For most players, these things were nothing more than a decent rare material or perhaps a useful energy source. But for
Because Spirit Source Crystals were the material needed to upgrade the Magic Artifact Abyssal, helping it evolve.
Previously, Shi Feng had secretly asked
Now, to think that the Void Bugs would actually drop Spirit Source Crystals — for Shi Feng, this was an unexpected windfall.
Abyssal had always been of tremendous help to him. In terms of raw power, it was comparable to a top-quality Epic weapon. The only problem was that upgrading Abyssal's level required a large number of Gold-grade and Dark Gold-grade weapons, and the higher-level the weapons, the rarer they became. Normally, just getting hold of a Level 90 Gold-grade weapon was already incredibly difficult — one could even say that among the major guilds, there were hardly any Level 90 Gold-grade weapons to speak of, let alone Dark Gold-grade weapons above Level 90.
Because of these reasons, Abyssal had gradually become less and less suitable for him.
However, Magic Artifacts weren't the kind of thing you could simply discard. Even if a player stopped using one, the curse contained within the Magic Artifact would persist. This curse would not only grow stronger as the weapon itself became more powerful, but would also intensify over time. Even if a player didn't use it, they would eventually suffer the Magic Artifact's backlash — and the backlash would be even more severe, forcing the player to continue upgrading the artifact. This was why players in the Divine Realm were always wary of Magic Artifacts.
Admittedly, they could provide enormous benefits in the early stages, but as a player's level grew higher and higher, they would increasingly become a burden.
Of course, if a player could keep a Magic Artifact growing steadily alongside them, the benefits would far outweigh the drawbacks. And a fully grown Magic Artifact could surpass even Epic weapons in power. But achieving that was exceedingly difficult — otherwise, so many top experts wouldn't have suffered backlash.
After that, Shi Feng stored the Spirit Source Crystal away and resumed clearing out the Void Bugs, pushing steadily toward the center of the island as he went.
The entire
Clearing Void Bugs was monotonous and tedious work, but the upside was the high experience points they awarded, and every now and then they would drop a Spirit Source Crystal, which kept Shi Feng's motivation high. He killed Void Bugs almost without rest.
After just a single day, Shi Feng's experience bar reached Level 99 of Level 100. He only needed to kill one more Void Bug to reach Level 101. But Shi Feng didn't do that. Instead, he summoned the Thunder Eagle, shut off his own experience gain, and let the Thunder Eagle absorb all the experience points for itself.
Flying mounts were different from ground mounts. Ground mounts could grow alongside a player's level, but flying mounts didn't sync with the player — they required their own experience to level up. This made raising a flying mount quite a hassle, but right now, it happened to be the perfect opportunity to do so.
In the Divine Realm, flying mounts weren't merely a means of transportation for players. They were also extremely powerful combat assistants.
Players needed to improve their strength through levels, equipment, skills, and more, but flying mounts only needed to level up. And once they hit the right level, their advancement was actually easier than a player's own class evolution. In his previous life, many top experts had even chosen to stop leveling themselves up entirely, funneling all their experience into their flying mounts instead.
The Thunder Eagle was a mid-tier extraordinary mount, born with the strength of a Grand Lord. As its level continued to climb, its growth attributes per level would increase as well. At Level 100, the Thunder Eagle might only have ordinary Tier 3 combat power, but at Level 110, it would likely possess mid-tier Tier 3 strength, and at Level 120, it would have high-tier Tier 3 strength. Its growth potential was immense.
Beyond the nonstop grinding, Shi Feng would also log off to rest and relieve his mental fatigue, taking the opportunity to coach the others in their physical training.
"Guild Leader, War Blood and Star Ring have been stirring things up lately. They haven't been directly targeting us, but I heard that War Blood and Star Ring have decided to join forces to help the Thirteen Royal Courts assault the medium-sized fortress in the Heart of the Earth Mountains," Hei Zi said. "Our Northern Fortress currently has nine hundred thousand players. It's not impossible for it to grow into a fortress with nearly two million residents. But if Star Ring and War Blood succeed, it could have a pretty big impact on our Northern Fortress. Should we send some people to cause trouble for them covertly?"
The Northern Fortress was raking in profits every single day — both in Credit Points and in Gold
"No need. We may have grudges against War Blood and Star Ring, but we don't have any quarrel with the Thirteen Royal Courts," Shi Feng shook his head. "Besides, capturing a medium-sized fortress isn't so easy. We just need to manage our own fortress well. I'm still working on my Tier 3 class advancement quest and can't leave right now. Once you have enough Gold Coins, find a way to buy up the land around the
Back then, if he hadn't been able to summon a Tier 4 hero, he never could have taken the Northern Fortress. But compared to a fortress off in one corner, the land surrounding the World Tower was far more important.
"Alright, I'll buy it up as soon as we have enough Gold Coins."
Hei Zi felt a twinge of disappointment, but he was still very much looking forward to the land around the World Tower. After all, Shi Feng had told him before about what those plots of land could do. If they managed to buy up all of them, every major power in
After finishing his instructions for the training session, Shi Feng quickly logged back into the Divine Realm and continued pressing deeper toward the island's center.
With the Thunder Eagle's help, the team's damage output surged considerably, dramatically speeding up Shi Feng's Void Bug clears. In just three short days, he went from the outermost perimeter of the Void Island all the way to the inner regions.