Chapter 76: Ye Lin's Second Class Talent

Watching Ye Lin’s funny face, Wu Shaoqi was furious and charged at Ye Lin once again.

But this time, Ceng Canqi was prepared; halfway through his charge, Wu Shaoqi was pinned to the ground by someone, unable to move.

"Wu Shaoqi! You still dare to make a move? Do you really want to be disqualified?" Ceng Canqi shouted sternly.

"He made a face at me! That guy was faking it, he was faking all of it!" Wu Shaoqi roared hysterically, his eyes bloodshot.

Ceng Canqi turned his head to look at Ye Lin in confusion, only to see Ye Lin’s face full of innocence and bewilderment, making it clear at a glance that this was an honest person.

"Enough! Wu Shaoqi, how much longer are you going to make a scene?"

Ceng Canqi frowned, then spoke to the two class-changers who were pinning Wu Shaoqi down.

"Watch him! Don't let him cause any more trouble!"

"Yes!"

The two class-changers nodded solemnly and dragged Wu Shaoqi to the side.

And all of this had nothing to do with Ye Lin anymore; thanks to Wu Shaoqi, he and Mi Xue were the first to step onto the teleportation array.

"I'm sorry, I dragged you down." Mi Xue felt even more guilty; if it weren't for her, Ye Lin wouldn't have offended Wu Shaoqi, and he wouldn't have been so seriously injured before the secret realm began.

Ye Lin leaned into Mi Xue’s ear and whispered, "The injury was something I did to myself; he was framed by me."

Upon hearing this, Mi Xue widened her watery eyes, her gaze filled with shock.

So Wu Shaoqi had been framed? No wonder that guy was so agitated!

Only then did she realize that the seemingly honest Ye Lin before her was actually more black-bellied than she had imagined!

As the light of the teleportation array flickered, Ye Lin and Mi Xue had arrived in a brand-new world.

The Top Scholar Secret Realm was located in a forest, surrounded by faint mist, as if every step were taken upon clouds.

Inside the secret realm, ancient trees towered, birds sang, and flowers bloomed, resembling a fairyland on earth.

But beneath this beauty, a terrifying crisis was clearly hidden.

The mist in front of them rolled and surged, and a huge monster rushed out from the fog, its hideous face and sharp claws making one shudder.

A hungry glint flashed in the monster’s eyes as it lunged at Ye Lin and Mi Xue.

"Careful! It's a level 20 Gargoyle!"

Ye Lin had just wanted to cast a Forbidden Spell when he was pushed away by Mi Xue.

The young girl had great strength and didn't know how to control it; Ye Lin felt as if his ribs had almost been broken by her push.

Mi Xue had already blocked the path in front of Ye Lin, her muscles bulging, creating a strong contrast with her cute face.

The Gargoyle let out a deafening roar, but Mi Xue was fearless; she instantly met it head-on, engaging in a fierce battle with the Gargoyle.

The level 20 Gargoyle couldn't gain any advantage against Mi Xue; as she threw punch after punch, stone chips flew from the Gargoyle’s body.

As time passed, it was only a matter of time before this Gargoyle was killed by Mi Xue.

Just as the battle between Mi Xue and the Gargoyle reached a white-hot stage, the sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, and bolts of blue lightning dragons rolled within the clouds, as if the wrath of a god was about to descend.

Boom!

A thick bolt of heavenly lightning struck down like the angry sword of a god, hitting the Gargoyle directly.

The level 20 Gargoyle was instantly blasted into a pile of stone debris by this bolt of heavenly lightning.

Mi Xue covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes filled with shock.

Instant kill?

An instant kill of a level 20 monster? This was something only a class-changer above level 25 could do.

At the same time, a notification sound rang in Mi Xue’s mind.

[Team kill of level 20 Gargoyle, reward 70 experience points.]

She turned her head blankly to look at Ye Lin behind her.

"That Gargoyle, did you kill it? Why do you have lightning-type magic?" Mi Xue was completely baffled.

"Because I'm a Forbidden Spellcaster." Ye Lin didn't hide anything and told Mi Xue the truth directly.

"Forbidden Spellcaster? I thought you were a wood-type mage..."

Mi Xue muttered to herself; that day, Ye Lin had summoned so many tentacle vines to bind her tightly, and she had thought that was the ability he excelled at.

"Alright, don't waste time, let's go, we're heading deeper."

Ye Lin dragged Mi Xue and started walking toward the depths of the Top Scholar Secret Realm.

"Wait! The deeper we go, the stronger the monsters are; if we wander around, we'll be killed!" Mi Xue was terrified.

Don't most people who enter a dungeon secret realm start by clearing out the weaker monsters on the periphery to improve their strength before heading deeper? Why was Ye Lin rushing to the deepest part right from the start!

