Inside a magnificent ancient temple.
"That's truly remarkable!" The phantom dragon gazed at
"Exceedingly rare?" Shi Feng was somewhat taken aback.
Dragons were a pinnacle race, and their perception of the world was far sharper than his. Add the presence of Holy Dragons to the mix, and he wouldn't have been surprised if they'd reached the halfway mark — let alone if they'd made it all the way to that stretch of land. The gap in their levels of existence was simply too vast.
"That's right. Extremely rare." The phantom dragon gave a slight nod. "In the long history of the dragon clan, only five individuals have reached the halfway point while still at the fourth tier. Every last one of them was a genius of the dragon race, born with exceptional bloodlines. It's truly hard to imagine that you managed it in a human body."
Shi Feng felt a flicker of surprise himself. Even among the dragon clan, only five had accomplished it?
Reaching the halfway point was no small feat. It demanded not only a powerful soul but also a mastery of the fundamentals of various magical elements pushed to their absolute limit. Both were indispensable.
But given the natural talents of the dragon race, their souls went without saying, and grasping the fundamentals of magical elements should have been as effortless as eating or drinking for them — otherwise they wouldn't be so fearsome.
"Normally, any dragon that makes it halfway is already a fully matured fifth-tier dragon. With abilities like yours, it's no wonder little Albrecht yielded his trial rights to you." The phantom dragon regarded Shi Feng with open approval in its gaze. "Now then, in accordance with the ancient covenant, you may choose one chest from the Dragon Treasury to take with you."
As the phantom dragon finished speaking, three treasure chests materialized before Shi Feng.
The moment the three chests appeared, the mana throughout the great hall grew noticeably denser, and a faint divine pressure radiated from them.
"Truly worthy of being the dragon clan's rewards. Even the drops from slaying a sixth-tier god wouldn't surpass this."
Shi Feng stared at the three enormous chests before him, his heart swelling with awe.
The rewards this time were simply too generous.
Any single one of the three chests, if taken out into the world, would be enough to drive the entire Divine Realm into a frenzy.
The first was called the Black Stone Chest. Opening it would randomly yield one Legendary-grade item fragment weapon suited to the player and two pieces of Legendary-grade item fragment equipment suited to the player.
The second was called the Red Crystal Chest. Opening it would randomly yield four items — either a fifth-tier magical Skill Book suited to the player or a fifth-tier inheritance guide suited to the player.
The third was called the
For Shi Feng at present, aside from the first Black Stone Chest, both the second Red Crystal Chest and the third Purple Jade Chest were things he desperately wanted.
Right now, all he lacked was the final step of creating his own
God Crystals were equally vital — they formed the foundation for upgrading weapons and equipment, which in turn would greatly bolster his combat strength.
"Choose one of the three." The phantom dragon smiled faintly at Shi Feng, whose eyes had lit up. "In three minutes, I'll send you back. You'd best not deliberate too long."
Shi Feng thought for a moment, then said solemnly, "I've made my decision. I'll take the Purple Jade Chest."
The Red Crystal Chest was certainly important, but he wasn't a fifth-tier Class holder yet. Moreover, the Red Crystal Chest's contents were random — it was entirely possible that all four items would turn out to be fifth-tier inheritance guides, in which case he truly wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry.
God Crystals, on the other hand, were not so easily obtained. If he let this chance slip, there was no telling how long he'd have to wait before his weapons and equipment could be upgraded further.
"Very well. The Purple Jade Chest is yours."
The phantom dragon raised a claw, and in that instant the sealing barrier around the Purple Jade Chest dissipated entirely, making it ready to open at any time.
Without a second word, Shi Feng chose to open the Purple Jade Chest immediately. After all, a chest this size wasn't something he could carry with him — he could only open it on the spot.
The instant the chest opened, the divine pressure it radiated surged dramatically. The terrifying force was enough to make even ordinary fourth-tier Class holders' hearts quiver, and many wouldn't dare approach the chest at all.
But for Shi Feng, whose mental strength had already reached the fifth tier, withstanding this kind of divine pressure posed no problem whatsoever. At this point, he could even face a genuine sixth-tier god head-on, let alone mere God Crystals.
"Eleven, then?"