Chapter 1 The First Clear of the Ruins of the Black God

While the outside world was abuzz discussing Zero Wing Guild’s first clear of the Ruins of the Black God, Shi Feng was still sorting through the loot dropped by the Azureflame Black King.

System: First clear of the Hell difficulty Ruins of the Black God, drop rate increased by 100%.

Normally, using Divine Grace to kill the Azureflame Black King would have yielded quite a few good items, but now with a 100% increase in drop rate, the ground was littered with loot. A quick glance showed that there were definitely more than thirty items, although most of them were various rare materials.

"Is this the drop rate for a large-scale team dungeon on Hell difficulty?" Hei Zi asked, mouth agape, eyes shining.

Although Shi Feng hadn't appraised them yet, the stylish designs and intricate magic patterns hinted that these weapons and equipment were extraordinary, far superior to those of Mithril rank.

Moreover, the Azureflame Black King was a Level 30 Great Lord, so all the dropped weapons and equipment were Level 30. This was a considerable temptation for members still wearing Level 25 equipment.

The guild had quite a few Level 30 weapons and equipment, after all, the main force of the guild was around Level 29 and 30, allowing them to attempt six-person, ten-person, and twenty-person dungeons of Level 30.

However, the quality of the equipment from these dungeons wasn't very good, generally Bronze and Dark-Iron rank, with very few Mithril or higher. Increasing equipment level by 5 was equivalent to increasing quality by one rank. Wearing Level 30 Fine-Gold equipment would be equivalent to Level 25 Dark-Gold equipment.

Wearing Level 30 Dark-Gold equipment was like wearing Level 25 equipment with stats very close to Epic rank.

Currently, the top-tier equipment of the major guilds was Level 25 Fine-Gold, with very few Dark-Gold, along with Level 30 Mithril and very rare Fine-Gold. Having Level 30 Dark-Gold equipment at this time would make it the best equipment besides Epic-rank equipment and Tier 1 sets.

While a player's combat skills were important, base stats were just as crucial.

Now that a Great Lord Boss had been defeated, with a 100% increase in drop rate, it was perfectly normal for some Level 30 Dark-Gold equipment to drop.

After collecting all the items, Shi Feng began appraising the equipment one by one. Aqua Rose was distributing guild contribution points for the Boss raid. Any equipment dropped in the dungeon could be purchased with guild contribution points by the members who participated in the raid. If no one wanted it, it would be placed in the guild warehouse with a reasonable high price tag for other members to redeem.

Raiding a Great Lord Boss gave everyone a significant increase in contribution points, but at this moment, no one cared about the contribution points. All their attention was focused on Shi Feng, each prepared to spend a lot.

As drops from a Hell-difficulty large-scale team dungeon, most of the main force members, except for a few like Fire Dance, Aqua Rose, Purple Smoke, Cola, Ye Wumian, Hei Zi, and Low Key North Wind, didn't need them. The others’ equipment was far inferior, as these few had Tier 1 sets given by Shi Feng, the best equipment in Tier 1 classes, second only to Epic-rank sets.

They wouldn't need to change equipment until they advanced to Tier 2 classes, unless they could get Epic-rank equipment.

Before long, Shi Feng finished appraising all the items.

A total of 33 items, 19 of which were materials. There were 8 magic crystals, and also Hundred Beast Wood for building beast pens, Magic Source Essence for building magic teleportation arrays, and so on. These materials were super rare. Normally, even defeating a Great Lord Boss wouldn't guarantee a single one. Getting two or three of each was already extremely lucky.

"The advantage of the first clear of Hell difficulty is significant. It even brought out the Azureflame Black King's entire fortune," Shi Feng said, smiling as he looked at the weapons and equipment in his bag.

"Guild Leader, what good stuff did you get? You look so happy." Aqua Rose knew Shi Feng's discerning eye; he was definitely one of the best in the entire Star-Moon Kingdom. Items that could satisfy Shi Feng must be very, very good.

"Yeah, Guild Leader, hurry up and show us the stats." Hei Zi already had an Epic staff, but still loved seeing the stats of top-tier weapons and equipment.

"I won't say much, I'll just show you this item first." Shi Feng took out a deep red greatsword emitting a faint azure flame. Not only was its appearance handsome to an outrageous degree, but it also gave off an extremely terrifying aura.

Azureflame Twin Blades, Greatsword, Dark-Gold rank, Equipment Level 30-35.

Attack +702 (Level 30)

Strength +54, Agility +41, Stamina +44, Attack Speed +2.

30% chance to trigger Azureflame Attack on hit, dealing an additional 120% fire damage to the target and reducing their defense by 30% for 7 seconds. 20% chance to deal double damage. 10% chance to trigger Azureflame Dance, dealing 300% fire damage in a cone in front, ignoring levels +10.

Although the Azureflame Twin Blades didn't have active skills, it had a lot of passive skills. Its pure attack power was even slightly higher than the Level 30 Abyss Blade, making it a purely offensive, violent weapon.

Everyone gasped upon seeing the stats of the Azureflame Twin Blades.

"Damn, Epic-rank weapons are nothing compared to this!" Hei Zi exclaimed in astonishment. He himself had an Epic-rank weapon, so he could immediately tell how amazing the Azureflame Twin Blades was, definitely on par with Fire Dance's Truefire Edge.

If a Berserker were to wield these Azureflame Twin Blades, their DPS would probably skyrocket several levels and catch up to Fire Dance.

Moreover, the Azureflame Twin Blades could be upgraded to Level 35, and even among Level 40 weapons, it would be top-tier. This meant that the Azureflame Twin Blades could be used until Level 40 without needing to be replaced.

Instantly, the Berserkers in the team were breathing heavily, looking at the Azureflame Twin Blades with longing.

"What powerful stats, just a sword can make a Berserker's output reach the top tier," Fire Dance said in admiration.

"Don't be surprised yet, the Azureflame Twin Blades is only the third-best weapon and equipment drop this time." Shi Feng shook his head and smiled, then took out a red-black round shield from his bag. "This is the second-best weapon and equipment."

Hearing Shi Feng say that, everyone was shocked.

The Azureflame Twin Blades was already so amazing, yet it wasn't the best equipment dropped this time? It was hard to believe.

The red-black round shield wasn't large, only about a third the size of a normal shield, but it had a mark of the Azureflame Black King engraved on the surface, surrounded by numerous magic patterns. It was clearly no ordinary shield.

Azureflame Aegis, Shield, Dark-Gold rank, Equipment Level 30-35, Equipment Requirement: 200 Strength, 20 Fire Resistance.

Defense 1950, Defense Rate 42%, Strength +31, Stamina +47, Evasion +15, Attack Speed +2. (Level 30)

Comes with passive skill Azureflame Shield, which absorbs 30% of all damage from the front and converts it into Azureflame. When 5000 points of damage have been absorbed, it deals 150% damage in a 3*10 yard area in front.

Active skill Fire Stream Ascension, Sacrifice 20% of HP to become a Fiery Armor, DEF increases by 150%, STR increases by 40% for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 30 minutes.