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Chapter 420 - Conditions for Cooperation

Although Shi Feng wasn’t sure what had happened, he felt better than
ever after leaving the virtual gaming cabin. Even his body felt relaxed.

Shi Feng exercised lightly, throwing a few dozen punches at the empty
air in front of him. Every time he punched, he could faintly feel his
fists piercing the air.

My body has become a lot more flexible. Even the speed of my punches has
improved significantly. It seems that the best way to train is with
moderation. Shi Feng could immediately tell his body’s current condition
after his workout.

Previously, Shi Feng had trained relentlessly, constantly maintaining
physical tension. Over time, he would become exhausted. Even when he
drank Nutrient Fluids, the effect was limited and would never fully
relieve his exhaustion.

After over thirty hours of rest, he was completely relaxed. As a result,
he could now display his true power.

Although his physique had not improved, he was now more flexible than
before. This was something that Shi Feng had always wanted.

After sleeping for so long, I wonder if anything has happened in the
White Fog Canyon. Hopefully, Aqua doesn’t risk the team and delve
further into the canyon. After Shi Feng’s brief moment of joy, his mind
suddenly drifted to the dangers in the White Fog Canyon, and he began to
worry.

The White Fog Canyon consisted of two regions: the outer and inner
region. The Battle Monkeys in the outer region were tolerable, and there
were only a few traps and forbidden areas. However, after entering the
inner region, not only were all the monsters there Level 25 and above,
but the majority of the monsters were also Special Elites. The danger in
the inner region was many times higher than the canyon’s edges.

With only Zero Wing’s 500 members, even if they had a few dozen Tier 1
players in their midst, they would suffer terrible losses should they
venture into the inner canyon.

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Most of Zero Wing’s experts were on the team of 500. If they died, Zero
Wing would suffer for it.

Worrying about the possibilities, Shi Feng hurriedly ordered takeout. At
the same time, he also contacted the game store and purchased a large
batch of Nutrient Solutions. He had nearly depleted the Nutrient
Solution in his cabin, and although he could use the gaming cabin
without it, the Nutrient Solution was meant to counter certain
situations.

If he did not replenish the Solution, should he exceed his mental limit
again, his body would not recover to its peak condition like it had this
time.

...

After a short rest, Shi Feng was ready to enter God’s Domain once more.
Suddenly, however, his quantum watch rang.

Looking at the caller ID, Shi Feng discovered that it was Manager Xiao
of Big Dipper Training Center.

“Why is he contacting me all of a sudden?”

Shi Feng recalled that, regarding the matter of cooperation with Big
Dipper, Manager Xiao said he needed to discuss things further with his
superiors before making a decision.

In the end, four days had passed since they spoke, Manager Xiao had not
contacted him. Assuming that negotiations had failed, Shi Feng gave up
on the notion of cooperating with Big Dipper. Beyond that, Shi Feng had
been busy with his Legacy Trial, so he had forgotten about the matter
entirely.

Only after seeing the caller ID did Shi Feng recall it.

Originally, Shi Feng had already prepared to start his own training
center. In any case, he had thirty million Credits from Gentle Snow, so
he had the funds to start one on his own.

After a moment, he answered the call. However, upon seeing Manager
Xiao’s appearance, he had to ask, “Manager Xiao, what’s wrong with you?”

In the image displayed by his quantum watch, Manager Xiao looked
exhausted. It looked as if the man had not slept for days. There were
even dark circles beneath his eyes.

Manager Xiao was a martial artist, so his physique was far from that of
an ordinary person’s. He also had the benefit of the Nutrient Fluids.
Even if Manager Xiao had stayed up for a few nights, he shouldn’t look
this miserable.

“Hahaha! It’s nothing! It’s nothing!” Manager Xiao laughed. “Master Shi
Feng, regarding our previous discussion, I’ve reported the situation to
my elder brother. My elder brother held a Director’s Meeting
specifically for this purpose. In short, we agree to your conditions.
However, we have a condition of our own.”

“A condition?” Shi Feng chuckled before continuing, “What condition?”

Although Shi Feng was physically only 22 years old, he was mentally over
30. He had experienced many negotiations before, so he could instantly
tell that Manager Xiao was hiding something.

Currently, God’s Domain’s popularity had exploded. An increasing number
of people had become addicted to the battles in God’s Domain, and many
had lost interest in the fights in real life. Naturally, this would
affect locations such as training centers and dojos.

Based on Manager Xiao’s appearance, Shi Feng was sure of it.

Big Dipper Training Center’s business was declining rapidly, so much so
that it had caused even those in power in Big Dipper to tremble. Hence,
they needed someone that could revitalize Big Dipper.

Although fighting competitions were becoming less popular, there was
still a market for them. Only, other than possessing first-class
facilities, Big Dipper had nothing else to offer. Compared to the dojo
commanded by Jin Hai City’s champion fighter, Chen Wu, Big Dipper
Training Center was significantly inferior.

If they had a martial arts master to lead the training center, helping
them forge a name for themselves and acting as a combat instructor, they
could save themselves from their current decline. After all, the combat
techniques displayed in God’s Domain were mostly evolutions of the
combat techniques found in real life.

“We require Master Shi Feng to compete against a well-known fighter. As
long as Master Shi Feng wins, we have no issues agreeing with all of the
conditions you have previously stated,” Manager Xiao explained. “May I
know your thoughts on this?”

Even a fool could tell that the big shots of Big Dipper wished to test
Shi Feng’s strength and at the same time, increase Big Dipper’s
reputation. Meanwhile, to garner fame for the training center, Shi
Feng’s intended opponent would certainly be powerful.

“Fine, but I have another condition,” Shi Feng answered.

“Master Shi Feng, please don’t hold back,” Manager Xiao said excitedly
upon hearing Shi Feng’s reply.

“If I win, I want five virtual gaming cabins and fifteen S-rank Nutrient
Fluids.”

Shi Feng coveted the S-rank Nutrient Fluids. It was something that he
could not buy even if he had the money. The virtual gaming cabins were
similarly in high demand. Currently, Zero Wing’s Workshop was still in
its development phase. If he wanted to improve the Workshop quickly, he
needed a large number of experts. However, ordinary experts of God’s
Domain would not do. He needed top-tier experts.

With the virtual gaming helmet’s 90% sync-rate, it was simply impossible
to nurture a top-tier expert.

However, until this day, Zero Wing only had a measly five virtual gaming
cabins. Ignoring the ones dedicated to himself, Fire Dance, and Blackie,
there were only two cabins available for the other core members of the
Workshop.

If he could obtain another five virtual gaming cabins, although not
every core member could have their personal cabin, rotating use should
suffice.

“This...” Manager Xiao felt cornered upon hearing Shi Feng’s request.

Fifteen bottles of S-rank Nutrient Fluids. With Big Dipper’s
connections, they could barely obtain so many. As for the five virtual
gaming cabins, there were no problems on that end, either. However,
these items together were worth around thirty million Credits. Even to a
successful corporation like Big Dipper, this was not a small sum of
money.

Normally, they could have afforded to agree to Shi Feng’s request. Now,
however, Big Dipper’s business was not doing too well...

“No good?” Shi Feng frowned slightly as he said, “If you can’t do it, I
can only look elsewhere.”

His demands were not particularly extravagant. After all, as long as he
won the match, Big Dipper would double their profits. Moreover, thirty
million Credits was spare change to Big Dipper. If they were unwilling
to pay such a small price, Shi Feng might as well start his own training
center.

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Chapter 421 - Did You Transmigrate?

Live combat was not without danger.

It was especially true in a fight between experts; injuries were
commonplace. Although the current medical facilities were top-notch,
capable of healing a large majority of injuries very quickly, there were
still some injuries that one could not fully recover from. Not even
S-rank Nutrient Fluid could cure them.

Moreover, martial arts masters were extremely rare; finding one was like
finding a needle in a haystack.

Hence, it was incredibly costly to invite martial arts masters to face
each other in the ring.

Even a martial arts master who had recently become famous would charge
an appearance fee of over one hundred million Credits. This was in the
case of an exhibition match, let alone an official match.

Moreover, martial arts masters normally fought using internal force.
Internal force possessed great power. Even if an attack containing
internal force did not strike a vital point, it could still cause
significant damage to the opponent. Regardless of whether they would win
or lose, martial arts masters would not agree to fight one another if
there without sufficient potential gain.

Shi Feng’s grasp of internal force had already reached the standard of a
martial arts master. Although he was not famous in any way, he would not
undervalue himself. His price of thirty million Credits was quite
reasonable.

Shi Feng wouldn’t have even considered the competition if it were not
for his new flexibility.

After all, injuries were no laughing matter. The higher-ups of Big
Dipper must be dreaming if they thought they could get him to fight for
free.

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This was why battles in God’s Domain were gradually replacing fighting
competitions in the real world, becoming increasingly popular among the
public masses.

Not only were the battles in God’s Domain safe, but players also had no
scruples when they fought each other.

Furthermore, players in God’s Domain possessed physiques that far
surpassed their bodies in the real world. They could easily perform
actions and combat techniques that were impossible in the real world.

Take Void Steps for example. This footwork had already far surpassed
what ordinary humans could accomplish. It was simply impossible to
perform in the real world. However, it was possible in God’s Domain.

A fight between ordinary humans just couldn’t compare to a fight between
superhumans.

If it were only a battle inside God’s Domain, Shi Feng might have agreed
without an appearance fee.

Manager Xiao frowned in the video, hesitation appearing in his eyes.
Suddenly, however, a disembodied voice addressed Shi Feng.

“Mister Shi Feng, I agree to your demands. If you win, we will deliver
five virtual gaming cabins and 15 bottles of S-rank Nutrient Fluids to
your doorstep.”

“Elder Brother!”

The other voice from the call was Xiao Yan’s elder brother, Xiao Yu, the
true wielder of the power of Big Dipper.

Xiao Yu then took over the call and spoke with Shi Feng directly.

Although Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan had very similar appearances, after being
the Chairman of Big Dipper for so long, Xiao Yu projected an aura of
natural dignity and power with both his voice and demeanor. This aura
made one unconsciously bow with respect before Xiao Yu.

However, this aura of authority was useless against Shi Feng. He was not
uncomfortable around this aura in the slightest.

“When is the battle?”

“We still need to prepare for this, so the fight should be in roughly
four days. As for the exact time, we will contact Mister Shi Feng with
the details in the future.”

“Alright.”

After Shi Feng and Xiao Yu set their appointment, the video call
disconnected.

“Elder Brother, Big Dipper has already spent a huge sum of money on
nurturing the student fighters. If we spend another thirty million, it
will have a massive impact on Big Dipper’s future plans.” Xiao Yan
looked at Xiao Yu skeptically.

“The premise of paying for those items is that Shi Feng can win. Before
the battle has even begun, you are already so confident of his victory.
It seems that this Shi Feng is not a simple man.” Xiao Yu glanced at
Xiao Yan. He then shifted his gaze as he examined the test record on his
table, smiling. The data on the test record was precisely what Shi Feng
had left behind at Big Dipper. “Such a young man is actually capable of
using internal force and achieving a punching power 576 kg. Although he
cannot compare to those other martial arts masters, he is still
impressive. This appearance fee is not expensive at all. If we deepen
our relationship now, it will benefit future cooperation.”

“I understand.” Xiao Yan helplessly nodded.

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Back in his apartment, Shi Feng logged into God’s Domain.

“What is going on here?” Shi Feng could not help his surprise when he
saw the scene before him.

As far as the eye could see, corpses of players and Battle Monkeys
littered the ground. Some of these players were Guild players, and
others were independent. Overall, there were over 300 player corpses...

Furthermore, there were even more players currently engaged in combat,
with five to six players dealing with a single Crimson-eyed Battle
Monkey. The players fighting were all Level 20 and above, and they all
possessed significant strength. Many parties here were far more powerful
than the elite parties of Guilds.

Originally, the White Fog Canyon had been a forbidden area for players.
Now, however, it had become infested. Shi Feng was confused.

He had only logged out of God’s Domain for slightly more than a day,
yet, he was already so unfamiliar with the White Fog Canyon.

“Brother, are you alone?

“Seeing as you are Level 22, you should have some decent skill. Why
don’t you join our party? If equipment drops, we’ll split it equally.
How about it?”

Before Shi Feng could digest the information before him, a party of six
approached him. Leading the party was a red-haired beauty geared with
light-blue scale armor. The woman had a forthright appearance, and the
body-fitting scale armor fully displayed her tall and slender figure.
She was no less attractive than Zhao Yueru.

This red-haired beauty was a Level 22 Shield Warrior, and the shield and
one-handed saber hanging on her back were both Secret-Silver rank. The
majority of her equipment was also Secret-Silver rank. Moreover, there
was no sign of a Guild Emblem on her chest, so she was clearly an
independent player.

As for the others in the woman’s party, they were all at Level 21. Their
equipment was also Mysterious-Iron rank and above. Overall, this
independent party was stronger than even the elite parties from major
Guilds.

“Are you referring to me?” Shi Feng asked strangely.

At this moment, he appeared as Black Flame. Although he kept his ID
hidden, there was not a single soul in White River City who would not
recognize him.

However, this red-haired beauty had actually said to him “you should
have some decent skill” and had even invited him to join them.

Shi Feng was speechless...

“You’re funny. Who else would we be speaking to?” the red-haired beauty
laughed as she pointed to the surroundings. She then continued, “Are you
worried that we will go back on our word once the loot drops?

“If you’re worried, then we can sign a Main God Contract. You can relax
with that, right?”

At this moment, capable-looking male Elementalist said, “Cloud, what’s
the point of wasting your time with this little brat? If he doesn’t want
to join us, then so be it. We are more than enough to deal with these
Crimson-eyed Battle Monkeys. We’ll just earn less if we invite another
person.”

Shi Feng could not help but laugh bitterly as he shook his head.

He had guessed that none of them recognized him. Or, to be precise, none
of them recognized the number one expert of Star-Moon Kingdom, Black
Flame.

As for matters like swindling equipment, Shi Feng was not worried
whatsoever.

In White River City, even an organization like Underworld would not get
away with stealing loot.

“You guys are not local players of White River City, right? Why have you
come to White Fog Canyon?” Shi Feng asked curiously.

“You’re right. We are not local players of White River City or Star-Moon
Kingdom. We came from Beacon City of the Black Dragon Empire. However,
that’s really not surprising though, right? Many of the parties here
have also come from different cities and countries. Didn’t you know
that?

“You couldn’t have transmigrated, right?”

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Chapter 422 - Warfire Set Equipment

“...”

Shi Feng was rendered speechless by the red-haired beauty.

If possible, he really wanted to say that he had not transmigrated, but
had reincarnated instead.

“Are there players from other countries as well?” Shi Feng looked at the
surrounding players. Confused, he asked, “The teleportation fees between
countries are not cheap. With an elite player’s income, it is simply
impossible to accumulate enough unless they sold a majority of their
equipment. However, if they did so, why would they come to White Fog
Canyon?”

Previously, Shi Feng had spent close to 300 Gold to teleport Aqua Rose
and her hundred-plus subordinates to White River City. On average, each
person had spent over 2 Gold.

Of course, this was a little higher than average because the Storm
Empire where Aqua Rose and the others had originally resided was very
far away. However, even if a player came from the Black Dragon Empire,
they would need to pay around 1 Gold 40 Silver to reach White River
City. Only those powerful players might be able to afford such a fee. As
for the party of independent players before him, even if they emptied
their pockets, at most, they would have 20 to 30 Silvers.

Accommodations, food, potions, repairs, and such things required a lot
of money, so it was not possible for players to save too much.

Yet, among the crowd of players in White Fog Canyon, many had traveled
across countries to visit. This was simply madness.

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“You came to White Fog Canyon without even knowing this?” The red-haired
beauty’s eyes widened, looking at Shi Feng as if he were a fool.

Suddenly, Shi Feng was momentarily stunned as he thought of a
possibility.

Don’t tell me they’ve already discovered the secret of the Starfire Ore?
Shi Feng’s chest tightened. He then shook his head, denying his
thoughts. No. Even if the secret of the Starfire Ore had been
discovered, there had not been this many players traveling to White Fog
Canyon from other countries in the past.

Although Starfire Ore was quite valuable, it was not that easy to obtain
in White Fog Canyon. The risks outweighed the benefits by far. Even in
the past, not many players had risked themselves for the ore. On top of
that, the levels of the current player population were much lower than
in the past. With far greater risks, the canyon should not have
attracted so many people.

Moreover, in the hands of others, Starfire Ore was not particularly
valuable.

Each ore was only worth 1 Silver. Only by collecting 100 ore could one
earn 1 Gold. However, with the level and tier of the current players,
the difficulty of collecting 100 Starfire Ore was more difficult than
clearing a 20-man Hard Mode Team Dungeon.

Shi Feng had considered Starfire Ore profitable because he had the
Horizon Alliance, a Lifestyle Guild, working under him. There were even
a large number of amazing forgers working for him. With the Starfire
Ore, he could produce various high-level equipment and make a huge
profit.

“Cloud, let’s stop wasting time with this brat. If this continues, the
others will steal all the remaining Crimson-eyed Battle Monkeys. How are
we supposed to make a profit then?” the Elementalist grumbled
indignantly. “Don’t forget; we borrowed a lot of money to come here. If
we waste any more time, our equipment will belong to someone else.”

“You really do not know?” the red-haired beauty asked again. However,
seeing Shi Feng’s confused gaze, she didn’t think he was lying.

Previously, she thought Shi Feng belonged to another party when she saw
him. However, after observing him for a while, she discovered that Shi
Feng was alone. A Level 22 Assassin would find it very difficult to
venture so far into the White Fog Canyon, much less a Swordsman. For
this reason, she was optimistic about Shi Feng’s strength.

If their party had another strong player, they could explore further
into the canyon. At that time, they would have fewer competitors, and
their opportunity to make a fortune would grow.

“I really do not know. I haven’t logged into the game for over a day
now. What exactly happened while I was gone?” Shi Feng spoke truthfully,
a bitter smile on his face.

“So that’s why. However, you really are amazing. Despite not logging
into the game for over a day, you are still Level 22,” the red-haired
beauty laughed. “I’ll tell you, then. One day ago, one of the monsters
in White Fog Canyon dropped an amazing item, so we hurried over. We’ll
make a fortune if we obtain that item.”

“An amazing item? Making a fortune?” Shi Feng searched his memories.
Soon, he laughed and said, “Might you be talking about the Warfire Set
Equipment?”

“That’s right! It’s the Warfire Set Equipment!” The red-haired beauty
nodded. Immediately, she rolled her eyes at Shi Feng, saying, “So, you
do know about it!”

“I was just wondering if you had some other method to earn money,” Shi
Feng apologized. “However, the drop-rate of the Warfire Set Equipment is
extremely low. Also, even if one did drop, it would not be sufficient to
cover your travel expenses.”

The Warfire Set Equipment was unique to White Fog Canyon, and any player
could equip it. If a magical class wore it, the set would generate
Attributes suitable to magical classes; if a physical damage-dealing
class wore it, the set would generate Attributes suitable to physical
damage-dealers. If a tank class wore it, the set would similarly
generate Attributes suitable to tanks. Overall, the Warfire Set
Equipment was very special.

In addition, the Warfire Set Equipment was evolvable. It started out as
Bronze rank, and if one was willing to sacrifice a sufficient amount of
EXP, they could evolve the set to Fine-Gold rank.

Meanwhile, the Warfire Set Equipment’s Level ranged from 20 to 30.
Similar to Epic items, it would level up according to the player’s
level. The Attributes of the equipment would similarly improve.

A Level 30 Fine-Gold Set Equipment... To the core team of any Guild,
equipment of such quality was extremely precious. It was incredibly hard
to obtain even from a Dungeon. Not to mention, Dungeons had a Cooldown
time, making it far more difficult to obtain a complete set. Hence, in
the past, the Warfire Set Equipment had been highly sought after by the
various Guilds.

As long as they sacrificed sufficient manpower, time, and EXP, they
could obtain a Fine-Gold Set Equipment. The Warfire Set Equipment was
the easiest Fine-Gold Set Equipment to obtain.

