In Shi Feng's memory, there was no such thing as a "super dark-gold grade" quality.
But if even a Master Blacksmith like Celuola said so, it probably wasn't a lie. He just wondered what kind of attributes the Blazing Fire Star would have.
"Are you wondering what super dark-gold grade quality is?" Celuola was in an excellent mood after forging such a masterpiece, so she explained. "It's only natural that you haven't heard of it. Only old monsters at the level of Grandmaster Blacksmiths know about these things. I only learned about it by chance."
"In the Divine Realm, equipment quality does indeed go from dark-gold grade up to epic grade. But there's an enormous threshold between them. One could say that the jump from dark-gold to epic grade is a qualitative leap. Don't you find that strange?"
Shi Feng nodded in complete agreement.
Just as Celuola said, dark-gold equipment was only somewhat stronger than gold-grade equipment. But epic equipment was several tiers above dark-gold—like the Mavis's Guard in Hei Zi's hands, which was far, far superior to the Silver Lake Light that Shi Feng held, whose attributes were comparable to dark-gold.
Just equipping a single epic weapon instantly gave Hei Zi higher damage output and attack power than Shi Feng himself. That showed just how powerful epic items truly were.
"It seems you understand the gap," Celuola said with a smile. "Actually, epic weapons and equipment have another name."
"Another name?" This was the first time Shi Feng had heard of it.
"Indeed, another name. This is something I only learned after studying the Blacksmithing Tome and the vast collection of documents I've gathered." Celuola nodded. "In ancient times, epic weapons and equipment were called Transcendent items. Owning one granted absolute power that surpassed ordinary mortals—that's why they were called Transcendent. And the Blazing Fire Star I forged, because it wasn't made with Transcendent materials, couldn't possibly become a true Transcendent item. But it can be considered Pseudo-Transcendent."
"Pseudo-Transcendent items?" Shi Feng grasped the concept somewhat, and his curiosity grew about what level the Blazing Fire Star had actually reached to make Celuola so happy.
"Take a look for yourself." Celuola handed the Blazing Fire Star to Shi Feng and said softly, "Pseudo-Transcendent refers to the limit of power that mortals can achieve. One could say this Blazing Fire Star is the masterpiece closest to a true Transcendent item."
Upon hearing this, Shi Feng's heart stirred. A weapon approaching epic quality—aside from the Magic Artifact Abyssal in his possession, nothing he owned could compare. Even the Blazing Fire Star he'd obtained in his previous life had only been dark-gold grade. He never expected to receive a Pseudo-Transcendent item in this life.
He immediately took the Blazing Fire Star and inspected its attributes.
**Blazing Fire Star** Throwing Weapon, Dark-Gold Grade Required: 120 Strength, 140 Agility Attack Power (value equals player's total Strength × 2) Strength +50, Agility +65, Stamina +10.
Attack Speed +5.
Maximum Throwing Distance: 45 yards.
Ignores monster level by 8. Attack speed increased by 15%. 35% chance to ignore defense on attack. 30% chance to trigger the Fourfold Phantom effect—each phantom dealing 50% fire damage. 10% chance to trigger knockback. 5% chance to trigger Blazing Inferno effect, dealing 200 fire damage per second, lasting 10 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.
Attached Skill: Wrath of the Flame God. Deals physical and fire damage within a 40×3 yard area. Deals 900% damage to the first target, then decreases by 10% for each subsequent target. Minimum damage of 500%. Cooldown: 3 minutes.
The Blazing Fire Star was forged by Grandmaster Blacksmith Celuola. Due to material limitations, it is a Pseudo-Transcendent item that grants the limit of mortal power upon equipping. If a complete set of epic-grade fire-type materials can be gathered, it can be reforged into an epic-grade item. Bound to player Shi Feng. Cannot be dropped. Cannot be traded.