Chapter 653

This challenge of the Heavenly Tower took much less time than expected, ending in under half a day total.

So the time until my agreed fight with Shen Chuo is still quite far off.

Even... the cooldown of the Judgment's war declaration hasn't refreshed yet.

However, Xiao Feng isn't in a hurry, after all he still has things to do!

He casually found a sparsely populated spot, sat directly on the ground, took out a book, and began to flip through it.

This book is titled 《Soul-Chasing Spear》, a guidebook for the first-tier Secret Art skill.

Since after becoming a god one cannot directly consume books, he must spend some time studying it himself.

Upon opening the book, the text is specially customized Simplified Chinese of the Dragon Nation for him, making it very easy to read.

"Soul-Chasing Spear is a soul skill that draws on willpower as its source, with divine power assisting its release; it can directly lock onto an enemy, teleport to hit, and cannot be dodged."

Xiao Feng was the first to see the skill's introduction.

What follows is about how to use this skill.

According to the description, the strength of this skill depends not only on the quality of divine power, but also on the intensity of willpower.

With divine power unchanged, a Soul-Chasing Spear with a base willpower of 100,000 is certainly not as formidable as one with a base willpower of 200,000.

Xiao Feng's current willpower, within the god-level realm, is not considered strong; it's merely at the entry level.

However, with a talent amplification of ten thousand times power, the lethality of the Soul-Chasing Spear will be extremely terrifying!

He began to seriously read the book's contents, studying the skill's usage method.

Time slowly passed; merely reading through the skill's usage method once consumed an hour.

After finishing, Xiao Feng first simulated it once in his mind.

The Soul-Chasing Spear is not merely a simple spear; it is first constructed by willpower into a 'framework', consisting of eight side lines forming the outer shell, with a grid-like framework filling the interior, then divine power fills the gaps, giving it a complete shape, forming a spear about 2.4 meters long and roughly a cun thick, with a sharp tip.

The eight side lines and grid structure formed by willpower serve to stabilize it, making the spear even more unstoppable, and when it strikes an enemy, it additionally inflicts mental damage.

This structure is not overly complex, but it requires multiple attempts to arrange; only after becoming proficient can it be released quickly.

Xiao Feng mentally practiced; the first time he arranged the skill's structure, it took almost 12

seconds, longer than before when chanting the Divine Punishment skill.

After practicing repeatedly several hundred times, he gradually shortened the time to about 3 seconds.

Of course this isn't the limit; it could be faster, but currently he lacks a practice partner, has no actual combat experience, and relying solely on mental drills cannot test the ultimate speed.

After several hours, Xiao Feng had imprinted the release method of the Soul-Chasing Spear in his mind; only actual combat remained.

But Shen Chuo hasn't arrived yet, and the surrounding players seem to have no one qualified to let him practice moves.

"Why not... just find someone to bully a bit?" Xiao Feng thought to himself.

Anyway, he's not using his real name now; wearing a mask, if he beats someone to death, no one will know it's him.

Testing the skill's effect doesn't require evenly matched opponents; as long as he can hit the other party, it's fine.

As for damage...

Well, anyway it's just very high!

Thinking this, Xiao Feng stood up, a wicked smile on his face, and began to look for a suitable target to beat up.

To maximize the skill's damage, he decided to strike a female player!

The Crimson Demon Sword loves to strike women, dealing 20% more damage; the effect would be absolutely explosive!

Just then, the Teleportation Array of this branch line lit up, and a human female player arrived in the Heavenly Tower space.

Xiao Feng glanced at the opponent's information.

【Yunshang Yan】

Camp: Primate Civilization War Zone

Affiliation: Blue Star No. 8, Human

Level: 255 (Demigod)

Title: Demon-Exterminating Marshal

Class: Ice Mage

HP: 1.66 million/1.66 million

"Yo, still the same zone!" Xiao Feng exclaimed in surprise.

This Yunshang Yan seems to be her first time here; unfamiliar with the Heavenly Tower, upon arriving she looked left and right, noticing many alien players with strange appearances, her eyes full of novelty.

She walked forward, not heading straight for the challenge gate, but instead scanning back and forth with her gaze among the players, as if looking for someone.

Soon, her gaze fell upon Xiao Feng!

"Hey! Good brother, we're from the same zone!" Upon seeing Xiao Feng's info stating "Blue Star No. 8 Human", she immediately jogged over.

"Uh... is there a problem?"

Originally Xiao Feng wanted to ask if she'd like to spar a bit

, but he didn't expect her to come to him first.

However, this is understandable, as human players in this branch line are very few, mostly consisting of plant civilization and giant beast tribes nearby.

Yunshang Yan walked over and said: "I heard from friends that the Heavenly Tower challenge is a bit tough. You're also from Blue Star, with such a high level, you must have completed the challenge, right?"

"Hmm, just came out; what, are you here to seek experience?" Xiao Feng nodded slightly.

Yunshang Yan was a bit excited, replying: "Not just that; besides gaining some experience, I also want to buy some gear from you. I've heard that challenging the Heavenly Tower gives lots of mythic equipment, and if luck is good you can even get super mythic gear, i. e., inferior divine artifacts. You're level 275, you must have cleared at least a hundred layers, right? If you have spare gear, you can sell me a few pieces, and I'll pay you in Xian Xia!"

"Uh... inferior divine artifacts and such, I don't seem to have any; several pieces are bound."

Xiao Feng checked his bag and said regretfully.

This isn't an excuse; he really doesn't have any.

His worst equipment is medium-grade divine artifact, while most are high-grade divine artifact.

Ah, is that so... Okay, then I just want some experience; big shot, tell me what the content of floors 1-200 is, I'll pay~

Seeing he had no equipment to sell, Yun Shangyan was a bit disappointed, but soon she showed an expectant expression.

Xiao Feng thought she was quite pretty, her face full of curiosity about unknown things, and she seemed indifferent to money in Xian Xia; he guessed she was some rich young lady.

But 200 floors... does she have that capability?

"You have friends who have entered the Heavenly Tower, right? Why don't you ask them?" Xiao Feng asked instinctively.

Yun Shangyan shook her head and said: "They're too weak; the strongest among them only reached floor 78. My talent is stronger than theirs—I can start at least from floor 150. Big shot, you give me a lecture; I'll pay you 1 million cash or 2 million gold coins as remuneration, how about that?"

"Strong talent? What talent do you have?" Xiao Feng's curiosity was aroused.

Yun Shangyan didn't hide anything, happily adding him to her team and sharing her talent panel for him to see.

Her talent column had two talents, both seven-colored; at a glance you could tell they weren't ordinary.

Xiao Feng took a closer look and immediately showed a look of surprise.

【Wrath Spirit】: 2nd-tier talent, all damage skill power increased 10 times.

【Extraordinary Perception】: 2nd-tier talent, the proficiency required to cultivate the realm-transcending skill is reduced by 95%.

(End of chapter)