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Chapter 2369 – Candlelight's New Benefits

Two lights flashed in White River City's Teleportation Hall as Shi Feng and Silent Wonder returned. Although they had only been away from the city for about half a day, it had changed significantly.

There were visibly more players in the Teleportation Hall than when they had left, and many of these players originated from the various Otherworlds. Their life auras were clearly different from the main continent's ordinary players.

Many of Star-Moon Kingdom's original inhabitants couldn't help but envy these Otherworld players when they saw them.

"Being a silver member in the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance is wonderful. The alliance actually lets them tag along with so many experts when questing and leveling up," a Level 92 Shield Warrior in full Level 90 Mysterious-Iron Equipment said as he watched a team walk toward the teleportation array. "I wonder when I'll get promoted to silver rank. When I do, my friends in Guilds will die from envy."

"Silver members might get excellent benefits, but becoming one of the alliance's elites is easier said than done," one of the Shield Warrior's teammates, a Level 93 Assassin, said. "Major powers from several Otherworlds founded the Star- Moon Adventurer Alliance recently, and they've made huge investments in the alliance. As a result, they've substantially raised the requirements to reach silver rank. You only used to need to reach the Trial Tower's fifth floor to become a silver member, but now, you need to reach the early stage of the Trial Tower's sixth floor."

"That's old news. I've heard they've recently raised the bar to the sixth floor's middle stage, and you need to make significant contributions to the alliance."

"Isn't that a little too much?!" the Level 92 Shield Warrior exclaimed. "Even in our adventurer team, only a handful of people can meet that requirement."

"I know, right?" the Level 93 Assassin said, sighing.

As players' average combat standards rose, the requirements to be considered an expert increased as well, but even at this stage of the game, the various major powers considered a player an ordinary expert if they could reach the late stage of the Trial Tower's fifth floor. The Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance, however, required its silver members to reach the sixth floor's middle stage, much to the despair of many of the alliance's ordinary experts.

These Otherworld powers are moving so quickly? Shi Feng was surprised when he overheard the conversation.

The various Otherworld powers had only established adventurer alliances to recruit independent players after encountering resistance on the main continent during his previous life. Since individually, these powers' abilities and resources were limited, they usually worked together to run an adventurer alliance.

And yet, these Otherworld powers had begun to work together much sooner than they had in the past. Naturally, this would have a greater impact on the main continent's various powers. After all, independent players made up the majority of God's Domain's player base.

With this thought in mind, Shi Feng hurried toward the Candlelight Trading Firm.

The Otherworld powers' partnership would even have a massive impact on Super Guilds' development, not to mention Zero Wing. If Zero Wing wanted to survive this invasion, not only would it have to grow its members' overall strength, but it would also have to recruit far more capable players.

While they walked, Shi Feng instructed Silent wonder to level up so she could complete her Tier 3 Promotion Quest sooner than later. Her combat standards weren't low, and she was just a step away from the Void Realm. She shouldn't have any issues completing her Promotion Quest as soon as she reached Level 100 with the help of the enhanced Crimson Sunset. She'd likely have an even easier time completing it than Cola and the others.

The first thing Shi Feng did upon returning to the Candlelight Trading Firm was to contact Melancholic Smile and have her prioritize the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship's production and material collection. He also told her to recruit more Lifestyle players with high potential. After players reached Level 100, Lifestyle players would become a Guild's main source of weapons, equipment, tools, and potions.

The power that commanded the most Lifestyle players would gain control over weapon and equipment supply after Level 100. Fortunately, the various major powers would only figure this out once they began to explore Level 100 neutral maps.

"Guild Leader, the various Otherworld powers have been rapidly expanding their Lifestyle player recruitments lately. Moreover, they are offering considerably high salaries. It won't be easy to compete with the adventurer alliance in this regard since it is an independent organization," Melancholic Smile said, smiling bitterly. "To make matters worse, the kingdom's independent players have gone crazy since the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance has published its membership policy. Some Lifestyle players have even begun to withdraw from their large Guilds to join the alliance."

Although Candlelight had a massive competitive edge thanks to its 4-star Shop in White River City, that edge was only effective against the various large Guilds. Independent organizations like the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance were a different story. As long as the alliance offered some benefits, both Lifestyle players and combat players would be more than willing to join. The alliance's rules weren't particularly strict, after all.

"I understand." Shi Feng nodded. "But no matter what, we need to accelerate the trading firm's development. From now on, I intend to give normal members access to the Meditation Rooms as well, but they'll have to pay 10,000 GCPs per hour. We'll also open the Research Workshop to all internal members for 50,000 GCPs per half hour. Core members will receive a 20% discount for the Research Workshop."

"These conditions should be enough to lure in quite a few capable Lifestyle players," Melancholic Smile said, her eyes glowing with excitement.

The Basic Meditation Room was extremely helpful to Lifestyle players, especially those who hadn't yet reached the Master rank. The room's environment was miraculously effective when players practiced production methods. In addition, the Meditation Room could help players when they created Basic Master Designs or Recipes. Access to the rooms was a very attractive benefit to Lifestyle players.

Candlelight's normal members hadn't had any access to the Basic Meditation Rooms thus far since there were too few available, but now that Candlelight had a 4-star Shop and five 3-star Shops, the number of rooms available had skyrocketed. Renting some of the Basic Meditation Rooms to the trading firm's normal members wouldn't affect the internal members' development in the least. Moreover, Candlelight wasn't strict with its normal members. Normal members were only required to produce a certain number of items every day.

If Lifestyle players learned that they could rent Basic Meditation Rooms as a normal member in Candlelight, they'd lose their minds.

Only 3-star Shops and greater had Basic Meditation Rooms, and at this stage of the game, very few powers had 3-star Shops, most of which were superpowers. Generally, these superpowers reserved the Basic Meditation Rooms for their Master Lifestyle players. Normal members had no hope of using them.

However, Candlelight's players, regardless of Lifestyle rank, would be able to rent a Basic Meditation Room in the Candlelight Trading Firm. Furthermore, based on the value of Candlelight's GCPs, 10,000 GCPs were only equal to 30 Gold. Renting a Basic Meditation Room for 30 Gold an hour was a bargain that Lifestyle players wouldn't find anywhere else in God's Domain.

The various adventurer alliances might be able to offer more resources and freedom, but these factors wouldn't be nearly as helpful to a Lifestyle player's development as a Basic Meditation Room.

Shi Feng left Melancholic Smile to oversee the adjustments and recruitment. He then resumed the Crimson Sunsets' production to help the Guild's core members prepare for their Tier 3 Promotion Quests.

After half a day of work, White Autumn secret visited the Candlelight Trading Firm to fulfill his transaction with Shi Feng. In exchange for 50 Crimson Sunsets, Shi Feng instantly obtained 900,000 Gold and 600,000 Magic Crystals.

I finally have enough money. Time to visit the Adventurer's Association. Shi Feng brimmed with confidence as he gazed at the astronomical sum of Coins in his bag. He left the Candlelight Trading Firm immediately, heading toward the Adventurer's Association.

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Chapter 2370 – Knight Division Takes Shape

White River City, Adventurer's Association:

Due to the new Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance in Star-Moon Kingdom, White River City's Adventurer's Association had become extraordinarily lively. When Shi Feng arrived, he spotted teams entering and leaving the building. Nearly half of these players were from Otherworlds. There were now many times more Otherworld players than there had been several days ago.

Moreover, every one of these Otherworld players was impressively strong, with the lowest level among them Level 98, while many had already reached Level 99. These Otherworld players' average level was far higher than the local players'.

There are so many people here. Has it started already? Shi Feng was a little surprised as he watched the teams flow in and out of the Association.

The Otherworld powers weren't the main continent's various powers' true opponent. Rather, it was the Otherworlds' general populace.

When the Planar Passages had first opened, only the Otherworlds* major powers had been able to cross to the main continent since they had monopolized their respective passages. However, as the passages activated fully, not even those major powers could control them completely, and as a result, players surged toward the main continent.

Competition on the main continent had already been intense, and now, as powerful Otherworld players joined the fray, it was easy to imagine the impact they had on the main continent's various powers. Players would especially fight over the resources in the various NPC cities.

Take the Adventurer's Association, for example. There were only so many high-ranked quests available, and with an increase in player population, it was natural that players would have fewer quests to complete.

If resources became less available, the various large Guilds' development would slow significantly. The Guilds that hadn't bothered to focus on neutral maps, in particular, would suffer. This lack of resources would be fatal to them.

This was why even superpowers had fallen prey to the Otherworld powers in Shi Feng's previous life. Even if the main continent's ordinary powers hadn't been directly affected by the invasion, the aftereffects had been more than enough to stagnate their development.

Currently, Zero Wing had a wide sphere of development. The Guild even had territory in neutral maps. Zero Wing shouldn't have any issues enduring the initial Otherworld invasion. However, the Guild still needed to be very careful with its operations. Otherwise, Zero Wing would suffer a severe developmental blow since multiple hostile superpowers were keeping an eye on it.

Thinking up to this point, Shi Feng entered the Adventurer's Association.

"Administrator Lorrain, I wish to check the status of the Knight draft," Shi Feng addressed the elven beauty that entered the VIP reception room he occupied.

The 5,000 Knights were crucial to his management of the Cold Spring Canyon. Although he had spent a lot of money to draft these Knights, he hadn't bothered to visit the Adventurer's Association since he hadn't had enough money.

Finding willing and powerful NPCs wouldn't matter if he couldn't afford to hire them.

Hiring NPCs for a Knight Division wasn't like hiring NPCs as soldiers to protect a Guild Town. He would not receive any subsidies from the kingdom. It was like nurturing 5,000 Personal Guards. Without sufficient capital, he couldn't support the Knight Division.

Now, however, he had 900,000 Gold on him, which should be, more or less, enough to establish his Knight Division. "This is the current status of your draft," Lorrain said, smiling as she handed Shi Feng a thick stack of papers.

He was dumbfounded when he saw the listed numbers on the summary sheet.

Aren't these results a little too amazing?! Shi Feng couldn't believe his eyes.

His draft had attracted 20,164 NPCs in total. Among them, 13,664 were Tier 2 Common Knights, 4,814 were Tier 2 Bronze Knights, 1,669 were Tier 2 Mysterious-Iron Knights, 15 were Tier 2 Secret-Silver Knights, and 2 were Tier 2 Fine-Gold Knights.

Shi Feng had assumed he'd be fortunate to gain the interest of 5,000 NPCs with his draft. Recruiting NPCs wasn't easy, after all. Players that weren't 1-star Lords would have to spend two or three months to find enough interested NPCs.

And yet, he had over 20,000 NPCs apply for the draft, and they were frighteningly high-quality.

Based on what Shi Feng knew, most of the NPCs in a superpower's Knight Division would be Bronze Knights, with very few Mysterious-Iron Knights. Mysterious-Iron Knights were just as rare as Mysterious-Iron Personal Guards. Only the Knight Divisions that had been in place for a while had attracted Secret-Silver Knights in the past, and one would have to be very lucky to find treasured Fine-Gold Knights.

Shi Feng had never imagined that his simple draft would lure 15 Secret-Silver and 2 Fine-Gold Knights. If the various superpowers of the past knew about this, they'd go mad with envy.

As for Tier 3 NPCs, recruiting such a being was painfully difficult in God's Domain because they were considered powerhouses in the game. They qualified to rule over a small city. Naturally, they wouldn't be willing to lower themselves to becoming someone's knight.

However, when Shi Feng saw the prices to recruit these NPCs, his excitement vanished.

The Bronze Knights only requested a weekly salary of 30 Gold, with a 20 Gold per week nurturing fee, but the Knights of higher ranks cost far more. Mysterious-Iron Knights requested a weekly salary of 70 Gold and a 30 Gold per week nurturing fee, Secret-Silver Knights requested a weekly salary of 150 Gold and 50 Gold per week nurturing fee, and Fine-Gold Knights requested a weekly salary of 300 Gold and 100 Gold per week nurturing fee.

If Shi Feng hired the best available Knights, maintaining his Knight Division would cost him 336,400 Gold per week. Even superpowers would choke at this amount, and that didn't even include the cost of arming these Knights…

"Lord Bronze Legatee, may I know who you wish to choose?" Lorrain asked after Shi Feng's long silence.

"I want all of the Fine-Gold, Secret-Silver, and Mysterious-Iron Knights. Fill the remaining slots with Bronze Knights," Shi Feng said, his heart aching as he spoke. "Also, outfit the Secret-Silver and Fine-Gold Knights with Epic Equipment, and give the rest Secret-Silver Equipment."

Fortunately, arming these Knights cost as much as arming NPC soldiers. A full set of Level 100 to Level 150 Epic Equipment cost 4,000 Gold, and a full set of Level 100 to Level 150 Secret-Silver Equipment cost 50 Gold. Even so, it still cost him a total of 317,150 Gold to outfit his entire Knight Division.

"Very well. Your total comes to 653,550 Gold Coins," Lorrain announced after calculating the total cost.

"Here," Shi Feng said, gritting his teeth. He was reluctant, but he still paid the full amount.

If he hadn't just earned 900,000 Gold, he doubted he'd be able to walk out of the Adventurer's Association.

Shi Feng finally understood why so few first-rate Guilds had formed Knight Divisions in the past. Although it was profitable to own territory in a Level 100 neutral map, the Knight Division was a heavy burden. If not handled carefully, a first-rate Guild would easily go bankrupt. Only superpowers could afford to maintain a Knight Division without major repercussions.

"Now that you have hired your Knights, please prepare their accommodations in your territory as soon as possible. If they do not have suitable accommodations, they may dissolve their contracts," Lorrain warned Shi Feng after she received the payment. At the moment, there wasn't even a town in Cold Spring Canyon.

"That won't be a problem. I wish to transfer Stone Forest City to my new territory now," Shi Feng said. He then handed another 50,000 Gold to the Elven administrator.

Once players had a land of their own, they had the authority to transfer a Guild Town or City to the area. Of course, the transfer had a price, which would depend on the target's size. Transferring a Basic City like Stone Forest City would cost 50,000 Gold, while if one transferred an Advanced Town, they'd only have to pay 10,000 Gold.

Mainstream players had already reached Level 95, while most experts were, on average, Level 97. They weren't far from Level 100. Once players reached Level 100, they wouldn't be allowed into the Bottomless Abyss. Although the Bottomless Abyss had bountiful resources, it would become drastically less useful to players as time passed, and as a result, Stone Forest City's daily income continued to decrease. Rather than let the city rot in the Bottomless Abyss, Shi Feng would benefit from transferring it to a Level 100 neutral map as soon as possible.

"That won't be a problem. We'll send people to transfer your city immediately," Lorrain said as she accepted the 50,000 Gold. She retrieved a map of the Cold Spring Canyon, smoothing it down on the table. "Where do you wish to place the

"I want to transfer it here, beside Cold Spring Lake," Shi Feng said as he pointed at one of the mountaintops near the lake.

Very well. The transfer will be completed in one hour," Lorrain informed him once she had confirmed the destination.

Once Shi Feng had settled his affairs with the Adventurer's Association, he promptly returned to the Candlelight Trading Firm to wait. At the same time, Stone Forest Town abruptly disappeared from the Bottomless Abyss, leaving a bunch of confused players in an empty plot of land.

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Chapter 2371 – Abyss Shaken "What happened? Why am I outside?"

"Where's the city?"

"Crap! I just got here, and it just disappears?"

The players forced out of Stone Forest City looked around them in confusion.

Stone Forest City was the most prosperous city in the Bottomless Abyss. Even though the various superpowers had established their own Guild Towns in the Regional Dungeon, these Guild Towns were nothing compared to Stone Forest City, especially when it came to training. Stone Forest City provided enough Mana density that it was a holy land for training.

Moreover, players could recover their exhausted Stamina and Concentration far faster in Stone Forest City than in the superpowers' Guild Towns. Many teams that explored the Bottomless Abyss relied on the city as their resting point, including teams from the superpowers that had their own Guild Towns. This made Stone Forest City the most popular resting area in the Bottomless Abyss.

And yet, the city had just disappeared…

Even players from the Dark Night Empire's various major powers were stunned, not to mention the independent players. None of them had expected Stone Forest City, the closest resting area to the Bottomless Abyss's second floor, to suddenly vanish.

"Has something happened to Stone Forest City?"

"Since the city disappeared once everyone was teleported out of it, Zero Wing must've transferred the city elsewhere."

"Transferred Stone Forest City elsewhere? Is Zero Wing insane? Does the Guild want the Bottomless Abyss's resources?"

All of the various major powers' members had their guesses regarding the city's abrupt disappearance, and they all reported back to their superiors.

For a time, the various powers in the Bottomless Abyss were in an uproar.

Stone Forest City had become irreplaceable in the Bottomless Abyss. Almost every power that wanted to explore the Regional Dungeon had to use the city, or their progress would fall behind their competition.

Naturally, as one of the city's shareholders, the Secret Pavilion immediately received the news.

"What is Zero Wing doing? They moved Stone Forest City without mentioning it to us? Don't they know that this is a crucial moment for conquering the Bottomless Abyss?" Yuan Tiexin's expression darkened as he read the latest report.

Currently, the various superpowers were frantically trying to explore the Bottomless Abyss's third floor. The loot in that area was incredibly important. Not only did the third floor's monsters drop plenty of top-tier, Level 95-plus weapons and equipment, but they also dropped a ton of Magic Crystals. There was even a higher chance to obtain Seven Luminaries Crystals on that floor.

Very few maps in God's Domain could offer as abundant loot as the Bottomless Abyss's third floor.

Moreover, since the Planar Passages had opened, the situation on the main continent had become painfully tense. A war of unimaginable scale could break out between powers at any time. Even the Secret Pavilion had to prepare.

Stone Forest City's sudden disappearance from the Bottomless Abyss would definitely impact the Secret Pavilion's plans. The Secret Pavilion's Guild Leader had even called Yuan Tiexin personally about the matter.

"Uncle Yuan, what should we do now?" Purple Jade asked.

She was also quite concerned about the situation. After training in Stone Forest City, she had improved considerably. Now, she was only one step away from reaching the Domain Realm.

"We have no choice! We have to meet with Black Flame now!" The matter frustrated Yan Tiexin.

The Secret Pavilion owned some of Stone Forest City's shares, but Zero Wing held absolute authority over the city. Zero Wing might have an obligation to inform the Secret Pavilion of any decisions regarding Stone Forest City, but in truth, that didn't really matter. The Secret Pavilion simply had no say.

While Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade made their way to White River City, the various superpowers in the Bottomless Abyss took this opportunity to claim the prime real estate Stone Forest City had left behind.

While the various powers were making a fuss over Stone Forest City's disappearance, Liang Jing was having a nervous breakdown over it.

After barging into Shi Feng's Special Forging Room, Liang Jing reported, "Guild Leader! Stone Forest City has disappeared!"

"Mhm, I know." Shi Feng, who was in the midst of producing a Crimson Sunset, nodded.

You know?" Liang Jing was shocked into a moment of silence. "Guild Leader, is this your doing?"

"That's right; I did it," Shi Feng said, not bothering to hide the truth. After all, he had the most authority over the city. No one could transfer a city without permission.

"Guild Leader! Stone Forest City is one of our Guild's main sources of income! Although we're not earning as much from the houses' rent, we have just as many players interested in renting them! That rent alone is enough to fund normal operations of Zero Wing's main headquarters! With Stone Forest City gone from the Bottomless Abyss, many players are going to demand a refund!" Liang Jing exclaimed as she massaged her temples.

Currently, she was in charge of most of Zero Wing's headquarter's affairs, especially now that Blackie and Gentle Snow had left their daily tasks to her. What gave her the biggest headache, however, was handling the payments that required Credits. To ease the management flow, Shi Feng had granted her authority to manage Stone Forest City's income.

After a few months, she had finally managed to balance the headquarters' expenditures and Stone Forest City's income. And yet, Shi Feng had just relocated Stone Forest City elsewhere, rendering her efforts useless…

"Relax. They won't ask for a refund," Shi Feng said, chuckling. "If they do, we can give them a refund based on the original price. We can even refund them in Coins if they want."

Stone Forest City's private houses had always been leased for Credits. Receiving a Refund in Coins would be a welcomed bonus.

Although it was becoming easier to earn Coins, players had to bear more expenditures in God's Domain. As a result, players weren't able to save a lot of Coins as they reached higher levels. Hence, money-farming teams and Workshops were extremely popular among players that wanted to pay Credits for Coins in God's Domain.

God's Domain was like a second world to players. Since Coins were more useful in God's Domain, players were naturally more willing to spend Credits than Coins.

"If we do that, we'll still have to pay at least 100,000 Gold in refunds!" Liang Jing said, exasperated at Shi Feng's nonchalant attitude.

At this point, she was neither Chairman Xiao's secretary, nor was she ignorant of God's Domain. On the contrary, she spent more time in the game than in the real world. She knew exactly how valuable 100,000 Gold was. Even to the various superpowers, it was a significant sum.

"Here's 100,000 Gold; hold onto it for now," Shi Feng said as he passed the Gold to Liang Jing. He then continued,

"Later, send me a summary of how many people wanted a refund. I intend to hold a leasing auction for the empty houses. We'll start the bidding at 30,000 Credits per week."

Thirty thousand per week?" Liang Jing gaped when she heard the price.

When Stone Forest had still been in the Bottomless Abyss, they had leased the private houses for 40,000 to 50,000 Credits per month, except for the first month's auctions. Even so, most players couldn't afford the rent. Yet now, Shi Feng wanted to lease the houses for 30,000 Credits per week. It was utterly insane.

The Bottomless Abyss was the best grinding spot in God's Domain at the moment. Outside of the Regional Dungeon, the property value in Stone Forest City would plummet.

"Take care of the necessary preparations," Shi Feng said, not bothering with the task. He sent Liang Jing away to take care of Stone Forest City's new leasing plan.

He had already considered the consequences of relocating Stone Forest City out of the Regional Dungeon. The city did provide a considerable supply of top-tier, Level 95-plus weapons and equipment, but that wasn't what Zero Wing needed most right now. The Guild needed funds and strength.

Rather than trying to squeeze the Bottomless Abyss for everything it had, Zero Wing would benefit more from focusing on Level 100 neutral maps. Exploring these areas would be particularly profitable since the various superpowers were just beginning to encounter Level 100 neutral maps. It was an opportunity for Zero Wing to make a killing, and there wouldn't be another in the future.

Shortly after Liang Jing left, Shi Feng heard the sound of a system notification.

System: Stone Forest City's transfer is complete. You may open Stone Forest City at any time.

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Chapter 2372 – Territory Strengthened

The transfer's finally complete.

Shi Feng stopped working when he heard the system notification. Hurriedly, he called up Stone Forest City's system interface to inspect the city's current status.

In God's Domain, not only did a territory's Lord have the authority to transfer a Guild Town or City to their land once, but their town or city would also gain a random bonus once the transfer completed. Of the potential bonuses, one was increased defensive capabilities, which would strengthen the town against monster assaults. Another potential bonus was increased size, allowing the town or city to accommodate more players.

Shi Feng knew it was possible for the system to increase the town or city's Mana density as well. Based on what he knew of this bonus, the town or city's Mana density would undergo a qualitative transformation. Naturally, this bonus was particularly valuable in Level 100-plus maps. These maps had harsh environments, and the Mana density in the town or city would determine players' Stamina and Concentration recovery rates.

In the past, any town or city that had received the Mana density bonus had become instantly popular among players exploring Level 100-plus neutral maps. The powers that had owned these towns or cities had no lack of customers.

After calling up Stone Forest City's system interface, Shi Feng browsed through the lines of data until he found what he was looking for.

[Stone Forest City]

Current location: Cold Spring Canyon

Current rank: Basic City

Bonus acquired: Magic array enhancement

Magic array enhancement?

Shi Feng's face lit with excitement when he saw the bonus Stone Forest City had acquired.

Of the many bonuses a territorial town or city could acquire, the two best were Mana density enhancement and magic array enhancement.

Every player desired the former, of course.

However, the powers that ruled these towns or cities hoped for the latter more than any other potential bonus. Not only would the magic array enhancement fortify the city's defensive magic array, allowing it to endure stronger attacks, but it would also reinforce the magic array's spatial isolation effect.

Level 100-plus neutral maps' environments were particularly severe, plagued with a chaotic energy that invaded players' bodies and lowered their Stamina and Concentration recovery rates. When players returned to a town or city, they had to rest for quite a while to recover fully.

However, a town with an enhanced magic array could lessen the effects of the chaotic energy, accelerating players' recovery. This greatly increased the amount of time they could spend grinding in the fields. Magic array enhancement was just as effective as enhanced Mana density.

With this, I won't have to worry about the Guild members' leveling speed in the Cold Spring Canyon. Shi Feng felt as if he had just won the lottery.

The 50,000 Gold he had spent to relocate Stone Forest City could be considered the random bonus's fee. Had he been unlucky, Stone Forest City would have merely gained a Popularity bonus, which was only slightly useful. However, since the city had gained the magic array enhancement bonus, even Tier 2 players could grind in the Cold Spring Canyon without any concerns.

Moreover, with the leveling resources available in a Level 100 neutral map, the Guild members' leveling speed in the Cold Spring Canyon would likely rival their leveling speed in the Bottomless Abyss. In addition, they could grind for Level 100 weapons and equipment much sooner than others, which would definitely increase Zero Wing's overall strength by a large margin.

While Shi Feng planned to send Zero Wing's core members to Stone Forest City as soon as possible, Liang Jing contacted him. "Guild Leader, the Secret Pavilion's people have arrived and wish to speak with you. By the looks it, this seems urgent. Do you want to meet them now?"

"The Secret Pavilion sure moves quickly," Shi Feng said, chuckling. "Send them to me."

The Secret Pavilion owned some of Stone Forest City's shares, and now that the city had vanished, it wasn't unusual for the Pavilion to grow nervous. Not only had Stone Forest City become a valuable source of resources for the Secret Pavilion, but the various superpowers had been in the midst of exploring the Bottomless Abyss's third floor shortly before the city disappeared. Moreover, everyone was concerned about the various Otherworlds' invasion.

After a short moment, Liang Jing led a middle-aged man and a young woman into Shi Feng's Special Forging Room. They were none other than Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade.

Both Secret Pavilion members had already reached Level 100, and they both wore multiple pieces of Epic Equipment. Even the weakest piece between them was Level 95 Dark-Gold rank. Moreover, Purple Jade radiated an astonishing life aura.

When it came to Basic Attributes, these two likely rivaled God's Kin players. Regarding combat power, they could rival Domain Realm experts. Purple Jade might even be stronger than a Domain Realm expert.

If Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade worked together, even the various superpowers would have to be cautious.

However, they showed no sign of the arrogance experts of their caliber usually possessed as they entered the room. On the contrary, they looked upon Shi Feng with awe and admiration.

They had already learned that Shi Feng had been promoted to Tier 3, and they knew his strength transcended that of Tier 2 players. Now, he was a powerhouse that even the various superpowers would have to be careful of.

"I assume you two are here to ask about Stone Forest City??" Shi Feng said, getting straight to the point.

"That's right; that's exactly why we've come," Yuan Tiexin said, nodding as he gave Shi Feng a confused look. "We're in the final stages of exploring the Bottomless Abyss. The third floor is a treasure trove of top-tier, Level 95 weapons and equipment. Why has Zero Wing given up on the Regional Dungeon and relocated Stone Forest City?

"You know that the situation on the main continent has become more complicated. The various Otherworld powers have begun to set their sights on various areas of the continent. A large-scale war will break out in the near future. Everyone has been frantically preparing for it.

"Meanwhile, due to Stone Forest City's sudden disappearance, some superpowers have begun to question the Secret Pavilion's abilities. Our Guild Leader is hoping that Zero Wing has an explanation for this!"

"Of course, I do," Shi Feng said, chuckling. "But before I tell you, I was wondering if the Secret Pavilion can help me with something."

Yuan Tiexin was a little exasperated with Shi Feng's reply. They had come here to demand answers of the man, yet he asked them for help before he'd offer an explanation.

"May I know what you need help with, Guild Leader Black Flame?" Yuan Tiexin asked after taking a deep breath.

"It's simple. I'd like to ask the Secret Pavilion to revoke Starlink's membership in the Secret Chamber of Commerce," Shi Feng calmly stated.

Starlink constantly targeted Zero Wing, particularly on an economic front. However, since a powerful corporation backed Starlink, and the Guild had access to the Secret Chamber of Commerce's connections, his Guild couldn't effectively retaliate. If Zero Wing could cut off one of Starlink's income sources, the enemy Guild would be much easier to deal with economically.

Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade were stunned, staring at Shi Feng as if he were a fool.

"Setting aside Starlink's current position in the Chamber, why would we do something so fruitless even if the Secret Pavilion had that power, Guild Leader Black Flame? You should know that every member is an important resource for the Chamber. We cannot remove Starlink over one city," Yuan Tiexin answered seriously.

As far as Yuan Tiexin was concerned, Shi Feng must've lost his mind. Stone Forest City was an excellent asset, but even if it were still located in the Bottomless Abyss, it wasn't so valuable that the Secret Pavilion would revoke Starlink's membership for it. Even if Zero Wing offered all of the city's shares, the Secret Pavilion would refuse.

"What if Stone Forest City were located in a Level 100 neutral map?" Shi Feng asked, smiling.

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Chapter 2373 – New Stone Forest City

When Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade heard Shi Feng, they froze. His statement felt like a curse to both of them.

"Is this true, Guild Leader Black Flame?"

Snapping out of his daze, Yuan Tiexin couldn't hide his excitement as he gazed at Shi Feng. Even his breathing had become a little rushed. He showed none of the composure someone of his status should possess.

The various superpowers were doing all they could to explore Level 100 neutral maps. These areas would help prepare their players for their Tier 3 Promotion Quests, which made them desperate. However, these maps' environments were incredibly harsh, and the effects these environments had on players couldn't be mitigated with simple potions. Most importantly, the monsters in Level 100 neutral maps were far too dangerous.

These problems were giving the various superpowers huge headaches and preventing them from making any considerable progress.

