Lin Yi's body suddenly trembled.
An odd intuition told him that the destruction of body and soul Xiao Ling spoke of meant more than just damaging a scarecrow.
He rallied his spirits a little and asked again:
"How do I complete the quest? Or rather..."
"How do I leave this place?"
Xiao Ling smiled in a very human way, bending her tiny arms and pointing them toward her head to form a heart:
"Why, you just..."
"Smash my head!"
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the little sprite hovering in the air warily, as though judging whether her words were true.
Seeing no change whatsoever in her expression or posture, Lin Yi felt a little anger stir.
Whoosh!
Without another word, he clenched his right fist and punched Xiao Ling!
But Xiao Ling's body seemed intangible, completely unaffected.
She held her original pose, smiling brightly at Lin Yi:
"I told you, this is a recording!"
"So you can't hit me!"
"Bleh, bleh, bleh!"
A faint calm lay in Lin Yi's eyes as he stared straight at Xiao Ling without a word.
"Tch!"
"How boring!"
Xiao Ling pursed her lips, looking rather miffed:
"I was going to... wait!"
"Time's almost up!"
"The passage... is behind me!"
"Make sure you give it your all!"
Xiao Ling's expression changed several times before she clenched her right fist, cheering Lin Yi on.
The next moment, her figure slowly dissipated.
The wall in front of Lin Yi had also disappeared, becoming a large door.
A bronze door!
Just like the door Lin Yi had encountered in the South Pole treasury in the starter village!
Whoosh!
The Bronze Key in Lin Yi's inventory shot out like a streak of light, hurtling toward the bronze door!
Click!
The key slid into the lock, and the bronze door opened!
Creak-
Looking at the wide-open bronze door, Lin Yi stopped hesitating and strode inside.
After he entered, the bronze door and the Bronze Key instantly vanished into thin air together.
It was as though that door had been nothing more than a teleportation formation!
Step!
Step!
Behind Lin Yi was a solid wall, and all around him was an enclosed cavern.
He stood still for a moment as an ancient, mysterious aura washed over him.
"Welcome to the Z-rank dungeon, [Hell-Level Class Change Trial]!" "Kill all monsters to complete the trial!" "Good luck!"
Lin Yi ignored the system notifications. His eyes quickly adjusted to the dim surroundings, and the sight before him made his heart race involuntarily.
An enormous, snow-white tiger over five meters long lay lazily on the ground, its tail swishing from side to side.
Its eyes were half closed, and it seemed not to have noticed Lin Yi's arrival.
Yet the "Wang" marking on its forehead radiated an overbearing dominance that brooked no challenge, making it impossible to underestimate.
[Asura White Tiger] Category: beast boss Rank: Z Level: 10 HP: 80000000 Combat power: 8000000 Skills: King's Roar: unleashes an earth-shattering roar, dealing massive sonic damage equal to 10% of combat power to all surrounding enemies while reducing their attack power and movement speed by 10% for 5 seconds. White Tiger Charge: charges at the enemy with lightning speed, dealing heavy physical damage equal to 150% of combat power, with a 20% chance of stunning the enemy for 2 seconds. Divine Might Domain: creates a powerful domain around itself, dealing 50,000 true damage per second to enemies within it. Asura's Wrath: when HP drops to 10%, enters a berserk state, greatly increasing attack power and attack speed by 100% while granting immunity to all crowd control effects until the battle ends. Description: the [Asura White Tiger] is the ultimate guardian of the Hell-Level Trial Grounds. Its existence symbolizes strength and destruction. When its HP drops to a critical point, it will unleash its true power, revealing terror worthy of an asura.
This place!
This was actually!!!
"The starter village's class change trial grounds!!!"
Lin Yi exclaimed in surprise, his face filled with shock.
He had actually reached the class change trial grounds at level 8!
These were the highest-tier class change trial grounds in the starter village, and he had come here once in his previous life too.
Before he could even come into contact with the [Asura White Tiger]'s claws, its King's Roar had killed him.
It was utterly overwhelming power, power an ordinary person could not resist!
That had truly made Lin Yi face reality: with his combat power of five hundred thousand back then and his level that could no longer increase, his chance of passing the [Hell-Level Class Change Trial] had been... zero!
Lin Yi supported his right hand with his left and rested his chin in his right hand, pondering with a deep frown:
"So... I reached the class change trial grounds at level 8?"
At that moment, the [Asura White Tiger] seemed to sense the presence of a living stranger. Its eyes snapped open, shooting two cold beams straight at Lin Yi.
"Is this a bug? Or a mechanic?"
The [Asura White Tiger] slowly rose to its feet, radiating a powerful presence that seemed to freeze even the surrounding air.
"Sigh..."
"I wondered what was behind that bronze door. I got excited for nothing!"
Lin Yi sighed and shook his head from side to side, showing how deeply wounded he was.
"Roar!"
The [Asura White Tiger] let out a sky-shaking roar, its voice echoing through the cavern like thunder.
Rocks tumbled down inside the cavern amid the roar, and the earth trembled. Even time seemed to slow within that deafening roar.
"Could this be the system's correction mechanism?"
"Could it be that..."
"The key wants to take me somewhere with a fortuitous opportunity, but since I haven't changed classes, it's making me do that first?"
Lin Yi scratched his head with his right hand, thinking about his great fortuitous opportunity.
A fierce light flashed in the [Asura White Tiger]'s eyes. Its limbs tensed, its trembling muscles gathering strength as it prepared for the coming battle.
"That doesn't make sense either! I should do that four-star quest first!"
Whoosh!
The [Asura White Tiger] kicked hard against the ground with all four limbs and charged ferociously at Lin Yi!
Out went his hand!
Lin Yi extended his right hand and pressed it against the [Asura White Tiger]'s forehead, abruptly halting its swift attack.
"But why bring me here?"
His right hand gripped the "Wang" marking on the white tiger's forehead while his left still stroked his chin, and he continued muttering to himself:
"This class change trial couldn't possibly be that quest, could it?"
Lin Yi glanced sideways at the utterly terrified [Asura White Tiger] before him.
"Probably not..."
"After all..."
His eyebrows rose slightly, and his right hand slammed downward.
Boom!!!
A terrifying sound reverberated through the cramped cavern!
In an instant, dust billowed everywhere, and the cavern seemed to quake and shudder.
Through the drifting dust, Lin Yi calmly gazed at the huge crater before him.
After all, this Asura White Tiger now...
Could be slain with one hand!
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