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

Su Lin and Song Xiaohe stood to the side, their expressions suggesting they had witnessed something beyond their comprehension.

"Huh... did Lu Zhixing eat the book again? Or did he secretly stuff the skill book into his mouth and chew it while he was fighting those lizards?"

"Wait, wait, wait, they're not going to open again, are they?"

Although Song Xiaohe didn't speak, her gaze fell on Lu Zhixing, and she blinked.

Lu Zhixing ignored their surprise.

He stood on the scorched ground, but his entire attention was focused on the translucent panel in front of him.

His fingers moved rapidly across the panel, and with each swipe, the number next to the newly acquired mid-level bloodline skill would change.

In less than ten seconds, the skill proficiency progress bar soared from the initial "Lv.1".

Lv.2, Lv.3, Lv.5, Lv.8.

It finally stopped steadily on the gold marker that was at the maximum level.

The text on the panel changed from "Upgradeable" to "Max Level".

Outside, the ground was shaking more and more violently.

It was as if a vast number of things were converging on the area from all directions.

Countless wind and thunder two-headed lizards gathered together, less than 500 meters away from the four people.

Su Youran quickly regained her senses, held her spear horizontally, and pointed the tip forward once more.

"Ready!"

She refocused her gaze on what lay ahead.

Regardless of whether Lu Zhixing truly mastered the new skill or not.

Regardless of whether he can actually max out his skill within ten seconds.

They all have to take every battle seriously.

This was the first lesson they learned at school.

You should never place all your hopes on others.

Song Xiaohe's eyes sharpened, holy light surged around her, and golden magic power flowed from her body, wrapping around her arms and the shield.

Su Lin waved his staff, quickly applying buffs to everyone.

Lu Zhixing took a step forward.

"Let me do it."

The three of them were stunned.

Su Lin glanced at Su Youran, Su Youran glanced at Song Xiaohe, and Song Xiaohe looked at Lu Zhixing's back.

Then they looked at each other.

In the end, I chose to believe.

They stepped back three steps, leaving the space in front of them entirely to Lu Zhixing.

The roar was deafening, the sound converging from all directions.

The dark, swarming group of two-headed lizards was less than 100 meters away from Lu Zhixing.

The lizards in the front row have already opened their mouths wide.

Lu Zhixing looked at those hideous, gaping mouths and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Go, Xiao You, Xiao Xue."

Sizzle—!!!

Countless fine blue lightning bolts spread wildly along the ground at an extremely fast speed.

They instantly plunged into the beast tide.

Lightning bolts ricocheted wildly through the dense swarm of lizards.

Each jump left a flashing arc of electricity on the two-headed lizards.

He leaped from the claw of the first lizard that was hit to the belly of the next one.

Then jump onto the back of the next one, and then onto the neck of the one further away.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the entire area was filled with an electric shock effect.

The lizards' movements became noticeably stiff.

Some had their mouths agape and couldn't close them, while others, while running, swayed to one side and bumped into their companions.

At the same time, the little vampire raised his hands.

A dark red light danced in her palm.

It grew brighter and brighter.

She leaned back slightly, her arms outstretched upwards.

Then she suddenly pushed her hands forward.

Countless dark red spikes appeared in the sky, each as thick as an arm.

It densely covered the entire sky.

Su Youran stared intently ahead.

Her gaze swept over the paralyzed lizards and over the still-pulsating lightning on the ground.

She had never seen this skill actually used.

I've only seen descriptions of it in textbooks and other materials.

But at this moment, the densely packed blood spikes covering the sky told her that this was the strongest area-of-effect damage skill of the mid-tier bloodline, Thousand Blood Spikes.

Lu Zhixing truly succeeded in grasping the concept.

Her grip on the gun loosened slightly before tightening again.

Thousands of blood-red spikes flew out.

They fell vertically from mid-air at great speed, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound.

The two-headed lizards, frozen in place and under electric shock, had no ability to dodge.

They could only watch helplessly as those dark red spikes fell from the sky.

