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Chapter 480 - Stepping into the Second Phase

Fifth Ghost was a Tier 1 Swordsman. Although he did not possess Sixth
Ghost’s frightening Strength, in terms of speed, he was significantly
superior to the Berserker.

In particular, Fifth Ghost’s control over his center of gravity when
using the advance attack technique Triple Cut surpassed Sixth Ghost’s.
In addition, Fifth Ghost had used Wind Blade, increasing his speed
significantly. At this moment, one could even vaguely see a fourth
afterimage of his sword.

Presently, Shi Feng had already focused all his power into defending
against Sixth Ghost’s attack. He simply had no time to consider Fifth
Ghost.

When Fifth Ghost saw his sword piercing Shi Feng’s chest, a sinister
smile appeared on his face. “Brat, although your strength is quite good,
you are still ten years too early if you think you can fight against us
Seven Ghosts.”

“Brother Five, be careful!” Sixth Ghost suddenly shouted in panic when
he saw Fifth Ghost’s delighted appearance.

“Huh?” Fifth Ghost immediately sensed that something was wrong because
his instincts were telling him right here and now that he had already
arrived at death’s door. He then realized the sensation he felt with his
hand—when his sword stabbed into Shi Feng—was as if he had just pierced
through air. Suddenly, he felt goosebumps rising all over his body. He
immediately activated his lifesaving skill, Defensive Blade, and
abruptly leaped forward.

However, he was still a step too slow.

Hua... Hua... Hua...

At the same time as he activated Defensive Blade, Fifth Ghost felt
chilling sword auras striking at his back.

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These piercing sword auras were the attacks Shi Feng had launched at
Fifth Ghost upon arriving behind the latter using Silent Steps. If Fifth
Ghost had not activated Defensive Blade at the first sign of danger,
allowing him to negate several instances of damage, he would have become
a corpse by now.

Just who are these people? Shi Feng knitted his brows slightly.

Shi Feng found it truly hard to believe that such experts would actually
appear in Underworld. He had also never heard of such experts in his
previous life.

After using Silent Steps, he had swung the Abyssal Blade immediately. At
such a short distance, as well as with the element of surprise, experts
of the same level definitely would not be able to react in time. Yet,
Fifth Ghost actually managed to activate Defensive Blade and leap
forward before the Abyssal Blade landed on his body.

Furthermore, from the attack Fifth Ghost had sent out before, Shi Feng
could clearly perceive just how powerful Fifth Ghost was. When Sixth
Ghost used Triple Cut, he was able to apply the technique only to a
normal attack; he could not use the technique with a skill. On the other
hand, Fifth Ghost was able to integrate Triple Cut together with a
skill.

In fast-paced close combat like this, other than some special skills
like Silent Steps and Instantaneous Movement, the difficulty of using
attack skills in battle was extremely high. Such attack skills simply
had too long a cast time and required one to go through fixed motions
before the skill could be activated. The speed of using an attack skill
was simply incomparable to the speed of a normal attack. Moreover, even
if one was highly proficient with a skill and could activate it very
quickly, excessive speed could easily result in distortions in the
motions and, consequently, a drop in Completion Rate, rendering the
skill practically useless. Hence, the fact that Fifth Ghost was able to
integrate an attack skill into the battle was something extremely
difficult to achieve. Performing such a feat was no longer something
feasible for ordinary men. Even Shi Feng’s current self would not be
able to do so.

Moreover, Shi Feng had clearly been the one to attack first, yet he was
still a step behind Fifth Ghost.

This situation reminded Shi Feng of Soaring Snake’s godlike reaction
speed. Fifth Ghost might be similar to Soaring Snake—both of them
possessing a reaction speed of less than 0.1 second. Shi Feng estimated
Fifth Ghost’s reaction speed at around 0.07 second. However, it was
obvious that Fifth Ghost was more proficient at utilizing his reaction
speed to his advantage.

Originally, Shi Feng had thought of following up his victory with a hot
pursuit. However, upon noticing Sixth Ghost charging at him, he had no
choice but to shift his focus.

“Brat, not bad. Not only are your Attributes so overpowered, you
actually possess that sort of skill as well. You very nearly did me in
just now. However, you will no longer get another chance like that.”
After regaining his composure, Fifth Ghost turned around to look at Shi
Feng, a hint of greed flashing across his eyes. He then took out a
bottle of Haunted and drank it.

Every piece of equipment they had on them was top-tier. Yet, Shi Feng
had still managed to overwhelm them with his Attributes. This showed
that Shi Feng’s equipment was a cut above theirs. If they could kill Shi
Feng and obtain his equipment, it would definitely allow their combat
power to rise to the next level.

In a two-on-one situation, Shi Feng no longer held back as he used
Purgatory Power, increasing his Attack Speed by 100%. He then used Void
Steps, vanishing from everyone’s eyes.

“He disappeared?”

Sixth Ghost was stunned. Before he could figure out what was going on,
he suddenly discovered that Shi Feng had already appeared directly
beside him, the Abyssal Blade mere centimeters from his neck. Sixth
Ghost hastily bent his body away with all his might.

However, he was still too late as a fountain of blood sprayed out from
his neck, a critical damage of over -3,000 points appearing above his
head.

From this attack alone, Sixth Ghost had lost more than half of his HP.

Immediately after, Shi Feng followed up with another strike. One more
hit was all he needed to finish off Sixth Ghost.

However, Fifth Ghost’s sword was already curving towards Shi Feng.
Moreover, Sixth Ghost was now aware of the danger, his saber moving to
greet Shi Feng’s sword. In this situation, Shi Feng had no choice but to
break off his attack. He then used Void Steps once more and disappeared
from everyone’s sight.

“So you’re Black Flame. However, if you think you can rely on this
footwork to defeat us, think again.” Before coming to the Watch
Cemetery, Fifth Ghost had already received information on Black Flame
from Youlan. He had also watched the battle between Black Flame and
Summer Sunshine, so Shi Feng’s Void Steps was still fresh in his mind.
Now that he was seeing the footwork in action, he determined Shi Feng’s
identity right away.

Then, Fifth Ghost abruptly changed his sword’s trajectory, swinging the
weapon at the empty air beside him.

Fifth Ghost’s action confused the spectators; they could not understand
what the Swordsman was trying to achieve with this action.

In the next instant, however, everyone immediately received an answer to
their questions when Shi Feng suddenly appeared in the path of Fifth
Ghost’s sword. At this moment, Shi Feng was using the Abyssal Blade to
defend against Fifth Ghost’s attack.

He’s adapted to Void Steps already? Shi Feng was slightly surprised.

Shi Feng knew full well that Void Steps was not an invincible technique.
Although the footwork could force others to ignore his own presence,
making it seem as if he had vanished from thin air, someone who had
undergone special training could still catch him once they let their
eyes adapt to the technique. There was nothing strange in people like
Fifth Ghost and Sixth Ghost being able to perform such a feat. However,
the speed with which Fifth Ghost managed to adapt to the technique still
exceeded Shi Feng’s expectations.

During Shi Feng’s moment of surprise, Sixth Ghost had also slashed his
saber at Shi Feng’s back, forming a pincer attack around Shi Feng.

Left with no other choice, Shi Feng activated Windwalk as well as Void
Steps to retreat.

Although the two Ghosts had adapted themselves to Void Steps, there was
still a brief moment of delay before their eyes could locate Shi Feng.
Hence, Shi Feng still persisted in using Void Steps to retreat.

For a time, both sides entered a stalemate. The exchange between saber
and swords created a storm that engulfed the audience. The surrounding
spectators were shocked by this scene, and not even their eyes could
keep up with the three combatants’ actions.

Looking at the high-speed battle between the three, even breathing
seemed superfluous.

Despite Shi Feng’s Attack Speed receiving a huge boost and the
significant effect of Void Steps, Shi Feng was still forced into
passivity. The two Ghosts’ attacks were extremely tricky to deal with.
In particular, Fifth Ghost’s attacks would always strike from various
different blind spots and never once would the Swordsman face Shi Feng
in a direct confrontation. If not for the fact that Shi Feng had already
entered the Refinement Realm, his grasp over attacks and movements
becoming extremely precise, he would have long since lost his life to
the two Ghosts.

Although Shi Feng was currently locked in a passive state, he was
enjoying every moment of this high-speed battle. Ever since the increase
in his brain activity, he had not had a chance to familiarize himself
with the sudden boost to his perception as well as the sudden
enhancement in his control over his own body. This battle was the
perfect opportunity to get used to his new improvements. Chances to
fight against experts were extremely rare, let alone against experts who
were capable of forcing him into such dire straits, where even the
slightest mistake could cost him his life.

Moreover, Shi Feng could not help but admit that the coordination
between Fifth Ghost and Sixth Ghost was indeed very amazing. Regardless
of how he tried to attack or dodge, he could never fully defend against
the attacks of the two Ghosts. As a result, he had lost close to half
his HP already. However, under the steady onslaught, the accuracy of Shi
Feng’s actions was also gradually increasing; the damage the Ghosts
inflicted was also gradually decreasing.

Their attacks really are precise. At this moment, even Shi Feng could
feel himself growing mentally tired.

“Die!”

Fifth Ghost took advantage of the moment Shi Feng used Void Steps and
vanished to slash at the latter’s back, giving Shi Feng no chance to
dodge or block at all.

At the moment of life and death, a slight change came over Shi Feng.
Suddenly, Shi Feng’s movement stopped.

In the next moment, Fifth Ghost’s sword actually brushed past Shi Feng’s
body.

However, Fifth Ghost did not stop his attacks as he continued
brandishing his two swords. Sixth Ghost kept hacking at Shi Feng with
his saber as well, not giving him any chance to dodge or block.

Yet, no matter how hard they tried to hit Shi Feng, he always managed to
avoid their attacks ahead of time; it was as if Shi Feng had long since
known the trajectory of their attacks.

So this is the second stage of the Refinement Realm, the Flowing Water
Realm. It’s no wonder I wasn’t a match for those people in the past. Shi
Feng could not help but smile while dodging the two Ghosts’ attacks.

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Chapter 481 - Flowing Water Acceleration

Fifth Ghost and Sixth Ghost immediately detected the sudden change in
Shi Feng, and the two Ghosts promptly distanced themselves from their
target.

As experts of God’s Domain, their perception of danger was far superior
to ordinary players’.

On the other hand, the dazed players watching Shi Feng’s battle were
confused by the two Ghosts’ actions.

There were no visible changes to Shi Feng’s outer appearance, and
neither were there any changes to his Attributes. So, why did Fifth
Ghost and Sixth Ghost suddenly choose to back away from him?

“Was it just my imagination?”

Fifth Ghost somewhat doubted his own senses. He could not understand why
Shi Feng would suddenly undergo such a drastic change.

Originally, the pressure Fifth Ghost felt from Shi Feng was that of a
tiger. However, in the blink of an eye, Shi Feng had transformed into a
violent dragon. Moreover, it was a violent dragon with extremely sharp
fangs and claws.

Let alone them, even ordinary people would know to distance themselves
from Shi Feng upon sensing such a radical difference.

“Since you guys aren’t going to take action, then don’t mind if I do,”
Shi Feng said as he revealed a meaningful smile. He then raised his
sword and slowly approached his two opponents.

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The Refinement Realm could be said to be what differentiated a true
top-tier expert from an ordinary expert. As for players who set foot
into the Refinement Realm, not one of them was not an expert who could
single-handedly turn the tides of a battle.

Once players entered the Refinement Realm, they would be able to exert
the minimum amount of strength to achieve the maximum effect. This was
especially notable when players were attacking or dodging. Despite the
opponent’s speed greatly surpassing their own, players in the Refinement
Realm could easily dodge their opponent’s attack using the simplest of
movements. Not only could they dodge with greater efficiency, but they
could also take the opportunity to better detect their enemy’s
weaknesses, to give their enemy a fatal blow.

Due to this reason, the Refinement Realm became the dividing line for
true experts.

Meanwhile, there was an even higher realm above Refinement, and that was
the Flowing Water Realm. Through detailed observation of the opponent,
players could place themselves in their opponent’s position in order to
understand their opponent’s every action. They could then anticipate
their opponent’s next action, or even multiple subsequent actions, and
make the most appropriate response.

In other words, before their opponent had even taken action, players in
the Flowing Water Realm could have already known what their opponents
were going to do next and carried out appropriate countermeasures.
Compared to responding only after the opponent had begun taking action,
players would have a lot more time to react and perform swifter and more
precise actions. Hence, for Shi Feng, who had already seen through the
coordinated attacks of Fifth Ghost and Sixth Ghost, it was very easy for
him to dodge and react to his two opponents’ attacks.

When Shi Feng slowly approached Fifth Ghost and Sixth Ghost, the two
Ghosts unconsciously began backing away as well.

Looking at this scene where one side was advancing while the other was
retreating, the surrounding spectators were stupefied. In particular,
the Underworld Guards’ jaws nearly fell to the ground upon witnessing
this scene.

The Seven Ghosts were Underworld’s most formidable weapons. Yet, the two
Ghosts before them were actually displaying cowardice right now. How
could this be any more inconceivable?

Meanwhile, Shi Feng also wore a helpless expression on his face as he
took in this situation. He promptly fished a bottle of Haunted from his
bag and drank it. He then used Wind Blade on Fifth Ghost, his body
transforming into an afterimage. In the blink of an eye, Shi Feng
appeared in front of Fifth Ghost and swung the Abyssal Blade at the
other Swordsman.

Shi Feng’s slash was unimaginably fast.

The spectating crowd only saw a flash of black light; they could not
make out Shi Feng’s sword at all.

So fast! Fifth Ghost was greatly alarmed. It was definitely impossible
for him to dodge Shi Feng’s attack. However, with his godlike reaction
speed, Fifth Ghost still managed to react before Shi Feng’s sword landed
on his body, instinctively using Triple Cut to block this fleeting
sword.

Dang!

Sparks scattered into the surroundings. At the moment of imminent peril,
Fifth Ghost succeeded in blocking Shi Feng’s attack with the sword in
his hand. As a result of the impact, however, Fifth Ghost was forced to
retreat numerous steps before he could stabilize his body. His entire
hand also numbed from the impact.

“How could this be? This is Triple Cut?”

Fifth Ghost and Sixth Ghost both looked at Shi Feng with horror-filled
expressions, as they were extremely familiar with Shi Feng’s previous
attack.

Triple Cut was an advanced technique that they had trained in bitterly
in order to grasp. At this moment, however, Shi Feng had actually
effortlessly used that technique against them. How could they not be
shocked?

So there’s such an effect as well. Shi Feng looked at the Abyssal Blade
in his hand, similarly surprised.

Just now, he had taken advantage of the pressure Fifth Ghost and Sixth
Ghost had placed on him to enter the Flowing Water Realm. However, he
had not expected that, after he entered the Flowing Water Realm, his
attack would also receive such a boost.

Originally, he had relied on eliminating excess actions in order to
increase the speed of his attacks. At this moment, however, maybe
because his control over his body had received a huge improvement, the
instant he attacked, he was able to apply all his physical power into
that single slash. As a result, not only were there no excess movements
in his attack, but his attack had also received a huge acceleration,
which allowed his sword to reach its maximum speed in the shortest
amount of time possible.

Taking Fifth Ghost as example, if the initial acceleration of Fifth
Ghost’s sword was counted as 100 and his sword’s maximum speed as 20,
then from the moment he started swinging his sword, he would need 0.2
second for his sword reach its maximum speed. As for Shi Feng, his
current initial acceleration would be 200. If his maximum speed was
similarly 20, then he required only 0.1 second to reach his maximum
speed. Hence, his sword could reach his target much faster than Fifth
Ghost’s.

However, this was assuming both sides possessed the same maximum speed.
In reality, as Shi Feng’s Attributes were much higher, his maximum speed
was a lot higher than Fifth Ghost’s and Sixth Ghost’s.

Thinking up to this point, Shi Feng could not help but grow excited.
Hoping to find the feeling from before, Shi Feng stepped forward and
launched a fierce assault on Fifth Ghost once more.

Streaks of black light suddenly appeared before promptly disappearing.
Fifth Ghost was forced to go all out to defend against the attacks.
However, no matter how hard he tried to defend himself, the attacks were
simply too overwhelming, forcing him into a constant retreat.

Seeing this situation, Sixth Ghost hurriedly charged forward to aid his
companion.

Immediately, he used Triple Cut, slashing his saber at Shi Feng’s back.
Originally, with Shi Feng’s speed, it had simply been impossible for him
to block the attack. However, Sixth Ghost suddenly saw a streak of black
light emerge behind Shi Feng, the black light deflecting his attack
completely.

“Just what is going on here?” Sixth Ghost looked at Shi Feng’s calm
expression in abject horror.

At the beginning of the fight, Shi Feng had been desperately trying to
defend against his saber. Now, however, Shi Feng could effortlessly
block his attacks without even turning his head around...

During the brief moment Sixth Ghost was in a daze, a streak of black
light penetrated Fifth Ghost’s defenses, piercing right through the
Swordsman’s heart. A critical damage of over -3,000 points promptly
appeared above his head as the massive impact sent his body flying
backwards. Because of the impact, Fifth Ghost’s defense crumbled,
allowing several more streaks of black light to land on his body.

In the blink of an eye, Fifth Ghost’s HP reached zero. At Fifth Ghost’s
death, the equipment on his body and the items in his bag dropped and
scattered across the ground around him.

This scene stupefied everyone present.

How was the thing in Shi Feng’s hand a sword? That was practically a
laser gun! With just a few shots, Fifth Ghost died without even being
able to resist.

Only now did Sixth Ghost finally react. Although he wished to help, he
was already too late. Right then, Shi Feng used Void Steps and
disappeared once more.

“Don’t think that you can easily do me in!” Sixth Ghost bellowed as he
used Whirlwind Slash, sweeping his battle saber around himself.

In the next moment, however, a streak of black light shot at Sixth
Ghost’s weapon.

Boom!

Sixth Ghost’s battle saber was abruptly stopped cold. Immediately after,
another streak of black light pierced Sixth Ghost’s body, instantly
ending the Berserker’s life. Once more, equipment and items were
scattered across the ground.

The members of the Underworld Guards shivered and paled at the sight of
Fifth Ghost’s and Sixth Ghost’s bodies lying on the ground. They
promptly turned around and fled.

As Underworld Guards, they knew full well just how powerful the two
Ghosts were.

Working together, the two of them could easily annihilate four or five
Underworld Guard parties. Meanwhile, the fact that Shi Feng succeeded in
defeating the two Ghosts all by himself showed that he was also fully
capable of annihilating their two parties. If they did not escape, only
death awaited them.

“Want to escape? Too late!”

Shi Feng immediately changed the Aura of Space to the Aura of Wind,
increasing his Movement Speed greatly. He caught up with the fleeing
Underworld Guards in no time, and just like a whirlwind sweeping away
the clouds, he practically killed each Underworld Guard with just one
hit.

In the blink of an eye, the ten remaining Underworld Guards were turned
into a pile of corpses, their equipment and the items inside their bags
scattering all over the ground around their corpses.

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Chapter 482 - The Strength of a Single Man

This Haunted really is frightening. It is actually able to force a Red
Name to drop every single piece of equipment they are wearing.
Underworld should be shedding tears right about now. Shi Feng’s heart
was filled with joy when he looked at the ground littered with items.

Killing the elite members of a Guild would not cause any significant
damages to said Guild as these elite members only had advanced
equipment. Such equipment could be easily replaced. The equipment of
experts, on the other hand, was different.

Every single expert was an accumulation of a Guild’s top-tier equipment.

Meanwhile, behind every piece of top-tier equipment was the sacrifice of
a large number of players. Being able to steal a piece of top-tier
equipment from a Guild was the equivalent of slicing a piece of flesh
off said Guild.

