Chapter 1 The Beginning

The sky was still dark, the moon lingering in the sky, not yet hidden.

In the Red Tree Forest outside the Slums Library.

"Adventurer, if you have no more questions, please step into the center of the magic array. There will be a little pain after the ritual begins, just bear with it for a moment." Xia Lian pointed to the black stone platform in the center, a hint of excitement in her eyes. Finally, she could begin this experiment.

Shi Feng, completely unaware of Xia Lian's thoughts, nodded and stepped into the magic array.

After all, Xia Lian was a big shot, a Tier 3 class, so there shouldn't be any mistakes. As for the pain, it was nothing.

Being slashed by monsters in God's Domain battles would also hurt, but most players still chose to accept this setting, not setting the pain transmission to 0%, the purpose being to increase realism, and more importantly, to improve combat skills.

As the old saying goes, "Spare the rod, spoil the child." Only through pain can you remember the lesson, and only by learning from the lesson can you improve. So, to grow in God's Domain, accepting this pain was necessary.

However, considering the players' tolerance, God's Domain's default setting was 20%, but some experts would adjust the transmission to above 60%, which would make them more alert. Shi Feng himself had adjusted it to 50%, which was the degree he was used to, allowing him to best display his strength.

After Shi Feng stood still, he nodded to Xia Lian, indicating that she could begin.

Moon God Descent!

Xia Lian began to pray, chanting incantations and writing divine runes with her fingers. Lines of divine runes floated in the air, floating towards the horizon. Compared to the previous Tier 3 magic, this time she wrote a great many more divine runes.

She wrote hundreds of lines without stopping, sweat already flowing down Xia Lian's cheeks, making her look a little tired, while the magic array on the ground also began to emit a dazzling silver light, gradually rising into the air.

After a full ten minutes, a beam of bright moonlight shone on Shi Feng.

Instantly, black smoke emerged from Shi Feng's body. The black smoke rose, extremely unwilling to leave Shi Feng's body, while at this moment, Shi Feng's forehead had already begun to sweat, his face a little pale, enduring some kind of intense pain.

Shi Feng almost cursed Xia Lian. This wasn't just a little pain, but very, very painful, as if his body was about to be torn apart.

If he hadn't played God's Domain for ten years and gotten used to the pain, he probably would have started wailing and screaming.

After the moonlight continued to shine for a few minutes, the black smoke finally left Shi Feng's body, but it didn't disappear, instead forming a black shadow exactly like Shi Feng.

"Adventurer, you must kill this Demon Doppelganger to remove the curse. I must preside over the ritual and can't help you. You're on your own." Xia Lian reminded him.

A somewhat weakened Shi Feng cast an Observation Eye on the black shadow.

Night Blade (Demon Doppelganger), Elite, Level 4, HP 2000.

"Elite, huh?" Shi Feng's expression was solemn.

This Demon Doppelganger didn't have much HP, and its level was the same as his. If this Demon Doppelganger didn't have any powerful skills, it wouldn't be a big problem to deal with it, but that was unlikely.

"Damn Moon Drop, despicable human! Do you think you can defeat me by using a complete Moon Drop to weaken my strength? I'll let you know now that lowly humans can never defeat powerful demons!" The Demon Doppelganger looked very angry, drawing a black longsword and charging towards Shi Feng.

In the blink of an eye, the Demon Doppelganger rushed in front of Shi Feng, waving its longsword, bringing out a faint black glow. Instantly, one black glow turned into four, wanting to cut Shi Feng into pieces.

Extraordinary State!

Seeing such movements, Shi Feng was shocked. This speed completely exceeded the strength of a normal Elite, and he immediately used Parry.

Clang, clang, clang...

Shi Feng took several steps back before stabilizing his body.

If it wasn't for the complete Moon Drop, the entire Demon Doppelganger probably wouldn't be an Elite, but a Special Elite.

"Die!" The Demon Doppelganger pressed its advantage, stabbing at Shi Feng's heart with its sword, using Shi Feng's very own Chop skill.

