I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

"roar!!"

It unleashed its [frenzied whipping] once again!

Bang bang bang!

This is its core attack method, and it has no cooldown time.

But the result was still the same: they couldn't break through, they simply couldn't break through!

[Attacked by a level 10 Devouring Vine King, Defense Points +8]

[Experience Armor (lv1) triggered, experience points +8]

【-twenty four】

After being drawn 18 times, Lin Yuan finally leveled up to level 4!

Name: Lin Yuan

[Class: Unbreakable Bulwark (Giant Shield Knight)]

[Talent: Undying]

[Level: 4 (0/400)]

[Life: 500 (+350)]

[Mana: 80]

【Strength: 20】

Agility: 4 (+5)

Armor: 620 (+90)

Magic Resistance: 414 (+30)

Constitution: 35 (+5)

【Mental Power: 26】

[Active Skills: Shield Bash (lv4), Taunt (lv4)]

Passive Skill: Absolute Defense (lv1)

[Equipped: Rock Shield, Rock Chestplate, Swift Boots, Resilient Ring]

[Defense Point: 18]

[Shield Bash (lv4): Active skill, consumes 10 mana, raises shield and slams down on the target, dealing (20 + Strength * 1) physical damage, with a 65% chance to stun the target. Cooldown: 20 seconds]

[Taunt (lv4): Active skill, consumes 20 mana, taunts all enemies within a 16-meter radius, forcing all hit targets to immediately switch their attack to you for the next 6 seconds. Cooldown: 50 seconds]

He currently has 850 health points, while the Devouring Vine King only has 7865 health points and 8.5 damage reflection, so it still needs 925 more attacks.

Now, reaching level 5 is a sure thing.

After a period of attack, the King of Devouring Vines finally reacted.

He activated his second skill, Parasitic Spores!

After the parasitic spores in the air hit Lin Yuan, he did lose health.

That was real damage after all!

Fortunately, the deductions were small, only 10 points per second, lasting for a total of 15 seconds.

It was this real harm that made Lin Yuan feel a sense of urgency.

This was the first time he had been injured since he acquired the talent of eternal indestructibility!

I wonder if his talent will be able to defend against true damage as it levels up?

If that were true, he would be truly invincible!

[HP: 730/850]

[Attacked by a level 10 Devouring Vine King, Defense Points +15]

[Experience Armor (lv1) triggered, experience points +15]

[Reflect Damage: -127.5]

Although this spore inflicts true damage, the damage is acceptable, and since it regenerates health every second, there's no need to use healing potions for now.

Furthermore, the Myriad Devouring Vine King did not activate again after the spores became ineffective, which indicates that the cooldown time of this skill is not short.

We'll have to see whether the King of Ten Thousand Devouring Vine's blood runs out first, or his potion runs out first!

The attack frequency of the Thousand Devouring Vine King was clearly incomparable to that of the Sharp-Horned Rabbit and Gray Wolf King encountered before.

Even though the parasitic spores need time to cool down, he continues to release vine strikes during this interval.

Lin Yuan didn't even need to activate his taunt skill; he was practically insane.

However, this is exactly what Lin Yuan wanted.

He likes this kind of thing—beating him without regard for the consequences, beating him to death!

……

After half an hour.

Lin Yuan's level has finally broken through to level 5.

Not only have all attributes been improved, but new skills and affixes have also been acquired.

[Shield Defense: Active skill, consumes 5 mana, places a shield in front of you, and for the next 3 seconds, all physical attacks will be blocked and damage reduced by 90%, but movement speed is reduced by 50% during this period. Cooldown: 8 seconds]

This is considered a parry skill among the basic defensive skills of a shield warrior, and it doesn't require leveling up.

During the few hours he spent being attacked in the dungeon, Lin Yuan discovered that he was more vulnerable to certain charge skills or opponents with greater strength.

Although he won't be hurt, the impact will still push him back.

This shield defense will put his whole body into a state similar to super armor, allowing him to withstand the opponent's attacks head-on.

Unless he wants to move, he will stay in one place.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have unlocked a new gold entry: Endless Barrier]

[Endless Barrier: All skills have no cooldown!]

Now, none of his skills need a cooldown period.

Of these skills, the two most useful to him at present are [Taunt] and [Shield Defense].

Unfortunately, even if he leveled up to level 5, he would only have 90 mana points.

"and……"

Lin Yuan glanced at his level.

[Level: 5 (0/1000)]

"As expected, the experience points required to level up from level 5 to level 6 have doubled."

It surged from 400 points to 1000 points!

This is the first hurdle for professionals.

"However, it's not a big problem for me."

Lin Yuan glanced at the King of Ten Thousand Devouring Vine.

After more than half an hour of fighting, the King of Devouring Vines' health has dropped to just over four thousand points.

His own two core talents are almost at full proficiency.

【Eternal Destruction (lv1): Proficiency (820/1000)】

【Experience Armor (lv1): Proficiency (820/1000)】

"180 more attacks needed."

Lin Yuan's gaze hardened, and he no longer hesitated.

"Since the skill has no cooldown, I'm not going to pretend anymore."

He planned to use the taunt skill continuously, causing the Thousand Devouring Vine King to keep attacking him.

The taunt skill, upgraded to level 5, costs only 15 mana to use once and lasts for 10 seconds.

"roar!!"

The King of Devouring Vine had also recovered from the cooldown of [Parasitic Spores].

It discovered that this human was glowing again and had become stronger!

It roared, and the eight vines lashed out wildly once more!

[Attacked by a level 10 Devouring Vine King, Defense Points +8]

[Experience Armor (lv1) triggered, experience points +8]

【-twenty four】

"Well done!"

Lin Yuan burst into laughter.

"Activate Taunt (lv5)!"

hum-

An invisible wave spread out, and the already bloodshot eyes of the Devouring Vine King instantly became even more ferocious!

It completely lost its mind, and its attack frequency increased slightly!

The taunt effect disappears after 10 seconds.

The King of Devouring Vine was just about to catch his breath.

"ridicule!"

[Consumes 15 mana points...]

hum-

King of Devouring Vine: ? ? ?

Its movements, which had just stopped, quickened again.

The poor King of Devouring Vines has been reduced to nothing more than a tool tree that can only whip people.

Its health is dropping rapidly.

Lin Yuan's proficiency was also skyrocketing!

……

Five minutes later.

[Talent: Eternal Immortality (Uniqueness, God-level)]

[Level: lv2 (0/2000)]

[Effect 1: For each attack received from an enemy of the same or higher level, defense is permanently increased by 2, which can be freely added to armor and magic resistance.]

[Effect 2: Every time an enemy attacks you, they will suffer true damage reflected as 2% of your maximum health.]

【Experience Armor (lv2): For each effective attack received from an enemy of the same or higher level, gain 2 experience points and increase proficiency (0/2000)】

……

P.S.: Just testing the waters, hoping to get more readers!