"Brother Lin is amazing..."
Zhang Xiaoyun covered her mouth, staring wide-eyed at the screen in astonishment.
Although she already knew that Lin Ze was quite strong, the situation before her still shocked her greatly.
In the short few minutes that she cleared the low difficulty level, Lin Ze actually made it all the way to the final level of the super difficulty level!
Unbelievable!
Unlike the first three difficulty levels, which each have only one level, the Super difficulty is feared by countless people who believe it is almost impossible to pass because it has a total of five levels.
Moreover, each one is more difficult than the last.
It is said that a second-tier pet will appear in the third level!
The difficulty of the last two levels is self-evident.
However, Lin Ze reached the final stage in less than five minutes.
This level completion speed is terrifying!
"elder brother..."
Guan Ning was equally stunned.
During the assessment, she was constantly worried that Lin Ze might have failed.
I never expected to see this scene when I came out.
It's not like we've failed; it seems like we're almost there to succeed.
"That's incredible! This is the final stage!"
"This is a record-breaking achievement. I remember the most skilled person who challenged the super difficulty level before only made it to the fourth level before failing."
"It seems so."
"Whether we break the record or not is irrelevant now. This is the final hurdle. If we can get through it, then we'll have succeeded in the challenge!"
"I think it's unlikely. The ferocious claw monster in the fourth level is already at Tier 2, Stage 3. The pet in the last level should be at least Tier 2, Stage 5!"
"That's true!"
"Look, the final stage has begun!"
Everyone immediately looked closely.
With a rumbling, dull sound, the steel gate slowly opened.
A huge figure emerged from it.
A lithe and graceful body curve.
Thick, glossy fur.
Sharp and well-developed teeth, like the blade of a sword.
It was a saber-toothed lion.
After seeing the monster's appearance on the screen, all the participants present couldn't help but gasp.
"Holy crap, it's a saber-toothed lion!"
"I remember that a mature saber-toothed lion was at least at the second tier, fifth stage, right?"
"That's right, this is a very troublesome pet!"
"That young man is in trouble now."
Lions are known as the king of beasts.
Moreover, it is a saber-toothed lion, a superhuman creature that transcends ordinary wild beasts.
In terms of combat power alone, the saber-toothed lion is undoubtedly the best among its peers.
Guan Ning clenched her fists unconsciously, her white knuckles revealing the girl's inner tension and unease.
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan also couldn't help but hold their breath.
Everyone stared intently at the screen, afraid of missing any of the next moments.
The battle soon broke out again.
The saber-toothed lion is agile and swift, with an exceptionally fierce demeanor. Every pounce carries the primal ferocity of a predator, making it a sight to behold.
Fortunately, Ice Crystal Soul floats in the air and moves with exceptional agility, always managing to dodge at crucial moments and unleash skills to counterattack.
For a time, the two sides fought back and forth fiercely.
The audience was thrilled.
Compared to the tension and excitement of the spectators, Lin Ze appeared very calm and composed.
Ice Crystal Soul's level was already a notch higher than Saber-toothed Lion's, and it also possessed two powerful skills: Frost Breath and Ice Spike, making its combat strength far superior to Saber-toothed Lion's.
Although it's not as quick to defeat the opponent as in the previous levels.
But winning is not difficult; it just takes some effort.
Just then, a notification suddenly sounded in Lin Ze's mind.
[Achievement accomplished!]
Lin Ze was taken aback and quickly opened the notification log.
Upon looking at it, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had unknowingly accomplished a new achievement.
[Skills - Beginner]: When your pet uses skills a total of 10 times, you will receive 100 achievement points and unlock the pet skill unlock function (achieved, reward to be claimed).
"I never expected to achieve something by using my skills."
A hint of joy flashed in Lin Ze's eyes.
"What is the skill unlocking function?"
He immediately brought up the pet panel, and upon scanning it, he noticed that some new information had appeared at the bottom.
[Extreme Ice Chains]: A control skill that manipulates ice elements to condense into strong chains, binding the target's movements. Unlocking requires 40% growth and 50 achievement points.
[Ice Shield]: A defensive skill that manipulates ice elements to form an ice shield, allowing you to freely defend against attacks from any direction. Unlocking requires 60% growth and 50 achievement points.
[Frost Nova]: An area-of-effect damage skill that rapidly compresses a large amount of ice elements in a designated area into a single point, instantly releasing it to create explosive ice damage. Unlocking requires 80% growth and 100 achievement points.
"It's a new skill!"
Lin Ze's eyes lit up immediately.
As we all know, the two key factors that affect a pet's combat power are its level and skills.
It is certainly difficult to increase the level of a pet.
However, the difficulty of learning new skills is no less than that of the former.
Besides the skills they are born with, a pet must undergo countless rigorous training sessions and spend a lot of time and energy to learn a new skill before it can succeed.
Often, it takes a beast tamer several months or even half a year to teach a pet a new skill.
This illustrates just how difficult it is to master a skill.
However, the achievement system allows Lin Ze's pets to instantly master skills.
The only cost is some achievement points.
This is undoubtedly an extremely powerful feature!
"That's incredible!"
Lin Ze secretly admired him and glanced at Ice Crystal Soul, who was in the middle of a battle.
"And they arrived just in time."
Without hesitation, Lin Ze decisively unlocked the [Extreme Ice Chains] skill.
I also put the remaining 50 achievement points into the growth of Ice Crystal Soul, raising its growth to 54%.
In the blink of an eye.
Ice Crystal Soul's strength level broke through to the second tier, seventh stage.
...
Inside the stele.
The onlookers were surprised to find that the battle had suddenly changed.
Ice Crystal Soul, who had only a slight advantage and whose advantage was not very obvious, suddenly launched a much fiercer attack.
They completely overwhelmed the saber-toothed lion!
"This is... a breakthrough during battle?"
He Zhenwen and Lu Peixin looked at each other, their expressions revealing their astonishment.
They had sharp eyes and could naturally see that Ice Crystal Soul's strength had increased dramatically.
It seems there has been a breakthrough in the level.
But this is too much of a coincidence, how could he break through at this time?
However, what surprised them even more was yet to come.
On the screen, Ice Crystal Soul suddenly pointed at the saber-toothed lion and let out a low growl.
In an instant.
The temperature in the air suddenly dropped significantly.
Click! Click!
Suddenly, dense ice crystals condensed around the saber-toothed lion, rapidly merging at a speed visible to the naked eye to form three azure ring-shaped chains of ice, which intertwined to form a circle.
Before the saber-toothed lion could react, the circle suddenly shrank inward, and the icy chains instantly bound it tightly.
"roar!"
The saber-toothed lion struggled desperately, making the chains rattle, but it could not break free.
Just then, Ice Crystal Soul raised her slender little hand and swung it down sharply.
Countless ice spikes materialized out of thin air, sweeping out in an overwhelming manner and instantly engulfing the saber-toothed lion.
Sizzle!
The sound of sharp cones piercing flesh was incessant.
The saber-toothed lion, bound in place, had no way to dodge and had to endure the terrifying blow.
Before it could even let out a wail, it was instantly shredded into countless blood-red ice particles.
"Level 5 cleared, challenge complete!"
"Congratulations, challenger! You have successfully passed the extremely difficult apprentice assessment!"
A cold, mechanical sound then rang out.
The sound echoed through the light screen and reverberated in the spacious stone tablet room.
At this moment, everyone was completely silent, staring dumbfounded at the screen, their mouths agape, unable to utter a word for a long time.