When the NPC administrator heard that Shifeng wanted to complete his Tier 2 Promotion Quest, he took out a crystal ball and placed it on the table.
"Lord Protector, we would like to test your strength. Please place one hand on the crystal ball," the administrator said respectfully as he looked at Shifeng.
Without hesitation, Shifeng placed his hand on the crystal ball.
In God's Domain, after players completed their Tier 2 Promotion Quest, they would be promoted to Tier 2. However, they would not receive the same treatment as Tier 2 players. They would need to undergo a test from the Adventurer's Association before they could officially become Tier 2 players.
As soon as Shi Feng placed his hand on the crystal ball, it began to release a golden glow that resembled sparks.
"Your physique has reached Tier 2. Please follow me, Lord Protector." After confirming that there were no problems, the administrator nodded and led Shifeng to the reception room's back door.
Shifeng was not surprised. The crystal ball was only there to test whether a player's physique had reached Tier 2 without the assistance of weapons or equipment. The next test would determine the treatment a player would receive at Tier 2.
After becoming an official Tier 2 class, players would be considered true adventurers in God's Domain. They would then be qualified to accept private commissions. This was the difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 players. To independent players, reaching Tier 2 was also the guarantee of a better life in God's Domain.
Very quickly, the administrator led Shifeng to the Adventurer's Association's Battle Arena. The Battle Arena was not very large, with a radius of less than 30 yards. However, several magic arrays enveloped the arena, and dense Mana filled the area. Even Shifeng's Weakened state, which had been caused by Twofold Berserk, was temporarily lifted, and he was back to his peak.
"Lord Protector, we'll need to test your strength to see what level you've reached. That way, you'll be able to receive a commission from the Adventurer's Association. Please show us what you've got," the manager explained.
"Alright, let's begin." Shifeng nodded. This was not his first time being tested.
After becoming an official Tier 2 player, players could accept private commissions from the Adventurer's Association. Unlike before, there were plenty of Tier 2 commissions available, but not all of them could be accepted. As a result, there was a limit to the number of commissions players could accept each week. Of course, this limit was only relative.
In short, the stronger a player was, the more quests they could accept. The quests they could accept would also be more difficult, which would be more beneficial to a player's development in the future. Moreover, the first test was the easiest way to become an Advanced Adventurer. If players wanted to become an Advanced Adventurer, they would have to fulfill certain conditions before they could challenge the Advanced Adventurer's challenge. This process would waste a lot of time. Hence, after completing their Promotion Quest, many players would choose to improve their strength before taking the first test.
Generally speaking, Adventurers were divided into six ranks: Bronze Adventurers, Mysterious-Iron Adventurers, Secret-Silver Adventurers, Fine-Gold Adventurers, Dark-Gold Adventurers, and Epic Adventurers. After mainstream players reached Level 50 in God's Domain, players were categorized according to this rank. Unlike the Trial Tower's floors, players were evaluated based on their overall strength, not their combat standards.
Bronze-ranked adventurers could accept F-ranked and E-ranked missions.
Mysterious-Iron Adventurers could accept D-ranked missions at most.
Similarly, Dark-Gold Adventurers could accept A-ranked missions at most, while Epic Adventurers could accept all kinds of missions, including S-ranked missions for kingdom-level quests.
The first five ranks did not have a limit on the number of Epic Adventurers they could accept. However, there was a limit on the number of Epic Adventurers they could accept. Each kingdom could only accept ten Epic Adventurers. Once all ten slots were filled, the remaining Epic Adventurers would have to pass the Epic Adventurer's test. At the beginning of every month, the Adventurer's Association would hold a challenge competition. Players who passed the Epic Adventurer's test could challenge any of the ten Epic Adventurers. As long as they won, they could replace the Epic Adventurer's test. The replaced Epic Adventurer's test would be demoted to Dark-Gold Adventurer. If they lost, they would have to wait another month before they could challenge the Epic Adventurer's test again.
It could be said that the ten Epic adventurers, aside from those monster-like players, would be replaced almost every month.
As Epic Adventurers, they enjoyed the best treatment in the Adventurer's Association. They could also accept the highest number of Tier 2 missions. This was also why the Shifeng had been in such a hurry to visit the Adventurer's Association.
Every kingdom's Adventurer's Association had three SSS-rank commission quests. Even if the player who accepted the quest failed to complete it, the commission would not appear again. Moreover, the rewards for these quests were frightening. They could even rival the rewards of a Legendary Quest. However, these quests were only as difficult as Epic Quests. One could say that the system was giving players a free pass to become Epic Adventurers.
After Shi Feng had completed his Tier 2 Promotion Quest in the past, a large number of players had become Tier 2 players. However, none of them had become Epic Adventurers. The most powerful player had only become a Fine-Gold Adventurer. As players continued to grow stronger, someone had finally reached Epic rank and learned about the three SSS-ranked missions. However, at that time, Shi Feng had only been a Secret-Silver Adventurer. The difference between him and Epic rank was like heaven and earth.
Shi Feng was much stronger than he had been in the past. Naturally, he had to challenge the system this time.
As Shifeng reached the center of the Battle Arena, the senior administrator activated a magic array.
The instant the magic array activated, a humanoid NPC appeared in the center of the Battle Arena. The NPC wore pitch-black armor and a helmet. Blood-red eyes glowed faintly from within the helmet.
[Dark Knight] (Illusionary Creature, Lord Rank) Level 53 HP 2,000,000/2,000,000
"Honorable Lord Protector, you may begin now," the Senior Deacon said.
As a Tier 2 class, Shi Feng had to contend with a Tier 2 NPC at the very least. If he couldn't even defeat a Tier 2 monster, he wouldn't qualify to become a Tier 2 class.
As soon as the senior administrator finished speaking, Shifeng took a step forward, vanishing from where he stood.
Void Steps!
Compared to when he had been a Tier 1 player, Shifeng's physique was much more frightening now. In the blink of an eye, he crossed the 20-yard distance between himself and the Dark Knight. With a light slash of the Abyssal Blade, the Abyssal Blade transformed into a streak of black light.
Shadow Blade!
Before the Black Shadow Knight had time to block, nine pitch-black sword shadows appeared around the Black Shadow Knight and fell down.
Immediately, the Dark Knight's HP began to fall rapidly.
11049！-
10918！-
21849！
…
Suddenly, the Dark Knight lost nearly one-tenth of its HP. Only then did the Dark Knight snap out of its daze and swing its greatsword at Xiang Shifeng.
Cross Slash!
Two crisscrossing sword lights descended on Xiang Shifeng. However, Shifeng didn't even bother to dodge the attacks. Instead, he took the initiative to meet the attack with Killing Ray.
Boom!
The Cross Slash split into two, but Shifeng's attack didn't slow down in the slightest. Instead, his sword landed on the Dark Knight's head, forcing it to stumble three steps back. The difference in Strength between the two sides was obvious. There was simply no comparison.
In less than 30 seconds, the Dark Knight transformed into a streak of black light and disappeared. From start to end, the Dark Knight hadn't been able to retaliate in the slightest.
"Congratulations, Lord Protector. You have now passed the Bronze test and officially become a Tier 2 Sword Master. May I know if you will continue with the next test?" the senior administrator congratulated Shi Feng.
"Continue!" Shifeng said.
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