Without any guarantee of success rate, upgrading the equipment to + 6 was akin to burning money.
After burning through nearly 80,000 psionic points, the two pieces of equipment were upgraded to + 6. Upgrading the Venomfang Priest robe to + 6 was enough. Bai Xiaowen did not intend to upgrade it any further. Instead, he put it back on the Butcher.
Li Shuyi admired the + 6 robe's effects.
First, there was the general upgrade effect. Fatty received 18% damage reduction.
Originally, melee enemies would receive 30% damage reduction due to the corrosive poison. Now, there was an additional 18% damage reduction. Most importantly, there was no indication that the two effects could not be stacked. This was a bit terrifying. It meant that Fatty would receive close to 50% damage reduction when facing melee enemies …
How should he put it? It was like the warriors in the mountain pass with their infinite shield wall. They were super durable, so tanky that their opponents would cry.
After upgrading to LV4, the robe's special effect was' Runic Skin '. It was a passive effect that reduced magic damage received by 15%.
"If the Butcher meets Qi Ruifeng again, he can beat him so badly that even his mother won't be able to recognize him," Bai Xiaowen explained with a smile.
Li Shuyi pursed her lips to the side. "I think, with your current level of strength, Xiaowen, you would be bullying other Awakened ones of the same level …"
Bai Xiaowen snickered. He opened the 4-star Equipment Upgrade Card and used up several high-grade psionic crystals. In the end, he succeeded in upgrading the scepter to + 7.
The + 7 Venomfang Priest Scepter had an additional 70% increase in attack power, reaching 17 – 68. Even without any skills or special effects, it was still a terrifying weapon. The LV4 and LV7 special effects were the icing on the cake.
LV4 special effect: Crush. Passive. Attacks have a small chance of triggering the crushing effect, crippling the target.
LV7 special effect: Savage Strike. After a short charge, the scepter will be swung to deal 150% physical damage to the target. The target must pass the physique check. Otherwise, the crushing effect will be applied.
The Butcher put on the three-piece equipment. After the upgrade, the green glow of the equipment became even more dazzling. It was like a green jade, giving off a feeling of majesty … of course, that was if one did not pay attention to the crown on the head.
Bai Xiaowen hid the glow of the Butcher's equipment. If other Awakened ones were to see a summoned creature wearing a + 6 or + 7 equipment, who knows how they would react.
"I found a problem …"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and sighed. "I still have to practice my long-handled weapon's specialty …"
Li Shuyi chuckled. In order for a summoned creature to unleash its full strength, the summoner's combat expertise was inseparable, especially Bai Xiaowen's Spiritual Tutor class, whose expertise lay in fine control.
It was true that the Butcher had self-awareness, but this awareness was still very childish. It was like a blank piece of paper, and it was impossible for it to fight independently.
"I can teach you." Li Shuyi's pretty face had a hint of playfulness. "Let me hear you call me teacher first …"
"Sen, Sen C …" A wicked smile appeared on Bai Xiaowen's face as the image of the female teacher, Teacher.Avi.
Li Shuyi blushed. "You're thinking about dirty things again!"
"Hey, how did you know?" Bai Xiaowen fell into deep thought. "Have you watched those kinds of action movies before?"
"Nonsense, I've never seen that kind of film …"
After joking around for a while, the two of them chose to leave the settlement interface.
…
"Old Bai, you're finally back!"
At the training base, Chen Guowei rushed over and hugged Bai Xiaowen's leg. He was practically in tears. "You don't know how I survived while you were away …"
"What's wrong, were you specially trained by Xiang Hui again?" Bai Xiaowen patted Chen Guowei's shoulder. "Isn't this good …"
"Xiang Hui took the wrong medicine. He kept making me train with him. He killed me more than ten times a day on average!" Chen Guowei's voice was full of resentment. "Old Bai, it's all your fault for leaving that crazy record on the second level of the trial space. Xiang Hui must have been provoked …"
"Uh …" Bai Xiaowen had indeed left a new record when he was collecting tickets.
"Where's Chen Guowei? The semi-finals are in three days. Don't slack off. "Xiang Hui walked over and nodded at Bai Xiaowen.
"You're the main team member. I'm a substitute. I don't have to go on stage …"
"Isn't it the substitute's duty to assist the main team in training?"
