The Martial Alliance group was on their way to Qingshui Town.
Qingshui Town was the closest small town to Red Leaf Town, with a player population of roughly five or six thousand.
"Hahaha, sure, the cost of relocating our base is enormous — we can always start over from scratch. But Yefeng, your reputation is completely ruined now. Everyone is denouncing and cursing you. I'd love to see how you'll manage in the Divine Realm from here on out. Who would dare join your team?" Fengyun Wuhui looked at the official forum post and burst into laughter.
The other members of the Martial Alliance had been feeling down about having to relocate to another small town, but seeing how thoroughly Shi Feng's reputation had been destroyed, their moods all improved considerably.
Star Moon Kingdom Regional Announcement: Congratulations to player Yefeng for becoming the first player in the Star Moon Kingdom to reach a city! Reward: 20 points of White River City reputation, title of White River City Honored Citizen.
"What's going on here?" Upon hearing the system announcement, Fengyun Wuhui froze for a good five or six seconds. When he finally came to his senses, his mind was filled with confusion.
How had Shi Feng leveled up to 10 so quickly? The experience required to go from level 9 to level 10 was several times what it took from level 8 to level 9. Even among the top brass of other first-rate guilds, reaching 90 percent of level 9 at this point would already be considered monstrous — and yet Yefeng had already hit level 10.
That meant when they had started their manhunt for Shi Feng, he had already reached level 10 even earlier. For a solo player, that kind of leveling speed was simply unbelievable.
"Boss Fengyun, bad news! A new post about Yefeng just popped up on the official forums. It's nothing but praise and full support for Yefeng."
Fengyun Wuhui quickly opened the official forum.
The post had already been pinned to the top. Its title read: White River City Astounded by First-Rate Legend Yefeng. It had instantly knocked his own post down.
Beyond talking about Yefeng's first-player achievement, the post covered a great many other things.
There was even a video of Shi Feng slaughtering nearly a hundred members of the Martial Alliance. One man taking down nearly a hundred people — and leaving the Martial Alliance's several hundred fighters too terrified to move. That domineering display had won the admiration of countless people.
Though the video was only a few seconds long, it was the kind of thing people could watch over and over without getting tired of it. Shi Feng's evasion technique and combat skills, both honed to a near-perfect level, were well worth studying.
Previously, many of the people who had been denouncing Shi Feng claimed the video had been photoshopped — that it was impossible for Shi Feng to be that strong, that he was nothing more than a shameless traitor who had betrayed his companions. They said there had to be a limit to damage control, that someone like him was not worth admiring. Don't be fooled, they said.
But soon enough, people who had personally witnessed the incident stepped forward to speak on Shi Feng's behalf. They knew exactly what had happened. Moreover, videos recorded within the Divine Realm could not possibly be photoshopped, because the Divine Realm was governed by the Main God System — there was simply no way to tamper with any footage recorded inside it. This was precisely why videos recorded in the Divine Realm, along with the in-game agreements, were legally recognized.
Those who had been trying to smear Shi Feng immediately shut their mouths, having made absolute fools of themselves through their own ignorance.
At the same time, a number of people came forward to explain the truth.
"These idiots just can't stand seeing someone else do well. They smear people for the sake of smearing. Look who's looking stupid now. I'm a player in Red Leaf Town and I know exactly what happened — the whole Martial Alliance couldn't lay a finger on Yefeng. Did he need those losers' help? They were only after the bounty, and they were afraid of retaliation from the Martial Alliance, so they turned around and tried to drag Yefeng's name through the mud."
"I heard about it too. Those people are absolute scum. To avoid retaliation from the Martial Alliance, they even tried to kill their own team leader. Yefeng couldn't stand by and watch, so he took them all out. And now these people have the nerve to twist the story and play the victim? Absolutely disgusting."
"Hahaha, those trash just got their faces slapped, didn't they? Yefeng single-handedly killed enough Martial Alliance members to leave hundreds frozen in fear — and you lot think you're worthy of being called companions of a god-tier expert? You were going to help Yefeng? You've got some nerve, all right. Have you not cured your chuunibyou yet?"
"You guys have no idea how powerful Yefeng is. Just on his word alone, the entire Martial Alliance has been kicked out of Red Leaf Town. There isn't a single Martial Alliance player left on the streets. Absolutely incredible."
"As expected of a god-tier expert — the god of face-slapping. All those trolls can scatter now."