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Chapter 2177: Clash in Reality
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The moment Shi Feng finished his question, the temperature in the room seemed to plummet. Even Xiao Yu, who had fought in business for so many years, stared at Shi Feng in horror.
It's over! Everything's over now…Xiao Yu felt as if the sky were crumbling down around him.
Through Liang Jing, he had learned about some of Zero Wing's accomplishments. He knew that Zero Wing had ties with a few major corporations and that it had even met with these corporations' upper echelons. Zero Wing had been doing quite well in God's Domain, a virtual reality game that had become incredibly popular.
However, after all was said and done, Zero Wing was only powerful within the virtual reality game. On the other hand, the Five States Corporation was one of the most powerful corporations in the country, wielding unimaginable authority and status. As the chairman's only son, no one in the country's higher social circles could afford to offend Han Yifeng. Countless companies and corporations would do anything to get into the boy's good graces.
Shi Feng, however, had rejected Han Yifeng's offer without hesitation. He hadn't held back in the least…
If Shi Feng angered this youth, not even the major corporations that had invested in Zero Wing would escape Han Yifeng's wrath, not to mention Zero Wing itself.
After the silence stretched for a moment, the youth finally opened his mouth to break it.
"Very good! As expected of the person that has made Lu Xingluo so miserable!" Contrary to Xiao Yu's expectations, Han Yifeng hadn't reacted in rage or disdain. The youth remained strangely calm as if this matter had nothing to do with him. "Since that is the case, let's forget about this matter altogether. However, I have to warn you that the Starline Corporation isn't an easy foe. Lu Xingluo has already begun to use his connections against your Guild. I'm sure you've noticed, but this is only the beginning.
"God's Domain is involved in far more than you could possibly imagine, and Zero Wing has begun to touch upon too many people's interests. Without sufficient backing, you'd best be careful."
Following which, Han Yifeng glanced at the thin man beside him. The thin man then promptly revealed a card and handed it to Shi Feng.
"This is my card. If a day comes when you change your mind, you can contact me," Han Yifeng said, his voice just as void of emotion as it had been during their introduction.
Xiao Yu was surprised to see Han Yifeng offer Shi Feng his card. He had never realized that the youth viewed Zero Wing so highly as to offer his card.
To ordinary people, offering one's card had very little meaning, but for those of Han Yifeng's status, it was a sign of recognition. It meant that the receiver was allowed to contact the giver directly.
Han Yifeng's status was on par with a dynasty's imperial prince. Even Xiao Yu, a company's chairman, didn't qualify to reach out to this youth. If Xiao Yu wished to speak with Han Yifeng, he'd have to make an appointment with his secretary. Moreover, whether or not Han Yifeng agreed to meet with him was an entirely different story.
Shi Feng accepted Han Yifeng's card graciously. Even if they couldn't reach an agreement, a friendship was possible. Moreover, holding a person like Han Yifeng's card was the equivalent of securing a major customer. If Zero Wing had something valuable enough to sell in the future, it could do so with this contact.
Moreover, Shi Feng could tell that Han Yifeng wasn't like the usual wealthy young masters. He certainly wasn't anything like Lu Xingluo. The youth felt inhuman. Throughout their discussion, Han Yifeng had remained absolutely calm and was in better physical shape than Shi Feng had ever seen.
Even if he hadn't been the heir to the Five States Corporation, he would've had an extraordinary future. If he wanted to become a professional fighter, he'd easily make it to the international level. Not even an internal force expert like Lei Bao would be a match for Han Yifeng. If Han Yifeng continued to grow stronger, he could even claim the world championship.
Following which, Han Yifeng and Shi Feng chatted about the situation in God's Domain. Shi Feng then left the Redstone Restaurant with Liang Jing and Xiao Yu.
Once the trio left, only Han Yifeng and his middle-aged escort lingered in the room.
"Young master, aren't you a little disappointed that Zero Wing refused to sell? If we pull a few strings, taking the Guild wouldn't be difficult," the middle-aged man asked softly.
"Zero Wing's foundations are impressive, but it faces too many challenges at the moment. If we try to take it by force or push the issue of purchasing it, Zero Wing will unravel. That wouldn't be beneficial to our entry into God's Domain," Han Yifeng said, shaking his head. "Moreover, Zero Wing isn't the only available option. Although Zero Wing has more of an advantage, the others have far fewer problems. Overall, they are a better match for our needs than Zero Wing."
"If that is the case, why did you request to meet Zero Wing's representative, young master?" the middle-aged man asked.
"I wanted to see its behavior and circumstances. I want to confirm whether or not Zero Wing can truly cause Starlink trouble," Han Yifeng said.
"Young master, is there a need to concern yourself with a minor existence like Lu Xingluo?" the middle-aged man asked.
"You don't understand. If it were only Lu Xingluo, Starlink wouldn't be a problem, but those behind him aren't easy to remove. I only hope that Zero Wing can buy me some more time. If it proves up to the task, I'll have enough time to prepare," Han Yifeng explained, glancing at the man.
Realization dawned on the butler.
However, in the middle-aged man's opinion, Zero Wing will have more trouble making waves now that Lu Xingluo had used some of his connections. Since he had some understanding of management, he also knew that if Zero Wing didn't have enough trustworthy internal members to operate the Guild, it would fall into ruin in the long run. Furthermore, Lu Xingluo had only begun to use his connections, yet Zero Wing was already in such great danger. The Guild had no hope of surviving very long.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yu had remained silent until the trio had moved into a limousine and left the Redstone Restaurant. Turning to Shi Feng, he asked, "Head Instructor Shi, this is a rare opportunity. How could you reject his offer? The Five States Corporation's influence is extensive. Even the slightest of relationships with the corporation could help a company's value skyrocket. If the Zero Wing Workshop became a subordinate company, it could operate unhindered even in a first-tier city like Fenglin City. Even Starlink would struggle to take down Zero Wing."
The Big Dipper Group dreamed of establishing in a first-tier city like Fenglin City, but it didn't even dare to imagine the freedom of moving without hindrance.
Yet, Shi Feng had declined such a golden opportunity…
Moreover, Zero Wing's current position wasn't particularly optimistic. Due to Lu Xingluo's interference, no company or corporation had any interest in working with the Guild. If this persisted, how would the Workshop solidify its position in Fenglin City?
Even Liang Jing began to worry as she sat quietly next to Shi Feng.
She hadn't known the full story. Now that she knew that the Starline Corporation was responsible for the Big Dipper Group's abandonment, she understood the severity of the situation. Zero Wing truly stood on a precipice. Their current opponent fought in the real world, not in the game, and the power capital held in reality was no trivial matter.
"The Five States Corporation might be incredibly powerful, but Zero Wing isn't completely helpless without it. The Starline Corporation can't just push my Guild around," Shi Feng calmly replied. "Lu Xingluo wants to prevent us from allying with any training centers or dojos? In that case, we'll open a training center of our own!"
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Chapter 2178 – Insane Shi Feng
"Open one of your own?" Xiao Yu was a little taken aback and saw Shi Feng's idea as a little too immature. "Head Instructor Shi, without exaggerating, opening a training center in Fenglin City would be extremely challenging. Not even the White Clan Group is powerful enough to succeed."
Establishing its own training center was a good idea for Zero Wing. At the very least, the Workshop wouldn't need to rely on others.
However, opening up a training center in this day and age was not an easy task. First, in this era of physical fitness, countless people had tried to capitalize on humanity's focus in this aspect and opened training centers and dojos, and as a result, competition was fierce.
Second, starting a new business required a massive amount of capital. Even ignoring venue costs, the latest training equipment cost a fortune. The state-of-the-art facilities were a minimum requirement for any training center or dojo in a first-tier city like Fenglin, but to attract more consumers, one would need nutrition and medical facilities.
Without these basic amenities, nobody would join.
The only reason the Big Dipper Group had earned its current status and fame in Jin Hai City was its decision to follow the evolving trends early and its decades-long history.
Just to open a training center or dojo in Jin Hai City required a powerful corporation's full financial support Naturally, one would need far more capital to open one in a first-tier city like Fenglin. Even the current Big Dipper Group would struggle to succeed.
This was why the Big Dipper Group hadn't opened a branch in a first-tier city.
Xiao Yu couldn't even imagine where Shi Feng would find the money necessary to open a training center here. He knew quite a bit about Zero Wing, and although it had the support of the White Clan Group, which was slightly more generous than that from the Big Dipper Group, White Clan was already struggling to support Zero Wing's headquarters. How could it possibly afford to establish a training center in Fenglin City?
Furthermore, the Starline Corporation had set its sights on the Workshop. No financial group or corporation would dare to ally itself with or lend money to Zero Wing.
"Then, would you be interested in investing in Zero Wing, Chairman Xiao?" Shi Feng asked, chuckling. He did not try to rebuke Xiao Yu's claim, quietly observing the man, instead.
Shi Feng was fully aware of how difficult it would be to open a training center.
Aside from his inexperience in managing a training center, the required capital was indeed a massive issue. He had already spent all of the funding Phoenix Rain had invested in Zero Wing to secure Ouroboros's old training ground, although Phoenix Rain hadn't supplied her full investment yet. The funding she had given him was a deposit, which Zero Wing would slowly pay back through a portion of the rent from Stone Forest City's Shops and virtual stores. If Zero Wing lost Stone Forest City, the Guild would have to return the remaining funds.
Xiao Yu, on the other hand, had years of experience with running a training center. If Shi Feng could enlist Xiao Yu's help, establishing a training center for Zero Wing would become much easier.
You sure know how to ask," Xiao Yu replied after a moment of silence, smiling bitterly as he examined Shi Feng's serious expression. "I have dreamed for many years of opening a training center in a first-tier city like Fenglin, but the Big Dipper Group isn't capable of doing so. The Board of Directors will never agree to a partnership. They won't even agree to lend you a single cent."
"I'll think of something to resolve the financial issue. What I'm asking right now is whether or not you, as an individual, are interested in becoming a partner with Zero Wing," Shi Feng clarified. He recognized Xiao Yu's concerns. Even though Xiao Yu was Big Dipper's chairman, the Board of Directors had the final say in all matters. Unfortunately, who would dare side with Zero Wing while the Starline Corporation targeted the organization? "If you are willing to become a partner, I'm willing to offer you 5% of the training center's shares."
Shi Feng valued Xiao Yu far more than the Big Dipper Group as a whole.
Not only did Xiao Yu have a wealth of experience with managing training centers, but he also had connections throughout the industry, far more than an outsider like Shi Feng. Not even Gentle Snow was a match for the man before him. The White Clan Group, after all, dabbled in a variety of industries.
Xiao Yu had to admit that he found Shi Feng's offer a little tempting.
He had always wanted to manage a training center in a first-tier city, but doing so was a larger challenge than he could afford. Not only would he need enough funding, but he'd also need sufficient strength.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng was even more skilled as an internal force expert than Lei Bao. Even in a first-tier city brimming with experts, he was a force to behold. Shi Feng's only flaw was his lack of fame, but that could easily be resolved with enough money.
"How large of a training center are you preparing to open?" Xiao Yu asked.
A training center's size was particularly important. Small training centers, with only one or two floors, had no place in first-tier cities. Such minuscule facilities wouldn't even be large enough for state-of-the-art training equipment, much less nutrition and medical facilities.
But if Shi Feng could secure a five- or six-story building within the city center for his training center, he might just have a chance of survival. Unfortunately, he'd need to own the building, not rent it. With Starline Corporation's harassment, it could easily force the building's owner to dissolve the lease half-way through.
"I'm thinking about one of the skyscrapers in the city center," Shi Feng replied after giving the matter some thought.
If he were to establish a training center under Zero Wing's name, a small building wouldn't do. It wouldn't even be enough for Zero Wing's uses. During his previous life, even second-rate Guilds like Shadow had the full support of multiple training centers and dojos, and only with that support had Shadow filled its management positions with trustworthy experts, ensuring the Guild's normal operations could continue.
If he didn't secure a training center that was on a similar scale to the Big Dipper Training Center, Zero Wing could stagnate.
"An entire skyscraper?" Xiao Yu could not help but roll his eyes.
Fenglin City was a first-tier city, and its land cost far more than in Jin Hai City. Even if the Big Dipper Group invested everything it could, it would, at most, secure an eight- or nine-story building in the city center.
Meanwhile, most skyscrapers in Fenglin City had more than forty floors."
"Is it not enough?" Shi Feng asked as he gave Xiao Yu a curious look.
"If you can purchase a skyscraper, then I wouldn't mind partnering with you," Xiao Yu decided. He felt that Shi Feng had played God's Domain too much and gone mad. He had held on to a thread of hope at the thought of managing a training center in a first-tier city, but now, Shi Feng's madness had dashed that hope.
Securing a skyscraper in Fenglin City's city center was easier said than done. Did Shi Feng really think it was some cabbage, easy to buy and widely available?
Satisfied with Xiao Yu's agreement, Shi Feng returned to Zero Wing's main headquarters and logged back into God's Domain.
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Chapter 2179 – Stone Forest City's True Value
Bottomless Abyss, Stone Forest City:
As soon as Shi Feng came online, he noticed that he had more than a dozen unread messages, all from Melancholic Smile, Youlan, and Blackie. Among the three, Melancholic Smile had sent him six messages. Something urgent must have happened in the Guild, and Shi Feng immediately sent the woman a call request.
"What's happened?" Shi Feng asked as Melancholic Smile's face appeared on the screen.
Zero Wing had considerable savings set aside now and could afford to recruit new members en masse with plenty of funding to spare.
The bounty Starlink had placed on Zero Wing's members was of little concern at this point, as well. Practically all of the Guild's core members grinded in the Bottomless Abyss thanks to Stone Forest City's relocation, and as a result, the burden on Zero Wing's leveling resources had lightened. Now, even the Guild's normal and elite members could safely develop within its territories since other players rarely dared to provoke the Guild in these locations. Although Starlink secretly dispatched experts to ambush Zero Wing's members, they weren't able to cause much damage.
On the contrary, Starlink had suffered significantly due to the counter-bounty Zero Wing had issued. Every day, a large number of players visited Zero Wing to claim their bounties.
Although the situation wouldn't shake Starlink's foundation if it persisted, it would continue to drain the enemy Guild's liquid assets, slowing Starlink's development.
Starlink expended a lot of high-ranked Consumables each day to wrestle control over neutral maps' resources, but even as a superpower, it couldn't produce enough Consumables to satisfy its needs. As a result, the Guild continued to spend its Coins on additional Consumables. If Starlink did not have enough funding saved, its neutral map exploration would begin to stagnate.
"Guild Leader, Starlink has recently allied with a few other superpowers and three Chambers of Commerce to monopolize the materials for brewing Advanced Darkness Potions and Advanced Forest Potions. Whenever these materials show up on the market, someone from the Guild snatches them up at a high price. The prices for these materials have climbed to three times the normal rates. Although we have tried to contest for the materials, we've only managed to acquire a small stock. I'm afraid we don't even have enough to brew potions for our own uses," Melancholic Smile reported anxiously.
"They've monopolized the materials for two Advanced Potions? It seems Starlink is starting to get nervous." The situation actually surprised Shi Feng.
Advanced Darkness Potions were one of the rarer Advanced Potions in the game. Not only did they increase players' Darkness Resistance, but they also enhanced players' night vision. It was the perfect potion when exploring areas with dense dark energy.
The Advanced Forest Potion was also quite rare. It would increase player's resistance to corrosive effects and slightly improve their perception range.
These two potions worked wonders within the Ancient Undead Country and Bottomless Abyss. By consuming both, players could increase their leveling efficiency by at least 30%.
Meanwhile, producing these potions required quite a few types of materials. Monopolizing all of them should be impossible for one superpower. These materials originated from different locations, and trying to control all of them would cost an astronomical sum of money.
However, if one could monopolize these potions, they'd hamper their opponent's exploration in the Ancient Undead Country and its Regional Dungeon.
"Unfortunately, that isn't what's making me anxious. Starlink has begun to offer insane salaries to poach Candlelight's Lifestyle players. Not only is it offering huge monthly salaries, but it's also offering to provide a wealth of developmental resources. I've heard that the Guild is offering 20,000 Credits per month for Advanced Lifestyle players, and 100,000 per month to Master Lifestyle players. We've already lost more than 50 Advanced players and two Master Lifestyle players. Everyone in Candlelight is talking about it," Melancholic Smile said. "We've just established the Candlelight Chamber of Commerce, and we still need a lot of merchandise to benefit from it. If we continue to lose so many Advanced Lifestyle players, we'll be left crippled."
The Candlelight Trading Firm's Lifestyle players relied on their shares of the revenue to earn a living, exchanging Coins for Credits. Starlink's offer of a stable salary was sorely tempting.
As players continued to level up, Coins would become more attainable, and as a result, their value would depreciate. However, if one were paid in Credits, they wouldn't have to worry about losing income as Coins became less valuable. It was only natural that Starlink's offer would attract Lifestyle players.
"Starlink is using its capital now?" Shi Feng could not help but chuckle.
The concept of paying Lifestyle players with Credits wasn't foreign to Shi Feng. On the contrary, he was very familiar with the idea. When players had reached Level 80 during his previous life, the various superpowers had gradually realized how important Lifestyle players truly were. As a result, they had begun to use this method to poach capable Lifestyle players, and in the end, even the various major powers had to resort to such a tactic.
Many of the poorer powers had been thrown back to the stone age, with some crumbling as a result.
"Guild Leader, if we don't take any countermeasures, I'm afraid that we'll lose even more people," Melancholic Smile said worriedly. "However, if we use the same tactic, will we have enough Credits to support the Candlelight Trading Firm with how much our Guild is earning right now? If we sell our Coins, we'll play right into Starlink's hands."
It was at this moment that Melancholic Smile realized how truly terrifying a superpower could be. It was actually possible to kill someone with money alone.
"I'm not sure who gave Starlink this idea, but it should prepare to lose a few teeth if it thinks it can use capital to compete with Zero Wing!" Shi Feng declared with a smile.
If this had happened before Shi Feng had upgraded Stone Forest Town into Stone Forest City, Zero Wing would've likely suffered, but it was no longer the Guild it had been.
The various superpowers simply did not realize what Stone Forest City represented.
"How are the private houses around the Battle Arena coming along?" Shi Feng asked.
"We finished 70% of them. The remaining 30% will require another two or three days," Melancholic Smile replied. Although she didn't know why Shi Feng asked, she quickly sent him a report on the construction process.
Zero Wing had spent over 160,000 Gold over the past few days to build these private houses, and it was, undoubtedly, the largest investment the Guild had made thus far.
"We have 70% complete?" Shi Feng nodded in satisfaction as he inspected the report. "Over 7,000 houses should be enough. Publish an announcement that Stone Forest City is renting its private houses to the public. We'll hold an auction for them throughout the Candlelight Trading Firm's branches simultaneously. We'll only accept Credits as payment, and we'll start the bid at 30,000 Credits per month."
"Thirty thousand Credits for one month? Isn't that a little too expensive?" Shi Feng's price shocked Melancholic Smile.
Private houses weren't like Shops, which could generate profit for players. Renting a private house was akin to buying a Consumable item. They'd be fortunate enough to find players that were willing to rent a private house for a few thousand Credits. Thirty thousand Credits per month was just absurd.
"Relax. Just have someone spread the news. The sooner we get this done, the better," Shi Feng said, chuckling. He did not offer any further explanation.
Cities within the Bottomless Abyss had been holy sites for players in the past. Countless expert players had dreamed of owning private houses in these cities. Unfortunately, the ruling powers had only leased these private houses, but even so, experts had fought desperately to acquire one for themselves.
At one time, renting these holy cities' private houses had cost more than 50,000 Credits per month. That situation had enlightened God's Domain's players hof just how much money one could make in the game. Compared to the past, 30,000 Credits was quite cheap.
Melancholic Smile followed her orders and posted the announcement on the official forums in God's Domain's various kingdoms and empires.
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Chapter 2180 – Crazy Auction
The moment God's Domain's players heard that Stone Forest City's private houses would be available to rent, the news caused a sensation throughout the various kingdoms and empires.
"I'm not seeing things, right? Zero Wing is actually leasing its private houses to the public?!"
"This is wonderful! If we can rent a private house in Stone Forest City, we can teleport there anytime we want!"
"Crap! Zero Wing is so scummy! It's only leasing the private houses, not selling them!"
Almost every player in the game paid close attention to Stone Forest City since they all had optimistic hopes for the Bottomless Abyss, especially now that players had begun to explore the Regional Dungeon, spreading the news of their harvests.
Many independent players had found Fine-Gold Treasure Chests, and independent teams had obtained Advanced Legacies after killing Grand Lords. Even the weakest Boss in the Bottomless Abyss dropped Level 65 Secret-Silver Equipment, and that was when their luck had failed them. If players' luck held out, even Level 65 Fine-Gold Weapons and Equipment dropped from the weaker Bosses.
However, the various kingdoms and empires' players were focused on something else entirely.
Players' leveling speed in the Regional Dungeon excited them far more than its frightening drop-rates. Everyone had been impressed with their leveling speed in neutral maps, but they could level twice as fast in the Bottomless Abyss.
Because of this, the Bottomless Abyss had become a sacred leveling ground.
Unfortunately, it wasn't easy to reach the Dungeon's first floor. Even ordinary expert teams suffered annihilation before they got that far.
However, the announcement regarding Stone Forest City's private houses alleviated this problem. With a private house, players could teleport to the Bottomless Abyss at any time, from anywhere. They could also teleport to their private houses from within the Regional Dungeons. It would save them plenty of travel time, and they could explore farther than before.
However, when the public discovered Zero Wing's intentions to auction off the private houses and the starting bid, they burst into heated discussions.
"Not only is Zero Wing refusing to sell the private houses, only rent them, but it's starting bid is 30,000 Credits per month? Is Zero Wing insane?"
"Zero Wing is too greedy! I don't even make 10,000 Credits per month! You'd have to be wealthy to afford these houses!"
"That's right! Who would want to rent those private houses at such a high price?"
Countless players cursed Zero Wing for its fraudulence when they saw the minimum bid. The Guild had essentially excluded ordinary players from the auction with such a high price. Only wealthy players would be able to afford to grind freely in the Bottomless Abyss.
Meanwhile, several flashes illuminated Dark Night City's Teleportation Hall as a 6-man party arrived. These six players were not particularly high-leveled, with most of them around Level 56 or 57. The party's highest-level player was only Level 60. However, she wore a full set of Level 60 Fine-Gold Equipment and carried two longswords of indiscernible rank.
Despite her low level, many of the Level 65-plus experts in the Teleportation Hall sensed danger the moment she arrived. They couldn't help but turn to look at the elegant girl, who appeared to be barely 20-years-old.
"Tian Tong, do you really plan to compete for a private house in Stone Forest City? The starting bid is 30,000 Credits. How can a student like you afford that?" the Level 56 female Cleric, the Level 60 female Swordsman's companion, asked worriedly.
"If worse comes to worst, I'll just sell those items. Including what I have on me, I should have enough. My level isn't high enough yet, and I have no choice but to try if I want to level up quickly. I have to catch up to the game's frontline players if I want to compete with Black Flame," Tian Tong, the female Swordsman, declared. "Big Sis Tong keeps telling me that I'm not qualified to follow her, and the only way I can change that is by defeating him. I'm curious to see how strong Black Flame is to gain Big Sis Tong's recognition."
"Black Flame is Zero Wing's Guild Leader. He even earned the title of Sword King from the Secret Pavilion. Do you really think he'll be so easy to defeat?" a Level 57 Shield Warrior said.
"That is only true right now. Once I've caught up with the frontline experts' levels, it will be a different story," Tian Tong confidently replied as she glanced at the dilapidated longswords hanging at her waist.
Her companions had nothing more to say about her ambitions and fell silent. They, more or less, understood the young woman's strength. She was a monster in human skin. If she hadn't joined God's Domain so late, she might have already become famous in the game.
The party then made their way to Dark Night City's Candlelight Trading Firm to participate in the auction for Stone Forest City's private houses.
Independent players and Guild representatives did the same throughout the various kingdoms and empires. For a time, players squeezed into Candlelight's many Shops.
Even the various large Guilds' upper echelons were shocked to see such massive gatherings of independent players, adventurer team members, and Guild representatives.
There sure are a lot of participants."
"I know, right? Well, who could possibly resist the temptation of grinding freely in the Bottomless Abyss?"
"Honestly, I hadn't expected Zero Wing to lease its private houses. I had assumed the Guild would keep them for its own members and bolster its strength."
"We have Starlink to thank for this. I've heard that Starlink has been spending insane amounts of money to poach Zero Wing's Lifestyle players, and Zero Wing is suffering for it. The Guild must have decided to rent Stone Forest City's private houses to alleviate some of the pressure."
"But how much can Zero Wing actually earn from renting the private houses? The amount of Credits it rakes in will only be a drop in the bucket to Starlink. It might be a different story if Zero Wing sells the private houses, though. Doing so might give it a chance of contending with Starlink."
The various powers' upper echelons attending the auctions were more than happy to watch Zero Wing and Starlink continue their feud and take advantage of the situation. Only, in their opinion, Zero Wing was trying to get itself killed by competing with Starlink's on a financial front. Giving up those Lifestyle players would be a much wiser move.
While Candlelight's guests chatted about the situation, its staff began the auction for Stone Forest City's private houses.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Candlelight Trading Firm. First, I must inform you that due to the limited number of private houses in Stone Forest Town, our firm can only afford to lease a small number. Any player that wins a bid in this auction will gain priority bidding rights in the next. If two players bid the same value in the next auction, we will prioritize the player who has rented from us before. So, everyone, please take advantage of this opportunity," the Candlelight Trading Firm's auctioneer explained, smiling as she glanced over the crowd before her.
Every guest gulped audibly and glowed with excitement.
Players could grind to Level 100 in the Bottomless Abyss, which would take more than two or three months. Needless to say, players would need to rent Stone Forest city's private houses for more than one.
With prioritized bidding rights, players would have a massive advantage in the next auction.
"Now that we have that out of the way, let's start the auction for Stone Forest City's first private house! The starting bid is 30,000 Credits! Each increment must be no lower than 500 Credits!"
As the auctioneer finished speaking, the venue exploded with sound.
"Thirty-five thousand!"
"Forty thousand!"
"Crap! Everyone's gone crazy! I bid 45,000!"
"Don't compete with me! This one's mine! Fifty thousand!"
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Chapter 2181 – God's Domain's Influence
Contrary to ordinary players' beliefs, the auctions for Stone Forest City's private houses had begun with a bang. The prices rapidly climbed as participants placed bids like they were fighting over cabbages. They shouted their bids with bloodshot eyes and fierce expressions as if they would take a bite out of anyone who outbid them.
The tension in Dark Night City's Candlelight Trading Firm was electric.
"Are you kidding me? This is just for one month of rent, yet someone's bidding 50,000 Credits? Are these people insane?" the Level 56 female Cleric sitting beside Tian Tong exclaimed, astonished.
The original price, 30,000 Credits, was already quite high, in her opinion. Stone Forest City's private houses were valuable, but they only made it easier for players to reach the Bottomless Abyss and dlowed them to recover Stami and Concentration slightly faster than normal. At most, players with a private house would only get to spend a little more time grinding in the Regional Dungeon than those without. Zero Wing should thank its stars that players were even willing to rent the houses for 30,000 Credits, especially since not many players could afford the price, to begin with.
Yet, hundreds of players were placing one bid after another. Some players didn't get the chance to finish placing their bid before someone else's voice rose above theirs. In the blink of an eye, the first private house's price had risen to 50,000 Credits, and that was just for a one-month lease…
"No. They just recognize the value of Stone Forest City's private houses," Tian Tong said as she shook her head. "In reality, being able to level up faster is a secondary benefit to them. I heard that the Mana in the city is even denser than in the Divine Colosseum. Even after a short stay, players' minds sharpen, and their reaction speed increases. Being able to teleport back to their private houses from within the Bottomless Abyss will also allow players to spend more time training in the city. If players spend a fair amount of time training there, they might be able to improve their combat standards far faster than training elsewhere."
Improving one's combat standards was the foundation for growing stronger in God's Domain. Levels and equipment were only temporary measures.
To a true expert, nothing was more important than improving their combat standards. This was also why Tian Tong wanted to rent her own private house in the city.
While Tian Tong had explained the reason behind these players' passionate abandon to her companion, the bidding for the first private house had risen to 65,000 Credits, which made the ordinary participants sigh with disappointment.
Seventy thousand!" Tian Tong shouted.
"Eighty thousand!" a Level 68 Ranger almost immediately outbid Tian Tong.
"Two hundred thousand! This first house is mine!" a Level 69 Berserker boldly declared.
An uproar shook the venue as soon as the participants heard this Berserker's bid.
Two hundred thousand? That's enough to rent a mansion in a city!"
The Dark Night Empire's 26th ranked Berserker is here?"
"No. I've heard that Fei Yu has defeated two of the Blood Jade Family's peak experts. He's now ranked 23rd. Even superpowers have been trying to recruit him."
"It seems Fei Yu will claim Stone Forest City's first private house."
The players present, especially the ordinary players, could not help but silently marvel at Fei Yu's imposing figure. They couldn't understand why an expert like him would be willing to spend 200,000 Credits for a month-long claim to a private house in Stone Forest City. The man was simply insane.
However, before the auctioneer could slam her gravel once, another voice rose through the clamor.
"Four hundred thousand Credits! The Blue Sky adventurer team wants this house. I hope that you all can step aside out of respect!" a Level 70 Shield Warrior abruptly shouted.
As one, the crowd turned toward this Level 70 Guardian Knight, their mouths hanging open in shock.
"What?! Empty Miracle is here, too?!"
Blue Sky was the fifth-ranked adventurer team in the Dark Night Empire, and Empty Miracle, the team's commander, was one of the empire's top-ten Guardian Knights. It was rumored that his strength could even rival that of superpowers' peak experts. The man was a large part of the reason that Blue Sky had earned its current position. One of Starlink's Elders had even tried to recruit Empty Miracle due to his impressive prowess and extraordinary achievements. He was undoubtedly a powerhouse in the Dark Night Empire.
"This is an auction, Empty Miracle! Speak with your money!" A robust, Level 70 Assassin suddenly stood from his seat. "Our Windwolf adventurer team has no time for your nonsense. Five hundred thousand!"
"Five hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Six hundred thousand!"
"Six hundred and fifty thousand!"
Blue Sky and Windwolf fought, outbidding one another for a time. The watching crowd fell silent as they watched.
"Do they really need to go this far? Isn't it just a private house?"
"That's right! And this is only the first one. Aren't there still plenty available?" "Can't these two adventurer teams let others have a chance as well?"
