"Found it!" He picked up a talent crystal and placed it on his forehead.
Instantly, a stream of information surged into his mind.
"Holy Word: Your language possesses divine power, capable of purifying negative effects. Talent Crystal Level: D."
"Learn!" Lin Yu silently uttered.
The next moment, the talent crystal was activated by his will, transforming into a stream of light that vanished into his forehead.
"A decent talent, high potential, but the level is a bit low!" Lin Yu muttered to himself.
Now, he possessed a new talent: Holy Word.
As long as he activated the Holy Word talent, his language would carry divine power, capable of purifying negative energy, provided the content of his speech was related to purification.
However, this effect was not particularly strong; it could only purify negative energy of the same level. If it were negative energy of a higher level, Holy Word would be unable to purify it.
Furthermore, to maximize the purification effect, various ritualistic elements could be incorporated to enhance it.
"The level is too low, I need to upgrade it first."
He glanced at the number of upgrade points and found that although he didn't have enough to upgrade his talent clone, he had enough to upgrade a single talent to SSSSS level.
"System, upgrade the sixth talent: Holy Word, directly to SSSSS level!"
"Ding, sufficient upgrade points, do you confirm the upgrade?"
"Yes!"
"Upgrading..."
"Ding, sixth talent: Holy Word upgraded to S level!"
"Ding, purification effect enhanced."
"Ding, Holy Word talent has activated a new ability: Healing!"
"Healing: Activating the Holy Word talent grants your language healing properties. Note: The content of your speech must be related to healing."
Huh?
A new ability has appeared.
Lin Yu was quite pleased. This was perfect for his "talking cure" skills.
When fighting, he could just shout, and his injuries would be healed instantly. The thought alone was exhilarating.
At this moment, the system notification continued.
"Ding, sixth talent: Holy Word is upgrading..."
"Ding, sixth talent: Holy Word upgraded to SS level!"
"Ding, Holy Word talent's purification and healing effects have been enhanced."
"Ding, new ability activated: Retribution."
"Retribution: Your language possesses the power of retribution, capable of inflicting extra damage on wicked individuals. Note: Your speech content must be related to retribution."
Another new ability!
Lin Yu's mouth stretched into a grin.
Although upgrading this talent had used up all his previous savings, making him ache inwardly, the new abilities from Holy Word were a pleasant surprise.
Both purification and healing could effectively increase his combat power.
A barrage of clever words could feel like a set of buffs. The thought was exciting.
And this third activated ability was particularly interesting.
What constituted a "wicked individual"?
Intelligent beings were complex; strictly speaking, there was no absolute distinction between good and evil.
However, in the myriad worlds, there was a standard for measuring good and evil.
This standard was karma and merit.
If karma outweighed merit, one was deemed wicked and likely to be reincarnated into an unfavorable life.
Conversely, they were considered good. This was why wealthy and capable individuals often performed good deeds after achieving success.
Because, evil deeds could be compensated by good deeds.
The only thing difficult to compensate for was causality.
Once a person committed an evil act, an unseen causal link was established, and one might be killed by an enemy at any moment.
Causality was mysterious, like a sword hanging over the heads of all beings, preventing the strong from acting with impunity and offering a respite to the weak.
The Retribution ability could only harm beings whose karma outweighed their merit.
With this ability, he could also observe beings' karma and merit.
He scanned his surroundings, looking towards the myriad world powerhouses rushing towards him from millions of miles away.
Above each of them, a ball of light was displayed. Some were gray clusters of light, indicating that karma outweighed merit.
Others were golden clusters of light, indicating that merit outweighed karma.
The former were categorized as wicked individuals.
"A good ability!" Lin Yu chuckled.
At this moment, the system's voice continued.
The talent's upgrade was not yet complete.
"Ding, sixth talent: Holy Word is upgrading..."
"Ding, Holy Word upgraded to SSS level!"
"Ding, the purification, healing, and retribution effects have been enhanced."
"Ding, new ability activated: Authority."
"Authority: Your language possesses awe-inspiring power, capable of intimidating the mind. Note: Your speech content must be related to imposing authority."
The next moment.
A force surged within Lin Yu.
Unlike the previous abilities, this one could influence everyone.
According to the ability's description, the more ostentatious his words, the better the effect.
"I'll test it out once the upgrade is complete," Lin Yu muttered.
At this moment, the system's voice sounded again.
"Ding, sixth talent: Holy Word is upgrading..."
"Ding, talent Holy Word upgraded to SSSS!"
"Ding, the purification, healing, retribution, and authority effects of the Holy Word talent have been enhanced."
"Ding, new ability activated: Curse."
"Curse: Your language possesses the power of curses. Note: Your speech content must contain curse words."
The next moment.
He gained another ability.
This ability was peculiar, unlike any he had encountered before.
"This is a curse. This power is strange, invisible and undetectable."
"No wonder that cursed statue was so powerful. The power of curses is truly terrifying!"
"With my current cursing power, I can curse a god-king to death, and that too without the target being aware."
"Excellent, excellent. Once it's upgraded to SSSSS level, I can deal with the cursed statue later."
Within his mind, the system's voice continued.
"Ding, sixth talent: Holy Word is upgrading..."
"Ding, Holy Word upgraded to SSSSS!"
"Ding, the purification, healing, retribution, authority, and curse effects of the Holy Word talent have been enhanced."
"Ding, new ability activated: Illusion."
"Illusion: Your language can create illusions. Note: This ability has a long casting time. You must describe a scene with your words to complete this technique. The realism of the illusion depends on the detail of your description."
Finally, the upgrade was complete.
This last ability also brought Lin Yu considerable surprise.
However, this ability was not suitable for actual combat due to its lengthy casting time.
He needed to describe a scene with his words to complete the technique.
Once successful, he could temporarily manifest the illusory scene described in his speech.
The realism of the manifested scene depended on the detail of the description and his own power.
"I can't use this ability for now."
"However, these six abilities will still be quite useful in actual combat."
"I won't think about these for now, I need to deal with the cursed statue quickly."
"That kid Lin Fan, I hope nothing bad happens to him."
With that, he vanished in a flash.