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

In the default rules of the War Academy Arena, it is generally believed that once you are continuously controlled by your opponent for more than ten seconds and are unable to retaliate, you have completely lost.

As time went on, the knockout stage entered its most intense phase in the afternoon.

A large number of first- and second-year students with lower academic levels were eliminated in the brutal competition and left the arena.

Those who remained on the arena were mostly elite seniors, third and fourth year students, and those above level 45.

Finally, Lin Yuan faced his last match of the first day of the elimination rounds.

With the referee's verification, as long as Lin Yuan wins this crucial match, he will officially enter the top 128 of the entire school.

Lin Yuan's opponent in the final match was a senior student who was very famous in the Practical Combat Academy.

This senior is very talented and has already reached level 50.

Not long ago, he successfully completed the level 50 advanced quest, which greatly improved his various attributes.

This senior's class is a melee class that focuses on high damage output: the Berserker Greatsword Master.

The data on the large screen refreshed, displaying the information of the two people side by side.

On the left is still Lin Yuan: Level 49, Unbreakable Barrier.

The information on the right side is that of the senior student.

Name: Wang Meng

Year of study: Senior

Class: Berserker Greatsword Master

Level: 50

A level 50 player versus a level 49 player—although it's only a level difference, there's a hurdle of an advancement quest in between.

After stepping onto the sixth arena, Wang Meng, without saying a word, immediately reached behind him and drew the large black heavy sword.

He gripped his sword with both hands, looking solemnly at Lin Yuan ahead. He had participated in many battles in the Abyss and had extensive combat experience.

He did not underestimate Lin Yuan just because Lin Yuan was a sophomore two years younger than him.

Instead, he immediately activated his unique talent ability.

As his talent was unlocked, a dark red, berserk aura emanated from Wang Meng's body.

Wang Meng's talent is called [Bloodlust Armor Penetration].

His talent is very effective against heavy armor classes. He can ignore the target's physical armor based on a percentage of his lost health and directly convert his own health into a high amount of physical attack power added to his weapon.

It can be said that this is an offensive talent that completely abandons defense and pursues ultimate destructive power.

"Junior Brother Lin Yuan, I've heard about your battle record and know that your defense is very strong," Wang Meng said, gripping his greatsword tightly.

"But I still want to try and see if my sword can break through your defenses, what do you say?"

Lin Yuan smiled as he looked at Wang Meng, who was displaying high fighting spirit on the other side.

Lin Yuan's expression was very relaxed, and he simply replied with a single word: "Okay."

Seeing that both sides were ready, the referee, who was standing at the edge of the ring, blew the whistle to start the match.

The moment the whistle blew, Wang Meng immediately sprang into action.

With the powerful boost of his innate abilities, Wang Meng transformed into a raging phantom and charged directly towards Lin Yuan.

The black greatsword in his hand whistled through the air, leaving a dark red trail.

Wang Meng immediately activated the level 50 high-level melee skill [Berserk Annihilation Slash], gathering massive physical destructive power on his greatsword and heading straight for Lin Yuan's front.

Wang Meng attempted to use his level 50 advantage and his innate ability to ignore armor to defeat Lin Yuan in one strike.

Faced with his senior's full-force attack, Lin Yuan stood still without making any dodging movements.

He raised the heavy shield in his left hand and held it firmly in front of him.

The black greatsword slammed into Lin Yuan's shield, producing a deafening metallic clang.

The enormous physical impact created a shockwave on the arena, blowing away all the surrounding dust.

But Lin Yuan's body remained motionless, his feet firmly planted on the arena floor, and his opponent's powerful, seemingly inevitable attack still failed to break through Lin Yuan's defense.

When Wang Meng saw this, a look of shock flashed in his eyes. His [Bloodlust Armor Penetration] talent did indeed ignore Lin Yuan's armor proportionally.

However, Lin Yuan's base armor value was simply too enormous, even though this talent could ignore fifty percent of Lin Yuan's armor.

The remaining half of Lin Yuan's armor value still prevented him from breaking through the defense.

Wang Meng's current attack power is unlikely to break through Lin Yuan's defenses; all his attacks are ineffective against Lin Yuan.

Seeing that his strongest attack had failed and his attack rhythm had been disrupted, Wang Meng's movements paused briefly.

Lin Yuan immediately seized this fleeting opening and launched a skillful defensive counterattack.

Lin Yuan immediately activated the [Gravity Pull] skill, and a powerful gravity field instantly enveloped Wang Meng, pressing him down and greatly slowing down his movement speed.

Then, Lin Yuan exerted force with his right arm, delivering a powerful Shield Bash that slammed heavily into his senior's chest.

Then, Lin Yuan exerted force with his right arm, delivering a powerful Shield Bash that slammed heavily into his senior's chest.

The powerful impact knocked Wang Meng into a dazed state, rendering him unable to make any evasive maneuvers.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yuan gave his opponent no chance to breathe and unleashed another set of control combos.

【War Trample】 Causes ground tremors, inflicting physical damage and extending the duration of crowd control effects.

[Thunderous Prison Thrust] releases lightning energy, directly paralyzing Wang Meng, who is in a dazed state.

Although this senior student had amazing attack power, he was completely unable to withstand Lin Yuan's seamless combo control.

Under the continuous physical impact and control effects, Wang Meng's body kept moving backward.

Finally, Wang Meng was pushed off the edge of the ring by Lin Yuan.

He landed on both feet and fell off the ring; the outcome was already decided.

Upon seeing the result, the referee immediately raised his right hand and loudly announced that Lin Yuan had won.

Lin Yuan, relying on his absolute strength advantage and unbeatable defensive system, successfully defeated the level 50 senior.

Having won this match, Lin Yuan successfully secured a spot in the top 128.

Upon seeing the outcome of the battle, the surrounding audience immediately erupted into a heated discussion.

"Senior Wang Meng was a bit unlucky. It's a pity. If he hadn't run into Lin Yuan, he would have had a chance to make it into the top 32."

A third-year university student looked at Wang Meng as he walked off the stage, shook his head and sighed.

"Yes, Senior Wang Meng is a berserker greatsword master who has completed the level 50 advancement. His strength ranks among the top in the practical academy."

"His Bloodlust Armor-Piercing talent is specifically designed to counter defensive classes, and his explosive power is astonishing. However, he just happened to run into Lin Yuan, a monster whose defense stats are unreasonable."

"If they can't even penetrate armor that ignores 50%, how are melee classes supposed to fight?"

"I wonder if Senior Wang Meng will be able to completely ignore the opponent's armor and defense once he reaches the level limit."

"Lin Yuan's advancement speed is too fast. Throughout the entire day of elimination matches, he didn't even use his ultimate move; it was all control skills."

"At this rate, Lin Yuan is definitely a strong contender for those four nomination spots. He's too strong."

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