Zero Wing Headquarters, Top Floor Reception Room.
As a main city-level main guild headquarters, the entire guild mansion spanned a full thirty stories, reaching nearly two hundred meters in height. From the reception room on the top floor, one could take in a panoramic view of all of Zero Wing City.
Because the entire Zero Wing City was situated in a land of ice and snow, backed by a boundless ocean, it offered players who were accustomed to NPC cities wreathed in green trees a truly unique flavor.
Yet beneath such beautiful scenery, the dozen or so people seated in the reception hall showed not the slightest interest in it. Instead, each one was filled with fascination for the others present.
"It seems Zero Wing City's opening really drew quite the big shots." Yuan Tiexin swept his gaze around the room, unable to suppress a measure of shock. "Situ Qingtian, a founding elder of Phantom Myth; Hades Leilos, a founding elder of the Netherworld Empire — and even the Blazing Sun Holy Temple, who've never had any interest in the Eastern Continent's conflicts, sent over their Honorary Elder, Chiyang Tianhe. Looks like everyone's gotten serious."
The three people present were all true core management figures from the Five Great Super Guilds — people who could fully represent their respective guilds. Under normal circumstances, running into even one would be extremely rare, yet three had shown up at once. This was the most significant gathering in the Divine Realm since the Seat Tournament.
That said, Yuan Tiexin wasn't particularly surprised.
After all, Zero Wing had truly stirred up enormous commotion this time. Even if the Five Great Super Guilds wanted to ignore it, they couldn't.
A teleportation magic circle that could connect two continents without any restrictions — in the entirety of the Divine Realm, there probably wasn't a single faction that wouldn't be interested. Especially with the current invasion from the Outer World, such a cross-continental teleportation magic circle had become even more precious and terrifying.
If their Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's Guild Master hadn't had important matters to deal with and been unable to come, the person sitting here right now wouldn't have been him.
"The Netherworld Empire sure moves fast. They've been developing over on the Western Continent all this time, yet they managed to get old Hades himself to come running over." Matt, the giant from Phantom Myth, gazed at the white-robed, bald elder sitting quietly, his eyes full of surprise. "It's only been a short while, but this old man's strength has improved quite a bit. The mana radiating from him is at least twice as dense as before, and he's swapped out two pieces of gear I've never seen before."
"Of course. If he hadn't made significant progress in all this time, Odin wouldn't have been locked in such an even fight with him for so long." The burly, half-white-haired old man seated beside him — Situ Qingtian — was completely unfazed, even glancing at a masked young man standing behind Hades. "Though the masked kid behind Hades is the real surprise. I can't say for certain, but his strength should be no less than Bryxute's current level."
Matt stared at the masked young man behind Hades in disbelief, his mind filled with skepticism: "He's that strong?"
The current Silver War Specter, Bryxute, was the foremost among Phantom Myth's younger generation. Setting aside his equipment, his Mana Body completion had already exceeded 110%, and the number of people in the guild who could defeat Bryxute could be counted on one hand.
Seated nearby, Hanguang Shiying also couldn't help but glance at the masked youth with some surprise.
Old Coach Situ Qingtian had taught countless students over the years, and his eye for talent far surpassed theirs. If he could give the masked youth such an evaluation, it proved the young man's strength absolutely could not be underestimated.
"It's not just the masked kid. The long-haired young man sitting next to Chiyang Tianhe with the greatsword on his back is no weaker." Situ Qingtian glanced at the long-haired young man sitting not far away and smiled faintly. "I have to say, the times have truly changed. So young — only twenty-six or twenty-seven — yet already at the peak of the Second Stage of the Domain. It's been thirty years since I've seen a genius of this caliber."
After Situ Qingtian finished speaking, Hanguang Shiying was stunned.
She had only barely glimpsed the path to the Second Stage of the Domain herself. Truly stepping into the Second Stage was extremely difficult, let alone reaching its peak.
After all, in the entire Divine Realm, experts who had reached this level were as rare as phoenix feathers and dragon scales. Take one more step, and you'd be a true apex existence of the Divine Realm.
Situ Qingtian's voice wasn't loud, and his final two sentences were spoken without any use of private messaging. Everyone in the hall was a Tier Four expert — every single person heard him crystal clear.
In that instant, all the younger generation present — whether Zi Qiong, the masked youth from the Netherworld Empire, or the others — couldn't help but turn their gazes toward the long-haired young man carrying the blood-red greatsword, their eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"Situ Qingtian, you're just the same as always — nothing better to do than run your mouth!" Chiyang Tianhe, dressed in white robes, shot Situ Qingtian a glare. "Our young man has indeed made a breakthrough recently, but do you think your little girl had it easy?"