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

Chapter 354 Three days before the National Government team members assembled, the Black Dragon Set was initially completed!

The already fragmented battlefield of void turbulence emitted a piercing cracking sound under the impact of this shockwave.

"Click, click!"

Extensive spatial cracks spread out in mid-air like a spider web.

The first to be hit were the four level 70 Abyss Demon Lords, who had already been reduced to their last breath by the reflected damage.

"No!!!"

The Void Ripper's dark purple compound eyes were filled with extreme fear and despair.

It let out a piercing scream, but before it could even make a move to escape, a golden shockwave swept across its massive body.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Four consecutive, earth-shattering, muffled explosions resounded across the wasteland.

The four high-ranking level 70 abyssal royals, with their indestructible royal bodies, were like fragile sand sculptures in the face of this terrifying shockwave.

In an instant, it crumbled into dust and blood mist, and even the crystallized laws contained within them were shattered on the spot by this domineering power!

But this was not the end. The golden shockwave continued its relentless advance, sweeping through the dense horde of monsters behind them like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind.

Those Abyss elites who started at level 60 didn't even have time to scream when they came into contact with the shockwave.

Instantly shattered into countless pieces of blood and flesh, like a crimson rainstorm, within just a few seconds, the entire gray earth within a radius of hundreds of thousands of meters was completely cleared!

As far as the eye could see, all the abyssal monsters were instantly wiped out by this shockwave, leaving not a single one alive!

Lin Yuan glanced at the empty battlefield and clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"It's much quieter now."

This clearance efficiency is even cleaner and more efficient than nuclear weapons ground cleaning.

Lin Yuan flipped his wrist and took out the silver [Directional Space Teleportation Talisman] that Fang Zhentian had given him before he left from his storage space.

This trump card, originally intended to save his life, has now become his return ticket after completing his mission.

Lin Yuan exerted a slight force with his fingertips, and with a "crack," he crushed the jade talisman in his hand. A gentle yet powerful silver spatial force instantly enveloped his body.

Lin Yuan took one last look at the chaotic void battlefield he had ravaged, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

The next second, his figure transformed into a silver streak of light, instantly tearing through the void and disappearing completely from this small plane.

at the same time.

Deep underground in a top-secret military base of the War Academy.

Seventy-two hours have passed since Lin Yuan stepped into that dark purple spatial vortex.

For three days and three nights, Fang Zhentian stood motionless in front of the vortex, like a soulless statue.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his dark gold military combat uniform looked somewhat disheveled.

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The fully armed elite troops inside the base didn't dare to breathe loudly when they saw Commander Fang's haggard appearance.

They knew that Commander Fang was waiting for the young student who had entered the SSS-level restricted area alone, but in almost everyone's heart, they had already sentenced the boy to death.

Survive for seventy-two hours in a void storm filled with level 70 royals? That's just wishful thinking.

"The time has come."

Fang Zhentian glanced at the military timer on his wrist, his voice terribly hoarse.

The seventy-two-hour deadline has passed, and the dark purple spatial vortex continues to spin wildly without making a sound.

There was no distress signal, no spatial fluctuation caused by crushing the teleportation talisman, nothing at all.

Fang Zhentian's originally straight back seemed to have all its strength drained away in an instant, and it hunched over slightly.

A flicker of barely concealed grief and regret flashed in his eyes.

"Could it be that that kid's absolute defense ultimately failed to withstand the tearing of the laws?"

Fang Zhentian closed his eyes in pain, his fists clenched tightly together. The human race had finally produced such a peerless genius with unlimited potential. Was he going to die here like this?

Just as Fang Zhentian was feeling disheartened and preparing to order the passage to be closed.

"Buzz!!"

An extremely violent spatial fluctuation, which even caused the entire underground base to tremble, suddenly erupted from the center of that dark purple vortex!

Immediately afterwards, a blinding silver beam of light forcibly tore through the raging purple light, shooting out from the vortex and landing heavily on the open ground in front.

Fang Zhentian suddenly opened his eyes, his whole body trembled violently, and he stared intently at the silver beam of light.

