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Chapter 2639 – Black Dragon King's Might
When Shi Feng unsheathed the Abyssal Blade and activated Black Dragon's Soul, the Abyssal Blade immediately transformed into a cloud of black mist, which then enveloped Shi Feng completely before expanding to cover a 60-yard radius around him.
Before anyone could react to this strange development, a deafening Dragon roar came from the cloud. In the next moment, a 30-meter-tall Black Dragon leaped out of the black mist, releasing a powerful aura that washed over the crowd.
"A Dragon?"
Crimson Star and Wildfighter could not help doubting their eyes when they saw the incredibly realistic Black Dragon before them.
The Dragon race was one of the apex races in God's Domain. Dragons were also a symbol of strength and destruction. Whenever one appeared on the continent of God's Domain, turmoil would follow.
Now, however, Shi Feng had actually transformed himself into a Dragon. Moreover, in terms of appearance or Life Rating, he was exactly the same as a true Dragon.
The only unfortunate matter was that the Dragon that Shi Feng had transformed into was only Tier 3. Even so, this was still an astounding ability. After all, a Dragon's Attributes were far superior to those of existences of the same tier.
However, while the Violet Sword and Azure members were astonished by this matter, they were, after all, core experts of their respective Guilds and quickly snapped out of their daze. Upon receiving Aqua Rose's command, they promptly charged toward the altar, together with Zero Wing's members.
As soon as everyone entered the range of the Mana Towers, the altar's trial monsters detected them. Before they could even get within 300 yards of the altar, the trial monsters had already moved into position, with 500 trial monsters standing resolutely at the bottom of the altar's staircase. The remaining trial monsters positioned themselves on the various steps of the staircase and readied their bows. So long as the intruding players were within their attack range, they would immediately loose their arrows.
The four Mana Towers surrounding the altar also started launching magic beams at the team.
Boom… Boom… Boom…
Immediately, four light pillars emerged within the trial tunnel and vaporized everything within range.
Fortunately, all the members on the team had spread out. In addition, the Mana Towers' cannons did not possess a very large AOE. As a result, aside from some unlucky players that had bad positioning, everyone else managed to slip out of the beam attacks' AOE in time. Even so, the team had still lost over a dozen players just from that first round of attacks.
Upon seeing this, the surviving members of the team gulped nervously, grim expressions settling on their faces.
They hadn't even started fighting, yet they had already lost over a dozen members. At this rate, they would most likely get annihilated before they could even kill a trial monster.
However, just as a heavy atmosphere descended on the team, a black figure suddenly flew overhead and arrived within 100 yards of a Mana Tower in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this figure, everyone relaxed slightly and breathed out a sigh of relief.
Only, when Shi Feng arrived within 100 yards of the first Mana Tower, the Ancient Lich seated at the top of the altar suddenly opened its eyes, the blood-red glow in its hollow eye sockets locking on to him immediately. The Lich then extended its hand at the Black Dragon and started chanting an incantation.
Less than a second later, a twofold magic array appeared beneath the Lich's feet.
"Speed-casting?" Crimson Star's complexion darkened when she saw Zorok's spellcasting.
Zorok originally already possessed incredibly high HP for an Ancient Lich. Now, it was even capable of executing speed-casting. Moreover, its speed-casting was exceptionally fast; a Tier 4 Spell, which usually required four or five seconds to cast, got completed in less than a second. The Lich's casting speed was simply unbelievable.
The instant the twofold magic array took shape, several hundred ice blades formed around Zorok. The ice blades then tore space as they shot straight at Shi Feng.
Tier 4 Spell, Frost Dance!
Not only did every one of these ice blades carry power surpassing that of Tier 4 Mythic monsters, but they also froze their surroundings completely. As the several hundred ice blades flew toward Shi Feng, they transformed their surroundings into a world of frost.
Seeing this scene, everyone could not help but grow anxious.
Dodging Zorok's attack was virtually impossible. If Shi Feng got stuck dealing with the Ancient Lich's attacks, then he wouldn't even be able to close in on the Mana Towers.
Just when the several hundred ice blades were about to devour Shi Feng, he suddenly extended a claw and swiped at the empty space before him. The phantom of a gigantic claw instantly appeared in midair.
Holy Annihilation Mana Technique, Lightshadow!
In the next moment, the gigantic claw tore through the frozen world and transformed the space before Shi Feng into a pitch-black void. The several hundred ice blades disappeared completely as if they had never appeared to begin with.
"He blocked it…"
"So, this is Guild Leader Black Flame's true strength?"
Everyone present was stupefied when they saw the pitch-black void that had formed before the Black Dragon.
Those were several hundred ice blades!
Every one of those ice blades carried power surpassing that of ordinary Mythic monsters. Going up against the Ancient Lich's attack would be akin to going up against the simultaneous attacks of several hundred Mythic monsters, yet Shi Feng had actually nullified all those ice blades with just a single blow.
However, before everyone could snap out of their daze, Shi Feng flapped his wings and arrived before the nearest Mana Tower. He then sent a claw smashing into the 60-meter-tall tower.
Boom!
Along with a thundering explosion, the magic barrier protecting the Mana Tower shattered. The Mana Tower itself had also started trembling violently, its original durability of 5,000 instantly decreasing by over 200 points.
Crimson Star and the others, who were still charging toward the altar, nearly had their eyes fall out of their sockets when they saw this.
The Mana Tower's defensive capability was at the Tier 4 standard. In other words, non-Tier 4 attacks wouldn't harm the Mana Tower at all. Even if a Tier 3 attack managed to cause damage, it would, at most, reduce the tower's durability by the standard 20 points.
Now, however, Shi Feng had reduced the Mana Tower's durability by over 200 points with just one attack. The power he demonstrated was simply astonishing.
At this moment, let alone Crimson Star and the others, even Shi Feng himself was surprised by this situation.
Transforming into a Black Dragon King actually elevated my Strength to such an extent?
When Shi Feng saw that the torn space before him was not showing any signs of recovery, he determined that the power of his attack had indeed reached the Advanced Tier 4 standard.
Before he had transformed into a Black Dragon King, his Basic Attributes allowed him to exhibit power at only the Basic Tier 4 standard. However, in God's Domain, further elevating one's power after reaching the Tier 4 standard was incredibly difficult. Only by being capable of exhibiting power at the Advanced Tier 4 standard would one be able to just barely reach the standard of Superior Mythics.
In other words, even without using any techniques, he could currently contend against the weakest of Superior Mythics.
Despite this astonishing discovery, Shi Feng quickly recovered his senses and resumed attacking the Mana Tower before him.
-224!
-219!
-222!
As Shi Feng's claws landed on the Mana Tower one after another, the tower's durability rapidly decreased. In no time at all, the Mana Tower had already lost one-fifth of its total durability, the speed of its deterioration making Crimson Star and the others' blood boil.
At this time, though, both the Mana Towers and the Ancient Lich launched counterattacks at Shi Feng.
Immediately, the four Mana Towers fired their magic cannons at Shi Feng, while the Ancient Lich used its Domain and over a dozen magic blades to restrict and attack him.
Every one of the attacks sent at Shi Feng carried the power of a Superior Mythic. Not daring to be careless, Shi Feng continued using Lightshadow to defend himself before resuming his bombardment of the Mana Tower before him.
However, Lightshadow placed an enormous burden on Shi Feng's Concentration. Even after he transformed into a Black Dragon King and gained a much superior physique, the amount of Concentration he consumed when executing Lightshadow hardly decreased.
By the time Shi Feng had destroyed the second Mana Tower, he no longer dared to use Lightshadow to defend against the Mana Towers' and Ancient Lich's attacks, opting to use Sword's Orbit instead.
However, the boost in power Sword's Orbit provided was inferior to that from Lightshadow. As a result, Shi Feng continuously lost HP as he defended himself. Approaching and attacking the Mana Towers also became much more difficult.
By the time Shi Feng destroyed the third Mana Tower, his HP had already fallen to 64%. At this point, Zorok's attacks became even more frenzied. And when Shi Feng started attacking the fourth Mana Tower, the Ancient Lich also started double speed-casting and dishing out Tier 4 Spells like they were nothing.
When Shi Feng's HP fell to 24%, the fourth and last Mana Tower's durability zeroed out. At the same time, the suppression on the space surrounding the altar disappeared, and everyone was free to use Skills and Spells again.
Zorok grew thoroughly enraged upon seeing the fourth Mana Tower's destruction.
"Damnable Dragon! Die!" Zorok bellowed as it glared at Shi Feng.
The world around Shi Feng immediately dimmed as a gigantic, threefold magic array appeared above his head.
"A Tier 4 Curse?" Shi Feng's complexion darkened when he saw the threefold magic array.
As he stared at it in shock, flames of annihilation suddenly descended from the threefold magic array, covering a 500-yard radius and enveloping the entire altar.
Tier 4 Curse, Annihilation Lotus!
The faces of Crimson Star and the others sank at this sight.
"Shatter!"
Not daring to hold back, Shi Feng immediately widened his mouth and used his strongest move—Dragon Breath.
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Chapter 2640 – Suppressing the Ancient Lich
Dragon Breath!
The Dragon race's trademark move allowed Dragons to gather all their power into a single point and propel it. The resulting attack would carry power far beyond what Dragons could normally exhibit. Dragon Breath was also one of the main reasons why Dragons were labeled invincible among those of the same tier. A Tier 5 Dragon Breath could even destroy entire cities. The destructive power a Dragon Breath carried was even greater than a Taboo Skill or Curse of the same tier.
After Shi Feng executed Dragon Breath, a scorching white beam shot at the massive pillar of flames descending from the sky.
Boom… Boom… Boom…
When the two attacks collided, space around the point of collision shattered and transformed into a pitch-black void. The powerful shockwaves from the impact were palpable even over a thousand yards away.
When the clash ended, everyone was stupefied by the outcome.
"What?! He blocked it?!"
"That was a Tier 4 Curse! Even a true Tier 3 Dragon shouldn't be able to stop that! How did he do it?"
Crimson Star and the other magical-class players on the team felt like they were dreaming when they saw the threefold magic array above them fading out of existence.
The Tier 4 Curse Zorok cast rivaled a Tier 5 Spell. Meanwhile, a Tier 5 Spell could break through even the defensive magic array of Main Cities, let alone annihilate a measly 200-man team of Tier 3 players.
When they saw Zorok casting the Tier 4 Curse, they had known that the battle was over and resigned themselves to death. None of them thought that Shi Feng would actually be able to stop this frightening attack and keep the whole team alive. His abilities were truly inhuman.
Thank goodness I managed to block it. Otherwise, that really would have been a team-wipe. Shi Feng breathed out a sigh of relief when he saw the descending pillar of flames dissipating.
If not for him having further improved his understanding of the Realms of Truth and managing to integrate Advanced Combat Techniques into his actions, he wouldn't have been able to elevate his Dragon Breath's destructive power. In that case, both he and everyone else below him would've been burnt to ashes.
However, before Shi Feng and the others could catch their breath, Zorok started chanting once more and summoned another threefold magic array.
"How is this possible!?"
"This is a lie, right?! How can it still use another Tier 4 Curse?!"
Everyone's complexion paled when they saw the Ancient Lich using another Tier 4 Curse.
Most of the Bosses in God's Domain possessed only one team-wipe move. And even if a Boss had multiple team-wipe moves, it wouldn't use them back to back. Now, however, Zorok was chanting another Tier 4 Curse right after using one. The Ancient Lich thoroughly shattered the conventions of God's Domain.
It's not even waiting for the ambient Mana to recover?
At this moment, let alone everyone else, even Shi Feng was surprised by this situation.
He was not surprised that Zorok was using Tier 4 Curses back to back. After all, the Ancient Lich was a magically oriented Boss. However, Zorok had just used a Tier 4 Curse, so the Mana around it was still extremely sparse. If the Lich used another Tier 4 Curse now, the power of the Curse would be significantly weaker. Zorok should've waited for the ambient Mana to recover before using another killing move, yet the Lich did not do so. Even for Shi Feng, this was a fresh development.
"It's over… Its casting speed is too fast. We don't even have time to use Tier 3 Curses to defend ourselves." Crimson Star despaired when she saw the fully formed, threefold magic array. She never thought that, after Shi Feng destroyed the four Mana Towers and blocked one of the Ancient Lich's killing moves, things would turn out this way.
With Dragon Breath on Cooldown, it should not be possible for Shi Feng to use it again within a short time. In addition, he was simply too far away from Zorok. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't interrupt the Ancient Lich's spellcasting. Meanwhile, the formation of a Tier 3 Curse took at least three or four seconds. They simply didn't have enough time to defend against the Ancient Lich's second attack.
Just as Zorok was about to incant the final verse of its Curse, however, a lithe figure suddenly appeared before it and slashed her greatsword down at the Lich.
In the next moment, a flash dazzled everyone's eyes as the greatsword smashed into the Ancient Lich's skull. Not only did the attack forcefully interrupt the Ancient Lich's spellcasting, but it also made the Lich itself stumble two steps back, suffering over four million damage.
"Gentle Snow?!"
"Over four million damage?! How high is her Strength?!"
Violet Sword's and Azure's members were surprised when they discerned the identity of the Ancient Lich's attacker. They never thought that Zero Wing actually had another expert capable of contending against the Ancient Lich.
While the Ancient Lich was indeed a magically oriented Boss, the Basic Attributes it possessed were still far superior to ordinary Mythic monsters'. Without Strength surpassing that of ordinary Mythic monsters, one wouldn't be able to budge the Ancient Lich in the slightest.
Meanwhile, after Gentle Snow interrupted Zorok, Shi Feng immediately flew forward to keep it busy. He gave the Lich no opportunities to cast any more Tier 4 Curses.
"Good! A chance! Everyone, charge!" Wildfighter yelled excitedly when he saw the Ancient Lich occupied.
Now that the Mana Towers were gone, so long as the Ancient Lich was prevented from using any more Tier 4 Curses and they could get within melee range of it, they would have an opportunity for victory. After all, what magically oriented Bosses feared the most was melee combat. So long as they managed to pull Zorok into a melee, the Boss's threat would be halved.
Violet Sword's and Azure's members charged at the trial monsters' defensive line with renewed vigor.
Taking the lead, Wildfighter, Crimson Star, Sinful Flame, Duan Hanshan, Solitary Frost, Yan Xiaoqian, and Floating Light were like the team's spearhead. They instantly broke a hole through the defensive line and allowed the team's other members to flood through it.
However, the higher up the altar the team ascended, the more trial monsters they encountered. As a result, the team's advance gradually slowed.
"Damn it! There are too many Trial Elites! At this rate, we'll get killed before we can even close with the Boss!" Floating Light cursed as he fought three Grand Lord ranked Trial Elites simultaneously.
Previously, he still had the upper hand when he went up against two Trial Elites. However, as they ascended the altar, the number of Trial Elites they came across increased. Now, facing the simultaneous attacks of three Trial Elites, he didn't even have the opportunity to retaliate and could only passively defend himself. His HP also continuously decreased, and he needed the support of the healers in order to stay alive.
At this moment, everyone was struggling in their fight against the trial monsters, their HPs continuously decreasing. Now, they were completely reliant on the team's healers to keep their HPs above a safe margin.
"We can't continue dragging the fight out like this! Violet and Wonder, you two open up a path! Everyone else, follow them! I'll hold the rear!" Aqua Rose commanded when she saw that the team was already surrounded.
"Follow the two of them?"
The Violet Sword and Azure members present were confused by Aqua Rose's command. Yan Xiaoqian, in particular, found it unbelievable.
Setting aside Violet Cloud, who held the upper hand even while going up against three Trial Elites simultaneously, Silent Wonder was just barely holding her ground against three Trial Elites. In fact, Yan Xiaoqian was faring even better than Silent Wonder right now, yet Aqua Rose wanted Silent Wonder to spearhead a breakthrough in the encirclement?
However, before anyone could object to Aqua Rose's strange command, Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder both nodded and charged toward the thick of the monsters.
"What are they doing?! They're already outside the range of the healers!" Crimson Star suspected that Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder had gone crazy when she saw the two charging into the mob of trial monsters.
Although Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder possessed relatively high combat standards and extraordinary combat power, they would still take significant damage if they went up against too many trial monsters at once. Without the support of healers, they wouldn't last very long. Even if Violet Cloud was a Cleric herself, she currently had to focus on attacking and defending. She didn't have any time to spare casting Healing Spells.
However, as soon as Crimson Star finished speaking, blades of Mana started appearing around the two women.
Void Blade!
Shadow Rage!
The two of them combined had summoned over 300 magic blades. Moreover, every magic blade carried so much power that the space around them trembled. The power of these magic blades was definitely at the Tier 4 standard.
"Go!"
Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder let loose a low shout. The trial monsters surrounding them got blasted away one after another, and in no time at all, no monster remained within a 40-yard radius of the duo. Moreover, any monster that tried to approach them got repelled immediately.
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Chapter 2641 – Zero Wing's Combat Power
The sudden appearance of empty space on the altar's staircase instantly silenced Violet Sword's and Azure's members.
"They were holding back all this time?" Yan Xiaoqian could not help doubting her eyes as she stared at Silent Wonder.
After fully unlocking her own Mana Body as well, Yan Xiaoqian had thought that she had already caught up to and possibly even surpassed Silent Wonder. After all, in terms of combat standard, Silent Wonder had just recently entered the Void Realm, whereas she was only half a step away from the Domain Realm.
Now, however…
"Are all of Zero Wing's members monsters?" Floating Light's eyes were wide with shock as he watched Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder carving a path up the staircase.
He already had difficulties taking on three Trial Elites simultaneously, yet Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder currently held the upper hand despite going up against several hundred Trial Warriors and Trial Elites. None of the trial monsters could get within 30 yards of the duo. Their strength was simply unbelievable.
Even Crimson Star and Wildfighter wouldn't be a match for Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder. Or to put it in another way, they were standing on completely different levels.
"Good! Everyone, enter the clearing they created!" Aqua Rose immediately commanded, unfazed by the strength Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder were displaying.
Upon hearing Aqua Rose's command, Violet Sword's and Azure's members promptly snapped out of their daze and hurriedly followed Zero Wing's members into the 30-yard safe zone the duo had created.
For a time, the entire team steadily closed in on the Ancient Lich while enveloped by Violet Cloud's and Silent Wonder's attacks, which formed a barrier that prevented the trial monsters from harming the team.
"Sure enough, the two of them have already achieved a considerably high standard in the Spiritualization Realm. Every one of their magic blades actually integrates a combat technique. It's as if they've assimilated Basic Combat Techniques into their souls," Sinful Flame muttered as he marveled at the magic blades flying around the team.
"They've integrated Basic Combat Techniques into every one of their magic blades? How is that possible?" Yan Xiaoqian exclaimed when she overheard Sinful Flame's mutterings.
Just executing a combat technique normally was plenty difficult. Executing combat techniques in quick succession was even more difficult. As for executing several hundred combat techniques simultaneously, that was simply inhuman.
"However, they have indeed succeeded in doing so. In fact, they're doing it as naturally as breathing," Sinful Flame said, a bitter smile forming on his face as he responded to Yan Xiaoqian's astonishment. "Moreover, they aren't the only ones in Zero Wing capable of it. I really don't know how Black Flame managed to nurture so many monsters."
As Sinful Flame and Yan Xiaoqian were conversing, the team arrived within 50 yards of the Ancient Lich under Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder's aegis.
However, as the team pressed closer to the Ancient Lich, the magic blades Violet Cloud and Silent Wonder summoned grew increasingly translucent. It was obvious that their duration would end soon. Seeing this, everyone on the team inevitably grew nervous.
While being closer to the Trial Boss was a good thing, the number of trial monsters around the Boss greatly exceeded their expectations. If they lost the protection of these magic blades now, they definitely wouldn't be able to fend off the trial monsters.
"Everyone, gather around the Boss and focus fire on it! Summer and I will hold the rear!" Aqua Rose shouted through the team chat when she saw that the magic blades were about to vanish. She then rushed to the rear of the team.
"This…"
Everyone was stunned by Aqua Rose's words.
Although the altar's staircase was only 60 yards wide, which a magical-class player could easily cover so long as they stood in the middle, they would be up against several thousand trial monsters. Let alone two magical-class players, even a hundred magical-class players couldn't stop the assault of so many monsters.
Normally, the majority of the team would hold off the trial monsters while a small number of peak experts dealt with the Boss. Now, however, Aqua Rose intended to stop these several thousand trial monsters with just two people. She was simply insane!
However, before Crimson Star and Wildfighter could offer up their suggestion, Aqua Rose had already started incanting. A dark-blue, twofold magic array, angled toward the staircase, immediately appeared above her.
When she tapped the butt of her staff on the ground, a torrent of water gushed out of the magic array and down the altar's staircase. The frightening deluge flushed the trial monsters down the staircase.
After the floodwaters swept away the trial monsters, Alluring Summer, who stood beside Aqua Rose, also completed her incantation. An electric barrier formed at the top of the staircase, preventing ingress.
However, while the electric barrier stopped the trial monsters' advance, it did not block the trial monsters' attacks. For a time, every trial monster could be seen firing arrows at Aqua Rose and Alluring Summer.
Everyone felt their scalp going numb when they saw the rain of several thousand arrows. However, as if they were graceful butterflies, Aqua Rose and Alluring Summer easily weaved their way around the arrows. In the end, not a single arrow managed to land on the two of them.
"Crap! What kind of Guild is Zero Wing?!"
Floating Light gaped in shock when he saw Aqua Rose and Alluring Summer stopping the advance of several thousand trial monsters all by themselves.
At this moment, let alone Floating Light, even Solitary Frost and Yan Xiaoqian, who had lived together with Zero Wing's members for a while, were shocked by this scene. They felt as if this was their first time learning of the Guild known as Zero Wing.
"Everyone, stop daydreaming! We need to help Guild Leader Black Flame deal with the Boss quickly!" Crimson Star ordered through the team chat after snapping out of her daze.
Upon hearing Crimson Star's reminder, Violet Sword's and Azure's members also promptly regained their composure. Indeed, now wasn't the time to watch Aqua Rose and Alluring Summer. Dealing with the Ancient Lich took priority.
Everyone else on the team then charged at the Ancient Lich and started assisting Shi Feng and Gentle Snow in dealing with the Trial Boss.
Although Zorok was incredibly powerful, it was, at the end of the day, still a magically oriented monster. After its opponents got within melee range of it, it would be fortunate if it could exhibit even half of its usual combat power. Moreover, with Shi Feng and Gentle Snow's constant harassment, Zorok couldn't even cast Tier 4 AOE Spells, let alone Tier 4 Curses.
The Ancient Lich's HP decreased rapidly.
Even after Shi Feng reverted into a human, Zorok's HP still dwindled. After a little more than an hour had passed, the Ancient Lich's HP had already fallen to 20%.
"Despicable humans! I will have all of you pay for daring to interrupt a sacrifice for the Demon God!" Zorok bellowed.
A frightening burst of Mana exploded forth from the Ancient Lich's body, the shockwave so intense that everyone present got knocked back more than 30 yards.
"Not good! It's going to use the Innate Skill of Liches!" Crimson Star turned solemn when she saw the Ancient Lich going berserk. "Everyone, distance yourself from the Boss quickly!"
In God's Domain, every powerful race had their own Innate Skills. An example would be the Dragon race's Dragon Breath. Another would be Liches' Frozen World. Not only was this Skill incredibly powerful, but it also could not be interrupted.
So long as Frozen World was activated, anyone within range who did not have extremely high Ice Resistance would receive frost damage over time, as well as a Movement Speed debuff.
Fortunately, Frozen World had a small AOE with a 40-yard radius. Ranged players could easily attack from outside the AOE. However, being able to use only ranged attacks against a magically oriented Boss wasn't a good thing.
"Don't even think of getting off so easily!" Shi Feng shouted as he activated the Seven Luminaries Ring's Forbidden Domain.
A layer of gray fog enveloped the entire altar, and the frightening Mana surrounding Zorok scattered and disappeared. As a result, the Ancient Lich failed to gather enough Mana to activate Frozen World.
In the end, not only did Zorok not become more difficult to deal with, but it even became weaker instead. With the suppression of Forbidden Domain, the Ancient Lich could cast only Tier 3 Spells. This reduced the raid difficulty significantly.
20%… 15%… 10%…
However, as the battle progressed, Zorok also grew increasingly desperate. In exchange for reducing its own Defense and HP, it started using Tier 4 Spells in rapid succession, reaping the lives of the players before it.
By the time the Ancient Lich's HP fell to 5%, less than 100 players remained alive. Fortunately, the damage everyone caused the Lich was also increasing. Moreover, the Lich kept burning its own HP to do battle. As a result, the Lich's HP still decreased at a rapid rate.
"Quick! Attack with everything you've got! The Boss is almost down!" Crimson Star shouted anxiously when she saw that the team was down to less than 70 players.
At this moment, she could tell that the rate at which Zorok's HP decreased was slowing. Even though the Ancient Lich only had 3% of its HP left, that was still more than 100 million HP. To make matters worse, everyone's strongest Skills and Spells were on Cooldown. They didn't have anything left to increase their DPS.
2%…
1%…
When Zorok's HP fell below 1%, less than 20 players remained. At this point, aside from Cola, everyone else's HP was already at a critical level. Everyone was clearly at the end of their rope.
Shi Feng decided to throw caution to the wind. He arrived beside the Ancient Lich and raised the Abyssal Blade high.
"Die!"
First Sword, Lightshadow!
One attack… Two attacks… Three attacks…
Every attack inflicted over three million damage on the Ancient Lich. However, every execution of Lightshadow gave Shi Feng a massive headache. When he executed the Mana Technique for the third time in a row, his complexion had already turned deathly pale.
Nevertheless, Shi Feng endured the pain and continued executing Lightshadow.
Five attacks…
Six attacks…
Seven attacks…
Finally, after Shi Feng executed his eighth consecutive Lightshadow, Zorok's HP zeroed out. The Ancient Lich then let loose an unresigned wail before collapsing to the ground.
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Chapter 2642 – Ancient Lich's Loot
When the Ancient Lich collapsed to the ground, a purple glow enveloped the bodies of the surviving players. The EXP from the Ancient Lich was far more generous than what even ordinary Superior Mythics awarded—so much that Shi Feng jumped directly to Level 120.
As everyone's experience bar was rising rapidly, due to the Ancient Lich's death, the boundless Mana that had gathered around the altar no longer had anyone binding it to the altar's vicinity. As a result, the Mana started dispersing, and the trial monsters that were frenziedly attacking Aqua Rose and Alluring Summer suddenly collapsed to the ground, one after another, as if they had lost their souls.
"We won?"
An indescribable sense of joy and excitement welled up within Aqua Rose when she saw the collapsed trial monsters. At the same time, a sense of relief washed over her. Although both Alluring Summer's and her HPs had barely decreased, their Stamina and Concentration were already at critical levels. Had the fight continued for another two or three minutes, they would definitely have collapsed from Stamina and Concentration exhaustion.
Fortunately, the Ancient Lich had fallen before they did.
In the meantime, although Shi Feng and the others felt joyful over defeating the Ancient Lich, they could not help falling on their backs in exhaustion, having almost depleted their Stamina and Concentration already.
"The Hero Trial! He actually did it! When Mythology's people find out about this, they will definitely go crazy!" Crimson Star gazed at Shi Feng, who lay on the ground some distance away, with complicated emotions.
Originally, Torre had only meant to use the Hero Trial as bait to buy time. No one from Violet Sword had expected Shi Feng and Zero Wing to succeed. After all, Mythology had partnered with multiple superpowers to form a 200-man team of peak and apex experts and still failed to conquer the ancient city's Elite Trial.
While fighting the Ancient Lich, Crimson Star had entertained the possibility of actually defeating the Trial Boss, but toward the end of the raid, she had concluded that victory was nothing but a fantasy.
Near the end, Zorok had started killing multiple players with every move it used. The Ancient Lich would wipe out the remnants of their team in 10 seconds. Meanwhile, trying to wreak over 40 million damage in just 10 seconds was simply impossible for a team of less than 20 surviving players.
In the end, however, Shi Feng had surpassed everyone's expectations. At the final moment, he still managed to dish out such frightening DPS and reap the Ancient Lich's remaining HP, creating a miracle.
"Guild Leader, are you alright?" Fire Dance asked worriedly as she arrived beside Shi Feng.
At this moment, the life aura Shi Feng exuded was incredibly weak despite him still having quite a lot of HP. His complexion was also deathly pale. This clearly wasn't a result of just running out of Stamina or Concentration.
"I'm fine. I just forcefully broke through the limits of my Concentration, so I'll probably need to rest for quite some time to recover," Shi Feng replied, smiling.
Because of his rapid-fire use of Lightshadow, he was mentally exhausted. In fact, he would most likely remain in this weakened mental state for quite some time. However, being able to break through the limits of his Concentration was a fortuitous matter. After all, it would allow him to improve his brain capacity.
Of course, in order to gain this improvement, he would need the corresponding support facilities and Nutrient Fluids. Otherwise, he would be courting brain damage.
While Shi Feng and Fire Dance were conversing, the sound of a system notification entered everyone's ears.
System: Congratulations! You have completed the Hero Trial. Trial Completion Rating – S-rank. Rewarding 500 Lightforged City Contribution Points and Permanent Citizenship.
The system notification repeated three times. While Zero Wing's and Azure's members did not understand the importance of these rewards, Violet Sword's members revealed ecstatic expressions on their faces.
"What a bountiful reward! According to our investigations of Lightforged City, it'd take at least seven or eight quests just to get 100 Contribution Points. With 500 points, we can directly purchase three Tier 3 Magic Stones and attempt to boost the Completion Rate of our Tier 3 Skills and Spells past the 100% threshold!" Floating Light exclaimed. As he read the contents of the system notification, he felt as if he was dreaming.
Although neither Violet Sword nor Mythology had entered the ancient secret land's Lightforged City before, their research into the city indicated that obtaining Contribution Points in the city was incredibly difficult. Normally, the only way was by doing quests. However, there was not only a restriction of accepting one quest at a time but also a limited number of quests available in the city every day.
Meanwhile, Lightforged City's Contribution Points were the only currency recognized in the city; these points could be exchanged for various useful items. Among the items available for exchange in Lightforged City, the one that attracted the attention of Violet Sword and Mythology the most was the Magic Stone.
The Magic Stone was an item that could provide players with guidance on breaking through the 100% limit of their Skills and Spells. A Tier 3 Magic Stone could provide guidance for Tier 3 Skills and Spells. It was undoubtedly a treasure that all expert players desired.
After all, Skills and Spells followed players for the rest of their careers in God's Domain. However, improving the Completion Rate of Skills and Spells—especially Tier 3 Skills and Spells—was not an easy task. Just being able to achieve a 90% Completion Rate was already an incredibly difficult feat to accomplish. Meanwhile, even reaching 100% Completion Rate with a Tier 3 Skill or Spell would provide a considerable boost to a player's combat power. If one could break through the 100% limit, the boost in combat power would be even greater.
Now that the Hero Trial had awarded each player with 500 Contribution Points, this meant each of them could exchange for three Tier 3 Magic Stones. They were naturally excited by this outcome.
At this moment, let alone Violet Sword's members, even Shi Feng was surprised by this reward.
A 500-point reward for every player on the team? This trip really was worth it. Shi Feng similarly felt joyful when he saw the rewards the system granted.
Others might not know what it meant to have 500 Contribution Points for an ancient city, but he did.
In God's Domain, a player who managed to rack up 500 Contribution Points in an ancient city could improve their combat power by a significant margin.
Setting aside the commonly known Magic Stone, just the most basic Enchanted Potion could allow players to improve their strength rapidly.
When consumed, the Enchanted Potion raised the ambient Mana around players to a very high density for six hours. If players fought against powerful monsters or sparred against expert players during this period, they would gain significant improvements.
In the past, because of the Magic Stone and Enchanted Potion, Violet Sword had been able to recruit and nurture plenty of expert players, which, in turn, raised the Guild's strength even closer to that of the Five Great Super Guilds.
As Shi Feng and the others were rejoicing over the trial rewards, the Ancient Lich's corpse suddenly burst into countless particles of light. Immediately afterward, the particles of light coalesced into more than a hundred light globes of varying sizes, every one of which radiated dense Mana.
"So, this is the Ancient Lich's loot?"
Everyone gaped in shock when they saw the items that appeared when the light globes faded.
Although everyone had anticipated that the Ancient Lich's loot would be extraordinary, they never thought it would be this abundant.
