Transforming into other wild monsters isn't the main point; the key is acquiring new talents.

The talent of a Gnoll is always the "Inferior Werewolf Bloodline." So far, no matter how Lu Chen upgrades his talent level, he only ever has one talent.

But the emergence of bloodlines will completely overturn this situation!

"Impressive!" Lu Chen squinted slightly.

"Let's check out the other stuff first."

[Low-Level Inner Art: Beast Breathing Technique]

[Price: 1000 Reputation]

[After training, unlock the fourth basic attribute "Spiritual Power," and enhance its strength through practice.]

"Haha, I finally have an inner art!" Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Monsters below level 10 rely on physical attacks, but given the strong fantasy background of Nine Heavens, the importance of spiritual power becomes increasingly apparent as levels rise.

At level 10, players can go to the level 10 main city to learn inner arts. Initially, Lu Chen was worried he wouldn't be able to possess spiritual power, but now he's relieved.

"The Nine Heavens Official Website says everything has spiritual power, and it seems to be true."

Of course, the 1000 Reputation price tag still made Lu Chen a bit anxious.

He continued to look further.

[Yellow-Rank Technique Compendium (First Time): 1000 Reputation]

[After killing wild monsters, you can summarize the Yellow-Rank techniques they used.]

"Does this mean I can learn techniques from other wild monsters and not be restricted by the Nine Major Classes?" Lu Chen pondered.

The so-called Nine Major Classes are just different factions with their own techniques. It can be anticipated that future wild monsters will also have different factions and techniques.

The Yellow-Rank Technique Compendium doesn't specify the type of technique; as long as it's Yellow-Rank, it can be summarized.

So, as long as I summarize the techniques well, I can learn them all!

"It seems quite powerful, but this 'first time'... it feels like a huge trap!" Lu Chen's face was serious.

With the Reputation Shop's tendency to be a money pit, his current assets really couldn't withstand it.

"Never mind, at least with these things, I won't fall behind other players in development!"

After checking that there was nothing new in the Reputation Shop, Lu Chen decided to make a significant investment and purchase the low-level inner art.

Inner art is the most basic ability after level 10, and since the official website says spiritual power can be increased through player practice, it's naturally better to acquire it sooner.

As for other things, he'll consider them once he has more Reputation.

"Purchase Low-Level Inner Art, Beast Breathing Technique."

"So miserable, I can only learn the beast's inner art..."

In Lu Chen's backpack, there was now a book with a blue cover and black characters, styled in an ancient fashion—Beast Breathing Technique.

"Learn!"

The Beast Breathing Technique disappeared, transforming into tiny stars that floated into Lu Chen's ugly Gnoll forehead.

Then, the system displayed several prompts.

[Congratulations, you have mastered the low-level inner art "Beast Breathing Technique."]

[You have unlocked the fourth-dimensional ability, Spiritual Power! Initial value is 1.]

[All things in heaven and earth possess spiritual energy, use it for yourself, defy destiny!]

[There are three main ways to increase spiritual power: when killing wild monsters, a small amount of ambient spiritual qi captured will be absorbed into the Spirit Elixir; additionally, players can meditate online to comprehend the spiritual qi of heaven and earth to replenish the Spirit Elixir; thirdly, players can consume precious elixirs to fill the Spirit Elixir.]

[You can check your "Spirit Elixir" at any time. Once the Spirit Elixir is full, you can increase your spiritual power by 1 point. After increasing spiritual power, the Spirit Elixir resets to zero.]

[During the use of spiritual power, you also need to draw from the spiritual qi in your Spirit Elixir. When the Spirit Elixir is empty, you cannot use spiritual power.]

[From now on, the gates of the Ninefold Heaven Realm have truly opened for you. Enjoy the game!]

Lu Chen blinked, realizing that level 10 and beyond is the real Nine Heavens?

Alright, the Skywalk Game sure knows how to boast.

