[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-national-class-change-i-the-paladin-achieve-the-":3,"chapter-national-class-change-i-the-paladin-achieve-the--national-class-change-i-the-paladin-achieve-the--chapter-122":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Universal Class Change: As a Paladin, I Become the Strongest",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1908380,2537,"Chapter 122","national-class-change-i-the-paladin-achieve-the--chapter-122",122,"\u003Cp>“The Freshman Grand Competition actually has no restrictions in any aspect, that’s great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“It seems my bloodline secret technique can also be used!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Fortunately, I also brought a set of rarer equipment; I’ll change into it in a while!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a time, many freshmen were incomparably excited!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You have to know, during the college entrance examination, for the sake of absolute fairness,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>corresponding restrictions were carried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Besides weapons being limited to Bronze 3-star, even some bloodline secret techniques and powerful talent skills couldn't be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had originally thought that this Freshman Grand Competition would be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They didn't expect that Suhang University’s Freshman Grand Competition actually had no restrictions at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, regarding this point, many noble family children were well aware.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had long made corresponding preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Next, enter the first stage of the Freshman Grand Competition, the dungeon challenge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Accompanied by Wu Mang’s low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the side, the Dean of the Element College, who was also the Vice Principal of Suhang University, Zhou Huayang,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>stepped out of the queue and held his staff high.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Silver secret, open!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The next moment, a terrifying magic energy fluctuation erupted from the round crystal core at the top of the staff!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Boom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Behind the empty playground, a secret gate about forty meters high and thirty meters wide slowly condensed from the void!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Floating in the air!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This gate was silver-white in its entirety, filled with mysterious runes and patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And what was strange was that at the base of the gate, there was actually crimson flame burning!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“This is the Silver secret gate? But what is that flame?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I felt an ominous aura from it...”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at the secret gate behind, numerous freshmen all revealed confused expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They knew the Silver secret, but that strange one.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was as if it were a crimson flame from hell, which they had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Among these confused freshmen, only some noble family children seemed to have thought of something, and their expressions changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The scale and strength of this year’s freshmen are the largest and strongest in history...”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“In order to allow every freshman’s strength to be maximized, therefore, this Silver dungeon secret not only has simple, difficult, and nightmare difficulties.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“But it also specially opened the abyss difficulty above nightmare for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wu Mang’s voice rang out slowly, echoing in the ears of many freshmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"They actually opened the Abyss difficulty! No wonder there was eerie fire burning at the base of the secret realm gate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Absurd. I remember the Abyss mode difficulty is over ten times more terrifying than Nightmare difficulty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Abyss mode hasn't been opened at the Freshman Grand Competition for decades, has it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the spectator stands, many senior students were also discussing it one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their words were filled with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"To be precise, Abyss mode hasn't appeared at the Freshman Grand Competition for exactly eighty years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A lean young man said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had short hair, deep eyes, and a unique aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's Lin Haoran!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Someone recognized the man's identity and whispered in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At Suhang University, there are two strength ranking lists.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One is the Earth Ranking, exclusive to First-Transition professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The other is the Heaven Ranking, exclusive to Second-Transition professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And this Lin Haoran is a formidable figure ranked 34th on the Second-Transition Heaven Ranking!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Didn't he accept a mission to the front lines? Why is he back now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some were surprised by the timing of Lin Haoran's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Others followed the previous topic and continued the discussion:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"80 years ago? That means the Abyss mode appeared at the Suhang University Freshman Grand Competition around the year 2544.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"2544...... Hiss! Isn't that the Golden Age?!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of the time corresponding to 2544, the people around them suddenly widened their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Golden Age!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is a special term for the year 2544.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In that year, many professionals with monstrous talent emerged!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Gale Sword Saint Cang Pinghai, Storm Mage God Li Shaoyang—they were both born in the Golden Age and are still active, formidable figures today!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Now that the Abyss mode has been opened again, could it be that the Golden Age... is about to descend once more?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Someone muttered in a low voice, their expression filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Brother Lin, when did you get back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Dongsheng of the Aurora Society also spotted Lin Haoran.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He trotted over quickly and asked with a hint of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Haoran is also a member of the Aurora Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And he is also a department-level cadre.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However.......\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Haoran has a cold temperament; he doesn't usually manage club affairs and just holds a nominal title.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, even if it's just a nominal title, no one would doubt his ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, 34th on the Heaven Ranking is a ranking with plenty of substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As one of his few good friends, Li Dongsheng knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He should have accepted a mission and set off for the neighboring Huiyang Province to eliminate an invading monster legion; why would he appear here now?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The mission was canceled; I just got back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Haoran replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The mission was actually canceled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Li Dongsheng frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As one of the top universities in the country, Suhang University.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Besides having a powerful educational lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It also places great emphasis on students' training in actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the school's mission system, there are often dangerous tasks such as hunting monsters or pursuing fugitive professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And war missions are the most dangerous type among this series of combat tasks, and also the type that rewards the most credits.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, the arrangements for such missions are determined long in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If no extremely important changes had occurred, it would be impossible to cancel them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I heard it was an arrangement from above.