Chapter 166 Combination Skill

“This Boss dropped so much!”

“This is definitely a jackpot!”

“No way, this is the first time I’ve seen such a huge drop since I started playing God’s Domain.”

“Look! There are even weapons and equipment among the drops!”

“If the two major guilds in Cold Wind City knew about this, they’d probably be envious to death.”

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Everyone stared at the drops, which fell like a rain of candy, their mouths wide open. While they were already surprised to have killed the Three-Headed Frost Wolf, they were now even more shocked.

In God’s Domain, monsters drop significantly fewer items once they reach level 50. Even monsters killed in the Frozen Snow Great Rift in the Life Forbidden Zone don’t drop much, usually only four or five items, mostly materials. Even the 60-level High Lord they killed earlier only dropped a dozen or so items.

Now, there were easily over a hundred items in sight. How could they not be surprised?

“Everyone, recover first. We’ll go into the cave in a bit,” Shi Feng said, shaking his head and smiling at the excited crowd.

A level 67 High Lord, and with weapons and equipment drops, the lure was no less than that of a level 45 Dark-Gold set.

As everyone knew, it was difficult for monsters above level 50 to drop good weapons and equipment, especially in the Ice Crystal World. Although there were level 50 design drawings in the forging system, they were much more expensive than level 45 ones. More importantly, the success rate of upgrading was greatly reduced. Crafting a level 50 Fine-Gold weapon or piece of equipment was even harder than crafting a level 45 Dark-Gold item, let alone a level 50 or higher Dark-Gold weapon or piece of equipment.

Of the hundred or so dropped items, over 60% were primary materials for crafting weapons and equipment above level 50. There were also five Tier 2 magic scrolls, two Tier 3 magic scrolls (one was a Tier 3 group instant teleport scroll and the other was a Tier 3 defensive magic scroll), over a dozen Grandmaster-level Mana Recovery Potions and Grandmaster-level Recovery Potions, and over a dozen attribute gems of various types.

There were even five level 60 Fine-Gold equipment pieces and two level 60 Dark-Gold equipment pieces. It could be said to be a very generous haul.

However, among all these dropped items, Shi Feng’s gaze focused solely on a thick, gold-inlaid book.

Shi Feng looked at the gold-inlaid book. On the surface, he couldn’t discern anything special, but inside, he was ecstatic.

“I never thought that just killing a gatekeeper Boss would drop this thing. Coming to the Ice Crystal World this time has really paid off,” Shi Feng said, his eyes shining as he held the gold-inlaid book.

Although this book wasn’t a design drawing, a recipe, a treasure map, or a special item, but just a skill book, its value far exceeded those super-rare burst skill books, collectively known as Combination Skill Books.

The value of a Combination Skill Book was even more precious than an Epic item.

In his previous life, Shi Feng had once bid on a Combination Skill Book, but it was ultimately bought by a first-rate guild for 50,000 Magic Crystals. At the time, the幽影 *Youying* Guild (Pinyin, meaning "Hidden Shadow") only had less than 30,000 Magic Crystals…

He never expected to get one now by killing the Three-Headed Frost Wolf.

Combination Skill Books were skill books that multiple players could learn. Some could be learned by two people, while others could be learned by three or five. When using the skill, it had to be used together by the required number of people to unleash terrifying destructive power. This was also a major means for many large guilds to deal with those powerful Bosses.

After all, many Bosses were just too strong, and even with magic array suppression, they were still no match. This was where Combination Skills could be particularly effective.

However, Combination Skills varied in strength and effectiveness. Those Combination Skill Books that could be bought for tens of thousands of Magic Crystals were generally Combination Skills used by four or five people. Such Combination Skills could even allow Tier 1 players to severely injure Legendary monsters, which was more powerful than a Tier 3 magic scroll. So it was normal for the price to be high.

But ordinary Combination Skill Books were only likely to be obtained by killing Legendary monsters or from Dark-Gold treasure chests in maps above level 60. He never expected to get one now by killing a High Lord.

Shi Feng then opened the Combination Skill Book to check it out.

Frostmoon Three Kill, Combination Skill, requires three melee classes to use together.

“A single-target attack skill used by three people?” Shi Feng was even more excited after reading the description.