Although the various superpowers had considered transferring their Guild Towns to a Level 100 neutral map, doing so required a Town Transfer Token that was specific to Level 100 neutral maps. Based on the superpowers' reports, obtaining such a token was impossible at the moment. Only super-large-scale Team Dungeons in Level 100-plus neutral maps dropped the item.

Exploring Level 100 neutral maps was currently a huge problem; raiding a large-scale Team Dungeon in these maps was nothing but a dream at this stage of the game.

And yet, Shi Feng had just told him that he had relocated Stone Forest City to a Level 100 neutral map. Why wouldn't Yuan Tiexin be astonished?

If what Shi Feng said were true, the Secret Pavilion would have a much greater advantage when it came to developing Level 100-plus players.

"Of course," Shi Feng said, smiling. "Is the Secret Pavilion interested in my condition now?"

"This…" Yuan Tiexin hesitated, but after a moment, he shook his head "Guild Leader Black Flame, you know how important that matter is. If we revoke Starlink's membership, we'll essentially be cutting off all relations with the Guild. Meanwhile, Starlink had increased the scale of its operations. In fact, it now had influence across both main continents. Many superpowers are fighting to ally with the Guild. Even if you offer more of Stone Forest City's shares, I doubt our Guild Leader will agree to the condition. Please reconsider, Guild Leader Black Flame."

Demoting Starlink from an advanced member to a normal member and revoking Starlink's membership were two very different things. Starlink's demotion had only reduced the amount of resources and connections the Pavilion received from the Guild, but if the Secret Pavilion revoked Starlink's membership, it would lose all access to those resources and connections.

Zero Wing had absolute authority over Stone Forest City and could refuse to open the city to the public, which would prevent the city from earning income, and the Secret Pavilion would lose access to the city's benefits. Unfortunately, the Secret Pavilion found those losses more acceptable than losing access to the resources and connections Starlink could provide. In the long run, Starlink's resources and connections would benefit the Secret Pavilion far more than some convenience when exploring a Level 100 neutral map.

"That's a pity." Yuan Tiexin's answer didn't particularly surprise Shi Feng. He then calmly asked, "I intend to make a trip to Stone Forest City. Would you like to accompany me, Elder Yuan?"

"We'd love to," Yuan Tiexin said, nodding enthusiastically.

Since Yuan Tiexin accepted his offer, Shi Feng gave his two guests temporary access to teleport to Stone Forest City. Meanwhile, Purple Jade started a private conversation with her companion.

"Uncle Yuan, are we really going to the city?" she asked.

She could tell what Shi Feng was trying to do right now. He likely wanted to show off the city before they'd officially make a decision, but in her opinion, the act was futile.

The benefits a Guild City could provide and those from an alliance with a superpower were on entirely different levels. There was no need to consider Shi Feng's request.

"Of course, we're going!" Yuan Tiexin said, smiling. "Black Flame may be immature, but he has relocated Stone Forest City to a Level 100 neutral map. It is best if we go and inspect the situation for ourselves. As long as we stand firm, he'll understand that his condition is impossible."

Purple Jade understood Yuan Tiexin's reasoning, but she couldn't help but pity Shi Feng.

Shi Feng must believe that Yuan Tiexin would have a change of heart once they arrived in Stone Forest City, but he didn't realize that the older man was using his own trick against him, allowing Shi Feng time to realize how useless the struggle was.

While Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade privately conversed, Shi Feng finished granting them temporary teleportation rights.

"Alright, it's done. Let's head over," Shi Feng said as he retrieved a Guild Transfer Scroll for the city and activated it.

Seeing this, Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade did the same for the Secret Pavilion's temporary Residence in Stone Forest City.

After a moment, the three players transformed into streaks of light and vanished from the Special Forging Room.

Cold Spring Canyon, Stone Forest City:

Two flashes of light appeared above the teleportation array in the Secret Pavilion's temporary Residence as Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade arrived.

The moment their bodies manifested, however, Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade were stunned.

"How is this possible?!" Yuan Tiexin nearly gasped.

The Mana in Stone Forest City wasn't as dense as it had been, but the instant they had arrived, Yuan Tiexin felt far more relaxed. Moreover, his five senses had become sharper.

He had been exploring a Level 100 neutral map with Purple Jade for quite some time, and the environment's chaotic energy had made them both feel exhausted, which had a considerable effect on their combat power. Even when they had plenty of Stamina and Concentration remaining, they had been forced to return to a city to recover from the exhaustion.

However, even when they had fully recovered their Stamina and Concentration, the chaotic energy hadn't faded from their bodies completely.

And yet, as he stood in Stone Forest City, Yuan Tiexin rapidly recovered from that exhaustion. At this rate, he'd be free from the chaotic energy within a few hours.

"Uncle Yuan, my recovery rate is at least twice as fast as before! If we could rest here, we'd be at least 30% more efficient when exploring a Level 100 neutral map!" Purple Jade exclaimed, unable to hide her shock.

The chaotic energy within Level 100 neutral maps was the biggest issue the various superpowers, including the Secret Pavilion, faced when exploring these areas. This chaotic energy forced players to rest in cities for long periods.

However, if they could rest in Stone Forest City, they could explore 30% more of a Level 100 neutral map in the same amount of time. In addition, Stone Forest City was now located within a Level 100 neutral map, which would save them plenty of travel time.

Overall, if the Secret Pavilion's members could set up a base in Stone Forest City, they could spend at least twice as much time exploring Level 100 neutral maps as other players…

With this much additional time, the Secret Pavilion's members would have a massive lead over the various superpowers' members.

After taking a moment to inspect the city's unique environment, Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade headed toward the Stone Forest City's central plaza. The city was mostly the same as they remembered. The only difference was the neutral race NPCs that filled the city streets. Many of these NPCs had set up stalls and hawked their wares.

When Yuan Tiexin took a peek at a stall's goods, he felt a little faint for a moment.

These neutral NPCs were actually selling Level 100 weapons and equipment and of considerably high-quality. He had even spotted Level 100 Secret-Silver Weapons for sale. Of course, these items weren't cheap, and some cost special materials. Fortunately, a driven Tier 2 expert could gather the necessary funds and materials for the items.

Level 100 weapons and equipment!

Players that hadn't yet begun to explore Level 100 neutral maps might not find anything special about these items, but it was a different story for players like Yuan Tiexin, who constantly grinded in Level 100 neutral maps nowadays.

When exploring Level 100 neutral maps, acquiring a single piece of Level 100 Bronze Equipment was already a challenge, not to mention obtaining Level 100 Secret-Silver Weapons and Equipment. And yet, the NPCs in Stone Forest City were publicly selling such items…

"What should we do now, Uncle Yuan? We've already rejected Black Flame's offer," Purple Jade asked nervously. She was also surprised to see the weapons and equipment for sale in the various NPC stalls. She had never expected Stone Forest City to become this amazing.

If the Secret Pavilion's members could operate out of Stone Forest City, they'd complete their Tier 3 Promotion Quests far faster than the various superpowers.

"Don't worry. Since Black Flame has brought us here, he will ask if we wish to continue our partnership. We can renegotiate with him then," Yuan Tiexin said. He hadn't expected Stone Forest City to offer so many benefits, either. Very calmly, he continued, "Let's buy some of the weapons and equipment for now."

While Yuan Tiexin and Purple Jade systematically cleaned out the stalls in the central plaza, Shi Feng finished organizing his Knight Division.

He then left to check on his guests and told Yuan Tiexin, "I've finished my business in the city and have other matters I need to attend to, so I'll part with you two here."

Since he had settled his affairs in Stone Forest City, he'd have to begin transferring Zero Wing's experts to the city. Once they had settled and could get to work, Zero Wing's development would reach new heights.

Shi Feng then pulled a Return Scroll for White River City from his bag and began to activate it.

Yuan Tiexin was stunned. He hadn't thought that Shi Feng would be so indifferent, not even bothering to ask how they felt about the city. He certainly hadn't expected Shi Feng to act as he did.

"Please wait, Guild Leader Black Flame!" Yuan Tiexin shouted as Shi Feng unfurled his Return Scroll.

"Is there something else you need, Elder Yuan?" Shi Feng asked, giving the older man a strange look.

"It's about the condition you mentioned earlier," Yuan Tiexin said, exasperated. "We'd like to renegotiate. If Zero Wing can offer more of Stone Forest City's shares, we might be able to agree to the condition."

"I'm afraid that won't be possible. Zero Wing will not hand over any more of Stone Forest City's shares. If the Secret Pavilion must still reject my condition, I'll have to accept the unfortunate answer," Shi Feng said, instantly rejecting Yuan Tiexin's offer.

With the enhanced magic array in Stone Forest City, Zero Wing's development speed would skyrocket. Even if Zero Wing couldn't cut off one of Starlink's main sources of income, it wouldn't be long before his Guild could strike back at Starlink. Hence, he had no reason to give away more of Stone Forest City's profits.

"Alright, you win. The Secret Pavilion will revoke Starlink's membership," Yuan Tiexin said, sighing. Shi Feng's immediate rejection made it clear that the Secret Pavilion wouldn't gain any more from the transaction. He continued, "However, our Guild Leader asks that you can open the city to the Secret Pavilion's members within two days."

That won't be a problem." Shi Feng nodded.

Stone Forest City was a Basic City and required a lot of players to fortify it. In the Bottomless Abyss, Shi Feng had been able to rely on NPC soldiers, but now, he could only rely on players and his Knight Division. However, his Knights would guard his entire territory, not just Stone Forest City, and unfortunately, if he relied solely on Zero Wing's experts to defend the city, the city wouldn't be able to operate at full capacity. Hence, the Secret Pavilion's experts were essential.

Shortly after Shi Feng and the Secret Pavilion agreed on their deal's terms, the shocking information spread throughout the Secret Chamber of Commerce.

The Secret Chamber of Commerce had officially revoked Starlink's membership!

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Chapter 2374 – God's Domain Shocked

As news of Starlink's revoked membership spread, a commotion erupted among God's Domain's various superpowers. "What's going on? Starlink got kicked out of Secret?"

"Is the Secret Pavilion crazy?!"

"Maybe they sent the revocation letter to the wrong Guild? That's Starlink we're talking about. Not only has it recently annexed a bunch of top adventurer teams and Workshops, but it's also recruited many retired peak experts. It's the strongest among the up-and-coming superpowers, and Starlink had influence on both main continents. Why would the Secret Pavilion even think of revoking Starlink's membership?"

The various superpowers fell into heated discussions about the Secret Chamber of Commerce's sudden internal announcement. They all felt as if the Secret Pavilion were playing some kind of prank.

Many of God's Domain's Chambers of Commerce were trying to recruit Starlink to obtain the resources and connections it had to offer. By revoking Starlink's membership, not only would Secret grow weaker, but it would also strengthen its competitors. This would only harm both the Secret Chamber of Commerce and the Secret Pavilion.

Dark Night Empire, Dark Night City:

The Dark Night Empire's various powers were in an uproar over Starlink's revoked membership, particularly Crimson Emperor and Unyielding Soul.

Starlink's departure from the Secret Chamber of Commerce was a huge loss for both Starlink and the Secret Pavilion, but particularly for Starlink. The Secret Pavilion's influence spanned across the main continent, and few could rival its sales connections and resources. Otherwise, the Secret Pavilion wouldn't have been a publicly acknowledged transcendental power in God's Domain.

Without the Secret Pavilion's support, Starlink's development speed would slow considerably. It wouldn't be surprising if this incident reduced Starlink's income by over 30%.

This was a huge blow to Starlink!

"Heart, do you know what exactly happened between the Secret Pavilion and Starlink?" Illusory Words, one of Crimson Emperor's Vice Guild Leaders, asked as she privately contacted Unyielding Heart.

"No one in my Guild has a clue. What about your side?" Unyielding Heart said, shaking his head. The situation made him restless and curious.

The Starline Corporation supported Starlink, and the Guild had partnered with quite a few superpowers. Most importantly, Starlink was developing on both the eastern and western continents, which gave the Guild unimaginable status and influence in the Dark Night Empire.

And yet, the Secret Pavilion had removed Starlink from the Secret Chamber of Commerce. It was unbelievable.

The fact that the Secret Pavilion had done this meant that something must have happened between it and Starlink, but Unyielding Soul hadn't been able to learn any details about the situation.

"We don't know anything either. Not even our spies in Starlink have a clue," Illusory Words said, frowning. "The Secret Pavilion has always maintained a neutral stance regarding the Secret Chamber of Commerce. I have never heard of Starlink provoking the Secret Pavilion, either, yet it abruptly revoked Starlink's membership. It's possible that Starlink has provoked some transcendental existence, and the Secret Pavilion was forced to make this move. If we don't get to the bottom of this, the Dark Night Empire will become a very dangerous place to develop."

The various Otherworld powers had been rapidly spreading across the continent, and it was only a matter of time before a massive war erupted between the main continent's powers and those from the various Otherworlds. The main continent's resources were limited, after all, and some people were destined to be eliminated.

Seeing a superpower like Starlink in such a situation, if Unyielding Soul and Crimson Emperors, lesser superpowers, were not careful, their names could be permanently removed from God's Domain.

"I know. That's why I've already tasked people to poke around in the Secret Pavilion. It shouldn't be long before we have an answer," Unyielding Heart said, nodding. He, too, understood how severe the matter was.

Since some mysterious power, which was strong enough to force the Secret Pavilion to abandon Starlink, had arrived, ordinary superpowers like them wouldn't have a place in the Dark Night Empire if they weren't careful and accidentally provoked this mysterious newcomer.

Unyielding Heart wasn't overly surprised that a new, mysterious power had arrived. The Planar Passages were open now, and although he didn't understand much about God's Domain's multiple Otherworlds, those he was familiar with were strong enough to make him shudder. It wasn't entirely impossible that some Otherworlds had a secret power he didn't know about.

While Crimson Emperor and Unyielding Soul fervently investigated the matter, other empires and kingdoms' superpowers did the same.

This incident had sparked a passionate discussion in the Fire Dragon Empire, one of the continent's Four Great Empires. The empire's various superpowers thought it best to take greater precautions during their important operations. The superpowers that had planned to declare a Guild war, in particular, put their plans on hold, afraid of unexpected complications.

"Who actually has the strength to force the Secret Pavilion to abandon Starlink?" Long Xianglong stared at the report in his hands in astonishment.

Even on the western continent, Starlink was famous. Because of the Guild's powerful background, even the Azure Ghamber of Gommerce hd to show the superpower some respect.

And yet, without warning, the Secret Pavilion had abandoned Starlink. Even Long Xianglong found the situation a little unsettling.

"Should we warn Second Sis about this, Third Uncle?" Burning Owl asked with a serious expression.

If a power could force the Secret Pavilion to revoke Starlink's membership, it was an even greater threat to the Azure Chamber of Commerce.

"Yes, notify her," Long Xianglong said after giving the matter some thought. "The situation on the eastern continent is more complex than we assumed. For the foreseeable future, you and your team should continue to grind in the Level 100 neutral maps here. If anything happens to Wonder, I want you to lend her a hand, so her development doesn't stagnate. Don't bother to help Zero Wing, however. Since that kid dared to make such a boastful declaration before me, I want to see his Guild struggle on the eastern continent."

Not only had the Planar Passages fully opened, but some mysterious power with such strength had also arrived on the eastern continent. In Long Xianglong's opinion, as long as Burning Owl didn't secretly help it, a pseudo-superpower like Zero Wing would soon fall.

Burning Owl had no choice but to nod in agreement, although he couldn't help but pity Zero Wing.

Zero Wing had gone to great lengths to help Silent Wonder win Azure's internal competition, yet in the end, it failed to gain any benefits from Azure. Now, a major threat shook the eastern continent. If Zero Wing weren't careful, it would be removed from God's Domain.

Elsewhere, Shi Feng had returned to White River City's Candlelight Trading Firm. To prepare for Stone Forest City's grand opening, he wanted to produce as many Crimson Sunsets as possible to ensure that the Guild's core members could roam the Cold Spring Canyon without issues. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to do anything, even with Stone Forest City's support.

Zero Wing wasn't like the various superpowers; it didn't have a lot of experts that could fight Level 100-plus monsters.

If Zero Wing wanted to develop quickly by relying on the Cold Spring Canyon, it would need to nurture a group of experts that could survive in the area. Without enough strength, Zero Wing could only helplessly stare at the canyon's abundant resources.

Just as Shi Feng was about to enter a Basic Meditation room and resume the Crimson Sunsets' production, Silent Wonder contacted him.

"Guild Leader, something major has happened!" Silent Wonder anxiously announced. "The Secret Chamber of Commerce has revoked Starlink's membership!"

"Mhm, I know," Shi Feng said, nodding.

You know already, Guild Leader?" Shi Feng's reply surprised her. Thus far, only the various superpowers, who all had powerful information networks, had found out about the situation. As soon as her younger brother had informed her, she had called to notify Shi Feng.

"Of course, I know. I'm the one who caused it," Shi Feng calmly stated as he refined the Magic Crystal in his hand.

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Chapter 2375 – New Stone Forest City Opens

"You're the one who caused this?" Silent Wonder was stunned. For a moment, she even assumed Shi Feng was joking.

Starlink's removal from the Secret Chamber of Commerce had already caused a commotion among God's Domain's various superpowers. It made them all insecure, and they used everything at their disposal to look into the matter.

They all wanted to know what kind of power could force the Secret Pavilion to make such a decision.

And yet, Shi Feng had just told her that he was responsible. How could she bring herself to believe him?

"That's right," Shi Feng said, chuckling at Silent Wonder's incredulous look. "Starlink was the reason that Zero Wing had been kicked out of the Secret Chamber of Commerce a while ago. I'm only returning the favor."

"Returning the favor? How are you still in the mood to joke around at a time like this, Guild Leader?!" Silent Wonder asked, exasperated. "Starlink is going crazy over this right now. If it finds out that Zero Wing is responsible, things will become"

Very few powers could rival the Secret Chamber of Commerce's expansive connections in God's Domain. These connections might be of limited use to a pseudo-superpower like Zero Wing, but for Starlink, it was a different story.

Losing Secret's resources and connections would be a huge blow to Starlink's operations. Coins and resources were the foundation of a Guild's development, and without enough of both, it'd be surprising if Starlink didn't regress, let alone continue to dominate as a superpower.

This incident would likely force Starlink to delay or cancel most of its plans. It would suffer unimaginable losses.

If Starlink found out that Zero Wing was responsible for its removal from Secret, it would do everything in its power to annihilate the smaller Guild. It wouldn't hold back as it had thus far. This time, Zero Wing had damaged Starlink's foundation, and practically every superpower in God's Domain had heard about the incident. Starlink would become a laughingstock if it didn't retaliate.

However, Starlink wasn't the same Guild it had been in the past. Based on what Silent Wonder had learned from the Azure Chamber of Commerce, not only had Starlink grown stronger after the Planar Passages' opening, but it had also formed close alliances with a few Otherworld superpowers. Recently, Starlink's shadow had stretched across adventurer alliances that had been rapidly developing in the main continent's various kingdoms and empires. Now, even the Fire Dragon Empire's Super Guilds were wary of Starlink.

These up-and-coming adventurer alliances were impressively powerful. They might not look like it during peaceful times, but if they decided to move against a particular power, they could easily deal a devastating blow.

God's Domain's various large Guilds had a lot of members, but most of the materials these Guilds needed for their normal operations came from independent players, which were the majority of God's Domain's player base. As long as Starlink paid the adventurer alliances it secretly supported a small price, it could sever any power's source of resources.

While Silent Wonder tried to figure out how she could keep this horrific information secret, the various superpowers received reports from their spies in the Secret Pavilion.

Zero Wing was responsible for Starlink's removal!

The moment the various superpowers' upper echelons received these reports, they gasped in shock.

"How is this possible?!"

"The Secret Pavilion abandoned Starlink for Zero Wing?! Have its upper echelons gone mad?!"

The various superpowers could not believe their eyes as they read their subordinates' reports, yet with the facts before them, they had to believe it.

"Amazing! Truly amazing! Zero Wing actually pulled such a feat off!" Unyielding Heart was both overjoyed and stupefied when he heard the news.

Neither Unyielding Soul nor Crimson Heart had been able to move against Starlink, yet a pseudo-superpower like Zero Wing had dealt an unprecedented blow.

It was unbelievable!

The Secret Chamber of Commerce had been as precious as an arm to Starlink, and now that it had lost Secret's connections and resources, it had lost that arm. Even if Starlink retained its strength, its development speed would slow significantly.

"Zero Wing is actually this powerful?" Illusory Words read her subordinate's report in confusion.

Although Zero Wing's performance in the Dark Night Empire had been extraordinary, the Guild shouldn't be capable of threatening Starlink's foundation in her opinion. Starlink was supported by the Starline Corporation, after all.

And yet, Zero Wing had just severed one of Starlink's main income sources. She doubted that even Starlink's upper echelons had ever imagined that events would unfold like this.

"It's no wonder why that kid so boldly rejected me. So, his Guild has the Secret Pavilion's support." Long Xianglong was greatly surprised when he discovered the perpetrator for Starlink's removal from the Secret Chamber of Commerce. However, his surprise quickly turned into disdain as he sneered and hissed, "It's a pity the Guild's efforts are a waste. Starlink cannot be stopped by a single Tier 3 player. The Secret Pavilion will pay for its foolishness, as well."

Long Xianglong knew a little regarding the conflict between Zero Wing and Starlink.

Although losing the Secret Chamber of Commerce's connections and resources was a major loss to Starlink, the setback wouldn't cause the organization's fall. Long Xianglong, who spent his time on the western continent, knew this.

Starlink had already sent the majority of its manpower and resources to the western continent to establish a foothold, and as a result, it had lacked those assets on the eastern continent. Now that Starlink's position in the west was secure, Zero Wing's recent actions were tantamount to suicide.

As for the Secret Pavilion, Long Xianglong found its decision to abandon a superpower like Starlink to be utterly foolish.

"Third Uncle, since Zero Wing is responsible for such a major incident, Second Sis will definitely run into trouble. Should I head over there now?" Burning Owl asked.

He only had a moderate impression of Zero Wing, and he agreed with Long Xianglong about Silent Wonder returning to the Azure Chamber of Commerce. She'd have more space to develop in Azure, and if she remained in Zero Wing, she'd never reach her true potential.

"I doubt Zero Wing will last much longer. Head over there with your team," Long Xianglong said, nodding, sending Burning Owl to Star-Moon Kingdom.

Long Xianglong wasn't the only one with such thoughts. The various superpowers' upper echelons shared the sentiment.

As long as Starlink posted a bounty on Zero Wing, the independent players from the adventurer alliances it supported would move against the smaller Guild. Not only would this restrict Zero Wing's resource income, but the Guild's members would also have a tough time grinding in the fields. If this continued long-term, Zero Wing's members would become frustrated and begin to withdraw from the Guild. As a result, Zero Wing would grow weaker as time passed, while all Starlink needed to do was spend some Coins and resources.

While Starlink set up its bounty, a commotion occurred within Zero Wing. Stone Forest City had finally opened to Zero Wing's members!

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Chapter 2376 – Leveling Heaven

Star-Moon Kingdom, White River City:

Several dozen lights flashed in the Teleportation Hall as Burning Owl and his team arrived in White River City.

"So, this is Zero Wing's territory?" Burning Owl muttered, surprised as he observed his surroundings.

Usually, one could determine how prosperous an NPC city was based on how much activity there was in its Teleportation Hall. The average level of the players in the hall was also a testament to the region's average standards.

White River City's Teleportation Hall was extraordinarily lively. Although the city couldn't yet rival imperial capitals, it could easily compete with empires' top-ranked cities.

God's Domain's empires were incredibly large, with easily several times the player population found in the largest kingdoms. Thus, even empires' top-ranked cities were more prosperous than kingdoms' capital cities.

As far as Burning Owl knew, very few kingdoms had cities like White River City.

He was also surprised by these players' average level. Most of the players in the Teleportation Hall had already reached Level 96, with many experts at Level 98. White River City's players could even rival those in imperial capitals in terms of levels.

While Burning Owl assessed the situation in the Teleportation Hall, several more lights flashed behind him. As these players arrived, they attracted a lot of attention. They were rather hard not to notice.

The moment this group appeared, everyone in the Teleportation Hall was overwhelmed by a sense of dread. Players' instincts urged them to flee as the newcomers' auras washed over them.

What? Starlink actually dispatched its newly-formed Hellfire Legion? Burning Owl frowned when he saw them.

After the Planar Passages had opened, Starlink had allied with the superpower that ruled over the Demonic Hell World, one of the six large-scale Otherworlds that were connected to the eastern continent. Like Dark Players favored areas, the Demonic Hell World focused on slaughter, and many of its players possessed a powerful Legacy[l]. Individually, these players were even stronger than those from the Sea God's Realm.

Relying on the Demonic Hell World's special Legacy, Starlink had formed the Hellfire Legion, which was now the strongest legion under the Guild's command. The weakest of the legion's members was a Refinement Realm expert, and with their special Legacy, even peak experts would find these players incredibly difficult to kill.

With the individual members so powerful, it was easy to imagine how horrific all 1,000 Hellfire Legion members would be when they worked together. Because of this, the various superpowers were even more afraid of Starlink.

Now, Starlink had dispatched 300 Hellfire Legion members to White River City. If they had to fight those players, even Burning Owl's Heaven Piercer team would be annihilated.

"Vice Guild Leader, Elder Long has contacted me to inform us to avoid conflict with Starlink as much as possible," a Level 100, black-clad Assassin quietly reported. "Aside from sending in the Hellfire Legion, Starlink has posted a bounty on Zero Wing through the adventurer alliances it supports. Starlink is offering 100 CPs for Zero Wing's elite members and 1,000 CPs for core members. The Guild is even offering half of the posted bounty to players who can prove they've assisted with the kills. Moreover, Starlink has declared that this bounty will remain in effect until Zero Wing has been removed from God's Domain."

"What a high price. Even I find it tempting. It seems that Starlink truly intends to go all-out." The bounty astonished Burning Owl. He hadn't expected Starlink to be so vicious.

Many independent players had joined the adventurer alliances Starlink had established with the various Otherworld powers, and among them, many were powerful experts that could even rival superpowers' peak experts.

The adventurer alliances' Contribution Points were quite valuable. Players could use them to purchase combat techniques, weapons, equipment, rare materials, and even Legacies. Members could even spend the points to hire a team of experts to assist with quests and Dungeons.

But those uses paled in comparison to their true value.

Once members had accumulated enough CPs, they'd earn a promotion within the alliance, rising from Bronze to Silver, or Silver to Gold rank. As one rose through the ranks, not only would they receive a discount on any CP purchases, but at Gold rank, they'd also earn a fixed Credit salary each month. To top it all off, there were almost no restrictions on these benefits. The policy had lured many independent peak experts and top adventurer teams to join these adventurer alliances.

A CP in Starlink's adventurer alliances was worth 3 Silver, but players couldn't exchange CPs for Coins. Hence, the CP reward for Starlink's bounty on Zero Wing was powerfully attractive to the adventurer alliances' members. It was even enough to motivate peak experts.

Even a superpower would suffer against this strategy, not to mention Zero Wing.

Not even God's Domains various superpowers had thought Starlink would to go such great lengths to destroy Zero Wing.

Meanwhile, when Xuanwu Chisa, who was raiding a Level 95, super-large-scale Team Dungeon in the Ore Empire, heard of Starlink's bounty, it surprised her a little.

"Vice Guild Leader, I doubt Zero Wing will last much longer now that Starlink is relying on its full strength. Should we take advantage of this opportunity?" the Elementalist Jing Yang suggested.

"That won't be necessary. All we need to do right now is capture the Ore Capital City as soon as possible. Everything else is secondary," Xuanwu Chisa said, shaking her head. However, after giving the matter some thought, she smiled faintly and said, "That being said, send someone to keep an eye on Zero Wing. The Guild has grown strong enough that its members should force Starlink to reveal its current strength."

"Understood," Jing Yang replied. Although he was a little disappointed that he wouldn't have a hand in Zero Wing's downfall, he didn't dare disobey Xuanwu Chisa. He immediately notified some of his subordinates to watch Zero Wing.

In Zero Wing's White River City Residence, tension had risen among the Guild's members due to the news of Starlink's bounty. Everyone was worried about the situation. They wouldn't only have to face Starlink's experts this time; independent experts from multiple kingdoms and empires were joining this fight. If they were not careful in the fields, they could easily be surrounded and slain.

Zero Wing was exceptionally strong and had absolute control over a few maps, but as they reached higher levels, they'd have to explore areas outside of the Guild's influence. Leveling up would almost certainly become far more difficult.

While some Guild members considered continuing their development in a new Guild, others noticed that the Guild Residence had a new teleportation point.

"Quick, look! We can teleport to Stone Forest City again!"

"Crap! There's a Level 98 requirement, and the Guild Transfer Scrolls cost 500 GCPs each?!"

"Wait, something's not right! Stone Forest City has been moved to the Cold Spring Forest? Cold Spring Forest's a Level 100 neutral map!"

"What?! Stone Forest City is located in a Level 100 neutral map now?!"

When they saw the Residence's new teleportation point, everyone was dumbfounded. They had never thought the Guild would transfer Stone Forest City to a Level 100 neutral map. Even the various superpowers only dreamed of accomplishing such a feat.

Some of the Level 98 Guild members gritted their teeth as they purchased a Guild Transfer Scroll for Stone Forest City. Curious, they activated the scrolls the moment they received them.

As soon as these Level 98 members arrived in the city's Residence, they were stunned by what Stone Forest City had to offer. Not only were their five senses sharper within the city, but they also spotted plenty of neutral NPCs selling Level 100 weapons and equipment. Most importantly, they sensed the chaotic energy that corroded their bodies dissipating twice as fast as normal.

With Stone Forest City's unique environment, it was a leveling haven!

Shortly after Zero Wing's members arrived in Stone Forest City, they spread the news throughout the Guild, causing an uproar.

Naturally, the spies within Zero Wing reported to their respective superiors immediately.

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Chapter 2377 – Enviable Stone Forest City

When they received the reports about Stone Forest City's new location, the various superpowers nearly went mad.

"Impossible! I thought we needed to raid Team Dungeons in Level 100 neutral maps before we could obtain a Town Transfer Token for those maps?!"

