Chapter 641: Start Using the Sword!

Myriad Heavens Tower Challenge Space.

Four hours have already passed.

【Congratulations on passing the 0599th floor challenge!】

【You gained 599 challenge points!】

【You obtained 1 random superior divine artifact!】

After repeatedly clearing the identical dungeon 49 times over more than four hours, Xiao Feng's score finally surpassed that of the fourth-place 「Slaughter Messenger」, making him the new fourth place.

At the same time, a superior divine artifact–grade item also appeared for the first time among his rewards.

Upon opening his pack and looking, the properties were pretty good.

【Crimson Magic Sword】

Quality: Superior Divine Artifact

Equipment Requirement: Level 400 Upper God

Divine Origin Power +12500

Resistance Penetration +2000

Ignore Physical Damage Reduction +15%

Ignore Magic Damage Reduction +15%

Special Effect: 【Magic Sword】 deals physical damage when attack distance is less than 15 meters, and magic damage when greater than 15 meters.

Special Effect: 【Scarlet Demon Heart】 deals an extra 20% damage to opposite-sex targets, and an extra 10% damage when the target has no gender.

Special Effect: 【Fusion·Guard】 After recognizing the master, it can merge into the divine body, granting 1000 divine power resistance; ineffective when taken out for battle.

Special Effect: 【Fusion·Attack】 After recognizing the master, it can merge into the divine body, granting 2000 divine origin power; ineffective when taken out for battle.

Active Effect: 【Sword Sacrifice】 Killing a teammate increases the damage of the next attack by 100%, limited to once per day.

After viewing the attributes, Xiao Feng was in high spirits; he directly stored the 【Doom Smoke Magic Staff】 and on the spot switched to the new weapon.

Back when he was in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, he had already thought about swapping in a sword to play with; this item came at just the right time!

Moreover, its special effect is quite interesting: it adds damage against the opposite sex and can even kill teammates—it's simply too fun!

Changing equipment, the magic staff vanished from his hand.

With a thought from Xiao Feng, a scarlet light appeared in his right hand, condensing into an eerie magic sword.

The 【Crimson Magic Sword】's design is somewhat unique; its length reaches 1.4 meters, of which about 40 centimeters is the hilt and guard, the rest being the blade.

In appearance it is a Western-style greatsword, but the blade's widest point is only 6 centimeters, and the spine thickness is less than 2.5 centimeters.

The blade is not fully sharpened; only the tip's last 40 centimeters are fully edged, extending upward another 20 centimeters is half-edged, and the area near the hilt, about 40 centimeters, is completely blunt.

The entire sword is a black-red-black-red hue, with occasional streaks of scarlet vapor on the blade.

It flows and swirls, looking mysterious and eerily strange, quite different from ordinary divine artifacts.

「Still quite heavy……」

Xiao Feng held the magic sword, feeling as if he were holding a brick, heavy and solid.

Swinging and chopping people is no problem, but prolonged use might make his arms sore.

The dungeon refreshed and reset; he returned to the starting position and began challenging the 600th floor.

Holding the Crimson Magic Sword, Xiao Feng stepped forward.

「Little piglets, come try Grandpa's new weapon! 」

Xiao Feng gave a hehe laugh; his strong desire to show off made him not use Origin Burst Technique again to instantly kill monsters.

Instead, he infused origin-attribute divine power into the magic sword and rushed forward with quick steps.

Under the enhancement of divine power, the magic sword's weight decreased considerably, making it much easier to wield.

Xiao Feng lifted the sword and leapt, delivering a diagonal slash downward.

Swish!

The tip of the blade spat out a dozen meters of red sword qi, looking incredibly cool!

Pfft~

The Boar Man Captain was hit by the sword qi, and -120 billion damage appeared above his head.

「Why only this much damage? 」 Xiao Feng felt somewhat dissatisfied.

His Origin Burst Technique could blast seven to eight trillion in one hit; switching to a good weapon actually dealt far less, clearly the method of use is wrong!

