Reincarnation of The Strongest Sword God

1601-1620

Chapter 1601 - Recasting the Disintegration Armor

With Shi Feng's permission, Seliora looked at the Disintegration Armor before her and smiled. She then stretched out her hand and grabbed the armor directly.

The Disintegration Armor's frightening Disintegration Power could destroy even a table made out of Fire Essence Stone. Yet, now, the armor had no effect on Seliora's gloved hand whatsoever.

Amazing! Sure enough, a Grandmaster Forger really is an extraordinary existence. Shi Feng was indescribably shocked as he looked at the leather gloves Seliora wore.

The fact that the gloves remained unaffected by the Disintegration Power the Disintegration Armor radiated could only mean that the pair of gloves was Legendary Equipment. In God's Domain, Legendary items were likewise items that NPCs could obtain only by chance.

Even among Tier 4 NPCs, very few of them would have a Legendary item. Meanwhile, those who did were no doubt powerful individuals in kingdoms and empires.

Moreover, Seliora did not have just one Legendary item.

When the Disintegration Power tried spreading to Seliora's body, a layer of invisible power blocked it abruptly.

Meanwhile, the only possibility Shi Feng could think of to explain such a phenomenon was that the leather armor Seliora wore was also Legendary rank.

Two Legendary items...

In the past, even players who obtained only one Legendary item could challenge opponents of a higher tier. Meanwhile, players that managed to acquire two Legendary items had been as rare as a phoenix's feather in God's Domain, and every one of them was a Tier 6 God-ranked player.

Just as Shi Feng was admiring the Legendary items on Seliora, the latter picked up the Disintegration Armor and placed it in the heart of the magic array protecting the smithy. She then began drawing runes and chanting an incantation.

Following which, line after line of divine runes flew rapidly to surround the Disintegration Armor. After just a short moment, hundreds of lines of divine runes encircled the Disintegration Armor. These runes then transformed into magic arrays. In the blink of an eye, a fivefold magic array formed around the Disintegration Armor.

The frightening pressure that the fivefold magic array radiated made even Shi Feng extremely uncomfortable.

When the fivefold magic array's formation was complete, the magic array thoroughly suppressed the Disintegration Power the Disintegration Armor was leaking. Seeing this, Seliora took out a crystal, which glowed with a golden hue, and inserted it into the fivefold magic array.

Boom!

The moment the golden crystal came into contact with the magic array, the entire magic array ignited with dazzling, golden flames. Unlike ordinary flames, these golden flames gave off a sacred and gentle feeling.

Meanwhile, the Disintegration Armor trapped inside the magic array started transforming. The incomparably tough materials making up the armor turned bright red and even showed signs of melting.

What?! This is Sacred Fire! Shi Feng could not help but gape in shock when he saw the golden flames.

Sacred Fire was something he had only seen depicted in the ancient texts of God's Domain. This kind of flame was known as a refining treasure. However, Sacred Fire did not exist naturally in the continent of God's Domain. It only occurred in certain special spaces. Aside from Ancient Gods, nobody else could truly control it.

Meanwhile, the Sacred Fires that could be found in God's Domain were all sealed in special crystals left behind by the Ancient Gods and could be used only once. Even so, Sacred Fire was still a flame countless forgers dreamed of obtaining.

It was fervently sought after because this flame was the best flame for forging Legendary items.

In Shi Feng's previous life, a crystal-encased Sacred Fire had appeared in the Blackwing Auction House. Back then, many wealthy players and NPCs had contested over the item. In the end, though, the Super Guild Battle Wolves had purchased it for an astronomical price of 310,000 Gold, shocking the entire God's Domain.

Back then, many superpowers had ridiculed the Battle Wolves for being foolish. After all, the Super Guild had spent 310,000 Gold for a one-time use item, which was a massive expenditure even for a Super Guild.

However, in the end, one had to admit that it had been money well spent. Using the Sacred Fire, the Grandmaster Forger working for the Battle Wolves had created a Legendary item. Although its performance was below average, it was still a Legendary item at the very least; Fragmented Legendary items could not compare to it.

This outcome had also further whetted the various superpowers' desire for Sacred Fire.

Shi Feng had never imagined that Seliora had actually managed to get her hands on a Sacred Fire. Moreover, she even used it on the Disintegration Armor without asking for payment. If he was required to cover the cost, even if he sold himself now, he wouldn't be able to gather enough money.

While Shi Feng was lost in his thoughts, the Disintegration Armor inside the fivefold magic array had turned white-hot.

Meanwhile, Seliora started writing another series of divine runes and merging them into the Disintegration Armor. Despite Shi Feng having a certain level of understanding of divine runes, his mind was a complete blank when he looked at the divine runes Seliora wrote.

Five minutes later, the white-hot Disintegration Armor was covered entirely in golden runes. At this moment, Seliora stopped writing divine runes and breathed out a sigh of relief. Although her face was visibly tired, her eyes glowed with excitement.

"Good! Now is the time! Use your blood to establish a contract!" Seliora suddenly shouted to Shi Feng.

As soon as Seliora said these words, a system notification entered his ears.

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System: Do you wish to establish a blood contract and permanently contribute 200 points of every Basic Attribute to the Disintegration Armor?

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Two hundred points of every Basic Attribute? Shi Feng could not help being shocked as he looked at the system notification.

Permanently losing 200 points in every Basic Attribute was equivalent to losing 1,000 Attribute Points. Losing so many Attribute Points was no laughing matter. If an ordinary expert were placed in such a situation, their accounts would be crippled instantly. Even Shi Feng would have great difficulty making up for such a loss.

Shi Feng had never expected the price of the Disintegration Armor to be so huge.

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System: You have five seconds remaining to make a decision. If you refuse, you will not have another chance in the future.

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"Alright, I agree!" Shi Feng declared while clicking "Agree."

Just like the system had stated, this was an opportunity for him. If he rejected it, who knew when he would gain another chance to obtain a Legendary item in the future? Moreover, the Disintegration Armor was top-notch even among Legendary items.

In comparison, 1,000 Attribute Points was indeed an insignificant price to pay.

Only, some of the advantages he had accumulated thus far would disappear as a result of this decision.

After Shi Feng clicked "Agree," a blood-red magic array appeared before him. He then placed both his hands on the magic array without hesitation.

He felt power leaving his body right away.

At the same time, blood-red magic circuits appeared on the surface of the Disintegration Armor. Once these magic circuits covered the entire Disintegration Armor, the armor released a pulse, as if it had just gained life.

This pulse of power instantly shattered the fivefold magic array. In the next moment, Shi Feng felt an even more frightening aura coming from the Disintegration Armor.

However, unlike before, the aura the Disintegration Armor exuded this time did not affect Shi Feng whatsoever. On the contrary, he felt a sense of intimacy in this aura—as if the Disintegration Armor was an extension of himself.

Meanwhile, as the Disintegration Armor's aura calmed down, another system notification entered Shi Feng's ears.

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System: Congratulations! You have completed the "Recast the Disintegration Armor" quest. Rewarding 20 Legacy Skill Points, 100,000 Free Skill Proficiency Points, 100 Free Mastery Points, 50 Humanity Reputation Points, two Level increases, and the "Disintegration User" title.

Chapter 1602 - Legendary Reward

When the system notification ended, Shi Feng's experience bar started increasing rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, he went from Level 61 to Level 63. Meanwhile, his Legacy Skill Point count, which had stagnated for a long time now, also increased by 20 points.

What a bountiful reward! Shi Feng could not help getting a little excited as he looked at the quest reward.

Normally, aside from completing special quests, players would receive only one Legacy Skill Point for every three level-ups. To put it simply, Legacy Skill Points were extremely rare. Yet, now, he had obtained 20 points from a single quest—enough for him to exchange for one or two Tier 2 Legacy Skills.

In God's Domain, Skill Books for the Tier 2 standard and higher were extremely rare. Normally, players could obtain Skills and Spells at Tier 2 and above only by using Legacy Skill Points.

Hence, even after reaching Tier 2, players would not have a lot of Tier 2 Skills; they would mostly use Tier 1 Skills for combat and keep Tier 2 Skills as trump cards.

In other words, gaining an additional Tier 2 Skill was equivalent to gaining another trump card.

Moreover, aside from Legacy Skill Points, the quest had also awarded him with 100,000 Free Skill Proficiency Points, which would allow him to fast-track leveling up his Skills. Needless to say, as a Skill's level increased, its overall performance would improve as well. This, in turn, would enhance his combat power.

Following which, Shi Feng spent all of his Legacy Skill Points to learn Purgatory Pentaslash, a Tier 2 Legacy Skill with maximum explosive power.

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[Purgatory Pentaslash] (Action-type)

Requires: Sword

Tier 2, Level 1

Proficiency 0/30,000

Instantly execute five slashes, with each slash being stronger than the former. Each subsequent slash gains an additional 20% Strength and 10% Attack Speed.

Cooldown: 20 seconds

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After learning the Skill, Shi Feng immediately invested 30,000 Proficiency Points to upgrade Purgatory Pentaslash to Tier 2, Level 2. Now, each subsequent attack gained an additional 21% Strength and 11% Attack Speed. Although the improvement was small, to a Tier 2 player, an addition of 1% Strength could mean an increase of 10 Strength. Not to mention, this addition would be repeated four times in total.

As for the remaining 70,000 Proficiency Points, Shi Feng used them to upgrade the Tier 1 Chop.

Chop was a Skill that Swordsman players could learn at Tier 0. The Skill could be upgraded only to the Tier 1 standard at maximum. However, it was a Skill that players would frequently use in battle, as it had a very short Cooldown. At the same time, the Skill also dealt a relatively significant amount of damage. Hence, as long as Swordsman players upgraded their Chop Skill, their overall DPS would improve as well.

After Shi Feng invested his remaining 70,000 Proficiency Points, his Chop Skill leveled up twice, instantly going from Tier 1, Level 3 to Tier 1, Level 5.

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[Chop] (Action-type)

Requires: Sword

Tier 1, Level 5 (Proficiency 12,612/30,000)

Additional 1,600 base damage. Deals up to three consecutive hits in one second. If attacks land in the same location, damage is increased by 60%.

Attack range: 7 yards

Cooldown: 3 seconds

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Compared to when the Skill was at Tier 1, Level 1, after it reached Tier 1, Level 5, not only did the additional base damage it dealt increase by 1,000 points, but the bonus damage multiplier provided, if all three attacks landed on the same spot, had also risen from 50% to 60%. There was a significant improvement in damage. Most importantly, the attack range had also extended from six yards to seven yards, which made it even more difficult for enemies to dodge the Skill.

Shi Feng felt very satisfied with this outcome.

In the past, Level 60-plus Swordsmen normally managed to level up their Chop only to Tier 1, Level 2 or Level 3. Very few had been able to level up the Skill to Tier 1, Level 4, much less Level 5.

After distributing his Free Skill Proficiency Points, Shi Feng set his eyes on the "Disintegration User" title.

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[Disintegration User] (Advanced Title)

The proof of ownership for the Disintegration Power. Endow Disintegration Power to a maximum of 30 players within a 200-yard radius, increasing their Basic Attributes by 10% and damage by 20%. The magic damage and physical damage they receive will also be decreased by 30% and 15%, respectively.

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Reading the introduction for the Disintegration User title stunned Shi Feng.

Titles were different from Domain Skills. In the case of Domain Skills, the simultaneous use of multiple Domain Skills would weaken their effects slightly; there might even be a counter-reaction. However, it was a different story for titles. The effects of titles could be stacked with the effects of Domain Skills without them interfering with one another.

Although he could only endow Disintegration Power to a maximum of 30 players, it was still plenty amazing. The Disintegration User title would work wonders in team battles and Dungeon raids.

Meanwhile, although the Disintegration User title's effects were wonderful, Shi Feng had noticed an even more exciting matter.

And that was the increase to his Basic Attributes.

Due to the improvement of his Life Rating, each time he leveled up, he would gain more Basic Attributes than he did before. After leveling up twice in a row, not only had he acquired a large number of Free Attribute Points, but his Basic Attributes had also received a significant boost.

Overall, he now gained 20 more Attribute Points each time he leveled up.

So, this is the power of the Dark Iron Bloodline? Shi Feng was at a loss for words as he looked at his improved Basic Attributes.

Currently, he was still only a Level 63, Tier 2 player, yet the Dark Iron Bloodline was already providing him with an additional 20 Attribute Points with each level up. Moreover, this number would increase as he reached higher levels and tiers. He might even be able to recover the 1,000 Attribute Points he lost today before he got to Level 100.

Just as Shi Feng was feeling shocked by the power of his Bloodline, Seliora turned her gaze to him.

"You're very lucky. The recasting this time was extremely successful. However, as you are too weak right now, despite having established a blood contract with the Disintegration Armor, you still cannot fully control the Disintegration Armor. Right now, all the blood contract is doing is preventing you from being affected by the armor's power. If you wish to fully control the armor, you'll need to become stronger," Seliora said as she turned her gaze back to the Disintegration Armor, which was still sitting in the center of her smithy's magic array. "However, you don't need to feel dejected. Although you cannot use the Disintegration Armor now, since you've already established a blood contract with it, you can utilize a small portion of its power."

Although she had managed to recast the Disintegration Armor, at the end of the day, she was not the armor's creator. She only managed to shoddily reestablish the armor's magic circuits using her limited knowledge of divine runes. The divine runes she drew simply could not compare with those of the Disintegration Armor's creator. The final magic circuit she ended up forming still had many problems. The flow of energy in the armor also wasn't perfect. Without a considerable amount of power, one would not be able to control the armor at all.

Upon hearing Seliora's words, Shi Feng could not help but take a look at the Disintegration Armor's Attributes.

Indeed, just like Seliora had said, the Disintegration Armor was still considerably unstable after being recast. It needed him to reach Tier 3 before he could equip it. Aside from that, there was no other information stated in the armor's Attribute Panel. However, the Disintegration Field Skill granted to him had strengthened considerably[1].

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[Disintegration Field]

Disintegrates all Skills and Spells within a 100-yard radius (Skills and Spells at Tier 2 and below will be nullified, while Skills and Spells above Tier 2 will be weakened by 60%). All entities within range of the Disintegration Field will sustain a 40% reduction to Basic Attributes, physique, and Stamina in addition to a 400% increase to their Stamina and Concentration consumption rates. No Cooldown.

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This is the real Disintegration Field? After looking at the new Disintegration Field, Shi Feng finally understood why Legendary items could allow players to challenge opponents of higher tiers.

Currently, he could use only a small portion of the Disintegration Armor's power, yet the armor was already providing him with such great benefits. If he could equip the armor now, he would simply be invincible among the current players of God's Domain.

However, Shi Feng only toyed with this thought. Legendary Equipment was not that easy to equip, all the more top-notch Legendary Equipment like the Disintegration Armor. He should just be grateful that the Disintegration Armor no longer suppressed him and provided a stronger Disintegration Field.

After storing the Disintegration Armor, Shi Feng finally shifted his sights to the pitch-black energy bead floating in midair.

Although the energy bead's aura had already disappeared, the energy bead had also formed a zone completely void of Mana around itself.

Just by entering this void zone, Shi Feng felt his entire body becoming incomparably heavy. At the same time, his mind also became sluggish like never before.

Chapter 1603 - Destruction Crystal

What is this thing?

The closer Shi Feng got to the hovering energy bead, the heavier his body felt. He even felt somewhat dizzy, his mind growing fuzzy. He felt as if his control over his own body had dulled as if it no longer belonged to him.

This was the first time he had ever experienced such a sensation in God's Domain, both in this life and the previous one.

If players merely lost some Attributes, they'd, at most, feel physically powerless, but their mind wouldn't be affected.

Yet, despite his unchanged Basic Attributes, his overall combat power had decreased by at least 80%. At this point, even an ordinary Tier 2 player could easily kill him.

"It's best if you don't get too close to this thing." When Shi Feng was less than a yard from the energy bead, Seliora raised her hand to stop him.

Hearing Seliora's warning, Shi Feng obediently retreated from the energy bead. He only regained control of his body after he had left the void zone. He couldn't help but stare at the energy bead in shock.

It was too strong!

If he could wield this power, using it on the battlefield against other players, he'd become truly invincible. While the energy bead didn't suppress Basic Attributes, it significantly reduced players control of their bodies, and regardless of how high a player's Attributes were, they'd become a helpless child when subjected to the energy bead's mental suppression.

"This isn't something you can withstand at your current power. If you try to touch it, you'll lose your life on the spot. Even if you are a heaven-blessed individual, it'll still be some time before you can resurrect," Seliora explained when she noticed Shi Feng's dumbfounded expression.

Death upon touch? And the resurrection time is so long? Shi Feng couldn't help his growing curiosity over the bead's identity. "Lady Seliora, what is this item?"

He had heard of many items that could kill players upon contact, but he had never heard of items increasing players' resurrection time. As far as he knew, only certain Skills and high-tiered NPCs could do such a thing. The ability to absorb a player's soul was one such example.

Yet, even after using Omniscient Eyes on the energy bead, the bead's inscription still said 'Unknown.' He couldn't even get a name.

"This is a Destruction Crystal, formed from the Power of Destruction. Not only can it destroy physical material, but it can also destroy souls. If even a strand of this Power of Destruction taints an Immortal Soul, it will need a long time to recover," Seliora explained as she watched the hovering, black bead. "Although the Destruction Crystal is currently inactive, even the weak energy it's radiating is dangerous to you."

After her explanation, Seliora began to chant an incantation, writing several lines of divine runes in the air as she did so.

In seconds, the divine runes encased the Destruction Crystal. With a wave of her hand, Seliora sent the hovering crystal to Shi Feng.

"You can consider this Destruction Crystal as an unexpected reward. Use it during a crucial moment to save your life, but be careful when you do. If not handled properly, you might sacrifice your own life during the process," Seliora gravely warned Shi Feng. "Alright, you can leave now. I've gained a significant boon from recasting the Disintegration Armor, so I need to rest and process the information. Since I don't wish to be disturbed, I'll be leaving White River City for some time."

Shi Feng stored the Destruction Crystal and nodded to Seliora before taking his leave.

Although it seemed as if Seliora hadn't done much, as a Master Forger, Shi Feng was familiar with the delicacy of reestablishing the Disintegration Armor's magic circuits. The process would even exhaust a Grandmaster Forger like Seliora.

After leaving Seliora's smithy, Shi Feng could no longer bottle his curiosity as he inspected the Destruction Crystal in his bag.

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[Destruction Crystal] (Consumable)

Sealed by Seliora. When unsealed, unleashes the Power of Destruction in a 1,000-yard radius.

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A 1,000-yard AOE? Shi Feng's jaw dropped when he read the introduction text.

