Chapter 1 The City of White River

Within White River City, the guild residence of Yi Xiao Qingcheng (Smile topple cities) had only been established recently, but the entire street outside was already lined with players wanting to join. The crowds were immense, numbering over ten thousand, a sight far surpassing Zero Wing's at its peak.

Yi Xiao Qingcheng's recruitment benefits and treatment were three or four times higher than any other guild during this period. Coupled with the fact that Yi Xiao Qingcheng was already the undisputed overlord of Maple Leaf City, unshakable by anyone, there were already many players who wanted to join. Now, with the establishment of the guild residence, the trend of expansion was even more unstoppable.

This prompted many free players who had been observing to take action.

In White River City, Zero Wing Guild only had three advantages.

The first was Hei Yan (Black Flame), the number one expert in Star-Moon Kingdom. In addition, there were many experts within Zero Wing Guild, making it a good place to ask for guidance and improve.

The second was the guild residence, where a large number of high-level guild missions could be accepted to easily level up and earn money, and where double experience points could be stored, which was very attractive to players.

The third was Zero Wing Guild's guild warehouse, which contained many top-quality equipment that could be exchanged for, which were simply not available outside.

However, for most players, the most attractive thing was the guild residence, so people hesitated between Zero Wing and Yi Xiao Qingcheng. But now, there was no need to hesitate. The financially strong Yi Xiao Qingcheng also had a guild residence. Zero Wing's biggest advantage was no longer an advantage. Compared to Yi Xiao Qingcheng, which dominated a city, the difference was too great.

Which guild to choose was naturally obvious.

"Sigh, as expected, we're still late." A level 23 female priest looked at the long line in front of Yi Xiao Qingcheng's residence and helplessly looked at a pure and lovely level 25 female elementalist dressed in silver beside her, complaining, "Qingxuan, it's all your fault. I told you that as soon as Yi Xiao Qingcheng establishes a guild residence, a large number of people will come to join. Now look, we'll have to wait a long time."

"Qingzhu, I've told you, I only play *Shenyu* (God Domain) because I'm curious about this world and want to understand this magical and real world. It doesn't matter at all whether I join a guild or not." Si Yu Qingxuan shook her head, not having any interest in joining a guild.

"Qingxuan, you can't say that. *Shenyu* is so big, and there are so many dangerous places. How can you do without a certain amount of strength? Joining a guild is undoubtedly the fastest way to improve." The female priest named Qingzhu pouted her small mouth and said, "Look how badly we're doing now. Most of our equipment is bought, and the equipment we buy is one or two levels worse than the internal equipment of these guilds."

"If that's the case, shouldn't we join Zero Wing Guild?" Si Yu Qingxuan asked in confusion, "I heard that there are many top-quality equipment in Zero Wing Guild's warehouse, which other guilds can't compare with at all."

Speaking of Zero Wing Guild, it reminded her of Ye Feng (Night Blade), who had helped her once before. Ye Feng was a member of Zero Wing Guild.

The library pass that Ye Feng gave her back then helped her a lot. She wondered how he was doing now.

"You don't know this, but recently, there have been major battles between Zero Wing and Yi Xiao Qingcheng. The news that has been spreading is more shocking than the last, which is why the originally calm free players want to join Yi Xiao Qingcheng like crazy. Do you know why?" Qingzhu pretended to be mysterious, "That's because Zero Wing no longer has any advantages. Before, Zero Wing could kill Yi Xiao Qingcheng until they were in a terrible state, but now it's completely reversed. I don't know where Yi Xiao Qingcheng got so many experts. Zero Wing members don't even dare to go out casually. I'm afraid Zero Wing will be finished soon, which is why so many people are running to join Yi Xiao Qingcheng."

"Moreover, Yi Xiao Qingcheng's development goal is no longer Maple Leaf City. They have already shifted their focus to White River City. You can tell this just from the fact that the guild residence was first established in White River City. If we don't join now, it will probably be even more difficult in the future."