Origin Burst Technique is a top-tier divine punishment skill, with an extremely outrageous damage coefficient.

Yet his diagonal sword slash counts merely as a normal attack; even with 40 million attack power and the Divine Grid Talent boosting damage ten thousandfold, it still feels somewhat inadequate.

The Boar Man Captain was instantly killed, but there remained a group of ordinary Boar Men.

They grunted and snorted, waving various weapons as they charged at Xiao Feng.

「It's been a while since I played melee; perfect time to practice. 」

Xiao Feng remained calm, raising his sword to meet the enemy.

He had previously played a melee profession, having used knight, paladin, and tank.

Whether warhammer, spear, greatsword, or shield, he could wield them all.

A group of Boar Men rushed forward; Xiao Feng gripped the sword with both hands, stepped forward and swept, and a trickle of origin qi surged from his Divine Grid.

The Crimson Magic Sword clashed with the Boar Man's wolf-tooth club, producing a ringing sound.

The powerful origin-attribute force and the ten-thousandfold amplification effect instantly killed a minor monster.

Xiao Feng moved with his sword, weaving through the crowd, seeking the feeling of melee combat from before.

It's been too long since melee play; he still feels a bit clumsy.

His positioning was fine, but although the Boar Men are highly agile, they couldn't hit him in close-quarters combat.

He could only clash weapon against weapon, unable to inflict effective damage.

However, its lethality was somewhat lacking; the damage dealt was in the hundreds of billions, never exceeding one trillion.

With the boost of his great talent, Xiao Feng quickly wiped out the first wave of boarfolk.

He felt somewhat unsatisfied, gripping the demon sword as he charged toward the second wave of monsters.

Then, with a thought, he infused source-attribute divine power into the demon sword, compressing and releasing it in a manner similar to a source needle.

One source needle consumes 25 points of divine elemental power, but infusing it into the demon sword used a full 100 points at once!

The source-attribute divine power compressed within the demon sword, condensed at the blade's tip, and then, following his motion, surged toward the boarfolk as he swung the sword in a single strike!

Swish!

The blade traced an arc, and a crescent-shaped red energy blade swept out.

The red effect is an inherent special effect of the demon sword; in truth, the attribute of the sword qi remains "source".

A sweep of source-attribute sword qi struck all fifteen boarfolk nearby.

Damage numbers ranging from 800 billion to 1.4 trillion popped up, showing a significant killing effect.

Xiao Feng briefly calculated in his mind.

He estimated that this sword qi's damage coefficient was around 500%, with a killing radius of roughly a 50-meter radius, 150-degree fan-shaped area.

Compared to Source Explosion Technique and Source Needle, it was obviously inferior, roughly at the level of an epic skill.

"Let's practice some more!"

He felt it was still lacking, so he continued to seek out the next wave of minor monsters for training.

Sweeping sword qi consumes too many monsters; killing a whole group at once makes it impossible to enjoy.

He switched to a vertical slash, which has a smaller killing range, allowing him to strike many more times.

Swish swish swish!

Streams of sword qi poured from the crimson demon sword, each instance dealing different damage.

Xiao Feng fine-tuned the concentration of the output divine elemental power, while also adjusting the compression level of the sword qi.

He discovered that if the sword qi were highly compressed, the damage would be great, reaching a coefficient of 1200%.

However, the damage range would also shrink, able to reach less than eight meters, turning it into pure melee.

And if he wanted to expand the damage range, the damage would likewise decrease.

Balancing the two, a sweeping-type sword qi is optimal at about an 800% damage coefficient within a 20-meter fan-shaped area.

Thrust-type sword qi is comparatively stronger, its damage exceeding that of a source needle; a single strike can unleash 2200% damage, and the thrust's killing distance can reach up to fifty meters, with decent penetration.

But compared to the source needle, sword qi comes in only a single strand at a time, so the total damage is still somewhat lacking.

(End of chapter)