This assassin is upright

Chapter 319 Yu Zhu's Second Transformation!
The small living room was almost entirely filled with tentacles covered in golden circular patterns, which formed a cage that completely enveloped a giant black cat-beast.

Tentacles kept piercing inward, attacking the black cat-beast. The black cat-beast showed no mercy, opening its mouth every now and then to bite off a tentacle, as if these tentacles were its extra meal.

When Yu Zhun returned to Earth from the world of divine revelation, this was the scene he saw.

After a moment of silence, veins bulged on his forehead.

The next instant, a roar came from outside, causing the whole house to shake.

"What are you two doing?!"

The golden ring and the black cat stopped at the same time, returning to their adorable, childlike state. They glanced at each other and then quickly looked away.

"Who started it?" Yu Zhun looked at the two of them, both amused and exasperated.

"Squeak~" Jin Huan pointed at the black cat with her tentacles, looking aggrieved.

The black cat didn't even glance at the golden ring, and calmly meowed.

"Meow~" (It says it started it.)
Jin Huan: "???"

“Even if I don’t understand what the golden ring is saying, I can still understand its actions.” Yu Zhun patted the black cat’s head, which had become noticeably rounder, with a hint of annoyance. “Did you steal and eat the golden ring’s tentacles?”

They had previously agreed that, as long as it wasn't excessive, the Golden Ring could periodically break off a piece of its tentacle to give to the Black Cat as a treat.

But now it seems that the black cat has clearly not kept its promise and has eaten more tentacles than expected, which has made the golden ring furious.

"Meow~"

The black cat guiltily looked away to one side.

It didn't want to either, but that guy with the golden ring was always hanging around in front of it.

Those tentacles swayed in the air, just like a giant cat toy. How could it resist?
This is simply unreasonable.

Upon hearing that Yu Zhun had guessed the truth, Jin Huan became excited. It stretched out all its tentacles and pointed at the black cat, clearly hurling very vulgar insults.

"Alright, alright," Yu Zhun comforted Xi Jinhuan, both amused and exasperated. "When Yu Zhu comes back, have him prepare something delicious for you."

Upon hearing this, Jin Huan suddenly paused.

Then it squeaked a few words, seemingly not cursing the black cat, but rather expressing something.

Yu Zhun turned his gaze back to the black cat.

"Meow meow meow…"

The black cat obediently began translating.

After listening to Black Cat's translation, Yu Zhun couldn't help but frown and look at Jin Huan.

"You mean, the second talent you shared with Yu Zhu, [Super Speed ​​Regeneration], which restores health immediately after it's reduced, is actually something you shared with Yu Zhu. It's just that because your health is almost infinite, it doesn't affect you?"

"Squeak!" Jin Huan nodded.

"Because of this unique characteristic, every time Yu Zhu's health points decrease, your side will generate a corresponding response?"

"Squeak!" Jin Huan nodded again.

"Not long ago, Yu Zhu experienced a series of health point reductions?" Yu Zhun's brows furrowed sharply.

"Squeak!" Jin Huan nodded again.

Upon receiving Jin Huan's affirmative reply, Yu Zhun couldn't help but feel a little worried.

If we consider the similarities to the Assassin's Hall, then Yu Zhu should have encountered the Priest's Hall during the second-tier trial.

The priests in the priesthood are all powerful healers and not very threatening. Yu Zhu is like a wolf among sheep there; there shouldn't be any major danger for him.

With her abilities, how could her health points be reduced multiple times in a row?
It sounds like Yu Zhu's trial is not going well.

The only good news is that she's alright.

After all, if anything happens, the Golden Ring will be able to sense it immediately…

Just as Yu Zhun was pondering, Yu Zhu sat up from the sofa.

"You're done?" Yu Zhun's face lit up with joy.

He was worried about Yu Zhu's situation just a second ago, but he didn't expect that Yu Zhu had already finished the second trial and returned to the real world.

"I guess it's over." Yu Zhu's expression was a little strange in response to Yu Zhun's question. "I became the head priest of the priest's hall, and I even taught other people the various potion recipes I had mastered."

"Then…"

"I hadn't even finished teaching when I was kicked out."

At this point, Yu Zhu seemed somewhat displeased.

She has several other incredibly effective potion recipes that she hasn't had a chance to share with her underlings over there!

"Huh?" Yu Zhun's lips twitched slightly.

It sounds like Yu Zhu isn't having any major problems.

"Did Jin Huan say it sensed that your health points were decreasing continuously?" Yu Zhun briefly told Yu Zhu about what Jin Huan had just told him.

