After Xia Lian completed the magic array, the sound of a series of system notifications reached Shifeng's ears.
System: Congratulations! You have completed your Tier 3 Promotion Quest and obtained the Saint's Legacy. Legacy Completion Rate has reached 85%. You have four hours to construct your Mana Body.
System: Congratulations! You are the first player to complete your Tier 3 Promotion Quest. You have an additional hour to construct your Mana Body.
Epic rank?! Shifeng was stunned when he heard the system notification.
This was the first time he had heard of such a rank. Previously, he had only heard that the highest rank available was Gold rank, and only one in 10,000 experts had managed to obtain a Gold Legacy while completing their Tier 3 Promotion Quest. Every one of these experts had been overlords in Level 100-plus neutral maps.
Not only did a Gold Mana Body's adaptability to harsh environments, but it also allowed players to recover Stamina and Concentration faster than ordinary players. Gold Mana Bodies could absorb ambient Mana to replenish their Stamina and Concentration Recovery Speed, which was 30% to 60% higher than ordinary players'. Even without Stamina recovery equipment, Gold Mana Bodies were far more effective in the fields than ordinary players. They could roam freely in Level 100-plus neutral maps, and even superpowers would have a hard time encircling them.
Gold Mana Bodies were a free and unfettered group of players.
This was also why the various superpowers' suppression of independent players had decreased after players reached Level 100. Now, even top adventurer teams could challenge superpowers. The Midnight Tea Party was a prime example of this.
It was extremely difficult to join the Midnight Tea Party, and one of the conditions was that players had to have a Gold Mana Body before completing their Tier 3 Promotion Quest. Even superpowers would be helpless against a group of experts with Gold Mana Bodies in Level 100-plus neutral maps. After all, not everyone could roam freely in Level 100-plus neutral maps like a Gold Mana Body.
As for Epic Mana Bodies, Shi Feng had never heard of one before.
Moreover, he had been given three hours to construct his Mana Body. Previously, he had only been allowed one hour to construct his Bronze Mana Body, two hours to construct his Gold Mana Body, and four hours to construct his Epic Mana Body. He had plenty of time to construct his Bronze Mana Body.
The construction of a Mana Body was more or less the same, and it all depended on how far players could go. Only, it would take a lot of time and experimentation to finalize a Mana Body.
"You may begin constructing your Mana Body now. Remember, you only have five hours. If you fail to construct your Mana Body, the magic array will only guide the Mana into forming a Basic Mana Body for you. At that time, all of your previous efforts will go to waste," Sharlyn reminded Shi Feng seriously after she finished chanting the final verse of the incantation.
"Understood!" Shifeng understood Xia Lian's decision.
Completing the Tier 3 Promotion Quest meant that he had become a Tier 3 class. Meanwhile, the Mana he drew upon during his Tier 3 Promotion Quest would automatically strengthen his body. The so-called Legacy Quest was nothing more than using the Mana he drew upon to strengthen his body.
Following which, he carefully inspected the three Mana Structures hovering inside the magic array.
The three Mana Bodies were completely different, and each one was more complex than the last. Among them, the simplest one was several times more complex than the Bronze Mana Body Shifeng had seen before. Not only did it involve magic arrays, but it also involved divine runes and precise control of Mana.
If an ordinary player were here, they might be able to mimic this Mana Body, but their Mana Body's Completion Rate wouldn't be very high.
Legacies might be divided into Bronze, Silver, and Gold, but these only strengthened a player's Mana Body further. However, a Mana Body's Completion Rate would affect a player's combat power in the future.
This was because a Mana Body's Completion Rate would affect a player's control over their Skills and Spells. If a Mana Body's Completion Rate was poor, it would be very difficult to achieve a Skill or Spell Completion Rate above 90%. This was because Tier 3 and above Skills and Spells required players to guide and control their Mana, which would transform their Skills and Spells' power qualitatively.
This was also why many expert players would rather choose to construct a Mana Body that was slightly inferior to a Mana Body of the same level.
This way, players could obtain a relatively perfect Mana Body without affecting their combat power in the future. It would also be helpful for their Tier 4 Promotion Quest.
Very quickly, Shifeng finished looking through the three Mana Body Designs in a dozen or so minutes.