The Underworld Guard parties had a total of twelve members. Of them, ten
were mostly geared in Level 25 Secret-Silver Equipment mixed with a few
pieces of Level 20 Fine-Gold and even Dark-Gold Equipment. As for Fifth
Ghost and Sixth Ghost, their equipment was only slightly inferior to
that of core members of Zero Wing. The majority of their equipment
consisted of Level 25 Fine-Gold Equipment, and even the most inferior
pieces were Level 20 Dark-Gold Equipment. Now, however, these twelve
players were left with not a single piece of equipment on their bodies,
thanks to Shi Feng...

In addition, the twelve had also dropped plenty of items from their
bags. Among them were plenty of Haunted potions, as well as the good
quality equipment such as Level 20 Secret-Silver and Fine-Gold Equipment
they had harvested from other players.

Making a rough estimate, Shi Feng had earned more than 100 Gold just
from killing these twelve players.

“Split this advanced equipment among yourselves. Don’t forget to leave
some for your dead companions.” Shi Feng only collected the top-tier
equipment and Haunted potions for himself, leaving the remainder for the
team. He then disappeared into the dense forest in search of other
Underworld Guard parties.

“So cool! Is that person really our Guild Leader?” a female Summoner
asked as she watched Shi Feng’s departing figure, her gaze carrying a
seductive charm.

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“It should be. Before, when that person named him Black Flame, he did
not deny it. Moreover, he has even willingly left behind so much good
equipment for us. Other than our Guild Leader, I doubt there would be
anybody who would do such a thing.” The Ranger team leader nodded in
reply, his heart filled with an indescribable sense of excitement.

“It really is great to be a member of Zero Wing,” the others could not
help but exclaim.

Despite the ongoing war between Zero Wing and Overwhelming Smile, as the
leader of a Guild, Shi Feng had actually taken the initiative to enter
such a dangerous location all by himself. He had even rushed to their
rescue at the first sign of trouble. With such a Guild Leader, even if
they fell back to Level 0 as a result of battling Overwhelming Smile,
they would still do so willingly.

“Although Guild Leader has left all this good equipment to us, I suggest
that after we set aside several pieces for those who died, we should
place the remainder in the Guild’s Warehouse. Now that we are waging a
war against Overwhelming Smile, the Guild’s expenditure is very large.
We can’t take advantage of the Guild at such a crucial period,” the
Ranger said.

The others promptly nodded in agreement.

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Currently, Shi Feng was searching for treasure chests in the Watch
Cemetery while waiting for Space Movement’s Cooldown to end and news to
appear in the Guild channel. Space Movement had a five-minute Cooldown.
As he did not wish to waste time during this period, he had started
hunting for treasure.

Shi Feng could not be more familiar with the Watch Cemetery. He had
visited this place many times in search of treasure in his previous
life. Moreover, in the past, many treasure chest locations had been
published on the official forums. Back then, as treasure chests that had
already been found would not reappear at the same location, nobody
actually cared about keeping these locations a secret. Instead, they
actively publicized and showed off their discoveries. As a result, their
actions would now benefit Shi Feng.

There were plenty of secrets in God’s Domain. In reality, Shi Feng had
just taken a casual glance at these treasure chest locations back then;
he had not paid any particular attention to them. Even if his memory was
very good, he could only vaguely remember these locations now. After
all, nobody knew that they would reincarnate into their past lives.

However, due to the improvement of Shi Feng’s brain activity, even his
memory had received a huge boost. The things he could only vaguely
remember before were now as clear as the sun at noon to him. Hence, his
search for treasure chests became a very easy task. It was as if he was
looking at a treasure map while treasure hunting.

After just a brief search, Shi Feng had already discovered a Bronze
Treasure Chest, obtaining more than three Silver Coins and a Level 25
Mysterious-Iron Weapon from it.

“The number of treasure chests in this area is too little while the
number of players is too high. Many of the treasure chests should have
already been discovered by someone else. It seems that I can only try my
luck somewhere else,” Shi Feng muttered as he collected the items inside
the Bronze Treasure Chest. Currently, Level 25 Mysterious-Iron Weapons
were still in high demand. He then took a look at the system map. “As I
recall, there should be plenty of high-quality treasure chests located
in the inner regions of the Watch Cemetery.”

Following which, Shi Feng dashed directly towards the inner region of
the Watch Cemetery.

For a couple of hours, Shi Feng searched for treasure while killing any
Underworld Guard parties that dared show themselves.

During this period, Shi Feng had opened more than thirty treasure
chests. Among them, fourteen were Bronze Treasure Chests, sixteen were
Mysterious-Iron Treasure Chests, and six were Secret-Silver Treasure
Chests. He had also killed eleven Underworld Guard parties. Overall, he
had gained a frightening harvest.

Although these Underworld Guard parties did not have experts like Fifth
Ghost and Sixth Ghost, they still contributed plenty of top-tier
equipment to Shi Feng’s harvest. After all, these Underworld Guards
normally killed many players, so they had accumulated quite a lot of
good stuff, both on their bodies and in their bags. Now, however, all
these items belonged to Shi Feng. In other words, these Underworld
Guards had just carried out free labor for Shi Feng.

Just the number of top-tier equipment Shi Feng obtained exceeded a
hundred pieces, not to mention advanced equipment.

Shi Feng’s harvest had instantly made up for much of the losses Zero
Wing suffered before.

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Inside the Guild Residence of Overwhelming Smile.

“Fifth Ghost and Sixth Ghost died?!

“How is this possible?!”

Feng Xuanyang’s eyes widened in shock upon reading the report he just
received. He could not at all accept this matter as real.

Fifth Ghost and Sixth Ghost were Underworld’s most formidable weapons.
Now, not only had both of them lost all their equipment, but they could
not even log back into the game right now. Just how was he supposed to
report this incident to the higher-ups?

“This Black Flame is simply too vicious.”

Seated to the side, Youlan, who was garbed in a set of alluring purple
robes that placed her exquisite figure on full display, knitted her
brows tightly, a gloomy expression currently on her face. Contrary to
expectations, Youlan was not particularly concerned about this piece of
news. Compared to Fifth Ghost’s and Sixth Ghost’s deaths, she was more
concerned about the number of deaths in the Underworld Guard parties.

Currently, statistics showed that more than eighty Underworld Guards had
already died. As of this time, Underworld had sent over 200 Underworld
Guards to Overwhelming Smile—and close to half had died. Practically all
the Underworld Guard parties posted at the Watch Cemetery were dead by
now.

This loss was already well over the limit they could endure.

Even if they emptied Overwhelming Smile’s entire Guild Warehouse, they
would not be able to make up for the loss in top-tier and advanced
equipment. Aside from that, there was also the loss of levels, as well
as the fact that all those killed by Shi Feng were unable to log back
into God’s Domain for a long period of time.

“Just how did he manage such a feat?” Youlan muttered in confusion.

The Underworld Guard parties were clearly scattered far apart from each
other, making it extremely difficult to catch them all. Yet, Shi Feng
had only used a few short hours to wipe out nearly every Underworld
Guard party within the Watch Cemetery...

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While Feng Xuanyang and Youlan were feeling depressed, information
regarding Shi Feng’s feat spread like wildfire throughout White River
City.

Players who received this piece of news were thoroughly amazed.

One hit per person. Shi Feng had actually managed to suppress a powerful
Guild all by himself, slaughtering Overwhelming Smile to the point where
it had no choice but to recall all its members from the treasured land
known as the Watch Cemetery.

This was simply too frightening...

For a time, Zero Wing was once more the topic of conversation in the
entire White River City.

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Chapter 483 - Everlasting War

Although the fight in Watch Cemetery had not been on a large scale, it
had dealt a massive blow to Overwhelming Smile.

This was not a matter of winning or losing. Instead, it was because
Overwhelming Smile had conceded.

This one point proved that Overwhelming Smile was inferior to Zero Wing.

In addition, Shi Feng’s stunning performance had calmed the rush to join
Overwhelming Smile.

Previously, they all had an optimistic view on Overwhelming Smile,
believing that the Guild was about to overtake the position of White
River City’s overlord. Now, however, the situation had taken a
180-degree turn.

Needing only one hit per person, Shi Feng had wiped out all of
Overwhelming Smile’s experts within the Watch Cemetery. Without that
hindrance, Zero Wing’s Tier 1 experts were able to display their
strength as they swiftly wiped out the normal members from Overwhelming
Smile, forcing the Guild to pull back from the treasured land known as
the Watch Cemetery.

The Watch Cemetery was White River City’s most resource-rich Level 20 to
30 map. Losing it would undoubtedly be detrimental to Overwhelming
Smile’s future development.

Although Overwhelming Smile was wealthy, that wealth would be
meaningless if they could not convert it into leveling resources.

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The sky slowly darkened as the setting sun gradually disappeared past
the horizon. After a day’s struggle, many players had begun to return to
the city to rest and celebrate their day’s harvest. Bars, restaurants,
clubs, and many such establishments were already crowded.

At this moment, in the rooftop dining room of a high-class restaurant,
two female players feasted on delicacies as they enjoyed the view of
White River City. Many male players present snuck glances at these two
women.

Of the two female players, one was petite and lovely, while still
sporting stunning curves.

The other was even more beautiful. Her face was so pure that it put
flowers to shame and outshone the moon. Her snow-white skin looked so
delicate that it seemed as if it might break from the gentlest touch.
Currently, although she wore a long, aqua-blue mage robe, trimmed in
gold, the clothing failed to conceal her graceful body.

These two were none other than Blue Bamboo and Thoughtful Rain, the pair
that had originally planned to join Overwhelming Smile.

“Blue, what did I tell you? Look how quickly Zero Wing suppressed
Overwhelming Smile,” Thoughtful Rain said as she glanced at Blue Bamboo,
the gentle smile in her ink-black eyes intensifying.

Previously, due to her refusal to join Overwhelming Smile, Blue Bamboo
had pestered her ceaselessly, giving her a huge headache. Only now that
Zero Wing had forced Overwhelming Smile to submit did the girl finally
relent.

“Overwhelming Smile is truly disappointing! To think that I thought so
highly of it, it actually dared to let me down! I don’t want to join
Overwhelming Smile anymore, either!” Blue Bamboo pouted, disappointed.

“I already told you that Zero Wing is far superior to Overwhelming
Smile. After all, it was the first Guild to own a Guild Residence in
White River City. Not only that, it claimed the best residence available
in White River City. It also has plenty of experts. Currently, the
various Guilds in White River City barely have any Tier 1 experts in
their Guilds. Yet, I hear that Zero Wing already has over 50. Zero Wing
has long since taken the lead. Furthermore, its Guild Leader, Black
Flame, is a titled expert.” Thoughtful Rain’s thin lips shifted slightly
as she explained, smiling tenderly.

“Since that’s the case, why don’t we join Zero Wing?” Blue Bamboo could
not help but have expectations.

“Zero Wing’s exam is very strict. I might be able to pass it, but I’m
afraid that you...” Thoughtful Rain shook her head after evaluating Blue
Bamboo.

“Humph. Who says my techniques are bad? I’ve only recently begun playing
virtual reality games. After some time, I’ll be more amazing than even
Black Flame. Besides...” Blue Bamboo’s ink-black eyes suddenly shone as
she revealed a meaningful smile, saying, “Rain, I know that you’ve
encountered one of the higher-ups of Zero Wing before. His name was Ye
Feng, I think? He gave you a permanent pass to the library. All of my
classmates turned green with envy when I told them about that item.
Since he gave you such a precious pass, he should be able to admit us
into the Guild without any issues with his position.”

“I am only acquaintances with him. Blue, stop overthinking things,”
Thoughtful Rain hurriedly explained. “Besides, if he invites you into
Zero Wing, and you perform badly, what then? Others will question his
ability to manage the Guild.”

“Are you my best friend or his? You’re actually defending him, yet, you
claim that there is nothing going on between you two? I don’t care. In
any case, I want to join Zero Wing! I have always wanted a piece of
Level 25 Fine-Gold Equipment. With your felonious body, you just have to
say the word, and he’ll let me into the Guild and smother us with
Fine-Gold Equipment!” Blue Bamboo stated as she swept a glance at
Thoughtful Rain’s graceful body, her lips hooked up into a deep,
suggestive smile.

Thoughtful Rain was suddenly speechless.

At this moment, a party of six suddenly appeared before the female duo.
The leader of this party was a middle-aged man with a burly body,
examining the two with world-weary eyes. None of the party could be
underestimated as the other five also gave off an air of danger.

The party’s stance alone left the surrounding witnesses breathless.

Their Levels were even more astonishing. Of these six, the lowest
leveled player was Level 26, while the leading middle-aged man was a
Level 27 Guardian Knight.

“Excuse me, ladies, I couldn’t help but overhear that the both of you
are familiar with the higher-ups of Zero Wing. I wonder if you can
introduce us to them? If you do, this Level 25 Morning Dew Staff will be
yours,” the leading middle-aged man said, smiling warmly. He then
retrieved a two-handed staff made of pure white jade from his bag,
placing the weapon on the table.

Red gemstones were inlaid in the staff, and with a glance, it was
obvious that the staff was no ordinary weapon.

“Wah! This is a Secret-Silver staff! Its Attributes are awesome!” Blue
Bamboo was immediately mesmerized by the Morning Dew Staff. She then
turned to Thoughtful Rain, saying, “Rain, we’re heading over to Zero
Wing anyway, so why don’t we take them with us?”

“I don’t know. Why do you want to meet Zero Wing’s higher-ups?”
Thoughtful Rain only swept a glance over the Morning Dew Staff before
shifting her gaze back to the middle-aged man.

She was no fool.

Since they had offered a Level 25 Secret-Silver Weapon as a token of
appreciation, then they were definitely plotting something. She would
not be a proper friend if she abruptly contacted Ye Feng without knowing
their intentions.

“Miss, please don’t misunderstand. My name is Everlasting War. We seek
the higher-ups of Zero Wing purely with the intention of conducting
trade. This trade will only benefit, not harm, Zero Wing, so you can
rest assured. If we really wanted to cause trouble for Zero Wing, we
would have already done so. We wouldn’t have to go through this much
trouble,” the middle-aged man explained.

“Alright, then. I’ll contact him for you, but it will be up to him
whether or not he meets with you,” Thoughtful Rain nodded in agreement,
feeling that Everlasting War’s words sounded reasonable.

Following which, Thoughtful Rain called up her friends list and
contacted Ye Feng.

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Chapter 484 - King

Currently, Shi Feng carefully scoured one of the dark, quiet tombs in
Watch Cemetery’s core region.

While he explored, Shi Feng had received news from Aqua Rose about
Overwhelming Smile withdrawing from the competition over the Watch
Cemetery and shifting its focus to several other Level 20 maps with
fewer resources. The members of Overwhelming Smile had also begun to
keep a low profile.

With the threat of Overwhelming Smile gone, Shi Feng decided to
transverse deep into Watch Cemetery’s core.

The tomb he currently explored was unique. It was a resting place for
royalty. It was also known as a “King’s Tomb.”

Locating this particular tomb had not been easy. As it had been built to
prevent grave robbers from plundering the valuables buried with the
dead, this place had been carefully hidden; it had been built inside a
cave under a steep cliff. After its construction, the original path used
to travel to this place had been destroyed. After several hundred years,
vines had covered the cliff, making it even more difficult to notice the
cave.

In the past, a skilled Assassin had accidentally discovered this
location. Afterward, that Assassin had led a powerful team to the King’s
Tomb and successfully plundered the treasure inside. After claiming the
treasure, he sold the item for over 1,000 Gold, earning everyone’s envy
Even so, in the God’s Domain of that time, the Assassin had still taken
a loss when he sold the item.

Why had it been a loss?

Although the item was utterly worthless to an independent player, to
Guilds, it was priceless.

Various large Guilds would willingly spend 2,000 or 3,000 Gold, much
less 1,000.

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The treasure the Assassin had found was a Guild Residence Promotion
Order.

All Guild Residences started out as a 1-star Residence when established.
If a Guild wished to upgrade it to a 2-star Residence, they needed to
meet two requirements. First, a Guild needed a sufficient amount of
Guild Popularity; the second thing they needed was a 2-star Guild
Residence Promotion Order.

If a Guild Residence reached 2-star status, the Guild could establish
certain facilities that were unavailable to a 1-star Residence. More
importantly, a Guild Residence’s Private Rooms would change.

Guilds could only establish 1-star Private Rooms in a 1-star Residence,
whereas 2-star Private Rooms could be established in a 2-star Residence.
By resting for 24 hours in a 1-star Private Room, players could store up
to 20% of the Double EXP buff. In a 2-star Private Room, however,
players could store up to 25% after 24 hours.

In addition, a Guild could establish a Smithy inside a 2-star Residence,
allowing members to have their weapons and equipment repaired. Moreover,
the repair fees as the Guild’s smithy were 10% cheaper than elsewhere.
Repair fees were always expensive. Although there was only a 10%
difference, players could still save a significant amount of money.

Currently, Zero Wing’s Popularity had exceeded 5,000 points; it had met
that requirement for the upgrade. Hence, now was the perfect time for
Shi Feng to collect the Promotion Order.

Danger awaited any player inside the King’s Tomb as traps had been built
throughout the crypt. Unfortunately, none of these traps proved to be
useful against Shi Feng.

He destroyed every trap he encountered with a single slash.

“This should be it,” Shi Feng muttered as he entered a majestic stone
room, focusing on the tightly sealed white jade sarcophagus lined with
gold that occupied the center of the room. Wetting his lips, he advanced
towards the sarcophagus.

When Shi Feng was only 20 yards away, the sarcophagus suddenly opened.
Black smoke slithered out of the sarcophagus. Soon, the black smoke
coalesced into a youth in golden armor. The youth had a white cape
draped over his shoulders and a golden crown adorning his head. More
importantly, the youth carried the air of a king; anyone who basked in
his aura would tremble and submit body and soul.

However, this youth’s body was currently in a half-transparent, ethereal
state. He was not a physical entity, but a ghost. To be precise, this
youth was the ghost of a king.

“As expected of the king of a generation. Even in death, his still
possesses such a powerful aura. If he were still alive, I’d have no hope
of escaping with my life,” Shi Feng muttered after observing this ghost
king with Omniscient Eyes.

[King of Ghosts, Monroe Bell] (High Lord)

Level 30

HP 4,000,000/4,000,000

Being capable of receiving the title of King proved that Monroe Bell had
been a Tier 3 class before he died. The pair of swords in Monroe’s hands
indicated that he had been a Tier 3 Sword King, the equivalent of a
Great Lord, during his lifetime. However, after Monroe Bell died, he had
weakened significantly. Now, he was only as strong as a High Lord. Even
so, he would not be an easy challenge for Shi Feng.

Immediately, Shi Feng activated Heavenly Dragon’s Power, increasing his
Strength by 100%, HP by 300%, and Defense by 300%.

Suddenly, Shi Feng’s HP rose past 27,000. However, his HP could not
compete with the King of Ghosts, which possessed 4,000,000 HP. Shi Feng
then used the activatable skill of the Seven Luminaries Ring’s Aura of
Water, Life Bloom, recovering 20% of his HP every second for 40 seconds.
During this period, it would be the equivalent of having a powerful
healer healing him indefinitely.

“Graverobber, receive the Sword of Justice’s retribution!”

Monroe Bell’s pitch-black eyes locked onto Shi Feng. Taking a step
forward, the King of Ghosts dashed towards Shi Feng as he sent a flurry
of sword thrusts at the intruder with his King’s Sword.

The King of Ghosts’ sword carried with it a majestic aura. The aura
alone was enough to scare an ordinary player, much less the flurry of
thrusts. Monroe Bell’s attack was like a tsunami; he gave Shi Feng no
opportunity to evade the strikes.