The Destruction Crystal's AOE was even stronger than Tier 4 large-scale destruction Spells, but unlike these Spells, which could be cast from a distance, the Disintegration Crystal would explode the moment the seal was lifted. Even if a player threw the thing when they activated it, they'd be lucky to get it 100 yards away and would still get caught in the AOE.

Meanwhile, the Power of Destruction would damage both the physical body and the soul. If this power killed a player, the consequences would be even more severe than if their Immortal Soul were absorbed...

It was no wonder why Seliora warned him to take care when using the Destruction Crystal.

I mustn't use this unless it's absolutely necessary. When Shi Feng recalled the feeling of standing too close to the Power of Destruction, his heart skipped a beat.

However, now that he had dealt with the Disintegration Armor, his Basic Attributes were free of its suppression. Moreover, he no longer had to worry about Mutated Orcs targeting him out in the fields. He could now execute his plans without worry.

As Shi Feng prepared to visit Zero Wing City to check on its situation, his system communicator rang.

Phoenix Rain?

Shi Feng could not help his curiosity when he saw the caller ID.

Phoenix Rain had been very busy lately. After gaining control of a portion of Thunder Island, she had quickly taken advantage of the opportunity to grow her faction's strength. In addition, she still had to keep an eye on Nine Dragons Emperor. She should be busy as hell, without a minute to spare, yet she was contacting him.

Naturally, Shi Feng picked up the call.

"Ye Feng, I've just received some important information. You should be very careful of Heaven's Burial," Phoenix Rain said somberly. "Since Nine Dragons Emperor gained nothing on Thunder Island due to our partnership, he's secretly colluded with Beast Emperor. From what my subordinates discovered, Nine Dragons Emperor has only made one demand of Beast Emperor: Zero Wing's destruction. Furthermore, Beast Emperor has deep ties with Heaven's Burial. Now that your two Guilds are at war, Beast Emperor won't miss this opportunity."

"Beast Emperor?" Shi Feng frowned.

Previously, due to his focus on the war with Heaven's Burial, he had temporarily set aside the issue of Beast Emperor and the Black Dragon Empire's Evil God's Temple.

If Beast Emperor really got involved in this Guild war, Zero Wing would be at a disadvantage, yet Shi Feng didn't know the Evil God's Temple's exact whereabouts in the Black Dragon Empire and Star-Moon Kingdom. Beast Emperor also moved like a ghost, and right now, Shi Feng had no way of dealing with the man.

"You should also be careful of Heaven's Burial's Lei Jingyang. Although Lei Jingyang only leads a Workshop, the Thunder Legion under his command has quite a few Refinement Realm experts. Moreover, the Thunder Legion's members are extremely adept in field combat. When Crimson Emperor tried to contest Lei Jingyang's group over an ancient ruin, the Guild actually lost. Even Cuttlefish, the commander of Crimson Emperor's trump card legion, died. It's best if you avoid small-scale field battle with Lei Jingyang's people," Phoenix Rain warned.

"Even Cuttlefish lost?" Shi Feng was surprised.

Crimson Emperor was a super-first-rate Guild and in no way weaker than the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. Naturally, Cuttlefish, who commanded the Guild's trump card legion, was a powerful individual. Although he was not a Domain Realm expert, he had a wealth of combat experience. He was also the Guardian Knight and ranked 77th on the God's Domain Experts List, earning the nickname 'Iron Wall.' In a one-on-one fight, even Domain Realm experts would struggle to kill him. Furthermore, Cuttlefish was constantly surrounded by his own experts. Shi Feng found it hard to believe that Lei Jingyang had actually killed the man.

"In any case, just be careful," Phoenix Rain reiterated. "If you lack manpower, I'll send Blue and a group of experts to help. I'm sure that Heaven's Burial will hold back from doing anything drastic with the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's members around."

"Thank you for the offer, but we'll handle this ourselves. After all, I'm sure that you have your own issues to deal with. I've heard that Nine Dragons Emperor has been causing quite a bit of trouble for you lately," Shi Feng said, smiling as he rejected Phoenix Rain's offer.

While Heaven's Burial wasn't an easy foe, Zero Wing was no push-over, either.

"Alright." Phoenix Rain sighed. She felt that Zero Wing was too stubborn. Although Zero Wing had grown quite strong, it still wasn't a match for Heaven's Burial. Moreover, its enemy had the support of Blackwater and Beast Emperor. If this war weren't dealt with properly, it might mean the fall of Zero Wing.

After Shi Feng disconnected the call, he contacted Aqua Rose and instructed her to gather the Guild's internal members and the disciples from the White Tiger Dojo in White River City's Guild Residence.

He had been preoccupied with his own matters, but now that he was free, it was time to introduce some new blood to the Guild.

Chapter 1604 - Raising Levels

"Guild Leader, do you intend to include them in the Guild's war of attrition?"

When Aqua Rose received the order to gather the experts the Guild still nurtured, she could only assume that Shi Feng wanted to use them in the war against Heaven's Burial. Currently, Zero Wing severely lacked expert players. Moreover, both the Guild's internal members and the disciples from the White Tiger Dojo had improved their standards considerably. Some of the more powerful players had already reached the Trial Tower's sixth floor. Even in a Super Guild, these players would be considered experts.

If they could send these players to the field, they could help make up for Zero Wing's lack of experts.

"Mhm. In any case, they need training to improve their techniques. They'll grow much faster in live combat." Shi Feng nodded.

"Although that is true, their levels aren't high enough. The highest-leveled among them is only Level 39, while most of them aren't even Level 35 yet. With such a huge gap in equipment and levels, their techniques won't add to the Guild's combat power regardless of how good they are," Aqua Rose said, shaking her head.

The various large Guilds' elite members were, on average, Level 45. There was easily a 10-level gap between these elite players and Zero Wing's internal members. Meanwhile, every five levels was a minor turning point when it came to weapons and equipment in God's Domain. Techniques couldn't make up for such a massive difference that easily.

"I know. That's why I'm taking them out to level," Shi Feng said, smiling.

He still wasn't satisfied with these internal members' standards, and since he had been busy with his own matters, he had set aside the issue of helping them level.

But now that their combat standards had reached a sufficient level, he had to help them level up, transforming them into usable combat power for the Guild.

Zero Wing had nearly 200 internal members, and the White Tiger Dojo had sent him 500 disciples. Although the White Tiger Dojo's disciples weren't Zero Wing members, they were under his command while they trained with the Guild. It'd be a waste not to put them to good use.

With this, he could add nearly 700 experts to the Guild's forces as they fought Heaven's Burial.

Thus far, Zero Wing had only accumulated a little over 2,000 experts who had reached the Trial Tower's fifth floor or beyond. Another 700 experts would increase the Guild's overall combat power by a massive one-third.

"Taking them out to level?" Aqua Rose's eyes lit up when she heard Shi Feng's plan. She was very familiar with Shi Feng's leveling capabilities, knowing that his leveling speed was at least two or three times faster than other peak experts. He was also more than capable of helping others level up as quickly as he did. If he took command, it wouldn't be long before Zero Wing had another 700 experts, which would make it much easier to defend the four high-resource maps. However, after giving the matter some more thought, Aqua Rose shook her head and said, "Guild Leader, I'm afraid helping them level up will be difficult right now. Heaven's Burial is constantly watching our people. If we send our internal members to the fields to level, Heaven's Burial will certainly ambush the group. They might lose levels, rather than gain them."

"Relax. That is only true if Heaven's Burial can follow us," Shi Feng said, chuckling.

When he had decided to take Zero Wing's internal members out to level, in truth, it had been a passing thought. Obtaining Mana Ore was his true goal.

Although the Boneless Land was rich with ores, it was also a good leveling area. Plenty of low HP and Defense Demonic Creatures roamed the map, and their respawn rate was fairly fast. These Demonic Creatures' high Magic Resistance and combat standards were the only issues, making them difficult to deal with for magical class players. To Shi Feng, however, these monsters were not a problem.

After all, he had the Bible of Darkness, and in that map, he'd be in his element.

Following which, Aqua Rose notified Zero Wing's internal members and the White Tiger Dojo's disciples to gather in White River City's Guild Residence. While he waited, Shi Feng made a trip to the Candlelight Trading Firm to grab pickaxes before heading to the Residence himself.

When Shi Feng arrived, the gathered crowd stirred. They had never expected their Guild Leader to take them out to level, and for a moment, they were all immensely excited.

Every player who had played God's Domain for some time knew of the title 'Sword King.' Shi Feng's battle records were also listed on the God's Domain Experts List, and many Swordsman players had long since analyzed these records, using them as reference.

Shi Feng didn't bother to waste time with words. Instead, he had everyone head to the Teleportation Hall and travel to one of Star-Moon Kingdom's border towns. He then found a relatively deserted location and activated Spatial Gate.

To get to the Boneless Land, one had to cross more than ten high-level maps. If players tried to do so on their Mounts, they'd have to ride for several days and would encounter many Level 100-plus monsters during the trip. Not even Shi Feng would dare to take on such a high-level monster right now, not to mention other players.

After ensuring that everyone had made it through the Spatial Gate, Shi Feng stepped through and closed it.

Shortly after Shi Feng's group had disappeared into the Spatial Gate, a few Assassins, who had hidden in the distance, revealed themselves. All of these Assassins wore Heaven's Burial's Guild Emblem and were Level 47. They were also fully equipped in Level 45 Fine-Gold and Dark-Gold Equipment.

"Boss, what should we do? They left using a teleportation gate. How are we supposed to track them?"

"Forget it. This is outside our abilities. Let's just report this to the higher-ups."

After the several Assassins discussed the situation amongst themselves, they returned to Singular Burial and told him of the teleportation gate.

Teleportation gates did not reveal players' destinations, and players would only discover where the gate led to after they entered. However, Shi Feng was the last person to step through, and once he had, the gate had disappeared. They had no way of tracking the group from Zero Wing.

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"It seems we've backed Black Flame into a corner. At such a crucial moment, a Guild Leader like him is taking a bunch of Level 30-plus players out to level." Singular Burial could not help but laugh when he read the report. He then turned to Daybreak Fog and asked, "Have Lei Jingyang and Blackwater's men gathered in their designated locations?"

"Most of their forces have arrived. They can take action at any time," Daybreak Fog replied.

"Good! Have them activate the War Barriers to lock down the maps! It's about time we give Zero Wing a taste of hell!" Singular Burial said, laughing madly.

To crush Zero Wing swiftly, they had dispatched 8,000 experts to hunt down the enemy Guild's members in the four high-resource maps and utilized the War Barriers to trap them within. In addition, they had dispatched 40,000 elite members to guard the maps' entrances.

"Understood!" Daybreak Fog immediately commanded the Guild members to spread out across the four maps.

With Daybreak Fog's command, Heaven's Burial's members went into action, activating the War Barriers and preventing every player in the four maps from using Return Scrolls. If players wished to leave the maps, they'd have to do so through the maps' entrances.

Meanwhile, Heaven's Burial and Blackwater's experts scoured the maps for Zero Wing's members in 100-man teams.

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"Boss Flow, there's a 6-man party from Zero Wing ahead, but they're all wearing cloaks, so we can't see their levels. Should we attack?" a Level 47 Assassin reported through his team chat as he watched the small party walk through the forest ahead.

"A 6-man party? Are there any important players among them?" Broken Flow, who wore Level 45 Dark-Gold Set Equipment, asked quietly

They knew just how powerful Zero Wing's experts were. This was especially true for Aqua Rose, Fire Dance, Cola, Flying Shadow, and the Guild's other core members. Singular Burial had already warned them to stay as far away from these individuals as possible.

Although Broken Flow wasn't pleased with the decision, he had no choice but to follow his Guild Leader's orders.

"No. None of the six players are on the list, but they seem to have pretty good equipment. They're likely an expert party from Zero Wing," the Assassin reported after taking a closer look.

"Good! It seems that we've gotten lucky and come across one of Zero Wing's expert parties! Keep an eye on them! We'll head over right away!" Broken Flow said as he licked his lips in anticipation. Immediately, he led his team towards the Assassin's current position.

Chapter 1605 - Battle Array Activate

In less than two minutes, Broken Flow's team found a 6-man party of cloaked players walking along a small forest path. All six players wore Zero Wing's Guild Emblem.

"Go! Don't let any of them escape!" Broken Flow shouted in the team chat as soon as he laid eyes on the six Zero Wing members.

Immediately, Broken Flow's 100-man team spread out, swiftly encircling Zero Wing's party and cutting off any escape route.

"Heaven's Burial?" The six Zero Wing members readied their weapons as they were surrounded.

"You guys sure are unlucky to attract my attention!" Broken Flow grinned at the six cloaked players. Immediately, he removed the Level 45 Dark-Gold greatsword from his back and approached the six at a leisurely pace. At the same time, he pulled a potion from his bag and drank it. He then commanded, "Everyone, guard the area. Make sure no one escapes. I want to take proper care of these Zero Wing members."

When Heaven's Burial's members heard Broken Flow's command, they couldn't help their growing excitement and anticipation.

"These players sure are unlucky. It seems like the commander wants to finish them off personally."

"The last time the commander took action, he even gave an expert party from a first-rate Guild a miserable beating. Not only were those experts powerless to fight back, but the commander also forced them to lose multiple pieces of equipment."

"I wonder if we'll get to witness the commander's trademark combat technique again."

"Hopefully these Zero Wing members aren't too weak and can put up a good fight. Otherwise, we won't get a share of the loot."

...

Heaven's Burial's members laughed as they ridiculed the trapped Zero Wing members.

The Guild had already declared that, during this hunt, not only would they earn GCPs for killing Zero Wing members, but they also got to keep whatever loot dropped from their kills.

Although Zero Wing's members had been ambushed countless times, the Guild's experts had suffered minimal losses. Most of these experts still had their top-tier equipment. Even if the equipment they obtained wasn't suitable for their class, they could still sell the items and make a fortune.

Despite the high demand for top-tier equipment, there was practically no supply. When ordinary players obtained a piece of top-tier equipment, they usually didn't sell it for Coins even if they couldn't use it themselves. Rather, most players tried to trade one piece of equipment for another that they could use.

Now that they had come across six Zero Wing experts, this was a golden opportunity to walk away with massive profit.

Of course, Broken Flow didn't care about the equipment. Rather, he wanted to relieve some stress. Broken Flow had previously been defeated in a fight with Zero Wing's top-tier experts, and he had been waiting to restore his reputation for some time. Now, however, the Guild had forbidden its members from fighting Zero Wing's top-tier experts. Naturally, Broken Flow was annoyed.

However, killing Zero Wing's elite members was boring. Only Zero Wing's experts could pique Broken Flow's interest.

"You don't have to worry. Without my command, they won't move," Broken Flow told the six players from Zero Wing, who watched their surroundings warily. With a calm smile, he continued, "If you want to leave this place alive, there's only one way to do it; defeat me. I don't mind if you come at me one by one or all together, but I advise you not to attempt an escape. My team includes over 60 experts from Heaven's Burial. If we attack as one, none of you will survive.

"If you don't have any problems, let's begin!"

After saying so, Broken Flow continued towards the 6-man party before him. His lax attitude proved that he didn't view the six experts before him as proper opponents whatsoever.

"Tiger, what should we do?" the Cleric from Zero Wing asked the robust youth in front of the party in a hushed tone. "We're too outnumbered. There's no way we can break through this encirclement."

"It seems we have no choice but to fight this Broken Flow fellow." Infant Tiger, the party's leader, realized they their situation had taken a turn for the worst. They might not have had an issue if they'd come across an ordinary expert team, but he hadn't expected them to encounter a team lead by one of Heaven's Burial's top-tier experts. "In a moment, I'll distract him while you guys find an opportunity to strike. Don't worry about hitting me."

When the other members heard Infant Tiger's plan, they nodded silently. Their leader's decision didn't surprise any of them.

Although they were strong, there was a considerable gap in strength between them and Broken Flow. Only the Guild's core members, like Ye Wumian and Minor Wind, could go toe-to-toe with such an expert.

However, Broken Flow did not give Zero Wing's party much time to consider their options. Once he was within 30 yards of the party, he abruptly accelerated and pounced like a ferocious tiger as it was freed from its cage.

Broken Flow saw no value in Zero Wing's ordinary experts. He currently wore Level 45 Dark-Gold Set Equipment and wielded a Level 45 Dark-Gold greatsword; with his equipment standards, he'd even rank among the top in a Super Guild. As for his techniques, he had reached the Refinement Realm some time ago. He'd be a mainstay in any major Guild.

If not for Singular Burial's prohibition, he'd even challenge Zero Wing's peak experts like Fire Dance and Aqua Rose.

So fast!

Broken Flow's speed caught Zero Wing's members off guard. By the time they reacted, Broken Flow was already within ten yards.

In the blink of an eye, Broken Flow circled around Infant Tiger, who stood at the forefront of the party, and swung his greatsword. As his greatsword soared towards the enemy Berserker, it split into three copies that struck from different angles.

Combat technique, Trishadow Interception!

Just as Broken Flow's three sword lights were about to bite into Infant Tiger...

Infant Tiger, who was at his wit's end, decisively activated the Basic Strength Battle Array. Immediately, the Mana around Infant Tiger and the other four melee players in the Conqueror's Armor went berserk. The five melee players felt as if their minds connected, their senses expanding in a way they had never before experienced.

Despite Broken Flow's sword lights targeting his blind spots, Infant Tiger saw all three clearly. Suddenly, Infant Tiger turned and sidestepped, miraculously evading all three attacks.

Without even turning to look at Broken Flow, Infant Tiger swung his own blade, sending an arc of silver slicing through Broken Flow's side.

Broken Flow panicked. Since his attacks had missed, his stance was off balance, and his defense was riddled with holes. Instinctively, he activated Whirlwind Slash and rotated his body despite his awkward stance.

Boom!

When the two greatswords collided, brilliant sparks surrounded the fighters. Due to the impact, Broken Flow was forced back two steps. Infant Tiger, however, hadn't moved. The difference between the Berserkers' Strengths was obvious.

When Heaven's Burial's members saw this, they were dumbfounded.

They had never thought that their commander would be at a disadvantage against an ordinary expert...

As for Broken Flow himself, he stared at Infant Tiger with a grim expression.

Although he had only exchanged two moves with the enemy Berserker, he realized that not only was Infant Tiger's Strength higher than his, but the enemy's combat standards were also extraordinary. No ordinary expert could evade his three accurate and fast attacks.

However, the situation also confused Broken Flow. When did Zero Wing obtain an expert Berserker as powerful as he was?

"Who are you?" Broken Flow shouted at Infant Tiger.

Chapter 1606 - Might of a Battle Array

As Broken Flow questioned Infant Tiger's identity, he took a huge step backward.

Star-Moon Kingdom's general masses were no strangers to Zero Wing's top-tier experts, not to mention Heaven's Burial. In fact, Heaven's Burial was very familiar with the standards of the internal experts Zero Wing nurtured.