Originally, they had only expected to obtain around two dozen Noble Authority Tokens. However, there were over 60 tokens, as well as over 20 Inferior Legendary materials and six Legendary materials.
Aside from the tokens and materials, the Ancient Lich had also dropped a total of 14 pieces of Dark-Gold Equipment and four pieces of Epic Equipment.
At this point in time, even the various superpowers barely had any Level 100-plus Epic items. Now, however, the Ancient Lich had dropped four Level 100-plus Epic items, including an Epic Weapon.
Azure's members could not help but drool over the Ancient Lich's loot.
The four Epic items aside, just the Legendary materials dropped were more than enough to make any superpower envious. After all, Legendary materials could be used to produce custom-made Epic Weapons and Equipment that had high compatibility with the players they were made for. Moreover, the production would also have a relatively high success rate.
With the six Legendary materials dropped, it was possible to create six custom-made Epic Weapons and Equipment!
"Guild Leader Black Flame, according to our agreement, you have priority in choosing one item. Please take your pick," Crimson Star said to Shi Feng after recollecting herself.
"In that case, I'll choose that tattered scroll," Shi Feng said, pointing at a tattered scroll radiating Mana so dense that it was second only to the Mana from the Epic Weapon.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, are you sure?" Crimson Star looked at Shi Feng in confusion when she saw the item he chose.
In her opinion, the best item the Ancient Lich dropped was the Epic-ranked axe. After all, the axe wasn't just any ordinary Epic Weapon but the Replica of a Legendary Weapon, ranking at the top even among Epic Weapons. When equipped, it could raise the combat power of current peak experts by at least 30%. It should be of great help even to Domain Realm experts like herself.
As for the tattered scroll Shi Feng chose, she had tried using an Identification Skill on it already. Although the scroll radiated powerful Mana and looked very special, it was just a damaged Epic Scroll. The cost of repair alone would most likely be high. Not to mention, a scroll was also a Consumable. How could it possibly compare to an Epic Weapon in terms of value?
"Mhm. I'm choosing it," Shi Feng said as he nodded in affirmation.
At this stage of the game, aside from himself, there was most likely nobody else in God's Domain that would recognize this tattered scroll. This scroll was also the reason why he wanted priority pick over the Trial Boss's loot.
This was because this scroll was something that could be obtained only from the First Clear of Lightforged City's entrance trial.
The Legacy Scroll!
This Magic Scroll directly teleported players to the Legacy Land of their Tier 4 Promotion Quest, saving them plenty of time. In addition, it could be used to negate a failed attempt at challenging the Tier 4 Promotion Quest, allowing players to re-challenge their Promotion Quest right away in the same Legacy Land.
The Tier 4 Promotion Quest was drastically different from past Promotion Quests. Every time players challenged their Tier 4 Promotion Quest, they would be sent to a different Legacy Land. Hence, players had no opportunity to learn from their failures and try again. However, if they could reattempt a Promotion Quest in the same Legacy Land, their chances of success would increase drastically.
Only, the Legacy Scroll the Ancient Lich dropped was somewhat different from what Shi Feng had heard in his previous life.
In the past, the Legacy Scroll obtained from Lightforged City's entrance trial was at the Dark-Gold rank. On the other hand, the one the Ancient Lich dropped was actually at the Epic rank.
However, Shi Feng did not dwell on the matter, quickly storing the Legacy Scroll. And after splitting the loot equally with Violet Sword, Shi Feng and the others promptly left the trial space.
Once they exited the trial space, they entered Lightforged City under Crimson Star's lead, not bothering to wait at the trial entrance for the dead to get automatically resurrected.
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Chapter 2643 – Astonishing Lightforged City
Ancient secret land, Lightforged City:
With a flash, Shi Feng and the other survivors of his team arrived in the middle of a plaza.
The plaza was gigantic, easily able to house four sports stadiums. Erected in its center were more than a hundred seven-meter-tall statues. Every one of these statues had a different appearance: some were armor-clad warriors; some, staff-wielding mages; and some, archers sporting bows. Despite their different appearances, these statues shared one similarity—a powerful aura. It felt as if these statues were alive.
Upon seeing these statues, Shi Feng and the others were stunned.
"This ancient city is truly amazing. Just the statues in this teleportation plaza would most likely be enough to drive the experts in the outside world crazy," Shi Feng exclaimed as he studied the statues before him.
The statues on the plaza might look ordinary, but in reality, they contained information on Basic Combat Techniques catering to the class they represented.
At this point in time, practically every player in God's Domain already knew about the existence of combat techniques. However, the number of players that had the opportunity to learn a combat technique was still incredibly low. This was especially true for independent players.
However, inside Lightforged City, information on Basic Combat Techniques was on display as if it was worthless garbage. Players could freely learn the combat techniques displayed whenever they wanted and at no cost at all—moreover, these combat techniques catered to specific classes. The wealth and generosity of Lightforged City were truly astonishing.
At this stage of the game, even the members of the various major powers had to pay a certain price and make sufficient contributions in order to learn Basic Combat Techniques, yet players could freely learn them in this plaza.
Furthermore, the ambient Mana inside Lightforged City was also incredibly dense. If players trained in Lightforged City's arenas, their improvement speed would definitely be several times higher than normal.
"The Mana here is very special. If I can train here long-term, I might be able to further unlock my Mana Body," Violet Cloud said excitedly through the team chat.
"Indeed. Just standing here, I can already feel my control over Mana strengthening. If I can take advantage of this experience, I might be able to further unlock my Mana Body as well," Aqua Rose said, nodding.
Everyone else in the team had also noticed the special effects of Lightforged City's Mana, their eyes glowing with excitement at this discovery.
For Violet Sword's Crimson Star and Wildfighter, nothing was more attractive than being able to fully unlock their Mana Bodies as soon as possible. Or to put it in another way, expediting the unlocking of the Mana Body was something the various superpowers were constantly seeking to accomplish.
As for Zero Wing's members and Azure's Sinful Flame, Solitary Frost, and Yan Xiaoqian, breaking through the Mana Body's 100% threshold was something they dreamed of achieving. After all, the difference between a Mana Body that had broken through the 100% threshold and a Mana Body that had yet to do so was massive—as Violet Cloud had proven.
However, trying to break through the Mana Body's 100% threshold was incredibly difficult. In fact, they hardly had any leads on doing so. Now that the Mana here was giving them some clues, they naturally grew excited.
In this situation, though, Sinful Flame, Solitary Frost, and Yan Xiaoqian could not help envying Zero Wing's and Violet Sword's members. After all, Zero Wing's and Violet Sword's members could train in Lightforged City whenever they wanted. On the other hand, Azure's members had only two days[1].
Upon realizing this, Yan Xiaoqian and Solitary Frost took a seat and focused on the sensations they were currently experiencing. After all, it was unknown when they would get another opportunity to visit Lightforged City.
"There's still quite some time before the alchemy array disappears. Let's take a look at Lightforged City's City Lord's Mansion first. It won't be too late to start training afterward," Shi Feng suggested, chuckling when he saw Yan Xiaoqian and the others sitting down to circulate their Mana.
"I guess you're right," Yan Xiaoqian answered, nodding as she dismissed her thoughts of training immediately. Upon further consideration, she felt that what Shi Feng said was indeed correct.
The special effects of the ancient city's Mana could be said to be a bonus only. The true value of the city remained in its City Lord's Mansion, where players could exchange for the various items available only in the ancient city, using the city's Contribution Points.
Currently, every one of them had 500 Contribution Points. It would be a pity not to use them.
Shi Feng and the others spent over two hours traveling down Lightforged City's main street before arriving in front of the 600-meter-tall City Lord's Mansion.
Currently, dozens of uniformed Knights were standing guard before the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion. Not only were these Knights at Level 180, Tier 3, but they also possessed Life Ratings rivaling that of Archaic Species. The aura they radiated was comparable with that of Mythic monsters of the same level.
As for the Knight Captain leading these Knights, he was a bona fide Tier 4 NPC. His mere presence put intense pressure on Shi Feng.
Meanwhile, when everyone entered the City Lord's Mansion's first-floor exchange hall, they were stunned by the scene before them.
Currently, all sorts of items were on display in the exchange hall. Among them were Epic Weapon and Equipment Designs, Grandmaster Potion Recipes, rare Skills and Spells, Bronze Combat Techniques, Advanced Construction Designs, and designs for war weapons. Every one of these items was an unbelievable treasure that one could only come across by luck in the outside world. Now, however, a plethora of such treasures greeted their eyes.
Of course, everyone could only afford to look at these items. After all, even the cheapest of these displayed treasures cost 4,000 Contribution Points, with the more expensive ones costing tens of thousands of points. With each of them having only 500 points, they shouldn't even think of purchasing any of these items.
Fortunately, these valuable treasures weren't the only things available for exchange. There were still plenty of cheap and ordinary items within their means. An example of these items would be the Magic Stone and Enchanted Potion.
Of those present, whether it was Violet Sword's or Azure's members, they almost immediately chose to spend all of their Contribution Points on the Tier 3 Magic Stones and Enchanted Potions.
"Guild Leader, the items available for exchange here have limited quantities. Let's quickly exchange for some Tier 3 Magic Stones and Enchanted Potions as well. If we wait until the others get resurrected, there won't be anything left for us," Aqua Rose urged hurriedly as she looked at Shi Feng, who showed no interest in the Magic Stones and Enchanted Potions at all.
All items in the exchange hall had an exchange limit. While some would be restocked over time, the more valuable treasures were unique items, no longer available once exchanged.
As for the Tier 3 Magic Stones and Enchanted Potions, while they weren't unique items, if everyone were to spend all 500 of their Contribution Points on these two items, there would only be enough to supply 50 people. Once these items sold out, those who wanted them would have to wait until they got restocked to exchange for these items. However, who knew when these items would get restocked?
"No need to rush this," Shi Feng said, shaking his head. He then shifted his gaze to a shelf carrying bottles of icy-blue liquid, saying, "Have everyone exchange for 10 Master Concentration Recovery Potions first."
"Guild Leader, that Concentration Recovery Potion is too expensive at 50 points per bottle. Do we really need to buy it?" Aqua Rose could not help her exasperation when she saw the price of the Master Concentration Recovery Potion. "That item only aids players in recovering Concentration. Moreover, each potion lasts only two hours. Although it is a rare potion in the outside world, spending our precious points on it is a little…"
Concentration Recovery Potions were indeed incredibly rare but not particularly useful since players naturally recovered their Concentration over time. If players rested inside a city, their recovery rate would be even quicker. Hence, items that helped in the recovery of Concentration were not that expensive on the market. Spending 50 Contribution Points to exchange for just one Master Concentration Recovery Potion now was simply an extravagance.
After all, the Master Enchanted Potion cost only 10 Contribution Points, yet it lasted six hours!
"Relax. Just exchange all your points for the potion. I guarantee that the value you can get from these potions will greatly surpass your expectations. They're even more valuable than those Tier 3 Magic Stones," Shi Feng said, chuckling when he saw the anxious look on Aqua Rose's face.
In his opinion, the Master Concentration Recovery Potion was very cheap. Moreover, they were allowed to purchase the potion only because they had the Noble Authority Token. Otherwise, they wouldn't have the qualifications to do so.
If these Master Concentration Recovery Potions were put up for sale during his previous life, just one potion would have sold for the price of one Epic material. Even at such a price, rarely anybody would be willing to sell their potions.
After saying so, Shi Feng spent all his points on Master Concentration Recovery Potions without hesitation.
Aqua Rose no longer tried to dissuade Shi Feng. After all, he definitely had his reasons for such a decision. Following which, she and the others exchanged all their points for Master Concentration Recovery Potions as well.
Violet Sword's and Azure's members were confused upon seeing this scene. They could not understand why Zero Wing's members would exchange for potions that did not provide the slightest bit of help in training.
However, they did not pay too much attention to this matter. After all, their alchemy array's duration was running down. Now that they had obtained the Magic Stones and Enchanted Potions, they had to devote their efforts to training. As for what Zero Wing's members intended to do, that was none of their business.
Violet Sword's and Azure's members promptly ran to Lightforged City's arenas to train. As for Zero Wing's members, they made their way to the city wall under Shi Feng's lead.
Let's hope these potions will be enough for me to break through to the Tier 4 standard.
As Shi Feng gazed at the gigantic statues atop the distant wall, his footsteps sped up automatically.
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Chapter 2644 – Absorbing Divine Will
The gigantic statues erected atop Lightforged City's tall walls gave off an indescribable sense of majesty and oppression. When Shi Feng and the other Zero Wing members got within 100 yards of these statues, they immediately sensed a powerful pressure weighing down on their minds. For a moment, they felt as if their bodies no longer belonged to themselves as their consciousness started to waver. They were like a small boat sailing across a stormy ocean. Even the slightest mistake could result in their demise.
"What a powerful mental assault! Just this one strike already makes me feel as if I just executed an Advanced Combat Technique. If this continues, I'll probably exhaust my Concentration in no time at all," Gentle Snow commented, frowning as she sensed the mental pressure from the statues.
She had realized that these statues were extraordinary when she saw them from outside the city. After all, just looking at these statues from a great distance had already taken a toll on her Concentration. Now that she stood so close to these statues, she realized that they were even more frightening than she initially thought. Even without looking at these statues, her mind was subject to a mental suppression that depleted her Concentration.
"Guild Leader, don't tell me the training you mentioned will take place here?" Aqua Rose objected as she turned to Shi Feng.
"That's right. We'll be training here," Shi Feng said as he smiled and nodded.
"Guild Leader, the mental assault of these statues is too powerful. Let alone using Skills and Spells, even executing basic Mana control is a problem. It is impossible for us to conduct any training here," Aqua Rose argued. When she tried manipulating and gathering her Mana earlier, the statues' mental assault had interrupted her. The incessant mental assault would make using any Skills or Spells here impossible.
Everyone else nodded in agreement with Aqua Rose's words.
It might be fine if the mental assault was something ordinary, but the statues' mental assault threatened to knock them unconscious. Against such a powerful and persistent mental assault, even controlling their physical bodies would be a problem.
Rather than waste time here, it would be much better if they went to one of the hotels in the city to practice their Mana control. The training efficiency there would be several hundred times better than here.
"It is indeed difficult to train Mana control here, but I didn't bring you all here for that. Instead, we're here to train our Concentration," Shi Feng explained.
"Concentration training!? How is that possible!?" Stunned by Shi Feng's words, Aqua Rose could not help eyeing him skeptically.
At this moment, let alone Aqua Rose, Gentle Snow and the others were likewise dubious, suspecting that Shi Feng was joking with them.
In God's Domain, it was common knowledge that raising the Concentration Attribute was much more difficult than raising the Stamina Attribute.
Of course, while the difficulty of increasing one's Concentration was high, the returns one could gain from improved Concentration were also immense, far outstripping those from improved Stamina. This was especially true for magical-class players and expert players. The help they could gain from the Concentration Attribute was dozens of times greater than what they could gain from any other Basic or Hidden Attribute. This was because Concentration affected players' control over their physical bodies and Mana, aside from being the resource necessary to execute combat techniques.
However, even now, there were only two known methods to permanently improve one's Concentration. The first was to raise one's tier, while the other was to raise one's Life Rating.
Hence, any item that could provide a temporary boost to a player's Concentration was incredibly valuable and sold for at least ten times the price of similarly ranked items. The most inferior item that provided Concentration would be at the Dark-Gold rank. However, even at such a price, the various major powers would frantically contest for any of such items that appeared on the market.
Now, however, Shi Feng was telling them that it was possible to directly improve their Concentration Attribute. Their skepticism was only natural.
"Normally, raising the Concentration Attribute is indeed an incredibly difficult task. However, the statues here are extraordinary. The mental assault you're sensing is actually Divine Will. So long as you clash directly with this Divine Will, you'll be able to absorb a subtle amount of it, which, in turn, will improve your Concentration slightly," Shi Feng explained, chuckling. "If I have to point out the most valuable features inside Lightforged City, then these statues will have to be one of them. However, the Divine Will of these statues can be considered a Consumable. As players absorb it, the available volume will decrease. While these statues will recover their Divine Will over time, who knows how long it will take for them to recover? If we miss out on this opportunity, it's unlikely we'll come across another one like this in the future."
"So, that's why you had us spend all our Contribution Points on Concentration Recovery Potions," Aqua Rose exclaimed in realization. "If Violet Sword's people find out about this, they'll most likely send all their peak experts to train here, regardless of the cost."
After all was said and done, although Zero Wing had signed a partnership contract with Violet Sword and now possessed 100 entry slots to the ancient secret land, Zero Wing did not have a base of operations inside Violet Light City. The resources Zero Wing could obtain from the ancient secret land definitely couldn't compare to what Violet Sword could get. Violet Sword would definitely be able to secure more Contribution Points in Lightforged City than Zero Wing could. If Violet Sword found out about the statues' secret, it would definitely send a large number of experts to absorb the Divine Will here, rapidly depleting it and leaving only scraps for Zero Wing's members.
"Alright, everyone, start focusing your mind to resist the mental assault. The closer you approach these statues, the stronger the mental assault becomes. Meanwhile, the stronger the mental assault you resist, the greater the improvements you will gain. However, make sure not to be too greedy. If your consciousness leaves your body too many times, it will end up weakening the absorption rate; you might even fail to absorb any Divine Will. So, make sure to train at an appropriate distance," Shi Feng said as he looked at the others.
Upon hearing Shi Feng's instructions, Aqua Rose and the others sat down excitedly and started resisting the mental assault of the statue before them.
Ordinary experts treated Concentration as an Attribute that determined the number of times they could use combat techniques. However, for players like themselves who had fully unlocked their Mana Bodies, the Concentration Attribute held an entirely different meaning.
By improving their Concentration, they could improve their Mana control, which would, in turn, allow them to execute more complex actions using Mana. With this, they could accomplish things that they previously couldn't.
One of the simplest examples would be breaking through the Mana Body's 100% threshold.
With their present Concentration, their Mana control was at their limit. However, if they wished to break through the 100% threshold, they needed to be capable of controlling even more Mana.
Now that an opportunity to break through the Mana Body's 100% threshold was right before them, they did not wish to waste even a second.
However, after everyone attempted to resist the statue's mental assault, their original excited expressions disappeared, replaced by solemnity. Their complexions had similarly turned pale.
"The difference between enduring and resisting the mental assault is actually this large?" Aqua Rose nearly collapsed on her back after her first attempt.
She had expended roughly 5% of her Concentration after resisting just one mental assault. Her consciousness had even momentarily left her body, making her lose all control over herself. The experience was extremely uncomfortable and completely different from when she was just passively enduring the mental assaults.
At this moment, everyone, aside from Shi Feng, promptly retreated from their original positions, not daring to continue resisting the mental assault at the 90-yard mark.
However, even Shi Feng did not fare much better than everyone else. Although he had managed to resist the mental assault, the amount of Divine Will he absorbed was far from ideal. Moreover, just a single attempt had cost him one-fortieth of his Concentration.
After resisting the mental assaults for another two minutes, Shi Feng scarcely had any Concentration remaining and had no choice but to consume a Concentration Recovery Potion. With the boost provided by the potion, his Concentration recovery rate just barely surpassed his consumption rate.
After training like this for around an hour, Shi Feng opened his eyes and looked at the nearest statue, with a depressed expression.
During this past hour or so, his Concentration had indeed improved; however, the improvement was basically negligible. In fact, if not for him being at the Domain Realm and having an accurate grasp over his own body and mental state, he wouldn't have noticed this improvement at all. If he continued at this rate, his Concentration would be nowhere near the Tier 4 standard even after using all his Master Concentration Recovery Potions and training for 20 hours here.
At this rate, my Concentration won't reach the Tier 4 standard even after the various superpowers' peak experts have already started challenging their Tier 4 Promotion Quest. Shi Feng could not help a bitter smile at this situation. It's no wonder hardly any expert players would rely on Divine Will to improve their Concentration standard.
However, just as Shi Feng was about to focus his mind to resist the next mental assault, Violet Cloud, who sat behind him, suddenly stood up and walked up to the 80-yard mark, then took a seat there.
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Chapter 2645 – Advanced Bronze Combat Technique
Upon seeing Violet Cloud resisting a mental assault at the 80-yard mark, Aqua Rose and the others goggled in shock. After all, there were no changes to Violet Cloud's expression. It was obvious that the 80-yard mental assault posed no problem for her. In fact, she could probably move even closer to the statue.
She actually managed to improve her mental condensation by so much already? At this moment, even Shi Feng was astonished when he looked at Violet Cloud.
If players wished to absorb Divine Will quickly, they could rely on mental condensation, aside from items that aided in Concentration recovery. The more condensed one's mental state was when clashing with the mental assault of a Divine Will, the greater one's absorption rate of Divine Will would become.
Only, there was no concrete technique to allow players to condense their mental state because a person's mental state was insubstantial. Players could only sense it and not touch it directly. The only thing players could do was focus their attention and resist distractions.
At this moment, it was obvious that Violet Cloud had gained improvements in mental condensation, which strengthened her mental state significantly. As a result, she could resist a stronger mental assault. Otherwise, there was no way she could withstand the 80-yard mental assault so easily.
Shi Feng had long known that Violet Cloud was very talented. After all, in the past, she had relied on her own strength to reach Tier 6, when over 90% of the geniuses supported by the various superpowers had ended up getting stuck at Tier 5, never to cross the final threshold. One could easily imagine how frightening Violet Cloud's talent was for her to accomplish this impossible feat without any support.
However, Violet Cloud's talents had still surpassed Shi Feng's expectations, despite him knowing the girl's past.
This was clearly everyone's first time executing mental condensation. Not even Shi Feng had learned any techniques or methods to better-execute mental condensation. However, after training for just a little over an hour, Violet Cloud had actually achieved a breakthrough already. Her talent was truly terrifying.
Meanwhile, Violet Cloud's sudden breakthrough spurred everyone's fighting spirit. They immediately took a few steps forward in order to test whether they could resist a stronger mental assault or not.
In this situation, even Shi Feng himself could not help advancing an additional five yards, seating himself 85 yards away from the statue before him.
However, Shi Feng instantly paled after resisting a mental assault at the 85-yard mark. His consciousness also turned blurry for quite some time.
I advanced by just an additional five yards, yet I'm actually losing nearly 10% of my Concentration per hit? I also barely absorbed any Divine Will. Sure enough, mental condensation isn't something that can be improved on so easily. Shi Feng smiled bitterly as he looked at Violet Cloud resisting the 80-yard mental assaults with ease.
He had expected his mental state to have improved by quite a bit after experiencing so many mental assaults at the 90-yard mark. However, it seemed that it was merely wishful thinking.
It seems I can only return and slowly accumulate Concentration, Shi Feng thought, shaking his head, and stood up to return to his original location.
As he got to his feet, the statue before him released another wave of mental pressure. This time, though, he did not try to resist it, just passively endured it.
After enduring this mental assault, Shi Feng immediately felt his consciousness blur slightly. His control over his body also became slightly sluggish. Overall, though, he fared a lot better than with active resistance.
Despite facing the same mental assault, there's such a huge difference between passively enduring and actively resisting. If the effects of actively resisting the mental assault were the same as the result I just experienced, I would most likely be able to move within 30 yards of the statue. Shi Feng could not help but sigh ruefully when he sensed the effects of passive endurance.
When he reached his original position, another mental assault washed over him, nearly making him lose his footing. After experiencing this mental assault, though, he paused as a spark of inspiration flashed across his eyes.
So, that's the case! Why didn't I think of this before? Shi Feng clenched his fists as realization dawned upon him. He then turned to the nearby statue and thought, The reason why the effects of passively enduring the mental assaults are so subdued is simply that I gave up control over my body and allowed my mental state to go along with the Divine Will during the brief instant of collision. However, when I actively resist the mental assault, I'm struggling against the Divine Will to retain control over my body. The Concentration consumed in doing so is naturally much greater. With sufficiently high control over my own body, I should have a much easier time resisting the Divine Will.
After thinking up to this point, Shi Feng immediately sat down and started testing his theory.
Previously, he had been fully focused on using his mental state to resist the Divine Will's influence. Now, he chose to spread his focus across his entire body instead, to prevent anything from influencing his control over it.
In the next moment, another mental assault arrived. Although Shi Feng's complexion paled slightly, a smile formed on his face.
Sure enough! Shi Feng grew excited when he sensed the amount of Concentration he had just lost.
Originally, he would lose around one-fortieth of his maximum Concentration when resisting a 90-yard mental assault. Now, however, he had lost only one-fiftieth of his Concentration. Although the improvement was minor, he had, at the very least, taken the first step in the correct path of resisting the mental assaults.
Following which, Shi Feng retreated further back and sat down just outside of the range of the statue's mental assaults. He then considered ways to further strengthen the control he had over his body, to spread his focus across his entire body as much as possible. Or to put it in another way, he tried to exert all his muscles in one direction. That way, he could achieve maximum control over his body.
However, this was Shi Feng's first time doing such a thing. Even though he had already reached the Domain Realm and achieved precision control over his five senses and physical body, he had never tried exerting every muscle in his body in a single direction. When he actually tried doing so, he discovered what a challenge he had set up for himself. No matter how hard he tried, he succeeded with less than 10% of his muscles.
Sure enough, it really is difficult. It would be great if I had a combat technique that could help adjust my muscles' direction of exertion.
As Shi Feng tried exerting every one of his muscles in the same direction, he felt that this feat was even more difficult than executing a Bronze Combat Technique. After all, a Bronze Combat Technique utilized only a portion of his muscles. Moreover, the utilized muscles wouldn't move in the same direction, either.
That's it! Inspiration dawned upon him as his thoughts wandered in the direction of combat techniques. Since there's no such combat technique in existence, I can just create one! Even if I can't utilize every muscle in my body, it will still be good enough if I can utilize a greater portion.
After thinking so, he started creating such a combat technique.
Compared to Advanced Combat Techniques, the combat technique Shi Feng was conceptualizing was much more difficult. However, with his extensive combat experience and ability to integrate Advanced Combat Techniques into his every action, albeit just barely, creating such a combat technique wasn't an impossible task. This was just like manipulating the Mana inside a magic array. The proper manipulation of the Mana of a magic array could boost the magic array's power beyond what it could normally display.
Meanwhile, what he needed to do now was to treat a portion of his body as a magic array and his muscles as the Mana flowing through this magic array.
One hour…
Three hours…
Nine hours…
After 10 hours of trial and error, Lightforged City's stable space rippled. At the same time, the sound of a system notification entered Shi Feng's ears, its contents echoing in his mind.
System: Congratulations! You have created an Advanced Bronze Combat Technique. Please name your combat technique.
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Chapter 2646 – Divine Change
What? An Advanced Bronze Combat Technique?
Shi Feng was stunned when he saw the system notification.
The combat technique he had aimed to create this time was only meant to give him better control over his body so that he could resist stronger mental assaults. In his opinion, it would be fortunate if such a combat technique could be deemed an Advanced Combat Technique. However, it turned out he had miraculously created an Advanced Bronze Combat Technique.
Moreover, he had never even heard of Advanced Bronze Combat Techniques. As far as he knew, for combat techniques, what came after the Bronze rank was the Silver rank, with nothing in between. Hence, he truly could not help his astonishment.
Most importantly, this combat technique he had just created couldn't even be considered a complete product. After all, in its current state, this new combat technique merely allowed him to exert a portion of his muscles, nothing more. There were no follow-up moves to convert it into an offensive or defensive technique. At best, it was a semi-finished product.
Is it because it is an unfinished technique that the system is unable to give an accurate evaluation; hence, it is labeled an Advanced Bronze Combat Technique?
While entertaining such thoughts, Shi Feng executed his newly created combat technique and punched at the empty air in front. And indeed, his new combat technique was truly frightening. Thanks to this new technique, just his punch alone destabilized the space before him.
This result was notable since he was currently standing inside Lightforged City, a city that had been strengthened by Ancient Gods. The space within the city should be extremely stable. Power that could originally destabilize space in the outside world wouldn't necessarily be capable of doing so inside Lightforged City. In fact, Even Tier 5 powerhouses shouldn't think of destabilizing the space here.
Nevertheless, the punch he just executed had made the space before him ripple slightly. As a Tier 3 player, he definitely shouldn't be capable of exhibiting such power even with a Bronze Combat Technique. At the very least, the Bronze Combat Technique Lightning Flash he had learned couldn't do so.
It seems this combat technique that exerts my muscles in a single direction has considerable potential. It is clearly only a semi-finished product, and I can exert only 15% of my entire body's muscles, at most, yet I can already exhibit such power. If I can complete this technique and use it to exert all my muscles, its power would most likely rival Gold Combat Techniques. When Shi Feng saw the system's evaluation, he immediately realized the possibility of creating a powerful combat technique.
Currently, plenty of combat techniques have been found in God's Domain already. However, combat techniques at the Bronze rank and above were still incredibly rare. Learning these combat techniques was also incredibly difficult, even if players had a Legacy Tablet.
If he could create a Silver or Gold Combat Technique and freely distribute it to the Guild's core members to learn, then the standard of Zero Wing's experts would rise to a whole new level.
As Shi Feng was lost in his thoughts, the system sent him another notification.
System: Please name your combat technique. If you do not name it, the system will automatically generate a name for it after 10 minutes.
"A name?" After giving the matter some thought, Shi Feng said, "Since I created this combat technique for the purpose of training using Divine Will, let's call it Divine Change."
After he named his new technique, he shifted his gaze toward the nearby statue.
Currently, Violet Cloud had already advanced to the 60-yard mark. The others had similarly made significant improvements. For example, Aqua Rose, Alluring Summer, and Yi Luofei were now at the 75-yard mark. As for melee players like Fire Dance, Gentle Snow, and Yan Tianxing, although they fared slightly worse, they had reached the 80-yard mark. Their performance was much better than Shi Feng's.
Meanwhile, after Shi Feng observed everyone for a while, Violet Cloud actually stood up from her spot and moved to the 50-yard mark. Her mental condensation's improvement speed was simply inhuman.
It seems I have to give my new technique a try. Although it is only a semi-finished product, it should still improve my results by a large margin. Shi Feng could not help a bitter smile when he saw Violet Cloud sit by the 50-yard mark.
As the Guild Leader of Zero Wing, he didn't need to be the best at everything, but he definitely couldn't be the worst. Otherwise, it would simply be humiliating.
Following which, Shi Feng moved past the 100-yard mark and slowly walked toward the statue. Meanwhile, the Zero Wing members seated before the statue noticed his arrival and could not help shifting their attention to him.
"The Guild Leader is finally prepared to raise his Concentration?" The sight of Shi Feng entering the range of the Divine Will's mental assaults piqued Aqua Rose's curiosity.
Previously, Shi Feng had moved beyond the 100-yard mark and sat quietly in a corner. This situation had confused her and everyone else. They simply could not understand what he was doing.
Although they had obtained Citizenship in Lightforged City and gained the qualifications to stay for however long they wanted in the city, the duration of the alchemy array they had to use prevented them from staying inside the ancient secret land for long periods. Hence, every second and minute spent inside Lightforged City was incredibly precious.
However, Shi Feng had actually wasted ten whole hours doing nothing.
"I really can't figure out why the Guild Leader sat there for so long. He even wasted nearly an hour of the precious Concentration Recovery Potion," Cola muttered as he gazed at Shi Feng in confusion.
Originally, their time in Lightforged City was already limited. Now that ten hours had gone by, they had less than two days left. In addition, they had to take a small break once every two hours to relax their tense minds. To put it simply, they were pressed for time.
Had Shi Feng spent the past ten hours improving his Concentration standard with them, he would've most likely reached the 70- or 80-yard mark already. With the improvement speed at these locations several times better than that at the 90-yard mark, his Concentration might even get upgraded to the Tier 4 standard by the time he ran out of Master Concentration Recovery Potions.
While everyone was mulling over Shi Feng's actions, Shi Feng arrived at the 85-yard mark. However, he showed no intention of sitting down to train. Instead, he simply stood there quietly as he actively resisted the approaching mental assault.
Peng!
Upon coming into contact with Shi Feng, the mental assault actually shattered.
"It shattered?! How is this possible?!" Aqua Rose was stunned when she sensed the mental assault approaching Shi Feng shatter. She turned to stare at Shi Feng.
Although they had their eyes shut previously in order to focus their minds while training, they could still clearly sense the mental assault with their minds. When the mental assault came into contact with Shi Feng, it seemed to crash into an immovable wall and shatter. The ensuing ripple from the mental assault shattering was like a flame in darkness. It was difficult not to notice it.
