49: Chapter 49 On the Eve of the Big Exam!

【Extreme Cold Tyrant · Elton】

【Level: 30 (Nightmare-grade BOSS)】

【Strength: 4000, Constitution: 4000】

【Agility: 4500, Spirit: 6000】

【Skills: Extreme Cold Ice Spear, Frost Nova, Winter Gaze, Frozen Domain, Ice Crystal Blast, Ice Storm】

Judging from its attributes and skills, this BOSS is a magic-type creature.

Possessing both magical damage and crowd control, it is a rare and valuable support character.

"Good luck; my legion is currently lacking exactly this type of character."

Nodding with satisfaction, Lu Yin raised his hand and summoned fifty Phantom Assassins.

Phantom Stealth Step!

Phantom Backstab!

...

Invisibility, attack—everything done in one smooth motion.

Fifty hits of over 20,000 damage each meant the Extreme Cold Tyrant didn't even get to cast a single skill before it perished.

【Ding! You have killed an Extreme Cold Tyrant, EXP increased by 180,000 points!】

【Ding! Obtained rare-grade soul of death × 1!】

There were only two notifications; such trial BOSSes do not drop loot.

They are purely for testing one's own strength and gaining BOSS EXP.

Theoretically, as long as one has enough merit points, this place can indeed become an excellent spot for rapid leveling.

Just like that, Lu Yin settled down completely and began his daily, repetitive, and dull leveling routine.

However, although these days were quite boring, the tangible growth kept Lu Yin full of motivation every day.

Especially his Death Legion; the low-level soldiers had all been replaced by Lu Yin.

Every Soldier of Death was converted from a rare-grade soul of death.

With powerful attributes and fierce skills, they were Lu Yin's greatest source of confidence today.

Time flew by, and finally, it was the day before the National Examination.

【Ding! Your level has increased to 19!】

After Lu Yin killed the BOSS in the Dungeon, the system's notification sound rang in his mind.

Checking the attribute panel.

【Name: Lu Yin】

【Class: Death Monarch (Three-star mythical-grade)】

【Level: 19 (1.8%)】

【Strength: 400 (53), Constitution: 400 (70)】

【Agility: 400 (50), Spirit: 400 (75)】

【Equipment: novice longsword, Shadow Meditation Ring, lava earring, Mechanical Guardian, limit-breaking necklace】

【Talent: Death Soul Extraction: Killing any creature grants a soul of death of the corresponding grade】

【Death Space: 253 / 290】

【Death Soldier: Abyssal Demon General Ars, Undead Bone Dragon, Dragon, Dark Hunter Tazik, Dragonman Lord × 50, Orc Warlord × 50, Phantom Assassin × 50, Extreme Cold Tyrant × 50】

【Legion Commander: Yarberna】

【soul of death: ordinary-grade: 7, high-grade: 43, rare-grade: 94, epic-grade: 3】

【Skills: Death Soul Slash, Death Soul Endowment, Death Coil, Soul Recycling】

【...】

"Level 19... it's time to go."

Looking at his refreshed attributes, Lu Yin revealed a look of satisfaction.

Tomorrow is the National Examination; besides wanting a short rest, Lu Yin had many other things to handle.

For example, the equipment he had farmed these past few days needed to be sold at the Professional Association.

He also wanted to see if there were any soul crystals in the Professional Association's trading system.

If he could buy them, given his current assets, he was afraid he could directly fuse the highest-tier mythical-grade soul of death.

The higher the level of the soul of death, the more powerful the converted Soldier of Death would be.

He was quite curious about what a Soldier of Death resurrected from a mythical-grade soul of death would look like.

After greeting Xiao Wanguo, Lu Yin took military transport back to Tianyang City.

Because the National Examination was approaching, the streets were crowded, filled with young faces wearing various Professional equipment.

The air was permeated with an atmosphere of mixed excitement and tension, and the shops along the street were covered in banners wishing candidates success in the examination.

In this lively atmosphere, Lu Yin headed straight to the Professional Association.

Since the few pieces of equipment he had listed earlier had all been sold, Lu Yin now had over two million in savings on his card.

Finding a private room, Lu Yin listed all the loot he had recently obtained.

When Lu Yin saw the total estimated value of this loot, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"Five... five hundred million? Are... are these pieces of equipment worth that much?"

He muttered to himself, his voice trembling slightly.

Although he knew his harvest over this period had been fruitful, his focus had been more on himself and his Death Legion.

But thinking about it carefully now, it was actually not hard to understand.

After all, he had been farming Nightmare-grade Dungeons, and most of the loot was gold-quality equipment, with plenty of dark gold-quality equipment mixed in as well.

Especially the two calamity-grade pieces of equipment dropped when he killed Ars; their valuation alone was already over one hundred million.

"No wonder everyone wants to become a powerful Professional; money really does come quickly..."

Looking at the long, dazzling string of numbers on the screen, Lu Yin took a deep breath.

Five hundred million star essence; this wealth was enough for a rare-grade Professional to live worry-free from then on.

But for him, it was far from enough.

"mythical-grade soul of death..." he murmured, a flash of burning intensity in his eyes.

He quickly clicked on the trading system and entered "soul crystal" in the search bar.

With eyes full of anticipation, a large number of search results appeared.

As he expected, there were indeed people listing soul crystals for auction in the Association.

And the selling price was not too expensive.

Most were 30,000 star essence each, with many listed at 40,000 or 50,000.

But this price difference was something Lu Yin could completely accept.

If he wanted to purchase them, he could instantly acquire 20,000 soul crystals.

If he were to extract all these soul crystals, it wouldn't just be high-grade soul of death freedom.

It would mean rare-grade soul of death freedom, and he could even craft a few epic-grade souls of death by hand.

However, thinking this, Lu Yin did not rush to buy.

He deleted the word 'crystal' in the search bar and searched only for the word 'soul'.

In Lu Yin's view, since there could be an item like a soul crystal in this world.

Then there must certainly be other items with the same effect.

He wanted to see if he could find a superior substitute for the soul crystal.

The search results refreshed instantly, and a dazzling list of goods appeared on the light screen.

Lu Yin's gaze swept across them quickly, his pupils slightly contracting.

Besides a large number of "soul crystals", several items that made his heart race appeared in the list.

【Broken Soul Essence (epic-grade material)】

【Usage: Fragments containing pure soul energy; it is a rare material for crafting top-tier spirit equipment or performing high-grade soul reinforcement, and can be used to synthesize higher-quality soul creations.】

【Price: 8,000,000 star essence】

【Stock: 3】

【Ancient Heroic Soul (legendary grade material)】

【Usage: Echoes of heroic spirits captured from ancient battlefields, condensing the unyielding fighting spirit and memory fragments of ancient heroes.】

【Price: 100,000,000 star essence】

【Stock: 1】

【undying soul fire (mythical-grade material)】

【Usage: Formed from the soul fragments of legendary immortal powerhouses, it is one of the core materials for forging god-level equipment or performing soul essence sublimation, containing a trace of immortality.】

【Price: 300,000,000 star essence】

【Stock: 1】