"Black Flood Dragon?"

Qiao Yu's expression was grave. The Black Flood Dragon, once an unattainable existence in his eyes, was still powerful, but no longer invincible.

If he really had to fight this Black Flood Dragon, Qiao Yu was 100% sure he could successfully escape from its clutches!

He reached out and grasped the Zhulong Crescent Blade, and the dragon might that had been pressing down on Qiao Yu instantly vanished.

In its place, the Black Flood Dragon's aura suddenly weakened.

The Black Flood Dragon's huge beast eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty as it stared fixedly at the long blade in Qiao Yu's hand.

But that was to be expected. The dragon might of a mere Black Flood Dragon, not even a true dragon, was no match for the Zhulong.

"Just watch. If we can see this Black Flood Dragon, we're not far from what we're looking for."

Shen Jianshu took a step forward, and a black hole appeared behind him.

Immediately afterward, a figure clad in dark blue armor, wielding a massive greatsword, emerged from the black hole.

"Death Knight!"

Qiao Yu's pupils constricted violently. This was one of the top-tier undead creatures!

He couldn't help but look at Shen Jianshu's back. Just what terrifying heights had this old professor's necromancy reached?

Qiao Yu had always felt that the most formidable person he knew was Ji Pingyang, the president of Jing University.

But now that he thought about it, if Shen Jianshu was given some time to prepare, would Ji Pingyang really be a match?

While Qiao Yu was lost in thought, the Death Knight had already charged toward the Black Flood Dragon.

An even more astonishing scene unfolded before Qiao Yu's eyes: a human-like look of terror actually appeared on the Black Flood Dragon's face!

It turned to flee, but how could the Death Knight give it the chance?

The fleeing Black Flood Dragon's movements suddenly faltered, and it immediately felt a tremendous force coming from its tail.

The Death Knight grabbed the Black Flood Dragon by its tail and swung it heavily!

Boom!

The Black Flood Dragon's nearly fifty-meter-long body was slammed heavily onto the ground, the massive impact causing the entire ground to tremble incessantly.

The other creatures in the Dark Forest were terrified. The Black Flood Dragon was a overlord-level existence in the Dark Forest, and where would they have seen the Black Flood Dragon being violently beaten?

Seeing that the Black Flood Dragon was still struggling, the Death Knight thrust its greatsword and directly pierced the Black Flood Dragon's body!

Bright red dragon blood gushed out continuously, and then the Black Flood Dragon's struggles gradually weakened.

Instant kill!

The dignified overlord of the Dark Forest, the epic-level wild monster Black Flood Dragon, was like a little loach in front of the Death Knight, completely without the power to fight back.

"Professor, can you let me have the last hit on the Black Flood Dragon?" Qiao Yu asked.

"I suppose I could, but are you that short on experience?" Shen Jianshu asked, puzzled.

Qiao Yu didn't answer, only revealing a strange smile.

After resolving the Black Flood Dragon, the rest of the way could be said to be completely unobstructed.

And when they arrived at the very center of the Dark Forest, Qiao Yu was surprised to discover that the center of the Dark Forest was actually an altar!

"Our destination has arrived," Shen Jianshu said.

Qiao Yu looked up and saw four tall stone pillars standing around the altar, supporting the entire altar high up.

And in the very center of the altar was a jet-black staff, the entire staff as black as if it had been dyed with ink.

"Go ahead, the Black Flood Dragon was the guardian beast of this staff. Now that it's dead, nothing can stop you," Shen Jianshu said with a nod and a smile.

Qiao Yu walked up the heavenly ladder step by step to the altar. After reaching the top, he discovered that the staff wasn't actually black, but rather a faint light brown.

When light reached the area around the staff, it would be directly devoured!

There was no light around it, and the projection of shadows gave people the illusion that it was black.

Qiao Yu reached out and grasped the staff, and the staff's information flooded into his mind.

[Dark Staff]:

Level: A-grade

Effects: Increases the player's spirit and intelligence by 20%, reduces casting time by 50%, and increases all stats of undead creatures by 20%.

Class Restriction: Necromancer

"Hiss!"

After clearly seeing the effects of the Dark Staff, Qiao Yu sucked in a breath of cold air.

Most necromantic spells require chanting, and reducing the casting time by 50% meant that his casting speed would directly double!

For example, Necromantic Transposition, which originally took three seconds to cast, would only take one and a half seconds with the Dark Staff.

That all-stats increase was an epic-level buff for undead creatures!

No wonder Professor Shen had specifically brought him here. It turned out that such a good thing was hidden in the Dark Forest!

"Well, with the last matter settled, it's time to return to school." A satisfied smile also appeared on Shen Jianshu's face.

He believed that, given time, the young man before him would definitely bring earth-shaking changes to the entire Otherworld.

After all, a necromancer who could fight in close combat...

It was like a tiger who knew how to use a 98k equipped with an eight-power scope, equally unstoppable at range and in close combat.

"Qiao Yu, your biggest weakness right now is that your spirit and intelligence are simply too low!"

On the way back, Shen Jianshu couldn't help but analyze Qiao Yu's current situation.

"Generally, mid-level necromancers have at least 800 points of intelligence and spirit combined, and some geniuses can easily break 1,000."

"Although you've improved somewhat in these four months, it's still too low! You have to find a way to catch up later!"

Qiao Yu nodded. The four months of special training had increased his spirit and intelligence, which were originally at 0, by almost 100 points.

Now, even without the Qiongqi pendant, he could cast necromantic spells, but compared to normal mages, his intelligence and spirit were still a bit low.

As for Shen Jianshu's suggestion of increasing his intelligence and spirit... a flash of light appeared in Qiao Yu's eyes. How about a mage's heart of a warrior?

He just needed to continue recklessly increasing his strength stat, and then use the active effect of his talent later, and the other stats would naturally follow.

Returning to the school he had been away from for four months, Qiao Yu felt a sense of感慨(gan kai - mixed feelings).

He was completely different from the person he was four months ago.

It was no exaggeration to say that Qiao Yu's combat power had directly doubled compared to four months ago.

Qiao Yu couldn't help but be a little curious about how much Ma Fei, Yang Xiangdi, and Zhao Ziyue would have changed after these four months.

"Professor, I'll go first!" After bidding farewell to Shen Jianshu, Qiao Yu couldn't wait to find his friends.

"Youth is so wonderful, full of youthful vigor..."

Watching Qiao Yu's figure running away, Shen Jianshu couldn't help but feel a little感慨万千(gan kai wan qian - overwhelmed with emotion).

He took out his thermos. This time, the thermos didn't contain tea leaves, but rather a fragrant aroma of wolfberries floated out.

"Slurp!"

Shen Jianshu took a sip and revealed a satisfied smile.