Chapter 13: skill incarnation talisman
[skill incarnation talisman]
Type: Permanent Item, Bound by Blood
Realm: Special
Quality: Perfect!
Effect 1 - Active: Upon use, one of the player's skills can be converted into an avatar. The avatar will inherit 80% of the player's Essence, Qi, and Spirit attributes and the characteristics of that skill. The avatar's memory remains synchronized with the player in real-time.
Effect 2 - Passive: While the avatar exists, the proficiency of that skill will continuously increase until it reaches perfection.
Remarks: After use, the talisman enters a 24-hour cooldown. The death of the avatar does not affect the player or the skill itself, but only one skill incarnation can exist at a time.
Description: The height of a fountain will not exceed its source; the same applies to the power of an avatar.]
"Why does this look a bit like the Rat Talisman?"
Lin An couldn't help but complain. After all, the appearance of this talisman was indeed very similar to the Rat Talisman, with the main difference being that the pattern on it was not a rat, but a brilliant golden five-pointed star.
But complaints aside, the shock and excitement in Lin An's eyes did not diminish in the slightest!
Because the avatar's attributes were fixed at 80% of his own Essence, Qi, and Spirit attributes, it meant that the stronger he became, the stronger the skill incarnation would be!
In other words, no matter what level he reached in the future, the skill incarnation would always be able to keep up with his pace!
It might not compare to the player himself, but it would definitely be a great help.
For no other reason than that the skill incarnation could be summoned again even if it died, and death would not affect him at all. This was essentially having an absolutely loyal death soldier who could be infinitely resurrected!
And as long as the avatar was alive, his skill proficiency would continue to rise until it reached perfection. What was the difference between this and AFK leveling?
Powerful, no more words needed!
A perfect item, truly terrifying...
With this thought, Lin An didn't hesitate at all and directly picked up a small knife to cut a small wound on his finger.
"Drip."
As a drop of bright red blood fell onto the gray talisman, the skill incarnation talisman quickly absorbed it all.
The next moment, the talisman emitted a brilliant light and charged straight toward his brow with lightning speed!
However, the expected impact didn't come. The talisman slowly merged into Lin An's brow and finally disappeared completely.
At the same time, Lin An could clearly see that the talisman was now quietly floating in his spiritual world, and he could control it with a single thought.
"It doesn't even take up an inventory slot; this is getting more and more like a fantasy."
"Can I only say it's worthy of being a perfect quality item?"
Lin An sighed with emotion, then with a thought, he began to check his interface.
[Player: Lin An
Level: 2
Talent: Three-Dimensional Balance
Experience Points: 80% (Increased by 50% for killing a Level 3 Pseudo-human above his level, and by 30% for killing two Level 2 Pseudo-humans and one Level 2 Iron Fist Rabbit)
Essence (constitution): 8 (+2, continuously rising)
Qi (Origin Power): 3 (+2, continuously rising)
Spirit (Spirit): 10
Skill: Tiger-Bird Technique
Items: skill incarnation talisman, Substitute Talisman Skill Book, cat face mask... Current Status: Drowsy]
"A total upgrade."
Lin An sighed. Compared to when he first entered the game yesterday, his current panel was simply too luxurious!
Moreover, if one observed closely, it wasn't hard to see that the talismans and manuals he obtained this time were actually closely related to the player's own Essence, Qi, and Spirit attributes.
Among them, the teleportation distance of the Substitute Talisman was determined by the sum of one's Essence, Qi, and Spirit, while the avatar was even more straightforward, being exactly 80% of his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
Coincidentally, the Three-Dimensional Balance talent he awakened allowed Lin An to quickly move toward becoming a stat monster.
They complemented each other.
"Is this the reward that suits me best? The top-tier newbie gift pack is indeed top-tier!"
Lin An felt like the corners of his mouth hadn't come down all night, but he didn't forget his business and looked at the Tiger-Bird Technique.
Since the Substitute Talisman hadn't met the learning requirements yet, he only had this one skill for now.
Therefore, there was naturally nothing to hesitate about. Plus, the talisman's cooldown was only twenty-four hours, so with a thought, Lin An began to activate the talisman in his spiritual world.
A brilliant golden five-pointed star appeared on Lin An's brow. A dazzling light flashed, and in the next moment, a familiar figure appeared before him.
And this figure was none other than himself!
More accurately, it was himself merged with some tiger characteristics.
The avatar in front of him looked seventy to eighty percent like him, but its face was more square with high cheekbones, and its pupils were golden and slit-like. Making eye contact would give one a sense of heart-palpitating dread, as if being stared down by a fierce tiger.
Although it still had yellow hair, it didn't feel like a hoodlum at all; instead, it carried a strange sense of dominance and majesty.
However, Lin An naturally felt nothing. Because of the memory synchronization, the avatar was, in a sense, another version of himself, so there was no reason to be intimidated by himself.
The other's actions were also completely under his control, and with just a thought, Lin An could make the avatar vanish on the spot.
He opened the panel to check the avatar's information.
[Tiger-Bird Technique avatar
Level: 2
Essence (constitution): 6.4
Qi (Origin Power): 2.4
Spirit (Spirit): 8
Characteristic: Tiger]
The panel was very concise, and the skill incarnation could not learn other skills.
But at the same time, the avatar's mastery of its own skill would reach a pinnacle level; even the creator of the skill might not be able to compare to the skill incarnation!
As expected, with a thought from Lin An, the avatar in front of him completed its Beastification in an instant, turning into a majestic tiger with a shoulder height of 1.1 meters and a body length of 2.5 meters!
"Stop, stop, stop. This form not only takes up space but also consumes a lot of energy. Shrink down a bit first."
"Awoo~ (Oh, okay.)"
As the words fell, the majestic big cat quickly shrank to its juvenile form, looking just like an adult fat cat at first glance.
"Not bad, not bad."
Seeing this, Lin An nodded in satisfaction.
After all, even if a normal human practiced the Tiger-Bird Technique to the perfection realm, they could at most beastify into an adult big cat for a short time. Turning into a juvenile tiger form was basically impossible.
But for a skill incarnation, this was effortless.
"Hmm, I'll call you Tiger from now on."
Lin An said after thinking for a moment.
Because of the memory synchronization, he actually only needed a thought to command the avatar to do anything, but Lin An felt it was more natural to have a name.
However, as someone terrible at naming things, Lin An felt like he couldn't think of a good name for a moment.
The avatar in its Hajimi state nodded slightly at his words, its expression cold and aloof.
Although memories were synchronized, the avatar was also influenced by the characteristics of the skill itself, and the nature of a fierce tiger naturally made this little tiger avatar look more aloof and majestic.
Lin An didn't care about that. After yawning, he ordered Tiger to keep watch tonight.
Having gone nearly two days and one night without sleep, Lin An's state had already fallen into drowsiness.
And now that he had a reliable helper, he could finally sleep in peace.