After leaving the task to A Melancholy Smile, Shifeng left Candlelight and made his way to the library.
With the Soul Lock binding him, finding the mysterious NPC in Blackwing City seemed increasingly unrealistic. Even if he did find the NPC, he would most likely take a detour. After all, even the Red Cleric's Xia Lian had been helpless against the NPC. What could a Tier 2 player like himself possibly do?
Hence, the true purpose of this quest wasn't to find the mysterious NPC but to collect Mysterious Flames. Obtaining a high-tiered flame like the Soul Fire was his only way out.
While Shiuse Qiangwei gathered his Guild members, he could use this opportunity to absorb the Tier 3 Mysterious Flame Meteorite he had obtained from the quest.
Although Tier 2 players weren't as rare in God's Domain as before, they still made up a small percentage of players overall. It would take a lot of time to gather 1,000 Tier 2 Shield Warriors and Berserkers in the Guild.
After A Melancholy Smile relayed Shifeng's message to Shiuse Qiangwei, Shiuse Qiangwei secretly gathered all of the Tier 2 experts in the Starmoon Kingdom and the Ore Empire and had them head to White River City's Residence.
Unfortunately, although Shiuse Qiangwei had carefully contacted the Ling YI Society's Tier 2 experts, news of the situation quickly reached the various major powers' ears.
Star-Moon City, Star Alliance's Residence:
"Guild Leader, we've just received news that Ling Yi has made a new move. He has suddenly gathered 1,000 Tier 2 experts in White River City. We don't know what he's up to yet," Purple Eye reported as she entered the Guild Leader's office.
Although the number of Tier 2 players in God's Domain had increased by leaps and bounds, the number was still very low. Even a first-rate Guild like the Star Alliance only had 3,000 Tier 2 players. Yet, Ling Yi had suddenly gathered 1,000 Tier 2 experts. This was no small number. It would be difficult for the Star Alliance not to pay attention to this matter.
"Gathering 1,000 Tier 2 experts?" Galaxy Past fell into deep thought. "Are they preparing to take action against the Starlight Alliance?"
Currently, all the major forces in the Starmoon Kingdom were eager to make a move. It seemed as if they were waiting for Ling Yi's fall to start a Hundred Schools of Thought War. The biggest reason for this was that Ling Yi's sudden withdrawal from the game had allowed the Starlight Alliance's reputation to soar.
If Zero Wing didn't exercise some restraint, it was hard to say whether the Ling YI Society could continue to be the Starmoon Kingdom's overlord. After all, the current God's Domain wasn't the same as it had been in the past. The number of Tier 2 players in God's Domain was constantly increasing. While the Ling YI Society might have plenty of Tier 2 players, it wasn't on the same level as the entire Starmoon Kingdom's Tier 2 players. Ling Yi simply couldn't control the situation. Even the various superpowers faced this problem.
Hence, for some time, the various kingdoms and empires would enter an era of Hundred Schools of Thought War. It was practically impossible to monopolize the various kingdoms and empires. The only thing the various superpowers could do was maintain the status quo in their respective kingdoms and empires and maintain an absolute lead.
"What? Ling Yi is planning to take action against the current Starlight Alliance?" Purple Eye asked, confused. "Didn't Ling Yi receive news that the War Riders, a top adventurer team, has secretly cooperated with the Starlight Alliance? If a war breaks out, the Ling YI Society will suffer."
The War Riders was a mercenary adventurer team. It was one of the few adventurer teams in God's Domain that had over 10,000 members. As long as one could afford it, the War Riders would take action against any power, including superpowers.
In the past, the Guild had paid the War Riders to deal with the Super Guild, Battle Wolves. Of course, the War Riders had only targeted one of the Guild's branches. However, the War Riders hadn't cared about the Guild's First Vice Guild Leader.
The War Riders had attacked the War Riders without hesitation. Although Battle Wolves had crippled the War Riders in the end, the Guild had suffered significant losses. As a result, the Guild had placed a bounty on the War Riders ever since.
Now that the War Riders had joined God's Domain, the Guild's reputation and strength continued to grow. Many independent experts had joined the War Riders. After all, the War Riders only cared about money. No one had any obligations or responsibilities. Not long ago, the War Riders had grown to over 30,000 members. It was no exaggeration to say that it was a super-large-scale adventurer team. It was so strong that even first-rate Guilds feared it.
"I don't know. Even now, I can't see through Hei Yan. He must have made some preparations. However, now that the War Riders have secretly joined the War Riders, even if Ling Yi hides himself, he should only be able to maintain the status quo. We can use this opportunity to expand our development in the Starmoon Kingdom's various cities," Galaxy Past said, smiling faintly as he shook his head.
Currently, the various major powers were busy consolidating their positions in Star-Moon Kingdom. Now that such an incident had occurred in Star-Moon Kingdom, it would be troublesome for Zero Wing. However, this was also a good opportunity for the Star Alliance to become Star-Moon Kingdom's number one Guild.
Meanwhile, aside from the Star Alliance, the various major powers in the Starmoon Kingdom had also begun to take action. Once Ling Yi failed, they would immediately begin to contest for control of the various NPC cities. This was especially true for White River City, which currently had the highest player population.
While the various major powers were secretly taking action, the Shifeng had arrived at White River City's library.
Due to White River City's promotion, the library had undergone a transformation. Now, it resembled a castle, and a large number of magical class players had gathered here to complete various quests.
The reason so many magical class players were here was due to the library's new function, which was Magic Practice. By using the massive Magic Water Ball to practice, players could more easily grasp the technique of double-casting.
Many magical class experts had yet to master double-casting. Now that the system could guide them, many magical class players were eager to learn the technique. Only, using the Magic Water Ball to practice required Library Contribution Points and Magic Crystals. Magic Crystals were a small matter, but Contribution Points could only be obtained through quests. This was why magical class players were so eager to complete quests.
After taking a brief look at the library's first-floor hall, the Shifeng proceeded to the top-floor hall. As usual, Xia Lian sat in the top-floor hall, quietly reading an ancient tome. Only when the Shifeng arrived did Xia Lian put down his book and begin to draw a magic array for the Shifeng to absorb the Mysterious Flame.
Once the magic array was complete, the Shifeng took out the Tier 3 Mysterious Flame, Meteorite Earthfire, and began to slowly envelop the Soul Fire.
However, the Meteorite Earthfire's fusion was much more difficult than the Purple Thunder Fire's first attempt. It was akin to trying to wrap a piece of paper around a flame. His control over the Meteorite Earthfire had to be very precise. If he made a single mistake, he could break the original balance and cause the fusion to fail.
After making thirty-two attempts, the Shifeng finally allowed the Meteorite Earthfire to completely envelop the Soul Fire on his 33rd attempt.
The instant the fusion succeeded, the Shifeng's entire body burst into flames. Not only did the scorching heat stab his entire body, but even his mind felt as if it had gone berserk. Following which, the sound of a system notification reached his ears.
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