A single frontal strike sent Long Wu stumbling back.
Silence!
Every member of the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion at the Zero Wing settlement was stunned speechless!
The spectators watching from afar were rendered equally wordless, the image burned into their minds.
Neither side had employed any sophisticated technique—just a simple, direct sword strike. But precisely because of that, everyone could see the difference clearly.
Shi Feng's stats were absolutely off the charts—almost painful to look at.
"Holy crap, what kind of gear is Hei Yan even wearing?" Feng Xuanyang's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
Long Wu was a Level 28 Berserker, and most of his equipment was Level 25 Dark Gold grade. His weapon's quality was hard to discern, but its stats were clearly Dark Gold or above. With a full set like that, he was already among the best geared players in the entire Divine Realm—even a full set of Dark Gold equipment wouldn't be much stronger.
But Hei Yan was just a Swordsman—a very balanced class. His strength couldn't compare to a Berserker's, and his agility couldn't match an Assassin's. Yet he had just knocked back Long Wu, one of the top Berserker players, with a single strike…
How powerful would his equipment have to be to pull that off?
Meanwhile, Jiulong Huang, watching leisurely from afar, lit up with delight—as if he had just laid eyes on the most beautiful woman in the world—his gaze locked onto Shi Feng.
Knocking back Long Wu with one strike was certainly surprising, but peerless equipment was even more exciting.
"Uncle Chen, tell the men right now—they must get every piece of equipment off Hei Yan!" Jiulong Huang's eyes gleamed as he ordered the old man beside him.
"Yes, sir!" The old man called Uncle Chen bowed and hurried off.
Moments later, the old man strode to the front of the platform and bellowed: "War Dragon Legion, hear my order! Strip Hei Yan of all his equipment—leave nothing behind!"
Though advanced in age, the old man's shout carried astonishing volume. It could be heard across nearly the entire district.
"Has the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion lost its mind? Didn't they see Hei Yan knock Long Wu flying with one strike? Who could possibly take his gear? And even if you're going to try, you don't just announce it out loud like that!" Many ordinary spectators jeered.
The members of Zero Wing nearly spat blood with rage upon hearing this.
The Dragon Phoenix Pavilion truly didn't take them seriously at all.
Their fighting spirit surged, and they attacked with even greater ferocity.
Many ordinary players were mocking Jiulong Huang, but none of the top guild leaders watching could muster a smile.
They knew full well how formidable the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion was.
After only a brief period of combat, the death toll was staggering.
What had started as a massive battlefield with nearly thirty thousand players now had barely ten thousand left standing. The Dragon Phoenix Pavilion still held the majority, and the War Dragon Legion still had over eight hundred troops—casualties were relatively light, meaning their main fighting force was largely intact. Zero Wing, on the other hand…
…was a complete disaster. Too many elite members had fallen. Even among Tier 1 players, barely two hundred remained—nearly half their main fighting force had been lost. Had it not been for their Tier 1 NPC guards, the scene would have been far more horrific.
The gap between the two sides was plain for all to see—there was simply no comparison.
Hei Yan knocked back Long Wu with one strike?
What was there to celebrate?
"These people actually think Hei Yan is going to win!" San Gui glanced at the ordinary players in the distance, sneering to himself.
This was the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion—the supreme guild of the virtual gaming world—and they had sent their War Dragon Legion. Zero Wing didn't stand a chance.
Besides, Long Wu was a peerless expert who had mastered Domain.
It was merely a stat advantage—but not one so overwhelming that it couldn't be overcome.
Any expert could see this clearly.
That was why Jiulong Huang didn't take Hei Yan the slightest bit serious, already scheming to lay his hands on Hei Yan's equipment.