"Guild Leader, what did you do? You can actually shatter that mental assault?" Cola asked, unable to suppress his curiosity.
The mental assault was intangible. Just trying to actively resist it was already a difficult task. As for shattering the mental assault, that was something none of them had ever considered doing.
At this moment, everyone was staring at Shi Feng in confusion.
"I didn't do anything special. I just tried retaliating against the mental assault. I never thought that it would shatter," Shi Feng said, similarly puzzled by this situation.
He had merely tried using Divine Change against the mental assault to test the technique's effects. He never imagined such a result. In the end, the mental assault did not affect him adversely in any way and simply disappeared like a passing breeze.
Shi Feng's answer and the calm look on his face rendered Aqua Rose speechless.
This explanation was simply too abbreviated.
What did he mean by "just retaliating"?
Meanwhile, after Shi Feng gave his explanation, he promptly stepped closer to the statue, his heart brimming with curiosity about how much progress he could make using Divine Change.
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Chapter 2647 – Statue's Forbidden Zone
With each step Shi Feng took toward the majestic statue before him, the mental assault coming from it intensified. However, he kept advancing without being affected in the slightest, as if the mental assault was nonexistent.
Eighty yards…
Seventy yards…
Sixty yards…
After just a short moment, Shi Feng arrived at the 50-yard mark and stood beside Violet Cloud. At this moment, though, his expression turned slightly serious. It was obvious that the statue's mental assaults were starting to affect him. However, everyone also understood that this was not his limit.
"Is he a monster? He actually caught up to Violet so quickly! Moreover, he's not even at his limit yet!" Yi Luofei, who was seated nearby, stared at Shi Feng in shock. "Just what did he do during this period to improve so much?"
Players that had never attempted mental condensation before might not know how much improvement Shi Feng just displayed. However, everyone present, who had been continuously honing their mental condensation and resisting the statue's mental assaults for more than ten hours now, knew exactly how much Shi Feng had improved.
While Shi Feng's shattering the mental assault at the 85-yard mark might seem very amazing, the mental assault weakened with distance. The 85-yard mental assault was incomparable to the 50-yard mental assault. In fact, Yi Luofei had doubted that Shi Feng could even resist the 50-yard mental assault.
As for Violet Cloud, her talent was clear for all to see. Violet Cloud's talent was so great that Yi Luofei found it to be mind-boggling. Hence, when she saw Shi Feng's mental condensation standard and improvement speed losing out to Violet Cloud's, she did not find it surprising at all. Moreover, Violet Cloud was a magical-class player, which gave her an advantage over melee players when it came to mental condensation. This point was clear from everyone's training results during this period.
Therefore, it was very normal for Shi Feng to be inferior to Violet Cloud.
Now, however, Shi Feng had actually surpassed Violet Cloud, shattering even the 50-yard mental assault. This situation was truly surprising.
After all, Shi Feng had been training his mental condensation outside the 100-yard mark. Trying to improve one's mental condensation at that distance was much more difficult. This was something they had tested for themselves during their break periods.
However, even under such a situation, Shi Feng had still managed to surpass Violet Cloud. The amount of talent he possessed was simply ludicrous.
While Yi Luofei was in a daze, Shi Feng had arrived at the 30-yard mark. And upon retaliating against the mental assault here, he stumbled back one step, his complexion immediately turning pale.
It seems it's going to be difficult to get any closer than this. The power of the mental assault here is already several times that of the 50-yard mental assault. It's no wonder so many people couldn't reach and cross the 30-yard mark in the past. When Shi Feng tried retaliating against the 30-yard mental assault, he had instantly lost one-fifteenth of his maximum Concentration. This was no longer a loss he could afford.
In the past, the area within 30 yards of Divine Will statues had been considered a forbidden zone. According to rumors, anyone that managed to train within this zone would see a qualitative leap in their mental condensation standard.
Although this improvement would not provide players with a substantial boost in combat power, it would hone their perception of Mana to inhuman levels, as well as facilitate the formation of their Magic Domain when they reached Tier 4. It was even rumored that the improvement one received from training within the forbidden zone could provide significant help when challenging the Tier 5 Promotion Quest.
Meanwhile, upon seeing Shi Feng finally fail, Aqua Rose and the others could not help a sigh of relief. After all, if Shi Feng were to get any closer to the statue, they would really start suspecting that they were severely lacking in talent.
Although I can't train efficiently at the 30-yard mark, training at the 35-yard mark isn't a bad option, either. With this, I shouldn't need more than two days to raise my Concentration to the Tier 4 standard.
Shi Feng could not help but sigh when he looked at the forbidden zone before him. However, he wasn't too disappointed.
In its current state, Divine Change was still incomplete.
Originally, he thought that he would be fortunate if he could train at the 50-yard mark with the help of the combat technique. After all, he could exert only 15% of his body's muscles in the same direction. He still couldn't unify the strength of the remainder of his body. Hence, he was already quite satisfied with his current results.
As for entering the Divine Will's forbidden zone, so long as he could perfect Divine Change, it should not be a problem at all.
Following which, Shi Feng returned to the 35-yard mark and started absorbing the Divine Will there, improving his Concentration.
As he continuously absorbed Divine Will and raised his maximum Concentration, the number of players that got resurrected and entered Lightforged City also increased.
When the many members of Violet Sword and Azure saw Shi Feng and the others sitting in front of one of the statues on the city walls, they were bemused.
"I really don't know what those people from Zero Wing are doing. They're actually wasting time sitting before a statue. Do they not know that the peace outside has already shattered completely?" Crimson Star could not help her puzzlement when she read the report her subordinate sent her regarding the activities of Zero Wing's members.
Violet Sword's and Azure's members were all doing their best to improve their combat power in Lightforged City.
Zero Wing's members, on the other hand, had wasted two whole days doing nothing. Aside from occasionally leaving their position to have a meal at Lightforged City's restaurants, they had spent all their time sitting before one of the statues erected on the city walls. Rather than coming here to train, Zero Wing's members looked as if they were on vacation.
"Zero Wing probably has its own considerations. After all, when it comes to peak experts, it is already superior to ordinary superpowers," Wildfighter said. "Moreover, after the partnership this time, I heard that Azure plans to ally itself with Zero Wing. Afterward, Zero Wing will have a much smoother path ahead of it."
"Ally? So what if Azure allies with Zero Wing? Let alone Azure, even some Super Guilds are failing to cope with the current situation. How can Azure possibly have the time to help Zero Wing?" Crimson Star said disdainfully. "In addition, peak experts are no longer as effective as they were before. The various powers have already researched plenty of war weapons. The usefulness of Tier 3 players is continuously diminishing. Nowadays, zerg tactics rule the battlefield."
Since Guild Towns and Cities no longer enjoyed the protection of NPC soldiers, Guilds had lost their greatest assurance. Players no longer had to fear overly powerful NPC soldiers and were free to cause trouble inside Guild Towns and Cities. This was especially good news for powerful experts and developing powers with limited territory.
In fact, according to Violet Sword's intelligence network, over 200 Guild Towns on the western continent had switched owners since the activation of the Demon God's Chaos expansion pack. And while the various superpowers still hadn't suffered any losses due to this expansion pack, that was mainly because of the large number of Tier 3 experts and peak experts they possessed. Zero Wing, however, was significantly inferior to the various superpowers in this regard.
"This isn't something we need to concern ourselves about. Instructor Torre has just sent news that some of the secretly developing superpowers have started stirring recently, so once we complete our training here, he wants us to station our trump card legion in the two Guild Cities closest to Level 100 maps as insurance," Wildfighter said.
"I understand. Once our time here is up, I'll bring the men over," Crimson Star replied, nodding.
Meanwhile, as Crimson Star and Wildfighter were conversing, Shi Feng, who was sitting quietly before one of the city walls' statues, suddenly opened his eyes. At the same time, an invisible ripple spread out from his body, weakening the Divine Will's mental assault considerably.
"Success!"
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Chapter 2648 – Tier 4 Concentration
When the strange ripple appeared from Shi Feng's body, Aqua Rose and the others present promptly noticed it. At the same time, they felt a mental pressure from Shi Feng that they had never felt before. Although this mental pressure was far weaker than what the Divine Will statues radiated, it was inherently the same.
"Guild Leader, did you break through?" Aqua Rose could not help asking as she looked at Shi Feng. Although she understood that Shi Feng had achieved a breakthrough, she still wanted confirmation.
The difficulty of raising Concentration was far greater than she had expected. Even now, she could sense that she was still far from a breakthrough. Even Violet Cloud, whose mental condensation standard was second only to Shi Feng's, had a long way to go—30% or so to reach the Tier 4 standard and its concomitant qualitative transformation.
"Mhm, I've reached the Tier 4 standard already," Shi Feng said, nodding happily as he focused his mind on experiencing the changes brought about by having his Concentration reach the Tier 4 standard.
Tier 4!
This was a realm that he was never able to reach in the past no matter what he did. Even though only his Concentration had reached the Tier 4 standard, for now, it was already more than enough to excite him.
In God's Domain, Tier 4 was a major turning point for players, a far more important one than when players went from Tier 2 to Tier 3. One could say that more than 99% of Tier 3 players would never be able to reach Tier 4.
In order to reach Tier 4, aside from sufficiently high combat standards and equipment standards, one also needed a lot of luck and fortuitous opportunities. If a player lacked any of these factors, the difficulty of reaching Tier 4 would increase exponentially.
Now, with Shi Feng's Concentration at the Tier 4 standard, his chances of attaining Tier 4 in the future had just increased significantly.
"Guild Leader, what does it feel like to have Tier 4 Concentration? Is the difference large?" Yan Tianxing asked, curious.
Upon hearing Yan Tianxing's question, everyone turned to Shi Feng with inquisitive eyes.
"It's large. It's very large," Shi Feng answered after giving the matter some thought. "You can say that I've already reached a completely different level."
The improvement of the Concentration Attribute would provide a significant increase in a player's control over their physical body and Mana. The Concentration Attribute reaching the Tier 4 standard would even bring about a qualitative transformation.
Take the Holy Annihilation Mana Technique for example. If executing Lightshadow cost him 10 points of Concentration previously, then now, it required only 3 points. As for the Concentration cost of executing Bronze Combat Techniques, it had dropped even further. Now, he could basically use Bronze Combat Techniques as if they were Advanced Combat Techniques.
In addition, even executing Tier 3 Skills and Spells at a 100% Completion Rate would probably no longer be difficult. Even breaking through the 100% threshold was entirely doable.
"Is the difference really that great?" Aqua Rose could not help her incredulity.
"Although I do not wish to say this, the difference is, indeed, like heaven and earth. Right now, in a situation where I have the same Basic Attributes, I'm certain my current self can defeat my previous self in less than ten moves," Shi Feng replied, chuckling when he saw the skeptical look Aqua Rose was giving him.
Only after his Concentration reached the Tier 4 standard did he truly understand how big the gap between Tier 3 and Tier 4 was. It was no wonder the Tier 4 experts in the past could trounce a group of Tier 3 peak experts, with some Tier 4 experts even able to capture a Guild Town single-handedly.
The reason for this wasn't the powerful Basic Attributes Tier 4 players had but their control over their physical body and Mana, which had reached a whole new realm.
Even with the same physical body, Shi Feng had now doubled his combat power, at the very least. Moreover, the cost of exertion had been drastically reduced. Now, even zerg tactics were useless against him.
In his current state, he could truly destroy an army of players all by himself!
"The improvement is that much?" Yi Luofei was astonished by Shi Feng's example.
Before, their Guild Leader could already be considered invincible among Tier 3 existences. After all, he had overwhelmed the ancient secret land's Tier 4 Region Chiefs. Now, however, he was claiming that his Tier 4 Concentration would let him defeat his previous self in less than ten moves. At this point, she no longer dared imagine how powerful he currently was. Even actual Tier 4 players might not be a match for him.
"Alright, we don't have much time left. Hurry up and continue absorbing the Divine Will. It'll be quite some time before you can enter here again," Shi Feng said, chuckling as he looked at everyone's yearning expressions.
The alchemy array they used lasted only seven days and had a ten-day Cooldown. Even if everyone gained the right to stay in Lightforged City for as long as they wanted, they would still have to leave the city for at least three days before they could enter again. In addition, whenever they entered the ancient secret land, they had to spend a lot of time traveling to Lightforged City. Overall, they didn't really have much time to train here.
At Shi Feng's reminder, everyone promptly resumed absorbing the Tier 4 Divine Will the statue before them radiated.
Although raising their Concentration to the Tier 4 standard was incredibly difficult, just absorbing the Divine Will would still bring about a quantitative improvement to their Concentration. Hence, they naturally couldn't waste the remaining time they had left in Lightforged City.
"Right, Violet, how close are you to achieving a breakthrough?" Shi Feng asked as he turned to Violet Cloud, who was preparing to resume her training.
Just a while ago, Violet Cloud had advanced to the 40-yard mark and was very close to reaching his training spot already. Hence, her absorption rate of Divine Will was just slightly slower than his.
"I feel that I need to raise my Concentration by another 20% or so before I hit the Tier 3 limit," Violet Cloud replied after sensing the current state of her Concentration.
"Only 20%? That quick?" Her answer stunned Shi Feng. She was clearly still around 30% away from reaching the Tier 3 limit just now. He never thought that she could progress so rapidly. Taking out the two Master Concentration Recovery Potions he had left, he said, "I still have two unused potions, take them."
"You're giving them to me? But what about everyone else…" Violet Cloud automatically hesitated when she saw the two potions in Shi Feng's hand.
The Master Concentration Recovery Potion was incredibly valuable. If she had to do quests and slowly accumulate the required Contribution Points to exchange for them, it would take ages before she would have enough points for one potion. If Shi Feng gave both of his remaining potions to her now, it would be unfair to everyone else.
"Take them. You're the closest to achieving a breakthrough now. If your Concentration can reach the Tier 4 standard, it'll be a great help to the Guild. Aqua and the others will be happy to see that as well," Shi Feng assured her.
Giving the potions to someone else might be fine if Violet Cloud's Concentration was still a long way from reaching the Tier 4 standard. However, since she was only 20% short of reaching the Tier 3 limit and her Divine Will absorption rate was only slightly inferior to his own, the two additional Master Concentration Recovery Potions might help her cross the threshold. Knowing this, he would naturally give both bottles to her. After all, so long as Violet Cloud's Concentration reached the Tier 4 standard, Zero Wing would gain another true powerhouse.
"Guild Leader, I definitely won't disappoint you and everyone else! I'll make sure my Concentration reaches the Tier 4 standard by the time we leave Lightforged City!" Violet Cloud said with determination as she accepted the two potions.
She then returned to her training spot and focused fully on resisting the approaching mental assaults. As for Shi Feng, he made his way to a quiet corner and shifted his attention to his bag space.
Now that my Concentration has reached the Tier 4 standard, it should be enough to accept this Legacy. Shi Feng's eyes shone with anticipation as he looked at the gigantic Memory Crystal sitting in his bag space.
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Chapter 2649 – Astonishing Ancient Legacy
Lightforged City, Crimson Silver Hotel:
As a hotel that catered to Lightforged City's nobles, the Crimson Silver Hotel was off-limits to ordinary players and NPCs. The cost of resting in this prestigious hotel was similarly far beyond that of ordinary hotels.
Any normal room within the hotel cost 300 Magic Crystals or 10 Contribution Points to rent per day. Even Crimson Star and the others, who had become nobles of Lightforged City due to the Noble Authority Token, were unwilling to rest here.
At this moment, however, Shi Feng entered the hotel without hesitation, stunning the members of Violet Sword and Azure that saw him.
Be it 300 Magic Crystals or 10 Contribution Points, neither was cheap. Paying such a high price just for some rest was an unnecessary extravagance. Renting a room in an ordinary hotel for the price of 30 Magic Crystals or one Contribution Point was more than enough.
"My lord, how may I be of service?" a Level 180 female attendant asked respectfully as she approached Shi Feng.
"I wish to rent a normal room here," Shi Feng said as he handed 300 Magic Crystals to the attendant.
"Very well," the female attendant said after verifying the payment. She then took out a crystalline key and gave it to Shi Feng, saying, "My lord, here is your room key. You may choose any of the empty rooms upstairs."
After accepting the key, Shi Feng promptly made his way to the second floor and entered one of the unoccupied rooms there.
As soon as he entered the guest room, the Mana density inside actually started rising rapidly. Just a short moment later, the ambient Mana had more than doubled already. In addition, the Mana here also gave him a soothing and calming feeling.
"Sure enough, the Mana density here is much higher than in ordinary hotels." Shi Feng nodded in satisfaction when he sensed the room's environment.
If he merely wanted some rest, he would've gone to an ordinary hotel. However, he didn't intend to rest, but to obtain the Ancient Legacy recorded inside the Memory Crystal. Hence, he could not afford to be careless.
The noble hotel was much safer than the ordinary hotels in the city. This point was obvious just by looking at its attendants and guards. Every NPC here was at least a Level 180, Tier 3 NPC. They were not existences current players could afford to provoke.
In addition, the noble hotel was protected by a ridiculously strong fourfold, defensive magic array. Under normal circumstances, even Tier 5 existences would pose no threat to this magic array, let alone Tier 3 and Tier 4 existences.
Now that Shi Feng no longer had to worry about external disruptions, he immediately took out the Memory Crystal from his bag and readied himself to read its contents.Visit website our
The Memory Crystal he obtained would remain in existence for only two natural days. He had already spent a lot of this time raising his Concentration standard. Now, he had less than three hours left to read it.
"Now that my Concentration has reached the Tier 4 standard, I should be able to read it, right?" Shi Feng could not help being nervous as he tapped his finger on the Memory Crystal.
On this trip to the ancient secret land, his greatest harvest would definitely have to be the Memory Crystal. In fact, everything else he obtained from this trip couldn't even come close to half the value of this Memory Crystal.
If he still couldn't read the information contained in it, then he really would die from heartache.
In the next moment, the sound of a system notification entered his ears.
System: Warning! You have discovered a Large Memory Crystal. According to your current Concentration, if you read the recorded information completely, there is a very small chance you will enter a deep coma. Do you still wish to read the information?
"There's still a risk?" Shi Feng was stunned when he saw the system notification. "Just what is in this thing?"
Although the Tier 4 standard was not the apex of God's Domain, it was definitely above average. Even a king had to take Tier 4 existences seriously.
Now, however, despite his Concentration having reached the Tier 4 standard already, reading the recorded information still involved a bit of risk. This was simply unbelievable.
"Although there is a risk, I want to see what is recorded in this thing!" Gritting his teeth, Shi Feng chose to read the information in the Memory Crystal.
Memory Crystals that contained Ancient Legacies were incredibly rare in God's Domain. In fact, they could be counted on the fingers of one's hands.
Previously, due to the "very large" chance of him falling into a deep coma, Shi Feng did not dare read the recorded information. However, now that the risk had become "very small," he naturally had to try. After all, he wouldn't get another opportunity like this again in the future.
After he chose to read the contents of the Memory Crystal, the large crystal in his hand started rapidly gathering Mana from its surroundings. It then released a dazzling glow that brightly illuminated the entire room.
Afterward, a beam of white light shot out from the Memory Crystal and into Shi Feng's forehead.
For a time, Shi Feng sensed countless images and texts being transferred into his brain; the amount of the information was simply astonishing. It felt as if he had just plunged into a sea of knowledge.
Ten minutes…
Twenty minutes…
One hour…
For the first half-hour, Shi Feng still felt fine after receiving the copious information. However, after the transfer process continued for 40 minutes, he felt a stinging in his head as if someone was using a needle to poke his brain. Meanwhile, as time passed, this stinging sensation only intensified.
After 80 minutes into the transfer process, Shi Feng felt as if his brain was about to explode. Right then, the beam the Memory Crystal released disappeared. Immediately afterward, the crystal shattered into countless fragments and vanished from the room.
As for Shi Feng, his body swayed slightly, as his mind was in a mess. And when he opened his eyes, the world spun around him.
How close! If the transfer process had continued for a few more minutes, I might've fainted.
At this moment, Shi Feng felt that the system had tricked him. Despite the warning stating that there was only a very small chance for him to fall into a deep coma, he was clearly very close to breaching the mental protection system, which would have forced him into a deep coma for a very long time. Then, he would definitely die of regret.
However, after resting for a few minutes, Shi Feng started feeling much better, the pain in his head having lessened significantly. Meanwhile, the information he had received also came into focus.
"This is a lie, right?! A Small…Mobile Fortress Design?"
Stunned, Shi Feng wondered if the system was playing a joke on him when he looked at the images and texts displayed before him.
In God's Domain, fortresses were much more valuable than towns. After all, aside from providing players with a place to rest, fortresses possessed far greater offensive and defensive capabilities than towns. They were shelters made for all kinds of warfare.
Even a Small Fortress could easily fend off the assault of a large number of Tier 4 existences. Moreover, fortresses had much lower production costs and operation costs; hence, they had been highly popular among the various powers in the past. During Shi Feng's previous life, over 70% of the player shelters found in Level 100-plus maps were fortresses.
However, the design currently displayed before him was a cut above even ordinary fortresses. In fact, even during his previous life, he had the fortune to witness such constructions only a few times.
This construction was the Mobile Fortress!
It was a fortress that could drive countless powers crazy!
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Chapter 2650 – Small Mobile Fortress
No wonder the recorded information is so massive. Thankfully, the information is only for a Small Mobile Fortress. Had it been for a Medium Mobile Fortress, even Concentration at the peak of Tier 4 wouldn't have been sufficient to read it.
Realization dawned upon Shi Feng when he saw the details regarding the Small Mobile Fortress Design.
On the surface, the difference between a normal fortress and a Mobile Fortress might not seem very large, with one stationary and the other mobile. However, the difference distinguishing them was far from just mobility.
In the construction of a normal fortress, the construction materials had priority, while magic arrays were secondary. For a Mobile Fortress, it was the opposite; the magic arrays took priority, while materials were secondary. A Mobile Fortress could also be labeled a Magic Fortress. The two constructions were on entirely different levels of complexity.
From what Shi Feng could see, just the magic arrays required to construct the Small Mobile Fortress numbered several thousand. Moreover, even the weakest of them was a Basic Master Magic Array. One could easily imagine how complex of a construction a Mobile Fortress was.
If the design he received were for a Medium Mobile Fortress, its complexity would be even more frightening, most likely boasting tens of thousands of magic arrays. Just thinking of this number gave him the shivers.
However, when Shi Feng took a closer look at the details of the Small Mobile Fortress Design, he did not know whether he should cry or laugh.
A Mobile Fortress was something countless powers had yearned to obtain in his previous life. In fact, the superpowers had even been willing to exchange a Main City for a Mobile Fortress.
This was despite the exceptionally high difficulty of upgrading a Guild City into a Main City. A lot of time and effort were needed to obtain a Main City. However, even when offered a Main City, there had never been any power that was willing to part with their Mobile Fortress.
After all, a Mobile Fortress was an aerial base. Even though a Small Mobile Fortress's size wasn't comparable to that of a Basic Town, in a situation where Flying Mounts were incredibly rare and very few Guild Cities could get established in Level 100-plus maps, a Mobile Fortress was worth far more than three Main Cities.
In the past, any power that possessed a Mobile Fortress had been a target of partnership for the various superpowers. Countless independent peak experts and top adventurer teams would also do whatever they could to gain the qualifications to enter a Mobile Fortress. Some first-rate Guilds that were fortunate enough to obtain a Mobile Fortress had even instantly become pseudo-superpowers as a result. Moreover, none of the superpowers wished to offend them.
Now, although Shi Feng did not obtain an actual Mobile Fortress, he had the design to make one. Moreover, as an Intermediate Master Magician, he could build a Mobile Fortress now and instantly stabilize Zero Wing's position in God's Domain. This was definitely a matter worth celebrating.
However, after studying the design, Shi Feng also discovered a headache.
While he indeed possessed the Mobile Fortress Design as well as the necessary skills to construct it, the Mobile Fortress's material cost was stratospheric.
Setting aside the various materials necessary for the several thousand magic arrays, just the materials for the basic structure of the Mobile Fortress were already more than enough to make any superpower in the current God's Domain faint.
Eight million Magic Crystals…
Thirty thousand Mana Stones…
Two million pieces of Mana Ore…
Although these were all generally available on the market, the amounts required were not something ordinary superpowers could afford. Not to mention, the construction of the Small Mobile Fortress also needed various other valuable materials such as Magic Metal.
By Shi Feng's rough estimates, completing the Small Mobile Fortress would cost a minimum of 50 million Gold.
Let alone ordinary superpowers, even veteran Super Guilds would need a long time to collect such an enormous sum of money.
Ordinary superpowers would be fortunate to have a liquid fund of three or four million Gold. Even ten ordinary superpowers combined wouldn't be able to fork out 50 million Gold unless they sold off their assets. However, doing so would be akin to putting the cart before the horse. Before they could even finish constructing the Mobile Fortress, they would've caused the collapse of their Guilds already.
Most importantly, Coins weren't the main problem. After all, Coins were the most basic form of currency in God's Domain. However, it was a different story for Magic Crystals, Mana Stones, and Mana Ore. Aside from being hard currency, they were also essential items for players to get by. Whether it was now or in the future, this fact would remain true. Hence, the difficulty of obtaining all these materials was much greater than the difficulty of accumulating 50 million Gold.
Since the minimum material cost alone is already 50 million Gold, it's no wonder no powers were willing to sell their Mobile Fortresses and would even refuse to accept Main City ranked Guild Cities. If it were up to me, I definitely wouldn't make such an exchange, either. Shi Feng could not help a bitter smile when he saw the list of required materials.
The value of a Main City ranked Guild City indeed surpassed 50 million Gold. However, 50 million Gold was only the material cost of a Small Mobile Fortress. Moreover, this was under ideal market conditions.
Magic Crystals, Mana Stones, and Mana Ore were in low supply and high demand in God's Domain. Just collecting the necessary amount to construct a Small Mobile Fortress would most definitely cause a shortage, which would, in turn, raise their prices. In the end, the material cost would definitely far exceed 50 million Gold. In fact, 100 million Gold might not even be enough to pay for all the necessary materials.
After factoring in the time and labor costs, one would make a loss if they sold their Mobile Fortress for less than 200 million Gold.
With Zero Wing's current strength, obtaining the required Magic Crystals and Mana Stones shouldn't be a problem. It'll just take some time. However, gathering two million pieces of Mana Ore is a problem.
With the Philosopher's Stone's help, he could easily convert Magic Crystals into Mana Stones. Overall, he needed just 9.5 million Magic Crystals, which shouldn't be a big problem for the current Zero Wing, as the Guild was earning a large amount of Magic Crystals through the Starlight Fortress, Stone Forest City, and the Dark World's Teleportation Gate.
However, it was a different story for Mana Ore.
On the surface, Mana Ore was cheaper than Magic Crystals. Ordinary players normally wouldn't have any use for Mana Ore. Only the various powers would occasionally make use of it to construct buildings.
However, the production of Mana Ore was also significantly lower than that of Magic Crystals because Mana Ore was an associated ore with only a certain chance of appearing when harvesting ores containing dense Mana. In addition, the various superpowers were treating Mana Ore as a strategic resource and would not sell it unless absolutely necessary. The difficulty of collecting two million pieces of Mana Ore was far greater than the difficulty of collecting 9.5 million Magic Crystals.
Although we currently have an alliance with the Azure Chamber of Commerce and can also source some from the Secret Pavilion, purchasing such a large amount of Mana Ore will definitely attract the attention of some superpowers. If these superpowers start interfering, it'll become even more difficult to collect Mana Ore. It seems I have to secure some Grade 2 or Grade 3 ore veins.
If he tried purchasing the uncommonly used Mana Ore in bulk, just the price inflation alone would already present a problem.
Currently, due to a sharp increase in member count, Zero Wing's daily expenditure had likewise increased substantially. He also needed funds to support the development of the Guild's Knight Legion, Towns, Cities, and Airport.
Now, let alone purchasing two million pieces of Mana Ore, Zero Wing didn't even have the funds necessary to purchase 500,000 pieces. Then, when the Guild's members started challenging their Tier 4 Promotion Quest, the Guild would also have to invest a lot of funds and resources to assist them. Overall, Zero Wing was extremely short of funds right now.
The only way he could secure a large amount of Mana Ore now was to acquire a Grade 3 ore vein or better. That way, not only could he obtain a long-term supply of Mana Ore, but he also wouldn't have to worry about interference from the various superpowers.
Meanwhile, as Shi Feng was pondering how to go about obtaining such an ore vein, he suddenly received a call request from Aqua Rose.
"Guild Leader, something big happened to the Purple Thorns Kingdom!" Aqua Rose reported anxiously.
"Something big happened? What is it?" Shi Feng asked, curious.
Due to the Demon God's Chaos expansion pack, the entire God's Domain had fallen into turmoil, and Guild wars were being waged daily. With how large the Purple Thorns Kingdom was, it would be strange if nothing happened there.
"The Purple Thorns Kingdom is…no more…"
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Chapter 2651 – Kingdom Perishes
"The Purple Thorns Kingdom is no more? How did it disappear?"
Shi Feng was momentarily stunned when he heard Aqua Rose's report.
Although there were over a hundred kingdoms in God's Domain, the strength these kingdoms possessed was no trivial matter. In the case of the Purple Thorns Kingdom, it was average among the various kingdoms in existence. Although it was smaller than Star-Moon Kingdom, its national power was only slightly weaker than that of Star-Moon Kingdom. Hence, Shi Feng found it hard to imagine that there would be anything capable of destroying a kingdom like the Purple Thorns Kingdom.
In the past, kingdoms had started rising and perishing only when quite a number of players had already reached Tier 4 and were preparing to challenge their Tier 5 Promotion Quest.
In the current God's Domain, however, let alone preparing to challenge the Tier 5 Promotion Quest, there wasn't even a single Tier 4 player in existence. It was utterly impossible for players to destroy an entire kingdom.
If not for Shi Feng knowing that Aqua Rose would not joke about such an important matter, he really would think that she was kidding him.
"We still don't know the exact details. All we know is that the entire Purple Thorns Kingdom has been isolated from the outside world. According to the players that managed to escape from the kingdom before its isolation, powerful monsters had suddenly appeared in the Purple Thorns Kingdom, and these monsters were aggressively targeting players. At the same time, all NPCs at Tier 3 and above within the kingdom's NPC towns and cities had either disappeared or were placed in a strange state where they could not do combat. As a result, these newly appeared powerful monsters quickly overran the various NPC towns and cities.
"Moreover, any players killed by these monsters lose ten levels and have their souls placed in an Extremely Weakened state, preventing them from logging into God's Domain for ten days. As for the corpses of these players, they are turned into either monsters themselves or food to strengthen these monsters.
"This incident has already shaken the entire eastern continent. Every power is sending people to investigate this matter; the Black Dragon Empire and several kingdoms neighboring the Purple Thorns Kingdom have even dispatched their NPC armies to the Purple Thorns Kingdom's border to investigate. However, until now, nobody has managed to obtain any information. On the contrary, the players sent to investigate ended up getting ambushed and killed by the monsters there."
Aqua Rose was similarly shocked when she received the news. She never thought that an incident like this would actually happen in God's Domain.
It might be understandable if it were an NPC city that suffered destruction, but the annihilation of an entire kingdom was simply unimaginable.
Moreover, even now, nobody knew what exactly had happened to the Purple Thorns Kingdom.
This situation made the players operating in the neighboring kingdoms and empires nervous, afraid that their country would become the next Purple Thorns Kingdom. If that happened, then all the time and effort they'd spent establishing a foundation in their respective countries would be wasted. The various powers that had been developing in the Purple Thorns Kingdom, in particular, were close to going crazy now.
In order to develop in the Purple Thorns Kingdom, the various powers had purchased large tracts of real estate there. They had even constructed numerous Guild Towns and Cities. However, because of the Purple Thorns Kingdom's fall, all of these investments were gone. Many Guilds had even collapsed because of this incident.
Just thinking of this matter made Aqua Rose shudder.
Killed players are turned into either monsters or food that goes to improving the monsters? When Shi Feng heard Aqua Rose's statement, the name of one person came to mind. However, he soon shook his head in denial. Although Beast Emperor possesses the Evil God's Legacy, he shouldn't be capable of rendering so many powerful NPCs incapable of combat and even destroying the Purple Thorns Kingdom.
