Three days passed in the blink of an eye. I worked hard to level up and reached Level 180. When that golden light covered my head, I felt like I was about to ascend to the heavens!
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Class advancement. Seventh class promotion!
I gripped the Purple Ying Sword and spurred the Armored Ice Qilin Horse out of the city. I used the teleportation formation to teleport to my trainer's lair, Bone Soul Rinser. It had been a long time since I last visited him, so I wondered how he was doing.
Swhoosh!
I appeared on the snowy ground. Not far away, Rinser was standing majestically in the snow. His head and shoulders were covered in snow, and he looked like he was meditating.
As a young man who respected his teacher, I didn't disturb him. I just stood at the side and waited for him to wake up. After waiting for close to ten minutes, I suddenly heard a "hu hu" sound. Instantly, I was furious. Motherf * cker, I waited for so long and this guy actually didn't meditate but fell asleep!
"Teacher!"
I shouted at 80 decibels, "Coldblade is coming for us with his undead army!"
"What? What?
Watch me flash … "
Swhoosh! Bone Soul Rinser appeared a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye. Fuck, he's so fast! As expected of my trainer!
I spurred my horse forward, and Rinser finally snapped out of his daze. He scolded loudly, "Brat, look at the other readers normally!"
"Teacher, I think I'm strong enough already!"
I waved my arms and showed off my bulging biceps. "Come on, it's time for me to rise to a new realm. Look at this firm muscle and perfect appearance. Have you ever seen a warrior that surges more?"
Rinser's undead eyes widened as he said, "Brat, since you're so sincere about upgrading your class, then … I'll fulfill your wish!"
Ding ~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have obtained the chance to promote your class. After paying 500k gold, you will officially receive the promotion!
Fuck!
I grew furious and growled, "Old man, are you trying to kill a fat sheep?"
Rinser looked like he was about to die. "Do you want to turn if you want?"
"Hmph, are you going to use force now?
Well, you know, I've always fallen for this kind of thing! "
I grabbed the Purple Ying Sword and flew back to the city. When I arrived at Air Force One, I asked the shop assistant, "White Fox, withdraw 500k gold for me now!"
White Fox was shocked. It blinked its eyes and said, "Master, 500,000 gold coins is equivalent to half of our savings. Are you sure you want to withdraw it?"
"Yes, I need it urgently!"
"Alright!"
The next moment, with the gold coins in hand, Rinser immediately went to the teleportation magic circle and teleported to his teacher's side. After counting the money, a satisfied smile appeared on Rinser's face. "Alright, my proudest disciple, you've already proved your courage and sincerity. Come, the true glory belongs to you alone!"
Ding ~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have completed the seventh class advancement of the Undead Swordsman. You have obtained the title [Abyssal Martial God] (Title Attributes: Attack + 10%, Defense + 15%). As you are the seventh player in the entire server to complete the seventh class advancement, you have obtained the reward: Luck + 1, Level + 1!
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Motherfucker, melee classes sure have a hard time. Even with my fast leveling speed, I was only the seventh seventh-promotion player. The rest were taken by mages and archers.
However, this Undead Swordsman's seventh-promotion title was quite cool. Abyss Martial God. After all, this Abyss Martial God title had substantial stat bonuses. It wasn't as simple as it looked. His Luck had officially reached 60 points. Tsk tsk!
I opened the ranking of Sky City. Beiming Xue and Lian Xin were the only ones who had completed their seventh class advancement. I was the third, so I could only rank seventh in the entire world.
Hmm, seventh-promotion skills!
I chatted with Rinser, and two new skills popped up. [Shield of the Undead]: Summons a shield of death to protect oneself from damage. Shield of Death's durability is related to user's Magic Power. Level Requirement: 180.
[Wind of the Coiling Dragon]: Summons an undead dragon that deals powerful damage to all targets within a 10 to 10 yard radius. Damage is related to user's Magic Power. Level Requirement: 180.
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Damn, both of these skills were mage skills. If I was a mage, these two skills would be very useful. Unfortunately, I was a warrior, and my equipment didn't add any Intelligence. Even if it did, it wouldn't give me much Mana Growth. These two skills were basically useless to me. I didn't have any Intelligence, and even if I did, it wouldn't give much Mana Growth.
I quickly chose to fuse them. Shield of the Undead was a defensive skill, so I fused it with Ghost Deity Armor!
Ding ~!
System Notice: Congratulations, your class skill [Shield of the Undead] has successfully fused with your class skill [Ghost Deity Armor]. You have obtained a new skill — [Ghost Deity Shield]!
[Ghost Deity Shield] (LV-1): Summons the power of a domain and creates the effect of the Ghost Deity Shield around the shield, greatly increasing its Defense. At the same time, the shield's Defense is converted into the effect of Holy Shield, providing the same amount of Defense against magic attacks. Defense is related to user's total Defense. Current skill level increases Defense by 15%.
