As Fang Shihan's words reverberated in the secluded top-floor reception room, the entire room suddenly became silent.
"Hei Yan?"
"He's that Hei Yan?"
Matt and White Feather, who stood behind Fang Shihan, similarly stared at Xiang Shifeng in astonishment.
Setting aside the fact that Fang Shihan was a member of one of God's Domain's Five Great Super Guilds, everyone in God's Domain's various superpowers had heard of Hei Yan's name. Some even feared him.
After all, Hei Yan's individual strength was simply too frightening. He had even single-handedly developed Ling Yi to its current scale. He had already become a legend on the eastern continent, and countless players worshipped and revered him.
However, Hei Yan's identity was simply too mysterious. Even now, nobody knew Hei Yan's true identity. Due to this, many powers and players had speculated that Hei Yan had an extremely powerful background and that the power backing him was incredibly secretive. Some had even speculated that Hei Yan was over 35 years old. He definitely wasn't as young as he appeared. After all, appearances were adjusted in God's Domain. It was normal for players to look ten or twenty years younger.
Yet, now, Fang Shihan had claimed that the Shifeng before them was Ling Yi's rumored Guild Leader, Hei Yan. How could they possibly believe such a claim?
Liang Jing, who stood beside Shifeng, tensed when she heard Fang Shihan's words. Shifeng's true identity was one of Ling Yi's core secrets. Very few people in the Guild knew about this, and every one of them was one of Ling Yi's core upper echelons. Liang Jing had only learned about this secret because she had to deal with a lot of Ling Yi's secrets.
Hei Yan's mysterious identity had played a significant role in Ling Yi's development. Many superpowers had guessed that Hei Yan had a major power backing him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so powerful. In addition, they couldn't uncover Hei Yan's true identity, which made it extremely difficult for them to deal with him openly. Hence, none of the superpowers had truly taken action against him. Instead, they had been probing him.
Now that Fang Shihan suddenly said these words, no one dared to imagine what would happen next.
Although she wanted to refute Fang Shihan, she knew that if she panicked or refuted something like this, it would only make the other party more certain that it was true.
The only thing he could do was to remain silent and let the Shifeng deal with it.
While Matt and White Feather were staring at the Shifeng, the Shifeng couldn't help but sigh.
"That's right, Miss Fang is right. I am Ling Yi's President, Hei Yan," Shifeng nodded at Fang Shihan.
Matt and White Feather's eyes widened in shock when they heard Shi Feng's admission. They had never thought that Shi Feng's words were actually true.
Liang Jing, who was standing at the side, was also anxious. She did not expect the Shifeng to admit it without hesitation. This was simply crazy.
"You're actually not going to refute this?" Fang Shihan was a little surprised when she saw Shifeng's calm expression.
In her opinion, the exposure of Hei Yan's identity would have a huge impact on Ling Yi. Setting aside the impact in God's Domain, just the various superpowers and corporations keeping a close eye on Ling Yi in the real world would be enough to make Ling Yi suffer. After all, once Hei Yan's identity was exposed, the various superpowers and corporations would no longer have to fear Ling Yi.
"Even if I wanted to refute this, I'm afraid it would be useless. After all, I was stuck in a virtual gaming cabin for so many days and couldn't be contacted. You've been probing Ling Yi's headquarters all this time. It would be difficult for you to avoid suspicion," Shifeng said slowly.
Ever since he had emerged from the space-time maze, he had vaguely realized that Hei Yan's identity had most likely been exposed. After all, not only did Ling Yi make many of his decisions in the real world, but now that both of his identities had disappeared, whether it was in God's Domain or in the real world, Ling Yi's headquarters would fall into a situation where no one was in charge.
In reality, Fang Shihan had sought out Shi Feng, the Heaven's Rumble Training Center's Hall Master, to verify this matter.
"President Hei Yan really is amazing. You immediately guessed why I suspected you were Hei Yan," Fang Shihan said, smiling at Shi Feng. "Honestly, if not for this sudden incident, I wouldn't have been able to confirm that you were Hei Yan. After all, who would've thought that a nameless college graduate who hasn't received any formal training from a superpower would be a peerless expert who ranks among the top 30 on the God's Domain Experts List?"
God's Domain's top experts were either from the various Super Guilds or super-first-rate Guilds or experts who had been in the virtual gaming world for several decades. Meanwhile, God's Domain's current rookie experts were only so strong because of the large corporations investing large amounts of resources into them. They also had the Legacies of the various Super Guilds and super-first-rate Guilds. In addition, they also possessed extraordinary talent.
As for Shifeng?
At such a young age, not only did he lack any backing, but he had also obtained an incomplete Legacy. Yet, despite this, he had managed to rank among the top 30 on the God's Domain Experts List. In fact, he might even be among the top 10 right now. Who would believe him?
Matt and White Feather agreed with Shi Feng's statement.
If they hadn't trusted Fang Shihan and knew that she would never do something she wasn't confident in, they wouldn't have believed this to be true. This was especially true for White Feather, who had personally witnessed Shifeng's strength.
After all, based on Hei Yan's combat experience, she could tell that he wasn't someone who had only been playing virtual gaming for a few years. Not even she, who had been playing Mythology for more than a decade, could match his shrewdness and decisiveness, let alone a nameless college graduate.
"Miss Fang, you haven't come all this way just to confirm my identity, right?" Shifeng asked calmly when he saw Fang Shihan's excited expression.
"A small matter? President Hei Yan, do you know how bad of a situation Ling Yi will be in if the various powers find out about your identity? " White Feather warned when she saw Shi Feng's nonchalant expression. "Even if Mythology doesn't do anything right now, as long as we spread the news, the various major powers will likely devour Zero Wing instantly. Don't even think about leaving anything behind!"
Not only did the various powers not know about Hei Yan's true identity, but once they did, it would be extremely easy for them to target Ling Yi. Yet, the Shifeng didn't seem to take this matter seriously. Did he really think that this was child's play?
"White Feather, that's enough. I didn't come here for this matter," Fang Shihan said as she stopped White Feather. She then looked at Shifeng and said, "Since President Hei Yan has already gotten to the point, I'll get straight to the point. Now that President Hei Yan's identity has been exposed, I'm afraid that I'm not the only one who knows about it. I believe that it won't be long before news of this matter reaches the various powers' ears. At that time, President Hei Yan, you should know what kind of situation Ling Yi will face, right?"
"What do you think, then?" Shifeng asked, smiling.
"Stone Forest City and the method to reach the Divine Realm!" Fang Shihan said. "As long as Ling Yi hands over the information, we can avoid those problems in the future. Moreover, we can provide Ling Yi with some S-rank Nutrient Fluids and Life Potions. I believe that these are the things that Ling Yi needs the most right now, right?"
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