“What do you know?” the Elementalist said disdainfully. “Someone has
already offered to purchase each set piece for 5 Gold Coins. If we
collect all seven set pieces, that person is willing to pay 80 Gold.
Moreover, this price was offered up ten hours ago. Now, it’s definitely
higher than 80 Gold.”

“Eighty Gold?” Shi Feng could not help but laugh.

If they could really farm the full Warfire Set Equipment, Shi Feng was
willing to spend even 180 Gold.

Not to mention a Level 30 Fine-Gold Set Equipment, even the Fine-Gold
ranked Arclight Shields Shi Feng previously made had sold for over 30
Gold Coins.

In the past, there were many players who had sought to make a fortune
through grinding for the Warfire Set Equipment. However, the set’s
drop-rate was abysmally low. Only when Guild Teams had spent a long time
grinding did they barely manage to obtain a few sets.

“Look at how excited you are. We need to get the full set in order to
get 80 Gold,” the red-haired beauty laughed.

“How about this; if you guys obtain any of the set pieces, I’ll buy them
for 10 Gold each.” Shi Feng decided that the red-haired beauty’s party
was relatively powerful. If given a few days, they might obtain one or
two set pieces. It was not a bad idea to purchase the Warfire Set
Equipment directly. Items such as a Fine-Gold Set Equipment were mainly
used for raiding Dungeons. To an independent player, its usage was
limited. “If you gather all seven pieces, I’ll buy the set for 180
Gold.”

Hearing Shi Feng’s offer, the red-haired beauty’s party was stunned.

Shi Feng had so casually offered 180 Gold. It was not easy to obtain so
many Gold Coins, even if one had the Credits to afford them. Not even
the tycoon players could come up with so many Gold Coins at a moment’s
notice. However, they had actually met such a player.

At this moment, all six had the same thought.

They’ve met a godlike tycoon!

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Chapter 423 - Final Cave

“Are you serious?”

The red-haired beauty could not help but reevaluate her opinion of Shi
Feng, going as far as using an identification skill on him.

However, other than the fact that Shi Feng was Level 22, she could not
uncover any information about Shi Feng.

The beauty’s companions had similarly focused on Shi Feng, hoping he
would confirm their suspicions.

Shi Feng’s offer of 10 Gold Coins for each piece of the Warfire Set far
surpassed any offer they had received thus far. Furthermore, if they
could collect the entire set, they could sell it to this Swordsman for
180 Gold, making a fortune.

“Of course. We can add each other as friends. As long as you obtain the
Warfire Set Equipment, you can contact me anytime,” Shi Feng said,
smiling.

What a joke! That was the Warfire Set Equipment. If he bought it for 180
Gold, he would only profit.

Fine-Gold Set Equipment dropped from Level 20, 50-man large-scale Team
Dungeons. Moreover, only Hard Mode dropped them. Only 100-man Hell Mode
Team Dungeons would drop Dark-Gold Set Equipment. Unfortunately, it was
too difficult to collect a complete set.

As for the Warfire Set Equipment, Shi Feng recalled a few valuable
farming locations for it.

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It was not because those locations had higher drop-rates, but because
the Battle Monkeys there were densely packed. The more Monkeys one
killed, the higher chances they would have of the Set Equipment
dropping.

Although Shi Feng wished to grind for a few pieces himself, those
locations required a sufficiently powerful team. With Zero Wing’s
current 500-man team, farming in those areas would be suicidal. At the
very least, they needed a team of 500 Tier 1 players.

For now, the only thing Shi Feng could do was to enter the inner region
of the White Fog Canyon and mine Starfire Ore.

“Excellent! My name is Virtuous Cloud. We will contact you if we obtain
the Warfire Set Equipment!” Virtuous Cloud sent a friend request to Shi
Feng.

Shi Feng then clicked “Accept.”

“Black Flame, is it? Okay, I will remember it,” Virtuous Cloud nodded
when she saw Shi Feng’s alias appear on her Friends List. “I will
contact you once we obtain the equipment. At that time, make sure you do
not reject my call!”

Shi Feng simply smiled in response before walking towards the gorge. At
the same time, he contacted Aqua Rose.

“Guild Leader, you’re finally online. I have some important news for
you,” Aqua Rose said, smiling.

“You must be talking about the large number of outsiders arriving in
White Fog Canyon, right? I’ve already learned about it. Where are you
right now? Why don’t I see any of you in the gorge? What’s the status of
the team?” By this time, Shi Feng had arrived at the gorge. However, the
area was desolate, which worried him somewhat.

“We don’t know where we are right now. We had kept to the gorge,
grinding. However, somewhere along the way, over a dozen Flame Guards
suddenly ran out of the inner region of the canyon. These Flame Guards
were all Level 28 Lords. Their Flame Domain was simply too powerful. As
the Battle Monkey army waited for us outside the gorge, we had no choice
but to go further into the White Fog Canyon.

“Fortunately, we got lucky. We retreated to a place called the Final
Cave. The Flame Guards were huge; they couldn’t follow us into the cave.
However, they’ve been standing guard outside the entrance, so we can’t
leave...”

“Final Cave? Where is it?” Shi Feng was surprised.

He was very familiar with the White Fog Canyon. However, he had never
once heard of the Final Cave.

“We don’t know, either. The system map doesn’t show our location.
However, this cave is massive. There are also plenty of monsters here.
Fortunately, there aren’t any Lord ranked monsters, so we have been able
to cope.” Aqua Rose did not know their current whereabouts. While Shi
Feng had been offline, they had been busy escaping for their lives and
had no time to worry about where they fled to.

“Add me to the team. And don’t venture too far into the cave. I’m on my
way,” Shi Feng hurriedly said, frowning.

There were many dangerous areas in White Fog Canyon, and it was highly
possible that Aqua Rose and the others had found one.

In God’s Domain, dangerous areas were forbidden lands for players like
the cold water pool Shi Feng had encountered in the Origin Sword Domain.
If one did not possess the appropriate countermeasures, they would die
with absolute certainty!

After Aqua Rose sent a team invite to Shi Feng, she reminded, “Guild
Leader, you need to be careful. There are over a dozen Flame Guards
outside the cave’s entrance.”

“Ah, I understand.” Shi Feng nodded.

After Shi Feng joined the team, he activated Team Tracking.

With this mechanic, Shi Feng could locate a specific team member and
meet up with them.

“The stone forest to the south?”

After activating Tracking, Shi Feng could see faintly glowing footprints
on the shattered rocks. These footprints belonged to Aqua Rose.

The stone forest in White Fog Canyon’s inner region was complex and
chaotic. Even with a map, it was incredibly easy to get lost there.
However, the paths in the stone forest were narrow, so it was the
perfect location to shake off enemy pursuit.

Along the way, Shi Feng cautiously avoided the high-level monsters as he
followed the footprints.

However, after Tracking Aqua Rose for over ten minutes, the footprints
suddenly vanished. It was as if Aqua Rose had disappeared.

“How could they disappear?”

Shi Feng’s frown deepened as he examined the empty space before him.
There was no sign of any caves nearby, much less the large forms of the
dozen or so Flame Guards.

Shi Feng decided to explore his surroundings. Even so, he still could
not find any tracks. Aqua Rose’s footprints had just ceased to exist.

“Could there be a barrier?” After giving it some thought, he could only
think of one possibility.

There were various kinds of barriers in God’s Domain. Some trapped
people inside, some were lethal, and some even contained hidden areas.

However, certain conditions must be met to enter a barrier.

Aqua Rose and the others must have fulfilled those conditions, so they
were able to enter the barrier. Shi Feng, however, had not.

This was what had troubled Shi Feng...

With a team of 500 players, who knew what they had triggered in order to
enter the barrier?

Who would even know what the conditions were?

“I wonder if the Omniscient Eyes will work.” Shi Feng walked to the
location where the footprints had disappeared. He then activated
Omniscient Eyes.

Omniscient Eyes could uncover all information within a 100-yard radius;
nothing could hide from it.

After Shi Feng activated Omniscient Eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

A light blue wall loomed before him. Beyond the wall, there were over a
dozen Flame Guards roaming around the entrance of a cave. However, due
to their massive bodies, they could not fit inside. However, they would
certainly make it difficult for a player to enter.

[Flame Guard] (Lord Rank)

Level 28

HP 700,000/700,000

As these Flame Guards were in a berserk state at the moment, they were
far more powerful than ordinary Lord ranked monsters. A single Flame
Guard could easily exterminate a 100-man team. With over a dozen
gathered, even an army of several thousand elite players would be
nothing more than ants to them.

Originally, Shi Feng had considered his options of breaking into the
barrier. However, as if the Flame Guards outside the cave had detected
him, they all suddenly turned to stare at Shi Feng. Emitting low growls,
they issued blazing flames from their hands that transformed into a
sizable flame war hammers. One hit from this war hammer could instantly
flatten a player, burning them to ash.

“No way.”

Shi Feng gaped at the Flame Guards as they charged at him, stunned.
Every one of them radiated malicious intent.

Without hesitation, Shi Feng immediately turned and ran.

Before Shi Feng could get too far, the faint blue barrier wall instantly
shattered as the Flame Guards’ hammers struck it. The Lords then stormed
towards Shi Feng.

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Chapter 424 - Locked Dark-Gold Treasure Chest

The instant the Flame Guards broke out of the barrier, Shi Feng felt a
wave of heat wash over him, the surrounding temperature rising rapidly.

This was the Flame Guards’ Flame Domain.

Any enemy within a 50-yard radius would receive a Burning DoT and lose
400 HP every three seconds.

Currently, Level 20 players only had around 2,600 to 2,700 HP on
average, while plate armor classes only had around 3,000. On top of
that, most players didn’t have any Fire Resistance. Under the effects of
the Flame Domain, most players would not last very long. Hence, compared
to other Lords, the Flame Guards were far deadlier to the current
players of God’s Domain.

Moreover, the Flame Guards had instantly shattered the powerful barrier
that had hidden the cave. One could just imagine how powerful they were.

Even if Shi Feng activated Blade Liberation, he would not be a match for
these Guards.

Faced with over a dozen Level 28 Berserk Lords, even as a Tier 1 Blade
Saint, Shi Feng’s only option was to flee for his life.

Fortunately, the Flame Guards were not very fast, and with the dense
stone forest hindering their movements, they were even slower. Moreover,
the most frightening aspect of the Flame Guards, the Flame Domain, was
ineffective against Shi Feng.

With 60 points of Fire Resistance, Shi Feng was not even slightly
uncomfortable inside the Flame Domain. On the contrary, he felt warm and
cozy.

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Considering that the barrier had shattered, Shi Feng had an idea.
Suddenly, he spun around. He then activated Defensive Blade and dashed
towards the Flame Guards.

“Aooo!”

The dozen or so berserk Flame Guards roared as they watched the ant
charge at them. They raised their war hammers, ready to slam their
weapons down on Shi Feng.

Shi Feng smiled faintly as he used Void Steps.

After having rested fully, Shi Feng suddenly felt that the burden on his
spirit was much lighter when he used Void Steps than it had been.
Moreover, Shi Feng had a sense of familiarity that he never felt before
when using Void Steps; every movement felt natural.

Before the gigantic flame hammers could strike him, Shi Feng’s figure
suddenly vanished from sight.

When the Flame Guards lost their target, their flame hammers paused in
midair as they scanned the area for Shi Feng.

After the dozen or so Lords searched for a moment, they still could not
find any traces of their quarry. It was as if Shi Feng had never
existed. Suddenly, the Flame Guards were at a loss.

By the time Shi Feng reappeared, he had already passed the Flame Guards’
blockade and was about ten yards from the Lords.

Such a long distance!

Shi Feng was shocked when he discovered that he could actually move more
than ten yards while using Void Steps.

Previously, he had only been able to move around a distance of five to
six yards before reappearing. Now, he could cross over ten yards before
he was discovered. Right now, he had almost caught up with the top-tier
experts who had reached minor completion of Void Steps in the past.

Before Shi Feng could rejoice about his improvement, the Flame Guards
spat scorching flames from their mouths.

Like a tsunami, the fire blanketed the ground, devouring everything in
its path as it swept towards Shi Feng.

However, although the flames moved swiftly, Shi Feng was not any slower.
With the 150% Movement Speed increase Wind Rider provided, Shi Feng had
easily shaken off the inferno chasing him as he dove into the Final
Cave.

Immediately after Shi Feng entered the cave, a notification sounded out
from the system.

System: You have discovered the Final Cave.

The Final Cave’s interior was dark. However, the cave walls looked like
the starry skies, softly illuminating the gloom. With the weak
starlight, Shi Feng could see up to fifty yards around him. If he
encountered a monster, he could respond in time.

Meanwhile, inside the cave, the footprints that Shi Feng had previously
lost track of had appeared once more. Shi Feng then gradually advanced
while following Aqua Rose’s footprints. Along the way, the more Shi Feng
observed the Final Cave, the more he realized that this cave was not as
simple as it appeared.

Many mysterious runes and pictures were engraved onto the cave walls,
and they gave off a similar feeling to the runes found in the Eternal
Courtyard. They felt ancient and full of divine power.

Other than these runes, there were also many Earthen Puppets roaming
inside the Final Cave. These Puppets were around the same size as a
player. Though they were somewhat slow, their flesh consisted of stone;
their bodies were extremely tough. Ordinary weapons would only dull, and
Durability would decrease if they struck these Earthen Puppets.

[Earthen Puppet] (Special Elite)

Level 27

HP 100,000/100,000

Although there were many Earthen Puppets, Shi Feng could easily
outdistance them after activating Windwalk. Once he was a certain
distance away, he would simply use Void Steps. As these Earthen Puppets
lost their target, they discontinued their pursuit.

After Shi Feng had followed the tracks for over half an hour, he finally
discovered his Guild members who were currently resting.

After not seeing each other for more than a day, everyone had leveled by
at least one. The lowest leveled player in the team was Level 23.
Blackie had even reached Level 26. Their leveling speed was something to
behold. On the contrary, Shi Feng had become the lowest leveled player
on his team.

When everyone noticed Shi Feng’s arrival, their eyes widened in shock.
It was as if they had seen a ghost.

“Guild Leader, how did you manage to get in here?” the Guardian Knight
Cola asked, concerned.

They knew full well just how powerful those Earthen Puppets were. Not
only did they have high Magic Resistance, but their Defense was also
powerful. Their attacks were just as frightening. To kill just one, they
had to spend a long time wearing it out. However, those Earthen Puppets
respawned indefinitely. Sometimes, if they took too long to kill one
another would respawn the moment it died.

Meanwhile, when those Earthen Puppets discovered an enemy, they would
not rest until their target was dead. If they did not kill them, these
puppets would overwhelm them.

They had spent over half a day to reach their current location, yet, Shi
Feng had arrived so casually. Moreover, only two hours had passed since
he had started to search for them...

“I ran here, of course,” Shi Feng laughed.

“Guild Leader, did you not encounter any Earthen Puppets?” Aqua Rose
asked curiously as she stared at Shi Feng who did not appear exhausted
in the slightest.

“I met them, but I managed to throw them off.” Shi Feng smiled.
“Alright, let’s not worry about that. Let’s leave.”

“Guild Leader, we can’t leave,” Aqua Rose said, shaking her head.
“Previously, when Fire Dance scouted ahead, she discovered a locked
Dark-Gold Treasure Chest not far from here. She is currently trying to
unlock it, while we’re helping her fend off the patrolling puppets.”

“A locked Dark-Gold Treasure Chest?” Shi Feng could not help his
excitement upon hearing those words.

Shi Feng could count on one hand the number of Dark-Gold Treasure Chests
he had encountered in the past. Countless Guilds would drool over a
Dark-Gold Treasure Chest because there was a certain chance to obtain an
Epic item.

Dark-Gold items were extremely rare in God’s Domain at the moment. As
for Epic items, most players dared not even dream of owning one. Shi
Feng had only obtained a few due to good luck. No other Guild had one.

“Let me have a look at it,” Shi Feng said as he walked over.

The Seven Luminaries Key Shi Feng had obtained from the God’s Grave
allowed him to unlock up to three Dark-Gold Treasure Chests. He still
had two uses left.

When he arrived at the Dark-Gold Treasure Chest, he noticed Fire Dance
trying to unlock it. However, the difficulty of opening a Dark-Gold
Treasure Chest was too high. Fire Dance’s Unlock skill level was not
insignificant, and she had a very small chance of unlocking a Dark-Gold
Treasure Chest. However, after trying over a hundred times, she had not
succeeded.

“Let me try.”

Shi Feng walked over and took out the Seven Luminaries Key, inserting it
into the ancient magic lock.

In the next moment, a faint blue glow emerged from the Seven Luminaries
Key and flowed into the lock. With a click, the chest unlocked.

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Chapter 425 - Jack of All Trades

After the Dark-Gold Treasure Chest unlocked, Shi Feng immediately tried
to open it.

The instant Shi Feng touched the treasure chest, however, a sudden sense
of danger flooded his mind. He felt as if some poisonous snake stared at
him, his body trembling involuntarily.

“Guild Leader, what’s wrong?” Fire Dance, who stood to one side, asked
curiously when she saw Shi Feng freeze.

Shi Feng did not answer Fire Dance’s question immediately. Instead, he
frowned at the golden treasure chest in front of him, before examining
his surroundings.

Suddenly, he discovered that the terrain here was somewhat unique.

The ground 30 yards around the Dark-Gold Treasure Chest was slightly
indented. Although the ground around the treasure chest was 15
centimeters lower, the difference was indistinguishable due to the large
area and the dim lighting in the cave.

To Shi Feng, whose five senses were extremely acute, he could even
discover traces of spiderwebs.

While adventuring in the fields of God’s Domain, one would frequently
stumble across traps. These traps were very powerful, and in the past,
many players had given their lives to these traps. High-tiered players
were no exception. In the past, while Shi Feng was a Tier 3 Sword King,
he had fallen into a trap, losing his life. Hence, no one could afford
to be careless while adventuring in the wild.

With the strange terrain before him, how could Shi Feng not grow
suspicious?

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“Fire Dance, stay 40 yards away from this place.” Although Shi Feng did
not know what was special about the area, he would not give up this
Dark-Gold Treasure Chest.

Even the most inferior quality item in a Dark-Gold Treasure Chest was
Dark-Gold rank. There was even a small chance to obtain an Epic item.

“Mhm.” Although Fire Dance had no idea what was happening, she listened
to Shi Feng’s command and distanced herself over 40 yards from the
treasure chest.

As a safety precaution, Shi Feng unsheathed the Abyssal Blade from his
waist.

Phantom Kill!

A doppelganger suddenly appeared beside Shi Feng. For 40 seconds, Shi
Feng could swap positions with his doppelganger instantly.

Shi Feng had his doppelganger move 40 yards away from the treasure chest
as well.

“Alright, everything seems in place.”

After Shi Feng prepared for the potential trap, he slowly opened the
Dark-Gold Treasure Chest.

The instant he opened it, a blinding light escaped from the treasure
chest, illuminating the cave. After the light dispersed, Shi Feng was
stunned when he saw the contents of the treasure chest.

A lone dark-blue crystal pendant sat inside the chest.

Previously, Shi Feng had gained multiple items from the Dark-Gold
Treasure Chest he had opened in the God’s Grave. Among those items, the
most valuable was the Forging Manual for the Dragonscale Set Equipment.
Now, however, there was a single pendant inside this Dark-Gold Treasure
Chest.

“I wonder what’s so special about this pendant.” Although Shi Feng was
slightly disappointed, pendants were extremely rare in God’s Domain.
Dark-Gold ranked pendants were more scarce. Although it could not
compete with the value of the Dragonscale Set Equipment Forging Manual,
it was still a considerable harvest.

The moment Shi Feng picked up the pendant, a light-blue magic barrier
appeared 30 yards around the treasure chest, trapping Shi Feng within.

“A trap that imprisons people?” Shi Feng carefully observed his
surroundings, noticing that the light-blue barrier had sealed him in
completely.

“Guild Leader!”

Fire Dance immediately grew anxious. Dashing up to the barrier, she used
Instant Kill, a Tier 1 Assassination Skill. The skill allowed her to
attack her enemy with astonishing speed while inflicting massive amounts
of damage. It was one of the fastest and most powerful skills among the
Tier 1 skills of Assassins.