Shi Feng immediately activated Purgatory Power, allowing his Attack
Speed to soar. He then used Wind Blade and charged forward.

Facing the countless oncoming sword thrusts, Shi Feng chose to face
brutality with grace, and rather than confronting the attack head-on, he
deflected the strikes to the side. However, despite the extreme speed of
his swords and the fact that he was already in the Flowing Water Realm,
he could not keep up with the dozens of sword thrusts. As a result, he
received multiple hits.

Shi Feng was not courageous enough to face Monroe Bell directly.

A High Lord far surpassed an ordinary Lord. Monroe Bell suppressed Shi
Feng completely in terms of Strength and speed. Even if Shi Feng
activated twofold berserk, the result would be the same. Furthermore,
Monroe Bell was not an ordinary High Lord. The King of Ghosts had been a
bona fide Sword King before he died. In terms of combat technique
utilization, he was even stronger than ordinary experts. Hence,
challenging the High Lord in a direct confrontation would only be
detrimental to Shi Feng.

If Shi Feng had not reached the Flowing Water Realm, gaining insight
into an opponent’s actions, he would never have come here, only to die.

After all, Level 30 was a dividing line in God’s Domain. Monroe Bell’s
Attack Power was also terrifying. Shi Feng had received close to -2,000
damage from a casual slash and more than -4,000 damage if the King of
Ghosts struck him with a skill. If Shi Feng had not activated Heavenly
Dragon’s Power, increasing his Defense significantly, Monroe Bell’s
normal attack could have dealt over -4,000 damage, whereas a skill would
deal over -10,000.

As Shi Feng received damage, Life Bloom displayed its impressive
effects. After factoring in the passive effects of the Aura of Water,
Life Bloom regenerated more than 8,000 HP every second; the amount of
healing Shi Feng received surpassing the damage he received.

While Shi Feng and the King of Ghosts fought an intense battle against
each other, a figure had stealthily appeared beside the sarcophagus and
proceeded to open the treasure chest within.

This treasure chest did not have a level restriction, so anybody could
open it. However, opening it required 20 seconds. During this period,
the person opening the treasure chest must not receive any damage.
Otherwise, they would have to start the opening process all over again.

Meanwhile, the person currently opening the treasure chest was none
other than Shi Feng’s doppelganger.

Although the doppelganger could not pick up any items, it could open the
treasure chest.

In the past, the 50-man team the Assassin had led had similarly made
various sacrifices to open the treasure chest before fleeing for their
lives.

Although Shi Feng was alone, he still chose to give the King’s Tomb a
try. After all, not only did he possess the strength to resist a High
Lord for a short time, but he also had his doppelganger. No one else
would have a chance of completing the task by themselves.

The moment the doppelganger opened the treasure chest, Shi Feng
instantly swapped positions with it, having his doppelganger delay
Monroe Bell while he looted the contents of the treasure chest.

Monroe Bell was simply too powerful. Shi Feng’s doppelganger barely
lasted three seconds before it died.

However, during those three seconds, Shi Feng had emptied the treasure
chest. Seeing Monroe Bell charge towards him, Shi Feng hurriedly
switched the Aura of Water to the Aura of Space before activating Space
Movement and leaving the King’s Tomb.

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Chapter 485 - Number One Guild

Near one of the mass graves in Watch Cemetery’s outer region...

A tear in space suddenly appeared in mid-air. In the next moment, Shi
Feng emerged.

“I finally escaped.”

Even after Shi Feng landed, he could still hear the King of Ghosts’
angry roars.

However, the tear in space had already closed. Even if Monroe Bell
recovered his strength as a Tier 3 Sword King, he could not reach Shi
Feng now.

Now that I have the Promotion Order, it should be about time to make a
trip back to White River City. Shi Feng’s lips curled up slightly when
he saw the glittering silver token in his bag.

Originally, he had only intended to retrieve this Guild Residence
Promotion Order after he reached Level 30. However, he had not expected
to set foot in the Flowing Water Realm. Even though he was only Level
26, he was already capable of delaying Monroe Bell.

Other than the Promotion Order, Shi Feng had obtained three items from
the King’s Tomb. Of these three items, one was a fiery-red two-handed
staff, one was an azure two-handed greatsword, and the last was a silver
stone tablet.

Appraising these items with Omniscient Eyes, Shi Feng discovered that
both the two-handed staff and two-handed sword were actually Level 30
Dark-Gold Weapons. However, the silver tablet surprised Shi Feng far
more than the two weapons.

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Shi Feng was very familiar with this silver tablet.

[Secret Sword Technique]

The pattern engraved on this tablet is too vague and incomplete, and no
information can be deciphered. However, some kind of divine power hides
within this pattern. If one gathers all of the stone tablets, this vague
and incomplete pattern can be restored.

Current tablet count (1/6)

The tablet for the Secret Sword Technique... Shi Feng had accidentally
obtained a part of it while he had completed the Blade Saint’s Legacy
Trial. Back then, he had suspected that the silver tablet was something
extraordinary, so he had stored it in his Warehouse.

He never expected to obtain another piece so soon.

“Just what is this Secret Sword Technique?” Despite examining the
tablet, Shi Feng could not find any differences between the tablet he
had just obtained and the one he had found in the Origin Sword Domain.
The two pieces looked identical. Shi Feng even suspected that the piece
he stored inside his Warehouse had somehow grown legs and run to the
King’s Tomb by itself. “Forget it. Let’s head back for now.”

Following which, Shi Feng retrieved a Return Scroll. However, just as he
was about to start channeling...

Di... Di... Di...

Suddenly, Shi Feng’s communicator rang. Thoughtful Rain, a girl he had
only met once before, was contacting him.

“Is she looking to buy equipment?” Shi Feng looked at Thoughtful Rain’s
name, feeling slightly surprised.

Previously, when he had met Thoughtful Rain at White River City’s
Library, the latter had expressed her interest in purchasing weapons and
equipment from him.

Shi Feng felt a sense of familiarity from Thoughtful Rain. Now that his
brain activity had increased, he could recall even the smallest fragment
of the past. Yet, even after his memories had refreshed, he still could
not recall the girl. He only felt that she was familiar, but he did not
know why.

“Miss Rain, since you have contacted me, are you interested in
purchasing some equipment?” Shi Feng asked pleasantly, smiling.

“I’d like to, but today, I’m contacting you because I have found a big
business opportunity for you,” Thoughtful Rain said, smiling sweetly. “A
group of people just happen to overhear me when I spoke about our
acquaintance. In the end, these people asked me to contact you for them.
They hope to meet with you now. Do you have the time?”

“Who are these people?” Shi Feng asked.

“He says his name is Everlasting War. He’s a Level 27 Guardian Knight,
and his companions are all Level 26. From the looks of it, they seem
quite powerful, and they have excellent equipment. I’m assuming that
someone with significant financial power backs them,” Thoughtful Rain
said.

“Alright, then let’s meet at Zero Wing’s Guild Residence,” Shi Feng
nodded before disconnecting the call. He then activated the Return
Scroll.

Shi Feng had heard of Everlasting War before. That person had been a
famous character in God’s Domain, having the title of Everlasting War
God. He was also an apex expert, and his fame was not the slightest bit
inferior to Summer Sunshine’s. In a direct confrontation, even Summer
Sunshine would not be a match for Everlasting War.

Twenty seconds later, Shi Feng transformed into a streak of white light
as he teleported back to White River City.

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The sky gradually darkened. A large number of players had returned to
the city, and people crowded the streets. Passing through the lively
streets, Shi Feng soon arrived at the Bank. He then stored all of the
top-tier and advanced equipment he had obtained in the Guild’s
Warehouse.

He also placed the Level 30 Dark-Gold staff, the Roaring Blaze Staff,
and the Level 30 Dark-Gold greatsword, the Azure Heart, on full display
in the Guild’s Warehouse.

For a time, the members of Zero Wing went into an uproar.

The war between Zero Wing and Overwhelming Smile had significantly
depleted the stock of equipment inside the Guild’s Warehouse. Now,
however, over 1,000 pieces of equipment had suddenly appeared. Aside
from the large amount of advanced equipment, the stock of top-tier
equipment had already exceeded 100 pieces.

Beyond that, there were actually Level 30 Dark-Gold Weapons inside the
Guild’s Warehouse!

Currently, the players of various large Guilds still struggled to obtain
Level 25 equipment. Bronze Equipment was a challenge to obtain, much
less Mysterious-Iron. On the other hand, their Guild had Level 30
weapons; they were Dark-Gold Weapons to boot! They were definitely the
best weapons in all of God’s Domain right now.

However, shortly after everyone in the Guild started spreading the news,
Shi Feng had arrived at the Adventurer’s Association. He handed over the
Guild Residence Promotion Order, officially promoting Zero Wing’s
Residence to a 2-star Residence.

Star-Moon Kingdom System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for
becoming the first Guild in Star-Moon Kingdom to own a 2-star Guild
Residence! Rewarding 30,000 Guild Popularity, 500 Gold Coins to the
Guild, and one Guild Smithy Promotion Order.

White River City System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for
becoming the first Guild in White River City to own a 2-star Guild
Residence! Rewarding 10,000 Guild Popularity and 200 Gold Coins.

...

The system announcement repeated three times, and every player in White
River City heard it loud and clear.

“Damn! What is this crap? Our Guild hasn’t even obtained a Guild
Residence, yet, already, Zero Wing has a 2-star Guild Residence?”

“What’s this 2-star Residence thingy?”

“Lots and lots of money!”

Suddenly, Star-Moon Kingdom’s official forums exploded with activity.
Everyone discussed Zero Wing, and the various large Guilds had also
begun asking around about the benefits of a 2-star Guild Residence.
Also, what was a Guild Smithy Promotion Order?

However, the activity on Star-Moon Kingdom’s forums paled in comparison
to White River City’s.

“Zero Wing is simply too amazing! Overwhelming Smile has only managed to
establish its Guild Residence after much difficulty, yet, Zero Wing has
already obtained a 2-star Guild Residence!”

“I’ve just received news that Zero Wing’s Warehouse has received an
influx of top-tier equipment! There are even Level 30 Dark-Gold Weapons
in there! Now, Zero Wing’s Guild Residence has been promoted to 2-stars!
Zero Wing is simply overpowered!”

“It seems that Zero Wing is still the true overlord of White River City.
Although Overwhelming Smile is rich, it still cannot compete with Zero
Wing. Now, even Overwhelming Smile’s financial power in the game is no
match for Zero Wing. We will have a better future if we join Zero Wing.”

“That’s not all. I’ve just made some inquiries and found out that Guilds
can establish a Guild Smithy inside a 2-star Guild Residence. The repair
fees there are 10% cheaper than elsewhere. Meanwhile, that Guild Smithy
Promotion Order can be used to promote a 1-star Guild Smithy into a
2-star Guild Smithy. The repair fees of a 2-star are even lower, 15%
cheaper. You can save so much on repair fees alone. Other Guilds have no
chance against Zero Wing.”

“All hail Zero Wing! I want to join Zero Wing!”

For a time, Zero Wing became the number one Guild in the hearts of White
River City’s players of White River City. Suddenly, White River City
went into a frenzy as players tried to join Zero Wing.

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Chapter 486 - Generous Benefits

Inside the Adventurer’s Association, Shi Feng was currently applying to
establish a Forge inside Zero Wing’s Guild Residence.

“Sir, this is the model list for Smithies. In addition, there is also a
list of Blacksmiths; you may choose any of the names listed there,” the
NPC at the counter smiled as she passed two lists to Shi Feng.

In God’s Domain, buildings were not limited to a single model; there was
a large variety of models available for players to choose from. Players
could even design their own buildings, though designing one from scratch
required a lot of time. If not for highlighting the uniqueness of one’s
own Guild, most players would choose one of the hundreds of models that
were already available.

Promotion of buildings only required a Promotion Order; there was no
need to spend any money. However, constructing a new building or
reconstruction required a large sum. Depending on the size of the
building, the materials required, and the building’s function, the price
of construction would vary.

A Guild’s Smithy was extremely important. Hence, Shi Feng needed to
decide carefully.

Smithies were differentiated by three grades: Ordinary, Refined, and
Luxury. Though the price of each Smithy was higher than the last, each
grade was also more efficient.

Ordinary Smithies cost between 100 Gold and 200 Gold. Aside from
repairing weapons and equipment, Guild members could also sell their
unwanted items to the NPCs at the Smithy.

Refined Smithies cost between 300 Gold to 500 Gold. Aside from having
all the functions of an Ordinary Smithy, Refined Smithies had a more
refined and luxurious appearance. Refined Smithies also had a Weapon
Maintenance function. If a player left their weapon in the Smithy’s
care, its Durability consumption rate would drastically reduce for a
period. At the same time, one could also hire Intermediate Blacksmiths
if they had a Refined Smithy.

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One should not underestimate the function of Blacksmiths. These
Blacksmith NPCs all possess different capabilities. For example, some
Blacksmiths might take less time than others to repair weapons and
equipment; other Blacksmiths’ might produce stronger maintenance
effects. Hence, hiring a powerful Blacksmith was of utmost importance.

Lastly, Luxury Smithies cost between 800 Gold and 1,000 Gold. Aside from
having all the functions of a Refined Smithy, Luxury Smithies had a Rest
Area that allowed Guild members to accumulate the Double EXP buff.
However, 48 hours of rest was required to accumulate 20% of the buff. In
addition, Luxury Smithies contained Forging Rooms. Moreover, these were
Advanced Forging Rooms, which were far more effective than those at the
Starstreak Trading Firm. One could also hire Advanced Blacksmiths.

“For the Guild’s future development, we’ll get the most benefits from
the best option. Let’s choose this 1,000 Gold model, then.” After
looking through the model list, Shi Feng chose one of the largest Luxury
Smithies available that allowed him to invite up to 10 Blacksmiths.
After deciding on the model, he began to choose his Blacksmiths.

Shi Feng had received 700 Gold from the system reward alone. In
addition, he also received over 300 Gold for each Dragonscale Set
Equipment that sold at the Blackwing Auction House. At this point, he
had already sold more than 20 sets. Currently, Shi Feng had more than
8,000 Gold on his person, making him wealthier than any single Guild in
Star-Moon Kingdom. Moreover, Gold would continue to fill his bags as
more sets of Dragonscale Set Equipment sold. So, he did not mind
constructing the best Smithy available.

Following which, Shi Feng chose to hire ten Advanced Blacksmiths. These
ten NPCs were the most skilled Blacksmiths one could currently find.
Their monthly wages ranged between 3 and 5 Gold.

After Shi Feng finished dealing with the Smithy, he searched for a
secluded location to adjust his appearance back to Ye Feng. He then
hailed a horse carriage and returned to Zero Wing’s Guild Residence.

When Shi Feng arrived at the Residence, he discovered a sea of players
crowding the entrance, creating an extraordinarily lively atmosphere.

There were currently two Berserkers in Dragonscale Set Equipment
standing guard and maintaining order at the Residence’s entrance. The
Fine-Gold rank glow from the sets thoroughly awed the players who had
come to sign up for the Guild.

“Is that a Fine-Gold Set Equipment?”

“I’ve seen it on the forums before. I think it’s the Dragonscale Set
Equipment. Currently, a single set costs more than 300 Gold. Zero Wing
is just too rich; they actually bought two sets!”

“Not just two. I hear that Zero Wing’s Warehouse also has one set
available for trade.”

As the crowd discussed Zero Wing’s wealth with astonishment, the
newly-constructed Smithy also attracted their attention.

The Smithy’s construction was not as tedious as the Guild Hall’s. The
Smithy required much less time as it had fewer functions. As long as the
Guild paid the construction fees, the Smithy could be completed in less
than ten minutes.

Zero Wing’s Smithy was three stories tall. The Smithy’s Luxury-grade
appearance dazzled the onlookers, and many among the crowd even believed
that they had arrived at the capital city’s Advanced Smithy. The Smithy
was large enough to accommodate several hundred players, and it was even
larger than an Ordinary Guild Hall.

“This is my first time seeing such an extravagant Smithy!”

“Zero Wing isn’t giving Overwhelming Smile any chance of survival! Zero
Wing’s Smithy is almost the same size as Overwhelming Smile’s Guild
Hall! It’s so much fancier than their Guild Hall, too!”

“From what I heard from Zero Wing’s Guild members, this Smithy even has
a Weapon Maintenance function that reduces the Durability consumption
rate of a weapon for a certain amount of time. With this, who knows how
much money we can save when grinding monsters and raiding Dungeons?”

“For this Guild Smithy alone, I’ll do anything it takes to join Zero
Wing.”

The independent players who had come to participate in Zero Wing’s test
watched the Guild’s transformation with reverence, their desire to join
Zero Wing intensifying.

Morale among Zero Wing’s members soared when they saw the growing flood
of players coming to join their Guild. Now, whenever they strode down
the streets with their six-winged Emblem revealed, they would receive
countless envious stares.

Standing a short distance away from the Residence’s entrance, Thoughtful
Rain quickly noticed Shi Feng’s arrival. Waving her hand, she shouted,
“Ye Feng, we’re over here.”

Shi Feng promptly walked over.

Standing beside Thoughtful Rain was the expert who Shi Feng was
extremely familiar with, Everlasting War.

However, though Shi Feng knew about Everlasting War in the past, the
reverse was not true. The five companions by his side were also
outstanding experts. In the past, Shi Feng had lived in an entirely
different world from them. He had failed to reach even the upper ranks
of God’s Domain, much less the pyramid’s peak.

“Ye Feng, let me introduce you. This man is Everlasting War; he wishes
to discuss business with you,” Thoughtful Rain slowly introduced
Everlasting War’s party to Shi Feng.

At this moment, Everlasting War was shocked after evaluating Shi Feng.

The pressure he felt from Shi Feng was intense!

He had not expected Zero Wing to possess another unfathomable expert
besides Black Flame.

“Hello, I am Ye Feng,” Shi Feng said, smiling faintly at Everlasting
War. “This place isn’t suitable for a discussion. Why don’t we head
inside to chat?”

Saying so, Shi Feng led the group into the Rest Area in the Guild
Residence’s Smithy.

The Rest Area was very elegant. Even having beverages available for
Guild members, this Rest Area was no less impressive than the city’s
restaurants.

“Wah! Is this really a Smithy?” Trailing after Thoughtful Rain, Blue
Bamboo’s eyes shone brightly as she entered Zero Wing’s Residence. It
was as if she had just stepped into an entirely different realm.
Secretly, she said, “Rain, look! That’s the Weapon Maintenance Room!
There are such high-quality weapons inside! Even the Blacksmiths are the
rarely-seen Advanced Blacksmiths! Rain, make sure you say something to
Ye Feng later! With such awesome Guild benefits, it would be a huge
shame if we didn’t join!”

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Chapter 487 - Dark Arena

Thoughtful Rain glanced at Blue Bamboo’s pleading look before examining
her elegant surroundings. Indeed, no other Guild could compete with Zero
Wing, so it would not be a bad choice for them to join this Guild.

“Hah... I only met Ye Feng by chance; our relationship isn’t what you
imagine. I can only try my best; don’t expect too much,” Thoughtful Rain
replied softly through their private chat.

“Mhm.” Blue Bamboo nodded vigorously.

Compared to Blue Bamboo’s fascination, Everlasting War and his
companions only considered Zero Wing’s benefits and environment decent.
However, compared to a small, unknown Guild, the sudden emergence of a
great expert like Shi Feng was what truly shocked them.

Carefully observing his surroundings, Everlasting War suddenly realized
that Zero Wing’s members were actually quite powerful. They were much
stronger than the members of other Guilds.

As the rumors had said, Zero Wing was the true overlord of White River
City.