All the elite military personnel around them instantly raised their high-level magic-powered guns, ready for battle.

As the silver light slowly dissipated, a tall and upright young figure clearly appeared in everyone's sight.

Although his black trench coat was torn in several places, he exuded a profound and awe-inspiring aura that commanded respect.

It was Lin Yuan who had successfully advanced and returned!

Lin Yuan looked at Fang Zhentian, who had a blank expression on his face, and casually dusted himself off.

"Principal, I have successfully completed my advancement."

silence!

Deathly silence!

Within the entire top-secret underground military base, only the low rumble of the dark purple spatial vortex slowly rotating remained.

Fang Zhentian stared blankly at Lin Yuan, who was completely unharmed. His old eyes, which had weathered countless storms, were now filled with disbelief.

He even rubbed his eyes hard, wondering if he was hallucinating from not sleeping for three days and three nights and being overwhelmed with grief.

How could someone possibly emerge unscathed from an SSS-level restricted area, facing hordes of level 70 Abyss royalty, and enduring a spatial storm for 72 hours?!

"The principal?"

Seeing Fang Zhentian's ghostly expression, Lin Yuan couldn't help but wave his hand in front of his eyes. "Are you alright? Have you been guarding here for three days without getting enough rest?"

Upon hearing Lin Yuan's familiar and relaxed voice, Fang Zhentian seemed to snap out of his daze.

He suddenly took a step forward, his large, calloused hands gripping Lin Yuan's shoulders like iron clamps, his whole body trembling violently with excitement.

"You little brat—you actually made it out alive?! Not only did you make it out alive, but you're in such great shape?!"

Fang Zhentian's voice was hoarse and distorted, and his eyes were even slightly red. Heaven knows what kind of painful torment he had endured in those seventy-two hours.

Humanity has finally produced such an invincible rising star, and he was truly afraid that Lin Yuan would perish in the void turbulence without any explanation.

"Not only did it come out intact, but it also yielded a considerable harvest." Lin Yuan grinned, then released a trace of the terrifying aura he possessed after advancing to level 50.

"boom!"

With just a wisp of aura leaking out, the air inside the entire underground base instantly became incredibly heavy!

Fang Zhentian was completely stunned as he felt this extremely heavy aura, which even faintly contained the meaning of immortal laws.

The next second, this top commander of China burst into unrestrained laughter right there in the base!

"Hahaha! Good! Great!"

Fang Zhentian's laughter made the alloy walls of the entire underground space buzz.

"I knew it! Your limits can't be tested in some crappy little dimension!"

"Let's go! We're going back to the academy! Today, I'm going to have a good drink with you, kid, using the finest wine I've been saving for fifty years!"

Fang Zhentian's mood at this moment was ten thousand times more excited than when he completed the ultimate job change at level ninety.

With Lin Yuan's utterly unreasonable and abnormal barrier, the Chinese team will definitely surprise the whole world in the upcoming National Games!

Half an hour later, the two returned to the War Academy.

Inside the principal's office.

Fang Zhentian not only didn't put on airs as the principal, but personally poured Lin Yuan a steaming cup of premium tea. (Children shouldn't drink alcohol.)

The two settled down on the sofa, and Fang Zhentian's expression gradually returned to the composure and seriousness befitting a person in a high position.

"Lin Yuan, you have now successfully crossed the watershed of level 50, and your strength has undergone a true qualitative change."

Fang Zhentian tapped the table lightly, staring intently at him.

"For the next month, we will not be scheduling any regular training or matches for you."

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"All you need to do is fully master the new abilities you gain after advancing and get yourself into peak condition!"

Lin Yuan nodded. The skills and domains granted by the Abyss-level mission were indeed too overpowered. He needed time to familiarize himself with the various applications of that power.

As Fang Zhentian spoke, he operated the holographic projector on his desk.

A huge blue light screen popped up instantly, displaying dozens of personnel files with photos and detailed information.

"Lin Yuan, now that you have successfully advanced, you are the absolute core and captain of the Chinese team in this National Games."

"You have the right and the obligation to learn about your future teammates in advance."

