Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God

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Ridiculed by Zhao Yueru in such a way, the expressions on Shi Feng’s party
members turned dark. Even if Blackie loved beautiful women, he was still
unable to overlook such an action. How could a great beauty like her have
such a poisonous mouth? Although Blackie wanted to refute her, his words
were unable to leave his mouth.

The Dark Moon Graveyard was just too hard. Even if they believed in Shi
Feng’s strengths and techniques, when faced with so many Elites and Special
Elites, who could guarantee that they’d be able to pass through?

“What? Nothing to say?” Zhao Yueru asked coldly when Shi Feng had
remained silent as if he were in deep thought.

The members of Ouroboros were also looking at Shi Feng with disdain. They
were already feeling despair towards the Dark Moon Graveyard, and even
Gentle Snow felt helpless. So, what could a Beta Tester, with only some
slightly good techniques, do?

“You’re just a Beta Tester. Who doesn’t know how to talk big? If you have
the ability, then you take command and kill all of those monsters. If you
don’t, stop spouting bullshit.”

“Humph! Just a bunch of independent players foolishly making second-

guesses after we can’t get through.”

The members of Ouroboros all had their own arrogance. They all supported
Zhao Yueru, one after another. They hurtled all sorts of ridicule towards Shi
Feng, venting the despair in their hearts.
“What did guys you say?”

“If it weren’t for Brother Feng, would you still be alive right now?”

Shi Feng’s party members could no longer stand by idly and watch. Every
one of them revealed expressions of anger, intentions of starting a fight
surfacing.

If it weren’t for Shi Feng’s warning, both of the team’s MTs would have
died. Without the MTs to act as meat-shields, the players behind would have
definitely died, and it would be lucky if even a few survived.

Just as both sides were about to start a dispute, a deep muffled voice came
from the team, disrupting everyone’s argument. Every one of the team
members was dumbstruck, thinking they had misheard.

“After observing the surrounding area and those monsters, I’ve thought of a
way to get through the fog. I wonder if Miss Snow would be willing to let me
take command?” Shi Feng faintly smiled as he looked at Gentle Snow.
Regarding the ridicules of Zhao Yueru and the others, Shi Feng did not mind
them in the slightest. That was because everything was going according to his
plan. From the moment Zhao Yueru started mocking him, his goals had
already been achieved. If Zhao Yueru and the others did not react the way
they did, how would he be able to seize the opportunity to take the initiative?

“If you can lead everyone across the fog, it won’t be a problem to pass
leadership to you.”

Gentle Snow’s iceberg-like expression faintly changed. Being able to get

through the fog was a good thing. She was also not a petty person. It was just
that, for some reason, when she looked at Shi Feng’s smile, she had a faint
feeling of disharmony as if all of this was within Shi Feng’s grasp.
“Snow, I was only joking. How could you give this bastard leadership over
the team?” Zhao Yueru panicked. Ouroboros’ First Vice-Leader was actually
being commanded by an outsider. Wouldn’t that make them the
laughingstock of the other first-rate Guilds? They would call out Ouroboros
for their inability.

“If you have any other methods to pass through, I won’t really mind,” Shi
Feng shrugged, spreading his hands to signify that he did not care.

Zhao Yueru wanted to dissuade Gentle Snow. She had only been speaking
out of anger before. If Shi Feng had really become the team’s leader, then
wouldn’t an upheaval occur within the team? Who would be willing to
submit to an independent player? Even if Shi Feng’s techniques were quite
good, there were still heaps of such personnel within the Guild.

“Okay, now is not the time to care about reputation. Clearing this Dungeon is
our priority. From now on, Ye Feng will command the team. His words are
my words. If anybody doesn’t listen, you’ll know the consequences,” Gentle
Snow said in a chilling tone.

Gentle Snow naturally knew Zhao Yueru’s concerns. She, too, had
considered the problems. However, if they gave up the Team Dungeon’s First
Clear due to this little reputation, that would truly cause their Guild to
become the laughingstock of other Guilds.

“Alright, then. Whatever you say. However, if he doesn’t command us

adequately, only blindly giving out orders, I won’t obey.” Zhao Yueru shot a
glance at Shi Feng in anger. She did not believe that Shi Feng could properly
command the team, not to mention lead them through the fogged area. After
all, Shi Feng was just an independent player. It was impossible for him to
have any experience in commanding a team. In a moment, she would watch
and make fun of Shi Feng making a fool of himself.
Seeing that Gentle Snow had already nodded her head in agreement, Shi Feng
unhurriedly said, “Since we’re done with the matter of leadership, let’s talk
about the matter of distribution. All of the equipment will be given out
according to Job requirements, while the other items will be auctioned within
the team. Any problems?”

“Ye Feng! Don’t go overboard!” Zhao Yueru glared at Shi Feng like a
wrathful tigress.

“Miss Zhao, I’m not trying to swindle even a single item. We’re just fairly
competing inside the Dungeon, so is there a need to talk about going
overboard?” Shi Feng calmly smiled.

Previously, Shi Feng agreed to Gentle Snow’s arrangements because he did

not possess the power to back himself up.

He knew the strategy to conquer the Dark Moon Graveyard. However, he

couldn’t reveal that fact earlier. After all, Team Dungeons had not activated
during the Beta Test of God’s Domain. Hence, if Shi Feng were to reveal
knowledge that not even Beta Testers of God’s Domain had, Gentle Snow
and the others would definitely become suspicious.

Now, everyone was aware of the Dark Moon Graveyard’s information.

Moreover, Shi Feng, himself, had followed them into the Dungeon. As long
as Shi Feng performed thinking up a strategy, naturally, no one would
question him.

Even the astute Gentle Snow would not suspect Shi Feng had long since
known how to conquer the Dark Moon Graveyard.

“You…” Zhao Yueru became speechless from anger. She felt Shi Feng was
just a scoundrel intoxicated by success.
On the other hand, Gentle Snow did not hesitate as she revealed a faint smile,
calmly saying, “Alright. As long as we can get through, I’ll agree to your
conditions.”

“Snow!” Zhao Yueru did not dare believe her own ears. Gentle Snow agreed,
just like that. Recipes for Lifestyle Jobs! The ones dropped from Team
Dungeons were even more priceless! How could they just let others take
advantage of them?

“Enough. It’s all just a waste of breath if we can’t get through the Dungeon.
If we manage to get through and an item drops, we’ll just buy it as is. Do you
think an independent player like Ye Feng is wealthier than us?” Gentle Snow
softly explained.

Hearing this, Zhao Yueru came to a realization. If they were competing

regarding capabilities, even a hundred Ye Fengs would not be a match for
them. At the end of the day, the item would still be theirs.

“Humph! Humph! Be pleased with yourself while you can.” Zhao Yueru’s
mood greatly improved. She even looked forward to clearing the Dungeon as
quickly as possible, obtaining several recipes. She wanted Shi Feng to know
just how foolish his decision was.

“Since I will be commanding the team from now on, let’s first leave the
Dungeon and re-enter it once everybody gathers,” Shi Feng took out a Return
Scroll and started chanting.

Using a Return Scroll inside a Dungeon would automatically send players

back to the Dungeon’s entrance, saving players the wasted time running back.

The others also promptly took out Return Scrolls after watching Shi Feng do
so.
Indeed, three people had died in the team, so some reorganization was
necessary.

Outside the Dark Moon Graveyard, many teams belonging to Guilds had
returned after dying. They were currently reorganizing themselves, preparing
to challenge the Dungeon once more.

When they saw the Snow Goddess and her team leave the Dungeon, they all
were abruptly shocked. All of them hurriedly looked towards the Glory List
at the Dungeon’s entrance.

The Snow Goddess’ fame was extremely great. In addition to so many of her
team members leaving through the Dungeon’s entrance, there was a high
chance that they had already cleared the Dungeon. However, the Glory List
was still as empty as ever. Everyone let loose a breath of relief. They
continued with their rest, discussing how they would raid the Dungeon.

After over a dozen minutes, the entire team was assembled. Everyone, once
more, walked towards the Teleportation Gate.

As the leader of the team, Shi Feng immediately adjusted the Dungeon’s
difficulty to Hell Mode.

Immediately, the color of the Teleportation Gate changed. A flickering image

of a ghost’s head appeared, causing others to shudder.

Before anyone within the team could react, they turned into black rays of
light as they entered the Dark Moon Graveyard.

Outside the Dungeon’s entrance, the members of the various Guilds were all
dumbfounded.

What sort of situation was this?

Didn’t they just enter Normal Mode once? After understanding some
information about the Dark Moon Graveyard, they’re already starting to raid
Hell Mode?

Was there a need to be so strong-willed?

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The sky was dark, and the bright moon illuminated all of the Dark Moon
Graveyard.

Compared to the Normal Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard, a great expanse
of dense fog shrouded the wasteland. Not only did it obstruct one’s vision,
but it also carried with it an endless air of murder. It was like a battlefield; a
heavy and oppressive feeling permeated the wasteland, causing one’s body to
grow sluggish.

“This is the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard?” Gentle Snow
surveyed her surroundings, revealing an indifferent smile.

She discovered that the fog here was almost alive, and she felt as if she were
being watched. Moreover, there were crimson red spots glowing, floating
about the fog, most likely the blood-red eyes of the Kobolds.
Just the number of monsters here far exceeded that of the Normal Mode.
Moreover, there was also the dense fog hindering one’s vision, greatly
increasing the difficulty of battle.

“Ye Feng, what are you trying to do here? Why did you bring us to Hell?”
Zhao Yueru looked towards Shi Feng, interrogating him.

After experiencing the terror of Normal Mode, even an idiot knew how
horrifying Hell Mode would be. This was not a place for people at all. Right
now, they could not even clear Normal Mode, so coming to Hell Mode was
just plain suicide.

Gentle Snow was also curious as to why Shi Feng had done such a thing.
Judging from Shi Feng’s behavior, he was definitely not a brainless person.

Even Shi Feng’s own party members were extremely curious. They had
clearly agreed on entering the Normal Mode, yet, why had they entered Hell
Mode?

“I’m the team leader now; my words are final. Since I’ve chosen Hell Mode,
I obviously have my own reasons. You may leave if you have any opinions
about it; I won’t be stopping you,” Shi Feng said with a smile.
What comes around, goes around.

Previously, he had only humbly submitted to Zhao Yueru because he could

not reveal his hand. Now that they were in his territory, naturally, he would
no longer act with modesty.

“You… You bully~!” Zhao Yueru’s almond eyes widened into circles as she
glared at Shi Feng, her twin peaks bouncing indefinitely. She stomped the
rock beneath her feet, unable to find any words. She gritted her teeth,
immediately turning her head away and no longer looking at Shi Feng.

This scoundrel actually went so far as to use her previous words to spite her,
possessing not even a hint of a gentleman. When all of this was over, she
would properly put Shi Feng in his place.

Originally, Blackie intended to mediate between the two. However, when he

saw Zhao Yueru’s sudden silence, not speaking even a word, he secretly
raised his thumb at Shi Feng.

_As expected of Brother Feng! He even dared meet a great beauty head-on!_

If he were standing in Shi Feng’s position, he would not have been able to do
such a thing.
“Ye Feng, do you really have the confidence to clear Hell Mode? You should
know that, although the difficulty is only different by two levels on the
surface, in reality it is ten or more times harder. The requirement of
equipment, cooperation, and leadership also increases by several levels. I
don’t want my team members to die a meaningless death,” Gentle Snow
softly asked.

Although the death penalty inside Team Dungeons was much lower than the
death penalty in Party Dungeons, it was still a 5% experience loss. Moreover,
Hell Mode was different than the other difficulties. The loss of experience in
Hell Mode after a single death was 10%. Without a success rate of 70% or
above, most players were unwilling to dive into the Hell Mode of a Dungeon.

“There should be no problems. However, we still have to try before we can

know the results.” Shi Feng did not reveal his full opinion. Based on the
team’s current composition and equipment, Shi Feng was extremely
confident of clearing the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard. Otherwise,
he wouldn’t have chosen Hell Mode in the first place.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, only after going through countless team-wipes
and experience accumulation, he figured out several methods of passing
through the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard. If he let Gentle Snow to
fumble about slowly, who knew how long he would have to wait or how
many team-wipes they’d have to go through before they successfully passed
through.

Watching Shi Feng’s calm behavior, after giving it some thought, Gentle
Snow decided to support Shi Feng’s decision. It was a good chance for her to
observe the extent of Shi Feng’s capabilities. If he performed well, it would
be beneficial to invite him to join the God-Slaying Army.

Gentle Snow nodded. At this time, even if the others were still unwilling,
they had no choice but to listen to Shi Feng’s commands. However, it was
not because they believed in Shi Feng; rather, they believed in Gentle Snow’s
decision.

After which, Shi Feng started assigning responsibilities. Overall, his

arrangements were mostly similar to Gentle Snow’s. The difference was that
he placed three Elementalists in the Dagger Party and disbanded the Scout
Party to place their members in the Protection Party instead, protecting the
healers.

“After entering the fog, both MTs are to activate your lifesaving skills and
rush after me without stopping. However, pay attention to dodge attacks.
Everyone in the back must also follow, and remember, no matter what
happens, never stop moving your feet. Healers only need to use instant-cast
skills to heal the two MTs. Everyone else should use your own recovery
potions,” Shi Feng explained. “If all of you understand, then everyone should
use a Speed Scroll now.”

Everyone grew suspicious after hearing Shi Feng. What was he trying to do,
turn them into kamikazes? He even wanted them to use Speed Scrolls. Was
he complaining that they wouldn’t die quick enough?
Moreover, they could only earn so much money from a trip into the Dungeon.
There were twenty players in the entire team, which meant they would be
expending twenty Speed Scrolls. Just how much money was that!?

“Alright, everyone just use your Speed Scrolls,” noticing the unwillingness in
everyone’s eyes, Gentle Snow could only helplessly support the command.

Everyone was helpless. Speed Scrolls were very expensive, and each of them
had only prepared two. However, before they even started killing monsters,
they were already required to use one of them. This was just too extravagant.

However, such a decision did not alarm Shi Feng’s party members. Speed
Scrolls had long since become a necessity for them to grind Elite monsters,
so they each had six or seven on their person.

After everyone used a Speed Scroll, they followed Shi Feng towards the
entrance of the maze area.

“Follow closely. I won’t concern myself if you fall behind,” Shi Feng
reminded in the team chat.

Having Shi Feng tell them in such a way, everyone became nervous. If they
fell behind, needless to say, only death waited for them.
“Run!” After seeing everybody ready, Shi Feng activated his title, Might of a
Thousand, greatly increasing everyone’s Attributes. As a result, their running
speed also increased.

Before shock took hold of anyone over their increased Attributes, Shi Feng
started running. Every one of them tightly chased after him, disappearing into
the fog.

Within, the fog massively limited everyone’s vision. They could only barely
make out an area of five yards.

After running for some time, Shi Feng suddenly said, “MTs, use your
lifesaving skills. Healers, heal.”

Hearing Shi Feng’s commands, the two MTs started activating their
lifesaving skills. The healers also started using their healing skills on the two
MTs.

Following which, black rays appeared, fired out from the fog. The black rays
struck the two MTs, dealing a horrifying amount of damage. Fortunately, the
healers constantly replenished their HPs to make up for the damage they
received. In addition, the two MTs had high movement speeds, reducing the
chances of the black rays striking them.
With the two MTs taking the full brunt of the damage, the other team
members behind had nothing to worry about.

In such a way, everyone ran after Shi Feng for a full ten minutes, making
twists and turns every so often. In between, they all used another Speed
Scroll. If the healers were lacking Mana, they would drink Mana Recovery
Potions. Such a situation worried the members of Ouroboros greatly. How
was this still a Dungeon raid? They were just throwing money away!

Moreover, everyone clearly felt the countless monsters closely chasing after
them. The monsters constantly bellowed, and as long as they halted their
steps, those monsters would definitely kill them.

Fortunately, this place was just like a maze. There were plenty of paths
available for them. Moreover, the paths were relatively narrow, resulting in a
situation where the monsters hindered each other’s advance. As a result, it
would not be easy for the monsters to catch up to the team.

“Turn left ahead and enter the small path. After everyone has entered, both
MTs block the entrance of the path and use your lifesaving skills. Healers,
spam your heals on them. Blackie, prepare to use Hell Flame. When the MTs
are unable to hold on, the three Elementalists should use Frozen Nova to
block the monsters. If the MTs die, all melees are to stand forward and block
the way, but none of you are allowed to attack!” Shi Feng immediately
shouted in the team’s chat as he looked towards the small path a short
distance away.
Following which, everyone quickly poured into the narrow pathway. Both the
MTs just happened to block the entire entrance of this path successfully.

When both MTs were in position, they received powerful attacks, one after
another, constantly pushing them backward. Damage appeared above their
heads endlessly. Just as the two of them were about to be sent flying from the
barrage of attacks, Shi Feng placed both his hands on their backs, bracing
against them. The two MTs felt like they leaned against a wall; their bodies
unable to retreat any further.

“Blackie, hurry up! Elementalists, prepare your Frozen Novas!” Shi Feng
hurriedly commanded.

“I’m ready!” Blackie chanted the final incantation.

“MTs, retreat! Elementalists, cast Frozen Nova!” Shi Feng yelled.

Following which, a Frozen Nova spread out to encompass all the monsters,
freezing them and stopping their movements. Over twenty points of damage
appeared over every monster’s head.

“Such a high Ice Resistance...” Zhao Yueru’s brows slightly cringed. She was
extremely dissatisfied with the damage she inflicted.
At this time, pillars of green-colored flames shot up amidst the monsters,
causing damages of over -300 to every monster. The pillars of flame lasted
for 5 seconds, and during this period, the monsters’ HP incessantly fell. This
scene dumbfounded everyone.

Even Blackie, himself, was stunned. Wasn’t this damage a little too high?
After all, these monsters were all Elites and Special Elites. Being able to
cause damages of over -100 was fortunate.

However, what Blackie did not know was that the Kobolds in the Dark Moon
Graveyard lived in this cold and dark environment for many years now. They
loved the cold but were afraid of fire. Hence, the damage from fire-attributed
magic would be multiplied by several folds. It was especially true for the
Kobold Zombies, as they feared fire the most.

After Hell Flame ended, the two MTs stepped forward once more to block
the monsters. Due to the road being narrow, only two or three monsters could
attack at a single time. If it was the large-sized Kobold Zombies, just one of
them was enough to fill the entire path. Moreover, the Kobold Zombies were
unable to display their might in such a narrow space. At most, one or two
claw attacks would land on the MTs, and even then, the MTs were sharing
the burden with each other. As a result, the Kobold Zombies became utterly
harmless.

After more than ten minutes passed, Blackie’s Hell Flame annihilated the
Kobolds that rushed towards the team. Everyone’s experience greatly
increased as a result, and there was even a pile of dropped items.
The members of Ouroboros were astonished. Although Blackie’s magic
surprised them, Shi Feng’s strategy thoroughly stunned them. He was
actually able to think up such a strategy and discover such a location. His
mind and perception were truly great.

Members of Ouroboros had always revered the strong. As a result, every one
of them now felt embarrassed over their previous slandering of Shi Feng.

Even Zhao Yueru was rendered speechless after witnessing Shi Feng’s
leadership. However, she still felt hatred for Shi Feng inside her heart. She
silently lamented over the stupidity of these monsters.

“As expected, he does possess real skill. It is no wonder he rose to Level 6 so

quickly.” Gentle Snow started her reevaluation of Shi Feng’s strength. She
did not imagine that he would be capable to this degree. Not only did he
possess a Title that could raise the entire team’s Attributes, but he also had
such a frightening perception. Shi Feng’s performance far exceeded her
expectations. If her team had such personnel in the future, they would have a
much easier time conquering Dungeons.

“A total of twenty-eight pieces of equipment dropped. Among them, there are

nine pieces of Mysterious-Iron rank, while the rest are Bronze Equipment.
We’ll distribute them according to Jobs.” Shi Feng arranged the loot and
distributed the equipment. He distributed them accordingly, and players who
had similar Jobs would Roll for the equipment, with the higher number
obtaining the equipment.
Hearing Shi Feng report their gains, everyone sucked in a deep breath. They
were unable to utter a single word due to their excitement.

Currently, Mysterious-Iron Equipment was considered top-tier equipment.

Previously, they had killed so many monsters in the Normal Mode of Dark
Moon Graveyard, yet, only a few pieces of Bronze Equipment dropped. Right
now, however, they only killed a large wave of monsters, but already
obtained so much Mysterious-Iron Equipment and Bronze Equipment.

This drop rate was just too frightening!

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Discovering that the Hell Mode of a Dungeon dropped so much valuable

equipment, even Gentle Snow was stunned.

If they could clear the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard, it was
unknown just how much top-tier equipment they could obtain. With top-tier
equipment, they would have a much easier time conquering the other Team
Dungeons.

Thinking up to this point, Gentle Snow became much more interested

towards conquering the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard. It was just
that she did not know whether Shi Feng was capable of accomplishing this
magnificent feat.
After Shi Feng distributed the equipment, many of the team members
immediately swapped out their old equipment for the new. It was especially
true for the extremely lucky Blackie. Blackie was the only Cursemancer on
the entire team. Among the nine pieces of Mysterious-Iron Equipment, there
were two pieces of the Death Word Set Equipment meant for Cursemancers.

The Death Word Set Equipment was at the apex of all Level 5 Set Equipment
for Cursemancers. Just the effect of having two set pieces increased Blackie’s
Dark Arrow by 1 Level. In addition, Blackie’s Dark Arrow was already Level
4.

At Level 5, the Dark Arrow’s damage increased by a large leap.

Meanwhile, Cola managed to win a Mysterious-Iron Shield by Rolling. After

equipping the shield, his Defense surpassed the Shield Warrior from
Ouroboros, Ghost Chop, by quite a lot.

Although many items dropped, Shi Feng incessantly shook his head at these
items. None of these items attracted his attention.

“Why don’t you want this piece of Bronze Equipment for Swordsmen?”
Gentle Snow asked, astonished.

With just a glance at Shi Feng’s equipment, anybody could tell it was just
individual Bronze Equipment assembled together. According to logic, their
Attributes should be much weaker than the equipment dropped from the Hell
Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard. However, Shi Feng remained indifferent
towards the equipment dropped.

“The Attributes of this equipment isn’t as good as what I’m currently using.
Just give it to your Guild’s Swordsman.” Shi Feng carelessly gave the
equipment to Gentle Snow. Naturally, he would not mention that he already
possessed a set of Silvermoon Set Equipment, which was the best Set
Equipment for Swordsmen under Level 10.

After hearing Shi Feng, the other Swordsman in the team repeatedly
expressed his gratitude towards him.

Even if Shi Feng were to take away the equipment for Swordsman, nobody
on the team would complain. On the contrary, they would feel it was only
natural that he would do so. No matter what anybody said, it was all due to
Shi Feng’s efforts that they were able to obtain so much equipment.
However, Shi Feng displayed himself to be extremely impartial, causing the
members of Ouroboros further admiration; their gazes when they looked at
Shi Feng held even more reverence now.

hi Feng stayed unmoved while faced with top-tier equipment. In the virtual
gaming world, not many people would be capable of remaining as impartial
when leading a temporary team.

Noticing everyone had mostly recovered, Shi Feng said inside the team chat,
“Everyone, prepare yourselves. We will be going to the next strategic point.
Those without Speed Scrolls, come get them from me.”

The members of Ouroboros were troubled when they heard this. Each of
them had only carried two Speed Scrolls and both had already been used.

However, they felt extremely awkward asking for Speed Scrolls from Shi
Feng. After all, they previously made a mockery of Shi Feng. It would
practically be a slap to their own faces if they asked Shi Feng for the
expensive Speed Scrolls now. However, if they remained stubborn, they
would only embarrass themselves when they died later on.
“Can I buy some Speed Scrolls from you? I didn’t have them prepare enough
Speed Scrolls previously. We would feel extremely ashamed if you were to
just give them to us for free.” Gentle Snow naturally knew of her teammates’
embarrassment. Without having a better option, she chose to take the
initiative.

“Alright.” Since Gentle Snow already asked, Shi Feng would not refuse.
After all, his money didn’t grow on trees, either.

Fortunately, Shi Feng was prepared for such a situation, purchasing plenty of
Speed Scrolls. He provided each team member of Ouroboros with three
Speed Scrolls.

However, when the members of Ouroboros were trading the Speed Scrolls
with Shi Feng, they all had their heads lowered in embarrassment. They felt
deeply ashamed in their hearts. Some of them also thanked Shi Feng directly,
leaving Shi Feng at a loss.

“Dirty bastard, this lady is a magnanimous person. Seeing that you’ve

performed well, I’ve decided to forgive you. Give me the scroll then!” Zhao
Yueru walked towards Shi Feng, her head raised and her arms hugging her
bosom. The crimson red robe she wore revealed a deep cleavage, and a
bashful tinge of red appeared on her delicate face as she spoke.

Shi Feng naturally understood that it was a difficult feat for the incomparably
prideful Flame Witch from his previous life to carry out such an action. If
other players were to see her behaving as such right now, most likely, their
jaws would have fallen to the ground from shock by now. Not only was Zhao
Yueru currently displaying frailty, but she also apologized to Shi Feng!

Even Xiao Yue’er was pinching her own tender, pink cheeks, thinking she
was hallucinating.
Shi Feng only revealed a smile at Zhao Yueru’s display as he traded the
Speed Scrolls to her. However, inwardly, he was baffled. Was the Sun rising
from the West?

He did not think that Zhao Yueru had such a side to her. If other men were to
see this, their bones might turn to mush!

Shi Feng did not think that his unintentional action would actually allow him
to witness such a scene. A pity he did not record the moment.

On the other side, just as Shi Feng and the others busied themselves in the
Dark Moon Graveyard, the other Guilds were still exploring the maze. They
died over and over. Such a situation caused many Guilds to give up their
conquest of the Dark Moon Graveyard. If they continued this act of suicide,
they might not properly recover their horrifying experience loss.

However, there were still some of the stronger Guilds who continued their
exploration, conquering the Dark Moon Graveyard bit by bit.

Three hours after the Dark Moon Graveyard opened, there was still not a
single Guild that managed to clear the Dungeon. After frantically trying to
conquer the Dungeon, the Assassin’s Alliance, Heaven’s Crown, and other
rated Guilds started to cool their actions. They started to calmly analyze all
the information they obtained from the Dungeon.

Meanwhile, the team Shi Feng led had already killed their way towards an
underground mausoleum, preparing to enter it.

In order to arrive at this mausoleum, Shi Feng had led the team through two
more similar massacres, obtaining more than forty pieces of equipment and
various materials. Everyone in the team greatly improved as a result. The two
MTs in the team also surpassed the 400 Defense threshold. Now, even when
faced against the Kobold Zombie’s claw attacks, they could resist two hits
head on.

This underground mausoleum was situated in the central region of the

wasteland. It was also the Dark Moon Graveyard’s sole exit. In order to avoid
suspicion, Shi Feng intentionally took several detours.

Just as Shi Feng and the others were about to enter…

Gentle Snow looked towards the serene and distant mausoleum, suddenly
saying, “There are no monsters in the surroundings. This place may very well
be the exit of the Dark Moon Graveyard. We should let the Assassins scout
ahead first. That way, if there are traps ahead, we won’t risk a team-wipe.”

“Alright.” Although Shi Feng knew there were no traps, he couldn’t actually
reveal that. So, he could only agree to Gentle Snow’s suggestion.

Following which, one of the Assassin’s snuck into the mausoleum.

After more than ten minutes passed, the Assassin reported that there were no
dangers ahead. The Assassin also discovered a Teleportation Circle inside a
large hall. However, there was a gigantic monster standing guard in the
middle of the Teleportation Circle. The Assassin did not close in on the
monster for fear of being discovered. Moreover, the room was dimly lit, so
the Assassin could not clearly see the information of the monster within.

“Let’s go take a look then,” Shi Feng said as he entered the mausoleum.

Although the Assassin did not know what kind of monster was inside, Shi
Feng certainly knew.
The monster guarding the Teleportation Circle was the final Boss of the Dark
Moon Graveyard. It used to be the king of Kobolds, the Kobold King Patch
Leo.

The moment everyone entered the large hall, the dimly lit hall suddenly
changed. The extinguished candles around the room flared to life, emitting a
dark green flame and illuminating the entire hall.

Meanwhile, a figure over three meters tall stood in the center of the hall. The
figure was a ferocious Kobold, its body covered in blue-colored armor and its
hands wielding a pitch-black greatsword decorated with runes. The Kobold
silently stood on the magic circle, not even moving a muscle as its entire
body radiated a frightening pressure.

Everyone used Observation Skills, one after another, wanting to understand

this monster.

However, after seeing its information, everyone’s complexion turned pale.

They felt a deep terror as they gazed at this creature, and even Gentle Snow
sucked in a cold breath. None of them had any confidence in killing this
monster.

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Everyone stood silently within the bright mausoleum hall, turning the place
eerily quiet.
After some time had passed…

“Brother Feng, what do we do now? This Boss is just too terrifying. It is

impossible for us to kill it,” Blackie looked towards Shi Feng, asking.

On the other side, Zhao Yueru said helplessly, “Snow, it seems we won’t be
able to clear the Dungeon after all.”

The other team members also indicated their agreement. There could be no
greater folly than to attempt something they already knew to be impossible.

“Are we just going to give up like this?” Gentle Snow’s slender eyelashes
trembled slightly, her crystal-clear eyes shifting towards the Kobold King’s
figure once more. They had reached this point after much difficulty. Were
they just going to give up like this?

[Kobold King Patch Leo] (Lord Rank)

Level 6

HP 120,000/120,000

Not mentioning its frightening amount of HP, just the mere words, “Lord
Rank” were enough to cause players to tremble. That meant that there was a
single aspect to this monster that was extremely terrifying; either in terms of
speed, strength, or magic. Based solely on the terrifying aura radiating off of
the Kobold King’s body, its bulging, iron-like muscles, the pitch-black
greatsword as tall as a man, which pierced deeply into the ground... Even
without having any exchanges with this Kobold King everyone knew there
was no way to overpower it.
“Why don’t we give it a try first? Ghost Chop, try out the Boss’ capabilities.
The others will leave the hall first,” Gentle Snow said after giving it some
thought.

Gentle Snow still intended to give the Boss a try. She was hoping to look for
a strategy to kill it.

“Let’s leave first then,” Shi Feng said as well.

Gentle Snow’s thoughts were exactly the same as his. He would let the MT
try out the Boss, then let the team watch. That way, he would have an
appropriate excuse when he revealed his strategy.

Following this the Shield Warrior, Ghost Chop, activated his video recording,
charging towards the Kobold King alone.

Meanwhile, the thick and heavy stone doors leading into the hall started
closing.

Just as Ghost Chop was midway through his Charge, the Kobold King
abruptly opened its eyes. _Kachak._ The Kobold King casually pulled out the
pitch-black sword from the ground; its robust legs abruptly exploded with
power as it similarly charged at Ghost Chop.

Like a fierce gale, the Kobold King swept towards Ghost Chop.

Ghost Chop’s body was frightened stiff. He rapidly reacted by raising his
shield, blocking it in front of his chest.

In the blink of an eye, a black ray, which carried with it an explosive sound,
struck on the shield.
_Hong!_

Ghost Chop’s entire person was sent flying, and a damage of 633 points
appeared above his head. His entire arm felt numb from the attack. If he had
not used his shield to block, he might have been killed instantly.

Ghost Chop felt that his own techniques were quite good, and he was an elite
member of Ouroboros. Moreover, his task right now wasn’t even to kill off
the Boss. If he could not even force the Boss to reveal its hidden cards, then
he would be an absolute disgrace.

Ghost Chop abruptly stood up. He poured a bottle of Basic Regeneration

Potion down his throat, his HP recovering to more than half of its total. Just
as he was considering attempting another bout with the Boss, he suddenly
discovered that the Boss was already standing behind him, its greatsword
raised up high. Abruptly, the Kobold King slashed the greatsword at Ghost
Chop.

Shield Wall!

Ghost Chop no longer had the option to dodge the attack. He could only use
his lifesaving skill to take the attack at full force.

When used, Shield Wall would reduce the damage the user received by half
for a duration of 12 seconds.

The black runic greatsword struck down once more. Although Ghost Chop
had used his shield to block the attack again, he was instantly forced into a
kneeling position by the resulting pressure. The stone bricks beneath his feet
cracked apart like a spider’s web, and his HP instantly fell by 426 points,
leaving him with only a thread of life remaining.
The Kobold King then kicked towards the side of Ghost Chop’s abdomen.
Ghost Chop helplessly imprinted himself onto a wall, and his HP instantly
dropped down to zero.

Only three seconds had passed since the start of the battle. Just like that, an
MT that was equipped with top-tier equipment was dead.

So much so that, even before the stone doors had closed shut, they had
opened once more.

Everyone looked at Ghost Chop, who was planted into a wall, shocked.

_What was this situation?_

The door had just closed before opening again, and their MT was already
dead…

“Yue’er, revive Ghost Chop,” Gentle Snow said with a gloomy expression.

Ghost Chop being killed so quickly was a clear indicator of how strong this
Boss was.

After Ghost Chop was revived, a somber expression hung on his face. He
unwillingly shared with everyone the recording he made, allowing them all to
analyze the Boss’ strength.

“Strong!” Zhao Yueru could not help but say in shock, “This general speed
and reaction speed, this strength, and also the constantly varying attack
patterns… Is this really an NPC? Are we sure this isn’t a martial arts expert
in disguise?”
Before even witnessing the Boss in battle, everyone could already feel how
powerful it was. Now that they witnessed this for themselves, aside from
feeling shocked, they were also astounded. With Ghost Chop’s skills, he was
actually unable to even damage the Boss. This was just too horrifying.

Even if it was the strongest Chieftain Rank monster Gentle Snow met before,
in comparison to this Kobold King, it would only be a little rabbit.

As for Shi Feng’s party, whom had battled with a Lord Rank Boss before,
after looking at the recording, even they were feeling apprehensive.

As expected of a Lord Rank Boss in a Team Dungeon, compared to the Lord

Rank Boss of a Party Dungeon, it was at least several times stronger. Not
only was its speed and strength a problem, but its attack patterns were even
more so. There were just too many variations. It was as if they were fighting
in a close-quartered combat against an expert. Moreover, the physical
attributes of this expert were better than theirs by several fold. Just how were
they supposed to continue battling against this Boss?

Even if their Brother Feng was very powerful, he might not be able to last
long against this Boss. After all, this Boss had a HP of 120,000 and their HP
did not even reach 1,000.

“Let’s withdraw.” After considering for a good while and thinking up of all
sorts of simulations, Gentle Snow still came to the conclusion that they would
be team-wiped. She was not prepared to waste time here, and rather prepared
to raid the Normal Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard. The Boss in the
Normal Mode should be a Chieftain Rank Boss, which should be much
weaker. According to their current equipment, they would at least have a
twenty to thirty percent chance of killing the Boss.
Everyone else could only give up after hearing Gentle Snow say this, so all of
them took out Return Scrolls.

At this moment, Shi Feng suddenly said in the team chat, “After looking at
the Kobold King’s attack patterns, if Miss Snow, the two MTs, and myself
were to implement a rotation battle, we should have somewhat of a chance at
succeeding. I wonder if Miss Snow still wishes to raid this Boss?”

Although Shi Feng’s voice was soft, it was as if a light in the darkness
appeared, brightening everyone’s spirits.

“Brother Feng, are we really going to fight it?” Blackie looked at the Kobold
King, swallowing down a mouthful of saliva. Even at such a distance away
from it, Blackie could still feel his legs trembling. If he were to close in on it
a little more, he might already be on the ground, kneeling.

In fact, it wasn’t just Blackie who was impacted by the Kobold King’s
imposing aura. The other team members did not fare any better than Blackie.
They instinctively acknowledged that they could not beat it, wanting to run
away from it.

“You have a plan?” Shock flashed past Zhao Yueru’s eyes as she looked at
Shi Feng, asking.

This was a Lord inside a Team Dungeon. Its HP was several times higher
than the Lords in the wild. Its Attack Power and attack patterns, as well, were
despairingly powerful. Zhao Yueru did not think that Shi Feng would have a
method to raid it.

Shi Feng shrugged his shoulders, looking at the Kobold King as he said, “My
confidence at succeeding isn’t high. However, we can still give it a try. Isn’t
it just a 10% experience loss? Killing all the way here, the experience we
obtained has far exceeded just 10%. Even if we died, we have already
obtained a lot of equipment. Don’t tell me that you guys are so willing to just
give up?”

Gentle Snow was slightly shocked. She did not think that Shi Feng could
bring her so many surprises. Even if they could not raid the Boss this time,
she would definitely pull Shi Feng into Ouroboros.

“What are the chances for success?” Gentle Snow asked, her iceberg-like
expression finally revealing a warm smile.

“Twenty percent.” Shi Feng had already made the most conservative
estimation. In reality, he had estimated their success rate to be at fifty
percent. However, he was worried that if he were to say it out loud it would
be bad; he might attract suspicion.

“What? You said twenty percent?!” Zhao Yueru rolled her eyes at Shi Feng.
_With such a low success rate, who would dare take the challenge?_

“Alright, let’s hear your plan then. We will be supporting you fully,” Gentle
Snow interrupted Zhao Yueru, saying softly.

Gentle Snow herself had estimated their chances at getting rid of the Lord
Rank Boss at zero percent. As for a Chieftain Rank Boss, she had estimated
the success rate to be at twenty to thirty percent chance. Judging from Shi
Feng’s previous behavior, he did not seem like a person that exaggerated
things. Since Shi Feng had a similar certainty for success, wouldn’t killing
the Lord Rank Boss be much better?

Moreover, she was extremely interested in the four-man rotation battle Shi
Feng had mentioned. She did not know what kind of method of battle this
was to actually let them have such a high chance of success against the Lord
Rank Kobold King.

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Although the members of Ouroboros admired Shi Feng, they still felt that it
was impossible for them to raid this Boss. _What would happen if they were
wiped out?_

However, Gentle Snow had already nodded her head in agreement. That
meant she was also willing to take on this risk. Even if everyone were to lose
10% of their experience and some Skill Proficiency, losing to the other
Guilds in terms of levels by a little, she would shoulder all the responsibility.

Although 10% of experience seemed like a small amount when a player had
reached Level 6, raising their experience by 10% would require at least two
to three hours worth of effort. If the team was wiped out as a result of Gentle
Snow’s decision, the losses the team suffered would not be small. It was
obvious just how much trust she placed in Shi Feng.

The members of Ouroboros looked at each other, feeling that they were all
too timid.

After playing virtual reality games for so long, they had all turned towards
stability. They thought that, in order to raise their standings in the Guild, the
less deaths they had, the better. Yet, unknowingly, they had forgotten one of
the most important points when playing a virtual reality game…

The thrill of adventure! That was the reason why most people played virtual
reality games.

They had already gained a bountiful harvest from the Dungeon. Just like what
Shi Feng had said, it wouldn’t really matter, even if they died.

“Leader, we’ll do as you say then. Whatever you want me to do, I guarantee
that I’ll do it,” the Shield Warrior, Ghost Chop, looked towards Shi Feng,
clapping his chest as he said so.

“Leader, say it.”

“Right, say it.”

The members of Ouroboros all looked towards Shi Feng. They had thought it
through already. If they were going to make a loss, so be it. However, on the
off chance that they did succeed, endless glory would await them.

“Since everyone has agreed, I’ll tell you my strategy. After we start the raid,
only me, Miss Snow, and the two MTs will battle with the Kobold King. The
other melee Jobs are to all stay at a distance. Berserkers, listen to my
command to use Charge. Assassins, after giving the Boss a Bleeding effect,
immediately distance yourselves and use Bows to attack. The other ranged
Jobs should just dish out as much damage as you can. However, pay attention
to maintain a distance of 25 yards or above from the Boss. The two Clerics
and Druids should focus on healing the MTs, while the Oracles will heal
Miss Snow and I,” Shi Feng started explaining his strategy, giving Gentle
Snow and the others detailed explanation on the method of rotation battle.
The rotation battle method was a technique that allowed the weak to win
against the strong. It was a technique specifically meant for dealing with
Bosses.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, this method of battle was gradually discovered by
some experts a month after God’s Domain’s opening. These experts then
carried out the technique in an actual battle against the Boss of a Dungeon.
Unexpectedly, the technique yielded remarkable results. Bosses, which they
were previously helpless against, were easily gotten rid of with this
technique. Following which, this technique slowly spread out, and within two
months’ time, almost every Guild’s elite team members had learned the
technique.

Right now, if they wished to raid this Lord Rank Kobold King, then they
would need to utilize this method of battle. Otherwise, for as many battles as
they carried out, they would die an equal amount of deaths. There would be
no exceptions.

After Shi Feng’s explanation ended, everyone entered into the large hall of
the mausoleum. The Kobold King, equipped with blue-colored armor, still
stood silently in the middle of the hall.

"Cola, start the raid. Pay attention to your positioning and set aside the
Kobold King for the ranged players. After which, you and I will cooperate to
hold off the Boss. When we are both unable to hold it off any longer, Ghost
Chop will be responsible for relaying the Boss over and cooperate with Miss
Snow to hold it off. After we have stabilized the Boss' aggro, all ranged
players can start dealing damage..." Shi Feng unsheathed his pair of swords,
giving out instructions one after the other in a methodical manner.
“Leave it to me!” Cola appeared slightly panicked. However, after having
gone through Shi Feng’s guidance for a period of time, he gradually began
displaying the potential of an apex expert.

After everyone was in position, Cola immediately rushed at the Kobold King
with his bear-like robust body. However, before he had even covered half the
distance, and having yet to alert the Kobold King, he used Divine Shield
Strike. Cola’s shield flew out, transforming into a shooting star as it shot
towards the Kobold King.

Just as the flying shield was about to hit the Kobold King, the Kobold King
abruptly opened its eyes, revealing two blood red orbs. Its mouth opened
wide, exposing a sinister, cold smile. With a single draw of its greatsword,
the Kobold King sent the shield flying away. The shield did not cause even a
single point of damage.

Before anybody could be shocked by the Kobold King’s skill, the Kobold
King had taken a large stride forward. It reached Cola in the blink of an eye,
its greatsword striking downwards.

With the arm that was holding onto the shield, Cola blocked against the
attack from the greatsword, receiving more than 400 damage. Meanwhile,
Cola’s other hand abruptly tightened its grip around the dagger, and with a
yell, he slashed out the dagger, striking at the side of the pitch-black
greatsword.

_Peng!_ The sword brandished by the Kobold King, due to the offset
produced from Cola’s dagger, had slid off along his shield and pierced into
the ground, causing a halt to the Kobold King’s battle rhythm.

“Beautifully done!” Shi Feng appeared behind Cola at this moment. Shi Feng
brandished the Crimson Blade, striking at the Kobold King’s greatsword once
more, causing the greatsword to sink deeper into the ground. At the same
time, Shi Feng cast Chop, using the Abyssal Blade, the sword transformed
into a black ray as it pierced at the Kobold King’s neck.

This time, they finally caused damage to the Kobold King, with a damage of
193 points appearing above its head.

Before Shi Feng could retrieve his swords, the Kobold King had released its
grip on its greatsword, sending a punch towards Shi Feng.

“Switch!” Shi Feng yelled.

Ghost Chop had long since been waiting at the side. Immediately he sent a
slash at the Kobold King’s arm. As a result of the impact, he was sent
retreating two steps backward by the Kobold King’s fist with a damage of
over 200 points appearing above his head. However, the Kobold King was
also forced back, its body nearly losing its balance.

Gentle Snow rushed up at this time, her Flame Spirit Greatsword

transforming into a sword of fire as she used Flame Slash on a gap in the
Kobold King’s armor, dealing 132 damage to it.

Soon after, the Kobold King finally managed to stabilize its body. It
brandished its greatsword in a fit of rage, casting a Horizontal Slash.

However, Cola was a step ahead of it as he forcefully received this

Horizontal Slash. As a result, no one else received a single point of damage
from the Kobold King’s attack. Cola himself, however, received 560 damage.
Fortunately, there were three healers healing him at the same time, bringing
his HP from a critical state back up to more than half.
Subsequently, Shi Feng and Gentle Snow continuously overlapped their
attacks with each other, while Cola and Ghost Chop kept on receiving the
damage, and the healers healed them without stopping. In such a way, the
team slowly reduced the Kobold King’s HP.

After coordinating their attacks for several rounds, Gentle Snow was
extremely astonished. She did not think there was such a way to fight against
a Boss. She really did not know just how Shi Feng had managed to think up
such a technique.

However, what shocked everyone even more was the damage caused by Shi
Feng. The damage he caused left everyone practically dumbstruck.

A single Thundering Flash was able to cause almost 700 total damage; Earth
Splitter caused over 400 damage, while his normal attacks each caused over
100 damage. Compared to that, Gentle Snow, who was equipped with a suit
of Mysterious-Iron Set Equipment and a Secret-Silver Greatsword, had only
managed to deal around 240 damage, even after using her most powerful
skill. Seeing such a scene, everyone began to wonder, between Shi Feng and
Gentle Snow, just who was actually the Berserker here?

However, no one knew that Shi Feng wielded a Magic Weapon in his hands.
In addition to the Silvermoon Set Equipment and his damaging skills, which
were at Level 4 to Level 5, the damage he could cause would naturally be
exaggerated.

“Ranged players can start attacking now,” Shi Feng shouted in the team’s
chat after feeling that the Boss’ Hatred had been completely stabilized.

At this time, the others were woken up with a start. The mages started
reading out incantations, sending out Fireballs and Dark Arrows. Meanwhile,
the Rangers continuously fired off arrows from their bows, causing a series of
damage to the Kobold King. Amongst all these attacks, Zhao Yueru was the
person who dealt the highest damage in a single attack, which was over 100
damage. Following her, Blackie could also deal over 80 damage with each of
his Dark Arrows, while the others only dealt 40 to 50 damage.

Under Shi Feng’s instructions and the constant combination attacks, the
Kobold King became helpless. The Kobold King was forced to retreat, step
after step, until its HP continuously decreased without pausing. From start to
finish, it was constantly forced into a passive state, unable to display its true
potential.

After being continuously attacked for over ten minutes, the Kobold King’s
HP had been reduced down to 30%. Reaching the boundary of entering a
Berserk state, the Kobold King’s body started increasing its size, and its
muscles inflated.

“After it goes Berserk, we won’t be able to hold on for long. Ranged players
stop all your attacks, and MTs prepare to activate your lifesaving skills to
escape. Remember to pull the Boss’ aggro before running. Everyone else
should distance yourselves from the Boss. The other Warriors, wait for my
command to use Charge. Mages who have restriction skills should all get
ready,” seeing that the Kobold King was starting to go Berserk, Shi Feng
loudly reminded. Immediately, he too distanced himself from the Kobold
King.

A Lord Rank Boss Berserk was no small matter. If it was not properly dealt
with, then the result would be a team-wipe.

Now, their chances of successfully killing the Kobold King depended on

whether the two MTs were able to survive.
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“Ao! Ao! Ao!”

The Kobold King let out an angry roar. Multiple shockwaves rolled out and
struck the team, causing 60 to 70 damage to everyone with each consecutive
wave. Moreover, the mages in the team were constantly forced to retreat
backward by each shockwave, having no choice but to lean against a wall.

“Lowly ants! You dare taint this sacred ground with your presence?! Receive
the punishment of death!” The Kobold King’s enlarged foot abruptly
stomped down, causing the stone ground in a 5-yard radius to crack, and
sending debris flying into the air.

After seeing this destructive power, the two MTs could not help but have a
cold sweat seep down their backs. Fortunately, they had retreated a step
earlier. Otherwise, the consequences of receiving that stomp would have been
unimaginable.

Just as the both of them were still celebrating, the Kobold King tightly
gripped onto its greatsword with both its hands. Without warning, it abruptly
slashed the greatsword at the two MTs from a distance. A black streak of
sword aura sliced through the air, striking across the bodies of the two
players, and causing more than 600 damage to each of them.

“A sword aura area attack?”

Gentle Snow wrinkled her brows. She did not think that, after the Kobold
King’s HP decreased to 30% it would actually switch to attacking from a
range. Moreover, the damage it dealt was still so high that even after both
MTs had activated their lifesaving skills, reducing the damage they took by
50%. The difficulty of raiding the Kobold King had suddenly increased by
many folds. If the Chieftain Rank Kobold King could carry out a similar feat,
then it would be quite fortunate if her previous estimates could have even a
ten percent success rate.

“All healers heal the two MTs. The other ranged players, distance yourselves
from the two MTs. MTs, pay attention to your positioning. Absolutely do not
let yourselves come into range of the Boss. The other Warriors, prepare to
use Charge to restrict the Boss,” Shi Feng immediately commanded.

Before Shi Feng could finish his words, the Kobold King took action.

It stepped out from the debris and abruptly rushed towards the Guardian
Knight, Cola, who first held its aggro.

The Kobold King reached Cola in an instant. The Kobold King swung down
its raised sword, the sword bringing along a fierce gale as it descended.
Meanwhile, Cola, who had suffered over 600 damage from the previous
attack, did not possess even half of his total HP. If he received this attack
right now, he would die with 100% certainty.

Following the descent of the greatsword, a loud boom resounded, and a fierce
gale enveloped the entire hall.

“Eh? Why am I still alive?” Cola peeped open his eyes and discovered that
his surroundings had not turn pitch-black. Instead, he saw a familiar back
standing in front of him. He immediately shouted in surprise, “Brother
Feng!”
“Run, quickly!” Although Shi Feng had Parried the attack with both his
swords, the Kobold King was already prepared to swing out its sword a
second time. Unable to use Parry any longer, Shi Feng was left with no
choice but to use out one of his lifesaving skills, Defensive Blade.

Cola dared not stay any longer, hurriedly running away. Meanwhile, the
healing spells from the four healers only now landed upon Cola’s body,
recovering him back to his full HP.

After running away for about two yards, Cola turned his head to the sound of
stone bricks exploding in his ears and saw clouds of dust rising into the air.

Following which, Shi Feng ran out from the dust cloud, not daring to stay
even half a second longer. After all, the Berserk Kobold King possessed the
capability of instant-killing him.

Just after Shi Feng ran out of the dust cloud, the Kobold King was already
hot on his heels. However, its target was not Shi Feng, but the escaping Cola.

“Use Charge to block it!” Shi Feng naturally would not let the Kobold King
have its way.

Immediately after Shi Feng commanded, the three spectating Berserkers

started using Charge in succession. The first Charge only caused the Kobold
King to pause slightly. Following it, the second Charge caused it to retreat by
a single step, while the third Charge made it retreat by two steps. Although
the Kobold King did not enter a Fainted state, it was sufficient just by having
the knockback effect.

After they finished using Charge, the Berserkers immediately got out of the
way. However, one of them was a tad bit slower, and the sword aura coming
from the Kobold King’s Horizontal Slash brushed past him. Instantly, the
Berserker’s HP fell down to zero, his body falling flat on the ground.

The shorter the distance, the greater the damage the Kobold King’s sword
aura attack caused. Within a distance of just two to three yards, a single strike
could instant-kill a full HP MT, not to mention a Berserker whose HP was
inferior to an MT’s.

However, the Berserker’s death was still a worthwhile sacrifice. At the very
least, the felled Berserker had managed to earn the team some time, allowing
the two MTs to have a better chance of survival.

The mages had also started using restriction skills to restrict the Boss,
allowing the two MTs to be more scared than hurt[1]. Amongst the skills that
best restricted the Kobold King was Blackie’s Evil Whip; the Kobold King
had wasted quite some time in order to escape from those thorns. The Frozen
Nova from the other mages had all failed to induce a Frozen effect on the
Kobold King. The mages had also used it to reduce the Kobold King’s speed,
though the effects were minimal.

Time passed bit by bit. Although Cola and Ghost Chop were chased all over
the place by the Kobold King, fortunately, both of them were still able to stay
alive.

Finally, the Kobold King’s Berserk ended, returning it to its original state.
However, its HP recovery speed had increased considerably when it went
Berserk. Its current HP was restored by more than 50%, which was over
60,000 HP!

“Attack it in rotation!” After the Kobold King’s Berserk had ended, Shi Feng
naturally would not give the Boss any leeway, immediately starting their
retaliation.
With the four of them attacking in rotation, the Kobold King was once more
placed in a disadvantageous position. Furthermore, the four of them were
becoming more practiced with carrying out joint attacks. After a few minutes,
the Kobold King’s HP had fallen to 20%.

This time, the Kobold King did not go Berserk. Instead, it abandoned its
greatsword, pulling out two blood-red, one-handed longswords that had runes
carved into them. It then began madly brandishing its swords. The Kobold
King transformed into a tornado that engulfed everything, and anything that
came into contact with its blades turned to ashes.

This move was one of the Kobold King’s ultimate: Blade Storm.

“All Berserkers use Charge, then immediately retreat! Mages, use all of your
restricting skills, and pay attention to avoid the tornado! Stay at least 10 yards
from it!” Shi Feng immediately shouted.

After battling up to this point, everyone in the team had become extremely
trusting of Shi Feng. Without hesitation, the Berserkers immediately used
Charge.

All the Warriors, including Gentle Snow, rushed up to the Kobold King,
ramming their bodies at the Kobold King. The mages all used Ice Sphere,
while Blackie used Evil Whip. The seven thorn vines bound both legs of the
Kobold King, immediately reducing the Kobold King’s speed greatly. The
power of its rotation was also significantly weakened.

Although the speed of the Kobold King’s Blade Storm had slowed down a
lot, and its might reduced slightly, there were still a few players engulfed by
it, turning into meat paste in less than two seconds.
Within the Blade Storm’s duration of 15 seconds, out of the twenty players
within the team, six had already died. Amongst them, there were two
Berserkers, one Assassin, one Cleric, one Ranger, and one Swordsman.
Meanwhile, the Kobold King still had 10% of its total HP.

Seeing that the two MTs had their HP hanging by a thread, the Kobold King
followed up by slashing its two swords at both their necks. Just as the two
MTs were about to meet their makers, Shi Feng appeared behind the Kobold
King.

Abyssal Bind!

Thundering Flash!

Double Chop!

Nine pitch-black chains bound the Kobold King, preventing it from moving
even a single step. After saving the two MTs, Shi Feng followed up with a
series of slashes on the Kobold King’s weak point. The speed at which he
drew his swords was frighteningly fast.

Gentle Snow could not help but be shocked at Shi Feng’s sword drawing
speed and accuracy. However, she did not halt her actions as she continued
slashing at the Kobold King with her greatsword.

Within a short three seconds, everyone had taken away close to 4,000 HP
from the Kobold King, plunging its HP down to a critical point.

“Ao!” The Kobold King was truly enraged now.

Following its roar, the entire hall started trembling.

This was the Kobold King’s final ultimate, Death’s Intimidation. The skill
causes all enemies in a radius of 50 yards to fall into fear, unable to attack for
a duration of 10 seconds.

Suddenly, everyone had fallen into fear, blankly standing still and unable to
move.

At this sight, the Kobold King revealed a sneer that resembled a human’s. It
brandished its twin swords as it began a massacre. Within an instant, it had
taken the lives of a Berserker and Assassin.

Striking out, sword after sword, the two MTs were killed off as well.
Meanwhile, not even 4 seconds had passed since the Kobold King had used
Death’s Intimidation. If the Kobold King was allowed to continue having its
way, everyone would be dead when the 10 seconds were up.

After half of the entire team was dead, Shi Feng became the Kobold King’s
target...

Shi Feng was finally able to move. Previously, he had activated his
extraordinary physique[2], his resistance to fear became higher than the
average player. So, the effective duration of the fear induced was also
reduced by quite a lot.

However, the Kobold King’s sword was already descending. Unable to avoid
it, Shi Feng bellowed as he activated Life Shield. At the most critical
moment, just as the Kobold King’s greatsword was about to land on Shi
Feng, the Abyssal Blade had managed to block off this attack. Following
which, Shi Feng’s entire person was sent flying from it, with a damage of
over 640 points appearing above his head.
Fortunately, Shi Feng had over 1,000 HP right now. In addition to the Life
Shield absorbing some of the damage he took, he had managed to survive the
Kobold King’s attack. However, the Life Shield was also destroyed by this
attack.

Seeing that Shi Feng did not die, the Kobold King became flabbergasted. It
then rushed towards Shi Feng, wanting to give him the final blow.

Phantom Kill!

Nine Dragons Slash!

Shi Feng’s doppelganger used Parry to block against the Kobold King’s
attack. Simultaneously, the doppelganger activated Defensive Blade and was
able to delay the Kobold King for quite some time.

Meanwhile, the Kobold King was receiving continuous attacks from the nine
Abyssal Blades. Its HP steadily fell, leaving it with only 1% remaining.

Seeing that the Cooldown for his own Defensive Blade was finished, Shi
Feng as well activated the skill. From a distance of ten yards, Shi Feng
started attacking the Kobold King with sword auras. Damages of over 100
points kept on appearing above the Kobold King’s head, taking its HP away
bit by bit.

After the Kobold King had managed to get rid of the doppelganger, its
remaining HP did not even reach 300 points. Suddenly, it threw out both of
its swords, sending them piercing towards Shi Feng. Unfortunately, both
swords were blocked off by Shi Feng’s Defensive Blade. However, the
Kobold King had yet to give up. It turned into a streak of shadow, appearing
in front of Shi Feng in the blink of an eye and sending a slap at Shi Feng with
its claws.
At this moment, Shi Feng’s Thundering Flash had finished its Cooldown.
Blocking the sharp claws with the Crimson Blade, Shi Feng slashed at the
Kobold King’s neck with the Abyssal Blade, the blade turning into a streak of
lightning as it struck at its target.

Peng! Shi Feng was blasted towards a wall, with only a thread of his HP
remaining. On the other hand, the Kobold King lay on the floor, motionless!

Shi Feng had also abruptly risen by a level, reaching Level 7.

A large pile of items dropped.

Amongst these items, there was one that was unusually dazzling. The item
released a demonic silver glow, bringing a chill to those who laid their eyes
on it.

“Ash Blade!” Shi Feng was shocked after seeing this item.

This thing was the legendary item of Dark Moon Graveyard. In Shi Feng’s
previous life, he had only heard rumors of it, and never actually saw it before.

***

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After the Kobold King’s death, everyone’s fear was similarly dispelled. They
all regained their freedom of movement.

However, at that moment, there were only six members alive in the entire
team.

When everyone looked at the corpse of the Kobold King laying on the floor,
they all had expressions of shock on their faces.

Even Gentle Snow was baffled at this result. Logically speaking, they should
not have been able to survive through the fear state. _So, just how did the
Kobold King die?_

However, when she looked at Shi Feng standing beside the Kobold King’s
corpse, and furthermore, at the scant amount of HP he had remaining,
realization struck Gentle Snow.

Needless to say, Shi Feng was definitely the one who had killed the Kobold
King.

The others were shocked into speechlessness. _In such a situation, just what
method did Shi Feng use that_ _enable_ _d him to kill the Kobold King?_

“Brother Feng, you are too awesome! You killed the Boss, even under such a
situation. You are literally my idol right now!” Blackie excitedly said as he
looked at Shi Feng with worshipful eyes.

The First Clear of the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Valley. This was definitely a
moment for excitement. This signified that they would be leaving their names
on the Glory List for all eternity. In the future, as long as there were players
wanting to enter the Dark Moon Graveyard, their names would be on display
for these players to behold and revere. At that time, they would become
famous even if they didn’t want to be!

“Alright, quickly revive the others.” Shi Feng, who was currently sitting on
the ground, did not become too excited; he only pointed towards the members
that had died. It was not nice to let them continue laying on the ground.

At Shi Feng’s comment, Gentle Snow finally managed to recover from her
shock. She looked towards the only surviving healer, Xiao Yue’er, and said,
“Yue’er, quickly revive them.”

“En.” Xiao Yue’er nodded her head, starting to cast Revival.

Several minutes later, all the team members were finally resurrected.

After Zhao Yueru was revived, she vacantly asked, “Yue’er, was the team
wiped out?”

“Nope. We cleared it,” Xiao Yue’er faintly smiled.

“Ah… as expected, it was still a team-wipe...” Zhao Yueru shook her head,
inwardly lamenting. If everyone present possessed a dispelling skill, then at
the very least they would not end up being completely wiped out. To bear
witness to a low HP Kobold King obtaining victory in the end…

Xiao Yue’er could not help but let out a laugh. If she did not personally
witness the Kobold King dying, she too would not have believed it. Hence,
she loudly proclaimed, “Sister Yueru, the Boss is already dead!”

“Impossible. None of us has a skill to dispel fear,” Zhao Yueru said with
confidence, “Even if we wait for the fear to end, the remaining members
would not be able to get rid of the Boss!”
“If you don’t believe it, look over there. The Kobold King was killed off by
Big Brother Ye Feng in the end. You don’t know just how dangerous of a
situation Big Brother Ye Feng was in at the time. He went all out in the last
strike, intending to die together with the Kobold King. In the end, he barely
survived with only 16 HP remaining,” Xiao Yue’er pointed towards the
corpse of the Kobold King in the distance, admiration in her voice as she
recounted Shi Feng’s feats.

Zhao Yueru turned her head around…

Sure enough, it was the corpse of the Kobold King.

Zhao Yueru tilted her head, her beautiful eyes sizing up Shi Feng’s back. She
discovered that Shi Feng was truly a mysterious person. The way he had
commanded the team before was as if a veteran general of many years
commanding his team. Every line of command he gave out was extremely
precise, and even the positioning of each member was clearly stated. Just
how was he an independent player? Even a team leader of a Guild who often
went Dungeon-diving would not be able to replicate his feats. Shi Feng was
simply inconceivable.

Now, Shi Feng had even landed the final strike that defeated the Kobold
King, his strength powerful to the degree of leaving others speechless.

Observing capabilities, commanding capabilities, battle techniques… Shi

Feng was practically standing at the peak in all these aspects. Shi Feng had
broken every understanding she had of him.

“Truly an evil bastard…” Zhao Yueru lightly bit down on her lips, her heart
filled with displeasure as she looked at Shi Feng. She felt that Shi Feng was
definitely toying with her. She could not help but wish that she could give Shi
Feng a few bites to relieve her anger.

However, Zhao Yueru only had thoughts of doing so. She would not truly
carry out such an action.

Only after everyone had gathered did Shi Feng begin to tidy up the loot from
the Kobold King.

Looking at loot, each and every one of the team members anxiously waited
for Shi Feng to complete his task.

These things were all items that only dropped from the Boss of the Hell
Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. Every one of them was completely priceless.

“I’m done arranging them. There are a total of eight pieces of equipment and
six other items. Amongst these are two pieces of Secret-Silver Weapons: a
Level 5 Greatsword and a Level 5 Shield. There are also two independent
pieces of Secret-Silver Equipment: one is for Clerics, the other is for
Swordsmen. The remaining four pieces of equipment are all pieces of
Mysterious-Iron Set Equipment. We will decide by Rolling if more than one
person needs the same piece of equipment,” Shi Feng gave a general
introduction of the items. At the same time, he shared the information for
everyone to observe.

[Runic Sword] (Secret-Silver Rank, Two-handed Sword)

Level 5

Equipment Requirement: Strength 30

Attack Power +45

Strength +9, Endurance +8

Attack Speed +1

When attacking, there is a 10% chance to cause a heavy impact effect and
10% armor destruction effect.

[Runic Shield] (Secret-Silver Rank)

Level 5

Equipment Requirement: Strength 23

Defense +69

Block Rate: 35%

Strength +6, Endurance +10

Additional Skill-

Tough Shield: When activated, reduces the damage taken from the front by
30%. Duration of 10 seconds.

Cooldown: 2 minutes

……

Everyone was stunned after seeing the Attributes on these equipment pieces.
Every piece of equipment was a top-tier item. Amongst them, the Runic
Sword and Runic Shield were the absolute best. If they were to be sold right
now, they would sell for 80 Silver Coins, at the very least.

However, they definitely would not sell any of these items. With good
equipment in hand, they would have an easier time leveling up later on. Only
an idiot would be dumb enough to sell them.

Following which, everyone on the team began madly Rolling for points as
they competed over the equipment.

In the end, the Runic Sword fell into the hands of Gentle Snow, while the
Runic Shield went to Cola. Shi Feng also obtained a Secret-Silver Pauldron,
greatly increasing his Attributes once more.

“Then next would be the other items. We will hold an internal auction for
them. Highest bidder wins,” Shi Feng said.

Hearing Shi Feng saying so, the members of Ouroboros felt slightly
embarrassed.

They knew that the worth of the other items surpassed these pieces. It was
especially true for that dazzling, broken blade called Ash Blade. Just judging
from the introduction of that item was enough to excite a person.

Moreover, there was also a piece of Advanced Whetstone Recipe and a few
more rare materials. Every one of them was priceless.

However, if it were not for Shi Feng, just how would they be able to even
clear the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard? Furthermore, they had
obtained so much top-tier equipment, greatly improving themselves. Right
now, they were already leading the other Guilds by a large margin.
So, how could they not feel shame fighting over these items with Shi Feng?

Gentle Snow had naturally considered this point. Moreover, she had wanted
to pull Shi Feng into Ouroboros herself, so naturally she had to deepen her
relationship with Shi Feng. Hence, she looked towards Shi Feng, taking the
initiative as she said, “We were only able to conquer the Dark Moon
Graveyard due to your great contribution. We have already received enough,
so the other items will all belong to you. I can’t even begin to thank you
enough.”

The other members of Ouroboros all nodded their heads in quick succession.

Shi Feng was slightly astonished. He did not think that Gentle Snow would
actually give up on the auction. Although, he also was not afraid of having an
auction. He had plenty of Gold Coins inside of his bag, enough to buy out
both the Advanced Whetstone Recipe and the Ash Blade.

Since Gentle Snow did not wish to compete, he naturally would not refuse
her offer. He stowed all of the items into his bag.

With the Dungeon conquered and the loot distributed, Shi Feng walked
towards a corner of the mausoleum. He then activated the mechanism to
trigger the Teleportation Gate.

Everyone walked into the Teleportation Gate, disappearing from the large
hall of the mausoleum one after another.

Just after everyone had left from the Dark Moon Graveyard…

White River City Region System Announcement: Congratulations to

Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark
Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with 10
Reputation Points in White River City.

Red Leaf Town Region System Announcement: Congratulations to

Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark
Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with 30
Reputation Points in Red Leaf Town.

System: Congratulations to Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer

the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be
rewarded with one Mysterious Treasure Chest, 50,000 EXP, and 10 Glory
Points.

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Outside the Dark Moon Graveyard…

“This Dungeon is just impossible! Without an average level of 10, who

would be able to clear it?!” Flaming Tiger who had just revived out of the
Dungeon cursed.

In all three times he had entered the Dark Moon Graveyard, not once had he
even found the location of the Dungeon’s Boss before his entire team
dropped dead. This Dungeon was just toying with them. Everywhere inside
the Dungeon was filled with Elite monsters. Even if they killed some, there
was still an endless stream of monsters to slowly grind them to death. It was
absolutely frustrating.

Zhang Luowei raised his thick brows, his complexion gloomy as he looked
back toward the Teleportation Gate of the Dark Moon Graveyard in the
distance. With such lack of progress, it had long since passed the point of just
making a loss. If this situation continued, it would be detrimental to the
team’s future development.

“Everyone rest up for awhile. We can’t continue wasting our time here. I’m
guessing that the progress of the other Guilds isn’t that good either. They
should have died several times as well, already. Let's take this chance when
the other Guilds are focusing on the Dark Moon Graveyard to raid the Level
5 Party Dungeon, and Lava Cavern, in separate groups. In any case, they
won’t be able to conquer this Team Dungeon. We can also use this time to
increase our levels quickly,” Zhang Luowei said, choosing to give up on the
Dark Moon Graveyard.

Although leaving their names on the Glory List would be a quick way to raise
the fame and influence of their Guild, it was an entirely different matter if
everyone was similarly unable to conquer the Dungeon. The only other thing
they could compete in were in terms of average level and equipment of the
Guild’s elite members, and also, in terms of who could set foot into White
River City the earliest.

In fact, it wasn’t just the members of Shadow that were faced with such a
situation. All the Guilds in the entire White River City were currently trapped
in this suffering known as Team Dungeons.

Nobody had thought that the Team Dungeon’s difficulty would be so high,
leaving them utterly helpless. The virtual reality games in the past usually
had less monsters than players inside of Dungeons. In God’s Domain,
however, the number of monsters inside the Dungeons greatly outnumbered
that of the players. It was a number that was simply impossible to cope with.
Even if they increased the number of MTs and healers they brought with, it
would still be a useless endeavor.

After some time had passed, the second rate Guild, Assassin’s Alliance, had
also died out from the Dungeon with dejection covering their faces.

“What’s gotten into all of you? It’s just a few deaths. Don’t forget, for each
time we die, we will gain significant progress. We will be able to clear the
Dungeon sooner or later, so stop feeling dejected. Right now, we should try
to think up a method to get through the fog. After some rest, we will try to
raid the Dungeon one more time today,” Stabbing Heart said inside the team
chat.

Being encouraged by Stabbing Heart like this, the team members regained
quite a lot of their confidence. They all started voicing out their ideas and
suggestions, intending to conquer the Dark Moon Graveyard at all costs.

White River City Region System Announcement: Congratulations to

Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark
Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with 10
Reputation Points in White River City.

Red Leaf Town Region System Announcement: Congratulations to

Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark
Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with 30
Reputation Points in Red Leaf Town.

Just as the various Guilds were considering whether they should give up
raiding the Dark Moon Graveyard, two consecutive System Announcements
immediately attracted the attention of every Guild within White River City.
Meanwhile, when the players of Red Leaf Town heard of this System
Announcement, they were first filled with shock, but they were soon cheering
and shouting in worship.

“Ouroboros is just too awesome! They’re practically inhuman!”

“I heard that the Snow Goddess was the one who led the Dungeon raiding
team. My Goddess is just too powerful! The other Guilds haven’t even
cleared the Normal Mode, but the Goddess has already cleared Hell Mode!”

“This won’t do; I want to join Ouroboros! I would be satisfied even if I could
become the Goddess’ servant!”

The players in Red Leaf Town had all started conversing about Ouroboros
and the Snow Goddess. Aside from worship, they were also filled with awe.

Simultaneously, the entire region of White River City was sent into a
cacophony of noise.

“What kind of joke is this? We can’t even manage to find the Boss of the
Normal Mode, so just how did Ouroboros manage to even clear the Hell
Mode?” the Guild Leader of Emerald Dragon Gate slammed on the desk as
he cursed.

“Could the Team Dungeon in Red Leaf Town possibly be easier? Then
Stabbing Heart should have, at the very least, cleared the Normal Mode
already,” the Guild Leader of the Assassin’s Alliance entered deep thought
after looking at the System Announcement.
While all the large Guilds were still having headaches over obtaining a Town
Region Announcement for themselves, as if trying to take their lives, a City
Region Announcement had appeared.

The upper echelons of the various Guilds suddenly felt an immense pressure
weighing on them, pushing them to accelerate their raiding progress quickly.
However, such a pressure did not come from the fact that the Snow Goddess
had managed to clear the Hell Mode of a Team Dungeon. Instead, it came
from the fact that the influence of the System Announcement was simply too
huge. In merely a moment, the System Announcement had placed Ouroboros
at the summit of White River City. Players who were new to God’s Domain
did not possess extensive knowledge about the strengths of the various Guilds
in existence. However, what they did know was that Ouroboros was
definitely the best Guild in White River City.

They couldn’t help but admit that the Snow Goddess’ performance was just
too dazzling. Compared to the Guild Leader of Ouroboros himself, who had a
large number of experts under him in Star-Moon City, the Snow Goddess was
much more formidable.

A short moment after the appearance of this System Announcement, all the
upper echelons of the Guilds within Star-Moon Kingdom discovered that
they had underestimated the Snow Goddess’ ability. Fortunately, the Snow
Goddess was not tasked around the area of Star-Moon City. Otherwise, the
consequences for them would be unimaginable.

Meanwhile, Gentle Snow herself remained unaware of what was currently

happening in the various regions of God’s Domain. She was still busy
looking at the Glory List together with Shi Feng and the others.
The Glory List, which was made up of obsidian stone, was three meters in
height and two meters in width. On it, the names of Gentle Snow and the
other team members were already carved.

Moreover, their names were carved at an extraordinarily eye-catching

location, at the very top of the Glory List. On the first line of the Glory List,
the word “Ouroboros” was carved in big, scarlet characters. Meanwhile,
below “Ouroboros,” the names of every team member were recorded in
smaller sized, silvery-white characters.

“Brother Feng, look! We’re on the list! We’re on the list!” Blackie was close
to shedding tears of excitement after seeing his own name up on the Glory
List. After playing games for so many years, not once had he ever enjoyed
such an honor.

However, it wasn’t just Blackie who behaved in such a way. The other
members of Shi Feng’s party were similarly excited. They all rejoiced at
being able to follow after Shi Feng, becoming official members of Zero Wing
Workshop.

Meanwhile, the various Guilds standing in the distance all looked towards the
Glory List with eyes full of envy.

For as long as future players arrived at the Dark Moon Graveyard, they
would inevitably see these names, giving their admiration and worship.

On the other hand, the upper echelons of the various Guilds present had
instead looked towards the icy cold, Gentle Snow, expressions of respect and
helplessness appearing on their faces.

Everyone was clear about the difficulty of the Dark Moon Graveyard.
Absolutely none of them would think that the Hell Mode of Dark Moon
Graveyard was easier than the Normal Mode. At the very least, the difficulty
in Hell Mode would be several times higher. However, despite all odds, the
team led by Gentle Snow had succeeded in raiding it. Moreover, she had even
brought along a few independent players instead of bringing along the
strongest team in her Guild. The Snow Goddess had clearly surpassed them
in terms of leadership and personal strength by leaps and bounds. They were
on two completely different levels.

Up to this point, these upper echelons had all begun to think that their luck
was just too poor. Being tasked in the same Town as the Snow Goddess had
sealed their fates at becoming merely the grass that sets off the color of her
flower.

“We will need to wait three more days before being able to enter the Dark
Moon Graveyard again. During this time, would you be interested in joining
us in raiding the Goblin Factory?” Gentle Snow earnestly invited Shi Feng.

Although Gentle Snow’s voice was not loud, the outside of the Dark Moon
Graveyard was extremely quiet. Even from a distance, her voice could very
clearly be heard.

The upper echelons of the various Guilds were all dumbfounded. Just who
was this Shi Feng exactly? The Snow Goddess was actually inviting him
from one Dungeon raid to another. Could the Snow Goddess have possibly
fallen for him?

However, why would the highly haughty Snow Goddess fall for such an
unattractive brat? Moreover, the person did not possess even the slightest hint
of an expert.

Meanwhile, standing at a distance, Flaming Tiger’s eyes had nearly popped

out of his sockets, going crazy from envy. Not only was Shi Feng able to be
in the same team as the Snow Goddess, he was even able to leave his name
on the Glory List. Flaming Tiger’s hatred for Shi Feng immediately increased
by hundreds of folds.

Just as everyone was shocked at such a scene, hundreds of players suddenly

appeared and surrounded Shi Feng and his team, each and every one of them
filled with a murderous intent.

“Brat, we meet again,” Ironsword Lion slowly walked out from the tide of
players, sending Shi Feng a cold glare as he sneered.

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This moment… Ironsword Lion had waited for too long. He was unable to
suppress the excitement in his heart.

Previously, after failing the Dungeon raid, he chose to give up on the

endeavor. Instead, he camped outside the Dark Moon Graveyard. However,
he was greatly shocked when Shi Feng and the others safely exited the
Dungeon, followed by the emergence of the System Announcements

Although Martial Union had entered the Dark Moon Graveyard, they did not
gain a single thing from it. On the other hand, not only had Shi Feng’s team
manage to clear the Dungeon, but it was also the Hard Mode of Dark Moon
Graveyard.
Although Ironsword Lion was a brute, he still knew that the gains from
clearing the Dark Moon Graveyard would not be meager. Needless to say, the
harvest from Hell Mode would be even more astonishing.

When Martial Union first set foot in God’s Domain, they did not possess any
significant wealth or resources. Moreover, they were unfamiliar with a game
such as God’s Domain. Developing a Guild was extremely challenging. They
had to grow by competing over Elite monsters, killing well-equipped players
for equipment and money, and raiding Party Dungeons.

The larger their Guild became, the more wealth and resources they needed.
However, they were unable to find any sources of income, only relying on
robbery to sustain their Guild’s operation.

Now that Shi Feng and his team had cleared the Dungeon, it was undoubtedly
good news for Ironsword Lion. Not only would he be able to obtain revenge,
but he would also be able to make a huge profit out of it, killing two birds
with one stone.

“Boss Ironsword, look at the shield on their Guardian Knight. Not only are
there runes carved on it, but the shield is also giving off a faint violet hue that
only Secret-Silver Equipment possess. That is definitely equipment they
obtained from the Dark Moon Graveyard.”

“Boss, look at that brat’s pauldrons. It is also giving off a violet hue. It is a
Secret-Silver Equipment as well.”

The subordinates behind Ironsword Lion salivated as they pointed towards

the equipment on the bodies of Shi Feng’s party members. The worst
equipment currently worn by Shi Feng’s party members were Bronze
Ranked, while there were even some who had Mysterious-Iron Equipment.
However, they clearly did not possess the equipment before they entered the
Dungeon. Hence, they must have obtained them from within the Dark Moon
Graveyard, which also meant that all of them were Level 5 Mysterious-Iron
Equipment and Secret-Silver Equipment. Every piece of the equipment was
priceless.

“Boss, if we were to steal all of the equipment and sell them, it would solve
the problem of developing our Guild,” Drifting Blood looked towards Shi
Feng’s equipment, giggling as he spoke.

Ironsword Lion nodded, thinking that Drifting Blood’s words made sense.

The main reason their Guild was developing slowly right now was due to
their lack of funds. If they stole all of the equipment worn by Shi Feng’s
party, then the problem of their lack of funds would be solved.

Although Shi Feng’s strength was not bad, even rising up to Level 7, when
faced with over a hundred players, what more could he do?

“Brat, don’t even think of escaping today. Be smart and hand over all your
equipment, compensate me with 10 Gold Coins, and let me kill you back to
Level 0. Then, I’ll consider this matter settled. Otherwise, prepare to delete
your account and start all over,” Ironsword Lion glared at Shi Feng, sneering.

Shi Feng looked at his surroundings, discovering that Ironsword Lion had
brought over 130 players with him. Amongst them, a majority of the players
were around Level 3, their equipment terribly poor. There were only slightly
more than 30 players who had reached Level 5, while the equipment they
were using was all Bronze Equipment. Meanwhile, Ironsword Lion was the
strongest out of all of these players. He was wearing a suit of Level 4 Bronze
Set Equipment.
“In a moment, employ a hit-and-run tactic as we run towards the forest. Their
numbers are too great right now, so it would be bad if we get surrounded,”
Shi Feng said inside the team’s chat.

“Good! My hands have been itching to PK someone for quite some time
now,” Blackie rubbed his fists as he spoke.

The other members of Shi Feng’s party all started laughing. They had long
since wanted to test out the prowess of their new equipment. They intended
to kill to their heart's’ desire. If they could each kill two players, it would be a
two-for-one profit. If they could kill three or more, they would make a huge
profit.

At this moment, Gentle Snow stood out from the team and looked towards
Ironsword Lion, softly saying, “Ye Feng is a friend of mine. I wonder if you
can give Ouroboros some face and forget about this matter?”

Everyone from Ouroboros could already tell that the players from Martial
Union were here for revenge, Shi Feng being their target. They wondered just
what Shi Feng had done to enrage them. Was he trying to battle an entire
Guild just by himself?

As expected, every expert would have their own unique personalities. Even
Shi Feng was no exception to this fact.

However, Martial Union was just an unrated Guild. Since Ouroboros had
already shown themselves, as long as the upper echelons of Martial Union
had some brains, they should naturally know to back off. After all, Ouroboros
was much much stronger than Martial Union.
“Move aside, stupid hoe! I don’t give a damn about Ouroboros. If you wish
to help this brat, I’ll take care of you all the same!” Ironsword Lion cursed in
a bad mood.

Although Gentle Snow was indeed a world-shaking beauty, the equipment

she wore was even more dazzling. It was especially true for the black runic
greatsword in her hands. Just a simple glance at it and one could tell that it
was a high quality Secret-Silver Weapon. It just so happened that he was also
in need of such a weapon. Moreover, if he got rid of Gentle Snow, he would
be able to spread his name throughout God’s Domain. It was killing multiple
birds with a single stone.

However, what Ironsword Lion did not know was that, because of his casual
remark, the entire Dark Moon Graveyard had entered a solemn state. Each
and every player present looked towards Ironsword Lion in shock, inwardly
admiring Ironsword Lion for his courage.

“Then, does that mean that you intend to start a war with Ouroboros?” Gentle
Snow’s expression sunk, her tone abruptly turned chilly as she asked.

Although Gentle Snow casually spoke those words, the frostiness her words
gave off could be felt, even by those uninvolved.

The members of Ouroboros similarly remained silent, not daring to let out
even a sound as they watched Gentle Snow.

Gentle Snow’s angered appearance… none of them had seen it before, nor
did they wished to see it. Right now, however, there was a fool that actually
dared to curse at Gentle Snow. This was the first time they had witnessed
such a scene. They no longer dared imagine what would happen.
“Bitch, the others may fear your Ouroboros, but not me!” Ironsword Lion
licked his lips, his eyes filled with greed as he looked at the attractive
equipment on Gentle Snow’s body. However, he remembered that he wanted
to kill Shi Feng the most. He then turned his sights towards Shi Feng, loudly
saying, “Brat, don’t think that, with a bitch protecting you, you’ll be able to
survive through today. Rest assured, I won’t let either of you get away.
Brothers, go! Kill them and we’ll share all of their equipment!”

Suddenly, over a hundred players rushed at Shi Feng and his team, murder in
their eyes.

Ironsword Lion even took the lead as he charged towards Shi Feng, no longer
able to hold back his treasured sword. Only by drenching it with Shi Feng’s
blood would it be able to achieve satisfaction.

“Hit-and-run as we head towards the forest. Don’t overextend yourselves,”

Shi Feng unsheathed his pair of swords, once more commanding through the
team chat.

Just after Blackie and the others had taken a few steps, they suddenly
discovered that Gentle Snow and the members of Ouroboros remained
unmoving, intending to face the players from Martial Union head on. They
truly did not know what was going through Gentle Snow’s head.

However, since Gentle Snow was sticking up for Shi Feng, naturally, Shi
Feng could not escape into the forest to carry out guerilla warfare.

Blackie and the others also looked towards Shi Feng with questioning gazes.
Shi Feng sighed, helplessly saying, “Cola, you hold the front, and remember
not to extend yourself too far out. Drowsy Sloth, pay attention to healing the
others. Blackie, use Hell Flame in the areas with more people. Gluttonous
Mouse, stay behind and kill the ones with low HP. Lonely Snow, you’re with
me.”

Before both sides collided with each other; the enemy’s magic had already
struck at Shi Feng and the others.

Fireballs and Frost Arrows struck at the team, one after another. Ghost Chop
stood in the front as he held off against the attacks. Cola, as well, rushed up
in time. He raised the Runic Shield and activated Tough Shield. At the same
time as the enemy magic landed on both Ghost Chop and Cola’s shields, the
heals coming from behind them similarly landed.

Each of the magical attacks caused -20 to -30 damage to Ghost Chop,
whereas Cola only received damages of over -10 points. The highest damage
Cola received was only over -30 points. Moreover, the attack was from a
Level 5 Elementalist who was fully geared in Bronze Equipment.

As the heals landed on the two MTs, both their HPs were instantly recovered
to full.

The members of Martial Union were immediately dumbstruck after seeing

this sight. It was especially true for the Level 5 Elementalist. Normally, a
single Flame Explosion from him could deal over -100 damage to an MT.
However, when used on Cola, the skill only caused around -30 damage.
Cola’s Defense was just too high.

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Cola and Ghost Chop’s Defenses were just too high. In addition, the four
healers behind them were similarly strong. The attacks from the mages of
Martial Union had absolutely no effect on the two MTs. As for attacking the
other members, with the two MTs blocking upfront, Martial Union had no
way of attacking them at all.

“Don’t panic; just keep killing. We outnumber them by six to one. We’ll kill
them, even if we have to throw bodies at them. Assassins, circle around and
kill the healers.” Ironsword Lion was similarly having a headache towards
the two MTs. However, his many years of battle experience allowed him to
quickly think of a solution.

At that moment, the team announcement for Ouroboros rang out.

System: Team Martial Union has initiated an attack against your team. For
the next two hours, all members within the team are be able to freely retaliate
without receiving any punishment.

Without the need to worry about becoming a Red Player, everyone became
much more motivated.

“You dare initiate a war against us Ouroboros? None of you know the
immensity of heaven and earth! All of you, die!”

The Flame Witch, Zhao Yueru, could finally display her frightening might.
After her hand traced out the final incantation in the air, one of her ultimate
skill, Frostflame Explosions, activated. Magic struck Martial Union’s MT,
causing a series of damages over -200 points and instantly reduced his HP to
a critical level.

However, shortly after, the healers of Martial Union quickly pulled their
MT’s HP back up.
“Fire Dragon’s Roar!” Zhao Yueru revealed a smile as she finished chanting
her incantation. She lightly pointed a finger at that MT, causing the fire mana
in her surroundings to gather at the tip of her finger.

In the blink of an eye, a gigantic fire dragon appeared and rushed at that MT,
devouring him whole. Even with over half of his HP remaining, the MT of
Martial Union instantly died.

“Ss……!” the melee players of Martial Union all sucked in a cold breath.

The MT that had just fallen was Martial Union’s core MT. He was equipped
with a complete set of Level 4 Bronze Set Equipment, and he was also using
a Level 5 Bronze Shield. The top mages within the Guild could only cause -
80 to -90 damage to him. Now, even though there were healers healing him,
he was still killed in two moves. Just how high was that female
Elementalist’s damage?

During Martial Union’s momentary pause, Blackie had finished chanting the
incantation of Hell Flame.

Immediately, pillars of green colored flame appeared amongst the areas with
a high density of players. The pillars of flame that shot towards the sky
caused over -300 damage each second to every player, and within an instant,
over ten players lost their lives.

The players from Martial Union were all dumbfounded at this sight. A single
spell killed over ten players. Just how were they supposed to contend against
this?

“Don’t be afraid! Spread out a bit! They’ll be finished as long as we can get
close to them!” Ironsword Lion shouted confidently.
The members of Martial Union felt what Ironsword Lion said was logical.
They then continued charging towards the group from Ouroboros, starting a
melee battle.

The players from Martial Union were many, and very quickly, they
surrounded everyone from Ouroboros.

Gentle Snow raised her sword, immediately using Charge to send three
players flying. With a wave of the Runic Sword, Gentle Snow used Cleave,
dealing over -450 damage to the six Level 3 players that rushed at her. As a
result, all six of those players directly fell.

The players from Martial Union did not know just how frightening a
Berserker with 50 Strength was. With just 20 Strength, a Berserker could
snap a Common Weapon in half with only their bare hands. If a Berserker
had 50 Strength, one could just imagine how frightening they were…

After killing the first wave of players, Gentle Snow rushed headlong into the
crowd. Like a flood dragon entering the ocean, Gentle Snow wreaked havoc
amidst Martial Union. A fierce gale unfolded as Gentle Snow used
Whirlwind Slash. The players within a 5-yard radius around her were all sent
flying upwards, and damages of over -500 points appeared above their heads.
The players crashed heavily into the ground, becoming deader than dead. The
healers standing at the backlines could not even manage to heal them before
they were slaughtered.

The players from Martial Union who surrounded Gentle Snow were scared to
a tremble. The aura Gentle Snow emanated was just too frightening,
snatching away their courage.

As for the other players from Martial Union, every one of them were still
valiantly attacking, using their skills on the members of Ouroboros. However,
each of their attacks only managed to cause -40 to -50 damage. On the other
hand, a single hit from the players of Ouroboros took away over half of their
HP; just two hits left them dead, and not even the healers could manage to
save them in time.

The players from Martial Union quickly discovered a problem, that, although
they had the advantage of numbers on their side, the majority of them were
all new players to God’s Domain. In other words, they were noobs. Not only
was the difference in their levels huge, the gap in their equipment was even
more ridiculous. Only the elites of Martial Union could barely contend with
the members of Ouroboros.

Meanwhile, on the side of Ouroboros, there was a beauty of a Cleric that

always gave out a Heal and Truth Shield at the most crucial of moments,
saving the members of Ouroboros from death. As a result, the members of
Martial Union went mad with frustration. However, even though they wished
to kill off this Cleric, the person, herself, was constantly being protected by
two Assassins. As long as any player rushed at the group, a chain of attacks
from the two Assassins would massacre them. In the end, the members of
Martial Union were caught in a stalemate. They could neither advance nor
retreat.

“All Assassins use Stealth and get rid of their healers! Without healers, their
deaths are all but guaranteed!” Ironsword Lion bellowed in the team chat.

If half a dozen Assassins from Martial Union could sneak over with Stealth,
they could easily kill off a Cleric if they joined hands with each other.

“Drifting Blood, where is that brat? I want to personally kill him myself,”
Ironsword Lion asked in a rage. He glanced at the surroundings, but failed to
discover Shi Feng’s figure at all.
Their losses from this battle today would definitely be huge, and all of it was
due to Shi Feng. Ironsword Lion would naturally not let Shi Feng escape.

“Boss Ironsword, I don’t see the brat here either. He seems to have
vanished,” Drifting Blood anxiously replied.

“Find him! He must be found!” Ironsword Lion’s rage burned. The person he
wanted to kill the most had disappeared. If this news were to spread, he
would definitely become a laughingstock.

At this moment, Shi Feng had already snuck to Martial Union’s backline
through the use of Shadow of Nothingness.

“This location should be it.”

Shi Feng looked at the surrounding terrain. He then canceled the Shadow of
Nothingness, suddenly appearing some distance behind the healers of Martial
Union. Meanwhile, the healers of Martial Union were currently busy healing
the players on the frontlines, failing to discover Shi Feng’s appearance.

Wind Blade!

Shi Feng turned into a fierce gale, sweeping towards the healers of Martial
Union.

While in the middle of chanting a prayer, a male Cleric suddenly found a

pitch black sword piercing through his chest. Following which, he felt a burst
of pain at his neck before the sight before him turned dull gray.

Under Shi Feng’s blade, a Level 5 cloth-armored Cleric was no different than
a piece of paper. A normal strike from Shi Feng’s sword was able to cause
over -330 damage. With two just two basic attacks, Shi Feng could kill off a
single Cleric. If he were to use a skill, he could practically kill a Cleric with
every attack.

“Ah! There’s an Assassin!” the female Cleric nearby screamed when she
witnessed this scene. She did not think that the male Cleric would die so
quickly or so cruelly.

“Ye Feng!”

Ironsword Lion immediately turned his head towards the backlines,

discovering Shi Feng rapidly harvesting their healers, just like sheep entering
a tiger’s mouth. Ironsword Lion’s eyes nearly cracked open in rage at this
sight. He loudly bellowed as he rushed at Shi Feng.

Unfortunately, Shi Feng’s speed was extremely fast. The healers held no
chance of escaping Shi Feng’s blades. In mere moments, Shi Feng claimed
more than ten healers’ lives. Without healers, the frontline of Martial Union
started to quickly crumble as Gentle Snow and the others butchered them.

“Die!” Ironsword Lion’s eyes turned crimson red. He used Wind Blade, his
sword stabbing towards Shi Feng’s back.

Now that their healers were all dead, it was needless to say that they would
lose this battle. Meanwhile, Shi Feng was the main perpetrator for all of this.
If he did not kill Shi Feng, he vowed not to be a human.

After annihilating all the healers, Shi Feng currently picked up the equipment
they dropped. When he discovered Ironsword Lion rushing over, he did not
even turn his head as he tightened his grip on the Abyssal Blade. Then, with a
twist of his body, Shi Feng slashed the Abyssal Blade down at Ironsword
Lion’s pair of swords.
_Peng!_ Ironsword Lion was forced to retreat several steps before he
managed to stabilise his body, his face filled with shock as he looked at Shi
Feng.

Shi Feng’s casual swing of his sword forced Ironsword Lion into retreating
so many steps. Such a feat was absolutely impossible without a huge
difference regarding Strength.

After reaching Level 7, Shi Feng placed all his Free Attribute Points into
Strength. Shi Feng’s Strength was even higher than Gentle Snow’s, not to
mention Ironsword Lion’s, who had only average equipment. However,
Ironsword Lion did not know this.

After knocking Ironsword Lion back with a single slash, Shi Feng gave
Ironsword Lion no time to think before following up with a Double Chop.
Shi Feng’s pair of swords instantly transformed into four sword images,
slashing towards Ironsword Lion.

With this many sword images sweeping towards him, although Ironsword
Lion tried to block all of them with all his might, he only managed to block
two of them. There were still two sword images that pierced his body, each
causing -180 damage. Ironsword Lion hurriedly retreated, taking out a Basic
Recovery Potion and drinking it.

Seeing that he was no match for Shi Feng, Ironsword Lion tried to turn tail
and run. However, within a split second, three lightning flashes entered his
eyes. Before his body could even defend against the streaks of lightning,
damages of -266, -352, and -463 appeared above his head.

Ironsword Lion instantly died under Shi Feng’s swords. At his death,
Ironsword Lion dropped a piece of equipment and one other item.
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“Boss Ironsword!”

“Boss……”

When a few players from Martial Union saw that Ironsword Lion was easily
taken care of, they were all incomparably shocked. They had all personally
witnessed Ironsword Lion’s great strength before, capable of killing players
as though he was merely cutting up vegetables. Now, however, that
Ironsword Lion had actually been killed by Shi Feng in just a few moves it
was truly an incomprehensible sight.

The upper echelons of the various Guilds looking from afar were similarly
tongue-tied from this scene. Only Stabbing Heart was well aware of Shi
Feng’s strength. The moment Ironsword Lion had provoked Shi Feng,
Stabbing Heart knew that the Martial Union in Red Leaf Town was finished.

However, the others present did not know this fact.

Regardless of what anyone said, Ironsword Lion had created much fame for
himself within Red Leaf Town. Previously, they had only heard of Ironsword
Lion being ambushed by Shi Feng, dying an accidental death. If it were a
head-on fight, however, Ironsword Lion would definitely be the victor. Yet,
nobody could have imagined that, in a straightforward exchange, Ironsword
Lion was easily defeated in just a few moves.
As expected, rumors could not be trusted. Looking at the speed and accuracy
at which Shi Feng drew his swords, creating four sword images with just two
swords, even those in the various Guild upper echelons would not be able to
block off all those attacks. In addition to Shi Feng’s excessively high Attack
Power, Ironsword Lion was definitely not his opponent.

Shi Feng was no ordinary Swordsman. It was no wonder why the Snow
Goddess would stick out and defend him.

“I had originally thought that Ironsword Lion would be a huge competition to

us. Now that I’m looking at him, he is but an upstart from another small
virtual reality game. I never thought that he would be such a brain-dead fool,
biting at whoever he meets.”

“Hehe, Martial Union is finished this time. First, he went and provoked such
a top-tier expert. Now, he has even blindly declared war against the Snow
Goddess. Did he think mingling in God’s Domain was so easy?”

“It would be enough if he were to be a fool in reality. Now, he is even

showing it in God’s Domain. As expected of someone that came from a
minor game. He truly does not know the immensity of heaven and earth.
Martial Union will definitely have to remove their name from Red Leaf
Town now.”

There were plenty of Workshops and Guilds entering God’s Domain every
day. Similarly, there were also plenty of Workshops and Guilds who had
vanished from God’s Domain every day; this was a common occurrence
within God’s Domain.

After Ironsword Lion died, there was no longer anyone to command the
players from Martial Union. Very quickly, turmoil ensued amongst the
players from Martial Union, and all of them started madly running away for
their lives.

hi Feng naturally would not let go of this chance to give Martial Union a
huge blow. Immediately after picking up the loot dropped by Ironsword Lion,
Shi Feng activated Windwalk and hunted the remaining players.

Ignoring the Level 3 noobs, Shi Feng specifically chased after the elite
players of Martial Union. With every kill of these players, Shi Feng would be
able to obtain a piece of Bronze Equipment, causing a significant loss to
Martial Union.

“Drifting Blood, we meet again.” Shi Feng blocked off the escape path of
several Martial Union elites, discovering a person he was familiar with
amongst them. It was Drifting Blood, the person who had harassed Violet
Cloud, and had then gone on to seek trouble with Shi Feng.

Drifting Blood was shocked into a jump. He trembled as he pointed a finger

at Shi Feng, timidly saying, “Ye Feng, you shameless bastard! What kind of
expert are you, to bully four people with one?!”

Without speaking any further, Shi Feng stepped forward, slashing both of his
blades. Eight sword images appeared, immediately aiming for the lives of the
four players.

A Shield Warrior amongst the four immediately activated Shield Wall,

prepared to receive Shi Feng’s attack. Meanwhile, Drifting Blood had used
Chop at Shi Feng, while another Berserker used Charge, and a Cursemancer
used Dark Arrow.

Shi Feng noticed that the cooperation between the four was very good. It
would not be beneficial for him if he were to receive their attacks forcefully.
Deciding so, Shi Feng used Phantom kill, his doppelganger blocking the
attacks in front of him. Shi Feng then hurriedly turned his body, his feet
carrying out an illusory footwork as they left behind afterimages.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng’s doppelganger had continuously fended off the attacks
of the four players, receiving some damage in the process as well.

However, after Shi Feng himself moved to a side, he abruptly waved the
Abyssal Blade. The three streaks of lightning from Thundering Flash had
struck at the three melee players that were battling against his doppelganger,
instantly killing Drifting Blood and the other Berserker. As the Shield
Warrior had Shield Wall activated, he was able to barely survive the attack.
However, Shi Feng’s doppelganger had taken the chance to use a Chop on
the Shield Warrior. Now, only the Cursemancer, who was in the midst of
chanting, remained.

Shi Feng used Wind Blade, dashing up to the Cursemancer like a fierce gale.
Seeing this scene, the Cursemancer was frightened into a run. However, Shi
Feng had used Chop, his sword slashing down on the Cursemancer’s back,
causing a critical hit of -1156 damage and instantly killing the Cursemancer.

With the difference, in terms of equipment and battle techniques, Shi Feng
was able to bring an end to the battle quickly. After looting the equipment
dropped by the four players, Shi Feng continued hunting for the other elite
players from Martial Union.

Ten minutes later, all the elite players from Martial Union were dead. The
damage caused to Martial Union this time was absolutely devastating. It was
practically impossible for them to contend with the other Guilds for
dominance over Red Leaf Town now.
“Miss Snow, thank you for help today. Otherwise, our losses would be
immeasurable,” Shi Feng expressed his gratitude towards Gentle Snow.

Even if he could kill off many players in a battle against Martial Union, and
even escaping in the end, his other party members would definitely have
died.

“It’s nothing. Just a minor effort. Although Martial Union’s losses are
devastating in Red Leaf Town, there are still members of Martial Union in
other Towns. When everyone is gathered at White River City at Level 10,
that version of Martial Union will not be as easy to deal with as this small
group,” Gentle Snow softly said, “I see that you’re just an independent player
without any Guilds to rely on. If you do not have any large Guilds protecting
you, you would easily become a target for Martial Union. Why don’t you join
Ouroboros?”

“Right, Big Brother Ye Feng! With Ouroboros’ strength, by the time we

reach White River City, even the people from first-rate Guilds would not dare
to provoke us. Moreover, our Guild gives out extremely good benefits,” Xiao
Yue’er commented.

“Many thanks for Miss Snow’s worries. However, I’m too used to freedom,
so I never had any intentions to join a Guild before,” Shi Feng
straightforwardly rejected the invitation.

Although Ouroboros was a good Guild, they similarly had a lot of problems.
Take Gentle Snow for example. She was clearly the First Vice-Leader of the
Guild, yet, she had still left Ouroboros in the end, just like how Shi Feng
himself was casually chased away from Shadow. At the end of the day, it was
still best to hold his decision rights in his own hands.
“Since that is your way of thinking, I won’t try to insist that you join us.
However, if you ever change your mind in the future, Ouroboros would
welcome you anytime,” Gentle Snow could naturally see through Shi Feng’s
thoughts. However, everyone had their own ambitions, and it would not do
well for her to force the situation. Right now, it was enough for them to
maintain an amicable relationship.

Following which, Shi Feng led Blackie and the others away from the Dark
Moon Graveyard, returning to Town to sort out everyone’s bags. He then
planned to take them to level up. Previously, he had always been tight for
time. Now that he had finished dealing with his matters, the time was just
right for everyone to rise up to Level 10 quickly.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yueru looked at Shi Feng’s departing back, faintly feeling
a sense of familiarity. She did not know why she was feeling an indescribable
sense of loss in her heart.

“Snow, why didn’t you try harder? If you told him about the matters of the
God Slaying Army, he might have even agreed to join,” Zhao Yueru asked.

Gentle Snow smiled, saying, “Didn’t you hate the thought of him joining us
before? But now you want him to join us instead?

A blush appeared on Zhao Yueru’s delicate face as she said in an upright

tone, “Aren’t I doing this for you? Regardless of what anyone said, he is also
a top-tier expert. If you were to lure him into Ouroboros, he would become a
person on our side. In the future, if he gets along well in the God Slaying
Army, he would be able to bring you a lot of influence and authority.”

“If he didn’t perform so outstandingly well just now, I would definitely try
my best at pulling him over. However, he was just too remarkable, just like a
true dragon. Right now, he is but a dragon hidden in the abyss. Sooner or
later, he will be able to soar into the skies, and we will be able to do nothing
to hold him back. Who knows, in the future, he might even become a
headache of an opponent to Ouroboros,” Gentle Snow lightly laughed.

“An opponent, is it?” Zhao Yueru entered a deep thought.

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After Martial Union was exterminated, the news of its demise was quickly
spread around Red Leaf Town.

Some people had even recorded the battle and posted it onto the official
forums, the incident quickly becoming popular.

Ouroboros had first conquered the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard.
They had then gotten rid of Martial Union’s over one hundred members. The
valiant appearance of the Snow Goddess had captured the hearts of all the
male players, and instantly, Ouroboros’ position and influence around the
region of White River City had skyrocketed. As a result, countless players
wished to join Ouroboros.

Due to the recording of this battle, there were plenty of upper echelons of
Guilds that had noticed Shi Feng’s existence.

The origin of this battle was, after all, due to Martial Union’s enmity towards
Shi Feng. However, not only had Shi Feng himself received the aid of the
Snow Goddess, he had even personally killed off Ironsword Lion in a head-
on confrontation. This was enough proof of Shi Feng’s exceptional strength,
and also his good relations with the Snow Goddess. Taking these points into
mind, these upper echelons needed to let their subordinates pay more
attention towards Shi Feng.

When Shi Feng and the others returned to Red Leaf Town, many players on
the streets had shifted their gazes towards the group.

“Crap, isn’t that Ye Feng, the person that went Dungeon raiding together
with the Snow Goddess?” a male Warrior said.

“If I go and beg Big Brother Ye Feng, I wonder if Big Brother Ye Feng will
bring me to Level 10?” another female Elementalist bashfully said to her
companion.

Shi Feng had completely become a celebrity now. Wherever he went, there
would definitely be someone paying attention to, and talking about, him.

“Brother Feng, you’re already a famous person. Now, you only need to
wiggle your finger, and there would be a crowd of beauties running over to
you. In the future, you mustn’t forget to introduce a few to me,” Blackie
laughingly said.

“Stop talking nonsense. Our priority right now is to level up. The sooner we
get to Level 10, the sooner we can compete for more advantages after we
enter White River City,” Shi Feng smiled as he said, “Since everyone is tired
now, let’s rest for an hour. We’ll gather again after you all get your
equipment repaired, and replenish your necessities.”

After hearing Shi Feng’s arrangements, Blackie and the others immediately
went to the Smithy to repair their equipment.
They did not know why, but normally when they were grinding on the Level
5 Forest Wolves, even if they had been grinding for over ten hours, the
durability of their equipment did not fall by much. However, right now, just
after raiding a Dungeon once, the durability of their equipment had all fallen
by almost half. If they were to raid the Dungeon another time, the durability
of their equipment might fall to 1 within just three to four hours, becoming
useless.

When everyone arrived at the Smithy to repair their equipment, they

suddenly discovered a frightening matter.

Previously, it was a normal occurrence for them to change into new

equipment. Hence, they had never repaired their equipment even once before.
Now, however, all the equipment Cola was wearing only had half of its
durability remaining. As a result, repairing all of it had required a fee of 1
Silver 63 Coppers. Such an amount was enough to purchase a Level 1 Bronze
Equipment.

The higher the durability loss of an equipment, the higher the repair fees
would be. If every piece of equipment on Cola’s character had dropped down
to 1 it would take, at the very least, 4 Silver Coins to get it all repaired. Such
an amount was the equivalent to two days of Cola’s earnings.

However, because Cola had become a follower of Shi Feng, the speed at
which he earned money was much faster when compared to many other elite
players. If those elite players were to repair their equipment, the total fees
would be equivalent to several days of their earnings.

“Boss, are you trying to rob us here?” Cola complained, unwilling to fork out
such an expensive repair fee. Previously, he had obtained a Mysterious
Treasure Chest from clearing the hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. From
the Mysterious Treasure Chest, he had received over 3 Silver coins and five
bottles of Intermediate Recovery Potions. If it weren’t for that Treasure
Chest, just this repair fee alone would have turned him into a broke bastard.

“Adventurer, I have already given you a 10% discount. It is already a very

cheap price,” the Blacksmith said with a huff.

Hearing the Blacksmith saying so, Blackie and the others suddenly came to a
realization. Their Reputation in Red Leaf Town had already reached 30
points, receiving a 10% discount for all purchases made in Red Leaf Town.
They truly did not think that it would be so costly just to repair their
equipment. However, if their equipment turned to scrap, not only would they
lose their equipment, their leveling speed would also be greatly reduced.
Hence, they had no choice but to repair their equipment.

Trade Area, Auction House.

Shi Feng was frantically purchasing items from the Auction House. The
previous Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs Shi Feng sold before had once
again allowed him to profit greatly. Now, there were at least 73 Gold Coins
in his bag. In the entire White River City, there was not a single player who
was more rich than him at the moment.

Right now, if he saw any items whose prices would inflate in the future, he
would buy all of them. This was because, once players reached higher levels
it became much easier for them to earn game currency and, as a result, the
value of game currency fell. Instead of just waiting for the Coins in his hand
to depreciate in value, he might as well purchase some items that would
increase in value and store them in the Bank.

After some time not visiting the Auction House, the number of Hard Stones,
Card Sets, and other items whose value would increase in the future had
grown once more. Shi Feng had spent over 8 Gold Coins on such items,
filling up the six 40-slot Bags he had just bought, and even needing to make
several trips to the Bank. It wouldn’t be long before these items would have
their values increased by manifold. Just thinking about it gave Shi Feng a
delighted feeling.

Meanwhile, the value of the Glimmer Chestplate Forging Design had now
begun to fall. Currently, each piece was only being sold for around 2 Gold
Coins, and it wouldn’t be long before it became completely worthless.

Seeing that the number of Guilds purchasing the Glimmer Chestplate Forging
Design was becoming fewer, Shi Feng decided to continue selling them for
awhile more before thinking of another way to make money. Now, his main
goal was to earn Credits. Just judging from the small amount of Credits he
currently possessed, it was still not enough for his Workshop to squander.

Currently, Shi Feng still possessed more than 60 Gold Coins. He then took
out 30 Gold Coins and registered them on the Virtual Trade Center. Right
now, various large Guilds were in the midst of purchasing Coins in bulk. It
wouldn’t be long before he could sell all his Coins, earning him a lot of
Credits.

Following which, inside the Bank, Shi Feng started arranging the harvest he
obtained today. He had already obtained more than ten pieces of Bronze
Equipment just from the elite players of Martial Union he had killed.
Originally, Shi Feng had intended to sell off these equipment pieces.
However, his Workshop would definitely be recruiting new members in the
future. Hence, he decided to store them inside his Warehouse, as they might
come into use in the future. In any case, he was not lacking in this small
amount of money.

As for the Ash Blade, the most important item he obtained from the Dark
Moon Graveyard, he kept it inside his Warehouse for now. It was still of no
use to him right now. Only when he arrived at Star-Moon City would he have
a chance at finding a clue about the Ash Blade.

After all, the owner of the Ash Blade had an unfathomable origin, being titled
as the God Slayer in God’s Domain; an existence feared even by the Gods.
The clues relating to this Ash Blade could only be found in the Capital City
of Star-Moon Kingdom.

“Ah? What’s this thing here?”

Shi Feng dug up a crystal the size of his palm from his bag.

