The Return of the Sword God
Level Up Easily
The Red Leaf Forest consists of beautiful maple trees. Level 5 monsters roamed around the forest. For players below Level 3, this was a forbidden area. Shi Feng was also no match for these Level 5 monsters, even though he had reached Level 1.
However, Shi Feng dashed into the Red Leaf Forest without hesitation. Carefully, he advanced towards the inner part of the forest.
Level 5 Forest Wolves were seen patrolling around the forest from time to time. Shi Feng was currently only at Level 1. If he did not keep enough distance from them, the sensitive nose of the Forest Wolf would smell it.
A Level 5 Forest Wolf had 400 HP. It also has a high Attack Power. It only took two bites from the wolf for Shi Feng's 120 HP to reach its end.
Shi Fengs only choice was to secretly avoid the Forest Wolves, taking a large detour around them.
In addition to the Forest Wolf, Shi Feng also met the adorable Bear Child. The little ones fumbled and rolled around on the grassy plains, giving it a plain and cute look. However, they were still Level 5 monsters, and they were hated by melee players. This was because of their high HP and Defense, making the fight with the Cubs extremely tiring.
As Shi Feng used the tree to pass by the Bear Child, he heard the howls of wolves coming from behind him.
"Shoppers! Wolf nest!” As calm as Shi Feng was, he still could not help but scream.
In his previous life, many parties to the Red Leaf Forest. Most of them were Level 4 or 5. Aside from grinding monsters in large quantities, the main reason players came here was due to the large amount of loot. Skill books, leather workmanship materials, and equipment are examples. There was also a large amount of herbs and ores that could be obtained in the forest. However, a single accident could still cause the party's destruction in the Red Leaf Forest. One of the dangers that led to such a situation was the wolf nest.
The wolf's nest is hidden and hard to notice. If players did not pay close attention, a group of Forest Wolves would pounce once the players entered the wolf nest vigilance area. If less, there will be 3 to 5 wolves; if more, 6 to 8. It was a party-wiping trap.
Shi Fengs luck was bad. Simultaneously, the 7 Forest Wolves rushed out from its nest; the meat on Shi Fengs body was not enough for them to share.
The speed of the Forest Wolf was fast, but Shi Feng was not slow either. With all his attribute points going into Agility, his Movement Speed was at 6 points. In the end, he was still a Level 1 Swordsman. Even if he was a pure Agility, his speed was still slightly slower than the Forest Wolf.
Seeing the chasing wolves, Shi Feng stopped caring as he activated his lifesaving skill, ‘Gravity Liberation’.
Shi Feng suddenly felt his body become as light as a feather. His speed increased with a huge leap, easily shaking the Forest Wolf behind him.
In the end, ordinary monsters were still ordinary monsters. They gave up after chasing a certain area, letting Shi Feng preserve his life.
After running for over ten minutes, Shi Feng arrived at the mountains and hills. Several mountains stand over a hundred meters tall, located in the central area of the Red Leaf Forest. The top of the mountain was surrounded by clouds and fog, creating a view of the eternal land.
“Finally arrived.”
Shi Feng looked towards the towering mountain and its surroundings. Finding a waterfall, he walked towards that waterfall.
In his previous life, most players were above Level 20, so their attributes were naturally high. They can do more than they can when their levels are low. Many are happy to explore various places in the territory of the Gods. The central region of the Red Leaf Forest was one of the famous places, so Shadow Workshop had dispatched a small group of Assassins to investigate it.
They had never thought of finding a treasure mountain there. On one of the mountains, they found many items: rare ores, herbs, and even Treasure Chests. At the top of the mountain, there was a Secret-Silver Treasure Chest.
There were many secret places in the wild Gods Domain. Most of these places kept Treasure Chests, waiting to be discovered by the players. The items in the Treasure Chest varied greatly, ranging from Copper Coins to Dark Gold Equipment.
