Fire Dragon Empire, Fire Dragon City.
"The Sacred Sculpture army completely wiped out, Hundred Ghosts Lone Path admitted defeat? How is that possible?"
After the various major superpowers received news from the Tower of Secret Covenants, none of them could believe it was true at first.
Over a million Sacred Sculptures, over a thousand Legendary-grade Sacred Sculpture monsters, and the mysterious Hundred Ghosts Lone Path guild that even the five great super guilds had to be wary of.
And yet they had been utterly defeated — crushed so completely that they hadn't even had the slightest ability to fight back.
The Purifying Light visible even from the distant City of Heavenly Springs was especially shocking. Its power had been so devastating that it instantly crippled all the Sacred Sculpture Breakers in a single blow — it was almost as if the system were playing a cruel joke on them.
Meanwhile, at Frost Sky Sword's headquarters.
"Incredible! As expected of Zero Wing — with a mobile fortress, no one can touch them at all. I doubt anyone in the entire Divine Realm will be able to lay a finger on the Tower of Secret Covenants now." Mu Xin couldn't help but marvel as she reviewed the reports sent from below.
Although Frost Sky Sword had considered lending Zero Wing a hand, after securing their seat, they had been dealing with all manner of troubles of their own — particularly from the two great super guilds in the Fire Dragon Empire, the Heavenly Dragon Court and the Proud Empire. They had been clashing with both of them extensively within the Fire Dragon Empire.
On top of that, there were the various other superpowers in the Fire Dragon Empire looking to reap the benefits of others' conflicts, along with Mythic Illusion and Divine Miracle constantly scheming behind the scenes. The effort to fully consolidate control over the Fire Dragon Empire was growing more and more difficult.
If Frost Sky Sword hadn't established themselves in the Fire Dragon Empire's major cities and enjoyed the advantage of home ground, they would have likely been devoured clean by now. After all, the Heavenly Dragon Court and the Proud Empire — the two great super guilds — had far too deep roots in the Fire Dragon Empire.
Their foundations ran so deep that even some NPC factions within the empire were willing to ally with the two super guilds...
Fortunately, Frost Sky Sword had the income from their major cities and the Great Snow Lion Kingdom along the coast, which could continuously provide all manner of resources and revenue. Otherwise, Frost Sky Sword wouldn't have been able to survive in the Fire Dragon Empire at all.
"A mobile fortress, huh?" Hong Xinyuan gazed at the intelligence with a touch of envy. "I wonder when Frost Sky Sword will be able to get one of our own. If we had one, our members' leveling and resource gathering probably wouldn't be such a hassle."
Judging from the intelligence on the mobile fortress, whether in terms of defensive or offensive capability, it could easily operate in neutral maps of Level 140 and above — precisely the regions every major superpower was eager to establish a foothold in.
Because in those areas, not only could you level up faster, but there were far more rare resources, inheritances, and ancient ruins — especially Seven Lumen Crystals.
Seven Lumen Crystals, which had originally only been obtainable in a handful of specific maps, had a considerable chance of appearing in Level 140+ maps. Within these maps, various randomized team dungeons or time-limited area dungeons all had a chance of dropping them — though the drop rate was rather low.
Still, that was far better than before, when they had nothing — limited to only those select maps.
However, Level 140+ maps were extremely dangerous. Setting aside the intense foreign energy that could rapidly corrode players, the maps themselves were perilous. While they didn't compare to the Forbidden Life Zones, beast tides were a constant occurrence — day or night. Even a Tier 4 expert caught in one would perish if they became trapped.
Let alone the fact that the NPCs' primary activity areas were precisely these Level 140+ maps...
With a mobile fortress, it was already clear how massive Zero Wing's advantage would be going forward — one that no other superpower could hope to match.
With the mobile fortress giving them complete control over the Tower of Secret Covenants, and with more and more Tier 3 professionals joining their ranks, even those super guilds couldn't compare.
For Zero Wing to become a true powerhouse in the Divine Realm, all they needed to do now was wait — wait until they had enough Tier 3 professionals who were strong enough. At that point, they could seize the Divine Realm's resource nodes and NPC cities, and it wouldn't be inconceivable for a new era of competition among the five great super guilds to emerge.
However, just as Frost Sky Sword was marveling at Zero Wing's strength, Hanguang Shiying — far away in a coastal major city of the Tianqi Empire — had also received this astonishing news.
"Interesting. Even the Sacred Sculpture army and Hundred Ghosts Lone Path couldn't do anything against them." A rare smile tugged at the corner of Hanguang Shiying's lips as she read the intelligence report in her hands. "Lu Xingluo really lost badly this time. After this, I'm afraid he'll be stripped of his position as heir outright."