Broken Steel, as the sword with the strongest residual power among the five fragments, naturally had the highest difficulty of acquisition among all five weapons.
Even if Shi Feng wanted to go now, the end result would simply be death.
Shi Feng studied the five clues carefully.
Based on his knowledge, three of these five weapons couldn't be obtained before reaching level 100, but the other two could be acquired at a level below 100.
Of these two weapons, the one easiest for Shi Feng to obtain was located in the Pinnacle of the World.
"Dragon's Throat Mallet?" Shi Feng looked at the area the clue ultimately pointed to and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Dragon's Throat Mallet was a regional map within the Pinnacle of the World, where the level reached as high as 60, and it was an extremely dangerous place—far more threatening than the displayed level 60 suggested.
Shi Feng had heard that quite a few Tier 4 players had died there, and not just any deaths—they weren't the kind where you simply lost some experience and a piece of equipment. They lost basic stats as well.
Exactly how much was lost, Shi Feng wasn't sure.
But the fact that Tier 4 players could die in a level 60 map spoke volumes about how terrifying it must be.
Dragon's Throat Mallet wasn't too far from Sogar Mountain—just two leveling zones apart. If he left the Blood Refining Passage, he could get there fairly quickly. However, going there with his current strength would be a nine-dead-one-alive situation at best. Dying wouldn't matter much, but losing a large chunk of basic stats would make the whole endeavor pointless.
The safest level to ensure a reasonable success rate would be at least level 50 after class advancement—that would provide a bit more security.
Moreover, he didn't need to worry about someone else snatching the weapon before he reached level 50 and advanced his class.
To reach the Pinnacle of the World, one needed at least Tier 4 strength just to get there. Unless one had a Tier 4 spatial movement scroll, but such items were extraordinarily rare. It was unlikely that a second one could be found in the entire Divine Realm. The probability of any player entering Dragon's Throat Mallet was virtually zero. So naturally, he had nothing to worry about.
Just as Shi Feng was about to leave the Blood Refining Passage and head outside to Sogar Mountain to grind monsters and level up, a system alarm suddenly sounded in his ears.
"No way—did the nutrient solution run out already? I just replaced it yesterday!" Shi Feng recognized this system alarm well. Whenever the nutrient solution in the virtual reality pod was nearly depleted, it would emit this warning. "Well, it's already 4 PM. I suppose it's time to log off and rest."
During this period, Shi Feng had practically been living inside the Blood Refining Passage, slaying Blood Refining Warriors day and night. He hadn't been getting much physical exercise during the daytime, so it would be nice to relax properly in the real world. Now that the task was complete, it was the perfect time to take a break.
He promptly chose to log off and rest.
In the luxurious bedroom, the pure-white virtual reality pod slowly opened, and Shi Feng stepped out.
Sunlight had long since poured into the room, and modern electronic smart devices were arranged before Shi Feng's eyes.
As a luxury villa of the Beidou Fitness Center, it was leagues beyond any ordinary apartment. Everything in the room was managed by the AI. All you had to do was give it a command, and the AI would take care of everything—it was incredibly convenient and efficient.
The moment he stepped out of the virtual reality pod, Shi Feng felt an indescribable weakness wash over his body.
"As expected—fighting the Blood Refining Champion consumed way too much," Shi Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Although he had always wanted to increase his brain activity levels, S-grade nutrient solutions were extremely difficult to obtain. Even with his own money, Beidou could only acquire a limited supply. To train Huo Wu and the others, he had kept only five bottles for himself. He couldn't afford to use them carelessly.
That was precisely why he never dared to over-exert himself and use the Void Step recklessly—unless he was dealing with something truly critical.
But this mission had indeed been important. If he hadn't defeated the Blood Refining Champion, he would never have obtained the ancient manuscript, let alone the whereabouts of Solomon's Sword.