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Chapter 580 - Abyssal Upgrade

In response to Discipline Paradise’s question, Shi Feng only smiled
while remaining silent.

Receiving such a reply from Shi Feng, Discipline Paradise didn’t get
angry; his eyes glowed with excitement, instead, his trust in Shi Feng
growing even stronger.

Previously, he had heard from Ironwrist that Shi Feng had managed to
defeat a Level 42 Chieftain ranked Dark Magic Serpent all by himself.
This was definitely a feat that no ordinary person was capable of.

Currently, there were only ten parties capable of hunting Dark Magic
Serpents in District Five. Other than their excellent techniques and
equipment, the main reason why these ten parties were equal to the task
was their having learned Tier 1 Taboo Skills that countered these
Chieftains.

Otherwise, they all would be powerless against Dark Magic Serpents.

As for defeating a Dark Magic Serpent single-handedly, not even he, the
leader of District Five’s Third Party, had ever dreamed of attempting
such a feat.

Due to this reason, he had come over personally to invite Shi Feng to
join their team and aid them in competing for the Chapter of Darkness.

“When will Brother Ye Feng be able to obtain the Chapter of Darkness?”
Discipline Paradise asked somewhat anxiously. Hints of reverence and
elation gleamed in his eyes.

Although several Districts were participating in the crusade against the
Great Lord Noya this time, Noya was a Level 40 Great Lord. Even if
everyone combined their power, victory over the Great Lord was still a
long shot. They had made ample preparations, yet their current predicted
success rate was below 10%. The odds for stealing the Chapter of
Darkness weren’t worth mentioning.

It was not easy for a party to survive in a Shelter. Besides constantly
competing over the party rankings inside a Shelter, parties also needed
to defend the Shelter every day lest the Shelter fall into ruin and all
their efforts come to naught.

Now that an expert like Shi Feng had shown up, the Third Party would
have a much better chance at obtaining the Chapter of Darkness.

Noya was no ordinary Great Lord; it was a Guardian Monster serving as
the key for activating a new map.

Such Guardian Monsters normally tested a player’s individual abilities.
Having more players participating in the crusade would only lead to more
mistakes occurring.

Ever since God’s Domain began, Mavericks had been the ones to activate
many of the new maps. Hence, everyone in this place revered Mavericks
greatly as they had managed to accomplish a task that most parties
couldn’t.

Meanwhile, this was the first time Discipline Paradise encountered a
Maverick as strong as Shi Feng. Shi Feng’s chances of obtaining the
Chapter of Darkness were definitely much higher than their crusading
army’s.

“I’ll give it a go as soon as possible.” Shi Feng could not give an
accurate timeline. After all, he had not yet seen Noya personally.
However, with his equipment and means, he should have an excellent
chance of stealing the item the Great Lord was guarding. “I hope that
Brother Discipline can prepare the Tier 1 Taboo Skills as soon as
possible.”

Tier 1 Taboo Skills and Curses were not cabbages piled high in the
market. Based on the information Shi Feng had collected, out of the tens
of thousands of players in District Five, only the top five parties
possessed six or more Tier 1 Taboo Skills and Curses. Ironwrist’s
Seventh Party had two; however, currently only one of his members had
succeeded in learning a Tier 1 Curse. One could just imagine how
difficult it was to obtain Tier 1 Taboo Skills and Curses.

“Brother Ye Feng can rest assured on this point. As long as you succeed
in getting the Chapter of Darkness, I will definitely hand over twelve
Tier 1 Taboo Skills.” Discipline Paradise laughed confidently.

Following which, Discipline Paradise shared with Shi Feng specific
information regarding Noya.

Unfortunately, Shi Feng and Discipline Paradise’s conversation in a
private chat dismayed Ironwrist, who was seated beside the two. However,
seeing how Discipline Paradise, the leader of the Third Party, was
acting so respectfully with Shi Feng, Ironwrist also could not help but
feel a little prideful.

After Discipline Paradise left, Shi Feng looked at the depressed Shield
Warrior and said, “Brother Ironwrist, can I get you to help me with
something?”

“Brother Ye Feng, please don’t hold back. You are our party’s savior. If
you have anything you need help with, just tell me!” Ironwrist assured,
clapping his chest.

“Can you help me exchange these Soul Crystals for some Level 30
Fine-Gold ranked or above weapons?” Shi Feng asked as he took out three
gray crystals from his bag.

“Heavens! You actually have so many Soul Crystals!” Ironwrist’s eyes
nearly fell out of their sockets when he saw the three Soul Crystals Shi
Feng produced.

He finally realized why Shi Feng seemed to care little about Soul
Crystals before.

In order to obtain just one Soul Crystal, their Seventh Party had spent
several days hunting Dark Magic Serpents. In the end, they had gotten
one only by sheer luck. He had even shown off their party’s harvest in
front of Discipline Paradise.

Yet, now, Shi Feng just casually took out three Soul Crystals...

Seeing that Ironwrist was still silent after quite some time, Shi Feng
could not help but ask, “Has nobody managed to obtain Level 30 Fine-Gold
Weapons yet?”

The players residing in District Five were very high-leveled. The
high-ranking parties often challenged monsters of higher levels.
Although only a few parties were capable of defeating Level 40 monsters,
there should be plenty that could handle monsters that were Level 30 or
so. Shi Feng had also seen plenty of players selling Level 30 Bronze and
Mysterious-Iron Equipment on the streets earlier. Moreover, they were
selling the items very cheaply. This was a scene that had yet to appear
in White River City.

However, after giving it some thought, Shi Feng found it to be
reasonable.

The players here were killing monsters day in and day out—especially
since monster armies attacked the Shelter at night. They were improving
their combat techniques daily. In addition to other factors, such as
Gemstones, challenging monsters of a higher level was routine.

However, while the players here found it very normal to fight against
monsters of a higher level, it was a different story for the players
outside the Dark Den. Players outside preferred to grind monsters of a
lower level whenever possible. They definitely would not choose to grind
monsters that were of the same level as, or even higher level than, they
were, as doing so would mean increased risk. As a result, players
outside the Dark Den improved their combat techniques and upgraded their
equipment at a much slower rate.

“That’s not it. Brother Ye Feng, do you really want to exchange Soul
Crystals for weapons? That’s just such a waste. Although the market
value of a Soul Crystal is equal to one Level 30 Dark-Gold Weapon or
five Fine-Gold Weapons, no one who manages to obtain a Soul Crystal
would exchange them for equipment or weapons. After all, weapons and
equipment will depreciate with time. On the other hand, the Contribution
Shares one can acquire with Soul Crystals will never lose their value.
The true value of a Soul Crystal is far above a Level 30 Dark-Gold
Weapon. It will be an even greater loss if you exchange it for Level 30
Fine-Gold Weapons,” Ironwrist advised.

The Shield Warrior’s words rendered Shi Feng somewhat dumbfounded.

Soul Crystals were really of no value to him. On the other hand, the
value of Fine-Gold and Dark-Gold Weapons was much higher.

As for why he wanted these weapons, he was planning to upgrade the
Abyssal Blade to Level 30.

A Level 40 Great Lord was no pushover, and it would be to Shi Feng’s
benefit to increase his combat power as much as possible. As a Magic
Weapon, the higher-leveled the Abyssal Blade was, the higher its
Attributes and quality would be.

When Shi Feng first obtained the Abyssal Blade, the Magic Weapon’s
Attributes were only equal to a Secret-Silver Weapon. Now that the
weapon was Level 25, its Attributes were already above Dark-Gold rank.
If Shi Feng upgraded it to Level 30, it might reach the standard of an
Epic Weapon.

A Level 30 Epic Weapon would definitely push his combat power up to a
whole new level. At that time, he would have much more confidence in
stealing the Chapter of Darkness.

Seeing how Shi Feng was insistent on exchanging his Soul Crystals for
weapons, Ironwrist had no choice but to comply and think of a way to
carry out the Maverick’s wishes.

An hour or so later, Ironwrist had managed to exchange the three Soul
Crystals for one Level 30 Dark-Gold Weapon and eleven Level 30 Fine-Gold
Weapons.

After Shi Feng received the weapons, he parted ways with Ironwrist and
went searching for a secluded location.

The commotion the Abyssal Blade caused with each subsequent evolution
grew increasingly larger. Now that Shi Feng was about to upgrade the
Magic Weapon to Level 30, the aftermath would definitely alarm the
entire District Five. Not wanting to attract any attention to himself,
Shi Feng had no choice but to head for an out-of-the-way spot.

“Devour!” Shi Feng chose to upgrade the Abyssal Blade upon arriving at a
wilderness with no other players around.

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Chapter 581 - Epic Weapon

The moment Shi Feng’s finger made contact with the system window, the
pitch-black Abyssal Blade released a dragon’s roar.

The deafening roar sounded as if an actual dragon stood before Shi Feng
right now.

With such a ferocious roar, even the birds in flight were petrified,
falling out of the sky one after another.

Immediately after letting out the dragon’s roar, the Abyssal Blade
struggled free from Shi Feng’s hand and flew into the air.

In the blink of an eye, the pitch-black Abyssal Blade transformed into a
cloud of black mist that devoured the eleven sacrificial weapons.

As it consumed the weapons, Shi Feng could also hear a strong heartbeat
coming from the black mist. It was as if an ancient creature was
awakening. A terrifying aura washed over Shi Feng and his surroundings;
the nearby greenery even withered.

“Why is there such a huge difference in power from the last evolution?”
Shi Feng looked at the black mist floating in midair, frowning. “Is this
the beginning of a Backlash?”

Shi Feng had never witnessed or heard any details about the Backlash of
a Magic Weapon before.

In the past, players who obtained Magic Weapons had never disclosed any
information regarding Backlashes. They only advised others to stay as
far away as possible from Magic Weapons.

The pressure the Abyssal Blade was currently emitting was incredibly
terrifying. Back when Shi Feng upgraded the Magic Weapon to Level 25, he
could still move about relatively easily under the aura the weapon
emanated. Now, however, even motion was a luxury. He could only stand
still and watch quietly as all of this happened.

After a while, the magnitude of the heartbeats gradually increased. The
black mist in the sky also took the shape of a black heart. Meanwhile,
with this black heart as the core, a vaporous phantom of a black dragon
appeared.

The black dragon silently looked down on Shi Feng, a human-like playful
expression contained within its blood-red eyes. In the next moment, the
phantom dissipated into nothing, this time transforming into a silver
sword that landed at Shi Feng’s feet.

The phantom of the black dragon is becoming more realistic with each
subsequent evolution. Even the pressure it emits is growing stronger. No
wonder so many players dared not use Magic Weapons even though they had
obtained them. Shi Feng frowned slightly as he looked at the Abyssal
Blade, which had stabbed into the ground.

When and where a Backlash would occur, nobody knew.

Continuously strengthening the Abyssal Blade was equivalent to enhancing
the power of the Magic Weapon’s Backlash. Just the current Abyssal Blade
could already make him feel fearful. If he continued upgrading the
Abyssal Blade, he might really fail to cope with the Backlash.

This should be the so-called “the bigger they are, the harder they
fall.”

“Forget it. Let’s take things as they come.” Shi Feng shook his head,
dispelling the negative thoughts in his head. He then pulled out the
Abyssal Blade and took a look at its Attributes.

[Abyssal Blade] (One-handed Sword, Magic Weapon)

Attack Power +633

All Attributes +42

Attack Speed +15

Ignore Levels +15

Attacks have:

50% chance to cause 200% damage.

25% chance to cause 300% damage.

Every attack increases Attack Speed by 2%, up to a maximum of 20%.

If wielder belongs to any Swordsman-related class, all Skill Levels +3.

Increase Free Ability Points received for every increase in Level by 2
points.

Equipment Level 30. Can be upgraded. (Devour twenty Level 35 Fine-Gold
Weapons and three Level 35 Dark-Gold Weapons to upgrade to Level 35).

Can be evolved (Unknown).

Additional Skill 1: Phantom Kill. Instantly creates a doppelganger. You
can control this doppelganger. Doppelganger will have 70% of original
body’s Attributes and all Skills. At the same time, doppelganger and the
original body can be swapped.

Duration: 1 minute

Cooldown: 5 minutes

Additional Skill 2: Abyssal Bind. Binds enemies and prevents movement,
reducing Defense by 100%.

Duration: 4 seconds

Cooldown: 1 minute

Additional Skill 3: Nine Dragons Slash. Instantly creates twelve
phantoms of the Abyssal Blade for wielder to use; each phantom sword is
capable of dealing up to 50% damage.

Duration: 30 seconds

Cooldown: 5 minutes

Additional Skill 4: Abyssal Curse. Prevents all targets within a radius
of 30 yards from moving or attacking for 5 seconds, as well as reducing
all their Attributes by 20% for 10 minutes.

Cooldown: 40 minutes

Additional Profound Inheritance: Black Emperor. When activated, every
critical hit will accumulate one stack of Death Aura. Each stack of
death aura can be used to increase all Attributes of wielder by 2% and
Attack Speed and Movement Speed by 1% for 10 seconds, or be used to
reduce the Cooldown of a skill by 3 seconds. Maximum of 30 stacks of
Death Aura.

Duration: 10 minutes

Cooldown: 15 hours

The Abyssal Blade was personally created by master smith Olysses using
the Black Dragon King’s fangs as material. It is one of thirty-six famed
swords, and it is ranked 31st. However, this sword has been cursed by
the Black Dragon King. Aside from providing the wielder with immense
strength, there will be a Backlash every period of time. However, after
being remodeled by Jack using a Star Crystal, the strength of the
Backlash has been greatly reduced. If the wielder is unable to suppress
the Backlash, the wielder will receive the curse of the Black Dragon
King, permanently reducing all Attributes by 50%.

Unable to be dropped.

Unable to be traded.

“Such a high Attack! This is equal to the Attack Power of a Level 30
Epic ranked two-handed sword, right?” Shi Feng exclaimed in surprise.

Back when the Abyssal Blade was Level 25, its Attack Power had only been
over 400. Now that the Magic Weapon was upgraded to Level 30, its Attack
Power had actually increased by over 200 points. Not to mention, the
weapon’s Skills had also undergone a transformation, with Abyssal Curse
replacing Dark Violent Dance. Used against a single target or a group,
it was an extremely powerful Control and Weakening Skill.

However, this was still not the most significant change to the Abyssal
Blade.

Swinging the Magic Weapon lightly, Shi Feng felt as if the Abyssal Blade
was an extension of his arm, so much so that he could even feel the
sword’s edge cutting through the air.

“What’s going on here?” Shi Feng looked at the Abyssal Blade
incredulously.

There was a saying that, when one’s mastery of a weapon reached a
certain level, said weapon would feel like an extension of one’s own
body.

However, this was only a saying.

Just being able to incorporate a weapon into one’s own attack habits and
styles was already an amazing feat.

During the early stages of God’s Domain, the Attributes of weapons and
equipment were very important. However, as players acquired better
equipment, they would begin ordering custom-made weapons and equipment
for themselves. Even if two items possessed the exact same Attributes,
most players would choose equipment custom-made to their requirements
over the other.

Why was this so?

The reason was very simple: the far greater ease of harmonization to
their habits and styles. For this reason alone, players were willing to
spend as much money as necessary.

If a player possessed a high compatibility rate with the weapons they
wielded, their attacks would flow much more smoothly. Most importantly,
a weapon with good compatibility could improve a player’s Skill
Completion Rate. This was also the reason why, during the later stages
of the game, many players chose to discard ready-made Epic Weapons and,
instead, were adamant in paying an astronomical sum to hire a Master or
Grandmaster Forger to produce a custom-made Epic Weapon for themselves.

It was all because custom-made weapons and equipment possessed a much
higher compatibility rate.

Thinking up to this point, Shi Feng immediately began brandishing the
Abyssal Blade to get used to the newly enhanced weapon. He then found a
Level 35 Demonic Hound to test his sword on.

Chop!

Usually, Shi Feng could achieve a Completion Rate of 85% or above when
using this Skill, displaying 100% of the Skill’s might. In the past, his
best record for Chop was 90%. Although this Skill was very simple, it
was extremely difficult to execute properly.

The three sword lights, which should have resembled three silver
crescents, converged into one as they struck at the Demonic Hound,
causing the damage dealt by Chop to reach its maximum. At this moment,
however, the three sword lights had transformed into three full moons
that met at a single point. The space at this single point looked as if
it had been pierced—one could faintly see a small spatial crack at this
location.

System: Chop Completion Rate 92%, resulting in 125% of Skill’s effect.
Skill Proficiency +4.

Shi Feng then followed up with Thunder Flame Explosion. Originally, this
Skill should have combined the power of lightning and fire into a
massive fireball that bombarded the enemy. Now, however, instead of a
fireball...

System: Thunder Flame Explosion Completion Rate 90%, resulting in 110%
of Skill’s effect. Skill Proficiency +3.

“What?! Why is there suddenly such a huge increase in Skill Completion
Rate?!” Shi Feng stared at the system notification window,
flabbergasted.

Compared to his past self, his current strength was much stronger. In
the past, his best record for Chop was 90% Completion Rate. Although it
was only a meager 2% increase, the gap was like the difference between
heaven and earth.

Based on the system’s configuration, Completion Rates between 81% to 90%
were categorized into the same group; achieving any percentage within
this range would give an increase of three Proficiency Points. Also, at
90%, one could display 110% of a Skill’s effect. At 91%, a Skill’s
effect was directly upgraded to 120% and would yield four Proficiency
Points.

The improvement to Thunder Flame Explosion was even more apparent.
Previously, he could not even achieve an 85% Completion Rate on the
Skill. Now, however, he had managed 90%.

Shi Feng had killed a Level 35 Demonic Hound in just two moves.

“It’s no wonder many had said Magic Weapons possessed frightening power
and many experts could not bring themselves to divest their Magic
Weapons in the past. So this was the case!” Shi Feng’s heart was
pounding madly as he looked at the Level 35 Demonic Hound he had just
annihilated.

His compatibility with the Abyssal Blade right now was practically
perfect. He felt invincible!

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Chapter 582 - The True Power of a Magic Weapon

Shi Feng killed over a dozen Level 35 Demonic Hounds, testing his
various Skills.

When used with the Abyssal Blade, he could manipulate every Skill of his
as if just playing with a toy. He could casually mold the Skill to his
liking, very easily his past records of Skill Completion Rates.

In God’s Domain, Skill Completion Rates were an important indicator of a
player’s actual strength.

In the past, in order to improve the Completion Rate of one Skill by
just 1%, many players had trained arduously for days, sometimes even
weeks. Particularly, after reaching the 85% threshold, raising a Skill’s
Completion Rate by 1% required a tremendous amount of effort. For some,
even that wasn’t enough; all the training in the world was useless.

However, with the Abyssal Blade in hand, this ironclad law was instantly
broken.

When one wanted to improve their combat techniques, they first needed to
learn how to control their own bodies. If one could not even control
their form properly, they could never control the weapons in their
hands.

Shi Feng’s control over his body had long since reached a very high
standard. Unfortunately, he had not reached a similar level with his
control over his weapons. He could not reach a level where he could feel
even a strand of hair fall onto his sword’s edge.

However, his compatibility with the Abyssal Blade now was practically
perfect. It felt as if he had become one with the Magic Weapon, allowing
his Skill Completion Rate to reach new highs.

At this moment, he surpassed all previous records with one of his Basic
Skills, Chop, achieving a 95% Completion Rate.

If a Skill’s Completion Rate reached 95%, the Skill would display 135%
of its effects. In other words, Shi Feng’s current Chop dealt an
additional 35% damage compared to his previous 85% Completion Rate. The
increase in combat power was obvious.

After continuously using the newly improved Abyssal Blade for such a
long time, Shi Feng had grown addicted to the sensation he received from
the Magic Weapon and the pleasure he felt from his strength gradually
rising with every passing moment. His heart ached to remain in this
state forever.

After killing dozens of Demonic Hounds, Shi Feng’s hunger was unsated.
He wanted to continue to utilize these Demonic hounds to improve his
Completion Rate. Unfortunately, time was of the essence. He needed to
prioritize his quest for now.

In the past, many of those who obtained Magic Weapons had told others
not to involve themselves with these things as the Magic Weapon’s power
would devour them. So, it turns out that the power they had referred to
was not a Magic Weapon’s powerful Attributes. Shi Feng inwardly sighed
as he looked at the Abyssal Blade in his hand. In the past, countless
experts had trained arduously just so that they could increase their
Skill Completion Rate by just one more percentage; some had even gone
through all that effort for nothing. Yet, a Magic Weapon can achieve
this feat easily. Moreover, as a Magic Weapon grows more powerful, this
frightening compatibility rate will also intensify. This is the reason
that players in the past had continued to upgrade their Magic Weapons,
and as a result, drowned themselves in this sea of Skill Completion
Rates, unable to pull themselves from the allure of this power.

