Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Extremely Abnormal God-Grade BOSS! _1 "Sigh. If something really happened to him, I don’t know how I’d explain it to his mother. I just hope that when this child enters the exam space, he immediately recognizes the difficulty and chooses to give up and withdraw." Shen Rulong checked the time. Only a few dozen seconds had passed since Chen Mo entered the exam space. They would only know his situation after a minute had passed. Everyone assumed Chen Mo was challenging the S-level difficulty; little did they know he was taking on the most perverse SSS-level challenge. Chen Mo hadn’t anticipated that his hasty entry into the exam space would attract the principals’ attention. He had noticed that the flow of time in the exam space was halted compared to the outside world, but he hadn’t paid close attention to the explanation stating that one minute in the outside world would pass by the time he emerged. The moment the Heavenly Dao issued the prompt for his entry into the exam space, his vision blurred as his surroundings abruptly changed, and he found himself in a vast, empty square. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: You have entered the exam space. This assessment task is now issued!] [Task Hint: Please eliminate the Pseudo-God Incarnation in this space! It has destroyed the Shrine of Hope, stolen Divine Power, and brought disaster upon the populace!] [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: The assessment will officially start in one minute. Please use this minute to understand as much as possible about the target of this mission.] [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: After the assessment begins, a 24-hour countdown will commence. Please be prepared.] Seeing he only had a minute to prepare, Chen Mo naturally didn’t want to waste it and quickly began investigating his mission’s target. As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will fight a hundred battles without danger." It was rather considerate of the Heavenly Dao to fully disclose the opponent’s information. However, this also highlighted the assessment’s difficulty. The more the Heavenly Dao seemed to simplify things for you, the greater the difficulty. This was a generally accepted way to judge difficulty. Chen Mo was curious what extraordinary abilities this so-called God-grade BOSS possessed to qualify as the core BOSS for the SSS-level, the highest difficulty rating. He immediately opened the BOSS’s information. The first glance at the BOSS’s attributes nearly made him black out. [Monster Name]: Pseudo-God Incarnation [Monster Tier]: God-grade BOSS [Level]: 5 [Attribute]: [Life]: 5,000,000,000/5,000,000,000 [Energy]: 5,000,000,000/5,000,000,000 [Physical Attack]: 20,250 [Magic Attack]: 20,250 [Physical Defense]: 33,750 [Magic Defense]: 33,750 [Critical Damage]: 6,750% [Active Skills]: Heaven Shaking Divine Might, God Fist Shaking Earth, Pseudo-God’s Fury [Passive Skills]: The Primitive Aura, Aura of Fear [Divinity]: Immortal Self-Healing, Deified Body, Unbreakable Golden Body, Thorny Body Guard, Deadly Force, Bloodthirsty Heart "How high are these attributes!? Am I seeing things?" Chen Mo rubbed his eyes and looked again, very carefully. "Five billion Health, tens of thousands in Attack and Defense stats... and you’re telling me this thing is Level 5?" A torrent of unspoken curses flooded Chen Mo’s mind, leaving him utterly speechless. These attributes were so monstrous that, forget Level 5, even a Level 50 professional who hadn’t undergone multiple class advancements would be daunted by them if they faced it without any equipment. Before entering the challenge space, Chen Mo had already seen a special notification. It stated that the attributes of BOSSes in S-level and higher difficulty assessments were calculated based on the maximum potential of a five-stars professional. Typically, a five-stars professional gained 25 attribute points per level, meaning 125 points by Level 5. If all these points were added to a single attribute, along with the initial 10 points for that attribute, it could reach a maximum of 135. For example, 135 points in Strength would translate to 405 attack power. Of course, allocating points this way would leave other attributes significantly weaker. However, the BOSSes in S-level and higher difficulty assessments were supposed to have *all* attributes at 135. This meant their Physical Attack and Magic Attack should be 405, and their Physical Defense and Magic Defense should be 675. But now? These figures were all multiplied dozens of times over! "What happened to the promised Level 5 attributes for a five-stars professional? What kind of monster is this?" Moreover, what was even more absurd was the amount of Health this thing possessed. Although he knew the Health of BOSS-grade monsters would be significantly increased, this was *fifty billion*! How long would it take to kill this thing? Is this really meant for a Level 5 professional? But shock was just shock. Recalling he had 30 attempts to clear the trial, Chen Mo knew the BOSS’s attributes couldn’t possibly be static. Otherwise, even if he simulated it a hundred million times, he wouldn’t find a single path to victory. There must be something wrong! While Chen Mo was still reeling from the BOSS’s attributes, the one-minute preparation time passed quickly, and the assessment began. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: The assessment has officially begun. The 24-hour countdown is now ticking!] [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Do you wish to challenge the BOSS directly? You may also choose to weaken the BOSS first before undertaking the assessment, but please be mindful of the time.] [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: You can find corresponding NPCs within the exam space and accept related quests to eliminate the BOSS’s divinities. For each divinity eliminated, the total assessment countdown will be halved. Please manage your time wisely!] As these consecutive Hints from the Heavenly Dao sounded, Chen Mo instantly realized the problem must lie with the divinities. He quickly scanned all the BOSS’s divinities. He hadn’t known what to expect, but one look was a shock! [Immortal Self-Healing - Divinity]: Units possessing this divinity recover 100% of their maximum life value and energy value every second! The very first divinity alone was enough to make Chen Mo reel. "Recovering 100% of maximum life value every second?! You might as well say it’s impossible to damage its Health!" [Deified Body - Divinity]: Units possessing this divinity have all attributes increased by ten times their own level. So you’re the culprit that made the BOSS’s attributes so outrageous! Instantly, Chen Mo felt the BOSS’s attributes began to make some sense. According to this divinity’s description, the BOSS’s current attributes were the result of being multiplied by 50 (its level of 5, times ten). If this multiplier were removed, those terrifying stats in the tens of thousands would immediately drop back to more reasonable hundreds. Chen Mo instantly marked this divinity as one that *must* be eliminated. If this isn’t removed, there’s no way to fight this BOSS. [Unbreakable Golden Body - Divinity]: Units possessing this divinity reduce all Physical and Magic Damage taken by 90%. The third divinity was fairly conventional, so Chen Mo didn’t dwell on it. [Thorny Body Guard - Divinity]: Units possessing this divinity reflect all damage received back to the attacker in an equal amount (reflected damage is equivalent to the attacker’s original damage). This Thorny Body Guard divinity, combined with the Unbreakable Golden Body, is a perfect pairing. Others hit it, and it reduces damage by 90%, but it reflects 100% of the original damage back. Truly, the effects of these divinities are all outrageously powerful. [Deadly Force - Divinity]: Units possessing this divinity ignore the target’s critical hit resistance and will always inflict a critical hit when dealing damage. Chen Mo skimmed past the divinities that increased damage output. With his Shared Fate ability, he wasn’t concerned about how much damage the opponent dealt. [Bloodthirsty Heart - Divinity]: Units possessing this divinity recover Health equal to 100% of any damage they inflict. It already recovers 100% Health per second, and it *still* has lifesteal? This BOSS is truly shameless to an absurd degree! Setting aside the BOSS’s other strengths, its divinities alone prompted Chen Mo to exclaim inwardly, This BOSS is indeed worthy of being the core of an SSS-level difficulty assessment. Its outrageous nature perfectly justifies its difficulty rating!