“En, isn’t this one of the items dropped by Ironsword Lion?” Shi Feng
discovered that he was somewhat familiar with this item. It was indeed one of
the two items that were dropped by Ironsword Lion.

[Seven Luminaries Gemstone]

(Special Item)

Transports the user to Blackwing City.

(Uses remaining 4/5)

Dropped after death.

“This Ironsword Lion truly can’t be underestimated. It was no wonder he was

so powerful in the previous life. It was all because of this item here,” Shi
Feng looked at the Seven Luminaries Gemstone in his hand, unable to refrain
from revealing a smile.
Blackwing City was no ordinary location. It was also not a place that players
could simply go to as they wished. Players needed a Teleportation Crystal to
go to that place, and the Seven Luminaries Gemstone was one of those
passes.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, Blackwing City’s fame resounded throughout

God’s Domain. All the major powers would willingly purchase the passes to
Blackwing City at high prices. However, to an average player, it would be
meaningless, even if they went to Blackwing City. At most, they would only
go there to widen their horizons. However, to the upper echelons of a major
power, it was an absolute heaven. After going there once, they would want to
go there again.

Shi Feng looked at the time, discovering that today was a big day in
Blackwing City. He definitely must make a trip to Blackwing City today.
Hence, he sent a message to Blackie, saying, “Blackie, I still have some other
things to take care of, so I won’t be able to bring you all leveling for now.
After all of you are rested, go to the Level 8 area, Roaring Hill, to level up.
As long as you guys are careful, your leveling speeds there will be extremely
quick.”

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Red Leaf Town, Slum Area.

Although it was still daytime, the Enchanted Bar was packed with Red
Players that tread along the boundaries of darkness. However, amongst this
crowd of players, there were several Green Players present in the Bar,
seemingly highly out of place. These players were Ironsword Lion and his
several subordinates.

“Absolute Heaven, I need you to kill a person for me. Name your price,”
Ironsword Lion said to the man before him. The man who held a stern
expression was currently drinking from a beer bottle.

The stern-looking male did not pay any heed to Ironsword Lion, one of his
arms wrapped around an alluring, well-developed woman, while the other
held onto a beer bottle. The man only minded his own business as he flirted
with the woman, his lips curling into a wicked smile, giving others a chilling
feeling.

Ironsword Lion’s expression immediately sank.

Beside him, Drifting Blood immediately slammed his hands on the table,
cursing, “Hey, can’t you hear that our Boss is speaking to you? Stop trying to
act deaf!”

Just after Drifting Blood finished speaking, a snow-bright dagger had slashed
across his neck. The dagger then stabbed into his heart, finally being abruptly
pulled downwards and slashed apart a deep wound. A stab, a pull, and a
slash, all three moves were executed in a very natural manner. Before
Drifting Blood could even cry out in pain, his body had already fallen to the
ground.

“Absolute Heaven, what are you trying to do? I’m here to talk business. What
is the meaning of you killing my subordinate?” watching Drifting Blood be
instantly dealt with, Ironsword Lion bellowed. However, he did not dare
attack the man before him, because he knew that if he were to take action, his
end would only be similar to that of Drifting Blood.

“Because I like it. What? You have something to say about it?” Absolute
Heaven laughed as he indifferently looked at Ironsword Lion. He casually
brandished his dagger, creating an image of a flower.

“You…” Ironsword Lion was angered to madness, but he still dared not let
out the curse through his mouth.

Absolute Heaven was an assassin in real life... A famous one, to boot! He

was also a top-tier expert within virtual reality games. However, there were
very few people who knew of him. For those who did know him, they were
usually ones who had been assassinated by him before. When Ironsword Lion
used to play some other Wuxia game before, he had been assassinated by
Absolute Heaven several times previously, which was how he got to know
Absolute Heaven.

However, Absolute Heaven’s temper was extremely odd. Regarding the

things he was uninterested in, no matter how much money he was offered, he
would refuse to carry them out. He was only willing to carry out tasks that
managed to pique his interests. Until today, he had yet to fail a single task
that he had taken on.

If Absolute Heaven was threatened or compelled into doing something, then

oftentimes, the customer that did so did not have a happy ending.

Ironsword Lion had once seen a customer wanting Absolute Heaven to kill a
player back to Level 0 no matter what. However, Absolute Heaven refused to
do so. That customer was similarly an ill-tempered person, declaring to take
action against Absolute Heaven as well. As a result, that customer was
personally killed by Absolute Heaven all the way back to Level 0, forced to
delete his account in the end.

Seeing Ironsword Lion remaining silent, Absolute Heaven smiled. He then

resumed hugging onto the beauty by his side and drinking his beer without a
care in the world, acting as if everything before had never happened.

Drifting Blood being killed off in the Bar similarly did not attract the
attention of any other players. That was because incidents like this occurred
on a daily basis in this place. Everyone had long since gotten used to seeing
it.

Meanwhile, Ironsword Lion could only inhale deeply several times, calming
down the rage in his heart.

“Absolute Heaven, don’t be so quick to refuse. If I tell you the name of this
person, you will definitely be interested,” Ironsword Lion said in a serious
tone.

However, Absolute Heaven remained uncaring, as if Ironsword Lion was just

empty air.

“This person is called Ye Feng. He is a top-tier expert. I only wish for you to
kill him back to Level 0, or force him to delete his account and start all over
again. As for the price, it is up to you to decide.” Ironsword Lion took out a
recording, sending it to Absolute Heaven. The recording depicted the scene
where Ironsword Lion himself was killed off by Shi Feng. Two swords, four
images; impossible to fend off. The final strike that killed off Ironsword Lion
was also extremely swift and graceful, impossible for anyone to block.

After taking a look at the recording, Absolute Heaven’s interest was

immediately piqued. He then said, “A million Credits, one-time payment.”
Ironsword Lion’s heart could not help but twitch after hearing this price.
However, he had long since known of Absolute Heaven’s way of setting
prices based on the target’s strength. Normally, killing a player would only
cost around 100,000 Credits. Ironsword Lion did not imagine that Shi Feng
would be worth so much, actually requiring a million Credits.

“Fine. Give me your account; I’ll transfer it to you immediately. However,

how much time would you require to get the job done?” Ironsword Lion was
very determined. Even if he had to dig out all his resources, he still had to get
rid of Shi Feng in order to appease his anger.

“Five days,” Absolute Heaven looked at Shi Feng inside the recording,
excitedly saying so.

Hearing Absolute Heaven’s guarantee, Ironsword Lion could already picture

the sight of Shi Feng being killed back to Level 0. He then transferred the
money to Absolute Heaven.

On the other side, the person in question had already arrived at Blackwing
City.

Blackwing City was one of the most mysterious Cities in God’s Domain. It
was much more flourishing than Star-Moon Kingdom. Just by standing on
the streets, one could see gorgeous-looking, European-styled, medieval-aged
buildings. Even if it was nighttime, the city was still illuminated with
glorious lights.

Moreover, the NPCs that walked the streets were all over Level 100. There
were even quite a few NPCs who possessed Tier 2, and even Tier 3, Jobs.
Rumor had it when the King of Star-Moon Kingdom met up with the City
Lord of the Blackwing city; even the King was required to act respectfully in
fear of offending the City Lord.

Within Blackwing City, there were plenty of interesting things to be found. If

one were to tour around the City, it would take at least a few weeks to do so.
Blackwing City also had plenty of Masters of various Lifestyle Jobs living
here. The items made by these Masters would usually end up being sold in
shops in the city. Moreover, players were also able to purchase the specialties
of other Countries in Blackwing City. This was definitely a treatment not
found in other, ordinary Cities.

With all these attractions, the most famous amongst them was the Auction
House of Blackwing City. The Auction House here held an auction once
every week. Moreover, the items auctioned were all rare ones sold by NPCs.
Epic Rank items would even be sold in this weekly auction. Such an item was
definitely impossible to purchase outside of Blackwing City. Hence, this was
the reason why the upper echelons of all the major powers wished to come to
Blackwing City.

On the other hand, even if the average player were to come here, at most,
they would only be here to sightsee. It was because they were completely
unable to afford the items sold by the NPCs here. Moreover, there were no
wild monsters here in Blackwing City. There were also no Quests to be found
here. It was a City purely meant for players to conduct trade within.
Blackwing City was a heaven, loved by the tycoons of the game.

_There are still two hours before the auction starts. I’ll go buy some local
specialties first, then._ Shi Feng looked at the time, discovering that he was
still early. He hailed for a horse carriage, bringing him to the Business
District of Blackwing City.
Blackwing City was just too huge. If Shi Feng were to walk on foot, he
would need, at the very least, two to three hours to arrive at the Business
District. Normally, players would spend money to hire horse carriages as a
means of transportation. However, hiring a horse carriage did not come
cheap. At the minimum, a horse carriage would cost 1 Silver Coin, and
depending on the distance traveled, the price would similarly change. If an
average player were to come to Blackwing City at this period of the game,
they most likely would not even be able to afford a horse carriage…

After more than ten minutes had passed, Shi Feng alighted from the carriage,
arriving at an Engineering Shop.

This Engineering Shop was not large. It was only a small building with two
floors. There was an old-looking, wooden signboard hung at the entrance
with the words, “Cruze’s Workshop” carved into the wood.

Although the shop seemed shabby at first sight, Shi Feng knew that this shop
was opened by the Engineering Grandmaster, Cruze Gaia. He was also the
one and only Engineering Grandmaster in Blackwing City. As for the other
Engineering Shops, those were all operated by Engineering Masters or
Engineers. Although those shops appeared to be flourishing, the items sold by
them were all very expensive, yet of poor quality. Back in the early days, Shi
Feng had often been scammed by those shops.

Shi Feng pushed open the door, entering Cruze’s Workshop.

The caretaker of the shop was called Luciola, a shy-looking girl who had her
hair tied into two ponytails.

If one used Observing Eyes, they would quickly discover that this frail-
looking girl was in actuality, a Professional Mage, a Job that advanced two
tiers, from an Elementalist. Furthermore, she was even at Level 100.
A Level 100 Tier 2 Mage could easily extinguish a single Red Leaf Town. If
a player dared to cause a scene in this shop, they would quickly turn into a
pile of ash.

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Very rarely did Cruze’s Workshop have customers, and Shi Feng’s entry into
the shop immediately roused Luciola’s attention.

“Lord Demon Hunter, I wonder what items my lord requires? Our shop has a
variety of items, and we guarantee their quality,” Luciola walked towards Shi
Feng, asking respectfully.

Shi Feng did not think that, regardless of location, the Demon Hunter title
would be so respected. The title even held effect in Blackwing City.

“I wish to have a look at the new goods you have this week,” Shi Feng
replied.

“My lord, our shop is stocked with many new items this week. I guarantee
that my lord will be satisfied with them,” Luciola said.

“Guide me to them, then,” Shi Feng nodded his head.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, he had never once before gone to the second floor
of the shop. He did not think there were even items being sold on the second
floor.

“My lord, this way, please,” saying so, Luciola brought Shi Feng to the
second floor.

The second floor was filled with display cabinets, all of them showcasing
many rare Engineering Tools that dazzled a person’s eyes.

Amongst the display cabinets, there was an item that greatly attracted Shi
Feng’s attention.

_Rocket Boots!_

One of the godly escaping tools in God’s Domain. With it, one could easily
escape when met with dangers in the wild or when being hunted by other
players.

Moreover, this was Epic Equipment that was made by an Engineering

Grandmaster. Regardless if it was the Attributes or effects, both were not
something with which the Common Ranked Rocket Boots could compare.

However, the price tag hanging on the Epic Ranked Rocket Boots was a
frightening 1,200 Gold. Even if Shi Feng considered himself as rich, he could
not even afford a fraction of such an amount.

After making a round through the display cabinets, a majority of the items
sold were all to Shi Feng’s liking. Moreover, they would be of huge aid to
himself, and he could not help but wish that he could just take all of them
away. However, his pockets were not sufficiently deep, and he could only
lament over his fate.
“Lord Demon Hunter, are these items not to your liking?” Seeing that her
long-awaited customer was shaking his head, Luciola hurriedly asked.

However, how would Shi Feng have the cheek to tell Luciola that he did not
have that much money? Any of the items showcased here would, at the bare
minimum, cost around tens to hundreds of Gold Coins. Just based on the
thirty over Gold Coins in his bag, he would at most be able to purchase a
single item here.

“Do you have Frost Grenades here?” after giving it some thought, Shi Feng
decided that it would be better to buy some more useful items.

“Lord Demon Hunter, the Frost Grenades are sold in the Common Section on
the first floor. The VIP Section on the second floor does not sell them. My
lord, please follow me,” Luciola brought Shi Feng down to the first floor
once more.

At this moment, Shi Feng finally realized that the second floor was the VIP
Section. It was no wonder the items on display there were so expensive. In
his previous life, when he had discovered this Workshop here, he was already
around Level 70 to Level 80. However, he did not possess the Demon Hunter
title at that time, so he could only shop at the Common Section. Yet, even
then his gains were already bountiful.

Now, he had inadvertently discovered the VIP Section on the second floor.
Moreover, there were so many items sold in that section. Unfortunately, the
money he possessed was just too little to buy anything. He could only come
again in the future, after earning more money.

Corresponding to the lower number of items being sold on the first floor,
their prices were similarly much lower.
“Lord Demon Hunter, these are the Frost Grenades that you requested. They
are categorized into three tiers. "May I know what type you are seeking?"”

[Basic Frost Grenade]

Effective against monsters (and players) below Level 30.

Deals 200 frost damage in a radius of 10 yards, which freezes targets for 5
seconds, then reduces Movement Speed by 60% for a duration of 12 seconds.

Price: 1 Silver 50 Coppers

[Intermediate Frost Grenade]

Effective against monsters (and players) below Level 70.

Deals 800 frost damage in a radius of 12 yards, which freezes targets for 5
seconds, then reduces Movement Speed by 60% for a duration of 12 seconds.

Price: 10 Silvers

[Advanced Frost Grenade]

Effective against monsters (and players) below Level 120.

Deals 2,000 frost damage in a radius of 15 yards, which freezes targets for 5
seconds, then reduces Movement Speed by 60% for a duration of 12 seconds.

Price: 70 Silvers
Just a single Intermediate Frost Grenade was enough to instantly kill a Level
5 MT, fully equipped with Bronze Equipment. Meanwhile, although the
Basic Frost Grenade could not instantly kill a player, it could freeze them for
5 seconds, followed by a 60% reduction in Movement Speed for 12 seconds.
These effects were just too frightening.

As for the Advanced Frost Grenades, this item was not something with which
an ordinary player could mess around. Not mentioning the 2,000 frost
damage it could cause, it also possessed an effective radius of 15 yards. If Shi
Feng were to have used this item in his previous battle with Martial Union, it
would have saved him much trouble. Just throwing three of these things
would rid him of all his problems.

However, a single Advanced Frost Grenade already cost 70 Silver Coins. It

was just too expensive a price tag. Moreover, using such an item at his level
was simply too extravagant.

“I want three stacks of Basic Frost Grenades and thirty units of Intermediate
Frost Grenades.” Shi Feng thought that it was still best to purchase a few
Intermediate ones as a preventive measure. If he were to end up being hunted
by Martial Union again, these Intermediate Frost Grenades would aid him in
getting rid of all those troubles.

A stack of Frost Grenades consisted of 200 units, and three whole stacks
would be enough to last him for a very long time.

“Lord Demon Hunter, you can enjoy a 10% discount in our shop. The total
amount for these items is 10 Gold 80 Silver,” Luciola brought out all the
requested items, saying after making a quick calculation.

“Alright.” Shi Feng felt joy in his heart. In his previous life, even with his
status as a Tier 3 Sword King, he had never received discounts when
purchasing items here. He did not imagine that the Demon Hunter title would
be so awesome, even earning him a discount within Blackwing City. This
was truly an unexpected happiness.

After purchasing the Frost Grenades, Shi Feng rode on the horse carriage to
the heart of the Trade Area, the Blackwing Auction House.

The Blackwing Auction House was one of the most majestic buildings within
Blackwing City. The land it took up was the size of four football fields.
Moreover, the building possessed 188 floors. The royalty of the various
countries in God’s Domain, and even great characters, like Tier 5 NPCs,
would sometimes visit this place to purchase items.

Immediately after arriving at the Blackwing Auction House, Shi Feng had
noticed that there was actually a dozen or so players queuing up to enter the
Auction House.

However, such a sight was nothing strange to behold. Even a small place like
Red Leaf Town had managed to produce a pass to Blackwing City. There
were hundreds of Towns under the influence of White River City, while there
were over a hundred Cities under the rule of Star-Moon Kingdom. Moreover,
there were hundreds of countries in the entirety of God’s Domain. Hence, it
was only normal for hundreds of players to appear in Blackwing City right
now.

The ones who were capable of coming to Blackwing City right now were
either those who had extremely good luck or those who belonged to the upper
echelons of major powers. For the average players that did arrive at this
place, however, they would quickly discover that although Blackwing City
was a good location to be, it would be of no help to average players like
them. Hence, it would be better for them to sell the entry ticket to a major
power, earning some quick money.
Meanwhile, the players that were lined up here all had very high levels. The
highest amongst them was a Level 7 bearded man. The large man wore a
complete Level 5 Bronze Set Equipment and was also carrying a Mysterious-
Iron Ax on his back. One glance at the man was enough to tell that the man’s
strength was not to be trifled with. As for the other players, they were all at
Level 6, each wearing complete Bronze Set Equipment, and none of them
looking to have a simple background.

Noticing Shi Feng walking over, these players all discovered that Shi Feng
was surprisingly at Level 7, the same level as the bearded man beside them.
However, the silvery-white, delicate Set Equipment worn by Shi Feng faintly
gave off a chilling and heavy pressure. Although it was a Bronze Set
Equipment, a single look at it and anyone could tell that it was not just any
ordinary Set Equipment. Moreover, there were even individual pieces of
Secret-Silver Ranked Equipment. Although they could not tell what rank the
black sword hanging around Shi Feng’s waist was at, the other sword gave
off the glow of a Secret-Silver Equipment. Compared to the bearded man, Shi
Feng was obviously much more powerful, and the players present
immediately started having notions of befriending him.

“This one is Lonely Goose of the Moon Temple. Fellow friend, I have never
seen you around before. Is this your first time visiting Blackwing City?” a
gentle scholarly-looking, Level 6 Swordsman walked up and asked Shi Feng.

After arriving at Blackwing City, Shi Feng did not disguise his equipment,
leaving them in their original appearance. He had only altered his own facial
appearance, turning it into the appearance of the middle-aged man, Black
Flame. That way, nobody would be able to recognize him as Ye Feng.

Hearing this scholarly person introduce himself, Shi Feng could not help but
size up this man called Lonely Goose.
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The Moon Temple was a very well-known Guild in God’s Domain. However,
their area of influence was not situated in Star-Moon Kingdom, but instead,
the Tulip Empire. The competition between Guilds there was much more
intense compared to Star-Moon Kingdom. Meanwhile, the Moon Temple was
one of the top few Guilds in Tulip Empire. Compared to Ouroboros, they
were much stronger.

The scholarly Lonely Goose in front of Shi Feng right now was also a famous
top-tier Swordsman.

It would be advantageous to Shi Feng if he befriended such a person.

“Hello,” Shi Feng nodded his head, giving others a taciturn feeling.

Aside from Lonely Goose, several more players came up and introduced
themselves to Shi Feng. They all wished to befriend him. After all, an
additional friend meant an additional path they could have in the future. It
was especially true for the top-tier experts that could arrive at Blackwing
City. As to whether they would become enemies in the future, the possibility
of such a situation happening was low.

As for the reason to such a conclusion, up till now, the group of them had yet
to see a top-tier expert belonging to the same country as them in Blackwing
City. Also, every country was very far apart from each other, and countries
coming in touch with each other would be a matter in the far future.

On the other hand, if they could become friends and have a cooperative
relationship, then it would be beneficial to both sides.

This was also one of the hidden benefits of Blackwing City.

The bearded man swept a glance at Shi Feng, discovering that Shi Feng’s
level was actually the same as his own. Being able to reach Level 7 was an
achievement of which he was extremely proud. However, now that he
realized he was the same level as an independent player, he immediately felt
a sense of provocation. In addition to the other players trying to befriend Shi
Feng, the bearded man snorted, “Hmph, he’s just an independent player.
What is the point in trying to curry favor with him?”

With the bearded man’s words, the entire atmosphere in the Auction House
became tense.

Playing the part of the friendly guy, Lonely Goose said with a smile, “Brother
Egoistic Blade, not everyone can easily come to Blackwing City. Is there a
need for such a cold treatment? If we can all get along with each other, it
would be a great benefit for all of us in the future.”

“Help?”

“Just based on the luck of an independent player, how would he be able to

mutually cooperate with us?”

“How can he be of any help to us?”

The disdain in the bearded man’s words kept on growing. The man then
flaunted the Guild emblem on his chest, the words “Bloodthirsty War God”
written on the emblem. The emblem was silver in color, signifying that the
bearded man was at the rank of an elder within the Guild.

Bloodthirsty War God was one of the top three first-rate Guilds in Black
Dragon Empire. Bloodthirsty War God was a long-established Guild, its
lengthy history tracing back at least 60 years ago. At that time, not even Shi
Feng’s parents had been born yet.

Looking at Egoistic Blade behaving so, even Lonely Goose felt helpless
about it. He then looked at Shi Feng, apologizing, “Truly sorry. Brother
Egoistic Blade doesn’t usually behave this way. Maybe he is in a bad mood
today.”

“This should be Brother Black Flame’s first time coming to the Blackwing
Auction House, right? You’ve come at a good time. Today just happens to be
a day where the Blackwing Auction House is holding an auction. However, if
you wish to participate in the auction, you need to purchase a Blackwing
Insignia that costs 2 Gold Coins. You will only be allowed entry if you
possess the Blackwing Insignia. Furthermore, the players who possess the
Blackwing Insignia can bring along two more players with them.”

“How about Brother Black Flame let me bring you into the auction? You
could save a big expenditure that way.”

As Shi Feng was about to voice his rejection, Egoistic Blade sneered, “A
beggar that can’t even afford a Blackwing Insignia, what right do you have to
come along with us?”
“I only have one thing to say. I don’t wish to be together with this little
bastard. If you all wish to form an alliance, it’s either me or him. You guys
make your choice. Either he goes, or I go.”

Egoistic Blade had the Bloodthirsty War God serving as his background,
while Shi Feng had nothing he could rely on. Egoistic Blade was extremely
confident that Lonely Goose and the others would choose him without even
the need to think.

Only when the strong cooperate with each other, would they be able to bring
out the greatest benefits. If they were to cooperate with an independent
player, who could guarantee that, after this person’s entry ticket to Blackwing
City had been used up, he would still be able to return to Blackwing City.
Meanwhile, Egoistic Blade had a first-rate Guild supporting him. It would be
tens of thousands of times easier for him to obtain another pass to Blackwing
City when compared to a mere independent player.

If Shi Feng did not even possess the ability to frequently visit Blackwing
City, how would he be able to guarantee a mutual cooperation?

“Brother Egoistic Blade, must you do so?”

Lonely Goose and the others could not help but have a headache as they tried
to mediate the situation. They only wished to mutually profit from each other.
Yet, Egoistic Blade had created such a situation and had even spoken such
words. If they chose to accept Shi Feng into their group, then Egoistic Blade
would definitely feel humiliated. However, if they accepted Egoistic Blade,
then Shi Feng would naturally leave feeling angry and as though he had been
crossed.

On one side, it was a first-rate Guild. On the other, it was an independent

player. The situation left everyone in a state of distress.
“What are you all hesitating about? Is it such a hard decision to make? I have
the Bloodthirsty War God backing me. The information and resources I have
at my disposal far exceed what any of you can imagine. If you all do not wish
to cooperate, then I can simply look for some other Guilds to cooperate with.
No matter what, I don’t wish to see an independent player within our alliance
group,” Egoistic Blade looked at Lonely Goose and the others, saying in an
extremely displeased manner.

Shi Feng watched Egoistic Blade’s extremely stubborn behavior as if the

world revolved solely around him alone. The man was even using the
influence of his background in order to chase Shi Feng out of the group.
Although Lonely Goose and the others had clearly come up to Shi Feng on
their own accord, they now showed signs of hesitation. Seeing this situation,
Shi Feng sneered, “Since I’m just an independent player, I won’t trouble you
any longer, Brother Lonely Goose. People who walk different paths cannot
make plans together. Let us go our separate ways from now on.”

Finished saying so, Shi Feng walked towards the entrance of the Auction
House.

Looking at Shi Feng walking away in a huff, Lonely Snow and the others
could do nothing but drop the subject. After all, Shi Feng was but an
independent player. Although he was an expert, he would not be able to bring
them much benefit.

“Hmph, a mere independent player wishes to have the same standing as us?
Don’t even dream about it,” Egoistic Blade jeered.

After some time, the gates to the Auction House opened, allowing the masses
entry into the building.
When Egoistic Blade and the others walked to the entrance…

“I’m sorry, Sir, but you are not allowed to enter.” A Knight blocked Egoistic
Blade and the others.

“Lord Knight, all of us possesses the Blackwing Insignia,” Lonely Goose

pointed towards the insignia on his chest, saying.

“The auction held today is the VIP Auction. Commoners are not allowed
entry. The normal auction will only be held next week, so please come back
again at that time,” the Knight explained.

Egoistic Blade then pointed at Shi Feng, who was currently walking into the
Auction House, moodily saying, “Lord Knight, then what right does that
person have to enter? He doesn’t even have a Blackwing Insignia on him. It
won’t be good if you do something like that, right?”

The Knight became extremely displeased by Egoistic Blade’s attitude.

However, he still looked along the direction Egoistic Blade pointed to,
discovering the Lord Demon Hunter, Shi Feng. The Knight then swept his
gaze at Egoistic Blade and the others, saying in disdain, “Just based on you
commoners, you all wish to have the same standing as the Lord Demon
Hunter?”

“Be smart and get lost quickly! I’ll have all of you arrested if you continue
making a scene!” the Knight angrily yelled at Egoistic Blade and the others.

Egoistic Blade was extremely shocked. How could a random, independent

player they met be so awesome? He then thought back to the mocking words
said by the Knight. Weren’t they the words he had uttered just now?
If there was a hole available right now, Egoistic Blade wished he could have
jumped into it immediately. It was simply too mortifying.

Lonely Goose and the others were even more startled. They looked at Shi
Feng with shocked expressions, endless regret filling up their hearts.

After making plenty of investigations, they discovered that there would be an

auction held today. Moreover, the items auctioned were extremely rare, so
they had paid a huge price in order to prepare a significant amount of Coins.
Yet, in the end, they couldn’t even manage to get past the entrance…

Looking at the Knight’s respectful attitude towards Shi Feng, they

immediately knew that the title of Demon Hunter must be a very powerful
title. Shi Feng definitely would have been able to bring along a few more
players with him. However, they had chosen to forsake Shi Feng instead,
missing out on the chance to participate in the auction this time around. The
regret in their hearts was quickly pushing them to their deaths right now. At
that time, just why did they choose to give up on Shi Feng?!

Lonely Goose and the others then thought of Egoistic Blade, the main
perpetrator of this disaster. If it weren’t for Egoistic Blade, such an incident
would not have happened.

Immediately, everyone turned to look at Egoistic Blade in rage and bitterness.

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“Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, please come over here. Take the
floating platform up to the 66th floor; there will be a person assigned there to
receive you,” a golden-haired beauty stood beside the floating platform,
saying with a smile.

The floating platform of the Blackwing Auction House was extremely large,
capable of fitting more than 50 people at a time. It was from Seven
Luminaries Crystals[1], which have extremely good magical conductivity.
Many magical runes were carved onto the crystals, allowing the platform to
freely float in the air. However, the floating platform was extremely
expensive to make, and even if all of Red Leaf Town was sold, it would not
be enough to make a floating platform as large as the one in Blackwing City.

In the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, only the Auction House at Star-Moon

City, and also the Royal Palace, had a floating platform implemented.
Moreover, the size of each of those floating platforms was much smaller
when compared to the one in the Blackwing Auction House. It displayed the
level of wealth held by the Blackwing Auction House.

To say the least, the Blackwing Auction House was extremely large in size. It
was categorized into three different sections, which were the Common
Section, the VIP Section, and the Luxury Section.

The auction venue for the Common Section was located from the 4th floor to
the 36th floor. As long as one possessed the Blackwing Insignia, they could
participate in the Common auction. However, there were much less rare items
auctioned there.

The auction venue for the VIP Section was located from the 50th floor to the
100th floor. One must have a certain amount of status before being allowed
to participate in the VIP auction. As for the items auctioned, rare items were
the mainstay of the auction, with the occasional precious item.

The auction venue in the Luxury Section was located from the 150th floor to
the 180th floor. Aside from those with transcendental strength, they were
usually the overlords of a region. For example, the characters at the pinnacle
of Star-Moon Kingdom.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, after he became a Tier 3 Sword King, he obtained
a relatively good title, allowing him the fortune of entering the VIP Section.
As for the Luxury Section, only the Guild Leaders and Vice-Leaders of first-
rate Guilds had the right to enter this area. The pinnacle players who had
reached Tier 5 in their Jobs were also allowed in this area. As to what items
were sold at the Luxury auction, Shi Feng had no information about them
whatsoever. It was a secret only known to the tyrants and pinnacle players of
God’s Domain.

Shi Feng arrived at the auction venue on the 66th floor.

The entire venue was about the size of a single football field, and at this
moment, it was completely packed with people. These people were all NPCs
with the status of nobles or above, and it was an extremely difficult task for
players who wished to compete for items with these NPCs. These NPCs were
here specifically to prevent players from easily winning a bid without any
competition.

Frankly speaking, the NPCs were just props at the auction venue. If a player’s
bid did not reach the standard amount, then the item would be taken away by
the NPCs, preventing players from conveniently obtaining rare items.
After everyone was seated, the auction officially started. After a white-
bearded old man walked up to the stage, declaring the start of the auction, an
item was slowly brought out onto the stage.

The first item auctioned was a Level 20 Secret-Silver Chestplate, its starting
bid set at 2 Gold.

“The Attributes on it are good, but the price is just too expensive,” clicking
on the equipment’s information, Shi Feng quickly gave up after looking at its
Attributes.

Although it was good equipment, he was unable to put it to use right now.

If Shi Feng could really buy the item for only 2 Gold, then he might have still
considered it. However, after a bout of bidding from the NPCs, the price of
the equipment had already soared to 7 Gold.

If he were to sell the Chestplate to a first-rate Guild, he could not possibly

obtain 7 Gold for it. At most, he could sell it for 3 to 4 Gold. After all, to the
average players right now, even Copper Coins were considered a precious
commodity, not to mention Gold Coins.

After which, piece after piece of Secret-Silver Equipment was brought out.
There was even Fine-Gold Equipment being auctioned. However, not a single
piece managed to attract Shi Feng’s attraction.

The reason was simple. All of them were just too expensive.

If the average level of players reached around Level 20, then the prices of
equipment would become much cheaper. However, God’s Domain had
started its operation only recently, so most players were still around Level 4.
Where would these players find that much money?
Half an hour later, the equipment phase of the auction finally ended, and the
auction for other items began.

“The following item being auctioned is a Weapon Forging Design. This

Forging Design is a fine work of Master Corian, and the bid for it will start at
3 Gold Coins.”

Immediately, Shi Feng’s interest was roused. He then clicked to check on the
item’s information.

[Silver Dawn Forging Design] (Secret-Silver Rank, One-handed Sword)

Level 10

Seeing that it was Secret-Silver Ranked, Shi Feng knew that his luck had
come. Moreover, the Silver Dawn was a Level 10 weapon; it was absolutely
something that he needed the most. The Abyssal Blade also needed ten Level
10 Secret-Silver Weapons to level up. With this Forging Design, that problem
would easily be handled.

However, besides Shi Feng, there were still a few other Forgers who
participated in the bid. After all, a Secret-Silver Forging Design was
extremely rare. With that, the bidding for the Forging Design quickly started.

Within moments, the bidding price had already reached 6 Gold.

Shi Feng gritted his teeth, shouting, “7 Gold!”

“7 Gold 30 Silvers.”

“7 Gold 50 Silvers.”
“8 Gold.”

With the crazed bidding from the NPCs, the price for the Silver Dawn
steadily rose.

“Crap, I bid 15 Gold!” Seeing that the price has reached 13 Gold, Shi Feng
immediately raised it by 2 Gold, showing his determination, and shaking the
composure of these NPCs. If the price continued to rise, even Shi Feng would
not be able to stomach it. After all, he only had slightly more than 20 Gold
Coins remaining.

“16 Gold!”

The original worth of this Forging Design was around 15 Gold Coins. Shi
Feng did not think that the NPCs would still compete.

“17 Gold!” Shi Feng made his decision. If the NPC Forgers were to bid once
more, he would immediately bid 20 Gold for it. At that point, if it was still no
good, then he could only consider himself as unlucky.

Finally, the NPC Forgers shook their heads at this price, no longer competing
in the bid.

“Congratulations to Mister Black Flame for winning Master Corian’s Silver

Dawn Forging Design!” the white-bearded old man clapped his hands,
congratulating Shi Feng.

After receiving the Forging Design, Shi Feng let loose a sigh of relief. At the
very least, he did not waste a trip to the Auction House this time. As for the
17 Gold, he had spent, sooner or later, he would be able to get it all back
through the Silver Dawn.
After auctioning off the Forging Design, the white-bearded old man
continued, “The next item is a super-rare skill for melee Jobs, the bid starts at
5 Gold Coins.”

[Thunder Flame Explosion] (Action-type)

Requires: Melee Weapon

Causes 200 base damage, and additional flame and thunder damage to
enemies within a 5-yard radius. Enemies struck will be placed in a fainted
state for 4 seconds.

Cooldown: 45 seconds

Shi Feng’s eyes shone after seeing this item. Thunder Flame Explosion was
definitely a super-skill for melee Jobs and was one of the most precious items
in this auction.

“What to do? I don’t have enough money right now…” Shi Feng greatly
desired this skill book. However, the starting bid for it was already at 5 Gold.
At the very least, the final price for it would be 20 Gold or above.

While Shi Feng was in silent contemplation, the price for the skill book had
already risen to 10 Gold. Compared to the Silver Dawn, the bidding for the
skill book was even more fiery.

Shi Feng had no choice but to call out the interface for the Virtual Trade
Center, canceling the remaining Gold Coins he had registered.

“Thank god…” Shi Feng let loose a breath as he discovered that there was
still 23 Gold remaining out of the 30 Gold he had registered. In addition to
the Coins he had on hand right now, it just barely totaled over 30 Gold. Such
an amount should be sufficient to purchase this Thunder Flame Explosion.

“20 Gold!” Shi Feng shouted.

“20 Gold! Mister Black Flame has bid 20 Gold. Is there anyone else
interested in bidding? This is the only precious item in the auction this time
around. Everyone should not miss this chance to obtain it!”

Shi Feng could not help but send a disdainful glare at this old man.

“21 Gold.”

“Since it is a precious item, then it definitely won’t be anything simple. I bid

24 Gold,” a Tier 2 Swordsman pleasingly said.

“I bid 26 Gold,” a Tier 3 Shadower yelled.

……

The majority of the NPCs present in this auction consisted of melee Jobs.
Hence, the competition for the skill book was extraordinarily intense.
Moreover, the higher tiered NPCs were all filthy rich. Just by doing a simple
Quest, they would be able to obtain compensation of several Gold Coins, so
their rate of income was extremely quick. If Shi Feng did not earn a lot
previously, he stood absolutely no chance at competing with these high-tiered
NPCs.

Looking at these high-tiered NPCs, he found each one of them was more
powerful than the other. There was even a Tier 4 NPC placing a bid for the
skill book.
Seeing as the price was about to reach Shi Feng’s bottom line...

“30 Gold!” Shi Feng placed his final bid. He would either succeed or die
trying.

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With Shi Feng’s bid of 30 Gold Coins, the price of the skill book was greatly
increased.

A few Tier 2 NPCs shook their heads at this sight, giving up the bid, one after
another. Although this skill book was good, its price was simply too high.

Just as Shi Feng was about to relax…

“35 Gold!”

A resonant voice resounded throughout the entire auction venue.

Shi Feng turned his head to look at the source of the voice, nearly cursing out
loud as he found the voice’s originator.

The person who yelled out the bid was actually not an NPC with a melee Job,
but a Tier 4 female Wizard.
Magicians[1] were always the richest individuals in God’s Domain. To a Tier
4 Wizard, they only need carry out a single magical research to earn 30 to 50
Gold Coins.

“How unfortunate.”

Shi Feng shook his head, no longer competing for the skill book. He only had
slightly over 30 Gold Coins. He couldn’t compete for it even if he wanted to.
If he had known this skill book would be sold, then he would not have chosen
to sell his Gold Coins for Credits.

Although Shi Feng had retired from the bidding competition, the other Tier 4
melee Job NPCs were still fervently competing over it. The price of the
Thunder Flame Explosion had already risen to 45 Gold at this point. Aside
from the equipment that were over Level 100, none of the items auctioned so
far could beat this price.

“45 Gold going once!”

“45 Gold going twice!”

At this moment, the sound of a notification from the System arrived.

System: The Glimmer Chestplate Forging Design you have placed on auction
has been sold. After deducting the processing fees, a total of 2 Gold 31 Silver
have been added to your bag space.

System: The Glimmer Chestplate Forging Design you have placed on auction
has been sold. After deducting the processing fees, a total of 2 Gold 44 Silver
have been added to your bag space.
System: The Glimmer Chestplate Forging Design you have placed on auction
has been sold. After deducting the processing fees, a total of 2 Gold 27 Silver
have been added to your bag space.

……

A series of notifications arrived, numbering at least twenty. Shi Feng was

immediately shocked when he heard these notifications arriving.

He did not understand what had actually happened. During the time he had
been in Blackwing City, there were actually so many players who had bought
the Glimmer Chestplate Forging Design, that in just a moment, his wallet had
greatly expanded.

Since Shi Feng’s wallet was bulging now as he yelled out without hesitation,
“46 Gold!”

“45 Gold going thrice!”

“This gentleman has bid 46 Gold! Are there any higher bids?”

“49 Gold,” the Tier 4 female Wizard knit her brows slightly.

Shi Feng was now extremely confident. If the female Wizard truly wished to
buy the skill book, then he would definitely lose the bid. However, the value
of this skill book was certainly not that great to this lady. Shi Feng did not
believe that she would spend such a large amount of money just to buy it.

“55 Gold,” Shi Feng decided to be decisive instead of waiting for the price to
slowly rise.
For just a skill book, 55 Gold Coins was definitely an astronomical price. The
female Wizard was no fool herself, so she immediately gave up on winning
the bid.

Seeing Shi Feng bidding with such a high price, the other NPCs looked at Shi
Feng like they saw a fool. Even if they were to hire a Tier 3 or Tier 4 Job-
related tutor to teach them a skill, the fees would not exceed one or two
dozen Gold Coins. Moreover, the skills they could learn were much better
than the Thunder Flame Explosion. Now, Shi Feng was actually spending 55
Gold Coins to learn such a skill. He was no different than a fool for doing so.

However, NPCs would not be able to understand the world of players. In the
initial stages of the game, the prowess of a skill could greatly change the
overall strength of a player. It was especially true for a super-rare skill like
Thunder Flame Explosion, which was an AOE skill that carried along a
Fainting effect. It would bring endless benefits to Shi Feng in the future.
Even if he had to spend 100 Gold Coins for the skill, it would still be worth
it.

Without any more NPCs joining the bid, the white-bearded old man finally
slammed the hammer.

“Congratulations to Mister Black Flame for winning the Thunder Flame

Explosion!”

Shi Feng joyfully handed over the 55 Gold Coins, receiving the Thunder
Flame Explosion skill book in return. He then immediately learned the skill.

Thunder Flame Explosion was a godly skill for grinding monsters and PK in
the early stages of the game. With the skill in hand, Shi Feng had thought of
several more ways to grind monsters.
Following this, the auction went on for another hour or so before ending.
However, none of the items that appeared were the ones Shi Feng needed
right now. Moreover, every one of those items was auctioned off at prices of
over a hundred Gold. The final item to appear was even an Epic Ranked item.
Many Tier 4 NPCs madly bid for the item, with the final bid priced at over
5,000 Gold. Shi Feng could only observe the bidding process at that time,
unable to join in on the actual fun.

After the auction ended, Shi Feng walked out the entrance of the Auction
Hall, satisfied. He wanted to return to Red Leaf Town immediately to find
out what had actually happened there. Just why did the number of players
who purchased the Glimmer Chestplate Forging Design increase so much?

If there was still money that could be earned from the Glimmer Chestplate
Forging Design, then he would immediately create another batch. He would
earn as much money from it as possible, alleviating the emptiness of his
wallet in the process.

Shi Feng was originally considered a very wealthy person within the region
of White River City. However, after making a trip to Blackwing City, he had
suddenly discovered that he was actually just a poor bastard.

Just as Shi Feng was about to leave Blackwing City, a hurried shout came
from behind.

“Brother Black Flame, please hold on!”

Shi Feng turned his head around, discovering Lonely Goose and the other
players from before. Amongst the bunch, there was also Egoistic Blade, the
person who had eagerly tried to chase him away.

“What?” Shi Feng indifferently asked.

Although Shi Feng could understand the reason behind Lonely Goose’s
exclusion of him just now, understanding only remained as understanding.

After all, who would have any pleasant feelings with being chased away just
after being invited?

Hearing Shi Feng’s indifferent tone, Lonely Goose helplessly smiled, saying,
“Brother Black Flame, I apologize for the incident just now. It was all a
misunderstanding. I wonder if we can still have a chat?”

“Brother Lonely Goose, I’ve already said before, people who walk different
paths cannot make plans together.”

How would Shi Feng not know what the thoughts Lonely Goose and the
others were? Before, these players were able to discard him because of profit.
Now that they had found out he could enter the Auction House, they all came
running back.

Regarding the behavior of Lonely Goose and the others, he felt only disgust
for it. Forget cooperation, who knows when they would sell him out for profit
once more?

Seeing that Shi Feng had turned around to leave, Egoistic Blade furiously
shouted, “Don’t simply throw away this chance we’ve given you. The
influence that first-rate Guilds like us possess far exceeds what you can
imagine. By aiding us, you will be able to receive a generous return of at least
5 Gold Coins; that’s enough for you to become the richest person in a Town.
Others won’t ever get a chance like this, so you best think it through clearly.
After some more time passes, your title will be of little value. This is
definitely your one chance to make a lot of money.”
To any independent player, being able to become the richest person in a
Town was definitely just a pipe-dream. Achieving such a feat meant that a
player had to have more than three to four Gold Coins in their pockets. To a
Town that was still using Copper Coins as the main medium of trade, this
was definitely an astronomical sum.

“Richest in Town?” Shi Feng could not help but laugh, saying, “This is truly
an attractive remuneration. Unfortunately, I’m not interested in it.”

What a joke. Before he had come to Blackwing City, he was already the
richest person in the _City._ He did not lack in that amount of money at all.

“May I know if you are Mister Black Flame?”

At this time, a beautiful female player walked over, asking. The girl looked to
be between the ages of 21 and 22, her appearance extremely beautiful, and
her body garbed in a gorgeous purple robe. The girl had her lips pursed; her
eyes squinted into a smile as she looked at Shi Feng. On her delicate white
cheeks, a tinge of blush could be seen as she smiled at Shi Feng, further
increasing her charms.

“That’s right, and you are?” Shi Feng was not familiar with this girl before
him. However, seeing that she was a Level 7 Cursemancer[2] and she wore a
complete Mysterious-Iron Set Equipment, it would seem that her strength
was definitely out of the ordinary.

“Hello, you can call me Aqua Rose. We previously met inside the auction
venue, but you might have missed me there,” the elegant girl named Aqua
Rose said with a smile.

Hearing the girl’s self-introduction, Shi Feng was greatly shocked.

One of the top ten ranking Cursemancers in God’s Domain, the Tier 6 Curse
God[3], Aqua Rose. Shi Feng was actually able to meet her at this place.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, Aqua Rose’s fame was much greater than the
Cleric God, Violet Cloud.

“En, were you at the auction just now?” Shi Feng was startled. It should be
known that, in order to enter the VIP Section’s auction venue, one required a
certain amount of status. Shi Feng was only fortunate to have obtained the
Demon Hunter title after doing the first phase of an Epic Quest.

“I naturally can’t compare to Mister Black Flame. I was only in there to take
a look, unlike you, Mister Black Flame, spending 55 Gold just to buy a single
skill book,” Aqua Rose sighed, saying, “Hence, I am representing Twilight
Echo to seek cooperation with you. I wonder if Mister Black Flame would be
interested in this?”

Twilight Echo was a grandly reputed Guild in the virtual gaming world, a
titanic existence. Meanwhile, Aqua Rose was one of the more famous elders
of Twilight Echo, and her position was extremely high within the Guild. Her
fame was no less than that of Gentle Snow, and she was an existence of
which very few had not heard.

Hearing the conversation between Aqua Rose and Shi Feng, Egoistic Blade
and the others were extremely shaken, their tongues tied up as they dumbly
stared.

Originally, they had thought of Shi Feng as a mere independent player. So,
how much money would a player like that possess? If they were to give him 5
Gold Coins, he would definitely be deeply grateful to them. Yet, from Aqua
Rose’s words, Shi Feng had actually spent 55 Gold just to buy a single skill
book.
Even if they added up all the money they possessed, such an amount was still
more than double theirs…

_Just who was this Shi Feng actually?_

TL Notes:

[1]Magician: I’m not really sure about this class, but since it wasn’t
mentioned in one of the 12 main classes, I’m assuming that it is some hidden
class or one that was limited to NPCs only.

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Receiving Aqua Rose’s invitation, Shi Feng nodded his head in agreement.

In any case, he was bound to have to cooperate with the large Guilds in
Blackwing City. So, instead of choosing Bloodthirsty War God and Guilds of
similar influence, it would be much better for him to choose the more famous
and more influential, Twilight Echo, with which to cooperate.
Moreover, Aqua Rose was a very well-renowned name. She was not a girl
who prioritized profits, but more friendly relationships.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, one of Aqua Rose’s close friends was targeted by
a first-rate Guild. The first-rate Guild in question wanted to kill her friend
back to Level 0 no matter what, and they even wanted her friend to hand out
all of her precious items. In order to aid her friend, Aqua Rose had
unhesitatingly declared war with that first-rate Guild. As a result, both Guilds
incurred massive damage, and Twilight Echo’s overall strength was greatly
reduced, becoming only an ordinary first-rate Guild from then on.

If a person prioritized profit over friendship, then they would never have
done such a damaging action just to help a friend. However, Aqua Rose had
done it.

Aqua Rose’s friend became extremely touched because of Aqua Rose’s

actions, becoming one of the fierce generals of Twilight Echo. In the end,
Aqua Rose’s friend, Unyielding Ice, had even become a Tier 6 Mage God,
turning Twilight Echo into a tyrannic existence in God’s Domain.

With Aqua Rose’s personality guaranteed, Shi Feng felt much more assured
at cooperating with her.

“I know a good restaurant up ahead. Let’s have a chat over there,” after Shi
Feng agreed to her invitation, Aqua Rose revealed a faint smile. She then
guided Shi Feng towards the restaurant.

After Shi Feng and Aqua Rose departed, Egoistic Blade curled his lips in
disdain, sourly saying, “Does he think he’s amazing just because he has some
money? He’s just a wealthy spindrift. Sooner or later, I’ll definitely be richer
than him.”
Hearing Egoistic Blade saying so, Lonely Goose and the others could not
help but look at him in disdain. Shi Feng was already having discussions of
cooperation in Blackwing City with Aqua Rose. Based on Shi Feng’s
formidable wealth and special status, he would definitely become an
influential figure in Blackwing City in the very near future. Shi Feng was not
someone that Egoistic Blade could compare to.

In fact, Egoistic Blade himself knew this truth. He was only speaking to ease
the pain in his heart.

Red Rose High Class Restaurant: It was one of the few upper class
restaurants in Blackwing City. Just the NPCs that were guarding the
restaurant’s entrance were already Level 180 Tier 2 Jobs. Moreover, the
delicacies served here were of absolute perfection. Even if the food served
was just a virtual object, eating it would give one an unspeakable sense of
satisfaction. However, the average player would definitely not have the
courage to dine at this place. That was because just a random cup of tea
already cost over a dozen Silver Coins.

Inside a luxurious private room on the fourth floor of the restaurant building,
Aqua Rose had casually ordered a few of the most expensive teas available.
She sat down quietly, staring at Shi Feng, completely unfazed at spending
more than 30 Silver Coins on just beverages.

“Whatever sorts of cooperation you have in mind, just speak. It would feel
extremely awkward if you just keep staring at me like that.” Looking at Aqua
Rose’s smiling expression as she stared at him, Shi Feng started inwardly
getting the chills.

“Pardon me; I was just very curious about you. I never imagined that the
famous Chief Forger of Star-Moon Kingdom would actually be such a
matured and composed man like you. Originally, I had even thought that the
Chief Forger would be some quirky old man in his fifties or sixties,” Aqua
Rose smiled.

“I didn’t know that Miss Aqua would be so interested in Forging. Could it be,
Miss Aqua wishes to recruit me into your Guild?” Shi Feng drank a mouthful
of the black tea served, smiling faintly.

Shi Feng did not feel anything out of the ordinary from Aqua Rose knowing
his identity as a Forger. After all, the name of Black Flame had become
relatively huge now. As long as one made a quick search on the internet, they
would be able to find plenty of related information.

Aqua Rose shook her head, softly saying, “No. I know that Master Black
Flame’s ambition is not that small. Hence, I do not have such an intention. I
only wish to purchase a few Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs, and also
some equipment made by Master Black Flame. For example, a Secret-Silver
Weapon such as the Silver Dawn. In addition, I wish to make a long-term
purchase of Gold Coins from Master Black Flame. Naturally, I would buy the
Coins at 20% above the market price. I wonder how Master Black Flame
feels about all of this?”

“There won’t be a problem with selling you the Forging Designs and
equipment. However, I can only say that I am helpless about the sale of Gold
Coins. Moreover, I have an additional condition myself,” Shi Feng said after
some thought.

If Aqua Rose was willing to purchase his items in bulk, then it would
naturally be a good thing. It was especially true for the Glimmer Chestplate
Forging Design. Selling that item was no different than carrying out daylight
robbery. Furthermore, Shi Feng could also utilize Twilight Echo to purchase
some items for him. As for the Gold Coins, Shi Feng had no intentions of
selling them.
“Master Black Flame, please speak. If it is something that we, Twilight Echo,
can carry out, we will definitely do so,” Aqua Rose joyfully said as she saw
Shi Feng agreeing to her conditions.

“I need various types of ores and stones. You should know that a lot of ores
and materials are required to forge equipment. With the influence of Twilight
Echo, I deem that it should be very easy for you all to purchase a large
number of ores, right? In addition, I also require the entry pass for Blackwing
City. If I cannot frequently come to Blackwing City, I would also be unable
to conduct trade with you all,” Shi Feng calmly said.

“At this point, Master Black Flame can rest assured. I can obtain as many
ores for you as you want. Moreover, their prices will definitely be cheap. As
for the entry pass to Blackwing City, even if Master Black Flame does not
mention it, we will definitely prepare them for you.” Hearing Shi Feng’s
request, Aqua Rose’s smile became even more dazzling.

Twilight Echo’s location was situated in the Storm Empire. The Storm
Empire was a giant at ore production. Hence, the quantity of ores available
was extremely high, while their prices were extremely cheap. It would be a
very easy task for Twilight Echo to obtain a large amount of ores and stones
for forging. Moreover, they could also earn a large sum of money from
selling the ores and other materials.

Shi Feng naturally knew why Aqua Rose was so cheerful.

Star-Moon Kingdom was unlike the Storm Empire. Its geography was
situated on flatlands; hence, the amount of ores available was very little,
while their prices were extremely high. Hence why Shi Feng wanted Aqua
Rose to provide him with a large amount of ores, while he would provide the
equipment, making it a mutually beneficial exchange.
Moreover, if he was unable to use up the ores and materials he purchased at a
low price, he could simply sell them off to the other Guilds in Star-Moon
Kingdom. These Guilds all needed to nurture their own Forgers. Hence, they
would need a very large amount of ores and materials. Shi Feng would not
have to worry about looking for a buyer at all.

Shi Feng did not imagine that, just by making a single trip to Blackwing City,
he would obtain both the items he wanted, and also another road to wealth.

“Let’s trade the Forging Designs first, then. As for the other equipment and
materials, we will trade them on another day. How about two days later?” Shi
Feng’s heart was constantly filled with thoughts regarding the Fellowship
Party of Jin Hai University. It was only a few days before the Fellowship
Party would be held. With his forging skills, if he were to put all his efforts
into forging equipment in these two days, he should be able to make a large
sum of money. If he took the chance to sell off ores as well, he would make
even more money.

If his luck was good, he might be able to obtain a good harvest from the
Fellowship Party.

“Master Black Flame, you too should know that God’s Domain has only
recently started its operation, so every Guild is slightly tight on Gold Coins.
Can we perhaps conduct the trade with both Gold Coins and Credits? If we
can conduct the trade in this way, Master Black Flame, I will purchase as
many Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs as you possess,” Aqua Rose said
in a slightly embarrassed tone.

“Oh dear…”
Shi Feng pretended to sigh, showing a troubled expression. Seeing this, Aqua
Rose became slightly panicked.

Right now, every large Guild was tight on Gold Coins, and though they
wished to purchase them in bulk, it was an extremely difficult task. After all,
God’s Domain only acknowledged Coins, not Credits. Moreover, the officials
of God’s Domain had also declared that they would not activate the
mechanics of exchanging Credits to Gold Coins. Instead, they only conducted
the exchange of Gold Coins to Credits.

Regarding the selling price of the Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs,

Aqua Rose had previously conducted an investigation. Each Forging Design
was sold at around 3 Gold Coins. If she was to use only Gold Coins to
conduct the exchange, she would at most be able to buy four to five pieces.
However, after purchasing them, the Gold Coins spent would greatly affect
the development of her Guild.

Yet, looking at Shi Feng’s appearance, he did not seem to be very lacking in
Credits. If she had to trade in only Gold Coins, then she would truly be left
helpless.

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“Miss Aqua, I wonder in what ratio you wish to trade at?” Shi Feng let out a
dry cough, softly saying.
If it was the Shi Feng of before, he would not have minded fully selling the
Forging Designs for Credits. However, it was a different story now.

Although Credits were extremely important to Shi Feng, the value of Gold
Coins right now was similarly huge. It was especially true after Shi Feng had
come to Blackwing City. All the good items sold here had astronomical
prices. Moreover, the NPCs here only accepted Gold Coins, running a “no
money, no talk” policy.

“If possible, 2% Gold Coins and 98% Credits. What do you think, Master
Black Flame?” Aqua Rose’s curved eyelashes flickered as she spoke in an
embarrassed tone.

After all, the Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs were just too expensive.
Moreover, she intended to buy a large amount of them. Even if she were to
pay just 10% of the price in Gold Coins, Twilight Echo might not be able to
handle it.

Shi Feng nearly spat out the tea he was drinking after hearing her offer.

Paying 2% in Gold Coins meant that, for a transaction worth 100 Gold, Shi
Feng would only receive 2 Gold, while receiving the remaining 98% in
Credits. Although Shi Feng was not trying to be petty, wasn’t this amount a
little _too_ low?

“Miss Aqua, after arriving at Blackwing City, you should know that the items
sold here will be of great help to us. However, the items here are just too
expensive. In addition, the Auction House would often sell top-tier items.
The value of Gold Coins goes without saying. The ratio for Gold Coins you
offered is truly not enough. At the very least, it should be at 10%,” Shi Feng
unhurriedly said.
“I know that I am troubling Master Black Flame. However, Twilight Echo is
truly unable to bring out that many Gold Coins. If Master Black Flame is
willing to reduce the ratio down to 5%, I am willing to pay out an additional
20% in Credits. I wonder if that would be possible?” Aqua Rose was
similarly helpless. However, the Coins in God’s Domain were simply too
valuable. Even the Coins obtained by the money-farming teams of Twilight
Echo, which consisted of 3,000 players, was not enough to support the
Guild’s expenditure. Although Twilight Echo was constantly expanding the
size for the money-farming teams, from beginning to end, the amount
obtained was never enough. Otherwise, Aqua Rose would not be bargaining
ceaselessly with Shi Feng.

Shi Feng entered a deep thought.

The 5% was very close to his bottom-line already. Moreover, Aqua Rose was
willing to pay an additional 20% in Credits. To Shi Feng, this was an
extremely attractive proposition. Currently, 1 Silver Coin was priced at 100
Credits. It could be said that the value of Coins was the highest at this
moment. At the very minimum, their trade would be worth at least 50 Gold
Coins. An additional 20% would be the equivalent of over 90,000 Credits,
after tax. It was already a large amount.

“Alright, we’ll go with 5%, then. How many pieces of the Forging Design
does Miss Aqua wish to buy?” Shi Feng nodded his head, asking.

Aqua Rose stretched out five of her delicate fingers.

“Five pieces, is it?” Shi Feng could not help but be startled.

After a half a day’s worth of discussion, she only wanted five pieces? Was
she toying with him?
Aqua shook her head at Shi Feng’s words.

“It can’t be 50 pieces, right?” Shi Feng was shocked. If all 50 pieces were
sold at an additional 20% based on the market price, then each piece would
be priced at 3 Gold Coins. Fifty pieces would be 150 Gold Coins!

Just thinking about it was enough to cause Shi Feng to be excited. He didn’t
think that Aqua Rose would have such a big appetite, making a 150 Gold
transaction amount. This had far exceeded his initial estimates.

Just within moments, Shi Feng was able to earn several millions of Credits.
With this amount of money, he would have much more confidence when
attending the Fellowship Party. After all, if one wanted to develop their
influence, money was an absolute necessity.

“No, I want 500 pieces. I wonder if Master Black Flame has that many
pieces?” Aqua Rose brightly smiled. It was as if she was not buying Glimmer
Chestplate Forging Designs, but a stack of plain paper.

“Miss Aqua, are you sure you wish to buy 500 pieces? You should know that
the price for such an amount is not a joke,” Shi Feng verified once more. He
could not help but admit that Aqua Rose frightened him.

With this many pieces of Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs, it was

sufficient to provide for the needs of more than a dozen Guilds. Twilight
Echo would absolutely be unable to use all of them.

“Master Black Flame, I am very sure of it. However, with such a large
transaction, I too have an additional condition,” Aqua Rose said with a
mysterious smile.
“Speak,” Shi Feng said.

“Within Blackwing City, your Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs are only
allowed to be sold to us, Twilight Echo. Moreover, with such a large
transaction, even if only 5% of it would be traded in Gold Coins, that would
still be 75 Gold Coins. I can only pay all these Gold Coins in installments. Of
course, the first payment would be 10 Gold Coins. Afterward, I will make
sure to pay off the debt within a month. I wonder if you can be satisfied with
that?” Aqua Rose said.

After hearing Aqua Rose speak, Shi Feng immediately understood her
intentions. This girl intended to purchase his Glimmer Chestplate Forging
Designs to resell them to the other Guilds. That way, she too would be able to
earn a ton.

Shi Feng similarly understood the reason for Aqua Rose’s sincerity.
Furthermore, he was not a petty person himself. He immediately said in a
generous tone, “Alright, and since you are buying that many pieces, you only
need to pay 10 Gold Coins. The remainder you can just pay it all off in
Credits.”

It would be fine as long as he could sell off the Glimmer Chestplate Forging
Designs. As for who he sold them to, it did not matter that much. He
wouldn’t be envious of Aqua Rose either.

Aqua Rose’s connections were much, much wider than his own.

Being able to sell that many pieces of the Forging Designs, and at an even
higher price, would all be due to Aqua Rose’s own ability. On the other hand,
Shi Feng did not possess such an ability, so why should he bother himself
with these matters? He would be satisfied as long as he could earn all the
money possible for him to earn from the Forging Designs.
Following which, Shi Feng searched for a lounge, spending more than two
hours in it to make over 600 pieces of Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs.
Yet, even after making so many of them, his cost did not even exceed 2
Silver Coins. This way of earning money was literally quicker than robbing
an NPC Bank.

Shi Feng passed 500 pieces of the Forging Designs to Aqua Rose, receiving
10 Gold Coins in return. At the same time, Aqua Rose immediately deposited
17.88 million Credits into Shi Feng’s account. In addition to the Credits Shi
Feng earned previously, he now had over 18 million Credits in his bank
account. Shi Feng had become a millionaire within an instant.

Shi Feng nearly fainted from the rush of joy he felt.

Originally, Shi Feng had thought that it would be fortunate if he was able to
earn a few million Credits in the following few days. Now, however, he had
earned nearly 18 million Credits in an instant. In a few more days, that
amount might even rise to 20 million. Although it was not enough to put him
on the same level as the young masters of large corporations, it was still
enough for him to compete with Shadow at the Fellowship Party. Moreover,
he would be able to establish a high quality Workshop quickly.

Aqua Rose became overjoyed when she received the 500 pieces of Glimmer
Chestplate Forging Designs. With Twilight Echo’s influence, she would
definitely be able to sell out all of the Forging Designs, earning a large sum
of Gold Coins. The speed at which she earned Gold Coins would be several
hundred times faster than that of the money-farming teams. With this many
Gold Coins, the development of the Guild would definitely rise greatly. Who
would be able to compete with Twilight Echo from then on?
“Master Black Flame, let’s set our next transaction to be at three days later,
then. At that time, I will bring you the various ores that you require. Also,
please don’t forget to bring more Weapons and Equipment. I want as many as
you have.”

“Alright, you won’t be disappointed.”

After the two of them finished their trade, both promptly departed from
Blackwing City, returning to their own respective countries to make
preparations.

At that moment, the sky in Red Leaf Town was growing dimmer. The players
outside the Town were all starting to return. After dark, the monsters in the
wild would have their strength increased by 20%. Moreover, their numbers
would greatly increase. If a player had the misfortune of being wrapped up
like a dumpling by the monsters, dying back to Town, then that would be a
true tragedy.

After returning to Red Leaf Town, originally, Shi Feng had intended to
investigate the situation at the Auction House. He wanted to know why
exactly the Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs were being so well-
received.

However, the color of the sky suddenly changed. The azure colored sky
turned rainbow-colored. It was a magnificent sight, which bewitched a
person’s mind. Immediately after, the entire sky had let out an overwhelming
sound that resounded throughout the entire God’s Domain.

System Announcement: Emergency notice! Emergency notice!

System Announcement: God’s Domain will be undergoing a system upgrade.
The system upgrade will require 12 real-life hours. May all players please
logout of the game within 10 minutes.

System Announcement: God’s Domain will be undergoing a system upgrade.

The system upgrade will require 12 real-life hours. May all players please
logout of the game within 10 minutes.

System Announcement: God’s Domain will be undergoing a system upgrade.

The system upgrade will require 12 real-life hours. May all players please
logout of the game within 10 minutes.

A series of four consecutive System Announcement resounded throughout

the entirety of God’s Domain. Countless players were shaken by the sight and
sound coming from the sky, all of them starting a discussion over it. They did
not understand just what had happened to God’s Domain. Why was there a
need for such a sudden upgrade to the System?

“Just what is happening here? Why is God’s Domain evolving so quickly?”

Shi Feng’s brows creased into a bundle after hearing the System
Announcement. According to his memories, God’s Domain’s first upgrade
would only happen at least a month later. Right now, God’s Domain evolving
was bad news to Shi Feng.
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Once the System Announcement ended, every single player began looking
for a safe location, preparing to log out of the game.

Although many players held resentment towards the System upgrade, God’s
Domain was quickly entering nighttime. Even if they stayed in the game,
they would not be able to do much. The only things they could do were to
trade off the day’s harvest or chat with their companions, enjoying their time.

Shi Feng took this chance to immediately run towards the Auction House of
Red Leaf Town, clearing out items such ore, herbs, and various other
materials; as long as they were rare materials, Shi Feng bought them all.
After purchasing all the items he could and filling his bag up completely, Shi
Feng ran towards the Bank, intending to return to the Auction House once
more to do more shopping.

Unfortunately, the system notified him that he only had three minutes
remaining to logout. He would not have enough time to make a return trip
from the Bank.

“Hah… I only managed to buy this many…” Shi Feng looked at the time,
releasing a helpless sigh.

Fortunately, he had obtained quite a number of Gold Coins from the trade
just now, allowing him to purchase materials worth more than a dozen Gold
Coins.

Soon after, Shi Feng headed to the Hotel, preparing to log out.

On his way, he met many players who were uncontrollably excited over the
System upgrade that was to come. They all started a discussion amongst
themselves, anticipating the benefits that would come with this System
upgrade.

Shi Feng only wanted to chuckle at them due to their anticipation.

Without a doubt, there would be benefits from the evolution of God’s

Domain. However, many would be unexpected.

After arriving at the Hotel, Shi Feng paid a fee of 10 Coppers to rest for a
day.

Meanwhile, the other players noticed Shi Feng was extravagantly spending
10 Copper Coins to rent a room. They could only obtain such an amount after
putting their all into grinding monsters for five to six hours. Such spending
was simply too wasteful. However, when they saw that Shi Feng had already
reached Level 7, none of them dared comment on his actions. A Level 7
player was definitely a character at the apex of Red Leaf Town. If they
accidentally provoked Shi Feng, it would not be an impossible matter for
them to die back to Level 0. After all, these sorts of incidents often occurred
in Red Leaf Town. These players could only inwardly look at Shi Feng in
disdain.

One could be quite capricious when one was rich!

Shi Feng only minded himself as he entered one of the guest rooms, paying
no heed to those other players. He would not bother explaining to those
players the reason why he chose to rent a room and not just log out of the
game from a random location.

As the morning sun rose, Shi Feng got up from his bed, removing the
advanced gaming helmet from his head. It was eight o’clock in the morning,
just in time to start his usual morning training.
At that moment, Shi Feng’s phone rang, the caller ID showing it was Blackie
calling him.

“Blackie, did something happen?” Shi Feng answered the call, asking
curiously. Normally, Blackie would not take the initiative to contact him
unless it was an urgent matter.

“Brother Feng, something big has happened! Quick, turn on your TV! Right
now, the news channels are showing it right now. Almost every TV channel
is showing it!” Blackie said with ragged breaths, his tone greatly excited. If
Shi Feng was unfamiliar with Blackie, he might’ve thought Blackie had been
doing some sort of extreme exercise.

Shi Feng turned on the old and small TV in his broken down apartment. He
then switched the channels, discovering that every TV channel was
interrupted by the same news report.

“Today at 5 a.m., the top 1,000 largest global corporations all announced
their decision to invest in God’s Domain. They wish to improve the
development of the virtual economy further. At the same time, each of these
corporations will all be establishing their own God’s Domain Workshops.

“As for the latest report on God’s Domain, according to official statistics, all
the vendors selling the God’s Domain virtual gaming helmets were flooded
with customers within the short three hours since the announcement. This is
all due to the corporations across the globe investing in the game. As a result,
the player population of God’s Domain suddenly increased by over 800
million users. At the same time, the current player population was boosted to
1.8 billion users, breaking the world record for the number of players of any
virtual reality game.”
……

Various news constantly played on the television. The news reports were
advertising the idea of making God’s Domain a second world for mankind,
encouraging everyone to experience the game. Also, to further advance the
data collection by the Main God System, further completing God’s Domain,
the price of the basic virtual reality helmets reduced from 8,000 Credits to
4,000 Credits. As for the price of advanced virtual reality helmets and virtual
gaming cabins, those remained unchanged.

“That was fast,” Shi Feng revealed a faint smile after listening to these
reports. However, he was not shocked by them.

Although… the report arrived slightly earlier than he expected.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, these reports only surfaced after ten days of
God’s Domain’s operation. Due to these large corporations investing
themselves in God’s Domain, virtual reality games began receiving an
extensive range of attention. The entire virtual gaming world similarly burned
like a raging inferno, and the previously retired gaming experts all joined
God’s Domain. Moreover, the few remaining popular virtual reality games
were forced to shut down due to the popularity of God’s Domain. As a result,
all the affected gamers transferred to God’s Domain, instantly causing the
game’s player population to explode. The competition within the game
similarly grew fiercer.

All virtual reality games had a definite similarity with each other - limited
resources. If the original population of a single Town suddenly grew from
several thousand to over ten thousand, the number of players competing over
the available resources greatly increased. Naturally, the prices of items would
also greatly increase.
“So that’s why…” Realization suddenly struck Shi Feng.

It was no wonder why the number of people buying the Glimmer Chestplate
Forging Designs had increased. It turned out that it was all due to these large
corporations investing in the game and the additional 800 million new players
joining the game. These players were all Level 0; so, naturally, their need for
equipment was intense. They would not hesitate to buy the Glimmer
Chestplate Forging Designs, forging a large amount of Glimmer Chestplates
and earning a lot of money.

“What a shame. These new players came at such a bad time.” Shi Feng pitied
the players who had just joined God’s Domain. The timing they chose to join
was just too unfortunate. Of all the times they could have chosen, they chose
to join immediately after God’s Domain had its first evolution. With this,
they were destined to be doomed.

The upgrading of God’s Domain was the game’s self-evolution. However,

nobody understood the true meaning of this matter. Only after they
experienced it for themselves would they come to understand fully.

The reason Shi Feng chose to use the words ‘evolution’ instead of ‘upgrade’
was because ‘evolution’ represented evolving and adapting. It was survival of
the fittest, in short. While players were living their lives in God’s Domain,
the Main God System constantly collected various data from the game. When
the data collected reached a certain degree, quantitative change would
become qualitative change, which meant evolution.

Virtual reality allowed players the ultimate experience of a realistic fantasy

world. However, the process of turning something ‘virtual’ into ‘reality’ was
just incredibly difficult. Moreover, God’s Domain was an extremely realistic
world in which magic and superhumans existed. Hence why the existence of
the Main God System. The System’s purpose was to turn God’s Domain into
an even more realistic world, constantly perfecting and evolving God’s
Domain.

Shi Feng felt the main perpetrator for hastening the evolution should be
himself.

His reasoned that, in his previous life, the Hell Mode of the Team Dungeon
was cleared exactly a month after God’s Domain’s opening, with the upgrade
following soon after. Right now, the Hell Mode of the Team Dungeon had
been cleared, and similarly, the game announced a System upgrade almost
immediately. In the end, they greatly expedited the schedule.

Thinking up to this point, Shi Feng suddenly felt he should be more careful
with his future actions.

Due to his good luck this time, he was able to have a chance encounter with
Aqua Rose from Twilight Echo. This fortunate encounter allowed him to earn
over ten million Credits easily. Even now, Shi Feng felt like he was in a
dream. However, after this evolution, it was practically impossible for him to
earn that much money so easily.

If he did not earn a large sum of money during this time, now that the major
corporations have decided to involve themselves, in addition to God’s
Domain’s evolution, his plans in God’s Domain would suffer severe
disruption.

Finished reading the reports, Shi Feng proceeded to train his body. This was
an assignment he had to carry out every single day. Now that the major
corporations have entered God’s Domain, they would surely have poached
plenty of veteran gamers and newcomers with great potential. They may even
recruit experts from fighting tournaments. These experts’ standards were
entirely different from the average player’s of God’s Domain. They would
only take a short time becoming an expert in the game. With the proper
guidance, their development would have rapid progress.

The arrival of these players would massively impact God’s Domain.

In order to maintain an even greater advantage, Shi Feng needed to quickly

and diligently train his body. Training his body would hasten the absorption
process of the energy from the nutrient fluids, providing even more nutrients
and increasing the activity of the brain. This way he would be able to increase
his combat prowess in God’s Domain further.

After going through his morning training, Shi Feng prepared to leave the
house to restock his nutrient fluids. He would also search for a better home. It
would have a negative impact on his body if he continued staying in this
rented apartment, surrounded by an unhealthy environment. Since he had
earned quite a bit of money, it was high time for him to switch to find a new
place.

121

When Shi Feng arrived at Jin Hai City’s business district, he wandered about
and discovered customers flooding the electronics department store. He
noticed several youths rushing out of the department store after much
difficulty, their hands holding a God’s Domain virtual gaming helmet and
their expressions filled with joy and excitement.
After leaving the apartment, Shi Feng immediately hitched a ride to the
business district in the city’s center.

“Hahaha, this is just wonderful! Fortunately, I came here as early as 7 o’clock

in the morning to queue up. After three hours of waiting, I finally got my
hands on it! From today onwards, I will be fighting for my future in God’s
Domain!” the lean youth wearing a blue T-shirt laughed loudly as he grasped
the helmet.

“Do you need me to carry you guys? I have a friend who has been playing
God’s Domain since the game started. Right now, he is already a Level 4. As
long as we have him to help us, we’ll definitely level quickly. If we’re lucky,
we might even be able to have him carry us,” another curly haired youth
proudly proclaimed.

“Really? Then it’s a promise! Our futures will be in your hands from now on.
As for your lunches at the university, we’ll pay them for you.”

“Leave it to me! He and I are close brothers!”

When these youths heard there was an expert willing to give them pointers
and carry them, they were all incredibly excited. They fantasized about their
beautiful futures.

With the many global corporations fiercely investing in God’s Domain, in

addition to the many news reports about it, the common folk all discovered a
new way to make money.

These large corporations would easily offer a gaming expert a high salary. So
much so that, for some of the veteran and expert players, the annual salaries
would reach as high as three million Credits. This was an unimaginable
figure when considering the virtual reality games of the past. Previously,
those with an annual salary in the millions just from gaming were godlike
players standing at the apex. Now, however, even retired experts could
receive an annual salary of three million Credits. Meanwhile, the current
trending top-tier experts could receive an annual salary of up to eight million
Credits.

According to Shi Feng’s knowledge, the annual salary of the Guild Leader of
Ouroboros did not even exceed six million Credits, while Gentle Snow’s
annual salary was only four million Credits. Of course, the Snow Goddess
would not even pay heed to this small amount of money. She could easily
obtain an income of several tens of millions just from advertisement. In
addition to her family background, money was truly not a problem for her.
Unlike Shi Feng, who played God’s Domain to change his fate, fulfilling his
wish that never was fulfilled, Gentle Snow’s goal was purely the joy gained
from stimulating adventures.

“Luckily, I’m not here to buy a gaming helmet,” Shi Feng sent a glance to the
sea of people at the department store, exclaiming. He then turned towards a
mobile phone store near the electronics department store.

It was an inconvenience for him to continue using an old-modeled phone.

Hence, Shi Feng was prepared to switch to a quantum watch instead. Not
only did it support communication between multiple languages, but it also
supported bank account binding, allowing Shi Feng to transfer Credits at any
given time. This way, he would neither have to always go to the bank to
retrieve money nor would he have to constantly carry around a stack of cash,
causing a bulge in his pockets. He could avoid showing others a bulge on his
lower body, preventing an awkward situation from occurring.

Immediately after Shi Feng walked into the quantum watch store, a beautiful
saleswoman came up to greet him.
“How may I help you, Sir? Our store’s number one priority is quality. We
have various models of mobile phones. I especially recommend the latest
Quantum 3000. It has an independent binding, is water resistant, and is
definitely safe. Not only can it carry out payment in real-time, but the
Quantum 3000 also supports transactions from the virtual reality game, God’s
Domain.”

“Alright, take me to see it then.”

“This way, please, Sir.”

Judging from Shi Feng’s tone, the beautiful saleswoman could discern that
Shi Feng intended to buy a quantum watch. Immediately, she respectfully
brought Shi Feng to the area dedicated to selling quantum watches. She then
took out dozens of models. Not only were their designs beautiful, but they
were also elegant-looking and convenient to use. They were all operated by a
holographic screen, and even when carrying out vigorous activities, the
clarity of the display and sound would not be affected in the slightest.

“Sir, as we are doing a promotion for God’s Domain, you only need to pay
29,999 Credits instead of the usual 30,000 Credits to take the Quantum 3000
home.”

Shi Feng could not help but sweat at the saleswoman’s promotion. _Just how
was this any different from 30,000 Credits?_ This price was practically
unaffordable for the average university student if they did not possess a well-
paying job, and even then, they would usually need to save up for half a year
before being able to buy one. However, Shi Feng was indeed in need of the
latest quantum watch. After all, it would be particularly convenient for him.
Although running to the bank was good training for his body, it was, after all,
a very troublesome task. It was especially true when he needed to make a
transaction of millions of Credits. He would definitely look fishy if he carried
around a large suitcase filled with money.

“Give me this blue one, then,” Shi Feng chose a good-looking model.

Under the beautiful saleswoman’s guidance, Shi Feng carried out the
bindings for his identity, original phone number, bank account, and so on. Shi
Feng then swiped using his new quantum watch, paying the bill for it. It was
a very convenient item.

Now that he had obtained a quantum watch, Shi Feng went on to purchase 10
bottles of A-rank Nutrient Fluids and 50 bottles of B-rank Nutrient Fluids,
spending a total of 150,000 Credits for them. Although it was a heartache to
spend so much money, in consideration for the future of his body, Shi Feng
still needed to carry out several in-depth strengthening training sessions. So,
he needed to purchase this number of Nutrient Fluids at the very least.

_Di… Di… Di..._

His quantum watch rang and vibrated, notifying him that his class monitor,
Zhao Ruoxi, was calling him.

Aside from notifying him about the class assembly last time, the class beauty,
Zhao Ruoxi, had never once contacted him.

“Class monitor, is something the matter?” Shi Feng immediately asked.

“Fellow student Shi Feng, must I have a purpose to call you? Or are you
trying to tell me that you hate receiving calls from me?” Zhao Ruoxi said in a
slightly downcast tone.
“No, no. How could that be possible? I still haven’t thanked you for your
help the last time!” hearing such a bitter tone from Zhao Ruoxi, Shi Feng
hurriedly responded. In his heart, Zhao Ruoxi was a very good girl. Not only
was she smart, kind, and beautiful, but she was also the only one who stood
up to Ling Feilong, demanding justice for Shi Feng. Her actions gave Shi
Feng a warm feeling.

“That’s better. At least you still have a conscience.” Zhao Ruoxi laughed,
“The date of the Fellowship Party I mentioned to you the last time has been
confirmed. It will be held next Friday. Every participant will be required to
pay a fee of 5,000 Credits. I’ve already paid it for you, so don’t forget to
show up.”

Finished speaking, Zhao Ruoxi immediately disconnected the call. As a

result, Shi Feng was left dumbfounded for a long moment.

“Ruoxi, why did you notify Shi Feng? You’ve even paid the participation fee
for him. He’s not anything good, to begin with, always keeping his thoughts
and emotions to himself. He must have a hidden motive. There is a wide gap
between both of your statuses, and to change his own fate, he will definitely
use unscrupulous means to get close to you. You better not let him trick you,”
Ling Feilong pretended to care about Zhao Ruoxi. However, inwardly, he
was close to the point of going insane with anger. A poor bastard like Shi
Feng actually received Zhao Ruoxi’s attention. She even footed the
participation fee for him. Her actions revealed that she indeed possessed
some interest towards him.

“Enough, Ling Feilong. Whoever I pay for is my own business. I don’t need
you to butt in on it,” Zhao Ruoxi said in displeasure.

Ling Feilong was speechless. However, he did not dare to display his
thoughts, hatred for Shi Feng permeating his heart. Originally, everything had
been smooth sailing for him. Yet, Shi Feng’s sudden appearance caused
everything to run amok.

_Shi Feng, just you wait… If I can’t deal with you myself, then I’ll just tell
Zhao Ruoxi’s uncle. We’ll see how he takes care of you…_ Ling Feilong
inwardly sneered. With Shi Feng’s lowly status, Zhao Ruoxi’s uncle would
definitely reject them being together. As long as he exerted a little effort,
hecould easily deal with a small fry like Shi Feng.

At 6 p.m., Shi Feng returned to his rented apartment. After spending the
afternoon running around, Shi Feng finally found himself a good apartment
in the city’s center. The furnishing of the apartment was quite thorough.
Moreover, the surrounding environment was very appealing. With the initial
deposit paid, as long as he packed up his things, he could move into the
apartment tomorrow.

After tidying himself up, Shi Feng drank a bottle of B-rank Nutrient Fluids.
He then lay on the bed, donning his gaming helmet and resuming his
conquest in God’s Domain.

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The sky above Red Leaf Town glimmered brightly.

Players, one after another, appeared on the wide, spacious road, all of their
faces filled with excitement. They all wished to dive into experiencing the
new changes to God’s Domain.
However, these players were all quickly disappointed.

Be it the System Interface or all of Red Leaf Town itself, there was not a hint
of change felt. Everything was just the same as usual.

“What kind of bullshit is this? I’ve painstakingly waited for twelve hours, and
this is what you give me?”

“Why isn’t the official website showing the changelog for the upgrade?”

Many veteran players started their discussions on the streets. There were also
some players who paid no attention towards the upgrade, immediately
heading out of Town to kill monsters and level up.

Aside from these veteran players, there were tons of newcomers in Red Leaf
Town now. Most of these newcomers were curiously enjoying the novelty of
God’s Domain.

“Looking for top-tier experts to carry me! I’ll pay 100 Credits for every level-
up! If you are looking for a fool to scam, then don’t bother talking to me! I’m
looking for serious inquiries only!” a new player shouted on the wide street.

Following, several more newcomers similarly shouted. However, though

their offers were all lower than 100 Credits, they all acted like tycoons,
standing proudly as they shouted out their offers.

At that moment, Shi Feng stepped out of the Hotel. He felt his spirit
brimming with energy, one of the benefits of staying in a Hotel.

After the evolution of God’s Domain, the number of Hidden Attributes a

player possessed had greatly increased. For example, Stamina, Concentration,
and so on. However, one would only become aware of these changes after
personally experiencing them. Players could no longer run tens of kilometers
without tiring like before, nor would they be able to battle for as long as they
wanted. Before, the only problem players faced was the tiring of the spirit.
Now, however, everything was largely different. For players at Level 0, they
would become dead-tired after only walking for two or three kilometers, not
having even an ounce of fighting strength remaining. Similarly, continuously
grinding monsters also became much more difficult. It was just like jogging.
Players would consume a lot of stamina when battling monsters. Once a
player’s stamina reduced to a certain threshold, their four limbs would turn
feeble, while their spirits would grow exhausted.

Besides that, there were many more hidden changes that occurred after the
evolution of God’s Domain.

As the Main God System made God’s Domain more realistic,

simultaneously, players would find it even more difficult for them to level up.

“It should be time for me to go shopping.”

In Shi Feng’s previous life, after the upgrade of God’s Domain, the prices of
items soared sky-high, increasing by at least two or three folds. As a result,
many players regretted not stockpiling a large number of resources after the
evolution of God’s Domain.

Meanwhile, the current situation was slightly different from before. The
prices of items increased even more than last time.

Aside from the difficulty of leveling up increasing, the time just so happened
to coincide with the influx of a lot of newcomers. As a result, the competition
for items would become much fiercer, increasing the difficulty of obtaining
resources by manyfold. Hence, the increase in prices for these items would be
even more exaggerated than in Shi Feng’s previous life. Now that God’s
Domain had recently evolved, before players discovered the new changes,
Shi Feng could use this chance to purchase and stockpile all the important
items. After the prices soared, he could then resell all of them.

If the major Guilds were to get ahold of this information right now, they
would definitely soar to become the tyrants of their respective Towns. For
Shi Feng, however, he could only make a quick buck.

When comparing an individual to a Guild, the resources obtainable by both

were on totally different levels. There were plenty of players within a Guild,
so they would be able to easily obtain a ton of rare resources within no time
at all. Meanwhile, although Shi Feng knew how to obtain those resources,
just how much of them could he obtain by himself? During the time he was
procuring those resources, his level might be surpassed by other players.
Hence, his only choice was to shop for the resources at the Auction House.

“This expert over here, please wait a moment. Are you interested in making
some extra income?” a Level 0 Berserker walked up to Shi Feng, asking with
a smile on his face.

Shi Feng was wearing a complete Silvermoon Set Equipment. His weapon
was also a Secret-Silver Rank. Although newcomers did not possess
Identification Skills[1] to discern Shi Feng’s level, Shi Feng’s dazzlingly
high-quality equipment was clearly much better than the veteran players on
the street. It was needless to say that Shi Feng was definitely an expert.

“Extra income?” Shi Feng turned around, discovering that it was a newcomer
calling out to him. For convenience sake, some of the more wealthy players
would normally hire experts to aid them in completing a Quest. In return,
they would pay a considerable amount of Credits as remuneration. Regarding
such extra incomes, Shi Feng was still somewhat interested. He continued,
“Tell me about it, then.”

“It’s very simple; you just need to help me level up. I’m also not a miserly
person, so I’m willing to pay 100 Credits per level. If you can help me catch
up with the majority of the other players, I am even willing to pay you 1,000
Credits. What do you think?” the Berserker proudly stated.

Shi Feng’s brows wrinkled as he heard the man speaking, “Sorry, but I don’t
have the time. You should look for someone else to help you.”

Shi Feng had too many things he had to do. Not only did he need to make
sure his level didn’t fall behind, but he also needed to earn money and
accumulate advantages for his future Guild. He needed to make preparations
for the upcoming power struggle in White River City. Just from clearing out
the items in the Auction House, he could earn several hundreds of thousands
of Credits. So, why would he waste his time just for a measly 1,000 Credits?
He hadn’t fallen to such a low standard as of yet.

Finished saying his piece, Shi Feng turned and walked away, heading
towards the Bank to store his items.

“Hold on a moment…” the Berserker called out for a long time, but Shi Feng
paid him no attention from beginning to end. Immediately, the Berserker said
in a fit of rage, “Crap, what’s there to be so proud of? If you don’t want to do
it, there will be many other experts who would be willing to carry me. You’ll
regret it when that time comes!”

“Looking for an expert to power-level me! One hundred Credits per level!
Don’t miss this good opportunity!” the Berserker started shouting once again.
However, even after shouting for a long time, not a single veteran player paid
him any heed.

“Hahaha! This newcomer is just too hilarious! My stomach is hurting from

laughing too much!” a Level 5 Ranger laughed as he passed.

“Don’t bother with him. There are bound to be fools amongst the newcomers.
We don’t have any time to spare right now. We need to purchase some bread
and potions quickly. Otherwise, we’re going to be scolded by our leader,” the
Ranger’s pro companion[2] hurriedly said.

“I know. I know. I just think that person is a fool. Does he really think God’s
Domain is just some small-time game? Does he think we can level up once
every minute? Forget 100 Credits per level; even if it were 1,000 Credits per
level, I still wouldn’t do it, not to mention a top-tier expert player. Without
ten to twenty thousand Credits, there won’t even be a need for a discussion!”
the Ranger sneered.

In the initial period of the game, everyone was rushing to level up. They were
all afraid of being left behind by the majority of the players, losing their
chance to shine. Hence, where would they find the time to help the
newcomers? Not to mention 100 Credits, right now, the pro players at Level
5 could earn more than 1 Silver in a single day. When converted to Credits,
that amount would be more than 100 Credits. If their luck was good and they
managed to obtain a piece of Common Equipment, that would be the
equivalent of obtaining several hundreds of Credits. If it were an expert
player, it was an entirely different story altogether. They certainly did not
lack such a meager amount money.

When the newbie Berserker heard their conversation, he was greatly shocked
by the Ranger’s words. Moreover, he could tell that the Ranger was not
fooling around. The Berserker was just a white-collar worker in a company.
Previously, he was similarly willing to spend some money to seek the aid of
others, letting others power-level him. At that time, his offer had been only
30 to 50 Credits, yet, even then, there were tons of players fighting over his
offer. However, right now, his offer of 100 Credits did not receive even the
slightest attention. It turned out that power-leveling even a single level
required several thousand Credits. That was practically an entire month of his
salary!

The Berserker’s face immediately flushed bright red. He felt that he had just
humiliated himself greatly. He had been shouting on the streets for so long,
thinking highly of himself all this time. Even when he heard the gossiping of
the passerby players, he only thought that they were astonished by his offer.
However, in reality, it turned out that they were just scolding him as foolish.
It was no wonder the previous expert had rejected his offer immediately after
hearing the price.

Meanwhile, the other newcomers seeking the aid of an expert had similarly
shut their mouths, one after another. Every one of them felt their cheeks
burning up, shamefully walking away to search for Quests to level up.

In another location, Shi Feng was currently fervently buying items at the
Auction House, accumulating a large amount of rare resources. When he had
spent all of his money, only then did Shi Feng release a sigh of relief. He then
placed the Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs for auction, their base prices
set at 2 Gold Coins each. He would not need to worry about them not selling.

“It should be about time to collect the Ice-Blue Devil Flame…” After Shi
Feng finished busying himself, he switched back to his original appearance.
He prepared himself to collect the Mysterious Flame ahead of schedule. Now
that God’s Domain had evolved ahead of schedule, the Mysterious Flame
might similarly be obtained by other players ahead of schedule. To prevent
the unexpected from happening, it was best for him to obtain it a little earlier.
He would only be able to relax when the Ice-Blue Devil Flame was in his
possession.

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Ice-Blue Devil Flame.

It was one of the handful of Tier 2 Mysterious Flames that could only be
found in White River City. This flame held a fatal attraction towards Forgers.
Moreover, the Hundred Ghost Forest that housed the Ice-Blue Devil Flame
was only a short distance from Red Leaf Town. Hence, it would be a big
waste if Shi Feng did not obtain it for himself.

Be it earning money or forging items, the Mysterious Flame would provide

Shi Feng with a tremendous amount of aid.

Right now, Shi Feng was still several hundred Proficiency Points away from
becoming an Intermediate Forging Apprentice. However, even if he became
one, it would still be quite difficult for him to forge the Secret-Silver ranked
Silver Dawn.

When forging Secret-Silver Equipment, an Intermediate Forging Apprentice

only had a 2% chance of success, while a Basic Forging Apprentice had a
pitiful 1%.

If Shi Feng included the 20% from the Book of Forging, 5% from
Blacksteel’s Insignia, and 5% from the Runic Hammer, he would, at best,
have a 32% success rate after becoming an Intermediate Forging Apprentice.
Furthermore, forging the Silver Dawn required three extremely rare
materials, which dictated that Shi Feng would be unable to create many of
them. If Shi Feng forged the Silver Dawn with such low success rates, he
would absolutely take an irrecoverable loss. Although the loss of tens of
Silver Coins with each failure was not a problem to Shi Feng, the materials
required were simply too rare. They were not items Shi Feng could obtain
simply by wishing. An extensive amount of time was needed to obtain all of
them.

Moreover, the Abyssal Blade probably required ten Silver Dawns to level up.

Hence, the Ice-Blue Devil Flame was a must-have for Shi Feng.

The Tier 2 Ice-Blue Devil Flame would considerably increase the forging
success rate, not to mention the various benefits it would bring Shi Feng in
the future. Hence, this trip to the Hundred Ghost Forest was a must for Shi
Feng.

Shi Feng departed Red Leaf Town, his destination: north.

Due to the matter regarding stamina, Shi Feng did not hurry too much. The
quicker he ran, the quicker he would run out of stamina. Instead, if he
maintained his running speed at a certain threshold, the rate his stamina
replenished was equal to its consumption. However, this threshold differed
for every player as it depended on the player’s Attributes, making it
extremely hard for players to obtain.

When Shi Feng passed by the Level 5 monster area, Gray Wolf Prairie...

In the midst of the grass that grew to the waist of an adult, players’ corpses
randomly lay about, scattered. From a glance, the majority of players who
died were solo players, while a minority consisted of parties who party-
wiped.

Going several hundred yards deeper into the prairie, the thick grass suddenly
grew restless. At the sight, Shi Feng immediately unsheathed both of his
weapons.

oon after, two Level 5 players rushed out from the thicket, their appearances
extremely unsightly. Bloodstains littered their clothing, and their weapons
were no longer on their persons. When the two of them noticed Shi Feng,
without hesitation, both of them immediately rushed toward him.

After the two players ran out of the grass, a group of Level 5 White-eyed
Gray Wolves similarly came running, closely pursuing the two players. The
White-eyed Gray Wolves howled as they chased their prey as if announcing
the location of their quarry to others of their pack.

[White-eyed Gray Wolf] (Common Monster)

Level 5

HP 540/540

Shi Feng immediately understood the two players’ intentions; they wanted to
shift their calamity onto him.

“Brat, count yourself as unlucky for meeting us. Since you are going to die
anyway, you might as well help us lure this wolf pack!” an Assassin looked
towards Shi Feng, laughing grimly.

Saying so, the speed at which the two ran at Shi Feng increased somewhat
slightly.
However, they greatly underestimated Shi Feng.

When the players were about to run past Shi Feng, Shi Feng’s hands
immediately latched onto the two’s arms. With his superb Strength, he
immediately tossed the players back to the pack of wolves that rushed ahead.

Before the players could even react, they landed in the middle of the wolf
pack. Their bodies smashed onto a few of the White-eyed Gray Wolves as
they landed, eliciting a few anguished wails from the wolves.

“You…” before the Assassin could even curse, the surrounding White-eyed
Gray Wolves snapped at his neck and limbs. His flesh being torn apart, the
Assassin’s HP madly fell as he let out an agonizing wail.

The Ranger beside him was naturally not spared this fate, and very quickly,
the wolf pack finished him off as well.

Shi Feng held not an ounce of pity towards them.

If the two of them had run in a different direction, they might have had the
slight hope of surviving. However, instead of doing so, they made the worst
possible decision of trying to drag Shi Feng into the mess. They had
absolutely no idea that, when compared to the pack of wolves chasing them,
Shi Feng was much more terrifying.

While the wolf pack was attacking the two players, Shi Feng took the chance
to use Thundering Flash the instant the two players were about to die.

Like a fierce tiger released from its cage, the green colored arc of lightning
loosed an earth-shaking howl as it pierced the bodies of the White-eyed Gray
Wolves, causing a series of damages over -300 points. The White-eyed Gray
Wolves died instantly, and only piles of burnt ash remained.

Although Shi Feng had killed over ten White-eyed Gray Wolves with a single
attack, he was already Level 7. The total EXP of several hundred points was
almost negligible to him now.

After collecting all the loot, Shi Feng took an Isolation Scroll out from his
bag.

With the evolution of God’s Domain, the monsters in the wild had similarly
received a huge upgrade. Not only was their sensitivity greatly increased, but
they also had a more flexible way of thinking, and their range of activity
greatly widened. Their battle methods started varying, becoming more similar
to real melee battle. Meanwhile, the biggest change the monsters underwent
after the evolution of God’s Domain was that these monsters would no longer
shrink back, even against high-leveled players. Also, their range of vigilance
would no longer reduce. Hence, players needed even more caution when
dealing with monsters. Otherwise, they could easily lure a large group of
monsters onto themselves.

On his way to this place, Shi Feng had met many players who died in such a
way. For example, a party that had killed a few White-eyed Gray Wolves
failed to leave the location quickly. As a result, the scent of blood spread to
the surroundings and attracted more White-eyed Gray Wolves, wiping out the
party.

After using the Isolation Scroll, Shi Feng quickly departed the Gray Wolf
Prairie. He then passed through Kirk Grand Canyon, Cybus Lake, and many
other high-level monster areas. After traveling for six hours, Shi Feng finally
arrived at the Level 15 monster area, Hundred Ghost Forest.
The Hundred Ghost Forest was a cursed location. In this dark and withered
forest, where sunlight never reached, only the Cursed Apparitions lingered.
These apparitions had a 60% resistance against physical attacks and
possessed 20% evasion. The monsters also had insanely high Attack Power,
and to the current Shi Feng, they only needed to land two or three hits to kill
him. However, these monsters only had 600 HP, and magical attack damage
was increased by 100%. Hence, the Hundred Ghost Forest was a leveling
heaven for mage classes.

Due to God’s Domain evolving, these Cursed Apparitions had become much
more sensitive to their surroundings. They were widely different from the
other beast-type monsters. Instead of scent, these monsters could easily sniff
out the aura of living beings within a hundred-yard radius, and even if one
used Stealth, the Cursed Apparitions could still detect them.

However, Shi Feng had come prepared. He took out a bottle of Dispersing
Potion, immediately emptying its contents. The potion concealed the aura of
a living being for 10 minutes.

With the aid of the Dispersing Potion, Shi Feng only needed to be slightly
careful to avoid the detection of the Cursed Apparitions.

According to Shi Feng’s knowledge, the location of the Ice-Blue Devil Flame
was at the center of the Hundred Ghost Forest, at the fountain located at the
central of Hundred Ghost Town. To obtain this Ice-Blue Devil Flame, the
Guild, Glorious Light, had gone through a painstaking amount of trouble.
Only after sending thousands of their members and having hundreds of them
die, did they manage to clean out all the monsters found in Hundred Ghost
City, obtaining the Ice-Blue Devil Flame.

Naturally, Shi Feng knew he did not possess the ability to clear out all the
monsters in Hundred Ghost Town. However, he had other methods of
securing the Mysterious Flame. Only, they were all filled with extreme
danger.

After arriving at the Hundred Ghost Town, with much difficulty, Shi Feng
halted his steps, observing the Town. When a cooling breeze blew over Shi
Feng from the withered forest, he suddenly felt an indescribable chill.

Killing intent!

If Shi Feng did not have the experience of many years of blood-soaked
combat, earning himself a natural instinct to detect danger, he would have
been completely ignorant towards this faintly discernible killing intent. As
this was not his first time feeling such a chillingly cold killing intent, Shi
Feng immediately unsheathed both his swords.

At that very instant, a black figure appeared behind Shi Feng. Following
which, a silver glow stabbed directly towards Shi Feng’s neck and another
towards his lower back. Like a poisonous snake, the two attacks were both
swift and fatal.

From these two actions alone, Shi Feng knew his attacker was a top-tier
expert immediately.

Although Shi Feng was slightly on guard, the speed of the attacks was just
too swift for him to dodge.
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Just as Shi Feng was about to take damage…

Shi Feng abruptly activated Defensive Blade, successfully blocking the

ambush. If an Assassin’s ambush struck a player, they would enter a Fainted
state for three seconds. These three short seconds were enough for an expert
Assassin to obliterate half a MT’s HP. Moreover, Assassins did not possess
only a single skill that could place their target in a Fainted state. As long as
an Assassin placed a player in the Fainted state, they would remaining in that
state until their death.

“Scram!”

Shi Feng roared. He struck out with his sword as he withdrew his body, his
sword capable of annihilating an army of thousands.

As the Abyssal Blade hurtled towards its target, it carried along sounds of
explosions.

“Interesting.”

The black figure reacted quickly, doing a swallow’s turnover[1]. As the

Abyssal Blade scraped past his body, like a whip, the black figure brandished
both his weapons once more, one of his daggers slicing into Shi Feng’s side.
Throughout the entire process, the black figure’s actions were as smooth and
natural as flowing water.

“You’re courting death!”

However, Shi Feng paid no attention to the dagger sailing towards him, the
Crimson Blade already in motion. The Crimson Blade transformed into four
sword images, all aimed for the black figure’s vital points. Shi Feng was
utterly confident in his own Attack Power.

The black figure was suddenly shocked. He did not think Shi Feng would be
so decisive, giving up his defense and instead, aiming for mutual destruction.
In a hurried motion, the black figure used his other dagger to block Shi
Feng’s attacks.

_Dang… Dang… Dang…_

Sparks flew in mid-air.

Shi Feng’s immense strength knocked the black figure back by two yards; he
only managed to stabilise his body after retreating three consecutive steps.
The black figure gazed at Shi Feng in shock.

“Indeed, you do not disappoint me,” the black figure let out a muffled sneer.

The black figure did not understand how Shi Feng possessed such impressive
strength. Shi Feng also perceived him right before his ambush, taking
preventive measures against it immediately. Furthermore, the instant before
Shi Feng was attacked, he unhesitatingly choose to attack in turn, giving the
black figure no choice but to attack. This was the first time he had failed an
ambush in a virtual reality game.

At this moment, Shi Feng was similarly in great shock. This black figure was
practically a killer amongst killers. His movements were both soundless and
lethal. His assassination techniques also seemed extremely well-practised.
Furthermore, his attack speed was insanely quick. The black figure was even
able to tail Shi Feng without discovery. If he had not revealed his killing
intent the instant before he attacked, Shi Feng might truly have been his prey.
The black figure wore a black hooded-cape, which completely concealed his
facial features. Moreover, the hooded-cape he used was very special. It was
capable of rendering Identification Skills useless, and as a result, even his
name was obscured.

hi Feng then turned to read at the System Notification.

System: Red Player Absolute Heaven has initiated an attack against you.

Although the cape managed to trick Identification Skills, hiding the black
figure’s Red Name, it could not fool the System.

Shi Feng had never heard the name “Absolute Heaven.” However, judging
from his skills, Absolute Heaven was definitely not some nameless figure.

“The failure this time is due to my inept preparation. The next time I come,
I’ll definitely take your life,” Absolute Heaven said as he turned around to
retreat.

“You think you can escape?!” Shi Feng used Wind Blade, the Abyssal Blade
thrusting towards Absolute Heaven.

As long as an Assassin was revealed, their battle prowess reduced by half.

Since Absolute Heaven wanted to kill him, Shi Feng would not let him off,
naturally. He needed to kill this Assassin before anything else. He did not
wish to have someone constantly following him, aiming for his life.

The Abyssal Blade moved along the wind, instantly arriving and slicing
towards Absolute Heaven’s back.

As if he had long since been prepared, Absolute Heaven twisted his body,
lifting his silvery-white dagger. Using only a small amount of strength,
Absolute Heaven managed to block Shi Feng’s sword. Simultaneously, his
other silver-colored dagger stabbed towards Shi Feng’s abdomen.

Kidney Strike!

From the series of attacks from before, Absolute Heaven had accumulated
sufficient Energy to force Shi Feng into a Fainted state for 4 seconds.

Shi Feng did not think that Absolute Heaven would return with a
counterattack. He immediately did a side-flip, avoiding the Kidney Strike.
However, Absolute Heaven’s second dagger closely followed, the dagger
aiming for Shi Feng’s backside.

Backstab!

Shi Feng immediately leaped into the air, avoiding the Backstab. Then, as Shi
Feng descended, he abruptly brandished the Abyssal Blade. Thunder and fire
coalesced around the Abyssal Blade, and like a thunder dragon roaring, the
weapon struck down towards the ground.

Thunder Flame Explosion!

Absolute Heaven instantly noticed the ferocity of Shi Feng’s attack. He lifted
both his daggers in front of him, using Block to defend against this violent
strike.

However, how could Shi Feng’s super strength be so easy to defend against?
At the moment of contact, Absolute Heaven was immediately forced to kneel.
Both his legs sank into the ground, while his body nearly crumbled from the
pressure.
The successful block of the Thunder Flame Explosion shocked Shi Feng.
However, he reacted by swinging the Abyssal Blade, casting Abyssal Bind on
Absolute Heaven. Immediately, nine chains bound Absolute Heaven,
preventing him from moving a muscle. Shi Feng then followed up with an
attack with both of his swords, his full strength placed behind the strikes.

Ten sword images flew towards Absolute Heaven, the target unable to dodge
or avoid any of the images.

“Let’s meet again next time,” Absolute Heaven laughed. He discovered that
Shi Feng had a plethora of attack patterns, allowing him to send out attacks in
unbroken succession. Absolute Heaven’s body then started dissipating, the
nine chains that bound him falling to the ground.

Similarly, the ten sword images managed to pierce only air.

This was an advanced skill of Assassins, Vanish. Not only would it forcefully
place the user in an Invisible state, but it would also allow the user to enter an
Invulnerable state for 1 second.

“Don’t even think of getting away!” Shi Feng was not willing to let Absolute
Heaven go. Looking at the impressions in the grass left by Absolute Heaven’s
feet, Shi Feng used Thundering Flash.

Three electric arcs shot out. Absolute Heaven activated Wind Steps, entering
an Invulnerable state once more for 1 second and successfully fending off the
attacks of Thundering Flash. He then ran speedily away.

Similarly, Shi Feng activated Windwalk to chase after him.

However, shortly after Shi Feng began pursuit of Absolute Heaven, he
noticed Absolute Heaven taking out a handful of white powder. Shi Feng
immediately turned his head, shutting his eyes tightly.

The moment Absolute Heaven scattered the white powder, he released a

blinding white light.

Flash Powder, it was an item that temporarily blinded monsters and players
below Level 20 for 4 seconds. It was an extremely rare tool, and it was only
sold in the Magic Shop located in the Slums of Red Leaf Town. Moreover,
each player could only purchase ten bags of it per day.

After the momentarily blinding light subsided, Shi Feng opened his eyes,
searching for Absolute Heaven. However, he discovered that Absolute
Heaven had long since escaped, his figure no longer in sight.

After searching for a long time, Shi Feng was unable to discover his tracks.
Without any better options, Shi Feng could only choose to give up.

“Just where is this Absolute Heaven from?” Shi Feng’s heart filled with
questions. Not only did this Assassin possess excellent techniques, but he
also had a large number of Skills. Moreover, Absolute Heaven was equipped
with a complete Level 5 Bronze Set Equipment, and both his daggers were
Secret-Silver Ranked. His origin was definitely not ordinary.

Shi Feng had only been to Blackwing City recently. Even if he had provoked
the Bloodthirsty War God Guild, those people did not know of his true
identity. If Shi Feng were to think of who else he may have provoked, then
they’d be Flaming Tiger from Shadow and Ironsword Lion from Martial
Union.
Shi Feng was extremely familiar with the internal members of Shadow, and
he knew Flaming Tiger was not capable of finding such an unknown expert.
The only possibility remaining was Ironsword Lion. Shi Feng had previously
killed Ironsword Lion. Based on Ironsword Lion’s personality, he would
definitely not let this matter rest.

There was over an 80% possibility that Ironsword Lion had hired this hidden
expert.

Shi Feng could not help but admit that this situation was a headache. With his
current strength, he was unafraid of Ironsword Lion coming at him straight
on. However, an Assassin[h] constantly following him, especially an expert
Assassin like Absolute Heaven, was truly a bother. If Absolute Heaven
appeared and attacked him while he fought a monster or during a crucial
moment, there was a 90% possibility for him to actually die.

_It looks like I can only use another appearance in the future._ For now, Shi
Feng’s only option was to alter his appearance. This way, even if that
Assassin called Absolute Heaven was powerful, he would absolutely be
unable to find him. If Absolute Heaven couldn’t find him,he couldn’t harass
him.

However, Shi Feng could not alter his appearance right now. He needed to
find a place with nobody present before doing so.

Shi Feng worried that this person named Absolute Heaven hadn’t left the
vicinity yet, and instead, was still tailing him. Thinking so, Shi Feng
immediately activated the Ring of Nothingness, his body vanishing in thin
air. First, he needed to look for a place without other players before changing
his appearance. Then, he would continue searching for the Ice-Blue Devil
Flame.
Some time after Shi Feng vanished, a figure revealed itself from behind one
of the large withered trees. Indeed, this figure was Absolute Heaven.

“Crap, is he an Assassin or a Swordsman?” Absolute Heaven could not help

but curse. He was normally not one to easily give up. Previously, he
constantly said that he was leaving all in order to misled Shi Feng, looking
for a good chance to ambush his target once more. He did not think Shi Feng
possessed such a move, instantly disappearing. Just how was he supposed to
look for the chance to ambush Shi Feng now?

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Cold winds blew within the Hundred Ghost Forest. It was a place daylight
never reached.

On an abandoned little farm, Shi Feng, with his newly-disguised appearance,

was currently standing within a wooden building, searching for something.

“I’ve finally found it! Looks like the information wasn’t wrong.” After
turning the place upside-down, Shi Feng obtained a bronze key from a
wooden bucket.

[Secret Door Key]

Able to open the steel gate to the secret passageway of the Hundred Ghost
Town.

Now that an Assassin crouched in a corner, waiting for him, Shi Feng
worried that a problem would crop up at a crucial moment. Hence, he gave
up the notion of entering the Hundred Ghost Town through the front door.
With this key, he could use the secret passage to enter the Hundred Ghost
Town. Only, the process of doing so was filled with many complications.

Legends had it, the entire Hundred Ghost Forest was once cursed by an
extremely powerful Dark Cursemancer, turning all the living inhabitants into
ghosts. Trapped in an existence of endless torment, these ghosts harbored an
intense hatred of the living. As long as a living person approached the
Hundred Ghost Town, the countless evil ghosts would ambush and devour
them.

Meanwhile, the secret passage would lead Shi Feng directly to the central
region of the Hundred Ghost Town. Although Absolute Heaven was very
powerful, he could not enter the Hundred Ghost Town. What’s more, Shi
Feng had altered his disguise again. Even if they met, Absolute Heaven
wouldn't recognize him.

Shi Feng found a cellar a short distance from the farm.

This cellar was the entrance to the secret passage that led to the Hundred
Ghost Town, while the owner of the farm was this secret passage’s
gatekeeper.