In the past, the Evil God's Temple had indeed caused many problems for the eastern continent. However, by the time the Evil God's Temple had become a real threat, quite a number of players had already reached Tier 4.
Moreover, the Evil Beasts of the Evil God's Temple required a lot of time to build up their strength. In fact, let alone the current Evil God's Temple, even when the Evil God's Temple had been at its peak in the past, it couldn't destroy an entire kingdom so quickly.
"Guild Leader, because of this matter, the entire Guild is in chaos. Many hidden powers are trying to take advantage of this situation. The players and powers that escaped from the Purple Thorns Kingdom, in particular, are now waging war over the various resource spots in Star-Moon Kingdom. The entire Star-Moon Kingdom is in a mess," Aqua Rose said in frustration. "Moreover, many of Star-Moon Kingdom's players have started migrating to other kingdoms and empires, which has led to a drop in the player populations of the kingdom's cities. The kingdom's economy is now plummeting…"
"I understand. Have Fire and the others get ready. We'll return to Star-Moon Kingdom immediately," Shi Feng said, nodding.
Originally, he had planned to partner with Azure to visit the neutral sea zone off the Silvermoon Empire and see if they could occupy one of the islands there. If he had a Guild Town in that neutral sea zone, it would serve as a foundation for Zero Wing to develop its naval strength on the western continent.
At this point, the accessible resource spots on the main continent were mostly occupied already. There were barely any resource spots left for Zero Wing to claim. To develop on the western continent, Zero Wing would have to occupy a Level 100-plus neutral map or develop out at sea. However, establishing a foothold in a Level 100-plus neutral map was easier said than done. Not even the local superpowers could pull it off. Hence, Shi Feng had decided to let Zero Wing develop in the western continent's neutral sea zones.
Given the current situation, however, it would seem that his plan was no longer viable.
"What about Violet? Her Concentration should be close to reaching the Tier 4 standard already. If we leave now…" Aqua Rose had to ask.
"Let her stay here and continue training. The rest of us will head back first," Shi Feng decided. "Moreover, we also need a powerful expert to safeguard our territories here on the western continent."
"I understand. I'll contact Fire and the others now and have them get ready," Aqua Rose said before disconnecting the call and gathering the other members of Zero Wing.
As for Shi Feng, he did not idle around but contacted Duan Hanshan right away.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, seeing as you're contacting me so suddenly at this time, you've probably received news about the Purple Thorns Kingdom as well and wish to have Azure help you return to the eastern continent, right?" Duan Hanshan said, smiling as he caressed his beard.
"Elder Hanshan really is amazing. That's right. We plan to return to the eastern continent. However, trying to send back a hundred players is a little difficult for us, so we'll need your Chamber's help," Shi Feng said, nodding. "Of course, we will pay the fees according to market price."
Currently, the interactions between the two main continents were growing. Some superpowers capable of intercontinental travel had even started offering teleportation services. Ordinary powers still lacked the qualifications to utilize these services. However, now that Zero Wing and Azure were allies, Azure naturally wouldn't refuse to teleport Zero Wing's members back to the eastern continent.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, you're being too polite. Our two Guilds have just become allies, so let's just set the fee aside," Duan Hanshan said, waving his hand. "We only hope that we can send some of our Guild's young talents to interact and train at your Guild. May I know if Guild Leader Black Flame can do us this favor?"
"Of course, that won't be a problem. Only by interacting with each other can we improve more quickly. This is a good thing for both of us. How can I possibly refuse?" Shi Feng replied, slightly surprised by Duan Hanshan's proposal. He never thought that the Azure Chamber of Commerce would consider such an action.
This offer was good news for Shi Feng. After all, he was basically getting free labor. Moreover, he could tell that Azure was expressing its goodwill to Zero Wing. He naturally wouldn't reject such an offer.
"In that case, thank you, Guild Leader Black Flame," Duan Hanshan said. "Afterward, all you need to do is head to Purple Light City with your team. Solitary Frost and the others will bring you all to the teleportation point."
"Alright." Shi Feng nodded before disconnecting the call. He then left the guest room he rented and made his way to Lightforged City's teleportation plaza.
After Zero Wing's members gathered at the teleportation plaza, they promptly left the ancient secret land. Solitary Frost's team of 40 then led Zero Wing's members toward a teleportation point leading to the eastern continent.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, given the number of people this time, we can only make use of this random teleportation array. When it activates, everyone will be teleported to a random location on the eastern continent. So, we'll have to travel to Star-Moon Kingdom independently," Solitary Frost said as he pointed at the ancient ruin before them.
"That won't be a problem," Shi Feng said, nodding.
Of the teleportation arrays that allowed intercontinental travel, the ones capable of teleporting a large number of players generally did not have fixed destinations. Although this feature was somewhat troublesome, this trouble was nothing compared to the benefits one could gain from intercontinental travel.
Seeing that Shi Feng had no objections, Solitary Frost took out a key and activated the ruin's teleportation array.
Immediately, a gigantic black hole appeared in the middle, rapidly depleting the ambient Mana.
"Quick! This teleportation passage stays open for only 15 seconds! Once it disappears, we can reactivate it only after ten days!" Solitary Frost said hurriedly.
After Solitary Frost's warning, Shi Feng and the others promptly jumped into the black hole and disappeared from the ancient ruin.
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Chapter 2652 – Eastern Continent
God's Domain, Eastern Continent:
In a vast desert, a black hole with a six-meter radius suddenly appeared. All Mana within a 50-yard radius promptly surged toward it as if summoned. In the blink of an eye, the area around the black hole became a Manaless area that players could not survive in.
At the same time as this Manaless area formed, a figure emerged from the black hole and landed on the sandy ground. Although the vicinity was devoid of Mana, the body of this figure was actually wrapped in a dense layer of Mana and remained utterly unaffected by the harsh environment.
I'm finally out. Shi Feng stared in disgust at the gradually dissipating black hole. That ancient ruin's random teleportation array is simply a scam. Other random teleportation arrays teleport players directly to their destination, yet this one actually makes players go through a spatial maze first. If I couldn't fly, I would've most likely been stuck inside that spatial maze for about five or six hours.
He had used random teleportation arrays in God's Domain before, but this was definitely the first time he had come across such a bizarre random teleportation array.
Entering the black hole on the western continent transported him into a gigantic spatial maze, and he had to search for the exit himself. However, that still wasn't the worst part. What was worse were the many Void Creatures inside the maze. Fortunately, these Void Creatures were only around Level 120, and the majority of them were at the Great Lord standard only. Moreover, he possessed Gale Domain, which granted him the ability to fly, so he was able to easily shake off the monsters chasing after him and search for the exit quickly.
After inwardly grumbling a little, Shi Feng took out a Return Scroll for White River City. He wanted to take a look at White River City's condition immediately.
However, when Shi Feng unfurled the Return Scroll and started activating it, the sound of a system notification immediately entered his ears.
System: A strange energy is sealing this area. All forms of teleportation cannot be used here.
I can't teleport here? Shi Feng frowned upon seeing this notification. Was I unlucky and got teleported to a forbidden land?
In God's Domain, aside from some special locations, forbidden lands were the only places that prohibited the use of Return Scrolls. Meanwhile, the chances of a random teleportation array sending players into special locations were zero because such locations had to be entered using specific methods. As for forbidden lands, they only prevented players from teleporting out of them and not into them.
It seems I have no choice but to fly out of this place. Having no better option, Shi Feng stored his Return Scroll and took out the Thunder Eagle Summoning Flute.
However, a second after he tried to summon the Thunder Eagle, he was dumbfounded once more.
System: A strange energy is sealing this area. Flying Mounts cannot be used.
"What is this place?! It actually prohibits the use of Flying Mounts?!" Shi Feng was truly stunned when he saw this system notification.
As far as he remembered, forbidden lands generally did not prohibit the use of Flying Mounts. Those that did were usually Level 150-plus forbidden lands!
Even with his current self, he would not dare set foot into such high-level forbidden lands. The main reason for this wasn't him lacking levels but the possibility of Tier 5 World Bosses spawning in Level 150-plus forbidden lands. Against a Tier 5 World Boss, even a player of his caliber would be no different from an ant.
While Shi Feng was grappling with this headache, a weak ripple of Mana came from far away. He turned reflexively to look at its source, but the only thing he could make out was a bunch of ant-like figures fighting in the distance. By his estimates, those figures should be more than 1,500 yards away.
What's going on? Shi Feng was stupefied by this situation.
For Tier 3 players, 1,500 yards was already the very limit of their visual range. At such a great distance, unless the other side was using large-scale destruction Spells influencing a radius of several hundred yards, he shouldn't be able to sense any Mana fluctuations from his position. However, such Spells were definitely beyond the capabilities of Tier 3 magical-class players. And from what he could see, the figures in question weren't using Spells of such scale and power, either.
Is this an effect of having Tier 4 Concentration? After giving the matter some thought, Shi Feng could think of only this explanation for this situation. This discovery astonished him. No wonder I was never able to escape Tier 4 players once I got discovered.
A perception range of 1,500 yards!
This perception range was already on superhuman levels. The perception range Tier 3 players possessed couldn't even come close.
Previously, no magical battles had taken place in his vicinity after his Concentration had reached the Tier 4 standard. Moreover, he had been in a Mana-rich environment, so he didn't sense any particular changes to his perception of Mana. However, now that he had arrived in a place with very thin Mana, he became extraordinarily sensitive to the changes in Mana.
Nonetheless, Shi Feng did not dwell on the matter. With quick steps, he made his way toward the origin of the Mana fluctuations since he could sense that the cause of these Mana fluctuations were players.
With the system map inaccessible, he couldn't tell where he was right now. Hence, collecting information about his current location was of utmost importance. Otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he could return to Star-Moon Kingdom. Meanwhile, players were undoubtedly the best source of information.
A short moment later, Shi Feng arrived on a sand dune roughly 400 yards from the battlefield. Standing on the sand dune, he had an unobstructed view of the entire battlefield.
Sure enough, they're players.
Currently, a 200-man team of players was fighting several dozen strange monsters while protecting a dozen or so carriages and a group of NPCs.
[Faux Saint Saboteur] (Elemental Creature, Great Lord)
Level 112
HP 120,000,000/120,000,000
[Faux Saint Destroyer] (Elemental Creature, Grand Lord)
Level 114
HP 450,000,000/450,000,000
The bodies of these strange monsters were pure white, looking like white statues. Every one of these monsters brandished weapons and wore armor. Although they weren't very high-leveled, every one of them was using Spells in combat. Moreover, they also possessed very high combat standards, with even the weakest among them at the fifth-floor Trial Tower standard.
As for the players fighting these monsters, they were all at Level 110 or above. Although these players were coping against these monsters, it was obvious that they were at a disadvantage. If not for the team's eight Tier 3 experts holding off the two Faux Saint Destroyers, the team would've long since suffered annihilation.
"Vice Commander Wind, we can't continue like this. Two Destroyers are already far beyond our capability," the male Tier 3 Shield Warrior tanking one of the Faux Saint Destroyers said as he turned to look at the female Tier 3 Swordsman tackling the other Faux Saint Destroyer.
The female Swordsman in question was clad in crimson armor and wielded two swords. By relying on her profound footwork, she managed to evade the Faux Saint Destroyer's Spells one after another. Occasionally, she also landed an attack on the Grand Lord and dealt some damage. From her performance, it was clear that she was at the Flowing Water Realm standard.
After putting some distance between herself and the Faux Saint Destroyer before her, the female Swordsman replied, "I know. I've already contacted the commander for reinforcements, but the commander's team is still some distance away. They'll need around two hours to reach us."
"Two hours? We won't last that long!" the Tier 3 Shield Warrior exclaimed, exasperated.
Currently, although they were pinning down the two Faux Saint Destroyers, the rest of the team had their hands full with the Faux Saint Saboteurs. Overall, their entire team was barely doing any damage to these monsters. Meanwhile, at the rate they were expending Stamina, they wouldn't last more than an hour against these monsters.
In regard to this situation, the female Swordsman also could not help feeling frustrated.
If it were possible, she would have given the command to escape. However, these Faux Saint monsters possessed an incredibly wide perception range. So long as players came across them, it was basically impossible to escape them. And even if they disregarded this fact and tried to flee, they would simply be making things worse. After all, this entire desert that they were in teemed with Faux Saint monsters. It was very easy for them to attract the attention of more Faux Saint monsters and put themselves in a worse situation.
Just as everyone in the team was despairing, a voice suddenly entered their ears.
"I'll lure these two Grand Lords away! The rest of you focus on getting rid of the Great Lords!"
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Chapter 2653 – Repelling Faux Saints
Upon hearing this voice, the merchant fleet's 200 players promptly turned to look toward its origin.
What entered their sight was a cloaked Swordsman carrying two longswords, who was rapidly closing in on their position, his speed surpassing even that of Tier 3 Assassins.
"So fast!"
Solid Wind, the female Swordsman, was surprised when she saw this swift figure. She never thought that they would actually come across other expert players in this desert.
However, before anyone could react to this situation, this Swordsman had already arrived before one of the two Faux Saint Destroyers.
Upon noticing Shi Feng appearing before it, the Destroyer promptly raised its greatsword and smashed down at him. The descending greatsword split into three sword lights that struck at Shi Feng from different directions, each of the sword lights leaving a spatial tear in its wake.
"Be careful! You mustn't receive this move, no matter what!" Solid Wind warned hurriedly when she saw the descending sword lights.
The Faux Saint Destroyer was ostensibly a Grand Lord, but the Skills and Spells it used could exhibit power at the Tier 4 standard. Moreover, its assault was generally relentless. Once it started attacking, it would continue chaining attacks one after another. So long as players revealed a hole in their defense, the Faux Saint Destroyer would use its strongest move to target said weakness.
Meanwhile, the Faux Saint Destroyer's strongest attack was something even Tier 3 peak experts had difficulty dodging. A hit from this move would instantly kill even a Tier 3 MT.
However, when Shi Feng went up against the Faux Saint Destroyer's attack, he actually showed no intention of dodging. Instead, he unsheathed the pitch-black longsword hanging at his waist and took the initiative to meet the attack.
"Did he not hear Vice Commander Solid Wind's warning?"
The Tier 3 Shield Warrior who was tanking the other Faux Saint Destroyer was startled when he saw Shi Feng's actions.
In regard to this situation, the other Tier 3 experts on the team also could not help shaking their heads and sighing.
Even their commander, who was their adventurer team's strongest expert, would not dare receive this move directly, choosing to dodge it instead, before launching a counterattack. After all, so long as one clashed with this move, holes would inevitably appear in one's defense. If that happened, even two or three healers would not be enough to keep one alive.
Although everyone present wished to help Shi Feng, the Faux Saint Destroyer's attack was simply too fast. Nobody would make it in time.
"Damn it!" Solid Wind gnashed her teeth when she saw this scene.
They had just gained the help of a Tier 3 expert. While having an extra Tier 3 expert might not change the overall situation, it would increase the team's combat power and let them survive longer. With the Swordsman's help, they might even be able to hold out until their commander's team arrived.
Now, however…
Boom!
The loud clash of metal against metal thundered. At the same time, a frightening shockwave swept into the surroundings, creating a miniature sandstorm around its epicenter.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, they did not see the Swordsman's figure flying out of the sandstorm. Instead, the situation inside the sandstorm became strangely calm after the initial collision.
When the sand settled, what entered everyone's eyes was the scene of Shi Feng standing there quietly, his pitch-black longsword pushing against the Faux Saint Destroyer's silvery-white greatsword. At this moment, not only was Shi Feng unharmed, but he was still in his original position.
"He blocked it?! How is that possible?!"
Everyone's eyes nearly fell out of their sockets when they saw Shi Feng unscathed and in place.
The move the Faux Saint Destroyer just used carried power at the Tier 4 standard. Even a Tier 3 MT would stumble several steps backward when receiving this attack with their shield. However, far from making Shi Feng stumble, the Faux Saint Destroyer's greatsword actually failed to budge his longsword by even an inch. It was as if the Destroyer's greatsword had just smashed into an impenetrable wall.
The most frightening thing about all of this was that Shi Feng had used only one hand to stop the Faux Saint Destroyer's attack.
"How high is his Strength?" After seeing this astonishing scene, Solid Wind paid closer attention to Shi Feng.
Even her commander, who was fully geared in top-tier Dark-Gold Equipment and wielded an Epic Weapon, would not dare receive a Faux Saint Destroyer's attack directly, yet Shi Feng blocked the attack so casually. This was simply unbelievable.
However, before anyone could react to the situation, Shi Feng swung the Abyssal Blade once more and sent a perfect crescent cutting at the Faux Saint Destroyer before him. Failing to defend itself in time, the Destroyer took the hit and stumbled five steps back. At the same time, a damage exceeding -300,000 appeared above its head. The damage from Shi Feng's attack was more than five times higher than what Solid Wind and the others managed to cause.
Immediately afterward, Shi Feng sent a crescent arc flying at the other Faux Saint Destroyer. This time, though, the targeted Destroyer reacted in time, interposing its greatsword.
Peng!
The instant the crescent arc came into contact with the greatsword, the impact lifted the targeted Faux Saint Destroyer slightly off the ground and sent it flying five yards back.
By the time the Faux Saint Destroyer managed to stabilize its body, silence filled the entire battlefield as the 200 players guarding the merchant fleet gaped in shock at the scene that had just taken place.
Strong!
Shi Feng was simply too strong!
The two Faux Saint Destroyers alone were more than capable of annihilating their 200-man team, yet Shi Feng had suppressed both of them with just two casual moves. He was absolutely inhuman.
"Leave these two Faux Saint Destroyers to me! The rest of you quickly take care of those Saboteurs!" Shi Feng shouted when he saw that everyone was staring at him in a daze.
"Got it!"
Upon hearing Shi Feng's reminder, everyone promptly snapped out of their daze and resumed fighting the Faux Saint Saboteurs without hesitation.
In less than an hour, because of Shi Feng pinning down the two Faux Saint Destroyers, the team was able to finish off 70% of the Faux Saint Saboteurs present. After seeing that the tide of the battle was turning against them, the two Faux Saint Destroyers actually quit the field without hesitation. As for the surviving Faux Saint Saboteurs, they similarly scattered and fled as well.
"They're escaping? What are these monsters?" Shi Feng was surprised to see the Faux Saint monsters fleeing.
He had seen monsters abandon fights before. However, those monsters would generally turn tail only when their HPs had fallen to a critical level. On the other hand, the Faux Saint monsters that fled still had most of their HP. The two Faux Saint Destroyers, in particular, were basically still at full HP.
"We don't know what exactly these Faux Saint monsters are. We only know that they came from Star-Moon Kingdom's side. Moreover, every one of them possesses extremely high intellect. So long as they see that they have no chance of winning, they will scatter and flee immediately. This is especially true for those Faux Saint Destroyers. Even now, we haven't heard of any team killing one," Solid Wind explained when she saw the confusion on Shi Feng's face.
"They came from Star-Moon Kingdom?" Solid Wind's words surprised Shi Feng. Curious, he asked, "Vice Commander Wind, could we be very close to Star-Moon Kingdom?"
As far as he knew, there were no maps close to Star-Moon Kingdom that prohibited the use of teleportation, Flying Mounts, and the system map.
"Mhm. Once we cross this desert area, which is in the Orc Empire, we'll arrive at Star-Moon Kingdom's fallen border," Solid Wind said as she eyed Shi Feng strangely. After all, this information was common knowledge already.
"The Orc Empire? Star-Moon Kingdom's fallen border?" Shi Feng grew even more confused at Solid Wind's words. "Wasn't it the Purple Thorns Kingdom that has fallen?"
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Chapter 2654 – Obsolete Zero Wing?
Upon hearing Shi Feng's question, Solid Wind and the others gave him strange looks.
"Am I mistaken about something?" Shi Feng asked, puzzled by their reactions.
The information Aqua Rose reported couldn't be false. Moreover, Duan Hanshan had also mentioned the matter of the Purple Thorns Kingdom falling. Even if Aqua Rose received the wrong information, there was no way a Super Guild like the Azure Chamber of Commerce would as well.
"You're not wrong," Solid Wind said, shaking her head. "It's just that the fall of the Purple Thorns Kingdom happened nine days ago."
"Nine days ago?"
Shi Feng was stunned by Solid Wind's words. For a moment, he wondered if she was trying to trick him.
According to the information Zero Wing received, the Purple Thorns Kingdom had fallen only a day ago. Even if there was an error in the information, the time gap shouldn't be this large.
"The Purple Thorns Kingdom indeed fell nine days ago. The incident shook the entire God's Domain back then. The players and powers based in the kingdom were truly miserable," the Tier 3 Shield Warrior standing beside Solid Wind said, nodding. "After that incident, many of the Purple Thorns Kingdom's players and powers banded together to plunder the resources of the neighboring kingdoms. The situation was so severe that two wars involving millions of players were waged. Many Guilds collapsed as a result, two of them even second-rate Guilds. The various major powers based in the neighboring kingdoms panicked."
"That's right. And three days ago, a horde of monsters emerged from the Purple Thorns Kingdom and invaded Star-Moon Kingdom. Fortunately, Star-Moon Kingdom did not face the predicament the Purple Thorns Kingdom had; all its Tier 3 NPCs and above remained in a combat-able state. Even so, in just half a day, nearly half of Star-Moon Kingdom's territory was lost and became the nests of these Faux Saint monsters," Solid Wind explained when she saw the skepticism on Shi Feng's face.
Even after hearing Solid Wind's sincere explanation, Shi Feng remained unconvinced.
However, there was simply no reason for Solid Wind to lie to a stranger like him. Moreover, everyone's expression appeared natural. It did not seem as if they were faking anything.
If these people were acting, then he really would have to tip his hat off to their strength.
After all, unless one was at the Void Realm standard, avoiding the perception of a Domain Realm expert like himself would be very difficult. Only after reaching the Void Realm standard would people be able to control the minute actions their bodies made when lying.
If Solid Wind and the others were truly lying, this meant that the entire 200-man team consisted of peak experts. Not even the Five Great Super Guilds had so many peak experts under their command.
What is going on here? Shi Feng could not make heads or tails of this matter. I spent, at most, seven or eight hours inside the spatial maze. How did I unknowingly waste nine days?
As soon as he received word of the Purple Thorns Kingdom's fall, he had hurried back to the eastern continent without hesitation. He didn't even log off midway. He also couldn't have fallen asleep during the journey and slept nine whole days away. After all, he had remained fully conscious during his entire journey.
Seven or eight hours becoming nine days? Shi Feng suddenly thought of a possibility, and his complexion darkened at this thought. Did I enter a space with chaotic time?
Normally, one would experience 48 hours a day in God's Domain. However, in certain special locations, time would flow much more quickly, and staying just half a day there would mean an entire month going by in the outside world. Moreover, during this entire month, players should not be interrupted lest they enter a coma and regain consciousness only after a long time.
Fortunately, such cases rarely occurred in God's Domain. In the past, Shi Feng had only ever heard rumors of such situations happening.
He never thought that he would experience it himself. In fact, there was a possibility that Aqua Rose and the others had been put into a similar situation, as well.
"Right, Vice Commander Wind, do you know how Star-Moon Kingdom's various powers are faring against the Faux Saint monsters?" Shi Feng asked after recollecting himself.
What was done was done. The time he lost was already gone, and there was no way he could get it back. Fortunately, Star-Moon Kingdom had only partially fallen. With Zero Wing's status as Star-Moon Kingdom's number one Guild and the support of Stone Forest City, Zero Wing shouldn't face too many problems. After all, aside from Zero Wing's main force members that had gone over to the western continent, there were still Melancholic Smile, Youlan, and the others to manage things in Star-Moon Kingdom.
As he currently couldn't make contact with the outside world, the only thing he could do was collect as much information as possible regarding Star-Moon Kingdom.
"The situation isn't optimistic," Solid Wind replied. "Originally, these Faux Saint monsters already had a huge impact on Star-Moon Kingdom. However, for some reason, the main force members of Star-Moon Kingdom's number one Guild, Zero Wing, actually refused to show themselves despite such a major incident occurring. Fortunately, some of Zero Wing's partners operating in Stone Forest City came to help fight these Faux Saint monsters, allowing Zero Wing to stabilize the situation in Star-Moon Kingdom, albeit just barely.
"However, due to Zero Wing's passivity, a power called Saint's Hand took the opportunity to rise up in Star-Moon Kingdom. Not only did Saint's Hand rapidly establish itself in the many resource spots overrun by the Faux Saint monsters, but they also established plenty of Guild Towns. It even managed to occupy a fortress in the Orc Empire. To put it simply, Saint's Hand has created a large safe zone where players can safely develop. At the same time, Saint's Hand is also rapidly devouring the territories of Star-Moon Kingdom's second- and third-rate Guilds, provoking wars all over the kingdom.
"Moreover, the various superpowers and even the Blackwater Guild seem to be terrified of Saint's Hand. Recently, Saint's Hand even captured one of the Star Alliance's Guild Cities. Saint's Hand's influence in Star-Moon Kingdom now exceeds Zero Wing's. I'm afraid it won't be long before Saint's Hand takes action against Zero Wing. At that time, the entire Star-Moon Kingdom will be engulfed in the fires of war."
After Solid Wind fell silent, everyone present could not help sighing dejectedly.
They were all players of Star-Moon Kingdom. They had been developing there ever since they entered God's Domain. Despite the Faux Saint monsters threatening Star-Moon Kingdom's continued existence, not only did the kingdom's various powers not band together to face this threat, but they had even started fighting each other with even greater ferocity. As things stood, how was Star-Moon Kingdom supposed to fend off the Faux Saint monsters, which were growing increasingly stronger with each passing day?
The current Faux Saint monsters were far stronger than those that first appeared in Star-Moon Kingdom.
Initially, the Faux Saint monsters were merely Level 100 Lords. Let alone Tier 3 players, even a party of Tier 2 experts could easily slay them. Now, however, the Faux Saint monsters had grown to the point where even the weakest among them was a Great Lord.
Everyone estimated that it wouldn't be long before Mythic ranked Faux Saint monsters started appearing. At that point, Star-Moon Kingdom would surely be doomed.
Saint's Hand? This is interesting.
Despite going through his memories of his past life, Shi Feng could not recall any power named Saint's Hand. However, seeing as Saint's Hand had managed to rise up in Star-Moon Kingdom so quickly after the Purple Thorns Kingdom's fall, create a safe zone, and even capture a fortress in the Orc Empire, it was obvious that the Guild possessed an extraordinary foundation.
"Friend, we are escorting this merchant fleet to Silverwing Town. How about coming with us? Currently, Silverwing Town has a Tier 4 Personal Guard and many powerful Combat Puppets. It can be considered one of the few safe areas in the Orc Empire, as well as the Orc Empire's trade hub. Our commander is quite influential in Silverwing Town. If you wish to learn some more information about the situation, you should have an easier time doing so there," the Tier 3 Shield Warrior suggested as he looked at Shi Feng.
"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, then," Shi Feng said and thanked the Shield Warrior for the invitation.
Currently, he didn't even know where exactly he was. He also didn't know the way back to Star-Moon Kingdom. It would naturally be great if he could return to Silverwing Town.
When the Shield Warrior heard Shi Feng agree to his suggestion, he breathed out a sigh of relief. He then asked curiously, "Right, how should we address you, friend?"
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Chapter 2655 – Birth of a Mythic
Upon hearing the Tier 3 Shield Warrior's words, Solid Wind turned to Shi Feng with an embarrassed expression. Previously, she had been focused on fighting, so she had forgotten to ask for Shi Feng's name. In fact, she had even forgotten to thank Shi Feng for his help. Fortunately, the Shield Warrior, Crazed Bull, had taken the initiative to ask. Otherwise, their adventurer team would appear very ungrateful.
"Black Flame," Shi Feng replied calmly.
"Black Flame?" Crazed Bull laughed involuntarily when he heard Shi Feng's name. "Friend, your name is too amazing. Most likely, nobody in Star-Moon Kingdom would dare show disrespect to this name."
The rest of the team nodded in agreement with Crazed Bull's words.
At this point in time, there was nobody unaware of the name of Zero Wing's Guild Leader.
Let alone the Star Alliance, a first-rate Guild operating in Star-Moon Kingdom, even the various superpowers had to show respect to Zero Wing now. All the players in Star-Moon Kingdom knew of Black Flame's existence.
However, no matter how they looked at Shi Feng's cloaked figure, he didn't match the legendary Black Flame they knew of. They also didn't think that the Guild Leader of Zero Wing would come to this godforsaken place that was infested with Faux Saint monsters.
"Alright, it's just a form of address. Since he doesn't want to reveal his name, there's no need for us to pry into the matter," Solid Wind whispered through the team chat when she saw her teammates poking fun at Shi Feng.
At Solid Wind's admonishment, everyone promptly nodded and dropped the topic. After all, it was all thanks to Shi Feng that they survived. Since Shi Feng wished to conceal his identity, they naturally wouldn't try to delve into the matter.
"We still haven't thanked you for your help just now, Brother Black Flame. In the future, if you come across any trouble in the Orc Empire or Star-Moon Kingdom, please feel free to seek us out. Our Blood Pact adventurer team might not be comparable to large Guilds, but we are more than capable of settling small problems," Solid Wind said in gratitude as she approached Shi Feng.
"That's right. We might not be some famous top adventurer team, but we are still one of the top 20 adventurer teams operating in the Orc Empire. If you come across some wandering Dark Players, so long as you mention the name 'Blood Pact,' those Dark Players will generally show some respect and take a step back," Crazed Bull said confidently.
"Alright," Shi Feng said, nodding. At the same time, a bitter smile formed beneath the hood of his cloak when he saw that Solid Wind and her team did not believe him.
"Let's get back on the carriages and continue on our way. Once night arrives, not only will those Faux Saint monsters grow more active, but Saint's Hand's members will also ambush the players operating around Silverwing Town. With the little manpower we have, we definitely won't be able to defend all the merchandise," Solid Wind said as she pointed at the nearby merchant fleet.
Everyone then boarded the carriages of the merchant fleet, not daring to waste any more time in this place.
"Vice Commander Wind, since the Faux Saint monsters are more active at night, aren't Saint's Hand's members afraid of getting assaulted by them?" Shi Feng asked curiously after getting onto the leading carriage.
Since Saint's Heart was trying to expand its influence in Star-Moon Kingdom, clashing with Zero Wing was inevitable. Hence, he wasn't surprised that Saint's Heart was targeting the players operating around Zero Wing's territories. However, the Faux Saint monsters' strength was no trivial matter, either. It would be extremely foolish for Saint's Hand to take action in Silverwing Town's vicinity during the Faux Saint monsters' peak period.
"We found this situation very strange, as well. However, it seems that Saint's Hand has developed a special tool. And when players wear this special tool, so long as they do not attack those Faux Saint monsters, then those Faux Saint monsters won't attack them, either. With this tool, Saint's Heart's members can coordinate their movements with the Faux Saint monsters in targeting Silverwing Town. Recently, their assaults have become stronger. By the looks of it, Saint's Hand wants to capture Silverwing Town as soon as possible," Solid Wind said. "However, for independent players like ourselves, we really don't wish to see Silverwing Town fall.
"Thus far, the Guild Towns captured by Saint's Hand are open only to Saint's Hand's members. Meanwhile, Silverwing Town is the Orc Empire's current economic center. If Saint's Hand manages to capture Silverwing Town, then we won't have anywhere to go.
"Hence, many adventurer teams and even some of Star-Moon Kingdom's Guilds are currently working together to assist Zero Wing in defending against Saint's Heart's assault and protecting the merchant fleets heading toward Silverwing Town. Only, due to the Faux Saint monsters growing increasingly stronger, our side has recently started to fall into a disadvantage. I don't know how much longer we can hold out like this…"
Aside from Solid Wind, the other players present also hated Saint's Hand with a vengeance.
Currently, the various kingdoms and powers were already struggling to deal with the Faux Saint monsters, yet Saint's Hand was actually exploiting the situation, making it increasingly difficult for independent players like themselves to survive. However, despite their hatred for Saint's Hand, they were utterly powerless to do anything against the Guild. In fact, even the various superpowers did not dare to oppose Saint's Hand and could only watch from the sidelines.
From the conversations with Solid Wind and the others, Shi Feng gradually understood Star-Moon Kingdom's current situation.
Although Star-Moon Kingdom had already lost close to half of its territory, not a single Main City ranked NPC city had fallen. Even so, the situation did not look too good for the kingdom.
