167: Individual combat capability is maximized!!

Crack!! Crack!! Crack!!

A thick layer of frost rapidly spread across the ground, instantly freezing the group of Thorn Treants in front.

Title: [Soggett Lord],

Title effect [Lord Aura +100%] activated.

All Thorn Treants' full attributes -30%.

[Weakness Detection - Ultimate Detection]!

[Eye Cut - Mad Blade - Star Shatter]!

[Blade Qi Enemy Detection]!

Swish swish swish!!

Cold light flashed continuously!

Blade Qi floated!

Rip!! Rip!! Rip!!

The Blade Qi easily cut through the Thorn Treants' bodies. One after another, the Treants were sliced in two, and then with a "bang," they exploded.

[Killed Thorn Treant ×1!]

[Killed Thorn Treant ×2!]

...

[Killed Thorn Treant ×5!]

Ye Ze was like a wolf entering a flock of sheep. In just a few breaths, he consecutively killed 5 Thorn Treants.

Crack!! Crack!! Crack!!

In this time, the remaining dozen or so Thorn Treants broke free from the effects of the Ice Ring Spell.

Whoosh whoosh!! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

Roots and branches covered in thorns twisted in the air like mad snakes, instantly piercing through the void and wrapping around Ye Ze in an overwhelming manner.

[Illusionary Doppelganger]!

Puff!!

Under the binding of the thorn-covered roots, the Illusionary Doppelganger dispersed.

What remained in the original spot was merely an Illusionary Doppelganger. Ye Ze's true body had already advanced to the Thorn Treant closest to him.

Swish swish!! Swish swish!! Swish swish!!

Before they could react, Ye Ze's long saber danced continuously in his hand. Wherever the Blade Qi passed, it was like cutting tofu. One after another, the Thorn Treants were cut in half...

[Killed Thorn Treant ×6!]

[Killed Thorn Treant ×7!]

...

[Killed Thorn Treant ×10!]

In the blink of an eye, half of the Thorn Treants were dead.

Roar roar roar!!! Hiss hiss hiss!!!

The remaining Thorn Treants were both shocked and enraged.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!! Hiss hiss hiss!!!

From above, below, and in mid-air... Thorn-covered roots and branches shot out, dense and numerous, wrapping around Ye Ze like a net from heaven and earth.

[Embrace of Purification]!

Just as the thorn-covered roots were about to wrap around Ye Ze,

a pure energy fluctuation flowed around his body.

Buzz!!

A soft sound!

All the surrounding thorn-covered roots and branches were shaken off.

Swish swish!! Swish swish!! Swish swish!!

Rip!! Rip!! Rip!!

Blade Qi flashed continuously!

The sound of roots breaking was incessant, and severed roots rained down everywhere.

Whoosh!!

Ye Ze's figure flashed, pouncing on a Thorn Treant in front of him. His long saber danced continuously, and one after another, the Thorn Treants fell under his blade.

[Killed Thorn Treant ×11!]

[Killed Thorn Treant ×12!]

...

[Killed Thorn Treant ×16!]

Hiss!! Hiss!! Hiss!!

Seven or eight black roots pierced towards Ye Ze. Ye Ze used Shadow Dance Step under his feet, continuously dodging and creating distance.

Ye Ze softly uttered a word, "Explode."

Boom! Crack!

Rip!!

[Lightning Spell]!

[Meteor Scarlet Fire]!

A purple lightning bolt as thick as an arm tore through the air, illuminating the dark forest with a sudden brightness.

At the same time, a cluster of scarlet flame light, like a meteor, streaked across the night sky.

Lightning and fire landed on the Thorn Treants almost simultaneously...

Boom!!!

An earth-shattering explosion!

Lightning exploded!

Flames danced!

Aargh!!! Ugh!!!

From within the exploding light and shadow, sounds of painful wailing could be heard.

[Killed Thorn Treant ×17!]

[Killed Thorn Treant ×18!]

...

[Killed Thorn Treant ×21!]

...

[Notification: Completion of Clearance Condition 1: Kill all Thorn Treants.]

A piece of information appeared before his eyes,

the entrance to the tenth floor appeared in front of him.

"Success!"

Light flickered in Ye Ze's eyes, and he felt a little excited.

He hadn't expected to kill all the Thorn Treants so quickly. If it were a professional with more profound strength and richer combat experience, they wouldn't be able to resolve this battle in just ten minutes.

