Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

The shadowy death demon stopped at the edge of the storm.

It's not that it wanted to stop, it's that it had to stop.

The storm's immense pulling force acted like an invisible giant hand, firmly pinning it in mid-air.

Its wings were flapping frantically, trying to break free from the pulling force, but each flap was in vain.

The shadowy death demon's struggles weakened, and it was firmly held in the very center of the storm.

The little zombie burst out of the storm and grabbed the shadowy Death Demon by the neck.

His other hand clenched into a fist, and a bluish-white light was gathering on the surface of his fist.

"Did I tell you to run, and you still run?"

"You think you can hide? Heh heh, try hiding from me again! I've finally caught you!"

The shadowy Death Demon struggled desperately, its wings flapping wildly behind it and its claws clawing haphazardly in the air.

They wanted to break free from this terrifying, bluish-gray monster.

But under the hard control of the Moonlight Bloodstorm, all its efforts were in vain.

The bluish-white light on the little zombie's fist had reached its peak.

"Die, you bastard!"

Lu Zhixing stood in the very center of the storm, surrounded by howling winds and flowing blood-red light.

His mind and his summoned creatures were perfectly connected at this moment, and all commands were issued instantly without any delay.

"Stand with your back to the wall!"

The little vampire floated out from the edge of the storm, pressing his hands to the ground.

"Boom—!"

The Wall of Sighs rose from the ground faster than ever before, its structure rising, thickening, and solidifying in less than half a second.

"Bang--!"

The shadowy Death Demon's body slammed heavily against the wall with a dull thud.

"Little zombie! Charge!"

The little zombie's voice came from the storm.

"This is the moment we've been waiting for! Showing off will make you soar!"

A red circle lit up on the ground beneath the shadowy death demon's feet.

One, two, five, ten, twenty—dense red circles covered every inch of land within a ten-meter radius of the BOSS's feet.

"boom--!!!"

Twenty-four columns of wind erupted simultaneously.

A column of wind surged from the ground, lifting the shadowy Death Demon's body into the air.

"Let's get it!"

The little zombie swooped down from the sky, its bluish-gray fist a combination of the Overlord Chasing Wind Fist and the Breaking Ten Thousand Laws.

Carrying the lingering power of the storm, it crashed straight into the BOSS, who was held in mid-air by the wind pillar.

"Die, you bastard!!!"

The Shadow Death Demon is an agility-type boss, and its health is inherently lower than that of a warrior-type boss of the same level.

With the extremely high attack power of one summoned creature and the smooth combo of two summoned creatures.

The health bar burns rapidly, shrinks, and eventually reaches zero.

Its body froze in mid-air, then disintegrated from the inside, breaking into countless fragments.

The arena fell silent.

The storm is dissipating, the bloodstains are receding, and the wind blades are subsiding.

A system notification sounded in the empty arena:

[Congratulations to candidate Lu Zhixing! You have cleared the 30th floor! Time: 52 seconds!]

A dazzling golden light rose from Lu Zhixing's body. The light was warm and soft, emanating from within his skin and enveloping his entire being.

System prompt:

[Congratulations! Your level has increased to Lv.20!]

Lu Zhixing breathed a sigh of relief and stretched his stiff shoulders.

I'm at level 20.

He finally reached that threshold, the threshold that would unlock the third summon.

Lightning is the rarest magic type besides Light and Dark, and is known as the element with the strongest burst damage and the fastest speed.

I wonder what the newcomer will be like.

The little zombie fell from mid-air and landed next to Lu Zhixing, its face full of satisfaction.

It shook off the BOSS debris that was stuck to its hands and looked up at the sky.

"The battle is exhilarating! This is what battle should be!"

The little vampire walked over from the wall, his long hair a little messy, but his blood-red eyes held a hint of pride.

"My wall has done a great job! If I hadn't built it so quickly, it would have flown away long ago."

The little zombie glanced at her.

"Alright, alright, your wall did a good job. My fist did a good job too. It's a draw, okay?"

The little vampire's lips twitched, and he turned his head away.

"Hmph... at least you still have some conscience."

Lu Zhixing stood in the center of the arena, looking at the two summoned creatures, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

The teleportation array grew brighter and brighter, enveloping Lu Zhixing, the little zombie, and the little vampire.

With a flash of light, the three disappeared from the arena.

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The screen freezes on the main screen showing the completion of the thirtieth floor.