Thus far, Shi Feng had only trained for half an hour or so, and already,
his stagnant Skill Completion Rates had improved massively. Moreover,
Shi Feng could clearly feel that he had yet to reach his limit.

Such power was truly terrifying!

This was a temptation that no expert could distance themselves from.
After all, there was not a single expert that did not wish to further
refine their own techniques, particularly in this virtual world that was
filled with various chance encounters.

Even Shi Feng, someone who had played God’s Domain for over a decade,
hungered to upgrade the Abyssal Blade once more, improving the Magic
Weapon’s compatibility rate again. This way, he might be able to refine
his Skill Completion Rate further.

Achieving a 95% Completion Rate had already increased his combat power
by 35%. Every 1% past 90% could increase a Skill’s effect significantly,
not to mention past 95%. At that time, just how terrifying would his
Skills become?

It might even be possible to double his combat power.

The impact of raising his Skill Completion Rates was far more valuable
than learning a single Taboo Skill. After all, a Taboo Skill was only
one attack. Although its might surpassed Skills of the same Tier, what
would happen the Taboo Skill’s duration?

In the end, he would return to his prior strength.

Meanwhile, a player normally incorporated a variety of Basic Skills into
their attacks when engaged in battle. If every Skill could achieve a
100% Completion Rate, one could easily wipe the floor with a player that
had learned a Taboo Skill of the same Tier.

This was the true power of a Magic Weapon. Its main purpose lay not in
increasing its wielder’s Attributes, but rather, its main function was
to improve the fundamentals of a player’s techniques. Not even
Fragmented Legendary Weapons could offer such a devastating benefit,
much less Epic Weapons.

In the past, every player that wielded a Magic Weapon was undoubtedly a
top-tier expert. Some even stood at God’s Domain’s peak.

Shi Feng finally understood that their achievements were all due to the
intense compatibility rates that Magic Weapons offered.

Of course, this improvement method was more of a form of diabolism.
After all, most of the apex experts of God’s Domain had attained their
strength step by step. They had first trained their physical control to
the very limit. They then focused on their control over their weapons.
Apex experts like these possessed unshakable foundations. Even if they
switched to new weapons and equipment, their strength would not decrease
significantly and would soon recover. However, it was a different story
for Magic Weapon wielders. For those who had obtained a Magic Weapon at
the very start of the game, if they suddenly lost their Magic Weapons,
their strength would plummet.

Someone who had initially been an apex expert might instantly become a
nobody. Hence, in the past, none of the wielders were willing to part
with their Magic Weapons. As a result, their Magic Weapons eventually
devoured them, and they were forced to start all over again.

However, this inspired an idea in Shi Feng.

If he wanted to nurture experts quickly, it would be best to start with
searching for weapons with high compatibility rates. If a player
possessed weapons or piece of equipment that was highly compatible,
their strength would skyrocket.

Currently, Zero Wing had extremely few top-tier experts, and the
standard of the Guild’s elite members was still relatively low.
Meanwhile, Dungeons required very high levels of personal strength. Zero
Wing’s advantage of raiding speed was only due to the equipment its team
wore. In truth, they were far weaker than those teams that relied on
personal combat techniques. The Dungeon’s Final Boss was particularly
challenging for Zero Wing.

There was practically no way to improve the equipment of Zero Wing’s
core members any further at the moment.

If they wished to increase their combat power, they could only do so
through Skill Completion Rates.

Unfortunately, until now, Zero Wing’s members had only focused on
finding ways to obtain better weapons and equipment to increase their
Attributes. They had mostly neglected to improve their Skill Completion
Rates. Currently, even Fire Dance, the most powerful melee fighter on
Zero Wing’s core team, could only achieve a maximum Skill Completion
Rate of 80%. She was still a great distance away from reaching 85%.

If he could improve Fire Dance and the others’ compatibility rates with
their weapons, the combat power of Zero Wing’s core team would improve
by leaps and bounds.

“Compatibility rate?” Shi Feng pondered aloud.

In fact, he did have a method that could improve one’s compatibility
rate; he could recruit a Master Forger into the Guild. Although Master
Forgers could not produce a weapon with a 100% compatibility rate with a
player, if Zero Wing had a Master Forger, said Forger could, more or
less, produce tailor-made weapons and equipment with slightly higher
compatibility rates for some of the Guild’s members. This would help the
Guild’s experts massively.

Only, nurturing a Master Forger was easier said than done...

Shi Feng no longer wasted time as he sheathed the Abyssal Blade and made
his way to Gloomy Valley.

Gray mist shrouded Gloomy Valley all-year round, limiting players’
vision as they explored the area. Moreover, Shi Feng could feel the gray
mist suppressing all five of his senses while he wandered the Valley. It
was as if he stood deep within the blood mist of the Demonkin army’s
killing intent. Only, the suppression effects were much weaker here.

The majority of the monsters inside Gloomy Valley were Level 40 or above
Elite rank. There were also plenty of Level 40 or above Special Elites
roaming around. Even the outermost region of the valley was a challenge
to get through.

Meanwhile, in Gloomy Valley’s inner region, the Level 40 Great Lord Noya
stood guard at the gate leading to the next map. If one wished to
journey to the new map, they first needed to kill Noya.

“That’s Noya? Sure enough, it’s strong.”

Shi Feng hid in the forest as he observed the massive gargoyle in front
of the valley’s entrance.

[Noya] (Demonic Great Lord)

Level 40

HP 10,000,000/10,000,000

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Chapter 583 - Suppressing a Great Lord

To current players, a Level 40 Demonic Great Lord was a nightmare.

Noya was also a Gargoyle.

Among Demonic Creatures, Gargoyles ranked at the top in terms of Magic
Resistance and Defense. Worse, Gargoyles possessed a massive pair of
wings that enabled them to soar through the sky. If players encountered
one, they would not even have the chance to escape.

Gargoyles could also attack from the sky, leaving melee players at a
great disadvantage. Only ranged classes posed any threat to Gargoyles.

A black slate tablet was embedded into the towering gate that Great Lord
Noya protected. A faint gray barrier also prevented anyone from reaching
the gate. Meanwhile, Demonic Power filled that black slate tablet; it
was none other than the Chapter of Darkness that Shi Feng was trying to
obtain. It was also the core energy source for the barrier protecting
the stone gate.

If one wanted to obtain the Chapter of Darkness, not only were they
required to defend themselves against the Gargoyle’s attacks, but they
also had to break the barrier.

It was practically impossible for anyone to obtain the Chapter of
Darkness without killing the Great Lord Noya. Only after defeating the
Gargoyle could one attempt to break the gray barrier.

As Shi Feng approached the gate stealthily, he could faintly hear noise
from nearby, and he turned to look for the source.

“Why are players here at such a time?” Shi Feng was surprised.

A short distance from the massive stone gate, a team of a hundred
players with levels ranging from 28 to 29 slowly approached, seemingly
intending to raid the Great Lord.

The sky grew darker by the minute, and it wouldn’t be long before night
arrived. To players, this was an extremely unfavorable situation.
Ordinary players would normally hurry back to their respective Shelters
at this time of day.

“Are they planning to raid Noya now?” Shi Feng could not help his shock.

At this moment, this team of 100 players had already spread out and
moved into formation. It was obvious that they intended to raid Noya.
Only, a Level 40 Field Great Lord was not an easy opponent. Even a
500-strong team would face one ending—death.

Otherwise, District Five would not have joined hands with several other
Districts in an attempt to raid Noya.

Meanwhile, the crusading army, which several Shelters had organized,
consisted of 1,000 players.

Of course, this did not mean that all 1,000 players would enter the
battle simultaneously. Instead, they planned to use a rotational tactic,
taking turns to wear out the Great Lord.

Field Bosses would grow stronger depending on the number of players
within their area of influence. For a Great Lord like Noya, when that
number exceeded 100, its HP, Defense, and Attack Power would increase
significantly. Hence, when fighting a Field Great Lord, it was ideal to
send a team of 100 players or have several teams of 100 players rotate
in and out of battle. This was also the method that Guilds favored when
dealing with Field Bosses.

Watching the 100 players stand before Noya, one could easily tell that
they were not ordinary players based on their levels.

In District Five, Level 28 or 29 players stood at the peak of the
Shelter, yet, there were actually 100 such players here right now.

However, against a Level 40 Great Lord, this team was still far from
enough.

“Go!”

As the leading Elementalist shouted, the twelve Elementalists that had
surrounded the Gargoyle promptly unfurled the magic scrolls in their
hands and began chanting.

These twelve magic scrolls seemed to be of one body as they formed a
complex 12-star magic array. In the blink of an eye, this 12-star magic
array enveloped the Great Lord Noya. Powerful elemental Mana
continuously suppressed the Field Boss, who stood in this array’s
center, causing the Great Lord to release an angry bellow.

“Humans! It’s you damned humans again! I’ll sacrifice you all to Lord
Carlo!” Despite the 12-star magic array, Noya still revealed a sinister
smile.

“You can smile even in the face of death?” the leading Elementalist
sneered. “Everyone, attack! With the Demon Suppressing Barrier in
effect, it won’t be able to display even one-tenth of its strength! The
Chapter of Darkness is fated to belong to District One this time!”

Everyone nodded in agreement as they charged towards the Great Lord.

“The people from District One are insane.” Shi Feng silently clicked his
tongue.

Although he had heard that District One was the most powerful Shelter in
the Dark Den, trying to raid a Great Lord using such a brute-force
method was clearly not a wise move.

Just like the leading Elementalist had said, a Demon Suppressing Array
formed by the power of twelve Elementalists was indeed powerful. Even a
peerless Great Lord could only display about one-tenth of its strength
while contained in this barrier. With this, their MTs could definitely
tank a Level 40 Great Lord.

However, the Demon Suppressing Array required twelve Elementalists to
maintain it. Moreover, the barrier took an immense toll on the
Elementalists’ Mana. If even one Elementalist ran out of Mana, the
barrier would immediately crumble.

Normally, only teams that were extremely confident in their DPS would
attempt this method. After all, after one took into account the slots
for MTs and healers, there were only 70 or so slots for DPS classes on a
100-player team. Losing another 12 core damage dealers would greatly
affect the team’s overall damage.

Particularly, the abilities of the team’s DPS were further put to the
test when one considered the problem of the barrier’s duration.

Following which, the six MTs of District One took turns receiving the
Noya’s attacks. With the rear line healers healing them, the MTs managed
to stop the Gargoyle’s fierce attacks easily. At the same time, the
other DPS of the team also began to attack the Great Lord madly.

Fireballs, Frost Arrows, arrows... All sorts of magical and physical
attacks bombarded Noya.

Although the Great Lord’s strength had been suppressed, greatly
weakening its Attack Power and Defense, the players of District One
could not inflict enough damage. The highest damage they dealt did not
even exceed -1,000.

“Damn! Why does this monster have so much Defense?!” the leading
Elementalist frowned. Gritting his teeth, he shouted, “Move on to Plan
B!”

Immediately, a Cursemancer began chanting an incantation.

The spell this Cursemancer used was one that Shi Feng was very familiar
with. It was none other than the Tier 1 Curse that Ironwrist’s party had
used, Dark Storm. Not only could it inflict large amounts of damage, but
it could also heavily injure its target, greatly reducing the target’s
Defense.

When Dark Storm struck Noya, damages of over -3,000 points appeared
above its head, one after another...

The Tier 1 Curse only dealt a total damage of around -10,000 points to
the Great Lord. To Noya, who possessed 10,000,000 HP, this was not even
a scratch.

Following which, everyone’s damage abruptly soared, and many dealt over
-1,000 with their attacks.

Unfortunately, the duration of Dark Storm’s effect was limited. A short
moment later, everyone’s damage fell.

“Next!” the leading Elementalist shouted.

Another Cursemancer began chanting, similarly casting the Tier 1 Curse,
Dark Storm.

In such a way, the team repeatedly cast Tier 1 Curses at Noya.
Eventually, the Gargoyle’s HP fell to 60%.

“What an amazing team. Not even Zero Wing’s core team is capable of
wearing out a Level 40 Great Lord to such a degree.” Shi Feng was quite
surprised as he watched this scene. However, he was also pleased.

Initially, he had struggled to think of a way to break the gray barrier.
However, now that someone pinned down the Great Lord for him, he could
head over to the barrier and take his time researching it.

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Chapter 584 - What Can You Do to Me?

While Shi Feng slowly circled to the other side of the battlefield,
Great Lord Noya’s HP suddenly decreased rapidly.

This decrease could clearly be seen with the naked eye. At this moment,
Noya was losing 1% of its HP every second. This sudden decrease was even
greater than the damage that the District One team managed to cause.

“Is it nighttime already?” the leading Elementalist lifted his head to
look up at the gloomy sky.

The moon had already emerged.

As moonlight touched on the Great Lord, Noya began to change.

Its originally massive three-story-tall body began to shrink rapidly,
and its maximum HP fell from its original 10,000,000 to 6,000,000.
However, as the Gargoyle’s body shrunk, its Strength continuously rose,
the Great Lord’s damage increasing as well.

Initially, Noya had only dealt around -2,000 to -3,000 to District One’s
MTs. Now, however, every attack dealt over -4,000 damage.

The MTs receiving the Great Lord’s attacks had more than 8,000 HP.
Before, even if they were unlucky enough to receive a critical hit from
the Great Lord, they would still live. Now, however, a critical hit
would definitely kill an MT.

“Take turns activating your Lifesaving Skills to tank the Boss! Healers,
concentrate on the lead MT!” the leading Elementalist commanded. He had
long since prepared for this.

Following which, one of the Shield Warriors activated a Tier 1 Shield
Wall, reducing the damage he received by half for 20 seconds.

The damage Noya dealt instantly fell from nearly -5,000 points to just
over -2,000 points.

Meanwhile, the healers at the rear began dumping heals on the Shield
Warrior, easily replenishing the 2,000-plus HP the Shield Warrior lost.

However, after five seconds or so, the Shield Warrior suddenly struggled
to cope with the Great Lord’s attacks.

The damage Noya’s attacks dealt suddenly increased from over -2,000
points to almost -4,000. If not for Shield Wall, the Shield Warrior
might have lost his life instantly.

“Leader, Noya is more powerful than we thought! If its damage continues
rising, our MTs won’t last!” a female Cleric said hurriedly.

Since the battle had begun, the healers had not struggled to keep the
team’s MTs alive.

They had also specifically chosen this time to challenge Noya. Based on
their previous observations, Noya’s HP during daytime was simply too
high. When the sun set, however, the Gargoyle’s HP fell from 10,000,000
to 6,000,000, though its damage would soar in return. With their team’s
damage output, if Noya had 10,000,000 HP, they could defeat the Great
Lord within the Demon Suppressing Barrier’s duration. So, they could
only give the 6,000,000 HP Noya a try.

Also, the longer Noya fought at night, the higher its damage became.

Hence, they had chosen to challenge Noya near twilight. Only, the Great
Lord’s damage scaling exceeded their initial estimations.

“Damn! Its damage is increasing far too quickly!” The leading
Elementalist glanced at his own remaining Mana. At most, the Demon
Suppressing Barrier would last a few more minutes. Currently, however,
Noya still had more than 3,000,000 HP. It was impossible for their team
to deal that much damage in such a short time. Gritting his teeth, he
yelled, “Retreat!”

Soon, everyone began to back away from the Gargoyle in an organized
retreat. The lead MT also began retreating from the barrier one step at
a time.

Not only could the Demon Suppressing Barrier suppress Demonic Creatures,
but it also limited a Demon’s range of activity. Only, while no one
repelled Noya, the Gargoyle was able to attack the barrier freely. The
damage the barrier received rapidly depleted the twelve Elementalists’
Mana.

By the time everyone left the barrier, Noya’s eyes narrowed as it
revealed a cold smile. The Gargoyle then roared.

Suddenly, Noya’s body cracked, some fragments falling from its body.
These fragments then transformed into more than a dozen Miniature Noyas
that were as tall as a normal person.

However, these Miniature Noyas were no trivial monsters. Although each
only had 200,000 HP, they were all Level 40 Chieftain ranked monsters.
Immediately, these monsters bombarded the Demon Suppressing Barrier with
attacks, and in just five seconds, the twelve Elementalists lost their
remaining Mana. As a result, the Demon Suppressing Barrier crumbled.

These Lord ranked Noyas then spread their wings, soaring into the air as
they chased after the withdrawing players.

For monsters capable of flight, it was child’s play to chase players who
fled on foot. After a short moment, the Gargoyles caught up to the
escaping players of District One, engaging in a skirmish.

With one attack, these Miniature Noyas dealt over -3,000 damage to the
team’s MTs. As for those who weren’t plate-armor classes, most were
instantly killed. These Miniature Noyas’ damage practically rivaled Lord
ranked monsters.

“Damn! They’re just Chieftains! Why are their attacks so powerful?!” a
Guardian Knight shouted, complaining as he was beaten to death by three
Miniature Noyas. Not even the team’s healers could keep him alive.

In just a moment, the team of 100 lost seven of its members.

Meanwhile, the Great Lord Noya simply remained in front of the massive
stone gate, protecting the Chapter of Darkness while watching the
members of District One die one by one.

If a team of 100 had to face over a dozen Chieftains, each with an
Attack Power that could rival a Lord ranked monster, the team had no
chance of survival.

“This Great Lord is really powerful. It also knows the Split Skill. With
this Skill, there is no point in fighting a rotational battle.” Shi
Feng, who had been watching the battle from a short distance away,
silently clicked his tongue.

Split was a Skill that allowed a monster to split into many weaker
versions of itself. If players did not kill these doppelgangers in time,
these doppelgangers would become nutrients for the main body, recovering
large amounts of HP. It was one of the most annoying Skills a Boss could
possess.

If a Great Lord like Noya possessed this Skill, a rotational battle
would be useless. It was simply impossible for a team of 100 players to
defeat so many Chieftains in time. No matter how many players a team
swapped, the result would not change.

However, Split was not without a weakness.

After using Split, Noya’s main form would not be able to attack, making
it a perfect chance to damage the Great Lord. However, the raid team
needed to be able to annihilate all the doppelgangers in time.
Otherwise, there was no point in attacking the main body as Noya could
recover the lost HP by absorbing its doppelgangers.

Now that Noya’s doppelgangers were chasing District One’s players, Shi
Feng dashed towards the gray barrier.

“Despicable human! You dare think of stealing the Chapter of Darkness!”
Noya bellowed as it discovered Shi Feng standing before the gray
barrier.

Shi Feng responded to the Great Lord with a sideways glance that said,
“What can you do to me?”

Following which, Shi Feng ignored Noya as he began attacking the gray
barrier.

At this moment, Noya could only watch helplessly.

As long as its doppelgangers were still alive, Noya’s main body was
unable to move or attack. This was the rule of the Split Skill, and not
even a Great Lord could break this rule.

As Shi Feng swung the Abyssal Blade, multiple silver blades of light
that could cut even space itself bombarded the gray barrier.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After over a dozen consecutive hits, cracks began to appear on the gray
barrier. Unfortunately, these cracks began healing at a rate visible to
the naked eye, taking only moments to disappear.

“Interesting.” Shi Feng’s eyes glowed.

Immediately, Shi Feng launched a fierce assault on the barrier, his
attack rate continuously increasing.

There were two methods to break a barrier. One was through deciphering,
while the other was through brute-force. However, the latter method
required a very high Strength. Without having a certain amount of
Strength, all attacks against the barrier would be useless. It was
simply impossible for players at Shi Feng’s level to force their way
through this gray barrier. They could only think of a way to decipher
it.

However, Shi Feng was different. Currently, the Abyssal Blade was as
strong as an Epic Weapon. Shi Feng also possessed the Fragmented
Legendary ranked Heavenly Dragon’s Breath and the Epic ranked Seven
Luminaries Ring. Furthermore, he wore the Tier 1 Set Equipment for
Swordsmen. His Attributes far surpassed ordinary players of the same
level.

“Despicable!

“Lowly ant, cease your actions!”

Noya’s eyes turned crimson as it began to panic. However, as its
doppelgangers were still around, it was unable to take action against
Shi Feng. It could only watch as Shi Feng damaged the gray barrier.
Despite the Chapter of Darkness supplying an endless stream of power,
the barrier’s self-repair speed could not keep up with Shi Feng’s
damage. As a result, more and more cracks started appearing on the gray
barrier.

As the cracks expanded and were about to cover the entire barrier...

“Human, you have truly angered me now!” Noya released a frightening
roar.

In the next moment, the doppelgangers that had chased the members of
District One collapsed, one after another.