One could only say that Ye Ze had too many methods, and his solo combat ability was reaching its peak.

Perhaps some other students were slightly better than him in terms of talent and skill tier, but in terms of solo combat ability alone, Ye Ze, who possessed numerous talent skills, was undoubtedly the undisputed champion!

He checked the ranking,

[Qing School District Ranking]

...

Fifteenth Place: Ye Ze, 14500 (×1.9)

...

He scrolled up,

The tenth place was a student named Liu Yunfei, with 15500 points and a ranking coefficient of 1.9.

As long as he cleared the tenth floor, his ranking would enter the top ten.

The space fluctuated, and Ye Ze arrived at the tenth floor of the Trial Tower.

This was a cold ice plain,

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The north wind howled, and the cold power raged!

The wind on his skin was like being cut by a knife.

And not far in front of Ye Ze, stood an ice tree about twenty meters tall. Its branches were as thick as towers, and its foliage extended like a frost king's throne.

[Extremely Cold Demon Tree (Leader Level)]

Level: ???

Combat Power Assessment: 72 Stars

Characteristics: Tyrannical, Fierce, Frost Burst

Talents: Ice Essence (C-tier), Eternal Freeze Body (D-tier), Frost Summon (D-tier)

Skills: Arctic Hurricane (Tier 3), Frost Guard Summon (Tier 2), Ice Cone Spray (Tier 2)

[Ice Essence]: Tier 3 talent, Ice Damage +1000, Ice-type skill effect +150%, Ice-type skill damage +200%.

[Arctic Hurricane]: Summons a mobile tornado that pulls in targets along its path and deals a large amount of cold damage. Deals high burst damage at the end of the hurricane.

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"Another Treant..." Ye Ze murmured.

Roar!!!

The Extremely Cold Demon Tree noticed Ye Ze's presence and let out a roar.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Ice mist permeated, and a large amount of Ice Element gathered.

Crack!! Crack!! Crack!!

On the ice surface, monsters composed entirely of frost climbed up. They were covered in a thick layer of ice armor, like guards.

[Frost Guard (Elite)]

Level: ???

Combat Power Assessment: 72 Stars

Characteristics: Loyal, Guarding, Frosty

Talents: Ice Manipulation (D-tier), Frost Body (D-tier)

Skills: Frost Armor (Tier 2), Frost Nova (Tier 2)

Description: An elite monster summoned by the Extremely Cold Demon Tree.

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[Trial Tower Tenth Level Clearance Conditions: 1. Kill the Extremely Cold Demon Tree

2. Survive under the Extremely Cold Demon Tree's attacks for three hours.]

It is said that every 5 floors in the Trial Tower is a hurdle,

This is because the clearance conditions for every 5 floors require the trial taker to directly face a boss-level monster, with no possibility of taking shortcuts.

However, for Ye Ze,

Whether it was the fifth floor's [Heretical Knight Captain] or the [Extremely Cold Demon Tree] in front of him, he actually felt they were easier to deal with than the monsters on regular floors.

Whoosh!!

Ye Ze's figure flashed, leaving behind trails of afterimages in the void.

[Shadow Dance Step - Flash]!

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the Extremely Cold Demon Tree.

Before the Extremely Cold Demon Tree and the Frost Guards could react, he struck with his saber.

[Lord Aura +100%]!

[Weakness Detection - Ultimate Weakness Detection]!

[Weakness (Mid-section of the trunk)]: Silver fatal weakness, location of the Eternal Freeze Core (the Extremely Cold Demon Tree's life energy source),

Physical penetration 300+, physical attack 1000+, or magic penetration 300+, magic attack 900+, hitting this weakness can cause fatal damage to the Eternal Freeze Core.

Physical penetration 400+, physical attack 1200+, magic penetration 400+, magic attack 1150+, hitting this weakness can directly shatter it!

Note: Using fire-attribute skills to attack deals an additional +50% damage.]

[Eye Cut - Mad Blade - Star Shatter]!

[Blade Qi Enemy Detection]!

Swish!

A cold frost illuminated the void!

Crack!

Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!

A crisp sound.

Then a series of ice shattering sounds.

Where the long saber struck, countless ice pieces shattered.

Thump! Thump!

A dark blue ice heart was exposed to the air. The next second, a series of ice shattering sounds were heard, and terrifying cracks appeared on the ice heart...

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