Chapter 218 The Final Test

The Fallen Angel Serena had originally wanted to see Shi Feng's astonished expression, but after she mentioned the test, Shi Feng didn't seem surprised at all, as if it were to be expected.

"Aren't you even a little surprised that the final test is to defeat me?" The Fallen Angel Serena asked, looking at Shi Feng in surprise.

A Tier 1 human facing a Tier 5 Fallen Angel.

Such a huge gap would cause even the most calm-minded person to despair. Even if they didn't despair, they would at least be a little angry, because this was clearly not a fair fight.

But Shi Feng was as calm as water, unmoved. How could she not be shocked?

"Since the reward is so generous, I naturally made the worst preparations. Besides, I don't have a choice, do I?" Shi Feng smiled, his smile full of helplessness.

There's never a free lunch in God's Domain.

Especially when the reward is so incredible.

"It seems you understand the rules very well and didn't choose the second test by chance." The Fallen Angel Serena's emerald green pupils narrowed slightly, finally taking Shi Feng seriously. Her blood-red lips curled into an alluring smile. "If you had chosen the first option, the Dark Book you would have received would only be a fake. Although you might fail with the second option, you can obtain the Dark Book."

Although Shi Feng had guessed as much, he still felt relieved when the Fallen Angel Serena said it.

The Dark Book was a treasure left behind by the Lord of Destruction. There was no way players could obtain it easily.

"Now that you understand, let me explain the rules of the test." The Fallen Angel Serena raised her eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice, "The rules are simple. You will not die in this area, and both of our strengths will be suppressed to Tier 1. All you have to do is defeat me in the remaining time."

"Both suppressed to Tier 1?" Shi Feng frowned.

Even though both sides' strengths were suppressed to Tier 1, the Fallen Angel was a high-level lifeform, naturally stronger than other lifeforms, not to mention the skills she controlled.

Even at Tier 1, her combat power was probably above Tier 2 peak, stronger than high-level lords of the same level, possibly very close to the combat power of a Grand Lord.

"If there are no questions, feel free to attack." The Fallen Angel smiled and gave Shi Feng a teasing look. "Don't worry, I won't use too much force, and I won't use Tier 3 or Tier 4 high-level skills."

Although the Fallen Angel Serena said that, Shi Feng still didn't plan to rush in.

"Even if a Tier 5 Fallen Angel doesn't use Tier 3 or Tier 4 skills, she can easily kill me with Tier 2 skills." Shi Feng looked at Serena, who was at ease, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

Shi Feng knew his own strength very well. Although he had many powerful skills, they were all Tier 1 skills. He also had some Tier 2 magic scrolls, but no matter how many scrolls he had, they probably couldn't compare to Serena's unlimited use of Tier 2 skills. His only guarantee was his Dual Burst, activating Dragon Strength and Sword Liberation, which would allow him to fight a high-level lord for a short time.

But engaging in close combat with a Tier 5 Fallen Angel was simply suicide.

"There are nearly ten hours left. Even if I rush into battle now, it's meaningless. I can only wait until the cooldown of Dragon Strength ends." Shi Feng wasn't in a hurry. He simply sat down to rest, quietly watching Serena.

He had to use Dragon Strength before when entering the temple to resist the powerful pressure.

Now, facing Serena's attributes, which were comparable to a high-level lord, he would be courting death without Dual Burst. He could only think of another way.

Fortunately, the condition was only to defeat Serena, not to kill her. The difference was huge.

Defeating her only required inflicting a certain amount of damage on Serena. Otherwise, with a level 32 high-level lord's five million HP, even if he let Serena stand there and let him chop, he wouldn't be able to kill Serena in 20 seconds.

"Tier 1 skills definitely won't work on Serena. Competing in combat skills? Serena is far superior to me. The only way to defeat her is to rely on Tier 2 magic scrolls." Although Shi Feng had the ultimate skill Flame Burst, this kind of skill that increased weapon damage was meaningless if it didn't hit the target. Moreover, Serena could easily defeat him in a head-on collision.

Thinking of this, Shi Feng suddenly stood up, replaced the Wind Ring with the Fire Ring, and used Flame Spirit Storm on Serena.

The entire area was only twenty or thirty yards in size, and the Flame Spirit Storm could easily cover it. With the power of a level 7 Flame Spirit Storm, it was enough to match a Tier 2 large-scale destruction magic.

Flames fell from the sky, about to engulf Serena in an instant, but Serena waved her finger and instantly wrote a Tier 2 large-scale destruction magic, Frost Storm, in mid-air.

Ice and fire collided, filling the entire space with a thick fog, and Shi Feng's Flame Spirit Storm didn't even touch the Fallen Angel.

"High-intelligence Fallen Angels are indeed not easy to deal with." Shi Feng looked at the dissipating Flame Spirit Storm and wasn't too surprised.

In past virtual games, when players used skills, there were only two possibilities: either they hit or they didn't. There was no third possibility. However, in God's Domain, there were many possibilities for a skill's attack. In addition to hitting and missing, there were also blocking, nullifying, and breaking. Blocking skills could minimize the damage taken, which most lords could do. However, only high-level monsters and NPCs could perform breaking and nullifying. Nullifying could prevent any damage, like the method used by the Fallen Angel Serena, but her method was more direct and violent.

"If Flame Spirit Storm is like this, then other Tier 2 magic scrolls are probably the same." Shi Feng looked at Serena, who was quietly floating in mid-air, and felt a headache. "If Kite were here, that would be great."

Kite was a Dark-Gold ranked guard. With his Tier 2 Swordsman strength, although he couldn't defeat Tier 3 Grand Lord monsters, he could restrain and block them. His strength wasn't below the suppressed Tier 1 Fallen Angel Serena.

"Invincible at the same tier?" Shi Feng suddenly had a flash of inspiration when he looked at Serena, who was smiling.

Forbidden Skill!

The power of a Forbidden Skill far exceeded that of the same tier. Serena's strength was suppressed to Tier 1, but with her amazing basic attributes and the Tier 2 skills she possessed, she was nearly invincible at the Tier 2 level. However, if a player mastered a Tier 2 Forbidden Skill at Tier 2, they would also be invincible at Tier 2.

"Fortunately, I didn't put the Tier 2 Forbidden Skill Instant Cast in the warehouse. I've always carried it with me. As long as I learn the Tier 2 Forbidden Skill Instant Cast, even if I can't kill Serena, I still have a certain chance of defeating her." Shi Feng's eyes lit up, and he immediately took out the skill book from his backpack and began to practice it carefully.

After half an hour, Shi Feng felt it was about time.

To learn the Tier 2 Forbidden Skill Instant Cast, the first method was to obtain 100 Thunder Crystals, which was obviously impossible. Only the second method, 100% skill completion, was viable.

Reaching 100% skill completion before was indeed impossible, but after the magic weapon advanced, the compatibility greatly increased. Plus, he had the Hundred Fruit Wine from Qing Shuang. It was entirely possible to reach 100% skill completion.

So Shi Feng drank a bottle of Hundred Fruit Wine and began to practice the Tier 2 Forbidden Skill Instant Cast.

"Practicing a Tier 2 Forbidden Skill?" The Fallen Angel Serena's lips curled into a faint smile. "That's not a bad idea, but I'm afraid you don't have enough time."

Mastering a Forbidden Skill depended on long-term, hard training. There was no shortcut. Even with extraordinary talent, it would take several days or even more than ten days.

Now, Shi Feng had very little time left. It would be too difficult, far too difficult, to learn.