However, Broken Flow had no recollection of Infant Tiger among Zero Wing's top-tier experts.

The only possibility was that Zero Wing's top-tier experts had used disguise tools, playing the pig to eat the tiger and wound Heaven's Burial's expert teams.

But before Broken Flow could listen to Infant Tiger's reply, the other four melee players from Zero Wing appeared beside him, launching their attacks. Two Berserkers executed the Tier 1 Cross Slash and Flame Slash, the Guardian Knight used the Tier 1 Justice Roar and Holy Slash, and the Shield Warrior raised his shield and used the Tier 1 Crumbling Mountain.

When the four melee players attacked Broken Flow, they moved like a single entity. Their various Skill flew towards Broken Flow's blind spots almost simultaneously. Their attacks were as fast as lightning.

What?! Broken Flow was shocked yet again. When he sensed the four melee players' combination attack, he felt the threat of death looming over him. On instinct, he activated the Tier 1 Taboo Skill, Hurricane's Descent and created a powerful hurricane around himself using his greatsword. The Taboo Skill incorporated both offense and defense in a perfect balance.

Peng... Peng... Peng...

A series of clangs echoed around the fight. The four melee players that had attacked Broken Flow were forced to retreat two or three steps, but once they stabilized, they launched another uniform assault, not giving the Berserker a moment to catch his breath.

This time, the Guardian Knight and Shield Warrior rushed at Broken Flow from the front, whereas the two Zero Wing Berserkers approached from Broken Flow's sides. For a time, Broken Flow had to retreat as he desperately defended himself. While he did so, his HP continued to drain.

"What?! The commander is actually..."

Heaven's Burial's members were utterly shocked as they watched Zero Wing's party suppress Broken Flow. Their previously playful expressions had vanished.

None of these players were amateurs. They knew just how powerful their commander was, and even if they formed a 6-man party to challenge him, they wouldn't come close to killing Broken Flow. This wasn't due to the difference between their Basic Attributes, but the difference in their combat standards. If they tried to fight Broken Flow, he'd easily find and target their weak points. By the time they realized that they were under attack, it'd be too late to react. Moreover, Broken Flow could easily dodge and block their attacks.

In the end, the Berserker commander would whittle down their HP and kill them. At most, Broken Flow would lose some HP when he blocked attacks or received a few hits that he couldn't dodge, but that'd be rare since he could use his positioning to prevent such situations.

Yet, now, regardless of how Broken Flow shifted his stance, he couldn't avoid the four melee players' pincer attacks as they continued to shave away his HP.

However, this wasn't the most frightening aspect of this fight. What Heaven's Burial's members found truly shocking was the fact that Broken Flow couldn't force his way out of the encirclement. No matter how he tried to counter the four melee players, the outcome was the same. His targets would either deflect or block his attacks, refusing to budge an inch. Broken Flow looked like some beast trapped in a steel cage.

The spectating Heaven's Burial members weren't the only ones shocked. Broken Flow, who desperately fought for his life, was flabbergasted.

Of the four melee players assaulting him, one had combat standards to rival Infant Tiger. This Zero Wing party actually had five Refinement Realm experts...

Even Super Guilds valued Refinement Realm experts, and they'd be top-ranked fighters in first-rate Guilds.

Yet, this 6-man party had five of these experts.

If he weren't familiar with the combat styles of Cola, Shadow Sword, Turtledove, Ye Wumian, and Zero Wing's other top-tier melee experts, he'd suspect that these four players were those experts in disguise.

As Broken Flow continued to fend off the four Refinement Realm experts, whose Basic Attributes were even higher than his, a bitter taste filled his mouth.

Although he had invited Zero Wing's party to attack him as one, he hadn't expected four Refinement Realm experts to gang up on him shamelessly. Even Infant Tiger danced around him, looking for the opportunity to land a fatal blow...

What Broken Flow did not know, however, was that Infant Tiger and the others were just as shocked. They had never thought that the Basic Strength Battle Array would be this powerful. Not only did the battle array provide Basic Attributes akin to a miniature Berserk Skill, but their combat standards had also improved.

Meanwhile, Infant Tiger wasn't moving around Broken Flow to land a fatal blow. Rather, he was helping his four companions by providing an additional view of the battle. By doing so, he gave his companions an accurate view of the enemy Berserker's movements regardless of how Broken Flow retaliated.

When Broken Flow noticed that his HP had fallen by two-thirds, he dismissed his previous promise as he shouted, "Everyone, attack! Do not let any of these people escape!"

At the same time, Broken Flow activated his Berserk Skill to break away from the enemy encirclement. If he didn't escape now, Infant Tiger and the other experts from Zero Wing would kill him before reinforcements arrived.

Unfortunately, Heaven's Burial's other members were still dazed even after Broken Flow issued the command. Their minds only reacted a short moment later, commanding their bodies to move.

"As expected of Heaven's Burial! It's members' word is nothing more than a fart!" Infant Tiger ridiculed Broken Flow.

Hearing the insult, Broken Flow's expression twisted into something dark.

Could Infant Tiger have any less shame?

Although he had challenged Zero Wing's entire party by himself, how could he have known that five of the six party members were Refinement Realm experts? Moreover, their coordination was so seamless that they moved as if they shared one body. Against such coordinated attacks, this team could even defeat a Flowing Water Realm expert, much less Broken Flow.

However, Broken Flow's call for help prompted Infant Tiger and the others to activate Power of Darkness. Once their Basic Attributes soared, they launched another ruthless assault against the Berserker. This time, however, they held nothing back.

After Shi Feng had upgraded the Bible of Darkness, the Power of Darkness he granted his allies had grown stronger as well. Although Broken Flow's Berserk Skill was powerful, it was subpar compared to the improved Power of Darkness. In addition, Broken Flow's Basic Attributes were already lower than Infant Tiger and his companions'. When both sides had activated their Berserk Skills, the gap between them only widened.

Before the healers from Heaven's Burial could get within range, Zero Wing's Guardian Knight and Shield Warrior slammed their shields into Broken Flow, forcing the Berserker off balance. Infant Tiger and the other two Berserkers then appeared behind their target, launching a joint assault.

Chop!

Flame Slash!

Cross Slash!

Even under normal circumstances, Broken Flow would struggle to cope with these three, simultaneous attacks. In the end, all three attacks landed squarely, draining his remaining HP. As his body collapsed, he dropped three pieces of Level 45 Dark-Gold Equipment...

"Commander?"

"How is this possible?"

Heaven's Burial's members were dazed when they watched their commander die. They had never dreamed that a peak expert like Broken Flow could be killed so easily. Moreover, Broken Flow had been slain by a bunch of Zero Wing members they had never even heard of...

Chapter 1607 - Difference in Teams

For a time after Broken Flow's death, Heaven's Burial's members were at a loss of what to do.

However, Infant Tiger and his party members had no intentions of giving their enemies time to react. They immediately charged into the enemy ranks.

They crossed the 30 yards to their targets in a few short seconds.

Upon reaching the enemy frontline, the Shield Warrior and Guardian Knight slammed their shields into the enemy melee players, crumbling the battle formation. Meanwhile, Infant Tiger and the other two Berserkers nimbly weaved their way into the enemy lines before executing Whirlwind Slash.

Three powerful tornadoes instantly engulfed Heaven's Burial's members. Not only did the attacks push these players back, but they also lost a significant chunk of their HPs. Following which, the Berserker trio approached the nearest enemies and finished off their weakened foes.

In the blink of an eye, several members of Heaven's Burial's team died.

"They're trying to break out of the encirclement! Kill them!"

Finally, some of Heaven's Burial's members reacted, moving to intercept Infant Tiger and his friends. Those with Berserk Skills promptly activated them as the healers and ranged DPS channeled and executed one Spell and Skill after another.

However, Infant Tiger and the others paid the healers and ranged DPS no mind as they ruthlessly targeted players without Berserk Skills. With an overwhelming advantage in Basic Attributes and superior combat standards, they finished their targets off easily. Even half-HP MTs fell after two or three attacks.

By the time Heaven's Burial's healers had launched their Healing Spells, their team had suffered over a dozen casualties. Moreover, the majority of the players that had died were MTs. In contrast, Zero Wing's five melee players were mostly unharmed despite being surrounded by so many melee players. They only suffered superficial damage.

When the ranged DPS's attacks finally reached them, not only did Infant Tiger and his companions seamlessly evade the attacks as if they had long predicted the trajectories, but they also used some of Heaven's Burial's members as human shields.

Although Heaven's Burial's healers did their best to keep their allies alive, Infant Tiger and the other two Berserkers' Attack Power was simply overwhelming. Every one of the five melee players' attacks dealt over -10,000 damage if not blocked in time. Furthermore, the three Berserkers were capable of launching multiple attacks per second.

Elsewhere on the battlefield, although Heaven's Burial's members attempted to kill Zero Wing's lone healer, Zero Wing's two MTs had already moved to protect their comrade. Even when over a dozen melee players tried to corner the healer, Zero Wing's MTs easily repelled them all. In the end, they could only watch as the healer maintained Infant Tiger and the other Zero Wing Berserkers' HP as the human meat grinders slaughtered their allies.

As time passed, Heaven's Burial's 100-man team continued to lose members. In the face of Infant Tiger and the other four melee players from Zero Wing, Heaven's Burial's numerous experts were a joke.

"Just who are these people?"

"When did Zero Wing find such experts?"

The more Heaven's Burial's members fought, the more frightened they became. At this point, the difference in both sides' strength was clear for all to see.

No matter what kind of attacks they used, Infant Tiger and his companions effortlessly dodged or blocked them. In contrast, the Zero Wing Berserkers' attacks always slipped past their defenses, landing direct hits and causing significant amounts of damage.

And the more Infant Tiger and the others fought, the more familiar they became with the battle array.

The battle array was too strong!

Once they activated the battle array, they basically had a 360-degree view of their surroundings as long as they maintained proper positioning. Moreover, their improved physiques made it easy to cope with incoming attacks. In their eyes, Heaven's Burial's members were little more than children waving toy weapons. They had no problems predicting their enemies attacks.

They finally understood how God's Domain's peak experts were so powerful. The hadn't understood where the difference lay between them and these experts in the past, but now, they saw it clearly. They had to admit that being able to see everything around them and having control of their environment was intoxicating.

It was no wonder why Shi Feng had taken responsibility for their deaths.

With this improved perception and control, they would be utter fools if they let a bunch of ordinary experts kill them. Only top-tier experts and peak experts with superior strength and techniques had any hope of defeating them.

After three short minutes, only 20 players remained of Heaven's Burial's 100-man team. The survivors were fear-stricken as they stared at Infant Tiger and the other Zero Wing members. They felt as if these people before them were demons that had crawled up from hell, not players.

Despite the cooperation of over 60 of their Guild's experts, they had done nothing to Infant Tiger's 6-man party. In fact, they hadn't even dropped their enemies' HPs to below 50% throughout this fight.

Meanwhile, when Infant Tiger and the others saw the corpses strewn across the ground, they couldn't help but feel a little proud.

They had dreamed of defeating a 20-man expert team from Heaven's Burial, yet they had slain several times that.

"Retreat!"

"Run away!"

Suddenly, the only thought Heaven's Burial's members had was of escape. Without hesitation, they turned and fled.

Even with over 60 Guild experts, they hadn't been able to do anything to Infant Tiger and his team. Now that they only had a bunch of elite members remaining, they were even less of a match for Zero Wing's party. They'd only throw themselves into the jaws of death if they continued to fight. If they died, they lose a level and a piece of equipment. Although the Guild would offer compensation, it'd be far from enough to cover their loses.

"Don't think that you can get away so easily!" Infant Tiger and the others chased after their fleeing enemies.

With the massive difference in Basic Attributes, Heaven's Burial's members couldn't escape Infant Tiger and his companion's pursuit even if they spread out as they ran. After another short moment, Heaven's Burial's 100-man team had been utterly annihilated...

...

Meanwhile, as War Barriers activated in the four high-resource maps Zero Wing's members occupied, panic ensued among the unrelated players in the maps. They all pulled up the official forums to discuss the matter.

"What's going on? Why aren't Return Scrolls working in the Grieving Swamp all of a sudden?"

"This must be Heaven's Burial's doing. I've heard that Heaven's Burial is going all-out to hunt Zero Wing's members. The Guild has already dispatched over 8,000 expert members, not to mention the elites."

"It seems Heaven's Burial is finally getting serious! With 8,000 experts, they'll have no issues eliminating Zero Wing!"

"Crap! They're really fighting each other! There's a fight between Heaven's Burial and Zero Wing's teams not too far from me right now! Heaven's Burial's 100-man team is amazing! It's completely overwhelming Zero Wing's 100-man team!"

...

The public had become interested in Heaven's Burial's hunt. No one had expected the Guild to dispatch 8,000 experts to slaughter Zero Wing's members. Even a first-rate Guild could, at most, field 3,000 experts. After all, the requirements to be considered an expert player in God's Domain had become stricter than ever before. In the past, players would be considered experts once they reached the Trial Tower's fourth floor, but now, players had to reach the fifth floor. Some stricter Guilds even required their experts to reach the fifth floor's middle stage.

Yet, Heaven's Burial had nearly three times more experts than a first-rate Guild...

...

"Guild Leader, we've received a casualty report from Star-Moon Kingdom," Daybreak Fog suddenly approached Singular Burial, who commanded the battle before them. Quietly, she said, "Thus far, we've killed 1,809 Zero Wing members."

"That many? Didn't the battle start less than half an hour ago?" Singular Burial nodded, satisfied, upon hearing the report. "What about our casualties?"

Although the direct attacks were far more costly, they could deal a more severe blow to their enemy.

Hearing Singular Burial's question, Daybreak Fog's expression darkened as she hesitated.

"Has something happened?" When Singular Burial saw Daybreak Fog's reaction, apprehension welled within him.

"We've lost 3,237 members thus far. Among them, 923 are expert players," Daybreak Fog said.

"How is that possible?" Singular Burial was dumbfounded when he heard these numbers. Immediately, he demanded, "What happened over there?"

They had sent over 8,000 experts over to Star-Moon Kingdom, and Zero Wing only had around 2,000 experts. Even if Fire Dance and Zero Wing's other peak and top-tier experts took action, they could never make up for the massive difference.

Chapter 1608 - Indiscernible Zero Wing

Daybreak Fog could only shake her head helplessly in response to Singular Burial's question.

Even she had been confused when she received the statistics report, wondering if someone had made a mistake when compiling the information.

However, although someone could have miscounted the enemy's casualties, how could they do so with their own death counts? In other words, Zero Wing had indeed killed 3,237 of their members in less than half an hour. Moreover, nearly one-third were the Guild's experts...

"Has no one discovered the reason behind this yet?" Singular Burial growled, his brows twitching slightly in anger.

Over 10% of their 8,000 experts had died in less than half an hour. If the other major powers learned that they didn't even know the cause of this grievous loss, they'd become a laughingstock.

Unlike Guild elites, a Guild expended all of its precious resources into nurturing its experts. They were incomparably more valuable than the Guild's elite members. A loss of one expert was a much larger impact than losing ten elites.

If a first-rate Guild suddenly suffered nearly 1,000 expert deaths, the loss would be severe enough to hamper the Guild's development.

After all, experts were a Guild's main combat power when obtaining top-tier equipment and contesting for resource maps. They were also the foundation when competing with other Guilds.

"We still don't have any information, but I've sent people to investigate the matter," Daybreak Fog said as she expressed her frustration over the situation.

Just as Singular Burial was about to say something more, he received a call. The caller was none other than Broken Flow, one of the commanders tasked with hunting Zero Wing's members.

"Has something happened?" Singular Burial asked, curious about Broken Flow's anxiety. When Singular Burial noticed Broken Flow's current level, he asked in surprise, "How did you lose a level?"

Singular Burial clearly remembered Broken Flow being Level 50 before they embarked on the mission, yet now, the Berserker was only Level 49.

Broken Flow was one of Heaven's Burial's top-ranked experts, and with the Level 45 Dark-Gold Set Equipment he wore, he could contend with any of the Super Guild's top-tier experts, yet he had lost a level. Why wouldn't Singular Burial be surprised?

"I...died..." Although Broken Flow hesitated, he revealed the truth, and he did so with an incredibly grim expression.

"You died?" Singular Burial was even more shocked. "Did you encounter Black Flame or the other experts I warned you about?"

He had planted over 30 spies in Zero Wing, and although they didn't have access to the Guild's core secrets, they could discover its experts' identities.

Hence, he knew that only a few people in Zero Wing were capable of killing an expert of Broken Flow's caliber.

"No..." Broken Flow's expression darkened further.

"No? Then who killed you?" Singular Burial demanded. "Has Zero Wing received reinforcements from somewhere else? That shouldn't be possible. I haven't heard of any powers lending the Guild aid."

Zero Wing had formed a close relationship with both the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion's Phoenix Rain and the Secret Pavilion's Yuan Tiexin. If these two superpowers helped Zero Wing, he doubted that he could do anything to threaten the Guild. The difference between Heaven's Burial's background and the two superpowers was just too massive. Moreover, Heaven's Burial lacked the home-ground advantage in Star-Moon Kingdom.

He had paid close attention to the two superpowers, waiting to see if they would aid Zero Wing or not.

However, he hadn't heard any news of either organization helping his enemy. This was one of the reasons that he had dared to hunt down Zero Wing's members.

"One of Zero Wing's expert parties killed me," Broken Flow explained after taking a deep breath.

"Zero Wing's expert parties?" Realization dawned on Singular Burial. There were some capable players among Zero Wing's experts, and if Broken Flow were careless and underestimated them, he might get himself killed. Sighing and shaking his head disapprovingly, he continued, "You are too careless. Well? Don't tell me that you only contacted me to tell me this?"

"Mhm." Broken Flow nodded silently.

Seeing Broken Flow's response, Singular Burial felt wrathful flames burn within him.

Meanwhile, when Daybreak Fog heard Broken Flow's response from beside her Guild Leader, she noticed something odd about the Berserker's behavior. He had contacted the Guild Leader about such a small matter. Did he think that leading a Guild was a leisurely job?

But before Singular Burial could reprimand Broken Flow, the Berserker shared a battle video in the video chat.

"Guild Leader, I was killed by an expert party from Zero Wing. I don't know how it's possible, but five of the six party members were Refinement Realm experts. Moreover, their Basic Attributes are extremely high. They were even higher than mine..." Broken Flow explained.

"Zero Wing still has five Refinement Realm experts we don't know about?! How?!" Singular Burial and Daybreak Fog denied Broken Flow's claims almost simultaneously.