"Damn it! Zero Wing was actually able to do it!"

"I want this investigated! We need to find out how Zero Wing accomplished this feat!"

When the various superpowers discovered Stone Forest Town's new location, the joy they had felt over Zero Wing's misfortune vanished instantly. Now, only envy and admiration remained.

The various superpowers were desperate for means to accelerate their exploration in Level 100 neutral maps. Unfortunately, they had found nothing, and their teams were helpless against these maps' environments and monsters, yet the areas were the future of God's Domain.

Players could earn significantly more EXP from the monsters in those maps than monsters in lower-level maps. In addition, Level 100 maps were the only sources of Level 100 weapons and equipment at this point. The various superpowers could only afford to send a large number of players to challenge their Tier 3 Promotion Quests once they had a sufficient amount of Level 100 weapons and equipment.

Moreover, fighting the monsters in Level 100 neutral maps would be very helpful to players trying to improve their combat standards. Lower-level monsters were almost entirely different creatures, after all.

Now that Stone Forest City was located in a Level 100 neutral map, Zero Wing had an unimaginably massive advantage.

Meanwhile, in the Dark Night Empire's Dark Night City…

"It's no wonder why Zero Wing dared to sever one of Starlink's main income sources. So, the Guild still had such a card to play," Illusory Words muttered, shock and envy flashing in her eyes.

A Guild City in a Level 100 neutral map would do more than increase the Guild members' leveling speed; it could also become a new source of resources fo the Guild.

Level 100 neutral maps had more abundant resources than Level 90-plus maps, and these resources catered to Level 100 players. The advantage these resources would provide was imposingly large.

With Stone Forest City's new location, Starlink would likely be rendered powerless against Zero Wing. The two Guilds were no longer playing on the same field.

Even if Starlink could target Zero Wing via its various adventurer alliances, the tactic would only be effective against Zero Wing's lower-level members. Any Level 98-plus members could easily avoid Starlink's bounty hunters by relying on Stone Forest City's Level 100 neutral map. Moreover, they'd gain far more than they would from grinding in Level 90-plus maps.

At this stage of the game, even mainstream players had reached Level 95. Needless to say, Zero Wing's members, who were known for their high-quality, would've reached higher levels.

And the idea of Starlink targeting Zero Wing in a Level 100 neutral map was a joke.

If Starlink attacked Zero Wing in the Cold Spring Forest, Zero Wing could rely on its city's inherent advantages to beat its enemy to a pulp.

Trying to sever Zero Wing from its resource sources was even more laughable.

The various powers Shops might still need lower-level resources, but they needed Level 100-plus resources far more. If Zero Wing were willing to trade these resources for lower-level items, no power would refuse it. Furthermore, Zero Wing still had the Secret Pavilion's support.

"Stone Forest City will be very helpful to players when they challenge their Tier 3 Promotion quests, Vice Guild Leader. If we can secure a temporary Residence in the city, we'll have an edge over other superpowers when it comes to nurturing Tier 3 players." the Level 100 Berserker beside Illusory Words realized, glowing with excitement.

Players had to conduct their Tier 3 Promotion Quests in Level 100 neutral maps, yet these areas were far too dangerous. Finding the lost Tier 3 Legacies was also quite time-consuming.

However, if players had a city like Stone Forest City, they'd be able to complete their Promotion Quests in far less time.

"I know. Unyielding Soul has certainly secured a huge advantage." When Illusory Words thought about Unyielding Soul, which had allied with Zero Wing a long time ago, she could not help but envy the Guild. "Make the necessary arrangements. We're going to negotiate with Zero Wing."

"I'll get it done immediately," the Level 100 Berserker answered.

Aside from Crimson Emperor, a few superpowers had considered obtaining a temporary Residence in Stone Forest City. Like Crimson Emperor, these superpowers promptly sent representatives to White River City. Nothing was more important to them than helping their players complete their Tier 3 Promotion Quests right now.

Meanwhile, in an adventurer alliance's Residence in the Fire Dragon Empire…

"Nothing can stop Zero Wing now, Big Sis Jade! Zero Wing actually has a city in a Level 100 neutral map! Not even

Azure's Demonstone Town can hold a candle to Stone Forest City!" the blue-clad Assassin youth beside Jade Bamboo exclaimed.

"So, he was telling the truth!" Realization dawned on Jade Bamboo when she read the latest report regarding Stone Forest City.

When Shi Feng had declared that Zero Wing could nurture Silent Wonder just as well as the Azure Chamber of Commerce and without Azure's resources, Jade Bamboo had found the notion laughable.

And yet, times had changed. With Stone Forest City's new location, Zero Wing would have no trouble acquiring the necessary resources to continue its rapid development. Not even the Otherworld's various powers could affect Zero Wing's progression.

Meanwhile, in one of White River City's restaurants…

"How is this possible!?" Burning Owl felt as if he were dreaming as he read his subordinate's report.

Zero Wing had successfully transferred Stone Forest City to a Level 100 neutral map, which was something the various superpowers could only dream of accomplishing.

Shortly after the various powers had learned about Stone Forest City's relocation, news had spread among the game's independent players, particularly those in White River City.

"Stone Forest City is amazing. If I could travel to the city, I'd reach Level 100 in no time."

"That's not the only benefit you could get by operating out of Stone Forest City. One of my close friends is a core member in Zero Wing, and he told me that the city even enhances players' senses. If you train in the city's Battle Arena, your progress will be miraculous!"

"This won't do! I'm going to take the test to join Zero Wing!"

The latest news about Stone Forest City inspired many independent experts to join Zero Wing.

Aside from the help the city could provide as players challenged their Tier 3 Promotion quests, the fact that the city could help players gain more progress when training made it impossible to reject.

For a time, the independent experts that had hesitated about joining Zero Wing due to the recent incident with Starlink fervently applied to the Guild. Some of the independent experts from Starlink's adventurer alliances even decided to switch sides, applying to become a Zero Wing member rather than target the Guild…

"Because of Stone Forest City, many independent experts are now applying to join Zero Wing, Guild Leader. Based on the latest statistics, we've received over 10,000 new applications. Some of them are even from Starlink's adventurer alliances," Liang Jing excitedly reported. "I doubt even Starlink expected that the experts it sent to attack us would end up joining our Guild."

Zero Wing had constantly been trying to recruit new members and expand its operations, yet its efforts had yielded limited results. However, due to Stone Forest City's new location, a flood of experts had shown up to join the Guild. This would undoubtedly make it easier for Zero Wing to manage its territories.

Moreover, since a large number of experts from Starlink's adventurer alliances had turned traitor, the pressure on Zero Wing's members in Star-Moon Kingdom had lessened considerably.

"It's too early to celebrate," Shi Feng said, chuckling. "Since Lu Xingluo wants to play, we'll have to humor him. Spread the news that Zero Wing intends to establish a Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance in the kingdom. Any alliance member that reaches the Silver rank will have access to Stone Forest City, while Gold members will qualify to purchase a private house in the city!"

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Chapter 2378 – Popular Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance

Star-Moon Kingdom, White River City:

Flashing lights filled White River City's Teleportation Hall as group after group of players arrived. If one carefully watched these players, they'd notice that many of them wore cloaks embossed with symbols from various adventurer teams.

Most were top adventurer teams from other kingdoms and empires. There were even some from Otherworlds.

"This is insane! Even Origin Curse, the Dark Night Empire's third-ranked adventurer team, is making a move?!"

"I've heard that Starlink is going all-out to eliminate Zero Wing this time. The organization is even offering certain benefits in addition to the current bounty. Depending on how much players accomplish, they can even earn special Legacies."

"Zero Wing's in trouble now. Most experts might have a problem with the environment and monsters in a Level 100 neutral map, but peak experts and top adventurer teams shouldn't."

"I know, right? Getting to the Cold Spring Forest might be easier for Zero Wing's members, but once they're there, Zero Wing's ordinary experts will fall. Besides, exploring a Level 100 neutral map is still a problem. Even if Zero Wing sends reinforcements from Stone Forest City, they'll likely suffer significant losses."

As bystanders in the Teleportation Hall watched the various top adventurer teams and peak experts arrive, they were shocked, but they also began to place bets on which would survive to the end, Zero Wing or Starlink.

"Starlink really knows how to splurge, sending so many peak adventurer teams here." Shi Feng, who was still working in the Candlelight Trading Firm, was similarly surprised when he heard the news.

Hiring a top adventurer team to attack a Guild in a Level 100 neutral map was incredibly expensive, yet Starlink had dispatched so many of them. It had likely paid a high enough price that even Super Guilds would wince.

"Guild Leader, I just received news that Starlink's Hellfire Legion members are starting to move toward the Cold Spring Forest. By the looks of it, they intend to attack our teams grinding in the area," Silent Wonder, who was grinding for EXP, worriedly reported. "Why don't I negotiate with my family to borrow some of their experts?"

Zero Wing's members had Stone Forest City to fall back to, but they still had to leave the city to level up. Unfortunately, Zero Wing's foundations were still unsteady. Although an expert could rival a peak expert with the Crimson Sunset, Zero Wing didn't have enough of the sets to match the number of peak experts Starlink had dispatched.

Of course, Starlink would suffer tremendously for taking such drastic action, but the organization was supported by the Starline Corporation. It had far more funds and resources than its opponent. Most importantly, several adventurer alliances worked for Starlink. If this persisted, Zero Wing's position would become even more disadvanta

"That won't be necessary. You should just focus on leveling up," Shi Feng said, chuckling. "Starlink's foundations might be vast, but Zero Wing's no weakling."

Shi Feng wouldn't have dared consider clashing with Starlink directly before he had transferred Stone Forest City to the Cold Spring Canyon, but things had changed.

"Alright. My team and I will try to reach Level 100 as quickly as possible," Silent Wonder said, nodding. She knew that she could only display the Crimson Sunset's full strength by reaching Level 100.

After Shi Feng disconnected his call with Silent wonder, Liang Jing entered the Basic Meditation Room.

"Guild Leader, I've planned the basic organization and benefits for the adventurer alliance. The alliance's Residence is ready, as well. We now have Residences in White River City, Star-Moon City, Zero Wing City, and Stone Forest City. We can begin to recruit members at any time," Liang Jing proudly announced.

She brimmed with anticipation and confidence about the new adventurer alliance Zero Wing was about to establish.

Independent players might consider the benefits the other adventurer alliances offered outstanding, but those benefits were nothing compared to what Zero Wing's adventurer alliance had to offer.

"Alright, make the announcement to the public now, then." Shi Feng nodded.

He had wanted to wait until the Asura adventurer team had grown powerful enough before he established an adventurer alliance on the main continent with Asura's help, but since Starlink had bared its fangs, he had no choice but to move his plans forward.

With Shi Feng's go-ahead, Liang Jing published the news on Star-Moon Kingdom's official forums. She also sent her subordinates to manage the recruitment at the newly-established Star-Moon Adventurer Alliances' Residences. In no time, the kingdom was in an uproar.

"What? Zero Wing's establishing an adventurer alliance?"

"Maybe it's a move to counter Starlink's assault, but Starlink's adventurer alliances offer incredibly generous benefits. I doubt many people will be interested in Zero Wing's."

"Wait, you're wrong! Look at what benefits the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance is offering! Any Silver member will have access to Stone Forest City, and Gold members will qualify to purchase private houses in the city!"

"A private house?! Isn't that a little too generous?! So far, Zero Wing has only leased Stone Forest City's houses, yet countless people fought over them. If we could buy one of our own, our leveling speed would skyrocket!"

"That's not all. The Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance has quite a few Residences, as well. There's even one in Stone Forest City and Zero Wing City, and members can rest in the Residences for free!"

When the kingdom's independent players saw the benefits the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance offered, they were ecstatic. Many even dropped what they were doing and ran toward the recruitment venues.

Stone Forest City was the only city in God's Domain located in a Level 100 neutral map. Countless experts dreamed of entering the city, not to mention purchasing one of Stone Forest City's private houses. Not even the various superpowers' peak experts had that privilege.

And yet, as long as they became a Silver member in the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance, they could visit Stone Forest City whenever they wished.

For a time, independent players crowded the entrances to the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliances' Residences. These players easily outnumbered those applying to join Zero Wing by more than a dozen times. There were even some peak experts among the crowds.

Meanwhile, the adventurer teams that had come to White River City to target Zero Wing's members began to jump ship, one after another, applying to join the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance. The kingdom's various major powers were stupefied.

However, they found these results reasonable. How could Starlink's meager resources possibly compare to the benefits Zero Wing offered, after all? Just being able to enter Stone Forest City would give players a massive lead in levels, not to mention the ability to purchase a private house in the city. Who would willingly miss out on the opportunity?

Even independent experts from other kingdoms and empires made their way to Star-Moon Kingdom when they head the news. The adventurer alliances the various Otherworld powers controlled rapidly lost members…

While the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance's member count ballooned, Shi Feng received a message from Cola.

"Guild Leader, we've completed our promotions!"

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Chapter 2379 – Overestimating Oneself

"They're finally done?"

Joy blossomed in Shi Feng's heart when he read Cola's message.

Any player that successfully completed their Tier 3 Promotion Quest at this stage of the game instantly became an apex combatant. Their combat power would be leagues ahead of Tier 2 players. Not even Tier 2 Domain Realm experts were a match for Tier 3 players.

Now that Cola and the others had completed their Tier 3 Promotion Quests as well, they could be the Guild's spearhead, quelling any troubles that plagued their Guildmates. Shi Feng would no longer have to spend all day running around and putting out fires, having more time to invest in his own affairs.

He still had many important, unfinished quests, but since Zero Wing had been at risk and lacked enough powerful experts to protect it from the various superpowers, Shi Feng had been forced to put his quests on hold. Now that Cola and the others had returned, he could return to his quests without worry.

Suddenly, Liang Jing contacted Shi Feng, nervously informing him, "Guild Leader, a group of people from Demon Palace wish to discuss business with you."

The Demon Palace? Shi Feng was confused when he heard the name. What business do they have with me?

Demon Palace had been extremely famous during his previous life. Not only had the Guild taken over the entire Demonic Hell World early on, but it had also been one of the few up-and-coming superpowers in God's Domains. After years of development, it had grown into one of the few existences that had the power to contend with the Five Great Super Guilds of God's Domain.

However, the Demonic Hell World's Planar Passage was connected to the Ten Saints Empire, one of the Four Great Empires. The Ten Saints Empire was also quite far from Star-Moon Kingdom. Teleporting between the empire and the kingdom cost roughly 9 Gold per person.

"Do you wish to meet them?" Liang Jing asked.

"Let them wait in the reception room for now. I'll head that way; Shi Feng said. After giving the matter some thought, he agreed to meet with the Demon Palace's representatives.

Demon Palace was no ordinary superpower. Although it had yet to reveal its fangs, no superpower would dare underestimate it. The Demon Palace had the support of two international corporations and was the Demonic Hell World's absolute overlord.

The Demonic Hell World was only slightly smaller than an empire, and due to its environment, the players from the Demonic Hell World were far stronger than those on the main continent. In addition, Demon Palace had developed relatively smoothly since it had no competitors in its homeworld.

Even the strongest Super Guild on the main continent struggled with roadblocks and setbacks, yet Demon Palace had faced no such issues. It was easy to imagine how powerful the Guild had become.

Most importantly, the easiest way for players to travel to the western continent was through the Ten Saints Empire. The empire had a dimensional passage, which was the largest and most stable in God's Domain, that connected the two main continents. This passage also had the least restrictions.

Naturally, the Ten Saints Empire's various superpowers had taken control of the dimensional passage after its activation. One of those superpowers was Demon Palace.

Because of this, many superpowers petitioned the Demon Palace for partnerships, which allowed the Guild to build its strength and influence. At this point, it was only slightly weaker than the Five Great Super Guilds.

Once Shi Feng had tidied up his work with the Crimson Sunsets, he made his way to the reception room in Zero Wing's Residence.

Three Demonic Fighters in pitch-black armor quietly waited in the top-floor reception room. Not only were all three Level 100, but their auras felt as if the Demon God himself stood in the room with them. The Tier 2 experts standing guard by the doors shuddered as these auras washed over them.

"Zero Wing is quite interesting. Despite such weak members, it dares to provoke Starlink. If these core members were in our Guild, they'd wouldn't even be elite members," a white-haired youth said, shaking his head as he eyed the several Zero Wing core members that had just left the room.

"They are a little underwhelming, but this is a kingdom, after all. It's a miracle that they've grown this strong," a robust, 2.3-meter-tall, middle-aged man calmly stated. "Moreover, Zero Wing's Guild Leader has reached Tier 3. It is not without reason that the Vice Guild Leader has set his sights on Zero Wing."

"Naturally, the Vice Guild Leader knows what he's doing. Zero Wing is lucky our Vice Guild Leader has noticed it. Even Starlink's Guild Leader had to go to great lengths to negotiate a partnership," a tall, slim woman said with a reverent look whenever she mentioned Demon Palace's Vice Guild Leader.

As far as these three were concerned, neither Zero Wing nor the prosperous Starlink was of any significance. Only Super Guilds were worth Demon Palace's attention.

While the trio conversed, Shi Feng entered the room, however, the three players didn't seem overly interested in him. They only observed Shi Feng in silence.

"Greetings, Guild Leader Black Flame. I am Evil Qilin, an Elder from Demon Palace," the middle-aged man introduced himself. "My two companions are the vice commanders of Demon Palace's third trump card legion."

"Greetings," Shi Feng replied. When he sensed the trio's violent auras, he realized that all three were very strong. The middle-aged man, in particular, was likely only slightly weaker than Giant's Heart's White Autumn. If not for White Autumn's Sea God's blessing, he wouldn't even be a match for the middle-aged man. "May I know what business you have with me?"

"Our Vice Guild Leader values the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance and desires a cut of the action. We aren't asking for much of the alliance's shares; 30% will be enough. In return, Demon Palace will supply Zero Wing with the Demonic Hell World's rare materials and special Legacies," Evil Qilin said. "In addition, we would like a temporary Residence in Stone Forest City and 30% of the city's shares. In exchange, Demon Palace will step in to resolve the Zero Wing's trouble with Starlink. I'm sure Starlink will back away out of respect for Demon Palace. With our members garrisoned in Stone Forest City, I'm sure we can provide a sufficient deterrent to the other superpowers if they have ideas of trying to steal the city. Zero Wing will be able to develop in peace and join the ranks of God's Domain's superpowers."

"Naturally, Zero Wing welcomes a partnership between Demon Palace and the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance. However, we can handle Starlink on our own. There is no need for Demon Palace to get involved," Shi Feng said, chuckling.

Shi Feng had no intention of parting with a single percent of Stone Forest City's shares right now, let alone handing over 30% in exchange for protection.

"Although you are quite formidable, Guild Leader Black Flame, you are only one person. Meanwhile, thanks to some of the Demonic Hell World's special Legacies, Starlink has established the Hellfire Legion, its strongest force. If you encounter five or six members of the Hellfire Legion, you might be fine, but even as a Tier 3 player, a 100-man team may overtake you. You should reconsider," Evil Qilin said, sneering disdainfully when he heard that Shi Feng had no intention of sharing Stone Forest City.

He assumed Shi Feng must think himself invincible now that he had reached Tier 3, but even Tier 3 players would have to flee from a 100-man team from the Hellfire Legion, not to mention Zero Wing's other experts. Demon Palace had already shown a lot of respect by offering to help Zero Wing.

Thank you for your warning, Elder Qilin, but I am confident that Zero Wing can cope with this situation on its own," Shi Feng said. "If there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave. I still have other matters I need to attend to."

After dismissing his guests, Shi Feng stood and left the Demon Palace's representatives alone in the reception room.

"By the looks of it, Elder, it will be impossible to ally with Zero Wing regarding Stone Forest City. Black Flame is simply too arrogant," the white-haired youth beside Evil Qilin said. "However, the Vice Guild Leader told us to secure Stone Forest City. What should we do?"

"It's fine. We can wait. Black Flame overestimates himself, but once Starlink takes care of Zero Wing, I'm sure he'll come to his senses," Evil Qilin said, sneering at the door Shi Feng had left through. "However, our demands will be much higher once he's desperate."

The Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance had lured many experts away from Starlink's alliances, but the Guild still had many peak experts and top adventurer teams on its side. Starlink also had the Hellfire Legion. With so many enemies at their doors, Zero Wing's members shouldn't even think of stepping out of Stone Forest City.

Shortly after Evil Qilin's group left Zero Wing's Residence, another group of two dozen players wearing Zero Wing's Guild Emblems entered.

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Chapter 2380 – Tier 3 Team

Many players waited in Zero Wing's Residence for their turn to take the recruitment test, making the Residence quite lively. Because of the commotion, no one noticed the two dozen cloaked Zero Wing members' arrival.

At this point, seeing Zero Wings leave or enter the Residence in their cloaks had become the norm. Starlink's bounty was no trivial matter, and for poorer experts, killing Zero Wing's members for a quick buck was easy.

Zero Wing's members could only avoid hostile players by hiding their identities with Black Cloaks, and to enter the Guild Residences, they only needed to reveal their Guild Emblems to the members that guarded the entrances. Many of Zero Wing's members had begun to take these precautions recently.

However, unlike most of the Guild's players, these cloaked players didn't stop to rest in the lounge or visit the quest area. They made their way straight to the Guild Leader's office, where Shi Feng had been waiting for a while.

Once they entered the office, the two dozen players removed their cloaks and revealed themselves. As they did, violent, scorching auras filled the room. Their combined auras could paralyze Tier 2 experts with fear.

"What do you think, Guild Leader? We're much stronger than before, aren't we?" Cola boasted as he radiated dense mana.

"Guild Leader, don't listen to him. He was the last of us to complete his Promotion Quest. He just got lucky and constructed an Advanced Gold Mana Body with an 80% Completion Rate," Shadow Sword said.

"Hey, I'm satisfied with that! At least my Mana Body is better than yours! I'm happy enough to squeeze into the eighth place on the team!" Cola said joyfully.

Before they had left to challenge their Tier 3 Promotion Quests, Shi Feng had informed them of the importance of their Mana Body and told them that they should try as hard as they could to earn a Gold Mana Body. Shi Feng had also offered tips about the Mana Body's construction process.

Initially, Cola had only aimed to construct an Intermediate Gold Mana Body with an 85% Completion Rate, but during his second try, he had been inspired and constructed an Advanced Gold Mana Body.

Of their group, only ten people had completed an Advanced Gold Mana Body with a 75% Completion Rate or higher. Although the difference was only one rank, the difference between their Stamina and Concentration recovery rates was significant. An Advanced Gold Mana Body would be immensely helpful to them in the future.

"An Advanced Gold Mana Body with an 80% Completion Rate?" Shi Feng was surprised by Cola's achievement.

Compared to magical class players, physical class players were at a disadvantage when constructing their Mana Bodies.

Although Cola's combat standards were considerable, he was only averagely talented among Zero Wing's main force members. If not for his Fragmented Legendary Shield, he wouldn't have even ranked among the top 15 in the main force with his combat power.

Moreover, Shi Feng had heard about the Tyrant Bear Cola's Mana Body during his previous life. At the time, Cola had only had a Basic Gold Mana Body with a 78% Completion Rate, yet he had still managed to shake Star-Moon Kingdom, becoming one of its top-ranked MTs.

Now that Cola had an Advanced Gold Mana Body with an 80% Completion Rate, his future strength would undergo a qualitative improvement.

"Cola's Mana Body is nothing, Guild Leader. Boss Tianxing and Big Sis Yi are even more amazing. Boss Tianxing constructed a 93% Peak Gold Mana Body, and Big Sis Yi constructed a 95% Peak Gold Mana Body. Their Stamina and Concentration recovery rates are ridiculous," Turtledove interjected.

Originally, Turtledove had been relatively proud of constructing an Advanced Gold Mana Body. After all, Shi Feng had told them that the difference between Intermediate and Advanced rank was considerable.

However, Yan Tianxing, Yi Luofei, Zhao Yueru, Silent Blade, Alluring Summer, and Youlan were so much more powerful. Every one of them had successfully constructed a Peak Gold Mana Body. Moreover, the weakest among them had an 80% Completion Rate. Since Stubborn Bone, who ranked seventh among them, hadn't been able to construct a Peak Gold Mana Body with an 80% completion or higher, he had settled for an 89% Advanced Gold Mana Body as he ran out of time.

Compared to the top seven players, Cola's achievement was nothing.

While the team bickered, Shi Feng received a compilation of their promotion results.

He was shocked when he examined the data. Of the 24 players that had completed their Tier 3 Promotion quests, the weakest of them had constructed an 80% Peak Silver Mana Body. Not even the superpowers of his past had dreamed of such wonderful results.

In the past, the majority of the various superpowers' experts had been fortunate to construct an Intermediate or Advanced Silver Mana Body. Second- and third-rate Guilds had thrown massive celebrations of any of their experts had constructed a Silver Mana Body at all. A Silver Mana Body was the minimum requirement for players to reach Tier 4 or higher, after all.

Not even experts from ordinary Guilds had dared to dream of acquiring a Gold Mana Body. In fact, players with Gold Mana Bodies were even quite rare in the various superpowers. Every additional expert with a Gold Mana Body had significantly elevated a superpower's status The advantages of a Gold Mana Body when exploring Level 100-plus neutral maps were that massive.

And yet, of the 24 Zero Wing members that completed their Tier 3 Promotion Quests, 19 had constructed Gold Mana Bodies…

"Guild Leader, we haven't had the opportunity to test out our new bodies, so I suggest we head to the Battle Arena."

"I agree. My body feels too strong. It feels a little strange to move. Since we've already completed our Promotion Quests, we should spar with each other to get a feel of our new strength."

They had been too busy celebrating their success that they hadn't bothered to test their new strength. They hadn't had any good places to do so, either. However, since so many Tier 3 players were here, it was a good opportunity to learn what they could do.

You want to test your new strength?" Chuckling, Shi Feng said, "Alright, it's simple then. Plenty of superpowers want a piece of our Stone Forest City right now, and Starlink has sent a large number of experts to the Cold Spring Forest. You guys can go and test your strength there, and while you're at it, inform Starlink's people that they have no place in the Cold Spring Forest."

Even after finding out that Cola and the others had completed their Tier 3 Promotion Quests, Shi Feng had still worried that they didn't have enough players to deal with Starlink's forces. Initially, he had planned to mobilize the Knight Division to teach Starlink a lesson and warn the other superpowers against trying to steal Stone Forest City.

However, it seemed that he could save Zero Wing's final trump card. With the superior Mana Bodies Cola and his companions had constructed, they could move through the Cold Spring Forest unobstructed.

"Starlink?"

"Wonderful! I've been itching to practice some of the combat techniques I haven't fully mastered yet. Starlink's peak

experts should be excellent practice partners!"

Shi Feng's decision excited the entire team. Although fighting a bunch of Tier 2 experts wouldn't help them properly gauge their new strength, they could use this opportunity to test the effects of their Tier 3 Mana Bodies in a Level 100 neutral map.

The two dozen main force members then resupplied and repaired their equipment in White River City before teleporting to Stone Forest City.

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Chapter 2381 – Difference in Foundations

In one of the quiet stone forests in the Cold Spring Forest, a 100-man team was hunting the Level 100-plus monsters residing in a canyon here. In front of this team, the Level 100, Great Lord ranked Three-headed Lizard, which posed a huge problem for the teams of major powers, was not a challenge at all. The team thoroughly suppressed the Great Lord and continuously shaved away at its HP.

"Everyone, put in more effort! The Boss is nearly dead!" a blue-armored man, who looked to be in his thirties, shouted as he blocked an attack from the Three-headed Lizard using his two-handed hammer.

The Three-headed Lizard could launch attacks simultaneously with all three of its heads. Aside from the two MTs in the team blocking two of the lizard's heads, the hammer-wielding Demonic Fighter was holding his own against the third of the lizard's heads without losing any ground.

If the experts of the various major powers operating within the Cold Spring Forest were to see this scene, their eyes would most likely fall out of their sockets, because this 100-man team was not a Guild's, but one made up of independent players.

At this stage of the game, Level 100 neutral maps were still extremely dangerous for players. Even the main force of the various major powers would have a difficult time surviving in a Level 100 neutral map. If they stumbled upon a Level 100 Great Lord, they would try to avoid it as much as possible, since defeating such a monster required quite some time. After all, the longer a battle took to end, the higher the likelihood of the battle attracting nearby monsters. If too many monsters joined the fray, a team-wipe was guaranteed.

This 100-man team, however, had actually taken the initiative to attack a Level 100 Great Lord. Moreover, it was perfectly suppressing the Three-headed Lizard. The team's strength could practically rival that of the exploration teams of superpowers.

After a few more minutes of battle, the Three-headed Lizard finally lost all its HP and collapsed before the 100-man team, the experience bar of every team member increasing by a sizable chunk. At the same time, a few pieces of sparkling Level 100 equipment dropped around the Three-headed Lizard's corpse.

"Our leveling speed here really is fast. At this rate, I'll reach Level 101 in less than two days."

The leveling speed isn't the most important point. Look at the Attributes of the loot. They're on an entirely different level compared to our Level 95 equipment. If we can get a full set of Level 100 Secret-Silver Equipment, our Attributes will surpass even those of players geared in Level 95 Dark-Gold Set Equipment."

"It's too difficult to obtain Level 100 Secret-Silver Equipment. Normally, only Grand Lords will drop it. Even until now, we've only come across a few Grand Lords, and some of them are too strong for us to raid. Plus, our operation time is very limited. Collecting a full set of Level 100 Secret-Silver Equipment is simply too difficult."

"Zero Wing sure is lucky. It actually managed to transfer Stone Forest City to this place. If our Dark Dragon adventurer team could get a resting spot in a Level 100 neutral map as well, let alone Secret-Silver Equipment, even Level 100 Fine-Gold Equipment would be possible. We could start challenging our Tier 3 Promotion Quests."

When Dark Dragon's members spoke about Stone Forest City, envy filled their eyes. Compared to players that had yet to venture into Level 100 neutral maps, they had a much clearer idea of how valuable a resting spot in a Level 100 neutral map was. However, as Stone Forest City was not open to the public, they could only stare at the city from outside.

