Chapter 36: The Final Boss Battle, Contest for the Provincial Top Scholar

【God's Gift LV3 (D-Rank): Grants God's Gift, increasing the effects of Weapon Blessing, Dawn Blessing, Wisdom Blessing, and Honor Blessing cast on oneself, and boosting resistance to all abnormal status effects】

【Dawn Blessing LV3 (D-Rank): Increases a single ally within a certain range with independent Strength; the effect lasts 3 minutes. The amount of independent Strength added increases with the caster's Constitution and Wisdom】

【Courage Gift LV3 (D-Rank): Increases one's own Strength and Wisdom】

【Guardian Gift LV3 (D-Rank): Increases one's own Constitution and Agility】

Among the resources provided by the municipal government, besides various items to boost power, there were also skill books.

Although the ranks of these skill books were not high, only D-Rank.

And they were all common Paladin skills.

But for Zhou Yi, who was extremely short on sources of skills, they were like finding a treasure.

Not only did he learn every single one without leaving a single behind, but he also upgraded them all to LV3!

At this moment, all buff skills erupted.

Holy auras of various kinds surrounded Zhou Yi, and his momentum climbed to its peak!

Strength: 74 (excluding weapon buffs)

Constitution: 67

Agility: 64

Wisdom: 72

With all buffs stacked to the max, Zhou Yi's four attributes at this moment were simply terrifying!!

Adding the 21 points of Strength buff from the great axe, his actual Strength had even reached a terrifying 95 points!!

Moreover, affected by the change in his Wisdom attribute.

The huge golden flame of the holy cross behind Zhou Yi surged violently, and its momentum increased by another degree.

"Come on, let me see what the final BOSS of a Nightmare-level dungeon is truly capable of!!"

Zhou Yi looked at the Minotaur King on the steps, his pair of pitch-black eyes filled with battle intent.

Under the amplification of various buffs, he felt his whole body brimming with power!!

The mana within his body was also incredibly active.

"Seeking death!!"

Seeming to feel provoked, the Minotaur King on the steps gripped his battle axe and leaped into the air.

"Leap Slash!!"

The Minotaur King, leaping down from hundreds of steps, had eyes bloodshot with bloodlust, and the battle axe in his hand was wreathed in wild red power, its target pointing directly at Zhou Yi on the ground!!

Without having obtained BOSS-level strength, Zhou Yi naturally dared not block this move head-on.

His figure flashed, and he dodged more than ten meters away.

"Boom!!!"

A deafening sound rang out.

The Minotaur King's axe struck the ground, actually carving out a deep pit with a diameter of up to five meters in the stone surface!!

Looking at the cracks spreading to the soles of his feet, Zhou Yi's gaze sharpened.

"What a terrifying attack!"

When he first entered the palace, he had already taken a look.

The stones inside the palace were not ordinary stones, but Green Meteorite!!

The hardness of Green Meteorite is comparable to steel!!

But even so, it was actually smashed into a deep pit by the Minotaur King's single axe strike, and the cracks even spread more than ten meters away!!

Boom!!

A thunderous crash sounded as the Minotaur King burst out of the dust, instantly crossing more than ten meters, and with cold killing intent, swung an axe down at Zhou Yi!

"Come on!!"

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up; instead of retreating, he advanced, and countered with an axe swing of his own!!

"Clang!!"

A small blade and a large blade collided, producing a huge metallic clash.

Under the impact of the colliding forces, the man and the bull both retreated backward.

"This strength, no wonder he is the Minotaur King."

Zhou Yi, landing in the distance, shook his hands, which were slightly painful from the recoil.

That strike just now.

He was knocked back more than six meters, while the Minotaur King was knocked back more than five meters.

In terms of Strength attribute, the opponent still held a slight advantage.

Zhou Yi marveled inwardly, little knowing that the Minotaur King opposite him was even more surprised.

In his long life, he had killed countless humans.

And those humans always hid and fled, moving around to cast skills, never daring to directly block his axe.

Of course, there were also those who thought highly of themselves and wanted to forcibly block his axe.

But those people, without exception, were all chopped into mince.

A human who could directly block his axe strike and remain unharmed like this was the first he had ever encountered.

"Human, you are strong.

If you withdraw now, I can let you go."

A muffled voice issued from the Minotaur King's muscular chest.

The killing intent in his blood-red eyes had actually diminished considerably.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yi, who was just about to go all out, paused slightly.

After all, the Holy Light Cross behind him had been radiating light continuously.

The Minotaur King had also been enduring fire damage.

Yet even in this situation, the Minotaur King actually spoke words telling him to leave.

"This isn't a game after all; even with continuous damage drawing aggro, the BOSS won't necessarily continue the pursuit."

Shaking his head, Zhou Yi's gaze sharpened; the Holy Light Cross behind him flashed, and the burning of the golden flames intensified further!

Are you kidding?

He was competing for the top scholar of Suzhou Province; how could he possibly give up here?

"Seeking death!!"

The Minotaur King also confirmed Zhou Yi's choice from Zhou Yi's movement.

The killing intent in his scarlet eyes reappeared; at the same time, a surge of red energy rapidly gathered around him.

Like a Super Saiyan.

The red energy formed an updraft around him.

His red Mao Fa stood up strand by strand.

Berserk!!

The Berserk skill even Minotaur monsters master appears even more formidable on the Minotaur King!

As the Minotaur King entered the Berserk state, Zhou Yi naturally did not sit idle.

He clenched his left hand in the void; countless lights gathered, condensing into a golden-red spear over two meters long!

【Spear of Victory LV3 (C-Rank): Throw a spear condensed from holy power at the enemy; enemies pierced by the spear suffer immense damage.

Note: Based on holy power and strength attributes, it can pin the enemy in place.】

Whoosh!!

Zhou Yi hurled the Spear of Victory fiercely.

Pfft—

The spear pierced through the Minotaur King's thick calf, splattering blood everywhere.

For the Minotaur King's massive size, such a strike was nothing!

He didn't even deign to pull out the light spear.

But just as he wanted to move his ox hooves to launch a charge, he was surprised to discover.

His left leg was firmly pinned, unable to move!!