Only one out of several hundred players in God's Domain could reach the Trial Tower's fifth floor. Among these experts, very few could overcome their limits, achieving extreme control of their bodies and entering the Refinement Realm.

Refinement Realm experts were practically VIPs in first-rate Guilds right now. Even Super Guilds struggled to nurture such experts. Whenever a new player reached the Refinement Realm, the various superpowers rushed to recruit them.

Yet, Zero Wing had introduced five such Refinement Realm experts to the battlefield.

No matter how Singular Burial and Daybreak Fog looked at it, Broken Flow's claim sounded more like fantasy than reality.

However, by the time they finished watching the battle video, their expressions had turned grim.

Indeed, as Broken Flow had said, every one of the five melee players from Zero Wing was slightly stronger than the Berserker. If five such expert formed a party, said party would wield terrifying killing power. Throughout Heaven's Burial, only Lei Jingyang's forces could likely stand against such a party.

As Singular Burial was about to say something, Lightning Blade, the Chief MT of Heaven's Burial's main force, contacted him as well.

"Guild Leader, look at this video! Not long ago, I encountered an expert party from Zero Wing with five Refinement Realm experts! My team was no match for them, and in the end, only a few of my brothers and I managed to escape. We need to notify everyone right away and tell them to be careful of this 6-man party!" Lightning Blade urgently reported.

As they listened to Lightning Blade's report, Singular Burial and Daybreak Fog's expressions darkened further. A trace of shock flashed in their eyes.

"What is going on?" Singular Burial was even more confused after watching the battle video Lightning Blade had sent.

Daybreak Fog struggled to comprehend the situation, as well.

Both Broken Flow and Lightning Blade led 100-man expert teams, but their teams operated in different maps. Although the Refinement Realm experts Broken Flow and Lightning Blade had encountered wore Black Cloaks, they hadn't bothered to hide their appearances. The Refinement Realm experts in each party were also different classes. It was certain that Broken Flow and Lightning Blade had encountered different Zero Wing parties.

This proved that Zero Wing had gained an additional ten Refinement Realm experts. If these experts were split and assigned to 100-man teams, they would pose a huge threat to Heaven's Burial's teams.

But as Singular Burial tried to think of a countermeasure for these new Refinement Realm experts, the other commanders began to report back. All of these commanders reported the same situation that Broken Flow and Lightning Blade had encountered.

Every one of these commanders mentioned a six-man party from Zero Wing consisting of five Refinement Realm experts...

Chapter 1609 - Heaven's Burial Retreats in Defeat

Singular Burial's expression when he finished watching the battle videos a subordinate had sent was indescribably grim.

It wouldn't be a major issue if Zero Wing had simply acquired a few more Refinement Realm experts.

With Zero Wing's capabilities, it wasn't entirely impossible, but based on the latest reports, Zero Wing had collected 100 new Refinement Realm experts...

For a moment, Singular Burial wondered if he were in a dream. He couldn't find it in himself to believe this was true, yet with the battle videos and the large number of casualties Heaven's Burial had suffered thus far, he had all the proof he needed.

If Zero Wing had unexpectedly acquired ten additional Refinement Realm experts, while it would give Singular Burial a headache, he could mitigate the problem by warning his subordinates to be careful during their hunt. However, 100 new Refinement Realm experts was a nightmare, not just a headache.

Even now, veteran first-rate Guilds only had a handful of Refinement Realm experts. Even Heaven's Burial only had 20 Refinement Realm experts right now. Moreover, this was after recruiting a large number of well-known Workshops and expert players and allying with Lei Jingyang's Workshop.

It was also the reason he dared to hunt down Zero Wing's members.

Yet, now...

One hundred Refinement Realm experts, whom he had never heard of before, had suddenly emerged in Zero Wing. Why wouldn't he be terrified?

"Guild Leader, what...should we do now?" Daybreak Fog asked, pale after watching the battle videos.

They had previously considered the possibility that some superpower would dispatch experts to aid Zero Wing.

However, they had never expected Zero Wing to obtain 100 Refinement Realm experts on its own.

One hundred Refinement Realm experts!

Only Super Guilds and super-first-rate Guilds could dispatch such a force. She truly couldn't figure out how Zero Wing managed to recruit so many Refinement Realm experts. Or did some hidden superpower they didn't know about back Zero Wing?

Regardless of the cause, there was no changing the fact that Heaven's Burial's situation was dire.

If the 8,000-plus experts from Heaven's Burial and Blackwater clashed with Zer Wing's 100 Refinement Realm experts, there was no doubt that the former would emerge victorious, but this war focused on guerilla tactics. The Refinement Realm experts definitely had the advantage.

"Issue a retreat order immediately!" After some hesitation, Singular Burial decided to withdraw his forces. "And send someone to investigate which superpower is supporting Zero Wing from the shadows!"

He refused to believe that Zero Wing had nurtured 100 Refinement Realm experts on its own. The only possibility was that Zero Wing had the secret support of some superpower.

"Understood!" Daybreak Fog went into action and began to notify the teams in the hunting operation to withdraw.

Shortly after she issued the command, Heaven's Burial and Blackwater's members in the four high-resource maps began to pull out.

Meanwhile, news of Heaven's Burial's retreat quickly spread throughout Star-Moon Kingdom.

"What's going on with Heaven's Burial? Why are they retreating so soon after starting the war?"

"Hehe. I have some insider information. From what I've heard, it seems that Heaven's Burial has suffered severe casualties and had no choice but to order a retreat."

"How is that possible?! Heaven's Burial has over 8,000 experts! Zero Wing would even struggle to cope with such a force, much less defeat it!"

...

Heaven's Burial's sudden retreat baffled everyone.

In fact, the public wasn't alone in its confusion. Star-Moon Kingdom's various powers were just as confused. They had planned to take advantage of the situation to strike at Zero Wing as well, yet Heaven's Burial had been defeated.

"Look into this matter immediately! I want to know exactly what happened!"

The various major powers simply could not fathom what had transpired between Heaven's Burial and Zero Wing. Heaven's Burial had dispatched over 8,000 experts and several tens of thousands of elites. It was even enough of a force to threaten a superpower, yet this force had lost. Moreover, it had been a decisive defeat...

...

Meanwhile, far from Star-Moon Kingdom, in a Guild Town surrounded by mountains...

"Uncle Yuan, your guess was wrong. We've just received news that Heaven's Burial's hunt has failed. Moreover, it seems that Heaven's Burial has suffered significant losses; nearly 1,000 of its experts were killed," Purple Jade said, smiling as she entered the room.

"Heaven's Burial has been defeated? How is this possible?" Yuan Tiexin, who dealt with all sorts of documents on his desk, was astonished when he heard Purple Jade's announcements. "Did Phoenix Rain send help?"

He was very familiar with the force Heaven's Burial had dispatched to deal with Zero Wing. The force had as many as 18 Refinement Realms, and Lei Jingyang led his legion of battle maniacs personally. Heaven's Burial shouldn't have any fewer top-tier experts than Zero Wing. Furthermore, the Guild surpassed Zero Wing by leaps and bounds in the number of its ordinary experts. Even if Black Flame and Zero Wing's peak experts joined the fray, they shouldn't be able to affect the outcome overmuch.

In the end, Heaven's Burial would wear down Zero Wing until it crumbled.

"No. Phoenix Rain hasn't sent them any reinforcements," Purple Jade said, shaking her head. "Based on what we've learned from Heaven's Burial's internal department, the Guild has retreated due to Zero Wing's sudden dispatch of an additional 100 Refinement Realm experts. Not only do these Refinement Realm experts have incredible Basic Attributes, but their coordination is seamless. These Zero Wing experts have claimed the lives of many of Heaven's Burial's own Refinement Realm experts."

"One hundred Refinement Realm experts?!" Yuan Tiexin abruptly stood. For a moment, he even thought he had heard wrong. "Are you sure Zero Wing has obtained 100 Refinement Realm experts?"

"Mhm, very sure. I even have a few battle videos to prove it." Purple Jade then sent the battle videos she had received to Yuan Tiexin. "I've already watched all of them. These Zero Wing Refinement Realm experts are quite powerful. When they work together, they don't even have an issue defeating Flowing Water Realm experts."

"Have you found out which Super Guild or super-first-rate Guild has helped Zero Wing?" Yuan Tiexin asked after looking through the battle videos. He could tell that these experts were extraordinary. They had no blind spots whatsoever. They could even block ranged attacks, which was difficult for ordinary Refinement Realm experts. When they cooperated, they moved as if they shared a single body. Ordinary Refinement Realm experts couldn't compare to these players.

"I did. We haven't found any news of a Super Guild or super-first-rate Guild mobilizing so many Refinement Realm experts. It's almost as if these experts had just joined God's Domain," Purple Jade reported seriously. "I've also had some of our people compare these Refinement Realm experts' appearances to the images we have of Zero Wing's members."

"And?" Yuan Tiexin asked hurriedly.

One hundred Refinement Realm experts were no trivial matter. Even superpowers like the Secret Pavilion would have to take such a force seriously.

"There's no doubt; these Refinement Realm experts were already Zero Wing members..." Purple Jade said, her voice softening as even she struggled to believe it.

"They're all Zero Wing's members?! How is that possible?!" Yuan Tiexin stared at Purple Jade incredulously. "Have we made some mistake?"

Chapter 1610 - Shock

Yuan Tiexin couldn't believe what Purple Jade had just told him.

Even the Secret Pavilion struggled to nurture Refinement Realm experts. Before becoming a Refinement Realm expert in the Secret Pavilion, the Guild's experts had to pass a series of stringent tests and a significant amount of training. Most people in the virtual gaming world couldn't even fathom the effort, talent, and resources required to become a Refinement Realm expert.

Although God's Domain's unique nature made it easier for players to reach the Refinement Realm, these players were still exceedingly rare. They were also considerably famous in God's Domain.

Zero Wing had only established a few months ago, and even if it had the support of some Super Guild or major corporation, it wasn't capable of nurturing so many Refinement Realm experts.

"There are no mistakes. All of those players are members of the Dark Gods Legion. I also read through the information we have on these players before I came here. Their combat standards were average at best before today. But for some reason, they've become frighteningly powerful," Purple Jade said, shaking her head. Honestly, she couldn't believe this either. However, she had no choice but to acknowledge that Zero Wing had more than 100 Refinement Realm experts after facing the facts before her.

"To think Zero Wing has hidden so much of its strength..." Suddenly, Yuan Tiexin realized why Shi Feng's reaction had been so calm when he learned that the Black Dragon Empire's Evil God's Temple had activated. "Jade, notify our subordinates and tell them to learn everything they can about this situation! We must learn who has backed Zero Wing!"

Any superpower that could nurture 100 Refinement Realm experts so quickly was definitely extraordinary. Not even most ordinary Super Guilds were capable of such a feat, and the Secret Pavilion hadn't heard of a superpower that could. When Yuan Tiexin thought about it, a sliver of fear penetrated his heart.

Although he knew that God's Domain's waters were deep, he didn't realize how deep. They had already learned of quite a few Guilds, which had only established after God's Domain had launched, that had the support of powerful corporations. And now, there was even an organization like Zero Wing. God's Domain was practically a bottomless swamp, with various powers hiding in its muck.

The Secret Pavilion wasn't the only superpower to discover this. Many of God's Domain's superpowers had learned about Zero Wing's sudden development. After this, they all started to see Zero Wing in a new light.

Although Zero Wing still had a low member count and lacked in many aspects compared to first-rate Guilds, the fact that it had nurtured over 100 Refinement Realm experts made it far more powerful than first-rate Guilds. Zero Wing had a high chance of becoming a super-first-rate Guild and one of God's Domain's overlords in the future.

...

Meanwhile, in the Star Alliance's Residence in Star-Moon City...

Galaxy Past read the report he had just received from the Secret Pavilion in his spacious Guild Leader's office. When he finished with the report, his mind went blank.

"Guild Leader, has something happened?" Purple Eye asked, curious about Galaxy Past's strange expression.

"Zero Wing truly is an endless abyss. If Heaven's Burial hadn't mobilized such a large force, Star-Moon Kingdom's various Guilds would still be clueless about Zero Wing's true strength," Galaxy Past said, smiling bitterly as he forwarded the Secret Pavilion's report to Purple Eye. "One hundred Refinement Realm experts! Zero Wing must've been laughing at us while we made fools of ourselves!"

"This... One hundred Refinement Realm experts?" Purple Eye's jaw dropped as she read the report.

She wasn't as ignorant as she had been in the past, and she was very familiar with the power of a Refinement Realm expert. Although she acknowledged her own talent, she still couldn't cross the final threshold and reach the Refinement Realm, even with the Secret Pavilion's help.

Yet, Zero Wing had just revealed 100 Refinement Realm experts. And to think that the Star Alliance had actually worked with other Guilds to take down Zero Wing in the past...

Had Zero Wing utilized its true power back then, the consequences would've been unimaginable.

Purple Eye finally realized why her rival, Gentle Snow, had chosen to join an upstart Guild like Zero Wing.

...

Sea of Death, Thunder Island:

One hundred Refinement Realm experts? Just how many secrets does Zero Wing have? Phoenix Rain was at a loss for words after reading the report.

The fact that Shi Feng and Zero Wing's experts had helped her secure a portion of Thunder Island's control was already incredible, and now, the Guild had just revealed that it had over 100 Refinement Realm experts...

Although Zero Wing had nowhere near as many Refinement Realm experts as the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, a contingent of 100 Refinement Realm experts could still pose a threat to her and Nine Dragons Emperor.

If Nine Dragons Emperor had known that this upstart Guild had such a background, he would never have tried to stop it out...

...

Black Dragon Empire, Lake Heart City:

"What?! Heaven's Burial retreated?! What happened?!" Curiosity ravaged Gentle Snow when she heard Zhao Yueru's report.

If Shi Feng hadn't assured her that her people weren't necessary for the situation in Star-Moon Kingdom, she would've returned with all of her spare forces long ago.

Heaven's Burial and Blackwater had dispatched over 8,000 experts, including a few Refinement Realm experts. Without utilizing the Guild's full power, defeating such a force would be nearly impossible.

Yet, less than an hour after Heaven's Burial had attacked directly, the Guild had ordered a retreat.

"I've heard that its due to various 6-man parties from the Dark Gods Legion. These Dark Gods Parties slaughtered Heaven's Burial and Blackwater's 100-man expert teams. In less than half an hour, they killed nearly a thousand Guild experts. In contrast, none of our party members have died," Zhao Yueru explained. "They've even killed quite a few of Heaven's Burial and Blackwater's Refinement Realm experts."

"A 6-man party of Dark Gods Legion members defeated a 100-man expert team from Heaven's Burial?" For a time, Gentle Snow couldn't process the information.

She knew just how powerful the Dark Gods Legion members were. Even the strongest among them had only reached the Half-step Refinement Realm standard. Even six of these players would be lucky to defeat a 20-man expert team from Heaven's Burial. After all, Heaven's Burial and Blackwater's experts were no noobs; they were all experts that had experienced numerous life-or-death battles.

Yet, these Dark Gods Legion members had defeated 100-man expert teams with as few as six players. To Gentle Snow, this sounded like a fantasy.

"That's right. Everyone in the Guild has been talking about it. I've watched the battle videos, as well. Those Dark Gods Parties are quite powerful. If not for my promotion to Tier 2, they might even be able to defeat me." Zhao Yueru nodded. "I never realized that our Guild had hidden such strength all this time. The Black Dragon Empire's first-rate Guilds will have to think twice before turning against us."

Zero Wing had lacked experts that could turn the tide of battle in the past, and because of that, the Black Dragon Empire's large Guilds hadn't been afraid of striking against their Guild. This was especially true for the Guilds Nine Dragons Emperor secretly backed. However, now that the public knew that the Dark Gods Legion had such powerful members, even the empire's various first-rate Guilds would have to tread lightly when dealing with Zero Wing.

...

While everyone raised a commotion over the defeat of Heaven's Burial's army, Aqua Rose relayed the shocking news to Shi Feng, who had long since left Star-Moon Kingdom.

"Guild Leader, what kind of magic did you use? How did you make all of these people so strong? Every one of them feels like they can take on a Refinement Realm expert of the same level right now," Aqua Rose asked curiously.

She was quite familiar with the prowess of the Dark Gods members she had sent Shi Feng, yet these players had grown so much stronger in the several hours since she had last seen them. If Shi Feng claimed that he had nothing to do with it, she wouldn't believe him.

Chapter 1611 - Counterattack

"Magic?" When Shi Feng saw Aqua Rose's excitement, he smiled and said, "I don't know any magic. I merely gave each of them a piece of equipment."

"A piece of equipment?" Aqua Rose could not help her confusion. "How has a piece of equipment made such a huge difference?"

Weapons and equipment only improved a player's Basic Attributes. While the Dark Gods Parties' Basic Attributes had risen since she had seen them last, the improvement to their combat standards was the key difference. They never would've been able to defeat a 100-man expert team with just a boost to their Basic Attributes

"Here; you'll understand once you take a look." Shi Feng then shared the Conqueror's Armor's Attributes with Aqua Rose.

As Aqua Rose was one one of Zero Wing's core upper echelons, he had no reason to hide the armor from her.

Besides, as players reached higher levels, it'd only be a matter of time before the various large Guilds learned about battle arrays.

He had only had the Dark Gods members sign a confidentiality contract to hide the information from the various large Guilds for as long as he could, but it was impossible to hide the battle arrays from the public forever.

"This..."

When Aqua Rose read the armor's information, she was dazed.

She had never thought that God's Domain had equipment like this.

Not only did the Conqueror's Armor improved its wearer's Basic Attributes, but it also allowed them to share their perception with other players wearing the armor. It could basically enhance players' perception range by a large margin, allowing these players to reach a simplified version of the Void Realm. Although ordinary experts wearing the Conqueror's Armor still wouldn't be able to control their bodies as well as Refinement Realm experts, their overall combat standards wouldn't be any weaker than an actual Refinement Realm expert with the enhanced perception.

"Guild Leader, where did you obtain so many pieces of this armor?" Aqua Rose inquired.

How could ordinary equipment possibly compare to such powerful battle array equipment? The Conqueror's Armor offered even greater benefits than ordinary Epic Equipment. It had to be incredibly rare, yet Shi Feng had given these chest pieces to 100 Dark Gods Legion members...

"I made them," Shi Feng answered truthfully.

Seeing Shi Feng's calm expression, Aqua Rose was at a loss.

If Shi Feng had said that he had been grinding and collected the armor during his long disappearance, she might be able to believe him, yet Shi Feng claimed to have made all of the chest pieces. Her mind simply could not process the statement.

With five pieces of Conqueror's Armor, one could nurture five Refinement Realm experts.

If they produced 1,000 pieces of the Conqueror's Armor, they would have a 1,000-man army of Refinement Realm experts...