No one understood why two of the Dark Night Empire's top adventurer teams were so desperate to rent one of Stone Forest City's private houses that they'd continue to outbid each other. The auction had just begun, and Candlelight had promised to present multiple private houses. If the two adventurer teams were willing to set aside their differences, they could rent a private house for a much lower price.
"How can this be happening?" Tian Tong's expression darkened as she watched the scene play out.
She had sold one of her valuable treasures to increase her chances of winning a bid. Before she had arrived at the venue, she had collected 300,000 Credits. She hadn't thought that she'd have any problems winning a private house with so much money on hand. She had even hoped to rent a private house until she reached Level 100 with these funds, but now, she didn't even qualify to participate in the auction…
In the end, Blue Sky's Empty Miracle had won the first private house for 860,000 Credits, shocking every player in the venue.
However, just as everyone believed that the astronomical price was only a result of Blue Sky and Windwolf butting heads and that the auction would continue at a far more reasonable pace…
"Five hundred thousand!"
"Five hundred and fifty thousand!"
The moment the second private house's auction began, someone placed a bid for 500,000 Credits. The second private house eventually sold for a total of 930,000 Credits…
The third and fourth private houses sold for 880,000 and 890,000 Credits, respectively. Moreover, every winner was an adventurer team's commander. None of the ordinary participants had even had a chance.
When the auctioneer announced the 11th private house, the various Guild upper echelons in their VIP rooms made their move.
"One million!"
"One million, two hundred thousand!"
Once the various Guilds stepped in, the lowest closing price skyrocketed to 1,500,000 Credits.
"This is insane! These people must be paid actors!" Tian Tong's Cleric companion exclaimed. They have to be!" Tian Tong couldn't bring herself to agree with her friend, and neither could the other expert players in the venue.
All of the auction's victors were respectable individuals in the Dark Night Empire. Regardless of Zero Wing's reputation, it couldn't afford to hire so many VIPs to fight over these private houses so desperately.
As the Guild upper echelons continued to compete, many players realized why Blue Sky and Windwolf had fought so fiercely for the first private house. Obviously, the various Guilds had decided to concede the first ten private houses, which were more than enough for the empire's top adventurer teams.
"So, independent players like us never had a chance of claiming Stone Forest City's private houses." Tian Tong couldn't help her bitter smile as she watched the empire's Guilds rent one private house after another.
A similar scene played out in other kingdoms and empires' Candlelight Trading Firms. For a time, a commotion erupted across God's Domain.
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Chapter 2182 – Frightening Wealth
When news of the auction for Stone Forest City's private houses had spread, God's Domain's ordinary players began to wonder if the various Guilds had lost their minds. Multiple Guilds had willingly spent more than 1,000,000 Credits to rent a private house for a single month.
With that kind of money, they could stay in a 7-star hotel for a month and still have plenty to spare.
Yet, these Guilds had spent so much to rent an ordinary private house.
"Crap! Those private houses are only convenient for travel. Do they really have to go this far?"
"The day I own such a city in God's Domain will be the day I become a wealthy tycoon."
"An act! This has to be an act!"
For a time, everyone in God's Domain talked about the matter. Many players had even pushed back their grinding schedules to watch the auctions.
When the game's other powers, those that weren't participating in the auctions, found out about the situation, they realized how frightening God's Domain tmly was. With the right opportunity, one could earn a truly terrifying amount of money through this game.
Before this, most high-value transactions were conducted with Coins. Although God's Domain was quite realistic, and players could trade Coins for Credits, most people stuck with the idea that this was only a game.
However, these players realized their mistake as Stone Forest City's private houses sold for Credits. God's Domain was more like another country in the real world than a game.
As the private houses sold, one after another, an uproar shook Zero Wing to its core.
"Guild Leader, we have already rented out 1,667 units. The lowest closing price is 600,000 Credits, while the highest is 1,740,000 Credits! We've officially earned more than 2 billion Credits!!" Melancholic Smile energetically reported.
She had assumed that they'd be lucky to earn enough to offer Candlelight's Lifestyle players a stable monthly salary, but they hadn't even sold one-third of the houses they'd constructed, and they'd already earned far more than they had expected.
They could even afford to replace the Lifestyle players they had lost, not to mention retain the trading firm's current Lifestyle players.
Moreover, Stone Forest City's income restored the confidence their players had in Zero Wing and the Candlelight Trading Firm. In fact, Advanced Lifestyle players from other large Guilds had begun to approach Candlelight, interested in joining the firm.
Although Candlelight had been considered a sacred place for Lifestyle players, Star-Moon Kingdom's various large Guilds had offered competitive wages to retain their players. This was the only reason that the kingdom's Advanced Lifestyle players hadn't flooded Candlelight.
However, now that Candlelight offered Advanced Lifestyle players a monthly salary in Credits, these players couldn't afford to ignore the trading firm. Ordinary people couldn't even dream of earning 20,000 Credits per month.
As long as an Advanced Lifestyle player joined the Candlelight Trading Firm, they wouldn't have to toil in a job they hated in the real world. Furthermore, they could earn 100,000 Credits each month if they became a Master Lifestyle player.
During the few hours the auction was happening, Candlelight had received applications from over 600 Advanced Lifestyle players and 5 Master Lifestyle players. With so many capable crafters, Candlelight wouldn't have to worry about its development stagnating.
"It seems I've underestimated these Guilds and adventurer teams' desperation," Shi Feng said. Even he was a little surprised to hear Melancholic Smile's report.
He had expected the private houses to rake in more than the 50,000-Credit record of his previous life. He had, after all, established Stone Forest City in the Bottomless Abyss far sooner than any town had done so in the past. Stone Forest City didn't have any competition, either, so demand for its private houses would be far greater than normal. Still, he hadn't expected the demand to be this intensive.
However, after giving the matter some more thought, Shi Feng found the situation reasonable.
Training, leveling, and treasure—the Bottomless Abyss ranked at the top in all three aspects. It was only natural that expert players would go mad over the Regional Dungeon, especially peak experts from the various large Guilds.
These experts wouldn't even mind parting with 2,000,000 Credits for such an opportunity, much less a mere 1,000,000. If they got lucky and encountered a few fortuitous opportunities, they'd gain a massive advantage over their competition. They could even earn back far more income through such opportunities.
"At this rate, Guild Leader, it won't take long to rent out all of the 3,000 private houses we've prepared for today. With the money we've earned, Starlink doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of poaching our members," Melancholic Smile confidently declared.
Starlink might be able to offer a higher salary to lure away Candlelight's members, but Candlelight could simply recruit more talented players with their current rates. The trading firm would have no issues maintaining its operations. They might even be able to expand.
"No! I don't want to rent all 3,000 units today. Let's stop after 2,000 units. Then, we can rent out another 1,000 units each day," Shi Feng decided, shaking his head.
Demand would only increase if they maintained a limited supply. Since he had such a rare opportunity before him, he had to take full advantage of it. By this time next month, he'd have a very difficult time fetching such high prices for Stone Forest City's private houses. Moreover, players hadn't discovered all of the benefits these private houses had to offer. Once they did, prices would rise even higher.
Two billion Credits were enough to settle the crisis Candlelight and Zero Wing faced, so he didn't mind waiting a few more days before renting off the rest of the houses. He also wanted to set up his own training center in Fenglin City, which would cost a huge sum of Credits.
Initially, Shi Feng had planned to build even more private houses and Shops in Stone Forest City to earn the necessary funding for his training center, but looking at it now, the first batch should be more than enough.
"We're only renting out 2,000 units today? I'll inform our auctioneers right away!" It didn't take long for Melancholic Smile to recognize what Shi Feng was trying to do. She immediately contacted her staff members in Candlelight's many Shops.
Shortly after Melancholic Smile relayed the command, the remaining private houses had been rented.
"Everyone, we've rented out all of the private houses we had prepared for today. Please, visit us tomorrow," the excited auctioneers announced to their audiences' disappointment.
The announcement caused a ruckus throughout the various auction venues.
"What's going on? Why aren't there more available?"
"Crap! You guys barely gave us anything! How could you run out so quickly?!"
"I was just about to make my move!"
The various Guild representatives expressed their frustration about the auctions' sudden conclusion. Many of the representatives that had held back regretted their decisions. Originally, they had planned to wait out their competition before making a move. That way, they could win a private house for much cheaper, but it seemed that their plans had backfired.
"Tian Tong, everyone has gone insane today. Let's wait a few days before we return. The various powers' experts should've sated their appetite by then. You shouldn't have any issues winning a bid," the Level 56 Cleric beside Tian Tong advised.
"I agree." Tian Tong nodded.
The auctions' first few days would be particularly lively, but once the various powers had their fill, prices would fall.
The various representatives then returned to their respective cities. Some of the visiting powers had left behind players to keep an eye on the trading firm and report back if anything new surfaced regarding the private houses.
Naturally, the players that had won a private house promptly made their way to Stone Forest City to prepare for their conquest in the Bottomless Abyss. Now, every second counted.
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Chapter 2183 – Private House's Hidden Effect
Bottomless Abyss, Stone Forest City:
As the auctions ended, the players that had won their bids made their way to their new properties. However, these experts were stunned after teleporting to their private houses.
"How is this possible?!"
Everyone was astonished to find a new buff icon in their status window.
High Mana State!
While this buff was in effect, players would receive another buff that increased their maximum Stamina and Concentration by 20% for 12 hours after resting for 8 hours in their private houses. If players rested for 12 hours, the buffs duration would increase to 18 hours.
These experts were ecstatic over the new discovery.
In the Bottomless Abyss, Stamina and Concentration consumption rates were a player's biggest weakness. They could only grind in the God Mode Regional Dungeon if they found a way to maintain these stats. Now, they discovered that they could have 20% more Stamina and Concentration by simply resting for some time in their private houses. This would greatly extend their activity time and boost their leveling speed.
The visiting expert players wasted no time in reporting this to their respective superiors.
"What's going on? Players can only accumulate the Double EXP buff in Stone Forest City's hotels, but they can gain more Stamina and Concentration by relaxing in a private house?"
"Doesn't that mean players with private houses will level 20% faster than players who don't have one?"
"If that's the case, we have to get more private houses tomorrow!"
For a time, the various powers received notifications regarding the private houses' hidden effect, re-evaluating their previous opinions.
The various powers had only viewed Stone Forest City's private houses as a convenient travel tool, but now that they had learned that these houses could increase players' Stamina and Concentration, they had taken on a whole new meaning. If they could secure 20 private houses and send an entire team to take advantage of this buff, the team's leveling speed would be far faster than a mere 20% boost allowed.
The combat power an individual could exhibit was on a different level than fighting with a team. Moreover, players would drastically reduce their Stamina and Concentration consumption rates by fighting alongside teammates.
If an entire team had a 20% maximum Stamina and Concentration buff, they'd be able to last in the Bottomless Abyss for more than 30% longer than teams without the buff. With so much more time, the team could explore more of the Dungeon, reducing the number of competitors it would face.
Much of the Bottomless Abyss's first floor was home to Dark Demonkin, as well.
These Dark Demonkin looked similar to humans, but unlike humans, magic circuits covered these Demonkin's entire bodies. They also bore a third eye on their foreheads, and they had an affinity for Mana that rivaled the Elves.
Factoring in the Bottomless Abyss's environment, a random Level 65, Chieftain ranked Dark Demonkin could effortlessly defeat ordinary expert players. If an expert party encountered a Lord ranked Dark Demonkin, the party would lose half of its members before it killed the monster if it didn't react appropriately.
To make matters worse, Dark Demonkin were very difficult to sense unless players spotted them. They were skilled with ambush tactics and hid their auras with magic. When exploring the Bottomless Abyss, players had to remain on high-alert, which substantially increased their Stamina and Concentration consumption rates. Unfortunately, players had no other choice as even Refinement Realm experts would die if they weren't careful.
This situation instilled a deep fear for the various powers' teams, making them hesitant to venture too far into the first floor. They constantly worried that they wouldn't have enough Stamina and Concentration for the return trip, and if that happened, they'd likely die and lose several days of effort. Thus, the various powers' expert teams had remained in the first-floor's outer region so far.
However, if an entire team had the buff Stone Forest City's private houses provided, they could easily venture farther into the first floor.
God's Domain's powers immediately began to collect their funds. They also sent more people to the Candlelight Trading Firm's Shops, those that would participate in the auction, to increase their chances of winning more bids.
For a time, Candlelight's Shops were packed with players. The Shops in Stone Forest City, Zero Wing City, White River City, and Dark Night City, in particular, held massive crowds. The crowds were so large that players were nearly forced to wait outside. Passing players, who had hoped to visit the Shops, were stupefied.
"What's going on? Why have so many Guilds gathered here?"
"That's right! There weren't this many people during the last auction for Stone Forest City's private houses!"
Peaking in from the doorways, players spotted representatives from more than 100 Guilds in Candlelight's Shops. Although most were from small Guilds, there were quite a few players form first- and second-rate Guilds.
While everyone wondered why so many powers had flooded the Candlelight Trading Firms, the firm began the second auction for Stone Forest City's private houses.
Due to the increased number of participants, Candlelight had employed entry restrictions. Now, players had to hold more than 500,000 Credits to participate. This change elicited curses from the various independent players. Some even criticized Zero Wing for being full of itself, claiming that the Guild would never sell so many houses for such high prices.
However, when the auction began and news spread, everyone was forced into silence.
Unexpectedly, every bid on the second day opened at 2,000,000 Credits, and all of the participating Guilds fought to outbid each other. Most of the adventurer teams taking part hadn't even gotten a chance to call out a bid before they had been disqualified from the auction. Only top adventurer teams barely held on.
By the time players had claimed the second day's 1,000 units, the income from a single private house had hit a new record at 2,360,000 Credits, far more than the 500,000 Credits on the previous day. For a time, every player in God's Domain was shaken.
"Insane! These Guilds have gone insane!"
The independent players that had hoped to compete stared at the price incredulously. Did they really need to spend so much on a private house?
However, the record broke once again on the third day, with the highest bid closing at 2,570,000 Credits. Seeing this, Tian Tong began to despair.
On the fourth day, the highest closing bid reached 2,71, Credits, and on the fifth, it hit 2,820,000 Credits. By this point, the various adventurer teams were little more than decoration in the auction venues. Only the various Guilds could afford to compete.
Aqua Rose and Gentle Snow were astonished. They had never dreamed that Stone Forest City's private houses would be so lucrative.
By the time the sixth day's auction had ended, and players had claimed all 7,000 private houses, Zero Wing had accumulated 13.7 billion Credits. To hold that kind of money, a first-rate Guild would need investments from multiple financial groups and corporations.
However, Shi Feng knew that he would only earn this much money once. As players reached higher levels and gained better equipment, they wouldn't need to depend on private houses nearly as much as they did now. Moreover, now that the various powers had seen how much potential wealth there was to gain, they would do everything in their power to establish Guild Towns in the Bottomless Abyss. Once they did, these private houses would only go for between 30,000 and 50,000 Credits. This was Shi Feng's only chance to make such a fortune.
Meanwhile, Zero Wing had rapidly developed during the past six days. Almost all of the Guild's expert players had reached Level 70, and it now had 43 Refinement Realm experts in its midst. Since Shi Feng had sent Fire Dance to train in Unyielding Soul's system, which didn't limit her options, she had broken through to the Flowing Water Realm.
Because Aqua Rose and Gentle Snow had been bogged down with the Guild's affairs, they hadn't been able to devote themselves to their training fully. Hence, they were shy of reaching the Flowing Water Realm, but it was only a matter of time before they crossed the threshold as well.
Unfortunately, Zero Wing's recent development had brought a lot of issues to the surface.
Due to the sudden loss of so many internal members, the Guild wasn't able to raid as many Dungeons or complete as many field operations as before. As a result, the gap between the Guild's upper and lower hierarchies grew. If this persisted, Zero Wing's development would start to stagnate.
It's about time that I set up that training center. Inspecting the Guild's current funds, Shi Feng decided that he couldn't set the matter aside any longer.
God's Domain's various large Guilds in the past had either had access to their own training centers or partnered with already established centers. Not only had this provided fresh blood, but it had also earned these Guilds a stable income. Only the Guilds with strong support from training centers or dojos had had a chance of becoming overlords in the game. Without that support, stronger competitors had stifled their development.
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Chapter 2184 – Opening a Training Center
The sun shone brilliantly that morning, and a cool breeze brushed by.
As soon as Shi Feng left his virtual gaming cabin, he contacted Liang Jing and took her with him to the center of Fenglin City to purchase a training center.
Due to the current trends, professional fighters were far more famous than actors or singers, so tons of people aspired to become one. Naturally, plenty of people wanted to capitalize on that aspiration and open their own training centers and dojos.
However, this was also why the competition between training centers and dojos in big cities was so intense, even cruel.
Aside from the costs of upgrading training and medical facilities, training centers and dojos had to pay significant fees to research and produce nutritious meals. Only then would their members be able to train efficiently. Individuals would see twice the results with half the training as long as they maintained proper nutrition.
Overall, running a training center or dojo was a very expensive business. If one failed to manage their business properly or lacked sufficient capital, they might not even last a few years, especially in a first-tier city like Fenglin City. Plenty of training centers or dojos from smaller cities tried to establish themselves in Fenglin City every year, but most never succeeded.
Aside from forging Crystal Light Sets and Advanced Mana Armor Kits in God's Domain, Shi Feng had a team grind Bosses on the Bottomless Abyss's first-floor over the past few days. During the day, he spent most of his time surveying potential buildings for his training center.
After several days of searching, he finally decided to buy the Century Training Center, which was only a short distance away from the city's fighting arena.
Although the Century Training Center's facilities were somewhat outdated, it had an excellent location. Most importantly, it was large enough for Shi Feng's purposes. The training center occupied a 51-story skyscraper. It had only been open for a little over a year, so the building was still quite new. Although it wasn't quite as large as Zero Wing's main headquarters, it shouldn't have any issues accommodating nearly 10,000 people, more than enough for Zero Wing's current internal members.
Moreover, the Century Training Center's previous owners were selling the building for relatively cheap, only 8.9 billion Credits. Shi Feng wouldn't need to redesign the building's interior, either. He only needed to purchase the latest training and medical equipment, and the training center would be ready for business.
Shi Feng spent nearly half a day signing the necessary documents. Once he completed the purchase, he called Xiao Yu.
"Chairman Xiao, I've settled the matter regarding the training center. Would you like to come see it??" Shi Feng asked, smiling.
"It's done already?" Xiao Yu was stunned.
In Xiao Yu's opinion, Shi Feng should've needed two or three months to secure a training center. Gathering the necessary funding would be a major problem, and Shi Feng's hope of purchasing a skyscraper in the heart of Fenglin City was a fool's dream. Moreover, in his opinion, the fact that Shi Feng was trying to buy a skyscraper in the heart of Fenglin City was a fool's dream, to begin with.
Not even the White Clan Group would be able to afford such a massive expenditure unless it sold some of its assets, and the Big Dipper Group's investment wouldn't change anything for Zero Wing.
Yet, only a few days since their last meeting, Shi Feng called to say he had bought a skyscraper.
"That's right. Now, I just need to purchase equipment and upgrade its facilities," Shi Feng said, nodding.
"Alright! I'm on my way!" Xiao Yu said. Shi Feng's earnest expression did nothing to quell the old man's skepticism, so he had to verify the information himself.
A few hours later, Xiao Yu arrived at the address Shi Feng had given him. He was dazed when he saw the skyscraper.
The Century Training Center? How can this be? Xiao Yu stared up at the towering building in utter shock.
As the Big Dipper Group's chairman and someone who dreamed of opening a training center in a first-tier city, Xiao Yu knew a little about Fenglin City's training centers and dojos. He recognized the Century Training Center the moment he arrived. Since it had failed to produce any skilled fighters in the national fighting competition, it had lost business. Because of that, the Century Training Center had been trying to sell its branch in Fenglin City to recoup some of its losses and fortify is position in second-tier cities.
One would need nearly 10 billion Credits to purchase Fenglin City's Century Training Center.
Ten billion!
Not even the Big Dipper Group could afford one-third of this building.
"Chairman Xiao, will a training center of this size be sufficient?" Shi Feng asked politely.
"Sufficient? Of course, it's sufficient! As long as we promote the training center and upgrade its facilities, we'll have no issues recruiting new members!" Xiao Yu exclaimed, already considering multiple plans for the future.
"Wonderful. Then, I'll have to trouble Chairman Xiao to see to the remaining issues. I'll transfer funds to you in a moment for purchasing equipment and advertising," Shi Feng said. When he saw the confident light in Xiao Yu's eyes, he knew the matter was as good as dealt with. Now, he'd just need to wait for the training center to recruit and supply skilled fighters for Zero Wing.
As long as the training center supplied enough internal members, Starlink would find it far more difficult to hinder Zero Wing's development. The Guild simply had too many advantages.
"Once I receive the funds, I'll contact my suppliers. I believe they can transfer everything we'll need in one or two days," Xiao Yu said, nodding. Noticing that Shi Feng didn't waver when he spoke of spending so much money, the young man became even more of a mystery to him.
Xiao Yu was very familiar with Shi Feng's background. The young man and his niece had been classmates, so he had looked into him.
Even though Shi Feng was a combat genius, Xiao Yu had considered him a fledgling in high society. Since Shi Feng was from a family without a background, he should've needed a decade or so to accomplish anything impressive.
Yet, the more time the old man spent with Shi Feng, the more he became unfathomable he became.
First, Shi Feng had snagged Fenglin City's White Clan Group as a partner. Then, he had purchased Century Training Center's old building. Xiao Yu could also tell that Shi Feng was responsible for these decisions.
"Everything should arrive in two days? If that's the case, we should host our grand opening in three days. I'll also have to trouble you with hiring instructors and management staff," Shi Feng replied after giving the matter some thought. Time waited for no one. He needed to recruit more internal members for the Guild as soon as possible.
"That won't be a problem, but what do you plan to name the training center?" Xiao Yu asked. "We can't promote it without a name."
"Let's call it Heaven's Rumble Training Center," Shi Feng decided.
Originally, Shi Feng had planned to give the training center Zero Wing's name as well, but it was too well-known right now. Naming it after the Guild would only bring the various major powers down on their heads. It was best that he gave it an ordinary name.
"Alright, then. I'll see to the necessary arrangements," Xiao Yu said, nodding.
Xiao Yu left, immediately turning his focus to Heaven's Rumble Training Center's management. Of course, the news that the Zero Wing Workshop was preparing to open a training center in Fenglin City quickly spread.
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Chapter 2185 – Experts Gather
Fenglin City, Redstone Restaurant:
A thin, middle-aged man respectfully entered one of the restaurant's top-floor VIP rooms. Once inside, he approached an indifferent youth who currently meditated.
Although the young man sat there quietly, he felt like the room's overlord. Any enemy of his would become everyone's enemy in the room.
"Why are you in such a hurry, old Zhuo?" Han Yifeng asked as he opened his eyes, glancing up at the middle-aged man.
"I've just received news that Zero Wing is opening a training center in Fenglin City. Moreover, it purchased one of the city's well-known training centers to do so, the butler, Zhuo Lingqiu, reported.
"Interesting. It seems Zero Wing is quite capable, after all. I had thought that the organization would run to me for help once it faced a financial crisis. I hadn't expected it to earn a fortune through leasing Stone Forest City's private houses. And now, it's even opening its own training center," Han Yifeng calmly mused.
"Young master, although Zero Wing can afford to open a training center, how can setting one up in Fenglin City be so easy?" Zhuo Linqiu commented disdainfully. "According to our information, Lu Xingluo has prepared for this and hired a particularly skilled expert. By the sounds of it, he wants his expert to cause a ruckus in the training center, preventing it from taking root in the city."
It was true that one needed enough capital to open a training center, but money wasn't enough to keep one alive. One also needed sufficient strength to defend it, especially in a city as competitive as Fenglin.
"In that case, I want you to visit Zero Wing's new training center. At the end of the day, we can still use the organization to slow Starlink down," Han Yifeng said as he sent a glance at Zhuo Linqiu.
"Understood." With a bow, Zhuo Linqiu turned and left the room.
Meanwhile, news of Heaven's Rumble Training Center's grand opening shook Fenglin City's fighting industry. With the Starline Corporation's Lu Xingluo targeting Zero Wing, no one dared to ally with the organization for fear of attracting the corporation's ire. Now that Zero Wing had opened its own training center, even a fool knew that Lu Xingluo would make his move. At least it would be interesting to watch.
Moreover, the various training centers and dojos throughout the city viewed the fact that this company, which focused its business within virtual reality games, was trying to make a name for itself in Fenglin City's fighting industry as both foolish and a blatant insult. Even on the off chance that Lu Xingluo left Zero Wing's training center alone, they wouldn't let the organization get away with this transgression. Otherwise, they'd become laughingstocks in the industry.
While the various training centers and dojos discussed Zero Wing's new facility, Xiao Yu had been methodically planning the Heaven's Rumble Training Center's grand opening.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Not only had Xiao Yu purchased the latest training and medical equipment available over the last three days, but he had also invited many of Fenglin City's VIPs to attend the grand opening. Fortunately, he had far more connections than a young man like Shi Feng.
On the day in question, luxury cars stopped by the building's entrance in droves, and many passersby grew interested in visiting the training center as a result.
However, most of the people that visited Heaven's Rumble Training Center that day were young, passionate fighters. They had all seen the advertisements boasting Heaven's Rumble's state-of-the-art facilities, and they were curious to inspect the training center themselves.
The world's technology constantly improved, and with the help of proper data analysis, one could build the best training routine possible, improving far faster than training under a famous instructor.
The instant these combat enthusiasts entered Heaven's Rumble Training Center, they were flabbergasted.
People wearing the uniforms of Fenglin City's various training centers and dojos filled the main hall. Some of them were even well-known experts in the city, and a few of the upper echelons from the city's training centers and dojos had even made an appearance.
"Crap! What's going on? Why are so many of Fenglin City's experts here?"
"Isn't that Luo Qianxing, who won third place in Fenglin City's annual fighting competition last year?"
"Quick, look! It's Master Yang from the Extreme Light Dojo! I've heard rumors that he's stopped participating in public events to prepare for the international fighting competition".
"Am I seeing things? Isn't that Chen Tianhe, the Martial Heart Dojo's master? I thought he already retired from the public scene. Why is he here?"
"What kind of power does this training center have behind it?"
With so many of Fenglin City's experts gathered, the young men and women who visited the training center out of curiosity grew excited. They even wondered if they had stumbled upon Fenglin City's annual fighting competition, rather than a new training center's grand opening. Why else would so many well-known experts be here?
While the young fighting enthusiasts were shocked over finding so many of the city's VIPs in one place, a group consisting of two young women and a young man entered the hall, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
The reaction was mostly due to the two young women. One wore an elegant, white dress, which highlighted her long, flowing hair and exquisite appearance. She had the body of a goddess, and many of the women in the crowd became self-conscious.
A second exceptional beauty in a bright, red dress stood next to her. When the two women entered the hall, they instantly became the center of attention.
Even the young man that accompanied these women was exceptionally handsome, and many of the ladies in the hall swooned.
The handsome young man was the previous year's champion of Fenglin City's annual fighting competition, known for possessing a talent that only emerged once a decade in the city. He had also qualified to participate in the international fighting competition, and his status as the heir to the Zhang Clan Group, one of the city's top-five financial groups, was just icing on the cake.
"Qingxue, most of these experts don't seem to be here with honest intentions. I'm afraid that this friend of yours will have a very difficult time maintaining a training center in Fenglin City," Zhang Wuya told Bai Qingxue[l] as he glanced over the crowd. "If your friend can't handle the pressure, I'm willing to step up for him. I suspect that most of these training centers and dojos will take a step back out of respect."
"Shi Feng is an internal force expert as well, Big Brother Zhang. Shouldn't he be able to handle the situation?" Zhao Yueru asked.
"An internal force expert might be impressive in second- and third-tier cities, but this is Fenglin City. Every well- known training center and dojo in the city has its own internal force expert. Moreover, they are experienced veterans. Their accomplishments with internal force are far more impressive than a youngster who has just mastered the techniques," Zhang Wuya explained.
Bai Qingxue and Zhao Yueru's expressions darkened slightly after listening to their companion. They had never thought that opening a training center would be so difficult.
While Bai Qingxue's group chatted amongst themselves, another commotion rattled the crowd in the main hall.
An imposing, bear of a man entered the room. Two knife scars decorated his face, and his arrival shocked many of the training centers and dojo's upper echelons. The instant this man appeared, many of the training center and dojo upper echelons present could not help but reveal shocked expressions.
"Why is he here?" When Zhang Wuya saw the new arrival, fear flashed in his eyes.
"Is he someone powerful?" Zhao Yueru asked when she noticed Zhang Wuya's trepidation.
"Powerful?" Zhang Wuya shook his head. "That word is no longer sufficient. He's practically a devil. He has earned the nickname 'T-Rex' for how heavy-handed he is in combat. No fewer than twenty internal force experts have suffered defeat at his hands. Some of them are still lying in their hospital beds. He was banned from the fighting world for that very reason. Most of that happened more than a decade ago, but according to recent rumors, it seems he has defeated another internal force expert overseas. I don't even think I can stop him if he tries to make a move."
While everyone made a fuss, Wang 'T-Rex' Zhongquan stepped into the center of the hall.
"I've heard that Heaven's Rumble has set up shop here! Who's in charge? I, Wang Zhongquan, want to spar! I want to see whether or not Heaven's Rumble qualifies to do business in Fenglin City!" Wang Zhongquan shouted, his voice echoing throughout the hall. Most people immediately took a step back.
"Heaven's Rumble is doomed. I doubt anyone in Fenglin city can save it now that this demon has shown up."
"The Starline Corporation is certainly powerful. It's even hired this monster to cause trouble."
"Zero Wing should've just stayed in its virtual reality game instead of meddling in the fighting industry."
As the various training centers and dojo's experts watched Wang Zhongquan, they knew that Heaven's Rumble Training Center would soon go out of business. It would also be the first training center to close on the same day it opened.
Suddenly, however, a crisp voice rang out over the crowd's muttering.
"I don't know who you are, but I'm afraid that you don't qualify to challenge our Hall Master!"
Instinctively, the crowd turned toward the voice's origin. The speaker was a graceful, mesmerizing woman, and none other than Fire Dance's player.
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Chapter 2186 – Fighting an Internal Force Expert
The various training centers and dojos' experts were stunned when they saw Fire Dance.
"Who's this little lady?"
"Is she tired of living?"
Although none of them recognized Fire Dance, her identity didn't matter, even if she was an heiress to a large corporation or a member of a powerful family.
Wang Zongquan was still a merciless person.
Ordinary people, at most, knew this man had recently defeated Demon Wolf, an apex internal force expert overseas.
