Wan Jiang turned his attention to the last option.
The third option's icon depicted a little figure wreathed in thunder.
The corresponding information was displayed on the icon:
[Thunderclap battle physique (S): Greatly increases attack speed and movement speed. Every attack summons the power of thunder around the body. The attack's strength determines the thunder's range and damage.] (When the power of thunder hits an enemy, it has a chance to inflict 'paralysis'.)
"So powerful!"
At the sight of the final physique, Wan Jiang's face finally lit up. He had found what he wanted.
He decisively chose thunderclap battle physique.
['Thunderclap battle physique' selected as the third-floor trial reward.] [Transcendent physique successfully integrated!]
As the Demon-Sealing Tower's voice faded, a fierce surge of power flooded Wan Jiang's body.
Arcs of thunder flickered around him, light and shadow intertwining. At that moment, he seemed to have become a thunder element Legendary Class.
He instinctively swung his spear. A bolt of thunder as thick as a bamboo pole struck down, blasting several chunks of rubble from the ground.
Astonishment crossed Wan Jiang's face. He swept his spear again, and three successive thunderbolts traced its path, blasting three large craters into the ground.
"Transcendent physiques really are extraordinary!"
As Wan Jiang rejoiced, a notification for the next trial space sounded:
[The fourth-floor trial space can strengthen this transcendent physique or grant a higher-rated physique!] [Fourth-floor trial unlock condition: Kill a demon lord-level Evil Demon!]
"An S-rank physique is already this powerful. Just how strong would a higher-rated one be?"
The thought redoubled Wan Jiang's motivation.
"Time to leave the tower!"
At Dingcheng's second border defense line, the Vanguard Regiment's main forces were locked in a chaotic battle against the demon tide.
Once stirred up by Source Energy, creatures like Evil Demons became practically insane, knowing nothing but combat. Even after the city defenses had wiped out several waves, they were still difficult to deal with.
Just then, on the command post's electronic screen, the glow of an allied unit lit up once again amid the dense, dark mass of the Evil Demons Horde.
"Holy crap! Who's fought their way behind the Evil Demons this time?"
"Who else could it be...?"
Seeing Wan Jiang reappear, the regiment commanders were already growing accustomed to it. He would probably disappear again soon anyway...
But at that moment, Regiment Commander Chang Wei cried out, "Wait, what's he trying to do!?"
Behind the demon tide, Wan Jiang swept his spear.
Wherever his spear passed, thunder shattered stone and split mountains, unstoppable as a thunder dragon descending upon the world!
What Evil Demons feared most was demon-slaying thunder.
For a time, the spear in Wan Jiang's hands flashed like lightning. With the S-rank physique boosting both his attack speed and movement speed, his killing speed rose to another level.
This time, Wan Jiang had no intention of using the Demon-Sealing Tower to escape. The border troops had begun their counterattack, so as a guerrilla team, he naturally had to do his part!
How did fighting his way behind enemy lines not count as guerrilla warfare?
"Spear Shadow Formation!"
As his tier-one class skill activated, thunder several times more powerful than before gathered in midair.
With thunderclap battle physique, the stronger the attack, the stronger the accompanying thunder. Against a group of enemies, Spear Shadow Formation was undoubtedly his strongest attack at present.
Boom!
World-shattering thunder intertwined with the golden light of Spear Shadow Formation, weaving a prelude of war that slaughtered Evil Demons.
After the border troops' experts took the demon tide's two demon lord-level Evil Demons out of the fight, Wan Jiang miraculously threw its rear ranks into utter chaos all by himself!
"Isn't he a Gunfighter? Since when could he use thunder spells!?"
"This is our chance! The Evil Demons' rear ranks are in chaos, and their charge has lost its rhythm. We might be able to end the demon tide even sooner!"
The regiment commanders' eyes lit up in the command post. With their wealth of combat experience, they immediately recognized the value of Wan Jiang's actions.
"That brat. I don't know whether to punish him for acting without orders or reward him for his outstanding performance."
"We'll discuss it after the battle. Main regiments, charge!"
[You have shared employee Wan Jiang's ability: Transcendent physique-thunderclap battle physique!]
Crackle!
Purple lightning raced wildly over Yi Tian's body like dragons. The reaction as thunderclap battle physique integrated with him was actually even more intense than it had been with Wan Jiang.
"A thunder-type transcendent physique! Excellent!"
Yi Tian took a moment to adjust to the Transcendent Physique's abilities and approved of Wan Jiang's choice.
The strength of the abilities this S-rank transcendent physique provided was almost on par with a Legendary Class.
With this transcendent physique bolstering him, Wan Jiang could probably contend with the god-tier Ye Xiu for the title of strongest employee.
As Yi Tian considered this, he left his current dungeon.
He had spent most of the day searching without finding the Black-Robed Man, leaving him somewhat frustrated.
"I'd better ask Wei Yuan to post a bounty tomorrow."
Yi Tian felt the main reason he had failed to find him today was that too many people were running dungeons, slowing down entry considerably.
After all, the college entrance exam was tomorrow.
No examinee would pass up a last-minute chance to prepare. What if they found a piece of equipment or a skill that suited them, or gained another couple of levels and climbed a few places in the rankings?
Although he had no intention of taking it, he was still looking forward to the college entrance exam.
Not just for his class advancement, but also for more opportunities to find talented people!
Yi Tian left the dungeon center. On the way, he learned that the Medium Demon Tide had been repelled and the border troops had won a great victory.
That was hardly surprising. He knew Wei Yuan had gone there personally, so nothing was likely to go wrong.
As he was thinking about this, Wei Yuan descended from the sky in a teal overcoat and appeared before Yi Tian.
"That employee of yours, Wan Jiang, is quite strong now."
Wei Yuan walked beside Yi Tian, chatting casually like an old friend.
Thinking of Wan Jiang's Demon-Sealing Tower and his [Pillar of the Nation] potential rating, Yi Tian nodded confidently.
"He'll become even stronger."
Wei Yuan looked at Yi Tian in surprise. He had not expected him to seem completely unsurprised by Wan Jiang's miraculous performance today!
Was this a boss's confidence in his employee?
After pondering it for a long while, he set the question aside for now and explained why he had come.
"Since you aren't taking tomorrow's college entrance exam, why not serve as a Special Admissions Officer for East China?"
"Sure," Yi Tian readily agreed.
Just as at Qingshan No. 3 High School back then, a Special Admissions Officer was responsible for selecting exceptional talent. It aligned perfectly with Yi Tian's plans and would give him an official role.
So he agreed without the slightest hesitation.
"There's one more thing."
At this point, Wei Yuan's expression turned playful, as though he was looking forward to it.
"You have plenty of employees, and they're strong. How about establishing a Special Squad base?"
"Like the Earthshaker Team?"
Wei Yuan shook his head. "Not a single Special Squad. I mean something like the Hidden Dragon Base, with multiple Special Squads under your command!"
Yi Tian froze for a moment.
He truly had never imagined this... They wanted him to establish a Special Squad base!?
Was he serious!?
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