The quality of the Treasure Chest could be categorized into Common, Bronze, Mysterious-Iron, Secret-Silver, Fine-Gold, and Dark-Gold. However, even the loot from the Common Treasure Chest could rival the spoils of Elite monsters. Not to mention how good the spoils from the Secret Silver Treasure Chest were.
This Secret-Silver Treasure Box quickly made Shadow a famous Workshop in White River City. This allows Shadow to collect quite a lot of money during the initial period of the game.
More than just equipment, the Secret-Silver Treasure Chest had a secret recipe for the pharmaceutical and Forging Design fields.
Within Gods Domain, the rate of decline of pharmaceutical recipes was not even ten thousand to one; it was even lower for Forging Designs. You can create Bronze-ranked fixtures using Forging Designs, something players desperately need. With that, making money would be a simple task.
Shi Fengs plan to earn 16,000 Credits in ten days all depended on his design. So naturally, he would not leave it to Shadow Workshop. However, low-leveled players without 40 Agility were unable to activate the Hidden Basic Ability [Flying Steps]. Without it, they could not have climbed the rocky mountain. There is also no path to the mountain, so rock climbing is the only option.
Although Shi Feng did not possess forty points in Agility, he had the Ring of Gravity. He could still climb the mountain after activating it.
Shi Feng easily climbed the mountain after activating Gravity Liberation. He was already 5 meters away after a while.
When Gravity Liberation had 5 seconds left, Shi Feng found an empty place to rest while waiting for the Gravity Liberation cooldown.
Not long after Shi Feng sat down, the stone wall suddenly shook. A [Stone Giant] appeared with a burst of roars.
[Stone Giant] (Ordinary Monster)
tier 5
The HP 550
"That was quick."
Shi Feng had long since prepared when he saw the Stone Giant walking over. He took out an Explosive Berry from his bag and threw it at the foot of the Rock Giant; an orange-colored sticky juice erupted all over the ground.
As a Level 5 monster, the Stone Giant possessed extremely high Attack Power, HP, and Defense. However, the attack speed and reaction time were low. His body's rotation speed was even slower. A player only needed 20 points in Agility to play around with Rock Giant easily. There were many Assassins who liked to deal with such foolish monsters. They could easily be killed without wasting a single HP.
Although Shi Feng did not possess 20 Agility, he had an Explosive Berry. Each has an effective area of 3 x 3 yards, reducing Movement Speed by 30%, and rotation speed by 70% for one minute. It was a god tool used against stupid monsters. Two months after Gods Domain started, many players would use such a method to kill slow-moving high-level monsters. However, such slow-moving monsters only existed in a limited number in the God's Domain, so grinding them to obtain a fast level was impossible.
The Rock Giant's speed was sharply reduced after being exposed to the Explosive Berry.
Shi Feng took out his Sculpting Sword and rushed towards the Stone Giant's back, cutting it down.
On top of the Giant Stone's head, three points of damage appeared. Its damage was hard to mention when compared to its 550 HP. The Rock Giant also regenerated 1% of its HP every 5 seconds; it was 5.5 HP every 5 seconds. It was very difficult to kill him in a minute.
The Rock Giant tried to turn around when Shi Feng attacked him. However, the speed of his body's rotation was slow. Now there was an extra speed reduction of 70%, it became very slow. Shi Feng attacked him twice more, following up with another [Chop], causing a series of -3, -3, -6 to appear.
This was an absolute location to increase Skill Proficiency.
After much difficulty, the Stone Giant turned to face Shi Feng. However, Shi Feng did not give him a chance, quickly turning to his back and continuing to attack.
Thundering Flashes!
Suddenly, one sword light caused 4 damage, followed by another sword light that produced 5 damage, and the last one produced 7 damage.
After the three lightning strikes hit its target, the SP Thundering Flash increased by 3 points.
Some slashes followed.
