I Picked Up Talents in the Interstellar Battlefield

"Thunderclap Blade" is a Black Iron-grade blade skill that emphasizes extreme power and speed, breaking all techniques with its swiftness; when the blade strikes, it's like a sudden clap of thunder, tearing through the sky.
It has five major blade techniques: Thunder Shadow Assault, Spinning Thunder Cut, Thunder Moon Slash, Thunderclap Flash, and Raging Thunder Break.
"Ninefold Lightning Flash" is a Silver-grade movement martial skill, emphasizing one word: speed.
It compresses powerful lightning elements beneath the feet to achieve rapid short-distance advancement or long-distance assaults.
Each layer of Ninefold Lightning Flash is faster than the last, and at the highest ninth layer, the martial artist moves like lightning, as if treading on wind and thunder.
However, this movement technique demands extremely high physical conditioning and control over lightning elements; if the physical strength is insufficient, the legs and feet will be unable to bear the terrifying explosive power of Ninefold Lightning Flash, leading to self-injury instead.
Qin Tian only exchanged for the first three layers of "Ninefold Lightning Flash," which are equivalent in value to a [N O V E L I G H T] Black Iron-grade martial skill.
In fact, Qin Tian also looked at several dark-element movement techniques, such as "Night Ghost Step," "Nether Shadow Escape," and "Night Wander," but the effects of these techniques overlapped somewhat with Shadow Leap, and in terms of stealth and suddenness, they were not as good as Shadow Leap.
After careful consideration, Qin Tian decided to choose a lightning-element movement technique focused on speed, which would not only complement his blade skill "Thunderclap Blade" but also enhance his long-distance assault capabilities.
"Ninefold Lightning Flash" perfectly met his requirements, and it was a Silver-grade martial skill with a high potential ceiling; although he could only exchange for the first three layers currently, he could exchange for the full text once he earned more military merit points in the future.
"Are you sure? Just these three?" Qin Dadi asked.
"Yes!"
Qin Tian nodded; the cultivation technique "Nether Shadow Thunder Prison Skill," and the martial skills "Thunderclap Blade" and the incomplete "Ninefold Lightning Flash"—these three cultivation techniques and martial skills would form the basic framework of his Spiritual Energy User system.
"Then exchange them."
The three watched as Qin Tian clicked the confirm button; subsequently, three cultivation techniques appeared on his personal backend, complete with detailed text and video explanations.
The cultivation techniques were available for one month, after which the information for these three techniques would be deleted from his personal backend, meaning Qin Tian had to memorize all key points of the three techniques within one month.
"Qin Tian, I need to remind you of something."
A rare serious expression appeared on Xiao Yunlong's face: "Cultivation techniques exchanged with military merit points are strictly forbidden from private dissemination; violators will be severely punished and spend the rest of their lives in prison."
"Understood."

Qin Tian responded earnestly; in his opinion, this regulation was very reasonable, as the military merit exchange system would immediately collapse if everyone could privately disseminate cultivation techniques and martial skills.
"However..."
Xiao Yunlong's tone shifted, and he suddenly said with a smile, "If it's a cultivation technique bought with money, you can teach it to anyone you want; in this regard, the empire's control is relatively lenient. If you ever become successful, don't forget to look out for me~"
Qin Tian's lips curved slightly upward, "Alright."
"Then thank you."
Xiao Yunlong chuckled; he was very optimistic about Qin Tian's future, with his astonishing talent and calm demeanor. His initial disadvantage as a clone had now turned into an advantage, allowing him to enjoy the special talent cultivation program.
Perhaps one day, Qin Tian would rise to prominence and be transferred to the imperial capital to join Lin Shuai's command.
By then, he would definitely cling tightly to Qin Tian's leg.
"Qin Tian, the Hidden Kill Rune Gun is in another base's warehouse; it will take about a day to deliver it here."
Qin Dadi said, "Now you should focus on studying these cultivation techniques; we won't disturb you."
"Right, right, right, remember to study the cultivation technique first; you can research the martial skills later," Xiao Yunlong advised.
"Okay!"
Qin Tian nodded; with the cultivation technique in hand, his curiosity and anticipation had reached their peak.
Once the three left, he immediately opened "Nether Shadow Thunder Prison Skill," studying it word by word and sentence by sentence, watching the explanation video three times to ensure he didn't miss any details.
In his previous life, he had to look at a courier tracking number three times, but now his memory was excellent.
In just two hours, he had memorized "Nether Shadow Thunder Prison Skill" by heart.
"I can start now."
Qin Tian assumed a special sitting posture, closed his eyes, and emptied his mind.
Soon, he sensed the ubiquitous psychic factors around him, and his body issued a thirsty call, urging him to absorb the psychic energy as quickly as possible.
Qin Tian mobilized the sparse psychic energy within him, following the cultivation route of "Nether Shadow Thunder Prison Skill," allowing the psychic energy to circulate through his meridians, while also coordinating with specific breathing techniques.
Gradually, the surrounding psychic factors became denser, surging into his body through his breathing.
Among them, lightning and dark psychic factors accounted for the majority.
The two types of factors were like drops of water, one by one merging into the stream of psychic energy, constantly growing stronger.
Thus, Qin Tian immersed himself in cultivation, unaware of how much time had passed, until a feeling of fullness swelled within his body, as if he had eaten too much, and then he slowly opened his eyes.
After an internal inspection, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the dark purple psychic energy had gathered in his Dantian, more than double the amount it had been before.
Qin Tian stood up, raised his hands, and the next moment, purple lightning burst from his left hand, and black mist rose from his right hand.
Due to the Purple Lightning Bloodline, the lightning element factors he absorbed would directly condense into high-grade Purple Lightning psychic energy, and Shadow Muscle and Bones also made the dark psychic energy more solid.
Now, he had officially stepped into the First Order.
However, this First Order was not complete.
Only when he opened his first Star Aperture would he be considered a true First Order One-Star Spiritual Energy User.
Opening the nine major Star Apertures would allow him to break through to the Second Order and condense a Star Vortex.
"It's a long and arduous journey~"
Qin Tian couldn't help but sigh; even though he could now contend with Second Order Transcendent beings, in the path of psychic energy, he was still a complete novice.
It was late at night, with stars twinkling outside the window.
Qin Tian had no desire to sleep, so he simply opened the martial skill "Thunderclap Blade" and began to study this Black Iron-grade blade skill.
The principle of psychic martial skills was very simple.
It involved mobilizing the psychic energy within the body to resonate with external psychic factors, using the amplification of psychic energy to make moves more varied and powerful.
However, while it sounded simple, it was not so easy to practice.
Psychic energy control was a delicate task; if not controlled properly, violent psychic energy could damage meridians and organs.
This also meant that during training, martial artists had to be extremely careful, and only when they had practiced a martial skill to a proficient level could they apply it in actual combat.
Otherwise, not only would they fail to harm the enemy, but they would injure themselves first.
Due to the existence of Blade Heart Clarity, Qin Tian understood many key points of "Thunderclap Blade" after just one read, but his psychic energy was currently sparse, at most he could attempt the first move, Thunder Shadow Assault.
This was a blade technique for quick advancement and a downward slash, which could be used as an opening move to quickly close the distance.
However, the current environment was not suitable for practicing this move.
Qin Tian could only temporarily suppress his inner excitement and eagerness and begin to study another movement martial skill, "Ninefold Lightning Flash."