This was indeed Qin Lie's first time seeing Lu Ran.
Although they had been in the same school for three years, Lu Ran, with his Spiritual Power of 130, had long been noticed by the Celestial Path Alliance.
But they hadn't directly interacted, nor met each other.
Now it was already evening, and suddenly being brought home by Qin Wuyao left Qin Lie a bit surprised.
"So it's Classmate Lu, have a seat." Qin Lie said with a cheerful smile.
Opposite him, Xu Jie looked at Lu Ran with puzzlement and then at Qin Lie.
He clearly saw the profession mark on Lu Ran's chest—just an Undead Mage.
Qin Lie then introduced, "Xu Jie, remember two years ago I told you about a student from our Black Fire City Academy with a Spiritual Power of 130?"
Xu Jie was taken aback.
Subconsciously, he said, "Of course I remember. A Spiritual Power of 130 is rare across the country. If the profession awakens, it's basically..."
Halfway through, Xu Jie's tone paused.
He looked at Lu Ran with surprise and exclaimed, "Could it be this classmate?"
Qin Lie shrugged and sighed, "It's indeed Classmate Lu."
After speaking, he seemed to feel that his performance was a bit inappropriate.
He hurriedly said to Lu Ran, "Classmate Lu, don't mind, being an Undead Mage isn't bad, it's just that having a Spiritual Power of 130 and awakening as an Undead Mage seems a bit unmatched."
Lu Ran didn't mind.
He understood their sighs.
But before Lu Ran could speak, Qin Wuyao spoke up first, "I brought Lu Ran home to let you see him because his Spiritual Power of 130 isn't useless; it just hasn't manifested in his profession."
After hearing this, Qin Lie and Xu Jie were a bit confused, not quite understanding Qin Wuyao's words.
Qin Wuyao nudged Lu Ran beside her and said, "Lu Ran, you tell them!"
Lu Ran instinctively said, "I want to join the Celestial Path Alliance."
Uh, this...
Both Qin Lie and Xu Jie were amused and perplexed.
Xu Jie said, "Although I'm not part of the Black Fire City branch of the Celestial Path Alliance, the rules here are the same as in other cities: joining the Celestial Path Alliance is through a comprehensive assessment a month later; it cannot be done early."
Qin Lie also said, "The Celestial Path Alliance indeed has Undead Mages, but they are all High Combat Undead Mages, well-equipped and few in number. At this stage, even a month from now, Undead Mages don't have much chance of joining the Celestial Path Alliance. But, classmate, don't be discouraged. Once you advance to higher levels..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
Lu Ran shook his head and said, "I'm different from other Undead Mages. I believe I'm qualified to join the Celestial Path Alliance. Even though currently restricted by the rules, I'm confident I can secure a spot in next month's assessment."
This confidence caused Qin Lie to frown slightly.
Qin Lie said solemnly, "You topped the newcomer leaderboard yesterday, and your leveling speed surprised me, but even so, it's still insufficient. Only a day has passed."
He even thought Lu Ran was arrogant.
Lu Ran also understood that in conventional thinking, without understanding Lu Ran's profession, skills, or terrifying attributes, no one would think Lu Ran was qualified to join the Celestial Path Alliance.
Faster leveling on the first day, although surprising, was just that.
It couldn't comprehensively assess his combat power.
Lu Ran took a deep breath, thought for a few seconds, and gritting his teeth, raised his wrist, and the Frost Wolf Magic Staff appeared in his hand.
Qin Lie and Xu Jie were stunned, wondering what this kid was up to.
Bang!
Accompanied by a dull sound, two Skeleton Soldiers were summoned by Lu Ran.
Qin Lie and Xu Jie exchanged glances, then looked at the Skeleton Soldiers. What's this? Isn't it just the basic skill of an Undead Mage?
But then.
Bang bang bang!
With a series of continuous thuds, in front of Lu Ran, Skeleton Soldiers poured out as if they cost nothing!
In the blink of an eye, there were already thirty or forty of them!
And the number was still increasing!
This scene left Qin Lie and Xu Jie dumbfounded. What the hell is going on!
Can this kid's summoning of undead be used this way?
"Lu Ran, you... what is this..." Qin Lie was almost tongue-tied.
Watching the whole office about to be stuffed full.
Xu Jie quickly shouted, "That's enough! Stop! Don't summon anymore!"
It was only then that Lu Ran stopped.
By now, the office was densely packed with over sixty Skeleton Soldiers.
The sound of bones and their worn armor rubbing against each other was a chaotic clattering.
"My skills have no cooldown; as long as the mana is sufficient, I can summon infinitely."
"This ability applies to all skills."
"Summoning Series, Control Series, Strong Attack Series, all skills are applicable."
"Yesterday I was level eight, today I'm level ten. I don't have any equipment that boosts experience gain, nor did anyone guide me."
"I solo-cleared Frost Wolf Valley, normal difficulty yesterday, and hard difficulty today."
...
Lu Ran explained at length.
Qin Lie and Xu Jie's heads were buzzing.
This... skills have no cooldown!
And it's truly all skills that have no cooldown!
They had never heard of this!
If it weren't witnessed firsthand, they would never believe Lu Ran's words!
And assuming everything Lu Ran said is completely true.
Qin Lie and Xu Jie simultaneously thought of his terror and potential functions!
"So, you mean, in the future, you can infinitely summon Abyss Bone Dragons?" Xu Jie asked.
"Currently, yes," Lu Ran nodded.
Then.
Lu Ran simply didn't hold back and directly shared and publicly opened his skill panel, as well as the word panel below!
"My skills are actually the same as other Undead Mages, and the attributes are the same too, but compared to others, I have an additional word panel, unlocking one entry every five levels. Counting the initial entry at level 0, I have three entries now," Lu Ran said.
Qin Lie and Xu Jie glanced at the skill panel; it indeed seemed unremarkable, just the basic skill panel of an Undead Mage.
But the entries below almost made the two faint on the spot!
[Entry: Celestial Master's Borrowing Skill]
[Effect: All skills have no cooldown]
[Entry: Transplanting Flowers and Wood]
[Effect: Damage taken by the player is transferred to summoned items with a 100% transfer rate]
[Entry: Sea of All Rivers]
[Effect: From the moment of unlocking this entry, for every enemy unit killed, the casting range of all skills increases by one meter, with no upper limit (current bonus: 304 meters)]
Each of the three entries was so game-breaking!
"It's true, all skills have no cooldown!"
"You can transfer all damage to your summoned items? But you can summon infinitely; doesn't that mean you can't die?"
"This... the skill casting range can still increase? It's already 304 meters!"
Qin Lie and Xu Jie exclaimed in unison.
Qin Wuyao also realized why Lu Ran wasn't losing health in the current ambush; as long as Skeleton Soldiers existed, Lu Ran was an Undying Body!
"Wait, let me sort this out, hold on... hold on..." Qin Lie raised his trembling hand, said, waveringly.
With so much information stuffed into his brain at once, he was having trouble processing it all.