Chapter 588: Chapter 588: Double Talent

“Quick, look! Xerxes seems to be comprehending his talent skills…” shouted an elder. All eyes immediately followed the shout and focused on Xerxes.

Xerxes’ face was distorted, his eyes tightly shut as he let out a deep roar. In an instant, a gray and a silver light emanated from him.

“How is this possible, he actually awakened a dual talent!” An elder’s face showed a look of surprise as he couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Dual talent? Hahaha, the Blackhoof Tribe is about to rise again!”

“This is incredible! In history, the instances of dual talent awakenings within the Blackhoof Tribe are extremely rare. And among these talents, there’s clearly a superior skill!”

“I wonder what it is. It’s going to take him some time to stabilize…”

Everyone expectantly looked at Xerxes, waiting for him to finish his awakening.

Soon, the glimmer on Xerxes increased in intensity until it reached its peak and became blinding, with even the figures of those around him being obscured by the light.

After a while, the light around Xerxes gradually converged and dimmed, eventually clinging tightly to his skin, giving the appearance of wearing a silver-gray armor.

Xerxes stood up, his eyes shining with two sharp gleams, and left the stone pillar to walk towards the crowd.

When Xerxes entered the crowd, he was immediately surrounded, with everyone taking turns congratulating him.

“Xerxes, can you tell us about your dual talents?” asked an elder hesitantly.

Typically, one would not share their awakened talents with others, as it was considered private. The elder’s question was somewhat inappropriate in that regard.

However, throughout the Blackhoof Tribe’s history, there had only been a handful of people with dual talents, so many were curious.

Hearing the question from the elder, those around quieted down, looking at Xerxes in anticipation, waiting for his answer.

“Xerxes, if you don’t want to answer, you don’t have to,” said another elder suddenly.

“Right, right,” that previous elder’s face showed an apologetic expression as he hastily added, “I’m just curious. If you don’t want to say, you don’t need to…”

Xerxes smiled faintly and said, “I have nothing to hide. This time, I gained two talent skills – one of them is the Half-step Rush Punch!”

Xerxes suddenly moved, taking only half a step forward, his right fist pierced forward like a spear. An intense qi gathered around his right fist, creating a white light as the air exploded with a boom, similar to thunder.

Bang!

Those standing next to Xerxes were caught off guard and felt the ground shaking beneath their feet. The shockwaves in the air, like ripples in water, spread out in all directions.

“What a powerful move!” someone exclaimed.

This Half-step Rush Punch skill of Xerxes’ was not only fast, but it also possessed immense power. In a fight, the distance between opponents was short. Executing this move suddenly would make it difficult for the opponent to react.

“The other one is a passive skill called Fist Dominator!” smiled Xerxes, “It allows me to increase the power of my fist moves by 50%, and there’s a chance for an additional punch!”

“An increase of 50% power, heavens, this is terrifying!”

“I think the chance for another punch is even more terrifying. It’s like dealing double damage, plus the 50% increase in power. It’s equal to the effect of three punches in one…”

“Xerxes, you’re so lucky…”

“Indeed, even in history, dual talents are very rare, only a handful have appeared…”

Xerxes responded with a smile, but in reality, he hadn’t revealed all the information about his gained talents.

Half-step Rush Punch was only a gray talent, while Fist Dominator was a silver talent, and its effects were far more powerful than what Xerxes had shared with everyone.

“Fist Dominator (Talent Skill), Level 1, Passive. Skill effect: Permanent strength +3, agility +5, constitution +3. When using fists as weapons, damage is increased by 50%, power of fist moves increased by 80%. When attacking targets, there’s a chance to trigger the ‘Fist Emperor Shadow’ effect; Fist Emperor Shadow creates an invisible burst of qi, dealing triple Armor Break damage to the target and restoring 15% of the damage dealt as Vitality Points for the caster.”

Kane was watching Xerxes, and when he heard the words “Fist Dominator”, his eyes flashed. In the tribal records, there was a book accessible only to the chief that recorded the skills of mighty warriors throughout the history of the Blackhoof Tribe. One of them was the skill of a minotaur Fist Emperor.

In part, the reason why this minotaur became a Fist Emperor was because he comprehended the Fist Dominator talent skill. The book recorded detailed information about Fist Dominator, so Kane knew Xerxes was hiding some attributes of the skill.

However, it was normal for a warrior to keep some of their cards hidden, and no one would reveal everything to others.

“It seems another Fist Emperor is about to emerge in the Blackhoof Tribe; I must say, I’m quite envious!” Kane thought secretly while looking at Xerxes.

It’s important to note that a Fist Emperor is a legendary-level profession, far superior to any warrior, boasting tremendous potential and a smoother development path.

Witnessing Xerxes being surrounded by the tribe members, Kane decided that more tribal resources should be allocated to him.

“I wonder if Song Jian will be able to stimulate a talent skill…” Kane’s gaze lingered briefly on Xerxes before moving to Song Jian, who was seated next to the minotaur swordsman statue.

For the other races, comprehending talent skills was extremely difficult, with only one or two people out of every ten managing to do so. This was an incredibly low probability compared to minotaurs, who had a seven in ten chance or even higher of awakening a talent skill.

One by one, the Blackhoof Tribe members sitting next to Song Jian at the minotaur swordsman statue welled with light and began roaring before standing up and leaving.

The sacrificial ceremony continued late into the night. The number of minotaurs seated next to the stone pillars had dwindled, and as time went on, the chances of awakening a talent skill grew ever slimmer. Out of dozens of tribesmen, only five or six had failed to awaken one, a number already considered quite high.

“Chieftain, do you think we should announce the end of the sacrificial ceremony?” asked an elder softly, standing by Kane. Due to Song Jian, the sacrificial ceremony had already been delayed by half an hour, but there was still no sign of light emanating from him.

Kane shook his head slightly, it seemed Song Jian would not be able to gain a talent skill.

Just as Kane stepped forward to announce the end of the sacrificial ceremony, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from Song Jian.

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