Upon hearing Xiao Pang's words, Qin Chuan's mind went blank.
The player who obtained a Gold Talent... revealed themselves?!
Before he could speak, Xiao Pang dropped a line, "Just check the Dream Realm Forum and you'll know," and then he hung up the phone.
Clearly, he had just received the news and was eager to get on the Dream Realm Forum himself.
Qin Chuan finally came to his senses.
He was still somewhat incredulous.
This was a Gold Talent.
The strongest and unique talent.
Did a player really reveal it after obtaining it?
At that moment, Qin Chuan's mind flashed through five talents that were already fading.
He definitely didn't reveal himself, and Yue Li wasn't that kind of person either.
So... which of the other three could it be?
Amid myriad thoughts, Qin Chuan had already opened the Dream Realm Forum.
He didn't need to make an effort to search; the top post in the discussion area gained thousands of comments with each refresh, firmly occupying the top spot in recent comments.
"Shocking! Player with Spirit Ascension Talent Reveals Themselves!"
It was Spirit Ascension?
Qin Chuan's pupils shrank.
In the current mainstream speculation, many people believed that among the nine talents, the Spirit Ascension Gold Talent was the strongest.
This speculation wasn't very reliable. Apart from the players who received the Gold Talents themselves, others didn't know the real Talent Effects of the Gold Talents. Outsiders guessed the effects of each talent based simply on the name.
Even so, Spirit Ascension remained the most discussed Gold Talent.
Now, the player who obtained Spirit Ascension had revealed themselves, pushing the fervor to its peak.
With full curiosity, Qin Chuan clicked on the post.
The post's owner claimed they were just a re-uploader, and the content was downloaded from an overseas site.
At the start of the video, a young man with shoulder-length golden hair, a tall and muscular figure, and a beard stood boldly and arrogantly on stage, his blue eyes staring in the direction of the camera. He spoke slowly in fluent American English.
"I, Erik Solag, hereby declare."
"I have obtained the Gold Talent: Spirit Ascension!"
Once these words were spoken, a burst of exclamation erupted, and even the camera shook.
It seemed to be a press conference scene.
Qin Chuan frowned, watching the man in the video.
The reporters in the video were also trying to verify the truth. Soon, one of them asked about Erik's game identity.
"My game identity, I can tell you, because I am invincible." In the face of the reporter's skepticism, Erik's expression was haughty, "Region 2761, lion, that's my region and game name. You are welcome to verify it and come find me."
"I will straightforwardly force you to delete your account and start over, and I will not be polite."
Hearing these arrogant remarks, the press conference erupted into even greater commotion.
Announcing his game region and game name so provocatively was akin to declaring war on the entire world.
With such confidence, could he really be the bearer of a Gold Talent?
The reporters were stirred up, shifting from skepticism to semi-belief.
Another reporter began to inquire about the specific effects of the Spirit Ascension Gold Talent.
Just as Qin Chuan thought Erik would not respond, he actually did.
"You all should know the uniqueness of a Gold Talent." Erik replied with the same pride, "It has three Talent Effects, and each is unique."
"The first two Talent Effects alone demonstrate the power of the Gold Talent, and the third is a gift from the Dream God." Erik's gaze swept over the people at the press conference, as if he was looking through the screen at everyone watching the video.
"So today, you are fortunate to hear about the first two Talent Effects of Spirit Ascension. As for the third, only those chosen by the gods who also possess a Gold Talent are worthy to know." Erik turned towards the camera with a very aggressive smile.
"The first Talent Effect of Spirit Ascension is a permanent 10% increase to all Contracted Spiritual Beasts' Race Values, exclusions not counted towards Extraordinary Value."
As Erik spoke each word at the press conference, a burst of exclamations followed.
A permanent 10% increase in Race Value?!
How could such a terrifying talent exist!
Thinking that this was just the first Talent Effect of Spirit Ascencion, everyone's expressions gradually became more solemn.
And this was exactly what Erik wanted to see.
"The second Talent Effect of Spirit Ascension temporarily increases the Race Value of Contracted Spiritual Beasts by 50%, which can be stacked with the first Talent Effect, lasting for 5 minutes with a cooldown of 5 minutes."
"After stacking, the total increase in Race Value is 65%."
As Erik finished describing the second Talent Effect, the room fell so silent you could hear a pin drop.
Such a high increase ratio, with a duration and cooldown time that perfectly matched.
Is this the Spirit Ascension Gold Talent?
"As for the third Talent Effect, I said earlier, mortals are not worthy to know the gifts of the gods." Erik crossed his arms, "But I can offer a small hints."
"By leveraging this Talent Effect, yesterday I killed a Level 26 Elite Rank Spiritual Beast with a Level 20 Growth Rank Contracted Spiritual Beast."
"This point can be confirmed by all players in region 2761 by checking the Ranking List."
As his words fell, the commotion at the press conference lingered.
Qin Chuan watched the man in the video, full of spirit, and bearing an unyielding demeanor, showing a pondering expression.
The man accurately stated that the third Talent Effect was much more powerful than the first two, and the first two Talent Effects also matched the strength expected of a Gold Talent.
This inclined Qin Chuan to believe what the man was saying.
He minimized the video window and began checking the comments below.
The top-liked comment caught his eye.
"I'm in region 2761, we do indeed have a top player called lion, he's number one in three categories, and he does have records of killing Level 26 Elite Rank Spiritual Beasts."
This comment directly corroborated all of Erik's statements.
So... this man really is the bearer of the Spirit Ascension.
Another highly liked comment provided information about Erik's family, the Solag Family from Mi Country, the wealthiest in Mi Country, dealing in arms trade, with influence sufficient to sway the allegiance of the foremost figure in Mi Country.
Further down, another netizen commented: "No wonder he dares to reveal himself, no one can kill him in real life, nobody can beat him in the Dream World."
Not to mention, this statement had some truth to it.
While Qin Chuan was reading comments to understand who Erik was, Erik's voice once again filled the video, bringing Qin Chuan's attention back.
"Next, I want to speak to the other Gold Talent holders." Erik's eyes gleamed with unhideable ambition, "The world has changed, and the rules ought to change too."
"We are the chosen ones by God, we should unite to create our own order!"