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Haoran said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Many legions in Huiyang Province have been withdrawn, saying they need to comprehensively clear out the medium-sized spatial rifts throughout the entire province.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As for what exactly they are clearing, I'm not too sure, but I have to follow them and set off in three days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I hope nothing bad is going to happen...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Haoran subconsciously looked at the playground below.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>2544!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Golden Age!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In that era, many young people with monstrous talent emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And many people also regarded it as the horn sounding for a full-scale counterattack against the Otherworld!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However......\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just 20 years after the Golden Age, the Otherworld creatures launched a crazy invasion!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In order to resist the rampaging Otherworld creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All eight billion-plus professionals on Blue Star joined the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After 30 years, paying the heavy price of nearly 5 billion professionals killed in action and countless ordinary people buried.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The offensive of the Otherworld invasion gradually slowed down, entering the peaceful period that lasts until today.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And that period of crazy Otherworld invasion is also known as the Dark Age!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gale Sword Saint Cang Pinghai and Storm Mage God Li Shaoyang were heroic figures born in the Golden Age and rose to prominence in the Dark Age!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Besides them, there were many other formidable professionals born in the Golden Age.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's just that they all perished in the Dark Age......\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And how similar is this scene now to the peak period before the Dark Age?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I hope this is just my imagination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Lin Haoran didn't think about it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After more than fifty years of recuperation, humanity's overall strength is different from the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Across the entire Blue Star, there are not only multiple Sword Saints and Mage Gods who have reached the pinnacle of professionals!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The number of professionals has reached an unprecedented 15 billion!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if they experience another crazy invasion by Otherworld creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the end, the ones who will be unlucky will definitely be them!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's actually Abyss difficulty; now this will be fun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hehe, I just felt that Nightmare difficulty might not be enough; I didn't expect there to be a brand new difficulty above Nightmare!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Just wait, I will definitely sweep through the Abyss-level dungeon in a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unlike the exclamations in the spectator stands, the freshmen on the playground were full of fighting spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They couldn't wait to rush into the dungeon and slaughter right now!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, the freshmen who were able to get into Suhang University all cleared the Nightmare-level dungeon in the college entrance exam dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, for a higher difficulty, they didn't feel afraid at all; instead, they were extremely excited, feeling that they had a new challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the ceremonial platform, Wu Mang scanned the area below.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing that some freshmen were dismissive of the Abyss difficulty, he couldn't help but frown slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Conventional secret realm dungeon gates only have three difficulties: Simple, Difficult, and Nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To open the Abyss difficulty, one must invest a large amount of Abyss Magic Stones!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Abyss Magic Stones come from the Otherworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just obtaining this batch of Abyss Magic Stones took a lot of effort from the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course......\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The increase in difficulty is also extremely obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The monsters in the Abyss-level dungeon have thicker health, stronger defense, and more agile movements!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Overall, the Abyss-level dungeon is ten times more terrifying than the Nightmare-level dungeon!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet, some people actually look down on it so much.....\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The ignorant are fearless; those who look down on the Abyss difficulty will surely pay the heaviest price!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gathering intelligence is also one of the key skills that professionals need to master.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You don't know what level of difficulty the Abyss-level dungeon is; can't you ask the classmate next to you?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Those aristocratic family children all have serious expressions; can't they see there's a problem with the Abyss dungeon?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Fine, let them hit a wall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Wu Mang stopped paying attention to the freshmen's actions and said loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You have one minute of preparation time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"After one minute, the dungeon opens! We officially enter the first stage of the Freshman Grand Competition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the words fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The freshmen gathered all over the playground immediately began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Warriors with sturdy builds began to wipe their longswords and shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sharpshooters also began to count their ammunition.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some people, upon hearing that there were no restrictions on equipment for this Freshman Grand Competition, immediately began to change their gear!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fortunately, everyone had a layer of undergarments beneath their equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So there wouldn't be a situation where they were completely exposed......\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a moment, the entire playground was no longer noisy, with only the sound of friction from changing equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the occasional clashing sound from checking their items and gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even the freshmen ranked outside the top thousand were extremely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the ceremonial platform, many eyes also fell on Zhou Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Upon seeing the huge axe-blade weapon revealed behind him, they couldn't help but show strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's actually a battle axe......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For a heavy-armor support-type Paladin, the most common weapon combination is a shield and a one-handed sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some Paladins who purely follow the support route even abandon heavy weapon equipment altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Choosing to use a huge holy cross that has special buffs for support-type skills as their weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And a Paladin like Zhou Yi, who carries a battle axe, is extremely rare......\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Battle axe!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This time, Zhou Yi did not choose to use a war hammer again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Instead, he chose an 18th-level Gold-tier giant battle axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because, after experiencing the battle within the Gale Mountain Range, he discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the war hammer has a miraculous effect on monsters wearing heavy armor, as it can directly shatter internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It wasn't quite suitable for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He still prefers the thrill of seeing blood with every swing of the axe!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Please give some flowers and votes, monthly tickets and urging tickets are also fine, thanks for everyone’s support!!!.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: Please give some flowers and votes; monthly tickets and update tickets are also appreciated. 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