Chapter 131 The Golden Door

The appearance of the Golden Door before the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion amazed everyone in Aqua Rose's group.

They had seen massive city walls and towering spires that pierced the sky.

But the scene before them was indescribably awe-inspiring and sacred.

Although the Golden Door was only seven or eight meters high, the sacred aura it emitted made the surrounding mana incredibly gentle, even seeping into their very bones. The various divine inscriptions and patterns engraved on the door seemed to be telling a story, but upon closer inspection, players would quickly find that these inscriptions and patterns became blurred, making it impossible to discern anything concrete.

Yet, these vague elements gave everyone a sense of immense importance, making them want to understand, yet remain elusive.

In this interplay of seeing and not seeing, the Golden Door seemed to be the only thing in the world, with nothing else existing.

"What exactly is on this Golden Door? I only looked at it for a moment, but I already feel more tired than using high-level combat skills several times in a row?" Aqua Rose quickly averted her gaze from the Golden Door, her heart filled with surprise.

She had seen terrifyingly powerful things before.

But the fact that simply looking at the Golden Door caused such a significant drain on her mental strength was something she had never even heard of in God's Domain.

If she continued to look, she feared she would fall into a state of mental exhaustion.

It wasn't just Aqua Rose; Cola, Fire Dance, and the others also dared not look any further, fearing they might faint on the spot.

Fainting in God's Domain was a rare occurrence, but if it happened, it was even more troublesome than running out of stamina.

Because when stamina was exhausted, players could at most not move. But if mental strength was exhausted, they would be forcibly ejected and enter a dormant state, which took a very long time to recover from.

This was fatal for players on the front lines.

"That's normal. The records on it are ancient legacies, and quite complete ones at that. These legacies are far more complex and refined than those combat skills, and not something players can casually look at," Shi Feng said with a wry smile, seeing everyone's curious expressions. "If you look at it for too long, don't expect to recover in just a day or two; it might take three to five days."

The Legacy Doors left behind by the ancient fortresses were only of three levels.

Bronze Door, Silver Door, and Golden Door.

The legacies of these three doors were each more powerful and complete than the last, and the difficulty of passing through them was also progressively greater. The passage rate of the Bronze Door, which only appeared in Normal and Hard modes, was enough to make many Tier 3 experts sigh in despair.

And the Golden Door, which only appeared in Hell and God Modes, was enough to make all top experts despair.

He originally thought that it would be, at best, a Silver Door. He never expected that the Legacy Door left behind in the Starlight Fortress City Lord's Mansion would be a Golden Door. The difficulty of controlling it was no less than that of a large ancient fortress…

"Could it be because we're the first to control an ancient fortress, so they've increased the difficulty?" Shi Feng glanced at the Golden Door, his heart filled with questions.

Normally, the Legacy Door of an ancient small fortress would be at most a Silver Door. Only medium-sized fortresses had a very small chance of having a Golden Door. He had never even heard of a small fortress having a Golden Door.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time!"

Shi Feng shook his head, not thinking about it too much. He gritted his teeth and led everyone into the Golden Door.

Now that the Lord's Token had been activated, whether he participated in the trial or not, he would have to wait for the next cooldown of the Lord's Token to open it again. Moreover, the appearance of the Golden Door was not necessarily a bad thing; in fact, it could be said to be a good thing for them.

The higher the level of the Legacy Door, the greater the difficulty of passing through it, but the greater the help it provided in controlling the Mana Body.

Because the Legacy Door was the most valuable treasure of an ancient fortress, and this was also the greatest benefit of controlling an ancient fortress. It was just that the major forces didn't know this when they first obtained ancient fortresses, and they treated the Legacy Door as a simple team dungeon to clear, hoping to control and improve the fortress as much as possible.

Later, the major forces realized that the greatest value of the ancient fortress was the Legacy Door, which was also the fastest way for players to unlock the Mana Body. Otherwise, relying solely on players to explore and adapt to the Mana Body on their own would take forever to unlock the true power of the Mana Body.

As Shi Feng and the others entered the Golden Door, everything before them blurred.

In an instant, Shi Feng arrived before a Golden Holy Mountain. This Golden Holy Mountain was thousands of meters high, seemingly without end, and the aura it emitted was comparable to that of the Four Gods Tower. Just looking at it from afar made people feel heavy all over, as if they were filled with lead, making movement extremely difficult.

"Is this the trial of the Golden Door?" Shi Feng was shocked by the scene before him.

In his previous life, he had only entered the Bronze Door, and that was after paying a great price to obtain a slot. Otherwise, he would have had to explore and adapt to his Mana Body on his own, like other independent players, and it would have taken an unknown amount of time to unlock his Mana Body.

Moreover, the more powerful the Mana Body, the greater the difficulty of unlocking it. Because of this, those independent Tier 3 experts had always found it difficult to surpass the Tier 3 experts of the major superpowers.

But there was nothing they could do. This was the power of guild resources. Otherwise, so many expert players would not have wanted to join the major superpowers.

Now that he had entered the Golden Door, he felt that the gap was even greater than he had imagined.

Before, in the Bronze Door, his mental state had not changed at all. But in the Golden Door, he could clearly feel a trace of emptiness, which was very helpful for them who were in a space with little mana.

After all, in a space with little mana, even with the blessing of the Mana Body, the mental state of players would be greatly reduced, which would greatly affect the learning and improvement of players.

Just as Shi Feng and the others were quietly observing the environment, a goddess phantom wearing deep blue armor suddenly appeared in mid-air.

"I am Ellia, the creator of this Legacy Door. You, the challengers, have two days to pass the trial and ascend the Holy Mountain. If you cannot pass within two days or die, you will be sent out of here. Only if three or more people reach the first level of the Holy Mountain can you obtain the Bronze Mark of the fortress and control it. Remember, you only have one chance. If you want to enter again, you must wait one month," Ellia said quietly, looking down at Shi Feng and the others.

After Ellia finished speaking, the phantom dissipated directly, as if it had never appeared.

"Fortunately, we have two days," Shi Feng said, breathing a slight sigh of relief.

The previous Bronze Door only gave one day to ascend the mountain, but now they were given two days. This time was much more abundant, and it would allow Aqua Rose and the others to adapt better to this place. After all, this was the first time Aqua Rose and the others had come to such a place.

However, before Shi Feng could finish celebrating, he saw knights in exquisite armor emerge from the Golden Holy Mountain. Each of these knights held weapons, and their levels were all at least Level 110 Tier 3 Knights. There were three of them, and they charged towards Shi Feng to kill him.

These three knights moved swiftly. Although they were in a space with little mana, the surroundings seemed to be filled with rich mana at all times, and each strike carried terrifying mana fluctuations.

"They're starting with three unlocked Mana Bodies?" Shi Feng was shocked as he looked at the three knights charging towards him.