Chapter 1 The Thick Stone Door

After Shi Feng confirmed his decision, the heavy stone door slowly opened.

The remaining time for Shi Feng instantly decreased by 50 minutes. If converted to the monsters he killed earlier, it would be equivalent to killing two special elites.

Walking into the temple was a staircase leading to the top. The walls around the staircase were engraved with numerous divine inscriptions and pictures, including some gods from before the Great Destruction.

Shi Feng walked step by step along the stairs towards the top of the temple.

Initially, Shi Feng didn't feel anything, but when he reached the middle of the staircase, he realized something was wrong.

"Why is the gravity getting stronger?"

Shi Feng had a strong control over his own body. He had only stepped up one more level, and the gravity had increased by 10%. Although the difference between gravity increasing from 1 to 1.1 didn't seem like much, it would affect the execution of his skills, leading to a decrease in combat power.

But since Shi Feng had come, he naturally had no intention of leaving.

If he couldn't even pass a Bronze-rank temple, obtaining the Book of Darkness would just be a dream.

As he advanced step by step, Shi Feng's speed was no longer as fast, because every ten steps he took, the gravity would become stronger, and Shi Feng needed some time to adapt.

By the time Shi Feng reached the top of the temple, the gravity had reached 2.4 times its normal level.

Under such gravity, even Shi Feng was significantly affected.

The space at the top of the temple was not large, about the size of a basketball court, and in the innermost part was a black stone coffin. There was nothing else.

Shi Feng walked forward, and when he was still more than 10 yards away from the coffin, golden divine inscriptions suddenly appeared on the stone coffin, forming a golden magic array around it, instantly enveloping Shi Feng.

"This is a barrier?"

Shi Feng looked around. The surroundings were completely blocked by light golden, translucent walls, trapping him completely inside.

Just as Shi Feng was thinking about how to get out, a translucent figure condensed inside the barrier.

This figure was actually Shi Feng himself, identical in both clothing and appearance.

Temple Guardian, Level 32, HP 20000.

"Am I supposed to defeat him?" Shi Feng looked at the Temple Guardian, his expression somewhat solemn.

20,000 HP. For Shi Feng, he could kill it with a single critical strike, but Shi Feng didn't dare to go forward rashly, because Shi Feng's intuition told him that doing so would mean death!

Shi Feng could handle even Lord-ranked monsters, but now he was completely helpless against a Temple Guardian with only 20,000 HP.

"Aren't you coming?" The Temple Guardian said with a smile.

Seeing the Temple Guardian's human-like expressions and words, Shi Feng was taken aback.

In his memory, he had never seen such behavior from an ordinary monster, except for high-level NPCs, indicating that the Temple Guardian was not simple.

"I don't want to die." Shi Feng shook his head, his conviction in the Temple Guardian's power and his own intuition strengthened.

"You're quite good, you can actually see the difference in our strength. But don't worry, you won't be in any danger here. Instead, you'll receive a reward," the Temple Guardian said with a smile.

"Reward? What reward?" Shi Feng didn't think an NPC would trick him, nor was there any need, because this NPC was definitely stronger than him. If it wanted to deal with him, it could just kill him.

"To make you stronger." The Temple Guardian explained, "I can guide you in a swordsman's skill. How much you can learn depends on yourself, but you don't have much time. You only have less than 49 minutes left."

"Guide me in a swordsman's skill!" Shi Feng was surprised. Thinking about the price required to open the Bronze Temple, he immediately understood and quickly said, "I want you to guide me in the Chop skill."

Swordsmen had many skills, but some were used often and some were not. The Chop skill was one of his most frequently used skills. Although the magic weapon had improved the completion rate quite a bit, it was still quite far from 100%.

"Your judgment is good. Then watch carefully."

The Temple Guardian nodded and began to demonstrate the Chop skill.

The Temple Guardian leaned forward, and the Abyssal Blade in its hand blurred. Then, a trace of fragmentation appeared in the space in front, revealing a faint spatial crack, which was vastly different from the Chop skill used by Shi Feng.

"How is this possible?" A storm raged in Shi Feng's heart.

The completion rate of his Chop skill was over 95%, which could be said to be very close to perfection. However, when he used the sword, the three sword lights were like crescent moons converging at one point. But when the Temple Guardian used the Chop skill, there were no three sword lights at all. From beginning to end, there was only one sword light, and the Temple Guardian's speed was not fast. He saw it very clearly and was very sure that there was only one sword light.

But the most terrifying thing was the power displayed by the Chop skill...

Shi Feng could feel that the Temple Guardian's strength and physique were similar to his own, only its HP was higher. But the Chop skill could tear space, revealing a spatial crack. Although it was very small, its power was enough to kill him instantly.

Not fast, not strong, but it could cause such terrifying power.

"Don't understand?" The Temple Guardian smiled.

"No." Shi Feng nodded and admitted frankly.

He was a top player in God's Domain who had reached the Refinement Realm. Although he couldn't compare to the peak players of his previous life, the difference wasn't much. However, the Tier 1 Chop skill used by the Temple Guardian completely shattered his understanding of the Chop skill.

"If you don't understand, watch it a few more times. You can also come and feel it yourself. Don't worry, you won't be injured inside the barrier." The Temple Guardian was like a teacher, carefully guiding Shi Feng, his student.

Shi Feng immediately asked the Temple Guardian for guidance.

The fastest way to improve skills was through combat. He was worried about being killed by the Temple Guardian before, but now that it was rewarding him by improving his skill level, he naturally wouldn't be polite. He directly displayed his most perfect techniques to fight the Temple Guardian.

Seeing Shi Feng use the Chop skill to attack, the Temple Guardian also used the Chop skill.

The two swords collided, sparks flying.

With a bang!

Shi Feng's front foot used a Chop skill to strike at the Temple Guardian, and his back foot was imprinted on the wall of the barrier. A faint spatial crack remained in the spot where Shi Feng had stood before.

"This is... a skill beyond perfection?" Shi Feng looked at the Temple Guardian in astonishment, constantly recalling the sword that the Temple Guardian had swung earlier.

Speaking of sword speed, he was clearly faster, and he had also prepared to dodge.

But before he could dodge, the Temple Guardian's sword touched his sword, and he instantly felt a huge force coming from his hand, and then his whole body flew out.

Shi Feng was still in shock. Fortunately, this was just guidance, otherwise the Temple Guardian could really kill him with a single sword. The gap between him and the Temple Guardian was like two different worlds.

"Perfect?" The Temple Guardian smiled. "How can there be perfection in this world? It's just that your vision is limited, confining yourself to your own world."

"No perfection?" Shi Feng thought about the 100% completion rate limit, but the Temple Guardian said there was no perfection. "Could it be that the skill completion rate can exceed 100%!"

The more Shi Feng thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Otherwise, why was there such a big difference between his nearly 100% Chop skill and the Chop skill used by the Temple Guardian?

Then, Shi Feng fought the Temple Guardian again and again.

Although the result of each battle was a complete defeat for Shi Feng, Shi Feng became more and more excited because he felt that he had grasped something. This was something he had never noticed before.

He had been too focused on himself, wanting to use the skills exactly as the system showed, but he had forgotten about external factors.

With each exchange, Shi Feng's completion rate continued to increase.

96%...97%...98%...

"It should be this kind of feeling." Shi Feng suddenly leaned his body, no longer pursuing the ultimate speed, and swung his sword following the resistance of the air.

Suddenly, a trace of a spatial crack appeared in the space in front.

Chop skill completion rate 101%.