Shifeng began to chant an incantation from the Ancient God's Literature Fragment. Suddenly, a fivefold magic array appeared beneath Kite's feet.
The instant the magic array appeared, Shifeng felt as if time had frozen around him. He then fell into a grayish-white space, and the violent Mana around him increased at an unimaginable rate.
Three times … Six times … Ten times …
As the frightening amount of Mana gathered around Kite, droplets of liquid Mana formed around him.
Under the magic array's guidance, the liquid Mana quickly wrapped around the five drops of Soul Essence and entered Kite's glabella, merging with his soul.
As the five drops of Soul Essence merged with Kite's soul, the Swordsman let out a pained cry. Even ordinary people could feel the bone-piercing pain in his voice. After the five drops of Soul Essence merged with Kite's soul, a shockwave erupted from Kite's body.
At this moment, Shifeng could clearly sense a change in Kite's body. He felt as if he were meeting the Swordsman for the first time. Moreover, the Swordsman's aura had clearly improved.
Soul Strengthening's effects are actually so powerful? Shifeng stared at Kite in astonishment.
Previously, he had thought that Soul Strengthening would only increase Kite's Growth Potential, but the Swordsman's statistics were simply too frightening.
The improvement to Kite's soul had also improved his body.
Not only had Kite's Growth Potential increased from 94 points to 96 points, but all of his Basic Attributes had also increased by roughly 5%. A 5% increase to all Basic Attributes might not be obvious to ordinary players, but it was a different story for NPC Guards. This increase only affected their Basic Attributes, not their weapons and equipment's bonuses.
It was much easier to obtain weapons and equipment for NPC guards than for players. Currently, Kite was fully geared in Epic Equipment. The two black-iron greatswords he carried on his back were even a set of top-tier Epic Weapons, which significantly increased his Basic Attributes.
In other words, Kite's strength had increased by at least 20% after his Soul Strengthening, and this did not include the increase to his Growth Potential. To a Dark-Gold Guard, two points of Growth Potential was extremely significant. As Kite reached higher levels, the difference between his Growth Potential and his Growth Potential would become increasingly obvious.
With 96 Growth Potential, even among Dark-Gold Guards, Kite ranked at the top. Very few Dark-Gold Guards in God's Domain could compare to him.
"If I strengthen it a few more times, won't it become an Epic Guard?" Shifeng's eyes glowed as he watched.
A single Soul Strengthening had increased Kite's Growth Potential by two points. Currently, Kite was only four points away from reaching the 100-point threshold. In other words, if he strengthened himself two more times, he would have a very high chance of becoming an Epic Guard.
Shifeng then used the Ancient God Remnant Book to scan Kite. He wanted to see if he needed the Soul Essence for the next upgrade.
When the Shifeng saw the required amount of Soul Essence, he could not help but gasp.
"How ruthless!" Shifeng could not help but curse.
A total of fifty drops of Soul Essence!
This amount was ten times more than before. Moreover, the Ancient God's Remnant Book clearly stated that the stronger the soul, the more Soul Essence it would consume. In other words, the more times it was strengthened, the more Soul Essence it would require.
If Shi Feng had to grit his teeth and spend some time, he could obtain 50 drops of Soul Essence. However, if he needed 50 drops this time, wouldn't he need several hundred drops next time?
"Sure enough, upgrading NPC guards with the Ancient God's Remnant Book isn't an easy task," Shifeng said, smiling bitterly.
Previously, he had planned to create an army of NPC guards, but now, it seemed that his plan was unlikely to succeed. Based on the Ancient God's Remnant Book's strengthening trend, he could only strengthen a guard twice at most. Take Anna for example, he might only be able to strengthen her once. After that, he would need an astronomical amount of Soul Essence to strengthen her soul.
However, when he thought about it, he might be able to strengthen his Secret-Silver and Fine-Gold Guards more often. This might not necessarily be a bad idea.
As long as he could find some Mysterious-Iron, Secret-Silver, and Fine-Gold Guards that were only a few points away from reaching the next upgrade, he could rely on the Soul Essence to upgrade them. This would be of great help to Ling Yi. Only, such Guards were not easy to find. Even so, it would be much easier than finding Guards of a higher quality.
After strengthening Kite, Shifeng began to procure items that could increase Kite's Ice Resistance.
The Frost Monarch wasn't an easy target. Even Tier 3 experts would freeze to death inside the Frost Monarch's Domain. Without extremely high Ice Resistance, Tier 2 players wouldn't stand a chance against the Frost Monarch, no matter how many of them tried to raid it.
