RSSG: Reincarnation + Almighty System???

"Oh?. Those people actually fabricated the rumor of a Secret-Silver Treasure Chest?. Jokes on them; this is even better than a treasure ċhėst." Shi Feng had never heard of the 'Past Glory' Hidden Quest, but nonetheless, he remained calm and optimistic. He teleported back and continued through the mist…

After a few minutes, the mist cleared, and what stood before him was a ruined city. Remnants of what used to be an immensely prosperous city decorated Shi Feng's view. He hurriedly checked his map before he entered the city. Strikingly, the map showed nothing else around but the city. Inside the city, there were only two indicators, a book-shaped indicator and a question mark in the center of the city. They were close to each other, so Shi Feng immediately entered the city and started walking towards the book indicator.

Looking around, Shi Feng noticed all of the dilapidated buildings and houses and thought about searching them. But he was by himself, meaning it would potentially take hours upon hours to search through a city. Why would Shi Feng waste hours searching around aimlessly while others were grinding and leveling up?. Absolutely not!

After 10 minutes, he arrived in front of the Book indicator; it was inside a 3 story building, which looked slightly better than the others. The glossy white paint still held a tinge of shine to it. Shi Feng wasted no time and went inside. The inside was spotless, but it was empty. It was as if someone was planning to use this building. Still checking the map, the book had an arrow pointing up. Meaning the book was potentially on the second floor. With that, he went to the second floor. On the second floor, it was the same, except for a round red oak wood table, with a gray book laying in the center. Shi Feng was slowly approaching the book, keeping his senses on high alert for any trap or enemy that struck. But it was all for nothing, as the building was as quiet as ever. Shi Feng grabbed the book and inspected it.

[Battle Maniac Aura]

Passive Skill

Requirement: None

Become one with the aura of a battle maniac.

For every 50 Aura Points you acquire, all Attributes will increase by 10%

Max: 250 Aura Points.

After 1 minute of inactivity, the Aura Points will reset.

Shi Feng used to be the Captain of Shadow, had seen items that defied common sense, had seen armies decimated by single players, cities erased from existence, battles that shattered space itself, he had seen so much; yet this skill… This was a skill that would remain useful no matter how strong he gets. For every 2 hours of continuous battle, his Attributes will be boosted. At higher tiers, the battles will surely become a notch easier due to this. With anticipation, Shi Feng learned the skill. Instinctively, he refined the passive skill. The refinement was not too striking, but it was obviously better than it was originally. Now, the skill requires 40 Aura Points per Attribute boost. The maximum increased from 250 to 280, totaling out to a 70% increase, instead of 50%.

Sure enough, not all was sunshine and rainbows. Due to it being such a strong skill, it required 15,000 Proficiency Points to level up. This did not dishearten him, on the contrary, this just motivated him even more. After a minute, he left the building towards the central tower. He opened the map and located the central tower. He then teleported to the central tower, but when he got there, he noticed what was supposed to be a Magic Tower, but the Magic Crystal that was situated at the top of the tower was completely destroyed. Shi Feng promptly made his way to the observatory. The view of the city was stunning, to say the least. He started to imagine what this city would have looked like in its prime.

As he was admiring the view, A white-bearded, old man suddenly appeared. The old man's voice was profound and filled with wisdom.

'No way… The City In The Sky?.'

Shi Feng felt like a bomb went off in his head when he thought of this well-known city of God's Domain.

City In The Sky, the name of this city had once shaken the entire continent of God's Domain. There were countless legendary Jobs in this city. There was even the famous Demigod ranked Sword Saint, Ultear. It was a city even feared by Gods themselves. Unfortunately, the city had fallen during the Third God's War, becoming a regret of God's Domain.

"Help?" The white-bearded elder shook his head. With a mysterious smile, he continued: "No, I don't need any help, Young One. I imagine you wish to become stronger. I can help you with that, but are you willing to accept a little test of mine?"

"Of course, I'm willing to receive your test." Shi Feng was glad that he didn't have to waste time searching, now that he could continue the quest here.

The elder nodded his head in satisfaction, gravely saying, "I'll give you four choices for this test. The first one is Normal difficulty. After you pass it you'll get a Mysterious-Iron Treasure Chest. The second one is the Hard difficulty, where you'll get a Secret-Silver Treasure Chest. In addition, you can get additional rewards depending on your rate of completion. The third option is the Hell difficulty, where you'll be rewarded a Fine-Gold Treasure Chest. You'll also receive additional rewards depending on your rate of completion. And finally, the fourth option is the Asura Difficulty, awarding you a Dark-Gold Treasure Chest and additional rewards depending on your rate of completion. So, Young One, what is your choice?" The elder had a hint of anticipation in his eyes, considering this was the first time an adventurer had visited the City in The Sky, this adventurer in front of him was surely special.