Not even Super Guilds had such an army.

"Don't overthink it. I had to deplete the Guild's stock of rare materials just to craft the 100 pieces. It won't be possible to mass-produce the armor in a short amount of time," Shi Feng said, shaking his head. Naturally, he knew what Aqua Rose must have thought.

The Conqueror's Armor's material cost was only secondary. The crucial issue was acquiring the materials. Although the materials weren't super-rare, the various large Guilds frequent purchased them. Even if Zero Wing spent a fortune to obtain these items, it could only acquire a limited amount. It definitely wasn't possible to gear an invincible legion with the Conqueror's Armor.

"What a pity. If we had a few hundred more, we could flatten Heaven's Burial," Aqua Rose said, clicking her tongue. She had no idea how greedy she sounded.

"Several hundred?" Shi Feng's smile turned bitter. "I'll give you a list of the necessary materials, so try to purchase as many as you can in secret. Once we have the materials, I'll try to forge as many as I can."

"I understand." Aqua Rose nodded eagerly, her eyes glowing with excitement. "But Guild Leader, what should we do next? Although Heaven's Burial has retreated, the bounty is still in place. We really can't afford to let this situation continue."

Although Heaven's Burial's forces had retreated, the high bounty it had offered still tempted many unrelated players to attack Zero Wing's members. Even though Zero Wing now had the Dark Gods Parties, there was a limit to how much area 20 parties could cover. They couldn't limit the Dark Gods Parties to patrols, either, as it would severely impact their leveling speed.

"Heaven's Burial sure gave up quickly." Shi Feng was slightly disappointed when he read the statistics report Aqua Rose had sent.

He had assumed that Heaven's Burial and Blackwater would continue to clash with Zero Wing, relying on their numeric advantage. He hadn't expected Heaven's Burial to retreat so decisively. He had only managed to wear the enemy Guild down slightly.

However, Shi Feng could understand their decision after giving the matter some thought.

If one had sufficient understanding of Refinement Realm experts, they'd realize what kind of prowess 100 Refinement Realm experts could wield in guerilla warfare. Moreover, these 100 experts were concentrated in a few maps. This was also why the various large Guilds were so afraid of Super Guilds and super-first-rate Guilds.

Ordinary players, elite players, and ordinary expert players...

With enough money, a Guild could recruit and nurture as many of these players as they wanted, but it was a slightly different story when it came to Refinement Realm experts and those who were stronger. Guilds couldn't necessarily recruit such experts just because it had the money to throw at them. Moreover, there was a qualitative difference between the power of a Refinement Realm expert and the power of an ordinary expert.

Even in equipment with similar Attributes, there would be a massive difference between the combat power Refinement Realm experts could display and that of ordinary experts.

Without an overwhelming Basic Attribute advantage, several, maybe more than a dozen, ordinary experts would need to work together to take down a Refinement Realm expert. This granted Refinement Realm experts a massive advantage in field battles. Normally, Guilds could only cope with these experts' ambushes by dispatching their own Refinement Realm experts or organizing their players into large groups. However, it wasn't feasible to send its members out in teams of hundreds or thousands as it would negatively impact their acquisition of EXP and equipment.

Not even well-funded Guilds would survive long if 100 experts interfered with thousands of its members' development.

This was precisely why super-first-rate and Super Guilds had maintained a solid footing in the virtual gaming world for so many years, finding it beneath them to bully first-rate and below Guilds. Their strength was simply on a different level.

Of course, Refinement Realm experts weren't enough to help a Guild become an overlord in the virtual gaming world. Guilds also needed a large number of members to help with other tasks, such as occupying territory and harvesting resources.

"Since Heaven's Burial has retreated, we'll take the fight to them. It's about time we show Heaven's Burial that it's not the only power that can hunt players," Shi Feng decided after giving the matter some thought. "Notify Fire Dance and the others. Have them lead the Dark Gods Parties to the Orc Empire and teach Heaven's Burials' members what it feels like to be prey. I want to see which of our Guilds lasts until the very end!"

Due to its lack of experts, Zero Wing had only been able to defend against Heaven's Burial's brutal assaults, but now that it had the Dark Gods Parties, it had no reason to hold back against its enemy.

In his previous life, many Super Guilds and super-first-rate Guilds had often used this tactic, hindering a large group's development by sending small parties of Refinement Realm experts, when they wanted to avoid wasting resources to deal with troublesome Guilds. He didn't mind testing this tactic on Heaven's Burial.

"Alright, I'll let them know." Aqua Rose's excitement built when she heard Shi Feng's order.

They had taken a one-sided beating from Heaven's Burial and Blackwater for too long now. They hadn't been able to counterattack, which made them all feel powerless. They simply hadn't had enough experts to put up a fight. If they had sent ordinary experts into Heaven's Burial's territory, they'd send their people to the slaughter, rather than damage their enemy.

Now that they had an additional 100 Refinement Realm experts, their ability to retaliate had increased several-fold, even if they couldn't deal any lasting damage to Heaven's Burial.

Chapter 1612 - Insane Guild

After Shi Feng had given Aqua Rose his commands, he disconnected the call and contacted Melancholic Smile.

He had Melancholic Smile post an announcement on the official forums for Zero Wing, stating that the Guild had doubled the bounty on Heaven's Burial's members once more.

The bounty for killing a normal member had already risen to 40 Silver, but they had just raised it to 80 Silver. The bounty on elite members had also risen from 2 Gold to 4 Gold per kill, while the bounty on Heaven's Burial's expert players had risen from 20 Gold to 40 Gold.

Moreover, Shi Feng had Melancholic Smile use a provocative title for the forum post:

Heaven's Burial, do you dare to face us?

Now, players could instantly earn enough money to purchase a Common Mount from NPCs just by killing one of Heaven's Burial's experts. Even if they already had their own Mount, they could afford an ordinary piece of Level 45 Fine-Gold Equipment.

Even expert players found the remuneration incredibly tempting. Even the expert players that broke their back to earn money couldn't earn 20 Gold in a single day. Moreover, as long as they killed one of Heaven's Burial's experts, even their death would be a worthwhile exchange.

"Guild Leader, have you lost your mind?" Melancholic Smile's eyes nearly fell from their sockets when Shi Feng told her to double their bounties on Heaven's Burial. "Where is our Guild supposed to find that much money?"

If they posted this new bounty, it would definitely inspire a lot of expert players to kill Heaven's Burial's members, and the number of bounties Zero Wing would have to pay out would be no laughing matter. With Zero Wing's current income, it simply couldn't support such a high bounty. Doubling the bounty was a self-destructive move, and Zero Wing would become a laughingstock.

"Relax. I'll figure out a source. If we really can't afford to pay, sell a portion of the weapons and equipment the Dark Gods Party obtained," Shi Feng said.

The current bounty was quite a burden on Zero Wing, but it was only a small annoyance to Heaven's Burial. At this rate, Zero Wing's situation would only become more disadvantageous.

Unfortunately, since there were too few of them, the Dark Gods Parties weren't enough to deal a severe blow to Heaven's Burial, regardless of how many members they hunted down.

Fortunately, the Dark Gods Parties had reaped quite a harvest for the Guild during its hunt. They had collected over 400 pieces of Level 45 Dark-Gold Equipment, over 700 pieces of Level 45 Fine-Gold Equipment, and over 2,000 pieces of Level 45 Secret-Silver Equipment. All of the equipment should be enough to help Zero Wing hold on for quite some time.

Moreover, he had already dispatched the Dark Gods Parties to the Orc Empire. If a large number of players joined the hunt for Heaven's Burial members, it would ease the burden on the Dark Gods Parties. In turn, the Dark Gods Parties could obtain more weapons and equipment.

Aside from these factors, if they secured the Mana Ore vein, Zero Wing would have another massive revenue source.

All of the various large Guilds urgently needed Mana Ore, and as a result, the market price had risen to a staggering 1 Gold, 20 Silver. Originally, the ore had only been worth around 40 Silver. Meanwhile, the Boneless Land was rich in Mana Ore. It would not be difficult to acquire a large amount of Mana Ore.

"I understand." Melancholic Smile could only nod helplessly in response to Shi Feng's command. Although she was confident in Shi Feng's abilities, she still could not help but feel that his decision was a little too crazy this time.

Following which, Melancholic Smile published the new bounties on Star-Moon Kingdom's official forums.

Star-Moon Kingdom's players went mad over the news.

"All hail Zero Wing!"

"How rich! Is this Zero Wing's true power?"

"Crap! Is Zero Wing for real? Forty Gold Coins just for killing one of Heaven's Burial's experts?! With this much money, Heaven's Burial's experts might kill themselves to claim their own bounties from Zero Wing."

"This is insane! Zero Wing has truly gone insane! Even top-tier experts would be tempted by this price."

"This won't do! I need to form a team to grind Heaven's Burial's members! Who wants to team up?!"

"Amazing. Zero Wing is really bold to pull such a stunt. Heaven's Burial is in for some pain."

"Heaven's Burial must've gone too far when it provoked Zero Wing this time. Even if the Guild destroys Zero Wing, they're going to suffer for it."

When everyone saw that Zero Wing had doubled its bounties, they couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Heaven's Burial's members. At the same time, they were shocked by Zero Wing's generosity.

...

Orc Empire, Ancient Rock City:

As the only Guild City in the Orc Empire's inner region, a constant stream of players visited the city each day. Not even kingdoms' major NPC cities could compete with Ancient Rock City's player population.

Although the city was extremely lively, silence dominated the meeting room in Heaven's Burial's Residence. Despite the Guild's upper echelons filling the room, no one made a sound as they stared at Singular Burial with somber expressions.

Due to the previous hunting war, Heaven's Burial had lost a significant amount of equipment, and a large number of their experts had been killed.

However, that wasn't enough to warrant a meeting of this scale.

They had gathered in this meeting room due to Zero Wing's latest announcement.

Because of that announcement, Heaven's Burial had suffered more casualties than ever before...

"Lunatics! Everyone from Zero Wing is a lunatic!" Singular Burial's brows twitched uncontrollably when he read Heaven's Burial's latest casualty report.

Less than half an hour since Zero Wing had doubled its bounties, Heaven's Burial had suffered over 4,000 casualties, far more than it had during the hunting war...

Thus far, the Guild's loss was already worth roughly 8,000 Gold. Of course, Zero Wing hadn't gotten off easy, either, since it had to pay at least 10,000 Gold in bounties.

If this continued, Heaven's Burial wouldn't last long even with Blackwater's investments and Ancient Rock City's income.

"Guild Leader, based on our reports, part of the reason that our casualty count is so high is that Zero Wing's Dark Gods Parties have begun to operate in the Orc Empire. Although we've sent our forces to hunt them down, they are moving too quickly. We haven't been able to catch them. Rather, the tables have turned on quite a few of the teams we sent out to hunt down these Dark Gods Parties," Daybreak Fog reported. "The Guild's morale is incredibly low, and some elite members have begun to withdraw from the Guild..."

"Zero Wing! Black Flame!" Singular Burial gnashed his teeth as he glared at the report in his hands. "Since that is how you want to play it, I want to see which of us can last until the end!"

He truly hadn't thought that this war would develop to this point.

Zero Wing's actions had also forced Heaven's Burial to raise its bounties correspondingly. The increased bounties added yet another significant expenditure for the Guild. Now, they were forced to spend the funds they had saved for Ancient Rock City's development...

However, Singular Burial was still confident that his Guild's foundations were sturdier than Zero Wing's. He refused to believe that Heaven's Burial couldn't outcompete Zero Wing with the full support of Blackwater and the income from Ancient Rock City.

...

Elsewhere, Shi Feng had finally reached the Boneless Land with Zero Wing's internal members and White Tiger Dojo's disciples.

As the group arrived, they found themselves in a dusky, foggy area. They also felt an oppressive weight bear down on them, making their thoughts sluggish. Moreover, they felt an indescribably dangerous feeling from their surroundings, as if they'd die if they took a wrong step.

Hidden among the fog, these players faintly saw the towering walls of a town some distance away.

What's going on? Why is there a town here? Shi Feng was confused when he noticed the distant town.

He was very familiar with the Boneless Land, clearly remembering that it was home to Demonic Creatures. No NPC town should be able to survive here; the map should be a barren wasteland. Other creatures shouldn't be able to survive in the Boneless land, not to mention human buildings.

Chapter 1613 - Mystery of the Boneless Land

Naturally, Shi Feng was curious about the mysterious town, and he immediately led his team towards it.

This NPC town hadn't existed during his previous life. In fact, he had never even heard of an NPC town in the Boneless Land. The various Guilds would never have spent so much effort to construct Guild Towns here in the past had this map had an NPC town. After all, the Boneless Land was not a high-resource map. It's only benefit was its high drop-rate of Mana Ore.

God's Domain had quite a few high-resource maps that spawned large quantities of Mana Ore; the Boneless Land wasn't unique in this aspect. Furthermore, due to the Boneless Land's special environment, very few players had been willing to come here.

Among the Guilds that had set their sights on the Boneless Land, none had been a superpower. The strongest Guild had only been a first-rate Guild.

These Guilds had only bothered to build a Guild Town to ensure that their members had somewhere to rest and recover their spent Stamina and Concentration.

A mysterious Fog shrouded the Boneless Land all year round, and any player that entered the map would have to endure several times the normal Stamina and Concentration consumption rates. The consumption rates were so high that players' Stamina and Concentration would decrease even if they stood there and did nothing. Players simply couldn't survive in the Boneless Land for long periods.

And players could only recover their Stamina and Concentration by resting in a hotel or Guild Hall.

Moreover, unlike in other locations where players would be immobilized if they ran out of Stamina or Concentration, players would die if they ran out in the Boneless Land!

Because of this, Shi Feng had only intended to visit the Boneless Land after he acquired the Guild Magic Car.

The Guild Magic Car was like a mobile hotel. With it, players could stay and mine Mana Ore in the Boneless Land as long as they needed to.

If not for Zero Wing's urgent need for Mana Ore and its increasing prices, Shi Feng wouldn't have bothered to visit this area.

As Shi Feng's group inched closer to the fog-shrouded town, the pressure they felt increased. Their movements became stiff and sluggish, and they could feel a horrific power radiating from the town, their instincts screaming at them to avoid it.

What an amazing town! Shi Feng was astonished when he finally got a clear view of the town.

He was a Level 63, Tier 2 player, and very few things in the Boneless Land could threaten his life.

The Boneless Land was, after all, a Level 60 to Level 80 map. It might be a dangerous map for other players at this stage of the game, but its difficulty was perfect for him.

Moreover, the Boneless Land was a barren wasteland, without forests or canyons. Despite the dense fog, visibility in the map was considerably good. One could easily spot roaming monsters from a long distance away.

"Guild Leader, there are a lot of monsters moving outside the town ahead. It looks like there are several thousands of them," a Level 32 Ranger, who used Eagle Eyes to scout the town's surroundings, reported.

The other team members couldn't help but tense when they heard the Ranger.

Although they had the combat standards of an expert, they were all still below Level 40, yet the monsters here were all Level 60 and above. With such a huge level difference, a handful of monsters would be more than enough to annihilate their team of several hundred. If not for Shi Feng's presence, they would've likely turned tail and run by now.

Why wouldn't they be worried after learning that thousands of Level 60-plus monsters awaited them ahead?

Although their levels were low, they'd still need a considerable amount of time to recover the lost EXP if they died.

Several thousand monsters? Shi Feng was slightly surprised. Why are there so many?

Monsters in the Boneless Land generally moved in groups of dozens; very rarely would more than 100 gather in a single location. Meanwhile, any group of over 100 Demonic Creatures would certainly be led by a Great Lord. Even Tier 2 expert players would try to avoid such a high-ranked monster.

As a Demonic Creature dwelling, all sorts of Demonic Creatures lived in the Boneless land. Unlike ordinary field monsters, Demonic Creatures had much higher combat standards. Even the weakest among them would be able to reach the late stage of the Trial Tower's second floor. Ordinary players could only reach the Trial Tower's second and third floor with their combat standards. Meanwhile, Demonic Creatures also had much higher Basic Attributes than players of the same level.

In other words, a Tier 2 ordinary player would be no match for a Tier 2 Lord ranked Demonic Creature of the same level.

Only Tier 2 expert players had any hope, yet even these experts would flee from a Tier 3 Great Lord ranked Demonic Creature. Tier 2 experts would have to form a party to take one down.

And now, thousands of Demonic Creatures had gathered around the town ahead of them...

"Guild Leader, are we still going to the town?" You Ziping, who had already reached Level 37, asked worriedly.

When You Ziping saw the screenshot the Ranger had shared, littered with HP bars, even he, who had reached the Trial Tower's sixth floor, could not help but break out in a cold sweat. He couldn't fathom why Shi Feng had brought them here.

If these Demonic Creatures accidentally discovered them, Shi Feng might be able to get away, but the rest of them would be slaughtered...

"Let's head over and take a look," Shi Feng said after giving the matter some more thought.

He had found an NPC town he had never heard of in the Boneless Land. It'd be a waste not to investigate. If they could use the town as a resting point, it would save him a lot of trouble.

Following which, Shi Feng's team members had no choice but to grit their teeth as they followed him to the town.

When the team reached a small slope not far from the town and caught sight of the large number of Demonic Creatures around it, they were dumbfounded.

Although they had experienced their fair share of life-or-death battles, their hearts began to pound with fear when they saw the Demonic Creatures ahead of them. This was especially true when they saw the gigantic, demonic snake, which was over a thousand meters long, guarding the town's main entrance.

The snake's head alone was the size of a five-story-tall building. With a single breath, this serpent could create a powerful hurricane. Even from so far away, these players could feel the snake's breath bush their skin.

"How does God's Domain have such a creature?!"

"Is that really a monster?"

As these players stared at the massive snake, fear and despair welled within them. They felt powerless, paralyzed by their fear.

As they watched the demonic snake, they felt how insignificant humans truly were for the first time in their lives.

Even running from the demonic snake would require a certain amount of courage, much less fighting it...

...

[Two-headed Bird Monster] (Demonic Creature, Chieftain)

Level 62

HP 7,000,000/7,000,000

[Demonic Flame Hound] (Demonic Creature, Lord)

Level 64

HP 15,500,000/15,500,000

[Three-headed Hellhound] (Demonic Creature, Great Lord)

Level 65

HP 34,000,000/34,000,000

[Purgatory Serpent] (Archaic Species, Demonic Creature, Grand Lord)

Level 70

HP 160,000,000/160,000,000

...

However, unlike his teammates, who were shocked by the Purgatory Serpent and its Demonic Creature companions, Shi Feng was surprised by the town beyond the Grand Lord.

The town wasn't an NPC town at all; it was mining site, operated by Demons...

