52: Chapter 52 The Big Test is Coming!

Meanwhile, in another room, Lu Xun, who had been taking a nap, suddenly opened his eyes.

He slowly sat up, and a sharp, hawk-like glint flashed in his cloudy eyes.

"This kid... actually has such a monstrous ability... Perhaps..."

A trace of shock appeared on Lu Xun's aged face, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

On the other side, in Lu Yin's room, he gradually recovered from his shock.

Previously, he had always been extracting the soul of death from monsters.

Now it seemed that dead humans...

He could also extract the soul of death from them, especially from some powerful humans.

And to resurrect the Undying Sword God, a human corpse was also needed.

According to Yarberna, the mythical-grade soul of death would not only inherit the profession and memories from its previous life.

The resurrected corpse would also retain its level from before death.

In other words, the stronger the corpse Lu Yin obtained, the shorter the time it would take for the Undying Sword God to recover to his peak.

Lu Yin stared at the golden soul fire flickering before him, and information about all the known remains of powerful individuals flashed rapidly through his mind.

However, those renowned human powerhouses generally died in extremely tragic ways, and rarely left behind an intact corpse.

Even figures like the Undying Sword God had their bodies dissipate in the starry sky.

The military did have a dedicated Hall of Heroes, where powerful Professionals who had sacrificed themselves for humanity throughout the ages were buried.

There, perhaps, there would be a body suitable for the Undying Sword God.

But Lu Yin really didn't want to desecrate those martyrs in such a way.

"It seems this matter needs to be considered carefully."

Lu Yin took a deep breath and thought to himself.

Putting away the Undying Sword God's soul fire, Lu Yin stepped out of his house.

Walking out of the house, the afternoon sun was a bit dazzling.

Lu Yin squinted his eyes and walked towards the city center.

Since tomorrow was the day of the National Examination, he and Luer had previously agreed to meet.

Pedestrians hurried along the street, and many parents were taking their children to purchase supplies needed for the National Examination.

Lu Yin passed through the noisy crowd and arrived at a quiet cafe in the city.

Pushing the door open, the wind chimes rang crisply.

By the window, a fair-skinned girl was lowering her head and stirring her coffee.

Sunlight shone through the glass, casting dappled light and shadows on her fair side profile.

"Silent One! Over here!"

Hearing someone enter, Luer looked up and greeted him with a faint smile.

Following the sound, Lu Yin sat down opposite her, and a waiter soon brought over a glass of warm water.

"Hehe, you definitely can't guess what level I've reached in this past half month."

As soon as Lu Yin sat down, Luer said smugly with a crafty expression.

Looking at Luer's spirited appearance, the corners of his lips unconsciously curled into a gentle arc.

He said with rare relaxation: "Generally speaking, for a legendary grade Professional, it's no problem to reach level twelve or thirteen within half a month."

"But looking at how smug you are, I guess you must have reached level fifteen."

Lu Yin picked up his water glass, his tone carrying a hint of teasing.

Luer's eyes lit up, and she leaned closer like a little cat that had stolen some fish.

"Guessed wrong! I'm already level seventeen! Impressive, right!"

"Level seventeen?! So fast?"

This sentence indeed surprised Lu Yin.

He had worked himself to the bone, challenged Dungeons above his level, and even killed an Abyssal Demon General, only to barely reach level 19.

Although Luer had a deep background, how could it be possible to raise her level so quickly?

"Hehe, didn't expect that, did you!"

Luer shook her head smugly and then said mysteriously.

"It's all thanks to this."

As she said this, she took out a diamond-shaped amulet with a faint blue glow from her bosom.

Along with a small crystal bottle filled with golden liquid, and placed them gently on the table.

"This is... a Refresh Amulet?"

Lu Yin's pupils constricted slightly as he recognized the amulet she had taken out.

"That's right." Luer nodded smugly: "My father specially prepared this for me."

"After using it, it can reset the cooldown time of a Dungeon, allowing me to repeatedly grind for experience in a short time."

Then she picked up the crystal bottle again and shook it gently, the golden liquid inside shimmering with faint light.

"Combined with an experience potion, I can get double experience in a single Dungeon."

"Using these two things together is how I was able to level up so many times in half a month."

Lu Yin heard this and showed an expression of understanding.

The Refresh Amulet that Luer used was of primary grade, capable of refreshing the cooldown time of Dungeons below level twenty.

Although this kind of item had heaven-defying effects, it had to be recharged after every ten uses.

A single recharge for a primary amulet would probably cost tens of millions of star essence.

That Luer could keep using the Refresh Amulet to level up, one had to say, her family background was even deeper than Lu Yin had imagined.

"Such a luxurious way of leveling, only a young lady like you can afford it."

Lu Yin picked up his water glass and said with a smile.

"Hey, I worked very hard, okay! Although I used items, those Dungeons were still fought through by me for real!"

"Do you know how boring it is to fight the same monsters and walk the same routes every day?"

"If it weren't for the fear of being left behind by you, I wouldn't suffer like this!"

Luer pouted in dissatisfaction.

Lu Yin looked at Luer's pouting appearance, and a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes.

He understood that even with item assistance, continuously grinding Dungeons at high intensity required great perseverance and patience.

This girl, who seemed spoiled, had indeed put in a lot of effort in private to be able to enter the Holy Hall Academy with him.

"Alright, alright, alright, I know you're amazing."

Lu Yin shook his head with a smile: "But don't work so hard that you tire yourself out."

"Don't worry, this young lady knows what she's doing!" Luer raised her chin, then leaned in curiously.

"But having said that, what level are you now?"

Lu Yin smiled slightly and didn't answer immediately; he just made his level information publicly visible.

When Luer saw that Lu Yin was already level nineteen, the smug expression on her little face instantly froze.

"Ni... Nineteen?!"

She stood up abruptly, drawing the attention of guests at surrounding tables.

"You monster! I used a Refresh Amulet and experience potions to reach level seventeen!"

Looking at Luer's shocked appearance, Lu Yin couldn't help but smile.

"I was lucky and encountered a special Abyss Dungeon."

"You know Abyss monsters; they give a lot of experience points."

Luer gasped.

"Abyss Dungeon? You soloed it?"

"Sort of." Lu Yin replied vaguely, then turned to ask.

"Tomorrow is the day of the National Examination; how prepared are you?"

Luer heard this and sat back down, but her face still wore an expression of disbelief.

"Abyss Dungeon... soloed..."

She muttered softly, looking at Lu Yin as if looking at a monster.

Adjusting her emotions, Luer then said.

"Of course I'm prepared; I've already memorized the exam rules by heart."

Luer picked up the now slightly cool coffee and took a sip, her eyes returning to their previous liveliness.

"However, this year's practical assessment seems a bit special; my father revealed that they might introduce a new scoring mechanism."

Lu Yin heard this and raised an eyebrow: "A new scoring mechanism?"