Ashen God
Chapter 594 - 593 C-level Talent [Biological Rhythm]

Chapter 594: Chapter 593 C-level Talent [Biological Rhythm]

"Biological Rhythm, wow, although the names are all four characters long, there isn’t a single similar character; this is somewhat beyond my expectations."

Zhang Yanhang had obtained Talent of Ant Power in the small Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu, which had changed greatly in name after the upgrade, but all inherited the suffix "Power," becoming various talents like Ant Power, Power to Tie Chicken, Power of Swallowing Sheep, etc.

And the Thin Dragon Vein (Mixed) he acquired in Goblin Plain also retained two characters during the subsequent upgrade process, transforming into different age segments of Scroll Dragon Bloodline, such as D-level "Scroll Dragon Bloodline (Chu Long)" and C-level "Scroll Dragon Bloodline (Young Dragon)."

But this time, if you just look at the name, it seems to have completely turned into two entirely different talents; even if you let a passerby who doesn’t know the upgrade process judge by the names alone, they would likely be unable to tell that these two used to be the same talent.

"While the difference in names is indeed quite significant, fortunately, it’s not a big problem, as I never wanted the original Body Suppression ability, and having differences is actually a good thing for me, as the greater the differences, the more likely Body Suppression is to be replaced."

However, regarding the upgraded talent Biological Rhythm, Zhang Yanhang was indeed somewhat puzzled and couldn’t figure out why such a talent would emerge.

The only thing he could think of was perhaps because prehistoric giant beasts also fall within the category of biological beings, so Biological Rhythm was developed as a talent, which, although somewhat far-fetched, still had a bit of reasonableness to it.

"Since the original D-level talent Prehistoric Giant Beast has successfully upgraded to the C-level talent Biological Rhythm, I might as well quickly check the effects of this Biological Rhythm Talent," Zhang Yanhang silently prayed before checking the talent effect on Biological Rhythm.

[Biological Rhythm]

[Quality: C (0/9)]

[Ability One: Bodybuilding — Charm +1.]

[Ability Two: Aerobic Exercise — Movement Speed +30% when exercising in an environment with oxygen (no limit on oxygen molecule concentration).]

[Ability Three: Outdoor Sports — Negative impact (movement) reduced by 80% when exercising in outdoor solid environments (including but not limited to deserts, snowfields, swamps...).]

"The original Body Suppression really is gone; it seems that it was indeed mainly suitable for demonized creatures to use, and not quite suitable for a normal life form like me, as I lack corresponding abilities."

Zhang Yanhang was already quite familiar with these matters, as this kind of thing had happened three times, including this instance. Only the Double Strike among the Ant Power abilities from the Crimson Iron Ant Nest Dalagu was retained because of high compatibility.

And like Slow Corrosion in Raccoon City, the initial abilities were only beneficial to zombies, and therefore, right after upgrading, it was replaced with a lifespan enhancement, which suited Zhang Yanhang better.

Moreover, the reasons on Goblin Plain’s Thin Dragon Vein were mainly the same; Zhang Yanhang wasn’t well-suited for the Drive Thunder Strategy and therefore, after upgrading, it was replaced with an explosively practical Spell List, which Zhang Yanhang felt might be the most useful talent ability he had, both past and future.

At least for a considerably long time in the future, it would definitely remain unsurpassed, as possessing this ability would allow him to essentially take on the role of a Battle Mage, skilled in Super Magic Skills such as Instant Cast Spell, Multi-casting, Mobile Casting, etc.

"However, although the original Body Suppression was indeed replaced, the resulting abilities are still rather absurd, starting with this Ability One, Bodybuilding; wow, are you reading this literally? Because it’s Body ’Beauty,’ it directly results in a Charm +1?

Isn’t bodybuilding supposed to increase either Constitution Attribute or Strength Attribute, considering its essential pursuit is muscle growth?"

As he said this, Zhang Yanhang suddenly recalled a saying, ’Moderate fitness attracts the opposite sex, excessive fitness attracts the same sex,’ perhaps this aspect was why Bodybuilding turned out to be an ability that increases Charm attribute.

"Not to say that increasing Charm attribute is unacceptable, but why does it only increase it by one point? Logically speaking, shouldn’t C-level talent increase attribute values by two points? Why is there one point less here?"

After thinking carefully, Zhang Yanhang thought that it might have something to do with Prehistoric Giant Beast.

His previous talents were all E-level talents, so upgrading to C-level actually involved two upgrades, which is why two attribute points were increased. However, Prehistoric Giant Beast started as a D-level talent and only needed one upgrade to reach C-level, hence only one attribute point was increased.

"If that’s really the case, am I not innately shortchanged by one attribute point? Moreover, won’t talents with higher initial quality lose more attribute points in the future?

No, it’s also not fair to say that, although I lost one attribute point, the number of talents needed for upgrades has decreased, increasing the frequency of upgrading talent levels, and talent attributes increase by two points each time they are upgraded beyond SS-level, so exchanging one point for two points actually means I’ve gained one attribute point."

After understanding this, Zhang Yanhang’s mood immediately lightened, as with his future progression in strength he certainly wouldn’t always hunt monsters that drop only E-level talents, but will gradually hunt monsters with innate D-level, C-level, and even B-level talents.

Thus, although there was a slight loss in attribute value overall, it shouldn’t be nitpicked, and compared, it actually still resulted in a signed gain, and the trade-off not only isn’t a disadvantage but an optimization.

After all, the more you upgrade a Talent, the greater the increase becomes in later stages, indeed making the latter parts more important compared to the early stages. After reaching SS rank, all increased attribute values would double, and there would also be changes or enhancements in abilities.