That’s right, collapsed, not absorbed.

Noya canceled Split midway through the Skill’s duration. Leaping into
the air, the Gargoyle flew towards Shi Feng.

At this moment, a pitch-black scythe suddenly appeared in Noya’s hand.
Countless wraiths emitted ear-piercing screeches that echoed throughout
the valley as they writhed on the snow-white blade of this scythe.

Arriving before Shi Feng, Noya swung its scythe towards the despicable
little ant.

The scythe transformed into a black fissure that was as fine as a hair.
This fissure was a phenomenon caused due to the scythe’s blade slicing
apart space. It was as if space had been cut into two. This black
fissure extended towards Shi Feng.

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Chapter 585 - Perfect Skill

Although Shi Feng had bombarded the gray barrier all this time, his
attention never once left the Great Lord Noya.

High-ranking Bosses in God’s Domain possessed very high intelligence. In
a desperate situation, they were capable of carrying out actions that
surpassed one’s imaginations.

Forcefully canceling Split caused a massive backlash.

Initially, Noya still had over three million HP. Now, however, it only
had over two million HP. Moreover, it was obvious that, overall, the
Gargoyle had weakened significantly.

This Great Lord is simply insane!

Cold sweat slid down Shi Feng’s back as he looked at the black fissure
extending towards him.

This move was the Tier 3 Taboo Skill, Dark Annihilation, and it was a
Skill known for having the highest single target Attack Power among all
Tier 3 Skills. Its might could rival even the Tier 4 Skill, Dimensional
Slash. It was a frightening Skill that could only be dodged, not
blocked. However, as Dark Annihilation was a very powerful Skill, its
user would also receive a strong backlash that would place them in a
Weakened state for a long time.

Shi Feng had not expected the Great Lord to be so decisive.

First, it forcefully canceled Split. Now, it even used a Tier 3 Taboo
Skill.

Without hesitation, Shi Feng immediately switched to the Aura of Earth
and activated Absolute Defense, becoming invincible for five seconds.

Immediately, a golden barrier appeared around Shi Feng’s body. The
instant the black fissure collided with this barrier, the impact sent
Shi Feng flying. He felt as if he had just been struck by a truck. Shi
Feng flew over twenty yards through the air, his body slamming into a
cliff.

However, Noya was far from done with its attack.

The Gargoyle continued to brandish its scythe, sending a stream of black
fissures striking at Shi Feng, who was embedded inside the cliff.

Dark Annihilation was not a one-off Skill. Rather, the Skill functioned
to enhance its user’s attacks for a certain amount of time.

After suffering over a dozen attacks, the cliff collapsed, transforming
into neatly cut gravel that exploded in all directions. This sensational
scene stupefied the players of District One, who currently watched from
afar.

Compared to their prior battle with Noya, Shi Feng’s battle with the
Great Lord was on an entirely different level. If Noya had used this
move against them, it would have wiped them out instantly. They would
not have had a chance.

“Damn! That Gargoyle had actually been toying with us!” The leading
Elementalist tightly gripped his staff, feeling humiliated.

“Leader, this is weird. Why is Noya attacking a cliff instead of us?
What’s going on here?” a Level 29 Shield Warrior asked curiously. “Has
Noya gone insane?”

“That’s not it. I’ve already used Eagle Eyes to take a look. Noya is
currently attacking a Swordsman player,” a Ranger explained.

“This Swordsman sure is dumb. He actually tried to steal the Chapter of
Darkness while we fought Noya. Does he really think the Gargoyle will
let him steal the Chapter so easily? If it were that simple, we would
have done it long ago.”

Many players on the team began ridiculing Shi Feng’s foolish actions.

“Alright, that’s enough. Let’s hurry and retreat. If Noya comes after us
again, we will truly be finished,” the leading Elementalist said.

Everyone nodded silently before escaping the valley.

Despite their ridicule, they still felt very grateful towards Shi Feng.
Just the brief battle against Noya’s doppelgangers had reduced their
numbers to less than 60. If things had dragged on, none of them would
have walked out of here alive.

As everyone turned to leave, the Ranger who had previously used Eagle
Eyes suddenly exclaimed, “Team Leader Blue Frost, that Swordsman is
still alive!”

“Alive? How can this be? Not even a Shield Warrior with Protection
Blessing and Shield Wall can survive. How could a Swordsman possibly
live after that attack?” the leading Elementalist named Blue Frost could
not bring himself to believe the Ranger’s words.

“It’s true! If you don’t believe me, you can ask the other Rangers as
well!” the Ranger replied, his shock clearly written all over his face.

Curious, the other Rangers also activated Eagle Eyes and looked towards
the cliff. Immediately, they all found themselves tongue-tied.

When Blue Frost saw the shocked expressions on the other Rangers’ faces,
he had no choice but to believe it to be true.

“Who is that?” Blue Frost could not help but ask.

Against such an attack, their team of one hundred could only embrace
their deaths; it was simply impossible for them to block it. Yet, this
mysterious Swordsman had survived against that frightening power. In
Blue Frost’s memory, a person with such capabilities did not exist. Even
those Mavericks he knew of were incapable of doing so.

At this moment, Shi Feng slowly stepped away from the broken cliff, his
HP holding steady at 100%.

“Such frightening power.” Shi Feng stretched, the bones all over his
body cracking and popping.

After receiving over a dozen Dark Annihilation attacks, he felt as if
his entire body was about to fall apart.

If not for the Invincible effect of Absolute Defense, he would be a dead
man by now. In God’s Domain, attack and defense Skills were not
absolute. In front of absolute power, even invulnerability was useless.

Fortunately, Absolute Defense was not a Skill that current Bosses could
overcome. If he had chosen to use Parry or Defensive Blade, he would
most likely be dead.

Seeing Shi Feng still alive, Noya’s anger burned even brighter. Ignoring
its weakened body, the Great Lord swung its scythe towards Shi Feng,
adamant in reaping the Swordsman’s life.

“You’re still not giving up? Do you really think that I won’t fight
you?” Shi Feng frowned. Immediately, he activated Heavenly Dragon’s
Power and Blade Liberation, jumping up to meet the Gargoyle in battle.

Even if the Great Lord were in peak condition, Shi Feng would still be
confident of putting up a good fight.

Heavenly Dragon’s Power increased Shi Feng’s Strength Attribute by 100%,
and Defense and HP by 300%. Immediately, Shi Feng’s HP broke past
30,000; his Defense climbed to more than double that of an MT of the
same level.

As for Blade Liberation, when the Skill was used on the Level 30 Abyssal
Blade, Shi Feng’s Strength increased by 90%. His Agility also increased
by 90%.

Although Shi Feng’s body had not changed, the power within him right now
resembled that of an ancient beast.

The Abyssal Blade transformed into a streak of light as it struck the
black scythe in Noya’s hands.

Boom!

An explosion shook the air.

Shi Feng’s attack grounded the Level 40 Great Lord, forcing the Gargoyle
to retreat by two steps as it landed on the ground. The ground shattered
with each step. In contrast, Shi Feng managed to land effortlessly.
Turning his feet slightly, he dashed towards the Great Lord.

After activating Heavenly Dragon’s Power and Blade Liberation, Shi
Feng’s mind experienced serenity and clarity like never before. As he
arrived before Noya, he activated Purgatory’s Power, increasing both his
Attack Speed and damage once more. His arm that held onto the Abyssal
Blade then reflexively used Chop.

Three full silver moons struck Noya’s body from three different
directions.

The Abyssal Blade instantly pierced Noya’s skin, which was harder than
steel. The Great Lord released an anguished cry as the force of the
attack threw it backward, frightening damages appearing above his head,
one after another.

-5,540, -8,346, -16,650.

The final strike of Chop was even a critical hit. In total, Chop
devoured more than 30,000 HP from Noya.

System: Chop Completion Rate 98%, resulting in 160% of Skill’s effect.
Skill Proficiency +4.

Shi Feng broke his previous record.

Noya raged. It tried to counterattack, but unfortunately for the Great
Lord, Shi Feng had long since sensed its intentions. Shifting his body
slightly, he easily dodged the Gargoyle’s claw. He then leaped into the
air, tightening his grip on the Abyssal Blade. In the next moment,
countless arcs of lightning and scorching flames emerged from the
Abyssal Blade, which then transformed into a meteor that plummeted
towards the Great Lord’s head. Every movement had been fluid and
natural.

Shi Feng felt as if he had gathered all his Strength to a single point,
the tip of his sword. The instant he swung the Abyssal Blade, he felt
incomparable satisfaction.

Although Noya tried to defend with its scythe, the spatial suppression
of Thunder Flame Explosion caused the Great Lord’s movements to turn
sluggish. Noya could not keep up with the Abyssal Blade’s descending
speed at all.

Boom!

Fire and lightning consumed Noya.

-36,154.

System: Thunder Flame Explosion Completion Rate 100%, resulting in 220%
of Skill’s effect. Skill Proficiency +4.

“Is he human?”

The District One players who watched from afar were stupefied, shock
filling their hearts.

A player was actually capable of overwhelming a Level 40 Great Lord all
by himself. If others heard of this, nobody would believe such a tale.
Yet, that was exactly the situation they had just witnessed...

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Chapter 586 - Creating a Legend

“Leader, who is that?” the vice-leader of the team, a beautiful Level 29
female Cleric named Evening Lotus, could not help but ask as she looked
to Blue Frost.

Blue Frost was the number one player in District One. Not only were his
combat techniques excellent, but he also possessed plenty of contacts.
He knew a lot of experts and even a few rarely-seen Mavericks. Moreover,
he had been a Beta Tester of God’s Domain before the game had launched.

Out of all of the players of the available Shelters, nobody was more
familiar with God’s Domain than Blue Frost.

“I wish to know that as well,” Blue Frost replied, smiling bitterly as
he shook his head. “None of the experts I know of are capable of
reaching such a standard.”

Just a single attack from Shi Feng had managed to cause over -30,000
damage to Noya.

Shi Feng’s damage could already rival the damage of their entire 100-man
team. The difference between them was inconceivable.

Blue Frost recognized himself as one of the players standing at the top
of God’s Domain.

However, after experiencing Shi Feng’s power, he finally realized that
there would always be a sky above the clouds.

“It would be great if we can befriend him. Such an expert will
definitely be one of God’s Domain’s leading figures in the future. If we
can become friends with him, it could massively help our District One’s
Shelter,” Evening Lotus stated.

“Indeed. If we can recruit such an expert into our Shelter, we will
become one of the strongest Shelters out there.” Blue Frost nodded in
agreement.

Their District One was only considered the top Shelter in this region.
However, that was not the case when they included other regions.
Currently, players could only travel to their desired destinations using
their own two feet. Their range of activities could not extend past a
single region. Hence, for now, exchanges between different regions were
very inconvenient. However, that story would change once other forms of
transportation appeared. When movement between regions became more
convenient, more competition would certainly greet them. Naturally,
their District One would no longer be the strongest Shelter.

If they had an expert like Shi Feng supporting them when such a time
arrived, the position of their Shelter could rise significantly.

“Leader, what are we going to do now? Leave? Or...” Evening Lotus asked.

Currently, Shi Feng still fought an intense battle against Noya. If they
joined the battlefield now, it would look like they were trying to take
advantage of the situation. If that happened, rather than finding
friendship with Shi Feng, they would become enemies instead.

“Isn’t it obvious? We wait,” Blue Frost said very definitively.
“Wouldn’t it be a pity if we lost the chance to befriend such an
impressive expert? We have the perfect opportunity to do so right now.
Although he is very powerful, he must’ve used some sort of Berserk Skill
to achieve such strength. Such Skills won’t have a long duration. Sooner
or later, he will have to escape. At that time, if we lend him a helping
hand, won’t it be easy to get acquainted with him?”

Evening Lotus nodded in agreement after hearing these words.

Mavericks were very arrogant. Normally, they did not bother with people
like them. Hence, it was not easy to befriend a Maverick. However, if
they sacrificed themselves to save Shi Feng, even a powerful Maverick
like him would be willing to get to know them.

Hearing Blue Frost’s words, the other members of the team also expressed
their agreement.

It was not easy to earn the favor of a Maverick. It was especially true
for a Maverick like Shi Feng. If they could get such an expert to owe
them a favor, they would not mind suffering some deaths or injuries.

Hence, everyone quickly started to prepare. As soon as Shi Feng turned
to flee, they would move in to hinder the Great Lord.

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Currently, Shi Feng had no idea what was going on around him. He was
already intoxicated with the feeling from his previous attack.

Is this what a 100% Completion Rate feels like? Shi Feng looked at the
Abyssal Blade in his hand in disbelief, his mind recalling the previous
attack.

Since he had begun playing God’s Domain, this was the first time he had
achieved a 100% Skill Completion Rate. The sensation was simply
wondrous.

As a result of Thunder Flame Explosion achieving a 100% Completion Rate,
the Skill displayed 220% of its effect.

Although the Skill’s Fainted effect was ineffective against the Great
Lord, the Gargoyle had received the Movement Speed Reduction debuff in
full. Moreover, due to Shi Feng achieving a 100% Skill Completion Rate,
Noya’s speed, which originally would have reduced to one-sixth of its
normal speed, had now reduced to one-thirteenth of its original. The
debuff’s duration also lasted over a dozen seconds.

Even if the Great Lord were at its peak, having its speed reduced to
only one-thirteenth of its original would slow it to a turtle’s pace,
not to mention the current Noya, who had suffered two debuffs already.
Noya’s current Attack and Movement Speeds were as effective as if it
were in a Fainted state. At this moment, even a Level 1 could go up and
give Noya a kick without dying.

Shi Feng also knew that this was a great opportunity that would not be
available a second time.

Currently, Noya only had two million HP remaining. Not only was it
suffering from two weakening debuffs, but it had also received a Thunder
Flame Explosion at 100% Completion Rate. Most importantly, Shi Feng was
at his peak.

Finish it!

This thought suddenly emerged in Shi Feng’s mind.

Originally, Shi Feng had intended to drive off Noya temporarily before
shifting his focus to breaking the gray barrier. However, the rare
opportunity before him was simply too tempting.

That was a Field Great Lord!

Even the loot of an ordinary Field Lord was astounding, with Fine-Gold
Equipment being the most common among the drops. If one were lucky, they
could even obtain Dark-Gold Equipment. Meanwhile, High Lords had a very
high possibility of dropping Dark-Gold Equipment. As for Great Lords,
they would drop Dark-Gold Equipment with 100% certainty, and there was
even a good chance of Epic items dropping. Even if no Epic items
dropped, there would still be forging designs, recipes, and materials of
equal value.

In the past, even after sacrificing thousands of lives to kill a Great
Lord of the same level, a Guild would still profit. One could just
imagine how frightening a Great Lord’s value was.

Currently, a greatly weakened Level 40 Great Lord stood before him. How
could he let such a golden opportunity go?

Without hesitation, Shi Feng activated Nine Dragons Slash and Phantom
Kill. He even activated Black Emperor, the trump card he had saved all
this time.

Blade Liberation’s effect only lasted 20 seconds. After these 20
seconds, if he were still unable to kill Noya, he would have no choice
but to give up and run. Hence, Shi Feng decided to use all of his
available Skills.

Immediately, Shi Feng, his doppelganger, and the twelve Abyssal Blade
phantoms attacked Noya.

With its speed reduced, Noya was incapable of resisting the attacks.

However, Shi Feng was still not satisfied. Pointing the Abyssal Blade
towards the sky, he activated the Magic Weapon’s newest Skill, Abyssal
Curse. Clouds of black mist suddenly covered the sky. These clouds then
submerged themselves into Noya’s body.

Immediately, the Gargoyle howled with anguish.

Although a Great Lord possessed very high resistances, Abyssal Curse
still managed to reduce 10% of Noya’s Attributes. As a result, not only
did Noya’s HP fall to 1,800,000, its Defense also significantly
decreased.

At the same time, the twelve Abyssal Blade phantoms assaulted the Great
Lord with a constant stream of attacks. Each phantom dealt over -1,500
damage, -3,000 damage if it were a critical hit. Fortunately, the
Abyssal Blade had a critical chance of 50%. In total, the twelve Abyssal
Blades were capable of dealing up to -30,000 damage every second.

There was even less need to mention Shi Feng’s doppelganger, who had
activated Blade Liberation.

Every casual attack from the doppelganger dealt over -3,000 damage, or
over -6,000 damage if it was a critical hit. Including the damage from
by various Skills, the doppelganger’s damage output was simply
mind-blowing.

The numerous critical hits allowed Shi Feng to accumulate 30 stacks of
Death Auras quickly. He also continuously utilized the Death Auras to
reduce his Skills’ Cooldowns.

Although the Death Auras could only be used to reduce the Cooldown of
Skills he had learned, it was still a very powerful effect.

Take the Tier 1 Chop for example. Shi Feng could instantly remove the
Skill’s Cooldown by using a stack of Death Auras. As for Skills such as
Thunder Flame Explosion and Thundering Flash, Shi Feng could use them
every three to four seconds.

Every one of these Skills could destroy more than 20,000 or 30,000 of
Noya’s HP.

Moreover, Shi Feng continued to hack at the Great Lord with the Abyssal
Blade, devouring HP as the Magic Weapon’s Passive Attribute quickly
accumulated a bonus of 20% damage.

As the recipient of these attacks, Noya’s remaining 1,800,000 HP
decreased at a rate visible to the naked eye. In total, the Great Lord
lost around 90,000 HP every second.

In ten short seconds, Noya’s HP fell below 1,000,000.

However, Blade Liberation’s duration was reaching its end. During Shi
Feng’s initial collision with Noya, he had wasted nearly one second.
Taking everything into account, he now had less than nine seconds to
finish Noya off.

Blade Liberation had a very powerful backlash. Once the Skill’s duration
ended, Shi Feng’s Attributes would instantly reduce by 80%. At that
time, even if Noya only had several tens of thousands of HP remaining,
the Great Lord could easily kill him.

“Bring it on!” Shi Feng gritted his teeth. Right now, he was in a race
against time.

Suddenly, Shi Feng sucked in a mouthful of air as he activated Dragon
Breath.

A white beam lanced through the Great Lord Noya, causing critical damage
of over -50,000 points.

Shi Feng immediately followed up with a Firestorm.

With both Heavenly Dragon’s Power and Blade Liberation activated,
Firestorm’s power became even more frightening. Dragons of fire
descended from the sky, one after another, completely devouring the
Level 40 Gargoyle and turning the Great Lord’s surroundings into a sea
of flames. Meanwhile, damages of over -30,000, and even -60,000, points
appeared on Noya’s head. Firestorm lasted a full five seconds. During
this time, Shi Feng continued his relentless assault on the Great Lord.

When only four seconds were left on Blade Liberation, Noya still had
500,000 HP.

“The final strike, Flame Burst!” Shi Feng shouted, the Abyssal Blade
instantly transforming into a miniature sun.

At this time, Shi Feng’s doppelganger had similarly activated Flame
Burst.

Shi Feng then activated Divine Providence, a faint golden glow suddenly
enveloping his body.

Knowing that death was already on its doorstep, Noya’s eyes suddenly
glowed a bloody red. It had actually managed to break free from the
Movement Speed Reduction debuff and brandished its scythe at Shi Feng.

Every strike from the scythe seemed capable of cutting apart space
itself.

This was also the last Skill in Noya’s arsenal, the Tier 2 Taboo Skill,
Death’s Tribute. This move was a Domain Skill, and it was capable of
causing horrific amounts of damage to enemies within a certain range.

Upon Death’s Tribute’s activation, the area 50 yards around Noya turned
deathly silent. Wraiths and evil spirits began to emerge from the
ground. There were also dark blades moving through the area, and
anything that came into contact with these blades immediately turned
into sand and dirt.

“What kind of battle is this?” Evening Lotus was shocked as she watched
the battle from afar.

On one side, there was the sun. On the other, the end of the world had
arrived.

If players like them participated in this battle, they would die
instantly, without even ash remaining of their bodies.

“Die!” At this moment, Shi Feng couldn’t care less what the Great Lord
was trying to do. Without hesitation, he dove straight into Death
Tribute’s domain.

If he did not fight now, once Blade Liberation’s time was up, he would
not be a match for the Great Lord.

Twenty-four consecutive strikes!

One after another, miniature suns melded into the darkness of Death’s
Tribute.

In the next moment, Shi Feng and his doppelganger struck the Great Lord
Noya a total of twenty-four times, each strike accurately hitting Noya’s
weak points. Every one of Shi Feng’s attacks dealt over -20,000 damage
and -40,000 with a critical hit. As for the doppelganger, every one of
its attacks dealt over -10,000 damage and -20,000 if it were a critical
hit.

