The Golden Stigmata was originally a method used to locate the Seven Treasures.
Previously, a clue to the Seven Treasures had appeared in Lake Heart City. However, the aura of the Seven Treasures had only appeared for a brief moment before disappearing. Fortunately, they had already locked onto the NPC.
Only, that NPC was too powerful, so they had not alerted the enemy.
Meanwhile, after being in God's Domain for so long, the Shifeng had traveled to many places. It was only during this time that they had stumbled upon a clue related to the Seven Treasures. Now, however, they had actually triggered the Golden Stigmata upon touching the Soul Orb. Why wouldn't the Shifeng be excited?
This was precisely why the Shifeng had decided to give up on exploring Demon Island and return to White River City first.
The Soul Orb dropped upon death. Demon Island's ruins were already very dangerous. Now that the Demon God had appeared, it might become even more dangerous. If they accidentally died in the ruins, they would suffer a huge loss. Hence, their priority was to return to White River City.
Following which, the Shifeng bid farewell to Passing Monarch and agreed to meet at Sea's End tomorrow.
Meanwhile, on Demon Island, the black-clad Ranger, Chen Xu, who had just arrived, nearly had his eyes fall out of their sockets when he saw Brute Spear sending off the Shifeng's group.
"Boss Brute, you're letting them go just like that?" Chen Xu asked incredulously. "We've lost quite a few people."
They were Demons. Each death would cost them three levels. Just the Shifeng had killed over 70 of their members. If the higher-ups found out about this, they would definitely receive severe punishment. After all, it was not easy for players to become Demons.
"We can only say that we're unlucky," Brute Spear said.
"Boss Brute, even you can't kill them?" Chen Xu asked in surprise.
Brute Spear was a peak expert in the Flower of Seven Sins. Meanwhile, the other five members of his party were even stronger than him. They should have no problems dealing with a Shifeng that did not have a Berserk Skill. Moreover, Brute Spear had already become a Baron Demon. In terms of strength, he should be no match for Tier 2 players of the same level.
"Do you know who the peak expert you spoke of is?" Brute Spear turned around and asked.
Chen Xu shook his head. Shifeng wore a Black Cloak, so he couldn't see any information about them. Judging them purely based on their class, he had no idea where to start. After all, there were far too many Swordsman experts in God's Domain. Not to mention, among the Swordsman experts that had joined God's Domain, there were plenty of unknown experts. How could he possibly guess their identity?
"He's Frost Eye!" Brute Spear said with a bitter smile.
"What? Is he the person the higher-ups have been looking for all this time? "Chen Xu couldn't help but be shocked.
Ordinary players might not have paid Frost Eye any mind. After all, ordinary players did not know just how difficult it was to kill a Super Guild's upper echelon in their main headquarters, not to mention doing it alone.
Even the old monsters of the Flower of Seven Sins were full of praise for Frosteye. They wanted to absorb him into the Flower of Seven Sins.
"No wonder he's so strong!"
When Chen Xu recalled the scene of Shifeng instantly killing Iron Hammer and the others, he felt that it was indeed possible. Otherwise, how could Frost Eye possibly kill a Super Guild's upper echelon and leave safely?
"Alright, notify the higher-ups that I've found a way to contact Frost Eye. While you're at it, gather all the detailed information about the previous battle and bring it to them. As for the matter on Demon Island, leave it to us," Brute Spear instructed.
…
Starmoon Kingdom, White River City:
After the Shifeng sent off the Freedom Alliance, he used a Return Scroll to return to the city. Immediately, he discovered that the city's atmosphere had become somewhat tense.
"Those Red Names are simply too arrogant these days. They actually dared to take action in NP Town, causing our team to lose all of the loot we obtained after killing Bosss."
"Your team is too careless. However, after the new expansion pack, those Dark Guilds and Red Names have indeed begun to stir. Several teams have already been ambushed, suffering heavy losses."
"I really don't know which bastard triggered this new expansion pack. I've heard that similar situations have occurred in the various kingdoms and empires. Moreover, many new Dark Towns and Cities have appeared in these kingdoms and empires, allowing Dark Players to exchange for a lot of items."
"Exchange for items?"
"That's right. Although the exchange rate is very high, with three Secret-Silver Weapons and Equipment for one Secret-Silver Weapon or Equipment of the same level, the Attributes of these items are more suitable for oneself. Some non-Dark Guilds and Red Names are also secretly recruiting people to exchange for these items."
"Wouldn't that be great? Our team has plenty of weapons and equipment that we can't use. Rather than selling them for money, we might as well exchange them for suitable weapons and equipment."
"Do you think it's that easy? That exchange location is Evernight City, the only NP-dark city that has recently appeared in Star-Moon Kingdom. Only Red Names or players from the Dark Forces are allowed to enter. Moreover, if you wish to exchange for high-ranking weapons and equipment, you similarly need to have sufficient Reputation. You also need to fulfill certain conditions. Ordinary Red Names can only exchange for Bronze Weapons and Equipment at most. I heard that only Black Names can exchange for Secret-Silver Weapons and Equipment.
"It seems that we'll have to be more careful in the future. Now that these Dark Guilds and Red Names have such a convenient exchange channel, they'll definitely act more diligently."
"That's right. Even NP Towns and Cities are no longer safe. I wonder what those Red Names have exchanged for that can actually block the NP's detection for a short time. Unless the NP Guards are very close, they won't be able to detect them at all."
…
Many independent teams and independent players in White River City discussed the new expansion pack in the Teleportation Hall's open-air bar. Their hatred for the new expansion pack seeped into their bones.
Originally, Dark Players' range of activity had been limited. However, after the new expansion pack, new Dark Towns had appeared in the various NPC cities' territories. Moreover, these new Dark Towns were very powerful. The NPCs guarding these Dark Towns were at least Level 100. At this stage of the game, Dark Players couldn't afford to attack these towns. As a result, Dark Players' range of activity had increased significantly.
"It's starting already?" Shifeng had not expected the Dark Players to take action so quickly.
The new expansion pack, the Demon God's Turmoil, was a blessing to Dark Players. Although it was somewhat disadvantageous to ordinary adventurer players, it was not entirely without benefits.
That was, a crusade against NPCs!
With the rise of the Dark Forces, many Dark NPCs that had originally hidden themselves would become rampant. As they were hostile NPCs, ordinary players could kill them.
As long as players killed these NPCs, aside from dropping weapons and equipment, there was also a chance for them to drop Seven Luminaries Crystals.
To both players and NPCs, Seven Luminaries Crystals were extremely precious items. Some powerful NPCs would collect a lot of Seven Luminaries Crystals. However, it was a different story for NPCs out in the fields. These NPCs would not bother to collect Seven Luminaries Crystals. Hence, players could obtain the Seven Luminaries Crystals they had collected by killing these NPCs.
This could be considered the greatest reward for ordinary players.
After listening to the discussions on the street, Shifeng returned to Candlelight. Alone in the Special Forging Room, he carefully took out the Soul Orb.
"Hopefully, it won't disappoint me." Shifeng then activated the Golden Stigmata's ability.
One was a detection skill, while the other was Omniscient Eyes.
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