"Commander, I heard that Zero Wing has established an adventurer alliance. Silver members in the alliance can enter Stone Forest City. Why don't we negotiate with Zero Wing? With our adventurer team's strength, I believe Zero Wing will be happy to recruit us and promote us into a Silver-ranked adventurer team right away," a Level 100 Dark Cleric said as he looked at the Demonic Fighter leading the team.

Everyone else on the team nodded in agreement with the Dark Cleric's words.

Dark Dragon was one of the famous top adventurer teams of the Demonic Hell World. Dark Dragon might have only 1,000 members or so, but it was fully capable of toppling the main continent's first-rate Guilds. If Dark Dragon decided to join Zero Wing's newly established adventurer alliance, Zero Wing would definitely be more than willing to offer Dark Dragon additional benefits.

"It is indeed inefficient for us to continue like this," Dark Dawn, the commander of Dark Dragon, said after giving the matter some thought. "After this grinding trip, a few of you should go and negotiate with Zero Wing. Say that our bottom line for joining the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance is for us to become a Silver adventurer team. If Zero Wing isn't willing to give us that much, then we can forget about any partnerships."

In Dark Dawn's opinion, the only benefit of joining the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance was the right to enter Stone Forest City. If Dark Dragon's members could not enter Stone Forest City immediately after joining the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance, then there would be no point in seeking membership at all.

Meanwhile, as the Dark Dragon adventurer team's members were resting, explosions resounded, and dazzling lights appeared a short distance away.

"Commander, some players are fighting against each other nearby!" a Ranger that had been monitoring the surroundings suddenly shouted.

"Who are they?" Dark Dawn asked.

"There aren't many of them. One side is wearing Zero Wing's emblem, so they should be Zero Wing's team. As for the other side, I think it's Starlink's Hellfire Legion," the Ranger reported.

"The Hellfire Legion? It seems Zero Wing's members are in trouble." Dark Dawn frowned at the mention of the Hellfire Legion.

As an original inhabitant of the Demonic Hell World, Dark Dawn understood just how powerful Starlink's Hellfire Legion was. The legion's members all possessed the Demonic Hell World's special Legacy.

This special Legacy was something all players inhabiting the Demonic Hell World wished to obtain. Unfortunately,

Dark Palace kept a tight grip on the source of this Legacy and would release only a small number to the public. The Dark Dragon adventurer team had paid a steep price and secured merely a dozen or so of these special Legacies. Even so, these special Legacies were already more than enough to let Dark Dragon undergo a qualitative transformation and become a top adventurer team in the Demonic Hell World.

Meanwhile, all 1,000 members of Starlink's newly established Hellfire Legion actually owned this special Legacy. One could easily imagine how powerful the Hellfire Legion was.

"Commander, should we lend Zero Wing's members a hand?" the Dark Cleric asked. "If we help them now, our negotiations with Zero Wing should go much more smoothly."

"No rush. Let's head over and suss out the situation first," Dark Dawn replied, shaking his head.

After saying so, he hurriedly led his team to the scene of the battle.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the stone forest, one of Zero Wing's core teams was fending off the Hellfire Legion members' assault while desperately retreating toward Stone Forest City.

"Big Sis Wonder, these people are too strong! At this rate, we won't make it back to Stone Forest City! You should leave us and run!" a female Druid focused on healing said hurriedly when she saw that the members defending the rear of the team kept getting pushed back.

In terms of Basic Attributes and combat standards, the Hellfire Legion's members were superior to them by a large margin. If not for the complex terrain here preventing the scale of the battle from escalating, as well as the few Zero Wing players geared in the Crimson Sunset, their team would've long since suffered annihilation.

However, although they were currently holding off the Hellfire Legion, their deaths were still only a matter of time.

"Don't even think of getting away so easily. We've already placed a tracker on all of you!" Bright Dawn, one of Starlink's Vice Guild Leaders, shouted. He then commanded, "Everyone, make sure none of them leave here alive!"

As soon as Bright Dawn said so, four Void Realm experts from the Hellfire Legion immediately adjusted to prevent Silent Wonder from escaping. Silent Wonder did not have Brilliant Silver with her, so she could rely on only the strengthened Crimson Sunset to do battle. As a result, her advantage over the Hellfire Legion members in terms of Basic Attributes was small. Facing the combined assault of four peak experts, even Silent Wonder had no choice but to focus on evading for now.

While Silent Wonder was occupied, a few Hellfire Legion members used this opportunity to break through Zero Wing's defensive line and charge at Zero Wing's healers.

"Commander, should we make a move?" the Dark Cleric from Dark Dragon asked the Demonic Fighter.

"We don't stand a chance. That's a 100-man team from the Hellfire Legion. Even if we join the fight, we'll only delay the inevitable," Dark Dawn replied, shaking his head. "Although Zero Wing has Stone Forest City, it still doesn't stand a chance against Starlink out in the fields."

The Demonic Hell World's special Legacy would give a peak expert the strength to contend against an apex expert and possibly even a decisive advantage. Meanwhile, if such peak experts fought in a group, their performance would be even more amazing. Unless Zero Wing's members gained this special Legacy or its equivalent, they would not stand a chance against the Hellfire Legion members at all.

As Zero Wing's casualties were increasing, however, a loud hum suddenly came from the sky, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

When everyone turned to look at the origin of this noise, what entered their sights was a giant crimson vessel made of steel.

Before anyone could react, two dozen figures jumped off the steel ship.

Meanwhile, along with the appearance of these two dozen members, Starlink's and Dark Dragon's members all fell into a stunned silence.

Tier 3 players?!

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Chapter 2382 – Overwhelming Strength

"Why does Zero Wing have so many Tier 3 players?!"

The distant spectating members of Dark Dragon felt their minds screeching to a halt when they saw the newcomers. Cola and the others were not wearing Black Cloaks, boldly flaunting their Tier 3 life aura. When they jumped off the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship, it was as if two dozen primordial beasts had just dropped from the sky.

Tier 3 was the goal that all experts dreamed of reaching at this point. Even the old monsters of Super Guilds had most likely just started challenging their Tier 3 Promotion Quests. Now, however, Zero Wing revealed that, aside from Black Flame, it had 24 other Tier 3 players.

At this moment, let alone Dark Dragon's members, even Silent Wonder and the other beleaguered Zero Wing members were stunned by this situation, utterly speechless as they stared at Cola and his companions.

Silent Wonder, in particular, was filled with an indescribable sense of shock. Originally, she thought that she had already seen through Zero Wing's foundations. She had never imagined that what she saw was merely the tip of the iceberg.

With these additional 24 Tier 3 players, Zero Wing could definitely reign supreme over the entire Cold Spring Forest.

Meanwhile, gloom descended upon Starlink's members at this sudden development. The imposing aura they exuded before was now nowhere to be found. They also tried to remain as silent as possible, lest they catch the attention of the newcomers.

"You punks from Starlink! Weren't you guys having fun chasing our people? Why are you stopping now?" Cola demanded, smirking as he retrieved the Titan Shield slung on his back and glancing at the Hellfire Legion members before him.

"Cola, why are you wasting words with them? Since they dare ambush our Guildmates out in the fields, the only outcome awaiting them is death!" Shadow Sword said as he glared coldly at Bright Dawn's team. "Moreover, the sooner we get rid of them, the sooner we can return. The Guild Leader is still waiting for us to report back to him."

Upon hearing Shadow Sword's words, Yan Tianxing and the others nodded in agreement and promptly readied their weapons. They then stalked toward the Hellfire Legion, each step they took making the hearts of the Hellfire Legion members shudder. At the same time, the Hellfire Legion members also started retreating unconsciously.

Vice Guild Leader, what should we do?" the Berserker standing beside Bright Dawn asked anxiously. "Zero Wing has far more Tier 3 players than we anticipated. Our 100-man team can't handle this."

The Hellfire Legion had come to the Cold Spring Forest, assuming that Shi Feng would take action against them.

Hence, they decided to hunt for Zero Wing's members in teams of 100. That way, even if Shi Feng made a move, they could handle him.

Now, however, 24 Tier 3 players had appeared before them.

This was totally different from what they planned!

"Zero Wing!" Bright Dawn gnashed his teeth in anger as he looked at the Tier 3 players. "We don't have any other choice! Use all the Deification Crystals we have! Everyone else, do your best to escape!"

Even now, Starlink remained considerably fearful of Shi Feng's existence as a Tier 3 player. Hence, the Guild had specifically assigned 10 Deification Crystals to each of the Hellfire Legion's 100-man teams. That way, a team could instantly produce 10 Tier 3 players, enough to take down even an expert like Shi Feng easily.

Now, however, their Deification Crystals would only serve to buy time for the others to escape.

After saying so, Bright Dawn and nine other peak experts of the team took out a Deification Crystal from their bags and activated it, instantly raising themselves to Tier 3. Immediately afterward, all 10 of them charged at Cola's group. They were prepared to pin down Cola and the others to the best of their abilities and allow the rest of their teammates to retreat safely from the area.

"To think that Starlink made such preparations as well… Although Zero Wing is powerful, Starlink is no pushover, either. It seems Zero Wing won't be able to just swat the Hellfire Legion," Dark Dawn said, his understanding of superpowers getting refreshed upon seeing Bright Dawn's team use 10 Deification Crystals.

After Dark Dragon became a top adventurer team in the Demonic Hell World, Dark Dawn had believed that Dark Dragon was superior to the main continent's various superpowers in terms of peak combatants.

Looking at this scene now, however, that was not the case at all. Even if Dark Dragon's members had the Demonic Hell World's special Legacy, the main continent's superpowers possessed powerful treasures like the Deification Crystal, which could forcibly promote a Tier 2 player into a Tier 3 player for a short period.

"Come!"

Cola revealed an excited expression when he saw Bright Dawn and the others becoming Tier 3 players. He then raised his shield and charged forward all by himself, the confidence he exuded making it seem as if the 10 Tier 3 peak experts before him were no different from Common monsters.

"Coming at us alone?" Bright Dawn sneered at Cola's recklessness. "If you want to die so badly, we'll grant your wish! Everyone, get rid of him first!"

Although they were at a numerical disadvantage in terms of Tier 3 experts, every one of them was a true peak expert. This was also the reason why Bright Dawn dared harbor the thought of distracting Cola and the others. Now, Cola was actually charging at their group all alone. Even if Cola was an MT, this was simply suicidal.

After saying so, Bright Dawn swung the Whitebone Greatsword he wielded, the violent aura of death the greatsword released transforming into three ghosts that flew at Cola. Not only did every one of these ghosts carry 120% of Bright Dawn's Strength, but these ghosts were also akin to doppelgangers; Bright Dawn could control them for 10 seconds.

Tier 3 Undead Knight Skill, Undying Rage!

Aside from Bright Dawn, the two Tier 3 Elementalists positioned behind him also finished casting their Spells. Immediately, pillars of fire descended from the sky, and earth spikes shot up from the ground; these attacks perfectly coordinated with the three ghosts Bright Dawn summoned, thoroughly sealing off Cola's paths of escape.

This scene dumbfounded both Dark Dragon's members and Silent Wonder's group. The power, rapid execution, and coordination the Hellfire Legion's Tier 3 players displayed were simply inhuman.

Just when the fire pillars and earthen spikes were about to devour Cola, however, Cola released an angry bellow and executed a powerful stomp on the ground. The resulting shockwave shattered some of the approaching earth spikes.

At the same time, he raised the Titan Guard and summoned eight translucent energy shields around himself.

Tier 3 Skill, Heavenly Defense!

In the next moment, the eight energy shields stopped the fire pillars and remaining earth spikes, preventing the attacks from damaging Cola. As for Bright Dawn's three ghosts, despite their frenzied assault, they failed to break through the eight energy shields' defensive net.

"Impossible!"

Bright Dawn gaped at Cola in confusion. He knew about the Heavenly Defense Skill, one of the standard Skills of a Tier 3 Guardian Knight. Many Tier 3 NPC Guardian Knights possessed it. It was not an Invulnerability Skill; the energy shields created carried only 100% of the user's Strength and Defense. In other words, Heavenly Defense was a Skill that provided the user with a more thorough defense. It did not offer any damage reduction effects whatsoever.

Now, however, even after receiving multiple Tier 3 attacks, Cola had actually come out unscathed.

If Shi Feng were present, he would not have found this situation surprising at all. Setting aside the fact that Cola wielded a Fragmented Legendary Shield, his Tier 3 Mana Body alone already allowed him to trample pseudo-Tier 3 players like Bright Dawn.

The Deification Crystal did temporarily promote a player to Tier 3; however, the improvements provided applied only to Skills, Basic Attributes, and physique. The Deification Crystal did not grant players a Tier 3 Mana Body. Meanwhile, without a Tier 3 Mana Body, players couldn't fully exhibit the power of Tier 3 Skills and Spells.

In contrast, Tier 3 Skills and Spells empowered by a Tier 3 Mana Body would manifest drastically stronger effects.

Before Bright Dawn and the other Hellfire Legion peak experts could react to the situation, Cola had already arrived before Bright Dawn and executed Shield Bash.

Sensing the incoming attack, Bright Dawn instinctively raised his Whitebone Sword to block the attack.

Boom!

Upon collision, Bright Dawn felt as if a truck had just rammed him. His entire person went flying backward, his HP falling by over 40,000. The two sides were on entirely different Strength levels.

At this time, Zero Wing's other Tier 3 players had also made a move. Similar to Bright Dawn, the Hellfire Legion's other Tier 3 players were overwhelmed in both raw power and agility. Unable to put up any resistance whatsoever against Zero Wing's members, they rapidly lost HP.

As for the Hellfire Legion's fleeing Tier 2 players, they were like fragile glass before Yan Tianxing, Yi Luofei, and Zhao Yueru. Every attack the trio from Zero Wing executed would reap at least one life. Rather than fighting experts, the trio felt as if they were slaughtering chicken. The difference in strength drove the Hellfire Legion members to despair.

In less than 30 seconds, Zero Wing's members had not only disfigured the surrounding terrain completely but also reduced all 100 Hellfire Legion members into corpses that gradually transformed into particles of light.

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Chapter 2383 – Shocking the Continent

Upon seeing the Hellfire Legion members' dissipating corpses, the spectating members of the Dark Dragon adventurer team fell into a daze.

So, these are Tier 3 players? Dark Dawn's heart quaked after seeing Cola and the other Tier 3 experts' performance.

It was no exaggeration to say that fights between Tier 2 players and Tier 3 players were on entirely different levels.

Although Dark Dawn had understood that Tier 2 players couldn't win against Tier 3 players, he had never dreamed that the gap was this massive. Although every member of the Hellfire Legion possessed the Demonic Hell World's special Legacy, none of the Hellfire Legion's Tier 2 players had lasted more than one hit against Zero Wing's Tier 3 players.

The strength of Tier 3 classes completely exceeded Dark Dawn's expectations.

From the fight between the Hellfire Legion and Zero Wing, Dark Dawn could tell that Tier 3 players were superior not just in terms of Basic Attributes but also in reaction speed. A Tier 2 peak expert himself, Dark Dawn could tell that his reaction speed was slower than Cola's and the others' by a heartbeat.

Although the difference wasn't massive by any means, it was still enough to determine whether one could block an attack or not. This difference was why the Hellfire Legion's Tier 2 players failed to block the attacks launched by Zero Wing's Tier 3 players, and ended up getting killed instantly.

After watching the performance of Zero Wing's 24 Tier 3 players, Dark Dawn concluded that even an army of 10,000 Tier 2 experts would suffer annihilation if they tried fighting against these 24 Tier 3 players.

At this moment, the other members of Dark Dragon shared similar thoughts. The frightening power and reaction speed Zero Wing's members displayed simply weren't something that could be overcome with numbers.

While Dark Dragon's members were quietly discussing among themselves, Cola and the others suddenly looked in their direction. This situation frightened Dark Dragon's members, and they very nearly turned around to flee.

"Commander, they're not mistaking us for Starlink's members, right?" the Dark Cleric standing beside Dark Dawn asked worriedly.

Having witnessed the combat power Cola and the others displayed, the Dark Cleric was sure that if Zero Wing's Tier 3 experts took action, then Dark Dragon's 100-man team would definitely share the Hellfire Legion's fate. In fact, the Dark Dragon team might die even more quickly than the Hellfire Legion.

Now that they had already reached Level 100, getting killed even once would pose a significant setback. After all, the amount of EXP required to go from Level 99 to Level 100 was massive. Moreover, the difference in strength between Level 99 and Level 100 players meant they would also miss out on many exploration opportunities.

"I don't know. We should head over and greet them first," Dark Dawn replied, shaking his head. He then steeled himself to step forward and take the initiative to greet Zero Wing's members.

However, by the time Dark Dawn stood up from his hiding place, Cola's group had already collected the items the Hellfire Legion dropped. They then brought the other Zero Wing members onto the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship and disappeared from the stone forest.

Dark Dragon's members breathed out a deep sigh of relief.

"They're actually ignoring us?" Dark Dawn could not help a bitter smile when he saw Cola and the others leaving.

The Dark Dragon adventurer team was an existence that even the expert teams of superpowers feared. However, in the eyes of Cola and the others, Dark Dragon's members were akin to Common monsters.

However, Dark Dawn also understood the perspective of Zero Wing's Tier 3 players. Cola and the others possessed the qualifications to look down on the Dark Dragon adventurer team.

At this moment, Dark Dawn regretted his previous hesitation. Had his team moved to help Zero Wing earlier, they might've been able to form a close relationship with Zero Wing's Tier 3 players.

"Commander, they're gone. Should we head back to the canyon?" the Dark Cleric standing beside Dark Dawn asked. "No, we're returning to White River City," Dark Dawn said, shaking his head.

"We're returning? But we still have plenty of time before we run out of gas," the Dark Cleric argued. "Returning now will be a huge waste."

Level 100 neutral maps were quite distant from NPC cities. Even with the help of a Mount, players still took a very long time to reach a Level 100 neutral map. Hence, every team that visited the Cold Spring Forest would endure to their very limits before choosing to return. Their team had spent just half of their expected time in the Cold Spring Forest, yet Dark Dawn was already calling for them to return.

"We're returning. The sooner, the better. It'll be best if we can join the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance before news regarding this matter gets exposed," Dark Dawn said seriously.

Previously, Dark Dawn had still been hesitating over whether he should get Dark Dragon involved in the struggle between Zero Wing and Starlink. After all, the potential risks of siding with Zero Wing were greater than the potential gains. Now, however, he no longer cared about that.

Twenty-four Tier 3 players!

With this many Tier 3 players, Zero Wing could rule over the Cold Spring Forest with an iron fist. The various superpowers would be crazy to pick a fight with Zero Wing here. Not to mention, Zero Wing also had Stone Forest City as its base.

Once news of Zero Wing's Tier 3 players got out, adventurer teams and experts would definitely flock to the Star- Moon Adventurer Alliance. Hence, Dark Dragon had to join the alliance before that happened and quickly accumulate CPs to raise its position in the alliance. After all, once the demand for the alliance's CPs increased, acquiring CPs would become more difficult.

The Dark Cleric immediately understood what his commander meant. Following which, Dark Dragon's members hurried back to White River City.

Meanwhile, shortly after the Dark Dragon adventurer team left the Cold Spring Forest, the shocking news that a 100- man team from Starlink's Hellfire Legion got annihilated reached the ears of the various superpowers.

"A 100-man team from the Hellfire Legion got annihilated? Twenty-four Tier 3 players? How is this possible?!" Burning Owl, who was currently raiding a Field Boss, was astonished as he read the report his subordinate just sent him.

Starlink's Hellfire Legion had shocked the various superpowers with its might. Even Burning Owl was not confident that his Heaven Piercer team could survive an encounter with the Hellfire Legion. After all, the Demonic Hell World's special Legacy was no laughing matter.

Now, however, a 100-man team from the Hellfire Legion actually got annihilated?

Moreover, Zero Wing now had an additional 24 Tier 3 players?

Burning Owl could understand how a monster like Shi Feng had come into existence. After all, as the Guild Leader of Zero Wing, Shi Feng could utilize all of his Guild's resources to go on dangerous and rewarding adventures. Hence, his reaching Level 100 and completing his Tier 3 Promotion Quest so quickly was still within the realm of probability.

However, Burning Owl simply couldn't bring himself to believe that aside from Shi Feng, Zero Wing also had 24 more Tier 3 players. After all, even Long Xianglong had just started challenging his Tier 3 Promotion Quest. Burning Owl himself felt unready to take on the challenge.

Shortly after the various superpowers received this information, news of Zero Wing's 24 additional Tier 3 players spread quickly to the ears of the various major powers as well.

"Over 20 Tier 3 players? How did Zero Wing accomplish such a feat?"

"Amazing! Too amazing! Zero Wing is actually patrolling the Cold Spring Forest using its flying ship, combined with those 24 Tier 3 players! Nobody will dare target Zero Wing in the Cold Spring Forest now!"

Aside from the various major powers' members, quite a few independent experts also heard about Zero Wing's recent achievements and were stupefied by this situation. As for the top adventurer teams that were originally planning to attack Zero Wing's members, they gave up on the idea—especially after seeing the mobility of the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship.

After this incident, the number of players seeking to join Zero Wing and the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance skyrocketed.

"Guild Leader! The commanders of many top and well-known adventurer teams have just contacted us. They're hoping that we can increase the variety of rare resources we're accepting so that they can earn more points and get promoted to the Silver rank a little sooner. Some superpowers also want to form a partnership with us in exchange for letting their members enter Stone Forest City," Liang Jing announced excitedly after contacting Shi Feng.

"It seems the actions of Cola's group yielded quite a result," Shi Feng said, chuckling. "How are things coming along with Stone Forest City's private houses?"

Shi Feng had to admit that the deterrent effect of having over 20 Tier 3 players was much greater than just having one Tier 3 player. Now, even the various superpowers that had adopted a wait-and-see approach could no longer sit still.

"It's done. I've already refunded everyone who asked for one. Currently, we have over 12,000 empty private houses available in Stone Forest City," Liang Jing reported.

"Good. Make an announcement stating that Stone Forest City will not be opened fully to the public. Candlelight will also be holding an auction for the leasing of Stone Forest City's private houses, and anyone who rents a private house in the city will be able to live in it immediately," Shi Feng said, smiling.

Shi Feng had set aside the matter of leasing Stone Forest City's private houses, as the time hadn't been right. However, now that Cola and the others had completed their Tier 3 Promotion Quest and Zero Wing already had its own Knight Division, including Stone Forest City's current popularity, it was the perfect time to lease Stone Forest City's private houses.

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Chapter 2384 – Accumulating Advantages

After receiving Shi Feng's instructions, Liang Jing posted an announcement on the forums, stating that Zero Wing would be leasing Stone Forest City's private houses.

The moment she published the post on Star-Moon Kingdom's official forums, the kingdom erupted in an uproar.

Everyone had already learned a little about Stone Forest City through the information Zero Wing's members had leaked. They all came to the conclusion that the city was a haven for leveling resources. Unfortunately, players had been forced to gaze at the city from afar, since it had only been open to Zero Wing's members and the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance's Silver members. However, now that Zero Wing had announced a way for non-members to gain access to the city, how could anyone ignore it??

When they saw the private houses' leasing conditions, however, both the various major powers and the kingdom's independent players gasped.

Stone Forest City's private houses were available for rent, but the Zero Wing was only leasing the houses on a weekly basis, not monthly, and the starting bid for the weekly rent was 30,000 Credits. The price could easily rival the private houses' monthly rent in the Bottomless Abyss.

"Zero Wing is too vicious. Although it's somewhat opening Stone Forest City to the public, only players who rent its private houses will be allowed in the city[l]."

"But this is an opportunity for independent players like us. If we can win a private house in the upcoming auction, we'll have a much easier time leveling up and completing our Tier 3 Promotion Quests."

"Isn't the rent a little too expensive, though? Zero Wing's charging 30,000 Credits per week. How can ordinary players possibly afford that rent?"

Everyone immersed themselves in heated discussions over Zero Wing's latest announcement, and many players considered the private houses starting bid too demanding. None of the independent players that were interested in Stone Forest City's private houses could bring themselves to accept this price.

In contrast, a large number of adventurer teams and Guilds began to apply to join the Candlelight Trading Firm's leasing auction as the news spread. Candlelight's Shops in White River City grew overcrowded as these adventurer teams and Guilds' representatives arrived.

"Are these people mad? We're talking about 30,000 Credits per week. How much of an advantage could they possibly gain in seven days?" A Level 40 female player new to God's Domain was confused when she saw the frenzied crowd in the Shop. She wondered if all of God's Domain's players had gone crazy.

You've only recently joined the game, so you might not realize how valuable Stone Forest City's private houses are. A player's leveling speed in a Level 100 neutral map is at least three times that of grinding in a Level 90-plus map. Moreover, Level 100 equipment and resources drop in Level 100 neutral maps. The various superpowers' teams invest dozens of hours each day traveling to and from these maps just to grind, but if they had a private house in the area, they could teleport directly to the map," a Level 94 Cursemancer informed the female player. Enviously, he continued, "Moreover, I've heard that you can accumulate the Double EXP buff and slightly accelerate your recovery speed while resting inside Stone Forest City's private houses. All of these benefits can boost your leveling speed."

If he had had enough money, he would've applied to join the auction as well. He wouldn't have wasted his time slowly earning CPs in the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance, trying to become a Silver member.

Meanwhile, inside one of White River City's restaurants…

"Elder, Zero Wing has over 20 Tier 3 players now. Even Starlink will be helpless against the Guild in the Cold Spring Forest now," a handsome man in pitch-black armor reported to Evil Qilin. Anxiously, he asked, "What should we do about the Vice Guild Leader's command?"

Zero Wing's foundations had surprised them. With Tier 3 players' survivability in Level 100 neutral maps, not even 10 Hellfire Legions could affect Zero Wing's development, much less the current 1,000-man Hellfire Legion.

"We've underestimated the Guild. Zero Wing is certainly impressive to nurture so many Tier 3 players so soon. For now, we should settle for renting private houses in Stone Forest City," Evil Qilin said, frowning as he read the latest report.

Demon Palace only had around two dozen members that were preparing for their Tier 3 Promotion Quest, yet Zero Wing already had that many Tier 3 players…

"Even if we win some, I'm afraid that it won't be enough…" the handsome youth worried.

Demon Palace ruled over the Demonic Hell World and had a massive number of experts under its command. Even if they rented all of Stone Forest City's private houses, they wouldn't satisfy the Guild's demand.

"We're not in a hurry. Very few Guild members are capable of challenging their Tier 3 Promotion Quests right now. A few hundred private houses should be enough," Evil Qilin said, chuckling. "However, this decision will haunt Zero Wing. Since the Guild has opted out of opening Stone Forest City to the public, it won't last long once the various superpowers' members complete their Tier 3 Promotion Quests. I can't wait to see whether or not Zero Wing can hold onto Stone Forest City!"

Evil Qilin only expected Zero Wing to rule over the Cold Spring Forest for a short time. How many experts could the Guild possibly have that could reach Tier 3 so soon compared to the various superpowers? It would only be a matter of time before Zero Wing was left behind.

While the various powers discussed Zero Wing, Shi Feng teleported to one of the Ten Saints Empire's border towns with Cola and his team. They then boarded the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship and flew to the Demonic Wolf Mountains, another Level 100 neutral map.

The Demonwolf Mountain Range was a forbidden land south of the Ten Saints Empire, and there were rumors that a Ferocious Beast, the Dark Battle Wolf, lived there. Even the Ten Saints Empire, one of God's Domain's Four Great Empires, was afraid of provoking the beast. The Dark Battle Wolf had the strength to rival a Tier 5 Dragon King, a being that could even contend with Tier 6 Gods.

Moreover, a destructive aura enveloped the entire mountain range. Tier 2 players wouldn't survive more than three hours in the area. It was also home to the Dark Wolf race, which had inherited the Dark Battle Wolfs Bloodline. They were no weaker than Bloodline Creatures of the same level and tier. During Shi Feng's previous life, not even the various superpowers had dared to venture into the Demonwolf Mountain Range casually.

"Why are we here, Guild Leader? This environment even feels ominous for Tier 3 players. We're not here to grind, are we?" Cola asked nervously as he watched the numerous wolf packs roam the forest below the flying ship.

Since reaching Tier 3, Cola had felt as if he had the strength to toy with Level 100 Great Lords, but when he saw the Three-eyed Demonwolves below, he sensed the threat of death. The Great Lord ranked Three-eyed Demonwolves felt particularly dangerous.

Yan Tianxing and the others felt the same and were just as uncomfortable.

"We're not here to level. These monsters are cheapskates. They give very little EXP and loot. Moreover, those wolves generally move in packs of 500 or more. Even a 100-man, Tier 3 expert team would be dog food here, not to mention our team," Shi Feng said, shaking his head.

"Then, why are we here?" Yan Tianxing repeated the question.

Now that Zero Wing had so many Tier 3 experts, they could raid Level 100 Team Dungeons, yet Shi Feng had brought them to this godforsaken place.

"We're going to open a portal to the western continent!" Shi Feng answered, chuckling.

If the various superpowers had so many Tier 3 experts under their command right now, they'd definitely start raiding Level 100 Team dungeons or powerful Field Bosses. It was the easiest way to gain more Level 100 weapons and equipment, which would enable more of the Guild's members to challenge their Tier 3 Promotion Quests, after all.

However, Shi Feng thought that method was too slow for Zero Wing. His Guild didn't have as many experts as the various superpowers, and if he wanted Zero Wing to grow quickly, he had to expend an abundance of resources. The fastest way to acquire these resources was through trade between the two continents.

Shi Feng hadn't had the ability to travel to the western continent before, but now that Cola and his team had reached Tier 3, Zero Wing had a chance of opening the portal to the other continent. Naturally, Shi Feng would take advantage of this opportunity.

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Chapter 2385 – Western Continent

"A portal to the western continent?"

Yan Tianxing and the others turned to their Guild Leader in astonishment.

God's Domain's various powers were no longer ignorant of the western continent, and a few superpowers had already gained the ability to travel between the two main continents. The resources these superpowers had returned with had made the various powers jealous.