A series of damages -4, -4, -4 have been awarded. Even though each attack only had an increase of 1 damage, the total damage would still be great. Although the Thundering Flash effect only lasted for fifteen seconds, it had significantly increased the killing speed of the Stone Giant. The fight could end in a minute now, saving the precious Explosive Berry.
Even if the Stone Giant had high HP and Attack, it was no different from a practice puppet if it could not hit Shi Feng. It only gave Shi Feng EXP and SP.
Skill Proficiency cannot be improved just by using skills. When using it on monsters of the same level, there was a 20% chance of increasing it by one point. For monsters with higher levels, there is a 40% chance if one level is higher, 70% for two levels, 100% for three levels, 150% for four levels, and 200% for five levels. The maximum limit is 200%.
Now that Shi Feng had killed the Level 5 Stone Giant, his SP had increased by several folds compared to the others.
Not even a minute had passed before the Stone Giant finally fell.
System: Level 5 Stone Giant killed. Level difference of 4. The EXP gained increased by 400%. Obtained 120 EXP.
Shi Fengs EXP bar increased slightly. He was now 880 EXP away from Level 2. That meant he had to kill the other 8 Stone Giant to reach Level 2.
The mountains in this central region were a great place to level up and search for treasures. Unfortunately, two months had passed before people found him.
Shi Feng searched on the body of the Rock Giant after killing him, obtaining the [Bronze Ore]. It was the material used to make Bronze Equipment. He also obtained a piece of [Hard Stone]. Next, Shi Feng searched around the empty land. A short while later he found a rare herb called [Flower of Hundred Souls]. It was one of the core materials used to make the [Basic Regeneration Banquet].
As he approached it, another Stone Giant appeared. Shi Feng threw out another Explosive Berry.
Thundering Flashes!
Decompose!
In just a short period of time, Shi Feng obtained another Hard Stone, 120 EXP, and a large amount of SP.
Shi Feng continued climbing when the cooldown in the Ring of Gravity was completed.
On his way up, he searched for rare herbs while killing the Stone Giant.
After the fall of the 8th Stone Giant, Shi Feng became Level 2. He added all his points into Agility, thus reaching 16 points. He was only 4 points away to open [Fast And Nimble]. SP for Chop had also reached 300 points, raising the skill to Level 2; the next level required 600 SP. The skill now increased the damage by 12 points, and the cooldown was reduced by 1 second.
The other players would go crazy if they found out about Shi Fengs leveling speed. To move from Level 0 to Level 1 required more than a few hours. As for moving from Level 1 to 2, it would take at least seven or eight hours. Shi Feng spent less than twenty minutes to reach Level 2. Its leveling speed was like a rocket launch.
Shi Feng walked towards the dead Giant Stone and looked for it.
“It seems my luck is not bad at all. He even dropped the equipment.” Shi Feng found a piece of Cloth Armor, although he was somewhat disappointed.
[Beautiful Fabric Shirt] (General Equipment)
4 level
Defense +3
Where +10
Durability 20/20
Gods Domain had just started operating. Equipment drop rate is very low. Common Equipment was extremely rare, especially Level 4 General Equipment. There must be someone willing to buy it at a high price.
Shi Feng placed the equipment into his bag. Just as he was about to continue upwards, he suddenly saw a cave not far ahead.
As he walked over to check, Shi Fengs heartbeat quickened even more.
Shi Feng looked at the huge Stone Giant asleep inside the cave. The entire body is made of silvery rocks, different from the gray rocks in general.
[Punches] (Special Elite)
6 level
HP 900's
Special Elites were much stronger than normal Elites. An ordinary Elite monster could destroy a 6-member party of the same level. However, the Special Elite required twelve players of the same level to deal with it, perhaps even fifteen players. That meant Shrews needed fifteen Level 6 players working together to kill.
However, Shi Feng rushed forward without hesitation. He immediately used Thundering Flash, causing ray after ray of thunder to cut through Shrews' huge body.
Damage -1, -2, -3 appears over the head of the Shrews.