A moment later, Shi Feng had led the group to one of the small rooms
located in the Rest Area. The environment inside the room was excellent,
and the pleasant aroma filling the air soothed everyone’s tense spirits.

Shi Feng had to admit that the Luxury version of the Smithy was worthy
of the price. He had not spent 1,000 Gold for nothing.

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“What would you like to talk about?” Shi Feng asked casually as he
looked at Everlasting War.

“Originally, I had hoped to ask Brother Ye Feng to introduce us to your
Guild Leader, Black Flame. However, seeing as Brother Ye Feng possesses
such strength and is one of the upper-managers of Zero Wing, discussing
this matter with you should have the same effect,” Everlasting War said
leisurely. “Truth be told, we are not players from Star-Moon Kingdom.
Rather, we are from the Beast Empire, the eighth strongest country in
God’s Domain. As you can see, although we are independent players, our
weapons and equipment are not the possessions of ordinary independent
players.”

“Indeed. The majority of your party’s equipment consists of Level 25
Fine-Gold Equipment. The Level 25 shield and weapon in your hands are
even Dark-Gold rank, something extremely rare throughout God’s Domain.
There are not many Guilds in Star-Moon Kingdom capable of obtaining
those items.” Shi Feng nodded in agreement. He could not help but admit
that there was a massive difference regarding resources between the
empires and kingdoms of God’s Domain, not to mention the difference
between Star-Moon Kingdom and the current eighth strongest country in
God’s Domain, the Beast Empire.

“Their weapons and equipment are all Level 25 Fine-Gold and Dark-Gold
rank? How is this possible?” Blue Bamboo looked at Everlasting War’s
party, her eyes widening with surprise.

Blue Bamboo knew that Everlasting War was very powerful. She could tell
that just by looking at his Level.

All this time, however, Blue Bamboo had thought that the Fine-Gold and
Dark-Gold rank glow effect surrounding Everlasting War’s body originated
from Level 20 weapons and equipment. She never considered that he had
Level 25 weapons and equipment.

Level 25 Fine-Gold Equipment was a luxury to any Guild, much less
Dark-Gold rank.

By the side, Thoughtful Rain was also shocked. Only now did she
understand why this party did not mind giving them a Level 25
Secret-Silver staff. It turned out that these players were all using
Level 25 Fine-Gold and Dark-Gold ranked weapons and equipment.

“Is this the gap between a kingdom and empire?” Thoughtful Rain was
greatly confused.

Upon seeing the shock on Blue Bamboo’s and Thoughtful Rain’s faces,
Everlasting War’s companions felt proud even though they had long since
gotten used to the shocked expressions of White River City’s players.

“You’re mistaken. Although there is indeed a gap, it is not as large as
you imagine. Moreover, they are no ordinary independent players. Someone
has sponsored them,” Shi Feng explained.

In God’s Domain, both players in kingdoms and in empires face similar
difficulties when leveling up. However, since empires mirrored the major
cities in the real world, claiming the players who lived in said cities
upon character creation, empires had far more players within their
borders. As a result of the astounding player population of an empire,
the competition in an empire was far more intense than in a kingdom. The
intense competition, in turn, gave birth to greater motivation, which
resulted in empire players improving their techniques faster. Naturally,
the levels and equipment of empire players were slightly better than
kingdom players.

As for Everlasting War’s party, even in empires, they were far above
ordinary players. So, how could the ordinary players of White River City
possibly hope to compete with them?

Shi Feng’s declaration stunned Everlasting War’s companions, shock
coloring their expressions as they stared at Shi Feng’s calm smile. Shi
Feng’s words were not incorrect in the least. It was as if he had seen
through every detail about them.

“Brother Ye Feng is as amazing as expected. Someone has indeed sponsored
our weapons and equipment. This is also why we have come in search of
Guild Leader Black Flame.” Everlasting War did not deny Shi Feng’s
statement. Slowly, he said, “You might not know this, but a few days
after God’s Domain launched, the various major corporations around the
world began to invest in the game. In order to prevent an overly intense
struggle, these corporations began hidden competitions with each other.

“These competitions take place in the Dark Arena. The various major
corporations send their experts to face each other, taking the chance to
probe the opponent’s strength. The victors earn large amounts of Gold,
Credits, rare materials, and other benefits that you cannot even begin
to imagine.

“I have come here today with the purpose of inviting Guild Leader Black
Flame to join our battle team.

“If our battle team wins, it will benefit a Guild such as Zero Wing that
lacks funding. Not only can you obtain a large sum of Credits, but you
can also obtain a large sum of Gold Coins and top-tier equipment that
you cannot even imagine exists.

“Now, however, I want to invite Brother Ye Feng to join us, instead.
What are your thoughts on this?”

Although Everlasting War’s voice was soft, it was sufficient to shock
everyone present.

This was a competition between the top 500 corporations around the
world. This competition was several times more intense than the
competition between first-rate Guilds. The experts that were invited to
participate were on an entirely different level.

“I understand. I can agree to your invite, but I have a request,” Shi
Feng calmly said.

He had long since known about this Dark Arena. It was a gathering place
for experts. However, the experts there were far more powerful than the
experts one usually saw in the virtual gaming world. Moreover, the
financial power these people possess was several times greater than a
first-rate Guild’s.

If one could obtain consecutive victories in the Dark Arena, it was even
possible to obtain more Credits than what Underworld possessed.

Take Everlasting War for example. Originally, he had not been a
professional virtual reality gamer. Before God’s Domain came into
existence, he had been a top-class professional bodyguard tasked with
protecting world-class characters. He had undergone both specialized
mental and physical training. Ordinary people could never hope to be a
match for him.

Only, the price the Dark Arena had offered was very high. It was enough
to tempt even Everlasting War to play God’s Domain.

In the end, Everlasting War had become the Everlasting War God of the
Dark Arena, one of the apex existences of God’s Domain.

In the past, Shi Feng had been fortunate enough to witness some of the
matches in the Dark Arena. However, he had never even come near to
qualifying to participate.

As this was a competition between major corporations, only those who
were invited were allowed to participate in the Dark Arena.

“Request?” Everlasting War could not help his surprise. He had not
expected Shi Feng to maintain his composure. However, he decided to ask,
“May I know what this request is?”

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Chapter 488 - Young Genius

Although Everlasting War had already spoken, his companions had frowned
in response to Shi Feng’s reply.

They had never expected that Shi Feng would try to negotiate.

Countless people yearn to join a competition of such level. Yet, even
many of the experts on the God’s Domain Experts List had been rejected.
They were already stooping pretty low by willingly inviting an unknown
expert such as Shi Feng.

Even world-renowned players fought to join the Dark Arena. Participating
in the Dark Arena was already a supreme honor in and of itself. Not only
could one win endless riches, but they could also receive the admiration
of millions. It was even possible for one to become an international
celebrity with a single battle.

Not even the ruler of Star-Moon Kingdom was a match for the Dark Arena’s
participants in terms of status. After all, that was a stage at the
international level.

Thoughtful Rain and Blue Bamboo’s little jaws hung in shock, their eyes
filled with disbelief as they watched Shi Feng.

The competition between Guilds in God’s Domain was intense. Almost every
Guild was supported by many corporations. However, not even the backer
of a first-rate Guild could compare with international corporations; it
was merely an ant in the eyes of such giants.

Although the virtual gaming industry’s total value rose with each
passing year, it was still significantly inferior to other top
industries. If a Guild could obtain the financial support from such a
corporation, they could instantly become a Super Guild, surpassing any
first-rate Guild in God’s Domain.

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With such a good opportunity at hand, Shi Feng actually had a
condition...

However, Shi Feng did not care about what others thought about him.
Taking a sip of tea, he returned his gaze to Everlasting War, saying
slowly, “My request is very simple. I hear that each battle team
participating in the Dark Arena consists of ten members. Seeing as you
only have six members at the moment, I wish to invite three of my people
to join. That way, we will have a full battle team. What do you think?”

“You must be insane! Just inviting you is already Leader’s limit, yet,
you still want to invite three others to join the team? Who do you think
started this battle team?” a youth of in black armor shot up from his
seat in anger.

The other members of Everlasting War’s party were also clearly angry.
Everlasting War, on the other hand, watched Shi Feng seriously.

The member limit for each battle team had only been recently confirmed,
so only an extremely small group of people know this information. How
did Shi Feng, an upper-manager of a small Guild, find out about this?

Suddenly, Everlasting War realized that the young man before him was
shrouded in mystery.

“The only goal of the corporation sponsoring your battle team is to
secure victory. Naturally, the stronger the chosen team members are, the
better. I can guarantee that the players I want to include are all very
formidable,” Shi Feng explained.

Although Shi Feng had not personally participated in the Dark Arena, he
had a certain understanding of it. After all, it was the future
battlefield for the apex experts of God’s Domain. He had learned plenty
of techniques from the matches held in the Dark Arena. For example, he
had learned Void Steps from watching the Dark Arena’s battle videos.

If he could allow the experts of the Guild to participate in the Dark
Arena and experience those battles, it will enable them to improve their
techniques further.

“Brother Ye Feng, I am afraid that I am really powerless on this matter.
There are a limited number of slots for the battle team. Although I am
the team leader, I only have one invitation for the test, not the member
slot for the battle team. Originally, I intended to test Guild Leader
Black Flame’s qualifications. However, even if he is qualified, I
believe that, as the leader of a Guild, he should be very busy with its
management. Even if he has the strength, he should not have that much
time to spare. That’s why I wanted to invite Brother Ye Feng,”
Everlasting War said, smiling bitterly.

The competition between these international corporations was extremely
intense. Every position on the battle team was unimaginably precious, so
how could they give them away to Shi Feng so easily?

“I expected as much. Alright, I accept your invitation. When will the
test be held?” Shi Feng nodded. He knew how valuable the slot was. The
invitation alone had already greatly surprised him. However, he still
wanted to know how much power Everlasting War, this battle team’s
leader, wielded. If he could obtain another slot, he would have truly
profited.

“The unified testing time has yet to be determined. Let’s add each other
as friends for now. Once those in charge have decided on a time, I will
contact Brother Ye Feng immediately.” Everlasting War promptly sent a
friend request to the Swordsman before him.

After Shi Feng added Everlasting War as a friend, they chatted about
matters relating to the Dark Arena. Seated by the side, Blue Bamboo was
utterly stunned by the two’s conversation. She had never imagined that
Zero Wing was so amazing. It had actually received an invitation from an
international corporation. If the Guild received support from such a
corporation, its potential would be unimaginable.

Blue Bamboo’s decision to join Zero Wing solidified.

After both sides chatted for another half an hour or so, Everlasting
War’s group departed.

---

“Big Brother Everlasting, there are countless experts in God’s Domain.
Aside from Black Flame, how could you invite Ye Feng so casually? What
if he fails to pass the test when the time comes? It won’t look good to
our superiors. Why don’t we head over to Star-Moon City and take a look?
There might be some other amazing experts there,” a beautiful female
Elementalist wearing crimson robes suggested.

“I know. Our superiors gave me an invitation slot precisely because they
wish to test my judgment and to see whether or not I am suited to lead
this team. They will definitely replace me if I fail. Knowing this, I
won’t act recklessly. However, this Ye Feng is indeed amazing. Based on
his appearance, I’m guessing he is only around 20 years old. Yet, when
he moves, not a single action reveals a weak point. There were not even
any excess actions in his movement. I have already been in the
Refinement Realm for close to 27 years already, so I can tell that he
has clearly already set foot into the Refinement Realm. Moreover, his
progression into the realm is also not shallow. This Ye Feng is simply
unbelievable. He is truly a young genius.

“As for Black Flame, I have already watched his battle videos. Although
Black Flame is indeed amazing, his performance shows that he has only
taken half a step into the Refinement Realm. He only displays such
overwhelming might due to his equipment and Skills.

“With the power backing me, I can easily obtain things such as top-tier
equipment. Otherwise, I would not have chosen Ye Feng. Refinement Realm
experts are as rare as phoenix feathers in God’s Domain. We are already
very lucky to have encountered one. Even if we went to Star-Moon City,
it is unlikely that we will find another such expert. Alright, let’s
return to leveling up for now.”

His teammates could not help their surprise after listening to
Everlasting War’s reasoning. They had not realized that Everlasting War
had such a high opinion of Shi Feng. However, they also had to admit the
scarcity of Refinement Realm experts. Even the five of them had only
taken half a step into that realm.

---

After Everlasting War and his party left, Shi Feng turned to Thoughtful
Rain, thanking her, “I am truly grateful for Miss Rain’s help today. If
not for your introduction, I would not have such a fortuitous
opportunity. If Miss Rain wishes to purchase equipment for yourself, I
can offer a 50% discount.”

“Really?” Thoughtful Rain knew how expensive top-tier equipment was on
the market. Moreover, top-tier equipment was not necessarily available.
If she could purchase top-tier equipment at a 50% discount, she could
save tens of thousands of Credits with each item. She could save over a
million Credits if she bought an entire set. In addition, the equipment
available on the market was nowhere near as good as Zero Wing’s
equipment.

“Of course,” Shi Feng laughed.

“Great! I want to buy a set, then. Also, my best friend here, Blue
Bamboo, has always been very interested in joining Zero Wing. However,
as she has only recently started playing virtual reality games, she’s
not very strong. Can you perhaps allow her to join?” Thoughtful Rain
asked meekly.

“I’m afraid I really cannot help you with that. Not even an
upper-manager like myself is allowed to bend the Guild’s rules,” Shi
Feng said, shaking his head. “However, I can allow your friend to join
and train herself with our Guild’s elite parties, having her learn the
combat techniques of God’s Domain. Once she’s sufficiently strong, she
can then become an official member of Zero Wing. What do you think?”

“I’ll do it! I’ll go!” Originally, Blue Bamboo had been extremely
disappointed when she heard Shi Feng’s initial refusal. However, being
able to improve herself with the elites of Zero Wing was not a bad
alternative.

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Chapter 489 - Shop

Upon hearing Blue Bamboo’s agreement, Shi Feng immediately contacted
Aqua Rose and had her organize an elite Dungeon raiding party.

A Dungeon was a very good place for players to improve their techniques.

Independent parties normally only raided Normal Mode Dungeons. Even
ordinary Guild parties would only occasionally raid Hard Mode Dungeons.
As for elite parties, they raided Hard Mode Dungeons slightly more
often. Zero Wing’s elite parties, however, were different. When they
raided Dungeons, Hard Mode was the lowest difficulty they would choose,
though they would often challenge Hell Mode.

To raid a Hard Mode Dungeon, players only needed to meet the minimum
requirement for equipment; the requirement for techniques was not very
high. However, it was a different story for Hell Mode. Hell Mode had a
very high technique requirement. Even if players’ equipment was good
enough to overwhelm the monsters that waited inside the Dungeon, that
did not guarantee that they could clear it. Their techniques needed to
reach a certain standard before they could raid the Dungeon
successfully, so it was a very good place to train one’s techniques.

Zero Wing also had a requirement set for its elite members. Every week,
elite members needed to raid Hell Mode Dungeons a certain number of
times. Although this was a stringent quota, members who fulfilled it
would earn plenty of Guild Points as compensation for the deaths they
suffered inside the Hell Mode Dungeon. This was also why Zero Wing’s
elite members were so much more powerful than the elite members of other
Guilds.

As long as Blue Bamboo trained diligently and polished herself in Hell
Mode Dungeons for a time, she should not have any issues passing Zero
Wing’s evaluation.

Following which, Thoughtful Rain and Blue Bamboo each purchased a set
consisting of Level 25 Secret-Silver and Fine-Gold Equipment for
Elementalists and Clerics, spending over a million Credits in total.

Despite such a large expenditure, however, both girls were extremely
satisfied with their purchases. They even felt that they had profited
significantly.

They knew very well that, should they purchase Level 25 top-tier
equipment from the virtual trade center, they would have to spend over
two million Credits at the very minimum. Moreover, there was no
guarantee that the equipment would be available. After all, every Guild
was in dire need of top-tier equipment. Naturally, they would not sell
such equipment easily.

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After Shi Feng finished dealing with these matters, he immediately
departed from the Residence and headed towards the Starstreak Trading
Firm.

“Rain, you’re the best! I can’t believe you actually know someone like
Big Brother Ye Feng! Previously, one of my classmates boasted in front
of me about how her boyfriend wore several pieces of Level 25 Fine-Gold
Equipment. If she finds out that I now have several pieces of Level 25
Fine-Gold Equipment, she will definitely turn green with envy!” Blue
Bamboo laughed as she fiddled with the Fine-Gold Equipment in her hands.
“Honestly though, Big Brother Ye Feng really treats you nicely. On the
way here, I’ve researched the forums and found out plenty about Zero
Wing’s elite members. These elite members normally raid Hell Mode
Dungeons, and they never offer to carry anyone, not even their own
ordinary members.

“I’ve always wondered what it feels like to clear a Hell Mode Dungeon.
Now that Big Brother Ye Feng has arranged for us to accompany Zero
Wing’s elite parties to improve our strengths, it won’t be long before
we become experts, too.

“Say, seeing as how Big Brother Ye Feng is such a young and handsome
man, do you think he has a girlfriend? If he doesn’t... Hehe... Rain,
this could be a good opportunity for you. Even an international
corporation is trying to recruit him to their battle team. Once he
becomes famous, who knows how many people will be gunning for him. Your
chances with him will decrease significantly if you wait.”

“You little girl!” Thoughtful Rain blushed slightly. Snapping, she said,
“I’m going to ignore you now!”

Seeing that Thoughtful Rain had turned around and was about to leave,
Blue Bamboo hurriedly pulled her friend back, panicking, “Nooo!”

---

White River City, Starstreak Trading Firm.

“Smile, how many Strengthened Armor Kits have you guys produced?” Shi
Feng asked.

“Guild Leader, the three of us have forged over 10,000 pieces. Are we
going to put them up for sale now?” Melancholic Smile asked.

“Mhm. Bring all of the Strengthened Armor Kits and follow me. Right,
also bring the Gold we’ve earned so far,” Shi Feng said.

Although the Strengthened Armor Kits were inferior to the Mana Armor
Kits, with three people producing them, Shi Feng did not have to forge
the Armor Kits himself. Naturally, the stock they had created was
astounding.

With the burden of 30,000 Gold on his shoulders, Shi Feng felt that it
would be best if he dealt with the problem as soon as possible. After
all, there was not much time remaining. The looming penalty for failing
the Epic Quest was also quite stressful. Moreover, Horizon Alliance had
already nurtured quite a number of Lifestyle players, forgers in
particular. They had also recruited close to half the Advanced Forging
Apprentices from White River City’s seven neighboring cities. The
Horizon Alliance even employed Basic Forgers, which no other city
possessed.

Once Shi Feng accumulated the 30,000 Gold, he would no longer have a
connection to the Starstreak Trading Firm. Hence, Shi Feng had been
planning and accumulating his wealth, preparing to open his own market.

And now was the perfect time to do so. Fortunately, he had accumulated a
sufficient number of Gold Coins. It was time to display his strength.

“Guild Leader, I have everything with me. Aside from Strengthening
Scrolls, we also have the 13,000-plus Gold that we’ve accumulated,”
Melancholic Smile said as she placed the money and the items on the
table. This was the first time she had ever seen so much money.

There were more than 13,000 Gold Coins stacked on the table. This was
the accumulation of all the money Starstreak Trading Firm had earned
from the eight cities it occupied, including White River City.

There was not a single Guild in Star-Moon Kingdom that could compete
with the Horizon Alliance’s wealth; a Guild would be quite well off with
only one-tenth of the Alliance’s fortune.

If converted to Credits, 13,000 Gold was worth hundreds of millions.

One had to admit that God’s Domain’s money-making potential was
formidable. Moreover, the game had only launched less than a month
ago...