"I will gladly challenge the Asura Difficulty Test.". Ever since Shi Feng reincarnated, he swore to forge ahead no matter what the challenge. The fact that he possessed such an otherworldly system further solidified this claim.

"Are you sure Young One?. The Asura Test can permanently harm you if you fail." advised the elder in a kind tone.

"Yes Esteemed Elder. I swore to myself to become the strongest. How can I do that if I shrink back in the face of a challenge." said Shi Feng with a fierce glint in his eyes.

"HAHAHA!!! INDEED! The strongest get to where they are through countless trials. I bid you good luck, Young One" the elder was intrigued by this young man. He immediately disappeared and Shi Feng received a system notification.

System: Quest "Past Glory" accepted. Face off against 1000 Special Elites of the same level. Considered Passed after killing 500 monsters. Time limit of 2 hours. Quest failure penalty - all Attributes permanently reduced by 50 points.

"This shouldn't take too long. Time to put these new skills to good use". Shi Feng was already at it with the master plans. In an instant, the tower was surrounded by Scepter Captains and the countdown started.

Level 4

HP 740

When the countdown ended, the Scepter Captains started rushing the tower. Shi Feng, on the other hand, leaped off the tower onto the street below. He immediately activated 'Gravity Influence' and started casually running, while the Captains started chasing him. After a minute of running, Shi Feng turned around and cast 'Sundering Barrage'. Multiple Captains were struck and were immediately near death.

-645

-645

Through one cast of 'Sundering Barrage', it leveled up to Level 2, the distance increased to 30 x 8 yards, and damage increased to 185%. With Damage Amplification and 'Gravity Influence', Shi Feng went on a rampage.

After a barrage of normal attacks and 3 more casts of 'Sundering Barrage', all 1000 enemies were slaughtered. "This skill's broken… System, is it supposed to be like this?". A Level 4 effortlessly massacres a horde of 1000 Special Elites would make anyone question their own existence.

{Hey Host, if you ever happen to experience moments like these, where you believed your strength to be unbelievable, just remember the name of the system} the system was slightly arrogant and said nothing more.

"Yeah but still...". Shi Feng was slowly inching closer, not only to the apex but to lunacy. 'Sundering Barrage' was now Level 3.

System: Quest "Past Glory" completed. Rewarding 1 Dark-Gold Treasure Chest, 1 Magic Weapon (Job-related), 1 [Holy Fruit], and 1 [???]. Obtained title "Grand Force".

[Grand Force] (Title)

When this title is in use, allies in a 100-yard radius will receive an attribute increase of 30%. Simultaneously, title user will obtain an additional effect of Strength +20 and Endurance +20.

Afterwards, Shi Feng was teleported out of the City and back to Red Leaf Town. He immediately equipped the title and contacted Blackie. "Blackie, I just arrived back at Red Leaf Town. It turns out those ripples we saw weren't enemies. It was just a Quest." Shi Feng could've had Blackie attempt the Challenge as well, but better safe than sorry.

"That's fine Brother Feng. What do you think about heading to a high-level area to grind for EXP?. It'd be nice if we got to Level 10 and arrive at the City before the other players. "

"Sounds good. Let's meet at the central plaza. We won't be teleporting for the sake of keeping that skill on the down-low."

After ending the call, Shi Feng went into a nearby alley and entered his training space. He had a Dark-Gold Treasure Chest and a Magic Weapon. Such valued treasures would attract attention from powers he could not afford to deal with right now. Although he could teleport if he needed to run away, it would be for nothing if he kept getting chased endlessly. He took out the ċhėst and opened it. The ċhėst started giving off a white-golden light which kept intensifying by the second. After a few moments, it stopped and 4 items laid in the ċhėst. Two ancient-looking books, a piece of armor, and a metallic-grey seed. The armor was a Fine-Gold piece of plate armor. By instinct, Shi Feng refined it and inspected it.

[Empyrean Eminence] (Fine-Gold Rank)

Plate Armor

Defense +80, Strength +20, Endurance +16, Agility +10, Vitality +12

Durability 250/250

Additional Attribute: Empyrean Weakening. Reduce physical damage received by 25% after equipping.

