Domineering

Entering the phase of selecting talents?

Jiang Han frowned slightly, a sense of unwillingness in his voice: "No trials for SS-grade talents?"

Indeed, even if there were still trials ahead, he knew it would be difficult to win. However, without challenging them, how could he easily give up?

Yet, the system remained silent.

"Swoosh!"

The next moment, Jiang Han's vision shifted, and he found himself in a space filled with various colorful energy spheres.

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Please note that you have sixty minutes to choose talents. After the time is up, you will return to the Tianheng Continent.

Are these the talents?

Curiously, Jiang Han reached out to touch a yellow energy sphere. Immediately, the talent contained within the energy sphere appeared before his eyes.

[Immovable as a Rock](Passive) (A-grade): Final defense increased by 20%!

"A-grade talents are this formidable?" Jiang Han inhaled sharply.

This wasn't just defense; it was final defense, a separate calculation area for defense. Those who possessed this talent would be exceptionally resilient!

However, this talent was not Jiang Han's goal.

Offense is the best defense!

High personal defense could only protect oneself, unable to prevent others from attacking those around him. If teammates died from enemy attacks, facing group assaults, he would eventually fall, no matter how sturdy he was.

In comparison, he favored extreme damage.

Moreover, the Dark Swordsman's attack growth was as high as six stars. Not choosing talents advantageous to attack would be a waste.

Although one hour seemed ample, the energy spheres in this space were too numerous. Even if Jiang Han only glanced at each energy sphere once, it became overwhelming.

[Sturdy as Golden Soup](Passive) (A-grade): Final health increased by 30%!

[Water and Fire Defiance](Passive) (A-grade): Water and fire element resistances each increased by 50%!

[Rip](Passive) (A-grade): Deals additional damage of 20% fixed value per second to enemy units, lasting for ten seconds, stackable up to three layers!

...

All A-grade!

All A-grade!

"Can I get an S-grade, please?!" Jiang Han grumbled, looking through each energy sphere, but couldn't find a talent to his liking.

In the S~A-grade talent selection category, almost all were A-grade. If it were S~D-grade, Jiang Han couldn't even imagine how dismal his situation would be in case of bad luck.

Ten minutes... Twenty minutes...

As time passed, Jiang Han dared not slack off. The later it got, the more he realized that one hour was simply not enough. He practically ignored anything that wasn't an S-grade talent.

"Hmm?"

Finally, after a quick scan approaching thirty minutes, his eyes lit up. In a blue energy sphere, he saw the precious S-grade talent:

[Undying](Passive) (S-grade): In battle, regenerates 0.3% of health per second. After leaving combat, regenerates 2% of health per second!

An outrageous talent!

When combined with the power of Death and the Force of Death, the restorative power was insane. Even in combat, it could regenerate 0.4% of health per second. If out of combat, it would take less than a minute to reach full health.

However...

It still wasn't an offensive talent.

"Keep it for now. If there's still no suitable talent when time is up, I'll choose Undying," Jiang Han decided.

He had to admit that Daniel's mention of the SS-grade talent, Sword Heart, had raised his expectations too high.

Then, holding the energy sphere with the Undying talent, he continued to check other talents, skipping anything below S-grade.

Forty minutes... Fifty minutes...

"I've found it!"

With only ten minutes left, Jiang Han finally saw an extremely powerful S-grade talent, trembling with excitement all over his body: "You're the one!"

[Frenzy](Passive) (S-grade): Defense reduced by 20%, final attack increased by 40%!

Frenzy had a downside, making oneself more fragile, but the boost to attack was unparalleled!

This skill became more powerful in the later stages. In the early stages, the independent multiplication area of "final attack" didn't have much effect. With the additional percentage of attack increase, the power of Frenzy would skyrocket.

Soon, the last ten minutes passed.

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Would you like to choose [Frenzy] as your talent? (Please note that once chosen, the talent cannot grow, cannot be changed, and will accompany you for a lifetime)

"Yes!"

Jiang Han decisively gave up Undying and chose Frenzy.

Spending a whole hour to choose talents, Jiang Han encountered only two S-grade talents. The rarity was self-evident.

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Congratulations on obtaining the exclusive talent [Frenzy]!

"It's over..."

Jiang Han breathed a sigh of relief.

He was quite satisfied with the effects of the Frenzy talent.

The only regret was not witnessing an even more brutal SS-grade talent.

However, just as he was about to log off and deal with lunch after returning to the initial game location, another system sound came in late.

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Congratulations on becoming the second player in the entire server to obtain a talent. Reward: Talent grade +1, prestige +1000, free attribute points +5!

"..."

The system sound came abruptly, leaving him in a dazed state for a full five seconds.

Although he always found the system sound pleasant, at this moment, he felt an unprecedented melodiousness, described as heavenly!

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Your talent skill [Frenzy] (S-grade) has advanced to [Dominance] (SS-grade)!

"Ding! ~"

System prompt: Congratulations on obtaining an SS-grade talent skill, lucky value +1!

"I didn't expect the game to be so generous to the second player to acquire a talent!" Jiang Han ecstatically exclaimed.

He overlooked one thing.

In reality, not all additional rewards in the game could only be obtained by the first player. The second, third... up to the tenth player could also receive certain rewards, with diminishing bonuses.

"Swoosh!"

The scene changed, and Jiang Han returned to the cave where the Demonized Rat King had taken him. Sensing Jiang Han's presence, the demonized wild rats scattered, not daring to linger.

Ignoring them, Jiang Han unhesitatingly opened the skill panel. He found that the Dark Reincarnation had turned gray and was no longer usable. But at the top of all skills, the talent skill shone brightly.

[Dominance](Passive) (SS-grade): Final attack increased by 50%!

The effect of the Dominance talent was straightforward. Compared to the S-grade Frenzy, it had no defense reduction, and the final attack was additionally increased by 10%. It was no less powerful than the Sword Heart talent of the native resident of the Bright Camp, who was hailed as the Sword God.

In fact, Dominance was even stronger!

After inspecting the talent skills, Jiang Han fell into silence. It took about ten seconds before he burst into laughter, looking

 up to the sky: "System, I love you!"