After Shifeng confirmed the entrance, the heavy stone doors slowly opened.
Instantly, Shifeng's remaining time decreased by 50 minutes. If he had killed the monsters before, he would have killed the equivalent of two Special Elites.
After entering the temple, Shi Feng was greeted by a staircase that led to the top. Many divine runes and drawings were carved into the walls around the staircase. Many of the drawings depicted Gods from before the Great Destruction.
Step by step, Shifeng ascended the staircase to the top of the temple.
Initially, Shifeng did not feel anything. However, when he reached the middle of the staircase, Shifeng felt that something was amiss.
"Why has the gravity increased?"
Shifeng's control over his body was very strong. Currently, he had only taken one step, yet the gravity around him had increased by 10%. Although the increase in gravity from 1 to 1.1 was not significant, it would affect his Skill Completion Rates, reducing his combat power.
However, since Shifeng had come here, he naturally had no intention of leaving.
If he could not even clear a Bronze Shrine, obtaining the Bible of Darkness would be a pipe dream.
As Shifeng ascended the staircase step by step, he could no longer move as quickly as before. After all, with every ten steps, the gravity would increase. Shifeng needed some time to adapt.
By the time Shifeng reached the top of the temple, the gravity had increased to 2.4 times the normal gravity.
Under such gravity, even Shifeng felt a significant impact.
The space at the top of the temple was not particularly large. It was roughly the size of a basketball court. Meanwhile, aside from a black stone coffin, there was nothing else.
Shifeng approached the coffin. When he was still over ten yards away, golden divine runes suddenly appeared on the coffin. Following which, the divine runes formed a golden magic array around the coffin. Instantly, the array enveloped Shifeng.
"Is this a barrier?"
Shi Feng surveyed his surroundings. Translucent, faint-golden walls blocked his path, leaving no gaps. It could be said that he was completely trapped inside.
Just as Shifeng tried to figure out a way to escape, a translucent figure formed inside the barrier.
This figure was actually Shifeng himself. Both the figure's appearance and attire were identical.
[Shrine Guard] Level 32 HP 20000/20000
"Do you want me to kill him?" The Shifeng looked at the Temple Guard with a serious expression.
To a Shifeng, one critical hit was all it would take to instantly kill a Shifeng with 20,000 HP. However, the Shifeng did not dare to simply step forward because his intuition told him that he would die if he stepped forward!
Shifeng could even deal with Lord tier monsters. Yet, against a Shrine Guard with only 20,000 HP, he was utterly helpless.
"Aren't you going?" The palace guard said with a smile.
Shi Feng could not help his surprise when he heard the Shrine Guard's human-like behavior and words.
As far as he could remember, aside from high-tiered NPCs, he had never seen such a performance from a Common monster. It was clear that the Shrine Guards were not to be underestimated.
"I don't want to die." Shifeng shook his head. He was even more convinced of the strength of the Temple Guard and his intuition.
"You're not bad. You can actually see the difference in strength between us. But don't worry. There won't be any danger. Instead, there will be a reward for you, "the Shrine Guard said with a smile.
"Reward? What reward? " Shifeng did not think that an NPC would toy with him. There was no need for that, as this NPC was definitely stronger than he was. If the NPC wanted to deal with him, it could just kill him.
"To help you become stronger," the Shrine Guard explained. "I can teach you a Swordsman Skill. How much you can learn will depend on you. However, you don't have much time. You have less than 49 minutes left. "
"Teach me a Swordsman Skill?!" Shifeng was astonished when he recalled the price to activate the Bronze Temple. Hurriedly, he said, "I want you to teach me a Chop Skill."
A Swordsman had many Skills. However, some were commonly used, while others were infrequent. Among them, Chop was one of the most commonly used Skills. Although the Magic Weapon increased his Skill Completion Rate, he was still a long way from reaching 100%.
"Your judgment is very good. Then, you can see clearly."
The Shrine Guard nodded. It then began to demonstrate Chop.
In the next moment, the Shrine Guard leaned forward and swung the Abyssal Blade. The Abyssal Blade then began to blur. Following which, the space before the Shrine Guard began to shatter, revealing a faint spatial tear. The difference between the Shrine Guard's Chop and Shifeng's was like heaven and earth.