However, when Fire Dance’s swift and violent attack struck the
light-blue barrier, her attack was ineffective. The collision did not
even generate a small spark.

After Fire Dance attacked the barrier, the earth began to tremble.

An Earthen Guard suddenly clawed its way out of the ground within the
barrier. Similar to the Flame Guards, the Earthen Guard was a Lord
ranked monster.

[Earthen Guard] (Lord Rank)

Level 28

HP 1,000,000/1,000,000

Compared to the Flame Guards, however, the Earthen Guard’s Attack Power
and Defense were far stronger. Although the Earthen Guard was inferior
to the Flame Guards against a group of players, against a solo or a
handful of players, it was significantly more devastating than the Flame
Guards.

“So it’s a twofold killing-type trap.” Shi Feng suddenly understood his
situation.

If any other player were trapped in this place, the Earthen Guard might
annihilate them. Fortunately, Shi Feng was no ordinary player.

When the Earthen Guard swung its iron fist down on Shi Feng, the air
felt as if it had been blasted apart. Not daring to tarry a second
longer, Shi Feng immediately swapped places with his doppelganger.

In the blink of an eye, Shi Feng’s doppelganger arrived inside the
barrier and sent a Chop at the Earthen Guard’s fist. Meanwhile, Shi Feng
had arrived outside the barrier, standing safely where his doppelganger
had been.

However, the difference of strength between the doppelganger and the
Earthen Guard was massive. Not only did the Earthen Guard toss the
doppelganger, smashing it into the barrier, but it also dealt a damage
of over -1,200 points; the doppelganger lost close to one-third of its
HP after a single hit. If it had not attacked with its sword, its HP
would have fallen to critical levels. The Earthen Guard’s second punch
would have then finished it.

Against the Earthen Guard, even Shi Feng would last a few hits at best.

“Let’s go,” Shi Feng said to Fire Dance, who stood by his side. He could
not be bothered to manipulate his doppelganger.

“What about the Earthen Guard?” Fire Dance asked worriedly as she
watched the Lord inside the Barrier.

Fire Dance knew about Shi Feng’s Phantom Kill skill. Although Shi Feng’s
doppelganger only had 70% of his Attributes, it could still overshadow
anyone else in the Guild. Yet, Shi Feng’s doppelganger had barely
survived a punch from the Earthen Guard. Its frightening Strength
definitely surpassed the Flame Guards by severalfold.

If such a powerful Lord ranked monster attacked the team, Cola and the
others stood no chance against it.

“Relax. It can’t get out of there.” Shi Feng understood Fire Dance’s
concern. Smiling faintly, he said, “The Earthen Guard should be the
barrier’s core. If one wishes to break the barrier, they would first
need to kill the Earthen Guard. If the Earthen Guard doesn’t die, the
barrier will remain in place. Hence, even if the Earthen Guard were more
powerful, it would never escape.”

With Shi Feng’s assurance, Fire Dance relaxed. Unable to help her
curiosity, she then asked, “Guild Leader, what did you get from the
Dark-Gold Treasure Chest? Not only was it locked, but it was also
trapped. The item should be quite valuable, right?”

“Right, I had almost forgotten about it. There was only a single pendant
inside the chest. I’m not sure what its quality is, either. However, at
the very least, it should be Dark-Gold rank. We will have truly lucked
out if it is an Epic item.” Shi Feng then took the deep-blue crystal
pendant from his bag. As it was Unknown, it could neither be identified
nor equipped.

“What a high-end item,” Shi Feng laughed as he shook his head.

He then activated Omniscient Eyes and began his appraisal. Compared to
other advanced identification skills, Omniscient Eyes was a jack of all
trades. It could ascertain, perceive, and appraise. It was very
convenient.

During the later stages of God’s Domain, most items players found would
be Unknown, and such items needed to be appraised before use. As a
result, players had another thing they had to spend money on—appraisal
fees.

The more valuable an item was, the higher its appraisal fee would be.

As a result, many players had chosen to take on Appraiser as a subclass.
That way, they could earn an impressive income. Only, it was not easy to
raise an Appraiser’s Proficiency. Hence, if one wished to have an
advanced item appraised, they needed to look for NPC Appraisers.

If a player managed to learn Omniscient Eyes, they could simply set up
their own shop and work full-time as an Appraiser. Their fees alone
could grant them a life of luxury.

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Chapter 426 - A Godly Tool

When Shi Feng appraised the pendant with Omniscient Eyes, the process
actually required ten full seconds to complete.

Shi Feng had used Omniscient Eyes to appraise many Unknown items before.
However, those normally took one or two seconds, with high-end items
requiring two or three seconds. Even Dark-Gold items only needed four or
five seconds.

However, the pendant required ten!

“Jackpot!” Shi Feng could not help but smile.

Ornaments were much more difficult to obtain than weapons and equipment.
Even after reaching Level 40, a majority of the players in God’s Domain
would still have around Level 20 ornaments. Moreover, these ornaments
would be low quality, with Mysterious-Iron rank as the average, and
Secret-Silver rank as the more powerful ones.

“Guild Leader, look at how happy you are. What sort of treasure is
this?” Fire Dance asked curiously upon seeing Shi Feng’s grin.

“I don’t know.” Shi Feng shook his head. “It’s still being appraised.”

After ten seconds, a notification from the system sounded out,
signifying appraisal’s completion.

Shi Feng then clicked on the dark-blue crystal pendant, checking its
Attributes.

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“What?!”

Shi Feng’s eyes shone upon seeing the Attributes of the pendant.

[Icarus’s Heart] (Necklace, Bronze Rank [Can be evolved])

Equipment Requirement: All Attributes 90

Level 20 - Level 50 (Currently Level 20)

All Attributes +8

Luck +5

Additional Skill -

Divine Providence: Temporarily increases player’s Luck by 20 points for
30 seconds.

Cooldown: 1 hour

Evolution Condition: Absorb the souls of 100 Lord ranked monsters to
evolve to Mysterious-Iron rank. (0/100)

Although the Icarus’s Heart was only Bronze rank right now with low
Attributes, the 5 points of Luck were extremely valuable. More
importantly, it had Divine Providence, instantly increasing a player’s
Luck by 20 points. This offered a player 25 points of Luck.

The Luck Attribute was the most precious Attribute in God’s Domain. Not
only could it increase the equipment drop-rate when killing monsters,
but it could also increase the success rate when producing items. It was
an extremely valuable Attribute for Lifestyle players, and it was an
Attribute that would never become outdated.

With just 1 point of Luck and players’ current levels, their drop-rate
would almost double. Although increased values of Luck offered
diminished returns, 25 points of Luck could still increase the drop-rate
by six or seven folds.

If Shi Feng activated Divine Providence when killing a Boss,
skyrocketing his Luck, his chances of obtaining a high-quality item
would improve significantly.

Previously, Shi Feng had reaped massive harvests with only the 3 points
of Luck that Shadow’s Blessing provided.

Normally, Lord ranked Bosses would only drop Secret-Silver items;
Fine-Gold items if one were lucky. With 25 Luck, however, Shi Feng could
almost certainly obtain a Fine-Gold item when he killed a Lord. If he
killed a High Lord, it might drop a Dark-Gold item.

Icarus’s Heart was most likely even more valuable than an Epic item.

Unfortunately, the Equipment Requirements for Icarus’s Heart were quite
high, requiring 90 points in All Attributes. Throughout Zero Wing, only
Shi Feng could equip it.

I need to kill 100 Lords to evolve it? Its demand is quite high. After
reading the Attributes of Icarus’s Heart, many ideas flooded Shi Feng’s
mind. The Warfire Set Equipment unique to White Fog Canyon, in
particular, was the Level 30 Fine-Gold Set Equipment that countless
Guilds dreamed of obtaining.

Currently, Icarus’s Heart was only Bronze rank. If he evolved it to
Fine-Gold or Dark-Gold rank, it would offer far more Luck points. At
that time, it would be a godly tool when raiding large-scale Team
Dungeons.

Zero Wing was already the center of attention right now. If other Guilds
knew that Zero Wing possessed an item like Icarus’s Heart, they would
lose their patience with Shi Feng’s Guild. It was highly possible that
they would unite to attack Zero Wing. Hence, Shi Feng had no intentions
of letting others discover Icarus’s Heart.

Moreover, he would only make a fortune if he kept quiet about it. He
would be a fool to reveal his hidden cards.

“Fire Dance, we’re returning.” Shi Feng smiled faintly as he switched
out the Shadow’s Blessing around his neck for the Icarus’s Heart. He
then said, “Let’s go make a fortune.”

“Guild Leader, there might be more treasures deeper in the cave. Are we
not going to search for them?”

The Final Cave intrigued Fire Dance. She had discovered a Dark-Gold
Treasure Chest just by exploring this far. If they searched the cave,
they might stumble upon something greater.

Shi Feng shook his head, laughing bitterly, he said, “Our strength is
still lacking. We will only find our deaths if we delve further. If you
don’t believe me, go down this passageway, and you’ll reach a large,
empty hall. Take a peek outside the hole, and you’ll know.”

Previously, while Shi Feng still had Omniscient Eyes activated, he had
perceived everything within 100 yards of him. Roughly 70 yards away,
there was a hole that led to a large hall. Inside the hall, there were
two Level 30 Great Lords guarding a tightly sealed stone door. However,
as the path was dimly lit, players could only see around forty to fifty
yards ahead of them, so neither of them had noticed the hall before.

Two Level 30 Great Lords!

One of such monsters could easily annihilate a team of several thousand
Level 30 elite players. With their team of 500, they would only die if
they forged ahead. They wouldn’t even be enough to fill in the gaps of
the teeth of those two Great Lords.

Initially, Fire Dance had not believed Shi Feng and had chosen to
advance. After walking for some distance, she suddenly froze.

She had not stopped because she did not wish to continue forward.
Rather, it was because she could faintly see the hole. However, Fire
Dance could feel power and killing intent that gave her goosebumps
radiating from the hole. She felt as if she would plunge into an abyss
if she took another step.

Fire Dance’s intuition was undoubtedly correct. If she dared to enter
the hall, the Great Lords inside would slaughter her mercilessly; thus,
Shi Feng had told her only to take a peek from outside the hole.

“Alright, let’s head back. We shouldn’t make Aqua and the others wait
for us too long,” Shi Feng laughed as he saw the hesitant look on Fire
Dance’s face.

Fire Dance obediently nodded. She then pouted at Shi Feng, complaining,
“Guild Leader, you’re too evil!”

If Shi Feng had told her there were such powerful monsters ahead, she
would not have approached them. Fortunately, she had sensed them and
stopped. Had she not, the consequences would have been dire.

“Relax. Those monsters are only guarding the door. As long as we don’t
go through the hole, they won’t attack us,” Shi Feng said, laughing.
“However, after not seeing you for some time, it seems that your senses
have grown sharper. You sensed the danger when you were halfway there.”

Upon hearing Shi Feng’s praise, a tinge of red appeared on Fire Dance’s
cheeks. Even so, she was still somewhat frustrated.

Shi Feng could sense danger from so far away, yet, she had to be so
close...

After rejoining the team, Shi Feng led everyone to the path they had
come from.

Along the way, they continuously killed the patrolling Level 28 Earthen
Puppets.

After Shi Feng joined the team, the journey that would have originally
taken the team the majority of the day was shortened to only a few
hours. Everyone’s experience bars had soared as they traveled. Shi Feng
had also risen to Level 23 as a result. However, everyone was more
shocked by the loot that dropped than they were by their EXP gain.

Before Shi Feng’s return, the majority of the loot they had obtained
after killing the Earthen Puppets consisted of Level 25 Bronze
Equipment; very rarely did they obtain Level 25 Mysterious-Iron
Equipment. Now, however, more than half of the drops were
Mysterious-Iron Equipment.

“Guild Leader, we’ve tried fighting the Flame Guards outside.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any defense against their Flame Domain,”
Aqua Rose said, feeling a slight headache coming over her as she watched
the Flame Guards outside the cave entrance.

“The Flame Domain is indeed a problem. However, we are not without
solutions,” Shi Feng said, smiling as he looked at the surrounding
environment.

Originally, he had planned to lure the Flame Guards away from the cave.
However, upon recalling that the Icarus’s Heart required him to kill 100
Lords to evolve it, he was sorely tempted to take on the Flame Guards.

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Chapter 427 - Raiding the Flame Guards

“There’s a way to deal with them?”

Although she did not voice it, Aqua Rose doubted her Guild Leader’s
declaration when she saw his confident smile.

With Shi Feng’s frightening damage and support, it would be a breeze to
deal with an ordinary Lord ranked monster. Aqua Rose had also witnessed
this before personally.

However, the Level 28 Flame Guards were somewhat different. Due to White
Fog Canyon’s unique environment, they were constantly in a berserk
state. Their Attack Power and Attack Speed were far superior to Lord
ranked monsters of the same level elsewhere. Their combat power could
rival High Lords of the same level outside the canyon.

If they only had to kill one Flame Guard, they had a chance. However,
there was a total of sixteen Flame Guards waiting outside the entrance.
In other words, they had to face sixteen High Lords simultaneously. On
average, they could only send 31 players to deal with each Level 28 High
Lord.

In God’s Domain, an ordinary High Lord in the fields required a team of
over a hundred players to defeat. If it were a powerful High Lord, then
a team of over 500 players might be necessary. Furthermore, the Flame
Guards outside the cave possessed a Flame Domain that covered a radius
of 50 yards; players who entered the Flame Domain would lose 400 HP
every three seconds. Even with the healers going all-out, it was
impossible to keep everyone’s HP from plummeting.

If a team did not have high Fire Resistance, they would not survive in
the Flame Domain.

Aqua Rose really could not think of any solutions to their predicament.

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Without hesitation, Shi Feng ventured roughly 30 yards from the cave
entrance. He then wandered around, adjusting his position. However, the
Flame Guards standing outside the entrance had long since discovered Shi
Feng. They all had squeezed against the cave opening, attempting to
charge in and tear Shi Feng apart. Fortunately, the hole was just too
narrow, and none of the Flame Guards could fit through.

Although these Flame Guards were unable to enter, the Lords were no
fools. Immediately, they materialized Flame Spears and threw them at Shi
Feng.

The scorching spears released a blazing white glow, causing even the air
to tremble.

Xiu... Xiu... Xiu...

A series of six Flame Spears flew in from the cave entrance, heading
straight for Shi Feng. The spears were so fast that their flight sounded
like explosions. The ground that the spears passed over also erupted in
flames.

However, although the Flame Spears were fast, Shi Feng wasn’t slow,
either.

As the Flame Spears entered the cave, Shi Feng moved. By the time the
spears arrived at Shi Feng’s position, the man had long since moved two
yards away. As a result, all six Flame Spears struck empty air.

“This spot should be good.”

Shi Feng ignored the Flame Guards’ attacks. He focused on calculating
the Lords’ attack range and angle, leisurely appearing as if the Flame
Guards had never attacked him...

“Guild Leader’s dodge is so fast. He even avoided those supersonic
attacks. If it were me, I would have no choice but to endure the
attacks,” Cola sighed with admiration as he watched Shi Feng
effortlessly dodge the Flame Guards’ spears. “It would be awesome if I
had just half of Guild Leader’s dodging speed.”

If he had such a dodging speed, he might even become the number one tank
in Star-Moon Kingdom or at least in the top ten.

“Cola, you have many things you need to learn, then,” Fire Dance
chuckled. “Guild Leader didn’t just rely on his speed when he dodged the
Flame Spears, but many other techniques such as his insight and
judgment. Even if Guild Leader was just as fast as you are, he could
still dodge those attacks easily.

“Linear attacks are monotonous. As long as one possesses sufficient
insight, they can counter them easily. However, the Flame Guards’
attacks are too fast, and we are definitely not fast enough. Hence, we
will also need to rely on accurate judgment to defend ourselves. The
moment the Flame Guards launch their attacks, we need to make the most
appropriate decision immediately and use the smallest of movements to
achieve the best results.

“But that is still not enough. Look at Guild Leader’s position. As a
precaution, he is standing precisely 40 yards away from the Flame
Guards, a player’s maximum range. With this distance, even if the Flame
Spears were 20 times faster than our Guild Leader, the spears would
still have to cover a distance of 40 yards to reach him. As they do,
Guild Leader has enough time to move two yards away. However, one must
also have an accurate grasp of the Flame Guards’ attack timing. If one
dodges too early, the Flame Spears will hit them.”

Although it looked like a simple dodging maneuver, it turned out that
there were so many other techniques involved.

“The top seven ranged damage dealers come to my position and give it a
try; see if you can dodge the Flame Spears. Healers, focus on healing
them. Guardian Knights, activate your Fire Resistance Auras and give the
seven of them Protection Blessings. Don’t let them die,” Shi Feng said
in the team chat after confirming the positions.

The Flame Domain of the Flame Guards was indeed a powerful team-wipe
skill. However, they were not without a fighting chance.

Shi Feng had already experimented with the cave’s size and distance.
With a distance of 40 yards, they could fit eight players with each
having three to four yards to dodge, allowing them to attack Flame
Guards outside the entrance.

The Flame Guard was a Lord ranked monster that focused mainly on melee
attacks, so its ranged attacks were limited and simple; it was certainly
possible to avoid them. However, such a feat had a high requirement of a
player’s insight and judgment. As for speed, even if the Fire Spears
were faster, they were not 20 times faster than Zero Wing’s core
members. This was even the case for the magical classes.

Shi Feng had even purposefully slowed down when dodging the Flame
Spears. Yet, he still dodged the attacks effortlessly.

Also, as the effects of the Flame Domain did not stack, with the
protection of the Fire Resistance Aura, each of the seven ranged players
would only lose 300 HP every three seconds. There were over 60 healers
in the team, more than enough to keep the seven of them alive. The
healers could also take turns healing. They could afford to fight a
battle of attrition.

Following which, the top seven ranged damage dealers took turns
attempting to dodge the spears. The seven included Aqua Rose, Blackie,
one of the Five Demon Generals, the Ice Queen Su Qianliu, another Five
Demon General, the Ranger Minor Wind, Violet Cloud, and two others.
Although they struggled in the beginning, none of these seven were
ordinary players; they were all experts of Zero Wing. They quickly
adapted to the Flame Guards’ attacks, and soon, they could dodge the
attacks effortlessly.

After finishing with his experiments, Shi Feng reformed the team once
again. After repeating the process, they started raiding the Level 28
Flame Guards.

The moment the battle began, ice spells and arrows flew across the cave
and bombarded one of the Flame Guards outside the entrance. However, the
Flame Guard’s magma armor possessed a frightening Defense, and a
majority of the teams attacks only dealt around -300 damage. Among them,
Aqua Rose managed to deal over -500 damage, whereas Blackie dealt over
-600 damage with his Dark Arrow.

As for Violet Cloud, although she had already become an Astromancer, her
instantaneous explosive power was still less than Aqua Rose’s, a Tier 1
Elementalist, and Blackie’s, who possessed an Epic staff and was a Tier
1 Cursemancer. However, even though she only dealt slightly more than
-400 damage, it was still impressive.

The Flame Guard they struck bellowed with rage, growing more violent as
it threw Flame Spears madly. Fortunately, they evaded each attack.

The Flame Guard was different from the Bosses in Dungeons. It only
possessed 700,000 HP, and its battle recovery only replenished 7,000 HP
every five seconds. The total damage dealt by the seven players far
surpassed that, and they could gradually exhaust it to death.

At this moment, standing in the furthest corner, Shi Feng tossed the
Blazing Meteor, striking the Flame Guard. Suddenly, a damage of over
-1,000 points appeared above the Flame Guard’s head. Immediately, the
Blazing Meteor’s Quadruple Phantom effect triggered, causing four
consecutive damages of over -200 points. In an instant, Shi Feng became
the highest damage dealer among the eight attackers.

Everyone was stupefied.

Shi Feng was a Swordsman, not a ranged class. Yet, his damage thoroughly
overshadowed that of an Elementalist, a class known as a glass cannon.
Moreover, this Elementalist was Aqua Rose.

If Shi Feng were not their Guild Leader, every team member would have
cursed at him. How were ranged players like them even supposed to make a
living now?!