This was because the Faux Saint monsters were growing increasingly stronger, which, in turn, prompted a large number of players to emigrate from the kingdom. At this point, White River City, which originally had a player population exceeding ten million, now had a population of less than four million. The other NPC cities in the kingdom were in an even worse state.
Meanwhile, the drastic decrease in player population had also caused Star-Moon Kingdom's economy to contract, forcing many powers to leave the kingdom in search of greener pastures.
To make matters worse, the departure of Star-Moon Kingdom's major powers opened up opportunities for the various dark powers to rise up. The kingdom's dark powers had already developed to a point where normal players might lose their lives as soon as they left the protection of an NPC town or city.
Overall, the situation in Star-Moon Kingdom could be summed up with a single word—chaos!
Most importantly, with the Faux Saint monsters growing increasingly stronger, everyone could already foresee the day when Star-Moon Kingdom's Main City ranked NPC cities fell. At that time, the entire kingdom would collapse, and only those that joined Saint's Hand could avoid getting devoured by the Faux Saint monsters in the kingdom.
As the merchant fleet continuously advanced, before anyone realized it, they had already arrived in a desert woodland close to Silverwing Town.
Currently, at least 20 merchant fleets could be seen advancing toward Silverwing Town under the escort of players. From this, one could easily see how prosperous the current Silverwing Town was.
Moreover, aside from the escorting adventurer teams, there was also an army of 10,000 players, belonging to the various large Guilds, patrolling the vicinity of Silverwing Town.
"We're finally safe." Solid Wind breathed out a sigh of relief when she saw this Guild army.
The sky was already darkening. The Faux Saint monsters they had to face at this time were no laughing matter, not to mention the threat of Saint's Hand's experts. Their merchant fleet would definitely face annihilation if they came across an ambush.
"Today's patrol really is amazing. The Star Alliance's Vice Guild Leader Purple Eye is actually leading it. With this, even if Saint's Hand's members attack together with the Faux Saint monsters, we have nothing to fear," Crazed Bull said, his eyes glowing with excitement as he gazed at the beautiful, crimson-robed woman leading the patrol army.
The other Blood Pact members nodded their heads in agreement with Crazed Bull when they saw Purple Eye.
Nowadays, despite Star-Moon Kingdom giving birth to plenty of new experts, those capable of making it to the God's Domain Experts List still numbered very few. After all, players all over God's Domain were also continuously growing stronger. The difficulty of ranking within the God's Domain Experts List was many times greater than before. Meanwhile, among Star-Moon Kingdom's experts on the Experts List, Purple Eye ranked within the top 300. According to rumors, she had obtained a powerful Bloodline, and her combat power now rivaled that of monster-level experts.
To top it all off, just recently, Purple Eye had even succeeded in fully unlocking her Mana Body. At this point, everyone in Star-Moon Kingdom was already guessing that Purple Eye had already surpassed Zero Wing's Aqua Rose in terms of strength and that she was catching up to Black Flame.
With such an expert protecting them, how could they not feel assured?
While Blood Pact's members were quietly discussing Purple Eye, a disturbance erupted in the distance. Shortly afterward, deafening roars came from the same direction.
"Run! Run quickly! The Faux Saint monsters have come!"
Upon hearing someone shout these words, everyone in the vicinity reflexively turned to look at the origin of the roars. What entered everyone's sight was a massive dust cloud rapidly approaching. Meanwhile, within the dust cloud, they could faintly make out the figures of six-meter-tall Faux Saint monsters, easily numbering several thousand.
"Everyone, quickly retreat to Silverwing Town! Our patrol will hold the rear!" Purple Eye shouted when she saw the army of Faux Saint monsters bearing down on them.
The patrol army promptly shifted to a defensive formation. From how calmly the patrol army's members reacted even after seeing the approach of several thousand Faux Saint monsters, it was obvious that they were all experienced experts.
However, when the Faux Saint monsters arrived within 500 yards, the expressions of the patrol army's members changed.
"Not good! There's a Mythic ranked Faux Saint monster!"
Among the Faux Saint monsters present, even the Faux Saint Destroyers were only seven meters tall. However, to everyone's surprise, a twelve-meter-tall figure was running amidst the monster army. The intense pressure this twelve-meter-tall Faux Saint monster exuded was so powerful that even Level 112, Tier 2 experts felt stifled.
The Grand Lord ranked Faux Saint Destroyers were already incredibly difficult to deal with for Tier 3 experts. In fact, even peak experts had died when fighting against a Faux Saint Destroyer. Nobody dared imagine how powerful a Faux Saint monster would become after reaching the Mythic rank.
Not to mention, aside from the Mythic ranked Faux Saint monster, the monster army also had several hundred Faux Saint Destroyers and several thousand Faux Saint Saboteurs.
"How is this possible?! How can a Mythic ranked Faux Saint monster appear so quickly?!" Solid Wind was stunned when she saw the gigantic Faux Saint monster.
"We're doomed! We're really doomed this time!" Crazed Bull similarly fell into despair at this situation.
When facing an army of Grand Lord ranked Faux Saint Destroyers, players like themselves could still band together to fend off the monsters. However, now that Mythic ranked Faux Saint monsters had started appearing in the Faux Saint armies, it was only a matter of time before Silverwing Town perished.
After all, even now, nobody had managed to kill a Faux Saint Destroyer. Needless to say, killing the Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer would be even more impossible. Moreover, these Faux Saint monsters would only grow increasingly stronger as time passed. Players like themselves were helpless to stop these monsters.
Before anyone could properly react to the appearance of a Mythic ranked Faux Saint monster, the Faux Saint army had already started clashing with the patrol army.
Against a Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer, even the Defense of Tier 3 MTs was no different from paper. Executing a horizontal swipe with its spear, the Faux Saint Devourer easily sent the Tier 3 MTs in its path flying, the MTs losing HP rapidly.
Even when Purple Eye, a Level 114, Tier 3 Elementalist, used a Tier 3 Curse against the Faux Saint Destroyer, the Mythic monster not only blocked the attack without any difficulty but even managed to turn the force of the attack to its advantage, propelling itself toward Purple Eye at lightning speed. If not for her quick reaction, activating a Lifesaving Skill in time, she would've been instantly killed.
"Brother Black Flame, let's hurry up and leave. The patrol army won't hold out for very long," Crazed Bull urged anxiously when he saw Shi Feng jumping off the carriage.
If even an expert of Purple Eye's caliber was at an absolute disadvantage, the Faux Saint army would eventually break through the patrol army's defensive line.
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Chapter 2656 – Frightening Monster
Silverwing Town, Blue Rose Bar:
As one of the few Advanced Bars found in Silverwing Town, not only was the Blue Rose Bar a place where experts exchanged information, but it was also a sacred place for the various well-known adventurer teams to celebrate their harvests. Hence, the Blue Rose Bar was basically crowded with players every day.
At this moment, however, only a dozen or so people occupied the bar's third floor.
Of the people there, even the lowest-leveled was Level 114, with the highest at Level 115. These players also boasted excellent equipment, the weakest piece of equipment being Level 110 Dark-Gold rank. As for Level 100-plus Epic Equipment that could make even peak experts drool, every one of these players had at least two pieces, with some of them sporting up to four.
However, compared to the levels and equipment of these people, their identity was what was truly astonishing. These players were none other than the peak experts of Crimson Emperor, a Guild that was known by almost everyone in the surrounding kingdoms and empires. Meanwhile, seated at the head of this group was Illusory Words, one of Crimson Emperor's Vice Guild Leaders.
"Sure enough, just like our spies in Saint's Hand reported, the Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer that recently spawned is planning to attack Silverwing Town," a Level 114 man with a fierce look said as he looked at the image on the Magic Mirror set up in the middle of the table. Sighing, the man continued, "It won't be long before more Faux Saint Devourers appear. With this, Silverwing Town will fall within a few days. At that time, it will be useless even if Zero Wing's main force members show up."
Upon hearing the fierce man's words, the other Crimson Emperor members fell silent.
The Grand Lord ranked Faux Saint Destroyers were already plenty strong. Now, even a Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer had appeared. The strength and combat standards the Faux Saint Devourer had displayed thus far were enough to give even peak experts like themselves goosebumps. Most likely, even if their group here worked together to attack it, they would all still die. Meanwhile, once the numbers of these Faux Saint Devourers grew to around 20 or 30, they might be capable of destroying even Guild Cities.
"What is the Guild Leader's response to this matter?" Illusory Words asked the fierce man. When she saw the Faux Saint Devourer's unstoppable rampage through the Magic Mirror, she could not help frowning, either.
"The Guild Leader has ordered a complete withdrawal. He says that there's no need for us to accompany Zero Wing in its fight to the death against these Faux Saint monsters," the fierce man replied.
"A complete withdrawal?" Illusory Words was a little surprised by the answer she received.
Previously, their Guild Leader had personally dispatched Crimson Emperor's experts to help defend Silverwing Town. This indicated that he strongly supported Crimson Emperor's partnership with Zero Wing. Now, however, before Crimson Emperor's experts had even started fighting, he was actually ordering a retreat. Illusory Words found this situation unbelievable.
"That's right, a complete withdrawal. The current God's Domain is no longer the same as before. We have a ton of matters to deal with just in the Dark Night Empire alone. This is especially true now that Starlink's development is accelerating. At this point, Starlink already has designs on a few of our Guild Towns. Moreover, the situation here is obviously hopeless, so it is naturally much better if we post our available combat power to defensible locations. Unyielding Soul should be doing likewise," the fierce man explained.
"Do we have any new information on Zero Wing's Guild Leader and main force?" Illusory Words asked.
"There's still nothing even now. I heard that Zero Wing's upper echelons have tried contacting Black Flame and the others, but their virtual gaming cabins remain under lockdown. If they sever the power to the gaming cabins, there's a very high chance that Black Flame and the others will enter a deep coma. Hence, all they can do is wait," the fierce man said, shaking his head. "However, with the present situation, there's no chance of Zero Wing making a comeback. Setting aside the threat of Starlink and the Dark World, Zero Wing will have difficulty defending its headquarters in Star-Moon Kingdom from the Faux Saint monsters. Nothing will change even if Black Flame and the others return. The difference in combat power is simply too large. Moreover, there's also Saint's Hand, which is eyeing Zero Wing's position in Star-Moon Kingdom.
"Saint's Hand's origin is extremely mysterious and extraordinary. Even Blackwater's mighty Xuanwu Chisa seems afraid of it. Otherwise, with her personality, she definitely wouldn't make any concessions in the Orc Empire."
"I understand. However, at the rate the Faux Saint Devourers are spawning, so long as we defend together, we should be able to hold out for another two weeks or so. Retreating so soon is really…" Although Illusory Words understood what the fierce man was trying to say, she still could not bring herself to give up just like that.
"Two weeks?" The fierce man revealed a bitter smile at Illusory Words's statement. "If we really could hold on for another two weeks, the Guild Leader wouldn't have called for a retreat right away."
"What do you mean?" Illusory Words asked curiously.
While Tier 4 combatants were indeed extremely powerful and especially useful when attacking fortified locations, with Silverwing Town's defenses and the experts like themselves present, it would take at least 20 or 30 Faux Saint Devourers to conquer Silverwing Town.
"According to the information we collected from Saint's Hand, when Faux Saint monsters reach the Mythic rank, not only do their Basic Attributes and combat power undergo a qualitative transformation, but so does their intellect as well," the fierce man said, fear darkening his eyes as he looked at the Faux Saint Devourer displayed on the Magic Mirror.
"Isn't it normal for them to gain a boost to their intellect?" Illusory Words didn't get the fierce man's point.
"It wouldn't be a problem if it were a normal improvement in intellect. However, according to Saint's Hand's information, these Faux Saint monsters gain the ability to learn once they reach the Mythic rank. In just a few minutes, they can learn the combat techniques players use. And the more experts they fight, the more quickly they improve. They are monsters in the truest sense!" the fierce man explained.
"How is this possible? Doesn't this mean that, aside from NPCs, nobody will be able to suppress those Faux Saint Devourers?" Illusory Words could not help feeling that the fierce man was being too alarmist when she heard his words.
Learning a combat technique was easier said than done. Even with the guidance of a complete Legacy Crystal, peak experts would need dozens of hours to learn a combat technique. Without any guidance, they wouldn't be able to learn a combat technique even given a month or two. Hence, how could a monster that, at most, possessed intellect rivaling that of ordinary players, learn a combat technique in just a few minutes?
"I didn't believe this information, either," the fierce man said as he chuckled bitterly. He then sent a video recording to Illusory Words and continued, "Take a look at it yourself."
When Illusory Words played the video recording, it showed a Tier 3 Void Realm expert fighting a Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer. At the start of the fight, the Void Realm expert was merely at a disadvantage in terms of Basic Attributes. With his superior combat standards, he should be able to survive against the Devourer for quite some time.
However, after the Void Realm expert cycled through a few combat techniques a few times, the Faux Saint Devourer seemingly got bored of the expert's antics and executed a Basic Footwork to instantly kill the said expert. And shortly afterward, the fallen expert's corpse transformed into a Faux Saint monster.
"How is this possible?"
Goosebumps rose all over Illusory Words's body when she saw the peak expert getting killed.
Her reaction was because this peak expert was someone she recognized. He was none other than Hundred Arms, the commander of the adventurer team Crimson Wolves, a top adventurer team based in the Black Dragon Empire. Hundred Arms was an expert who was only half a step away from reaching the Domain Realm.
However, despite Hundred Arms having such high combat standards, the Faux Saint Devourer had actually instant-killed him. Moreover, the monster had even used Hundred Arms's prided footwork, Doppelganger Steps, to do so.
"That's right. That Faux Saint Devourer learned Doppelganger Steps in only a minute. Moreover, the Devourer was extremely cunning while fighting Hundred Arms. It didn't use its full strength at the start of the fight. Instead, it held back and squeezed out all of Hundred Arms's potential, forcing Hundred Arms to use every move he had. Only after seeing that Hundred Arms had nothing left to offer did the Devourer kill him. The situation is similar to Purple Eye's right now," the fierce man said, breathing out a deep sigh as he watched Purple Eye clash with the Faux Saint Devourer, through the Magic Mirror.
"No wonder the Guild Leader wants us to retreat immediately. Who could possibly be a match for such a monster?" Illusory Words muttered, still in shock over the Faux Saint Devourer's intellect.
With such strength and intellect, the Faux Saint Devourer simply wasn't an existence that players could handle. Only NPCs could kill such a monster.
Just as Illusory Words was about to command Crimson Emperor's members to withdraw from Silverwing Town, the movement pattern of the Faux Saint Devourer fighting Purple Eye suddenly changed. In the blink of an eye, it appeared behind the Elementalist and sent over 20 spear images stabbing at her.
The move the Faux Saint Devourer had executed was one that Illusory Words was familiar with; it was another one of Hundred Arms's trademark moves, the Advanced Combat Technique Fallen Leaves. Upon seeing this move being executed, Illusory Words could not help a sigh.
When Hundred Arms executed this move, even Domain Realm experts couldn't stop it completely. Now that the Faux Saint Devourer had perfectly replicated the move, needless to say, a Flowing Water Realm expert like Purple Eye stood no chance against it.
However, just as Illusory Words was about to turn her gaze away from the Magic Mirror, a flash appeared in the mirror.
In the next moment, a pitch-black wall appeared between Purple Eye and the 20-plus spear images, the spear images vanishing without a trace when they came into contact with the pitch-black wall.
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Chapter 2657 – Clashing with the Faux Saint Devourer
"It got blocked?"
"How is that possible?! That's an Advanced Combat Technique used by a Mythic monster!"
Crimson Emperor's members seated in the Blue Rose Bar's third floor rubbed their eyes in shock when they saw the pitch-black wall displayed on the Magic Mirror. For a moment, they all thought they were hallucinating.
In terms of Basic Attributes, the Faux Saint Devourer was above average among Mythic monsters of the same level. Combined with Hundred Arms's Fallen Leaves technique, the power of the Devourer's attack should be capable of sending even Mythic monsters flying.
Nevertheless, against the pitch-black wall that suddenly appeared, the attack was nothing.
The players standing on the battlefield were similarly stunned by this scene.
"What's going on?"
"Is that pitch-black wall some kind of Defensive Spell? Isn't it a little too amazing?"
Everyone was surprised and confused by the pitch-black wall that had suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
Not only did this pitch-black wall block the Faux Saint Devourer's attack, but it had even split the entire battlefield in half, forcing the majority of the monster army to halt their charge. Now, the Faux Saint monsters could only stand still and quietly look at the pitch-black wall before them.
"This is…a spatial tear!" Illusory Words exclaimed when she saw the pitch-black wall fading out of existence.
"A spatial tear? How is that possible? Even a very powerful attack would, at most, cause a thin tear stretching over a dozen yards. This wall is over a hundred yards long and over 50 yards tall. Who could possibly have such strength?" the fierce man refuted, shaking his head in denial. He felt that Illusory Words's conjecture was ridiculous.
Everyone in the bar's third floor was familiar with spatial tears. After all, they would always come across spatial tears when clashing with Tier 4 Mythic monsters.
A spatial tear was the byproduct of an attack carrying too much power for the surrounding space to handle. The surrounding space would destabilize and shatter like broken glass, which was why the shape of spatial tears was generally irregular.
However, the pitch-black wall displayed on the Magic Mirror was incredibly stable. There were no cracks in it at all. It looked like a steel wall that had just fallen out of the sky—incredibly smooth and heavy.
"I guess you're right. Even that person wouldn't be capable of such a feat," Illusory Words said, laughing despite herself. After giving the matter some thought, she agreed with the fierce man.
"Regardless, who saved Purple Eye?" the fierce man wondered as he carefully tracked the pitch-black wall back to its origin. "Setting aside the wall's defensive capabilities, just the fact that this person saw through the Faux Saint Devourer's movements is already plenty amazing. I doubt there are more than a handful of people in the entire Silverwing Town who would be a match for this person. Did an old monster belonging to one of Zero Wing's partners take action?"
The fierce man's gaze landed on a cloaked man wielding a pitch-black longsword—the origin of the remarkable wall. Although he couldn't see any information about this cloaked man, his gut told him that this cloaked man possessed astonishing strength definitely at the Domain Realm.
Before the pitch-black wall disappeared completely, the cloaked man vanished from his original location and arrived before the Faux Saint Devourer. He then stopped another spear attack from the Devourer, allowing Purple Eye to put some distance between herself and the Mythic monster.
"Crap! Who is that guy?! He actually managed to block that Faux Saint Devourer's attack!" Crazed Bull exclaimed, his eyes nearly falling out of their sockets when he saw Shi Feng successfully rescuing Purple Eye.
At this moment, aside from Crazed Bull, even Solid Wind could not help goggling in shock, her mind freezing in disbelief. Previously, she already found Shi Feng's ability to pin down two Faux Saint Destroyers all by himself astounding. Now, the man had even single-handedly pinned down the Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer, which even an expert of Purple Eye's caliber was no match for.
"Amazing! He's actually keeping up with that Devourer's speed! With this, he should have no problems handling the Devourer," Illusory Words said, her eyes glowing with excitement when she saw the cloaked man deflecting every one of the Faux Saint Devourer's attacks. "If Silverwing Town has his protection, we should be able to sustain the town for some time and foil Saint's Hand's plan to solicit help from the neighboring kingdoms' powers. That way, Saint's Hand's development speed will slow down, and Zero Wing will have some breathing room. If Zero Wing can continue holding out in Star-Moon Kingdom, we'll have an easier time resisting Starlink in the Dark Night Empire as well."
"This will only delay the inevitable. That Faux Saint Devourer will grow stronger as more time passes. Its growth speed is also no laughing matter. Not to mention, Saint's Hand has already informed the various superpowers that anyone that helps Zero Wing will become Saint's Hand's enemy," the fierce man said, shaking his head. "Saint's Hand has done considerable research into the Faux Saint monsters. In the future, we'll definitely need Saint's Hand's help to deal with the threat of the Faux Saint monsters. This is also why the Guild Leader is having us withdraw completely. The appearance of that mysterious expert won't change anything. In fact, Saint's Hand will probably locate the power behind that mysterious expert and give that power a warning."
Aside from Crimson Emperor's members, the members of various superpowers hidden in Silverwing Town also viewed this situation indifferently.
"Zero Wing sure is lucky. It actually managed to get the help of an old monster."
"I bet that old monster has yet to receive the news. Otherwise, why would he move to help Zero Wing?"
Although they did not know which superpower's old monster was helping Zero Wing right now, they knew that this would be the only time this old monster would do so. Afterward, Saint's Hand would definitely warn the superpower backing this old monster. Once that happened, said superpower would most likely stop assisting Zero Wing in defending the town against the Faux Saint monsters.
Not only was the current era of God's Domain filled with turmoil, but it was also the era of the Faux Saint monsters.
Faux Saint monsters were a huge headache, even for Super Guilds. Moreover, stopping the spread of these Faux Saint monsters was also impossible.
In the future, any Guild that wished to develop safely in God's Domain, be it a small Guild or a Super Guild, would have to partner or trade with Saint's Hand. After all, up to now, no other power had managed to develop a tool that could prevent the Faux Saint monsters from attacking players. In fact, Saint's Hand even had the means to prevent the Faux Saint monsters from attacking an entire area.
Now that Saint's Hand was determined to destroy Zero Wing, even the Secret Pavilion would be able to stop it, just like how the Secret Pavilion had failed to stop Saint's Hand from capturing one of the Star Alliance's Guild Cities.
Meanwhile, as time passed, due to reinforcements continuously pouring out of Silverwing Town, the patrol army eventually gained the upper hand over the Faux Saint army. In fact, over a thousand Faux Saint Saboteurs had fallen in battle already, which made the Faux Saint Devourer anxious.
In the next moment, the Faux Saint Devourer let loose a deafening roar that echoed throughout the battlefield.
Immediately afterward, the Faux Saint army scattered and fled. As for the Faux Saint Devourer itself, it, too, turned around and ran off.
"Sure enough, it is going to escape."
"Silverwing Town might've survived this time, but let's see how it's going to stop the next attack."
The superpowers hidden within Silverwing Town were not at all surprised when they saw the Faux Saint army retreating. After all, with the Faux Saint Devourer thoroughly suppressed, it was only a matter of time before the Faux Saint army suffered annihilation. However, what made the Faux Saint monsters truly formidable was their ability to grow stronger with each battle they experienced. Even though Silverwing Town had successfully fended off today's attack, it wouldn't necessarily be able to repeat the feat.
"Escape?" Shi Feng sneered when he saw the Faux Saint Devourer fleeing. "Do you think you can escape?"
Following which, he took out the Ring of Gospel from his bag and activated Miniature World.
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Chapter 2658 – Power of Tier 4 Concentration
When Shi Feng activated Miniature World, the sky above the desert woodland darkened as if night had fallen.
Immediately, everyone on the battlefield felt their perception of their surroundings vanish. It was as if they had been plunked into a pitch-black void with nothing in it. Moreover, aside from the players, even the fleeing Faux Saint monsters came to a halt and aimlessly turned their heads left and right, their eyes brimming with fear and confusion.
Shortly afterward, a colorful brilliance descended from the sky, the lights giving off a sacred and majestic feeling.
Spectators at a distance would see a gigantic rainbow barrier enveloping the entire desert woodland outside Silverwing Town. This rainbow barrier thoroughly isolated the woodland from the outside world, making the woodland look like a mirage.
Meanwhile, beneath this colorful brilliance, the Faux Saint monsters started wailing in agony, one after another, their screams echoing throughout the woodland. At the same time, the intense aura they radiated waned rapidly, and even their Basic Attributes and reaction speed weakened to an unbelievable degree. It was as if these Faux Saint monsters that everyone originally feared had become Common monsters.
Seeing this scene, everyone on the battlefield was stunned.
"Isn't this a little too strong?! He actually debuffed several thousand Faux Saint monsters to such an extent in an instant! Who is this guy?!"
The various adventurer teams escorting merchant fleets and the patrol army fending off the Faux Saint monsters stared at Shi Feng in astonishment.
They had seen many instances of magic arrays suppressing monsters before, but this was the first time they had seen a magic array produce such a huge commotion and effect.
Any random Faux Saint Saboteur was more than enough to give Tier 3 experts a headache, what more the Faux Saint Destroyers.
Now, however, several hundred Faux Saint Destroyers had been suppressed until they were just slightly stronger than ordinary Great Lords. Even ordinary Tier 3 experts could handle these Grand Lords. As for the almighty Faux Saint Devourer, it was no different from an ordinary Mythic monster. In its present state, even Tier 3 peak experts could resist it for a certain period.
Master Magic Arrays were unlikely to be able to produce such results. Moreover, the magic array Shi Feng used spanned the entire desert woodland.
At this moment, Shi Feng himself was very surprised by the effects of Miniature World. He never thought that, after his Concentration had reached the Tier 4 standard, aside from being able to exhibit the power of an Advanced Combat Technique with his every movement, his control over magic arrays would also improve to such a frightening degree.
Currently, Miniature World's suppression effects could rival those of Advanced Master Magic Arrays.
Despite his surprise, Shi Feng did not pause. After activating Miniature World, he promptly charged at the Faux Saint Devourer.
Under the suppression of Miniature World, the Faux Saint Devourer's speed had decreased considerably. In just two seconds, Shi Feng intercepted the Mythic monster and sent the Abyssal Blade cutting at it.
Immediately, a crescent arc appeared and cut through the Faux Saint Devourer's shoulder. Failing to react to the attack in time, the Devourer got sent flying and crashed into a large tree several yards away, a damage exceeding -600,000 appearing above its head. The disparity in combat power was clear for all to see.
"What is that magic array? The Faux Saint Devourer actually doesn't even have the strength to fight back?"
The various superpowers spectating the fight from Silverwing Town gaped in shock when they saw the Faux Saint Devourer at a complete disadvantage. In fact, the Devourer's reaction speed couldn't even keep up with the Swordsman's movements.
Although they could tell through their Magic Mirrors that the Faux Saint Devourer's Basic Attributes had decreased by a significant margin, the Devourer should be at the standard of ordinary Mythic monsters. Given its knowledge of combat techniques, its overall combat power should still be on par with that of Domain Realm experts. After all, the Basic Attributes of a Tier 4 monster was no trivial matter.
However, let alone putting up a fight, the Faux Saint Devourer couldn't even defend itself against Shi Feng's attacks, its HP continuously decreasing. It simply couldn't keep up with Shi Feng's movements.
After seeing this, everyone could already imagine what outcome awaited the Faux Saint Devourer.
Death!
While it might be impossible for Shi Feng to kill the Faux Saint Devourer by himself, as the Mythic monster had 1.6 billion HP, so long as a dozen or so Tier 3 experts joined him in assaulting it, the Devourer would eventually fall.
Until this day, let alone killing a Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer, the various superpowers hadn't even managed to kill a Grand Lord ranked Faux Saint Destroyer before.
Now, however, Shi Feng accomplished this miracle just by using a magic array. This was simply unbelievable.
Following which, time passed quickly. Less than 10 minutes after Shi Feng activated Miniature World, all the Faux Saint Saboteurs on the battlefield had already fallen to the patrol army, while the Faux Saint Destroyers' HPs were down by half. As for the Faux Saint Devourer, with Shi Feng, Purple Eye, and several dozen other Tier 3 experts attacking it, its HP had fallen below the 70% threshold already.
The players present could not help growing excited at this scene. This was especially true for the members of the various adventurer teams. After all, the Faux Saint monsters' undefeated streak had finally ended.
Previously, the various powers and players had been afraid of the Faux Saint monsters because the Grand Lord ranked Faux Saint Destroyers were basically impossible to kill, not to mention the Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer.
However, now that killing these Grand Lord and Mythic ranked Faux Saint monsters was no longer a problem, not only was there hope of Star-Moon Kingdom's survival, but reclaiming some of the kingdom's lost land might even be possible. Players like themselves would then be able to continue developing in the Orc Empire and Star-Moon Kingdom like before.
"I don't know who that person is, but after this battle, the situation in the Orc Empire and Star-Moon Kingdom is most likely going to change," Illusory Words said, the corners of her lips curling up slightly as she watched Shi Feng suppressing the Faux Saint Devourer on the Magic Mirror.
Previously, the undefeatable Faux Saint monsters were the main reason why the various major powers and superpowers feared Saint's Hand. Now, although they had succeeded in killing only a very small portion of the Faux Saint monsters plaguing Star-Moon Kingdom, so long as news of this success spread, Saint's Hand would no longer be able to act in an overbearing manner as it did before.
However, just when the various superpowers hidden within Silverwing Town thought that the Faux Saint army was going to suffer annihilation, several dozen lightning spears descended from the sky, shooting at Shi Feng and the others, who were assaulting the Faux Saint Devourer. The speed and power of the lightning spears were so great that more than 20 Tier 3 experts were instantly vaporized.
Along with the descent of the lightning spears, two magic barriers suddenly appeared around the injured Faux Saint Devourer, protecting it from further harm. The Tier 3 Curse Purple Eye used failed to break through them.
Before anyone could react to this turn of events, over a hundred figures emerged rapidly from the surrounding forest and interposed themselves between the Faux Saint Devourer and Shi Feng's group. Surprisingly, every one of these new arrivals radiated an aura rivaling that of Grand Lords of the same level.
"Who are you people? What are you trying to do?"
After Purple Eye saw her companions killed and the Faux Saint Devourer protected by a twofold magic array, an indescribable rage welled up within her as she glared at the 100-plus black-clad Tier 3 experts that had suddenly appeared.
If not for these new arrivals exuding auras rivaling that of Grand Lords, she would've attacked them already. However, reason told her she absolutely mustn't do so. After all, so long as she took action, both she and her several dozen remaining teammates would die swiftly.
At this time, a tall and bald man with golden eyes walked out of the group. Looking at Purple Eye, the bald man smiled and said, "Commander Purple, long time no see. Do you still recognize me?"
With the appearance of this bald man, the atmosphere became incredibly tense. And Purple Eye's expression turned grave.
"Thousand Eyes! Why are you here?!" Purple Eye demanded, a tinge of fear darkening her eyes as she looked at this bald man. "What is Saint's Hand trying to do?!"
As for why she feared this bald man named Thousand Eyes, it was because he was the commander of one of Saint's Hand's three trump card legions. He was also the monster responsible for capturing the Star Alliance's Guild City. Thousand Eyes's Basic Attributes rivaled those of ordinary Mythic monsters. He had even instantly killed the Domain Realm expert that the Secret Pavilion sent to aid the Star Alliance.
"Do I even need to say it? It's because you people have gone too far. That's why we came to stop you," Thousand Eyes said.
"What do you mean?" Purple Eye asked.
"It is only a matter of time before the Faux Saint monsters take over the entire eastern continent. After all, they are constantly growing stronger, and there is nothing players like ourselves can do to stop them. Our only option is to coexist with them, yet you are actually planning to kill the newly emerged Faux Saint Devourer, which is like a king to the Faux Saint monsters. If you kill the Devourer, you will only enrage those Faux Saint monsters even more. These monsters might even become more active during the day," Thousand Eyes said. "Hence, we came to stop you from doing something stupid and aggravating the current situation!"
Thousand Eyes's words gave many of the adventurer team members present pause.
The several thousand Faux Saint monsters here were merely a small portion of the countless Faux Saint monsters within Star-Moon Kingdom. Moreover, just like Thousand Eyes had said, these Faux Saint monsters were incredibly vengeful. So long as a player killed one of these Faux Saint monsters, even more Faux Saint monsters would hunt down the said player. Even if the said player managed to fend off a few attacks, the Faux Saint monsters would simply continue attacking more frequently and in greater numbers. They would not stop until they exacted their vengeance.
If they really killed the Faux Saint Devourer, which was akin to a king among Faux Saint monsters, nobody could tell what the other Faux Saint monsters would do. It was entirely possible for them to grow even more violent and for their daytime activity to escalate. In fact, previously, the Faux Saint monsters had not been particularly active during the day. However, as the number of Faux Saint Saboteurs that players killed increased, the Faux Saint monsters had indeed become more active during the day. They had also grown stronger much more quickly.
In this situation, Purple Eye was at a loss as to what to do.
As Purple Eye and the others were wondering what to do, a crisp and calm voice suddenly entered everyone's ears.
"What if I want to kill it, no matter what?"
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Chapter 2659 – Black Flame?
When everyone heard this calm voice, they looked at its origin reflexively.
Meanwhile, the person who said these words was none other than the cloaked man who had suppressed the Faux Saint Devourer and single-handedly turned the tides of this battle.
"Is he really opposing Saint's Hand?"
