Percentage Vulnerability + Percentage Damage!
This mechanism was rather unique—and rather powerful.
Although it required Fire Element attacks to break the ice and trigger it, that was not actually difficult for other Mages.
Even Ice Element Mages only needed to learn an Initial Tier Fireball to shatter the ice.
Dealing damage directly based on Max HP meant that against monsters with extremely high health but no freeze resistance, the kill speed would be incredibly fast.
It could even be much faster than forcing damage through with Fire Element spells.
Then there was the Ice Element Tier 7 Spell.
It was also vastly different from the Fire Element and Wind Element ones.
The Tier 7 Spells of the Fire Element and Wind Element both had huge ranges and powerful effects.
But this Tier 7 Ice Element spell was actually a single target spell.
[Soul Freeze] [Type: Active Skill] [Tier: Tier 7] [Element: Ice Element] [Cost: 28,000 Mana] [Chant time: 15 seconds] [Cooldown time: 30 minutes] [Effect: Channel terrifying cold air to seal the target's soul within ten-thousand-year ice, rendering it unable to move or use skills, while removing all Buff Effects from the target. Duration: Unlimited.] [Targets sealed within ten-thousand-year ice are immune to all damage except Fire Element damage.] [When affected by a Tier 6 or higher Fire Element skill, the ice will melt and shatter.] [Note: Imprison the soul and bind the body, eternal and unmelting.]
It was another skill with no damage.
But it extended the duration of control from limited to infinite.
As long as it was not shattered by fire, it was permanent control!
Lin Yi was very satisfied.
He now possessed three entire elemental specializations.
He did not lack damage at all.
What he lacked instead was Control Skills.
Now, the Ice Element had completely made up for that.
After upgrading the Ice Element, Lin Yi looked at the other Passive Skill he had gained after successfully completing his Second Turn.
[Mana Shield] [Type: Passive Skill] [Tier: Initial Tier] [Element: General System] [Effect: When you take damage, 10% of that damage is borne by your Mana.]
It was a fairly decent survival-oriented skill.
For a Mage whose Mana far exceeded his health, this skill could be viewed as a 10% overall damage reduction.
Lin Yi began allocating Skill Points.
More than ten minutes later.
This survival skill had been completely transformed.
[Immortal Dharma Body] [Type: Passive Skill] [Tier: Tier 7] [Element: General System] [Effect 1: When you take damage, 40% of that damage is borne by your Mana.] [Effect 2: When you take elemental damage, your corresponding damage reduction is additionally increased based on your affinity with that element. Minimum increase: 10%. Maximum increase: 100%.] [Current Elemental Damage Reduction:] [Fire: 80%] [Ice: 80%] [Storm: 80%] [Effect 3: When you suffer a fatal attack that would reduce your HP to zero, that damage will be completely borne by your Mana.] [After this effect is triggered, your Mana is reduced to zero and your HP falls to 1.] [This effect can only trigger once every 30 days. Current remaining uses: 1.]
So powerful!
Not only did it provide massive damage reduction, it even gave Lin Yi one chance to escape death!
This skill filled Lin Yi with an overwhelming sense of security.
To be honest, Lin Yi had felt some pressure before when facing a boss like the level 200 Mutated Death Knight.
After all, he was not truly invincible.
Though he possessed damage output countless times greater than his current class advancement level.
His survivability had always been weak...
If he had not finished chanting and used Thousand Mist Break before Ravennael unleashed that Deathly Void Slash.
The Wind Orbs from his Tier 5 Wings of Gale would never have been able to block that attack.
He might have been defeated.
Now, if Lin Yi encountered a similar situation—or one with even greater pressure—he would not panic so easily.
Not only had his survivability improved, but he also had control abilities now.
Even if an enemy appeared that he could not kill instantly, escaping should not be difficult.
After upgrading the two new skills from his Second Turn.
Lin Yi still had more than five hundred thousand Skill Points remaining.
That was more than enough to raise one of his Tier 7 skills to Tier 8.
It was indeed time to choose one for advancement.
But Lin Yi still planned to think carefully about which one to choose.
As he pondered this, Lin Yi had already entered the gates of Jiangcheng No. 2 High School.
As he walked into the teaching building, Lin Yi gradually noticed that something's wrong.
Where was everyone?
Why was there not a single person around?
In the past, even after the entire senior year had undergone class awakening, students would occasionally return to school to ask teachers about leveling or skills.
The school would even organize activities where teachers led students through Leveling Zones.
But it was impossible for both the students and teachers to have all vanished, right?
With that question in mind, Lin Yi headed to the staff building.
He knocked on the door of the principal's office.
"Come in."
An aged voice came from inside.
Lin Yi pushed open the door and entered.
The Old Principal of No.2 High School was named Zuo Qian. He had also presided over the entire senior year's class advancement ceremony.
The moment he saw Lin Yi, a trace of surprise appeared in the Old Principal's eyes.
"Student Lin Yi, you have finally recovered from the blow!"
"I am very relieved!"
"You have always been my favorite student. I truly did not want to see you fall into ruin like this!"
Zuo Qian looked Lin Yi up and down.
He could sense that the young man before him seemed to have grown much stronger.
He himself was also a Mage.
There was some invisible spiritual resonance between Mages.
He could tell that Lin Yi had definitely not wasted the past half month!
That put him at ease.
Lin Yi did not explain anything. He simply asked directly, "Principal Zuo, I heard that my homeroom teacher was urgently looking for me and said it concerned my future. What exactly is going on?"
Zuo Qian removed his reading glasses, stood up, and his expression turned serious.
"It does concern your future."
"Let's talk as we walk!"
With that, Zuo Qian pulled Lin Yi out of his office.
Then Lin Yi heard an incomparably melodious flute-like whistle. The next moment, an unknown Hoof Beast with somewhat messy fur and a rather shabby appearance appeared.
This Hoof Beast had deer antlers, but its face looked more like a cow's, while its four hooves resembled those of a horse.
It was truly a Four Unlike.
Furthermore, mottled feathered wings grew from both sides of its ribcage.
The Old Principal was only at his Third Turn. Third Turn Class Users could learn Riding Skills and possess a Mount Space.
So this was clearly his mount.
"Get on already! What are you standing around for?"
Lin Yi swung himself up, stepped onto the rear Stirrup of the Four Unlike, and sat down.
The next moment, under Zuo Qian's control, the Four Unlike flapped its wings and rose into the air, panting heavily.
Lin Yi: "..."
The Four Unlike was panting as though it would die the very next second.
Not to mention that its flight speed was barely any different from an electric motorcycle...
"Cough, cough. Xiao Hua is old now. When she was young, she flew incredibly fast."
"Don't worry about such details. Let's get to the important matter."
"To make a long story short, this morning, an unknown Abyssal Aura erupted from the Leveling Zone in the Eastern Suburbs of Jiangcheng. A Limited-Time Trial Dungeon appeared, and only Mage Class Users can enter this Dungeon."
"So I had the teachers of every class notify all students in the school who successfully became Mages. Naturally, that included you."
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