The Silver Light Legion was the ace force of Phantom Myth. With battle formations bolstering the top players in the group, the team might not have been large in numbers, yet every member's combat power was formidable — enough to keep all the major superpowers wary.
Purple Light City had been co-constructed by Violet Sword and Phantom Myth as a guild city, but because numerous superpowers maintained cooperative ties with both mega-guilds, players from all the major factions were stationed throughout the city, pursuing their own development.
The disastrous defeat of Sand Burial had set every superpower member resting in Purple Light City's taverns buzzing with discussion, unable to believe what they were hearing.
In their eyes, Phantom Myth's Silver Light Legion was an almost invincible force. At this stage, even the strongest player teams could at best fight Silver Light to a standstill. Suffering a crushing defeat against them was simply unthinkable.
How could Zero Wing possibly have what it took to defeat Silver Light?
Yet while the major superpowers in Purple Light City scrambled to investigate the matter, inside Phantom Myth's guild manor, the female knight Yu Bai and her companions were reporting to a white-haired youth in the conference room. Every one of them gazed at this young man with an indescribable reverence.
The white-haired youth was none other than Silver Light's vice-commander — the War Ghost of Silver, Bleist.
"You're saying Zero Wing currently has over a hundred members who've unlocked the Body of Magic Power?" Bleist asked Yu Bai in a calm, measured tone.
"Yes. According to our earlier investigation, Gu Han and Yuan Xiaoqian were still far from unlocking their Bodies of Magic Power before they participated in Zero Wing's special training. Now they've completely unlocked theirs, and their combat power is likely on par with Silent Crimson Star and Hell Roar at the very least. It's truly baffling," Yu Bai replied with a serious nod.
"It seems Zero Wing has been hiding far more than just a little," Bleist murmured, lost in thought.
"Vice-Commander, they've only just opened the trial portal. If you allow it, I can organize a force and wait for them there. The reason we lost before was that we were badly outnumbered. If we could send more people this time, Zero Wing wouldn't get off so easy." Yu Bai clenched her teeth as she spoke.
With the news of Silver Light's defeat already spreading, if they didn't deal with Zero Wing quickly, the whole industry would laugh at them.
"No need," Bleist said with a faint smile. "If Zero Wing wants fame, I'll give them exactly that. Send the word out immediately — spread this story as far and wide as possible. I'm certain that once the major superpowers and large financial groups hear that Zero Wing has unlocked the Body of Magic Power, they'll be very interested."
"Vice-Commander, while those superpowers will certainly be interested in the Body of Magic Power, if we don't take action now, I'm afraid no single superpower will be able to touch Zero Wing. They'll just watch as Zero Wing grows stronger and stronger." Yu Bai worried.
"Relax. It won't be long. The task the Demonic God asked us to complete is nearly done. Once it's finished, every major kingdom and empire in the Divine Realm will no longer serve as a protective umbrella for any faction. And Zero Wing, sitting on so many resources, will become the common target of every major superpower. We won't even need to lift a finger ourselves," Bleist said with a thin smile.
"That task is almost complete?" Yu Bai's eyes lit up the moment she heard.
The Demonic God's Palace held two great tasks in total, and completing either one would unleash a storm across the Divine Realm. She had originally believed it would be a long time before the task could be finished. She never expected it was already nearing completion.
If that task truly succeeded, then even if Zero Wing passed the Hero Trial, it wouldn't matter. Their ultimate fate would be nothing but destruction.
"Alright, go make your preparations as well. Spread the word about Zero Wing, and head to the Eastern Continent to brief Vice-Commander Han Guang on the task. I trust she'll know how to deal with Zero Wing," Bleist instructed.
"Yes!" Yu Bai turned and left the conference room.
Before long, news that Zero Wing had over a hundred players who'd unlocked the Body of Magic Power had spread throughout Purple Light City and across the entire Western Continent. Zero Wing's name erupted into fame overnight, astonishing the major factions while simultaneously filling them with deep envy and desire. Every one of them launched frantic investigations into Zero Wing, making it the absolute focal point of the Western Continent.
But even as Zero Wing rose to fame, Silent Crimson Star had already led Shi Feng and the others through the gates of the Hero Trial.
As the group stepped through the teleportation gate and fully entered the trial space, whether it was Violet Sword's members or Zero Wing's people, everyone fell into a stunned silence. Every face wore an expression of indescribable gravity.
Because once they set foot in this vast, boundless trial space, every person was assaulted by an unprecedented sense of pressure — and their bodies became impossibly heavy, as though they were each carrying hundreds of kilograms on their backs. Forget fighting; even walking normally was an enormous struggle.