God's Domain's continents had very different cultures. Not only did their developmental directions differ, but each continent had largely different resources. Thus, each continent's players could greatly benefit from the other's resources.

Based on what Yan Tianxing and his comrades knew, players on the western continent had very different daily expenditures than those on the eastern continent.

The eastern continent's players mainly relied on Coins as a currency due to the continent's focus on combat techniques. Naturally, relying on combat techniques in battle placed a huge burden on weapons and equipment, and as a result, players spent a lot of their money on repair fees.

On the western continent, players relied on Magic Crystals more than Coins. The western continent's players focused more on Basic Attributes and Mana use. Thus, they needed Magic Crystals to strengthen themselves and their weapons and equipment.

Of course, Magic Crystals were a rare and precious commodity on both continents, but due to the western continent's developmental direction, Magic Crystals were worth far more there. In contrast, the materials to produce weapons and equipment were much cheaper than on the eastern continent.

If Zero Wing were able to travel between the two continents, it would become a true superpower in no time.

"That's right. I discovered a hidden clue about a Magic Gate here, one that's been passed down since ancient times. As long as we activate the Magic Gate, we'll be able to travel between the continents," Shi Feng said, making up a random excuse to avoid suspicion.

The various superpowers were desperately searching for ways to travel between the continents, but very few had succeeded. It'd be strange if he discovered a portal by chance.

"Is the portal stable, Guild Leader?" Yi Luofei eagerly asked.

When they heard Yi Luofei's question, the rest of the team perked up in curiosity. None of them doubted Shi Feng's word. Players had discovered many of God's Domain's quests and portals through hidden clues. There was nothing strange about one of these clues leading to a portal connected to the two main continents.

Rather, everyone was more curious about whether or not the portal was safe.

If it were a single-use portal, it wouldn't be of much help to Zero Wing. At most, they could make a quick buck by reselling the western continent's resources once. However, if the portal were stable, they could continue to make money until travel between the continents became the norm. The difference between the two would be massive.

"Based on the clue I found, it should be," Shi Feng said. "Unfortunately, we'll only know how large the portal is once we activate it."

The portal they were looking for was stable, or he wouldn't have bothered to travel all the way out here, but since he had never seen or used the portal personally, he didn't know its exact details.

On the eastern continent, the Ten Saints Empire had the most portals that led to the western continent. Based on what Shi Feng knew, there were nearly 10 stable portals in the empire, and among them, the largest and most stable was under multiple superpowers' control. That was also the portal most players relied on to travel between the continents.

After considering Zero Wing's situation, Shi Feng had decided that the Demonwolf Mountain Range's portal was the best suited for his Guild.

This portal was incredibly stable. During Shi Feng's previous life, a dark power had secretly controlled it. The public had only learned about its existence after travel between the continents had become more commonplace, and the various superpowers had grown to envy the dark power that had controlled this portal.

Shi Feng's answer excited his team. The Guild really wouldn't have to worry about its development if they could secure this portal.

While Shi Feng and his players conversed, the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship reached a frozen lake within the Demonwolf Mountain Range's inner region.

A layer of snow covered the frozen lake, which was so large it could easily contain several cities. If the system map hadn't labeled this area as a lake, players would've likely mistaken it for a snowy plain.

However, before the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship began to descend, the team was overwhelmed by an eerie feeling.

They looked down at the lake, noticing a large number of frozen humans and beasts. The human sculptures all wore the same armor and clothing, and the weakest among them was Tier 3. If the Ten Saints Empire's players saw these human's armor, they would've been shocked.

The armor and clothing those statues wore were that of the Sacred Brilliance Division, one of the Ten Saints Empire's Seven Mythic Knight Divisions. The Seven Mythic Knight Divisions had been the Ten Saints Empire's prided source of apex combat power since ancient times. It was rumored that just one of these Knight Divisions could destroy an entire kingdom.

However, these several thousand Knights stood, frozen, on the lake below. Based on their positions and expressions, it was obvious that these Knights had been frozen before they had even begun to prepare for battle…

Those were several thousand Tier 3 NPCs they were talking about!

Just thinking about the implications of this made Yan Tianxing and his companions shudder.

God's Domain operated on a system of cause and effect. A group of Tier 3 NPCs wouldn't freeze to death for no reason. Something must have attacked these Sacred Brilliance Division Knights.

The scene even dumbfounded Shi Feng. According to his information, there shouldn't be any NPCs here, let alone one of the Seven Mythic Knight Divisions. All he should've needed to do was repair the Magic Gate and protect it from the monsters in the lake.

"Look at that statue, Guild Leader! It seems to be radiating a faint glow!" Blackie said as he pointed at an ice sculpture beneath the flying ship.

Unlike the other frozen Knights, the sculpture Blackie pointed to glowed with a faint, golden light. It was also dressed more luxurious than the rest and gave off a trace of Divine Might. The Divine Might didn't originate from an item, but from the NPC himself.

A Hero!?

Shi Feng was surprised to see the frozen NPC in question.

Heroes were apex beings among the human race, and although everyone knew they existed, meeting a living hero was an extraordinarily rare encounter. Most Heroes had died ages ago and only retained a fraction of their original strength.

And yet, Shi Feng could tell that the frozen Hero below him was still alive.

"Guild Leader, should we check them out?" Blackie asked.

"Let's go take a look," Shi Feng agreed after considering the situation.

They didn't really have a choice. The Magic Gate they were after was sealed under the Hero's feet. They couldn't avoid approaching the NPC unless they gave up on the Magic Gate.

Shortly after the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship landed on the lake, a deep, powerful voice addressed the team. "Adventurers, might I trouble you to remove this seal?"

Shi Feng, the team leader, then received a system notification.

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Chapter 2386 – Another Inferior Legendary Quest

System: Inferior Legendary Quest, "Last Knight" triggered. You have three minutes to accept the quest or not. You will not be penalized for refusing the quest.

System: If you choose to accept the quest and complete it, you will gain Holy Knight Alba Gray's favor. Alba Gray's Favorability of you beyond the corresponding reward will depend on the quest's completion rate.

System: If you fail to complete the quest, all Basic Attributes will be permanently decreased by 100 points. You will lose five levels, and your Reputation in the Ten Saints Empire will be reduced by 500 points.

The system notifications repeated three times.

He's Alba Gray?! Shi Feng stared at the frozen, middle-aged man before him in astonishment.

The penalties for failing the quest didn't particularly surprise him. In fact, for an Inferior Legendary Quest, the penalties were a bit light. Even Epic Quests had more severe consequences for failure.

What truly surprised Shi Feng was the Hero's name.

Alba Gray!

Every player in Shi Feng's previous life had known this name. Alba Gray had been one of the eight Famed Smiths in the past. Before him, even a talented Grandmaster Forger amounted to nothing.

The various superpowers had gone crazy over Alba Gray in the past because only the Famed Smiths could forge Legendary items. The easiest method of obtaining a suitable Legendary item was to seek the help of a Famed Smith. Relying on players to craft such an item was barely a dream.

Hence, the various superpowers had done everything they could to gain any of the known Famed Smiths' Favorability.

Even Tier 6 God-ranked players would go crazy for a custom-made Legendary Item. They'd even destroy an entire kingdom to get their hands on one.

Unfortunately, gaining a Famed Smith's Favorability was easier said than done. Players would be lucky enough to meet a Famed Smith, much less earn their Favorability. Famed Smith's enjoyed even higher status than Kings, and even the War God's Temple, one of God's Domain's few apex powers, treated such NPCs with great respect.

It was easy to imagine how difficult it would be to earn such an influential individual's Favorability.

Shi Feng had never thought that not only would he meet the legendary Alba Gray here, but he'd even get a chance to earn the NPC's Favorability by simply accepting the quest. If the various superpowers of his past life found out about this, they'd kill him out of jealousy.

Without any hesitation, Shi Feng accepted the Inferior Legendary Quest. He then received another notification stating that his Favorability with Alba Gray had increased by 10 Points. The rest of the team was also notified of the quest.

"Are we really going to challenge this Inferior Legendary Quest?" Blackie asked, worriedly glancing at the Last Knight quest's rank.

Major powers' upper echelons, like himself, were very familiar with quests' difficulties. He was beyond feeling fortunate just because he accepted a high-rank quest.

Great rewards came with great risks in God's Domain. Many major powers had suffered grievously for accepting high- ranked quests that they couldn't complete. Some Guilds had even destroyed themselves due to uncompleted quests.

Meanwhile, not only was the Last Knight an Inferior Legendary Quest, but it was also in such a dangerous location. Even with Zero Wing's 25 Tier 3 players, Blackie wasn't confident in completing the quest.

The rest of the team was just as concerned. The weakest monster they had seen in the Demonwolf Mountain Range had been a Level 100 Lord, and throughout their journey, they had spotted Level 110-plus Great Lords and Grand Lords. Aside from Shi Feng, they were all new to Tier 3. Furthermore, they had yet to upgrade their weapons and equipment. Just standing in the Demonwolf Mountain Range was incredibly risky for them, let alone trying to complete an Inferior Legendary Quest.

"The quest rewards are incredible. Not accepting it would be a waste," Shi Feng said, chuckling. He didn't bother to explain his decision, however. "We've already reached Tier 3. Even if we fail and lose five levels, we can earn them back quickly. Enough worrying. Let's get going."

The 10 Favorability Points they had just gained were far more valuable than the Basic Attributes and levels they risked losing. Countless superpowers would willingly make such a trade. There were many methods to increasing Basic Attributes, and gaining levels was even easier. Furthermore, if they completed this quest, they'd gain even more Favorability with Alba Gray.

Regardless of the outcome, accepting this quest would only benefit players. Only a fool would reject it.

Shi Feng then approached Alba Gray, and after a moment of thought, the rest of the team saw their Guild Leader's reasoning. Now that they had reached Tier 3, their leveling speed was far faster than Tier 2 players'. Even if they lost five levels, they could recover and maintain their advantage over others relatively easily.

"Lord Hero, may I know what we need to do to remove your seal?" Shi Feng asked Alba Gray.

Unfortunately, my Knight Division came across the Jealous Witch at a bad time, and she cursed us, adventurers. Since my comrades lacked the protection and blessings of the Gods, they died when they were frozen. Although I am protected by the Gods, I cannot fully stop the curse from eroding my body. I ask that you collect some of the Mana the Jealous Witch left behind in this land. I will also need you to stop the Ice Elf, Ulunium, whom the Jealous Witch left to oversee my demise. That will buy me enough time to break free from the curse," Alba Gray mentally relayed.

System: Inferior Legendary Quest, "Last Knight."

Quest content: Collect 1,000 strands of Mana the Jealous Witch left behind in this land to remove Alba Gray's curse. Before removing Alba Gray's curse, you must do all you can to stop the Ice Elf, Ulunium. You have 10 days to complete the quest. The less time you spend completing the quest, the higher the quest's completion rate will be.

Shi Feng's teammate gasped when they saw the quest's contents.

"Crap! This quest is fraudulent!" Blackie's face twitched as he read the quest details. "Collect 1,000 strands of Mana in 10 days? How are we supposed to do that?"

They were all familiar with the concept of collecting Mana for a quest. Normally, players could complete the task by killing Great Lord rank or higher monsters in a specified location. Although killing Level 100 Great Lords might be easy with their strength, collecting 1,000 Mana strands within 10 days was a joke.

Level 100 Great Lords had incredibly high HP. Even their team would need at least 15 minutes to kill one. Although God's Domain's days consisted of 48 hours, they'd have to grind non-stop for five days to complete this quest. To make matters worse, Great Lords only had a chance of dropping the required Mana.

To put it simply, this quest was the system's way of toying with them.

It's no wonder why only a few superpowers had earned enough of the Famed Smiths' Favorability to commission an item. Shi Feng couldn't help his bitter smile after listening to Alba Gray's request.

Not even a 100-man, Tier 3 team could complete this quest, especially since players had just recently reached Level 100.

"Guild Leader, we should call in all of the Guild's experts," Yan Tianxing suggested.

"That's not a viable option, I'm afraid," Shi Feng said, shaking his head.

More help would increase their chances of success, but the Ten Saints Empire was quite far from Star-Moon Kingdom. The teleportation fees alone would be a huge burden on the Guild, and players would need a long time to travel from the Ten Saints Empire to the Demonwolf Mountain Range. Most importantly, ordinary Tier 2 experts would have no hope of surviving in this forbidden land.

"But at this rate, we won't be able to complete the quest," Yan Tianxing insisted. He had considered the same issues with his suggestion, but their team of 25 simply couldn't slay enough Great Lords within the time limit.

"We're not completely out of options," Shi Feng said after giving the matter some thought. "Blackie, contact Melancholic and tell her to gather all of the Secret-Silver Guards I asked her to find in White River City's Candlelight Trading Firm. I'll head over right away. While I'm gone, I want the rest of you to collect as many Mana strands as possible."

He had already instructed Melancholic Smile to locate high Growth Potential Secret-Silver Guards for him. He had even shared all of the clues he knew of with her. He had intended to use Soul Strengthening to upgrade these Secret- Silver Guards to Fine-Gold rank and use them to boost Zero Wing's combat power. While Secret-Silver Guards could fend off peak experts, they'd be no match for apex experts.

The same couldn't be said of Fine-Gold Guards, however, especially a full team of them. If they worked together, Fine- Gold Guards could slay Domain Realm experts as easily as playing with children.

"Secret-Silver Guards?" Shi Feng's order confused Blackie. He didn't understand why Shi Feng would want a bunch of Secret-Silver Guards, but he did as he was told.

Shi Feng then boarded the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship and left the Demonwolf Mountain Range, which prevented any form of teleportation, in a hurry. Once he was free of the forbidden land, he used a Return Scroll and teleported to White River City's Candlelight Trading Firm.

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Chapter 2387 – Strengthening the Ancient God's Literature

Fragment White River City, Candlelight Trading Firm:

Compared to the surrounding player-owned Shops and NPC Shops, the Candlelight Trading Firm's 21-story Shop loomed a giant overseeing the city's business district. Almost every new visitor to White River City gasped when they saw it. The players that focused on their subclasses gave the magnificent building particularly longing looks.

These players' reactions weren't simply because White River City's Candlelight Trading Firm was a 4-star Shop, but also due to Zero Wing's latest announcement. All Zero Wing and Candlelight Trading Firm members could purchase a private house in Stone Forest City with their GCPs.

Even the various superpowers hungered after Stone Forest City's private houses, and because of this announcement, the various major powers' players envied Zero Wing and Candlelight's members.

Even a fool would recognize the immeasurable future ahead for Stone Forest City. Although a Level 100 neutral map was very dangerous, there was no doubt that it was an excellent leveling spot for current players. Furthermore, nowhere within God's Domain's many kingdoms and empires could match the city's scenery.

With one of the city's private houses, one would have bragging rights for life.

Unfortunately, securing a permanent private house in Stone Forest City was easier said than done.

Zero Wing had no intentions of selling its private houses to outsiders, only lease them. Once the lease ended, players would have to bid for the house in another auction.

And yet, as a member of Zero Wing or Candlelight, one could own their own house in the city. Why wouldn't outsiders be jealous?

As Shi Feng made his way toward the Candlelight Trading Firm, his Guild Emblem, that of Zero Wing's core members, attracted many envious looks, even though he hid his appearance and identity with a Black Cloak.

"He's actually a Zero Wing core member? It'd be great if I could get to know him," a Level 96 female Elementalist said, her eyes glowing brightly as she watched Shi Feng pass by.

Nowadays, Zero Wing shone like the midday sun in Star-Moon Kingdom and its several neighboring kingdoms. Even other kingdoms' major powers had to show respect for the Guild. In addition, countless adventurer teams sought to befriend Zero Wing's core members in hopes of gaining some advantage in the Cold Spring Forest.

"Isn't he just a core member? What's so great about that?" a Level 97 male Shield Warrior said in jealousy. "If I were willing to deal with the restrictions, I could join Zero Wing and become a core member, too."

"Even for you, that'd be a challenge," the female Elementalist said, shaking her head at the disgruntled Shield Warrior. "I've heard that since Zero Wing has so many members now, they've raised the requirement for elite members to the middle stage of the Trial Tower's fifth floor. If you wanted to become a core member, you'd have to reach the sixth floor's middle stage at the very least."

At this stage of the game, players only needed to reach the late stage of the Trial Tower's fifth floor to be considered an expert. There was a huge difference between the fifth and sixth floors. Even in well-known adventurer teams, the experts that could reach the sixth floor's middle stage could be counted on one hand.

When he heard the requirement to become a Zero Wing core member, the Level 97 Shield Warrior fell silent. He belonged to a well-known adventurer team from the Black Dragon Empire, and very few of his teammates could reach that stage. He had only recently reached the fifth floor's late stage. He was nowhere strong enough to become a core member in Zero Wing.

We've already raised the core member requirements that high? Shi Feng was similarly surprised when he overheard the conversation.

To ensure that the Guild's core members had enough resources to develop, Zero Wing had limited the number of players that could become core members. The Guild only had limited resources, especially the rarer resources, after all. There simply weren't enough to supply an endless number of members. Of course, exceptions could be made for the players that met the Guild's high standards.

As far as Shi Feng could remember, the minimum requirement to become a core member had been fixed at the early stage of the Trial Tower's sixth floor, with the higher standard of reaching the sixth floor's late stage. If players reached the late stage, they wouldn't have to take part in the core members' monthly elimination competition.

But apparently, the minimum requirement had been raised to the sixth floor's middle stage. It was easy to imagine how many experts had recently joined his Guild. Shi Feng had to admit that using Stone Forest City to promote Zero Wing had been amazingly effective.

Moreover, as time passed, the core membership minimum requirements would become more demanding, and the Guild would acquire even more experts.

Although Shi Feng was pleased with his Guild's development, he felt a little pressured.

More experts meant greater demand for resources. If the Guild failed to meet these experts' needs, it would only be a matter of time before they left the Guild as other powers established towns and cities in Level 100 neutral maps.

Whether or not Zero Wing grew into a superpower would depend on the Guild's income of Coins and resources.

Considering this issue, Shi Feng hurried toward the Candlelight Trading Firm.

Melancholic Smile had already gathered the Secret-Silver Guards she had gone to great lengths to find in one of the top-floor Basic Meditation Rooms. As Shi Feng entered the room, she promptly handed him a detailed list of these Guards.

"Guild Leader, after scouring the various kingdoms and empires, I managed to find 16 Secret-Silver Guards with very high Growth Potential. I've secured other Secret-Silver Guards as well, but their Growth Potential isn't as high," Melancholic Smile awkwardly reported as she gestured to the row of Guards behind her.

Shi Feng had provided her with plenty of clues, and she had utilized the Secret Pavilion's connections to follow them. However, even after so many days of searching, she had only found 16 Secret-Silver Guards that fit Shi Feng's criteria.

"Sixteen?" Shi Feng was ecstatic with her results.

Finding Secret-Silver Guards wasn't easy. They all had a considerably high chance of reaching Tier 4, after all.

Even after ten years in God's Domain, not even first-rate Guilds had been able to afford to take a Tier 4 combatant lightly. Tier 5 and Tier 6 experts were far too rare. As for second- and third-rate Guilds, they had been wise to fear Tier 4 combatants.

Melancholic Smile simply didn't realize how amazing her accomplishment was.

Shi Feng instructed Melancholic Smile to continue her hunt for Secret-Silver Guards with high Growth Potential and materials for the Crimson Dragon Flying Ships. Meanwhile, he snuck the 16 Secret-Silver Guards to the Shop's second basement floor, where the Shop's private warehouse was located. Only the Shop's owner had access to this area.

At Epic rank, the Ancient God's Literature Fragment could only strengthen one Soul per day, but he only had 10 days to complete his Inferior Legendary Quest. At most, he had time to strengthen 9 Secret-Silver Guards. He'd never complete his quest with so few Fine-Gold Guards.

Hence, Shi Feng intended to use the Holy Grail to upgrade the Ancient God's Literature Fragment.

Since the Ancient God's Literature Fragment was bound to his soul, which prevented him from trading it or storing it in a warehouse, he had been afraid of upgrading it. It could also drop if he died. If he lost the Literature Fragment after upgrading it, he would mourn the loss.

However, now that he had risen to Tier 3, he was strong enough to protect himself. Now, the chances of someone killing him were extremely low.

The Ancient God's Literature Fragment's abilities were frightening, and if he could evolve it, it'd become an unimaginable benefit to Zero Wing.

After carefully retrieving the Holy Grail from its shelf, Shi Feng used it to scan the Ancient God's Literature Fragment.

A short moment later, a system notification informed Shi Feng of the Life Force required to evolve the Literature Fragment. He would have to permanently sacrifice 50,000 HP…

So much?! The number took Shi Feng by surprise.

For Tier 2 players, losing 50,000 HP was fatal, and the evolution wasn't even a guaranteed success. If the evolution failed, then he'd lose 50,000 HP for nothing, which was why Shi Feng didn't use the Holy Grail casually.

However, Shi Feng did not consider the issue for long. Compared to the benefits he could gain from upgrading the Ancient God's Literature Fragment, losing 50,000 HP was acceptable. After all, the Ancient God's Literature Fragment wasn't an ordinary Epic item, and he currently had nearly 1,000,000 HP. Fortunately, HP wasn't particularly important for a Swordsman, and Shi Feng knew of many ways in God's Domain to increase his HP permanently.

"Evolve!" Shi Feng growled, gritting his teeth.

As he did, the Holy Grail plundered 50,000 HP from Shi Feng and converted it into purple-blue smoke that enveloped the Ancient God's Literature Fragment.

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Chapter 2388 – Evolution Effects

Suspended in mid-air, the Ancient God's Literature Fragment radiated a golden light as it hungrily devoured the purple-blue smoke.

As the Literature Fragment absorbed more of the smoke, the engraved divine runes sharpened. The surrounding Mana began to flow toward the Literature Fragment, as well.

After 10 seconds of this, the divine runes on the Ancient God's Literature Fragment had completed, fully repaired, and it radiated far stronger Divine Might than before.

What a powerful aura! Shi Feng began to grow excited as he sensed the Literature Fragment's Divine Might.

The strength of the Divine Might meant the Literature Fragment had been upgraded, and the process was a success. Eagerly, Shi Feng clicked to inspect the Ancient God's Literature Fragment.

[Ancient God's Literature Fragment – Page V] (Epic Rank Item)

An ancient parchment that has undergone the baptism of time. The divine runes have been fully restored by the Holy Grail and contain unbelievable power.

Summon Heroic Spirit: Sacrifice a portion of the user's soul to summon 18 ancient Heroic Warriors to do battle. The summoned Heroic Warriors will be one tier higher than the user up to Tier 3.

Duration: 12 hours

Cooldown: 3 natural days

(A Weakened Soul cannot conduct the summoning.)

Skill 2-

Soul Absorption: Absorbs the souls of half-dead creatures for a high chance to generate a drop of Soul Essence. Cooldown: 3 hours

(Stronger targeted creatures increase the chances of generating Soul Essence.)

Skill 3-

Soul Strengthening: Consume Soul Essence to strengthen a creature's soul.

Cooldown: 3 hours

(Stronger targeted creatures require more Soul Essence for Soul Strengthening.)

Skill 4-

Divine Resonance: Automatically detects any Ancient God's Literature Fragments within a 1,000-yard radius.

This item is bound to the owner's soul and cannot be traded or stored in a warehouse. This Fragment also has a chance of dropping on death. (Drops on death if in a Weakened Soul state.)

Why is it still Epic rank? Shi Feng was confused when he saw the Ancient God's Literature Fragment's statistics.

In terms of abilities, the upgraded Ancient God's Literature Fragment was stronger than some of the Fragmented Legendary items Shi Feng had seen. In fact, if the various superpowers found out about the Literature Fragment's current abilities, they'd likely offer to trade several Fragmented Legendary items for it.

Yet, despite such abilities, the Ancient God's Literature Fragment was still an Epic item. It was unbelievable.

Sure enough, I'll need to collect more fragments if I want to upgrade its rank, Shi Feng concluded.

The Ancient God's Literature was a divine tome, which numerous Ancient Gods had written. It had the power to decimate the heavens and earth. Trying to upgrade a single fragment to Fragmented Legendary rank was simply unrealistic.

However, Shi Feng was satisfied with the results.

With the minor strengthening, the Literature Fragment's Summon Heroic Spirit Skill had massively improved. The Skill was enough to make him a one-man army. Furthermore, Soul Absorption and Soul Strengthing's Cooldowns had shortened significantly. Every one of the changes had exceeded Shi Feng's expectations.

Most importantly, his Ancient God's Literature Fragment now had the ability to locate other fragments within range. This effect would make it much easier to compile the fragments. If he could complete the tome, the Ancient God's Literature would benefit the Guild far more than four or five more Fragmented Legendary items.

Following which, Shi Feng stored the Holy Grail and turned to face the Secret-Silver Guards behind him.

These Secret-Silver Guards weren't like monsters like Anna and Kite. Each only needed three drops of Soul Essence for their first Soul Strengthening. Fortunately, Shi Feng had collected over 100 drops, so he could strengthen all 16 Secret- Silver Guards at least once. With 16 Fine-Gold Guards and Anna and Kite's strength, he could move through the Demonwolf Mountain Range unhindered.

Shi Feng wasted no time as he began to chant the Soul Strengthening's incantation and target the Elementalist before him.

A fivefold magic array, one far stronger than the one that had appeared when Shi Feng had strengthened Kite's soul, immediately appeared under the Elementalist's feet. The array even absorbed Mana from its surroundings and the void at least three times faster than it had with Kite.

Very quickly, a fist-sized ball of Liquid Mana appeared before the Elementalist. This ball of Mana melted into the Elementalist's forehead, and the Secret-Silver Guard released a bone-piercing howl.

Although the Elementalist was in pain, Shi Feng could clearly sense the Guard's aura rapidly growing stronger.

This excruciating process continued for five seconds. By the time the ball of Liquid Mana and the Elementalist had merged completely, the Elementalist felt like a completely different person.

To Shi Feng, the Level 103, Tier 3 Great Mage had only felt slightly threatening, but now, even he'd have to tread carefully in a fight with this NPC.

This NPC improved so drastically?! Shi Feng could not believe his eyes when he saw the Great Mage's statistics.

Previously, the Great Mage had only had 78 Growth Potential, which was considerably high for a Secret-Silver Guard. Secret-Silver Guard's Growth Potential only ranged between 71 and 80, and this Great Mage had only been three points away from Fine-Gold rank.

When Shi Feng used Soul Strengthening on Kite, the NPC's Growth Potential had only risen by two points. While Shi Feng had expected a greater increase for a Secret-Silver Guard, he had only expected a three- or four-point increase at best.

However, the Great Mage's Growth Potential had risen by five points, to 83. The Great Mage had crossed the Fine-Gold threshold and more.

Every additional point of Growth Potential was significant to Personal Guards. At 83, a Personal Guard could perfectly suppress an apex expert of the same level and tier.

Shi Feng couldn't help his growing excitement.

With the Ancient God's Literature Fragment's new strength, he could even elevate Secret-Silver Guards with 76 Growth Potential to Fine-Gold rank. Now, Zero Wing could amass a small army of Fine-Gold Guards.

Shi Feng immediately contacted Melancholic Smile and had her send him the Guild's Secret-Silver Guards with at least 76 Growth Potential to the Basic Meditation Room on the top floor.

"Guild Leader, those guards are currently protecting Silverwing Town. I'm afraid that I'll need some time to find temporary replacements and recall them all to White River City," Melancholic Smile said.

Of the Secret-Silver Guards she had found, she had ordered those that met Shi Feng's requirements to stand guard in White River City. She had sent the rest to defend Silverwing Town in the meantime. Secret-Silver Guards had incredible combat power, and once they reached Level 100, they could complete their promotion to Tier 3. They were an excellent deterrent in the chaotic Ore Empire.

"Don't worry about it. Just recall them all here," Shi Feng said. He did not mind waiting. The upgraded Soul Strengthening still had a 3-hour Cooldown, and it would take a full, natural day to strengthen the 16 Secret-Silver Guards before him.

"Alright, I'll start making the necessary arrangements," Melancholic Smile said, not giving the matter much thought. She then contacted the core members that owned the Secret-Silver Guards in question.

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Chapter 2389 – Fine-Gold Team

While Shi Feng waited quietly for Silverwing Town's Secret-Silver Guards to arrive in the top-floor Basic Meditation room, Liang Jing contacted him.

"Guild Leader, we've got trouble in the Dark Night Empire!" Liang Jing exclaimed.

"The Dark Night Empire? What's happened?" Shi Feng asked when he saw Liang Jing's anxious expression.

Although Zero Wing hadn't been developing in the Dark Night Empire for long, it had received help from Unyielding Soul. Because of that, both Zero Wing's strength and the Candlelight Trading Firm's business had been progressing relatively smoothly, and thanks to Stone Forest City, more of the empire's experts sought to join Zero Wing.

Moreover, Starlink hadn't been able to do anything drastic against Zero Wing for fear of unexpected attacks from Unyielding Soul and Crimson Emperor. Hence, Zero Wing's branch in the Dark Night Empire was booming.

"Starlink has established a city at the Gloomy Hills, a map near the Gloomy Ruin, a Level 100 neutral map. Moreover, Starlink has announced that it is opening the city to all of its adventurer alliances' members. Many of the empire's experts are siding with Starlink because of this, and some experts and adventurer teams that had been thinking of joining the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance have changed their minds," Liang Jing explained. "In addition, the Dark Night Empire's various major powers have started to side with Starlink. Even Crimson Emperor is considering a partnership.

"Starlink has also announced that it will lease its new city's private houses with a starting bid of only 10,000 Credits per week. Even many of Star-Moon Kingdom's major powers and adventurer teams have been discussing the idea of shifting their development to the Dark Night Empire."

The fact that Unyielding Soul and Crimson Emperor held Starlink back was a large part of the reason for Zero Wing's survival in the Dark Night Empire. In addition, the Dark Night Empire's various major powers had sided with Zero Wing to keep Starlink in check. Hence, the most Starlink had been able to do was pressure Zero Wing's territory in the empire.