However, these experts knew that Wang Zongquan had been banished from the fighting industry in the past and had resorted to mercenary work. He was a cold-blooded monster that had secretly ended many experts' lives with his own hands. It was rumored that he was even responsible for the deaths of a few great families' upper echelons. If Wang Zongquan wanted to, he could even slay a large family's heirs, regardless of how many bodyguards protected them.
As far as the crowd was concerned, Fire Dance was suicidal to provoke Wang Zongquan so blatantly.
Unexpectedly, however, the bear-like man didn't seem angry. He watched her for a moment before grinning, then asked, "If that's the case, little lady, how do I earn this qualification you speak of?"
His goal was simple; he wanted to ensure that Heaven's Rumble Training Center's reputation hit rock-bottom.
His biggest concern was that Heaven's Rumble would refuse to fight him. He had earned quite a reputation, after all. No one would look down on the training center if it declined his challenge.
Hence, when this ignorant girl had stepped up to provoke him, he inwardly celebrated. Now, Heaven's Rumble would have no choice but to accept his challenge, and he could take his time toying with the training center and humiliating its management. Heaven's Rumble would never gain a foothold in Fenglin City.
"Our youth are so impatient. After hearing a few insulting words, she leaped into his trap. Her comment has ensured that Heaven's Rumble will have to face Wang Zongquan," Chen Tianhe, the Martial Heart Dojo's master and an old man in his 50s, said, shaking his head. He then turned to Xiao Yu, and said, "Old Xiao, I'm afraid that disaster will befall the young man you mentioned."
"Won't Wang Zongquan back out if you make an appearance, Master Tianhe?" Xiao Yu anxiously asked.
He was exasperated over Fire Dance's impatience. He knew she was an expert that had proven herself against one of the White Tiger Dojo's intermediate disciples, but Wang Zongquan was an expert among experts. When she had stepped forward, she had only caused more trouble for Heaven's Rumble Training Center.
Now, Chen Tianhe was their only hope.
Chen Tianhe had risen to fame for his martial art mastery many years ago. Even the White Tiger Dojo's Jiang Tianyuan had to show a little respect before this old man. Chen Tianhe was unquestionably powerful; he had ranked among the top 32 in the international fighting competition during his peak.
Ranking among the top 32 fighters might not seem impressive, but they were talking about the largest fighting competition in the world. One had to be an expert among experts just to qualify for the competition, and hundreds of martial artists participated.
Wang Zongquan had only ranked among the top 64 fighters during his peak.
"If I were 15 years younger, I might be able to contend with him, but now…," Chen Tianhe said, shaking his head.
Youthful vigor was gold in martial arts. This saying rang true both in the past and the present.
Wang Zongquan was only 38 this year, and with today's technology, he was still in his prime. Proving the point, the bear-like man had defeated Demon Wolf, who wasn't any weaker than Chen Tianhe during his peak.
"Is it really over, just like this?" Xian Yu felt as if his soul were leaving his body.
He had gone to great lengths to employ Chen Tianhe's help to ensure that Heaven's Rumble Training Center would have a home in Fenglin City. He had even called in the favor the old man had owed him for so many years. But now…
"That youngster, Shi Feng, is really pitiful. He grasped internal force at such a tender age, yet he will have to face Wang Zongquan," Chen Tianhe lamented, sighing as he stared at the monstrous, scarred man.
Shi Feng had definitely earned the title 'genius' for grasping internal force, despite being in his early 20s. He had a bright future ahead of him. Controlling internal force not only helped one improve their physical control, but it also enhanced comprehension. Moreover, Shi Feng hadn't yet reached his prime. He had plenty of room for growth. With the help of today's technology, he could gain substantial strength.
With another five or six years, Shi Feng could fight Wang Zongquan to a standstill.
Meanwhile, a thin, middle-aged man watched the exchange between Fire Dance and Wang Zongquan from a corner of the room, frowning. This man was none other than Zhuo Linqiu.
It seems Lu Xingluo can't be underestimated. To think he would actually employ Wang Zongquan. The situation will be harder to handle now. Zhuo Linqiu felt on-edge as he watched the newcomer.
He had thought that Lu Xingluo would, at most, hire an advanced internal force expert. He hadn't expected the apex internal force expert, Wang Zongquan, to show up. Experts of his caliber were extremely rare, even on a national scale.
They were also particularly difficult to employ.
These experts had no interest in money; they simply didn't need any. Hence, tempting them into action was a challenge.
Although Zhuo Linqiu was also an apex internal force expert, he was likely no match for Wang Zongquan due to his age. If it came down to a fight, Zhuo Linqiu felt that he only had a 40% chance of winning.
While everyone whispered to each other, Fire Dance approached the large man in the center of the hall. She calmly declared, "If you want to spar with our Hall Master, you'll have to get through me."
A series of gasps and silence answered the young woman's declaration.
"Has she gone insane?"
"Doesn't Heaven's Rumble have any capable fighters. Do they really need to send this young woman to her death?"
Astonished, the crowd stared at Fire Dance, who maintained her composure even after her bold statement. They wouldn't have been worried for her if she had challenged any other internal force expert, but she had just asked Wang Zongquan to spar. He wasn't kind; he was ruthless.
Almost every opponent the scarred man had defeated had spent at least six months in a hospital bed, and that was when medical experts had been nearby during the fight.
Without the money to afford the best medical services, they would've spent the rest of their lives in a hospital!
"What is she trying to do?" Bai Qingxue began to worry as she watched her comrade.
She knew that Fire Dance had trained bitterly in God's Domain, and she was quite powerful. However, this was reality, not the virtual world. Even if she frequently trained in the real world, she'd be lucky to survive against ordinary martial arts experts. Trying to fight an expert of Wang Zongquan's caliber was suicidal.
"Is she a friend, Qingxue?" Zhang Tianya asked, to which Bai Qingxue nodded.
"Don't worry, then. Although I'm not his match, I can stop that monster for a moment if necessary," Zhang Tianya comforted his escort.
He had pursued Bai Qingxue for a long time now, although he wanted more than her perfect body and pretty face. He was far more interested in the White Clan Group that stood behind her. Only a woman of her standards was fit to stand beside him.
However, he rarely encountered an opportunity to show off his strength to her. Hence, he was quite pleased with the situation. He wasn't a match for an apex internal force expert like Wang Zongquan, but he'd have no issues stopping one of the man's attacks.
Is your training center out of fighters, little lady? If you wish to spar with me, you should know that I never show mercy to my opponents. You can't blame me for the outcome." Wang Zongquan's expression darkened, and a flash of killing intent lit his eyes.
He could've brushed off her interruption as youthful ignorance, but a public challenge was an entirely different matter.
He was an internal force expert—a master martial artist. It was humiliating to have some random nobody challenge him. If he did not teach this girl a proper lesson, he'd become a laughingstock.
"The state of Heaven's Rumble is none of your concern! You can talk after you defeat me!"
Fire Dance stepped forward, and her fist shot straight toward Wang Zongquan.
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Chapter 2187 – Defeated with One Palm
Although Fire Dance had executed her punch smoothly, without making a sound, her punch seeming as natural as a passing breeze, when the various experts present saw her attacking Wang Zongquan, varying degrees of shock appeared on their faces.
"Is this girl insane!?" Chen Tianhe blurted out when he saw Fire Dance's actions.
Wang Zongquan had trained his internal force to the apex. Every one of his movements was accompanied by internal force. He was different from experts that had just grasped internal force, who only used it as a trump card during critical moments.
Not to mention, a sudden attack like the one Fire Dance executed would hardly be effective against a master like Wang Zongquan. If she was not careful in dealing with Wang Zongquan's inevitable counterattack, she would undoubtedly lose her life.
Sure enough, Wang Zongquan did not grow flustered at all at Fire Dance's sudden attack. He calmly took half a step back, accurately moving out of her attack range. In the end, her fist did not even manage to graze his clothes. Immediately after, he counterpunched twice at Fire Dance, first at her face and then at her abdomen.
Although both his punches looked identical, the one aimed at Fire Dance's abdomen was actually a little faster than the one aimed at her face.
"It's over!" Zhang Tianya's complexion darkened when he saw this scene play out from a short distance away.
Originally, he had been planning to save Fire Dance. However, he never thought that Fire Dance would be so crazy as to attack Wang Zongquan without hesitation. To make matters worse, even after seeing her attack fail, she didn't pull back immediately. Now that Wang Zongquan had counterattacked, her life was as good as gone.
Although Wang Zongquan's two punches might look very simple to the eyes of ordinary people, they were actually extremely ruthless.
A person being attacked in the face would instinctively move to defend their face. In such a situation, attacks directed to other parts of their body would be easily overlooked. Meanwhile, as an apex internal force expert, Wang Zongquan had an extremely precise grasp on timing and distance. Even well-trained internal force experts would get caught by this move of his if they were not careful, let alone a newbie without any special training like Fire Dance.
Just as everyone thought that this fight was already over, however, contrary to everyone's expectations, Fire Dance actually ignored the punch aimed at her face. Instead, she suddenly sidestepped and promptly rotated her body. In the torque of her body, she then sent a lightning-fast chop straight at his neck.
The sudden development in the battle caught Wang Zongquan slightly off guard. Originally, he thought that his opponent was merely an inexperienced little girl. He never expected this little girl to easily evade his attack, much less launch a counterattack of her own.
However, Wang Zongquan was a hitman with many years of experience. He was fully capable of reacting to abrupt changes immediately. Although he wouldn't be able to defend against Fire Dance's attack in time, he could still dodge it. He hastily bent his body forward and leaped backward, narrowly avoiding Fire Dance's chop.
Upon seeing Wang Zongquan retreating, the spectating crowd could not help gasping in shock.
"Is this for real? Wang Zongquan actually got repelled!"
"Who is this young lady?"
Everyone present was aware of just how powerful Wang Zongquan was. Even experts of the same rank would have difficulty forcing him to retreat. After all, taking the initiative to retreat in a duel meant that one was at a disadvantage. Now, however, a young lady like Fire Dance had actually made Wang Zongquan fall back. This was simply unbelievable.
Meanwhile, when Fire Dance saw Wang Zongquan taking the initiative to retreat, she did not give chase and exploit her advantage. Instead, she simply stood in place and quietly observed him. Mter a short moment, she stated calmly,"汗 you're only at this standard, I advise you to give up on challenging our hall master."
When Fire Dance said these words, the spectating crowd could not help but nod in agreement. After all, if Wang Zongquan had already fallen into a disadvantage in his fight with Fire Dance, what qualifications did he have to challenge Heaven's Rumble's hall master?
You!"
Wang Zongquan's rage shot through the roof, the intense killing intent his body radiated making everyone in the hall shudder involuntarily.
In the next moment, Wang Zongquan took a step forward, the marble floor under his feet cracking. His body then transformed into a blur as he dashed at Fire Dance like a ferocious tiger.
The instant Wang Zongquan appeared before Fire Dance, he canted his body slightly to ram his side into her.
Mountain Slam!
Although this ramming attack looked incredibly plain and simple, none of the experts present would dare to face this attack directly.
After all, a ramming attack carried out by an ordinary internal expert could already topple a big tree.
Wang Zongquan's ramming attack could most likely send even a small car flying back. If a person were to receive this attack, all the bones in their body would shatter.
Moreover, Wang Zongquan's ramming attack was incredibly fast, so fast that many of the experts present didn't even react to it.
"Why must this little girl put herself in such a difficult position?" Chen Tianhe sighed at this scene.
Chen Tianhe had been very shocked by Fire Dance's previous performance, where she managed to not only maintain her cool, despite going up against such a powerful opponent, but even turn a dangerous situation into an opportunity to attack. She was definitely a gifted fighter. He was even tempted to take her in as a disciple.
Meanwhile, had Fire Dance not provoked Wang Zongquan further, Chen Tianhe could have forced Wang Zongquan to leave the premises by making an appearance. After all, the fact that Wang Zongquan had taken the initiative to retreat in a fight against a little girl, who was probably only half his age, was already humiliating enough. Insisting on continuing the fight would only further damage his reputation.
However, now that Wang Zongquan had blown his top, he wouldn't care even if he was called out for bullying the weak. Nobody could stop him now.
To everyone's surprise, however, Fire Dance actually did not try to dodge Wang Zongquan's ramming attack. On the contrary, she even took the initiative to meet him in battle.
"Is she crazy?"
Her decision shocked everyone. No one expected Fire Dance to respond so boldly.
Wang Zongquan surpassed even national-level athletes in terms of physical fitness. Only a few people in the entire country was superior to him. Trying to use brute force against him was akin to smashing an egg against a rock.
Arrogant brat! When Wang Zongquan saw Fire Dance moving to greet him in battle, a ruthless sneer appeared on his face as he further accelerated his body.
A moment later, Wang Zongquan's body crashed into Fire Dance's. However, just as everyone thought that she would go flying over ten meters, a shocking scene occurred.
Wang Zongquan actually passed through Fire Dance!
An afterimage? Zhang Tianya gaped in shock involuntarily when he saw Fire Dance's figure fading out of existence.
A visual residue! Chen Tianhe immediately realized what had happened.
An afterimage could be created so long as a person was moving fast enough. However, creating a visual residue did not require a person to be moving quickly, only sufficiently rapid reactions.
The human mind took time to process the images the eyes saw. If one's reaction speed was sufficiently fast, they could misperception that they were still in their original position when, in reality, they had already moved elsewhere. However, accomplishing such an action was extraordinarily difficult.
This feat required one to transition from being static to dynamic motion at an extreme speed. In addition, not only did one's body have to keep up with this rapid transition, but their neural response time needed to be able to keep up as well. However, it was incredibly difficult to improve one's neural response time and impossible to do so through ordinary training. Moreover, regardless of how powerful a person became, they could improve their neural response time by only an extremely limited amount.
Meanwhile, by the time Wang Zongquan reacted to the situation, Fire Dance had already moved aside and turned to face him. She then sent a palm strike at his chest, her attack looking as gentle as a falling leaf.
Peng!
However, the moment Fire Dance's palm collided with Wang Zongquan's body, he felt as if a hammer had just struck his chest. His face instantly turned beet red as he stumbled a few steps back before dropping down to one knee.
"Internal force!"
"She's an internal force expert!"
Upon seeing Wang Zongquan's kneeling figure, the spectating crowd could not help but turn to stare at the completely unharmed Fire Dance in shock.
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Chapter 2188 – Do You Have an Opinion?
Everyone was stunned to see Wang Zongquan down on one knee.
Wang Zongquan's physique completely surpassed an ordinary person's. Even the professional fighters of Fenglin City would have an extremely difficult time inflicting any external damage on him, much less internal damage.
Yet, he actually sustained considerably severe internal injuries from Fire Dance's gentle palm strike. Based on his current complexion, he would most likely need half a month to recover from his injuries. This outcome was simply unbelievable.
The only explanation anyone could come up with for this situation was that Fire Dance had utilized internal force.
"She not only grasped internal force at such a young age but also managed to injure Wang Zongquan? Could she be the disciple of some ancient aristocratic family?" Chen Tianhe also could not help his astonishment as he looked at Fire Dance.
Even with the help of modern technology, internal force experts were still incredibly rare. One would already be considered very talented to grasp internal force by the age of 30. Every one of such experts would become celebrities in the fighting industry. Even a top-ranking dojo like the White Tiger Dojo would treat such an expert as an honored guest.
Nevertheless, Fire Dance had successfully grasped internal force at such a young age and even managed to heavily injure Wang Zongquan in one move. This was incredible.
The only possibility Chen Tianhe could think of to explain this situation was that Fire Dance was the disciple of an ancient aristocratic family since such disciples practically started training in their mothers' wombs. These disciples enjoyed the best resources, legacies, and teachers. As a result, they generally grasped internal force in their teens. By the time they entered their 20s, they were already strong enough to rank within the top 20 in international fighting competitions should they choose to participate.
However, ancient aristocratic families generally kept a low profile and never fought for fame. Hence, the general populace did not know about these ancient aristocratic families. All the same, the influence these ancient aristocratic families held in the world was not the slightest bit weaker than that of major corporations.
"She's an ancient aristocratic family's disciple?" Xiao Yu revealed an excited expression when he heard Chen Tianhe's words.
Xiao Yu had heard a little regarding ancient aristocratic families, so he had an idea just how frightening they were. They were not existences ordinary people like himself could come into contact with. Only well-established martial arts masters like Chen Tianhe had the opportunity to do so.
If Fire Dance really was an ancient aristocratic family's disciple, then the Heaven's Rumble Training Center would truly become powerful. Even the Starline Corporation would probably be helpless against it.
Meanwhile, at this moment, the upper echelons of the various training centers and dojos present in the hall had lost their complacent attitude altogether. Now, only shock and fear filled their minds.
If even Wang Zongquan was defeated, then who in Fenglin City could possibly be a match for Fire Dance?
Moreover, Fire Dance was still so young. She would definitely continue growing stronger. One could even describe her future as limitless. With such a talent present, who would dare provoke the Heaven's Rumble Training Center?
After a brief round of exclamations from the spectating crowd, Wang Zongquan managed to recover slightly and slowly stand back up. Now, his eyes held only fear when he gazed at Fire Dance.
"I never thought that I would actually lose to a little girl like you. May I know which aristocratic family's disciple you are?" Wang Zongquan asked politely, his previous arrogant attitude gone. Now, he was treating Fire Dance as his equal.
Wang Zongquan was far more knowledgeable than Chen Tianhe, so he knew just how powerful the disciples of aristocratic families were.
The moment Fire Dance sent him stumbling back, he concluded that she was a disciple of an ancient aristocratic family. After all, everyone from the younger generation capable of surpassing him was an expert famous throughout the country. They definitely wouldn't be an unknown existence like Fire Dance.
Fortunately, Fire Dance's strength and physical fitness were greatly inferior to his own. Had that previous strike been executed by an expert of equal standards, he definitely wouldn't have been able to stand back up.
Fire Dance's victory was due entirely to her calm mind and frightening reaction speed. Her grasp of distance was also frighteningly accurate.
Had he known that Fire Dance possessed such abilities early on, he definitely wouldn't have used such aggressive maneuvers. Instead, he would've opted for a more secure fighting style. Then, he wouldn't have been defeated so decisively.
However, Fire Dance was still very young. Her physical fitness could continue improving in the future. The same was true for her technical standards. Wang Zongquan did not feel ashamed of being defeated by such a prodigy.
"An aristocratic family's disciple?" The heartstrings of Zhang Tianya, who was standing a short distance away, quivered when he looked at Fire Dance.
Both Fire Dance's appearance and body were extraordinary. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was Zhao Yueru's equal. Moreover, Fire Dance's martial artist's temperament lent her an additional elegance that Zhao Yueru did not have. If it was indeed true that Fire Dance had the backing of an ancient aristocratic family, then she would definitely be of great help to him in the future—if he could obtain her.
"Aristocratic family's disciple?" Fire Dance, however, was confused by Wang Zongquan's words. She then explained, "I am not a disciple of some aristocratic family. I am only a member of the Heaven's Rumble Training Center."
As soon as Fire Dance was done speaking, the entire hall fell silent momentarily.
"Impossible! You grasped internal force at such a young age! You also have that frightening reaction speed and a talent for combat! How can you simply be a member of a small training center?!" Wang Zongquan was enraged by Fire Dance's response. "If you don't want to tell me which aristocratic family you're from, just say so! Is there a need to humiliate me this way?!"
While he could accept being defeated by Fire Dance, as a martial arts master, he definitely would not accept being humiliated.
Moreover, what he was truly adept at was not fighting but assassination. Outside official settings, he would have plenty of means to kill Fire Dance without anybody tracing the deed back to him.
Everyone present also nodded in agreement with Wang Zongquan's words.
A member of a training center? What a joke.
Even the top-ranking training centers and dojos in the country did not have the ability to produce an expert like Fire Dance.
"I'm telling the truth. I am not a disciple of some aristocratic family. I am only a member that has been training under our hall master all this time. I can't do anything about it even if you don't believe me," Fire Dance said, shaking her head. She gave no further explanation after that.
"I heard that your hall master is just in his early 20s. If you insist on trying to raise your hall master's reputation, then I have nothing else to say. However, I will firmly engrave today's matter in my heart!" Wang Zongquan was now thoroughly enraged. However, with his defeat at Fire Dance's hands, he no longer had any qualifications to challenge Heaven's Rumble's Hall Master. Even so, he still had many ways to destroy both the Heaven's Rumble Training Center and Fire Dance.
"Was there a need for this little lady to humiliate him like so?" Chen Tianhe could already see that Wang Zongquan bore killing intent toward the Heaven's Rumble Training Center and Fire Dance. The man definitely wouldn't let this matter rest.
Even a fool wouldn't believe that a youth in his early 20s could nurture Fire Dance, who was of roughly similar age, into her current state. Let alone Wang Zongquan, even Chen Tianhe would become very angry if he were in Wang Zongquan's shoes.
However, just as Wang Zongquan was about to turn around and leave, a crisp voice echoed throughout the entire hall.
"I am her instructor. Do you have any opinions about it?"
Immediately, everyone automatically turned their heads toward the origin of the voice, and what they saw was a young man currently descending the staircase from the second floor. This young man in black was none other than Shi Feng, who had just completed his daily training.
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Chapter 2189 – Shocking the Audience
Everyone present inside the hall gazed at Shi Feng in astonishment.
Wang Zongquan was no minor character. Although he had lost to Fire Dance, there was still no doubt that he was an apex internal force expert. Even the masters of top-ranking training centers and dojos had to treat him with respect.
Not to mention, Wang Zongquan had been working as a hitman for the past decade. Even if he couldn't openly cause problems for a training center or dojo, he was more than capable of doing so in secret.
"Is this guy tired of living? He actually dares to come out now? Does he really think Wang Zongquan won't dare to challenge him again?"
"What bold words! Does he actually believe he can produce an internal force expert?"
The many experts present looked at Shi Feng with disdain when he appeared in the hall. They all felt that Shi Feng was getting too full of himself. Fire Dance had just fought a dangerous battle in order to pull the Heaven's Rumble Training Center out of a crisis. All Shi Feng needed to do was lie low and wait for Wang Zongquan to leave. He simply had to be tired of living, to reveal himself now.
"Old Xiao, is this the young man you were talking about?" Chen Tianhe shook his head as he looked at Shi Feng. "He's far too immature and arrogant. Although he has the support of an aristocratic family's disciple, he still shouldn't have provoked Wang Zongquan like this."
Although Wang Zongquan could not afford to run afoul of ancient aristocratic families, he would have no problems killing the other members of the Heaven's Rumble Training Center. He could also make it so that the deed couldn't be traced back to him.
Even though Shi Feng had already grasped internal force, it wouldn't change his fate. After all, according to the rumors Chen Tianhe had heard, more than ten internal force experts had fallen at Wang Zongquan's hands, including apex internal force experts.
So, he is Shi Feng? Zhang Tianya could not help but reveal some envy as he eyed Shi Feng.
An aristocratic family's disciple!
The status of every one of these disciples was not the slightest bit inferior to that of an heir of a major corporation. They were existences that even someone like Wang Zongquan had to show respect to.
Yet, despite having ordinary looks and an average family background, Shi Feng actually managed to gain Fire Dance's favor and even her support. How could Zhang Tianya not envy him?
In fact, Zhang Tianya believed there was an 80% chance that Shi Feng's success in becoming an internal force expert was due to Fire Dance's help. After all, the legacies and resources that ancient aristocratic families possessed were far superior to those of top-ranking training centers and dojos. So long as one possessed even the slightest amount of talent, they would have no problem becoming an internal force expert.
If Zhang Tianya had obtained these resources, he would've most likely become an expert on Wang Zongquan's level by now.
Meanwhile, during the time the spectating crowd was quietly discussing Shi Feng, Shi Feng had arrived at the center of the hall. Fire Dance promptly took the initiative to stand behind him as if she really was just a member of the Heaven's Rumble Training Center.
This scene immediately provoked the envy of many of the spectating experts.
"Crap! What kind of luck does that kid possess to earn the favor of that goddess!?"
"What a lucky bastard! With an aristocratic family backing him, even Wang Zongquan can't do anything against him on the surface."
"That's right! If we could sponge off such a goddess as well, even setting up a top-ranking training center wouldn't be a problem!"
Many of the men present derided Shi Feng, and as if they were afraid Shi Feng could not hear them, their voices grew steadily louder as they spoke.
To most of the experts present, being able to grasp internal force was already a matter worth rejoicing. As for setting up their own training center in a first-tier city and developing it into a top-ranking training center, that was something that they didn't even dream of.
However, if they had the help of an aristocratic family's disciple, then such a feat would be a piece of cake.
Now that Shi Feng had Fire Dance's support, his becoming one of Fenglin City's powerhouses was almost guaranteed. Fenglin City's fighting industry might even have to adhere to his wishes in the future. Other top-ranking training centers and dojos also wouldn't dare to act against him rashly.
Meanwhile, seated in a comer of the hall was Zhuo Linqiu, who was quietly observing the event.
So, that's the case. It's no wonder Zero Wing is confident of establishing itself in Fenglin City, Zhuo Linqiu thought to himself as he observed Fire Dance, disregarding Shi Feng entirely. With this, Zero Wing indeed merits the young master's attention.
As the butler of the Five States Corporation's heir and an apex internal force expert himself, Zhuo Linqiu knew a lot more regarding ancient aristocratic families than Chen Tianhe and Wang Zongquan did, so he understood just how valuable the support of an aristocratic family's disciple was.
During the time everyone was discussing Shi Feng, Wang Zongquan had also arrived before him, his gaze filled with disdain and anger as he glared at the young man.
"And here I thought you wouldn't have the courage to show yourself," Wang Zongquan sneered. "Since you're here, do you dare exchange a few moves with me? I want to see whether you truly are capable of instructing such an excellent member or not, Hall Master Shi."
Originally, Wang Zongquan thought that he would not have a chance to reclaim the reputation he had lost due to Fire Dance today. However, since Shi Feng had taken the initiative to appear before him, this was the perfect opportunity for him to do so and fulfill his agreement with Lu Xingluo to wreck the Heaven's Rumble Training Center's reputation, killing two birds with one stone. He naturally couldn't miss this opportunity.
That won't be a problem. Only, Master Wang, you were just injured. Do you need a few days to recover? It won't be too late to spar at that time," Shi Feng said.
"No need! It is only a minor injury! I wish to experience Hall Master Shi's brilliant moves now!" Wang Zongquan said. He launched an attack at Shi Feng without hesitation, not giving him any more time to speak.
In Wang Zongquan's opinion, Shi Feng was simply trying to find an excuse to buy time and eventually let the matter be forgotten. He naturally couldn't let Shi Feng have his way. Meanwhile, the best method to get Shi Feng to take action was to leave the man with no choice but to take action.
The spectating crowd shook their heads and sneered at Shi Feng.
"That guy is so dumb. Did he really think Wang Zongquan would let such a great opportunity slip by?"
"Hahaha! He's going to make a fool of himself now!"
"He's just a brat who has just learned internal force. Does he actually think an apex internal force expert like Wang Zongquan will be afraid of him because of a little injury?"
"How foolish! Does he believe he can run rampant just because he has the backing of an aristocratic family's disciple?"
Everyone understood that Shi Feng was planning to get Wang Zongquan to give up on today's match with the excuse that Wang Zongquan was injured. Unfortunately, how could someone of Wang Zongquan's caliber not see through his ploy?
Moreover, the spectating experts could also see very clearly that, although Fire Dance had defeated Wang Zongquan, she should have grasped internal force only recently. Her physique was also far inferior to his. Although she had indeed managed to injure Wang Zongquan, he should still be able to exhibit 80% of his normal standard—which would be sufficient for him to beat up a basic internal force expert.
In the next moment, however, Wang Zongquan's fast and powerful fist suddenly came to an abrupt halt before Shi Feng's face, unable to move forward by even the slightest.
How is this possible?! Wang Zongquan stared at his wrist, which Shi Feng was gripping tightly, in extreme confusion.
Wang Zongquan had given his all in that punch. Despite his injury, his full-powered punch still wasn't something a basic internal force expert could block directly. In his opinion, Shi Feng should've chosen to dodge or deflect his attack. However, Shi Feng had actually used one of the most impossible-to-execute methods to stop his attack—grabbing his wrist.
Before Wang Zongquan could shake off Shi Feng's hold, Shi Feng suddenly tightened his grip and swung Wang Zongquan's arm as if he was swinging a sword. Immediately, Wang Zongquan felt himself getting yanked off his feet, then propelled through the air. For a moment, the surrounding crowd even felt a strong wind blowing past their faces.
Soon after, a loud boom entered everyone's ears as the floor beneath them shook slightly.
By the time everyone realized what was going on, Wang Zongquan was already lying unconscious on the floor some distance away from Shi Feng, the marble beneath him cracked.
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Chapter 2190 – He Is a Grandmaster?
Upon seeing Wang Zongquan's body lying motionless on the cracked marble floor, the spectating crowd froze, and a deathly silence fell over the entire hall. A short moment later…
"How is this possible?!"
"This is a lie, right?! Wang Zongquan actually got defeated, just like that!?"
"Who is this Shi Feng!?"
The spectating experts simply couldn't believe their eyes as they gazed at the unconscious Wang Zongquan. This was an apex internal force expert they were talking about. Wang Zongquan stood at the apex of Fenglin City, yet, now, he was actually defeated effortlessly by an ordinary youngster who did not give off even the slightest hint of an aura.
The exchange between Shi Feng and Wang Zongquan had been so decisive that it couldn't even be considered a fight. It was practically a drubbing.
"So many of the experts here reacted with fear toward Wang Zongquan before, so shouldn't he be very strong? Why did he get defeated so easily?"
"Could Heaven's Rumble have paid Wang Zongquan to stage an act?"
"I'm guessing that's most likely the case. Wang Zongquan is an internal force expert. On the other hand, that Shi Feng is so young. Even if he is powerful, how powerful could he possibly be? Moreover, the fact that someone like Wang Zongquan even appeared here is very strange, to begin with. Heaven's Rumble must've hired Wang Zongquan to pretend to fight to raise its fame."
Unlike the experts in the hall, the spectating fighting enthusiasts felt that Wang Zongquan had acted out a play when they saw him so easily defeated. After all, when Wang Zongquan was fighting Fire Dance earlier, they could more or less tell how powerful he was.
However, when Wang Zongquan fought Shi Feng, from start to end, they hadn't seen any hint of that power Wang Zongquan had displayed before. They felt that Wang Zongquan had deliberately coordinated his movements with Shi Feng, jumping into the air the moment Shi Feng grabbed his wrist and letting Shi Feng freely throw him. The fight could not be any faker.
At this moment, aside from the fighting enthusiasts, the training center and dojo members present also found this fight fake. The strength an internal force expert wielded far surpassed that of ordinary people. If Wang Zongquan had thrown his punch with his full strength, even an internal force expert couldn't have stopped his punch by grabbing his wrist.