A large number of Demons patrolled the town's walls, and inside the town, even more Demonkin descended into and emerged from a massive hole in the town's center. This massive hole seemed like a bottomless abyss, and Shi Feng could feel a heart-wrenching aura radiating from it. Meanwhile, among the various ores the Demon kin lifted out of the hole, Shi Feng spotted the precious Mana Ore.

Chapter 1614 - Leveling Holy Land

A Demon operated mineral field?

Shi Feng was flabbergasted as he stared at the massive hole in the center of the town. He had never realized that the Boneless Land had a mineral field and such a large one at that.

Based on the size of the mineral field, Shi Feng estimated that it was a Medium Mineral Field.

He had never heard of anything like this in the past. If people had known that the Boneless Land had a Medium Mineral Field, even Super Guilds would fight over it, not to mention first-rate Guilds.

In God's Domain, mineral fields were categorized by size.

First, there were Small Mineral Fields, like the one in Heaven's Burial's Red Iron Town[1]. Small Mineral Fields had very small ore veins, and generally, 100 players and a full day were all one would need to mine a Small Mineral Field dry for a single cycle. Even so, Small Mineral Fields were extremely valuable. At the very least, a Guild wouldn't lack the types of ore the mineral field spawned.

The veins in Medium Mineral Fields were slightly larger, requiring 300 players and a full day to mine the veins dry for a cycle.

As for Large Mineral Fields, a Guild would need to put 1,000 players to work for a full day to drain the veins. Large Mineral Fields were goldmines, and any Guild that owned one could make a fortune from it.

While Small Mineral Fields in God's Domain were common, Medium Fields were extremely rare, and Large Mineral Fields were as unique as a phoenix's feather. In the past, the various superpowers had fought over every Medium and Large Mineral Field they had found, even those that spawned common ores, such as Iron Ore.

Meanwhile, the mineral field Shi Feng stared at now clearly had more than low-end ore veins.

Based on the ores the Demonkins carted out, Shi Feng knew that the mineral field housed an Ancient Bronze vein.

Ancient Bronze Ore was not common in God's Domain. However, demand for Ancient Bronze Ore wasn't particularly high among players. This was because there weren't nearly enough ways to use Ancient Bronze Ore. Despite its rarity, it wasn't worth much.

However, Eternium Ore, a byproduct of mining Ancient Bronze Ore, was highly sought after by forging players. Magisteel Ingots, produced with Eternium Ore, were extremely useful when forging. Not only could the ingots improving one's forging success rate, but they could also slightly enhance the crafted weapons and equipment's Attributes. Of course, Magisteel Ingots could only boost an item's rank to a maximum of Fine-Gold rank.

Even so, countless forgers sought the tool.

Level 50-plus Fine-Gold equipment was still incredibly difficult to obtain, and after Level 50, most elite players could only equip Secret-Silver Equipment and below. Past Level 50, elite players would normally be equipped in Secret-Silver Equipment and below only.

Hence, Magisteel Ingots had a considerable market.

In the past, Magisteel Ingot had sold for 2 Gold per piece, yet plenty of players still fought over it.

If one could lay claim to this Medium Mineral Field, they could make a fortune with the mined Eternium Ore.

Considering the situation, Shi Feng couldn't help but harbor thoughts of capturing this mineral field.

Although he didn't know why a mineral field had suddenly spawned in the Boneless land, he was sure that this was a golden opportunity.

Setting the Eternium Ore aside, he could earn a fortune with the steady supply of Mana Ore this mineral field could provide. The only problem now was how to go about capturing the mineral field.

There were easily several thousand monsters stationed around the town's main entrance, and even more in the town's surroundings. In addition, the monsters inside the town were even more powerful. The town's Demon Supervisors were all Great Lords, and these were only the monsters on the surface. The town's true guardians were likely far stronger.

"Guild Leader, a monster patrol is moving our way. We need to hurry and leave this place," the scouting Ranger reported nervously as he watched the red dots on the system map.

The rest of the team nodded in agreement.

The monster patrols were a secondary issue. The main problem was the Purgatory Serpent sleeping by the town's main entrance. This was the first time any of them had seen such a large monster since joining God's Domain. Its aura was so strong that they even struggled to breathe.

The consequences would be unimaginable if they fought the monster patrols and accidentally attracted the Purgatory Serpent's attention.

None of them wanted to stay here for a moment longer.

"A patrol squad?" When Shi Feng saw the red dots on his system map, he suddenly smiled and said, "This is a good thing. For now, we'll level up here."

"Level up here?" Everyone turned towards their Guild Leader in confusion.

Trying to grind and level up in such a place was suicidal.

However, none of them realized that Shi Feng's true goal was the Demons' mineral field. Leveling up would simply be a side benefit. In Shi Feng's opinion, they first had to defeat the monsters around the town. Otherwise, these monsters would rush to aid the Guardian Boss in the town as soon as they began the battle. If that happened, they would definitely team-wipe.

Shi Feng had been pondering a way to lure the surrounding monsters in small numbers, but it seemed that the monsters had solved that problem for him.

The approaching patrol squad had less than 100 monsters, led by a hill-sized, Great Lord ranked Three-headed Hellhound.

Immediately, Shi Feng retrieved the Bible of Darkness and used Demon Summoning.

Naturally, he had a reason for daring to lead a bunch of low-level players to the Boneless Land. If it were any other location, it'd likely be impossible for Shi Feng to protect so many players by himself, but the Boneless Land was home to Demonic Creatures. To these monsters, the Bible of Darkness was like an Achilles heel.

Here, the Bible of Darkness could display its full potential.

After Shi Feng summoned a Level 78, Tier 3 Tomahawk Demon, he directed the Demon to charge at the approaching patrol squad.

Although one Level 78, Tier 3 Demon wasn't enough to take out nearly 100 Level 60-plus Demonic Creatures, it could distract them for a short period. Furthermore, Demon Ruler's passive effect increased Demonic Creatures' Attributes under Shi Feng's command by 30%, while also weakening enemy Demonic Creatures' Basic Attributes by 30%.

In moments, the Tomahawk Demon slaughtered the patrol squad's weaker monsters. At the same time, its HP continued to decrease. In the meantime, Shi Feng wasn't idle as he tried to use the Demon Ruler's active effect, granting him temporary control of up to three Demonic Creatures, on the Three-headed Hellhound.

Failure...

Failure...

Sure enough, it won't be that easy. The outcome of his attempts to control the Hellhound didn't particularly surprise Shi Feng. After all, the Skill only had a low success rate of 10%. Fortunately, he had the Tomahawk Demon to occupy the patrol squad.

Demon Ruler's active effect could only be used once every five minutes.

A congratulatory prompt only popped up in his notification window after Shi Feng's sixth attempt.

...

System: Congratulations! You have taken control of the Three-headed Hellhound. You have two hours of control.

...

As Shi Feng took control of the Three-headed Hellhound, thanks to Demon Ruler's passive effect, the Hellhound's Basic Attributes rose by 30%. Its HP also increased from 34,000,000 to 44,200,000.

With control of the Three-headed Hellhound, Shi Feng had a much easier time defeating the remaining monsters in the patrol squad. When the Hellhound and Tomahawk Demon worked together, they made quick work of the Lord ranked Demonic Flame Hounds.

After the first Level 64 Demonic Flame Hound died, Shi Feng noticed that his experience bar had risen by a small, but noticeable amount. He hadn't expected the abundant EXP. The Demonic Flame Hound had granted at least three times more EXP than a Lord ranked monster of the same level. The awarded EXP also surprised the members of his team. They had never thought that they'd receive so much.

Moreover, this was only the EXP from one Level 64 Lord.

In the end, Shi Feng had eliminated the patrol squad within an hour. Many of his players had gained an additional level during that time. Their leveling speed was just staggering.

Chapter 1615 - Primordial Divine Ruin

"Our Guild Leader is so awesome!"

The players from Zero Wing gazed at the monster corpses before them and the abundant EXP they had received with glowing, excited eyes. At this point, they had completely forgotten about their prior fear and worry.

When they had first noticed the approaching patrol squad, they had thought that they were dead for sure. Not only were the squad's Demonic Creatures above Level 60, but the weakest among them was a Chieftain. However, as they watched Shi Feng Summon a Level 73, Tier 3 Tomahawk Demon and take control of the Level 65 Great Lord ranked Three-headed Hellhound, they were dumbfounded.

They had never heard of any player being capable of such a feat.

Great Lord ranked monsters generally served as Final Bosses in Team Dungeons. They were extremely difficult to defeat, not to mention control.

With two Great Lord ranked monsters to assist Shi Feng in battle, eliminating all of the Level 60-plus Chieftains and Lords became child's play. Furthermore, any of the Demonic Creatures that came close to Shi Feng suffered a decrease to their Basic Attributes. From time to time, Shi Feng had even used powerful AOEs to assist the two Great Lords.

Shi Feng likely wiped this patrol squad out faster than the Guild's main force could.

However, their leveling speed was even more astonishing. They had never dreamed that it was possible to level up so quickly. They had leveled fast enough when the Guild's main force had taken them out to power-level, but compared to traveling with Shi Feng, the difference was like heaven and earth. In a single hour, they had gained a full level. If other players heard about this, they'd laugh it off as a joke.

As expected of the Bible of Darkness. It really is amazing against Demonic Creatures. Shi Feng was somewhat astounded as he glanced at the monster corpses littering the ground before him.

The Three-headed Hellhound and Tomahawk Demon were only one tier higher than the Lords and Chieftains, but after the Basic Attribute buff and debuff, the remaining patrol squad was powerless to retaliate.

Following which, Shi Feng began to collect the Demonic Creatures' loot.

Although the drop-rate for weapons and equipment decreased significantly after monsters reached Level 50, the Demonic Creatures in the patrol squad had all been Chieftain rank or higher. Hence, their loot was relatively generous. Overall, they had dropped over 20 Level 55 and Level 60 weapons and pieces of equipment. Most of the items were Bronze rank, while a few were Mysterious-Iron rank.

The monsters had also dropped plenty of materials and potions.

As Shi Feng picked up an aqua-blue potion bottle, his eyes began to glow.

Death Potion! The monsters here actually drop this? Shi Feng was elated as he examined the potion.

After players reached Level 50, they needed a tremendous amount of EXP to level up, and combat against monsters in the fields became increasingly difficult, making it easier to lose one's life. The various large Guilds in the past had struggled to cope with the increased difficulty, and dealing with it gave them all massive headaches.

The Death Potion had been a solution to their problem. When consumed, it halved the death penalty players would suffer. However, the potion was a one-time-use item. Once it was consumed, the potion would remain effective until the player died or logged out of the game.

Hence, the various large Guilds had fiercely contested over the Death Potion in the past.

Unfortunately, the potion had sold for a whopping 5 Gold due to its rarity and the fact that it only dropped in certain locations. Even so, it had become a must-have potion when hunting down powerful Field Bosses. The potion's only downside was that only Level 50 and above players could use it.

Shi Feng had never thought that these Demonic Creatures would drop such a valuable consumable. Moreover, he had obtained six Death Potions after killing one patrol squad with less than 100 monsters. This drop-rate was even higher than in the prime farming map he knew about...

Excited, Shi Feng controlled the Three-headed Hellhound and his Tomahawk Demon to take out another patrol squad.

The Bible of Darkness's Demon Ruler allowed him to control up to a maximum of three Demonic Creatures. Hence, Shi Feng continued to use the Skill and take control of more Three-headed Hellhounds.

By the time Shi Feng finished with the third patrol squad, he had three Three-headed Hellhounds under his control, and the moment Demon Summoning's Cooldown ended, he summoned another Tier 3 Demon.

With five Great Lord ranked monsters under his control, Shi Feng could slay the Demonic Creatures far faster. Every one of his teammates was stupefied.

After grinding for half a day, he had cleared out most of the Demonic Creatures around the town.

Meanwhile, his team members' levels skyrocketed despite having nearly 700 players on the team. Now, even the lowest-level member had reached Level 40, while the higher-level players had reached Level 42. Everyone had now caught up with mainstream players' levels. They only lacked weapons and equipment.

Since Shi Feng was the main DPS and his companions' levels were much lower, he received the majority of the EXP from the monsters he had killed. However, Shi Feng did not rush to level up. Instead, he used the EXP to upgrade the Seven Luminaries Ring's Auras.

Ever since evolving the Seven Luminaries Ring to Fragmented Legendary rank, the upgrading each Aura required an astonishing amount of EXP. Even he didn't dare to upgrade the carelessly. However, now that his level had exceeded frontline players' by a large margin, he wouldn't fall behind if he spent some of his EXP to upgrade the Seven Luminaries Ring.

Without hesitation, Shi Feng upgraded the Auras of Fire, Time, and Space by one level.

Now, instead of dealing 1,500% flame damage in a 60-yard radius, the Aura of Fire's Flame Domain inflicted 1,800% damage in a 70-yard radius. The Skill's Cooldown hadn't changed, remaining at five minutes.

As for the Aura of Time's Forbidden Domain, its AOE had increased from a 500-yard radius to a 600-yard radius. Its duration was still 30 seconds.

The Aura of Time's Space Movement had increased from a teleportation distance of 600,000 yards to 700,000 yards, and Spatial Gate's teleportation distance had increased from 300,000 yards to 350,000 yards. Both Skill's Cooldowns hadn't changed, though Spatial Gate's duration had increased from 1 minute to 1 minute, 20 seconds.

Although the Skills hadn't undergone qualitative transformations, they had improved various aspects for Shi Feng.

While he had killed the Demonic Creatures surrounding the town, Shi Feng had also acquired over 600 pieces of equipment. Unfortunately, the majority was Bronze Equipment, with only 50-plus pieces of Mysterious-Iron Equipment. In addition, he had obtained three pieces of Level 55 Secret-Silver Equipment and one piece of Level 60 Secret-Silver Equipment after he had lost control of the Three-headed Hellhounds and killed them.

Although Shi Feng had secured a lot of equipment, he didn't pay the items much mind. Rather, he was most interested in the 124 bottles of Death Potion he had obtained. He could either use them for the Guild or sell them, and either way, he'd benefit.

After spending most of the day killing Demonic Creatures, Shi Feng opened a Spatial Gate and teleported his team to another map to rest. Despite the fact that his team members had simply followed him around the entire time, their Stamina and Concentration were nearly gone. If they did not leave the Boneless Land now, they'd all die here.

As Shi Feng moved everyone to another map, Aqua Rose contacted, excitement and anxiety written across her face.

"Guild Leader, something new has happened in the Orc Empire. I don't know who triggered it, but a massive tower has suddenly risen in the empire's outer region! And Elves are guarding it! Based on what we've learned thus far, it seems the tower is a Primordial Divine Ruin. Apparently, it contains plenty of treasure and Level 50-plus, top-tier equipment. Some players have even spotted Epic Treasure Chests. Moreover, we've learned from the NPCs there that if we clear the tower, we'll receive a ticket to travel to the Primordial Battlefield. Players can learn Advanced Combat Techniques there. Star-Moon Kingdom's various large Guilds and those from other countries are frantically gathering at the divine ruin.

"Should we send some of our people over?"

As Aqua Rose spoke about the Primordial Divine Ruin, her eyes sparkled.

Just the fact that players could earn a ticket to the Primordial Battlefield was enough to tempt any Guild or player, not to mention the various treasure and top-tier equipment one could earn in the Primordial Divine Ruin. After all, combat techniques were extremely rare, and players created most of them. Even if a Guild had a combat technique, it wouldn't teach its members the technique lightly. Furthermore, the Primordial Battlefield offered Advanced Combat Techniques. Even if players failed to grasp an Advanced Combat Technique in its entirety, the knowledge they gained during the attempt to learn it would still help them strengthen their combat standards.

If Zero Wing missed this opportunity, it would fall behind the other Guilds in its development.

Furthermore, thanks to Zero Wing's new addition of 100 Refinement Realm experts, the various large Guilds had learned how valuable top-tier experts were.

Chapter 1616 - Skyrocketing Levels

A Primordial Divine Ruin in the Orc Empire? Shi Feng revealed a confused expression when he heard Aqua Rose's words. How is that possible?

Shi Feng was very familiar with Primordial Divine Ruins.

Unlike ordinary ruins and Team Dungeons, Primordial Divine Ruins tested players' survivability rather than their Basic Attributes and combat standards. They were similar to Regional Dungeons, only far more dangerous.

But danger and opportunity stood hand-in-hand. Primordial Divine Ruins offered far more treasures than elsewhere, and even the loot in super-large-scale Team Dungeons paled in comparison. Combat techniques, in particular, didn't drop in Team Dungeons.

Among the many players that had grasped combat techniques in the past, a large majority had learned their techniques from the Primordial Battlefield. In fact, 80% of the Advanced Combat Techniques players had learned had originated from the Primordial Battlefield.

Whenever a Primordial Divine Ruin had appeared in God's Domain, bloodbaths had followed.

Primordial Divine Ruins were similar to Team Dungeons as only a limited number of players could enter the ruins at a time. The number of players allowed to enter the ruins depended on the ruin's size, which could range from several thousand to several tens of thousands. On top of that, Primordial Divine Ruins only opened once a day.

Thus, to send as many of their members into the ruin as possible, the various large Guilds would try to prevent others from going in.

The simplest method was to wipe out any non-allied players in the designated area. If players weren't within the designated area when the Primordial Divine Ruin opened, they wouldn't be allowed in. Of course, if the number of players present in the designated area exceeded the limit, nobody would be allowed into the ruin. It would only open once the player population in the area decreased to the ruin's maximum limit.

And the profits one could gain from raiding the Primordial Divine Ruin were extraordinary.

The various large Guilds had done everything in their power to monopolize the Primordial Divine Ruins in the past. Many had waged war against other Guilds over the ruins, and one of these wars had even involved several Super Guilds.

The Primordial Divine Ruins had only begun to spawn after the various large Guilds had cleared Level 50 super-large-scale Team Dungeons in Shi Feng's previous life. He had never expected to find one so soon.

"Guild Leader, based on our current information, Heaven's Burial has turned its focus to this Primordial Divine Ruin. Singular Burial has even led Heaven's Burial's main force and a large number of experts to the ruin personally. By the looks of it, he seems adamant that he will secure the ruin. If we let Heaven's Burial's take advantage of this opportunity to learn combat techniques, they'll become a much larger problem for us," Aqua Rose said worriedly.

Currently, Zero Wing had an advantage over Heaven's Burial in field combat due to the Conqueror's Armor. Although the Guild exhausted a lot of its resources each day, Heaven's Burial didn't fare much better.

However, if Heaven's Burial obtained a large number of combat techniques and successfully nurtured Refinement Realm expert, the situation between their Guilds would change very quickly.