"Huh?" Yu Zhu blinked, then slammed his hand on the sofa. "Oh! I remember now!"

"I created a poison potion that could continuously drain health, allowing even priests without offensive capabilities to damage monsters."

"I drank it myself to demonstrate the effect." Yu Zhu said, shrugging. "I had no choice; I was afraid they would be poisoned."

“I’m different, I won’t die.”

Yu Zhun: "..."

Jin Huan: "..."

"I was so worried about you for nothing." Yu Zhun sighed and patted Yu Zhu's head. "How did the second job advancement go?"

"Second job results? Oh right!" Yu Zhu suddenly remembered the most important thing and chuckled, "I haven't even seen them yet."

"I was kicked out of the second-tier trial so quickly that I didn't even get a clear look at the results." Yu Zhu puffed out his cheeks, looking somewhat annoyed. "I suspect that God1 did it on purpose."

Yu Zhun's lips twitched slightly.

Without a doubt, it was intentional.

He only gave them a few pieces of equipment. Yu Zhu is trying to make the second-tier trial world develop like a rocket. Can God 1 just stand by and watch?
"Take a look quickly," Yu Zhun urged impatiently.

He'd talk about the rest later; right now, he just wanted to know what Yu Zhu's second promotion result would be.

After all, Yu Zhu's strength in the first stage was truly outrageous.

It remains to be seen whether the strength can be maintained in the second stage.

"Let me see…"

Yu Zhu opened his character panel and exclaimed in surprise after a moment, "My second job advancement is [Potion Master]?"

"...A potion?" Yu Zhun couldn't help but blink.

Potions mastery is just a profession.

The second job advancement is a combat job. How can these two be confused?
Is it...

Yu Zhun couldn't help but look at Yu Zhu, "During the second-stage trial, you were constantly using the power of potions?"

“Yes.” Yu Zhu nodded. “My second-stage trial world only contains ordinary people and priests with very weak combat abilities.”

"They will face an endless stream of magical beasts, and I alone cannot kill them all, so it would be better to teach them how to use magic potions."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun revealed a knowing expression.

Your performance in the second job advancement trial is closely related to your final job. Yu Zhun was constantly killing during the second job advancement trial, so he became the [King of Assassins] after he came out.

Yu Zhu focused on potions during the second job advancement trial, so his job advancement was also related to potions.

This situation is not entirely uncommon. For example, among the first job advancements for mages, there is a job called "Mechanical Genius," which can only be chosen by those with the crafting profession of "Blacksmith."

It now appears that Yu Zhu's second promotion was also a similar case.

"Tell me about your passive second job."

"I'm watching." Yu Zhu nodded, then his expression became interesting after a moment. "This class has a passive skill..."

"That's a bit strange."

"Why don't you just look at it yourself?"

As he spoke, Yu Zhu shared his passive introduction with Yu Zhun.

[Potion Concoction: Allows you to seal your skills within a potion. Once sealed, the skill effects are solidified. When needed, the corresponding potion will be activated to unleash the skill. The skill sealing limit increases with level; current limit: 11]

"Your ability..." After reading the full description of Yu Zhu's second passive ability, Yu Zhun's expression immediately became interesting.

How can you seal your skills within a potion and use them as a potion?
what does this mean?
This means that Yu Zhu can use skills under various circumstances, such as when his mana is 0, his skills are on cooldown, he is silenced, or he is beyond his casting range!
In addition, another important point is that the sealing effect is solidified.

Previously, Yu Zhu had encountered the Divine Child of the Second Divine Zone, whose talent nullification ability prevented Yu Zhu from even using his skills.

After all, all her skills are closely linked to her talent.

If Yu Zhu sealed the skill beforehand, the effect would be fixed, and even if the talent was nullified again, the potion skill could still be used!
Rather than increasing Yu Zhu's strength, this passive ability is more about increasing her survivability, allowing her to cope with more situations.

Although there is currently a cap on the number of potion skills that can be used, the passive strength is already quite considerable.

After all, Yu Zhu's talent level is already at its peak, and what he fears most is being restricted by various abilities.

"The strength of your passive ability depends on the amount of growth at its maximum," Yu Zhun couldn't help but remark.

“I know that,” Yu Zhu said casually. “Upgrading by one level increases the storage limit by one, up to a maximum of 40 at Lv90.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun's lips twitched violently.

The maximum level allows for 40 potions...

This quantity is more than enough to end a tricky battle, and it's more than enough for Yu Zhu.

