Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 5

The next day.

"Not only can I absorb talent from people, I can also take it from wild beasts. Like the two dogs that day."

Darren remembered he had read in a book that every creature in this world was born with the talent for martial arts, but the talent was ranked from different levels.

"The Barren Wasteland! That's a great choice!"

There were hills called the Barren Wasteland one hundred and eighty miles away from Acqua City. Those hills, covered by miasmas throughout the year, were the habitat of various strong beasts.

"If I can catch a few strong beasts, I will gain a rapid upgrade in my talent. But I must go to the Martial Arts Skill Library before I leave for the Barren Wasteland."

Darren decided to head the Barren Wasteland alone and hunt wild beasts for more talent.

The Barren Wasteland was an extremely dangerous place. It was hard for Darren, considering his current cultivation base, to kill wild beasts on his own. So he needed to go to the Martial Arts Skill Library, where he could first enhance his power by learning and practicing some superior martial skills.

Darren entered quickly upon arrival at the Martial Arts Skill Library.

He started his research on the first floor of the building.

Darren casually picked some books and leafed through them. However, what he found were only basic martial skills for beginners. It was as easy as blinking an eye for Darren to learn those skills, but he didn't need such weak and basic skills. So he headed directly for the second floor.

The books on the second floor were all on important martial skills of the Chu Clan. These skills were difficult to learn. Generally speaking, the second floor was where the outstanding members of the Chu Clan came to choose the martial skills they wished to learn.

"The Fierce Punch? This seems to be a great one. If I mastered this skill, the power of my punch at my current cultivation base would be equal to the force of two thousand pounds. It's almost as strong as a cultivator of the fourth stage of the Primary Realm."

Darren picked up another book. "Premium Blade Skill... This one is aggressive. There are thirteen moves of it. Each one is a murderous attack. It's an excellent martial skill, but it will take me half a year to have a good grasp of it."

...

Darren hadn't made a decision yet after he walked around for a while. According to the family rule of Chu Clan, every member of the immediate family was allowed to choose only one book from the Martial Arts Skill Library every half a year.

"Oh my god! Haven't you decided yet? Any book here is going to take you almost a year to learn. Come on, just pick one and go away."

Darren turned to the voice and saw an elderly man next to the bookshelf. He could tell from the old man's squinting eyes that he had just woken up from a nap. The elder was the guard of the Martial Arts Skill Library.

"I'm sorry, sir! Could you give me a few more minutes to think about it, please?"

Darren answered politely. He knew well that the elder in Martial Arts Skill Library was as powerful as the ones in the Elders Cabinet, both in status and cultivation base.

"Come on, kid! It's not about time. If you really want something good, why don't you go to the third floor? The books upstairs are all masterpieces. Go and pick one! I bet you will find the one you want. Or are you afraid?" Apparently, the elder had lost his patience.