The various superpowers' members spectating from Silverwing Town were surprised by this development. They never thought that the Swordsman would actually dare provoke Saint's Heart's members. Moreover, he had even spoken those provocative words to Thousand Eyes, the commander of one of Saint Hand's three trump card legions.
The Swordsman was simply too bold!
At this moment, even Illusory Words and the other Crimson Emperor members seated inside the Blue Rose Bar were astonished by this situation. Although Saint's Heart's members numbered only a little over 100, which was nothing compared to Silverwing Town's patrol army, these Saint's Heart members all possessed extraordinary strength.
In fact, Thousand Eyes had relied on these 100-plus players to attack and capture the Star Alliance's heavily defended Guild Residence. They had even killed more than 600 of the Secret Pavilion's Tier 3 experts that were dispatched to help the Star Alliance.
At Silverwing Town, one could say that, unless Zero Wing's main force members took action, nobody could stop Thousand Eyes's group.
But why does this scene feel familiar? When Illusory Words saw the standoff on the Magic Mirror, she had a sense of déjà vu.
At the desert woodland, Purple Eye could not help growing somewhat anxious when she saw Shi Feng challenging Thousand Eyes. Others might not know how powerful Thousand Eyes and his team were, but she did. After all, she had witnessed him in action before.
It might be fine if they were within three or four hundred yards of Silverwing Town, since Silverwing Town's Tier 4 Personal Guard could take action at that range. As strong as they were, even Thousand Eyes and his team would not dare mess around with a Tier 4 NPC.
However, not only were they quite some distance from Silverwing Town, but the majority of the patrol army were currently scattered all over the battlefield. With only a little more than 30 Tier 3 experts on Purple Eye's side, even if Shi Feng's combat power could suppress the Faux Saint Devourer, her people still wouldn't be a match for Thousand Eyes's team.
The members of Thousand Eyes's team simply couldn't be considered human. They were more like a group of humanoid beasts. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared attack the Star Alliance's Guild Residence, which had been guarded by several hundred Tier 3 Personal Guards and over 10,000 experts, with just 100-plus players. Their inhuman strength was also the reason why Thousand Eyes and his team dared take action so close to Silverwing Town.
As Purple Eye was growing nervous over this matter, Thousand Eyes turned to Shi Feng.
"I don't know who you are, but I advise you not to look for trouble. Your strength and abilities are indeed amazing. I'm sure many superpowers will fear you. However, all of those things are nothing to Saint's Hand," Thousand Eyes said coldly. "Since you wish to destroy the current balance of God's Domain, I'll teach you a small portion of the consequences of doing so."
As soon as Thousand Eyes finished speaking, five figures appeared from behind him, simultaneously activating a Tier 3 Combination Skill, Purgatory Storm.
Each of these five people immediately split into six copies of themselves and surrounded Shi Feng. The 30 doppelgangers then launched a synchronized strike at Shi Feng, every one of their attacks carrying power at the Tier 4 standard. With 30 attacks coming from all directions, let alone dodging, Shi Feng wouldn't even be able to defend himself completely.
This scene surprised the various superpowers' spectating experts.
"Saint's Hand actually has a five-man Tier 3 Combination Skill?" Illusory Words frowned when she saw the five players attacking Shi Feng.
Tier 3 Skills and Spells were originally plenty rare already. Even the superpowers' Tier 3 experts hardly had any Tier 3 Skills or Spells, let alone Tier 3 Combination Skills, which even the superpowers dreamed of obtaining.
Even the weakest Tier 3 Combination Skill allowed players to exhibit power at the Tier 4 standard. Stronger Tier 3 Combination Skills could even repulse Mythic monsters. Tier 3 Combination Skills served as a trump card against Mythic Bosses.
However, until now, there had been no news of any superpower obtaining a Tier 3 Combination Skill for five players. Even the strongest one required only three players to use.
Against a five-man, Tier 3 Combination Skill, even the Faux Saint Devourer would not emerge unscathed.
"A five-man, Tier 3 Combination Skill! Sure enough, Saint's Hand's foundations truly are extraordinary! That guy must be stupefied right about now!"
When the various superpowers' spectating members saw Shi Feng surrounded, some of them laughed in ridicule while some sighed in disappointment. Although the Swordsman indeed possessed astonishing strength, just like Thousand Eyes had said, it was nothing in front of Saint's Hand.
The 30 attacks, which tore space, struck at Shi Feng simultaneously, their frightening power making even Purple Eye, who stood over 30 yards away, feel stifled.
Just as the 30 devastating attacks were about to devour Shi Feng, however, he raised the Abyssal Blade overhead with both hands before swinging the Magic Weapon at the attacks.
First Sword, Lightshadow!
The phantom of a gigantic greatsword suddenly appeared in the air. However, compared to the previous times Shi Feng executed Lightshadow, the phantom greatsword felt much more solid this time. Moreover, just its manifestation made the surrounding space heavy. Even the attacks approaching Shi Feng slowed down considerably.
At this moment, it was as if only this phantom greatsword was moving while everything else remained static.
Boom!
The 30 attacks capable of repulsing even the Faux Saint Devourer shattered instantly into countless particles of light, and the surrounding space crumbled from the terrifying force of the impact.
Immediately afterward, five figures went flying out of the shattered space like cannonballs and crashed into the large trees over 30 yards away. Despite the trunks of the large trees having a four-meter diameter, the five figures came to a stop only after ramming through several of these forest giants. And when these figures eventually landed back on the ground, their HP bars depleted rapidly and stabilized only after hitting the 30% mark.
"This…"
Upon seeing the five heavily injured Saint's Hand members, Purple Eye gaped in shock.
With just one move, Shi Feng not only shattered the five-man, Tier 3 Combination Skill but even heavily injured the five Saint's Hand members. The ease with which he neutralized the attack made it seem as if the five Saint's Hand members were not peak experts boasting Basic Attributes rivaling that of Grand Lords, but merely ordinary players that one could find anywhere.
"Who are you?" When Thousand Eyes saw that Shi Feng had survived the clash unscathed, the confidence in his eyes disappeared, replaced by surprise and confusion.
Thousand Eyes knew full well how powerful the Purgatory Storm his five subordinates executed was. This Combination Skill could block even the attack of a Superior Mythic. Now, however, Shi Feng had actually shattered the Combination Skill and heavily injured his five subordinates with just one move. This was simply inconceivable.
At this moment, let alone Thousand Eyes, everyone else watching the fight wanted to know Shi Feng's identity.
"Who am I?" Turning his gaze to Thousand Eyes, Shi Feng retorted calmly, "You have the gall to take action in Silverwing Town's vicinity, yet you're asking who I am? Don't you think this question of yours is idiotic?"
Upon hearing Shi Feng's words, silence suddenly befell the various superpowers' spectating members as they all stared at Shi Feng's cloaked figure in disbelief.
"Black Flame?"
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Chapter 2660 – Legendary Name
When Shi Feng pushed back the hood of his Black Cloak, a deathly silence filled his surroundings. If not for the mantle of his cloak swaying with the breeze, one would think that time had stopped.
"He's actually…the real Black Flame?!"
Crazed Bull's eyes nearly fell out of their sockets as he goggled at Shi Feng, his body shuddering involuntarily at this discovery.
Black Flame!
This was a name that every superpower on the continent knew.
Black Flame was an existence that had pulled off numerous miracles in battle, one that even the superpowers had great difficulty dealing with. In the hearts of independent players, he was akin to a living legend.
Although Black Flame had disappeared from the eastern continent for some time now, just his prestige alone had allowed Zero Wing to continue rapidly developing on the eastern continent unharassed. Even an overbearing superpower like Saint's Hand did not dare mess around with Zero Wing and only quietly watched as the Faux Saint monsters chipped away at Zero Wing's forces. Saint's Hand did not dare directly target any of Zero Wing's Guild Towns or Cities.
Moreover, because of Black Flame's name, no superpower, aside from a few like Starlink, dared to hinder Zero Wing economically.
"He's back… He's finally back…"
Purple Eye could not help her excitement when she saw Shi Feng's face. At the same time, though, an indescribable bitterness also filled her heart.
Although the gap between the Star Alliance and Zero Wing had been widening all this time, Purple Eye had never given up on improving herself. She still hoped to surpass Aqua Rose and Gentle Snow one day and develop the Star Alliance into a superpower as well.
However, against Saint's Hand, her power had proven utterly insignificant. In the end, she could only watch as the Star Alliance's main headquarters in Star-Moon Kingdom fell. In fact, she couldn't even adequately stop the Faux Saint monsters' ambushes.
Meanwhile, after a moment of silence, the various superpowers' spectating members, as well as Saint's Hand's members, burst into laughter.
"Black Flame? Zero Wing's Guild Leader?"
"So what if he returns now?"
"He's been gone from the eastern continent for so long. Does he really think the continent is the same as before?"
They were indeed very surprised by Shi Feng's appearance. However, that was it, nothing more. After all, Shi Feng had disappeared from the eastern continent for far too long. He simply didn't know the situation the eastern continent was currently in.
"So, you're Zero Wing's Guild Leader Black Flame. No wonder you could shatter that five-man Combination Skill," Thousand Eyes said, applauding as he looked at Shi Feng. In the next moment, though, he sneered, "But so what if you've returned? Now that the Faux Saint army has already given birth to a Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer, many more of its kind will be appearing in the future. Nobody can stop the Faux Saint army now. Do you think you can change things just because you've returned?"
He was familiar with the name of Black Flame. This was a monster that his Guild Leader had warned him to be careful of.
If it were a few days ago, he would indeed be terrified of Shi Feng. Now, however, let alone fearing Shi Feng, he didn't even consider the Swordsman a threat.
"Boss, why are we wasting words with him? Since he is Black Flame, we should let this old bastard know that he is already obsolete! This is no longer his era!" urged Irontooth, formerly the Chief Shield Warrior of the Purple Thorns Kingdom's number one Guild, Sin Realm, with a playful smirk on his face.
He had always wanted to destroy the Guild known as Zero Wing. Unfortunately, back then, Sin Realm was no match for Zero Wing at all. Now that he had joined Saint's Hand, however, he understood that Zero Wing wasn't a threat at all. Instead, it was merely a small stepping stone toward Saint's Hand's domination of the entire eastern continent.
"I guess you're right." Thousand Eyes nodded in response to Irontooth's words. He then looked at Shi Feng and said calmly, "Since you are Zero Wing's Guild Leader, then I'll make an exception today and show you Saint's Hand's true power!"
After saying so, Thousand Eyes glanced at Irontooth, who stood beside him.
At this hint, Irontooth excitedly approached the Faux Saint Devourer, which was behind a twofold magic array.
"What is he trying to do?" The excited look on Irontooth's face gave Purple Eye an inkling that something was amiss.
"It's nothing much. He's just going to show you people what the power of the new era is like!" Thousand Eyes said, a smirk appearing on his face as he looked at Purple Eye.
As Thousand Eyes said that, Irontooth took out a silvery-white crystal from his bag and started chanting an incantation.
Suddenly, the Faux Saint Devourer let loose a roar before its body burst into countless particles of silvery-white light. These particles then merged with Irontooth's body.
In the next moment, Irontooth transformed into a six-meter-tall giant clad in silver armor, the aura he radiated much stronger than even that of the Faux Saint Devourer.
"This… How is this possible…"
Everyone present was stunned by this scene. They never imagined that players could obtain the strength of Faux Saint monsters. Moreover, it was obvious from the eyes of the armored giant that it was Irontooth. Only, Irontooth was currently much stronger than even the Faux Saint Devourer.
Previously, although the Faux Saint Devourer possessed an incredible learning ability, its combat standard wasn't very high. It wasn't capable of exhibiting its full strength.
However, now that Irontooth had gained control of this strength, the combat power he could exhibit would far exceed that of the Faux Saint Devourer.
"Amazing! Truly amazing! So, this is the strength of a Mythic ranked Faux Saint monster?" Irontooth was ecstatic when he sensed the power he currently wielded.
At this moment, the other Saint's Hand members present could not help envying Irontooth.
In front of such strength, players were nothing!
If they could have such strength as well, they could single-handedly annihilate an entire army of players. They wouldn't even have to fear Tier 4 NPCs!
Meanwhile, the various superpowers' spectating members gaped in shock at the transformed Irontooth. They hadn't suspected that Saint's Hand had kept such a powerful trump card hidden all this time.
"This is bad! Although Irontooth is only in the Flowing Water Realm, with the Faux Saint Devourer's strength, let alone Black Flame, even Silverwing Town's Tier 4 Personal Guard might not be a match for him!" Illusory Words's complexion darkened as she took in the armored giant displayed on the Magic Mirror.
Originally, Shi Feng's appearance should have been a joyous matter. With the combat power he possessed, he would be of great help in the current situation.
However, Illusory Words had never imagined that Saint's Hand would have such a trump card.
The strength Irontooth now wielded simply wasn't something current players could hope to go up against. And if Shi Feng got killed at this point, his death would deal an unprecedented blow to both Zero Wing and Star-Moon Kingdom.
Meanwhile, after Irontooth experienced his newfound strength for a short moment, he turned around and stepped forward, instantly appearing before Shi Feng. He was so fast that even Purple Eye failed to react to his movements in time.
"Black Flame, weren't you very powerful? Weren't you Star-Moon Kingdom's legendary figure? Weren't you thinking of stopping Saint's Hand? I wonder how you feel about the situation now," Irontooth jeered as he looked down at Shi Feng.
Upon seeing Irontooth suddenly appear before Shi Feng, the expressions of the patrol army's members turned indescribably grim. Even Purple Eye could not help panicking.
Irontooth was simply too fast!
By the time she sensed Irontooth moving, the latter had already appeared before Shi Feng. She simply did not dare imagine what would happen when Irontooth actually took action.
However, despite Irontooth appearing before him without any warning, Shi Feng's expression remained ineffably calm.
"This move of yours is indeed amazing," Shi Feng said as he shot a glance at Thousand Eyes. "However, do you think you're the only ones that can transform into a monster?"
"What do you mean?" Thousand Eyes had a vague feeling that something was wrong when he saw how calm Shi Feng was.
However, before Thousand Eyes could say anything more, Shi Feng unsheathed the Abyssal Blade and chanted an incantation.
Black Dragon's Soul!
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Chapter 2661 – Upgraded Black Dragon
"Amazing! So, this is Saint's Hand's true foundation?"
"Even after reaching this point, Black Flame still dares to fight. He sure is courageous. It's a pity that the current God's Domain is no longer how it was before. Otherwise, with his combat power, it might really be possible to turn things around."
"How foolish! Is he just being stubborn, or does he really think things are still the same?"
When the various superpowers' members saw Shi Feng unsheathe the Abyssal Blade, their reactions varied from laughing in ridicule, sighing in disappointment, and lamenting.
The strength Shi Feng had previously displayed in battle was indeed incredible. It wouldn't be an exaggeration at all to call him a monster.
Unfortunately, before a true monster, Shi Feng's strength amounted to nothing. He could only buy time at best. Had he withdrawn when he had the chance, instead of provoking Thousand Eyes's group, he wouldn't have fallen into such a predicament.
As the various superpowers' members were conversing, the Abyssal Blade in Shi Feng's hand suddenly transformed into a cloud of dark fog that enveloped him completely, then expanded rapidly.
When the cloud of fog had grown to a 60-yard radius, a Dragon's roar echoed throughout the battlefield, making everyone's soul shudder.
Before anyone could react to this roar, a gigantic, pitch-black claw emerged from the fog and landed right beside Irontooth. The ground under the claw sank as if it was water. In addition, weblike cracks appeared in the space around the claw, the phenomenon making it seem as if the surrounding space could shatter at any time, unable to withstand the power the claw carried.
Shortly after the gigantic claw appeared, another Dragon's roar dispersed the black fog. When the fog cleared, the figure of a 40-meter-tall Black Dragon came into view. Despite the Black Dragon just standing there quietly, everyone felt an indescribable sense of awe and fear welling up within them as they stared at the Black Dragon.
"A Dragon?!"
"What's going on?!"
Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw the Black Dragon.
Dragons were creatures that all players in God's Domain knew about because the existence of Dragons was synonymous with "destruction" in God's Domain. One could easily find information depicting Dragons destroying kingdoms and empires overnight in any of God's Domain's libraries.
Now that a real Dragon appeared before them, everyone was naturally astonished.
When Thousand Eyes and the other Saint's Hand members saw the Black Dragon, their complexions paled drastically. Although they didn't know whether the Black Dragon before them was real or not, the pressure coming from it was no laughing matter. The Black Dragon's Life Rating was undoubtedly leaps and bounds above theirs.
Archaic Species?
Ferocious Beasts?
Compared to this Black Dragon, the Life Ratings of those creatures were insignificant.
"You asked me how I felt before, right? How do you feel about the situation now?" Shi Feng asked calmly as he gazed down at the dumbfounded Irontooth standing beside his claw.
After his Concentration reached the Tier 4 standard, not only did he gain better control over his Skills and Spells, but his Dragon Phantom was also more realistic than before. Now, the Life Rating of the phantom he transformed into much more closely matched that of the real Black Dragon King. At this point, despite being a Tier 3 Black Dragon King, his Basic Attributes nearly rivaled those of Mythic ranked Archaic Species of the same level.
At Shi Feng's words, Irontooth's expression turned indescribably grim. An unprecedented fear flooded his heart.
How is this possible?! Didn't they say that his Dragon Transformation should push him only to the standard of ordinary Mythic monsters?! How is he so strong?! Irontooth was confounded by the gigantic creature before him.
Saint's Hand had long since heard about Shi Feng's ability to transform into a Dragon. However, whether it was in terms of size, Basic Attributes, or Life Rating, the Dragon that Shi Feng had just transformed into was on a completely different level from what was stated in Saint's Hand's intelligence report.
At this moment, let alone Irontooth and the other Saint's Hand members, even Illusory Words was stunned by this situation.
Crimson Emperor had collected a lot of information on the fight between Zero Wing and Demon City. Naturally, that information included Shi Feng's Black Dragon form. However, compared to the Black Dragon that had attacked Demon City, the Black Dragon that now stood on the battlefield was like a completely different creature.
Even though she was only looking at the Black Dragon through the Magic Mirror, she could still feel the aura of death and destruction it exuded. Moreover, she could also faintly sense that the space of the entire battlefield gravitated toward the Black Dragon. She simply couldn't believe that the Black Dragon was only a Tier 3 Dragon.
While everyone was in shock over the Black Dragon's aura and Life Rating, the Black Dragon suddenly raised a claw.
Peng!
Immediately afterward, the place where Irontooth stood and the space around it transformed into a pitch-black void; the dozen or so Saint's Hand members who had been standing in this space were nowhere in sight. As for Irontooth, his six-meter-tall figure currently lay inside a newly formed crater over 30 yards from his previous position. Cracks were also spreading across the silver armor protecting Irontooth's two arms, and his HP had decreased by more than two million.
Silence…
At this moment, it was as if time had stopped.
"What just happened?" the fierce man from Crimson Emperor muttered, slack-jawed.
As a Domain Realm expert with Basic Attributes and a physique rivaling those of Grand Lords of the same level, almost nothing in God's Domain could escape his sight.
However, he actually hadn't seen what had happened just now. Aside from a momentary black flash in the Magic Mirror's display and a loud boom, his senses had failed to pick up any other information.
So, this is his true strength? Purple Eye, who stood a short distance away from Shi Feng, was filled with an indescribable sense of shock when she saw the black void that had appeared near her.
Compared to the various superpowers' members that were spectating the fight through Magic Mirrors, she was able to get a much clearer sense of just how much power Shi Feng's attack contained.
Monster-level experts?
Tier 4 monsters?
These things were nothing in front of such overbearing power.
Meanwhile, upon seeing this scene, the complexions of Thousand Eyes and the others turned deathly pale.
Was Shi Feng still human?
Despite Irontooth currently being stronger than the Faux Saint Devourer, Shi Feng actually suppressed Berserker to an even greater degree than when he suppressed the Faux Saint Devourer.
As for Irontooth, who had just stood himself back up inside the distant crater, horror colored his face as he gazed up at the Black Dragon Shi Feng had transformed into.
So close!
He was so very close!
If not for him having reacted sufficiently quickly and defended himself in time against the Black Dragon's swipe using his weapon, the consequences would've been unimaginable.
"It seems your reactions are pretty fast to be able to block that attack of mine," Shi Feng said calmly as he looked down at Irontooth. "However, how many attacks can you afford to block?"
Although Shi Feng had casually executed the earlier attack, it still carried the power of an Advanced Combat Technique. Had Irontooth failed to raise his weapon in time, he definitely would have suffered tremendously.
Just as Shi Feng was about to continue attacking, however, Thousand Eyes suddenly stepped forward.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, I admit that you are very powerful. However, you'd best not force our hand. Saint's Hand's goal is to maintain stability in God's Domain," Thousand Eyes said coldly. "If you really kill Irontooth now and break the balance, both the Faux Saint monsters and Saint's Hand definitely won't let Zero Wing off the hook. At that time, Silverwing Town and Zero Wing City will both face the wrath of an army of tens of millions!"
It was incredibly difficult for Mythic ranked Faux Saint monsters to spawn. Hence, every one held great importance for both the Faux Saint monsters and Saint's Hand. Now that Irontooth had temporarily merged with the Faux Saint Devourer, killing Irontooth would also kill the Faux Saint Devourer. This definitely wasn't something the Faux Saint monsters and Saint's Hand would tolerate.
Upon seeing Thousand Eyes threatening Shi Feng, the spectating superpowers were surprised. This was the first time since Saint's Hand's establishment that such a situation occurred. Normally, the Guild would just destroy all those that stood in its path. It had never bothered negotiating or making threats at all.
"It seems Thousand Eyes has been cornered this time. I wonder what Black Flame will do?"
"What else can he do, aside from letting them go? Let alone Zero Wing, even if the superpowers of the several neighboring kingdoms and empires worked together, they still wouldn't be able to prevent Saint's Hand and tens of millions of Faux Saint monsters from retaliating."
However, while the various superpowers' spectating members were discussing this matter, Shi Feng glanced at Thousand Eyes and said in an ineffably calm voice, "So what?"
After saying that, Shi Feng used Dragon Breath on Irontooth and heavily injured him; the Berserker's HP fell by a sizable chunk. In his current state, Irontooth was utterly incapable of combat.
Following which, Shi Feng battered Irontooth with claw attacks, one after another, plundering large chunks of HP from the Berserker without pause.
"You!!"
Thousand Eyes's complexion went through several shades of red when he saw Shi Feng's wanton assault.
"Is he crazy?"
"Is he really not afraid of the Faux Saint monsters' and Saint's Hand's retaliation?"
"Zero Wing is doomed! Zero Wing is truly doomed this time!"
When the various superpowers' spectating members saw Irontooth's HP plummeting, they gaped in disbelief. They never thought that Shi Feng would actually ignore the big picture and choose to kill Irontooth.
In less than six minutes since Shi Feng started his onslaught, Irontooth's HP, which was in the hundreds of millions, zeroed out, his body collapsing lifelessly to the ground. As for Thousand Eyes and the other Saint's Hand members, they merely watched the drubbing with dumbfounded expressions, none of them daring to do anything.
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Chapter 2662 – Continent Shaken, Powerful Return!
As Irontooth's six-meter-tall body started disintegrating into particles of light, everyone standing in the desert woodland could not help but gasp.
Despite having absorbed the Faux Saint Devourer's strength, Irontooth had died, just like that.
Thus far, not a single power or player had managed to kill a Grand Lord ranked Faux Saint Destroyer, yet Shi Feng had actually succeeded in killing a Faux Saint Devourer. Moreover, he had accomplished this feat while Saint's Hand was protecting the Mythic ranked monster.
Meanwhile, as Irontooth's body disappeared, soul ripples spread from his fading corpse up to thousands of yards away. Everyone that came into contact with these soul ripples shuddered involuntarily.
A short moment later, several streams of white mist escaped Irontooth's corpse and flew straight into Shi Feng's body. Before he could react, the mist had merged with his soul already.
"Black Flame, you'll regret your actions today! Now that you've killed the Faux Saint Devourer, it has left a Soul Mark on you! It won't be long before the other Faux Saint monsters come to find you! They will also obliterate Silverwing Town from the Orc Empire!" Thousand Eyes scoffed as he looked at Shi Feng.
The higher-ups' instruction was for them to protect the Faux Saint Devourer because the birth of a Faux Saint Devourer was incredibly rare and difficult—not even one Faux Saint Devourer might appear from tens of thousands of Faux Saint Destroyers. Meanwhile, a Faux Saint Devourer was unimaginably useful to both the Faux Saint monsters and Saint's Hand.
However, Shi Feng had not only disregarded Saint's Hand but even killed the Faux Saint Devourer right before everyone's eyes. He had actually snubbed Saint's Hand. This was the first time Thousand Eyes had suffered such humiliation since entering God's Domain.
Due to the mission's failure, Thousand Eyes wanted to make Shi Feng realize just how foolish his actions were and regret them for the rest of his life.
The other Saint's Hand members present also started eyeing Shi Feng with derision.
Unlike ordinary monsters, the Faux Saint monsters possessed close bonds with each other. Moreover, the tightness of this bond corresponded with the strength of a Faux Saint monster.
With the Faux Saint Devourer analogous to a king among Faux Saint monsters, killing one was equivalent to becoming enemies with every Faux Saint monster out there.Updater by
Unless Shi Feng could remove the Faux Saint Devourer's Soul Mark, all the Faux Saint monsters within a 100,000-yard radius would be able to detect his presence and would try to kill him as long as his soul existed. In other words, they would target him until he deleted his account and started all over again!
The complexions of Purple Eye and the others darkened slightly as they looked at Thousand Eyes. They never thought that killing the Faux Saint Devourer would come at such a price.
"Hahaha! Black Flame must be dumbfounded right now! If what Thousand Eyes said really is true, then Black Flame and Silverwing Town are both doomed!"
The various superpowers' spectating members laughed along with Thousand Eyes.
The power of Shi Feng's Dragon Transformation was shocking and could even be called unmatched. They could tell that Zero Wing would most likely be making a strong comeback.
However, Thousand Eyes's words dispelled all their worries.
The current Silverwing Town's defensive capability was indeed very strong. After all, it had not only a Tier 4 NPC guarding it but also the protection of a monstrous player like Shi Feng.
However, when besieged by an army of millions or possibly even tens of millions of Faux Saint monsters, even a Main City ranked NPC city would fall very quickly, let alone Silverwing Town.
Just as everyone thought that Shi Feng would reveal signs of regret or fear, however, the Swordsman turned to look at Thousand Eyes in an indescribably calm gaze.
"You want to see me regretting? You'll have to be able to leave this place alive first to do that!"
After saying so, Shi Feng stalked toward Thousand Eyes's team, each step he took setting the ground atremble. At this moment, it felt as if the whole world was angry.
Upon seeing his approach, Thousand Eyes and the other Saint's Hand members paled drastically.
"Black Flame… You'd better not go too far!"
"We are members of Saint's Hand's trump card legion! If you kill us, Saint's Hand will not forgive Zero Wing!"
"That's right! If you wish to stay alive and keep Silverwing Town standing, your only choice is to work with Saint's Hand! Otherwise, both you and Zero Wing will be devoured by those Faux Saint monsters!"
Faced with the 40-meter-tall Black Dragon and the overbearing aura it exuded, Saint's Hand's peak experts and even Thousand Eyes, a Domain Realm expert, were overwhelmed with unspeakable terror. Their minds blanked out, preventing them from properly controlling their bodies; they couldn't escape even though they wanted to.
This scene flabbergasted the various spectating superpowers. For a moment, they doubted that the people displayed on their Magic Mirrors were actually the members of one of Saint's Hand's trump card legions, who normally showed no respect even to the various superpowers.
Before the various superpowers' spectating members could dismiss their doubts, Shi Feng had already arrived before Thousand Eyes and slowly raised one of his massive claws.
"You don't need to concern yourselves with this!"
After Shi Feng said so, he sent a claw smashing into Thousand Eyes's team.
First Sword, Lightshadow!
In the next moment, the phantom of a gigantic Dragon's claw descended from the sky, so immense and powerful that Thousand Eyes and the others couldn't dodge or defend themselves. In the blink of an eye, Thousand Eyes and the others were sent to the void, together with the ground beneath them.
Silence!
Destruction!
Death!
For a moment, time in the desert woodland seemed to freeze. Even the various superpowers' members that were spectating from Silverwing Town stared at the Magic Mirrors before them with dumbfounded expressions, unable to believe their eyes.
"They got killed, just like that?"
"Those are experts that Saint's Hand had invested a fortune in nurturing! With this, Saint's Hand definitely won't let Zero Wing off the hook!"
"Is he really Black Flame?"
Unlike normal players, the experts of Saint's Hand's trump card legions had relied on special methods to gain astonishing Basic Attributes. Hence, the death penalties they suffered were also far greater than that of normal players.
By killing Thousand Eyes's team, Shi Feng had basically crippled half of the trump card legion they belonged to. It would be strange if Saint's Hand did not try to take revenge on Zero Wing.
Despite Zero Wing's fate already hanging on the line, now that it had to go up against the Faux Saint army, Shi Feng had actually annihilated Thousand Eyes's team, instead of trying to mend his relationship with Saint's Hand to improve Zero Wing's chances of survival. What Shi Feng just did basically pushed Zero Wing further down the path of no return.
However, even after annihilating Thousand Eyes's team, Shi Feng remained calm like usual as if he had just killed a bunch of mobs. After giving Purple Eye some instructions, as well as gifting the weapons and equipment of Saint's Hand's members to the patrol army's members, he flew off to the distant Silverwing Town.
Shortly after Shi Feng left the battlefield, news regarding the events in the desert woodland started spreading like wildfire.
Black Flame's shocking return to Silverwing Town!
Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer gets killed!
Black Flame single-handedly annihilates one of Saint's Hand's trump card legions!
These shocking pieces of information shook the entire eastern continent one after another.
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Chapter 2663 – He's Back
Cold Spring Forest, Stone Forest City, Freedom Hotel:
Inside a splendorous meeting room, several dozen Tier 3 experts exuding powerful auras were currently seated around a round table. However, despite the number of people present, the room was remarkably quiet.
Careful observation of the people present would discover that quite a few of them radiated intense bloodlust and were enveloped by extremely dense darkness energy. Ordinary Dark Players were no match for these people in these two aspects. These people were none other than Dark Rhapsody's upper echelon and the commanders of a few of the Dark World's top adventurer teams.
Aside from these experts from the Dark World, the other Tier 3 experts seated around the table also had extraordinary origins. Among them were the upper echelon of the super-first-rate Guild Unyielding Soul and the Guild Leaders of first-rate Guilds, as well as the commanders and vice commanders of top adventurer teams.
Meanwhile, every one of these VIPs was looking at a woman wearing an Advanced Master Forger's Insignia. Despite this woman lacking a powerful aura, everyone was treating her as the chairperson of this meeting.Updater by
Currently, however, this woman appeared indescribably haggard.
"I hope that everyone present can increase the support you provide to counter Starlink and the various superpowers' harassment. Zero Wing will make sure that everyone receives proper compensation. Aside from this topic, does anybody have anything else they wish to raise?" Melancholic Smile asked as she swept her gaze across the people present.
Ever since Shi Feng and Zero Wing's main force members left for the western continent, Starlink and the various superpowers had constantly been harassing Stone Forest City. Economic suppression, material plundering, and field ambushes occurred at almost every instant. To make matters worse, as the number of Tier 3 players the various superpowers possessed increased, the area the Knight Legion could protect also shrank.
Moreover, aside from Shi Feng, both Vice Guild Leaders of Zero Wing were also inaccessible. As a result, Melancholic Smile had to shoulder the burden of leading Zero Wing temporarily.
However, with the unstable factors surrounding Stone Forest City increasing continuously, the number of players that dared operate in Stone Forest City decreased. This took a toll on the city's economy. At this point, the city's daily income wasn't even half of what the city made during its peak. Meanwhile, in order to ensure the safety of Stone Forest City, Zero Wing City, and Silverwing Town, Zero Wing had no choice but to increase the security measures implemented, which, in turn, increased the Guild's daily expenditure substantially.
