Chapter 1003 – Twofold Berserk

“Guild Leader Black Flame?”

When Shi Feng appeared in the center of the battlefield and finished off the Undying Mother with a spectacular lightning bolt, Empyreal Wraith wasn’t the only one stunned. Aqua Rose, who was retreating from the battlefield, was also rendered speechless.

“Is Guild Leader Black Flame insane? How dare he steal Empyreal Wraith’s kill?” Seven Melody was equally shocked and confused as she looked at Shi Feng.

The fact that Empyreal Wraith was here for the Undying Mother raid could already be considered a nightmarish situation for Shi Feng. Yet, after getting rescued by Juggernaut, rather than leaving the Demon God Forest while Empyreal Wraith was occupied, Shi Feng threw himself into Demon’s Gate’s Isolated World. He even stole the Undying Mother kill from Empyreal Wraith. Such behavior was nothing short of suicide.

Empyreal Wraith was a lunatic among lunatics. He was an existence that the various apex powers’ experts dreaded to meet. Now that Shi Feng had stolen the Undying Mother kill from Empyreal Wraith, not even the Seven Luminaries Alliance’s intervention could stop Empyreal Wraith from killing Shi Feng.

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Inside the Isolated World…

Having secured the kill of the Undying Mother, Shi Feng received the bulk of the Taboo Boss’s EXP, hence his level skyrocketed.

One level… Two levels… Three levels…

Brilliant lights repeatedly appeared around Shi Feng, his level going from 232 to 237 in three seconds.

Immediately afterward, a series of system notifications rang in his ears.

System: Congratulations! You have slain the Undying Mother and unraveled its curse. Rewarding two levels and the Undying Slayer title. When this title is equipped, you will receive up to three Undying effects daily.

System Warning: You have slain the Undying Mother and angered the other Taboo existences. They are very likely to ambush you in the future.

What an incredible title!

Shi Feng didn’t think much about the level reward. Although it increased his level from 237 to 239, the improvement in his strength was minimal. However, when he read the effects of the Undying Slayer title, his eyes shone with excitement.

Three Undying effects daily. This was, without question, a heaven-defying ability. The Undying Slayer title was especially useful now that he had the Flame God Set. Now, it would be much harder for others to kill him permanently. Although there was a possibility of dropping the Flame God Set on his first death, making it easier to kill him in his subsequent revivals, only Primordial Gods and the like should be able to cause him to drop the Divine Set on his first death.

While Shi Feng marveled at his new title, Empyreal Wraith’s expression turned unprecedentedly ferocious and cold.

“You’re dead! Dead! I will kill you no matter what!” Empyreal Wraith bellowed, his voice sounding like a demon from hell. The bloodlust he radiated exploded in intensity, making even the Demon’s Gate members present shudder.

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Is this kid out of his mind? He even dares to steal from Empyreal Wraith? Or does he think Empyreal Wraith won’t dare to touch him? Juggernaut got a headache when he saw the situation in the Isolated World.

Empyreal Wraith was a problematic lunatic whom even Juggernaut would normally try to avoid. His chances of defeating Empyreal Wraith in a fair fight were only 50%. If not for Verdant Rainbow viewing Shi Feng highly and putting her hopes on Shi Feng securing a seat in the Seven Luminaries Alliance’s Senate, he would never have helped Shi Feng in the first place.

But now, Juggernaut couldn’t save Shi Feng, even if he wanted to. Unless the players outside could break Demon’s Gate’s Isolated World, nobody could help Shi Feng.

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“Get Soul Annihilated!”

As Empyreal Wraith’s voice echoed in the Isolated World, his scythe transformed into a space-shredding storm that swept toward Shi Feng. The storm was no weaker than Juggernaut’s all-out attack.

“The Extreme Evil Set’s Pseudo-Tier 7 Profound Skill?” Shi Feng muttered as he stared at the oncoming storm. Although the storm wasn’t as powerful as the Undying Mother’s miniature planet attack, it still wasn’t something Tier 6 players could resist head-on.

“You know quite a lot,” Empyreal Wraith said, surprised that Shi Feng could identify his attack. “But it’s too late for regrets now! Even if you have the strength to kill Tarnished Wind, you will still die today! And your guild members as well! I’ll make sure to kill every single one of them!”

As the storm was about to sweep over Shi Feng, he retrieved and drank a bottle of Divine Blood. Immediately, his Life Rating skyrocketed, and his boundless life aura spread across the Isolated World.

“You have a lot of treasures.” When Empyreal Wraith sensed Shi Feng’s life aura evolving to match that of Phoenix Rain, he did not panic. On the contrary, he smirked and continued, “But so what if that potion can elevate your Basic Attributes to the Primordial God standard? What makes Primordial Gods powerful aren’t just their Basic Attributes but their Skills and Spells that exceed Tier 6. The attack you used against the Undying Mother just now should be a Skill that goes beyond Tier 6, right? Such Skills have long Cooldowns. Unless you have another one in your arsenal, today will mark your end!”

In reality, Empyreal Wraith was quite wary of individuals who could exhibit strength at the Primordial God standard. Of course, his fear didn’t stem from these individuals’ having Primordial God-ranked Basic Attributes but from their ability to execute Pseudo-Tier 7 attacks.

Take Juggernaut, for example. The Weeping Earth Set he wore came with a Pseudo-Tier 7 Profound Skill. If he were to use the Skill with his Basic Attributes, Empyreal Wraith would not be able to block it without using a Skill of a similar tier, and only death would await Empyreal Wraith.

This was also why Empyreal Wraith hadn’t dared to take action against Juggernaut previously. Pseudo-Tier 7 Profound Skills typically had Cooldowns of one day or more. If he had expended his Extreme Evil Set’s Pseudo-Tier 7 Profound Skill, he’d have had no way to defend against the Pseudo-Tier 7 Profound Skills of the other Divine Set users.

However, now that the Isolated World protected him, Empyreal Wraith no longer had to conserve his Pseudo-Tier 7 Profound Skill against Shi Feng. Once he eliminated Shi Feng, he simply needed to wait for the Undying Mother’s loot to spawn, secure it, and leave with the escape measure he prepared beforehand.

“With the original gap in our Basic Attributes, a onefold berserk is indeed not enough to let me block your Pseudo-Tier 7 Profound Skill,” Shi Feng said, calmly drawing the Shadow Incinerator as he stared at the oncoming storm. “But what if I undergo a twofold berserk?”

After saying so, Shi Feng activated the Abyssal Eye’s Tier 7 Skill, Abyssal Will. Immediately, his Defense increased by 500%, his Strength by 400%, his Agility by 300%, his Physique by 300%, his Endurance by 400%, and his Concentration by one rank. Then, he swung the Shadow Incinerator and drew a black moon before him.

Goddess-ranked Mana Technique, Dark Moon!

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