However, if Crimson Emperor and the various major powers sided with Starlink, the Zero Wing's members in the empire would be in danger. Furthermore, now that Starlink had a city in the Gloomy Hills, Zero Wing's experts couldn't operate in the Level 90-plus resource map. Needless to say, this also made it impossible for the Guild members to reach the Gloomy Ruin.

And with Starlink's bounty still in effect, a large number of independent experts and adventurer teams would target Zero Wing's members.

If this persisted, it wouldn't be long before Zero Wing could no longer survive in the Dark Night Empire.

Zero Wing had already grown to a substantial size, and there were only so many high-level maps in each country. The high-level maps available around Star-Moon Kingdom weren't enough to fulfill Zero Wing's needs.

Although the Cold Spring Forest was rich in resources, very few Guild members were strong enough to grind in a Level 100 neutral map right now. At this stage of the game, a grinding team would need a peak expert to lead it if it wanted to survive in such an area. Unfortunately, unlike the various superpowers, Zero Wing only had a small number of peak experts. The majority of the Guild's players would still need some time to grind in Level 90-plus maps.

"Starlink wants to gather both manpower and resources?" Shi Feng had a rough idea of what the enemy Guild planned after listening to Liang Jing's report.

Starlink's new city might not be as impressive as Stone Forest City, but it was near a Level 100 neutral map. It would also be quite useful to players who wanted to explore the Gloomy Ruin, and Starlink was accepting far cheaper rent for the private houses in its new city. It was enough to tempt many players. However, this wasn't good news for Zero Wing, which needed Credits and resources.

"What should we do, Guild Leader? At this rate, not only will we earn less income from our private houses, but more experts will target our Guild members as well," Liang Jing said.

The opportunity to enter Stone Forest City was a large part of the reason that the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance had attracted so many experts, but only Silver and higher ranked members could take advantage of that opportunity. On the other hand, Starlink gave all of its adventurer alliances' members access to its new city. Naturally, this would make the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance less attractive to independent experts. Starlink's adventurer alliances would also gain more independent experts to target Zero Wing's members.

"Lu Xingluo is sacrificing his new Guild City just to deal with us? I guess he really wants this to be a fight to the death," Shi Feng said, frowning. "Since he wants a war of resources, I'll play with him until he's satisfied. Make the arrangements. From now on, half the number of CPs required to become a Silver member in the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance, and we'll hold auctions for the Crimson Sunsets. However, only Silver members and above will be allowed to participate, and the starting bid will be 30,000 Magic Crystals and 10,000 Gold!"

"We're auctioning the Crimson Sunsets?" Liang Jing could not help but gasp. "But Guild Leader, those are a part of our Guild's foundation. Our Guild members also need those to survive in Level 100 neutral maps. If we sell the Crimson Sunsets…"

Nothing was more important than one's strength to the various powers and players. If the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance auctioned off the Crimson Sunsets to its members, there was no doubt that experts and adventurer teams would swarm to join the alliance.

However, the Crimson Sunsets were an advantage Zero Wing's members needed over other players. If they auctioned the Crimson Sunsets to the public, they'd only help other players rapidly improve, which wouldn't benefit Zero Wing's development.

"It's fine. The Crimson Sunset might be valuable, but it is still a Consumable. Moreover, as players reach higher levels, it'll become less valuable. Since the various superpowers' experts have started to reach Level 100, this is the perfect opportunity to sell the sets," Shi Feng said, chuckling.

Before this, he would've hesitated to make such a decision, but he didn't mind now. Now, he had an even stronger trump card to assure Zero Wing's advantage in the Cold Spring Forest.

The Ancient God's Literature Fragment!

With so many Fine-Gold Guards, Zero Wing wouldn't have to worry about the various superpowers' peak experts.

Giving the matter some thought, Liang Jing agreed with Shi Feng. Besides, Zero Wing didn't have a better option to stop Starlink from poaching its potential members. She disconnected the call and immediately saw to Shi Feng's orders, publishing a public announcement regarding the Crimson Sunsets' auction on the notice boards in the Star- Moon Adventurer Alliance's Residences.

When players noticed the announcement, it caused a sensation throughout the adventurer alliance.

"Crap! Zero Wing is too amazing! A Tier 2 Mana Set Equipment!"

"If I had a Crimson Sunset, I could challenge my Tier 3 Promotion Quest right away!"

The Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance's members were astonished when they saw the Crimson Sunset's Attributes. None of them had ever thought that Zero Wing would have such powerful equipment. The experts and adventurer teams that had considered joining Starlink's adventurer alliances changed their minds instantly. Some that had even joined Starlink's adventurer alliances already made their way to the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance after learning about the Crimson Sunsets.

Of course, the various large Guilds were just as stunned.

"Is Zero Wing insane? It's actually selling Mana Set Equipment?"

"Zero Wing is probably panicking. Starlink's new city has dealt quite a blow, after all."

These large Guilds all thought Zero Wing was foolish to sell the Crimson Sunsets. The Guild was practically throwing away a huge advantage. Selling the Crimson Sunset might alleviate Zero Wing's current problems, but it wouldn't benefit the Guild in the long run. Moreover, once the Crimson Sunsets were no longer useful, the various adventurer teams and independent experts would return to Starlink's side.

While everyone discussed the Mana Set Equipment, Shi Feng visited his Special Forging Room to produce more of them while he waited for the Soul Strengthening's Cooldown to end.

Before long, all 12 Secret-Silver Guards with 76 Growth Potential arrived in White River City's Candlelight Trading Firm. Including the 16 Secret-Silver Guards he already had, Zero Wing would have 28 more Fine-Gold Guards in its ranks once he finished strengthening them all. Even 28 Secret-Silver Guards would be more than enough combat power for a Guild to rule a Level 100 neutral map with an iron fist, not to mention 28 Fine-Gold Guards.

After nearly two days, Shi Feng had finally strengthened all of the 28 Secret-Silver Guards. The smallest improvement had still been a 5-point Growth Potential increase, while the largest had been a 7-point increase, rising from 79 to 86 Growth Potential. Even among Fine-Gold Guards, 86 Growth Potential was incredibly rare.

Twenty-eight Fine-Gold Personal Guards. If the various superpowers of my past knew about this, they'd go mad. Shi Feng sighed ruefully as he gazed at the two rows of Personal Guards before him.

If he had had so many Fine-Gold Guards under his command during his previous life, he wouldn't have even been afraid of standing up to superpowers, let alone first-rate Guilds. Fine-Gold Guards were exceptionally rare in God's Domain, and every one of them had the potential to reach Tier 5. If they were provided enough resources, Fine-Gold Guards could have up to a 40% chance of completing their promotion to Tier 5.

Even among the various superpowers, Tier 5 combatants were apex beings. Every one of them was a priceless treasure.

Of course, Tier 5 NPCs were even stronger than Tier 5 players. To suppress a single Tier 5 NPC, one would need several players of the same tier.

And now, he had 28 Fine-Gold Guards standing before him, waiting for his commands!

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Chapter 2390 _ Powerful Guard Team

Ten Saints Empire, Demonwolf Mountain Range:

After nearly two days of fervent work, Shi Feng had produced 50 Crimson Sunsets. When he handed them to Liang Jing, he instructed her to keep 20 sets to gradually auction off in the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance, while the rest would be given to Zero Wing's core members. These core members would lead their own grinding teams in the Cold Spring Forest, helping to alleviate the lack of manpower in that area.

Shi Feng had taken a break from crafting the Advanced Mana Set Equipment after giving his new stock to Liang Jing, and he had made his way back to the Demonwolf Mountain Range with his 28 newly-upgraded Fine-Gold Guards.

Although the Crimson Sunset would help resolve Zero Wing's need for manpower in the Cold Spring Forest, it was a temporary solution. Moreover, Shi Feng was the only person capable of producing the Crimson Sunsets, and he couldn't forge enough of them for Zero Wing's members to secure a firm foothold in the Cold Spring Forest. He needed to take care of the root of this problem.

The simplest method to do so was to secure a portal to the western continent and acquire a large amount of the western continent's resources.

Crafting Level 100-plus weapons and equipment in God's Domain was an arduous task, especially for Secret-Silver rank and above. The required materials were very rare, and obtaining them in bulk was a major challenge.

However, through their research, the forgers of Shi Feng's previous life had discovered that they could replace some of the rare materials the eastern continent's forgers needed to craft Level 100-plus Secret-Silver and better weapons and equipment with some of the western continent's specialty materials. Likewise, some of the eastern continent's specialty materials could replace some of the materials the western continent's forgers needed.

Not only had this discovery allowed the superpowers that could travel between the continents to earn tons of resources and Coins, but they had also been able to acquire Level 100-plus weapons and equipment far sooner than their competitors.

Since the various superpowers that had access to intercontinental travel had yet to realize this and were simply using their advantage to earn resources and Coins, Shi Feng had to strike while the iron was hot. If he waited until these superpowers learned this secret, it'd become far more challenging to purchase the western continent's specialty materials in bulk.

These specialty materials were essential to crafting Level 100-plus weapons and equipment at Secret-Silver rank and higher, and if this secret got out, the various powers would try to collect and hoard the materials, rather than sell them.

If Shi Feng waited too long, he'd only be able to purchase materials from independent players and adventurer teams, which would limit his collection rate.

After piloting the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship through the Demonwolf Mountain Range's outer region for about 15 minutes, Shi Feng finally located Cola and his team, who were engaged in a battle against several hundred Battlewolves. After the past two days of grinding in the mountain range, Cola and the others had risen to Level 101. If the various Tier 2 experts heard that this team could gain a full level every two days, they'd be incredibly jealous.

However, Cola and his team weren't having an easy time against these Battlewolves, especially as they fought the alphas, the Two-Headed Battlewolves.

[Two-headed Battlewolf] (Demonic Creature, Great Lord) Level 108

HP 270,000,000/270,000,000

Although the Two-headed Battlewolves had average HP for monsters of their rank and level, these monsters possessed the Dark Battlewolf s Bloodline. Their Defense and Agility were just as high as actual Bloodline Creatures, and their combat standards were on par with the Trial Tower's fifth floor. If a Tier 2 peak expert tried to take on a Two-headed Battlewolf, they wouldn't last more than a few exchanges.

Furthermore, the Demonwolf Mountain Range's wolves tended to move in packs of 300 to 400, and around two dozen Two-headed Battlewolves led each pack. Although the rest of the Battlewolves were only Lord ranked monsters, they could even pose a threat to Tier 3 players when a dozen of them worked together.

Although Cola and his companions had reached Tier 3, they still had to be careful, or members of the team would fall. The team had yet to upgrade their weapons and equipment and had to rely on their Epic Weapons and Equipment to support them in the fight.

If Cola and his team had Tier 3 standard equipment, they'd have no issues taking a pack of Battlewolves out.

"Check it out! The Guild Leader is back!" Blackie was excited when he noticed the approaching Crimson Dragon Flying Ship.

With only 24 players, their team had faced plenty of trouble while fighting these Battlewolves over the past two days. Not even the magical class players' powerful AOE attacks could alleviate the pressure.

These Battlewolves were too smart. Once they sensed a player casting an AOE Spell, they split up, preventing the Spell from hitting too many of them.

But if Shi Feng joined the battle, the Battlewolves would be much easier to defeat.

As the team members looked up at the flying ship, they saw over two dozen figures jump from the ship's deck. Every one of those figures' frightening auras made Cola and his companions' hearts skip a beat.

"NPCs?"

"How are these NPCs so strong?"

The team was shocked and confused as they stared at the Tier 3 NPCs that had disembarked.

The idea of challenging ordinary Tier 3 NPCs no longer fazed them now that they were Tier 3, as well. They had superior combat standards, after all.

However, even Yan Tianxing shuddered when he saw the 28 Tier 3 NPCs that had jumped from the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship. His instincts even warned him to flee.

Before Cola and his companions could react, the Personal Guards charged at the surrounding Battlewolves.

Taking the lead, the dozen or so melee NPCs dispersed the crowding wolves with their charge instantly. They even sent the Great Lord ranked Two-headed Battlewolves flying. The magical class NPCs then followed with a round of Spells, each dealing over -1,000,000 damage.

The Lord ranked Battlewolves lost one-third of their HPs in that single bombardment, while the Great Lords had lost one-tenth of their HPs. The ferocity of the Fine-Gold Guards' attacks easily outshone Yi Luofei's, a Tier 3 magical class player.

After about three minutes, the 300-plus Lord ranked Battlewolves and 20-plus Great Lord ranked Two-headed Battlewolves had been slain, leaving only a bunch of items behind.

Cola and the others were dumbfounded.

Normally, they needed over an hour to defeat a Battlewolf pack, yet these 28 NPCs had done so in three minutes. The difference between their combat power was massive.

From his position on the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship, Shi Feng leveled from 104 to 105 after the battle ended, crossing the first minor threshold after Level 100.

"Where did you find so many powerful NPCs, Guild Leader?" Cola asked once Shi Feng had descended from the flying ship.

Yan Tianxing and the others were just as curious, waiting for Shi Feng's reply.

An ordinary Tier 3 NPC could serve as a small city's Magistrate in God's Domain, yet Shi Feng had managed to employ so many of them, and every one of them was extraordinarily strong.

From what Cola and the others could tell, five or six of these NPCs would be more than enough to annihilate their team of 24. If they had these 28 NPCs help, they could explore the Demonwolf Mountain Range without issue.

"How could I possibly afford the help of Tier 3 NPCs? These are our Guild's Personal Guards," Shi Feng said, chuckling.

"Personal Guards?" The explanation stunned Yan Tianxing. "How is that possible?! Not even Tier 3 Personal Guards can be this powerful!"

Yan Tianxing had encountered the Guild's Tier 3 Personal Guards before, and he had been confident of putting up a fight against the Guild's Tier 3 Secret-Silver Guards. If he faced any of the Personal Guards standing behind Shi Feng, however, he'd be able to do nothing but flee.

"Of course, these aren't ordinary Tier 3 Personal Guards. They are all Fine-Gold Guards," Shi Feng continued with a grin.

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Chapter 2391 – Pioneering Benefit

"Fine-Gold Guards!?"

"These are all Fine-Gold Guards?!"

Cola and the others gasped and stared with wide eyes at the 28 Personal Guards behind Shi Feng.

They all knew how rare Fine-Gold Guards were. Not even some first-rate Guilds had a single Fine-Gold Guard at this stage of the game, and at most, the various superpowers had one or two.

The various superpowers treated their Fine-Gold Guards like family heirlooms, and when these Personal Guards reached Tier 3, they'd be treated as a part of the Guild's foundation. Fine-Gold Guards were incredibly powerful. Even at Tier 2, they could suppress Tier 2 apex experts of the same level, and they'd only grow stronger at Tier 3.

And yet, Shi Feng informed them that the 28 Personal Guards behind him were all Fine-Gold rank…

"You're too vicious, Guild Leader. If we stationed these Fine-Gold Guards in the Cold Spring Forest, they'd likely frighten the various superpowers to death," Blackie said, his eyes glowing as he gazed at the Fine-Gold Guards.

Compared to the various superpowers' shock when they had found out that these players had reached Tier 3, the fact that Zero Wing had 28 Fine-Gold Guards would be devastating.

Every one of these Tier 3 Fine-Gold Guards had even greater combat power than Tier 3 apex experts. In fact, one of these Fine-Gold Guards could take on two apex experts at once. Needless to say, these Fine-Gold Guards would easily overwhelm peak experts. Now that Zero Wing had so many Fine-Gold Guards, the various superpowers would have to seriously consider the potential losses before moving against Zero Wing, even when their experts reached Tier 3.

"Alright, let's focus on completing the quest," Shi Feng said, chuckling.

These 28 Fine-Gold Guards might deter the various superpowers from attacking, but if Zero Wing wanted to become truly powerful, it would need to rely on players and resources. There were limits to what a Personal Guard could accomplish, after all.

"Right! Our quest! With these 28 Fine-Gold Guards, we can now raid the wolf dens we avoided earlier!" Cola exclaimed.

Their team had only dared to attack the Battlewolves in the outer region, one pack at a time, but now that they had 28 Fine-Gold Guards to help, they could raid the Battlewolves' dens. Not only could they collect the Mana strands more quickly, but their leveling speed would also skyrocket.

"No, we're not going to the dens. We'll move to the Demonwolf Mountain Range's inner area," Shi Feng said, shaking his head as he gestured to the mountains in the distance.

There were a lot of Battlewolves in the Demonwolf Mountain Range's outer region, but very few of these monsters were Great Lords or higher. Even with the Fine-Gold Guards, they wouldn't be able to collect the necessary Mana strands fast enough. They'd be cutting it close if they stayed in the outer region. The inner region might be more dangerous, but there were far more Great Lords available in the area, which would allow the team to collect Mana strands far more quickly.

"Guild Leader, the inner region is full of Level 110-plus monsters, including plenty of Great Lords and Mythic monsters," Yan Tianxing said worriedly.

Monsters gained a significant Basic Attribute boost with each level after Level 100, and the monsters in the Demonwolf Mountain Range had even greater combat standards than their counterparts in other areas of God's Domain.

If their team accidentally encountered a Level 110-plus Mythic monster in the inner region, they'd risk annihilation, even if they had the help of 28 Fine-Gold Guards. They had only recently reached Level 101, and the Personal Guards, on average, were only Level 103, with a few at Level 104.

"Relax. We're only going to explore the border between the inner and outer regions," Shi Feng said. "Besides, we don't just have 28 Fine-Gold Guards on our side."

To prove his point, Shi Feng pulled two Summon Guard Scrolls from his bag and summoned Kite and Anna.

After questing on their own for a while, Kite and Anna had reached Level 108 and 109, respectively. They were only slightly lower-leveled than the monsters in the Demonwolf Mountain Range's inner region.

The team relaxed when they saw Kite and Anna's levels. Although neither of the NPCs had crossed the Level 110 threshold, they all knew how powerful these two were. Both had Dark-Gold rank Growth Potential and were far more powerful than the Fine-Gold Guards. With the 30 Personal Guards, the team was fully capable of raiding Level 110-plus Grand Lords.

Following which, the team climbed aboard the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship and made their way toward the Demonwolf Mountain Range's inner region.

A white mist and constant snowstorms bombarded the inner region throughout the year, limiting visibility. Even Tier 3 players couldn't see farther than 400 yards away. If players were not careful, they could easily fall prey to monster ambushes.

However, Shi Feng was relatively familiar with the Demonwolf Mountain Range's inner region, and he piloted his flying ship toward one of the snow-capped forests in the area. Not only was visibility here much better than in other areas of the inner region, but these monsters only ranged between Level 110 and 112. Moreover, the wolf packs in the forest tended to keep their distance from each other, so they wouldn't have to worry about attracting too many monsters while they fought.

"Cola, I want your group to gather the mobs! Tianxing, your group will lure the alpha away from the main group! Everyone else, prioritize the mobs, then target the alpha once they're dead!" Shi Feng said as he watched a nearby pack.

[Two-headed Frostwolf] (Demonic Creature, Great Lord) Level 110

HP 290,000,000/290,000,000

[Frostwolf Chieftain] (Demonic Creature, Grand Lord) Level 112

HP 750,000,000/750,000,000

The wolf pack they faced only had around 200 members or so, 40 of which were Great Lords, and one was a Grand Lord. An ordinary Tier 3 team would have trouble with this pack, but taking these wolves down should be easy for them.

Cola, Turtledove, and Ye Wumian immediately split up and approached the pack from different directions. They herded the wolves into one big group before Yan Tianxing, Flying Shadow, and the rest of the Assassins on the team ambushed the Frostwolf Chieftain, securing its aggro and luring it away from the pack's protection.

As soon as the Frostwolf Chieftain and the pack were separated, Anna and the other magical classes on the team bombarded the Frostwolves with their Spells. The remaining melee members then formed a defensive line, preventing the Frostwolves from reaching the ranged players.

After two dozen rounds of attacks, only the Great Lord ranked Two-headed Frostwolves remained standing. The rest of the Frostwolves lay dead in the snow. With them down, a significant portion of the pressure on the melee classes lifted.

After another ten minutes, every Frostwolf had died, except for the Frostwolf Chieftain. The team's experience bars had risen by a large chunk after killing over 200 Frostwolves, which was a much faster leveling speed than what they had enjoyed in the outer region. They had also acquired 14 Mana strands from the Frostwolves.

Once Cola claimed the Frostwolf Chieftain's aggro from Yan Tianxing, the team finished the Grand Lord off in less than five minutes. Not only did the Frostwolf Chieftain contribute another Mana strand, but it also dropped more than 20 items as it died, one of which was a piece of Level 105 Fine-Gold Equipment. Naturally, the team was excited about their results.

After two days of endless grinding in the Demonwolf Mountain Range's outer region, the best loot that had dropped was a few pieces of Level 100 Secret-Silver Equipment, yet after killing one Frostwolf Chieftain, they had obtained a piece of Level 105 Fine-Gold Equipment, two ranks better than their best prior loot.

"We've gotten lucky. This Frostwolf Chieftain dropped a piece of the Snowfrost Set, a Fine-Gold Set Equipment for magical class players," Shi Feng said, smiling at the Level 105 Fine-Gold ranked cloth armor he had picked up. "The complete set can be used until Level 110."

Fine-Gold Set Equipment was extremely rare after Level 100. The standard equipment for Tier 3 players was limited to Fine-Gold Equipment after Level 100. Very few experts would be fortunate enough to equip a full Fine-Gold Set Equipment.

Aside from the Snowfrost Set piece, the Frostwolf Chieftain had dropped two pieces of Level 105 Secret-Silver Equipment. This was definitely a benefit of pioneering the area. Normally, a Grand Lord like the Frostwolf Chieftain wouldn't drop such abundant loot.

"Guild Leader, since the Frostwolf Chieftain drops pieces of the Snowfrost Set, it should drop pieces of other Level 105 Fine-Gold Set Equipment. Based on the results of our earlier scouting efforts, there are several Frostwolf Chieftains nearby. We should kill them all," Yan Tianxing suggested.

"Mhm. Everyone, get ready. Cola, lure another Frostwolf Chieftain our way," Shi Feng said, nodding.

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Chapter 2392 – Level Skyrockets

With Shi Feng's command, Cola eagerly left to lure another Frostwolf Chieftain. Meanwhile, the rest of the team got into their battle formations with just as much enthusiasm.

Although they had reached Tier 3, most of them wore the same equipment they had when they had reached Level 100. They didn't even have many pieces of Level 100 Fine-Gold Equipment on them, much less Level 100 Dark-Gold Equipment. They had obtained the majority of their Level 100 Fine-Gold Equipment during their Promotion Quests.

Their Epic Weapons and Equipment might still have been useful at Level 100, but the items hadn't grown any stronger after that point. As they continued to level up, these Epic Weapons and Equipment pieces would become increasingly ineffective.

If they could get their hands on Level 105 Fine-Gold Set Equipment now, not only would it significantly increase their Basic Attributes, but they'd also become strong enough to raid Level 100, super-large-scale Team Dungeons.

Level 100, super-large-scale Team Dungeons were a major turning point for God's Domain's Dungeons because they dropped Level 100-plus Dark-Gold and Epic ranked Weapons and Equipment. Most importantly, they dropped Tier 3 Skill and Spell Books.

They hadn't really understood the importance of Skills and Spells when they had been Tier 2 players, treating them as supplementary tools for combat. They had mainly relied on their Basic Attributes, combat techniques, and combat standards in battle.

However, they had realized that that ideology was no longer useful after reaching Tier 3. Tier 3 Skills and Spells were no less important than powerful combat techniques.

With a player's Mana Body, Tier 3 Skills and Spells would display far more power than Tier 2 Skills and Spells ever could.

This was why, despite their inferior combat standards, Tier 3 NPCs could so easily suppress Tier 3 players of the same level. It wasn't a matter of different Basic Attributes, but the difference in how many Tier 3 Spells and Skills one had.

If they could learn a large number of Tier 3 Skills and Spells as well, their combat power would reach new highs. Even if they encountered Tier 3 experts with greater combat standards, they'd be able to defeat their opponents.

Meanwhile, after fighting alongside the Personal Guards, Cola and his companions handled the second Frostwolf pack much easier than the first. This time, they hadn't even needed to lure the Frostwolf Chieftain away. They had simply bombarded the Grand Lord and its subordinates together.

In the end, the team had annihilated the 200-plus Frostwolves in around a dozen minutes.

Although the Frostwolf Chieftain hadn't dropped any pieces of the Snowfrost Set this time, it had dropped the gloves for the Frostwolf Set, a nine-piece, Level 105 Fine-Gold Set Equipment for plate armor classes. When the team's plate armor classes saw the Frostwolf Set's Attributes, a passionate flame burned in their eyes.

"Crap! That's not fair! This Frostwolf Set is so much better than the Snowfrost Set! Its six-piece set effect increases Strength by 20% and the set's level limit to Level 120! The full nine-piece set effect even upgrades the set by one rank!" Blackie exclaimed.

Nothing was more troublesome than obtaining Level 100-plus weapons and equipment for Tier 3 experts like them. Based on the fact that the Frostwolf Set could be used until Level 120, the complete set ranked at the top even among Level 100-plus Dark-Gold Set Equipment. With the full Frostwolf Set, a Tier 3 player would have the Basic Attributes to even rival ordinary Tier 3 NPCs.

The Frostwolf Set? Shi Feng was just as shocked when he saw the plate armor gloves that radiated a faint, white glow.

The Demonwolf Mountain Range's Frostwolf Set had been quite famous in his previous life. It had been considered one of the top 10 Level 120 Dark-Gold Set Equipment in God's Domain. Even the various superpowers' old monsters had coveted the set.

However, the Frostwolf Set was normally so rare that one could only obtain the pieces by killing the monsters in the Demonwolf Mountain Range's core, and yet, it had dropped for his team in the inner region. This was unbelievable.

Shi Feng's heart started to pound. He immediately instructed the team to hunt for more Frostwolf Chieftains. If they could collect a few Frostwolf Sets, they'd have no problems raiding Level 100 super-large-scale Team Dungeons.

The team continued to grind for seven consecutive days, during which they had practically killed every Frostwolf Chieftain in the Demonwolf Mountain Range's inner region at least once. As a result, Shi Feng had risen from Level 105 to 107, while his companions had leveled from 101 to 104. If the various superpowers' experts discovered their leveling speed, they'd die from envy.

Although the Frostwolves provided a lot of EXP, unfortunately, the Frostwolf Set's drop-rate was quite low. Even after using Divine Providence before the killing blow, the team had only completed three Frostwolf Sets. The team had also managed to collect five of the cloth armor Snowfrost Sets and five of the leather armor Shadowfrost Sets.

Aside from the set equipment, the team had obtained over 1,000 pieces of Level 100 and Level 105 Secret-Silver Equipment, a bountiful harvest. They could now afford to gear a 100-man team fully.

As for their quest's required Mana, they had collected 956 strands in total. They were only a few dozen strands away from their target, and they should have no issues completing their quest in time.

Meanwhile, the leasing auction for Stone Forest City's private houses had netted massive profits for Zero Wing. On average, each private house had been rented for 150,000 Credits per week. After holding several leasing auctions, Zero Wing had earned over one billion Credits in profit. Not only had this alleviated Zero Wing's desperate need for funds, but it had also allowed the Heaven's Rumble Training Center to set up quite a few virtual combat platforms in Fenglin City, which, in turn, enabled the Guild to recruit more capable internal members.

"Guild Leader, when will you be done with your quest? Recently, Starlink has been expanding rapidly. It also has support from Demon Palace, now. Not only has it recruited plenty of experts, but we're seeing more players ambush our members in the fields. Many of the Dark Night Empire's powers have also chosen to side with Starlink. Our members are even too afraid to set foot in a neutral map, and to make matters worse, the situation has started to affect our development in Star-Moon Kingdom," Liang Jing reported, clearly frustrated.

Although they had lured many experts into joining the Star-Moon Adventurer Alliance with the Crimson Sunsets, Starlink had countered this by offering even greater benefits. Now, members of Starlink's adventurer alliances could purchase the Demonic Hell World's special Legacy for far cheaper. The new benefit had attracted many experts.

As a result, Starlink had effectively restricted Zero Wing's resource income, which limited the Guild members' leveling efficiency since they needed those materials to brew potions and craft special tools that were essential for grinding in high-level neutral maps.

Although Zero Wing could purchase these materials through the Secret Chamber of Commerce, it needed Coins to do so, which was by no means a worthwhile trade.

"I understand. I'm almost done here. If we need Coins, start leasing Stone Forest City's private houses for Coins, rather than Credits. That should give us enough to hold out for some time," Shi Feng decided after giving the matter some thought. "I'll return as soon as I've finished my quest."

Liang Jing had no choice but to nod and follow Shi Feng's instructions.

While Shi Feng had conversed with Liang Jing, an abandoned, ancient magic array lit with a colorful brilliance in a forbidden land on the eastern continent. As the rainbow of lights faded, several figures emerged from the magic array.

Despite the very thin Mana in the forbidden land, a dense layer of Mana enveloped these several individuals. In fact, due to their arrival, the surrounding Mana density had substantially increased.

"So, this is the eastern continent."

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Chapter 2393 – Demonwolf Mountain Range's Secret

Demonwolf Mountain Range, Howling Wind Canyon:

Shi Feng and his team stood on the mountainside, fighting fervently to fend off a large pack of Demonwolves coming up from the foot of the mountain. This pack was larger than any of the Frostwolf packs they had encountered before, with thousands of members. Moreover, every Demonwolf was Level 110 or higher, including Level 114 Demonwolves. Many of these beasts were Great Lords, and there were a few Grand Lords in the pack. None of the team members could afford to rest lest the Demonwolf pack overwhelm them.

If not for the Fine-Gold Guards blocking the only path up the mountain, and Anna using a magic array to suppress the Demonwolves, these beasts would've devoured Shi Feng and his team long ago.

"Guild Leader, this is an amazing place to grind! Pack after pack of these Demonwolves are running at us. Our leveling speed here is even faster than when we were grinding Frostwolves," Blackie said, grinning when he saw another pack of Demonwolves approach the foot of the mountain. "I bet we can even reach Level 105 in less than a day of grinding here."

