Chapter 1 Eternal Throne

Inside the Eternal Throne, all the big shots present were observing the situation within the Twelve Trials.

They were all shocked that Shi Feng had actually mastered a demonic weapon.

"An extraordinary little fellow. He's not even a Tier 1 Swordsman, yet he can control a demonic weapon and unleash it to this extent."

"Master of a demonic weapon, dominator of a strange flame, and he clearly has some skill in controlling his own power. He's full of surprises."

"Indeed, the demonic weapon and strange flame aside, his level of self-control is something that many Tier 3 classes can't even achieve. It seems he'll have no problem passing the sixth trial. With such great potential, if he had come later, he might have even passed the seventh trial. What a pity."

The NPCs considered mastering control to mean being able to unleash 50% of one's combat power. They had no idea that Shi Feng was a peak Tier 3 Sword King in his previous life, capable of unleashing 80% of his combat power. If it weren't for his poor physical condition hindering brain potential and his equipment issues, Shi Feng would have become a Tier 4 Sword Emperor long ago.

"But there's nothing we can do about it. Who would have thought the Endless Abyss would be broken so quickly?"

"It's no use regretting it. We old folks should prepare ourselves, or our old bones might break later."

The big shots on the silver throne acknowledged Shi Feng's potential, but they held no hope for him passing the seventh trial, as no one had passed it in over a thousand years.

Inside the Twelve Trials, the sixth trial that Shi Feng entered was a lava cave, somewhat like the Yanshen (Flame God) Cave. However, the fire element here was purer and denser. Boiling lava flowed around Shi Feng, and the ground temperature was enough to roast a person alive. If Shi Feng didn't have 20 points of fire resistance, which allowed him to ignore this level of heat, ordinary players would be half-dead before they even started fighting.

Before Shi Feng could even survey the terrain, a giant snake, over twenty meters long and completely covered in flames, emerged from the lava.

Flame Demon Serpent, Special Elite, Level 20, HP 150,000.

Even if Shi Feng didn't know how powerful this Flame Demon Serpent was, he knew that it would definitely have extremely high resistance to fire-based attacks.

"Let's use you to test my new weapons."

Shi Feng smiled slightly and drew the Abyssal Blade and Hellfire Shadow from his waist. He didn't charge straight in like a fool. Experts always analyze their opponents first and then act. So, Shi Feng stood still and quietly observed the Flame Demon Serpent's every move, familiarizing himself with its fighting style.

However, the Flame Demon Serpent wasn't stupid. It was much stronger than Shi Feng and had a huge amount of HP. It wouldn't give Shi Feng time to study it. It opened its mouth wide, and fireballs shot towards Shi Feng.

Shi Feng moved his feet, instantly leaving behind an afterimage, easily dodging the fireballs.

But the Flame Demon Serpent didn't give up and continued to spit out fireballs at Shi Feng.

Three or five at a time wasn't enough, so it released more than a dozen, densely packed.

It could not only damage enemies but also prevent them from getting close. Ordinary players would probably be blasted to death by more than a dozen fireballs in one encounter with this comprehensive offense and defense attack pattern. But Shi Feng was different. He didn't retreat but advanced instead, without a trace of panic. Instead, he seemed to be dancing in the fire, relaxed and happy.

However, when Shi Feng got within 20 yards of the Flame Demon Serpent, it was no longer possible to advance by simply dodging.

"I've grasped the timing of its attacks pretty well. Now, let's see how powerful my new weapons are." Shi Feng smiled inwardly as he watched the Flame Demon Serpent constantly spitting out fireballs.

He activated Ice-Blue Devil Flames, and dark blue flames enveloped his body. With a Silent Steps, he appeared behind the Flame Demon Serpent's large head.

First, he struck down with a sword, dealing 372 points of damage.

"What strong defense!" Shi Feng looked at the damage in disbelief.

The Abyssal Blade's attack power was already 302, and with his Strength assistance, the attack power was over 700. Moreover, he had activated the Ice-Blue Devil Flames mode, which increased damage by 20%. Yet, he only dealt 372 points of damage. Its defense was comparable to a high-defense Lord-ranked monster.

If he hadn't upgraded the Abyssal Blade to Level 20 and also wielded the superb Dark-Gold single-handed sword, Hellfire Shadow, Shi Feng would probably only have been able to deal 150 points of damage.

At this moment, Shi Feng was very glad that he hadn't rushed into the sixth trial. Otherwise, his chances of winning would have been less than 20%.

However, this thought only lasted for a moment. Shi Feng's attacks didn't stop.

With a Wind Lightning Flash, three blue arcs of lightning entered the flames, pierced through the Flame Demon Serpent's fiery body, and dealt -554, -1528, and -1125 points of damage. The damage was much higher than before, and it also applied a damage amplification effect that lasted for 20 seconds.

Then, a Slash exploded for nearly two thousand points of damage.

As Shi Feng landed on the ground, he unleashed several more sword strikes. The Abyssal Blade had a 40% critical hit rate, resulting in a series of critical hits. Over seven thousand points of HP disappeared instantly, but against 150,000 HP, he would need to do this at least twenty more times to kill the Flame Demon Serpent.

Originally, Shi Feng was quite happy. Even without Hei Huang (Black Emperor), he had a good chance of killing the Flame Demon Serpent. But Shi Feng soon discovered that the Flame Demon Serpent's HP recovery speed was extremely high. It could recover 500 HP per second, which was equivalent to one of his normal attacks. It could recover to full HP in less than twenty seconds.

Moreover, the Flame Demon Serpent, having regained its senses, lashed out with its tail.

Shi Feng quickly used Parry to block the tail strike, taking no damage. However, he was knocked back three steps, and his hands were slightly numb. Its destructive power was greater than even the Chimera's, and it was even faster, only allowing him to parry. He couldn't even dodge.

However, the Parry skill had a 30-second cooldown time. Even though it was now Level 7 Parry, it still had a 21-second cooldown.

In addition, Shi Feng also had the attack-plus-survival skill, Sword Control Return to Heaven. Even at Level 6 Sword Control Return to Heaven, it had a 2-minute cooldown time, but it could withstand four melee attacks and eight ranged attacks without being affected by impact, making it much more useful than Parry.

As he saw more than a dozen fireballs flying towards him, Shi Feng leaped into the air, dodging the fireballs. Immediately after, the Flame Demon Serpent's tail lashed out again, whistling like a gale.

Shi Feng didn't back down either, using his Level 7 Yan Lei (Flame Lightning) Burst to meet the attack head-on.

Flames scattered everywhere, and the Flame Demon Serpent's tail was shaken open, taking over four hundred points of damage. Shi Feng also crashed heavily to the ground, the rocks beneath his feet shattered, sinking in by a third. Over seven hundred points of damage appeared above his head. In a head-on attack, Shi Feng was still slightly weaker, but right now in the entire God's Domain, Shi Feng was probably the only player who dared to fight a Special Elite like this and only be slightly at a disadvantage.