Si Yu Qingxuan nodded, feeling that what Qingzhu said made a lot of sense. She then looked at Qingzhu and said softly, "What you said is right, but I still don't want to join Yi Xiao Qingcheng."

After Si Yu Qingxuan finished speaking, she turned around and left.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Don't regret it then." Qingzhu looked at Yi Xiao Qingcheng's residence and then helplessly followed Si Yu Qingxuan away.

Inside Yi Xiao Qingcheng's guild residence, all the members were ecstatic.

Originally, Zero Wing still gave them a headache, but now it was no longer a problem. The ambush by more than two hundred experts greatly alleviated the situation where they had a higher number of deaths. On the contrary, Zero Wing's death toll had increased sharply. Even many members of Zero Wing Guild were so frightened that they didn't dare to go out. This made the people of Yi Xiao Qingcheng very proud.

However, the atmosphere in the conference room was unusually depressing.

"What, you said Shenzi's team was wiped out? How is that possible?" Feng Xuanyang completely did not believe this newly received news.

This group of Underworld Guards sent by the higher-ups of the Underworld were veterans of battlefield combat. After a period of training, although not everyone was an expert in *Shenyu*, they were not much different from *Shenyu* experts. Especially in outdoor combat, they were the most skilled.

Even if they accidentally encountered a Tier 1 expert team from Zero Wing, they could even kill one or two of the opponents if they fought with all their might.

But now, a team was wiped out by one person, without even the ability to escape. How could he believe this?

"Feng Shao, there are countless *Shenyu* experts. Even the Underworld Guards are not invincible. It's not surprising that they were wiped out. However, according to the person Shenzi mentioned, that person may be Hei Yan. Our initial judgment is that that person should also be Hei Yan. We know most of the experts in White River City. The only ones with this strength, besides Xia Ri Yangguang (Summer Sunshine), are probably Hei Yan." Youlan explained.

Feng Xuanyang had not seen a real *Shenyu* expert fight, but Youlan had personally witnessed the earth-shattering battle between Hei Yan and Xia Ri Yangguang, so she was not surprised by the appearance of an expert who wiped out the Underworld Guard team.

"You said that person is Hei Yan? Is that Hei Yan that strong?" Feng Xuanyang completely did not believe it.

In his opinion, Hei Yan was just an ignorant frog in a well. How could he possibly wipe out an Underworld Guard team alone, and the Underworld Guard team didn't even have the ability to resist.

"Feng Shao, regarding Hei Yan's strength, I can guarantee that he can indeed do it. However, this is not very important information. The key is that according to Shenzi, after they were killed, they couldn't log into *Shenyu* in a short period of time. Moreover, the Underworld Guards are still red-named. If they are killed, at least half of the equipment they drop will be lost, which is also a great loss for us."

"Now that Hei Yan is personally taking action and has such methods, if Hei Yan focuses on hunting the Underworld Guard team, it will be a disaster. I suggest that the Underworld Guards stop ambushing and evacuate the Watcher's Graveyard to upgrade and improve in other places." Youlan suggested.

She had never been able to see through Hei Yan. Now that Hei Yan suddenly took action and immediately wiped out a team, it was not a good sign, and it always made her feel anxious.

That was why she wanted to quit while she was ahead.

"Youlan, you're overthinking it. Even if Hei Yan is powerful, the Watcher's Graveyard is so big, can he find it all by himself?" Feng Xuanyang said disdainfully, "Now it's just that Shenzi was unlucky and happened to meet Hei Yan. Even if we lose a team, it won't hurt us at all. But our crazy ambush of Zero Wing is like cutting meat for Zero Wing. Moreover, there are so many treasures in the Watcher's Graveyard. If we give up that blessed place, not only will the guild's morale be greatly reduced, but we will also lose a large source of income."

"Besides, Zero Wing has Hei Yan, do you think our Underworld doesn't have other experts besides the Underworld Guards?" Feng Xuanyang laughed.