I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 73: Star-Level Gap

"Alright," Fang Yun agreed immediately.

It just so happened that this Senior Sister Guo also wanted to test the Upper Grade Magical Artifact she had just acquired.

And he wanted to test the performance of his two-star Shield Talent in actual combat.

He had never encountered a senior brother or sister who used a whip-type Magical Artifact before, so today would be a new experience.

「On the way up Battle Peak.」

Fang Yun ran into many senior brothers and sisters who greeted him.

Among them, quite a few remarked that he had come very early this time.

Indeed, this was the earliest Fang Yun had ever come to Battle Peak in a day.

After Fang Yun and Senior Sister Guo registered with the Steward, they were assigned to Dueling Platform Number Four.

"Junior Brother Fang, I’m starting."

"Alright."

After responding, a Profound Iron Shield had already appeared in Fang Yun’s hand.

This was a Middle Grade Magical Artifact-level Profound Iron Shield.

As expected, entering a combat state felt completely different from when he was just testing it.

The amplification from the two-star Shield Talent on a Middle Grade Profound Iron Shield was terrifying.

Senior Sister Guo hadn’t even officially attacked yet, but the amplification from his talent already gave him the feeling that he could predict where her attacks would land.

This was an incredibly terrifying amplification!

But a Middle Grade Magical Artifact was still just a Middle Grade Magical Artifact. If it couldn’t withstand the opponent’s attacks, knowing the precise point of impact was useless.

Soon, Fang Yun switched to another Profound Iron Shield.

This time, he brought out one of the Upper Grade Magical Artifact level.

With the Upper Grade Profound Iron Shield in hand, Fang Yun no longer had the same feeling he did with the Middle Grade one.

The amplification from his two-star Combat Talent on an Upper Grade Magical Artifact was nowhere near that level, but compared to the amplification from his previous one-star Combat Talent, it was still a completely different experience.

"What does Senior Brother Fang mean by that? I don’t understand his actions."

"Maybe he thinks this senior sister is powerful, so he decided not to bother with a Middle Grade Magical Artifact and went straight for an Upper Grade one," an Outer Sect Disciple guessed.

Fang Yun’s Magical Combat spars with Inner Sect Disciples were a major attraction for the many disciples who came to Battle Peak.

At this moment, many Inner and Outer Sect Disciples had already gathered below the Dueling Platform, with the Inner Sect Disciples being slightly more numerous.

"Huh, that senior sister’s attack style is strange."

"She hasn’t been using that Upper Grade Magical Artifact in her hand for long, has she?"

"From the looks of it... that really seems to be the case."

"When you get a Magical Combat spar with Junior Brother Fang, you should be attacking with all your might to break his defense. What’s the point of using this chance to practice with a new Magical Artifact? It’s a complete waste."

Fang Yun didn’t come to Battle Peak often, and at most, he would only participate in three Magical Combat spars each time.

For many Inner Sect Disciples, the chance to have a Magical Combat spar with Fang Yun was precious.

Right now, many of the Inner Sect Disciples below the Dueling Platform were thinking that if they had the chance to spar with Fang Yun, they would definitely try everything they could to break his defense.

The discussions below the platform didn’t last long, because on the Dueling Platform, the Inner Sect Disciple surnamed Guo began to attack Fang Yun with her full strength after briefly testing out her new Upper Grade Magical Artifact.

She understood what she needed to do in a Magical Combat spar with Fang Yun.

Just like many other Inner Sect Disciples, she also wanted to break through Fang Yun’s defense.

Fang Yun was still at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer. If they couldn’t break his defense while he was at this Realm, it would be even more impossible for Qi Refining Seventh Layer Inner Sect Disciples like them to do so once Fang Yun broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

After the Inner Sect Disciple surnamed Guo began her all-out assault, the gazes of most disciples below the Dueling Platform were fixed on the defending Fang Yun.

"In his previous Magical Combat spars, I could still spot brief openings in Junior Brother Fang’s defense. Now, I can’t find a single one."

"This spar isn’t over yet. Don’t be hasty, let’s keep watching."

"Mmm."

「As time went on.」

A Magical Combat spar came to an end.

Some disciples observed Fang Yun’s improvement through this match. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

On the Dueling Platform, Fang Yun had already confirmed his next opponent for Magical Combat: another Inner Sect senior sister at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

At this moment, the Spiritual Power in his Qi Sea was close to seventy percent full, enough to support spars with two Qi Refining Seventh Layer Inner Sect Disciples. However, he chose to go recover his Spiritual Power.

If he had chosen to continue with the second spar without recovering his Spiritual Power, the difference compared to before would have been far too shocking.

It was better, and safer, to control the spread of his fame within a reasonable range.

For the three Magical Combat spars he had on Battle Peak this time, all his opponents were Inner Sect Disciples at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. The first two were senior sisters, and the last was a senior brother.

After the three spars, Fang Yun had a much clearer understanding of his two-star Combat Talent.

A two-star Life Talent was more than enough during the Qi Refining Stage.

As for a two-star Combat Talent, during the Qi Refining Stage, no Cultivator of the same Realm—including geniuses—should be his match.

Before, the rumor was that his defense was invincible among Cultivators of the same Realm.

Back then, Fang Yun felt he hadn’t quite reached that level yet. But now, he truly had.

Of course, this was limited to the Qi Refining Stage.

「On the way down from Battle Peak, Fang Yun happened to run into Yuan Yunfan.」

"What a coincidence, Senior Brother Yuan," Fang Yun greeted him.

"Ah, it’s Junior Brother Fang."

Yuan Yunfan responded.

He only responded like this to disciples he acknowledged. Normally, when encountering other disciples on the road, he wouldn’t even give them the time of day.

Over time, not many disciples took the initiative to greet him like Fang Yun did.

This was a development Yuan Yunfan was happy to see.

The two of them chatted briefly.

As they parted ways, Yuan Yunfan, who had only taken two steps, suddenly thought of something and turned back.

"Oh, right, Junior Brother Fang."

Hearing this, Fang Yun stopped and turned around.

"Is something the matter, Senior Brother Yuan?"

"It’s not a big deal, I just wanted to give you a heads-up. When you break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, watch out for that guy, Deng Qian."

Deng Qian?

Fang Yun thought for a moment. He had never heard that name before.

Asking when he didn’t know was the right move.

"Senior Brother Yuan, who is this Deng Qian?"

"An Inner Sect Disciple at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. Once you reach the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, he’ll probably shamelessly challenge you to a Magical Combat spar."

After saying this, Yuan Yunfan continued on his way up Battle Peak without another word.

To him, this reminder for his junior brother was probably of little consequence.

Watching Yuan Yunfan leave, Fang Yun also turned and went on his way.

’Senior Brother Yuan warned me about this... Did he run into this kind of problem before?’

As the thought crossed his mind, Fang Yun felt it was very likely.

On Battle Peak, everyone seemed to follow an unwritten rule: a cultivator wouldn’t typically initiate a Magical Combat spar with a junior brother or sister who was two minor Realms below them.

Conversely, a lower-Realm cultivator challenging a higher-Realm one was, of course, acceptable.

Fang Yun didn’t pay too much mind to the Deng Qian that Yuan Yunfan had mentioned.

A large sect was bound to have all sorts of people, so the appearance of someone like that wasn’t strange at all.

In any case, Fang Yun had no interest in associating with such people.

If he got a bad feeling about someone he met, he wouldn’t interact with them a second time.