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"Ghost Deity Shield …"
I was dumbfounded. This skill was amazing. If it increased my Defense by 15% at Rank 1, then it would increase my Defense by at least 150% at Rank 10. Moreover, the fact that it could be converted into Holy Shield meant that mages would be able to deal a lot less damage to me. For a long time, mages were the most feared enemy of all mounted players because magic attacks dealt extra damage to heavy armor. Even a shield might not be able to withstand magic attacks, but this Ghost Deity Shield changed everything. Holy Shield's Defense was converted into the effect of Holy Shield, and even a mage like Lian Xin would be able to deal limited damage to me.
Awesome!
I'll upgrade my Ghost Deity Shield to Rank 10 first. I'll prepare for the upcoming WSL matches.
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Wind of the Coiling Dragon was an AoE skill, so who should I fuse it with?
I didn't want to use Burning Blade Slash. Burning Blade Slash's Attack was already top-tier, and it would be terrible if the fusion failed. I didn't want to use Universe Break either. Thousand Ice Slash had a Freeze effect, so I settled for the next best thing and fused it with Sword Boomerang!
Ding ~!
System Notice: Congratulations, the class skill "Wind of the Coiling Dragon" has successfully fused with your skill "Sword Boomerang". You have obtained a brand new skill — "Coiling Dragon Revolution"!
[Coiling Dragon Revolution] (LV-1): Summons a coiling dragon that attacks enemies in an arc, causing a large area of effect. The damage dealt is related to the user's Attack Power. Moreover, this skill can penetrate Mages' Magic Shield and deal 33% of the damage. Current skill level: 110% Attack Power. Fans of the book also liked to read:
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I was overjoyed. Sword Boomerang's biggest flaw was that it had a limited attack range, and it could only target players in a certain direction. Therefore, its damage against mages and archers was very limited. Now that it had the AoE effect of Coiling Dragon Boomerang, it was even better. Moreover, it could pierce through Magic Shields and deal 33% of its damage. With the Purple Ying Sword in hand, I could deal at least 100k damage to an unshielded mage. Even if it was 33%, it would still be 30k +. At this stage of the game, only first-rate mages like Lian Xin and Stranger of Three Lifetimes had more than 40k HP, so I could one-shot them!
I was so excited that I couldn't wait to test out my new skill!
I shouted, "Ghost Deity Shield!"
"Buzz!"
The power of the Ghost God surged, and the Ghost Deity Armor on my body disappeared. It transformed into a blood-red shield that surrounded my Dragon God Shield. The Dragon God Shield gave me a skill called Toughness. At the same time, the system notified me that my Defense had automatically switched to Physical Defense and Magic Defense. My body felt as solid as a rock.
Gui Guzi, on the other hand, didn't have to worry about a mage's ambush now that I had the Ghost Deity Shield. Gui Guzi, on the other hand, only had physical Defense, so it wouldn't take long for him to reach rock bottom if he ran into a mage like Lian Xin, Luo River God of the Capital, or Stranger of Three Lifetimes.
I continued to test out my new skill, raised the Purple Ying Sword, locked onto a black boulder in the distance, and used Coiling Dragon Revolution!
Roar!
The roar of a dragon rang out, and the image of a dragon flew out from the blade. The entire Purple Ying Sword turned into a giant coiling dragon and flew out in a beautiful arc!
Boom boom boom!
The boulder that was the size of a hill abruptly shattered, and the dragon's power swept across it. The entire hill was reduced to dust, and even the peak of Dragonbone Mountain Range was shaking. Coiling Dragon Revolution combined with the Mountain Crush effect of the Purple Ying Sword really was powerful enough to destroy an entire terrain!
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"What are you doing, kid?" Rinser's eyes were as round as saucers.
I gripped the Purple Ying Sword firmly and smiled. "Teacher, if there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave …"
"Go. May you live to see me again in the future!"
Rinser snorted angrily. It sounded like he wanted nothing more than for my proud disciple to die in battle.
I didn't say anything else. I took out a return scroll and teleported back to Sky City. I contacted Murong Mingyue and asked, "Sis, are you busy right now?"
Murong Mingyue replied, "Yeah, I'm rushing to Level 180 right now. What's up?"
"Yeah, I'm here to grind with you …"
Murong Mingyue exclaimed in astonishment, "Eh?
How can there be such a good deal in the world? Lu Chen, you're personally helping me level up. Do you have some ulterior motive for me? "
"Er …"
I pondered for a moment before replying, "No, I just want to grind with you …"
"Hmph hmph!"
… …
It didn't take long for Murong Mingyue to figure out my true intentions. She created a party of her own, and we entered Bloody Shield Domain again to grind the undead mobs left behind by Ovia the Bloody Finger. These high-level dread-rank mobs were incredibly painful to deal with, and they could increase my Ghost Deity Shield's Proficiency by leaps and bounds. At the same time, I needed a priest to heal me from time to time. This was killing two birds with one stone. Murong Mingyue would get a lot of experience, and I would be able to grind Ghost Deity Shield to Rank 10 in 24 hours!