"How is this possible?" Shi Feng's heart was in turmoil.
His Chop Skill's Completion Rate was over 95%. It was very close to perfection. However, when he swung his sword, three sword lights would converge at a single point. On the other hand, when the Shrine Guard used Chop, there were no three sword lights at all. From start to finish, there was only one sword light. Moreover, the Shrine Guard's swinging speed was not very fast. Shi Feng could see it clearly and was very certain that there was only one sword light.
However, the most frightening aspect of the Shrine Guard's Chop was the power it displayed …
Shifeng could feel that the Shrine Guard's Strength and physique were the same as his. Only, the Shrine Guard's HP was slightly higher. However, the Shrine Guard's Chop was capable of tearing space apart. Although the spatial tear was very small, its power was more than enough to kill him instantly.
The Shrine Guard's Chop was neither fast nor powerful, yet it was capable of producing such frightening power.
"You don't understand?" the Shrine Guard asked, chuckling.
"Mhm." Shi Feng nodded, admitting to it straightforwardly.
After all was said and done, he was a top-tier expert in God's Domain who had reached the Flowing Water Realm. Although he was still not a match for the apex experts of his previous life, he was not far off. However, the Shrine Guard's Tier 1 Chop Skill had completely shattered his understanding of Chop Skills.
"Since you don't understand, you can watch it a few more times. You can also come here and experience it for yourself. You can rest assured that you won't get hurt while inside this barrier," the Shrine Guard said. He was like a teacher, carefully guiding his student, Shifeng.
Hearing this, Shifeng hurriedly gave the Shrine Guard some guidance.
If he wanted to improve his techniques, fighting was the fastest way to do so. Previously, he had been worried that the Shrine Guard would kill him. Now that the Shrine Guard had rewarded him, he naturally wouldn't hold back. He immediately displayed his most perfect techniques to fight the Shrine Guard.
Seeing Shifeng's Chop attack, the Shrine Guard countered with a Chop Skill of its own.
When the two swords collided, sparks flew.
Peng!
After Shifeng's Chop landed on the Shrine Guard's leg, his foot slammed into the barrier's wall. A faint spatial tear remained where Shifeng had previously stood.
"This is … a Skill that has surpassed perfection?" Shifeng stared at the Shrine Guard in shock, his mind replaying the Shrine Guard's previous attack.
In terms of attack speed, he was clearly faster than the Shrine Guard. Moreover, he had already prepared to dodge the attack.
However, before he could dodge, the Shrine Guard's sword collided with his own. Instantly, he felt a massive force travel through his hand, and he was sent flying.
At this moment, Shifeng had yet to recover from his shock. Fortunately, he was only receiving guidance from the Shrine Guard. Otherwise, the Shrine Guard would've killed him instantly. The difference between him and the Shrine Guard was worlds apart.
"Perfection?" The Shrine Guard laughed. "How can there be perfection in this world? It's just that your horizons are limited, and you've limited yourself to your own world. "
"There's no perfection?" Shifeng thought about the 100% Skill Completion Rate limit. However, the Shrine Guard had said that there was no such thing as perfection. "Could it be that a Skill's Completion Rate can exceed 100%?!"
The more Shifeng thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. Otherwise, why would his Chop, which was close to a 100% Completion Rate, be so far behind the Shrine Guard's Chop?
Following which, Shifeng fought the Shrine Guard again and again.
Although Shifeng lost every battle, the more Shifeng fought, the more excited he became. This was because he felt as if he had grasped something. This was something he had never noticed before.
He had focused too much on himself. He wanted to use his Skills exactly as the system had shown him. However, he had forgotten about external factors.
As Shifeng fought the Shrine Guard again and again, his Skill Completion Rate continued to increase.
96% … 97% … 98% …
"This should be how it feels." Shifeng suddenly leaned forward. Instead of pursuing extreme speed, he swung his sword at the air resistance.
Suddenly, a spatial tear appeared in the space before him.
Chop Skill Completion Rate: 101% (To be continued.)
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