Fortunately, Ling Yi's development in potions and equipment was excellent. Master Frost Potions, which were extremely rare to the various major powers, were easy for Ling Yi to obtain. He already had several hundred bottles in his Guild Warehouse. He also had the Advanced Ice Resistance Armor Kit, which A Melancholy Smile had developed.
Not only could this Armor Kit increase a player's Ice Resistance by 10 points, but it could also increase a player's Basic Ice Resistance by 3%. A player could equip a maximum of five Armor Kits. In other words, a player could increase their Ice Resistance by 50 points and Basic Ice Resistance by 15%. It was practically a godly tool for Ice Resistance at this stage of the game. Only, the required materials were very rare, and they could not be mass-produced. Currently, only the Guild could consume these Armor Kits internally. Otherwise, Zero Wing would have made a fortune with this Armor Kit.
At this stage of the game, players were already in Level 80 maps, and many of these maps had icy environments. Hence, there was no lack of demand for this item, which could increase Ice Resistance without reducing one's Basic Attributes.
As Shifeng continued to craft the Advanced Ice Resistance Armor Kits, A Melancholy Smile suddenly contacted him.
"Guild Leader, Asura Adventurers' members have arrived. They are currently at White River City's Teleportation Hall. Should we have them come over?" A Melancholy Smile asked.
"Is everyone here? Have them wait at the Teleportation Hall for a moment. I'll head over as soon as I'm done with my business here, "Shifeng said, nodding.
A World Boss wasn't easy to defeat. Normally, it required an army of 200 or even 1,000 players to defeat it. Of course, it was also possible to send more players, but doing so would significantly increase the World Boss's Attributes. However, the Frost Monarch's tolerance limit was 200 players. Beyond that, the World Boss's Attributes wouldn't increase.
Raiding a Level 90 World Boss was a matter of utmost importance. Shi Feng did not wish to expose himself. Meanwhile, the only reliable members he could rely on were Ling Yi's main force and Asura Adventurers's main force. After all, it was not easy to become a member of either of these two main forces.
Of these two main forces, one had been carefully selected from Zero Wing, while the other had been selected from the Ice Crystal World's Adventurer Alliance. Every member of these two main forces was an expert among experts.
Hence, Shi Feng had instructed A Melancholy Smile to invite the Asura Adventurers to help him raid the Frost Monarch.
Following which, A Melancholy Smile notified the Asura Adventurers' members, who were waiting in White River City's Teleportation Hall.
At this moment, a group of Level 78-plus players had gathered in a bar on the Teleportation Hall's third floor. Their levels shocked passersby. Moreover, the equipment these players wore was gorgeous. Even the weakest piece of equipment among them was Level 75 Secret-Silver rank. At this stage of the game, Level 75 Secret-Silver Equipment was absolutely top-tier.
The dozen or so players leading the team were even fully geared with Epic items. This was especially true for the man carrying a violet spear on his back. Not only was he Level 79, but even the weakest piece of equipment he wore was Level 75 Dark-Gold Equipment. He also had a total of four pieces of Epic Equipment on him. Including the spear he wielded, Level 75 Dark-Gold Equipment, even a superpower's peak experts would be envious of him.
The aura these players radiated as they sat in the bar deterred other experts from approaching them. They only dared to observe them from afar.
"Vice Commander, do you think the commander will be shocked when he sees us?" Yan Ya, who sat by a window and watched the scene unfold, asked the man carrying the spear.
Ever since the Asura Adventurers had started operating on the main continent of God's Domain, their development had skyrocketed. In addition, Ling Yi had provided them with plenty of combat techniques and potions, allowing them to fight as they pleased. Whether it was in terms of personal strength or weapons and equipment, they were far stronger than they had been in the Ice Crystal World.
Now, they had even made a name for themselves in the Fire Dragon Empire, one of the Four Great Empires. Moreover, they were one of the empire's top ten adventurer teams.
"Maybe," Lifeless Thorn muttered.
Lifeless Thorn had longed to fight his commander, Shifeng, again. After all, Shifeng was the first person to defeat him in the Ice Crystal World. After arriving on the main continent of God's Domain, Lifeless Thorn had continuously challenged the various major powers' experts, rapidly growing stronger. Now, he longed to fight Shifeng again.
"What do you mean by 'might'? We'll definitely be surprised. After all, we've cleared a Level 80, 100-man Hell Mode Team Dungeon. Our current weapons and equipment are not the slightest bit inferior to the main forces of the Fire Dragon Empire's superpowers," Cleansing Whistle said confidently.
Solitary Nine and the others from the Asura Adventurers nodded in agreement. Currently, only superpowers could clear a Level 80, 100-man Hell Mode Team Dungeon. First-rate Guilds simply couldn't do it.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
