I Picked Up Talents in the Interstellar Battlefield

Splash!
Qin Tian emerged from the water without alarming anyone.
He watched the three individuals passionately battling the willow tree not far away, a faint smile playing on his lips, then quietly departed.
Walking on the street, Qin Tian released a wave of vital energy, drying his soaked clothes.
After using his invisibility in front of the public, he no longer concealed it. He usually remained invisible, preventing any cameras from capturing his figure.
The ability to be invisible sounds impressive, but in the eyes of experts, it’s not much of a threat.
Because many things might deceive the eyes, but they cannot deceive spiritual perception.
Experts possess extremely powerful spiritual senses; when an external object approaches, they detect it in advance and lock onto its position with their spiritual energy.
The reason he could successfully ‘raid the home’ right under the noses of the three geniuses, besides his invisibility, was also due to the Night Demon King’s and the Top Hunter’s meticulous suppression of their auras.
Therefore, he wasn't worried about any severe consequences if his invisibility was exposed.
Bloodline abilities are bizarre and diverse; invisibility isn't that rare. His inspiration spread, and his sense of smell, hearing, and heat perception quickly locked onto targets, helping Qin Tian create a biological heat map. Compared to earlier, the number of contestants had clearly decreased. The city broadcast would announce elimination information at regular intervals.
“The competition is truly fierce~”
Qin Tian couldn't help but sigh. Among the hundred geniuses, nearly twenty had been eliminated in just half an hour, almost a fifth of the total.
Most of these eliminated individuals were lacking in strength, likely one-star and two-star geniuses, but some were genuinely unlucky, encountering Five-Star Geniuses or A Grade or B Grade Examiners, and could only regrettably leave the arena.
“I need to speed up the progress.”
Qin Tian looked to the side. Whether it was an Examiner or a contestant, after obtaining a Guardian Item, they could use it immediately, just like himself, by integrating the Spirit Forged Flexible Gold into his black frost blade.
Spirit tools and secret manuals were fine; these weren't consumables, so getting them sooner or later didn't make much difference.
But elixirs were different.
For others, each one used was one less.
In the later days, even if he eliminated someone, all he would get was an empty bottle.
Not far from him, a fierce battle fluctuation erupted.
Qin Tian, like a shark smelling blood, quietly crept closer.
Clang, clang, clang! The sound of metal clashing was incessant. A man wielding a rapier was fiercely battling an Examiner wearing a brown bear mask.
The man had narrow eyes, pale skin, and exuded a sinister aura, like a venomous snake often lurking in dark corners. His swordsmanship, like his appearance, was insidious and vicious, with every strike aimed at a vital point.
The Brown Bear Examiner's weapons were a pair of iron gauntlets. Crimson spiritual energy was attached to the gauntlets, like fiery meteor fists, smashing down fiercely at the man.
“You’re too slow.”

Dan Xiao had a sneering smile on his lips. As a Four-Star Genius, his target had always been B Grade or even A Grade Examiners. For him, a C-Level Examiner was no threat at all; he didn't even need to use his bloodline ability.
Dan Xiao lightly tapped the ground with his toe, and his entire being, like a ghost, instantly closed in. His sword, entwined with a dark blue spiritual energy, cut out an eerie arc.
“Spirit Snake Stab!”
With a low shout, the rapier darted out like a venomous snake's tongue, heading straight for the Brown Bear Examiner’s throat.
The Brown Bear Examiner quickly retreated, the crimson spiritual energy on his gauntlets surging. He unleashed a scorching fist shadow, attempting to force Dan Xiao back.
However, Dan Xiao neither dodged nor avoided. The tip of his sword precisely pierced the weak point of the fist shadow, using the impact to push forward. The blade sliced a bloody gash across the Brown Bear Examiner’s left arm.
The Brown Bear Examiner grunted, slamming his fists into the ground. The ground exploded, and the crimson spiritual energy transformed into a gigantic fiery bear that shot into the sky, lunging at Dan Xiao.
“Bear’s Roar Shakes the Heavens!”
The Brown Bear Examiner roared.
A hint of disdain flashed in Dan Xiao’s eyes. He spun sharply, his sword dancing into a blur of blue light.
“Spirit Snake’s Chaotic Dance!”
Countless sword shadows, like spirit snakes, weaved through the air, instantly shredding the giant fiery bear.
Dan Xiao seized the opportunity to close in, his rapier striking out like lightning, piercing three bloody holes consecutively in the Brown Bear Examiner’s chest and abdomen.
The Brown Bear Examiner staggered back, blood gushing out, but he still didn't give up. He forced out his last trace of spiritual energy, and the flames on his gauntlets suddenly turned dark.
“Netherworld Bear’s Demise!”