Sure enough, they hadn't gone far into the depths when a black shadow slowly rose.

It was a huge monster covered in an indestructible carapace, its eyes flashing with fierce red light, and purple saliva dripping from its two massive mandibles.

The surrounding ground hissed and smoked under the corrosion of this purple saliva; it was clearly highly toxic.

The appearance of this monster seemed to make even the sky change color; the dark clouds hung lower, as if they were about to press down on the monster’s back.

"Level 25 monster, Venomous Giant Centipede!"

Mi Xue swallowed hard and couldn't help but take a few steps back; she knew this monster was incomparable to the Gargoyle they had encountered earlier—this guy was extremely dangerous!

"Run! Or it'll be too late!"

Mi Xue pulled Ye Lin, wanting to run, but Ye Lin remained calm and composed, his expression peaceful as he raised his hand.

"Forbidden Spell—World-Extinguishing Mad Lightning!"

The familiar lightning dragon appeared again, and a bolt of blue-purple lightning struck down.

The Venomous Giant Centipede, which had been terrifying in Mi Xue’s eyes, didn't even have time to put up any resistance before it was struck into a charred corpse, with silver-white lightning arcs occasionally flickering over it.

The air was even filled with a rich smell of burnt protein.

"It's... dead just like that?" Mi Xue felt her brain cells weren't enough; what kind of operation was this?

She remembered encountering a level 22 monster before, and it had taken the combined efforts of her and three teammates, with tacit cooperation and all sorts of tactics, to finally manage to kill it.

And now, a level 25 monster, in front of Ye Lin, was only fit to be instantly killed?

"Don't space out, let's go." Ye Lin pulled Mi Xue along.

And the scenes that followed completely caused Mi Xue’s little brain to lose its ability to think.

A level 22 venomous scorpion attacked, a bolt of lightning struck down, dead.

A level 25 skeleton blade-shield soldier came aggressively, a bolt of lightning struck down, dead.

A level 28 abyss rat-man tried to sneak an attack from underground, Ye Lin raised his hand, gripped a brilliant golden spear, and stabbed it down, dead.

Instant kill!

No matter what kind of monster they encountered, Ye Lin only used one move to instantly kill it!

This scene stunned Mi Xue; she had never imagined that grinding a dungeon and killing monsters could be this easy.

No need to kite the monsters, no need to study their weaknesses, no need to avoid their final death throes.

Without a word, throw a Forbidden Spell, walk away, incredibly dashing.

She hadn't even realized she had leveled up from 17 to 18.

"Wait a minute! I get it!"

After Ye Lin killed a level 23 goblin in seconds again, Mi Xue suddenly realized, her face full of surprise, as if she had solved a historical puzzle.

"You're a Forbidden Spellcaster! There is no death in the Top Scholar Secret Realm, so you can push the power of the Forbidden Spell to the maximum, releasing it every time with the determination of certain death, so the power is naturally incredibly fierce!"

Ye Lin: "......"

He had thought Mi Xue would have realized this when he said he was a Forbidden Spellcaster.

This girl might have well-developed muscles, but her brain didn't seem particularly sharp.

Of course, this wasn't really Mi Xue’s fault; it was just that Ye Lin’s operations were too shocking—no matter the level of the monster, it was a one-hit kill.

It’s like when you’re playing basketball and you see a guy on the court shouting about some fancy footwork, then every time he just jumps from half-court to dunk; you’d definitely have a brain freeze for a moment too.

"Alright, let's go, don't dwell on this." Ye Lin dragged Mi Xue along.

He remembered that the monsters in this Top Scholar Secret Realm were limited; since he had obtained the opportunity to enter first, he had to rush ahead of the others and kill as many monsters as possible.

Gradually, Mi Xue also began to go numb.

Those monsters were like they were there to deliver experience to Ye Lin; they would roar and charge over, only to be smashed to death by one of Ye Lin’s Forbidden Spells, without exception.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

During these five days, Ye Lin recreated the glory he had in the novice secret realm; the sound of thunder constantly echoed throughout the Top Scholar Secret Realm, and the lower-level monsters on the periphery would now be scared into incontinence just by hearing the thunder.

And after killing a level 24 giant hooked venomous scorpion, Ye Lin’s level also reached twenty, and the number of Forbidden Spells he had mastered reached 20!

Level twenty was a huge watershed for all class-changers, because after reaching level twenty, a class-changer would awaken their second class talent; Ye Lin couldn't wait to check it now.

[Name: Ye Lin]

[Class: Forbidden Spellcaster]

[Level: 20 (0.01%)]

[Strength: 200 (+300)]

[Agility: 300]

[Spirit: 600 (+710)]

[Class Talent 1: Endless Spells, for every level the Forbidden Spellcaster increases, one Forbidden Spell can be unlocked.]

