With godlike talent from the start, how did he become invincible?

Chapter 429 Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei's Modesty

Lin Tian hummed in agreement.

"It's good to practice teamwork," he said. "Team competition and individual competition are two different things."

Zhang Tianya sighed: "Who says otherwise? There are a few guys in our guild who never lost a one-on-one duel in the preliminaries, but they get completely lost when they're ganged up on, and they can't even use their skills properly."

Li Weiwei chuckled: "You still have the nerve to say that? Those mage girls in our guild were chased all over the map during the preliminaries, and they cried for days afterward."

Lin Tian listened to their complaints and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

The council chamber was silent for a few seconds.

Zhang Tianya suddenly remembered something and looked at Lin Tian: "By the way, you just said you had something for you, what is it?"

Li Weiwei also looked at him, her eyes filled with curiosity: "Yes, you said you had something for us outside, and we remembered it."

Lin Tian glanced at them but didn't say anything.

He reached into his backpack and took something out.

It was a fist-sized crystal, deep indigo blue, with a restrained and profound luster in the sunlight.

Inside the crystal, it seemed as if an entire galaxy was sealed away—countless tiny golden points of light slowly rotated, forming two intersecting galactic arms, with a faint purple mist flowing between them, a beauty beyond compare.

Even more astonishing is its aroma.

As it lay quietly in Lin Tian's palm, the air in the entire council hall seemed to freeze for a moment.

Zhang Tianya was stunned.

Li Weiwei was also stunned.

The two of them stared at the crystal, motionless.

"What...what is this?!" Zhang Tianya's voice was a little dry.

Lin Tian did not explain.

With a slight thought, he displayed the detailed properties of the crystal—a semi-transparent light screen unfolded above the crystal, and clear text appeared line by line.

[SSS-grade Talent Enhancement Stone]

Rank: SSS

Type: Consumable/Talent Ascension

Description: Do you want to defy fate?

Effects: After use, there is a very high probability (85% success rate for S-rank talent users, 60% success rate for A-rank talent users) to raise one's talent rank to SSS level. If the user's original talent rank is lower than S, it will definitely be raised to S level, and there is a 40% probability of directly jumping to SS level.

The light screen hovered for five seconds before slowly dissipating.

The council chamber was silent for a full five seconds.

Zhang Tianya suddenly stood up from the chair, the chair legs scraping against the ground with a screeching sound.

He took a step forward, then stopped, staring at the crystal in Lin Tian's palm, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

"Talent...enhancement stone?" His voice was shaky, as if he doubted that he was dreaming.

Lin Tian nodded.

"SSS level," he added.

Li Weiwei also stood up, her expression changing.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found herself at a loss for words.

Zhang Tianya took another step forward, squatted down in front of Lin Tian, ​​and leaned closer to examine the crystal.

He reached out his hand, then withdrew it, as if afraid of damaging some rare treasure.

"Boss Lin Tian," his voice trembled slightly, a rare occurrence, "you...you said this is an SSS-grade talent enhancement stone?"

"Um."

"Can you upgrade an S-rank talent to SSS-rank?"

"Um."

"The kind with a 70% success rate?"

"Um."

Zhang Tianya fell silent.

He stared at the crystal for a long time, then slowly stood up, took two steps back, and plopped back down in his chair.

"I feel a little dizzy," he said.

Li Weiwei was calmer than him, but she couldn't hide the shock on her face either.

She took a deep breath and looked at Lin Tian: "Brother Lin Tian, ​​this is too valuable. We can't..."

Lin Tian waved his hand, interrupting her.

"It's not free for you," he said.

Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei were both taken aback.

"I need a lot of skill upgrade stones," Lin Tian said calmly, placing the crystals on the table. "Any grade is fine."

He looked at the two of them: "And I only have this one. You two, see who wants it."

Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei exchanged a glance.

Their eyes met for a second in the air before simultaneously looking away.

Zhang Tianya lowered his head, staring at the table, seemingly lost in thought.

Li Weiwei bit her lip, her fingers unconsciously twisting together.

The only sound in the entire council chamber was the occasional whistling of the wind coming from outside the window.

Lin Tian didn't speak, he just watched them quietly.

He certainly knew the value of this crystal.

In the entire new player continent, with over seven billion players, there are only five known individuals who possess SSS-grade talents.

Those five names hung at the very top of the talent rankings, figures revered by all players. Each of them possessed the power to change the course of a battle.

Now, this crystal has the potential to make someone with an S-rank talent one of the top five.

Who could resist such temptation?

Zhang Tianya raised his head and looked at Li Weiwei.

Li Weiwei was also looking at him.

The two stared at each other for a full three seconds.

Then--

Zhang Tianya let out a long breath, as if he had made up his mind.

"Give it to Li Weiwei," he said.

Almost at the same moment—

"Give it to Zhang Tianya!" Li Weiwei also suggested.

Their voices overlapped, making them exceptionally clear in the quiet council chamber.

They were stunned, then exchanged a glance.

Then, they both laughed.

"Hahahaha—"

Zhang Tianya threw his head back and laughed so hard that the chair shook.

Li Weiwei also laughed, but as she laughed, her eyes became a little red.

Lin Tian looked at them without interrupting.

After laughing enough, Zhang Tianya pointed at Li Weiwei and said, "You go first, you go first."

Li Weiwei rolled her eyes at him, then turned to Lin Tian and said seriously, "Brother Lin Tian, ​​I think this crystal should be given to Zhang Tianya."

She paused, then explained, "The War Alliance is a larger guild than our Crimson Romance, so he needs stronger individual strength to maintain order. Also, the War Alliance has been expanding recently, offending quite a few people, and several S-rank opponents are eyeing him."

Zhang Tianya immediately shook his head: "Hey, hey, hey, what you're saying isn't right. Isn't Blood Romance in trouble too? Wasn't that guild leader from last time also an S-rank? Besides, your talent already has a weakness; maybe reaching SSS rank can make up for it."

Li Weiwei frowned: "That's a small matter, I can handle it myself."

Zhang Tianya scoffed, "A trivial matter? Who was it that almost got trapped in the dungeon last time? If it weren't for the equipment Lin Tian gave you, you would have been done for that day."

Li Weiwei blushed: "That was my carelessness!"

"Careless?" Zhang Tianya raised an eyebrow. "You're always careless?"

"Zhang Tianya!"

"Li Weiwei!"

The two glared at each other, neither willing to give in.

Lin Tian looked at them, the smile on his lips growing wider and wider.