96: Chapter 96 Forbidden Skills!

Yun City, Tianchen Academy.

Assassin Guild, Professional Temple.

[Submit Quest]

As Su Chen lightly tapped his fingertip, the confirmation box in the void dissipated into streams of light.

In the next second, a golden pillar of light reaching from heaven to earth instantly pierced through the dome of the hall. The entire magnificent building emitted a dull yet violent roar under the impact of the divine aura.

Outside the hall, Su Zichen had already been waiting for a long time.

Although she had already received Su Chen's private message saying the "quest was successfully completed" and was mentally prepared, her heart still involuntarily skipped a beat when she witnessed the phenomenon that only a top-tier evaluation could trigger.

Looking at that dazzling golden light, Su Zichen's picturesque face was filled with shock.

She knew very well that the fourth awakening was a watershed for professionals. A trial of this difficulty was definitely not something that could be steamrolled simply by relying on a single dragon.

Su Chen's survival from a five-star difficulty death trap had already demonstrated his near-monstrous potential to the world.

In the long river of Great Xia's history, only two people had ever completed a five-star fourth awakening quest:

One was the Lord of Great Xia, who sat in the Imperial Capital and ruled over the Nine Provinces;

The other was the national guardian giant who guarded the "Eternal Wall" and kept enemies away from the nation's gates.

"As long as he can keep going smoothly..." Su Zichen murmured to herself, her beautiful eyes shimmering with extraordinary light.

In her eyes, Su Chen was no longer just a genius student, but a rising star of war, ascending with the force of a comet striking the earth.

Even if he couldn't stand shoulder to shoulder with those two legends, the demi-god level was already in the bag. Even aiming for the legendary Mythic Realm was no longer a pipe dream.

This was true divine potential!

At the same time, the senior students within the guild were also completely stunned by the commotion.

"Holy crap! Is that the Golden Sublimation of a five-star difficulty? Which great god is inside?"

"Is it another freshman from our academy? This is too crazy!"

A junior assassin student rubbed his eyes, looking dazed: "I remember... the last time I saw a five-star phenomenon was four years ago when Senior Zhao Qingyue had her Third Awakening, right?"

"Hahaha! Our Assassin Department is finally going to make a comeback!"

"Recasting the glory of assassins starts today!"

"Say no more, it looks like the top spot for this year's freshmen is definitely ours!"

Amidst the seniors' excited conversation, Su Chen's name was mentioned repeatedly.

Although some people sourly complained that he "relied on a dragon to get ahead" and "dressed like a heavy-armored warrior," they had to admit that this kind of phenomenon was definitely not something luck could explain.

A few clever students had already run out to spread the news, while the rest held their breath and stared intently at the hall's entrance.

In their consensus, this must be some powerhouse completing a five-star challenge for the "Third Awakening."

As for the fourth awakening? No one even dared to think in that direction—a fourth awakening right after entering school? That was too magical and defied logic.

Inside the hall, system notifications were flooding the screen like a tide:

[Ding! Congratulations on passing the five-star trial [Ragnarök: Speed of Slaughter]. fourth awakening successful!]

[Reward: Permanent 30% increase to all attributes!]

[You have learned new skills: [Runic Blade], [God-Slaying Breath], [Taboo: Instant Terror]!]

As the boost took effect, Su Chen's Agility attribute instantly broke through the 300,000-point mark! Immediately after, six white lights from leveling up fell in succession.

[Ding! Level increased to Lv66, all attributes +60, free attribute points +180.]

"I killed so many Level 80 elites and legendary BOSSes, and I only went up 6 levels?" Su Chen curled his lips helplessly.

After crossing the Level 60 threshold, the experience points required for leveling up were simply a bottomless pit.

He skillfully dumped all his attribute points into Agility and turned to study his new skills.

[Runic Blade]: Imprint God-Slaying Runes onto your weapon, lasting for three minutes.

In this state, basic attacks will evolve into ranged slashes, with damage as high as 300%.

[God-Slaying Breath] (Passive): Because the God-Slaying Power is too overbearing, you carry an inherent pressure that makes all living beings tremble, forcibly reducing enemy attributes by 20% and having a chance to trigger fear.

The price is: the breath cannot be concealed by any means.

[Taboo: Instant Terror]: Sacrifice 99.99% of your health as an offering in exchange for an instantaneous burst.

Within this one second, your attack and attack speed will receive a near-hundredfold 9999% berserk bonus! During the cooldown period, you will be in a "Heal Blocked" state and cannot recover health.

Looking at these three new skills, the corners of Su Chen's mouth twitched slightly, and he fell into deep self-doubt.

The good news was that he had finally filled his shortcoming and gained a ranged method.

The bad news was that he was speeding further and further down the path of a "non-human assassin."

With [Runic Blade] combined with his greatsword, what he threw out weren't hidden weapons; they were clearly violent sword qi several meters long!

And while the effect of [God-Slaying Breath] was as strong as a cheat, it directly ruined the stealth that assassins relied on for survival.

In the future, when he activated [Divine Stealth], although others wouldn't be able to see him, that terrifying pressure would be like a loudspeaker blaring in their ears: "Hey! I'm coming to shank you! Look over here!"

"Whatever, as long as I hack all the witnesses to death, it's the perfect stealth." Su Chen laughed at himself.

As for that forbidden ultimate move, it was definitely a god-tier skill for desperate situations.

Combined with the five-second immortality effect of [War Gods Indomitability], Su Chen could pour out a terrifying damage output within that one second that would make even a true god shudder.

As long as he settled the battle within five seconds, he was invincible.