Winter Empire, Winter City, Azure's Residence:
Currently, the Long Family's Elders and Grand Elders were seated in a dazzling meeting room on the Residence's top floor. However, the room was strangely quiet, and every one of them wore grim expressions. If a Tier 3 expert were here, they'd most likely shudder in fear.
"What arrogance! Ling Yi is simply too arrogant! "
"That's right! Does he think he can challenge the western continent's various superpowers just because he has some achievements on the eastern continent? He even thinks he can stand on equal footing with Violet Sword! What a joke!"
"He wants to negotiate with Violet Sword? Does he really think that the western continent is Ling Yi's territory?"
Long Wushang's report infuriated the Elders and Grand Elders present.
If Ling Yi had simply refused to let go of Silent Wonder, they wouldn't have minded it. After all, they knew that Ling Yi had spent a lot of resources on Silent Wonder. According to Long Wushang, Silent Wonder was only half a step away from becoming a Grandmaster Alchemist.
The importance of a player on the verge of becoming a Grandmaster Alchemist to a power was self-evident. She could even help a power rise to prominence.
Currently, the potions available on the market and from the various major powers were only Master ranked. Grandmaster ranked potions were simply out of the question. Even a random bottle of Grandmaster ranked potions would be immensely useful. If they could mass-produce the potion, the potion would be unimaginable. Hence, it was understandable that Zero Wing was unwilling to part with the potion.
However, the Shifeng had said that Ling Yi could resolve this matter without Azure's interference. He was clearly mocking their incompetence.
"Since Ling Yi has said so, we won't interfere for now. Once Ling Yi makes a fool of himself, they'll know their place," the middle-aged man sitting in the center of the room said. The middle-aged man sitting in the middle who had been silent all this while suddenly spoke. "But Old Five, what does Wu Yin think?"
"Big Brother, Silent Wonder is hesitant, but if Ling Yi makes a fool of himself, she won't just stand by and watch Ling Yi and her family fall into despair. She'll definitely join Violet Sword," Long Wushang said after giving the matter some thought.
"In that case, this matter is simple. We just need to let nature take its course. With Ling Yi's strength, he might be able to cause a stir on the eastern continent, but he won't be able to do anything on the western continent. Although we don't wish to tie our family's elites to the Zeus Corporation, to consolidate the various powers under its command, Zeus has specifically chosen us as the major powers' representatives. We have nowhere else to go," the middle-aged man said, sighing.
As the middle-aged man spoke, the elders and grand elders present all fell silent.
On the surface, they had become the leading family of the Azure Chamber of Commerce, enjoying limitless glory. However, the pressure they faced increased as well. If they couldn't improve themselves, they'd fall into a bottomless abyss. After all, the Zeus Corporation could support anyone in the Azure Chamber of Commerce. It didn't have to be them.
As for Ling Yi's side, just as the middle-aged man had said, Ling Yi couldn't do anything on the western continent. All they had to do was watch from the sidelines.
While the Long Family's meeting was going on, the Shifeng's group finally arrived at a canyon in the eastern continent's Demonwolf Mountain Range's inner region.
Level 120-plus Demonic Wolves crowded the canyon's steep terrain. Quite a few Mutated Demonic Wolves and Grand Lord ranked Three-headed Demonic Wolves rested on the canyon's broken walls. Two Two-meter-tall Three-eyed Demonic Wolves even rested on one of the canyon's plains, radiating dense, chilling auras.
[Frost Demonwolf] (Demonic Creature, High Lord) Level 123 HP 63,000,000/63,000,000
[Three-headed Demonwolf] (Demonic Creature, Grand Lord) Level 124 HP 540,000,000/540,000,000
[Mutated Crimson Demonwolf] (Demonic Creature, Archaic Species, Grand Lord) Level 125 HP 1,200,000,000/1,200,000,000
[Three-eyed Ice Demonwolf] (Demonic Creature, Mythic) Level 127 HP 3100,000,000/3100,000,000
Seeing this scene, everyone present couldn't help but gasp.
Although they had learned from Fire Dance's report that there were many Demonwolves in the canyon and that every one of them was extremely powerful and had combat standards above the Trial Tower's third floor, seeing this scene with their own eyes still made them shudder.
Although this canyon looked like nothing more than a canyon, it was actually a Demonwolf city. Even a 5,000-man team of Level 120, Tier 3 players would struggle to deal with these Demonwolves, let alone the 12 Tier 3 players who had fully unlocked their Mana Bodies and the dozens of Tier 3 Personal Guards they had.
This was because the number of Three-headed Demon Wolves and Variant Crimson Demon Wolves that they could see on the surface numbered over three hundred. They were guarding the various entrances and exits of the canyon, not to mention the two Three-eyed Ice Demon Wolves guarding the entrance of the canyon.
