"Congratulations to challenger Jiang Yan for successfully completing the dungeon 'Wrath of the Fallen Dragon King' and officially activating his Lord status."
“The talent ‘ultimate sublimation’ has been granted perpetual status.”
"Challenger has been detected to be bound to Angel Heart. Temporary Familia Goblin has been removed. Unique Familia Angel race has been obtained. This will take effect after entering the Abyss."
"Regional rankings, overall rankings, multi-world trading center, multi-world forum, etc. have been unlocked."
"Clear the Dominator-level dungeon and gain 16 Survival Points."
“...”
One notification after another came in quick succession.
Jiang Yan dragged the information box and found the two most important ones.
"Congratulations! You have become the top performer in this region's trial assessment and have earned the qualification to challenge the Tower of Inheritance. Do you wish to teleport immediately?"
"no."
"Please prepare as soon as possible, as a forced teleportation will take place in 30 minutes."
Jiang Yan then looked at another one.
"Congratulations on clearing the Dominator-level dungeon and gaining one chance to draw a class. Since you have also obtained the qualification to challenge the Tower of Inheritance, you can choose to retain this draw opportunity and obtain a class with higher priority after completing the challenge."
This is one of the advantages that lords have over professionals; not only do they have a large number of followers, but they can also change jobs themselves.
"I choose to keep it."
Jiang Yan said without hesitation.
In his previous life, he changed jobs after completing the assessment, just to increase his combat strength and climb to a higher level in the Tower of Inheritance.
But now it's obvious that there's no need for that. Compared to the powerful six-winged angels and the dragon king, his combat power is negligible, and he can pursue a much higher ceiling.
After making his choice, he took out a deep blue contract.
The carving depicts twelve burly men clad in heavy armor, exuding an imposing aura.
This is a mercenary contract for a greatsword worth 350,000 soul crystals.
A flash of light appeared, and twelve fully armored warriors appeared before them.
"My lord."
Jiang Yan looked up.
Greatswordsman
Race: Human.
Rank: Gold Tier 10.
Faith Level: Honored.
Skills: Heavy Strike, Armor Penetration, Shield Wall.
Overall combat strength: 1288.
This is a mid-to-high-tier unit among humanoid races. It cannot compare to angels and dragons, but it is already quite powerful and has the potential to advance to Diamond Tier 10.
Even under the command of ordinary god-level lords, they would be considered elite combat forces.
not to mention...
Jiang Yan smiled slightly and said, "I will grant you even greater power."
Talent skill activated.
"Ultimate effect successfully triggered..."
"Sublimation effect successfully triggered..."
As the prompts scrolled by, Jiang Yan ignored the advanced skills of Heavy Strike and Armor Penetration.
After all, no matter how much their offensive skills evolve, they can't compare to Analia's casual strike.
Two warriors, however, upgraded their Shield Wall skill to the Law Skill "The Shield Holds the Man," which gave Jiang Yan quite a pleasant surprise.
He looked at the skill description.
Shield is the person: When using a shield-type weapon, you can designate a person to protect. Unless the user dies, no attack can pass through the shield to harm this person.
Now that he himself has no combat ability, this skill eliminates many worries.
"Very good." Jiang Yan glanced at the group of great swordsmen with satisfaction. Thanks to the advancement of their skills, their general scores had risen to around 2000, making them a considerable force.
"Get ready for the Tower of Legacy challenge later."
"We are willing to serve our lord!" the crowd responded in unison.
......
Just as Jiang Yan was preparing for battle with great confidence, a huge uproar had already taken place outside.
Federal Military Academy.
Several elderly men stared intently at the ranking screen, awaiting the assessment results.
"I wonder how many of this year's participants will be able to break through the difficult level."
"Ye Mo, Jiang Yan, Liu He, and Bai Yiyi from the first class of the Command Department are all quite good and should have a chance. As for the others, it's hard to say."
"The pressure on the front lines is too great. Several gods have reached their limits. If the lower-level space is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Sigh, it's all our fault for being so useless, putting all the pressure on these kids."
They had all chosen the Brave and even the Desperate level assessments for the Federation, but unfortunately failed due to a lack of luck.
The group sighed and fell silent.
At that moment, the rankings on the virtual screen flickered.
"Hey, the results are in." The group perked up and crowded around.
Number of people who passed the Dominator-level assessment: 1.
"Passed the difficult level assessment: 1."
Number of people who passed the regular and elite level assessments: 12.
"Only cleared one difficult level? Oh no." An old man's heart sank at the first glance.
"Wait... what is this!" He glanced at it again and felt his blood rushing. He couldn't help but blink hard.
*Slap!* Another old man slapped his thigh suddenly.
"Could it be... that the machine is malfunctioning?" one person said cautiously.
"I don't think so... This is directly controlled by the highest AI."
"Are you guys stupid? If someone is truly a ruler, they would definitely be ranked number one. Just take a look at the 'All Realms' ranking list and you'll know."
Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and connected to the regional leaderboard for this year.
First place: Origin Star Federation, Jiang Yan (Dominator level).
Second place: Star Empire, Luo Qianyu (Extreme Level).
Third place: Star Empire, Luo Chen (Heroic level).
Fourth place...
"He really is a Dominator-level being! Jiang Yan from the Command Department's Class One? Unbelievable, how did he do that?"
“I remember this child; he was very good at virtual battles.”
The two elderly men sighed with a sense of relief.
"This is bad, report it immediately." The other person seemed to have suddenly thought of something and immediately dialed a communication line.
“That’s right, we need to hurry.” The others also understood.
—There is no such thing as anonymity in "All Realms," this matter cannot be kept secret.
No one has ever passed the Dominator-level assessment before, so Jiang Yan will undoubtedly receive a lot of attention soon.
Even the mighty Star Empire might not stoop to competing with subordinate civilizations for a difficult-level or even brave-level talent, but they would never let go of an unprecedented Overlord-level talent.
We must find a way to keep him.
Meanwhile, at the Star Empire's embassy in the Federation.
The ultra-long-range directional teleportation portal lit up, and a humanoid man wearing a special teleportation suit stepped out from it.
"Your Highness."
A group of embassy officials were already waiting outside.
The man nodded slightly and tossed out a token: "By His Majesty's decree: Win over Jiang Yan at all costs."
"As you command."
The group bowed, showing no surprise whatsoever.
As citizens of the Star Empire, they knew far more secrets than lower civilizations.
Ordinary civilizations believe that passing the Sovereign-level assessment means having a higher starting point and greater potential. Little do they know, it represents an unimaginable qualification.
An ambassador stood up and said, “Your Highness, I have sent people to collect relevant information about Jiang Yan as soon as possible. This is the plan we have discussed. Please take a look.”
"Oh? Not bad." The man glanced at it a few times, a smile appearing on his face.
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