Chapter 1 The Burning Battlefield

In the desolate woodlands outside the Elemental Altar, crimson flames blazed fiercely, turning the entire area into a sea of fire, leaving the expert players who had come to gather herbs nearby dumbfounded.

Above the woodlands hovered a Flame Dragon, its massive form stretching eight or nine meters, with wings spanning over twenty meters. The flames engulfing its body illuminated the dim sky.

"A Fire Dragon?"

"Damn! A Tier 3 Archaic species at Level 80! I thought the monsters around here were supposed to be below Level 75."

"Could there be some kind of event happening?"

The expert players gathering herbs nearby watched the Flame Dragon in mid-air, their hearts filled with curiosity. They couldn't help but rush over to investigate, knowing that events occasionally occurred in God's Domain. Resolving these events could be as rewarding as completing a rare, high-level quest.

Within this scorching sea of fire, lay a battered and broken Iron Puppet.

"As expected of a Bronze-grade Puppet, it's not easy to destroy," Shi Feng thought, looking at the completely ruined Iron Puppet, a hint of anticipation in his heart.

He already possessed the design blueprints for creating Bronze-grade Puppets. As long as the Candlelight Trading Firm nurtured enough Masters, and once all the materials were gathered, he could begin production at any time.

War Puppets needed sufficient numbers to unleash their true power, just like other war weapons. If he were facing three or four Iron Puppets right now, he would probably have a hard time escaping.

The reason why numbers were crucial for War Puppets was a common weakness of many war tools:

Their attacks were too predictable, making them easy to dodge or defend against. However, when these simple attacks reached a certain scale, even top-tier experts would be left with no choice but to await their deaths.

Right now, a single Bronze-grade Iron Puppet possessed such power. He couldn't imagine what kind of strength ten, a hundred, or even more of them would unleash. At that point, they could truly slaughter cities like dogs.

Just as Shi Feng was about to put away the Fire Spirit and use the Seven Luminaries Ring to leave, he suddenly noticed two golden lights flashing in the wreckage of the Iron Puppet.

"Did Tie Ya drop something?" Shi Feng walked forward.

When he picked up the two items on the ground, a look of surprise crossed Shi Feng's face.

One item was a Mithril-grade plate armor leg piece for Level 55, and the other was a gemstone cube encased in iron.

A Level 55 Mithril equipment was undoubtedly top-tier gear at the moment. Even first-rate guilds probably didn't have many. Shi Feng believed that the leg piece must have been dropped by Tie Ya.

However, the gemstone cube was not dropped by Tie Ya. It was an item dropped after the Iron Puppet was destroyed.

Iron Core!

This was the power source that drove the Iron Puppet, and a necessary item for creating War Puppets.

In the entire process of creating War Puppets, the power source was the most difficult to produce. Even Intermediate Forgers had a low success rate, barely meeting the minimum requirements.

Once you had the power source, creating the other parts became much easier. With Beginner Forging Masters and other Beginner Masters, you could handle it. Then, by attaching the power source, you would have another War Puppet.

"I've earned myself a War Puppet," Shi Feng said with a faint smile, looking at the Iron Core, which was undamaged. Next, he just needed to create the body, and he could use it directly.

Then, Shi Feng put away the Iron Core and directly activated the Seven Luminaries Ring to teleport to the Frozen Volcano.

Long after Shi Feng left, the Tier 2 Assassin players gathering herbs around finally arrived. However, after arriving and seeing the Iron Puppet lying on the ground and the surrounding scenery, they were all dumbfounded.

"What a huge machine!"

"What's going on?"

"What kind of battle took place here that completely changed the terrain?"

Just as everyone was shocked by the scene before them, they suddenly noticed a player lying not far from the wreckage of the Iron Puppet. When they saw the player's appearance, they were completely stunned.

"Tie Ya of Sin Domain? Why is he here?"

"No way! Tie Ya is one of the seven great experts of Sin Domain, the main tank of the Sin Domain main force! How could he die here?"

"Wait, there are traces of another player here, but this player seems to have used a Return Scroll and left directly."

"Could that person have killed Tie Ya?"

...

The mere thought sent a chill down their spines, and their hearts were filled with indescribable shock.

Tie Ya was one of the seven great experts of Sin Domain, yet he had been killed…

Immediately, these players posted this incident on the official forums of the Zijing Kingdom, causing a sensation among the vast player base.

"Amazing! He even managed to kill Tie Ya of Sin Domain!"

"Who is so bold to kill Tie Ya?"

"Tie Ya died in Glory Stone Fortress, and Duan E also died in Glory Stone Fortress before. I guess this should be done by Ye Feng, otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence."

"Awesome! Really amazing! He killed two great experts of Sin Domain one after another upon arriving in the Zijing Kingdom."

"Daring to kill two great experts of Sin Domain, Sin Domain will definitely not let go of this Ye Feng."

"Zero Wing Guild is indeed powerful. It seems that the Zijing Kingdom will be lively now."

The people of the Zijing Kingdom were amazed by the strength of the Zero Wing Guild after seeing a great expert of the Sin Domain Guild killed. It was just Shi Feng alone who had caused the fall of two great experts of the Sin Domain Guild, which showed the strength of the Zero Wing Guild.

The first time could be said to be Shi Feng's luck.

But what about the second time?

For a time, the name of Ye Feng spread like wildfire in the Zijing Kingdom. As for the free players who had previously been somewhat wary of Sin Domain, they began to actively sign up to join the Zero Wing Guild.

And this news also reached the Sin Domain residence in Zijing Royal City early on.

"What did you say? The Iron Puppet was destroyed?" When Fengyan Duxing heard the report from his subordinate, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a chill spread throughout the Guild Leader's office. "That's an Iron Puppet with Tier 3 defense. How could a Tier 2 player destroy it?"

"Guild Leader, it's true. That Ye Feng doesn't know what treasure he used, but he can summon a Level 80 Tier 3 Archaic species," the reporting Ranger, Lie Yu, said in a low voice.

Because he was on a tracking mission, he wasn't with Tie Ya. He was only observing from a distance, which was why Shi Feng didn't discover him. But even so, when he saw his Sin Domain companions being slaughtered by Shi Feng, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, thankful that he hadn't gone with Tie Ya.

"A Tier 3 Archaic species? Zero Wing Guild is really willing to spend!" Fengyan Duxing couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this. He had never even heard of such a treasure, but Zero Wing's Ye Feng was willing to use it. However, Fengyan Duxing quickly regained his composure and said coldly, "It seems that we in Sin Domain have never operated outside the Zijing Kingdom. A mere Zero Wing dares to bully us. Notify everyone in Sin Domain, from now on, anyone who encounters someone from Zero Wing is not allowed to let them go!"

"Yes!" Lie Yu nodded quickly.