I told you to change your skills, and you changed them into a nuclear explosion immortal?

"I've finally waited for this..."

On the arena.

Wen Liangyu looked at Lu Yun with a gentle and refined demeanor, but his smile had a hint of perversion.

Seeing this, Lu Yun respectfully took out his staff.

Wen Liangyu was immediately drawn to the staff, and his eyes lit up as he examined it closely.

Before, I only saw it on the big screen and didn't really feel anything. But this time, when I got closer, I realized that the staff had a strange beauty.

It was a staff made entirely of jet-black bone, engraved with flowing dark gold patterns. The staff was not straight, but its lines were perfect, and at the top was a black skull wearing an ancient emperor's crown.

Although his eyes were empty, there was a jet-black, glowing gem between his eyebrows, which looked very strange.

"No wonder you didn't want that Void Staff, you had something better..."

Wen Liangyu smiled, a guess forming in his mind.

But that doesn't matter, his goal today is to fight Lu Yun.

He slowly drew out a long sword that resembled a Tang dynasty sword and smiled.

"I know I'm probably no match for you, but I still want to give it a try. It's just a pity that I can't learn the new silver weapon and skills because of my level."

"However, I have already completed my second job advancement and learned two new skills. Combined with my previous trump cards, I believe I am not without any chance."

Lu Yun smiled and extended his hand.

"Come on, I'll let you go first."

Upon hearing this, Wen Liangyu's lips slowly curled into a smile, and his refined face suddenly took on a hint of madness.

"Alright...then...I'll have to offend you."

That's all.

He assumed a fighting stance, unfolding his body in a very strange posture.

"A demon!"

"Ding!"

The next second, a black smoke skull suddenly lit up above his head, and Lu Yun could clearly see that his body was covered in a layer of black smoke.

But that's not all. It seems that the "evil spirit" buff was just the beginning; he kept applying status effects to himself.

"The Will-o'-the-Wisp!"

"Ding! 』

"A demonic body!"

"Ding!"

As the black smoke around him burst into flames, his body began to flicker every second, which was quite eerie.

Then, he began to swing his longsword at the open space in front of him.

"demon!"

"A plague has struck!"

"The Demon Pagoda!"

"Hellfire!"

"Hell of Demons!"

Every time he slashed with his sword, the ground would change its appearance.

First appeared was a blackish-purple smoke, followed by black iron chains with runes dancing wildly, then even darker will-o'-the-wisps, and finally, amidst the gasps of the audience, four enormous hand bones slowly rose from the ground.

But that wasn't all. Wen Liangyu's eyes lit up with a red light, and he grinned like a demon from hell.

"The last one..."

"The demon realm... has descended!!!"

"Gurgle!"

"Gurgle!"

As Wen Liangyu swung his longsword at the open space in front of him for the last time, the ground, like corroded soil, instantly turned into a swamp.

Once inside, Lu Yun immediately noticed that he had been hit by several debuffs.

The damage is continuous, causing weakness, imprisonment, reduced defense and movement speed, and many other effects. Although the numbers are not large, if the opponent's level is similar to his, even if Wen Liangyu doesn't make a move, he can wear them down.

Of course, what interested Lu Yun the most was the skill of his body flashing from time to time.

This seems to be some kind of avoidance skill, but it's unclear whether it can actually avoid one's own skills.

Seeing that Lu Yun didn't move, Wen Liangyu grinned wildly.

"Boss Lu, this is the ability of a Ghost Array Swordsman. Since you've let me make the first move, then I won't hold back!"

After saying that, he suddenly accelerated, his body rushing forward like an arrow released from a bow. His speed was so fast that Lu Yun couldn't help but take a second look.

It seems that the skill that can be avoided also grants movement speed.

Soon, Wen Liangyu arrived. He swung his longsword and, with the force of splitting Mount Hua, brought it down fiercely, accompanied by black ghost fire.

"Demon Slash Combo!"

"Bang!"

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"Bang bang bang!!!"

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In a second, Wen Liangyu unleashed four sword strikes in quick succession. Compared to Wu Xiangchen's mere scraping, his damage was clearly on a higher level.

But Wen Liangyu was still stunned for a moment when he saw that Lu Yun's health bar hadn't moved at all, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

However, he was not like Wu Xiangchen. Knowing that Lu Yun had high blood and high defense, he did not pause at all, and the long sword he swung was so fast that it left afterimages.

And each time he swung his sword, he would unleash a large swath of black ghost fire, which, from a distance, looked like a ghost fire windmill constantly blowing against Lu Yun.

Inside the rest area.

Watching Wen Liangyu continuously swing his sword, Mu Qingcheng couldn't help but frown slightly and mutter to herself.

"This... Wen Liangyu has been chopping for half a minute, and hasn't even cut off a tenth of it..."