With a hoarse roar, the Brown Bear Examiner’s aura surged around him. Black flames, carrying an aura of destruction, surged forward, and wherever they passed, the ground cracked inch by inch.
Dan Xiao’s pupils contracted slightly. This desperate strike was clearly not to be underestimated.
He quickly infused spiritual energy throughout his body, and the sword’s blue light intensified, forming a shield composed of spirit snake phantoms in front of him.
The black flames and the spirit snake shield collided with a deafening roar, and a powerful wave of air kicked up dust all around.
Dan Xiao gritted his teeth and endured. He hadn’t expected that this C-Level Examiner’s final struggle would actually put considerable pressure on him.
The spirit snake phantoms continuously disintegrated in the flames, and his tiger's mouth was numb from the impact, but his gaze remained as cold as ice.
After a brief stalemate, Dan Xiao suddenly kicked off the ground, using the force to leap into the air, his rapier pointing directly at the Brown Bear Examiner below.
“Spirit Snake Pierces the Void!”
He compressed all his spiritual energy onto the tip of his sword, forming a sharp energy cone.
The Brown Bear Examiner wanted to dodge, but his movements were slow due to previous injuries. He could only barely raise his arm to block. The energy cone stabbed down fiercely, piercing through his arm, and with its remaining force, it tore a bone-deep wound in his shoulder.
The Brown Bear Examiner grunted, collapsing to the ground, no longer capable of resistance.
Dan Xiao stood with his sword sheathed, a mocking smile on his lips, his eyes full of contempt for his opponent.
“A weak C-Level Examiner like you should hide as far away as possible when you see me, instead of foolishly challenging me.”
Dan Xiao said disdainfully, looking at the green healing light that lit up on the Brown Bear Examiner’s body.
Hearing this, the Brown Bear Examiner clenched his fists in anger. He wished he could risk half his life to fight Dan Xiao to the death.
At this moment, the comments in Dan Xiao’s live stream suddenly increased, but the opinions were polarized.
“Wow, Dan Xiao is so cool and domineering.”
“A Four-Star Genius should have this kind of «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» confidence and pride.”
“He’s so disrespectful. A genius should also have a genius’s demeanor.”
“Exactly, what a jerk!”
Dan Xiao didn't know that his actions would cause such a huge controversy. He glanced at the Brown Bear Examiner, who had his fists clenched, and sneered:
“What, still not convinced? If we do it again, you’ll only lose even more miserably. Hand over the Guardian Item. Treasures are prepared for geniuses; you’re just temporarily holding onto them.”
Upon hearing this, the Brown Bear Examiner was so angry he almost ground his teeth to dust.
But in the end, he still restrained that irrational impulse, took out a jade bottle from his embrace, and threw it to Dan Xiao.
Dan Xiao caught the jade bottle and his spiritual energy touched the patterns on the bottle.
Immediately after, a divine sense containing information entered his mind.
“myriad appearance spirit enhancement pill, nine pills in total, for enhancing spiritual energy. Not bad, not bad. With this bottle of pills, I can break through to the fifth stage four-star.”
A faint smile played on Dan Xiao’s lips. Just then, he suddenly saw a look of shock in the eyes of the Brown Bear Examiner opposite him. The Brown Bear Examiner’s eyes weren't looking at him, but at something behind him.
Sizzle, sizzle! Suddenly, a faint electrical crackle exploded behind him, chillingly like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.
Dan Xiao’s pupils constricted, and the hairs on his entire body stood on end. He instinctively activated his spiritual energy, and a dark blue protective light shield instantly enveloped his entire body.
The moment he turned around—
Blinding purple light filled his entire vision!
Wild lightning snakes tore through the air, emitting a grating crackle, and slammed into his chest with overwhelming force.
His protective spiritual energy was effortlessly pierced like thin paper. In the dazzling electric light, he clearly saw his flesh charring and carbonizing under the high temperature.
“Boom—!”
The tremendous impact sent him flying. Before he could even land, several chilling blade lights, like maggots to bone, chased after him.
The sound of blades cutting through the spiritual energy shield was as crisp and deadly as tearing silk.
“Meow—!”
The sound of tearing clothes followed. The icy blades cut through flesh, exposing stark white bones.
Immediately after, the residual electrical energy exploded in the wounds, scorching the torn flesh with a sizzling sound. Blood spurted like a fountain from more than a dozen wounds, tracing a tragic arc in the air.
When Dan Xiao crashed heavily to the ground, he was already a bloody mess.
Thick blood pooled beneath him, and each weak breath brought out more bloody foam.
His vision began to blur, but he could still see the black combat boots approaching step by step, and the Black Crow mask.
“A Four-Star Genius isn’t all that great, after all.”
The indifferent voice that reached his ears filled him with rage, causing him to cough up a mouthful of fresh blood. His vision went black, and he fainted.