The cellar was very dark, and Shi Feng could not make out a single thing
within. His only option was to take out a Magic Lamp to shine the way. He
followed along the cellar’s passage, advancing forward until he finally
reached the large steel gates that led to the secret passage. At this moment,
however, the steel gates were tightly sealed.

If Shi Feng’s Strength were over 100 points, even if he did not possess a key,
he would be able to force open these steel gates with his arms alone.
However, he was still very far from possessing 100 points in Strength, so he
could only obediently use the key to open the gates.

“En.” After only taking a few steps into the secret passageway, Shi Feng
discovered that his surroundings were littered with pearly white bones, while
the walls on both sides were filled with the scars of battle.

Such a sight gave Shi Feng a very bad premonition.

The curse on the Hundred Ghost Forest turned the living into ghosts. That
meant that all the inhabitants of this place were ghosts. This pile of
skeletons...

“Aooo!”

At this moment, a large group of pitch-black Evil Spirits came rushing out
from the depths of the secret passage, roaring. Their scarlet eyes firmly
locked onto Shi Feng as they bared their fangs and brandished their, speeding
towards him.

[Cursed Evil Spirit] (Common Monster)

Level 15

HP 700/700
Cursed Evil Spirits, when compared to Cursed Apparitions, were much more
ferocious. They were unlike the Cursed Apparitions who were sluggish in
their motions, depending solely on their instincts to move. Cursed Evil Spirits
possessed a set intelligence and were extremely lively. They also possessed
an instinctive madness and sensitivity to flesh and blood.

The Cursed Evil Spirits were all Level 15. Meanwhile, Shi Feng was only
Level 7. With a level suppression of eight levels, in addition to the 60%
resistance and 20% evasion of physical attacks, Shi Feng would not be able
to deal with even one of these monsters, not to mention a group of over thirty.

These Cursed Evil Spirits could even wipe out a Level 15 party with relative
ease.

Watching these Cursed Evil Spirits rush at him…

Shi Feng took out a Frost Grenade from his bag, throwing it at them.

The Frost Grenade instantly discharged in the midst of the group of Cursed
Evil Spirits. In the blink of an eye, the Cursed Evil Spirits within a 10-yard
radius were frozen. They also received -400 frost damage from the explosion.

As expected, the 100% increase to magical damage was these ghosts’

Achilles heel.

The reason Shi Feng choose to hurry to Hundred Ghost Forest was the Frost
Grenades he had managed to buy during his trip to Blackwing City.

The Basic Frost Grenades were sufficient to deal with the ghosts in Hundred
Ghost Town. After all, 200 damage was no small amount. In addition, the
Frost Grenades would have a 100% damage increase when used on the ghosts
here, becoming even more remarkable.
As expected, the Frost Grenades were very effective against these ghost-type
monsters. Moreover, they had a throwing range of 30 yards and a Cooldown
of 1 second. However, it was half as effective when used against players.

Previously, Shi Feng was worried that the number of Frost Grenades he
brought to Hundred Ghost Town was not enough. Hence, he did not use any
of them against Absolute Heaven. Moreover, the Frost Grenades might not be
able to surely kill off Absolute Heaven, and even if they did manage to kill
Absolute Heaven, Shi Feng would reveal one of his trump cards. If others
caught wind of this information and started making preparations against the
Frost Grenades, it would truly be an unworthwhile trade.

If he revealed this card, he needed to reap the most benefit out of it. Using the
Frost Grenades to get rid of a single Absolute Heaven was just not worth it.
At the very least, he should use them to give Martial Union a ruthless blow.

_Right! How could I forget that the ghosts are darkness-type monsters? The
Demon Hunter title should have quite some use._ Shi feng suddenly recalled
his own Demon Hunter title, swapping out his current title.

Immediately, the Attributes of the Cursed Evil Spirits reduced by 10%, while
the damage they received increased by 10%.

Shi Feng then threw another Frost Grenade, the bomb exploding with a loud
bang in the midst of the group of Evil Spirits. A patch of damages of -440
points appeared above the group of monsters. Instantly, he annihilated the
thirty plus Cursed Evil Spirits.

System: Level 15 Cursed Evil Spirit killed. Level difference of 8. EXP

obtained increased by 800%. Obtained 4,800 EXP.
System: Level 15 Cursed Evil Spirit killed. Level difference of 8. EXP
obtained increased by 800%. Obtained 4,800 EXP.

System: Level 15 Cursed Evil Spirit killed. Level difference of 8. EXP

obtained increased by 800%. Obtained 4,800 EXP.

……

A series of more than thirty notifications appeared in Shi Feng’s view.

Although ghost-type monsters gave the least amount of EXP, the rewarded
EXP for killing monsters of a higher level was still extremely high. Even if
Shi Feng was Level 7 now, his experience bar still increased by a sizeable
chunk. He reached 23% of Level 7, his leveling speed even faster than a
rocket.

After these Evil Spirits died, they dropped quite a lot of Copper Coins and
Tiny Spirit Essences. Ten Tiny Spirit Essences could be used to form a Spirit
Essence, one of the needed materials to forge magical attachments. Hence,
Spirit Essences were also worth quite a lot of money.

After collecting the drops, Shi Feng discovered that the Evil Spirits had
actually given him over 1 Silver Coin. There were also over a dozen Tiny
Spirit Essences that dropped. When formed into a Spirit Essence, it was
worth 1 Silver Coin. This was definitely a good place to earn money.

Although there was still the loss of two Frost Grenades, costing a total of 3
Silver Coins, if Shi Feng could lure more than fifty monsters each time, he
would barely make a small profit.

“Hopefully there will be more Evil Spirits in this place,” Shi Feng said with
expectation, his hand holding another Frost Grenade.
Half an hour later…

Shi Feng finally arrived at the secret passage’s exit.

The secret passage was very long, and on his way here, he met with the
ambushes of another five groups of Evil Spirits. However, the Frost Grenades
dealt with them all. The number of Evil Spirits in each ambush only counted
slightly over twenty, causing Shi Feng a loss.

In return, however, Shi Feng’s experience quickly rose. He would level up if

he just killed a few more groups of Evil Spirits. It was truly an invigorating
experience.

The gate that opened to the Hundred Ghost Town was widely agape. Before
Shi Feng exited the secret passage, he could already hear the countless roars
and wails outside.

Above the secret passage was the Hotel of Hundred Ghost Town, and one
could just imagine that the number of ghosts there was definitely not few.
However, in such a cramped space, it would not be a good idea for Shi Feng
to use the Frost Grenades.

Having no better choice, Shi Feng activated the Ring of Nothingness.

The state of nothingness was different from Stealth. Shi Feng entered another
space entirely, and even the ghosts could not discover Shi Feng.

Shi Feng could stay in the state of nothingness for a short time. Hence, he ran
with wild abandon as he quickly departed the Hotel, dashing towards one of
the private houses. Seeing the duration of the state of nothingness about to
end... If Shi Feng were to take a stroll on the streets of Hundred Ghost Town,
filled with ghosts, he would truly be seeking death. As for the Frost
Grenades, they had a 1 second Cooldown, and they could encompass every
location.

3 seconds…

2 seconds…

1 second…

With only 10 yards remaining before Shi Feng reached the private house, the
state of nothingness ended; his body, revealed.

Suddenly, the heads of the countless ghosts on the streets all turned towards
Shi Feng, revealing sinister expressions.

Amongst these ghosts, there was no lack the Elite-ranked monster, Ferocious
Evil Spirit, and they all rushed towards Shi Feng.

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Watching the ghosts rushing forth from all around…

Shi Feng immediately activated Windwalk, his speed increasing by a huge

leap as he dashed towards the dilapidated house.
“Aooo!”

The Level 15 Elite-ranked Ferocious Evil Spirits let out an ear-piercing

screech. Immediately, more Cursed Evil Spirits dashed over, crowding the
private house. Under the command of the Ferocious Evil Spirits, they all
stormed into the house in a well-organized manner.

The private house was not large, and the place was a mess, with dust
covering every surface. Meanwhile, the main door of the house could, at
most, fit only two people at a time.

The moment the Cursed Evil Spirits squeezed through the main door…

A small-sized Basic Frost Grenade exploded in the threshold. Cold air

overflowed from the entrance, and everything within a 10-yard radius froze
solid. Instantly, the fifty plus Cursed Evil Spirits in front of the private house
froze as well, and a damage of -440 points appearing above each of their
heads. Their remaining HPs dropped under half. With the Cursed Evil Spirits
at the entrance rooted in place, the others who, unaffected, were unable to
rush into the house to devour Shi Feng.

The Frost Grenade could hold the Evil Spirits for 5 seconds. Shi Feng took
this chance to use Thundering Flash; three arcs of lightning immediately
pierced towards the main entrance. However, due to the gap between levels
being too wide, the total damage the skill caused to each Cursed Evil Spirit
did not even exceed -100 points.

System: Proficiency of Thundering Flash raised by 3 points.

However, because of the high level of these Cursed Evil Spirits, whenever
Shi Feng used a skill to attack them, his skill proficiency greatly increased.
Each usage would raise the skill proficiency by 3 points.
As it so happened, Shi Feng could use these Cursed Evil Spirits to train his
skill proficiency while waiting for the Cooldown of the Frost Grenades to
end.

Earth Splitter!

Thunder Flame Explosion!

AOE skills landed on the Cursed Evil Spirits, one after another. Although the
damage was extremely low, the skill proficiency greatly increased.

After using the three skills, Shi Feng threw another Frost Grenade. Instantly,
the fifty plus Cursed Evil Spirits died, transforming into a large sum of EXP
for Shi Feng and dropping plenty of Copper Coins and Tiny Spirit Essences.

With the first wave of Cursed Evil Spirits dead, the ones behind rushed
forward once more.

Shi Feng waited until they started squeezing through the main entrance
before throwing a Frost Grenade. Once again, the Cursed Evil Spirits halted.
Shi Feng then used the skills that had their Cooldown completed before using
another Frost Grenade to finish off these Cursed Evil Spirits.

Countless Cursed Evil Spirits swarmed the Hundred Ghost Town. There were
also the Ferocious Evil Spirits continuously screeching and luring the other
Cursed Evil Spirits over. By this time, Cursed Evil Spirits and Ferocious Evil
Spirits overflowed the private house’s yard.

If there were not a team of several hundred players here, it was practically a
pipe-dream to clear all these monsters. However, Shi Feng only camped
inside the private house, using the Frost Grenades to clean away these
monsters slowly. Although his efficiency was a lot slower when compared to
a team with hundreds of players, his method was extremely safe. He could
also grind for skill proficiency, killing two birds with one stone.

With the deaths of batch after batch of Cursed Evil Spirits, Shi Feng’s
experience and skill proficiency rose without stop.

Before five minutes had even passed, Shi Feng had already risen to Level 8.

Although he had killed an insane number of Cursed Evil Spirits, towards the
Hundred Ghost Town, such a number was only a drop in the bucket.

After reaching Level 8, the EXP he obtained from killing the Cursed Evil
Spirits was reduced by a large chunk. However, the death of each Cursed Evil
Spirit still yielded Shi Feng with 4,200 EXP, and his leveling speed was still
rising quicker than a rocket. With every wave of monsters killed, his
experience bar filled by a large chunk. If others were to see this, their eyes
would most likely pop out of their sockets.

They could only raise their experience bars by a small chunk after striving for
one or two hours. Yet, Shi Feng’s experience bar expanded by a large portion
with each passing moment.

With the slow decrease of Shi Feng’s remaining Frost Grenades, the number
of Cursed Evil Spirits also continuously fell. This situation greatly enraged
the Ferocious Evil Spirits, and they worked even harder at summoning their
allies.

Twenty minutes later, a golden flash surrounded Shi Feng’s body. He leveled
up once more, reaching Level 9. Meanwhile, Thunder Flame Explosion had
risen to Level 2, and Earth Splitter to Level 3.
If including the skill level bonus from the Abyssal Blade, Thunder Flame
Explosion would be Level 4, while Earth Splitter would be Level 5.

[Thunder Flame Explosion] (Action-type)

Level 4

Requires: Melee Weapon

Causes 300 base damage and additional flame and thunder damage to
enemies within a 5-yard radius. Enemies struck will be placed in a Fainted
state for 4.5 seconds.

Cooldown: 36 seconds

[Earth Splitter]

Level 5

Requires: Sword

Causes 190 base damage and based on the period of charging power between
0.2 seconds to 3 seconds, a maximum of 360% weapon damage. Attack range
of 10 yards.

Cooldown: 40 seconds

The Cooldown of both of these skills greatly reduced, while their power
increased. If both skills were used, Common Monsters of the same level
would die without question.
However, the most frightening part was still the fact that Shi Feng had risen
to Level 9. Even in all of White River City, no one could find another Level 9
player. If there were a ranking for levels, Shi Feng would unquestionably be
placed at the number one spot, while the player in second place was still a
great distance from Level 8. It could be said that Shi Feng had left others in
his dust, and even if the others tried, they could not catch up.

After reaching Level 9, Shi Feng placed all of his Attribute Points into
Agility. With this, Shi Feng’s Agility finally reached 75 points, satisfying the
condition for equipping the Dark Pursuer’s Cape.

After equipping the Dark Pursuer’s Cape, Shi Feng’s Attributes greatly
increased once more, his Agility immediately rising to 80 points. As long as
it reached 100 points, he could unlock Agility’s Special Hidden Skill, greatly
increasing his battle prowess.

Besides that, Shi Feng’s HP had also increased to 1,200 points, his
Movement Speed to 24 points, and his Attack Speed to 30 points, allowing
him to learn the skill, Silent Steps. The next time he met Absolute Heaven, he
would not allow him to escape so easily.

Now that Shi Feng was Level 9, the level suppression from the Cursed Evil
Spirits was no longer as significant as before. Furthermore, Thundering
Flash, Earth Splitter, and Thunder Flame Explosion had all leveled up as
well, notably increasing their might.

Right now, Shi Feng only needed to combine one Frost Grenade and his three
skills to end the Cursed Evil Spirits, saving him a lot of Frost Grenades.

After which, Shi Feng continued massacring the Cursed Evil Spirits for over
a dozen minutes, his experience bar rising to 36% of Level 9. As long as he
continued grinding like this for an hour, he could definitely reach Level 10.
Unfortunately, Shi Feng had cleared out all the Cursed Evil Spirits that once
filled the streets. Finally, those Ferocious Evil Spirits were no longer able to
remain idle. They released angry roars, intending to rip Shi Feng to shreds
with their own bare hands.

The scene frightened the other Cursed Evil Spirits. They hurriedly parted to
give way to the Ferocious Evil Spirits.

Suddenly, over a dozen incomparably sinister-looking beings stormed the

private house, every one of the Ferocious Evil Spirits intending to rend Shi
Feng into tens of thousands of pieces.

[Ferocious Evil Spirit] (Elite Rank)

Level 15

HP 5,000/5,000

Compared to the Cursed Evil Spirits, not only did the Ferocious Evil Spirits
have larger bodies, but their Attack Power and Movement Speed also greatly
surpassed the former. They had many powerful melee skills, in addition to
their 5,000 HP, 70% resistance, and 30% evasion to physical attacks. They
were capable of easily decimating any melee class of the same levels.
Moreover, the damage of magical attacks used on these monsters only
increased by 50%, while magical damage of the same attribute would reduce
by 50%. As a result, even mage classes were helpless against them.

However, those were still not the most frightening aspects of these monsters.

After God’s Domain underwent its first evolution, Common Monsters above
Level 10 all possessed a certain amount of wisdom. Meanwhile, these Level
15 Elites possessed even greater wisdom, increasing their battle prowess by
manyfolds.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, these Ferocious Evil Spirits slaughtered many
players from Glorious Light. To kill these Ferocious Evil Spirits, Glorious
Light had paid with the lives of hundreds of players.

“Finally here, eh?”

Despite watching the Ferocious Evil Spirits rushing at him, Shi Feng
remained extremely calm.

In actuality, there was one thing that Shi Feng had always wanted to know. In
God’s Domain, if these monsters with high intelligence were met with
players that greatly surpassed them, just what sort of reaction would occur?

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Just as the Ferocious Evil Spirits were about to rush into the house…

Shi Feng took out an Intermediate Frost Grenade from his bag, throwing it.

The Ferocious Evil Spirits already had a rough understanding of the Frost
Grenade’s formidable power, and they showed extreme disdain towards it.
Without even attempting to dodge the Frost Grenade, their pitch-black claws
abruptly extended forward, slashing towards Shi Feng’s heart.
However, after the Frost Grenade discharged, the cold air that expanded was
several times colder than before. At this moment, the Ferocious Evil Spirits
immediately realized something was wrong; the sinister expression on their
faces revealed a hint of fear. In the blink of an eye, cold air invaded the forms
of all the Ferocious Evil Spirits, transforming them into ice sculptures.

The Intermediate Frost Grenade was the trump card that Shi Feng had
prepared. Each one was worth 10 Silver Coins, which was nearly several
days’ of a pro player’s earnings. The Intermediate Frost Grenade also caused
-1,320 damage to each of the Ferocious Evil Spirits. With Shi Feng’s Demon
Hunter title equipped, the Ferocious Evil Spirits only had a maximum of
4,500 HP each, and this attack instantly destroyed a third of their HP.

Due to using the Intermediate Frost Grenades for the first time, it achieved
the maximum effect. When used the next time, these Ferocious Evil Spirits
would possess ice resistance, greatly reducing the potential damage of the
Intermediate Frost Grenades.

“Die!”

Shi Feng unsheathed his swords, his feet moving to an appropriate position
before using Thundering Flash. Three green, electric arcs encompassed the
Ferocious Evil Spirits.

Thundering Flash belonged to the lightning-type magic damage; hence, its

damage increased by 50% when used on the Ferocious Evil Spirits.

Moreover, Shi Feng had already reached Level 9, while the Abyssal Blade
could ignore a monster’s level by 5 Levels. In actuality, the Ferocious Evil
Spirits were only considered one level higher than Shi Feng, and the level
suppression on Shi Feng was almost non-existent.
The Level 5 Thundering Flash dealt damages of -176, -230, and -297 to these
frozen monsters. The skill also placed an additional amplification effect on
the monsters, increasing the damage they received by 30% over the next 20
seconds.

With the Ferocious Evil Spirits unable to move for a full 5 seconds, Shi Feng
was able to launch attacks at them freely.

Chop!

Double Chop!

Earth Splitter!

Physical-type damage was no different than a scratch to these Ferocious Evil

Spirits, and even a fully-charged Earth Splitter caused no more than 100
damage.

As the seconds ticked by, the ice covering the bodies of the Ferocious Evil
Spirits started showing signs of cracking. It would only be a moment before
they struggled free of their imprisonment.

hi Feng leaped lightly, the Abyssal Blade raised high as it condensed the
power of thunder and flame around it. When Shi Feng landed in the midst of
the group of Ferocious Evil Spirits, an abrupt explosion occurred. Thunder
and flame instantly swallowed the surroundings, enveloping the Ferocious
Evil Spirits and causing damages of over -500 points. In just a moment, the
Ferocious Evil Spirits all lost two-fifths of their HP, and he forced them all
into a Fainted state.
Due to these monsters being high-leveled Elites, the Fainted state was less
effective on them, lasting, at most, 3 seconds.

Meanwhile, after Shi Feng’s Attributes had greatly increased explosively, he

created twelve sword images. Like a fierce gale, Shi Feng swept through the
Ferocious Evil Spirits. Multiple damages of roughly -30 points appeared
above the Ferocious Evil Spirits’ heads, with the occasional -60 points or so
damage. Immediately, the Ferocious Evil Spirits’ HP reduced slightly once
more.

As the 3 seconds were about to pass, Shi Feng tossed out another
Intermediate Frost Grenade, turning these Ferocious Evil Spirits into ice
sculptures yet again.

This time, the Intermediate Frost Grenade only managed to cause -860
damage to the monsters. However, the damage was enough to reduce the HP
of these Ferocious Evil Spirits to a critical level.

These Ferocious Evil Spirits truly did not imagine a weakling like Shi Feng
was so powerful. Within a short timespan of less than ten seconds, he
managed to send all of them near death’s door. Every one of these Ferocious
Evil Spirits revealed expressions of fear. They started to struggle out of the
ice with all their might, their hearts filled with thoughts of escape.

Unfortunately, their efforts were for naught. As another second passed, Shi
Feng threw out the third Intermediate Frost Grenade, taking the lives of the
dozen-plus Ferocious Evil Spirits. After their deaths, the Ferocious Evil
Spirits dropped a pile of loot.

System: Level 15 Ferocious Evil Spirit killed. Level difference of 6. EXP

obtained increased by 600%. Obtained 12,000 EXP.
System: Level 15 Ferocious Evil Spirit killed. Level difference of 6. EXP
obtained increased by 600%. Obtained 12,000 EXP.

System: Level 15 Ferocious Evil Spirit killed. Level difference of 6. EXP

obtained increased by 600%. Obtained 12,000 EXP.

……

A series of notification appeared in Shi Feng’s sight. Immediately, Shi Feng’s

experience bar rose to 54% of Level 9, pushing him closer to the Level 10
threshold.

Without the leadership of the Ferocious Evil Spirits, the instincts of the
Cursed Evil Spirits towards flesh and blood immediately flared, all of them
fervently squeezing through the entrance of the private house. However, Shi
Feng quickly dealt with them using the Basic Frost Grenades, and the deaths
of the Cursed Evil Spirits increasing his experience to 67% of Level 9.

In less than two hours, Shi Feng rose by more than two levels. Although his
leveling speed was impressively quick, the money he spent to do so was
equally astonishing. Such a method of leveling was only possible to a tycoon
like Shi Feng. After all, each Basic Frost Grenade cost 1 Silver, 50 Coppers.
Aside from the fact that Shi Feng had used over 400 Basic Frost Grenades, he
also used three Intermediate Frost Grenades, which cost 10 Silver Coins each.
All in all, Shi Feng spent over 6 Gold Coins to achieve such a leveling speed.
If converted to Credits, that would be over 60,000 Credits spent on this
endeavor.

In other words, each level cost Shi Feng over 30,000 Credits. Even the elite
members of society could not afford such spending.

Following which, Shi Feng collected the drops from the monsters.
With the entire street of ghosts murdered by Shi Feng, it took him over half
an hour to collect all the loot that dropped.

Making a rough calculation, Shi Feng discovered that he actually did not take
a loss. Instead, he profited from this adventure of his.

Shi Feng picked up a total of 1 Gold, 32 Silvers. Amongst the loot, there
were also over 3,000 Tiny Spirit Essences, more than ten skill books for
various classes, tens of pieces of Level 12 and Level 13 Common Equipment,
over twenty pieces of Level 10 and above Bronze Equipment, and two pieces
of Level 15 Mysterious-Iron Equipment.

As for the two pieces of Mysterious-Iron Equipment, one was a Level 15

cloth shirt for mages, and the other was a Level 15 two-handed great ax.
Between the two, the weapon was the most valuable.

The mage shirt could be sold for over 1 Gold Coin, while the great ax would
sell for at least 2 Gold Coins. As for the Bronze Equipment, each piece would
sell for at least 20 Silver Coins. Shi Feng’s profit was simply through the
roof.

_This place is so profitable. I’ll bring Blackie and the others to level up in the
future._ Shi Feng felt this was an optimal location. Not to mention the fact
that he made a profit despite all the money he spent, his level also increased
in a flash, killing two birds with one stone.

However, he still needed some time before making a decision. Right now, he
needed to let the others slowly familiarize themselves with the battle methods
in the newly-evolved God’s Domain. If they only depended on the Frost
Grenades to level up, their techniques would never improve.
After clearing out the ghosts from the entire street, Shi Feng effortlessly
arrived at the central plaza of the Hundred Ghost Town.

Although there were no longer any ghosts left on the street, the central plaza
was still densely packed with even larger numbers than before.

Meanwhile, at the center of the plaza, a faint blue flame burned brightly
above a fountain, giving off a deep blue glow. This flame was the Ice-Blue
Devil Flame, and it was currently guarded by Ferocious Evil Spirits.
Furthermore, there was a knight, clad in jet-black armor, standing among the
Ferocious Evil Spirits. The knight carried a silver-colored greatsword on its
back, and both its eyes gave off a green glow as it stood quietly by the side.
All of the ghosts surrounding this knight treated it with respect, awaiting his
command.

The nature of this knight was different than the other ghosts. Its entire body
was just a skeleton covered in faint-blue flames. The heat given off by those
flames caused the land around it to dry up and crack.

[Ghost Rider] (Chieftain Rank)

Level 15

HP 100,000/100,000

_As expected, it is very strong. It’s n_ _o wonder_ _Glorious Light lost

several hundreds of their elite players after battling the Ghost Rider._ Just by
looking at it, Shi Feng knew it would be impossible for him to have a direct
confrontation with the Ghost Rider.
Without several hundred elite players, it was an impossible task to kill the
Ghost Rider. Moreover, there were also thousands of Cursed Evil Spirits and
Ferocious Evil Spirits present.

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The flames in the Ghost Rider’s eyes flickered, its emotions impossible to
discern. However, none of the Ferocious Evil Spirits dared to approach
within 20 yards of it.

With the frightening prowess of the Ghost Rider, even if Shi Feng had risen
to Level 20 and brought along a 20-man elite team, he would still fail to kill
the Ghost Rider. Moreover, there was a 90% chance they would be wiped out
instead.

The Ghost Rider was simply too strong.

At this stage of the game, many Guilds would occasionally encounter a few
Elite or Special Elite monsters, and they could usually deal with these
monsters with only a party or a team. However, after the evolution of God’s
Domain, even only a Level 5 Chieftain Ranked monster could completely
wipe out a 20-man team filled with Level 5 elite players. Moreover, a
monster over Level 10 would have their intellect greatly boosted.

A Level 10 Chieftain needed at least thirty Level 15 elite players to deal with,
and even then, the number casualties would be very high.
As for a high-leveled Chieftain like the Ghost Rider, it possessed a large
variety of AOE damaging skills. It was also capable of commanding all the
ghosts in the entire Hundred Ghost Town. Although it was only a Level 15
monster, its raid difficulty was even above that of a Level 20 Chieftain.

Glorious Light had sent out thousands of its members to slay the Ghost Rider,
paying a very heavy price.

Currently, Shi Feng lacked both resources and influence. Not mentioning the
gap of 6 Levels, he was also alone in this place. He had absolutely no chance
of challenging the Ghost Rider.

_It seems I can only use that method._

Shi Feng observed the situation in the center of the plaza, inwardly running
calculations and simulations in his mind.

Right now, he stood over 300 yards from the fountain. If he wanted to obtain
the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, first and foremost, he needed to dispose of all these
Cursed Evil Spirits and Ferocious Evil Spirits, then finally, deal with the
Ghost Rider. As long as there was the tiniest of mistakes, he would end up
dead and sent back to town.

Shi Feng took out two Tier 2 Magic Scrolls. These were the only two
remaining treasured scrolls he had left. It would be extremely difficult for
him to obtain another one in the future, as obtaining these scrolls largely
depended on one’s luck.

If it weren’t for obtaining the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, he would not even be
using such precious items.
_Phantom Kill,_ Shi Feng inwardly chanted, a doppelganger of him
slowlyforming into being.

Shi Feng immediately passed over a dozen Frost Grenades to his

doppelganger. The doppelganger then rushed towards the plaza.

The moment the doppelganger set foot into the plaza, the Ghost Rider
discovered it immediately. The Ghost Rider’s pearly white skull turned
towards the doppelganger, the flames in its eye-sockets flaring.

“All living beings must die!”

The Ghost Rider unsheathed the silver greatsword from its back, pointing it at
the doppelganger. The blue flames surrounding its body abruptly moved to
engulf the greatsword as well, warping the greatsword in shape. The pommel
of the sword transformed into a white-colored skull and sinister-looking
barbed tips appeared on the blade.

Following the Ghost Rider’s command, the countless Cursed Evil Spirits in
the plaza surged towards the doppelganger like a tidal wave.

The doppelganger activated a Speed Scroll. It then tossed out a Frost

Grenade, instantly turning a large group of Cursed Evil Spirits into ice
sculptures, before turning to escape.

On Shi Feng’s side, he activated Windwalk and used a Speed Scroll, then
activating the Ring of Nothingness. Once in the state of nothingness, Shi
Feng dashed towards the fountain like a fierce gale.

As the duration of the state of nothingness quickly flew by, Shi Feng’s
distance between the fountain shortened.
300 yards…

200 yards…

100 yards…

As Shi Feng was about to arrive at the fountain, his grip on the two Tier 2
Magic Scrolls tightened. His expression became abnormally calm as both his
eyes fixated on the heart of the fountain.

“Little rat, did you think that you could hide from my eyes?”

The Ghost Rider suddenly appeared before Shi Feng, and as if the flames in
its eyes could see past all things, it spoke in a deep, disdainful tone. The
Ghost Rider then raised its White Bone Greatsword, the faint blue flames
surrounding the sword immediately raising the surrounding temperature to
scorching-hot levels. With an abrupt wave, the greatsword transformed into a
flowing stream of light, splitting apart the air as it descended towards Shi
Feng’s head.

_How could it be?!_

Shi Feng was shocked. He did not doubt that the Ghost Rider’s sword had the
capability of instantly killing him. Hence, both his legs curved into a bend,
his body similarly bending downwards. Like a cat arching its body, Shi Feng
instantly pulled out both the Abyssal Blade and the Crimson Blade, using
Parry with both swords. Suddenly, Shi Feng’s legs burst with strength, and
with the addition of the strength from his lower back, Shi Feng charged
directly at the descending greatsword.

The three swords colliding with each other created an explosive sound.
The Ghost Rider’s immense strength caused the ground that Shi Feng stood
on to crack apart; dust and debris scattered. Shi Feng’s body, as well, was
removed from the state of nothingness, revealed beside the fountain.

Although Shi Feng did not receive any damage from the collision, the flames
of the White Bone Greatsword were just too blistering. As the Abyssal Blade
was a Magic Weapon, there were no problems with it. However, the Secret-
Silver Ranked Crimson Blade was different. Not only was its durability
greatly reducing, but the Crimson Blade itself also turned a glowing red and
even showed signs of melting.

Meanwhile, the Ghost Rider was slightly shocked that its sword did not yield
it an immediate victory. However, it waved its sword for a second strike. The
flames on the White Bone Greatsword soared, rising over 5 meters into the
air as the sword slashed at Shi Feng.

This was the Ghost Rider’s Devil Flame Slash. When this move was used, all
beings in its path would lose their lives and reduce to ashes.

However, contrary to expectations, Shi Feng did not retreat when faced with
this attack. Instead, he activated Defensive Blade as he rushed towards the
Ice-Blue Devil Flame.

Although the Ghost Rider’s Devil Flame Slash landed on Shi Feng, it had no
effect at all. Instead, Shi Feng made use of the wave of steam generated by
the White Bone Greatsword to further increase his speed.

Just as Shi Feng was about to reach the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, as if they had
been long since prepared for this moment, tens of Ferocious Evil Spirits
rushed at him.

_Become frozen!_
Shi Feng threw out an Intermediate Frost Grenade, turning all the Ferocious
Evil Spirits into ice sculptures.

“A bunch of rubbish…!” seeing that its subordinates were actually so useless,

the Ghost Rider loudly cursed. It abruptly leaped, its body landing and
blocking Shi Feng. Its greatsword then slashed downwards, “Die, little rat!”

Abyssal Bind!

Nine pitch-black chains instantly bound the Ghost Rider, saving Shi Feng’s
life.

However, the Ghost Rider’s strength was just too immense. In the blink of an
eye, one of the chains snapped. Seeing this, Shi Feng dared not stop his
movements as he ran towards the fountain.

“Wretched little rat, you have truly angered me this time!” the Ghost Rider
roared as it saw that Shi Feng was already beside the Ice-Blue Devil Flame. It
struggled free from the chains binding it, its body turning into a shadow as it
swept towards Shi Feng, fully intending to dice him into chunks of meat.

Due to the Ghost Rider’s flames, the freezing effect of the Frost Grenades
was also greatly weakened. The Ferocious Evil Spirits were quickly thawed
from their icy prisons, all of them rushing at Shi Feng once more.

Shi Feng only revealed a faint smile at this sight. He spread opened the deep
blue-colored Tier 2 Magic Scroll in his hands.

Within an instant, the water-attributed mana from the surrounding

environment gathered above the magic scroll.
Tidal Overflow!

Shi Feng pointed the magic scroll towards the incoming Ghost Rider and
Ferocious Evil Spirits, a dark blue magic circle forming above the scroll.
Immediately, a violent torrent poured out of the magic circle, engulfing the
Ghost Rider and the Ferocious Evil Spirits. The resulting water pressure even
caused a deep pit to form on the ground.

The power of a Tier 2 spell instantly killed all of the Ferocious Evil Spirits.
However, this magic had not greatly damaged the Ghost Rider as, during the
moment of life and death, the Ghost Rider used its White Bone Greatsword to
block the Tidal Overflow. As a result, the ferocious torrent only pushed back
the Ghost Rider by over 30 yards. At such a distance, the Ghost Rider would
only need a few steps to reach Shi Feng.

However, time was needed to retrieve the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, time which
the Ghost Rider would not give Shi Feng.

Just as the Ghost Rider took its first rage-filled step towards Shi Feng…

Shi Feng took out the last golden-colored scroll in his hands. The scroll gave
off a sacred and inviolable strength, and it was also Shi Feng’s final trump
card.

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“Wretched little rat, feel the wrath of the flames of hell!” the flames in the
eye-sockets of the Ghost Rider were capable of seeing through all things, and
when it saw the scroll within Shi Feng’s hand, it revealed a human-like
disdainful expression.

Although the might of a Tier 2 magic was great, it was not enough to deal a
heavy blow. Furthermore, how many Tier 2 Magic Scrolls could Shi Feng
possibly possess?

If the other players knew the Ghost Rider’s thoughts, they would definitely
not think the Ghost Rider was an NPC, but an actual player. However, after
the evolution of God’s Domain, the intellect of these high ranking monsters
was simply that high.

At this moment, the faint blue flames surrounding the Ghost Rider all
disappeared. The flames had all gathered on the White Bone Greatsword,
boosting the flames by ten-fold.

“All living beings must die!” the Ghost Rider bellowed.

The berserk roar resounded throughout the entire central plaza as the Ghost
Rider abruptly threw the White Bone Greatsword in its hand.

The instant the White Bone Greatsword left the Ghost Rider’s hands, it
transformed into a faint blue-colored flame serpent. The flame serpent was
over ten meters in length, and if coiled into a bundle, it would look like a
small building. The serpent spread open its mouth, biting towards Shi Feng.

As the ferocious flame serpent grew closer and closer…

Shi Feng still had yet to activate the final Tier 2 Magic Scroll in his hand.
This magic scroll was different from the other magic scrolls in that it needed
some time to take effect after being activated.

_Hurry! Please hurry!_

_Hurry, dammit!_

As the flame serpent flew closer and closer, Shi Feng started panicking.
However, the activation bar still increased slowly as always.

Just as the flame serpent’s widened mouth was about to devour Shi Feng, the
activation bar finished loading.

System: A Mysterious-Iron Ranked Weapon or above is needed to be

sacrificed. Confirm to sacrifice?

Without hesitation, Shi Feng chose to sacrifice. As for the sacrificed weapon,
it was the Crimson Blade he held in his hand. At this moment, the Crimson
Blade had already reduced to just scrap metal, and it would be meaningless
for Shi Feng to continue holding onto it.

In the blink of an eye, the Crimson Blade in his hand released a bright golden
glow, illuminating the entire central plaza. At the same time, with Shi Feng
as the focal point, a large golden magic circle appeared. The magic circle
then ascended to the skies at high speeds.

When the golden glow shone upon the flame serpent, it wailed in agony.

Following which, the Crimson Blade transformed into a stream of light,

shooting up to the air. In the next instant, the stream of light transformed into
thousands of Holy Swords of Light. The holy swords rained down from the
sky, forming a holy domain in a 30-yard radius around Shi Feng.
The flame serpent, which was inside the domain, was immediately pinned
down by tens of holy swords, its body unable to move even an inch. The
flame serpent released an unwilling roar.

_Made it at the last second…_ Shi Feng released a sigh as he looked at the
thousands of holy swords surrounding him. The holy swords even
encompassed the fountain as well. Immediately, Shi Feng started retrieving
the Ice-Blue Devil Flame.

This golden magic scroll was the most powerful Tier 2 lifesaving Magic
Scroll Shi Feng possessed, the Holy Sword Seal.

When used, all attacks within a 30-yard radius would be blocked, while all
enemies within the affected area would be suppressed, preventing them from
moving even an inch. However, the user would be unable to attack any of the
enemies, and any outside enemies and attacks could not enter the holy
domain. The duration of the holy domain was 36 seconds.

Due to these effects, the Holy Sword Seal was considered the strongest
defensive scroll amongst all Tier 2 Magic Scrolls.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng only needed around 5 seconds to collect the Ice-Blue
Devil Flame. In addition to the cast time of the Return Scroll, which needed
30 seconds, the total time was just about right.

The Ghost Rider outside of the holy barrier instantly entered a violent fury. It
pulled out a White Bone Great Ax, swinging it at the holy barrier repeatedly
like a god of death. Unfortunately, all its efforts yielded no results.
The Holy Sword Seal was the strongest defensive skill amongst all Tier 2
skills. Not to mention a Level 15 Chieftain’s attacks, even if it were a normal
Tier 3 skill, it could not easily destroy the holy barrier.

Very quickly, Shi Feng finished retrieving the scorching hot Tier 2
Mysterious Flame, the Ice-Blue Devil Flame. Though his heart was currently
filled with extreme excitement, he suppressed it and activated Defensive
Blade. He then started the chant for the Return Scroll.

“Despicable little rat, I will definitely make you suffer a living hell!” Seeing
that Shi Feng had already retrieved the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, the Ghost
Rider suddenly went berserk. The faint blue flames covering its body flared
up several times greater than before, and it swung its White Bone Great Ax to
the ground with all its might.

_Boom!_ The entire central plaza started quivering. The ground of the plaza
cracked apart, spitting out tens of pillars of flames, sending countless debris
flying.

Only now was Shi Feng fully aware of how powerful the Ghost Rider was.
The previous exchanges they had were not even a warm-up for the Ghost
Rider. Fortunately, Shi Feng had the strongest Tier 2 defensive skill on his
side. If it were only a Tier 1 defensive scroll, it could not have fended off the
Ghost Rider at all.

Time flowed past, little by little. Though the Ghost Rider poured out attacks
on the holy barrier like a madman, fortunately, none of them made any actual
difference.

The Ghost Rider could only watch as Shi Feng completed the chant for the
Return Scroll.
With only 2 seconds remaining for the chant to finish, the Holy Sword
Shield’s duration ended. At this moment, the Ghost Rider revealed a sinister
smile as it dashed forward two steps, instantly arriving before Shi Feng. With
its ax raised, the Ghost Rider struck down at Shi Feng.

_Peng!_ The ax was unable to advance any further when it was several
centimeters away from Shi Feng’s body.

Shi Feng was shocked into a cold sweat. The Ghost Rider’s speed was just
too fast after becoming berserk. Even he could only barely see it move.
Fortunately, he had activated Defensive Blade beforehand.

The Level 2 Defensive Blade could completely resist 4 melee attacks or 7

ranged attacks. Now that the skill blocked one attack, only three more blocks
remained.

Seeing that its attack did nothing, the flame in the Ghost Rider’s eye-sockets
congealed slightly. It then started madly attacking Shi Feng.

Second strike!

Third strike!

Fourth strike!

Very quickly, all three of Shi Feng’s remaining blocks were used up. The
Ghost Rider then abruptly did a Horizontal Slash, intending to bisect Shi
Feng in half.

At the moment of life and death, Shi Feng finished the Return Scroll’s chant
a step ahead. He then transformed into a white glow, vanishing.
The White Bone Ax only managed to slice the white glow in half, but not Shi
Feng.

“Aooo!”

The Ghost Rider was incomparably furious. The Ice-Blue Devil Flame was
its most valuable treasure. The reason it could turn from a Cursed Apparition
into a Ghost Rider was all due to the Ice-Blue Devil Flame. As long as it had
another half a year, it could once more evolve and become a Lord. With a
Lord’s strength, it could launch attacks at the living beings in the nearby
Towns, slowly strengthening its army of ghosts. Now, however, the Ice-Blue
Devil Flame was snatched away by a wretched little rat right before his eyes.
So, just how was he supposed to not become angry?

After returning to Red Leaf Town, Shi Feng could not help but wipe away the
cold sweat from his forehead.

If he were slower by even a millisecond, he would have definitely died. At

that time, not only would he have wasted two Tier 2 Magic Scrolls, he would
also need to wait a very long period before he could attempt to obtain the Ice-
Blue Devil Flame again.

However, now that he had collected the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, everything
returned to his control.

As for a high ranking Chieftain monster like the Ghost Rider, it was without a
doubt a walking treasure trove. If Shi Feng were to kill it off, he wondered
just how many good items would drop.

Before he went to the Hundred Ghost Forest, he once considered forming his
own team in the future in order to raid the Ghost Rider. However, after
meeting it, Shi Feng decided that it would be too troublesome to deal with the
Ghost Rider. It would be much better if he just sold the information about the
Ghost Rider. For example, he could sell the information to Gentle Snow or
Stabbing Heart. After all, large Guilds all loved to hunt for Elite monsters in
the wild, not to mention a Chieftain ranked monster. Every Chieftain ranked
monster possessed a great sum of riches. Moreover, only these large Guilds
could gather hundreds of players in Red Leaf Town within a short amount of
time. When they reached White River City, gathering even thousands of
players would not be a problem.

There would be no problems if thousands of players were used to deal with

the Ghost Rider. Only, the losses in doing so would be somewhat heavy.
However, with the information provided by Shi Feng, raiding the Ghost Rider
would become much easier.

Just as Shi Feng was about to go to the Forging Association to take a look at
the Ice-Blue Devil Flame’s Attributes, he discovered that many players in
Red Leaf Town were currently discussing a single matter.

“Did you hear? Martial Union has already released an announcement that
they will reward 10,000 Credits to whoever kills Ye Feng once. There is also
a reward of 1,000 Credits for killing Ye Feng’s teammates. The person who
provides accurate information on Ye Feng’s whereabouts will also receive 2
Silver Coins as a reward. With this, Martial Union truly intends to start a
blood feud with Ye Feng!”

“I’ve heard about it already. The topic has long since blown up in the official
forums. Right now, there are plenty of players searching around. Even if they
can’t kill that expert called Ye Feng, they could still kill one of his
teammates. A thousand Credits per kill, this isn’t a small number. This time,
that expert called Ye Feng will not have an easy time mingling in Red Leaf
Town.”
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Red Leaf Town, Slum Area, The Enchanted Bar:

Ironsword Lion and several of his subordinates currently held a drinking

party in one of the private rooms on the second floor of The Enchanted Bar.
They heartily downed mouthfuls of Old Tom Gin[1] one after another.

An hour ago, Ironsword Lion posted a Guild announcement on the official

forums. He had placed a bounty on Ye Feng, intending to start an
irreconcilable feud with him. In an instant, Martial Union had become the
center of attention of all players in God’s Domain.

Who was Ye Feng?

Almost every veteran player within the region of White River City had heard
of him.

Right now, Ye Feng’s name was carved onto the Glory List at the entrance of
the Team Dungeon, Dark Moon Graveyard.

After clearing the Team Dungeon, Ye Feng even killed the top-tier expert of
Martial Union, Ironsword Lion. He was then publicly acknowledged as one
of the Swordsman experts of God’s Domain. The recording of Ye Feng
killing Ironsword Lion even spread and was used as a learning model for
many Swordsmen.

Aside from that, according to the rumors floating about, Ye Feng’s

relationship with the Snow Goddess was not just a shallow one, and they
might be having an affair. Otherwise, why would a Goddess like Gentle
Snow, instead of choosing the elite members of her own Guild, choose to
take an outsider along into the Dark Moon Graveyard?
Many players had long since felt unsatisfied with Ye Feng, and now, with a
bounty on him, many players were already tempted into action. Martial
Union offered ten thousand Credits for killing Shi Feng just once! Moreover,
not only would they be able to obtain the prize money, but they would also
obtain immense fame for killing a publicly acknowledged expert of God’s
Domain. Such a feat would prove that their strength was exceptional.

Right now, the major financial corporations around the world were beginning
their investment into God’s Domain, recruiting players for their own
Workshops and Guilds. As long as one could prove their strength, they could
earn the good graces of these major corporations, receiving very high
treatment. So, why not go for it?

“Boss Ironsword, this move of yours is just too clever! With this
announcement, that Ye Feng is dead for sure this time! Even if he doesn’t
die, the target on his back will still annoy him to death. Other players will
hunt throughout the entire day; he won’t even be able to level up,” Drifting
Blood flattered as he took a drink.

“Humph! That’s nothing at all. The best part has yet to come.” Ironsword
Lion sneered, “Now that the son of a bitch has hidden, nobody can find him
at all. However, it won’t matter. I believe that we can find his teammates. As
long as we kill his teammates to Level 0, I hardly believe that he will remain
hidden. As long as he dares reveal himself, Absolute Heaven will
immediately take action. It will be his death when that time comes.”

Just as Ironsword Lion laughed colding, Shi Feng received a communication

request from someone on his friend list.

“Are you alright?” Gentle Snow abruptly asked.

Shi Feng was slightly astonished. He did not imagine that even Gentle Snow
would worry for him. He shook his head, saying, “I’m fine.”

“If things get too difficult for you to handle, I can utilize the strength of
Ouroboros in White River City region to deal with Martial Union. That way,
Martial Union will very quickly give up on you.” Although Gentle Snow had
downplayed her words, Shi Feng knew just how frightening it would be if
Ouroboros went all out against Martial Union. Just the tens of thousands of
Gentle Snow’s fans alone were enough to extinguish Martial Union, not to
mention when the many experts of Ouroboros took action. Martial Union
would not hold on for even a few days before needing to disband.

“Thanks. I’ll be careful,” Shi Feng said in gratitude.

Shortly after ending the call with Gentle Snow, another suddenly arrived.

“Brother Ye Feng, are you alright?” Stabbing Heart asked.

“I’m fine,” Shi Feng replied, a smile appearing on his face. He couldn’t help
but feel a sense of deja vu.

“It’s good that you’re alright. I saw Martial Union declare war on you.
Moreover, they even placed a bounty on your head, paying as much as
10,000 Credits for every kill. The bounty even includes several friends of
yours, with 1,000 Credits for each of them. Many of the experts I know have
all taken an interest in you, and they will definitely look for trouble with you.
It would be troublesome if you tangle with so many people, so it is best if you
stay hidden for a while. Otherwise, you can level up with us. With the
Assassin’s Alliance’s reputation, those experts will give way. If we meet any
fools, my side can also help you deal with them.”
Shi Feng could not help but feel grateful towards Stabbing Heart’s worries.
He said, “Thanks, but I’ll deal with this matter myself. On the contrary,
would Brother Stabbing Heart be interested in buying some high-level
equipment? I have a few pieces, and I can sell them to you at a low price.”

Shi Feng still possessed plenty of the equipment he obtained from the
Moonlight Forest. Right now, the prices for equipment were at their highest.
Their values would depreciate if he sold them in the future, so he might as
well sell them to Stabbing Heart right now, turning them into money.

Shi Feng previously considered selling the equipment to Gentle Snow.

However, Gentle Snow possessed a greater understanding of him than
Stabbing Heart. It would be bad if she discovered something unnecessary
about him. Hence, Stabbing Heart was the best choice to sell the equipment
to in this case.

“Really? With the new influx of players right now, our Guild became sorely
lacking in equipment. If you could sell them at a lower price and trade fully
using Credits, then I will buy as much as you have.”

Right now, the available equipment on the market was fervently contested
over. Meanwhile, Stabbing Heart knew Shi Feng would have a lot of
equipment. After all, Shi Feng managed to clear the Dark Moon Graveyard.
That meant that the other Party Dungeons would be easy pickings for him.
Moreover, Shi Feng only had a single party under his command. He would
definitely possess plenty of extra equipment. If Stabbing Heart could
purchase all of it, it would be a huge boost to his Guild.

“I’m busy right now. How about we meet up and trade inside the Hotel at the
Trade Area?” Shi Feng asked.
“That would be great! I also need to some time to collect the money needed,”
Stabbing Heart replied with a smile.

Following which, Shi Feng disconnected the call with Stabbing Heart. He
then sent a message to Blackie and the others, telling them to be careful of
ambushes from other players.

Currently, with Blackie and the others’ equipment and level, a dozen or so
average players could not do anything to them at all. Shi Feng was only
afraid of those elite players taking action. Blackie and the others would not
have an easy time if they truly met up with such players. Hence, it would be
best if they took precautions early on.

After receiving the information, Blackie immediately led the others to depart
from their current grinding spot. They went to an even more secretive
location Shi Feng gave them. It would not be easily discovered, even by those
pro players.

“Martial Union, since you guys want war, then to war we shall go!” Shi
Feng’s eyes flashed with a cold glint.

Shi Feng’s mind constantly considered how he should earn money in God’s
Domain and his future development in the game. He did not imagine Martial
Union would send a top-tier Assassin at him, and even go further to place a
bounty on his head. They had gone too far. Did Martial Union think he would
be helpless against them?

Shi Feng immediately logged onto the official forums. Using the name Ye
Feng, he sent out a declaration.

Martial Union, since you guys want war, then to war we shall go!
I now place a bounty on all players from Martial Union! As long as you can
kill a normal member of the Guild, you will receive a reward of 100 Credits
or 1 Silver Coin! For one of the upper echelons of the Guild, every kill will
earn 1,000 Credits or 10 Silver Coins! As for Ironsword Lion, I will pay you
5,000 Credits or 50 Silver Coins for every time you kill him!

This bounty will be effective until Martial Union completely disappears from
Red Leaf Town!

After Shi Feng issued the post, it instantly caused a sensation in the forums of
all of White River City region, giving rise to a raging tempest.

A single independent player actually dared to declare war against a large

Guild. This was a first in the entire God’s Domain.

Before this, one would only hear about Guilds issuing bounties on a single
player. It was the first time players had actually seen a single person place a
bounty on an entire Guild. The players who read Shi Feng’s post were
completely astonished.

If a large Guild acted rich and overbearing, then so be it. However, they
never imagined an independent player would also make such a move. Said
player even placed bounties on every single member of a Guild. Although it
was only limited to the area within Red Leaf Town, a large Guild would still
have several hundreds of players there. The money needed for such a feat
was impressive, and such a way of spending was no different than running
water. Even tycoons would not dare play in such a way.
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Shortly after Shi Feng published the post, many players replied to it.

No way! Such a high bounty! It would be great if I had chosen to start at Red
Leaf Town!

One Silver Coin just for the regular members… that’s already an entire day’s
worth of my earnings. If I strive hard an entire day, I could kill at least seven
or eight of them, which would be seven or eight hundred Credits. If I
continued hunting for an entire month, the amount I can earn would be
several times higher than my normal salary!

Could it be a scam? Wasn’t that Ye Feng an expert in dire straits? Where did
he get so much money?

The commenter above is right! This is definitely a scam. This Ye Feng is just
trying to make a name for himself and win the pity of the masses, tricking us
into opposing Martial Union.

There were many players who voiced out their own varying opinions. Some
supported Shi Feng, while some felt disgusted with him. A large number of
players cursed at Shi Feng, and an even greater number refused to believe
that Shi Feng possessed that much money. After all, making a rough
calculation, just killing all the members of Martial Union in Red Leaf Town
once would cost a lot, not to mention killing them several times. Even a
normal tycoon would not dare carry out such an action, much less a poor
expert in dire straits.

I am Stabbing Heart of Assassin’s Alliance. I am in full support of Brother

Ye Feng, and I can guarantee that everything Brother Ye Feng has said is the
truth. If you aren’t able to cash in your bounties from him, you can collect
them from me instead.

Just when everyone determined Shi Feng was a scammer, Stabbing Heart’s
abrupt reply sent a tremor through the forums once more.

Although Ye Feng was famous, when compared to a large Guild, his prestige
was still sorely lacking.

On the other hand, the words Stabbing Heart from the Assassin’s Alliance
had written were wholly different. Ignoring the fact that the Assassin’s
Alliance was a second-rate Guild, possessing a member count in the tens of
thousands, just the dozen years or so fame they had accumulated from other
virtual reality games was strongly persuasive.

Wow! The Assassin’s Alliance’s Stabbing Heart has appeared! Please let me
join the Assassin’s Alliance!

Even Stabbing Heart has already shown himself, so the bounty must be real!
This time, the players of Red Leaf Town are going to make a fortune!

Not long after Stabbing Heart’s appearance, another reply appeared which
instantly caused the number of views on Shi Feng’s post to multiply by tens.

Ye Feng is my friend. I can guarantee his credibility. If there are any

problems, you can find me to deal with them.

The reply, indeed, belonged to the Snow Goddess, Gentle Snow, herself.
Moreover, she was willing to make assurances for Shi Feng. Those who
cursed at Shi Feng previously immediately shut up after her reply, because if
they did not, the Snow Goddess’ fans might pummel them into meat paste.
Ye Feng, you are my idol! Please take me in as your disciple! I’m willing to
do anything you ask! I guarantee it!

Big Brother Ye Feng, do you have a girlfriend? Little sister is 18-years-old,

has a beautiful appearance, a sexy body, and wishes to become big brother’s
girlfriend! I can give birth to a bunch of little monkeys for big brother!

Looking at Gentle Snow’s reply, everyone immediately thought Shi Feng was
just too awesome. He had received the support of Stabbing Heart of
Assassin’s Alliance and the Snow Goddess of Ouroboros. This was not a
treatment any ordinary expert would receive. Now that God’s Domain was so
popular, Shi Feng’s future would be limitless.

Slum Area, The Enchanted Bar:

“Boss Ironsword, this is not good! Ye Feng placed a bounty on our heads!”
an Assassin suddenly rushed into the private room.

Currently, Ironsword Lion happily drank away, his face flushed red. He did
not think the alcohol in a virtual world could get a person get drunk. The
alcohol had such a rich and mellow taste. Compared to the alcohol available
in the real world, what he drank right now was much better. It was no wonder
those players that tread on the path of darkness all loved to hang around in
this place.

At this moment, the person who rushed into the room shouting had
immediately interrupting Ironsword Lion from enjoying his drink. Annoyed,
he said, “Why are you shouting? It’s not like the sky is falling. Which son of
a bitch was it that placed a bounty on me? Let’s see if I don’t hack him into
pieces.”
“Boss, I heard it was that Ye Feng who placed the bounty on us,” Drifting
Blood said in a daze.

“Ye Feng? With him alone, he wants to place a bounty on us, Martial Union?
Who would even believe his words?” Ironsword Lion laughed in contempt,
swallowing another mouthful of Old Tom Gin.

“Boss Ironsword, it’s true! If you don’t believe it, take a look at Ye Feng’s
post. Right now, views on it have exceeded one million already,” the
Assassin helplessly said.

Originally, he did not believe that an independent player would dare place a
bounty on a large Guild, either. Anyone who dared would just be digging
their own graves. Without great enmity against a Guild, no one would not
carry out such an action. Such an action was a major threat to the reputation
of a Guild, and they would definitely not let off any players who dared
provoke them. If they did not kill the player until he quit the game, they
would not let the matter rest.

However, reality told him otherwise, as such an incident had truly occurred.

Ironsword Lion still did not believe his subordinate’s words. To place a
bounty on the members of Martial Union, was this Ye Feng seeking death?
Hence, Ironsword Lion checked out the official forums.

Immediately, Ironsword Lion was dumbfounded.

Ye Feng actually dared place a bounty on all of Martial Union! He really

intended to fight until one side was gone!
However, Ironsword Lion had forgotten that he was the one who first placed
a bounty on Ye Feng. He had already forgotten his own declaration to fight
until one of them was obliterated.

After taking a closer look at the contents of the post, Ironsword Lion was
truly shocked. Those who originally called Ye Feng a scammer had all shut
their mouths now, and they all itched to slaughter the members of Martial
Union. It was like they discussed competing over vegetables on the forum.

When Ironsword Lion saw the price tag of his own bounty, he nearly
exploded with anger. He had spent a million Credits to hire Absolute Heaven
to assassinate Ye Feng, and the bounty of 10,000 Credits he publicly declared
was just for entertainment. He was not hoping that someone would kill Ye
Feng at all; his main goal was to kill Ye Feng’s teammates.

Now, however, Shi Feng had tagged him with a bounty of 5,000 Credits. In
doing so, wasn’t Ye Feng stating that he was far from being his equal?

The most unbelievable thing was that Stabbing Heart and Gentle Snow had
also stood out to show their support for Ye Feng.

Ironsword Lion simply could not understand this situation. The bounty he
placed was only on Ye Feng, yet, why did these fellows mind other people’s
business? Gentle Snow was one thing, but why had Stabbing Heart appeared
as well? He and the Assassin’s Alliance had always minded their own
business, and he had never provoked the Assassin’s Alliance before. So, why
was Stabbing Heart showing his support to Ye Feng?

“Good! Good! Good!” Ironsword Lion repeatedly said. His anger jerked him
out of his drunken stupor, his expression turning extremely sinister as he
coldly said, “Since he wants to play, then I’ll play! Immediately place a
bounty on anyone with the guts to kill any of our members! Also, increase the
bounty on Shi Feng’s teammates to 2,000 Credits per person. I want to see
just who can tempt these players.”

“Tell the ones below to be careful of their actions and form parties when they
go out leveling.”

“Yes.”

After Ironsword Lion finished giving out his instructions, the Assassin turned
and left. Following which, Ironsword Lion initiated contact with Absolute
Heaven. He wanted Absolute Heaven to take action a little sooner, killing Ye
Feng to absolve him of this anger.

Elsewhere, Shi Feng had rented an Intermediate Forging Room in the

Forging Association.

Now that the Ice-Blue Devil Flame was in his hands, Shi Feng was prepared
to use this time to train his Forging, placing all his effort into making the
Silver Dawn and other equipment.

Shi Feng walked to the furnace, canceling the Tier 1 Mysterious Flame
provided by the Intermediate Forging Room. He then took out a dark blue
flame from his bag. This dark blue flame was just like a flame sprite, joyfully
jumping about in Shi Feng’s palm. Furthermore, the flame gave off a
scorching heat, causing the temperature in the room to rise quickly.

System: Do you wish to bind the Ice-Blue Devil Flame as your personal
Mysterious Flame?

“Bind? Don’t tell me that I can only use it after it’s bound?” Shi Feng did not
know why, but although he held the Ice-Blue Devil Flame in his hand, he was
unable to glean any information about it.
Even a Tier 1 Mysterious Flame was extremely rare throughout God’s
Domain. In his previous life, he had never come into contact with a
Mysterious Flame, and this was his first time learning that the flame needed
to be bound before use.

He recalled that the Mysterious Flame could be placed in the Forging Room
of the Guild. That way, all Guild members were able to use it while not being
able to take it away. So, just why was this Mysterious Flame a bound item?

Shi Feng stopped caring about the details. He immediately chose to bind the
Ice-Blue Devil Flame, intending to learn its effects.

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After Shi Feng chose to bind the Ice-Blue Devil Flame…

Suddenly, the Ice-Blue Devil Flame started transforming. The small flame
within Shi Feng’s palm momentarily burned fiercely, wrapping Shi Feng’s
entire palm. Shi Feng immediately felt a scorching heat surrounding his hand
as if he had just dipped it into boiling water.

Previously, he was unable to feel the high temperature of the Ice-Blue Devil
Flame, and only now did he truly experience its heat. Although he tried to
store the flame back into his bag, no matter what he tried, there was no
reaction from the Ice-Blue Devil Flame.
Instead, a binding loading bar appeared, slowly increasing.

Successfully fused 3%... 4%... 5%...

_Isn’t it a binding? Why did it turn into a fusion?_ Looking at the green
colored fusion bar, Shi Feng felt a sense of unease. He could barely endure
just the pain he currently felt. However, the temperature of the flame
constantly rose, while the fusion rate of the flame was extremely slow. If this
situation were to continue, Shi Feng would, sooner or later, die from the pain
alone.

Just when Shi Feng had called out the pain perceptionsystem’s interface,
intending to turn off all his senses of pain, his flaming hand no longer felt
hot. Instead, he felt a cooling feeling on his palm as if it submerged in ice-
cold water.

_Is the fusion complete?_

Shi Feng took another look at the fusion bar; it showed 8%, still very far from
reaching 100%. However, since it was no longer hot, Shi Feng gave up the
notion of turning off the pain perception system.

However, another moment later, his flaming hand grew colder and colder as
if it were inside an ice-cube. Shi Feng could not help but shiver at the chilling
temperature.

Just when he was unable to endure the cold any longer, the flame surrounding
his hand turned hot once more. In such a way, the flame constantly alternated
between hot and cold. Shi Feng was also able to understand the reason for
this phenomena. Just like its name, the Ice-Blue Devil Flame possessed both
ice and fire attributes. However, Shi Feng no longer wished to endure torture
by the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, so he chose to turn off the pain perception
system.

System: During the fusion process of the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, if pain
perception falls below 20%, fusion will fail and cause a fixed amount of
damage to the player. Are you sure you want to turn off the pain system?

“Crap!” Shi Feng could not help but curse at the despicable system.

The system was clearly trying to toy with him. Moreover, it did not mention
what sort of damage the ‘fixed damage’ was.

The fusion progress was already at 30%, so he couldn’t just give up halfway.
Helpless about the situation, Shi Feng could only tune down his pain
perception from the original 40% to 20%. That way, he could, more or less,
bear through the suffering.

However, things were far from over. After the fusion bar reached 50%, the
Ice-Blue Devil Flame started spreading throughout Shi Feng’s entire body,
turning Shi Feng into a flaming man. Shi Feng’s entire body burned with a
deep blue flame, just like the Ghost Rider.

Compared to the Ghost Rider’s flame, however, the flame burning Shi Feng’s
body was much more pure and dazzling. Even the ground below his feet
started showing signs of melting.

The floor of the Forging Room had undergone special strengthening

techniques specifically to resist high temperatures. The floors of the Forging
Room were much stronger than even a Secret-Silver Weapon. However, this
floor could still not withstand the flame surrounding Shi Feng’s body. One
could just imagine the frightening temperature that was emitted by the flame.
Right now, if someone were to attack Shi Feng using a Bronze Weapon, the
scorching flame would, most likely, melt the weapon before it could even
come near Shi Feng.

Fortunately, Shi Feng had long since familiarized himself with pain. He had
also adjusted his pain perception down to 20%. Otherwise, he really could
not endure the ever-changing temperatures of the Ice-Blue Devil Flame.

After enduring the same process for twenty minutes, the fusion of the Ice-
Blue Devil Flame finally completed.

System: The Ice-Blue Devil Flame has been bound as Player Ye Feng’s
personal belonging.

System: Fusion of the Ice-Blue Devil Flame completed. After undergoing the
tempering of the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, player’s physique has improved.
Strength +10, Endurance +10, Agility +10, Ice Resistance +20, Fire
Resistance +20. Able to fully control the Ice-Blue Devil Flame.

_Even this is possible_ _?_ Shi Feng was shocked.

Ignoring how valuable the Ice-Blue Devil Flame was to Forgers, Shi Feng did
not think that it could even improve a player’s physique after fusion. Shi
Feng had effortlessly obtained 30 Attribute Points and 20 points in both Ice
Resistance and Fire Resistance. Resistance was extremely hard to obtain in
God’s Domain, and a single point increase would have a large effect, not to
mention an increase of 20 points. Such an increase was enough to instill
despair in many mage classes. If fire magic could originally deal 100 damage
to Shi Feng, right now, it would be good if could even deal him 30 damage.
Shi Feng then chanted a name in his mind, a deep blue flame appearing in the
middle of his palm. This was indeed the Ice-Blue Devil Flame. Following Shi
Feng’s thoughts, the flame freely moved about, growing and shrinking.

[Ice-Blue Devil Flame] (Tier 2 Mysterious Flame)

Can be used in battle to increase damage by 20%, and an additional 40%

damage to ice or fire attributed skills. Simultaneously, it increases the success
rate for Potionmaking, Forging, and Cooking by 10%.

These Attributes had completely surpassed Shi Feng’s imagination.

In his previous life, he had never received any information regarding

Mysterious Flames being capable of increasing a player’s battle prowess. It
was also impossible for the Mysterious Flames to only increase a player’s
battle prowess in this life. Hence, the only possibility was that the players
who obtained Mysterious Flames did not leak a single word about it, silently
enjoying the fortune.

Just the Mysterious Flame’s ability to increase the success rate of Forging
and Potionmaking was sufficient to send all the major powers in God’s
Domain into an uproar. If the information about it being capable of increasing
a player’s battle prowess leaked, the competition over Mysterious Flames
would become much more intense. Forgers and Potionmakers would have no
chance to obtain a Mysterious Flame for themselves at all.

Mysterious Flames were always said to give the greatest benefits to

Potionmaking and Forging, but in Shi Feng’s view, Elementalists who
learned Potionmaking were the ones who gained the greatest benefits.
Originally, an Elementalist’s damage was very frightening. They were like
human cannons. If they were to receive an upgrade to their ice and fire
attributed skills, it would leave others speechless. In addition, the Ice-Blue
Devil Flame originally increased its user’s damage by 20%, which meant that
an Elementalist who had the Ice-Blue Devil Flame would have their damage
output increased by 60%. The Elementalist possessing the Ice-Blue Devil
Flame could easily kill an MT of the same level with the same quality of
equipment in just two or three moves.

Although Shi Feng was not an Elementalist, the Ice-Blue Devil Flame still
provided a relatively large increase to his battle strength.

With the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, Shi Feng felt that the future development of
his skills should be more directed towards the fire or ice attributes. That way,
he could reap the greatest benefits from using the Ice-Blue Devil Flame.

Following which, Shi Feng took out a pile of Hard Stones and started making
Advanced Whetstones, increasing his forging proficiency.

The success rate for making an Advanced Whetstone was 60%, with the
possibility of increasing proficiency by 1 point with each success. Although
the increase was not as much as when he made Bronze Equipment, the time
needed to make an Advanced Whetstone was much shorter. Shi Feng only
needed to burn the Hard Stones in the Ice-Blue Devil Flame for a short while,
followed by a couple of knocks from his hammer; then he would have
completed an Advanced Whetstone.

If Shi Feng were to make Glimmer Chestplates, he would not be able to sell
them for a lot of money. After all, there were various Guilds currently selling
that item. On the other hand, making the high-level Bronze Equipment and
Mysterious-Iron Equipment from the Forging Designs he bought from
Stonehammer Town was not very efficient. It would be much better for him
to just upgrade to an Intermediate Forging Apprentice, increasing his success
rate a little earlier. At that time, it would not be too late for him to start using
those Forging Designs.
Meanwhile, while Shi Feng made the Advanced Whetstones, tension rose
throughout the entire Red Leaf Town.

However, it was not only due to the matter of Shi Feng and Martial Union
placing a bounty on each other. There was also the crisis after God’s
Domain’s evolution.

Due to the difficulty of the monsters in the wild increasing, the large influx of
newcomers, and Shi Feng’s stock clearance of the Auction House, the prices
of items rapidly increased. Within a short two hours, the prices of items had
already doubled, causing many players to voice out their complaints.

Originally, the money they earned within a day was small. They also needed
to buy many items they needed in the wild, such as food and beverages,
Return Scrolls, and such items. There were also the Regeneration Potions and
Mana Recovery Potions. However, the prices for all these items had suddenly
skyrocketed.

Amongst the items with inflated prices, the highest was equipment.
Previously, 20 Copper Coins was sufficient for a player to purchase a piece
of Level 2 Common Equipment. Right now, they would need 40 Copper
Coins to do so. As for Bronze Equipment and higher, the increase in their
prices was even greater.

However, without good equipment, how could they hunt monsters? Hence,
the majority of the players right now all held the thought that they had to
obtain a good piece of equipment no matter what, even at the cost of saving
up the money meant for potions. With good equipment, they could easily
look for a party to join. Their efficiency of killing monsters would also rise as
a result, and it was only a matter of time before they earned back their
money.
As a result, the prices of equipment constantly rose.

Similarly, this phenomenon caused plenty of players, who were wealthy in

real life, to purchase Coins using Credits for purchasing equipment, causing
the price of Coins to skyrocket, too.

Looking at this situation, the players in Red Leaf Town became even more
attentive towards the bounty put out by both Shi Feng and Martial Union.
The players, who were previously uninterested in participating, started to take
action. There were many experts who began searching for Shi Feng and his
teammates, and there were some who set their sights on Martial Union.

“Forming a party to hunt Ye Feng’s party! Must be Level 6 or above, with a

complete suit of Bronze Equipment! Those who fulfill the conditions, please
gather at my location!”

“Forming a party to hunt members of Martial Union! Must be Level 5 or

above! Those who wish to make a quick buck, don’t miss this chance!”

Meanwhile, there were plenty of players shouting out party recruitments in

the plaza of Red Leaf Town. However, their grinding targets were no longer
monsters, but players.

Suddenly, Shi Feng and Martial Union’s game of hunting lured the players
throughout all of Red Leaf Town.
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Inside the Red Leaf Forest, where the green grass was plush like a cushion...

A party of Level 5 players currently surrounded a group of three Level 5

Forest Wolves. The players advanced and retreated in battle familiarly,
steadily pushing the three Forest Wolves towards defeat. In a short moment,
one of the Forest Wolves died from the large fireball that flew at it, while the
remaining two Forest Wolves only had a small amount of HP remaining.

“Leader, we’re already Level 5. We’re tired of constantly killing the same
Forest Wolves. Let’s just kill the Level 6 Grassland Lion Cubs! I hear the
loot is quite good. Moreover, everyone can obtain a larger share of
experience there,” the bold and powerful Shield Warrior said as he blocked a
Forest Wolf’s attack.

“Forget it. In these troubled times, you forget that everyone from our Martial
Union has a bounty on their heads. Each one of us is worth 1 Silver Coin, and
there are plenty of people looking for this transaction,” the party leader, an
Elementalist, shook his head. He felt that the Shield Warrior’s suggestion was
too risky.

“Leader, since when have you become such a coward?” a Berserker with
waxy skin curled his lips, asking disdainfully.

“Before, when we snatched Elite monsters and equipment and even killed the
other players, I’ve never seen you reluctant before!”

“Regardless of what other people say, Martial Union is a famous large Guild
in Red Leaf Town. I don’t believe that those people would be so foolish,
daring to kill us. Even if they come, we can kill them off and make a quick
buck!”

The Elementalist party leader nodded, thinking that his subordinate’s words
sounded logical.

In Red Leaf Town, only Martial Union bullied others. Whoever dared
provoke them was only seeking death.

The Elementalist party leader then said, “Alright. After we kill these two
Forest Wolves, we’ll go kill the Grassland Lion Cubs.”

“Oh yeah!”

The Shield Warrior grinned, using his shield to send one of the Forest
Wolves flying. He then followed up with a Heroic Strike on the other Forest
Wolf, taking away its remaining HP.

Immediately after the party from Martial Union killed the final Forest Wolf,
they suddenly discovered that they were surrounded by a team of over twenty
players. Moreover, every one of these players was Red Named, and clearly,
they had already killed a lot of players.

“Brothers, our luck is good this time! They are all from Martial Union!”

A Red Named female Assassin with a provocative body revealed herself from
Stealth. She wore a smile as she looked at the players from Martial Union.

The members of Martial Union immediately felt chills through their bodies.
This female Assassin was clearly the scout for this entire team. Although she
should have been hiding near their party this entire time, they did not detect
her presence at all.
“What are you all trying to do?” the Elementalist party leader asked in a cold
tone, his eyes observing his surroundings.

“What are we doing?” the female Assassin gleefully smiled at the party
leader from Martial Union, saying with a laugh, “Of course, we are here to do
some _happy_ things with you.”

“Sister Fire Dance, why are you wasting your breath on them? Let’s just kill
them and be done with it,” one of the Rangers standing in the encirclement
said, feeling restless. His bow was already nocked and aimed at Martial
Union’s Cleric.

The Shield Warrior from Martial Union knew that they were not a match for
these group of players. Hence, he intimidated, “You guys better think through
this. You will not have a good ending if you become Martial Union’s
enemies. By the time we take care of that Ye Feng, we will take revenge on
those who dared attack the members of our Guild. You guys best consider
your actions properly. Don’t make a mistake.”

“Is Martial Union really that amazing?” The female Assassin named Fire
Dance played with the dagger in her hand. Curling up her lips slightly, she
said, “Why have I heard that you guys suffered a crushing defeat at the hands
of my idol, Ye Feng?

Moreover, since you guys dared make trouble with my idol, it’s no different
than seeking for trouble with me. You should all just die, right here.”

“Brothers, take action! Don’t let any of them escape!”

Hearing Fire Dance’s command, the twenty-plus players surrounding Martial

Union rushed forward.
Meanwhile, the female Assassin named Fire Dance suddenly appeared
behind the party leader from Martial Union. She immediately knocked the
Elementalist unconscious, her icy-cold dagger slashing across his neck. She
then followed up with a Backstab and Eviscerate, instantly taking the party
leader’s life, her techniques both quick and efficient.

The other members of Martial Union were extremely shocked by this scene;
their hearts stopped beating completely. Immediately, they turned and ran.

However, would it be that easy to run away? Immediately, the Ice Walls of
Elementalists blocked their escape, followed by Ice Spheres reducing their
Movement Speeds. Several Berserkers separately used Charge on their
targets, followed by Breaks, greatly reducing the Movement Speeds of the
members of Martial Union once more. With their fleeing speed slower than
even a tortoise, the members of Martial Union died within moments.

“Tidy up the loot quickly. We’ll be looking for our next target,” Fire Dance
issued her command.

“These fellows sure are fat[1]. They have contributed three pieces of Bronze
Equipment to our inventory. It really makes you wonder just how fat Ye
Feng’s party, which is much more powerful, is,” a lean Berserker said as he
collected the dropped items. He couldn’t help but drool when he gazed at the
Bronze Equipment the members of Martial Union left behind.

“Hmm? Water Buffalo, are you having ideas about my idol’s teammates?”
Fire Dance looked at the Berserker, smiling faintly as she asked.

Immediately, the Berserker called Water Buffalo quivered, hurriedly

laughing as he replied, “How would I even dare? I was only fantasizing in my
mind a little! If I really did look for trouble with them, I would only be there
to die at their hands!”

“Humph! At least you know your limits,” Fire Dance snorted. She then
turned, departing in search of her next target.

……

Red Leaf Town, Slum Area, The Enchanted Bar:

_Peng!_

Ironsword Lion angrily smashed the alcohol bottle in his hand after seeing
the report from his subordinates.

“Who can tell me what is going on exactly?”

“Why is it only our members are dying, while not even a shadow of Ye
Feng’s teammates can be found?”

According to the report from his subordinates, within a short two hours, of all
the members of Martial Union stationed in Red Leaf Town, 58 of them, had
already died once. Amongst those who died, nine of them were even the top
echelons or elites of their Guild. Not only had they lost a level as a result of
dying, they even dropped some of their equipment. This was a huge loss for
Martial Union’s Red Leaf Town branch. Moreover, Ironsword Lion was
required to compensate them for their losses.

Besides that, the large number of deaths had largely impacted the loyalty of
the members of Martial Union. Many started to think of leaving the Guild as
they did not wish to be dragged into this game of hunting. If this matter did
not quickly resolve, the Martial Union branch at Red Leaf Town would,
sooner or later, break up.

“Boss Ironsword, could they be hiding? Why don’t we increase the bounty on
them? That might tempt the true experts,” Drifting Blood suggested.

“Fine, increase the bounty immediately. I don’t believe that we can’t find
them,” Ironsword Lion nodded his head. He then continued saying,
“Remember, as long as you receive any information, immediately contact
Absolute Heaven.”

“Leave it to me, Boss. I’ll relay the information immediately.”

……

Inside an Intermediate Forging Room, Shi Feng repeated the same task, over
and over.

Shi Feng took out a Hard Stone, immediately using the Ice-Blue Devil Flame
to burn it. He then used the Runic Hammer to tap at it a few times, very
quickly forming a high-quality Advanced Whetstone.

System: Advanced Whetstone has been successfully forged. Forging

Proficiency increased by 1 point. Obtained 200 EXP.

[Advanced Whetstone] (Consumable)

When used on a Level 20 weapon or below, recovers the durability by 8 to 12

points. Simultaneously, it increases the damage of the weapon by 3% for a
duration of 30 minutes.

Number of usage remaining: 3

In the later stages of the game, the value of this item would become greater
and greater. The reason was that the damage to a weapon increased as
monsters’ prowess increased. It was especially true for monsters that were
Level 7 and above, as some of them possessed skills that could greatly reduce
the durability of a weapon. Hence, Whetstones became one of the necessities
when grinding and battling in God’s Domain’s wilds.

Compared to a normal Whetstone, not only could the Advanced Whetstone

recover a weapon’s durability, but it could also increase the weapon’s
sharpness, increasing the weapon’s damage by 3%. This effect could even
compare to a buff, and it would greatly benefit melee players. There would be
plenty of melee classes scrambling over this item, and they would still be
willing to buy more after buying the first. No player would willingly reduce
their damage when fighting monsters, even if it were just a 3% reduction.

Right after Shi Feng finished the Advanced Whetstone...

System: Congratulations! You are the first player to be promoted to an

Intermediate Forging Apprentice. Obtained 50,000 EXP. Rewarding 10
Runic Steel.

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After seeing the system notification, a faint smile appeared on Shi Feng’s
face.

He finally received the promotion to Intermediate Forging Apprentice after

making over 400 Advanced Whetstones. However, to obtain the promotion to
Advanced Forging Apprentice, he needed 3,000 Proficiency Points. He could
not achieve such an amount in a short period.

Shi Feng looked at his experience bar. It was currently at 94% of Level 9,
only 6% away from the Level 10 threshold. As long as he strived a little
further, he would break through that threshold.

In God’s Domain, there was a huge boost in Attributes every ten levels.

When players obtained their first ten levels, it was an indication that they
could enter a city. In a city, players could enjoy various benefits. Not only
could they purchase resources not sold in towns, but they could also obtain
plenty of high-leveled quests. Players could even purchase Bronze
Equipment at a low price, though that depended on the player’s luck. It would
also be much easier for players to make money once they reached a city.
Furthermore, players could use the Teleportation Gates available in the city
to transfer to high-level monster areas; they would not need to waste a huge
amount of time on travel, quickly arriving at Level 10 or higher monster
areas.

Moreover, the game of God’s Domain only truly began after entering a city.

When that time came, the players from tens or hundreds of towns would
gather in a city. A single city would have, at the very least, over 100,000
players. Moreover, White River City was one of the five largest cities located
in Star-Moon Kingdom. The number of players that would gather there
would exceed a million. At that time, the various Guilds could centralize their
influence completely, displaying the true strength of a Guild. This would also
increase the competition between Guilds. It would be a lot less peaceful when
the various Guilds competed over the limited resources available.

This was the case with all virtual reality games. The resources available were
limited, and the best resources and leveling spots would only number so
many within a city’s region. However, with the huge amount of players, if
one wanted to level up and upgrade themselves quickly, they needed to
compete over said resources. As a result, those without strength would be
eliminated and left behind.

Not to mention an independent player, even a small Guild would have

absolutely no chance of surviving inside a city. The large Guilds would all
monopolize the various high-level resources and valuable leveling areas,
while the small Guilds and independent players could only hole themselves
up in locations with inferior resources.

Hence, if one could set foot in the city even a moment earlier, the
competition they would face would greatly lessen.

However, that did not necessarily mean that one would be safe just by
entering the city ahead of others. Instead, the more advantages a person
possessed before entering the city, the better off one would become
afterward.

Take Blackwing City for example. If an average player were to enter the city,
they would only be there to gain some knowledge and experience, a purely
time-wasting endeavor. However, if it were one of the upper echelons of a
large Guild, things would be quite different. Aside from being able to form a
relationship of mutual exchange with Guilds from other countries, they could
purchase items unique to Blackwing City in bulk. Such benefits would lead to
huge improvements of a Guild.
Right now, Shi Feng’s level was ranked number one in White River City, and
the others would need at least two or three days before they could catch up.
During this time, Shi Feng wanted to increase the gap further. Only then
could he carve out a place for the Zero Wing Guild he wanted to establish in
White River City.

_So this is Runic Steel? As expected, this is a treasure._ Shi Feng took out a
piece of blue steel, filled with magic, from his bag, joy filling his entire
being.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, many Forgers competed madly for just a piece of
Runic Steel. Even if they managed to buy one, they would treat it like their
baby; they would not use it lightly.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng possessed ten pieces of Runic Steel right now.

[Runic Steel] (Fine-Gold Rank Consumable)

When used to forge Level 50 Fine-Gold Equipment or below, increases

success rate by 10%. There is a fixed chance to increase the forged
equipment’s rank by one, up to a maximum of Fine-Gold Rank.

No matter how one looked at it, Runic Steel was significantly better than the
Hundred Refinement Steel. Moreover, it could even increase an equipment’s
rank.

“Hahaha! With this Runic Steel, my success rate for forging the Silver Dawn
will be even greater now!”

Shi Feng had purchased all the materials required to forge the Silver Down at
the Auction House. In addition to the materials he had purchased before, he
could forge a total of 16 Silver Downs. Just the cost alone for a single Silver
Dawn was over 37 Silver Coins. Even an elite party needed to raid a Hard
Mode Party Dungeon half a dozen times before collecting such an amount.

Hence, Shi Feng only chose to forge the Silver Dawn after he was promoted
to Intermediate Forging Apprentice.

Shi Feng took out the Forging Design for the Silver Dawn, clicking to learn
it. He began the process of forging his first Silver Dawn.

Previously, before he had obtained the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, his success rate
for forging the Silver Dawn was only 32%. After the addition of the Ice-Blue
Devil Flame, the success rate increased to 42%. If Shi Feng used the Runic
Steel, he could further increase it to 52%. A mere Intermediate Forging
Apprentice’s chance of successfully forging a Secret-Silver Weapon was just
over 50%.Even a Master Forger would be flabbergasted at this success rate.

The reason was that a Basic Master Forger only possessed a 30% success rate
when forging a Secret-Silver Equipment, and only a Grandmaster Forger had
a 50% success rate.

Shi Feng carefully read through the process of making the Silver Dawn
before refining the materials.

Shi Feng first used the Philosopher’s Stone to obtain a high-purity refinement
of the materials. He then placed the materials into the Ice-Blue Devil Flame,
waiting for them to merge. Shi Feng possessed 100% control over the Ice-
Blue Devil Flame; so he could merge the materials together to an exceptional
degree.

However, Shi Feng chose not to include the incomparably precious Runic
Steel in the forging process this time.
The first attempt was only for Shi Feng to familiarize himself with the
forging process of the Silver Dawn. Moreover, he only possessed ten pieces
of Runic Steel, and each one of them was worth at least 1 Gold Coin. The
Runic Steel was extremely hard to obtain, and using it now would just be a
waste. If other Forgers knew that Shi Feng intended to use the Runic Steel to
forge the Silver Dawn, they would curse at Shi Feng in anger.

The Silver Dawn was only a Level 10 Secret-Silver Weapon, yet, Shi Feng
actually thought of using the Runic Steel to forge it. Such an action was
simply maddening.

Ten minutes later, the refinement process was complete. Shi Feng looked at
the product of his refinement with satisfaction. He then placed the piece of
metal on the anvil, using the Runic Hammer to pound at it.

Sparks flew about as the sounds of the hammer striking the metal resounded
throughout the Forging Room.

Shi Feng was extremely careful with every strike, afraid that a single misstep
would affect the final shape of the Silver Dawn.

After striking at the metal hundreds of times, sweat drenched Shi Feng.
Satisfied, he clicked the Generate button.

Following which, the red-hot metal began to take shape, transforming into a
silver-colored longsword.

He investigated the weapon’s information.

After a full 5 seconds…

System: Forging of the Silver Dawn has failed.

Shi Feng looked at the weapon’s Attributes, discovering that it was only a
Level 10 Mysterious-Iron Weapon. Indeed, the forging failed. However, Shi
Feng was not overly disappointed at the results. Although the success rate
stated was 42% on the surface, due to it being Shi Feng’s first time forging
the Silver Dawn, the actual success rate was much lower. Success was
impossible, no matter how one looked at it. If he succeeded, it would be a
true miracle.

With a failure in hand, Shi Feng summarized his experience into a lesson for
himself.

The reason Shi Feng could lead a third-rate Guild like Shadow to become one
of the top second-rate Guilds was not due to any inborn talent of his. Instead,
it was because Shi Feng always summarized and learned from his
experiences.

If others gained experiences from success, Shi Feng gained experiences from
failure.

After reviewing for over ten minutes, Shi Feng started forging a second time.

However, after twenty minutes or so, it was another failure. The weapon he
forged was still Mysterious-Iron ranked, though with a slight improvement;
the Attributes of the weapon were slightly better.

Shi Feng continued forging, and failing, for a total of six tries, taking a loss
of over 2 Gold Coins.
Feeling that he was mostly familiar with the forging procedures, Shi Feng
started his seventh attempt of forging the Silver Dawn. He even used a Runic
Steel this time.

Soon after, Shi Feng refined, hammered, and shaped the lump of metal.

Clicking Generate...

Suddenly, an exquisite-looking light blue-colored longsword formed. There

were even mysterious runes carved on the blade of the sword, the runes
possessing faint traces of magic circulating within. With a glance, one could
immediately tell that it was no ordinary weapon.

Shi Feng immediately grew excited. He knew that he lucked out this time,
and it was not as simple as a mere success.

_I wonder what the Attributes are?_ Shi Feng clicked to check the weapon’s
Attributes.

He had to wait a total of ten seconds before the system could give him a
conclusion.

System: Runic Steel’s effect triggered; rank increased by 1.

System: Blacksteel Insignia effect triggered; Attributes increased.

System: Silver Lake has been successfully forged. Forgery Proficiency

increased by 3 points. Obtained 10,000 EXP.
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The series of system notifications startled Shi Feng slightly.

He had only made some slight adjustments to the Silver Dawn based on his
habits and battle styles.

He did not think his luck would be so heaven-defying.

Even out of a hundred tries, both effects definitely won’t trigger together
again. One could just imagine how greatly enhanced the Silver Lake’s
Attributes are; to what extent of an increase, however, nobody knew.

The Runic Steel could upgrade an item’s quality by one rank. That meant that
Secret-Silver Rank could be upgraded to Fine-Gold Rank.

As for Blacksteel’s Insignia, it could increase the Attribute values of a piece

of equipment, and the increase would normally be between 5% to 25%. If the
weapon’s Attributes rose by 20%, it would be the equivalent of having
upgraded the weapon’s quality by an entire rank.

If both effects stacked with each other, the refined light blue longsword
would, at the very least, be a top-tier Fine-Gold Weapon, with the possibility
of even being a Dark-Gold Weapon.

A Level 10 Dark-Gold Weapon… At this stage of the game, aside from

Magic Weapons, it was the most powerful weapon available, period.
Immediately, Shi Feng held up the Silver Lake that gave off a blue glow,
checking its Attributes.

[Silver Lake] (Fine-Gold Rank, One-handed Sword)

Level 10

Equipment Requirement: Strength 45, Agility 80

Attack Power +78

Strength +18, Agility +22

Attack Speed +1

Durability 70/70

Additional Passive Skill -

Flowing Shadow: Creates an afterimage effect while attacking.

Simultaneously, the faster the Attack Speed is, the greater the damage
caused. Damage can be increased up to a maximum of 50%.

These Attributes completely surpassed that of a top-tier Fine-Gold Weapon.

With the additional skill, Flowing Shadow, the Silver Lake was absolutely
comparable to a Dark-Gold Weapon.

_The Attributes combine both speed and Strength. As expected, it is as I

thought._ The more he looked at the Silver Lake, the greater his love for it
became.
In God’s Domain, the equipment forged generally had better Attributes than
the equipment dropped by the Bosses from Dungeons. Moreover, the forged
ones were more suitable for specific classes. Hence, many experts preferred
to hire Master Forgers to craft them custom weapons and equipment
personally.

Hence, Master Forgers were extremely welcomed and respected in God’s

Domain. The experts of God’s Domain, especially, loved to make friends
with Master Forgers.

Master Forgers also held great influence within a Guild.

Within God’s Domain, nobody would rashly offend a Master Forger.

Who knew which expert a Master Forger had forged a weapon for before? If
one carelessly provoked a Master Forger, they might end up assassinated or
hunted by a large number of experts. After all, these experts all wished to
earn a favor from a Master Forger, calling it in for custom equipment.

Only suitable equipment would be the best equipment.

Although these personalized weapons and equipment were only slightly

better than equipment dropped from Dungeons, the battle prowess a player
could display while using the equipment would increase manyfold.

Regarding these sorts of weapons and equipment, they were all referred to as
Exclusive Equipment. They were only suited to a single individual or a
certain type of individual.

The Silver Lake was a Personal Exclusive Weapon that Shi Feng created for
himself.
If other Swordsmen used the Silver Lake, it would only display the power of
a normal Fine-Gold Weapon. However, in Shi Feng’s hands, it could display
the prowess of a Dark-Gold Weapon.

Previously, Shi Feng had lost the Crimson Blade in battle, and he just
happened to be in need of a new weapon.

This Silver Lake would suffice for Shi Feng’s use for a very long time, and
he would not need a new weapon any time soon.

Now that he had crafted his first Personal Exclusive Weapon, Shi Feng felt
much more assured. He then continued forging more Silver Dawns.

After successfully forging the Fine-Gold Ranked Silver Lake, it became

much easier for Shi Feng to forge the Silver Dawn.

Two days quickly passed. During the day, Shi Feng would move some items
to his new house, decorating his new home with some furniture. He then
trained his body as usual. At night, after he entered God’s Domain, he forged
equipment without stopping. In such a way, his time was fully occupied.

After training his body for a time, in addition to the constant aid of the
Nutrient Fluids, Shi Feng could feel a clear improvement in his body’s
physique. Also, his mind felt much more clear. Currently, his physique had
only caught up with the average standard of the athletes in his university. As
long as he persevered for another fortnight, he might be able to reach the
standard of the fighting and martial arts societies’ members. At that time, his
body could absorb Nutrient Fluids more efficiently, allowing his mind to
become much more active.

Meanwhile, during the nights in God’s Domain, aside from occasionally

visiting the Auction House to purchase materials and appreciation items, Shi
Feng had conducted a large transaction with Stabbing Heart. Shi Feng sold
the Level 5 to Level 7 Bronze Equipment he possessed in bulk, earning
himself over 2 Gold Coins and over 200,000 Credits. Other than that, Shi
Feng spent the remainder of his time cooped up in the Intermediate Forging
Room. Not only did he forge Silver Dawns, but he also forged plenty of
equipment using the Bronze and Mysterious-Iron Forging Designs he
obtained from Blackbeard.

After he spent all his money on forging equipment, he continued making

Advanced Whetstones.

In a period of two days, Shi Feng had forged a total of 31 Silver Dawns, over
200 pieces of Level 8 Bronze Equipment, over 100 pieces of Level 9 Bronze
Equipment, over 100 pieces of Level 10 Bronze Equipment, over 60
Mysterious-Iron Weapons, over 70 pieces of Mysterious-Iron Equipment, and
over 2,000 Advanced Whetstones.

If other Forgers saw at these numbers, they might faint from shock. Shi
Feng’s forging speed was simply outrageous.

However, the main reason Shi Feng could create so many items was his low
rate of failure.

After forging so much equipment, Shi Feng’s level had long since reached
Level 10, and he was not that far from Level 11. As long as Shi Feng desired,
he could go to White River City at any time. However, he did not plan to
make that journey yet. At the very least, he wanted to make a trip to
Blackwing City first, before going to White River City.

According to Shi Feng’s understanding, the average players were mostly at

Level 6, the pro players at Level 7, while only those leveling madmen who
played the game 24 hours a day might be Level 9. Hence, Shi Feng was not
in a hurry. Going from Level 9 to Level 10, the EXP needed was not a small
amount. At the very least, it would take over a day to obtain it.

Just as Shi Feng prepared to go to the Auction House and sell a few more
Glimmer Chestplate Forging Designs...

Shi Feng suddenly discovered an interesting matter.

The members of Martial Union, whom he could previously see on the streets,
were nowhere to be found.

_Could Martial Union have disbanded already?_ Shi Feng was slightly
puzzled. He then called out the Bounty System governed by the Main God
System, checking just how many members of Martial Union have died during
this period.

The collection of bounties in God’s Domain could be done through the Main
God System. As long as a player completed a bounty and submitted the
appropriate information, the Main God System would verify the information.
After verification, the bounty previously registered and stored by the
employer would be handed over to the player. There was absolutely no need
for the employer to personally verify all information submitted, wasting a lot
of time in the process.

Previously, Shi Feng stored 5 Gold Coins and a million Credits in the Main
God System, enough to burn Martial Union for a month or two.

However, now that Shi Feng took a look, he was immediately dumbfounded.

The 5 Gold Coins he placed were no more, while there was still around
800,000 remaining of the one million Credits.
The bounty on a normal member of Martial Union was only 1 Silver Coin or
100 Credits; five Gold Coins meant 500 kills. If it were an elite member of
the Guild, the bounty was 10 Silver Coins or 1,000 Credits, and 5 Gold Coins
was the equivalent of 50 kills. Such a number was sufficient to send all the
elites of Martial Union in Red Leaf Town back to Level 0. Furthermore, there
was still more than 100,000 Credits used up.

It had only been slightly more than two days since Shi Feng announced the
bounty, and yet, so much was gone already. With this, nearly all members of
Martial Union stationed within Red Leaf Town had died, several times to
boot.

This was a devastating and irrecoverable strike to Martial Union in Red Leaf
Town. It was no wonder there were no players from Martial Union on the
streets.

After looking at the numbers and video evidence, Shi Feng only had one
word in his heart.

Awesome!

Having suffered to such a degree had definitely crippled Martial Union.

Among all the kill counts, a female Assassin held the record for the most
kills. She slaughtered over 50 members of Martial Union, and none were
repetitive. This attracted Shi Feng’s attention.

After watching the recordings of the female Assassin in action, Shi Feng was
incomparably shocked.

The girl’s techniques were extremely skilled, and in battle, her usage of skills
was simply perfect. She was absolutely one of the rare expert Assassins.
“Fire Dance?” Shi Feng looked at the name displayed at the number one spot,
his mouth softly reciting it. According to his memories, there didn’t seem to
be an expert female Assassin called Fire Dance.

At this moment, a call request suddenly came from Blackie.

“What happened, Blackie?” Shi Feng knew that Blackie would not randomly
call without a purpose. The only possibility was that something had
happened.

“Brother Feng, I don’t know what happened, but those bastards from Martial
Union found us. They also sent many of their elite players to surround us.
Among them, there were also a few experts from Martial Union that I have
never seen before.”

“We went all out to break out of the encirclement, but because of my
inability, Cola sacrificed himself and stayed behind to cover for us. The
others also died as they tried to open a path. Right now, Lonely Snow and I
are the only ones left alive. Brother Feng, you need to be careful. You
definitely mustn’t allow them to discover you. If they do, you won’t even
have the time to use a Return Scroll,” Blackie said with an extremely hurried
tone; both rage and resistance filled his voice.

Ever since he started grinding for levels with Cola and the others,
adventuring and going through life and death together, they had long since
formed a very deep bond. Now, however, to secure his escape, Cola and the
others took the initiative to stay behind and stall the enemies, while he could
only run away.
Thinking up to this point, even more anger filled Blackie over his own
inadequacy. If he could become slightly stronger, he might not have to watch
his teammates die, one after another.

“Where are you? I’ll come immediately.” Hearing Blackie’s report, Shi Feng
burned with rage. However, he remained calm as he spoke.

“Brother Feng, you mustn't come here! There are too many players from
Martial Union right now. Moreover, there are several experts here as well. I’ll
try to think of a way to escape with Lonely Snow,” Blackie advised. The only
reason he contacted Shi Feng was that he worried Shi Feng might
accidentally encounter the players from Martial Union. It was not that he did
not believe in Shi Feng’s strength, but the players from Martial Union simply
numbered too many. There were also many experts among them; Shi Feng
would have no chance against them.

“Tell me where you two are, now,” Shi Feng said each word coldly, an icy
glint flashing in his eyes.

Hearing Shi Feng’s grave tone, Blackie knew that Shi Feng was serious.
Moreover, Shi Feng was very angry. Helpless, Blackie said, “We’re in Gale
Valley.”

“Alright, I’ll be there immediately. Be careful not to get surrounded,” Shi

Feng said.

“Lonely Snow and I have escaped into the inner regions of the Gale Valley.
Shrubs and fog fill this place, so they should not easily discover us.” Blackie
felt that he should not have contacted Shi Feng. That way, he wouldn’t have
dragged Shi Feng into this mess as well.
“Good, then. Since you can’t use Return Scrolls, someone might be using
some special skill to stop you. However, you two can still use Isolation
Scrolls. That way, it will be much harder for them to discover you. Find a
good place to hide. I’ll arrive soon,” Shi Feng disconnected the call.

Although Shi Feng did not know how Martial Union managed to find another
group of players, even with experts leading them, they were gravely mistaken
if they thought they could easily bully him.

Shi Feng dashed towards Gale Valley.

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Gale Valley was quite far from Red Leaf Town. For the sake of speed, Shi
Feng used a Speed Scroll without hesitation.

Instantly, Shi Feng’s speed soared, his body leaving behind afterimages as he
ran.

“Crap! Who’s that? How can he be so quick? Is he hacking?”

“How could that be? This is God’s Domain... However, that is truly fast.
Before I could get a clear look at him, he was already gone. That person must
be an Assassin who went full Agility with all his speed-increasing skills
activated.”
The players who saw Shi Feng running were all shocked by his wind-like
speed. He was no slower than a sports car.

Ever since Shi Feng reached Level 10 and equipped his new weapon, the
Silver Lake, his battle prowess was at least double that of at Level 9.

Moreover, after players reached Level 10, all Attributes increased by 10

points and HP by 100 points. Due to this increase, there was a large gap
between Level 9 and Level 10 players.

However, compared to the average Level 10 player, Shi Feng’s Attributes

were much higher. The Ice-Blue Devil Flame alone had greatly increased Shi
Feng’s Attributes, not to mention the Magic Weapon, Abyssal Blade, and the
Fine-Gold Weapon, Silver Lake. Furthermore, Shi Feng possessed the
complete Silvermoon Set Equipment, coupled with a few independent pieces
of Secret-Silver Equipment. He also had the title, Might of a Thousand,
currently equipped.

Shi Feng’s Strength alone reached 93 points. It was absolutely an

unreachable amount to the average player. Moreover, Shi Feng’s Agility had
broken through the 100-point threshold, activating the Intermediate Agility
Hidden Passive Skill.

Like the Wind.

It was renowned as a godly skill for battling in the open. With this new
passive skill, players’ Movement Speed increased by 15%, Attack Speed
increased by 5%, and the shrubs and brambles of roads and forests would no
longer affect him. Simultaneously, consumption of Stamina had slightly
reduced, greatly improving a player’s survivability and ability in battle.
Originally, Shi Feng needed to travel for about two hours to reach Gale
Valley. However, with this new passive skill, it took Shi Feng less than an
hour to arrive.

The outer region of Gale Valley was a Level 8 area, while its inner regions
were Level 9. Not only was there a large number of monsters in Gale Valley,
but the monsters here also traveled in groups. Without a certain amount of
strength, one could only seek death by coming to this place. Right now, only
a small minority of players dared come here to level up.

The Gale Valley was long and narrow. If over 500 players were present, they
could perform an inch-by-inch search as they advanced. However, based on
the information Blackie provided, Martial Union had only sent around 200
players. It was not enough to create a perfect encirclement of the area, and it
would not be easy for them to locate Blackie and Lonely Snow.

Moreover, if these 200 or so players wished to locate Blackie, they would

have to spread out and form search parties.

In regards to jungle battles such as this, Shi Feng had experienced plenty in
the past. In his previous life, he had done battle with many second-rate
Guilds, and even first-rate Guilds, in forested areas. Although the players
involved numbered in the tens of thousands, he still bloodily massacred his
enemies. It could be said that Shi Feng was most familiar with these types of
battles. For the players who had only recently experienced the evolution of
God’s Domain, however, their experiences of such warfare was nil.

_As expected, there is a sentry here._

Before arriving at the entrance of Gale Valley, Shi Feng had altered his
appearance.
After entering Gale Valley, with his extraordinary five senses, Shi Feng
immediately discovered the four Level 6 Assassins hidden around the
valley’s entrance.

These Assassins were all scouts of Martial Union specialized in investigation.

They were currently tasked to report back all the players who entered the
Gale Valley, determining whether or not said players were here as the
enemy’s backup. With this information, they could allow their members to
prepare beforehand and set up an ambush. Unfortunately, Shi Feng had long
since guessed this, hence his alteration of his appearance before entering the
Gale Valley. Even if the experts of Martial Union knew that someone had
entered the Gale Valley, they would not know it was Shi Feng. They would
only see him as an independent player, here to level up, and they would not
be wary of him.

Shi Feng paid no heed to these Assassins. Instead, he went deeper into the
Gale Valley.

Based on Shi Feng’s strength alone, it would be extremely easy for Shi Feng
to kill these four Level 6 Assassins. However, he would not. Doing so would
only alert the enemy of his presence. If he caused the members of Martial
Union to become vigilant, he could not achieve the greatest effect when he
ambushed them later on.

“Boss Unstable, there’s a player entering the Gale Valley. However, he’s not
the target, Ye Feng,” one of the Assassins on guard at the valley’s entrance
reported.

“Got it; you guys stay on guard there. As long as Ye Feng enters the Gale
Valley, immediately report it to me. Also, remember to tail him, and do not
let him discover any of you. As long as you all do a good job, you will be
members of the Guild’s elite team in the future,” the player called Unstable
commanded seriously.

“Yes!”

After finishing his report, the Assassin grew extremely excited. He became
much more serious as he silently awaited by the entrance for Ye Feng.
However, he did not know that the person he mentioned had long since
entered the Gale Valley.

After Shi Feng entered the Gale Valley, he constantly advanced, through the
treetops. He utilized his heightened vision to observe the surrounding
situation, making accurate decisions.

_En, someone’s here._

Very quickly, Shi Feng detected sounds of battle from the forest a short
distance ahead. Moreover, it did not seem like a small battle.

Immediately, Shi Feng stealthily closed in on the origin of the sounds,

intending to discover more about the situation. If it were only a battle
between players and monsters, there would not be so much movement.
Moreover, the closer Shi Feng was, the clearer the sounds of metal clashing
against metal and the ear-piercing screech of blades and swords interweaving
with each other.

_Could they have discovered Blackie?_ Shi Feng shook his head, feeling that
the possibility was extremely low. Previously, when Blackie contacted him,
Blackie stayed in the Level 9 inner regions of Gale Valley. Meanwhile, this
was the Level 8 area of Gale Valley, and there was no way Martial Union had
encountered Blackie.
When Shi Feng leaped up to one of the trees closest to the scene of the battle,
he discovered that it was indeed a conflict between players. Moreover, the
battle was very intense.

The weaker of the two parties only had six players remaining, and they did
not even have a healer. Meanwhile, the players bearing the Guild Emblem of
Martial Union were still considerably strong; they had a total of 18 players
remaining, with three of which were healers. Amongst the healers, two were
Level 7 Clerics, while one was a Level 8 Druid. They all wore matching
Bronze Set Equipment mixed with a few pieces of Mysterious-Iron
Equipment. The rest of the players also had relatively good equipment, and
the lowest leveled among them was a Level 7 player possessing a complete
set of Bronze Equipment.

These 18 players were elite members of Martial Union. If they were not
elites, they would not possess such levels and equipment. They looked even
stronger than the elites Shi Feng had faced off with before.

_Since when did Martial Union possess so many elites?_ Shi Feng was
slightly puzzled.

Logically, Martial Union should have long since been crippled after dying so
many times. So, how did so many elites suddenly appear? Moreover, every
one of them possessed good equipment, and compared to Martial Union at its
peak, they were much stronger. In Red Leaf Town, their power could rival
that of a third-rate Guild. It was truly an unfathomable situation.

“Little girl, don’t even think of escaping this time. Just obediently wait for
your deaths!” the commanding team leader from Martial Union sneered as he
looked at the female Assassin possessing a sexy body.
Looking at the hot female Assassin, she had an attractive oval face, slender
eyebrows, and eyes as clear as water. The girl was very beautiful, like a
dazzling pearl or fluorescent jade, and beneath her appearance, she hid a faint
lovely tenderness.

“Aren’t you thinking too highly of yourselves? You want me to stay put and
let you kill me? Dream on. Even if I die, I’ll take you guys with me,” the
provocative-looking girl glanced at the Swordsman team leader, the corners
of her lips curling up slightly as she said disdainfully.

“Sister Fire Dance, you should leave! Let us hold them off for you. If we
continue dragging this on, none of us will get away. Don’t forget; we are now
Red Players, and the death penalty is extremely severe. At the very least, we
would lose two levels and three or four pieces of equipment,” the Berserker
beside the girl softly suggested.

Although the Berserker spoke in a very soft tone, Shi Feng, who possessed
extraordinary five senses, managed to hear him clearly.

_Fire Dance?_

It was no wonder Shi Feng thought that the female Assassin looked familiar.
It turned out that she was Fire Dance, the female Assassin who ranked at
number one for killing the members of Martial Union.

_It seems that I have to lend some help this time._ Shi Feng faintly smiled as
he stood on the branch.

Even if he were not familiar with Fire Dance, he would still lend her some
help. The reason he came here was to kill everyone from Martial Union,
creating rivers of blood. He wanted to teach the players from Martial Union
what the rage of an independent player truly meant.
At this moment, the Swordsman team leader laughed loudly, saying, “Do you
think you can still escape? The moment we discovered you, we called for all
our comrades to hurry over. We have long since surrounded this place. If you
can still manage to escape, I’ll eat this greatsword of mine.”
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“It seems they will bury us here. Our only choice is to carve out a trail of
blood,” Fire Dance said.

After hearing the Swordsman team leader from Martial Union speak, Fire
Dance’s expression turned grim, gritting her teeth slightly.

Originally, she intended to come here to kill the members of Martial Union.
She did not think that she would fall into Martial Union’s trap instead. After
killing their way out of the encirclement with much difficulty, these players
once more surrounded them. Their chances of escaping were already scant,
and if another twenty or so enemies arrived, even that tiny hope of escape
would vanish.

If she and her teammates died now, with the previous Crime Value they had
accumulated, at the very least, her teammates would each lose two levels,
while she would lose at least three levels and all of her equipment. Such a
loss would devastate them, and their team would very likely disband, never to
rise again.

“Hahaha! It’s too late to fear now! Originally, we prepared this ambush for
that Ye Feng, but I never thought you guys would send yourselves to death.
From now on, the fine equipment that you guys use will belong to us!
Brothers, go! Leave that little girl for me to deal with,” the Swordsman team
leader licked his lips as he spoke, his eyes revealing an undisguised greed as
he gazed at Fire Dance’s sexy body.
Naturally, Shi Feng, who was hiding in the forest, heard the entire
conversation.

Although he knew Martial Union definitely had some hidden plot, it turned
out that they planned to set a trap for him all along.

Previously, he had stayed inside the Forging Room, creating equipment.

Moreover, he had also altered his outward appearance, making it impossible
for Martial Union to find him. Hence, they chose to take action against
Blackie and the others, using them to lure him out. At the same time, they
would set up a trap and surround him.

Unfortunately, although they had prepared for a variety of situations, they

missed out on two important points.

First, Shi Feng possessed the Demon Mask that allowed him to disguise his
character’s appearance and information easily.

Second, they gravely underestimated Shi Feng’s current strength.

“Brothers, follow me and let’s kill our way out!”

At this moment, Fire Dance chose to take the initiative and launched an
attack. In the blink of an eye, she rushed towards the spot where the
encirclement had the least amount of players. Before the Berserker standing
there could react, Fire Dance’s dagger had already pierced the back of his
head, forcing him into a Fainted state. Fire Dance immediately followed up
with a Backstab, Assassinate, and Eviscerate, instantly removing half of the
Berserker’s HP.
The other members of Fire Dance’s team also rushed forward with her,
breaking through the encirclement.

However, just as the several Level 7 players fell to critical health, a dazzling
white light surrounded their bodies, recovering over half of their total HP.
Moreover, those players were not just weaklings. They stubbornly held back
the members of Fire Dance’s team, not backing down in the slightest.

“Mages, go all out! Clerics, cast your Shields! Rangers, mark the Assassins!
Do not let them get away! I don’t want to become a laughing-stock for the
players in Blue Water Town,” the Swordsman from Martial Union
commanded as he similarly charged at Fire Dance.