In the blink of an eye, twenty-four dazzling blades of light illuminated
the Gloomy Valley.

Noya’s remaining 500,000 HP plunged to zero, frustration filling the
Gargoyle’s eyes as its body fell to the ground.

At this moment, Shi Feng also knelt; his complexion was deathly pale.
Fresh blood covered his entire body as if he had just taken a dip in a
gory pool. As for his remaining HP, he had less than 500.

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Chapter 587 - Frightening Harvest of a Great Lord

“He won...?”

Blue Frost and the others, who had waited patiently for the time to save
Shi Feng, were dumbfounded. They could not bring themselves to believe
what their eyes had just witnessed.

A single player had actually defeated a Level 40 Great Lord.

Although they had seen other Mavericks defeat the monsters serving as
gatekeepers to new maps, that was in the past. The monsters those
Mavericks had gone up against had merely been Lords. A Great Lord, on
the other hand, was on a completely different level.

This fact had been reinforced after they witnessed Noya’s ultimate move,
Death’s Tribute.

Everything within 50 yards of the Great Lord had turned into sand and
dirt. No living creature could survive in that domain.

“Isn’t that person way too powerful? He actually survived the Great
Lord’s ultimate move. Just how high are his HP and Defense?!” a Level 29
Shield Warrior exclaimed.

Back when the Shield Warrior had received Noya’s normal attack, despite
having activated Shield Wall, he had still received over -4,000 damage.
If he had not possessed Shield Wall’s 50% Damage Reduction effect, he
would have died on the spot.

Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights wielded shields. Not only could
one’s shield increase a player’s Defense, but they also possessed a
Block Rate. It was why these two classes could serve as a team’s MTs.

However, Noya’s Death’s Tribute was not a normal attack. It was a
powerful AOE Skill.

Yet, Shi Feng had still managed to survive after receiving it...

His Defense and HP were inconceivable.

In reality, Shi Feng was also rejoicing.

He truly had not expected to survive Noya’s last attack.

The power of the Tier 2 Taboo Skill, Death’s Tribute, was no joke. Even
against a player of the same Level, their chances of survival were
practically nil. It was the same even if said player was an MT who had
activated a Lifesaving Skill.

Although Heavenly Dragon’s Power increased both his Defense and HP by
300%, the might of a Tier 2 Taboo Skill rivaled that of a Tier 3 Skill.
Defeating a mere Tier 1 player like himself would be child’s play for
Noya. Even a Tier 2 player would be badly crippled if they managed to
survive.

With the remaining 30,000 HP he had at the time, he should have had no
chance of surviving the ordeal.

Shi Feng could only think of one reason for his miraculous survival.

Magic Resistance!

Death’s Tribute was an attack that combined both physical and magical
damage, with magical damage as the main component. Meanwhile, his high
Magic Resistance had negated a large amount of the Taboo Skill’s magical
damage, and as a result, allowed him to survive.

“Leader, are we still going over to meet him?” Evening Lotus asked after
recovering from her stupor.

“Yes! Of course, we’re going! He has just achieved such a feat, and we
are the witnesses of this legend. How can we not go and congratulate
him?” At this moment, Blue Frost’s eyes were filled with reverence as he
looked at Shi Feng.

To them, a Great Lord was an immovable mountain. Blue Frost even had yet
to hear of anyone throughout God’s Domain overcoming this mountain. Yet,
the man before them had easily scaled it, achieving a miracle that
nobody had managed until now.

On the other side, Shi Feng did not remain idle. After killing Noya, Shi
Feng’s Level instantly rose by one, pushing him to Level 33 and allowing
him to recover significantly. Immediately after, Shi Feng sent a few
slashes at the gray barrier.

Blade Liberation was still in effect, so it was the best chance for him
to shatter the barrier around the gate.

Previously, before Shi Feng had used any of his Berserk Skills, the gray
barrier barely defended against Shi Feng’s attacks. Now, however, it had
only taken a few swings to shatter the gray barrier. Like a balloon
being poked with a needle, the barrier released a “pop” as it shattered
completely.

Shi Feng then jumped up and retrieved the black slate tablet from the
stone gate.

“I’ve finally got it.” Shi Feng grinned at the Chapter of Darkness that
was shrouded in a faint layer of demonic aura.

[Chapter of Darkness] (Dark-Gold Rank Item)

The Chapter of Darkness brims with Soul Energy. You may pass it to a
Shelter’s Caretaker to enhance the Shelter’s power and activate a
portion of the Chapter of Darkness’s ability.

Shi Feng then stored the Chapter of Darkness away with satisfaction.

Now that he had obtained the Chapter of Darkness, his task here was
finally complete. What’s left for him now was to collect the loot from
Great Lord Noya.

The moment Shi Feng arrived before Noya’s body, Blade Liberation’s
effect ended. Suddenly, his whole body lost strength, and his feet
caught air. His Attributes sharply reduced by 80% as well. At this
moment, he was not even as powerful as an ordinary player.

“The aftereffects of using twofold berserk sure is severe. Even my
mental power has nearly depleted.” Shi Feng suddenly felt a powerful
migraine assaulting his head, and all he wanted was to lie down and
sleep. If not for the Great Lord’s enticing loot, he would have logged
out to rest that instant.

Noya was as tall as a three-story building. Despite Shi Feng having
activated Divine Providence before killing the Gargoyle, a jackpot had
not occurred. Loot had not covered the ground around Noya’s body at all.
On the contrary, Shi Feng only saw six items beside Noya’s body.

“Are the monsters in the Dark Den all so stingy?” Shi Feng frowned.

If he had killed a Great Lord outside the Dark Den, the monster would
have dropped a minimum of ten items.

Although Shi Feng had not hoped that Divine Providence would grant him a
jackpot from a Great Lord, was there a need to be this shabby? After all
the trouble he went through, he had only obtained six items...

Shi Feng then picked up one item after another.

With each subsequent item Shi Feng picked up, his heart grew
increasingly colder.

He had only managed to encounter such a heaven-sent opportunity after
much difficulty, yet, in the end, this was all he got in return?

Out of the three items he had already picked up, all three were pieces
of Level 40 Dark-Gold Equipment. None of these pieces were even set
equipment, not to mention weapons..

When Shi Feng collected the fifth item, however, he was suddenly
dumbfounded.

“Teleportation Magic Array Design!” When Shi Feng saw this item, he
began to have visions of mountains of gold.

Players residing in the Dark Den might be unfamiliar with teleportation
arrays as their only form of travel was by foot, but to players outside
the Dark Den, they were quite familiar with the concept.

After all, when players outside the Dark Den traveled to faraway maps to
grind monsters, they normally used teleportation arrays to save on
travel time.

However, teleportation arrays could not teleport a player to every
corner of God’s Domain, as a majority of the locations in God’s Domain
did not possess a teleportation array. For such locations, players could
only teleport to the nearest map and run the rest of the way. Even then,
they would still have to waste a large amount of time.

Meanwhile, the Teleportation Magic Array Design could easily solve this
problem.

As long as one paid a certain price and constructed a Teleportation
Magic Array at a grinding spot, players could easily teleport to that
location.

Of course, unlike the teleportation arrays one would normally find in
the Teleportation Halls, which allowed teleportation between various
large cities, the teleportation arrays one could construct with this
forging design were the simplest version—a one-to-one teleportation
array. These teleportation arrays only allowed teleportation between two
locations. Even so, it was something many Guilds dreamed of obtaining.

Only, Teleportation Magic Array Designs were not that easily obtainable.

Normally, Great Lords or above dropped them. Moreover, their drop-rate
was horrifically low. There was no guarantee one would obtain a design
even after killing a hundred Great Lords.

On the market, a single Teleportation Magic Array Design was worth more
than ten Epic items. Its value was only less than Fragmented Legendary
items. However, nobody would be so foolish as to sell the Teleportation
Magic Array Designs they obtained. For such a strategic-level item, not
a single player would willingly trade it even if they were offered 20 or
30 Epic items.

Depending on the Level of an Epic item, there would come a time when it
would lose its value. However, Teleportation Magic Array Designs would
never have such a problem. In the past, even after God’s Domain had been
in operation for over a decade, these Forging Designs were still
incomparably valuable. These were better at maintaining their value than
any other item in the game.

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Chapter 588 - System Upgrade

“My efforts weren’t in vain.”

Shi Feng sighed as he stored the Teleportation Magic Array Design.

This single Forging Design made all of his efforts worth it. His trip to
the Dark Den had not been wasted at all.

While a piece of Epic Equipment might improve the combat power of a
single player, a single Teleportation Magic Array Design could improve a
Guild as a whole.

As players reached higher levels, the maps they would journey to would
be much farther away from cities.

Currently, players visiting leveling maps around Level 30 could still
reduce their travel time significantly by utilizing the teleportation
arrays in cities. However, maps after Level 35 practically had no
available arrays. Players were required to run across at least one
entire map to get to their desired destinations.

Even if players did not rest and did not encounter any monsters on their
journey, with players’ current levels, they would require at least three
hours to cross a map. Moreover, the higher level the map was, the larger
it would be, which would result in longer travel times.

Hence, after players reached Level 35, it was very normal to return to
cities only once every two or three days. They would return only after
they had exhausted their Consumable items or when their equipment was in
dire need of repair.

With a teleportation array, Zero Wing’s members could return to the city
or go out to the fields any time they wished, saving plenty of time.
They also wouldn’t need to stay on guard throughout the night; they
could easily return to the Guild Residence. With this, Zero Wing’s
members could grind more efficiently, widening the gap between them and
other Guilds.

Shi Feng picked up the last item that Noya had dropped.

The last item was a dark-gold whistle decorated with many complex runes
carved into its metal.

“A mount!” Shi Feng was shocked once more when he saw this whistle.

Mounts were one of the means of transport in God’s Domain. After all,
God’s Domain was massive. Not only was it laborious to travel from place
to place constantly, but it would also take a huge toll on a player’s
body. This was where Mounts came into play.

Shi Feng was no stranger to Mounts. In the past, as the Guild Leader of
a second-rate Guild, he had plenty of Mounts to choose from.

However, the Mount he just obtained was different from those in the
past. This was a Dark-Gold Mount.

In God’s Domain, like equipment, Mounts were categorized into different
ranks. There were Common, Bronze, Mysterious-Iron, Secret-Silver,
Fine-Gold, Dark-Gold, Epic, and even Legendary rank.

Mounts of different quality possessed varying abilities. Common Mounts
could only be used for transportation, and they provided an additional
Movement Speed bonus of 100%. In other words, a journey that one would
normally take two hours to complete would only take an hour, saving
players plenty of time. As long as players reached a certain Level, they
could go to cities and purchase the most common Mounts.

Bronze Mounts were slightly rarer, and not only could they be used as a
means of transport, but they also possessed some offensive capabilities.
They provided an additional Movement Speed bonus of 120%. Bronze Mounts
could not be purchased in cities and were only available through some
high-level Rare Quests, large-scale Team Dungeons, or when a player’s
Reputation with certain powers reached a specific level. It was
extremely difficult for ordinary players to obtain Bronze Mounts.

As for Mysterious-Iron Mounts, other than having significant
improvements to their offensive capabilities, they could also carry
items for players, having the same capacity as a player’s mobile bag.
The Mounts also increased a player’s Movement Speed by 150%. Such mounts
could only be obtained through Super Rare Quests or large-scale Team
Dungeons with a low drop-rate.

Secret-Silver Mounts were extremely rare. Not only did they possess
strong offensive capabilities, but they also possessed some special
Skills that could be used to assist players. They could also carry more
items than Mysterious-Iron Mounts, and the Movement Speed bonus they
provided was 180%. They were even rarer than multiple pieces of
Dark-Gold Equipment.

Fine-Gold Mounts were as rare as a phoenix feather. Not even the Guild
Leader of a large Guild would have one. A Fine-Gold Mount’s strength was
the equivalent of a Special Elite’s of the same Level, and it provided
220% Movement Speed bonus. A Fine-Gold Mount was no less rare than two
or three Epic items.

Dark-Gold Mounts were even more impressive. The Mount itself was already
the equivalent of a Chieftain of the same Level. In addition, it also
had special Skills that made it even stronger than an ordinary
Chieftain. As for the Movement Speed bonus, a Dark-Gold Mount provided
280%.

In the past, the best Mount Shi Feng had obtained was Fine-Gold rank.

He never expected that he would actually obtain a Dark-Gold Mount from
killing a single Great Lord. His luck was inconceivable.

Even Grand Lords have an extremely low chance of dropping Dark-Gold
Mounts. The drop-rate from Great Lords should be practically zero. This
could be a system reward item for killing this Great Lord gatekeeper.
Shi Feng rejoiced as he examined the dark-gold whistle in his hand.

In God’s Domain, players could purchase Mounts in cities once they
reached Level 40. Shi Feng had originally planned to complete some Rare
Quests to obtain a Mysterious-Iron Mount once he reached Level 40.
However, that was no longer necessary.

With a Dark-Gold Mount, he could move even faster than when he activated
Wind Rider. Moreover, Wind Rider had a limited duration, whereas a
Dark-Gold Mount had no such limitation. In addition, a Dark-Gold Mount
possessed significant combat power and special Skills. Overall, while
out in the fields, a Dark-Gold Mount was far more useful than an Epic
item.

Unfortunately, it will still be some time before I reach Level 40. When
Shi Feng thought about how powerful a Dark-Gold Mount was, he looked
forward to the day he could equip this Mount of his.

Mounts in God’s Domain were not static. They could become stronger if
nurtured properly. In the beginning, Bronze and Mysterious-Iron Mounts
only possessed combat power equivalent to that of a Common Monster of
the same Level. However, through careful nurturing, it was not
impossible to raise their combat power to the standard of an Elite or
Special Elite. Naturally, Dark-Gold Mounts had far greater potential.
From the moment they were born, they were already as strong as a
Chieftain of the same Level. After nurturing, they could easily become
Lords or even High Lords.

In the past, Shi Feng had seen many wealthy players and upper echelons
of first-rate Guilds parade their Lord-ranked Mounts on the streets,
attracting shock and awe of many players. Compared to luxury cars in the
real world, these Mounts were several times more impressive.

Lord ranked monsters were Bosses in 20-man Team Dungeons. If one could
ride such a monster, one could just imagine what kind of deterrent it
would be.

If Shi Feng could nurture his Dark-Gold Mount to become a High Lord
quickly, it would significantly improve his combat power.

Just as Shi Feng stored away the dark-gold whistle and was about to turn
around and leave, the sound of a system notification suddenly rang out
by his ear.

System Announcement: God’s Domain will be undergoing a system upgrade.
The system upgrade will require 10 real-time hours. All players must log
out of the game within 10 minutes.

“Why has the third evolution started so soon?” Shi Feng was momentarily
speechless. “Shouldn’t it initiate only after players have conquered the
first 100-man Team Dungeon? Did a team already manage to raid one?”

In the past, God’s Domain’s third evolution was one that affected the
game the most.

There were two reasons why Shi Feng had not hurried to raid a 100-man
Team Dungeon all this time.

Firstly, he still lacked sufficient strength.

Secondly, the impact of the third evolution was simply too massive. It
was still not something that he could take advantage of at the moment.

That’s not right. It still shouldn’t be possible for anyone to raid a
100-man Team Dungeon yet. The precondition for doing so is to have all
players reach Level 30, attain their Tier 1 classes, and achieve peak
combat power of a Tier 1 class. However, even with these conditions
fulfilled, the success rate of clearing a 100-man Team Dungeon is no
more than 20%. At the very least, a team needed to be fully geared with
the set equipment from the 50-man Team Dungeons to have even a 30% to
40% success rate.

Shi Feng shook his head, immediately denying this possibility.

Currently, all of the various large Guilds were still trying to conquer
50-man Team Dungeons. How could they possibly have raided a 100-man Team
Dungeon successfully?

Shi Feng had to admit that the system evolution this time would greatly
impact his plans.

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Chapter 589 - Era of God’s Domain

“I wonder how Melancholic has been? Hopefully, she has collected a
sufficient stock of Mana Crystals,” Shi Feng muttered somewhat
regrettably as he rubbed his forehead.

While the third evolution of the Main God System meant that the world of
God’s Domain was going to become even more fleshed out and realistic, it
also indicated the opening of a new door.

This third evolution would send God’s Domain to a whole new peak.

Not only would demand of Mana Crystals suddenly rise, but the real world
would also undergo some changes.

Initially, Shi Feng had not expected this change for at least another
dozen days or so.

The largest impact would be the focus shifting from an era of physical
fitness to an era of God’s Domain.

After the second evolution, everyone had a vague method of testing a
player’s skills through their Skill Completion Rates. Players who could
achieve a Skill Completion Rate of 69% or below were basic players,
whereas those above 70% were considered experts. As to what standard of
an expert, nobody could accurately tell. However, after the third
evolution of God’s Domain, this indicator would become very clear.

After the third evolution of God’s Domain, the importance of Skill
Completion Rate would grow, especially in battles between players.
Meanwhile, the style of combat available would also become more varied.
There would be field battles, survival battles, and more. Those who
pursued excitement and limits would not miss this opportunity, and these
future battles would allow everyone to witness a realistic world that
was completely different from the one everyone was familiar with. These
battles were far more exciting than the actual fighting competitions in
the real world.

They were just like the real survival battle that caused a sensation to
sweep across the world dozens of years ago.

In order to satisfy some of the world’s top figures, some of the major
powers in the real world had secretly procured death-row inmates, having
them engage in battle in specified locations. The winner of such battles
would not only obtain their freedom, but they would also receive a large
sum of Credits. In the end, this situation had resulted in many major
powers nurturing their own experts in secret and forcing them into such
survival battles.

Despite major governments banning these battles on the surface, many
were still conducted secretly throughout the world.

Meanwhile, after God’s Domain underwent its third evolution and
activated similar competitive battles, the game had immediately
attracted a large number of players. In addition, due to God’s Domain’s
combat system reaching the peak of perfection, the game had managed to
replace many of the popular fighting competitions in the real world.
After all, not only were fights in God’s Domain without danger, but the
fighters in these competitions could also improve their strength through
these battles.

In addition, many of those who were disabled in the real world could
obtain a complete body in God’s Domain. Whether they were blind, deaf,
or missing limbs, as long as one did not suffer from any brain damage or
mental disabilities, they could enjoy life as experts in God’s Domain.

Due to these changes, the entire world entered the era of God’s Domain.

As for how one could become an expert? The Main God’s System had
provided a concrete answer—Skill Completion Rate.

How could one go about increasing their Skill Completion Rates?

If one relied solely on hard work and constant training, they would not
experience any significant improvements. The simplest method of
increasing one’s Skill Completion Rate was to improve their control over
their own body. Take a person’s physical strength for example. In a
test, an ordinary person might land a 50kg hit on the first punch and
70kg on the second punch; this was a very wide margin. Meanwhile, this
margin would only grow wider in a fight against another person. However,
if a person underwent training and often participated in matches against
other people, the fluctuations in their strength would become
practically negligible and stable. With a stable output of physical
strength, one’s body would not break form due to using too much or too
little, thereby reducing the chances of creating weak points for one’s
opponent to exploit.

Many experts were even capable of achieving a level of control with
which they could exert as much strength and accuracy as they wanted. For
example, if they wanted to send out a punch with 90kg of force, they
could do so. One could say that their physical control had already
reached perfection.

The usage of Skills in God’s Domain had a very high requirement of the
body’s movements. Hence, such training was a must.

As a result, many people began to study martial arts, learning how to
control their bodies more efficiently. Due to this, places such as
training centers and dojos became instantly popular again after the
third evolution of God’s Domain in the past.

Originally, Shi Feng had intended to optimize his training grounds
further and secretly nurture plenty of God’s Domain experts. However,
now that the third evolution of God’s Domain was being initiated, the
other Guilds and powers would definitely notice of the changes and
immediately shift the core of their development towards martial arts
dojos and training centers.

Although these first-rate Guilds and major powers had access to fully
equipped training facilities of their own, these machines were all
suited for daily exercises and maintaining physical fitness. The various
powers had not particularly focused on training their members in martial
arts. If they shifted their focus now, due to the inherent advantages
these major powers possessed, one could just imagine how quickly they
could nurture experts.

“Luckily, I secured the Big Dipper Training Center, obtaining a suitable
training ground. I need Big Dipper to order some more of the latest
equipment,” Shi Feng muttered silently.

Following which, Shi Feng searched for a safe location and prepared to
log out of the game.

At this moment, the players of District One hurriedly ran over to him.

“Expert, please wait!” Blue Frost hurriedly said as he dashed up to Shi
Feng.

