Chapter 1 Star Crest Valley, Starlight Fortress

As a spatial rift appeared in midair from the magic array engraved before the City Lord's Mansion gate, Shi Feng was teleported out from within.

Several figures were already sitting and resting before the gate of the City Lord's Mansion. Each of them looked extremely exhausted, as if they had experienced days and nights of fierce fighting. Their eyes were bloodshot, and they exuded weakness and numbness.

"Guild Leader?" Cola looked at Shi Feng emerging from the spatial rift, his eyes filled with a hint of surprise.

At this time, not only Cola but also Sword Shadow, Spotted Hawk, Banshee's Allure, and Iro suddenly froze.

They all knew the situation inside the Golden Holy Mountain very well. Among the ten of them, if anyone had a chance to reach the first level, it would only be Shi Feng.

But now, Shi Feng was the sixth to come out of the ten of them, which, no matter how they thought about it, should be impossible.

Because Shi Feng, whether in terms of skill level, basic attributes, or even the Mana Body, none of the ten of them could match him.

Even if he really came out, he should be the last one.

"Only the five of you came out?" Shi Feng did not care about the surprised expressions of Cola and the others and could not help but ask.

"Yes, for now, only the five of us have come out. Sister Fire Dance and the Vice Guild Leader haven't come out yet," Cola nodded blankly.

"Have they improved that much during this time?" Shi Feng was also slightly surprised.

Being able to remain inside at this time meant that they were close to the first level of the Holy Mountain.

The first level of the Golden Holy Mountain!

He had personally experienced the difficulty.

It could be said that except for Yan Tianxing, who had a higher chance, the others were much worse. After all, the Golden Holy Mountain's test focused more on the player's own level, and attributes were secondary.

Because no matter how strong their attributes were, their attack power could not be stronger than those NPC knights who had unlocked their Mana Body.

This time, when they came to the Western Continent, in addition to Vice Guild Leader Bai Qingsnow staying behind in the Black Dragon Empire to manage the guild, Aqua Rose, Fire Dance, and Purple Smoke Cloud, the three great experts of the guild who had entered the Four Gods Tower, also came.

He didn't expect Aqua Rose, Fire Dance, and Purple Smoke Cloud to be able to hold on until now.

He already knew about the progress of the three of them. Not only had each of them reached the Vacuum Realm, but they had also greatly improved in terms of combat skills. Even Purple Smoke Cloud had learned a Bronze-level combat skill.

But these should not be enough for the three of them to hold on until now.

"By the way, how were your gains inside? How much of the Mana Body have you unlocked?" Shi Feng did not think too much about this. After all, the stronger Aqua Rose and the others were, the better. He then asked Cola and the others.

The most important thing about the Ancient Fortress was the Mana Body inheritance inside. Therefore, whether they could pass was not the key. The key was how much they could learn. If they only focused on clearing the level and did not learn anything, that would be a big loss.

"I have unlocked 75%," Cola said, slightly得意 (déyì, pleased with himself) when it came to the Mana Body.

Although he was the first to come out this time, he had unlocked the most Mana Body among the four of them. He could even break through 80% of the Mana Body if he could pass another level inside.

Don't underestimate unlocking only 80%. Every 10% of the Mana Body unlocked would greatly improve attack and magic skills. It was just that the power was not as strong as when it was fully unlocked.

Sword Shadow and the others next to him gave him a contemptuous look.

He had come out more than an hour or even two hours earlier than them, and he had only unlocked 5% to 10% more Mana Body than them. There was nothing to be proud of at all.

Just as Sword Shadow and the others finished speaking, spatial rifts suddenly appeared in front of the City Lord's Mansion one after another, and figures were teleported out from inside.

These people were Aqua Rose and the other three. A bronze mark also appeared on Shi Feng's Lord Token.

"The knights on the second level are too powerful! Every move has a power close to that of a Tier 4 Mythic monster. Who can stop that?" Yan Tianxing looked very bad after being teleported out.

"Did you pass the first level?" Shi Feng looked at the somewhat disheveled Yan Tianxing and could not help but ask.

"Yes, but the difficulty of the second level is too great. It has even reached the level of a Tier 4 Mythic monster. It's even more difficult to deal with than those Mythic monsters," Yan Tianxing nodded, feeling a little regret in his heart.

"Not bad. The Mana Bodies of the knights on the second level are all Gold-ranked. It can be said that they are not inferior to your Mana Bodies at all. In the state where the Mana Body is unlocked, and your Mana Bodies are not unlocked, you can't withstand them even if you all go together," Shi Feng was not surprised by this. "How much have you unlocked your Mana Body?"

The advantage of the NPC knights with Gold-ranked Mana Bodies was too great. Even if it were him, he could only resist by activating Dragon Might, not to mention that Yan Tianxing did not have his attributes and Dragon Might.

"Only 90% unlocked so far," Yan Tianxing said with a slight regret. "If I could have fought for a little longer, that would be great."

After Yan Tianxing finished speaking, Cola and the others looked at Yan Tianxing with envy.

They did not expect that the NPC knights on the second level would all have Gold-ranked Mana Bodies. This would be of great help to them, who had Gold-ranked Mana Bodies.

"I'm also a little short, only 95%. If you could give me twenty more minutes of observation time at the end, I might be able to unlock it," Aqua Rose also said with regret.

The Mana shown by the NPC knights on the second level was too amazing. It was fine that every move was close to Tier 4 power, but the key was that these guarding knights had very high combat skills, almost comparable to experts in the Micro Realm. Moreover, their Mana exertion was limited, and the difference in power was too great, so they could not stop them at all.

Fire Dance and Purple Smoke Cloud next to her also shook their heads helplessly. Although the unlocking of the Mana Body had reached 95%, they were still not the opponents of those guarding knights.

"By the way, Guild Leader, the Shanyi Tribe contacted me before, saying that they had something to ask us to go over. However, we have been inside, so I said that we had urgent matters and asked them to rest at the temporary station first," Aqua Rose said suddenly.

"This matter is not urgent," Shi Feng said with a smile. "It will be the same after you unlock your Mana Body."

"Unlock the Mana Body?" Aqua Rose looked at Shi Feng in surprise.

Now that they had come out of the Gate of Inheritance, it was very difficult to improve further, and even spending ten and a half months was a trivial matter.

"Yes, the Gate of Inheritance in the Ancient Fortress is indeed the fastest place to unlock the Mana Body. However, there is also an Inheritance Room in the City Lord's Mansion. Although the effect is far less than that in the Gate of Inheritance, it allows players to experience the fully unlocked state of the Mana Body once. This state will last for three minutes, which should be of great help to you," Shi Feng nodded.

The Inheritance Room was the core of the City Lord's Mansion. It could only be used after obtaining control of the City Lord's Mansion. Moreover, the cost of using it once was very high. It could only be used twelve times a month in total, and each person could only use it once a month.

After obtaining it, the various super forces gave it to the top experts who were only a little short of unlocking the Mana Body.

Now, it didn't matter if the unlocking of the Mana Body of the others was not high, but since each of them had reached above 70% and 80%, there was still a good chance that they could unlock it to 100%. Naturally, they had to try it.

As he spoke, Shi Feng lifted the blockade of the City Lord's Mansion and led the others into it.