After Shifeng clicked on the Bloodline Upgrade button, the 100 Bloodline Power stored in the Frost Iron Bloodline instantly vanished. The Bloodline Power then transformed into a purple-gold mist that enveloped Shifeng's body.
As the mist spread, Shifeng felt an indescribable heat wash over his body. His heart, however, felt a chill as divine runes began to appear on his body.
Initially, the divine runes were fragmented. However, as the mist continued to merge with his body, they gradually became more complete.
After over a dozen seconds, the mist was completely absorbed, and a complete set of divine runes appeared. Once the divine runes were complete, Shifeng's aura underwent a qualitative transformation.
Although Shifeng had already been incomparably powerful, this transformation was akin to a ferocious wolf transforming into a majestic lion. The two could no longer be mentioned in the same breath.
My Basic Bloodline is actually so powerful after upgrading to an Advanced Bloodline? Shifeng was a little surprised as he looked at his newly upgraded Frost Iron Bloodline.
[Frost Iron Bloodline (Advanced Fusion Bloodline)] Increases player's compatibility with Skills and reaction speed. Basic Attributes mainly improve Strength and Agility, followed by Endurance, Vitality, and Intelligence.
Although the Frost Iron Bloodline's statistics hadn't changed much, Shifeng could clearly sense the changes.
Currently, his Strength Attribute was only slightly weaker than a Grand Lord's of the same level. His reaction speed had also improved by a large margin. Now, he was no different from when he had been a Tier 3 player.
Following which, Shifeng unsheathed Killing Ray and executed Shadow Blade.
The instant the illusory sword appeared, Shi Feng could not help but be stunned.
Originally, he could only summon a maximum of 12 sword lights. Now, however, he summoned 14. His Skill Completion Rate had reached 105%, which was 2% higher than when he had been at his peak.
Once a Skill reached 100% Completion Rate, every 1% increase was incomparably difficult. It was far more difficult than when he had gone from 99% to 100%. Even Shi Feng had spent over a dozen days in the Tower of Four Gods training and experimenting with his Skill Completion Rate to reach 103%.
Now that it had reached 105%, how could the Shifeng not be surprised?
Moreover, any one of the 14 sword lights carried as much power as a Grand Lord's of the same level. Even a Grand Lord of the same level would bleed from the combined attack of the 14 sword lights.
A Level 90-plus Grand Lord's Defense and skin were incredibly tough. Even a two-handed Warrior would have a hard time injuring a Level 90-plus Grand Lord. At best, a two-handed Warrior's attack would leave a white mark on the Grand Lord's skin.
The Shifeng couldn't help but walk towards Crow Byson after seeing the terrifying upgrade brought by the Frost Iron Bloodline.
Previously, Shi Feng hadn't been a match for Crow Byson because his Basic Attributes had been slightly lower than Crow Byson's. Moreover, Crow Byson had used Tier 3 Skills, and Crow Byson was a bona fide Tier 3 player. Crow Byson's reaction speed was much faster than Shi Feng's, but now that he had the Frost Iron Bloodline's buff, he had the upper hand in terms of Strength. His Skill Completion Rate had also reached 105%. In terms of raw power, his Skills could rival Tier 3 Skills.
As for his reaction speed, it was on par with Crow Byson's. His chances of defeating Crow Byson were very high.
"Young adventurer, are you still not going to give up?" Crow Byson asked, frowning at the Shifeng. "At the end of the day, you're only a Tier 2 player. The Tower of Four Gods' third floor is a trial for Tier 3 players."
"Of course. This is the third floor's final trial. If I clear it, I'll have cleared the entire third floor. I'll be able to claim the entire floor's rewards. Why wouldn't I give it a try?" the Shifeng said.
The Tower of Four Gods' rewards were largely based on the number of floors one reached. There was a massive difference between the rewards for clearing a floor and the rewards for failing it. It was akin to the difference between Dark-Gold rank and Epic rank.
"Alright, then. I'll have no choice but to send you back!" Crow Byson said.
As soon as Crow Byson finished speaking, he transformed into a phantom and appeared above the Shifeng in the blink of an eye. He then swung his pitch-black greatsword at the Swordsman, sending a towering sword light at the Swordsman.
The instant the sword light descended, Crow Byson split into three copies. The pitch-black sword light also split into three copies and bombarded the Shifeng. When the three sword lights collided, space itself shattered. The power of these attacks was no weaker than that of Mythic monsters.
"He held back?" Shifeng's expression darkened when he saw the descending sword light.
This move was the perfect combination of a combat technique and a Skill. First, Shi Feng had used the Tier 3 Sword King's Skill, Mountain Splitter. After achieving a 100% Skill Completion Rate, he had executed an Advanced Movement Technique. Not even a Domain Realm expert could accomplish such a feat.
Mountain Breaker was an AOE Skill. A Lifesaving Skill like Defensive Blade couldn't block it. Only an Invulnerability Skill could block it.
However, Shifeng wasn't about to back down. He executed Purgatory Pentaslash.
