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

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Lingyun smiled so broadly that his face was full of wrinkles.

Take a look!

What is perspective?

This is the layout!

When I find something good, my first thought is to share it with friends, not to keep it all to myself or sell it for money.

This kind of person is worth getting to know better!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Ouyang Lingyun said "good" three times in a row.

"If Xiaoxue knew, she would be overjoyed."

"She's been working really hard these past few days to climb the ranks."

"With you leading the way, I feel at ease."

Ouyang Lingyun was now completely at ease about Lin Yuan's strength.

More than 20,000 defense points? Are you kidding me?

Let alone dungeons below level 20, he could even tank level 30 dungeon bosses without any problem!

……

It was evening.

As the sun set, it bathed the city lord's mansion in a golden hue.

Old Zhou handed the brand-new Ten Thousand Devouring Set to Lin Yuan.

After special tempering, this set of equipment, although still bronze-grade, has an additional layer of dark gold patterns on its surface, and its maximum durability has been doubled!

Next came two exquisite little boxes.

Lin Yuan opened it and took a look.

A ring emitting a faint green light, a necklace pulsating with life.

【Ring of the Queen of Acid Corrosion (Silver)】

[Wearing Level: LV20]

[Attributes: Constitution +55, Spirit +35]

【Special Effect 1: Poison Aura (Passive: Deals true poison damage equal to 1% of the user's maximum health per second to all enemies within a 5-meter radius.)】

【Special Effect 2: Strong Acid Corrosion (Passive: Enemies within the poisonous aura suffer a 5% reduction in physical defense and magic resistance per second, stacking up to a maximum of 20%.)】

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【Heart of Devouring Necklace (Bronze)】

[Wearing Level: LV15]

[Attributes: Constitution +30, Health +20%]

[Special Effect: Life Drain (When dealing damage, convert 1% of the damage dealt into your own health.)]

Holy crap!!

Upon seeing the ring's attributes, Lin Yuan couldn't help but swear.

That's insane!

A true damage aura equal to 1% of maximum health!

He currently has 6920 HP, dealing 69 points of true damage per second! If his HP breaks 10,000 or even 100,000, this aura will be nothing short of a mobile meat grinder!

He felt he could use this piece of jewelry for a long time!

"Unfortunately, it requires level 20 to equip."

Lin Yuan looked at the ring, his eyes filled with longing.

He's only level 16 now, four levels short of equipping this artifact.

"But it'll be quick. A few more runs in the secret realm these next few days, and level 20 will be just around the corner!"

He's only level 16 now, four levels short of equipping this artifact.

"But it'll be soon. I'll go grind in the secret realm tonight, and level 20 will be just around the corner!"

Lin Yuan carefully put the ring into his backpack, and then happily put on the level 15 necklace.

In an instant, a warm life force surged into his body, and his health bar became even thicker!

Life: 6920 -> 8604

Just then, a loud and energetic voice came in.

"Yuanzi! Yuanzi, where are you?!"

I missed you so much!

Xia Chen, carrying the enormous berserker sword on his back, rushed in with great fanfare.

Behind him followed Ouyang Xue, whose face was aloof but whose eyes clearly held a hint of expectation.

As soon as Xia Chen saw Lin Yuan, her eyes lit up, and she rushed over to give him a warm bear hug.

"Brother! Do you know how I spent my day? I..."

However, before he could even touch Lin Yuan, he was made to wince in pain by Lin Yuan's menacing dark green heavy armor.

"Wow!"

Xia Chen rubbed her chest, took two steps back, and looked at Lin Yuan with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

"Your gear looks even scarier than yesterday's!"

"This luster, this texture, did you secretly enhance it behind my back?"

Out of professional instinct, Xia Chen subconsciously cast a detection spell on Lin Yuan.

next second.

His expression froze.

As if frozen in place, his mouth gaped open, and his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.

"Holy crap?!"

His finger trembled as he pointed at the bright red number above Lin Yuan's head, his voice trembling.

"LV16?!"

"Are you... are you really Lin Yuan?"

"I haven't seen you for a day, brother!"

"How the hell are you already level 16?!"

"Did you get there by rocket?!"

Xia Chen was on the verge of tears, her composure completely shattered.

This is a huge blow!

I originally thought that clinging to someone's coattails was just talk, since we're all the same age, how big could the gap be?

Looking at it now, that's hardly a thigh!

That's clearly Optimus Prime!

Even Ouyang Xue, who is usually calm and considers herself a genius, had her beautiful eyes wide open and her cherry lips slightly parted, unable to close them for a long time.

She's been leveling up like crazy, but she's only barely reached level 9 yet.

So Lin Yuan... is level 16?

"you……"

Ouyang Xue looked at Lin Yuan with an extremely complex expression.

For the first time, she felt a mixture of shock, admiration, and frustration.

"How did you manage to do that?"

At the same time, for some reason, Ouyang Xue suddenly thought of Chen Xiaoman.

Chen Xiaoman once claimed to be Lin Yuan's girlfriend, but...

When Chen Xiaoman came out today, she was only at level 5. At this rate, it would be a bit difficult for her to get into a top university.

I wonder if Chen Xiaoman would regret it if she knew how fast Lin Yuan leveled up?

But that was clearly not something she should care about.

Just then, Ouyang Lingyun appeared and chuckled, "Xiaoxue, Lin Yuan is lucky to have obtained a secret realm scroll. He wants to team up with the two of you."

"Oh, by the way, these two pieces of equipment were given to you by him."

Ouyang Xue took it subconsciously and looked at it closely.

[Queen Ant Venomous Fang Hand Cannon (Silver)]

[Queen Ant Chitin Suit (Silver)]

"this……"

Ouyang Xue's breath caught in her throat.

Two pieces of LV20 silver equipment, and both have top-tier double special effects exclusive to Gunners!

"Did you give this to me?" Ouyang Xue looked at Lin Yuan in disbelief.

"Consider it a transaction, and also a way of repaying Uncle Ouyang and Old Zhou for their help." Lin Yuan pointed to his newly repaired equipment.

Looking at the equipment in her hands, Ouyang Xue felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

Although she can't wear these two pieces of equipment yet, they are definitely her biggest motivation to reach level 20!

"Thank you..." she said softly, her ears turning slightly red.

"Yuanzi, Yuanzi, do you have any for me?" Xia Chen looked at Lin Yuan expectantly.

Lin Yuan waved his hand: "No."

"Damn it!" Xia Chen said sourly.

"Alright, stop being so sour."

Lin Yuan then took out the scroll of the secret realm that was emitting a purple light and sent a team invitation.

"If you want equipment or materials, let's see how lucky we are after we enter the secret realm."

"Brother Yuan! Take me flying!" Xia Chen's expression changed faster than flipping through a book; he immediately started calling him "brother."

A flash of light appeared, and a spatial vortex appeared before the three of them.

This is a temporary passage leading to the "Forgotten Goblin Treasury"!

……