Additional Attribute: Empyrean Revolve. 25% Chance to reflect attacks for 50% of Damage received.

"Wouldn't this equipment be comparable to Level 20?. I guess I'm set for Level 10." Shi Feng placed the armor in his inventory and took a look at the seed next. When Shi Feng picked up the seed, it was weightless and looked to be worthless, yet after inspecting it, Shi Feng almost logged out to make sure the security system in his house was on.

[Limit-Fracture Seed](??? Rank)

??????????????

????????????

"System, what do you think about this seed?". Since he couldn't make heads or tails about this item, he decided to ask the system.

Shi Feng was ecstatic when he heard that. The Almighty System might have something to do with how he obtained the seed, but he decided to embrace it and move on. Although you had to be Nobility in order to recruit Personal Guards, Shi Feng will get there pretty soon. With a smirk, he said: "I see. We'll find out soon enough then.". Finally, There were the two books.

[Book Of Forging] and [Records Of Potions]. These two were both extremely rare treasured books that could nurture a Forging and Potion Master.

"Oh yeah, that reminds me about a Hidden Quest in Dark Moon Valley. Not only would it teach Forging for free, but it would also reward a Forging Talent. If I have both the Forging Talent and Book Of Forging, I could quickly become an Advanced Forging Apprentice. I can make items, refine them, and build quite a bit of wealth. I'll go with Blackie for and get to leveling afterward"

He stored the two books and went off to get Blackie in the Central Plaza. A few moments later, Shi Feng and Blackie were walking through Red Leaf Town. "Blackie, before we go leveling, we'll stop by a certain smithy for a Hidden Quest. Are you okay with that?"

Blackie had a sly look on his face. With a smirk, he said: "Not much of a hidden quest if you already know about it, Brother Feng. Sure, let's go."

"Alright. Let's find a secluded place and teleport there."

A few minutes later, they teleported out of Red Leaf Town and appeared 20 yards away from the smithy in Dark Moon Valley. Before they started approaching the smithy, Shi Feng thought to warn Blackie for safe measure. "Alright Blackie, remember, you need to be patient for this. Unless we wait for a bit, he won't give us the quest."

"Oh really?. This quest should be quite the rewarding one.". Blackie nodded

Without further ado, they approached the smithy and saw the middle-aged man vigorously hammering away at a piece of red ore. He paid the two newcomers no mind at first. After 1 hour, Blackie was about to ask how much longer they needed to wait, but the middle-aged man suddenly stopped hammering and turned towards Shi Feng and Blackie.

"Oi, you two have been watching for quite a while. Do you two have an interest in Forging?"

"Indeed, sir. Since young, Forging has been something we've been drawn to."

The middle-aged blacksmith nodded his head, saying in a satisfied tone, "I see. Since you love Forging, I can teach it to you. But first, could you help me retrieve 100 pieces of Meteorite Ore? They can be found on the West side of Crimson Star Mine."

"Of course. We accept!." Shi Feng respectfully answered.

System: Hidden Quest 'Road Of Forging' accepted. Player is requested by Forging Master Jack to obtain 100 pieces of Meteorite Ore from Crimson Star Mine.

In a few moments, Blackie and Shi Feng walked out of the smithy and went off to the Crimson Star Mine. In the mine, one could see a multitude of Kobolds.

[Kobold](Common)

Level 4

HP 420

Shi Feng remembered he had acquired a [Holy Fruit]. This fruit could permanently increase a Player's Attributes. He won't use it himself since his Attributes were already boosted beyond belief. "Blackie, eat this fruit. It'll increase your Attributes a bit.". Shi Feng passed the fruit over to Blackie.

But upon eating the fruit, Blackie had a look of confusion and amazement. "Brother Feng, where did you even find this fruit. I thought you said 'a bit'. This is like gaining a few levels.".

"Enough of that, Brother. The fruit's amazing and all, but this is only the tip of the iceberg. You'd be surprised at what God's Domain has to offer." Shi Feng said nonchalantly as he thought about the future.

They both went to the entrance and found a group of 15 Kobolds. From that point on, they started their attack. Blackie, of course, wasted no time and started chanting Dark Arrow after Dark Arrow. With Shi Feng there, no Kobold got within a 20-yard range. After the group of 15 was killed, Shi Feng found 4 pieces of Meteorite Ore and 6 Copper Coins. "Alright Blackie, let's go in."

