Star-Moon City, Teleportation Hall:
A group of players in black robes suddenly appeared in the Teleportation Hall. Leading the group was a youth and a beautiful woman. As soon as they appeared, they attracted the attention of many players.
"Aren't those King's Return's experts, Hell Fiend and Praying Lotus?"
"Why are they here?"
"As expected of a Super Guild. Their levels and equipment are simply amazing. Both of them are fully geared in top-tier Level 35 Dark-Gold Equipment, and their staff is actually Epic rank. The gap between them is simply too big. I wonder when I'll be able to equip a full set of Level 35 Secret-Silver Equipment?"
"Could King's Return be planning to develop in the Starmoon Kingdom?"
Practically every one of King's Return's experts was a superstar in the virtual gaming world. Furthermore, Hell Fiend and Praying Lotus did not hide their equipment's special effects. Hence, many players recognized them with a single glance, and discussions broke out as they sent envious gazes towards the duo.
At this stage of the game, mainstream players had yet to reach Level 35. Only the top elite players of large Guilds had reached that level. They would be considered very impressive if they were fully geared in Secret-Silver Equipment. However, the members of a Super Guild had long since reached Level 30. They were even fully geared in top-tier weapons and equipment at this stage of the game.
This was definitely the first time they had seen an Epic Weapon. Such a weapon had never appeared in the entire Starmoon Kingdom. One could just imagine how frightening a Super Guild's strength was.
Hell Fiend and Praying Lotus paid no attention to the crowd's gazes as they walked towards the teleportation array.
"Hmph, enemies really do cross paths." Hell Fiend suddenly stopped, his gaze landing on an Elementalist waiting for the teleportation array.
"Hell Fiend, why are you here?" The young Elementalist also noticed Hell Fiend. Suddenly, a thought occurred to him, and his expression darkened. "Are you trying to threaten the Ling YI Society?"
"Sinned, it's been some time since we last met. You're quite lucky to have found a trustworthy partner. However, don't celebrate too early. Your fate has long since been decided. No matter how much you struggle, it will be useless," Hell Fiend said, smiling disdainfully. He then turned and left.
"Partners who keep their promises?" Sinned Heart was confused as he watched Hell Fiend leave in a huff. Did Ling Yi reject Hell Fiend's offer?
He had never seen Hell Fiend lose his composure like this before.
He inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Immediately, his impression of the Ling YI Society improved significantly. In the virtual gaming world, there were not many people who dared to oppose King's Return, not to mention doing business with a stranger.
"Hell Fiend, are you really going to use the ancient book?" "Don't let your anger get to your head. Even if you use the ancient tome's power, Sinned Heart will still get his hands on the money. At that time, the true value of the ancient tome will go to waste." Praying Lotus hurriedly advised Hell Fiend.
"Praying Lotus, of course I know what you're talking about. Do you really think I've lost my mind? I haven't forgotten my main purpose for coming here. Although I said I would use the ancient book's power, who said I would use it on Stone Forest Town? " A sinister smile appeared on Hell Fiend's face. "At that time, both Hei Yan and Sinned Heart will regret this."
"Not in Stone Forest Town?" Although Praying Lotus was happy that Hell Fiend had not let his anger get to his head, she was confused by Hell Fiend's words.
Stone Forest Town was the Ling YI Society's treasury. Destroying Stone Forest Town would undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to the Ling YI Society, eliminating the huge advantage the Ling YI Society had established in the Starmoon Kingdom.
If not in Stone Forest Town, where could they use the ancient book?
"Just wait and see." Hell Fiend's lips curled up.
…
Inside White River City's Library, the Shifeng was still trying to fuse Mysterious Fires. However, the process was extremely difficult. Despite repeated attempts, the result was still failure.
The first step was to use the Ice-Blue Devil Flame to envelop a small clump of Soul Fire. To the Shifeng, the Ice-Blue Devil Flame was like an extension of their limbs. The Shifeng had already reached the Void Realm, so they were familiar with their surroundings. Hence, they could easily envelop a small clump of Soul Fire and store it within their bodies.
However, the second step of fusing Mysterious Fires was extremely difficult.
Controlling the flame's intensity was much more difficult than trying to thread a thin thread through a needle.
If the ratio of Soul Fire was too small, the Shifeng would be burned by the Soul Fire. Not only would the pain be excruciating, but they would also fall into a Weakened Soul state, causing their Basic Attributes to decrease by 1% each time. Although 1% was not a lot, it was still a frightening number of failures. Currently, the Shifeng had failed 34 times, and their Basic Attributes had decreased by 34%. Fortunately, this decrease was not permanent. It was only temporary.
Even so, they still needed two natural days to fully recover.
"This is really difficult." After so many failures, the Shifeng had, more or less, grasped the general ratio of Soul Fire. However, it was extraordinarily difficult to accurately fuse the Soul Fire into their bodies. Not to mention, without the assistance of a Fusion Magic Array, the difficulty of fusing the Soul Fire into their bodies would be at least ten times greater.
For example, with a Fusion Magic Array, there was a 0.1% margin for error. Without a Fusion Magic Array, there was only a 0.01% margin for error. At that time, it would be even more difficult to utilize the Soul Fire's power. After all, players were not machines. They could not be so precise, even if their brain activity had increased significantly.
Only now did the Shifeng understand why, despite some god-ranked experts obtaining the Soul Fire ten years later, none of them had been able to fully control it. He had only tried to control a small portion of the Soul Fire's power, yet it was already so difficult. Just how difficult would it be to fully control the Soul Fire?
However, despite so many attempts, the Shifeng had not gained anything.
That was control!
In the past, the Shifeng had focused on improving their control over their bodies and their surroundings, pushing their five senses to their limits. However, they had only achieved this through life-or-death combat. They had never truly calmed down.
In the past, the Shifeng had not noticed this kind of control over their bodies and their surroundings. Now that they looked at it, they realized that it was somewhat barbaric. It was like running at full speed, constantly putting their bodies under extreme pressure. They did not know how to be flexible, so their control over their bodies was not as smooth and natural. However, after fusing with the Soul Fire multiple times, the Shifeng suddenly felt that their control over their bodies had improved imperceptibly.
The Shifeng was overjoyed by this harvest.
He had never imagined that the test of fusing Mysterious Flames would have such additional benefits.
As his control continued to improve, the Shifeng finally succeeded on his 45th attempt.
System: Congratulations! You have obtained Basic Mastery over the Soul Fire. You may now utilize the Soul Fire's Basic Ability.
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