Including herself, Fire Dance’s team only had six players remaining. Each of
them faced off against two or three enemies. Their enemies also had healers
constantly replenishing their health. They had no chance for victory at all.

Moreover, with the constant bombardment from the backline mages of

Martial Union, Fire Dance lost another two of her teammates in the blink of
an eye.

“Is this really it for us…?” Fire Dance watched her comrades fall in front of
her eyes, her heart bleeding at the sight.

However, Fire Dance had no time for anger as she faced off against three
enemies at once. One of the three was also the team leader from Martial
Union. However, in addition to being outnumbered, she also had to deal with
the constant attacks from the mages. As a result, her HP reduced
continuously, while a majority of her skills were on Cooldown. She could
only dodge the incoming attacks to reduce as much damage as possible.
“Hahaha! Little girl, if you wish to blame someone, then blame that Ye Feng
of yours for standing out! All who go against Martial Union will earn a fatal
ending! However, you can be relieved. That Ye Feng fella will sooner or later
accompany you as well!”

Just when the Swordsman thought that victory was in his grasp, a black
figure silently appeared behind Martial Union’s healers. Nobody had even
discovered the appearance of this person.

Without anybody noticing, two sword lights pierced through one of the Level
7 Clerics, causing damages of -397 and -542, instantly killing him. Only
when the Cleric died did the second Cleric and Druid notice an enemy right
beside them. Moreover, this new enemy instantly killed one of their
comrades.

“Ene...my…”

The other Cleric attempted to yell out in fright, yet, he suddenly discovered
that he was unable to yell out. He did not know when it started, but at this
moment, both his abdomen and neck spurted out fresh blood. Moreover,
when he turned to look at the Druid beside him, he noticed that the Druid was
in a similar situation.

However, neither of them noticed that, in actuality, they had been attacked at
the same time as the first Cleric. Only, their reactions were slightly delayed,
failing to notice their own HPs had already to zero.

Staring at each other, they both fell forward, their visions turning a dull grey.

_That’s three down._ Shi Feng’s eyes flashed with a cold glint. He then
shifted his cold gaze to the mages nearby.
Based on Shi Feng’s current Attack Power, even if he did not depend on the
Ice-Blue Devil Flame’s damage increase and did not use any of his skills, he
could still kill any Cloth Armor classes of the same level with only two
strikes from his swords.

Two swords, six images. With Shi Feng’s current Attributes, it was an easy
feat, and there were burdens when doing so. Moreover, the faster Shi Feng’s
sword slashes were, the greater the damage the Silver Lake could cause. If
Shi Feng’s speed reached its pinnacle, it might even be possible for him to
instant-kill a Cloth Armor class with just a single sword strike. In an open
battlefield like this, Shi Feng was just like a harvester, reaping players’ lives.

With Shi Feng’s current Attack Speed, if other players did not activate their
Extraordinary State[1], they could not block Shi Feng’s attacks at all.
Without a doubt, they would instantly die. Meanwhile, the current players
able to activate the Extraordinary State were usually melee classes, such as
the Swordsman team leader. Only with it could they possibly have a chance
to react and retaliate against Shi Feng. However, even then, it was only a
possibility.

Shi Feng then activated Wind Blade, rushing towards the nearest Elementalist
of Martial Union.

“Are you healers dead or what? Don’t you even know how to heal?” a low
HP Assassin of Martial Union cursed.

However, the Assassin’s curses received no replies. Seizing the opportunity,

Fire Dance, with her accumulated 3-Star Energy, used Eviscerate to finish off
this Assassin.

The backline mages witnessing this scene all turned to look at the healers
behind them, intending to find out what had happened.
However, the moment one turned, he immediately discovered a dark shadow
sliding across his neck, with another blue shadow piercing through his chest.
His HP bar displayed before him rapidly decreased. Soon after, his vision
darkened, and his life extinguished.

After killing the Elementalist, Shi Feng turned towards the other mage
classes.

“Leader, there’s a monster ambushing us,” a Summoner at a distance shouted

in fright after witnessing this scene. However, before he could even get a
clear look at this ambusher, the Level 7 Elementalist was already dead. Such
a scene caused this Summoner to have shivers all down his body.

“Can’t you see that I’m busy here? If it’s just a monster ambush, don’t you
know how to deal with it yourselves?” the Swordsman retorted angrily. At
this moment, he still exchanged moves with Fire Dance, and he could not
afford a distraction. _It’s just a monster; where’s the need to report even
that?! Are you_ _a_ _n idiot or what?_

Hearing no reply from the Summoner, the Swordsman thought his

subordinate turned to deal with the monster. Hence, he focused more on his
battle against Fire Dance.

In reality, however, the Summoner already lay beneath Shi Feng’s feet. The
three mages nearby who attempted to escape were dead as well. Meanwhile,
Shi Feng’s name turned a crimson red, as if it would bleed at any time.

Currently, only three players remained on Fire Dance’s team, and all three of
their HPs were almost gone. Meanwhile, Martial Union still had nine melee
players whose HPs were above 50%.
“Leader, something’s not right! I’m already at half health, but the healers
haven’t healed me yet,” a Berserker shouted.

“Crap, what are you healers doing?! Do you not want to play anymore?” the
Swordsman bellowed after discovering the problem as well.

However, just after he finished his bellow, he suddenly felt a chill down his
back. He hurriedly rolled to a side, dodging.

Immediately after, three sword images pierced through the space he stood
before.

The two other players in front of him were not as lucky. Both of Shi Feng’s
swords pierced through their backs. Without even knowing the cause of their
deaths, both of their bodies fell lifelessly to the ground, their eyes wide open.

As the leader, the Swordsman was the strongest among the entire team.
However, when he saw this scene play out before him, he suddenly felt cold
throughout his body. Being able to kill both of his comrades instantly and
without using any skills to boot, just how heaven-defying was this person’s
Attack Power?!

“Who are you? Why are you acting against us?” The team leader gathered up
his courage, angrily shouting, “Do you know who we are? We are members
of Martial Union! If you don’t wish to die, leave this place immediately! I
can still let you off the hook!”

However, he suddenly heard the reply whispered from behind him.

“The ones I’m here to kill are precisely you from Martial Union.”
The Swordsman team leader turned his head, his complexion turning pale
instantly. Previously, the mysterious player standing in front of him had, in
the blink of an eye, arrived at his back, giving him a cold smile.

Before the Swordsman team leader could even scream, Shi Feng sent a Chop
at him. The pitch-black Abyssal blade pierced through his chest, causing over
-700 damage, instantly dropping his HP to zero.

Pairing up Silent Steps and Chop, Shi Feng had killed off the Level 8
Swordsman team leader.

Meanwhile, Fire Dance, witnessing this scene from a distance, was utterly
dumbfounded. This mysterious player had instantly killed the Swordsman
team leader, whom she had difficulty dealing with.

_Is this mysterious player truly a player?_

_He can’t be a ghost of God’s Domain, right?!_

After the team leader of Martial Union died, the other members were all fear-
stricken.

After witnessing Shi Feng’s extraordinary speed and frightening damage,

they all felt unprecedented fear.

“Is this even a player?”

“He can’t be a monster, right?”

This way of thinking reverberated in the minds of these players, causing them
to tremble with fear.
Although Fire Dance had good technique, at this moment, she did not dare to
make any careless movements. She could only watch in silence, and
unknowingly, a streak of sweat rolled down from her forehead. When faced
with this mysterious player before her, Fire Dance’s instincts were telling her
that, if this mysterious player wanted to deal with her, death would be the
only outcome for her.

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Fire Dance’s eyes flickered when she saw Shi Feng’s figure. Aside from the
immense pressure that she felt from him, she could also smell the stench of
death on him.

From the moment Shi Feng appeared, she was aware of Shi Feng’s existence.

However, Shi Feng’s movements and battle techniques were just too quick, to
the point where she even questioned her own senses. Only when the team
leader died was she shocked out of her daze.

From the death of the first Cleric to the death of the Swordsman, only a short
five seconds had passed. Every time Shi Feng revealed himself, another
player fell to the ground, blood spurting from their bodies. Shi Feng was like
the Grim Reaper, harvesting the lives of Martial Union’s members.

One could only describe Shi Feng’s movements as ‘erratic.’ Shi Feng also
wore a pitch-black hooded cape that hid his face. In addition, the Demon
Mask hid his name, level, and other information. Aside from his HP bar,
there was nothing else to see. It would not be strange even if he received the
same treatment as a monster.

The only reason Fire Dance knew Shi Feng was not a monster was that she
had overheard Shi Feng speaking to the Swordsman team leader in a low
tone.

However, the fact that Shi Feng was not a monster, but instead, a player,
shocked Fire Dance even more.

Just how high were Shi Feng’s Attributes for him to be so strong?!

Meanwhile, Shi Feng felt nothing unexpected about the feats he had just
accomplished. The Attributes of these players was not even half of his own.

Virtual reality games were just that cruel. Although the gap of Attributes
between each level was small, when accumulated to a certain degree, the gap
in total strength would be massive.

“Quick, escape! That’s a monster!”

“I’m not fighting anymore; that monster is just too scary!”

Although they knew that this was just a virtual reality, the remaining five
players from Martial Union were still utterly afraid, their hearts beating
madly. Their team leader, the strongest amongst them, died in an instant; he
wasn’t even able to retaliate in the slightest. This was no longer a monster
that players could handle. Immediately, every one of them fled, intending to
meet up with the others hurrying over. Only then could they have peace of
mind.
“It’s too late to escape now.”

Shi Feng activated Windwalk, and like an arrow, his body shot forth,
instantly catching up to the first Assassin. In a fright, that Assassin attempted
to turn his body to block Shi Feng’s attack; unfortunately for him, Shi Feng’s
Attack Speed was just too fast. With a wave of the Abyssal Blade, three
sword images landed upon the Assassin’s vital points. Without even
managing to block a single sword image, the Assassin died.

When the several other escaping players saw that an Assassin, a class widely
known for their Agility, fell without even being able to defend, immense fear
permeated their minds. They poured more into their effort to escape.

However, it was futile as the distance between them and Shi Feng only grew
shorter and shorter. Meanwhile, the Abyssal Blade was like the scythe of the
Grim Reaper already placed around their necks. Shi Feng needed only a
slight tug, and their lives would be forfeit, right then and there.

Within a moment, with an absolute difference of speed, Shi Feng very

quickly killed the five escaping players. He then started tidying up the loot.

These Martial Union players all wore pretty nice armor. A majority of them
were all fully equipped with Bronze Equipment, and some even had a few
pieces of Mysterious-Iron Equipment. However, the equipment was all just
Level 4 or Level 5 equipment. Meanwhile, they each dropped at least one
piece of equipment after death.

Eighteen players meant eighteen pieces of Level 4 to Level 5 Bronze

Equipment. If Shi Feng sold it all, he could make a small fortune.

While Shi Feng picked up the drops, Fire Dance, standing at a distance, held
her delicate hand over her madly beating heart. Slightly calming her
emotions, she picked up the courage to walk towards Shi Feng, saying in
gratitude, “I am called Fire Dance. Thank you for saving us.”

Originally, Fire Dance despaired, having prepared for her death.

Only, she never imagined that someone would suddenly appear. Moreover,
that someone massacred the players from Martial Union.

Everything that happened was like a dream.

Although Fire Dance also worried that the mysterious man before her would
suddenly go berserk, killing her and her teammates as well to steal their
equipment, based on the man’s previous actions, Fire Dance knew that the
mysterious man before her did not mean them any harm. Otherwise, he
would have already taken their lives along with the Swordsman’s of Martial
Union.

“You don’t have to thank me. To begin with, these people originally set up
this trap for me. You guys should hurry and leave. This place is very
dangerous right now, and the other members of Martial Union should be
arriving very soon,” Shi Feng softly said as he picked up the dropped
equipment.

He had only saved Fire Dance and her companions in passing. He could also
take the chance to thank Fire Dance for working so hard, killing the members
of Martial Union.

Fire Dance suddenly blanked at Shi Feng’s words, staring at him with her
big, watery eyes. Her heartbeat accelerated further, feeling like it was too
good to be true.

“You… You’re Ye Feng?” Fire Dance asked in disbelief.

The reason she came to the Gale Valley was that she had heard that Martial
Union intended to deal with Ye Feng’s teammates. Hence, she thought of
coming to lend some help, and just maybe, she might even get to meet Ye
Feng, himself.

It was truly unbelievable how fate could toy with a person’s life.

Originally, she thought of offering Ye Feng aid, yet in the end, Ye Feng had
saved her.

Was this fate?

Thinking up to this point, a faint blush added to Fire Dance’s snow-white

cheeks. She felt that she was overthinking, and she was unclear as to why she
would have such a thought.

“That’s right; I am Ye Feng. How did you know who I am?” Shi Feng looked
at the excited Fire Dance, puzzled. He was sure he was not acquainted with
this beauty standing in front of him. However, seeing Fire Dance’s
expression, it would seem that she was somehow familiar with him.

Meanwhile, the Berserker, Water Buffalo, was tongue-tied after hearing Shi
Feng admit that he was indeed Fire Dance’s idol, Ye Feng; an incomparable
fanaticism appeared in his eyes.

Previously, he felt Shi Feng was not all that powerful, and that he was only
an expert over-exaggerated by others.

Now, he was utterly convinced.

Sure enough, there was nothing false about Shi Feng’s famous reputation.
Shi Feng could solo the elite team from Martial Union that even they could
not deal with. In the past, even if others hyped it all over the place, he would
still have not believed any of it. Now, however, aside from shock, admiration
for Ye Feng filled his being.

It was no wonder why Ye Feng was Fire Dance’s idol.

“Big Brother Ye Feng, you don’t know this, but in reality, Sister Fire Dance
is your…” before Water Buffalo could finish speaking, he received a kick
from Fire Dance. He grimaced from the pain, but when he looked at the
expression in Fire Dance’s eyes that seemed able to eat a person whole, he
immediately chose to cover his mouth, not uttering a single word.

“Is my what?” Shi Feng was puzzled.

“It’s nothing! Water Buffalo is just having an epileptic fit! Big Brother Ye
Feng, won’t you leave with us?” Fire Dance slightly shook her head. She then
worriedly said, “This time, Martial Union has sent over two hundred men
here. They have long since surrounded this entire area. There are also several
powerful Level 9 experts, and all of them are wearing sets of Mysterious-Iron
Equipment. They killed many of our teammates. If they surround us, we will
have no chance of escaping at all. Big Brother Ye Feng, it is not too late to
escape. If we wait any longer, we’ll lose the chance.”

If it weren’t for those experts, her team would not have incurred such huge
losses.

“Level 9 experts, is it?” Shi Feng was slightly shocked.

The current Level 9 players in Red Leaf Town were experts at the pinnacle.
Now, however, several Level 9 hidden experts suddenly appeared here.
Moreover, they were all Martial Union’s men.

However, so what if they were Level 9 experts?

Since they wished to deal with him, he would receive every one of them. It
just so happened that he could use them to test his sword.

“You guys should hurry up and leave. I’ll stay here and take a look at these
experts.”

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After he finished speaking, Shi Feng snuck into the forest.

“Sister Fire Dance, what do we do now? Do we leave?” Water Buffalo asked.

Fire Dance rolled her eyes at Water Buffalo. She looked towards the direction
Shi Feng departed, saying, “Brother Ye Feng is the one who saved our lives.
Of course, we have to help.”

Although Fire Dance believed in Ye Feng’s strength, she had personally

witnessed how powerful those other players were. If they surrounded Ye
Feng, he might end up in a very dangerous situation. If something occurred, a
little help from her might allow Shi Feng to escape.
Immediately, the two snuck into the forest as well, following Ye Feng.

In the deeper regions of the dense forest, among the overgrown shrubs, Level
8 Shadow Leopards hid in the shadows.

At this moment, a 50-man team from Martial Union currently cleared away
the Shadow Leopards in their path while they pushed forward.

“Brother Unstable, won’t we waste time if we go after that little girl called
Fire Dance instead of continuing our search for Ye Feng’s teammates?”
Ironsword Lion asked, disgruntled; his eyebrows scrunched up tightly as he
looked towards the center of the team at the handsome youth humming a
song with overflowing interest.

The humming youth was around the age of 27 or 28, and he was indeed the
Brother Unstable who Ironsword Lion called out to. He was also the Vice-
Leader of Martial Union, Unstable Devastation. Be it status or strength,
Unstable Devastation far surpasses Ironsword Lion, and even Ironsword Lion
had to refer to him as ‘Brother’ respectfully.

“Ironsword, you are still such a simple person. It is no wonder that brat Ye
Feng toyed with you. You even entangled the Guild in this huge mess.
Thanks to you, Martial Union’s reputation has suffered, utterly tarnished; do
you understand that?” Unstable Devastation suddenly halted his steps. He
looked towards Ironsword Lion, growling angrily, “If I had not discovered
this so soon, Martial Union might have had no place in Red Leaf Town by
now.”

Ironsword Lion lowered his head in silence.

“Your poor management has already destroyed Red Leaf Town’s Martial
Union. Right now, in order to help clean up this mess of yours, I have no
choice but to transfer all of the elites from the other three towns to Red Leaf
Town to redeem our reputation. Yet, you still have the gall to speak up?”
Unstable Devastation reprimanded Ironsword Lion in front of everyone else,
not leaving Ironsword Lion any face. Ironsword Lion flushed red with anger.
However, he did not dare reply, only enduring in silence.

The other leaders from the three towns sneered at this sight.

Every time Martial Union switched to a new game, the Guild’s hierarchy also
reshuffled. In the past, Ironsword Lion was always able to go wild, but not
this time. Currently, Ironsword Lion was only Level 8, while they were all
Level 9. Moreover, the Guild’s development in their respective towns
progressed fairly well, and they managed to recruit many newcomers with
valuable potential. Compared to the current state of the Guild branch in Red
Leaf Town, with only a few weaklings remaining, their branches were
stronger by leaps and bounds.

“Ironsword, do you truly think that, after I have spent so much effort
cornering Ye Feng’s teammates, I would let two of them escape?

“You should know that Ye Feng is our main target; his teammates are simply
lures. If all his teammates died here, do you think he will still show?”

“We have already confined his teammates within Gale Valley, so we have
achieved our initial goal. Right now, what we ought to do is to take revenge,
and show the players in the town what the consequences are for challenging
Martial Union. Meanwhile, that little girl is the best option as an example.
She has killed so many of our people; many players are bound to pay
attention to her. As long as we kill her back to Level 0, Martial Union’s
reputation will definitely recover to its peak. If we manage to kill Ye Feng,
then Martial Union can also use this chance to leap through the threshold of a
third-rate Guild.”

Unstable Devastation had long since possessed a plan of his own. Ironsword
Lion had always been one of the Guild Leader’s most trusted aides. Many of
the elders in the Guild also supported the Guild Leader. If Unstable wished to
become Guild Leader, he needed to increase both his influence and fame.

Meanwhile, Ye Feng was a player with a certain amount of fame within

White River City. He was a publicly acknowledged Swordsman expert, and
his fame even far exceeded that of the Guild Leader, Nameless Pride. Hence,
Ye Feng was his best choice.

As long as he could kill Ye Feng and upload the recording, he would

instantly become an apex expert, famous throughout White River City.

Moreover, it would allow the Guild branch in Red Leaf Town to rise back up
to prominence.

When that time came, the elders in the Guild would side with him, and the
day he became the Guild Leader of Martial Union would only be around the
corner.

“Ye Feng, you will become my stepping stone!” Unstable Devastation

proudly said with a laugh.

He did not believe that an independent player could survive once surrounded
by so many. Only, even until now, Shi Feng had yet to show himself,
annoying Unstable.

Just as Martial Union slowly advanced…

Shi Feng, traversing through the treetops, discovered Unstable Devastation
and the others. After some silent observation, he discovered that these players
were all elites. The lowest amongst them was Level 7, and a majority of them
were Level 8. There were also four players who had reached Level 9\. They
all wore Mysterious-Iron Equipment, and the weakest of their weapons was
also Mysterious-Iron Rank. Meanwhile, the handsome youth leading these
players wore a Secret-Silver ranked longbow across his back.

“Isn’t that Unstable Devastation?” Shi Feng immediately recognized the

bow-carrying youth.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, he had clashed many times with Unstable
Devastation.

Unstable Devastation was a cunning and cruel individual. His battle prowess
ranked within the top five throughout all of Martial Union. Compared to
Ironsword Lion, he was much stronger.

Shi Feng was also familiar with the other three Level 9 players. They were all
experts comparable to Ironsword Lion, and they were all branch leaders in
other towns.

_No wonder Martial Union suddenly has so many players. It turns out that
they’ve called over the elites from three of the towns nearby._ Shi Feng came
to a realization.

These three Level 9 branch leaders were very strong. Only, in Shi Feng’s
previous life, Ironsword Lion had managed to obtain the pass to Blackwing
City, allowing him a lead against the others. He then gradually widened the
gap, finally becoming the Guild Leader of Mini Martial Union.

However, the tracks of history had already changed.

In this life, not only had Shi Feng kill Ironsword Lion twice, but he also
obtained the Blackwing City pass that Ironsword Lion possessed. Ironsword
Lion’s life was fated to end in a tragedy, and he naturally was much weaker
than the other three branch leaders.

If it were during the previous life, if Shi Feng met any one of these leaders,
he would have had to proceed with extreme caution. If he met two of them
together, he would definitely need to avoid them.

Now, however, although all five of them were together, Shi Feng had no
intentions of leaving.

The situation was different this time.

Not only did Shi Feng possess a Magic Weapon, but he had also obtained the
Ice-Blue Devil Flame and many other pieces of equipment that were top-tier
at this stage of the game. He also had the advantage of levels; so, he naturally
possessed the confidence to battle. Even if he couldn’t win against them, he
could still escape them.

At this moment, Unstable Devastation had yet to learn that one of his elite
teams had been wiped out. That was because players needed to wait 10
minutes before reviving at the graveyard. Within 30 minutes of revival,
players could not transmit any information or communication. Hence,
Unstable Devastation and the others did not know that Shi Feng had arrived.
They were not cautious in the least, and it was a perfect chance for Shi Feng
to launch an ambush them.

Hence, Shi Feng continued to follow his target’s unhurried advancement.

While they traveled, the team maintained impressive positioning. Their
healers stayed in the middle, while Unstable Devastation and the other
experts walked beside them. Moreover, the players in the center of the
formation only watched the players at the front battle, with no intentions of
killing the monsters themselves. This way, it would be difficult for even a
top-tier Assassin to attack the healers.

Meanwhile, the players in the outer layer would not move further than 15
yards from the center. If something unexpected occurred, they could
immediately lend aid.

Shi Feng did not seek a frontal confrontation. Instead, he would take
advantage of his speed to slowly chip at the outer layer of this team. Soon
after, Shi Feng silently closed in on them.

Within a short moment, the players of Martial Union met with a group of
Shadow Leopards.

An extremely ferocious Level 8 Chieftain-Ranked Shadow Leopard King led

the small leap of Shadow Leopards.

Shi Feng felt that this was his chance. He crept closer to the team, hiding in a
bush and waiting.

Time passed, bit by bit...

The guards around the Shadow Leopard King were all dead, and the King
was the only one left. The players of Martial Union grew very excited. Seeing
as good equipment was about to drop, they all became much more serious
and focused on the battle. They remained completely unaware of Shi Feng,
already positioned on the tree above their heads.
“MT, make sure to dodge its skills; don’t let its claws land on you. As for
everyone else, hold off as many strikes as you can. Healers, go all out with
your heals.” Unstable Devastation was also excited. Immediately, the speed
at which the arrows fired from his bow accelerated.

Unstable Devastation did not think that his luck would be so good as to allow
him to meet a Level 8 Chieftain. This kind of field Chieftain would not just
drop a single piece of equipment, but would normally drop several. Based on
the Shadow Leopard King’s level, at the very least, it would drop Level 7 or
Level 8 Secret-Silver Equipment and possibly Fine-Gold Equipment.

Mysterious-Iron Equipment was considered high quality at this stage of the

game.

In the entire Martial Union, the total amount of Secret-Silver Equipment they
possessed was no more than ten pieces. It was obvious just how precious they
were.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Leopard King before them had the possibility of
dropping Fine-Gold Equipment. Compared to Secret-Silver Equipment, it
was much rarer, and its Attributes were much higher. Currently, not a single
person in Martial Union possessed a piece of Fine-Gold Equipment.

Not to mention Martial Union, even those third-rate Guilds did not possess a
single piece of Fine-Gold Equipment. Only second-rate Guilds or higher
possibly owned such an item. However, Only the Guild Leader or Vice-
leader would have access, while elite members could only look at it. It would
be impossible for them to obtain it, as it would be the symbol of a Guild’s
status.

If they could obtain one or two pieces of Fine-Gold Equipment, killing Shi
Feng would be a small matter.
As the Shadow Leopard King was a Chieftain Rank monster, the other branch
leaders and Ironsword Lion also participated in the battle, both sides
engaging in intense combat.

[Shadow Leopard King] (Chieftain Rank)

Level 8

HP 40,000/40,000

A casual pouncing attack from the Shadow Leopard King could easily end a
player’s life, while a single swipe of its tail could obliterate more than half
the HP of a group of players. When it struck with its sharp claws, if an MT
did not defend properly, they would instantly die. If the Shadow Leopard
King roared, it could force back the enemies within an 8-yard radius, forcing
them into a Fainted state for 3 seconds. In addition, the Shadow Leopard
King was quite nimble and had extremely high Defense. As a result, the
casualties and fatalities on Martial Union’s side were relatively high.

Meanwhile, the damage Martial Union inflicted was limited. The strongest
player among them, Unstable Devastation, could only cause -40 to -50
damage to it, while the others could only manage slightly over -10 damage.

Fortunately, there were plenty of players on Martial Union’s side.

With a total of fifty players surrounding the Shadow Leopard King, they
managed to shave off a lot of the monster’s HP. The Shadow Leopard King’s
HP steadily fell, and when its HP was about to reach 50%...
Shi Feng immediately used Phantom Kill. Controlling his doppelganger to
circle the group, Shi Feng prepared his doppelganger to ambush the mage
classes and healers.

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The Shadow Leopard King was a Level 8 Chieftain Ranked monster. As long
as its HP fell below 50%, it would enter a berserk state. Both its Attack
Power and Attack Speed would then increase by 20%, and even an MT
geared with a full set of Level 5 Set Equipment could hold it off.

“Guardian Knights, pay attention to cast Protection Blessing on the Shield

Warriors. Shield Warriors, prepare to activate Shield Wall at any time. As
long as we can endure its berserk period, we will be victorious,” Unstable
Devastation knew about the berserk state; hence, he hurriedly gave
commands as he saw the Shadow Leopard King’s HP reaching 50%.

Protection Blessing could reduce the damage an ally received by 50%.

A Shield Warrior’s Shield Wall could also reduce damage by 50%.

With both effects stacked, the Shield Warrior would only receive 25% of the
total damage. Even if the Shadow Leopard King went berserk, the Shield
Warrior could hold it off completely.

Finally, the Shadow Leopard King’s HP dropped below the 50% threshold.

“Aooo!” the Shadow Leopard King bellowed, its body abruptly expanding.
Everything was within Unstable Devastation’s grasp. Just as he was about to
reveal a victorious smile, the situation suddenly changed.

At this moment, the Shadow Leopard King summoned two more Level 8
Elite Ranked Shadow Leopards, each of them possessing 3,000 HP. The two
new arrivals roared as they abruptly pounced, arriving behind the healers on
the backline. Before any of these healers could react, the two Shadow
Leopards pinned them to the ground.

“Shift focus! Get rid of these two Elite Shadow Leopards first!”

Unstable Devastation’s expression turned grim. Just after he finished

speaking, the Elite Shadow Leopards annihilated two of their healers.

However, the Level 9 branch leaders were not to be trifled with. Just after the
two Elite Shadow Leopards killed the healers, they moved into position to
fend off the attacks of these two monsters, preventing the damage from
extending any further.

However, with the loss of two healers, the pressure the core MT faced greatly
increased. Even with Protection Blessing and Shield Wall, every attack he
received from the Shadow Leopard King exceeded over -300 points. On the
other hand, his own HP did not even exceed 1,200 points. Moreover, the
Attack Speed of the Shadow Leopard King was very quick. If it were not for
him constantly dodging its attacks, he might have long since died already.

Just with the Shadow Leopard King going berserk, Martial Union had lost
over five players in the blink of an eye. The Shadow Leopard King’s tail
swipe took out three melee players. All three were instantly thrown and died
while in mid-air.
“Hold on for a little longer. Its berserk period will be over soon.” Watching
his team members die, one after another, Unstable Devastation became very
depressed and annoyed. The players he had brought with him were all elites,
and every death was a huge loss to Martial Union. Fortunately, they could
revive these players, greatly reducing the lost EXP.

However, as long as they could kill the Shadow Leopard King, all of the
losses would be worth it.

Just when everyone from Martial Union thought the situation had stabilized,
Shi Feng’s doppelganger used Wind Blade, arriving behind a Cursemancer.

The Cursemancer had completely concentrated on the Shadow Leopard King,

chanting incantations. He paid no attention to the surrounding situation at all.

Due to all of Gale Valley falling under Martial Union’s control, the risk of an
ambush was nonexistent. Hence, the Cursemancer was very much at ease.

However, such a way of thinking was a big mistake.

After the doppelganger’s sword pierced through the Cursemancer’s back, it

then followed up with a Chop to the Cursemancer’s head. The doppelganger
followed up with another normal attack. Although the doppelganger only
possessed 50% of the original body’s Attributes, just 50% of Shi Feng’s
Attributes was terrifying. It could compare to a Level 10 Swordsman geared
with a complete set of Level 10 Bronze Set Equipment. Moreover, the
doppelganger’s target Cursemancer was only Level 7, wearing only Level 4
and 5 Bronze Equipment. The difference between them was like the
difference between heaven and earth.
In the blink of an eye, three damages of -189, -468, and -266 appeared above
the Cursemancer’s head. Shi Feng’s doppelganger instantly killed the
Cursemancer whose HP was less than 700 points.

The Cursemancer’s death quickly alerted the other mage classes.

“Someone’s kill-stealing[1]!” an Elementalist shouted, startled.

The surrounding mages all felt a heavy pressure weighing down on them.
This intruder finished off a Level 7 Cursemancer in just three moves. If this
mysterious Swordsman closed in on them, only death awaited.

Without delay, Shi Feng’s doppelganger used Thundering Flash. Three

streaks of lightning arced towards the nearest four mages, immediately
sending all four of them into a fright. Among them, two Elementalists
instantly reacted, using Blink to dodge the lightning. Meanwhile, the
Cursemancer, who did not possess Blink, threw himself to the ground, barely
avoiding the attack. However, the last of the four mages, the Summoner, was
not as fortunate. As he was closest to the attack, even though he, too,
attempted to dodge, he was late by a breath. Without a hint of suspense, the
Level 5 Thunder Flash instantly fried him to a crisp.

Although the doppelganger only managed to kill a Summoner, a smile

appeared on its face.

The goal of this Thundering Flash was not to kill someone but to open a path.
At this moment, there were no obstructions between Shi Feng’s doppelganger
and Martial Union’s healers.

The doppelganger activated Windwalk, dashing over. As long as it killed one

or two more healers, Martial Union’s entire team would fall into a huge
predicament.
“Don’t even think about killing the healers!”

At this moment, Ironsword Lion used Windblade and rushed to block the
doppelganger. The swords from both parties collided, and as they attacked,
they maintained their Extraordinary States, battling with four sword images
each.

The doppelganger could not help but halt its momentum, forced to block the
attacks.

After exchanging several moves, Ironsword Lion was incomparably shocked.

He felt that the Swordsman, whose information displayed as ‘Unknown,’
facing him was a powerhouse. This mysterious Swordsman actually blocked
all of his attacks. Moreover, every time their swords collided, Ironsword Lion
could feel an immense weight bearing down on him, causing both his arms to
go numb. Occasionally, there were even few sudden stabs aimed at his vitals,
forcing him to activate Defensive Blade to block.

“Ironsword, it seems that you have truly fallen. You can’t even get rid of an
average player trying to kill-steal,” a Level 9 Berserker geared in silver-gray
battle armor snidely remarked.

“Crap. Five Rats, you come try, if you have the ability!” Originally, he was
already greatly aggrieved due to the constant pressure from Shi Feng’s
doppelganger, and his HP constantly fell. Now that he received jeers on top
of it, he immediately enraged.

“Since you want me to join, then I’ll join!” the Level 9 Berserker, Five Rats,
used Charge at Shi Feng’s doppelganger.
Charge carried with it a Fainted effect. Moreover, the surrounding mages
were already in the midst of chanting incantations for their spells, sending
Fireballs and Frost Arrows at the doppelganger.

The doppelganger activated Defensive Blade. It dodged the incoming

magical attacks while it gradually closed in on Martial Union’s healers.

The Level 2 Defensive Blade aided the doppelganger in mitigating the

damage from the attacks it received.

However, Five Rats followed up his Charge with a Break, greatly reducing
the doppelganger’s speed.

“You three, get rid of him,” Unstable Devastation commanded the three
Assassins, pointing. He did not have the time to think about an idiot who was
attempting to kill-stealing a team with around 40 players remaining.

After receiving the command, the there Assassins immediately rushed at Shi
Feng’s doppelganger.

Receiving the focused fire of over a dozen players, although the

doppelganger managed to dodge a majority of the attacks, it still received a
relatively significant amount of damage. The doppelganger’s HP
continuously fell, and within a moment, only 30% remained.

“Hahaha! I didn’t think that it would be a fat fish with brain problems!”
Judging on the exchanges made and damage caused, Five Rats determined
that this mysterious Swordsman’s equipment was exceptional. As long as he
could kill the Swordsman, he would definitely drop a lot of good equipment.

The reason Five Rats thought so was that a single normal attack from the
mysterious Swordsman dealt him around -100 damage. Meanwhile, his
normal attacks also chipped away 100 of the Swordsman’s HP. However, the
problem lay in the fact that the mysterious Swordsman used a one-handed
sword, while he used a two-handed sword.

In God’s Domain, a two-handed weapon’s Attack Power was much higher

than that of a one-handed weapon, and the damage a two-handed weapon
caused was normally around twice that of a one-handed weapon. Due to the
strong power stored within a two-handed weapon, every attack from the
weapon could cause a devastating amount of damage. Meanwhile, the
damage a one-handed weapon could cause was much less. However, its
Attack Speed was much quicker. As a result, the average amount of damage
dealt by both weapons, in the long run, was about the same.

However, Five Rats had only managed to deal -100 damage to the mysterious
Swordsman. It showed just how good the mysterious Swordsman’s
equipment was.

_Unfortunately, it is still too little… It would be great if they could send more
people over._ In the distance, hidden within a bush, Shi Feng was slightly
depressed as he saw that a dozen or so players attacked his doppelganger. He
bitterly thought, _Forget_ _it; I shouldn’t be too greedy. I should reel in the_
_net, now_ _._

Abruptly, Shi Feng’s doppelganger burst with power. It suddenly leaped into
the air. The Abyssal Blade in the doppelganger’s hand then started to emit
flames and thunder, immediately releasing a blast of elements towards the
most crowded location.

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The sudden burst of power coming from Shi Feng’s doppelganger alarmed
the players who were previously behaving indifferently.

A vast sea of thunder and flames erupted from the doppelganger's Thunder
Flame Explosion. The players present could feel an oppressive feeling that
was even more powerful than that of the Shadow Leopard King.

As for the ones who were in direct confrontation with the doppelganger’s
Thunder Flame Explosion…

“No!”

A few players immediately cried out in fear when confronted with the
approaching fire and thunder. They all turned around and fled immediately.

However, Thunder Flame Explosion had an effective radius of five yards.

Moreover, the skill descended on the players extremely quickly, and they had
no time to run out of the area at all. They were only able to watch helplessly
as the power of the skill consumed them.

The players who possessed lifesaving skills immediately activated them.

Assassins used Wind Steps; Swordsmen used Parry; Berserkers used Block.
As for those who had their lifesaving skills on cooldown, all of them were
swallowed by the thunder and fire.
Without lifesaving skills, those with already low HP immediately died. In the
end, four members of Martial Union died from the doppelganger’s Thunder
Flame Explosion, while the remaining survivors all heaved a sigh of relief.

“Humph! Brat, you’re dead now for sure, so just accept your fate!” The Level
9 Berserker, Five Rats, glared at Shi Feng’s doppelganger, smiling
contemptuously. He abruptly brandished his greatsword, casting Cleave on
the doppelganger.

The other survivors also used their explosively powerful skills, launching
their attacks towards Shi Feng’s doppelganger.

Shi Feng’s doppelganger suddenly smiled. The doppelganger did not attempt
to defend against any of the attacks. Instead, it used Earth Splitter, slashing
its sword towards the players from Martial Union.

Witnessing Shi Feng’s ludicrous actions, the players from Martial Union
were all dumbfounded. Did he want them to perish together with him?

The might of the Earth Splitter was extremely great, and the attacking players
were all caught by surprise. In the blink of an eye, two low HP players were
killed by the doppelganger’s sword, with three having their HP reduced to a
critical level. Only Ironsword Lion and Five Rats still had over half of their
HP.

However, Shi Feng’s doppelganger was similarly struck by everyone’s skills,

and its HP continuously fell. Within the blink of an eye, its HP was close to
reaching zero.

“You’re truly a lunatic. However, your equipment, I’ll gladly receive.”

Greed flashed across Five Rats’ eyes as he looked at Shi Feng’s dark black
equipment. This mysterious Swordsman had taken the initiative to attack
them, even managing to cull quite a lot of their numbers, so he had definitely
become a Red Player, a huge one at that. If he were to die, he might even
drop every single piece of equipment on his person. Moreover, both
Swordsmen and Berserkers wore plate armor. Also, very little equipment at
this stage of the game had class limitations. So, there was a possibility that
Five Rats would be able to use some of the equipment that dropped.

Ironsword Lion also heaved a sigh of relief. The mysterious Swordsman

before him was just too powerful. If not for so many players surrounding the
mysterious Swordsman, Ironsword Lion would have very quickly been killed.
However, for reasons unknown, Ironsword Lion had felt a sense of
familiarity when he crossed swords with the mysterious Swordsman. Yet, he
was unable to figure out why.

At this moment, Shi Feng’s doppelganger sent a faint smile at Five Rats.

Swap!

At the instant the doppelganger was about to disappear, Shi Feng’s original
body swapped positions with the doppelganger.

However, nobody managed to discover this fact.

The Abyssal Blade and Silver Lake in Shi Feng’s hands transformed into a
storm, sweeping across all the surviving melee players.

Sixteen sword images instantly stabbed towards the players who had lowered
their guards.
Five Rats looked at his own HP rapidly sliding downwards, dumbfounded.
His heart filled with both shock and confusion. Wasn’t the mysterious
Swordsman in front of him supposed to be dead?

So, why was the mysterious Swordsman still able to attack him?

Moreover, the mysterious Swordsman’s speed was so great that not even Five
Rats himself was able to react.

Two swords, sixteen sword images. Just what sort of speed was this?

However, the more shocking matter to Five Rats was the mysterious
Swordsman’s damage. Even Five Rats, whose damage and defense were the
highest amongst the players present, had received over -300 points of damage
from each sword image, with the highest damage reaching over -500 points.
Five Rats’ HP was only a measly 840 points, and even under a state of full
HP, he would still be instantly killed.

“You are Ye Feng?” Ironsword Lion glared at Ye Feng as he died, both his
eyes turning incomparably crimson. His eyes were full of both shock and
unwillingness. He truly did not think that he would actually be killed by Ye
Feng once again.

The reason he felt that the mysterious Swordsman was Ye Feng was that he
was extremely familiar with this move.

He had been killed by this move twice before, and it would be hard for him to
forget it even if he wanted to.

Originally, he could have become an influential figure in Red Leaf Town,

catching up to the influence of a third-rate Guild. In the end, however, he was
turned into a mess by Ye Feng. He had even lost his most precious pass to
Blackwing City.

After he placed a bounty on Ye Feng and his teammates, he in turn had a

bounty placed upon him by Ye Feng, becoming the laughingstock of the
entire White River City.

Originally, he thought that he would be able to give Ye Feng a crushing

defeat with a high bounty. In the end, however, a large majority of his Guild
members were crushed and ended up leaving the Guild. The original member
count of Martial Union in Red Leaf Town was quickly reduced from the
original hundred-plus members down to less than ten players. Martial Union
then became the laughingstock of the players in Red Leaf Town.

Now, they had prepared to surround Ye Feng, but the results had still turned
out as such.

Again and again, Ironsword Lion had tried to deal with Ye Feng. Yet, every
single time, he ended up with failure. Ironsword Lion even believed that Ye
Feng was the bane of his life. Otherwise, how could he explain his
continuous series of failures?

Now that Ye Feng had killed him for the third time, Ironsword Lion’s
confidence had been thoroughly shattered.

The first time, he used the excuse that he was ambushed by Ye Feng, being
killed in just two moves.

The second time, he used the excuse of not having a full understanding of Ye
Feng’s strength, being insta-killed in just one move.
Now, it was the third time. Ye Feng did not even use a skill this time, yet
Ironsword Lion was still instantly killed in just two attacks.

A deep fear had been instilled into Ironsword Lion. Every time he met with
Ye Feng, he could feel that the gap between himself and Ye Feng was
growing wider and wider. Up until this instance, he did not even possess the
qualifications to go against Ye Feng. It was just like how Absolute Heaven
had killed him many times over in the past. Although he frantically tried to
take revenge, in the end, he would still choose to compromise.

Be it Absolute Heaven or Ye Feng, both were existences that he could no

longer afford to provoke.

When the players from Martial Union heard Ironsword Lion’s dying words,
each and every one of them was greatly shocked.

Being able to kill five players within an instant, with branch leaders like
Ironsword Lion and Five Rats included amongst them… This strength was
simply too frightening...

“So he is Ye Feng?”

It was the first time Unstable Devastation personally met Ye Feng. Although
he tried identifying Ye Feng’s information, the results he obtained actually
displayed it as unknown, giving him a slight shock.

Aside from Ye Feng’s HP bar, there was nothing else Unstable Devastation
could see. However, the dark black equipment Ye Feng was wearing was
undoubtedly an Equipment Set. Also, due to the hooded cape Ye Feng was
wearing, Unstable Devastation was unable to get a clear image of his
appearance. Ye Feng held a sword of unidentifiable quality in one hand, and
a treasured sword that gave off a light blue glow in the other. The treasured
sword was at least Secret-Silver Ranked.

Judging from Ye Feng’s performance in the battle before, Ye Feng was much
stronger than what Ironsword Lion had stated...

If Ye Feng was already so powerful right now, he would definitely become

unstoppable in the future. If Unstable Devastation were to meet Ye Feng
before, he definitely would not have provoked Ye Feng, no matter what.
However, Ye Feng already had an unresolvable grudge with Martial Union,
so Unstable Devastation would not be courteous with him anymore. Before
Ye Feng grew to unreachable heights, he needed to thoroughly nip the bud.

While everyone else was observing Shi Feng’s information, Shi Feng himself
did not stay idle. He bent down, picking up all five pieces of equipment that
dropped on the ground and storing them in his bag. He would be able to sell
the equipment for a large sum of money.

Seeing Ye Feng take away five pieces of equipment that were above Level 5,
Unstable Devastation trembled in rage. This equipment all belonged to their
Martial Union, yet Ye Feng actually dared take it away right before his eyes!
Shi Feng simply did not place any importance on him!

“Originally, I was still worried that you were an extraordinarily calm person,
and that you would not show up no matter what. However, I never imagined
that you were just a simple fool. Since you have arrived, I’ll just deal with
you as well!” Unstable Devastation squinted his eyes, a chilling glow coming
from them. He stared fixedly at Shi Feng, laughing coldly as he said, “Aside
from Shield Warriors, Guardian Knights, and healers, everyone else, get rid
of him for me!”
Unstable Devastation did not know how Ye Feng was able to enter the Gale
Valley undetected. He was even able to discover them while they were in the
midst of battling against the Shadow Leopard King. However, Ye Feng was
simply courting death by hurrying to this place. Unstable Devastation aimed
his bow at Ye Feng, locking onto Ye Feng’s vital points. _Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh!_ Three arrows consecutively fired out of Unstable Devastation’s
bow.

Right now, the Shadow Leopard King’s berserk period was already over, and
its remaining HP did not reach even 30%. The two Elite Shadow Leopards
that the king summoned previously were also dead now, so it was only a
matter of time before the Shadow Leopard King itself would die. Unstable
Devastation was not afraid of Ye Feng’s disturbance at all.

At this moment, the other players all started sending attacks at Shi Feng.

Fireball, Frost Arrow, Dark Arrow, Charge, and many more attacking and
restricting skills...

Shi Feng smiled as he looked at everyone attacking him, not moving a single
step. He then used Silent Steps to quietly appear behind the healers of Martial
Union, very quickly dodging everyone’s attacks.

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Shi Feng’s Silent Steps allowed him to move behind a target within a 40-yard
distance. Although it was not as convenient as an Elementalist’s Blink and
had a longer Cooldown, its range was much farther than Blink. Moreover,
there were no activation gestures required for the skill. The skill could be
activated wordlessly, making it extremely hard to discover.

“No!”

“Run!”

Unstable Devastation abruptly shouted when he observed his surroundings,

suddenly discovering Shi Feng behind their healers.

Although the healers heard Unstable Devastation yelling, they still turned
their heads to look at him. They had no idea what Unstable Devastation was
trying to say. Why did they need to run?

“Too late.”

Naturally, Shi Feng would not give them any chances. To save time, he did
not even use a skill. Instead, he instantly created twelve sword images,
instant-killing the four defenseless healers.

“Ye Feng!” Unstable Devastation glared at Shi Feng, both his eyes emitting
flames of rage. He bellowed, “You’re courting death!”

Unstable Devastation was truly furious now. With all their healers dead, they
would definitely have to pay an extremely high price to deal with the Shadow
Leopard King. There was even a possibility of them team-wiping, and the
main culprit of this was Ye Feng.

In the blink of an eye, Unstable Devastation retrieved five pitch-black arrows

from his bag. He aimed and shot all of them at Shi Feng in succession.
Fatal Shot!

The five arrows almost instantly pierced Shi Feng’s vital points; they blocked
Shi Feng’s path.

“You guys enjoy yourselves! I’ll leave first!” After killing all of the healers,
Shi Feng revealed a faint smile at the arrows flying towards him. He dared
not stay any longer. If he fell under the restricting skills of other classes, he
would end tragically. It would be better for him to depart now and observe
the tigers battle each other. Hence, Shi Feng activated Windwalk, leaving
behind an afterimage as he disappeared towards the forest.

In the end, the five arrows only sliced through the afterimage Shi Feng left
behind.

Although the players from Martial Union tried to chase after Shi Feng, his
speed was just too fast for them. After he entered the forest, they could no
longer find any trace of him.

“Abominable…!” Watching Shi Feng escape, Unstable Devastation’s

expression turned indignant, his fists tightening.

“Boss Unstable, are we still giving chase?” an Assassin carefully asked.

Unstable Devastation shook his head, dismal, “No.”

With all their healers dead, if they were to simultaneously search for Shi
Feng while they battled the Shadow Leopard King, there would only be one
ending for them: a complete team-wipe. That would even allow Shi Feng to
reap the benefits.
Just the battle prowess Shi Feng displayed was enough to give Unstable
Devastation a headache. If he sent only a single party to chase Shi Feng, it
would be no different than serving them up on a silver platter. Without a full
team, they would have no way of dealing with Shi Feng. Moreover, if Shi
Feng used that extraordinary speed of his to engage in a getaway battle, a
single team would not be enough to deal with him. If they rushed into the
forest to chase after Shi Feng, he would simply pick them off, one by one,
while they would be completely helpless.

“Everyone, retreat! Don’t bother with the Shadow Leopard King anymore,
and prepare for an ambush by Ye Feng! Notify the other teams, and tell them
to gather here immediately. If he thinks he can take advantage of me, he
should think again!” Unstable Devastation said in a calm tone. He suppressed
his anger, calming his excited heart.

The Shadow Leopard King still had 20% of its HP remaining, and they would
need to throw away a lot of lives to kill it. Although it was unfortunate to
give up on the Shadow Leopard King, Unstable Devastation did not believe
that Shi Feng would not return to take advantage of the injured. Not only
could he get rid of them this way, but he could also obtain the loot from the
Shadow Leopard King.

Killing two birds with one stone, who wouldn’t go for such a good deal?

Thinking up to this point, Unstable Devastation decided to give up on the

Shadow Leopard King.

Instead of letting Shi Feng gain an advantage, he would rather give up. That
way, neither side would gain anything.

Right now, the Shadow Leopard King still had 20% of its HP remaining.
Even if Shi Feng wanted to kill it, it would be impossible. If he tried, they
might benefit from it. Not only would they get to kill Ye Feng, but Ye Feng
would also have reduced the Shadow Leopard King’s HP even further.

If Shi Feng did not intend to deal with the Shadow Leopard King, that, too,
would be fine.

As long as their other forces arrive, the Shadow Leopard King would still
belong to Martial Union. At that time, Shi Feng could only watch from the
side.

With Unstable Devastation’s command, the members of Martial Union could

only helplessly retreat, giving up a good chance to kill the Shadow Leopard
King.

However, before the players from Martial Union could properly retreat, the
Shadow Leopard King suddenly let out a fierce roar. It summoned forth two
Elite Shadow Leopards once more to chase after them.

As Martial Union’s players retreated and the Shadow Leopards pursued them,
they discovered a peculiar matter. The Shadow Leopard King did not seem to
intend to give up the chase whatsoever. It had killed many other players and
even decimated most of a Shield Warrior’s HP.

“Boss Unstable, the Shadow Leopard King is faster than us, and it is still
chasing after us. If this continues, it will wipe us out sooner or later. What do
we do now?” an Elementalist beside Unstable Devastation asked worriedly.

“I can see that! I don’t need you to remind me!” Unstable Devastation said in
a huff.

Unstable Devastation suffered a massive headache over the incessant pursuit

by the Shadow Leopard King. If he had known earlier, he would have chosen
to kill the Shadow Leopard King instead. He truly did not think that this
Shadow Leopard King would bear a grudge, refusing to give up. They could
not escape even if they wanted to now. Moreover, more members were dying
in the chase than in the fight.

“Notify the other teams to hurry. We’ll delay the Shadow Leopard King
while we move toward the meeting point, and look out for ambushes.”
Helpless about the situation, Unstable Devastation could only think of this
plan.

Meanwhile, hidden within the forest, Shi Feng witnessed this scene with
perfect clarity.

Although Unstable Devastation’s decision was an intelligent one, he could

not outdo Shi Feng.

Shi Feng had long since known that the Shadow Leopard King would
ceaselessly chase after Martial Union. Otherwise, he would not have chosen
to depart. He was merely awaiting the perfect chance to take action.

After God’s Domain evolved, the range of monsters’ activity had also greatly
increased. For Chieftain ranked monsters such as the Shadow Leopard King,
its range of activity might even encompass a large half of the entire Gale
Valley. Unless everyone from Martial Union left the Gale Valley, or they
entered the core area of the Gale Valley, the Shadow Leopard King would
not let them get away.

As time slowly passed, the number of players the Shadow Leopard King
killed grew higher and higher. However, it only had 10% HP remaining now.
Meanwhile, Martial Union’s previous 50-man team had only 16 players
remaining. One could not help but admit that the losses they suffered were
incomparably bitter.

“Are they still not here?”

Unstable Devastation paid attention to the surrounding movements as he

attacked the Shadow Leopard King, his heart filled with wariness for Shi
Feng’s ambush. Now that the Shadow Leopard King had less than 10% HP
remaining, it was definitely an opportune time for Shi Feng to launch an
ambush. Hence, Unstable Devastation’s expression turned exceptionally
grave.

“Boss Unstable, they said that they are only ten minutes away.”

“Ten minutes? Why don’t you tell them to go die instead?!”

Unstable Devastation cursed. This was a crucial moment. The Shadow

Leopard King in front of them was about to die, and Shi Feng would appear
at any given moment. If they waited for another ten minutes, the Shadow
Leopard King would already be dead.

He truly regretted not bringing more players with him. Now, Shi Feng, who
was hiding in a dark corner, possessed the advantage of initiative, while they
were completely helpless against him. It was truly depressing.

After a period, the Shadow Leopard King’s HP fell below 2%. However,
there were still no signs of Shi Feng’s assault, causing Unstable Devastation
to become incomparably excited.

“Everyone surround the Shadow Leopard King and focus all firepower on it!
It is about to die, so look out for Ye Feng!” Unstable Devastation said with a
loud laugh. If Shi Feng had appeared sometime earlier, there was an 80%
chance of them team-wiping. Now that the Shadow Leopard King was about
to die, however, even if Shi Feng dared to show himself, Unstable
Devastation was confident at holding him at bay, allowing his teammates to
kill the Shadow Leopard King.

Finally, the Shadow Leopard King’s HP fell below 200 points. As long as
Martial Union sent two more rounds of attacks at it, they would kill the
Shadow Leopard King.

“Hahaha! The Shadow Leopard King is mine!”

Unstable Devastation used Power Shot. He had long since accumulated his
Power[1] to the maximum amount, and a single arrow could deal over -100
damage to the Shadow Leopard King.

_Shu!_

The arrow whistled through the air, flying towards the Shadow Leopard
King’s weak point.

At this moment, Shi Feng suddenly appeared, without a sound, behind the
Shadow Leopard King. He sent a Chop slashing down on the monster,
causing -332 damage, killing the Shadow Leopard King. Meanwhile,
Unstable Devastation’s arrow merely shot the Shadow Leopard King’s
corpse.

In God’s Domain, if players of a different party or team dealt with the same
monster, the player who delivered the final strike would obtain 60% of the
monster’s EXP.
Due to the Shadow Leopard King being a Level 8 Chieftain, the EXP it gave
was extremely bountiful. Within an instant, Shi Feng’s experience bar greatly
rose. Meanwhile, the dozen or so players only shared the remaining 40%
EXP amongst themselves.

Immediately after the Shadow Leopard King died, it dropped a large pile of
items. There were over ten items, and it was one of the rarely seen mammoth
drops.

“Get rid of him!” Unstable Devastation bellowed, his eyes bulging.

Immediately, more than a dozen players surrounded Shi Feng, giving him no
chances to escape. Each and every one of them used their restricting skills on
Shi Feng.

Shi Feng paid no attention to them as he activated Defensive Blade. He then

frantically picked up the drops.

Streaks of magic struck Shi Feng’s body, one after another, but they were all
blocked by Defensive Blade.

In the blink of an eye, Shi Feng had picked up nine pieces of the loot. Among
them was even an item that gave off a dazzling black glow. A single look and
one could immediately tell that the item was nothing ordinary. It was
definitely priceless.

Seeing that the charges of the Defensive Blade were about to run out
completely, he immediately swapped places with his doppelganger located
deep within the forest. He instantly escaped from Martial Union’s
encirclement, while his doppelganger received attacks from all directions.
Until the moment the doppelganger died, it managed to kill another five
members of Martial Union, including a Level 9 Elementalist branch leader.
When Unstable Devastation discovered that the Shi Feng they killed was only
a doppelganger, he truly exploded.

“Ye Feng, just you wait!”

Unstable Devastation’s bellow resounded throughout the forest.

He had spent so much effort and had lost so much. Yet, in the end, all he did
was pave the way for Shi Feng. Even if Unstable Devastation wanted to calm
down, he could not. He swore that he would definitely kill Shi Feng back to
Level 0.

Meanwhile, in a tree a short distance away, both Fire Dance and Water
Buffalo had witnessed the entire scene from start to end. After they witnessed
a team, composed of fifty elite players, fall into such a state, they were both
utterly dumbfounded.

Only now did Fire Dance and Water Buffalo know that there was actually
such a battle style in God’s Domain!

***

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While Fire Dance and Water Buffalo were both inwardly shocked, a deep
voice came from behind them.

“Why haven’t you guys left yet?”

The voice startled them both. They hurriedly jumped, spinning around to
dodge while unsheathing their weapons; they stared at the figure that had
appeared behind them.

“Big Brother Ye Feng.”

Fire Dance let out a sigh of relief after identifying the newcomer. She pulled
back her dagger and returned it to its sheath at her waist.

The men from Martial Union were all over Gale Valley. If a battle were to
occur, they would immediately call to their companions, and there would be
no end to the enemies that Fire Dance needed to kill.

“We came to help. Martial Union has killed so many of our companions; we
must take revenge,” Fire Dance’s eyes turned cold as she spoke about Martial
Union.

“I wish to form a large team to enter large-scale Dungeons in the future. I

wonder if you all would be interested in joining?”

Shi Feng felt that Fire Dance had great talent. Moreover, Fire Dance and the
others were all independent players that did not belong to any Guilds. If he
could rope them in and form his own team, it would be a great benefit to his
Zero Wing Workshop.

“This…” Fire Dance was slightly hesitant after hearing Shi Feng’s proposal.
Water Buffalo also turned taciturn.

“Do you guys already have your own large team?” Shi Feng inwardly
lamented.

After entering White River City, there would be many large-scaled

Dungeons. They were the main source of equipment, materials, and many
other resources. If an independent player wished to obtain good equipment,
they needed to raid these large-scale Dungeons. Moreover, if a Guild wished
to level up, conquering large-scale Dungeons was a must. Hence, if one
wanted to develop at all in God’s Domain, conquering large-scale Dungeons
was one of the necessary conditions.

However, it was extremely difficult for independent players to form a large

team capable of raiding a large-scale Dungeon. The most common large-
scaled Dungeons were all 50-man Dungeons, while there were even some
100-man Dungeons available. Gathering so many players was a near-
impossible task. Not to mention whether the entire team possessed sufficient
strength, just the degree of trust and the distribution of equipment would be a
huge hurdle. In this, however, the elite teams of Guilds and large-scale
Workshops had it much easier.

“No, we don’t have our own large team. Our team currently only consists of
players who prioritizes amusement and don’t really care much about other
matters. Could you give me some time?” Fire Dance explained.

In reality, she, too, wished to develop in God’s Domain properly. In spite of

that, the majority of the players in her current team were not too keen on
raiding Dungeons. They only wished to play casually. If they joined a large
team, they would definitely experience certain constraints and would not be
willing to join.
“Alright. In any case, there is still time. Let’s add each other as friends then.
When you’ve made your decision, you can contact me at any time.” Shi Feng
knew that such matters could not be decided upon immediately. If one wished
to obtain something, they would have to lose something in return. Shi Feng
did not wish for just any random person to join him.

“That’s good. I’ll contact you after discussing it with them,” Fire Dance
nodded. She also felt that it was about time to make a decision.

Soon after Shi Feng added Fire Dance as his friend, he ran towards the deeper
regions of the Gale Valley in search of Blackie and Lonely Snow.

On his way there, in order to avoid Martial Union’s patrols, Shi Feng hid in
the treetops and waited for the players of Martial Union to move past.

Since he had nothing better to do, Shi Feng took out the loot from the
Shadow Leopard King. He wanted to see just what valuables the monster
dropped.

_Isn’t my luck just too good?_ _The profits from a Chieftain monster are
impressive._ Shi Feng was slightly shocked after looking at the drops.

Among the nine items, there were two Secret-Silver Weapons, three pieces of
Mysterious-Iron Equipment, two rare materials needed to make Secret-Silver
Equipment, one Bronze-ranked cooking knife, and one Secret-Silver
Accessory.

The two Secret-Silver Weapons were a Level 8 staff and a Level 8 two-
handed axe. The Mysterious-Iron Equipment was also Level 8. Moreover, the
usefulness of the Bronze-ranked cooking knife was also not small. It could
increase the speed and success rate of one’s cooking.
However, the most valuable item among all these items was the Secret-Silver
Accessory, the Shadow’s Blessing. It was one of the most precious items that
the Shadow Leopard King could drop.

[Shadow’s Blessing] (Secret-Silver Rank, Necklace)

Level 8

All Attributes +5

Luck +3

In God’s Domain, Accessories were extremely rare. Even when players

reached Level 20 or above, they would, at most, possess one or two Bronze
Accessories. Moreover, these accessories would all be below Level 10.

Meanwhile, the accessory in Shi Feng’s hands was Secret-Silver rank, and it
was much more precious than a Fine-Gold Weapon of the same Level.

The Luck Attribute was extremely rare in God’s Domain, and it was capable
of increasing the drop-rate of items when killing monsters. There was once a
player who calculated that, with 1 point in Luck, the drop-rate would nearly
double. However, the higher a person’s Luck was, the less effective every
additional point would be. At 3 points in Luck, a player’s drop-rate would
only triple.

Besides that, the Luck Attribute also held a great effect for Lifestyle classes,
so its value would never depreciate.

If Shi Feng estimated correctly, the Shadow’s Blessing would only be worth
2 to 3 Gold Coins to the average player. However, to Shi Feng, this item’s
value was around 10 Gold Coins.
Immediately, Shi Feng equipped the Shadow’s Blessing. That way, when he
killed high-level monsters in the future, the amount and quality of the
equipment he would obtain would increase.

After some time, the team from Martial Union finally left. Shi Feng then
continued his journey into the depths of the Gale Valley.

“Blackie, where are you guys right now?” Shi Feng sent a voice call, asking.

“We seem to be beside a swamp. I don’t know where this place is, but the
monsters here have very high levels. I’ll send you the coordinates.” Blackie
sighed in relief after learning that nothing had happened to Shi Feng. He then
sent his coordinates.

“Don’t go any deeper, and stay where you are. I’ll be there soon.” Shi Feng
immediately knew Blackie’s whereabouts after glancing at the coordinates.

He truly did not think that Blackie could actually survive in the Silent
Swamp.

There were two entrances to the Gale Valley. One was where Shi Feng
entered, and the other was at the Silent Swamp, which led to the high-level
monster areas.

The Silent Swamp was a Level 15 to Level 20 monster area. To the players at
the current stage of the game, it was a forbidden area.

Half an hour later, Shi Feng managed to locate Blackie and Lonely Snow.

The two of them sat beneath a tree, silently observing their surroundings.
They had previously met a Level 15 Swamp Crocodile, frightening them into
a run. The Swamp Crocodile had nearly turned them into its chow, but
fortunately, they had Speed Scrolls and Isolation Scrolls, allowing them to
escape. After this meeting, they no longer dared roam.

“As expected of Brother Feng! You avoided Martial Union’s search and
arrived here safely!” Blackie immediately felt that there was hope for them
when he saw Shi Feng walking over, “Let’s leave this place immediately.
This place is simply too dangerous.”

Lonely Snow nodded in agreement. They were only Level 8, and the gap
between them and the Level 15 Swamp Crocodiles was just too massive. It
was extremely dangerous for them to stay here.

“No; let’s stay here to level up.” Shi Feng shook his head, saying, “I’ve
previously killed quite a lot of Martial Union’s members, so they should be
frantically looking for me right about now. It would be too difficult to get you
guys out of here without discovery.”

Hearing Shi Feng, Blackie and Lonely Snow finally discovered the bright red
marker displayed above Shi Feng’s head. This mark was deeply crimson, and
it was a wonder just how many players Shi Feng had killed in order to turn it
into such a state.

However, it was only right when one thought about it.

Martial Union’s men currently filled the Gale Valley, and it would be
impossible for Shi Feng to arrive without being seen. Shi Feng would have
encountered some players from Martial Union on his way. _With Brother
Feng’s skills, he would have no problems facing three to four players at a
time. He has definitely killed a lot of players on his way here._
Thinking up to this point, Blackie and Lonely Snow were extremely moved.
Although Shi Feng spoke in a casual manner, they knew that his journey
must have been filled with extreme dangers.

“Alright, I’ll party you two up. You guys should change into this equipment
first,” saying so, Shi Feng passed the staff and two-handed axe, dropped by
the Shadow Leopard King, over to Blackie and Lonely Snow.

When the two of them received the weapons, they were shocked. Level 8
Secret-Silver Weapons were the most top-tier weapons currently available.
Though they did not understand just how Shi Feng managed to obtain them,
they did not attempt to look into it too deeply. They knew that some
questions were not meant to be asked, and such a situation would be
beneficial to both parties.

After partying up, Blackie was immediately startled when he looked at Shi
Feng’s level. He asked, voice trembling, “Brother Feng, you… you’re Level
10 already?”

They reached Level 8 after continuously grinding monsters and leveling up in

Gale Valley. Even if their levels were not the highest amongst all the players
throughout God’s Domain, they were still considered close to the top.
However, after not meeting for only a few days, Shi Feng had left them
behind by two levels. Such a leveling speed was simply frightening.

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In regards to Blackie’s and Lonely Snow’s shock, Shi Feng merely nodded in
reply.

“Brother Feng, your leveling speed is just too fast!”

“The highest leveled player I’ve previously met was only Level 9. Right now,
there might not be another who has reached Level 10 in the entire White
River City. Moreover, since there has not been any information on the
official website stating that a player has reached Level 10 and entered a City,
this means that there are no players who have reached Level 10 at all. Brother
Feng, now that you’ve Level 10, you are definitely the top player in all of
Star-Moon Kingdom!”

Blackie was incomparably excited. Only high-leveled players would know

how hard it was to go from Level 8 to Level 9, not to mention rising from
Level 9 to Level 10. The difference in EXP required was at least several
times higher. Right now, Shi Feng was far ahead of everyone else.

If the players from Martial Union found out about this, their intestines would
turn green with regret.

Every gamer knew that once you got ahead, you stayed ahead. The small gap
during the initial period of the game would only grow wider later on. As long
as Shi Feng slowly expanded his advantages, little by little, he would sooner
or later cause the players from Martial Union to tremble in fear.
Meanwhile, Lonely Snow, who stood by a side, was dumbstruck, not
knowing what he should say.

Previously, he had been worried that it would not bode well for them to
continue entangling themselves with Martial Union. However, after he saw
that Shi Feng had already reached Level 10 and possessed a pile of Secret-
Silver Equipment, confidence filled his heart. If this continued, he could,
sooner or later, step on Martial Union, becoming a future tyrant of White
River City.

“Alright, quickly swap out your equipment. We’ll look for a place to level
up,” Shi Feng looked at the excited expressions on Blackie and Lonely Snow
and smiled helplessly.

Due to constant tasks earlier, he was never able to lead his own party
personally. Now, he still had quite some time before he had to go to
Blackwing City to conduct the trade with Aqua Rose, and in the meantime,
he could carry Blackie and the others.

In the future, he would have to form a Guild. However, a framework was

required to establish a Guild. Otherwise, the Guild would simply fall apart.
The members of his current party would become the framework of his future
Guild; so, Shi Feng decided to upgrade the overall strength of his party from
now on. If the members of his party could reach Level 10 a step earlier and
enter White River City, it would be a tremendous help to him in the future.
Blackie and Lonely Snow looked at each other, smiles on their faces as they
changed into their new equipment.

Previously, the two of them wore Level 5 to Level 6 Bronze Equipment,

mixed in with a few pieces of Mysterious-Iron Equipment. Now, however,
the majority of their equipment consisted of Level 8 Mysterious-Iron
Equipment, matched with a few pieces of Level 8 Secret-Silver Equipment.
Their strengths greatly increased with this. If they met Martial Union now,
they would not end up in such a sorry state.

“Brother Feng, if we are going to level up here, what will happen to Cola and
the others? They say that they’re under constant surveillance and going out
into the fields to level up is extremely dangerous,” Blackie worriedly asked.

“Relax; I’ve already told them to do something more meaningful in Town.

We’ll call them over after Martial Union leaves the Gale Valley. At that time,
you two might even have a fright when you meet them,” Shi Feng said with a
smile.

Seeing Shi Feng’s mysterious smile, curiosity swarmed both Blackie and
Lonely Snow about the task Shi Feng had given Cola and the others. Just
what sort of quest could it be to shock them?

“Alright; let’s level up then.”

Shi Feng wordlessly smiled at the two’s puzzled expressions. In actuality,
having Martial Union focus on Cola and the others was not a bad thing at all.
Before, while they had been busy leveling up, Shi Feng stopped them from
completing the quest. Now that they couldn’t out and level up, they could
give the quest a try. If Cola and the others could truly complete it…

He would be able to carry out his plan with much less effort and more
confidence.

Although the Silent Swamp was a Level 15 to Level 20 monster area, the
outer edge of the swamp was only a Level 15 monster area, while the inner
regions were Level 16 to Level 18 monster areas. Level 20 monsters would
only appear in the core region of the swamp.

With the Abyssal Blade, Shi Feng could reduce the level suppression by 5
Levels, making the outer region a perfect fit.

“Let’s go there and take a look.”

Looking at the system’s map, Shi Feng pointed to the bubbling black pool of
water in the distance.

Although Blackie and Lonely Snow did not voice out about it, they were
overcome with worry. After all, Level 15 monsters owned this place. Even if
they received an upgrade to their equipment and could challenge Level 10
Common monsters without much of a problem, Level 15 monsters would still
annihilate them.

Just as Shi Feng and the others set foot beside the black-colored pool, a mass
of bubbles broke out across the surface. A pair of black, shiny eyes surfaced
from the pool, staring at Shi Feng’s party from a distance.

“Brother Feng, I don’t think this place is safe. Look; a large pair of eyes are
watching us from over there,” Blackie looked at the fist-sized eyeballs,
anxiety gripping his heart. He definitely did not think that the monster hidden
in the water was Common.

While Blackie spoke, the monster in the pool surfaced, it’s gigantic figure
slowly revealing itself to the party.

[Steel-skinned Hippo] (Elite Rank)

Level 15

HP 6,000/6,000
“Brother Feng, let’s leave! That’s a Level 15 Elite! If it chases us, we’ll
suffer the consequences!” Blackie panicked as he watched the Steel-skinned
Hippo closing in on them.

Naturally, Shi Feng knew that Blackie and Lonely Snow could not contend
with a Level 15 monster, not to mention an Elite. However, Shi Feng had his
own strategies for dealing with monsters with special weaknesses, and the
Steel-skinned Hippo belonged to this category.

After the evolution of God’s Domain, everything in the game became more
realistic. The weaknesses of these Hippo-type monsters also increased as a
result. As long as players could find a way to deal with said weaknesses,
these monsters would be very easy to deal with.

Shortly after the Steel-skinned Hippo revealed itself, another group of

Swamp Hippos surfaced in the black-colored pool. There were over twenty of
these Swamp Hippos.

[Swamp Hippo] (Common Rank)

Level 15

HP 2,000/2,000
Watching these hippos leave the pool so overbearingly, rushing towards
them, Shi Feng took out an Isolation Scroll from his bag. He then softly said,
“You guys use an Isolation Scroll as well.”

Hearing Shi Feng’s order, Blackie and Lonely Snow immediately took out
their own Isolation Scrolls.

The Isolation Scroll was only effective against monsters up to Level 15.
When used, the scroll greatly reduced the user’s presence, turning them half-
transparent for half an hour.

After the two of them used the Isolation Scrolls, they discovered that the
hippos had suddenly stopped their movements, looking around in confusion.
It was as if they had become invisible to these hippos.

“Hippos have very bad vision, and they cannot see clearly beyond a certain
distance. After using the Isolation Scrolls, our bodies are close to transparent,
so they cannot see us,” Shi Feng explained. “Blackie, use your Dark Arrows
to attack the Steel-skinned Hippo but pay attention to maintain a distance of
at least 25 yards. It won’t see you that way.”

Blackie came to a realization after listening to Shi Feng’s explanation. He

immediately tried Shi Feng’s instructions.
A Dark Arrow flew from Blackie, striking the Steel-skinned Hippo that was
dozing off. Damage of -24 points appeared above the Elite Hippo. Although
the damage was minuscule, it was enough to send the Steel-skinned Hippo
into a flying rage. The Elite immediately spun towards the source of the Dark
Arrow. However, it failed to discover even a single person in that direction. It
took several steps forward but still failed to discover anybody. Just when it
was about to return to the pool of water, another Dark Arrow struck its body.

The Steel-skinned Hippo was truly enraged now. Letting out an intense snort,
it abruptly charged towards the direction the Dark Arrow originated from.
However, after rushing forward over ten yards, it still could not find the
enemy who attacked it. The Steel-skinned Hippo started to turn in circles in
confusion.

Blackie watched the stupid-looking Steel-skinned Hippo in the distance,

inwardly laughing at it. He continuously sent Dark Arrows at his target, and
with each consecutive arrow, he slowly lured it away from the group of
Swamp Hippos.

At this moment, only Level 15 Swamp Hippos occupied the pool.

Shi Feng silently closed in on them.

After closing a distance of 20 yards, the Swamp Hippos finally discovered

Shi Feng. Immediately, they all parted from the pool. More than twenty
Swamp Hippos thundered after Shi Feng in a grandiose manner. Such a group
could easily flatten a Level 15 party.
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The Swamp Hippos were each the size of a small car. When over twenty of
them charged forward, it was like being run over by twenty cars going full-
speed. The earth trembled under the combined weight of the Swamp Hippos.
Their imposing aura surged forth, instilling shock and awe into all observers.

In the distance, Lonely Snow, who observed this scene, wore a nervous
expression. He tightly gripped the Secret-Silver ranked greataxe in his hands.

He wondered just what their party leader, Shi Feng, intended to do.

This was a group of over twenty Level 15 Swamp Hippos. Not only did these
monsters possess thick hides and sturdy muscles, but they also possessed
2,000 HP each. Just judging by how the earth trembled with each step, one
could easily tell just how powerful these Swamp Hippos were. If that kind of
body plowed into Shi Feng, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, Shi Feng remained extraordinarily calm as he silently awaited the

arrival of the Swamp Hippos.

15 yards...

10 yards…

5 yards…
Just as the Swamp Hippos were right before him, Shi Feng finally took
action. As Shi Feng raised the pitch-black Abyssal Blade, it released a
chilling glow. Green arcs of electricity abruptly appeared on the blade,
producing crackling sounds. Shi Feng then slashed down, the Abyssal Blade
pointing at the incoming Swamp Hippos.

Thundering Flash!

Three electric arcs chained towards the Swamp Hippos, one after another.
When the Swamp Hippos leading the charge noticed these arcs of electricity
moving towards them, their bodies instinctively trembled. Though they tried
to halt their feet to dodge these electric arcs, the Swamp Hippos at the back
crashed into them. As a result, none of them managed to dodge the incoming
attack.

In the end, they received all three hits.

After the electric arcs flashed by, the squealing of pigs at slaughter filled the
surrounding space. The smell of something burning also filled the air.

A series of damages appeared above the twenty-plus Swamp Hippos, creating

a dazzling sight. Every Swamp Hippo received frightening damages of -356,
-481, and -648. Some even received critical hits, suffering damages of over -
1,000 points, their HPs immediately falling to zero.

The remaining dozen or so Swamp Hippos were burnt black. Their HP bars
also dropped to dangerous levels, turning a bloody-red color. Moreover, a
Debuff icon appeared beside their HP bars: Damage Amplification. All
damage received increased by 20% for 20 seconds.
Immediately, fear surfaced on the faces of all the surviving Swamp Hippos.
They all wished to scatter and escape.

Shi Feng gave them no chance whatsoever. With a sudden leap, Shi Feng
jumped into the airspace above these Swamp Hippos. He raised the Silver
Lake, the sword giving off a faint-blue glow as it carried with it the power of
thunder and fire. Shi Feng loosed a Thunder Flame Explosion in the midst of
the Swamp Hippos, thunder and fire exploding outwards, devouring every
single Swamp Hippo.

With the Damage Amplification effect, this attack of Shi Feng’s caused over
-900 damage on the Swamp Hippo, instantly killing every single one of them.

The gigantic figures of the twenty-plus Swamp Hippos fell to the ground with
a loud boom, shaking and trembling the earth. The scene was similar over
twenty small cars descending from the air, heavily smashing into the ground.
When the bodies of the Swamp Hippos collided with the ground, the resulting
impact generated gusts of wind that spread to the surroundings, causing the
leaves and branches of the nearby trees to snap and float in mid-air.

Lonely Snow, watching this scene from a distance, was completely

dumbfounded.

Be it the visual or physical sensation, both impacted him greatly.

Shi Feng caused over -1,000 damage to the Level 15 Swamp Hippos, ending
their lives in just two moves. Just how high of an Attack Power was required
to achieve such a feat?

If Shi Feng fought against average players, wouldn’t he kill one with every
strike?
Lonely Snow even started to suspect that he and Shi Feng were not playing
the same God’s Domain. The difference in strength between them was no
longer just several stages. It was practically the difference between the sky
and the earth.

“Lonely, you pick up the loot. I’ll go help Blackie,” Shi Fen instructed before
turning to chase after the Steel-skinned Hippo.

Lonely Snow nodded in reply, though an absent-minded expression remained

on his face. He thought that he had hallucinated before, but after giving his
eyes a rub, the pile of Swamp Hippo corpses still remained. Plenty of items
and Coins blanketed the ground surrounding them.

He now knew that this was not a dream, but reality.

When Lonely Snow looked at the system notifications and his experience bar,
he was once more given a shock.

System: Level 15 Swamp Hippo killed. Level difference of 7. EXP obtained

increased by 700%. Obtained 1,650 EXP.

System: Level 15 Swamp Hippo killed. Level difference of 7. EXP obtained

increased by 700%. Obtained 1,650 EXP.

System: Level 15 Swamp Hippo killed. Level difference of 7. EXP obtained

increased by 700%. Obtained 1,650 EXP.

……

After a series of notifications displayed, Lonely Snow’s experience bar

greatly increased, reaching 69% of Level 8. The amount of EXP he obtained
was truly frightening.
Previously, even when faced with Level 8 monsters, they needed to kill each
one while being extremely cautious and prudent. Moreover, every kill only
yielded each member of the party several tens of EXP. After spending over
an hour repeating the same process, they would see their experience bars
increase by a sizable portion. On the other hand, Shi Feng casually killed off
a large group of Level 15 Swamp Hippos with only a few moves. Even after
splitting the EXP obtained amongst the three of them, Lonely Snow’s
experience bar still increased by a sizable chunk.

Only now did Lonely Snow understand how Shi Feng managed to level up so
quickly.

In this regard, Lonely Snow became even more respectful towards Shi Feng.
There was even a hint of fanaticism in his eyes. If he followed someone as
strong as Shi Feng, his future would be limitless. Even if he could not
become Shi Feng’s equal, as long as he continued struggling forward, he
could still become a true expert one day.

On the other side, Blackie was still toying around with the Steel-skinned
Hippo, continuously decreasing the Elite Hippo’s HP.

However, not only did the Steel-skinned Hippo had a very high recovery rate,
but it’s HP was also very high; it would recover a lot of HP every 5 seconds.
Moreover, Blackie’s attacks could only inflict a tiny amount of damage. If he
wanted to grind away the Steel-skinned Hippo’s life completely, he would
need at least twenty minutes.

And yet, instead of tiring, Blackie grew even more excited. Dark Arrows flew
from his hand, one after another, each arrow bringing Blackie even more joy.
The reason Blackie reacted this way was that challenging monsters of a
higher level in God’s Domain was extremely difficult. Meanwhile, he was
currently bypassing seven levels to challenge a Level 15 Elite monster. If he
spoke of this feat in the future, he would enjoy supreme glory. It was this
sense of achievement that became the largest motivation for Blackie.

“Blackie, use Evil Whip,” Shi Feng said in the party chat after hurrying over.

“Okay,” seeing Shi Feng arrive, Blackie knew that it was time to deal with
the Steel-skinned Hippo.

As Blackie’s chanting came to an end, nine black-barbed vines sprung up and

bound the Steel-skinned Hippo’s four limbs, restricting its speed. However,
the Steel-skinned Hippo’s strength was just too high. In the blink of an eye,
one of the vines snapped, while the remaining eight were only a small matter.

At this moment, Shi Feng used Wind Blade, rapidly arriving behind the
Steel-skinned Hippo. Instantly, three sword strikes landed on the Steel-
skinned Hippo’s body, the collision producing glittering sparks.

Seeing that the attacks from his swords had only dealt -22 damage each to the
Steel-skinned Hippo, Shi Feng was slightly speechless.

It was as expected of the Steel-skinned Hippo. Its physical defense was truly
frightening. It also possessed its innate steel skin, reducing all physical
damage it received by 70%. If even Shi Feng could only cause slightly over
20 damage to the Steel-skinned Hippo, a normal physical damage dealer
would most likely cause 2 or 3 damage. This rate of damage certainly could
not contend with the Steel-skinned Hippo’s regeneration speed.

Shi Feng’s attacks had yet to end. He immediately followed up with a

Thundering Flash, the three electric arcs causing -125, -160, and -211
damage. The Steel-skinned Hippo was instantly enraged. It spun around,
charging at Shi Feng.

However, with the thorny vines restricting it, the Steel-skinned Hippo’s
turning speed was slowed. This situation gave Shi Feng the chance to evade
its charge easily. Shi Feng continued with a series of attacks on the Steel-
skinned Hippo, using one skill after another. However, the damages his
attacks managed to cause were generally very low.

“Ao!” Enraged, the Steel-skinned Hippo abruptly jumped. It intended to use

War Stomp.

War Stomp was Hippo’s killing move. When used, the skill would cause all
enemies within a 15-yard radius to enter a Fainted state for 5 seconds.

Reacting quickly, Shi Feng immediately cast Abyssal Bind on the Steel-
skinned Hippo. The hippo’s movements immediately halted, and its War
Stomp canceled.

Originally, Shi Feng did not think that there would be any issues. However, a
chilling sensation pervaded his entire body, preventing him from moving a
muscle. All of his skills were unusable.

_This is the Tier 1 magic, Death’s Lock!_ Shi Feng was astonished. With his
many years of experience, he immediately knewwhat sort of attack struck
him. This was definitely not a move of the Steel-skinned Hippo!

“Not bad. This is something that I specifically prepared just for you. You can
be at ease and be on your way,” a black figure suddenly appeared behind Shi
Feng. This figure was precisely the Absolute Heaven, the expert Assassin Shi
Feng had met before.
In the same moment Absolute Heaven revealed himself, the silver dagger in
his hand sunk into Shi Feng’s back. Absolute Heaven’s Ambush instantly
caused -357 damage.

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A single Ambush instantly devoured one-quarter of Shi Feng’s HP.

Blackie, who stood at a distance, was dumbfounded by this scene. He did not
understand why an Assassin suddenly appeared here and attacked Shi Feng.
Although he wished to help Shi Feng, time was needed to cast his spells.
Moreover, all his restricting skills were already in use on the Steel-skinned
Hippo. He could only helplessly watch as the scene unfolded.

The only thing Blackie could do now was to chant and attack with his Dark
Arrows.

_Such high damage!_ Watching his HP abruptly decrease by a large portion,

Shi Feng was inwardly shocked.

Previously, when Shi Feng faced the Level 9 Berserker, Five Rats, the
maximum damage Shi Feng received was only slightly over -100 damage.
Yet, one of Absolute Heaven’s Ambushes caused over -300 damage.
Compared to Five Rats, Absolute Heaven’s Attack Power was much stronger.
Assassins had very fast Attack Speeds, so generally, their attack damage
could not compete with that of a Berserker’s. However, they could
complement their low attack damage with the number of attacks they could
dish out. To say nothing of Absolute Heaven’s attack damage, which far
exceeded that of the Berserker Five Rats’, if an Assassin could deal the same
amount of damage as a Berserker with each attack, their total output would
be at least double or triple that of a Berserker’s. In the case of Absolute
Heaven, his total output would be three to four times that of Five Rats’.

Although Shi Feng was shocked, Absolute Heaven was similarly shocked.

When he had used his Ambush on an MT who possessed a complete Bronze

Set Equipment and was the same level, the attack stole at least two-thirds of
the MT’s HP. Now, however, he only managed to remove one-quarter of Shi
Feng’s HP.

Compared to those well-equipped MTs, Shi Feng’s Defense and HP far

exceeded them.

“Die!” Absolute Heaven’s hands twisted, a streak of silver swiping across Shi
Feng’s neck. Simultaneously, his other dagger stabbed into Shi Feng’s back
once more.

Garrote!

Backstab!

Although Absolute Heaven was shocked, an Assassin’s explosive power did

not lie in just the first strike, but a burst of continuous skills.

From the moment Shi Feng appeared in the Gale Valley to the moment Shi
Feng began kill-stealing the Shadow Leopard King, he had constantly trailed
after Shi Feng. He had silently waited for the best moment to attack Shi Feng.
He knew that Shi Feng was extremely powerful, so he needed to wait for the
moment when Shi Feng was the most vulnerable. Only when Shi Feng did
not possess any Skills, would he have a chance at getting rid of him.
However, he never found the perfect time to strike.

However, his patience had finally paid off. While battling the Steel-skinned
Hippo, Shi Feng finally revealed a weak point. However, in order to guard
against the unexpected, he unhesitatingly decided to use the Death’s Lock
Scroll he had bought at an extremely high price. He bought this scroll
precisely for this sort of situation.

[Death’s Lock]

Disables all skills of the target, temporarily preventing the target from using
any skills. Target’s movement will also be disabled. Duration of 6 seconds

Although Shi Feng had high Defense and HP, a 6-second burst was enough to
kill Shi Feng.

In such close quarters, Shi Feng could clearly feel the two incoming daggers.
If he received the burst of Absolute Heaven’s attacks, he would definitely
die.

At the moment of life and death, Shi Feng activated Phantom Kill,
immediately swapping positions with his doppelganger.

The Death’s Lock could only seal the skills a player had learned. However, it
would not affect the skills attached to equipment.
Just after swapping positions, Absolute Heaven’s two daggers immediately
sliced into the doppelganger’s body. Bleeding damage of -212 points and a
skill damage of -257 points appeared above the doppelganger’s head.

Absolute Heaven continued with a flurry of attacks. The two daggers in his
hands assaulted the doppelganger, and ten streaks of silver light stabbed the
doppelganger’s vital points.

The series of normal attacks coupled with an Assassinate and the poison
damage on his daggers instantly decimated the doppelganger’s HP.

“A doppelganger?”

Originally, Absolute Heaven drowned in ecstasy at the thought of having

killed Shi Feng. However, he did not expect that, after all of his effort, what
he had killed was only a doppelganger. Absolute Heaven’s expression turned
grim. He squinted his eyes as he observed his surroundings. Very quickly, he
discovered Shi Feng a distance away, behind him. He immediately spun,
charging towards Shi Feng.

The Death’s Lock had a duration of 6 seconds. Right now, there were 4
seconds remaining, so how could he so easily allow Shi Feng to break free
from the Death’s Lock that he had spent a fortune on?

Just as Absolute Heaven arrived before Shi Feng, a Dark Arrow came flying
at him.

“Garbage, I don’t have time to deal with you right now.” Absolute Heaven
ignored Blackie’s Dark Arrow, his dagger aimed straight for Shi Feng.
Regarding Shi Feng’s teammates, Absolute Heaven did not place any
importance on them at all. As long as he dealt with Shi Feng, killing Blackie
would be a simple task.

_Boom!_ The Dark Arrow exploded on Absolute Heaven’s body.

Damage of -221 points appeared above Absolute Heaven’s head, removing

one-quarter of his HP.

_Why is this garbage’s damage so high?!_ Absolute Heaven’s brows slightly

wrinkled, inwardly shock ed.

Absolute Heaven had not the slightest knowledge that the staff in Blackie’s
hands was actually a Level 8 Secret-Silver ranked staff. Moreover, Blackie
wore a few pieces of Level 7 and Level 8 Mysterious Iron Equipment. He
also used the Mysterious-Iron Accessory, the Interpreter’s Pendant, that Shi
Feng had given him. Blackie’s magical damage had long since reached the
apex. If it were not for Absolute Heaven’s equipment being of excellent
quality, he might have lost more than half of his HP from just one of
Blackie’s Dark Arrows.

However, Blackie’s high magical damage could not stop Absolute Heaven.
Absolute Heaven still accurately slid his daggers into Shi Feng’s vital points.

The moment Absolute Heaven’s dagger was about to stab Shi Feng, Shi Feng
used Silent Steps, instantly appearing behind Blackie.

“Crap!” Seeing Shi Feng vanish before him, rage and dismay filled the
Assassin.

Shi Feng was clearly unable to use any of his learned skills, yet, he still
possessed so many skills to avoid the ambush.
There were over 25 yards between Absolute Heaven and Blackie. If Absolute
Heaven ran towards Blackie, he would waste a lot of time. The seal on Shi
Feng would definitely dissipate, and it would become incomparably harder
for him to kill Shi Feng.

“Brother Feng, you’re too awesome! You still managed to escape under such
conditions!” Blackie said with a smile.

Watching the previous exchange, shock overwhelmed Blackie. The

Assassin’s speed was impressive. If Shi Feng had reacted a bit slower, he
would definitely have lost his life. Blackie couldn’t help but break out in cold
sweat as he had watched the scene unfold. However, now that the distance
between them was sizable, that Assassin would be at his wit’s end.

“Stop fooling around and be more careful. That Assassin is not someone
simple,” Shi Feng warned as Blackie still seemed to be in a joking mood.

“Got it; leave it to me! The Cooldown on my skills have already finished,”
Blackie confidently said.

However, just as Blackie turned to look at Absolute Heaven, he discovered

that Absolute Heaven was missing. He could only see an enraged Steel-
skinned Hippo, bellowing as it searched for its enemy.

“Brother Feng, that person’s gone missing. Did he just choose to run away
since he failed his ambush?” Blackie said with a laugh.

Just as Blackie turned to look at Shi Feng, his expression immediately turned
grim.

The Assassin from before stood right behind Shi Feng.

“Causing me so much trouble, you guys should be proud of yourselves,”
Absolute Heaven sneered, his hand holding some Flash Powder. He tossed
the powder at Blackie.

Blackie instantly shrieked as both his eyes lost their vision, causing Blackie
to lose his battle prowess.

After restricting Blackie, Absolute Heaven’s dagger immediately stabbed Shi

Feng.

Shi Feng did not think that Absolute Heaven could actually learn a high-tier
skill like Shadow Steps.

Assassins’ Shadow Steps allowed them to instantly appear behind an enemy

and increased the damage of their next attack by 15%.

However, Shi Feng still could not move. Moreover, he did not have any skills
left to avoid Absolute Heaven’s attack. He could only grit his teeth as he
activated the Silvermoon Set Equipment’s second Set Effect, the Tier 2 Life
Shield. The Tier 2 Life Shield would absorb 60% of the damage Shi Feng
received, up to a maximum of -500 points. It could delay Absolute Heaven
for some time.

When Absolute Heaven saw the Life Shield appear on Shi Feng, he was
momentarily speechless. He did not understand just how Shi Feng came to
possess so many lifesaving skills, using them one after another.

However, a single Life Shield was still not enough to extinguish his
determination to kill Shi Feng. Immediately, Absolute Heaven brandished his
daggers, sending a flurry of attacks at Shi Feng like a fierce gale. He used
normal attacks, coupled with Assassinate, Backstab, and many other
damaging skills.

_Peng!_ Shi Feng’s Life Shield quickly shattered and disappeared. Shi Feng
had less than 500 HP remaining.

“Die!”

Absolute Heaven excitedly shouted. Immediately, he placed all five Skill

Points that he had held on to into his finishing skill, Eviscerate. With all his
might, he prepared to use his most powerful damaging skill.

Soon after, Absolute Heaven’s dagger swiveled, accurately sailing towards

Shi Feng’s back.

Finishing skill, Eviscerate!

A plume of blue flame suddenly appeared above Shi Feng’s palm…

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Absolute Heaven suddenly convulsed in shock when he saw the clear-blue

flame floating above Shi Feng’s palm. Although this flame looked miniscule,
the heat it gave off was extraordinarily hot. Within an instant, he could
already feel his mouth drying up.

However, since the arrow was nocked, he had no choice but to let it loose.
Within an instant, the Ice-Blue Devil Flame covered Shi Feng’s entire body,
turning him into a man on fire.

The ice-cold dagger suddenly stabbed into Shi Feng’s back.

“You… can move already?” Absolute Heaven was greatly shocked.

To a top-tier expert like himself, he had a very precise grasp on time. At

worst, there was only an error of 0.1 seconds.

Absolute Heaven clearly felt that the 6 second duration for the Death’s Lock
had yet to pass. Yet, Shi Feng was still able to use Defensive Blade to block
his finishing move, Eviscerate.

“Didn’t you have a fun time beating me up just now?” Shi Feng revealed a
faint smile, coldly saying, “It’s my turn now.”

Wielding the Abyssal Blade, which was covered by a layer of clear-blue

flames, Shi Feng used Chop, and the Abyssal Blade transformed into a
blazing streak of light as it struck towards Absolute Heaven.

“You have less than 500 HP remaining right now. Do you think you can
defeat me?” Absolute Heaven sneered, retaliating.

The instant the two weapons collided, a trace of shock immediately appeared
on Absolute Heaven’s frosty expression.

It was as if the opponent he was facing against right now was not Shi Feng,
but a humongous bear. Shi Feng’s strength had thoroughly numbed his arm,
and he was forced to retreat several steps before stabilizing his body.
_How can he have such great strength_ _?!_ __ When Absolute Heaven had
exchanged moves with Shi Feng the previous time, Shi Feng’s strength was
not yet quite so terrifying. However, now that he had changed and upgraded
most of his equipment, increasing his Attributes by a large leap, he not only
surpassed Shi Feng, but the gap between them had somehow grown even
wider!

Now that he had failed at ambushing Shi Feng, it was already impossible for
him to kill Shi Feng in a direct confrontation. He could only patiently wait for
his next chance.

After forcing Absolute Heaven into a retreat, Shi Feng quickly took out a
Basic Regeneration Potion and drank it. Very quickly, Shi Feng’s HP
recovered more than 700 points.

“Absolute Heaven, it seems you only amount to this much. You’ve failed to
kill me in both of your ambushes, so now it’s my turn to get revenge. Don’t
even think of getting away from me today,” Shi Feng revealed a calm smile
as he looked at Absolute Heaven, who was currently filled with killing intent.

He could not help but admire, and admit, that Absolute Heaven’s
assassination abilities were very powerful. Not only did Absolute Heaven
manage to persevere and track Shi Feng to this place, he had even managed
to set up an ambush the instant Shi Feng relaxed his guard during his battle
against the Steel-skinned Hippo. As a result, Absolute Heaven nearly
managed to kill him.

Unfortunately, Absolute Heaven did not know that the Ice-Blue Devil Flame
had strengthened Shi Feng’s body, slightly reducing the duration of the
Death’s Lock on him. Otherwise, he would truly be finished.
Now that he was back to normal, he used the Ice-Blue Devil Flame to aid
him; a 20% increase in damage was no laughing matter.

“What a joke. You’ve only managed to live this time due to luck. I will
definitely kill you the next time we meet. As for you wanting to keep me
here? You couldn’t do it the last time, and you similarly won’t be able to do it
this time!” Absolute Heaven felt that Shi Feng was simply too conceited,
daring to declare that he could kill him. The rage in his heart burned from Shi
Feng’s words. He inwardly vowed to form a more thorough plan to utterly
vanquish Shi Feng the next time.

“Brother Feng, I’ll help!” at that moment, Blackie’s vision was finally
restored. He angrily glared at Absolute Heaven, prepared to use his Evil
Whip.

Shi Feng waved his hand, saying with a laugh, “No need. Against him, I
alone am enough.”

“Brother Feng, he is an Assassin; he definitely has a lot of lifesaving skills.

His speed is also very fast. If he manages to escape, what should we do if he
comes back to ambush us again?” Blackie had seen before an Assassin’s
myriad of escaping skills. If not properly countered, one would be completely
helpless against an Assassin.

“Relax, he can’t get away.”

“Alright, then.”

Since Shi Feng insisted, Blackie could only resolve himself to watch.

The reason why Shi Feng voiced out those words was to agitate and provoke
Absolute Heaven. When dealing with experts like Absolute Heaven, it was
not easy to kill them. Dealing with such experts, one first needed to attack
them emotionally, provoking them and sending their state of mind into a
mess, before looking for a chink or weak point.

“Brat, you sure have a big mouth. I want to see just how you intend to block
my path,” Absolute Heaven said with a sneer, rage clouding over his
expression.

“We’ll know once we try,” Shi Feng revealed a calm smile. He activated
Wind Blade, his body piercing towards Absolute Heaven.

Originally, Shi Feng’s speed was already very fast. Now, with Wind Blade
activated, Shi Feng’s speed was on a whole nother level. He arrived in front
of Absolute Heaven within an instant, six sword images immediately
stabbing towards Absolute Heaven’s vital points.

“So fast!” Absolute Heaven was awe-shocked, hurriedly using his daggers to
block the attacks.

_Peng! Peng! Peng!_

With the added power from the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, Shi Feng’s attacks
were not something that Absolute Heaven could easily block. Immediately,
Absolute Heaven was in a disadvantageous position. He desperately blocked
and dodged Shi Feng’s attacks, and he was forced into a retreat with every
consecutive attack.

After exchanging several moves without using any skills, Absolute Heaven
was struck once by Shi Feng. As a result, Absolute Heaven lost over 300 HP
within an instant.
“Damn!” Originally, Absolute Heaven only intended to exchange a few
moves with Shi Feng, grinding away Shi Feng’s arrogance. Never would he
have imagined that he would instead be forced into a constant retreat. Yet, his
pride as an expert was unwilling to admit that he had actually lost against Shi
Feng in a normal exchange.

Seeing as the flaming sword was about to hit him, Absolute Heaven gritted
his teeth, using the skill Block to defend against this attack.

If he was to receive another attack from that flaming sword, then he would
very well lose his life.

_Not good, time to leave. The gap between our Attributes and Attack Power
is just too wide._ After coming to grips with Shi Feng, he clearly understood
the gap between the two of them. It was especially true for that clear-blue
flame. Every time his equipment came into contact with it, their durability
would continuously fall. Though his Secret-Silver ranked dagger was better
off, only losing a little durability with each clash, the armor he obtained with
much difficulty was only of Mysterious-Iron rank. Just a single stab from Shi
Feng’s sword had reduced over a quarter of the armor’s total durability. If
this situation were to continue, then his equipment would all soon turn to
waste. Without the Attributes provided by his equipment, he would definitely
die under Shi Feng’s swords. Hence, he immediately turned and ran.

“You can’t escape.”

Shi Feng gave Absolute Heaven no chances at all, activating Windwalk

immediately. As fast as a ghost, Shi Feng caught up with Absolute Heaven in
the blink of an eye. He then let loose his most powerful strength, creating
sixteen sword images in the blink of an eye. The sword images fully
surrounded Absolute Heaven, the flames released by them looking as if they
intended to devour Absolute Heaven.
Absolute Heaven was greatly shocked. There was no way at all for him to
stop so many sword images. He then hurriedly activated Wind Steps, using
the 1 second invincibility to block all the incoming attacks. With his speed
greatly increased, he immediately entered Stealth mode.

“I said, you can not get away!” Shi Feng immediately leaped up, the Silver
Lake in his hand releasing the power of fire and thunder towards Absolute
Heaven’s path of advancement.

Absolute Heaven knew that this move of Shi Feng’s was immensely
powerful. He immediately used Vanish, the 1 second of invincibility allowing
him to avoid the damage, and Fainted effect of the Thunder Flame Explosion.

After successfully blocking the Thunder Flame Explosion, Absolute Heaven

no longer possessed any lifesaving skills in his arsenal. Just like last time, he
was prepared to leap up into the trees, shaking off Shi Feng’s pursuit.

At this moment, he suddenly discovered that he was unable to jump, nor

move. Unknown as to when it happened, both his legs had been frozen solid,
and even his figure was revealed.

“I’ve already said that you can not escape.” Shi Feng was extremely satisfied
with the effect of the Frost Grenade. Once again, he sent a burst of sixteen
sword images stabbing at Absolute Heaven.

This time, Absolute Heaven could only go all-out, desperately stopping the
incoming attacks with his daggers.

Two swords… Four swords… Six swords…

By the time Absolute Heaven blocked the eleventh sword, he was no longer
able to keep up with the remaining sword images. He could only helplessly
watch as the sword images stabbed into him, damages of over -300 points,
and even -400 points, appearing above his head, one after another. Moreover,
the durability of the equipment on his body fell madly.

By the time Absolute Heaven’s HP reached zero, the equipment on his body
was all turned to scrape.

Absolute Heaven suffered an incomparable heartache, gnashing his teeth.

All these equipment were gathered by him, one by one, after spending a large
amount of time. Yet, they were all destroyed now. The only thing he could
rejoice about was that the two Secret-Silver ranked daggers, which were as
precious as his own life, were not destroyed.

Soon after, Absolute Heaven’s dead body fell to the ground, an expression of
unwillingness displayed on his face.

“I’ve already said that you won’t get away. Your weapon, I’ll gratefully
accept!” Shi Feng looked towards the silver-colored dagger that Absolute
Heaven dropped with a smile, picking it up.

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Absolute Heaven disappeared with the wind after he died.

Shi Feng toyed around with the dagger Absolute Heaven dropped. The edge
of the blade seemed capable of slicing air apart. A dagger with such a degree
of sharpness was definitely a rarely seen item.

_Blade of Assassination?_ Shi Feng took a look at the dagger’s introduction,

discovering that the weapon was actually an exclusive item for Assassins.

[Blade of Assassination] (Dagger, Secret-Silver Rank)

Level 8

Attack Power +51

Strength +5, Agility +12

Attack Speed +2

Durability 35/60
Additional Passive Skill-

Sharp Edge: Attacks have a 15% chance to cause an Armor Break effect,
reducing target’s Defense by 50% for 10 seconds. Non-stackable.

Class Restriction: Assassin

With such a high Attack Power and Agility, it was no wonder Absolute
Heaven was able to deal such massive damage to Shi Feng.

This Blade of Assassination was an assassination weapon completely made to

increase the user’s Attack Power and Speed. It was definitely a favored
weapon for the Agility-type Assassins. Based on Shi Feng’s estimations, the
Blade of Assassination was worth at least 1 Gold Coin.

_With this death, Absolute Heaven will probably need a very long time
before he can recover!_ Shi Feng looked at the Blade of Assassination, a
smile plastered on his face.

Previously, Shi Feng still felt apprehensive towards Absolute Heaven

constantly following him around and abruptly ambushing him. Now that Shi
Feng used the Ice-Blue Devil Flame to give Absolute Heaven a thorough
beating, not only did Absolute Heaven lose a level, all the equipment on his
body was destroyed as well. Absolute Heaven had even dropped his Blade of
Assassination after dying. It would be a long time before it would be possible
for Absolute Heaven to come looking for trouble again.

“Brother Feng, you… you’re just too awesome! You were like the
incarnation of the Fire God just now! Just looking from afar, I could already
feel myself being burned. I didn’t think that Swordsmen would have such a
skill. If I had known about it earlier on, I would have chosen to play as a
Swordsman as well! If I were to use this skill to pick up chicks in the future, I
would definitely catch one with every hook I send!” Blackie excitedly ran up
to Shi Feng, his eyes filled with endless envy as he looked at the Ice-Blue
Devil Flame covering Shi Feng’s body.

As for the matter of Shi Feng managing to kill Absolute Heaven, Blackie
paid no attention to it at all.

In Blackie’s eyes, although Absolute Heaven was indeed an expert, he was

still just an elite player of Martial Union. Shi Feng being able to kill him was
all too normal. On the other hand, the elegant looking clear-blue flame
surrounding Shi Feng was the truly shocking matter.

Hearing Blackie describing the Ice-Blue Devil Flame as a tool to pick up

girls, Shi Feng became speechless. He did not understand just what was
going through Blackie’s mind every day.

“This flame isn’t a Swordsman skill. It is a Mysterious Flame, and it can

increase a player’s attack damage,” Shi Feng explained.
“Mysterious Flame?” Blackie’s face filled with confusion.

Although Blackie did not know what a Mysterious Flame was but hearing
that it was able to increase a player’s attack damage confirmed it was
definitely an extremely precious item. Seeing that Shi Feng possessed such
an item, instead of becoming envious, his heart filled with joy. With the
Mysterious Flame, Shi Feng could become even stronger than before. When
the time comes, let’s see who still dared to bully them!

At this moment, Lonely Snow also hurried over after finishing picking up the
loot from the Swamp Hippos. When he saw that Shi Feng’s entire body was
covered in flames, giving off a scorching hot temperature and that Shi Feng
was even able to control these brilliantly beautiful clear-blue flames, he too
became incomparably shocked. He nearly regarded Shi Feng as a Hidden
Class. However, after listening to Blackie’s explanation, Lonely Snow as
well understood just how precious and powerful was the Ice-Blue Devil
Flame.

The Ice-Blue Devil flame was definitely one of Shi Feng’s secrets. If others
were to find out about this secret, there would definitely be tons of players
wanting to obtain the Ice-Blue Devil Flame. Moreover, Shi Feng being
willing to share this secret with them showed just how much he trusted them.
Just this piece of trust alone was enough to let Lonely Snow feel that it was
worth striving for Shi Feng.

“Let’s not chat for now. We should get rid of the Steel-skinned Hippo and
quickly leave this place. After Absolute Heaven revives, he might tell the
other players from Martial Union to come here and surround us,” Shi Feng no
longer continued to explain, turning around and charging towards the Steel-
skinned Hippo.

Blackie knew that they could not stay in this place for too long as well. He
started chanting incantations, aiding Shi Feng in attacking and restricting the
Steel-skinned Hippo.

Although the Steel-skinned Hippo had high HP and Defense, with its short
vision range, it was destined to become an easy kill for Shi Feng.

What Shi Feng needed to do now was to charge up and go all out at dealing
damage. After bursting out all of his skills, he would then turn to escape.
Meanwhile, Blackie would desperately attack from a distance, and as long as
Shi Feng finished using all of his skills, Blackie would use Evil Whip to
restrict the Steel-skinned Hippo. Lonely Snow would then use Charge and
Break before escaping as well. After Shi Feng was more than 25 yards away
from the Steel-skinned Hippo, the Steel-skinned Hippo would lose its target,
dumbly rushing about. When the Cooldown for Shi Feng’s skills ended, he
would then continue with another round of bombardment, repeating the cycle
all over again.

This time, Shi Feng did not keep his strength hidden away. He immediately
used the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, increasing his damage output by 20%.
Simultaneously, the power of ice-type and fire-type skills was increased by
40%.
With such an increase, Shi Feng’s damage against the Steel-skinned Hippo
instantly soared. Even his normal attacks could deal around 50 to 60 damage
now. As for Thunder Flame Explosion, the skill could cause over 400
damage to the Steel-skinned Hippo.

Even if the Steel-skinned Hippo had high HP, it still frantically decreased
under the fierce onslaught.

Several minutes later, the Steel-skinned Hippo let out a blood-curdling shriek
as its body fell to the ground with a boom. It dropped four items and gave a
large amount of EXP after it died.

Amongst the four items, two of them were Level 15 Bronze Equipment,
while the remaining items were a Tier 1 Strength Gemstone and a Bronze
ranked leatherworking material. The effects of the Shadow’s Blessing was
fully displayed here. Otherwise, aside from giving out a lot of EXP, a Level
15 Elite would at most give out a piece of equipment and some materials
only.

“Let’s go somewhere else to kill Swamp Hippos.”

After killing the Steel-skinned Hippo, Shi Feng brought Blackie and Lonely
Snow to another grinding spot.
The Silent Swamp was extremely large in size. Its size was at least two to
three times that of the Gale Valley. Meanwhile, the habitat of the Swamp
Hippos took up one-tenth of the entire Silent Swamp. Moreover, they were
scattered throughout the entire silent Swamp. With the one to two hundred
members of Martial Union, it would be hard pressed for them to locate Shi
Feng’s party successfully.

Moreover, Shi Feng was very familiar with the Silent Swamp. He had once
lived at this place for over twenty days in his previous life, so he knew which
locations had the highest number of Swamp Hippos and also the locations
with the fastest respawn rates. Shi Feng also knew the spawn locations for the
Elite monsters in Silent Swamp. However, with the strength of their party of
three right now, the only Elite monster they could deal with was the Steel-
skinned Hippo, as the other Elite monsters did not possess any clear
weaknesses. If they were to go against these Elite monsters, they would have
to risk their lives doing so.

“Leveling up at this place is just too awesome! Originally, I thought that the
leveling speed at Gale Valley was already extremely fast, but after coming to
this place for less than two hours, I’ve already managed to reach Level 9. If
we are to continue in this trend, within three hours, I would definitely reach
Level 10 and be able to enter White River City! At this speed, the elites of
those major Guilds have probably just reached Level 9!” Blackie excitedly
said, “If Cola and the others didn’t die and were with us right now, we six
would be able to enter White River City today, becoming the first party to
enter White River City!”

Lonely Snow nodded, agreeing with Blackie’s statement.

He too could not help but admit to the invigorating feeling of having Shi
Feng power-leveling them. This leveling speed was at least ten times faster
than the other players. Even if Martial Union surrounded them and killed
them once right now, with Shi Feng carrying them, they would quickly
recuperate their losses. They did not need to fear having a confrontation with
a large Guild like Martial Union at all.

