Huo Zhili must have listened to Huo Ni裳's account of how she met Lin Chen, and then prepared a sumptuous family banquet to entertain him. It was during the banquet that Lin Chen learned that Huo Ni裳 was originally going to kill the demon beast alone as a kind of coming-of-age ceremony.

If she succeeded, it would mean that she had grown up.

Lin Chen became interested and asked, "Manor Lord, is this kind of ceremony something that everyone in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom has to go through?"

"Doesn't Young Master Zhang know?"

Huo Zhili looked over in surprise.

"I don't. I've been living in the mountains with my mentor. This is my first time coming down the mountain," Lin Chen said casually, making up an excuse.

Huo Zhili had an expression that said, "So that's how it is," and then smiled. "No wonder Young Master Zhang is so strong. Yes, we do have such a tradition in our Dragon Spirit Kingdom. When people reach a certain age, they must personally kill a level 100 Boss demon beast as a sign of their adulthood. This time, thanks to Young Master Zhang's timely rescue, those four lecherous thieves, Yuelagon, have been wanted for a long time. Young Master Zhang has eliminated them this time, which can be regarded as doing a service to the people. If Young Master Zhang has nothing else to do, feel free to stay in the manor for a while longer. I can help you report the bounty reward."

"Okay, I'm just afraid of disturbing the Manor Lord."

Lin Chen thought for a while and agreed, adding, "I may go out at night to level up. This is an assignment left by my mentor."

"Understood."

Huo Zhili smiled. "Young Master Zhang can stay in the manor. You can go out whenever you need to… You are my granddaughter's savior. How can there be any talk of disturbing? If Young Master Zhang doesn't mind, I would like my granddaughter to become your disciple. She doesn't obey anyone, but she admires you quite a bit. I don't know if it's convenient for Young Master Zhang?"

Take her as a disciple?

Lin Chen was surprised.

The people of this Dragon Spirit Kingdom are quite direct in their actions.

But Lin Chen hesitated.

He agreed to stay only to find a way to get close to Huo Zhi燼, the head of the Huo family.

He wasn't very interested in Huo Ni裳.

But now that Huo Zhili had made such a request, Lin Chen couldn't find an excuse to refuse…

Mainly, he didn't understand the Dragon Spirit Kingdom people's way of doing things, and he was afraid that a random refusal would have bad consequences.

Seeming to see Lin Chen's difficulty, Huo Zhili said to him, "This granddaughter of mine has lost both her parents. Back then… alas, it's a long story. Young Master Zhang should be able to see that although she is a member of the Huo family, she has no fire-type talent. This is because her background is quite special. To be honest, I have been looking for a famous teacher for her for many years, but I haven't found anyone who is suitable for her talent."

Only then did Lin Chen remember that Huo Ni裳 used sword qi when she fought before.

Logically speaking, she should be a kind of magic swordsman.

However, Huo Ni裳's sword qi was very different from that of a magic swordsman.

It was very similar to a new profession that Lin Chen had never seen before…

Could it be that this Huo Ni裳 has a natural hidden class?

Are there such people?

Lin Chen didn't know either.

But without a doubt, he still wanted to know.

Lin Chen then said, "I can try, but I'm afraid I'll mislead her."

"Oh, I believe that with your ability and strength, you certainly won't."

Huo Zhili was very happy and immediately said to Huo Ni裳, "Why don't you hurry up and become a disciple?"

"Master, your disciple offers you tea!"

Huo Ni裳's movements were also clean and neat.

Lin Chen took the teacup and drank it in one gulp.

Afterwards, Huo Zhili was very happy and took the initiative to say to Lin Chen, "This child has a natural talent. When she was a child, even a tree branch in her hand could emit a powerful sword qi from the air. However, my brothers and I found some magic swordsmen, but we found that her talent is not like that of a magic swordsman."

"A natural talent… Could it be a natural hidden class?"

Lin Chen asked the question in his mind.

"Hidden class?"

Huo Zhili looked puzzled and asked, "What is a hidden class?"

"Oh, it's a new talent."

Lin Chen was puzzled.

Could it be that for the people of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, there is no such thing as a hidden class?

On second thought, that makes sense.

These people aren't players.

They should know what their classes are.

For example, when Lin Chen arrived in the Ice Spirit Kingdom, didn't Mo Yi quickly recognize him as a Sky Walker!

After thinking about it, Lin Chen felt that describing Huo Ni裳's situation as a new talent would be the most appropriate.

"It is indeed a new talent that has never been seen before, but we don't understand how this talent was born, or how it should be used, so her strength is still not strong…"

Huo Zhili said with some regret, "It's a pity that back then… alas, her mother left too early. Her mother used to show this talent, but her mother's talent was not as outstanding as hers."

"Could it be related to her mother?" Lin Chen couldn't help but guess.

After all, Huo Zhili and the rest of the Huo family didn't have the appearance of Easterners. Lin Chen looked around and found that he and Huo Ni裳 were the only ones in the entire manor with black hair and black eyes.

"She looks like her mother."

Huo Zhili didn't talk much about this.

Lin Chen already had a guess in his heart.

Then, he felt a little scared in his heart…

Perhaps Huo Ni裳's talent is just a very common talent inheritance or mutation for the people of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, but in Lin Chen's view, this is no small matter!