2 hours later, two figures emerged from the Mine. In total, they had to kill a multitude of Kobolds to gather all of the Ore. Surprisingly, when Blackie killed the last Kobold, it dropped a skillbook. They also got a total of 3 Silver and 80 Copper. Anyone with this amount of money at this stage in the game could be deemed as exceptionally wealthy. Shi Feng let Blackie keep this for his own expenses since he already had quite a bit of Gold on him. Blackie also reached Level 3. Shi Feng had reached Level 5 and was ¼ of the way to Level 6. After refining, Shi Feng checked the skillbook.

[Wind Blade] (Action-type)

Requires: Sword

Level 1

Proficiency 0/500

Ambush an enemy outside 8 yards and within 42 yards. Movement Speed will be increased by 50% when rushing towards the target and Attack Speed increased by 40% for 8 seconds.

Cooldown: 30 seconds

"Brother Feng, that skill book will make you even faster. I guess I've used up all my luck..." Blackie was surprised at how high his Luck was. Shi Feng shook his head helplessly and learned the skill

As they were walking out of the Mine, Shi Feng received a contact request from Lonely Snow. "Hello, Brother Expert. This is Lonely Snow. We met before at the Town Hall, and you've even pointed me to a grinding spot. That place was just too great. There wasn't anybody stealing mobs from me, and I could also easily handle them. Dark Prominence and I are already Level 2. As promised, I've already mailed you the 10 Coppers. I wonder if you've received it." Up until now, Lonely Snow and Dark Prominence were grinding in the area where Shi Feng pointed them out to.

Previously, they were worried that they had been tricked by him. But the wealth and EXP they had received was leaps and bounds above what they would normally get if they were to grind in places infested with other players. When Shi Feng heard how overjoyed Lonely Snow was, he was a bit surprised since all he did was give a few pointers. "Ah yes, I've received the Copper. Thank you." Shi Feng said in a carefree manner.

"Great. By the way Brother Expert, the Level 2 Dungeon [Deathly Forest] is now open. so I wanted to invite you to dive into the Dungeon. What do you think?."

"Sure, I can join. But, I have a condition of my own. I will be bringing a Cursemancer, so all Cursemancer and Swordsman equipment will belong to me. Also, I want all materials and design papers that the Boss drops. If you all are willing to agree to this condition then I can go with you." Shi Feng didn't think anything of this; asking for almost all of the profits.

Lonely Snow was reluctant, but considering this expert had the knowledge of a Beta Tester, he was definitely strong. He ended up agreeing: "Alright, I'll agree, Brother Expert. See you at the dungeon entrance"

"Got it. See you then." Shi Feng ended the call. On Lonely Snow's side, the players in his party were fuming at Shi Feng's demands. Why would a newcomer ask for so much?. A Beta Tester only had a bit more experience than regular players, and God's Domain had changed since then. They could just get two damage dealers and enter the Dungeon. But Lonely Snow was adamant and chose to trust in Shi Feng regardless, much to everyone's dismay.

On Shi Feng's side. "Alright, Blackie. Let's head back to the Smithy"

A few moments later, they went back and spoke to Master Jack.

"Master Jack, I have collected the Meteorite Ore you asked for." Shi Feng handed over all of the Meteorite Ore.

"Not bad, young man. However, if you wish to become an outstanding Forger, you still need to have enough strength to obtain precious ore. There is a powerful Kobold Chieftain. Go kill it to prove your strength." Master Jack said eloquently as he stored away the Meteorite Ore.

System: Hidden Quest 'Road Of Forging'. Kill the Kobold Chieftain inside Crimson Star Mine. Time limit of 1 hour.

Shi Feng was over the moon when he heard this. He had never heard about a second stage to the Road of Forging Quest.

"Let's go Brother Feng, we have no time to waste." Blackie was way ahead of Shi Feng and was already walking away.

Back in the mine, Shi Feng and Blackie killed their way through the mine and headed deeper in. Normally, they would be struggling with the Kobolds since they were spawning faster, and were Level 5 instead of Level 4, but they could easily keep up. After 10 minutes, they reached an empty piece of land, saw Kobolds all around mining ore, and a larger-than-normal Kobold clad in armor, barking orders at other Kobolds.

