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Chapter 8: Skill Upgrade

Editor: Atlas Studios

In the Fourth High School of Lin'an City.

All the third-year students were gathered at the field. They were all excited.

This was because they were about to face this year's university entrance examination.

Around the field, the first and second-year students were also all present to experience the university entrance examination atmosphere in advance. In a while, they would watch the university entrance examination to increase their experience.

In the center of the field, an ancient bronze mirror was floating quietly. Light circulated on it, emitting a terrifying fluctuation.

This was a secret realm. It was the masterpiece of a spatial mage that had awakened his profession for the third time. It could seal a demon cave inside and form an existence similar to a dungeon.

The content of the annual university entrance examination was to clear the demon cave sealed in the secret realm.

However, the difficulty of the secret realm was different every year. The types of demon beasts inside were also different. However, the number of demon beasts the candidates faced every year were the same.

The assessment would be carried out at the same time in the entire country. Whoever passed first would complete the assessment.

Then, they would be ranked according to the time and difficulty of the level.

The first place in each province would become the top provincial champion. On the other hand, the first place in the entire country would become the top champion!

After the ranking was decided, those with better results would receive rewards from the school and the country and could choose outstanding universities.

"Students, the secret realm will open in an hour. You will all enter and undergo the assessment in an independent secret realm space. Your ranking will be based on the time you take to pass.

"In addition, if you encounter a fatal danger, don't be afraid. The secret realm will directly teleport you out. Of course, your results will also be directly fixed and determined.

"Now, you can go and receive your basic equipment and skill books and prepare to enter the secret realm."

The main examiner's voice reverberated throughout the entire field, making all the surrounding students excited.

"I wonder what dungeon the secret realm is this time and what demon I have to face. I hope it's not a powerful demon. Otherwise, it will be difficult."

"Hmph! No matter what demon it is, I'll become the top ten in the entire school and obtain the rewards from the school and the country."

"I'm a mage. I've been training my positioning crazily for the past three days. As long as I rely on my positioning skills, I'll definitely be able to obtain a good ranking."

Hearing the discussions of the surrounding students, Lu Yan looked at the secret realm in front of him and took a deep breath.

Then, Lu Yan activated his characteristic panel.

[Name: Lu Yan]

[Level: 0]

[Profession: Undead Monarch]

[Talent Skill: Undead intimidation: As an undead monarch, all undead will fear your might. When facing you, their attack and defense will decrease by 50.]

[Talent Skill: Netherworld Soul Devouring: As an undead monarch, you can devour the soul power of an invincible creature and use it to obtain 1% of the other party's strength.]

[Talent Skill: Undead Army: As an undead monarch, you can command a huge undead army. There's no limit to the number of undead you can control.]

[Undead Netherworld Armor (level 3): Summon the undead power to form a Netherworld Armor around one's body that can resist any damage. Current resistance value: 35. Duration: 10 minutes. Cooldown time: 5 hours.]

[Strength: 11]

[Physique: 13]

[Agility: 12]

[Intelligence: 20]

Compared to the other candidates, Lu Yan had three talent skills and the Undead Netherworld Armor. His four attributes also surpassed the ordinary level.

These attributes could be said to be relatively high in the entire school.

After all, before awakening, the other students could only use blood essence tonic to slowly increase their physique. The difference was not big.

Although the rich candidates could obtain essence tonics to increase their strength in the three days after the awakening and the university entrance examination, essence tonics were not the same as attribute points and required time to absorb.

Moreover, it was impossible for them to inject too many essence tonics in a short period of time. No matter how rich one was, increasing one's attributes by three points in three days was the limit.

Therefore, Lu Yan was still very confident in himself.

In this university entrance examination, he had to at least get into the top ten of the school!

"Lu Yan, don't worry. Even if you don't make it for the university entrance examination, you can still come to my father's company. I'll guarantee to make you rich." Yang Wei had arrived beside Lu Yan at some point and patted his shoulder as he pretended to be old and experienced.

Lu Yan shook his head and looked at Yang Wei. "Why? Do you want to take responsibility for me? Stop thinking about it. I want to get into the top ten of the entire school this time."

Yang Wei said angrily, "Stop bragging. Top ten? With your skills as a necromancer, you probably won't even be able to pass the second tier. You might as well directly work at my father's company."