Compared to when they had grinded Frostwolves, their current leveling speed was on an entirely different level. They had invested a lot of time in their hunt for Frostwolves, but they didn't need to chase down Demonwolves, which regularly called for reinforcements. They simply needed to station the melee Fine-Gold Guards on the frontline while the rest of the team attacked from a safe distance.

"These beasts are at least Level 110. If we stay here, we can maintain our leveling speed until we reach the same level. If we do, we won't even have to fear the various superpowers' experts when they catch up to Tier 3," Yan Tianxing said, his eyes glowing with excitement.

It was true that Zero Wing had gained a massive advantage when they had reached Tier 3 so early, but Yan Tianxing understood that the various superpowers had far more and stronger experts than his Guild. Zero Wing's advantage over the various superpowers was only temporary. Once the superpowers' experts finished their Promotion Quests as well, Zero Wing would be at a disadvantage.

He had constantly been concerned about this. Zero Wing's feud with Starlink was still happening, and the various powers invading from the Otherworlds couldn't be underestimated. Every one of these powers was eyeing the resources in Level 100 neutral maps and Stone Forest City.

However, this expedition had alleviated some of his concerns.

After reaching Tier 3 in God's Domain, the Basic Attributes players earned with each level-up wouldn't have as much of an impact on a player's performance as it used to. Rather, weapons, equipment, and combat standards would have a more prominent effect on players' combat power. However, by leveling up quickly, Zero Wing's peak experts would have more time for high-ranked quests, which would allow them to upgrade their weapons, equipment, and combat standards sooner. With a level advantage, they had a chance of contending with the various superpowers' experts and stabilizing Zero Wing's position.

"How can a Level 100 neutral map have such a wonderful place?" Shi Feng said, chuckling when he saw his teammates' passionate expressions after Yan Tianxing had mentioned the possibility of reaching Level 110 so soon. "There's no lack of monsters in this area, but remaining here will be taxing on our Stamina and Concentration. We can't stay for too long."

Shi Feng had already known about this area and its Demonwolves, but he hadn't led the team here earlier because of the atmosphere's burden on players' Stamina and Concentration. Considering those factors, their grinding efficiency here wasn't that much better than grinding Frostwolf packs. Moreover, the Frostwolves dropped better loot than Demonwolves.

However, Zero Wing's cuaent predicament wouldn't permit him to remain in the Demonwolf Mountain Range for long, which had led to his decision to grind the Demonwolves.

The team members couldn't help but glance at their Stamina and Concentration gauges, and just as Shi Feng had warned them, they noticed that they were consuming twice as much as they had while grinding Frostwolves. They really wouldn't be able to fight the Demonwolves for very long.

"Of course, the environment here isn't all bad. It does increase our Stamina and Concentration consumption rates, but it is also the perfect pace to adapt to our Mana Bodies and train with our Tier 3 Skills and Spells. You'll rarely find such an opportunity elsewhere," Shi Feng said, smiling when he saw everyone's disappointment.

The Demonwolf Mountain Range was no ordinary forbidden land. It was a prized location for players to train after reaching Tier 3, especially since it was infested with berserk Demonwolves. Not only was the map full of chaotic energy, which was much stronger here, but that energy also disrupted Mana. It was the perfect situation to help players adapt to their Mana Bodies.

The Mana Body was the biggest difference between Tier 2 and Tier 3. The Mana Body could also be referred to as a player's Mana pool. Players with Mana Bodies controlled Mana in an entirely different way than players without.

At Tier 2, players used the ambient Mana to power their Skills and Spells, but once they reached Tier 3, they'd use the Mana inside themselves, as well. This was why Tier 3 Skills and Spells were so much more powerful than those at Tier 2.

However, using the Mana within one's body wasn't easy. Players would need a certain level of understanding of their own Mana Body. Meanwhile, players would struggle to use the ambient Mana in environments with chaotic energy, and as such, they'd be forced to rely on the Mana within them. This was why such environments were so helpful to players as they adapted to their Mana Bodies.

"Indeed. I can sense my Mana a little more clearly now. The effects aren't as apparent, but I'm finding it easier to use my own Mana now," Yi Luofei said.

After she had reached Tier 3, something had felt wrong when she had cast her Tier 3 Spells, but she had brushed it off, assuming it was simply due to how unfamiliar she was with her Tier 3 physique. However, it seemed that sense of wrongness had been a result of her lack of control with her Mana Body, which had limited her ability to cast her Tier 3 Spells.

When the rest of the team realized this, they adjusted their approach as they attacked the charging Demonwolves. They started to focus on their own Mana while they attacked, using this opportunity to adapt.

After two hours of practice, the team saw significant improvements to their Completion Rates with their Tier 3 Skills and Spells. On average, the team members increased their Completion Rates by 4%, enough to push many of them across the 80% threshold. Yi Luofei, Zhao Yueru, and Alluring Summer improved the most, with all three reaching past an 85% Spell Completion Rate.

Everyone on the team grew ecstatic. They had never realized that the Howling Wind Canyon would be such an extraordinary training ground.

Even Shi Feng managed to learn some new tricks. He had only had a Bronze ranked Mana Body in the past, and now that he had an Epic Mana Body, the way he conducted Mana had changed. Inspired, he could now manipulate his body with greater precision. He even gained a new understanding of his physical control in the real world.

By the time the team only needed 19 more Mana strands, Cola and his companions had reached Level 105, crossing the first minor threshold past Level 100.

Without hesitation, Shi Feng handed the three Frostwolf Sets to Cola, Turtledove, and Shadow Sword, which gave the three a large boost to their Basic Attributes.

"The Defense and Basic Attributes are so high. I feel like I can even tank a Level 110 Mythic monster now," Cola exclaimed as he examined his newfound strength.

Shi Feng also gave the Frostshadow and Snowfrost Sets to Yan Tianxing, Yi Luofei, and the rest. With their new equipment, these players' Basic Attributes were only slightly lower than those of ordinary Tier 3 NPCs.

Armed with appropriate equipment, the team slew the incoming Demonwolves far faster than before. As a result, they collected Mana at a much faster rate.

"Guild Leader, my group is almost out of Stamina and Concentration," Blackie announced, sounding tired.

"My group's running out of gas as well," Yan Tianxing added.

Although the team members all had high-ranked Mana Bodies, they couldn't completely resist the effects of the violent Mana in the area. If players with a Bronze Mana Body tried to take their place, they would've run out ages ago.

"Let's retreat for now since everyone's exhausted," Shi Feng decided after seeing that they only needed three more Mana strands to complete their quest. They could easily collect the rest on their way back to Alba Gray. Shi Feng then retrieved the Crimson Dragon Flying Ship for everyone to board and rest.

Once they boarded, the team found rooms to rest in and logged out of the game. Meanwhile, Shi Feng piloted the flying ship back to the Demonwolf Mountain Range's outer area.

Once he had reached the safety of the outer area, Shi Feng received a call request from Liang Jing.

"Has Starlink done something again?" Shi Feng asked. It hadn't been long since the last time she had called.

"There's nothing new from Starlink, but I just received a message from Chairman Xiao regarding a problem in the Heaven's Rumble Training Center. He says that a group of people has shown up demanding a challenge, and they've already injured quite a few of our advanced disciples," Liang Jing said.

"Challengers?" Shi Feng asked, "Has Master Lei Bao not taken care of them?"

The Heaven's Rumble Training Center had no lack of challenges since so many people wanted to use Heaven's Rumble as a stepping stone to earn fame in Fenglin City overnight. However, Shi Feng normally let Xiao Yu and Lei Bao take care of these issues.

"I've heard that Master Lei Bao lost in just three moves. Chairman Xiao only contacted me after he had run out of options," Liang Jing said.

They even defeated Lei Bao?" The news surprised Shi Feng. "Who is the challenger?"

Since he had begun training with Zero Wing, Lei Bao had grown considerably stronger. Even among apex internal force experts, few were his match.

"No one knows, and the training center is in an uproar over it. Chairman Xiao is hoping that you can send Fire Dance to take care of this," Liang Jing said.

"No need. I'll visit the training center myself," Shi Feng said, shaking his head. Fire Dance and the others were still in the midst of their Tier 3 Promotion Quest, so leaving their virtual gaming cabins wasn't convenient right now. Moreover, Shi Feng was curious to find out who was strong enough to defeat Lei Bao.

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Chapter 2394 – Powerful Assault

Fenglin City, Heaven's Rumble Training Center:

As Shi Feng arrived at Heaven's Rumble Training Center's top-floor training hall, he was greeted by the sight of a large number of people. They were split into two groups: a large group of Heaven's Rumble's disciples and a smaller group of three men and two women. The training center's members wore tense expressions as they stared at the smaller group on the opposite side of the hall in fear.

The three men and two women appeared quite young. The oldest didn't look like he had even reached 30, while the youngest of these strangers seemed to be in their early 20s. However, these five visitors' auras made them stand out.

The eldest of the group, a man with even more bulk than Fang Mingyu, the strongest member of the Fang Family's younger generation, felt like a volcano.

When Shi Feng entered the hall, everyone's attention shifted to him.

"Hall Master," Lei Bao greeted Shi Feng with an apologetic expression.

Shi Feng had requested that Lei Bao serve as the Heaven's Rumble Training Center's acting Hall Master and continued to supply training resources. The older man had even received quite a few bottles of S-rank Nutrient Fluids, and yet, a bunch of youngsters had defeated him in three moves, and he had been forced to request Shi Feng's presence…

"How are your injuries?" Shi Feng asked, noticing that Lei Bao seemed a bit weaker than normal.

"It's nothing serious, just a few minor sprains. I'll be fine after some rest," Lei Bao said. "However, you should be careful. These people aren't ordinary fighters, especially the young man leading the group. His strength is inhuman. He even took my full-powered punch and avoided injury."

At this point, Lei Bao was shocked and afraid of the gorilla-like youth leading the small group of visitors. He was extraordinarily strong; not even a neutralizing grandmaster could take his full-powered hit and emerge unscathed. However, when he had punched that youth, it had felt as if he had hit a steel wall.

While Lei Bao informed Shi Feng of the recent events, the young woman in a red dress beside the gorilla youth walked over.

"We meet again, Hall Master Shi," the young woman said, smiling faintly. "I hadn't had the chance to introduce myself the last time we met. My name is Fang Shihan, one of Mythology's Vice Guild Leaders. I am also the Qilin Corporation's representative. I've come to negotiate a partnership."

"Mythology?" Liang Jing stared at the young woman with wide eyes.

Liang Jing was no longer a stranger to the virtual gaming world. After joining Zero Wing, she had thoroughly researched both the virtual gaming world and God's Domain in particular. She knew about Mythology, one of the Five Great Super Guilds in the virtual gaming world. Mythology stood at the apex of the virtual gaming world. However, Liang Jing had never dreamed that the Fang Family would have connections with the Super Guild.

Even Shi Feng gave Fang Shihan a surprised look.

However, he wasn't surprised to hear about Mythology, but because he had never heard about Fang Shihan being one of the Super Guild's Vice Guild Leaders during his previous life.

"Partnership? What kind of partnership?" Shi Feng asked.

"Mythology's influence in God's Domain goes without saying, and I'm sure you can see for yourself the Guild's training capabilities," Fang Shihan said as she gestured to the gorilla of a man behind her. Smiling, she continued, "Mythology intends to develop on the eastern continent, and of the various Guilds on that side of God's Domain, we've deemed that Zero Wing has the most potential. We only require 51% of Zero Wing's shares, and in exchange, the Qilin Corporation will provide capital, while Mythology will provide further training for Heaven's Rumble's members. We'll help your training center rise to fame, which will allow Zero Wing to recruit more talented members."

"And if I refuse?" Shi Feng asked.

"I'm afraid that isn't up to you, Hall Master Shi," Fang Shihan said nonchalantly. "I know that you've recently become a neutralizing grandmaster and have successfully blocked one of my father's full-powered blows, so I'm sure you're quite confident in your strength. I'm also sure that you're confident that no fighter in Fenglin City can defeat you.

"But your strength is nothing before Mythology!"

As soon as Fang Shihan said that, the gorilla youth behind her stepped forward, the intensity of his aura skyrocketing. His muscles bulged, tearing his shirt to reveal the dark copper skin underneath. The youth's aura became twice as strong, and the cold killing intent he radiated even made Lei Bao shudder.

"A Henglian grandmaster!" Lei Bao exclaimed.

Training in the Henglian Style was already exceptionally difficult, and very few people became Henglian masters. However, once someone mastered the style, they'd even be able to hold their ground against a neutralizing grandmaster.

Lei Bao had only heard of Henglian grandmasters before. He could never have guessed that the young man before him, who hadn't even reached 30, would be a Henglian grandmaster.

"No, his aura doesn't feel complete. He should still be half a step away from becoming a grandmaster," Shi Feng calmly stated after observing the gorilla youth for a moment.

"As expected of a neutralizing grandmaster, you have keen senses," Fang Shihan said, smiling. "No, Matt isn't a Henglian grandmaster. He's not quite mentally developed enough for that yet, but he'll have no issue taking on ordinary neutralizing grandmasters.

"Do you still refuse to cooperate, Hall Master Shi?"

She had investigated Zero Wing thoroughly, with a focus on Stone Forest City. As a city in a Level 100 neutral map, it was a treasure trove. Once she had learned about that fact, she had become resolved to obtain Zero Wing, no matter the cost. With Stone Forest City under her control, she could rise through Mythology's ranks.

When he heard Fang Shihan's statement, Xiao Yu began to despair. He hadn't realized the Fang Family was powerful enough to elicit the help of a half-step Henglian grandmaster.

Although Matt wasn't an actual Henglian grandmaster, he'd have an overwhelming advantage over ordinary neutralizing grandmasters in an official competition.

If Shi Feng lost to the older man, the Heaven's Rumble Training Center would be finished. He was the reason that the training center had grown to its current size and fame. If Shi Feng were defeated, Heaven's Rumble would lose everything.

Liang Jing watched the exchange with a grim expression, as well.

Zero Wing required the Heaven's Rumble Training Center to recruit talented members. Losing it would be a major hindrance to Zero Wing's development.

"I won't make this too difficult for you, kid. I'll accept defeat if you can last three hits. If you can't, then you'll hand over Zero Wing's shares," Matt declared before his fist shot toward Shi Feng.

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Chapter 2395 – Three Palms

Matt's sudden attack surprised everyone in the hall.

Sure enough, he can't help himself. Fang Shihan pitied Shi Feng when she noticed Matt's attack.

Matt was incredibly talented, and after working with the Hell Training System, the lastest training system Mythology had created, his already violent tendencies had become more prominent. Now, he was a combat maniac.

Even in Mythology, there were few people who could spar with Matt. With a neutralizing grandmaster before him, the man was naturally eager to spar with Shi Feng. He had recently gotten closer to becoming a Henglian grandmaster and hadn't had the chance to test his strength properly. Before Shi Feng made his decision was the best opportunity for Matt to force the younger man into a fight.

Although stopping Matt wasn't impossible, Fang Shihan thought it was necessary for Shi Feng to experience Mythology's power.

Lei Bao, who stood by Shi Feng's side, felt stifled when he saw Matt's punch. This strike was completely different than the hits Matt had used during their fight. Not only did this punch break the sound barrier, but it also seemed impossible to avoid.

Lei Bao thought he could even hear the Grim Reaper call his name.

However, just as Matt's hit was about to land, Shi Feng casually took a half step back and rotated his right shoulder as if he had expected the attack. Almost as if an invisible barrier had manifested between them, Matt's punch harmlessly stopped a few centimeters away from Shi Feng's shoulder.

"What? Did I scare you?" Matt quipped when Shi Feng hadn't made another move to stop him. "What happened to all of your confidence?"

Matt was only a half-step Henglian grandmaster, and although he was more physically fit than ordinary neutralizing grandmasters, his mental processing couldn't compare. His senses and reaction speed were just as inferior to that of a neutralizing grandmaster.

If a neutralizing grandmaster focused on evading his attacks, Matt would be helpless against them. In fact, if Lei Bao, a peak internal force master, had focused on evasion, their fight would've lasted a lot longer.

This was why Matt had deliberately challenged Shi Feng to last three of his punches. Otherwise, fighting Shi Feng would be a waste of time.

"Forget it, Matt. Hall Master Shi can't take your hits. I suggest you face each other in a race. At least that will give Hall Master Shi a chance at victory," the tall, short-haired woman behind Fang Shihan ridiculed.

The woman's provocation enraged Heaven's Rumble's disciples.

Even veteran neutralizing grandmasters couldn't help to match a half-step Henglian grandmaster's physical fitness, much less Shi Feng, who had only recently become a neutralizing grandmaster. Asking Shi Feng to take a direct hit from Matt was a joke.

Xiao Yu began to move forward to advise Shi Feng against falling into the woman's trap. If he fell for it and lost against Matt, Heaven's Rumble's reputation would be in tatters.

"I never said I wasn't interested. I just don't think those terms are fair," Shi Feng said, shaking his head. "I have to sell Zero Wing's shares if you win, yet you'll just pack up and leave if you lose. What benefit do I get for accepting this challenge?"

"That's simple. Head Instructor Shi, if you win, I'll give Zero Wing a 300 million loan, plus state-of-the-art training equipment for the Heaven's Rumble Training Center. I can guarantee that the equipment I have to offer rivals that in the country's top dojos and training centers," Fang Shihan declared, her lips curling into a wicked grin. She reacted as if she had been expecting Shi Feng to ask.

"State-of-the-art training equipment?" Xiao Yu's eyes glowed when he heard this.

Three hundred million Credits would be a massive boon to the Heaven's Rumble Training Center, but the state-of-the- art equipment would be far more important.

The equipment Fang Shihan offered might not be worth 300 million Credits, but it was impossible to purchase on the market. Only the suppliers' partners had any access. In comparison, the best equipment available to the public was two generations behind, which was why ordinary training centers and dojos' disciples couldn't hold a candle to those from top dojos and training centers.

If the Heaven's Rumble Training Center could get its hands on this equipment, its facilities would undergo a qualitative transformation. In turn, this would make the training center more attractive to far more people.

Shi Feng didn't respond immediately, however.

"What? You're still not satisfied?" Fang Shihan chuckled at Shi Feng's silence. "If that's not enough, state your demands, Head Instructor Shi."

She already had a good grasp on Heaven's Rumble Training Center's situation. Although Lei Bao normally led the training center, and Heaven's Rumble's members received excellent training, it was nothing compared to the nation's top dojos and training centers, particularly when it came to its training facilities.

If Heaven's Rumble acquired state-of-the-art equipment, its facilities would be an excellent promotional tool on their own, luring in far more members. Shi Feng had no reason to reject her offer. Zero Wing desperately needed manpower, after all.

Fang Shihan assumed that the only reason Shi Feng hadn't jumped at her offer was that he wasn't confident in withstanding Matt's punches. Knowing this, she wouldn't give the younger man any excuses to refuse her challenge.

Everyone in the hall thought the same.

They had already witnessed Matt's power. Everyone would be impressed if Shi Feng remained standing after taking a single hit, let alone three.

"Since Miss Fang has asked, I only have one condition," Shi Feng said, smiling. "He must withstand three of my palm strikes, as well. If you win, Zero Wing will sell its shares. If I win, I want 20 bottles of Life Potion!"

For a moment, shocked silence filled the training hall.

"Are you insane?!" the tall woman behind Fang Shihan blurted, staring at Shi Feng.

"Hall Master?!" Even Lei Bao gave the younger man an incredulous look.

Henglian Style practitioners were not famed for their strength, but for their frightening defense. It was why a Henglian master would dare to fight a neutralizing grandmaster, yet refused to acknowledge apex internal force masters.

Matt was only a half step away from reaching grandmaster status in the Henglian Style, and as such, his skin and bones were as solid as steel. Trying to injure him with human strength was an utter joke. Only bullets could break though his hide now.

"Twenty Life Potions?" Fang Shihan frowned.

Life Potions weren't like S-rank Nutrient fluids. They contained an extraordinary amount of life force. Consuming one bottle of Life Potion would restore youth to an ordinary person, and the potions were in high demand among grandmaster martial artists. Even a major corporation like Qilin Corp. could only secure a small number of bottles. Despite being the Qilin Corporation's princess, Feng Shihan didn't even get that many Life Potions per year.

"If Miss Fang thinks this condition is too demanding, we can forget about this challenge," Shi Feng mused, chuckling.

Neither the Credits nor the state-of-the-art equipment was a priority for Zero Wing and Heaven's Rumble right now. The organizations would only truly be able to develop further by improving the strength of their current combatants.

The Life Potion was undoubtedly one of the quickest ways for Zero Wing and Heaven's Rumble to do so. As long as Zero Wing and Heaven's Rumble became strong enough in the future, obtaining state-of-the-art was entirely possible if they were willing to spend a little money, but that wasn't the case for the Life Potions. They were truly rare items. Not even Lu Xingluo, the Starline Corporation's heir, could acquire many Life Potions, much less Shi Feng.

"Fine! I agree to your condition!" Fang Shihan hissed. Smiling, she continued, "But remember, you only have three palm strikes!"

"Of course." Shi Feng nodded.

"You really think you can win, kid?" Grinning, Matt said, "Even if I stood here and let you hit me 20 times, you couldn't force me to take a single step back, much less three!"

However, before Matt could say anything more, Shi Feng walked up to him and thrust out his palm.

The strike looked light and gentle from an outsider's perspective; it didn't look like it had the power to threaten anyone. That thrust didn't even look like it could injure an ordinary passerby, let alone Matt.

However, just as Shi Feng's palm was about to connect with his target, the movement changed, leaving three afterimages in its wake.

Thud!

A dull sound echoed throughout the hall, and Matt's face lost color until his complexion was a deathly pale. He stumbled three steps back, clutching his abdomen as he fell to his knees, unable to speak for a long moment…

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Chapter 2396 – Initial Display of Strength

As Matt knelt, silence momentarily enveloped the entire training hall. The tall woman with short hair, in particular, wore a stiff expression, her mocking words forgotten.

"Impossible!"

"Matt, what happened?!"

Mythology's members were dumbfounded by their comrade's reaction. They were all quite familiar with Matt's strength and defense, but they also knew his personality. Thus, they knew this wasn't an act.

Shi Feng's palm strike had looked gentle. It hadn't even seemed powerful enough to injure an ordinary person, much less a Henglian expert like Matt, yet after taking the hit, Matt had collapsed with his pale face twisted in pain. The strike had clearly left him with substantial injuries.

Even Lei Bao and Heaven's Rumble's disciples gaped in shock, not to mention Fang Shihan's group.

"What did the Hall Master do?"

Heaven's Rumble disciples were confused. They had already witnessed Matt's strength earlier, when he had defeated Lei Bao in three moves. The man had such high defense that he had taken a full-powered blow from Lei Bao without issue, and yet, he couldn't cope with one of Shi Feng's gentle palm strikes.

"Did that guy use some hidden weapon, Vice Guild Leader? How else would he have hurt Matt?" a male youth, who was as large as Fang Mingyu, quietly asked Fang Shihan.

Aside from the old instructor, who wasn't in the hall, the strongest of Heaven's Rumble's visitors were Matt and Fang Shihan. Since Matt couldn't speak at that moment, only Fang Shihan could inform her companions of what Shi Feng had done.

The rest of Mythology's group nodded, agreeing with the male youth. They assumed that Shi Feng must've cheated.

"No. He didn't just attack with one strike, but three, instantaneous palm strikes," Fang Shihan said, watching Shi Feng with an indescribably grim expression. "Moreover, all three strikes hit the same location, so it looked like a single attack. His physical control has already reached the Spiritualization Realm."

Three palm strikes?! How is that possible?!"

Their leader's answer stunned Mythology's members. Ignoring the difficulty of striking the same location multiple times, executing three simultaneous attacks was an unbelievable feat. They couldn't even fathom what kind of mental and physical reaction speed one would need to accomplish it.

"That's right, I executed three palm strikes, as agreed," Shi Feng said, not bothering to hide the truth. He was a little surprised to see Matt so pale, however. "Not only does combining three attacks allow me to increase my raw power, but it also doubles my hits penetrating power. To think you only received minor injuries, I'm impressed with your muscular defense. If you had come here a few days ago, I really wouldn't have been a match for you."

Adjusting to his Epic Mana Body in the Howling Wind Canyon had inspired him.

After he had become a neutralizing grandmaster in the real world, his mind had begun to secrete hormones to fortify his physical prowess. His mental and physical reaction speeds, in particular, had significantly improved, but superior reaction speed wasn't enough for him to exhibit his full strength. His physical control wasn't yet perfect.

However, by controlling the flow of Mana in his Epic Mana Body, he had come up with some combat techniques that would rely on his reaction speed. Although he couldn't replicate these techniques perfectly in the real world, he was able to exhibit a fraction of the techniques' power. Even that fraction greatly increased his strength and penetrating power, allowing him to drive the force of his strikes toward Matt's organs.

Not even an adult bear would escape such an attack unscathed. Although Matt was in incredible shape, he was only human.

Once his pain had subsided to a bearable level, Matt stood, glaring at Shi Feng with a hint of fear in his gaze. He abandoned any thought of fighting the younger man.

"You…Very good! I've lost this challenge!"

Henglian Style practitioners were famed for their brute strength and defense. The only reason that they dared to clash with neutralizing grandmasters was their ability to take a hit without sustaining significant injuries. On the other hand, if they got lucky and landed a bow, they could knock out their opponent with a single hit. However, they'd have to flee from a neutralizing grandmaster like Shi Feng, who could ignore their defense. Fighting such an individual would only spell their death.

Still, the situation confused Matt. Aside from Shi Feng, he had only ever taken such a serious blow from his old instructor. His instructor was an old monster who had become a neutralizing grandmaster several decades ago. The old instructor had also received help from plenty of state-of-the-art and medication to grow stronger. His strength had long since reached inhuman levels. In comparison, Shi Feng was only in his early 20s. Just how did this young man become so powerful?

"In that case, will you fulfill your end of the bargain, Mis Fang?" Shi Feng asked after Matt had admitted defeat.

After his fight with Matt, Shi Feng's mind spun. It wasn't because he had successfully executed a God's Domain combat technique in the real world, but because of how impressed he was with Mythology's expert standards. He had never thought Mythology would be this powerful.

If even Mythology could nurture such incredible fighters, other superpowers shouldn't be far behind.

More than anything, Shi Feng needed a large stock of Life Potions to nurture his own fitness, as well as help Lei Bao and Fire Dance become neutralizing grandmasters. Otherwise, Zero Wing's operations in the real world would be in grave danger.

The Three Palms, One Strike technique might have looked simple, but it was extremely hard to execute. If Shi Feng hadn't mentally prepared himself, and Matt hadn't simply stood there to take the hit, he wouldn't have been able to execute the technique.

"I don't have 20 Life Potions on me right now, but I'll have someone deliver them to you before the end of tomorrow," Fang Shihan said, frowning. Shi Feng's strength had drastically exceeded her expectations. He certainly couldn't be considered an ordinary neutralizing grandmaster. "We have other matters to tend to, so we will take our leave for now."

After saying so, Fang Shihan left with her subordinates, and Shi Feng didn't try to stop her. Fang Shihan was the Qilin Corporation's princess. She couldn't afford to break a promise she made in public.

After Fang Shihan's group left, cheers broke out in the training hall as the disciples celebrated. Everyone practically worshipped Shi Feng's display, which had renewed their confidence in the Heaven's Rumble Training Center. Some of the normal members even considered applying to become true Heaven's Rumble disciples.

However, the atmosphere in the luxury maglev car parked outside of the training center wasn't as cheerful.

"We're just going to leave, Vice Guild Leader? I know we only came here to test Heaven's Rumble's standards but wasn't our main goal to compete with the training center virtually and steal its virtual combat platforms in Fenglin City?. Shi Feng might be strong, but it'll be a different story when we fight in a virtual combat platform. Not even Zero Wing's Black Flame will be a match for you with your strength as a Tier 3 player, much less Shi Feng," Matt complained.

"No. We need to report this to the old instructor," Fang Shihan said, shaking her head. "No matter how you look at it, it's strange for someone as young as Shi Feng to be so powerful. I'm sure there's some big secret to his strength. If we can discover this secret, we'll gain far more authority in Mythology. It might even be enough for me to become one of the headquarter's Three Great Vice Guild Leaders!"

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Chapter 2397 – Ascension Realm

Fenglin City, Redstone Restaurant:

Fang Shihan and her entourage stood before a man in one of the Redstone Restaurant's VIP rooms, which had an antique flair. The man sat cross-legged on the floor with his eyes closed.

Despite the fact that half of the man's hair had already turned white, his facial features were that of a man in his early 40s. In truth, however, he was already over 70. Although this elderly man wasn't as large or robust as Matt and the others, his aura felt like that of an unshakable mountain. Standing in his presence, one couldn't help but revere the old man.

This man was none other than Situ Qingtian, Fang Shihan and her companions' instructor.

"Matt, is Shi Feng truly as powerful as Shihan described? Was he really able to combine the power of his attacks?" Situ Qingtian asked as he opened his eyes and looked at the younger man before him.

"I'm sure of it. The moment after the first hit, his strike's penetrating power doubled. If I hadn't reacted quickly enough and diverted some of the force, He would've likely knocked me out," Matt said, nodding. Before today, he had only ever experienced that level of power from Situ Qingtian, and the memory of Shi Feng's hits were still fresh in his mind.

"Instructor, I investigated Shi Feng thoroughly, and there were no reports of him possessing this kind of strength. He's only recently reached the grandmaster realm and partially enhanced his mental capacity. He must've found something in God's Domain that has allowed him to execute such a technique in the real world," Fang Shihan surmised.

"It seems Zero Wing isn't so simple, after all. I must have many secrets," Situ Qingtian said. "I suspect this Shi Feng has made considerable progress in the Realms of Truth. He's likely reached the Ascension Realm at the very least."

"The Ascension Realm?! How is that possible?!" Matt exclaimed.