Red Leaf Town, Slums.

Absolute Heaven was currently drinking away his sorrows in the Enchanted
Bar. When the others saw Absolute Heaven, they all obediently distanced
themselves to a corner, not daring to go near him at all. The reason was due
to the waves of killing intent radiating off of Absolute Heaven. There was
nobody who was willing to come into contact with that aura.

“Damn! I made a huge loss this time! Sooner or later, I will definitely have
my revenge!” Though Absolute Heaven did not feel heartache over the loss
of his levels, it was a different story for the equipment he lost. It was
especially true for the Blade of Assassination.

As long as he put some time into it, he could easily catch up in terms of EXP.
However, it was a different story for equipment. It was especially true for
top-tier equipment. Those top-tier equipment were only obtainable through
killing monsters or doing high-level quests. They were not something that
could be obtained within a short amount of time. The opportunity was also
needed to obtain them.
_Just what is that clear-blue flame? After equipping his weapon, he could
actually destroy my Mysterious-Iron Equipment with such ease, and even
greatly reducing the durability of my Secret-Silver Weapons._ Recalling the
Ice-Blue Devil Flame that surrounded Shi Feng’s body, Absolute Heaven
could not help but shudder in fear. To every player, the destruction of their
equipment was much more terrifying than facing death itself.

Just considering the future, every time he fought Shi Feng, he would once
again risk the possibility of all of his hard-earned, top-tier equipment being
destroyed. It was truly a nightmare!

“Brother Absolute Heaven, long time no see! I see that you still love drinking
like always!” a short-bearded man wearing a black cape said as he sat
opposite to Absolute Heaven.

“South Wolf, why do you have the time to come looking for me?” When
Absolute Heaven looked at the person speaking to him, his previous
indifferent attitude was completely gone.

“Of course, it is to congratulate you!” the man named South Wolf said with a
laugh, “Didn’t you always want to join Underworld? Right now, the higher-
ups have already recognized your potential, and you already have the rights
to become an outer member of Underworld. In the future, you too will be one
of Underworld’s members. I think you should know what this means, right?”

“What? I passed the test?” Absolute Heaven nearly jumped up from

excitement.
The frustration and depression Absolute Heaven felt from being killed by Shi
Feng before were immediately swept clean. He no longer minded even the
loss of the Blade of Assassination, as there was nothing more joyous than
being able to join Underworld.

In order to join Underworld, Absolute Heaven had spent three full years
undergoing over a dozen assessments and tests. Now, he finally obtained
Underworld’s recognition, officially becoming one of Underworld’s outer
members.

Underworld was a very mysterious organization. Its strength in the real world
was extremely terrifying. The resources, influence, and information it
possessed was not something any outsider could imagine. Just based on some
of the identities of the outer members of Underworld that Absolute Heaven
knew of was enough to astonish him greatly.

However, for reasons unknown, Underworld started investing into virtual

reality games some ten years ago.

In order to join Underworld, the real world Assassin, Absolute Heaven, had
also started playing virtual reality games.

Right now, Underworld was paying unprecedented attention towards God’s

Domain. Hence why Absolute Heaven decided to fully devote himself into
God’s Domain. Now that he finally managed to become an outer member of
Underworld, how could he not be excited?

“Absolute Heaven, weren’t you Level 9 the last time I saw you? Why are you
Level 8 now? You couldn’t have been killed by a player, right?” the man
named South Wolf joked as he downed his drink.

He was extremely clear about Absolute Heaven’s strength. Absolute Heaven

was definitely a top-tier Assassin. Moreover, the equipment on him was all of
excellent quality, and he even had Secret-Silver Weapons. He also learned
plenty of rare advanced skills. There were only a scant few players in Red
Leaf Town who were capable of directly confronting Absolute Heaven.
Moreover, the majority of these players would not have a win-rate of over
60%.

As for players who would have a win-rate of 80% and above, in the entire
Red Leaf Town, only the famous Snow Goddess could possibly achieve such
a feat; it was absolutely impossible for other players.

Moreover, if Absolute Heaven were to put all his might into escaping, even
the Snow Goddess would not be able to hold him down.

Now that Absolute Heaven lost a level, there was a high possibility that it
was due to him accidentally dying while carrying out a high-difficulty Quest.
However, after hearing South Wolf say so, Absolute Heaven’s expression
abruptly turned gloomy, his mood turning extremely sour.

“It can’t be, right? Were you really killed by someone? Who did it?”

“Don’t tell me you went and provoked the Snow Goddess, Gentle Snow?
You couldn’t have been so foolish, right? Daring to provoke even her.”

Looking at Absolute Heaven’s dark expression, South Wolf immediately

knew that he guessed correctly. He couldn’t help but abruptly spit out all the
alcohol in his mouth.

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“I’m no fool. Why would I dig my own grave by provoking Gentle Snow?”
Absolute Heaven shook his head.

“If you didn’t provoke Gentle Snow, then who killed you? I doubt that there
is another expert like her in the entire Red Leaf Town.” South Wolf could not
help but become curious.
Based on the information he obtained, the experts in Red Leaf Town only
numbered so many. If it wasn’t a top-tier expert like Gentle Snow, could
there possibly be another top-tier expert appearing in Red Leaf Town without
him knowing?

South Wolf’s curiosity deeply pierced Absolute Heaven’s pride. He tightly

gripped his fist to the point where blood almost came out.

He had spent such a long time planning and preparing so many measures.
Originally, he had a 100% possibility to kill Shi Feng. However, the rate at
which Shi Feng increased his strength had far surpassed Absolute Heaven’s
estimations.

Looking at Absolute Heaven’s silence, South Wolf could not help but let
loose a smile. He was now even more interested in the expert that managed to
kill Absolute Heaven.

“Absolute Heaven, you know what my job entails, right? Now that such an
expert has appeared in Red Leaf Town, I need to know just who that person
is,” South Wolf looked at Absolute Heaven, asking in a low tone.

Absolute Heaven’s expression turned sullen. He did not wish to tell anybody
of this embarrassing matter at all, not to mention telling it to the South Wolf
before him.
Absolute Heaven had maintained a no-loss record for three whole years. Yet,
today that record was ripped apart by the unknown Shi Feng. Moreover,
today was even the big day where he got to join Underworld. With such an
incident happening, it would definitely affect his standing in Underworld in
the future.

“Hah… I can understand how you are feeling right now. You’ve managed to
join Underworld after much difficulty, yet, you were immediately met with
such an incident. It would definitely have a huge impact on your mood.
However, this is my job. If you do not cooperate, as an outer member, you
might even be expelled from the organization. You should think clearly about
your decision,” South Wolf said strictly.

“You…” Absolute Heaven was extremely aggravated. However, he could not

retaliate against South Wolf’s words at all. He could only forcefully suppress
the burning rage in his heart, saying in a low tone, “The person’s a
Swordsman called Ye Feng.”

“Swordsman Ye Feng? Isn’t that the Ye Feng that cleared the Hell Mode of
the Dark Moon Graveyard together with Gentle Snow?” South Wolf entered
into deep thought, “I’ve seen his battle recording before, and I’ve also
analyzed his strength. He is indeed an expert, but it is only up to a normal
standard. He has no qualifications to join Underworld at all. Now that he has
actually managed to kill you, however, it would seem that he has previously
hidden quite a lot of his strength.”

“What hidden strength? It’s just dumb luck. I don’t know where he got it
from, but that flame of his was extremely powerful. It was able to destroy my
equipment during battle, and that flame greatly reduced even the durability of
my Secret-Silver Weapons. If it wasn’t for that flame, he would have no
chance at killing me at all,” Absolute Heaven said in disdain.

“Flame? It could even destroy equipment, and not even Secret-Silver

Weapons could block it?” South Wolf became even more curious, “I recall
that Swordsmen do not possess such a skill. It should be some sort of special
equipment skill. However, if not even a Secret-Silver Weapon could block it,
the skill is definitely not anything simple. This special equipment quality
must be extremely high. It must be a Dark-Gold ranked special equipment or
item. However, even Dark-Gold items would not have such a strong effect.
There is a substantial possibility that it is an Epic ranked item.”

“Epic rank!” Absolute Heaven was greatly astonished, “It can’t be, right?
Right now, I haven’t even heard the news of someone obtaining a Dark-Gold
ranked item. Yet he, as an independent player, could obtain an Epic ranked
item?”

“What’s there to be surprised about? God’s Domain is filled with mystery.

Even if it is only at this stage of the game, there is no surprise at obtaining an
Epic ranked item. Within Underworld, there has already been more than one
person who obtained a Dark-Gold ranked item, but it is indeed my first time
hearing about an Epic ranked item. However, this is still just a guess of mine.
It requires deeper investigation.” South Wolf’s face was filled with joy.
Thinking that he could obtain such information, even if it was only a
possibility, he could still receive quite a reward from the higher-ups. If he
could confirm this information, he might even be able to increase his standing
within Underworld further.
“I’ve already passed on all the information about which the Underworld
wishes to inform you. I’ll now go and investigate about that flame. If it truly
is an Epic ranked item, as long as Ye Feng hands over that flame, taking into
account his techniques, he might be able to become an outer member of
Underworld. Within this period, you should avoid seeking him out for
trouble. After all, you guys might be colleagues in the future,” South Wolf
said with a laugh as he departed from the bar.

“Damn it!” Looking at South Wolf’s unconcerned attitude as he departed,

Absolute Heaven abruptly punched his fist onto the table. The beer bottles on
the table all fell to the ground, breaking apart into fragments.

Silent Swamp, Stream Falls.

Shi Feng was currently leading Blackie and Lonely Snow to attack a jade-
green, three-headed snake.

[Three-headed Snake Demon] (Rare Elite)

Level 16

HP 15,000/15,000
A Rare Elite was not much stronger when compared to a normal Elite
monster of the same level. It was extremely rare for players to meet one,
hence why it was called a Rare Elite. However, even these Rare Elites had
specified respawn points. Only, they had many locations they could spawn
from, so it was not easy to locate them at all.

The loot of Rare Elites was much better than that of normal Elites. Hence
why many players loved Rare Elites.

There were only a total of five Rare Elites in the Silent Swamp. Amongst
them, the weakest one was the Three-headed Snake Demon. Also, when a
Rare Elite died, they would only respawn two days later.

After carrying both Blackie and Lonely Snow to Level 10, Shi Feng himself
reached Level 11 as well. He felt that they should roughly be able to kill the
Three-headed Snake Demon, hence why they had spent a lot of time looking
for it.

“Brother Feng, this Rare Elite’s Movement Speed is simply too fast. I can’t
land a hit on it at all.” Blackie continuously used Dark Arrow to attack the
Three-headed Snake Demon. However, the Snake Demon was extremely
swift in its movements. It was able to dodge all the Dark Arrows that flew at
it easily.

“No problems. You just need to use Curse to weaken the Three-headed Snake
Demon’s speed and strength,” Shi Feng said in the party chat.
Previously, they obtained many good items from grinding the Swamp
Hippos. Amongst those items was the Weakening Curse skill book for
Cursemancers. The skill was able to reduce all the Attributes of the target by
15%, damage dealt by 15%, and increase the Darkness damage the target
received by 10%. It was one of the signature skills of Cursemancers.

In addition to the Evil Whip binding and restricting the Three-headed Snake
Demon, and also Lonely Snow’s Charge and Break, Shi Feng could easily
deal with this monster.

The Three-headed Snake Demon’s main form of attack was a long-range

venom attack. This venom was extremely terrifying, and even a Level 15 MT
would not be able to withstand the sustained damage caused by the venom.
Moreover, Basic Antidotes were completely ineffective against it. On the
bright side, the Three-headed Snake Demon had very low physical damage.

Moreover, the Three-headed Snake Demon had much less Defense when
compared to the Steel-skinned Hippo. Just Shi Feng’s normal attacks alone
could deal over -150 damage to the Snake Demon. In addition to the Damage
Amplification effect from Thundering Strike, each of Shi Feng’s normal
attacks could deal close to -200 damage. If he were to use a skill, then the
damage dealt would exceed 300 to 400 points. With only 15,000 HP, the
Three-headed Snake King stood no chance at all against Shi Feng’s
frightening damage.

After ten minutes or so, the Three-headed Snake released a pained cry, its
body smashing down into the stream. It also dropped five pieces of items.
“Brother Feng, your luck recently is getting better and better. It’s even better
than mine now,” looking at the large number of good items dropping from
the monster Shi Feng killed; Blackie could not help but curiously comment.

According to his memories, Shi Feng’s luck before was not very good. Even
if Shi Feng killed Elite monsters, at most he would get one piece of Bronze
Equipment. Now, he would get at least three pieces of Bronze Equipment,
and even rare materials or skill books. It was truly unfathomable.

“Hahaha! It’s a secret!” Shi Feng smiled. He naturally would not reveal that
it was due to the contribution of the Shadow’s Blessing. The effect of the 3
points in Luck was not something with which Blackie could catch up.

Shi Feng then picked up the loot, discovering a very familiar item, “Eh? Isn’t
this the Freezing Shadow? This thing really brings back memories.”

“Brother Feng, what dropped?” Blackie asked.

Lonely Snow was also very curious.

“We got quite the good harvest. We got two Level 15 Bronze Equipment, one
Level 15 Mysterious-Iron Equipment, one rare Dungeon Teleport Scroll, and
one consumable item, the Freezing Shadow. We definitely hit the jackpot
with this.” Shi Feng displayed the Attributes on all the items for the two to
see, “Now that the Three-headed Snake is dead, it will take another two days
before another respawns. Let’s continue grinding Swamp Hippos, then.”

Just as Shi Feng and the others were about to continue grinding Swamp
Hippos…

Shi Feng suddenly received a communication request.

“Who’s South Wolf?” Shi Feng looked at the caller ID, discovering that it
was a stranger. Moreover, there was no such person in his memories, “Since
it is someone I don’t know, let’s just reject it then.”

Saying so, Shi Feng rejected the call.

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After Shi Feng rejected the call, he continued searching for Swamp Hippos.

“He actually rejected…” South Wolf looked at the rejection notification,

feeling a sense of discomfort in his heart.
Normally, those with social standings would earnestly wish to converse with
him in order to form friendly ties. Now, however, he was actually met with a
situation like this. It was definitely a first for him.

However, the ones above had already given him the command to make
contact with Shi Feng. Hence, he could only endure it and continue
attempting to contact Shi Feng.

After he reported the information about Shi Feng and the flame, Underworld
carried out an analysis on the effects of the flame. They immediately
discovered that the flame was definitely extremely precious, and there was
over a 70% chance that it could possibly be an Epic ranked item. Hence,
South Wolf was tasked with negotiating with Shi Feng to obtain the flame for
Underworld.

South Wolf sucked in a few deep breaths, calming down his mood. He then
sent another communication request to Shi Feng.

However, every single request for communication was met with rejection.

“Crap! I can’t believe this! Let’s see how long you can keep on rejecting my
calls!” South Wolf sent a communication request once more.

“This is getting irritating…” Shi Feng rejected the request once again. He
then adjusted the system settings to stop receiving calls from strangers.

After turning off the system interface, Shi Feng suddenly felt that the world
became much more peaceful and serene than before.

“Leader, I discovered a very special place here! The rivers are actually
flowing in mid-air! There are also lots of golden-colored fish swimming in
the silver-colored river! Moreover, these fish are all Level 20 Special Elites!”
Lonely Snow suddenly said in the party chat, his voice containing great
excitement.

“A group of Level 20 Special Elite fish? Isn’t this too much of an

exaggeration? Lonely Snow, are you sure you saw right?” Blackie did not
believe Lonely Snow’s words at all. Special Elites! They were much stronger
than ordinary Elite monsters.

The reason being, Special Elites were very outstanding in a particular field. If
it were not in terms of speed, then it would either be in terms of strength,
magic, or something else. There were extremely few Special Elites in God’s
Domain, and their rarity was comparable to Rare Elites. Not to mention
finding a group of Special Elites, even meeting with a single one was
extremely difficult.

“It’s true! If you don’t believe me, I’ll send you a picture of it!”

After taking a look at the picture, it was indeed as Lonely Snow said. The
location in the picture was like a wonderland on earth, dazzlingly beautiful. It
was truly hard to imagine that the dark and damp Silent Swamp would have
such a location in it.

There were hundreds of big golden fish in the silver river, and they all shone
brilliantly, creating a dazzling sight.

“Golden-colored fish?” Shi Feng entered deep thought as he looked at the

golden fish in the river. Suddenly, he thought of a possibility, “What are the
coordinates? I’ll come over immediately.”

When Shi Feng and Blackie arrived at the silver-colored river, they
discovered that this river was actually moving in position, though it moved at
an extremely slow speed. Shi Feng and Blackie only managed to locate this
river due to Lonely Snow continuously following it.

_As expected... It is the Star River Valley._ Shi Feng smiled.

Star River Valley was one of the rarely seen marvels in God’s Domain. These
marvels would usually appear at maps that were below Level 50. Any players
that were able to meet such marvels were all extremely lucky, as this meeting
represented an opportunity.

Shi Feng had once heard of a player obtaining a Fine-Gold ranked item from
the Star River Valley. There was even a player who obtained an Epic ranked
item, causing others to feel envious. However, there were also rumors that the
person was just lying.

“Brother Feng, how do we deal with these big golden fish?” Blackie felt a
headache coming on just from looking at all the big golden fishes swimming
in the silver-colored river.

[Golden Fish] (Special Elite)

Level 20

HP 100,000/100,000

Ignoring the level suppression, Attack, and Defense of the Golden Fishes,
just their 100,000 HP was enough to bring a person to despair.

“These Golden Fish are swimming in a river that’s floating in mid-air. I’ve
previously tested it out before, and I couldn’t land an attack at all. However,
if we solely depended on Blackie’s magical attacks, the damage dealt might
not even match up with the Golden Fish’s recovery speed.” Lonely Snow
said, “Leader, do you have any good ideas?”

“Let’s take a look at the surroundings first, then. We might be able to

discover some clues,” Shi Feng said.

It was also Shi Feng’s first time meeting the Star River Valley. If their luck
was good, they might receive a huge harvest, possibly even obtaining one or
two pieces of Fine-Gold ranked items.

“En”

Blackie and Lonely Snow started searching through the entire region of the
Star River Valley.

After searching for over ten minutes, Blackie discovered an elderly man
floating in mid-air. The elder was holding onto a fishing rod, fishing.

“Brother Feng, I found an NPC over here,” Blackie excitedly said.

“I’ll be there immediately,” Shi Feng said, also becoming excited.

The NPC elder was called Faust, and he was a Level 100 NPC that was
capable of easily suppressing Shi Feng and the others.

“Respected elder, can we help you with anything?” Shi Feng respectfully
said.

The elder, Faust, seemed not to have heard Shi Feng speaking. His eyelids
remained shut as he quietly fished.

“He can’t be deaf, right?” Blackie said.

“He can’t be a deaf person, right? I’m guessing that his hearing is impaired.
After all, that NPC’s setting is that of an old man, so his hearing should have
deteriorated. He should be able to hear us if we speak louder,” Lonely Snow
shook his head.

“This old man is the Great Faust. You adventurers are truly ill-mannered,
daring to actually speak about this old man in such a way. This old man is
going to give you two a punishment!” Faust abruptly opened his eyes.
Floating in mid-air, he looked at both Blackie and Lonely Snow as he spoke
in a furious tone.

“Holy Crap! This NPC doesn’t react to praises, but immediately reacts when
we talk bad about him? Isn’t his IQ too high?” Blackie was shocked.

Lonely Snow was also incomparably shocked.

However, before the two of them could recover from their shock, Faust
casually pointed a finger at them. The two of them suddenly floated high up
into the air, before plunging down to the ground, nearly dying from the fall.

After teaching the two a lesson, Faust started fishing once again.

“You two…” Shi Feng laughed as he spoke in the party chat, “The NPCs in
God’s Domain possess extremely high intelligence. This is especially true for
almost all high-level NPCs. They are totally different from the average Joe.
You guys should treat powerful NPCs with respect in the future. This time,
Faust could be considered to have given you a light lesson. If he were to
become truly angry, there is the possibility that he might even kill you.”
In Shi Feng’s previous life, many players who paid little respect to NPCs. In
the end, they were killed off by said NPCs. Shi Feng had even seen more
severe cases where NPCs would kill off a player whenever they met.

“Brother Feng, why didn’t you say so early?” Blackie complained.

“I wanted to say it, but you guys spoke before I had a chance to say
anything,” Shi Feng shrugged, shoving away the blame.

Di! Di! Di!

Just as Shi Feng was about to reveal his strategy, the system’s message
notification constantly rang out. One after another, the message notifications
created a symphony of beeps.

Shi Feng became speechless. Just where did so many messages come from?

“Why is it South Wolf again?!” Shi Feng did not think that this person called
South Wolf would be so persistent.

The person had actually sent several hundred messages over. He was truly
insane.

“Do you dare accept a voice call?”

“Do you know who I am?!”

“Are you reading this?!”

“I know you’re reading this!”

“There is a big opportunity awaiting you right now. You best contact me
immediately!”

Looking at these messages, speaking from a certain perspective, this person

called South Wolf was indeed a very awesome person. Shi Feng was
extremely curious about why this person was trying to look for him. He also
could not continue involving himself with this person, so he readjusted the
system settings to allow calls from strangers again.

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Very quickly, South Wolf’s communication request arrived.

“Who are you? If you have something to say, then say it quickly. I’m very
busy,” Shi Feng said in an annoyed tone after picking up the call.

“You… Do you know who I…”

Shi Feng’s words nearly caused South Wolf to lose it. However, in the end,
he still endured it. After all, this was a task handed down to him from above,
so he needed to carry out the job properly. If it were any other person who
dared speak to him in such a way, they would definitely face a tragic end.

“If you have nothing to say, then I’m hanging up,” Shi Feng said.

South Wolf furiously said, “Why would I look for you if I have nothing to
say?!”
“Then speak of it quickly; I’m very busy,” Shi Feng said, annoyed. There
was a huge opportunity right before his eyes, so where would he find the time
to bicker with a stranger?

South Wolf nearly burst out in rage once again at Shi Feng’s words. A loose
expert like Shi Feng dared to speak to him in such a way. However, after
giving it some thought, South Wolf realized that Shi Feng only dared to
speak to him in such a way due to not knowing his real identity.

“I need to calm down... Calm down…” __ South Wolf consoled himself,

saying, “As long as he knows my identity, he will definitely be shocked
witless.”

“I am the spokesperson for Underworld. I assume that you have never heard
of the name of Underworld, right? That’s because Underworld is a gigantic
hidden organization. If a person does not reach a certain degree of standard,
they will have no qualifications for knowing about our existence at all. As for
the strength of Underworld, I can tell you about it right now. Even if it is an
assassination expert like Absolute Heaven, after striving for three years, only
now did he manage to obtain the qualifications to become an outer member
of Underworld. Until now, he was just an existence at the very bottom.”

“What? Absolute Heaven is just an outer member of Underworld?” Shi Feng

was slightly shocked.

Indeed, he had never heard of the name of Underworld before. He also did
not know how powerful it was. However, if a top-tier assassin like Absolute
Heaven was just an outer member, it could be seen just how unfathomable a
background Underworld possessed.
Shi Feng also did not think that South Wolf was speaking a lie. After
experiencing so many things in God’s Domain, Shi Feng was rather
proficient at determining whether a person was lying or not. Moreover, the
way South Wolf spoke carried the hint of someone speaking down from high
above, like an emperor overlooking commoners. This was not an action that
could be faked.

_They can’t be wanting to take revenge because I killed Absolute Heaven,

right?_ Shi Feng inwardly guessed. Previously, he had not discovered any
Guild Emblem on Absolute Heaven’s person. Hence, he always thought that
Absolute Heaven was a hidden expert working as a solo Assassin. He did not
think that Absolute Heaven would have such backing.

Hearing Shi Feng’s shock, South Wolf felt slightly satisfied.

“Actually, this isn’t anything special. Underworld also possesses an

unimaginable influence in the real world. The resources and information we
possess far exceed your imagination. Even as an outer member, the strength
you possess could cause even a major corporation in a city to tremble. Even
the Snow Goddess, Gentle Snow, that you’re very familiar with, has to treat
an intermediate member of Underworld with respect, not to mention the
upper management of Underworld.” South Wolf laughed, proudly saying,
“By telling you all this information, I am not trying to brag about
Underworld, but instead, I am telling you just how powerful of a background
Underworld possesses. If you don’t believe me, you can go ask Gentle Snow.
Without sufficient strength, one would not even have the qualifications to
know about the existence of Underworld.”

“I’m contacting you to tell you that you have already received the attention of
Underworld. You now possess the qualifications to join Underworld.”

“Is it because I killed Absolute Heaven?” Shi Feng calmly asked.

“En, you can put it that way. If you did not have the strength to kill Absolute
Heaven, then you really would not be able to catch the attention of
Underworld.”

South Wolf was slightly astonished. Shi Feng was actually not the least bit
excited after hearing his words. If others were to receive a similar message,
they would normally be ecstatic, wishing they could join immediately. After
all, by joining Underworld, one could have many chances to become
acquainted with a group of large characters. Carrying out tasks in the future
would also become much more convenient. The information Underworld
possessed far exceeded what one could imagine, and it would have an
unimaginable benefit towards one’s future development.

“So you’re saying, as long as I agree, I can become an outer member of

Underworld immediately?” Shi Feng had long since weathered through
plenty of storms. He was no longer that immature youth in his early twenties.
Hence, he reacted extremely calmly.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, as the Guild Leader of Shadow, he had never
heard of the existence of Underworld. However, Shi Feng did not find it
strange either. After all, Shadow was only a second-rate Guild. In the eyes of
first-rate Guilds, they were but an ant on the road, not worthy to be
mentioned at all.

“You can put it that way as well. However, it would not be easy if you wish
to join Underworld. Right now, you only possess the qualifications to join.
Moreover, in Underworld, we have always believed that, if you wished to
obtain something, then you need to pay an equivalent price for it. Only when
you can afford the price to join Underworld, would you be able to officially
become an outer member.”
“Can you tell me what sort of price I need to pay?”

“The price to join Underworld is a considerable amount. Even Absolute

Heaven spent three years to join. However, you are extremely lucky. From
my previous investigations, I discovered that there is a certain flame in your
possession that is able to greatly increase your attack and destructive power.
As long as you hand over that flame, and pay a monthly membership fee of
10 Gold Coins, you will officially become an outer member of Underworld.”

“I see,” realization struck Shi Feng.

The organization, Underworld, was similar to a grand chamber of commerce

in real life. If one wanted to join the organization, then they needed to pay the
membership fee. However, not just anybody possessed the qualifications to
join the organization. Within the organization, members would be able to
form platforms for mutual assistance, information sharing, and resource
sharing. With this, members would be able to obtain many more business
opportunities to develop their own enterprises further.

“Since you understand, when are you prepared to pay the price? I can’t stay
too long in Red Leaf Town. I still have many other things that I need to do,”
South Wolf said with a laugh. As long as he could obtain the Epic ranked
flame in Shi Feng’s hands, coupling it with several years of accumulated
contributions, he would be able to officially become an intermediate member
of Underworld. At that time, he would be able to call the wind and rain as he
pleased.

“Sorry, but I refuse to join. You should look for someone else,” Shi Feng said
in a stern tone.

After his experience with Shadow, he no longer wished to join someone

else’s organization. Moreover, he did not need to join someone else’s
organization. With his advantage as a reincarnated person, he had knowledge
of tons of information of which others were unaware. He also knew the
trends in which the future would develop toward. If Underworld was seeking
him out to cooperate as equals, then he could put some consideration into the
matter. However, for him to become a member of Underworld, it would only
be a different form of slaving off for someone else. Fortunately, he did not
possess such a hobby.

Right now, he could already start establishing a large Workshop. The goal of
establishing a large Guild was also within close sight, so he truly did not see
any need to join Underworld. The most valuable thing one could obtain
within Underworld was information about God’s Domain. In the eyes of
others, although such information was extremely precious, to Shi Feng it was
common knowledge.

The reason he spoke so much was simply to find out more about Underworld.

“What did you say?” South Wolf thought he had heard incorrectly. After
speaking for such a long time, Shi Feng had simply rejected him.

“I’m not interested in joining Underworld. You should look for someone
else,” Shi Feng reiterated once more.

“After speaking so much, in the end, you are just toying with me?” South
Wolf angrily said, “Do you know what kind of consequences your actions
will bring?”

“It is you who contacted me first. Now that I don’t wish to join Underworld,
are you going to threaten me to join?” Shi Feng sneered.

“Since you dare to toy around with us, Underworld, you naturally have to pay
the price. Hand over the flame, and I’ll consider it as if this matter never
happened. Otherwise, prepare to suffer Underworld’s wrath!” South Wolf
threatened in a cold tone.

“Hahaha! You finally revealed your fox’s tail. Since the beginning, your goal
has always been the flame, right? You found out from Absolute Heaven that
my flame is not anything simple, so you wish to have it for yourselves now,
is it?” Shi Feng calmly said, “I only have one sentence to say to you: If you
guys have the ability, then come!”

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South Wolf fell silent at Shi Feng’s calm reply.

He clearly informed Shi Feng of Underworld’s background and its

frightening might, yet, Shi Feng still resolutely chose to oppose Underworld,
refusing to hand over the flame.

This was the first time South Wolf encountered such a case.

“If you think that, just by being acquainted with and backing of Gentle Snow,
Underworld will not dare target you, you couldn’t be more wrong.” South
Wolf sneered, “Even the currently famous Ouroboros does not dare possess
enmity against Underworld, not to mention a measly First Vice-Leader. I’ll
give you one last chance to hand over the flame. That way, you can still play
in God’s Domain comfortably. Otherwise, there will be no place to
accommodate you in all of God’s Domain.”
“It looks like you really don’t understand human words. Or is there a problem
with your intelligence?” Shi Feng laughed disdainfully, “You wish to take
something that belongs to me just with just a few words? Do you think that
your family runs God’s Domain or something? I’ll tell you one more time; if
you have the ability, then come! I’m eager to see just what you can do to
me!”

If it were his last life, Shi Feng might have yielded. However, it was a
different story altogether now. In this life, he possessed both the capital and
confidence to challenge a gigantic existence like Underworld.

After reincarnating, Shi Feng’s goal in life was to complete the dream he
never accomplished in his previous life, establishing his own virtual empire.
On this path, he was destined to make enemies of the many major powers of
God’s Domain.

If he lowered his head to Underworld now, how could he challenge the

tyrants of God’s Domain in the future? How could he compete over the
resources, territory, equipment, and such in God’s Domain?

Although Underworld’s influence was massive, and its influence in reality

similarly great, when faced with God’s Domain, the globally acknowledged
‘second world,’ nary a power in the world could interfere with the Main God
System, not to mention a measly Underworld.

Even if Underworld wished to investigate Shi Feng’s identity in real life, it

was an impossible task to achieve. After over a hundred years of operation
and improvements, the privacy of players in virtual reality games was nigh
perfect. It was also impossible to uncover a person’s identity through virtual
trades.
“Very good! Since it seems that you have truly steeled your heart to oppose
Underworld, you better make your preparations to enter hell!” South Wolf
was so angry, he smiled. He truly did not think that there would be a person
who did not fear death.

Shi Feng was but a single independent player, and he only dared speak those
conceited words because he did not know the terror of Underworld at all. In
South Wolf’s view, Shi Feng was just an arrogant and presumptuous fool
who did not know fear.

Underworld’s main influence covered two empires and several kingdoms,

Star-Moon Kingdom included. As long as he reported this matter to the
higher-ups, within a few days, an independent player like Shi Feng would no
longer remain mingling in God’s Domain. At that time, Shi Feng would have
no choice but to offer up that Epic ranked flame.

“Hell, is it? I’ve enjoyed it’s atmosphere plenty of times before, and entering
yours won’t make any difference!” Shi Feng shrugged, smiling insolently as
he spoke.

Shi Feng now possessed the Ice-Blue Devil flame. With his current battle
prowess, he did not fear any player in the least. If they wished to gang up on
him, he would use guerilla warfare to deal with them. His leveling speed was
extremely rapid, so he could afford to face off against them. He did not
believe that there was any Guild or power that could afford to waste that
much manpower and resources to continuously battle him in Red Leaf Town.

After speaking his piece, Shi Feng disconnected the call.

“Brother Feng, what happened?” Blackie could feel Shi Feng’s rage from the
conversation he just had.
“Nothing much; it was just someone trying to rob me,” Shi Feng shook his
head, casually describing Underworld as a bandit. “We’re better off thinking
of a way to get information off of that elderly NPC.”

“Okay,” Blackie nodded, agreeing.

Although Shi Feng spoke lightly, Blackie knew that the matter was not as
simple as Shi feng described. Blackie inwardly hated himself for not being
any help to Shi Feng. If he could become more powerful, he might be of help
to Shi Feng in the future.

In actuality, Blackie was not alone in this train of thought. Lonely Snow also
detected the abnormality in Shi Feng’s tone, and he similarly hated himself
for being so weak and helpless.

_I must work harder to improve my technique and strength! At the very least,
I can’t remain as dead-weight to Brother Feng!_

Suddenly, the two of them held an eager desire to increase their own strength.

\---

Meanwhile, after Shi Feng hung up on him, South Wolf immediately

contacted the upper echelons of Underworld.

“South Wolf, how is the matter regarding the Epic ranked item coming
along?”

“Young Master Feng, I’ve already tried my best, but that brat Ye Feng still
refused. He also looked down on Underworld, telling us to come at him if we
have the ability.”
“Hahaha! He’s truly an interesting fellow! It is no wonder Snow is paying
attention to him. I haven’t met such an arrogant person for a very long time
now. Since he has rejected my good intentions, let him disappear from God’s
Domain. I’ll give you the authority to mobilize all of Underworld in White
River City, so quickly fetch me that item.”

“Yes, this subordinate will definitely succeed.”

After the call ended, South Wolf released a sigh of relief. Listening to that
person’s tone, they were definitely angry. Otherwise, that person would not
have given him the authority to mobilize the full strength of Underworld in
White River City just to deal with a single Ye Feng.

“Ye Feng, let’s see how long you continue acting freely. Very soon, I’ll show
what kind of place hell really is.” Just thinking of Shi Feng was enough to
cause South Wolf’s belly to fill with rage. However, when he thought about
how he could operate all the power of Underworld in the White River City
region, he could not help his excitement.

Although Underworld had a very low member count, each and every one of
them were elite experts. Some were even the upper echelons of major Guilds.
If he gathered all of the members within the White River City region, the
total power might even surpass that of a third-rate Guild in White River City.
Being able to mobilize such a power, just thinking of it gave him an
invigorating feeling.

Moreover, a majority of Underworld’s members were players who walked

the path of darkness. What they loved most was murder, and they were the
best at dealing with independent players like Shi Feng.

\---
Meanwhile, as South Wolf thought of ways to deal with Shi Feng, the person,
himself, was in the process of having a conversation with the NPC named
Faust, albeit a one-sided one.

According to Shi Feng’s understanding, Faust was a strange old man.

Although Faust was a strange old man, he was also a legendary character. He
was once known as the Elemental Dominator. During his youth, Faust had
once killed a mighty dragon and had even sealed the Great Demon King. A
Great Demon King was the human equivalent of a Tier 5 class. Moreover,
Faust was once a teacher to the emperor of the Black Dragon Empire. Rumor
had it that Faust had once fought against a God and survived the encounter.
However, when he reached the age of 100, he suddenly started wandering all
over God’s Domain. Right now, Faust was already an old monster that
exceeded the age of 300.

As to how powerful Faust was right now, Shi Feng was unable to properly
discern that. In short, Faust’s strength was immeasurably deep.

Hence, it was extremely difficult to start a conversation with Faust. The first
condition to do so was to have sufficient strength to attract Faust’s attention.
The second condition was to have delicious cooking.

Only when both of these conditions were fulfilled would Faust give out a
Rare Quest called ‘Delicious Golden Fish.’ When this quest was completed,
one could obtain a reward.

In reality, displaying sufficient strength to Faust was a simple task. To do so,

one merely needed to deal over 100 damage to the Golden Fish. However, it
was an extremely difficult challenge for players below Level 20 to cause over
100 damage. At the very minimum, one needed to be Level 20 and possess a
complete set of Bronze Set Equipment and a Mysterious-Iron Weapon to
achieve such damage. Moreover, before one displayed their strength, they
needed to initiate a conversation with Faust. On the surface, Faust appeared
to not take notice of players; in reality, he secretly paid attention.

Yet, just when Shi Feng was about to inform Blackie and Lonely Snow about
these conditions, the two of them started cursing at Faust. However, this
could also attract Faust’s attention…

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After attracting Faust’s attention, Shi Feng’s remaining task was to deal
damage to the Golden Fish.

These Level 20 Golden Fish currently swam within the bright silver river
suspended in mid-air. The river was around 25 to 30 yards above the ground,
making it impossible for any normal melee class to attack the Golden Fish.
Moreover, the Golden Fish had scales as hard as diamonds, and it was nigh
impossible for players below Level 20 to cause them over 100 damage in a
single attack.

The Golden Fish possessed a very high magic resistance as well, reducing the
magic damage they received by 40%. Also, the Golden Fish swam at
exceptionally fast speeds in the silver river, making them extremely hard to
hit.
As a result, there were many players who gained nothing despite having
found the Star River Valley.

One thing that greatly differed God’s Domain from other virtual reality
games was that, in God’s Domain, there were many of fortuitous encounters
available out in the field. These encounters could allow a player to soar to
fame and power overnight, and Shi Feng had seen many such examples
before.

However, even though there were plenty of fortuitous encounters available in

God’s Domain, encountering one did not necessarily guarantee any harvests.
Whether one could obtain anything from such an encounter depended on
one’s abilities.

“Blackie, Lonely, you two take this.” Shi Feng took two Basic Frost
Grenades from his bag, passing them to the two.

Previously, to obtain the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, he used a lot of the Frost
Grenades he stocked up. Right now, there were less than twenty remaining,
and they were not enough to deal with all the Golden Fish in the silver river.

“Wah! Aren’t these Frost Grenade’s effects too powerful? These are godly
tools for PK and grinding! If we could use them without limit, then our
leveling speed would be absolutely heaven-defying!” Blackie said, shocked,
after taking a look at the Frost Grenade’s introduction.

Just imagine if they used these Frost Grenades to grind on groups of Level 30
monsters… They might even level up once every minute! At that time, what
would Martial Union amount to them? Just the level suppression alone would
be enough to oppress them to death.
“It would be fantastic if we could get more of these. In the future, if PKers
surround us, we wouldn’t even have to use a single skill to deal with them.
Just by throwing a dozen or so of these Frost Grenades, they would definitely
fall dead. However, with effects as good as these, I’m guessing that these
items should be extremely rare and precious,” Lonely Snow lamented.

“Indeed. Not to mention using them for grinding and PK, just having a few of
these tools of massacre as lifesavers would be good enough.” The longer
Blackie looked at the Frost Grenade in his hand, the more he could not bear
to part with it. With this item in hand, he could use it to save his life at the
most crucial of moments.

hi Feng only revealed a smile at the two’s reactions. He took out another
Frost Grenade for himself, turning to look at the Golden Fish in the
suspended river, saying, “Stop chatting. In a moment, I’ll count down to
three, and we’ll all throw our Frost Grenades at the Golden Fish together.”

Blackie and Lonely Snow looked at the Frost Grenades in their hands,
reluctance filling their eyes.

“Brother Feng, using the Frost Grenades to deal with these Golden Fish is
just too wasteful. The Golden Fish have 100,000 HP each. The 200 damage
from these Frost Grenades will not make any difference. Moreover, these
items can be used at a crucial moment to save our lives. Using them right
now is simply a waste!”

“That’s right, Leader!”

Blackie and Lonely Snow both tried to persuade Shi Feng. His actions right
now were simply that of a wastrel!

Shi Feng was dumbfounded and speechless at the two’s persuasion.

Previously, he had used these Frost Grenades to grind to Level 9.

“Just use them with ease! I still have plenty of them in my possession. Later,
I’ll give every member of the party 30 of these Frost Grenades,” Shi Feng
said with a laugh.

Blackie and Lonely Snow were immediately shocked, even thinking that they
had heard wrong. A Frost Grenade was such a precious item, yet, Shi Feng
planned to give each of them 30 in the future? This was simply madness! In
the future, if they met those bastards from Martial Union, with the Frost
Grenades in hand, couldn’t they utterly massacre them?

With Shi Feng’s assurance, the two of them followed Shi Feng’s instructions,
throwing their Frost Grenades at the Golden Fish suspended in mid-air.

_Boom!_ The Frost Grenades exploded in the midst of the silver river. Even
though the Golden Fish were adept at dodging, the explosion radius of the
Frost Grenades was extremely wide. Some of the Golden Fish that did not
manage to escape immediately froze solid, damages of over -100 points
appearing above their heads.

Faust, sitting suspended in mid-air, stroked his white beard. He nodded his
head, saying, “Not bad. It seems that you guys have some ability, to actually
cause some damage to these Golden Fish.”

“Esteemed Lord Faust, we are only here to catch some Golden Fish to cook.
We hope that our brutish actions did not disturb you,” Shi Feng acted
courteously as he said.

“Oh? I didn’t think that you guys would be interested in cooking these
Golden Fish,” when Faust heard the word ‘cook,’ a flash immediately
appeared in his eyes. “Since you guys wish to catch the Golden Fish, I
wonder if you can help me catch some live ones as well? My strength is too
strong, and I will simply kill these Golden Fish if I am not careful. This
dilemma has left me with no choice but to slowly fish here.”

“This…” Shi Feng said with a hesitant expression.

“Relax; I won’t mistreat you all. As long as you can obtain a satisfactory
amount of Golden Fish for me, I can trade some items for them. How about
it?” Faust casually waved his hand, and immediately, tens of items with
pleasing appearances appeared and floated in mid-air.

Every single one of these tens of items was extremely valuable. Moreover,
beside the item’s introduction, the amount of Golden Fish required to trade
for the item was displayed as well.

“Brother Feng, look! That’s a Level 15 Secret-Silver ranked staff! There!

That’s a Mysterious-Iron ranked mage robe! Wah! That’s a Fine-Gold ranked
cloth armor armguard!” Blackie instantly drooled at the sight of these items.

Lonely Snow also discovered a Level 15 Fine-Gold ranked two-handed axe,

his eyes sparkling at the sight of the weapon. Moreover, the Attributes of the
weapon were simply mind-blowing. If he equipped that weapon, his Attack
Power would instantly soar by several times. He could get rid of an MT of
the same level with just two to three attacks.

However, amongst the many items, an item with a faint orange glow attracted
Shi Feng’s attention. That was the glowing effect only found on Legendary
ranked items!

“A Legendary ranked item?” Shi Feng was shocked.

Previously, he had only heard of players obtaining an Epic item at most from
the Star River Valley. Shi Feng had even doubted the reliability of the
information. Now, however, it seemed that the information was indeed true.

The rarity of a Legendary item was several tens of times greater than that of
an Epic item. If a Legendary item were already present among the rewards, it
would not be strange for there to be an Epic item as well.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, even after he reached Level 200 and became a
top-tier Sword King, he did not possess a single Legendary ranked item. To
Shi Feng, a Legendary ranked item was but a fleeting dream. Only the
extremely few Tier 4 apex experts would possess one or two Legendary
items. It was obvious just how rare a Legendary item was.

Meanwhile, these players who possessed one or two Legendary items, even if
they were only at the peak of Tier 4, their battle prowess would not be any
weaker than a Tier 5 player that did not possess any Legendary items. It was
apparent just how much of an improvement a Legendary item provided to a
player’s strength.

Shi Feng did not think that, in this life, he would bear witness to a Legendary
ranked item. This situation was no different than a dream.

It was not just Shi Feng who discovered the Legendary ranked item. Even
Blackie and Lonely Snow noticed it, as the orange glow that the item gave off
was simply too eye-catching.

“Brother Feng, I’m not dreaming, right? That’s a Legendary ranked item,
right!?” Blackie pinched his own cheeks, saying.

Meanwhile, Lonely Snow was speechless from excitement. He kept clapping

Blackie’s shoulders as he pointed towards the Legendary item.
“You guys are not hallucinating. That is indeed a Legendary ranked item. It is
also something that I chanced upon. However, this item is useless to me.
Although it is possible to obtain this item if you want it, it won’t be so easy,”
Faust stroked his beard as he said with self-satisfaction. He felt extremely
satisfied by the shocked expressions of Shi Feng and the others.

At this time, Shi Feng had calmed down. Although a Legendary item was
right before his eyes, obtaining it was an entirely different matter. As for
snatching the item away from Faust, that would be no different than suicide.

They could only follow the rules to obtain it.

Shi Feng then clicked to look at the Legendary item’s introduction.

[Heavenly Dragon’s Sacred Breath] (Fragmented Legendary Rank)

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“Fragmented Legendary rank?” Shi Feng was slightly surprised, but he still
felt that it was reasonable.
In Shi Feng’s previous life, the statistics showed that, after operating for over
ten years, there were no more than 3,000 Legendary ranked items discovered
in God’s Domain.

Right now, however, God’s Domain had only recently started operation. So,
how would it be possible for a Legendary item to appear here so easily?

Just a fragment alone was already a miracle in and of itself.

Blackie and Lonely Snow were dumbfounded after seeing that the item was
only Fragmented Legendary rank.

They got all excited over something that was completely different from what
they imagined. As a result, their fiery, passionate hearts instantly cooled.

“Isn’t this just a scam? Didn’t you say that it was a Legendary item? Why is
it only a fragment?” Blackie complained to Faust.

It was no wonder the strange old man was so generous as to take out a
Legendary ranked item. In reality, it was only a fragment. It was not even
close to a Legendary item at all.

“You little brats, aren’t you being too greedy here? Do you think that
Legendary ranked items are like cabbages? Do you think you can just find
one in any random place?” Faust, flabbergasted, scolded, “Moreover, do you
think that you brats can successfully obtain it? You’re better off looking for
something else. I’m not trying to belittle you all, but with your current
abilities, it is an absolutely impossible goal. Don’t waste your energy on such
thoughts.”

“I will cast a spell to strengthen you all, give you the ability to float in mid-
air, and deal increased damage to the Golden Fish. As long as you severely
injure the Golden Fish, for a short time, the Golden Fish will enter a crippled
state and won’t be able to move. At that time, use these magical nets to catch
them.”

Following which, Faust took out three golden-colored, magical nets, handing
them over to Shi Feng’s group. He then chanted some incantations, providing
Shi Feng’s group with over a dozen buffs, greatly increasing the three’s
Attributes. Their Attributes multiplied by almost three to four folds, and at
the same time, they could ignore up to 15 Levels.

“Who says we won’t obtain? With such powerful Attributes, the Heavenly
Dragon’s Breath will definitely be ours!” looking at his increased Attributes,
Blackie’s confidence instantly grew by over a hundred-fold.

Lonely Snow nodded in agreement as well. He could not help but wish he
could begin his assault on the Golden Fish immediately.

Regarding Shi Feng’s strength, the two of them held an almost blind faith in
it. Shi Feng had simply shown them too many miracles. His battle techniques
were even matchless.

“Hahaha! Young folk being so confident is a good thing indeed. However,

you should first look at the exchange quantities.” Faust stroked his white
beard as he laughed. He did not mind Blackie’s words at all.

The three of them immediately checked the exchange quantities.

Level 15 Bronze ranked item and Level 20 Bronze ranked item required 1 to
2 Golden Fish.

Level 15 Mysterious-Iron ranked item and Level 20 Mysterious-Iron ranked

item required 3 to 5 Golden Fish.
Level 15 Secret-Silver ranked item and Level 20 Secret-Silver ranked item
required 10 to 15 Golden Fish.

Level 15 Fine-Gold ranked item and Level 20 Fine-Gold ranked item

required 30 to 50 Golden Fish.

Level 15 Dark-Gold ranked item and Level 20 Dark-Gold ranked item

required 100 to 200 Golden Fish.

Fragmented Legendary ranked item required 1,000 Golden Fish.

There were a lot of Golden Fish in the entire silver river. At a single glance,
one could tell that there were several thousand Golden Fish in the river.
Blackie and Lonely Snow could not help but smile.

“Here I thought you required some astronomical amount. Isn’t it just a

thousand Golden Fish? We’ll quickly gather them up for you,” Blackie
laughed.

Shi Feng also felt that it would not be difficult for them to obtain a thousand
Golden Fish. Only, it would require a lot of time to do so. However, to obtain
a Fragmented Legendary rank item, even spending several days would be
worth it.

Just as Shi Feng and the other two were about to take action...

“Before you all start, I need to give you a small reminder. The Star River
Valley will not remain in the Silent Swamp for too long. At most, it will
disappear from the Silent Swamp in four to five hours. I, too, will disappear
with it. If you do not hand the Golden Fish to me before that happens, you
won’t receive any rewards,” Faust revealed a slight smile as he spoke.
System: Rare Quest “Delicious Golden Fish” accepted. Within the allocated
amount of time, catch as many Golden Fish as you can and hand them over to
Faust. The more you catch, the better the rewards will be.

Although there was a time limit, Blackie and Lonely Snow still brimmed with
confidence. Even if they could not obtain other equipment, it would be
enough if they obtained the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath.

“Four to five hours, is it?” Shi Feng looked at Faust’s smiling figure,
inwardly feeling that the matter was not as simple as it appeared. Otherwise,
why would Faust be so generous as to show off a Fragmented Legendary
rank item for exchange?

However, time was of the essence. The three of them immediately started
catching the Golden Fish.

At this moment, Shi Feng’s communication notification rang up again; the

call’s requestor was Gentle Snow.

“Miss Snow, I truly have to thank you for your support last time. Otherwise,
those internet trolls would have painted me as a scammer,” Shi Feng jokingly
said. In his heart, Gentle Snow was definitely someone worth his friendship,
and all her care and aid towards him had clearly proven this matter.

“At least you still have a good heart,” Gentle Snow laughed sweetly. “More
importantly, I’m contacting you this time just to ask you about a single
matter.”

“What happened?” Shi Feng inwardly felt that Gentle Snow behaved
somewhat strangely today.
“Did you come into contact with people from Underworld?” Gentle Snow
suddenly asked.

“That’s right; they contacted me,” Shi Feng nodded his head, saying.

Hearing Shi Feng’s acknowledgment, Gentle Snow could not help but ask in
curiosity, “Just what happened between you?”

“Nothing much. They just wanted something from me, and I refused to give it
to them,” Shi Feng calmly said.

“How could this be?

“Although I don’t know what actually happened, don’t try to trick me. If it is
only a small matter like this, that person from Underworld would not
specifically send me a message, telling me not to get involved. What exactly
happened between you two?”

“If you tell me the truth right now, I might be able to offer some help.
Underworld’s strength is definitely not something an unrated Guild like
Martial Union could compare to. Just its strength in White River City alone is
probably more than ten times that of Martial Union. There are also plenty of
top-tier experts amongst their ranks that walk the path of darkness. If they go
all-out to deal with you, it might not even be safe for you to stay within the
confines of the town.”

Gentle Snow’s tone turned grave as she spoke. A hint of fear towards
Underworld’s power also colored her tone. She simply could not understand
how an independent player like Shi Feng could anger Underworld to such a
degree. It was truly unbelievable.
“It’s true. Why would I lie to you? They only wished to obtain something that
I possess; I simply refused them and told them to bring it on, if they can.
There really isn’t anything else,” Shi Feng said with a bitter smile.

“You call that _nothing else_? I truly admire you right now. You are the first
one to actually dare provoke Underworld in such a way,” Gentle Snow nearly
choked when she heard Shi Feng’s words. “Fortunately, your matter isn’t too
severe. I’ll try to explain to the management of Underworld and see if this
matter can be settled. Hopefully this event will become bygones.”

Shi Feng did not particularly mind the matter of Underworld trying to deal
with him. In any case, adding one more to his list of enemies wouldn’t make
much of a difference. However, seeing Gentle Snow earnestly trying to help
him, he couldn’t just not give her face and reject her kind intentions.

“Thank you.”

“No need for that. We’re friends after all, and it is only natural for friends to
help each other. Just don’t forget to sell me any high-level equipment that
you don’t need in the future.”

Gentle Snow revealed a faint smile before hanging up.

Soon after, Shi Feng joined Blackie and Lonely Snow’s fishing party.

However, before Shi Feng had even reached the Golden Fish and attacked
them, he quickly discovered a problem.

After his Attributes increased, Blackie was comparable to a powerful Level

20 Cursemancer equipped with a complete Secret-Silver Set Equipment and a
Fine-Gold Weapon. However, even then, Blackie’s attacks dealt less than 400
damage to the Golden Fish. Moreover, the Movement Speed of the Golden
Fish was extremely quick in the silver river. Even if Blackie’s techniques
improved by quite a lot, out of ten Dark Arrows he sent out, only five
managed to find their targets. As a result, Blackie’s damage output was
greatly reduced. The Golden Fish’s 100,000 HP was like a huge mountain.

Meanwhile, on Lonely Snow’s side, he felt even more helpless. The Golden
Fish only dodged and did not attack. Not mentioning whether a melee class
could land a hit, to begin with, just trying to chase after the Golden Fish was
a big problem. In addition, the Golden Fish’s physical defense was simply
too high. Lonely Snow’s normal attacks only dealt around 200 damage, and
his overall damage output could not even compare to Blackie’s.

To strike a Golden Fish down to critical health, the two of them, with their
strengths combined, needed to spend over four minutes concentrating their
attacks.

The total quest duration was only around four to five hours.

At this rate, they could only catch around 70 Golden Fish within five hours.
They would not even hit one-tenth of the required 1,000 Golden Fish.

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After spending a long amount of time, Blackie and Lonely Snow finally
managed to catch a Golden Fish.
At this moment, they both realized that they had greatly underestimated the
difficulty of the challenge. Not to mention a Fragmented Legendary ranked
item, even a Dark-Gold ranked item was a fanciful delusion.

“This old man has already said that your strengths are just too weak. Stop
thinking about the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath and be more realistic.
Otherwise, you all might not get anything in the end,” Faust, who floated in
the air, smiled.

In reality, Faust only teased Shi Feng’s group for fun by taking out the
Fragmented Legendary rank item.

In God’s Domain, even a Fragmented Legendary rank item was an

incomparably precious item. Its value was over ten times that of an Epic
ranked item. If one were lucky, one might even restore the Legendary
Fragment into a true Legendary ranked item. So, who would be willing to
give it away?

This was why Faust had set such an unreasonable and unattainable amount
for exchange.

“That damned old man! He is clearly just toying with us!” Blackie cursed in
the party chat.

“Leader, what do we do now? Should we just give up on the Fragmented

Legendary and Dark-Gold ranked items and just go for a Fine-Gold ranked
item?” Lonely Snow had already given up on an unattainable item.

Shi Feng shook his head, saying, “You guys focus on catching the Golden
Fish. I’ll try by myself.”
It was impossible for Shi Feng to give up on the Fragmented Legendary rank
item. Who knew when he would have another chance to meet with a
Fragmented Legendary ranked item? Moreover, the difficulty of obtaining
one at that time would definitely be much higher than now. If he couldn’t
even obtain a Fragmented Legendary ranked item, how could he secure a
Legendary ranked item in the future?

Soon after, with his Attributes now greatly increased, Shi Feng rushed
towards a Golden Fish that currently swam in the silver river.

Chop!

A black light slashed at the Golden Fish’s soft-sided abdomen. He struck the
Golden Fish before it could even react, a damage of over -1,400 points
appearing above its head. Immediately after, Shi Feng sent a normal slash at
the Golden Fish, causing over -800 damage.

Following which, Shi Feng brandished the Silver Lake in his hand. Three
electric arcs wove across eight Golden Fish. Instantly, damages of -1056, -
1384, and -1758 appeared above their heads.

In the blink of an eye, the Golden Fish lost over 6,000 HP.

The frightening damage surprised Faust.

“Not bad,” Faust praised as he stroked his white beard. However, he still did
not hold a thread of belief that Shi Feng could procure the Heavenly
Dragon’s Breath. On the other hand, there was a large possibility for him to
secure a Dark-Gold ranked item.

“Brother Feng!”
“Leader!”

Looking at the damage Shi Feng had caused, Blackie and Lonely Snow
forgot to continue attacking the Golden Fish as their eyes filled with
fanaticism and excitement. With such frightening damage, there might really
be a hope of completing the quest.

“Don’t just stare at me; continue your attacks!” Shi Feng said in the party
chat, his hands not halting their actions as he spoke.

Shi Feng’s intense attacks quickly caused the Golden Fish’s HP to fall at
flying speeds.

In the end, Shi Feng had only spent about 100 seconds to capture a Golden
Fish, using around two-fifths of Blackie and Lonely Snow’s time.

“As expected, it’s still not enough,” Shi Feng wrinkled his brows.

At this rate, even if Shi Feng continuously attacked and captured the Golden
Fish without stop, he would, at most, capture 170 to 190 Golden Fish. There
would still be an immense gap from the targeted 1,000 Golden Fish.

“Hahaha! Young man, you have truly given me a shock! However, I’ve
already said this before, you all should not try to obtain the Fragmented
Legendary ranked item. With all three of you combined, it would be good
enough to trade for one or two Dark-Gold ranked items,” Faust laughed with
confidence.

Naturally, Shi Feng did not give up at Faust’s words.

Suddenly, a clear-blue flame appeared floating above Shi Feng’s palm. This
flame was the Ice-Blue Devil flame. The Ice-Blue Devil Flame wrapped
around Shi Feng’s entire body, increasing Shi Feng’s damage by 20%.

“I’ve truly underestimated you. You can even control a Mysterious Flame,”
when Faust saw the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, he was once more given a shock.
“Looking at the Mysterious-Flame’s power, it should be a Tier 2 Mysterious
Flame. Mastering a Tier 2 Mysterious Flame at such a young age, you are
truly not a simple fellow. Unfortunately, it is still not enough.”

With the support of the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, Shi Feng’s damage soared
once more. He then attacked zealously, filling the sky with sword images.

Now, his normal slashes alone could deal over a thousand damage, while his
Chop dealt over -1,700 damage. The most frightening was the Thunder Flame
Explosion, dealing over -3,000 damage.

In the end, Shi Feng only spent around one minute to successfully catch a
Golden Fish. Moreover, Thundering Flash, Earth Splitter, and Thunder Flame
Explosion also dealt some damage to the other Golden Fish. Only, the
Cooldowns for these skills were too long. In addition to the Golden Fish
constantly swimming about, never staying in a single place, the effects of
these AOE skills were extremely limited.

Continuing at this pace, Shi Feng could catch somewhere over 300 Golden
Fish in 5 hours. However, it was still a great distance from 1,000.

_Am I really not able to attain the Fragmented Legendary ranked item?_ Shi
Feng felt very reluctant. No matter what was said, a Fragmented Legendary
ranked item was simply too rare. Finding one now was only due to heaven-
defying luck.
“Hahaha! Don’t be discouraged, young man. You have already performed
quite well. If you all can capture 400 Golden Fish, I can trade you an Epic
ranked item. Consider it as a reward for your efforts,” Faust smiled,
consoling. It had been very long since he had seen a youth with such a
fighting spirit. However, with Shi Feng and the others’ current standards,
there was not a great likelihood they could earn even an Epic ranked item.

“That damned old man! He only knows how to toy with us! Even if we have
a full five hours right now, our chances of catching 400 Golden Fish are less
than 40%,” Blackie cursed in the party chat. Having learned his lesson, he no
longer cursed out directly.

_My Attack Power is still too low; my Attack Speed is also too slow. I need
an increase to my damage and speed._ Shi Feng entered deep thought as he
tried to think of a way to increase his abilities.

If he used the Intermediate Frost Grenades, with all three of them

bombarding a wide area of the silver river, they might capture over 400
Golden Fish. The problem was, however, that he simply did not have that
many Intermediate Frost Grenades. Moreover, each Intermediate Frost
Grenade cost 10 Silver Coins.

A single Intermediate Frost Grenade could deal around -500 damage to the
Golden Fish. Then, killing a Golden Fish would require 200 Intermediate
Frost Grenades, which would cost up to 20 Gold Coins. Taking into account
the effective area of the Frost Grenades, every 200 Frost Grenades would kill
around 20 Golden Fish, making the value of each Golden Fish the equivalent
of 1 Gold Coin. Meanwhile, 1,000 Golden Fish would equal to 1,000 Gold
Coins.
Although purchasing a Fragmented Legendary ranked item for 1,000 Gold
Coins was no different than daylight robbery, to begin with, Shi Feng did not
possess nearly that much money. Hence, this method was not feasible.

_What should I do?_

_How can I increase my Attack Power?_

Shi Feng flipped through his bag. He managed to think of over a dozen
methods, but not one of them were feasible.

At this moment, Shi Feng discovered the Level 10 Fine-Gold ranked

greatsword that he collected from the Sun Temple. This greatsword was
something he had prepared for the Abyssal Blade’s level up. He had
completely forgotten about it due to being too busy. Now that he collected
ten Silver Dawns, he could level up the Abyssal Blade.

_That’s right! If I can raise the Abyssal Blade to Level 10, its Attributes will
massively increase. Maybe it would be possible at that time!_ Inspiration
struck Shi Feng.

There would be a checkpoint for weapons at every ten levels, and there
would be a big improvement when these checkpoints were reached. Right
now, the Level 5 Abyssal Blade could rival a Level 10 Secret-Silver Weapon.
If it devoured a Fine-Gold Weapon and ten Secret-Silver Weapons, it would
undergo an impressive growth.

“Let’s start devouring, then.”

Shi Feng immediately chose to level up the Abyssal Blade, starting the
devouring process.
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At a glance, the Kabulu Wilderness was comprised mainly of silt and gravel.
There were also plenty of abandoned pastures and farmland. From time to
time, sounds of crows cawing reverberated throughout the land.

Level 10 monsters, such as White-tusk Boars, Large Bisons, and vultures,

roamed this land, and they were all extremely ferocious.

At this stage of the game, a Level 10 monster area was an extremely

dangerous place for players. However, in a certain pasture in the Kabulu
Wilderness, a twenty-man team currently grinded on White-tusk Boars.

“We’re almost finished clearing out the monsters over here. Little Shadow,
go lure some more monsters over,” a handsome youth commanded. This
youth wore a set of golden armor and wielded a greatsword.

“Yes,” the Level 9 Assassin called Little Shadow very respectfully answered.
He then turned to lure more monsters.

If an average player witnessed this scene, they would probably be

incomparably shocked.

A Level 9 Assassin wearing Mysterious-Iron Set Equipment was definitely

an expert of God’s Domain. No matter which large Guild such an expert
joined, he would be one of the upper-echelons of the Guild. However, such
an expert was unexpectedly willing to take on the role of an errand boy, and
there was not even a hint of resentment or rage in his eyes when treated as
such. On the contrary, there was even a hint of pride in them.

“What? Snow?” the golden armored youth was slightly surprised when he
received a communication request from this person. He picked up the call and
spoke in a soft tone, “Snow, it’s been awhile since you’ve contacted me. How
have you been recently? I really don’t know why you insist on staying in a
Guild like Ouroboros. Won’t you develop further if you join me in
Underworld?”

“Feng Xuanyang, I’ve already said it before; I will not join Underworld. I
will depend on myself to create my own legacy. I’m only looking for you
today to ask for your help on a matter,” Gentle Snow calmly said.

“Say it, then. As long as it’s a request from you, Snow, I will strive to fulfill
it,” the golden armored youth immediately said with a smile. This was the
first time Gentle Snow had came to him asking for help. Previously, Gentle
Snow had constantly tried to put distance between them, so this was a golden
opportunity for him to show off.

“It’s nothing big. It’s about the message that you sent me before, telling me
to stay out of that matter. I understand the crux of the problem, and isn’t it
just a small conflict? Moreover, Ye Feng is a friend of mine. So, I hope that
you can give me some face and let this matter go,” Gentle Snow said.

“Ye Feng, is it?” Feng Xuanyang wrinkled his brows. He did not think that
Gentle Snow would ask him about this matter.

“That’s right; it’s Ye Feng. What are your thoughts?” Gentle Snow asked.

“Since you’ve already spoken, naturally, there will be no problems. You can
rest assured; I’ll talk to my subordinates about it,” Feng Xuanyang smiled.

oon after, Gentle Snow disconnected the call.

“Snow, why would you care so much about that Ye Feng? You don’t usually
pay much attention to anyone else. Don’t tell me you’ve taken a liking to that
brat?” Zhao Yueru, who stood beside Gentle Snow, giggled, the expression
she revealed suggesting the two must be involved with each other.

“You’re overthinking things,” Gentle Snow rolled her eyes at Zhao Yueru.
She then said in a soft tone, “Moreover, don’t forget who it was that gave us
the Potionmaking recipe. Not only did it allow you to become an
Intermediate Potionmaking Apprentice, but you are also earning a lot of
money with it. Aren’t you happily counting your Silver Coins all day right
now?”

“Fine; I admit that he was indeed a great help, so we ought to help him in
return this time…” Hearing Gentle Snow saying so, Zhao Yueru was like a
kitten that had its sore spot poked, acting pitifully.

“Moreover, Ye Feng’s help isn’t limited to just that one time. It was only
thanks to him that we managed to clear the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon
Graveyard, allowing my position in Ouroboros to rise rapidly. Many elders in
the Guild have also changed their initial attitudes towards me, choosing to
stand on my side instead. This result has saved me from many troubles, and I
haven’t even gotten the chance to thank Ye Feng for this yet. Helping him
with a small matter like this is nothing.” Gentle Snow then continued, “If
Underworld still doesn’t give up and still wishes to deal with Ye Feng, I can
only use _that_ move. However, since Feng Xuanyang has already agreed,
there should be no problems.”

\---

On the other side, after Feng Xuanyang ended the call, his face paled with
anger.

Feng Xuanyang could not understand just what sort of relationship Gentle
Snow had with that Ye Feng for her to actually speak up for him. Feng
Xuanyang had been trying to woo Gentle Snow for so long, yet, she had paid
him no attention from the start. Right now, Underworld was just teaching Ye
Feng a lesson, yet Gentle Snow immediately came calling. The degree of care
that she gave Ye Feng was abnormally high.

It had even reached a degree that caused Feng Xuanyang jealousy.

Feng Xuanyang had both money and power. He was also incomparably
handsome. He was hundreds of times better than that Ye Feng in every way.
Yet, Gentle Snow chose to pay attention to Ye Feng instead. There must be a
problem here.

However, Feng Xuanyang was extremely clear about Gentle Snow’s daily
lifestyle. There was no chance that a minor character like Ye Feng could
meet her in real life. The only possibility was in God’s Domain. There must
be something that he had here that led to Gentle Snow treating him so well. If
Ye Feng remained in God’s Domain, the two of them might have a deeper
development.

The more Feng Xuanyang thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Feng Xuanyang’s eyes gleamed with a cold glint. He had no intentions of

watching his years of effort go to waste, _I absolutely cannot let that Ye Feng
remain in God’s Domain!_

He would not tolerate Ye Feng’s continued contact with Gentle Snow. He

needed to get rid of Ye Feng immediately. Only with Ye Feng gone would
there be no possibility of any development occurring between him and Gentle
Snow.

“Young Master Feng, do you have any commands?” South Wolf respectfully
asked.
“I want you to break apart the relationship between Ye Feng and Gentle
Snow. Think of a way to turn them against each other, then make Ye Feng
disappear from God’s Domain. However, you cannot let others know that
Underworld is involved in this matter. Do you understand?” Feng Xuanyang
coldly said.

“Understood. This subordinate will carry out your orders. However, I hope
that Young Master Feng can allot me some more helpers. That way, I can do
things more easily,” South Wolf smiled as he spoke.

“Fine. I’ll send a party from the Underworld Guards to assist you. However,
you have to carry things out more beautifully,” Feng Xuanyang said.

Hearing the name ‘Underworld Guards,’ South Wolf was shocked into a
jump. He simply did not know how Ye Feng had provoked Young Master
Feng to unleash the Underworld Guards, the core strength of Underworld.
Moreover, it was not tasking just an individual, but a full party.

“Young Master Feng, rest assured; this subordinate will carry out your orders
without fail,” South Wolf assured.

\---

Star River Valley.

The Abyssal Blade in Shi Feng’s hand suddenly emitted pitch-black flames.
These black flames instantly wrapped around the Fine-Gold ranked
greatsword and the ten Silver Dawns. The flames radiated a scorchingly hot
temperature as they melted these weapons.
The temperature of the black flames was on an entirely different level
compared to the Ice-Blue Devil Flame. In the blink of an eye, even the Fine-
Gold ranked greatsword melted into a lump of metal, the Abyssal Blade
continuously absorbing the essence of the weapon.

After the devouring process completed, the Abyssal Blade flared with a
gigantic black flame. The black flame was like a living being, transforming
into a black dragon. The size of the dragon was like a great mountain with the
height of around 200 to 300 meters, and pitch-black scales that were even
harder than steel covered its entire body. Soon after, the black dragon
released a heaven-shaking roar, instantly scattering the dark clouds in the sky.
The roar of the dragon shocked the entire Star River Valley, and even the
Golden Fish in the silver river were shocked still, not moving at all.

“Magic Weapon!” Faust, who floated in mid-air, instantly knew what was
happening when he saw the black dragon’s appearance from the Abyssal
Blade. His constantly calm expression before even showed signs of shock
right now, “How is this possible? A young fellow like you actually controls a
Magic Weapon and haven’t felt its curse yet!”

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The appearance of the black dragon instantly sent Blackie and Lonely Snow
into shock.
Just standing on the ground and feeling the roar that rang through the skies
was enough to cause one to tremble with fear. As for the flames surrounding
the black dragon, the temperature it radiated increased the temperature
throughout Star River Valley by more than ten degrees.

The black dragon had thoroughly frightened them stiff.

The black dragon glanced at its surroundings, its sight stopping on Faust
momentarily before shifting to Shi Feng.

“It isn’t trying to kill me, right?” this was the first time Shi Feng had
personally witnessed a dragon.

In God’s Domain, dragons were the symbol of power and destruction. It was
obvious just how terrifying dragons were. Not to mention, the dragon before
him right now was a king amongst dragons, the Black Dragon King.

“Young man, relax. It died long ago, and this is merely a phantom of its past.
It cannot hurt anybody at all. It has only materialized itself now because you
allowed the Magic Weapon to devour and obtain new power,” Faust could
see the worry in Shi Feng’s eyes; hence, he explained with a smile.

As expected, the Black Dragon King before Shi Feng simply stared him,
taking no other actions.

However, even if it were just a phantom, it was still enough to frighten a

person greatly.

If the actual body of the Black Dragon King were here right now, it might
have instantly turned the entire Star River Valley into a sea of flames, a living
hell. Shi Feng and the others would not have remained standing there, safe
and sound.
After a moment, the shadow of the Black Dragon King dissipated, turning
into black flames as it returned into the Abyssal Blade.

Immediately, the Abyssal Blade began its transformation. Unknown silver-

colored runes suddenly appeared on the pitch-black blade in Shi Feng’s hand.
The Abyssal Blade itself gave off a faint illusion of being surrounded by
black flames. There was also a dragon coiling around the hilt of the sword
now. A single glance was enough to tell that the Abyssal Blade was no
ordinary item.

_Is this the new power of the Abyssal Blade?_ As Shi Feng held the Abyssal
Blade, he felt the misconception of two minds connecting with each other.

It felt as if the Abyssal Blade were becoming another part of his body, and
moving it was no different than stretching his own arm.

Aside from this misconception, the Attributes of the Abyssal Blade also
underwent an earthshaking transformation.

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

Attack Power +96

All Attributes +22

Attack Speed +6

Ignore Levels +7
Attacks have a 30% chance of causing 200% damage; 10% chance to cause
300% damage; 20% chance to induce Doom Curse, reducing all Attributes by
40%, lasting 30 seconds.

If wielder belongs to any Swordsman Job, all Skill Levels +3. Increase Free
Ability Points received by 2 points for every increase in Level.

Equipment Level 10. Can be leveled up. (Devour ten Level 15 Mysterious-
Iron Equipment and one Level 15 Secret-Silver Equipment to level up to
Level 15). Can be evolved (Unknown).

Additional Skill 1: Phantom Kill. Instantly creates a doppelganger. You can

control this doppelganger. Doppelganger will have 50% of original body’s
Attributes and all Skills. At the same time, doppelganger and the original
body can be swapped. Duration of 40 seconds.

Cooldown: 5 minutes

Additional Skill 2: Abyssal Bind. Binds enemies and prevents movement,

reducing Defense by 100%. Duration of 3 seconds.

Cooldown: 1 minute

Additional Skill 3: Nine Dragons Slash. Instantly create nine phantoms of the
Abyssal Blade for the wielder’s use; each phantom sword is capable of
dealing up to 30% damage. Duration of 28 seconds.

Cooldown: 5 minutes.

Additional Skill 4: Dark Violent Dance. 40% of the total damage dealt
spreads in a cone-shaped area towards targets within a distance of 12 yards
for 30 seconds.
Cooldown: 1 minute

The Abyssal Blade was personally created by master smith Olysses using the
Black Dragon King’s fangs as material. It is one of thirty-six famed swords,
and it is ranked 31st. However, this sword has been cursed by the Black
Dragon King. Aside from providing the wielder with immense strength, there
will be a Backlash every period of time. However, after being remodeled by
Jack using a Star Crystal, the strength of the Backlash has been greatly
reduced. If the wielder is unable to suppress the Backlash, the wielder will
receive the curse of the Black Dragon King, permanently reducing All
Attributes by 50%.

Unable to be dropped.

Unable to be traded.

_It looks like, if the Abyssal Blade devours better quality weapons, the
resulting improvements are also greater._ Shi Feng was extremely satisfied
by the Abyssal Blade’s improvements.

Right now, the Abyssal Blade’s Attack Power has reached the standard of a
Level 10 Dark-Gold ranked two-handed weapon, not to mention its
frightening Attributes. Just the chances of causing a double-damage critical
hit increasing to 30% was a frightening improvement, not to mention the
chances of inflicting the Doom Curse increasing to 20%. As long as the target
was cursed, all their Attributes would be reduced by 40%. It was a fatal
power.

“Let’s test out the new power,” Shi Feng tightened his grip on the Abyssal
Blade as he looked towards the thousands of Golden Fish swimming in the
silver river. “The Heavenly Dragon’s Breath will definitely be mine.”
“Young man, you are still better off giving up. Although you have greatly
increased your weapon’s prowess, it is still impossible for you to obtain the
Fragmented Legendary ranked item,” Faust said with a smile.

It was not that he looked down on Shi Feng; rather, he was extremely clear
about the difficulty of the challenge he had set. If Shi Feng reached Level 20
right now and possessed a complete set of Level 20 Fine-Gold Set
Equipment, in addition to a Level 20 Magic Weapon, he would then have a
chance of completing this quest. However, it was clear that Shi Feng had yet
to reach such a standard. Moreover, he was still far from achieving it. On the
other hand, there was a great possibility that he could earn an Epic ranked
item now.

“What if I used this?” Shi Feng suddenly took out the Freezing Shadow he
previously obtained.

[Freezing Shadow] (Dart-type Consumable Item)

Usage count: 10,000/10,000

Causes 120% frost damage towards a target. Only effective towards enemies
that are Level 30 and below.

No Cooldown.

At a glance, even Blackie and Lonely Shadow, who were familiar with Shi
Feng, might not understand this item.

The Freezing Shadow darts could only attack a single target at a time.
Compared to using a skill to cause damage, it was much weaker, so how
could it possibly reach the target of 1,000 Golden Fish?
Faust could not help but shake his head, silent as he turned back to his
fishing.

“Blackie, Lonely Snow, come over here and help me capture the Golden
Fish,” Shi Feng flew up to the silver river as he spoke to his companions.

Although the two did not know what Shi Feng was trying to do, they still
chose to trust him unconditionally.

“Let’s start, then.”

After the two of them made their preparations to capture the Golden Fish
with the magical net, Shi Feng also finished his own preparations.
Immediately after Shi Feng activated the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, he rushed
towards the group of fish with the Abyssal Blade in one hand and the
Freezing Shadow in the other.

Shi Feng then slashed the Abyssal Blade towards the spot with the highest
concentration of Golden Fish.

Thundering Flash!

Instantly, three electric arcs weaved across over twenty Golden Fish,
inflicting frightening damages of -1846, -2389, and -3201. There were also
some Golden Fish that received critical hits, doubling the damage they
received to -3692, -4778, and -6402. There were even some that felt the
Doom Curse upon them, immediately reducing their Attributes by 40% and
their maximum HP to 60,000 points.

Earth Splitter!
Thunder Flame Explosion!

After the three massive AOE skills, every Golden Fish Shi Feng struck lost at
least 20,000 HP. The ones that received critical strikes lost over 30,000 HP,
while those that received the Doom Curse instantly lost close to half of their
HP.

Seeing these damages, Blackie and Lonely Snow were both dumbfounded.
They even thought that they were dreaming.

“Scatter and go, Dark Violent Dance!” after using the three massive AOE
skills, he wielded the Freezing Shadow as he activated the Dark Violent
Dance.

Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!

Instantly, more than ten Freezing Shadow darts pierced the Golden Fish
inflicted with the Doom Curse. Every dart caused over -1,700 damage.
Simultaneously, the damage spread effect of the Dark Violent Dance caused
over -600 damage to each of the surrounding Golden Fish.

In the blink of an eye, over a hundred Golden Fish had their HP reduced.

Unlike the Frost Grenades, the Freezing Shadows did not have a Cooldown.
The number of darts a player could toss out within a fixed period of time
depended solely on their Attack Speed.

Due to the Attribute improvement of the Abyssal Blade, Shi Feng’s Attack
Speed had become much faster. In addition to Faust’s buff, Shi Feng could
easily throw out twenty Freezing Shadow darts simultaneously. However, in
an attempt to pursue stability and accuracy, Shi Feng limited the number of
darts he tossed out to 12 at a time.
Due to Shi Feng’s unrestrained damaging, the HP of the Golden Fish afflicted
by the Doom Curse madly reduced. Very quickly, the 60,000 HP of these
Golden Fish fell to a critical level, forcing them into a crippled state.

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“Lonely, I’m not dreaming, right?” Blackie slapped Lonely Snow’s

shoulders, his finger pointing towards the group of crippled Golden Fish.

Lonely Snow’s gaze turned sluggish as he shook his head in a daze.

Compared to the rapid decrease of the Golden Fish’s HP, Lonely Snow was
more shocked by Shi Feng’s techniques. He only managed to see the
countless shadows left behind by Shi Feng’s hands. Before Lonely Snow
could even get a clear view of Shi Feng’s hands, more than ten Freezing
Shadow darts already flew out. Such speed could practically rival an assault
rifle.

Aside from Shi Feng’s frightening speed, his accuracy also caused others to
submit. Every dart he shot out had accurately landed on the Golden Fish
afflicted with the Doom Curse. Moreover, they even landed on the softer
side-abdomens of the Golden Fish. If Lonely Snow were in Shi Feng’s shoes,
it would be fortunate if he could toss out one Freezing Shadow dart at a time
and land the hit, not to mention tossing out more than ten darts at a time and
land every single one on the side-abdomens of the Golden Fish.
“I’ll be satisfied when I can achieve such a level of technique,” Lonely Snow
was completely trapped in the fantasy of Shi Feng’s dart-throwing technique.

“Stop daydreaming and quickly capture the crippled Golden Fish!” Shi Feng
hurriedly commanded.

At this time, Blackie and Lonely Snow were finally aroused from their
thoughts. They immediately used the magical nets to capture the crippled
Golden Fish.

One fish… Two fish… Three fish…

Shi Feng only spent a short 30 seconds to force three Golden Fish into a
crippled state. Shi Feng’s violent speed had shocked even Faust himself, and
he could not help but feel a slight ache in his heart.

However, when the effects of the damage amplification, Doom Curse, and
Dark Violent Dance dissipated, the capturing speed of the Golden Fish
immediately slowed. Shi Feng could only wait until the Cooldown for
Thundering Flash, Earth Splitter, Thunder Flame Explosion, and Dark
Violent Dance to finish before renewing his assault.

Overall, Shi Feng’s group captured an average of five Golden Fish per
minute. Within one hour, they could capture around 300 Golden Fish, and
within four hours, they could collect the required 1,000 Golden Fish and
complete the quest.

Time passed, little by little.

Unknowingly, over four hours passed by already.

“We’re rich! We’re rich! Lonely, how many fish did you catch?”

“I got 618. You?”

“Hahaha! I have more than you! I have 645. We’ll have 1,263 if we add them
together. We’ve already reached the targeted 1,000 to trade for the
Fragmented Legendary ranked item!”

“Leader, hang in there! We should still have some time remaining! We might
even gather another hundred or so Golden Fish to trade for a Dark-Gold
ranked item.”

Blackie and Lonely Snow captured the Golden Fish in exhilaration. As they
watched the number of Golden Fish continuously grow in their bags, they
could not suppress even a smile a their faces.

The only misfortune in this situation was that Shi Feng could not raise his
skill proficiency by attacking these Golden Fish. He also did not obtain a
single point of experience from his efforts.

If he killed this many Level 20 Special Elites in a normal situation, the three
of them would have long since risen by two or three levels.

However, Shi Feng did not feel much from this. It was only Blackie and
Lonely Snow who did not know of the rarity of a Fragmented Legendary
ranked item. They might not get another chance to secure one for a very long
time. To obtain the Fragmented Legendary ranked item, the Heavenly
Dragon’s Breath, right now, even spending one to two days would be worth
it, not to mention spending only several hours.
Shi Feng’s strength would soar if they possessed a Fragmented Legendary
ranked item. As long as he equipped it, even when faced with apex experts,
he would still suppress them with overwhelming strength.

In God’s Domain, there were none willing to follow a weakling. Players

would only revere the strong.

If Shi Feng wanted to establish his own virtual empire, he first needed to
empower himself. Only then could attract others to follow him.

During the early stages of God’s Domain, players like Shi Feng, who had yet
to start up their own Workshops, had zero chances of competing against the
various large Guilds. In God’s Domain, there were plenty of high-leveled
field Bosses that dropped valuable loot. There were even some that would
drop Dark-Gold ranked items. If lucky, players might even encounter a High
Lord ranked monster.

Although High Lord ranked monsters were incomparably powerful, they

possessed a small chance to drop an Epic ranked item. As for the usefulness
of an Epic ranked item to a Guild, that was obvious. Not only could it
increase a player’s personal strength, allowing them to kill even more
powerful monsters, they would also attract plenty of famous players to join
the Guild, further increasing the Guild’s overall prowess.

In regards to dealing with high-level monsters or High Lord ranked monsters,

large Guilds could simply use numbers to overwhelm them. Although they
would have to pay a heavy price, everything would be worth it if they could
obtain top-tier equipment. Meanwhile, small Guilds and Workshops did not
have such capabilities, and such a situation would allow the large Guilds to
have a much easier time procuring top-tier equipment. As more time passed,
the gap between the two would continue to grow larger and larger, and soon,
the small Guilds would have no chance to compare to large Guilds at all.
Although developing a Guild with a massive amount of members was an easy
task, it was a long and arduous process to fully persuade these players to
willing stay in the Guild and share in the wealth and woe together. Time was
necessary for the members to improve their cooperation with each other. A
Guild also needed a core framework that could properly manage the Guild
members. Aside from that, a Guild needed sufficiently attractive incentives
and treatment to attract new members. It also needed to have a massive space
for improvements and wonderful future prospects. Meanwhile, having
wonderful future prospects meant having a powerhouse as a leader. None of
these points could be to be missing. Otherwise, the recruited members would
easily choose to leave the Guild.

For Guilds like Martial Union, Assassin’s Alliance, and Ouroboros, they had
long since formed a sturdy foundation. They were also led by apex
powerhouses. Hence, the moment they entered a new virtual reality game,
they would very quickly develop themselves. They also continuously
recruited a large number of players. Hence, even if they suffered massive
setbacks, they would very quickly rise again.

Meanwhile, for startup Guilds like Shadow, they did not even possess a
proper welfare system. If they wished to recruit a large number of players
within a short period, they might cause an adverse effect, entering a period of
stagnation and maybe even a period of declination.

Thus, Shi Feng chose to go down the road of the elite. He planned to first
form a powerful team as the Guild’s foundation. He would then improve it
steadily, gradually increasing the Guild’s member capacity. He would not
follow in the footsteps of Shadow; where the Guild appeared superb on the
outside, but in reality, it was riddled with holes, unable to withstand even a
single blow.
If Shi Feng wished to form a sturdy foundation, powerhouses were a definite
must, even more so for a newly established Guild and Workshop like Zero
Wing. Without strength that surpassed others, how could they suppress those
other experts and recruit them into the Guild? Only with great strength would
Zero Wing show others the possibilities of advancement in their Guild.
Meanwhile, the Fragmented Legendary ranked item was unquestionably a
great source of strength for Shi Feng.

“Time is almost up. I should start the final spurt, then.”

After battling at full-power for over four hours, Shi Feng was drenched in
sweat. Be it mentally or physically, he was exhausted near to collapsing. If it
were not for the attraction of the Fragmented Legendary ranked item, he
would have long since fainted into a deep sleep.

Soon after, Shi Feng took out all the Frost Grenades he had in his possession
and all of the Tier 1 Magic Scrolls he had. He then distributed them to
Blackie and Lonely Snow.

“These items are very precious. We’ll use them together. Absolutely do not
waste them,” Shi Feng sternly said in the party chat.

“Brother Feng, rest assured. I’m a Cursemancer, so it will not be a problem

for me to release these Tier 1 Magic Scrolls!”

“Leave it to me!”

Blackie and Lonely Snow could also feel the weight of these items. Not
mentioning the Frost Grenades, just the value of such a large quantity of Tier
1 Magic Scrolls was immeasurable. If any accidents occurred, their losses
would be abnormally huge.
“Attack that group of Golden Fish with me,” Shi Feng tossed out an
Intermediate Frost Grenade, solidifying a group of Golden Fish in place. He
then used Thundering Flash, inflicting a damage amplification effect and the
Doom Curse on them. Soon after, he unfurled a fire-type Tier 1 Magic Scroll,
blasting an attack at the group of Golden Fish.

Blackie and Lonely Snow also tossed out their Frost Grenades at the same
time, freezing all the Golden Fish. They then followed up by using the Tier 1
Magic Scrolls, immediately starting violent bombardment.

A series of explosions resounded throughout the silver river, giving rise to

layers upon layers of waves. The shocking damages caused the HP of the
group of Golden Fish to roll downwards frantically. Compared to Shi Feng’s
initial burst, this burst was much more powerful.

Watching this, Faust could not help but wipe away the cold sweat that formed
on his forehead.

"Are these young lads trying to snatch even my family inheritance away?"

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The power of Tier 1 Magic Scrolls far surpassed the capabilities of the magic
of players at this stage of the game.

The might of fire-type and ice-type magics that Shi Feng wielded was
especially frightening.
A Tier 1 AOE scroll, Flame Explosion, instantly caused over -6,000 damage
to the Golden Fish, while another Tier 1 AOE scroll, Cold Wind Blowing,
caused over -5,000 damage.

With all three members of Shi Feng’s group attacking simultaneously, the
Golden Fish had nowhere to hide.

Due to being frozen by the Frost Grenades, the Golden Fish were unable to
move at all. Tier 1 Magic Scrolls bombarded them with magical attacks, one
after another, rapidly reducing the Golden Fish’s HP and sending them into a
crippled state.

After an all-out burst lasting more than ten minutes, Shi Feng completely
exhausted all of the attack-type Tier 1 Magic Scrolls he obtained from the
Moonlight Forest. They had also fully depleted the Frost Grenades he bought
from the Blackwing City.

If totaled, the value of all of the items used was at least 20 Gold Coins. This
loss could bankrupt a normal Guild.

However, their harvest during these ten minutes or so was bountiful. They
captured a total of 247 Golden Fish during this time, increasing their total
accumulated number to 1510 Golden Fish, far exceeding Shi Feng’s initial
estimation. They had perfectly achieved the quest’s targeted number.

“Brother Feng, here’s the Golden Fish I collected.”

“Here’s mine as well.”

Blackie and Lonely Snow excitedly handed over all the Golden Fish they
captured to Shi Feng. Anticipation filled their eyes as they waited for Shi
Feng to trade for the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath. They wanted to see just how
powerful the Attributes a Fragmented Legendary ranked item were.

Just as Shi Feng received all the Golden Fish, hesitation appeared on his face.

Originally, his goal from the beginning had been the Heavenly Dragon’s
Breath. Now, however, he had an additional 500 or so Golden Fish in his
possession, far exceeding his initial estimates. He did not know just what sort
of items he should trade for with these extras.

“Brother Feng, what’s wrong?” Blackie curiously asked as he noticed Shi

Feng’s thoughtful expression.

“Nothing much. I want to ask you guys for your opinions. Right now, we
have over 500 extra Golden Fish; so we can gain plenty more items with
them. If we trade them for Dark-Gold Equipment, we can get two to three
pieces. If we convert them to Level 15 Fine-Gold Equipment, we have
enough for more than ten pieces. If we trade them for Secret-Silver ranked
items, we can outfit the entire party with them, greatly increasing the party’s
strength. However, we can also exchange 500 Golden Fish for an Epic ranked
item,” Shi Feng said.

“When everyone reaches Level 15, the entire party can be fully equipped
with Level 15 Secret-Silver Equipment?” Blackie trembled with excitement
just from the thought of it.

Although they still needed some time before they reached Level 15, and by
the time they reached that level, the scarcity of equipment would have
decreased, an entire party fully geared with Secret-Silver Equipment was not
a feat that even a first-rate Guild could achieve. Even the elites amongst the
elites of these first-rate Guilds would, at most, have one to two pieces of
Secret-Silver Equipment. Moreover, the equipment would be Level 10, not
Level 15.

Possibly, only those very few apex experts that reached Level 15 could gather
a full set of Secret-Silver Equipment. However, it would still be impossible
for them to gather a complete set of Level 15 Secret-Silver Equipment. This
meant that the moment all the members of the Zero Wing party reached Level
15, they would instantly soar to become an apex party in God’s Domain.
None of the elite parties of the major Guilds would be their equal.

“We could surpass all the elite parties of first-rate Guilds and become the
topmost Level 15 elite party in God’s Domain?” Lonely Snow grew excited
as well.

“What do you guys think?” Shi Feng asked.

Blackie and Lonely Snow entered deep thought.

This was an extremely grave matter, as it was a problem related to the future
development of the Zero Wing Workshop.

After the three of them gave the matter some thought, Blackie suddenly said,
“Brother Feng, my suggestion is to trade for the Epic ranked item.”

“Although it would be awesome for our party fully equip Secret-Silver

Equipment the moment we reached Level 15, it isn’t exactly impossible for
us to get more Secret-Silver Equipment in the future. Meanwhile, an Epic
ranked item is definitely something we won’t encounter again. We also don’t
know when we’ll get another chance like this.”

“This is an extremely rare opportunity, so we need to grab it without

hesitation. Although an Epic ranked item can only raise a single person’s
strength, its benefits to the party not that great. However, with a single
powerhouse in the party, we will have a much easier time obtaining Secret-
Silver ranked items. On the other hand, even if we had a party fully geared
with Secret-Silver Equipment, we won’t obtain even a single Epic ranked
item. When considering the future, Level 15 Secret-Silver Equipment will
sooner or later be worthless. However, it is a different matter for an Epic
ranked item. It can bring us longer-lasting benefits.”

“I also agree. To a large Guild, the improvements brought about by an Epic

ranked item might not compare to over a hundred pieces of Secret-Silver
ranked items. However, these large Guilds are still willing to use hundreds of
Secret-Silver ranked items to trade for just a single Epic ranked item. The
reason being, although having a hundred or more Secret-Silver ranked items
could temporarily increase our strength, what about the future? Leader, I
think we should exchange for an Epic ranked item instead.”

Blackie and Lonely Snow exchanged looks with each other. They had both
given Shi Feng their most earnest opinions. They both believed that, once Shi
Feng grew stronger, by the time they reached Level 15, he could outfit them
with a pile of good equipment. So, why should they carry out an action that
was the equivalent of killing the chicken to get the egg?

“I get it. I’ll take a look and see whether or not the Epic ranked items
available for trade will be of any help to us in the future. If they are useless,
then I’ll exchange for a dozen or so Fine-Gold ranked items,” Shi Feng
nodded his head.

In reality, Shi Feng had thought of this matter as well. However, he couldn’t
be too selfish either. Compared to a Fragmented Legendary ranked item, an
Epic ranked item was not as important. Hence, when trading for other items,
he needed to consider everyone else’s opinions. After all, this was a result
that was only possible through everyone’s joint efforts.
“Young adventurer, here is the list of items. Have a look, and simply tell me
whichever items you wish to trade,” Faust said with a stiff expression.

He truly did not expect the young fellow before him to be so powerful. To
actually obtain the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath that he had treasured for so
many years… He had not been willing to sell it in the past, even when
someone offered 30,000 Gold Coins. Yet, today, he was trading it away for
only 1,000 Golden Fish...

Shi Feng looked at the list of items, discovering that there were three
additional Epic ranked items available for trade. There was a necklace called
Heart of Light, a longbow called Starchaser, and a staff called Mavis's Guard.

As for the Dark-Gold ranked items and Fine-Gold ranked items, there were a
ton of them available. Almost every kind of item was available.

However, the item that aroused the most attention was still the Fragmented
Legendary ranked item, the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath.

It was needless to be mentioned that the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath had to be

purchased. As for the remaining three Epic ranked items, one of them was a
longbow, a weapon for Rangers, and it was useless to their current party.
Hence, only the necklace and staff remained as options.

However, when Shi Feng looked at both the Attributes of these items, he was
instantly speechless. He could not decide which item would bring the greatest
personal improvement to his party.

“Which one should I choose…?” Shi Feng’s gaze kept switching between the
two Epic ranked items before him, indecisive.
Faust only revealed a smile at this sight. What he loved watching the most
was the distressed appearance of young people.

After hesitating for a long time, Shi Feng suddenly recalled a name in his
memories from long ago. This name had once resounded throughout God’s
Domain. However, after going through the ravages of time, this name slowly
became unknown and forgotten.

“Esteemed Lord Faust, I wish to exchange for the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath,
Mavis's Guard, and this Level 15 Secret-Silver ranked ring, the Ring of
Glory,” Shi Feng said.

“How do you know about this matter?!” Listening to the items that Shi Feng
wanted to exchange, Faust was instantly dumbfounded. He fixedly stared at
Shi Feng, asking in disbelief.

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Great! The gamble paid off! It really is a treasure left behind by that great
existence!_ Shi Feng inwardly felt immense excitement. However, he did not
reveal it on his face, maintaining a calm outward expression.

To Faust’s shock and questioning, Shi Feng did not give out an answer. He
only revealed a mysterious smile at Faust.
“Esteemed Lord Faust, I wonder if I can purchase these items?” Shi Feng
asked once more.

“Hah… Maybe this too is fate,” Faust sighed. He then said, “Since you’ve
already made your choice, you have to use this strength properly. The total is
1,510 Golden Fish for all three items.”

“Esteemed Lord Faust, here are 1,510 Golden Fish,” Shi Feng handed over
the Golden Fish, receiving three items in return.

He had made a huge profit from this trade.

Actually, Shi Feng did not think that his luck would be so heaven-defying
after his reincarnation.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, six years after God’s Domain began, Shadow
accidentally discovered a Level 150 lost ruin. Moreover, to fully explore the
lost ruin, they had sacrificed a disastrous amount of resources. However, they
did not obtain anything significant from this exploration, only managing to
find a golden book on a goddess statue. There was nothing special about this
book. It was simply a book made of pure gold, so it did not rot easily.
Recorded in the book was a segment about a long forgotten history.

Meanwhile, one of the phrases within the book contained the name, Mavis.
During that ancient era, Mavis was likened to a God, and she was referred to
as the God of Light. Compared to the strange old man, Faust, Mavis was
much stronger. Aside from that, Shi Feng had not a clue about who Mavis
was.

Even so, an item left behind by a legendary existence much stronger than
Faust would not be an ordinary item.
Meanwhile, Blackie and Lonely Snow stood silently in confusion as they
watched Shi Feng. They did not understand why Shi Feng was so joyful.
However, listening to Faust’s words, they faintly felt that they had gained a
great advantage from the trade.

“Young man, seeing that fate has allowed us to meet let me give you a
warning; the Magic Weapon in your hand is extremely terrifying. Sealed
within the Magic Weapon is the curse of the Black Dragon King, which even
I will not face. This curse is extremely formidable, and even if the Lucky
Stone suppresses it, sooner or later, you will have to face it,” Faust’s caution
was grim. He then continued, saying, “While you allow your Magic Weapon
to absorb more power, you also strengthen the curse suppressed within the
weapon.”

“Remember that a Magic Weapon is a double-edged sword. If you wish to

obtain extraordinary strength, your will must be extraordinary as well.
Otherwise, strength will, soon or later, devour you whole. Maybe, this is also
fate. Although the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath is only a fragmented item, it
could still, more or less, aid you in resisting your Magic Weapon’s backlash.
If you can fully restore the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath, it will bring you
unimaginable benefits. Strive harder, young man.”

Finished speaking, Faust’s body vanished, while the entire Star River Valley
gradually faded from existence as well.

System: Rare Quest “Delicious Golden Fish” completed. Rewarding 300,000

EXP. Reputation in White River City +10.

Shi Feng instantly rose to Level 12, a golden glow enveloping his body.

Immediately after, a golden glow also coated Blackie and Lonely Snow, both
of them reaching Level 11.
“This quest is too awesome! It instantly gave me 150,000 EXP!” Blackie
said, entranced.

Lonely Snow also nodded, saying with a smile, “I also received 140,000
EXP. With this, our Zero Wing party dominates the top three positions of
White River City. If others know of this, our Zero Wing Workshop will
become famous.”

“We might be more than famous; those other players from major Guilds
might even be dumbfounded. Those bastards from Martial Union would
regret becoming enemies with us. The next time we meet them, I will teach
them a good lesson,” confidence about the future filled Blackie’s heart. Now
that his level was so high, and his equipment was excellent, even if he
encountered several experts from Martial Union, he could still kill them all.

While Blackie fantasized, the Star River Valley had completely disappeared.
Only the dark Silent Swamp and dying forest remained around them.

“Brother Feng, that strange old man looked so shocked just now. Just what
did you obtain from him?” Blackie curiously asked.

“Nothing much. I got the Fragmented Legendary ranked item, the Heavenly
Dragon’s Breath, an Epic ranked staff, Mavis's Guard, and a Secret-Silver
ranked ring, the Ring of Glory,” Shi Feng shared the information of the items
with the other two.

[Heavenly Dragon’s Breath] (Ring, Fragmented Legendary Rank)

Equipment Requirement: Strength 200, Agility 200, Intelligence 120

Strength +40%, Agility +40%, Intelligence +30%, Endurance +50%

Movement Speed +20%

Attack Speed +30%

Ignore Levels +10

All item level requirements reduced by 10 Levels.

Additional Skill 1: Dragon’s Authority. Suppress all enemies in the

surroundings with the might of the Heavenly Dragon, inflicting the Fear
status onto enemies within a 30-yard distance, reducing their Attack Power
by 20%, Attack Speed by 20%, and Movement Speed by 20% for 1 minute.

Cooldown: 3 minutes

Additional Skill 2: Dragon Breath. Inflicts 6X damage in a 30*5 yard line in

front of you. There is a 20% chance to induce the Fainted state for 2 seconds.

Cooldown: 5 minutes

Additional Skill 3: Heavenly Dragon’s Power. Allows the user to temporarily

possess the power of the Heavenly Dragon, increasing HP by 300%, Strength
by 100%, and Defense by 300%, and grants immunity to all controlling
effects for 2 minutes.

Cooldown: 3 hours

The Dragon Slayer Mekaseru once owned the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath. It
was originally a Legendary Ranked Item possessing the suppressed strength
of the dragon tribe. Due to damage resulting from a war between Gods, its
might has greatly decreased. However, the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath
possesses an incomparably strong magic power and possesses the potential to
restore itself. Its past glory may be restored with three Magic Stars and one
Dragon’s Heart. Current restoration (0/4).

[Mavis's Guard] (Staff, Epic Rank)

Level 1 - Level 60

Equipment Requirement: Intelligence 80

Attributes adjust according to user’s level.

Magic Damage +20%

Maximum Mana +20%

Mana Consumption -10%

Ignore Levels +10

All magic-type skills +2 Levels.

All item level requirements reduced by 10 Levels.

Additional Passive Skill: Spear of Light. There is a 15% chance to trigger this
skill when attacking, launching a Spear of Light at the target and causing
200% magic damage.

Additional Skill 1: Guardian of Light. Grants a target immunity to all magic

damage, reduces physical damage by 80%, and recovers 5% HP every second
for 20 seconds.
Cooldown: 20 minutes

Additional Skill 2: Stars of Light. Deals 500% magic damage to targets

within a 5-yard radius, or deals 300% magic damage to targets within a 20-
yard radius. The damage scales up by 10% every second for 15 seconds.

Cooldown: 30 minutes

Mavis's Guard was once a staff blessed by the God of Light, Mavis. It
possesses incomparably powerful magic. However, due to the limited
materials used to make the staff, it is unable to display its full might. Its
maximum level can increase to Level 100 if a Master Forger uses five
Radiant God-steal to reforge the staff

[Ring of Glory] (Ring, Secret-Silver Rank)

Level 15

Equipment Requirement: Intelligence 40

Intelligence +24, Vitality +15, Endurance +10, Strength +8, Agility +8

Increases damage of all light-type magic by 15%.

“These are a Fragmented Legendary ranked item and an Epic rank item?”

“Aren’t they too OP?!”

Blackie and Lonely Snow’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when
they saw the Attributes of the three items.
Previously, they thought that the Attributes of a Secret-Silver Weapon were
already powerful. Only now, after seeing these Attributes, did they
understand that no matter how strong you were, there would always be
someone stronger than you. In the face of Fragmented Legendary ranked
items and Epic ranked items, Secret-Silver ranked items were simply...

Trash!

Seeing these item’s Attributes, even Shi Feng himself was greatly shocked. It
was the first time he had witnessed the Attributes of a Fragmented Legendary
ranked item. In his previous life, the Attributes of Fragmented Legendary
ranked items were all kept secret by their respective owners, so others could
only guess the actual Attributes.

He truly did not think that the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath would be so
powerful. Instead of increasing a fixed amount of Attributes, it had a
percentage-based increase of the user’s Attributes.

It was no wonder the powerhouses who possessed Legendary ranked items

claimed that only a powerhouse could use the full potential of such items.
Even if a weakling obtained one, the bonuses would not be significant.

If Shi Feng could equip the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath right now, with his
current Attributes, he could easily kill a Level 20 elite player. Unfortunately,
with the equipment requirements of 200 Strength, 200 Agility, and 120
Intelligence, Shi Feng could only helplessly stare at it. Right now, his
Strength was only at 111 points, with only 123 points in Agility, and a
measly 50 points in Intelligence. He was still far from possessing the required
Attributes.

With the Magic Weapon he possessed, he would obtain two more Free
Attribute Points than other players for each level up. Even so, if he wished to
equip the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath, he needed to be Level 20, at the very
least, and own a full set of Level 20 Fine-Gold Equipment.

“Blackie, see if you can equip Mavis's Guard and the Ring of Glory,” Shi
Feng handed the two pieces of equipment to Blackie.

Shi Feng had made considerations when he chose these two pieces of
equipment. He could not always carry everyone in the party, as he still had
many things he needed to tend to. However, if he wanted his party to level up
quickly, the party needed a powerhouse to lead it.

Meanwhile, the matter regarding an Epic Weapon was extremely important.

The person he could trust the most was Blackie; so he could feel secure
passing both the Mavis's Guard and Ring of Glory to Blackie. With the
improvement brought about by these two pieces of equipment, Blackie’s
damage output might even surpass his own. After all, his Magic Weapon was
currently only the equivalent of a Dark-Gold Weapon. It was still a distance
away from rivaling an Epic Weapon. Moreover, Blackie was a mage class,
and Blackie’s grinding speed was originally faster than his. In addition, the
skills Mavis's Guard granted were extremely powerful. Blackie would have a
much easier time leveling up the party than he would.

“This… alright, then.”

At first, Blackie hesitated. He felt that he did not possess the qualifications to
wield this Epic Weapon in the least. However, looking at Shi Feng’s serious
attitude and trust, he nodded his head earnestly.

Although the requirement of 80 Intelligence was very high, Blackie was

already Level 11. His character’s Attributes massively increased. He also had
a few pieces of Secret-Silver Equipment. After he added all his Attribute
Points he received from leveling up into Intelligence, he just barely reached
the staff’s requirement, managing to equip Mavis's Guard. Right now,
Mavis's Guard was a Level 11 Epic ranked staff. The staff increased
numerous Attributes. There was also an additional critical Attribute that gave
a 20% chance of magical attacks achieving a critical hit. It was much more
powerful than Blackie’s original goal.

Mavis's Guard also reduced the level requirement for equipment by 5 Levels.
After Blackie equipped the Ring of Glory and the previously obtained Level
15 mage-class Mysterious-Iron Equipment and Bronze Equipment, he was
completely born anew. He now gave others a faint oppressive feeling.

“This isn’t real, right? My Intelligence has reached 186 points!” Blackie
exclaimed, looking at his Attribute Panel.

Compared to before, the 186 Intelligence was more than double what he had
before, not to mention the increase in his magic damage. His overall
Attributes had exceeded even the currently most powerful mage-class by at
least twofold. He could possibly one-shot a properly-geared Level 10 MT.

“Too powerful!” Lonely Snow gazed at Blackie’s dazzling Attributes with

admiration. Even so, he would not feel jealousy over Blackie. After all, this
was a natural matter as he had only recently joined Zero Wing Workshop.
Just the aid he received in leveling up and the amount of Secret-Silver
Equipment were already unimaginable, not to mention receiving an
extremely important item such as an Epic ranked item. On the other hand, it
would be extremely strange if he received an Epic ranked item that he could
use right now.

Moreover, when Lonely Snow looked at Shi Feng’s carefree reaction as he

gave Blackie the Epic ranked item, he knew that, as long as he performed
well in Zero Wing Workshop, there was bound to be a day where he could
obtain his very own Epic ranked item as well. Hence, he did not need to be
jealous over Blackie.

“An Epic Weapon is as frightening as expected,” Shi Feng said with a smile,
looking at Blackie’s Attributes.

Normally, an Epic ranked item’s level would grow along with its user. Only
when Blackie reached Level 60 could he display the true potential of Mavis’s
Protection. The potential displayed by the Level 11 Mavis's Guard was but
the tip of the iceberg.

Moreover, Shi Feng knew of plenty of locations which hid Epic ranked items.
However, he did not have the ability to retrieve them right now. He also did
not have a powerful team, so he had no way of obtaining those Epic ranked
items at the moment. He could only wait until his Workshop developed
before setting out to claim them.

“Brother Feng, let’s go kill some Elite monsters! I want to see the awe of an
Epic Weapon!” Blackie looked at Shi Feng, restless with anticipation.

“Fine; let’s go look for some, then,” Shi Feng replied with a smile. During
that year when he held his first Epic ranked item, he, too, was as excited as
Blackie right now. He had been extremely eager to test out his strength on
powerful monsters.
Very quickly, under Shi Feng’s leadership, the trio located a Level 17 Rare
Elite, the Swamp Lizard.

[Swamp Lizard] (Rare Elite)

Level 17

HP 200,000/200,000

“I’ll lure it over. Lonely, try to restrict it as it attempts to spit out grey fog and
use caution. Blackie, pay careful attention while you kite it. Make sure you
maintain your distance from it,” Shi Feng spoke in the party chat.

The Swamp Lizard was the most challenging Rare Elite in the Silent Swamp.
If it was not for reaching Level 12, the Abyssal Blade having upgraded to
Level 10, and Blackie’s possession of Mavis's Guard now, he would not have
chosen to fight this monster at all.

The Swamp Lizard was a physical melee-type monster. However, it could

deal a lot of damage. With a single claw attack, it could take away more than
half of a normal Level 15 MT’s HP. Its attacks also carried an additional
petrification effect that slowed the target. Moreover, the Swamp Lizard’s
Movement Speed ranked at the very top of all the monsters found in the
Silent Swamp. If a normal Level 15 party met it, the usual result would be a
party-wipe.

Soon after, Shi Feng circled the Swamp Lizard. Without holding back, he
activated the Ice-Blue Devil Flame. He then used Wind Blade, his swords
piercing towards the back of the Swamp Lizard.