"We are facing some problems in the Dark World as well. Recently, because of the increase in the number of Tier 3 players, many of the Dark World's powers have partnered up and launched several attacks on the Teleportation Gate already. Currently, we are still able to stop these attacks, but I'm afraid this situation won't last for very long," Dark Rhapsody's Blue Rainbow said helplessly to Melancholic Smile. "In addition, World Domination is growing restless. Judging from the information we collected, we believe World Domination will mount a large-scale operation soon. Hence, we hope that Zero Wing can give us more of the Freedom Hotel's resources, so that we can rope in more of the Dark World's powers and maintain a stable hold over the Teleportation Gate."
Upon hearing Blue Rainbow's words, Liang Jing, sitting beside Melancholic Smile, frowned slightly.
A large part of the reason why Stone Forest City could maintain its current income was the Freedom Hotel. In order to ensure Stone Forest City's safety, they had obtained the help of the various powers and adventurer teams in exchange for the Freedom Hotel's rooms.
Thus far, they had already given out quite a few rooms. If they gave out even more, not only would Zero Wing have fewer rooms for its own use, but the Freedom Hotel's income would also decrease significantly—possibly to the point where Zero Wing's current expenditures became unsustainable.
However, the Dark World's Teleportation Gate was also provided a considerable portion of Zero Wing's income. This was especially true for Magic Crystals. It was similarly something that Zero Wing could not afford to lose.
"I understand. I'll consider this matter and give you an answer as soon as possible," Melancholic Smile said as she massaged her temples. "If there are no other problems, we'll adjourn for today."
After Melancholic Smile said so, everyone present promptly left their seats. At this time, Unyielding Soul's Mu Lingsha approached Melancholic Smile.
"Miss Melancholic, please feel free to ask if you come across any difficulty in funding. Unyielding Soul and Zero Wing are old allies. While we might not be able to provide additional manpower, we can still allocate some funds to help Zero Wing," Mu Lingsha said quietly as she looked at Melancholic Smile, who currently wore a worried expression on her face.
"Thank you," Melancholic Smile said. "In reality, we don't really have any problems with regard to funding. The crucial problem is the various superpowers that are targeting Stone Forest City, as well as the management of Star-Moon Kingdom and the Black Dragon Empire. If the main force members were around, those superpowers would hold back somewhat instead of working with Starlink to target Zero Wing's members. Now, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Zero Wing's members to develop in Star-Moon Kingdom and the Black Dragon Empire."
Currently, funding was still a small problem for Zero Wing. The really urgent matter now was the Guild's lack of Tier 3 experts. If not for Unyielding Soul sending quite a number of its Tier 3 experts to help maintain Stone Forest City's security during this period, Stone Forest City would've definitely ended up in an even more miserable state.
"Right, Vice Guild Leader Mu, is there still no news about the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's Phoenix Pavilion Master?" Melancholic Smile asked.
Zero Wing had partnered with the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's Phoenix Rain on many occasions before. The two sides could be considered to be in an absolute alliance. Melancholic Smile and Phoenix Rain were also fairly close friends, as the two of them had come into frequent contact with each other because of the business relationship between their two Guilds.
Originally, after the various superpowers started targeting Stone Forest City, Melancholic Smile had sought Phoenix Rain's help to solve some of the problems Zero Wing encountered in the Black Dragon Empire. However, no matter how she tried contacting Phoenix Rain, she couldn't get through at all. It was as if Phoenix Rain had disappeared from God's Domain. In fact, even the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's members did not know Phoenix Rain's whereabouts.
"We have already sent a lot of people to investigate this matter. It is truly strange. Let alone Phoenix Rain and her trusted subordinates, even the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's Ku Rong, Nine Dragons Emperor, and many others of the Guild's upper echelon have disappeared. Currently, the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion is relying entirely on its Grand Elders to operate. According to the information we got, even those Grand Elders don't know what is going on," Mu Lingsha said.
"Disappeared?" Melancholic Smile was stunned when she heard Mu Lingsha's words.
The core upper echelon of a super-first-rate Guild had actually disappeared overnight without any news. Who would possibly dare believe this?
"However, I also heard that Mythology invited the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion to the Faux Saint alliance discussion that it is holding in the Fire Dragon Empire. Once this alliance discussion ends, we might receive some news regarding the Phoenix Pavilion Master," Mu Lingsha said.
"Alliance discussion?" Melancholic Smile's complexion turned even more haggard when she heard this phrase. "It seems we are really in trouble this time."
Ostensibly, Mythology's alliance discussion would focus on the problem of the Faux Saint monsters. In reality, Mythology was simply trying to rope in the various superpowers to capture Stone Forest City.
If the various superpowers come to an agreement on how to split Stone Forest City's profits during this upcoming discussion, then the next step would be for them to attack Stone Forest City.
With Stone Forest City's current defenses, it could fend off the various superpowers' joint assault, but such a war would destroy Stone Forest City's economy.
Melancholic Smile wasn't the only person suffering a headache over this matter. Mu Lingsha was not having a good time, either. After all, Mythology's alliance discussion this time wouldn't target just Zero Wing but also Unyielding Soul. Unyielding Soul was falling into an increasingly precarious situation, yet she couldn't do anything about it.
This was because 15 superpowers were attending the alliance discussion this time, three of which were Super Guilds—making it undoubtedly the grandest meeting ever held on the eastern continent. If all of these superpowers worked together, the strength they could unleash would be unimaginable.
Just as Melancholic Smile and Mu Lingsha were feeling helpless, Liang Jing, who was at one side, reading a message, suddenly revealed a rare smile.
"No! It's not us who are in trouble, but them!" Liang Jing exclaimed excitedly.
"What happened?"
Both Melancholic Smile and Mu Lingsha were confused by Liang Jing's sudden about-face. They could not understand why she was smiling at all.
"He's back!"
"He?"
"The Guild Leader! The Guild Leader is back!"
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Chapter 2664 – Zero Wing in an Uproar, Everyone's Plans
Both Melancholic Smile and Mu Lingsha were stunned upon hearing Liang Jing's words.
"You managed to contact the Guild Leader?" Melancholic Smile asked excitedly.
The current Zero Wing was in an extremely tight spot, as all of the Guild's top combatants were absent. However, this still wasn't the most important point. The crucial thing was that morale in the Guild had fallen to an unprecedented low.
Shi Feng had always been Zero Wing's backbone. His return might not be able to drag Zero Wing out of its current predicament, but it would be able to unite the hearts of Zero Wing's members.
Moreover, his return would also strengthen the confidence of Zero Wing's various partners. After all, the main reason why these powers had partnered with Zero Wing in the first place was Shi Feng.
At this moment, let alone Melancholic Smile, even Mu Lingsha gazed at Liang Jing eagerly, wanting to know if Shi Feng had truly returned or not.
If Shi Feng had truly returned to the eastern continent, the various superpowers would naturally have to reconsider their decision to join hands with Starlink and target Zero Wing. Even if their alliance remained standing, they wouldn't be as united as before.
"Not yet," Liang Jing said, shaking her head. "I only received a report that the Guild Leader is currently in Silverwing Town."
After saying so, Liang Jing forwarded the report to Melancholic Smile for her inspection.
However, when Melancholic Smile and Mu Lingsha finished reading the report Liang Jing shared with them, the excitement on their faces disappeared, replaced by indescribable grimness.
"How could this be?" Melancholic Smile could not help growing anxious after reading the report. "Quick! Gather the elite Personal Guards and contact Hell Rush's team! We need to head to Silverwing Town as soon as possible!"
The fact that Shi Feng killed a Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer was indeed astonishing. Such exciting news would definitely heighten morale.
However, the retaliation of millions of Faux Saint monsters was no laughing matter. Not to mention, Saint's Hand wouldn't sit still and do nothing after suffering humiliation.
At that time, Silverwing Town would have to go up against several million Faux Saint monsters, as well as Saint's Hand's experts. With Silverwing Town's defenses, stopping such a force would be utterly impossible.
Meanwhile, if Shi Feng were to end up getting devoured by those Faux Saint monsters, the consequences for Zero Wing would be unimaginable.
"Let's not panic first. Those Faux Saint monsters and Saint's Hand won't take action so soon. They will need some time to amass their forces. I'll contact Unyielding Heart and have him lead a team over to Silverwing Town immediately," Mu Lingsha said, pacifying Melancholic Smile.
"Thank you," Melancholic Smile said as she nodded in gratitude. She then took a deep breath to calm herself before methodically arranging for the necessary manpower to send to Silverwing Town.
Meanwhile, as Melancholic Smile and the others were leading an army to Silverwing Town, the various superpowers were reeling from the news of Shi Feng's return.
They never thought that Shi Feng would reappear after disappearing for such a long time.
Or to put it in another way, the Sword King of old had returned!
Moreover, Shi Feng's individual combat power had even reached unbelievable heights. His Dragon Transformation actually allowed him to effortlessly kill a Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer. The Sword King was far more frightening than before. This astonishing transformation would also make Zero Wing even more difficult to deal with.
After all, compared to a Guild with weak morale and divided opinions, a united Guild with strong morale would be capable of exhibiting much greater combat power.
Fire Dragon Empire, Flame Dragon City, Scorching Flame Restaurant:
The Scorching Flame Restaurant towered over 30 stories above the city center. At this moment, a female Level 116 Guardian Knight clad in black-gold armor entered the top-floor room of the restaurant. The Guardian Knight radiated a frightening aura that suppressed even the ambient Mana around her. However, when this Guardian Knight arrived before the woman currently dining inside the room, she gave a very respectful bow.
"Vice Guild Leader Shadow, Black Flame has returned to the eastern continent," White Feather reported as she placed a document before Cold Shadow. She then continued, "Like we guessed, he has become much stronger than before. As a result, Zero Wing and its partners have regained their confidence. Even the Secret Pavilion has dispatched more manpower to help defend Stone Forest City. Currently, the various superpowers are hotly discussing this matter. Should we still proceed with our original plan and hold the alliance discussion?"
"Of course. He merely killed one Faux Saint Devourer. The big picture remains the same. Proceed according to plan," Cold Shadow said, a seductive smile appearing on her face. "Those superpowers are no fools, either. They should understand that times have changed. If they wish to survive in the new era, their only option is to plunder more resources for themselves! Not to mention, both Black Flame and Silverwing Town won't survive much longer!"
Although Shi Feng's return had indeed shocked the various superpowers, that was it.
After all, one would have trouble adapting to the changes in the rapidly developing eastern continent, even if one left the continent for just two or three days. Shi Feng had disappeared from the eastern continent for around two weeks. Moreover, there was also the activation of the Demon God's Chaos expansion pack, as well as the outbreak of the Faux Saint monsters.
The current eastern continent was not the eastern continent of two weeks ago. One could say that Shi Feng's time had already passed. The threat he posed to the various superpowers was no longer as great as before.
In the current God's Domain, Tier 3 experts were no longer as rare as before. Even the various top adventurer teams boasted over 100 Tier 3 experts under their command, let alone the various first-rate Guilds and superpowers. Hence, it was now incredibly difficult for powerful individuals like Shi Feng to accomplish great feats on their own. Tier 3 Personal Guards were also no longer as great of a threat to players as they were before.
"Understood. I'll notify the various superpowers, then." White Feather nodded before leaving the Scorching Flame Restaurant.
While the eastern continent's various superpowers were discussing Shi Feng's return, Shi Feng himself had gone to Zero Wing's Residence in Silverwing Town to rest.
"Guild Leader, as per your instructions, we have started secretly transferring the crippled NPCs and elite Tier 3 Personal Guards. It shouldn't be long before they arrive in town. We have also tasked people to monitor the gaming cabins of the Vice Guild Leaders and the others. As soon as they leave that special space, we will know about it," Youlan reported to Shi Feng, who was currently browsing the latest news regarding the eastern continent.
"Alright. They should be able to get out of that place in a few more days. If they arrive inside the Faux Saint monsters' territory, send a rescue team immediately," Shi Feng said, nodding.
Although he doubted that Zero Wing's main force members would have any problems dealing with the Faux Saint monsters, if they got surrounded by a large number of Faux Saint Destroyers or encountered a Faux Saint Devourer, they might still get killed. Meanwhile, the enhanced death penalty from dying to a Faux Saint monster was something he didn't want Zero Wing's main force members to suffer.
"Guild Leader, are you really fine in your present condition?" Youlan asked worriedly.
Not only did Shi Feng lose contact with the outside world for such a long period, but he had even spent all this time lying inside his virtual gaming cabin, completely reliant on the cabin's Nutrient Solution to sustain himself. His physical body couldn't be unaffected. Not to mention, he had just experienced such an intense battle and had a Soul Mark placed on him. Who knew if that Soul Mark would have any side effects or not? If Shi Feng were to collapse from overwork now and suffered lasting damage to his body, it would be putting the cart before the horse.
"Relax. I'm really fine," Shi Feng said, chuckling. "In fact, my mind is in exceptionally good condition right now. New ideas are popping up in my mind from time to time, and they're making me eager to start training."
"It's good that you're fine. However, if you feel sick, you must log off and rest immediately. You can leave the other matters to us," Youlan said. After seeing that Shi Feng was indeed in good spirits, she stopped trying to persuade him to rest and left the office to handle the other tasks he had given her.
Meanwhile, after Youlan left, Shi Feng stopped browsing the eastern continent's news. He then focused on the several strands of mist the Faux Saint Devourer had sent into his body.
This wasn't his first time receiving a Soul Mark.
Normally, players couldn't sense the Soul Mark that plagued them. However, he could actually clearly sense it inside his mind. He could even sense the white mist circling his brain. This situation intrigued him.
Following which, Shi Feng focused all his attention on the several strands of mist meandering through his mind. His expression suddenly changed.
No, that's not right! This isn't a Soul Mark but a Soul Array!
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Chapter 2665 – Magic Array that Upgrades the Soul
Looking at the strands of white mist hovering around in his mind, coupled with the countless sparkles of light around the mist, Shi Feng could not help being surprised.
In God's Domain, magic arrays were generally made out of Mana. However, some magic arrays were not made up of just Mana but had other things mixed in as well.
Meanwhile, the magic array he was looking at had traces of soul.
I never thought that the rumored Soul Array actually existed! Shi Feng revealed an ecstatic look on his face as he observed the white mist circulating in his brain.
He had only ever heard of Soul Arrays. He had never actually seen one before.
According to the rumors he had heard, the Soul Array was a magic array capable of changing a player's soul. Of course, there were also mentions that the Soul Array devoured a player's soul. In short, there were many rumors surrounding Soul Arrays.
However, there was one thing Shi Feng was certain of—a Soul Array could upgrade a player's soul.
Logically, it shouldn't be possible for players to upgrade their soul; that was only possible for NPCs. However, the Soul Array made the impossible possible. And according to the several testaments Shi Feng heard in his previous life, once a player had their soul upgraded, even an ordinary expert would become a powerhouse in God's Domain. In fact, some experts had even managed to reach Tier 5 thanks to the upgrade.
Nevertheless, most people that heard these rumors and testaments about the Soul Array's existence and functions had dismissed them as tall tales. They felt that even without the Soul Array, the experts that had given their testaments about the Soul Array would still have become powerhouses in God's Domain. Hence, most players in God's Domain had treated the existence of Soul Arrays as a joke.
Now, however, Shi Feng was actually looking at a Soul Array himself.
Of course, unless one was an Advanced Magician, one would most likely have a difficult time recognizing these strands of mist as a magic array. Most people would treat it as a Soul Mark.
Thankfully, I checked it in time. Had I waited a few more days, I might've lost this opportunity. Shi Feng sighed in relief when he saw the strands of silver mist gradually thinning out.
The Soul Array within him was being powered by the Faux Saint Devourer's soul energy and Mana. While replenishing the Soul Array's Mana was an easy task, replenishing the soul energy was not. At least, Shi Feng had no idea how he could do so. Hence, the Soul Array would not last for very long.
Of course, so long as this Soul Array existed, the Faux Saint monsters would be able to perceive his presence. The Soul Array's existence could be considered both good fortune and misfortune.
Having thought up to this point, Shi Feng promptly started studying the Soul Array in his brain.
The Soul Array had merely been imprinted onto his brain. The magic array itself wasn't active. If he wished to let the Soul Array exhibit its real effects, he would have to activate it first.
Sure enough, this Soul Array really is complex. Just from what I can see, it is made up of at least 40 Basic Master Magic Arrays and over a dozen Advanced Master Magic Arrays, three of which are almost at the Grandmaster standard. Moreover, I have to rely on my own spiritual will to activate this Soul Array, and even the slightest mistake will result in my soul getting devoured. It's no wonder some people labeled it a magic array that devours players' souls. After inspecting the Soul Array for half an hour, Shi Feng was flabbergasted by his findings.
The soul was something illusory. There was no describing it with words, much less upgrading it, or weakening it. However, the Soul Array within him could actually accomplish this feat easily. This was simply unbelievable.
Unfortunately, the risks involved in activating the Soul Array were ridiculous. Of the two possible outcomes, one was heaven, while the other was hell. There was nothing in between.
If ordinary experts were presented with such a choice, they probably would not hesitate to give activating the Soul Array a try. After all, the potential gains far outstripped the potential losses. Even if they got their souls damaged, the worst outcome would be remaining stuck at Tier 3 forever. For ordinary experts, this would most likely be the case anyway, even if they didn't have their souls weakened.
However, it was a completely different story for Shi Feng. His potential losses outweighed his potential gains. With his current standards, he should have no problem reaching Tier 5. If he had his soul damaged now, then reaching Tier 5 would become a problem. After all, the higher the tier players reached, the lower the importance of weapons, equipment, and Bloodlines. Instead, individual strength was what mattered most.
Do I give up? Shi Feng hesitated despite himself as he considered the gradually dissipating Soul Array in his mind.
As the Soul Array would be used on his soul, he only had one chance at activating it. If he messed up the activation, the Soul Array would backfire and devour his soul instead. However, if he succeeded, then the Soul Array would upgrade his soul.
No, it's not hopeless!
After debating from some time, Shi Feng thought of a possibility. He then took out Augustus's Damaged Heart from his bag.
It was incredibly rare for players to come across opportunities to upgrade their souls. So long as he successfully activated the Soul Array, he would have a much easier time challenging not only a Tier 4 Promotion Quest of greater difficulty but also future promotions. In fact, the help he could gain from an upgraded soul would be much greater than what he could gain from a piece of Legendary Equipment. It would be a huge waste to discard this opportunity.
Meanwhile, there were two ways he could drastically increase his chances of successfully activating the Soul Array.
The first method was to familiarize himself with the magic arrays used to make the entire Soul Array. However, the Soul Array was extremely complex. At his current standards, he might need two whole weeks to learn and memorize all the magic arrays.
The second method was to improve his mental state so that he could guide his spiritual will through the Soul Array with greater precision.
For others, both of these methods would be incredibly difficult. However, that was not the case for Shi Feng.
Augustus's Damaged Heart was capable of releasing Eternal Energy when activated. Eternal Energy was many times superior to Mana. It could elevate a player's mental state to its very peak. Be it familiarizing himself with the Soul Array or guiding his spiritual will through the Soul Array, Eternal Energy would be of great help.
With Eternal Energy, his chances of successfully activating the Soul Array would increase considerably.
The only problem was that Augustus's Damaged Heart had a three-month Cooldown.
Of course, there was also the option of using one God Crystal to circumvent the Cooldown. While this was incredibly expensive, spending one God Crystal to upgrade his soul would be well worth it.
Following which, Shi Feng took out the last God Crystal he had and placed it inside Augustus's Damaged Heart. He then activated the heart's magic array.
Immediately, streams of purple mist flowed out of Augustus's Heart and converged around Shi Feng. At the same time, a refreshing feeling spread across his body. His thoughts also became much clearer than before.
Good! Let's begin!
Taking a deep breath, Shi Feng started carefully analyzing the Soul Array's components one after another.
Two hours…
Four hours…
Six hours…
Originally, it should've taken Shi Feng at least a dozen days to learn the Soul Array. However, with the help of Eternal Energy, he learned and familiarized himself with all of the Soul Array's components in just a little over seven hours. He had even achieved rough mastery of a pseudo-Grandmaster Magic Array that could be used to exert a little control over souls.
Now that I've familiarized myself with all of the magic arrays, next up will be to utilize my spiritual will to activate them!
Looking at the Soul Array in his mind, he could not help some slight nervousness. Although he had familiarized himself with all of the component arrays, activating them was an entirely different matter. After all, the activation of each magic array required him to split his spiritual will into multiple strands. The difficulty of doing so was incredibly high.
After mentally preparing himself for several minutes, Shi Feng then started guiding his spiritual will through the magic arrays in his mind.
One magic array activated…
Two magic arrays activated…
Three magic arrays activated…
With each subsequent magic array Shi Feng activated, the difficulty increased. Initially, he needed to split his spiritual will only into three strands. By the fourth magic array, that number increased to six.
Fortunately, for an expert like Shi Feng, such a task was not particularly difficult. Hence, the activation of the magic arrays proceeded in an orderly manner.
Time passed quickly. Before Shi Feng realized it, more than 20 minutes had gone by already. At this point, the sweat from his forehead had already drenched the light armor he wore.
The last one!
The final magic array actually required Shi Feng to split his spiritual will into 17 strands. This final magic array was also the one he was most familiar with.
Peng!
Suddenly, a crisp sound echoed in his mind.
In the next moment, the Soul Array's core magic array shattered, followed by the shattering of the other component arrays in a domino effect.
Meanwhile, the several strands of white mist circulating in Shi Feng's mind transformed into countless particles of light that merged into his brain.
Is it done?
Shi Feng was stunned when he saw this scene inside his mind.
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Chapter 2666 – Soul Upgraded, Natural Domain!
Zero Wing's Residence, Guild Leader's Office:
Sitting quietly on his chair, Shi Feng suddenly opened his eyes, his mind roiling with confusion.
Just a second ago, he clearly sensed that he had successfully activated the core magic array. In the next second, however, the Soul Array had shattered so thoroughly that no traces remained whatsoever. It was as if the Soul Array had never existed in his mind.
"What is going on here? Did I succeed or fail?"
After confirming the absence of the Soul Array, Shi Feng tried moving his body a little. However, he did not detect any changes or discomfort in his body. It was as if everything that had happened was an illusion.
From what he understood of the Soul Array, so long as players successfully activated it, their souls would receive an upgrade, and their game character's natural talent would receive a significant improvement. On the other hand, if players failed to activate the Soul Array, their souls would get devoured, and their natural talent would deteriorate significantly, which would, in turn, eliminate almost all chances for further improvement.
However, he currently didn't feel any different from before he tried activating the Soul Array. Both his physical body and mental state felt normal, neither more active nor sluggish.
"Could this Soul Array be a sham?"
After pondering for some time, Shi Feng could come up with only this conclusion. Instead of the real deal, the "Soul Array" planted in his mind was merely a somewhat special Soul Mark. No other explanation made sense.
Of course, there was one other possibility—all the information he obtained regarding the Soul Array in the past was false. The Soul Array did not possess the ability to alter a player's soul at all, and everyone who supposedly experienced these effects had only been imagining things.
At this point, Shi Feng could not help but sigh.
If that really was the case, then he had suffered a huge loss this time.
He had spent one God Crystal to reset the Cooldown on Augustus's Damaged Heart. Previously, in order to help out the Guild's core members, he had spent most of the God Crystals he had on hand and kept only one for himself, just in case. Now, he had wasted his last God Crystal.
Just as a wave of depression washed over Shi Feng, Youlan knocked on his door and entered the room.
"Guild Leader, Melancholic and the others have arrived. In addition, the 300-plus disabled NPCs are already in the Residence's plaza. We can start the ceremony at any time," Youlan said, finding the look of depression on Shi Feng's face a little strange.
"Alright. Have the NPCs wait on the second underground floor first. Have Melancholic make the necessary preparations as well. I still need some time to myself," Shi Feng said, nodding.
"I'll inform them, then," Youlan said before leaving the office.
After she left, Shi Feng took out the Memory Crystal the Crimson-eyed Sword Saint had given him. Since Augustus's Heart was still pumping out Eternal Energy, he planned to use this opportunity to learn Elvoze's Legacy.
In God's Domain, God Crystals were rarer than even Epic Weapons and Equipment. Coming across one was highly dependent on luck.
Now that he had wasted a God Crystal to activate Augustus's Heart, he naturally couldn't let even a second of its duration go to waste. Otherwise, he would have to wait three months or obtain another God Crystal to activate it again.
The instant Shi Feng tried to inject his Mana into the Memory Crystal, a white mist actually formed around the crystal, stunning him.
"This… Materialized Mana? How is this possible?"
Mana was intangible. Players could only rely on their senses and imagination to control it. Even then, they could exert only simple control over Mana. Trying to concentrate the density of thin Mana was beyond even Tier 4 players who had basic control over Mana.
Normally, players would be capable of such a feat only after reaching the Advanced Master Magician standard.
Shi Feng had just recently reached the Intermediate Master Magician standard, yet this materialized Mana indicated that he had actually reached the Advanced Master Magician standard already. He could hardly believe it.
An Advanced Master Magician!
Although the Magician class was only a sub-class in God's Domain, the Advanced Master Magician standard was a realm all Tier 4 experts sought to reach.
At the Advanced Master Magician standard, players could rely on their will to manipulate the Mana around them, utilizing the ambient Mana as if it were an extension of their bodies. They could have their own Natural Domain!
An ordinary Tier 3 player who reached the Advanced Master Magician standard would be invincible among all opponents below Tier 4—the true Tier 4 standard, not monsters or players that possessed Basic Attributes at the Tier 4 standard. One could easily imagine how powerful the Advanced Master Magician sub-class was.
"Could this be the Soul Array's effects?" This was the only explanation Shi Feng could come up with for this situation after giving the matter some thought.
Manipulating intangible Mana was an incredibly complex task. Players needed a lot of time to adapt their minds before they could do it.
Now, however, he could exert a great degree of control over Mana despite barely putting any thought to the task. It was as if his mind had automated this process for him.
"Amazing! Truly amazing! The change to my magical talent is simply heaven-defying!" Shi Feng was filled with an indescribable sense of shock as he controlled the Mana Domain that had naturally formed around him.
Currently, he could freely control all the Mana within a 30-yard radius as if it were one of his limbs. With just a thought, he could have the ambient Mana attack someone. Moreover, this attack would carry power at the peak of Tier 3—just by him materializing the ambient Mana. If he were to use a magic array, the power he could exhibit would be even greater.
After a brief moment of excitement, Shi Feng calmed himself and put away the Crimson-eyed Sword Saint's Memory Crystal. He then took out a tattered notebook from his bag.
"Originally, I thought that I could learn this thing's contents only after reaching Tier 4. I never dreamed that I could actually learn them now. That Faux Saint Devourer really has helped me a bunch," Shi Feng muttered, chuckling as he looked at the notebook in his hands.
The notebook he held was none other than the Mana Forging Notes he had received from the Famed Smith Alba Gray. Although he had only one volume of the Mana Forging Notes, the value of this one volume could easily rival that of a Legendary item. It was an item that the various empires of God's Domain would go crazy over.
This was because the forging techniques recorded within the Mana Forging Notes could serve as the foundation of an empire.
Of course, learning the recorded forging techniques was an incredibly difficult task. Firstly, one had to have reached the Advanced Master Magician standard.
This requirement was because Alba Gray's Mana forging techniques were different from conventional forging techniques, which prioritized the materials used. Instead, Alba Gray's techniques prioritized Mana, while the materials used were only of secondary importance. One could consider Alba Gray's techniques a kind of lost ancient technology.
Shi Feng immediately started manipulating the Mana around him to break the Mana Seal on the notebook.
In order to remove the Mana Seal, one needed to use one's Mana to decode it. Utilizing brute force would permanently destroy the notebook's contents.
The Mana Seal consisted of 27 magic arrays, every one of which was at the Basic Grandmaster standard. The degree of precision one needed to have when decoding these magic arrays was akin to threading a needle. Only those capable of freely manipulating Mana would succeed in lifting the Mana Seal.
This was also the reason why Shi Feng had left the Mana Forging Notes sitting inside his bag all this time.
One array… Two arrays… Three arrays…
After working on the Mana Seal for more than two hours, Shi Feng finally decoded the last magic array on the Mana Forging Notes.
Immediately, all Mana within his office seemed to have been summoned, as it surged toward the Mana Forging Notes. This Mana then transformed into texts and images that flowed into his brain.
For a time, Shi Feng felt as if his head would explode.
The amount of information contained within the Mana Forging Notes was comparable to that of the Small Mobile Fortress Design. If not for his Concentration having reached the Tier 4 standard already, he would've most definitely lost consciousness.
The information transfer continued for 20 minutes. Then, the Mana Forging Notes closed itself, and the Mana Seal reappeared on it. As for Shi Feng, he slumped back in his chair, his complexion indescribably pale. However, despite his miserable state, his eyes sparkled with joy and shock.
Before Shi Feng could snap out of his daze, he suddenly received a call request from Youlan.
"Guild Leader, we just received news that the Faux Saint monster army is currently crossing Star-Moon Kingdom's borders. Rough estimates put its numbers at over four million. We have also spotted some of Saint's Hand's members among the monsters," Youlan reported anxiously.
"They're finally here?" Shi Feng revealed a faint smile on his face when he heard Youlan's words. "Have Melancholic and the others ready the materials. I'll head over immediately."
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Chapter 2667 – Foundation Skyrockets
Silverwing Town, Zero Wing's Residence, second underground floor:
At this moment, over 300 NPCs stood inside an underground hall, which was half the size of a football field. These NPCs all looked old and injured. The 100-plus Tier 3 experts of Zero Wing present could not help their confusion over the presence of these NPCs.
"With the situation outside so tense already, why did the Guild Leader gather us here instead of having us prepare for battle?" a tall and thin Level 115 man wearing the emblem of Zero Wing's main force reserve member muttered, perturbed.
This tall and thin man was once the vice commander of an adventurer team. He had joined Zero Wing not that long ago and had gained his position as a reserve member of the main force only after Shi Feng had left the eastern continent. Hence, he did not have a very clear idea of just how powerful the Guild's foundations were.
What the man understood very clearly was just how powerful the Faux Saint monsters were—especially after their numbers reached a certain scale. Several million Faux Saint monsters charging toward Silverwing Town was definitely a disaster.
However, instead of further strengthening the town's defenses, Shi Feng had actually gathered all of the Guild's Tier 3 reserve main force members tasked with defending Silverwing Town in this basement hall. In fact, he had even kept them waiting here for such a long time with nothing to do but look at these old and ailing NPCs.
This was simply insane!
At this moment, many of the Tier 3 experts present were also confused by this situation.
Silverwing Town was by no means a small place. There were many locations that needed defending. They still needed to organize the Guild's other Tier 3 experts and Tier 2 members. They had already been tight for time, yet they had actually wasted two whole hours idling here.
The players gathered could not help but wonder if Shi Feng had given up on Silverwing Town already.
To Zero Wing's core upper echelon, Silverwing Town might be just another one of the Guild's Residences. However, for players like themselves who had lived in Silverwing Town all this time, it was their home.
Just as everyone was grumbling about the current situation, Youlan and Melancholic Smile walked to the staircase leading upstairs. They then flanked the staircase and quietly looked at the man descending it, a respectful expression appearing on their faces.
"Guild Leader, all Tier 3 reserve main force members with a position of Viscount or above are here. They have already signed the confidentiality contract. With the Personal Guard slots they have, we will be able to accommodate all of the NPCs gathered," Melancholic Smile quietly reported to Shi Feng.
"Alright, let's begin," Shi Feng said, nodding.
Originally, he had been keeping the Water of Life top-secret. After all, only by doing so would he have an easier time collecting injured NPCs with good potential. However, now that God's Domain had developed to such a state, he no longer had the leeway for such secrecy.
After Shi Feng said so, Melancholic Smile had the gathered NPCs line up before her. She then distributed the Water of Life to every one of them, the situation further confusing the reserve main force members present.
"What are they doing?"
"What dense life energy!"
"Why do all these NPCs look so excited?"
Many people knew of the Water of Life in God's Domain, but not many people had seen it in person.
In the eyes of Zero Wing's reserve main force members, Melancholic Smile was merely distributing potions brimming with life energy to the NPCs gathered. However, when these NPCs received the potion, their gloomy and lifeless expressions immediately brightened up, their eyes glowing with hope and energy. Every one of these NPCs even excitedly thanked Melancholic Smile and swore loyalty to her. This situation baffled the Zero Wing members.
They could all tell that these NPCs were not Personal Guards but independent NPCs. There should be no way these NPCs would show such gratitude toward players, much less take the initiative to swear loyalty to a player.
As the reserve main force members were stewing in confusion, frightening auras burst forth from the gathered NPCs, one after another.