A dark red arena, black BOSS fragments, and a boy standing in the center of the arena, stretching his shoulders.

Everyone in the monitoring room stared at the boy.

Yu Xiaogang slowly stood up from the sofa.

He hadn't shown this kind of loss of composure in front of anyone for a long time, but at this moment he couldn't control himself.

He walked to the front of the main screen, where the footage was still slowing down the battle from before.

Lu Zhixing raised his hand and released the Moonlit Bloodstorm. The little zombie grabbed the BOSS by the neck, the Wall of Sighs rose from the ground, and twenty-four wind pillars erupted at the same time.

The final, decisive blow.

His finger hovered over the screen.

"Faced with the Shadow Wing Demon Lord, who is highly agile and evasive, he did not rush to attack."

Instead, they first let their summoned creatures feign an attack, then show weakness to lure the Shadow Wing Demon Lord close.

Once you get close, unleash a combo attack instantly; at such close range, it's naturally hard for it to dodge.

Maintain control of the BOSS and neutralize its greatest speed advantage!

Immediately afterwards, a wall of sighs was erected to block the retreat, and the impact stun was used to connect with the polar cyclone.

Utilizing the levitation mechanism of the wind pillars, a mid-air pursuit can be initiated...

He suddenly turned to look at Lu Zaoxie, his eyes burning with intensity.

"This entire combo is seamlessly connected, flowing smoothly without a single superfluous movement!"

Old Lu, Lu Zhixing is not only unparalleled in his mastery of skills, but also frighteningly calm in his tactics. This is top-notch combat quality!

This kind of talent, appearing in a student who has only been a student for three days... it's simply monstrous!

Lu Zaoxie was overjoyed.

He tried hard to remain calm, but he couldn't suppress the urge to smile.

He nodded, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

Use the gesture of drinking tea to conceal the curve of your lips, and keep your voice as steady as possible.

"Old Yu, although my Zhixing is lazy, he's smart."

"How's that? Does this performance qualify you for your Azure Dragon Class?"

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and said without any hesitation, "Enough! More than enough!"

With just that tactical thinking and skillful micro-management, even if he's an F-rank professional, I'm definitely taking him!

He paused, then changed the subject.

"However, the big test has a second and third stage, especially the third stage."

That was real PvP combat. The complexity of the human heart far surpasses that of monsters.

I want to see if he can maintain this composure when faced with a situation where his own kind is fighting each other.

Lu Zaoxie smiled confidently: "Then let's keep watching. I believe this kid won't disappoint you."

Su Yangwei, sitting in the corner, looked extremely pale.

He had considered that Lu Zhixing might actually have some talent, but what he had just witnessed had completely gone beyond the scope of "having some talent".

The Wind and Blood Dual-Element Combination Skill is something that can only be mastered through a profound understanding of both elements and countless attempts.

His own profession is a high-level fire warrior, and so far he has not mastered even a single combo skill.

Lu Zhixing has only been at it for three days, yet he's already mastered the combination technique?

Did we avoid taking thirty years of detours?

Su Yangwei felt his worldview was collapsing.

"How is this possible..."

Lu Zaoxie's gaze swept over.

He stood up, walked to the wall, removed a display screen, broke off a corner of a solid wood table, and slowly walked to Su Yangwei.

"Old Su, there's no joking in the military... Once you've mastered Zhixing, you can't escape this screen."

And... I even brought you the corner of the table, eat it while it's hot, don't be shy."

Su Yangwei's face looked worse than if he had eaten shit.

He stared at the dark screen and the slick, shiny corner of the solid wood table.

She glanced again at Lu Zaoxie's smiling face, then took a deep breath. "Hmph!"

He reached out and took the monitor and the corner of the table, a ball of crimson flame surging from his palm.

The flames instantly engulfed the screen and the wood, and a few seconds later, both turned into blackish-gray powder.

Su Yangwei opened his mouth, tilted his head back, and poured the powder in.

"Crunch, crunch—crunch, crunch—" The sound of chewing echoed in the room.

Lu Zaoxie smiled and handed her a glass of warm water: "Eat slowly, don't choke. Nobody's going to take it from you."

Su Yangwei took the water and gulped down the powder in his throat. His face was ashen as he sat back on the sofa.

Lu Zaoxie turned around and walked back to his seat, sat down, and crossed his legs.

Yu Xiaogang sat between the two, his gaze sweeping from Su Yangwei's face to Lu Zaoxie's, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

The plaza outside the Trial Tower erupted in cheers as news of Lu Zhixing's successful completion of the 30th floor spread.

