Chapter 1 The Blackwater Residence

Star-Moon City, once the base of the Serpent of Devouring, was now the Blackwater Guild's residence.

Compared to the Serpent of Devouring's base, this place was far more lively. Many players were only at Levels 10 or 20, but no one in the guild dared to underestimate them.

They exuded an aura completely different from ordinary players. Each of them was filled with an intense ferocity, and they were as stout as bears and tall in stature. Even though their levels were low, ordinary players in their thirties didn't dare approach them, afraid of being glared at.

"Who are these people? They just joined the Blackwater Guild, and their levels are so low, yet they've all entered the Blackwater Legion, which the guild focuses on training."

"You're new to Blackwater, so you might not know, but these people are all experts dispatched by the Blackwater Consortium. Don't underestimate them just because their levels are low. Their combat skills are extremely high. Before, many elite guild members fought these people in level-matched matches, and they were all dealt with in a few moves. The skill level of some of them is much stronger than the original experts of the Serpent of Devouring."

"What! They are even more powerful than the original experts of the Serpent of Devouring?"

"Of course. I was originally an elite member of the Serpent of Devouring. To adjust the organization, the Blackwater Guild allowed some defiant Serpent of Devouring experts to challenge the experts dispatched by the Blackwater Consortium. As a result, they lost all ten battles. Not a single one could win. Those original experts had to be demoted from the core to the elite level, and we elites became ordinary members. If we want to be promoted, we have to pass the new Blackwater Guild assessment."

"I thought the Blackwater Guild would be short of experts after absorbing the Serpent of Devouring, but I didn't expect there to be so many experts. If we wait until these experts grow up, wouldn't it be easy for our Blackwater Guild to become the number one guild in Star-Moon Kingdom?"

"Who says no? I was quite worried at first, but now it seems that not leaving was a wise choice. The current Blackwater Guild has more potential than the original Serpent of Devouring. Now when we go out to grind monsters and do quests, even those from the Star River Alliance have to make way. Just thinking about it feels great."

Many Blackwater members in the residence chatted, full of confidence in the future of the Blackwater Guild.

"Guild Leader, the Zero Wing Guild is making moves. Now, except for the Stone of Light, which hasn't been reduced in price, the selling prices of other commodities are the same as ours. Moreover, I recently received news that Vice-Guild Leader Aqua Rose seems to have broken down in negotiations with those big companies. Now it's impossible for Zero Wing to get a large amount of investment. It's just that the Sun-Moon Corporation behind Aqua Rose may be a problem." A bald middle-aged man entered the guild leader's office and respectfully reported to Abandoned Traveler.

"The Sun-Moon Corporation is not a concern. Just the Twilight Echo, which they invested in, has many problems to solve. Not to mention, there are more and more Level 40 players, and major guilds need a lot of funds to popularize mounts. They can't have too much spare money to put on Zero Wing. Next, what we have to do is slowly consume Zero Wing Guild's funds, let Zero Wing Guild take the initiative to attack, and then give Zero Wing Guild a fatal blow." Abandoned Traveler smiled and asked, "How is that batch of materials?"

"The materials have already been delivered by Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, enough for us to use for a long time. In addition, they have also sent twenty advanced Lifestyle players, saying that they can help us produce a large number of Steel Forged Armor Plates and Magic Potions. Guild Leader, do we need to refuse them?" the bald man asked.

"No, they just want the formulas for Steel Forged Armor Plates and Magic Potions. Let them learn them. These formulas can't become anything substantial. I'm still worried about where to get so many advanced Lifestyle players. Dragonblood doing this will help our Blackwater Merchant Firm a lot. Next, it will be much easier for our Blackwater Merchant Firm to occupy the market in Star-Moon Kingdom." Abandoned Traveler shook his head and sneered. "However, we can't let Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion get the benefits for nothing. If they want to learn, they have to sign an agreement. After learning the formulas, they must immediately deal with the Zero Wing branch in Lakeside City. I don't want Zero Wing Guild to have any chance of revival."

"Yes, I will do it now." The bald man bowed and left.

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At the same time, inside the Temple of Trials in the God's Domain, Shi Feng and others were also thinking about how to deal with the Undead Commander who suddenly appeared in front of the Seven-Colored Treasure Chest. Compared to the previous Undead Guardian, the Undead Commander wore exquisite golden armor and had two cold-shining long swords hanging from his waist. Even just looking at it from a distance, one could feel a chill.

As soon as they approached within a 100-yard radius, everyone gained a negative state, Chilling Domain, which reduced movement speed by 50%, all attributes by 20%, and doubled stamina consumption. Damage taken from ice-based magic skills was also doubled.

Undead Commander, Dark Creature, Grand Lord, Level 50, HP 27,000,000.

27 million HP was not much for a Level 50 Grand Lord, but the Chilling Domain gave everyone a headache. Their original levels were already low for the Undead Commander, and now with a 20% reduction, they were even less of a match. Not to mention, damage taken from ice-based magic skills was doubled. Even a Level 40 MT like Fallen Wind couldn't withstand it.

If no one could withstand the Undead Commander, it would be impossible to pass this trial.

"The Seven-Colored Treasure Chest is indeed not so easy to obtain." Shi Feng observed the Undead Commander and smiled wryly in his heart.

In the God's Domain Trial, there would be rewards for passing each layer of trial, and this reward was the treasure chest. However, according to the level of the God's Domain Trial, the treasure chest would also have a corresponding level. Generally, in the Four-Colored Trial, the best treasure chest that could appear was the Five-Colored, while the highest treasure chest in the Six-Colored Trial was the Seven-Colored.

According to rumors, in the Seven-Colored Trial, the best treasure chest was the Black and White Treasure Chest, also known as the God-Devil Treasure Chest. Online rumors said that this God-Devil Treasure Chest was even better than the Legendary Treasure Chest, but in the ten years of the development of God's Domain, no one had been able to open the God-Devil Treasure Chest so far.

The Seven-Colored Treasure Chest in front of him was definitely the highest-level treasure chest Shi Feng had ever seen.

"Guild Leader, why don't we try using a Tier 2 Summon Scroll?" Yanqiu looked at the Undead Commander, who was more than 3 meters tall, and after thinking about it, she could only rely on Tier 2 summoned creatures as meat shields, and they would take the opportunity to attack from the side.

At their level, summoning Tier 2 creatures should result in Level 50 Tier 2 summoned beasts, which were Level 50 Lord monsters. Although they couldn't withstand it for too long, they had four in total, so they could summon four times, and there was a chance to exhaust the Undead Commander to death.

Moreover, even if they died, they wouldn't lose a level like in the outside world. Dying in the God's Domain Trial was like dying in a dungeon, only losing 10% of their experience points. They could try it out.

"That's the only way now. I'll use a summoned beast to test the strength of the Undead Commander first. If it works, then you guys can take action." Fallen Wind thought for a while. This was the only way at the moment, or they would have to give up and leave. The punishment they would receive at that time would be no joke.

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