Shi Feng directly activated Gale Steps, suddenly dodging sideways, away from the Demon Doppelganger.

The Demon Doppelganger missed, turned its head, and also activated Gale Steps, chasing after him.

The Demon Doppelganger had all the advantages in strength, speed, and HP, and it also knew the skills that Shi Feng had learned, which was extremely disadvantageous for Shi Feng.

Seeing that Shi Feng was about to be caught, the Demon Doppelganger revealed a cruel sneer: "I know everything you know, and my strength is stronger than yours. It's impossible for you to beat me. Just obediently accept your death. This is your destiny."

"Then do you know this move?" Shi Feng smiled slightly, and nine sword shadows appeared beside him, shooting towards the Demon Doppelganger with a whoosh.

Although the Demon Doppelganger could block most of the attacks, there were always a few Abyssal Blade phantoms that would stab its body, each attack dealing more than thirty points of damage.

"Despicable human, relying on the power of weapons! I'll let you know that all of this is futile!" Saying this, the Demon Doppelganger rushed in front of Shi Feng and used Thunderclap Flash.

Seeing the sword light coming, Shi Feng smiled indifferently, took out two scrolls from his bag, one was an Acceleration Scroll, and the other was a Polymorph Scroll. Instantly, Shi Feng's speed increased sharply, and he rolled to dodge Thunderclap Flash, then Polymorphed the Demon Doppelganger into a sheep.

After being Polymorphed, Shi Feng immediately swung his sword.

Thunderclap Flash!

The Polymorphed Demon Doppelganger couldn't dodge, and three sword lights directly hit, with level 5 Thunderclap Flash dealing three terrifying damages of -112, -135, and -163.

The Demon Doppelganger was furious and activated Sword Return, greatly increasing its attack range, swinging its sword to slash at Shi Feng. This human was too despicable, actually using such lowly means like Polymorph.

"Heh, I thought demons were so strong. You clearly have a body even stronger than mine and use the same skills as me. Is this all you've got?" Shi Feng mocked while dodging.

"You're courting death!" The Demon Doppelganger was almost angered to death by Shi Feng's words, and slashed at Shi Feng's neck with a Double Chop.

Shi Feng pointed the Abyssal Blade at the Demon Doppelganger, and nine black chains instantly bound the Demon Doppelganger, immobilizing it for three seconds.

Phantom Kill!

At the same time, both the main body and the doppelganger activated Sword Return and began attacking the Demon Doppelganger.

Thunderclap Flash, Chop, Ground Split, Double Chop, and a pile of other skills were used, plus the continuous attacks of Nine Dragons Slash, causing the Demon Doppelganger's HP to drop sharply, falling to 10% in no time.

"So what if your constitution is strong? So what if you know my skills? So what if you're a demon!" Shi Feng said as he stabbed his sword into the Demon Doppelganger's chest, causing the Demon Doppelganger to grit its teeth in pain, burning with anger.

Seeing that the restraint was released and it could properly deal with Shi Feng, just as it was about to use its ultimate skill, it saw the scroll in Shi Feng's hand, and the Demon Doppelganger was completely despairing.

"Bye-bye!" Shi Feng waved at the Demon Doppelganger, knowing it was about to unleash its power, so he activated the Tier 1 Magic Scroll in his hand.

Thunderbolt!

This Tier 1 Magic Scroll was enough to deal 500 points of damage to a single enemy below level 20. Facing a Demon Doppelganger with less than 200 HP, it was more than enough.

Suddenly, a bolt of azure lightning fell from the sky, dealing 500 points of damage to the Demon Doppelganger. Instantly, the Demon Doppelganger turned into black smoke and disappeared, dropping a dark gray piece of equipment.

System: Completed the Moon Drop quest, reward 10,000 experience points, reward Demon Hunter title, Star-Moon Kingdom reputation +5, White River City reputation +20, Red Leaf Town reputation +100.

System: Red Leaf Town reputation reached 50 points, promoted to First-Class Citizen of Red Leaf Town.

System: Red Leaf Town reputation reached 100 points, promoted to Third-Class Noble of Red Leaf Town.