"Blackie, start casting whenever you're ready." With this, Shi Feng focused his sword intent on the Kobold Chieftain. 'Heheh, this is as good a time as any to try out that new Abyssal Blade I got from the City in The Sky'. Shi Feng was already rubbing his hands, scheming and planning the utter death of the Kobold Chieftain. Shi Feng took out the Abyssal Blade and chose to bind it. The backlash shouldn't be too difficult to take care of.

[Abyssal Blade] (Magic Weapon, One-handed Sword)

Attack Power 24

All Attributes +10

Attack Speed +3

Ignore monster's Level by 5. Attacks have a 15% chance to cause 2 x damage, 10% chance to induce Doom Curse, reducing all stats by 30%, lasting 20 seconds.

If wielder belongs to any Swordsman Job, all Skill Levels +2. Increase Free Ability Points received by 2 points for every increase in Level.

Equipment Level 0. Can be leveled up. (Devour ten Level 5 Bronze Equipment and one Level 5 Mysterious-Iron Equipment to level up to Level 5). Can be evolved (Unknown).

Additional Skill 1: Phantom Kill. Instantly creates a doppelganger. You can control this doppelganger. Doppelganger will have 50% of the original body's Attributes and all Skills. At the same time, Doppelganger and the original body can be swapped. Duration of 30 seconds.

Cooldown: 5 minutes

Additional Skill 2: Abyssal Bind. Binds enemies and prevents movement, reducing Defense by 100%. Duration of 3 seconds.

Cooldown: 1 minute

Additional Skill 3: Nine Dragons Slash. Instantly create nine phantoms of the Abyssal Blade for the wielder to use, each phantom sword is capable of dealing up to 30% damage. Duration of 20 seconds.

Cooldown: 5 minutes.

The Abyssal Blade was personally created by Master Smith Olysses, using the Black Dragon King's fangs as material. It is one of thirty-six famed swords, and it is ranked 31st. However, this sword has been cursed by the Black Dragon King. Aside from being able to provide the wielder with immense strength, there would be a Backlash after a certain period of time. If the wielder is unable to suppress the Backlash, the wielder will receive the curse of the Black Dragon King, permanently reducing All Attributes by 50%.

Unable to be dropped.

Unable to be traded.

Instantly, Shi Feng dropped back to level 0. Seeing this, Blackie was instantly terrified that Shi Feng would undoubtedly die at the hands of the Kobold Chieftain. But Shi Feng explained that it was all fine. He allocated the Free 10 Attribute Points accordingly. Speaking of, he had almost forgotten to activate the hidden passives granted by his Attributes. After activating them, he felt as if a great weight had been lifted off of him, further increasing his degree of freedom.

[Kobold Chieftain] (Chieftain-rank)

Level 5

HP 1785/1785

Immediately, the Kobold Chieftain felt a faint sharp aura bearing down on him, weakening him. Shi Feng activated Wind Blade and became a blur, as he rushed at the Kobold Chieftain. The Chieftain slashed at Shi Feng, but with Shi Feng's speed, it was impossible to hit him. He dodged the slash with a sidestep, and attacked twice, slicing at the Kobold's unprotected side. Instantly, he followed that attack with a [Chop] to the neck.

As a result, The Kobold Chieftain was already approaching death's door and it never even realized how it happened. Shi Feng decided to end the fight with Ethereal Cross Strike. Normally, the skill would strike three times instantly, but the Kobold's HP was low enough for it to die by being struck only twice. In the back, Blackie shot a Dark Arrow but since the boss was already dead, the Dark Arrow zoomed by and hit nothing but air.

System: Level 5 Kobold Chieftain killed. Level difference of 5. EXP obtained increased by 500%. Obtained 2350 EXP.

{DING! +100% EXP Boost Activated!}

Shi Feng obtained double what he would've gotten for slaying the chieftain. His Level increased to nearly 55% of Level 2

System: Congratulations on becoming the first player to kill a Chieftain monster. Kobold Chieftain's item drop increased by 200%. Reputation in Star-Moon Kingdom increased by 10 points.

Suddenly, the Kobold Chieftain's body started expanding. Its size continued increasing until its body exploded, items dropped everywhere.

"Whoa..." Blackie was slack-jawed. Was this still the Brother Feng he knew?. Did he get possessed?. Blackie knew he was strong, but he knew that his strength stretched far beneath the surface of what he truly showed. With a sheepish smile, Blackie said: "Brother Feng, do you think you could teach me to be a better Cursemancer?. If I keep tagging along, i might get left behind."

