Chapter 1 The White River City

Star-Moon Kingdom, White River City.

Although White River City wasn't the Star-Moon Royal City, as the saying goes, "Mountains don't need to be high; Immortals dwell within." and "Waters don't need to be deep; Dragons lurk within."

As the main headquarters of Zero Wing, the number one guild in the Star-Moon Kingdom, and with the constant stream of new products from the Candlelight Trading Firm, players in the Star-Moon Kingdom had long regarded White River City as the kingdom's royal capital.

Now that White River City was the only city in the Star-Moon Kingdom to have an Auction House upgrade, it was all the more deserving of the title. Players and newcomers from all major cities in the Star-Moon Kingdom gathered here daily, and its prosperity even approached that of an ordinary empire's capital.

Inside the second-floor hall of the White River City Auction House, over a dozen players wearing magnificent equipment, all at level 64, and bearing the same guild emblem, watched the expert matches in the auction arena with arrogant expressions and disdainful eyes.

"As expected of a small kingdom, these local guilds have fought so many battles. Although their equipment isn't bad, their skill levels are pathetic. They're not even as good as some second-rate guilds in our Dark Night Empire. No wonder Zero Wing can dominate the Star-Moon Kingdom," a level 64 Berserker glanced at the members of the major guilds of the Star-Moon Kingdom, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

The Berserker's voice wasn't soft. For players with second-tier physiques, they could hear clearly even from fifty yards away, but none of the players present dared to say anything. They all silently lowered their heads.

It wasn't for any other reason than that this Berserker had the right to be arrogant.

In the various gambling matches in the auction arena, this Berserker had won twenty matches in a row. Among them were the top experts from the major guilds of the Star-Moon Kingdom, but none of them could make this Berserker's health drop below 80%, not even in two-on-one matches.

Moreover, this Berserker was also Dust Blood, one of the top ten experts of the Bloodbath Family, a first-rate guild in the Dark Night Empire.

The Bloodbath Family was an old, established first-rate guild. Now, it was the strongest guild in the Dark Night Empire, excluding the three major powers, occupying a medium-sized kingdom and a small kingdom. Its strength was simply incomparable to ordinary first-rate guilds.

"Although these guilds are weak, Zero Wing Guild still has some ability to dominate Star-Moon. After all, Zero Wing currently has four experts on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, especially Sword King Black Flame. He has eliminated many top experts from super forces," a young man in a dark gray robe slowly said.

Zero Wing's name had already become famous in the Dark Night Empire in one battle. It had stubbornly helped the Hundred Flowers Palace resist the attacks of the Star Ring Guild, astonishing the major guilds of the entire Dark Night Empire, and they had investigated Zero Wing quite a bit.

However, the more they investigated, the more frightened they became.

It wasn't that the major guilds of the Dark Night Empire were marveling at Zero Wing Guild's speed of development, but that they were incredulous at the number of terrifying existences Zero Wing had provoked.

Nine Dragon Emperor of the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, the Evil God Temple, the Pantheon, Blackwater, Miracle, and even Star Ring from their Dark Night Empire.

Any one of these forces made their scalps tingle, but Zero Wing had offended all of them. The fact that Zero Wing could survive to this day already made them feel unbelievable; it was nothing short of a miracle.

"Zero Wing's glory is only temporary. In the past, the various super forces were busy with their own affairs, and I heard that Zero Wing had the help of Feng Qianyu from the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, so the various super forces didn't do anything to Zero Wing. It's a pity that things aren't like they used to be. The various super forces are determined to seize White River City this time. Even if Feng Qianyu steps in, it won't be of any use," Dust Blood sneered.

In his opinion, this kind of thing was simply laughable. Perhaps to other guilds, having guild experts on the Wind and Cloud Ranking was a remarkable achievement, but to the various super forces, it was nothing. The Wind and Cloud Ranking only looked at battle records; it didn't rank players based on their individual strength.

In God's Domain, there were too many experts without any amazing battle records, but their own strength was extremely powerful. Like their Bloodbath Family, in terms of individual strength, they had several experts in their guild who were even more powerful than those Insight Realm experts on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, but none of these people had entered the Wind and Cloud Ranking.

