I Picked Up Talents in the Interstellar Battlefield

Entering the private room, a faint scent of bamboo leaves permeated the air, refreshing and invigorating.
“Qin Tian, try this restaurant's specialty, Crispy Bamboo Shoot Jelly.”
Oriental Bright Universe pushed the bamboo leaf platter towards Qin Tian’s chest; the fresh bamboo shoots were verdant and glistening, covered in frost, emitting a faint chill.
Qin Tian used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of Crispy Bamboo Shoot Jelly and put it into his mouth, taking a bite.
The ice-crystal-like jelly trembled slightly between his teeth, a cool sensation bursting on his tongue, followed by the crisp and refreshing taste of the bamboo shoots, mixed with a fresh bamboo aroma and a subtle, almost imperceptible, mushroom soup base aftertaste.
The juice that seeped out as the jelly melted carried a slightly savory freshness, as if he were holding the morning dew and new shoots from a spring mountain forest in his mouth, even the lingering sweetness was enveloped in the clear scent of grass and trees.
Now Qin Tian finally understood why Xiao Pang and others were so reluctant to leave Qingmu Star; just this one dish completely conquered his taste buds.
“Excellent!”
Qin Tian gave a thumbs up.
“Haha, as long as you like it.”
Oriental Bright Universe smiled, and then, a series of specialty dishes were placed on the table, each one astonishing Qin Tian.
“Brother Mingyu~”
Qin Tian put down his chopsticks and spoke.
“Just call me Mingyu,” Oriental Bright Universe said.
“Alright, Mingyu.”
Qin Tian asked, “I came here at the request of Mr. Oriental to serve as an examiner for the Genius Battle, but I guess being an examiner isn’t something just anyone can do, right? There must be some form of assessment.”
Oriental Bright Universe nodded and said,
“That’s right. In fact, the selection of examiners is also fiercely competitive every year, as examiners can receive a very generous reward after the Genius Battle ends.”

“However, my grandfather has already written a letter of recommendation for you, which has been stamped and signed by the Family Elder Council. So, all you need to do now is randomly select an opponent from the existing examiners and defeat him to officially confirm your examiner spot.”
“I see~”
Qin Tian nodded and said, “I understand.”
Oriental Bright Universe picked up a piece of Crispy Bamboo Shoot Jelly, put it into his mouth, chewed a few times, and then asked with a smile,
“Qin Tian, I heard from my grandfather that you are from the Seventh Bureau of Silver Gray Star. You must have carried out many secret missions, right?”
Qin Tian: “Actually, I haven’t been with the Seventh Bureau for long. I’m ashamed to say, I don’t think I’ve ever carried out any missions.”
Not long?
Oriental Bright Universe’s eyes flickered, and he smiled slightly:
“Perhaps your abilities are too strong, and ordinary small missions don’t require your involvement.”
Qin Tian laughed, “Mingyu, you think too highly of me. Compared to those seniors, I still have much to learn.”
He is still a very humble person. Oriental Bright Universe smiled, and then they talked about other topics.
During their conversation, both left a good impression on each other.
Oriental Bright Universe spoke eloquently, with witty humor and appropriate discretion, clearly an excellent scion cultivated by a prominent family.
And in Oriental Bright Universe’s view, although Qin Tian didn’t speak much, he could hit the nail on the head on many issues, possessing unique insights. Additionally, many of his subtle probes during the conversation were cleverly evaded by Qin Tian.
Indeed, no one who can enter the Seventh Bureau is a simple person.
The residence arranged for Qin Tian was a very luxurious treehouse, standing atop a giant tree a thousand meters high, overlooking most of the city.
On the table inside the room were more than a dozen rare and exotic fruits, each different in appearance, with a faint fruity aroma lingering.
Qin Tian stood by the window, gazing down, and various unheard-of plants appeared before his eyes. A profound power surged within his body, as if emitting an excited call.
That was the power of Green Field Monarch.
As long as he willed it, these strange plants would immediately transform into deadly weapons of war.
The Qingmu bloodline of the Oriental Family was even more powerful and overbearing than Green Field Monarch.
Therefore, this seemingly beautiful, dreamlike, and vibrant Qingmu Star, under the control of the Oriental Family, could transform into a terrifying super-large war machine at any time.
After finishing his daily Spiritual Energy User and mental power training, Qin Tian began to consider tomorrow’s examiner challenge.
He had to randomly select one from many examiners. According to Oriental Bright Universe, all these examiners were masters above Fifth Order, and those rated A were all Sixth Order bloodline Spiritual Energy Users.
And his current Spiritual Energy User level was still Fourth Order Three-star, which showed that this challenge would be difficult.
With only one night left, if he wanted to improve his combat power, he still had to start with the talent light spheres.
He glanced at the many talents, skipping over the purple talents, as his current 2 million-plus evolution points were not enough to raise a purple talent ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) to orange.
His attention lingered on the many blue talents, and finally, Qin Tian locked onto his target for enhancement this time.
Blade Soul Resonance. This was a blade skill talent that had been strengthened all the way from the initial white Low-level Blade Sense.
In recent battles, he had mostly used a sniper rifle to hunt down enemies, so he hadn’t invested too many resources and efforts into blade skills.
However, in the upcoming Genius Battle, he did not plan to use Hidden Kill again. Instead, he wanted to fight against those geniuses, hone his martial arts, and incidentally test his true combat power.
Therefore, improving his blade skill talent was very necessary.
Invested 100,000 evolution points to strengthen the talent 【Blade Soul Resonance】.
The blue light sphere vibrated, and soon, a hint of purple light emerged. A new talent was born—【Name】 Overlord Blade Body (Purple).
【Type】 Passive. 【Description】 Only when blade skills are cultivated to their peak can the Overlord Blade Body be awakened. Those with this talent have reached an extraordinary understanding of blade skills, able to instantly discern the essence and flaws of blade techniques. To learn any blade skill, one only needs to observe it once to master it, and can even independently improve and innovate. Every attack carries a sharp blade intent, increasing blade skill damage by 30%.
When attacking an enemy, each hit can accumulate 1 layer of Overlord Blade Intent. When the blade intent accumulates to 7 layers, “Overlord Blade Strike” can be actively released, causing blade intent shock to the enemy, as well as an additional 15% to 40% armor penetration damage.
The moment the Overlord Blade Body awakened, a sharp and domineering blade intent erupted from within Qin Tian, as if it would cleave a hole in the treehouse.
However, at this very moment, the top of the ancient tree subtly swayed, and a profound power surged into the room, forming a layer of amber protective film that sealed the blade intent within the room.
Qin Tian suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shimmering with blade-like cold light.
He raised his hand and made a grasping motion, and a wisp of silver-white blade intent emerged from his fingertips, condensing into a half-meter-long blade light in the air.
This blade intent was so sharp that even the air produced faint tearing sounds, yet it precisely hovered three inches above a celadon teacup, cutting the floating tea leaves in half, while leaving not a single scratch on the teacup’s glaze.
Control was perfected to the minutest detail. “It’s done!”
Qin Tian murmured, releasing his palm. The blade intent transformed into specks of starlight and dissipated into the air, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.