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Lin Yuan walked forward along the school's wide corridor, where portraits of outstanding graduates from the War Academy throughout history were hung on the walls on both sides.

He didn't linger long and soon arrived at the principal's office.

He raised his hand and knocked on the heavy solid wood door with moderate force. Fang Zhentian's voice came from inside the door quickly, steady and deep, telling Lin Yuan to come in.

Lin Yuan turned the doorknob, pushed open the door, and went inside.

Fang Zhentian was sitting upright behind a large desk, on which were placed many documents and a military-grade communication device.

Upon seeing Lin Yuan walk in, Fang Zhentian had an idea.

He wanted to test how much progress Lin Yuan had made after completing the second job advancement at level 40, and whether his physical abilities had improved.

So, Fang Zhentian sat down in the chair and deliberately released a wisp of martial arts pressure. This martial arts pressure was a pure energy pressure with extremely high intensity.

This level of pressure is enough to make a level 60 professional feel breathless, and may even cause them to suffocate and collapse because they cannot withstand it.

The oppressive aura instantly filled the entire office, directly affecting Lin Yuan's body and surrounding surface.

The air inside the office was compressed by energy, producing a faint sound, and the floor was under tremendous pressure.

However, when this oppressive force landed on Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan's expression did not change at all.

He maintained a steady breathing rhythm, and his body did not sway at all.

Lin Yuan simply stood still, calmly looking at Fang Zhentian in front of him, without any discomfort.

Fang Zhentian was shocked to see this. He immediately cut off the energy output and withdrew the martial pressure he had released.

Then, Fang Zhentian laughed heartily, his expression one of great satisfaction.

"You're really good, kid," Fang Zhentian praised loudly.

"After the second transformation, you were able to withstand this pressure so easily. Many of the senior students in the academy who are a few years older than you could not withstand it."

Lin Yuan simply responded and walked to the chair in front of his desk to sit down.

Fang Zhentian looked at Lin Yuan with some curiosity, and then said, "The main reason I called you here is to talk to you about two things."

"The first thing, as you probably guessed, is that I'm curious about your second talent after your second job advancement."

"Chen Qingxuan should have told you about the Talent Ranking while he was in the Abyss."

"Once a professional reaches level 40 and completes their second job advancement, they are eligible to be listed on that so-called talent ranking."

Fang Zhentian paused for a moment and then explained in detail the process of getting on the talent ranking list.

"Only after you describe the specific effects of your talent and it is reviewed can you be ranked on the talent list."

"Of course, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it. The higher-ups won't force professionals to disclose their personal privacy."

"However, if you don't register and get on the list, you naturally won't receive the corresponding resource rewards."

Lin Yuan didn't seem to care. His defensive abilities would easily be demonstrated in battle.

So he looked at Fang Zhentian and said, "Principal, there's nothing wrong with saying this."

Afterwards, Lin Yuan explained in detail to Fang Zhentian the second talent he had obtained, the Life Furnace.

He directly stated the effect of the Forge of Life: it is a passive talent.

It can continuously increase its maximum health and provides a very high health regeneration rate.

Given enough time, your maximum health will keep increasing.

Fang Zhentian was dumbfounded after listening to Lin Yuan's detailed description of his second talent.

However, he had seen many storms and experienced various unexpected situations, so he did not lose his composure.

He leaned back in his chair, looking at Lin Yuan with a touch of emotion in his voice, "Your second talent is just as good as your first talent; they complement each other perfectly." Fang Zhentian said.

Fang Zhentian had this idea because he was unaware of Lin Yuan's primary talent.

He was unaware that Lin Yuan could infinitely increase his defense by stacking defense points.

In his understanding, he only knew that Lin Yuan's first talent could give Lin Yuan a lot of defense value.

Furthermore, the first talent also provides Lin Yuan with a damage reflection effect.

Lin Yuan's counter-damage is calculated based on his maximum health.

Now, Lin Yuan's second talent can continuously increase his maximum health.

The higher the maximum health, the higher the percentage of reflected damage. Isn't that a perfect complement?

Fang Zhentian could already picture that kind of battle scene.

One day, an enemy might only need to use a skill to hit Lin Yuan, and because of his high defense and huge base health, Lin Yuan wouldn't lose any health at all.

How terrifying!

Standing still and enduring the attack will instantly kill the attacker.

Lin Yuan simply smiled when he heard the principal's remarks, without saying anything more.

Fang Zhentian adjusted his posture and said seriously, "Both of your talents are very strong, and the effects are outstanding."

"You're expected to rank very high on the youth talent list, so you should prepare yourself mentally."

Lin Yuan was a little puzzled and asked directly, "Is it okay to be on the list? Do I need to do any mental preparation? I know that both of my talents are quite strong."

The principal glared at Lin Yuan and explained seriously, "You're on the list, and at a high ranking, which means the original rankings on the list need to be changed."

"Once the rankings change, the rankings of those behind you will drop."

"And their share of national resources will naturally change and be reduced."

"I reckon some people will be dissatisfied with you. In order to reclaim the resources, someone will definitely come to challenge you to a duel."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan suddenly realized what it meant; he had thought it meant he needed to guard against some kind of danger.

Seeing Lin Yuan's nonchalant expression, Fang Zhentian felt somewhat helpless.

However, after analyzing the actual situation, he understood Lin Yuan's current strength and talent.

Lin Yuan certainly had the right to disregard those people.

After all, the people on the Youth Talent Ranking are all under the age of 25. In this age group, there should be no one in the entire country whose level is higher than 60.

Those professionals below level 60 have attack power that can't even break through Lin Yuan's current defense value, so Chun Chun poses no threat to Lin Yuan whatsoever.

Unless their talents come with high amounts of true damage, or are completely countered by Lin Yuan.

Otherwise, they would have no hope of winning against Lin Yuan's defense and counterattack. Once Fang Zhentian understood this, he stopped dwelling on the matter.

Lin Yuan then asked, "Then, Principal, what's the second thing?"

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