Lu Hu stroked his chin and nodded in approval. "What you're saying makes sense," he said. "For us Blue Star humans, the Abyssal Demons, or even the other civilized races in the Mythical World, the triad of Combat, Magic, and Support Professionals is the most fundamental battle structure. The roles these three play in battle are indispensable. This holds true for low-tier combat, high-tier clashes, and even fights between Legendary Powerhouses; not one of them can be omitted.

"To become a truly strong and independent powerhouse, you definitely need to understand Combat Professionals better. However, from the way you put it, it seems there's another reason. What is it?"

Fang Zhou gestured to Instructor Lu, answering his question with action rather than words.

He first snapped his fingers, and a faint gray vortex materialized beside him. A flawless, jade-like skeleton with sturdy bones crawled out of it with agile movements.

Then, Fang Zhou activated the Purple-grade Rare Marvel, the [Berserker Mark], in his mind, summoning the [Berserker Heroic Spirit] Olaf to the training ground.

CRACK.

CRACK.

As the sound of bones reshaping and reforming echoed, a look of awe and admiration slowly filled Instructor Lu's eyes.

When Olaf, wielding his bone double axes, stood tall before Fang Zhou, Instructor Lu couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. "I understand now, Fang Zhou. You obtained General Ning Feihu's Heroic Spirit Mark, which allows you to summon a Berserker Heroic Spirit using a skeleton as a medium. The other reason you're asking me about the Universal Skills for Combat Professionals is so you can figure out how to improve this Mad Warrior Skeleton's combat strength, right?"

Fang Zhou nodded, his expression sincere. "That's right. Instructor Lu, please teach me!"

Lu Hu circled Olaf with great interest. "What skills does this Mad Warrior Skeleton know right now?" he asked curiously.

Fang Zhou answered honestly, "I call this Berserker Heroic Spirit, summoned using a skeleton as a medium, Olaf. Due to my own limited strength, I can only draw out a tiny bit of energy from the Purple-grade Rare Marvel, the [Berserker Mark]. Therefore, at the Apprentice Tier, Olaf has only mastered some of the skills from the Berserker Profession's [Golden Body] skill tree. These include the instinct-level skills: [Fury], [Taunt], [Charge], [Frenzy Golden Body], and [Berserk]."

Hearing this, Lu Hu's expression turned to one of amazement. "As expected of the Purple-grade Rare [Berserker Mark]! For it to grant access to so many skills during the Apprentice Stage is incredible! Fang Zhou, your foundation is simply too deep. Even a Golden Tier Berserker like me, after a lifetime of saving, only has a single [Frenzy Battleaxe] that barely reaches the Purple-grade Rare quality.

"That girl, Su Xinyan, just advanced to the Golden Tier, and all she has is a full set of Blue-grade Fine equipment. She's currently badgering Principal Su non-stop, trying to get a Purple-grade Rare Magic Staff for a weapon. Principal Su has a massive headache over the matter."

Shaking his head, Lu Hu couldn't help but look over at the [Demon Hunter] Ye Fan, who was working with two teammates against three Little Inferior Demons in the training ground. "From the looks of it, among your batch of first-year Seed Students, the strongest Combat Professional should be the Demon Hunter, Ye Fan. But based on his current skill set and combat performance, even if this Mad Warrior Skeleton, Olaf, suppressed its strength to that of a Lower Apprentice, it would still be more than enough to defeat Ye Fan in a direct confrontation. The number three seed of the same year, a talent you'd find once in a million, can't even beat one of your summoned creatures? You kid, you're on another level!"

Fang Zhou just smiled without saying a word.

Of course Ye Fan can't beat my Olaf right now. But I won't be satisfied with just that. After all, at this stage, the Berserker Heroic Spirit Olaf is one of my trump cards. Ye Fan only had his Awakening less than three months ago. His Skill Proficiency hasn't reached its limit, and he hasn't fully established his foundation across the five core combat elements: offense, defense, control, enhancements, and movement. Therefore, the Ye Fan of today has yet to display the full power of the Demon Hunter profession. Fang Zhou would only be slightly satisfied on the day that a Ye Fan with a complete skill system still couldn't defeat one of his regular summoned creatures.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

His hands itching for a feel, Instructor Lu couldn't resist reaching out and tapping Olaf's berserker double axes twice before speaking. "Fang Zhou, I still remember how despondent you looked when you first awakened the [Undead Mage] profession. I think I even comforted you back then, saying that where there's a will, there's a way. If I hadn't personally watched you grow from a clueless rookie to where you are now, I would never have believed it. In less than three months, you've managed to surpass students of the same year like Meng Hongzhuang and Ye Fan by such a wide margin."

Fang Zhou was taken aback by Lu Hu's sudden reminiscence, his words pulling his own memory back to the day of his Awakening.

At that time, when he awakened the [Undead Mage] profession, he had simultaneously acquired the attribute panel and his Skeleton Clone. Unfamiliar with the dual perspectives of his main body and the clone, he had appeared absent-minded and despondent during the Awakening Ceremony Array. As a result, his behavior was mistakenly seen by Instructor Lu and the other students as a natural reaction to the heavy blow of awakening the weakest profession, the Undead Mage. A nostalgic smile touched Fang Zhou's lips at the thought. Since it concerned his Skeleton Clone and attribute panel, this misunderstanding would have to remain his secret forever.

After a moment of thought, Fang Zhou spoke again. "Instructor Lu, there's actually another reason I came to you for advice on the Universal Skills of Combat Professionals. You're very familiar with Instructor Su Xinyan, so you must know a little about the Undead Creatures we Undead Mages can summon.

"At the Apprentice Stage, we can only summon [Skeletons]. At the Black Iron Stage, our mainstream summons are just the [Skeleton Warriors] and [Zombies]. As undead creatures of the Skeleton Series, Skeletons and Skeleton Warriors share a subordinate relationship within the same species.

"Through my research, I've found that both Skeletons and Skeleton Warriors possess a talent skill called [Skeleton Armament]. It is because of [Skeleton Armament] that Skeletons can absorb Skeleton Essence to strengthen themselves. Skeleton Warriors also rely on [Skeleton Armament] to form various weapons like long spears, giant axes, and bows."

Fang Zhou paused for a moment, meeting Instructor Lu's puzzled gaze before continuing, "After summoning the [Berserker Heroic Spirit] Olaf, I discovered something. Although Olaf was summoned using a skeleton as a medium and its current strength is only at the Apprentice Tier, it can still form bone double axes. This is enough to prove that apprentice-level Skeletons can also create a [Skeleton Armament]!

"I discussed this point with Instructor Su Xinyan after I returned from the Cave Hunting yesterday, and she agreed with me. We believe that if I can learn more about Combat Professionals, I might be able to use Olaf as a basis to figure out a skill that allows other ordinary apprentice-level Skeletons to create weapons. If that happens, the combat power of Skeletons, the weakest of the Undead Creatures, will be drastically increased during the Apprentice Stage."

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