Your Talent is Mine

TL: Etude

There were too many Star Crystals, especially some large ones that took Ye Tian a long time to retrieve, even measuring in years.

Fortunately, Ye Tian and the others were all Heavenly Monarchs, so time wasn't a significant issue for them.

The many Heavenly Monarchs all had the patience to wait. None of them left, remaining silently in the Ten Star Sea.

In the blink of an eye, 300 years passed.

After such a long time, Ye Tian and the others finally retrieved all the Star Crystals. Undoubtedly, Ye Tian contributed the most.

Because he had cultivated the Star Extinguishing Hand, later on, he could easily retrieve fist-sized Star Crystals without much effort.

It was due to Ye Tian's help that all the Star Crystals could be retrieved in 3,000 years. Otherwise, it would have taken at least tens of thousands of years.

Looking at the vast number of Star Crystals, Ye Tian estimated their value.

30 billion points—what an unimaginable fortune! Previously, this immense wealth belonged to the Demon Sound Sect. At that time, they must have been overjoyed beyond belief, but now…

They were likely heartbroken to death! It was their own fault for not having the perseverance. If they had spared no expense to train a batch of Heavenly Monarchs proficient in star-related chaos divine abilities, retrieving the Star Crystals quickly, the loss wouldn't have been so great.

Unfortunately for them, they assumed that their information wouldn't leak. Although they were also training Heavenly Monarchs with star-related chaos divine abilities, those Monarchs were either at the entry level of their divine abilities or their abilities were too weak to retrieve the Star Crystals.

At this moment, the Heavenly Monarchs from the Void Sky Hall were also calculating how many Star Crystals they could obtain.

According to their previous agreement, the Void Sky Hall was entitled to 6% of the total share, worth at least 1.8 billion points.

For the Void Sky Hall, what did 1.8 billion represent? It was an astronomical fortune.

"I rank third on the Heavenly Monarch Rankings and hold a high position in the Void Sky Hall. I should at least be able to get a few hundred million points," thought Heavenly Monarch Tun Yue.

A few hundred million points! Although he already had many points, he had never possessed such a vast amount at once.

Moreover, this time, he had barely expended any effort—he hadn't even fought. All he had to do was wait, and he could obtain so many points.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Ye Tian, his heart filled with gratitude.

This was all thanks to Ye Tian! Previously, he had some misgivings about Ye Tian, but now, all that was gone, replaced only by gratitude and respect.

Soon after, the major powers began to divide the Star Crystals. None dared to break the rules, or they would face the wrath of the other factions—a consequence no power could afford.

Not long after, each major force obtained their share of the Star Crystals. All were elated, except for the Demon Sound Sect, whose faces were filled with bitter smiles and helplessness, even resentment.

"Let's go back!" Ye Tian called out.

The Heavenly Monarchs of the Void Sky Hall promptly returned to the Void Sky Hall, where they would begin dividing the Star Crystals among themselves.

This time, Ye Tian had made the greatest contribution, so he naturally deserved the largest share. No one dared to argue against this. No one even disagreed—not even Heavenly Monarch Tun Yue or the few Half-Step True Spirit Realm experts.

Three hundred million points' worth of Star Crystals! This was Ye Tian's share. The other Half-Step True Spirit Realm experts, along with Heavenly Monarch Tun Yue and Monarch Peng Yu, each obtained over a hundred million points.

In other words, every Heavenly Monarch on the ranking could get at least a hundred million points, while the weaker ones could only get several million or tens of millions of points. Even with such "small" amounts, they were beyond thrilled.

Additionally, Ye Tian and the others set aside some Star Crystals as rewards for the Divine Generals. Any who made breakthroughs or significant contributions could earn these points.

"Three hundred million points! Plus the Star Crystals I obtained earlier, worth at least millions… This time, I've amassed over 310 million points in total!" Ye Tian's heart raced with excitement.

Previously, he had thought about claiming all the Star Crystals for himself, but it wasn't realistic. The longer time dragged on, the more unpredictable things would become.

Moreover, the Demon Sound Sect was fully stationed within the Ten Star Sea. Next time, he probably wouldn't even be able to breach their defenses.

If the Demon Sound Sect was given enough time, they would spare no effort in training Heavenly Monarchs proficient in star-related chaos divine abilities, and they would certainly be able to retrieve the Star Crystals. By then, Ye Tian might not even get a single one.

Now, this situation was quite favorable. Losing the majority of the Star Crystals but obtaining a small portion still gave him enough resources to cultivate for a long time.

In fact, it could be said that he had gathered nearly all the resources needed for the Heavenly Monarch realm.

