Captain Ying Zhun's words sent the independent Fourth Order experts gathered there into a frenzy, itching to rush forward and kill the seven people before them.
Currently, the Star Continent Alliance's bounty on Fourth Order native experts offered a full three hundred contribution points for a single kill. If a curse kill was used, the contribution could be raised to one thousand points.
One thousand contribution points — forget about players living in the Slums; even for players in the prosperous districts, that was a considerable fortune.
If you calculated one thousand contribution points in terms of income, it would be equivalent to ten years' worth of earnings for an ordinary person living in the prosperous districts.
That was right — the Star Continent Alliance's bounty on Fourth Order natives was just that formidable!
It also demonstrated the Alliance's resolute determination to claim the Divine Realm continent.
But that wasn't even the key point. Alliance contribution points could be exchanged for money, but money couldn't be exchanged for Alliance contribution points. Contribution points could be redeemed for many items and resources that money simply couldn't buy.
The seven Fourth Order class experts standing before them were absolutely a massive fortune. Even if split evenly among the crowd, everyone would still walk away with a handsome profit.
Yet Qi Yuan showed no response whatsoever to Captain Ying Zhun's words. His gaze was locked on a man in a black cloak standing within the crowd — eyes like stars and the moon, still perfectly composed despite being surrounded by hundreds of Fourth Order fighters and suppressed by a Master-rank magic array. Qi Yuan's expression was indescribably dark and cold.
"Guild Leader
Qi Yuan completely ignored everyone present, his eyes fixed solely on Shi Feng. He spoke almost word by word, each syllable saturated with endless fury and killing intent.
Since the battle at Tianquan City, though he had been rescued and avoided being locked up for over ten days, his reputation within the guild had been severely damaged. He had fallen from being one of the top three prodigies to someone who now had to scurry around completing menial tasks like hunting down Tiger Shine's Fourth Order experts — tasks that were utterly beneath him.
He hated Shi Feng to the core for this. But ever since the World Passageway opened, he had never found any trace of Shi Feng, nor any opportunity to strike and reclaim his glory.
Yet today, perhaps even heaven had been moved by his suffering, delivering Shi Feng right into his grasp.
But for Qi Yuan's venom and hatred, Shi Feng maintained an attitude of complete indifference. Watching as Qi Yuan stepped forward, he said with perfect calm: "So it's Guild Leader Qi Yuan of the Hundred Ghosts. It's been a while — your strength has improved quite a bit, Captain."
Compared to their encounter at Tianquan City, Qi Yuan was clearly far more powerful now.
Not only had his level risen to 145, but his
More critically, in addition to wearing a full Epic-grade equipment set, Qi Yuan possessed at least three Legendary-grade item fragments. Combined with his mastery of Domain and his extremely high attainment in the Realm of Reason, his combat power far exceeded that of ordinary Fourth Order NPCs.
It was clear that the title of "peerless prodigy of the Hundred Ghosts" was well earned and not at all exaggerated.
"Indeed! And I have you to thank for that, Guild Leader Black Flame!" Qi Yuan gnashed his teeth. "As luck would have it, today we could—"
Just as Qi Yuan was about to propose a death match with Shi Feng, the Berserker Fei Ye, who had been following behind him, hastily tugged on his sleeve and whispered: "Qi Yuan, don't do anything reckless! His strength is completely monstrous, and the Elder already warned you — we can't make enemies of Black Flame and his people right now!"
Because Qi Yuan had been locked inside Tianquan City, he hadn't personally witnessed the battle at the Tower of Secret Pact.
Setting aside the fact that Shi Feng alone had slaughtered over a thousand weakened Fourth Order Legendary Sacred Sculptures like chopping vegetables, rivers of blood flowing everywhere — Shi Feng's hidden capabilities were anything but ordinary.
Even now, with the Master-rank magic barrier suppressing them, she had seen Shi Feng unleash an incredibly powerful Domain World that had suppressed those Legendary Sacred Sculpture monsters' combat power so they could barely发挥 half their strength.
Last time, Elder Feng Ying had directly conceded — not only because of the threat from the Mobile Fortress, but more importantly due to wariness of Shi Feng's hidden abilities, which was why compensation had been offered instead.
Although they now held a significant numerical advantage, victory over Shi Feng and his people was far from guaranteed.
With Fei Ye's reminder, Qi Yuan gradually calmed down.
"I understand!"
Though he desperately wanted to kill Shi Feng right now and wash away his humiliation, he was no longer the person he used to be — the one who could act on every whim. Fei Ye's presence alongside him served not only as protection but now also carried a supervisory role.
If he defied Elder Feng Ying's orders, all Fei Ye had to do was report it, and regardless of whether he managed to kill Shi Feng, there would be no good outcome afterward. He would only be further marginalized.
After finishing his exchange with Fei Ye, Qi Yuan's gaze shifted once more to Captain Ying Zhun in the distance.
"Captain Ying Zhun, deactivate the magic barrier and let them pass!"
After Qi Yuan said these words, whether it was Captain Ying Zhun or the independent Fourth Order experts present, every single one of them froze, unable to process what they had just heard.
"What on earth is going on?" Yanyun Sixteen Dreams' beautiful eyes widened in shock.
She couldn't fathom what kind of dramatic turn this was.
Qi Yuan's previously displayed fury and venom had been clear as day even to an outsider like her — let alone whether he would let them leave, the fact that he hadn't already attacked was already unbelievable enough.
And now he was directly telling them to leave.