Even S-Class Are Just Dead Weight!

Moreover, the one being surpassed by Duan Ya was none other than Qin Zhixue.

She was the first SS-rank class-advancer to appear in Cloud Sea City in so many years!

Almost everyone had assumed that Qin Zhixue would dazzle Cloud Sea City, and perhaps even the entire Jiangnan Province, during this session.

As it turned out...

She was certainly dazzling.

So far, all of Qin Zhixue's results were more than worthy of her SS-rank status.

But unfortunately, a 'sun' had risen in Cloud Sea City.

No matter how dazzling she was, it was all for nothing...

Who would dare believe that an SS-rank Holy Radiance Angel with 949 points was ranked second, while the first place was held by someone with a damn 6,000-plus points!

Even an SSS-rank class-advancer couldn't achieve such a crushing lead.

"Chen Ming is already strong to the point of... being too unreal."

"If I hadn't stood here and seen it with my own eyes today, I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death."

Someone remarked.

It wasn't just him; this was the sentiment shared by most people present.

During the defense test, he had easily withstood the level 10 test attack.

And it was obvious he hadn't even reached his limit yet.

As for the attack power test, they had watched with their own eyes as his score jumped from 300 to 3,000 points.

Each time, it was a precise increase of 300 points, without the slightest deviation.

Anyone who wasn't a fool could see it.

Chen Ming definitely possessed a powerful skill similar to an attack attribute multiplier.

And the kicker was that it increased exponentially!

What kind of skill could possibly have such a heaven-defying effect?

As for exactly how high Chen Ming could boost his attack power.

Was it exactly 10 times?

Or even higher...

No one knew the answer.

On the stage.

After the test ended, Chen Ming flicked his long blade.

The Azure Flame swirled and whistled around his body before suddenly dissipating.

He returned to his normal state.

Total control.

"Overall, this ability is truly impressive."

Taking advantage of this attack power test, Chen Ming had experienced the effects of Annihilation Strike for the first time.

Although he already knew the outcome, experiencing it personally felt different.

After ten strikes, his attack damage had increased tenfold!

A single strike carried astonishing momentum, comparable to unleashing a full skill.

A tenfold increase.

This was already higher than the strength attribute multipliers of many class-advancers' attack skills.

Generally speaking.

A class-advancer's attack skills are based on their strength attribute to deal damage.

The higher the skill level and the greater the proficiency, the more the strength attribute is amplified.

For a powerful class-advancer, an attack skill might achieve a tenfold increase!

Yet for Chen Ming to reach a tenfold increase, he only needed to attack 10 times.

And this was far from the limit.

"I can finally bid farewell to that miserable style of fighting from before."

Chen Ming walked down from the test stage.

In truth, even if the attack power test could have continued, Chen Ming had no intention of continuing to 'stack attacks.'

A taste was enough.

Although he was quite curious to see what it would feel like to stack Annihilation Strike to its maximum, using it here would be overkill.

Moreover, it was uncertain whether the testing platform could even withstand him stacking his full power.

If a single slash ended up splitting the testing platform in two, that would be quite the spectacle.

After Chen Ming finished the test, the storm stirred up at the border showed no signs of dissipating.

On the contrary, it showed signs of intensifying.

At this moment, this wind was on the verge of sweeping across the entire Cloud Sea City.

If you can't find the book by its title, try searching for the author; perhaps it was just renamed!

This year's batch of job-changers has awakened a... monster!

As for the various discussions, Chen Ming did not care in the slightest.

At this time.

Chen Ming's Bright Morning squad had finally gathered at the border for the first time.

[Leader: Chen Ming - C-rank Shield Guard]
[Member: Qin Zhixue - SS-rank Holy Radiance Angel]
[Member: Lin Wei - A-rank Contractor]
[Member: Sun Yang - B-rank Shadow-Hiding Blade]

"Holy crap, Brother Chen, you are simply outrageously fierce."

Sun Yang was incredibly excited the moment they met.

He had been thrilled just watching from off the stage earlier.

After witnessing Chen Ming's performance on the testing platform with his own eyes, he finally understood why Brother Chen had told him not to worry about holding the team back.

One would have to be capable of holding him back to even attempt it.

To put it bluntly, let alone a B-rank like him.

Even if an S-rank job-changer came along.

In Brother Chen's Bright Morning squad, they would likely be the one holding the team back.

So, comparing it this way, it didn't matter whether he was a burden or not.

Sun Yang suddenly felt that he wasn't unqualified to participate in the so-called special assessment after all.

With Brother Chen's strength.

Every S-rank job-changer from every city, one and all, would have to step aside.

"6500 points? What is going on here?"

Behind Qin Zhixue, Lin Wei looked up, staring at the comprehensive test ranking on the platform.

She had just arrived, so she hadn't seen Chen Ming's test.

Lin Wei had only just made it when the test concluded.

Along the way, hearing everyone talking about Chen Ming, she thought something had happened.

Now, seeing this...

A score of 6500?

And the defense power had reached 9999?!

"Miss, is this real?"

Lin Wei looked at Qin Zhixue, her large eyes filled with disbelief.

This was absurdly high, as if someone had just filled in a random number.

Qin Zhixue nodded slightly, not offering any further explanation.

After all, even if she wanted to explain, she couldn't make sense of it herself.

To be honest, Qin Zhixue had expected Chen Ming to be strong.

But she hadn't expected it to be this exaggerated.

After all, judging purely by Chen Ming's leveling speed, Qin Zhixue had only assumed his true level reached the SS-rank.

But looking at it now, she had underestimated him.

SS-rank?

It felt more like SSSS-rank...

She didn't dwell on it further.

Instead, she took a palm-sized rune stone from her pocket and handed it to Chen Ming.

"What is this?"

Chen Ming took it, subconsciously scanning it with his mental power.

[Fusion Dungeon Rune Stone]

"Fusion Dungeon Rune Stone?"

Chen Ming blinked, somewhat surprised.

What kind of item was this?

It was his first time seeing this type of dungeon rune stone.

Sun Yang also looked over, curious.

A fusion dungeon?

He had never heard of it before.

"In the Exotic Beast Forest, if multiple wild dungeons appear within a single area, there is a probability that a fusion dungeon will form," Qin Zhixue explained.

"Fusion dungeons are often extremely high in difficulty. Even if it is only a Tier 1 dungeon, a team of at least level 10 class-advancers is generally required to dare to challenge it."

"I had originally intended to wait until you and I reached level 10 before heading to this dungeon, but now..."

Qin Zhixue's meaning was clear.

Given the strength Chen Ming displayed during the test, Qin Zhixue felt there was no need to wait.