Not long after Shi Feng and his party entered the Hell Difficulty Ice-Sealed Prison, news of it spread to the various major guilds.
"This Black Flame really is interesting. We just cleared the First Clear of the Hard Difficulty, and Zero Wing goes straight for the Hell Difficulty." Wuxia's star-bright eyes flickered with amusement, her lips curving into a faint smile. "Yanxue, what do you think about this?"
"They probably just want to give it a shot. There's no point in clearing the Hard Difficulty Ice-Sealed Prison anymore, unless they go to another city to challenge a hundred-man dungeon. But adapting to a different hundred-man dungeon takes preparation, so they're gambling on the Hell Difficulty Ice-Sealed Prison instead." Yanxue glanced over the intelligence report and spoke quietly. "Too bad it's the Hell Difficulty Ice-Sealed Prison. With their current team, there's absolutely no way they can clear it. It's not even a question of strength anymore."
"You're right. Maybe I was overthinking it. After all, it is a Hell Difficulty hundred-man dungeon." Wuxia had met Shi Feng once before. Although she hadn't seen him fight, his various displays of competence and the powerful players around him made it clear he was no fool. "Never mind. It doesn't matter what Zero Wing does now. I didn't come here just to help you run dungeons. The Guild Master already said that the Stoneclaw Mountains are our priority going forward. That's why I'm here specifically to take a few of you over there. As for everything here, I'll leave it all in Elder Qibao's hands."
"What kind of task requires all of us to go? Isn't the Stoneclaw Mountains just a place to farm Mana Crystals?" Yanxue asked in surprise.
After all, they were the guild's highest combat power. Putting all of their forces in the Stoneclaw Mountains wouldn't be a wise move.
"The Guild Master is well aware of that. But do you know how the Stoneclaw Mountains were unlocked?" Wuxia smiled.
"I don't. Does the Guild Master know?" Yanxue shook his head.
"The Guild Master doesn't just know—he was the one who personally unlocked the Stoneclaw Mountains." Wuxia's voice carried a note of deep reverence when she spoke of Yixiao Duzang. It was because of that man that she had left her super guild without a second thought and joined Heaven's Burial. And the Stoneclaw Mountains that every major guild in the Star Moon Kingdom was fighting tooth and nail to control had been created by Yixiao Duzang's own hand.
Yanxue and the others were struck silent, unable to regain their composure for a long while.
The Stoneclaw Mountains had already affected the entire Star Moon Kingdom, and beyond that, several neighboring kingdoms and even the Black Dragon Empire. The scope of its influence surpassed anything that had ever happened in the Divine Realm.
And the person who had unlocked it was their own Guild Master.
"No way…"
"The Guild Master is truly the Guild Master. To have such means…"
Everyone grew excited.
"Unlocking the Stoneclaw Mountains was just one part of the quest chain. The rest of the quests are all within the Stoneclaw Mountains. Once we complete them, the entire Star Moon Royal City will be under Heaven's Burial's control. So this is the top priority—everything else can wait." Wuxia looked at the group and spoke in a sharp, commanding tone that left no room for discussion. "This is an order, not a suggestion."
"If that's the case, we'll go prepare right away." Yanxue was quite in favor of the plan. If they could take the Star Moon Royal City, seizing White River City afterward would be much easier.
Ice-Sealed Prison.
"How can a High Grand Lord be this much stronger than a Grand Lord?" Huowu studied the Ice-Sealed Giant, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. Her instincts kept screaming at her—the Ice-Sealed Giant before them was absolutely not to be provoked.
On paper, it only had fifteen million more HP than a Grand Lord-level Ice-Sealed Giant. Yet the gap in pressure it exuded felt like the difference between heaven and earth.
Everyone felt a chill run through their hearts.
That massive, water-like aura pressed down on them, robbing them of their ability to move freely. How were they supposed to fight like this?