Your Talent is Mine
Chapter 898: How Afraid of Death He Was

TL: Etude

Beneath the starry sky.

Ye Tian traversed through space, heading toward a treasure trove, when suddenly a sense of imminent danger descended upon him.

“There’s danger!”

Ye Tian’s expression grew serious.

As a Heavenly Monarch who had mastered the Great Divination Technique, he could sense danger without even actively using it.

Immediately, Ye Tian activated the Great Divination Technique and quickly perceived that someone was laying an ambush for him.

However, he couldn’t deduce who was targeting him since the vast universe had been shielded, making it impossible to divine others’ affairs, including his own. Yet, sensing his own danger was still feasible.

“It seems someone wants to assassinate me!” Ye Tian speculated.

Additionally, he cast the Great Immortality Technique, stacking various defensive divine abilities together. Defensive divine abilities could be layered without restriction, unlike offensive ones.

Suddenly.

A streak of dark light appeared in the starry sky.

This dark light pierced through space and time, slashing toward Ye Tian at an unimaginable speed.

“Not good!”

Ye Tian sensed the attack but couldn’t evade it. The opponent’s speed surpassed everything.

To dodge such an attack, Ye Tian would need to cultivate the Time-Space Shift Technique, a Chaos Divine Ability, to at least a minor accomplishment realm, otherwise, evasion was impossible.

The assailant had to be a powerful Heavenly Monarch, possibly even one listed on the Heavenly Monarch Rankings.

“Blood River Immortality Technique!”

“Void Sky Dao Body!”

Ye Tian activated both techniques simultaneously.

In an instant, a blood river descended.

But the dark light pierced through the blood river in a split second, even penetrating Ye Tian’s body. The Chaos Supreme Treasure defensive armor he wore was instantly obliterated, and his body nearly shattered and annihilated.

However, under the triple protection of the Blood River Immortality Technique, the Great Immortality Technique, and the Void Sky Dao Body, Ye Tian was almost unscathed, his body quickly reformed.

“Escape!”

Ye Tian used the Time-Space Shift Technique, swiftly phasing away.

At the same time, he began sending messages to Heavenly Monarch Peng Yu, informing him of the attack.

In the distance.

A Heavenly Monarch in black robes and a mask pursued him, but with Ye Tian prepared, the pursuer couldn’t catch up.

Before long, the Heavenly Monarch gave up and started to flee.

If he continued the chase, once Heavenly Monarch Peng Yu arrived, the attacker might not be able to escape.

Shortly after, Heavenly Monarch Peng Yu arrived. Seeing Ye Tian unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Dao Child, it’s good you’re safe. Who exactly tried to assassinate you?” Heavenly Monarch Peng Yu asked.

“I don’t know!” Ye Tian shook his head, “I only know the person used some dark method, piercing through in an instant. If I didn’t have life-saving means, I would be dead for sure!”

In reality, Ye Tian already knew who the attacker was, as his Copy Talent had directly probed the situation.

But Ye Tian couldn’t disclose this to Heavenly Monarch Peng Yu, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to explain.

The one who attacked Ye Tian was a Heavenly Monarch from the Heavenly Monarch Rankings—Heavenly Monarch Black Tower, ranked 974th on the list. Though at the bottom of the ranking, his strength was formidable, and Ye Tian couldn’t defeat him for now.

“Dao Child, where were you attacked?” Heavenly Monarch Peng Yu inquired.

Ye Tian led Heavenly Monarch Peng Yu to the site of the attack, where Peng Yu sensed the surrounding energy fluctuations to deduce the divine ability used by the assailant.

“It’s a Chaos Divine Ability—Ziji Dark Light, ranked 572nd on the Chaos Divine Ability List. The opponent’s Ziji Dark Light must have reached the major accomplishment realm. Any Heavenly Monarch capable of wielding such a powerful Chaos Divine Ability, even with a weaker foundation, could approach the level of a Heavenly Monarch on the ranking. Moreover, a Heavenly Monarch qualified to master a Chaos Divine Ability wouldn’t have a weak foundation, so the attacker must be a Heavenly Monarch on the ranking!” Peng Yu concluded, looking at Ye Tian with a surprised expression.

A Heavenly Monarch on the ranking had attacked Ye Tian, yet he was unharmed. This was astonishing! Usually, a ranked Heavenly Monarch could kill an unranked powerful Heavenly Monarch in a single strike. Ye Tian had only recently broken through to the Heavenly Monarch level and couldn’t possibly have such strong combat prowess. How could he survive an attack from a ranked Heavenly Monarch?

“Could it be that he used a life-saving artifact bestowed by a Dao Ancestor?” Peng Yu speculated.

“Dao Child, there are at least ten known Heavenly Monarchs in the vast universe who have mastered Ziji Dark Light, and we cannot rule out the possibility of a mysterious Heavenly Monarch hiding this ability. Therefore, we can’t confirm the identity!” Peng Yu stated.

“Understood!” Ye Tian nodded.

One divine ability alone couldn’t identify the attacker. For instance, he had mastered many chaos divine abilities unknown to others. Suspecting someone based on a single divine ability could easily bring trouble to the Void Sky Hall and provoke other factions.

“Thank you, Senior Brother Peng Yu!” Ye Tian expressed his gratitude.

“No need to be so polite, Dao Child. However, it’s too dangerous recently. You should be more cautious and ideally stay in seclusion within the Void Sky Hall,” Peng Yu advised.

“Got it!” Ye Tian nodded.

Afterward, Peng Yu left, while Ye Tian didn’t return to the Void Sky Hall. Instead, he used the Time-Space Shift Technique, constantly changing directions to avoid being tracked easily. His goal remained unchanged: to collect resources from those treasure troves.

Meanwhile,

Heavenly Monarch Black Tower arrived at a hideout of the Dark God Society, meeting with one of its leaders.

“Black Tower, did you complete the mission?” the leader of the Dark God Society inquired.

“Failed!” Heavenly Monarch Black Tower replied. “We underestimated that monstrous Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws. His combat strength might not be strong, but his life-saving means are terrifying. He has mastered the Great Immortality Technique to the extreme limit, and also the Blood River Immortality Technique, nearly reaching the minor accomplishment realm. His physique is incredibly powerful, though its nature is unknown. Additionally, he seems to possess a time-space related Chaos Divine Ability, likely the Time-Space Shift Technique. I couldn’t catch up to him, nor could I kill him in one strike.”

“What? Great Immortality Technique, Blood River Immortality Technique, Time-Space Shift Technique—how afraid of death must this Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws be, mastering all these life-saving divine abilities!?” The leader of the Dark God Society was astonished.

Typically, a person could only master one or two chaos divine abilities due to limited energy and the immense cost of meeting the conditions required for such abilities. Even the most talented geniuses wouldn’t dare to attempt mastering multiple chaos divine abilities, as the cost would be ruinous even for True Ancestors. Hence, they assumed Ye Tian only knew a few Chaos and great divine abilities. Yet, Ye Tian had chosen to master all life-saving ones, showing an extreme fear of death.

However, they had no idea that Ye Tian possessed the Copy Talent, allowing him to continuously copy and integrate others’ talents, enhancing his own. Many of Ye Tian’s talents had reached the Super God level, allowing him to master all chaos divine abilities freely. The price Ye Tian paid wasn’t something others could understand, as each fusion involved tormenting his soul and body, akin to enduring endless epochs of torture. Such a cost was unbearable for most.

“Temporarily abandon the plan to assassinate Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws!” the leader of the Dark God Society decided reluctantly.

“Understood!” Heavenly Monarch Black Tower responded.