A fake match? At this moment, even Xiao Yu was dumbfounded by this scene.
However, he instinctively refuted the possibility, as he had never heard about such plans from Shi Feng earlier. Moreover, the Starline Corporation had been keeping an eye on the Heaven's Rumble Training Center. Only an existence like the Starline Corporation could employ the services of someone like Wang Zongquan. Most importantly, why would an apex internal force expert agree to min his own reputation just to uplift the Heaven's Rumble Training Center's reputation?
As Xiao Yu was wondering why Wang Zongquan would put on a fake fight, Chen Tianhe, who stood beside Xiao Yu, suddenly revealed a look of horror.
"Neu…tralizing… He is…a neutralizing grandmaster!" Chen Tianhe muttered quietly as he stared at Shi Feng, his complexion paling as if he had just seen a ghost.
"Neutralizing…grandmaster?" Xiao Yu momentarily fell into a daze when he heard Chen Tianhe's words. Compelled to seek confirmation, he asked, "Master Chen, you're saying that Shi Feng is a neutralizing grandmaster?"
In the fighting industry, those capable of grasping internal force were considered absolute experts. Less than 0.1% of professional fighters would ever succeed in grasping internal force. For those that did, their understanding and usage of their body and strength would far surpass those of ordinary people. No matter where these experts went, they would have the qualifications to establish a training center or dojo and accept disciples—hence, internal force experts were labeled masters.
However, above internal force experts, there were still neutralizing experts. Ordinary people would already be fortunate to come across an internal force expert. As for neutralizing experts, most ordinary people would most likely never meet one. Every neutralizing expert was a titan in the fighting industry. They were people who could contest for first place in international fighting competitions. The fame and status they enjoyed were far superior to those of people like Chen Tianhe and Wang Zongquan.
If one were to draw a comparison between internal force experts and neutralizing experts, the former would be candlelight while the latter would be the blazing sun.
"It is possible," Chen Tianhe said hesitantly. "Only, since when has there ever been such a young neutralizing grandmaster in this world? Even the ancient aristocratic families are incapable of producing a neutralizing grandmaster this young."
Ordinary people most likely wouldn't find anything special about Shi Feng's grabbing and throwing motions; in fact, most of the professional fighters present wouldn't. However, Chen Tianhe, who had already mastered internal force to the apex, could tell just how frightening Shi Feng's usage of his body and strength was.
First, upon grabbing Wang Zongquan's wrist, Shi Feng had immediately redirected and nullified the force in Wang Zongquan's arm. Then, when Wang Zongquan put more strength into his arm to break free of Shi Feng's hold, Shi Feng made use of Wang Zongquan's strength and coupled it with his own to lift and throw Wang Zongquan to the ground.
Although this series of actions appeared very simple, executing it within a mere instant was exceedingly difficult. Only neutralizing grandmasters, who could push their muscles to the limit, could accomplish such a feat.
What made Chen Tianhe doubt his conclusion was that Shi Feng was simply too young!
Even now, Chen Tianhe was considered one of the top-ranking experts in the country. He had also been famous for a long time already. In his many years mingling in the fighting industry, he had come across plenty of internal force experts of varying standards and even neutralizing grandmasters. However, despite his extensive experience, he had never even heard of a neutralizing grandmaster who was in his 20s.
At this moment, aside from Chen Tianhe, Master Yang from the Extreme Light Dojo, Zhang Tianya, and the other internal force experts present were similarly gazing at Shi Feng in astonishment and horror.
"Impossible! How can he be a neutralizing grandmaster?!" Zhang Tianya blurted out in shock.
Ordinary people might have failed to discern the intricacies of Wang Zongquan's fight with Shi Feng, but internal force experts like Zhang Tianya managed to roughly discern its crucial parts.
In most people's eyes, Wang Zongquan's fight did indeed look like an act. However, this was because Shi Feng's usage of his strength was too ingenious. He was already at the stage of simplifying complex movements; hence, his fight with Wang Zongquan looked very fake.
"A neutralizing grandmaster?! Shi Feng is actually this powerful?!" Zhao Yueru could not help growing excited when she heard Zhang Tianya's words.
Although she did not have a clear concept of what a neutralizing grandmaster was, she still understood how powerful grandmaster martial artists were. They were supreme existences within the country, experts that even the various top- ranking dojos and training centers feared greatly.
Meanwhile, when Gentle Snow saw the exchange between Shi Feng and Wang Zongquan, she felt an indescribable sense of shock and familiarity.
This was because she could tell that Shi Feng's usage of his strength and body very closely resembled the principles of the Refinement Realm and Truth Realm. It was as if he had just merged these two concepts and demonstrated them. Only, this should be a technique that existed only in God's Domain. Now, however, he had actually displayed it in the real world.
As for Zhuo Linqiu, who sat in a corner of the hall, he was gaping in shock at Shi Feng.
Zhuo Linqiu had never imagined that Shi Feng was such a powerful expert!
He was actually telling the truth!
Although an aristocratic family's disciple would indeed daunt an apex internal force expert like Zhuo Linqiu, this would not deter him from taking action against one. However, a neutralizing grandmaster was a different story. It was no exaggeration to describe a neutralizing grandmaster as superhuman. Compared to Shi Feng's identity as a neutralizing grandmaster, Fire Dance's identity as an aristocratic family's disciple was utterly insignificant.
Neutralizing grandmasters were existences that even major corporations had to show respect to, because these people held massive influence in the fighting industry. Moreover, there were times when major corporations also needed the help of these experts. After all, the various major corporations' upper echelons were frequent targets for assassination. Only with the protection of a neutralizing grandmaster would one be able to guarantee their safety.
At this moment, the various internal force experts present finally understood that Shi Feng had not been lying before. Fire Dance's achievement could very well have been thanks to Shi Feng's guidance. After all, it wasn't impossible for a neutralizing grandmaster to nurture an internal force expert. In fact, there were many precedents.
During the time everyone was quietly discussing this situation, Wang Zongquan had regained consciousness. However, when he came to, his mind was a huge blur, and his body ached all over. He could tell that he had several broken bones. He would need more than a month to recover fully from such injuries.
"Well? Master Wang, do you still wish to continue sparring?" Shi Feng asked as he watched Wang Zongquan struggle to his feet.
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Chapter 2191 – Fame Spreads in Fenglin City
When Wang Zongquan saw the faint smile on Shi Feng's face, a chill suddenly swept through him, his body shuddering involuntarily.
"No! No need to continue! I admit defeat!" Wang Zongquan said hurriedly, afraid that he would be executed if he delayed his answer by even the slightest bit. Although he had clashed with Shi Feng for only a very brief moment, he understood more clearly than anybody else present just how frightening Shi Feng was.
It was no exaggeration to say that, if Shi Feng had wanted to, he definitely could have consigned Wang Zongquan to eternal rest with that previous move.
Now, when Wang Zongquan looked at Shi Feng, he felt that he was seeing a humanoid demon. Aside from this conclusion, he could not think of any other possibility. After all, despite having wandered the entire world, he had never heard of anyone becoming a neutralizing grandmaster in their early 20s.
Moreover, unlike other people, Wang Zongquan had personally clashed with neutralizing grandmasters before, so he knew full well just how frightening an existence they were. Neutralizing grandmasters could no longer be considered human; they were superhuman. Even ordinary firearms were useless against neutralizing grandmasters, as grandmasters could preemptively take evasive maneuvers by relying on their extraordinary senses.
Meanwhile, before a neutralizing grandmaster, apex internal force experts like Wang Zongquan were akin to little children. Their life and death were no longer within their control.
At this moment, Wang Zongquan started to feel animosity for Lu Xingluo. Had he known that Shi Feng was a neutralizing grandmaster, with even ten times his courage, he still wouldn't have dared to kick up a ruckus at the Heaven's Rumble Training Center.
"Since we have solved your concerns, then we can discuss the matter of you coming here to cause a commotion, Master Wang," Shi Feng said.
As soon as Shi Feng was done speaking, Wang Zongquan's complexion turned ashen. Even top-ranking training centers and dojos could not bear the wrath of a neutralizing grandmaster; the fate of a lone apex internal force expert like himself went without saying. Not to mention, he was currently right in front of Shi Feng. He couldn't run away even if he wanted to now.
"Hall Master Shi, just state however much compensation you want. I'll pay it so long as I have it," Wang Zongquan said with great anxiety. "Right, I just received six bottles of the Green God Company's Life Potion. Let's add them to the compensation as well."
Neutralizing grandmasters were different from the average person. The amount of nutrients their bodies required daily far exceeded the average person's. Moreover, if they wanted to improve their physical fitness further, consuming ordinary food and Nutrient Fluids would no longer suffice. At the very least, they needed S-rank Nutrient Fluids. Meanwhile, the Life Potion was something even more valuable than S-rank Nutrient Fluids.
In fact, these six Life Potions were the reason why Wang Zongquan had agreed to undertake Lu Xingluo's request.
After all, Life Potions were extremely difficult to come by. Even neutralizing grandmasters could get their hands on only a small amount.
"Six Life Potions?" Shi Feng could not help but be moved. He had never expected Wang Zongquan to possess Life Potions, the Green God Company's latest creation.
Shi Feng naturally understood what was going through Wang Zongquan's mind right now. After all, Shi Feng had had the fortune to meet a neutralizing grandmaster in his previous life, so he knew that these grandmasters were truly superhuman. He also knew that their nutritional requirements were different from the ordinary person's.
Only, Shi Feng wasn't actually a neutralizing grandmaster yet. He had merely touched upon the realm after combining the principles of the Truth Realm and Refinement Realm.
In God's Domain, every player's body had long since reached an extraordinary level; hence, players could exhibit the principles of the Realms of Truth and Realms of Refinement to their greatest limits. The human body in the real world was very weak in comparison, making it impossible for people to fully exhibit the strength of these two realms in the real world.
This was akin to running state-of-the-art software on an ancient computer. The hardware simply couldn't support the software at all, and the computer would crash when trying to run the application.
The reason why Shi Feng was able to apply the principles of the Truth Realm and Refinement Realm in the real world was mainly his having reached the Ascension Realm and Domain Realm in God's Domain. Even so, he had already sustained some minor internal injuries from executing that one move. He still needed to improve his physical fitness further before he could reliably display the principles of the Truth Realm and Refinement Realm in the real world.
Meanwhile, the Life Potion was something Shi Feng had only heard of during his previous life. He had never actually seen one before, much less consumed one. The Life Potion was not sold to the public. It was many times more valuable than even S-rank Nutrient Fluids.
Although the Life Potion couldn't resurrect the dead, it could cure all internal injuries and strengthen the user's physique. It was even rumored that long-term consumption of the Life Potion could rejuvenate the user.
Moreover, these were still not the most important point about the Life Potion.
The truly amazing aspect of the Life Potion was its ability to invigorate a person's brain cells, making cerebral development easier.
Due to these reasons, after God's Domain had spread its influence throughout the entire world, the Life Potion became something all powers fervently competed over. Those powers that managed to secure themselves a stable supply of Life Potions had been able to nurture a batch of peak experts and apex experts quickly.
Shi Feng found Wang Zongquan's possession of six Life Potions simply unbelievable.
However, Wang Zongquan misconstrued Shi Feng's comment as a complaint that this amount was too little. He hurriedly explained, "Hall Master Shi, this is really all that I have. However, I heard that Nine States City is about to hold an internal auction and that Life Potions will be sold there. Here is the invitation card I received. Aside from this, I really don't have any more Life Potions."
Shi Feng could tell that Wang Zongquan was not lying. He also understood that it was already plenty amazing for someone like Wang Zongquan to obtain six Life Potions. After all, ordinary martial arts masters couldn't get their hands on even one bottle, let alone six.
"Fine. We'll forget about monetary compensation, but I need you to help me with a matter," Shi Feng said, nodding as he accepted the invitation.
Wang Zongquan inwardly breathed out a sigh of relief at Shi Feng's words. He then said confidently, "Hall Master Shi, please speak freely. As long as it is something I can accomplish, I'll definitely do it."
"It's very simple. I want you to go teach Lu Xingluo a lesson," Shi Feng said, smiling as he patted Wang Zongquan's shoulder.
Since Lu Xingluo had already taken the initiative to make trouble for him, Shi Feng naturally had to respond in kind. Although Shi Feng was currently slightly stronger than Wang Zongquan, he was quite inferior to the professional hitman when it came to dealing with people outside of an official competition. If he tried to take action against Lu Xingluo, his actions would no doubt get exposed very quickly. Not to mention, Shi Feng didn't have that much free time to take part in such matters; he had his hands full dealing with Zero Wing.
"This…" Wang Zongquan could not help being shocked by Shi Feng's request. "Hall Master Shi, Lu Xingluo is the Starline Corporation's heir. If I do so…"
"Since that is the case, let's continue discussing the commotion you've caused!" Shi Feng said, his voice taking on a chill.
If not for Shi Feng having improved sufficiently quickly and displaying absolute strength against Wang Zongquan,
Wang Zongquan would've definitely continued trying to make trouble for the Heaven's Rumble Training Center even after suffering defeat at Fire Dance's hands. Hence, Shi Feng naturally couldn't let him off the hook too easily.
Shi Feng did not doubt Wang Zongquan's ability to meet his demand in the slightest. As for the consequences for Wang Zongquan after carrying out this feat, this was not something Shi Feng cared about.
"I'll do it! I'll make sure Hall Master Shi won't be disappointed!" Wang Zongquan assured hurriedly while nodding after sensing a trace of killing intent from Shi Feng.
Wang Zongquan had an instinctive fear of neutralizing grandmasters stemming from his understanding of their power. So long Shi Feng wanted to, unless Wang Zongquan fled to the ends of the world, he wouldn't be able to escape Shi Feng. Compared to earning Shi Feng's ire, provoking a major corporation's heir held much lighter consequences. Not to mention, Shi Feng had only told him to teach Lu Xingluo a lesson, not to kill the man. If Wang Zongquan limited his actions, the Starline Corporation wouldn't go all-out in dealing with him. In fact, the corporation would avoid making a huge fuss about this. After all, if news of this matter were to leak to the public, the Starline Corporation would become a laughing stock for its rivals.
Moreover, Wang Zongquan was originally already furious at Lu Xingluo for sending him to pick a fight with a neutralizing grandmaster. He could use this opportunity to get some payback as well.
Upon seeing Wang Zongquan leave the Heaven's Rumble Training Center dejectedly, the upper echelons of the various training centers and dojos present promptly went to Shi Feng and Xiao Yu to congratulate them. They even sent the Heaven's Rumble Training Center huge gifts. These training centers and dojos no longer entertained any thoughts of causing trouble for Heaven's Rumble. In fact, they even showed signs of submitting themselves to Heaven's Rumble—a scene that stupefied the fighting enthusiasts in the hall, who all wondered what kind of background the Heaven's Rumble Training Center possessed.
News of this matter quickly spread throughout Fenglin City.
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Chapter 2192 – Seizing Fenglin City
After Wang Zongquan's departure, many of the training center and dojo members present were tempted to join the Heaven's Rumble Training Center. The various fighting enthusiasts present, on the other hand, immediately started applying to join Heaven's Rumble.
Previously, everyone thought that the Heaven's Rumble Training Center was a sham. However, after seeing Shi Feng, Heaven's Rumble's Hall Master, defeat Wang Zongquan easily and overhearing the comments of the various internal force experts present stating that Shi Feng was a grandmaster martial artist, they realized that Heaven's Rumble possessed genuine ability that was far superior to that of the other training centers and dojos in Fenglin City.
Moreover, Heaven's Rumble was equipped with state-of-the-art training and medical facilities. Just these points alone already held a great temptation for the various fighting enthusiasts.
After just a few hours, the Heaven's Rumble Training Center had gained more than 5,000 members already. As for becoming a disciple[l] of Heaven's Rumble, not everyone could do so since Shi Feng had set certain requirements.
The Heaven's Rumble Training Center's main purpose wasn't to generate profits. It would serve as a talent pool for Zero Wing to recruit from. Hence, ordinary people couldn't become disciples of the training center. Moreover, the disciples of training centers and dojos generally enjoyed much better treatment than ordinary members. They would be taught things that were not shared with the public. The recruitment requirements for disciples naturally had to be strict.
Even so, after half a day of testing, Heaven's Rumble still managed to recruit more than 200 disciples.
This situation excited Xiao Yu greatly.
Despite having managed the Big Dipper Training Center for many years now, he had never seen so many people joining a training center on the day of its grand opening. Moreover, this was only the beginning. As Heaven's Rumble's name spread, even more people would join. Afterward, so long as Heaven's Rumble managed to nurture some disciples that achieved high rankings in Fenglin City's annual fighting competition, the Heaven's Rumble Training Center could easily become the head of Fenglin City's fighting industry.
As the Heaven's Rumble Training Center bustled with activity, Zhuo Linqiu suddenly approached Shi Feng.
Zhuo Linqiu's appearance had been completely silent. Most of the people inside the hall had overlooked his existence. Only a small number of internal force experts had managed to notice him.
What a powerful person! His strength is most likely on par with Wang Zongquan's, Chen Tianhe exclaimed in his heart when he saw Zhuo Linqiu approaching Shi Feng.
Wang Zongquan had an overbearing and explicit aura. On the other hand, Zhuo Linqiu gave off a sense of emptiness and restraint. The two of them were polar opposites of each other. If an ordinary person were to compare the two of them, they would definitely judge Wang Zongquan to be stronger.
However, those who had trained to Chen Tianhe's standards no longer judged people's strength based on aura alone. Moreover, concealing one's aura was much more difficult than simply letting it run wild. This was also a technique Chen Tianhe had been studying for quite some time now. Unfortunately, he had just barely scratched the surface of the technique thus far and was definitely inferior to Zhuo Linqiu.
One could say that, in terms of technique and spirit, Zhuo Linqiu was above Wang Zongquan.
Zhuo Linqiu! Why is he here!? Zhang Tianya was stunned when he saw Zhuo Linqiu.
Unlike Chen Tianhe, Zhang Tianya was not only an internal force expert but also the heir of one of Fenglin City's top five financial groups. Zhuo Linqiu had once visited Fenglin City. Back then, the various financial groups of Fenglin City had promptly gathered to welcome him to the city. Moreover, the leaders of every financial group—including the Zhang Clan Group—had been present during this gathering. These leaders all treated Zhuo Linqiu with great respect. As for Zhang Tianya, as he was part of the younger generation, he could only watch the gathering of VIPs from the sidelines.
Zhuo Linqiu was someone who was only half a step away from becoming a neutralizing grandmaster. Unfortunately, due to his advanced age, his physique could no longer keep up with his mind. As a result, he could never cross the final threshold and remained stuck at the apex of the internal force realm.
Whether it was in terms of status or strength, Zhuo Linqiu was an existence that Zhang Tianya could only look at in awe.
Now, however, Zhuo Linqiu was actually taking the initiative to greet Shi Feng.
During the time Chen Tianhe and Zhang Tianya were wondering about Zhuo Linqiu's purpose here, Zhuo Linqiu arrived before Shi Feng.
"Hall Master Shi, are you free for a private chat?" Zhuo Linqiu asked in a low tone.
At this moment, Zhuo Linqiu no longer viewed Shi Feng with contempt. On the contrary, he now looked at the youth with a trace of fear and respect.
Neutralizing grandmasters were existences beyond the circle of ordinary internal force experts. However, as the butler of the Five States Corporation's heir, Zhuo Linqiu was quite familiar with the existence of neutralizing grandmasters, so he knew intimately how powerful they were. Even major corporations would not dare slight neutralizing grandmasters.
"Sure, let's head upstairs," Shi Feng said, nodding.
He had long since known about Zhuo Linqiu's arrival in the Heaven's Rumble Training Center as well as the man's purpose for visiting. He also knew about Han Yifeng's determination to invest in God's Domain. Meanwhile, with how successful Zero Wing currently was in God's Domain, the temptation it held for Han Yifeng went without saying. Given these two things, it was obvious that Han Yifeng was waiting for an opportune moment to make Zero Wing an offer it could not refuse.
Only, Zero Wing's strength surpassed Han Yifeng's expectations. Now, even Starlink could not make short work of Zero Wing and could only pursue a war of attrition.
After today's performance, it would be very normal for Han Yifeng to grow impatient and take action immediately.
Shi Feng led Zhuo Linqiu to the top-floor reception room, leaving the training center's matters to Xiao Yu, Fire Dance, and Bai Qingxue to manage.
How is this possible?! Zhang Tianya gaped in shock at the respectful attitude Zhuo Linqiu showed Shi Feng.
Zhang Tianya could tell that Bai Qingxue and Shi Feng's relationship was not simple at all. Otherwise, Bai Qingxue wouldn't have invited him to help the Heaven's Rumble Training Center.
Previously, although Zhang Tianya felt that Shi Feng's strength as a neutralizing grandmaster was indeed amazing, he did not consider himself inferior to Shi Feng. After all, he was still young. He was also one of Fenglin City's top fighting prodigies. He still had plenty of room for improvement and a chance to become a neutralizing grandmaster himself in the future. Moreover, he also had the Zhang Clan Group behind him.
Even though Shi Feng currently had his identity as a neutralizing grandmaster, he would still need at least a decade to develop the Heaven's Rumble Training Center to a level that rivaled the Zhang Clan Group.
Now, however, even Zhang Tianya's sole redeeming feature appeared laughable.
The only person capable of commanding Zhuo Linqiu to pay someone a personal visit was Han Yifeng, the heir of the Five States Corporation. This meant that Han Yifeng was trying to make contact with Shi Feng.
If Shi Feng had Han Yifeng's backing, then getting the Heaven's Rumble Training Center to surpass the Zhang Clan Group would truly be a piece of cake.
Inside the Heaven's Rumble Training Center's top-floor reception room…
"Mister Zhuo, may I know what business you have with me?" Shi Feng asked as he sat down.
"I am here to relay a message from my young master, Hall Master Shi. Starlink is not as simple as you think it is. Lu Xingluo is receiving guidance from someone higher. Sending Wang Zongquan to Heaven's Rumble this time was merely a test. Once Lu Xingluo has a clear idea of the Heaven's Rumble Training Center, I'm afraid he and the person behind him will take serious action. My young master advises you to be extra careful against Lu Xingluo," Zhuo Linqiu said gravely.
The strength Shi Feng displayed this time was indeed frightening. Even an existence like the Starline Corporation would not wish to provoke a neutralizing grandmaster casually. However, with Zero Wing standing in Starlink's way and forming quite an enmity with Starlink, it did not matter even if the Heaven's Rumble Training Center had the backing of a neutralizing grandmaster. The Starline Corporation still had plenty of ways to destroy the training center in secret.
Moreover, even if the Starline Corporation couldn't touch Shi Feng himself, it could still deal with the other members of Zero Wing.
"Please give my thanks to Young Master Han for his reminder. I'll make sure to be more careful from now on. If Young Master Han needs any help in God's Domain, please feel free to seek out Zero Wing," Shi Feng said. He understood that Han Yifeng was trying to sell him a favor this time. Moreover, Han Yifeng was also finally treating him as a potential partner rather than another pawn or subordinate.
"I will relay this to my young master. If there are no other matters, I will take my leave now," Zhuo Linqiu said as he stood up, showing no intention of staying even a moment longer.
After Zhuo Linqiu left, Shi Feng sank into deep thought.
Although his strength had already improved by a significant margin and many of the dangers he would normally have to worry about were no longer a concern, just like Han Yifeng said, the various major corporations were not as simple as they made themselves out to be. The Starline Corporation would have no difficulty dealing with both the Heaven's Rumble Training Center and Zero Wing from the shadows.
It seems I have to improve my strength quickly, nurture more experts, and develop my power in Fenglin City.
Shi Feng understood that even though the Starline Corporation seemed helpless against the current Zero Wing, if it took covert action, Zero Wing would be helpless to do anything about it. The only way to avoid such an outcome was to increase Zero Wing's status and influence in the real world.
Afterward, Shi Feng took out one of the Life Potions, which Wang Zongquan had someone secretly deliver to him. He admired the icy-blue liquid contained inside the glass bottle, then popped the cap and drank the liquid. He needed to improve his own physique first, above all else.
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Chapter 2193 – Life Potion's Effects
The instant Shi Feng consumed the Life Potion, a cool sensation spread across his entire body. Shortly after, his body started heating up as if all its cells had just gained new life.
Amazing. My injured muscles recovered significantly as soon as I drank it. With this, I'll be completely healed in less than half an hour. Shi Feng was shocked to feel his injuries healing at a rapid pace.
The injuries he sustained from overexerting his muscles had been severe and would have taken at least two or three days to fully recover even with the help of the most advanced medical facilities in the world. Now, however, he would need only half an hour to make a full recovery. The Life Potion's effects were truly divine.
Moreover, aside from it healing his injuries, Shi Feng could also sense it starting to invigorate and strengthen his body's cells. By the time his body completely absorbed the Life Potion, his physical fitness would've definitely improved by quite a significant margin.
It's no wonder Life Potions sold for such ridiculous prices in the past. With my current condition, if I use this longterm, I'll gain the physical fitness of an actual grandmaster within two months, Shi Feng thought to himself, a passionate flame burning in his eyes as he gazed at the five remaining bottles of Life Potion on the table.
Recently, his physical fitness had hit a bottleneck. Despite a greater training load, his gains were negligible. He would have to train for a very long time to see any noticeable improvements.
If he wished to improve his strength quickly, the only way to do so was by becoming a neutralizing grandmaster.
Neutralizing grandmasters were known as such because their control over their bodies had already reached the acme of perfection. This was especially true for their control over their brains, which allowed grandmasters to accelerate their hormone production and metabolism, thereby further improving the body's performance.
Meanwhile, the Life Potion would help him break through this bottleneck and further improve his physical fitness by a significant margin.
However, each bottle of Life Potion was effective for only six days. Even if he used all six bottles himself, they would last him only 36 days. He would need a few more bottles to reach the grandmaster standard. So long as his physical fitness was at the grandmaster standard, even if his control was still wanting, he would be able to exchange moves with a true neutralizing grandmaster.
An hour later, seeing as it was close to six in the evening already—which meant that daytime was approaching in God's Domain—Shi Feng decided to make his way back to Zero Wing's headquarters and further strengthen the headquarters' security.
Indeed, just like Zhuo Linqiu had said, it was very likely that Lu Xingluo had sent Wang Zongquan just to probe the situation on Zero Wing's side. Once Lu Xingluo and the ones behind him were done with their investigation, they would most likely start taking action in secret. Hence, he needed to strengthen Zero Wing's security measures and its core members.
Originally, Shi Feng had planned to let Fire Dance and the others use the Life Potion as well. However, on second thought, he decided against it.
Although the Life Potion was useful to everyone, using it on ordinary people and basic internal force experts was too much of a waste because the physical fitness of these people was still far from hitting a bottleneck. They had many other means to improve themselves rapidly.
Moreover, through the experiment Shi Feng had conducted using Wang Zongquan, he had confirmed that one could improve one's strength in the real world by reaching the Refinement Realm and Truth Realm in God's Domain. By combining the principles of these two realms with his guidance and training, Fire Dance and the others could contend against internal force experts, even if they had yet to grasp internal force. If one possessed such combat standards in the real world, they could cope with many troublesome matters in the real world.
Once he trained Zero Wing's core members to an adequate level, all they needed to do was participate in various fighting competitions and achieve stunning results. Once that happened, the Heaven's Rumble Training Center's status and influence in Fenglin City would increase drastically, and the training center would become the true leader of the city's fighting industry. At that time, even if Lu Xingluo wanted to, he would have great difficulty hindering Zero Wing's operations in the city.
Meanwhile, to achieve this goal of his, Shi Feng intended to prepare the Lost Town to receive more of Zero Wing's members immediately instead of limiting access to just the Guild's main force. Having more members reach the Truth Realm would greatly bolster Zero Wing's strength and increase its ability to cope with the various superpowers of God's Domain. After all, now that Stone Forest City was achieving such enormous success, the superpowers definitely wouldn't just sit still and let it be.
After Shi Feng finished updating the security measures in Zero Wing's headquarters, he logged back into God's Domain.
When Shi Feng appeared back inside his special forging room in the Candlelight Trading Firm, he suddenly felt his mind was more unrestrained than before as if it had more scope for processing things now.
So, this is the effect of the Life Potion? Shi Feng could not help but be surprised.
With his current state, he felt that he could learn even a Silver Combat Technique.
Previously, although he had obtained a Silver Legacy Stone Tablet, he had yet to use it even now because he already difficulty learning Bronze Combat Techniques, let alone Silver Combat Techniques. Even Domain Realm experts would have a very low likelihood of mastering one.
The reason why this was the case wasn't a deficiency in combat standards but two other issues.
The first issue was an inadequate physique. Executing a Silver Combat Technique required a physique at the Tier 3 standard at minimum.
The second issue was an insufficient brain capacity. Silver Combat Techniques were extremely complex. If one's brain was not sufficiently active, it would not be able to process the complex actions required to execute the technique. Of course, this problem could be solved so long as one continuously improved their physique in God's Domain. However, a Tier 2 physique was still far from the point where it could lower the mental difficulty of learning a Silver Combat Technique.
During the time Shi Feng was researching the benefits of the Life Potion, Aqua Rose suddenly called him.
"Guild Leader, I have two people here who say they want to meet you," Aqua Rose said. "Both of them are here on someone else's behalf. They say it's related to an agreement you have with the Midnight Tea Party's vice commander, Endless Scars."
"Endless Scars?" Nodding, Shi Feng said, "Alright, I'll head over right away."
Endless Scars had previously sought his help with a matter, and he had agreed to help her out in his personal capacity. However, there had been no word from her after that, so he had gotten the impression that the woman had already forgotten about their agreement. He never thought that she would contact him now.
However, an agreement was an agreement. Since Endless Scars had sent someone to contact him, he naturally had to go meet with these representatives.
He took out a Guild Transfer Scroll and teleported back to the White River City Guild Residence.
Inside the top-floor reception room of Zero Wing's Residence in White River City…
Aside from Aqua Rose, there were currently two other people—a man and a woman—in the reception room. Both looked to be around 30 years old. Although the man had a gaunt frame, he gave the impression of a wild wolf; the aura he radiated was sharp and unruly in nature. As for the woman, her appearance was not the slightest bit inferior to Aqua Rose's, only more mature. She also radiated the aura of a predator.
"Burning, what do you think is going through Scars's mind? She's actually wasting a slot on Black Flame," the other woman in the room asked the man sitting beside her, her eyes filled with confusion. "Although Black Flame has indeed reached the Domain Realm, our task isn't something that can be accomplished with just superior combat standards. In my opinion, Black Flame isn't comparable even to Lie Jia."
