Chapter 1 A City Entirely Under One's Control!

This was something Zero Wing Guild had only dreamed of.

Shi Feng had once led the top ten city-states of Underworld, so he knew very well how valuable and advantageous it was to own a city.

Although Zero Wing was developing well now, the lack of a stable income of Credits was a major weakness.

Other second and third-rate guilds had wealthy groups and consortia behind them, which could continuously provide funds to those guilds, allowing them to develop steadily without worrying about Credits.

Although Shi Feng could obtain Coins in God's Domain through many methods, using Coins to support a guild and establish deep roots was not an easy task. Moreover, as the guild grew and the number of members increased, the demand for Coins would only increase. Exchanging large amounts of Coins for Credits was not a long-term solution for a guild's development.

But owning a city was different.

Why were so many consortia willing to invest so many Credits in these guilds? Wasn't it to make money?

But how to make money?

The answer was player-built autonomous cities.

As long as there was an autonomous city, one could attract investment and rent out shops in the real world to earn a large number of Credits and Coins, solving most of the guild's future development problems.

Therefore, Shi Feng was determined to obtain the qualification to build a city, even if it meant paying a great price.

"Honorable Xia Lian, I accept your conditions," Shi Feng said after a brief silence.

"Good, I knew I didn't misjudge you. Since you have agreed, then our contract is established from this moment on." Xia Lian nodded and drew a silver rune in mid-air, which was then imprinted on the back of Shi Feng's hand. "This mark is the Soul Sealing Curse, which can be used to absorb Immortal Souls. What I want you to do is to collect ten thousand Immortal Souls."

"Collect Immortal Souls?" Shi Feng exclaimed, "Are you asking me to kill ten thousand Favored Ones of Heaven (tian juan zhe)?"

The Favored Ones of Heaven were what NPCs called players. Players were immortal beings who could be resurrected infinitely, losing only levels and experience. This was all because the souls of players were immortal, so they could be said to be immortal beings.

To obtain an Immortal Soul, it could only be done after a player's body had died. Moreover, there were quite a few requirements for this absorption. First, the levels between the players could not exceed 5 levels. Second, the kill had to be done personally. Finally, the distance between the two could not exceed 10 yards after the player's death, otherwise the Immortal Soul could not be absorbed.

This was a forbidden magic for the NPCs of God's Domain. Once discovered, whether it was an NPC or a player, they would do everything they could to kill, without any hesitation.

Because any player whose Immortal Soul was absorbed would be unable to log into God's Domain for a considerable period of time, which could be said to be a punishment more severe than death.

"I didn't expect you to know what an Immortal Soul is. That's right, I am indeed asking you to personally kill Favored Ones of Heaven and collect Immortal Souls." Xia Lian was slightly surprised, not expecting Shi Feng to know, but she had not intended to hide it in the first place. "I know that asking you to do such a thing will be difficult for you, but without Immortal Souls, the Immortal Crown simply cannot be repaired."

"The Immortal Crown was originally a sacred object used to suppress all demons, but it was damaged during the last suppression of the Endless Abyss. The rest of us at the Tower of Seeing Stars have already gathered the other materials for the repair, except for the Immortal Souls. Originally, we were looking for you to slowly repair it with the help of your Immortal Soul."

"But I didn't expect the Endless Abyss to suddenly open. The Endless Abyss is too powerful. Without the Immortal Crown, we simply cannot resist the Endless Abyss's attack. Since you started this trouble, it is only natural that you should be responsible for it. In order to repair the Immortal Crown as soon as possible, a large number of Immortal Souls are needed, but I don't want anyone else to know about this, so I will leave it all to you."

"The inherent magic circle of the Endless Abyss won't last for too long. It is estimated that it will only last for three months. After three months, we will have to face the result of a head-on confrontation, so you must collect ten thousand Immortal Souls within three months."

"But it won't be easy for you to collect ten thousand Immortal Souls in such a short period of time, so I brought you here. The Tower of Seeing Stars has had many inheritances since ancient times. As long as you pass the test of the Advanced Inheritance, collecting Immortal Souls will be much easier."

System: Player has accepted the Epic Hidden Quest "Immortal Crown", requiring the collection of ten thousand Immortal Souls within three months. If the collection is not completed within three months, the player will be cursed, unable to log into God's Domain for one month. In addition, the player will be in a state of Soul Weakness, with all attributes reduced by 90% for three months.

After seeing this quest prompt, Shi Feng felt nothing but a headache.

Failure meant hell!

If he couldn't complete the quest, it would be a very heavy blow to him. Being unable to log into God's Domain for a month meant that everyone else's levels would surpass him by who knows how much. Even if he did log into God's Domain, having his attributes reduced by 90% for three months, how was he supposed to play God's Domain?

"With your current level, you have already reached the qualifications to accept the Advanced Inheritance. Will you accept the inheritance now or wait until you are ready?" Xia Lian asked Shi Feng patiently. "Also, I want to remind you that the opportunity for Advanced Inheritance is very precious. Even I can only give you one chance. You must be cautious. If you don't have enough confidence, it's best to wait."

"The difficulty of obtaining the Advanced Inheritance is no less than an Epic Quest."

"If you think the Advanced Inheritance is too difficult, I can exchange it for a Intermediate Inheritance. Not only will the difficulty be reduced to the level of an Advanced Quest, but you will also have three chances to challenge it."

Xia Lian explained patiently, and Shi Feng listened clearly.

In God's Domain, job advancement meant obtaining the inheritance of a higher-tier class. The normal job advancements that the masses took were through accepting quests in various cities. These kinds of job advancements were all challenges of the Elementary Inheritance.

One level higher was the Intermediate Inheritance, which was rarely seen in God's Domain. After obtaining the Intermediate Inheritance, one could change jobs to become a very common Hidden Class.

One level higher was the Advanced Inheritance. The Advanced Inheritance was very rare. After obtaining the inheritance, one could change jobs to become a rare Hidden Class, and the Star Master was one of them.

One level higher was the Top-Tier Inheritance, which could be described as extremely rare in the entire God's Domain. Even in the Tower of Seeing Stars, there might not be such an inheritance.

In Shi Feng's ten years of God's Domain life, he had not seen many people obtain a Top-Tier Inheritance.

After thinking for a while, Shi Feng suddenly looked at Xia Lian and asked earnestly, "Honorable Xia Lian, may I transfer this opportunity to someone else?"

The Advanced Inheritance was not very meaningful to Shi Feng. He had the Top-Tier Inheritance Stone Edge Sword, how could he give up the Top-Tier Inheritance and accept the Advanced Inheritance?