Skills used by two people usually only increased the power by one tier, while Combination Skills used by three people could allow three Tier 1 players to severely injure High Lords. If converted to market price, it would be worth more than 20,000 Magic Crystals.

Combination Skills were different from magic scrolls. They weren’t consumables. As long as the cooldown ended, they could be used again. A Combination Skill used by three Tier 1 players was equivalent to the power of a Tier 3 magic and could be used multiple times in a Boss fight. This was a huge boost to the team’s combat power.

However, Shi Feng didn’t plan to learn this Combination Skill. He immediately handed it to Jing Wuming, Gu Jiuji, and An Ye Kuangxiang, letting the three of them learn it.

“Guild Leader, you’re letting the three of us learn this skill, what about you?” Gu Jiuji had read the introduction to the Combination Skill and knew how powerful it was. It was equivalent to giving Tier 1 players an infinitely usable Tier 3 skill. If Shi Feng led the way, it would definitely unleash even greater power.

“I have the Tier 3 Demon, and I can’t always run dungeons and fight Bosses with you. But if the three of you learn it, it will make the team stronger. It’s better for you to learn it,” Shi Feng explained.

Frostmoon Three Kill had to be used by three people. It wouldn’t work if one person was missing. He often did quests alone and ran around, so he couldn’t utilize the value of the Combination Skill at all. Naturally, he wouldn’t learn it.

Originally, Jing Wuming and the others were already very strong, but their weapons and equipment were a level below those on the God’s Domain Continent. Their combat experience wasn’t enough, but after these past few days of his explanations and demonstrations, Jing Wuming and the others’ single-minded attack patterns had greatly improved, and their combat skills were changing day by day.

Now, Jing Wuming’s combat skill alone was probably no less than that of 水色蔷薇 *Shuǐsè Qiángwēi* (Pinyin, meaning "Aqua Rose") and 白轻雪 *Bái Qīngxuě* (Pinyin, meaning "White Soft Snow"). If he added the Combination Skill, his ability to conquer dungeons might not be lower than theirs.

Gu Jiuji and the others thought about it and felt it made sense. A single Tier 3 Demon could already crush them. A skill used by three people was purely redundant for Shi Feng.

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After everyone had rested, Shi Feng continued to lead the group into the cave, heading towards the Ancient God Temple according to the map markings.

The exact location of the Ancient God Temple could be said to be very well hidden. Although it was marked in the cave, the terrain inside the cave was very complex, like a natural maze. If it weren’t for the map markings, Shi Feng wouldn’t have been able to find the secret passage to the Ancient God Temple.

After entering the secret passage, the monsters along the way came rushing over as if they had been injected with chicken blood. From time to time, a High Lord would pop out. Their strength might not have been as great as the Three-Headed Frost Wolf, but they were still difficult to deal with. They could only slowly whittle down the Boss’s HP bit by bit.

After spending more than ten hours and killing seven or eight level 65 High Lords and countless elite and lord monsters, Shi Feng and the others finally arrived at a dark cave. The experience points given by these monsters were as generous as those from the Three-Headed Frost Wolf, directly raising Jing Wuming and the others to level 50. Shi Feng was also just a step away from level 59. The speed of leveling up was faster than a rocket.

However, this was also due to the first kill bonus. The dropped items weren’t as good as when the Three-Headed Frost Wolf had a jackpot. They were all level 60 Mithril or Fine-Gold weapons and equipment, which weren’t as valuable as the Three-Headed Frost Wolf’s drops combined.

In the center of the dark cave stood a towering, majestic purple-gold temple, radiating an incomparably sacred aura that inspired awe just by looking at it.

Before Shi Feng and the others had even approached within 500 yards, a system notification sounded in their ears.

System: Player has discovered the Ancient God Temple.

As the system notification sounded, a magic array appeared on the ground, illuminating the entire cave. Then, a humanoid machine more than ten meters tall appeared before everyone.

The moment the humanoid machine appeared, everyone, including Shi Feng, felt a suffocating pressure. Even a master like Jing Wuming turned pale, and the others almost lost their footing.

Titan Wargod (Temple Guardian), Mechanical Life, Legendary, Level 70, HP 360,000,000.