Shi Feng glanced at Blue Frost and the others. This group had helped him
significantly, forcing Noya to use Split and creating a golden
opportunity for him to kill the Great Lord. Otherwise, he would have
only been able to steal the Chapter of Darkness and would not have
obtained a Teleportation Magic Array

Design and a Dark-Gold Mount.

“Do you need something?” Shi Feng asked calmly.

“Brother Expert, please don’t misunderstand. I am Blue Frost, the leader
of District One’s First Party. I have come here to congratulate you on
your victory. Just now, I personally witnessed the moment you killed the
Great Lord by yourself. You have truly earned my admiration,” Blue Frost
hurriedly explained, afraid that Shi Feng would misunderstand his
intentions.

In truth, he, too, knew that abruptly showing himself could cause a
misunderstanding. However, if Shi Feng logged off, he would most likely
lose the opportunity to befriend Shi Feng in the future.

“You’re called Blue Frost?” Shi Feng could not help but ask curiously as
he looked at the Elementalist before him.

Blue Frost...Shi Feng had heard this name in the past.

To be precise, Shi Feng had heard plenty about this person before.

In the past, Fantasy Extinguisher had a powerful general named Blue
Frost. Back then, Blue Frost was a well-known Tier 5 Grand Wizard, and
his strength was not one bit inferior to Fantasy Extinguisher himself.

Particularly, Blue Frost had learned plenty of Tier 4 Curses and
large-scale destruction spells. He was the nightmare for many Guilds.

However, the current Blue Frost was somewhat different from the one Shi
Feng had encountered in the past. The Blue Frost he encountered back
then always wore a cold expression as if he donned a mask constantly
that hid his true self.

On the other hand, the Blue Frost before him looked to be a bright and
cheery person. His current personality was completely different from
before.

“Yes, I am indeed Blue Frost. Has Brother Expert heard my name before?
I’m really honored!” Seeing that Shi Feng seemed to have heard about him
before, Blue Frost felt hope. “May I know how I should address Brother
Expert?”

Although their team had long since discovered Shi Feng’s name through
Identification Skills, as a form of courtesy, it was proper to ask.

“Ye Feng,” Shi Feng replied straightforwardly. “The fact that I was able
to kill the Great Lord Noya is largely due to Brother Blue Frost’s team
forcing Noya to use Split. Otherwise, if Noya had not weakened itself by
canceling the Skill, I would have had no chance of defeating it.”

“No, no. It is because Brother Ye Feng is awesome. If not for Brother Ye
Feng, our entire team would have been wiped out. If you don’t mind, why
don’t we go get a drink? My treat. Our District One’s Hundred Berry Wine
is unmatched.”

Shi Feng involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva when he heard Blue
Frost mention the Hundred Berry Wine.

This beverage was one of God’s Domain’s extremely famous wines. However,
it was rare, and its source was unknown to everyone but its supplier.
Even Shi Feng had only tasted the wine twice in the past. He never
expected that the Hundred Berry Wine actually came from the Dark Den.

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Chapter 590 - Improvement of Control

Shi Feng promptly accepted Blue Frost’s warm invitation.

However, as the system was going to update soon, they could only
reconvene after the upgrade completed.

Shi Feng and Blue Frost then added each other as friends. That way, they
could contact each other at any time so long as both parties were
online.

Inside the Dark Den, players could still communicate with other players.
However, it was limited to players who also resided in the Dark Den.
Communication with players outside of this area was still unavailable.

After logging off, Shi Feng did not remain idle.

He called Liang Jing over and had her purchase the latest training
equipment available.

Nowadays, with the current technology, some of the latest training
facilities could even speed up the improvement of one’s physical
control. Only, these machines were useless to people who only sought to
improve their strength and fitness. Moreover, they were extremely
expensive. Each unit cost millions of Credits. Hence, the various
training centers had not bothered to buy them.

Even martial arts dojos would only use some of the older models.

Currently, the various powers that had invested in God’s Domain had not
taken note of this. If Shi Feng did not purchase these facilities now,
it would not be as easy to do so in the future. It was the same case
with the virtual gaming cabins.

“Master Shi Feng, the volume you wish to purchase is simply too large.
The funds required to do so exceed your allocated budget. I will have to
report this to the Board of Directors and ask them to approve your
request.” Liang Jing contained her shock when she heard that Shi Feng
wanted to buy over a dozen of the latest training machines.

These training machines were meant to correct the way a person used and
exerted their power with the help of AI. They also had various other
functions available. Meanwhile, each unit cost two million Credits. They
were extremely expensive, and practically nobody would willingly buy
them. Yet, Shi Feng actually wanted her to purchase over a dozen units.
This was simply a huge waste of money.

“There is no need to report to the Board of Directors. I’m buying these
machines with my own money. You just need to find a fair seller and
negotiate a price for me,” Shi Feng laughed.

When Liang Jing heard that Shi Feng intended to buy so many training
machines with his own funds, her little mouth involuntarily parted as
she became dazed for quite some time.

She knew Shi Feng’s background. He was only a student who was about to
graduate from university, and he was definitely not some young master
from a wealthy family. If not for his identity as a martial arts master
and his limitless potential, he would not have his current position.

Hence, now that Shi Feng had suddenly revealed several tens of millions
of Credits in order to purchase training machines, how could she not be
shocked?

“Alright, stop daydreaming. This matter needs to be completed
immediately. You only need to focus on negotiating a price for me. If
the price is low, I want to buy a few more units,” Shi Feng instructed.

Hearing Shi Feng saying so, Liang Jing was thoroughly stunned. She could
not figure out just where Shi Feng had managed to obtain so much money.
She even started to wonder if Shi Feng’s identity and information were
fake.

He was actually treating a two million Credit machine as some sort of
cabbage that one could easily buy from the market.

However, as Shi Feng was spending his own money, Liang Jing could carry
out his orders. She then left the training room and began to see to the
necessary arrangements.

Naturally, Shi Feng recognized Liang Jing’s shock. However, he would not
explain his actions.

These training machines might seem expensive right now, but once the
various powers shifted their attention to a player’s physical control,
it would be impossible to purchase these top-of-the-line training
machines.

In the past, if the major powers wanted to nurture experts, these
training machines were a must-haves. Although these machines were not as
effective as the tutelage of a martial arts master, the latter could not
possibly spend their every waking moment guiding others. With these
training machines, players could receive guidance and corrections any
time. If they also factored in the tutelage of a martial arts master,
they could very quickly nurture a group of experts.

Hence, the training machines, which had not been particularly popular,
instantly skyrocketed in price and demand. Moreover, these training
machines were quite demanding of AI, resulting in a slow production
speed. Only a limited number of units were produced each year. In the
end, from its original price of two million, the price of each unit rose
to three or four million Credits. Even then, it was extremely difficult
to obtain one.

If Shi Feng did not purchase his own now, he would not have the
opportunity to do so in the future.

During this period, due to Phoenix Rain secretly helping him, providing
various contacts to sell the Candlelight Trading Firm’s equipment to, he
had earned a lot of money. Moreover, the majority of his customers
purchased the equipment with Credits. After all, everybody was tight on
Coins at the moment. Hence, Shi Feng now had plenty of Credits on hand.
After deducting the necessary expenditures, he still had a little over
50 million Credits.

In the past, this would have been a massive sum of money to Shi Feng. To
the current Shi Feng, however, this was nothing. Even Melancholic Smile
was treating such a large sum as if it were nothing. After all, as the
Candlelight Trading Firm continued to develop, it would be very easy for
them to earn several, or even dozens, of times more.

After his morning training, Shi Feng went on to guide Fire Dance and the
others.

In reality, he was simply teaching them how to use Void Steps.

Void Steps was an advanced style of footwork in God’s Domain. Unlike
other advanced styles, however, Void Steps placed a heavy burden on its
user’s mental power. Even in his current state, Shi Feng did not dare
use Void Steps in battle too often.

On the bright side, although Void Steps mentally exhausted its user,
this exhaustion gave one the opportunity to break past their mental
limits and increase their brain’s activity. This was also Shi Feng’s
greatest discovery regarding Void Steps. Only, the precondition for this
was to possess S-rank Nutrient Fluids.

However, it was not easy to learn Void Steps. Even Shi Feng had only
managed to grasp the technique recently. Whether Fire Dance and the
others could successfully learn the footwork would depend on their
efforts and natural talent.

In the past, countless people would watch videos of experts’ battles to
explore and learn various bodily movements, styles of footwork, and
attack techniques. However, the number of people who actually achieved
success from doing so was very low. As for those who managed to learn
advanced techniques, they were as rare as a phoenix’s feathers.
Meanwhile, Void Steps was a special technique that combined breathing,
footwork, bodily movements, and various other subtle techniques. It was
more difficult than ordinary advanced techniques, so it was typical for
players to struggle or fail to learn it.

Through Shi Feng’s teachings, only Fire Dance and Violet Cloud had
managed to obtain some clues. The others were still at a loss.

Regarding his companions’ situation, Shi Feng was helpless as well.
There would be no helping it if they were unable to learn Void Steps.
Fortunately, it did not matter much if they could not learn it. Everyone
had their own strengths and weaknesses. Also, Void Steps was a
combination of a wide array of techniques. Even if Cola and the others
failed to grasp Void Steps, the knowledge and experience they gained
would still be very helpful when they went on to learn other techniques.
Void Steps was especially useful in helping a player improve on their
physical control.

For example, despite Fire Dance and Violet Cloud only gaining some clues
to performing the advanced style of footwork, their control over their
bodies had improved significantly. They were now only a thread away from
reaching half a step into the Refinement Realm.

Their Skill Completion Rates also rose from 80% to around 83%. If they
took half a step into the Refinement Realm, their Skill Completion Rates
would reach 85%, allowing them to display 100% of their Skills’ effects.
With the top-tier equipment they wore, they would instantly become great
experts that stood at Star-Moon Kingdom’s peak.

As night arrived, God’s Domain finally finished updating. Drinking a
bottle of S-rank Nutrient Fluid, Shi Feng immediately lay within the
virtual gaming cabin and began a new day in God’s Domain.

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Chapter 591 - New Changes

Just after Shi Feng came online, he suddenly felt his body grow heavier.

It’s been quite some time since I experienced the Gravitational System.
It really is somewhat difficult to adapt to. Shi Feng stretched and
absorbed the sights, sounds, and smells of his surroundings. Based on
what his senses experienced, the gravity in this region should be around
1.5 times that of normal gravity.

After God’s Domain evolved the third time, combat and environmental
effects in the game had been optimized. Not only could players detect
changes in temperature more acutely, but depending on the region one was
in, they would also experience a gravitational shift. This change would
easily throw players off balance, particularly in battle. This
gravitational shift would significantly impact a player’s display of
their combat power.

A weapon that initially weighed 5kg might become lighter or heavier
depending on the area’s gravity. It would cause players, who had already
grown accustomed to the weight of their weapons, to feel uncomfortable.
This would cause deviations when these players activated their Skills,
resulting in significant declines in Skill Completion Rates.

Shortly after Shi Feng logged into the game, the members of District One
also began to load into the game, one after another.

“What’s going on? Why do I suddenly feel sluggish?” A Shield Warrior
very quickly discovered that something was amiss.

“It’s true. It feels somewhat awkward when I try to swing my
greatsword.” A Berserker on the same team clearly felt the problem with
his body as well.

Although the other classes were similarly affected, the impact to their
performance was not as significant as it was for the plate armor
classes.

“The gravity must have changed.” As one of the top-tier experts in
District One, Blue Frost immediately pinpointed the cause of their
current predicament. “Since gravity has changed, let’s not move
unnecessarily for now. We’ll leave this place after we adapt.”

Everyone else on the team suddenly understood upon hearing Blue Frost’s
words, and they began to familiarize themselves with their new weight.

Currently, it was still nighttime in the Dark Den. There were a lot of
monsters hunting for food in the fields.

Although Shi Feng and the others had logged into the game in a safe
location, a pack of Level 40 Elite ranked Demonic Light Jackals quickly
discovered them. These Light Jackals maneuvered their way through the
forest swiftly, rapidly approaching Shi Feng and the District One team.

“Not good! A pack of Jackals is approaching!” a Ranger with sharp senses
shouted.

Demonic Light Jackals were this area’s tyrants. At night, these monsters
usually moved in packs of seven to ten. Moreover, a Chieftain and
multiple Special Elites usually led these packs.

Facing such a group of monsters was normally extremely difficult. Even
death was a possibility. Unfortunately, they were not only missing
members, but the gravitational change also affected their combat power
significantly. Fighting these Demonic Light Jackals as they were would
be a big problem.

“Prepare for battle!” Blue Frost frowned. Hurriedly, he said, “MTs, just
focus on pinning down the Jackals. Don’t make any rash movements.”

The team from District One had not yet fully adapted to the
gravitational shift. This sudden change greatly affected the plate armor
classes in particular, and it would be quite challenging for them to
serve as reliable combatants. The team could only rely on the magical
classes for now.

“Yes, sir!”

Under Blue Frost’s command, everyone on the team fell into formation,
prepared to welcome the approaching battle.

Sure enough, after the team took up their positions, Demonic Light
Jackals began to emerge from the dark forest, one after another. These
Jackals split up into groups of three to five, each group setting their
eyes on a single target. Meanwhile, among these groups of Demonic Light
Jackals, there were also the larger Special Elite ranked Demonic Claw
Jackals and Chieftain ranked Black Demonic Jackals.

[Demonic Claw Jackal] (Demonic Creature, Special Elite)

Level 40

HP 360,000/360,000

[Black Demonic Jackal] (Demonic Creature, Chieftain Rank)

Level 40

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

“Our luck is really bad. There are eight Demonic Claw Jackals and two
Black Demonic Jackals in this group.” Evening Lotus’s expression turned
grim when she saw the pack of Jackals. “Are there two packs here?”

Normally, each pack only had one Chieftain and three to five Special
Elites. Now, the numbers had doubled.

“All Elementalists, use Ice Wall! Try to split them up as much as
possible and don’t give them any chances to use group tactics!” This was
not the first time Blue Frost had fought these Jackals, so he was very
familiar with their attack methods.

Upon receiving the command, the dozen or so Elementalists in the team
began chanting incantations, casting Ice Walls in an attempt to separate
the Jackals. Even if they could not separate them, they could still slow
their Movement Speed should the Jackals attempt to gang up on a player.

“Aooo!” the two Black Demonic Jackals howled.

Suddenly, the eighty-plus Demonic Light Jackals began to take action.

Under the command of the Black Demonic Jackals, the Demonic Light
Jackals split into two groups. More than thirty mounted a frontal
attack, while the remaining 50-plus rounded to the side for a pincer
attack.

“Damn!”

Four of the Demonic Light Jackals launched themselves towards one of the
Level 29 Shield Warriors simultaneously. Although he tried to defend
himself with his shield, due to the change in gravity, his movements
were somewhat slow. As a result, he suffered the bites of all four
Jackals, instantly losing more than half of his HP.

The other melee players faced similar situations. Only the magical
classes standing in the center of the team had an easier time.

“What’s up with these Jackals?”

“Are they actually players in disguise?”

After fighting for some time, everyone quickly discovered that something
was off.

The Demonic Light Jackals had actually torn a small hole in their
formation, and the moment they did, the Demonic Claw Jackals and Black
Demonic Jackals charged through that hole, dashing towards the team’s
healers.

Using Fierce Gale, one of the Black Demonic Jackals instantly arrived
before a Tier 1 Oracle. Before this Oracle could use Mantra Resist, the
Chieftain’s attack sent him flying, his body transforming into particles
of light.

“Something’s wrong. These monsters have become smarter! Melees, hold
them off as much as possible! We’re retreating immediately!” Blue
Frost’s complexion paled. Even a fool could tell that these monsters had
changed.

In the past, while players had pinned them down, these Jackals had not
bothered the healers in the rear line at all. Now, the Chieftain and
Special Elite ranked Jackals sent their underlings to keep the MTs busy,
whereas they set their sights on the team’s healers. To player teams,
this sudden transformation was fatal!

At this moment, one Demonic Light Jackal had managed to locate a gap and
pounced on Shi Feng.

[Demonic Light Jackal] (Demonic Creature, Elite Rank)

Level 40

HP 140,000/140,000

Just as this Elite Jackal’s glistening claws were about to sink into Shi
Feng’s back, he suddenly took half a step to his left and tilted his
body. As the Jackal’s claws glided past Shi Feng, the Elite monster
exposed its body.

The Demonic Light Jackal was as tall as a player, and pitch-black fur
covered its entire body. There was also a horn on top of its head. Even
if a player wore a Mysterious-Iron Breastplate, this horn could still
easily penetrate the armor, breaking through the player’s defense. These
Jackals were natural-born killers of the night.

Shi Feng then unsheathed the Abyssal Blade, sending a Tier 1 Chop at the
Jackal before him.

Three silver moons bloomed from the Demonic Light Jackal’s body.
Immediately, the Elite monster released an agonizing scream. Its body
then slammed into a massive tree, frightening damages of -3,076, -4,622,
and -9,254 appearing above its head.

System: Chop Completion Rate 92%, resulting in 125% of Skill’s effect.
Skill Proficiency +4.

With just one Skill, the Demonic Light Jackal lost over 12% of its HP.

“Hmm. Sure enough, the 1.5 times of gravity has caused my Completion
Rate to drop significantly.” Shi Feng frowned, disappointed with his
attack.

As for the increase in these monsters’ intelligence, Shi Feng was not
one bit surprised.

As God’s Domain evolved, the monsters in the game would grow
increasingly smarter. Currently, these Jackals were only targeting the
healers of a team. In the future, they would target the team’s commander
instead.

However, Shi Feng had no intention of letting these Jackals flaunt their
arrogance in front of him.

Adjusting his footwork, he transformed into a shadow as he dashed
towards a Level 40 Black Demonic Jackal.

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Chapter 592 - Players’ Advantage

Destroy the leader, and the gang will collapse.

This was a law of the war.

The Elite ranked Demonic Light Jackals were like soldiers on a
battlefield. The Chieftain ranked Black Demonic Jackals directed their
actions completely. Hence, as long as Shi Feng could defeat the Black
Demonic Jackals quickly, this pack’s fierce assault would crumble.

However, taking out the enemy commander in a field battle was a most
difficult task.

As a Chieftain ranked monster, beyond being the strongest among this
pack of Jackals, the Black Demonic Jackal’s sensitivity towards danger
was also the highest.

While Shi Feng was still some distance behind one of the two Level 40
Black Demonic Jackals, the Chieftain had already noticed Shi Feng’s
presence. Immediately, it stopped attacking the District One healers and
turned to face Shi Feng. Baring its sharp fangs, the Black Demonic
Jackal released a low growl, seemingly issuing a command.

After this Black Demonic Jackal’s growl, two of the nearby Special Elite
ranked Demonic Claw Jackals moved to stand before the Chieftain. The two
Jackals then pounced on Shi Feng, brandishing their claws at the
Swordsman.

The players a short distance away were stupefied when they witnessed the
attack.

In the past, these Jackals had been bloodthirsty and reckless monsters.
Back then, the Chieftain ranked Black Demonic Jackal would usually be
the first to dive into battle, tearing its enemies apart, yet, now, it
called upon its underlings to serve as its guards while the Chieftain
itself continued massacring their team’s healers.

Even an Elite party of the same Level would struggle against two Demonic
Claw Jackals with 360,000 HP, not to mention current players that were
of much lower Level than these Jackals. Players could only rely on
equipment with the Ignore Level Attribute to have a fighting chance.

“Brother Ye Feng, let me help you.”

Noticing the importance of killing the Black Demonic Jackals as well,
Blue Frost led two parties over to assist Shi Feng.

“No. You guys handle these two Special Elites. I’ll deal with the two
Black Demonic Jackals,” Shi Feng immediately countered.

Under normal circumstances, with the strength of the District One
members, a single party would be more than enough to deal with one Black
Demonic Jackal. However, due to the gravitational shift affecting their
combat power, they would most likely require a very long time to defeat
just one Black Demonic Jackal. Hence, it would be far more efficient for
these parties to deal with the Demonic Claw Jackals first.

“But... There are two Black Demonic Jackals,” Blue Frost said, slightly
worried. However, when he recalled how Shi Feng had defeated a Great
Lord by himself, even if the gravitational shift affected the Maverick’s
combat power, he should have no problem pinning down two Black Demonic
Jackals. Immediately, Blue Frost said gratefully, “I’ll have to trouble
Brother Ye Feng, then.”

Blue Frost then led his two parties to deal with the two Demonic Claw
Jackals.

Using the footwork for Void Steps, Shi Feng instantly disappeared. Even
the Special Elite ranked Jackals lost sight of him, surprise coloring
their expressions as they searched for the Swordsman. However, no matter
how hard they tried, they simply could not discover any trace of Shi
Feng.