"I don't know, but the slot belongs to Scars. How she decides to use it is beyond my control. If we find out that Black Flame really isn't good enough, it won't be too late to replace him with someone else," the man named Burning Sea replied, smiling as he shook his head.
While the two were conversing in private, Shi Feng had entered the room. The instant Shi Feng entered, the pair started scrutinizing him. Similarly, Shi Feng studied the duo.
Who are these two people? Shi Feng was surprised when he inspected the duo using Omniscient Eyes.
The man was a Level 72 Berserker named Burning Sea, and he had five pieces of Epic Equipment on him. As for the woman, she was a Level 72 Cleric named Frozen Gem. Although she sported only three pieces of Epic Equipment, the quality of her staff was indiscernible even with Omniscient Eyes.
The equipment standards of these two players were undoubtedly among the best available in God's Domain right now. Ordinary peak experts definitely were no match for them.
Moreover, both players actually radiated an aura that was much more intense than that of a Great Lord. They also gave Shi Feng a strong sense of danger. However, Shi Feng couldn't pinpoint the source of that danger.
"You're Black Flame?" Burning Sea asked in a questioning tone.
"That's right," Shi Feng answered, nodding. "May I know what business Scars has sent you two over for?"
"Good! In that case, let me see whether you are qualified or not!"
Upon receiving a positive answer from Shi Feng, Burning Sea immediately unsheathed the greatsword slung on his back and sent a sword light slashing at him. In the next moment, the sword light split into 12 copies of itself, each copy seemingly having a life of its own as they cut at Shi Feng from 12 different directions. Moreover, each sword light carried Strength rivaling that of a Great Lord of the same level. All 12 sword lights attacked together like 12 Great Lord ranked wolves pouncing on him simultaneously. Even Domain Realm experts might not be able to replicate Burning Sea's proficiency in combining a combat technique and a Skill.
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Chapter 2194 – Spiritualization Realm
Although Burning Sea was a Tier 2 Berserker, his attacks were faster than even that of Tier 2 Assassins. As if they had a life of their own, the 12 sword lights locked down Shi Feng, leaving him no room to dodge at all.
How merciless. Frozen Gem was surprised by Burning Sea's attack. She had never thought that he would be even more ruthless than herself.
The combat technique Burning Sea was using was an Advanced Combat Technique called Wolfpack and was his trademark move. When he combined it with the Tier 2 Skill Chaotic Flash, even Domain Realm experts would have an extremely difficult time coping with this move. After all, this was not a move that could be seen through and blocked easily.
If Shi Feng wished to retreat unscathed in this cramped space, he would have to use a Lifesaving Skill. Otherwise, if even one of the sword lights hit, Burning Sea would be able to capitalize on the situation and follow up with a series of moves, giving Shi Feng no room to breathe at all. Against such an assault, even Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights would fall quickly.
However, contrary to Frozen Gem's and Burning Sea's expectations, Shi Feng did not activate a Lifesaving Skill despite the imminent arrival of the 12 sword lights. Instead, he brandished his two swords and met the 12 sword lights in battle.
Sword's Orbit!
The Sword's Orbit that Shi Feng was executing was markedly different from before. Now, the technique looked much plainer and simpler. He also executed only a handful of slashes. Even so, these few slashes created a seemingly airtight defense around him, as all 12 sword lights had their attack trajectories twisted by an invisible force in the next moment. Like a pack of hungry wolves that stumbled across a mighty lion, the 12 sword lights took the initiative to detour around the Swordsman.
"Spiritualization! His technique usage has already reached such a standard?" Frozen Gem exclaimed when she saw Shi Feng smoothly and effortlessly neutralizing Burning Sea's attacks.
Meanwhile, when Burning Sea saw this scene, he promptly halted his offensive and quietly eyed Shi Feng as if he had just found some kind of treasure.
"Amazing! I never thought that you'd already be in the Spiritualization Realm! No wonder Scars wants to give her last slot to you!" Burning Sea raved in excitement.
While Burning Sea was talking, Aqua Rose had completed the incantation for her Spell and was about to attack Burning Sea. However, Shi Feng stopped her midway, then calmly asked, "May I know what you two are doing here? Also, what is this Spiritualization Realm you mentioned?"
Shi Feng was aware that Burning Sea's attack was some sort of test for him. This was obvious from how Burning Sea had stopped attacking as soon as Shi Feng neutralized the Berserker's first move.
As for the Spiritualization Realm the two spoke of, this was Shi Feng's first time to hear about such a thing.
"Sorry, sorry! We are inviting you to help us with a very important mission. We cannot afford any carelessness on this mission, so we needed to test you. Still, I never thought you would be this powerful. As expected of the person Scars views favorably," Burning Sea apologized sincerely. "As for the Spiritualization Realm, it is a realm referring to the usage standard of combat techniques, which we discovered in God's Domain. Of course, this is only a name we coined ourselves. As for what it is actually called, we aren't very sure, either."
"I see." Realization immediately dawned upon Shi Feng when he heard Burning Sea's words. "May I know what Scars is asking me to do?"
The only realm he could think of that could be found in God's Domain was the Realms of Truth. Apparently, Burning Sea's group had yet to come into contact with NPCs knowledgeable about the Realms of Truth or find any related information; hence, they were referring to the Realms of Truth using a name of their own.
It was also no wonder Shi Feng felt that Burning Sea's Wolfpack was special. The Berserker's execution of Wolfpack was completely different from the average combat technique; he had obviously applied the principles of the Realms of Truth.
However, when Shi Feng thought about how other people had also come into contact with the Realms of Truth and had even achieved a certain amount of success in them, he was still surprised. Burning Sea, in particular, had clearly entered the Truth Realm already.
This definitely wasn't good news to Shi Feng.
Now that other people were exploring the Realms of Truth, Zero Wing's advantages would undoubtedly decrease considerably. The only thing worth celebrating now was that Zero Wing had a systematic training system for the Realms of Truth, whereas other people would have to slowly explore and master the Realms of Truth on their own.
"We discovered a mysterious secret land in the Sea of Death, and we wish to raid it. Only, that place is very special: tools cannot be used there, and everyone is suppressed to Tier 0. We can use only the most basic Skills and Spells. Moreover, entering and leaving the secret land are extremely difficult. Contact with the outside world is also impossible. We have gone through great lengths to obtain the entry slots for this secret land, so we need the help of experts like yourself to secure the treasures there," Frozen Gem explained.
In a situation where tools could not be used and Skills and Spells were heavily suppressed, players could rely only on their own combat standards to fight inside the secret land.
A mysterious secret land in the Sea of Death? Shi Feng concealed his surprise at Frozen Gem's words. Could they be talking about one of the Thunder God's Secret Lands?
The Sea of Death was considered a forbidden land for players because the Sea of Death was where the Thunder God had perished.
The Thunder God had set up plenty of secret lands in the Sea of Death, every one of which contained a considerable number of treasures. There were even Fragmented Legendary items and Peak Legacies in some of these secret lands.
In the past, players had gradually discovered the Thunder God's Secret Lands after Level 80. The various powers then frantically explored these secret lands. Since these secret lands were one of the first few places where players started encountering Fragmented Legendary items, the intensity of the competition over these secret lands was obvious.
However, the Thunder God's Secret Lands were located in another space, making them impossible to enter and leave through normal means. There were several ways to enter these secret lands, and one of the most reliable ways was by obtaining special quest items that were dropped only by Level 70-plus sea monsters in the Sea of Death and then completing the quest these items provided.
Another method was by obtaining the entry pass through killing special sea monsters. However, these special sea monsters did not appear in specific locations. Even if a first-rate Guild went all-out in search of these special sea monsters, they might not necessarily find one.
The last method was by obtaining the guidance of the Thunder God's Legacy and then completing a series of quests, which would then allow one to enter the Thunder God's Secret Lands.
Shi Feng had never imagined that Endless Scars would be lucky enough to be able to enter one of the Thunder God's Secret Lands now.
"Alright, but I want priority selection over one of the dropped items," Shi Feng said after giving the matter some thought. He naturally couldn't provide his help for free.
There were far too many excellent items inside the Thunder God's Secret Lands. Every item in these secret lands was a treasure that could help improve a player's strength significantly.
However, these were not the things Shi Feng was aiming for.
Currently, the various superpowers were keeping a close eye on Zero Wing. So long as these superpowers spotted an opportunity, they would surely strike at the Guild. Moreover, even with the advantages Stone Forest City provided,
Zero Wing was only capable of keeping itself alive but not contending against these superpowers.
If Zero Wing wished to face the various superpowers in a frontal confrontation, the Guild itself needed to grow stronger.
Now that Zero Wing had a stable supply of internal members, it was only a matter of time before the Guild gained a new batch of experts. The only problem now was that these new experts would be very underleveled and would not be able to exhibit their full strength.
Although the veteran experts of the Guild normally helped the Guild's low-leveled experts level up, these low-leveled experts would still take a long time to catch up to the frontline experts.
Meanwhile, there was one item available inside the Thunder God's Secret Lands that could help players level up quickly. It was also something that countless powers had sought to obtain in the past.
The Guild Alchemy Workshop Design!
The Guild Alchemy Workshop was an Advanced Construction that allowed the production of potions exclusive to Guilds, such as the Experience Potion. Guild members could purchase up to two Experience Potions from the workshop every day. Moreover, only players that were at least five levels lower than the average level of frontline players could purchase and use this potion.
This potion was a miracle drug that enabled new players to catch up to frontline players quickly.
However, the Guild Alchemy Workshop Design was extremely rare. It dropped in only a select few secret lands and special Team Dungeons—including the Thunder God's Secret Lands.
"This…" Hesitating, Burning Sea said, "We'll have to discuss this with our team leader. After all, this is something that concerns the entire team. The two of us don't have the power to decide on this."
"That won't be a problem." Shi Feng nodded in understanding.
Burning Sea and Frozen Gem then went offline. By the looks of it, they were going to contact their team leader through the real world.
After a short delay, Burning Sea and Frozen Gem came back online.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, I'm afraid we cannot agree to your request," Frozen Gem said resolutely.
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Chapter 2195 – Nameless Team
"Although you are an expert Scars has invited, there are still nine other people in the team. Every one of them is an expert as well. If we give you priority in choosing the loot, it will not be fair to the other experts. Moreover, we are only working on commission. We won't be distributing the loot we obtain," Burning Sea explained. "Hence, our team leader has rejected your suggestion. Of course, the remuneration we are offering for your help definitely won't disappoint you, Guild Leader Black Flame.
"Our team leader knows that Zero Wing has recently recruited a lot of new people in the real world and is also being targeted by Starlink, so it should be fast-tracking a batch of experts through the Heaven's Rumble Training Center. Our team leader is willing to pay you 30 S-rank Nutrient Fluids."
"Thirty S-rank Nutrient Fluids?" Aqua Rose could not help being moved by Burning Sea's words.
She was no longer an ordinary Guild Elder who was ignorant about the world. Instead, she was part of Zero Wing's core upper echelon and knew just how valuable S-rank Nutrient Fluids were.
Originally, S-rank Nutrient Fluids were used only by fighting experts to recover quickly from a heavy injury. However, S-rank Nutrient Fluids' utility wasn't limited to healing injuries. If consumed after fighting an intense battle in God's Domain, S-rank Nutrient Fluids aided in the development of one's brain capacity by providing the necessary nutrients.
This was something Aqua Rose had personally experienced before. In fact, her consumption of S-rank Nutrient Fluids was a major factor behind the rapid improvement of her combat standards. Moreover, aside from herself, others such as Fire Dance, Violet Cloud, Cola, Shadow Sword, Alluring Summer, and Silent Blade also had similar experiences.
However, S-rank Nutrient Fluids were extremely difficult to come by even if one had the money to purchase them. After making use of both Aqua Rose's and Gentle Snow's connections, Zero Wing had managed to secure only an additional dozen or so bottles. Since then, the Guild had used up all its S-rank Nutrient Fluids, including the ones the White Tiger Dojo provided. As a result, the rate of improvement of Zero Wing's core upper echelons had recently been gradually decreasing.
If Zero Wing could secure an additional 30 S-rank Nutrient Fluids, combined with the training slots Unyielding Soul provided, Aqua Rose was confident that at least she and Gentle Snow could reach the Flowing Water Realm within half a month, instantly increasing the number of Flowing Water Realm experts Zero Wing had by a large margin.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, this is the greatest sincerity we can offer. May I know what you think of this?" Frozen Gem asked.
It was not easy to find a spiritualized expert. Even experts like Burning Sea and herself had managed to reach the Spiritualization Realm just recently.
Now that she knew that Shi Feng was a spiritualized expert, she naturally wanted to rope him in. However, at the end of the day, this team of theirs was established by their team leader, who wanted to secure the item inside the Thunder God's Secret Land no matter what, and he was unwilling to give others a share of it. This was something beyond her control.
Nevertheless, the price of 30 S-rank Nutrient Fluids could be considered extremely high. Even hiring a Super Guild's old monster would not require such a price. However, doing so would also expose the Thunder God's Secret Land's existence to the various Super Guilds, something they definitely didn't want to happen.
Of course, if Shi Feng refused to help, then they would have no choice but to seek the help of those Super Guilds' old monsters. After all, once they secured the item inside the Thunder God's Secret Land, they wouldn't really care whether those Super Guilds entered the secret land or not.
"What an irresistible offer. Alright, I agree," Shi Feng said, nodding while revealing a bitter smile.
At the same time, Shi Feng also grew curious about the team leader Burning Sea and Frozen Gem mentioned. This team leader was truly generous to be able to offer 30 S-rank Nutrient Fluids as remuneration. Moreover, this person's information network was very powerful. Shi Feng had just resolved the problem at the Heaven's Rumble Training Center, yet this person already knew about the troubles he faced and what he needed most right now.
As for the Guild Alchemy Workshop Design, Shi Feng had no choice but to think of another way to obtain it. Not to mention, the design didn't have a 100% drop-rate. His request before was merely for insurance.
Afterward, Shi Feng signed a contract with Burning Sea. If the mission was a success, he would receive 30 S-rank Nutrient Fluids as payment. In the event of failure, he would still receive ten bottles.
After confirming that the contract was signed, Burning Sea took out a crystal that crackled with electricity. Golden divine runes were carved all over the crystal. The crystal itself gave off a faint trace of Divine Might.
In the next moment, Burning Sea threw the crystal to the floor. Suddenly, the space within the reception room started trembling violently. A moment later, a black hole the size of an adult male opened up inside the room.
"Here's your entry pass. Let's go," Burning Sea said as he took out a token made of Magic Crystal and handed it to Shi Feng. He then took the lead and walked into the black hole.
Once Shi Feng accepted the entry pass, he followed Burning Sea into the black hole, leaving Zero Wing's affairs to Aqua Rose and Gentle Snow to handle.
After Shi Feng entered the black hole, his vision turned black. When he could see again, he found himself in a desolate wasteland filled with electricity and flames. The wasteland was endless. From time to time, horrific lightning bolts would strike the ground, creating huge craters. Occasionally, towering pillars of fire would rise from the ground. The scenery here was the epitome of Armageddon.
Be it the lightning strikes or fire pillars, even an ordinary person could tell that, so long as they were struck by these things, they would definitely lose their lives.
At this moment, however, a large number of Demonic Creatures was actually roaming this wasteland. These Demonic Creatures were all Level 70 or above, and even the weakest among them was at the Lord rank, with many of them being Great Lords and Grand Lords. Moreover, the instant Shi Feng stepped into this wasteland, his tier was suppressed to Tier 0.
This wasteland was undoubtedly a forbidden land for players.
If an ordinary expert were to come here, they would most likely lose hope immediately. After all, if a player's tier dropped to zero, the effectiveness of their Skills and Spells would fall drastically. Their Basic Attributes and physique would decrease as well. Under these circumstances, ordinary expert players would have difficulty fighting even Special Elite ranked monsters of the same level, let alone Lords and Great Lords.
This would be akin to tossing an ordinary player into a Team Dungeon filled with Boss monsters.
"The new guy's here?"
"Now that everyone's here, we can start advancing."
At this moment, several voices came from a short distance behind Shi Feng. Turning around, Shi Feng noticed seven people sitting on a gravel pile and resting. The group consisted of both young and old, male and female. Even the lowest-leveled player in this group of seven was Level 72. Moreover, their equipment standard was not the slightest bit lower than Burning Sea's.
Endless Scars sat among this group of seven. Only, the current Endless Scars was a lot different from the last time Shi Feng met her. Now, not only had her weapon and equipment undergone a massive improvement, but even the aura she exuded had transformed significantly. As if she were a Demon that had just walked out of the abyss, her aura was filled with coldness and madness, entirely different from her calm and cheerful aura from before.
When Endless Scars saw Shi Feng, she simply greeted him with a nod.
"Hello, I am the leader of this expedition team, Samsara," a white-haired man who appeared to be in his 30s said as he approached Shi Feng.
The white-haired man gave off a friendly vibe; Shi Feng did not feel uncomfortable in the slightest while in the man's presence. However, the white-haired man was actually the highest-leveled player present, having already reached Level 73. He could already rival Fire Dance, who was currently grinding relentlessly in the Bottomless Abyss, in terms of levels. As for the equipment the man wore, even the weakest piece was Level 70 Dark-Gold rank. In addition, he also sported six pieces of Epic Equipment. The shield and one-handed axe he carried were also of indiscernible rank.
However, even though Omniscient Eyes could not discern the rank of the white-haired man's shield and axe, Shi Feng recognized them because they had been extremely famous in his previous life. They were a set of Magic Weapons called the Purple Thunder Set. The set's overall performance was much better than that of individual Magic Weapons.
"Hello." Shi Feng nodded as he looked at Samsara, his mind filled with confusion.
His confusion was because he had never heard of the name Samsara in his previous life. Moreover, the Purple Thunder Set's owner should be a Tier 5 female Guardian Knight, and the Purple Thunder Set had never changed owners, as far as he knew. The female Guardian Knight had relied on this Magic Weapon Set to rise to fame in God's Domain.
"Our mission this time is to reach the Thunder Temple in the deeper area of this plain. You've seen the situation here for yourself already. Since you're a Swordsman, you and Happy Art will be responsible for the healer's safety as well as supporting the others in the team. Do you have any problems with this arrangement?" Samsara asked as he pointed at a female Shield Warrior with a beautiful appearance and a magnificent body.
At this time, Shi Feng was only one level away from the Level 80 threshold. Currently, however, he had disguised himself as a Level 72 Swordsman, a very standard level in this team. As for his equipment standard, he had matched it to the equipment standard of current apex experts. Anyone using an Identification Skill on him now would find that he was wearing five pieces of Epic Equipment, with the rest being Level 70 Dark-Gold Equipment. Unless someone in the team could see through the concealment ability of his Fragmented Legendary ranked Nightwalker's Cape, they would see only this information and nothing more.
"That's fine." Shi Feng nodded.
In such a poor environment, fights would undoubtedly be drawn-out and challenging. Hence, the healer could be said to be the backbone of the team. If the healer died, the team would not be able to advance at all. Moreover, the poor environment here had a much greater effect on magical-class players, as their Lifesaving Skills would be much less effective than usual. Hence, prioritizing the protection of the healer was indeed the best decision.
"Since there are no problems, everyone, let's move according to the original plan," Samsara said to the others in the team.
Upon hearing Samsara's command, everyone quickly fell into formation. The Guardian Knight Samsara took the lead while Burning Sea and Endless Scars supported him from the sides. The Assassin and Ranger of the team went to lure monsters over. As for Shi Feng and the Shield Warrior Happy Art, they flanked Frozen Gem, who was the team's healer.
"New guy, the monsters here are very powerful. Run to me if you find yourself unable to hold on," Happy Art said as she clapped Shi Feng's shoulder in a friendly manner.
"Alright, I'll be troubling you at that time," Shi Feng responded.
Shi Feng could tell that this beautiful Shield Warrior was very powerful. Her strength was most likely on par with Burning Sea. She would be treated as a genius even in Super Guilds, although he had never heard of the name Happy Art in both his past and current lives. As a Shield Warrior, she would be much better at tanking monsters than a Swordsman like himself. Since the other party was showing him goodwill, he naturally wouldn't reject it.
After Samsara finished making sure everyone knew what they needed to do later, he led the team deeper into the desolate wasteland.
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Chapter 2196 – Monstrous Strength
Lightning bombarded the desolate wasteland. Even expert players, if they weren't careful, would be struck and turned to ash. However, Samsara and the others advanced through the wasteland as if the lightning didn't exist at all.
Only the swarming Demonic Creatures gave them any trouble.
[Thunder Tiger] (Demonic Creature, Lord)
Level 76
HP 36,000,000/36,000,000
[Hell Python] (Demonic Creature, Great Lord)
Level 77
HP 63,000,000/63,000,000
Even under normal circumstances, these Demonic Creatures were already tough opponents, but in the Thunder God's Secret Land, where players' tiers were reduced to zero, these monsters were even more of a challenge. These monsters attacked in groups of 20 or more and could easily annihilate a 100-man team of ordinary experts.
"Everyone, get ready! Old Locust and Formless, lure some of the monsters away. Everyone else, follow the plan!" Samsara calmly directed his team as he watched the approaching Demonic Creatures.
"Leave it to this old man!" the elderly Assassin named Maple Locust declared as he charged forth.
Meanwhile, the young Ranger, Formless Arrow, freed his bow and fervently fired his arrows. He released 36 arrows, hitting 18 three-meter-tall Thunder Tigers, in the blink of an eye. Moreover, every arrow found its target in the Thunder Tiger's eyes, blinding the Demonic Creatures even if they didn't cause any substantial damage.
Unable to see their prey, the Thunder Tigers halted their advance and swung their heads in confusion. Maple Locust made his way to the group of Demonic Creatures and used a Smoke Bomb, obscuring the area with smoke. The smoke drastically limited visibility in the area, and the Thunder Tigers were not immune to its effects.
Meanwhile, Maple Locust quickly located the seven Demonic Creatures he hadn't blinded and threw his daggers, each dealing over -6,000 damage. His damage was overwhelmingly low for a Tier 2 expert.
The two Hell Pythons and five Thunder Tigers bellowed with fury as the daggers found their marks. Enraged, they charged through the smokescreen and pounced on the Assassin.
Even ordinary Tier 2 experts would likely die instantly under an assault from two Great Lords and five Lords, but Maple Locust had predicted these attacks and dodged the Thunder Tigers' strikes. Although he failed to dodge the Hell Pythons' attacks, his timing with Wind Steps was perfect, and using the Skill's brief invulnerability to block the Great Lords' attacks, he used the impact to pull more than a dozen yards away from the Demonic Creatures.
The techniques Maple Locust and Formless Arrow displayed were frighteningly impressive. Their timing and use of their surroundings were amazing. Even peak experts would be shocked to see it. After all, both players were currently Tier 0, not Tier 2.
The Assassin quickly lured the seven Demonic Creatures through the smokescreen and toward the team. Seeing this, Samsara, Burning Sea, and Endless Scars promptly aggroed the two Hell Pythons, with Samsara and Burning Sea working together against one, while Endless Scars pinned down the other by herself.
The Shield Warrior, Happy Art, aggroed three of the remaining Thunder Tigers, and Shi Feng worked with Heartless Sword against the last two. Maple Locust and Formless Arrow then got to work, luring the other 18 Thunder Tigers away from the team.
All of these players wore the best equipment available in the game right now, and although their tiers had been suppressed, their Basic Attributes rivaled ordinary Tier 2 players of the same level. Hence, they had no trouble pinning down a Level 76 Lord. However, whether or not they killed the Lord would depend on their individual standards.
The tier suppression in the Thunder God's Secret Land also affected players' Skills and Spells. As a result, players would not deal a lot of damage within the secret land. If players wished to increase their damage against these monsters, they had to maximize their efficiency with their combat standards, Skills, and Spells.
As the team fought, each member skillfully combined their combat techniques with their Skills and Spells. The power they exhibited was far beyond what ordinary Skills and Spells were capable of, and they didn't waste a single hit as every attack struck the Demonic Creatures. As a result, the Demonic Creatures' HP continuously decreased. The team's overall DPS was only slightly less than that of ordinary Tier 2 experts.
Who are these people? Shi Feng watched his teammates fight, shocked. Could this be the butterfly effect?
The fact that five of his nine teammates were Domain Realm experts was already surprising, but the fact that these nine players had reached the Truth Realm was even more frightening. However, aside from Endless Scars, Shi Feng had never heard of these experts.
While Shi Feng had been the Guild Leader of a second-rate Guild in the past, he hadn't exactly had access to a lot of information, but he had enjoyed greater access than ordinary players. Any expert capable of reaching the Domain Realm had been an apex powerhouse in God's Domain, able to reach Tier 5 at the very least. However, Samsara and these others' names hadn't been among the Tier 5 and 6 players he had known about.
Of course, Shi Feng may find his teammates' performances surprising, but he didn't fall behind in this fight.
Shi Feng's tier had been reduced to zero as well, but his Basic Attributes could still rival current peak experts. Including the fact that he was a Level 79 player, he easily suppressed the Thunder Tiger before him.
As he fought, damages ranging from -30,000 to -50,000 began to appear above the Thunder Tiger's head, one after another.
"How is his Strength so high?" Happy Art's eyes widened in shock when she saw the damages appear above the Demonic Creatures.
Even Endless Scars, the team's strongest player, and her Strength was on par with the Thunder Tiger's. Knowing the woman's combat standards, this was why Samsara had her pin down one of the Great Lord ranked Hell Pythons by herself, keeping it busy. However, Shi Feng literally pinned the Thunder Tiger he faced to the ground…
"We found a diamond in the rough!" Maple Locust, who kited a group of Thunder Tigers, could not help but comment when he saw Shi Feng. "With this kid, we'll reach the Thunder Temple much sooner than anticipated."
"That's right. We really owe Scars for this. It'll also be much easier to clear out these monsters," Samsara chimed in, nodding happily.
The monster they had to deal with on the way was the most challenging aspect of reaching the Thunder Temple. Having a team member with such high Attributes would undoubtedly relieve some of the pressure they had to face and significantly increase the team's survivability.
Endless Scars only nodded in response to Samsara's praise, but even she was surprised to see Shi Feng handle his monster so easily.
Shi Feng's extraordinary Basic Attributes were precisely the reason that she had chosen him to help with this mission, but she hadn't expected his Attributes to be this high.
She had drastically improved since they had last seen each other, replacing almost all of her previous equipment. She had also encountered a few fortuitous opportunities. Now, the power of her Spells could easily overwhelm ordinary Berserkers. And yet, Shi Feng still surpassed her. It was unbelievable.
Seeing the Swordsman's powerful Attributes also changed Samsara's attitude towards the boy. He stopped treating Shi Feng like a simple mercenary. Instead, he entertained the fleeting thought of recruiting this Swordsman into his team.
Meanwhile, the team advanced far faster than their last visit due to Shi Feng's contributions. After three days of fighting and resting, these players finally arrived before a magnificent temple.
The temple was ten meters tall, with a total of three floors. The very building radiated Divine Might that kept monsters at bay, creating a natural haven.
Every member of the team had leveled up once after defeating higher-tiered monsters. Now, Shi Feng was only 9% away from reaching Level 80.
However, Shi Feng detected several dozen sources of killing intent as the team approached the Thunder Temple. "Players?" Shi Feng mumbled as he spotted several dozen people exit the temple.
Entering a Thunder God's Secret Land was not an easy task, especially for current players. Shi Feng had already been surprised to learn that Samsara's group had entered one, yet they encountered other people in this secret land, as well.
Moreover, Shi Feng found a familiar face among this group.
Hidden Soul, the player known as 'Pride' in the Flower of Seven Sins!
"You're late, Samsara. Unfortunately, the Flower of Seven Sins has claimed this Thunder Temple!" a keen-witted man in his 40s said. Smiling at Samsara, he continued, "Hand over the Thunder God's Secret Key, and I won't hold you accountable for your previous transgressions!"
"Supreme Sky?! Crap! Everyone, retreat!" Samsara shouted, paling when he saw the middle-aged man.
"It's too late! Activate the array!" the man named Supreme Sky barked with a scornful expression.
Immediately, over 20 Tier 2 Assassins appeared around Samsara's team. They exploded into scattering blood mist. Despite the fact that players couldn't use tools in the Thunder God's Secret Land, this strange blood mist formed a magic array that enveloped the Thunder Temple and the players around it.
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Chapter 2197 – Reckless
The instant the blood-red magic array formed around the Thunder Temple, Samsara's team lost 20% of their Basic Attributes.
A Blood Magic Seal! Samsara's expression darkened further when he saw the blood-red magic array that had manifested above the Thunder Temple.
The Blood Magic Seal wasn't a magic tool, but a special Spell that players could learn. The Flower of Seven Sins had acquired its Skill Book in an ancient demonic ruin.
Unlike normal Spells players could learn, the Blood Magic Seal didn't have a tier requirement. To cast, it required a minimum of six players, and the moment they cast the Spell, they'd sacrifice themselves to the Demon God to create the sealing magic array.
The strength of the sealing array was relative to the number of sacrifices made. The more players that sacrificed themselves, the stronger the magic array would become. With the minimum six players, the magic array would be powerful enough to trap a Great Lord.
Since the Flower of Seven Sins' team had sacrificed more than 20 players to cast the Spell, not even a Mythic monster could break out.
"Why should we fear them, Leader? They may outnumber us, but we're no pushovers!" Happy Art said.
Every member of their team was even stronger than God's Domain's peak experts. Even the various superpowers would fear them. Now, without the sacrificial Assassins, the enemy team only had a little over 30 players. Even under the magic array's suppression and facing the Flower of Seven Sins' experts, their team shouldn't have any issue killing these people. They didn't need to flee.
"Art, the situation is not as simple as you assume. These people are the Flower of Seven Sins' cadre. Even the weakest of them can rival peak experts," Frozen Gem explained as she stared down their enemies. "Moreover, their leader is Supreme Sky, one of the Flowers' seven commanders!"
She wouldn't have paid their opponent any mind if they were facing another superpower's expert team, even a 100- man team, but these weren't some random nobodies. Every one of them was just as strong as she was.
"One of the Flower of Seven Sins's commanders?" Happy Art felt a chill crawl down her spine, and her expression changed.
She was not some ignorant player. In fact, she had far more access to information than superpowers' peak experts. She was, after all, one of the top prodigies the Super Guild, Thirteen Thrones had nurtured.
Thirteen Thrones was even stronger than Battle Wolves, and it had far more information than most superpowers.
The Flower of Seven Sins, however, was a transcendental assassin organization. Countless experts worked for the organization, and its inner structure was a mystery. Even until now, the various Super Guilds knew very little about the Flower of Seven Sins. They didn't even know how many cadres worked for the organization.
Information about the Flowers of Seven Sins' seven commanders, who held the most power within the organization, was scarce. Most players only knew the identities of three commanders, all of which possessed unfathomable strength. Even the various Super Guilds' old monsters feared them. With Happy Art's current strength, she would be fortunate if she could last two or three moves against one of these commanders.
