Chapter 1020: Ling Zhan VS Holy Light Guardian
Here it comes…
The system quest.
Ling Zhan wasn't the least bit surprised by the quest's arrival.
Facing this overwhelmingly powerful Holy Light Guardian, a rare seriousness appeared on Ling Zhan's face.
No doubt—this Holy Light Guardian was the strongest enemy Ling Zhan had ever encountered.
Level 300, and clearly with an upper realm class prefix.
His stats and power far outclassed any level 200 powerhouse in the lower realm.
Normally—
The trial triggered by a level 200 ascendant shouldn't go past level 250.
But the one Ling Zhan triggered? Level 300. Maxed out difficulty.
At this moment—
The Holy Light Guardian stood before the throne, his powerful golden holy sword stabbed calmly into the ground as he silently stared at Ling Zhan.
He was waiting for the challenger to make the first move.
Ling Zhan's gaze fell on the holy sword—it wasn't ranked as a Sacred Artifact or Divine Artifact, but rather "Immortal Treasure" grade.
Clearly, this was an upper realm weapon tier.
Thanks to the upgraded "Eye of Appraisal," Ling Zhan could now read both enemies and item info.
He even noticed that among the Guardian's talents and skills, three weren't S or SSS-rank—but "Sky Void" rank.
This was apparently a new skill tier in the upper realm.
Above SSS-rank.
Thankfully, the Guardian only had three Sky Void skills.
The rest were S or SSS-rank.
On top of that…
The Guardian's four-dimensional stats were at 8 trillion.
And that's just in his neutral state.
Once combat started and buffs kicked in, it'd likely triple.
Meaning over 20 trillion.
That meant this Guardian was still built using lower realm stat logic.
As stated before, power scales differently between realms.
Currently, the Guardian was technically in the lower realm.
So despite being level 300, his stats were capped by lower realm standards.
Even so, he was still dozens of times stronger than any level 200 player.
With over 20 trillion in stats, his combat power was insane.
Right now, Ling Zhan could barely hit 20 trillion when going all-out.
Without hesitation—
"Blood Offering!"
"Berserk!"
"Full Amplification!"
"Heroic Hymn!"
"Blessing of Valor!"
…
Every buff skill activated at once.
With all skills upgraded to SSS-rank, Ling Zhan broke through the 20 trillion barrier.
Attack power, physical and magic damage, survival stats—all maxed out.
Of course…
Thanks to "Blood Offering," after 120 seconds, all buffs would vanish, and his HP, MP, and defense would drop to 1. He'd be weakened for another 120 seconds.
Against such a powerful enemy, slow chipping wasn't an option.
Most people would save their ultimate skills for later.
They think if you go all-out too soon and fail to kill the enemy, the penalty period will doom you.
Only those with extreme confidence open with their trump cards.
This was exactly the kind of fight to go all in.
Ascend or die trying.
And Ling Zhan was exactly that kind of extreme-confidence fighter.
Buzz!!
As all buffs activated, Ling Zhan felt his blood boil—his entire body surged with terrifying power.
His body radiated a thin red mist from the pressure.
His state had never been better.
Boom!!
Without delay, he moved—legs bent, then burst forward at insane speed!
He didn't use any movement skill but vanished like a teleport.
While charging, his Changer weapon morphed into an icy blue war lance.
"Thousand Souls · Breaker of Armies!"
That was the name of the lance.
It once belonged to a top Dragon Kingdom powerhouse—ranked Nine-Star Sacred Artifact.
Ling Zhan's Changer had already reached Nine-Star Sacred rank.
So transforming into this weapon retained full stats—and even gained 10% extra evolution bonuses.
In just a flash—
Ling Zhan appeared right in front of the towering Guardian.
"Hmph!"
The Guardian snorted and raised his golden sword to strike.
But before he even swung, his brow furrowed—his stats had dropped 30%!
And his biological privileges were sealed!
"Divine Judgment!"
"Weaken!"
Two SSS-rank skills hit him at once.
Their effects were partially resisted.
Worthy of an upper realm powerhouse.
Even assimilated into lower realm rules, he was still tough.
Ling Zhan's skills didn't hit at full force.
Some of it got shrugged off.
"Damn it…"
Even so, losing 30% of stats and being sealed for 3 seconds felt humiliating.
But before his biological senses recovered—
Shhk!!
That war lance pierced through his armor and drove straight into his chest!
"A true damage strike…"
The intense pain made the Guardian's heart sink.
This challenger was clearly not ordinary.
True damage ignores all forms of defense.
Including armor, magic resist, and damage reduction.
That one strike cut off 40% of his max HP.
Two more hits like that and he'd be done for.
Even so—
The Guardian didn't panic.
As a level 300 powerhouse, how could he not have life-saving skills?
But then…
His face changed when he tried casting an instant heal.
His HP only recovered 5%!