However, no fool would exchange so much Gold for Credits, yet
Melancholic Smile had no idea what Shi Feng intended to do with so much
Gold.

After giving the items on the table a casual glance, Shi Feng quickly
stored them in his bag.

“Follow me,” Shi Feng said as he exited the forging room.

Melancholic Smile promptly followed.

After leaving the Starstreak Trading Firm, Shi Feng led Melancholic
Smile to White River City’s City Hall.

“Lord Viscount, how may I be of service today?” a female manager asked
politely, smiling when she noticed Shi Feng enter the building.

“I wish to purchase some Land,” Shi Feng said.

“Please follow me.” Saying so, the female manager led Shi Feng and
Melancholic Smile to a VIP meeting room.

After a short wait, a tall, middle-aged man entered the room.

“Lord Viscount, I have prepared a list of all available Commercial Land.
My lord may choose any plot of land on this list, and because of your
esteemed status, you will receive a 10% discount on all land.”

“Okay.”

Shi Feng only glanced through the pages, not bothering to read them in
detail. He then said, “I want these two plots next to the Bank and the
Auction House.”

If one pointed out the most valuable plots of Land in White River City,
the first would be the plot directly beside the Auction House, the
second was next to the Bank, the third was near the two aforementioned
establishments, and the fourth was next to the Virtual Trade Center and
the Adventurer’s Association. This held true for every city in God’s
Domain.

In the past, these plots of Land had been highly sought after. Renting
one of these plots for just a month could be astronomically expensive.
Moreover, as God’s Domain developed, the money one could earn would
grow.

Naturally, it also cost a significant sum to purchase these plots of
Land. Moreover, one must also possess certain status if they wanted to
purchase Land; money alone was not enough. As a Viscount, Shi Feng could
only purchase a limited number of plots. Thus, he chose only one plot
per location to begin his Shop’s operation.

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Chapter 490 - Candlelight Trading Firm

Without hesitation, Shi Feng requested the two most popular plots of
Land in White River City. When Melancholic Smile saw the prices, her
little mouth fell wide open.

These prices were outrageous!

An ordinary plot of Land in White River City cost over 1,000 Gold. If
the Land were in the densely populated central district, it would cost
more than 3,000 Gold.

As for the two plots Shi Feng had set his sight on, each cost over 8,000
Gold. If they converted 8,000 Gold to Credits, they could establish a
relatively large company in the city in reality...

However, Shi Feng did not consider his choices to be expensive. In the
future, these two plots would become extremely valuable. In the past, he
could not have obtained them even if he wanted to.

Players frequented both the Auction House and the Bank. Hence, the
traffic was guaranteed. If not for his need for money right now, Shi
Feng would have preferred to purchase several more plots of Land. By the
time White River City became the number one city in Star-Moon Kingdom,
the value of the city’s Land would soar by more than a hundredfold.

“Lord Viscount, for the two plots of Commercial Land you have chosen,
one costs 9,200 Gold, while the other costs 8,800 Gold, coming to a
total of 18,000 Gold. After including the 10% discount, your total is
16,200 Gold,” the male manager said with great excitement. “In addition,
after purchasing these two plots of land, there will be a 15% property
tax each month. If taxes aren’t paid for in three months, these plots
will be locked. If the taxes aren’t paid for in half a year, the city
will reclaim the Land.”

“This is a scam!” Melancholic Smile nearly shouted when she heard the
male manager’s explanation, flushing with anger.

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They had already spent so much money to purchase these two areas, yet,
they were still required to pay a 15% property tax every month. In
total, they were required to pay 2,700 Gold in property taxes for the
two plots of Land. Not even first-rate Guilds had that much Gold. Most
importantly, they had to pay this tax every month!

“Here is 16,200 Gold.” Shi Feng handed over the money without
hesitation.

Shi Feng was very familiar with God’s Domain’s rules, so he had expected
this.

Moreover, the Main God System had implemented this property tax with the
purpose of avoiding someone powerful from monopolizing a city’s Land.

Although the property tax seemed absurdly expensive, Gold Coins would
become easier to earn as players leveled, resulting in their
depreciation. Gold Coins would not remain as valuable as they were now.
Hence, paying 2,700 Gold each month was no big deal.

A short moment later, the manager passed the Deed for the two plots of
Land to Shi Feng. With this, Shi Feng could now establish Shops on these
two tracts anytime he wanted to. Moreover, these two areas were
relatively large; they were in no way inferior to the Starstreak Trading
Firm.

At the end of the day, the Starstreak Trading Firm did not belong to Shi
Feng. Even if he managed it well, the Firm still belonged to NPCs.
However, if he established Shops on the plots he had purchased, he could
do whatever he wanted to them; it was a lot more convenient.

Soon after, Shi Feng chose two relatively good building models in the
City Hall, with both being three-story buildings. He could use the first
floor to sell products and use the second to establish a warehouse,
Forging Rooms, and other necessities. Finally, the third floor could be
an office area.

However, to construct these two Shops, Shi Feng had spent another 2,000
Gold. After which, he hired over 20 Advanced NPCs to conduct daily
management and sales in each Shop.

After spending all this money, little remained of Shi Feng’s funds.
Fortunately, the Dragonscale Set Equipment sold consistently in the
Blackwing Auction House, and a large sum of Gold Coins would fill Shi
Feng’s pockets every now and then.

“Smile, I’ll leave the management of these two plots of Land to you for
now; I’ve already given you the authority you need. Begin transferring
our members from Starstreak little by little. As for our products, we’ll
set the Strengthened Armor Kits as our main focus; there is no need to
sell them over at Starstreak,” Shi Feng said.

“Guild Leader, if we only sell the Strengthened Armor Kits at these two
locations, it will divert traffic from Starstreak, impacting our
business there,” Melancholic Smile said, concern filling her voice.

“That is precisely my intention. I want to lure all of the old customers
of Starstreak to the new Shops. Just do as I say. As for the price for
these Strengthened Armor Kits, set them at 7 Silver Coins minimum; we
can’t afford a loss from selling them,” Shi Feng laughed.

Although the Starstreak Trading Firm was still somewhat useful to him,
its greatest purpose to Shi Feng lay in the initial business. Now that
he had accumulated sufficient capital, he had to abandon it, little by
little. After all, the moment he earned the 30,000 Gold and completed
his quest, the Starstreak Trading Firm would sever all ties with him. If
he did not prepare for it now, it would be too late in the future.

“Guild Leader, rest assured; I will make sure the prices of the
Strengthened Armor Kits stay above 7 Silver Coins,” Melancholic Smile
said. She was very confident about the Strengthened Armor Kits they had
produced.

Even as Basic Forgers, their success rates at producing the Strengthened
Armor Kits were below 30%. Meanwhile, the material cost for producing
each Strengthened Armor Kit was over 1 Silver. In other words, the
actual cost for producing a complete Strengthened Armor Kit was more
than 3 Silver. In reality, selling them for only 7 Silver Coins was
simply too cheap.

Even if Shi Feng had not given the order, she had intended to set the
initial price of the Strengthened Armor Kits at 10 Silver. After all,
with the current average level of players, a price of 10 Silver Coins
was definitely affordable.

“Guild Leader, you haven’t named the Shops for these two locations yet.
What will you call them?” Melancholic Smile asked as she looked at Shi
Feng.

“A small spark may kindle a raging fire. Let’s call it the Candlelight
Trading Firm,” Shi Feng sighed as he looked at the Deeds to the two
golden real-estates in his hand.

At this moment, he finally had his own capital. With these two plots, he
had taken a large step ahead of the other Guilds. His Guild would have a
relatively stable source of income in the future, and he wouldn’t have
to fear becoming any Guild’s target.

Shortly after, both Shi Feng and Melancholic Smile visited to the two
plots of Land they had just purchased. At this moment, however, the
buildings were still under reconstruction, so they could not view the
Shops’ full elegance. It would take several more hours before the
reconstruction work would be completed. At that time, they could open
for business.

“There sure are a lot of players in White River City right now.” Shi
Feng examined his surroundings, discovering a sea of players near the
Auction House. The area was even more crowded than it had been in his
previous life.

“Guild Leader, this is a given. Zero Wing and Overwhelming Smile are
constantly competing over White River City. Zero Wing is also the first
Guild to own a Guild Residence in Star-Moon Kingdom. In addition, there
are Overwhelming Smile’s impressive offers to consider. As a result,
many players from other cities were tempted to migrate and develop
themselves in White River City. Based on the statistics published the
day before yesterday, White River City is currently the second most
populous city in Star-Moon Kingdom; it is only slightly behind Star-Moon
City.”

An ordinary city could not compare with a capital. Even if White River
City offered a massive advantage, many players still preferred to mingle
in the capital city.

“Star-Moon City?” Upon hearing Melancholic Smile’s words, Shi Feng
suddenly remembered something.

He had befriended someone in Star-Moon City before and had intended to
purchase Land through him. Originally, he had planned to direct Zero
Wing’s development towards Star-Moon City. In the end, he had dismissed
this notion and focused on making White River City the number one city
in Star-Moon Kingdom. After all, unlike in Star-Moon City, Zero Wing had
an extraordinary background in White River City.

Currently, although he no longer intended to develop Zero Wing in
Star-Moon City, the capital city’s population was still very attractive.
After all, in God’s Domain, players were a city’s resource.

The more powerful a city was, the more powerful the Guild controlling
said city could become.

“It seems I need to make a trip to Star-Moon City.” Shi Feng suddenly
thought of a plan that could advance White River City’s development
further.

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Chapter 491 - Holy Land for Experts

Just as Shi Feng was about to head towards White River City’s
Teleportation Hall, the clear ring of his communicator reached his ears.

“Aqua, what’s wrong?” Shi Feng asked after accepting the call.

“Guild Leader, good news! Previously, your feat of killing so many of
Overwhelming Smile’s experts boosted our Guild’s morale. Currently, our
members are flooding the fields to participate in the war. As
Overwhelming Smile’s expert parties are no longer appearing on the
battlefield, we’ve gained significant advantages. We have already taken
out over 20,000 Overwhelming Smile members.

“Probably because we’re the first Guild to kill over 20,000 players in
an all-out war, an Advanced NPC from the Adventurer’s Association just
visited, issuing an Epic Guild Quest. The quest is called ‘Ancient
Battlefield,’ and only the Guild Leader of the Guild is allowed to
accept the quest. Moreover, only ten Guild members can participate in
the quest. Unfortunately, we can’t learn anymore until we accept the
quest.

“I’m worried that this Epic Guild Quest might disappear if we don’t
accept it soon, so I contacted you immediately after learning about it.”

Aqua Rose was extremely excited when she spoke.

This was her first time encountering an Epic Quest. She had only ever
heard rumors of them on the forums.

Every Epic Quest represented a massive opportunity. If one could
complete it, they could receive extremely bountiful rewards. Based on
the information she had gathered, Epic Quests would reward players with
an Epic item at the very minimum. If it were a high-difficulty Epic
Quest, one could even obtain two or three Epic items. Meanwhile, the
quest the Guild had just received was an Epic Guild Quest; it was a lot
more difficult than an Epic Quest meant for individual players. If they
could complete it, they would reap a frightening harvest.

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“Ancient Battlefield?!” Shi Feng was stunned upon hearing Aqua Rose’s
words, indescribable thrill growing in his heart. Hurriedly, he asked,
“Aqua, are you sure you read that correctly?”

“The information on the Guild’s Quest Board is clear, and I made sure to
read it very carefully. I can say with certainty that it is an Epic
Quest. Even I didn’t believe it at first when I was told. After
verifying it multiple times, I am sure that it is the Epic Quest Ancient
Battlefield,” Aqua Rose said, practically glowing with excitement.

If they could complete this Epic Quest and obtain several Epic items, it
could help them immensely when they raided large-scale Team Dungeons in
the future.

Now that Zero Wing waged war against Overwhelming Smile, morale was very
important. The news about Shi Feng taking out the Underworld Guards with
one hit had caused Zero Wing to instantly become the publicly
acknowledged number one Guild of White River City. This incident had
also placed significant psychological pressure on Overwhelming Smile’s
members. If Zero Wing could take the lead by conquering a large-scale
Team Dungeon, gaining even more top-tier equipment and prestige,
Overwhelming Smile would have no hope of competing with Zero Wing in the
future.

However, Aqua Rose did not know that, in reality, what had shocked Shi
Feng was not the difficulty of the quest, but the Ancient Battlefield
itself.

In the past, the Ancient Battlefield had been immensely famous in God’s
Domain. It had become so famous because of its alternative name.

The Holy Land for Experts!

The Ancient Battlefield was known as the Holy Land for Experts because
the map was a training ground specifically designed by the Main God
System for players. This training ground’s purpose was to allow players
to gain a better understanding of the combat style of God’s Domain.

In the past, countless noobs and new players had instantly soared to
become experts precisely because of the Ancient Battlefield.

Moreover, it wasn’t limited to ordinary experts; the Ancient Battlefield
had even given birth to many apex experts. As a result, players called
the Ancient Battlefield the Holy Land for Experts. Countless players had
dreamed of visiting and experiencing the wonders it had to offer.
Unfortunately, this opportunity was too difficult to encounter. In the
past, despite countless Guilds and corporations offering astronomical
prices for the slots to enter the Ancient Battlefield, nobody willingly
sold the slots they had.

Now that Shi Feng had suddenly been notified that he had obtained the
Ancient Battlefield quest, how could he contain his excitement? He had
always dreamed of visiting the Ancient Battlefield in the past.
Unfortunately, he had never been lucky enough to receive an invitation.
Now, however, he had.

“I understand. The difficulty of an Epic Quest is not to be taken
lightly, so set it aside for now. Don’t worry about it disappearing.
After a Guild Quest is issued, it will be available for three months or
until someone accepts it. Since it has just been issued, leave it there
for now,” Shi Feng said after calming down. “However, although we are
setting aside the quest, I have a few tasks that I’ll need you to do for
me.”

“Tasks?”

Aqua Rose was confused. She could not understand why Shi Feng did not
intend to accept this Epic Quest. Although she knew that the difficulty
of an Epic Quest was unmatched, without accepting the quest, how could
they possibly know whether or not they could complete it? It was a pity
to leave the quest there like that. Most importantly, it was so
tempting...

“That’s right. In order to complete this Epic Quest, we will need
sufficient combat power. I need you to contact Fire Dance and the others
and tell them to stop trying to level up to deal with Overwhelming
Smile; the same goes for you. All of you should focus on improving your
combat techniques. I will also frequently give you pointers. In a few
days, I will test you all to see how much your combat techniques have
improved. At that time, I will select the top nine players to
participate in this Epic Quest,” Shi Feng laughed.

“What should we do about the Team Dungeons? I hear that Overwhelming
Smile has already allocated their experts for raiding Level 20 Hard Mode
Dungeons. If we lose the race to raid the Team Dungeons, it will deal a
significant blow to our Guild’s prestige and empower the enemy.” Aqua
Rose simply could not understand Shi Feng’s decision. Previously, Shi
Feng had strongly advocated raiding Dungeons first. Wasn’t this change
of plans a little too sudden? She wasn’t even sure how to react.

The most surprising thing was the fact that a busy man like Shi Feng had
actually offered to instruct them personally. This had never happened
before.

Having the number one expert of Star-Moon Kingdom tutor them would yield
effects hundreds of times better than learning from Shi Feng’s battle
videos in secret. Countless players dreamed of such an opportunity.
There were even some who had offered one million Credits on the official
forums, hoping to hire Shi Feng as their personal trainer.

It would be a lie if Aqua Rose said she was not excited.

This was just as thrilling as the Epic Quest.

“Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. Do you
think that conquering a large-scale Team Dungeon will be so easy without
a certain degree of strength? Beyond that, the quest only requires ten
people. We can just have the others continue with raiding the Dungeons,”
Shi Feng did not bother to explain further; he could not reveal too much
information. Aqua Rose had no idea just how important this Ancient
Battlefield quest was.

Raising an army was easy; nurturing a general was not.

In the past, no one had been willing to trade their spot on the Ancient
Battlefield even when offered a Legendary item; the competition over a
measly Dungeon had meant nothing.

If possible, Shi Feng would have accepted the quest immediately.
However, doing so would be a massive waste; besides, leaving the quest
for players to see would provide a powerful incentive.

Shi Feng did not have any concrete information about the situation
inside the Ancient Battlefield. He only knew that the better the combat
techniques a player possessed, the greater their harvest would be.
Hence, Shi Feng had specifically instructed Aqua Rose and the others to
spare some time to improve their techniques. By doing so, they would
also increase their potential gain.

“I understand. I’ll contact Fire Dance and the others immediately. They
will be thrilled when they hear about this.” Aqua Rose giggled as she
disconnected the call. She then began to contact the other core members
of Zero Wing.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng had arrived at Star-Moon City, Star-Moon Kingdom’s
number one city, through a teleportation array.

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Chapter 492 - Plundering Resources

With a clear moon and few stars, it was already night time in God’s
Domain.

As the number one city of Star-Moon Kingdom, Star-Moon City had
brilliantly lit streets at this time. Magic lights illuminated the
streets all around, making the entire Star-Moon City seem as bright as
day.

“As expected of Star-Moon City, the population here is not something a
regional capital like White River City could ever hope to match up to.”
Shi Feng could not help but sigh as he waded through the sea of players
crowding the streets.

Now that players were higher leveled, many could afford the
teleportation fee to travel to Star-Moon City.

At this moment, Star-Moon City’s player population was nearly five
million—two million more than White River City’s. If one could take
control of Star-Moon City, it would significantly improve a Guild’s
development speed; the impact on a Guild would be even better than
having control of four or five smaller cities.

In addition, the available resources in the vicinity of Star-Moon City
were very abundant. Hence, all powers staying within the capital city
were a mix of both strong and weak. Other than the three first-rate
Guilds that had set Star-Moon Kingdom as their main base of operations,
first-rate Guilds of other kingdoms and empires also had a presence in
Star-Moon City. Plenty of second-rate Guilds were also taking root and
developing themselves here. As a result, the competition at Star-Moon
City was extremely intense, and in this aspect, White River City was far
from comparable. Even the average level of ordinary players here was
much higher than at White River City.

Before long, Shi Feng arrived at Star-Moon City’s City Hall via horse
carriage.

When Shi Feng got there, a majestic and powerful-looking man was
standing outside the entrance of the building. This man was none other
than the Ghost Raider, Lifeless Blade.

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At this moment, Lifeless Blade was already Level 26, not one bit
inferior to Shi Feng.

Initially, Lifeless Blade was stunned upon seeing Shi Feng, but he soon
revealed a bitter smile.

Although Shi Feng’s outward appearance had not changed by much since the
last time they met, inwardly, however, the gap was like the distance
between heaven and earth. The last time he met Shi Feng, the latter gave
the impression of being very ordinary, that there was nothing special
about him at all. On the other hand, Shi Feng’s every action right now
had an indescribable sense of naturalness. The pressure Shi Feng
radiated made Lifeless Blade feel as if he was facing a Lord ranked
monster right now.

The last time Lifeless Blade met Shi Feng, he had learned a lot from the
discussion he had with Shi Feng on combat techniques. Moreover, the
latter had even provided him with plenty of quests that raised one’s
Reputation, allowing his Reputation to swiftly reach the status of a
Noble, which afforded many conveniences for his team’s development.
Lifeless Blade was only where he was right now due to Shi Feng’s help.
Hence, he felt immense gratitude towards Shi Feng.

During this period, Lifeless Blade had raided plenty of Team Dungeons.
He had even raided Hell Mode Team Dungeons. There were also countless
instances where he participated in Field PvPs. If he were to speak for
himself, he would say that his strength had improved plenty since his
last meeting with Shi Feng. However, compared to Shi Feng, his
improvements paled significantly.

