Looking at the talent description, there was no mention of a poison damage cap. If there was a cap, it should have been indicated there. Moreover, the value of 240 points didn't seem like a cap; it seemed more like it was linked to the level. Currently at level 12, twenty times that is exactly 240.

But why was it twenty times instead of ten times? Suddenly, Wu Shaochen recalled the introduction of the War God Hall, which mentioned that raising one's realm could enhance talent potential.

This must be what they call talent potential. It means that not only my talent but everyone's talent potential has a limit, and players can increase this limit by raising their realm.

If that's the case, then my talent limit should be ten times my level, and because I raised my realm, it increased to twenty times. That would make sense.

It's easy to verify; just level up once more to see if it can increase to 260. If it does, then by tomorrow, when I raise my realm to Bronze Tier, I'll know for sure.

With that thought, Wu Shaochen continued to quickly poison the Black Bears. Soon, he killed 76 more Black Bears, raising his level to 13, and then continued deeper, finding level 18 monsters: a group of giant red lizards. As usual, he used Insight.

[Fire Lizard]

Level: 18

Health: 28,000

Physical Attack: 150

Magical Attack: 380

Physical Defense: 150

Magical Defense: 160

Speed: 50

Skill: Fire Breath: Spits fire in a five-meter range in front, with the flames burning for 5 seconds. Targets within the fire range take 100% magical damage per second. Cooldown time: 20 seconds.

A magical attack monster? Wu Shaochen was taken aback. It was his first time encountering a magical attack monster, and indeed, they were more troublesome than physical attack monsters. This skill was quite fierce; if he didn't quickly escape the skill's range, even with over 2,000 health, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.

However, magical attack monsters rely entirely on skills for damage, like mages. Without skills, mages pose no threat. But a mage's basic skill, Fireball, has a cooldown of only three seconds, consumes little mana, and is instant-cast, so it's basically used as a normal attack. So, being without skills is unlikely, but if they're out of mana, they're truly lambs to the slaughter.

This magical attack monster didn't even have Fireball, relying on that 150 physical attack for normal attacks? Wu Shaochen chuckled; he could still break through its defense.

No pressure, just need to dodge the skills. However, this monster couldn't be farmed in groups; otherwise, there'd be a sea of fire with nowhere to run.

So, single farming it is. After all, it only takes a little over a minute per lizard. He lured one out and struck it twice with his sword. Although he ran quickly, he still got hit by the skill for a second, but it didn't matter much.

A little over a minute later, the lizard fell...

"Ding, killed [Fire Lizard], gained 220 experience, gained an additional 110 experience for killing a monster five levels higher. Your pet [Silver Great Wolf] gained 66 experience points."

"Ding, talent trait triggered, poison damage increased by 1 point, current poison damage is 241 points."

"Ding, Immortal Body activated, maximum health increased by 1 point, current Immortal Body has increased maximum health by 297 points."

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Sure enough, the talent poison damage increased again. Wu Shaochen killed twenty more lizards, and the poison damage reached 260 points before it stopped increasing.

Having figured out this pattern, Wu Shaochen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't capped, it was fine. He hadn't even added to his strength; he was relying entirely on his talent. If the talent couldn't grow, he wouldn't have any advantage.

"As long as it can still increase, it's fine. Currently, twenty times the level is already very strong. At least, no player can withstand my strike right now," Wu Shaochen thought to himself.

He glanced at the time; it was already past nine in the evening. He decided to log off for dinner, then sleep after eating. Since his talent had reached its limit, there was no rush to level up. Others wouldn't catch up anytime soon.

Taking off his helmet, Wu Shaochen rubbed his head. He still needed to buy a game storage unit, but he was short on money. He hadn't earned any since reaching the main city; he needed to find a BOSS to fight.

Wu Shaochen went out for a late-night snack and returned at 10 PM. He set a six-hour alarm and went to bed. After a whole day of effort, he was indeed tired.

At this time, players in the major main cities were experiencing rapid growth. In Jinling City, players were everywhere. Su Muxue walked out of the War God Hall. She had just attempted the War God Secret Realm, but clearly failed. Solo challenges weren't a mage's forte. Although monsters' magical defenses were generally low at this stage, the equipment from the Novice Village didn't boost magical attack, and mages were a fragile class, unable to withstand the high damage from phantoms, making it impossible to win.

She thought about asking that guy if he had any magical gear, but when she opened her Friends List, she found he was offline, and his level of 13 was blindingly high.

"That guy, how does he do it? Eating and sleeping normally, yet staying so far ahead. What a freak," Su Muxue thought to herself. It seemed she needed to level up and get some gear first.

After Su Muxue left, Ao Shi Tianxia and his group arrived at the War God Hall. With the Bronze and Black Iron gear dropped from killing the Boar King and Silver Wolf King, along with the remaining buff potions and instant recovery potions, Ao Shi Tianxia finally succeeded in the challenge, gaining a significant boost in strength. He emerged with a smile on his face.

Wu Shaochen slept until the alarm went off. It was 4 AM, and it was pitch black outside. His sleep schedule was completely reversed.

After getting up and washing up, he finished the fried noodles he had packed from the night before and put on his helmet to log back in.

Upon logging in, he was back in the Fire Lizard area. Wu Shaochen thought for a moment and decided to return and tackle the War God Secret Realm first. Then he could verify whether his theory was correct.

He took out a Town Return Scroll, ready to use it, when he heard an unusual roar coming from Black Bear Ridge.

Wu Shaochen's eyes lit up. Based on his experience, that roar was definitely from a BOSS. He put away the Town Return Scroll and quickly ran toward the source of the sound.

When Wu Shaochen arrived, he saw a massive Black Bear chasing a fleeing soldier. The soldier was already at his limit. Just as the bear was about to slap the soldier to death, Wu Shaochen rushed over and had Silver Taro block the strike, saving the soldier.

Silver Taro was already level 10, with a health of 10,200 and a physical defense of 220. It could withstand a hit without much trouble.

After rescuing the soldier from the bear's claws, Wu Shaochen quickly cast Insight.

[Black Bear King] Bronze Tier BOSS

Level: 17

Health: 300,000

Physical Attack: 750

Physical Defense: 420

Magical Defense: 240

Movement Speed: 85

Skill 1: Slap Strike: Slaps the ground, dealing 140% physical damage to all targets within a two-meter range and reducing their movement speed by 30% for 5 seconds. Cooldown time: 20 seconds.

Skill 2: Earth Shatter: The bear's paw strikes the ground, creating a fissure that extends forward, dealing 160% physical damage to targets in its path and knocking them into the air. Cooldown time: 1 minute.

Skill 3: Petrified Skin: The skin becomes stone-like, increasing defense by 100% and reducing nearby targets' physical damage by 50% for 30 seconds. Cooldown time: 5 minutes.