Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 258 Talent - Purple Mansion
[You have opened: Treasure Chest (Excellent), and obtained: Talent Book (Purple Mansion), Yaksha King's Life Talisman, Blood Fiend Sky-Splitting Claw, Paradise Points ×2900 ×3]

"The good news is that it's a summoning-type equipment; the bad news is that it's not compatible with me at all." Chu Danqing sighed, thinking that it was indeed equipment evolved from a spirit beast using unorthodox methods.

The quality and effects are both excellent, but it's a shame that they had to add some superfluous, sinister effects.

[Yaksha King's Fate Talisman]

[Type: Equipment - Jade Pendant]

[Durability: 100/100]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Mana +500]

【Blood Sacrifice Tyranny (Active): Sacrifice a summoned creature to trigger a blood explosion that deals (Spirit x 100) area damage to surrounding enemies.

【Fierce Infusion (Passive): After taking damage, randomly sacrifice one of your summoned creatures to deal true damage equal to 2% of your maximum health to the attacker】

【Master and Servant Share the Same Fate (Passive): When HP drops below 50%, automatically sacrifice one of the nearest summoned creatures to restore 20% of HP.

[Equipment Requirements: Summoning Basics LV.MAX, Strength 15, Constitution 15, Agility 10]
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Bloodthirsty Sky-Splitting Claw

[Type: Equipment - Gauntlets]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Durability: 120/120]

Attack power: 25-40

【Bloodthirsty Pursuit (Passive): After attacking the same target 3 times consecutively, summon miniature Yaksha phantoms to launch a coordinated pursuit attack (dealing 50% additional damage of this attack)】

【Beastmaster's Fury (Passive): For each summoned creature that dies, the user's attack speed increases by 5% and critical hit damage increases by 2% (stacks up to 10 times, lasts for 10 minutes)】

[Blood Sacrifice (Passive): Restores 10% of maximum health for each summoned creature that dies]

[Equipment Requirements: Basic Fist Fighting LV.MAX or Basic Summoning LV.MAX, Strength 15, Constitution 15, Agility 10]
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It is indeed a summoning-type character, but the problem is that it doesn't match Chu Danqing at all.

Especially the Yaksha King's Life Talisman, that thing is a real rip-off.

Designated sacrifice is fine, but with random sacrifice and automatic sacrifice of the nearest summoned creature, Big White will definitely be the first to die.

Some of Chu Danqing's passive skills require reducing her health to reach their maximum effect.

As for the Blood Fiend Sky Claw, it's even more outrageous; it's actually a gauntlet. Is he supposed to wear it and engage in close combat?

However, these two pieces of equipment do complement each other. One is specifically designed to sacrifice summoned creatures, while the other provides buffs and healing to the user upon the death of summoned creatures.

It is quite suitable for summoners like Yue Lan Wu Ying who treat summoned creatures as accessories and personally fight in battle.

Fortunately, there is still a market for selling them as a set. Since they have already released the Shining Pattern, these two pieces of equipment are definitely True Spirit equipment.

The upper limit could potentially reach the Excellent level.

Not all summoners choose to cultivate permanent summons like Chu Danqing.

There are also similar elemental fertilizers, which are directly summoned by skills, and this later led to the development of the sacrifice playstyle.

It involves summoning, sacrificing, and buffing. Then, the choice between rolling up your sleeves and directly attacking the enemy or letting the summoned creatures you've sacrificed crush the enemy becomes two different branches.

Chu Danqing's gaze fell on the main event, the talent book (Purple Mansion).

Since it was a summoning talent, Chu Danqing chose to use it immediately.

Unlike learning from skill books, which involves the imparting of knowledge, talent does not involve corresponding knowledge.

Instead, just like when he first awakened the Surface of the Sun, a warm current appeared in his body, only this time it wasn't as strong as before.

Skills are techniques learned later in life, while talent is an innate ability.

The former will give you knowledge, while the latter is more like reinforcement.

The warm current disappeared in about thirty seconds.

At the same time, a new talent also appeared in the panel.

[Purple Mansion]

[Effect 1: Increases all attributes by 10% (the five-dimensional attributes of the permanent summons refined by the Purple Mansion)]

(Note: Only one permanent summon can be refined into a contract.)

(Note: The improved attributes are not the base attributes and cannot be stacked with Summoning Techniques/Summoning Arts.)

(Note: Feedback attributes are limited to the five basic attributes of permanent summoned creatures without any equipment.)
(Note: This can be overwritten and upgraded by a higher-level talent of the same name and type.)

(Note: The permanent summons that can be refined are limited to the native spirit beasts of this trial world.)
Upon seeing this talent, Chu Danqing began to consider what kind of summon to choose.

After a little thought, the choice became clear: summonable creatures like guards and bodyguards.

As for whether this talent can be upgraded, that's not something he should be considering for now.

However, the park's prompt interrupted his thoughts.

The series of tasks has been completed, and the second phase has begun.

[Second stage of the chain quest: Refine a permanent summon in the Purple Mansion]

[Trial Difficulty: C-Rank (Adventure)]

[Trial Reward: Unlocks the next stage of the chain quest]

[Trial Failed: Chain Quest Aborted]

Chu Danqing was also surprised when she saw the second ring; could this be a purely welfare-type task?

