"How did he do that?"
"That was power comparable to Tier 4 Legendary strength! He caught it head-on?!"
"Black Flame should be under the suppression of the magic barrier, right?"
"Is this Black Flame's real strength?"
…
The spectators fell silent for a brief moment before erupting into an uproar. No one had expected the situation to reverse so dramatically.
After all, once Illusory Myth had unleashed such terrifying combat power, practically everyone in attendance believed that the farce between Zero Wing and Frost Heaven's Sword was as good as over.
But now that Zero Wing still had the ability to fight on, how could people not get excited?
After all, in the entire Divine Realm, there were vanishingly few who dared to openly challenge the Five Great Super Guilds. To provoke Illusory Myth on this stage—win or lose—Black Flame's name would be known to everyone going forward.
However, compared to the excited players in the spectator stands, the Illusory Myth members in the high-tier resource zone—particularly the hundred or so who had activated the battle formation—didn't seem particularly surprised or shocked.
"Bao Sha was far too reckless."
"The vice leader already warned him that Black Flame wasn't simple, yet he charged in alone without a second thought."
"Stupid! Utterly stupid! He couldn't even be bothered to listen to the vice leader's words. Now every other power out there is going to laugh themselves to death at us!"
Over thirty Illusory Myth members who had reached the Void Realm stared daggers at the captured Bao Sha, without a shred of sympathy—only anger.
The vice leader, Bleust, had worked hard to set this stage, intending to show every major power that Illusory Myth was an entity that absolutely could not be provoked.
And now Bao Sha had ruined all of it.
"Bao Sha, come back. Don't embarrass yourself in front of Guild Leader Black Flame any further." Bleust glanced at Bao Sha, who was still frozen in shock and confusion, and let out a soft sigh.
Only after Bleust spoke did Bao Sha snap back to reality, his expression heavier and more fearful than it had ever been, his hands beginning to tremble.
"No! I absolutely cannot let the vice leader down!"
"You have to die! You have to die to wash away my humiliation!"
The look Bao Sha turned toward Shi Feng was laced with terrified madness—but that terror wasn't directed at Shi Feng. It came from their vice leader, Bleust.
In an instant, Shi Feng felt the force gripping his hand surge dramatically.
Before he could even react, Bao Sha vanished from his spot and reappeared in midair. Crimson-red runes surfaced across his entire body one after another. His physique swelled even larger than before, two black horns sprouted from his head, a pair of dark wings and a scaled tail burst forth, and the horrifying pressure he radiated sent tremors through every Tier 3 expert present.
"What did he do? Aren't burst skills prohibited in the arena?" Mu Xin stared at the airborne Bao Sha, her eyes filled with alarm.
The current Bao Sha was practically a different person from before—not merely a boost in presence, but a fundamental leap in his very life-level.
"No, this isn't a burst skill. He's simply reverting to his true form." Shi Feng looked up at Bao Sha hovering in the air and shook his head, a note of genuine admiration in his gaze. "Illusory Myth really is impressive. To have acquired the Half-Dragonkin bloodline—and for someone to have actually endured that berserk power…"
In the Divine Realm, beyond the normal bloodlines that enhanced a player's life-level, there existed certain special bloodlines. These special bloodlines were fundamentally different from ordinary ones.
Like the berserk Half-Dragonkin bloodline, which could elevate a player's life-level to the level of Primordial species—granting a boost far exceeding that of any normal bloodline. However, such bloodlines carried their own drawbacks.
The berserk power they provided demanded an equally devastating price to wield.
Any player who activated the Half-Dragonkin bloodline would be subjected to unimaginable pain throughout their entire body—pain that no ordinary person could endure. As a result, very few were willing to accept such a bloodline.
Yet Bao Sha had not only accepted this Half-Dragonkin bloodline but had actually withstood that wildly berserk force.
"You're insane, you're really insane!" Mu Xin couldn't help but blurt out, glancing at Shi Feng, who seemed genuinely impressed by Bao Sha. "His aura is more than twice what it was before. I'm fairly certain that in terms of raw power alone, he's already reached a true Tier 4 level—and you're still standing there musing about it?"
"That's right. In terms of physique and stats, he's no different from a genuine Tier 4 Class now." Shi Feng nodded, confirming it with complete certainty.
"You…" Mu Xin's beautiful eyes went wide.
She couldn't begin to understand what Shi Feng was thinking at this moment. It was as if Bao Sha's transformation had absolutely nothing to do with him—as if he had entirely forgotten who had pushed Bao Sha to this point in the first place.
"Lina, you go assist him as well." Bleust turned to the golden-haired female warrior beside him and spoke with an air of complete nonchalance.
The surrounding Illusory Myth members froze in disbelief, staring at Bleust.
The golden-haired woman was Bleust's right hand—a true Domain expert whose strength ranked in the top three within the entire squad. And now Bleust was sending Lina to join in as well…
"Understood!"