"Of course. Who would I be if I refused to help my sworn Brother?. What you can do is after you reach 20 Points of Intelligence, start putting half of the Attribute Points you get, into Agility. That'll help you, not only move more efficiently but cast your curses even faster. As a Cursemancer, you need more time than an Elementalist, to dish out damage. So that's the best way to go for now." Shi Feng never tried the Cursemancer Class, but as someone who reincarnated, he had been in contact with many strong experts of all types of classes.

"I see. I'll do just that." Blackie gave a thumbs-up.

A few moments later, Shi Feng went to inspect everything that dropped. Due to obtaining the first kill, the Chieftain dropped multiple goodies for Shi Feng and Blackie.

It had dropped a total of 8 pieces of Bronze Equipment and a Star Crystal; 1 Gray Giant Axe, 2 Plate Armor, 2 Leather Armor, 3 Cloth Armor. Aside from those, there were also 273 Coppers and 3 skill books. There was [Mock] for Shield Warriors, [Silent Steps] for Assassins, and [Evil Whip] for Cursemancers.

Shi Feng refined two of the Cloth Armor pieces and handed them to Blackie. He also refined [Evil Whip], making it even stronger than before.

[Evil Whip]

Cast time 2 seconds.

Use 7 thorns to bind a target in a fixed area. As long as the target exits the area and breaks the thorns, every thorn will cause a base damage of 35 points, with an additional 40% Spell Damage. The last thorn to break will release spikes that will deal 20% of the total damage dealt over the duration of the bind.

Cooldown: 18 seconds.

Blackie immediately learned the skill with a toothy grin on his face. After equipping the armor as well, his strength had reached a new level, far beyond those of the same level.

Shi Feng focused on the Plate Armor next. Since he already had a better ċhėst-piece, the [Recruit's Heavy Armor] will be sold, and he will equip the [Black Steel Armguard]. After refining…

[Black Steel Armguard] (Bronze Rank, Plate Armor)

Level 3

Equipment Requirements: Strength 12

Defense +26

All Attributes +5

Durability 60/60

"As always, it's stronger than it's rarity, but even better for me, heheh." Shi Feng shifted his focus to the Gray Giant Ax. He was about to refine it, but the Ax was plenty strong as it was. He was already planning on selling the Fine Reaver Sword. He wouldn't plan on making others advance in strength too quickly. A few moments later, Shi Feng placed the items in his inventory and, along with Blackie, headed back to Master Jack's Smithy and handed him the Kobold's Skull

"Master Jack, your task is complete. Here is the Kobold's Skull."

"Outstanding, young man. It seems I worried for nothing. You are indeed qualified to inherit my forging skills."

System: Hidden Quest 'Road Of Forging' completed. Player has learned Forging. Player has become a Basic Forging Apprentice. Player has obtained the Forging Talent, 'Forging Genius'. Rewarding 10 pieces of [Hundred Refinement Steel].

{DING! X5 Rewards}

[Forging Genius]

After a successful forging, there is a fixed chance to increase 2 Proficiency Points.

By the system's multiplier, Shi Feng received 50 [Hundred Refinement Steel] instead of 10. Advancing through the ranks of forging wouldn't be as difficult due to the talent. But before he could turn around to leave, Master Jack made an interesting request.

"Say, young man, that's an interesting Magic Weapon you have there. May I take a look at it?."

Shi Feng was caught off-guard at first, but he remembered this was a Master Forger. He would definitely have some good insights that could help him down the road. "By all means Master Jack." said Shi Feng as he handed the Abyssal Blade to Master Jack.

After a few minutes, Master Jack's eyes narrowed. "This weapon is mighty and holds an infinite amount of potential. But this curse… The curse will grow deadlier as the weapon grows stronger."

"Do you have a way to weaken the curse, Master Jack?"

"There is indeed a way. To counteract a curse, the power of luck is required. That being said, you would need to obtain Lucky Stones. But it would be a long time before you actually manage to...to..." while Master Jack was explaining, he noticed what Shi Feng had in his hand, his mind instantly got scrambled and he started making some odd mumbling grunting noises. This young swordsman actually had a Lucky Stone this whole time?.

"...yes, that's a Lucky Stone..."

"So can the curse be weakened then?" said Shi Feng while handing Master Jack the Star Crystal.

"Yes. I'll have it done in 30 minutes."

With that, Master Jack started working and Shi Feng walked out of the smithy. "Well, better now than never." Shi Feng disappeared into his training space.. He checked the Almighty Repository since he hasn't checked it in a bit.