Chapter 1 Star-Moon City

Star-Moon City was now teeming with players due to the influx from Stoneclaw Mountains. Even White River City, which had once been at its peak, couldn't compare.

Not only was it a gathering place for elite experts from the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, but also a hub for players from other kingdoms and empires. The city's population changed daily, and the bustling streets were packed with players. Even the less frequented areas of Star-Moon City were now constantly filled with newcomers.

"Star-Moon City is truly a great place. With so many elite experts gathered here, there's no need to worry about the guild lacking elites and experts," Yanxue said, watching the players on the street, most of whom were level 29, with many reaching level 30. He couldn't help but envy Wuxia.

The guild's elite members were only around level 28 or 29, with very few reaching level 30. Here, however, so many players were reaching that level. It was much easier than nurturing them from scratch in White River City.

Now that Underworld had just achieved the first clear of the Ice-Sealed Prison, their name was resounding throughout Star-Moon City. Even players from the surrounding kingdoms and empires knew the name of Underworld. Recruiting in Star-Moon City, where elites gathered, was truly amazing. They could easily acquire a batch of elite players and, in just two or three days, become the main force for exploring Stoneclaw Mountains.

"Of course. Why else do you think the guild leader would be here?" Wuxia smiled knowingly, pointing to the nearby Serpent's Kiss guild residence. "As long as we complete the guild leader's mission, both Serpent's Kiss and Star River Alliance will have to dance to our tune."

Just as the members of Underworld were chatting and waiting for the guild leader's instructions, a system announcement suddenly rang out.

Star-Moon Kingdom Regional System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing Guild for becoming the first team in the Star-Moon Kingdom to clear the Hell Mode Ice-Sealed Prison. All players in the team are rewarded with 9 million experience points, a Tier 3 gem with random attributes, and 100 points of Star-Moon Kingdom reputation, as well as 10 points of Human Race reputation.

Southern Continent of God's Domain System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for becoming the first team in the Southern Continent to clear the Hell Mode Ice-Sealed Prison. All players in the team are rewarded with 10 million experience points, five Tier 3 gems with random attributes, and 100 points of Star-Moon Kingdom reputation, as well as 20 points of Human Race reputation.

God's Domain Continent System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for becoming the first team in the God's Domain Continent to clear the Hell Mode Ice-Sealed Prison. All players in the team are rewarded with 15 million experience points, ten Tier 3 gems with random attributes, and 200 points of Star-Moon Kingdom reputation, as well as 30 points of Human Race reputation.

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Five consecutive announcements left the players of Star-Moon Kingdom in silence.

Meanwhile, inside the Ice-Sealed Prison.

"We did it!"

"The Ice-Sealed Giant is down!"

The crowd burst into joyful exclamations. A Hell Mode 100-man team dungeon was something they had never dared to imagine. It felt like a dream, and they feared waking up to find it all an illusion.

They weren't well-known experts in the virtual gaming world, just ordinary players who had followed Shi Feng all the way.

This was currently the most difficult Hell Mode team dungeon. Even super guilds wouldn't touch Hell Mode 100-man dungeons, opting to clear the Hard Mode first clear before preparing to tackle the next high-level team dungeon. But they had done it, and without a single death. It was simply unbelievable!

The first clear of a Hell Mode 100-man dungeon was fundamentally different from the first clear of a Hard Mode 100-man dungeon.

Because the first clear of a Hell Mode 100-man dungeon could be recorded on the God's Domain Hall of Fame!

Clearing the Hard Mode 100-man dungeon only left a name on the Hall of Fame outside the dungeon, allowing future players to see it. But clearing the Hell Mode 100-man dungeon not only left a name on the Hall of Fame outside the dungeon but also on the God's Domain Hall of Fame inside the Hall of Glory in every major city. This was visible in the Hall of Glory throughout the entire city, instantly turning players into well-known figures in God's Domain.

With such glory, how could the crowd not be excited?

Of course, everyone knew that all this was due to Shi Feng's command and guidance. Otherwise, they wouldn't have had such an opportunity.

Shi Feng didn't stop the crowd from cheering and celebrating, because his heart was also pounding with excitement.

This was also the first time he had made it onto the God's Domain Hall of Fame. He used to stand in the Hall of Glory, looking at other people's names with envy. But now he was one of them. Even Shi Feng, with his composure and calmness, couldn't suppress this wild excitement.

After a brief moment of excitement, Shi Feng suppressed his emotions and slowly walked to the feet of the Ice-Sealed Giant, starting to pick up the loot.

At the last moment of killing the Ice-Sealed Giant, Shi Feng used God's Blessing, greatly increasing his luck. Coupled with the first clear bonus, the Ice-Sealed Giant dropped an extraordinary amount of items. Hundreds of items were scattered on the ground, mostly rare materials.

"This is a great harvest. We've collected one-third of the materials for the beast pen in one go. After a few more runs, we'll be able to build it soon." Shi Feng glanced over the items and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Epic item!"

Hard Mode 100-man dungeons had no chance of dropping epic items, but Hell Mode did, although the probability was very low. This was why epic items were still very rare in later generations. Ordinary players couldn't get their hands on epic items. Getting one was considered extremely lucky. Only large guilds had more, but that was the result of the entire guild's accumulation.

"What is this?" Shi Feng quickly discovered a crystal emitting a faint golden light. He had never seen this item before, so he used Eyes of Omniscient Perception to examine it.

Magic Source Crystal, contains amazing magical power, rumored to be the best material for forging magic tools.

"The best material for forging magic tools?" Shi Feng was shocked.

Magic tools were much rarer than epic items. Every magic tool had a great origin, like Shi Feng's Abyssal Blade, which was personally forged by the master craftsman Olsius. In terms of material, it was not much worse than legendary items. The material for forging magic tools was probably worth around an epic item, or even more, because magic tools could be strong or weak, depending on what the blacksmith could create.

System: Abyssal Blade has discovered evolution material, absorb to evolve?

Suddenly, a system notification sounded in Shi Feng's ear.

"This is an evolution material?" Shi Feng looked at the faint golden crystal in his hand in disbelief.

Besides leveling up, the Abyssal Blade also had the ability to evolve, but the system never displayed it, and he had very little information about magic tools in his previous life. He didn't know what could evolve a magic tool.

He never expected it to be the Magic Source Crystal dropped from the first clear of the Hell Mode 100-man dungeon.

"Evolve or not?" Shi Feng knew that the stronger the magic tool, the stronger the backlash, but now was not the time.

After thinking for a while, Shi Feng gritted his teeth and chose to evolve.

A master's path is one of constant advancement or regression. Since he had chosen to step towards the peak, he would encounter countless experts and monsters in the future. If he couldn't even control a magic tool, how could he compete with those monsters?

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