Watching the rust-covered long sword tear through space and come crashing down, Shi Feng's expression darkened.
A Tier 4 class could technically tear through space, but doing so was an incredibly taxing feat. Yet the rust-covered long sword in the Soul of the Tyrant's hand accomplished it effortlessly — meaning every ordinary attack from the Soul of the Tyrant was equivalent to a regular Legendary monster going all out.
He knew that before, under the Soul of the Tyrant's full-power attacks, had he not used the Elemental Source to reinforce the Tier 3 magic scroll, the barrier would have shattered after at most two hits. Even against a Tier 4 forbidden spell, a single strike could have broken through his triple Flame Barrier. And now, even a casual swing from the Soul of the Tyrant carried such devastating power…
As the rust-covered long sword descended, a black crack slashed across the golden barrier that had materialized around Shi Feng.
BOOM!
A thunderous boom echoed throughout the square tower's vicinity, and storm-like shockwaves surged outward. The onlookers standing a hundred yards away were sent staggering back once more.
"What kind of monster is this?!"
"Are Legendary monsters really this strong?!"
Everyone stared up at the Soul of the Tyrant atop the square tower, jaws hanging open.
The mere aftershock of a single strike had left them in such disarray — if it actually engaged them in combat, the consequences would be unthinkable.
As the dust settled atop the square tower, Shi Feng, who had activated his Absolute Domain, appeared completely unharmed — but he had been forced back several steps before regaining his footing.
"What kind of sword is that?" Shi Feng stared at the long sword in the Soul of the Tyrant's hand, his expression grave.
Although his Absolute Domain was an invincibility skill, there was no true invincibility in the Divine Realm — invincibility was only relative. Against Tier 4-powered attacks, the Absolute Domain could still hold its own. But against that rust-covered long sword, the Absolute Domain was no longer so absolute.
The barrier formed by the divine runes — when the rust-covered long sword slashed into it, he had clearly seen the blade sink roughly an inch into the barrier, deforming it on contact. The powerful impact forced him to retreat three or four steps.
This had never happened before.
Before Shi Feng could take any action, the Soul of the Tyrant launched another assault. The rust-covered long sword swung repeatedly, and several black cracks spread toward him through the air.
A single black crack had previously forced Shi Feng back several paces. With multiple cracks bearing down on him, he felt a powerful sense of mortal danger for the first time.
Without a second thought, he activated his Collapse Domain, unleashing domain suppression.
Against Legendary monsters, this suppression was weak, but it could at least diminish the Soul of the Tyrant's base stats somewhat.
Shi Feng then used his Tier 2 forbidden skill, Instant Release.
He vanished from his spot in the blink of an eye, narrowly dodging the spatial cracks, and appeared directly in front of the Soul of the Tyrant.
Instant Release not only caused a player's damage to skyrocket, but their attack speed as well.
However, Shi Feng had no intention of fighting the Soul of the Tyrant. Instead, he reached for the items in the magic crystal treasure chest, completely avoiding any engagement.
The magic crystal treasure chest held numerous items. Though he didn't know which was the most valuable, Shi Feng grabbed as many as he could. In the blink of an eye, two more items were stowed in his inventory. The Soul of the Tyrant, consumed by rage, swung the rust-covered long sword once again.
The Soul of the Tyrant's attack speed was extremely fast — even with Shi Feng's speed, dodging was impossible. So Shi Feng simply stopped trying. He let the Soul of the Tyrant attack freely while he continued snatching items from the chest — every last one counted.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM…
With each consecutive sword strike, Shi Feng was forced back again and again. The barrier that should have lasted ten seconds was rapidly dwindling under the repeated blows. But Shi Feng stubbornly continued grabbing items from the chest. Though he was blasted back a few steps each time, he still managed to snag one more item and stow it in his inventory without even looking at it.
"Despicable thief! You dare steal my clan's treasures — I'll reduce you to ashes!" the Soul of the Tyrant roared, the black mist emanating from its entire body merging into the rust-covered long sword.
Instantly, silver-white divine runes lit up along the previously rust-covered blade. They looked unassuming, but the moment the silver-white runes blazed to life, Shi Feng's dash toward the chest came to an abrupt halt — then, as if by pure instinct, he lunged backward.