Chapter 1 SS-Ranked Evaluation

An SS-rank evaluation was the highest possible in the Inheritance Trials.

In his previous life, Shi Feng had received a normal inheritance. He didn't know how much time and energy he had spent, but his final completion rate was only an A-rank, and he had gained only 7 Inheritance Skill Points.

Now, with an SS-rank evaluation, he could gain between 20 and 36 Inheritance Skill Points.

Shi Feng was excited just thinking about it.

Although he hadn't reached 100% completion, Shi Feng was already very satisfied.

Thinking about it now, reaching 100% completion likely meant submitting to the will of the gods. If one didn't submit, this was probably the highest possible achievement.

System: Completion rate 92%. Open the Book of Inheritance to accept the inheritance?

"Accept," Shi Feng said without hesitation, clicking to accept the inheritance.

The Book of Inheritance immediately shone with golden light. Then, the cover opened, and a beam of purple light shot out from the book, entering Shi Feng's brow. Shi Feng felt a clarity in his mind, as if the entire world held no secrets from him.

After the Book of Inheritance disappeared, Shi Feng's whole body also bloomed with a faint purple light, flickering in and out of existence. After a few seconds, it returned to normal.

After the inheritance, Shi Feng felt full of power, and his mind was clear. Even if he were to fight a Tier 1 Magic Knight right now, Shi Feng didn't think he would lose, assuming the Magic Knight didn't have so many hit points.

System: Congratulations to the player for obtaining one of the Saint Ten Inheritances. Reward: 20 free Mastery Points.

System: Congratulations to the player for job changing to the Tier 1 class Sword Saint, with the title Sword Saint. All Attributes +20, All Resistances +15, Attack Power increased by 15%, Attack Speed increased by 20%, All Attributes increased by 30%.

Although Shi Feng's level was still 22, his strength had undergone earth-shattering changes.

His base attack power alone broke through 1200, and his HP reached 4650, even more than some Tier 1 MTs (Main Tanks).

Moreover, after advancing to a Tier 1 class, players could obtain 8 free attribute points per level, far more than the 4 free attribute points gained per level in a Tier 0 class.

Shi Feng also had the Abyssal Blade, which granted an additional 2 free attribute points per level. Plus, the Golden Holy Mark granted an additional 5 points to all stats every 5 levels, as well as an extra 10 free attribute points.

This meant that for the same Tier 1 player, a normal player would gain a total of 40 attribute points every 5 levels, while Shi Feng would gain a total of 85 attribute points. Ordinary players simply couldn't compare to Shi Feng.

In addition, he also gained two basic skills and one passive skill of the Sword Saint.

The passive skill was Sword Dominance. In both combat and non-combat states, he could freely switch between any sword-type weapons.

Sword Dance: Action-type, requires a sword-type weapon. Can simultaneously control up to five sword-type weapons to attack and defend. Each weapon has 80% of the player's strength and 50% of the damage of the weapon held in hand. Duration: 10 seconds. Range: 40 yards. Cooldown: 1 minute. Current skill level: Tier 1 Level 1 (Proficiency: 0/30000).

Phantom Light: Action-type, requires a sword-type weapon. After use, the player's next six attacks become unblockable and each attack deals 40% attack damage. Cooldown: 40 seconds. Current skill level: Tier 1 Level 1 (Proficiency: 0/30000).

Shi Feng was taken aback when he saw these three skills.

The basic skills alone were so powerful. Sword Dance was inferior to Nine Dragons Slash in terms of the number of attacks and burst damage, but Nine Dragons Slash could only attack and not defend, and it didn't have any destructive power because they were just phantoms. Sword Dance, however, was different.

The five controlled weapons were all real and possessed 80% of the player's strength. This was the most valuable part. The continuous attacks of the five swords could be used to break the target's balance and create weaknesses. If the player couldn't withstand an attack, they could also be used to defend together, making it a completely integrated offense and defense skill.

Phantom Light was very powerful, making the target unable to defend. It was simply a PK (Player Killing) god skill.

In God's Domain, players with similar strengths could block almost 90% of each other's attacks. However, if one side possessed an unblockable skill, it would definitely create a one-sided situation, especially when both sides' HP was almost depleted. Suddenly hitting the opponent with this skill would determine the outcome.

"As expected of one of the Saint Ten Inheritances. With this, fighting Magic Knights with the same attributes is a piece of cake," Shi Feng said. After seeing the Sword Saint's basic skills, he suddenly had many ideas about his future fighting style.

Originally, the Swordsman class was a very balanced class. It wasn't as durable as Shield Warriors, didn't have the sustainability of Guardian Knights, didn't have the terrifying strength of Berserkers, didn't have the super long-range attack ability of Rangers, and didn't have the stealth and agility of Assassins. However, the Swordsman class had no weaknesses and could fight against any class.

The Sword Saint was simply a strengthened version of the Swordsman, with improvements in all aspects. It was probably the most difficult class to deal with.

Then, Shi Feng opened the system interface.

The Inheritance Skills tab, which hadn't existed in the system before, suddenly appeared. In the Inheritance Skills tab, Shi Feng had 31 Inheritance Skill Points, which he could use to learn many skills.

Opening the Inheritance Skills tab, there were as many as a hundred skills listed inside. However, only six Tier 1 skills could be learned now. Unlocking a Tier 1 normal inheritance skill required 2 Inheritance Skill Points.

Among these six Tier 1 skills, two caught Shi Feng's eye.

One was the Heavenly Wheel Circulation Sword, and the other was Sword Liberation.

Heavenly Wheel Circulation Sword: Action-type, requires a sword-type weapon. Deals 1000 base damage plus 200% attack damage to enemies within a 20x20 yard range. At the same time, it locks enemies within the range, preventing them from leaving the area for 4 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute 20 seconds. Current skill level: Tier 1 Level 1 (Proficiency: 0/30000).

Sword Liberation: Action-type, requires a sword-type weapon. Allows the player to possess unparalleled strength for a short time. The effect varies depending on the weapon being released. Duration: 20 seconds. Afterwards, the player enters a weakened state, with all attributes decreased by 80% for 3 minutes. Cooldown: 10 hours. Current skill level: Tier 1 Level 1 (Proficiency: 0/30000).

Heavenly Wheel Circulation Sword was an extremely rare skill that combined AoE (Area of Effect) damage with crowd control, making it essential for both PK and grinding.

Sword Liberation was a super burst skill. It could be considered a player's trump card when desperate and was also an indispensable skill.

However, Shi Feng gasped when he saw the number of unlock points required for these two skills and almost cursed out loud.

Heavenly Wheel Circulation Sword required 10 points, while Sword Liberation was even more outrageous, requiring a full 20 points. That was enough for Shi Feng to learn 10 ordinary class skills.

But this also made Shi Feng realize how extraordinary Sword Liberation was.

An extremely rare AoE control skill like Heavenly Wheel Circulation Sword only required 10 Inheritance Skill Points, while Sword Liberation required 20, enough to learn a Tier 3 class skill.