Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

The entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

The Death Knight, mounted on a skeletal warhorse and carrying a greatsword, stared blankly at the empty hall around him.

"Huh? All the blue is gone?"

Suddenly, an extremely irritating sigh echoed through the air.

Su Chen looked down at the lonely Death Knight standing there, his tone filled with disdain.

"It's a pity we can't force-feed the BOSS mana potion."

He shook his head and glanced at his status bar.

[Current maximum number of toxin stacks: 17280]

It's stacked nearly eight thousand times!

If this were left outside, it would take months of killing monsters to stack up.

"I've worked myself to the bone to save your life."

"Since you can't summon a single monster anymore, then die."

Su Chen issued a total of orders to the Snake Guards.

"Whoosh whoosh-!"

The snake guards' attack finally landed on the BOSS.

Su Chen gently squeezed his hand over the Death Knight, who was tainted with the deadly poison.

"All Poisons Explode, Explode!"

After using the skill, his figure instantly appeared, but the skill was also used.

The Death Knight's massive body stiffened abruptly.

The ghostly flames in its eye sockets contracted violently, as if sensing some incomprehensible, terrifying power detonating within its body.

"-720748800!"

An outrageously high damage number popped up.

The health bar was instantly emptied.

"boom--!"

The Death Knight didn't even have time to scream.

With eyes full of resentment, he and his warhorse turned into a pool of green pus.

At the same time, system notification sounds rang out in Su Chen's ears like an explosion.

[Hint: Defeating the Abyss Death Knight (a Dark Gold-tier boss) beyond your level grants 18000000 experience points!]

[Note: The current dungeon has been cleared, and you have completed your first-level class advancement.]

[Note: Your level cap has been unlocked; the maximum level is 40!]

[Hint: Experience points full, level increased to 21! All attributes +1, gained 10 free attribute points.]

【hint:……】

[Hint: Experience points full, level increased to 25! All attributes +1, gained 10 free attribute points.]

[Note: Your job trait, "Everything is Corrupt," has changed. Please check it immediately!]

[Note: You have learned the new class trait, [Slowing Poisonous Miasma].]

[Note: Your skill level has been unlocked, with a maximum of level 2.]

……

The dazzling golden beam of light gradually dissipated.

Five promotions in a row!

Su Chen exhaled a breath of stale air.

"This experience pool has been accumulating for quite a while."

The numerous abyssal monsters in the college entrance examination, coupled with an epic-level dragon and the nightmare-level dungeon he cleared today, brought his level directly to 25.

Keep in mind that leveling up becomes extremely difficult after level 20.

If you only farm regular monsters outside the city, some people might not even level up for months or a year.

at the same time.

Job changes represent an absolute chasm that divides social classes in this world.

Besides unlocking higher level caps, the most direct benefit lies in the growth rate of basic attributes.

Before the first job advancement, each level up grants one point to all attributes and five free attribute points.

After completing the first transformation, the growth rate doubles.

With each level up, all attributes still increase by one, but the free attribute points become ten!

Don't underestimate the mere five extra points; as your level increases, the gap between you and them will become enormous.

A level 30 first-job class player's base stats can absolutely crush forty or fifty level 10 class players.

Su Chen glanced at the full fifty free attribute points accumulated on his panel.

Without the slightest hesitation, he focused all his energy on physical exertion.

He needs to wear an epic robe, which would reduce his stamina by 100 points. Even with those 50 points, he still looks very frail.

After adding the attributes, Su Chen turned his attention to the next line of the system prompt.

That's a qualitative change in job characteristics that only occurs after completing a special job change instance.

"A normal job change wouldn't have this effect. A special job change is really great."

Su Chen opened the properties panel.

[Trait 1 - All Things Corrode: Any form of attack you make (including normal attacks, spells, etc.) will forcibly apply 1 stack of the [Violent] status to the target.]

(Note: [Violent Poison]: Deals true damage equal to [1 Spirit Stack] per second, ignoring armor and magic resistance. Duration: 20 seconds. Current maximum poison stacks: 17281.)

[Trait 4 - Slowing Poisonous Miasma: Any enemy infected with the [Violent] status has their movement speed reduced by 20%. The slowing effect stacks by an additional 20% for every second the poison persists, up to a maximum of 100%.]

After looking at the panel, Su Chen gasped.

I wasn't scared, but rather shocked by the shamelessness of my profession.

Does this guy have no shame?

The duration of the "All Things Decay" effect has doubled, from ten seconds to twenty seconds.

This means that where one layer of toxin could cause ten instances of damage, it can now cause twenty!

The total damage has doubled!

With his current terrifying mental strength and a poison limit of over 17,000 layers, once he's fully coated with poison, he could melt away even a mountain.

At the same time, the damage of the Poisonous Explosion has also doubled.

But that's not the most bizarre thing.

The most disgusting thing is the newly awakened [Slowing Poisonous Miasma].

Applying the poison will immediately reduce your speed by 20%.

Then it adds another 20% every second.

In other words, if Su Chen scratches the monster even slightly, the monster will be slowed down by 100% within five seconds.

Cannot move.

In melee combat, they are completely unable to attack.

He could only stand there like a wooden stake, watching helplessly as the Poison Master slowly drained his health bar until he turned into a puddle of green water.

"That's disgusting."

Su Chen shook his head repeatedly.

After appreciating his own shamelessness, he continued reading.

[Note: Your skill level has been unlocked, with a maximum of level 2.]

Upon seeing this notification, Su Chen raised an eyebrow.

In this world, skills are not static.

Each time you complete a job change, all the skills you've mastered will unlock a new level cap.

The first job advancement corresponds to a level 2 skill, the second job advancement corresponds to a level 3 skill, and so on.

However, skill upgrades are not like level increases, where you automatically level up once you have enough experience.

It requires the use of specific resources or going to specific places to "reflect".

The effects of upgraded skills are not all the same.

Instead, it will vary depending on the individual's inclinations and choices.

This is the core way professionals build their own combat systems.

Let's take a very simple example.

The most basic mage skill: Fireball.

Upon reaching level 2, it may branch into several different paths:

Some players have significantly reduced the casting time of their Fireball spell, even making it instantaneous, which is suitable for interruption and hit-and-run tactics.

Some players' fireballs have doubled their explosion radius, becoming a small-scale AOE skill, suitable for clearing groups of monsters.

Some players can launch two or even three fireballs in a single spell, aiming for burst damage on a single target.

Each person chooses a different skill evolution path based on their own talents, equipment, and combat habits, ultimately creating a unique combat style.

This is the most fascinating place in the world.

Even among those of the same profession, their fighting styles will differ in the later stages of the game.

but.

To upgrade a skill and trigger this targeted mutation, a large amount of resources are required, and even guidance from a high-level mentor is needed.

These are things that ordinary guilds and trading companies on the market simply do not provide.

Even if they existed, most people couldn't afford them.

There is only one place where it is easiest to upgrade skills.

Major universities.

This is the importance of universities in the world.

Su Chen's [Corrosive Serpent Guard] and [Ten Thousand Poisons Explosion] are still at level 1.

He was really looking forward to seeing how ridiculously powerful these already outrageous skills would become if they were upgraded to level 2.

Su Chen closed the system panel, looked up, and gazed at the spot where the Death Knight had fallen.

Beside that pool of green pus, several dark golden lights shimmered.

"Never mind that, let's check the corpse first."

Su Chen walked over with light steps.