What's even more terrifying is that this was under the condition that Wen Liangyu had applied all the debuffs to Lu Yun, and it was under PVP balance. If it were in the wild at its peak, it would probably be difficult to even deal 10,000 damage.

"What kind of monster is this...? It has so much health and so much defense..."

Chen Qianqian clenched her fists, staring in disbelief.

Previously, they only felt that there was a gap between themselves and Lu Yun, but now they see that this is not a gap, but a complete chasm.

Everyone stared in disbelief, and Mu Caiwei muttered to herself with a strange light in her eyes.

"Without awakening, seeing him is like looking at the sun and moon through a well; after awakening, seeing him is like a grain of sand floating in the blue sky..."

"The difference... is too big..."

The young masters and ladies in the rest area were so shocked that they were speechless.

On the arena, Wen Liangyu unleashed his final, devastating skill.

"The demon realm has descended! Open!!!"

Wen Liangyu has already used all his skills; this is his last resort.

In an instant.

Suddenly, a huge skeleton clad in a black robe and wielding a scythe emerged from the bubbling swamp.

As he swung his scythe at Lu Yun, the ghost array on the arena exploded instantly.

"Bang!!!"

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All the damage was unleashed, but this only reduced Lu Yun's health by 8. To be honest, that's already quite impressive.

After all, he was only level 65, and the gap between them was too large.

Seeing Wen Liangyu leave during the explosion, Lu Yun nodded.

"Not bad damage, I'll return the favor."

"Lightning Bolt"

"Click."

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As a thin bolt of lightning struck, Wen Liangyu, who had just regained his footing, immediately knelt down.

He paused for a moment, then glanced at his nearly empty health bar and couldn't help but give a bitter laugh.

"Okay... the gap is still too big as expected."

His Ghostly Realm skill could indeed avoid damage in the blink of an eye, but Lu Yun's ability to seize the moment was too strong.

This skill is completely ineffective against Lu Yun.

He slowly calmed down his madness and returned to his original gentle and refined demeanor.

Then he stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said...

"I lost."

Upon hearing this, the audience erupted in cheers once again, with countless people chanting Lu Yun's name wildly, feeling that their ticket money was well spent.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Meier quickly announced the winner.

Just as she was about to start the next round, Mu Qingcheng suddenly stood up and said.

"Wait a moment."

Seeing Mu Qingcheng speak, Xiao Meier asked with suspicion in her eyes.

"What's wrong, Mu Qingcheng?"

Mu Qingcheng spoke expressionlessly.

"I'm giving up on the next match; it's pointless."

She needed to defeat Li Jian to be on par with Lu Yun, but she knew she had no chance of winning against Lu Yun.

Lu Yun could stand there and let Wen Liangyu test her skills, but what was there for her, a mage, to test?

She would lose if she were hit by just one skill, and no matter how arrogant she was, she didn't think she could dodge targeted skills.

Therefore, instead of wasting time on stage, it's more practical to upgrade your skills.

Upon hearing this, Li Jian also stood up and indicated that he was giving up. This battle was truly meaningless, whether he fought it or not.

Seeing this, Xiao Meier glanced at the high platform. When Wen Yaotian nodded, she immediately smiled brightly.

"In that case, congratulations to Lu Yun for winning first place in this year's freshman assessment! You've become the top scholar in the four northern provinces!!!"

"Lu Yun is number one! Lu Yun is the top scholar! That's fantastic!!!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingmeng immediately stood up and began to clap excitedly.

Li Zian jumped up and roared, igniting the atmosphere at that moment.

"Brother Yun is awesome! Godfather is awesome!!! Brother Yun is number one! We are number one!!!"

"Boss Lu is absolutely amazing!!! The provincial champion! He truly lives up to his reputation as the provincial champion!!!"

"It has to be Boss Lu! Getting first place in the assessment with a gray-market profession! That's simply unbelievable!"

"Great! Finally, someone is speaking up for our low-rarity professions! Boss Lu is awesome!!!"

The audience was incredibly excited, and Mu Qingcheng and the others applauded him with smiles on their faces.

The figure on the stage became the focus of the entire arena.

Upon seeing this, Wen Yaotian, who was on the high platform, appeared next to Lu Yun in a flash, and the noise in the scene immediately quieted down.

He looked Lu Yundao up and down with a smile.

"Good lad, you've really outmaneuvered all techniques with sheer brute force."

Lu Yun smiled but did not speak.

Wen Yaotian wasn't one to be pretentious. He took out a spatial ring and a palm-sized golden token with a five-clawed golden dragon engraved in the middle and a crack in the very center, and handed them to him.

"You came in first place, this is your reward."

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a low voice, full of meaning.

"This is a gold badge; there's a chance it will give you a mission, it all depends on your luck."

Lu Yun took a look and, sure enough, it was so. His eyes lit up as he accepted it.

However, as soon as he got the token, the voice of the world's will rang in his mind.