“Brother Ye Feng, I’ve already completed the task you requested,”
Lifeless Blade stated when he saw Shi Feng approaching. In a somewhat
worried tone, he continued, “But, Brother Ye Feng, that plot of Land you
want is simply too far away from the high-traffic areas of the city. You
will only make a loss by purchasing the Land there. With the same amount
of money, you can easily purchase a plot of Land in the high-traffic
areas of the city. This is really not a profitable purchase.”

“No worries, I prefer a place that is somewhat peaceful,” Shi Feng
laughed.

Star-Moon City was extremely large. There was also quite a lot of Land
available inside the city. However, the prices of the Land here were not
one bit cheaper than in White River City at all. Even an ordinary plot
of Land had a minimum price of 2,000 Gold. With this sum of money, one
could purchase a relatively good plot of Land in White River City
already. Meanwhile, the Land situated around the central district of
Star-Moon City had a price tag of at least 6,000 Gold, whereas Land in
the golden areas of the city cost 14,000 Gold at a minimum; the prices
here were more than double those of White River City.

However, precisely because of this reason, the Guilds based in Star-Moon
City had a constant headache.

There was no meaning in purchasing a useless plot of Land for more than
2,000 Gold. However, not to mention the Land in the golden areas, even
accumulating 6,000 Gold required a lot of time and effort. Hence,
practically nobody was paying attention to the Land within the capital
right now.

However, the many Guilds in Star-Moon City had neglected a point.

Since the Land of the capital city was so expensive, wouldn’t the Guilds
developing at the capital city at the initial stages of the game suffer
immensely?

Not to mention the expensive Land, but there was also the high
difficulty of earning Reputation in Star-Moon City. No matter how one
looked at the situation, Guilds that were developing themselves in the
capital city would be at a disadvantage during the early stages of the
game. In reality, however, that was not the case. It was only because
everyone had yet to deepen their understanding of the Commercial Lands
of Star-Moon City.

Only after some time had passed would everyone come to realize that some
ordinary plots of Land in Star-Moon City were actually much better than
Land in the central district, and these were the Lands surrounding
certain special buildings.

Star-Moon City was the core of Star-Moon Kingdom, and many powerful
high-tiered NPCs were gathered here. There were even many establishments
here that were unavailable in other cities. Although these
establishments were not as popular as the Auction House, Bank, and such
locations, the player traffic at these locations still greatly surpassed
that of many of the Lands located in the central district.

In the past, many Guilds and players who were lucky enough to purchase
these plots of Land had made themselves a fortune through them.

Meanwhile, the plot of Land Shi Feng was planning to purchase right now
was precisely located beside one of these unique establishments—the
Underground Arena.

Although only a small number of players frequented the Underground Arena
at the moment, that traffic would increase, along with the growth in
popularity of arena matches. In particular, players from other cities
and countries would often visit Star-Moon City, boosting the player
traffic here to an even more frightening level.

Shi Feng truly wished he could purchase every plot of Land surrounding
the Underground Arena. Unfortunately, he no longer had that much money
on him right now...

“Forget it. It’s your money anyway.” Lifeless Blade shook his head and
sighed.

Including the ownership transfer fees, the plot of Land Shi Feng had set
his eyes on cost nearly 3,000 Gold. That was enough money to purchase a
relatively good plot of Land close to the central district.

Following which, Lifeless Blade led Shi Feng into the City Hall and
carried out the purchase and transfer procedures.

After ten minutes or so, Shi Feng had obtained the best plot of Land
close to the Underground Arena. Moreover, he had also spent over 1,000
Gold to construct the best available Shop there, and had even hired
fifteen Advanced NPCs to manage the daily affairs of the Shop.

Witnessing how Shi Feng had spent close to 4,000 Gold Coins so casually
nearly shut down Lifeless Blade’s brain. This was his first time seeing
a spendthrift like Shi Feng. Not only had Shi Feng wasted his money on
an ordinary plot of Land, but he had even spent over 1,000 Gold to
construct the best available Shop.

In Star-Moon City, Lifeless Blade’s team could be considered extremely
wealthy. Yet, even so, their liquid assets only amounted to dozens of
Gold.

Even a first-rate Guild could not easily take out 1,000 Gold. Yet, Shi
Feng had spent it casually, as if he was buying vegetables at a
market...

At this point, Lifeless Blade had even begun to wonder whether Zero
Wing, the guild behind Shi Feng, was manufacturing Gold Coins.

In the face of Lifeless Blade’s stunned reaction, Shi Feng simply gave
the man a smile. He did not bother giving any explanations.

Now that he had established a branch of Candlelight Trading Firm on this
plot of Land, he had the foundation to begin plundering the resources of
Star-Moon City. As long as he sold the Strengthened Armor Kits here in
limited quantities, the players here who needed these items would end up
heading over to White River City’s Candlelight Trading Firm to purchase
them when the local supply ran out.

With this, Shi Feng could secretly steal the player population of
Star-Moon City. Over time, the players of Star-Moon City would become
White River City’s.

By the time the Guilds competing over Star-Moon City realize their
situation, everything would be too late.

Afterward, Shi Feng discussed matters relating to Star-Moon City’s
situation with Lifeless Blade. He then logged out of the game to rest as
he patiently awaited the completion of Candlelight Trading Firm’s
construction.

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Chapter 493 - Big Dipper Competition

After logging out of the game, Shi Feng exited his virtual gaming cabin
and began today’s training plan.

Ever since his brain activity increased, it was as if Shi Feng had
entered a whole new world in regard to his control over his own body.
During this period, he had continuously been adapting to the new
changes.

A human’s body was subject to the brain’s control.

The brain controlled processes such as hormone production, cellular
immunity, and physical power control.

As these processes involved a lot of information, the brain carried out
these processes automatically. Just like a computer, which ran its
system programs in the background, the human brain had long since been
set to deal with these processes automatically without requiring
conscious effort from the brain. This was a sort of self-protective
mechanism for the human brain.

However, with the increase in brain activity and, simultaneously, brain
usage rates, humans could actively control these processes instead of
leaving the brain to passively control them. If brain activity increased
to a sufficient level, humans could even control their own body’s
hormone production, fine-tuning their own bodies to increase their own
lifespans, maintain a youthful appearance, and so on.

In particular, with a high enough brain activity, one could even control
their brain’s subconscious inhibition of their body’s physical power.

If an ordinary person, who might originally have had a punching power of
100kg, was able to remove the inhibition their brain placed on their
physical strength, then they could instantly multiply that power by over
a dozen—or even several dozens of—times.

Like in the news, during times of emergency or danger, many people would
suddenly display explosive power that they never possessed. As for the
reason why these people could display such power, it was because their
brains had removed the limiter placed on their physical bodies.

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However, it was exceptionally difficult to remove this limiter. There
were also many people who failed to remove it, despite encountering a
dangerous situation. Or even if they did manage to do so, it would be
for only a very brief period of time.

Nevertheless, with the increase in brain activity, one could consciously
remove the limiter placed on their physical power.

This was the case with Shi Feng right now. The increase in his brain
activity had boosted his brain usage rate. Originally, Shi Feng was
unable to control the limiter placed on his physical power. Now,
however, he could adjust it slightly.

As far as Shi Feng knew, many martial arts grandmasters in the past had
undergone long periods of training, in addition to consistently
increasing their brain activity, in order to grasp this technique.
Moreover, due to the popularity of God’s Domain, as well as the fact
that the game played a significant role in developing a player’s brain,
many people in the past had also been able to reach this step.

At this moment, Shi Feng’s goal was to reach this step.

During this period of training and learning, Shi Feng could sense that
he had already touched the gateway. If he could grasp this technique,
then his combat power in God’s Domain would definitely improve by leaps
and bounds.

However, if he wished to grasp ahold of this power, he needed to
increase his brain activity once more. It was just that breaking through
his own mental limit placed a heavy demand on his brain cells and
required a large amount of energy. Meanwhile, only with S-rank Nutrient
Fluids could he solve these problems.

Although Shi Feng had the money, he could not purchase any S-rank
Nutrient Fluids by himself.

Shi Feng really wished to have a sufficient number of virtual gaming
cabins and S-rank Nutrient Fluids in order to immediately nurture Aqua
Rose, Fire Dance, Cola, and Violet Cloud into true top-tier experts and
have them set foot into the Refinement Realm. At that time, Zero Wing’s
strength would definitely soar, and it would no longer be an impossible
task to capture the several cities surrounding White River City.

Just when Shi Feng had completed his morning training and was about to
have his lunch, the quantum watch on his wrist rang.

“Mister Shi Feng, I am Mister Xiao Yu’s assistant. Your competition
today is scheduled at 5pm. I have come to pick you up in advance; the
car is already waiting downstairs,” the young and beautiful woman who
appeared in the video call said, smiling.

“Alright, I’ll be there in a moment,” Shi Feng replied before
disconnecting the call.

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Meanwhile, on the ground floor of Shi Feng’s apartment, a maglev
limousine was currently parked outside the building. A man and a woman
stood quietly beside the car, waiting.

The woman wore a black dress. She had fine black eyelashes and a
glamorous face with skin as white as snow. Her long hair was draped over
her shoulders. Overall, she had a bright and beautiful appearance. As
for the man, he was tall and ferocious. Wearing a black suit and a pair
of sunglasses, he was like a ferocious beast, his entire body radiating
a hostile aura that made others consciously distance themselves from him
out of fear.

When the residents of the community saw this scene, they thought that a
big shot had come visiting.

“This guy sure knows how to take his time.” The female assistant, Liang
Jing, looked at her quantum watch. In an impatient tone, she grumbled,
“Just what does Chairman Xiao see in him to actually have us come fetch
him?”

She was the Head Assistant for Big Dipper Training Center’s Chairman.
Yet, now, she was actually sent to escort a youth.

The man standing beside her right now was also no ordinary character. He
was called Lu Zhihong, and he was the personal bodyguard of Chairman
Xiao. Lu Zhihong’s strength was simply amazing; he could easily deal
with seven or eight ordinary people simultaneously. Even if he
participated in the city’s fighting competition, he would have no
problem obtaining a good ranking.

“At the moment, the company lacks the support of a martial arts master.
Chairman Xiao is naturally trying to create a grander scene,” Lu Zhihong
replied indifferently.

“He’s just slightly over 20. How could he possibly be a martial arts
master?” Liang Jing had noted Shi Feng’s appearance through the video
call just now. No matter how she looked at it, she could not relate Shi
Feng to those 30- to 40-year-old masters. “I hear that his opponent this
time is quite amazing. Even Master Chen Wu has referred to that person
as a fighting genius. That person has even defeated several martial arts
masters before. I really cannot understand why Chairman Xiao still
insisted on holding the competition this time around. The result of this
competition is so obvious; he could clearly just choose that person,
instead.”

She had personally seen martial arts masters before. Even from afar,
every one of these masters gave off an imposing air that made others
feel reverence for them. However, Shi Feng did not possess such a
feeling. If not for Chairman Xiao personally confirming that Shi Feng
was indeed a martial arts master, she really dared not believe that such
a youthful master actually existed.

While Liang Jing and Lu Zhihong were conversing with each other, Shi
Feng came downstairs.

When Liang Jing saw Shi Feng’s blue sports attire, however, she was
immediately stupefied. How was this a master? Whether in terms of
temperament or power, he was clearly just an athletic youth! At this
rate, he would simply be seeking his own death by challenging a martial
arts master!

Contrary to Liang Jing’s reaction, however, the bodyguard standing
beside her revealed a completely different expression. Despite the faint
smile Shi Feng had on his face, Lu Zhihong felt as if he was staring at
a dormant beast.

Lu Zhihong could not sense anything from Shi Feng’s every action.

That was right. He could not sense anything at all.

For a seasoned bodyguard like himself, there was nothing more dangerous
than being unable to pick up anything from someone’s action.

It was as if someone were pointing a gun at his head, and he still
thought the other person was joking.

If Shi Feng were to take action, Lu Zhihong felt that Shi Feng could
easily defeat him in just a few moves.

Before the female assistant could even speak, the previously silent Lu
Zhihong hurriedly opened the car door, respectfully saying, “Master Shi
Feng, please, get in. We will take you to the venue immediately.”

“Thanks.” Shi Feng smiled as he entered the car.

However, the female assistant, Liang Jing, was stupefied.

What was this situation?

She had never seen Lu Zhihong act so respectfully to anyone before. Not
even Chairman Xiao received such a treatment.

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Chapter 494 - Gathered

Big Dipper’s central assembly hall.

Although the sun was blazing, an endless stream of guests entered the
hall.

At the bright red carpet, well-known upper-class personages descended
from luxury cars, one after another, and slowly walked into the assembly
hall. Big Dipper’s assembly hall was very lively today; it was even
livelier than when the city’s fighting competition was held.

“Quite a small number of people.”

Seated inside the limousine, Shi Feng swept a glance at the assembly
hall’s surroundings, noticing that the people who came to watch the
competition were all well-known characters in Jin Hai City; there was
not a single commoner present at all.

Logically speaking, by holding the competition this time, Big Dipper
should be promoting itself to increase its popularity. In order to
recover from its downward spiral, it would definitely want to widely
publicize the competition this time around.

Internal force experts were rare, and exchanges between internal force
experts were even rarer. Countless people wished to feast their eyes on
such a fight.

However, when Shi Feng looked at the scene before him, it did not seem
as if Big Dipper had done any promotion at all. Otherwise, the venue
would’ve been completely swamped with people.

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“Mister Shi Feng, it is like this: the other master wishes to hold this
competition in private; he does not wish it to be known by everyone in
the world. Hence, the company has not made any attempt to promote the
competition, and has only invited a few well-known figures. But even so,
that master was not happy about it. If Chairman Xiao had not offered
sufficient compensation, the number of people attending this match might
be less than half the current head count,” Liang Jing said as she looked
at Shi Feng, her lips curled up in a mesmerizing smile. Charmingly, she
continued, “If Mister Shi Feng thinks that this event is too small,
after this competition is over, we can definitely arrange for your name
to be known by all in Jin Hai City.”

As the Head Assistant of Big Dipper’s Chairman, observing another
person’s every mood was Liang Jing’s specialty. After seeing Lu
Zhihong’s respectful performance before, even if she was a fool, she
would have realized that Shi Feng was not as simple as he appeared to
be.

With such a great achievement at such a young age, Shi Feng would
definitely become a dragon among men. If she could narrow the distance
in their relationship slightly, the familiarity would be of tremendous
help to her future.

Naturally, she could not pass up this opportunity sitting before her
right now.

“That person sure likes to keep a low profile, but it’s fine. I don’t
like being watched by too many people, either,” Shi Feng laughed.

Originally, Shi Feng had no intention of making himself famous; he
wanted to develop himself while maintaining a low profile. If not for
the fifteen bottles of S-rank Nutrient Fluids and five virtual gaming
cabins, he really would not participate in this competition.

Soon, Shi Feng followed Liang Jing to the backstage of the assembly hall
to rest there as he quietly awaited the start of the competition.

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At this moment, the competition hall inside Big Dipper’s assembly hall
was already packed with people. Every one of these attendees held
considerable status in Jin Hai City. Plenty of well-known figures from
other cities had also turned up this time around. Meanwhile, seated
inside the VIP room on the second floor were the few titans of Jin Hai
City.

At this moment, Xiao Yu was entertaining these VIPs.

If Shi Feng were present in this room, he would definitely discover a
lot of people he was familiar with here.

Seated in the center of the room was none other than Jin Hai
University’s Headmaster and Chairman, Xu Wenqing. Seated beside him were
Zhao Jianhua of the Zhao Group, Master Chen Wu of Jin Hai City’s number
one dojo, and many more high-profile characters of Jin Hai City.

“Little Xiao, you’ve surely given me a big surprise this time. You were
actually able to invite two martial arts masters to conduct a
competition with each other. This is a first for our Jin Hai City,” Xu
Wenqing said as he stroked his white beard. A little excited, he said,
“I wonder if you can introduce me to the two masters you’ve invited this
time around?”

The other VIPs promptly nodded their heads at Xu Wenqing’s words.

In this day and age, fighting competitions were the most popular event
in the world. The status of martial arts masters was naturally
extraordinary, more so that of internal force experts. Normally, one
could not see such experts in an ordinary city like Jin Hai City. Even
high-profile characters like the VIPs present would not be able to
easily meet such experts.

“Old Man Xu, you must be joking. How could I possibly be able to invite
two masters to conduct a competition with each other? The two of them
just happened to want to compare notes with each other, so they allowed
me to arrange this competition,” Xiao Yu said, laughing. Currently, his
heart was filled with an indescribable sense of joy. “The two masters
are currently resting and preparing for the competition later. It would
not be convenient to invite them over right now, but I’ll definitely
arrange for a meeting afterwards.”

“I hear that the two masters competing this time are very young. Is that
true?” Xu Wenqing asked curiously.

“Yes, the two of them are indeed very young. Both haven’t even reached
the age of thirty yet.” Xiao Yu nodded, then added proudly, “In
particular, Master Chen Wu has also met the master that we’ve specially
invited this time. Although he is only twenty-seven years old, his
strength is very frightening. He has already defeated several well-known
masters. During this period, I heard that he is planning to join the
qualifiers for an international fighting competition, and that he has a
high chance of obtaining a good result.”

“Indeed, that Master Lei Bao is really a prodigy. I’ve compared notes
with him before. Unfortunately, I was easily subdued in just a few
moves. Now that Master Lei Bao has undergone over a year of intense
training, his current strength should be even more frightening. When I
met him before, I even felt chills running through my body.” Chen Wu
nodded as he sighed in admiration.

Lei Bao was definitely the most powerful internal force expert he had
met. A martial arts prodigy. In the future, it was highly possible that
Lei Bao would become a martial arts grandmaster. At that time, Lei Bao
would probably be able to defeat him easily even without using internal
force. If Lei Bao used internal force, instead of just losing the match,
he might even lose his life in a single move.

Everyone found it inconceivable when they heard that Jin Hai City’s
famous fighting champion, Chen Wu, had been easily defeated, and that
this had happened over a year ago.

Not a single person present did not know who Chen Wu was. He was a
character known by all in Jin Hai City.

In his early days, Chen Wu had fought many martial arts masters.
Although he was defeated in those exchanges, the martial arts masters
that fought him also did not have easy victories. One could say that
Chen Wu was a martial arts expert who was very close to becoming a
master. Hence, everyone in Jin Hai City referred to Chen Wu as Master
Chen.

Currently, Chen Wu was still of a relatively young age, and he
maintained his strength at its peak. Logically speaking, he should have
already taken half a step into the ranks of masters. Yet, he only
managed to last several moves against the martial arts master named Lei
Bao. One could just imagine how powerful Lei Bao was.

“Oh? There’s actually such a talented character. Little Xiao, you must
introduce him to me after the competition. Although this decrepit old
man has spectated international fighting competitions before, never once
have I had the opportunity to chat with such a master.” Xu Wenqing’s
eyes glowed with anticipation upon hearing Chen Wu’s words.

Seated at the back of the room, Zhao Ruoxi, who had come along with Zhao
Jianhua, revealed an expression of worry as she listened to the
conversation.

What to do? Zhao Ruoxi’s heart was in distress.

Although she believed that Shi Feng was very amazing as well, compared
to the martial arts prodigy Lei Bao that everyone was talking about,
whether it was in terms of strength or experience, Shi Feng should be
quite inferior to Lei Bao.

If Lei Bao did not hold back during the competition, it would definitely
end in tragedy...

Time passed little by little. Very quickly, the arranged time for the
competition arrived, and the excitement inside the assembly hall reached
the boiling point.

This was the first time a competition between martial arts masters would
be held in Jin Hai City. Usually, such competitions could only be seen
on the international stage. Meanwhile, the majority of the people
present here today had only ever watched an international competition
through TV broadcasts; they never had the chance to personally witness
such competitions.