Fang Zhentian pointed to the list on the screen and said in a deep voice, "These are all outstanding talents carefully selected by the Command from the top universities across the country."

"Each of them is a potential candidate to become a full member of the Nationalist government."

Lin Yuan raised his head and quickly scanned the light screen. The names in the first tier all exuded an extremely impressive aura of experience.

"These people are indeed very strong." Lin Yuan stroked his chin and gave a fair assessment.

Those who can reach level 55 or above, or even touch the threshold of level 60, at around the age of 20 are definitely the chosen ones.

Fang Zhentian smiled and said, "Strong as it is, it probably can't make much of a fuss in the face of your absolute defense."

"However, the National Championship is a combination of team and individual competitions. As the captain, you must be familiar with their attack rhythm in order to coordinate tactics on the battlefield."

Upon hearing the word "captain," Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Principal, the captaincy of the National Tournament isn't an easy position to hold, is it? Do you think these arrogant geniuses will submit to a sophomore like me?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhentian's smile became incredibly confident and domineering.

"Whether they submit or not isn't up to them. In this world, strength and connections are the only true principles!"

"You have the ability, and you have the background too!"

Fang Zhentian is Lin Yuan's strongest support, and besides him, there's also Chen Qingxuan.

"Lin Yuan, you won a nomination vote fair and square by winning first place in our War Academy's regional selection competition."

"But this is just the beginning. To enter the National Team, a regular player needs four nomination votes, while a reserve player needs three."

"And as the principal of the War Academy, I hold the only individual nomination vote, and now I'm giving it to you!"

"This is what I promised you back then, and besides mine, you're still short two. And you'd never guess who gave them to you." A hint of emotion flashed in Fang Zhentian's eyes.

"The third one is from the Northwest Abyss Defense Line, given to you by Commander Schrödinger, the supreme commander of Blood Moon Fortress."

Upon hearing this name, a hint of surprise finally flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

Fang Zhentian patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder and exclaimed, "Your performance on the Northwest Abyss battlefield was outstanding."

"Single-handedly shouldering the burden of a million-strong beast horde, and even helping to repel the Abyss Demon Lord, this vote represents the recognition and highest respect of the millions of soldiers on the front lines!"

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and nodded.

"As for this last one—" Fang Zhentian smiled, "it was given to you by Chen Qingxuan. You're quite familiar with him, so I won't say more."

"Since the principal and all the seniors think so highly of me, then I will gladly accept the position of captain," Lin Yuan said.

In the days that followed, Lin Yuan followed Fang Zhentian's advice and stayed at the War Academy for a period of deep seclusion and rest.

This month is crucial for him; he needs to gradually learn about the advanced skills and areas he's already mastered.

At the same time, he would practice his newly evolved advanced skills every day in the academy's highest-level training room.

The absolute stun effect of [Titan Meteor Strike].

[Annihilation Stomp] has a wide-range armor-piercing and knockback effect.

The true collision damage of 【Tyrant's Destruction Charge】.

Of course, what surprised him the most was the [Calamity Reversal] which could absorb and reflect damage five hundred times, and the [Undying Domain].

The sense of fulfillment brought by this power swelled Lin Yuan's confidence to an unprecedented level.

Time flies like an arrow; it passes in the blink of an eye.

Before they knew it, only three days remained until the day when the Nationalist government members would officially assemble at the secret base.

That morning, Lin Yuan had just finished a round of his daily meditation.

He was about to go to the cafeteria for a hearty breakfast when his wrist communicator suddenly vibrated rapidly.

Lin Yuan glanced down at the screen and saw that it was a message from the [Divine Weapon Pavilion].

The sender was none other than the master craftsman Koji!

The message was brief, but it conveyed an undisguised extreme fervor and excitement.

"Lin Yuan! Come to my private forging room at the Divine Weapon Pavilion immediately! It's extremely urgent!"

"The Black Dragon Set, the one you've been longing for and that I've poured my heart and soul into forging, is finally complete in its initial stages!"

Come and see for yourself! It'll blow your mind!

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