Happy Art had never realized that Supreme Sky was one of these seven commanders…
"I already told you that you can't get away from me, Samsara. Now, are you going to hand the key over willingly, or must I take it from you?" Supreme Sky asked.
"What's the point of wasting your words on them, Brother Sky? Let's just kill them and take everything they have," a Level 74 male Berserker beside Supreme Sky said, licking his lips greedily as he watched Samsara's group. The Berserker wore a set of white-bone armor and carried two dark-blue greatswords across his back.
"That's right. They're merely a bunch of reckless fools. Since they have designs on what belongs to the Flower of Seven Sins, we need to teach them a lesson," a Level 74 female Elementalist wielding an icy-blue staff commented indifferently.
The pressure Samsara and his team felt doubled when these two players had spoken, and their expressions had darkened even further.
Both players were members of the Flower's senior cadre.
The man was called Sand Bones, and he was both extremely strong and talented. Recently, he had single-handedly killed a heavily guarded upper echelon from a Super Guild, as well as two Domain Realm experts.
The woman was Diverging Phoenix. Although she rarely took action, she had once killed a superpower's 100-man team. Moreover, the team's leader had been a Domain Realm expert. Although the superpower in question tried to avenge their fallen members, dispatching multiple 1,000-man teams to hunt this woman down, it had only suffered, never accomplishing anything. In the end, the superpower had been forced to give up its pursuit.
Both players were deadly when they operated alone, but if they cooperated, they'd be an absolute nightmare.
"I'll give you the Thunder God's Secret Key, but you have to promise to let these people leave. They have nothing to do with this," Samsara said. As he gazed at the 30-plus experts behind Supreme Sky, he knew that he would not escape them today. He wasn't optimistic about their chances if they stood their ground and fought Supreme Sky's team, either.
Furthermore, the Thunder God's Secret Key had a 20% to 30% chance of dropping if he died, and with the Flower of Seven Sins' capabilities, they could likely increase that drop-rate. Rather than risk losing everything, he should cut their losses.
"Leader?" Burning Sea gave Samsara an anxious look.
Burning Sea knew just how much time and resources Samsara had invested into obtaining the Thunder God's Secret Key, which had the potential of leading them to an Ancient God's Legacy and treasures. However, Samsara was willing to give all of that up to someone else.
"Since you're willing to hand over the key, I can let them off the hook, but each of them must offer two Epic items, first," Supreme Sky agreed as he eyed Burning Sea and the others, his voice clearly hinting that there was no room for negotiation.
Hearing this, Samsara and his teammates frowned.
Even the various superpowers valued Epic items, and handing over two such items was akin to halving their combat power.
"This is daylight robbery, Supreme Sun! Even if we die, we'll, at most, lose one Epic Equipment! We might as well fight if you're demanding such a high price! You won't get off so easily, either! I am one of Thirteen Throne's internal core members, and the Guild won't let this matter rest!" Happy Art denounced.
Although the Flower of Seven Sins had a numerical advantage, she and her teammates were no weaklings. If they were going to suffer so grievously regardless of what choice they made, they might as well take some of these players down with them. Furthermore, if they died, they'd only lose one piece of Epic Equipment each. They might only lose a piece of Dark-Gold Equipment if they were lucky.
The moment Happy Art finished speaking, Endless Scars and the others, who were familiar with the Flower of Seven Sins, inwardly shook their heads and frowned.
At the end of the day, Happy Art was still too young. She had been protected by her Super Guild, so she wasn't aware of the Flower of Seven Sins' true power. Trapped within this seal, the Flower of Seven Sins' members likely had a way to resurrect them. If they truly fought these players, they'd likely at least die twice. Moreover, each death would incur a more severe penalty than normal.
"Is that so? Then, why don't we put your conviction to the test?!" Supreme Sky said, laughing at Happy Art.
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Chapter 2198 – Black Flame Takes Action
The Flower of Seven Sins' members unsheathed their weapons, and the killing intent they radiated skyrocketed. Even Happy Art paled as their powerful auras washed over her.
These players had intentionally suppressed their auras previously, so Happy Art hadn't realized what was so special about them, but now, she knew that every one of them was a threat to her life.
She couldn't even imagine what kind of combat power all 30-plus players could display if they attacked together.
You aim for mutual destruction? With just the 10 of you?" Sand Bone laughed at Happy Art. "Brother Sky was doing you a favor by letting you offer two Epic items, yet you don't know how to cherish such a thing! Not even all of the old monsters in your Thirteen Thrones would dare utter a word before Brother Sky!"
Samsara and his team did nothing to refute Sand Bone's arrogant claim.
What Sand Bone had said was indeed true. Although Thirteen Thrones was a veteran Super Guild, and its old monsters were amazing, they were nothing compared to Supreme Sky and the Flower of Seven Sins.
Even if Supreme Sky killed its Guild Leader, Thirteen Thrones could do nothing but endure, much less if he killed a budding prodigy like Happy Art.
Only the top five Super Guilds had any hope of picking a fight with the Flower of Seven Sins.
"Samsara, the young lady on your team is quite interesting to be brave enough to challenge me," Supreme Sky said. However, he did not issue the order to attack. Instead, he shifted his gaze toward Happy Art and laughed, saying, "It's been many years since I've faced such a situation. It really makes me feel nostalgic. Let's forget about the two Epic items. Each of you can hand over a single Epic item and leave, but as for the little girl, she'll have to give me four items!"
You…!11 Happy Art could feel rage boil within her. Supreme Sky was clearly toying with her.
"Don't involve others in your vendetta with me, Supreme Sky! Even if you have a way to increase the Thunder God's Secret Key's drop-rate, you're not guaranteed to get it!" Samsara snarled. If he instructed his team members to give into Supreme Sky's demands, their reputation would be in tatters.
"Samsara, don't offer worthless threats. Do you think I would trap you here without preparing properly?" Supreme Sky asked as he glanced at Samsara. "The moment the magic array activated, the Blood Curse affected every one of you. Your death penalties have been increased by 300%, and any special item that has a chance of dropping upon death is now guaranteed to drop. Once you're dead, I can forcefully resurrect you once. Do you think it'll really be so hard for me to obtain that key?"
"Since you have refused the opportunity I so graciously offered, you can sacrifice your lives!"
After saying so, Supreme Sky waved a hand. Immediately, Sand Bone and the other experts behind Supreme Sky charged at Samsara's group.
"It seems we have no choice but to fight." As Samsara watched the Flower of Seven Sins' members rush at his team, he issued a command in the team chat. "We're adjusting our formation. Art, you and I will stand at the forefront. Old Locust, protect Gem. Formless, support Scars!"
"I've been waiting for you to say that, Leader! I've grown bored of fighting monsters! I finally get to play with some peak experts!" Formless Arrow exclaimed.
"That's right! It's not every day that we get to meet a commander of the Flower of Seven Sins. I finally get the chance to see the Flower's rumored strength," Heartless Sword commented, clearly anticipating the fight.
The Flower of Seven Sins had always been incomparably mysterious. Most of the organization's outer members carried out its commissions. The Flower's inner members rarely took action, and cadre members rarely ever exposed themselves to the public.
To battle maniacs like Heartless Sword, fighting so many cadre members from the Flower of Seven Sins was a dream.
"My apologies, Black Flame. You've just joined the team, yet we've already dragged you into such a situation," Samsara sincerely apologized to Shi Feng.
Endless Scars couldn't help but do the same. She was responsible for introducing Shi Feng to the team, after all. She had never thought that they'd become embroiled in such a dangerous predicament.
However, before Samsara and Endless Scars could say anything more, Sand Bone and his comrades were already within 30 yards of the team.
Over a dozen ranged players from the Flower of Seven Sins immediately launched their attacks, sending hundreds of Spells and arrows, all of which were incredibly accurate, flying toward Samsara and his teammates. As if they possessed a life of their own, they danced in the air, making it difficult for anyone to predict their trajectories.
Happy Art, who had already reached the Void Realm, felt an immense amount of pressure bear down on her. She activated Shield Wall and focused her attention on dodging the incoming attacks, but even so, she had been struck three times and lost a considerable amount of HP. Samsara's situation was only slightly better, but when a few combination attacks struck, he stumbled backward as damages in the hundreds appeared above his head.
When Formless Arrow tried to fire counterattacks, his arrows, which could pinpoint monsters' weaknesses, were utterly useless against Sand Bone and the others. His enemies either dodged or blocked his arrows, failing to deal any damage.
The difference between the two sides' combat power was obvious at a glance.
Before Formless Arrow could fire a third volley, Sand Bone and a dozen other melee players reached Samsara and Happy Art. Three Flower's members worked together to pin down Samsara, and with the support from their ranged players, Samsara wasn't able to break free from their encirclement.
Three other experts pushed back Burning Sea. Although Endless Scars wanted to help Burning Sea and Samsara, Diverging Phoenix sniped at her from a distance, and she couldn't afford to split her attention.
Meanwhile, Sand Bone reached Happy Art, swinging both of his greatswords at the young woman.
Chaos Slash!
The two greatswords transformed into 16 phantoms, each flying toward Happy Art's blindspots like cunning snakes.
Players' tiers were reduced to zero in the Thunder God's Secret Land, but all 16 of Sand Bone's attacks were capable of causing sonic booms. His Strength was definitely on par with a Great Lord's of the same level.
Seeing this, Happy Art quickly adjusted her footwork and tried to deflect the attacks.
"You're overestimating yourself!" Sand Bone sneered as he abruptly altered his attack trajectories, ensuring that Happy Art could only block them, not deflect them.
Happy Art's defense was thorough, but Sand Bone's combat standards and Basic Attributes were higher. When his attacks collided with her shield, they gradually shook apart her defensive stance. After taking a dozen or so hits, Happy Art finally exposed a hole in her defense, allowing one of the greatswords to slip past her shield.
But just before the greatsword bit into Happy Art, a blue longsword stopped the weapon three inches away from the girl's side, and no matter how Sand Bone pushed, he couldn't budge his weapon an inch farther.
The unexpected development surprised Sand Bone. His slash had contained a Grand Lord's Strength. No one inside the Thunder God's Secret Land should be able to block his attack, yet when his greatsword had met the blue longsword, he felt as if he had struck an impenetrable wall.
Before Sand Bone could react, another blue longsword flew toward him. On instinct, Sand Bone brandished his other greatsword to defend himself.
Boom!
The impact forced Sand Bone to stumble two steps back, the greatsword in his hand trembling violently.
"Who are you?" Sand Bone demanded, staring at the figure that had appeared beside Happy Art with a seriously unhappy expression.
Anyone that could neutralize his attack and wielded even greater Strength than his wasn't an ordinary expert. Not even Samsara could perform the feat.
"Black Flame!"
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Chapter 2199 – Suppressing the Mighty with Technique
"Black Flame?" Sand Bone's lips curled slightly when he heard the name, a trace of excitement flashing in his eyes. "So, you're the Guild Leader of Zero Wing, the Guild that foiled one of our previous operations. I've heard that you've defeated Sword Demon. It seems the rumors were true. With such Strength, you qualify as a serious opponent."
After saying so, Sand Bone's aura transformed.
If he had felt like a tiger, freed from its cage, he now felt like the calm ocean. Despite the lack of aura, great danger hid within him.
"Be careful, Black Flame. His attack trajectories constantly change and are unpredictable," Happy Art hurriedly warned Shi Feng when she noticed the transformation to Sand Bone's aura.
The fact that Shi Feng had saved her and that his Strength was higher than Sand Bone's had surprised her, but she had learned just how frightening this Berserker was after her brief clash with the man.
Experts like her were stronger than ordinary experts because they could sense an enemy's attack trajectories and defend themselves or launch fatal counterattacks.
However, she had been overwhelmed against Sand Bone's assault. She couldn't predict any of his trajectories and as a result, couldn't defend herself effectively.
If a shield-wielding Shield Warrior had struggled to block Sand Bone's attacks, then melee classes without shields, like Berserkers, Swordsmen, and Assassins, would have an even more difficult time fighting this Flower's member.
But before Happy Art could finish her warning, Sand Bone had activated Charge against Shi Feng, transforming into a blur before he reached his target.
The Charge Skill was guaranteed to inflict the Fainted debuff. Normally, ordinary experts avoided the debuff by activating a Skill that made them immune, but Shi Feng was quite familiar with God's Domain's various main classes. He knew that the Fainted debuff would not take effect until less than one yard separated the user and their target. Hence, Shi Feng responded with a slash.
Shadow Blade!
Multiple sword lights cut at Sand Bone.
Players, including Domain Realm experts, in the midst of activating Charge couldn't easily move while using the Skill. Sand Bone had no hope of stopping all ten of Shi Feng's attacks, each of which had enough power to make a Great Lord stumble. In a clash between experts of their standards, the slightest sign of weakness could be fatal.
Knowing this, Sand Bone forcibly canceled his Charge and followed up with a Whirlwind Slash, deflecting all of the incoming sword lights with his greatswords. Meanwhile, he relied on his forward momentum to reach Shi Feng. Suddenly, Sand Bone's two greatswords merged, and the resulting weapon radiated a blue glow. He then swung the glowing greatsword at Shi Feng.
The two swords merged?" Happy Art was stunned.
Aside from specific teleportation stones that only dropped in the secret land, tools couldn't be used in the Thunder God's Secret Land. This included weapons and equipment's Additional Skills.
However, Sand Bone's two greatswords had merged into one, powerful weapon. It was unbelievable!
The glowing greatsword was so powerful that space around it trembled. It definitely contained more power than a Great Lord.
As the greatsword was about to smash into Shi Feng, it transformed into four clones of itself. Even a Domain Realm expert would struggle to respond to such an abrupt change.
Weapon Merging and Quadruple Shadow Slash? Shi Feng also could not help his surprise to see the four sword lights fly toward him.
Weapon Merging was a super-rare Skill for the Berserker class, one that would be useful even after reaching Tier 5. The Skill was even rarer than a Fragmented Legendary item, and it was so powerful because it allowed the user to elevate their weapon's quality by one rank.
If the user used Weapon Merging on two Dark-Gold Weapons, they would become a single Epic Weapon. If the user wielded two Epic Weapons, however, the result would be a Fragmented Legendary Weapon. The only downside to the Skill was its short, 20-second duration.
Of course, the resulting combat power from combining two Epic Weapons into a Fragmented Legendary Weapon was no laughing matter. In a fight between peak experts, the sudden increase could decide the fight's outcome in an instant.
Fortunately, Weapon Merging could, at most, produce a Fragmented Legendary Weapon. If it were possible to create a Legendary Weapon, any Berserker with this Skill would be nearly invincible among players of the same tier.
The four sword lights closed the distance to their target in an instant. However, Shi Feng didn't activate a Lifesaving Skill as Sand Bone had expected. Rather, the Swordsman unsheathed the second longsword that hung at his waist and brandished it.
Sword's Transmigration!
The trajectories of Sand Bone's four powerful sword lights abruptly altered, and two of them spun to attack their own wielder.
Caught off guard, Sand Bone defended himself with his merged weapon, but he had only deflected one of the sword lights, taking the full brunt of the other. Like a cannonball, he shot backward by more than 30 yards before crashing into the ground, losing over half of his HP in the process and entering a heavily injured state…
In response, the battlefield fell silent.
How is that possible? Diverging Phoenix, who fought Endless Scars, was flabbergasted.
She was very familiar with Sand Bone's strength, particularly when the Berserker used Weapon Merging. Unless she activated a Berserk Skill, even she would have to focus on her defense for a time. However, Berserk Skills were prohibited in the Thunder God's Secret Land, and she couldn't believe that someone had actually thrown her companion.
Even Maple Locust, who battled Hidden Soul, was astonished when he saw this.
Black Flame? When Happy Art saw the collapsed Sand Bone, she could not help but turn to look at the Swordsman beside her. She felt as if she were meeting this Swordsman for the first time. He is actually so powerful?
Had he hidden his strength earlier? Endless Scars wondered, watching Shi Feng in confusion. She knew he had high combat standards, but she hadn't known they were this high.
Even the various Super Guilds feared the Flower of Seven Sins' senior cadre members, yet Shi Feng had rendered one of these players powerless. No one would believe her if she retold this tale.
During the brief moment of silence, Shi Feng glanced at the Thunder Temple and shouted in the team chat, "Everyone, retreat to the Thunder Temple's side building! I'll cover you!"
His and his teammates' Basic Attributes were suppressed while they were in the magic array. They were dreaming if they thought they could kill the Flower of Seven Sins' cadre members. Not even Shi Feng had much hope of success. Although he had repelled Sand Bone, he couldn't kill him. In fact, while he had told his team to run, the Flower's healers had already restored Sand Bone's HP to full. Unfortunately, Shi Feng could only afford to use Sword's Transmigration a limited number of times, and it was only a matter of time before his enemy wore him down.
As if Supreme Sky understood the Thunder God's Secret Key's value, he hadn't moved from the Thunder Temple's main entrance since the fight had begun. He was also flanked by more than ten ranged players. Breaking past that blockade and escaping into the Thunder Temple itself wasn't possible.
Hence, the Thunder Temple's side temple was their only hope.
The side temple was a special Level 90,100-man Team Dungeon and a land of death for current players. However, fleeing into the Dungeon was better than staying and letting the Flower of Seven Sins slaughter them.
When he heard Shi Feng's command, Samsara glanced at the side temple and noticed the dark-red Dungeon entrance. The color signified the wide gap between the Dungeon's level and the team's average level, but after some quick mental calculations, he realized that entering the Dungeon was better than staying out here.
"Everyone, listen to Black Flame! Maintain formation and move toward the side temple!" Samsara said.
"I'll open a path! Cover me!" Endless Scars said, gritting her teeth as she glared at the ring of Flower's members around their team.
She then used the dozen or so Elemental Blades rotating around her to form a defensive net that would block incoming ranged attacks. She followed up with chanting an incantation, pulling some of her attention away from Diverging Phoenix.
In response, a powerful force suppressed the area around her, blurring it. The Mana within the space began to rampage, somewhat affecting players that came in contact with it.
When Diverging Phoenix recognized what Shi Feng and his teammates were planning, she pointed a finger at Endless Scars and growled, "Don't think you can get past us so easily! Everyone, focus your attacks on her!"
Receiving the command, eight of the Flowers of Seven Sins' melee players charged at Endless Scars to interrupt her casting, but before they could come within 20 yards of her, arcs of lightning snaked out to counterattack. These lightning strikes were the result of Shi Feng's Lightning Edge, and the eight melee players were forced to scurry back.
Suddenly, a massive gash, three meters deep, split the ground between the Flower's melee players and Endless Scars.
"If you want to get to her, you'll have to go through me, first," Shi Feng said, smiling as he appeared beside Endless Scars.
"Black Flame!" Diverging Phoenix bellowed. She immediately activated her strongest Legacy Skill, Divine Frost Lance.
Under Diverging Phoenix's control, hundreds of frost lances flew toward Shi Feng and Endless Scars. She planned to blow both players to smithereens.
Meanwhile, the eight melee players continued to make their way toward their target.
Although Shi Feng had incredible Strength and had defeated Sand Bone, all of them were peak experts. He couldn't protect Endless Scars from their coordinated and focused attacks.
However, before the eight melee players could move within 15 yards of the woman in question, the surrounding temperature abruptly plummeted. As the cold embraced their bodies, their Movement Speed and Basic Attributes decreased slightly.
Chilling Field!
Due to the Thunder God's Secret Land's effects, Chilling Field had been reduced to a Tier 0 Skill, but it was still a Domain Skill, suitable for group combat. Each containing 70% of Shi Feng's strength, six icicles formed around the Swordsman with more than enough power to deal with the Flower of Seven Sins members before him.
Sword's Orbit!
Dazzling stars glittered within a 15-yard radius around Shi Feng. His defense was far more solid when he combined the technique with his six icicles than when he executed it with two swords. Not only had his use of the technique prevented the eight melee players from approaching, but he had also stopped the hundreds of descending frost lances.
"This… Isn't this a little too powerful?" Burning Sea, who watched from afar, was astonished.
He was already struggling against three Flower's members and the occasional ranged attack. From time to time, he even took a hit, yet despite facing eight melee players and Diverging Phoenix's vicious bombardment, Shi Feng emerged unscathed. The man was simply a monster.
The situation even surprised Shi Feng. He had never expected the Life Potion to be so effective that it improved his Sword's Orbit. Without it, his defense wouldn't have been nearly as solid.
With Shi Feng to defend her, Endless Scars finally finished casting her Spell.
Under her control, powerful streams of air shot up from the ground, each with the Strength of a Great Lord. The Flower of Seven Sins' members were forced to evade, which allowed Samsara and the others to break away from their opponents.
"Quick! This Spell won't last long!" Endless Scars shouted.
Samsara and his companions shook off the Flower's members and followed Shi Feng into the side temple. Their enemies were left to watch as their prey escaped their grasp.
Just before Shi Feng and his team could enter the side temple, a frosty sensation assaulted them. Instinctively, Shi Feng turned toward the sensation's source.
"Black Flame, is it? Very good! I'll remember you," Supreme Sky coldly told the Swordsman.
Samsara and the other experts on the team shuddered when they heard Supreme Sky's declaration. For a moment, they felt as if the Grim Reaper had set his sights on their lives, which were no longer under their control.
"Is that so? I'll be waiting!" Shi Feng said, flashing Supreme Sky a grin.
Shi Feng had heard plenty about Supreme Sky during his previous life. The man had been famous for killing Super Guilds' Guild Leaders many times, after all. However, since he had already ruined the man's plans, provoking him further didn't matter. Shi Feng was no longer the player he had been in the past, and now, he, too, stood at the apex of God's Domain.
As the Flower of Seven Sins' members watched, Shi Feng led Samsara and the team into the Thunder Temple's side temple.
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Chapter 2200 – Bloodline Creature
As Shi Feng and the others disappeared into the side temple, silence reigned outside of the Thunder Temple.
"Damn it! They actually managed to escape!" Diverging Phoenix cursed.
They had gone to great lengths to set up this ambush; not even a Super Guild's Guild Leader should be able to slip through their grasp. However, due to Shi Feng, their preparation had gone down the drain.
If news of this failure spread, the Flower's other members would likely ridicule them.
"Escape? They're not out of the water yet!" Supreme Sky said, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes. He then commanded, "Call in a group of Blood Guards from the main headquarters, immediately. Phoenix, you and Sand will guard the side temple. This is the Thunder God's Secret Land; even if Samsara's party dies, they're stuck here. They'll only be able to leave through those teleportation arrays. Let's make sure that side temple becomes their new home!"
Without someone to resurrect them, players that died inside a Dungeon would automatically resurrect outside of the Dungeon after some time, and in the Thunder God's Secret Land, players couldn't use any tools, including Return Scrolls. As long as they guarded the Dungeon's entrance, Samsara's team wouldn't escape.
Having entered the Thunder Temple's side temple, Supreme Sky knew that it was no place for current players.
Not only was it a Level 90 Team Dungeon, but it was also a special Dungeon that didn't provide difficult options. In other words, this Team Dungeon only had one difficulty rank. Based on his experience, Supreme Sky deemed that it was the equivalent of a Level 90,100-man, Hell Mode Team Dungeon.
Entering this Team Dungeon before Level 90 and without top-tier Level 90 equipment was suicidal. Samsara's party only consisted of 10 players, so their chances of survival were abysmal.
"Understood!" Diverging Phoenix and Sand Bone nodded.
Meanwhile, after passing through the side temple's entrance, Shi Feng and the others felt as if they had arrived in another world.
The hall, in which they stood, was full of 40-meter-tall divine statues. Although these statues were dilapidated after the ravages of time, they still emitted a faint trace of Divine Might.
The hall contained 22 divine statues, each located beside a gigantic pathway. None of them knew where the pathways led, and the team began to wonder if they stood in an underground maze.
"Is this really a 100-man Team Dungeon?" Burning Sea began to grow afraid as he looked around the colossal temple.
He had felt the threat of death loom over him the moment he had arrived, and when he saw the 22 pathways, he felt as if he were looking down the maws of massive beasts.
He knew players of their levels shouldn't be in this Dungeon yet, and he couldn't help the powerless feeling he had once inside it.
Just the idea of taking on the fully-armed Naga guarding the pathways was enough of a reason to despair, not to mention exploring the pathways.
[Naga Guard (Thunder God's Kin)] (Bloodline Creature, Lord)
Level 87
HP 45,000,000/45,000,000
[Naga Guard Captain (Thunder God's Kin)] (Bloodline Creature, Great Lord) Level 88
HP 96,000,000/96,000,000
Twenty of these monsters stood by each pathway's entrance.
With their team's equipment and combat standards, dealing with one Level 87 Lord wouldn't be a problem, but taking on a group of them was a fool's dream. Furthermore, these Lords were led by a Level 88 Great Lord.
But that wasn't the worst part.
More importantly, all of these monsters were Bloodline Creatures and the Thunder God's Kin.
Ordinary experts might not understand these title's implications, but peak experts like Burning Sea, who had a deep understanding of God's Domain's mechanics and history, were very familiar with the power Bloodline Creatures wielded.
A Bloodline Creature had inherited strength from a more powerful being, bom with superior Bloodlines, as the name suggested. Although their Bloodlines weren't on the level of Archaic Species, they weren't far from it. Meanwhile, being the Thunder God's Kin meant these Nagas had inherited certain special abilities from the Thunder God. With these two factors combined, these Nagas would command extraordinary strength.
Outside of the Thunder God's Secret Land, their team would, more or less, be able to cope with these Nagas, but here, they were Tier 0 players. Even if they worked together, they might not be a match for a single Naga Guard…
"These monsters are too strong for us right now. Our only option is to wait," Happy Art reasoned with a bitter smile.
Although they had escaped the Flower of Seven Sins' ambush, they weren't anywhere close to being in a safer position. The only thing worth celebrating was the fact that as long as they didn't move, these monsters wouldn't attack.
Even Samsara and Endless Scars were at a loss for words when they saw the monsters.
Moving forward would mean their deaths, and the Flower of Seven Sins definitely waited for them outside the Dungeon, but doing nothing wasn't a solution, either.
"No! We're not out of options!" Shi Feng said as he watched the Nagas guarding the pathways. "We'll just have to take a huge risk."
"Any option is better than sitting here and doing nothing. Besides, it's not like we expected such a high-difficulty Dungeon to not have risks." Samsara said.
"In that case, I have some things to settle first. I have fulfilled my end of our agreement. I want first pick of one item among the Dungeon's loot, and I want command over the team throughout the raid," Shi Feng told Samsara.
In their previous deal, Shi Feng had agreed to help Samsara's team until they reached the Thunder Temple. Since his mission was complete, he had no obligation to help Samsara or his people.
"That won't be a problem," Samsara said, nodding as he set Shi Feng as the new team leader.
No one else on the team voiced any objections to the arrangement. Most of them were under Samsara's employ, and since Shi Feng had fulfilled his prior obligations, he had every right to negotiate new terms.
Moreover, they had only avoided annihilation at the Flower of Seven Sins' hands thanks to Shi Feng.
Once Shi Feng became the team leader, he assigned each member their tasks.
He wasn't unfamiliar with the Thunder Temple's side temple in the least. The Thunder Temple itself had been quite famous throughout God's Domain in the past.
During his previous life, many superpowers' main forces had suffered tremendously in the Thunder Temple's side temple. Even after reaching Level 90, those main forces had been helpless against the Dungeon's Nagas.
Not only were these Nagas stronger and faster than monsters of the same rank and level, but they also had extremely high Lightning Resistance as the Thunder God's Kin. Moreover, they could command their own lightning abilities, imbuing their physical attacks with lightning-type magic damage and a certain chance of inflicting a paralysis debuff.
Melee players had a particularly miserable time in this Dungeon, especially MTs. Even if an MT successfully blocked the Nagas' attacks, there was a chance that they'd be paralyzed for one or two seconds.
To make matters worse, this Dungeon's Nagas had high combat standards. One or two seconds was more than enough for them to land two or three more hits.
Fortunately, the various superpowers had discovered these Nagas' weakness after repeated attempts to raid the Dungeon.
This weakness was the Nagas' slow turn-rate!
Although the Nagas had very high Movement and reaction speeds, they couldn't immediately follow a player in a sudden turn that was greater than 100 degrees. The Nagas often overshot, missing their fleeing prey and forced to make a U-turn.
Although Nagas could make the U-turn in one or two seconds, that was more than enough time for peak experts to distance themselves from the monsters. If peak experts used this moment appropriately and had an accurate grasp of timing and distance, they could easily kite the Nagas. They wouldn't have to face these monsters head-on.
Of course, a single mistake would send any player to their grave. This tactic didn't change the fact that Nagas were far faster than players.
Hence, Shi Feng had Maple Locust and Formless Arrow replace their current equipment with items that focused on Agility and Movement Speed. As those Attributes were his focus already, Shi Feng didn't need to readjust his equipment at all. Even with his tier suppressed, his Movement Speed was still far higher than ordinary Great Lords.
Later, Shi Feng took the lead, luring a lone Naga Guard that wandered the hall, with Formless Arrow and Maple Locust moving alongside the Lord. The three of them then took turns aggroing the Naga, and when the monster moved wdthin 20 yards of a player, someone else would attack and draw its aggro. With Shi Feng's high damage and Formless Arrow's Provoke Skill, the team's other ranged players could attack the Naga Guard with impunity.
Since the hall was so spacious, Shi Feng and his companions had plenty of room to kite around the monster. Their low DPS was the only problem they faced. Even with Endless Scars and the others attacking the Naga Guard with everything they had, its HP fell at a snail's crawl.
Yet, the team persisted. A moment ago, they had been stuck with no options. They were fortunate to have the opportunity to kill these Nagas.
Time passed quickly as they fought.
Finally, after fighting for more than 20 minutes, one of Endless Scars' Spells took down the first Level 87 Naga Guard. Everyone's experience bars immediately grew by a small chunk, and as they did, the crisp sound of a system notification reached their ears.
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Chapter 2201 – Flying Levels
System: You have killed a Naga for the first time. Activating the Thunder God's Trial. Kill 1,000 Nagas. Current kill count -1.
System: This trial is a reward quest for entering the Dungeon for the first time. You will automatically fail the quest if you die or leave the Dungeon. Quest rewards unknown. You will not suffer penalties for failing the quest.
A kill counter, displaying the number of slain Nagas, then appeared in the corner of everyone's system interface.
"Kill 1,000 Nagas? Isn't this a little too demanding?" Happy Art frowned as he read the system notification.
They had spent more than 20 minutes just to kill one Naga Guard, the weakest monster in this Dungeon. They would need an absurd amount of time to slay 1,000 Nagas.