Two damages of -288 and -224 points appeared above the Swamp Lizard’s
head.
Compared to when Shi Feng dealt with the Three-headed Snake Demon, his
damage had greatly increased. However, to the Swamp Lizard, which
possessed 200,000 HP, such damage was negligible. With an angry bellow,
the Swamp Lizard slashed its claws at Shi Feng.

Shi Feng dodged to the side, sending a Level 7 Chop slashing towards the
Swamp Lizard’s waist. A damage of -1058 popped up above the Swamp
Lizard’s head.

The Swamp Lizard immediately released a pained wail; its steel-like tail
turned into a black shadow as it swiped at Shi Feng.

Shi Feng quickly reacted; he leaped into the air and dodged the attack,
distancing himself from the Swamp Lizard at the same time.

Lonely Snow took this chance to use Charge on the Swamp Lizard,
interrupting the Swamp Lizard’s follow-up attack. He then sent a Violent
Strike at the Swamp Lizard’s back, causing -28 damage.

Lonely Snow nearly spat out blood when he witnessed this damage.
However, he was utterly helpless about it. Not mentioning the level
suppression, the Swamp Lizard’s physical defense was extremely high.
Moreover, Lonely Snow could only deal this amount of damage due to
reaching Level 11 and wielding a Secret-Silver Weapon. Otherwise, he
wouldn’t even deal over 10 damage.

“Let me see just how amazing you are, Mavis's Guard!”

Blackie had waited in frustration. He shot out a Level 7 Dark Arrow

strengthened by the Mavis's Guard. When the skill blasted the Swamp
Lizard’s body, a damage of -712 points appeared above its head. Immediately
after, Blackie’s attack triggered the passive skill on Mavis's Guard, the Spear
of Light. A silver-colored Spear of Light struck the Swamp Lizard once
more, landing a critical hit of -1354 damage; the damage was far more
powerful than Shi Feng’s attacks.

Immediately after, Blackie used Evil Whip. Nine thick chains constricted the
Swamp Lizard. When the Swamp Lizard broke free from one of the chains
with much difficulty, a damage of -116 points appeared above its head. By
the time it broke free from all the chains, Evil Whip had caused close to -
1,000 damage.

Due to Blackie’s Intelligence reaching over a hundred points, he activated the

Intermediate Hidden Passive Skill for Intelligence, Quick Chant. The passive
greatly reduced the time required for chanting spells, increasing Blackie’s
rate of attack. As a result, damages in the hundreds continuously appeared
above the Swamp Lizard’s head in quick succession, its HP decreasing like
water flowing from an opened tap.

“This is too powerful!”

“This is an Epic Weapon?”

Lonely Snow was tongue-tied from watching this scene; Blackie was
similarly dumbfounded.

In addition to Shi Feng controlling and damaging the Swamp Lizard, before
even a minute had passed, the Swamp Lizard fell dead. It dropped four items
in total: a Level 15 Mysterious-Iron Equipment and three rare materials.

“Come on; let’s look for a place with plenty of monsters to release the Stars
of Light,” seeing that even normal spells were so powerful, Shi Feng highly
anticipated witnessing the staff’s additional AOE spell.
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Level 15 monster area, Silent Swamp.

“Leader, where are we headed?”

“Brother Feng, wasn’t there a herd of Swamp Hippos just now?”

Blackie and Lonely Snow followed after Shi Feng all this time, moving
deeper into the Silent Swamp. They could not figure out just what kind of
monster Shi Feng intended to test the Stars of Light on.

“The Stars of Light has a Cooldown of half an hour. It would be a huge waste
to use it on just a group of Level 15 common monsters. Right now, we’re
going to a place with monsters that are much stronger and more numerous,”
Shi Feng explained.

Even the Level 17 Rare Elite Swamp Lizard died with ease. It was obvious
just how high Blackie’s damage had become, not to mention a skill like the
Stars of Light. The skill could possibly one-shot the Level 15 Swamp Hippos
with only 2,000 HP each. That would not properly display the true might of
the Stars of Light.
Only by seeing the skill’s full potential could Shi Feng make an accurate
judgment. He could then let Blackie lead the others to the most suitable high-
level monster area to level up. That way, be it Martial Union or Underworld,
neither could locate Blackie and the others, much less surround them.

Under Shi Feng’s lead, after the trio reached the core area of the Silent
Swamp, they discovered a large, naturally occurring, marsh. All around, there
were a total of five groups of Level 20 Swamp Rhinos. Occasionally, they
spotted a few Level 20 Elite Twin-horned Rhinos. There was also a small
island situated in the middle of this large marsh, and a gigantic figure laid flat
on this island. This gigantic figure was a two-story-tall rhino. From a
distance, the trio could vaguely see the information of this large rhino. It was
a monster named Rhino Chieftain One-eye.

“Brother Feng, isn’t this a little… too dangerous?” witnessing so many Level
20 rhinos gathered together, Blackie felt his confidence waver.

[Swamp Rhino] (Common Monster)

Level 20

HP 3,200/3,200

[Twin-horned Rhino] (Elite Monster)

Level 20

HP 17,500/17,5000

[Rhino Chieftain One-eye] (Special Elite)

Level 20

HP 50,000/50,000

Common monsters were still fine. However, it would be extremely dangerous

to tangle with Elite monsters, not to mention Special Elites. Even if Shi Feng
were very powerful, and his movements extremely agile, when surrounded by
so many monsters, he would still meet his end.

“Only here can the Stars of Light display its true might. I’ll think of a way to
lure even more monsters, so choose when you cast the spell carefully,” Shi
Feng surveyed his surroundings, his mind planning his route.
“Leader, this is too dangerous. On the off chance that we die, it would be a
huge loss,” Lonely Snow opposed.

The monsters here were not numbered in the twenties or thirties, but in the
hundreds. Every one of them could trample a Level 15 player with ease, not
to mention the Elite monsters or the Special Elite monster. Moreover, with
their currently low levels, the monsters would have an easier time
discovering them. They could easily be surrounded, and at that time, only
death awaited them.

“If I activate a Speed Scroll, my speed will be faster than theirs. However,
when I lure all of them over, Blackie, I need you to use Guardian of Light on
me, then use Stars of Light. You don’t need to panic. Just maintain a calm
heart, and you will be fine,” seeing Blackie’s nervous expression, Shi Feng
spoke with a smile.

“I get it,” Blackie nodded, suppressing the panic in his heart.

Soon after, Shi Feng sent Blackie and Lonely Snow to a slightly elevated
location. On his own, Shi Feng activated a Speed Scroll before rushing
towards the rhinos.

The rhinos immersed in the marsh quickly discovered the intruder. After all,
Shi Feng’s level was simply too low. He was only Level 12, and there was a
huge distance from Level 20. In addition, Shi Feng did not attempt to hide his
movements in the least, making it even easier for the monsters to discover
him.
Within moments, over twenty rhinos stood and rushed towards Shi Feng.

Although the marsh did not reduce Movement Speed by half, it still reduced
it by 30%. Fortunately, this Movement Speed reduction was also effective
against the rhinos. Now that Shi Feng had used a Speed Scroll, catching up to
him was impossible.

Shi Feng followed along the route he had planned before and circled the
central island. He intended to lure all the rhinos in the marsh, aside from the
one atop the central island. The Rhino Chieftain One-eye on the central island
was extremely difficult to deal with, and it would be a huge loss if he lost his
life as a result of an accident. Hence, Shi Feng had no intentions of luring it.

“Brother Feng!”

“Leader’s movement technique is truly powerful. If I were in his place, those

rhinos would have already turned me into meat paste.”

Standing on high ground, Blackie and Lonely Snow watched Shi Feng use
various movements and methods to dodge the attacks from the group of
rhinos. They could not help but wipe away the sweat permeating their
foreheads. The number of rhinos Shi Feng lured grew larger and larger. He
had only run half the distance, yet, he lured over a hundred rhinos. Every
time he dodged an attack, the rhinos would dangerously scrap past his body.
However, after witnessing this scene repeat itself over and over, Blackie and
Lonely Snow discovered that Shi Feng successfully dodged every single
time. He would always dodge the attack at the very last millisecond. He
relied purely on technique to do so, and there was not a hint of luck or
coincidence at all.

Blackie and Lonely Snow both engraved this scene deeply into their minds,
resolving themselves to learn from Shi Feng in the future. With an expert like
Shi Feng demonstrating the moves, they would not have to spend time slowly
exploring these techniques. After watching for only a moment, the two of
them had benefitted greatly. They could not help but wish they could try out
these dodging techniques right this instant.

Just when Shi Feng thought that all was within his control...

An Elite Twin-horned Rhino suddenly appeared in front of Shi Feng,

charging at him.

Although Shi Feng used Parry to block this attack, his entire person was still
sent flying. By rotten luck, he landed on the edges of the central island,
alarming the Rhino Chieftain One-eye.

Discovering that a human had disturbed its rest, One-eye abruptly stood up. It
glared at Shi Feng with its blood-red eye, its front hoofs gouging the solid
ground as it released an angry roar. Suddenly, it charged at Shi Feng with its
steel-like horn.

Compared to the other rhinos, this Rhino Chieftain One-eye possessed an

extremely fast speed, and not even the marsh could impede its immense
charging power.

This was the Rhino Chieftain One-eye’s skill, Violent Charge.

Even a Level 20 MT would instantly die if One-eye’s horn smashed into

them.

“Come,” knowing that he wouldn’t be able to dodge, Shi Feng activated

Defensive Blade. He then used Chop, the Abyssal Blade slashing at One-
eye’s horn.

Due to the Defensive Blade’s absolute defense effect, Shi Feng did not retreat
by even an inch. Instead, a damage of -367 points appeared above the Rhino
Chieftain One-eye’s head.

_Such a tough defense!_ Shi Feng was slightly shocked.

However, Shi Feng did not intend to continue entangling with the Rhino
Chieftain One-eye. The moment One-eye used War Trample, Shi Feng used
Silent Steps to appear behind a Swamp Rhino that was 30 yards away,
successfully evading One-eye’s attack.

“Aoo!” One-eye became further enraged when it saw that its target had
evaded. It immediately charged at Shi Feng. However, it did not use Violent
Charge this time, so its speed was only slightly faster than the other rhinos.

“Blackie, use the skill,” after arriving at the appointed location, Shi Feng
stopped and spoke into the party chat.

Although his plan did not include luring the Rhino Chieftain One-eye, the
plan still had to proceed. He simply had to be more careful now.

“Leave it to me,” Blackie had long since waited with anticipation.

Immediately, a golden brilliance descended upon Shi Feng’s form. This was
the effect of the first additional skill of Mavis's Guard, Guardian of Light. For
20 seconds, Shi Feng became immune to all magic damage. He also enjoyed
80% physical damage reduction and 5% HP recovery every second.

Following which, Shi Feng activated the Tier 2 Life Shield, his maximum HP
soaring.
Over 200 rhinos surrounded Shi Feng. If it were a Level 20 MT standing in
place of Shi Feng, that MT would have long since been trampled to death.
However, Shi Feng could hold on. Through evading alone, Shi Feng
managed to dodge over 60% of the attacks sent at him. In addition to
Guardian of Light recovering 5% of his HP every second, he was able to hold
onto his life.

“Almost! Shine out, Stars of Light!”

When Blackie saw all those monsters grouped together, he used Mavis's
Guard’s other skill, Stars of Light. After chanting the final verse of the
incantation, Blackie lost half of his mana in an instant.

Immediately after, Blackie pointed his staff towards the sky. The dark clouds
hovering above the large marsh were instantly pierced and disappeared. The
sky trembled, and suddenly, a gigantic golden magic circle appeared in the
sky, shining down on the core of the Silent Swamp.

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“This is…”
Shi Feng looked towards the sky, discovering that this magic circle was much
more powerful than he imagined it to be.

Even a Tier 2 spell wasn't as mighty as this. The magic circle actually shook
the sky. This was definitely not something a Tier 2 spell was capable of.

Although Shi Feng did not know exactly how powerful the Stars of Light
was, as long as its might surpassed that of a Tier 2 spell, it would be enough
to deal with the rhinos chasing after him.

“Such a powerful magic power!” Blackie looked at the sky, towards the light
element that madly gathered in the magic circle, with eyes filled with
disbelief. This was the most powerful magic he had seen since he started
playing God’s Domain.

As the magic circle in the sky gathered an endless amount of magic, the
rhinos on the ground panicked. They started sieging Shi Feng desperately
from all corners in an attempt to dispel the fear in their hearts.

As a result, Shi Feng had to deal with the simultaneous attacks from over a
dozen Swamp Rhinos; the space available for him to evade was extremely
limited. Fortunately, he had a physical damage reduction of 80%, and he
could generate 5% of his HP every second. Faced with no chances of dodging
the incoming attacks, Shi Feng abruptly leaped into the sky and activated the
Ice-Blue Devil Flame. The clear-blue flame instantly covered his body, while
the power of thunder and fire gathered around the Abyssal Blade.

Thunder Flame Explosion!

The moment the Abyssal Blade struck down, thunder and fire engulfed and
devoured all the monsters within a 5-yard radius. Damages of -626 points
appeared above the heads of the monsters, and there were even some rhinos
who received critical strikes, succumbing to over -1,000 damage. All the
rhinos Shi Feng’s attack struck fell into a fainted state, unable to move for 4
seconds.

The monsters surrounding Shi Feng in a fainted state formed a natural barrier,
granting Shi Feng a short breather.

“Is it starting?” Shi Feng detected that the golden magic circle in the sky had
finished gathering magic power. The magic circle then transformed into a
shooting star, falling from the sky.

Before the shooting star collided with the ground, Shi Feng cast Thundering
Flash at the Rhino Chieftain One-eye.

Unfortunately, the three streaks of thunder did not deal much damage to One-
eye; all three attacks only caused around a total of -900 damage. However,
Shi Feng’s aim was not its damage, but the additional 20% damage
amplification effect. It would allow the Stars of Light to inflict massive
amounts of damage to One-eye.

Finally, the golden shooting star reached the ground, landing in the center of
the rhinos. An explosion occurred, and a blinding light devoured every inch
of the large marsh.

From a high position, Blackie and Lonely Snow saw damages of over -1,000
points appearing above all the rhinos in the marsh. There were also plenty
that received critical strikes, receiving over -2,000 damage. Furthermore, the
rhinos close to the epicenter received damages of over -3,000 points, and
some even received frightening damages of over -6,000 points.
A Level 20 Swamp Rhino only had 3,200 HP, while the Elite Twin-horned
Rhinos had 17,500 HP. Even the Rhino Chieftain One-eye only had 50,000
HP; -3,000 damage was not a light injury.

“Ao!” One-eye was enraged. It immediately directed its furious gaze at

Blackie.

It was not just the Rhino Chieftain One-eye. All the other rhinos also
redirected their rage to Blackie, as the damages Blackie caused were simply
too high. There were many Swamp Rhinos that instantly died from this single
attack.

However, during the time these rhino monsters directed their angry gazes
towards Blackie, a second golden-colored shooting star appeared in the sky.
It, too, descended.

This time, the impact of the shooting star caused 10% more damage than the
previous one. This attack wiped out all of the Level 20 Swamp Rhinos, and
only the high-HP Elites and Chieftain One-eye remained alive.

However, this was not the end. With every passing second, for a total of 15
seconds, a shooting star would appear and descend from the sky. Moreover,
each shooting star would deal 10% more damage than the previous one. The
Elite ranked Twin-horned Rhinos could only hold on until the fifth shooting
star before dying out completely.

Meanwhile, Chieftain One-eye remained alive. Its angry gaze turned deadly
as it glared at Blackie atop the high slope. Chieftain One-eye instantly went
berserk, its Defense and Attack Power greatly increasing as it charged forth.

“I won’t let you go!” Shi Feng used Wind Blade and arrived in front of the
Rhino Chieftain One-eye. He then stabbed the Abyssal Blade at it.
Abyssal Bind!

Nine abyssal chains instantly coiled around One-eye, preventing it from

moving even an inch.

Following which, streak after streak of Stars of Light crashed down into the
marsh. From the initial -3,000 damage, the damage had now accumulated up
to over -7,000 damage. Rhino Chieftain One-eye’s 50,000 HP very quickly
drained to 0. It then vanished within the blinding light, leaving behind a pile
of items.

After the Stars of Light ended, the entire marsh fell deathly silent. All the
monsters within had turned into ashes, leaving behind piles upon piles of
items.

At the same time, golden lights surrounded the bodies of both Blackie and
Lonely Snow. Within an instant, their levels jumped from Level 11 to a little
beyond Level 13. Shi Feng had also risen to 92% of Level 13; only a thread
away from Level 14.

“This…” Blackie looked at the staff in his hands, then looked at the marsh.
He did not know how to express the emotions that filled his heart.

Not only had the Stars of Light kill the Level 20 Elite monsters, it even killed
a Level 20 Special Elite. Its intense might far exceeded Blackie’s
imagination.

Previously, they had enjoyed an extremely envious leveling speed. Now,

however, it was no longer envious, but shocking.
They rose by two levels in just slightly over ten seconds. Moreover, they had
risen from Level 11 to Level 13 and not from Level 1 to Level 3. Even elite
players would have to grind for five or six days to obtain such a frightening
amount of EXP. However, they achieved it in the blink of an eye.

“This is simply too formidable. If this skill is used in a team battle, no matter
how powerful the enemy team was, they would still have to surrender,”
Lonely Snow unconsciously shuddered as he spoke.

Only now did they truly understand why all those large Guilds were so
desperate to obtain an Epic ranked item. Even if they had to sacrifice
countless members, they would still willingly choose to overwhelm those
powerful monsters with the lives of their people.

As long as they obtained an Epic ranked item, be it leveling up or securing

high-level equipment, everything would become a lot easier. The current
scene before Blackie and Lonely Snow was the perfect example.

Not to mention a Special Elite, the Stars of Light could inflict massive
damage to even a Chieftain ranked field Boss.

This was definitely not a feat that a party, fully equipped with Secret-Silver
Equipment, could achieve.

The aid rendered by an Epic ranked item to a Workshop’s development was

simply immense. It far outstripped the usefulness of more than a hundred
Secret-Silver ranked items.

The massacre the Stars of Light caused yielded Shi Feng’s group with plenty
of Level 15 to Level 20 Bronze and Mysterious-Iron Equipment. There were
also plenty of varying Gemstones. At the very least, the total value of all
these items was 10 Gold Coins or more.
“It’s finally over.”

Shi Feng let loose a relieved breath. If it were not for the Stars of Light, he
definitely could not contend with a Level 20 Special Elite that went berserk.
However, he managed to verify the prowess of the Stars of Light personally.
He could now send Blackie and the others to the Level 22 map, the Crystal
Forest, to level up. The drop rate for Gemstones in the Crystal Forest was
much higher than in the Moonlight Forest. Not only could they level up
quickly, but they could also earn a lot of money and extremely precious
Gemstones and Equipment. Moreover, it would be impossible for their
enemies to locate Blackie and the others, killing three birds with one stone.

After the trio tidied up all the loot, Shi Feng intended to make a trip back to
town to clear up his inventory.

“Leader, the situation you wanted me to investigate has already occurred.

Several Guilds have started taking action. Should we start taking action
now?” Cola, who was in Red Leaf Town, suddenly contacted Shi Feng, his
face filled with excitement.

“Great! Just in time! I’ve waited a long time for this moment. Our Zero Wing
Workshop should also start taking action now,” Shi Feng smiled brightly.
“It’s about time we show off Zero Wing Workshop’s strength.”

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Cola was at a loss when he heard Shi Feng’s words.

Show the strength of Zero Wing Workshop?

Others had constantly targeted the three of them, so they had been hiding in
Red Leaf Town all this time. They had no chances to leave town to grind and
quest, and they were all only Level 7 right now; they were only slightly
stronger than the average player. They had no chances of competing with the
members of other Guilds at all. If this situation continued, their levels would,
sooner or later, fall behind even the average players.

_Is leader telling us to go level up?_ Cola grew excited at the thought of this
possibility. _This is too great! We’re being stifled to death by constantly
staying in town. It would be fine even if we have to slaughter our way out._

“You three wait for me inside the Hotel in the Trade Area; I’ll be there soon,”
Shi Feng did not further explain, only revealing a faint smile.

“Brother Feng, what happened to make you so happy?” Blackie curiously

asked, seeing Shi Feng’s joyous smile.

“Something good. You two, stay here and continue leveling up. I’ll bring
Cola and the others later on. After you carry them to Level 10, go to White
River City to do some high-level quests,” Shi Feng said.

“Brother Feng, rest assured; now that I’m fully geared in Level 15 Bronze
and Mysterious-Iron Equipment and possess Mavis's Protection, carrying
Cola and the others will be a breeze,” Blackie assured his leader. He was
Level 13 right now and even had an Epic ranked staff. If he could not carry
Cola and the others to Level 10 quickly, he might as well revert to playing
with mud rather than play God’s Domain.
“When Cola and the others see our levels, they will be shocked. And when
they see Blackie’s Epic ranked staff, the Mavis's Protection, they will be
stunned speechless. I am even eager to see their expressions,” Lonely Snow
joked.

“That’s right! Cola and the others could not possibly imagine that, within just
a short few hours, we went from hiding from Martial Union’s pursuit to
reaching to Level 13. We’ve taken the top three rankings within the Star-
Moon Kingdom and even possess an Epic Weapon now. Compared to before,
it is like the difference between heaven and earth. If I were in their shoes,
even I wouldn’t believe it,” Blackie grew even more joyful at the thought of
the shocked expressions of Cola and the others.

“You guys…” Shi Feng helplessly smiled at the sight of his two teammates.
Soon after, he took out a Return Scroll, teleporting to Red Leaf Town.

\---

At this moment, there were a lot of changes occurring in Red Leaf Town as
well. The number of players purchasing equipment in the Trade Area grew
larger and larger, and an endless stream of shouts for purchase filled the air of
the Trade Area. There were many new players walking around and looking at
the stalls set up throughout the street, looking for required items and
equipment.

\---

Meanwhile, inside the Hotel at the Trade Area…

“I’ve previously asked you guys to collect Hard Stones, so just how many
have you actually collected? Why is the number of Whetstones still zero?”
Unstable Devastation’s expression turned grim as he asked; he abruptly stood
up after taking a look at his subordinate’s report.

“Boss Unstable, under your commands, we desperately tried to purchase all

the Hard Stones available. However, we’re not sure why, but Hard Stones are
extremely scarce on the market right now. Moreover, they’re very expensive.
After much determination, we only managed to collect slightly more than
four stacks. However, our Guild has only recently started nurturing Forgers,
so their success rate of making Whetstones is extremely low. So…” that
subordinate timidly said.

Peng!

Unstable Devastation slammed his fist onto the table, snarling, “You bunch
of useless wastes! I clearly notified you all of this matter long ago, and three
or four hours have passed already. Yet, you guys couldn’t even produce a
single Whetstone? How is the elite team supposed to level up this way? Why
do I even need you guys here?”

“Boss Unstable, maybe the other Guilds have discovered the issue of their
weapons deteriorating quickly? Maybe that’s why we only managed to
purchase a few stacks of Hard Stones?” the Berserker, Five Rats, said.

“That’s a high possibility. After all, it isn’t only our Guild leveling up in
high-level monster areas. However, Hard Stones aren’t exactly rare, and they
can be obtained from Level 2 monster areas or above. Moreover, normally
nobody touches those things, so there should be a huge stockpile available in
Red Leaf Town right now. There should also be plenty of players selling
them on the Auction House. We also discovered this matter fairly quickly, so
even if the other Guilds have taken action, it is impossible for them to buy
them all out immediately!” Unstable Devastation nodded, then shook his
head again. He could not make any sense of the situation.
After they started hunting Ye Feng’s party, they discovered that the durability
of their weapons fell extraordinarily fast. In the beginning, they paid no
attention to it, only focusing on leveling up and their search for Ye Feng’s
party. However, before they found Ye Feng, their equipment and weapons
were already close to scrap. Without a choice, they had to give up their
search for Ye Feng, returning to town to repair their equipment.

Although the journey back wasted a lot of time, the elite team’s equipment
was extremely precious. If they did not repair it all in time, resulting in their
equipment turning into scrap, the Guild would suffer an irrecoverable loss.
Moreover, without the equipment, they would also have no way to grind and
level up. Thus, they needed to return and repair their equipment.

After repairing their equipment, Unstable Devastation began hearing

complaints from his subordinates. The repair fees were too expensive, they
said. The cost of repairs had nearly depleted all the money they had. As for
classes that wore plate armor, they were even forced to borrow money from
others for the repair fees.

This situation dumbfounded Unstable Devastation.

These players were all elites amongst elites. Normally, they carried a lot of
money on their persons, and they were considered wealthy. However, their
wealth was not enough to cover the fees.

Unstable Devastation quickly discovered the crux of the problem. The lower
the remaining durability of a piece of equipment was, and the higher the level
of the equipment was, the more expensive the resulting repair fee would be.
Grinding high-level monster areas greatly depleted equipment’s durability.
Making a trip to-and-fro from town to these high-level areas also required
them to waste at least two to three hours. Moreover, they could, at most, stay
for three to four hours at these high-level monster areas before they needed to
return to town to repair their equipment. This meant that they had to spend
almost half their time in God’s Domain just traveling.

As a result, the time needed for a single level-up almost doubled.

If they could negate the travel time, their leveling speed would surpass the
other players.

When Unstable Devastation thought of this crucial matter, he immediately

instructed his subordinates to look for a solution to this problem. The
resulting solution was the Whetstones. Although this item could only repair a
small amount of durability of a weapon, even that small amount was enough.
Compared to equipment used for protection, a weapon’s durability decreased
at a much greater rate. If they used Whetstones to repair their weapons, the
total cost would be much less than repairing it at the Smithy. Hence, Unstable
Devastation quickly ordered his subordinates to purchase Whetstones.
However, they quickly discovered that forgers did not normally create this
item as its cost was simply too high. Moreover, Whetstones normally did not
sell at all.

Unstable Devastation could only take a step back once again, and instead,
choose to purchase Hard Stones, the materials required to make Whetstones.
Hard Stones were also relatively cheap items. They were mainly used to
create Whetstones and certain engineering components. Each stack was only
around 30 Copper Coins, and there were 20 in a stack, which meant that they
could make 20 Whetstones from a single stack of Hard Stones.

However, Unstable Devastation had received even more shocking news. If

they could not purchase Whetstones directly, then so be it. However, how
could Hard Stones be difficult to purchase as well?
In reality, it wasn’t just Martial Union who had discovered this problem; the
other Guilds had also discovered this issue. By the time they tried to purchase
Hard Stones, they suddenly discovered that, be it the Auction House or the
stalls in town, there were only scarce amounts of Hard Stones remaining. It
was far from enough for the forgers in their own Guilds to create Whetstones
with.

\---

Elsewhere, Shi Feng had just set foot on the main street of the Trade Area.
He watched as the various large Guilds tried to purchase Hard Stones at a
high price; they purchased each stack for 80 Copper Coins. The price of Hard
Stones had more than doubled. Immediately, Shi Feng felt an intense joy in
his heart.

The moment he had long awaited had finally arrived.

However, this was only the beginning. He still wanted to add oil to the fire,
causing the price to soar sky-high.

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Shi Feng completely ignored the high prices these Guilds were willing to pay.
He headed to the appointed Hotel directly.
He had stockpiled Hard Stones for so long, to the point where He had
purchased 90% of the Hard Stones available in White River City. Thus, he
would not reveal his hand just for this little bit of profit.

Right now, the danger of equipment durability was only beginning. Along
with the constant increase of players’ levels, they would head towards
monster areas of a higher level. Very quickly, players would discover the
problem regarding their equipment durability and the importance of
Whetstones. If they did not possess Whetstones, it would greatly affect their
leveling speed, and as a result, others would increase the gap between them.
This result had caused the demand for Whetstones to soar; they were as
popular as the commonly used Regeneration Potions and Mana Recovery
Potions.

Meanwhile, Hard Stones were required to make Whetstones. Along with the
growing demand for Whetstones, the prices of Hard Stones would still
increase by several folds.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, Hard Stones once sold for a maximum price of 3
Silver Coins per stack; its price had increased by tenfold from the original.
Right now, due to God’s Domain’s evolution and the investment of major
corporations, the available resources were more precious than in Shi Feng’s
previous life. Most likely, the prices of Hard Stones would increase to record
highs. The current price of 80 Copper per stack was only the beginning.

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Red Leaf town, Trade Area, Black Rose Bar.

At this moment, Fire Dance had gathered her entire team to discuss matters
regarding the team’s future development.
Fire Dance’s team often frequented this Black Rose Bar, as it occupied a
more secluded region; very few players came to this place. Thus, this place
became the gathering spot for Fire Dance’s team. Every time they completed
a Dungeon raid or obtained some precious item, they would come to this bar
to celebrate.

“Fire Dance, we understand what your intentions are. However, I will still tell
you the same thing. We are only playing God’s Domain to pass the time, and
we don’t have any great ambitions. We prefer to be free, and we aren’t
planning to earn any achievements through God’s Domain. If you want me to
join that person called Ye Feng’s team, I can only tell you that I’m sorry.”

“That’s right, Fire Dance. If it were a normal situation, maybe joining would
be fine. However, Ye Feng has a beef with Martial Union, and right now,
Martial Union targets us too. Martial Union has already put out the word that,
if we do not sever our relations with Ye Feng and apologize to them, we
won’t ever need to think about leaving town to level up and quest. If we leave
town, they’ll just kill us and send us back. If we join Ye Feng’s team, won’t
we end up in an even worse situation?”

“That’s right! Martial Union is just too powerful right now. There is no way
Ye Feng can establish himself in Red Leaf Town. If you want us to join Ye
Feng’s team, I can only look for another way out of this.”

“I, too, share this opinion. We have lost a lot of our levels, and our average
right now is only Level 5. We can only apologize to Martial Union if we
want to have the possibility to continue mingling in Red Leaf Town. If we
join Ye Feng’s team, we’ll truly be finished.”

“According to my investigations, the Martial Union branch in Red Leaf

Town is completely under the control of that person called Unstable
Devastation. He has gathered all the players from Martial Union in five
different towns to Red Leaf Town, and he is prepared to go all-out
developing in Red Leaf Town. There are many experts from Martial Union in
Red Leaf Town right now. Their Guild’s treatment is generous, and its
development rate is impressively fast. I heard that their member count has
already exceeded 1,000, and amongst them, there are over 200 elite members.
They are much stronger than before.”

“Martial Union has the ability to constantly target us and prevent us from
leaving town to grind and level up. We can afford to provoke them any
longer.”

“Even if we reach Level 10 and go to White River City, Martial Union’s

member count would have exceeded 10,000 by then. It would only be a
simple matter for them to deal with us. It was a mistake to provoke them right
from the very beginning. Our only way out of this mess is to offer them an
apology.”

“Right, I agree as well. Our original goal in playing God’s Domain was
simply to mess around. We are completely different from that Ye Feng who
has embroiled himself in a fight with Martial Union. If you, Fire Dance, wish
to join him, please don't drag us in as well. We don’t wish to be under
surveillance 24 hours a day.”

Fire Dance did not expect everyone to voice their opinions. They all
expressed their refusal to join Shi Feng’s team, and they even wanted her to
apologize to Martial Union.

“Hah… I understand. I’ll only ask this one last time, then.

“If there are any of you willing to join Ye Feng’s team with me, please stand
by my side.”
Fire Dance understood their troubles. Previously, they were all veteran
gamers of virtual reality games. However, the virtual reality games they
played before only had a player base in the hundreds of thousands. Even until
the later stages of the game, a top-tier Guild would only have several
thousand members. On the other hand, God’s Domain had made clear to
them the true meaning of a large Guild and the true power of a game with
over two billion players across the globe.

God’s Domain was completely different from any other virtual reality games.
It had utterly shattered their concept of virtual reality games, as it was
practically a second reality.

Previously, they didn’t think there was anything special about the various
large Guilds. Only now did they truly understand how frightening a Guild
could be in a virtual reality game. Just the members of Martial Union inside a
single town reached the thousands, and it was still increasing. If they reached
White River City, their member count would break into the tens of thousands.
A team of independent players like themselves could not afford to provoke
such a large Guild.

Moreover, such a large Guild like Martial Union was only an unrated Guild.
As for third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate Guilds, they were tyrannical
existences.

Although Martial Union was a very frightening existence in Red Leaf Town,
Ye Feng’s shocking performance had been deeply engraved onto Fire
Dance’s soul. She truly thought that she had wasted her time playing those
other games before. Right now, only the thought of following Ye Feng filled
her heart. She wanted to get to know and experience the world of apex
experts.
“Fire Dance, wake up, alright? We will not follow you. Right now, our only
way out of this mess is to apologize. Haven’t you always dreamt of becoming
an expert in God’s Domain? If you continue fighting it out with Martial
Union, you will head away from that goal. Stop being silly and acting
foolish.”

After Fire Dance finished speaking, aside from Water Buffalo, there was not
a single person who walked towards Fire Dance’s position. They all had their
heads lowered, feeling that Fire Dance was simply too foolish. She had truly
been bewitched by that Ye Feng for her to dig her own grave by joining him.

“Alright, since you guys have decided, Water Buffalo and I will join Big
Brother Ye Feng by ourselves,” Fire Dance’s mood sank after hearing
everyone’s decision. They had joined each other after much difficulty,
dreaming of reaching some achievements in God’s Domain. Yet, the result
was such in the end.

Soon after, Fire Dance opened her friends list, selected Ye Feng, and
contacted him. Previously, she had told Ye Feng that she would contact him
after speaking with her team. Now that everyone had finished their
discussion, she had to notify him.

“Big Brother Ye Feng, I’m done on my side,” Fire Dance said, disappointed.
Although she had long since guessed such a result, she originally thought that
three to five others would follow her. Now, however, there were only two of
them. She was too embarrassed to even speak of this matter.

“That’s great! How many people do you have? If we have enough, we can
raid a team dungeon.”

At this moment, Shi Feng had just finished meeting with Cola and the others.
He was prepared to focus fully on establishing a core team for Zero Wing.
Before that, he sent Cola and the other two to visit the Auction House to
purchase some bags with larger capacities, a large amount of Mana Recovery
Potions, and some refreshments. He also asked Violet Cloud to join Blackie
to grind and level up. However, he did not think that Fire Dance would
contact him just in time. Her timing was impeccable.

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“There are only two, Water Buffalo and myself. Everyone has their own
opinions, so I can’t demand this of them,” Fire Dance nearly choked on her
words after hearing Ye Feng’s excited tone.

“Two people? That’s not too bad,” Shi Feng lightly laughed. “Do you guys
have anything you need to do right now? If not, you can join me.”

In reality, Shi Feng did not particularly mind the matter with Fire Dance’s
teammates. Previously, Fire Dance mentioned that her teammates were not
ambitious and that they were only casual players in God’s Domain. Hence, it
was best for Shi Feng if all of these people did not join him; it would save
him a lot of trouble. He also did not need to waste time on training them.

“I don’t have anything else to do here; Water Buffalo and I will meet you.”
Previously, Fire Dance had worried that she would disappoint Ye Feng with
the news. However, after listening to his relaxed tone, she could not help but
sigh in relief.

After disconnecting the call, Fire Dance and Water Buffalo bade farewell to
everyone else. They did not know when they would meet again.

“Hah… I truly can’t understand her. Why is she so obsessed with that guy?”
an Assassin in leather armor said after Fire Dance departed. He could not
help but sigh.
“I’m also very curious about that Ye Feng. Just what is so good about him? If
she becomes Martial Union’s enemy like this, by the time we enter White
River City, she might very well still be in hiding in this town, not daring to
leave. Would there even be a meaning to such a gaming life?”

The team members that chose to stay behind voiced their confusion, one after
another.

Meanwhile, at the fountain plaza of Red Leaf Town, although it was still
daytime in God’s Domain, the benches that decorated the plaza were
currently overcrowded with players. All around, one could see couples
flirting with each other; the scene was the complete opposite of a battlefield.

“Big Brother Feng, sorry for making you wait,” upon her arrival to the
fountain plaza, she discovered Ye Feng enjoying the breeze as he waited for
someone.

“No worries. All our members are finally here now. In the future, we will all
be members of the same team. Let me introduce you all, then,” Shi Feng
smiled as he started introducing each of the team members.

There were a total of six members present, excluding himself: the Guardian
Knight, Cola, the Oracle, Drowsy Sloth, the Summoner, Gluttonous Mouse,
the Cleric, Violet Cloud, the Assassin, Fire Dance, and the Berserker, Water
Buffalo. With all six of them, they could be a standard Dungeon party. Fire
Dance, being Level 9, was the highest leveled player amongst them.
Following her was Violet Cloud and Water Buffalo, who were both at Level
8. The remaining were all Level 7.

Looking at how Violet Cloud had raised herself to Level 8 just through
cooking, the effort and suffering she had gone through were obvious. If it
were not for Shi Feng’s stern command, Violet Cloud would not intend to go
out to grind at all. She rather preferred continuously cooking and earning
money.

When Cola and the others saw Fire Dance’s level, admiration filled their
hearts. Moreover, she was also a great beauty.

They only reached Level 8 with Shi Feng’s guidance. Even if Martial Union
had not killed them, sending them back to Level 7, they would only be Level
8. They were still far from Level 9. Moreover, Fire Dance’s equipment was
extremely high quality. She also possessed a few pieces of Secret-Silver
Equipment, while the others were Mysterious-Iron. One could see that Fire
Dance was definitely an expert, far more amazing than themselves.

As for the one who managed to recruit such an expert beauty into the team,
Cola and the other two could not help but five Shi Feng a thumbs-up. This
was as expected of their leader!

As for Shi Feng’s level, nobody in the team could discern it, as Shi Feng had
hidden his information with the Demon Mask. The others could only see
‘Unknown.’ However, nobody felt concerned about his actions. Shi Feng
constantly felt like a mysterious expert to them; so it was only natural that
they could see his identity.

“Big Brother Ye Feng is amazing as expected! We’ve only been apart for half
a day, yet the pressure you give off has massively increased!”

After Fire Dance met Ye Feng again, she could clearly feel that he was
different from before. He was like an unsheathed sword, and her six senses
told her that Ye Feng had become much stronger.
“Since everyone is familiar with each other now, I’ll tell you guys what you
need to do next,” Shi Feng said formally.

However, just as Shi Feng was about to reveal their goal, a group of players
suddenly appeared and surrounded the fountain plaza.

“Martial Union is dealing with an issue; all those uninvolved, leave

immediately!”

Martial Union’s members chased away the other players, taking complete
control of the fountain plaza.

“Ye Feng, you’ve made me look for you for a long time now,” a scholarly
youth said as he stepped out from the crowd. This was Unstable Devastation.

There were over 400 members of Martial Union crowding the fountain plaza.
When Cola and the others saw all these players, they immediately panicked,
their expressions turning solemn.

“What? You want to take action here?” Shi Feng swept a glance over the
players from Martial Union. The majority of them were Level 5 or Level 6;
only a minority were Level 8 or Level 9 elites.

“How could I possibly be such a brute? I’m only here today to give you all a
final warning,” Unstable Devastation said with a smile.

Last time, he had taken a huge loss because of Ye Feng. If he could, he really
wished to kill Ye Feng now. However, they were right in the middle of town.
If he killed Ye Feng here, he might implicate Martial Union as well.
However, if he mobilized a dozen or so players against Ye Feng, they would
only be helpless against him, disgracing Martial Union’s reputation. This was
not a result he wished to see.
“Warning? We’ve already reached the point of no return. Your warning holds
zero meaning to me; it is only a bunch of nonsense,” Shi Feng laughed.

“You are still so fearless, even when faced with so many of our members; I
truly admire you for that. Unfortunately, your strength is limited; you are not
an opponent for Martial Union at all. My warning isn’t actually directed at
you,” Unstable Devastation clapped his hands, shifting his sights towards
Cola and the others. He then coldly said, “This time, my warning is for the
teammates standing behind you. You all better come to your senses. If you
sever your relationship with Ye Feng immediately, I assure you that I will not
pursue past matters and let you all go.”

“Of course, if you resolve to stand with the powerless Ye Feng, prepare to
suffer the rage of Martial Union. I admit that killing Ye Feng himself is
extremely difficult; however, it is only a simple matter for Martial Union to
exterminate you all.”

Although Unstable Devastation smiled as he spoke, Cola and the others could
only feel a deep chill from his words.

They could not help but admit that Unstable Devastation’s words sounded
logical. They were not top-tier experts, and they did not possess that many
lifesaving skills that could help them escape. Although Martial Union could
not kill Ye Feng, that did not mean they could not get rid of them. As proven,
they had died once before already. There would definitely be a second time in
the future. If such a situation continued, they would not have a future in
God’s Domain to speak of.

Looking at the panicked and hesitant expressions on Cola and the others, Shi
Feng spoke not a single word; he remained silent as he stood there.
This move of Unstable Devastation’s was extremely vicious. He wanted Shi
Feng to taste the betrayal of his closest friends. Not only would it reduce his
overall power, but it could also become a hit to his heart.

Unfortunately, Shi Feng was no longer the arrogant brat that he used to be.
On the contrary, he wanted to use this plan of Unstable Devastation’s to
refine the members of his elite team.

In the future, the team he led would have to face off against many powerful
foes. If they could not handle the challenge before them right now, how could
they succeed in the future?

Shi Feng did not desire teammates who only enjoyed the good times, but
could not suffer through the bad with him.

This could be Shi Feng’s test for them. He wanted to see just what sort of
choice they would make in such a situation.

After quite some time had passed, Cola and the others exchanged glances
with each other, smiles on their faces. They had all made their decisions, and
they all stood by Shi Feng’s side without hesitation, having zero intentions of
leaving.

Cola, Drowsy Sloth, Gluttonous Mouse, and Violet Cloud were originally
players who others looked down on. They lived at the very bottom of God’s
Domain, and they only possessed the levels and equipment they had today
because of Shi Feng’s help. By becoming enemies with Martial Union, at
worst, they would only revert to their original states. So, how could they
possibly betray Shi Feng in this sort of situation?
As for Fire Dance and Water Buffalo, they had long since steeled their hearts
to follow Ye Feng. They wished to experience the world of top-tier experts,
and faced with such a threat, they paid no mind at all.

“Unstable Devastation, even in death, we would never betray our leader. If

you have the ability, then come!” Cola laughed loudly as he looked at
Unstable Devastation.

“Good! Very well said!” Unstable Devastation smiled with indignation,

saying, “Don’t say that I never gave you a chance. This is something you’ve
all chosen for yourselves, so don’t blame me for not lacking courtesy. Boys,
get them!”

Originally, Unstable Devastation thought that he could take this chance to

shame Ye Feng, turning him into a laughingstock. However, he truly did not
think that these people would be so muddle-headed. They must’ve eaten
something wrong to follow Ye Feng so steadfastly. Otherwise, Ye Feng must
have shown a hopeful fantasy, letting them think that they still had a future.

Since he was already here, he would not let Ye Feng and the others escape
unscathed.

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Immediately, more than 400 players in the fountain plaza surrounded Shi
Feng and the others. They all unsheathed their swords and armed their
crossbows as they eyed their prey.

However, to Shi Feng’s surprise, none of them showed any intentions of

rushing forward.

Instead, they parted to the sides and opened a path, letting through twenty-
odd players.

When these twenty-plus players arrived by Unstable Devastation’s side, their

complexions were as gloomy as water, and their expressions numbed. These
players’ levels were not high; only around Level 5 or Level 6. Their
equipment was also nothing special. Compared to the elites of Martial Union,
the difference was just too great. They did not seem like players from Martial
Union at all.

“I’ll be looking forward to your performances,” Unstable Devastation spoke

to these newcomers harshly. He then turned his sights towards Fire Dance,
revealing a fierce sneer as he looked forward to the start of a good show.

These newcomers nodded their heads indifferently. They took out their
weapons and walked towards Shi Feng.

In the distance, Fire Dance and Water Buffalo were immediately stunned
when they saw these players.

“You guys… why are you all with Martial Union?” Fire Dance loudly
questioned these players.
The twenty plus players that walked over were not strangers to Fire Dance.
On the contrary, they were the ex-companions with whom Fire Dance shared
both bitter and sweet times.

At this moment, Unstable Devastation looked at Ye Feng, laughter escaping

his mouth as he said, “Hahaha! Ye Feng, I am an extremely generous person.
Previously, these players aided you in killing many of Martial Union’s
members. I’ve promised them that, as long as they kill you and your
companions, I will forgive all of their past transgressions, and Martial Union
would no longer seek trouble with them.”

“Ye Feng, don’t you think that you should do something for them to
compensate their losses?” Unstable Devastation jeered. Ye Feng had
embarrassed him greatly last time, so he would not let him off the hook so
easily.

He eagerly wished to see whether Ye Feng would dare take action or not. As
long as Ye Feng took action, the headline on tomorrow’s official forums
would be: Publicly acknowledged Swordsman expert is an extremely
treacherous person! He willingly killed his allies to save himself! At that
time, only tatters would remain of Ye Feng’s reputation. Unstable
Devastation wanted to see just how Ye Feng intended to mingle in God’s
Domain in the future.

Unable to endure it any longer, Fire Dance abruptly burst out in rage. Her
eyes sent a chill as she glared at Unstable Devastation, yelling loudly,
“Unstable Devastation, you despicable little man! These people have all
killed your Martial Union members under my commands! If you have the
guts, then come at me!”

Originally, Fire Dance felt extremely joy for being able to join Ye Feng’s
team. She did not think that she would cause Ye Feng such a mess. If Ye
Feng killed all of these people right now, others would gossip, and nasty
rumors about him would spread. Ye Feng would be slandered as a merciless
person, a person willing to kill even those who had helped him in the past.

Although this matter was not of her doing, these people were still her past
companions. She was responsible for leading them to kill the members of
Martial Union. Now that these people had betrayed her and sided with
Martial Union, bringing trouble to Ye Feng, she felt extremely apologetic
towards Ye Feng.

“Fire Dance, we have no choice in this matter. We have to do this if we wish

to obtain Martial Union’s forgiveness and continue playing in Red Leaf
Town.”

“Fire Dance, this is our only way out. We hope that you can understand.”

“That’s right! They forced us, left us no way out. Let us kill you just this
once!”

Fire Dance’s companions closed the distance as they spoke. Some of the
mage classes even started chanting their spells, prepared to launch their
attacks.

“You guys…” Fire Dance’s complexion turned extremely ugly. She

immediately turned towards Ye Feng, apologetically saying, “I’m sorry, Big
Brother Ye Feng! I will definitely give you an account of this matter!”

“Unstable Devastation, you best listen up! I, Fire Dance, will immediately
leave the team right now. I will no longer have any relations with Big Brother
Ye Feng, so let me shoulder this debt between us!” Fire Dance immediately
left the party. After her public declaration, she unsheathed her daggers as she
walked forth, towards her companions. She intended to deal with these
companions of hers personally. That way, Ye Feng would not experience in
any sort of slander.

After seeing this, Unstable Devastation’s complexion turned pale with anger.
He did not think that this woman called Fire Dance would be so determined.

“Fire Dance, aren’t you just making things harder for us? Regardless of the
circumstances, we were once companions in the past. How could you treat us
like this?”

“That’s right! We’ve gone through life and death so many times together. Are
you really going to treat us like this?”

Fire Dance’s previous team voiced their accusations, one after another. These
accusations deeply pierced Fire Dance’s heart. The laughs and suffering they
went through together, all the bonds had simply turned to smoke. The only
thing she could do was hold back her tears and kill the emotions in her heart.

“Fire Dance, are you going to be so heartless as to kill us?” a middle-aged

Assassin wearing grey-colored leather armor asked resentfully.

His words had immediately caused Fire Dance to pause.

However, immediately after, this middle-aged Assassin stabbed his dagger

towards Fire Dance’s heart.

Dang!

Before the gleaming dagger could reach its target, a pitch-black sword
blocked the attack.
“Fire Dance, you’re not taking me, the team leader, seriously, are you? Since
you’ve already joined my team, you are still a member of our team until this
leader decided to kick you out. I will not acknowledge your selfish retirement
from the team.”

“Now that you are a member of our team, this team leader has the
responsibility of shouldering everything for you. So, in regards to your
painful memories, I will help you purge them all.”

Ever since Shi Feng re-entered God’s Domain, he no longer cared about what
others thought of him, because only weaklings would mind how others
looked at them.

“Oh, right. I forgot to mention one more thing to you guys. Anyone who joins
my team has to keep in mind one important thing; if you constantly mind
how others look at you, you will never truly improve your own strength and
techniques. You don’t have to care how others look at you. It is enough as
long as you advance on the path that you wish to take. Only with that can you
become a true expert.”

Shi Feng suddenly appeared in front of Fire Dance. To Fire Dance, he

towered like a mountain before her, blocking any and all dangers from
reaching her.

“Big Brother Ye Feng…” Tears inadvertently leaked out from Fire Dance’s
eyes; Ye Feng’s actions and words truly touched her heart. After listening to
his words, it was as if the door to the realm of experts slowly opened for her.
Maybe her hesitation held her back from becoming a true expert.

So what if he killed them? Who cared about others’ opinions? The strong
would never pay attention to such small matters. The only things they needed
to consider were the courage to forge ahead and constantly raising their own
strength!

By the side, after Water Buffalo listened to Ye Feng’s words, his heart was
inexplicably moved. He would never have thought Ye Feng would be such a
dependable person; a person others could admire.

Meanwhile, Cola and the other two merely exchanged glances with each
other, smiles plastered on their faces.

That’s right! This was the leader that they respected and admired!

Immediately, Cola and the others stepped forward, one after another,
blocking Fire Dance.

“Well said! So? What are you guys still waiting for?” Unstable Devastation
felt extreme joy. He had recorded all of Ye Feng’s words. When the time
came, he could deny his actions.

“Ye Feng, you despicable little man! We’ve already helped you so much, yet,
in the end, you still wish to kill us? You are simply inhuman!”

Fire Dance’s ex-companions cursed, enraged. They all rushed at Ye Feng,

one after another, intending to slash and bash him to death.

Shi Feng smiled disdainfully at their actions. Looking at the twenty plus
melee and mage class players launching their attacks at him, Shi Feng only
lightly waved the Abyssal Blade.

Thundering Flash!
Three electric arcs instantly weaved across the bodies of the twenty plus
players. Damages ranging from -500 to more than -1,000 appeared above
everyone’s heads, instantly killing everyone.

Meanwhile, the green prism marker above Shi Feng’s head instantly turned
bloody red, giving others a chilling feeling.

“Big Brother Ye Feng!”

“Leader!”

Fire Dance and the others immediately panicked. If a player actively killed
other players within a town, the guards would hunt them until death.
Moreover, after the offending player revived, the guards would toss them in
jail. Judging by the intensity of Shi Feng’s red name, he would lose at least
three levels after death, maybe even four.

“Hahaha! Ye Feng’s name is finally red! Without the town’s protection, we

can kill you here without any repercussions and make you lose all of your
items!” Unstable Devastation laughed madly, saying, “Everyone else, get
him! I will immediately promote whoever manages to kill Ye Feng into the
leader of an elite team!”

However, immediately after Unstable Devastation finished his words, a

familiar voice sounded from behind him.

“Has Ironsword Lion never told you how he died?” Shi Feng asked coldly,
appeared behind Unstable Devastation after using Silent Steps.
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Ye Feng had previously killed over twenty players in a single move. The
frightening damage that he dealt that was over -1,000 points completely
shocked all of the surrounding onlookers, and now, Ye Feng had appeared
right behind Unstable Devastation.

Unstable Devastation was both shocked and angered.

Indeed, he did not know how Ironsword Lion had died. However, the current
Ye Feng was far more powerful than he imagined; Ye Feng’s strength
exceeded his previous estimates. If he received an attack from Ye Feng right
now, he would unquestioningly die. Unstable Devastation almost
instinctively used one of his lifesaving skills. He dashed forth, unhindered,
then leaped high into the air. He was currently immune to all restricting
effects, and by the time he landed, he was already twenty yards from his
original location.

Shi Feng merely smiled at Unstable Devastation’s reaction. With his current
reaction speed and powerful Attributes, it would be an extremely easy task to
destroy Unstable Devastation. Or, speaking from another perspective,
Unstable Devastation had zero chances of retaliation.

However, since Unstable Devastation dared to make enemies with him, the
Martial Union player needed to prepare to enter hell.
It would be too good of an ending if he allowed Unstable Devastation to die,
just like that.

He wanted Unstable Devastation to feel despair in front of absolute strength

and then die.

“Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights, block him! Elementalists, use Ice
Spheres! Focus all attacks and eliminate him!” before Unstable Devastation
even landed on the ground, he calmly gave out commands.

Reacting quickly, the Shield Warriors and Berserkers immediately used

Charge at Shi Feng.

Seeing that more than ten warriors charged at Shi Feng and were about to
stun him...

Shi Feng abruptly leaped up, the Abyssal Blade carrying with it the power of
thunder and lightning as he landed.

Boom!
A wave of thunder and fire devoured all of the warriors. Even the highest
leveled Shield Warrior could not react in time and activate Shield Wall
before Shi Feng’s Thunder Flame Explosion devoured him. The Shield
Warrior received a critical hit of over -1,700 damage, dying instantly.
However, even a normal hit of more than -800 damage was enough to
critically slash a Level 9 Shield Warrior’s HP, not to mention the Berserkers
with less HP and Defense. They all died in the blink of an eye, leaving behind
a pile of equipment.

The remaining survivors were all Level 8 Shield Warriors. They were the
fortunate ones, spared from a critical hit. However, even though they were
alive, they suffered a Fainted state for 4 seconds.

When the players from Martial Union witnessed this scene, they all stared in
shock.

Previously, it was no big deal when Shi Feng had instant-killed those crippled
Level 5 to Level 6 players. However, the players he had just killed were no
random Tom, Dick, or Harry. They were all Level 8 or Level 9 elites of
Martial Union.

“Healers, quickly heal them! Ranged players, attack with everything you’ve
got!” Only now was Unstable Devastation aware of how formidable Shi Feng
was. His monster-like Attack Power could even instantly kill a Shield
Warrior that boasted the highest Defense amongst all classes. No one present
could defend against his attacks. Fortunately, they had the advantage of
numbers. They could exhaust Shi Feng to death.
Immediately after several heals landed on a Shield Warrior, pulling his HP
back up to half, another of Shi Feng’s slashes landed on the Shield Warrior’s
HP. A huge damage of over -700 points appeared above the Shield Warrior’s
head, his HP plummeting to zero; his body fell to the ground.

Following which, with every slash of his sword, Shi Feng culled the lives of
the surviving Shield Warriors. Even if the Shield Warriors possessed the
Defense of heavy armor and passive skills that reduced the damage they
received, every one of Shi Feng’s casual attack caused around -300 damage.
The healers could not maintain the Shield Warriors’ HPs at all. As for the
Berserkers without heavy armor, a single sword strike dealt them over -400
damage.

Very quickly, the remaining Shield Warriors lay flat on the ground. At this
moment, the Guardian Knights all activated Protection Blessing as they
rushed forward. Meanwhile, the mages behind them shot out streak after
streak of magic.

Fireballs and Ice Spheres flew at Shi Feng, one after another. Shi Feng
activated Wind Steps, avoiding more than half of the ranged attacks.
Immediately after, he rushed after Unstable Devastation.

Although Shi Feng dodged more than half of the spells, there were still a few
occasional spells that hit him. However, the damage these spells dealt nearly
dazzled the backline mages.
Even when blasting a Level 9 MT, skills such as the Flame Explosion and
Great Fireball could deal over a hundred damage. However, none of them
had actually dealt more than 20 damage to Shi Feng. The highest damage was
only -15 points, while a majority of the spells only dealt single digits. To Shi
Feng, who possessed over 1,500 HP, these spells simply tickled. Shi Feng’s
automatic recovery alone regenerated 30 HP for him every five seconds. This
indicated that, even if Shi Feng received the ice and flame magic attacks from
a normal Level 7 or Level 8 Elementalist, Shi Feng would not die, even if he
did nothing.

Shi Feng’s was currently Level 13, and these mages had no idea. Shi Feng
also had 20 points in both fire-type and ice-type resistance. Even without the
level suppression of four or more Levels, their damage to Shi Feng would not
exceed forty points.

There were many mages on Martial Union’s side. However, their damages
were too pitiful to watch. Standing behind Shi Feng, Drowsy Sloth and Violet
Cloud merely used one heal each, and within an instant, Shi Feng’s HP was
already back to full.

Faced with another wave of melee classes charging at him, Shi Feng
activated Dark Violet Dance, using the 12-yard cone attack. Taking a step
forward, Shi Feng instantly circled the Guardian Knights, and like a ferocious
lion, he pounced on the other melee classes.

Before one of the Swordsman could even use Parry, Shi Feng’s sword sent
him flying. The Swordsman died in mid-flight, dropping a piece of
equipment as his body disappeared.
To Shi Feng, these Swordsmen and Assassins’ attempts to block him were
meaningless. With a single Earth Splitter, more than ten players lost their
lives. Shi Feng’s attacks were all one-hit kills. With over one hundred points
in Strength, he could snap a Common Weapon in half with his bare hands. As
for the current Shi Feng, who held the Abyssal Blade and Silver Lake in each
hand, a simple slash from either weapon could easily send the Assassins and
Swordsmen flying and greatly damage their weapons. For some who reacted
slower and failed to block Shi Feng’s attacks, they died under a single slash.
Not only did their defensive equipment’s durability greatly decrease, but they
also dropped a level and lost a piece of equipment.

However, this was all; there was still the cleaving effect. Before the players
behind could make sense of things, they lost close to half of their total HP,
and in the next moment, even that remaining half vanished. As a result, a
group of players lay dead on the ground after meeting their inexplicable
demise.

Within a short five seconds, Martial Union lost over a dozen elite members
and several dozen average members. Shi Feng was like the god of death that
caused people’s hearts to shudder. Meanwhile, Unstable Devastation stood
only several meters away from that frightening god of death. Shi Feng’s
chilling gaze landed on Unstable Devastation, the intent he radiated sent a
chill down the surrounding Martial Union players’ backs. Just looking into
Shi Feng’s cold eyes caused them to retreat backward inadvertently.

“Everyone, block him for me!”

Even when bombarded with so many spells and sieged on all sides by so
many players, Shi Feng still walked forth, step after step, leaving behind a
massacre as he advanced. It was the first time Unstable Devastation felt such
a deep-seated fear. To Unstable Devastation, Shi Feng was no longer a
player, but a devil. There was also the tangible killing intent that surrounded
Shi Feng. Although Unstable Devastation knew that this was only a game,
the realistic effects of virtual reality caused Unstable Devastation to forget
that this was just a virtual world completely. He had even forgotten how
many elites of Martial Union had died and how grave losses were to Martial
Union.

The only thing Unstable Devastation knew was that he was in an extremely
dangerous situation. If he did not escape immediately, only death awaited
him.

Immediately, Unstable Devastation activated a Speed Scroll. He then turned

and ran.

Shi Feng simply smiled at Unstable Devastation attempt to escape. With a

single Wind Blade, his sword pierced towards Unstable Devastation’s back.

Unstable Devastation spun around, firing an arrow from his bow in an

attempt to hold Shi Feng back. However, he immediately discovered that Shi
Feng was truly too frightening. Shi Feng’s pitch-black Abyssal Blade easily
split the arrow, and in the blink of an eye, Shi Feng arrived in front of him. A
silver glow pierced his heart, and immediately after, another black glow
slashed across his neck. Unable to stop his HP from madly decreasing, his HP
reached zero in an instant.
Even until death, Unstable Devastation wore a stupefied expression. The
others from Martial Union were similarly shocked as they witnessed this
sight. Unstable Devastation was one of the big bosses of Martial Union. He
was also a Level 9 Ranger. Yet, when facing Ye Feng, he had no power to
retaliate at all. Just how strong was this Ye Feng?

Shi Feng noticed a Secret-Silver ranked longbow dropping after Unstable

Devastation’s death. He casually picked up the longbow and placed it in his
bag. He then turned to look at the other members of Martial Union.

Although Shi Feng did not take any action, only sending them a glance, his
might had already deeply engraved into their minds.

The members of Martial Union all halted their actions, inadvertently backing
off. They all revealed fearful expressions as they looked at Shi Feng.

Why hadn’t the town guards arrived yet?

This thought suddenly appeared in their minds. They felt that only the guards
could protect them from Shi Feng’s attacks.

However, from the moment Shi Feng began his assault to the moment
Unstable Devastation died, only a brief eight or nine seconds had passed.
Even if the town guards hurried over, they would need at least ten minutes
before they arrived.

Faced with the members of Martial Union who dared not move, Shi Feng
only swept a glance at them; he did not rush up and kill them. The Cooldown
for most of his skills had almost finished. Although he could kill a sizable
chunk of Martial Union if he continued his spree, he would run the risk of
paying with his and his teammate’s lives, and this was not an ending that he
wished to see.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng’s actions had caused plenty of the surrounding

onlookers to become tongue-tied.

A single glance from Shi Feng was enough to petrify the hundreds of players
from Martial Union. This power was just too frightening.

“Just who is this guy?”

“Is he a god-ranked expert?

The onlooking players were with both curious and shocked as they watched
Shi Feng. He had single-handedly faced off against several hundred players
and even managed to kill tens of players without receiving any damage. Even
a god-ranked expert was not capable of such a feat.
After some time, the town guards finally arrived.

“The guards are here! We’re saved!”

Seeing dozens of guards in silver heavy-armor rushing over, the members of

Martial Union sighed in relief.

169

At this moment, thousands of players surrounded the fountain plaza of Red

Leaf Town.

Due to the increase of new players in God’s Domain, Red Leaf Town had
become the most prosperous town among the few surrounding towns. The
player count in Red Leaf Town was already close to 20,000. Hence, the scene
of Martial Union suddenly chasing away all the players from the town’s
fountain plaza would naturally attract the attention of other players; curiosity
would grow over the disturbance.
This wasn’t limited to independent players; even the other large Guilds had
sent players over to investigate what Martial Union was up to.

When all these players arrived, they discovered that Martial Union currently
attempted to carry out a vendetta against an independent player. Moreover,
they did so right in the middle of Red Leaf Town. However, Red Leaf Town
possessed a protective mechanism for players. If they started a battle here, the
town guards would definitely appear. Not only would they kill red players on
the spot, but they would also jail them upon revival. No matter how one
looked at it, killing someone in town was unwise. Both sides would only
suffer losses.

At this stage of the game, no matter how many players one had on their side,
they still would not dare provoke the town guards.

Every player clearly understood how powerful these guards were.

As these guards would normally patrol around the town, players could easily
find one and observe their statistics.

The normal guards alone were Level 60, while the guard captain was a Level
80 Elite. It would not matter how many players went up against them; any
who resisted would only meet their demise. To put it another way, the current
players in God’s Domain had no abilities whatsoever to retaliate against the
town guards.

However, nobody would have imagined that someone would actually take
action. Moreover, the one who took action was that independent player.

Originally, everyone thought that the independent player was fated to die.
In spite of that, the results exceeded everyone’s expectations. One man alone
had massacred the players from Martial Union, instilling a paralyzing fear.
This feat was too heaven-defying!

Unfortunately, even if that independent player were powerful, he would still

die at the hands of the town guards. Who told them to start a fight right in the
middle of town?

The town guards that hurried over had surrounded the fountain plaza,
detaining all of the players involved in causing this ruckus.

“Big Brother Ye Feng, I’m sorry! It’s my fault for dragging you into this
mess!” Fire Dance apologized as she walked over.

Shi Feng’s character name had begun to turn black due to the high intensity
of the red color. Just looking at it caused one to shudder. Including her past
companions, Shi Feng had killed more than a hundred players during this
battle. With this Crime Value, if Shi Feng died, he would lose at least seven
Levels. Meanwhile, the town guards had them surrounded. The guards would
kill all Red Players, leaving Shi Feng no chance to escape.

This was still not the most important point. After the guards killed him, Shi
Feng would immediately revive in jail, and his Crime Value would determine
the duration of his imprisonment. With Shi Feng’s Crime Value, he would be
locked up for around a week before he could clear away his Crime Value.

The players of Martial Union watched Shi Feng with ridiculing expressions.
Although they, too would receive punishment, compared to Shi Feng, theirs
would significantly pale in comparison.

“Relax,” Shi Feng laughed.

Cola and the others had smiles on their faces. It was especially true for Violet
Cloud. This was not the first time she had experienced such a situation.
Martial Union had also caused the previous incident she encountered. She
would have never imagined that history would repeat itself.

The reactions of Shi Feng’s teammates confused Fire Dance and Water
Buffalo.

Why, as teammates, were Cola and the others not worried for Shi Feng one
little bit?

“Big Sister Fire Dance, you should relax. Our leader isn’t an ordinary
person,” Violet Cloud giggled as she spoke.

The moment Violet Cloud finished speaking, a guard, donned with silvery-
grey-colored heavy armor, walked up.

“Esteemed Lord Demon Hunter, we meet again. How may I be of service to

you this time?” the guard captain was all smiles as he greeted Shi Feng
respectfully.

Compared to the last meeting, Shi Feng’s current reputation was much
higher. Hence, the guard captain spoke to Shi Feng with even more respect.

Although Shi Feng and his teammates felt that the guard captain’s actions
were only natural, this scene shocked the other onlookers. It was especially
true for the members of Martial Union; their eyes nearly popped out of their
sockets in shock. Shi Feng was clearly a devil of massacre, yet, instead of
quickly killing him, the guard captain spoke to him with such regard? What
was going on in this world?

“Isn’t that person Ye Feng?”

“I remember him. Last time, he killed the members of Martial Union right in
front of the guards. In the end, he got away with simply paying a small sum
of money. I was dumbfounded at that time, but later on, I found out that if a
player became a noble, they gain special privileges. Even if he killed players
right in front of the guards, he would not receive any sort of punishment. At
worst, he would have to pay a small compensation fee.”

“How could Martial Union be so forgetful this time? They still dare to take
action against Ye Feng inside of Red Leaf Town. Don’t they know that Ye
Feng is a noble of Red Leaf Town? How foolish could they get?”

“You might not know this, but the Martial Union in Red Leaf Town has
already changed. The previous members have long since left the Guild, and
Unstable Devastation is the new leader. Right now, the members of Martial
Union are all players called in from other towns. A large majority of them
also consist of newcomers, so they have no idea about this matter at all.”

Some of the players aware of the previous incident simply shook their heads
while laughing. They felt that Martial Union, as a Guild, was truly beyond
salvation. At the very least, before they tried to deal with Ye Feng, they
should have investigated and tried to understand more about him. Regardless
of what others said, Ye Feng was one of the few players who managed to
clear the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard.

Hearing the explanation from these knowledgeable players, the faces of

everyone from Martial Union turned grim. Only now did they know why Shi
Feng behaved so calmly. However, now that matters had reached this point,
they could only glare at him, their gazes full of reluctance.

“Esteemed Lord Guard Captain, this isn’t the first time these people from
Martial Union have provoked me in town. I wonder if there is any way to
prevent such incidents from happening in the future?” Shi Feng asked with a
smile.

“Esteemed Lord Demon Hunter, since this Guild called Martial Union has a
record of past offense, with My Lord’s high status, you can employ your
rights to chase this Guild out of Red Leaf Town. However, you will have to
pay a fixed amount of reputation to utilize this right. What will My Lord
decide?” the Guard Captain stated.

Originally, Shi Feng simply inquired. After all, without a definite degree of
status, he could not employ such a right. However, he never imagined that a
Demon Hunter would have such a high social status. Hence, he asked, “How
much do I have to pay?”

“Since Martial Union does not possess any members of nobility in Red Leaf
Town, My Lord only needs to pay 100 Red Leaf Town Reputation Points,”
the guard captain said.

“I understand.” Shi Feng only had 130 Red Leaf Town Reputation Points
right now. However, spending 100 points as a precautionary measure was
nothing of significance. He had the Demon Hunter title in any case; he would
be a noble wherever he went, and he did not lack such a small amount of
Reputation Points. “I wish to employ this right.”

System: You have used your special privileges; Reputation in Red Leaf Town
reduced by 100 points. Red Leaf Town will deport all members of Martial
Union.

“As you wish, Esteemed Lord Demon Hunter!”

Immediately, the guard captain gave out the deportation order to his
subordinates. However, all members of Martial Union currently in the
fountain plaza would first sit in jail for three hours before their removal from
Red Leaf Town. As for the other members of Martial Union, the guards
would immediately exercise them from Town, and any who resist would be
immediately killed.

Simultaneously, all members of Martial Union within Red Leaf Town

received the deportation notice. The notice stunned every one of them, and
even Unstable Devastation, who just revived with a stomach full of anger,
was dumbfounded.

He had already given up on his plan to develop Martial Union in five

different towns, and after much difficulty, he only just managed to solidify
Martial Union’s foundation in Red Leaf Town. Just as he was about to
welcome a bright future, that future shattered.

“How could this be? Just what happened?” Unstable Devastation’s mental
state was a mess right now. Everything had happened far too quickly for him
to react.

He had wasted so much manpower, resources and a great amount of time, yet
it all had gone to waste.

Just who was this Ye Feng?

Why did he possess such great authority? How could a Red Player have the
authority to deport an entire Guild from a town?

For a time, countless questions darted through Unstable Devastation’s mind.

However, regardless of how hard he racked his brain, he could not think of
any way to deal with this matter. He also could not change the fact that they
were being deported. He could only watch as guards walked up to him,
intending to chase him out of Red Leaf Town.
Everyone had sentimental attachments for their homeland. If they suddenly
moved, within a short time, they could not adapt to the new location.

It was even more so for average players. They would not suddenly accept
having to leave the location with which they were most familiar. Thus, they
all promptly chose to leave Martial Union instead.

For a time, the member count of Martial Union frantically decreased. Only a
few moments had passed since the deportation started, and the member count
had already dropped below 500. The majority of the members who stayed
mostly consisted of the members that Unstable Devastation had originally
brought over from other towns. Hence, they did not choose to leave the Guild
immediately. However, leaving for another town now would greatly impact
their leveling speed. As a result, the Guild’s development would stagnate for
a long period.

The loss they incurred was simply immeasurable.

Watching the town guards deport the members of Martial Union, the
onlooking players were at a loss; they were shocked into speechlessness.

Just what was happening here?

Could that Red Player be the new mayor of Red Leaf Town?

However, compared to Martial Union’s exorcism, the members of other

Guilds concerned themselves with another matter.

“Boss, I’ve discovered big news here. Look at the recording I just sent to
you.”
“Vice-Leader, I discovered another god-ranked expert.”

“Big Bro, something big happened in Red Leaf Town. Someone in the
fountain plaza has flipped over Martial Union’s several hundred players by
himself, and even the guards could do nothing against him.”

The members of various large Guilds started contacting the upper echelons of
their Guilds. They intended to report this unbelievable incident, letting the
upper echelons determining their next move.

Originally, these upper echelons refused to believe the reports. However,

after watching the irrefutable evidence, they were all greatly shocked.

Could a single player be so strong?

Shi Feng had killed a Level 9 Shield Warrior in a single hit. Moreover, they
were very familiar with this Shield Warrior. He was Cold Mountain Fighting
Spirit, the core MT of Martial Union’s elite team, and he was fully geared
with Mysterious-Iron Equipment. Yet, he still died from a single hit.

“Xuanzi, listen up. You must keep an eye on him. I’ll hurry over there now.
For such a god-ranked expert to actually be an independent player, we must
recruit him. Remember, you absolutely cannot provoke him. If any problems
occur, it’ll all be on your head,” Undefeated Wolf, the Vice-Leader of the
third-rate Guild, Heaven’s Crown, said sternly.

“Boss, rest assured; I’ll keep an eye on him. I will not let him out of my
sight.”

At this moment, the upper echelons of the various large Guilds had made a
similar decision: to recruit Shi Feng into their Guilds, no matter what it took.
One could no longer use the normal standard to judge a great expert like Shi
Feng. He was a tactical-ranked expert that could single-handedly decide the
results of a team battle. If they could recruit him, be it Team Dungeons or
fighting field Bosses, he would have a decisive role.

170

After the guard captain respectfully left, Fire Dance finally understood why
her new teammates were not concerned one bit for Shi Feng.

However, more questions tumbled through her mind now.

Just who was Shi Feng?

Standing by the side, Water Buffalo finally managed to shut his hanging jaw.
There was a saying commonly used in virtual reality games; a team’s
achievements depended on their leader. Right now, even the guard captain
treated Shi Feng with such respect. With a team leader like Shi Feng, just to
what heights would he lead them?

In God’s Domain, gaming experts like Shi Feng were definitely highly
sought after characters. With a simple word from Shi Feng, countless large
Guilds would be willing to offer a high price to recruit him into their Guilds;
even first-rate Guilds were no exception. Water Buffalo never imagined that
Shi Feng would form his own team instead. Meanwhile, the players who
joined such a team would become the envy of others.
Previously, the main reason Water Buffalo willingly joined Shi Feng’s team
was his trust in Fire Dance. Meanwhile, Fire Dance was, more or less, an
expert herself. As for Water Buffalo, he had his own hero’s dream, and he
only joined Fire Dance’s team to learn various techniques from her.

Since the beginning, this was the first time Water Buffalo truly felt fortunate
for being able to join Shi Feng’s team.

However, it was not due to Shi Feng’s terrifying Attack Power. Instead, it
was because of the techniques Shi Feng displayed during battle. Be it
dodging, angles to attack, timing, or a confident grasp of the surrounding
terrain, Shi Feng was extremely precise with all of these aspects. Otherwise,
Shi Feng could not have made fools out of Martial Union.

Moreover, Shi Feng was a righteous person. Regarding potential, Shi Feng
stood at the apex of the virtual gaming world. If Water Buffalo could learn
even a little from this new team leader of his, he would have no troubles with
becoming a normal expert. If he followed Shi Feng’s guidance, he might
even set foot in the unreachable world of top-tier experts.

“Ugh… there’s too many people here. Let’s go to a restaurant with fewer
people before we continue our discussion.” Shi Feng surveyed his
surroundings, discovering that there were over three or four hundred players
staring fervently at him. This was not a suitable place to speak about his
future plans.
Cola and the others nodded; they could no longer endure the countless stares
either.

These gazes all belonged to independent players that wished to join their
team. Among them, there were plenty who were Level 7 or Level 8. There
were even quite a few wealthy players who offered tens of thousands of
Credits in exchange for power-leveling, or in some cases, assistance with
their quests.

There were also plenty of good-looking female players running up, asking to
become friends. That aroused the envy of many male players. However, they
were helpless in the face of Shi Feng’s ferocity. Shi Feng was like a hero
from ancient times. In this day and age, men who possessed powerful
techniques were very attractive to beautiful women, not to mention a god-
ranked expert like Shi Feng.

However, something more amazing occurred simultaneously. The various

large Guilds in Red Leaf Town flooded Shi Feng with communication
requests, wishing to chat with him; he rejected them all.

“Sister Fire Dance, you have to strive harder! This is a great chance for you
right now. In the future, as leader’s popularity grows larger and larger, who
knows, there might be even more powerful beauties joining the team!” Water
Buffalo nudged Fire Dance, laughing quietly.
“Scram! Who said that I wanted to become Big Brother Ye Feng’s girl-
girlfriend!” Fire Dance stuttered, a light blush suddenly appearing on her
cheeks.

\---

Atop a hill, outside Red Leaf Town, hundreds of Martial Union’s members
gathered. They could only observe Red Leaf Town from the hilltop, not
daring to go near the town.

“Despicable! Despicable! That damnable Ye Feng! All my plans have been

ruined now because of him!” Unstable Devastation coldly glared at Red Leaf
Town, his heart burning with anger.

Previously, he had looked down upon Shi Feng. He merely thought of Shi
Feng as a vagabond expert; how powerful could he be?

Only now did he realize the crux of the problem; Shi Feng was no ordinary
expert. As proven, he was even capable of deporting their entire Guild. If
Unstable Devastation had known of this matter earlier, he would not have
taken such a foolish action.

_Ye Feng, you will only enjoy this glory for the moment. Very quickly, the
footage that will ruin you will dominate the official forums. When that time
arrives, everyone will condemn you. Although I can’t kill you, it will be
enough if I can annoy you to death. We'll see if you can establish your own
team with your reputation in tatters. Without a team, a person’s strength is
limited. When we enter White River City, I’ll deal with you slowly. I don’t
believe that you can deport Martial Union from White River City as well!_
Unstable Devastation laughed contemptuously. He then uploaded the footage
he recorded to the official forums, and while doing so, he instructed his
subordinates to hype things up. To save his own life, Shi Feng slaughtered his
own companions. Sooner or later, Shi Feng’s name would fall into ruin. Who
would dare team up with such a person then?

\---

Inside a restaurant in Red Leaf Town, Shi Feng finally managed to break
away from all the pestering that had overwhelmed him. Nobody could disturb
him inside a private room.

After spending more than ten minutes discussing and arranging the necessary
tasks for Cola and the others, just as they were about to take action...

“Leader, as expected, that Unstable Devastation has retaliated. Right now, a

video has appeared on the official forums. The post also stated that, in order
to save your own life, you willingly killed your own companions; extremely
despicable. There are also plenty of people slandering you below the post,”
Cola said.

Fire Dance and the others took a look at the post as well.
_ God-ranked expert is a despicable little man! Proof available!_

Immediately, the team’s expressions turned livid. They did not imagine that
their former companions would behave so shamelessly. They actually stood
up to accuse Shi Feng. They had clearly received Shi Feng’s reward, yet, they
worded it as if they had only attacked Martial Union because of their
friendship with Shi Feng. After they realized their wrongdoings, when they
tried to denounce Shi Feng, he killed them all. Such a treacherous little man
did not deserve to be called an expert. However, as Shi Feng was too strong,
and they were only a group of weaklings, they were powerless to seek justice;
they could denounce Shi Feng online.

The proof lay in their previous leader, Fire Dance, joining Shi Feng’s current
team; it was irrefutable, solid proof that Shi Feng could not challenge.

Shi Feng was originally very famous throughout White River City. Not only
did he clear the Hell Mode of a Team Dungeon, but he also enjoyed an
indistinct relationship with the Snow Goddess, becoming the envy of others.
Now that a scandal about him surfaced, in addition to the post being
extremely one-sided, Shi Feng became everyone’s target. All kinds of curses
were written in response to the post. Some of Shi Feng’s previous supporters
also voiced their shock at Shi Feng’s hideous behavior, exclaiming their bad
judgment from before.

Instantly, this post became the most viewed topic in White River City. Its
view count soared, far surpassing the post made during the war between
Black Flame and Hammer Trading.
“Leader, let’s start a counterattack right now!” Cola could no longer endure
this travesty. Unstable Devastation was simply too despicable. He had failed
to defeat Shi Feng in an upright battle; so, he retaliated from the shadows,
slandering Shi Feng’s reputation. Although Shi Feng did not suffer any
substantial losses, he still needed to establish his own Guild in the future.
Those players blinded by this matter would certainly not join a Guild with
such a leader. How were they supposed to develop their Guild? How could
they compete with those large Guilds?

“Hahaha! It is truly well said, with both proof and logic! I’m so touched; I’m
tearing up!” Shi Feng could not help but laugh after seeing the post.

Shi Feng had seen such tactics countless times in his past life. Among them,
Unstable Devastation had used such tactics more than a dozen times to deal a
hit to his enemies. Shi Feng could not help but admit that the tactic was
indeed effective. However, so what?

Unstable Devastation was the same as in the past. In the end, he could still
not become the Guild Leader of Martial Union, and his strength in the later
stages of the game was even weaker than Ironsword Lion by several stages.

In front of absolute strength, all minor tricks were pointless.

“Alright, everyone’s dismissed. Go to the Silent Swamp and meet up with

Blackie and Lonely Snow. Also, take these two Group Isolation Scrolls. Find
a place inside of town to use these, then leave town and head for the Silent
Swamp,” Shi Feng took out two Tier 1 Group Isolation Magic Scrolls,
handing them to Fire Dance and Cola.

The Group Isolation Scroll allowed players to enter Stealth mode and
increased Movement Speed by 10%. It could only be used in a non-
combative state, and it had a duration of half an hour. The Stealth effect
would break when players entered combat. With this item, Cola and the
others could easily meet up with Blackie while avoiding surveillance.

The group departed from the restaurant. Meanwhile, Shi Feng headed
towards Red Leaf Town’s Town Hall by himself.

“Unstable Devastation, I’ll teach you, right now, that, no matter what tricks
you have up your sleeves, in front of absolute strength, it is all meaningless,”
Shi Feng smiled as he closed the official forums. He then entered the tightly
guarded Town Hall.

171

Red Leaf Town, Slums, The Enchanted Bar.

It was currently daytime in God’s Domain. A majority of the players were all
out in the fields, leveling up, so there were very few players currently in the
bar.

However, there were currently over ten men geared with high-level
equipment sitting in the corner of the bar. A murderous air surrounded these
ten-plus men, and each of them possessed a sharp gaze similar to that of a
poisonous snake, causing the hairs of others to stand on end. The presence of
these men kept other players a respectful distance from them, chasing them
from the bar, one after another. Hence, aside from the NPCs present, only
these ten plus men remained within.

There was a man with thick eyebrows who sat at the outermost edge of these
players. He was a former captain of Martial Union, Ironsword Lion. At this
moment, Ironsword Lion did not wear the Guild emblem of Martial Union,
signifying that he was no longer one of Martial Union’s men.

“Ironsword, you’ve done well this time. It is only thanks to you that Unstable
Devastation has done as I wished. Once we return, I’ll give you credit for
your efforts. As long as you continue working hard, sooner or later, you can
be the same as Absolute Heaven, an outer member of Underworld,” seated at
the head of the table, South Wolf praised Ironsword Lion.

“Thank you, Lord South Wolf, for your support! I will definitely give my
utmost to complete all tasks given by the organization!” Ironsword Lion
respectfully said, his face filled with extreme excitement.

Ever since Absolute Heaven had recommended him to South Wolf,

Ironsword Lion discovered that his previous self was a frog in a well. His
past self did not truly know how deep the waters of God’s Domain were. The
interests involved in God’s Domain were simply too big for him to
comprehend. If it were not for him coming into contact with a mysterious
organization like Underworld, he would not know about this huge secret at
all.

Ironsword Lion was immediately stunned when he found out about this
secret. He even thought that he had heard wrong. It took him more than ten
minutes before he could accept this chilling secret. He celebrated the fact that
he could gain the favor of Underworld, leaving behind the worthless Martial
Union.

God’s Domain was not a place in which unrated Guilds like Martial Union
could play around. Even third-rate Guilds could be annihilated at any time.
Only those second-rate Guilds or above, which possessed a strong
background, could qualify to compete for authority in God’s Domain. If
Ironsword Lion could become an outer member of Underworld, he could live
a carefree life in the future. At that time, having an annual salary would only
be a small matter. The more important part of becoming an outer member of
Underworld was the status and authority that came with the position. He
would be on equal standings with those big shots of corporations in the city;
this was something that he had always dreamt of becoming.

“Let’s continue by discussing how to deal with Ye Feng. With Unstable

Devastation slandering him right now, Ye Feng will, sooner or later, fall from
fame. The next step is destroying the relationship he has with Gentle Snow;
then, finally giving Ye Feng a fatal blow, we will make him disappear from
God’s Domain completely.”

When South Wolf recalled Shi Feng’s arrogant words, he could not help but
narrow his eyes, a cold glint shining in them. He wished he could get rid of
Shi Feng right this instant. However, Young Master Feng had already given
him a command and had even sent a party of Underworld Guards to assist
him. Hence, South Wolf could only vent his anger by slowly toying with Shi
Feng.
At this moment, Absolute Heaven, silent all this time, suddenly opened his
mouth, saying, “It would be very simple to break apart the relationship
between Ye Feng and Gentle Snow. The problem is, how are we going to
deal with Ye Feng? From the footage transmitted to us just now, I think that
everyone has clearly seen how powerful he is. Even several hundred players
could do nothing to Ye Feng. Who could block that frightening Attack Power
of his? The last time I exchanged moves with him, I could withstand a few
his blows. If I met him now, however, I probably wouldn’t even have the
chance to escape. As for a direct confrontation, he could most likely kill me
in two to three moves.”

“Dealing with Ye Feng right now? We’d only have a chance if we had ten or
more top-tier experts to surround him. However, where can we find so many
experts?”

“Naturally, I realize this. This is also the reason why we need to deal with Ye
Feng. He possesses an Epic ranked item, so his strength is intense. However,
you shouldn’t downplay our strengths just because of this. He merely got rid
of a group of trash like Martial Union. Although the Underworld Guards are
not as capable as Ye Feng, we can do the same thing. The only thing we lack
is Attack Power. Regarding pure technique, Underworld Guard is much
stronger than Ye Feng.”

“Moreover, Young Master Feng has specifically sent us a full party of

Underworld Guards as assistance. With a party of Underworld Guards, even
if Ye Feng has an Epic ranked item, he will still be helpless against them. So,
you don’t have to worry about this,” South Wolf said, smirking.

“He is simply a small character that got lucky. If it weren’t for Young Master
Feng’s command, I would be enough to deal with him. There would be no
need for our entire party to take action” a Level 9 Assassin named Flying Rat
said disdainfully as he toyed with his dagger. Flying Rat wore the Level 8
Mysterious-Iron Set Equipment, the Blood Dawn.

“That’s enough, Flying Rat. That Ye Feng has some ability. Otherwise,
Young Master Feng would not have told all of us to come here. South Wolf,
contact us if you have any matters that you need us to deal with; the
Underworld Guards aren’t free all day. The higher-ups have already given us
a command to reach Level 10 by tomorrow. Otherwise, they’ll expel us from
the Underworld Guards. So, we’re off to level for now,” Ming Sha, the party
leader of this group of Underworld Guards, said.

Ming Sha had a large body, and he was a stern-looking man over forty years
old. Killing intent radiated from his entire body, and even Absolute Heaven
feared this man.

“That is only natural. How could I possibly waste Big Bro Ming Sha’s
valuable time?” South Wolf said respectfully.

Within the Underworld organization, the position of the Underworld Guards

was relatively high up as they were the core strength of all of Underworld.
Normally, Underworld Guards would only listen to the commands of the
Guild Leader or elders. As for Young Master Feng, however, he was not even
an elder in the organization. He could only mobilize the Underworld Guards
due to his position in Underworld being slightly special. If it were any other
person, the Underworld Guards would not pay them any attention.

\---

Elsewhere, Shi Feng had already walked into the town hall.

“Sir, how may I be of service to you today?” an elegant female worker

walked up and asked Shi Feng.
“I wish to activate the permission to utilize the teleportation circle,” Shi Feng
said.

In God’s Domain, only when a player reached Level 10 would they have the
qualifications to come to the town hall and utilize the teleportation gates.
After all, teleportation gates were extremely precious, and their maintenance
required a lot of resources. Not just anybody could use them.

“I understand. Please follow me.”

Following which, Shi Feng arrived at the front desk of the town hall. After
dealing with all the necessary procedures, he obtained a new identity card.
With it, he could freely utilize the teleportation gate. However, he would
have to pay a fee each time he used it. Normally, when one teleported from a
town to a city, the fees were 1 Silver Coin. Meanwhile, teleportation between
cities was slightly more expensive, and the fees would change depending on
the distance. Teleporting to one of the closest cities from White River City
cost at least 20 Silver Coins. Meanwhile, teleporting to the capital city, Star-
Moon City, from White River City, cost around 1 Gold Coin.

As a result, average players had no way to utilize these teleportation gates to

travel between cities. Thus, average players would normally stay within the
surroundings of their own cities to level up; they would not go to other cities
to grind or do quests. Of course, they could run to other cities by foot as well.
Only, they would need to spend at least a few days running to cross such a
distance.

When Shi Feng arrived at the teleportation hall of Red Leaf Town, the place
was void of players. There were only a few Level 100 Elite guards wandering
about.
In actuality, Shi Feng did not originally intend to go to White River City so
early. However, after the ruckus Unstable Devastation caused, his troubles
had grown larger and larger. In order to develop his Guild in the future, he
could only hasten his plans and take action now.

“Adventurer, you have to pay 1 Silver Coin to use the teleportation gate,” the
magician guarding the teleportation gate informed Shi Feng.

Shi Feng paid the fees without hesitation, walking up to the teleportation
gate.

_Shua!_ Shi Feng disappeared from the teleportation hall of Red Leaf Town.

At the same time, a notification rang out throughout the Star-Moon Kingdom.

Star-Moon Kingdom Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Ye

Feng for becoming the first player in Star-Moon Kingdom to arrive at a city!
Rewarding 20 Reputation Points in White River City and the title of
Honorary Citizen of White River City.

The appearance of this notice immediately sent trembles through all the
players in the Star-Moon Kingdom.

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Currently, the players of Martial Union hurried towards Clear Water Town.
Clear Water Town was the nearest town to Red Leaf Town, and the player
base there was around five to six thousand.

“Hahaha! Although we will incur a huge loss moving our base of operations,
we can just start all over again. However, Ye Feng, your reputation is ruined!
Everyone is denouncing you right now! I really want to see just how you are
going to mingling in God’s Domain, and who else will dare join your team
now!” Unstable Devastation could not help but laugh as he read the forum
post.

Originally, the others from Martial Union felt depressed over having to move
to another town. However, after watching Shi Feng’s fame fall into complete
ruin, their moods greatly improved.

Star-Moon Kingdom Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Ye

Feng for becoming the first player in Star-Moon Kingdom to arrive at a city!
Rewarding 20 Reputation Points in White River City and the title of
Honorary Citizen of White River City.

“What is this?” Unstable Devastation immediately froze, shocked, after

listening to this system announcement. Five to six seconds passed before he
sobered up, and questions instantly filled his mind.

How did Shi Feng reach Level 10 so quickly? The EXP required to go from
Level 9 to Level 10 was several times that of the EXP needed to go from
Level 8 to Level 9. Even for the upper echelons of first-rate Guilds, the most
heaven-defying were only at 70% or so of Level 9 right now. Yet, Shi Feng
had already reached Level 10.
This also meant that Shi Feng had reached Level 10 before they had
surrounded him. In regards to an independent player, such a leveling speed
was simply unimaginable.

“Boss Unstable, not good! A new post about Ye Feng has appeared on the
forums, and it is filled with all sorts of reverence and support for Ye Feng!”

Unstable Devastation hurriedly opened the official forums.

At this moment, the post his subordinate mentioned already owned the top
position on the forum, with the title: The number one player in White River
City! Instantly, the popularity of the post surpassed the post Unstable
Devastation had previously submitted.

In this post, aside from Shi Feng’s achievement of becoming the number one
player in White River City, there were also plenty of other accomplishments
mentioned.

There was even uploaded footage of Shi Feng massacring the hundreds of
players of Martial Union. In the footage, Shi Feng had killed close to a
hundred players by himself, while he had frightened the hundreds of Martial
Union’s players present. Shi Feng’s domineering actions had caused many
players to start worshipping him.

Although the footage only lasted a few short seconds, even after viewing it
over a hundred times, one would still not tire of it. Shi Feng’s lightning-speed
dodging techniques and battle techniques were especially worth watching and
learning.

Previously, there had been quite a few people writing harsh words about Shi
Feng, stating that he edited the footage and that it was impossible that he
could be so powerful. They also argued that Shi Feng was only a back-
stabbing, traitorous bastard, that there should be a limit to how far he could
go, even when severing relationships. These people warned others not fall for
such tricks, claiming that people like Shi Feng did not deserve praise.

However, very quickly, people started standing up and speaking for Shi Feng.
These people had all personally witnessed the entire incident, and knew more
information than others. Moreover, videos recorded in God’s Domain could
not be photoshopped, as these videos were under the supervision of the Main
God System. Thus, the law acknowledged both the videos recorded and
contracts signed in God’s Domain.

Immediately, those who slandered Shi Feng fell abruptly silent, as they knew
that they would only become a joke if they continued mindlessly causing
trouble.

Simultaneously, plenty of people who explained the truth of the matter came
out of the woodwork.

“These idiots only scandalize others because they can’t stand others living a
better life. I’m a player of Red Leaf Town, and I witnessed the incident very
clearly. Even Martial Union was helpless against Ye Feng; do you think he’ll
need that trash’s help? Those losers were people who took the bounty Ye
Feng offered, and they slandered Ye Feng simply because they were afraid of
Martial Union taking revenge on them.”

“I’ve also heard about it. Those people are the scum of society! To avoid
Martial Union’s retaliation, they were even willing to kill their own team
leader! Meanwhile, Ye Feng killed all of them because he simply could not
sit back and watch. Now, not only have these people not repented for their
actions, but they also took the initiative to blame Ye Feng! They are simply
too despicable!”
“Hahaha! Those people received a big slap to their faces! Ye Feng can
frighten hundreds of players from Martial Union into a pause. Do you people
really think that you are fit to become a god-ranked expert’s companions?
You even have the gall to say that you helped Ye Feng? Is your second-grade
syndrome incurable?”

“You guys don’t know how awesome Ye Feng is. Just a word from him, and
right now, all of Martial Union is being removed from Red Leaf Town. You
can’t find a single player from Martial Union standing on the streets now! Ye
Feng is just too awesome!”

“As expected of a god-ranked expert! When god slaps faces, all of those
haters will have to dismiss themselves.”

Unstable Devastation was immediately dumbfounded as he read the replies to

the post. He had only managed to slander Shi Feng after great difficulties.
Yet, in the end, without even saying a word, Shi Feng had recovered using a
single system announcement. Not only did he solved the problem, but he had
also increased his fame to greater heights.

\---

As for Fire Dance’s companions, when they saw the system announcement
and the forum post, their expressions turned extremely ugly; even their
intestines turned green with regret.

They did not imagine that Shi Feng was actually so powerful. How great
would it have been if, at that time, they had joined Shi Feng’s team with Fire
Dance? Instead, they were now scorned and verbally abused by others.
Furthermore, they had lost another level due to their deaths at Shi Feng’s
hands. They could not even compare to average players anymore.
At that time, they only acted in such a way to avoid the retaliation of Martial
Union. In the end, however, Martial Union was deported from Red Leaf
Town, so they wouldn’t be able to retaliate against them in the first place.
Such an end left them feeling empty and lost. Just why had they chosen such
a path?

\---

Meanwhile, it wasn’t just Unstable Devastation who was shocked by this

development. On Underworld’s side, both South Wolf and the Underworld
Guards were similarly stunned by this news. Wasn’t this Ye Feng’s leveling
speed a little too fast?

South Wolf nearly spat blood in anger. Now that Shi Feng had entered the
city, his previous detailed plan was useless; he needed to start from the very
beginning again.

\---

When Gentle Snow, who was currently in a Level 10 monster area,

discovered this news, she fell into deep thought for quite some time.

“I truly underestimated him. Although my level is already quite high, I still

have to grind for five to six hours before I can reach Level 10. During these
five to six hours, Ye Feng might very well widen the gap in our levels even
further after entering White River City,” Gentle Snow laughed bitterly.

Everyone knew that all virtual reality games shared a common point; the
resources available were limited.
There were only so many leveling resources available in every region.
Unquestionably, the more resources a person possessed, the greater their
leveling and development speed would be.

As for the resources available in the city, without a doubt, the earlier one
entered the city, the more resources one could obtain. There were plenty of
high-level quests in a city. The existence of teleportation gates also enabled
fast travel to leveling areas. Hence, by entering the city ahead of others, one
could quickly monopolize the best areas for leveling up. In the city, the tools
and items sold were also limited. These items would be of great help to a
team’s speedy development.

This gap of five to six hours would allow Shi Feng to do plenty of things in
the city.

“By the time we reach White River City, most likely, we would have to
discuss matters of cooperation with him once again,” Gentle Snow revealed a
helpless smile.

\---

In actuality, Gentle Snow wasn’t the only person who intended to discuss
matters of cooperation with Shi Feng. The various large Guilds around White
River City also tried desperately to contact Shi Feng. They all wished to
recruit Shi Feng into their command.

As for the Guilds outside of White River City, they all developed a curiosity
towards Shi Feng. An independent player was actually the first player to
reach Level 10; it was an incredible feat. If Shi Feng were some great
character from a large Guild, they might not have thought much about this
matter. However, this was not the case.
The upper echelons of the various Guilds all had a group of elite players
aiding them with grinding monsters. Thus, their leveling efficiency was much
higher than other players. However, against all odds, the first person to enter
a city was an independent player. How could this not shock them?

At the same time, Shi Feng’s entrance into White River City had rung alarm
bells to the many Guilds out there. Someone had already started their
development in a city. If they continued dragging their feet, this would
become a big threat to their futures.

To increase their leveling speed, they all focused on crafting Whetstones.

They purchased Hard Stones in bulks, inflating the cost of Hard Stones once
more.

However, all these large Guilds were unaware that their actions were
precisely as Shi Feng had planned.

\---

White River City, one of the five major cities in Star Moon Kingdom.

From afar, one could see towering buildings erected throughout the city. It
was a sight no town could ever hope to compare with. Just the number of
NPCs residing within the city exceeded 100,000. Moreover, the city could
hold over two million players within its walls. It was a sight that many Guilds
would fight to possess.

At this time, Shi Feng walked down the main street of White River City.
Before he had arrived in White River City, Shi Feng had wiped clean his
name using the Demon Mask, so he was not afraid of the city guards. In any
case, he was a globally recognized noble. Even if he entered White River
City with a red name, he would not face any major challenges. Only, there
were some NPCs unwilling to deal with red players, preventing Shi Feng
from accepting any high-level quests. So, he chose to clear up his name.

_Let’s have a look at the city hall for now._ Shi Feng revealed a faint smile.
He took out the recommendation letter that he received from Blackbeard, the
mayor of Stonehammer Town. This letter was one of the items he would use
as capital to rise in White River City.
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White River City was the fifth most populated city in Star-Moon Kingdom.
Although it was incredibly small compared to Blackwing City, if one wanted
to explore the entire city fully, one would need at least several days.

The teleportation hall of White River City was located on the south-west side
of the city. It was relatively close to the city’s entrance. Meanwhile, the city
hall was situated right in the heart of the city, by the White River Plaza in the
Trade Area.

White River City was considered a city because its administration was far
more strict than a town’s. At the same time, it was also much active. Being
the focal point of several hundred towns, there were many more merchants
here. On either side of the main street, one could easily find various item
shops, bars, restaurants, fruit stores, clothing stores, leather clothing stores,
armor stores, magic stores, alchemy workshops, smithies, and much more.

In the city, players were not allowed to set up their own stalls. If they wished
to sell their items, they needed to purchase a shop. However, it was extremely
expensive to purchase a personal shop in the city; ordinary players could not
afford a shop by themselves. Not just any player could purchase a shop
either. Players needed a set amount of reputation points before they were able
to do so, and the locations of the shops they could buy depended on their
status.
However, this didn’t mean that players had no chances of selling their items
at all.

The first method players could employ, other than purchasing their own
shops, was the Auction House. The Auction House of White River City was
extremely prosperous as it connected to the closest eight cities with lower
populations. As long as players placed put their items up for auction, players
from the other eight cities could access them. However, the Auction House
charged an extraordinary fee for their services. The registration fees
depended on an item’s selling price and the duration the owner wished to
auction for. There was also an 8% auction fee after the item sold.

If players sold an item in the Auction House, overall, they would have to pay
15% of the item’s value in fees. It was not worthwhile in the least. Items sold
in a city’s Auction House were extremely expensive. Some of the minor
items were not even worth auctioning.

As for the second method, there would be a large-scale market once every
three days in the plaza of White River City. Players only need pay a small
fee, and they could set up their own stalls to sell their items. This method
suited independent players extremely well. The only unfortunate aspect was
that the market only occurred once every three days. Moreover, the market
began at night and only lasted for ten hours.

For players uninterested in grinding and adventure, yet still desiring

development within God's Domain, opening their own shops in a city was of
the utmost importance. Only with a shop could players conduct business 48
hours in a day. Moreover, along with the development of God’s Domain, the
money one could earn from opening a shop in White River City could rival
the earnings of opening a shop in real life.
In Shi Feng’s previous life, there were plenty of players who were
unimpressed by grinding monsters and leveling. Instead, these players spent
all their efforts to purchase a shop. Although the locations of their shops were
very secluded, the amount of money they earned was enough to cover their
living expenses in real life with a lot to spare as well.

Shi Feng rode a horse carriage towards the city hall.

Compared to the town hall in Red Leaf Town, the city hall in White River
City was a much more spectacular sight. The building had a total of ten
floors, and the area it covered was about the size of a football field. At the
entrance of the building, there were more than twenty garrison knights
standing guard. These guards were all Level 150 Elites. The garrison captain
was a Level 160 Tier 2 Knight; with his strength, he could easily decimate an
entire town.

Moreover, for a large city like White River City, there would be two to three
Tier 4 class NPCs on guard. Powerful monsters and dark powers dared not
come near it.

Immediately after Shi Feng stepped into the city hall, an elegant beauty
walked towards him.

“Esteemed Sir, is there anything I can help you with?” the beautiful employee
blinked her doll-like eyes as she asked.

“I wish to see the Magistrate, Lord Weissman. I have with me Blackbeard’s

letter of introduction,” Shi Feng said, displaying his Demon Hunter title.

Commoners had no right to meet the Magistrate of White River City,

Weissman, as one needed sufficient status to do so. After all, a magistrate
was equivalent of a mayor, and Magistrate Weissman controlled all military
and political power in White River City. If one wished to speak with him, at
the barest minimum, one needed to be a noble of White River City. However,
Shi Feng’s reputation in White River City was far from a noble. He could
only reveal his identity as a Demon Hunter.

“So it is Lord Demon Hunter. Magistrate Weissman is currently occupied

with public affairs. My Lord will have to wait for some time before he
becomes available. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait in the lounge, and I
will notify Lord Weissman of your arrival,” the beautiful employee showed
respect upon seeing Shi Feng’s title. A noble was not an existence
commoners like her could afford to provoke, even if she worked for the
kingdom.

“Yes, please notify him for me,” Shi Feng nodded. He then wandered
towards the city hall’s lounge.

Sitting in the empty lounge with nothing better to do, Shi Feng switched his
system communications back on.

Di! Di! Di!

Previously, to avoid interruption, Shi Feng had intentionally switched off the
system communication function; nobody could contact him that way.
However, the moment he switched it back on, he discovered hundreds of
communication requests pending his approval. Shi Feng was familiar with
many of these players. A majority of them were the upper echelons of large
Guilds situated in White River City. Some were even the Vice-Leaders or
elders of Guilds.

Of course, Stabbing Heart and Gentle Snow were no exception to this list.
After all, the advantage of entering White River City ahead of others was far
too impressive to ignore. Before entering White River City, information such
as the best leveling grounds and the best locations to farm resources were a
big mystery to everyone. Without entering the city, one could not obtain any
information about the quests available in the city and the city laws imposed
on players.

To a Guild, obtaining such information before others was a great boon. They
could occupy the best leveling spots and obtain high-level quests a step ahead
of others. They could purchase daily and weekly limited items and gather
herbs, ores, and such resources ahead of others. Guilds were most eager for
this information as it would enable them to rise ahead of their competitors.

Especially now as these Guilds neared level ten and the ability to enter White
River City. If they could obtain this information beforehand, they could adapt
to the new environment quickly and confidently go out to grind and gather
resources. They would not need to waste time collecting this information.
They could also use the time saved to pull ahead of the other Guilds
developing in other cities.

With so many benefits, these Guilds would not Shi Feng slip through their
grasps. They would find a way to contact him. Unfortunately, the results of
their efforts simply dumbfounded all of them. They did not think that Shi
Feng would shut down all forms of communications, leaving them with no
way to contact him at all.

The only choice they had left was to leave Shi Feng messages. As a result,
thousands of messages filled Shi Feng’s mailbox. If he read all of them, he
would need to spend at least four to five hours.

However, since Shi Feng had nothing better to do right now, he looked at the
messages sent by Guilds worth contacting. After all, he was an independent
player. If he did not sell even any information, he would only gain enemies.
With his current strength and influence, he would only end up in tragedy by
doing so. So, he would choose a few to do business with. Naturally, Stabbing
Heart and Gentle Snow were on his list of business partners. Shi Feng was
already friends with them no matter how he looked at it. He would sell them
information at a reduced price. However, it was a different story for the other
Guilds.

Shi Feng also had to consider what information he would sell. After all, he
knew White River City like his own backyard. However, there was no way he
could sell all the information he knew. He needed to consider what
information he could sell. This information should greatly interest these
Guilds. He could charge a high price while not giving these Guilds too much
advantage and hindering to his own future.

Shi Feng was gaining a migraine over this decision.

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Shortly after Shi Feng entered White River City, all the players within White
River City region entered a crazed state. The various large Guilds behaved in
the same way. They all began forming teams to grind and level up, intending
to enter White River City as soon as possible.

However, the higher level the monster areas they grinded in were, the more
problems they encountered. Not mentioning the fact that more players
explored the high-level areas, nor the matter of the Guilds competing and
battling with each other, just the simple matter of weapon and equipment
durability was already a huge headache to these various large Guilds.

“Have they still not sent the Whetstones, yet? The entire team’s weapon
durability is almost at its limit,” Stabbing Heart said in the team chat.

“They just informed me that the forgers have just finished a new batch and
are sending it our way,” a Ranger replied.

“How many are they sending?” Stabbing Heart asked.

“Five stacks, a total of 100 Whetstones,” the Ranger said in a soft and
troubled tone.

“Why are there only 100? Didn’t we buy over 500 Hard Stones?” Stabbing
Heart’s expression sunk, turning extremely ugly to behold. There were over
60 players in their elite team, and they all were currently grinding in a Level
10 monster area. Each Whetstone could recover 3 to 7 durability points on a
weapon, and 100 Whetstones would only last them around an hour or so.

“They’ve already used all 500. We are trying to purchase them in bulk, but
we simply can’t find any. Many players are just paying forgers to turn their
Hard Stones into Whetstones. We’ve already sent out many of our
newcomers to grind for Hard Stones in Dark Moon Valley. However, ever
since God’s Domain’s upgrade, the drop-rate of Hard Stones has decreased.”

“Moreover, the ten plus forgers we’ve nurtured are only Basic Forging
Apprentices right now; they have a very low success rate for making
Whetstones. The success rate would be higher if they were Intermediate
Forging Apprentices; we wouldn’t have to waste so many Hard Stones.
However, the increase in proficiency in forging is just too slow. Right now,
they don’t have enough proficiency points to become an Intermediate
Forging Apprentices at the moment.”

The Ranger’s face turned awkward as he explained. Nurturing forgers and

potionmakers had been very important to their Guild for some time.
However, where would they find enough money and resources to invest in
them? Until now, these lifestyle players had not supplied any advantages to
the Guild.

“Hah…” Stabbing Heart let out a deep sigh. He grew worried as he listened
to his subordinate’s report.

Only now did he truly realize the importance of forgers. Although their Guild
had started nurturing forgers from an early period, collecting plenty of
resources and investing a great amount of money into their development, they
never thought that it would be so hard to raise a forger. If the Guild had an
Intermediate Forging Apprentice right now, they wouldn’t have been so
desperate for Whetstones.

“I understand. Tell the elite team members to use them sparingly, then. Try to
reduce the contact their weapons have with monsters; that way, they can slow
down the damage to their weapons. Also, tell the outer members to put more
effort into gathering Hard Stones,” Stabbing Heart said helplessly.

The lack of Whetstones had left a second-rate apex Guild like the Assassin’s
Alliance in such a poor state. Of course, this wasn’t due to them not having
money, but simply because they could not buy any Hard Stones, not to
mention Whetstones. Even if a stack of Whetstones sold for 10 Silver Coins
at the moment, Stabbing Heart would not hesitate to purchase it.
Unfortunately, there were none to be found on the market.
The Assassin’s Alliance wasn’t the only Guild faced with such a
predicament. All the Guilds throughout the Star-Moon Kingdom currently
held an intense desire for Whetstones. Only, they were not as tense as the
Guilds situated within the White River City region. Speaking of which, the
Guilds in the White River City region were currently in a desperate situation.
The durability of their weapons fell too quickly, so they could not battle for
long periods. However, without weapons, how could they battle at all? Even
though they had such a large-sized Guild, there were only a scarce few
forgers that could create Whetstones.

An average Guild based in a town would normally have an elite team of

around 30 players grinding in high-level monster areas. As for the third-rate
Guilds in the White River City region, they had elite teams of around 500 to
600 players, while second-rate Guilds had over 1,000, and first-rate Guilds
had over 3,000 to 4,000 players. Of course, there were still the independent
players. Right now, the demand for Whetstones throughout the White River
City region was intimidating.

However, due to all of these Guilds desperately grinding towards Level 10,
the price of Hard Stones soared once again. Each stack of Hard Stones sold of
1 Silver 20 Coppers right now. Yet, even with such a high price, the many
Guilds in the White River City region still failed to purchase any…

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White River City, City Hall.