"Alright, go and receive the basic equipment and skill books first." Lu Yan did not explain much to Yang Wei and brought him to the school's treasure vault at the side.

Before the university entrance examination, the school would distribute basic equipment and skill books to all the candidates so that the candidates would have enough combat strength.

All the candidates had to wear basic equipment to ensure fairness.

After all, powerful equipment could directly affect the assessment results.

"As for the skills, there is no requirement. If you have comprehended other skills, you can naturally use them. This is your talent and not an external factor.

Soon, Lu Yan received his basic equipment and skill book.

[Wooden Staff (Whiteboard): Intelligence+1]

[Wooden Armor (Whiteboard): Physique+2]

The basic equipment everyone received was similar. However, warriors had axes (strength +1) and archers had bows (agility +1). Wooden armor was a must.

Then, there were the two basic skill books. Although there were not many necromancers, it was not a problem for them to inherit basic skills.

Opening the two skill books, two lights instantly spread out and directly enveloped Lu Yan's body.

Soon, Lu Yan felt that he had obtained two new skills.

[Skeleton Soldier (level 0): Summons two Skeleton Soldiers to fight for you. Skeleton Soldier Attributes: Strength: 8, Physique: 12, Agility: 4, Intelligence: 0 (Cooldown begins once skeleton soldier dies in battle. Cooldown time: 5 minutes)]

[Undead Charge (level 0): Allows the summoned undead creature to charge within ten meters ahead, causing 20 magic damage and increasing the attack speed of the undead creature by 30%. (Cooldown time is 3 minutes)]

The two skills could only be considered the most basic necromancer skills. They were ordinary and the skeleton soldier attributes he summoned were not bad.

Actually, necromancers were somewhat considered as summoners. It was just that they summoned undead creatures.

Of course, compared to summoners, the summoning ability of a Necromancer was not too outstanding. The most powerful thing was still necromancer spells.

Unfortunately, there were not many necromancers to begin with, and there were even fewer necromancy spells passed down.

Just as Lu Yan was about to return and wait for the secret realm to open, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

Ding… Because the host is an undead monarch, the necromancer skills you obtained have automatically advanced into undead monarch skills.

"The skill Skeleton Soldier has been upgraded to Skeleton Elite. The skill Undead Charge has been upgraded to Undead Rage. Host, please take a look."


Chapter 9: Difficulty Choice

Editor: Atlas Studios

Lu Yan was stunned for a moment. He did not expect the two basic skills to have been upgraded.

[Skeleton Elite (level 0): Summons two Skeleton Elites to fight for you. Skeleton Elite Attributes: Strength: 12, Physique: 16, Agility: 6, Intelligence: 0 (Skeleton Elites die in battle and enter cooldown. Cooldown time: 5 minutes.)]

[Undead Rage (level 0): Instantly doubles all attributes of controlled undead creatures, lasts for 30 seconds, and increases the movement speed of charging undead creatures by 30%. (Cooldown time is 3 minutes.)]

Looking at the two new skills, Lu Yan's eyes revealed surprise.

The skeleton soldier had become a skeleton elite. Although its intelligence had not increased, its other three attributes had increased, especially its physique. With 16 points, it could completely be used as a meat shield.

On the other hand, the Undead Rage was even more abnormal. It could double the attributes of all the undead creatures he controlled and even increase its movement speed by 30%.

The movement speed of undead creatures was relatively slow. Although it only increased their movement speed by 30%, it was still a huge increase for undead creatures.

Although the Undead Rage could only last for 30 seconds, it was definitely an abnormal skill that could be extremely useful at the critical moment.

Lu Yan waved the wooden staff in his hand excitedly and returned to the field, waiting for the university entrance examination to begin.

At ten in the morning, the secret realm in the center of the field emitted a light that directly enveloped all the candidates.

The information of the secret realm instantly appeared in everyone's minds.

[Secret Realm: Undead Swamp]

[Level: 0 ~ 10]

[Difficulty: Simple/Difficult/Nightmare]

[Condition to clear the level: Kill the undead creatures in the Undead Swamp. The killing of every undead creature will be counted as points. The time spent clearing the level will also be accounted for. Students, please consider the balance between killing undead creatures and the time spent in the level.]

[After clearing the level, the assessment will end. The assessment will be graded according to the number of undead creatures killed and the time taken to clear the level. A special reminder is that the harder it is to enter, the higher the score for killing undead creatures and clearing the level.]

