The Tower of Truth.
Floor 27.
This floor was nothing new.
First, clear the mobs, then defeat the boss, and finally, achieve a successful job change.
However, before that, Mike had to make a choice.
“Please choose your main element(s), no more than three!”
Six elemental orbs appeared before Mike:
Wind, Fire, Water, Lightning, Nature, Shadow.
As soon as they appeared, the Fire orb locked onto Mike.
Mike glanced at it, understanding what was happening.
“Because I’ve transformed into Void Fire, I have to set Fire as my main element?”
Starting from the fourth job change, there was a distinction between main and sub-elements!
Generally, if you only wanted to become a Chief, choosing one element as your main element was enough.
Once the main element was determined, there was no turning back.
You could only add more main element classes, not remove them.
Having too many main elements would exponentially increase the difficulty of leveling up and changing classes later on.
Like Joseph, his chosen main elements were [Wind] and [Space].
These two were the most suitable for him. Other elements, as sub-elements, were directly integrated into these two and no longer displayed separately.
The key to main element classes wasn’t quantity, but quality!
The best ones were those that suited you.
Of course, while main element classes brought many inconveniences, they also had one advantage: power!
Any element set as a main element class would receive a boost.
With [Void Fire] already locked in, Mike didn’t hesitate and chose the [Lightning].
As his most reliable offensive tool, Lightning was indispensable.
Faced with a four-choice situation, Mike hesitated slightly.
Wind, Nature, Water, Shadow.
Initially, Mike thought Water and Nature were quite suitable for him.
These two elements had one thing in common: they excelled at defense!
Lightning and Fire both provided strong offensive bonuses but lacked in defense.
However, an unexpected factor influenced Mike’s choice.
Shadow Nine.
Before leaving, Shadow Nine had entrusted Mike with [Guardian Shadow], the [Shadow Sigil],
and the most crucial item-the Shadow Source.
This item had already integrated into Mike’s Thor’s Sea, becoming a part of Force of Nature. Even if Mike wanted to return it to Shadow Nine, he couldn’t!
With the [Shadow Source] in his possession, it would be a waste not to set [Shadow] as a main element.
Without further hesitation, Mike tapped his finger on the Shadow element orb, setting it as a main element class.
“Confirm selection of [Lightning], [Shadow], and [Void Fire] as main element classes?” “Confirm!”
Once Mike confirmed, the three unselected orbs dissipated automatically.
The selected orbs expanded, forming a path beneath Mike’s feet.
“Generating main element trial paths, please wait…”
The trial paths were the challenges of this floor.
Once you stepped onto a trial path, you could only use skills of the corresponding main element and non-main element skills.
For example, if Mike stepped onto the [Lightning] trial path, he could use class skills of [Lightning], [Wind], [Nature], and [Water].
Shadow and Fire would be disabled.
Clearing any one trial path would unlock the boss challenge.
Defeating the floor boss would count as a successful conquest.
Of course, only conquering one path wouldn’t result in a high Exploration Rate.
The final score would be ugly, no higher than S-tier.
As was Mike’s habit, he would attempt all three paths.
This meant that the final boss would be incredibly formidable!
The more trial paths conquered, the higher the Exploration Rate, and the more difficult the
final boss would be.
“Let’s go with Lightning first.”
Looking at the three paths before him, Mike quickly made his decision.
Lightning was his forte, allowing for the fastest conquest speed and the least pressure.
Moreover, there were many skill combinations available with Lightning, Nature, and Water. In Mike’s mind, the order of conquest was set: Lightning → Shadow → Void Fire! Because at the end of the Void Fire trial path, he would definitely encounter the Fire God.
Mike needed to make some extra preparations.
Stepping onto the Lightning trial path, thunder roared constantly, and countless lightning monsters spawned, charging towards Mike.
“Thunderclap Strike!”
With Thunderclap Strike leading the way, Mike unleashed a barrage of skills, pushing his speed to the limit!
In less than 5 minutes, Mike had cleared the Lightning trial path!
“Boom!”
The final boss couldn’t withstand the might of Thunderclap Strike and collapsed instantly.
Truth be told, even without Charge Up, Mike’s Lightning output was top-notch.
Force of Nature had granted him 150,000 Intelligence and a 100% boost to all attributes.
This meant that Mike’s Intelligence had directly surpassed the 500,000 mark!
At level 300, with an Intelligence stat of 500,000, coupled with his super strong lightning affinity, even a single Lightning Arrow could deal massive damage!
Now, Mike could easily kill enemies with lightning without needing Charge Up.
Keep in mind that the monsters on the trial paths were generated based on the standards of level 300.
Even level 300 participants with A-tier talents would find it difficult to successfully challenge
the bosses if they were careless.
But for Mike, the level 300 boss was a pushover!
After the boss fell, a pile of Lightning attribute fragments remained.
Carefully collecting all the special Lightning attribute fragments, Mike heard the notification
of his successful challenge.
“Lightning trial path completed, Exploration Rate +45%!”
The thunderclouds beneath Mike’s feet instantly dissipated, and he returned to the starting
point.
The Shadow and Void Fire trial paths appeared before him.
“Shadow!”
Following his predetermined plan, Mike stepped onto the Shadow trial path.
This time, Mike encountered some difficulties.
“Without Lightning output, the conquest efficiency has decreased.”
Mike used Force of Nature like a hammer, casually crushing a Shadow monster, estimating
the conquest time.
Besides using the hammer for melee combat, his other reliable offensive tool was Sea Fury.
However, on the trial path, the range and power of Sea Fury were greatly reduced.
The purpose of the trial paths was to test one’s mastery of the corresponding element.
Being able to use other elements was already a bug.
Did he really think he could exploit the bug?
Actually, Mike did!
Raising Force of Nature, Mike’s eyes gleamed with anticipation.
“I wonder if the effect of Elemental Twinborn can be triggered.”
If it could, Mike could cast Nature element shields and heals while also triggering lightning!
Mike tentatively cast a Nature element heal on a full-health mob.
“Growth Spurt!”
As the name suggested, this was a Nature element skill that increased growth rate.
Its full name was [Make Life Recover a Little Faster Technique].
Its effect was to instantly grant the target 300 seconds worth of life recovery, while
preventing them from naturally regenerating health for those 300 seconds.
A green light appeared above the Shadow mob’s head.
“+0!”
It was already at full health, so there was no need for healing.
Then,
Boom!
A bolt of lightning struck down, instantly killing it.
“It works!” Having successfully exploited the bug, Mike unleashed a barrage of skills, greatly increasing
his conquest efficiency!
First, a heal, then ashes to ashes, a one-stop shop for funeral services.
Wielding Force of Nature, Mike was unstoppable, charging all the way to the final area of the
Shadow trial path.
“Is the boss here?”
“If you are, let me heal you first!”