Shi Feng had been deliberately holding off on leveling up, keeping the Abyssal at Level 10, because he wanted to gather ten Gold-grade weapons of Level 15 to enhance the Abyssal's potential.
But now was not the time to worry about that.
The Abyssal in Shi Feng's hand erupted with rolling black mist that surged directly toward the weapon he was offering as a sacrifice.
In less than three seconds, even the incomparably tough Dark Gold-grade Demon-Slaying Sword was reduced to a cloud of black mist, devoured by the Abyssal.
After consuming the sacrificial weapon, the Abyssal was no longer entirely pitch-black. Golden divine runes that had never appeared before now surfaced along the blade, radiating a faint golden glow, while the edge had turned silver-gray.
Shi Feng swung the Abyssal once. The blade sliced through the air, and the air parted like a sheet of transparent paper being cut.
"So sharp." Shi Feng gazed at the Abyssal in his hand with amazement.
This sharp, combined with his elementary Power of Destruction—even without channeling the destructive force of the Ice Blue Demonic Flame—Iron Rank weapons and equipment probably wouldn't hold up, and only Mythril Rank quality could endure for any length of time.
Abyssal, one-handed sword, Magic Artifact.
Attack Power +211.
All Attributes +25.
Attack Speed +8.
Ignores monster level +8. 35% chance to deal 2× damage on attack, 10% chance to deal 3× damage, 20% chance to inflict Curse of Misfortune, reducing all attributes by 40% for 30 seconds.
Swordsman class holders receive +3 to all skill levels and gain +2 additional free attribute points per level.
Equipment Level 15, upgradable (devour ten Iron Rank weapons of Level 20 and one Mythril Rank weapon of Level 20 to upgrade to Level 20). Evolvable (unknown).
Innate Skill 1—Phantom Kill. Instantly creates a clone. The clone possesses 55% of the original's attributes and all skills, lasting 40 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes.
Innate Skill 2—Abyssal Bind. Restricts an enemy's movement while reducing their Defense by 100%. Lasts 3 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.
Innate Skill 3—Nine-Headed Dragon Slash. Instantly generates nine phantom copies of the Abyssal for the wielder to use. Each phantom blade deals 30% damage, lasting 30 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes.
Innate Skill 4—Dark Sky Frenzy. Deals 45% of the target's damage to enemies in a 12-yard cone ahead. Lasts 30 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.
A legendary sword personally forged by the master artisan Olisus using the fangs of the Black Dragon King as material. It is one of the Divine Realm's Thirty-Six Legendary Swords, ranked thirty-first. However, the sword carries a curse from the Black Dragon King—while it grants the wielder extraordinary power, it periodically backlashs against them. Thanks to modifications by Jack that incorporated Stardust Stone, the backlash has been greatly diminished. Should the wielder fail to suppress it, they will suffer the Black Dragon King's curse: all attributes permanently reduced by 50%, and the weapon becomes bound—undropable, untradeable, and indestructible.
"As expected of a Magic Artifact. Even without sacrificing ten Gold-grade weapons and one Dark Gold-grade weapon, the attack power alone surpasses Dark Gold-grade weapons. It's nearly on par with a two-handed Dark Gold greatsword." Shi Feng smiled with satisfaction.
A Level 15 Dark Gold-grade Demon-Slaying Sword only had 183 Attack Power, yet the Abyssal's Attack Power sat at 211—far superior to the Demon-Slaying Sword, let alone the improvements to its other attributes and skills.
Still, it remained a considerable distance behind the pinnacle Dark Gold-grade one-handed sword of Level 20, the Shadow of Purgatory.
Shadow of Purgatory, one-handed sword, Dark Gold-grade (upgradable twice), Equipment Level 20.
Attack +273.