One skill point per second, I turn fireballs into forbidden spells.

Chapter 129: Entry Qualification for High-Difficulty Dungeons! Time to push for a high rating!

Seeing the passive skills section, Lin Yi remembered that he had obtained a new passive skill after his third job advancement.

I didn't even have time to see what the effect was.

[Elemental interactions]

[Type: Passive Skill]

[Level: Beginner]

Department: General Studies

[Effect 1: Now, all your elemental spells will deal an additional 10% damage based on the elemental advantage/disadvantage when attacking a target.]

[Effect 2: Now, when you use spells of different elemental types, the subsequent spell will deal an additional 10% damage based on the elemental affinity.]

[Elemental strengths and weaknesses: Water and Fire are mutually weak; Light and Darkness are mutually weak; Lightning beats Wood; Wood beats Earth; Earth beats Lightning; Wind has no strengths or weaknesses against other elements and deals an additional 5% damage.]

[Elemental generating relationships: Wind → Fire, Fire → Earth, Earth → Darkness, Darkness → Water, Water → Thunder, Thunder → Light, Light → Wood, Wood → Wind]

This should be considered an incredibly classic damage-boosting passive skill.

There are inherent relationships of mutual generation and mutual restraint between elements, but Lin Yi had not paid much attention to them before.

And before acquiring this passive skill.

Even if Lin Yi accidentally triggered the restraint relationship, the damage was not amplified.

Now, he has essentially unlocked this feature.

This passive skill is probably not a very good damage-boosting passive for other mages.

Because they only have one or two elemental systems at most.

Sometimes, even when you want to use elemental advantage, you can't seem to get around to it.

Lin Yi now has four elemental systems.

Acquiring the other four systems in the future is almost a certainty.

Otherwise, he would have no use for all those skill points.

Besides countering, the amplification from the synergistic relationship is actually more useful.

This is because the mutual generation relationship can ignore whether the opponent's attributes are mutually restraining, and you can still benefit from the increased damage.

For example, before Lin Yi cast the eighth-tier Divine Fire Heavenly Conquest, he first used a wind-type spell, Wind Blade, which is the lowest tier.

This way, Divine Fire Heavenly Conquest can deal an additional 10% damage.

"Student, please show your student ID."

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Yi had already arrived at the entrance of the dungeon sanctuary.

The guard spoke, bringing Lin Yi back to his senses.

I swiped my student card and entered the Sanctuary instance.

Lin Yi suddenly felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. When he took it out, he saw that it was a text message from Nangong Ling.

"Where is it? I've found the source of one of the materials you needed."

Lin Yi replied: "Just arrived at the instance sanctuary."

"Then you might need to go to the arena first..."

"The third leg you mentioned is a special reward mechanism after clearing the second-level high-difficulty dungeon, Sandstorm Gold Rush: it is produced in the Sandstorm Vortex."

"This instance can only be entered once per month."

"Because there is a chance to get extra random rewards in the Sand Sea Vortex after each dungeon clear, it is a must-do dungeon for most second-year students of Shenxiao every month."

"Even we third-year students would set aside time each month to team up and farm gold in this dungeon."

"I checked the academy's treasury, and they don't have any stock of Roger the Sand Bandit King's third leg. I'll have to farm for it."

"The difficulty lies in the fact that to reliably obtain this material from the Sand Sea Vortex, you need to clear the level first."

"The top 30 teams that clear this dungeon each month will have one chance to choose their reward during the reward acquisition phase of the Sand Vortex."

"My own team always manages to get into the top ten every month, but I've already done that this month, so I can't carry you..."

"It's been several days since the beginning of the month, and I don't know how many teams have cleared it yet."

"But that's not the only problem now. This dungeon is a high-difficulty dungeon. Normally, you need to be a second-year student and have reached the fourth job advancement level or above to have any hope of clearing it."

"Therefore, the academy requires a rating of B or above to be eligible for admission."

"You need to find a way to improve your rating, and the sooner the better, try to get the chance to be among the top 30 to clear the level and receive the free reward!" Lin Yi's phone vibrated continuously as he received a series of messages from Nangong Ling.

It's easy to imagine how much she slacked off in class.

It's fair to say that he's completely focused on himself.

Lin Yi typed a thank-you emoji for Nangong Ling and added, "Thank you so much, senior. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow!"

Lin Yi then put his phone back in his pocket.

The Sanctuary instance has been re-released.

Fighting and the use of lethal skills are strictly prohibited on Shenxiao Campus.

However, it is clear that movement skills like Thunder Flash are not included.

Because he was in a hurry, Lin Yi used several flashes in quick succession, causing a great deal of gasps in the academy.

"Holy crap, what just flew by?!"

Did you hear thunder?

"Damn, that's so flashy!"

"How many times have I told you, don't use skills carelessly in the academy! Grab him!"

"Catch you, my foot! We haven't even seen a trace of the person!"

Half a minute later, Lin Yi finished walking the route that would normally take at least forty minutes.

Re-enter the Divine Firmament Arena.

Lin Yi once again felt the intense competitive atmosphere of Shenxiao.

Even though it's summer vacation now.

Even now, some students in certain colleges still have classes.

The place is always bustling with activity and high spirits.

On the big screen, a highlight battle was playing.

The host's voice remained passionate and enthusiastic.

"Student, is this a friendly exchange or a competitive contest?" The staff member in charge of registration looked at Lin Yi and asked this question.

PK battles in the arena are, of course, also have different types.

The casual matches are similar to matchmaking in League of Legends, where the system will automatically match you with opponents of the same rating who are also participating in the arena.

After a win or loss, aside from affecting your win rate and making your stats look better, there are no extra rewards.

The competition for position is what we call the ranking matches.

"A struggle for position."

"Okay, please swipe your card to enter."

I swiped my student card.

Lin Yi walked into the rest area for the position swap competition.

This is another special illusionary instance, exactly the same as the one he participated in during the placement matches.

In this illusionary dungeon, Lin Yi can choose the opponent he wants to challenge.

However, before Lin Yi could open the list...

Suddenly I received a notification.

[Ding! Lin Yi, during your temporary absence from the Divine Firmament Arena, you received a total of 167 challenge requests!]

[Of these, 145 challenge applications were cancelled by the challengers!]

[With 22 challenge applications remaining, there is currently one challenger in the arena's waiting list!]

[It has been detected that you successfully defeated your opponent in the previous battle. You must now accept the challenger's challenge. Do you wish to begin the battle immediately?]

[Attention! If you refuse this challenge, you must complete it within 4 days; otherwise, the benefits and resources related to your current rating will be suspended or frozen!]

Lin Yi felt a chill run down his spine.

Goodness, he's only been away from the arena for four or five days, and he's already received so many challenge requests.

He is now in a state where he must accept the challenge; he used to refuse, but in the end, this is how it turned out.

(End of this chapter)