you a suggestion.

According to the division of eras in your universe, you had already reached the pinnacle of the God-level Supreme Child combat power. The next step would be a Child of the Era, a title representing the most monstrous genius of a universal era, an occurrence that might happen once in a billion years.

It is rare for a universe to produce multiple Children of the Era, and since your universe is still young and its inheritances are not strong, it is difficult to give birth to a Child of the Era.

Without an astonishing inheritance, it would be extremely difficult for you to step into the level of the Child of the Era. I recommend you choose a defy-heaven inheritance that suits you.”

“Spirit, which are the defy-heaven inheritances suitable for me?” Ye Tian asked again.

The spirit waved its hand, and three golden scrolls appeared in front of him.

“These three inheritances are suitable for you. They are all techniques to enhance the tier of life, and you have traces of a life technique in you, but it appears to be a mere fragment and somewhat ordinary, with lingering side effects.

However, your talent is commendable, and you have eliminated most of the side effects. Yet, relying on that incomplete technique to cultivate to the peak will be very challenging. These three inheritances, on the other hand, are the most perfect life-tier inheritances studied and created by countless powerful beings of our universal era, suitable for any race.

You must swear not to reveal any of these techniques if you choose to inherit one. The Hall of Primordial Ancestry is not unwilling to teach more people, but such techniques are defy-heaven methods. Once they are passed on to many, it would cause great trouble.

Moreover, others would not qualify for the cultivation, and sharing it with them would bring harm rather than benefit!” the spirit explained.

Ye Tian was initially confused about what enhancing the life tier meant.

However, as the spirit explained, Ye Tian gradually understood.

It turned out that the tiers of human life were also graded: ordinary mortals were first-tier life forms, Emperors were second-tier, and Gods were third-tier.

Due to universal constraints, it was difficult for those above the God level to enhance their physical strength. Therefore, all powerful beings above the God level in this universe were third-tier life forms, while Universal Gods were pseudo-fourth-tier life forms.

Pseudo-fourth-tier refers to those whose vitality has reached the fourth tier, but whose physical strength has not. This was because those above the God level could not enhance their physical strength—a significant limitation.

Ye Tian’s physical strength had reached the upper echelons of the third-tier life level, not far from the fourth-tier.

Once Ye Tian’s vitality was elevated, his life tier would be a true fourth-tier, not just pseudo-fourth-tier.

Now, Ye Tian finally understood what the incomplete life-tier technique, the Art of Immortality he had acquired, was all about. He had obtained this secret technique in the Andromeda Galaxy, thinking it was just an ordinary technique. However, upon arriving at the Supreme Hall of Humanity, he realized that even the Supreme Hall did not possess such a technique.

That was when he started to suspect that this technique was not simple.

Now, he finally knew that the Art of Immortality was a life-tier technique. Although incomplete, it was at least cultivatable, but it could only cultivate up to the fourth-tier life level.

However, the fourth-tier life level was not the end. Above it were the fifth-tier life level and even higher tiers….

For instance, the three great inheritances offered by the Hall of Primordial Ancestry’s spirit could potentially lead to the seventh-tier life level. Once reached, even if the universe perished, he would not; this was true eternal immortality.

As for which life-tier technique to choose, Ye Tian fell into hesitation.

If possible, he wanted to obtain all three, but that was not feasible.

The Hall of Primordial Ancestry would not give him three inheritances; at most, it would only provide one, otherwise, it would violate the rules of the Hall of Primordial Ancestry.

After much thought, Ye Tian finally chose one of the techniques.

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