The Ancient Undead Kingdom — a cursed, ancient realm completely destroyed in the primordial war. The entire kingdom had become a land of death, teeming with the undead, transforming into the realm of the dead within the Divine Continent. No major kingdom or empire dared set foot there.
Though it had become a kingdom of the undead where no one dared tread casually, this ancient realm still preserved legacies from the primordial era, along with resources that had remained untapped for tens of thousands of years. As such, it had become a gold mine for countless desperate adventurers.
However, the Ancient Undead Kingdom was separated from the surrounding kingdoms and empires by vast distances. Even the closest one, the Dark Night Empire, would take roughly a day for expert players to reach on mounts at full gallop, accounting for the monsters along the way — one could imagine just how far it was.
Shi Feng used the Ring of Seven Luminaries' teleportation repeatedly, combined with his mount's furious gallop, and finally spent close to half an hour reaching the border of the Ancient Undead Kingdom.
Standing on the border plateau of the Ancient Undead Kingdom, Shi Feng didn't rush in. Instead, he stopped to rest, swapped out the Power Gems embedded in his equipment for five Endurance Gems, drank an Endurance Elixir, and sat down to recover.
The Ancient Undead Kingdom was nothing like other neutral maps. The entire kingdom existed in a state of spatial instability due to the primordial war — not only was teleportation impossible to enter, but players inside consumed over 50% more Endurance than on ordinary neutral maps.
On top of the various dangers and monsters within the Ancient Undead Kingdom, even players riding Dark Gold Rank mounts wouldn't get far.
Most players would adjust themselves to peak condition before entering the Ancient Undead Kingdom. Even top-tier Tier 2 experts were no exception — unless a player could reach Tier 3 Class and ignore most of the kingdom's dangers.
"No matter how many times I come here, it's still incredible!" Shi Feng gazed at the massive barrier shrouded entirely in darkness, with terrifying silver lightning arcs flickering everywhere, and silently marveled.
The primordial war had ended over ten thousand years ago, yet this region still hadn't recovered from the effects of that battle. The power of the primordial gods was simply incomprehensible — it didn't seem like something a Tier 6 God could accomplish.
After resting for over ten minutes and confirming his condition was fully recovered, Shi Feng didn't linger. He mounted his Demonic Flame War Tiger and charged straight into the darkness-shrouded barrier.
Currently, Zero Wing had obtained forty-five shops across the ten major cities of the Dark Night Empire, plus the shops controlled by the Hundred Flowers Palace. This was no longer something any single first-rate guild could compare to — it could even be called the fourth-largest commercial operation in the entire Dark Night Empire. But the accompanying debt was equally despair-inducing for any guild.
1.06 million gold!
Even superpowers would twitch at that number.
If Zero Wing couldn't repay this sum within a month, they'd have to put up shares of Zero Wing City as collateral — a piece of news that nearly drove You Lan crazy.
Zero Wing's original financial situation had barely been enough to sustain themselves in the Star Moon Kingdom. Now, with such additional debt, it could drag down the entire guild.
If this were in another kingdom or empire, spending this kind of money to acquire so many shops would be a good thing. But the Dark Night Empire was no ordinary place — it was somewhere no major power currently wanted to set foot in, and yet Shi Feng had done exactly that...
But in Shi Feng's view, this was a golden opportunity.
The Dark Night Empire was famous for its abundant resources, especially cities connecting to the Sea of Trees — their resources were top-tier among all the great empires. Although Zero Wing had previously taken over half of the Hundred Flowers Palace's shops, it had only been for joint sales. Combined with the limited quantity, they hadn't truly managed to penetrate the Dark Night Empire.
For a guild to become a powerhouse in the Divine Realm, it needed not only a large number of expert players but also massive resources as support. Relying on the resources of a single kingdom was far from enough.
In the past, Shi Feng had considered expanding slowly through the kingdoms surrounding the Star Moon Kingdom, but with this rare opportunity before him, he naturally couldn't let it slip away.