This Wind and Cloud Ranking was only taken seriously by those small guilds and free players. To the truly large forces, the Wind and Cloud Ranking was just a source of information; it couldn't reflect the strength of a guild at all.

Moreover, the Auction House competition couldn't rely on war weapons. It was entirely a competition of guild resources and experts, allowing no room for falsehood. The war weapons Zero Wing had obtained through luck before were useless at this time. Simply relying on Zero Wing's limited number of experts, not to mention the various super forces, even their old top-tier first-rate guilds were no match.

"That's right. Now that the Auction House is being contested, none of the super forces will give anyone face. In order to obtain control of the Auction House, even those old monsters who usually don't show their faces will take action. The reference value of the Wind and Cloud Ranking is indeed limited," the young man nodded, a deep sense of fear and anticipation in his eyes when he spoke of those old monsters.

The struggles in God's Domain before were just small-scale skirmishes, with few large-scale battles. Moreover, in order to cultivate the younger generation, the real old-generation experts of the various forces didn't take action at all. If these people took action, where would the glory of the younger generation be now?

What geniuses?

What prodigies?

All jokes!

"Zero Wing's luck is really bad. They could have enjoyed a period of peace and tranquility as mountain kings, but it's a pity that White River City was upgraded, and the dream of being a mountain king is no longer possible. This time, to compete for White River City, not only Star Ring, but I heard that even King's Return, Blackwater, and the Pantheon have come. When the heroes gather, let's see how they tear Zero Wing apart," Dust Blood said with a faint smile.

A man is not guilty, but he is guilty of possessing jade. Their Bloodbath Family didn't even have it yet, and a small Zero Wing possessed White River City; it was simply courting death. (Idiom: to be guilty of possessing treasure)

"Hmm, look, Saint of Reincarnation from the Glorious Empire has also come. It seems they're like us, wanting to see this battle of super forces," the young man suddenly noticed over a dozen players walking into the second-floor hall, a smile flashing across the corner of his mouth.

Saint of Reincarnation was also an old top-tier first-rate guild. The strength of the guild was no less than that of their Bloodbath Family, and now it was the guild second only to King's Return in the Glorious Empire.

While the forces of other kingdoms and empires gathered in White River City, quietly waiting for the Auction House competition in the auction arena, in the Candlelight Trading Firm not far from the Auction House, Shi Feng was also in the special forging room, crafting the Azure Light.

Although the Ancient Forging Book could allow ten players to learn how to make the Azure Light, as a set of eight Dark-Gold-ranked special equipment, even forging masters like Melancholic Smile and Frost Cocoa didn't have a high success rate in making them, not to mention that Melancholic Smile and others had other things to make.

So Shi Feng simply crafted the Azure Light himself. As for the materials, they weren't a problem.

Zero Wing had developed to this point, and was growing stronger and stronger. There was no telling how many materials were in the guild warehouse. In addition, with the extremely developed commerce and the fact that they had joined the Heaven's Secret Chamber of Commerce, it was easy to get the necessary materials.

In just less than an hour, he had already obtained more than a dozen sets of materials.

As Shi Feng used the Alien Fire to refine the materials, coupled with the power of the Sage's Hand, the Azure Light equipment was constantly taking shape. When the final eight pieces of equipment were about to be completed, Shi Feng immediately took out forty grains of Time Sand.

Time Sand was extremely precious. Each grain was worth more than twenty gold on the market. It not only increased the success rate of crafting but also had an amplification effect on the crafted items. Shi Feng added five grains of Time Sand to each piece of equipment, which was also the limit that Dark-Gold equipment could withstand.

If he didn't possess the Treasure of Time, he wouldn't dare to use Time Sand so lavishly.

Instantly, the Azure Light bloomed with a dazzling radiance, turning the entire hall into a sea of light. Eight pieces of equipment with a faint starlight appeared before Shi Feng's eyes, exuding an ancient and violent aura, as if the Azure Light before him had been tempered day and night for hundreds of years, about to break free from its cage.