As the voice carried across the desert forest, everyone present couldn't help but turn toward its source.
The one who had spoken was none other than the black-cloaked man who had previously overwhelmed the Holy Sculpture Devourer and turned the tide of battle with a single move.
"He's not seriously planning to go up against the Hand of the Sacred Heart, is he?"
The various superpowers watching through the magic water mirrors in Silverwing Town stared at Shi Feng as he spoke, their faces filled with disbelief. They hadn't expected him to actually challenge someone from the Hand of the Sacred Heart.
And not just anyone — he was talking back to Thousand Eyes, the commander of one of the Hand of the Sacred Heart's three ace legions.
The sheer audacity!
At that moment, not only the members of the major superpowers, but even Huan Yu and the others in the Blue Rose Bar found the scene utterly incredible.
Though the Hand of the Sacred Heart only had a little over a hundred people here — nowhere near comparable to the patrol legions stationed around Silverwing Town — the group led by Thousand Eyes was anything but ordinary.
Back in the day, Thousand Eyes had used this same hundred-odd people to forcibly seize the Star River Alliance's heavily fortified guild headquarters, wiping out all six hundred-plus Tier 3 experts dispatched by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion along the way…
It was fair to say that without Zero Wing's main raid team stepping in, no one in Silverwing Town could stop Thousand Eyes and his people.
"But why does this scene feel so familiar?" Huan Yu watched the magic water mirror, a sense of déjà wash over her. She felt she had seen this before, but couldn't quite place it.
Meanwhile, in the desert forest, Zi Tong and the others watched Shi Feng standing his ground against Thousand Eyes and couldn't help but grow anxious.
Most people probably didn't know just how powerful Thousand Eyes and his group were, but she did — she had witnessed it firsthand.
If this confrontation were happening within three or four hundred yards of Silverwing Town, that would be one thing. The town's Tier 4 direct guards could come to their aid, and even Thousand Eyes wouldn't dare act recklessly.
But they were far too distant now, and the bulk of the patrol forces were spread out. With only their thirty-something people, they stood no chance against Thousand Eyes' group. Even Shi Feng's earlier feat of overpowering the Holy Sculpture Devourer wouldn't change a thing.
Because Thousand Eyes and his people weren't even human — they were a pack of humanoid monsters. That was the only way they could have captured a guild headquarters guarded by several hundred Tier 3 direct guards and over ten thousand elite players.
This was precisely why Thousand Eyes had the confidence to show up near Silverwing Town in the first place.
Just as Zi Tong's nerves were fraying, the bald man with golden eyes turned his gaze toward Shi Feng.
"I don't know who you are, kid, but I'd advise you not to cause trouble. Your strength and abilities are genuinely impressive — enough to make quite a few superpowers think twice. But in the eyes of our Hand of the Sacred Heart, you're nothing." Thousand Eyes' voice grew colder as he stared at Shi Feng. "Since you want to know the consequences of disrupting the Divine Realm's existing balance, I'll give you a taste."
The moment Thousand Eyes finished speaking, five figures shot out from behind him.
Each of them radiated an oppressive aura no weaker than a High Lord, and all five simultaneously activated the Tier 3 combined skill — Infernal Storm.
In the blink of an eye, the five figures multiplied into over thirty afterimages, swirling around Shi Feng and sealing him inside completely. Every single afterimage lunged at Shi Feng at once, each strike carrying the might of Tier 4 power. Over thirty attacks converged on Shi Feng from every direction — forget dodging, there was no way to even block them all.
The sight left every expert from the various superpowers watching in stunned silence.
"The Hand of the Sacred Heart actually has Tier 3 combined magic skills usable by five people now?" Huan Yu furrowed her delicate brows as she watched the five close in on Shi Feng.