Some people looked up at the words "thirtieth floor" on the list, their jaws almost dropping.

"I...I cleared it? All 30 floors? I beat them all?"

Someone stared at the completion time, rubbing their eyes: "Fifty-odd seconds? Only fifty-odd seconds for the thirtieth floor? It took me five minutes for the first floor, is he even human?"

One of the test-takers pushed up his glasses, his voice hoarse: "A living monster! Is this even human?"

The person next to him nodded in agreement, then continued to look up at the list.

Standing in the crowd, Su Youran stared blankly at the name hanging high at the top of the list.

She had been standing there for a long time, ever since she came out of the tower, with her head tilted back.

She recognized every single word on the list, but when they were put together, she couldn't understand them.

"Impossible...impossible...how did he do that? How did he speedrun through level 30? How?"

A gasp rippled through the crowd as a chubby examinee held up a telepathic mirror, the screen displaying a message from a technician relative.

"Holy crap! My uncle works as a technician in the monitoring center, and he just secretly sent me a message!"

The boss of the thirtieth floor is the Shadow Wing Demon Lord, known as a fragile killer! High agility and high evasion!

The crowd erupted again: "Huh? The Shadow Wing Demon Lord? I remember it being mentioned in the textbook."

If a summoner encounters this thing, it's recommended to give up and find a shady spot so the corpse decomposes more slowly...

"Outrageous... How did this squishy Summoner manage to do that?"

"Young Master Lu has opened it, hasn't he?"

Su Youran felt suffocated by the tidal wave of exclamations around her.

My body trembled uncontrollably, and an unprecedented sense of frustration surged up like a tide.

"Hmph... This is beyond my expectations... But I also have my trump cards; I am still the strongest."

She touched the dark red ring on her finger. She still had a trump card up her sleeve; it wasn't over yet, and she wouldn't give up.

One of his henchmen cautiously approached, his voice much lowered.

"Miss Su... don't be discouraged, this is only the first stage."

"Lu Zhixing is only good at fighting monsters. If we're talking about the third stage of PvP, we'll have to rely on you, Miss Su."

She took a deep breath, her chest heaving violently.

Then, with a glance, she signaled several of her trusted henchmen to come closer.

Several people gathered around her, and Su Youran lowered her voice.

"Go, contact everyone who has received money from my Su family, as well as those who want to curry favor with my father, and inform them all."

Tell them that in the third phase, everyone should gather before I give instructions, and then we will surround and kill Lu Zhixing.

Whoever can eliminate him will be richly rewarded.

One of the henchmen hesitated, his voice trembling slightly: "Miss Su, isn't this... isn't this a bit too extreme?"

"After all, he's Commander Lu's son. If something happens to him..."

"What are you afraid of?" Su Youran sneered.

"The third stage is a PVP battle, so it's reasonable for them to spontaneously gang up on the person with the highest score. I'm not cheating; it's a tactic."

Another follower nodded, but then another question popped up.

"What about the second stage? Miss Su, Young Master Lu is the eldest son of the Magic Medicine Group, and he will most likely choose the Alchemy Competition."

His sister, Song Xiaohe, is an S-rank Light Knight; she'll probably choose to chase him across the wasteland... Should we...?

Su Youran's gaze turned colder.

"Notify those participating in the wilderness chase that Song Xiaohe will be eliminated halfway through."

Don't let the brother and sister meet in the third stage. Remember, don't hurt her; just eliminate her.

The follower asked in confusion, "Miss, why not just... anyway, with the protection of a soul, you won't really get hurt."

Su Youran was displeased. She glared at the follower, her tone impatient.

"Although there is the protection of the soul, the pain is very real, and there is more."

Why do you have so many "whys"? Just do what you're told.

The lackey shrank back, stammering, "Yes...yes."

Su Youran's gaze returned to the list, to that name and those numbers.

Given Lu Zhixing's performance, his entry into the Azure Dragon Class is a foregone conclusion, and she cannot change it.

But she absolutely cannot lose.

The bet was still in effect, and she had no intention of becoming his servant; that would be worse than death.

"Go! Contact them now! Tell them that if they can eliminate Lu Zhixing, the previous reward will be doubled! No—tripled!"

Several henchmen responded simultaneously, "Yes, Miss Su!"

They each turned and disappeared into the crowd, vanishing like fish swimming into water among the densely packed examinees.