“Guild Leader, you’re shameless! Speak! What did you eat? Why is your
damage so much higher than ours?”

Aqua Rose was speechless upon seeing the damages above the Flame Guard’s
head. Originally, she had intended to surpass Shi Feng in terms of
damage output, satisfying her own little vanity. Now, however, even that
dream had shattered...

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Chapter 428 - Divine Providence

Shi Feng simply smiled at everyone’s surprise, not bothering to explain.

His high damage was not only due to the Blazing Meteor being a
Pseudo-extraordinary item. He also had the Seven Luminaries Ring’s Aura
of Fire effect, which increased his damage by 40% and reduced his
target’s Defense by 40%.

However, the Seven Luminaries Ring needed to remain a secret.

Moreover, Shi Feng was also a Tier 1 Blade Saint. His Attack Power had
originally been high, so there was nothing odd about him dealing over
-1,000 damage with one attack.

Because of Shi Feng’s attack, the group’s total damage overwhelmed the
Flame Guard’s battle recovery. It was utterly helpless. It could only
roar furiously as it used its flame war hammer to defend itself against
the eight’s attacks while attacking with its Flame Spears.

For a time, both sides were at a stalemate.

However, none of the Flame Guard’s attacks could land on any of its
eight targets.

Only its Flame Domain could inflict any damage. However, with each
player losing only 300 HP every three seconds, they only needed one
healer per player to keep them at full health. As for Shi Feng, he did
not even need a healer. With more than 60 points in Fire Resistance, he
could ignore the Flame Domain.

On the other hand, Shi Feng’s team launched a rapid assault against the
Flame Guard. Although the Lord had fended off many of the attacks with
its flame war hammer, it had still received a significant amount of
damage, its HP constantly decreasing.

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95%... 94%... 93%...

Time passed slowly. As the Flame Guard’s HP fell, its attacks became
frantic. The team began to feel the strain of dodging so many Flame
Spears. Everyone’s attack rate also started decreasing, slowing their
enemy’s HP descent.

In the end, the fight that should have concluded after a dozen minutes
or so had lasted over half an hour.

Although everyone was bored from repeatedly dodging the Flame Spears,
when they thought about how they could kill a Flame Guard just by
repeating these actions, they began to feel reinvigorated. Moreover,
they could also train their evasive techniques, killing two birds with
one stone. The members watching from 50 yards away were envious.

After more than half an hour, the Flame Guard’s HP finally fell to 15%.

Suddenly, the Flame Guard’s eyes glowed a brilliant red. The flames
covering its body writhed and expanded as the monster grew several times
its original size. The scorching flames vaporized the moisture in the
air, causing a shimmering heat haze.

Inside the Final Cave, aside from Shi Feng, everyone was stunned by the
Flame Guard’s intimidating aura.

In the next moment, the Flame Guard opened its mouth, gathering berserk
fire-type mana inside it. Shi Feng exploded into motion, dashing between
his teammates and his enemy.

“All of you, stand behind me. Healers, increase your healing!”

Shi Feng hurriedly shouted. He then switched the Seven Luminaries Ring’s
Aura of Fire to Aura of Illusion. Suddenly, all of his Attributes
increased by 30%. Simultaneously, Shi Feng also activated Fantasy World,
gaining immunity to all magic damage for 20 seconds.

As a Lord ranked monster, the Flame Guard was far more powerful than
other monsters, and this was its sure-kill skill, Ragefire Roar. When
activated, the skill would deal a devastating blow to all enemies in a
cone in front of it, burning everything to cinders.

Even if Cola, a Tier 1 Guardian Knight, activated Protection Blessing,
he still would not survive the attack.

After Aqua Rose and the others received Shi Feng’s command, they all
promptly moved behind him.

Shortly after the seven rushed behind their Guild Leader’s guard, the
Flame Guard roared and fired a blazing white cone. In the blink of an
eye, the attack devoured everything 50 yards in front of Flame Guard.
White light filled the once dimly lit cave, and the temperature inside
the cave skyrocketed.

Everyone’s hearts pounded as they watched the attack.

This was practically Armageddon. Even the healers who stood 70 yards
from the Flame Guard watched their HPs rapidly decrease. They lost over
400 HP every second, needing the assistance of their fellow healers, who
stood further back, to keep them alive. One could just imagine what kind
of damage those within 50 yards had received. They might have been
instantly obliterated.

The Ragefire Roar lasted a full six seconds, transforming the cone
before the Lord into a blistering hell.

After the Flame Guard’s attack ended, the blast area in front of it had
scorched black. Only the area behind Shi Feng remained intact.

Among those present, Aqua Rose and the others’ HP had fallen to critical
levels; only Shi Feng was unharmed.

If Shi Feng had not blocked the magic damage of the Ragefire Roar for
them, they would have lost their lives instantly. Fortunately, Aqua Rose
and the others had only received some DoT damage from the high
temperatures.

Even after the attack, they still received over -500 damage every
second. If not for the healers working frantically to restore their HP,
they would have fallen, their roasted husks decorating the ground.

“The Flame Guard has entered a weakened state! Hit it with everything
you’ve got!” Shi Feng shouted as he glared at the shrunken Flame Guard.

Immediately, everyone scattered and returned to their respective
positions, resuming their bombardment on their target once again.

When the Flame Guard only had 30,000 HP remaining and was about to use
Ragefire Roar again, Shi Feng activated Divine Providence, increasing
his Luck by 20 points for 30 seconds. Shi Feng also gave off a faint
golden glow, becoming a dazzling sight to behold. Shi Feng then used
Flame Burst, gathering power into the Blazing Meteor. He aimed at the
Flame Guard and launched a series of rapid attacks.

One hit after another struck the Flame Guard, each attack dealing over
-4,000 damage. After 12 consecutive attacks, the Flame Guard’s 30,000 HP
had vanished. The Flame Guard did not even have the chance to use its
Ragefire Roar again.

The moment the Flame Guard died, a large number of items scattered
around its body.

Ordinarily, a Lord ranked monster would only drop around half a dozen
items or so when it died. However, due to the White Fog Canyon’s unique
environment, the drop-rates of the monsters inside the canyon had
increased significantly. Coupled with Shi Feng’s 25 points of Luck, the
Flame Guard dropped a mother lode.

With a simple glance, one could count over a dozen items scattered
across the ground outside the cave entrance.

At the same time, everyone’s experience bars soared.

The Flame Guard was a Level 28 Lord. The amount of EXP gained from
killing monsters inside White Fog Canyon was already high, three to four
times that in the outside world. As the Flame Guard was Level 28, there
was also the bonus EXP from the level difference. Hence, everyone
received an abundance of EXP.

As a Blade Saint, Shi Feng required double the EXP needed by other
classes to level up. Yet, even so, his experience bar still rose by 7%.

As long as they killed the remaining 15 Flame Guards outside the cave,
Shi Feng would definitely reach Level 24.

“Let’s take a break. We’ll start another round after we rest.”

Shi Feng examined everyone’s statuses. Whether it was the magic damage
dealers or healers, their Mana was nearly exhausted. Hence, Shi Feng
decided it was best if they rested before challenging the other Flame
Guards. Moreover, they had spent the past hour dodging and attacking
frantically. This had definitely strained everyone mentally. Hence, it
would be beneficial to rest and prepare themselves for the next assault.

There was also another important reason why Shi Feng chose to take a
break.

Divine Providence had a Cooldown of one hour.

Now that they had such an amazing opportunity that allowed them to
slaughter the Flame Guards, how could they waste it? Shi Feng had to
wait until Divine Providence was ready before taking down the next Flame
Guard.

“Guild Leader, what should we do about the drops at the entrance?” Aqua
Rose asked as she gazed at the pile of loot outside the cave covetously.

There were still 15 Flame Guards guarding their exit, so it was
impossible to collect the loot right now.

“Relax. No one else can enter this place. Also, loot dropped by monsters
won’t disappear for 48 hours. We have plenty of time to take care of the
rest of the Flame Guards.” Although Shi Feng also wanted to dash over
and pick up the loot, the 15 Flame Guards were not there just for show.

After taking a short break, everyone resumed another round of attrition.

Now that everyone had experienced fighting a Flame Guard, it was much
easier to deal with the rest.

Time passed quickly, and one Flame Guard after another fell.

Unknowingly, nearly 18 hours had passed in game. At this moment, the
final Flame Guard died under Shi Feng’s hands. It, too, fell to the
ground and scattered a ton of loot.

Outside the cave, the loot of the 16 Flame Guards had grown into a small
mountain, and the team struggled to contain their drool over the sight.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng had finally reached Level 24. After allotting all of
his Free Attribute Points into Intelligence, he was only 9 points away
from reaching the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath’s requirement of 120
Intelligence.

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Chapter 429 - Overflowing Luck

I’m only 9 points away now. Shi Feng smiled at his Attribute Panel.
Knowing that he was only one level away from equipping the Heavenly
Dragon’s Breath, his anticipation grew.

When he could equip the Fragmented Legendary item, his combat power
would soar once again.

In God’s Domain, Fragmented Legendary items were as rare as a phoenix’s
feather. It was an item that countless players dreamed of obtaining.
Even during his previous ten years of professional gaming experience,
Shi Feng had never owned one.

Legendary items allowed players to overcome the gap between tiers.
Although Fragmented Legendary items were not as powerful as Legendary
items, they were still far more powerful than Epic items.

If Shi Feng could equip the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath, his combat power
could reach the same playing field as a Tier 2 class.

A Tier 2 class was in a whole different league compared to Tier 1.

It was like the difference between a Chieftain and a Lord.

Against a Chieftain of the same level, a direct confrontation required
at least a party of elite players. Against a Lord, however, a direct
confrontation required a team.

Shi Feng, as a Tier 1 Blade Saint, could solo a Chieftain of the same
level. However, he stood no chance against a Lord of the same level
unless he used some particular technique or advantage.

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After equipping the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath, however, Shi Feng could
contend with the five Guilds controlled by Underworld by himself. He
would not need to involve Zero Wing, allowing his core team to develop
safely.

After killing the 16 Flame Guards, everyone’s levels had similarly
risen. At this moment, the lowest leveled player among the 500 team
members was Level 24. They had far surpassed the average level of elite
players in White River City and were on par with most of the expert
players.

Among the members of Zero Wing, Aqua Rose, Fire Dance, Flying Shadow,
Cola and the others had reached Level 26. Their levels were already on
par with the top-tier experts of White River City.

Hence, instead of wasting time and fighting a war of attrition with
Overwhelming Smile, they should take the opportunity to widen the gap
between Zero Wing and the other Guilds further. After all, if a
newly-established Guild like Zero Wing wished to become the overlord of
Star-Moon Kingdom, they first needed sufficient combat power to strike
fear into the other Guilds’ hearts.

However, the loot the Flame Guards had dropped was the most valuable
gain from the slaughter.

While the crowd was taking a break, Shi Feng tidied up all of the loot.
He also appraised every single drop.

Although Shi Feng had expected the drops to be impressive, after he
finished appraising the items, he could not contain his shock.

Icarus’s Heart was truly a godly tool. With Divine Providence, they had
obtained a total of 286 items from the 16 Flame Guards. Among the items,
105 were rare materials, 9 were individual pieces of the Warfire Set
Equipment, 41 were Level 25 Mysterious-Iron Equipment, 53 were Level 25
Secret-Silver Equipment, 29 were Level 25 Fine-Gold Equipment, 18
consisted of various recipes and forging designs, 15 were Tier 1 Magic
Scrolls, 4 were Tier 2 Magic Scrolls, and 12 were Treasure Hunting
Scrolls.

Currently, in God’s Domain, the average players were around Level 20,
whereas Guild elites were around Level 22. The Dungeons they could raid
were all Level 20 Dungeons. Hence, the equipment they could obtain was
limited to Level 20. It was extremely rare to come across Level 25
weapons and equipment.

In God’s Domain, weapons and equipment would significantly impact a
player’s performance every five levels.

The Attributes of a Level 20 Fine-Gold Equipment were slightly inferior
to a Level 25 Secret-Silver Equipment. In other words, a player wearing
Level 25 Fine-Gold Equipment was stronger than a player wearing Level 20
Dark-Gold Equipment.

How rare was Level 20 Dark-Gold Equipment? There were only very few
items throughout Star-Moon Kingdom.

Yet, now, they had actually obtained 29 pieces of Level 25 Fine-Gold
Equipment, which was the equivalent of obtaining 29 Level 20 Dark-Gold
Equipment.

Furthermore, they had obtained the Warfire Set Equipment and Treasure
Hunting Scrolls, two of the rarest items available in White Fog Canyon.

Currently, although players were familiar with the Warfire Set
Equipment, almost nobody knew about the Treasure Hunting Scroll.

Although the scroll was not as valuable as a Tier 2 Magic Scroll, it was
extremely useful inside the White Fog Canyon. The scroll’s greatest
function was searching for Starfire Ore.

It was extremely difficult to locate Starfire Ore in White Fog Canyon.
Originally, Shi Feng had intended to rely on his memories. With the
Treasure Hunting Scroll, however, he could locate the ore with the
system map. The scroll had a search radius of 1,000 yards and lasted for
30 minutes. When searching for valuable ores, it was the best tool one
could have.

“Luckily, even this dropped.” Shi Feng chuckled lightly upon seeing the
Treasure Hunting Scrolls in his bag. However, when he swept a gaze over
the individual pieces of the Warfire Set Equipment, he lamented as he
muttered, “It would be awesome if I could complete the Warfire Set
Equipment.”

[Warfire Set Equipment] (Bronze Rank [Can be evolved])

Level 20 - Level 30

Can be equipped by any classes.

Set consists of seven parts: head, chest, belt, hands, wrists, legs, and
feet.

Set Effect (Bronze Rank)

Two-piece effect: All Attributes +10

Four-piece effect: Ignore Levels +10. Obtain Free Will skill. Able to
remove all control effects for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 1 minute.

Seven-piece effect: Main Attribute increased by 10%. Skill Cooldown
decreased by 30%. Obtain Warfire Berserk skill. Damage increased by 50%,
Attack Speed increased by 50%, and Movement Speed increased by 30% for
20 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes.

The Basic Attributes of the Warfire Set Equipment were average at best.
It was referred to as a Level 30 Peak Fine-Gold Set Equipment was
because of its Set Effects. In particular, the Free Will skill and
Warfire Berserk skill were the main reason it ranked as Peak Fine-Gold
Set Equipment.

Although Shi Feng now had nine individual pieces, there were duplicates
for the head, hands, and legs slots. He was only missing the wrist
pieces.

The Warfire Set Equipment only reached its true value when it was
complete.

Following which, Shi Feng distributed the Level 25 Fine-Gold and
Secret-Silver Equipment to Fire Dance, Aqua Rose, Cola, and the other
core members who had reached Level 25. As for everyone else, they had
yet to meet the level requirements and could not use any of the Level 25
equipment. However, they had obtained the corresponding Guild Points.
When they returned, they could exchange these Guild Points items in the
Guild’s Warehouse.

Nobody argued Shi Feng’s arrangements. After all, those who had
contributed the most to the Flame Guards’ deaths were Aqua Rose, the
core members, and the healers. Everyone else had simply watched from the
side, doing nothing at all. They were satisfied with receiving Guild
Points.

Moreover, even if Shi Feng had given some of the equipment to them, they
could not equip it. Guild Points were far more practical.

“Guild Leader, where are we heading next?” Aqua Rose had just replaced a
few pieces of her equipment with the Level 25 Fine-Gold ranked cloth
armor they had obtained, increasing her Attributes significantly. Right
now, she was itching to test her newfound strength. “Are we going to
look for more Lords?”

“No, we’re going to the inner region to mine ores.” Shi Feng smiled
faintly as he took out a Treasure Hunting Scroll. He then unfurled the
gray scroll and chanted an incantation.

Suddenly, several red dots appeared on Shi Feng’s system map.

“Mine ores?” Aqua Rose could not help but ask.

Their team consisted of 500 elite players. Yet, they had not come here
to grind and level up, but to mine ores? She was utterly speechless.

“You’ll understand when the time comes,” Shi Feng laughed. He then sent
parties to the highlighted locations on the map.

If he had a large stock of Starfire Ore, he could mass-produce the
Fine-Gold ranked Dragonscale Set Equipment for the Guild. At that time,
how could Overwhelming Smile compete with them?

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Chapter 430 - Frantic Beginning

The inner region of White Fog Canyon was complex and densely covered by
stone forests. After the meteorite shower, the fog inside the canyon had
also grown thicker, lowering visibility to less than 30 yards. In
addition, Elite and Special Elite monsters would show up every now and
then. If players entered the canyon without sufficient strength, they
would easily lose their lives.

However, danger and opportunity coexisted with each other, such as the
precious Starfire Ore could be found within the white fog.

Shi Feng separated the team of 500 into multiple smaller teams, with
each team consisting of two parties. That way, even if a team
encountered a Special Elite, they could safely deal with it themselves.
As the Assassins possessed high survivability, Shi Feng allowed them to
take independent action. Meanwhile, Shi Feng himself ran around the map,
quickly recording the red dots that appeared in his system map and
sending the coordinates to the various teams, having those closest mine
the ore there.

Within the inner region of White Fog Canyon, not all red dots
represented the Starfire Ore. There were actually many different types
of ore. Hence, if Shi Feng wanted to harvest a large amount of Starfire
Ore, he needed a large amount of manpower.

“As expected of the undeveloped White Fog Canyon, there really are a lot
of ore deposits.” Shi Feng looked at the many red dots on his system
map, joy blossoming in his heart.

In the past, he had to spend over half an hour just to locate a single
ore deposit. Even if he had discovered one, he would still have had to
contest over it with other players. As for discovering a hidden ore
deposit, one needed to be significantly lucky.

He would have been fortunate if he had located eight or nine Starfire
Ore deposits in a day.

Now, he was able to locate over a hundred Starfire Ore deposits in just
half an hour.

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Players could excavate Starfire Ore from Starfire Ore deposits. As for
how many pieces of ore one could acquire, it relied on the player’s own
Luck and Mining level: one or two pieces if the number was low, and
three or four pieces if it was high.

After several hours of hard work, Shi Feng’s team of 500 managed to
secure over a thousand Starfire Ore deposits and had amassed over 3,000
pieces of Starfire Ore, which was equivalent to over 30 Gold.

To Shi Feng, however, the value of these 3,000-plus pieces of Starfire
Ore far exceeded 30 Gold.

After using up the 12 Treasure Hunting Scrolls, the team’s speed at
locating the Starfire Ore deposits gradually slowed. Even with 500
players continuously searching for the deposits, after an hour’s worth
of effort, they had only managed to harvest around 200 pieces of
Starfire Ore. However, Shi Feng was still satisfied.

The Philosopher’s Stone he possessed allowed him to refine the Starfire
Ore into Starfire Essence, free of charge. At that time, with so many
Starfire Essences, his certainty of producing the Level 20 Dragonscale
Set Equipment would greatly increase.

Level 20 Fine-Gold Set Equipment was precisely what the current players
of God’s Domain needed and lacked the most. Currently, the majority of
the player population were around Level 20. If it were a Level 25 Set
Equipment, very few people would be able to equip it. Hence, the demand
for it would also be low.

If Shi Feng produced a Dragonscale Set Equipment, he could sell it for
over 100 Gold right now at the very least.

People were only offering 80 Gold to purchase the complete Warfire Set
because, currently, no one knew its true value. Moreover, even if
someone managed to gather the full Warfire Set Equipment, it would
initially start at Bronze rank. They would have to sacrifice a lot of
their EXP in order to raise it up to Fine-Gold rank, hence why it was so
cheap.

In the past, the price of the Warfire Set Equipment had once soared up
to 500 Gold. Yet, even with such an astronomical price, supply failed to
meet demand.

Time passed quickly. Unknowingly, the members of Zero Wing had mined ore
deposits in White Fog Canyon for two whole days, obtaining an abundant
cache of ores. They had practically dug up every deposit in White Fog
Canyon at least once, and the amount of Starfire Ore they gathered had
exceeded 15,000 pieces. In addition, they had also obtained over 7,000
pieces of various other kinds of ore.

