Chapter 23: You Want to Stop Me? Impossible! This Is Absolutely Impossible!

The clear-title reward was something both of them received, but there was only one treasure chest.

Lu Zheng was not the type to stand on ceremony; he stepped forward and opened the treasure chest directly, finding three items inside.

【Equipment: Demon Banner】

【Quality: Purple Star Two-Star (Uniquely Bound)】

【Equipment Requirement: LV. 60 or above professional with Mental Power stat greater than 1000】

【Strength +500】

【Constitution +500】

【Mana Recovery Speed +100%】

【Skills: Command All Demons (Passive), Absorb Demons】

【Durability: Permanent】

【Skill: Command All Demons (Passive)】

【Effect: Within a range of at least five hundred meters centered on yourself, all demonized targets whose level does not exceed your own cannot attack you and passively accept your commands】

【Skill: Absorb Demons】

【Effect: Controlled demons can be absorbed into the Demon Banner for storage; the number of demons you can absorb is equal to your Mental Power stat limit】

What a treasure! With this item, he could directly control a large swath of demons without worrying about being swarmed by them.

Moreover, it increased mana recovery speed — for someone like him who constantly consumed mana to refresh his summoned beasts, this was the best ability.

This item alone made the harvest quite good.

Let's see the next one.

【Skill Book: Evil-Suppressing Sword Aura】

【Effect: Minimum cost of 100 mana to form a blade of Evil-Suppressing Sword Aura; base physical damage 500 points, magic damage 500 points; as mana cost increases, magic damage increases; deals an additional 100% magic damage to demonized targets】

【Learning Requirement: LV. 30 or above Sword Cultivator professional】

Obviously, Lu Zheng had no way to learn this — the restriction was too specific; only Sword Cultivators could master it.

Lu Zheng reckoned that the treasure chest's contents had also taken the trial-taker's profession into account, generating this skill book as a reward accordingly.

The last item.

【Item: Four-Armed Demon Ape Summoning Scroll】

【Effect: After use, summons 100 LV. 60 Four-Armed Demon Apes to fight for you; all experience points gained from kills are fed back to you at 100%】

This item was very strong.

But it was only a one-time use — to Lu Zheng, who already commanded a large number of summoned beasts, it was practically useless.

After all, in a large-scale battle, unless his brain was broken, why wouldn't he let his own summoned beasts kill and level up? The latter was clearly the better deal.

Well, he could sell it for money!

Lu Zheng pocketed the Demon Banner and the summoning scroll without hesitation, not even letting Mu Yunlan take a look, then picked up the skill book and held it out in front of her.

"This is for you."

Mu Yunlan quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no, I didn't do anything, and I already got a title. Everything here belongs to you."

If he couldn't learn it himself, he would have learned it directly long ago.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "This is yours. First, this skill book is restricted to the Sword Cultivator profession, so I can't learn it either; second, if you hadn't told me about the Trial Tower, I probably wouldn't have known about it either."

Mu Yunlan waved her hand again and said:

"Generally, ten days before the college entrance exam, the academy will notify everyone about this, so you would have known too. You can't use the skill book, so you can sell it. I didn't do anything and already got a title for free — I can't take anything else."

Having known her for three years, Lu Zheng was well aware of Mu Yunlan's tsundere personality; she genuinely felt she hadn't contributed anything and truly did not want to accept the gift.

Lu Zheng shoved the skill book into her arms and said with a smile, "Stop dithering, I still have other things to do. Just treat this skill book as me selling it to you — once your strength improves and you've earned enough gold coins, you can pay me then!"

After saying that, Lu Zheng grabbed Mu Yunlan's arm and chose to exit the Trial Tower.

The two appeared at the entrance. Looking at her arm being held by Lu Zheng, Mu Yunlan snapped back to her senses, quickly stowed the skill book away, and followed behind him out of the tower, feeling shy.

She had many questions in her heart and had just sorted out her thoughts, but just as she was about to speak, she found someone blocking Lu Zheng's path.

"Young master, please wait a moment. My young lady has something to discuss with you; she should be out shortly."

Lu Zheng looked at Uncle Fu before him, and after seeing the LV. 47 level displayed above the man's head, he couldn't help but let out a light chuckle.

"I have no interest in dealing with her. Are you trying to stop me?"

Uncle Fu suddenly felt a wave of pressure. He found it somewhat hard to believe that this sensation was coming from the young man opposite him.

"Please don't make things difficult for me, young master."

"Hmph! Then let's see if you can stop me."

Before the words had even faded, a pale blue spiritual light suddenly struck Uncle Fu. The next moment, his entire body was covered in a layer of frost, and in the span of a single breath, he was turned into a solid block of ice.

This was the Profound Ice Spirit Light — a skill Lu Zheng had just obtained yesterday from the Profound Ice Turtle, one of the three rare summoned beasts he had acquired! The skill's control effect was very strong, and Lu Zheng hadn't dared to cast it at full power, fearing he would freeze Uncle Fu to death outright. After all, the magic damage of this spell was no joke — as long as the target hadn't broken free, it would continuously deal freezing damage every second.

After freezing the man, Lu Zheng directly summoned the Crescent Moon Eagle, pulled Mu Yunlan onto it, and flew toward Liyang City.

Not long after he left — about ten seconds later — the ice shattered. Uncle Fu stood in place with a pale face; that single strike had nearly cost him his life. He hurriedly took out a life potion and drank a bottle to restore his health.

But the look of horror in his eyes hadn't diminished in the slightest.

This young man had actually already surpassed him and completed his first class advancement! Judging purely from the power of that spell, his level was likely on par with his own! Yet from their encounter that day in Black Pine Forest, this person was clearly a current third-year high school student. Were young people nowadays all this fierce?

He couldn't help but look in the direction the two had left, still shaken. If the other party had wanted to kill him, he would absolutely already be dead — there had been no time to react at all. That casting speed was simply too fast, almost like those monsters — practically instant.

Just where did this little monster pop out from, to be this terrifying!?

Just as he was letting his thoughts run wild, Dongfangoniao walked out with an excited look on her face.

"Uncle Fu, I cleared it! And I even broke through to level 29! Those two still haven't come out yet, have they? Hmph, I'll wait right here. When that kid comes out, I'll definitely teach him a lesson and let him know what it means to repay a kindness!"

At this moment, Uncle Fu leaned in and said with a grave expression, "Young lady, they have already left."

"What? How could they be so fast!? Oh, right, they must have failed the trial and ended it early. But didn't I tell you to stop them for me?"

Dongfang Niaoniao complained.

Fu Bo showed a hint of a bitter smile and said:

"I intercepted him, but couldn't stop him. That young man is likely of a similar level to me, possibly even surpassing me as an ice-system mage profession. With a single skill he froze me in place, nearly killing me outright! Miss, he's too powerful; you must absolutely avoid conflict with him!"

Dongfang Niaoniao's eyes widened suddenly upon hearing that.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! He and I are from the same cohort, and you're telling me he's not only completed his first advancement, but his level may have reached nearly 50!? Could he be a legendary profession!"

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