Although the Three-eyed Ice Demonwolves were only Level 126 Mythic monsters, the ice-type Mana they radiated was no laughing matter. This was especially true for players who had fully unlocked their Mana Bodies. They could clearly feel the ice-type Mana radiating from the Three-eyed Ice Demonwolves as if they were two towering mountains.
Against such a frightening amount of ice-type Mana, it was practically impossible to utilize the ambient Mana. Only Tier 3 players like himself, who had fully unlocked their Mana Bodies, could put up a fight. However, even if they could, their Mana would be suppressed, and they wouldn't be able to exhibit the full power of their Skills and Spells.
"Guild Leader, do we really have to clear out these Demonwolves?" Ke Le, who had hoped to show off his new equipment and boost his combat power, gulped nervously when he saw these Demonwolves. "Even if the Personal Guards work together, I'm afraid we'll have a hard time dealing with these Demonwolves …"
"We definitely have to clear out these Demonwolves. However, we won't be relying on the Personal Guards. We'll be the ones doing it," Shifeng said, shaking his head.
"We'll be the ones doing it?" Ke Le could not help his surprise.
He and his Personal Guards could easily deal with these Demonwolves. Now, they were being asked to clear out these Demonwolves. This was a joke.
"Mhm. The Demonwolves here are very special. Not only are they strong and numerous, but their combat standards are also very high. Moreover, the Mana suppression here is very strong, making it extremely difficult to use Skills and Spells in battle. Players will have to rely more on their various combat techniques. This is a rare training ground. Hence, from today onward, this will be our training ground," Shifeng said, nodding. "So long as you're tired from fighting here, return to the Extraordinary Tower to train and rest. Once you've rested, return here to fight again. This will be our main task for the next few days."
Originally, Shi Feng had planned to open up a medium passageway between the two main continents quickly, allowing Ling Yi to travel between the two continents easily.
However, the battle on the Extraordinary Tower's second floor had made him realize one thing.
The Realms of Truth weren't as simple as he thought. Previously, he had thought that he had grasped the Realms of Truth, but in reality, he had only grasped a superficial understanding of the Realms of Truth. He hadn't been able to exhibit the Realms of Truth's combat standards.
At the end of the day, Tier 3 was only a transition tier for powerhouses. This gap would only become apparent as more and more players reached Level 120 and challenged their Tier 4 Promotion Quests.
Although Ling Yi had plenty of experts, very few of them could be considered peak experts, much less apex experts. Moreover, unlike the various superpowers, Ling Yi wasn't like the veteran super-first-rate Guilds and Super Guilds. These Guilds had many years of accumulation of talent, while Ling Yi didn't have any.
Although weapons, equipment, and Bloodlines could indeed be of considerable help to players during the Tier 4 trial, in the end, players' combat standards were still the most important factor. This was especially true when players attempted their Tier 4 Promotion Quest at a relatively low level. The requirements for combat standards were even higher.
However, based on the Zeus Corporation's actions, Shi Feng could tell that the various superpowers and corporations were starting to take action. They were preparing to invest all their resources in their peak and apex experts to prepare for their Tier 4 Promotion Quests. After all, the difference between tiers was massive. The various superpowers should've realized this as well.
Originally, the various superpowers should've only realized this after their apex experts had reached Tier 4. However, Shi Feng's actions might've caused a butterfly effect. Now, the various superpowers were starting to focus on nurturing their high-tiered experts instead of relying on numbers to reach Tier 4.
Hence, improving the combat standards of Ling Yi's members as quickly as possible was of utmost importance. If they waited until the various superpowers' experts started challenging their Tier 4 Promotion Trial, Ling Yi would be forced into a passive position.
If players wanted to improve themselves, aside from regular training, they also needed to engage in life-and-death battles with monsters. Only by doing so could they stimulate their potential.
Now that Shi Feng had the Extraordinary Tower and the Demonwolf Mountain Range, he naturally had to make good use of them.
"Guild Leader, why did we summon these Personal Guards?" Shiuse Qiangwei was dumbfounded by Shi Feng's question.
They had gone to such great lengths to obtain so many powerful Personal Guards, yet they hadn't summoned them to fight. She couldn't fathom what the Shifeng was trying to do.
"They're here to watch us fight, of course. They'll help us during crucial moments and prevent us from getting killed," the Shifeng said seriously.
"..."
Everyone was speechless. Was this how Personal Guards were supposed to be used?
Moreover, the Demonwolf Mountain Range was so powerful. They wouldn't have an easy time fighting the Demonwolf Mountain Range together with their Personal Guards. How were these Personal Guards supposed to protect them?
"Since there are no more questions, let's begin our training!"
After saying so, Shifeng swung his greatsword at the Demonwolf pack resting some distance away. In the next moment, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, striking over a dozen Demonwolves. Following which, over a thousand Demonwolves were startled, and they turned to glare at Xiang Shifeng's group with furious gazes. Ke Le and the others shuddered. Before they could react, over a thousand Demonwolves swarmed toward them …
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