Sure enough, the Divine Shrine's trials also provide players with opportunities. Shifeng smiled as he collected the Mana Crystal Fragments on the ground.
[Mana Crystal Fragment] (Consumable) Can be used to increase Mana and to support the production of items.
Obtaining Mana Crystal Fragments wasn't easy. Every Realm Lord Bing Fei killed dropped a Mana Crystal Fragment. Only, there was a relatively high chance.
Meanwhile, Realm Lords were even rarer than Field Bosses. A high-resource leveling map would only have two or three Realm Lords. Moreover, Realm Lords respawned much longer than ordinary Field Bosses.
In the past, when the various large Guilds had discovered the benefits of killing Realm Lords, they had fought over them in high-resource maps. Many Guild wars had broken out over these Realm Lords.
Now that Shi Feng could kill a mere Special Elite Realm Lord, it was practically a free gift.
A single Mana Crystal Fragment sold for 30 Gold on the market. Not many Guilds were willing to sell it.
As long as Shi Feng collected ten Mana Crystal Fragments, he could synthesize them with an NPC Master Alchemist. The Master Alchemist had a 40% chance of synthesizing a Mana Crystal. At that time, the Mana Crystal could be used as a permanent Magic Crystal. Whether it was used to construct a teleportation array or construct a town's Magic Tower, Mana Tower, or other structures, the Mana Crystal was a priceless treasure.
Some Workshops even organized adventurer teams to hunt Realm Lords in maps far from human habitation. These adventurer teams relied on selling Mana Crystals for a living.
After obtaining the Mana Crystal Fragments, Shifeng approached the teleportation array beside him. He then transformed into a streak of white light and disappeared from the forest.
When Shi Feng opened his eyes again, he had teleported out of the first Divine Shrine and appeared on the staircase leading to the second. Many players were already making their way to the second Divine Shrine.
There are already so many people? Shifeng glanced at the players making their way to the second Divine Shrine. There were already over a hundred players.
However, after giving the matter some thought, Shi Feng found it reasonable. He had spent quite some time killing the Phantom Werewolves. Most likely, many players had no intention of fighting them. Instead, they would find a way to bypass the Phantom Werewolves and enter the teleportation array.
As Shifeng exited the Divine Shrine, he heard the sound of a system notification.
System: Congratulations! You have cleared the Divine Shrine. Rewarding 10 Shrine Points.
System: Congratulations! You have cleared the Divine Shrine within the time limit. Rewarding 10 Shrine Points.
System: Congratulations! You have killed the Guardian Boss within the time limit. Rewarding 50 Shrine Points.
"That's a lot of points!" Shifeng looked at the points given by the system and was slightly surprised.
Clearing the Divine Shrine only gave him 10 points, yet, killing a Special Elite ranked Specter Werewolf within the time limit actually gave him 50 points …
If other players found out that they could earn more Contribution Points by killing the Guardian Boss, they would most likely regret it.
In the Demonic God Palace, the cheapest item required five hundred points to exchange for items. This way, he could only obtain twenty points by quickly passing through a Demonic God Palace. If he wanted to gather five hundred points, he would have to pass through many Demonic God Palaces. Furthermore, the further he went into the Demonic God Palace, the harder it would be. If he did not try his best to obtain as many points as possible in the early stages, it would be even harder to obtain them later.
"Looks like I'll have to kill the Guardian Boss before passing through the Arkosios Shrine." Shifeng had a rough idea of the fastest way to earn points on the Divine Staircase.
Following which, he made his way to the second shrine.
Inside the second shrine was a Shattered Rock Ridge. The monsters there were still between Level 55 and Level 58. However, the number of Elite monsters in the second shrine had decreased significantly. Nearly half of the monsters were Special Elites. Aside from a Realm Lord, three Level 58 Elites also guarded the shrine.
However, this was nothing to Shifeng. In just a few minutes, he had killed the Realm Lord and the three Elites. However, the Realm Lord did not drop any Mana Crystal Fragments. Only a Level 55 Bronze mage robe had dropped …
After clearing the second shrine, Shi Feng received 15 points for clearing the second shrine. If he cleared the time limit, he would receive another 15 points. If he killed the Guardian Boss, he would receive 70 points.
