Chapter 1 Fire Dragon City

Fire Dragon Empire, Fire Dragon City.

On the bustling commercial street of the imperial capital, groups of players in black cloaks moved about, their sheer number making them a spectacle.

"Why are so many people wearing black cloaks on the street today? And they all seem so strong!" A level 56 Tier 1 newbie, as usual, came to exchange for new equipment and looked at the passersby with surprise.

Although Fire Dragon City was usually crowded, it was never as exaggerated as today. The number of people had more than tripled, giving the feeling that something strange was going on.

Not only were the players strangely wearing black cloaks, but even many NPCs were wearing black cloaks in groups of three or five, exuding an aura of fear. The NPCs in the streets and alleys were also whispering about something, but because these NPCs had intelligence, they seemed to deliberately avoid talking to the players.

"This is normal today. You haven't been playing God's Domain for long, so you may not know, but today is the day to determine the new twelve great guilds of God's Domain Continent, ready to start competing for the twelve reserve seats." A Tier 3 man, level 109, standing next to the newbie, glanced at him and explained with a smile.

"Determine the twelve great guilds of God's Domain?" The newbie shield warrior was shocked. "Isn't that determined by the Virtual Gaming Association?"

In the real world, the recognized super guilds were evaluated by the Virtual Gaming Association every year, but these positions were almost fixed, with little change.

"No! This is organized by the War God's Temple to determine the twelve strongest guilds in the entire God's Domain Continent, not a competition held in the real world." The Tier 3 man chuckled.

"Then does our guild have a chance to participate?" Upon hearing this, the newbie shield warrior's eyes lit up with fighting spirit.

Such a competition was unheard of, and with the current popularity of God's Domain, it was no exaggeration to call it the world's number one competition. If he could distinguish himself in the competition, he would make a name for himself.

The major consortia were now recruiting experts from God's Domain at high prices, offering unheard-of salaries. Even the top fifty experts on the Wind and Cloud Rankings had much higher annual incomes than first-line celebrities.

"Our guild would like to as well, but the threshold is too high. Even the top-tier guilds aren't qualified to participate…" the Tier 3 man said with a wry smile.

Currently, all the major forces in God's Domain were secretly discussing the twelve guilds, and even the NPCs were talking about it. The impact was unprecedented.

For such a competition, being able to participate was a testament to strength, let alone winning a seat.

"So, today is so lively because these people are here to participate in the competition?" The newbie shield warrior was somewhat enlightened.

"Those wearing black cloaks are probably the participants, while the others are here to watch the competition," the Tier 3 man explained.

"Watch the competition? Can we go?" The newbie shield warrior was immediately interested.

"That's probably… impossible…" The Tier 3 man said awkwardly, "The threshold for watching this time is 300 gold, and a VIP box costs 5,000 gold and twenty units of Seven Luminaries Crystals, and the number is limited to only 1,000 VIP boxes."

Three hundred gold was a huge sum for current Tier 3 experts, and most of them didn't even have that much in their pockets. After all, daily expenses in God's Domain were too high, making it impossible to save much money.

As for VIP boxes, they were specifically for the major guilds and not something individuals could afford.

Not to mention 5,000 gold, even the twenty units of Seven Luminaries Crystals would make the top-tier guilds feel the pinch, let alone other second and third-rate guilds.

At this time, not only the Tier 3 man felt embarrassed, but also the other Tier 3 experts on the street sighed.

"Just being able to watch such a competition would be very beneficial."

"More than that! I heard that there are more than twenty super forces participating in this competition, and the number may reach thirty including the super guilds. Moreover, this time all the super forces are sending out their elites. Just being able to see such a great battle would be worth it."

"I also heard that the VIP boxes for watching the competition are being snapped up like crazy. Some second and third-rate guilds that didn't get them are even willing to pay double the price."

As the players on the street talked, those who couldn't even afford a ticket were also longing for it.

Although major battles between the super forces in God's Domain were common, they were usually restrained, with only minor skirmishes. But now, they were getting serious, so one can imagine how intense this competition would be.

And such a competition was only held once a year.

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Fire Dragon City, War God's Temple.

At this time, in front of the War God's Temple headquarters of the Fire Dragon Empire, as majestic as a mountain, members of the major super forces were crowded together, numbering tens of thousands. The War God's Temple had to deploy a level 180 guard team to maintain order.

In the top floor of a high-end restaurant not far from the War God's Temple.

"These super forces are really careful, each member wearing a black cloak to hide their stats and strength." Mu Lingsha looked at the dark crowd outside the French windows, pursing her lips in disappointment.

"That's normal. This competition determines the future hegemony for the participating super forces. Of course, they'll hide as much as they can. If they expose their stats now, they'll easily be targeted by other super forces." Bu Mie Zhan Xin, sitting next to her, smiled as well. "I just didn't expect so many super forces to come to Fire Dragon Empire to register."

"Although there are many empires in the entire God's Domain, there are only four ancient kingdoms. Any confident super force probably wouldn't miss it. Registration for the twelve guilds’ reserve seats can be done in the imperial capital of any empire, but if the guild wins a seat in the registered empire, the guild will also receive other special privileges in that empire." Mu Lingsha sighed slightly. "It's a pity that our Zhan Hun Buluo doesn't have enough accumulated strength, otherwise we would have come here to compete."

"I wonder who the six seats will go to this time." Bu Mie Zhan Xin said about the reserve seats, with some longing in his eyes.

"Five of the six seats are probably certain, and the only one left is the key. I'm afraid the guilds will fight to the death this time." Mu Lingsha said with some schadenfreude.

This seat competition would probably be the most intense competition, because those five seats would be taken by the five super guilds without any accident, and the remaining seat would be fought by other super forces and super guilds. Just thinking about it was terrifying.

"Look! The people from Huanjing Shenhua are here."

Mu Lingsha looked at a team that came from the distant street without any concealment. The leader of this team was Han Guang Shi Ying.

The arrival of Huanjing Shenhua made the atmosphere of the entire War God's Square become depressed.

Not to mention that Huanjing Shenhua was one of the five super guilds recognized in the virtual gaming world, just the fact that the people of Huanjing Shenhua didn't do any cover-up represented Huanjing Shenhua's strong confidence.

Although the entire team was not the main force participating in the competition, the weakest of these hundreds of people was a Tier 3 profession above level 116, and their equipment was at least level 115 Fine-Gold Set. It was simply blinding…

"Is this the strength of Huanjing Shenhua?"

"As expected of one of the five super guilds. Just a registration team is so strong. I really don't know how strong the team that Huanjing Shenhua registered in the Western Continent in the name of the guild will be."

Whether it was the members of the super forces or the members of the major guilds who came to watch the competition, they looked at Huanjing Shenhua with deep fear.

Just as the people of Huanjing Shenhua were registering, there was a sudden exclamation in the entire War God's Square.

After the team of Huanjing Shenhua appeared, another team walked into the War God's Square without any concealment, and the number of people in this team was only a dozen…

"Are they crazy?"

Mu Lingsha, who was drinking black tea, was stunned after seeing this team of a dozen people.

Because the team that came was none other than the now-famous Ling Yi!

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(In Lao Mao's opinion, the recommended ticket additional rule is the easiest to achieve in theory, but yesterday the recommended tickets were still more than 700 short, and today it is currently more than 1,000 short. Everyone needs to work hard. With the current monthly tickets and rewards, Lao Mao should be able to pay it off tomorrow without any accidents o(n_n)o!)