Each elite monster was pierced through the body by several earth spikes.

Blood spurted wildly.

In that instant, countless elite monsters were collectively hung on the stone forest made of blood spikes.

The kill notifications appeared densely on Lu Zhixing's screen.

Line after line of golden text scrolled frantically.

Current level: Lv.23 (85%)

Lu Zhixing looked at the stone forest in front of him.

...This is normal harm.

With Su Lin's damage-boosting buff, the skill damage was significantly increased.

In addition, the electrocution status paralyzes the lizard swarm, making them unable to dodge or reduce damage.

There's no reason why we can't kill this mere level 25 elite monster instantly.

The little vampire was stunned by the terrifying destruction he had caused.

She stood still, her hands still in the forward-pushing position, not retracting them.

Her long, silvery-white hair was blown backward by the aftershocks of the skill's burst.

Her gaze swept from the left end of the stone forest to the right end, looking at the corpses hanging on the dark red spikes.

His blood-red eyes widened slightly.

"This...this was done by me?"

The little zombie was squatting on a rock nearby.

It gazed at the stone forest in silence for a moment.

"...Not bad. Barely three-tenths of my skill."

The little vampire turned to look at it.

"Weren't you just laughing at me? Saying all I do is tear down walls and eat blood packs."

The little zombie turned its head away, its voice muffled.

"That was just now. This is now. I've always been very accurate in judging people; progress is progress."

The little ghost stood not far away.

"My second sister was already very capable."

The little vampire's ear tips were slightly red. She turned her head away, hiding her face in her long, flowing silver-white hair.

"Hmph...you guys have some good taste. But I'm going to keep upgrading; I won't be satisfied with this much."

"This is only the intermediate level; there are still advanced and super-advanced levels waiting for me in the future."

She turned around and straightened her skirt, but her steps were noticeably lighter than before.

Su Lin swallowed hard.

"Holy crap... this... this is a skewer of candied hawthorns?!"

Song Xiaohe was utterly shocked, her gaze shifting back and forth between the stone forest and Lu Zhixing's retreating figure.

"Brother is so amazing!"

Su Youran murmured softly.

"Is this even human? This is one of the most difficult mid-level skills to master in the bloodline system... I've looked through so many documents."

"The description above states that the conditions for mastering Thousand Blood Thorn are a blood affinity of at least SS level, and a period of practical experience is required to trigger it."

"He just mastered the Blood Thorn Technique, and then he pulls out this move?"

Lu Zhixing turned around, dusted off his hands, and looked at the three girls who were completely shocked.

"How's that? Not bad, right? Much faster than before."

Su Youran took a deep breath and couldn't help but ask.

"Lu Zhixing, did you really just learn that move?"

Lu Zhixing thought for a moment.

"Um...yes, I just feel like the earth has a temper too; if you tap it, it shakes..."

He nodded with satisfaction.

"I must say, the method you recommended is indeed very useful; it's simple and direct, and I really like it."

Su Youran felt like she was suffocating.

"Are you... are you a freak? It takes a normal person at least a week of practice to even grasp a basic skill. How long did it take you? Five minutes?"

Lu Zhixing shrugged.

"Maybe... this is talent?"

He waved his hand, his tone becoming casual again.

"Alright, alright, stop worrying about this. We've already learned the skill, so let's hurry up and finish this so we can get back to school and sleep."

He took the lead and headed towards the temple.

Su Youran looked at Lu Zhixing's back with an extremely complicated expression.

Su Lin leaned over with a grin and gently nudged her sister's arm with her elbow.

"Sis, don't be upset. Look on the bright side. This freakish guy is on our side, and he's even the top student in our Dragon Order Class."

"In the future, on the battlefields of all nations, it will be the foreigners who will be frustrated. Just imagine the scene of the opposing side lining up to deliver their heads—"

Su Youran watched Lu Zhixing's retreating figure, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

Yes, having such an unreasonable and monstrous teammate is indeed a very reassuring thing.