Just as the crowd was wondering what kind of people the two masters
were, white smoke started emerging from the two passages leading to the
arena. Meanwhile, the two people who had walked out from the white smoke
were none other than the two protagonists of today’s event.

Lei Bao and Shi Feng.

When the audience personally saw the true appearance of the two masters,
every single one of them was rendered speechless. They never expected
the two masters to be so young. In particular, when the spectators
inside the VIP room saw Shi Feng, they were all shocked.

“Shi Feng? Why is he here?” Xu Wenqing rubbed his eyes. For a second
there, he even thought his eyes had gone blurry.

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Chapter 495 - Strength of a Thousand Kilos

Xu Wenqing’s memory of Shi Feng was still fresh in his mind.

Previously, not only had Shi Feng defeated the university’s number one
fighter, Zhang Luowei, but he had also earned high praise from Chen Wu.
Xu Wenqing had not expected Shi Feng to actually appear at this place
right now.

“It can’t be, right?” Chen Wu was similarly stunned upon seeing Shi
Feng.

As he recalled, Shi Feng was very amazing but had yet to reach the level
of using internal force. At this moment, however, Shi Feng was actually
participating in this competition. It was truly shocking.

When both sides stood in the arena, Lei Bao and Shi Feng contrasted
sharply.

Lei Bao wore a black vest that placed his bronze muscles on full
display. His muscles were not bloated, but instead were sleek like a
cheetah’s, giving others the feeling that his muscles were packed full
of power. His disheveled hair coupled with his bestial aura and aquiline
gaze made him seem exactly like a wild, ferocious beast. People would
not dare to get even half a step closer to him.

On the other hand, Shi Feng looked just like your average university
student. He possessed neither a sharp, swordlike aura nor a tall, robust
body. He gave others the impression that he was completely harmless to
both humans and animals, that there was no need for even the slightest
bit of vigilance towards him.

The battle between the two was a competition without any suspense. It
was just like a fight between a ferocious lion and a cute little rabbit.
There was absolutely no point to this battle at all.

Suddenly, it was as if cold water was poured over the hot passion of the
audience members.

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“Wasn’t this a match between two masters? Why is there an ordinary
university student here?”

“That’s right, even if Big Dipper is trying to promote Master Lei Bao,
can’t they at least invite a slightly decent expert? What’s the point of
inviting a youth that hasn’t even grown all his hair yet? Even I can
take care of that little brat with ease.”

The audience promptly burst into a heated discussion; they all felt that
Big Dipper’s Chairman, Xiao Yu, was lacking sincerity.

However, seated at a corner of the spectator stands, Zhang Luowei and
Lan Hailong were both stunned when they saw this scene.

“How could he be a martial arts master?” Zhang Luowei looked with eyes
full of disbelief at Shi Feng standing in the arena.

Even until now, he still took to heart the defeat Shi Feng had dealt
him. During this period, he had trained constantly and had even sought
meticulous guidance from Chen Wu, all in order to have his revenge on
Shi Feng. Yet, now that Shi Feng had appeared before him once again, the
man had actually become a martial arts master already.

However, when Zhang Luowei looked at Shi Feng’s opponent, Lei Bao, a
smile appeared on his face.

He had heard plenty about Lei Bao’s deeds from Chen Wu.

Lei Bao was a fierce man who did not know how to show mercy. All those
who had met with him in official matches had suffered heavy injuries at
the very minimum, and some were even crippled. Hence, nobody was willing
to compete with Lei Bao. When those in the world of martial arts heard
the name of Lei Bao, even top-tier masters would try to avoid him as
much as possible; nobody wished to destroy their own future by competing
with Lei Bao.

Originally, Zhang Luowei had thought it was some daring expert who had
come to compete with Lei Bao this time around. Now, however, it would
seem that Shi Feng was just a hotheaded youth after all.

Yet, before the anyone could voice out their complaints, the host of the
competition immediately hyped up the audience.

“Ladies and gentlemen, before the start of this competition, the two
masters will do a small warm-up, allowing everyone to clearly see just
how powerful the two masters are. Now, let’s welcome our two masters to
showcase their strengths.”

As the host was saying so, some staff members pushed out a punching
power testing machine into the arena. The punching machine was the
latest model, and it was intended to test Lei Bao’s and Shi Feng’s
punching power.

The first to take the test was Shi Feng.

Shi Feng was very interested in regard to this test. He wanted to know
just how much he had improved during this period of time.

Standing before the punching machine, Shi Feng took a proper stance
before abruptly sending a punch forward. After piercing through the air,
his fist made a loud boom when it landed on the target. The punching
machine shook from the impact.

Immediately, the numbers on the punching machine began rising madly.

In just a moment, the numbers had broken past the 200kg mark.

A short moment later, the numbers rose to 320kg; this value was already
within the standard of professional fighters.

In the end, the punching machine displayed a value of 401kg. This result
was almost comparable to those of well-known fighters of Jin Hai City.
However, it was still significantly lower than that of the city’s top
professional fighter, Chen Wu.

“This Shi Feng is amazing. With this kind of punching power, it is no
wonder Zhang Luowei was not his match.” Xu Wenqing laughed with
satisfaction as he stroked his white beard. “If he already possesses
such strength at such a young age, he might be able to catch up to you,
Master Chen Wu, in just a few more years.”

Chen Wu’s punching power record could be said to be the record for the
entire Jin Hai City.

Chen Wu’s punching power was 453kg, a value that made ordinary people
stare in admiration. With just a single punch, Chen Wu could bend even a
thick metal board.

Let alone the fleshy human body, Chen Wu could even turn a durable
maglev car into a pile of scrap metal in a short amount of time.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng was just in his early twenties, so he still had
great potential for growth. He would have no problems surpassing Chen
Wu’s punching power record.

“Old Man Xu, you jest. This is but the result Little Brother Shi Feng
has achieved using only his physical strength. If he used internal
force, he would have surpassed my record. Moreover, I have also heard
that Little Brother Shi Feng has long since beaten my record. It seems
the newest record right now is 576kg.” Chen Wu laughed bitterly.

“Yes, that’s right. This record was indeed set by Master Shi Feng.” Xiao
Yu nodded. “It seems that Master Shi Feng did not use his full power
because he wishes to conserve his strength.”

“Internal force places a heavy burden on the body. Since he needs to
face off against Master Lei Bao in a moment, he naturally has to
conserve his physical strength,” Chen Wu explained.

Nobody present knew just how demanding internal force was on a person’s
body. Even internal force experts would not casually use it. Otherwise,
they would be lying on the floor, unconscious, in just a few moves.
Hence, only a fool would use internal force in this test right now.

Seated in the back row of the VIP room, Zhao Ruoxi was very elated upon
seeing Shi Feng’s test result. Only she knew how much Shi Feng had
improved.

Previously, Shi Feng’s test results without using internal force were
less than 300kg. After not seeing him for a period of time, Shi Feng’s
punching power had actually exceeded the 400kg threshold. If Chen Wu
were to find out about this improvement, he would definitely jump up in
shock.

However, as the occupants of the VIP room were conversing with each
other, Lei Bao started his test.

“Ha!”

Letting out a shout, Lei Bao transformed his palm into a fist, a boom
resounding as he struck towards the punching machine.

The instant Lei Bao’s fist landed on the target, the spiraling force
borne by the fist pierced the target. Lei Bao’s fist ended up landing
directly on the steel plate behind the target.

Peng!

The durable steel plate was dented right away, and even the entire
punching machine itself was knocked backwards.

Meanwhile, cracks also started appearing on the marble floor beneath Lei
Bao’s feet, as if it had been struck by a sledgehammer.

Ding... Ding... Ding...

The punching machine rang continuously.

Most people in the spectator stands might be unfamiliar with this sound.
However, for those who frequently trained and tested themselves, this
was a sound that garnered their reverence.

Because this sound was none other than the prompt for a record being
broken.

At this moment, however, nobody in the spectator stands was reacting to
the sounds produced by the punching machine, because everyone was
completely stunned by Lei Bao’s destructive punch.

“Is he even human?!” Zhao Ruoxi’s alluring eyes widened, her attention
fully focused on the value displayed by the punching power testing
machine.

Six hundred fifty-six kilograms!

This record was far above the one Shi Feng had set.

“Sure enough, Lei Bao really is a martial arts prodigy. Even the
strength he has achieved through training is incomparable to that of
ordinary people,” Chen Wu said, shocked.

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Chapter 496 - Tiger Roaring

Lei Bao’s punch had stunned the entire assembly hall.

A moment later, a loud round of applause, as well as gasps of
admiration, filled the room.

When this punch landed, it was as if a small car had struck the punching
machine. In particular, if the steel plate were swapped with a human
being, the end result would be horrifying.

“Master Chen Wu, is this the power of internal force?” Zhao Jianhua
could not help but ask. This was his first time seeing such destructive
force from another human being.

“No.” Chen Wu shook his head. He then explained, “I’ve previously said
that using internal force places a heavy burden on the body, and
internal force experts would not casually use it. The same holds true
even in a battle. Master Lei Bao achieved this result before us right
now without using internal force; this is just his normal strength. This
is also the reason why I am so shocked.”

Despite being called the fighting genius of Jin Hai City, Chen Wu’s
maximum punching strength was only 453kg. In comparison, a martial arts
prodigy like Lei Bao had managed to achieve a punching power of 656kg
without even using internal force. He truly possessed a strength of a
thousand kilos. The gap between them was like the difference between
heaven and earth.

“Little Brother Shi Feng will not have an easy time in this match.” Chen
Wu grew more alert as he looked at Lei Bao. “Master Lei Bao is famous
for not knowing how to hold back. Even when I sought him out to exchange
pointers back then, he ended up breaking three of my ribs. I had to stay
in the hospital for over a month for a full recovery. Now, he has even
surpassed his strength from back then. If Little Brother Shi Feng is not
careful, it is quite possible that he will be hospitalized for over half
a year, and there might even be residual damage.”

Upon hearing Chen Wu’s words, Zhao Ruoxi, who was seated at the back of
the VIP room, grew even more anxious. Though she wished to stop this
competition right now, she was powerless to do so.

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Both parties were martial arts masters. Since both sides had long since
agreed to this match, and even the invited audience had already arrived,
things had passed the point of no return by now.

Shi Feng’s normal punching power was just slightly over 400kg. Even if
he used internal force, he would at most reach the level of Lei Bao when
the latter was not using internal force. However, just how taxing was
internal force?

On the other hand, Lei Bao’s every action carried the strength of a
thousand kilos; he could send an endless stream of these powerful blows.
It was highly unlikely that Shi Feng would emerge victorious in this
competition.

In truth, not even Xiao Yu had expected the gap between the two to be so
wide.

If he had known about this earlier, this competition would be absolutely
unnecessary.

It seems that I can only make amends with Shi Feng after this event is
over. Xiao Yu had never expected Lei Bao to be so strong. With the
addition of Lei Bao, Big Dipper Training Center could definitely become
one of the top training centers in the country. As for Shi Feng,
although he was a young genius, he was still significantly inferior to a
current powerhouse. However, it remained necessary to maintain a good
relationship with such a talent.

In the arena, Lei Bao looked at the destroyed punching machine, feeling
very satisfied with his own masterpiece. He then shifted his chilling
gaze to Shi Feng.

“You’re very good. Despite being so young, not only have you mastered
internal force, but you are also able to behave so fearlessly while
standing before me. You will certainly have a promising future. If not
for my need to become Big Dipper’s Head Instructor, I would not mind
letting you have this competition.” Although Lei Bao’s voice was not
particularly loud, everyone present in the assembly hall could hear his
every word clearly. The arrogance in his tone was also unwavering, and
one could not help but want to submit to him, heart and soul. “I have
always looked fondly upon martial arts geniuses. I won’t try to bully
you in this match. If you can last ten moves against me, this match will
be considered your victory.”

Listening to Lei Bao’s words, everyone present found themselves admiring
the man’s magnanimity. Sure enough, a martial arts master would not
bully those weaker than themself. The audience members became even more
reverent towards Lei Bao now.

“What if I lose?” Shi Feng calmly asked, completely unmoved by Lei Bao’s
words.

“You really are smart,” Lei Bao laughed. “If you lose, take me as your
teacher; I will pass on all my skills to you. I assure you that you can
definitely surpass me in the future. This should be a worthwhile trade,
right?”

Before this fight was arranged, Lei Bao had already heard about Shi
Feng. He knew that Shi Feng did not have a master, so Shi Feng should be
a self-taught martial arts master. In other words, Shi Feng was a true
genius.

Martial artists were very picky when it came to accepting disciples.
After all, they would only be humiliating themselves if they chose a
weakling as a recipient of their legacies. Hence, martial artists would
always carefully choose their disciples. Meanwhile, a youth like Shi
Feng who had already learned how to use internal force at such a young
age was naturally a prime candidate for a disciple.

Just before, even Chen Wu had been tempted to take on Shi Feng as his
disciple. Unfortunately, Shi Feng’s current strength was no longer
beneath him, so he had to dismiss this idea altogether.

Lei Bao, however, was different. He was significantly more powerful than
Shi Feng, so he naturally had the qualifications to become Shi Feng’s
master.

Everyone was stunned upon hearing Lei Bao’s words.

Master Lei Bao was trying to solicit a personal disciple!

Many in the spectator stands immediately turned to look at Shi Feng in
envy. A single glance was all it took to tell that Lei Bao was a
top-tier martial arts master. It even was highly possible for him to
become a martial arts grandmaster in the future. Countless people out
there wished they could become the personal disciple of a generation’s
grandmaster. Yet, such an opportunity had actually landed in Shi Feng’s
lap right now.

Why is it him?! At this moment, Zhang Luowei’s eyes became bloodshot.
Originally, he had been taking delight in Shi Feng’s misfortune. Now,
however, his heart was filled with an indescribable sense of jealousy.

With a generation’s grandmaster carefully tutoring and nurturing him,
Shi Feng would definitely soar to become a dragon among men. In the
future, he might even be able to vie for the championship of an
international fighting competition. At that time, Shi Feng would
definitely become the focal point of the entire world.

What did the Guild Leader of some random Guild in God’s Domain amount
to? Even if it was the Guild Leader of a first-rate Guild, they would be
far from comparable to a world-class fighter. These people were all
monsters who had surpassed the limits of the human body. Countless
corporations would be willing to sponsor them. The money and status they
could obtain were beyond the reach of a Guild Leader inside a virtual
reality game.

“Hahaha! So this was your intention all along?” Shi Feng could not help
but laugh. He could tell that Lei Bao was wholeheartedly trying to take
him in as his disciple. “Okay, I’ll agree to your conditions. However,
if I defeat you in twenty moves, you have to promise to do one thing for
me as well. How about it?”

Suddenly, the entire assembly hall went silent.

“Has he gone mad?”

“He’s actually provoking a top-tier master! He’s literally insane!”

Not to mention the guests sitting in the spectator stands, even the
crowd inside the VIP room was stunned. They had not thought that Shi
Feng was actually so daring.

“Hahaha! As expected of the person I have set my sights on! You
certainly have a domineering spirit!”

Lei Bao had started laughing loudly as well. The more he looked at Shi
Feng, the more he liked the young man. Ever since his debut into the
world of martial arts, nobody had dared speak to him so arrogantly. Now
that he was twenty-eight years old, he was only a hair away from
reaching the rank of grandmaster. Unfortunately, even until now, he had
yet to find a person to pass his legacy to. Meanwhile, he had only come
to this place after hearing news about Shi Feng. Otherwise, how could a
small-time training center like Big Dipper invite a true god like him?

Saying so, both parties stepped into the ring. Upon the referee’s order,
the match officially began.

“Watch this!”

The instant the match started, Lei Bao strode forward, rushing up to Shi
Feng like a furious gale. Immediately after, his fist made a turn as he
did a Half-step Collapsing Punch. There were no fanciful movements in
Lei Bao’s technique. His punch was simple and straightforward, yet fast
and fierce.

When sending out his punch, Lei Bao’s body had also released the
thundering roars of tigers. Peals of thunder echoed throughout the
assembly hall; the sounds were absolutely breathtaking.

Tiger Roaring, Muscle and Bones Singing!

Shi Feng was stunned.

Lei Bao had actually trained both the inside and outside of his body to
the peak...

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Chapter 497 - Initial Mastery

The instant Lei Bao sent out his fearsome punch, Shi Feng hurriedly
leaned back like an agile monkey; he did not attempt to block Lei Bao’s
fist at all.

When Lei Bao’s fist was only centimeters away from its target, Shi Feng
abruptly contracted his abdomen, narrowly avoiding the attack.

Lei Bao’s punch carried with it a fearsome shockwave. Even through a
layer of clothing, Shi Feng could feel his abdomen receiving part of the
shockwave. If that violent force landed directly on his body, the
consequences would be unimaginable...

The members of the audience were stupefied once again.

“Tiger Roaring? How is this possible?” Seated in the VIP room on the
second floor, Chen Wu saw Lei Bao’s punch, and his eyes glowed brightly
and his heart thumped madly. The ecstatic expression on his face made it
seem as if he had just seen a peerless beauty.

“Tiger Roaring?” The spectators beside Chen Wu echoed his words in
confusion. However, seeing Chen Wu’s excited look, they could guess that
it was a very powerful technique.

Chen Wu nodded. With great excitement, he explained, “Only when a person
has managed to merge both their internal and external power can they
produce that kind of sound. One could say that it is the proof that one
has trained their body to its limits. Normally, only experts at the
grandmaster level are capable of such a feat. I never imagined that
Master Lei Bao had actually managed to achieve it so soon. With this, it
won’t be long before Master Lei Bao breaks through his limits and
becomes a generation’s grandmaster!”

Countless martial arts masters had trained themselves desperately, yet
still failed at combining their internal and external forces. On the
other hand, before even reaching the age of thirty, Lei Bao had already
succeeded in pushing his body to its limits. Now, he could utilize
internal force freely, applying it to his every action. He fit the term
“martial arts prodigy” to a T.

Even if Shi Feng knew how to use internal force, when faced with Lei
Bao, someone who had pushed his body to its limits, he had zero chance
of victory.

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While Chen Wu explained, the roars of tigers filled the arena.

Lei Bao’s every move was incomparably fierce, alternating between
Collapsing Punch and Cannon Punch one after another. Speed, accuracy,
and ruthlessness, he made full use of all three of these aspects.
Afterimages of Lei Bao’s fists filled the ring. Step by step, his
violent attacks pressed Shi Feng harder and harder. If Shi Feng stopped
evading these attacks, only a tragic end awaited him. Hence, Shi Feng
had no choice but to keep retreating.

Although Lei Bao held an absolute advantage in this fight, Shi Feng had
yet to receive a single blow even until now.

So strong!

With each step Shi Feng retreated, he could clearly feel the power
behind Lei Bao’s punches growing ever so slightly; likewise, his fists
were also speeding up. If not for Shi Feng’s brain activity increasing,
significantly improving his five senses and his control over his own
body, Lei Bao would have defeated him in just a few moves. Even so, Shi
Feng could only last a few more moves right now. He would still end up
defeated soon.

It was no wonder Lei Bao was so confident that he could defeat him in
ten moves.

In the next moment, Lei Bao’s body tilted forward slightly as he sent a
Half-step Punch at Shi Feng’s face. At this point, he had already
cornered Shi Feng; there were no more paths of retreat available to him.

Suddenly, Shi Feng’s body swayed as he took the initiative to welcome
this punch.

Is he trying to get himself killed?! Lei Bao was dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, outside the ring, everyone in the spectator stands thought
they could foresee the ending scene of this competition. Many already
envisioned the instant Shi Feng’s head exploded into tiny little pieces.
Some of the more timid women, who could not bear to watch this gruesome
scene, had immediately shut their eyes.