Each Purgatory Pentaslash was more powerful than the last. Shifeng's Skill Completion Rate had reached 104%. Including his Strength Integration Technique, the Pentaslash merged into one and struck the intersection of the three sword lights.
Boom!
Along with a loud explosion, space shattered. The wind pressure from the explosion was enough to immobilize even Tier 2 players. Crow Byson, who was still in the air, was sent flying.
In contrast, although Shifeng hadn't sustained any damage, combining his Skill Completion Rate with his combat technique had become far more difficult. After executing one attack, Shifeng felt his Concentration drain. Moreover, if his Frost Iron Bloodline hadn't been upgraded to an Advanced Bloodline, he wouldn't have been able to execute that attack.
Fortunately, they were in the Tower of Four Gods. Eternal Energy filled every corner of the tower, allowing Shifeng to recover a significant portion of his Concentration.
Seeing that Crow Byson was about to hit the ground, Shifeng executed Wind Blade without hesitation.
Players couldn't move freely while in the air, which made them vulnerable to attacks. Naturally, Shifeng wouldn't let this opportunity slip by. With Wind Blade's 105% Completion Rate, he crossed the 20-yard distance in the blink of an eye.
Once he was in front of Crow Byson, he brandished Killing Ray and executed Lightning Flash, a Secret Technique. He didn't even need to cast Shadow Blade to activate it.
Shifeng felt an unprecedented smoothness as he swung Killing Ray.
Shi Feng swung his 16th attack, which he hadn't been able to execute all this time. Sixteen sword lights enveloped Crow Byson like an inescapable net. Even a Grand Lord wouldn't be able to block these attacks.
Crow Byson reacted quickly, activating a Defensive Combat Technique to block the attack. However, Lightning Flash was a complete, super-attack-type combat technique. When Crow Byson swung his sword 15 times, it already had the power of a Bronze Combat Technique. Even though Crow Byson had defended himself with all his might, he still received 11 of the attacks.
In the blink of an eye, Crow Byson lost over a million HP.
However, Crow Byson was no pushover. The instant he landed, he launched a counterattack. The pitch-black greatsword in his hand released a boundless darkness that enveloped the entire area.
Crow Byson swung his greatsword nine times at Shifeng. These nine attacks were like an omnipresent darkness, and even Shifeng couldn't see them all. He had to rely on Sword's Transmigration to defend himself.
However, even with Sword's Transmigration's Defense, Shifeng still received two of the attacks, losing over 100,000 HP. For Shifeng, who only had 630,000 HP, this attack would only take six or seven hits.
What a powerful attack! Shifeng was shocked as he looked at Crow Byson.
After all, after reaching the Domain Realm, players relied on their senses to fight, not sight. However, not only had Crow Byson's attack deprived him of his vision, but it had also weakened his perception significantly. If not for his reaction speed as a Tier 3 player, the attack would've most likely shaved off half of his HP.
It seems I have no choice but to fight a war of attrition. Shifeng immediately switched tactics and activated Twilight of the Gods and Twilight's Shadow.
He hadn't used Twilight of the Gods because it would reduce his Basic Attributes. If he did, he wouldn't be able to put up much of a fight. However, he had the advantage in Strength now. Even if he was slightly weakened, his Strength wouldn't be much weaker than Crow Byson's. He could, more or less, provide cover for Crow Byson.
Now that Shifeng had his doppelganger, he went all-out against Crow Byson, trading blow for blow.
However, Crow Byson was simply too powerful. Even after exhausting one of his doppelgangers, he only dealt around -800,000 damage to the Swordsman. Shifeng had even used his doppelganger to execute Lightning Slash, but Crow Byson had used a Lifesaving Skill to block the attack.
After two minutes of fighting and using one trump card after another, Crow Byson still had a little over one-third of his HP remaining. In contrast, Shifeng's HP had nearly hit rock bottom. He wouldn't last more than a few more hits.
"It seems this is the limit." Shifeng suddenly smiled at Crow Byson. "Let's begin the second round, then!"
Suddenly, Shi Feng activated the Aura of Water's Life Domain, and his HP instantly recovered by 20% every second. Unless Crow Byson dealt a fatal blow to him, he couldn't kill Shi Feng.
This was also Shifeng's final trump card. After all, this move only lasted 30 seconds.
Following which, Shifeng charged at Crow Byson once more, executing Lightning Flash repeatedly. He didn't give the Swordsman any time to use a Skill as he rapidly whittled away at Crow Byson's HP.
30% … 20% … 10% …
Crow Byson wasn't a fool. He focused entirely on defending himself, allowing his HP to decrease very slowly.
Now that 30 seconds were up and Crow Byson still had 7% of his HP remaining, Shifeng suddenly shifted his feet and used Instant Strike, a hidden Tier 2 Taboo Skill.
After activating Instant Strike, Shifeng used his final strand of Concentration to execute Lightning Flash.
The massive increase in Lightning Flash's Attack Speed allowed it to reach perfection.
Even Crow Byson's Bronze Defensive Combat Technique couldn't block Seventeen Swords' extraordinary Attack Speed. In the blink of an eye, Crow Byson lost the last of his HP.
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