Moreover, one could obtain plenty of Level 50-plus top-tier equipment from the Primordial Divine Ruin, with no lack of Level 50 Fine-Gold Equipment. Usually, these items only dropped in 100-man Hell Mode Team Dungeons, yet they were common in the Primordial Divine Ruins. In fact, the ruin would even drop Level 50 Dark-Gold Equipment.

Although many superpowers' members had already reached Level 50, most of them wore a combination of Level 45 and Level 50 equipment. Zero Wing was no exception. If a Guild could gear its Level 50 members in sets of Level 50 top-tier equipment, it could increase its overall combat strength.

"No. Ignore the Primordial Divine Ruin for now. Instead, start raiding Level 50, 100-man Team Dungeons and improve everyone's equipment. Also, have our members challenge their Tier 2 Promotion Quests if they can," Shi Feng said, shaking his head and rejecting Aqua Rose's suggestion.

"We're not going to take part in the competition?" Aqua Rose frowned, confused about Shi Feng's decision.

The Primordial Divine Ruin was a shortcut that allowed players to obtain Level 50 top-tier equipment quickly, yet Shi Feng had decided to forego this opportunity, focusing on raiding Level 50, 100-man Team Dungeons for the equipment instead. If they did this, Heaven's Burial's members would definitely have better equipment than theirs.

"Mhm. Relax; we're talking about a Primordial Divine Ruin. How could it possibly be that easy to raid? Even if we get inside, we'll have to fight off the other Guilds. It's more practical to grind for weapons and equipment in Team Dungeons. Moreover, securing Level 50 equipment is our priority right now. Without proper weapons and equipment, You Ziping and the others will be useless to the Guild even after they reach Level 50," Shi Feng explained, chuckling.

Raiding a Primordial Divine Ruin was no less difficult than raiding a super-large-scale Team Dungeon of the same level. These sites focused on adventures for Tier 2 players specifically, and right now, the various large Guilds only had a small number of Level 50 players. Trying to raid a Primordial Divine Ruin with that level of power was a joke.

"When they reach Level 50?" Aqua Rose was somewhat astonished. "But they're only a little over Level 30 right now. Isn't it too early to prepare for this?"

As far as she knew, You Ziping and Zero Wing's other internal members had yet to reach Level 40. They'd still need a considerable amount of time before they reached Level 50. Meanwhile, even if Heaven's Burial failed to clear the Primordial Divine Ruin, it would still reap an impressive harvest.

"No. Although they can't compare to our elite members yet, they're all past Level 40 now. By the time you finish preparing the necessary Level 50 equipment, their levels should be high enough," Shi Feng said. He then sent Aqua Rose the latest information on You Ziping and the other trainees.

"Level 40?! No, this is... They've reached Level 42?!" Aqua Rose's jaw dropped when she saw the latest statistics on Zero Wing's internal members and the White Tiger Dojo's disciples. She simply could not believe it. "Guild Leader, what did you feed them? How have their levels increased so quickly?"

She was very aware of Shi Feng's capabilities. No other Guild member could compare to his leveling Speed. Even so, it'd be an impressive feat if Shi Feng could help You Ziping and his companions gain two levels in a day, yet, now...

She remembered that these players had been far from Level 40 the last time she had seen them. In fact, the lowest-level players among them had only been Level 31 and 32, yet every one of these 600-plus players had reached Level 40 and beyond after following Shi Feng...

"It's nothing. I just found a good grinding spot. I doubt that it'll be long before they're Level 50. At that time, I'll leave the equipment issue to you," Shi Feng said, smiling.

"Alright, leave it to me! I'll make sure that they all have proper sets of Level 50 Equipment as soon as they're the right level!" Aqua Rose said, nodding enthusiastically after recovering from her stupor.

You Ziping and the others were bona fide experts. A few of them were even a step away from the Refinement Realm. They only lacked levels and equipment. Once those issues were dealt with, they'd definitely elevate Zero Wing's strength to a whole new level.

Aqua Rose was excited just thinking about it.

She immediately disconnected the call and contacted the Guild's main force members, having them redirect their focus to raiding Level 50 Team Dungeons.

A sense of urgency squirmed within Shi Feng as well due to the Primordial Divine Ruin's appearance. After resting for a while longer, he activated Spatial Gate and teleported everyone back to their previous position outside of the Demon mineral field.

After resting in tents for several hours, everyone's Stamina and Concentration had mostly recovered. Shi Feng then summoned a Tier 3 Demon and began to eliminate the Demonic Creatures around the town once again.

Naturally, as everyone's levels continued to increase, their leveling speed slowed. Including the occasional breaks, the team had only cleared out the Demonic Creatures around the town after more than a day of fighting. Now, only the Purgatory Serpent remained, still guarding the town's main entrance.

As for the team, the lowest-level among them was now Level 43, while many had reached Level 45.

Although Shi Feng was not satisfied with the result, the rest of the team was ecstatic.

They had finally caught up with the Guild's elite members. Now, they could participate in the Guild's large-scale operations.

However, before they could celebrate, the Purgatory Serpent, which had entrenched itself in front of the town's entrance, opened its eyes. A resplendent glow radiated from its eyes, and mesmerizing divine ruins and curses began to cover the serpent's long body. A moment later, the Purgatory Serpent released a furious roar, and the players suddenly felt suffocated.

"How can this monster be so powerful?"

"Guild Leader, is that monster..."

As they watched the changes overcome the Purgatory Serpent, they thought of a possibility.

Evolution!

Chapter 1617 - Initial Display of Might

The Purgatory Serpent's body was starting to glow as well, its aura growing more intense. Even from over a thousand yards away, the players from Zero Wing could feel the power of the snake's aura, and they couldn't help but shudder. At this moment, it felt as if the Purgatory Serpent was this realm's overlord.

Everyone gulped nervously as they watched the serpent, fear flashing in their eyes. The confidence they had gained while leveling up had drowned in the Purgatory Serpent's terrifying aura.

It's evolving? Shi Feng's eyes twitched as he watched the thousand-meter-long Purgatory Serpent before him.

Monster evolution was common in God's Domain, particularly in field maps. In fact, players oftentimes considered themselves lucky if they ran across a monster during its evolution.

Normally, the various large Guilds monopolized Field Bosses, not giving other players the chance to raid them. However, evolved monsters were a different story. Monster evolutions were random, and when a monster evolved and its tier increased, it would become the equivalent of a Field Boss. Moreover, when players killed a recently evolved monster, it would drop better loot than usual.

However, an evolving Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species was no laughing matter...

The Purgatory Serpent's combat standards had already been quite high originally. It was likely one of the strongest Bosses in the Boneless Land. Even a team of Tier 2 experts of the same level would struggle to defeat it, and they might even team-wipe. If the Purgatory Serpent evolved into a Tier 4 Mythic monster, it would definitely be the strongest Boss in the Boneless Land. It would become a taboo monstrosity, something that most players would avoid.

As an Archaic Species, if the Purgatory Serpent reached Mythic rank, its combat power would even surpass an ordinary Mythic monster.

One such incident had occurred in Shi Feng's previous life. A Level 80 Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species had suddenly evolved, and with its evolution, its map had become a forbidden land to players. The map had only been liberated from the Level 80 Boss's tyranny after a Super Guild had sent a team of 1,000, Level 100 experts in to raid it. The team had also included over a dozen Tier 3 experts.

The Super Guild had only killed the Tier 4 Mythic ranked Archaic Species after sacrificing over 70% of the 1,000-man team and nearly half of the team's Tier 3 experts...

Although this Purgatory Serpent was only Level 70, if it evolved into a Tier 4 Mythic monster, it'd likely be impossible to defeat until players reached Level 100.

"Guild Leader, should we retreat? Once this monster finishes its evolution, it's perception range will definitely increase. We might not be safe here," You Ziping suggested.

While he had witnessed Shi Feng's prowess when working with five Level 65-plus Great Lords, he was no longer a noob. He knew that the most a Great Lord of the same level could do against a Tier 4 Mythic monster was buy some time. The five Great Lords under Shi Feng's control had no hope against the evolved Purgatory Serpent.

Retreat? Frustration flashed in Shi Feng's eyes as he glared at the Purgatory Serpent.

The Demon mineral field waited for him, and it was even a Medium Mineral Field that spawned Ancient Bronze Ore. Although the mineral field was not as valuable as a Manatite vein, it was worth enough. It would be especially helpful to Zero Wing, which currently lacked Mana Ore.

However, he also had no way to defeat a Tier 4 Mythic ranked Archaic Species.

This was nothing like his encounter with a Silvermoon Rate in the Dark Canyon.

The Silvermoon Rat had only been a Lord ranked monster with 18,000,000 HP. Killing it before its evolution had completed had been entirely possible.

However, the Purgatory Serpent was a Level 70 Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species. It had a massive 160,000,000 HP. The Purgatory Serpent was already a challenging foe in its original state. Now that it was evolving, it had become far stronger.

"Guild Leader?" You Ziping asked again after Shi Feng's long silence.

"No. We still have a chance." After watching the Purgatory Serpent for some time, Shi Feng noticed that runes on the serpent's body progressed very slowly. Immediately, he commanded, "Everyone, get ready and follow me!"

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

When he had cleared out the monsters around the town, he had felt that his mission was too easy. The monsters hadn't been nearly as difficult as he had expected.

However, now that he thought about it, the Purgatory Serpent's evolution might not involve luck at all. Rather, it may have been organized by the system.

This was an opportunity the system presented for the players. How else could he explain why the Purgatory Serpent had suddenly begun to evolve as soon as he cleared out the nearby Demonic Creatures?

The only explanation was that the system wanted players to defeat the Purgatory Serpent while it evolved.

If players failed to defeat the Purgatory Serpent and allowed its evolution, players would have no hope of acquiring the Demon mineral field until after they reached Level 100.

"What? The Guild Leader wants us to fight the Purgatory Serpent?"

As everyone watched Shi Feng dash towards the Purgatory Serpent, they began to wonder if he was a little too mad. They were only Level 40-plus players, still wearing Level 35 equipment. Starting a fight with the Purgatory Serpent would be suicidal.

But since their Guild Leader had issued the command, they had no choice but to grit their teeth as they approached the Boss.

In seconds, the team was within 1,000 yards from the evolving Grand Lord. The aura they felt radiating off of the Purgatory Serpent was much more intense as the players' movements became somewhat sluggish.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng retrieved one Miniature Ballista after another from his bag. In total, he took out 30 Miniature Ballistas. He had initially prepared these war weapons to help him take out troublesome, high-rank Bosses in the Boneless Field, but due to the Bible of Darkness' amazing benefits, he hadn't found an opportunity to use the massive siege weapons.

"Split into five-man groups. Two groups will take turns manning each of the Miniature Ballistas. Leave the rest to me. Healers, follow me," Shi Feng instructed. Following which, he approached the Purgatory Serpent alongside his five Great Lords.

Every monster evolution in God's Domain took a considerable amount of time. Moreover, the higher tiered a monster was, the longer its evolution process would take to complete. In the case of a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species like the Purgatory Serpent, it should need roughly 30 minutes to finish evolving.

In other words, the system had only given them half an hour to eliminate the Purgatory Serpent. If they failed, they could return and challenge the Boss again after reaching Level 100. By then, however, the various superpowers would likely have discovered this area.

When Shi Feng's group was within 300 yards of the Purgatory Serpent, the evolving Grand Lord opened its amber eyes abruptly and glared at Shi Feng and the others. It roared angrily, radiating a dense killing intent that even made Shi Feng uncomfortable. However, despite its show of aggression, the serpent showed no intention of attacking. Instead, it diligently absorbed Mana from its surroundings as it continued to evolve.

It seems to be focusing on its evolution. Shi Feng smiled, feeling that their chance of success had risen.

Monsters could not move while they evolved. If they moved, their evolution would require more time. The process might even fail. Meanwhile, between dealing with them and continuing with its evolution, the Purgatory Serpent had obviously chosen the latter option.

This gave Shi Feng enough time to prepare.

"In a moment, I want every healer to focus on healing the Tomahawk Demon and pay attention to your positioning," Shi Feng commanded. Following which, he and his five Great Lords charged at the Purgatory Serpent.

As the rest of the team watched the Swordsman charge towards the Boss, they couldn't help but gape.

They wouldn't have been overly surprised if Shi Feng had used the Great Lords under his control as meat shields, but he had actually joined the assault. Moreover, he led the charge himself. He was simply insane.

They were dealing with a Level 70 Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species here. Even the strongest MT at this stage of the game would die after two or three hits.

What they didn't know was that Demon Ruler's passive effect only had a 200-yard range. If Shi Feng weren't within range of the Grand Lord, he wouldn't be able to weaken it.

However, Shi Feng didn't lead the charge due to Demon Ruler's range. Rather, he did so because he wanted to use Disintegration Field, which only had a pitiful range of 100 yards.

The Disintegration Field was also why Shi Feng thought that they had a chance of victory.

He hadn't truly witnessed the Disintegration Field's power after recasting the Disintegration Armor. He did not know how much the Skill could suppress the Purgatory Serpent.

Shi Feng stood within 100 yards of his target in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the Purgatory Serpent opened its mouth, and Mana began to gather within. It then fired a beam at Shi Feng.

It's time for you to show me your true power! Shi Feng then took the Disintegration Armor from his bag and activated Disintegration Field.

Immediately, a dark-gray energy rippled from the Disintegration Armor, quickly reaching the Purgatory Serpent. Wherever the energy passed, space loosened, and Mana vanished. The ground 100 yards around Shi Feng even began to dry up and crack.

Chapter 1618 - Disintegration Armor's Power

As the Disintegration Field activated, the gathering Mana in the Purgatory Serpent's mouth disintegrated.

The serpent's Basic Attributes also began to decrease rapidly.

So strong! Shi Feng couldn't help his surprise as he watched the Disintegration Field form.

The Demon Ruler's passive effect already weakened Demonic Creatures by 30%. Although Disintegration Field hadn't significantly weakened the Purgatory Serpent, it had further decreased the Grand Lord's Basic Attributes to 50% of their original values. As a result, the Purgatory Serpent's HP had fallen from 160,000,000 to 80,000,000. The effects of Disintegration Field were even more powerful than World Projection, which cost 5,000 Magic Crystals to activate.

However, the Disintegration Field's special effect was far more frightening than the Basic Attribute decrease.

It was easy to Silence someone in God's Domain, but thinning the environmental Mana was incredibly difficult. This was something the old Disintegration Field was not capable of doing.

Silencing Skills merely stopped a target's flow of Mana. While Silencing Skills were useful against low-tiered players and monsters, most higher tiered players and monsters could remove the debuff. Although these Skills were godly during the game's early stages, they'd become increasingly less effective as one progressed through the game.

Conversely, Skills capable of decreasing Mana density weren't much of an advantage. At most, these skills could weaken a target's Skills or Spells and their focus. However, such Skills would play a larger role later in the game.

Shi Feng had even seen Skills that could remove a target's Mana entirely in the past. By doing so, not only could a player prevent their target from using Skills or Spells, but the Skills would also dull a target's senses.

Although the Disintegration Field wasn't powerful enough to remove all of the Mana in range, only thinning it, it was still incredibly effective. At the very least, it was stronger than ordinary Silencing Skills against high-tiered monsters and players.

"What did the Guild Leader just do? How did the Purgatory Serpent's Mana decrease so drastically?"

When they realized the Purgatory Serpent's aura and Basic Attributes had weakened, Shi Feng's team members were shocked.

They all knew that the stronger a monster was, the harder it would be to suppress its Attributes. Even with an Intermediate Magic Array, players would be fortunate to reduce a Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species' Attributes by 20%, yet Shi Feng had suppressed the Purgatory Serpent to 50% of its Basic Attributes. Moreover, none of them had seen Shi Feng use any sort of magic array to suppress the Boss. This was simply unheard of.

Suddenly, the Purgatory Serpent spat massive, emerald fireballs at Shi Feng, each the size of a small hill. They were incredibly fast, nearly impossible to dodge.

"Guild Leader!" the Zero Wing players shouted as they watched the giant fireballs surround Shi Feng.

Although the Purgatory Serpent's Attributes had been significantly reduced, it was still an Archaic Species. As weakened as it was, it wasn't an enemy low-level players like them could hope to defeat.

So fast! When Shi Feng saw the incoming fireballs, he instinctively activated Heavenly Dragon's Power and Void Shield.

He then brandished his swords to block the attacks.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

As the fireballs descended, they shook the ground, and scorching flames filled the area. The powerful impacts formed one crater after another around Shi Feng.

As the emerald flames scattered, the Purgatory Serpent revealed a human-like sneer. Zero Wing's members paled at the sight.

The power each fireball contained could rival a large-scale destruction Spell...

Meanwhile, Shi Feng was only a Swordsman, not an MT. He could never survive such a bombardment.

As the team began to believe that Shi Feng had died, one player pointed at the team status window and shouted, "Huh?! Guys, look at the Guild Leader's HP bar in the team window!"

"What?! The Guild Leader's HP bar is full! How is that possible?!"

Everyone soon noticed Shi Feng's HP bar in the team status window; his HP hadn't fallen in the least.

As the flames and smoke subsided, they revealed a quite figure standing among the numerous craters.

This figure was none other than Shi Feng. Not even the barrier protecting him showed any signs of damage.

As expected of an Archaic Species. Despite the reduction to its Basic Attributes, it can still execute such a powerful Spell. Shi Feng sighed ruefully as he examined the Void Shield around him. Although it appeared unharmed, the attacks had claimed nearly a quarter of its HP.

Heavenly Dragon's Power increased his maximum HP by 500%, and Void Shield formed a protective barrier with ten times his maximum HP. In other words, the Void Shield could absorb over -4,000,000 damage, yet one of the Purgatory Serpent's Spells had devoured nearly a quarter of that.

Had he not activated Void Shield in time, the attacks would've burned him to ash even with Heavenly Dragon's Power active.

While the Purgatory Serpent had attacked Shi Feng, the Tomahawk Demon and the other Great Lords under Shi Feng's control had surrounded the Grand Lord and moved outside of the Disintegration Field's range.

Without hesitation, all five Great Lords assaulted the Purgatory Serpent with one Tier 3 Skill after another.

The Purgatory Serpent cried out in agony as the powerful attacks found their mark, and damages of around -700,000 began to appear above the Grand Lord's head. In the blink of an eye, the Purgatory Serpent lost over 3,000,000 HP.

What a high Defense! Shi Feng frowned when he saw the damages.

Normally, Great Lords' Tier 3 Skills and Spells should deal over a million damage to a Grand Lord of the same level, yet these attacks had only dealt around -700,000 damage. There was no doubt that the Purgatory Serpent's Defense was extraordinary.

When the Purgatory Demon had been attacked, it turned its attention towards the five Great Lords around it. With a furious bellow, the serpent rammed its head into the Tomahawk Demon.