Moreover, this was only a Dungeon Quest. They could complete multiple quests elsewhere with how much time it would take to complete the Dungeon Quest.
Yes, it will be time-consuming, but these Nagas provide a lot of EXP. Our leveling speed here will be at least 50% faster than grinding outside of the Dungeon," Burning Sea said in astonishment as he examined his experience bar.
Their leveling speed in the Thunder God's Secret Land was already impressive, but leveling in this Dungeon was 50% faster than grinding outside of it. This Dungeon was an amazing leveling spot.
Of course, a large part of the reason that they earned so much EXP was the fact that they were severely under-leveled, and their team only had 10 players. If a Level 90,100-man Team grinded in this Dungeon, their leveling speed would be subpar, at best.
"In any case, we're stuck here for the moment. Let's just grind and consider the quest an additional bonus," Samsara said.
"That's right. Our leveling speed in here is awesome. If the Flower of Seven Sins' members knew that we were having such a great time leveling up, they'd likely die with anger," Frozen Gem said, laughing. "They forced us into a comer, thinking that we'd cave in sooner or later, but we'll see who outlasts who!"
Frozen Gem could easily guess what was happening outside the Dungeon right now. Supreme Sky had likely stationed a large amount of his manpower to guard the Dungeon's entrance. Once their team left the Dungeon, the Flower's members would pounce and make them suffer.
Previously, she had been feeling anxious about their situation as they were not able to do anything inside the Dungeon while people in the outside world were continuously improving themselves. Now that they could level up far faster than players elsewhere, she didn't mind completing an unexpected quest while the Flower of Seven Sins wasted their time.
The Thunder God's Trial?
When Shi Feng saw the name of the quest, he seemed to recall such a quest from his past. However, no one had bothered to complete it back then.
The reason for this was very simple. In an era when every second mattered, no one wanted to waste so much time on a Dungeon Quest. Even a Level 90,100-man team would need five or six days of grinding to slay 1,000 Nagas, and rather than wasting that time, players could focus on leveling up and improving their equipment through other quests.
Moreover, the true treasure lay in the Thunder Temple's main temple. The side temple was only a transition for players who wanted to explore the main temple. Who would possibly be willing to waste so much time in the side temple?
However, since their team couldn't leave the Dungeon right now, completing the Dungeon Quest was better than doing nothing.
Unfortunately, most of the Naga Guard's loot consisted of low-value items. The Lord hadn't even dropped a Common Weapon or Equipment piece. The only items worth mentioning, aside from one Magic Crystal, were the Amethyst Coins, a currency unique to the Thunder God's Secret Land. With these Amethyst Coins, players could purchase some of the specialty products sold in the Thunder Temple. They could also trade these coins for Gold for a one-to-one ratio.
The underwhelming loot didn't surprise any of the team members. The Naga Guard was the weakest monster in the Dungeon, and although it was a powerful foe to them, that was simply due to their low levels and inferior equipment. Seeing a random mob in a Dungeon drop top-tier equipment would be strange.
Following which, the team continued to grind the hall's Nagas.
Although the method they used to slay these monsters was tedious, every time one fell, they watched their experience bars grow and rejoiced.
As they finished off their sixth Naga Guard, the Lord dropped a blood-red stone fragment that immediately attracted Shi Feng's attention.
A Thunderbolt Gemstone Fragment!
Although it was only a gemstone fragment, not a piece of top-tier equipment, it had been incredibly famous in God's Domain during Shi Feng's previous life.
One could synthesize 10 Thunderbolt Gemstone Fragments into a Thunderbolt Gemstone, an item the Thunder God had personally created to arm his soldiers.
On its own, the Thunderbolt Gemstone only increased players' Basic Attributes by 2% when equipped, and each player could equip a total of three Thunderbolt Gemstones. Most experts would sneer at such a minimal boost. Even with three Thunderbolt Gemstones, they'd only gain a 6% boost to their Basic Attributes, which certainly couldn't compare to the boots other high-tiered gemstones offered.
However, when players equipped three Thunderbolt Gemstones, they triggered the hidden effect, Thunder God's Protection, which increased players' Basic Attributes by 9% and physique by 20%.
In other words, players could equip three Thunderbolt Gemstones and gain a 15% boost to their Basic Attributes and a 20% boost to their physique. The Thunderbolt Gemstones had even been useful after players had reached Tier 3.
Moreover, the Thunderbolt Gemstones provided an additional 10% boost to players Basic Attributes while inside the Thunder God's Secret Land. It was a perfect addition for those who wanted to explore the area.
A fragment dropped after only the sixth kill? The situation surprised Shi Feng a little. Could this be an additional reward for players entering the Dungeon for the first time?
As far as Shi Feng could remember, the Thunderbolt Gemstone Fragments had a less than 1% chance of dropping, but this fragment had dropped after slaying their sixth Naga Guard. The only explanation he could think of was that they had gotten extremely lucky, or the drop-rate had increased.
When Shi Feng and his team had slain their 17th Naga Guard, another Thunderbolt Gemstone Fragment had dropped.
Sure enough, it has to be a benefit of entering the Dungeon for the first time! Shi Feng's excitement grew when he saw the second fragment.
Initially, he had only planned to kill some monsters and grind levels in the Dungeon. He had only planned to look for a way out of the Flower of Seven Sins' trap after everyone had reached a high enough level. He hadn't actually considered raiding the Dungeon completely, but if they could collect enough Thunderbolt Gemstone Fragments, his plans would have to change.
Samsara and his teammates' Basic Attributes were still far from meeting the Dungeon's minimum requirements, but if they could all equip three Thunderbolt Gemstones, they could significantly shorten that gap. Considering their combat standards, raiding the Thunder Temple's side temple was entirely possible.
After all was said and done, the Thunder Temple's side temple was a Dungeon within an Ancient God's secret land. The potential loot's quality could easily surpass that of a super-large-scale Team Dungeon.
Shi Feng then informed the rest of the team about the Thunderbolt Gemstones, which instantly motivated them to grind more Naga Guards. Their goal in visiting the Thunder God's Secret Land was to improve themselves, and they had given up on that hope earlier. Now that another opportunity had presented itself, they couldn't miss this chance.
As everyone's fighting spirits lifted, they fervently hunted the Dungeon's Nagas. Once they recovered their Stamina, they bounced back to continue the grind. Moreover, as everyone's levels continued to increase, their grinding speed also increased.
These Nagas awarded a lot of EXP, and after grinding for almost nine days, each member of the team had risen to Level 80. Since their Epic Equipment had leveled with them, they had also received a major increase to their Basic Attributes, as well. As for Shi Feng, he had reached Level 84. Their leveling speed was astonishing.
After collecting 28 Thunderbolt Gemstone Fragments, only 11 away from their goal, the sharp sound of a system notification reached their ears once more.
System: Congratulations! You have killed 1,000 Nagas and completed the Thunder God's Trial.
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Chapter 2202 – Rewards of the Thunder God's Trial
The team had only realized that they had completed the Thunder God's Trial after they received the notification.
They had been so focused on eliminating the Naga Guards and Guard Captains, excited by the prospect of collecting Thunderbolt Gemstone Fragments, that they had pushed the trial to the back of their minds. After all, the Thunderbolt Gemstones were wonderfully effective •
Now, aside from Samsara and Happy Art, the two MTs, each team member had three Thunderbolt Gemstones equipped, their Basic Attributes rising by a total of 25%. Moreover, they had regained the physique of a Tier 1 player. Since they had also reached Level 80, slaying these Naga Guards and Guard Captains had become much easier.
In fact, Samsara and Happy Art could now tank a Naga Guard Captain all on their own.
However, doing so placed a huge burden on the team's two healers, so they continued to use their earlier strategy to kite the Nagas. That way, the two healers didn't have to concentrate on casting Healing Spells and could launch their own attacks from time to time, increasing their grinding speed.
We're finally done. When Shi Feng saw the system notification, he could not help but feel that this quest had been a true challenge. If not for their special circumstances, they wouldn't have bothered to attempt it. It was just too time- consuming.
System: You have completed the Thunder God's Trial. Rewarding Thunder God's Pearl.
[Thunder God's Pearl] (Dark-Gold Rank)
This pearl contains the Thunder God's power. Can be used inside the Thunder God's Secret Land to activate the Thunderbolt Barrier. The more Thunder God's Pearls that are used to activate the Thunderbolt Barrier, the stronger the barrier will become. Up to a maximum of six Thunder God's Pearls can be used at the same time.
Duration: 20 minutes
Cooldown: 1 hour
The Thunderbolt Barrier? When Shi Feng saw the Thunder God's Pearl, an ecstatic expression lit up his face. He had never expected the Thunder God's Trial to provide the very key to conquering the Thunder God's Secret Land.
Players couldn't use powerful tools, such as magic arrays or Summoning Scrolls, in the Thunder God's Secret Land. On top of the fact that players' tiers were reduced to zero, exploring the secret land was a daunting task.
This was especially true when players faced the Bosses in the Thunder Temple's side temple.
Normally, when Tier 0 players couldn't rely on external items, they'd reach their limit when fighting Great Lord ranked monsters, but the weakest Boss in the side temple was a Grand Lord. Moreover, they were not ordinary Grand Lords.
All of the Grand Lord Bosses in the side temple possessed special Bloodlines, which made them far stronger than ordinary Grand Lords and a nightmare to raid.
The various superpowers had only truly started to raid the Thunder God's Secret Land after they had acquired Fragmented Legendary items during Shi Feng's previous life.
Had those superpowers had the Thunder God's Pearls, their teams would've been at least 50% more efficient in the raids. Fragmented Legendary items had still been extraordinarily rare at the time, and just obtaining one re massive investment of blood and sweat.
Following which, Shi Feng activated the Thunder God's Pearl and created a Thunderbolt Barrier that enveloped a 200- yard radius. Pitch-black lightning arced around the barrier's edges. The moment the barrier manifested, all Naga Guards and Guard Captains suffered a significant Basic Attribute reduction. The Naga Guards' Basic Attributes dropped by 30%, and the Naga Guard Captains lost 25% of their Attributes. In addition, the barrier reduced the Nagas' reaction speed by 20%.
Now, the team faced nearly half as much pressure when fighting the Naga patrol squads.
"Amazing! I can probably solo a Naga Guard now!" Burning Sea exclaimed as he watched the Guards' sluggish movements.
Experts like them preferred to deal with strong monsters, rather than fast monsters. Fast monsters had a higher chance of blocking their attacks, which would reduce their total DPS and prolong the fight. Depending o circumstances, winning the fight might even be impossible for the players.
Sure enough, this really is the key to conquering the Thunder God's Secret Land. Shi Feng's eyes glowed with excitement when he saw the weakened Nagas.
Moreover, this was only the effect of one Thunder God's Pearl. If he activated the Thunderbolt Barrier with six pearls, it would even suppress a Grand Lord ranked Boss.
Previously, he had only been 30% confident of his team slaying the Dungeon's first Boss, Naga General, Volenka. After all, their team didn't have enough players. Even if every member of the team commanded extraordinary combat standards and had three Thunderbolt Gemstones equipped, making up for the missing numbers would be very difficult.
However, now that they had the Thunder God's Pearl, he felt that they had at least a 50% chance of defeating the first Boss.
With the Thunder God's Pearl now in hand, the team slew Nagas far faster than before. After less than half a day of grinding, they had collected the remaining 11 fragments, and both Samsara and Happy Art could equip three Thunderbolt Gemstones.
"Amazing! With these Attributes and physique, I'll have no problems tanking a Grand Lord!" Samsara could not help his rueful sighs as he experienced the Thunderbolt Gemstones' effects. He felt as if he had activated a mini Berserk Skill.
It was no exaggeration to claim that these Thunderbolt Gemstones were his greatest harvest from the Thunder God's Secret Land thus far.
Three Thunderbolt Gemstones were easily worth more than one Epic item. Epic items might have a wide level range, but they still had a level limit. Take the Epic Weapons and Equipment he currently used, for example. He could use most of them until he reached Level 100, but the Thunderbolt Gemstones, on the other hand, would even be useful after that.
In fact, these gemstones might even be useful after he reached Tier 4.
Once Samsara and Happy Art had gained their sets of Thunderbolt Gemstones, the team grew restless and suggested that they challenge the side temple's first Boss.
Naturally, Shi Feng didn't object. He, too, had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Although he had explored the Thunder God's Secret Land in the past, by the time he had first visited it, the various superpowers had raided the side temple several times. Furthermore, he had tagged along with other Guilds' experts, and the expedition had been led by first-rate Guilds' peak experts.
Naturally, the leading first-rate Guilds had claimed all the good loot. Experts from lesser Guilds, like himself, who had come across a few entry passes to the Thunder God's Secret Land, had only been able to claim the scraps the first-rate Guilds didn't want.
Even so, he had obtained more than enough treasure to celebrate.
An Ancient God's secret land was far higher-quality than other secret lands. Even after some other team had claimed the side temple's First Clear, and the quantity and quality of the drops had fallen, the Dungeon's loot had still been considered top-tier.
Now that he had an opportunity to join the first team of players to raid the Thunder Temple's side temple in this life, why wouldn't he be eager to get started?
Later, after Shi Feng and the team had rested for an hour or so, he led them straight toward the Guardian Hall, where the Naga General waited.
The team had long since annihilated the Nagas outside the Guardian Hall. Now, only the Naga General and two of its bodyguards remained within.
However, when the team entered the hall and saw the Boss they intended to raid, they couldn't help but gasp.
[Naga General, Volenka] (Bloodline Creature, Archaic Species, Grand Lord)
Level 89
HP 320,000,000/320,000,000
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Chapter 2203 – Pioneer-rank Boss "An Archaic Species?"
Everyone's confidence plummeted when they saw Volenka and the purple-blue trident it wielded.
Players' tiers were reduced to zero while inside the Thunder God's Secret Land, and Grand Lords were nearly invincible against Tier 0 beings. The only reason they even dared to challenge the Naga General, which they had assumed would only be a Grand Lord ranked Boss, was because they had the Thunderbolt Gemstones and Thunder God's Pearl. Including their Epic Weapons and Equipment, they had thought that they had a high chance of defeating the side temple's first Boss.
Now, however, they learned that the first Boss was a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species.
Even outside of the Thunder God's Secret Land, Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species were troublesome to deal with. Trying to raid one with the Thunder God's Secret Land was simply a joke.
Could the pioneer Boss be different? Even Shi Feng frowned when he saw Volenka.
The current Naga General was not the same Boss he had encountered during his previous life. In the past, Volenka had only been an ordinary Grand Lord. Moreover, it had wielded a two-handed axe, not a trident.
Monsters' combat standards in God's Domain largely differed depending on what weapon they used. For example, monsters that used a two-handed axe would rely on simple combat methods and great destructive power. Every one of Volenka's attacks with a two-handed axe had been akin to AOE Spells. Even for MTs of the same level, receiving one of this monster's attacks head-on was suicidal.
Yet, in this life, Volenka held a trident. Unlike the clumsy but powerful two-handed axe, a trident was a type of spear. Not only did it have a much longer attack range that a two-handed axe, but it was more flexible in its attack patterns as well. With a trident, Volenka would not have to worry about numerous attacks at the same time.
Moreover, as an Archaic Species, Volenka's Basic Attributes was much higher than ordinary Grand Lords'. Hence, this Boss could likely command as much raw power with its trident as it had in Shi Feng's past.
This Volenka was both powerful and agile. This raid would definitely be twice as difficult as Shi Feng had expected.
More importantly, Bosses had a natural advantage. The normal Volenka, the one Shi Feng remembered, had only had 180,000,000 HP, but this Naga General had 320,000,000 HP. With its battle recovery, it could recover 3,200,000 HP every five seconds. If the team couldn't deal more than 640,000 DPS, raiding this Boss would be impossible.
"This Boss is too powerful. Even if it just stands there and lets us hit it, I doubt we could put a dent in its HP," Happy Art said as she watched Volenka with a bitter smile. "Even if our DPS can surpass his battle recovery, it can kill us several times over by the time we've whittled it down to zero."
Their team was already severely undermanned for this Dungeon. Slaying an ordinary Grand Lord would be an extreme challenge, and now that they discovered that their opponent was a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species, they had no hope of success.
"Are you sure we can defeat this thing?" Endless Scars quietly asked Shi Feng.
Every member of the team was either a peak expert or an apex expert in God's Domain. They had all slain many Bosses, and could easily gauge their team's limits. In Endless Scars' opinion, their team wasn't capable of defeating Volenka.
She couldn't figure out how they could raid this Boss.
Shi Feng's prowess might be astonishing, but raiding a Dungeon Boss wasn't a one-man job.
"I think we have roughly a 20% to 30% chance of defeating the Naga General depending on how effective six Thunder God's Pearls are," Shi Feng said after giving the matter some thought.
He hadn't expected this Boss to be different from the one in the past, but their team had also collected crucial items needed to raid the Dungeon. Fortunately, the Naga General was the easiest of the side temple's Bosses to raid since it had very simple Skills. Players just needed high enough Basic Attributes and the ability to dodge incoming attacks.
"Twenty to thirty percent?" Endless Scars gave the Swordsman an astonished look.
As far as she was concerned, a 5% chance of raiding this boss would be heaven-defying, yet Shi Feng was almost confident of a 30% chance of success. He had to be joking!
The rest of the team members stared at Shi Feng in shock as well.
"Let's give it a try. Gem, stay close to the entrance. If the raid seems impossible, run. The Boss shouldn't chase you beyond the hall," Shi Feng said.
"Alright," Frozen Gem nodded as she walked toward the hall's entrance.
Even if Shi Feng and the others died, she would be able to resurrect them. The death penalty inside the Dungeon was quite light, and her Resurrection Spell could reduce it further.
Shi Feng then instructed Happy Art to tank the Boss while Samsara tanked the two Level 88 Great Lord ranked Naga Bodyguards. Meanwhile, Shi Feng would stay close to Happy Art.
Shi Feng's arrangement confused his teammates. Samsara was clearly stronger than Happy Art, yet Shi Feng instructed him to manage the side mobs.
However, none of them objected to their team leader's plan.
"Let's get started!" Shi Feng commanded once everyone was in position.
Six team members immediately activated the Thunder God's Pearls they had received from completing the Thunder God's Trial. The six-pearl Thunderbolt Barrier covered a 400-yard radius, enveloping the entire hall.
Volenka and its bodyguards' Basic Attributes immediately plummeted. In the blink of an eye, the Naga General had lost 30% of its Basic Attributes while the two Naga Bodyguards had lost 45%.
"Amazing!" Shi Feng could not help but exclaim when he saw how effective the barrier was.
He had thought they'd be lucky if the barrier could reduce the Naga General's Basic Attributes by 20%, but Volenka had lost 10% more than that. This Thunderbolt Barrier could rival the strength of an Advanced Magic Array.
Shi Feng then had Frozen Gem rejoin the team's formation, and Happy Art and Samsara bolted forward to tank the Boss and its minions.
Volenka paid no heed as its two bodyguards were lured away. Rather, it raised its trident and thrust it at the female Shield Warrior. The trident could reach up to 25 yards away and contained enough power that space around it trembled.
In the blink of an eye, Volenka had sent four stabs at Happy Art.
Despite being a peak expert, Happy Art had a hard time dodging the four consecutive attacks. The fourth attack lightly grazed Happy Art's shield, and the resulting impact caused her to stumble a step back and lose more than 40,000 HP. Volenka's power with the trident was horrific.
Moreover, this was the result after the Boss had been suppressed by the Thunderbolt Barrier. If Volenka were at its peak, the consequences for daring to challenge it would've been dire.
Fortunately, Happy Art was no weakling. With the boost provided from the three Thunderbolt Gemstones, she had more than 170,000 HP at her maximum even after her tier had been reduced to zero. Losing 40,000 HP was just barely tolerable.
However, Volenka wasn't done as it thrust its tail into the ground to resurface behind the Shield Warrior. Although Happy Art had sensed the attack, she couldn't turn around in time to defend herself due to the prior impact.
Just before the tail slammed into Happy Art, Shi Feng grabbed her arm and dragged her out of harm's way. Wielding Killing Ray in his other hand, he sliced at the Naga General's tail, sending it smashing into the Boss with more speed than before.
-2,213,796!
An eye-catching amount of damage appeared above Volenka's head, stunning the team members. Thus far, these players had only dealt around -20,000 damage with each attack, so it was hard not to notice a damage of over -2,000,000.
"Even that is possible?" Burning Sea gaped in shock when he saw Shi Feng turn the Boss's attack against itself.
He had never thought that it was even possible for a Boss to damage itself. Boss monsters generally had above-average combat standards, and trying to force a Boss to damage itself was like getting a player to turn their own attacks against themselves. It should be utterly impossible.
Yet, Shi Feng had done just that…
Over two million damage? We should be able to defeat him within 20 minutes! When Shi Feng saw how much damage Volenka had dealt to itself and took into account the team's overall DPS, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Throughout the side temple, Volenka was the only Boss capable of harming itself. This was due to its Tail Puncture Skill.
This Skill had sent countless MTs to their graves in the past, but it had also given players a more efficient way to defeat the Naga General. Of course, players needed very high Strength and an almost-perfect grasp of timing to use this method. Their efforts would fail with the slightest mistake, and MTs couldn't dodge Volenka's Tail Puncture too early.
If they did, the Naga General would retract its tail.
This was why Shi Feng had assigned Happy Art to Volenka. Samsara would have no issues dodging Tail Puncture if he tanked the Boss, which would disrupt Shi Feng's timing.
Happy Art's combat standards were perfect for the job. She could defend herself against Volenka's frontal attacks but wouldn't be able to evade Tail Puncture.
After seeing what Shi Feng had done, the team's confidence rose substantially. Volenka would use Tail Puncture almost every two seconds, which meant they could cause over -2,000,000 damage every two seconds. It was certainly enough to overcome the Naga General's battle recovery.
Now that they had eliminated the greatest challenge in this raid, defeating this Boss would be much simpler.
Following which, Volenka's HP rapidly decreased. However, every time Volenka's HP fell by 20%, it would summon two new bodyguards. Fortunately, with the Thunderbolt Barrier's suppression and Samsara's combat standards, keeping a couple of Level 88 Great Lords busy was not a problem.
Eventually, when Volenka's HP fell to 20%, the Naga General went berserk, and its speed and Strength skyrocketed. Seeing this, Happy Art immediately activated Shield Wall, while Shi Feng activated Chilling Field, reserving one icicle to shove Happy Art out of harm's way when necessary. He also reserved two icicles for redirecting Volenka's tail. He used the remaining three to bombard the Naga General.
However, Volenka's attacks were simply too fast. Even though Happy Art did her best to defend herself, her tier wasn't high enough for this fight, and she couldn't keep up. In the end, Happy Art had died after enduring the berserk Naga General's attacks for around 40 seconds. At this point, Volenka still had 8% of its HP remaining.
When their Shield Warrior fell, Maple Locust and Burning Sea moved to the forefront and took her place.
However, they had both died after less than ten seconds. Heartless Sword then stepped in and activated his Lifesaving Skill to tank the Boss. Unfortunately, he had only lasted seven seconds, only withstanding two of the Naga General's attacks.
"Quick! Attack!"
The players' eyes were bloodshot as they watched Volenka's HP drop to 4%.
With their expendable members dead, Samsara activated his Lifesaving Skill and took over as the tank, but against both the Naga General and its two bodyguards, he didn't last more than six seconds.
Volenka had 1% of its HP remaining…
"Die!"
With no other melee players remaining, Shi Feng activated Instant Strike and appeared before the Boss.
Sword's Transmigration!
Although Instant Strike had also been reduced to Tier 0, the Skill still increased his Attack Speed by 300% and damage by 240% for three seconds. As he struck, damages of over -120,000 flashed above Volenka's head, one after another.
As a finishing touch, Shi Feng redirected Volenka's Tail Puncture and caused the Naga General to take over two million damage, obliterating the last of its HP.
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Chapter 2204 – Naga General's Loot
As Valenka cried out in agony and collapsed to the ground, the Naga Bodyguards split up and scattered. A short moment later, only five players and a small pile of loot remained in the hall.
"We did it!"
Frozen Gem could not help but cheer. Even Endless Scars and Shi Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
The Naga General had been a little too powerful for them when it had gone berserk. Had the battle continued for another five seconds, they would've been annihilated.
Meanwhile, Valenka's death granted the survivors an astronomical amount of EXP. Even Shi Feng, who had already reached Level 84, watched as his experience bar filled.
79%… 85%… 90%…
The Naga General's death awarded them even more EXP than any of the Guard Captains they had slain earlier. After five seconds, a golden glow surrounded Shi Feng, and he rose to Level 85. Endless Scars and the others also rose from Level 80 to 81.
The frightening amount of EXP awarded stunned everyone for a moment.
After Level 80, players had to grind for four or five days elsewhere to reach the next level, but after killing one Naga General, they had gained enough EXP to do just that…
"This Boss gave us so much EXP. If we can kill a few more of these Bosses, we'll be able to take those people from the Flower of Seven Sins by storm when we get out of here," Formless Arrow excitedly stated.
Right now, they stood at the very peak of God's Domain with their levels. Although they had not left the side temple, they had received reports regarding the outside world. Even the highest-leveled expert among the various superpowers was only Level 79, and most peak experts were only Level 77. On the other hand, their team had reached Level 81. Everyone would be shocked when this came to light.
In God's Domain, players' levels were extremely important, after all, especially for peak experts. Once they reached a certain level, they could explore new maps and secure better items and benefits. Furthermore, they would have less competition when exploring these higher-level maps.
Moreover, level suppression had always been a factor in this game. Although level suppression wasn't incredibly effective, it would be significant with a gap of five or more levels.
"That's right. They've likely never expected us to level up so quickly," Frozen Gem said, smiling. "If we can survive in here for a while longer and increase the level gap to five, we'll have a chance of turning the tables. Furthermore, the various superpowers have begun to show up in the Thunder God's Secret Land."
Endless Scars also nodded in response to Formless Arrow and Flower Gem's sentiments.
Ordinary powers might have a difficult time entering the Thunder God's Secret Land right now, but the various superpowers had already discovered it. This was also why their team had been in such a hurry to enter the Thunder Temple. Now that so many days had passed since they had entered the Dungeon, the various superpowers had already sent in expedition teams.
Once the various superpowers entered the Thunder God's Secret Land, the Flowers of Seven Sins would find the place harder to hold within its iron fist. In turn, this would increase their team's chances of escaping.
"Alright, we need to resurrect everyone quickly. We'll be in trouble if they resurrect automatically," Shi Feng said, shaking his head.
Valenka was the easiest Boss in the Thunder Temple's side temple, and the only one they had the strength to kill right now. Even with the six Thunder God's Pearls, they'd need a 100-man team to raid the rest of the Dungeon's Bosses.
"Oh!" Frozen Gem only remembered that she needed to resurrect her fallen comrades after Shi Feng's statement. She then got to work.
Samsara and the others returned to life a moment later. They couldn't help their elated grins when they saw Valenka's corpse. They hadn't actually expected the raid to succeed, and they couldn't help but look upon Shi Feng with admiration.
They had just taken down a Level 90 Team Dungeon's Boss!
Moreover, this was a Team Dungeon inside the Thunder God's Secret Land. Normally, raiding such Bosses without a Level 90,100-man team should be impossible, but they had accomplished the feat with a team often Level 80 players. Shi Feng's leadership and combat power were among the best they had ever seen.
After their moment of excitement, the team members turned their gazes to the loot beside Valenka's corpse.
Although Valenka was only a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species, it had dropped an astonishingly high number of items. There were easily more than 20 items in the pile, and every one radiated a dazzling glow. It was easy to tell that these were all top-tier items.
As the team watched, Shi Feng began to appraise the loot.
Valenka was the side temple's first Boss. Shi Feng had expected it to drop average loot at best, but he couldn't help but gasp as he appraised the items.
The Naga General had dropped a total of 23 items. There were 3 pieces of Dark-Gold Equipment that could be used from Level 80 to 100, a plate armor helmet, a pair of cloth bracers, and a leather belt.
All three pieces of equipment could definitely be considered top-tier at this stage of the game. Even Samsara, who had seen his fair share of top-tier equipment, audibly gulped.
Normally, equipment that dropped in Dungeons had a fixed level, but all three pieces of Dark-Gold Equipment Valenka had dropped could level with their users.
Valenka had also dropped 6 pieces of Level 80 to 90 Fine-Gold Equipment. Four of the 6 pieces were parts of the Thunderbolt Set, a set equipment players could only obtain from the Thunder God's Secret Land!
Although the Thunderbolt Set was only a four-piece, Fine-Gold Set Equipment, it had been incredibly famous among those who grinded in the Thunder God's Secret Land in the past. Once a player collected all four pieces, the set would provide Basic Attribute buffs that could rival Dark-Gold Equipment. The two-piece set effect also increased Spell effectiveness by 30%, while the four-piece set effect increased players' Basic Attributes by 10% and weakened the Thunder God's Secret Land's suppression. If players equipped the complete Thunderbolt Set, their tier would only fall to Tier 1.
The Thunderbolt Set's effects might be a joke in the outside world, but within the Thunder God's Secret Land, they worked wonders.
When players had first discovered the Thunderbolt Set in the past, it had instantly become a treasure that countless magical class players had sought.
And now, Valenka had dropped the entire set. It was a miracle!
When the rest of the team saw the Thunderbolt Set's effects, their eyes glowed.
They knew how bitter it felt being reduced to a Tier 0 player in the Thunder God's Secret Land, so they recognized how astounding it would be if they could fight as Tier 1 players in this secret land.
It was no exaggeration to claim that the Thunderbolt Set was even more valuable than an eight-piece Dark-Gold Set Equipment in the Thunder God's Secret Land.
While everyone cooed over the Thunderbolt Set, Shi Feng shared the next item's Attributes in the team chat. When the team saw this item, they all gasped, including Samsara and Endless Scars.
The Thunder Eagle's Summoning Flute!
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Chapter 2205 – Flying Mount
The Thunder Eagle's Summoning Flute looked just like any ordinary flute, made of wood, with dark-purple runes carved into it.
"How is this possible?"
"Am I seeing things?"
"I thought Flying Mounts only dropped from Level 100-plus maps?"
When Burning Sea and the others saw the summoning flute, they audibly gulped; they couldn't believe their eyes.
As Domain Realm experts, they had seen countless top-tier treasures. Each of them even carried several Epic Weapons and Equipment pieces, but they couldn't help their surprise and excitement when they saw a flying mount.
Although almost all Level 50-plus players had their own Mounts by now, not a single player in God's Domain had their own Flying Mount. Nobody even knew where to find one.
Players, especially expert players, now knew the benefits of owning a Mount.
Due to players' limited Stamina, they could only afford to operate within a limited area. With how large God's Domain was, trying to explore the game's maps by relying on Stamina would be impossible. Naturally, Mounts allowed players to increase their range of activity.
