Talent Swallowing Hero



Even though Leo felt it was a pity to kill the forest manticore without getting some answers to his questions, Leo didn't want to think much about it.

Getting information was good; however, clearing the floor was better because if the forest manticore used another trump card similar to the revival card, it would have ended with Leo's death.

Hence, after thinking for a moment, Leo felt it was not that bad to kill the forest manticore.

[The rewards for clearing the fifth floor have been issued]

[Also, since the challenger has cleared five floors in a row, he will be allowed to cultivate inside the resting room]

It didn't take much time for Heaven's Voice to give Leo his rewards. Other than the treasure chests, Heaven's Voice blessed him with another reward which made Leo pleasantly surprised.

'This additional reward is for clearing the challenge with additional difficulty.'

Before he entered the fifth floor, Heaven's Voice had already informed him that the difficulty would be increased because of his God Space.

However, at the same time, as long as he cleared the floor, he would be given the equivalent reward for the increased difficulty.

'Now, I can cultivate and increase my cultivation.'

Until now, Leo was unable to cultivate inside his resting room; however, as soon as he heard Heaven's Voice, Leo hurriedly circulated his cultivation technique and absorbed thousands of units of starlight energy.

'The speed is similar to that of a level 2 world. As long as I have more resting time in this room, I can increase my cultivation slowly and steadily.'

Even though the speed of the cultivation was good, Leo knew that he needed a lot of time just to increase his cultivation by one minor level and what's more, he will only get one hour of resting time between each floor.

'Wait a minute…the timer only starts after I open all the treasure chests, right? Let's give it a try.'

Suddenly, Leo thought of an idea as he looked at the five treasure chests in front of him.

There were five treasure chests in front of Leo, three white ones and two bronze ones.

'If I use the loophole to cultivate, there is a chance that [Heaven's Voice] might punish me by taking back the treasure chests. So, it is better to open all of them except for one.'

Leo was always thoughtful of his actions such that he even thought of what kind of punishment that the [Heaven's Voice] would give him.

Therefore, Leo decided to open four treasure chests and leave one white treasure unopen. Even if the [Heaven's Voice] punishes him, it could only take back that one white treasure chest.

'Most probably, [Heaven's Voice] might not even punish me.'

Leo knew he was overthinking; however, he still went with his plan of opening four treasure chests.

'First, two bronze treasure chests.'

Since the items stored in the bronze treasure chests were more valuable, Leo directly opened them.

'Ding,

Items from the bronze treasure chests are:

1) God Energy Orb (White) x 3.

2) Cultivation Experience Orb (White).

3) Floor Clearance Card (White).

4) Cultivation Booster Card (White).

From the first bronze treasure chest, Leo received three small black-coloured orbs called God Energy Orb whereas the second contained three different items.

'System, give me more information about it.'

Each item he received from [Heaven's Voice] contained the basic information about these items.

On the other hand, the system uses its analytical skills to gain more information about those items.

Hence, Leo asked the system to project the information about those items in front of him.

'Ding,

Item Name: God Energy Orb (White).

Use: By consuming this orb, the consumer can randomly obtain 0-10 units of God Energy.

'Ding,

Item Name: Floor Clearance Card (White).

Use: Using this card, the challenger can skip a floor and mark it as completed but still, he will get the basic reward.

'Ding,

Item Name: Cultivation Booster Card (White).

Use: Using this card, the challenger can increase his cultivation speed by 10 times for an hour.

Note: The effect remains the same on the 10th or below floors but after the 10th floor, the effect will be reduced by half and after the 20th floor, it will be useless.

Soon, Leo saw a series of system notifications in front of him.

Since Leo already knew about the Cultivation Experience Orb, the system didn't project its information.

'The items from the bronze treasure chest are always good.'

Leo wanted to use them as soon as possible; however, he didn't want to waste his time on them now.

Right now, Leo just wants to open the treasure chests and focus on his cultivation.

'I can use the [Cultivation Booster Card] in case [Heaven's Voice] finds out about the loophole.'

Leo made a mental note as he opened the two white treasure chests leaving one unopened.

'Ding,

Items from the white treasure chest are:

1) Diluted Awakening Potion x 1.

2) Diluted Recovery Potion x 1.

3) Diluted Rage Potion x 1.

4) Potion Recipe (Incomplete).

From the first white treasure chest, Leo got the usual three items and from the second one, he got a unique item.

That item looked like a broken piece of a circular seal that looked old and had some ancient runes that Leo had no clue about.

Nevertheless, the system scanned the item in his hand and after its analysis, it projected that information about the item.

'Ding,

Item Name: Potion Recipe (Incomplete).

Information: Upon collecting three such items and placing them together, they merge together and transfer the knowledge about a specific potion recipe to the collector.

'Huh? A potion recipe?'

Leo raised his eyebrows and felt it was a good item because as long as he gained a potion recipe, he could start creating them.

'Even if it is just a low-level or diluted potion, I can merge them and increase their grade. So, it is a perfect item that I can maximize my benefits from.'

Just from thinking about it, Leo became excited. Nevertheless, it will take time for that.

'As for now, let's cultivate and figure out how long it will take for [Heaven's Voice] to figure out that I am using the loophole?'