During these two days, aside from mining ore deposits, everyone from
Zero Wing had also killed plenty of Lord ranked monsters. As long as one
of the search parties encountered a solitary Lord, they would
immediately notify Shi Feng of it and then kill it together.

After two days, Zero Wing’s team had managed to kill 22 Lords. With Shi
Feng’s Divine Providence, they managed to obtain a large number of Level
25 equipment. Among them, most were Secret-Silver and Fine-Gold
Equipment. They had also obtained many Warfire set pieces. By now, they
had enough to complete close to three sets. Unfortunately, none of the
set pieces they obtained were meant for the wrists slot, which greatly
depressed Shi Feng.

Shi Feng had placed all the weapons and equipment they were unable to
use in the Guild’s Warehouse, instantly enriching its stores.

When the other members of Zero Wing saw the large stock of Level 25
equipment, they all grew excited. Enthusiasm filled every one of them as
they actively completed Guild Quests and made contributions to the
Guild.

Level 25 equipment was currently the pinnacle of equipment to God’s
Domain players.

Even before everyone had reached Level 25, the Guild had already
prepared a large number of high-end Level 25 equipment for themselves.
This had extinguished the Guild members’ worries about obtaining Level
25 equipment. Now, the only thing they needed to do was frantically
accumulate Guild Points. By the time they reached Level 25, they could
simply exchange for the Level 25 equipment. This point alone made Zero
Wing superior to every other Guild.

The appearance of Level 25 equipment in Zero Wing’s Warehouse had
undoubtedly punched a big hole into Overwhelming Smile’s poaching plan.
Now, those who originally planned to defect from Zero Wing started
hesitating.

Although the benefits offered by Overwhelming Smile were very high, the
equipment it possessed was unable to keep up with the times. Meanwhile,
if their equipment fell behind, how would they hunt for even better
equipment? How were they supposed to grind and level up quickly?

Once behind, always behind.

At this moment, many players who had previously defected from Zero Wing
to Overwhelming Smile began regretting their decision.

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“Just how did Zero Wing manage to get so many Level 25 high-end
equipment? I hear that a guy who was a lot weaker than me has already
obtained a Level 25 Mysterious-Iron chest piece. As soon as he reaches
Level 25, he can replace the Level 20 Mysterious-Iron chest piece he is
wearing. If I had known something like this would happen earlier, I
would never have left Zero Wing. I might already have enough points to
exchange for a Level 25 Secret-Silver Equipment by now...”

“I couldn’t agree more! A guy I know who was previously about equal in
strength with me is now very well off. When I chatted with him six hours
ago, he told me that he had managed to accumulate enough points to
exchange for a Level 25 Secret-Silver Equipment. He is only Level 22
right now. By the time he reaches Level 25, he might accumulate enough
points to exchange for five or six pieces of Level 25 Secret-Silver
Equipment.”

In White River City, many of Overwhelming Smile’s members started having
heated discussions in the bars, sighing enviously.

“Why are all of you lauding the spirit of the enemy and belittling that
of our own? The higher-ups of Overwhelming Smile have already sent
people to investigate the source of Zero Wing’s equipment. Soon, with
our Guild’s strength, we can definitely obtain a large number of Level
25 high-end equipment much more easily than Zero Wing.”

“Zero Wing can only remain arrogant for now because all of our Guild’s
core members are focused on raiding the Great Lord inside the Ruined
Shrine. After they finish with it, not to mention Level 25 Fine-Gold
Equipment, we might even get Dark-Gold or Epic Equipment.”

Many Overwhelming Smile members had expressed their disdain regarding
Zero Wing’s recent performances. They firmly believed that Overwhelming
Smile was a lot stronger than Zero Wing.

---

Meanwhile, inside White Fog Canyon...

During their two days of grinding and mining, everyone from Zero Wing
had leveled up quickly, with many having already reached Level 25.
Blackie had even broken through to Level 27, whereas Aqua Rose and the
other core members had risen to Level 26. Violet Cloud had also reached
Level 25, replacing her Level 20 equipment with Level 25 Secret-Silver
and Fine-Gold Equipment.

Only Shi Feng remained at Level 24. He was still a short distance away
from reaching Level 25.

However, this could not be helped. Shi Feng and Violet Cloud were both
owners of hidden classes, so the EXP they required to level up was much
higher than the others. Shi Feng required twice as much EXP as ordinary
classes, whereas Violet Cloud required 1.6 times.

“Guild Leader, we discovered a Starfire Ore vein. However, we were
suddenly ambushed by some Assassins from Overwhelming Smile. Although
our party managed to get rid of the eight of them, two of our brothers
were killed. Seeing that we are interested in the Starfire Ore, those
bastards from Overwhelming Smile have sent three teams to guard the
Starfire Ore vein. They are currently clearing out the surrounding
monsters and are planning to mine the deposit,” Flying Shadow reported,
wrathful flames burning in his eyes. If not for the bastards from
Overwhelming Smile outnumbering them, he really wished he could go over
and massacre them right this instant.

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Chapter 431 - Denounce

Beside one of the streams inside the White Fog Canyon, a team of over a
hundred players currently guarded the entrance of a mine. Each of these
players wore a Guild Emblem in the shape of a purple moon on their
chests. This was none other than Overwhelming Smile’s Guild Emblem.

At this moment, these players faced off against the eight Level 27
Special Elite ranked Flame Furbolgs that had emerged from within the
mine.

[Flame Furbolg] (Special Elite)

Level 27

HP 70,000/70,000

Although the massive Flame Furbolgs were very powerful, the members of
Overwhelming Smile fought with organization, continuously draining their
enemies’ HP.

“Boss Oriental, Zero Wing’s party killed Monkey and the others,” a Level
23 gray-clothed Ranger reported as he walked up to the Level 24
Swordsman who currently commanded the team.

This Level 24 Swordsman was fully geared with Level 20 Secret-Silver
Equipment. The Snakebone Sword that hung on his back was even a Level 20
Fine-Gold Weapon. Currently, in God’s Domain, his items were definitely
top-tier.

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“That was two parties of elite Assassins. A single party from Zero Wing
actually wiped them out? Did Zero Wing receive help from someone else?”
the Level 24 Swordsman, Oriental Sword, asked.

Although the Assassin named Monkey was not an expert, he was a PvP
veteran. He sported a promising battle record, and even experts would
find him difficult to take down in a short amount of time. If he focused
solely on his escape, it would be even more difficult to kill him.
Oriental Sword had not expected that not even one Assassin would return.

The only possibility he could think of was that Monkey and the others
had been outnumbered and surrounded.

“No. There was only a single party from Zero Wing. However, the Assassin
leading the team was a Level 26 expert,” the Ranger said, shaking his
head.

“Was it that Fire Dance from Zero Wing?” Oriental Sword grinned. “Before
I reached White River City, I had heard rumors of Fire Dance’s prowess.
Some are even calling her the Flaming Rose. Originally, I thought she
was merely one of Black Flame’s decorations. I expected as much from the
team leader of Zero Wing’s core team. Not bad.”

“She isn’t the one who killed Monkey. That Assassin was a man called
Flying Shadow. Monkey had only lasted five moves against him. Of the
twelve players in the two parties, eight had died at that man’s hands.
There was no mention of a person named Flying Shadow in any of the
reports we had received.” The Ranger was very familiar with Oriental
Sword’s personality.

Oriental Sword was absolutely confident of his own strength, and he
would never consider anyone a worthy opponent. He loved PvPing more than
anything, especially against experts. He was a complete battle maniac.
However, he was also one of Overwhelming Smile’s top experts, which was
why he had been sent to White River City. If not for the higher-ups
prohibiting anyone from challenging Zero Wing, Oriental Sword might have
been the first to launch an assault against the Guild.

“Flying Shadow? This seems intriguing,” Oriental Sword’s interest grew.
“Ignore Zero Wing’s party. Since Monkey and the others had failed to
kill them, they would definitely report back to their superiors. There
is only one thing we need to focus on, and that is mining the ores
inside this cave.”

“Boss Oriental, will our skirmish with Zero Wing cause an all-out war
between our Guilds? Haven’t the higher-ups warned us not to create any
friction with them?” the Ranger asked strangely.

“Recently, Zero Wing has been mining ores in White Fog Canyon. Their
movements are unusual. In addition, they have somehow managed to obtain
a lot of Level 25 equipment. There might be a relation between these
incidents. Our superiors agree; it doesn’t matter if a small conflict
occurs. So what if we ambush those cowards from Zero Wing? What will
they do to us?

“Do you think they will start a war?

“Don’t be a fool. Since Zero Wing had not declared war on us when
Overwhelming Smile started investing in White River City, they missed
their best chance. If they start a war now, they will only gamble their
lives. However, I, on the other hand, hope that Zero Wing takes action.
Unfortunately, they don’t have the guts.”

Oriental Sword laughed as he resumed commanding his team, wiping out the
Flame Furbolgs inside the mine.

Before anyone noticed, however, a party of six had appeared in the misty
forest a short distance from the mine. This party disregarded the team
of over a hundred elite players under Oriental Sword’s leadership,
walking leisurely towards the mine.

“Guild Leader, I’ve discovered the mine after using a Treasure Hunting
Scroll. I’ve even used Stealth and scouted its interior. It is full of
Starfire Ore deposits. If we excavate them all, we can get at least 300
to 400 Starfire Ore,” Flying Shadow said as he pointed towards the cave
that Oriental Sword and his men guarded. “However, after I left, we were
ambushed by Assassins from Overwhelming Smile. Although I tried to
rescue them, I was too late, resulting in two of my party members dying.
Overwhelming Smile has since occupied the cave.”

Shi Feng nodded before commanding, “Violet, go and revive the two who
died. Everyone else, let’s take a look.”

Following which, Violet Cloud ran over to where the two players had died
as Shi Feng led Aqua Rose, Blackie, Fire Dance, and Flying Shadow
towards Oriental Sword.

Shi Feng’s movements had undoubtedly attracted the attention of
Overwhelming Smile’s team.

“The fellows from Zero Wing are kind of interesting.” Oriental Sword
grinned upon seeing Shi Feng and the others.

“Boss Oriental, that Level 24 Swordsman is Black Flame. The two beauties
by his side are the Elementalist Aqua Rose and the Assassin Fire Dance.
The Cursemancer is Zero Wing’s famous expert, Blackie, and that male
Assassin is the person who killed Monkey and the others, Flying Shadow,”
the Ranger beside Oriental Sword briefly introduced the members of Shi
Feng’s group.

Black Flame’s arrival surprised every member of Overwhelming Smile.

Black Flame’s fame was truly too immense.

He was the publicly acknowledged number one expert of Star-Moon Kingdom.
There was nobody in White River City who had not witnessed Black Flame’s
battle videos. Killing every player with a single hit, he had massacred
over a hundred Dark Star members. He suppressed more than ten thousand
players with his aura alone, causing all of them to freeze. In the end,
he even escaped unharmed.

“Guild Leader Black Flame, what brings you here today, I wonder?”
Oriental Sword asked playfully as he smirked at Shi Feng.

“A straightforward person does not resort to insinuations. Today, you
sent your men to ambush members of our Guild. Now, you’ve occupied the
mine that we found after much difficulty. Don’t you think that you’ve
gone a little overboard?” Shi Feng asked calmly.

Although Shi Feng’s voice had been soft, his overbearing tone
intimidated the crowd from Overwhelming Smile.

“Overboard?” Oriental Sword laughed madly. “Twelve of my men died. I
have not even asked for compensation, yet you come here to denounce me?

“Since you’re here, we can use this opportunity to discuss compensation.
I don’t want much. Just pay me 100 Gold per person for a total of 1,200
Gold. How about it?”

Mockery filled Oriental Sword’s expression.

He believed that Shi Feng was a complete fool. With just five players,
Shi Feng had dared come into his territory looking for trouble.

At this stage of the game, players’ levels were no longer
insignificantly low. Their equipment was decent quality, and they had
learned many skills. It was not possible to kill a player with a single
hit anymore.

Currently, he had close to 150 players on his side, and they were all
elite members of the Guild. They were also Level 22 or higher, and they
possessed impressive combat power. They could easily take out fifty
players, much less five.

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Chapter 432 - One-hit Extermination

Upon listening to Oriental Sword’s words, a cold glint flashed across
Shi Feng’s eyes.

Suddenly, the surrounding atmosphere froze.

“What? Want to fight?” Although Oriental Sword could feel a heavy
pressure enveloping him, his confidence did not waver. He then
unsheathed the longsword hung on his back, provocatively saying, “Come
if you can, then. Seeing as everyone out there is calling you a god, I
really wish to see just what kind of ability you possess.”

When Oriental Sword spoke in such a way, everyone from Overwhelming
Smile sneered, secretly making preparations for battle.

With 150 players on their side, it would be a piece of cake for them to
take care of just five players.

They were different from those noobs Black Flame had massacred before.
They would not easily be defeated just because their skills were
Silenced.

After learning and training in God’s Domain for such a long time, they
had long since familiarized themselves with the combat styles of the
game. Right now, they had no problems fighting solo with an Elite
monster. Although a handful of them might not be a match for Black
Flame, if all one hundred and fifty of them stood sparsely apart from
each other and attacked together, they did not believe that Black Flame
could walk out of this place alive!

However, before the crowd from Overwhelming Smile could react, Shi Feng,
who stood ten yards away, suddenly disappeared.

“Where is he?”

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Oriental Sword’s eyes were filled with disbelief when he suddenly lost
sight of Shi Feng.

A Swordsman could actually suddenly vanish from thin air? Even Assassins
required some time to enter Stealth.

Not to mention Oriental Sword, even Aqua Rose and the others were
stunned. Shi Feng had just suddenly disappeared.

Did he log off? The only reasoning Aqua Rose could come up with was that
Shi Feng had logged out of the game. However, when she checked the list
of party members, Shi Feng’s status showed that he was still online; his
name did not turn gray.

However, before one second had passed, Shi Feng suddenly reappeared
beside Oriental Sword. Following which, blades of light slashed apart
the air, silently cutting up Oriental Sword’s body. Before Oriental
Sword knew what was going on, he suddenly felt pain bloom in his body.
In the next moment, he saw blood gushing out like a waterfall in front
of him.

“What’s going on?”

Oriental Sword touched the wounds covering his body, confused. Suddenly,
his body lost all strength as it slumped down onto the ground. Laying on
the ground, Oriental Sword saw Shi Feng through his grayed vision. He
also saw the Abyssal Blade grasped in Shi Feng’s hand, fresh blood
slowly dripping off the weapon.

The blood dripped to the ground as if it were a countdown to death.

“How?” Even at his moment of death, Oriental Sword still could not
believe what had just happened.

He, a top-tier expert of Overwhelming Smile, had actually died without a
chance to respond...

After Oriental Sword died, everyone from Overwhelming Smile who was
originally feeling confident halted.

They simply could not comprehend what had just happened.

Shi Feng had just suddenly disappeared, before reappearing once again
beside Oriental Sword. Immediately after, blood gushed out from Oriental
Sword’s body. Simultaneously, a damage of -4,368 points appeared above
the man’s head, the damage completely exceeding the Swordsman’s total
HP.

Oriental Sword’s sudden death had struck fear into the crowd from
Overwhelming Smile. The gaze they used to look at Shi Feng was as if
looking at a ferocious beast.

When Shi Feng’s eyes landed on them, they felt as if they had lost
control of their own bodies.

“Bug! This must be a bug!” a player from Overwhelming Smile suddenly
shouted in fright. “He must have grasped a loophole in the system! Let’s
send feedback to the Main God System right now! We’ll see what he can do
then!”

Everyone present felt that those words sounded logical. Otherwise, how
were they supposed to explain this unbelievable incident?

Hence, everyone started sending reports to the Main God System. Only by
doing so would they possess a chance for survival.

“Guild Leader couldn’t have abused a bug, right?” Aqua Rose could not
make sense of the situation, either. She was similarly shocked by the
scene she had just witnessed.

The Main God System controlled God’s Domain. It was simply impossible
for such a glaring loophole to exist in the game. Yet, if it was not a
loophole, how could they explain the situation before them?

“Of course it is not a loophole in the system. Guild Leader is the
number one expert of Star-Moon Kingdom. Previously, he had simply used
an advanced combat technique. These people are simply too ignorant,”
Fire Dance said proudly, a faint smile on her face. She spoke as if she
were the one who had personally finished off Oriental Sword.

---

Within the Ruined Shrine in the inner region of White Fog Canyon, a
large number of Guild players had gathered. Among them, members of
Overwhelming Smile numbered the most, with over 5,000 members present.

There were a large number of monsters inside the Ruined Shrine.
Moreover, a majority of these monsters were Special Elites. Among them
were plenty of Chieftains. The monsters here ranged from Level 24 to
Level 27. To the current elite members of Guilds, it was a level that
they could barely handle. If not for the fact that they had the
advantage in numbers, they would have long since been wiped out by the
monsters inside the Ruined Shrine.

“Damn! The monsters here are endless! They’re even more troublesome than
the Battle Monkeys before!” Lone Tyrant said, somewhat exhausted.
Currently, he was going up against a Level 27 Chieftain, a Goblin
Warrior.

Despite the Goblin Warrior being twice as large as an ordinary player,
it was quite agile. In addition, the hammer it wielded contained
frightening, destructive power. Even a Tier 1 MT of the same level would
find it difficult to endure its series of violent assaults, much less
Lone Tyrant, who was only a Level 25 Tier 0 Guardian Knight.

Although Lone Tyrant possessed impressive techniques, his dodging
capabilities being first-rate, the Goblin Warrior also possessed
powerful combat techniques. Whenever the Goblin Warrior attacked Lone
Tyrant, it would always predict where Lone Tyrant would dodge and take
that into account in its attack, forcing Lone Tyrant to accept the
damage.

Moreover, every time he received an attack from the Goblin Warrior’s
hammer, his defensive posture would always fail. This resulted in him
being unable to use his shield to block the next attack, and instead, he
received the attack with his body.

From just a single strike of its hammer, Lone Tyrant received close to
-1,300 damage. Lone Tyrant only possessed 4,520 HP; he could endure four
hits, at most.

If he were only dealing with a single Goblin Warrior, Lone Tyrant would
not end up in such a miserable state.

However, aside from the Goblin Warrior, there were also many Goblin
Mages at the sides. These Goblin Mages were all Level 26 Special Elites.
They bombarded players with ice and fire, and any players struck by
their spells would instantly lose around 1,700 HP. Other than MTs,
nobody else could survive two hits.

Within the Ruined Shrine, aside from the members of Overwhelming Smile
having a hard time, the other Guilds were similarly facing great
difficulties.

The monsters inside the Ruined Shrine were simply endless. No matter how
many they killed, the monsters just kept coming. Without sufficient
strength, they simply had no way of reaching the Level 25 Great Lord in
a short amount of time, let alone raiding it.

Before Overwhelming Smile had finished off the monsters at hand, another
wave of Goblins charged over.

Suddenly, everyone from Overwhelming Smile felt a headache overcome
them.

“Cursemancers, Cripple them. Elementalists, use Ice Walls and separate
the incoming monsters. Rangers, lure some away and kite them; do not let
the pressure on the MTs increase!” Youlan immediately shouted in the
team chat.

Immediately, the elites of Overwhelming Smile started taking action,
luring the Goblins away and letting the MTs take a breather.

Lone Tyrant could not help but send a glance at the charming and
graceful Youlan. Inwardly, he felt displeasure towards the woman. He was
actually required to listen to her commands. However, he also had no
choice but to admit that Youlan was indeed amazing. They were only able
to reach their current location thanks to Youlan. Otherwise, they would
not have been able to pass through the Battle Monkeys. Even if they
could, they would have had to suffer immense losses.

Take Emperor’s Light and the Assassin’s Alliance for example: since
entering White Fog Canyon, their total numbers had already decreased by
a quarter.

Meanwhile, under Youlan’s command, Overwhelming Smile was able to
advance through White Fog Canyon easily. Along their way to the Ruined
Shrine, they had only lost a small number of players.

Shortly after Overwhelming Smile cleared out all the Goblins, Youlan
received a message. After reading the message, her expression turned
grim.

Lone Tyrant could feel Youlan’s mood suddenly changing, and he could not
help but ask, “What happened?”