Although Shifeng had cleared the second shrine, he was clearly slower than the other players. Even the players who had entered the Divine Shrine after him had surpassed Shifeng and reached the third shrine.
However, Shifeng was not in a hurry. He continued to travel to the next shrine at his own pace.
The difficulty of each shrine increased slightly, and each time he cleared the shrine, he would receive an additional five points.
After clearing four shrines in a row, Shi Feng reached the fifth shrine. The difficulty of the fifth shrine increased noticeably. Every player in the shrine was a Special Elite. In terms of Basic Attributes, these Special Elites could rival a Tier 1 player with relatively good equipment. Even elite players would struggle against these Special Elites. The final Guardian Boss was a Chieftain ranked monster. Moreover, it was a Realm Lord with over 10,000,000 HP. Its Skills were extremely destructive, and even Shifeng had to dodge them.
After some time, Shifeng finally defeated the Guardian Boss. As a Chieftain ranked monster, the Realm Lord was very generous. It dropped two Mana Crystal Fragments, giving Shifeng four Mana Crystal Fragments. Once he collected six more, he would be able to synthesize the Mana Crystal.
After clearing the fifth shrine, Shi Feng's reward for clearing the fifth shrine increased to 100 points. If he cleared the shrine within the time limit, he would receive another 100 points. If he killed the Guardian Boss within the time limit, he would receive 500 points.
At this time, however, on the Divine Shrine's ranking list, there were already over a dozen players who had reached the eighth shrine. Their clearing speed was frightening.
While Shifeng continued to grind the Divine Shrines, Ling Yi City in the distant Starmoon Kingdom had already replaced Stone Forest Town as the resting holy land for many players in Starmoon Kingdom.
The city's Mana density was very high. In addition to the Double EXP buff and the large number of wandering merchants, the number of players resting in Ling Yi City easily exceeded one million. The originally empty Ling Yi City became extraordinarily lively. It was no less lively than major NPC cities.
"Guild Leader Singular, the Ling YI Society's Ling Yi City has already reached one million players. Moreover, they are charging entry fees. Their daily income is very high. It won't be easy for us to wear them down," Lei Jingyang said, frowning as he sat in one of Ling Yi City's restaurants.
Previously, he had not paid much attention to Ling Yi City. Now that he had arrived in Ling Yi City, however, he could feel how extraordinary it was.
"Young Master Lei, Ling Yi City has indeed exceeded our expectations. However, they are only happy for now," Singular Burial said, chuckling. Singular Burial chuckled nonchalantly. It was as if he did not care about the massive wealth Zero Wing City had brought to Zero Wing.
"Do you intend to continue this war of attrition with the Ling YI Society?" Lei Jingyang frowned.
According to Shi Feng's original plan, he would have Singular Burial spend a few days dealing with Zero Wing as quickly as possible. However, not only had Zero Wing City provided Zero Wing with wealth, but it had also increased Zero Wing's Reputation among players. With the bounty both sides had placed on each other, Singular Burial wouldn't be able to complete the task in three to five days.
"Of course not." Singular Burial smiled and shook his head. "Although the Ling YI Society has grown, its foundation is still too weak. Moreover, it has made many enemies. Not long ago, the Blackwater Consortium contacted me and offered to help us deal with the Ling YI Society."
"The Blackwater Corporation?" Lei Jingyang could not help his surprise. "Why are they suddenly interested in the Ling YI Society?"
Not only did the Blackwater Corporation have a powerful army, but it also had ample funds. Not long ago, it had even established a Guild Town in a resource-rich neutral map. Even Super Guilds did not wish to clash with the Blackwater Corporation.
"I don't know, but this won't affect our plans to deal with the Ling YI Society," Singular Burial said, chuckling. He then looked at the time and said, "The Blackwater Corporation's people should be arriving in Star-Moon City soon. It's about time for me to return."
At the same time, Shiuse Qiangwei, who managed Ling Yi City, received a message from Yaya.
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