As soon as Shifeng finished speaking …
In an instant, the divine runes engraved on the huge door in the Flame Mountain Range lit up and blossomed with a purple-golden brilliance. Even those outside the Flame Mountain Range could see it clearly. Then, a pillar of light shot up into the sky and spread in all directions.
"No!"
The Flame Demon King, who had just closed within 50 yards of Shifeng, panicked. It tried to turn and flee.
However, the pillar of light spread much faster than the Flame Demon King's. In the blink of an eye, the pillar of light devoured the Flame Demon King. As the pillar of light devoured the Flame Demon King, the Flame Demon King screamed in agony. Its mountainous body began to shrink, and as if it had run out of fuel, the surrounding flames began to extinguish.
When the World Gate abruptly opened, the flames in the flaming mountain range frantically gathered toward the gate as if they were being sucked into the gate. Meanwhile, the Flame Demon King's shrinking speed also increased.
Very quickly, the Flame Demon King shrank from 50 meters to 40 meters … 20 meters … 20 meters …
By the time the World Gate was fully open, the black hole behind the gate had sucked in all the flames in the mountain range. The Flame Demon King could not help but be pulled into the black hole.
"No! This is my power! "the Flame Demon King shouted in horror as it used all of its strength to resist the black hole's pull.
Shifeng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
The Flame Demon King was an Ancient Demon ranked monster. Fortunately, the World Gate could send back items that did not belong to the continent of God's Domain.
Meanwhile, as the World Gate opened, the Philosopher's Hand began to transform.
The Philosopher's Hand, which had been giving off an ominous aura, suddenly transformed into a blood-red orb. It was no longer a transparent crystal.
"What pure magic power!" Shifeng could feel the incomparably pure energy radiating from the crimson orb in his hand. Not even Seven Luminaries Crystals could compare to the orb.
At this time, the sound of a system notification reached Shifeng's ears.
System: Congratulations! You have completed the Epic ranked Main Storyline Quest "Philosopher's Wish" before reaching Level 80. Rewarding the Philosopher's Hand, 40% EXP, 5 Legacy Skill Points, 30 Free Mastery Points, 30,000 Subclass Proficiency, and one Subclass Dark-Gold Design.
As the system notification ended, Shifeng's experience bar increased by 30%, reaching 52% of Level 68. This leveling speed could only be described as lightning fast.
However, compared to the bountiful EXP, Shifeng was more excited about the complete set of the Philosopher's Hand. This was a bona fide Legendary item, and any superpower in God's Domain would go crazy for it.
Moreover, Shifeng was quite surprised. He did not expect this quest to have a level setting. If he completed it before Level 80, he would receive additional rewards.
An increase of five Legacy Skill Points was not a small number. Furthermore, the increase of 30,000 Subclass Proficiency Points allowed him to save a lot of time leveling up his Subclass. After all, a Master Subclass required a lot of Proficiency Points to level up from Beginner to Intermediate. Naturally, this was not a problem for a normal Master Subclass. However, he had to run around all over the place. He did not have much time to actually craft items.
However, the most valuable additional reward was still a Subclass Dark-Gold Design.
Unlike other designs, this Subclass Dark-Gold Design could be improved to the standard of a Subclass Dark-Gold Design. Moreover, this Subclass Dark-Gold Design would be the equivalent of a player's own creation.
It was common knowledge that the promotion to Master rank for a subclass was extremely difficult. It was like climbing an insurmountable mountain. The main problem was creation. Players needed to create their own items. Moreover, they needed to reach a certain level. In order to do so, they needed to have a relatively high understanding of materials and items.
The same was true for the promotion from Basic Master to Intermediate Master.
Meanwhile, the promotion to Intermediate Master was even more difficult. Players needed to create at least one Dark-Gold item or three Fine-Gold items. This difficulty had stopped countless Master Lifestyle players.
In the past, the majority of Master Lifestyle players were Basic Masters. The number of Intermediate Masters was even lower. To second-rate Guilds, Basic Masters were VIPs. To first-rate Guilds, however, they were only slightly valued. Only Intermediate Masters could earn the respect of first-rate Guilds.
Now that Shi Feng had obtained a Subclass Dark-Gold Design, he could pave a bright path to becoming an Intermediate Master.