After spending some time together, Lone Tyrant had a general grasp on
this woman. She was always calm and collected. Even in the face of
several Lord ranked monsters, she would remain unfazed. Yet, now, after
seeing a single message, her expression had turned solemn...

How could Lone Tyrant not grow curious at this situation?

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Chapter 433 - Evil Rakshasa

Hearing Lone Tyrant’s question, Youlan, who had originally planned to
explain, suddenly received another message notification.

When she read the contents of the message, her frown deepened.

“Oriental Sword, that fool! I told him to investigate the secret Zero
Wing had used to obtain their stock of Level 25 high-end equipment, yet,
he brazenly killed Zero Wing’s members! He has even provoked Black
Flame!” Youlan was furious after reading the message.

Youlan had previously investigated Black Flame. However, the more she
looked into the man, the more creeped out she felt.

Black Flame had appeared silently, and like a rising comet, he shocked
everyone with every action.

In White River City, not only had he massacred so many players, but he
had also been able to move about freely. This strength alone was
sufficient to strike fear into others. After all, if such a powerful
person ambushed someone out in the field, and the victim was not strong
enough to survive, they would still meet tragedy.

If they were dealing with an ordinary expert, they could simply form
larger teams when leaving the city. That way, those experts would not
dare attack them. However, Black Flame was different. He was too
powerful. Even if they formed teams, Black Flame could still slaughter
them with little effort, and they could only helplessly watch as he did
so.

The only real solution was to form a team of several hundred players.
However, they could not do that every time they left the city.

Not only would this be detrimental to the Guild’s development, but it
would also make them the laughingstock of God’s Domain.

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However, if Black Flame constantly hunted and ambushed their members,
his growth would stagnate. Moreover, such ambushes would not
significantly impact the Guild if they only occurred one or two days.
Black Flame needed to ambush them over a long period of time to wound
Overwhelming Smile. Meanwhile, it would be detrimental if Black Flame
neither leveled up nor upgraded his equipment for a long time.

There were countless experts in God’s Domain. If one did not
continuously improve their strength, others would quickly surpass them.

Zero Wing’s success today was largely due to Black Flame’s strength. If
Black Flame let himself go, it would damage Zero Wing.

Hence, Youlan had prohibited the members of Overwhelming Smile from
crossing any lines, maintaining the balance between both parties. She
was worried that, if angered, Black Flame would disregard all
consequences and act so roguishly.

Now, however, Oriental Sword had broken the balance that they had
maintained!

At this point, Youlan wanted to hunt Oriental Sword down personally and
strangle him.

---

After Youlan received the message, Shi Feng began to annihilate
Overwhelming Smile’s members with Aqua Rose and the others by his side.

Shi Feng’s Void Steps had long since petrified his opponents. Later,
they even reported to the Main God System, stating that Shi Feng had
abused a loophole in the system to kill players. They all hoped that the
Main God System would bring them justice, giving Shi Feng his deserved
punishment!

Yet, the reply they had received stated that there were no issues. Shi
Feng’s every action had been within the rules of the system.

Overwhelming Smile’s members had been even more shocked upon receiving
this reply.

That ghost-like method Shi Feng had used to kill Oriental Sword wasn’t
actually a bug...

For a time, the crowd from Overwhelming Smile despaired. In the face of
Shi Feng’s merciless slaughter, their previous confidence was nothing
but a joke. The only thing they could do was escape.

As for battling Shi Feng? That was a fool’s errand!

Just how were they supposed to fight an enemy that they could not see?
Moreover, said enemy could kill them instantly upon reappearing.

“You guys wish to escape? Try it.” Without hesitation, Shi Feng
activated Skywheel Sword.

Previously, to kill Oriental Sword in one hit, Shi Feng had specially
activated Aura of Fire and Purgatory Power, holding nothing back. Now,
after activating Skywheel Sword, countless swords of light appeared in
the sky above the mine’s entrance. When the swords descended, not only
did they deal over -2,400 damage to all enemies within an area of 20*20
yards, but it also sealed all enemies within range, preventing them from
leaving the region for 4 seconds.

Instantly, the members of Overwhelming Smile were trapped within the
mine.

When everyone from Overwhelming Smile saw that there was no longer hope
for escape, they tried to resist.

Unfortunately, Shi Feng did not give them a chance.

Shi Feng then used the skill of the Aura of Fire, Firestorm. Suddenly,
flames filled the interior of the mine. A damage of close to -10,000
points appeared above every player and monster within. After Firestorm’s
duration of five seconds, only ash remained.

Since Shi Feng began his assault, the whole process only lasted a few
seconds. Just like that, over a hundred elites from Overwhelming Smile
had been exterminated. Moreover, Shi Feng had collected the Immortal
Souls of every player that he killed. Within a short time, all of these
players had been locked out of God’s Domain...

If Shi Feng had been a wild beast that gave other Guilds massive
headaches before he had become a Blade Saint, now, he was an Evil
Rakshasa that others would avoid at all costs.

---

Meanwhile, inside the Ruined Shrine...

“So what if it’s Black Flame? We have the advantage of numbers. We can
easily get rid of him.” A wrathful flame immediately blossom within Lone
Tyrant’s eyes when he heard Black Flame’s name. Hurriedly, he said, “Why
don’t I take some men to assist Oriental Sword and kill Black Flame?”

Ever since dying by Shi Feng’s hands, Lone Tyrant had toughened his
heart and trained arduously every night and day. He had done so to exact
his revenge. He was no longer the same as he had been in the past.

If not for Youlan restraining him, he would have long since avenged his
deaths.

Now that Oriental Sword had provoked Black Flame, it was only natural
that he go and help out. Youlan could not possibly sit by and watch as
more than a hundred elite members fell under Black Flame’s swords,
right?

Ultimately, these elite members were the backbone of the Guild. If the
Guild did nothing as over a hundred of these elites were slaughtered,
not only would it damage the Guild’s reputation, but it would also
affect the hearts of those within the Guild.

“No need. Black Flame killed Oriental Sword with a single hit. As for
the others, they’re most likely dead by now,” Youlan said, revealing a
bitter smile.

Youlan had a clear understanding of Black Flame’s strength. None of the
titled experts on the God’s Domain Experts List were for show.
Furthermore, Black Flame currently had several experts by his side.
Those hundred-plus elite members had zero chance of surviving. Only a
top-tier expert might have a chance of walking away.

Upon hearing Youlan’s statement, Lone Tyrant was stunned. He said, “I am
very familiar with Oriental Sword’s strength. Moreover, he has so many
people with him. How could Black Flame kill him with one hit?”

“I do not know how exactly he died, but according to the reports sent
from above, Oriental Sword had not managed to respond before dying,”
Youlan said. “It seems that after not encountering Black Flame for a
while, he has grown even stronger. We need to hurry and take down this
Great Lord.”

“Are we just going to let this go?” Lone Tyrant had yet to give up on
the idea of killing Black Flame. Staring at Youlan, he asked, “If others
find out that, despite Black Flame having killed so many Overwhelming
Smile’s elites, we are indifferent, we will become a laughingstock. What
will we do if our inaction angers those above us?”

Youlan frowned. Just as Lone Tyrant had said, if they did not take any
sort of action now, they would become a joke to the public.

“Youlan, what’s going on with you? You shouldn’t wear such an ugly
expression. Do you need big brother’s help?” Just as Youlan struggled
with her indecision, a lean man walked over, smiling.

This man was a Level 26 Assassin, his level surpassing everyone in
Overwhelming Smile. Yet, despite there being no Guild Emblem on his
person, everyone from Overwhelming Smile treated him with respect and
reverence. Even Lone Tyrant was no exception; he was deeply afraid of
provoking this young master.

The reason they were behaving in such a way was not only this young
man’s high level. More importantly, this man was the key to their
operation of killing the Great Lord.

Back then, Young Master Feng had repeatedly instructed them to treat
this youth before them with respect. If they provoked this youth...

They would be responsible for their own actions!

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Chapter 434 - Free Combat System

“Big Brother Summer, it’s great that you are willing to help, but the
opponent is very hard to take down. We might even miss out on our chance
to kill the Great Lord. I’m worried that it will affect Big Brother
Summer’s task.” Youlan was familiar with the lean man’s strength, and
she appreciated his assistance.

The lean man was Summer Sunshine. Not only was he unrelated to
Underworld, but he was also an independent player. However, due to his
backing and his overwhelming strength, even Feng Xuanyang attempted to
build a strong relationship with him.

Youlan had once witnessed a fraction of Summer Sunshine’s strength.

Before entering White Fog Canyon, Summer Sunshine had fought
Underworld’s pride, the leader of the Underworld Guards, Ming Sha, in a
PvP. In the end, however, Ming Sha lasted only five moves against Summer
Sunshine. Moreover, Summer Sunshine had not used any skills, relying on
basic attacks to defeat his opponent.

The results of that fight had surprised everyone.

As a member of Underworld, Youlan knew full well how strong Ming Sha
was. He was one of the few great experts in Underworld. Gentle Snow of
Ouroboros was only slightly stronger than him.

However, such an expert was nothing more than a child to Summer
Sunshine.

One could just imagine how powerful the Assassin was.

If Summer Sunshine was willing to lend a hand, they had a fairly good
chance of defeating One-hit Asura Black Flame.

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“It won’t take long to deal with the Great Lord. I don’t mind delaying
our attack for a little bit. In any case, I am bored. If you need help
with something, just ask,” Summer Sunshine laughed.

“Zero Wing’s Guild Leader, Black Flame, has killed many of our elite
members. We want to return the favor and kill him. Would you be
interested in helping us with this, I wonder?” Youlan asked softly as
she stared at Summer Sunshine.

“Black Flame?” Summer Sunshine nodded, saying, “Alright. I’ve heard many
rumors about him when I was in White River City. I hear that he’s pretty
amazing and has the title of One-hit Asura. He is even Star-Moon
Kingdom’s number one expert. I’d love to exchange a few moves with him.
If I kill him, won’t I become Star-Moon Kingdom’s number one expert?”

“Of course! If you kill Black Flame, you will officially become
Star-Moon Kingdom’s number one expert. However, don’t underestimate him.
He once killed Ming Sha with one hit. We need to plan carefully to avoid
Black Flame escaping.” When Youlan received Summer Sunshine’s answer,
the tension between her brows loosened, a few ideas of how to deal with
Black Flame already brewing.

“He killed Ming Sha with one hit? Not bad. My last fight with Ming Sha
wasn’t even a warm-up. I wonder if Black Flame is strong enough to take
seriously?” Summer Sunshine licked his lips, a hint of excitement
flashing in his eyes. “As for your plans, forget about them. As long as
we find him, I have my own ways to prevent him from escaping.”

“Big Brother Summer, Black Flame has a large-scale silencing skill. If
he discovers us and activates the skill, trapping him will be very
difficult. It is best if we have a plan to silence Black Flame,” Youlan
reminded.

“Don’t worry. I have something better than that. When I see him, I’ll
trap him like a bug in a jar,” Summer Sunshine laughed. Confidently, he
said, “Let’s hunt down Black Flame. Since he has provoked and angered
you, you can watch as I take care of him.”

Following which, Youlan immediately sent a large number of players to
search for Black Flame. Meanwhile, Overwhelming Smile’s army also slowly
withdrew from the Ruined Shrine.

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At the entrance of the Starfire Mine, Shi Feng and the others tidied up
the loot scattered across the ground.

When Shi Feng had activated Firestorm, not only had he wiped out the
players, but he had also dealt with all of the Level 27 Special Elite
ranked Flame Furbolgs that had emerged from the mine.

With the Flame Furbolgs’ drops accompanying the items from players,
weapons, equipment, and materials littered the area in front of the
mine.

“The elite members of Overwhelming Smile sure are poor. The majority of
their weapons and equipment are Level 20 Bronze and Mysterious-Iron
ranked. There are only two pieces of Secret-Silver Equipment. The Flame
Furbolgs dropped more Secret-Silver Equipment than those elites,”
Blackie commented after they had finished collecting the items. He could
not help but sympathize with the elites of Overwhelming Smile.

The loot from the players versus the Flame Furbolgs was easy to
differentiate, as one group had only dropped Level 20 items, while the
other had only dropped Level 25 items.

The Flame Furbolgs had dropped four pieces of Level 25 Secret-Silver
Equipment alone, which was the equivalent of four pieces of Level 20
Fine-Gold Equipment. To God’s Domain’s players currently, Fine-Gold
Equipment was top-tier equipment, whereas Dark-Gold Equipment was the
cream of the crop. As for Epic items, they were the stuff of legends.

Meanwhile, if an ordinary player joined Zero Wing around Level 10 and
completed their Guild Quests each day, they could trade their Guild
Points in for a piece of Mysterious-Iron Equipment by the time they
reached Level 20. If they were lucky and managed to join a party to
complete advanced Guild Quests, they might even have enough points for
three or four pieces of Secret-Silver Equipment. More than half an
elite’s equipment would be Secret-Silver rank at the very least.

On the other hand, the equipment Overwhelming Smile’s elite members wore
was mostly a mix of Bronze and Mysterious-Iron rank. Practically none of
them had any Secret-Silver Equipment. They could not compare with Zero
Wing’s members.

Furthermore, Level 25 weapons and equipment were now available for Zero
Wing members. This was unheard of in any other Guild.

Any Level 25 equipment obtained by the other Guilds would be prioritized
to their core members. These items would never be available for their
ordinary members.

Compared to Level 25 Secret-Silver and Fine-Gold Equipment, the benefits
that Overwhelming Smile offered were a joke.

After organizing the loot, Shi Feng had the two recently-resurrected
members take the dropped weapons and equipment back to the Guild. As for
Aqua Rose and the others, they all entered the Starfire Mine and started
mining.

The Starfire Mine was a naturally occurring maze. Moreover, when
wandering inside the mine, the players were often ambushed by groups of
three to five Flame Furbolgs. As a result, Shi Feng’s team progressed
slowly.

The Flame Furbolgs were Level 27 Special Elites. Their Strength was
frighteningly high, and they could send a Berserker of the same level
flying with a single hit. Although they were somewhat slow, the Flame
Furbolgs also had an AOE control skill called War Stomp. When activated,
all enemies within a radius of 8 yards would be placed in a Fainted
state for four seconds. In this narrow cave, avoiding this skill was not
easy.

Normally, a party had no chance against these Flame Furbolgs. At the
very least, they needed a larger team and the willingness to make
sacrifices to get rid of these Special Elites.

Unfortunately for the Flame Furbolgs, the opponent was Shi Feng.

Moreover, there were also the Tier 1 Assassins, Fire Dance and Flying
Shadow, and the unpredictable Astromancer, Violet Cloud.

Before Shi Feng and the others, the Flame Furbolg’s 70,000 HP was only
decoration.

Shi Feng and the others were Tier 1 classes. They were only slightly
inferior to the Special Elites.

After activating the Aura of Fire, Shi Feng could easily deal over
-1,000 damage with every attack. When he used the Tier 1 Chop, he could
deal over -6,000 damage, over -10,000 damage if he achieved a critical
hit.

As for the Flame Furbolg’s War Stomp, the skill was child’s play to an
expert.

Faced with groups of three to five Flame Furbolgs, Shi Feng’s party of
six could either incapacitate the monsters throughout the altercation or
kill them swiftly with brute force, preventing them from activating War
Stomp either way.

Shi Feng’s group continued to delve into the mine, their experience bars
rising quickly.

The EXP earned from killing a Level 27 Special Elite was already
abundant. There was also the bonus EXP due to the level difference and
the fact that there were only six players in the party to share the EXP.
Most importantly, there were a lot of Flame Furbolgs, and no matter how
many the party killed, more awaited them further in the mine. They
leveled faster here than when they had killed Lord ranked monsters in a
team of 500 players. On top of everything else, they also obtained
plenty of Level 25 equipment.

After Shi Feng and the others had killed Flame Furbolgs in the Starfire
Mine for over three hours, the group arrived at a wide and beautiful
crystal cavern. A gigantic flaming star took up the center of this
cavern.

The moment Shi Feng set foot in the crystal cavern, a system
notification suddenly rang out.

System: You have entered the Land of the Fallen Star. Activating Free
Combat System.

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Chapter 435 - Land of the Fallen Star

After entering the crystal cavern, Shi Feng had not been the only one to
receive a system notification. His party members also received one.

“Activating Free Combat System?” Shi Feng was stunned.

The Free Combat System was an unfamiliar term to the current players of
God’s Domain. Shi Feng, however, could not be more familiar with it.

This was a mechanic that would only exist after the second evolution of
God’s Domain.

In order to make combat in God’s Domain more realistic, friendly fire
was now active.

Originally, if two players were in a party together, their attacks would
not damage each other. However, after activating the Free Combat System,
if one were not careful and struck a party member, said party member
would receive damage from the attack.

Players could also damage themselves with their own skills. For example,
if a player used an AOE skill and they were within the skill’s effective
range, they would receive damage. In the past, after the Free Combat
System had activated, many players had ended up in the graveyard because
of either themselves or each other.

As a result, when attacking, players needed sufficient control of their
attacks. Otherwise, no one would be willing to join their party
regardless of the benefits.

“Guild Leader, what just happened?” Aqua Rose could not contain her
curiosity when she saw Shi Feng’s surprise.

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“We have activated the Free Combat System. From now on, our attacks will
not differentiate from friend and foe, so we need to be careful in the
battle. Don’t mistakenly injure yourselves or your teammates,” Shi Feng
explained.

However, before the others could respond, a deep purple barrier sealed
off the cavern’s entrance.

When Blackie accidentally touched the barrier, he suddenly lost 1,000
HP.

Frightened, Blackie hurriedly backed away from the barrier.

“We’ve fallen into a trap. Be careful of your surroundings and don’t
take action casually.”

Shi Feng considered the purple barrier at the cavern’s entrance before
observing his surroundings.

Suddenly, a large group of Wolfman Warriors appeared in the Land of the
Fallen Star, which had originally been void of any monsters. The Wolfman
Warriors each carried a shield and a weapon, and they stared at Shi
Feng’s group with fangs bared and smelly drool leaking from their
mouths. They treated Shi Feng and the others like a meal.

[Wolfman Warrior] (Elite Rank)

Level 27

HP 42,000/42,000

Although the Wolfman Warriors were much weaker than the Flame Furbolgs,
there were many of them. They moved in groups of a dozen or so, making
them far more difficult to deal than the groups of three to five
Furbolgs.

“Guild Leader, what should we do now?” Blackie said, his heart wavering
as he watched the hundreds of Wolfman Warriors slowly walk towards them.

“Fight as we look for an exit.” Shi Feng could not think of any better
ideas. With the entrance sealed off and the sudden appearance of so many
Wolfman Warriors, the only plan he had was to fight as they ran. “I’ll
open a path. Fire Dance and Flying Shadow, cover me. Aqua, focus on
controlling those Wolfman Warriors.”

Based on Shi Feng’s experience, all traps in God’s Domain gave players a
chance of survival. As long as they found the trick to unlock the trap,
they could escape with their lives.

Meanwhile, the trap before them was clearly directed towards those who
were unfamiliar with the Free Combat System. If everyone randomly used
their skills, they would kill themselves before laying a scratch on the
monsters before them.

Hence, it was safer if only he took action.

Following which, Shi Feng led the party and charged towards the area
with the least number of Wolfman Warriors. Even so, there were still
over a dozen Elites ahead of him.

Seeing Shi Feng’s group barreling towards them, these Wolfman Warriors
opened their mouths and howled. They raised their weapons and charged at
Shi Feng. At this moment, the other Wolfman Warriors had similarly
started to surround Shi Feng and the others.

“Don’t fight. Just lure them to a single location and then kill them.”

With that order, Shi Feng took the fight to these Wolfman Warriors,
leading his own band of elites. He then unsheathed the Abyssal Blade and
the Purgatory’s Shadow, brandishing his swords and sending over a dozen
swords of light to strike the Wolfman Warriors’ vital points.

Shi Feng’s Attack Speed was extremely fast. Although the Wolfman
Warriors tried to defend themselves, Shi Feng’s swords of light reached
the monsters first. A single sword strike sent a Wolfman Warrior that
was over two meters tall flying backward, a damage of over -1,000 points
appearing above its head.