Furthermore, after Level 50, not many maps had teleportation points, and players would find even fewer as they explored higher-level maps. As a result, players would have to explore and find these maps on their own power, which made Mounts even more important.
Countless experts currently contested over Mysterious-Iron Mounts, while Secret-Silver Mounts were easily as valuable as Epic items.
Even if experts of Burning Sea's caliber had multiple pieces of Epic Equipment on them, they typically only had Secret- Silver or Fine-Gold ranked Mounts. Even so, these Mounts were a large part of the reason that their leveling speed was so much faster than ordinary experts'.
However, a Flying Mount was in a different league than Land Mounts. A Flying Mount could ignore the terrain and travel to a destination in a straight line. A Flying Mount would be several times faster than Land Mounts!
God's Domain was a virtual reality game that fully immersed its players' consciousness into the game, unlike past virtual reality games, which only allowed partial immersion. Because of this, God's domain felt frighteningly real. In addition, it had NPCs with incredible intelligence, which players could befriend.
If not for the ever-present system interface and in-game aspects, such as levels and Basic Attributes, players would've likely treated God's Domain as a second real world.
And countless people dreamed of flying through the sky.
Based on the information they had collected thus far, Flying Mounts were intensely difficult to obtain in God's Domain. Unlike Land Mounts, players couldn't use their Coins to purchase Flying Mounts from NPCs.
Even Shi Feng was shocked to see the Thunder Eagle's Summoning Flute, not to mention Burning Sea and his companions.
He remembered the Thunder Eagle Flying Mount from his past and knew that it could drop in the Thunder God's Secret Land. However, he only recalled that the Thunder Eagle dropped in the secret land's deeper regions. To be precise, I should_ve only dropped within the Level 100 Dungeon, Thunder God's Mountain, and with an ab rate, at that. Even after 10 years in God's Domain, less than ten players had owned one.
And yet, their team had obtained a Thunder Eagle after slaying the Naga General. It was unbelievable.
This was why he had gasped while appraising Volenka's loot. He had never expected the Dungeon's first Boss to drop such amazing items.
Even a Common Flying Mount was as valuable as three pieces of Level 100-plus Epic Equipment Moreover, that had been the common exchange rate after Flying Mounts had become more common. When Flying Mounts had first appeared in the past, a Common Flying Mount could've easily gone for five pieces of Level 100-plus Epic Equipment.
However, the Thunder Eagle wasn't just a Common Flying Mount; it was an Extraordinary Flying Mount.
Flying Mounts didn't follow the same ranks as Land Mounts. They were split into Common, Extraordinary, and Legendary ranks. There had been rumors in Shi Feng's previous life of a Mythic ranked Flying Mount, as well, but no one had ever seen it.
Meanwhile, these ranks represented the Growth Potential of Flying Mounts.
Flying Mounts were similar to Guild Mounts in that players could continue to nurture their growth. It was even possible to nurture a Flying Mount into a Tier 6 God. However, nurturing Flying Mounts was far more difficult than nurturing a Guild Mount.
[Thunder Eagle's Summoning Flute]
Summon an Extraordinary ranked Thunder Eagle as a companion to fly and fight in the air. If the Thunder Eagle dies, it will need 15 natural days to resurrect. (The Thunder Eagle has been blessed by the Thunder God and as such, can be used inside the Thunder God's Secret Land.)
"According to our previous agreement, I have priority to choose one of the dropped items in this Dungeon. I choose the Thunder Eagle's Summoning Flute," Shi Feng declared.
The Naga General had dropped plenty of top-tier items, including Epic Equipment. However, these items were all worthless compared to an Extraordinary Flying Mount.
Although the Thunder Eagle was the second-lowest rank of the four, 90% of the Flying Mounts players had used in Shi Feng's previous life had been Common Rank.
Most Common Flying Mounts reached their limit after growing to Tier 3 Peak-rank and getting them that far would cost an astronomical amount of resources. They only had a 3% chance at breaking through to Tier 4. Extraordinary Flying Mounts, however, could easily reach Tier 3 Peak-rank and had a 30% chance of climbing to Tier 4.
In addition, the two ranks started at different tiers. Common Flying Mounts started as Tier 2, while Extraordinary Flying Mounts started as Tier 3.
Moreover, the Thunder Eagle wasn't your average Extraordinary Flying Mount. Aside from the four major ranks, Flying Mounts fell into three minor ranks: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. However, one had to summon their Mount before they would learn which minor rank it belonged to. The Thunder Eagle, Shi Feng remembered, was an Intermediate Extraordinary Flying Mount.
Although Shi Feng had been the Guild Leader of a second-rate Guild, he had only gotten his hands on an Advanced Common Flying Mount. He had invested an astronomical amount of resources to nurture his Mount to Tier 3 Peak- rank, and it had just barely been able to contend with ordinary Tier 4 experts.
If he had acquired an Intermediate Extraordinary Flying Mount, even ordinary Tier 4 experts would've had to move out of his way.
None of Shi Feng's teammates expressed any arguments to Shi Feng's declaration. They merely looked on in envy. Even Endless Scars was a little reluctant to give up the Thunder Eagle, but they had given their word. Furthermore, they wouldn't have had a prayer of slaying Volenka without him.
After Shi Feng took the Thunder Eagle's Summoning Flute, Samsara and the others split the rest of the loot.
By the time the items had been distributed, Endless Scars had obtained the full Thunderbolt Set, while Samsara had claimed the Epic ranked belt. The rest of the team members had claimed the remaining Dark-Gold and Fine-Gold Equipment. After they took a moment to replace their old items, everyone watched their Basic Attributes rise slightly.
The team continued to grind Naga Guards and Guard Captains for another two days, allowing Samsara and the others that had died during the Boss fight to rise to Level 81. Meanwhile, Samsara and Endless Scars had received news that multiple superpowers had shown up to the Thunder Temple. They had encountered the Flower of Seven Sins, and there seemed to be some friction.
"It's about time we got out of here!" Shi Feng said, smiling when he heard the news.
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Chapter 2206 – Commotion Outside the Temple
Hundreds of players had gathered before the Thunder Temple's main entrance.
If ordinary players saw this gathering, they'd be alarmed. The lowest-level player here was Level 77 and could easily rank among the top three on any kingdom's Ranking List and within the top 20 in an empire.
And yet, hundreds of such players had come to the same place, standing in multiple teams. One particular team of 100 players, however, prevented anyone from entering the Thunder Temple.
If God's Domain's expert players saw this, their jaws would drop.
Every one of these teams consisted of well-known experts from the various superpowers, and a significant number were peak experts. However, none of them could get past the team guarding the Thunder Temple's main entrance.
"Diverging Phoenix! We have played along with your whims for long enough! You and your people have hogged the main temple to yourselves! Now that five superpowers' teams have arrived, don't you think you're going a little too far?" Melody, one of the Sacred Temple's Vice Temple Masters, coldly challenged Diverging Phoenix.
"The Flower of Seven Sins is conducting an important mission right now. Once our mission is complete, we'll move out of the way. But you're more than welcome to try forcing your way through us," Diverging Phoenix impassively replied, glancing at Melody.
As Diverging Phoenix spoke, the 20 players around her stepped forward. Every one of them wore a blood-red emblem, and a thick layer of black fog surrounded their bodies. Every player in the area felt a sense of dread as these players' frightening aura touched them.
The moment these 20 players stepped forward, the waiting experts' expressions darkened.
The Blood Guards? Melody frowned at the experts on the elevated platform, noting their blood-red emblems.
The Thunder Temple had more than just a Dungeon inside; it was also a place that offered quests and items for exchange.
At first, the Sacred Temple had only sent a little over 20 players to the Thunder Temple, and as a result, they hadn't been able to do anything about the Flower of Seven Sins' blockade, but now that four more superpowers had arrived, they had just as many players as the Flower's team.
However, the Blood Guards altered the situation. The Flower of Seven Sins' Blood Guards were even famous among the various superpowers.
The Blood Guards had risen to fame after their participation in a war on the western continent. A newly-promoted superpower had fought with the Super Guild, Rashomon, over a key town. Knowing that it was no match for Rashomon, the new superpower had paid a high price to hire the Flower of Seven Sins' help in the battle.
Rashomon was no weaker than Battle Wolves, considered an above-average Super Guild. However, once the Flower of Seven Sins' Blood Guards had joined the battle, Rashomon had lost its commanding Vice Guild Leader and peak experts.
The Vice Guild Leader had been protected by 5,000 of Rashomon's experts, including four Domain Realm experts and over a dozen peak experts, but with a 100-man team, the Blood Guards had slain the Vice Guild Leader…
After that, the Blood Guards' fame had spread through the various superpowers, and everyone had learned to fear the Flower of Seven Sins even more than before.
Although only 20 Blood Guards stood before them, Melody wasn't confident that the five superpowers' 100-plus experts were enough to take them on.
Vice Temple Master, these Blood Guards are quite powerful, but I believe that we still have a chance of victory. As we wait, more superpowers will start to enter the Thunder God's Secret Land. If that happens, we'll lose our advantage," Ruthless Sky, the Gale Sword Meister, said.
The Blood Guard was quite famous, but more than a month had passed since their battle with Rashomon. At this point, the various superpowers had obtained more Epic items, combat techniques, and Legacies, growing far stronger than they had been.
Furthermore, these superpowers, excluding the Sacred Temple, had each sent a Domain Realm expert to accompany their teams. Even if their five teams were no match for the Blood Guards, they should be able to distract these players while Melody and the other superpowers' upper echelons made it into the main temple to investigate the situation.
"Alright, tell everyone to get ready to move!" Melody commanded. She understood that the longer they let this continue, the less of an advantage the Sacred Temple would have.
"Leave it to me!" Ruthless Sky said, laughing.
The Secret Pavilion had titled him one of the Eight Sword Meisters, and since then, he had improved himself considerably. He had even mastered a Bronze Combat Technique and was confident of contending with the Sword Freak, Miracle Dragon, who had recently reached the Domain Realm. He should have no problems against these 20 Blood Guards, who mainly consisted of Flowing Water Realm experts.
With the Sacred Temple leading the charge, the four other superpowers' teams followed Ruthless Sky.
"You're overestimating yourselves!" Diverging Phoenix snarled disdainfully as she watched the 100-plus experts charge toward her. Calmly, she commanded, "Blood Guards, get rid of them!"
As Diverging Phoenix issued the order, a flash of madness appeared in the Blood Guards' eyes as the dark fog around them began to expand. Their bodies began to grow slightly, and pitch-black scales and spikes burst through their skin. A crimson gem manifested in the center of their foreheads, as well. None of these players looked human at this point, and their frightening auras made the feel like Demonic Creatures that had crawled up from the Dark Abyss.
"What's going on?"
These Blood Guards' transformation confused the various superpowers' experts.
Players couldn't use Berserk Skills in the Thunder God's Secret Land, but based on the intensity of the Blood Guards' auras, they had done something to increase their Basic Attributes.
Before the various superpowers' experts could react, the 20 Blood Guards left afterimages in their wake as they appeared before Ruthless Sky and the others. A Level 77 Blood Guard Berserker swung his greatsword straight at Ruthless Sky, simple and swift. The attack didn't contain the slightest hint of excess movement as if the player were a natural killing machine.
"Don't even think you can stop me that easily!"
In response, Ruthless Sky executed Twisting Space, the Bronze Combat Technique he had recently learned.
Ruthless Sky sent three sword lights at the Blood Guard, which merged to form a devastating attack just before they hit the opposing greatsword.
Boom!
The sound of colliding metal echoed throughout the secret land.
The Blood Guard stumbled back two steps, staring at Ruthless Sky in astonishment. The latter also slid a half-step backward.
Impossible! Ruthless Sky was stunned as he stared back at the Blood Guard.
The Bronze Combat Technique, Twisting Space, allowed him to combine three attacks into one. Although he hadn't been able to combine the power of all three attacks perfectly during his past experiments, he could still exhibit 240% of his Strength in the one attack.
However, even after more than doubling his Strength, the Blood Guard's Strength was only slightly less than his own. Had he not used Twisting Space, he would've been at a disadvantage in that clash.
Executing a Bronze Combat Technique cost a lot of Stamina and Concentration, and Ruthless Sky could only afford to use Twisting Space six or seven times before collapsing.
The other superpowers' experts were just as shocked by the Blood Guards' Strength. Thus far, the Blood Guards had killed a few of the superpowers' Flowing Water Realm experts before the healers had a chance to cast their Healing Spells.
"Did you really think a numerical advantage was enough to deal with the Blood Guards? How foolish!" Diverging Phoenix ridiculed as she watched Ruthless Sky and his companions.
Even Domain Realm experts would have to expend a lot of effort to defeat the Blood Guards in a one-on-one fight outside of the Thunder God's Secret Land. Within this secret land, even Diverging Phoenix found the idea of facing a Blood Guard daunting. How could these peak experts possibly be a match for the Flower's Blood Guards?
However, as these Blood Guards pushed back the various superpowers' experts, 10 figures appeared before the Thunder Temple's side temple. These players' abrupt arrival immediately caught everyone's attention.
"Why are other players still here?"
"Who are those people? Why did they just come out from the side temple?"
While the various superpowers' experts wondered about this small group, Sand Bone, who stood beside Diverging Phoenix, excitedly shouted, "So, you finally accepted your deaths?
"Activate the magic array! We cannot let them escape back into the Dungeon!"
Immediately, a group of Assassins revealed themselves from their hiding spot near the side temple and activated the Blood Magic Seal.
A crimson magic array then appeared above the secret land, enveloping Samsara's group, as well as the various superpowers' experts. However, unlike the Blood Magic Seal the Flower of Seven Sins had used previously, this one completely separated Shi Feng's team from the side temple. The small team couldn't escape back into the Dungeon unless they destroyed the magic barrier.
"I'll make sure to take my time with you this time!" Once the magic array had locked down the area, he returned his gaze to Samsara and his companions, but just before he could comment further, he noticed his prey's levels. He couldn't help but gasp in shock. "Level 81?! You all… How can you be…"
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Chapter 2207 – Repelled in One Move "Level 81?!"
"How are their levels so high?!"
When the rest of the players in the secret land noticed Samsara and his teammates' levels, they stared with wide, disbelieving eyes, but when they used their Identification Skills, the system confirmed that every member of Samsara's team had reached Level 81.
Who are these people? Melody, who commanded the Sacred Temple's members, could not help but glance at Samsara's group in surprise. She very quickly noticed a familiar figure among the group. Black Flame!
Unlike the last time she had run into Shi Feng, he now wore a suit of red-black armor and carried two exquisite longswords-one blue and one white-at his waist. His aura felt as vast as the great ocean, boundless and unfathomable. In comparison, Shi Feng's aura in the past had felt like a sheathed blade. He felt like a completely different person.
In the past, Melody had, more or less, seen the depths of this Swordsman's strength, but now, she couldn't see anything.
Moreover, the fact that Shi Feng was Level 81 left Melody speechless.
Every level after Level 70 required an astonishing amount of EXP to reach. Despite grinding continuously and completing one high-ranked quest after another, she had only reached Level 78 thus far. Even so, she was one of the highest-leveled players in the Sacred Temple. She'd be amazed to find a player even one level higher than her, yet Shi Feng was three levels higher. She had no idea how he had gotten so far.
Moreover, Level 80 was a minor threshold. Depending on one's equipment, a Level 80 player could have far higher Basic Attributes than a Level 79 player.
She wouldn't have been so surprised if Shi Feng had been the only player to reach such a high level. After all, he was responsible for plenty of miracles in God's Domain already. It was certainly possible that he would attain a higher level than she, but the problem was that he wasn't the only player to reach Level 81. The nine players alongside him were the same Level. Just what had they done?
Most importantly, Melody didn't recognize any of the nine players…
Although levels couldn't reflect a player's true strength in God's Domain, they offered a rough estimate of a player's standards.
The fact that Samsara and the others had reached Level 81 meant that they should, at the very least, be peak experts.
Just how many secrets does Zero Wing have? As she watched the small group of players, Melody could tell that their relationship with Shi Feng was a relatively close one. Moreover, they vaguely seemed to treat Shi Feng like their leader.
These were peak experts they were talking about!
Peak experts were treated like upper echelons even in a Super Guild like the Sacred Temple. In a budding superpower, such experts would be absolute mainstays. Budding superpowers would pay astronomical sums just to recruit a peak expert. Unfortunately, doing so was extremely difficult.
Experts of such caliber were incredibly rare, with every one of them looming like a dragon among men.
They also didn't lack money, which was why it was so difficult to recruit them with offers of wealth.
On top of that, peak experts tended to have different goals in mind.
Since she had discovered that Shi Feng was close with nine unknown peak experts, the Secret Temple would have to re-evaluate its opinion of Zero Wing.
Although Zero Wing had held onto Stone Forest city and gained access to an abundance of resources, the Guild still didn't have a background. The number of experts in the Guild was pitifully low compared to superpowers, and experts were essential for any developing Guild.
To make matters worse, Zero Wing had made plenty of powerful enemies. Its feud with Starlink, in particular, had reached a point of no return.
Starlink might not be able to touch Zero Wing right now, but that wouldn't last. The advantages Stone Forest City provided were only temporary. Once players reached higher levels, Stone Forest City wouldn't be as useful in the Bottomless Abyss. Moreover, unlike Zero Wing, Starlink's background was sturdy. The Guild was not as simple as it seemed. Taking care of Zero Wing wouldn't be a challenge to Starlink.
Hence, none of the various superpowers were optimistic about Zero Wing's future and refused to partner with the Guild. By allying themselves with Zero Wing, they'd gain Starlink as an enemy, which wasn't a worthwhile trade.
However, if Zero Wing gained an additional ten or so peak experts, its circumstances would change.
At the very least, Zero Wing would be just as capable of raiding Team Dungeons as the various superpowers. Including the massive benefits from Stone Forest City, Zero Wing would be a lot closer to becoming a true superpower.
However, Sand Bone and Diverging Phoenix were even more shocked than Melody.
"How did they level up so quickly?" Diverging Phoenix stared at Samsara and his teammates, confused.
She had clearly seen their levels before they had fled into the side temple.
She had also experienced the Thunder Temple's side temple personally. Current players shouldn't have a shred of hope of surviving in there, and Samsara's team only had 10 players!.
They should've been lucky to survive, let alone level up in the Dungeon.
Not only had Samsara and his people leveled up, but they had also done so multiple times, reaching Level 81. How could she possibly believe this wasn't some kind of illusion?
"You've reached Level 81? No wonder why you finally dared to emerge," Sand Bone said after snapping out of his daze, but rather than feel intimidated, his excitement grew as he looked at the small party. "It seems that Brother Sky was right. The Thunder God's Secret Key is crucial for conquering the Thunder God's Secret Land. Once we obtain that key, we'll pull ahead of the various Super Guilds' experts."
Even the Flower of Seven Sins had been helpless within the side temple, but Samsara and his comrades had leveled with flying speeds in the Dungeon. Sand Bone could only think of one reason for this situation.
The Thunder God's Secret Key!
Originally, Sand Bone had only considered the Thunder God's Secret Land as a good place to find treasure, but after seeing this, he realized that this secret land was a heavenly leveling spot, as well.
"To think that the Thunder God's Secret Key has such an ability, as well. We have to get our hands on it!" Diverging Phoenix's eyes also glowed with excitement when she considered the possibility. "Blood Guards, ignore the Guilds, and help me get rid of those players first!"
The 20 Blood Guards promptly broke away from their opponents and charged toward Samsara's party.
"Should we help them, Vice Temple Master?" Ruthless Sky asked Melody as the Blood Guards changed targets.
"Help them. The magic barrier affects us, too. The Blood Guards will likely return their attention to us once they eliminate Black Flame's team. If we want to enter the main temple, we'll have to work with Black Flame," Melody said.
Ruthless Sky nodded in response. He agreed that the Flower of Seven Sins wasn't likely to let them go after killing Shi Feng and his companions.
Moreover, with how powerful Shi Feng's team was, they'd have a better chance against the Blood Guards if they cooperated.
Ruthless Sky immediately led a small detachment to help Shi Feng's team. Melody then led the rest of the Sacred Temple's team to distract the Flower of Seven Sins' ranged members.
However, the Blood Guards were clearly a fraction faster than Ruthless Sky's team, and the gap between them grew. After a short moment, the Blood Guards stood within 30 yards of Shi Feng's team, spreading out to surround the players.
"I want to see how you plan to escape us this time!" Diverging Phoenix snarled. Glaring at Shi Feng, she commanded, "Prioritize the healers! And be careful of Black Flame! His Strength is very high!"
"Understood!"
Hearing Diverging Phoenix's command, the Blood Guards turned their focus to Samsara's healers.
Seeing the Blood Guards in position, Ruthless Sky shouted, "Be careful! Those Blood Guards' Strengths are absurd! If they get close to you, you're finished!"
After fighting the Blood Guards himself, he knew how powerful they were. Even he would've been at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight without the help of his Bronze Combat Technique.
And yet, Shi Feng and his comrades showed no intention of moving even as the Blood Guards moved within 20 yards of the team's healers. It made Ruthless Sky nervous. He felt that Shi Feng and the others were being overconfident and careless.
You're not going to flee? Do you think you can stand against us just because you're Level 81?" Diverging Phoenix sneered at Shi Feng as his team prepared to face the Blood Guards head-on.
The Blood Guards' Basic Attributes were even higher than the Flower of Seven Sins' cadre members, especially their Strength Attribute. Not even Sand Bone was a match for their Strength. Trying to face the Blood Guards head-on in the Thunder God's Secret Land was the epitome of foolishness.
By the time the Blood Guards were within 10 yards of the small party, Endless Scars had finished casting her Spell from behind Shi Feng. Immediately, over 100 magic blades shot toward the approaching Blood Guards.
What a powerful offensive Spell! At such a close distance, it would normally be quite effective, but against the Blood Guards…
Ruthless Sky felt his scalp tingle when he saw the 100-plus magic bladed under Endless Scars' control. The closer a target was, the easier they'd be to hit with a Spell, but when attacking expert players with superb Strength and Speed, such a powerful Spell would backfire on the caster. Expert players could use the Spell to propel themselves forward and instantly shorten the gap between them and the caster.
And sure enough, the Blood Guards showed no intentions of dodging the incoming magic blades, raising their weapons to receive the magical projectiles.
The instant the magic blades crashed into the Blood Guards' weapons, however…
Boom!
A series of explosions shook the battlefield, immediately halting the Blood Guards' advance. The outcome stunned these strangely demonic players. They certainly hadn't expected the magic blades to be so powerful, and before the Blood Guards could react, the remaining magic blades split into pairs and merged, attacking once more. These Blood Guards were no weaklings, though, and they readied their weapons to defend themselves against the new wave of attacks.
Boom!
As if they had been hit by a truck, the 20 Blood Guards were thrown through the air, landing over eight yards away with damages in the hundreds appearing above their heads. The weapons in their grips trembled violently.
Surprised by the outcome, the battlefield fell silent.
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Chapter 2208 – Overwhelming the Blood Guards
"How are her attacks so powerful?"
Shock colored both Diverging Phoenix's and Sand Bone's faces as they watched a single attack repel the Blood Guards. After their transformation, those players wielded Strength that could rival Great Lords of the same level within the Thunder God's Secret Land. Even Diverging Phoenix and Sand Bone would have to rely on Advanced Combat Techniques to stand against the Blood Guards.
Diverging Phoenix had fought Endless Scars personally, so she knew how powerful those magic blades were, and they definitely weren't a match for a Great Lord's attacks. At best, Endless Scars' standard was roughly on par with Diverging Phoenix's.
However, after emerging from the side temple, Endless Scars' magic blades were powerful enough to rival the Blood Guards' attacks. Moreover, she could now merge 40 of her black blades to send the 20 Blood Guards flying.
Endless Scars' current Basic Attributes and combat standards were on an entirely different level than before she had entered the side temple.
Even the various superpowers' experts gaped in shock after seeing the incredible attack.
"Who is she?" Ruthless Sky muttered as he tried to recall the formidable caster, but no matter how hard he searched for her in his memory, he couldn't find a trace of Endless Scars.
Endless Scars had repelled the 20 Blood Guards in one move!
The Blood Guards had even suppressed the superpowers' peak experts, yet Endless Scars had single-handedly thrown the players…
Moreover, Ruthless Sky had recognized the technique she had employed, Strength Combination.
Ruthless Sky knew the technique and just how challenging it was to execute. With his combat standards, controlling four or five combination attacks was his limit, yet Endless Scars had controlled 20 combination attacks. She was a monster!
So, this is her true strength? Shi Feng also could not help his astonishment as he watched Endless Scars manipulate the magic blades.
Although the Thunderbolt Set had restored Endless Scars to Tier 1, a Tier 1 player's physique wasn't sufficient to allow a peak expert to control 20 combination attacks. Not even Shi Feng could accomplish the feat.
But when Shi Feng thought back to how Endless Scars had held the number-one position on the God's Domain Experts List in the past and been responsible for numerous miracles, such as defeating Tier 6 God-ranked players as a Tier 5 player, he found the current situation quite reasonable.
Only, Endless Scars' performance had further excited Diverging Phoenix and Sand Bone. The fact that Samsara and the others had leveled so quickly in the side temple was astonishing, but they had never thought that players could increase their overall strength so quickly in the Dungeon, as well.
This only fanned the flames of their desire to obtain the Thunder God's Secret Key.
"Kill them! We need to kill them' no matter the cost!" Diverging Phoenix shouted as she focused on Samsara.
The woman then began to cast the strongest Spell in her arsenal. Sand Bone, on the other hand, charged toward Samsara.
With Diverging Phoenix's command to go all-out, the 20 Blood Guards revealed maddened expressions as the dark fog around them grew more intense, and their auras grew stronger. These players' figures blurred as they rushed at Shi Feng and his teammates.
Suddenly, the Blood Guards were at least 30% faster, and their reaction speeds had improved drastically. The Blood Guards could now deflect Endless Scars' attacks, and some of them even had the leeway to dodge.
"How has their Movement Speed and reaction speed risen so much?"
Endless Scars could feel that these Blood Guards' had suddenly become much stronger, especially regarding their physiques.
"Crap! These Blood Guards weren't this strong when we fought them earlier!"
The various superpowers' experts, who had moved to reinforced Shi Feng's team, revealed grim expressions as the Blood Guards became even more of a challenge.
Humiliation!
Anger!
Powerlessness!
The majority of them were Flowing Water Realm experts, and a few were even Void Realm experts. Even the various superpowers would have to be cautious around them in the outside world, and yet, these Blood Guards had only been toying with them during the previous fight…
In a split second, the Blood Guards had reached Samsara and his melee comrades.
However, Samsara and his team were no weaklings. Now that they had reached Level 81, their Epic Equipment had improved, as well. Including the Thunderbolt Gemstones they wore, their Basic Attributes were only slightly lower than the Blood Guards', and with their combat standards, they had no issues facing the Blood Guards in one-on-one combat. They could even take on two at once, albeit barely.
Naturally, Shi Feng had an overwhelming advantage against these Blood Guards. He was Level 85, two minor thresholds above the Level 77 Blood Guards, and he currently had multiple Fragmented Legendary items on him. Even though his tier had been reduced to zero, his Basic Attributes were leaps and bounds higher than the Blood Guards'.
As a result, Shi Feng practically sent a Blood Guard flying with every swing of his blade. Shi Feng didn't even take damage when six Blood Guards had ganged up on him. On the contrary, the six Blood Guards continuously lost HP as they clashed with Shi Feng. If the Flower of Seven Sins' healers hadn't frantically cast their Healing Spells, the six Blood Guards would've fallen after exchanging a few moves.
Even so, Shi Feng still found an opportunity to activate Flame Burst and kill two of the Blood Guards instantly. His display was even fiercer than Endless Scars', and the remaining Blood Guards felt an immense pressure weigh on them after witnessing his performance.
"Is Black Flame even stronger than the rumors made him out?"
"It looks like they can kill these Blood Guards even without our help."
The various superpowers' experts were at a loss for words as they watched Shi Feng and his team overwhelmed the Blood Guards. They finally realized why Zero Wing openly dared to provoke multiple superpowers. With such a powerful team, Zero Wing certainly qualified to do so.
Meanwhile, when Ruthless Sky and the various superpowers' other experts eventually joined the fray, the Blood Guards steadily lost their advantage.
"Phoenix, at this rate, it'll be our lives on the line! The Blood Guards' Stamina won't last much longer!" Sand Bone, who pinned down Burning Sea, shouted to Diverging Phoenix.
The Blood Guards' transformation was already a heavy burden on their Stamina. Now that they had improved their physiques further, their Stamina consumption rate had reached frightening levels. This was why these Blood Guards avoided casually using this move.
"I know!" Diverging Phoenix growled back. She couldn't help but grind her teeth in fury as she glared at Shi Feng. "Black Flame! I'll admit that you're quite impressive to push us this far, but this ends here!"
Diverging Phoenix pulled a piece of parchment from her bag space. It looked like a relic, but the moment she revealed this parchment, its energy pulled everyone's attention to it.
The parchment radiated horrific Divine Might that made everyone's bodies feel heavier.
Moreover, the parchment transformed its surrounding space into its own territory, and the Thunder God's Secret Land's rules no longer applied within the affected area.
Diverging Phoenix began to chant an incantation, and skeletal warriors in exquisite armor, wielding all sorts of weapons, began to emerge from the void. The skeletal warriors' equipment had been engraved with magic runes, and every piece shared a similar pattern. Based on the equipment's glow, it was obvious that these undead creatures wore Epic Set Equipment, far better than many of the peak experts present.
After three short seconds, a total of 12 skeletal warriors had surrounded Diverging Phoenix.
[Heroic Warrior] (Undead, Tier 3 Berserker King)
Level 88
HP 28,000,000/28,000,000 "How is this possible?"
Everyone gasped when they saw the Heroic Warriors. The Thunder God's Secret Land did not permit players to use tools, yet Diverging Phoenix had done just that. Moreover, she hadn't just summoned ordinary monsters. These creatures rivaled NPCs and Tier 3 NPCs, at that…
"Black Flame, I really hadn't expected you to force me to use this trump card, but no matter how much stronger you've grown in the side temple, it means nothing before the Flower of Seven Sins!" Diverging Phoenix hissed as she glared daggers at Shi Feng. The tool she had just used wasn't an easy one. Once she activated the parchment, she would be cursed, and her soul would enter a Weakened state for a long time, preventing her from improving herself.
After her comment, Diverging Phoenix ordered her Heroic Warriors to slay Shi Feng and his comrades.
"Is that so?"
Glancing at the 12 Heroic Warriors, Shi Feng retrieved the Thunder Eagle's Summoning Flute and blew in it.
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