It wasn't golden light, but Illusionary Radiance!
Wei Yuan dazed out for a moment. Before the pillar of class-change light could break through the barrier, he cast spells with both hands, erecting three more barriers in succession.
Now, even the divine-grade class-change pillar was concealed.
Had Wei Yuan not been present, a divine-grade pillar appearing that morning would probably have brought assassins from the Evil Demons and Other Races by noon.
"Divine-grade..."
Although Wei Yuan had never personally witnessed a God-Tier Class emerge, he had heard about the Illusionary Radiance that accompanied its awakening.
Instinctively, he looked at Yi Tian. Unlike Jiang Che, whose expression was filled with awe, Yi Tian looked completely unsurprised. Clearly, he had known all along.
"Yi Tian can even awaken God-Tier Classes..."
Wasn't that ability a little too terrifying?
Thankfully, Yi Tian had appeared in Great Xia.
Wei Yuan let out a breath and sank into thought. He seemed to feel a stronger hope for Great Xia's current war situation, for breaking the covetous grip of the Other Races and Evil Demons.
Ye Xiu's gaze froze, his pupils widening slightly, as though he had been nailed to the spot.
Ye Xiu, who could swiftly devise tactics for any dungeon or secret realm, now found his mind utterly blank, filled with nothing but indescribable shock.
With a rare tremor, he looked at his current panel:
------ [Ye Xiu] [Class]: Freelancer (Tier 1) [Quality]: Divine-grade [Level]: 10 [Strength]: 170 [Agility]: 170 [Constitution]: 170 [Spirit]: 170 [Class talent: Thousand-Mechanism Umbrella-exclusive weapon of the Freelancer; levels up with the Freelancer class, can transform into any weapon form without a cooldown, and possesses Mythic weapon attributes.] [Talent 2: All-Class Enhancement-can learn low-tier skills from every class without restriction (below Tier 2); learned skills receive a tremendous boost to their effects.] ------
"This class actually has two talents!"
"But no built-in skills..."
Yi Tian had also been eager to examine the abilities of this God-Tier Class, the Freelancer. He had to admit that it was completely different from every other class he had seen!
For starters, coming with a Mythic weapon was already absurd, and it could even change forms without a cooldown!
Mythic was the highest equipment quality, yet not a single piece currently existed anywhere in the world.
That was right-not a single one!
The few remaining dungeons worldwide that could drop Mythic equipment were like the Tier 4 class-change dungeons: their levels and difficulty were so high that no one had cleared them yet.
And this was the world's only Mythic weapon!
No... one of only two, because successfully recruiting Ye Xiu meant Yi Tian now had one as well.
The second class talent, however, struck Yi Tian as a little weak.
Learning skills from every class without restriction was certainly powerful, but it was limited to low-tier skills.
Whether it could deliver in combat would depend on Ye Xiu's abilities.
"I wonder just how much of a boost this 'tremendous enhancement' provides?"
Yi Tian reserved his expectations for the latter half of the effect.
[You have successfully recruited employee Ye Xiu and gained his attributes: Strength +170, Agility +170, Constitution +170, Spirit +170!] [You have obtained the talents: Thousand-Mechanism Umbrella, All-Class Enhancement!]
The Illusionary Radiance of the class-change pillar gradually faded.
Wei Yuan also dismissed his starry barrier.
The world's fourth God-Tier Class, and Great Xia's second, had been born right before his eyes.
For a moment, Wei Yuan was filled with emotion. Could a day come when all the high-quality classes in the world combined numbered fewer than those under Yi Tian?
"Here, take these."
Wei Yuan took out three rings and handed them to Yi Tian. These items, called [Concealment Rings], prevented others from detecting the quality of one's class.
"Detection skills are extremely rare, and few people can sense class quality through spiritual power, but you should still take precautions."
Yi Tian gladly accepted them. These items were necessary to avoid needless trouble.
The three rings had originally been allocated to Yi Tian, Bai Qiu Li, and Jiang Che. Wan Jiang's had already been delivered to the military camp, but Wei Yuan hadn't expected Ye Xiu to join them today.
"Come see me in my office later. I'll give you another one. I also have a set of equipment for you."
Before leaving, Wei Yuan gave Yi Tian another reminder.
