After Fang Datong and the others left, Su Tianxin turned to Chen Mo and said, "Chen Mo, considering your professional level, you might want to avoid high-difficulty tasks. I suggest you choose the F-Class difficulty for the assessment. After all, you've just received a significant amount of experience points. Losing double wouldn't hurt much."
Chen Mo nodded. "Hmm, I'll look into it."
"Alright then. If you have any questions later, feel free to ask me or the Principal and the others. For now, you should stay near the Principal and his group to prevent any further incidents. I need to go protect Datong and the others, so I can't stay here with you."
"Okay."
Watching Su Tianxin enter the forest, Chen Mo refocused his attention on the semi-transparent floating window that only he could see. He didn't rush to review the difficulty levels of the assessment tasks. First, he examined the title he had unexpectedly obtained from participating in the kill of the red-named individuals.
[S-level Title - Law Enforcers]
[Title Level]: LV1
[Title Experience]: 0/10 (Earn 1 point of experience for each red-named individual killed in an assist, 10 points of experience for each solo kill.)
[Title Effect]: All Attributes increased by 10 points. When attacking a red-named individual, damage inflicted increases by 10%.
[Title Introduction]: Red-named individuals are sinners manifested by the Heavenly Dao. Killing them is to enact justice on behalf of the Heavenly Dao. As a novice Law Enforcer, you are just starting out. Continue to purge evil, and you shall receive greater rewards.
What a powerful title! And it's even growable! Even at Level 1, it provides a full 10 points to All Attributes! Chen Mo exclaimed internally after reading the title's description. After all, the attribute-boosting titles others excitedly showed off usually only provided a one or two-point increase to a single attribute. Who had ever seen such a generous boost to All Attributes?
Chen Mo's astonishment was understandable; among all the ways to gain significant attribute boosts, the Law Enforcer title was one of the easiest to obtain. However, 'easy' is relative, as it wasn't actually simple. After all, being killed by red-named individuals meant permanent death, and most red-named individuals were desperados with multiple lives on their hands. Confronting such people was an extremely dangerous affair in itself. Not just anyone could easily acquire such a title.
After reviewing the title's effects, Chen Mo allocated his attribute points. Having just leveled up to 5 in one go, his seven-star profession granted 70 attribute points per level. Thus, he had instantly gained a full 280 freely allocable attribute points. Chen Mo allocated these points according to his previous method.
At this moment, Chen Mo's attributes were:
[Name]: Chen Mo
[Grade]: Seven-Star (Two-star + Five hidden stars)
[Profession]: Skeleton Mage (initial profession), Infinite Fusion Master (Hidden initial profession)
[Level]: Level 5
[Experience]: 71,880/5,500 (first-tier bottleneck)
[Attributes]:
Constitution 70 = Life 2,100, Physical Defense 350, Life Recovery 70 points/10 seconds
Strength 20 = Physical Attack 60
Agility 20 = Critical Damage +20%
Wisdom 205 = Magic Attack 895
Spirit 205 = Energy 10,250, Magic Defense 1,025, Energy Recovery 345 points/10 seconds
With attributes like these, a two-star professional would probably not even measure up after reaching Level 10 and equipping a full set of Level 10 gear.
Of the more than 76,000 experience points he had just acquired, leveling from 1 to 5 had only consumed 5,000. He still had over 70,000 left, enough for Chen Mo to choose any Realm Breakthrough Assessment. After all, the entry fee for even the most difficult SSS-level assessment was only 10 times the experience needed to go from Level 5 to Level 6, which amounted to just 55,000 experience points.
After distributing his attribute points, Chen Mo finally turned his serious attention to the differences between the various assessment difficulties. He didn't bother looking at the F-Class assessment, dismissing it immediately. Chen Mo didn't believe that with his impressive seven-star profession attributes, golden weapon, and yellow skill—two fifth-tier assets—he couldn't even pass a low-difficulty assessment. He paid little attention to the E-Class and D-Class difficulties either. Instead, he looked straight at the C-Class assessment's introduction.
