Chapter 1 Meeting in the Conference Room

Inside the Candlelight Trading Firm's top-floor conference room.

As Shi Feng entered, he noticed subtle changes in Feng Qianyu, who sat quietly by the floor-to-ceiling window, compared to when he last saw her.

Before, Feng Qianyu had exuded composure and the air of someone in a high position, but now she seemed to possess a touch of ease and naturalness.

Although the change was subtle, it was clear that Feng Qianyu had gained much from the Secret Inheritance Space.

"So many large forces want to obtain the Secret Inheritance Stone Slab. Its effects really are extraordinary," Shi Feng thought to himself in surprise.

If even a Bronze-rank stone slab suitable for players had such an effect, it was hard to imagine what effects the Golden Stone Slab, seized by that mysterious NPC youth, would have.

"Pavilion Master Feng came out quickly. I thought you wouldn't emerge for at least thirty hours," Shi Feng said as he sat down. "I wonder, what urgent matter does Pavilion Master Feng have in seeking me out?"

"Although it may seem abrupt, I would very much like to know if you have any more of that Soulwater?" Feng Qianyu looked at Shi Feng, her expression serious, her eyes filled with anticipation. "If you have more Soulwater, I am willing to buy it for fifty gold coins per bottle, or the equivalent in magic crystals."

Shi Feng was somewhat surprised to hear Feng Qianyu's question.

On the market, items that could improve a player's mental focus rarely exceeded twenty gold coins, and the Hundred Berry Brew he obtained from the Dark Caves was only worth eight or nine gold coins in internal guild transactions.

Now, Feng Qianyu was offering fifty gold coins per bottle without hesitation, demonstrating that she highly valued the Soulwater.

"Why is Pavilion Master Feng suddenly so interested in Soulwater?" Shi Feng asked curiously.

The data displayed on the surface of Soulwater didn't reveal its true effects. Only by personally trying it could one understand its benefits.

He had obtained a total of six drops of Soulwater, which he had stored in six glass bottles. He had given five bottles to Aqua Rose and the others, and kept the remaining one as a spare, in case he needed it. Logically, Feng Qianyu couldn't possibly know the true value of the Soulwater.

"It's hard for me not to pay attention to the Soulwater. Captain Ye Feng, you may not have entered a Secret Inheritance Space before, so you don't know the specific situation inside. In a Bronze-rank Secret Inheritance Space, for players entering for the first time, being able to reach the fourth floor within six hours indicates that they have learned a very good understanding of the inheritance. Talented people can reach the fifth floor within six hours, and currently, only a handful of geniuses can reach the sixth floor within six hours," Feng Qianyu said with a wry smile. "But Aqua Rose and the other four, even the worst of them could reach the sixth floor within six hours, and the remaining four reached the seventh floor..."

Although she admitted that Aqua Rose and the others were very talented, she couldn't accept that even the worst of the five could reach the sixth floor within six hours.

You had to know, in the entire Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, there were only a handful of players who could reach the sixth floor within six hours on their first entry into a Bronze-rank Secret Inheritance Space, and they were all monsters who controlled the Domain. And Aqua Rose and the others?

The strongest among them had only reached the Refinement Realm, still a long way from the Flowing Water Realm, not to mention controlling the Domain.

Aqua Rose and the others' performance was simply too dazzling.

Only a fool would believe it was due to their own abilities.

The only thing she could think of was the Soulwater that Shi Feng had taken out earlier.

"I see," Shi Feng said in realization. "I do have more Soulwater, but it's very precious, and I don't have much left. If Pavilion Master Feng wants it, I can trade it, but I don't need gold coins or magic crystals. Instead, I hope to borrow the power of the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion to help me complete a task. If you complete that task, I will pay you with ten bottles of Soulwater."

It would be foolish to sell the Soulwater made with the Soul Orb.

Forget fifty gold coins a bottle, even three hundred gold coins would be impossible. Making Soulwater required the sacrifice of a hundred people, which meant that it was impossible to make too much. It would likely be barely enough for the guild members to use themselves, and producing large quantities of Soulwater would definitely expose the Soul Orb.

"Ten bottles?" Feng Qianyu pondered.

Ten bottles of Soulwater was simply too little, not enough to distribute to her subordinates.

But thinking about it, how much could there be of a treasure that allowed players to reach the seventh floor of inheritance comprehension within six hours?

Although the Bronze Secret Inheritance was the easiest to learn, completing the nine trials was also very difficult. Currently, no one in the entire Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion had truly mastered a complete set of Bronze-rank combat techniques, showing just how difficult Bronze-rank combat techniques were to learn.

If they obtained the Soulwater, they might be able to learn a set of Bronze combat techniques.

A set of Bronze-rank combat techniques!

Just being able to comprehend it to the seventh floor would be a terrifying boost to combat power, and the later stages would bring even greater improvements. Learning a complete Bronze-rank combat technique would definitely bring about a qualitative change in one's combat power.

"I wonder what task you want to borrow the power of our Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion to complete?" Feng Qianyu asked.

"It's very simple, help me clear a dungeon," Shi Feng said with a smile.

"Clear a dungeon?" Feng Qianyu asked in surprise. "Aren't there enough experts in the Zero Wing Guild?"

The Zero Wing Guild already had many experts. Dealing with a hundred-person level 45 team dungeon shouldn't be a problem, although the Hell difficulty would be a bit harder. But once the entire team reached level 45, it shouldn't be a problem anymore.

"It's indeed not enough. I need to borrow at least a hundred people from you," Shi Feng said after thinking for a moment.

"A hundred people! Could it be that you want to..." Hearing what Shi Feng said, Feng Qianyu vaguely thought of a dungeon.

"That's right, the level 50 Super-Large Dungeon, the Blazing Ruins!" Shi Feng nodded.

In God's Domain, the largest dungeon before level 50 was the hundred-person dungeon, but after reaching level 50, Super-Large Dungeons would appear, requiring a minimum of two hundred people to enter and a maximum of five hundred people. And within the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, there was only one level 50 Super-Large Dungeon, the Blazing Ruins.

If Stone Forest Town truly wanted to become a sacred place that many players wanted to visit, taking the first clear of the Blazing Ruins was very important.

This was also what the major guilds in God's Domain were currently preparing for.

If they could take the first clear of a level 50 hundred-person Hell difficulty dungeon, they would obtain a Three-Star Guild Promotion Order. And if they could take the first clear of a level 50 Super-Large Dungeon on Hell difficulty, they would obtain a Town Relocation Order.

This Town Relocation Order could be said to be even more valuable than a Town Building Order, because it allowed any town occupied by players to be moved to any desired location.