Of course, an Intermediate Master could not compare to an Intermediate Master who relied on their own abilities to create their own items. The difference between the two was like heaven and earth. One had no foundation, while the other had a very solid foundation. In the future, one could create even more Dark-Gold items and have the possibility of becoming an Advanced Master. On the other hand, those without a solid foundation would have a much harder time trying to reach the Advanced Master rank.
Even so, many Basic Master Blacksmiths were willing to spend more than half of their assets just to obtain a Dark-Gold Forging Design. Any Master Blacksmiths with a Subclass could easily earn money. Every one of these Basic Master Blacksmiths possessed considerable wealth.
One could easily imagine the value of a Subclass Dark-Gold Forging Design if they were willing to pay half of their assets for it.
While Shifeng rejoiced over the quest reward, the World Gate began to close. As the World Gate closed, the mountain range, which had been a sea of flames, was devoid of flames. Instead, black smoke rose from the scorched earth.
"Despicable human! You've destroyed hundreds of years of my savings! I'll devour your soul and turn you into my puppet! I'll order you around for all eternity! "the Flame Demon King bellowed as it glared at Shifeng.
The Flame Demon King was only eight meters tall. Compared to before, it looked like a baby. Its aura was also much weaker.
[Flame Demon King] (Elemental Being, Mythic) Level 81 HP 32,000,000/32,000,000
The Flame Demon King had never been so weak before. Its HP was even lower than an ordinary Mythic monster's. There was even a Mana Depletion debuff in its status window that lasted for one hour.
The World Gate has stolen so much of its energy? Shifeng was surprised when he saw the Flame Demon King's rage.
The flames in the mountain range were the flames of a Higher Plane and possessed unparalleled power. These flames were the favorite of fire-elemental lifeforms. At the same time, they were also used to increase their own strength. The Flame Demon King had become incredibly powerful by continuously absorbing these flames. Now that the World Gate had opened, the flames that had traveled through the World Gate were sent back.
Hence, the Flame Demon King had lost all of the flames it had absorbed.
It was normal for the Flame Demon King to weaken after losing its energy. Only, Shi Feng had never thought that it would be this weak.
Thinking up to this point, Shifeng's thoughts of escaping vanished.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Flame Demon King. Once the Mana Depletion debuff ended, the Flame Demon King would recover. Even if it wasn't as strong as before, it definitely wouldn't be an existence that current players could go up against.
Before the Flame Demon King could take the initiative to attack, Shifeng unsheathed the Abyssal Blade. He then activated Power of Darkness, his Attributes skyrocketing. He then used Phantom Kill and Dragon Soul.
The Level 68 Black Dragon had no chance of victory against a Level 80 Mythic monster, yet the weakened Flame Demon King actually fought the Black Dragon to a standstill. Rather, the Flame Demon King only had a slight advantage over the Black Dragon. Without hesitation, Shifeng circled around the Flame Demon King and attacked from the side.
Thunder Flame Explosion!
Flame Burst!
Nine Dragons Slash!
Lightning Slash!
Although the weakened Flame Demon King still had the abilities of a World Boss, preventing players from using tools, its weakened Attributes also weakened the Flame Demon King's Defense.
A normal attack dealt over -30,000 damage, a critical hit dealt over -60,000 damage, and a Skill dealt over -100,000 damage, at the very least.
Shifeng ignored the Flame Demon King's most frightening AOE flame attacks. Despite having over 400 Fire Resistance, he only received around -3,000 damage while tanking the Flame Demon King's attacks.
In contrast, the Flame Demon King's HP rapidly decreased.
80% … 50% … 20% …
Just as the Black Dragon's duration was about to end, the Flame Demon King only had around 10% HP remaining. If the Black Dragon died, Shi Feng would have no choice but to face the Flame Demon King head-on.
"There's no other choice." Shifeng sighed as he retrieved the Evil God's Sword from his bag once more.
Escaping from a World Boss was simply too difficult. This was especially true now that they had exhausted all of their Skills. If they missed this opportunity, they would miss it forever.
"Die!"
Gritting his teeth, Shifeng sacrificed ten points of all his Attributes and activated the Evil God's Sword once more. He then used Godslayer.
Five streaks of sword-light streaked across, instantly piercing through the Fire Demon King's body, leaving five deep sword marks on the ground.
"Despicable human! If the World Gate hadn't absorbed all of my energy …" The Flame Demon King bellowed as it glared at Shifeng. However, no matter how hard it tried, the Flame Demon King couldn't stop its HP from falling.
Boom!
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