Shi Feng's cold, dismissive tone instantly darkened the Sword Demon's expression. All trace of amusement vanished from his face, his eyes filled with icy fury. Even the space around him seemed to freeze solid, and the bone-piercing killing intent was so intense that even Hua Luo Huangquan, standing some distance away, felt a chill run through his entire body.
Every major power present was left utterly dumbstruck.
"Has Black Flame actually gone mad?"
"Zero Wing is finished! They're completely done for!"
The major factions stared at the overwhelmingly domineering Shi Feng, unable to find the right words.
The Star Ring Guild had suppressed two peak-tier super-guilds in the Dark Night Empire. Its strength was virtually bottomless — incomparable to a mere War Soul or Forest Pavilion. Only the very top-tier super-guilds could hope to rival it.
In truth, all Star Ring needed to do was utter a single word, and countless factions would scramble to latch onto such a powerful backer, grateful for the chance to become one of its subsidiary guilds.
Becoming a subsidiary of Star Ring would mean not only financial backing, but substantial resource support as well. Most importantly, one could develop without worry — even if friction arose with other superpowers, it wouldn't matter, since Star Ring was right there in the neighborhood.
Zero Wing could elevate its guild strength to a whole new tier in a remarkably short time.
At that point, Zero Wing would no longer be confined to the title of Star Moon Kingdom's overlord. It would become the dominant force across several neighboring kingdoms, and further growth into a genuine powerhouse of the Divine Realm was entirely possible.
Yet Shi Feng had refused. Refused so decisively, no less — as though he were swatting away a fly…
Not only were the major factions stunned speechless, even the representatives of the other superpowers stood frozen in disbelief.
"Young people these days really don't understand how big the world is." Old Blind shook his head with a wry laugh, then turned to Lei Yuan. "Vice President Lei, your personal ties with Zero Wing run deep, I know, but I'd advise you not to interfere in this matter. When the Ghost Shadow Demon Quartet goes berserk, you'll have a hard time explaining things to President Wan Xiang."
Facing the Sword Demon and the Wind Demon alone was something even he wouldn't dare to be this brazen about.
First, because both of them had the Star Ring Guild standing behind them.
Second, because their individual strength was formidable — utterly beyond the reach of young people who had only just grasped Domain.
Zero Wing was infuriating these two right now. Setting aside the Star Ring problem entirely, simply antagonizing two old monsters who had been renowned for years was not a wise move.
"I appreciate the concern, but that's not something your guild needs to worry about," Lei Yuan replied, his expression placid in the face of Old Blind's warning. "I've already said it — Zero Wing is a firm ally of the Forest Pavilion. If anyone wants to make a move, the Forest Pavilion certainly won't stand by and watch."
Hearing Lei Yuan's words, Old Blind looked at him with some surprise, but said nothing. The surrounding members of the various superpowers were equally bewildered.
At a time like this, the Forest Pavilion still intended to fully back Zero Wing? That was completely unlike the Forest Pavilion's usual style. Mu Cheng was also surprised by this, and he couldn't help but glance at Shi Feng a few more times. He hadn't expected Zero Wing to have this kind of pull — to bring the Forest Pavilion to this point, willing even to make an enemy of Star Ring.
The superpower representatives found Lei Yuan's stance puzzling, but in truth, Lei Yuan was laughing on the inside.
None of these superpowers had any idea how much hidden strength Zero Wing actually possessed — and only the Forest Pavilion knew.
Zero Wing not only had Shi Feng, a Domain expert, but also Huo Wu.