"Next, it's time to exchange the Star Crystals for resources and begin intense cultivation!" Ye Tian murmured.

In the days that followed, the Grand Universe fell into chaos. The Dark God Society began assassinating Heavenly Monarchs one after another.

The cause was naturally the Star Crystals! Since the Dark God Society hadn't participated in the Ten Star Sea event, they hadn't acquired any Star Crystals. Given their immense value, they naturally desired them too.

Thus, they attacked various Heavenly Monarchs, stealing their Star Crystals.

Additionally, some rogue cultivators acted in secret, such as Zero.

Zero killed several Heavenly Monarchs and obtained a significant amount of Star Crystals, enraging many major forces. Multiple Half-Step True Spirit Realm experts teamed up to surround Zero, but they still couldn't do anything to him.

Later, the major forces signed an agreement with Zero, forbidding him from taking action again; otherwise, they would stop at nothing to kill him.

…

On a towering snowy mountain in a forbidden area of the Grand Universe.

Zero, who made all the Heavenly Monarchs tremble with fear, stood here holding several Star Crystals, a look of delight on his face.

"Star crystals, what luck. I lost the Eternal Flame last time, which prevented my body from reaching perfection. But the Star Crystals can serve as a substitute. Once my physical body reaches perfection, I can condense an ultimate True Spirit. By then, my power will skyrocket!" Zero murmured.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed with killing intent. "Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws, you took my Eternal Flame last time. When I reach the Half-Step True Spirit Realm, I will definitely kill you!"

Previously, he believed the one who took his Eternal Flame was a Heavenly Monarch from the Dark God Society and had killed a few of their members. However, not long ago, the Demon Sound Sect sold information on Ye Tian.

Ye Tian possessed the Eternal Immortal Fire and Great World Shift. What did this mean? It indicated that Ye Tian had refined the Eternal Flame and also mastered the Great World Shift, matching the mysterious Heavenly Monarch from that day perfectly.

Although Ye Tian was responsible for the leak about the Star Crystals from the Demon Sound Sect, Zero had seized the Star Crystals by himself, not because Ye Tian had given them to him. So, he felt no gratitude toward Ye Tian.

"Time to go into seclusion. When I emerge, I will kill the Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws!" Zero said coldly.

…

Ye Tian knew nothing of Zero's situation, but even if he did, he wouldn't be afraid.

Zero was merely one person and had no right to make him anxious.

At this moment, Ye Tian had acquired a massive amount of resources. With points in hand, there was no resource he couldn't buy, and his cultivation progressed smoothly! Starting from the entry-level peak of the ninth layer of the Profound Void Technique, he steadily advanced, rising to higher levels.

Ninth layer, minor accomplishment! Ninth layer, major accomplishment!

After spending hundreds of thousands of years, Ye Tian finally cultivated the ninth layer of the Profound Void Technique to the perfected realm.

At this stage, the Heavenly Destiny Chapter of the Profound Void Technique was also completely perfected.

The True Spirit Chapter still remained, but without condensing a True Spirit, it couldn't be cultivated.

Thus, in terms of the physical body, Ye Tian had nearly reached perfection, though not the absolute peak. He could still use some treasures to continue tempering his body until it could no longer be refined.

Of course, even with further tempering, the improvements would be minimal since he was already infinitely close to his limit.

Moreover, Ye Tian's soul and chaos divine force, under the guidance of the Profound Void Technique, also approached the limit level but still had room for improvement.

"Next, it's time to comprehend chaos divine abilities, with a focus on the Eternal Immortal Fire, Time-Space Teleportation Technique, Great World Shift, and Blood River Immortality Technique," Ye Tian murmured.

His Super Enlightenment Talent had already been upgraded to the Super God-level. Coupled with his already heaven-defying comprehension abilities, which far surpassed those of the Barbarian Ancestor, no one could compare to him in terms of understanding.

With such terrifying comprehension, Ye Tian effortlessly comprehended the Blood River Immortality Technique to the limit level, making it his first limit-level chaos divine ability. It took him only hundreds of thousands of years.

Next, Ye Tian cultivated the Eternal Immortal Fire to the limit level as well, which took him over 800,000 years.

One by one, the chaos divine abilities were cultivated to their limit level. Ye Tian's strength had long since completely surpassed the other Heavenly Monarchs, even surpassing Zero, making him the new number one on the Heavenly Monarch Rankings.

However, not long after, Zero's name disappeared from the Heavenly Monarch Rankings.

Everyone knew—Zero had become a Half-Step True Spirit!