Chapter 2809: 2809

Chapter 2809 – Half a Step Away

Sabrid had dropped a total of six items . Aside from the Fragmented Legendary Greatsword Demonic Shadow, the five remaining items looked very ordinary . In fact, they looked so normal that Shi Feng was confused when he first stored them in his bag . This was because the five items appeared to be a set . Of the five items, four were mirrors made entirely of crystal . However, unlike the Fragmented Legendary Greatsword, these four mirrors did not radiate a frightening aura . More precisely, they did not even have a hint of aura . They looked ordinary beyond ordinary .

As for the fifth item, it was an ink-black crystal the size of a basketball . Like the four crystalline mirrors, this crystal ball was similarly indescribably ordinary . It did not radiate even a whiff of Mana .

Interesting! Realization flashed in Shi Feng’s eyes as he looked at the ink-black crystal ball and four crystalline mirrors placed before him . If I didn’t take a closer look at them, I would never have thought these five items actually had a Magic Disguise . The standard of this disguise is also absurdly high . It is definitely at the Half-step Grandmaster standard .

In God’s Domain, apart from special items, players needed to use the Appraisal Skill on most items to inspect their information . However, there was also another type of item that was outside of this category, and that was magically disguised items . Items that had Magic Disguise used on them would have their information concealed . Using the Appraisal Skill on these items would show that they were no different from ordinary garbage .

However, applying a Magic Disguise on an item was a complicated process, and even a Master Magician would need several hours just to complete a Master Magic Disguise’s magic array . Needless to say, placing a Half-step Grandmaster Magic Disguise would be even more tedious . And worse, the disguise would disappear whenever the disguised item was used . One would have to apply a new Magic Disguise to disguise the item again .

Thus, magically disguised items were incredibly rare in God’s Domain . Most players wouldn’t even come across one throughout their career in God’s Domain . And if players did come across such an item, they would often treat it as garbage and dispose of it .

However, Sabrid was both the vice commander of Dragonheart City’s City Defense Knight Legion and a Level 160, Tier 4 NPC . In God’s Domain, Dragonheart City could be considered a kingdom . In terms of status, the neutral city rivaled imperial capitals . Hence, despite being only the vice commander of one of Dragonheart City’s knight legions, Sabrid’s status was higher than even that of Magistrates that managed the various kingdoms’ Main Cities .

In addition, Sabrid was also an executive of the Secret Hand Association, the strongest NPC force on Dragonheart Island .

If one were to say that an NPC like Sabrid had dropped a bunch of odds and ends, let alone Shi Feng, even ordinary players wouldn’t believe it .

Of course, perceiving such a high-level disguise wasn’t an easy task . Let alone the standard Appraisal Skill, even Shi Feng’s Omniscient Eyes would allow him to see only the cover information of a disguised item . Only those with great mastery over magic arrays would notice that an item was magically disguised .

The five items placed before Shi Feng were precisely magically disguised items .

On the surface, these five items looked ordinary and unremarkable . If not for Shi Feng’s in-depth understanding of the operating principles of Mana, he wouldn’t have noticed anything wrong at all .

Thank goodness I’m already an Advanced Master Magician . Otherwise, I really wouldn’t have noticed such an exquisite disguise .

Looking at the five items, Shi Feng couldn’t contain his elation as he studied the disguise .

While it was possible for one to remove a Magic Disguise forcibly, that option should only be a last resort because doing so would damage the disguised item .

Not to mention, the removal of a Magic Disguise was a process favored by all Magicians .

The removal of a Magic Disguise was an opportunity for a Magician to improve their knowledge since the removal process tested a person’s knowledge and control over magic arrays . One would have to locate the fixed Mana routes and identify the manipulation method of the magic array to remove the disguise .

This was why players seeking to improve their knowledge of magic arrays would usually purchase disguised items from Magic Shops .

Only, the more profound a Magic Disguise was, the greater their price and rarity . Magic Disguises at the Master rank and above were especially rare .

This was partly because Master Magicians could earn much more money through selling other magic arrays . Moreover, creating these other magic arrays took much less time than the Master Magic Disguise’s magic array did . Creating Master Magic Disguises simply wasn’t cost-effective .

Subsequently, the seconds and minutes passed by rapidly . While Shi Feng attempted to undo the disguise, three hours elapsed in the blink of an eye .

He had started with manipulating six independent strands of Mana simultaneously to trigger the magic array’s Mana nodes, then gradually increased that number to 12 .

Shi Feng had to admit that a Half-step Grandmaster Magic Disguise was truly profound . Even after he had switched to manipulating 16 strands of Mana simultaneously, he managed to trigger only 60% of the magic array’s Mana nodes .

This isn’t right . There are over a thousand Mana nodes on this thing . If I merely follow the predetermined Mana routes, I doubt I can trigger every Mana node even if I control 32 strands of Mana simultaneously .

The more Shi Feng studied the Half-step Grandmaster Magic Disguise, the more he found it to be amazing . The creation of this thing had already exceeded the limits of the human mind .

Although it was only simple Mana manipulation, the degree of multitasking required to fully activate it put him in a huge bind . He simply couldn’t get all of the magic array’s 1,000-plus Mana nodes running simultaneously with his current standard . Afterward, Shi Feng earnestly inspected the Magic Disguise once more . He had a vague feeling that he had found a pattern, but he couldn’t tell what it was exactly . Immediately, he took out a Crystal of Souls from his bag and consumed it to calm and empty his mind .

One hour… Two hours… Four hours…

Before Shi Feng realized it, he had already spent half a day scrutinizing the magic array’s Mana nodes .

I see! Every several dozen of these nodes form a small magic array, and some of the nodes on these small magic arrays connect with other small magic arrays . If I start my attack from the crucial nodes, I should be able to save myself a lot of trouble .

After thinking up to this point, Shi Feng began manipulating the magic array’s Mana once more . This time, though, he started with the Mana nodes with the highest repetition rate .

Completion Rate 20%…

40%…

60%…

80%…

When the disguise magic array lit up, Shi Feng grew ecstatic . However, his joy wasn’t just from cracking the magic array . It was also because his understanding of magic arrays had further improved and he finally grasped the difference between Advanced Master Magicians and Half-step Grandmaster Magicians .

The sound of glass shattering echoed in the room . Subsequently, the undisguised crystalline mirror made the space within the room incomparably cold and heavy .

What powerful Mana!

Even for Shi Feng, this was the first time he had felt such strange and heavy Mana . It felt as if the object before him wasn’t an item but an Ancient God instead .

In fact, he even had the misconception that the energy flowing around him was no longer Mana but a more terrifying energy that carried great destructive power .

If not for him having reached Tier 4 already, he might’ve lost consciousness just from being subjected to this oppressive energy .

Crap! Who was this Sabrid?!

Shi Feng was dumbfounded when the crystalline mirror’s statistics appeared in front of him .

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