Chapter 1 The Silence Before the Storm

As Shi Feng’s words echoed before the gates of the Demon City, the entire area fell into a deathly silence.

Provocation!

Absolute provocation!

“This guy must be crazy, actually planning to become enemies with Demonheart!”

“Does he even dare slap Demonheart in the face?”

“He’s definitely dead! Even if those from Demonheart let him off, Thunder Rebellion won’t!”

The Demon players present were dumbfounded by Shi Feng's unyielding attitude, completely unexpected the outcome.

In their view, Shi Feng and his party had already achieved something great by reaching the gates of the Demon City. It could even be said that they had greatly diminished Demonheart's prestige. They should have known when to stop, since Demonheart was no match for the three great adventurer teams. Even the super forces of the Ten Saints Empire wouldn't dare provoke the Guild's strength.

Moreover, Shi Feng's arrival in Demon City was doomed from the start, unable to do anything to Zhutian Luanshi.

Although Demon City seemed to be a city built by players, it was actually a semi-NPC city. It was guarded not only by players, but also by many NPC Great Demons, and even a Demon Warlord stationed there. That Demon Warlord was a genuine Demon Marquis, one of the seventy-two Great Demons in God's Domain, second only to the Duke in rank. Players simply couldn't run wild in Demon City, let alone conquer it. That was a joke.

After Shi Feng spoke, Thunder Rebellion, standing before him, also underwent a drastic change in expression.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, it seems you intend to provoke us, Demonheart, and even challenge our bottom line!" Thunder Rebellion stared intently at Shi Feng, his eyes filled with icy coldness. "Since you want a fight, then I'll grant it to you!"

As Thunder Rebellion finished speaking, a dense darkness energy surged around him, his physique directly doubling in size. Black demon纹 (wén) patterns also surfaced on his skin, making him appear exceptionally cold.

Compared to this icy dark aura, the pressure emanating from Thunder Rebellion caused all the Demon players present to gasp in cold air.

Because the feeling facing Thunder Rebellion at this moment wasn't that of a Tier 3 player, but a Tier 4 Great Demon.

"Amazing! Too amazing! Is this the power after advancing to Count?"

"This dark energy is too strong! It’s even denser than the Tier 4 Great Demons in the city. If he uses demon skills, how powerful would they be!"

"Black Flame is finished this time."

…

The Demon players on the city walls couldn't help but exclaim in amazement as they watched the demonized Thunder Rebellion.

Although they had long known that there were Count-level experts in the two Guilds of Demon City, they had never truly seen a demonized Demon player. They only knew it was very powerful, a huge watershed in the Demon titles. Without terrifying strength and resources, it was impossible to achieve.

Now they saw that it was more than just a watershed. It was a qualitative change across ranks.

At this moment, Thunder Rebellion wasn't hiding any data. With ordinary observation skills, anyone could see that Thunder Rebellion was no longer human.

His health alone reached a massive six million. Previously, it was only a little over one million. With the significant increase in defense after transforming into a demon, even a small team of Tier 3 experts would take a long time to defeat him, considering the damage players inflict on monsters is completely different from the damage they inflict on other players.

Players have armor defense, so even if a vital point is struck, there will be a wave of defense reduction. Therefore, in God's Domain, player-versus-player combat generally causes far less damage than player-versus-monster combat.

And this was just an increase in health. The improvement in physique and other basic attributes was probably not much less.

Just as Thunder Rebellion transformed into a demon, Wind Regret and the others watching from the high-end bar in Demon City were also amazed by this scene.

"Advancing to Count is indeed terrifyingly strong! No wonder those two major Guilds have kept it a secret, even preventing us from finding out any information." Helpless Smile looked at Thunder Rebellion, who could rival a Tier 4 Great Demon, his heart filled with envy. "Now, not only has Thunder Rebellion become a Demon Count, but he also holds the Darkness Remnant Blade, one of the sixteen demon artifacts of the Demon race. With the attribute buffs Demon City gives to Demon players, I'm afraid no one in the entire Demon City, except for those three people, is his match."

