Unlock Purgatory Difficulty! Show Your Abyss Title!

Qi Guoguang quickly spotted Lin Yi's profession.

An ordinary mage.

Just like him.

Nothing rare.

In that instant, he felt a hint of admiration for Lin Yi.

As an ordinary mage himself, he knew all too well how disadvantaged he was compared to rare or even rarer professions.

Those professions came with innate advantages.

Across all of Blue Star, everyone who had reached Seventh Turn or higher was practically guaranteed to have a rare profession, or even a Legendary Profession.

If he, Qi Guoguang, had achieved what he had today, it was entirely through his own hard work and struggle!

From the day he became a professional, he'd had his share of lucky breaks, sure.

But more than that, it was effort.

For eighty years, there hadn't been a single day he hadn't pushed himself to improve.

"Thirty days to hit level 42... he must've stumbled into some kind of lucky encounter, right?"

Someone spoke up.

But Qi Guoguang found himself sympathizing with Lin Yi.

He said, "Even if he had a lucky encounter, you absolutely can't deny his effort and diligence!"

"A lucky encounter alone would never get you to this level!"

Li Yuanjing nodded as well. "This young man is impressive. He must have put in effort far beyond what's ordinary!"

For a moment, the entire Examination Center—the Dongjiang Province Education Department's top brass, along with a few senior members of the Professional Alliance led by Qi Guoguang—all looked at Lin Yi with newfound respect.

At the very least, they admitted to themselves that at Lin Yi's age, they couldn't have reached this level.

He was too hardworking!

If Lin Yi knew what they were imagining, who knew what he'd think.

I'm not, I didn't, I'm just a lazy dog!

Li Yuanjing hadn't forgotten that Sun Liang was still waiting for his orders on how to handle Lin Yi's special case.

After a moment of deliberation, Li Yuanjing spoke. "Last time I saw a candidate this impressive was decades ago. Since we've run into one again today, let's make an exception for him."

"Reopen that difficulty we used to have."

Everyone else's faces shifted in shock.

"Deputy Director Li, that difficulty caused too many accidents back then!"

"For these candidates, it's too hard. It's not good for their mental and physical growth—weren't those your own words back then?"

Li Yuanjing shook his head. "Times have changed. For him, Nightmare Difficulty is a joke—too easy."

"The difficulties we set are all based on First Turn parameters. Now that we've got a Second Turn candidate, those tests don't mean much anymore."

"Of course, for fairness, notify all 22 exam sites across Tianhai to activate Purgatory Difficulty simultaneously."

Li Yuanjing's subordinates felt their scalps crawl at this.

They knew exactly what Purgatory Difficulty meant.

In simple terms, the final stage's dungeon trial would change from an ordinary dungeon to a special one tainted by Abyssal Aura.

Just like the special trials for each profession, the difficulty would skyrocket, and these greenhorn newcomers would come face-to-face with vicious Abyssal monsters.

"Deputy Director, if we activate Abyssal Difficulty, people without a special Abyssal title won't be able to select it..."

Li Yuanjing waved a hand. "Then have them equip their Abyssal title. Those without one simply can't choose Purgatory Difficulty."

"Oh, and add one more condition: at minimum, a Gold Label to select Purgatory Difficulty."

"If this level-42 kid hasn't cleared a special trial before and doesn't have a title, then let him pick Nightmare Difficulty. There's no helping it."

Li Yuanjing's mind was made up.

Everyone had no choice but to comply.

Sun Liang immediately took the order and left.

Another mad dash.

Back at Exit 1, Sun Liang announced the newly added Purgatory Difficulty and its selection rules to everyone.

"Everyone, due to the addition of Purgatory Difficulty, candidates who have already registered and selected a difficulty have one chance to change their choice!"

"But I must warn you: Purgatory Difficulty is extremely dangerous, and there may even be casualties!"

"Choosing this difficulty requires signing a life-and-death waiver—you bear all responsibility for your own life!"

"Additionally, the final stage of this difficulty requires entering a special dungeon tainted by Abyssal Aura. You must hold an Abyssal title to enter. Candidates without a title cannot register!"

"If you wish to change your difficulty, please raise your hand!"

There were only a little over twenty examinees at Entrance No. 1.

Changing the difficulty wasn't a complicated process, and there was plenty of time.

So Sun Liang followed the order of arrival, letting those who had already registered reselect their difficulty first.

The next moment, Sun Liang saw three hands go up.

The girl Lan Ruoyi raised her right hand with a calm expression.

At the same time, Zhao Kai and a lackey beside him, who had also reached level 29, raised theirs.

Sun Liang wasn't too surprised.

These three were the highest-level examinees before.

Moreover, Zhao Kai and the other guy were both Rare Classes.

Lan Ruoyi was even a Rare Grade class.

They certainly had the confidence to challenge Purgatory Difficulty.

"Three examinees, please equip your Abyss titles. Once confirmed, I'll adjust your difficulty to Purgatory Level!"

The next moment, Lin Yi saw five pitch-black characters appear above the heads of Lan Ruoyi and the other two.

"Abyss Challenger"!

Most titles were obtained by completing special achievements or unique dungeons.

They were usually hidden by default.

Only when a Class User actively chose to equip them would they be displayed.

Clearly, this Abyss Challenger title wasn't exactly good-looking, so no one wore it unless necessary.

But at this moment.

Having this title was a matter of great prestige.

It meant they had once passed a special class trial and had already encountered Abyss monsters.

Compared to their peers, their starting line was already different.

Zhao Kai still held a grudge against Lin Yi.

Though there was no major enmity.

His earlier words and Lin Yi's revealed level of 42 still made him feel like a clown.

Especially losing face in front of the Goddess he wanted to pursue, which infuriated him even more.

Now he stared at Lin Yi.

A malicious smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

So what if you're high-level.

If you haven't passed the class trial, you still can't choose Purgatory Difficulty!

Difficulty directly determines the points you can earn.

Even if you get full marks on Nightmare Difficulty, it might not match a high score on Purgatory!

Everyone turned their gaze to Lin Yi.

Including Sun Liang.

Lin Yi was already dumbfounded when Sun Liang mentioned equipping the title.

Damn, this is awkward!

Where the hell do you equip a title?

He had never equipped one before.

"Ahem, teacher, I'd like to ask, how do you equip a title?" Lin Yi had no choice but to steel himself and ask.

Zhao Kai's heart surged with ecstasy.

Heh!

Keep pretending!

You clearly don't have one, not that you don't know how to equip it!