"Although the Advanced Mana Body Designs are very complicated and involve multiple Mana channels, I have five hours. I have plenty of time to give them a try," Shifeng said as he selected the Advanced Mana Body Design. He then began guiding the Mana in his Mana Body.
Although there wasn't much of a difference between two Mana Bodies of the same tier when it came to adapting to different environments, there was a significant difference between the two Mana Bodies' recovery rate and physical defense.
After players reached Tier 3 and constructed their Mana Bodies, their Defense might not change, but their bodies would become far more resilient than those of Tier 2 players. Take monsters, for example. Even Dark-Gold Weapons would have a hard time cutting through their bodies.
The same was true for players' Mana Bodies. Players' Mana Bodies would become more resilient and form a layer of Mana Defense. Normal attacks would have a hard time reducing players' combat power.
Meanwhile, the higher the Advanced Mana Body Design, the more resilient a player's body would become. In fact, the player's recovery rate would also increase. This was also why the various kingdoms and empires feared Tier 3 players.
After all, one's body had already reached the level of a true Extraordinary Body.
Time passed quickly. After nearly 20 minutes, Shifeng completed his first Mana Body Sculpting.
The instant Shifeng completed his Mana Body Sculpting, he felt his strength undergo a qualitative transformation. The ambient Mana automatically flowed into his body, allowing him to sense his surroundings with greater clarity.
System: Mana Body Sculpting complete. Completion Rate 64%. Do you wish to accept?
"Barely passing? Sure enough, this Advanced Mana Body Design is very difficult to guide. " Shifeng could not help but chuckle when he saw the system's Completion Rate. "Despite reaching this standard with only a 64% Completion Rate, an Epic Mana Body really is powerful."
Normally, a Mana Body Design would pass if it reached a 60% Completion Rate. This was also the standard that could be achieved through Mana Natural Guidance. However, it was practically impossible to achieve a 90% Completion Rate for a Tier 3 Skill or Spell at this standard.
Normally, players had to reach a 75% Completion Rate to not affect their Skills or Spells.
In the past, Shi Feng's Bronze Mana Body had reached a 95% Completion Rate. With such a high Completion Rate, even a Mysterious-Iron Weapon's normal attack would only leave a scratch on his skin.
In this life, however, Shi Feng did not hope to reach a 95% Completion Rate. After all, the difference in difficulty between the two Advanced Mana Body Designs was simply too great. He only hoped to reach a Completion Rate of 80%. That way, his Mana Body would not be affected, and his Defense would be more or less established. With the standard of an Epic Mana Body, most likely, only Secret-Silver Weapons would be able to harm him and reduce his combat power.
Following which, Shifeng began his second attempt. With his previous experience, Shifeng no longer focused on speed. This was especially true for certain areas that required precise control, so he proceeded slowly.
This time, Shifeng spent more than half an hour. Finally, his Advanced Mana Body Design reached a 72% Completion Rate, only a sliver away from the 75% Completion Rate.
Shifeng's third attempt took a full hour. However, his Completion Rate was only 74%. Even so, he had already spent nearly half of the Advanced Mana Body Design.
"What's the difference?"
A hint of anxiety flashed in Shifeng's eyes as he looked at the Advanced Mana Body Design.
He had already spent nearly half of his time, yet he had yet to reach the Advanced Mana Body Design. If he continued to waste time, he might not even have enough time to reach the Intermediate Mana Body Design.
However, every step he took when guiding Mana was extremely meticulous, striving for perfection. Yet, even under such circumstances, he had only managed to reach 74%. This was simply inconceivable when he hadn't even reached the Refinement Realm when he had been able to reach 95%.
"That's not right!" Shifeng suddenly snapped out of his daze. "Back then, my Mana wasn't as meticulous as it is now. I even guided it casually in many areas, yet my Completion Rate was as high as 95%. Although the current Advanced Mana Body Design is much more complex, it shouldn't be difficult for me to control it with my current standards. Logically, I should've reached the Completion Rate long ago.
"Could it be that I've been too focused on perfection, causing the Mana to circulate too uniformly, resulting in a decrease in effectiveness?"
Thinking up to this point, Shifeng began his second attempt. This time, he did not strive for precision in every step. Instead, he focused on certain areas and skipped other areas.
This time, he completed the Advanced Mana Body Design in less than half an hour.
The moment he completed the Advanced Mana Body Design, Shifeng felt a qualitative change in his five senses. He even felt closer to the Mana around him.
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