Due to the Purgatory Serpent's massive size, the Tomahawk Demon didn't have any time to dodge. It had no choice but to defend itself with its battle axe, and upon collision, it was sent flying over several dozen yards away, losing over 300,000 HP in the process. The difference between the monsters' Strength was obvious at a glance. The Grand Lord's shifting body also struck the other Great Lords, though they didn't receive as much damage as the Tomahawk Demon.

For a time, the Purgatory Serpent overwhelmed the five Great Lords, and they continuously lost HP.

This snake's Strength is really something. It can practically rival a Mythic monster of the same level. The Purgatory Serpent's Strength astonished Shi Feng. Fortunately, not only had the Grand Lord's Basic Attributes decreased by 50%, but it was also stuck in its position. Otherwise, defeating the five Great Lords would be child's play with the Purgatory Serpent's combat power.

Once his five Great Lords had secured the Purgatory Serpent's aggro, Shi Feng gave the command to the distant Zero Wing members to begin their attacks with the Miniature Ballistas.

Immediately, the 30 Miniature Ballistas surrounded the Grand Lord and fired.

When the Exploding Arrows, which rivaled Tier 2 Spells in power, struck the Purgatory Serpent, the Grand Lord's HP swiftly decreased. Each Exploding Arrow dealt between -50,000 to -60,000 damage; one volley dealt over -1,500,000 damage.

Shi Feng wasn't idle, either. After commanding the attack, he charged forward and assailed the Purgatory Serpent. Although he could not deal as much damage as the Miniature Ballistas, every hit he landed claimed over 10,000 of the Grand Lord's HP. He used every Skill in his arsenal to devour as much of the Purgatory Serpent's HP as possible.

If they could not defeat the Purgatory Serpent before its evolution completed, they'd likely die here.

As time passed, the Purgatory Serpent's HP gradually decreased.

90%... 80%... 70%...

When the Purgatory Serpent's HP fell to 20%, it could no longer sit still. It gave up on absorbing Mana to complete its evolution and whipped around its colossal tail, sending powerful attacks at Shi Feng and the five Great Lords. At the same time, it opened its maw and began to gather a terrifying amount of Mana. As it did so, a gigantic, twofold magic array gradually formed before its open jaws.

"Crap! Everyone, move away from the Boss's front! Healers, gather together!" When Shi Feng saw this, he rushed towards the healers and activated Absolute Domain.

However, Shi Feng's warning had little effect as the Purgatory Serpent gathered Mana too quickly. By the time Shi Feng reached the core of the healer group, the Purgatory Serpent had released its Death Breath, firing a blistering, black beam from its mouth. Any player or Miniature Ballista in the beam's way was vaporized instantly.

With a single attack, the Purgatory Serpent had severely injured three Great Lords, destroyed 11 Miniature Ballistas, and killed over 200 players...

Everyone was dumbfounded. They never thought that the Purgatory Serpent would be so powerful despite abandoning its chance to evolve.

"It doesn't have much HP left! Attack with everything you've got!" Shi Feng commanded, breathing a sigh of relief when he noticed that two of the Great Lords could still attack. The team's healers were also unharmed. Although trying to pin down the Purgatory Serpent with two Great Lords was pushing his luck, they should be able to survive the Grand Lord's attacks with the help of the healers' Healing Spells and his Life Domain, albeit barely.

However, the Purgatory Serpent's Strength and speed had increased significantly after it abandoned its evolution. If the Tomahawk Demon weren't careful and received a direct hit, it would lose hundreds of thousands of HP instantly, one or two million if it received a Skill or Spell attack. Despite Life Domain's healing, the Tomahawk Demon still rapidly lost HP.

In contrast, the Purgatory Serpent's HP decreased very slowly.

15%... 10%... 8%... 6%...

As the Purgatory Serpent's HP fell to 4%, the Tomahawk Demon could no longer hold on, and it died, leaving a single uninjured Great Lord and three wounded Great Lords to tank the Grand Lord.

From time to time, the Purgatory Serpent cast its Spells, instantly killing the distant Zero Wing members. Now, less than half of the team was standing, and only ten of the Miniature Ballistas remained intact...

When Heavenly Dragon's Power's duration ended, Shi Feng followed up with Power of Darkness. He used every attack method he had to whittle down the Grand Lord's remaining HP.

Yet, as if the Purgatory Serpent refused to lose any more HP, it took the team a long time to drop it to 1%.

When the Purgatory Serpent only had 1% of its HP remaining, Shi Feng's team began to lose members even faster.

"Die!"

When Shi Feng noticed his DPS drop, he gritted his teeth and activated Blade Liberation. He then swung Killing Ray at the monstrous Purgatory Serpent.

Purgatory Pentaslash!

Shi Feng landed five consecutive hits with his Sacred Sword, each stronger than the last. With all five attacks, Shi Feng had shoved the Purgatory Serpent's massive frame back by over ten yards. The ground even trembled under the might of his attacks.

Once Shi Feng's chain-attack ended, the Purgatory Serpent's HP fell to zero. Like a puppet with cut strings, the Grand Lord collapsed to the ground, shattering the earth beneath it...

Chapter 1619 - Frightening Aura

"It's dead! The Boss is finally dead!"

The surviving Zero Wing members breathed a sigh of relief as the Purgatory Serpent fell.

Originally, they had nearly 700 players on the team, but now, less than 200 remained. Only six of the 30 Miniature Ballistas had survived the fight, as well. Had the raid lasted any longer, the Purgatory Serpent would've likely annihilated them.

Fortunately, they secured victory in the end.

After the Purgatory Serpent died, the surviving players watched their experience bars rapidly fill. In the blink of an eye, many of them leveled up. Even those that had not had gained over half of a level.

However, these players were more surprised about the loot the Purgatory Serpent had dropped.

Although the Grand Lord had not evolved to Mythic rank, it had been in the middle of its evolutionary state. Hence, the quality of its loot had improved slightly.

Moreover, Shi Feng had activated Divine Providence before dealing the final blow. Both factors resulted in the Purgatory Serpent dropping an abundant amount of loot. Overall, the Boss had dropped over 80 items, and every one of them glowed with a dazzling light that instantly captured the players' attention.

In addition, a towering pillar of light rose for the pile of loot, lasting nearly five seconds before it faded.

"Crap! What kind of loot is that? How can items cause such a phenomenon?"

"Epic rank?"

"No! An Epic item wouldn't cause such a commotion. I wonder if its a rumored Legendary rank item?"

"Forget Legendary items; I could become so much stronger if I could get my hands on an Epic item. My development would skyrocket.

Everyone stared at the small mountain of loot, dumbfounded. They were ravaged with curiosity about the items the Grand Lord had dropped.

At this point, Epic Weapons and Equipment were the strongest gear the various large Guilds had seen in God's Domain, but everyone had already seen these items before. They knew that Epic items couldn't cause such a phenomenon. The only thing they could think of that would cause something like this was a Legendary item.

As the light pillar disappeared, the Zero Wing players fought the urge to run towards the loot.

They'd have an easy future if they obtained even one Epic item, not to mention a Legendary item. With a Legendary item, they'd never have to worry about daily necessities for the rest of their lives.

But despite such thoughts, none of them moved a muscle as they admired the pile of items. Nobody dared to take a single step forward. Even the outsiders, the White Tiger Dojo's disciples, stayed where they stood.

First, this was a Guild operation, and any items obtained during the operation belonged to the Guild. Furthermore, they were internal members, nurtured by the Guild. They wouldn't even earn GCPs during this operation, much less items.

Secondly, Shi Feng had basically killed the Purgatory Serpent by himself. They simply operated the Miniature Ballistas and helped deal damage. They hadn't contributed in any essential way.

Although the White Tiger Dojo's disciples weren't pleased about the outcome, even if they wanted to steal a few items, none of them had the courage to do so with a monstrous player like Shi Feng standing beside the pile.

Although they had known that Zero Wing's Black Flame was incredibly strong, they hadn't realized exactly how strong before today, but after watching Shi Feng dominate a Level 70 Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species by himself, they realized how wide the gap was between them and their leader.

"Zero Wing's Guild Leader is inhuman! He sent a monster as powerful and massive as the Purgatory Serpent flying with a single attack! Just how high are his Attributes?"

"So, this is Zero Wing's rumored strength? The Guild is actually powerful enough to kill a Level 70 Grand Lord ranked Archaic Species at this stage of the game. Even Super Guilds might not be able to do so."

"It's no wonder the Hall Master wanted us to train in Zero Wing. If I had one-third of that man's standards, I could achieve something great in God's Domain."

As the White Tiger Dojo's disciples watched Shi Feng appraise the loot, their previous contempt for Zero Wing transformed into awe and admiration.

Had they encountered such a situation when they had first joined God's Domain, they wouldn't have spared a glance at Shi Feng's performance, but after playing the game for some time, they realized that God's Domain was no ordinary virtual reality game. This game's experts were more impressive than those in other games, especially experts like Shi Feng.

Although it had seemed as if Shi Feng's movements and attacks had been random throughout the battle, every one of his movements had been carefully calculated. Shi Feng had constantly guided the Purgatory Serpent during the battle, reducing the risk of the Grand Lord damaging the team as much as possible.

Had Shi Feng not been there to guide the Purgatory Serpent's attacks, they'd likely be lying on the ground right now.

Meanwhile, as Shi Feng reached the small mountain of items, he began to collect and appraise the loot.

The Purgatory Serpent had dropped a total of 84 items. Among them, 31 were precious Epic materials, such as the Purgatory Serpent's Skin and Scales, 16 potions, 11 Tier 2 Magic Scrolls, one Tier 3 Magic Scroll, and three Tier 2 Skill Books. All three Skill Books contained considerably rare Tier 2 Skills; one offered the Tier 2 Skill, Divine Shield, for Guardian Knights, one offered the Tier 2 Skill, Fire Snake Dance, for Elementalists, and one contained the Tier 2 Skill, Titan's Hand, for Berserkers.

Titan's Hand was the rarest of the three Skills, one which all Berserkers dreamed of wielding. The Skill was neither a damage Skill nor did it over some heaven-defying Defensive ability. Instead, it allowed players to wield two two-handed weapons for a short time, significantly improving Berserkers' DPS and combat abilities.

An additional weapon also meant an additional boost to a player's Attributes. Moreover, wielding two weapons allowed players to use more complex attack patterns. In addition, Berserkers didn't have to worry about a lack of Strength in their attacks like duel-wielding Swordsmen due to the nature of two-handed weapons. Hence, Titan's Hand was a highly sought after Skill for Berserkers.

In fact, the Skill's market value was on par with Tier 3 Skills.

Of the remaining loot, there were nine pieces of Level 60 Secret-Silver Equipment, four pieces of Level 60 Fine-Gold Equipment, two pieces of Level 60 Dark-Gold Equipment, one pair of Epic ranked cloth shoes, two Mana Stones, one engineering design, one alchemy recipe, and one forging design. The last item, however, was a blood-red stone engraved with glowing, golden divine runes.

Sure enough, the Demon mineral field's Guardian Boss was quite extraordinary. Shi Feng was clearly ecstatic when he saw the blood-red stone.

Even he had wondered what kind of item would cause such a phenomenon, releasing such a powerful aura.

But even after appraising most of the loot, he hadn't found any particularly special items. The most powerful item was the Epic ranked cloth shoes, but no Epic item could cause such a dazzling event.

Upon appraising the blood-red stone, however, Shi Feng realized that this stone had been the cause of the commotion.

The stone was none other than the Bloodline every player in God's Domain dreamed of obtaining.

However, this Bloodline wasn't like those he had obtained in the past. The Dark Iron Bloodline he had obtained during his visit to the Divine Staircase had been personally crafted by a God, but the Bloodline in his hand had formed naturally. Hence, it had taken the form of a stone rather than a gentle liquid.

Chapter 1620 - Natural Bloodline

"What's up with the Guild Leader? Why is he staring at that blood-red stone?"

"Is there something special about it?"

"What's so special about a stone? It's just raw material. I wonder what kind of equipment the Purgatory Serpent dropped? It'd be insane if it dropped a piece of Legendary Equipment!"

"Don't be crazy! No matter how you look at it, a Grand Lord will never drop a Legendary item. Though, it might have a high chance of dropping a Fragmented Legendary item. If our Guild obtains a Fragmented Legendary item, the Super Guilds will go mad with jealousy!"

The players from Zero Wing launched into a discussion about the Purgatory Serpent's loot, growing particularly excited as they talked about the possibility of a Fragmented Legendary item dropping.

Players in the various large Guilds had begun to reach Level 50, and some of the Guilds had already obtained a few Epic items. However, no one had heard of a Guild obtaining a Fragmented Legendary item.

If Zero Wing found a Fragmented Legendary item, it would become the Guild's prized treasure, serving as a symbol of the Guild's strength. Such an item would definitely elevate the Guild's reputation since it would be the first Guild in God's Domain to possess such an item.

Almost everyone who played virtual reality games paid attention to weapons and equipment. Apex weapons and equipment, in particular, were highly sought after.

If news spread of Zero Wing's procurement of a Fragmented Legendary item, even players in other kingdoms and empires would learn of their Guild, much less Star-Moon Kingdom's players.

A flood of players would visit their Guild Residences to join Zero Wing, making it much easier for the Guild to recruit experts and continue to increase its strength.

A Fragmented Legendary item? Shi Feng could not help but chuckle when he overheard the hushed conversations.

Zero Wing had acquired Fragmented Legendary items long ago, and the Guild actually had more than one. Although they were correct that a Fragmented Legendary item could improve Zero Wing's reputation, great wealth brought great misfortune.

Although the Guild's fame would skyrocket if the public knew that Zero Wing possessed Fragmented Legendary items, it would also earn the Guild an endless number of enemies. Hence, he had forbidden the Guild's upper echelons speaking about these items to the public.

Moreover, the blood-red stone in his hand was far more valuable than a Fragmented Legendary item.

Bloodlines were extremely rare in God's Domain, even rarer than Fragmented Legendary items. When a Bloodline was found, even Super Guilds would use every weapon in their arsenal to obtain it, and the resulting bloodbaths would be horrendous.

Obtaining a Bloodline increased a Guild's chance of nurturing an apex expert. Moreover, as players reached higher levels, the Bloodline's benefits would become more prominent. After a certain level, these benefits would even surpass those of a Fragmented Legendary item.

Furthermore, the stone in his hand was a naturally occurring Bloodline, not an artificial Bloodline crafted by Ancient Gods.

There were two types of Bloodlines in God's Domain. The first type included the Ancient Gods' creations, the main Bloodline source in God's Domain. The second type involved naturally occurring Bloodlines.

The first type formed by drawing on the Ancient Gods' power, and in terms of potential, these Bloodlines were slightly weaker than their natural counterparts.

Regardless, both types of Bloodline had their own advantages. Those created by the Ancient Gods catered to specific aspects. For example, Shi Feng's Dark Iron Bloodline improved his compatibility with melee Skills, helping him increase his Skill Compatibility Rates. On the other hand, natural Bloodlines weren't as specialized, but in return, they provided greater boons to Basic Attributes.

Due to the nature of these Bloodlines, players who used them were generally known as humanoid monsters. To players who wanted to push the limits of their Basic Attributes, natural Bloodlines were invaluable.

Shi Feng couldn't believe he had actually obtained a natural Bloodline from killing a Level 70 Grand Lord. Even though it had been an Archaic Species, it shouldn't have had a chance of dropping one, yet it had.

If the Demon Players in the World Summit found out about this, they'd die of envy.

Despite the various Demon Players trying desperately to ascend the Divine Staircase, they struggled to earn enough Shrine Points to purchase a Bloodline, yet Shi Feng had obtained one after killing a single monster. Moreover, the raid had been relatively easy, with one boss and no mobs.

Moreover, this stone was top-tier among Basic Bloodlines. It was called the Shadow Bloodline.

...

[Shadow Bloodline]

Weakens presence and aura significantly. Effects double when in darkness. Improvements focus on Agility, followed by Strength, Endurance, Intelligence, and Vitality.

...

Although the Shadow Bloodline's benefits to a player's combat power weren't as apparent as the Ancient Gods' Bloodlines, it would undoubtedly increase an Assassin or Ranger's survivability. Decreasing one's presence and aura wasn't just effective against other players, but monsters would also struggle to notice the player. Rangers and Assassins with the Shadow Bloodline would be able to explore high-level maps with ease, and they could enter places that players normally avoided. They could enter places that players normally could not set foot into.

The Shadow Bloodline alone was more valuable than the Purgatory Serpent's combined loot.

This trip was definitely worth it. Shi Feng could not help but smile at the Shadow Bloodline.

Neither Epic Equipment nor precious tools could help nurture a true apex expert, but the Shadow Bloodline could. In fact, it might even help a player become a Tier 6 God-ranked expert.

Even if he gave the Shadow Bloodline to an ordinary Assassin or Ranger in the Guild, he could instantly nurture an astonishingly powerful expert, let alone experts like Fire Dance.

When Shi Feng finally finished admiring the Shadow Bloodline, he stored it in his bag. He had no intention of informing the others about the item. After he finished with the remaining loot, he instructed his team to rest up and prepare to enter the town.

No one gave Shi Feng's decision much thought. They simply did as they were told while the healers resurrected the dead.

Meanwhile, the magic barrier around the town had vanished after the Purgatory Serpent's death. Players could now enter the town without hindrance.

Of course, chaos ensued in the town. The Demonkin, who had been mining the ores, ran around in a panic while the Demon Supervisors angrily suppressed the undisciplined Demonkin.

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[Demonkin] (Demonic Creature, Chieftain)

Level 70

HP 9,000,000/9,000,000

[Demon Supervisor] (Demonic Creature, Great Lord)

Level 72

HP 38,500,000/38,500,000

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To Shi Feng, this chaos was an opportunity.

There were easily more than ten thousand monsters in the town, and if they moved like an organized army, capturing the town's mineral field would likely be impossible.

However, he could take advantage of the fight between the Demonkin and the Demon Supervisors, slowly clearing out the monsters in the town.

Shi Feng didn't hurry to enter the town after his slain team members resurrected. Instead, he activated a Spatial Gate and sent them out of the Boneless Land to rest and recover.

His team's Stamina and Concentration had almost depleted during the previous battle, and there was no doubt that they were in for a long, arduous battle once they entered the town. They had to recover their Stamina and Concentration first.

Time passed quickly. Once everyone had recovered, Shi Feng led them back to the town's perimeter.

"Everyone, get ready! Once my Great Lords secure the monsters' aggro, you'll attack with the remaining Miniature Ballistas! Do not let any of the Demonkin or Demon Supervisors get close!" Shi Feng ordered. He then took a deep breath before pushing open the town's steel gates.

The instant Shi Feng entered the town, a horrific killing intent washed over him, shocking him awake. A series of system notifications then bombarded his ears.