But indeed, after level 10, the game seems to have added many new elements, quite different from before.

"Let's check my attributes. Open Personal Panel."

Lu Chen's other attributes hadn't changed, but under physical strength, there was an additional basic attribute.

[Physical Strength: Strength: 42 (36+6) Agility: 44 (36+8) Constitution: 42 (36+6)]

[Spiritual Power Strength: Spiritual Power: 1]

At the same time, the character's attack power was divided into two parts: physical attack and spiritual power attack.

Lu Chen's physical attack remained unchanged at 71-77, while spiritual power attack became 1. In normal attacks, there was an additional 1 point of spiritual power attack damage, but using spiritual power attacks would consume the spiritual qi in the Spirit Elixir.

Clearly, it's not very cost-effective.

In defense, it was also divided into physical defense and spiritual power defense. Currently, Lu Chen's spiritual power defense was "0," and he wasn't sure how to improve it in the future.

In the character panel, there were also two new entries.

[Inner Art: Beast Breathing Technique (Off)]

[For every 1 minute of practice, gain 1 point of pure spiritual qi.]

[Spirit Elixir: 0/100 (Pure Spiritual Qi)]

"So, when I start practicing, the inner art is in an active state, and I can't do anything else." Lu Chen decided to give it a try.

Crossing his legs, Lu Chen prepared and said, "Practice Inner Art!"

As a result, Lu Chen found that when he entered the practice state, his whole state became particularly ethereal, and his body felt light.

Of course, he didn't forget to check the panel.

But when he opened the panel, the system issued a prompt.

[While practicing spiritual qi, you cannot perform other operations, or you will automatically exit the practice state.]

"Can't even check the status." Lu Chen shook his head, thinking he could practice while selling equipment or watching live streams.

"Let's see how much pure spiritual qi I can get from killing monsters." Lu Chen stood up again and went monster hunting with the three fools.

[Killed Strong Gnoll (Level 8), captured 80 points of ambient spiritual qi, obtained 1 Tier-2 Talent Shard, obtained 1 2-Star Quality Evolution Point]

[Extracted 1 point of pure spiritual qi.]

[Killed Gnoll (Level 8), captured 75 points of ambient spiritual qi, obtained 1 Tier-0 Talent Shard, obtained 1 0-Star Quality Evolution Point]

[Extracted 0 points of pure spiritual qi.]

[Killed Particularly Agile Gnoll (Level 8), captured 90 points of ambient spiritual qi, obtained 1 Tier-0 Talent Shard, obtained 1 0-Star Quality Evolution Point]

[Extracted 0 points of pure spiritual qi.]

The advantage of high monster-killing efficiency is that it allows Lu Chen to quickly figure out the pattern.

So the pattern is... there is no pattern!

Sometimes he could extract pure spiritual qi, sometimes he couldn't, and it wasn't much related to the monster's quality or whether Lu Chen or the three fools killed it.

It's completely random!

Unfortunately, Lu Chen's looks weren't great, even among Gnolls he was considered ugly. From the dozen or so monsters he killed, the chance of extracting pure spiritual qi was less than 50%, probably only about one-third.

"Damn, no wonder the official site says self-practice is the main method; relying on monster hunting to increase spiritual qi isn't reliable."

An average player can't even kill one monster per minute, and at this rate, it's clearly not as stable as meditating.

Of course, the downside of meditating is that you have to forgo experience and items, so it's a mixed bag.

After figuring out this new attribute, Lu Chen didn't want to level up anymore. He slept in the game last night, so today he definitely needed a good sleep.

"After finishing Zakas at 9, I'll go to sleep." Lu Chen checked the time; there was still half an hour.

"Erzi, Sanzi, and Sizi, go hunt some monsters, remember to only hunt level 8 ones. Call me when Zakas is done, I'll AFK and watch some live streams." After making arrangements, Lu Chen opened the official website.

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