[Class Talent 2: Ultimate Sublimation, all skills used by the Forbidden Spellcaster will automatically sublimate into Forbidden Spells.]

[Skills: World-Extinguishing Mad Lightning, Dance of Instants, Burning Reincarnation, Karma Fire Burning the Heavens, Undying and Indestructible, Eye of Eternal Freeze, Necrotic Return, Yang Life Saber Technique, Eternal Geng Metal, Wall of Sighs, Descent of the Wood Realm...]

After taking a look at his second class talent, Ye Lin’s pupils suddenly constricted.

Originally, he couldn't use skill scrolls; whether they were common, rare, epic, or legendary skill scrolls, he couldn't use any of them.

Because the skills released by a Forbidden Spellcaster can only be forbidden spells.

This also means that he can master at most one hundred skills, which is a major disadvantage in the later stages.

For example, a fire-type mage like Zhuge Ni, after reaching a high level, will master even thousands of fire-type spells to deal with different combat situations and enemies.

But with a second class talent, Ye Lin will no longer have this worry!

Because any skill he uses will be enhanced into a forbidden spell!

"Quick, give me that Fireball spellbook from just now," Ye Lin said, looking at Mi Xue impatiently.

Along the way, Ye Lin had tossed all the skill scrolls dropped by monsters to Mi Xue, because he felt he had no use for such things at all.

"Huh? That Fireball spell is just a common skill, are you sure you want this?" Mi Xue asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes!"

Ye Lin took the Fireball skill scroll without hesitation, learned it immediately, and then proceeded to cast Fireball.

[Class talent Ultimate Sublimation activated, Fireball has been enhanced to Sigh of the Flame God.]

[Forbidden Spell - Sigh of the Flame God: The Forbidden Spellcaster burns their own life fire to summon the Flame God to descend and bring down divine fire that incinerates everything.]

Accompanied by a dazzling light, a powerful wave of energy instantly spread outward.

The surrounding air seemed to be ignited by this energy, the temperature rose sharply, forming a huge fireball.

The fireball continued to expand, emitting scorching light and high heat, as if it were about to swallow everything around it.

Ye Lin injected his own life fire into the fireball, and it instantly became even more dazzling, emitting a red-gold light, as if a real sun were burning on the ground.

A flash of surprise crossed Ye Lin's eyes; it was just as he thought!

With the Ultimate Sublimation class talent, he no longer needs to worry about forbidden spells at all; if he wants a certain type of forbidden spell, he just needs to find the corresponding low-level skill scroll.

Even epic-level skill scrolls and common-level skill scrolls make no difference to him, as they will all be enhanced into forbidden spells anyway.

He only needs to buy the most common skill scrolls; a common skill scroll only costs a few thousand.

"What a huge profit!"

Ye Lin was incredibly pleasantly surprised; if any other Forbidden Spellcaster obtained this class talent, they would surely be beating their chest in frustration.

After all, their lives are already not enough to use; giving more forbidden spells is not as good as giving an extra life.

But for Ye Lin, it is different; he has no other advantages, he just has many lives.

Possessing more forbidden spells will undoubtedly allow Ye Lin to have more adaptability and tactics when facing opponents stronger than himself.

"Let's go, time to grind levels!"

In high spirits, Ye Lin grabbed Mi Xue and prepared to continue leveling up.

Mi Xue's task for these five days was to carry bags, carry things, carry loot, cook for Ye Lin, and fetch water for Ye Lin, essentially embodying the role of a servant.

But Mi Xue enjoyed it, and even wished she could personally feed the food into Ye Lin's mouth.

After all, with Ye Lin as a powerful backer, Mi Xue's level had increased extremely quickly over these five days, reaching level 19, only one level lower than Ye Lin.

At this moment, when Ye Lin called her to continue grinding levels, she followed along eagerly.

But before she had run two steps, she bumped into a broad back, and Ye Lin hurriedly covered her rosy little mouth.

"Shh!"

"Look, what is that?" A flash of excitement crossed Ye Lin's eyes.

Not far away, there was a pool of clear spring water, the flowing water resembling a small waterfall, constantly washing into the spring.

A golden toad was squatting on a huge black rock beside the spring.

Its skin shimmered with a dazzling light under the sunlight, as if it had been plated with a thin layer of gold powder.

This toad was exceptionally large, a full four or five meters tall, and its pair of vertical pupils were bright and piercing, revealing a mysterious aura.

Mi Xue leaned over to take a look, and her beautiful eyes instantly constricted.

"This is... the Multi-Treasure Golden Toad!"