Two days passed in a flash.

Donghai City, top floor of the Forging Guild.

Ouyezi stood before the forging furnace, taking the last piece of equipment from the quenching liquid.

“Sizzle—”

White steam rose, emitting the unique scorching heat of metal.

A set of sleek, jet-black light armor lay quietly on the forging table.

At the armor's joints, several dark golden runes glowed faintly.

【Phantom Gale Set (Epic)】

This was the level 30 Epic Set Ouyezi had spent two days custom-making for Yasuo.

Zhou Huai's consciousness, within Ouyezi, quickly inspected the set's attributes.

Effect One: 【Phantom】, Speed increased by 50%.

Effect Two: 【Gale Twin Blades】, Consumes 200 mana, summons two Clones inheriting 50% of the main body's attributes, lasting for ten minutes. Cooldown: thirty minutes.

Effect Three: 【Wings of Wind】, Consumes 500 mana, generates a pair of wings made of wind elements on the back, gaining temporary flight ability. Lasts thirty minutes, flight speed is related to Agility attribute. Cooldown: thirty minutes.

Zhou Huai's gaze primarily fell on the third effect.

Flight ability.

With this, Li Qiu's Silver Dragon's aerial advantage would no longer exist.

...

Abyss of Mist, by the lake shore.

Yasuo quickly donned the 【Phantom Gale Set】.

The cold armor fit his body, and a powerful sense of strength spontaneously arose.

He then gripped the 【kingslayer's edge】, its blade flowing with a dark golden light.

His entire Aura changed.

Zhou Huai checked Yasuo's current attribute panel.

【Clone Panel (Yasuo)】

【Class: Unique Hidden Class, S-Rank Thunder Sword Master】

【Rank: LV30 (56410 / 3248900)】

【Health: 10881 / 10881】

【Mana: 4290 / 4290】

【Strength: 658 + (220)】

【Agility: 1524 + (1305)】

【Stamina: 356 + (125)】

【Spirit: 288 + (120)】

【Attack Power: 20028】

【Physical Defense: 1056】

【Magic Resistance: 899】

Attack Power officially broke the 20,000 mark.

The Agility attribute was even more terrifyingly high.

Although there was still a gap in basic attributes compared to Rank 50 professionals.

This gap was no longer an insurmountable chasm.

Everything was ready.

Over the past two days, members of the Eternal Night Guild had already quietly deployed in Donghai City.

An invisible net was slowly spreading.

Yasuo's Class Advancement Challenge.

Tonight, it officially begins.

...

Night deepened.

Donghai City shed its daytime hustle and bustle, donning a colorful neon coat.

Cold rain fell from the sky, making the ground slick and reflecting a hazy light.

At the entrance of the “Golden Splendor” nightclub.

Luo Ming of the Tianyu Guild, supported by a slender woman, stumbled out.

He reeked of alcohol, a lecherous smile on his face, his eyes shamelessly wandering over the woman.

“Right... what was your name again?”

He let out a burp.

“Xiao Rong? Or Xiao Li?”

The woman looked up, her face, which was passably attractive in the dim light, feigned anger as she glared at him.

“Young Master Luo, you're really joking.”

“What Xiao Rong or Xiao Li, my name is clearly Xiao Qiao.”

“Right, right, right! Xiao Qiao, Xiao Qiao.”

Luo Ming patted his head, forcing a smile.

“Look at my memory, I might have had a bit too much to drink.”

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes sparkling with a different kind of light in the night.

“No, Young Master Luo, you're not drunk.”

She leaned in closer, her warm breath caressing Luo Ming's ear.

“How about... we go to my place for a few more drinks?”

“I have a lot of good wine stored at my house.”

“I wonder if Young Master Luo would honor me with his presence?”

Luo Ming chuckled lecherously, his hand, resting on the woman's waist, moved restlessly.

“A beauty's invitation, how could I refuse?”

“Must go!”

He swayed as he tried to open his car door.

“I'll drive you there!”

But the woman held him back, shaking her head.

“No need to drive, Young Master Luo.”

“My place is very close by, just a few steps away.”

“Alright, alright, then I'll trouble Miss Xiao Qiao to lead the way.”

Luo Ming smiled even more broadly.

Embracing each other, their figures quickly disappeared into the shadows of the street corner.

Not long after.

The woman led Luo Ming into a dark, narrow alley.

There were no streetlights in the alley, and the air was filled with a damp, musty smell.

After several twists and turns, Luo Ming found himself led into a dead end.

Towering «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» walls blocked the way on three sides.

He looked at the wall in front of him, then at the silent woman beside him, the smile on his face growing even more lewd.

“Miss Xiao Qiao, it seems there's no way out here, is there?”

“Could it be... you prefer it outside?”

“Hehehe... but to be honest, I also quite like playing outside...”

However, this time, the woman did not respond to him.

She just stood there quietly, her expression obscured by the darkness.

The next second.

A cold gleam suddenly flashed!

The woman, at some unknown moment, had pulled out a short dagger coated in potent poison from her waist, and without any warning, she fiercely stabbed towards Luo Ming's heart!

Her movements were swift and vicious!

Facing this sudden, fatal sneak attack, Luo Ming's face showed no surprise.

Even the drunkenness in his eyes vanished without a trace in that instant.

He merely sneered.

“Finally couldn't resist making your move?”

He didn't even dodge.

He allowed the poisoned dagger to stab towards his chest.

“Clang!”

A crisp sound.

The dagger seemed to have struck hard steel, unable to advance another inch.

A layer of gray, rock-like shield had appeared on Luo Ming's body at some point, firmly protecting him.

The woman's pupils constricted, and with a flick of her wrist, she tried to pull back the dagger.

How could Luo Ming give her that chance?

He grabbed her backhand, his movement as fast as lightning, precisely clamping down on the woman's wrist.

Then, he violently flung her outwards!

“Bang!”

The woman's petite body, like a kite with a broken string, was brutally smashed against the wall behind her, emitting a muffled thud.

She struggled to her feet, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Luo Ming unhurriedly straightened his collar and brushed off non-existent dust from his clothes.

He looked at the woman not far away, a cat-and-mouse smile on his face.

“I really didn't expect that in this Donghai City, someone would dare to attack me.”

“Your strength is good, but unfortunately, you clearly underestimated me.”

The woman wiped the blood from her mouth, her eyes still cold.

She crouched low, like a nimble leopard, and charged towards Luo Ming again.

Just then.

A hand reached out from the darkness behind her, gently resting on her shoulder.

A calm voice echoed in the alley.

“You've worked hard.”

“I'll take care of this guy now.”

“You may withdraw.”

The woman's charging body suddenly paused.

She looked back, nodded respectfully without the slightest hesitation, and quickly retreated into the darkness of the alley entrance, disappearing from sight.

Luo Ming watched this scene, raising an eyebrow.

The smile on his face grew wider.

“I wondered why Miss Xiao Qiao was so bold, turns out she had help.”

He stood with his hands in his pockets, his posture relaxed.

“But, it doesn't matter.”

“No matter how many people come, tonight, all of you will die!”