Unknowingly, more than half an hour had passed since Shi Feng began his
wait.
During this half hour or so, Shi Feng managed to tidy up all the information
regarding White River City. To the Guilds in the White River City region that
did not know anything, this information was gold.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng had organized this information into two versions. One
was the simplified version; the other was the luxury version. After players
read the simplified version, they would only have a rough understanding of
White River City. For example, they would know that White River City held
a large-scale market once every three days. However, the simplified version
would not touch on the topic of resource distribution. On the other hand, the
luxury version would give a rough introduction to it. It would tell the owner
which locations were suited to certain classes for leveling, and which
locations would have the most of a particular resource and more such
information. This was the information large Guilds needed the most.

Originally, Shi Feng intended to sell this information to these Guilds

personally, converting it into Gold Coins. However, it was simply too
troublesome to carry out these tasks. Moreover, Shi Feng did not lack Gold
Coins right now, but Credits. After some careful consideration, Shi Feng
finally decided to sell the information through the official forums. He would
conduct the trade in Credits. The simplified version would target the
independent players, while the luxury version would target the Guilds.

Shi Feng sold the simplified version for 300 Credits. If players possessed the
simplified version, it would be the equivalent of purchasing a guidebook of
the city. At the very least, players would not be at a complete loss after
entering the city, not knowing a single thing.

As for the luxury version, Shi Feng sold it for 20,000 Credits. Although these
Guilds would, sooner or later, discover the information themselves, they
would need to waste a lot of time to do so. According to Shi Feng’s
estimates, at the very least, they would need to spend two to three days’ time
investigating. Moreover, the information they obtained by themselves would
not be as accurate as Shi Feng’s. Two to three days’ time was incomparably
precious to a Guild, so they would not pay any heed to wasting 20,000
Credits.

“Lord Demon Hunter, Magistrate Weissman waits for you in the parlor.
Please, follow me,” the beautiful employee suddenly returned to Shi Feng’s
side, softly saying.

“Alright, lead the way.”

Shi Feng stood and nodded. He followed the female employee up to the
parlor on the building’s second floor.

When he stepped into the spacious and elegant-looking parlor, the person
waiting for him wore a silvery-grey-colored robe. The well-dressed man was
in his fifties, and he held a staff with a deep-blue-colored gemstone
embedded in it. The man currently sat by the windowside, gazing at the
scenery outside the window in silence.

This man was the Magistrate of White River City, Weissman. He was also a
Tier 4 Wizard, and he was a Level 200 NPC. Without question, he was one of
the strongest individuals currently in White River City. Even though
Weissman stood there in silence, Shi Feng could clearly feel the elemental
mana in the room frantically gathering around Weissman, forming a weak
magical domain that pressured others.

However, this was merely an unconscious action of Weissman’s. It went to

show just how frightening a Tier 4 powerhouse was. If Weissman employed
his magical domain, he could instantly turn Shi Feng into a pile of ash.
Although Weissman only appeared to be a man in his fifties, his true age was
well over 100-years-old. He was, without a doubt, an old monster.

“Young man, I hear you have a recommendation letter from Blackbeard?”

Weissman asked, smiling at Shi Feng.

Although the Demon Hunter title held sway over normal NPCs, to a
powerhouse like Weissman, it was nothing worthy of mention. Weissman’s
identity as a Tier 4 class far exceeded the status of a Demon Hunter.

“That’s right. Mayor Blackbeard wanted me to pass this to you,” Shi Feng
took out the recommendation letter, handing it over to Weissman.

After Weissman received the letter, he did not immediately open it. He
simply let out a deep sigh as he looked at Shi Feng, saying, “That which
should have come has finally arrived. I’ve waited for this letter for thirty
years. Only, I never imagined a young man like you would bring it to me. I
guess it is now time for me to fulfill the contract made so long ago.”

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“Contract?” Shi Feng silently murmured, confused.

From the information he collected in his previous life, there was no mention
of a contract. That fortunate player had not revealed this information, so
naturally, Shi Feng had no idea. However, since that fortunate player
managed to complete the quest, Shi Feng did not believe that he could not
complete it himself. After all, he was much stronger than that fortunate player
in his previous life, so there was no reason why he couldn’t do it as well.

As long as he completed this quest, he would have the capital to establish

himself in White River City.

As for what that capital was...?

Was there even a need to mention it?

To any players new to White River City, there was nothing better than to own
their own real estate. Moreover, this real estate wasn’t ordinary; it was one of
the noble’s mansions, located in the heart of the Trade Area. Only with a
mansion could one establish a Guild Residence.

A Guild Residence was extremely important to a Guild. It was a Guild’s most

important benefit, second to none.

Every Guild Residence acted as private territory. The greatest benefits it

provided were an increase in leveling speed and unique Resident Quests. As
long as a Guild possessed a Residence, all members that rested within could
gain a Double EXP buff. With this buff, whether grinding or questing,
players could obtain double the original EXP.

However, players needed to rest in the Guild Residence for a certain amount
of time to gain the Double EXP buff. Normally, resting for 48 hours would
grant a player 20% Double EXP, and players could gain up to an entire level's
worth of Double EXP. To Guild members tired from battle, this feature was
fatally tempting.
There were also the special Resident Quests only available in the Guild
Residence. The local NPCs commissioned these quests, and there would be
some available every day. Moreover, the rewards for these quests were quite
bountiful. There were even times that a quest would reward a Dark-Gold
ranked item. When these Resident Quests were completed, the Guild would
also receive Guild Reputation and Guild funds, as 20% of the remuneration
for these Resident Quests would belong to the Guild. However, even though
the Guild members only received 80% of the reward money, it was still a
great deal more than the reward money of the majority of high-level quests.

Aside from all that, a Guild Residence had many more functions. Thus, a
Guild Residence was the core of a Guild.

Unfortunately, it was extremely hard for Guilds to obtain their own

Residence. First-rate Guilds could usually not obtain a Residence until more
than a month had passed since God’s Domain’s release, not to mention the
second-rate and third-rate Guilds. Even after four months, there would still be
plenty of third-rate Guilds without Guild Residences.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, Shadow only managed to obtain its first Guild
Residence after seven months in God’s Domain. By that time, a majority of
the players were already around Level 50 or so. After much difficulty,
Shadow only secured a Guild Residence in a relatively isolated city with only
a population base of 200,000 to 300,000. From that moment onwards,
Shadow had finally begun walking the path of a rated Guild.

In God’s Domain, a Guild would only be officially recognized when they

possessed a Guild Residence. Also, the speed at which they procured a
Residence displayed the Guild’s strength.
Shi Feng’s goal was to attain his own Guild Residence fifteen days after he
entered White River City, and Blackbeard’s recommendation letter was the
fastest way to achieve that goal.

“Right, however…” Weissman measured up Shi Feng in detail, shaking his

head, saying, “Young man, you are still too weak right now. I’m afraid that
you cannot fulfill this contract. Although I don’t understand why Blackbeard
places such trust in you, it is still too early for you right now.”

“Lord Weissman, I believe that I am competent enough to complete this

quest,” Shi Feng spoke with determination.

Weissman couldn’t help but smile. _Young people are so confident.

However, they will realize their ignorance when they meet true trouble._ He
immediately replied, “Young man, how about we make an accord?”

“If you can pass the test I give you, I’ll agree to your request. I will even aid
you in completing Blackbeard’s contract. If you fail, however, then please,
only return after you have officially become a Swordsman. How about it?”

Shi Feng lowered his head in silent contemplation. Based on what he could
recall from his past life, that fortunate player also received his private
territory when he was only around Level 10. Meanwhile, Weissman insisted
that Shi Feng only return after officially becoming a Swordsman.

At the beginning of the game, players did not actually start out with official
classes; they were merely class apprentices. If they wished to receive an
official class, a Tier 1 class, they needed to reach Level 20. Players would
then need to apply for a class examination at the Class Association. Only
when players passed the test would they officially be a Tier 1 class. In Shi
Feng’s case, after he passed the class examination, he would officially
become a Swordsman. At that time, not only would his Attributes greatly
increase, but he could also learn skills that catered to Tier 1 Swordsmen. He
would also receive an official Swordsman’s emblem.

If even that Level 10 fortunate player could clear the quest, Shi Feng did not
believe that he couldn’t. After all, he was already Level 13; he hadn’t just
reached Level 10. Moreover, the equipment he wore was extremely good
quality, so there was no reason for him to fail the quest.

“Lord Weissman, I accept your test,” Shi Feng nodded his head in
affirmation.

“My requirement is very simple. Bring me a Demon’s Heart. In the Cursed

Land, there is a demon’s castle. Originally, it was the residence of a lord.
However, after being tempted by a demon, that lord became a demon himself,
reborn as the Dark Knight Gaia. He then cursed the land he ruled over,
turning all of its people into demonkin. I need you to retrieve Gaia’s heart to
dispel this curse. I wonder if you would be willing to go to that cursed castle
and kill Dark Knight Gaia, fetching his heart for me?” Weissman asked, his
tone stern.

“The Demon’s Castle in the Cursed Land?” Shi Feng could not help his
shock.

That was where the apex 20-man Team Dungeon for levels 10 to 15 was. In
the past, there had been countless Guilds who experienced team-wipe after
team-wipe raiding the Demon’s Castle. They had all died at the hands of
Dark Knight Gaia.

“That’s right. If you can’t accomplish even this task, I can only advise you to
give up on the contract,” Weissman persuaded.

“Is there a time limit?” Shi Feng asked.

“None. It will be fine even if you complete the task after you’ve been
promoted to an official Swordsman,” Weissman smiled.

“Alright, then. I accept this agreement,” Shi Feng released a breath. Most of
the players in God’s Domain had yet to reach Level 10. If there were a short
time limit, he could not complete this quest at all. If there were no time limit,
however, then there would not be any huge problems.

Shi Feng finally understood how that fortunate player completed this quest.

At that time, a large majority of the players had already reached Level 20 or
so. The elite team of a third-rate Guild could easily raid and conquer the
Demon’s Castle, obtaining the Demon’s Heart. However, to the current
Guilds in God’s Domain, it was an impossible task.

At the very least, a team of twenty players was necessary to raid the Demon’s
Castle. Moreover, their levels needed to be around Level 12 or Level 13, and
they needed to possess adequate equipment. Otherwise, raiding the Demon’s
Castle was only a pipe dream.

_It seems that I need to hurry up and establish a team._ Shi Feng now had an
approximate goal in his heart. The Fellowship Party being held in a few days
time was an especially a good place for Shi Feng to recruit new members. If
he had sufficient capital, he might be able to establish a powerful team. At
that time, conquering the Demon’s Castle would be much easier.

Watching Shi Feng leave, Weissman suddenly thought of something. He

called at Shi Feng, saying, “Young man, wait a moment! I still have
something very important to tell you.”
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Shi Feng could not help but wonder when he was suddenly called.

After all, Weissman was a Tier 4 Wizard and the tyrant of White River City.
Any item he gave would have unlimited uses to Shi Feng.

“Regardless of the circumstances, my good friend still sent you. Take this
item and this letter; hand them over to Master Seliora. It may be of some help
to you,” Weissman took out a flame-red-colored crystal and a letter, handing
them to Shi Feng.

“Lord Weissman, thank you for your help. I will complete this agreement as
soon as possible,” Shi Feng said gratefully.

System: Unique Quest “Demon’s Heart” accepted.

Quest details: Go to the Demon’s Castle and obtain the Demon’s Heart for
Weissman.

Quest rewards: Unknown.

System: Hidden Quest “Search for Seliora” accepted.

Quest details: Look for Seliora in White River City and pass her the items
that Weissman has given you.

Quest rewards: Unknown.

Instantly, Shi Feng received two precious quests. They were both more
amazing than any high-level quests, especially the Unique Quest. As long as
Shi Feng completed it, he could earn shocking rewards.

Since he had received the quests, Shi Feng would not continue to waste his
time here. He departed from the city hall immediately, summoning a horse
carriage and dashing towards the Free Zone of White River City.

The person Weissman wanted him to look for, Seliora, was a Master Forger.
In White River City, very few players would know of Seliora’s fame.
However, that did not mean that Seliora was not amazing. On the contrary,
Seliora was known as a genius in the forging world. Seliora had become a
Master Forger at a very young age, and she was only a step away from
becoming a Grandmaster Forger. However, Seliora preferred to maintain a
low profile, so not many people were aware of her existence.

Shi Feng was one of the scant few players who knew about Seliora.
Moreover, Shi Feng even knew where Seliora lived.

The Hidden Quest Weissman gave might have troubled other players, but it
was no trouble to Shi Feng at all.

As for the Unique Quest ‘Demon’s Heart,’ Shi Feng could only leave it alone
for now. He also still had the Epic Quest ‘Darkness Descends.’ Although
Sharlyn was also in White River City, Shi Feng was too poor right now; he
could not afford the information fee of 10 Gold Coins. So, he could only
leave it alone for now as well.

Moreover, when compared to the ‘Demon’s Heart’ quest, an Epic Quest was
most likely much harder to complete.
Even if Shi Feng had the clue to complete the Epic Quest, he would still be
powerless to complete it. So, he might as well set it aside for now. In any
case, he had 30 days to complete it, and the time limit was still far away. It
would not be too late for him to accomplish the quest after he further raised
his strength.

Twenty-something minutes later, Shi Feng finally arrived a very small smithy
located within the Free Zone; the wooden door to this smithy was still closed.
If outsiders saw this, they would think that the smithy was either closed to the
public or no longer in operation. So, naturally, nobody would visit this place.

After paying the 60 Copper carriage fee, Shi Feng walked towards the
humble-looking smithy, knocking on the door gently.

However, even after a long time, Shi Feng did not receive an answer.

“Hello, Master Seliora. I was sent here by Lord Weissman. I have with me a
letter for you from the Magistrate.”

If Shi Feng barged into the smithy, even after having knocked for a long
while without an answer and possessing the status of a noble, the guards
would apprehend him and lock him up in jail for a good while. Hence, Shi
Feng could only use a big character like Weissman to lure Seliora out. That
way, Seliora would not continue feigning ignorance.

After some time, there was finally some movement in the house.

_Kachik_ _._ The thick wooden door opened, and a great beauty dressed in a
black leather shirt stepped out. Below the large V-shaped collar,her ample
bosom revealed itself. The beauty wore a pair of extremely short leather
pants, revealing her long and slender legs. Her skin was a healthy wheat-
color, and her dark hair cascaded down to her fine and delicate waist. Her
entire body gave off a wild charm.

The woman before him was indeed the Master Forger, Seliora.

If Blackie could see this sight before Shi Feng right now, he would whistle
his praise, his drool puddling on the ground. For Shi Feng, however, he had
long since grown accustomed to such a sight.

Seliora was the black rose of the forging world, and she was one of the rare
few beauties who worked as a forger. After all, most forgers were muscular
barbarians, unlike Seliora who was a young beauty, both sexy and attractive.

“I’m very busy. Pass me the thing and leave,” Seliora spoke impatiently,
glancing at Shi Feng.

Hearing Seliora speaking in such a way, Shi Feng felt extremely familiar with
these words. He felt as if he had heard of them before from somewhere.

After giving it some thought, Shi Feng suddenly recalled something. Wasn’t
he usually fond of using these words?

“This is the letter that Lord Weissman wanted me to give you,” Shi Feng took
out the letter, passing it to Seliora.

Seliora received the letter. Not sparing the letter a single glance, she
arbitrarily said, “You can return now.”

Seliora started shutting the wooden door.

Shi Feng was immediately left speechless, even though he had long since
known of Seliora’s personality. He couldn’t help but admit that any sort of
master would have their own strange personality; Seliora was no exception.

However, Shi Feng had made Seliora submit in his previous life, so there was
no reason he could not do so now.

Moreover, he seemed to have learned his catchphrase, “I’m busy,’ from

Seliora.

“I’ll leave, then,” Shi Feng took out the flame-red colored crystal given to
him by Weissman as he said so. He toyed with the crystal as he turned to
leave.

The flame-red crystal gave off a dazzling red-colored glow. Just by taking it
out, the fire-type mana in the surrounding area started crazily gathering
around the crystal. The flame-red glow increased its brilliance, attracting the
attention of all onlookers.

“Wait!” Seliora suddenly called out to Shi Feng.

“Master Seliora, do you still have some other matter?” Shi Feng turned, a
faint smile on his face as he asked.

At this moment, Seliora’s large eyes were already glued onto the flame-red
crystal in Shi Feng’s hand. She was like an enamored little kitten, and her
eyes followed the flame-red crystal’s movement in Shi Feng’s hand, going up
and down with great interest.

Although Seliora’s personality was somewhat strange, she too faced a

common problem that all forgers faced, the desire of rare forging materials.
There was not a single forger out there who did not wish to create an item,
famed throughout the entire continent, in their lifetime.

Meanwhile, the prerequisite to create such an item was incomparably

precious materials. Take the Abyssal Blade in Shi Feng’s hands for example.
In order for its fame to spread throughout the continent, the famous smith,
Olysses, used the Black Dragon King’s fang as its core forging material.

What was the Black Dragon King?

That was the king among dragons, which represented destruction. It was a
frightening creature that was the closest being to a God. Just the breath it spat
out could destroy a city with millions of inhabitants. It was a frightening
existence that could single-handedly destroy an entire kingdom.

Meanwhile, to create the Abyssal Blade, the most precious fang of that
frightening existence’s body was necessary. In the end, after the Abyssal
Blade’s creation, it became one of the thirty-six famed swords in God’s
Domain. The Abyssal Blade’s existence shook all of God’s Domain, and
even after thousands of years, its might was still boundless.

“Can you sell me that item?” Seliora asked,her face filled with desire, her
tone making a complete transformation.

Shi Feng shook his head, saying, “I am truly sorry, Master Seliora, but Lord
Weissman originally wanted me to bring this item to you to forge an item for
me. However, seeing as you are busy, I would feel bad to continue disturbing
you. So, I intend to look for Master Praust and see if he will make the item
that I want.”

“What? You are actually going to take this precious material to that old
bastard, Praust? Do you know how wasteful you are being? If you want to
forge an item, I can help you. Also, since you are a Swordsman, with this
item, I would have no problems forging a Blazing Meteor of relatively high
quality. If you give this material to that old bastard, he will definitely ruin it.”

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Seliora stared at Shi Feng with her almond-shaped eyes, her hands on her
hips; she looked like an angry lioness. This scene dumbfounded Shi Feng; he
did not know what to say in this situation.

Before, Seliora simply reacted with cold indifference towards him, yet, now,
she was so obedient?

The Blazing Meteor was a weapon that only Seliora knew how to create, and
it was also her most famous creation. It was a weapon that all Swordsman
dreamt of having.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, as long as one was a Swordsman, they would
definitely have begged Seliora to create a Blazing Meteor for them. Many
players were even willing to go bankrupt to obtain a Blazing Meteor. Shi
Feng, who at, that time, had already become a Sword King, was no
exception. He only managed to obtain one with much difficulty after a very
long time.

Although Shi Feng had already met his goal, he still toyed with Seliora by
pretending hesitation. Immediately, Seliora started panicking. If she truly
allowed that old bastard Praust obtain such a large Starfire Crystal, that old
rat would come over to her place to show off and very often, at that.

“You should know that I am the most amazing Master Forger in White River
City. None of the items I forge are of ordinary quality. Moreover, I am in a
very good mood right now, so I will even use a rare material from my
exclusive collection to forge a Blazing Meteor suitable for you! If you don’t
believe me, then come in and have a look!” Seliora hurriedly pulled Shi Feng
into her smithy, letting Shi Feng witness the masterpieces she had created.

After entering the house, one would immediately discover that the exterior
and interior of the house were practically two entirely different worlds.
Although the exterior of the house was broken-down and humble, the interior
was both beautiful and magnificent. Fine weaponry and equipment were all
showcased within crystal cabinets.

Not a single one of these weapons or equipment were of ordinary quality.

They were all masterpieces of Fine-Gold rank or above. These were all
masterpieces because, when compared to items of the same rank and level,
the Attributes of the weapons and equipment made by Seliora were far
superior.

“How is it? Do you see that dark-red-colored greatsword placed in the

highest position? That’s an Epic Weapon that I personally made,” Seliora
stuck out her chest, boasting.

Indeed, it was as Seliora had said. Among all these weapons and equipment,
the most amazing item was the Level 120 Epic Weapon. In terms of strength,
it exceeded the Mavis’ Protection by leaps and bounds. It was Seliora’s
greatest creation to date, and it was also the only Epic ranked item that she
had ever made.
The reason Seliora bore the title of genius of the forging world was due to her
accidentally creating this Epic Weapon. After all, it was nearly impossible for
a forger to forge an Epic Weapon intentionally, as the success rate for even a
Master Forger was abysmally low. Normally, only Grandmaster Forgers
could achieve this feat. Unfortunately, Seliora was stuck at a bottleneck, and
she would constantly be a step away from becoming a Grandmaster Forger.

Hence, Seliora did not wish for anyone to disturb her as she stayed hidden in
the Free Zone of White River City, continuously researching the art of
forging.

“Now you know how amazing I am, right? Aside from those old hidden
monsters, there has not been anybody else who can beat me regarding forging
techniques,” Seliora grinned; her gaze shifted back to the Starfire Crystal in
Shi Feng’s hand. “With my techniques and the Starfire Crystal, I guarantee
that I can create an exceptional Blazing Meteor. Moreover, since Lord
Weissman sent you to me, I will naturally give it my all to help you.”

Shi Feng simply smiled at Seliora’s words. He handed the Starfire Crystal
over to Seliora, softly saying, “I’ll be troubling you, then, Master Seliora.”

Seliora revealed a wide smile as she received the Starfire Crystal.

Immediately, she ran towards her forging room, intending to create the
Blazing Meteor straight away.

“Master Seliora, please wait a moment,” Shi Feng hurriedly said.

“What is it? Don’t tell me that you’re going back on your word?” Seliora’s
eyebrows slightly wrinkled. She was extremely reluctant to part with the
Starfire Crystal in her hands.
“You misunderstand me, Master Seliora. I think that this item should be of
some help to you?” Shi Feng took out a piece of Runic Steel that he received
as a system reward. This item could increase the forging success rate, and at
the same time, it had a chance to increase the forged item’s Attributes.

Seliora could not help her shock when she saw the Runic Steel. She instantly
snatched it out of Shi Feng’s hands. She then started appraising Shi Feng
with her charming eyes, her delicate tongue sliding across her pouty lips.
Giggling, she said, “Why, I didn’t think you would have so many precious
treasures on you. What else do you have? Just pull them all out.”

“Alright, then. I still have an item that I can temporarily lend to you,” under
Seliora’s eager gaze, Shi Feng could not help but smile bitterly. He then took
out the Book of Forging.

Suddenly, Seliora’s eyes widened as they locked onto the Book of Forging in
Shi Feng’s hands. She was under immense shock, unable to speak a single
word.

“This is the Book of Forging personally penned by the Forging God! You…
Why do you have this item?!” Seliora was incomparably shocked, and her
voice trembled with excitement as she spoke. She could not help but
immediately snatch the Book of Forging, delving in.

“Master Seliora, I assume that you also know how precious this item is. I can
loan it to you temporarily; so I hope you can use it properly and create a
masterpiece,” Shi Feng held high expectations of the Blazing Meteor. So,
naturally, he would not hold anything back in its creation. Moreover, NPCs
could not steal items owned by players.

“Really?” Seliora could not believe her own ears. She pounced Shi Feng in
excitement, planting a kiss on him. She then took the Book of Forging,
rushing into her personal forging room. “Wait here for awhile; I guarantee
that you will not be disappointed.”

Shi Feng was stunned. However, he recovered very quickly, revealing a bitter
smile.

Seliora needed a long time to forge a piece of equipment. Since Shi Feng had
nothing better to do, he continued enhancing the luxury version of the White
River City Guidebook. After all, he had an expansive amount of information
on White River City. Although he had already made plans for its revelation,
he couldn’t explain everything in a few sentences.

Time flowed by unnoticed, and two hours had passed since Shi Feng entered
White River City.

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Meanwhile, the various Guilds in the White River City region were in full
swing. They continuously purchased and exchanged Whetstones, and at the
same time, desperately grinded in high-level monster areas.

“Snow, the number of players here grows larger and larger, and it is slowing
our leveling speed by a lot. Why don’t we go to the Gloomy Valley to level
up?” With a single Triple Flame Barrage, Zhao Yueru finished off a low HP
Level 10 Shadow Werewolf. She then turned to Gentle Snow and spoke.

Originally, there had not been that many players in this Level 10 area.
However, due to Shi Feng’s actions, Level 8 and Level 9 players began
arriving, crowding the area. Every region had limited leveling resources, and
every extra player in a region decreased the availability of those resources.
With a decrease in resources, naturally, leveling speed would similarly fall.
Thus, Zhao Yueru suggested going to the Gloomy Valley, which was a
monster area of an even higher level.

The Gloomy Valley was a Level 11 to Level 14 monster area. With their
current equipment, they could still deal with Level 11 and Level 12 monsters.
Only, the danger would increase significantly. However, their leveling speed
there would surpass that of this place by leaps. The Gloomy Valley was also
only a short distance from their current location. If they hurried, they could
reach it in just half an hour. If they used a Speed Scroll, they could arrive
there in ten minutes or so.

Gentle Snow looked at her surroundings, discovering that the number of

players had certainly increased. Moreover, these players were all elites of
various large Guilds. Whether luring or snatching monsters, they were all
extremely experienced. As a result, the number of monsters available
decreased, and their current leveling speed was less than half of what they
started with. The players gathered here were still increasing in number. If this
situation continued, they might not even reach Level 10 within seven to eight
hours grinding here.

“Alright, then. After we receive the new batch of Whetstones, we’ll head for
the Gloomy Valley,” Gentle Snow looked at her weapon’s durability as she
spoke. Only 9 points remained. As her weapon was Secret-Silver rank, she
could still wield it for over an hour before its durability reached a critical
point.

At this moment, Gentle Snow’s communicator rang out.

Originally, Gentle Snow intended to reject the call without giving it much
thought. However, when she saw that the caller was Shi Feng, a faint smile
appeared on her face.
Previously, after Shi Feng entered White River City, she had tried contacting
Shi Feng as well. However, Shi Feng had immediately shut down all forms of
communication, leaving her with no way of contacting him. She could only
send him a message. Now that he was personally contacting her, it was
possible that he had finally seen her message.

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Since Shi Feng attempted to contact her, Gentle Snow would not reject the
call. In any case, there was still some time before the new batch of
Whetstones would arrive.

“Busy man, you finally have the time to contact me?” Gentle Snow laughed
softly after the call connected.

“You jest, Miss Snow. I am helpless about this as well. I was worried that my
communicator would ring endlessly and distract me, so I simply turned it off.
Didn’t I immediately contact Miss Snow after I finished with my matters?”
Shi Feng smiled.

From Gentle Snow’s tone, Shi Feng could somewhat discern her aggrieved
feelings. However, he was simply helpless with this.

He had spent quite a long time conquering White River City. Moreover, he
needed to waste even more time. After all, if he published the White River
City Guidebook shortly after he entered White River City, others would
become highly suspicious. Without spending some time, how could he
conduct an investigation? If he made the guidebook without any prior
investigation, it would be strange if nobody suspected him.

Hence, Shi Feng intentionally took such a long time before he initiated
contact, letting others think that he used this time to inspect White River City.

“Since you’ve come looking for me, it means that you’ve seen my message
regarding the information about White River City. What are your thoughts?
Name a price; I’ll buy it all,” Gentle Snow said seriously.

If she could obtain information about White River City, she could prepare
ahead of time. This way, they could get a huge lead on the other Guilds. As
for the matter of money, she rarely paid any mind. Moreover, she believed
that Shi Feng would not just set a random price.

“I’ve already compiled a guidebook with information about White River

City. The guidebooks are divided into two versions; a simplified version and
a luxury version. I’m prepared to publish and sell them on the official forums
after some time,” Shi Feng nodded as he spoke.

Gentle Snow was at a loss when she heard Shi Feng. She couldn’t help but
admit that Shi Feng was too good at grasping business opportunities. If Shi
Feng truly did such a thing, in addition to his identity as the first player to
enter White River City, the legitimacy of the White River City Guidebooks
were surely guaranteed. The various large Guilds would all compete for
them.

She had to admit that even she admired Shi Feng’s business acumen.

There were countless Guilds, both large and small, within the White River
City region. A rough estimate would put the number at over a thousand. Even
if Shi Feng earned only a thousand Credits from each of these Guilds, he
could still earn well over a million Credits. When she heard of him mention a
simplified version, it was clearly meant for average players. There would
definitely be countless players purchasing it, so Shi Feng would earn quite a
lot from them as well.

Just by collecting information for a few hours, in addition to his title as the
Number One of White River City, Shi Feng had already made a net profit of
several million in a single night. It was possible that only Shi Feng was
capable of such a feat.

“I can’t help but praise your idea. However, I wish to obtain this information
in advance. Of course, I will pay a higher price. To put it another way, I hope
that you can delay the information’s release for three or four hours. Not only
will I purchase the information at a high price, but I am also willing to pay a
million Credits as a postponement fee. I wonder if that would be possible?”
Gentle Snow inquired, smiling.

“A one million Credits postponement fee, is it?”

Shi Feng was truly shocked. Originally, by contacting Gentle Snow, he

merely intended to sell the White River City Guidebook to her in advance.
He didn’t think that Gentle Snow would have a move like this. He could not
help but appreciate her intelligence. In actuality, even if Gentle Snow did not
pay any compensation, he would still delay the release of the guidebooks by
two or three hours. That way, the credibility of the guidebooks would be even
higher.

At the same time, it would increase those Guilds’ urgency. After all, they
were already close to reaching Level 10, so they were in dire need of
information about White River City.
“Is it not enough? Then two million should be fine, right?” Gentle Snow
wrinkled her eyebrows slightly, feeling that Shi Feng was somewhat too
greedy for money.

“No, one million is enough. It’s just... I wonder if you want the simplified
version or the luxury version?” Shi Feng teased with a laugh.

“Do you even need to ask? The more detailed, the better,” Gentle Snow
rolled her eyes at Shi Feng.

She was even willing to spend a million Credits as an extension fee, so would
she even lack that kind of money?

“That would be the luxury version then. I’m selling it for 20,000 Credits. As
a matter of fact, I still have a super-luxury version of the guidebook in my
possession. I wonder if Miss Snow would be interested in it?” Shi Feng
smiled as he asked.

“A super-luxury version? How much do you want for it?” Gentle Snow
responded, slightly contemptuous.

“One million!” Shi Feng said earnestly.

“The luxury version is selling for 20,000 Credits, but you’re selling the
super-luxury version for one million Credits? Are you taking me for a fool?”
Gentle Snow accused.

“How could that be? I’ve poured my blood into making it. If you don’t want
it, so be it. It is similarly sufficient to purchase just the luxury version,” Shi
Feng was only filled with kind intentions.
He would add some of the truly important information to the super-luxury
version. For example, information pertaining to the matter of how to quickly
develop oneself and information about the various daily quests available in
White River City that could quickly increase one’s level and reputation.
Although it was not a lot of information, the help it provided was still
considerable. It was enough to allow Gentle Snow to pull ahead of the other
Guilds by a great distance.

Originally, Shi Feng did not intend to sell this information. However, Gentle
Snow was a slightly special case.

The main reason was that Ouroboros, the Guild Gentle Snow belonged to, did
not have any conflicts with him. After all, Ouroboros’ main power was based
in the capital city, Star-Moon City. Gentle Snow would, sooner or later, have
to head to the capital to continue her development. Right now, he simply
offered Gentle Snow a favor. In the future, if he were to meet with trouble, he
might even be able to get Gentle Snow to help him. After all, the competition
in White River City was bound to be intense. If some large Guild
intentionally targeted his own while his tasks swamped him, he could ask
Gentle Snow for assistance. With Gentle Snow’s personality, she would
definitely lend him a hand.

Also, another reason Shi Feng did such a thing was to disperse the attention
from himself. Destruction always pursued the great. If there were another,
more outstanding, existence around, the various large Guilds would shift their
line of sight from Shi Feng to that existence.

Shi Feng could kill two birds with one stone with his action, and only Gentle
Snow’s decision remained as the final hurdle.

After a few seconds of silence, Gentle Snow let out a deep sigh as she said,
“Alright, then. I’ll buy it. When can you give it to me?”
“In half an hour,” Shi Feng affirmed.

“Good, then. I’ll transfer the money to you at that time,” Gentle Snow
disconnected the call.

Standing beside Gentle Snow, Zhao Yueru had heard every word of the
conversation. Puzzled, she asked, “Snow, I’m not trying to reprimand you,
but although that Ye Feng is one of the rare top-tier experts, within only a
short few hours, just how much information could he possibly have gathered?
Not to mention, that information is even priced at one million Credits. He is
clearly just trying to make a quick buck off of us. That Ye Feng is insincere.
We have already helped him out so much and even dealt with the matter of
Underworld targeting him.”

“Let’s have a look at it before we judge,” Gentle Snow sighed. In reality,

even she did not hold much hope about the information. If it truly contained
some valuable information, she would not take too big of a loss, at the very
least.

Following which, Shi Feng also made a similar deal with Stabbing Heart of
the Assassin’s Alliance. However, he did not offer the super-luxury version
this time. After all, the Assassin’s Alliance’s main power was stationed in
White River City. He only sold them the information in advance because of
the friendship he had with Stabbing Heart.

Stabbing Heart naturally knew this, so he was greatly touched by Shi Feng’s
actions. He immediately paid 50,000 Credits as gratitude to Shi Feng. At the
same time, with this information about White River City in hand, Stabbing
Heart would also have the confidence to request the higher-ups to review the
matter of suppressing Martial Union’s development in White River City. That
way, Martial Union would not even have the time to find trouble with Shi
Feng.

Soon, another half hour passed by.

Shi Feng finally managed to compile and arrange the super-luxury version of
the White River City Guidebook. He then sent it to Gentle Snow, Blackie,
and the other members of his team. With Blackie’s power-leveling speed,
every member of the team would quickly rise to Level 10. They would be
much faster than Gentle Snow, so Shi Feng had to provide Blackie and the
others with a better understanding of White River City ahead of time.
Otherwise, they would simply be lost after entering White River City.

At this moment, the metal door of the forging room opened, and Seliora
walked out.

Compared to when she entered the forging room, Seliora clearly felt more
fatigued now. Crystal clear sweat coated her healthy, wheat-colored skin, and
she looked like she had just stepped out of a pool of water; her appearance
was utterly seductive.

“Here, this item’s for you,” Seliora took out the Book of Forging, handing it
to Shi Feng with great reluctance. She then took out a flame-red flying dart.
This flying dart radiated a brilliant red that intoxicated a person’s heart.
“Aside from the Epic ranked greatsword, this item could be called my
greatest masterpiece. Due to the quality of the materials being a limiting
factor, this item could not achieve Epic rank. However, it has still surpassed
Dark-Gold rank. You could call it a Super Dark-Gold ranked throwing
weapon; so you have to cherish it properly.”

“Super Dark-Gold Rank?”

“What’s that?”

Doubt filled Shi Feng. If it was Dark-Gold, then it was Dark-Gold. If it was
Epic, then it was Epic. Why would there be a Super Dark-Gold rank?
Looking at the meaning that Seliora tried to express, this item seemed to
possess a special quality between the two ranks.

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Within Shi Feng’s memories, there was no mention of a Super-Dark Gold

rank.

However, if a Master Forger like Seliora called it such, that’s what it was.
Only, just what kind of Attributes would this Blazing Meteor possess?

“Are you unsure of what the Super Dark-Gold rank is?” Seliora was in a very
good mood after forging such a masterpiece. Hence, she explained, “It is
utterly understandable that you have not heard of it. Matters like these are
only privy to those old monsters of the Grandmaster Forger rank. Even I
discovered it by chance.”

“Indeed, in God’s Domain, the rank after Dark-Gold is Epic. However,

between these two ranks, there is a humongous threshold. One could say that
items undergo a massive leap in quality when upgraded from Dark-Gold rank
to Epic rank. Don’t you feel that it is strange?”

Shi Feng nodded, deeply expressing his agreement.

It was just like Seliora had said. Dark-Gold Equipment was only somewhat
stronger than Fine-Gold Equipment. However, regarding Attributes, Epic
Equipment was several tiers above Dark-Gold Equipment. Take the Mavis’
Guard in Blackie’s hands for example. It was far superior to the Silver Lake
in Shi Feng’s hands that possessed Attributes rivaling a Dark-Gold Weapon.

Simply equipping an Epic Weapon instantly gave Blackie a stronger damage

output and Attack Power than Shi Feng’s. The power of an Epic ranked item
was obvious.

“It seems that you also understand the gap between these two ranks.” Seliora
revealed a smile, saying, “In actuality, Epic ranked items possess another
name.”

“Another name?” This was the first Shi Feng had heard of this.

“That’s right; another name. This is also something I found out after
researching the Book of Forging you lent me, coupled with the literature I’ve
collected over the years,” Seliora nodded. “During the ancient times, Epic
ranked items were also called Extraordinary items. The owners of these items
would possess an absolute strength that allowed them to surpass ordinary
mortals; thus they were known as Extraordinary. Meanwhile, I did not utilize
any extraordinary materials in forging the Blazing Meteor, so it could not
become an extraordinary item. However, it can still be considered a Pseudo-
extraordinary item.”

“A Pseudo-extraordinary item?” Shi Feng started to understand a few points.

He could not help but grow even more curious about the Attributes of the
Blazing Meteor, which caused Seliora so much excitement.
“Have a look at it yourself, then.” Seliora handed the Blazing Meteor over to
Shi Feng, softly saying, “A Pseudo-extraordinary item is the maximum limit
that mortals can achieve with their own power, while this Blazing Meteor can
be considered a masterpiece, the closest thing to an extraordinary item.”

Shi Feng’s heart started beating quickly as he heard those words. It was an
item that approached the quality of an Epic ranked item. Most likely, aside
from his Magic Weapon, the Abyssal Blade, no other item in his possession
could rival this Blazing Meteor. Furthermore, the Blazing Meteor he received
in his previous life was only Dark-Gold rank. He did not expect to obtain a
Pseudo-extraordinary item in this life.

hi Feng immediately received the Blazing Meteor from Seliora, taking a look
at its Attributes.

[Blazing Meteor] (Throwing Weapon, Dark-Gold Rank)

Equipment Requirement: Strength 120, Agility 140

Attack Power (Player’s Strength*2)

Strength +50, Agility +65, Endurance +10

Attack Speed +5

Maximum throwing distance: 45 yards

Ignore Levels +8

Attack Speed increased by 15%

When attacking:
35% chance to ignore target’s Defense.

30% chance to activate Quadruple Phantom effect, each phantom causing

50% flame damage.

10% chance to activate Knockback effect.

5% chance to activate Burning Flames effect, dealing 200 flame damage to

the target every second for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.

Additional Skill: Flame God’s Fury. Deals physical and flame damage to
enemies within a 40*3 yard area. Deals 900% damage to the initial target and
damage reduces by 10% with each consecutive enemy hit to a minimum of
500% damage.

Cooldown: 3 minutes

The Blazing Meteor was forged by the Grandmaster Forger, Seliora. Due to
the limit of its materials, it is only a Pseudo-extraordinary item possessing
strength at the very limit of mortal men. The Blazing Meteor can be reforged
into an Epic Ranked item after gathering Epic ranked fire-type materials.

User restriction: Ye Feng

Unable to be dropped.

Unable to be traded.

Shi Feng was instantly dumbfounded when he saw these Attributes. As

expected of a Pseudo-extraordinary item, it was far superior to ordinary
Dark-Gold ranked items. As long as Shi Feng’s Attributes reached the
prerequisite and he equipped the Blazing Meteor, his strength would instantly
soar by several tiers.

After receiving the Blazing Meteor, Shi Feng finally felt that he was a true
Swordsman.

There were two variations of the Swordsman class: duel-wielding

Swordsmen and two-handed Swordsmen. At the same time, a Swordsman
could also equip a long-range throwing weapon. However, a Swordsman was
still a melee class at its heart, so their ranged attacks were not particularly
powerful. A majority of the Swordsman players did not pay much attention to
ranged throwing weapons.

However, Shi Feng heavily relied on his ranged attacks. After all, there were
many instances when facing monsters with melee combat was troublesome. If
he could switch to ranged attacks, he would have a much easier time.
Moreover, there were plenty of shared skills in God’s Domain. Among them,
there were quite a few throwing skills. If Shi Feng could learn a few of them,
he would not fall too far behind the other ranged classes.

Now that he had the Pseudo-extraordinary item, the Blazing Meteor, ranged
attacks were no longer one of Shi Feng’s weaknesses.

Moreover, throwing weapons were not consumable items. Due to the magical
ingredients involved in its forging, the Blazing Meteor number of uses were
limitless. Whenever a throwing weapon hit an enemy, it would instantly
vanish and reappear in the player’s hands. It was an extremely convenient
function.

Unfortunately, Shi Feng’s current Attributes prevented him from equipping

the Blazing Meteor. Only by replacing and upgrading the equipment he
currently wore could he achieve the requirements of the Blazing Meteor.
After Shi Feng finished reading the Blazing Meteor’s introduction, he was
suddenly shocked.

Seliora was originally a Master Forger, so why did the introduction describe
her as a Grandmaster Forger?

“Master Seliora, could it be that you’re… already a Grandmaster Forger?”

Shi Feng looked at Seliora with doubtful eyes. The system introduction could
not be faked. If the system displayed it, it must be true. However, that was
inconceivable. Seliora, who was not even thirty years of age, had actually
become a Grandmaster Forger.

There was not a single Grandmaster Forger throughout all of the Star-Moon
Kingdom. Grandmaster Forgers were existences that stood at the pinnacle of
forging in God’s Domain, and even Tier 5 apex powerhouses had to suck up
to a Grandmaster Forger. Their statuses were no lower than the ruler of a
country. Normally, one could only meet a Grandmaster Forger with luck in
the capital city of an empire or places like Blackwing City. Meanwhile, the
Seliora before him was one such existence.

“Hmm! I didn’t expect your eyesight to be so sharp! I have indeed become a

Grandmaster Forger! However, this is all thanks to you. If you did not lend
me the Book of Forging, allowing me to unravel the mysteries that have
troubled me for the past several years, it would still be impossible for me to
become a Grandmaster. As a thank you, here is my communication crystal. In
the future, you can contact me at any time through this item,” Seliora nodded,
smiling as she spoke.

System: Hidden Quest “Search for Seliora” completed, exceeded by aiding

Seliora in becoming a Grandmaster Forger. Rewarding player with the
Pseudo-extraordinary item, the Blazing Meteor. Rewarding Seliora’s
Communication Crystal. Seliora’s Favorability increased by 200 points.
Reputation in Star-Moon Kingdom +50. Reputation in White River City
+300. Obtained the title “Grandmaster’s Friend.” Forging Proficiency
increased by 500 points. Rewarding 200,000 EXP.

Instantly, Shi Feng rose to Level 14.

Shi Feng was stunned for a long time when he saw this series of rewards.
Ignoring the fact that, with Seliora’s Communication Crystal, he could often
request Seliora to handle certain affairs for him, just the 300 Reputation
Points in White River City would make the purchase of a real estate in White
River City much easier. As long as he became a Baron, he could purchase
private territory in White River City, establishing a Guild Residence.
However, a Baron could only purchase the outermost land of White River
City.

As for Saliora, she had only recently become a Grandmaster Forger, so she
intended to go on a journey. She wanted to commemorate her achievement by
making her first Epic ranked item, so she needed to explore and search for
materials.

Soon after, Shi Feng departed from the smithy.

Seeing that the time was just about right...

Shi Feng posted the White River City Guidebook on the official forums,
setting the post to publish in three hours. He then used the pass to Blackwing
City, teleporting there.

Shortly after Shi Feng departed, another batch of players set foot in White
River City. Immediately, White River City Region System Announcements
rang out.
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“Hahaha! We’ve finally arrived in White River City!”

“This place looks spectacular!”

“Such amazing NPCs!”

The moment Blackie and the others arrived in White River City, the amazing
sight stunned them all. Their feelings alternated between joy, excitement, and
an indescribable sense of pride.

Everyone had suddenly arrived in White River City. Aside from Blackie and
Lonely Snow, who both remained relatively calm, Cola and the others were
in a daze. They thought that they were in a dream.

When Fire Dance and Cola regrouped with Blackie, they discovered that
Blackie and Lonely Snow had actually brought them to deal with a group of
Level 20 monsters. At that time, they nearly had heart attacks from the shock.

God’s Domain was unlike any other virtual reality game, and killing
monsters of a higher level in God’s Domain was an extremely difficult task.
Moreover, their average levels did not even reach Level 8. It was simply
suicidal for them to challenge a Level 20 Swamp Rhino.

Yet, Blackie and Lonely Snow immediately dragged their group and charged
towards the Swamp Rhinos. The two acted as if the Swamp Rhinos were not
Level 20 monsters, but Level 0 Green Gnomes awaiting death.

However, Fire Dance and Cola could not have imagined what had actually
occurred. Blackie instantly roasted the Level 20 Rhinos Lonely Snow had
lured with a single Hell Flame. It was like the Rhinos suffered from some
weakening aura. At that time, their experience bars instantly increased by a
huge chunk.

Looking at this scene, Cola and the others’ eyes nearly popped out of their
sockets in surprise.

There was a saying; after three days had passed, one could no longer use
one’s old perspective to judge others[1]. However, that involved the
prerequisite of three days passing!

It had only been several hours since separated from each other, but the
growth rate of Blackie and Lonely Snow had switched from ascending by
climbing a ladder to ascending by using an elevator. It was as if their growth
rates had received hormone injections, increasing by tens of times.

Within half an hour, they had all collectively gained a level. When they asked
about Blackie and Lonely Snow’s levels, Cola and Fire Dance were both
utterly shocked; they were both already Level 13. This gap made a world of
difference.

How did Blackie and Lonely Snow suddenly become so powerful? The only
possibility they could think of was that their team leader, Shi Feng, had
power-leveled the two. It was also the only logical explanation for Blackie
and Lonely Snow’s achievements.

Meanwhile, Fire Dance and Water Buffalo were both utterly shocked by Shi
Feng. It would be fine if Shi Feng were the only one so powerful. However,
their team even had two other Level 13 powerhouses. Just how powerful was
this team?

If others’ discovered this, they might be less shocked by the sky falling.

After several hours, Cola and the others reached Level 10, one after another.
Meanwhile, Blackie and Lonely Snow had both risen to Level 14. They acted
in accordance with Shi Feng’s request, entering White River City and
familiarizing themselves with the city. They would then receive some of the
rare and daily quests, obtaining some rare items in exchange for the quests’
completion.

However, shortly after they entered White River City, a system

announcement entered their ears.

White River City Region System Announcement: 5 players have entered

White River City. Activating White River City’s Ranking List.

White River City Region System Announcement: 5 players have entered

White River City. Activating White River City’s Ranking List.

White River City Region System Announcement: 5 players have entered

White River City. Activating White River City’s Ranking List.

\---
After the announcement repeated thrice, all the players within the White
River City region were sent into a daze.

What sort of situation was this? More than five players have already entered
White River City? How long had it been since Shi Feng accomplished that
feat?

“Crap! What did these people eat when they grew up? I’ve only reached
Level 8, yet there is already a bunch of Level 10s! Can’t they play
normally?!”

“It can’t be, right? None of these people are Guild players! How could they
all be independent players?!”

“Hahaha! Too awesome! Didn’t those Guilds think they were very amazing?
This will teach them that independent players like us are still the strongest!”

“Why haven’t I heard of these people before? Just who are these people?
Moreover, they even entered White River City together. They can’t be
players of the same party, right…?”

Players throughout the White River City region discussed Blackie and the
others’ entrance to White River City and the activation of the regional
Ranking List. The players on the Ranking List were, without a doubt,
everyone’s focus right now.

“Investigate! I want to know just who these people are immediately!”

“They are all independent players! Immediately contact them! Even if we

have to give them official positions, we must recruit them into our Guild!”

The various large Guilds all felt a heavy pressure weighing down on them.
The Ranking List should have been a competition between the various large
Guilds, yet, it now belonged to a group of independent players. Moreover,
they had taken hold of the top six positions. This utterly embarrassed these
large Guilds. Right now, these Guilds needed to recruit these independent
players into their Guilds. That way, these Guilds’ names would also appear
on the Ranking List.

\---

Meanwhile, Blackie and Lonely Snow obeyed Shi Feng’s previous request;
the moment they entered White River City, the system asked if they wanted
to place their names on the Ranking List. They both immediately rejected the
offer. However, it was not a big deal for Cola and the other five members of
the team. It was a good chance to cause panic in those large Guilds, and they
could increase their fame while doing so.

After all, Cola and the others were still Level 10. It was an expected level.
However, if Blackie and Lonely Snow add their names to the Ranking List...

It would be a double-edged sword; bringing them fame while also poisoning

their lives.

Right now, these large Guilds could understand Cola and the others reaching
Level 10. However, if two Level 14 players suddenly appeared on the
Ranking List, no amount of brainpower could allow these Guilds to make
sense of things. Just leveling up from Level 9 to Level 10 would require more
than an entire day’s grinding. It was understandable if Blackie and Lonely
Snow had powerful techniques and found a good leveling spot.

However, a gap of 4 Levels would simply provoke these Guilds. They would
create unscrupulous ways to obtain this leveling secret. Right now, if Blackie
and Lonely Snow displayed their names on the Ranking List, they would gain
the enmity of every single player in the White River City region.

“Why isn’t Ye Feng’s name there? Moreover, why do these names seem so
familiar?” Gentle Snow opened the Ranking List, discovering that the top six
players were all uniformly Level 10. However, the number one position did
not belong to Shi Feng, but a player named Fire Dance. Moreover, Shi Feng’s
name was not among the top six Level 10 players at all. This situation
confused Gentle Snow greatly.

“Snow, aren’t Cola, Drowsy Sloth, and Gluttonous Mouse Ye Feng’s

teammates? They even left their names with ours at the Dark Moon
Graveyard. I never thought that their leveling speed would be so fast.” Zhao
Yueru quickly recognized the names on the Ranking List. This scene had
shocked her. After all, she had a clear understanding of the background of
these players. They were definitely noobs of God’s Domain, and they were
not even close to being experts.

The first time they met was at the Deathly Forest, and at that time, they were
simply noobs that Shi Feng had randomly chosen to party with. The second
time they met, though their levels had not equaled hers, the gap between them
had somewhat shrunk. Now, however, they had surpassed her. It was
unbelievable.

After receiving Zhao Yueru’s reminder, sudden realization struck Gentle

Snow. As a result, the usually calm and confident Gentle Snow, at this
moment, revealed a look of surprise and bewilderment.

_Ye Feng, just who are you?_ Gentle Snow could not help but inwardly
wonder.
Leading a group of noobs into becoming the focal point of the entire White
River City just how did Shi Feng do it?

Also, Shi Feng, his good friend Blackie, and Lonely Snow had actually
refrained from displaying their names on the Ranking List. Gentle Snow
could not understand this action. After all, the noobs that Shi Feng had
personally led had all risen to Level 10. She did not believe that his good
friend, Blackie, and Lonely Snow had not become Level 10. The only
possibility was that they hid their levels. But why would they want to hide
their levels?

Wasn’t this a good chance to increase their reputation?

Why would they hide them? What was there to gain?

Suddenly, Gentle Snow thought of a possibility, or better yet, the only

possibility.

After she thought of this possibility...

Gentle Snow involuntarily shuddered.

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One had to admit that virtual reality was extremely realistic. There was only a
small change to Gentle Snow’s expression, yet, Zhao Yueru immediately
discovered it.
“Snow, what’s wrong?” Zhao Yueru worriedly asked.

It was the first time she had seen such a surprised look on Gentle Snow.

Although it was indeed unexpected that the group of noobs had become the
Level 10 players, it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise to Gentle Snow.

“It’s nothing. I just thought of some matters; that’s all,” Gentle Snow waved
her hand, dismissing Zhao Yueru’s concern.

Gentle Snow paid no attention to Cola and the others who entered White
River City, nor did she care that they had taken the top six spots on the
Ranking List. What she was truly concerned about were Shi Feng and his
friend’s levels.

If it were really as she imagined, becoming friends with Shi Feng was a very
wise decision.

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Elsewhere, when Unstable Devastation and Fire Dance’s past companions

saw the Ranking List, they were all dumbfounded.

This was especially true for Fire Dance’s past companions. Not only had Fire
Dance reached Level 10, but Water Buffalo had also risen to Level 10. As a
result, envy and regret ate at their hearts.

If they had chosen to follow Fire Dance and join Shi Feng’s team, they would
be their team members right now. They enjoyed the envy and admiration of
all players throughout the White River City region, a situation that many
dreamt of experiencing…
Unfortunately, they were no longer related to this matter. As they looked at
the Ranking List, they tried to contact Fire Dance and Water Buffalo. They
all tried to apologize, and they wished that they could mend and recover their
past relationships. After all, this was only a game; there was no need to be so
serious, and they had only been joking.

Meanwhile, Fire Dance and Water Buffalo had received their calls. However,
they merely gave a single reply.

“There is no point crying over spilled milk. I do not wish to stay in touch in
the future!”

Did they think that pushing off their actions as a joke would resolve
everything? Now, that really was a joke!

Fire Dance’s and Water Buffalo’s words had unquestionably shattered their
final hopes, sending them spiraling into a sea of endless regrets.

As for Unstable Devastation, envy nearly drove him mad. He clearly

remembered that his team had killed Cola’s group of three once before, their
levels dropping to Level 7. When they met in Red Leaf Town’s fountain, they
were still Level 7.

On the other hand, Unstable Devastation’s level had dropped to Level 8 after
dying once. During these past several hours, he had frantically grinded
monsters and was about to reach Level 9. Yet, Cola’s group had all reached
Level 10 during this same period. Just what sort of leveling speed was this?

At first, it was Shi Feng who had reached Level 10. Now, even Cola and the
others had risen to Level 10. There was definitely something fishy about this.
There must be some sort of method that allowed them to reach Level 10
quickly. Shi Feng obviously knew this method. It might even be some
gigantic bug in the game. However, Unstable Devastation could do nothing
against Shi Feng. He had no way to force this secret out of Shi Feng.

uddenly, an idea popped up in Unstable Devastation’s head.

If he published this matter on the official forums, revealing this bug, the
system might punish Shi Feng for exploiting it. On the other hand, if it were
not a bug, the other Guilds would definitely not let go of this great chance to
rise to Level 10 swiftly. They would force Shi Feng to reveal this leveling
method. If Shi Feng kept his lips sealed, he would make enemies out of every
Guild in the White River City region. Meanwhile, if he revealed this leveling
method and the system fixed it, it would similarly enrage the various Guilds.
Regardless what Shi Feng did, he could no longer continue mingling in the
White River City region.

However, Unstable Devastation could not allow Shi Feng to take any of these
actions yet.

“Ye Feng, no man is wise all the time. I have finally grasped ahold of your
weakness,” Unstable Devastation grew excited. As long as he used this move
to threaten Shi Feng, Shi Feng would obediently hand over the secret.

Immediately after, Unstable Devastation sent Shi Feng a communication

request.

The first time, Shi Feng did not pick up...

The second time, Shi Feng did not pick up...

Unstable Devastation made more than ten consecutive calls to Shi Feng;
however, Shi Feng did not answer any of them. As a result, Unstable
Devastation nearly vomited blood in anger. However, when he thought of his
beautiful future, he endured. Finally, after sending over forty communication
requests, the call finally connected.

“You’re annoying! Can’t you learn your lesson after so many rejections? Are
you a pig? Must I give you a scolding before you are satisfied? I don’t have
anything to say to you. Go, play around wherever you want, and don’t come
bothering me!” Shi Feng immediately started cursing the moment he picked
up the call. Originally, he had been conducting business with Aqua Rose, in a
good mood. However, one after another, Unstable Devastation’s calls
endlessly pestered him, interrupting Shi Feng’s good mood. At first, Shi Feng
thought that Unstable Devastation would give up after a few rejections.
However, Shi Feng never thought that there would be no end to the
disturbances.

Hence, after telling Aqua Rose that he had some matters he needed to attend
to for a moment, he looked for a place without people and gave Unstable
Devastation a good scolding, soothing his mood. He then placed Unstable
Devastation on his blacklist, preventing Unstable Devastation to further
annoying him.

“Ye Feng, you… you dare to cut my call!” After making over forty calls,
Unstable Devastation burned with anger. Now that Shi Feng had insulted
him, his blood boiled and his face turned crimson. The blood vessels in his
face had nearly burst. However, just when he was about to curse at Shi Feng,
the call disconnected. This thoroughly enraged Unstable Devastation, and
immediately, he called Shi Feng again. However, this time, his calls did not
even ring. He was on Shi Feng’s blacklist.

Unstable Devastation nearly fainted in anger.

He had wasted so much time trying to call Shi Feng, yet, the only thing he
got in return was a scolding. Shi Feng had even blacklisted him. How was he
supposed to threaten Shi Feng now? How was he going to force Shi Feng’s
obedience?

Unstable Devastation immediately directed one of his subordinates to contact

Shi Feng.

After attempting to contact Shi Feng a few more times, the call finally
connected. Unstable Devastation’s subordinate then pressed the multi-party
button that allowed others to participate in the conversation.

“Who are you?” Shi Feng asked.

“Ye Feng, you’ve finally picked up! I have in my hands your speed-leveling
secret. If you don’t wish to become an enemy of the entire White River City
region, obey my wishes. Otherwise, I’ll post the evidence on the official
forums. I’m thinking that many Guilds would be interested in your
teammates’ leveling secret, and they will go all out to deal with you.” This
time, Unstable Devastation spoke his piece quickly, fearing that Shi Feng
would hang up on him again.

“I asked: who are you? What’s the point of all this nonsense? Are you a pig?”
Shi Feng demanded.

“You’re the pig! Everyone in your whole family is a pig! I am Unstable

Devastation! I know that you have some secret to your team’s leveling speed.
You need to understand the situation you’re in right now. If you dare
continue to speak to me with such a tone, I’ll release this secret of yours to
everyone else. All the players in the entire White River City region will start
trouble, and the various large Guilds will hunt you down to learn your secret.
When that happens, there will no longer be any place for you in God’s
Domain!” Unstable Devastation hated being called an idiot. Now that Shi
Feng had repeatedly called him a pig, he could no longer endure it.

“So, you really are a pig! Hello, pig! Goodbye, pig!” Shi Feng immediately
disconnected the call, blacklisting the new character ID as well. Shi Feng had
never been a person to feel threatened by others, and regarding Unstable
Devastation’s threat, he paid no mind to it at all.

The only reason he did not let Blackie and Lonely Snow reveal themselves
was to avoid unnecessary trouble from those various large Guilds, as that
would delay their development.

However, if there really were a need for a battle, he would not shrink from it.
In fact, they could all bring it on if they wanted. The final winner and loser
had yet to be determined.

“Master Black Flame, it looks like you have met with some trouble? As an
ally of yours, why don’t you let Twilight Echo deal with it for you?” the
graceful Aqua Rose suddenly walked over, smiling at Shi Feng as she offered
her assistance

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As Shi Feng’s call had been set to private, outsiders could not listen in on his
conversation with Unstable Devastation.
However, although Aqua Rose could not hear what Shi Feng said, she could
clearly feel the killing intent radiating off of his body.

To become friends with Shi Feng, deepening their relationship, Aqua Rose
would not let this chance pass her by. Thus, she made her offer.

Shi Feng understood Aqua Rose’s intentions. He simply smiled at her and
said, “Thank you for your concern, Miss Aqua. It isn’t anything big, only an
annoying fly that I can kill with a slap at any time. We should continue with
our business talks.”

At Shi Feng’s immediate rejection, Aqua Rose could do nothing but relent.

After which, the two returned to their private room in the restaurant.

At this moment, however, another male youth had appeared in the private
room.

This person was a knight geared with heavy-armor. Based on his appearance,
this man was obviously a Shield Warrior; a bone shield hung at his back,
coupled with an exquisite, black-colored battle axe. These two pieces of
equipment looked extraordinary, and one could easily tell that they were
Secret-Silver rank. Moreover, this man was similar to Aqua Rose, in which
they were both Level 9.

“Why are you here, Brilliant?” Aqua Rose asked, surprised at his sudden
appearance.

“I only worry that others will try to scam you, so I came to check up on you.
Last time, you spent tens of millions of Credits and returned with only a pile
of worthless scrap paper. This incident invoked many elders’ dissatisfaction.”
“This time, you spent another large sum of money and manpower to purchase
various ores and materials. Moreover, you didn’t even notify the elders about
any of your actions; they are furious right now. I’m here to tell you that, at
the very least, you need their approvals in the future before you take action.”

“Come back with me and offer them an explanation for now. Otherwise,
those elders will make your life difficult in the future.”

The man named Brilliant Wargod shot Shi Feng a glare. He had always
treated Aqua Rose as his own woman. Meanwhile, the black-hooded Shi
Feng before him was a small character, beneath his notice. Yet, this small
character actually dared to have a tryst with Aqua Rose. Immediately,
Brilliant Wargod tugged on Aqua Rose’s hand, intending to take her from
this place.

Shi Feng merely shrugged at Brilliant Wargod’s provocation. He did not

mind this man with the IQ of a monkey in the least. He simply took it as
watching a monkey show.

Aqua Rose slapped away Brilliant Wargod’s hand, her crescent eyebrows
wrinkling slightly. She had only managed to secure her relationship with Shi
Feng after much difficulty and was just about to enter a proper business
discussion. She did not expect Brilliant Wargod to find out about it and
actually came running to interrupt her. If it weren’t for her and Brilliant
Wargod’s families having friendly ties, she would not pay him any attention.

“Brilliant, I have important matters to discuss. Return by yourself for now.

As for the matter of the Guild elders, I’ll give them an explanation when I
return,” Aqua Rose said impatiently.

For her trades with Shi Feng, she always used her own money and people.
The Guild elders had no right to interfere, nor did they have the ability. Not
to mention, she was an honorary elder of the Guild, so her station was similar
to theirs; they had no right to involve themselves in her matters. They were
merely envious that she had earned a lot of money, and they all wanted a
share of the pie.

Seeing Aqua Rose’s attitude, Brilliant Wargod could only give up his efforts.

“Since you don’t wish to go, I’ll stay by your side to protect you. It’ll destroy
others’ ideas of taking advantage of you,” Brilliant Wargod glanced at Shi
Feng, his tone filled with ill intent as he spoke.

Aqua Rose became furious at his words. She and Shi Feng were going to
discuss extremely confidential trade secrets; how could she allow Brilliant
Wargod to listen in?

“No, you should return,” Aqua Rose spoke, her tone frosty.

Hearing Aqua Rose, Brilliant Wargod grew even more indignant. He sent a
wrathful glare at Shi Feng, sending a message to Shi Feng secretly.

“I am an elder of Twilight Echo. Brat, you better know your place and scram.
Aqua is my plaything, so you are not allowed to contact her again. You
should know the consequences if I discover that you’ve done otherwise.”

Brilliant Wargod was usually a tyrant of a man, and nobody dared defy him
due to his identity. Whenever he met with a situation, he simply needed to
announce his identity, and others would immediately flee with their tails
between their legs. Now that he had spoken, Shi Feng would be no exception
to this.

After Shi Feng saw this message, he involuntarily laughed. It seemed that this
Brilliant Wargod had arrived to cause trouble without understanding the
situation; saying that he had the IQ of a monkey gave him too much credit.
His actual IQ might not even equal a dog’s. With such a wealthy prince in the
Guild, it was no wonder Twilight Echo could not develop itself in the early
stages of the game. It was actually due to the presence of this fool.

“Miss Aqua, I have something that I’d like you to see,” Shi Feng smiled.

Aqua Rose grew very curious. Just what did Shi Feng have to show her this
time?

Since Brilliant Wargod dared threaten Shi Feng in such a way, Shi Feng
would act in kind. He forwarded Brilliant Wargod’s message to Aqua Rose.
Shi Feng wanted this fool to know that one should be careful with their words
and messages. Otherwise, accidents could occur.

“Brilliant Wargod! Get out of my sight immediately! I don’t wish to see you
ever again! I will definitely tell uncle and aunty about this matter! Regarding
the marriage affairs between our two families, don’t even think about it from
this moment onwards!” Aqua Rose’s complexion was instantly livid the
moment she read the message. She already disliked Brilliant Wargod. Now,
not to mention publicly trying to drive Shi Feng away, he even dared call her
his plaything!

Brilliant Wargod was confused. Before he could even wonder why Aqua
Rose wanted to sever their relationship, she had already kicked him from the
private room.

“I’m sorry that you had to see such a joke,” Aqua Rose apologized.

“It’s nothing. I’m used to such matters.” Not minding matters at all, Shi Feng
said, “Let’s continue discussing about our trade, then.”
At this moment, Brilliant Wargod started loudly cursing outside the door,
saying, “Black Flame, you despicable little man! You actually dare frame
me! Get out here right now if you have the ability! I challenge you to a duel!
The loser clears their level back to zero! Do you dare accept it?!”

“What? You can frame me, but can’t accept my challenge?”

Just as Shi Feng and Aqua Rose were about to resume their business talks,
Brilliant Wargod finally came to a realization. It turned out that Shi Feng had
forwarded his message to Aqua Rose. He really did not think that such an
incident would occur. His past actions, which had never failed him, were
actually useless against Shi Feng. However, to redeem himself, he could only
insist that Shi Feng had framed him.

“Master Black Flame, I am truly sorry about this. I’ll chase him away
immediately.” This was the first time Aqua Rose had realized that Brilliant
Wargod was so obnoxious; his IQ was even in the negatives. With the
existence of the Main God System, how could players possibly modify
others’ messages and IDs?

“No need. I have my own faults in this matter, so let me deal with it,” Shi
Feng rose from his seat, walking out of the private room.

“Black Flame, you despicable little man, you finally dare to show yourself! If
you are a man, accept my challenge! If you lose, you will explain to Aqua
Rose that you framed me! Do you dare accept?” Brilliant Wargod jeered.

“What if you lose?” Shi Feng laughed.

“Hahaha! Can I even lose?” Brilliant Wargod was incomparably arrogant. He

took out a map, saying disdainfully, “If you really are lucky enough to win,
this item will be yours to keep. I only obtained this map after I organized a
team of hundreds of elites to kill a wild Level 10 Lord ranked Boss. This was
the only item it dropped.”

Initially, Shi Feng had little to no interest in the map Brilliant Wargod held.
After all, he had a clear understanding of God’s Domain. If it were a map
obtained in some other country, it held no meaning to him at all. However,
the moment Shi Feng spotted the symbol of an Ash Blade on the back of the
map, it instantly roused his interest.

The Ash Blade was the mark of the God Slayer. Normally, only items related
to the God Slayer bear such mark.

“Master Black Flame, you can’t agree to him! He is a Shield Warrior, so he

has a massive innate advantage when dealing with physical-type classes!
Moreover, the Diamond Guard he wears is a Level 9 Mysterious-Iron Set
Equipment. His weapon and shield are also Level 9 Mysterious-Iron ranked
items, and he has over 1,400 HP. Moreover, Brilliant Wargod has powerful
techniques, himself; even two to three physical-type class experts attacking
together wouldn’t be his match!” Aqua Rose hurriedly stopped Shi Feng. It
was simply a farce for a Swordsman to duel a Shield Warrior. Moreover,
Black Flame was only a forger; his battle prowess was sub-par at best.

“What? Afraid?” Brilliant Wargod jeered as he glared at Shi Feng.

“Alright, I’ll agree,” Shi Feng smiled.

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“What did you say?” Brilliant Wargod was stunned.

“Of course, I accept your challenge,” Shi Feng smiled.

After Shi Feng’s reaffirmation, Brilliant Wargod knew that he did not hear
wrong. Originally, he had thought that Shi Feng would immediately reject his
challenge after learning how fearsome he was. He had even been in the midst
of thinking of a way to provoke or anger Shi Feng into accepting his
challenge. However, it would seem that he had simply been wasting his time.

He had actually met a fool with mental issues.

Aqua Rose had explained to Shi Feng how amazing he was, yet this person
still happily agreed.

However, this situation was fine as well. It would save him plenty of trouble.

“I didn’t think that you would have the guts. Since you’ve accepted, let’s take
this outside. Rest assured, I’ll give you a quick and painless death, and I
won’t embarrass you too much! Hahaha!”

Saying so, Brilliant Wargod laughed as he headed towards the restaurant’s

exit.

“Master Black Flame, you really shouldn’t agree to him. Although he usually
bullies others with his authority, his strength ranks within the top five
amongst all the Shield Warriors in Echo Twilight. Moreover, the Diamond
Guard Set Equipment he just obtained is Mysterious-Iron rank, while his
Giant Bear Waraxe is Secret-Silver rank. On the other hand, you are a
Swordsman. You also focus on your subclass as a forger. Dueling him would
only be a farce,” Aqua Rose said worriedly as she walked over to Shi Feng.

Aqua Rose had a clear understanding of Brilliant Wargod’s strength. If he

had the chance, he would humiliate Shi Feng in every way possible to take
revenge for the previous incident. If Shi Feng were humiliated, how could
she continue her cooperation with Shi Feng?

She had already spent so much effort and purchased so many forging
materials. Originally, she could have earned a big sum of money by
cooperating with Shi Feng. Now, however, Brilliant Wargod ruined it all. She
wished that she could chop Brilliant Wargod into pieces right this instant.

“Miss Aqua, thank you for informing me of this. I already understand the
situation,” Shi Feng thanked.

“It’s good that you understand,” Aqua Rose sighed in relief when she heard
Shi Feng. Now, everything would be fine as long as she drove Brilliant
Wargod away.

Originally, Aqua Rose wanted to say, “Let me deal with this matter, then.”

However, Shi Feng interrupted her, saying, “You can rest assured that I will
settle this battle very quickly.”

Finished speaking, Shi Feng exited the restaurant as well, leaving behind a
dazed Aqua Rose.

After wasting her breath for so long, it turned out that Shi Feng did not
understand her at all. On the contrary, he even headed to the duel with
confidence. Aqua Rose started to suspect that she had misspoken, causing Shi
Feng to think that Brilliant Wargod was extremely weak.
In a city, duels could normally be conducted on the streets. However, both
parties must agree to the rules and conditions before the duel could occur.
Otherwise, it was only an attack, and the guards would personally kill and jail
the player initiating the attack.

The moment Shi Feng set foot out of the restaurant, Brilliant Wargod sent the
duel challenge. Moreover, the rewards and punishments were already set, and
only Shi Feng’s agreement was necessary to start the duel officially. As the
rules were absolute, once both sides agreed to them, there was no escaping
the rewards or punishments. Even if players were unwilling to hand over the
items gambled, the system would still automatically transfer the items to the
winner; the loser would similarly receive the punishment agreed upon before
the duel.

Shi Feng couldn’t help but admit that Brilliant Wargod had a truly cruel
heart. The condition set for the loser was an immediate drop to Level 0,
destroying their leveling efforts over the past several days. The loser would
also have a huge level gap with the majority of the current players. It would
be extremely difficult for the loser to catch up.

“If there are no problems, click the agree button,” Brilliant Wargod smiled
coldly.

Shi Feng gave the conditions a general glance. After confirming that there
were no problems, he clicked ‘Agree.’

“Let’s start this meaningless battle, then.”

Immediately after Shi Feng clicked agree, gigantic numbers appeared floating
in mid-air. It was the 10-second countdown timer for the start of the duel, and
players were given this time to prepare for the upcoming battle.
“Hahaha! Little brat, although this duel will be extremely boring, since
you’ve dared slander me in front of Aqua Rose, this young master will make
things a little more fun! I’ll let you know what the difference in strength truly
is and how it feels to painfully struggle!” Brilliant Wargod retrieved his
shield and one-handed axe from his back, his face revealing a sinister smile.
He looked just like a hungry wolf hunting its prey, and a red glint flashed in
his eyes as he glared at Shi Feng.

Only at this moment did Aqua Rose exit the restaurant. Looking at Brilliant
Wargod’s appearance, her expression immediately sank.

“I’m finished…” Aqua Rose already despaired.

Not mentioning the fact that Shi Feng would definitely lose, Brilliant
Wargod’s current condition was extremely dangerous. There might even be
the possibility that he would drive Shi Feng insane, trapping Shi Feng in fear
for a long time.

Brilliant Wargod would very rarely display such an ability. The last time
Aqua Rose saw Brilliant Wargod in such a condition, countless corpses
littered around his feet; he had massacred a small Guild with several
hundreds of players.

She did not think that Brilliant Wargod would fall into this madness today.

Brilliant Wargod was extremely arrogant in his usual battles, and he would
laugh madly as he fought. Only when he entered an extremely incited
condition would he occasionally reveal such a sinister and cruel appearance.
During such times, Brilliant Wargod was a lunatic, filled with unruliness. His
battle prowess would also increase by several folds.
In such a state, Brilliant Wargod was a truly bloodthirsty berserker.

If even the normal Brilliant Wargod ranked within the top five Shield
Warriors in Twilight Echo, it was uncertain where the current Brilliant
Wargod might rank. It was possible that even the number one ranking Shield
Warrior in Twilight Echo, Lonely Leaf, might not be a match for him.

Very quickly, the 10-second preparation time ended.

“Little brat, I’ll first cripple all four of your limbs! I’ll turn you into a
crawling worm, then toy with you slowly!” Brilliant Wargod lifted his Bone
Shield while his other hand wielded the Giant Bear Waraxe. His face
revealed a sinister smile as he charged at Shi Feng. Brilliant Wargod’s
current appearance did not resemble anything human. Instead, he looked
more like a lunatic possessed by a demon.

After entering this crazed state, Brilliant Wargod became extraordinary fast
and nimble.

He charged Shi Feng head-on. However, when Shi Feng sent a sword
stabbing at him, Shi Feng’s sword merely penetrated the afterimage left
behind by Brilliant Wargod.

“I’ll first cripple your right arm!” Brilliant Wargod suddenly appeared at Shi
Feng’s right, his Giant Bear Waraxe abruptly descending and slashing at Shi
Feng’s right arm.

By the side, Aqua Rose’s complexion turned terrifyingly pale. After seeing
Shi Feng taking action, she immediately knew that Shi Feng was not strong at
all, just as she had expected.
However, it was an ordinary situation after all. To become Star-Moon
Kingdom’s number one forger, Shi Feng must have spent a lot of his effort on
forging. Where would he find the time to increase his battle techniques? Even
if Shi Feng were an expert in some other virtual reality game, it would not be
the same in God’s Domain. After entering God’s Domain, even the experts of
other virtual reality games would only be slightly stronger than others. A lot
of time was necessary to sharpen oneself in God’s Domain, and one needed
to constantly battle monsters to improve. However, Shi Feng clearly did not
possess that much time.

Brilliant Wargod would torture Shi Feng here and now. He would fall into
mental derangement for a long period. Even if he did not go crazy, he would
be in a daze for a long time. How was she supposed to continue their trade
with Shi Feng in such a state?

“It seems that I can only wait longer,” Aqua Rose said helplessly as she
looked at the right arm Brilliant Wargod targeted.

Surprisingly, however, Shi Feng did not scream in pain.

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At this moment, Brilliant Wargod’s Giant Bear Waraxe left a deep red streak
across Shi Feng’s arm.
In God’s Domain, although players would not receive high damages when
their limbs were attacked, they would feel a faint numbing feeling in their
limbs. Moreover, the numbing effect lasted for quite some time. During this
time, players’ reactions would slow down, affecting their battle conditions
and slightly reducing their battle prowess.

However, players would rarely attack limbs when they PKed others, as there
was no meaning to such an action. Compared to attacking the limbs, the body
was a much easier target. After all, it was much easier to defend against an
attack aimed at the limbs. Moreover, the limbs were much more nimble than
the body, making them harder to hit. Most importantly, however, attacking
vital points on the body would cause much more damage.

Normally, only when experts PKed new players, would experts use such an
attack method to toy with the new players.

Right now, Brilliant Wargod clearly intended to toy with Shi Feng.

However, although Shi Feng had been hurt, he did not scream in pain as
expected. This utterly surprised Aqua Rose.

Shi Feng was, after all, only a forger. In God’s Domain, he would be the
equivalent of a civilian worker, and his pain tolerance would be very low.
Even if he were a battle veteran of God’s Domain, his face would at least
twitch, and he would suck in a light breath when he received an attack.
No matter how she looked at it, with Shi Feng’s subclass as a forger, he
should at least make a sound as he was hit.

Was it possible that Shi Feng had turned off his pain perception completely?
Normally, experts would maintain their pain perception at 30%, and only the
newcomers and noobs would turn it off as they could not endure the pain.
However, a majority of the players in God’s Domain would maintain it
around 20%. No matter how one looked at Shi Feng, he was by no means a
newcomer or a noob, so it was impossible that he would turn off his pain
perception completely. Yet, his arm sustained the hit just now, but not the
slightest hint of pain showed on his face. On the contrary, a smile filled his
face right now; this was simply too abnormal.

However, Brilliant Wargod paid no mind to these matters. Although he felt

that something was missing, such as the screams of pain, that would not deter
his continued attacks on Shi Feng. Axe swing after axe swing landed on Shi
Feng’s four limbs, and after a full five seconds, Brilliant Wargod nearly
roared with excitement from his ceaseless attacking.

Meanwhile, Aqua Rose’s shock grew as she stood a distance away and
watched the scene before her.

“Black Flame, which location’s god are you?!”

However, she was not shocked due to how precise Brilliant Wargod’s crazy
attacks were. Instead, she was shocked by the HP bar above Shi Feng.
Brilliant Wargod’s frantic attacks barely reduced Shi Feng’s HP. As of this
moment, Shi Feng had only lost 10% of his total HP. On the contrary, after
five seconds passed, Shi Feng’s HP once again rose to 95%.

The most shocking thing to Aqua Rose was how little damage Brilliant
Wargod inflicted on Shi Feng.

Although Brilliant Wargod was a Shield Warrior, and his damage was much
less than a Berserker with the same standards, at the end of the day, Brilliant
Wargod still wore a set of Level 9 Mysterious-Iron Set Equipment. He also
wielded the Secret-Silver rank Giant Bear Waraxe, so his Attack Power was
no less than a normal Level 9 Berserker.

Even though Brilliant Wargod did not use any skills, his normal attacks failed
to cause over -15 damage with each strike. Wasn’t Shi Feng’s Defense a little
too frightening?

“Why do you still have so much HP?” Brilliant Wargod, who had attacked all
this time, suddenly stilled his hands. He had wanted to see Shi Feng’s
suffering expression, yet, he was immediately shocked to discover that Shi
Feng did not lose much HP at all. He then looked at his damage log,
discovering a series of damages that was only around -10…

“You have keen reactions, precise attacks, good battle techniques, above
average standards, and you’re capable of activating Extraordinary Condition.
It’s as expected of Twilight Echo’s fifth ranking Shield Warrior,” Shi Feng
made a general deduction of Brilliant Wargod’s standards. He then said with
a smile, “Since you’re done attacking, it should be my turn now.”

Shi Feng was currently Level 14 while Brilliant Wargod was only Level 9. In
God’s Domain, if players and monsters had a level gap of 3 Levels, then due
to the level suppression, players would have their damage reduced by around
50%. Meanwhile, in a situation where both sides consisted of players, the
party with the lower level would have their damage reduced by 65%. If the
gap grew to 5 Levels, then there would be an 80% damage reduction; for 10
Levels and above, the damage reduction was 95% and above.

In addition, Shi Feng currently wore the Silvermoon Set Equipment, so his
Defense was very high, to begin with. After he had risen to Level 14, his
Endurance Attribute increased just beyond 80 points, activating the Hidden
Passive Skill for Endurance, Basic Body Strengthening. With this passive
skill, all attacks causing less than 50 damage were greatly weakened, his
battle recovery rate would slightly increase, and his Stamina recovery would
slightly improve as well.

Due to the damage Brilliant Wargod caused him being extremely low, his
battle recovery could replenish most of his lost HP in one-shot.

This was the specialty of virtual reality games. Due to the gap in levels and
Attributes, the disparity in strength was worlds apart. Brilliant Wargod was
obviously unaware of this.
“Stop bluffing. You’re merely a blockhead with high Defense. Watch how
I’ll get rid of you and send you back to Level 0! Regret becoming my
enemy!” Brilliant Wargod did not and would not believe that Shi Feng could
retaliate. He raised his Giant Bear Waraxe, sending a fierce slash towards Shi
Feng’s chest.

Brilliant Wargod no longer fooled around. He wanted to get rid of Shi Feng
instantly like a fierce gale, so he coupled his attack with a skill.

However, standing at a distance, Aqua Rose did not think that Shi Feng
bluffed at all. Since the start of the battle, Shi Feng had waved his sword only
once, then stood without moving, allowing Brilliant Wargod to attack him for
an entire five seconds continuously.

Five seconds… Even the weakest players could attack or defend many times
within this amount of time. Yet, Shi Feng chose to do nothing at all…

The moment Brilliant Wargod’s Giant Bear Axe passed through Shi Feng’s
body, Brilliant Wargod involuntarily revealed a cold smile. His belief that Shi
Feng only bluffed was reaffirmed.

“Afterimage!” Brilliant Wargod immediately noticed that sensation of his axe

passing through Shi Feng felt odd. At this moment, he realized that the Shi
Feng before him was simply an afterimage. He then spun, searching for Shi
Feng’s position.
At this moment, Shi Feng had already arrived at Brilliant Wargod’s back. His
movements were silent as if he did not exist at all. Shi Feng’s right hand
twitched, and the Abyssal Blade lightly pierced through Brilliant Wargod’s
back. A hole appeared in the hard armor that Brilliant Wargod wore, and the
Shield Warrior instantly felt his heart cool to freezing temperatures.

Brilliant Wargod felt an immense pain in his chest. Since when had a young
master like himself experienced such a degree of pain? Immediately, he
released an agonizing scream as a damage of over -300 appeared above his
head. With a single hit, Brilliant Wargod lost over a fifth of his total HP.

“Such speed and Attack Power!” Aqua Rose had distinctly witnessed it from
a distance, and her shock-filled eyes involuntarily blinked as a result. She did
not think that Shi Feng, as a forger, would actually be so amazing in battle.
His Attack Power was simply inhumane. Because of the equipment he
possessed, Brilliant Wargod’s Defense was frightening. Yet, Shi Feng’s
normal attack dealt over -300 damage to the Warrior...

Between the two of them, be it Defense or Attack Power, Brilliant Wargod

was far from Shi Feng’s equal. The disparity in strength was clear for all to
behold. The two of them were on completely different levels.

It was simply unbelievable. Even with Brilliant Wargod’s standards, there

was still an evident gap in strength between him and Shi Feng. This fight had
completely renewed Aqua Rose’s recognition of God’s Domain.
After stabbing Brilliant Wargod once, Shi Feng did not give Brilliant Wargod
any chances. He once again waved the Abyssal Blade, sending a Chop at
Brilliant Wargod’s body. Shi Feng landed a triple damage critical attack,
causing over -2,400 damage and instantly killing Brilliant Wargod.

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Shi Feng pulled back his sword, sliding it back into its scabbard.

Immediately after, an agonizing wail resounded throughout the streets.

Brilliant Wargod stared Shi Feng with eyes filled with poisonous hatred.
However, there was also a thread of fear hidden within that hatred. After all,
Shi Feng had only used a single Swordsman skill, Chop, to kill him instantly.
Brilliant Wargod’s past confidence and arrogance had, at this moment,
shattered.
He quietly watched as his HP frantically decreased, and in the blink of an
eye, he only had 1 HP remaining. Brilliant Wargod fell to his knees, his eyes
filled with shock and fear.

As this was only a duel, Brilliant Wargod could escape death this time.

However, as Brilliant Wargod regained some of his spirit, he finally

understood Shi Feng’s comment of this would be a boring battle. At that
time, Brilliant Wargod had still thought that it was Shi Feng’s arrogance, not
knowing the immensity of heaven and earth. In reality, however...

“No!”

Brilliant Wargod exclaimed as he noticed his levels swiftly decreasing. In the

blink of an eye, he had already fallen to Level 0.

Although duels would not allow players to die, the punishment the losing
party received would not be altered in the slightest.

The sinister punishment Brilliant Wargod had previously set for Shi Feng had
all come biting back at him. The system also transferred the map he gambled
into Shi Feng’s inventory.
This time, not only had he dug his own grave, but he also bought his own
coffin, suffering twice the loss.

“Miss Aqua, I’m done. Let’s continue our talks,” Shi Feng looked towards
Aqua Rose with a smile as he spoke.

Brilliant Wargod glared at Shi Feng with a malicious expression, his teeth
gnashing. Immediately after Shi Feng turned his back on Brilliant Wargod,
the Shield Warrior took out a Tier 1 Magic Scroll, using it on Shi Feng.

“Black Flame, die!” the Tier 1 Magic Scroll that Brilliant Wargod used was a
flame-type spell called Flame Spear. The scroll contained a relatively strong,
single-target, destructive spell. In any case, Brilliant Wargod had already
fallen to Level 0. He would not suffer a loss if the guards captured and jailed
him. At worst, he would just have to delete his account and start all over
again. It would be acceptable if he could kill Shi Feng and appease his hatred.

“Careful…!” Aqua Rose warned.

Shi Feng did not expect Brilliant Wargod to be insane enough to dare attack
him in the middle of Blackwing City. However, due to the short distance
between them, it was too late by the time Shi Feng realized Brilliant
Wargod’s actions.
The Flame Spear instantly struck Shi Feng’s back, and Brilliant Wargod
revealed a sinister smile as his attack landed.

This Flame Spear was Brilliant Wargod’s trump card. It was capable of
causing up to 2,000 flame damage to a single target. Even if Shi Feng were
amazing, he was a single Swordsman. How high could his HP be? It would
already be heaven-defying if he had 1,200 HP. With this 2,000 damage, Shi
Feng would unquestionably die.

After the raging flames dissipated, Shi Feng’s HP madly fell.

“Hahaha! So what if you are amazing? Since you dared provoke this young
master, only death awaits you!” Brilliant Wargod laughed loudly as he
watched Shi Feng’s full HP trickle to zero.

“Brilliant Wargod, you are too despicable!” With this action, Aqua Rose
finally saw through to Brilliant Wargod’s true self. She did not think that he
would be such despicable filth without even the most basic self-respect.

“Despicable? The victor becomes king, whereas the loser becomes a bandit!
He can only blame himself for his own lack of skills!” Brilliant Wargod
sneered as he spoke.

However, Brilliant Wargod’s smile quickly faded the moment he discovered

that Shi Feng’s HP had stopped decreasing after reaching 20%.
“Why? Why aren’t you dead?” Looking at Shi Feng standing there, Brilliant
Wargod retreated several steps; his trembling finger pointed at Shi Feng as he
panicked.

“This, you don’t need to know. However, since you’ve dared take action
here, I’m guessing that you’re prepared to receive your punishment,” Shi
Feng softly said. He chuckled as he clapped at the flames remaining on his
body, extinguishing them.

The damage caused by the Flame Spear could indeed kill a Level 14 player
with one hit. However, Shi Feng was different. He possessed 20 points of
Fire Resistance. He also had the Basic Body Strengthening passive skill
activated, which would somewhat increase some of the hidden magic
resistance. In addition, Shi Feng currently had a maximum HP of 1,840
points, so a single Flame Spear was not enough to kill him. To put it another
way, Tier 1 Magic had no possibility of killing him with a single hit. At most,
it would gravely injure him.

“Im… Impossible…!” Brilliant Wargod was completely dumbfounded by

this scene. After all, that was the most powerful Tier 1 Magic Scroll he had in
his possession.

“It can’t be, right?” Aqua Rose was similarly shocked. Fire-type magic
possessed the highest destructive force of all elemental magic. Yet, Shi Feng
had survived after taking a direct hit from a Tier 1 fire-type spell. Just what
kind of Defense did he possess? Aqua Rose even started to suspect that Shi
Feng was a Shield Warrior or a Guardian Knight in disguise. However, even
Guardian Knights possessing the highest magic resistance could not
forcefully survive this move.

While the two suffered their shock, the Black Knights of Blackwing City had
arrived.

Compared to other towns and normal cities, Blackwing City’s management

was far more strict. The penalties it administered were even more unbearable.
Hence, in Shi Feng’s previous life, no players dared cause a scene while in
Blackwing City. Any who did simply sought their own deaths. Not to
mention, Brilliant Wargod had actually dared attack Shi Feng, who possessed
the status of a Demon Hunter.

Hence, Shi Feng did not immediately take action against Brilliant Wargod. In
reality, he simply waited for the punishment Blackwing City would provide
to Brilliant Wargod.

“Brilliant Wargod, you have committed an offense against Blackwing City’s

laws. Moreover, you attacked the Lord Demon Hunter. From now on, you
will remain in jail in Blackwing City for 15 days. After your release, all your
Attributes would be decreased by 10% for a duration of ten days, and the
EXP you gain will decrease by 20%,” the Black Knight Captain walked up to
Brilliant Wargod, stating his verdict.

Hearing such a penalty, Aqua Rose sucked in a cold breath. This penalty was
simply too heavy. Even if they locked Brilliant Wargod up for 15 days, as an
elder of Twilight Echo, there were other people available to help him level
back up. However, now that he was Level 0, with the 15-day gap and 20%
EXP gain reduction, Brilliant Wargod would need to grind ceaselessly for
over a month to catch up with the level of the majority of the players, not to
mention catching up to the top-ranking players.

“Hahaha! Black Flame, I admit that you are amazing! However, from the
moment I took action, I had already decided to delete my account and start all
over again! Did you really think I would fear the system punishment?”
Although Brilliant Wargod trembled slightly when he heard the penalty he
was to receive, giving it another thought, he planned to delete and rebuild his
account. What should he be afraid of?

“Is that so? Then, I look forward to you deleting and rebuilding your
account,” Shi Feng smiled faintly, not bothering to explain.

Seeing Brilliant Wargod’s confident smile, Shi Feng could not bear to shatter
his fantasies. Brilliant Wargod thought too lightly of God’s Domain. If a pig-
brained person like Brilliant Wargod could think of such a method to escape
punishment, the Main God System would certainly have a solution.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, plenty of players had thought of God’s Domain
as only a virtual reality game; they thought they could do whatever they
wanted. There were even some players who had done unscrupulous and
condemnable things towards female NPCs. After all, these players all thought
they could simply avoid punishment by deleting and rebuilding their accounts
from scratch. However, the outcome spoke differently. Unless one no longer
wanted to play God’s Domain, any and all punishments would be meted out.
No matter how many times one deleted their accounts or changed their
gaming helmets, the consequences were inescapable.
Although God’s Domain was a virtual reality game, it had its own bottom
line as well; the rules of God’s Domain were the final bottom line. Any and
all who dared go past this bottom line would do well to prepare themselves
for their punishments, no exceptions.

When Brilliant Wargod saw Shi Feng’s smile, he suddenly felt uncertain
about his decision. However, when he gave it more thought, it was possible
that Shi Feng just tried to frighten him. Immediately, Brilliant Wargod logged
out of God’s Domain, preparing to delete and rebuild his account.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng no longer cared to pay any attention to this brainless
princeling. He then opened his bag, examining the clue to the God Slayer that
he had just obtained.

There was no marked location on this map. There were also no written words
to give an explanation. If any other players were to obtain this map, they
would have no clue of what to do with it. After all, they would not know the
location displayed on the map, nor would they know how to look for it.
Moreover, the official site did not publish a world map for God’s Domain.
That explained Brilliant Wargod’s ignorant generosity of wagering this map.

Fortunately, Shi Feng was extremely familiar with God’s Domain.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, the various major Guilds in God’s Domain made
their own maps of God’s Domain, and Shadow was no exception. Ten years
after God’s Domain started its operation, the world map that Shadow
possessed was very thorough. Meanwhile, familiarizing oneself with the
world map was one of the basic requirements of a Guild Leader, including
Shi Feng.

However, the map currently in Shi Feng’s hands displayed very complicated
terrain. Only after racking his brain for some time did Shi Feng manage to
recall a place with a similar terrain as shown on this map.

It was the forbidden territory for humans, the Ruined Mountain Range.

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Just as Shi Feng recognized the location shown on the map…

Four Level 200 Black Guards appeared on Light Street, each wielding a black
spear in their hands and walking towards Brilliant Wargod; they intended to
take him away.

“Don’t even think of catching me.”

Brilliant Wargod immediately logged out of the game. However, an
unbelievable situation occurred. One could describe this as an out-of-body
experience. Like an empty shell, Brilliant Wargod’s body suddenly fell to the
ground, motionless.

However, the four Black Guards did not care much about this.

Two of the knights grabbed ahold of Brilliant Wargod’s body from each side,
dragging him away from Light Street. Soon after, the Black Knights also
dispersed from the scene.

“Master Black Flame, what is going on here? Didn’t Brilliant Wargod log
off? Logically, his body should also have disappeared!” Aqua Rose looked at
Shi Feng, her shining eyes blinking as she asked. Although Aqua Rose did
not know why she would ask Shi Feng, her instincts told her that Shi Feng
might know the answer.

If Shi Feng knew that Aqua Rose had asked him about this matter out of
instinct, the fearsomeness of a woman’s intuition would certainly surprise
him.

Hearing Aqua Rose’s question, Shi Feng simply smiled and said, “It should
be that the system doesn’t allow players avoid punishment.”
Blackwing City’s judgment was, without a doubt, the system’s judgment. If
Brilliant Wargod had properly received his punishment, he would only have
to pay the smallest price. However, if Brilliant Wargod deleted and rebuilt his
account, not to mention losing the money and equipment that he originally
had, he would also lose all the reputation he had earned in God’s Domain.
Reputation was not easy to gain. After all, many of the quests that rewarded
players with reputation points were Unique Quests.

“So, it is like that.”

Aqua Rose understood the truth of the matter. Otherwise, if everyone simply
deleted and rebuilt their accounts the moment they did something nefarious,
wouldn’t that turn God’s Domain into a heaping mess? However, along with
the passing of time, player levels would become higher, while the chances of
such matters occurring would decrease as well. After all, players had
dedicated a great amount of time and energy onto cultivating their God’s
Domain accounts; there would be few people with the courage to start all
over again. However, if players encountered a situation like Brilliant
Wargod’s, a majority of them would choose to delete and rebuild. After all, it
would be much faster to start all over again, and it could be a way to take
advantage of the system. Naturally, the Main God System would not make
such a mistake.

Regarding the calamity that had befallen Brilliant Wargod, Aqua Rose did
not display a hint of sympathy. On the contrary, she was very grateful for Shi
Feng’s significant help. Her and Brilliant Wargod’s families had always been
friendly with each other, and both families intended to increase and widen
their wealth and influence through marriage. On the other hand, Aqua Rose
had, from the very beginning, opposed this notion. She intended to create a
legacy for herself, increasing her right of speech within her family to oppose
this marriage.
God’s Domain just so happened to have given her this very good chance. As
long as she could further herself in God’s Domain, and adding in Brilliant
Wargod’s actions, she could easily vanquish the notion of marriage between
the two families.

After dealing with the matter of Brilliant Wargod, Shi Feng and Aqua Rose
returned to the restaurant and resumed their business talks.

Originally, Shi Feng wanted to investigate the God Slayer’s whereabouts.

However, he set it aside for now. In God’s Domain, the Ruined Mountain
Range was an absolutely forbidden place for humans. In Shi Feng’s previous
life, many players did not believe this fact. In the end, all who went there
found only death. From then on, nobody dared casually enter the Ruined
Mountain Range. With Shi Feng’s current strength, not to mention entering
the Ruined Mountain Range, even the path leading to the Ruined Mountain
Range presented an impossible challenge for Shi Feng. How would he reach
the location marked on the map?

The only choice he had right now was to increase his strength. When he had
sufficient strength, he could then think of a way to go there.

“Master Black Flame, these are the various forging materials that you’ve
requested. Due to limited bag space, I’ve only brought the rare and precious
materials. This time, Master Black Flame has helped me a great deal, so I’ll
sell these to you at a lower price. You just need to pay me 43 Gold Coins for
them,” Aqua Rose displayed the transaction list, smiling as she spoke. The
cost of purchasing all these materials came to a total of just over 37 Gold.
Originally, Aqua Rose intended to sell all these materials to Shi Feng for 50
Gold. However, since Shi Feng had helped her out, she chose to earn a little
less in this transaction.

Initially, Aqua Rose had not possessed enough Gold Coins to purchase all
these materials. However, she made a big profit from the Glimmer Chestplate
Forging Designs, which she bought from Shi Feng last time. Not only had she
earned over a hundred Gold Coins, but she also earned back all the Credits
she used to purchase the forging designs. She still had quite a few Glimmer
Chestplate Forging Designs remaining. If she sold all of them, she could still
earn tens of Gold Coins and hundreds of thousands of Credits.

Even for an apex first-rate Guild like Twilight Echo, the entire Guild’s
currently available fluid funds only amounted to twenty to thirty Gold.
Meanwhile, Aqua Rose had over a hundred Gold in her possession,
provoking the Guild’s elders’ jealousy.

After having the first tastes of profit, Aqua Rose greatly anticipated the
surprise Shi Feng was about to create.

“43 Gold?” When Shi Feng looked at the transaction list, his heart skipped a
beat.

He had not expected Aqua Rose to be so capable. She had actually gathered
so many materials. Taking a quick glance at the transaction list, the materials
listed were all rare, required for forging Mysterious-Iron and Secret-Silver
ranked items. There were even some extremely rare Fine-Gold ranked
materials. At this stage of the game, it was absolutely impossible for players
to find any of these materials in Star-Moon Kingdom. Aqua Rose had also
bought a large quantity of Hard Stones, as Shi Feng had specially requested a
lot of them. Now, Aqua Rose had close to a thousand stacks of Hard Stones
for Shi Feng, completely filling up her ore bags. Shi Feng could not help but
admit that the Ore Country was aptly named.

Ore bags were different from normal bags. They were specifically made for
storing forging materials. Hence, these bags had extremely large storage
spaces, and each one was several times, some even several tens of times,
larger than a normal bag. In Aqua Rose’s case, aside from her main bag
having 100 slots, her remaining six bags were all ore bags. Every one of her
ore bags had 350 slots for items, and all six ore bags were currently filled to
the brim.

The country Aqua Rose came from did not lack ores. Hence, Aqua Rose only
sold each stack of Hard Stones to Shi Feng at a price of 80 Copper Coins.
Aqua Rose had probably purchased all of these Hard Stones at an even lower
price. Compared to these sold in Star-Moon Kingdom, the price of these Hard
Stones was simply too cheap. Right now, each stack of Hard Stones sold for
3 Silver Coins. Just by selling these Hard Stones to other players, Shi Feng
could make a profit of several times his cost. Moreover, those players would
fight over these Hard Stones.

However, even Shi Feng could not afford 43 gold in a single transaction.

Fortunately, Shi Feng came prepared. He removed a pile of Level 8 and

Level 9 Bronze Equipment and quite a lot of Mysterious-Iron Equipment
from his bag. He had personally forged a majority of the equipment, while he
had obtained the remainder from the Moonlight Forest. However, the most
eye-catching equipment among was the Level 10 Secret-Silver ranked one-
handed swords, the Silver Dawns, that Shi Feng had crafted.

Secret-Silver Weapons, even to a first-rate Guild, they were extremely rare.

Normally, only the core upper-echelons of the Guild would possess two to
three Secret-Silver ranked items, while the elites of the Guild could not even
dream of possessing one.

In the blink of an eye, Shi Feng had filled the private room with equipment,
dazzling the sight of all beholders. Making a general count, Shi Feng had
over 500 pieces of equipment. Aqua Rose was instantly dumbfounded by this
sight. Only after tens of seconds had passed did she gradually recover her
spirit, and shock filled her eyes as she looked at Shi Feng.

One could easily outfit a large elite team with this much equipment.
Moreover, Shi Feng had forged the majority. Aqua Rose was greatly
confused at how Shi Feng could forge so much equipment all by himself.
After all, she had personally witnessed forgers create equipment before. The
process could be summed up in one word – slow. These were all Bronze and
Mysterious-Iron ranked Equipment. If one were not careful while forging
them, the result would easily fail. So, the process of forging equipment of
such quality was definitely much slower than that of Common Equipment.
Since the last time Aqua Rose met with Shi Feng, only a little more than
three days had passed. Even if Shi Feng continuously forged equipment
without sleep or food during this period, it should still be impossible for him
to forge this much equipment.
“Miss Aqua, I already brought the equipment. State a price,” Shi Feng
smiled.

Aqua Rose immediately felt as if she had been cheated. Originally, she
intended to make a big profit off of Shi Feng. However, with 500 plus pieces
of high-level equipment placed before her, even if she sold herself to Shi
Feng, it still might not be enough...

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The private room of the restaurant was very large. However, it was
insufficient to contain all of the weapons and equipment that Shi Feng had
taken out. The entire room was cramped with items right now. After counting
for a long while, Aqua Rose finally had a firm grasp on the number of
weapons and equipment that Shi Feng had brought.

Among them, there were over 200 Level 8 and above Bronze Weapons, over
300 pieces of Level 8 and above Bronze Equipment, 70 Level 9 and above
Mysterious-Iron Weapons, 80 pieces of Level 9 and above Mysterious-Iron
Equipment, and 20 Level 10 Silver Dawns.

There was close to a total of 700 weapons and pieces of equipment. With this
much equipment, Aqua Rose would have no problems gearing up even a 100-
man team.
The Attributes of the Silver Dawns were especially frightening. Compared to
the Giant Bear Waraxe that Brilliant Wargod had, the Silver Dawn’s
Attributes were much stronger.

Twilight Echo had sacrificed many of their elite members to obtain Brilliant
Wargod’s Level 9 Giant Bear Waraxe. After all, it was only a normal
occurrence to lose over twenty elite players when dealing with a Chieftain
ranked field Boss.

Chieftain ranked field Bosses were extremely rare in God’s Domain and
meeting one all depended on luck. Moreover, after meeting one, sacrifices
were necessary to bring it down. This was the exchange of the lives of the
Guild’s elites for equipment, and it was a huge loss to the Guild.

Yet, Shi Feng casually displayed twenty Secret-Silver Weapons.

Aqua Rose no longer knew how to describe Shi Feng. Despite having an
immeasurably high strength, his standards as a forger were also at their apex,
as Aqua Rose had yet to hear news of any player forging a Secret-Silver
ranked item. Shi Feng’s existence simply caused others despair.

At the same time, Aqua Rose had finally come to an understanding of just
how frightening a forger could be.

If any Guild could have a forger like Shi Feng, that Guild would not have to
worry about trying to obtain equipment. As long as they had the forging
designs, they could have whatever equipment they wanted, and at any time
they wanted it. There would be no need for them to waste tremendous effort
to kill Bosses. Moreover, killing an extremely powerful Boss would only
yield several pieces of equipment. On the other hand, as long as a forger had
the materials, they could create as many pieces of equipment as they wanted;
it was much faster and more convenient.

“Miss Aqua, you look a little pale. Are you alright?” Shi Feng looked at the
dazed Aqua Rose, asking with concern.

“Me?” As Aqua Rose regained her senses, she involuntarily wiped the sweat
from her forehead, “I’m fine. Why would I have any problems?”

“Is it possible that Miss Aqua can’t afford this many weapons and
equipment? If this is so, just pick as many as you can,” Shi Feng could
sympathize with Aqua Rose’s situation. After all, even a first-rate Guild
could not buy up all this equipment in one go, not to mention Aqua Rose by
herself.

“Master Black Flame, I want all of these items. However, can we carry out
the transaction with Credits? Otherwise, if I give Master Black Flame all of
my Gold Coins, I would starve,” Aqua Rose smiled bitterly.

There were so many good items before her eyes, and it would be a sin not to
gobble all of them up right now.

What did the various large Guilds lack the most? The answer was obvious:
high-level weapons and equipment. Level 8 and above weapons and
equipment just so happened to be what Guilds lacked the most.

Just a single piece of Level 8 Bronze Equipment was worth well over 20
Silvers on the market right now. Level 8 Bronze Weapons even sold for 30
Silvers or more, while Level 9 Mysterious-Iron Equipment was worth 50
Silvers or more, and Level 9 Mysterious-Iron Weapons sold for 80 Silvers or
more. As for the Level 10 Secret-Silver Weapons, the Silver Dawns, they
were priceless treasures, and not a single person out there would willingly
sell one.

If a price were truly to be set, with the Silver Dawn’s Attributes, at the very
least, it would sell for 2 Gold Coins or more. Twenty Silver Dawns would
then equate 40 Gold Coins. That was nearly half of all the game currency
Aqua Rose owned. Moreover, this was the lowest price for the Silver Dawn.

“That’s fine as well. I’ll just take these forging materials, in addition to 50
Gold, to cover for a portion of the bill. You can pay the remainder using
Credits,” Shi Feng spoke after giving it some thought.

“This…” Aqua Rose hesitated for a long time. In the end, however, she
gnashed her teeth as she agreed, saying, “Alright; I understand.”

Hearing Shi Feng’s words, Aqua Rose really wished that she could recruit
Shi Feng. In just a few moments, Shi Feng had taken away a greater half of
the Gold Coins she had earned after much effort. Aqua Rose felt extreme
frustration in her heart.

However, Aqua Rose suddenly discovered that she truly did not possess
anything that could attract Shi Feng to her side. Regarding weapons and
equipment, as a forger, Shi Feng did not lack any of these, to begin with. His
money-earning capabilities were obvious. As for status, although he was
simply a nobody right now, the moment the name of the Black Flame Forger
spread, his status would become undeniably grand, earning the respect of
others.

The only thing remaining was a girlfriend. If Shi Feng did not have one right
now, there were plenty of great beauties in Aqua Rose’s elite team. Every one
of them possessed beauty that could easily move one’s heart, and their bodies
were all curved in the right places. Plenty of men often tried to court these
women. Aqua Rose would be rich if she could get one of her team’s beauties
to hook up Shi Feng.

However, it would be unquestionably foolish if she asked Shi Feng this

question right now. She could only wait until their relationship grew before
digging for some hints.

If Shi Feng knew the thoughts Aqua Rose had in her head right now, she
would probably frighten him away. After all, who would have thought that
the elegant and cheerful Aqua Rose could be so cunning?

Very quickly, the two of them completed their transaction.

Aside from obtaining the 43 Gold’s worth of materials from selling the
equipment, Shi Feng also obtained an additional 50 Gold Coins and over 2
million Credits.

Just by striving for three short days, Shi Feng had instantly multiplied the ten
plus Gold he had initially spent by more than ten folds. Shi Feng had made a
huge profit from this trade. This time, regarding Gold Coins, Shi Feng had
once again become the richest person in White River City.

Meanwhile, Aqua Rose was also greatly pleased. With this many weapons
and equipment, she could greatly strengthen her own legion and very quickly
turn it into the number one legion in Twilight Echo. At that time, her right to
speak would also grow, while those elders would no longer dare speak
nonsense in front of her.

“Master Black Flame, let’s schedule next trade for four days from now? It
just so happens to coincide with the day the Blackwing Auction will be held.
What do you think?” Without realizing it, Aqua Rose treated Shi Feng as a
good friend now.
“Alright. I can also save the number of uses left on the pass,” Shi Feng
nodded in agreement. He had earned simply too much this time. He also
needed quite some time to forge new weapons and equipment. Now that
Aqua Rose had yet to obtain additional Blackwing City passes, it was also
beneficial to have a time extension.

Soon after, the two parted ways. Shi Feng then went to purchase more Frost
Grenades. This time, he bought a full stack of 200 Intermediate Frost
Grenades for 18 Gold. He also bought five stacks of 1,000 Basic Frost
Grenades for 13 Gold, 50 Silver. In just a short moment, he had spent 31
Gold, 50 Silver. However, Shi Feng did not feel any heartache over it as the
money he obtained from Aqua Rose just now was simply the tip of the
iceberg.

The true iceberg was still within his grasp with the incomparably popular
Hard Stone. To Aqua Rose, Whetstones were neither rare nor special. After
all, being from the Ore Country, such items were available in abundance. The
number of forgers there was as plentiful as the hairs on an ox, so they were
not particularly desperate for such items. However, it was a different story for
the Star-Moon Kingdom with the various Guilds in the White River City
region who were desperately trying to level up.

These Guilds were in desperate need of Hard Stones. Yet, it was just too
difficult to obtain any. They might even go bald from over-worrying right
now.

As for after these Guilds entered White River City, Shi Feng did not need to
worry that these Guilds would suddenly halt their need for Whetstones.

Even after everyone entered White River City, the issue of durability would
still plague them. It might even become a much more serious issue. Hence,
Shi Feng did not worry in the slightest that he could not sell his Hard Stones.
He merely had to decide at what price he would sell them for.

Just as Shi Feng was about to return to White River City, Blackie suddenly
sent news.

“Brother Feng, this is not good! Right now, all of the Guilds within the White
River City region are looking for you. They say that if you do not give an
explanation on the official forums, all the Guilds within the White River City
region will add us to the wanted list!”