Shi Feng had no desire to continue fighting. After having sent the dozen
or so Wolfman Warriors flying, he led the party and moved past the
Wolfman Warriors.

If possible, Shi Feng wanted to finish off these Wolfmen. If he did,
however, they would end up surrounded by more of these Elite monsters.
If that happened, they wouldn’t escape despite their efforts.

In such a way, Shi Feng, Fire Dance, and Flying Shadow opened a path for
the party, the six continuously advancing.

Regarding the Wolfman Warriors chasing them relentlessly, Aqua Rose
continuously cast Ice Walls and Ice Spheres behind her, using the spells
to reduce the monsters’ speed.

Although the Wolfman Warriors could not catch up, the number of monsters
chasing after Shi Feng’s party had increased past a thousand. If Shi
Feng and the others made a single mistake, they would most likely lose
their lives.

“We can use the terrain ahead. Fire Dance, Flying Shadow, and I will
block the Wolfman Warriors behind us. Blackie, use Stars of Light. It
doesn’t matter even how far you cast it; just remember not to include us
in the spell’s effective area.”

Shi Feng had constantly observed the surrounding terrain as he ran, and
he caught sight of an elevated area. The path there was also very
narrow; two or three people would be sufficient to block it completely.
Hence, he hastened towards that elevated ground.

“Leave it to me! Watch me get rid of these wolf pups!” Blackie nodded.

When the party entered the narrow path, Shi Feng and the two Assassins
spun around, facing the oncoming Wolfman Warriors.

Twenty yards... Fifteen yards... Ten yards...

Watching the Wolfman Warriors come closer and closer...

“Release!” Shi Feng shouted.

Having prepared, Blackie waved his staff, and in the next moment, a Star
of Light descended from the sky. One after another, the Stars of Light
bombarded the thousand-plus of Wolfman Warriors. Those near the
epicenter of the crash received over -7,000 damage, while the others in
the spell’s vicinity received over -3,000 damage.

The Wolfman Warriors had 42,000 HP. They could only endure a few waves
of Stars of Light before dying.

However, the Wolfman Warriors outside of Blackie’s spell were
intelligent. They had not foolishly charged into the range of the Stars
of Light. Instead, they stood in place, waiting for the spell to end.

Although the effect of Stars of Light was frightening, the spell only
took the lives of slightly over 200 Wolfman Warriors. To an army of over
a thousand, that was nothing.

However, after Stars of Light ended, the experience bars of Shi Feng’s
party skyrocketed. If they could repeat this process, they could easily
reach Level 30 in a few hours.

Before anyone could catch a breather, dozens of Wolfman Warriors charged
into the small path, howling as they brandished their weapons.

Due to the Free Combat System, Blackie had not had a perfect grasp of
his skill’s coverage area. As a result, the Wolfman Warriors that had
been at the very forefront of the charge had not been caught in the
effective area of Stars of Light.

Fortunately, the small path only allowed for five or six Wolfman
Warriors. Without hesitation, Shi Feng sent a Tier 1 Thundering Flash at
the incoming Elite monsters.

Compared to the Tier 0 Thundering Flash, the Tier 1 skill was far more
agile. Whether it was in terms of speed, power, distance, or number of
attacks, all had massively improved. Most importantly, Shi Feng could
now use it to attack horizontally, increasing its attack area.

A blue arc of lightning tore through the path in the blink of an eye,
splitting the path in two. Following which, another arc of blue
lightning streaked towards its target. After five consecutive arcs of
lightning, astonishing damages appeared above the dozens of Wolfman
Warriors.

-1,624, -2,240, -3,136, -4,394, -6,152...

Thundering Flash’s effect stacked, and each consecutive hit would have
its damage increased by 40%. If a target were struck by all five
lightning strikes, the total damage would be terrifying.

However, the might of Thundering Flash could not deter these crazed
Wolfman Warriors. They still threw themselves forward with little regard
for their lives.

Aqua Rose waved her staff, and suddenly, three Ice Walls appearing on
the small path, reducing the Wolfman Warrior’s speed. Blackie also cast
Hell Flame, dark green flames emerging from the ground. Immediately
after, Shi Feng used the Tier 1 Earth Splitter.

Before these Wolfman Warriors could reach Shi Feng, they all died.

With the perfect combination of the six and the advantageous terrain,
they had only spent a short amount of time finishing off the
thousand-plus Wolfman Warriors.

After decimating the last wave of Warriors, a golden glow illuminated
Shi Feng’s body.

He was finally Level 25!

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Chapter 436 - Combat Power Soars

“Guild Leader, you’re finally Level 25,” Blackie sighed with relief when
he saw the golden brilliance illuminate Shi Feng’s body.

“That’s right,” Shi Feng laughed bitterly. “After choosing this Blade
Saint class, I’m doomed to level up slowly.”

“Guild Leader, here’s the Level 25 Swordsman Fine-Gold and Secret-Silver
Equipment we saved for you,” Fire Dance said, retrieving a few pieces of
equipment from her bag. She had deliberately held on to these items for
Shi Feng. As for the other Level 25 equipment, she had sent them to the
Guild’s Warehouse.

Shi Feng’s hidden class was no secret among the core members of Zero
Wing. This included Violet Cloud’s Astromancer class as well.
Originally, everyone had envied and admired hidden classes, searching
desperately for a Legacy that would give them the chance to obtain a
hidden class. However, they could now see both Shi Feng’s and Violet
Cloud’s leveling speed for themselves; their progression could only be
described with one word—slow.

Some of the team members who were originally a lower level than Shi Feng
and Violet Cloud had even surpassed the two over these past few days in
White Fog Canyon.

More importantly, their levels were currently in the 20s. When they
reached the 30s, 50s, or even 100s, the two’s leveling speed would most
likely slow to a crawl.

When the others thought about how they would level far slower than other
players, they promptly dismissed their intentions of searching for a
hidden class. If they encountered an Advanced Legacy in the future, they
would change classes then. If not, so be it.

Levels were very important in God’s Domain. Moreover, everyone paled at
the thought of dying just once as a hidden class.

“Thanks.” Shi Feng accepted Fire Dance’s offer. His current equipment
mostly consisted of random Level 20 pieces. If he switched them out for
Level 25 Fine-Gold and Secret-Silver Equipment, his Attributes would
increase significantly.

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Shi Feng also retrieved a fiery-red pair of boots from his bag. The
delicate boots each had three beautiful Flame Crystals embedded in them,
and a bright red glow circled the footwear.

These were super-top-tier boots that Shi Feng had obtained after killing
the Scorching Lamia.

[Flame Boots] (Plate Boots, Dark-Gold Rank)

Level 25

Defense +175

Strength +21, Agility +30, Endurance +15

Movement Speed +8

Fire Resistance +5

Additional Skill-

Flame Rush: Increases Movement Speed by 100% for 10 seconds.

Cooldown: 2 minutes

The boots were worth at least 30 Gold. As Shi Feng had not met the level
requirement for the boots when he had first obtained them, he had kept
them in his bag until now.

After equipping the Flame Boots, Shi Feng’s Attributes soared once more.
He had even obtained a new skill, Flame Rush. This was a must-have skill
for both escape and pursuit. Undoubtedly, the Flame Boots had
significantly increased Shi Feng’s mobility.

“Guild Leader, what kind of boots are those? They’re so beautiful!” Aqua
Rose asked excitedly upon seeing the Flame Boots on Shi Feng’s feet.

Aqua Rose wasn’t the only person with this opinion as both Fire Dance
and Violet Cloud similarly eyed the Flame Boots.

Women always loved beautiful things.

“I got these boots from killing a High Lord in the Flame God’s Cave.
However, you guys are mages, so you can’t equip them. If you could, we’d
go back and farm more High Lords.” Even with his experience in countless
battles, Shi Feng squirmed under the intense stares of the three
beauties. In the end, he had no choice but to display the Flame Boots’
data.

When everyone saw the boots’ Attributes, they were stunned.

“Guild Leader, is this a Level 25 Dark-Gold item?” Flying Shadow’s eyes
nearly popped out of his sockets in shock. Originally, he had thought
the Flame Boots were Level 25 Fine-Gold Equipment. After all, ever since
they started killing Level 25 and above Lord ranked monsters, the best
equipment they had obtained was Level 25 Fine-Gold Equipment.

“These Attributes are amazing!” Blackie said enviously. He was not
particularly surprised that the Flame Boots were Dark-Gold ranked.

“Guild Leader, when did you kill a Level 25 or above High Lord?” Aqua
Rose asked with disbelief.

When Fire Dance and the others heard Aqua Rose’s question, they suddenly
realized the weight of Shi Feng’s words.

Zero Wing had only recently entered White Fog Canyon. Based on Shi
Feng’s behavior, he had obtained the Flame Boots long before entering
the canyon. However, only High Lords had a chance of dropping Dark-Gold
Equipment. Moreover, as the Flame Boots had a Level 25 requirement, Shi
Feng would have had to kill a Level 25 High Lord at the very minimum.
Meanwhile, since Shi Feng always acted independently, it meant that he
had most likely killed a Level 25 High Lord by himself.

Was something like that really possible in God’s Domain?

“If I remember correctly, I think it was around the time when I was
Level 15,” Shi Feng said after giving it some thought. “However, I used
some special methods to defeat that Scorching Lamia. If it were a direct
confrontation, she would have killed me instantly.”

“Amazing!”

“Inhuman!”

“Guild Leader, you’re too insincere! We are all in the same boat, yet
you still keep so many secrets to yourself!”

Due to their shock and surprise, Aqua Rose and the others were utterly
speechless.

They all knew full well how powerful a High Lord was. They also knew how
inconceivable it was to kill a High Lord. A team of 50 players stood no
chance against one, much less a solo player. Even if Shi Feng had used
some particular method to kill one, it was still an amazing feat.

It turns out that Guild Leader has hidden his strength all along. It
seems that I’ll need to work harder from now on. Aside from her shock,
Fire Dance was also disappointed. She inwardly lamented over her lack of
strength. Originally, she had thought that she was only a short distance
from catching up with Shi Feng. She now realized that not only had the
gap not shortened in the slightest, but it had even grown wider.
However, this revelation had not discouraged Fire Dance. At the very
least, she could see how wide the gap was now.

Shortly after Aqua Rose and the others had renewed their opinion of Shi
Feng’s strength, a terrifying roar echoed throughout the Land of the
Fallen Star.

“This is a wolf’s howl.”

“The sound seems to be moving closer.”

“Is the boss coming for revenge because we killed the wolf pups?”

Aqua Rose and the others were no ordinary players; their five senses
were very acute. By sound alone, they could feel danger approaching.
Meanwhile, anything that could instill that kind of feeling was not a
typical monster. Immediately, everyone went on high-alert, searching for
any movement.

“The monster heading for us is at least Lord ranked. All of you, stand
back.” Shi Feng could feel the threat of death.

When one had reached his standards, they could determine an enemy’s
strength through the degree of danger they instinctively felt without
even seeing their enemy. If it were a Chieftain, although Shi Feng would
feel danger, he would not sense the threat of death. For him to feel
such a threat meant that the approaching monster was at least a Lord.

While everyone waited quietly for the enemy’s arrival, Shi Feng
retrieved the Fragmented Legendary ranked Heavenly Dragon’s Breath from
his bag.

Previously, Shi Feng’s Intelligence had been below the required 120
points, so he had not been able to equip the Fragmented Legendary item.
Now, however, he finally possessed enough points in his Intelligence.

As he had a Tier 1 class, he received 8 Free Attribute Points each time
he leveled up. In addition, the Abyssal Blade also gave him two points
for each level. The Golden Stigmata also gave him 10 Free Attribute
Points and raised all Attributes by 5 points every 5 Levels.

When Shi Feng reached Level 25, he had received a total of 20 Free
Attribute Points. After increasing his Intelligence to 120 points, he
added the remaining points into Strength.

The Equipment Requirement of the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath was 200
Strength, 200 Agility, and 120 Intelligence.

Both Shi Feng’s Strength and Agility had long since exceeded 200 points;
they had even exceeded 300. Now that his Intelligence had reached the
minimum requirement, he could equip the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath.

“Such power.”

After equipping the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath, Shi Feng could feel an
immeasurable strength flow into him from the Fragmented Legendary ring.
Although this was not his first time equipping the item, the ring still
gave his mind a clarity that he had never had before. He also felt warm
and fuzzy, power leaking from his body. It felt as if he was capable of
destroying anything and everything in his path.

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Chapter 437 - Tier 2 Combat Power

As the howls approached, everyone became more focused. They kept their
eyes glued on the numerous stone pillars in front of the small path.

None of them spared even a glance for the loot that the thousand-plus
Wolfman Warriors had dropped.

It was not because Shi Feng and the others did not want to, but because
they couldn’t afford to.

They had all experienced just how powerful and cunning a Lord ranked
monster was.

Even Elites knew how to ambush players, much less Lords. The frightening
aspect of Lords was that they knew how to strike a player’s blind spots,
landing a fatal blow. Previously, Zero Wing’s Chief MT, Cola, had very
nearly died several times in a Lord’s ambush. If not for the Arclight
Guard’s heaven-defying skill, Time Arc, Cola would have died at least
half a dozen times.

Currently, none of Shi Feng’s party had such an overpowered skill. They
would only taunt death if they moved forward to pick up the loot.

After a short moment, the howling stopped. Instantly, an aura of death
washed over the party, and the air surrounding them seemed to freeze.

“Where’s the monster?” Blackie asked, confused when nothing appeared.

“It has probably hidden itself. The stone pillars ahead are perfect
cover, and it is highly likely that the monster is looking for a chance
to strike,” Flying Shadow, who was in Stealth, answered. “Guild Leader,
should I scout ahead and investigate?”

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“No, it’s already heading towards us,” Shi Feng said, shaking his head
as he unsheathed the Abyssal Blade and the Purgatory’s Shadow. With a
grim expression, he said, “Everyone, prepare for battle. Flying Shadow
and Fire Dance, cover me. Violet, you focus on healing. Aqua and
Blackie, use your control skills but don’t pull too much aggro. This
monster is far more powerful than any of you can imagine.”

“It’s coming? But I don’t see it.” Aqua Rose scanned the area ahead of
her, failing to detect any traces of a monster.

“It’s normal that you can’t see it. It’s in Stealth right now; even I
can barely see its blurred figure.” Due to the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath,
Shi Feng had massively improved in all areas. Even so, he had almost
missed his opponent’s presence.

“Stealth?! It can’t be possible, right?”

When the others heard Shi Feng’s words and saw his solemn expression,
they immediately grew anxious as they examined their surroundings.

A Lord that could use Stealth... It was a player’s worst nightmare. A
single careless moment could result in their deaths.

Not daring to take any risks, Shi Feng immediately activated Omniscient
Eyes.

He immediately discovered a small-sized, red-furred Wolfman. This red
Wolfman wielded two pitch-black sawtooth daggers in each hand. The Lord
had already reached the small path and was less than 30 yards away,
slowly approaching the party.

[Crimson Shadow Wolf] (Rare Lord)

Level 28

HP 1,000,000/1,000,000

Rare Lords were not as powerful as High Lords, and in terms of
Attributes, they were the same as ordinary Lords. However, Rare Lords
possessed an additional innate skill.

It was just like how a player with a hidden class possessed Legacy
Skills unique to their class.

Hence, Rare Lords were significantly more powerful than ordinary Lords,
and to certain players, that difference might even be fatal.

If Shi Feng had a team of 500 players, he could kill the Crimson Shadow
Wolf with absolute certainty. However, not only did his party only
consist of six players, but they also did not have an MT. Facing this
Rare Lord would prove quite difficult.

When Shi Feng saw the red Wolfman’s information, distress filled his
heart. Fortunately, after equipping the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath, his
mind could remain extraordinarily calm. His Attributes had also
significantly increased.

Strength increased by 40%.

Agility increased by 40%.

Intelligence increased by 30%.

Endurance increased by 50%[1].

Movement Speed increased by 20%.

Attack Speed increased by 30%.

The improvement that the Fragmented Legendary item had provided to his
Attributes was much higher than the growth he had received when he
became a Tier 1 Blade Saint.

Furthermore, he also had three new skills: Dragon’s Authority, Dragon’s
Breath, and Heavenly Dragon’s Power. With these new skills, he could
easily contend with a Lord of the same level.

If Shi Feng had not equipped the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath, he would most
likely have given a single command.

Escape!

In God’s Domain, a Tier 1 class could compete with a Special Elite,
whereas a Tier 2 class was on the same level as a Lord.

This was why Shi Feng could not face a Lord in direct combat. However,
now that he had the Heavenly Dragon’s Breath, although it was not as
impressive as a Legendary item, it could still allow a player to
transcend tiers, granting Shi Feng the combat power of a Tier 2 player.

It was the equivalent of crossing the threshold to a Tier 2 class. Right
now, Shi Feng’s Attributes approached that of a Tier 2 class. He only
lacked Tier 2 skills.

Simply put, Shi Feng was fully capable of contending with a Lord of the
same level.

He also had the skill, Heavenly Dragon’s Power. This skill was even more
powerful than the Tier 1 skill, Blade Liberation. Previously, when Shi
Feng had activated Heavenly Dragon’s Power, he had been able to suppress
the final Boss in the Demon’s Castle.

When Shi Feng activated Omniscient Eyes, the Crimson Shadow Wolf knew
that it had been discovered. It dashed towards Shi Feng with astonishing
speed. Before Shi Feng could react, the Crimson Shadow Wolf had closed
the distance by more than 20 yards and stood before him. Without
hesitation, it slashed its sawtooth daggers towards Shi Feng’s neck.

Startled, Shi Feng hurriedly activated Defensive Blade. The two sawtooth
daggers froze just before they struck him, unable to proceed by even an
inch.

So fast! Shi Feng was shocked.

If anyone else stood in his place right now, they would have been a dead
man.

Shi Feng had activated Defensive Blade the instant he discovered the
Crimson Shadow Wolf, yet he had nearly been Decapitated...

Not only could Decapitate Silence players, but it could also inflict a
massive Bleeding DoT and significant damage.

If players were Silenced, they would only be able to defend themselves
by relying on their Basic Attributes. However, not even an MT of the
same level could fend off a Lord for more ten seconds.

Realizing that its first attack had been unsuccessful, the Crimson
Shadow Wolf spun backward and vanished right before Shi Feng’s eyes. In
an instant, it appeared behind Shi Feng and used Backstab. Fortunately,
Defensive Blade deflected that attack as well.

Standing in the back, Aqua Rose and the others were stupefied by this
scene.

They had only seen the Crimson Shadow Wolf when it first launched its
attack. Then, in the blink of an eye, it had appeared behind Shi Feng
and launched another attack.

However, the Rare Lord was far from done. Within one second, it had
launched no less than six attacks. Just as Defensive Blade was about to
run out, the Crimson Shadow Wolf sent a Flying Knee-kick towards Shi
Feng’s abdomen.

A Flying Knee-kick could easily break an enemy’s combat stance and send
them flying through the air, making it difficult for them to dodge or
attack.

Just before the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s Flying Knee-kick struck Shi Feng,
the Rare Lord revealed a human-like sneer. Suddenly, it reversed its
grip on one of its daggers and sent an Eviscerate at Shi Feng’s chest,
intending to end Shi Feng’s life with one strike.

“Guild Leader!”

Everyone watched anxiously.

However, they were helpless. The Crimson Shadow Wolf was simply too
fast. This was the first time they had witnessed such speed since they
started playing God’s Domain.

However, just as the sawtooth daggers were about to slide into Shi
Feng’s heart, the screech of metal against metal reached the team’s
ears.

The Crimson Shadow Wolf was confused when it heard this sound. Looking
at his adversary carefully, the Wolfman’s cold smile suddenly vanished.
Now, it wore a grim expression as it bared its fangs and growled.

TL Notes:

[1]Endurance increased by 50%: Uh, I mistranslated this back at Chapter
160 and Chapter 267. It should be 50% instead of 30%. I’ve made the
changes to both chapters. Sorry for the mistake.

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Chapter 438 - Twofold Liberation

Aqua Rose and the others noticed the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s sudden change
immediately.

