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

A few days later, the highly anticipated regional nomination elimination rounds at the War Academy officially began.

Thousands of combat students, fully armed, gathered in the central arena, the largest in the academy.

According to the competition schedule released by the Academic Affairs Office, the first day of the competition will be very intense.

The fighting begins at sunrise and continues until sunset in the afternoon.

Throughout the day of competition, the top 128 students from the entire school will be determined through continuous elimination matches.

This high-intensity, continuous competition is a tremendous test of all participating students' physical fitness, mana recovery speed, and mental fortitude.

However, the university has also made relatively humane arrangements in terms of rules.

There is rest time allowed for the players between matches.

Furthermore, there will be dedicated support teachers around the arena to provide quick healing, as well as food prepared by life professions to help students recover their stamina.

With a whistle from the head referee in the center of the arena, dozens of matches across the arena began simultaneously.

Lin Yuan was assigned to arena number six by the system based on the number he drew.

He stood on the left side of the ring, facing his first opponent in this elimination round.

The other party was a senior student who had just passed the 40th grade.

A very large high-definition screen was erected around the arena.

The referee in charge of ring number six stood next to the screen, ready to record and announce the results of the match at any time.

The screen clearly displays the names, grades, professions, and current ranks of both sides in the battle.

The university did this so that the students watching could see it more clearly and understand the difference in strength between the two sides.

The large screen was divided in two, with Lin Yuan's information displayed on the left.

Name: Lin Yuan

Year: Sophomore

Class: Unbreakable Barrier

Level: 49

Yes, Lin Yuan was not idle during this period.

His level has rapidly increased to level 49, and in addition, his defense points have accumulated to a full one million.

Besides these obvious attribute improvements, Lin Yuan's biggest trump card has also undergone a qualitative leap.

His most core innate talent, [Eternal Destruction], has successfully advanced.

[Talent: Undying]

[Level: LV.7 (0/20)]

[Effect 1: For each attack received from an enemy of the same or higher level, defense is permanently increased by 7 points, which can be freely added to the armor and magic resistance stats.]

[Effect 2: Every time an enemy attacks you, they will suffer true damage equal to 7% of your maximum health.]

[Effect 3: You can freely allocate the absorbed defense points to mental resistance.]

The comprehensive improvement in these three effects has made Lin Yuan's survival and counterattack capabilities reach a terrifying level.

On the other side of the screen was detailed information about Lin Yuan's first opponent.

Name: Zhao Kai

Year: Junior

Class: Fire Mage

Level: 42

Judging from the data on the display screen, the opponent's strength is relatively weak compared to Lin Yuan's.

A level 42 magic-based class's base damage is simply insufficient to pose a significant threat to a level 49 knight.

When Zhao Kai saw the information on the big screen, his expression became quite interesting.

When Zhao Kai saw that he was unlucky enough to run into Lin Yuan, who was famous throughout the school, in his first elimination match, he could only smile wryly.

He didn't raise his staff at all, but instead raised his right hand to signal to the referee that he had conceded defeat.

The onlookers and even the referees present did not boo or jeer after Zhao Kai conceded defeat.

Because everyone present knew very well that losing to Lin Yuan was not shameful.

Lin Yuan was an abnormal existence who was able to withstand the attack of a million beast tide during his freshman year.

With the attack power of this senior student, a level 42 fire mage, it was absolutely impossible for him to break through Lin Yuan's defense.

The spell hit Lin Yuan without even a spark.

Rather than flaming around like a clown in the ring and getting ignored, it's more dignified to just admit defeat.

Moreover, Zhao Kai is a sensible person.

He didn't want to be injured by Lin Yuan's terrifying counter-damage mechanism after attacking him.

Although the arena is protected by a high-level formation set up by the Academy of War.

If a student suffers a fatal injury, the formation will be passively triggered, forcibly preserving a small amount of the student's health.

However, this only guarantees survival; the actual pain and organ damage suffered are unavoidable.

If a real injury rebounds and causes serious injury, it will take a long time to fully recover in a hospital bed.

That would seriously affect his subsequent learning progress.

Seeing that the other party had conceded defeat, Lin Yuan nodded politely and said calmly, "Thank you for your concession."

The referee immediately pressed the recorder button and announced that Lin Yuan of arena number six had won and advanced directly to the next round.

The referee immediately pressed the recorder button and announced that Lin Yuan of arena number six had won and advanced directly to the next round.

Over the next few hours, Lin Yuan began an intensive series of matchmaking battles.

The arena's matchmaking system is constantly running, randomly assigning winning students together.

Because of Lin Yuan's great reputation, he can easily defeat both agile assassins who rely on high mobility and archers who excel at ranged damage output.

As soon as they stepped onto the stage and saw that the name of the opponent was Lin Yuan, most of them immediately raised their hands and admitted defeat.

This allowed Lin Yuan to advance at an astonishing speed, almost without consuming any physical or magical energy.

Only a small number of students who rarely follow school news are unaware of Lin Yuan.

Or perhaps someone has heard of Lin Yuan's achievements but is unconvinced and wants to personally verify whether Lin Yuan is as legendary as people say.

Therefore, this small group of people did not choose to admit defeat.

As soon as they stepped onto the stage, they began to unleash various skills, launching a fierce attack on Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan, naturally, did not actively activate his talent for these classmates who were merely testing him.

He turned off the damage reflection effect of [Eternal Calamity], so the true damage reflection was not triggered on them, thus avoiding unnecessary damage.

However, in order to save time and end the battle as soon as possible, Lin Yuan took the initiative to attack after blocking several waves of attacks.

In the confined space of the arena, Lin Yuan's control skills became extremely effective.

His most frequently used combo skill is the opening move [War Stomp], which causes an area-of-effect shockwave. With the blessing of the Monarch's Domain, this area-of-effect shockwave can affect the entire arena!

Immediately follow up with [Gravity Pull] to slow down the opponent, then use the secondary weapon to activate [Thunderous Prison Thrust] to paralyze them at close range.

Finally, he used his shield to block a heavy shield bash.

This chain of control completely pins the opponent in place, rendering them utterly immobile.

They kept controlling the game until the referee couldn't stand it anymore and intervened, announcing that the other side had conceded defeat.

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