“What kind of Skill is this? Don’t tell me the Swordsman class can
actually turn invisible?” the female Cleric, Evening Lotus, stated in
surprise.

“No, that’s not a Skill. Invisibility Skills have a slight activation
delay. Even an Assassin’s Vanish Skill is no exception to this rule. He
must’ve used some sort of technique.” Blue Frost was very knowledgeable,
so he quickly realized that Void Steps was not a Skill available in the
game, but a technique. “However, this technique is truly amazing. The
Mavericks I’ve seen before have only wielded techniques that increased
their attack or dodging speeds. This is the first time I have seen a
technique that allows its user to vanish from everyone’s sight.”

Both shock and admiration filled Blue Frost when he saw Shi Feng’s Void
Steps.

Such a technique was practically a Lifesaving Skill. Whether the
technique was used to escape or assassinate, it could yield miraculous
effects.

“With such strength and techniques, he is definitely not someone we
should provoke or make an enemy of.” At this moment, Blue Frost rejoiced
over the fact that he had befriended Shi Feng and had not become enemies
with him. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Shortly after Shi Feng disappeared, the nearby Black Demonic Jackal
howled painfully.

“Aooo!” the Black Demonic Jackal called out for the other Black Demonic
Jackal to help as it glowered at Shi Feng, who had suddenly appeared
beside it. At this moment, there was also a hint of fear within its
eyes.

Shi Feng had suddenly appeared by its side, his sword easily cutting
through its iron-like skin, leaving behind a very long gash. The wound
still bled.

Although its Defense is not as high as the Dark Magic Serpent, its
reaction speed is truly frightening. It actually managed to react the
instant I stopped using Void Steps. Shi Feng was quite surprised as he
observed the Black Demonic Jackal’s wound.

Although there was a wide slice across the Chieftain’s body, the wound
was not particularly deep. It would not affect the monster’s mobility.

After the third evolution of God’s Domain, not only had the
Gravitational System appear, but the Monster Combat System had also
changed, making battles against monsters even more realistic.

This also created a new weakness.

In the past, monsters would only lose some HP after being wounded. Even
when their vital points had been struck, the attack would only deal a
little more damage than usual. Their movements had not been affected
whatsoever. However, after the third system upgrade, monsters’ injuries
would affect their movements and attacks. Naturally, the same held true
for players. However, unlike monsters, players had healers to help them
recover from these injuries quickly, maintaining full HP. This was a
huge advantage.

When the two Black Demonic Jackals grouped up, rather than pouncing on
their enemy, they circled Shi Feng, looking for his weak point to land a
fatal hit.

Even an MT of the same Level would die instantly under the combination
of a Level 40 Chieftain’s Attack Power and a super-high damage Skill,
not to mention Shi Feng, who was only Level 33 right now. The Black
Demonic Jackals were precisely Chieftains with such Skills. Unlike the
Dark Magic Serpent, which utilized its Vicious Venom Skill to exhaust
its enemies to death, the Black Demonic Jackals used the horn on their
heads to tear apart all enemies before them. The horn attack of a
Chieftain ranked monster would even pierce Secret-Silver Equipment.

At this moment, the players of District One focused all of their
attention on Shi Feng and the two Black Demonic Jackals’ every action.

This battle would determine the life and death of either side.

“Aoo!”

Following the howl, the two Black Demonic Jackals launched their attacks
simultaneously. A large amount of Wind Mana also began to gather around
their pitch-black horns. Immediately, the two Chieftains transformed
into miniature tornados as they flew towards Shi Feng.

“Crap! Dodge it quickly!” Blue Frost shouted anxiously.

These miniature tornadoes were no trivial matter. If they struck a
player, there was zero chance of survival.

However, Shi Feng did not bother to dodge the oncoming attacks. His lips
curling up slightly, he activated Heavenly Dragon’s Power.

After logging out of the game for ten hours, not only had his Weakened
debuff worn off, but the Cooldown for all his Skills had also completed.
Otherwise, he would have had to activate Space Movement in order to
dodge the attacks.

After activating Heavenly Dragon’s Power, Shi Feng’s Strength doubled.
He then met the Black Demonic Jackals’ attacks with a Thunder Flame
Explosion.

System: Thunder Flame Explosion Completion Rate 91%, resulting in 120%
of Skill’s effect. Skill Proficiency +4.

Although his Completion Rate was significantly lower than before, 120%
of the Skill’s effect was still impressive.

The Tier 1 Thunder Flame Explosion’s effective range of 10 yards
immediately increased to 12 yards. When lightning and fire made contact
with the two Black Demonic Jackals, the two Chieftains’ Movement Speed
immediately and sharply dropped, becoming only one-seventh of their
initial Attribute. As a result, Shi Feng easily dodged the two oncoming
miniature tornadoes.

With a speed reduction of nearly eight seconds, the two Chieftain ranked
Jackals could only receive a one-sided beating from Shi Feng.

During these eight seconds, each Black Demonic Jackal lost roughly 10%
of their HP. Just as the Movement Speed Reduction debuff was about to
wear out, Shi Feng swung the Abyssal Blade and summoned his
doppelganger. The doppelganger then followed up with its own Thunder
Flame Explosion, instantly devouring over 10,000 HP from both Chieftains
and reducing their Movement Speeds once more.

With the doppelganger assisting him with dealing damage, Shi Feng’s
total damage output nearly doubled. Shi Feng and his doppelganger then
each fought one Black Demonic Chieftain, significantly reducing the
difficulty of the fight.

Thundering Flash!

Earth Splitter!

Skywheel Sword!

Firestorm!

Flame Burst!

When Shi Feng activated Flame Burst, every one of his attacks dealt over
-20,000 damage. His doppelganger also dealt over -10,000 damage with its
attacks. In addition to the frequent critical hits, the two managed to
destroy close to half the HP of one Black Demonic Jackal.

In less than 20 seconds, one of the Chieftains fell. The remaining Black
Demonic Jackal was also heavily injured, covered in such severe wounds
that one could easily see bone. As a result, the Chieftain’s mobility
was incredibly limited. Even without the doppelganger’s assistance, with
Heavenly Dragon’s Power’s duration of two minutes, Shi Feng finished off
the last Black Demonic Jackal very easily.

“This burst power is invincible!” Evening Lotus’s jaw dropped when she
saw the two dead Black Demonic Jackals. She was so shocked that she had
even momentarily forgotten to heal her team’s MTs.

Although everyone had witnessed Shi Feng defeat a Great Lord, watching
two Chieftains die in such a short time and at such a close distance,
still astounded them. They were still not used to Shi Feng’s terrifying
damage.

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Chapter 593 - Promising Newcomer

When the two Chieftain ranked Black Demonic Jackals died, the entire
pack suddenly fell into chaos, their attacks becoming monotonous.

Moreover, after such a long battle, every Jackal had received some form
of injury. Those that were heavily injured had even lost a detrimental
amount of mobility. In contrast, although Blue Frost’s team had lost
over a dozen players in this fight, as their team had healers to keep
them alive, the survivors were all in perfect condition; their combat
power had not been affected at all. On the contrary, after fighting for
a time, they had begun to adapt to the new gravity.

Suddenly, the tides changed.

Blue Frost’s team immediately gained the advantage as they began killing
off the Elite and Special Elite Jackals.

As expected of a team from District One. Their members’ capabilities are
impressive. They can deal with these Jackals so quickly. After Shi Feng
picked up the loot that the two Black Demonic Jackals had dropped, he
had not bothered to help Blue Frost and the others. He simply glanced at
their intense battle.

Currently, the melee players of the team had begun striking at the
Jackals’ limbs, particularly the monsters’ powerful hind legs. That way,
they could greatly hamper the monsters’ mobility, making the battle far
easier.

At this point, the outcome of the battle was already clear. Shi Feng
began to arrange the drops he obtained from the two Chieftains.

He was already Level 33. Despite having killed two Level 40 Chieftains,
his experience bar had not increased by much.

Meanwhile, after using Divine Providence, his harvest from the two Black
Demonic Jackals was very bountiful.

The two Chieftains had dropped a total of six Soul Crystals.
Unfortunately, the other items were not worth mentioning. The rest was
just a bunch of Level 40 Mysterious-Iron Equipment and materials.

With six Soul Crystals, I should be able to trade them for a Tier 1
Taboo Skill. Shi Feng smiled with satisfaction.

It was not easy for players outside of the Dark Den to obtain Tier 1
Taboo Skills. If he could have every Zero Wing core member learn a Tier
1 Taboo Skill, they would have no problems with conquering a 50-man
large-scale Team Dungeon.

Against a Level 28 Great Lord ranked Boss, even if they could not kill
it with one series of attacks, they could severely injure it. At that
time, the team only needed to expend a little more effort to defeat the
Boss.

After the battle ended, Blue Frost immediately walked up to Shi Feng,
gratefully saying, “Brother Ye Feng, I really have to thank you for your
help. If not for you, this might have been our team’s grave today. If
you need help with anything in the future, just tell me.”

“Can you help me trade for some Tier 1 Taboo Skills?” Shi Feng had long
since considered this request.

Although Discipline Paradise was the leader of District Five’s Third
Party, he could only get his hands on a limited number of Tier 1 Taboo
Skills. On the other hand, as the leader of District One’s First Party,
Blue Frost definitely had access to plenty of Taboo Skills. It would be
much easier for Shi Feng to trade with Blue Frost.

“You want to obtain a Taboo Skill?” Blue Frost could not help his
surprise. With Shi Feng’s abilities, he should have long since obtained
a Tier 1 Taboo Skill for himself. However, although Blue Frost was
curious, it would not be proper to ask about it. Immediately, he nodded,
saying, “That is a simple request. No need to trade. If Brother Ye Feng
wants a Tier 1 Taboo Skill, I can just give you one.”

“I don’t want just one Taboo Skill.” Shi Feng shook his head. “I wonder
if Brother Frost can obtain twenty Tier 1 Taboo Skills for me?”

“Twenty?!” Initially, Blue Frost intended to agree with Shi Feng
immediately. However, upon hearing that Shi Feng required twenty, he was
shocked. Laughing bitterly, he said, “Brother Ye Feng, as a Maverick,
you might not know this, but each Tier 1 Taboo Skill requires about five
Soul Crystals’ worth of Contribution Shares in trade. Even the First
Party of a Shelter needs four Soul Crystals to trade for one. If they
are for someone else, each Skill Book will cost an additional Soul
Crystal. Moreover, I can only trade for three Taboo Skills per day.

“If it were in the past, I might have barely been able to trade for
twenty Taboo Skills. However, after I purchased the Demon Suppressing
Barrier, the maximum number of Taboo Skills I can gain right now is ten.
If Brother Ye Feng wants them, I won’t try to profit off you. Ten Taboo
Skills for 50 Soul Crystals.”

“Ten?” Shi Feng was surprised.

He had simply mentioned twenty to discover Blue Frost’s bottom line. He
had not expected that Blue Frost could purchase as many as ten Tier 1
Taboo Skills. Sure enough, the title of District One’s First Party was
well deserved.

“So be it. I want all of them. May I know when Brother Frost can obtain
all ten?” Shi Feng did not particularly mind the issue of the Soul
Crystals. He just needed to kill some Level 40 Chieftains to increase
his stock.

“I can have them ready in a day.” Blue Frost was shocked to hear Shi
Feng’s decisive agreement.

Even their First Party required a long time to obtain one Soul Crystal.
Currently, their party only had about a dozen or so in their Warehouse.
After including the Contribution Shares they had stocked up, Blue Frost
still needed to borrow many Soul Crystals from other parties. Yet, a
Maverick like Shi Feng could spend 50 Soul Crystals so casually.

Following which, Shi Feng followed Blue Frost to District One.

On the way back, the group had been ambushed by Chieftain ranked
monsters many times. As a result, Shi Feng had gained another nine Soul
Crystals by the time they reached District One’s Shelter.

The Shelter Blue Frost and the others resided in occupied the heart of a
high-level area. The monsters surrounding the Shelter were all Level 35
and above. That was five Levels higher than the monsters surrounding
District Five.

Currently, the monster assault on District One had ended. Corpses of
Level 35 monsters littered the surrounding area outside of the Shelter’s
walls. There were over ten thousand dead monsters outside of the
Shelter. Among them, there was no lack of Elite, and even Chieftain,
ranked monsters. One could just imagine how intense the battle must have
been.

Moreover, even after God’s Domain had undergone its third evolution,
District One still managed to defend its Shelter successfully. It went
to show how strong a foundation the players of District One possessed.

The moment Blue Frost and his team entered the Shelter, the players
inside immediately sent them reverent gazes. Many female players even
shrieked when Blue Frost’s glance swept over them.

In District One, Blue Frost was practically a celebrity. He attracted
attention wherever he went, and almost everyone in the Shelter knew of
him.

“Leader, you’ve returned. Did you finish off the Great Lord Noya?” a
skinny and youthful Level 29 Berserker asked excitedly as he ran up to
Blue Frost.

When Shi Feng saw this skinny Berserker, he involuntarily stiffened.

He recognized this Berserker.

The youth’s name was Wind Chaser. He was also one of the most powerful
experts who had worked under Fantasy Extinguisher in the past. Back
then, he had successfully learned a Tier 5 Taboo Skill, and his strength
was only inferior to those Tier 6 God-ranked players.

“Great Lords and High Lords are monsters on entirely different levels.
It was useless, even with the Demon Suppressing Barrier,” Blue Frost
said, shaking his head. He could not help his fear as he remembered how
powerful Noya had been. “Fortunately, we had Brother Ye Feng’s help.
Otherwise, we really wouldn’t have returned with our lives.”

When Wind Chaser heard Blue Frost mention Shi Feng, the Berserker
shifted his gaze towards Shi Feng, his eyes containing a hint of awe and
fighting spirit.

“Chaser, don’t have any foolish ideas. Brother Ye Feng is a guest that
I’ve invited. Not to mention, in front of Brother Ye Feng, those weak
combat techniques of yours are not worth mentioning. If you want to
fight, go look for Blue Bull.” Blue Frost glared at Wind Chaser.

He had personally witnessed how powerful Shi Feng was.

Setting aside the fact that Shi Feng had defeated the Great Lord Noya by
himself, just the number of Chieftains Shi Feng had killed on their way
back had left him speechless.

Wind Chaser most likely would not survive a single move against Shi
Feng.

Meanwhile, Blue Bull, the person Blue Frost had mentioned, was none
other than their District One’s number one Berserker. Blue Bull was
extremely powerful, and within their First Party, Blue Bull’s position
was only beneath his. However, as the operation against Noya had mainly
relied on magical classes, and defending the Shelter against the
monsters’ assault was also very important, Blue Bull had not been
selected to participate in the raid. Meanwhile, Wind Chaser often liked
to test himself against Blue Bull. Although Wind Chaser lost terribly
every time, the Berserker never grew bored of challenging Blue Bull.

After Blue Frost’s reprimand, Wind Chaser was a little satisfied.
However, after hearing his leader’s suggestion, he immediately turned
around, planning to look for Blue Bull to test his skills against him
once again.

At this time, however, Shi Feng suddenly said, “No worries. It’s good to
be impulsive sometimes. As a guest of District One, I have not prepared
any gifts. I don’t mind sparring with Wind Chaser to liven things up a
little.”

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Chapter 594 - Powerful Secret

Hearing Shi Feng accept Wind Chaser’s challenge, those who knew just
what kind of power Shi Feng wielded were confounded.

Although PvPs were frequent occurrences in Shelters, these fights were
usually meant to help each other improve.

Take Blue Bull of First Party for example. If not for his notice of Wind
Chaser’s potential, he would not have bothered sparring with the youth,
offering pointers of how the other Berserker could improve his
techniques.

Not to mention, Shi Feng was a Maverick that had zero relations with
their District One at all.

“Since Brother Ye Feng is willing to give Chaser a few pointers, this
could not have worked out better.” Blue Frost was naturally quite
pleased with Shi Feng’s offer. He turned to his subordinate, immediately
instructing, “Lotus, go to the Lions Bar and make the arrangements,
particularly for the Hundred Berry Wine. Today, we’re reserving all of
it.”

“Consider it done.” Hearing Blue Frost’s command, Evening Lotus turned
and ran towards the Lions Bar.

However, this scene had left many of those who had come forth to greet
Blue Frost speechless.

“Who is this Ye Feng? Leader Blue Frost is actually being so generous,
renting out the entire Lions Bar!”

“I recall that renting out the Lions Bar costs 3 Gold.”

“You think Coins alone are sufficient? You also need plenty of
Contribution Shares to rent out the Lions Bar. Moreover, the cost only a
trivial matter compared to the Hundred Berry Wine. Not only does each
bottle cost 1 Gold, but it also requires 200 Contributions. I have to
complete ten Contribution Quests just to collect 200 Contribution
Shares. Also, only 20 bottles of Hundred Berry Wine are available each
day. That’s a total of 20 Gold and 4,000 Contribution Shares. This is
worth far more than one Soul Crystal.”

Everyone shifted their gaze towards Shi Feng, awe and curiosity filling
their hearts.

The Lions Bar was the best bar available in District One’s Shelter. Even
Blue Frost’s First Party would feel a sting from their wallets when they
visited the bar, not to mention renting out the entire place and
spoiling everyone with Hundred Berry Wine. Not even the visiting First
Party leaders of other Shelters would warrant such a grand welcome.

Following which, Blue Frost led Shi Feng on a stroll towards the Lions
Bar, introducing him to District One’s situation on their way.

Wind Chaser tagged along in high spirits. He really wanted to know just
how powerful Shi Feng was to earn such high respect from Blue Frost.

Shi Feng’s five senses were far superior to ordinary players. Naturally,
he could detect Wind Chaser’s fiery fighting spirit.

His personality is still the same as it was then, constantly challenging
every powerhouse he met. It was no wonder he become someone who was only
inferior to Tier 6 classes in the past. Shi Feng inwardly sighed.

In the past, both Blue Frost and Wind Chaser had become extremely famous
experts throughout God’s Domain.

Fantasy Shrine, Fantasy Extinguisher’s first-rate Guild, had only
surpassed a powerful Guild like Ouroboros due to these experts.

In this life, however, Fantasy Extinguisher would not have the chance to
receive the Epic Quest Darkness Descends, so it could not lead him here
where he could recruit these people. Instead, that opportunity had
fallen into Shi Feng’s hands in this life.

If he could recruit Blue Frost and his team, Zero Wing would certainly
grow more powerful for it.

Soon, Shi Feng and the others arrived before the Lions Bar.

The Lions Bar was different than other bars in the Shelter. This bar
that could only be constructed once a Shelter had developed up to a
certain degree. The NPCs guarding the bar were extremely powerful, with
the weakest at Level 150, the bouncers being Level 180 Tier 2 NPCs, and
the proprietress was a Level 200 Tier 3 NPC. These NPCs even qualified
to guard a small city. Even if monsters invaded the Shelter, the Lions
Bar would not fall.

Aside from consuming alcohol at the Lions Bar, players could also engage
in PvP battles inside. The PvP battles here operated in a similar
fashion to the battles held in the Underground Arenas found in the
outside world in that other players were allowed to place bets on the
fights. Hence, many players of District One frequented the Lions Bar.

At this moment, however, Blue Frost had reserved the entire
establishment, so not many players occupied the three-story-tall bar
right now.

Upon entering the Lions Bar, Shi Feng discovered that the place
resembled the Colosseum of Ancient Rome. There was an arena in the
establishment’s center. There were also spectator stands surrounding the
arena that allowed players to consume alcohol while watching the
matches.

When Shi Feng arrived before a large private room, he discovered that
the room already held plenty of players. Every one of these players
possessed frightening auras, and they all wore dazzling equipment. The
lowest-leveled player among them was Level 28, and one could easily tell
that they were not ordinary players.

“Brother Ye Feng, let me introduce you. These people are the party
leaders and vice-leaders of our District One’s top ten parties. They
have heard about your arrival, so they wished to make your
acquaintance.” Blue Frost began introducing theses leaders, one after
another.

“Hello, I am the party leader of Second Party, Best Reincarnation!”

“Hello, Big Brother Ye Feng. I am the leader of Third Party, Shallow
Moon.”

...

These players did not even show a hint of arrogance as they introduced
themselves to Shi Feng. On the contrary, they treated Shi Feng as if he
were an old friend.

In truth, even without any introduction, Shi Feng already knew who they
were.

In the past, every one of these players had been upper managers of
Fantasy Shrine.

Encountering Blue Frost and Wind Chaser had already surprised Shi Feng.
Now, even the many upper managers of Fantasy Shrine appeared before him.
Shi Feng began to suspect whether or not District One had been Fantasy
Shrine’s main headquarters.