Only after Wei Yuan left did Ye Xiu recover from this enormous surprise.
Now, he finally understood the things that had puzzled him earlier:
Why would Jiang Che, a Legendary Class professional, obey a young man like Yi Tian?
Why could Yi Tian even summon Wei Yuan here?
Now, Ye Xiu finally understood.
"Boss..."
Ye Xiu composed himself and said, "In that case, I'll call you that too."
"Of course."
"Then is there anything you need me to do now?"
Usually carefree and unrestrained, Ye Xiu now actually hoped Yi Tian would give him something to do.
The gift of a God-Tier Class was simply too great. He couldn't wait to prove his worth.
It was like joining a company and immediately receiving a luxury car, a mansion, and a ten-million bonus from the boss...
At that point, not working your heart out would leave you feeling as though ants were crawling all over you.
Yi Tian happened to grant his wish. "Qingcheng's Medium Secret Realm opens tomorrow. I want you to lead the team through it as our tactical commander."
After recruiting Ye Xiu, Yi Tian felt even more confident about clearing the Medium Secret Realm.
"The Medium Secret Realm!" Naturally, Ye Xiu had heard about it.
The major guilds had all been recruiting like mad lately. It didn't take much thought to realize how fierce the competition would be.
In fact, the Sega Guild had stripped Ye Xiu of his team leader position precisely because it wanted to recruit people to tackle the Medium Secret Realm.
Clearing the secret realm meant beating every other team to the first clear in a race against time.
But Ye Xiu had never feared a challenge.
"Boss, who are our teammates?"
Secret realm teams generally had a maximum of five members.
Yi Tian already had the right people in mind. He gave Ye Xiu a rough rundown of Bai Qiu Li, Wan Jiang, and Jiang Che.
With Yi Tian himself included, that made exactly five!
"They're all legendary classes!"
Ye Xiu sucked in a sharp breath, staring at Yi Tian in disbelief.
He had never imagined anyone could assemble such a terrifying team.
If word got out about this all-Legendary Class team, it would probably scare off ninety percent of the guilds hoping to compete for the Medium Secret Realm.
As he considered this, Ye Xiu suddenly looked up at Jiang Che.
"So when you said you were the third strongest, you really weren't being modest."
Jiang Che: "..."
But after digesting his teammates' information, Ye Xiu felt a touch of concern.
The Medium Secret Realm combined difficulty with complex mechanics, and its monsters were all above Tier 2 (Level 25). Its final boss was even close to Tier 3 (Level 50).
Although Ye Xiu and his teammates all had extremely high-quality classes, their levels were too low.
Even Bai Qiu Li, who had the highest level, had only just reached Level 14.
Ye Xiu sank into thought, and Yi Tian asked, "Can't do it?"
"Of course I can." Ye Xiu answered without hesitation, brimming with confidence.
"Low levels just mean low damage. With our class quality, we can make up for that by leveling up a little."
Ye Xiu went over his teammates' abilities again and was certain of it.
But he noticed that Yi Tian had only described the other three teammates' abilities, without explaining his own.
He instinctively assumed that he and the other three were supposed to carry their boss through the realm. Even so, Ye Xiu wasn't worried...
With teammates whose classes are this high-quality, if I can't carry the boss, that has to be my fault.
As Ye Xiu thought this, he voiced another concern:
"Boss, what I'm thinking about is our team's class composition..."
"What do you mean?"
"Frostmoon Sword Envoy, Dragon Shadow Spear Soul, and Qi Force Warrior are all melee damage classes. Their capabilities are too one-dimensional."
"We can naturally steamroll low-level dungeons, but the Medium Secret Realm requires more preparation."
Only after Ye Xiu pointed it out did Yi Tian belatedly recognize the problem.
A balanced team of class professionals generally consisted of:
A damage-soaking tank, an assassin (a mobility-focused class), a ranged fighter (a high-damage class), a priest, and a support or another class.
By comparison, their problem was obvious.
"Our class composition lacks healing, a frontline to draw aggro, AoE for clearing monsters, anti-air capabilities..."
As Ye Xiu spoke, his tone grew increasingly confident.
"But don't worry, Boss."
"I alone can solve all those problems!"
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