Previously, none of these gathered NPCs was a match even for ordinary Tier 2 NPCs. Now, however, even the weakest of them radiated an aura that made even the Refinement Realm experts present shudder.
When the auras of these 300-plus NPCs flooded the hall, the 100-plus reserve main force members could not help stumbling back with nervous expressions as they cautiously eyed the NPCs before them. At this moment, they could tell that, so long as these NPCs willed it, none of them would leave this basement alive.
Not to mention, the strongest few auras even made them feel as if they stood before a bottomless abyss. The owners of these auras were definitely not just ordinary Tier 3 NPCs. While bathed in these auras, everyone felt as if they were standing inside a muddy swamp, their bodies incredibly sluggish. In fact, they had also lost control over the ambient Mana around them.
"A Mana Domain?!"
At this moment, even Youlan goggled in shock at this situation. Although she knew that Shi Feng and Melancholic Smile had gathered these old and ailing NPCs for a purpose, she never imagined that they would be carrying out such an ambitious enterprise.
Not only did they instantly turn 300-plus old and ailing NPCs into lively tigers, but three of these NPCs even possessed a Mana Domain. This was simply unbelievable.
Normally, a naturally occurring Mana Domain was something only Tier 4 NPCs possessed. A Mana Domain was also the biggest difference between Tier 3 and Tier 4 NPCs and the reason why Tier 4 NPCs could trounce Tier 3 NPCs.
It was also because of this Mana Domain that Saint's Hand had never dared stretch their hands toward Silverwing Town. After all, Silverwing Town had the protection of the Magic King Craig Midlands, who had already been promoted to Tier 4. In front of the Magic King, Tier 3 players would be one-shot kills.
Now, out of the 300-plus NPCs present, there were actually three NPCs with a Mana Domain. This meant that these three NPCs were only one short step away from Tier 4.
Amazing! The harvest this time is massive! Shi Feng himself was surprised by this outcome.
Although there were no Tier 4 NPCs in the batch of recovered NPCs this time, just gaining three Tier 3 NPCs with a Mana Domain was plenty amazing already. After all, so long as these three NPCs received sufficient resources, reaching Tier 4 should be a shoo-in.
Moreover, aside from these three NPCs, the quality of the other 300-plus NPCs was considerably good as well.
Of the other 300-plus NPCs, one actually possessed Growth Potential at the Dark-Gold rank, 11 at the Fine-Gold rank, 151 at the Secret-Silver rank, and the rest at the Mysterious-Iron rank.
In God's Domain, NPCs that possessed Growth Potential at the Fine-Gold rank or above could only be found by luck. Aqua Rose had already swept through the old and ailing NPCs of numerous countries once. The fact that they could obtain so many NPCs at the Dark-Gold and Fine-Gold standard in the second batch was truly incredible.
After all, any random Tier 3 NPC at the Fine-Gold rank could suppress current Tier 3 Domain Realm experts. Even the various superpowers would not possess more than a handful of such existences.
Now, Zero Wing had just gained 15 of such NPCs. Moreover, three of them possessed a Mana Domain, of which two were at the Fine-Gold rank and one was at the Dark-Gold rank. If the various superpowers were to learn of this haul, they would definitely die of envy.
Meanwhile, after a brief moment of silence in the hall, Shi Feng turned his gaze toward the reserve main force members assembled before him.
"Alright, stop daydreaming. Line up according to the number assigned to you and start signing a contract with these NPCs," Shi Feng said with a clap of his hands.
Shi Feng's words triggered an uproar among the gathered players.
"Crap! Is this for real!?"
"Even the weakest among these NPCs is at the Mysterious-Iron rank, right?"
"We can contract these NPCs as our Personal Guards?"
Everyone felt as if they were in a dream when they heard Shi Feng's words. The fact that the Guild could recruit so many powerful NPCs was already plenty amazing. Now, however, they were being told that they could have these NPCs as their Personal Guards. They couldn't believe their ears.
The various first-rate Guilds treated even Mysterious-Iron Guards as family heirlooms. Normally, only the Guild Elders would have the qualifications to contract such NPCs as Personal Guards. As for Secret-Silver Guards, they belonged to the Guild Leader and Grand Elders. Everyone else should not even think of obtaining them.
Now, however, Zero Wing was actually letting mere reserve members of its main force contract with Mysterious-Iron Guards and above. This situation was even more fabulous than if the Guild had granted every one of them a Level 100-plus Epic Weapon.
However, in no time at all, everyone snapped out of their daze and dashed forward to line up before Shi Feng.
As for the distribution of the NPCs, Shi Feng first granted every player in line a Secret-Silver NPC. As for the two Dark-Gold NPCs, he assigned Melancholic Smile and Youlan one each. He also granted both of them and Liang Jing one Fine-Gold NPC each. This way, the three of them would no longer have to worry about their security when traveling around God's Domain. As for the remaining Fine-Gold NPCs, he assigned them to the 11 people in line who had made the most contributions to the Guild. Upon seeing this, the other Zero Wing members inevitably grew envious.
That was a Fine-Gold Guard they were talking about!
With the strength of a Fine-Gold Guard, one would not have to worry even when coming across a 100-man, Tier 3 team. In fact, the Tier 3 team would most likely try to avoid the Fine-Gold Guard.
"This is wonderful! With the addition of these Personal Guards, we should have no problem withstanding the Faux Saint monsters' attack!" Youlan breathed out a sigh of relief when the distribution of the Personal Guards was over.
Although Silverwing Town was only an Advanced Town, Zero Wing had invested plenty of resources and funds into its development. While its defensive capability might not rival that of a Guild City, its capability was not that far off, either. Not to mention, the town also had five Magic Towers and a Tier 4 NPC protecting it. With the addition of so many Tier 3 Personal Guards, there shouldn't be any problem defending Silverwing Town from the Faux Saint monsters.
"Withstand?" Shi Feng shook his head at Youlan's sigh. Sneering, he continued, "Since they dare to come, then they shouldn't think of leaving anymore!"
After saying so, Shi Feng tasked Youlan and Melancholic Smile with arranging Silverwing Town's defenses. As for himself, he made his way to Silverwing Town's Town Lord's Mansion.
Inside the control room of the Town Lord's Mansion, Shi Feng took out 600 Mana Stones and arranged them above the core magic array.
The Mana Forging Notes recorded plenty of powerful items. However, the highlight of the volume he received from Alba Gray was a special magic array capable of strengthening other magic arrays to whole new heights.
Of course, this improved strength did not come for free. The strengthening would triple the consumption of the target magic array. The target magic array would also take longer to recover naturally. However, compared to the possible benefits, this was a small price to pay.
When Shi Feng finished drawing the special magic array using the Mana Stones, a crimson pillar suddenly emerged from the core magic array.
Following which, the sound of a system announcement suddenly entered Shi Feng's ears.
System: Silverwing Town has met the qualifications for promotion to a Basic City. Do you wish to promote it to a Basic City?
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Chapter 2668 – Siege Battle at Silverwing Town
The town can be promoted, just like that?
Shi Feng was surprised as he looked at the notification window at the corner of his vision.
Although Silverwing Town was developing rapidly and its promotion to a Basic City was only a matter of time, its attaining the promotion qualifications so soon caught him unawares. He never thought that there would be such a benefit to strengthening a town's core magic array.
The defense of a Basic City was significantly more substantial than that of an Advanced Town. The number of NPC guards one could hire would also undergo a qualitative transformation. This boost was especially advantageous for strongholds located in the Orc Empire.
Recently, more and more players had started operating in the Orc Empire. Due to the very low number of player strongholds there, any stronghold that could ensure the safety of its players would become extremely popular, which would, in turn, guarantee its rapid development.
However, despite receiving this unexpected boon, Shi Feng did not choose to promote Silverwing Town yet. Instead, he focused on the crimson light pillar that had appeared at the center of the room. He then took out piles of Magic Crystals and started channeling the Mana of the light pillar into Silverwing Town's various magic arrays.
While upgrading Silverwing Town now would indeed raise its defensive capability by a significant margin, doing so would come at a great price—all the players inside the town would be teleported out of the town during the promotion process.
With the Faux Saint army approaching, there was simply no time to upgrade Silverwing Town. Otherwise, Zero Wing's members might have to fight the millions of Faux Saint monsters without the help of the city's defensive structures.
Moreover, now that he had strengthened Silverwing Town's core magic array, its performance would surpass even that of the core magic arrays of ordinary Basic Cities. There was simply no need to take such a big risk.
The rampaging Mana inside the hall started flowing into the core magic array, together with the Mana the Magic Crystals released. The core magic array then directed this Mana into the various magic arrays throughout Silverwing Town, reinforcing them.
Three arrays… Six arrays… Nine arrays.
As Silverwing Town's magic arrays got strengthened one after another, the town's ambient Mana changed.
By the time half of Silverwing Town's magic arrays were strengthened, a layer of red mist had appeared above the town, enveloping it completely.
"Quick, look! Why is there a red mist above the town?!"
"What's going on? Is this Zero Wing's doing?"
"It's highly possible. The ambient Mana seems to have become slightly wilder. So long as we use this Mana, the power of our Skills and Spells should increase substantially. With this, we should have an easier time repelling the Faux Saint army."
The players in Silverwing Town quickly noticed the changes to the town's Mana and could not help discussing them. Many of the adventurer team members preparing for battle relaxed slightly.
Silverwing Town was one of the few player strongholds in the Orc Empire that were open to independent players. Hence, many independent players had decided to support Zero Wing against the approaching Faux Saint army. In addition, Zero Wing had also set up a contribution system for the players participating in the town's defense; through this system, players could earn contribution points and exchange these points for rewards. Hence, even more independent players had chosen to stay and fight for Silverwing Town.
"It seems Black Flame isn't completely unprepared for this upcoming battle." Illusory Words, who currently stood on the town's wall, sighed in relief when she saw the red mist covering the town.
After seeing Shi Feng's previous performance against the Faux Saint Devourer, Crimson Emperor had decided to go all-out in helping Zero Wing defend Silverwing Town. However, Illusory Words wasn't confident of success. After all, the Faux Saint monsters were simply too many. Moreover, even the weakest Faux Saint monster was at the Great Lord rank. The most they could do was persevere against the Faux Saint monsters' assault.
That was right!
Persevere!
With their current forces, repelling the Faux Saint army would be impossible. All they could do was persevere.
Fortunately, Shi Feng had killed the Faux Saint Devourer. With this, even the strongest Faux Saint monster remaining would be only at the Grand Lord rank. Silverwing Town's defensive magic array would have no problem tanking the hits of Grand Lords. Meanwhile, so long as they ensured the continuous replenishment of the energy reserves of the town's defensive magic array before they got depleted, the Faux Saint monsters would not be able to take even a single step into Silverwing Town.
With the intellect of those Faux Saint monsters, they wouldn't bother wasting too much time on a single task. After seeing that they couldn't break through the town's defensive magic array even after several days, they would naturally retreat.
"It seems Black Flame has quite a few tricks up his sleeves. He's actually able to make the town's Mana go berserk. With this, the strength of the town's defensive magic array should've increased by quite a bit."
"While the town's defensive magic array has indeed been improved, it will still need to withstand all those Faux Saint Destroyers. You should know that Faux Saint monsters have destroyed NPC cities before. What can a Guild Town possibly do against an army of them?"
The various superpowers' members hidden inside the town disdained the transformation to Silverwing Town's Mana. They also considered Shi Feng very foolish. While the performance of the town's defensive magic array had indeed improved significantly, there was still a limit to the magic array's energy reserves.
Faced with the attacks of tens of thousands of Grand Lord ranked Faux Saint Destroyers, how long could the magic array's energy reserves possibly last?
Even the defensive magic arrays of NPC cities had fallen swiftly before the Faux Saint monsters. In fact, many of these NPC cities also had a large number of Level 150 NPC guards and a Level 180, Tier 3 Magistrate to defend them. In the end, the Faux Saint monsters still managed to drain the defensive magic array's energy reserves and destroyed the cities.
Shortly after Silverwing Town's transformation, news of it quickly reached the Fire Dragon Empire's Flame Dragon City.
"Interesting. Since he's able to agitate the Mana of a town to increase the performance of the town's defensive magic array, it seems he didn't offend those Faux Saint monsters and Saint's Hand without any forethought." A smirk appeared on Cold Shadow's face when she read the report she just received. "What a pity. This development might have posed a problem for those Faux Saint monsters and Saint's Hand a few days ago, but it is futile now."
After Cold Shadow said so, she turned her gaze to the video livestream playing before her.
What this livestream showed was none other than the Faux Saint army that was marching toward Silverwing Town and was currently within 5,000 yards of Silverwing Town already. The monsters were so numerous that they covered all the land around Silverwing Town. From what she could see, there were easily more than 100,000 Faux Saint Destroyers there—almost double the initial projections.
Moreover, aside from the Faux Saint Destroyers, there were also quite a few gigantic figures moving amidst this army, and the other Faux Saint monsters clustered around these gigantic figures.
At this moment, White Feather entered the VIP room Cold Shadow occupied and said respectfully, "Vice Guild Leader, the various superpowers' representatives have arrived already. Should we head over now?"
"Alright, let's go." Cold Shadow nodded. She then dismissed the video playing before her and left the Scorching Flame Restaurant.
At the same time, the players standing guard atop Silverwing Town's walls were dumbfounded by the sight before them.
"This… How is this possible…"
"No! This can't be real! This must be a joke!"
When the players standing on the walls looked at the massive army before them, despair and reluctance overwhelmed them.
Eight!
There were eight Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourers!
"Is this the strength that Saint's Hand has been relying on all this time?"
Illusory Words, who similarly stood on the town's wall, could not help a bitter smile when she saw the eight Faux Saint Devourers.
She had anticipated that Saint's Hand had kept a trump card hidden. Otherwise, it wouldn't have had the confidence to take action so close to Silverwing Town, nor would it have put its precious Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourer at such great risk.
However, she never thought that Saint's Hand had actually managed to produce so many Faux Saint Devourers already.
At this moment, even the various spectating superpowers were stunned by this situation.
Too strong!
The Faux Saint army boasted not only over 100,000 Faux Saint Destroyers but also eight Faux Saint Devourers. With such a force, let alone destroying Silverwing Town, even capturing one of Star-Moon Kingdom's Main Cities wouldn't be a problem. After all, the only real threat in Main City ranked NPC cities was the Level 180, Tier 4 Magistrates tasked with defending them. As for the remaining Level 150 NPCs that were at Tier 2 or Tier 3, while they did pose a problem, they weren't undefeatable.
At the same time, several thousand players wearing the Guild Emblem of Saint's Hand were hiding in a forest several thousand yards away from Silverwing Town. Among them, 1,000 magical-class players were currently drawing a gigantic and complex magic array, which constantly drew on the ambient Mana and reduced its density.
"Black Flame! I'll show you just how foolish your previous actions are and make you regret everything you've done!" Thousand Eyes, who currently radiated an extremely weak aura, sneered as he looked at the Silverwing Town displayed on the Magic Mirror before him. "No, I should say that you won't even have time to regret! Your Silverwing Town will turn to dust before you know it!"
Meanwhile, inside Silverwing Town's Town Lord's Mansion, while Shi Feng was quietly inspecting the performance of the town's strengthened magic arrays through the core magic array, Youlan burst into the room with an ugly expression on her face.
"Guild Leader, according to the information we received from the walls, aside from over 100,000 Faux Saint Destroyers, the Faux Saint army this time also has…eight Faux Saint Devourers," Youlan said in a grim tone as she gazed at Shi Feng.
It might be fine if only one or two Faux Saint Devourers had appeared. At that time, they could simply have Craig Midlands take action. However, the appearance of eight Faux Saint Devourers completely messed up their plans. With so many Faux Saint Devourers attacking, it wouldn't matter even if Shi Feng transformed into a Black Dragon again.
"They're here?" Seeing the grim look on Youlan's face, Shi Feng said calmly, "Let's go take a look, then."
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Chapter 2669 – Power of Mana
Silverwing Town, main gate's wall:
Currently, a large number of players were trying to squeeze their way up to the top of the wall, which was over a dozen meters high, to get a better look at the Faux Saint army. However, when these players arrived on top, every one of them found the scene that greeted them shocking.
The Faux Saint monsters were so numerous that their figures dotted the land all the way to the horizon. Moreover, even the weakest among them was a Level 110 Great Lord. As this endless army of monsters gradually encircled Silverwing Town, it looked as if night had descended. This scene alone already evoked fear in everyone.
"Why are there so many Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourers? Can we really stop them?"
Panic and despair swept through the independent players that had chosen to help defend Silverwing Town as they stared at the scene before them.
Originally, they thought that, with over 300,000 players fighting for Silverwing Town, combined with the town's defensive magic array, they should still have a chance to emerge victorious. After all, to win, they simply had to distract 50,000 or 60,000 Faux Saint Destroyers for a certain period.
However, the Faux Saint army that appeared before Silverwing Town was far stronger than they anticipated—over 100,000 Faux Saint Destroyers and eight Mythic ranked Faux Saint Devourers. Everyone's confidence vanished at the sight of this army.
At this moment, let alone the independent players present, even Unyielding Heart and Illusory Words were shocked.
"Over a hundred thousand Faux Saint Destroyers and eight Faux Saint Devourers. These Faux Saint monsters really think highly of us," Unyielding Heart, who had reached Level 116 already, said, a bitter smile forming on his face as he took in the eight gigantic figures standing some distance away from Silverwing Town.
In order to assist Zero Wing in defending Silverwing Town, Unyielding Soul had dispatched its strongest trump card legion and even sent over two Tier 4 Summoning Scrolls and more than a hundred Heavy Ballistas. According to his estimates, this force, combined with Crimson Emperor's and Zero Wing's, should have no problem defending Silverwing Town.
However, it would seem that he had still underestimated the strength of these Faux Saint monsters. At this moment, let alone the eight Faux Saint Devourers, just the 100,000-plus Faux Saint Destroyers were already more than enough to instill despair in everyone.
After all, the Faux Saint Destroyers were Grand Lord ranked monsters. Ordinary Tier 3 experts couldn't take them on one-on-one. Only multiple people working together, with the help of the town's war weapons, could prevent these Faux Saint Destroyers from attacking the town's defensive magic array and walls.
As for the Tier 4 creatures they could summon, these things would be far from adequate against tens of thousands of Faux Saint Destroyers. The only thing these summoned creatures could do was defend a portion of the town's walls and reduce the pressure the town's players faced.
However, with the eight Faux Saint Devourers around, these Tier 4 summoned creatures wouldn't even be able to lessen the pressure on the town's defenders.
Illusory Words nodded in agreement with Unyielding Heart's words, complex emotions flickering in her eyes.
"We can only try our best to defend the town…" A sense of powerlessness overwhelmed Illusory Words as she looked at the Faux Saint Devourers several thousand yards away commanding the other Faux Saint monsters.
Although she had confidence in Shi Feng, she doubted that even he had expected such a powerful army to appear at Silverwing Town's doorstep. In fact, even the various superpowers did not expect the Faux Saint monsters to develop at such a frightening rate.
After all, only a little more than a day had passed since Crimson Emperor had learned about the birth of the first Faux Saint Devourer, yet the Faux Saint monsters had managed to add eight more Faux Saint Devourers to their number.
Even if they could stop these Faux Saint monsters for a day, it was highly unlikely they could stop these monsters for two days.
During the time everyone was sighing and feeling powerless, a golden beam of light suddenly appeared in a forest some distance away from Silverwing Town, shooting straight into the sky. Even from several thousand yards away, the beam was clearly visible.
Along with the appearance of this golden beam, the dusky sky became as bright as day. At the same time, the density of the Mana surrounding Silverwing Town thinned out considerably as if something sucked the ambient Mana away. Now, even players who weren't particularly sensitive to Mana felt a slight discomfort.
"This is…the Soul Annihilation Curse!" Illusory Words's complexion turned indescribably grim when she saw the pillar of Mana rising into the sky. "Are Saint's Hand's people crazy?! They actually used such an area sealing curse!"
The Soul Annihilation Curse was a super-rare sealing barrier in God's Domain. When activated, it could lock down a very large area, preventing players from leaving the sealed space while the barrier was still up, and thin out the Mana within the barrier. Meanwhile, not only would players that died within the barrier suffer a much more severe death penalty, but their souls would be weakened for 15 days as well.
The cost to activate the Soul Annihilation Curse was equally astonishing—the permanent sacrifice of 1,000 Level 100-plus, Tier 2 magical-class players and 100 Tier 3 magical-class players.
This was a permanent death they were talking about!
The players that activated this magic array would have their game characters permanently deleted, and they would have to start all over again if they wished to continue playing.
Due to this reason, although quite a few superpowers had obtained the Soul Annihilation Curse, none of them ever dared to use it.
However, as Silverwing Town's players stood dazed in shock, a gigantic Magic Mirror suddenly appeared above the town. It displayed Saint's Hand's members, and standing at the lead of these players was none other than Thousand Eyes, whom Shi Feng had killed just recently.
"Black Flame, you didn't see this coming, right?" Thousand Eyes sneered. "I said that you'd regret it. Weren't you very powerful? Now, I'll have you watch as everyone in Silverwing Town gets devoured by the Faux Saint army!"
When Thousand Eyes's chilling words echoed throughout Silverwing Town, the players in the town shuddered involuntarily.
This was simply madness!
Saint's Hand had sacrificed not only 1,000 Level 100-plus Tier 2 magical-class players but also 100 Tier 3 experts. This was something even Super Guilds wouldn't dare to do. After all, even to a Super Guild, 100 Tier 3 experts represented significant combat power.
"Zero Wing is truly doomed this time!"
"Sure enough, Saint's Hand is filled with a bunch of lunatics! They actually dare use such a card! With this, not only will Zero Wing and all of its allies have their members devoured by those Faux Saint monsters, but they'll even have their souls weakened as well!"
Despite being spectators, the various superpowers' members hidden inside Silverwing Town shuddered in fear when they saw the maniacal smile on Thousand Eyes's face.
While everyone was falling into despair, several figures appeared above Silverwing Town's main gate. One of these figures belonged to none other than Zero Wing's Guild Leader, Black Flame.
After arriving above the main gate, Shi Feng glanced at the Magic Mirror in the sky and said nonchalantly, "How noisy. Isn't it just a Soul Annihilation Curse? Do you think this thing is good for anything?"
Although Shi Feng did not speak very loudly, with the entire Silverwing Town dead silent right now, everyone heard his words very clearly.
Hence, the entire town immediately went into an uproar. No one ever thought that even after things had developed to such a point, Shi Feng would still dare to provoke Thousand Eyes. Was he so eager to die?
"Is he tired of living?"
"Pretending to be calm! We'll see how he continues pretending!"
"I'm guessing that Black Flame must've realized the hopelessness of the situation and is merely sassing to get the load off his chest."
When the various superpowers' members saw Shi Feng's calm expression and heard his bold claim through their Magic Mirrors, they could not help scoffing. The Soul Annihilation Curse itself indeed did not pose any direct threat to players. However, the millions of Faux Saint monsters standing outside the town were definitely a nightmare for all players.
"You think it's useless? In that case, let's see if this Soul Annihilation Curse is really useless or not, once the Faux Saint army starts attacking!" Thousand Eyes said. Instead of getting angry at Shi Feng's words, he started chuckling instead.
As soon as Thousand Eyes finished speaking, the Faux Saint monsters surrounding Silverwing Town promptly charged forward.
When the army of millions advanced, it looked as if a tsunami was sweeping across the land. The earth shattered underfoot, and explosions kept reverberating through the air. Everyone inside Silverwing Town gasped at the sight. Some Tier 3 experts even retreated unconsciously.
"So noisy!"
Shi Feng pointed a finger at three Faux Saint Devourers charging amidst the army.
Immediately, the five Magic Towers spread across Silverwing Town each released a crimson beam that converged in the middle of the town before shooting into the sky.
Before anyone could react, a gigantic, crimson beam descended upon the Faux Saint army.
The instant the crimson beam made contact, the earth shattered. Immediately afterward, the crimson beam expanded into the surroundings until it covered a 300-yard radius. When the beam disappeared, almost everything within the AOE had vanished without a trace.
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Chapter 2670 – Silent Silverwing Town
When the crimson pillar outside Silverwing Town faded away, everyone momentarily froze and fell silent—the players inside the town as well as the Faux Saint monsters charging toward it. For a moment, time seemed to stop for Silverwing Town and its surroundings.
Just one hit!
Aside from the Grand Lord and Mythic ranked Faux Saint monsters, everything within the crimson beam's 300-yard radius had disappeared into the void. Not one of the 10,000 or so Faux Saint Saboteurs caught within the area survived. The magnitude of this attack was simply unbelievable.
As for the Faux Saint Destroyers and Faux Saint Devourers that remained alive, they were clearly heavily injured. Moreover, the Faux Saint Devourers were barely able to move, and they were currently struggling to escape the void that formed around them. The Faux Saint Destroyers were incapable of moving at all, only able to watch helplessly as the void slowly enveloping them closed and trapped them for the rest of their lives.
"This…"
Illusory Words and Unyielding Heart were momentarily at a loss for words when they saw this scene, shock and excitement flaring in their eyes.
This attack was simply too absurd!
This one attack not only exiled close to 1,000 Faux Saint Destroyers to the void but also heavily injured three Faux Saint Devourers. This outcome reduced the pressure Silverwing Town's defenders had to face significantly.
Meanwhile, when Saint's Heart's members saw this scene through their Magic Mirrors, they were similarly stunned. They never thought that Silverwing Town's Magic Towers possessed the power to heavily injure the Faux Saint Devourers.
"You just heavily injured three Faux Saint Devourers! This battle is nowhere close to over!" Thousand Eyes said nonchalantly when he saw Silverwing Town's players revealing joyous expressions.
It was very normal for war weapons to wreak large-scale destruction in a siege battle. While the power of Silverwing Town's Magic Towers somewhat exceeded their initial estimates, this difference would not affect the overall picture.
For the Faux Saint army, which consisted of over four million monsters, a loss of 10,000 monsters was practically negligible. Not to mention, the Magic Towers' attack had a very long Cooldown. By the time the Magic Towers were ready to attack again, the Faux Saint monsters would've long since arrived before Silverwing Town.
Moreover, the Faux Saint army went berserk because of the Magic Towers' attack. After the five remaining Faux Saint Devourers let loose angry roars, the other Faux Saint monsters resumed charging at Silverwing Town with even greater ferocity, their speed at least 20% faster than before.
Upon seeing this, the defending players standing atop Silverwing Town's walls could not help growing nervous.
The Magic Towers' combined attack was indeed astonishing, but the Faux Saint monsters, which had managed to instantly fill the gap in their battle formation, were even more astonishing. These monsters made it seem as if the previous attack never happened at all.
"All ballistas and turrets, prepare to fire! Aim for the densest locations as much as possible!"
When the Faux Saint army resumed its advance with even greater vigor, Unyielding Heart, who had commanded dozens of large-scale battles, immediately shouted out the necessary orders. At his behest, Silverwing Town's defenders promptly recovered from their fear and prepared to attack.
"All magical units, start chanting your incantations! Make sure those Destroyers don't get close to the walls!"
Similarly, Illusory Words commanded the magical-class players standing atop the walls to prepare their Spells. Afterward, she started chanting a Tier 3 Curse of her own.
As commands were issued one after another, the nervous and frightened defenders also gradually stabilized their emotions.
For a time, the defenders watched quietly as the Faux Saint army closed in.
One thousand three hundred yards…
One thousand two hundred yards…
One thousand yards…
"Fire!" Unyielding Heart shouted.
Immediately, hundreds of ballistas and dozens of Arrow Towers and Defense Turrets launched their attacks simultaneously, the firing sounds echoing throughout the town.
In the next moment, several hundred blazing streaks of light descended on the Faux Saint army like a meteor shower, the attacks shaking the ground and kicking up dust and dirt. Tens of thousands of Faux Saint monsters were also sent flying into the air, and huge craters formed wherever the attacks landed. The sight was simply spectacular.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the Faux Saint army did not falter in the slightest. In no time at all, the endless Faux Saint monsters filled in the gaps created by the war weapons' attacks, the madness of the Faux Saint monsters surpassing everyone's expectations.
"Reload and aim for the vanguard!" Unyielding Heart shouted, a frown forming on his face when he saw this scene. Although he had long since expected this to happen, he still could not help his shock when actually witnessing it.
After several rounds of attacks from the town's war weapons, although they had failed to kill even one Faux Saint Destroyer, they had killed quite a number of Faux Saint Saboteurs, as well as heavily injuring more than 200,000 Faux Saint Saboteurs. Unfortunately, compared to the Faux Saint army in its entirety, this number was still insignificant.
In the next moment, the first wave of Faux Saint monsters arrived within 100 yards of Silverwing Town's walls. Illusory Words and the other ranged players standing on the walls promptly released their strongest Skills and Spells. For a time, tens of thousands of Skills and Spells bombarded the Faux Saint monsters at the forefront.
However, just when everyone thought that the Faux Saint monsters would get hit and have their charge interrupted, a shocking scene occurred.
In the next moment, as if they were veterans of the battlefield, the Faux Saint monsters started wielding their weapons to block the incoming attacks, mitigating most of the damage from these attacks.
"How is this possible!?"
Purple Eye, who was casting her Spells on the town's wall, was stunned by this scene.
These Faux Saint monsters had even blocked a large portion of the attacks launched by Tier 3 experts. Only Tier 3 Refinement Realm experts and above managed to land their attacks on these Faux Saint monsters.
"Fools! Do you think the Faux Saint monsters before you are the same as those you met a few days ago?!" Thousand Eyes sneered as he looked at Silverwing Town's defenders.
Victory might be possible for Silverwing Town's players if they were going up against an army of ordinary monsters. However, they were up against the Faux Saint army. Every monster in the Faux Saint army possessed intellect surpassing that of ordinary monsters.
Thousand Eyes's words immediately silenced everyone.
Faced with such opponents, just how were they supposed to continue fighting?
Only the attacks of the war weapons and a small number of Tier 3 experts were effective; everyone else's were utterly useless.
During the time everyone was distracted by Thousand Eyes's words, the five intact Faux Saint Devourers suddenly leaped toward the space above the walls.
"Not good! Stop them!"
Unyielding Heart's complexion turned indescribably grim when he saw the Faux Saint Devourers launching an attack.
While the town's defensive magic array had indeed been strengthened, the Soul Annihilation Curse had thinned the ambient Mana considerably, effectively nullifying the upgrade the defensive magic array had just received. Moreover, an Advanced Town's defensive magic array couldn't hope to withstand the attacks of several Mythic monsters.
Before anyone could react, five spears tore through space and converged on a single point on the defensive magic array.
"A Combination Combat Technique?!"
Illusory Words goggled in shock at the five Faux Saint Devourers' attacks.
The fact that the Faux Saint monsters could use combat techniques was already plenty astonishing. Now, they actually used a Combination Combat Technique, something very few players could execute. This was simply a nightmare.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, what a pity. I never thought that you all would fall so quickly," Thousand Eyes said, a delighted smirk appearing on his face as he looked at Shi Feng, who had remained silent all this time.
So long as Silverwing Town's defensive magic array shattered, the players inside the town would be no different from lambs to the slaughter. The Tier 4 NPC guarding the town wouldn't matter. After all, even a ferocious tiger couldn't beat a pack of wolves.
Boom…
A loud explosion shook the entire battlefield, the shockwave of the impact so powerful that even the Faux Saint Destroyers nearby stumbled.
"It seems Zero Wing is really doomed now."
When the various superpowers' spectating members saw the shattered space above the walls, they shook their heads. The Faux Saint Devourers originally already possessed extraordinary strength. Now that they had used a Combination Combat Technique, the power of their joint attack reached the peak of Tier 4—which definitely wasn't something an Advanced Town's defensive magic array could block.
However, as the black void vanished and the dust settled, the various superpowers' members with gleeful expressions on their faces were stunned.
At this moment, the faint red barrier enveloping the town actually remained intact. In fact, it didn't even have the tiniest of cracks.
"This… How is this possible?!"
At this moment, let alone the various superpowers' spectating members, even Thousand Eyes gaped in shock, his eyes glued to the red barrier.
This was a Peak Tier 4 attack they were talking about!
During the time the entire battlefield had fallen silent, a voice suddenly came from the town's main gate and echoed throughout the battlefield.
"Is that it? If that is your strongest move, then we can indeed put an end to this farce!"
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