Thunder Rebellion was originally a monster in a super Guild, but after entering God's Domain, he was poached by Demonheart at a high price. The acquisition of the Darkness Remnant Blade by Demonheart gave Thunder Rebellion near-invincible strength. He could even take on three monster-level experts from the super Guild War Wolves at once.

Now that he had advanced to become a Demon Count, the strength was simply unimaginable.

"However, it will probably be difficult for Thunder Rebellion to deal with that Black Flame. After all, that Black Flame can suppress the demonized Dokushin." Wind Regret watched the demonized Thunder Rebellion and slowly said, "It's very likely the two will have a bitter fight."

He had personally experienced Shi Feng's terror. Even if the demonized Thunder Rebellion was himself a monster-level expert, wielding one of the sixteen great demon artifacts, the Darkness Remnant Blade, he didn't think Shi Feng would be defeated so easily.

Fire Feather Falling on the side also nodded in agreement.

Previously, Shi Feng seemed disdainful of Demonheart, but Shi Feng did indeed have the qualifications and strength to be so.

Just as Wind Regret and the other two were quietly discussing Thunder Rebellion in the magic mirror, Thunder Rebellion directly raised the black giant blade on his back and suddenly slashed at Shi Feng.

The moment the black giant blade was swung, the darkness energy on Thunder Rebellion seemed to have found an outlet, frantically pouring into the black giant blade, doubling the blade's power and more than doubling its attack range. Wherever it passed, space shattered, leaving only a black fissure.

Facing this strike, Shi Feng also drew the Holy Sword Killing Ray and directly met it.

Magic Combat Technique – Light Shadow!

Boom!

The blades collided, producing dazzling sparks. The terrifying impact directly shattered the ground beneath their feet, the sound echoing throughout Demon City.

Then, Shi Feng was seen to have only retreated half a step, the health bar above his head only losing a few thousand points of health. For Shi Feng, whose health exceeded a million, this was insignificant.

For a time, the Demon players on the city walls were dumbfounded.

"Vice Guild Leader Thunder's full-strength strike, he only gained a slight advantage?"

"How is this possible!"

The Demonheart members watching behind Thunder Rebellion almost had their eyes pop out.

Before Thunder Rebellion fought Shi Feng, they had considered various possibilities, such as Shi Feng using life-saving skills or special items, but they never expected that Shi Feng could easily withstand it.

At this moment, not to mention others, even Thunder Rebellion himself was bewildered.

What's going on?

Before he advanced to Demon Count, his strength was already unmatched with the Darkness Remnant Blade. But now that he had transformed into a Demon Count, he was only slightly stronger than Shi Feng…

But Thunder Rebellion quickly recovered.

"Indeed, you have some assets!" Thunder Rebellion couldn't help but praise, "But so what if you can block it? Constant defense will inevitably lead to failure. I don't believe you can keep blocking!"

However, just as Thunder Rebellion finished speaking, Shi Feng suddenly put away the Holy Sword Killing Ray in his hand.

"As expected of an expert with the title of Count, this power has already surpassed those ordinary Legendary monsters. Only those strength-type Legendary monsters can compete." Shi Feng glanced at Thunder Rebellion and slowly said, "It seems that in a normal state, I'm really no match for you Demon players who occupy the home field advantage."

"Normal state?" Thunder Rebellion laughed upon hearing Shi Feng's murmur, "Did you think you can transform into a demon too?"

Within the Demon Territory, non-Demon players cannot use burst magic skills. Of course, Demon players are no exception to this rule, but these Demon players can transform into demons to increase their power. Because of this, the super forces of the Ten Saints Empire have always been helpless against their Demon City. Only the War Wolves Guild is stubborn enough to try.

"Indeed, I can't." Shi Feng looked at Thunder Rebellion and smiled, "But my doppelganger can."

As he spoke, Shi Feng drew another black blade from his waist.