The appearance of the black dragon left Hei Zi and Jimo Ruxue stunned.
That roar that shook the heavens made one tremble just by standing there, let alone the flames burning on the black dragon's body, the temperature it emitted instantly raising the temperature of the entire Star River region by over ten degrees.
They were so frightened they didn't dare move a muscle.
The black dragon glanced around, looked at Faust, then shifted its gaze to Shi Feng.
"This isn't going to be to kill me, is it?" Shi Feng said, seeing a giant dragon for the first time.
In the Divine Realm, giant dragons symbolize power and destruction, showing how terrifying they are, let alone the fact that the dragon before them is the king of dragons, the Black Dragon King.
"Young man, rest assured, it has long been dead; now it is merely a phantom that no one can harm. It only appears because you let the magic artifact devour new power, revealing its former shape." Faust noticed Shi Feng's worry and smiled as he explained.
Indeed, the black dragon king before them merely stared at Shi Feng, taking no action.
Yet even as a phantom, it was enough to make one's heart race.
If it were a physical entity, the entire Star River region would instantly become a sea of fire, a hell on earth, and they could not possibly remain unharmed standing there.
After a while, the black dragon king's phantom dissipated, turning into black flame and returning to the Abyssal.
Instantly, the Abyssal underwent a change: mysterious silver runes appeared on its black blade, making them unreadable; the whole Abyssal faintly emitted a phantom of black flames, and a coiled dragon appeared on the hilt—clearly this sword is no ordinary weapon.
"Is this the new power of the Abyssal?" Shi Feng felt, upon gripping the Abyssal, as if his will were communicating with it.
This feeling of being in sync was as if the Abyssal in his hand were part of his body, an extension of his arm.
Besides this illusion, the Abyssal's attributes underwent a complete transformation.
Abyssal, one‑handed sword, Magic Artifact.
Attack Power 96.
All Attributes +22.
Attack Speed +6.
Ignores monster level 7; when attacking, there is a 30% chance to deal double damage, a 10% chance to deal triple damage, and a 20% chance to inflict the Misfortune Curse, lowering all attributes by 40% for 30 seconds.
Any swordsman class holder gains +3 to all skill levels, and each level up grants an additional 2 free attribute points.
Equipment level 10, can be upgraded (by devouring ten 15‑grade Black Iron weapons and one 15‑grade Mythril weapon to reach level 15). Can evolve (unknown).
Attached Skill One: Phantom Kill – instantly creates a clone with 50% of the host's attributes and all skills, lasting 40 seconds, cooldown 5 minutes.
Attached Skill Two: Abyssal Bind – immobilizes the enemy, reducing their defense by 100%; lasts 3 seconds, cooldown 1 minute.
Attached Skill Three: Nine‑Headed Dragon Slash – instantly creates nine phantom Abyssal swords for the wielder to use; each phantom sword deals 30% damage, lasts 28 seconds, cooldown 5 minutes.
Attached Skill Four: Dark Heavenly Frenzy – deals 40% of target damage to enemies in a 12‑yard cone ahead; lasts 30 seconds, cooldown one minute.
Forged by the master craftsman Olixys from the black dragon king's fang, this renowned sword is one of the Thirty‑Six Divine Realm Swords, ranked thirty‑first; however, it is cursed by the black dragon king, granting its wielder tremendous power but periodically backlashing them. After Jack's modification, adding starlight stone, the backlash is greatly reduced; if the backlash cannot be suppressed, the wielder will suffer the black dragon king's curse, permanently lowering all attributes by 50%, and the item cannot be dropped or traded.
"It seems the weapons devoured were good; the improvement will be even greater." Shi Feng expressed his satisfaction with the Abyssal's enhancement.