After exchanging pleasantries, Shi Feng finally understood why Blue
Frost had invited all of these players.

Unlike the other Shelters, the parties of District One were fiercely
ambitious.

They did not care about holding the title of District One in this
region. Rather, they hoped to step out of this region and become the
number one Shelter in all regions. Hence, the parties in District One
were all united, unlike the parties in other Shelters, which treated
each other as enemies rather than allies.

It was also due to this that the Shelter in District One had managed to
construct the Lions Bar so quickly. On the other hand, the other
Shelters in this region had yet to construct a single advanced
establishment like the Lions Bar.

As the conversation continued, Blue Frost also revealed Shi Feng’s
victory over the Great Lord Noya and his slaughter of the many
Chieftains they had encountered on their way back, shocking everyone
present.

The various parties present had all been helpless against Noya. Only the
First Party had a small chance of defeating the Great Lord. They had not
expected to hear that Shi Feng had actually defeated Noya by himself.
Even though the Great Lord had been weakened, it was still an
astonishing feat.

“Brother Frost, you are too insincere. You did not record a video for us
to take a look!”

“That’s right! This will definitely become a legend throughout God’s
Domain.”

Everyone voiced their complaints, greatly disappointed that they had not
personally witnessed Shi Feng’s performance. At the same time, their
reverence of Shi Feng grew even more intense.

“Hahaha! I had been completely stupefied by Brother Ye Feng’s
performance! By the time I thought of it, the battle was already over!”
Blue Frost scratched his head in embarrassment. “However, you are not
without a chance to watch him fight. In a moment, Brother Ye Feng is
going to give Chaser a few pointers, so you guys will get to see how
powerful Brother Ye Feng is.”

“Leader, can I drink a bottle of the Hundred Berry Wine before the match
begins?” Wind Chaser hurriedly asked Blue Frost in embarrassment.
Initially, he had thought Shi Feng was only an ordinary Maverick. He
never expected that Shi Feng was actually capable of defeating a Great
Lord by himself. Immediately, Wind Chaser had treated Shi Feng as if the
Swordsman were the strongest expert he had ever encountered.

“If you were sparring against anyone else today, I wouldn’t let you
waste a bottle. Here, take this.” Blue Frost laughed as he shook his
head. He then took a cyan bottle of wind and handed it to Wind Chaser.

“Thank you, leader!” Wind Chaser hurriedly accepted the Hundred Berry
Wind.

The youthful Berserker was like a hungry wolf looking at fresh meat when
he saw the bottle of Berry Wine in his hands. With just a few gulps, he
emptied the entire bottle. Wind Chaser’s cheeks suddenly flushed,
clearly having become drunk already.

“Hahaha! He’s drunk after just one bottle! It seems that Chaser still
needs training!” The others could not help but laugh.

Although Wind Chaser had gotten himself drunk, Shi Feng could clearly
tell that the feeling the Berserker gave off had changed.

If he had been an unsheathed blade before drinking the Wine, he was now
a hidden blade. The blade might seem harmless while sheathed, but once
it was revealed, it would definitely take its target’s life.

Though everyone else had similarly detected the change in Wind Chaser,
it did not surprise them whatsoever. On the contrary, they all thought
it was natural.

What’s going on here? Shi Feng could not help his surprise. Is this
related to the Hundred Berry Wine?

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Chapter 595 - Frightening Wine

Shi Feng glanced at the bottle of Hundred Berry Wine on the table,
confirming that it was identical to the one he had drunk in the past.

However, when he had enjoyed the Hundred Berry Wine, he had not
experienced any particular changes to his body like Wind Chaser had. He
only considered it incredibly delicious, so much so that it was hard to
stop drinking. Yet, seeing Wind Chaser’s sudden transformation, it was
obvious that the Hundred Berry Wine had some hidden effect.

Does the Hundred Berry Wine possess some sort of effect that I do not
know of? The more Shi Feng thought about it, the more he felt it was
possible.

Aside from satisfying thirst and hunger, some food and beverages in
God’s Domain could increase a player’s Attributes or provide some other
temporary benefits. Take the Black Steel Beer for example. Players that
consumed it could gain the Ignore Levels effect, allowing them to
challenge monsters of a higher level without suffering any penalties.

Although one could ignore more Levels as they consumed more bottles of
Black Steel Beer, there were also side-effects.

One side-effect was the Drunken effect. With this debuff, one’s vision
would turn blurry, and their senses would numb, resulting in a decrease
in combat power. One might even lose the ability to fight at all if they
consumed too many Black Steel Beers.

Meanwhile, the Hundred Berry Wine clearly possessed a similar effect.

In the past, I only drank a cup of Hundred Berry Wine at a time. On the
other hand, Wind Chaser drank the entire bottle at once. These changes
must only happen after a player drinks an entire bottle. Shi Feng’s
interest in the Hundred Berry Wine grew. He then jumped onto the arena.
Smiling at the drunken Wind Chaser, he said, “Let’s get this started!”

Shi Feng intended to test Wind Chaser properly.

The Hundred Berry Wine’s effect should not be limited to increasing a
player’s Attributes if it was able to cause a person’s aura to change to
such a degree.

The PvP battles held in the Lions Bar’s arena were slightly different.

Most arenas would not usually limit a player’s Attributes. The Lions
Bar’s PvP arena, on the other hand, would adjust both parties’
Attributes to be on equal footing. Hence, items that increased
Attributes were useless in this arena, making the fight a competition of
techniques only.

As the countdown timer above the arena began to tick down, Blue Frost
and the others, who watched from the spectator stands, revealed smiles,
though the intentions hidden behind each smile were different.

“Brother Frost, who do you think will win?” the Oracle, Shallow Moon,
asked. Smiling, she continued, “In this match, both sides possess equal
Attributes. However, while Big Brother Ye Feng is a Swordsman, Wind
Chaser is a Berserker. In terms of classes, Berserkers possess an innate
advantage over Swordsmen. Moreover, Wind Chaser drank a bottle of
Hundred Berry Wine, increasing his combat power significantly. Even Big
Brother Blue Bull would struggle against Wind Chaser with these
conditions.”

“Although I believe that Brother Ye Feng is very strong, while both of
them possess the same Attributes, Wind Chaser should have a higher
chance of victory, right? After all, he did drink the Hundred Berry
Wine,” a Guardian Knight commented.

Everyone nodded, agreeing with this Guardian Knight’s estimation.

Everyone present was quite familiar with Wind Chaser’s techniques. Among
the melee classes in the First Party, other than Blue Bull, no one could
defeat Wind Chaser in terms of techniques. Meanwhile, against a Great
Lord, players relied more on Attributes rather than techniques. Despite
Blue Frost’s mention of how mysterious and godlike Shi Feng was, in
their opinion, they only thought of Shi Feng as just someone who was
slightly stronger than Blue Bull.

On the other hand, when Wind Chaser consumed a bottle of Hundred Berry
Wine, not even Blue Bull could win against the youthful Berserker.
Naturally, Shi Feng would not fare any better.

“Since none of you have a high opinion of Brother Ye Feng, why don’t we
place a bet?” Blue Frost suggested.

“This is my favorite part! What are we betting?” Best Reincarnation, the
leader of Second Party, suddenly grew interested.

“Simple. We’ll bet on the outcome of the battle. The wager will be Soul
Crystals, and I’ll be the bookkeeper. If Brother Ye Feng wins, the
payout ratio will be 1-to-2, while Wind Chaser will be 1-to-1. You may
only bet on one player.” Blue Frost could tell that everyone doubted Shi
Feng’s strength. After all, without having witnessed the battles
personally, even he would find it unbelievable. Now, it just so happened
he could take advantage of the situation to make a little profit, making
up for the cost of the feast he that he hosted.

“Okay, I’ll bet two Soul Crystals on Wind Chaser. That brat has improved
quite a lot recently. Brother Frost, you better not regret your
decision.”

“I’ll bet one Soul Crystal on Wind Chaser as well.”

...

In a short moment, the various party leaders and vice-leaders had all
placed bets on Wind Chaser winning this match. One could tell just how
little trust everyone had in Shi Feng’s strength. Only the Cleric,
Evening Lotus, had bet on Shi Feng winning.

“Leader, can I use credit on this bet? I only have two Soul Crystals
with me, but I wish to bet ten Crystals on Big Brother Ye Feng,” Evening
Lotus asked as she gave Blue Frost a pitiful look.

Immediately, Blue Frost rolled his eyes at his party’s Cleric.
Resolutely, he said, “No.”

If he allowed Evening Lotus to use credit, he wouldn’t make any profit.

As the battle in the arena began, everyone’s gazes locked on Shi Feng
and Wind Chaser.

The moment the battle began, Wind Chaser instantly used Charge. Like an
agile and powerful cheetah, the Berserker dashed towards Shi Feng.
However, despite this, Shi Feng did not try to evade Wind Chaser’s
attack, allowing the youth’s Charge Skill to connect.

Huh? He isn’t using Parry?

When Wind Chaser was only five yards away from Shi Feng, he noticed that
Shi Feng had still not moved, the Swordsman seemingly having no
intentions of defending against his Charge.

Wind Chaser then abruptly swung his greatsword.

At almost the same moment as his body crashed into Shi Feng’s, his
silver greatsword also struck Shi Feng’s head. Wind Chaser’s actions
were both simple and swift.

Hua!

The silver greatsword sliced through Shi Feng’s body and smashed into
the ground, creating a long and deep crevice.

An afterimage?

Sensing that something was amiss, Wind Chaser used Whirlwind Slash, a
Skill capable of causing massive damage to enemies within a three-yard
radius.

The silver greatsword was like a wooden pole in Wind Chaser’s hand. With
little effort, the Berserker transformed into a silver tornado that
engulfed everything in its wake.

Boom!

As Wind Chaser used Whirlwind Slash, a loud boom echoed throughout the
arena, followed by a figure flying away from the Berserker.

Close one! Wind Chaser could not help but sigh with relief when he saw
that the figure he had sent flying was none other than Shi Feng.

If he had not used Whirlwind Slash at the first sign of danger, the
sword in Shi Feng’s hand would have bitten into his body by now.

“Such impressive dodging speed! I couldn’t even see what he did just
now!” the Level 29 Shield Warrior, Best Reincarnation, exclaimed in
shock.

“It is no wonder why Leader Frost praised Brother Ye Feng so highly.
With such an amazing dodging speed, it will be very difficult for Chaser
to land a hit, though an Assassin might have a chance.” Everyone was
similarly shocked by the skill Shi Feng had displayed.

Although a few among them could similarly produce an afterimage, they
definitely could not achieve it as silently as Shi Feng. Only after Wind
Chaser’s greatsword landed had everyone realized that he had missed.

“Hehe, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Big Brother Ye Feng hasn’t
even warmed up yet!” Evening Lotus giggled.

On their way back to the Shelter, Shi Feng had frequently used Void
Steps to kill Chieftains. That mysterious style of footwork of his was
simply unstoppable. In comparison, the technique of using an afterimage
to dodge an attack was a trifling matter.

The others began laughing when they heard Evening Lotus’s words; nobody
believed her at all.

In the arena, Wind Chaser finally became serious. Every one of his
attacks began targeting Shi Feng’s vital points or blind spots. Of the
Berserker’s many attacks, his Skills contained the most power. Wind
Chaser was also extremely proficient in using his Skills in conjunction
with his ordinary attacks. It was as if the Berserker’s Skills had been
tailored for Wind Chaser.

So, that’s the case. I didn’t think that the Hundred Berry Wine
possessed such a wonderful effect. It is no wonder the drink is so rare.
While Shi Feng dodged Wind Chaser’s attacks, he also carefully observed
the Berserker’s every action.

Although Wind Chaser did have significant physical control, he should
still not be able to use his Skills so smoothly. In Zero Wing, only Fire
Dance and Violet Cloud had achieved this standard. The two were only a
thread away from taking half a step into the Refinement Realm. On the
other hand, Wind Chaser was still far from reaching that level.

The only explanation Shi Feng could come up with was that the Hundred
Berry Wine increased a player’s compatibility rate with their weapons.

Thinking up to this point, Shi Feng involuntarily shivered.

Improving compatibility rate... This was something that countless
experts dreamed of. Otherwise, nobody would bother wasting so much
effort to obtain weapons and equipment that fit their styles.

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Chapter 596 - Unbalanced Fight

After seeing the Hundred Berry Wine’s true function, Shi Feng finally
understood why Blue Frost and the others could achieve such high Skill
Completion Rates.

Unfortunately, the wine’s supply was simply too low, lowering the number
of potential experts who could be nurtured with it.

At most, there was just enough for everyone present. Any more and there
wouldn’t be enough of the beverage to go around.

For the next three minutes or so, Wind Chaser continued hacking and
slashing his greatsword at Shi Feng.

The more Wind Chaser fought Shi Feng, the more he grew frightened.

Aside from his first Whirlwind Slash, none of his other attacks had
touched Shi Feng.

Every time he thought that his greatsword was about to connect with Shi
Feng’s body, his weapon was always off its mark just slightly. After a
dozen or so times, he could chalk it up to a coincidence. However, if
over a hundred attacks had the same result, there was definitely no
coincidence.

Just what is going on? Why can’t I hit him? This was the first time Wind
Chaser had encountered such a situation.

In his past PvP battles, both sides had always suffered some form of
damage. It was only a matter of how much, or how little, damage each
side suffered.

The side with the better techniques would naturally deal more damage,
and as the battle dragged on, they would become the victor.

However, this battle, in which he could not even hit his opponent, was
simply driving him to madness.

Is the gap between us really that big?

Wind Chaser had already used all of the Skills he could, yet, no matter
what he did, he could not even scratch the corner of Shi Feng’s armor.
This failure dealt him a huge psychological blow.

“Big Brother Ye Feng’s dodging techniques are brilliant. This is my
first time seeing such techniques.” Shallow Moon, the leader of District
One’s Third Party, grew excited as she watched the battle between Shi
Feng and Wind Chaser progress. She desperately tried to absorb whatever
information she could regarding Shi Feng’s dodging techniques.

Shallow Moon wasn’t the only person with such thoughts. The other
leaders also wore stern expressions as they focused on Shi Feng’s every
action. They even recorded the battle for future reference.

“If I can grasp just half of Brother Ye Feng’s dodging techniques, it
will become much easier to kill Lord ranked monsters in the future.”
Best Reincarnation sighed.

“You don’t say? Lords have extremely high Attack Power. If an MT can
evade 50% of a Lord’s attacks, this will significantly reduce the burden
on healers. Unfortunately, nobody within our District One has managed to
reach such a standard yet.” As a Cleric, Evening Lotus had the most say
on this matter. She was the number one Cleric on District One’s First
Party. Every time the party’s MT tanked a Lord, the MT’s HP would fall
as quickly as flowing water. As a result, Evening Lotus was forced to
heal their party’s MT constantly. If she were not careful, she could
easily draw the Lord’s aggro.

“It really makes you wonder just how Brother Ye Feng learned such
techniques. If the melee players in our parties can learn from him, our
District One’s First Shelter can unlock the next stage very quickly.”

As long as their melee players could grasp this brilliant technique,
they could easily hunt Chieftains and Lords out in the field. Their Soul
Crystal farming efficiency would also rise significantly. At that time,
they could upgrade their Shelter swiftly and catch up to the several
Large Shelters in other regions.

Although District One was the top Shelter in the Evil Ghost Domain, it
was only a Medium Shelter. Although their Shelter was the only Medium
Shelter among the Evil Ghost Domain’s Districts, other Domains already
possessed Large Shelters. Their strength was several times greater than
District One’s. The gap between them would only widen further as more
time passed.

“Leader Frost, is there no way to convince Brother Ye Feng to join our
District One?” Blue Bull asked. Although Blue Bull was the First Party’s
number one Berserker, Shi Feng’s techniques left a deep impact. These
techniques shattered the concept of their past combat methods. If they
could persuade Ye Feng to join District One and become one of the
Shelter’s residents, it could lift the Shelter to a whole different
level.

Hearing Blue Bull’s suggestion, the other party leaders also turned to
Blue Frost.

“You guys...” Blue Frost was rendered speechless. “Although I want that
as well, Brother Ye Feng is a Maverick. You all know how Mavericks
behave, right?”

“It really is a pity.” The others sighed dejectedly when they recalled
Mavericks’ play styles.

The Shelter was like their home. Naturally, they wanted to see their
Shelter grow stronger. Unfortunately, Mavericks did not like
restrictions.

As the conversation came to an end, Shi Feng stopped dodging Wind
Chaser’s attacks.

I have most of the information that I need. Let’s end this match.

Shi Feng had already obtained a thorough understanding of Wind Chaser’s
strength and the Hundred Berry Wine’s effect. There was no reason to
prolong this battle. Immediately, he used Void Steps and vanished before
everyone’s eyes.

He disappeared?

Wind Chaser gaped at his surroundings in disbelief. Looking to his left,
right, and even above him, he could not find any trace of Shi Feng.

Where is he? Wind Chaser could not even sense Shi Feng’s presence.

Normally, when an Assassin snuck up to him, even if he could not see the
Assassin, he could, more or less, sense that someone was nearby. Now, he
could not detect even the slightest indication of Shi Feng’s presence.
The Swordsman’s technique was far more powerful than an Assassin’s
Stealth.

Everyone in the spectator stands was similarly stupefied.

A live human had actually vanished into thin air...

No Swordsman should possess any stealth-related Skills.

Once a match began, players could only exit the arena after a victor had
been determined. The victor’s portrait would also be displayed above the
arena after the match ended. If one of the fighters suddenly logged out
of the game, the system would automatically determine them as the loser,
thereby concluding the match. However, the system had yet to declare the
outcome of this match; thus, the only possibility was that they were
really unable to see Shi Feng.

However, before everyone could recover from their shock, Shi Feng
appeared beside Wind Chaser. He then swung his sword, sending three
silver moons towards the Berserker’s body, intersecting as the struck.

Such a fast attack!

Although Wind Chaser tried to defend himself with his greatsword, Shi
Feng’s sword was simply too fast. The attack landed before he could even
react...

The force behind Shi Feng’s Chop sent Wind Chaser flying backward.
Although they both possessed the same Attributes, Shi Feng’s Chop had
achieved a 95% Completion Rate. The Skill effect he displayed instantly
extinguished over 50% of the youthful Berserker’s HP.

Is he really a Swordsman?! Wind Chaser was terrified when he saw how
much HP he had lost.

When he had fought other Swordsmen with the same Attributes as his own
in the past, their Chop only managed to devour close to 20% of his HP.
Now, however, Shi Feng’s Chop had obliterated over half of his HP. This
disparity was insane. Wind Chaser even wondered if the system had made a
mistake.

What Wind Chaser did not know, however, was that the Abyssal Blade Shi
Feng wielded had a 50% chance to deal 200% damage. Adding in his 95%
Skill Completion Rate, his total damage was astounding.

“It’s over!” Shi Feng looked at Wind Chaser, who he had thrown backward,
and used Dragon Breath.

Dragon Breath was a Skill he had gained from a Fragmented Legendary
item. Not only did the Skill possess frightening power, but it also
required no casting time. The Skill’s Attack Speed was also extremely
high.

In the next moment, a green ray of light devoured Wind Chaser.

Inflicting six times Shi Feng’s damage, Dragon Breath depleted Wind
Chaser’s HP to zero.

“It’s over?” The spectating crowd was dumbfounded.

Although they had long since realized that Shi Feng could defeat Wind
Chaser easily, they had not expected him to be capable of finishing off
the youthful Berserker instantly. How was it possible for a Swordsman to
instantly kill a plate armor class?

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Chapter 597 - Zero Wing Guild Branch

Even if everyone found it inconceivable, the appearance of Shi Feng’s
portrait above the arena was irrefutable proof that he had won this
match.

“If he can defeat Wind Chaser so easily, despite having the same
Attributes, it is no wonder how he can solo a Great Lord.” Best
Reincarnation and the others were shocked.

With their standards, even if they fought an ordinary player with the
same Attributes, it was impossible for them to defeat their opponent
instantly.

Yet, Shi Feng was fully capable of exactly that. The gap between them
was simply unimaginable.

If before they had treated Shi Feng as an expert, now, they treated him
like a monster. They were people living in completely different worlds.

Meanwhile, Wind Chaser, who had revived below the arena, was still stuck
in a daze.

“Chaser, didn’t I tell you earlier? With your weak skills, you are
simply flaunting your incompetence before an expert. Why haven’t you
thanked Brother Ye Feng for his pointers yet?” Blue Frost laughed when
he saw Wind Chaser’s stunned expression.

He was the slightest bit surprised by Wind Chaser’s crushing defeat.