188

After reading Blackie’s message, Shi Feng was confused.

Why would the Guilds within the White River City region suddenly look for
trouble with them for no reason? Moreover, they even wanted an explanation.

What did they want him to explain?

However, Shi Feng did not pay further attention to this matter. It would be
better for him to get the details after he returned to White River City. Hence,
he took out the Seven Luminaries Crystal, teleporting to White River City.

\---

Level 10 monster area, White Sand Ruins.

A 40-man elite team was currently clearing Level 10 Desert Twin-headed

Snakes. Every member of the team took action in an organized fashion, and
very quickly, the team dispatched all of the tens of Desert Twin-headed
Snakes, turning them into an abundance of EXP.

This elite team belonged to the Guild, Martial Union, chased out of Red Leaf
Town by Shi Feng. Meanwhile, the leader of this team none other than
Unstable Devastation.

“Boss Unstable, the deed is done. I’ve already told them the conditions, pros,
and cons. At that time, we’ll share the secret Shi Feng used to reach Level 10
quickly. Currently, there are a total of eight unrated Guilds that have agreed
to enter our little alliance,” an Assassin came running, reporting.

“Good; you’ve done well!” Unstable Devastation laughed with a smirk on his
face. He then said confidently, “Ye Feng, you are the one courting death!
You actually dared ignore my words! Now, the entire White River City
region has discovered the leveling secret you used to reach Level 10! I’ve
also established my own alliance. Whether you reveal that leveling secret or
not, you will be finished!”

When Shi Feng had utterly rejected him, Unstable Devastation had been sent
into a daze for a long time. He did not think that Shi Feng would act so
decisively.

However, since Unstable Devastation could not control Shi Feng through
threats, he could only use a more strenuous method to deal with Shi Feng,
publicizing the matter about this secret to all of the other Guilds. Now that
the competition between the various large Guilds was so intense, every one of
these Guilds worked towards swiftly raising their members’ levels to Level
10. Meanwhile, Shi Feng possessed a leveling secret that could allow these
Guilds to achieve such a feat, so these various large Guilds would naturally
want it.

After all, while the other Guilds still worried over the matter of reaching
Level 10, Shi Feng's entire team was already Level 10 and currently
developed themselves further in White River City. Their situations were
worlds apart. Currently, Shi Feng's team occupied all of the resources
available in White River City. With that access, they could increase the gap
even further. By the time the majority of the players in the White River City
region entered White River City, Shi Feng's team may already occupy all the
high-level resource areas available in the city. How were other players
supposed to mingle in White River City then?

That was to say, if any Guild could obtain Shi Feng’s leveling secret, they
would become a tyrant in White River City in the future.
With such a temptation in sight, who could resist?

Not to mention, Shi Feng was merely an independent player. He did not have
the protection of any major power. God’s Domain was still not kind enough
to allow a weakling exclusive monopoly on treasures. With treasures up for
grabs, how could any of these Guilds let go of this chance? They would do
whatever they could to snatch it.

As for obtaining the leveling secret through fair trade, it was an impossible
notion. After all, the initial criterion for a fair trade was that both parties had
to be of equal power. How could a single independent player possibly equal a
large Guild?

If Shi Feng did not obediently hand the leveling secret over, there would only
be a single ending for him – Death!

However, even if he handed it over, death would still be the only thing
awaiting him. This was the sorrow of weaklings.

At this moment, even Unstable Devastation pitied Shi Feng. However, who
told this fool to refuse his ‘kind’ suggestion?

\---
White River City, Trade Area, Bank.

The moment Shi Feng returned to White River City, he immediately emptied
all of the forging materials he had on him into the bank. Seeing over ten
thousand slots of his warehouse full to the brim, Shi Feng could not help but
grow emotional. After all, in his previous life, he did not possess such a rich
and spectacular warehouse. He wondered just how much money he could
make if he sold all of these items. At the very least, it should be enough to
serve as his Guild’s reserve funds.

In actuality, Shi Feng’s current fame could allow him to establish a Guild
easily. However, Shi Feng chose to do it surely, but steadily. He should first
deal with the welfare of the Guild. After finishing that, the Guild he
established would shock the world, and no power out there would be able to
touch them. Even if those third-rate and second-rate Guilds wished to
suppress his Guild, they could not stop his Guild’s swift development. After
all, his Guild would already possess a sturdy foundation and huge funding at
that time; a small skirmish would not easily destroy it.

After he finished tidying up his warehouse, Shi Feng opened his system
message log, taking a look at what was actually going on.

Previously, to prevent Unstable Devastation from disturbing his trade, Shi

Feng had set his system communication and messages to prevent strangers
from disturbing him. However, he did not think that so much would occur
during the time he did so.
Compared to when he entered White River City, the messages he now
received exceeded 10,000. Independent players had sent a majority of them,
while various Guilds had sent the minority.

After reading a few of these messages, Shi Feng managed to grasp the
general gist of what these players wanted.

A majority of these players wanted to privately purchase his strategy of

quickly reaching to Level 10, while a minority of them directly demanded
that Shi Feng hand the strategy over. Naturally, this minority consisted of
Guild representatives. Every one of the words in their messages contained
force. Although they did not use threatening words, their intent was
unmistakable. They told Shi Feng to do whatever he saw fit, but he would
have to take responsibility for the consequences.

Meanwhile, the demand for an explanation posted on the forums was also the
doing of these Guilds. They were clearly trying to force him into a corner.

Fortunately, however, the Guilds that had directly suggested that Shi Feng
hand over the leveling strategy were all unrated, without a single rated Guild
among them.

“Unstable Devastation,” Shi Feng’s brows wrinkled, a chilling battle intent

shone in his eyes.
This was a scheme concocted by Unstable Devastation in order to push him
down to a hell beyond salvation.

From the experiences in his past life, Shi Feng clearly understood a single
matter.

A hungry ghost could never devour enough[1].

“Hmm? Even Shadow is trying to have a part in this?” Shi Feng found a new
post on the forums. It was a declaration of alliance made by Unstable
Devastation and several other Guilds. They requested Shi Feng to hand over
his leveling strategy to satisfy everyone. Otherwise, they would impose a
sanction on him. Meanwhile, Shadow was among the several Guilds that had
joined this alliance.

Immediately, plenty of people showed their support for Unstable Devastation.

They all wanted Shi Feng to hand over his leveling strategy, benefiting
everyone.

Shi Feng simply smiled.

Did they really take him for someone who could be easily bullied, someone
they could mold in the palm of their hands? If Gentle Snow possessed this
leveling secret, these Guilds and players would have long since shut their
mouths. Rather, they would cheer and sing her praises.

Immediately after, Shi Feng created a post on the forums.

Selling the leveling strategy to reach Level 10 quickly for 10 billion Credits!
All insincere buyers will be ignored!

Shi Feng then set aside the official forums, looking at the time. It was nearing
dawn in the real world, so Shi Feng promptly logged off to rest.

However, Shi Feng’s post had instantly become popular. Almost everybody
paid attention to it when they saw Shi Feng’s asking price of 10 billion.
Those who had previously wanted Shi Feng to publicly disclose the strategy
for free now cursed even more fervently.

Ten billion Credits? Why don’t you die instead!

Unstable Devastation and other unknown Guilds had all involuntarily cursed
the moment they saw Ye Feng’s post. This Ye Feng had simply gone insane
for money. Which fool out there would spend 10 billion Credits to buy a
garbage strategy?
However, anyone smart enough could easily discern Shi Feng’s true
intentions.

Naturally, these Guilds also understood what Shi Feng tried to say. This was
Shi Feng’s way of indirectly sending them a message, saying, “Want this
secret for free?”

“Dream on!”

Without a doubt, Shi Feng declared war with these Guilds.

“Ye Feng, you are digging your own grave!” Unstable Devastation spoke in
rage, though his tone carried with it a hint of gloating.

He was furious due to Shi Feng ridiculing him for being poor, while he was
happy as there were over 30 Guilds who would deal with Shi Feng. Even if
Shi Feng were amazing, he would still be finished the moment these Guilds
entered White River City.

Unless, of course, Shi Feng could repeat the scene from last time, banishing
all of these Guilds from White River City.
However, was that possible?

***

TL Notes:

[1]A hungry ghost could never devour enough: signifying that greed is
endless.

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Shortly after Shi Feng logged off…

The post Shi Feng had left on the forums became instantly popular.

One view became ten; ten became a hundred. Players had strong gossiping
hearts, so they would not miss out on this good show.
Within a short twenty minutes, almost all players within the White River City
region had discovered this matter.

The Guilds that had demanded the leveling strategy from Shi Feng were all
enraged.

“Crap! Find all of the information about that little bastard for me! Not only
am I going to kill him back to Level 0, but I’m also going to kill all his
friends back to Level 0! Since he dares humiliate Ghost Wheel, he can forget
thinking of mingling in God’s Domain any longer!” Sleeping Bones, the
Guild Leader of Ghost Wheel, was furious after listening to his subordinate’s
report. Although Ghost Wheel was an unrated Guild, they were still a large
Guild with over five thousand members. Yet, a lone, independent player
looked down on them. How were they supposed to show their faces in public
in the future if they took this lying down?

“Leader, I’ve already investigated him,” an Elementalist said.

“Speak! Since he dares look down on Ghost Wheel, I can’t retain the name
‘Sleeping Bones’ if I don’t kill all of his friends back to Level 0!” Sleeping
Bones bellowed.

“That Ye Feng is an independent player, and I’ve confirmed that he has eight
team members. Aside from them, Ye Feng also has a good relationship with
Stabbing Heart, the Vice-Leader of the Assassin’s Alliance. Rumor also has it
that he has a very close relationship with the Snow Goddess, Gentle Snow, as
well” that Elementalist answered.

“......” Sleeping Bones suddenly fell silent.

Was this a joke? If they dared to actually kill Stabbing Heart of Assassin’s
Alliance and Gentle Snow of Ouroboros, then the day they entered White
River City would be the day Ghost Wheel disbanded.

“Forget it! I, Sleeping Bones, am a magnanimous person! We’ll just stick to

killing Ye Feng and his teammates, lest we want other people to start
gossiping about us!”

“Roger! Guild Leader is the wisest!”

At the same time, the other Guilds that did not have a clear understanding of
Shi Feng began their investigations about him. They were prepared to
properly deal with him the moment they entered White River City.

\---

Meanwhile, on the forums, players were currently discussing this incident.

They all felt that White River City’s battle of the century was about to begin.

“This fellow brother Ye Feng simply too awesome! Isn’t he trying to oppose
those various Guilds?”

“He is just overestimating himself. Who does he think he is? When these
Guilds enter White River City, it will take no effort for them to destroy him.”

“What do you know? Ye Feng is a god-ranked expert! Previously, he turned

Martial Union upside down, while Martial Union could do nothing against
him. They were even chased out of Red Leaf Town. Now, Ye Feng is even
facing off against so many strong powers. He is truly my generation’s role
model!”
“What’s so amazing about that? I could do it as well! Don’t forget, that
incident happened in a town. The various large Guilds’ strength scattered;
how many members could they possibly have in a single town? It was only
natural that they were defeated!”

There were many players browsing the forums. However, a majority of them
did not feel optimistic about Shi Feng’s chances. They were especially
confused about Shi Feng’s actions.

Just how stupid could Shi Feng be, to actually dare taunt the Guilds? Was he
not afraid of these Guilds taking revenge and killing him back to Level 0?

Along with the growing intensity of the discussions, the so-called god-ranked
expert had also become a courageous fool.

Many started ridiculing Shi Feng.

Just when the forums reached their zenith, Shi Feng’s White River City
Guidebook post revealed itself the moment the preset time arrived. The post’s
appearance caused a massive ripple effect.

The White River City Guidebook was undeniably what various large Guilds
needed the most right now. A few Level 9 independent players also urgently
needed it. If these players had the White River City Guidebook, they would
not have to spend a large amount of time exploring the city. They only
needed to refer to the guidebook to learn what they needed to know.

Compared to the heavenly price of ten billion for a single leveling strategy,
using 20,000 Credits to purchase a luxury version of the White River City
Guidebook was unquestionably a lot cheaper; it was practically the price of
cabbage. Also, the cheaper, simplified version only sold for 300 Credits.
These various Guilds and players could easily accept that price.
However, afraid of Shi Feng’s trickery, a large majority of the Guilds chose
to purchase the simplified guidebook, taking a look at it before making
further decisions.

After all, they could afford a loss of 300 Credits.

As for the players that wished to develop themselves in God’s Domain, they
all grew extremely curious about White River City, a fascinating city. They
wished to experience it in advance, so many players had gnashed their teeth
as they bought the simplified guidebook.

Within half an hour, the simplified version of the White River City
Guidebook was like a best-selling novel. Sales of the guidebook continuously
increased, and before anyone knew it, over 5,000 copies had already sold.

In other words, Shi Feng had earned 1.5 million Credits within this short
time. Many players had discovered business opportunities from this.

Players who originally worried about whether or not they could make money
in God’s Domain relaxed at this sight. After all, Shi Feng was their best
example. As long as they could grasp ahold of the opportunity, becoming rich
in a single night was not just a dream; it was just like how Shi Feng became
the first person to enter White River City.

Immediately, plenty of players outside of the White River City region grew
excited. If they too could be the first to enter their own respective cities and
write a city guidebook, couldn’t they also become rich?

This thought inspired desperation in all of the players in God’s Domain. As if

possessed by the devil, they all started rushing to level up. They all wished to
become the first person to enter their respective cities, making a huge profit
and becoming rich overnight.

\---

Meanwhile, in the trade market of the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, the

popularity of Whetstones had instantly soared. As long as a forger had at
least a 30% success rate of crafting Whetstones, the various large guilds
would instantly target them. The Guilds used all sorts of methods to recruit
these forgers, continuously raising the standard of treatment. As a result,
these forgers earned salaries comparable to the white-collar workers in the
big cities.

Such a result inspired other players to become forgers. However, forging

materials were utterly necessary if one wanted to hone their forging skill.
Like adding fuel to a fire, this new situation instantly ignited a blazing
inferno that raged through all of the Star Moon Kingdom.

The prices of forging materials soared, again and again, madly increasing the
price of Hard Stones as well.

By the time Shi Feng entered God’s Domain that night, a stack of 20 Hard
Stones already sold for a sky-high price of 8 Silver Coins. However, the
supply could not keep up with the demand. Furthermore, even the most
common Bronze Ore sold for 15 Silver Coins per stack, with 200 per stack.

“Hahaha! Luck can’t be stopped once it comes! I would never have thought
that the White River City Guidebook would so fiercely drive the materials
market!” Shi Feng rejoiced the moment he logged in.

During the day, aside from training his body, Shi Feng had gone to the city
center to look for suitable locations to start up his Workshop. His
requirements were very simple; he wanted a good environment surrounding
the office building.

After surveying over ten locations, Shi Feng finally found a relatively
pleasing office building. It was located in the city center. Moreover, it was an
entire floor being sold. The office floor had a wide space of 5,000 square-
meters, so it was extremely spacious. There would be no problems turning it
into an office for several hundred people. Moreover, the surrounding
environment and traffic were convenient. However, the most important factor
was that the office was relatively close to Big Dipper, the best gym in Jin Hai
City.

The owner of the office floor only sold it to make up for issues surfacing with
his business. Otherwise, he would not bear parting with such an amazing
location.

However, that person had set a price of 60 million Credits for the place, with
each square meter priced at 12,000 Credits. Although such a price was not
considered expensive in the city center, it was not cheap either. Shi Feng only
had somewhere over 20 million Credits stored in his bank right now. He still
needed that money for the Fellowship Party hosted by his school. In the end,
Shi Feng could only ask the owner for fifteen days to think it over.

Shi Feng never imagined that he would be given a fright the moment he
returned to God’s Domain. When he saw the sales of the White River City
Guidebook, he even thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.
190

Shi Feng had already received attention since the problem of the leveling
strategy cropped up.

Now that he had priced the leveling strategy at a shockingly high price of ten
billion Credits, he was once more pushed into the spotlight. Hence, it was
only natural for the White River City Guidebook to receive everyone’s
attention the moment it appeared.

These sales had far exceeded Shi Feng’s expectations.

Shi Feng quietly called up the half-transparent display screen. When he

examined the sales records displayed on the official forums, Shi Feng
involuntarily revealed a knowing smile.

The simplified version of the White River City Guidebook sold 25,364
copies.

The luxury version of the White River City Guidebook sold 367 copies.

In only half a day’s time, the sales had already reached such numbers. Even a
best-selling book could achieve such a feat.

The simplified version, which was the cheapest version of the guidebook,
already cost 300 Credits. This was much more expensive than any ordinary
book. However, over 25,000 copies still sold. Moreover, 367 copies of the
20,000 Credit version of the guidebook also sold. It was obvious just how
great the business opportunities were in God’s Domain.
Just the Credits Shi Feng earned within a day exceeded ten million. It was
practically faster than robbing a bank.

Of course, the main contributor to such success was Shi Feng becoming too
eye-catching and famous, even if most of it was infamy. Moreover, along
with the passing of time, the sales of the White River City Guidebook would
still increase. Although Shi Feng won’t be earning as much as he was now,
his daily earnings would still be considerable.

Originally, Shi Feng estimated his earnings from the guidebooks would be
around several million Credits. Moreover, he reached this conclusion after
taking into consideration that every Guild within the White River City region
would purchase a copy of the luxury version. However, the conversation
records on the forums made it clear that it wasn’t just players within the
White River City region paying attention to the guidebook. Players and
Guilds from other cities also purchased the guidebooks, which, in turn, led to
such a high selling rate.

Although it was a strange situation, Shi Feng could guess the intentions of the
players and Guilds of other cities.

The difference between cities was not particularly large. Mostly, only the
quests available, leveling spots, and amount of NPCs were different.
However, the main rules in a city and the ways to develop a Guild in a city
were the same. As long as they bought the White River City Guidebook, they
would understand the basic rules of their respective cities. They could also
quickly adapt to the playstyle in the cities. So, naturally, they would purchase
a copy of the guidebook to get a general understanding of their respective
cities.

Now that Shi Feng had gained over ten million Credits for no good reason,
confidence regarding his future filled his heart. He might even be able to
suppress Shadow at the Fellowship Party in a few days, becoming the center
of attention during the party. However, before he could become the focal
point, he needed to make plenty of preparations. After all, his background
was simply too weak compared to Shadow’s right now.

_Hard Stones will soar in price from now on. It should reach its peak by the
time the first corporation enter White River City. That time would be the best
opportunity for me to sell my stock and make a killing._ Shi Feng closed the
official forums as he thought. Right now, aside from Credits, he needed a lot
of Gold Coins to increase his Workshop’s background. However, he could
not just hold on to a ton of Gold Coins. After all, the true way of earning
money in a virtual reality game was by spending money in the first place.

He currently had far too few Coins to carry out such a feat. Hence, he needed
to earn many more Gold Coins.

Right now, becoming enemies with that many unrated Guilds had placed
quite a pressure on Shi Feng. Although these Guilds were not much of a
threat to him as a lone player, he still wanted to establish his own Guild in the
future. Such a situation would be detrimental to his Guild.

As the saying went, the barefooted did not fear those with shoes[1].
Establishing your own Guild was the equivalent of putting on shoes. Having
a Guild was the equivalent of having a house, supplying your enemies with
an easy target; they could deal with you with greater ease. Hence, in Shi
Feng’s previous life, plenty of small Guilds were forced to disperse due to
being targeted by a large Guild. On the other hand, the fixed teams formed by
independent players got by rather peacefully, and it went without saying that
lone players could do so as well.

However, there was a limit to the strength of a single individual in God’s

Domain. It was the same in the case of a large team. If Shi Feng wanted to
establish his own virtual empire, he, even more, was in need of the strength
of a Guild. Hence, establishing a Guild was his only available option.

To reduce the pressure on himself, Shi Feng needed to increase the pressure
on these unrated Guilds. That way, they couldn’t spare any time to deal with
him. Although there was still a long time until these Guilds would search him
out, it was wise to take precautions.

Immediately, Shi Feng contacted Stabbing Heart.

“Brother Ye Feng, I am truly grateful for your help the last time! Because of
your guidebook, the elite teams of our Guild could prepare far more than
other Guilds. After we enter White River City, I believe it won’t be long
before our Assassin’s Alliance reigns supreme over the other Guilds in White
River City!” Stabbing Heart excitedly said, “However, after not meeting for
some time, I never imagined that Brother Ye Feng would grow even more
famous! I am truly envious! If I become as famous as Brother Ye Feng, I
might even be promoted to an elder position during the next Guild meeting!”

“I’d rather be more ordinary,” Shi Feng smiled bitterly as he shook his head.

The nail that stuck out would be hammered down. Although Shi Feng had
long since been prepared for this in his heart, he did not think that the actual
situation would be so intense.

“Brother Ye Feng, since you are looking for me, do you need help for
something?” Stabbing Heart asked. Normally, Shi Feng would not take the
initiative to contact him unless there was something going on.

“Of course. Moreover, it is good news for you,” Shi Feng laughed.
“Good news?” Stabbing Heart grew slightly excited. He had received plenty
of praises from the Guild Leader due to the help he received from Shi Feng
the past several times. As a result, his position in Assassin’s Alliance had
risen by quite a bit. Meanwhile, the matter of the White River City
Guidebook even earned him the good graces of the Guild elders; they had
already labeled him as one of the reserve elders of the Guild. Such a
promotion was rare in the Assassin’s Alliance, and it displayed how highly
the Guild Leader and elders thought of him.

“Do you lack Hard Stones right now?” Shi Feng asked.

“Lack?! My subordinates and I have a headache over this matter right now!
Even though I’d sent many people out to grind, the amount of Hard Stones
we obtained is merely a drop in the bucket! Does Brother Ye Feng need some
Hard Stones right now?” Stabbing Heart breathed out a tired sigh when he
heard the words ‘Hard Stone.’ He then immediately said, “If Brother Ye Feng
needs them, I should be able to gather three to four stacks for you. I truly
can’t spare any more than that.”

Stabbing Heart only spoke the truth. After all, he had prepared these Hard
Stones for the forgers in his Guild to craft Whetstones.

“Brother Stabbing Heart, you’re overthinking things. I’m not calling to buy,
but to sell,” Shi Feng laughed.

“Sell?” Stabbing Heart was awe-stricken. Hard Stones were extremely rare
right now, and it was insanely difficult for average players to obtain them.
Not to mention selling them, players would normally choose to keep them for
their own use. After all, if one wanted to level up quickly, Whetstones were a
must. “How many do you have? Be it two or three stacks, I want all of them!
I’ll even buy them at above market price! What do you think about 9 Silver
Coins per stack?”
In Stabbing Heart’s mind, Shi Feng was only an independent player. It was
already heaven-defying for him to have two to three stacks. After all,
Stabbing Heart’s own team, which consisted of hundreds of players, had only
managed to obtain three to four stacks after a long time.

“No; I have fifty stacks. However, I’m only taking Coins for them,” Shi Feng
casually responded, extended five fingers.

***

TL Notes:

[1]the barefooted did not fear those with shoes: this is a Chinese saying that
refers to a person that has no scruples of doing something, as that person was
already not allowed to do so.

191

Stabbing Heart immediately froze in shock when he heard that Shi Feng had
fifty stacks of Hard Stones.

The entire Assassin’s Alliance could not even manage to gather up five full
stacks. Yet, Shi Feng said he had fifty.

If fifty stacks of Hard Stones were used to craft Whetstones, even if the
forgers crafting them had slightly lower success rates, it could allow all the
elite players in the Assassin’s Alliance to reach Level 10, entering White
River City.

“Brother Ye Feng, you’re not tricking me, right? Do you really have fifty
stacks?” Stabbing Heart asked doubtfully. It was not that he did not trust Shi
Feng, but this number was simply too huge. Even a first-rate Guild in a town
could not offer up that many. It would be impressive if they could even
gather six to seven stacks.

“Naturally. Since when have I joked around before?” Shi Feng shook his
head, laughing.

The reason Shi Feng offered Stabbing Heart this many Hard Stones was not
purely to earn Coins. A large part of the reason was to assist the Assassin’s
Alliance in entering White River City and starting their development at an
earlier date. After all, the Assassin’s Alliance’s main forces were all stationed
around the few cities near White River City. As long as the Assassin’s
Alliance grew stronger, with his relationship with Stabbing Heart, Stabbing
Heart could help him suppress and stamp out those unrated Guilds. That way,
these Guilds would be too busy dealing with the Assassin’s Alliance to pay
any attention to him.

Originally, Shi Feng had wanted to sell some Hard Stones to Gentle Snow as
well. However, Gentle Snow’s team was simply developing too quickly.
They had managed to reach Level 10 in only half a day’s time, and at this
time, all the elite members of Ouroboros had already arrived at White River
City. Naturally, they would not need his help anymore.

The most important point was that Gentle Snow possessed the super-luxury
version of the White River City Guidebook that Shi Feng had sold to her.
With it, she could easily widen the gap between herself and the other Guilds,
standing out from the crowd.
Now that Shi Feng had protective umbrellas like Gentle Snow and Stabbing
Heart, would those unrated Guilds possibly dare do anything to him? He
could progress with his own development with a peace of mind.

“Brother Ye Feng, I don’t know how to thank you for this…! If you have
anything you need help with in the future, just mention it! If it is something
that I can help with, I will give it my all!” Stabbing Heart was extremely
touched right now. In his heart, he had already taken Shi Feng as his good
brother.

However, 4 Gold, 50 Silver was not easy to obtain. He needed some time to
gather the liquid funds from the other towns and collect some from the
money-farming team.

Although it was a large expenditure, with fifty stacks of Hard Stones,

Stabbing Heart could allow the team in Red Leaf Town to be the first team,
out of all the other team in the Assassin’s Alliance, to enter White River City.
At that time, he would receive a promotion in the Guild once more. He might
even become an elder of the Assassin’s Alliance. Meanwhile, such an
achievement was only possible due to Shi Feng’s help. Although Stabbing
Heart felt slightly ashamed of himself for to not being of great help to Shi
Feng, he had already decided that, once he entered White River City, he
would fully support Shi Feng. Whoever dared to go against Shi Feng would
go against him as well!

“When will you can send someone over to Red Leaf Town to conduct the
trade?” Shi Feng asked.

“As long as you are free, any time is good!” Stabbing Heart answered.
“Oh, right. I have something I need to ask you. Do you know the current
whereabouts of the team from Martial Union led by Unstable Devastation?”
Shi Feng felt that, since he was going to make a trip back to Red Leaf Town,
he might as well look for Unstable Devastation to extract his revenge.

“This, I know. They’re currently at the White Sand Ruins. Are you planning
on taking revenge on them? I’ll call some men over to go with you. They
have quite a few of players on their side, so it would be dangerous for you
hunt them by yourself,” Stabbing Heart was slightly surprised. He did not
think that Shi Feng would take revenge so quickly. Moreover, he was even
going to deal with the elite team led by Unstable Devastation directly. After
all, that elite team formed after Unstable Devastation merged the elite teams
from five different towns. The number of elites in that team even far
exceeded that of Stabbing Heart’s own elite team, so it would not be easy to
deal with them.

“Thanks, but I wish to deal with my own matters by myself. Let’s meet up in
front of Red Leaf Town’s Bank in twenty minutes,” Shi Feng thanked him.

“Alright. I’ll send some men to investigate Martial Union’s exact location. At
that time, I’ll pass on their exact whereabouts to you along with the 4 Gold,
50 Silver.” Stabbing Heart naturally knew of the arrogance of an expert, so he
did not pursue the matter. Otherwise, if he were to find trouble with Martial
Union without Shi Feng’s agreement, he might even incur Shi Feng’s ire.

\---

Twenty minutes later...

Shi Feng arrived in front of the Bank in Red Leaf Town.

“Hello, Big Brother Ye Feng. I am Cocoa, from the Assassin’s Alliance, Big
Brother Stabbing Heart sent me here. Here is the grinding location of Martial
Union’s elite team.”

A pure and pleasant looking female Elementalist walked over, her eyes
sparkling as she looked at Shi Feng. After all, the Shi Feng before her was the
god-ranked expert of Red Leaf Town that everybody knew about. He was a
person that even team leader Stabbing Heart of Red Leaf Town treated with
respect. Most importantly, Shi Feng was good friends with the Snow Goddess
that she admired greatly. There was absolutely no chance for a normal
lifestyle player like herself to come into contact with such a legendary figure.
She was only here today to conduct a trade because the other forgers in the
Guild were too busy, while she was a newly recruited forger in the Guild.
Only, she did not think that she could meet such a great character.

Shi Feng glanced at this girl, and his expression immediately froze.

Cream Cocoa, wasn’t she that famous Master Forger of Star-Moon

Kingdom?

As one of the Ten Great Master Forgers in Star-Moon Kingdom, Cream

Cocoa was a forging genius who was the closest to becoming a Grandmaster
Forger. Her talent was almost comparable to that of Seliora of White River
City. She was both a beauty and a forging genius; plenty of first-rate Guilds
had willingly offered her an annual salary of hundreds of millions to recruit
her. Unfortunately, she rejected them all, one after another, as she wanted to
stay in the third-rate Guild, Prayer Temple. Rumor had it that she had done so
to repay a debt of gratitude, as Cream Cocoa was relatively clumsy during
her early days, causing her success rate to be abysmally low. Due to her
clumsiness, plenty of Guilds had refused to accept her. In the end, Prayer
Temple was the only Guild that had accepted and nurtured her, so she did not
wish to leave them.
Unfortunately, even with such a genius Master Forger in their Guild,
Ouroboros still destroyed Prayer Temple in the end. As a result, Cream
Cocoa chose to join World Dominators, a first-rate Guild in direct opposition
of Ouroboros, to take revenge on the first-rate Guild.

However, why was Cream Cocoa in the Assassin’s Alliance right now?

Shi Feng was slightly confused, as Prayer Temple’s main force was not
located in White River City, but in the capital city, Star-Moon City. It was
also the reason why Ouroboros destroyed them.

_Could it be that, after being ignored by the Assassin’s Alliance, she chose to
head to Star-Moon City to develop herself after she reached a higher Level,
which then led her to Prayer Temple?_ Shi Feng could only make guesses. If
the Assassin's Alliance found out that they had chased away a Master Forger
during their early days in God’s Domain, they might even kill themselves in
regret.

“Big Brother Ye Feng?” When Cream Cocoa discovered that Shi Feng stared
at her sternly, she couldn’t help but panic.

Only now did Shi Feng regain his senses. His actions could not be considered
overreacting, as a top-tier Master Forger was simply too important to a Guild.
However, he couldn’t just try to recruit Cream Cocoa to his group. After all,
Cream Cocoa was still a member of the Assassin’s Alliance right now. His
only option at the moment was to wait for Cream Cocoa to leave the
Assassin’s Alliance before trying to recruit her.

“Oh, it’s nothing. Here are the fifty stacks of Hard Stones,” Shi Feng
immediately traded the fifty stacks of Hard Stones to Cream Cocoa.
When Cream Cocoa saw the fifty stacks of Hard Stones in her trade window,
her eyes widened in shock. She did not even dare believe her own eyes. Right
now, it was hard to even purchase one or two Hard Stones. Yet, Shi Feng had
easily managed to bring out fifty stacks. It was no wonder why team leader
Stabbing Heart was so respectful to Ye Feng! As expected, he was a figure
that average players like her could only look up to!

Soon after the trade completed, Shi Feng departed from Red Leaf Town,
heading towards the White Sand Ruins. However, he did not add Cream
Cocoa as a friend, as such an action might cause a change to the track of
history, causing Cream Cocoa to instead stay with the Assassin’s Alliance. If
that happened, he would definitely cry with regret. Hence, he would let
history repeat itself without his interference.

Now that he knew Martial Union’s precise location, he would immediately

teach Unstable Devastation the consequences of becoming his enemy..

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White Sand Ruins, as a key location for players to reach Level 10, the Level
9 players from the surrounding towns would naturally come here to level up.
Not only did this place possess Level 10 monsters, which were a better
source of EXP, there were also plenty of quests in this region. Moreover, a
majority of them rewarded high amounts of EXP, and some high-level quests
even gave out Bronze ranked or above equipment.
It was especially true for the newly discovered Stonehammer Town. It was
practically a heaven for players. As long as one’s reputation in Stonehammer
Town reached a certain degree, they could purchase Level 10 Bronze and
Mysterious-Iron Equipment at extremely low prices. It was impossible to find
such treatment in other towns.

Thus, White Sand Ruins became the mainstream leveling location for Level 9
players. Naturally, Guilds like Martial Union would not miss out on such a
great location.

Ever since Shi Feng had killed Unstable Devastation in Red Leaf Town,
Unstable Devastation had immediately escaped to this place to level up. After
a period of hard work, Unstable Devastation had finally managed to get back
to Level 9; he was also not far from reaching Level 10.

“Ye Feng, just you wait. The day our alliance of Guilds enter White River
City will be the day of your funeral!” Unstable Devastation silently cursed as
he killed a Level 10 Three-tailed Scorpion.

Although he had exposed Shi Feng’s secret, and Shi Feng provoked and
angered the other Guilds, there had yet to be a person that could do a thing to
Shi Feng. Moreover, not only was Shi Feng living comfortably, he was even
earning a large sum of money right now! This envious situation of Shi Feng’s
had driven Unstable Devastation to near insanity, and he silently questioned
why he couldn’t enjoy such fortune.

Martial Union was originally a Guild that had migrated to God’s Domain
from another virtual reality game, so they did not possess the investment of
any large corporation. There were only a few wealthy young masters
spending money to support the Guild. While Martial Union still played that
other virtual reality game, these wealthy young masters were considered rich
tycoons. They could casually spend up to several hundred thousand Credits,
allowing the Martial Union of those days to take the gaming world by storm
easily. Such a situation had allowed these wealthy young masters great
pleasure; hence they went on to establish Martial Union in God’s Domain.
They wanted to continue taking the world by storm.

As Unstable Devastation was one of the upper echelons of Martial Union, his
monthly salary was over ten thousand Credits. It was a relatively high salary
even within the big city. He was even extremely elated about this matter,
often bragging in front of his friends about how he was a god-ranked player.
When he treated his friends to a normal restaurant, he would always foot the
bill with a casual wave of his hand, appearing domineering and earning the
envy of others.

However, after Unstable Devastation witnessed the sales of the White River
City Guidebook, his mind turned into a complete mess.

With a rough calculation, Unstable Devastation guessed that Shi Feng’s

earnings in a single day had exceeded ten million Credits. Considering the
follow-up earnings, Shi Feng’s assets might have surpassed even that of the
wealthy young masters in Martial Union. If Shi Feng took a step further and
sold his leveling strategy at a low price, he might truly be able to live his
remaining years without worry. Wealth and beauties would be within Shi
Feng grasp; his life might become even more comfortable than those young
masters.

Thinking up to this point, bitterness and envy filled Unstable Devastation’s

heart.

However, the only fortunate thing was that Shi Feng had not offered the
leveling strategy at a low price. As long as he could snatch it, becoming the
first one to sell it on the official forums, he wouldn’t need to remain a
professional player any longer. He could immediately live a rich life in the
real world.

“Boss Unstable, I discovered a location with an extraordinarily high amount

of monsters. The respawn rate is also quite fast. Our leveling efficiency could
probably rise by 60% or more there,” an Assassin said in the team chat.

“Report the location. We’ll head there right away,” Unstable Devastation
grew excited upon hearing this.

Right now, there were simply too many players in the White Sand Ruins,
while the number of monsters was far from enough for them to grind. If there
were such a valuable location available, they might make it to White River
City today.

“These are the coordinates,” that Assassin immediately transmitted the

coordinates into the team chat.

“Good. We’ll head over there after we get rid of these monsters,” Unstable
Devastation laughed. His luck had finally arrived.

In a moment, Unstable Devastation led his team of elite players to that

location.

Just like that Assassin had reported, this place was extremely secluded. There
were plenty of monsters here as well. There were almost more than fifty
Three-tailed Scorpions respawning every interval. To a large elite team like
theirs with over a hundred players, this place was certainly a worthwhile
grinding spot.

The only problem was that there were already quite a few players grinding
here as well.
“Boss Unstable, what are we going to do?” a Shield Warrior looked towards
the 60 to 70 players grinding ahead, his eyebrows scrunching as he spoke.

“Duh! Can’t you see that they’re all independent players?” Unstable
Devastation said disdainfully, “They’re merely temporary parties grinding
here. How can we let them occupy such a good location? Go, get rid of them.
From now on, this place will be Martial Union’s grinding spot.”

Indeed, just as Unstable Devastation said, the players here were all
independent players that did not belong to any Guilds. They had simply
teamed up temporarily to grind. If a normal Guild were to see this many
players, they would not dare attempt to steal this territory. However, it was a
different story for Unstable Devastation and the bunch from Martial Union.
Unstable Devastation’s team consisted of the elite players of five different
towns, and even the elite team Stabbing Heart led could not outnumber them.

“Clear out the place! All those not from Martial Union, leave! Otherwise,
deal with the consequences at your own risk!” Unstable Devastation glared at
the group of independent players with contempt as he yelled his warning.

Meanwhile, the hundred-plus elite players from Martial Union all wore
sneers as they surrounded the location. As long as anybody dared resist, they
would extinguish them without hesitation.

The equipment of independent players had always been of poor quality. Even
if these players had reached Level 9, their equipment was still far from
comparing with Martial Union’s. Martial Union even had the advantage of
numbers, up to 132 players, while these independent players only numbered
around 60 to 70. Not to mention, these independent players were not unified
in heart, so they were even less of a challenge to Martial Union.
At this moment, the representative sent out by these independent players said,
“Brothers from Martial Union, shouldn’t we do things properly? It isn’t easy
for everyone to level up. Why don’t we do this; we’ll each take half of these
monsters.”

“Scram! I’ll count to ten. If all of you don’t get lost by then, I don’t mind
letting you stay here forever!” Unstable Devastation bellowed.

“You guys are too arrogant! We’ve only managed to discover this place after
much difficulty, so what right do you have to chase us away?”

“Listen to me, everyone. Why don’t we team up and fight it out against
Martial Union? At most, both sides will suffer losses. I don’t believe that
these players from Martial Union are really so fearless as fight it out with
us!”

Just as one of the parties tried to organize everyone else into a team to go
against Martial Union, tens of Fireballs blasted on the players of said party,
instantly killing them all. This situation had frightened these independent
players. However, they did not dare utter a word, only silently glare at
Unstable Devastation.

“What? Do you have something to say?” Unstable Devastation laughed

coldly, waving his hand once again.

Suddenly, another dozen spells fell upon them, and several more players
glaring at Unstable Devastation perished.

“Let’s go,” unable to endure the pressure, one of the parties took the lead.
Soon after, the several remaining parties looked at each other. They all shook
their heads as they departed. As for the two parties that died, nobody cared
about them any longer.

“Hahaha! They are merely a bunch of trash, yet they dare compete with us,
Martial Union?” Unstable Devastation watched the departing independent
players, jeering.

Meanwhile, the other members of Martial Union also started laughing,

exhilarated.

At this moment, Shi Feng arrived at the White Sand Ruins after running
without rest.

“Martial Union should not be far ahead,” Shi Feng compared his current
location to the marked location on the map, increasing his pace as he headed
onward.

193

When Shi Feng arrived at the location Stabbing Heart had provided, he
couldn’t even find a shadow of Martial Union.

“Where are they?” Shi Feng surveyed his surroundings. Aside from a dozen
or so Three-tailed Scorpions, not a single player occupied this flat, sandy
area. “Was there an error in the information Stabbing Heart gave me?”
Shi Feng thought the possibility of such an error was low. After all, the
Assassin’s Alliance was a top-tier, second-rate Guild; there shouldn’t be any
significant errors in their information gathering. Moreover, Stabbing Heart
had been so confident in providing the information, so he must have had a
basis for his confidence.

“Forget it. I didn’t have much hope of finding them immediately in any
case,” since Shi Feng was not in a hurry, he started searching around the
surrounding area. If Martial Union had already entered White River City,
Stabbing Heart would have notified him at the first notice. However, there
was not a huge possibility for Martial Union to enter White River City right
now as even Stabbing Heart’s team had yet to enter the city.

Time passed, little by little.

More and more players reached Level 10, each of them entering White River
City, one after another.

Right now, the majority of the players who entered White River City were
the elites and upper echelons of Guilds. There was only a small amount of
teams consisting of independent players.

Most of these independent players had purchased the White River City
Guidebook, and they all admired its creator.
“Leader, this Ye Feng is truly amazing. The information he wrote in this
Guidebook is so detailed. Fortunately, we bought the luxury version. The
introductions in the simplified version were overly brief, and it only helps
one get a general understanding of White River City. Meanwhile, the luxury
version mentioned plenty of locations with good quests meant for specific
classes. Thanks to it, I’ve accepted plenty of valuable quests.”

“I know, right? It is all thanks to team leader’s wisdom for buying the luxury
version. If I didn’t know that Ye Feng had personally penned this guidebook,
I would even think that the game officials had published it. I really wonder
what Ye Feng’s previous profession was to possess such powerful
observation skills.”

“That Ye Feng indeed has some skills. Originally, I had simply intended to
purchase the guidebook as a reference; I never thought that the information
was all true. I was shocked after we arrived at White River City. It was worth
the 20,000 Credits. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t willingly sell this
information even for 50,000 Credits. Not only does the information require
time to arrange, but this is also first-hand information. I can’t imagine why
Ye Feng would willingly sell all of this for only 20,000 Credits.”

In front of the Teleportation Hall of White River City, a non-Guild team

consisting of ten-plus elite players happily chatted while waiting for their
other companions.

“Hmm? An independent team?”

At this moment, Gentle Snow emerged from a Teleportation Gate, spotting
this merry team of players. She felt slightly surprised by the sight. At this
time, aside from those elite teams of large Guilds, there was even an
independent team who had reached White River City. This was an extremely
rare sight, and it illustrated this team’s strength.

“I know who they are. Five years ago, these players were very famous in a
relatively sizeable virtual reality game. They were known as the Holy Grail
Knights at that time.

“Although they aren’t a Guild, and their numbers never exceeded a hundred
players, every member of their team was extremely skilled. Their battle
prowess was extremely frightening. Their leader, War Wolf, even had the
reputation as the strongest Warrior in the game. During those days, not a
single Guild in the game that dared provoke them. However, for reasons
unknown, their team disbanded, and plenty of their members stopped playing
the game.”

“The remaining players then went on to become the upper echelons or core
members of first-rate and second-rate Guilds. The Holy Grail Knights is a
legend of sorts in the virtual gaming world now.”

When the Shield Warrior, Ghost Chop, who was knowledgeable about these
independent players saw the average-looking Shield Warrior standing amidst
those players, his expression suddenly turned solemn. This person was indeed
War Wolf, the past team leader of the Holy Grail Knights. Back in those
days, Ghost Chop had admired and respected this man; thus, he chose to play
as a Shield Warrior as well. He then turned to Gentle Snow, slowly starting
his recollection.

“I see,” Gentle Snow could not help but notice War Wolf.

Five years ago, she had yet to experience virtual reality games. Hence, she
did not know that such a person had existed.

“Snow, are you thinking of recruiting him into Ouroboros?” Zhao Yueru
asked with a smile when she noticed Gentle Snow’s moved expression.

“Although this person seemed to lack spirit at first glance, he seemed as deep
and profound as an ocean at the same time. Moreover, the equipment he’s
wearing is all Mysterious-Iron rank, though his weapon slightly lacks as it is
not Secret-Silver rank. However, it should be extremely difficult for an
independent team to have such a geared Shield Warrior, so it clearly displays
how powerful the members of this team are. Meanwhile, a team leader
capable of leading such a team is not a simple character. If we can recruit
him, it should be of great help to our future Dungeon raids,” Gentle Snow did
not directly deny Zhao Yueru’s question. Her previous intentions of
recruiting Shi Feng as a subordinate were already dashed.

Unfortunately, she could not see through Shi Feng, as Shi Feng’s entire being
was shrouded in mystery. The guidebook he had sold her further solidified
this fact. She was greatly shocked when she arrived at White River City.
Using the luxury version of the guidebook as a comparison, Gentle Snow
came to fully understand the value of the exclusive guidebook Shi Feng had
sold to her.

If the other first-rate Guilds discovered this guidebook, they might even start
an all-out war with Ouroboros to snatch it away. Gentle Snow had estimated
the true value of this guidebook to be five million Credits or more.

After all, within the super-luxury guidebook, there was information

pertaining to the problems one would usually face when developing a Guild.
The guidebook also touched on the topic of how to develop and strengthen a
Guild. Moreover, it mentioned the daily quests available that could raise a
person’s reputation in White River City. Such information could allow them
to surpass the other Guilds greatly, and that was not something that could be
purchased with a measly five million Credits.

Even now, Gentle Snow did not dare reveal this information to any other
person; she did not wish to bring a calamity upon herself.

Due to this reason, Gentle Snow had become fully aware of just how much of
a danger Shi Feng was. If she was already in so much danger just by
becoming friends with him, what kind of consequences would she have to
face if she accepted him as her subordinate? Gentle Snow no longer dared
dwell on the consequences.

Shi Feng’s provocation of tens of Guilds presented a prime example.

Fortunately, they were all unrated Guilds as the leveling secret did not hold
much attraction to the true major Guilds. After all, the upper echelons of
these Guilds knew many secrets, and they had a great understanding of God’s
Domain. These Guilds were much stronger than those half-assed, unrated
Guilds.

There were no bugs in God’s Domain. Even if there were one, the system
would discover and correct it immediately. If there truly were a leveling
secret, the only possibility was killing monsters of a higher level or carrying
out high-level quests to obtain massive amounts of EXP.

Only experts or players with exceptional equipment could achieve the former.

As for the latter, it was clearly an unrepeatable situation because such high-
level quests would have great limitations and rarity; not everybody could
receive such quests. They might even be Rare or Unique Quests.

Thus, all of the rated Guilds did not have a particular interest in this secret
that was not really a secret. On the contrary, they were much more interested
in the White River City Guidebook. However, since Shi Feng had wisely
offered the information for sale, these rated Guilds would naturally not look
for trouble with Shi Feng. They also did not have so much time on their
hands, unlike those half-assed Guilds.

Shi Feng belonged to a category of people so intimidating that they possessed

few friends. To put it another way, without sufficient strength, friendship
with Shi Feng was an extremely dangerous endeavor. As for the War Wolf
before her, there was not much danger in building a friendship with such a
person. Moreover, with such great strength, it would be an utter loss not to
recruit him.

“Go. Let’s go and strike up a conversation with them, then,” seeing that all
the members of her team were already present, she opened her mouth and
spoke.

194

White Sand Ruins.

“Martial Union is simply too much! They don’t respect any of us independent
players at all! When I grow stronger, I’ll take revenge on those bastards!”

“Shh! Shut up! Didn’t you see Martial Union kill those other two parties
simply for speaking up?”

“We can’t do anything about this. We aren’t as powerful as they are, so we

can only give way and take a step back.”

“If I was a member of a third-rate Guild, I don’t believe that Martial Union
would dare kick us around like they just did.”

“Leader, why don’t we just join a large Guild? With our current technique
standards, we should be able to join a large Guild.”
“A Guild, is it? Indeed, we should consider it. However, let’s talk about this
after we enter White River City. The Assassin’s Alliance is currently the
strongest Guild in Red Leaf Town, but when we get to White River City, the
Assassin’s Alliance would only rank above average at best. There are still a
bunch of first-rate Guilds we can choose from.”

One of the six-man parties Martial Union had chased away started a
discussion as they searched for a new grinding location.

They had experienced, first-hand, the strength and usefulness of a Guild. If

they did not join a Guild, they could only compete with other independent
players over locations with scarce resources when these Guilds occupied all
the valuable leveling locations.

“Excuse me, but do you know where Martial Union is?” Shi Feng had been
searching the White Sand Ruins for quite some time, having no luck of
finding any traces of Martial Union. At this moment, however, he had
overheard these passing players discussing Martial Union, so he asked them.

“Yeah, we know it. What business do you have with them? Don’t tell me;
you’re not trying to join Martial Union, are you?” the leader of this party
nodded. However, when he noticed that Shi Feng was an independent player
with both his name and level hidden, aside from trying to join Martial Union,
what other reason could a player like Shi Feng have to look for Martial
Union?

Hearing that the player in front of them intended to join Martial Union, the
other members of the party instantly shot glares filled with killing intent at
Shi Feng. The rage they had from Martial Union’s oppression had yet to
subside. If it were not for Martial Union having the advantage of numbers,
they would have long since started a fight with Martial Union.
From the conversation Shi Feng had eavesdropped on before, he knew that
Martial Union had bullied these players. Hence, their hatred towards Martial
Union should be intense. In addition to their party leader’s words about Shi
Feng wanting to join Martial Union, the other party members’ moods would
naturally sour.

If he dared claim that he intended to join Martial Union, these players might
charge at him without hesitation.

“I’m not trying to join Martial Union. I’m looking for Martial Union because
I have some business with them. I wonder if you can tell me their current
whereabouts? Here’s an inquiry fee of 1 Silver Coin,” Shi Feng smiled,
taking out a Silver Coin.

To average players, their daily income would, at most, range around several
tens of Copper Coins. Even if these veteran players banded together to form a
party, their total earnings would be around one to two Silver Coins. Hence,
an inquiry fee of 1 Silver Coin was not a small amount to them.

_What a rich fellow._ The party leader’s eyes shone when he saw Shi Feng
offer a Silver Coin as an inquiry fee. He then spoke in the party chat,
“Brothers, this is a fat sheep! If we harvest him and earn some money, we
might be able to cover the repair fees for all our weapons and equipment! Do
we kill him or not?”

“Kill him! Why shouldn’t we kill him?! This bastard is obviously related to
Martial Union. As long as it’s someone related, we can’t let them off!”

“We’ll follow leader’s decision.”

The other party members all voiced their support.

“It seems that this fellow has a deep connection with Martial Union. Martial
Union had badly tormented us few brothers, and rage still fills our bellies.
Since you have some connections with Martial Union, and you are so rich,
shouldn’t you pay us some compensation in place of Martial Union? We
don’t want a lot; just leave behind 20 Silver Coins and all of your equipment;
then I’ll tell you Martial Union’s location. How about it?” the Guardian
Knight party leader said with a cold laugh.

With that said, the other party members also started moving forward, their
faces carrying cold smiles as they closed in on Shi Feng.

“I said I don’t have any connections with Martial Union. I’m only looking for
them for some business. Whatever has happened between you and Martial
Union has nothing to do with me. If you guys aren’t going to tell me where
they are, so be it. Please move aside,” Shi Feng said.

“This, I understand. However, it is still your fault for mentioning Martial

Union to us. If you don’t agree to our demands, we can only use you to
relieve some stress. Although we don’t know your level, it should still be
around Level 8 or Level 9. If you lose a level right now, you will probably
lose one to two day’s worth of effort. You should think through your
options,” the party leader jeered, his hands retrieving the gladius and shield
from his back.

Shi Feng couldn’t help but laugh when he heard these words.

Pitiful people were bound to have a hateful side to them. Although these
players endured Martial Union’s bullying and oppression, when the tables
turned, didn’t they act just as Martial Union had?
“Little fool, what are you laughing at?! I’ll smash your face into a pulp if you
keep laughing!” an Assassin bellowed.

“Didn’t you guys want money? I’ll pay the fare for your trip down to hell!”

Shi Feng unsheathed the Abyssal Blade as he said so. Immediately, clear-blue
flames covered the body of the Abyssal Blade.

Shi Feng had no room for pity for players like these.

Shi Feng brandished his two swords, and instantly, countless sword images
filled the sky, surrounding these players.

Although these independent players had good techniques and were also
relatively powerful in terms of strength, they were simply too weak compared
to Shi Feng. Before any of them could react, the sword images made
pincushions of their bodies.

Aside from the Guardian Knight party leader, the remaining five party
members died within an instant. Moreover, the Ice-Blue Devil Flame
destroyed all of their equipment.

Even though these players had relatively high levels, the equipment they
wore was of very poor quality. They only had six or seven pieces of Bronze
Equipment each, and none had even a single piece of Mysterious-Iron
Equipment. Under the Ice-Blue Devil Flame’s might, none of their equipment
could survive even one hit, and it all immediately became nothing more than
scrap.

“So? Are you willing to tell me Martial Union’s whereabouts now?” Shi
Feng looked towards the party leader, smiling calmly as he spoke.
That party leader was dumbfounded. The person before him could actually
produce fire all over his body, and his attacks were so fast that none of them
could even react.

At this moment, the party leader only had one thought about his situation; he
had met a demon. Moreover, it was a fire demon capable of controlling
flames!

“I’ll speak! I’ll Speak! Martial Union is at a nearby sunken land to the
southwest! There are also plenty of cavities around the area!”

“Very good. You may go now.” Shi Feng immediately extinguished this
party leader’s life. He then advanced towards Martial Union’s location.

By the time these independent players revived back at Red Leaf Town, they
immediately filled the skies with their screams of anguish. Not only did they
lose a level from dying, but all their equipment had also been destroyed. Not
to mention leveling up, they could not even go out into the fields to kill
monsters now.

Suddenly, a rumor about a flame demon in the White Sand Ruins spread. The
rumor stated that the flame demon wore a black hooded cloak, and he
revealed no personal information. The demon also had two sharp swords
hanging from his waist; one was black and the other, white. The rumor also
mentioned that if players did not quickly answer this flame demon’s question,
they would die and lose all their equipment. One wouldn’t even have the
chance to shed tears of regret when that time came.

However, Shi Feng, the origin of this rumor, was not aware of any of this.

“I’ve finally found you, Unstable Devastation.”

At this moment, Shi Feng stood atop a tall slope, looking down at the
hundred-plus players currently butchering several dozen Three-tailed
Scorpions. These players were all Level 9, and they were not far from
reaching Level 10. On the other hand, Unstable Devastation, who currently
commanded from the rear of the team, had already reached Level 10.

The reason why he had reached Level 10 with such speed was that he was not
in a party with these elite players. Meanwhile, Unstable Devastation killed
the monsters that had their HP lowered to a critical point. Due to the rules of
God’s Domain, Unstable Devastation would receive 60% of the total EXP
from the kill; Thus, he reached Level 10 ahead of the other elite players.

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“You, lure some more monsters over. With such a good leveling spot, I want
to charge to number one on the Ranking List and teach the other Guilds in the
Alliance the strength of Martial Union,” Unstable Devastation spoke in the
team chat.

“Yes,” the several Assassins replied.

Right now, Fire Dance still occupied the first place on the Ranking List.
However, the second place had already changed.
However, it wasn’t because Fire Dance and the other’s leveling speed was
slower than the other players. They were simply busy doing quests. These
quests were all Rare Reputation Quests, and they could obtain relatively large
amounts of White River City Reputation by completing them.

In God’s Domain, if players wished to have an official class when they

reached Level 20, they could only apply at the Class Association in the
various large cities. However, players required a certain amount of reputation
before doing so. Hence, the first task Shi Feng wanted Blackie and the others
to accomplish after they entered White River City was to do these Rare
Quests and quickly raise their reputation. By the time they reached Level 20,
they would be able to change into their basic classes immediately.

If they discovered this fact only after they reached Level 20, they would have
to waste a lot of time earning sufficient reputation, which, in turn, would
delay their progress.

Just as Unstable Devastation excitedly hunted Three-tailed Scorpions, Shi

Feng had also arrived at Martial Union’s healers’ position using the Ring of
Nothingness.

Nobody would ever think that a single independent player would take the
initiative to seek vengeance upon a Guild’s elite team. After all, this was
simply an overestimation of one’s own abilities.
However, Shi Feng dared to do just that because of his sufficient strength.

Unstable Devastation was Level 10, and the others present were all Level 9.
There was a 5 level gap between them and Shi Feng. Moreover, equipment
that could ignore an opponent’s levels were extremely rare at this stage of the
game. These conditions allowed Shi Feng to easily sweep the floor with this
group of Level 9 players.

Just as the healers of Martial Union were about to replenish the HP of the
frontline players, Shi Feng suddenly appeared before them. Shi Feng cast
Thundering Flash, the skill instantly devouring the group of panicked healers.
Frightening damages of over -500 appeared on every healer’s head, and some
even received critical hits of over -1,000 damage. In the blink of an eye, a
majority of the healers died.

However, due to the healers standing relatively spread apart, there were three
who managed to remain unscathed after Shi Feng’s attack.

Shi Feng immediately used Wind Blade and charged over. He used Chop on
one of the shocked healers, killing them instantly. Shi Feng then continued to
brandish his sword at the two remaining healers, reaping their lives with a
few sword strokes.

“Ye Feng!” Unstable Devastation bellowed, countless veins surfacing on his

forehead.
“Unstable Devastation, haven’t you been trying to find me all this time?” Shi
Feng faintly smiled as he looked at Unstable Devastation. Regarding the
hundred-plus players standing around Unstable Devastation, glaring at him,
Shi Feng paid no attention to them at all. “Now that I’ve arrived, I wonder if
you’ve prepared to die yet?”

“Kill me? I’m afraid that you’re the one who won’t leave this place alive! I
lost to you the previous time because you had a higher level. This time,
however, I am Level 10 as well! Do you think that I’m still afraid of you?
Everyone, get him! Kill him!” Unstable Devastation smiled disdainfully,
immediately commanding all of his subordinates to get rid of Shi Feng.
Unstable Devastation did not believe that Shi Feng could leave alive when
faced with his team of over a hundred elite players, not to mention, manage
to kill him.

The players from Martial Union revealed sneers as they looked at Shi Feng;
they all thought that there was a problem with Shi Feng’s head. However,
they didn’t mind teaching Shi Feng a lesson.

One against one hundred?

Did he really think he was Superman?

In the past, the players from Martial Union that surrounded Shi Feng were
mostly normal members. There were only a few elite members of the Guild
present at the time; hence, Shi Feng caused such a massacre. This time,
however, they were all Martial Union’s elites, and they were all Level 9
players. Ye Feng would only meet one end today – Death!

Suddenly, tens of spells launched at Shi Feng.

The other remaining tens of Shield Warriors, Guardian Knights, Berserkers,

and Swordsmen charged towards Shi Feng. Meanwhile, the Assassins entered
Stealth, waiting for their chance to strike.

Faced with the attacks of dozens of mages, Shi Feng dared not be careless.
He immediately activated Windwalk and the Tier 2 Life Shield before
proceeding to charge at the incoming wave of players.

As Shi Feng’s speed was extremely fast; very few of the tens of spells hit Shi
Feng. In the end, only three or four spells actually managed to deal damage to
Shi Feng. Unfortunately, these spells were all fire-type and ice-type spells
such as Fireball and Frost Arrows. With Shi Feng’s resistances, these spells
managed to cause less than -10 damage each. In addition to the Life Shield
absorbing a portion of the damage, the actual damage these spells caused was
less than -6 points.

All of the mages were shocked.

“Even if it is a tiny amount of damage, beat him with all you’ve got! There
has to be a limit to his HP! Without any healers, he won’t last long! Melee
classes, spread out and be careful of his AOE skills!” Unstable Devastation
was similarly shocked. However, after giving it some thought, even if Shi
Feng had an insanely high Defense, he still wasn’t a Boss. There was bound
to be a limit to his HP. Even if they only dealt damage in the single digits,
with tens of them continuously attacking, how long could Shi Feng last?

Watching his HP fall continuously, Shi Feng clearly understood that he could
not hold on for much longer. The difference in Attributes was simply not
enough to overcome the strength of over a hundred elite players.

“Almost…” When the distance between Shi Feng and the crowd from Martial
Union shrunk to less than 20 yards, Shi Feng took out an Intermediate Frost
Grenade, tossing it at them.

Martial Union noticed Shi Feng throwing an item. However, since it was not
a skill, they did not pay it any heed.

Instantly, the Intermediate Frost Grenade exploded, releasing a shroud of

cold air, covering a 12-yard radius. The cold air froze the players for 3
seconds and dealt -400 damage to every one of them.

The shroud of cold air swallowed more than half of the melee players.
“MTs, activate your lifesaving skills! Mages, increase your firepower and
controlling skills! We must not let him get near the frozen players!” Unstable
Devastation hurriedly shouted.

The Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights immediately activated their

Shield Walls and Protection Blessings respectively after receiving the
command. However, deep in their hearts, they were extremely clear that these
skills were absolutely useless in front of Shi Feng. They merely used these
skills in the hopes that, with their increased durability, Shi Feng would
instead choose to go for the other players first.

Meanwhile, the mages standing at the rear line started casting controlling
spells, one after another. They used spells such as Ice Walls and Ice Spheres
to prevent Shi Feng from closing in on the frozen players.

Shi Feng simply smiled. Using Silent Steps, he instantly arrived behind these
mages. With the Ice-Blue Devil Flame covering his entire body, he sent
Thunder Flame Explosion blasting down on these mages. The Elementalists
and Cursemancers who were within the range of Thunder Flame Explosion
were instantly wiped out of existence. Moreover, those who received critical
hits of over -2,000 damage also had their equipment destroyed.

A few Elementalists with quick reactions had immediately activated Frozen

Circle, coupled with a Blink. They intended to slow Shi Feng down as they
fled for their lives.
Unfortunately, Shi Feng reacted even faster than they did. He activated
Defensive Blade and Dark Violent Dance. Gaining immunity to the Frozen
Circles, Shi Feng waved the flaming Abyssal Blade in his hand. A streak of
deep-blue flaming sword aura landed on one of the escaping Elementalists 10
yards away, dealing over -1,000 damage and instantly killing him.
Simultaneously, the two Summoners in front of him also received damage
from the attack, instantly losing over 400 HP.

Shi Feng then continued with a barrage of attacks. As a result, deep-blue

flames annihilated the mages within a 15-yard radius.

“Kill him! Don’t be afraid; we have more men on our side! He only has half
of his HP remaining!” Although Shi Feng only had half of his HP remaining
right now, Unstable Devastation had lost much of his confidence. Even so, he
did not stop sending out streak after streak of Frost Arrows and Fatal Shots.
However, Shi Feng had dodged every one of them. In addition to the sudden
appearance of Shi Feng’s flame transformation and terrifying AOE damage,
Unstable Devastation already had the notion of escaping for his life.
However, he needed to observe the situation further before he made his
decision.

“Half HP, is it?” Shi Feng calmly smiled. He then proceeded to take out his
next trump card from his bag.

[Intermediate Recovery Potion]

Instantly recovers 800 HP after use.

Cooldown: 1 minute

In White River City, players were only allowed to purchase five Intermediate
Recovery Potions each day, and each bottle cost 3 Silver Coins. It was an
item meant for a crucial time.

Shi Feng downed the bottle, his HP instantly recovering to full. At this sight,
Martial Union’s players were instantly afraid.

They had sacrificed dozens of players to take away close to half of Shi
Feng’s HP. Yet, Shi Feng’s HP was full once again. Moreover, the scorching
flame that surrounded his body greatly increased his battle prowess. Just by
closing in on him, the durability of their equipment constantly fell. Faced
with such a situation, their confidence instantly sunk into a bottomless pit.

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The elites of Martial Union, who had originally looked down on Shi Feng,
had started to panic now.
What did a full HP Shi Feng mean? Martial Union’s elites already had the
experience deeply ingrained into their bodies, so they understood what it
meant.

Compared to only losing a level after dying, their current situation was far
graver. As they had spent all this time grinding monsters, their equipment and
weapons’ durability was almost depleted. If they received an attack from Shi
Feng right now, that little durability would decrease even further, and their
equipment and weapons might even be destroyed. This was much more
frightening than simply losing a level.

If they lost a level, they could recover it through grinding. However, it would
be a different story if they lost the equipment and weapons they currently
relied on. They had only managed to collect all these items after much
difficulty, and compared to regaining a single level, it would be much more
troublesome to recover these items. There was even the possibility that they
could not recover these items at all.

“Ye Feng, don’t go overboard! It won’t be beneficial to either of us if you

continue your actions! It is not too late for you to leave this place right now!
In the future, we will mind our own business, and we will each walk our
separate paths!” Although Unstable Devastation felt dissatisfied, Shi Feng’s
strength was simply too frightening. He could only grit his teeth and take a
step back in this matter.

If he lost everything he had right now, his dreams of rising in Martial Union
would also vanish.

“Overboard? These are your last words?” Shi Feng laughed at the absurdity.
He truly could not understand Unstable Devastation’s thought process. Did
he think that, after slapping someone across the face, everything could be
settled just with a simple apology?

Hearing Shi Feng’s contempt, Unstable Devastation felt humiliation for the
first time. He had already taken a step back, yet, Shi Feng reacted so
aggressively. However, he could do nothing to Shi Feng right now, so he
could only watch as his subordinates were butchered, one after another. This
sort of helplessness had driven him close to insanity.

Unstable Devastation never thought that such a day would befall him.

In the beginning, he had a 100% certainty of crushing Shi Feng. Now,

however, due to a mystical exploding object and an Intermediate Recovery
Potion, that confidence shattered. Even if they managed to kill Shi Feng
today, the elites of Martial Union would receive insufferable losses.

“Ye Feng, you have forced my hand! Let’s see which one of us will die first,
then!”

“Everyone, attack him together! He already has a super-red name! As long as

we can kill him, he will drop all of his equipment, and it will be enough to
make up for all our losses! Don’t be afraid! His HP Potion’s Cooldown is
definitely very long! We can exhaust him to death!”

Upon receiving Unstable Devastation’s command, the members of Martial

Union went into a frenzy. They used all their skills and techniques to restrict
Shi Feng while slowly depleting his HP.

Meanwhile, Unstable Devastation also reluctantly retrieved a flame-red arrow

from his back, aiming and firing it at Shi Feng.
This was Unstable Devastation’s strongest treasure. Originally, he had
intended to use this arrow to deal with a Lord ranked Boss. Now, however, he
could only use it to get rid of Shi Feng.

_Xiu!_ The flame-red arrow soared through the air, leaving behind a sonic
boom as it shot towards Shi Feng’s heart.

Extremely complicated incantations were carved on the flame-red arrow’s

body, causing the surrounding fire-type mana to gather around the arrow. It
seemed like a consumable item.

Shi Feng had also noticed this flame-red arrow flying at him. He stopped
paying attention to the spells attacking him and immediately used Parry to
block this flame-red arrow.

_Boom! Boom! Boom!_

The moment the arrow collided with Shi Feng’s swords, it exploded. The
force of the explosion instantly sent Shi Feng flying. Fortunately, Parry had
managed to block the attack fully, and Shi Feng received no damage from the
arrow.

Shortly after, Shi Feng landed, unscathed. Immediately, he charged towards

the mages, resuming his massacre of Martial Union’s elites. Just like slapping
at flies, Shi Feng killed one player from Martial Union with each of his
attacks. Within a short moment, four elites had died. Watching this scene
play out, Unstable Devastation’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Even after he used his final trump card, Shi Feng had taken not a thread of
damage from it. On the contrary, his attack aided Shi Feng in closing in on
the mages and continuing his slaughter.
To begin with, Shi Feng’s Movement Speed was extremely quick. These
mages had no chances of escaping him at all. Furthermore, due to the level
suppression and Shi Feng’s magic resistance, these mages were rendered
utterly helpless. They could only watch as they were slaughtered.

Noticing that the frozen effect on the melee players was about to dissipate,
the mages of Martial Union released a sigh of relief. They finally saw hope.

Unfortunately, Shi Feng took out another Intermediate Frost Grenade from
his bag, tossing it at the melee players again. The Frost Grenade landed
precisely on the same location as before, and in the blink of an eye, these
melee players froze solid once more. A damage of -400 also appeared on
every one of their heads, and the Assassins and Swordsmen who had low HP
fell into critical conditions. Shi Feng then made a slashing motion with his
sword, sending a flame blade flying at the Assassins and Swordsmen, ending
their lives. This attack even destroyed the equipment they wore.

At this stage of the game, where everyone’s levels were still low, there were
plenty of skills that players had yet to learn. It was especially true for high-
level skills that could remove controlling effects. Thus, the elites had no
defenses against Shi Feng’s Frost Grenades. They had no ways of dealing
with them at all.

With the melee players frozen once again, and Shi Feng killing so many of
their allies, these mages truly felt despair. They no longer cared about
Unstable Devastation’s command; they all ran, escaping in any direction they
could.

Nobody would have thought that Shi Feng would still have a weapon of mass
destruction like that. If they had known about this earlier, they would have
long since fled and not remained here for slaughter.
“Everyone’s escaping now?” Shi Feng immediately felt his head ache. If he
hunted them down, one by one, he might let even more players escape. After
all, although the Frost Grenades had frightening might, nobody would be
foolish enough to stand still and wait for their deaths.

Helpless, Shi Feng could only start throwing out Basic Frost Grenades
without stop. Although there was a one-second Cooldown, it could freeze a
player for three seconds. With this, Shi Feng could get rid of all these
scattered players.

With Basic Frost Grenades tossed out, one after another, the sandy grounds
turned into a world of ice, while all of the members of Martial Union turned
into ice sculptures. Shi Feng then used the blazingly hot Abyssal Blade to end
each of their lives.

Watching as his teammates died and their equipment destroyed, the

remaining players trembled in fear as they were driven to insanity. Some of
the players who could not endure the sight even tried to log off from the
game immediately. However, players were not allowed to log off during
combat. So, they could only helplessly wait as Shi Feng walked, step by step,
closing in on them.

Very quickly, Shi Feng had reaped the lives of one hundred-plus elite
members of Martial Union, and only Unstable Devastation remained alive
now. Unstable Devastation quietly stood still, his mind in a daze. He had
even forgotten to resist.

Over a hundred elite players had died, and all of their equipment was
destroyed. These were all of his assets, and right now, it was impossible for
him to climb back up in Martial Union even if he wanted to. He no longer
had any means to compete with his rivals in the Guild.
At this moment, Unstable Devastation only had regret filling his heart. All of
this had stemmed from his own arrogance. If he had known that Shi Feng was
so frightening from the very beginning, he wouldn’t have dared to become
enemies with Shi Feng, even if he were beaten to death. Even if he had to
become enemies with Shi Feng, at the very least, he would have waited until
all members of Martial Union had entered White River City. However, it was
too late now.

Soon after, Shi Feng killed Unstable Devastation with two sword slashes as
well.

“I’m finally done cleaning up. It should also be about time to bring Blackie
and the others down to a Dungeon for some equipment upgrades.” Shi Feng
took a look at his surroundings. After confirming that there weren’t any
members from Martial Union remaining, he used the Demon Mask to wipe
clean his name. He then took out a Return Scroll, chanting the incantation
and returning to White River City.

After killing Unstable Devastation and the elite players under him, even if
Unstable Devastation wanted to do anything to Shi Feng in the future, he
would need to wait until these elite members recovered before he could.
However, there was no need to concern himself over a matter that couldn’t
happen for quite a while.

\---

Shortly after Shi Feng wiped out Unstable Devastation’s entire elite team...

A large commotion occurred among the alliance of Guilds that wished to

carry out a crusade against Shi Feng. This commotion was a result of
Unstable Devastation suddenly declaring his retirement from this small
alliance. Unstable Devastation’s actions had confused these other Guilds. He
also refused to speak of anything in the alliance’s chat before leaving it.

After witnessing Shi Feng’s fearsomeness, Unstable Devastation didn't dare

battle Shi Feng any longer. Since Shi Feng could kill him at the White Sand
Ruins, then he could similarly kill him again and again out in the field. The
same went for his team. Unstable Devastation no longer dared think of this
matter. He still wished to make a living through God’s Domain. He was truly
afraid of Shi Feng now.

Hence, Unstable Devastation also expressed his apologies on the official

forums. In the future, he swore to no longer participate in any matters relating
to Shi Feng. As long as he met Shi Feng, he would make a circle and do his
best to avoid Shi Feng.

Immediately, Unstable Devastation’s actions had sent shockwaves through

the White River City region.

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Although Unstable Devastation was not considerably well-known, he was

still one of the upper echelons of Martial Union. He was also arch-enemies
with Shi Feng, and he had recently revealed one of Shi Feng’s big secrets. So,
there were quite a number of people who knew about him.
Nobody would have thought that Unstable Devastation would publicly
apologize to Shi Feng.

Many people were stunned when they read Unstable Devastation’s message.

Martial Union was obviously a large Guild, yet, they had actually submitted
to a lone independent player. Although such incidents had occurred before in
past virtual reality games, the total occurrences could definitely be counted
on one hand. Above all, God’s Domain was a game that had just recently
released.

At this stage of the game, the difference in strength between players would
mainly display itself in terms of techniques, and this difference could easily
be overcome using the advantage in numbers. Yet, Unstable Devastation had
succumbed to Shi Feng. It was simply unbelievable.

“Can someone tell me just what is going on here?”

“Wah! Is this going to be the uprising of independent players?”

“As expected of my idol, Ye Feng! What’s so great about Guilds? Haven’t

they succumbed to strength all the same?”

Chaos ensued in the official forums of the White River City region. Unstable
Devastation’s message was like a small pebble thrown into a tranquil pond,
generating ripples that spread out in all directions. As a result, players on the
forum posted their own opinions, especially the independent players.

No matter which virtual reality game they were in, Guild players and
independent players would frequently conflict with each other. However, this
could not be helped. After all, to surpass others, one must obtain more
resources. Naturally, Guilds would occupy these resources. Meanwhile, the
independent players who lacked strength could only retreat in the face of
these Guilds. Thus, it created conflicts.

Now that an independent player like Shi Feng had made a large Guild submit
to him, this incident received an unquestionably huge response from many
independent players.

However, to the alliance of Guilds that planned a crusade against Shi Feng,
this matter was just like a bomb filled with peril.

Unstable Devastation, the leader who started this alliance and planned this
crusade, had actually chosen to withdraw from the alliance. Moreover, he did
not even speak a word about this incident. Just what sort of power could
cause Unstable Devastation to react in such a way? This incident struck panic
into the other Guilds of this small alliance.

“Brother Zhang, what should we do?” Flaming Tiger quietly asked.

Due to Unstable Devastation’s shocking actions, the various Guilds in the

small alliance started feeling insecure.

Zhang Luowei fell deep into thought for some time before saying, “Let’s not
involve ourselves just yet. We’ll wait until we are all in White River City
before we deal with this matter. However, for him to force a person like
Unstable Devastation to submit, I have truly underestimated this Ye Feng.
Tell Ling Feilong to get in touch with Ye Feng; see if he can get Ye Feng to
join Shadow. Although Shadow has only recently started its development,
our resources are plenty. Tell Ling Feilong this; as long as Ye Feng agrees, I
can give Ye Feng an elder position, an annual salary of a million Credits, and
10% of the Workshop’s shares.”
Flaming Tiger was stunned. He admitted that he was not Shi Feng’s opponent
and that Shi Feng’s skills were a level higher than his, but wasn’t this
promise a little too great?

Not only could an elder of the Guild live leisurely, but the authority they
wielded was also great. Aside from Brother Lan and Zhang Luowei, Shi Feng
would have the highest authority in Shadow, not to mention an annual salary
of a million Credits and 10% of the Workshop’s shares. Even Flaming Tiger
only had a minimum monthly salary of 20,000 Credits.

Flaming Tiger simply could not understand why they had to pay such a huge
price to recruit Shi Feng.

However, he did not have a say in this matter, so he could only do as he was
told.

\---

White River City, Trade Area.

After returning to White River City, Shi Feng first headed towards the Bank.
He retrieved 500 stacks of Hard Stones, intending to sell only a portion of his
stock for now.

Due to the great increase in the Hard Stones’ demand, the price had already
reached Shi Feng’s estimation of 10 Silver Coins per stack. Although this
price would still rise later, it was already close to the limit players could
handle.

These 500 stacks of Hard Stones were only a small portion of the Hard
Stones Shi Feng owned. Just based on the amount of Hard Stones that Shi
Feng had constantly purchased before, his stock exceeded 10,000 stacks. This
was also one of the reasons why the various large Guilds in White River City
could not purchase any Hard Stones. Shi Feng had purchased all of these
Hard Stones when the prices were at their lowest, and he only paid around 30
Gold Coins for them. However, their current value far exceeded their initial
cost.

_After selling these 500 stacks, it should be about time to bring Blackie and
the others to raid the Level 10 Team Dungeon, the_ _Goblin_ _Factor_ _y_
_._ Shi Feng inwardly planned.

Although Blackie and Lonely Snow’s levels were high, the overall equipment
they had was subpar at best. The same went for Shi Feng’s equipment.
However, at least his was the best Swordsman Set Equipment for players
Level 10 and below. His teammates’ equipment, on the other hand, could
only be described as miserable.

As of this moment, there were already more than 500 players who had
reached Level 10 and had their names etched on the Ranking List of the
White River City region. Which was to say, there were already more than 500
players who had entered White River City. A majority of these players were
members of well-known Guilds. Aside from doing some quests in White
River City right now, these players’ main objective remained Dungeon
raiding, as Dungeons were the best source for good equipment. Only with
good equipment would these players level up with greater efficiency.

Hence, plenty of Guilds had already started diving into Dungeons.

White River City was different from towns. God’s Domain only truly began
after players reached Level 10 and the city. As for the town-life players
experienced at the start of the game, it was merely an introduction to life in
God’s Domain.
There were plenty of Level 10 Dungeons throughout the White River City
region. The number of Level 10 to Level 12 Party Dungeons exceeded 20,
and their raiding difficulty varied greatly. Meanwhile, 10-man Level 10
Team Dungeons numbered slightly lower, but there were still 12 such
Dungeons available. As for Level 10 large-scale Dungeons, there were 3
within the White River City region.

As long as one successfully raided one of these three large Dungeons, they
could activate the Card Set exchange system. The value of Card Sets would
also be at their highest when that time came.

Meanwhile, after entering White River City, the normal raiding procedure for
players began with the Party Dungeons to upgrade their equipment. They
would then proceed to small-scale Team Dungeons and finally, the Level 10
large-scale Dungeons. Right now, many Guilds had already started raiding
small Dungeons and were continuously upgrading their equipment.
Eventually, all the Guilds in White River City would have only one goal:
obtaining the First Clear of one of the three large-scale Team Dungeons.

A team could only obtain the First Clear by clearing the Hell Mode of the
Dungeon. Moreover, the First Clear of large-scale Team Dungeons was
slightly different from that of small-scale Team Dungeons. The achievement
would not only be announced throughout the White River City region, but it
would also be announced throughout the entire Star-Moon Kingdom. It was
one of the best ways to increase one’s fame throughout the Star-Moon
Kingdom, and it was also a display of a Guild’s strength.

Hence, large-scale Dungeons were considered the true battlegrounds for the
various large Guilds.

Meanwhile, for these Guilds who frequently battled inside Dungeons,

Whetstones would become one of their strategic supplies. This situation
would further increase these Guilds’ need for Hard Stones, causing the price
of Hard Stones to soar once again.

Thus, Shi Feng chose to sell his stock of Hard Stones at this time.

Right now, Shi Feng was not focused on conquering the large-scale Team
Dungeons. He knew his own limits, and he would not try to compete with
those well-known Guilds. His goal right now was only to conquer the Level
15 small-scale Team Dungeon, the Demon’s Castle. However, regarding
strength or numbers, his team was still far from capable of raiding the
Demon’s Castle. They needed some upgrades before they could rise to that
challenge.

Arriving at the Auction House of White River City, Shi Feng casually took a
seat in the corner and opened the Auction House’s system interface. He then
selected to sell his wares within the White River City region. That way, he
would not need to foot such a large fee. Similar to selling at a town’s Auction
House, only players within the White River City region could see the items
he placed on auction.

As for selling the Hard Stones to the other cities, Shi Feng had never intended
to do so. Just the expensive handling fee alone would greatly reduce his
profits. Not to mention, the other cities were not as much in need of Hard
Stones as White River City, so the prices the stones would sell for much less.

Shi Feng first placed ten stacks of Hard Stones on auction with a minimum
price of 10 Silver Coins per stack and a buyout price of 12 Silver Coins. He
did so to take a look at the results. If he placed all 500 stacks up for auction at
once, it could drastically affect the market; Hard Stones' prices would
plummet. Hence, he would slowly sell off his stock, carrying out hunger
marketing.
As expected, before even a minute had passed, all ten stacks of Hard Stones
sold. Moreover, they had been purchased at the buyout price of 12 Silvers.
There wasn’t even a competition to speak of.

“It can’t be, right?” Shi Feng was stunned when he received the notification
from the Auction House.

Such a great demand had far exceeded his expectations. Although he knew
that there was a shortage of Hard Stones right now, he never thought that
someone would pay 12 Silvers without hesitation. This was simply insane!

Did these people not know that one Silver Coin could be exchanged for 107
Credits right now?

Spending an additional 2 Silver coins would be the equivalent of spending

214 Credits. To a fresh university graduate, that would be a tenth of their
monthly salary.

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Shi Feng had only sold 10 stacks of Hard Stones. When compared to the
demand of the entire White River City region, it was a drop in the ocean.

Seeing such burning demand, Shi Feng placed another 10 stacks of Hard
Stones up for auction.
This time, he changed the minimum price to 12 Silver Coins and the buyout
price at 15 Silver Coins. By doing so, he tried to find out the highest price
Hard Stones could currently sell for and the bottom line of these desperate
players.

As expected, nobody paid the buyout price immediately this time. Instead,
they bid over the Hard Stones. However, the numbers rose very slowly, and
there was only a small increase of several Coppers with each consecutive bid.

One minute later...

The price of the 10 stacks of Hard Stones finally displayed a significant

increase. The bidding had gone from 12 Silver Coins to 13 Silver Coins, and
it continued to rise to 13 Silver, 30 Coppers before finally stopping.
Obviously, this was the final price these desperate players were willing to
fork out.

“Their bottom line should be around 13 Silver Coins, huh? Still, this has
surpassed my expectations. In the future, I can simply sit tight and wait for
the money to roll in,” Shi Feng also felt that 13 Silver Coins was the limit for
Hard Stones. If the prices further increased, then aside from Guilds, average
players could not endure such an expense.

Moreover, Shi Feng had only paid around 30 Coppers for each stack of Hard
Stones when he purchased them in bulk. Now, he sold them for 13 Silver
Coins per stack; their value had increased over 30 folds. One could not be too
greedy. Shi Feng was currently satisfied with the results.

Shi Feng then continued removing Hard Stones from his bag, setting them up
for auction; he sold 20 stacks per batch, and each batch would be available
every ten minutes or so. Considering the consumption rate and finances of the
players in the White River City region, 1,600 to 1,700 stacks should sell each
day.

If Shi Feng sold a thousand stacks per day, not only could the entire White
River City region fully deplete his stock, it also would not cause any adverse
effects on the price of Hard Stones.

If Shi Feng could sell 1,000 stacks each day, he could earn over 100 Gold
every day by selling the Hard Stones at 13 Silvers per stack. Moreover, these
were genuine Gold Coins and not Credits. Such a daily income was more
than ten times higher than the daily income of first-rate Guilds. With such
funds in his hands, Shi Feng would not have to worry about financial issues
when he developed his Guild in the future.

With the sales system all set and done, Shi Feng’s finger tapped and slid,
calling out the half-transparent communication interface. His finger then
moved and tapped on his good friend Blackie’s call button.

“Blackie, are you guys done with the Reputation Quests? If you are, then
gather in front of the teleportation gate. We’ll go Dungeon diving together,”
Shi Feng asked.

“We’re already done with our quests. However, it seems that we’ve been
trapped inside a sealed map. We need to go through a trial if we wish to
leave,” Blackie grew excited when he heard about Dungeon diving, and he
wished he could immediately go to display his prowess. Ever since he
obtained Mavis’ Guard, he had started browsing the internet and watching
videos of experts displaying their skills. He had also frequently sparred with
his team members, and his techniques had greatly improved. He would
definitely shock Shi Feng with his new techniques. Unfortunate, he couldn’t
do any of that right now.
“A sealed map?”

Shi Feng’s eyebrows wrinkled, his mind entering a deep thought. He did not
know how Blackie and the others managed to enter a sealed map. Logically,
the quests he sent them on had no such locations.

However, after recalling Blackie’s description of the place, he suddenly

understood the situation Blackie and the others were in.

He could not help but admit that their luck was truly impressive.

There were various miraculous opportunities available in God’s Domain, and

players most frequently discovered the Trial of God. Players also called it the
Trial of Heroes, and it was a test given by Gods for mortals to become
heroes. As long as it was a Level 10 map or above, there was a chance for
this trial to appear. Players would occasionally encounter this trial out in the
fields, questing or grinding. However, less than one out of ten thousand
players would have a chance of meeting this trial.

Blackie and the others were definitely lucky for encountering this trial.

Every Trial of Heroes was a heaven-sent opportunity. As long as players

could clear it, they would receive a bountiful reward. In this trial, equipment
and EXP were considered the lowest form of reward. If players could
perform exceedingly well in the Trial of Heroes, they could receive
permanent Attribute increases, super-rare or improved skills, an abundant
amount of Weapon Mastery, and many more super-rare rewards.

Weapons and equipment could only be used for a period of time; they were
like foreign objects. They were not truly part of one’s strength. However, it
would be a different story if players could receive things like permanent
Attribute increases and super-rare skills. The value of such things far
surpassed that of weapons and equipment, and they would be of immense
help towards one’s future development.

“How many colors were on the trial door that you guys entered?” Shi Feng
asked.

Shi Feng’s question confused Blackie. However, since Shi Feng had asked,
Blackie tried to recall the number of different colors on the large double
doors they had entered. He then said unconfidently, “I think there were four
colors.”

“Four?! Are you guys trying to get yourselves killed?!” Shi Feng
immediately wanted to scold Blackie.

The Trial of God did not only possess rewards, but it would also mete out
punishments. The punishments and rewards given were also equal.

In God’s Domain, with opportunity came danger. There was no such thing as
a free lunch in God’s Domain, and even if there were, it might very well
poison you to death.

The Trial of Heroes was normally categorized into seven tiers. If there were
only one color on the teleportation gate, then the trial would be Tier 1; it was
also the easiest trial to clear. Along with the increase in number of colors, the
difficulty would increase exponentially.

If there were four colors on the Door of Trials, then it would be a Tier 4 trial.
Its difficulty would be around eight times or above that of a Tier 1 trial. If
Blackie and the others could clear it, the minimum rewards they could obtain
would be Fine-Gold rank or above weapons and equipment. Normally, it
would be a Dark-Gold ranked item. If they could finish the trial with a
sufficiently high completion rate, there was a possibility they could receive
permanent Attribute increases or have one of their skills upgraded to a
stronger version.

However…

The punishment for a Tier 4 trial was no joking matter. If Blackie and the
others failed to complete the trial, the lightest punishment they might receive
was a massive loss in EXP; they could very well lose several levels. Blackie
and the others might even lose a portion of their Attributes or skill mastery
permanently, possibly entering a weakened state for a long period of time.

Such severe punishments were also one of the reasons why most players
would avoid entering the Door of Trials after finding one. They would
instead choose to sell the information to a large Guild, making a huge profit.

“Brother Feng, are we in a very dangerous situation?” hearing Shi Feng’s

panic, Blackie could not help but swallow nervously, his heartbeat increasing
in pace.

Meanwhile, Fire Dance and the others who stood beside Blackie also became
extraordinarily serious after hearing Shi Feng’s words. They no longer dared
belittle this trial.

“I can only give you guys advice. Act within your capabilities. Do not
attempt meritorious deeds; only try to leave in one piece. Don’t forget to pass
on my advice to everyone in the team. However, Blackie, since you have
Mavis’ Guard, logically, you guys should have a very high possibility of
clearing the trial. However, remember not to rush things. Even if you have to
waste a lot of time, you must never hurry. The rest will depend on your battle
techniques, intelligence, and wisdom,” Shi Feng then continued to pass on all
his knowledge about the trials onto Blackie. As for whether or not they could
clear the trial, it would depend solely on Blackie and the others.
The tests of the Trial of Heroes had never repeated, so there were no known
strategies to conquering one.

However, in Shi Feng’s previous life, after collecting the knowledge and
wisdom of many predecessors, he managed to form a strategy that was not an
actual strategy, which was to act within one’s own capabilities and plan
before taking action. One must not rush when carrying out the Trial of
Heroes. Other than that, there was no true strategy for conquering the Trial of
Heroes.

_With Fire Dance, Cola, and Blackie’s Mavi’s Guard, they should be able to
clear a four-colored trial. However, they should not be able to leave the trial
in a short time…_ Shi Feng felt a headache building. He originally intended
to upgrade their equipment by raiding a Dungeon. However, that plan had
gone down the drain now. He did not even know if Blackie and the others
could manage to leave the trial within a week.

The Trial of Heroes was never simple, and it was an extremely time-
consuming trial. In Shi Feng’s previous life, it wasn’t unusual if players spent
more than a month clearing a trial.

In the past, a top-tier expert had once made a fair evaluation of the trials. A
five-colored trial had the difficulty rivaling an Epic Quest. A six-colored trial
had the difficulty rivaling a Legendary Quest. As for a seven-colored trial, it
had the difficulty rivaling a top-tier Legendary Quest.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, even after God’s Domain had been in operation
for over a decade, there had yet to be a player that could clear a seven-
colored trial. Of course, part of the reason was that no true apex expert had
encountered a seven-colored trial.
In the past, the highest tiered trial cleared was a six-colored trial. Meanwhile,
one of the conquerors of a six-colored trial was the Cleric God, Violet Cloud,
one of the publicly acknowledged top ten Cleric Gods in God’s Domain.

Thinking that Violet Cloud was currently with Blackie and the others, Shi
Feng hesitantly released a sigh of relief. Although Violet Cloud had yet to
grow into her prime, her potential could not be ignored. For a four-colored
trial, Blackie and the others should... might... possibly... be able to clear it.

“Forget it. No point worrying about it too much. It seems that I can only
upgrade my own equipment for now,” Shi Feng sighed. Habitually, he
opened up the Auction House interface, searching for items under the
Miscellaneous section.

The Miscellaneous section of the Auction House was just like TaoBao[1].
Oftentimes, players would auction some good things without realizing their
actual value or things that they felt were not valuable at all. Hence, Shi Feng
often browsed through this section, hoping to find a lucky catch.

Just as Shi Feng casually flipped through the pages...

“Flaming Sun Scripture.”

Shi Feng incidentally discovered a flame-red book displayed on the item

interface of the Auction House. Shi Feng’s expression trembled at the sight of
this book, and he could not help but wish he could immediately snatch this
book into his hands.

_Someone dared to sell even this item? This is simply ludicrous._

Shi Feng’s sight then shifted towards the price tag displayed on the upper-left
corner the ancient book.
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TL Notes:

[1] TaoBao: Taobao is a Chinese online shopping website similar to eBay,

Amazon and Rakuten, which is operated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang by Alibaba
Group.

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Displayed on the half-transparent pale-blue screen, the price of the Flaming

Sun Scripture was similarly striking.

“Crap! This seller must have been dropped on his head as a child!” Shi Feng
loudly cursed the moment he saw the price.

In actuality, Shi Feng wasn’t the only person who loudly cursed when they
saw the price for this Flaming Sun Scripture; some players would even
couple their curses with a few finger motions.

A thousand Gold Coins. This person was simply insane.

Shi Feng then took a look at the seller’s name.

“Sinfully Handsome.”

Shi Feng could only look at this person with respect when seeing this exotic
name. Just how much of a narcissist was this person?

Looking at this name, Shi Feng could also vaguely guess the reason why the
price of this Flaming Sun Scripture was so high.

However, since he had seen the Flaming Sun Scripture, he could not easily
give it up. Hence, he sent out a communication request to this person called
Sinfully Handsome. However, Shi Feng hid his name when he made the call,
preventing this Sinfully Handsome from discovering his identity.

After waiting for ten seconds or so, Sinfully Handsome picked up the call.

“Who are you? What business do you have with me? You can’t be asking me
to power-level you, right? If you’re a pretty girl, this brother can carry you to
victory with me,” narcissism filled Sinfully Handsome’s voice when he
spoke, and he gave others the hint of being a hooligan.

Shi Feng was instantly dumbfounded when he heard Sinfully Handsome’s

words.

Girl?

Carry you to victory?

Just who was this person?

Even a person like this could obtain the Flaming Sun Scripture? Was this
world already in such a mess?
“Hey, speak a few words, why don’t you? Are you dead? Don’t tell me
you’re a tranny, right? This brother doesn’t have that kind of taste,” Sinfully
Handsome suddenly started panicking.

“Hello, I’m interested in buying the Flaming Sun Scripture that you’ve
placed on the Auction House. I wonder if you can sell it to me at a lower
price?” Shi Feng asked.

“Oh! So you want to buy that item? Of course, I can!” Sinfully Handsome
smiled in realization, “I’ll slightly reduce the price for you then! How does
900 Gold sound? This is a very justifiable price!”

Shi Feng faintly smiled at Sinfully Handsome’s asking price. He then calmly
stated his own price, “20 Silver Coins.”

Shi Feng did not believe Sinfully Handsome knew the Flaming Sun
Scripture’s true value.

Only fire-type humanoids Level 10 or higher would drop the Flaming Sun
Scripture. However, its drop rate was somewhat low, so its selling price was
very high; the average person usually couldn’t afford it. Even so, it was still
not worth an insane 1,000 Gold. With that kind of money, players could even
purchase an Epic ranked item. Why would they bother buying an item like
the Flaming Sun Scripture if they had that kind of money?

“Hey, fellow brother, you’re not being sincere here. You are the one who
took the initiative to contact me, yet, you’re offering such a price? Do you
know which Guild I belong to?” Sinfully Handsome beamed a smile, proudly
saying, “Have you heard of Dark Star before? It’s an apex third-rate Guild in
White River City! With this name alone, shouldn’t you at least offer 100
Gold?”
Dark Star, it was indeed a powerful Guild in White River City.

However, what did that have to do with Shi Feng?

“One Gold Coin. If you don’t wish to sell, then forget it,” Shi Feng
understood that Sinfully Handsome took him for a fool. However, he was
also in quite a need for the Flaming Sun Scripture, so he decided to offer such
a high price. Unfortunately, Sinfully Handsome misunderstood Shi Feng’s
intentions.

“You have to think through this clearly. In the entire White River City, only I
possess this Flaming Sun Scripture! Seeing that you’re an honest person, I’ll
make a large sacrifice and sell it to you for 10 Gold with an additional
100,000 Credits. If you still don’t want it, I can only look for another buyer,”
Sinfully Handsome confidently said.

“Goodbye!” Shi Feng immediately disconnected the call.

Sinfully Handsome suddenly panicked when Shi Feng disconnected the call.
He did not think that Shi Feng would be so decisive. _At least try to bargain!
_ Watching his 1 Gold Coin fly out of his grasp, Sinfully Handsome’s heart
bled with regret. However, he was too embarrassed to contact Shi Feng again.

“Humph! I don’t believe that you can so easily give up on this Flaming Sun
Scripture!” Sinfully Handsome snorted.

Although he did not know the use of the Flaming Sun Scripture, based on its
powerful and tyrannical name, it was not an ordinary item. Sinfully
Handsome was very sure that Shi Feng knew this item’s value. However, he
did not wish to pay too high a price, so he retreated for the sake of advancing.
With this thought, Sinfully Handsome was further assured of the Flaming
Sun Scripture’s value; it was definitely worth more than 1,000 Gold Coins.
Hence, Sinfully Handsome ran towards the Auction House, changing the
price of the Flaming Sun Scripture from 1,000 Gold Coins to 10,000 Gold
Coins. He wanted to see if Shi Feng was willing to beg him for this item.

However, when Sinfully Handsome arrived at the Auction House, he

discovered that there was not only a single Flaming Sun Scripture on auction
anymore; there were five of these books now. Aside from his copy, priced at
10,000 Gold Coins, the other four books were all priced at 15 Silver Coins.

The most inconceivable thing was that the number of Flaming Sun Scriptures
up for auction continued to increase. In the blink of an eye, there were
already 10 copies of the book up for sale.

“Just what sort of situation is this?” Sinfully Handsome’s eyes widened; he

thought he was dreaming right now. How could there be so many Flaming
Sun Scriptures??

While the quantity of these Flaming Sun Scriptures increased, someone else
bought them, one after another.

There were a total of 32 copies of the Flaming Sun Scripture offered in the
Auction House. Among them, Shi Feng had bought 30 of them. Only Sinfully
Handsome’s copy and another copy sold by Nobody Cares for 20 Silver
Coins remained.

Sinfully Handsome suddenly thought of something. He then hurriedly opened

the trade section under White River City’s official forums.

As expected, there was an anonymous post stating: _Buying Flaming Sun

Scriptures at 14 Silver Coins per book! Willing to purchase it at 15 Silver
Coins if placed in the Auction House._
One could often find such purchasing methods in virtual reality games. After
all, players had plenty of items that they kept on hand without placing them
on the Auction House. There were only a scarce amount of players like
Sinfully Handsome who would place items of unknown value on the Auction
House.

Shi Feng also remembered this fact, and he thought that, by now, there
should be quite a few players who have gotten their hands on a Flaming Sun
Scripture.

“Ah! My 1 Gold Coin!” Sinfully Handsome wanted to cry. Originally, he

thought that the Flaming Sun Scripture’s value could rival that of an Epic
ranked item. However, after seeing so many other players possessing this
item, Sinfully Handsome immediately realized his mistake. If he had sold his
copy for 1 Gold Coin, he would have made a huge profit.

Elsewhere, Shi Feng felt great satisfaction after purchasing 30 copies of the
Flaming Sun Scripture. He would have completely forgotten about this item’s
existence if he had not discovered the Flaming Sun Scripture on the Auction
House in the first place.

“Thirty books should be enough for my purposes.” Shi Feng looked at the 30
Flaming Sun Scriptures laying in his bag, utterly pleased.

Although he had spent 4 Gold, 50 Silvers, shrinking his assets slightly, the
Gold Coins he possessed would only depreciate as time passed. It was much
better if he used those Gold Coins to profit further.

Thus, Shi Feng had spent so much money to purchase the Flaming Sun
Scriptures.
In Shi Feng’s previous life, plenty of players had obtained the Flaming Sun
Scripture. Unfortunately, none of them knew its purpose. Hence, they sold it
at bargain prices. However, there was a Ranger who had desperately bought
these Flaming Sun Scriptures. Even after the prices of the Flaming Sun
Scriptures rose to 1 Gold Coin per book, that player still bought them without
hesitation, earning the suspicion of many.

So, many players started to investigate the Flaming Sun Scripture.

On one occasion, a party of players met with a Ranger who grinded solo at
the Level 25 map, Flame God’s Cave. Moreover, that Ranger displayed a
shocking scene of killing the Boss and Elite monsters there by himself. Later
on, however, the players discovered that the reason the Ranger could grind at
the Flame God’s Cave alone was all thanks to the Flaming Sun Scripture.

From then on, the secret of the Flaming Sun Scripture was revealed, causing
its price to skyrocket. In the end, even when the Flaming Sun Scripture sold
for 3 Gold Coins per book, there were still players willing to buy it.

Right now, Shi Feng had only spent 15 Silver Coins to purchase each book.
He had made a huge profit from this trade.

In any case, Blackie and the others still needed a long time before they could
return to White River City. Since Shi Feng had nothing better to do, he might
as well grind the Boss at the Flame God’s Cave. After all, his current strength
was too weak right now. He could complete neither the Epic Quest, Darkness
Descends, nor the Unique Quest, Demon’s Heart. Moreover, there were
plenty of important quests in White River City that required a team to carry
out. This was the tragedy that befell all solo players. Hence, grinding Bosses
was the best option available for Shi Feng at the moment.
Most importantly, the Flame God’s Cave was a valuable location specialized
in dropping forging designs. These forging designs had made that Ranger
into a rich man, and he had earned over 600 Gold Coins from all the forging
designs he sold, becoming the envy of countless players.

Soon after, Shi Feng hurried towards the teleportation gate. He paid a fee of
24 Silver Coins and teleported to Red Flame Fortress, the nearest
teleportation point to the Flame God’s Cave.

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Red Flame Fortress was located in the middle of the Scorching Hot Canyon;
a large volcano loomed behind it. The terrain around this region was
extremely hot all year round, and the air was similarly parched and blistering.
A gust of wind here was like a wave of heat, and one wouldn’t feel a hint of
relief from it.

Meanwhile, the surrounding environment of the canyon consisted of only

scorched, barren earth and mountains. All around, web-like cracks decorated
the ground.

Just this sight would cause one to lose their appetite.

As this was a virtual environment, players could fully experience the

scorching heat.
Being parched and drenched in sweat were only minor inconveniences, but
one’s vision blurring? That was a bigger problem. Moreover, battling in such
an environment was extremely taxing to a player’s stamina.

Due to such a brutal environment, many players did not like grinding or
questing here.

Moreover, the Scorching Hot Canyon wasn’t the only Level 20 to Level 25
map. There were more than 20 such maps within the White River City region.
The millions of players within the White River City region could simply
choose any one of these other locations to grind and do quests. For example,
the Cooling Lakeside, the Shady Forest, and such were all good locations.
There was no need for them to torture themselves by coming to the Scorching
Hot Canyon.

For Shi Feng, however, such a brutal environment did not affect him much.

In addition to having activated the Hidden Passive Skill, Basic Body

Strengthening, Shi Feng also had 20 points of Fire Resistance. As a result, the
high temperature of the Scorching Hot Canyon did not have any effect on Shi
Feng. Shi Feng would not greatly exhaust his stamina by fighting in this hot
environment either. Moreover, the majority of the monsters in the Scorching
Hot Canyon dealt fire-type damage, so this place was suitable for players like
Shi Feng, who had high Fire Resistance, to level. Shi Feng’s leveling
efficiency would increase by at least 20% compared to leveling up at other
maps.

In God’s Domain, nature’s power was very strong. If players wanted to level
up quickly, they needed to overcome many of such natural environments. As
players progressed down their paths in God’s Domain, the importance of
resistances would also increase.
This was why Shi Feng grew excited when he learned that the Ice-Blue Devil
Flame increased both his Fire Resistance and Ice Resistance.

After arriving at the Flame Red Fortress, Shi Feng opened the system map.
Confirming the location of the Flame God’s Cave, Shi Feng advanced
towards it along a red dirt road.

Although there were plenty of Level 20 and higher monsters, such as the Fire
Raging Bull and Violet Flame Wolf, along the way to the Flame God’s Cave,
Shi Feng walked on the official road. There were normally high-level NPCs
patrolling the official roads, and these NPCs were usually 15 Levels higher
than the map they occupied. Moreover, they patrolled in small parties rather
than individually.

If there were any foolish monsters that dared come close to the official road,
these Level 40 NPC’s would immediately dispatch the offending beast. The
moment they came within a 40-yard distance to the official road, the
patrolling NPCs would discover these monsters and turn them into soup.
Hence, all the surrounding monsters did not dare come within 40 yards of the
official road at all, allowing players to travel safely through it.

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Around half an hour later, Shi Feng finally arrived at the Flame God’s Cave.

The Flame God’s Cave was situated close to a volcano at the outer edges of
the Scorching Hot Canyon. Plenty of Elite monsters and Chieftain ranked
Bosses resided within the cave. However, even when players discovered this
location, they would normally choose to turn around and leave as the
monsters here were simply too strong. If monsters had not chased that party,
they would not have run to the Flame God’s Cave, incidentally discovering
the Ranger’s secret of grinding Bosses and Elite monsters.
However, only Shi Feng knew of this secret right now.

The monsters in the Flame God’s Cave were all Level 25, and generally, only
players who had reached Level 20 would grind here. However, Shi Feng’s
equipment had the Ignore Levels Attribute, so he could barely grind here as
well, though with much lower efficiency.

Regardless, he would still be grinding Level 25 monsters. Even if his speed

were slower than a Level 20 player, his gains would still be much greater
compared to grinding Level 14 monsters.

As for why the monsters in the Flame God’s Cave were so amazing, it was
mainly because of the extraordinarily high damage of their fire-type attacks.
Even if it were only a Level 25 Common monster, it could still kill an MT of
the same level with just two or three moves. Not to mention, the monsters in
the Flame God’s Cave all lived in groups, and one would usually meet five or
six monsters at the same time. Even an MT with top-tier equipment could not
handle so many monsters at once. There was also a large amount of Elite and
Special Elite monsters here; they could practically one-shot an MT of the
same level. Hence, even when players knew about the Flame God’s Cave,
there was still nobody daring enough to grind at this place.

However, it was a different story when one had the Flaming Sun Scripture.

The Flaming Sun Scripture could grant players a Flaming Sun’s Blessing
effect. The effect was closely related to the surrounding environment; the
denser the fire-type mana present in a location, the greater were its effects.
The effect lasted for two hours.

However, the introduction of the Flaming Sun Scripture did not reveal such
an effect, so players in the past couldn’t discover its exact purpose.
The Flame God’s Cave could be considered as one of the locations within
Scorching Hot Canyon that had the densest fire-type mana. As a result, the
fire-type damage of the monsters inside was extraordinarily high. However,
precisely because of this same reason, the Flame God’s Cave was also a
perfect place for one to use the Flaming Sun Scripture.

However, even with the Flaming Sun Scripture, Shi Feng needed to be
extremely careful while he was here. After all, the Flame God’s Cave was a
nest for Level 25 monsters. With the level gap of 11 Levels, these monsters
could easily extinguish Shi Feng’s life with just two moves, and Shi Feng
would not even have the chance to resist before dying. Moreover, Shi Feng’s
level was just too low; these monsters could detect him easily. Hence, he
needed to act with extreme caution.

The moment Shi Feng carefully set foot in the cave, a wave of hot air swept
past him from within the cave. Just when Shi Feng’s five senses heightened
to their maximum limit, his system communication suddenly rang out.

“Crap! That nearly gave me a heart attack!” Shi Feng jumped, taken by
surprise. He glanced at the system notification.

Fortunately, monsters could not hear the system notifications. In the same
way team chat worked, only specified players could hear them, while
outsiders would remain unaffected.

“Flying Dragon? Why is he playing God’s Domain as well?” Shi Feng

wrinkled his eyebrows at the sight of the caller ID blinking before him.

This Flying Dragon was none other than Shi Feng’s classmate and the ninth-
ranked in Jin Hai University’s fighting competition, Ling Feilong. However,
in Shi Feng’s previous life, Ling Feilong only joined God’s Domain long
after the game’s release. At that time, Shi Feng had already become the Guild
Leader of Shadow.

_For Ling Feilong to join God’s Domain in advance, could this be the result
of the butterfly effect?_ Shi Feng lowered his head in thought. However, he
soon revealed a smirk. In this life, he had not revealed his character’s ID to
anyone else. As for Blackie, Shi Feng had long since told him not to reveal
anything. Hence, no one in Jin Hai University knew Shi Feng was Ye Feng.
Similarly, nobody else knew that Blackie was Black Cloud in God’s Domain.
Blackie’s friends only knew that he was getting by fairly well in the game.

“Who are you? What business do you have with me?” Shi Feng answered the
call with a cold and imposing tone as if he were a god looking down on an
ant.

Ling Feilong immediately felt chills all down his body when he heard Shi
Feng’s voice, followed by immense pressure. He felt like he had just walked
out of a cold pool of water. His heartbeat instantly soared to 180 beats per
minute.

_This is Ye Feng, the god-ranked expert that caused even Martial Union to
submit? His voice alone is already so imposing and threatening… The
pressure he gives off is even stronger than Brother Zhang’s! It’s as expected
of a god-ranked expert. No wonder Brother Zhang wanted me to recruit
him._ Ling Feilong was inwardly shocked, and he grew even more respectful
towards Shi Feng.

Originally, Zhou Yuhu should have been the one to contact the god-ranked
expert. However, Zhou Yuhu previously had a falling out with the god-
ranked expert, so the responsibility had been pushed onto him, Ling Feilong,
instead. Ling Feilong felt that his chance to shine had arrived.
As long as he could deal with this matter appropriately and gain the favor of
such a god-ranked expert, his position in Shadow would rise quickly in the
future; he would surely surpass Zhou Yuhu. After all, Zhou Yuhu had once
found conflict with this god-ranked expert. In the future, Zhou Yuhu would
certainly have difficulty getting by in Shadow.

Before Ling Feilong had personally felt Ye Feng’s imposing aura, he always
thought that nobody could be as strong as Brother Zhang. However, Ling
Feilong was now completely certain that, if this god-ranked expert joined
Shadow, even Zhang Luowei would have to submit to his strength.
Meanwhile, Shadow would similarly fall under the control of this expert.

“How are you, expert? I am Shadow’s representative, Flying Dragon. We

sincerely want to recruit a god-ranked expert like yourself into Shadow. As
for the treatment you will receive, please rest assured. We at Shadow will
certainly not mistreat you,” Ling Feilong’s tone was both soft and respectful
when he spoke. After all, the god-ranked expert before his eyes right now
someone he needed to fawn over desperately in the future. He was truly
afraid that this god-ranked expert would immediately disconnect his call.