Under Shifeng's control, the Demon Rats disappeared.
Very quickly, the two Level 52, Tier 3 Demons cleared out all the Giant Petrified Rats in the stone room.
Following the crisp sound of a system notification, a golden glow enveloped Shifeng's body. He had finally reached Level 36, and his Free Attribute Points had increased by 10. Immediately, Shifeng allocated all 10 Free Attribute Points to Agility, more or less making up for the 25 Agility he had lost as a result of the punishment.
The Giant Petrified Rats were Level 60 Elites, and the items they dropped were quite good. Aside from some materials, they had also dropped plenty of Level 50-plus Common and Bronze Equipment. If he were to find these items in the outside world, he would have to grind countless monsters to obtain them.
"Huh? A Tier 2 Skill Book!" Shifeng was slightly surprised when he picked up a book embedded with silver threads from the ground.
In God's Domain, players learned the majority of Basic Class Skills from their instructors. Some of the more powerful Skills could be obtained from quests. However, Advanced Skills could only be purchased with Legacy Skill Points.
Generally, players could obtain Tier 0 Skills in the fields and Dungeons. However, Tier 1 Skills practically never dropped. Hence, the difficulty of obtaining them increased exponentially.
In reality, most of the Tier 1 Skill Books dropped by monsters could be purchased with Legacy Skill Points. If players obtained a Skill Book, they could unseal a Skill without using Legacy Skill Points. They could then save a lot of Legacy Skill Points and use them to learn other Skills.
Learning an ordinary Tier 1 Skill normally required two Legacy Skill Points. Meanwhile, players could only obtain one Legacy Skill Point every three levels. Two Legacy Skill Points could only be obtained by leveling up six times.
If Tier 1 Skills were already so expensive, there was no need to mention Tier 2 Skills.
Even the most ordinary Tier 2 Skill required four Legacy Skill Points to learn. Players could only learn one Skill after reaching Level 12. Hence, Skill Books were extremely valuable in God's Domain.
Currently, on the market, an ordinary Tier 1 Skill Book was worth as much as a piece of Level 30 Fine-Gold Equipment. If it was a powerful Tier 1 Skill … For example, Lifesaving, AOE, Control, Control Removal, or Berserk Skill Books, not to mention Level 30 Fine-Gold Weapons, even Level 30 Dark-Gold Weapons could not be purchased.
Weapons and equipment would become obsolete as players leveled up. However, Skill Books would not.
There was no harm in having more Skills. After all, no one would have too many Skills.
The drop-rate of Tier 1 Skill Books in large-scale Hell Mode Team Dungeons was roughly 2%.
However, in large-scale Hell Mode Team Dungeons after Level 50, the drop-rate for Tier 2 Skill Books was less than 0.3%.
Hence, Shifeng was shocked. He had never imagined that the Giant Petrified Rat would actually drop a Tier 2 Skill Book.
Shifeng checked the skill book. It was the Tier 2 melee skill, Dark Ghost.
When attacking, split into four and deal damage to the target simultaneously. Each doppelganger deals 100% of the main body's damage. Duration: 4 seconds Cooldown: 2 minutes Tier Requirement: Tier 2 or above.
"I recall that this Dark Ghost Skill Book could be exchanged for an Epic item with decent Attributes. I never thought that it would drop here." Shifeng was inwardly astonished.
General Skill Books were much more valuable than Class Skill Books because they had more variables in battle.
Especially the Ghoul skill. After using it, it would split into four. Who would dare to get close to it?
Hence, Dark Ghost ranked near the top of the Tier 2 General Skill List. It was highly sought after by many melee players. If used at a crucial moment, it could turn the tide of battle.
"It's a pity that I'm only a Tier 1 class. I can't learn it yet. I'll have to wait until I reach Tier 2." Shifeng stored the Dark Ghost Skill Book with satisfaction. He then controlled the Tier 3 Demon to advance.
The second underground floor of the Dragon's Maw was like a massive maze. Even though Shifeng had a map, it was extremely difficult to traverse the maze.
From time to time, they would encounter Giant Petrified Rats' nests.
Shifeng had no choice but to clear them out. Otherwise, they would not be able to advance.