[Calculating suitable tasks based on your current profession.
Calculation complete. If you choose this assessment difficulty, you must single-handedly kill a BOSS above Level 5 within 30 minutes. Participation below 100% will render the kill invalid.]
A BOSS was called a BOSS precisely because of its formidable power. Typically, encountering a BOSS required gathering a team of skilled individuals who needed to coordinate methodically, spending an hour or even several hours to ensure a safe kill. During this process, a single moment of carelessness could lead to casualties. And this was for a team; if one were to attempt to kill a BOSS of the same or higher level solo, it would be no different from an egg striking a stone! Let alone whether the BOSS would kill you; even if it couldn't kill you and just stood there letting you attack, given the 30-minute time limit, it would be very difficult to solo a same-level BOSS.
This is just C-Class difficulty, and the requirements are already so outrageous. Are these tasks even meant for humans? Chen Mo couldn't help but think to himself, No wonder I've barely heard of anyone choosing high-difficulty assessments. These Realm Breakthrough Assessments are truly insane!
He then looked at the B-Class difficulty. Good heavens, the B-Class difficulty was even more outrageous: kill two BOSSes within an hour.
Are you kidding me?! Solo two? In one hour? It might take more than an hour just to find two BOSSes! I'd like to see if you can get any more ridiculous! Chen Mo couldn't help but be amused by the task's difficulty.
And indeed, the higher-difficulty tasks did not disappoint. The A-Class task required him to solo kill a Master of Mutation! It had been mentioned before that Masters of Mutation were even more monstrous than ordinary BOSSes. Never mind a solo kill; even a team assault could easily result in a party wipe!
Sure enough, there's no 'most absurd,' only 'more absurd.'
Chen Mo skipped S-level and SS level, looking directly at the ultimate SSS-level difficulty. Let me see what kind of tricks the highest difficulty can pull.
[Calculating suitable tasks based on your current profession.
Calculation complete. Warning: This assessment task is extremely difficult. If you choose this assessment difficulty, you will need to enter the assessment space alone to challenge a god-grade BOSS restricted to Level 5. You can challenge it directly. Alternatively, you can undertake related tasks within the mission space to learn about the god-grade BOSS's weaknesses or to weaken its attributes.
Assessment time is 24 hours. Time flow within the assessment space is independent; regardless of how long you spend inside, only one minute will have passed in the outside world upon your exit.
Note: During the assessment, once combat is initiated, you will be unable to immediately leave the assessment space. This assessment difficulty carries a high risk of death. Please choose carefully!]
A god-grade BOSS at Level 5! This is outrageous! They really dare to issue such assessment tasks!
The greatest difference between god-grade and ordinary characters is that ordinary characters only possess characteristic effects, while god-grade characters possess divinity effects, which are vastly more powerful! For instance, an ordinary Solid characteristic might reduce Physical Damage taken by 5%, whereas the Solid divinity provides a tenfold effect, reducing Physical Damage by a full 50%! So, even if everyone appears to be the same level, the effects of another's divinity alone could put them leagues ahead of you!
After reading the introduction for the SSS-level assessment difficulty, Chen Mo had initially planned to give up on such a high-difficulty task. However, he then noticed a "Calculate Pass Probability" option in the bottom right corner. This was a free testing opportunity; it would be a waste not to try. Chen Mo immediately clicked it.
[Simulating clearance based on your current comprehensive combat power. Simulation count: 100. Please wait…]
The Heavenly Dao is quite considerate, even providing simulated completions. Interesting. Fortune favors the bold. If the success rate is over 50%, I'll give it a shot. Anyway, with my Shared Fate ability, death shouldn't be an issue; the worst that can happen is failure, Chen Mo thought, waiting for the simulation results with some anticipation.