The Strongest Sword God Reincarnation
Chapter 88. Rising To Intermediate Level

After inserting the obsidian key, there was no reaction from the steel gate. It still didn't move as usual.

At this moment, a message arrived from Gentle Snow. He told Shi Feng that the Mechanical Knights suddenly stopped chasing him and quickly returned.

"Omong is empty, impossible, right? The key really doesn't work?" In anger, Shi Feng suddenly threw a punch into the keyhole.

Since he could not use the simplest way to enter, then he could only use more dangerous methods to enter.

In. In. At…

Suddenly, a golden light radiated out from the keyhole. Countless energy surges lit up on the pair of three-storied gates. After which, the gate slowly opened, letting out a creaking sound.

Seeing that the Mechanical Knights had already rushed back, while a gap fitting for someone had opened between a pair of gates...

Without hesitation, Shi Feng took out an obsidian key, and the gate stopped moving instantly. Following which, Shi Feng forced himself through the gap between the gates.

System: You have found Barrutia Steel Fortress.

Two-level Mechanical Knights tried to enter through the gate. However, the gap between the gates was too narrow for them to pass through. Other than the weight of the enormous gate, the Mechanical Knights could only bombard the attacks on the outer gate. Unfortunately, their actions were useless.

"I'm inside." After Shi Feng sent a message to Gentle Snow, he carefully headed forward along the giant steel path.

On the other side of the Crushed Land...

"Snow, how is he?" Waiting at the side, Zhao Yueru asked as she saw Gentle Snow running towards her.

"There's no problem. He's already inside."

"After all, this mission is really dangerous. I have just roughly estimated the strength of the Mechanical Knights, and I have discovered that these Mechanical Knights are completely different from other Special Elites. They could quickly block my attack, other than directly returning with a counterattack. If not for my quick reaction, I might have died by now."

"If we don't have skills that can continuously deal massive amounts of damage, even if we can continue to lure them, we will remain powerless against these Mechanical Knights. Instead, we'll just pile up our own bodies." Gentle Snow sat down and took some food, ate and drank to recuperate. Right now, his mind was filled with the scene of the previous battle. It was really a stressful situation. Just by receiving the shockwave, which resulted from the Mechanical Knight's spear striking the ground, he lost over 200 HP. If the weapon hit him directly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After hearing Gentle Snow's words, for an unknown reason, Zhao Yueru released a sigh of relief.

"All right, stop dreaming. We're gonna grind Bird Man on the cliff. The plunder and experience here are quite good, so we should be able to quickly surpass those top-tier experts," After recovering, Gentle Snow stood up and ordered.

Meanwhile, inside the Steel Fortress, Shi Feng advanced carefully. Signs of rust and corrosion covered every inch inside the fort. There were only flakes of light inside, barely allowing Shi Feng to see the path clearly.

After walking far enough, Shi Feng found no danger. There was only the occasional sound of dripping water and the rumbling sounds of the machines operating. Although more than a millennium had passed, the majority of the machines here still functioned normally. Anyone could clearly see how advanced the techniques that the Civilized Midget possessed.

After passing through the large hallway, Shi Feng arrived at the area with an enormous smelting furnace. The steel walls surrounding the furnace were connected together with steel stairs, and at the bottom of the furnace was an endless pool of water.

However, Shi Feng did not walk along the stairs towards the next exit. Instead, he jumped up and jumped towards the pool.

Halfway through, Shi Feng activated Gravity Liberation. The speed of the fall decreased drastically, his body slowly descending like a feather.

During the descent, Shi Feng suddenly saw a passageway on the wall. This passageway barely allowed one to enter. However, the information Shi Feng had gathered in his previous life did not mention such a passageway. Hence, Shi Feng slowly floated up, landing accurately in the hidden passageway.

"There's actually a Treasure Chest here! Don't any of those people realize it?" Shi Feng discovered that, at the very depths of the passageway, there was a large dark black steel chest. Many rhymes were carved into the chest, and a quick glance was enough to say it was not just an ordinary chest.