That's certainly possible, considering this series of quests was granted by the superior-grade item, "The Obsession of the Heavenly Pool Dragon." The quest itself isn't particularly difficult; the real challenge lies in finding a suitable spirit beast to refine into a permanent summonable through the Purple Mansion.

He's not the kind of person who's casual; he wouldn't just pick one randomly for the sake of a task.

Then, his gaze fell on Yang Qianyuan, the boy who had helped him a lot. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke: "I have something I would like to ask you for help with."

Yang Qianyuan was surprised that Chu Danqing would ask him for help. Previously, it had all been his own idea, and Chu Danqing had not asked him to do anything.

“Brother Chu, you’re too kind. There’s no need for such formalities,” Yang Qianyuan replied.

"I need a spirit beast, it can..." Chu Danqing stated his request.

The requirements are actually very simple, with only two core points: first, being able to protect oneself, and second, consuming one's own life points without affecting one's physical functions.

Yes, Chu Danqing's idea was that since he couldn't find a suitable skill to drain health, he would let his summoned creatures do it.

Of course, he was just mentioning it briefly; if there weren't any such spirit beasts available later, he would change the terms.

Yang Qianyuan was indeed conflicted when he heard Chu Danqing's bizarre request—that he had to both protect himself and hurt himself.

After a moment's thought, he said, "There really are such spirit beasts."

"It needs to use its master's life force as food to survive and grow. If it is equipped with certain abilities, it will not affect itself."

“There are also guardian types, but they damage themselves, so few people choose these kinds of spirit beasts.”

"After all, it takes time for spirit beasts to learn and cultivate such abilities. During this period, they need to be nourished and recuperated, which ordinary families cannot afford."

"So, if you need this kind of spirit beast, Brother Chu, I can help you with divination to see if there are any clues."

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing added some details, such as it would be best to be in Meilong Town or on the way to Meilong Town, or to encounter unclaimed spirit beasts, etc.

These numerous requirements further increased the difficulty of Yang Qianyuan's divination of the heavenly secrets.

However, Yang Qianyuan didn't say anything, but silently began to cooperate with the Prophecy Spider to make deductions.

As the divination of celestial secrets progressed, visible cracks appeared on the outer carapace of the Prophecy Spider.

"Found it! It's in Meilong Town!" Yang Qianyuan suppressed his discomfort and, as he spoke, immediately took out some ointment and applied it to the cracks on the Spider of Destiny.

"Next time, just be moderate, don't let it affect Fei Di's safety." Seeing this, Chu Danqing asked, "Does it need treatment?"

The reason for not treating it immediately was because it was unknown whether treatment would harm the prophetic spider.

He understands summoning-related knowledge but not celestial-related knowledge, so it's safer to ask him.

“No treatment is needed. This injury is not an injury, but a backlash from the heavens.” Yang Qianyuan explained to Chu Danqing after politely declining the offer.

Chu Danqing didn't ask further, because he wouldn't know even if he did.

"According to the results of the celestial divination, there is a lotus seed in Meilong Town that perfectly matches what you need, Brother Chu."

"It feeds on life force and can store extra life force, and can help its master offset damage with the stored life force."

"I have heard of this Lotus of Love; it is a life-type spirit beast."

"However, this spirit beast has a drawback: after it is refined, it can only exist in the Purple Mansion and cannot be released outside."

"So it can't help its master fight; it's good at defense but not at offense. Brother Chu, do you think it's suitable?" Yang Qianyuan asked.

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing's face lit up with joy: "That's perfect!"

As for the drawback of insufficient attack power? This is already a high-level substitute straw doll that can transfer damage, what could be unsatisfactory?

The guards only need to protect Chu Danqing and shield him from attacks in critical moments.

This lotus seed possesses this ability.

"Actually, there is another unknown possibility." Yang Qianyuan paused for a moment and continued, "This Lotus of Unity is a plant spirit beast, and there is a very high probability that it does not have intelligence."

There are many kinds of spirit beasts, including animals, insects, plants, rocks, elements, and so on.

Plants and mythical creatures are not entirely devoid of intelligence, but only some of them possess it, which is why they are not particularly favored.

The mainstream ones are usually animals or elements, which are highly intelligent spirit beasts.

Most people can only refine one spirit beast in their Purple Mansion, so they definitely need to choose the right one.

"But don't worry, Brother Chu, I have some ideas about the method of awakening the spirit, it just takes some time," Yang Qianyuan added.

Chu Danqing didn't care about these things; they were just matters of wisdom and self-awareness, minor issues.

He has the ability to control spirits, and improving his spirituality should make up for this deficiency.

“It’s a minor problem. I have a solution. There’s no need to go through all that trouble to find the method to awaken the spirit.” Chu Danqing refused.

I've already troubled Yang Qianyuan with his help, and he's already paid a price for it. How could I possibly trouble him any further?

At this moment, he was also thinking about one thing: how to help Yang Qianyuan find freedom and break free from his cage.

If someone helps you, you should definitely help them in return.

There is a solution: simply sign a treaty of alliance and become their ally.

Chu Danqing also had this intention, but he and Yang Qianyuan had not spent enough time together, and their friendship was still only superficial.

It's probably not appropriate to bring this up now. Let's spend some more time together and see what kind of person Yang Qianyuan is.

Having only known each other for a little over a day, how could one possibly see a person's true character?

What Chu Danqing needs are like-minded friends.

(End of this chapter)