Mythology had discovered the Realms of Truth combat system, which had profound principles, in God's Domain. At first, some of the various superpowers had labeled the Realms of Truth as the Spiritualization Realm, and they had discovered that learning these principles allowed one to gain unbelievable control with combat techniques. Learning these principles was akin to engraving combat techniques on one's bones. Players that learned these principles and practiced them successfully could execute a combat technique with every movement. They could exhibit strength far beyond their natural potential.

However, progressing through the Realms of Truth was an intense challenge. Even Matt, a genius, had barely begun, yet he was considered one of the most accomplished individuals in Mythology. And now, they discovered that Shi Feng, who was much younger than Matt, had gone beyond, reaching the Ascension Realm. How could he allow himself to believe it?

"That is why I am sure Zero Wing has hidden many secrets. Mythology has expended a lot of manpower and resources to explore the Realms of Truth, yet we have barely uncovered some of the training methods," Situ Qingtian said, his interest in Zero Wing growing. "Zero Wing must've obtained some clues relating to the Realms of Truth and uncovered detailed training methods. No individual could reach such a standard by themselves, otherwise."

"If that is true, we must obtain this secret!" Fang Shihan declared, passion burning in her gaze.

Mythology had constantly been searching for the Realms of Truth's secrets, but the clues they had uncovered were few and vague. Needless to say, they had yet to discover any systematic training methods.

If she could get her hands on Zero Wing's training system and combine it and Mythology's research, not only could she improve her own combat standards, but she could also gain more authority within the Guild.

Vice Guild Leader, Zero Wing's roots on the eastern continent are too solid to shake right now, especially now that it has Stone Forest City. I'm afraid that we won't be able to cause any significant damage. Even if we target the Heaven's Rumble Training Center, our results will likely be negligible. At worst, we'll slow Zero Wing's recruitment rate, but we won't be able to harm the Guild's foundations directly," Matt anxiously said.

He desperately wanted a Realms of Truth training system, as well. If he could progress further through the Realms of Truth, not only would he grow stronger in God's Domain, but he'd also gain more combat power in the real world.

"Don't worry about it. Since we now know Zero Wing has obtained clues regarding the Realms of Truth, our Guild will not let it out of our sight. I've read through the reports on Zero Wing. It seems the Guild is at war with Starlink, and the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's Phoenix Rain is part of the reason it has held on for so long," Situ Qingtian calmly stated. "If we can interfere and prevent Phoenix Rain from helping Zero Wing, I doubt the Guild will last long against Starlink. Shihan, visit the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion and inform Ku Rong of our stance. I'm sure that old fellow will make the wise decision."

"I understand. I'll get it done once I return," Fang Shihan said, nodding.

She had thought of pressuring the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, too, but she was only a Vice Guild Leader from one of Mythology's many Branch Guilds. Although she had a good reputation in the Guild, she had no authority to represent the Guild in crucial matters. Now that she had permission, however, she didn't have to worry about any negative repercussions.

Whether or not the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion would give in to her demands wasn't even a question. Mythology was one of the Five Great Super Guilds in God's Domain. Even ordinary Super Guilds had to show it respect, not to mention a super-first-rate Guild like the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion.

Meanwhile, in Zero Wing's main headquarters…

Once Shi Feng received the 20 bottles of Life Potion from Fang Shihan's subordinate, he gave three bottles to Lei Bao. He instructed the man to visit the Extraordinary Tower with the Berserker Lei Bao had made for fun in God's Domain.

After his fight with Matt, Shi Feng had an odd sense of impending danger.

Although Zero Wing was developing smoothly in God's Domain, it was far too weak in the real world, especially when it came to poaching talented fighters. The various superpowers had already begun to do so on a large scale.

However, since Shi Feng was so busy with his affairs in God's Domain, he didn't have time to pay attention to Heaven's Rumble's development. If he wanted his training center to grow, he'd need another grandmaster martial artist to defend it long-term.

Among those working in Heaven's Rumble, Lei Bao was undoubtedly the closest to reaching the grandmaster realm. After him, there were Fire Dance and the others.

Lei Bao's physical fitness and control had already peaked, and he was only a step away from breaking into the grandmaster realm. To make that final step, his mental capacity needed to undergo a qualitative transformation.

Although training in the Extraordinary Tower wasn't nearly as effective as training in the Tower of Four Gods, Lei Bao had a high chance of making that final step with the help of the Life Potions. Once he became a grandmaster, Heaven's Rumble would grow at a frightening pace. The training center would also have a much better chance of resisting the various major corporation's harassment.

After finishing with Lei Bao, Shi Feng split another 10 Life Potions among Fire Dance, Violet Cloud, Cola, Shadow Sword, and Turtledove, the Guild's experts that had already grasped internal force. The Life Potions should help them develop their physical fitness and mental capacity.

Shi Feng then drank one of the Life Potions before returning to his virtual gaming cabin and logging back into God's Domain. He intended to open the portal to the western continent as soon as possible. Only then could Zero Wing stabilize its foothold in God's Domain and secure enough resources and strength to develop the Heaven's Rumble Training Center.

By the time Shi Feng reentered God's Domain, Cola and the others were, for the most part, rested and ready. The team resumed grinding in the Demonwolf Mountain Range's outer region for a while, collecting the last Mana strands for their quest.

"This quest is a tough one. If not for the Fine-Gold Guards, we wouldn't have had any hope of completing it. I wonder what kind of rewards we'll get once we turn it in." Blackie pondered, filled with anticipation as he watched Shi Feng collect the final Mana strand. "It'd be awesome if we earned a Fragmented Legendary item."

This was the first time they had completed an Inferior Legendary Quest, and they had obtained this quest in a Level 100-plus neutral map. The quest rewards would definitely be extraordinary.

"Alright, tidy up. Once everyone's ready, we're leaving," Shi Feng said, chuckling at Blackie's excitement.

He did not particularly care about the reward items. He knew that not even an Inferior Legendary Quest had a high chance of granting a Fragmented Legendary item. Rather, he looked forward to the Favorability they'd earn with the Famed Smith, Alba Gray.

In no time, Shi Feng and his team stood before Alba Gray once more.

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Chapter 2398 – Disintegration Power, Activate!

By the time Shi Feng's group returned to Alba Gray, the NPC's Divine Might had weakened considerably. Even with the protection of the Gods, the Hero was in danger of dying.

Seeing this, Shi Feng had to admit that the Jealous Witch was incredibly powerful.

With a single curse, she could cause a Hero's downfall. With this kind of power and the witch's erratic mood, it was no wonder why she was considered a natural disaster. When she was in a good mood, she could help a kingdom prosper, but when her mood was sour, she could cause a kingdom's demise. Kingdoms and empires both revered and feared the woman.

"Lord Alba Gray, we've collected 1,000 strands of the Jealous Witch's Mana. How should we proceed to lift your curse?" Shi Feng asked the frozen Hero.

"Simple. You just need to release the Mana you've collected around me," Alba Gray telepathically communicated with a thread of excitement. "However, while I am removing the seal, the Jealous Witch's Frost Elf will sense this. I must ask you to stop her until I am free."

Just as Shi Feng was about to ask for more information, the snow around them stirred. It then gathered into the form of a woman.

The woman was nearly two meters tall and looked mostly human, but unlike humans, her body was made entirely of snow. Divine runes etched themselves in her frozen form, giving her a sacred aura. One couldn't help the urge to submit to her will as they stood in her presence.

As if the ambient Mana had discovered its master, it gathered around the woman.

"A Higher Magic Elf?!"

Everyone gasped when they saw the snow woman's statistics.

[Ice Elf, Ulunium] (High Magic Elf, Mythic) Level 110

HP 3,500,000,000/3,500,000,000

Magic Elves had considerably high Life Ratings in God's Domain, much higher than Elemental Creatures. Many of the Spells humans wielded in this day and age had originated from Magic Elves. Mana favored these beings even more than ordinary Elves because they possessed bodies made of Mana itself.

Meanwhile, High Magic Elves stood above Magic Elves in God's Domain's hierarchy, akin to kings among Magic Elves. Their Life Ratings could even rival that of Dragons.

"Do you really think you can escape my Master's curse?" Ulunium mocked as she gave Alba Gray a disdainful look. She then swept her glance over Shi Feng and his companions, saying, "Adventurers, it'd be best if you do not poke your noses into matters that do not concern you. Leave now, and I will spare you. Stay and help Alba Gray, and I'll ensure you remain here, alongside the rest of these foolish knights!"

As Ulunium spoke, the team felt an overwhelming sense of dread. They struggled to move as if the air around them froze them in place. Even breathing became a laborious task.

"Is she really a Mythic monster?" Cola muttered, shocked as he stared at Ulunium.

With just a few words, High Magic Elf had immobilized Tier 3 players. She was nothing like the Mythic monsters they had faced before.

"Guild Leader, she is far too dangerous for us. If we try to fight her, only the Personal Guards will last more than 10 seconds," Yan Tianxing expended an immense amount of energy to whisper to Shi Feng.

"I doubt we'll even last 5 seconds against her," Shi Feng said, smiling bitterly at Ulunium.

He had never expected this Inferior Legendary Quest to be so vicious!

Collecting 1,000 Mana strands within 10 days in the Demonwolf Mountain Range had already been a nigh-impossible task, but the challenge before them was simply a joke.

They might have had a chance if the system had pitted them against an ordinary Magic Elf, but trying to fight a High Magic Elf was on par with challenging a bona fide Dragon.

Although they had raided a Tier 4 Ice Dragon, Heathwaite had been severely injured before they had arrived. Its combat power had been nowhere near its peak. Furthermore, Shi Feng had been able to suppress it with his Heavenly Dragon's Breath, which was the only reason they had had a slim chance of defeating it.

Ulunium, on the other hand, was a completely different story.

Not only was Ulunium's combat power at its peak, but as a High Magic Elf, she had hundreds of Spells under her command. She could wipe a 100-man Tier 3 team off the face of God's Domain in a matter of seconds. If players tried to fight her without specific tools to counter her attacks, their only hope of survival was to flee as far and fast as possible.

Unfortunately, summoning a Tier 4 Great Demon with the Bible of Darkness was impossible, as well. Ulunium had high enough intellect that she'd target Shi Feng immediately, and the Great Demon wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

"Adventurers, give me 90 seconds! If you can hold out for that long, I can free myself from this curse!" Alba Gray suddenly shouted.

Alba Gray's words left everyone speechless.

They could barely move within Ulunium's Domain. They'd be lucky to stall her for 10 seconds, not to mention 90. Ulunium was no normal Mythic monster; she was a creature that was more skilled with her Spells than Tier 4 Great Wizards, and she loved large-scale combat. She could annihilate them all with one AOE Spell, leaving no opportunities to challenge her.

"Ninety seconds?" After some pondering, Shi Feng turned to Cola and asked, "Cola, can you hold her for 10 seconds?"

"If I activate my Berserk and Lifesaving Skills, it should be doable," Cola said after considering his prowess.

He currently wore the Frostwolf Set, and with his Fragmented Legendary Shield, he was more than capable of tanking a Level 100-plus Mythic monster. Ulunium's Life Rating rivaled that of Dragons, but he shouldn't have any issues tanking her for 10 seconds if he activated his Berserk and Lifesaving Skills.

"Do you have a plan, Guild Leader?" Yan Tianxing asked.

They could simply surrender, but they'd have to bear the brunt of the quest's penalty.

"I do, but I'm not sure if it will succeed," Shi Feng replied. "Unfortunately, we have no other options. Cola, get ready."

If Alba Gray had asked them to stall Ulunium for several minutes, Shi Feng would've had no choice but to surrender, but he had a chance if he only had to hold her off for 90 seconds.

Shi Feng then retrieved the Bible of Darkness and summoned a Great Demon.

Seeing this confused his companions. They knew that Ulunium was intelligent enough to ignore the Great Demon and attack its summoner. How could a Great Demon possibly slow the High Magic Elf down?

Although they weren't sure what Shi Feng intended, they followed his instructions and split up, putting as much distance between them and Shi Feng as possible. Meanwhile, Cola activated his Berserk Skill and waited for Shi Feng's signal.

"Go!"

Shi Feng yelled once everyone was in position. He immediately released the Mana they had collected around Alba Gray as Cola dashed toward the enraged Ice Elf, activating Justice Roar to attract her attention.

"Foolish humans! You will die here with the rest of these fools!" Ulunium bellowed. Watching Cola, she lightly waved hand.

Ice lances, over a dozen meters long, coalesced in the air and flew toward the MT. Without chanting an incantation or drawing any runes, Ulunium had cast the Tier 4, ice-type Spell, Frost Tooth…

As the ice lances flew toward him, Cola relied on his combat standards and reaction speed to dodge, but he failed to evade one of the lances. He was forced to block the attack with his shield.

Boom!

The ice lance exploded against his shield, and the impact forced Cola to sink into the snowy ground. The attack had dealt over -300,000 damage, taking more than 10% of Cola's total HP.

"How powerful is she?!"

Everyone's eyes nearly fell from their sockets.

Cola had activated his Berserk Skill and Lifesaving Skills, so he should have substantial damage reduction, yet he had still lost over 10% of his HP from one of Ulunium's attacks. Had he tried to charge at the Ice Elf without these Skills active, she would've one-shotted him…

Seeing that the first attack had failed to end her target, Ulunium raised her hand again and began to chant an incantation.

Responding to her command, a powerful blizzard swept toward Cola, streams of wind striking like pythons and threatening to tear Cola apart. As these wind serpents attacked, Cola was forced to halt his advance and defend himself with his shield. His HP rapidly plummeted. At this rate, he didn't have enough HP to last 5 seconds, much less 10. Fortunately, every healer on the team focused on recovering Cola's HP, keeping him alive, albeit barely.

As the seconds passed, Cola's HP climbed and fell like a roller coaster as he danced on the fringes of death. The team's healers couldn't mitigate Ulunium's damage fully, and each round of healing seemed less effective as Cola steadily lost HP.

"I can't hold on for much longer, Guild Leader!" Cola knew he had bit off more than he could chew as he glanced at his HP bar.

As Cola finished his last word, another blizzard assaulted him from behind. Unfortunately, the wind pythons attacking from the front had him preoccupied, and he could only watch as more approached from behind.

It's over!

Sensing the incoming attack, Cola knew his time was up. However, a figure suddenly appeared behind him. It was none other than Shi Feng.

"Ten seconds have passed! Leave the rest to me!" Shi Feng shouted over the roaring wind as he charged at the incoming wind python behind Cola.

"Guild Leader?"

The team was confused as they watched Shi Feng try to meet the incoming blizzard in battle.

Cola was a Guardian Knight, yet the blizzard's pythons had devoured a significant portion of his HP. As a Swordsman, Shi Feng would only dig his own grave by trying to block the python's attack.

Disintegration Power, activate!

Just as the blizzard was about to reach him, Shi Feng activated the Disintegration Armor's strongest Skill- Disintegration Power.

The intensity of Shi Feng's aura immediately skyrocketed, and gray smoke drifted from his body, shattering space around him.

As the blizzard's python reached him, Shi Feng swung Killing Ray to counter its attack.

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Chapter 2399 – Power of Tier 4

As he swung Killing Ray, the python of ice and wind stretched open its maw and threatened to devour Shi Feng.

When the Sacred Sword and the blizzard clashed, the results stupefied everyone watching.

With a passing flash of light, the blade sliced apart the powerful, icy attack, dispersing the blizzard.

"He blocked it?!"

"What did the Guild Leader do?"

Cola, who desperately fought to hold his ground against the powerful blizzard attacking him, and Yan Tianxing and the rest, who watched from a distance, wondered if they were hallucinating.

Yan Tianxing and the others could tell how powerful the wind pythons were based on Cola's struggle against Ulunium's attacks. If they tried to block one of the wind python's strikes, it'd be a miracle if they didn't die instantly, even with an active Berserk Skill.

Cola had already activated his Lifesaving Skill, which drastically reduced incoming damage. Without that, Ulunium's wind pythons would've long since ended his life.

And yet, Shi Feng had countered one of the wind pythons with a single strike.

The outcome even surprised Shi Feng. He hadn't expected his strike to be so powerful after using Disintegration Power to upgrade himself to a Tier 4 Sword Emperor.

So, this is the true strength of a Sword Emperor. Shi Feng thought as he relished the strength he had wielded with his counterattack.

Shi Feng had never been able to break past Tier 3 into Tier 4 during his previous life, so he had never felt the power a Tier 4 player commanded. He only knew that they were incredibly strong.

But after taking a moment to adapt to his Tier 4 Epic Mana Body, he, more or less, understood why so few Tier 3 players could stand against those at Tier 4, even when wielding a Fragmented Legendary Weapon.

The differences between Tier 3 and Tier 4 players weren't limited to Basic Attributes and physique. There was also a qualitative difference in the way their bodies conducted Mana. With his improved Mana Body, Shi Feng's mind was clearer than ever before, and his body constantly felt at the ready.

This was evident through his counterattack.

He had used the Bronze Combat Technique, Lightning Flash, executing 17 attacks in a single strike. As he did, the 17 attacks had even devoured the space before them, which was a feat he definitely wasn't capable of without Disintegration Power active.

With how clear his mind was, he knew that Tier 3 players had no hope against Tier 4 players, even if they managed to bridge the gap between their Basic Attributes and physiques. A Tier 4 mental state was on an entirely different level.

During the brief moment Shi Feng analyzed his Tier 4 state, Ulunium became enraged, having seen this Swordsman shatter her attack, and the ambient Mana began to rampage around her.

The Ice Elf began to chant another incantation while she drew divine runes in the air with flying speed, stupefying Yi Luofei and the other magical class team members.

Based on the number of runes Ulunium drew, she was clearly trying to cast a large-scale destruction Spell, but normally, players needed a long time to complete such a Spell. The High Magic Elf, on the other hand, drew several dozen lines of divine runes in two seconds. It was simply unbelievable!

Before the watching team members could snap out of their dazes, a magic array covering a 200-yard radius appeared above the snowy battlefield. As it did, it sucked dry all ice-type Mana in the area, concentrating it within the array's core.

"Insignificant humans, you will pay for your foolishness!" Ulunium snarled after finishing her chant. She then raised a fine-boned finger and pointed it at Shi Feng.

Tier 4 large-scale destruction Spell, Frost Shower!

Several hundred icy meteors pulled themselves free from the magic array and descended on the frozen lake, each one containing enough power to shatter space itself.

"We're doomed!"

Watching the incoming meteors, the team began to despair.

This attack could even wipe out a team of several hundred Tier 3 players in an instant.

She's finally getting serious? Shi Feng, on the other hand, wasn't surprised to see the incoming balls of ice. Calmly, he activated the Seven Luminaries Ring's Absolute Domain.

High Magic Elves could even rival God's Domain's Dragons.

And how powerful, exactly' was a Dragon?

A Dragon was the personification of a natural disaster. Not even a full kingdom could stop a Dragon's wrath, and it would be forced to watch as the creature devastated its territories.

High Magic Elves might have a slightly lower Life Rating than Dragons, but they had the combat power to rival the monstrosities due to their exceptional talent with wielding magic.

High Magic Elves could effortlessly cast frighteningly powerful Spells, which usually required a long casting time. An ordinary Tier 4 Great Wizard, for example, would need a dozen seconds to cast a Tier 4 large-scale destruction Spell, but Ulunium only needed two seconds.

As the hail of meteors bombarded the frozen lake, they transformed a 200-yard-radius area into an icy hell.

Fortunately, not even Tier 4 Spells could break through Shi Feng's Absolute Domain, and Shi Feng and his companions within range of his Skill emerged unharmed. The moment Ulunium's attack ended, Shi Feng charged at the Ice Elf.

Ulunium was a magical class being. If she were allowed to cast her Spells freely, she could even slay Tier 5 players, much less Shi Feng's Tier 3 teammates. If Shi Feng wanted to prevent her from slaughtering them all, he had to face her in melee combat.

With Absolute Domain's protection, Shi Feng could approach Ulunium while she bombarded him with a steady stream of Tier 4 Spells, but as he approached, he had to admit that this Ice Elf was incredibly powerful. Not only were her Basic Attributes considerably higher than his, but she also had an endless supply of Tier 4 Spells at her command. Even after forcibly promoting himself to Tier 4, Shi Feng was at a major disadvantage.

With Absolute Domain's duration running out, Zero Wing's members, who watched from a distance, began to grow nervous.

Ulunium would've torn Shi Feng to shreds by now if not for Absolute Domain's protection. Her attacks against their Guild Leader weren't like the Ice Elf s assault against Cola. She had even begun to double speed-cast. Combined with her already-absurd casting speed, not even Shi Feng could dodge all of her attacks in time. He was forced to rely on Sword's Orbit to block some of the attacks, lest the impact knock him back.

As though she had anticipated the moment, Ulunium sneered and summoned a crystalline staff the instant Absolute Domain came to an end. With a swing of her staff, she revealed numerous magic arrays that had been hidden under the snow around her. Countless icicles shot from the arrays, flying toward Shi Feng, and a powerful blizzard of hail and snow descended on the Swordsman.

"Are you kidding me?! Is Ulunium really just a monster?!" Blackie's eyes nearly fell from their sockets when he saw the magic arrays appear around Shi Feng. Not only had the Ice Elf set traps during the battle, but her traps had been so cleverly placed that not even Blackie, a Cursemancer, had noticed them. This was the first time he had ever experienced such a thing in God's Domain.

Moreover, Ulunium had concealed over a dozen magic arrays under the snow. As they activated simultaneously, they had the power of more than a dozen Tier 4 magical classes attacking as one. An attack like this would even turn a Tier 4 MT into swiss cheese.

As expected of a High Magic Elf, she's even calculated my Skill's duration. The incoming icicles didn't surprise Shi Feng in the least. He immediately commanded his summoned Great Demon, which had been on standby, to join the fray.

Mythic monsters intellect shouldn't be underestimated after Level 100, especially that of a High Magic Elf like Ulunium. Shi Feng had expected her to employ traps. If these creatures were any weaker, the various superpowers of his previous life wouldn't have struggled so hard against Superior Mythics.

The Great Demon appeared behind Shi Feng instantly and blocked the icicles coming in from behind its master. With the Great Demon's help, Shi Feng could concentrate on the wind pythons attacking him head-on.

However, despite focusing on defense, the wind pythons were too powerful for him, and his HP continued to fall with each attack he blocked. If he hadn't had the help of his healers' diligent spell casting, he wouldn't have lasted more than 15 seconds against this bombardment.

With the Great Demon guarding his back and the rear line healers' support, Shi Feng had a much easier time distracting Ulunium. Before even Shi Feng had realized it, another 50 or so seconds had passed, and only 5 seconds remained before Disintegration Power's duration would end.

"All of your efforts are futile, human! Your power is already fading, and once it does, both you and Alba Gray will forever decorate this lake as ice sculptures!" Ulunium declared, flashing Shi Feng a sinister grin when she sensed Disintegration Power begin to fade.

"Is that so?" Shi Feng shot back, unfazed despite Disintegration Power's duration running out. On the contrary, he revealed a bright smile as he said, "I disagree."

With that comment, Ulunium realized that something was amiss. She immediately shifted her gaze toward the distant Anna, but it was too late as the Personal Guard completed the final verse of her incantation.

A holy light pierced the clouds and shot toward the frozen lake as a Higher Valkyrie with three sets of pure-white wings appeared not far from the Ice Elf.

"A Higher Valkyrie?!" Ulunium's expression shifted when she saw her newest opponent.

The Valkyrie gave Ulunium no time to prepare as she threw her Thunder Spear at the High Magic Elf, its astonishing power exploding through the space around it.

A Higher Valkyrie's Life Rating couldn't compare to that of a Dragon, but it was on par with a High Magic Elf s. Ulunium was forced to focus on the Higher Valkyrie's attack, defending herself.

The Higher Valkyrie demanded all of Ulunium's attention, and the Ice Elf had no energy to spare on Shi Feng. She couldn't even defend herself from his Great Demon's attacks, which steadily chipped away at her HP.

As the seconds passed, the curse on Alba Gray grew weaker, yet Ulunium couldn't do anything about it.

Ninety seconds after Shi Feng had released the Jealous Witch's Mana around the NPC, everyone heard ice shatter as Alba Gray broke free of his icy prison.

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Chapter 2400 – Sword Saint

Seeing Alba Gray break free from his curse, Shi Feng breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Although the Higher Valkyrie could keep Ulunium busy, it couldn't exist for long. If the Higher Valkyrie had disappeared before Alba Gray had freed himself, Shi Feng wouldn't have been able to stop the Ice Elf even with Twofold Berserk. Not only was there a full-tier difference between them, but Ulunium was also powerful enough to rival a Dragon. Shi Feng wouldn't have been able to resist her attacks for long.

"Damn it!" Ulunium grew incensed when she noticed Alba Gray was free. She swung her icy staff at Shi Feng, bellowing, "I'll send you all to hell!"

The High Magic Elf began to chant an incantation, and a threefold magic array covering a 500-yard radius began to form in the sky.

The instant the array took shape, it tore apart space around it. Two seconds later, these spatial tears transformed into a gigantic black hole.

So, this is her true strength. Shi Feng looked up at the black hole with a grim expression.

Tier 5 Spell, Void Storm!

Tier 5 Spells were beyond extraordinary. They had enough power to destroy an entire city, transforming it into a lifeless land. This was why the various kingdoms and empires feared Tier 5 beings. Even emperors had to show respect before them.

Shi Feng had never dreamed that Ulunium could cast Tier 5 Spells, despite being a Tier 4 creature.

There was only a difference of one tier between Tier 4 and 5, but the difference between a Tier 4 Spell and a Tier 5 Spell was like the difference between heaven and earth. Any random Tier 5 Offensive Spell could severely injure a Tier 4 creature. If a Tier 4 player tried to stand against a Tier 5 Spell, their death would almost be a guarantee. Even Tier 4 MTs could withstand such power. Players wouldn't even have a chance to flee since the amount of Mana a Tier 5 Spell commanded would freeze space around them.

When Zero Wing's members saw the Void Storm forming above them, they turned a deathly pale.

The resulting shockwave would easily cover several thousand yards. They had no hope of escaping this Spell's range.

Before any of them could start running for their lives, however, a pitch-black storm emerged from the black hole, covering the world in an endless darkness.

Not even Shi Feng knew how to get out of this one. Absolute Domain might be able to protect them, but the Skill was still on Cooldown. They couldn't escape via Instantaneous Transfer Scrolls, either, since space around them had frozen.

Fortunately, they had completed their quest. Even if they died, they'd only lose some EXP, which they could quickly recover.

Seeing the descending storm of darkness, Shi Feng prepared to die.

Suddenly, Alba Gray unsheathed the golden sword hanging from his waist and slashed it toward the endless darkness.

A brilliant light spread through the darkness, purifying it. In just three seconds, Alba Gray's holy light had vanquished Ulunium's Void Storm.

"Crap! Isn't that Hero a little too powerful?!"

Yan Tianxing and the others gaped in shock, unable to process what had just happened.

In one move, Ulunium had transformed the day into night, whereas Alba Gray had returned daylight to the frozen lake with a move of his own. Their combat power was simply unbelievable.

Staring at Alba Gray, Zero Wing's members finally understood what it meant to be a Hero.

A Hero could not be overwhelmed by numbers. All of the monsters they had fought were insignificant before Alba Gray. The NPC could likely even slaughter a full group of Tier 4 players instantly.

"Damn it! You've actually become a Sword Saint?!" Ulunium stared at Alba Gray in astonishment as her Void Storm dissipated.

"That's right! Removing the curse has allowed me to grasp some of the principles I needed to make a breakthrough! You are no longer a match for me!" Alba Gray roared, a hint of excitement lacing his tone.

Although the Jealous Witch's curse had caused him endless suffering, studying it had allowed him to understand the concepts he needed to become a true Tier 5 Sword Saint.

A Tier 5 Sword Saint?! Shi Feng was similarly shocked, and he spun to look at Alba Gray.

[Alba Gray (Sacred Magic Knight)] (Hero, Sword Saint) Level? ? ?

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NPCs faced greater struggles when trying to complete their promotions, but this was also why NPCs' status rose dramatically with every promotion in God's Domain.

A Tier 3 NPC, for example, could serve as a minor city's Magistrate, while a Tier 4 NPC could serve as a Magistrate in a major city. Even emperors had to show respect before Tier 5 NPCs.

But as far as Shi Feng could remember, Alba Gray had only been a Tier 4 Hero during his previous life. This hadn't changed even after 10 years since God's Domain's launch. Alba Gray had never managed to become a Tier 5 Sword Saint.

Even so, as a Hero, Alba Gray had been able to contend with ordinary Tier 5 NPCs. Including his identity as a Famed Smith, even the various empires had taken him seriously.

And yet, Alba Gray was now a Tier 5 Sword Saint!

"It is true. Now that you are a Sword Saint, I am no match for you, but don't you dare think this is over!" Ulunium declared as she glared at Alba Gray. She then turned to Shi Feng and continued, "You, as well, adventurer!"

After her bold declaration, the Ice Elf began to disintegrate into snowflakes.

"Don't think you can get away from me that easily!" Alba Gray shouted. He unsheathed the second sword hanging from his waist and charged at Ulunium, swinging the pitch-black blade.

He had only executed a normal slash, but from a distance, the attack had looked like a black wall, rising into the air and extending more than 500 meters.

The pitch-black wall bisected the High Magic Elf, and Ulunium released a harrowing scream as a snow-white energy crystal fell from her body. Although the attack had significantly weakened Ulunium's life aura, she successfuU

As the black wall faded from existence, only Alba Gray remained on the snow-covered lake.

"It seems she still managed to escape." Alba Gray frowned as he glared at the spatial tear before him.

Shi Feng, who stood nearby, wasn't surprised in the least that the Ice Elf had gotten away. A Mythic ranked High Magic Elf was on par with a Mythic ranked World Boss of the same level. In fact, she should be even stronger. She could cast Tier 5 Spells, after all, which proved that she was only half a step away from becoming a Tier 5 being herself. Even a Tier 5 Hero would face a long battle to kill her.

With Ulunium's disappearance, Shi Feng heard the sound of a system notification.

System: Congratulations! You have completed the Inferior Legendary Quest, "Last Knight." Quest completion rate – 93%. Quest rating: S-rank.

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