Xiang Hui ignored Chen Guowei's protest, cut off his words, and dragged him away.
"Emmmm …"
Bai Xiaowen glanced at Xiang Hui and Chen Guowei's backs and commented thoughtfully, "The relationship between these two gay friends seems to be getting better and better."
Yan Jun, Ding Cheng, and passers-by A, B, and C: "…"
Bai Xiaowen looked at Han Xu on the side. "The results of the draw should have come out during the few days we were away, right? Who's our team's next opponent? "
Before Han Xu could speak, Yan Xiaoxin's voice sounded not far away. "It's Qing University."
"Hello, Teacher Yan."
"Teacher Yan, you're early today."
A group of students greeted Yan Xiaoxin one after another.
Yan Xiaoxin pushed up her glasses and said, "Since the captain is back, let's have an impromptu meeting … Xiang Hui, wait for a while. After the meeting, go to training."
Xiang Hui agreed. Chen Guowei let out a long sigh of relief.
"Are you sure it's Qing University?" Bai Xiaowen followed Yan Xiaoxin's words and asked.
Yan Xiaoxin nodded and said, "It's really bad luck to meet Qing University in the semi-finals this time. Qing University was last year's runner-up. Its strength is definitely stronger than Yunnan University. If we had drawn Yunnan University, our chances of entering the finals would have been greater. "
"Yes, yes." Four voices echoed from the substitutes.
Although Yan Jun, Ding Cheng, and the others didn't squeeze into the main team, as substitutes, they would get honor points for every step the school team took. Of course, they hoped that the school team would get a better ranking.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "Don't be too pessimistic … You just have to lie down."
"No problem, we're best at lying down and winning!" Four voices echoed.
Chen Guowei looked at the other four substitutes with contempt. "Do you think the substitutes just have to lie down and win? The substitutes' task is very important! Not only do the substitutes have to lie down beautifully, but they also have to learn how to shout 666, learn how to flatter the main team, especially the captain, and not be conventional … "
Whoosh, whoosh. Four middle fingers were pointed at Chen Guowei.
Yan Xiaoxin looked at Bai Xiaowen. "You and Li Shuyi have both risen to level 6 … Did you gain a lot in the spiritual world?"
"This is a secret …" Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and smiled. "But it's more than enough to deal with Qing University."
"You're quite confident … Well, this is a good thing. Then I'll do my job and lie down and win … Everyone, take a look at the information of Qing University's main team and know what to do. "Yan Xiaoxin took out a USB flash drive.
"Qing University has a hero profession, Captain Lin Haoyang."
Yan Xiaoxin jumped to the page of Lin Haoyang on the slide show on the big screen in the lounge. "Don't underestimate him. Many people have speculated that Lin Haoyang must have exclusive equipment for the hero profession, but he is low-key and has never confirmed this matter. "
"This … His nickname is' Nemesis of the Spirit Special Elder '?"
Bai Xiaowen saw the introduction of Lin Haoyang on the slide and couldn't help but narrow his eyes. As a Spirit Special Elder, of course, he was very sensitive to this kind of nickname.
"We only collected some information about Lin Haoyang from last year's competition. His profession is called Silence Mage, and he has the ability to silence and seal skills, but he will definitely be stronger this year. Moreover, Qing University is different from its previous opponents. It's not just one person who is strong. In addition to Lin Haoyang, his girlfriend is also an archer on the Qing University team. We need to pay attention to her. "
On the slide, the figure of a girl wearing a monocle appeared again.
"This girl is called Fang Ziyi, and her profession is Frost Archer. Not only is her output strong, but she is also not inferior to the hero profession. She also has a permanent deceleration control. Whether it's a one-on-one or a team battle, she is very difficult to deal with … "
"The other three players can't be underestimated either. In the words of the CUAA league commentator, they are qualified blue-collar even among the strong teams in the professional league …"
When the video of Qing University's competition was played, Yan Xiaoxin had been commentating, so the members of the school team had a clearer understanding of the abilities of the five members of the Qing University team.
Soon, the video ended.
"Captain, can you express your opinion?" Yan Xiaoxin looked at Bai Xiaowen.
Everyone's gaze was also cast over. To be honest, everyone was a little worried when they saw a hero profession silencing mage with the ability to silence. If Lin Haoyang really restrained Bai Xiaowen, then this semi-final would be a disaster.
