Chapter 1085 Ice Volcano

After using the Seven Luminaries Ring for teleportation multiple times, Shi Feng finally arrived at the Ice Volcano Mountain Range in a little over ten minutes.

Just standing at the entrance, Shi Feng could clearly feel the biting cold air blowing from within. If his ice resistance wasn't extremely high, he would have already turned into an ice sculpture and frozen to death.

Although the Ice Volcano Mountain Range wasn't a forbidden zone of life, it was a rare death zone in God's Domain. Ordinary players would only find their end here.

The entire mountain range was about one-fifth the size of an ordinary kingdom. The entire periphery was enveloped in ice and fire. There were only two entrances: one from the ice region and one from the flame region. Both paths ultimately led to the mysterious Thunder Axe City.

However, compared to the flame region, the ice region had lower level requirements for players. The monsters in the ice region were generally level 70 to 85, but players needed higher ice resistance.

To enter safely, one needed at least 100 points of ice resistance. Anything lower would result in continuous health loss and sluggish movements. To fight normally inside, players needed 120 points of ice resistance.

The flame region, on the other hand, had monsters ranging from level 80 to 90, making it unsuitable for level 70 players. The fire resistance requirement was only 80 points to be safe, and 100 points would negate any negative effects.

Shi Feng didn't linger at the entrance. He summoned his mount and entered the Ice Volcano Mountain Range directly.

Within the Ice Volcano Mountain Range, teleportation skills and items were prohibited. To enter, one could only rely on their legs and mounts.

Entering the periphery of the ice region, the monsters were scarce, but the mountain paths were like a natural maze, extremely complex, crisscrossing, and even hiding a large number of magical traps. Carelessness could lead to being trapped for hours or even instant death.

Even Shi Feng, who was relatively familiar with the terrain, didn't dare to move carelessly and proceeded cautiously.

However, pioneering had its benefits. Many treasure chests in the Ice Volcano Mountain Range hadn't been taken by players, allowing Shi Feng to collect a small portion along the way.

After spending more than eight hours traversing the periphery of the ice region, Shi Feng obtained a total of five treasure chests, including four Bronze-rank chests and one Mysterious-Iron-rank chest. This was unimaginable in the maps of a kingdom.

After level 50 in God's Domain, the drop rate of weapons and equipment drastically decreased, and the number of treasure chests also decreased. Getting a Bronze-rank chest was already quite good, as it had a chance to yield Mysterious-Iron-rank equipment. The value of a Mysterious-Iron-rank chest was even greater.

Obtaining a level 70 map's Mysterious-Iron-rank chest was no less rewarding than defeating a level 70 or higher Field High Lord. Most importantly, it could be obtained effortlessly, a veritable windfall.

The items in these treasure chests were as Shi Feng had expected: level 70 equipment. Among them, a level 70 Mithril Cloth Bracer was quite valuable. There were also potions, Tier 1 magic scrolls, magic crystals, and other miscellaneous items. Selling them all together would bring in a considerable sum of money.

"Finally here."

Shi Feng arrived at a steep mountain peak, looking at the cave completely enveloped by a magic array. This was the starting point of his exploration quest and the only entrance to the Land of Thunder Axe.

In his previous life, the top experts of various super forces were unable to break through this place even at level 75. They died one after another until they reached level 77, equipped with top-quality level 75 equipment or even level 80 superior pieces.

Immediately, Shi Feng took out the magic scroll given by the Adventurer's Association and began to解除 (jiechu - remove, undo) the cave's magic array封锁 (fengsuo - blockade).

The moment Shi Feng解除 (jiechu) the magic array封锁 (fengsuo), an angry roar echoed from within the cave, reverberating throughout the mountain range, causing the surrounding monsters to turn and flee in terror.

"What powerful pressure! No wonder ordinary experts didn't dare to enter in the previous life." Shi Feng also felt somewhat uncomfortable from the roar.

However, such pressure didn't make Shi Feng hesitate in the slightest. He walked straight in.

As Shi Feng entered the cave, the originally dissipating magic array sealed the cave once again, completely isolating the powerful威压 (weiya - pressure, imposing manner) from the outside.

The inside of the cave wasn't pitch black. On the contrary, it was bright. The cave was filled with various crystal stones, emitting a faint glow. Along the tunnel leading deeper into the cave, stone statue傀儡 (kuilei - puppets, golems) wielding weapons roamed.

Enraged Stone Statue, Elemental Creature, Lord, Level 75, HP 15,000,000.

Stone Statue Warrior, Elemental Creature, Grand Lord, Level 76, HP 40,000,000.

These stone statue monsters were ordinary, but they moved in groups of three or five. One had to face at least three to five at a time. Carelessly attracting attention would mean facing seven or eight. The key was that there were Grand Lord Stone Statue Warriors among them, which were extremely difficult for single Tier 2 players to deal with.

Immediately, Shi Feng cast Thunder Rend towards one of the Enraged Stone Statues.

*Swoosh!*

A streak of azure lightning flashed. Just as it was about to hit the walking Enraged Stone Statue, the Enraged Stone Statue wielding a stone axe suddenly released a red glow from its eyes and blocked with its stone axe.

*Clang!*

A crisp metallic clang echoed within the cave.

"What fast reactions!" Shi Feng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Although his move was casual, his attack was absolutely precise, and he had thrown it towards the Enraged Stone Statue's blind spot. Even elite-level players would be hit, but the Enraged Stone Statue had blocked it…

Before Shi Feng could prepare his next attack, four Enraged Stone Statues charged towards him, their movement speed extremely fast, even faster than Tier 2 Assassin players.

"Then how about this move?" Shi Feng quickly threw out Thunder Rend.

Tier 1 Throwing Skill, Shadowsplit!

Instantly, Thunder Rend transformed into more than ten black shadows, each aimed at the Enraged Stone Statues' defensive blind spots.

*Clang, clang, clang…*

A series of collisions rang out. The four Enraged Stone Statues blocked most of the attacks, but each took a hit, staggering back and taking over 10,000 damage.

"Are their combat skills this high?" Shi Feng wasn't happy to see the Enraged Stone Statues stumble back. Instead, he was surprised.

The combat skills of these Enraged Stone Statues were definitely at the level of the Trial Tower's fourth floor. One step further and they would be at the level of expert players.

If Tier 2 expert players encountered such four Lord monsters, they would definitely die. Perhaps only Refinement Realm experts could slowly whittle down these monsters.

At this moment, Shi Feng somewhat understood why even level 75 top experts in his previous life couldn't open Thunder Axe City. The situation at the entrance was already like this. One could imagine the conditions inside.

Although the four Enraged Stone Statues were strong, facing Shi Feng, who possessed the attributes of a level 70 Grand Lord, they were a joke. In less than ten minutes, Shi Feng had eliminated all four, and they dropped several items.

One of the dropped items, a golden, glittering object, made Shi Feng's eyes light up.