I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Golden light and the red spiritual energy burst again, clashing and extinguishing each other, creating a shockwave that made everyone around involuntarily close their eyes.

This clash was more intense than any before.

Both unleashed their full strength, sparks flew from the collision of blade and axe, illuminating their fierce and excited faces.

Before the sparks extinguished, Terreda flipped his wrist, the black great saber arcing with the rebound force, its blade wrapped in golden qi and blood, like a spirit snake striking towards Xiong's neck.

This strike came at an elusive angle, avoiding the giant axe's edge but focusing its force three inches from the knife's edge, clearly integrating the Barbarian Race's combat techniques into the weapon.

"Roar"

Xiong let out a fierce shout, dropped his shoulder, positioning the giant axe beside his neck.

As the axe handle collided with the knife blade, he used the rotational force to twist his body, the red spiritual energy surged through the axe handle, forcefully deflecting the great saber half an inch.

This seemingly simple move dissipating force demonstrated his brute strength to the extreme, forcing Terreda to change his move.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The two resumed their fierce melee.

Terreda's footsteps seemed ghostly, dodging and maneuvering over the uneven ground, each step landing at the most elusive spot.

The great saber in his hand sometimes struck with the density of a raging storm, sometimes steady like deep water, each collision with the giant axe could shift subtly, making Xiong's wild power miss its target.

In a gap between clashes, he utilized the inertia from Xiong swinging the axe, sliding the saber along the axe handle and heavily knocking against Xiong's wrist, almost causing the giant axe to fall from Xiong's hand.

Xiong's fighting style, on the other hand, was flawlessly brutal.

Not dodging or avoiding, relying on his tough physique and spirit shield to withstand Terreda's knife winds, the giant axe each swing carried an earth-shattering momentum, seemingly to pulverize everything in sight.

Red spiritual energy burned on the axe blade, making each collision explode with dazzling red light, forcing Terreda to be fully focused, as a slight mistake could lead to being split in two by the axe blade.

The crisp sound of blade and axe clashing echoed like war drums within the base, reverberating madly, crimson-gold qi and blood and red spiritual energy continuously clashed and extinguished, forming visible energy ripples that shattered surrounding rocks.

Sweat seeped out from Terreda's forehead, his breathing gradually heavy; Xiong wasn't much better off either, his chest heaving fiercely.

Each had their strengths, Terreda's advantage was in his stronger physique and more exquisite skills, while Xiong's mastery of spiritual energy amplified the power of his moves.

After a series of exchanges, neither could suppress the other.

"Continue!"

Terreda shouted, his fighting spirit high; the great saber suddenly transformed into a myriad of blade shadows, attacking Xiong's vital points from multiple angles simultaneously, pushing the Barbarian Race's sword technique to its limit, driven by qi and blood, each strike lethal.

Xiong didn't dodge, roaring, red spiritual energy surged several feet, the giant axe forming an impenetrable barrier before him.

"Clang clang clang——!"

The succession of crisp sounds almost blended into one, sparks erupted between them like fireworks.

Terreda was forced back three steps by the shock, Xiong also retreated two steps, the ground beneath them cracking into web-like fractures.

The two faced each other from a distance, both breathing heavily, yet neither moved further.

Dozens of moves passed in an instant, still difficult to determine the victor.

The surrounding barbarians watched in stunned silence, finally exploding in deafening cheers at this moment.

Magnificent, truly magnificent!

In this battle, they finally witnessed Xiong's true strength; it was evident that in previous fights with Terreda, Xiong held back significantly.

But now, after the Superman Potion's modification, Terreda's strength matched Xiong, definitely reaching the level of a middle-level tribal chieftain.

Clap clap clap~

Just then, Qin Tian clapped with a smile, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

Now, Xiong and Terreda were indeed well-matched opponents, in his view, they both possessed peak Tier Five strength, Xiong had exceptional talent, not inferior to a Silver Bloodline genius, even capable of contesting with a Golden level genius, while Terreda after the Superman Potion enhancement, both his potential and combat prowess equaled Xiong.

Simultaneously, other barbarian warriors under the Superman Potion's enhancement reached Tier Three to Tier Four strength overall.

Nearly two hundred Tier Three and Tier Four warriors constituted a formidable force.

Terreda relaxed his body, looking at Qin Tian, sincerely speaking in not yet proficient Empire language:

"Boss, thank you."

Although he endured immense pain when taking the Superman Potion, the growth after the pain exceeded his imagination, following normal development, it might take ten or even twenty years to reach his current level of combat prowess.

He was grateful to Qin Tian for providing such a rapid growth opportunity to himself and all his clan members; he also recognized Qin Tian's willingness and determination to cultivate everyone.

Qin Tian patted Terreda's shoulder; he perceived muscles hard as iron and brimming with explosive strength beneath his hand, showing a gentle smile on his face, his tone calm yet powerful: "No need to thank me, this is what you deserve. You all endured the pain of the potion with your will; this growth is earned by yourselves."

Currently, he commanded three armed forces, Feng Mochuan's Hurricane Mercenary Corps, Li Qi's The Shadow Division, and Terreda's Barbarian Battle Group.

In his planning, the roles of these three forces varied.

The Hurricane Mercenary Corps and Lingfeng Trading Company are deeply bound, primarily focusing on security and armed escort.

The Shadow Division members have all been converted by Li Qi into Night Demon Apostles, each mastering assassination and intelligence collection, their duties remaining as such, building intelligence networks and handling some inconvenient public tasks.

As for the Barbarian Battle Group, it would shine on the battlefield—they were the most ferocious siege hammer in his hands, a steel torrent that instilled fear in the enemy on the front battle lines.

"Alright, next, you should rest well, quickly mastering this new power, I will prepare a set of equipment for you." Qin Tian said.

While the barbarians' physiques were already astonishing, pairing them with excellent equipment would make them even more formidable.

Take, for example, the recent duel between Terreda and Xiong; after the battle, Terreda's Zhanshou saber was already showing minor cracks, compared to the spiritual artifact-grade giant axe, this saber was too crude; if continued fighting, within a few moves, the blade would shatter.

The importance of weapons is self-evident.

He planned to find a renowned forging workshop, to tailor a set of equipment for this group of barbarians and Xiong. This included armor and weapons, especially for Terreda, the weapon must at least reach spiritual artifact level.

Additionally, nurtured by the Purple Talent [Master of Arms], at least in terms of weaponry and equipment, they wouldn't fall behind others.

Thinking of [Master of Arms], Qin Tian couldn't help recalling his two weapons, Black Frost and Shadowstrike.

After this period of nurturing, Black Frost and Shadowstrike's performance greatly improved, permanently imbued with four major enchantment powers: sharpness, blood-sucking, demon-slaying, overload, but the predicted spirit awakening hasn't appeared yet.

He could sense that within these two weapons, a faint spirituality was emerging, but remained a step away from true awakening.

This step can't be achieved by continuing to nourish them with [Master of Arms], only through specific opportunities—be it battle or environmental shaping—can Black Frost and Shadowstrike truly awaken their spirituality.

In his view, battle should be the most direct and hopeful path to awakening Black Frost stained with blood, using Shadowstrike to harvest souls, in continuous slaughter and bloodshed to awaken the dormant spirituality.

Unfortunately, he currently doesn't have many combat opportunities.

"After handling matters on hand, I need to find a new battlefield~" Qin Tian murmured inwardly.