Bai Xiaowen recalled for a moment. "I saw something in the video. Lin Haoyang's silencing is a profession passive skill. We don't know how high the priority of this kind of silencing is … In addition, the silencing seems to target skills that require casting time, right? Then instant-cast skills can still be used. "
Skills that required casting time, such as the Warrior's Heavy Strike, could be regarded as casting time if there was a charging action. Bai Xiaowen's skill talisman switching also required casting time — although the casting time was very short.
The above skills could not be used in the state of imbalance and silencing.
However, instant-cast skills were different. For example, Bai Xiaowen's Deterrence did not require casting action and casting time. It was a range control that took effect directly.
"There's another point. His silencing can be regarded as a sealing skill. How big is this range? Combat skills, equipment bonus skills, and props are three different ranges. "
Xiang Hui said, "It should be a combat skill. If equipment bonus skills can be sealed, then it's too domineering. I can't think of anyone at the same level who can beat him. In fact, Qing University led by Lin Haoyang is only second. "
"Yes, similar to what I thought. I also don't think it's possible to seal equipment bonus skills. Based on last year's competition video, the limit of Lin Haoyang's silencing effect is to seal non-instant-cast combat skills."
Bai Xiaowen said, "Professional skills will only evolve at LV 4 and LV 7. If Lin Haoyang has not reached level 7, then his silencing effect will not have any qualitative improvement. This way, my summoned creatures will not be affected. "
"So we can win?" Yan Xiaoxin asked.
"Yes, basically … there's no problem. Next, we'll just train as usual. "Bai Xiaowen nodded.
"That's good."
Yan Xiaoxin smiled. "If we can enter the finals, the school's reputation will be greatly improved. I will ask the principal for praise for everyone."
The team members all had excited looks on their faces.
Bai Xiaowen smiled and did not say anything. In fact, he felt that it would not be too late to celebrate after winning the championship. If they celebrated in advance, the team's morale might dissipate. However, the semi-finals had not started yet, so there was no need to pour cold water on them. They could use this excitement to boost their morale.
"Oh right, there's one more important thing," Yan Xiaoxin said. "The semi-finals and finals are related to the competition for first, second, and third place. There are rewards recognized by the rules of the Spiritual Realm, so the four teams will put in a lot of effort. If you have any powerful items, don't hide them. Use them during the competition … Of course, you have to report to the officials first and show the information about the Spiritual Realm's rules regarding the loot acquisition. "
The CUAA league did not prohibit the use of powerful items, but they had to be items obtained by the students themselves. Whether it was loot, card draw, merit exchange, or mission rewards, they were all allowed.
In addition, as long as it was a reported item, there was no problem for the students to trade and circulate among themselves.
The so-called powerful items were usually trump cards. They could either deal high damage, summon a team of elites, or have a group of powerful buffs … In short, they were precious items that could turn the tide of a battle and determine the winner.
In the elimination rounds, no one was willing to use powerful items.
The reason was very simple. Powerful items were extremely rare. It was already good enough for the five main members of a team to have one or two.
If they used it in the elimination rounds, it would at most allow the team to advance one round. If they were not strong enough, they would not be able to get into the top three. They would definitely not be able to get the rewards from the Spiritual Realm's rules for the top three. It was meaningless.
The school didn't encourage students to use powerful items in the knockout rounds.
The elimination rounds received too little attention. Only the national broadcast after entering the semi-finals was the highlight. It was very helpful for the school's reputation. There was no point in entering one more round in the elimination rounds.
Even if they relied on powerful items and overdrafted their potential to enter the semi-finals, they would still inevitably be beaten in the semi-finals …
"I have a C-grade silver item, but I'm a substitute. I might not be able to go on stage. Should I report it? "Chen Guowei raised his hand.
"Of course, just in case," Yan Xiaoxin said with a smile. "Everyone, don't have any concerns. The principal has already said that after the semi-finals, the school will compensate you with Psionic Points for the items you use in the competition. I guarantee that no one will lose out. "
This was actually a common method used by many universities. It was not against the rules. The officials only looked at whether the items used by the students were obtained through their own efforts. As for the Psionic Points compensation after the competition, it was not within the scope of supervision.
Everyone submitted the items they could use, including the corresponding information about the Spiritual Realm's rules, to Yan Xiaoxin.
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