The Tier 3 Demons attacked by the Giant Petrified Rats became harder to control. Towards the end, they simply let the Giant Petrified Rats attack. With the Tier 3 Demons' HP and Shifeng's Life Bloom, the Giant Petrified Rats had no chance of killing the Tier 3 Demons.
Although killing the Giant Petrified Rats was a waste of time, the Tier 2 Skill Books they dropped were worth it. Shifeng was very willing to kill these Giant Petrified Rats. Moreover, they could obtain a large amount of EXP.
While Shifeng explored the Dragon's Maw's second underground floor, Shifeng had the Dark Gods Legion, who had been training, move out. They continued to explore the Stoneclaw Mountains' inner region.
As an Asura Mode Regional Dungeon, the Stoneclaw Mountains was naturally special.
Not only were the monsters inside more powerful, but they also dropped better loot. There were also Magic Crystals. More importantly, there were Barrier Crystal Balls.
As long as there were a sufficient number of Barrier Crystal Balls, players could form a barrier and suppress their opponents within the barrier. It was just like how Blue Frost had led his team to deal with the Level 40 Great Lord Noya. By having twelve players use the Demon Suppressing Barrier, the Great Lord's combat power would decrease significantly, making raiding the Great Lord much easier. The same was true for Barrier Crystal Balls.
Only, Barrier Crystal Balls were slightly different from Magic Scrolls. Normally, Magic Scrolls could only be used once. However, Barrier Crystal Balls could be used multiple times. Only, they would consume a lot of Magic Crystals.
During God's Domain's early stages, players were still very low-tiered. They were helpless against High Lords, not to mention Great Lords. The Stoneclaw Mountains' requirements for players were simply too high. Perhaps the Main God System had taken this into consideration, limiting the growth of players' strength. Hence, if players wanted to kill these Great Lord ranked BSSes, they had to suppress them.
Meanwhile, aside from obtaining tools from quests, there were practically no other ways to suppress BSSes.
Back then, many large Guilds in the Starmoon Kingdom had been stuck in large-scale Team Dungeons. However, after the Stoneclaw Mountains' appearance, the various large Guilds had obtained Barrier Crystal Balls from the Stoneclaw Mountains' inner region. This had greatly reduced the difficulty of raiding large-scale Team Dungeons, and their raiding speed had skyrocketed.
There were only so many experts in a Guild. Only these experts could barely clear large-scale Team Dungeons. Meanwhile, large-scale Team Dungeons all had Cooldowns. Hence, the production rate of top-tier equipment was very low.
However, if they lowered the difficulty, as long as players were close to expert, the production rate of top-tier equipment would naturally increase. After all, the number and strength of experts in God's Domain formed a pyramid. The higher a Guild's strength was, the fewer experts there would be. Once a Guild's strength decreased by one rank, the number of experts in God's Domain would increase exponentially.
Shifeng was not confident in dealing with the Flower of Seven Sins. However, he was relatively confident in dealing with the Star Alliance. The best way to defeat the Star Alliance quickly was to increase the Guild's overall strength. After all, a war between Guilds was not something that could be easily changed by an individual.
Currently, the various large Guilds were grinding in the Stoneclaw Mountains' outer region. They all considered the inner region to be too dangerous.
Since the Flower of Seven Sins was already in the preparation phase, Shifeng could not send their main force members to explore the Stoneclaw Mountains. However, the Dark Gods Legion could.
With the Power of Darkness and the Dark Gods Legion's own strength, they could easily enter the Stoneclaw Mountains' inner region and obtain the Barrier Crystal Balls.
Under Shifeng's command, the Dark Gods Legion easily obtained several dozen Barrier Crystal Balls. They were enough for several 100-man teams to raid 100-man Hard Mode Team Dungeons.
Time passed quickly. After traveling for over a day, Shifeng finally arrived at the staircase leading to the Dragon's Maw's next floor. At this time, he had already reached Level 37, and he had recovered the 25 points of Agility he had previously lost.
As soon as Shifeng stepped onto the staircase, his vision blurred. He then arrived in a fog-shrouded city. Suddenly, the sound of a system notification reached his ears.
System: You have discovered the ruins of an imperial capital.
Original subscriptions can be found on Yuewen's Qidian and QQ Bookstores. (To be continued.)
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