"What is going on?"
The players inside Stone Forest Town watched the three great leaders panic, and one by one they looked blankly up at Shi Feng on the spire.
The three great leaders were all Level 60, Tier 2 NPCs—at this stage, they could effortlessly one-shot any player.
Yet even such powerful leaders were showing fear. How could that not spark everyone's curiosity?
After shattering the crystal ball, Shi Feng immediately swapped the Seven Luminaries Ring for the Space Ring and used spatial teleportation to leave Stone Forest Town in an instant.
A colossal five-layered magic formation materialized in the sky above Stone Forest Town, blanketing the entire town.
In an instant, an elemental rain began pouring down over all of Stone Forest Town.
"So dense! The magical elements are incredible—my spell power has been boosted two-fold!" Many of the magic-type players inside the town grew excited.
In the distance, the Snake of the Body and the members of the various guilds had all ceased fighting. One by one, they gazed at the spectacular sight above Stone Forest Town. The five-layered magic formation blotted out the sky, radiating brilliant five-colored radiance, and the magical elements were so dense that even they could feel them.
This was a paradise for players, plain and simple.
The denser the magical elements, the clearer and more active a player's mind became, providing a significant boost to skill completion rates. Unfortunately, places with such dense magical elements were extremely rare. The Trial Tower inside the God and Devil Arena had a decent concentration, but even that couldn't compare to this.
Now that everyone could see Stone Forest Town offering such an ideal environment, the higher-ups of every major guild found their breathing growing heavy.
"Even if it costs everything, we must turn Stone Forest Town into our guild's territory." The eyes of every major guild's leadership burned with boundless greed.
Setting aside the magic crystals of the Stoneclaw Mountains, the environment of Stone Forest Town alone was something they had to claim.
Once they secured Stone Forest Town, they could bring vast numbers of Elite players here to train. While the improvement wouldn't match what the God and Devil Arena offered, the fact that it required no magic crystals meant saving an enormous sum.
After training in Stone Forest Town for an extended period, the experts produced would far surpass those of other guilds. Once they cultivated a large pool of powerful players, becoming a first-rate guild would be the least of their ambitions — even a top-tier guild was well within reach.
At the same time, the higher-ups of every major guild scrambled to relay this information to their respective guild masters.
"Who would have thought Stone Forest Town held such a secret."
"At any cost — we must take Stone Forest Town!"
The guild masters of every major guild were equally stunned upon hearing this news, and immediately issued strict orders.
In an instant, whether it was the Star River Alliance or any other guild, none of them paid any attention to Snake of the Body or Zero Wing anymore. They all charged toward Stone Forest Town. Amidst the dense magical elements, the closer players got to Stone Forest Town, the stronger their combat power became. Mages in particular saw their combat power increase by at least twofold, making clearing out Stone Forest Town far easier than before.
Although the thickening of magical elements also empowered NPCs, it only boosted the magic damage of caster-type NPCs without improving their skill completion rates. Players, however, were seeing their skill completion rates improve as well. All things considered, players gained a far greater boost in combat power, naturally making the conquest of the town much more straightforward.
"Guild Master, what exactly did you do to Stone Forest Town?" Azure Rose could hardly believe the scene before her eyes. This Stone Forest Town was practically a cultivation sanctuary for players, and combined with the magic crystals from the Stone Claw Mountains, whichever guild obtained it would truly be able to dominate the Star Moon Kingdom.
"Stop asking questions and get everyone away from Stone Forest Town." Shi Feng, who had long since distanced himself from the town, barked in a sharp voice.
In his previous life, the emergence of the Stone Claw Mountains had triggered a massive struggle among all the major guilds across the Star Moon Kingdom. But in the end, none of them managed to take Stone Forest Town. It was only after a long time, when the Star River Alliance had amassed enough power to launch an assault, that Stone Forest Town finally couldn't hold out. Just as it was about to fall, the leader Serea activated the Obelisk Tower.
In an instant, the Star River Alliance — the ruling guild of the Star Moon Kingdom — became a thing of the past.