Seventh-tier Tyrant

The sea breeze was gentle, putting everyone in a pleasant mood.

Lin Yuan sat up and shouted to the others, "Anyone up for mahjong?"

No one made a sound, because not only was Lin Yuan a lightweight when it came to drinking, but his card-playing skills were also terrible.

While everyone else was skilled in all five vices, Lin Yuan was incompetent in all five.

Lin Yuan called out, but no one reacted, so he cleared his throat.

"Five hundred chips each. Whoever wins in the end gets the evolution slot."

Before he had even finished speaking, A Li had already set up the mahjong table, and Tie Chui and Alan were already seated.

Alan tilted her head and gave Lin Yuan a sweet smile, "Master, come quickly, we're just waiting for you."

Lin Yuan rubbed his hands together, "Coming, coming."

"Watch me leave you all in tatters today."

"Let me show you what a God of Gamblers is."

"Wow, Master is so amazing!" Alan covered her small mouth and shouted with an exaggerated expression, maxing out the emotional value.

As a man, being called amazing by a woman at any time is something worth being happy about.

Lin Yuan held his head high and sat in the dealer's seat, "Let's get this straight: there are no seniors or juniors at the gambling table. You can't get angry if you lose, okay?"

The three of them had strange expressions, then nodded heavily.

In less than two rounds, Lin Yuan's five hundred chips were down to only eight.

Alan and Tie Chui both had over three hundred left, and only A Li was winning.

Zero appeared at the perfect moment and shouted to everyone, "Time to eat!"

"Time to eat." Lin Yuan sighed, "Sigh, I was just about to turn the situation around."

"You guys got lucky this time; you won't be so lucky next time."

"I knew Master was letting us win." Alan hugged Lin Yuan's arm and acted coquettishly, "Master is the best."

A Li and Tie Chui stood there, clumsy with words, not knowing what to say.

They couldn't exactly compliment Lin Yuan on how stubborn his mouth was.

Lin Yuan left his seat, "The winner this time is A Li, so the evolution slot belongs to A Li."

"No one has any objections, right?"

Alan and Tie Chui shook their heads, "No objections."

Ghost was focused on fishing and didn't care at all; as long as Master is happy, it is only a matter of time before I, General Ghost, evolve, "Hehehehe!"

Zero was an outsider, so naturally, she had no objections.

Efara heard the word evolution, and a confused expression appeared on her face.

Evolution? Is it that kind of evolution?

Holding nine million eight hundred thousand evolution points, Lin Yuan chose to evolve A Li.

[Consume 5,000,000 evolution points, A Li (Sixth-Order Blood Shadow Lord) evolves to Seventh-Order Tyrant]

The moment he chose to evolve, a bolt of black lightning suddenly descended from the sky and struck A Li.

Black mist appeared around A Li's body.

Crack, another bolt of blood-colored lightning struck, dispersing the black mist.

A Li reappeared before everyone.

His original blood-colored armor had turned pitch black, and the devil horns on his head had vanished.

Losing his sharp, aggressive edge, he now appeared incredibly composed.

His aura had completely changed, transforming from a general who only knew how to kill into a monarch holding the pinnacle of power.

[A Li] (Seventh-Order Tyrant)

[Level]: LV40

[Race]: Darkkin

[HP]: 1,479,000

[MP]: 503,200

[Attack]: 412,900

[Defense]: 143,980

[Strength]: 175,600

[Agility]: 168,700

[Stamina]: 68,450

[Intelligence]: 50,320

[Talent]: Martial Arts Heavenly King (SSS)

[Race Skill]: Darkkin Great Demon

[Equipment]: darkkin demon sword (Legendary), Song of Battle - Brave (Legendary), Performance of Destruction - Crescendo (Legendary), Sword Feather Cloak (Epic), Tiger Demon Bracers (Epic), Breathing Bubble (Epic)

[Skills]: Sword Qi Aura, Shield Mastery (Passive), Sword Mastery (Passive), Protect (B), Backstep (D), Soul Rend Slash (SS), Fearless Charge (S), Death Sentence Sword Qi (SS), Flurry of Blades (S), Void Breaking Slash (A), Sword in Hand (S), Burning Boats (S), Impenetrable Wall (SS), Psionic Blade (SS), Shockwave (SSS)

After the evolution was complete, A Li raised his hand and gently clenched his fist, feeling a powerful strength activated within his bloodline.

It was a power one only possessed when their comprehension of a certain ability reached a very profound level—the power of control.

[Shield Mastery] (Passive)

Skill Description: When equipped with a shield, defense and magic resistance are increased by 50%. Shield-type skills have no cost and no cooldown.

The skill description was very simple, but its significance was absolutely extraordinary.

Shield-type skills having no cost and no cooldown meant that as long as A Li was willing, he could activate Impenetrable Wall anytime, anywhere.

An Impenetrable Wall without a cooldown meant A Li could ignore any magic or ranged attacks from the front, making him simply the bane of ranged classes.

Not only that, but A Li, while holding a shield, could maintain a shield wall and shield block state permanently.

With Shield Bash having no cooldown, he could completely keep enemies in a constant state of stun.

In the future, when Lin Yuan engages in one-on-one fights, he won't need to use a long staff and can easily execute infinite combos.

[Shockwave] (SSS)

Skill Description: Consumes 100,000 mana to release a powerful energy wave in a 30-meter area in front, dealing 500% of attack power as physical damage and stunning everyone for 4 seconds. Cooldown is 15 seconds.

[Sword Qi Aura]

Skill Description: Allows allies within a 150-meter range to deal an additional 10% true damage upon attacking. Causes enemy targets within 50 meters to suffer a suppression effect, with a chance to fall into a stunned state (the chance of being stunned increases with the difference in rank; if the rank difference exceeds three tiers, they will be stunned 100% of the time).

A Li lowered his hand and looked up.

An invisible wave spread from under A Li's feet, causing the blood-colored cloak behind him to flutter violently.

As the power of the aura spread, everyone felt as if they had been blessed by some mysterious power, and their combat effectiveness increased significantly.

Efara felt this power, and a look of surprise appeared in her eyes, "This is Monarch Suppression!"

For Monarch-rank lifeforms, aura abilities are further enhanced, possessing the power to suppress opponents on a spiritual level.

Efara also possessed this power; her suppression was attached within her aura, capable of causing enemies around her to enter a slowed state, while those lacking sufficient strength would be frozen directly into an Ice Sculpture.

Looking at it this way, Monarch Suppression could be called a trash mob remover.

Those without sufficient strength didn't even have the qualifications to stand in front of A Li.

Efara walked to Lin Yuan's side.

Lin Yuan was using a shield to test the newly acquired power—Shield Wall, Impenetrable Wall, Shield Block—using them continuously with no cost and no cooldown.

Efara was shocked, "The power of control!"

Control is a capability that only an Eighth-Order Emperor might possess, meaning a person has reached the height of perfection in a certain ability, resulting in a qualitative improvement in combat power.