“It’s over!” Chen Wu could not help but exclaim.

Lei Bao’s punch could dent even a sturdy steel plate. Yet, Shi Feng was
actually using his head to meet Lei Bao’s fist...

The instant Shi Feng’s head was about to collide with Lei Bao’s iron
fist...

Whether it was Shi Feng’s breathing or heartbeat, both seemed to have
stopped completely.

Before Lei Bao could react, he discovered that his fist had actually
brushed past Shi Feng’s face, only scratching the young man’s cheek and
leaving behind a small bloodstain.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng’s fist had somehow landed on Lei Bao’s abdomen
already.

Lei Bao only felt a huge thrust on and pain in his abdomen. Although he
wanted to use the power in his muscles to dispel this force, he suddenly
discovered that he actually could not, even in the slightest. Like a
steel needle, this force penetrated directly into his body. In the next
moment, his entire person went flying across the ring. When his body
landed heavily on the floor, he immediately coughed out a mouthful of
blood. At this point, he could no longer continue fighting.

For a time, everyone in the assembly hall was completely flabbergasted.

Originally, this competition’s outcome should have been Lei Bao’s
victory. Yet, such a sudden reversal had actually happened. Nobody in
the audience had even managed to get a clear view of what had happened.

They had only seen Lei Bao’s fist penetrating Shi Feng’s head. In the
next moment, Shi Feng’s fist was already on Lei Bao’s abdomen, and in
the end, Shi Feng was the victor of this competition.

“Master Chen Wu, you are an expert yourself. Can you tell us what
exactly happened just now?” Xu Wenqing was extremely curious about this
situation.

Everyone else seated near Chen Wu promptly turned to look at the martial
arts master as well, hoping to obtain an answer from him.

After some time passed...

“I have no idea, either,” Chen Wu said as he shook his head.

The two’s exchange had simply been too fast. Their speeds were already
beyond what he could respond to. Hence, not even he knew what Shi Feng
had done exactly. He only knew that Lei Bao’s lethal punch had not
landed on Shi Feng.

However, who was Lei Bao?

Back then, the situation had already reached the point of no return.
Even if Lei Bao did not wish to kill Shi Feng, he could do nothing to
change the sudden development.

Yet, Shi Feng had actually managed to evade Lei Bao’s punch.

Even more inconceivably, Chen Wu had not even seen when Shi Feng
punched. Even Lei Bao had failed to react to the attack in time.

“You...”

At this moment, Lei Bao managed to pull himself back to his feet, and
his eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at Shi Feng who was
currently standing proudly and calmly in the ring.

Others might not have seen what had happened before, but when Lei Bao
carefully tried recalling it, he immediately came to a realization.

However, Lei Bao simply could not bring himself to believe that...

A student barely in his twenties had actually broken past his body’s
limits and taken that first step ahead of him. Although it was only for
an instant, Lei Bao had seen it very clearly.

Midway through Shi Feng’s charge, Shi Feng’s body had actually
accelerated once more. At the moment of life and death, Shi Feng had
actually managed to evade his fist and, in turn, landed a punch on him.

While the audience had their heads in the clouds, trying to recall the
scene where Shi Feng defeated Lei Bao, Zhang Luowei and Lan Hailong,
seated in the spectator stands, were both frozen with fear.

Their hearts were also filled with immense regret. For a moment, they
looked like they had aged more than a dozen years.

After this battle, everybody would know about Shi Feng. His future would
also be limitless. As of this moment, he was already a big shot of Jin
Hai City.

Meanwhile, Zhang Luowei, as Shi Feng’s fellow student, had actually
tried to take action against Shi Feng. Looking back at his past actions,
he had simply been seeking his own death.

As for Lan Hailong, if he had known before that Shi Feng was actually so
powerful, he would have long since given his all to recruit Shi Feng. He
definitely would not have feuded with Shi Feng over a measly Ling
Feilong.

At this point, both Zhang Luowei and Lan Hailong entertained thoughts of
getting rid of Ling Feilong.

If not for that damnable Ling Feilong’s little tricks, they would have
long since climbed onto Shi Feng’s massive boat and ridden along his
waves of success, instead of being enemies with Shi Feng as they were
right now.

“Luowei, tomorrow, you and I will both go and meet with Shi Feng. If we
do not dispel the rage in his heart, our future will be grim,” Lan
Hailong whispered helplessly.

“Indeed. Fortunately, we only have a minor dispute with Shi Feng. The
main problem is Ling Feilong. After we return, we must make a clean
break with him. It would be best if we taught Ling Feilong a lesson as
well. Perhaps this might even make Shi Feng forget about all the earlier
unpleasantries.” Although Zhang Luowei was extremely reluctant, he still
nodded his head heavily in reply to Lan Hailong’s words.

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Chapter 498 - Overnight Fame

Although the competition only lasted a moment, none of the spectators
had been disappointed by the show. On the contrary, the stands exploded
with excitement.

“He defeated Master Lei Bao at such a young age; his future will
definitely be limitless!”

“We really didn’t waste the trip!”

“Get Master Shi Feng’s address. Rearrange my schedule as well. We must
pay Master Shi Feng a visit!”

The audience was not comprised of your average citizens. Every one of
them was a reputable member of society.

Now that Shi Feng had defeated a top-tier master like Lei Bao, his
future was limitless. A small stage like Jin Hai City would not hold Shi
Feng. He could only shine brightest on the world stage.

If they did not try to befriend Shi Feng now, they would never qualify
to do so in the future.

However, compared to these guests, the Chairman of Big Dipper, Xiao Yu,
was so happy that he had nearly failed to contain his grin. He had
originally thought that Lei Bao’s willingness to become the training
center’s Head Instructor had been Big Dipper’s greatest fortune. Xiao Yu
had never expected Shi Feng to be so powerful, even capable of defeating
a top-tier master like Lei Bao.

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This was a top-tier master! Even throughout the whole country, such
mighty individuals were as rare as phoenix feathers. If Big Dipper
Training Center employed such a martial arts master, its popularity and
business would undoubtedly skyrocket.

“Uncle Xiao, how do you plan to thank me? After all, it was I who
introduced Shi Feng to Big Dipper!” Zhao Ruoxi grinned, her eyes
flashing with pride and excitement.

She felt as if Shi Feng’s victory were her own, and she basked in the
success.

“Of course, we can’t forget about you! In a moment, I’ll have a Diamond
Member Card prepared for you. Big Dipper has only ever given out five of
these Member Cards, so you’ll be the sixth,” Xiao Yu laughed.

Zhao Jianhua could not help his shock when he heard Xiao Yu’s words.

Big Dipper’s Diamond Member Card was extraordinary. As a Diamond Member,
one would receive a 50% discount, and all monthly expenses under a
certain amount would be waived. Throughout Jin Hai City, only five
people had received such privileges, and neither Zhao Jianhua nor Zhao
Ruoxi’s father were of those five. Yet, his niece had actually become
the sixth person to become one of Big Dipper’s Diamond Members.

Indescribable feelings colored Zhao Jianhua’s stern expression. Before
they, the older generation, could even reach this far, the younger
generation surpassed them.

Of course, this was all accredited to Shi Feng’s achievement.

Now that Shi Feng had defeated Master Lei Bao, becoming famous
overnight, even the giants in flourishing, first-rate cities would
scramble to recruit Shi Feng, much less those in Jin Hai City.

At this moment, Xiao Yu was deeply afraid he could not hold back a true
dragon like Shi Feng. Now that he had a chance to solidify Big Dipper’s
relationship with Shi Feng, he would maximize their generosity.

After the competition ended, although Lei Bao had suffered relatively
severe injuries, with the aid of modern technology and S-rank Nutrient
Fluids, he would quickly recover to his peak condition.

“Master Shi Feng, I am convinced of my loss in this competition. Please
don’t hold back and state your conditions. Since I have made the
promise, I will not go back on my word,” Lei Bao said weakly as he
joined Shi Feng in the lounge. At this moment, Lei Bao was still
slightly pale.

Lei Bao did not think that it was a coincidence that Shi Feng just so
happened to have broken past his limits, obtaining power and physical
reactions beyond his body’s capabilities, in the moment between life and
death. At the very least, Shi Feng should have already touched the
boundaries of that realm.

Shi Feng was just a young man in his early twenties, yet, he had already
reached such mastery. Shi Feng was easily stronger than Lei Bao himself.

Lei Bao could not wrap his mind around it. Even if Shi Feng began
training while still inside his mother’s womb and had received all sorts
of resources, he should not be able to obtain the power to surpass his
physical limitations at such a young age...

If Lei Bao was a martial arts prodigy, then the man before him was a
demon.

Even if he were not convinced of his defeat, he had to accept it.

“Since Master Lei Bao has agreed, then I want you to join my Workshop,”
Shi Feng laughed.

Lei Bao was a top-tier master who had trained both his inner and outer
body to their limits. Shi Feng had only been able to defeat Lei Bao due
to luck.

Fortunately, Shi Feng’s brain activity had improved before participating
in this competition. He had even grasped the beginnings of the technique
to unlock his brain’s physical limiter. Although he had only overcome
the limiter for an instant, it had been enough for him to reach a new
level of strength, allowing him to defeat his opponent. In addition, Lei
Bao had also been caught unprepared. Otherwise, there was more than a
90% chance that Shi Feng would have suffered defeat in this competition.

To Shi Feng’s current self, it was still somewhat early for him to
overcome his brain’s limiter.

The brain limited a person’s strength to protect the body. Before the
physical body reached sufficient durability, actively trying to remove
this limiter would only do more harm than good. Not to mention, Shi Feng
had yet to grasp this power fully.

It might seem that Shi Feng had only received a small scratch during the
competition, but in reality, his body had been significantly damaged due
to the explosive force he had displayed.

Even without moving, Shi Feng felt like needles pricked his entire body.

Hence, the moment Shi Feng returned to the lounge, he had madly consumed
A-rank Nutrient Fluids to alleviate his pain. After this competition, he
would not be able to train for quite some time.

“Join your Workshop?” Lei Bao frowned. Every martial artist wished to
remain free and unfettered. He barely had enough time to train and
improve himself; how would he find the time to work?

“Master Lei Bao, please relax. My Workshop is a Virtual Gaming Workshop
that focuses on the most popular game currently, God’s Domain. You only
need to work at night while you rest. The Workshop will not interfere
with your life during the day; you can do whatever you want during that
time,” Shi Feng slowly explained. He knew very well what Lei Bao worried
about.

Although Lei Bao had never come into contact with virtual reality games,
especially God’s Domain, Lei Bao was still a top-tier martial arts
master.

Currently, although Aqua Rose and the others had the potential, their
foundations were lacking. They still needed to improve before they could
become top-tier experts. However, Lei Bao was different. His combat
foundation was extremely sturdy. If he familiarized himself with his
body in God’s Domain and integrated the techniques he had learned in
real life, he could very quickly become one of Zero Wing’s top
combatants.

“Okay, I’m relieved to hear that.” Lei Bao nodded. He then left the
lounge.

Lei Bao’s addition to Zero Wing would undoubtedly give the Guild another
fierce general.

While Shi Feng rested, three others entered the lounge.

Lifting his head, Shi Feng noticed that one of the new arrivals was none
other than Big Dipper’s Chairman, Xiao Yu with Liang Jing and Zhao Ruoxi
following closely behind.

At this moment, Zhao Ruoxi wore a blue one-piece that looked both light
and elegant. Her inky hair scattered around her waist like a waterfall,
adding a few hints of elegance to her originally innocent temperament.
Upon entering the room, Zhao Ruoxi beamed at Shi Feng, both worry and
joy filling her eyes.

Now that Shi Feng had become famous overnight, the originally silent and
unknown boy from school was no more. Now, he had become Jin Hai City’s
focal point. Even Old Man Xu wished to have a proper chat with Shi Feng.

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Chapter 499 - Rising of Candlelight

In the lounge, both Liang Jing and Xiao Yu approached Shi Feng with far
more caution and respect than in the previous meetings.

Only Zhao Ruoxi behaved as usual, smiling and laughing as she conversed
with Shi Feng. There did not seem to be any signs of a barrier between
them.

“Master Shi Feng, based on our previous arrangements, from today
onwards, you will be Big Dipper’s Head Instructor. At the same time, you
will also become one of Big Dipper’s Directors, and as you requested,
Big Dipper will also come up with an area that will be under your sole
management.” Saying so, Xiao Yu took out a half-transparent card from
his suit’s pocket, handing it to Shi Feng, “This is Big Dipper’s Diamond
Member Card. The card’s information has already been updated. In the
future, all of your expenses at Big Dipper will be free of charge.
Moreover, Big Dipper will also specially reserve a Special Training Room
for your use at any given time.”

When Zhao Ruoxi heard Xiao Yu’s words, even she could not help her
shock.

The usual training rooms only contained some fitness and testing
equipment.

However, Big Dipper’s Special Training Rooms were different. Big Dipper
spared no expense when they had constructed these training rooms. Every
item inside was state of the art. The entire room was also controlled by
a quantum computer. These rooms were usually only provided to
professional fighters.

Normally, these rooms contained a dedicated combat robot. Special
Training Rooms also came with full virtual combat videos and combat
systems that stored beneficial data, which users could reference and
learn from. There was even a gravity control device that allowed one to
adjust the gravity in the room in order to produce better results.
Furthermore, each room had a Health Cabin that could help its users
alleviate physical fatigue, accelerate physical recovery, and maintain
the best quality of sleep each day. Hence, many of Jin Hai City’s
professional fighters loved come to Big Dipper.

The training rooms in Big Dipper were categorized into four different
ranks: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Special. While the cost of
each room increased with rank, the benefits also increased. It was
especially true for the gravity settings.

In the Basic Training Room, one could adjust the room’s gravity by 2g.

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The Intermediate Training Rooms’ gravity could be adjusted by 3g.

In Advanced Training Rooms, one could change the gravity by 4g.

In Special Training Rooms, one could increase or decrease the gravity by
6g. It was impossible for ordinary people to train in such an
environment. Even moving one’s fingers would be difficult.

As for the rental fees, ordinary people could not even afford a Basic
Training Room.

It cost 3,000 Credits to rent a Basic Training Room for a day; that was
almost a typical person’s monthly salary; of course, your average
citizen didn’t even qualify to become a member of Big Dipper, to begin
with. To professional fighters, however, this was easily affordable.

The Intermediate Training Rooms cost 5,000 Credits per day. A majority
of the city’s professional fighters usually preferred to rent
Intermediate Training Rooms. Unfortunately, there was not many
available.

Big Dipper only had 20 Advanced Training Rooms, and they cost 10,000
Credits to rent per day. This was practically the average price of
renting a room at a 7-star hotel.

As for Special Training Rooms, there were only five in the Big Dipper
Training Center, or better yet, in all of Jin Hai City. The rental for
these rooms was 30,000 Credits per day. However, one would be lucky if
they even had the chance to rent one of these rooms.

Yet, now, Big Dipper had specifically reserved one of these rooms for
Shi Feng. Countless people would definitely turn green with envy if they
found out.

“I’ll have to trouble Chairman Xiao, then.” Shi Feng did not hold back
as he accepted the Diamond Member Card.

With the Special Training Room’s gravity enhancement, his future
training would yield far better results.

“Master Shi Feng, there is also the matter of the fifteen bottles of
S-rank Nutrient Fluids and five virtual gaming cabins that we previously
agreed to. Our Board of Directors has unanimously agreed to increase the
count to thirty bottles and ten virtual gaming cabins. We will have the
items delivered to you in a few days,” Xiao Yu said with a smile. “Also,
I will have my Head Assistant, Liang Jing, follow you. She is always
very efficient. If you have any matters in Big Dipper you need to deal
with, please let her take care of them for you.”

“Alright.” Shi Feng did not refuse Xiao Yu’s offer. He had no reason to
refuse to begin with.

Aside from how important S-rank Nutrient Fluids were to him, just the
ten virtual gaming cabins could raise Zero Wing’s Workshop to a whole
new level. It would no longer be just your average Workshop.

As for the assistant named Liang Jing, Shi Feng did not know much about
Big Dipper. If he wanted Big Dipper to take care of some matters for
him, such as training the members of his Workshop, an assistant like
Liang Jing would definitely come in handy; she could save him a lot of
trouble.

Regardless of the others’ optimistic view of his development in the
fighting world, Shi Feng had no intention of changing career paths. He
only had one goal in his heart—God’s Domain.

After all, God’s Domain held the world’s future.

After Shi Feng chatted with Xiao Yu and the others for a while, he
returned to his apartment.

Before he left, Xiao Yu had Liang Jing prepare five bottles of S-rank
Nutrient Fluids for him, which would help him quickly recover from the
injuries he had suffered during the match with Lei Bao.

After returning home, Shi Feng immediately drank a bottle before resting
in the virtual gaming cabin and logging into God’s Domain.

A virtual gaming cabin also functioned as a Health Cabin. Only, it had
an additional function of allowing its user to log into God’s Domain.
Hence, when recovering from an injury, it would be best to lie inside a
virtual gaming cabin.

The time was currently 7 pm. Although it was still dark in God’s Domain,
the sound of three system notifications rang in Shi Feng’s ears the
moment he logged in.

These three notifications informed him of the two Candlelight Trading
Firms’ completion in White River City and one in Star-Moon City.

The construction of all three Firms had finished during the day outside
of God’s Domain. Moreover, all three Shops had attracted quite a bit of
attention, the two Candlelight Trading Firms in White River City in
particular.

Both Shops were exquisite three-story-tall buildings. Moreover, as both
buildings had suddenly appeared beside White River City’s Auction House
and Bank, they had no difficulty attracting notice.

In the end, many players had entered the buildings out of curiosity.

Before they had investigated these new buildings, they had been
ignorant. The moment they did, however, they were immediately startled.

Not only were the Shops equipped with a full range of items that players
required, but the furnishing inside was also luxurious and magnificent.
Both Candlelight Trading Firms were far more glamorous than the
Starstreak Trading Firm. There were even lounges available in the two
Shops that allowed visiting players to enjoy beverages while they
shopped.

Most importantly was the appearance of an item that everyone in White
River City thirsted for.

That item was the Basic Strengthened Armor Kit.

Although the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits were inferior to the Basic
Mana Armor Kits, the latter was simply too scarce. Despite many people
having heard of the item before, they had never personally seen it. Now
that the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits had appeared in the two
Candlelight Trading Firms, the first batch of players to enter the Shops
fought desperately to purchase them, afraid that the Armor Kits would
sell out in a heartbeat.

Shi Feng had given Melancholic Smile the authority to determine the
goods’ prices in the Shops, so it was up to her to decide at what price
she wanted to sell the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits for. Yet, despite
having set the initial price of the Armor Kits at 11 Silver Coins, it
had taken only an instant for more than a hundred to sell. As a result,
Melancholic Smile had no choice but to raise the price once more.

In the end, the price of the Basic Strengthened Armor Kit rose gradually
from the initial 11 Silver to its current price of 16 Silver per kit.
This price had far surpassed Shi Feng’s initial expectation. Even so, in
a short dozen or so hours, the three Shops in White River City and
Star-Moon City sold more than 6,000 kits.

Moreover, due to the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits, every player in
White River City now knew about the newly established Candlelight
Trading Firms. As a result, more players began to visit the Trading
Firms, allowing business at the two Shops to flourish.

By the time Shi Feng logged into the game, the two Candlelight Trading
Firms in White River City were already packed full of people. Everyone
rushed to purchase the Basic Strengthened Armor Kits.

In addition to the several dozen sets of Dragonscale Set Equipment that
had sold at the Blackwing Auction House, Shi Feng had suddenly become a
wealthy man again, with more than 10,000 Gold in his pockets.

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