The buff is permanent, and you start the game with a fountain of water.

"Wait a moment!"

Huan Cheng was very good with numbers, and upon hearing this, he immediately interrupted Qing Ao: "Are you sure it's an exponential increase?"

"nature!"

Huan Cheng swallowed hard, his feelings extremely complicated.

Only now did he truly understand how powerful the Lord of the Abyss was, and he felt a little more relieved about the series of terrifying punishments.

According to Qing Ao, Huan Cheng's career growth coefficient has a maximum of 2. Theoretically, his combat attributes at max level are: base attributes * 2^10.

Combat attributes are 1024 times the base attributes!

The growth coefficient of a typical five-star profession is capped at 1.7, which seems to be only 0.3 lower than 2, but in its final state, the bonus to basic attributes is only 201 times, which is five times worse than this!

As for ordinary professions with a growth coefficient of 1.2, the final state only yields a pitiful 6.19 times increase, which is more than a hundred times worse than his.

After a moment of silence, Huan Cheng pressed on, "What do you mean by all this, and what is the connection between death, punishment, and pain?"

"The protection of the Supreme Goddess is both a safeguard and a shackle. No matter what the upper limit of the career growth coefficient is, as long as one continues to cower under the wings of the Supreme Goddess, the actual growth coefficient can never exceed 1.3."

"Unless you're content to live a life of mediocrity, the return of pain is only a matter of time!" Ao Qing said resolutely, his gaze fixed intently on Huan Cheng.

"How are system rewards and extra attribute points gained during job advancement calculated?" Huan Cheng asked in a low voice, avoiding Ao Qing's burning gaze.

"Calculate the base attributes and the points gained from leveling up together," Ao Qing replied quickly, unconcerned.

"The Demon Realm is the common enemy of all living beings. I hope you can become a true warrior soon and protect all living beings with your sharp blade."

After a long silence, Huan Cheng slowly nodded. "I understand. I will gradually adapt!"

Old Qing Ao was greatly pleased and nodded in satisfaction.

"President, there's another matter I'd like to ask you."

"you say."

Huan Cheng glanced at the Heavenly Punishment effect on his attribute panel and said somewhat dejectedly, "How am I supposed to learn skills from now on?"

Aside from the special skills like Abyss Power that come with him when he changes jobs to Lord of the Abyss, he currently only has three skills: Heavy Strike, Wind Slash, and Dark Breath.

To think that you can conquer the world with just these three skills is a bit of a pipe dream.

Ao Qing smiled and said, "That's not a big problem."

"Besides skill books and mentors, you can also learn skills on your own in the Divine Realm Continent. You can put more effort into this aspect."

"Discover it on your own?!" Huan Cheng was somewhat bewildered and subconsciously asked, "Is it difficult?"

"Uh... it's not particularly difficult. Feng Luo, Qing Yue, and Cassandra all have experience in learning skills on their own."

Huan Cheng couldn't help but smile wryly upon hearing this.

He now knew that although Qingyue and the others seemed unreliable, as the most outstanding representatives of the Qingyang City Warriors Guild in the contemporary era, their strength should not be underestimated.

According to the players' calculations, they are all definitely level 60 or 70 Phantom Moon level super BOSSes. The part-time warrior class mentor is just looking for fun out of boredom.

However, having finally found a direction to strive for, Huan Cheng felt somewhat relieved.

"Guild Master, I remember you mentioned before that the Warriors' Guild has a training ground that can simulate real combat?"

"Yes, it's inside the Warrior's Temple. The battles in the training grounds are the same as in the Trial Grounds: there are no rewards for killing targets, and no penalties for dying."

"I request to use the training ground."

Huan Cheng had previously complained privately about the training ground, believing that no one would waste time and money going there for no reason.

Now he understood; the training ground had been waiting for him all along!

"No problem, you have the Badge of Valor, so you can use the training grounds for free." Qing Ao was very happy with Huan Cheng's change, his eyes and brows almost disappearing with a smile.

"I'll arrange for someone to assist you with your training so you can adapt to the new combat mode as soon as possible." Huan Cheng instinctively wanted to refuse, but Qing Ao continued, "Find someone with experience in self-taught skills to give you some guidance."

Swallowing his refusal, Huan Cheng waved his hand in thanks.

After bidding farewell to Qing Ao, Huan Cheng followed the directions to the training ground.

The training ground appears to be made up of small rooms, but it is actually a special space created using special methods.

The training ground allows users to freely choose the level and number of opponents, and allows them to fight against targets in a randomly generated environment.

Huan Cheng glanced at it. He was currently level 10 and could only use the lowest level beginner training ground. Normally, the beginner training ground would cost one gold coin per hour.

"Heh, it's not cheap at all!" Huan Cheng chuckled bitterly, using the Valor Badge to gain the privilege of using it for free.

The mentor arranged by Qing Ao hadn't arrived yet, so he planned to go in and experience it first.

Pushing aside the notebook and stepping in, the environment suddenly changed, and I found myself in a vast open field.

"Ding, player Chengfeng, welcome to the beginner training ground. Please select the level and number of your battle targets."

Huan Cheng glanced at it and found that the opponent level that could be set in the primary training ground was from level 5 to level 20, and the number of opponents ranged from 1 to 10.

In addition to the number of levels, you can also adjust the opponent's grade, with the highest option being to challenge a Silver-level BOSS.

To be on the safe side, Huan Cheng set the opponent's level to the lowest level of 5, and the number to one.

"Ding, target set complete, opponent generated. Enjoy the battle!"

As the system notification appeared, a wild boar suddenly appeared in front of Huan Cheng.

The wild boar stared intently at Huan Cheng, its eyes filled with terror, and began to slowly retreat.

Huan Cheng was stunned for a moment, then remembered the characteristics of the Abyss Breath.

This wild boar must have been affected by the Breath of the Abyss, and dared not attack on its own initiative.

Huan Cheng had no choice but to temporarily shut down the Abyss of Prison.

Sure enough, after the shutter was turned off, the fear in the wild boar's eyes disappeared, and it roared as it charged forward.

Huan Cheng neither dodged nor evaded, standing still and enduring the wild boar's charge head-on.

The moment the wild boar collided with him, Huan Cheng received a -1 damage penalty that did not break through his defenses.

The next second, there was a loud bang. The wild boar seemed to have crashed into a wall. Huan Chengwei remained unmoved, while the boar itself was bounced back.

Huan Cheng touched his thigh, which had been hit by the wild boar, and felt a little relieved.

I can barely feel any pain!

A level 5 wild boar only deals a little over 100 damage, far less than Huan Cheng's current defense value. Being hit by a wild boar is like being hit by a falling leaf in real life; it won't cause any damage, let alone pain.

Huan Cheng then instantly killed the wild boar and adjusted his opponent's level to 10.

This time, a level 10 sand lizard has appeared, a type of lizard commonly found in desert areas.

The defenses of ordinary level 10 monsters remained unbroken, but their attacks felt much stronger than before, like being hit by a rubber band.

When the opponent was adjusted to a level 15 bronze monster, the monster that appeared in front of him became a humanoid bandit leader.

This monster was already capable of causing substantial damage to Huan Cheng.

The bandit leader's broadsword slashed at his body, the wounds burning with pain, causing cold sweat to pour down Huan Cheng's forehead. He was even unable to steadily unleash his skills, unable to exert even half of his full strength.

The impact of 100% pain was greater than he had anticipated!