"However, compared to the Charm attribute which only increased by one point, what’s actually more important is why does this Biological Rhythm actually enhance the Charm attribute? It’s a Talent meant to increase Movement Speed, yet it oddly enhances the Charm attribute."

This instance of the Biological Rhythm Talent truly bewildered Zhang Yanhang, as his previous Talents typically had a clear theme—attribute value enhancements matched the effect area, like Talent "Longevity Mountain and Fortune Sea," which increased Stamina limit and Constitution Attributes.

Or like the Talent "Bear Power," which increased Power Effects and Strength Attributes, as well as the Talent "Mature Scroll Dragon (Bloodline Purification)," which increased both Energy Value limit and Intelligence Attributes. However, this time, Movement Speed and Charm attribute didn’t even seem related, at the very least, they were as different as chalk and cheese.

"My eagerly awaited Agility Talent turned inexplicably into a Charm Talent..." Although slightly uncomfortable with this outcome, luckily even though Ability One Bodybuilding indeed enhanced the Charm attribute, his other abilities were unrelated to Charm, and he still favored them as they still increased Movement Speed.

"But although it’s strange that Biological Rhythm increases Charm, it can actually help boost my Charm attribute value. I’m still four points shy of the Second Tier Limit of Charm. I think the future upgrades of Biological Rhythm would definitely help in filling this gap in attribute value.

Although achieving the Second Tier Limit with a secondary attribute like Charm doesn’t offer any rewards during Rank Promotion."

After reviewing his Charm attributes, Zhang Yanhang quickly shifted his focus to Ability Two.

"This Ability Two Aerobic Exercise seems to also simply require a literal reading comprehension—I can obtain a 30% Movement Speed enhancement in an environment with oxygen.

You know, although it’s restricted to an environment with oxygen, it practically means no restriction at all. Unless I plan to go to outer space or a vacuum, I doubt I would ever be outside an oxygen environment during my lifetime, making this restriction almost inconsequential.

Moreover, crucially, this speed enhancement does not depend on the concentration of oxygen molecules. Even a thin presence of oxygen molecules can sustain the Movement Speed enhancement."

Zhang Yanhang knew that vacuum was merely a descriptive noun for a theoretical state, and a true vacuum doesn’t practically exist. The so-called vacuum in space is merely a case of extremely low atomic density.

But low does not mean completely none. Thus, even if there is even one oxygen atom in a vacuum environment, Zhang Yanhang can trigger this Movement Speed enhancement.

Moreover, Earth’s atmosphere is constantly dissipating into space, spreading up to hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, even wrapping the Moon, which is only 380,000 kilometers away from Earth while the observable limit of the atmosphere’s dissipation reaches up to 640,000 kilometers.

Thus, if Zhang Yanhang were to only be active within the Earth-Moon region, he shouldn’t worry about the Movement Speed enhancement being ineffective since there are indeed oxygen molecules present in the surrounding environment, albeit in very thin concentrations.

And more critically, Zhang Yanhang had an Energy Shield. Even if he encountered the legendary absolute vacuum, he could simply cover himself with a layer of oxygen using the Energy Shield. This approach was truly foolproof. Even if the Energy Shield shattered causing oxygen to dissipate, it wouldn’t matter as he had a Waist Bag to carry additional oxygen tanks for timely replenishment.

"Speaking of this thing about space, I have no idea when I might be able to physically traverse the void. While it feels like a distant goal, given the strength of the Awakener power system, as long as I consistently enhance my Rank, I should eventually be able to do it easily. But how long that might take is an unknown..."

Zhang Yanhang felt that physically traversing the void would be quite risky at least at Third Tier, but at Fourth Tier, it might be worth attempting since Fourth Tier individuals have the physical strength to potentially outperform space shuttles responsible for transporting satellites.

"I recall that before the upgrade, the D-grade Talent ’Prehistoric Giant Beast’ only added 15% to Movement Speed. But now, after upgrading to C-grade, despite the new condition of an oxygen environment, the Movement Speed enhancement has increased to 30%. Thus, effectively, the Movement Speed enhancement has increased by another 15%.

This time, my Movement Speed will definitely exceed the small target of 100 meters per second, even far surpass it." Zhang Yanhang felt that he could start considering new, smaller targets.

After reviewing the first two abilities, Bodybuilding and Aerobic Exercise, Zhang Yanhang began to review the third ability, Outdoor Sports.

"This Biological Rhythm Talent really seems to have embraced sports, ending up integrating Outdoor Sports. But this Outdoor Sports ability isn’t too absurd—it indeed fits the name well by simply reducing the negative impacts in outdoor solid environments.

Moreover, it specifically notes ’movement’ after negative impacts, indicating it mainly reduces movement-related negative impacts.

So, if it’s reducing movement-related negative impacts, could it perhaps indirectly increase my Movement Speed?" Zhang Yanhang thought that movement speed might be the most likely affected by this ’movement’ aspect.

"And what does Outdoor Sports mean, after all? Activities outside of ’housing’ count as Outdoor Sports—put simply, ’everything outside of a house is outdoors.’ To an extreme, you might say, all places except home are outdoors to some extent.

Therefore, this reduction in environmental negative effects also has relatively relaxed conditions, although it’s certainly stricter than that of Aerobic Exercise.

But luckily, in my current environments, I don’t really encounter houses, and the definition of solid environments even specifically mentions swamps. Thus, when clearing monsters in the Demonized Swamp, I should be able to utilize this ability.

However, the specific form this ability takes remains unknown. It can only be experimented with during the hunting process." Zhang Yanhang thought that this effect might very likely maintain his normal Movement Speed even in swamp environments.

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