Why?

Because this is very likely related to the survival of the entire Blue Star human race!

One question is…

When Blue Star humans continue their offspring, will they be able to copy or mutate their talents to their next generation like the people of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom?

If so, wouldn't it be possible for newborns on Blue Star to have… natural hidden classes?

This is indeed not a small problem!

But if Blue Star humans can't copy or mutate their talents to the next generation?

Then the survival prospects of Blue Star humans in this new world will be in jeopardy. After all, if people can copy and mutate their talents, they may become stronger and stronger. For example, Huo Ni裳, Huo Zhili said that her mother's sword qi talent was not as outstanding as Huo Ni裳's.

"What is the relationship between talent inheritance and mutation and genes? Are we Blue Star humans at a disadvantage or an advantage in this regard?" Lin Chen thought in his heart.

It's not that he's worrying unnecessarily for the Blue Star people.

Lin Chen himself was originally a Blue Star human.

Who knows if he will leave descendants in the future…

Besides, who would be willing for their genes to be weaker than others!

This question made Lin Chen determined that he must let the residents of Tianyue City study it carefully in the future.

For now, Lin Chen stayed in the manor.

After everyone went to rest, Lin Chen left the manor alone under the cover of night.

However, Lin Chen also felt that there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at him as he left the dark manor…

But Lin Chen didn't care.

He began to head north, towards the Taihu Kou Mountains.

A gathering place for demon beasts.

And there used to be a Blue Star human county town here.

A small county town.

It must have been destroyed now.

The demon beasts occupy this place.

Lin Chen continued to kill Bosses while letting Yang Yourong come out to devour the undead. Now Lin Chen's cultivation habits are similar to those of necromancers, who all come out at night.

Because he wants to cultivate a Ghost King!

Yang Yourong has a big appetite.

Advancing doesn't seem to be that easy.

There are tens of thousands of undead in this small county town, but they can't help her advance.

She is still at the peak of the Ghost King.

On the other hand, Lin Chen leveled up to level 170 in one night.

Progress in soul cultivation is still slow.

Mainly because the levels of these Bosses are now a bit low in front of Lin Chen. In addition, Lin Chen's level can't keep up with the speed at which he devours souls to cultivate, so now Lin Chen gets very little experience points from killing these Bosses and devouring their souls.

After sweeping through this small county town, Lin Chen felt that he had cleared out almost all of the demon beast Bosses around Tianyue City. Even if there were still some Bosses, they would not be enough to threaten the current Tianyue City in the monster tide.

So, he returned to Huo Zhili's manor.

Lin Chen lived here for a few days.

Until the day of the monster tide arrived.

During these few days, Lin Chen occasionally guided Huo Ni裳, but more often he learned many of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom people's rules through contact and conversations with the Dragon Spirit Kingdom people in the manor.

And the way the Dragon Spirit Kingdom people get along with each other.

In general, everything is based on strength.

What comes after strength is background.

It is said that Huo Ni裳's mother was a beggar who was brought into the Huo family by Huo Ni裳's father. She started as a servant, so Lin Chen found that Huo Ni裳 didn't have many friends among the third generation of the Huo family.

And after thoroughly understanding Huo Ni裳's abilities, Lin Chen increasingly felt that Huo Ni裳's sword qi talent was very strange… It always gave him the feeling that he had seen it in many martial arts TV series and movies.

Her sword qi can penetrate the body and even solidify. Although its attack power is not strong at the moment, it does lack targeted training.

Lin Chen even couldn't help but guess what Huo Ni裳's mother's identity was.

Or, what race is she?

Lin Chen knew that there were many different races of people in *New World*.

For example, the Light Saintess Clan.

They are also people.

But they are a unique race.

In the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, there is no discrimination in this regard.

Everything depends on strength.

Jin Qiang once expressed his welcome to the Light Saintess Clan.

If that's the case, then what race should Huo Ni裳's mother belong to?

He thought about his past map-running experiences in *New World* and the various NPCs he had seen. He kept recalling for several days, and seemed to have some clues, but he still couldn't think of any useful information.

"Perhaps…"

Lin Chen suddenly thought meaningfully, "Should I let a resident of Tianyue City try to seduce a Light Saintess to see if their combination can bring about new talents?"

But who should he look for?

Lin Chen definitely can't, Liu Mengyao is still here!

Then…

Zhang Chunlin?

But this guy has already found a girlfriend.

On the other side, Zhang Chunlin, who was working hard to command everyone to deal with the monster siege, inexplicably thought, "Who is thinking of me, the boss? Impossible, this guy doesn't even come back for the monster siege… Fortunately, these monsters look very weak. Why are they all missing arms and legs?"

After sneezing three times in a row, Zhang Chunlin also felt a little strange.

He's dealing with the monster siege!

Can you be serious?

The key is, he keeps sneezing, and the monsters are so weak…

He really can't be serious!

Today's update is complete, but I'm not very satisfied with the writing. One is that I'm too rushed, and the other is that I'm not satisfied with the story.

In your words, there's no excitement.

However, some of the information in this chapter will become the key to advancing the plot later.

Everyone can look forward to tomorrow's update…

The protagonist will obtain a powerful skill through a special dungeon because of Huo Ni裳's talent!

It's related to sword qi!

(End of this chapter)