No matter how hard it was for everyone to believe, the winner displayed on the arena stage — Ye Feng — couldn't be wrong.
"With identical attributes, he could still easily one-shot Yi Jian Zhuifeng. No wonder he could solo a Grand Lord." The hearts of Bai Shi Lunhui and the others were shaken to their core.
At their level, even fighting against an ordinary player with equal attributes, pulling off an instant kill was impossible.
Yet Shi Feng had done exactly that against them under identical attribute conditions. The gap between them was beyond anything they could fathom.
If before they had regarded Shi Feng as merely a skilled player, then now the looks in their eyes when they gazed at him were the looks one would give a monster. He and they were simply not from the same world.
Below the stage, Yi Jian Zhuifeng still hadn't recovered from his shock.
"Zhuifeng, I told you already, didn't I? With your half-baked skills, showing off in front of Brother Ye Feng is like an amateur wielding an axe in front of Lu Ban. Hurry up and thank Brother Ye Feng for his guidance!" Qing Shuang glanced at the dazed Yi Jian Zhuifeng and shook his head with a rueful laugh.
He hadn't felt the slightest surprise at Shi Feng one-shotting Yi Jian Zhuifeng.
Having witnessed the battle between Shi Feng and Grand Lord Nuo Ya before, that was truly heart-stopping. This was nothing but child's play.
When Yi Jian Zhuifeng heard this, he quickly expressed his gratitude to Shi Feng.
After this battle, Yi Jian Zhuifeng had gained a thorough understanding of his own strength.
After that, everyone else also came forward one after another, asking Shi Feng for pointers on combat techniques.
Shi Feng didn't hold back. He began guiding each of them in turn.
Before they knew it, three hours had passed, and everyone still hadn't gotten enough.
Shi Feng's guidance targeted each person's individual weaknesses, making improvements that could immediately raise their combat power by a noticeable margin. Everyone was in complete awe.
It was one thing for him to be overwhelmingly strong like a monster, but to also be so sharp when it came to coaching others — that was something else entirely.
In truth, Shi Feng had simply helped them break a few bad combat habits and learn to control their basics. Coaching someone like Huo Wu and her team would have been entirely unnecessary, because they had already internalized how to master their own bodies under Lei Bao's personal training.
"I wonder if Brother Qing Shuang would be willing to sell the Hundred Fruit Brew on a long-term basis?" Shi Feng had been thoroughly tempted by the Hundred Fruit Brew.
Players in the First Zone had access to the brew for boosting compatibility, but they lacked the fundamentals to truly harness its effects. If he could put the Hundred Fruit Brew in the hands of Huo Wu and her team, the improvement would be enormous.
"Brother Ye Feng, you should know that the Hundred Fruit Brew is a specialty product that only appears once our Sanctuary reaches a certain level of development and we establish the Lion's Bar. The output is extremely limited and demand far exceeds supply. If it were just a few dozen bottles, I'd be happy to give them to you as a gift — no questions asked. You've already seen the effect: it boosts skill completion rates and helps players gain a deeper understanding of their skills. But selling it on a long-term basis would be a considerable weakening of our Sanctuary's players," Qing Shuang explained.
"Of course I understand that. But what if I had another way to strengthen your Sanctuary?" Shi Feng said with a smile.
"Strengthen the Sanctuary?" Everyone's interest was immediately piqued.
Competition between Sanctuaries was fierce, and the higher players' levels grew, the more intense it became. High-level maps were fewer in number and concentrated in limited areas. There were only so many resources available for player leveling, which meant Sanctuaries could choose fewer and fewer locations to establish themselves.
A powerful Sanctuary could claim high-resource zones. A weak one would be driven out.
The First Zone had fought against other Sanctuaries more than once.
But in the future, the high-level maps would see even more and stronger Sanctuaries competing. Bolstering their Sanctuary's strength was an urgent matter.
"You join the Zero Wing Guild," Shi Feng said.