Indeed, the Spring of Life, after all, is just a spiritual object for healing damage. Its recovery power is limited, and reckless use of potions can indeed pose risks.
Keeping the side effects within the body's tolerance limit is a good and stable approach, avoiding unexpected risks.
"I want to soak in the Spring of Life as soon as possible. When can we arrange that?" Ye Mingqiu asked.
"Anytime you want."
The headteacher replied with a smile.
"How about now?"
"No problem."
"Can I go now?"
"Of course."
The headteacher still smiled, his expression calm and elegant. He walked up to Ye Mingqiu, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said, "It's time. Get ready mentally."
"Hmm?"
Before Ye Mingqiu could think more about it, a sudden feeling of temporal dislocation descended upon him. He felt as though he had been tossed into a washing machine for ten minutes, making him feel nauseous.
He stumbled for a moment but quickly steadied himself. His blurry vision gradually became clear, and the surroundings turned into a subterranean cave. At the center of the cave was a pool of clear spring water, exuding a rich breath of life.
It's the Spring of Life!
"We're here."
The headteacher smiled, wiping sweat off his sleeve, but he remained calm on the surface, as if he hadn't expended any energy.
"Is this the Spring of Life?"
"Yes."
"Do I bathe directly in it?"
"That's right."
"Um..."
Ye Mingqiu thought for a moment, then asked, "If I wear clothes while soaking, wouldn't that dirty the water for the next person who uses it?"
Kid, what's your score in theory classes...
The headteacher's veins bulged, struggling to maintain his calm expression, but ultimately he held back and explained, "The Spring of Life isn't real water. It's a pseudo-liquid spiritual energy formed in a special environment, containing extremely powerful life force. So, you don't need to worry about that."
"Oh, got it."
Ye Mingqiu nodded in relief and then approached the Spring of Life, cautiously stepping into it.
Soon, ripples formed on the surface of the Spring of Life. The imagined feeling of shoes being soaked didn't appear. Ye Mingqiu felt a warm force enveloping his foot, a comfort and fullness that was extremely pleasant.
As expected of the Spring of Life!
Ye Mingqiu completely submerged in the spring, sitting cross-legged, feeling the spiritual energy and life value washing over him, a feeling so comfortable it seemed like even his soul was becoming lighter. The potion toxins he had endured these past days also dissipated accordingly.
He felt his body becoming lighter and lighter, as if he would float away at any moment.
[Warning: Spiritual energy concentration in the area is too high, you are experiencing initial spiritual poisoning effects]
The spiritual poisoning effect occurs when weak spiritualists or ordinary people are exposed to an area of overly potent spiritual energy they cannot withstand, causing negative effects — being unable to receive nourishment.
Accompanied by warnings from the Spirit Realm, Ye Mingqiu's consciousness suddenly became clear, he forcibly gathered his spirit, opened his attribute panel, and quickly clicked the plus button on his talent.
[Fourth talent awakening in progress...]
In an instant, the excess spiritual energy and life value within Ye Mingqiu were drained away. The new power continuously flowing into the Spring of Life was also absorbed by the awakening talent, transforming into the power of awakening talent that rippled through Ye Mingqiu's body.
Comfortable fullness spread throughout his body, giving rise to a feeling of rebirth, and at the moment of awakening, Ye Mingqiu was filled with a craving for power, recalling the scene of Tang Ruobing beating him with a magic staff in the training room.
I must defeat her someday!
[Talent awakened: Divine Valor]
Ye Mingqiu pondered his current excellent state; awakening one talent was far from his limit. The life force in the Spring of Life remained exceptionally dense, nearly untouched.
So, he clicked the plus button again.
[Fifth talent awakening in progress...]
The familiar feeling resurfaced, even stronger than before. Simultaneously, Ye Mingqiu's body couldn't help but feel a tearing pain, a sensation caused by his energy consumption speed almost exceeding absorption from the Spring of Life. His body was nearing its limit.
Not good! My constitution's too weak!
Luckily, the talent awakening did not take long, and Ye Mingqiu wasn't left in that tearing pain for an extended period.
[Talent awakened: Unrivaled]
[Notice: Your talents Divine Valor and Unrivaled have a high degree of compatibility, automatically fused to advanced level]
[You've acquired the talent: Unparalleled Divine Bravery]
Unparalleled Divine Bravery
Level: S
Effect: Increases strength, agility, constitution attributes by 30%, and acquires the talent effects of [Divine Valor] and [Unrivaled].
Divine Valor: Fixed immunity to 1% of life damage, improved resistance to abnormal status, enhanced resistance against control-type skill effects.
Unrivaled: Power of a thousand kilograms, unparalleled, adds an additional 50% strength determination when using long weapons for attacks.
Upon seeing the newly acquired talent, Ye Mingqiu's eyes widened; this was his first time seeing an S-Level talent, possessing even three talent effects, the passive basic attribute improvement alone surpassing the first talent's [Spiritual Power - Fullness]. It's an unconditional basic attribute enhancement.
The next two special effects are extremely potent. Divine Valor greatly avoids being controlled while enhancing survivability, and Unrivaled's strength determination is explosively powerful.
In the Spirit Realm, spiritualists are able to equip weapons, and both equipment and weapons can boost attributes, but basic attribute bonuses are not counted in equipment attributes.
However...
Unrivaled's strength determination adds an ultimate extra bonus after all attribute bonuses are calculated, with staggering practical value, worthy of an S-Level talent effect.
But...
Isn't this a top-level warrior talent!
If I were a warrior, wouldn't I soar to great heights?
Ye Mingqiu looked at his panel showing a spirit of 9.4 and a strength of only 3.1, displaying an incredibly painful expression, knowing the weakness wasn't in his talents but in his attribute allocation.
Now that his basic attributes reached 18.1, he could no longer redistribute them, limiting his final profession choices to the magic system or the support system.
Sigh!
Painful though it is, thinking positively, at least Unparalleled Divine Bravery is an overwhelmingly powerful S-Level talent that will surely yield remarkable effects during Spirit Realm trials, potentially earning him a hero-level profession directly.
Hero-level profession, huh...
Seems pretty good too...
But right then, Ye Mingqiu discovered horrific news on the panel—the plus signs on the talent panel had turned gray, meaning they couldn't be clicked!
I can no longer increase talents!