However, the Zero Wing team was more focused on Shi Feng than they were
on the Rare Lord’s reaction.

Despite having been struck by the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s Flying
Knee-kick, not only had the Wolf failed to throw his prey into the air,
but Shi Feng also managed to block the Rare Lord.

“How did Guild Leader manage to do that?”

Flying Shadow was thoroughly confused when he saw the gray Abyssal Blade
block the sawtooth dagger, halting its advance. Was there really a
person capable of defending against that kind of speed?

The rest of the team was similarly tongue-tied.

“He should have used some sort of special skill, I think,” Fire Dance
said with uncertainty.

Fire Dance had barely seen the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s attack. Although
she knew that Shi Feng was astonishingly fast, he was still much slower
than the Rare Lord.

The Crimson Shadow Wolf’s attack was just like Shi Feng’s Void Steps:
extremely elusive. However, in the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s case, it had
not incorporated any techniques into its attack; it had relied solely on
its speed.

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Compared to Void Steps, where its user would momentarily disappear and
reappear shortly after, the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s disappearance and
reappearance occurred simultaneously. There had been no time between the
two occurrences at all. It was like a mage’s Instantaneous Movement
skill. However, no mage could use the skill frequently. Moreover, the
Crimson Shadow Wolf’s Attack Speed was much faster than its Movement
Speed.

In martial arts, only speed was unbreakable!

This saying was not baseless. If players could not even see or sense an
attack, how were they supposed to block it?

Yet, Shi Feng had detected such the strike and promptly blocked it...

Fire Dance considered herself to be an expert among Assassins, and she
was slightly more insightful than others. However, she did not
understand how Shi Feng had managed to block the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s
attack.

However, before anyone could figure it out, the Crimson Shadow Wolf
continued its assault.

Shadow Strike!

Suddenly, the Rare Lord transformed into a streak of black light that
pierced through Shi Feng’s body.

“Look out!” Fire Dance shouted a warning, but she was too late.

Shadow Strike was one of most lethal moves an Assassin possessed. It
could devour almost half the HP of an MT of the same level with a single
hit. The attack could even drop a Berserker’s HP to a critical level.
Shadow Strike was also the fastest skill in an Assassin’s repertoire.
One could only defend themselves against this skill with a skill. Fire
Dance had never expected that the Crimson Shadow Wolf would know it as
well.

However, even after the Rare Lord struck Shi Feng, its intense
expression had not relaxed in the slightest. On the contrary, it had
grown even more solemn as it glowered at Shi Feng, emitting a low, angry
growl.

It turned out that the skill had not struck Shi Feng, but his
afterimage.

“Aooo!” The Crimson Shadow Wolf was furious. Suddenly, it launched a
series of violent attacks at Shi Feng, disappearing in one moment and
appearing in the next.

The pitch-black daggers transformed into countless streaks of light that
bombarded the formidable Blade Saint.

However, Shi Feng also vanished and reappeared repeatedly, and the
Abyssal Blade and the Purgatory’s Shadow responded with their own
streaks of light, blocking every attack sent at their owner.

The one-sided situation had suddenly become a stalemate.

As both sides clashed, sparks flew into the air around them. The storm
that rolled in with every collision frightened Aqua Rose and the other
spectators.

“Just what is this...” Fire Dance’s eyes widened, her mind unable to
keep up with the battle before her.

Since when had Shi Feng become so fast?!

“Blackie, you know our Guild Leader better than any of us! Speak! Just
how much of his strength is he hiding?!” Aqua Rose demanded, frustration
filling the gaze that pinned Blackie.

Originally, when Shi Feng had said he had used special methods to solo a
High Lord, Aqua Rose could still understand. Even so, she already
considered Shi Feng inhuman for being capable of achieving such a feat.
Now, however, they watched as he contended with a terrifyingly fast
Lord. By this point, she had even begun to suspect that Shi Feng was not
a player at all, but the Main God System’s son or the System itself. How
else could they explain his speed?

Not even a High Lord could compete with the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s speed,
yet, Shi Feng matched it. Moreover, the player and monster were also
matched in terms of Strength. Even after exchanging so many attacks, Shi
Feng had not lost any HP.

How was it possible for a player to become so powerful? Even if it were
possible, it could not happen at this stage of the game.

“Me?” Very innocently, Blackie said, “I really don’t know.”

If he had not known Shi Feng, as a brother no less, he might not believe
that Shi Feng was human at all, but a monster wearing Shi Feng’s skin.

As both parties fought on, Shi Feng’s HP began to decrease rapidly. Even
though Shi Feng currently had 8,460 HP, far surpassing Zero Wing’s
number one MT, Cola, he could not outlast the Crimson Shadow Wolf.
Against the Rare Lord’s 1,000,000 HP, Shi Feng would grossly
overestimate himself if he tried to do so.

After roughly 20 seconds, Shi Feng’s HP fell to around 3,000.

“Violet, why aren’t you healing me yet?” Shi Feng asked, concerned,
through the team chat.

“Ah...!”

Violet Cloud was so mesmerized by Shi Feng and the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s
battle that she had forgotten her responsibilities. She immediately
began to wave her staff, sending one heal after another at Shi Feng. She
also cast a Sacred Shield on him, granting him some damage mitigation.

Violet Cloud’s heals were very powerful. Her Recover healed close to 600
HP every two seconds, whereas her Rapid Healing recovered over 1,600 HP
every second. Her Greater Healing replenished close to 3,000 HP
instantly. In a short moment, Shi Feng’s 8,460 HP was back to full.

However, Violet Cloud’s heals paled in comparison to the Crimson Shadow
Wolf’s. With 1,000,000 HP, the Rare Lord’s battle recovery restored
10,000 HP every five seconds. However, Shi Feng could not deplete its HP
by that much in that short time.

“Aqua, attack. Focus on using ice-type spells. Blackie, restrict the
Shadow Wolf with your curses. Fire Dance and Flying Shadow, stand at a
distance and use your flying daggers,” Shi Feng commanded as he fought.

There was a limit to Violet Cloud’s Mana. If they dragged this battle on
the Crimson Shadow Wolf would slaughter them all. Hence, they needed to
increase their damage output. However, the Rare Lord was simply too
fast. With Fire Dance and Flying Shadow’s melee attacks, they would only
be easy targets for the Crimson Shadow Wolf.

The team leaped into action as they received their orders, casting one
skill after another at the Rare Lord and continuously depleting its HP.
Compared to Lords like the Flame Guards, the Crimson Shadow Wolf had a
weaker Defense. Hence, although the Crimson Shadow Wolf dodged most of
the attacks effortlessly, those that landed still inflicted significant
bursts of damage.

Aqua Rose’s Frost Arrow dealt over -1,000 damage, and her Flame Barrage
dealt around -3,000 damage. As for Blackie, his Dark Arrow achieved over
-1,300 damage; over -2,000 damage if it was a critical hit. His Unstable
Affliction also dealt close to -1,000 damage every two seconds. Fire
Dance and Flying Shadow could deal around -300 damage with each of their
throwing attacks.

In addition, Shi Feng would occasionally deal over -2,000 damage with
his attacks. As a result, everyone’s total damage within five seconds
easily exceeded 10,000 points.

After an hour or so, the Crimson Shadow Wolf only had 43% of its HP
remaining. As long as they continued to wear it down for another few
hours, they would kill the Rare Lord.

With the hope of killing the Crimson War Wolf in sight, everyone sighed
relief. Previously, the Rare Lord had been terrifying, causing everyone
to despair. They had been certain that they would die.

“Guild Leader, why are you so good at hiding yourself? You must have
been lying when you said you defeated the Level 25 High Lord using
special methods before, right? In reality, you must have relied on your
own strength to kill it,” Aqua Rose grumbled.

“You guys misunderstand me,” Shi Feng suddenly said while he continued
to face-off against the Rare Lord.

“Misunderstand?” Everyone was confused.

“I don’t have the ability to defend against such a astonishing speed.”
Shi Feng explained, “Previously, I, too, was afraid of the Shadow Wolf.
Against its speed, I’m not a match for it even if I go all-out. However,
while the Shadow Wolf was attacking me, I took a look at the system
time.

“Afterward, I realized why the Shadow Wolf was so fast.

“It’s not because the Shadow Wolf is fast. It’s because the Shadow
Wolf’s innate skill slows our reaction time, altering our perception to
think that it’s fast and unstoppable.”

Upon hearing Shi Feng’s explanation, everyone did what Shi Feng had
said. Sure enough, they understood.

At the beginning of the fight, Shi Feng was similarly frightened.
However, when he had glanced at the time displayed by the system, he
realized that something was off. Originally, Shi Feng believed that the
Crimson Shadow Wolf’s attack had happened instantaneously. Yet, the
system had indicated that a short moment had passed. In particular, when
the Crimson Shadow Wolf had charged at him, Shi Feng saw the Rare Lord
cross the 20-yard distance in an instant, but according to the system
clock, two seconds had passed.

As Crimson Shadow Wolf was about to land the finishing blow, Shi Feng
activated the Aura of Space, becoming immune to all control effects.
Since the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s innate skill no longer had an impact, he
had no problems defending against the Rare Lord’s normal Attack Speed.
After all, he, too, possessed the combat power of a Tier 2 class.

If anyone else had stood in his place, they would have fallen to the
Crimson Shadow Wolf’s innate skill.

However, after engaging in the battle for such a long time, Violet
Cloud’s Mana was almost depleted. Although she used Mana Recovery
Potions constantly, with her current consumption rate, she would last
another ten minutes or so at most. Unfortunately, the Crimson Shadow
Wolf still had 43% of its HP remaining...

“I can only give it a shot!” Shi Feng gritted his teeth as he glared at
the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s HP.

Purgatory Power, activate!

Heavenly Dragon’s Power, activate!

Suddenly, Shi Feng’s body released a dazzling golden glow. The glow this
time was far more impressive than it had been in the Demon’s Castle. His
aura was more intense, forming the faint figure of a gigantic dragon. In
the next moment, the dragon released a roar that made one’s eardrums
tremble.

Simultaneously, Shi Feng’s Attributes underwent a massive
transformation.

Shi Feng’s HP instantly rose to 25,380, and his Strength slammed past
the 800-point threshold. His Defense had also improved.

With a wave of his sword, Shi Feng forced the Rare Lord back, dealing
over -400 damage with the strike. He then took a step forward and used a
Tier 1 Chop. Due to the Attack Speed and damage buffs of Purgatory
Power, critical double damages of -4,920, -7,312, and -7,324 appeared
above the Wolf’s head before it could react.

The Crimson Shadow Wolf was sent crashing into a stone pillar by the
side of the small path.

The Rare Lord and Swordsman’s Strengths were no longer on the same
level.

Suddenly, Shi Feng’s furious roar echoed throughout the cavern.

Dragon’s Authority!

[Dragon’s Authority]

Suppress all enemies in the surroundings with the might of the Heavenly
Dragon, inflicting the Fear status onto enemies within a 30-yard
distance, reducing their Attack Power by 20%, Attack Speed by 20%, and
Movement Speed by 20% for 1 minute.

After the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s speed fell, the Rare Lord was even less
of a match for Shi Feng.

Within seconds, the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s HP plummeted to 30%.

As it reached this threshold, the Crimson Shadow Wolf began to change,
growing larger. It also tossed its daggers to the side. It was now four
times larger than it had been, as tall as a two-story building. The
ground trembled as it took a step.

By appearances alone, the Zero Wing team understood how terrifying this
monster had just become.

However, Shi Feng couldn’t care less. Gritting his teeth, he activated
Blade Liberation.

Suddenly, the Abyssal Blade released a dazzling silver light, its power
flowing into Shi Feng.

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Chapter 439 - Overpowered Strength

The angry roar of the berserk Crimson Shadow Wolf shook the very space
around them. The pressure it emitted was far heavier and more powerful
than before.

With a light step, cracks formed on the solid ground beneath its feet,
and its claws gouged deep furrows into the solid ground.

The strength and sharpness of its claws shocked all who saw them.

Without a doubt, an attack from the Wolf’s claws could even destroy a
Secret-Silver Weapon. Even a Fine-Gold Weapon would only last a few
hits. Only Dark-Gold Weapons might endure a long beating.

The Crimson Shadow Wolf abruptly leaped forward and brandished its sharp
claws at Shi Feng.

“Guild Leader!”

Everyone worried for Shi Feng upon seeing the ferocious Crimson Shadow
Wolf.

The Rare Lord’s Strength had more than doubled. If a Tier 1 MT of the
same level did not activate a lifesaving skill, they would most likely
die from one hit. Although Shi Feng had over 25,000 HP after activating
Heavenly Dragon’s Power, and his Defense had significantly improved, he
most likely would not last more than a few hits.

To the gigantic Crimson Shadow Wolf, attacking Shi Feng with its claws
was no different than slapping an ant.

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Boom!

The ground shattered and fist-sized gravel erupted into the
surroundings.

Initially, everyone had believed that it was game over. However, the
Crimson Shadow Wolf’s claws had actually stopped a few centimeters above
Shi Feng’s head, and no matter how hard the Rare Lord tried, it could
not move its claws any further. Instead, the ground beneath Shi Feng’s
feet had begun to fracture.

“Ao...”

At this moment, doubt began to seep into the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s eyes.
Despite its increased strength, it was still useless.

Standing at a distance, Aqua Rose and the others were similarly
slack-jawed, overcome with shock.

By the time they noticed it, waves of red gas had surrounded Shi Feng’s
body. Meanwhile, the silvery-gray Abyssal Blade in his hand had actually
stopped the claws that had contained frightening power. Moreover, Shi
Feng had not lost even a single HP from the collision.

“Aooo!”

The Crimson Shadow Wolf bellowed angrily and began a brutal assault.

One swipe... Three swipes... Six swipes...

However, each successive attack only caused the ground beneath Shi Feng
to fracture further, filling the air with dust and debris.

Seeing this, the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s eyes nearly popped out of their
sockets.

Just as the Rare Lord sent another subsequent attack, Shi Feng finally
swung his arm, slashing his sword at the incoming paw.

Peng!

The Crimson Shadow Wolf’s body was suddenly pinned flat against a stone
pillar like a picture on a wall. In addition, a damage of over -1,000
points appeared above the Rare Lord’s head.

“Crap!” Blackie shouted in surprise.

A monster as tall as a two-story building had been thrown into the stone
pillar with just one hit. The watching team was stupefied.

However, Shi Feng was not done. Moving his feet, he instantly appeared
before the Crimson Shadow Wolf.

Although the Rare Lord tried to retaliate, Shi Feng immediately launched
a series of attacks striking at its four limbs, breaking them.

Unsatisfied, Shi Feng continued to wield his two swords, sending a storm
of blades at the Crimson Shadow Wolf.

Shi Feng’s every attack inflicted over -2,800 damage on the Crimson
Shadow Wolf, whereas a double critical hit dealt over -5,700 damage, and
a triple critical hit dealt over -8,500 damage, rapidly obliterating the
Rare Lord’s HP.

Shi Feng’s Strength had suppressed the Crimson Shadow Wolf, rendering it
helpless. From beginning to end, the Rare Lord remained pinned to the
stone pillar, never falling from its high position.

However, this was only the beginning. Shi Feng then began to use his
skills.

Chop!

Three swords of light converged at a single point, striking the Crimson
Shadow Wolf.

-4,310, -6,440, -6,460.

Although Shi Feng’s damage was lower than his previous use of Chop, this
attack had not achieved a critical hit.

After Chop, Shi Feng followed up with Phantom Kill.

Shi Feng’s doppelganger possessed 70% of his Attributes. Even so, it was
still extremely powerful, and each of his attacks dealt close to -2,000
damage.

Following which, Shi Feng activated Nine Dragons Slash. Twelve Abyssal
Blade phantoms devoured the Crimson Shadow Wolf, each phantom dealing
over -1,000 damage.

However, Shi Feng was still not satisfied. Both Shi Feng and his
doppelganger then used Thundering Flash, Earth Splitter, Wind Blade,
Thunder Flame Explosion, and every other damaging skill they
possessed...

Watching the battle unfold from a distance, Aqua Rose and the others
were dumbfounded. They had even forgotten to help Shi Feng attack.

How was this still a battle against a Level 28 Rare Lord? Shi Feng was
practically bullying a weak, little monster.

The pitiful Crimson Shadow Wolf could do nothing but howl with pain. It
could not even move its four limbs, as Shi Feng would immediately follow
up with a slash the moment it tried.

The Crimson Shadow Wolf’s remaining 300,000 HP could not withstand Shi
Feng’s brutal assault. Shi Feng only needed 10 seconds to eliminate the
Rare Lord’s remaining 300,000 HP.

Soon, Shi Feng abruptly stopped his frenzied assault.

The Crimson Shadow Wolf also stopped its tragic howling. At this moment,
its blood-red eyes revealed its fear and shock as it stared at Shi Feng.

As the Crimson Shadow Wolf slowly tumbled from the cracked stone
pillar...

Shi Feng revealed a calm smile as he activated Divine Providence, his
Luck instantly increasing by 20 points.

“Die!”

Shi Feng then used his sure-kill skill, Flame Burst. Both the Abyssal
Blade and Purgatory’s Shadow suddenly released a blazing, white glow,
transforming into streaks of light that struck the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s
body.

-21,415, -43,024, -21,389, -21,425...

Instantly, the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s remaining HP fell to zero.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng’s attacks had left multiple scorch marks on the
stone pillar behind the Rare Lord.

When the Crimson Shadow Wolf died, perhaps due to Shi Feng’s 25 points
in Luck, the Rare Lord dropped close to 20 items, scattering them across
the ground.

Rare Lords dropped the same quality of items as a High Lord, maybe
better, which was why players in God’s Domain loved to hunt them.
However, as the name suggested, Rare Lords were extremely difficult to
find.

Upon seeing the dropped items of the Crimson Shadow Wolf, Shi Feng
heaved a deep sigh of relief as he sheathed the Abyssal Blade and the
Purgatory’s Shadow.

Originally, Shi Feng had not intended to use Blade Liberation.

The first reason was that the skill possessed a detrimental side-effect
and a long Cooldown.

The second reason was that the skill duration was too short, lasting
only 20 seconds. If Shi Feng could not finish off his enemy within that
time, it would be game over.

The third reason was that, after killing the Crimson Shadow Wolf, he did
not know if another enemy would appear. If he saved Blade Liberation, he
could still use the skill should the need arise.

However, after seeing the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s transformation, Shi Feng
knew that he had no chance against it if he relied on Heavenly Dragon’s
Power. If he could not defeat the Crimson Shadow Wolf, he wouldn’t have
to worry about monsters appearing after it.

When Shi Feng looked down at the Crimson Shadow Wolf’s corpse on the
ground, he was overcome with emotion.

A twofold berserk was simply too powerful!

If it had lasted slightly longer, he could definitely solo a Lord. He
might even be able to challenge a High Lord.

“Guild Leader, just what is that berserk skill of yours? It was amazing!
You killed berserk Lord by yourself! How are people like us even
supposed to play the game with any dignity now?” Blackie joked as he
walked up to Shi Feng.

“If we release the video of this battle, no one will believe it is
real.”

“Of course. Slamming a berserk Lord into the wall with a single
hit...who would believe that something like that is possible?”

Everyone nodded in agreement. They were immensely excited.

It was obvious that Shi Feng had used a berserk skill. Only, this
berserk skill was too frightening, and not even a berserk Rare Lord
stood a chance against him.

Originally, no one had paid any attention to berserk skills.

However, they had never expected that such a skill could play such a
significant role during a crucial moment.

At this moment, a yearning for berserk skills grew in everyone’s hearts.
They all swore to gain one for themselves after returning.

“Alright, let’s hurry up and collect the loot. We don’t know what kind
of danger awaits us,” Shi Feng laughed.

While everyone collected the loot, Blade Liberation’s duration ended.

Suddenly, like a deflated balloon, Shi Feng’s body shrunk. His
Attributes fell by 80% as well.

“What’s going on?” Shi Feng was surprised when he saw the duration of
the Weakened debuff.

Originally, the Weakened state imposed by Blade Liberation only lasted
for three minutes. Now, however, the debuff would last for three whole
hours...

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