Compared to the battle with the Great Lord Noya, this match was child’s
play to Shi Feng.

Hearing Blue Frost’s words, Wind Chaser hurriedly thanked Shi Feng.

After this match, Wind Chaser finally realized understood the extent of
his strength.

Following which, the leaders also turned to ask Shi Feng for advice on
their combat techniques.

Bombarded with questions, Shi Feng’s response to the situation was not
miserly, graciously teaching them, one after another.

Before anyone knew it, three hours had passed. Even so, none of them
could get enough of Shi Feng.

His’s guidance was targeted towards improving everyone’s individual
weaknesses, allowing them to see immediate improvements to their combat
power. This result furthered everyone’s admiration of Shi Feng.

Not only did Shi Feng possess monster-like strength, but his teaching
skills were also on point.

In reality, though, Shi Feng had only made a few suggestions to remedy
their bad combat habits and teach them how to control their foundations.
They were unlike Fire Dance and the others, who Lei Bao had personally
trained to control their bodies properly.

“May I know if Brother Frost would be willing to sell me Hundred Berry
Wine for the long-term?” The Hundred Berry Wine sorely tempted Shi Feng.

Although the residents of District One had the Hundred Berry Wine to
improve their compatibility rates, they did not possess the foundations
necessary to display its full effects. If he had some of the wine for
Fire Dance and the others to consume, they would most likely see massive
improvements immediately.

“Brother Ye Feng, you should know that the Hundred Berry Wine is a
specialty of the Lions Bar, and its supply is very limited. If it is
only a few dozen bottles, I I have no problems with giving them to you.
However, you saw the Hundred Berry Wine’s effects for yourself. It can
help us improve our Skill Completion Rates, making it easier for us to
understand our Skills. If we sell it long-term, it will weaken our
Shelter’s players significantly,” Blue Frost explained.

“I understand this, of course. However, what if I have a different
method to improve the Shelter’s strength?” Shi Feng smiled.

“Improve the Shelter’s strength?” Everyone present was suddenly
interested.

The competition between Shelters was very intense. Moreover, as players
reached higher levels, the intensity would only grow as fewer high-level
maps and resources would be available. Naturally, the areas where
players could station Shelters would also decrease.

Naturally, those with sufficient strength would have priority over the
high-resource locations, whereas weaker players would be chased away.

Their District One had already competed with other Shelters many times.

In higher leveled maps, however, the Shelters they had to compete with
would become more numerous and powerful, so upgrading their Shelter’s
strength was of utmost importance.

“Join my Guild, Zero Wing,” Shi Feng said.

“Join your Guild?” Everyone was stunned.

They all knew what a Guild was. There were a countless Guilds in the
virtual gaming world. In fact, members of Guilds had formed many of the
Shelters. Only, as there was no Guild System available in their
location, nobody could officially establish a Guild here. Rather than
joining a Guild, it was more like joining a Guild’s forces.

Many Shelters that lacked strength would usually choose to subordinate
themselves to a Guild’s influence, gaining protection and assistance
from said Guild Forces. In return, however, these Shelters were required
to supply various resources and money to these Guilds.

Every Guild Force they knew of was extremely powerful with a plethora of
experts.

For example, all Large Shelters were apart of a Guild Force. Medium
Shelters, like District One, stood no chance against them. These Guild
forces also had plenty of funds and consisted mostly of professional
gamers.

After considering it for a moment, Blue Frost said, “If we join you,
what can Brother Ye Feng’s Guild provide? How are you going to help us
increase the Shelter’s strength?”

In truth, Blue Frost had thought of joining a Guild Force before. Many
Guild Forces had come to recruit their District One. However, if they
joined one, it would have to be a formidable Guild Force. That way, they
could strive for much more resources for themselves. Otherwise, they
would be better off running the Shelter without a Guild.

“If you join Zero Wing, we will provide you with Teleportation Magic
Arrays so that you can save on travel time. Zero Wing will also provide
you with funding and equipment and will train you all to be true
experts,” Shi Feng said.

“Teleportation Magic Arrays?! You guys actually managed to obtain that
kind of item?!” Shock swept through the small crowd as they stared at
Shi Feng, their jaws practically hitting the floor.

As far as they knew, teleportation arrays weren’t available in this
area; even Large Shelters didn’t have any.

If their Shelter had teleportation arrays, they could save so much time.
With that advantage, it’d be difficult for their Shelter not to grow
stronger, even if they tried.

“Brother Ye Feng, are you telling us the truth?” Blue Frost asked
excitedly.

“Don’t believe me?” Shi Feng laughed. He then retrieved the
Teleportation Magic Array Design from his bag, placing it on the table
for all to see. “Here; have a look at it yourselves.”

“Wah! It’s really a Teleportation Magic Array Design!” Evening Lotus’s
eyes shone as she examined the forging design on the table.

This item was more tempting than any weapon or piece of equipment.

“You’ve seen it for yourselves now. If you all are willing to join Zero
Wing, we will provide your Shelter with teleportation arrays. At that
time, your Shelter will develop at never-before-seen speeds. Becoming an
Advanced Shelter will become possible, not to mention a Large Shelter,”
Shi Feng said confidently.

Just like the towns and cities in the outside world, the Shelters in the
Dark Den were categorized into ranks.

There were Small Shelters, Medium Shelters, Large Shelters, Advanced
Shelters, and more. As a Shelter climbed the ranks, they would have
access to more functions. However, it was not easy to upgrade a
Shelter’s rank, as doing so required a large number of Soul Crystals.

“I understand. Since Brother Ye Feng has such an optimistic view of
District One’s Shelter, my First Party will join Zero Wing,” Blue Frost
said after considering the opportunity for a long moment.

“Since Blue Frost has agreed, my Second Party will join as well,” Best
Reincarnation said as he nodded.

“My Third Party will also join!” Shallow Moon agreed.

...

In just a short moment, the top ten parties of District One all agreed
to join Zero Wing.

They were not fools.

To put it simply, teleportation arrays were like strategic weapons to a
Shelter. If news of this got out, countless Shelters would vie to join
Zero Wing.

Moreover, after seeing how powerful Shi Feng was, they realized that the
Guild behind him would not be any ordinary existence.

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Chapter 598 - Gaining Control Over District One

After gaining everyone’s agreement, Shi Feng handed out contracts to
each party leader and vice-leader.

Not one of them was an ordinary player. They all were players at the top
of District One. Naturally, they would not join Zero Wing as normal
members, but middle managers at the very least. And since they were
going to become Zero Wing’s middle managers, they needed to sign
contracts.

By the time Shi Feng had arrived at this Shelter, he had already
considered establishing a Zero Wing Guild Branch here.

The Dark Den was different from the outside world. Players here had a
much easier time obtaining Gemstones and Tier 1 Taboo Skills, as well as
the specialties unique to various Shelters. It was especially true for
District One’s Hundred Berry Wine. This was an extremely rare item that
could help improve a player’s compatibility rate.

If this beverage were introduced to the outside world, it would help
Zero Wing immensely in the future.

Correspondingly, the development of Life classes within the Dark Den was
very slow. There were practically no players producing advanced products
here. Particularly, Consumables that players normally required to
survive out in the fields were extremely hard to come by. These advanced
Consumables would certainly bolster the Shelter’s strength if he could
supply them.

The reason Fantasy Shrine had been able to develop so quickly in the
past must be due to their trades with the Shelter. Shi Feng suddenly
thought about the first-rate Guild, Fantasy Shrine, which was located in
the Black Dragon Empire.

In the past, Fantasy Extinguisher had accepted this Epic Quest and
turned Fantasy Shrine into one of the Black Dragon Empire’s giants. Back
then, even the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion’s Branch Guild could not afford
to provoke Fantasy Shrine casually.

One could just imagine how helpful the trades between the two were to a
Guild.

After everyone had looked over the contract Shi Feng had provided,
surprise colored their expressions.

This Zero Wing sure is rich. It’s offering a wage that’s twice what
other Guilds offer. Just what kind of Guild is this?

Blue Frost had encountered many Guild Forces before. He had also heard
of these Guilds’ reputations, and many of them were second-rate Guilds.
Unfortunately, although the wages these Guilds offered District One’s
top ten parties were tempting, they required far too many Soul Crystals
in return. Submitting to these Guilds would only hinder their Shelter’s
development. In the end, they rejected all the offers they had received.

In comparison, not only was Shi Feng offering wages that would allow
them to play God’s Domain full-time, but he also intended to supply
various advanced products to hasten their development. Most importantly,
he did not require any Soul Crystals at all. This was astounding.

Soul Crystals were the foundation of Shelters. It was one of the
resources required that players required to grow stronger.

If they could gain so many benefits without having to contribute any
Soul Crystals, they’d willingly join as normal members, much less middle
managers.

“If there aren’t any issues, you can sign the contract.” Shi Feng
involuntarily laughed as he saw everyone’s dazed expressions.

He had written this contract after taking into account the best
interests of Blue Frost and the others. Not a single Guild Force could
afford such an offer.

Soul Crystals might be important to Blue Frost and the others, but to
Shi Feng, these items held no value whatsoever.

After Shi Feng’s reminder, everyone hurriedly signed their contracts.

With the top ten parties of District One joining Zero Wing, his Guild
would have control over the entire Shelter.

Previously, Shi Feng had learned about Shelters’ development model.

The top ten parties of every Shelter had special privileges. Aside from
being able to purchase the Shelter’s specialties, these parties also had
a say in the Shelter’s construction; they had the right to vote on which
establishments they wanted to construct first. Take the Lions Bar for
example. Over half of the top ten parties needed to agree before the
Lions Bar could be constructed.

Meanwhile, in order to construct special buildings such as the Lions
Bar, players would have to use the Soul Crystals accumulated by the
Shelter. These accumulated Soul Crystals were what players normally
exchanged for Contribution Shares.

Hence, taking control of the top ten parties of a Shelter was the
equivalent to taking control of the entire Shelter.

With District One as the center, Shi Feng could then popularize the
Candlelight Trading Firm’s products to other Shelters. Soon, the entire
Evil Ghost Domain would become Zero Wing’s resource warehouse. At that
time, Zero Wing’s development speed would soar.

“Brother Frost, as the leader of First Party, you should be the most
familiar with the Shelter. Do you know of any methods to increase the
Hundred Berry Wine’s production?” Shi Feng asked as he turned to Blue
Frost.

In the past, although the Hundred Berry Wine had been extremely rare,
Shi Feng had still managed to procure some for himself. However, if
District One could only produce twenty bottles per day, how could
Fantasy Shrine have possibly afforded to sell it?

The only possibility was that the supply of the Hundred Berry Wine was
not limited to this amount.

However, the specialties available to every Shelter were random. It was
extremely rare for a Shelter to obtain a Specialty such as the Hundred
Berry Wine. Moreover, even with ten Shelters producing them, the total
still wouldn’t be enough to sate a single first-rate Guild’s demands,
much less others’ demands.

“I do know of a way to increase the Hundred Berry Wine’s production.
Currently, the Lions Bar is only a 1-star Bar. If we promote it to a
2-star Bar, then the production will increase to fifty bottles a day;
one hundred bottles a day if we can upgrade the bar to 3-stars. However,
that will require a lot of Soul Crystals. With our Shelter’s current
stock, it is impossible for us to promote the Lions Bar.” Blue Frost
also wanted to increase the Hundred Berry Wine’s production. However,
the Soul Crystal requirement was staggering.

“I see. It seems that it won’t be possible in a short time.” Shi Feng
frowned slightly.

“In truth, there is another method,” Blue Frost suddenly said. “Only,
this method is very costly, and nobody is willing to do it.”

“Let me hear it,” Shi Feng said.

“The Lions Bar independent promotion. Through this method, the number of
Soul Crystals required will decrease significantly. However, that would
require spending your own money for everyone else’s benefit. Also, the
Soul Crystals spent will not gain you any Contribution Shares,” Blue
Frost explained. “If we use the Soul Crystals that everyone has
contributed, we will need 10,000 crystals to upgrade the Lions Bar to
2-star status. Independently, only 500 will be required. However, even
combining the Soul Crystals of all ten parties, we still don’t have 500
crystals.”

“How many are you guys missing?” Shi Feng asked after giving the
situation some thought.

“Based on our previous calculations, our parties only have slightly more
than 300 Soul Crystals right now; we are short by almost 200,” Blue
Frost said, smiling bitterly.

“That’s quite a lot. However, it is not an impossible task.” Shi Feng
nodded and continued, “Let’s do it this way. Frost, you try to buy as
many Soul Crystals as possible for now. I’ll try to obtain some myself
as well. It is of utmost importance that we upgrade the Lions Bar to
2-stars.”

“Okay; I’ll try my best.” In truth, Blue Frost had considered upgrading
the Lions Bar independently as well. Only, before today, the ten parties
had not been of one mind. There would still be a few among them who
would hold back some of their crystals, afraid that they would suffer if
they lost too many. However, now that the top ten parties of District
One had become members of Zero Wing, they had become a family. With
this, it would be much easier to do things like this.

From this point onward, District One’s Shelter would truly be united.

After Shi Feng finished arranging the matters relating to District One’s
Shelter, he departed from District One, heading towards District Five.

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Chapter 599 - Great Demon

It had only been a day since Shi Feng had left District Five.

However, when Shi Feng arrived at District Five’s Shelter once more, a
massive change had occurred.

“What happened to the Shelter?” Shi Feng was shocked when he saw the
sight before him.

The originally flourishing Shelter of District Five had become a pile of
ruins. The tall walls which had surrounded the Shelter were no more, and
collapsed houses littered the area within what little walls remained. He
could find no sign of anyone inside the Shelter.

The rotting corpses of various monsters decorated the spacious streets.
Moreover, these monsters were all Level 40 or above, far exceeding the
level of this region. Among these monsters, a majority were Elites.
There were also plenty of Special Elites and Chieftains as well.

A Lord! After entering District Five’s Shelter, on the second street Shi
Feng crossed, he discovered the corpse of a three-story-tall black bear.

[Nightmare Bear] (Demonic Creature, Lord Rank)

Level 40

HP 0/2,800,000

Even in the Evil Ghost Domain, Lord ranked monsters were extremely rare.
Based on Shi Feng’s understanding, the monster armies that assaulted
Shelters every night almost never had any Lords. The strongest monsters
in these assaults were usually Chieftains.

Yet, right before him, Shi Feng could see the corpses of four Lords on
the street. One could just imagine how intense this monster assault on
District Five had been.

“Just what happened here?” Even after running down several streets, Shi
Feng still failed to discover any other players. It was as if District
Five had become a ghost city overnight.

Normally, even when a Shelter had been invaded, players would not
retreat from the region so quickly.

When Shi Feng arrived at District Five’s central street, players’
screams reached his ears.

This was not the first time Shi Feng had heard such screams of pain.
However, he had only heard them in the past. This was his first time
hearing such a desperate and painful wail in this life.

Shi Feng then activated Windwalk and dashed towards the source of the
cries.

However, when Shi Feng was 200 yards away from the source, his body
suddenly felt extremely heavy. It was as if he had just jumped into a
quagmire.

Crap! This is a Domain! Shi Feng immediately jumped backward, retreating
from the Domain’s range.

Domain... It was something only high-tiered creatures were capable of
using. Take Weissman, who was the Magistrate of White River City and a
Tier 4 Great Wizard, for example. He was capable of summoning a Magic
Domain that would empower himself and suppress his enemies. If someone
without a Domain faced someone with one, unless they were far stronger
than the latter, escape and death were the only available options.

Meanwhile, one had to be at least Tier 4 to use a Domain. In other
words, there was at least a Tier 4 monster at the heart of this
screaming.

Since it was a player screaming, one could easily conclude that the Tier
4 creature was an enemy.

“Why would a Tier 4 creature be here?” Shi Feng was greatly surprised.

Based on players’ current levels, encountering such a creature should be
impossible, not to mention in such a low-level region.

Shi Feng hurriedly jumped onto a collapsed rooftop and looked towards
the origin of the screams.

At this moment, three players were still alive on the central street.
Discipline Paradise, someone Shi Feng was familiar with, stood in the
lead. The other two were a Level 28 Assassin and a Level 28 Berserker.
At this moment, however, all three of their HPs were very low. All sorts
of Level 40 monsters surrounded them, making escape impossible. Worst of
all, a pitch-black Demon with bat-like wings and blood-red eyes hovered
high above them.

[Knettel] (Demonic Creature, Great Demon)

Level 60

HP 50,000,000/50,000,000

“What is a Tier 4 Great Demon doing here?” Shi Feng was astonished when
he saw Knettel.

Demons were enemies to the human race. As long as a Demon appeared
within God’s Domain, the armies of various countries throughout the
continent would set out to exterminate them immediately. Hence,
encountering a Demon was rare, not to mention a Great Demon.

Although Knettel was only a Level 60 Great Demon, to current players, he
was invincible. He was something players simply could not afford to
provoke.

“Despicable human, I’ll give you one last chance to live. Surrender the
Moloch’s Ring that you stole and submit!” Knettel glared down at
Discipline Paradise and said coldly, “Otherwise, I will give you a taste
of Soul Fire, destroying your soul just like your companions.”

Shi Feng immediately sucked in a breath of cold air when he heard
Knettel’s words.

To players, their souls were very important, and damage would bring
about severe consequences. It was just like when Shi Feng collected the
Immortal Souls of players he killed, and as a result, said players were
unable to log into God’s Domain for a short time. However, what he
collected was only a small portion of a player’s Immortal Soul. If Soul
Fire burned a player’s soul completely, the consequences would be
unimaginable.

This penalty would not be limited to being unable to play the game for a
few days. If a player’s soul were burned by Soul Fire, their account
would be crippled. They would have no choice but to restart an account
and obtain a new Immortal Soul.

“Just what kind of quest did Discipline Paradise take on for it to have
such a frightening penalty?” Shi Feng’s heart skipped a beat when he saw
the black flame in the Great Demon’s hand.

Tier 4 creatures, particularly a Tier 4 Great Demon like Knettel, would
not come here for no good reason. The only explanation Shi Feng could
come up with was a quest. Meanwhile, Discipline Paradise must have
failed to complete this quest on time, and as a result, incurred such a
punishment. This penalty was similar to the penalty of Shi Feng’s Epic
Quest, Darkness Descends.

“You want me to submit? Not in a million years! I’ll fight you to the
end!” Discipline Paradise shouted as he threw his shield at the Great
Demon Knettel.

Before the golden shield hit Knettel, however, the Great Demon
effortlessly caught the flying shield with a single hand. Knettle
lightly clenched his fist.

Peng!

With just a squeeze, a Level 25 Fine-Gold Shield was crushed...

To a Tier 4 creature, it was an easy task to destroy Fine-Gold
Equipment. Only Dark-Gold Equipment could withstand its power for some
time.

The two players standing by Discipline Paradise’s sides were immediately
terrified.

“Since you aren’t willing to become my servant, you can die!” Knettel
sneered. With a light wave of his hand, black flames rained down on
Discipline Paradise.

Discipline Paradise’s group of three had no hope of defending against
the rain of Soul Fire.

Not only did their HPs rapidly deplete, but they also released agonizing
wails due to the burning pain. The black flames devoured the trio for
over a dozen seconds. Only when all three had turned to ash did the
black flames disappear.

“This is going to be troublesome.” A headache began to plague Shi Feng.

He had only managed to obtain the Chapter of Darkness after much
difficulty. Yet, now, Discipline Paradise had accepted a horrible quest
that was impossible to complete and was even forced to recreate his
account. How was he supposed to go to the Dark Den right now?

“Huh? What’s that?” With his extraordinary vision, Shi Feng discovered a
flashing black light amidst Discipline Paradise’s ashes. “A ring?”

Suddenly, Shi Feng recalled the Morlock’s Ring that the Great Demon
Knettel had previously mentioned.

That ring should be an item that would trigger a quest. Since it was a
quest item, it naturally would not disappear with Discipline Paradise.
Instead, it would remain and wait for the next player to come along.

“Is that ring somehow related to the Dark Den?” Shi Feng could not help
but wonder.

Before this, he had asked Blue Frost about the Dark Den. However, Blue
Frost did not know anything. He had not known that the Chapter of
Darkness could open the gate leading to the Dark Den either.

No matter how one looked at it, it was impossible for the leading figure
of District One to possess less information than Discipline Paradise.
The only explanation was that Discipline Paradise had obtained this
information through some special means.

Moreover, Discipline Paradise had been very eager to get his hands on
the Chapter of Darkness.

Now, a Great Demon had appeared to retrieve a ring.

If one were to claim that the ring and the Chapter of Darkness were
unrelated, who would believe it?

“I can only give it a try.”

Shi Feng gritted his teeth. He then dashed forward towards the ring with
intense speed.

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