The rules were very simple. Kill undead creatures and clear the dungeon. The more undead creatures one killed, the faster one would clear the dungeon.

As for the difficulty, the ratio of the number of undead creatures killed, and the time it took to clear the level, they were all accounted for by the authoritative figures. In the end, after being evaluated, they would announce the results in the form of points to ensure fairness.

"Damn! Undead Swamp? Who's the examiner this year? He actually came up with such an unorthodox test."

"That's right. Although there are many undead creatures in the real world, they move slowly and can be avoided. Therefore, everyone doesn't know much about undead creatures."

"This is going to be interesting. I remember that there is an introduction about the Undead Swamp in the secret realm in the textbook. However, it's in a relatively remote place and there's very little information recorded. With such a situation, the examiners will definitely be able to test the candidates' ability to adapt to the situation."

The surrounding teachers and second-year students also saw the information of the assessment and discussed.

Lu Yan was overjoyed. Undead Swamp?

In other words, he would be facing undead creatures.

This meant that he would be able to use his Undead Intimidation skill.

[Talent Skill: Undead intimidation: As an undead monarch, all undead will fear your might. When facing you, their attack and defense will decrease by 50.]

Lu Yan looked at the introduction of the skill and was very excited.

All undead creatures' attack and defense would decrease by 50%. This was a very powerful effect, enough to double Lu Yan's speed.

In that case…

Lu Yan pondered for a moment before entering the secret realm.

The surrounding candidates also chose the difficulty one after another. The light that enveloped them instantly entered the ancient bronze mirror in front of them and disappeared with their bodies.

When the candidates entered the secret realm, it meant that the university entrance examination had begun and they had begun recording the time spent in the independent secret realm.

In the center of the field, the examiner in charge of the university entrance examination waved his hand, and a huge screen appeared in the center of the field. On it were small screens that showed the various candidates in the mystic realm.

"I wonder what's the fastest record for passing this time. I remember that the fastest person to pass the ordinary difficulty test last year only spent 20 minutes and 50 seconds."

"Although the speed of passing is important, the number of undead creatures killed is also very important. If the speed of passing is very fast, but the number of undead creatures killed is not enough, the points won't be too much."

"Have you all forgotten that the difficult choice is the most important? The difficulty of the nightmare level far exceeds the difficulty of the ordinary level."

"That's right. In the past, some powerful people chose the ordinary level. Although they only took a short time to kill the demon beasts and clear the level, in the end, their results were inferior to the candidates on the nightmare level."

"However, choosing the nightmare level is also equivalent to gambling. After all, the nightmare level difficulty is not something that just anyone can pass. Once you fail, your points will still be very low no matter how many demon beasts you kill. The most important thing is to obtain high points and to make sure you pass."

"That's right. After all, our teachers had reminded us repeatedly not to take the easier difficult. Moreover, even the stronger candidates will at most choose the difficult level. Only the top few will choose the nightmare level."

"Damn! Look, someone chose the nightmare level difficulty."

Just as everyone was discussing, a cry sounded, making everyone turn their gazes over.

"That's Zhou Xinghao, right? I remember that his family is very rich. They provide him with blood essence supplements every day. Moreover, his family even specially trained him in combat. His previous assessment results were all at the top."

"His combat profession is a warrior. He probably also has had essence tonics to increase his body attributes in the past few days. It's relatively normal for him to choose the nightmare level."

"Even so, the chances of him clearing the Nightmare Realm are only about 60 percent or so. Once he fails, it will be over."

The 60 percent chance sounded quite high. However, this was the university entrance examination after all. Once an accident happened, it would have a huge impact on the future.

At this moment, another cry sounded. It was so sharp that it was somewhat like a scream.

"Damn, damn! What did I just see? A mage! A mage chose the nightmare difficulty!"

In an instant, everyone's gazes directly slid over. After all, a mage's body was very fragile. It was very difficult for them to clear the nightmare difficulty.

In the entire Lin'an City, there were probably less than five mages who dared to choose the nightmare level, let alone their Fourth High School.

At this moment, everyone's gazes landed on an image on the screen in front of them.

Below the screen was the information of the candidate.

Candidate: Lu Yan

Profession: Necromancer

Difficulty: Nightmare!


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