"Oh, right." Yu Zhu sensed his own abilities and then added, "Even if it's not me, I can still use potions."

"As long as I identify it as a friendly target, that's fine."

“However, using it this way might be a bit clumsy.” Yu Zhu paused slightly. “For example, if I seal a [Poisonous Healing] potion that drains health for you to use, it will randomly select any target from the surrounding area other than you when it is released.”

"If I were to use it, it would be no different from casting a normal skill."

"It's already quite impressive that you can let others use it." Yu Zhun nodded slightly, indicating his understanding.

Putting everything else aside, if Yu Zhu were to seal away the [Resurrection Deception] potion, wouldn't that be equivalent to having an extra life-saving item?
"Take a look at your new skill." Yu Zhun casually reminded him when skills were mentioned, "The strength of the skill is also very important."

This can be seen from his own actions.

Even the strongest passive ability still requires advanced skills to complement it.

Both aspects reflect the strength of the second turn.

"Understood!" Yu Zhu nodded, skillfully reset his skill points, and then took out a self-selected advanced skill book to begin choosing.

After examining it, Yu Zhu showed a look of admiration.

"This level of power... Advanced skills are really something else, huh?"

As she spoke, she casually shared the skills she had chosen with Yu Zhun.

【技能1：生命的交易（Lv1）：为1个目标驱散1层复活效果，获得该效果的目标30s内生命值归零将立即复活并获得200%自身法攻的生命值回复和3s锁血效果，锁血结束后获得分担庇佑，自身为目标承受50%的伤害持续30s，冷却80s，消耗法力值600点】

【Skill 2: Predetermined Chip (Lv1): Unlocks and clears one of a target's attributes, semi-binding it to a specified attribute of the user. When one attribute decreases, the other decreases by an equal percentage. Lasts 30 seconds, cooldown 120 seconds, costs 800 mana】

[Skill 3: The End of Freedom (Lv1): Dispels all negative effects on the target and applies a 1-second Pseudo-Death effect. Targets under this effect retain their original health but cannot respond to any attacks. Cooldown: 200 seconds. Cost: 1200 mana.]

【技能4：鲜血的游戏（Lv1）：为5个目标提供治疗，降低目标200%自身法攻的生命值并使目标10s内受到伤害提升100%，冷却20s，消耗法力值300点。】

After reviewing all four abilities, Yu Zhun's expression became quite interesting.

"Your abilities..."

Previously, Yu Zhu's skills were only incredibly powerful in terms of stats, but after the second job advancement, even the mechanics of his advanced skills became incredibly powerful.

The first skill, "Life Trade," is similar to the previous "Resurrection Trick," but adds the ability to share the protection after locking health.

When the invincibility period ends, it is often when a player is at their weakest. Sharing the damage allows Yu Zhu to take half of the damage for the target, increasing the survival rate of the resurrected target.

As for whether Yu Zhu will be in danger as a result...

Clearly, this ability is directly related to Yu Zhu's [Super Speed ​​Regeneration], and it was developed with consideration of his second talent.

Under the same circumstances, it is almost impossible for Yu Zhu to suffer a fatal injury by sharing the damage.

As for the gold ring's load-bearing capacity...

There's no need to worry about at least the second stage.

The second skill, [Predetermined Chips], is a brand new skill. As with the past, it has two different skill effects due to the unique nature of the first passive skill, [Chaos Codex].

First effect: Clears one of the opponent's attributes for 30 seconds.

This ability seems abnormal, but if the opponent has a purification ability, the continuous effect will be interrupted. If the selected attribute is life, it is obviously impossible to keep the opponent's life value at 0 for a long time.

The second effect: locks and restores a certain attribute of the other party to full, and semi-binds this attribute to itself.

The so-called semi-binding means that when one side decreases, the other side decreases by an equal percentage, but when one side increases, the other side does not increase accordingly.

This skill seems unremarkable at first glance, but if you combine it with the first skill mentioned earlier and Yu Zhu's [Super Speed ​​Regeneration]...

Everything then became interesting.

The third skill, "The End of Freedom," also has a powerful 1-second pseudo-death effect. It is essentially a collection of all negative effects. Although it can be dispelled, targets in an unresponsive state cannot dispel the negative effects on their own and can only rely on teammates or survival methods.

If not, then it's a dead end.

As for the last one, the "game of blood"...

There's not much to say; it remains Yu Zhu's most powerful numerical poison healing skill. However, the negative buff that increases damage taken is far more deadly than the previous negative buff that reduced healing effectiveness from [Poisonous Healing]. Its strength is now maxed out.

(End of this chapter)