Chapter 1090 The Ensuing Storm

Every player on the Wind and Cloud Expert Ranking’s top 100 was a veteran who had made a name for themselves in the virtual gaming world for many years.

These experts weren't just kings or queens in a single game; they were masters who had caused a sensation in several or even more than a dozen virtual games, possessing countless brilliant achievements. They were simply incomparable to the new experts who had emerged in recent years.

As a newcomer, it was already remarkable to be ranked in the top 1,000.

For a newcomer to be ranked in the top 100 was nothing short of a miracle.

However, Hei Yan not only created a miracle but also leaped to 51st place, immediately exciting the vast player base of the Star-Moon Kingdom.

The vast majority of the experts ranked in the top 100 were in the various empires of God's Domain. Players of the great empires had long looked down on players from other kingdoms.

In everyone's subconscious, they felt that kingdom players were inferior to empire players.

Now that Hei Yan was ranked 51st and came from the Star-Moon Kingdom, the players of the Star-Moon Kingdom felt a sense of pride.

"This time, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion is really going all out to promote this newcomer expert. After just one guild war, he directly leaped to 51st place. Is he the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's favored son?"

"That's right. He just led a newly emerging guild to defeat a first-rate guild. It's not like that hasn't happened before. Which of the top 100 experts hasn't gone through dozens of battles to win the final victory? The Heavenly Secret Pavilion is too biased towards the Star-Moon Kingdom players."

"There must be something fishy going on here!"

"Hei Yan's title is too arrogant. He actually dares to use Sword King. Does he really think he's the king of swordsmen? Any swordsman player in the top 100 could easily beat him. How dare he call himself Sword King? Bah!"

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As the news of the Wind and Cloud Expert Ranking spread, many players from other empires and kingdoms began to criticize it, feeling that Hei Yan was being overly praised. In particular, seeing that the god-like experts they used to admire were easily surpassed by a newcomer player, they felt extremely uncomfortable and expressed doubts about the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's expert ranking, feeling that it was unfair.

However, the Heavenly Secret Pavilion didn't bother to explain.

It was pointless to argue with fools. The battles in the video had fully explained the problem. If they couldn't understand, it was just a matter of personal intelligence. Explaining it further would be useless.

If Shi Feng hadn't demonstrated the level of the Vacuum Realm, they wouldn't have placed him in the 51st position.

Compared to the top expert players in God's Domain, who saw this ranking, they all became extremely vigilant towards Hei Yan, especially the experts ranked in the top 100 of the Wind and Cloud Expert Ranking.

The Wind and Cloud Expert Ranking had three thresholds, and only the Heavenly Secret Pavilion and a very few experts knew about these three thresholds. Ordinary players had no idea.

The first threshold was the top 400.

If an expert hadn't stepped into the Refinement Realm, then no matter how well they performed in the game, it was impossible to enter the top 400. If they could be ranked in the top 400, it meant one thing: this expert was someone who had stepped into the Refinement Realm.

This was also why Shi Feng was previously ranked 481st. Because, according to the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's careful investigation, Shi Feng at that time had not reached the Refinement Realm. He was only considered to be at the half-step Refinement Realm. Otherwise, Shi Feng's ranking would have been even higher.

The second threshold was the top 200.

Expert players who hadn't reached the Flowing Water Realm shouldn't even think about it. No matter how well they performed, they could only be ranked at 201st at most.

The third threshold was the top 100.

Only expert players who had reached the Vacuum Realm could enter.

Because Shi Feng had demonstrated the level of the Vacuum Realm and defeated Xiao, who had been famous for many years, he jumped into 51st place. Otherwise, Shi Feng would have been ranked in the 80s or 90s at most.

The Wind and Cloud Expert Ranking wasn't entirely a ranking based on strength. Instead, it was based on the player's performance and achievements in God's Domain. If it were really ranked by strength, many experts on the list wouldn't be qualified to be on the list at all.

If there were any new expert players who entered the 401st position of the Wind and Cloud Expert Ranking before, the top forces in God's Domain would at most glance at them, knowing that there was such a person, and wouldn't take it to heart. But now that Shi Feng had entered the top 100, this forced the major forces in God's Domain to pay attention.

"To be able to enter 51st place, this Hei Yan is indeed interesting." Feng Qianyu looked at the Wind and Cloud Expert Ranking in her hand, her beautiful eyes curving slightly. "But this Hei Yan is really hiding himself well. I didn't even see his true level. It seems that killing Long Wu wasn't just a fluke."

In Feng Qianyu's eyes, Shi Feng was just a small character who had gotten some excellent equipment by luck and could be powerful for a while, but it wouldn't last long. But Shi Feng reaching the Vacuum Realm was a completely different matter.

Now, Feng Qianyu had to treat Shi Feng as someone of the same level.

Because of the update to the Wind and Cloud Expert Ranking, the top figures in the entire God's Domain understood one thing: the virtual gaming world had another peak expert.

Star-Moon Kingdom, White River City.

As soon as Shi Feng returned, he found that players were constantly teleporting into the Teleportation Hall. These players were generally of a high level, almost all around level 30. Although they didn't reach the level of elite guild players, they were already high-level among ordinary players.

And after these players arrived at the Teleportation Hall, the first thing they did was to find players to ask where the Zero Wing Residence was.

"Little brother, do you know where the Zero Wing Residence is?" A middle-aged man of about 40 years old with a thin build, wearing a cyan mage robe, walked to Shi Feng's side and asked.

Behind the middle-aged man were five people. These five people were all level 30 players, and their equipment was at least level 25 Mysterious-Iron rank. They were definitely elite players in the guild, but their level was a bit lower.

However, free players couldn't compare to guild players. Without the various benefits provided by the guild, free players had to spend more time on other aspects, so their leveling speed was generally not as good as guild players.

Shi Feng was wearing a black coat at this time and had also restored his original appearance. His level and equipment were hidden, so other players couldn't recognize him at all.

Shi Feng glanced at this group of people, and his eyes lit up.

The person who asked him was actually Wuyan Suiyue (Silent Years) , a top expert from his previous life. This person was once ranked in the top 50 of the Star-Moon Kingdom's Oracle Ranking, and could be ranked in the top 10 during his peak.

"Brother Wuyan, this person has the Zero Wing Guild's emblem on him. He's a member of the Zero Wing Guild." The female Elementalist next to him nudged Wuyan Suiyue and said somewhat awkwardly.

At this time, Wuyan Suiyue also realized that because he had walked over from behind Shi Feng, he hadn't seen the Zero Wing emblem on Shi Feng. He had actually asked someone else if they knew where the Zero Wing Residence was...

"The Zero Wing Residence is on the main street in the city center." Shi Feng didn't mind and casually said, "You just need to take a carriage to the main street at the entrance."

After speaking, Shi Feng turned and left the Teleportation Hall, taking a carriage to the library.

"The Zero Wing Guild is really amazing. It deserves to be a paradise for experts. Just randomly encountering a member can make me feel so much pressure. This trip was not in vain. I must join the Zero Wing Guild." Wuyan Suiyue looked at Shi Feng's departure with awe, and his evaluation of Zero Wing rose several levels.

Shi Feng didn't know that his unintentional action had made Wuyan Suiyue even more reverent towards the Zero Wing Guild.

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