After observing it in detail, Shi Feng decided that the chest was a Mysterious-Iron Treasure Chest. However, Shi Feng did not rush to open the Treasure Chest. Instead, he used the Illusion of Killing, allowing his doppelganger to go and take a look.

Just as the doppelganger began to activate the Treasure Chest, the surrounding steel walls shot out countless flying arrows. The doppelganger was killed in an instant, leaving Shi Feng terrified. Fortunately, Shi Feng had made it a habit to be careful and thoughtful when inside the God's Domain. Otherwise, he would have really died.

This time, the doppelganger managed to safely open the Treasure Chest. With no more danger, Shi Feng walked over to the Chest and took out the contents.

Inside, there was a Mysterious-Iron Level Black Stone Shield. It was truly a Level 10 top-tier Shield.

[Black Stone Shield] (Mysterious Iron Level)

Level 10's

Equipment Requirement: Power 25

Defense +69

Survival Rate 29%

Strength +7, Endurance +10

HP +200

After equipping, all damage received from the front will be reduced by 10%.

There was also a Mysterious-Iron Mastery Book. When used, players would randomly receive 10 to 50 Free Mastery Points. This item was several times rarer than the Black Stone Shield. That was because Mastery Points could last forever, while the Black Stone Shield could not.

"Hopefully my luck won't be too bad," Shi Feng slightly prayed before choosing to use the Mastery Book.

After that, the System starts displaying a random stack of numbers ranging from 10 to 50. As long as Shi Feng shouted "Stop," the last number that would appear was the number of Mastery Points he would obtain. It is similar to Russian Roulette.

In Shi Fengs previous life, many experts gathered various sorts of Mastery Books to increase their Weapon Mastery. However, Mastery Books were too rare, and even with money, one might not be able to afford them. Most of the players who obtained the Mastery Book would use it instead of selling it. After all, it was extremely difficult to obtain one Free Mastery Point.

Shi Feng had once seen someone lucky enough to obtain the Fine Gold Mastery Book. Many players looked at that person with immense envy, and some were even willing to spend a million Credits to purchase the Mastery Book from that person. However, that person refused to sell and instead, used that Mastery Book for himself. The range of Free Mastery Points provided by the Fine Gold Mastery Book was between 30 to 200. At first, everyone thought this person was very lucky. However, that fellow had only obtained 31 Free Mastery Points, in the end, becoming a laughingstock for everyone. The points he obtained were no better than the Mysterious-Iron Mastery Book.

Looking at the continuously rotating numbers, Shi Fengs heart skipped a beat, not knowing what number would come out.

"Stop!" Shi Feng shouted.

The wheel of numbers suddenly stopped, and Shi Feng peeked opened his eyes and looked.

32 points.

Relatively good amount. Shi Feng had just easily obtained 32 Free Mastery Points, which was equivalent to the Free Mastery Points he would earn by leveling up to Level 20.

Shi Feng opened his One-handed Sword Mastery Window.

Right now, his One-handed Sword Mastery Window was still at 20 points, placing him at the level of a Basic Swordsman Practitioner and increasing Basic Damage by 10%.

If he were to enter the 8 Free Mastery Points he obtained while leveling up to Level 5, and the 5 remaining points from before, he now had a total of 45 Free Mastery Points.

Shi Feng immediately added 30 Mastery Points to his One-handed Sword Mastery. Instantly, his One-handed Sword Mastery rose to the level of an Intermediate Swordsman Practitioner, increasing his Basic Damage by 15%. As for becoming an Advanced Swordsman Practitioner, he was still 50 points away from doing so.

Although it was only a 5% increase in Basic Damage, it should not be taken lightly. This Basic Damage would be magnified many times after taking into account the bonus of the Skill. Often, the gap that existed between a top-tier expert and a normal expert was due to the difference in Basic Damage. At this stage of the game, there might only be a small portion of experts who have attained Basic Mastery. Shi Feng had already reached Intermediate Mastery, far leading them.

Just as Shi Feng was about to continue stepping further into the Steel Fortress, the fortress alarm rang.