[Divine Oracle World]
[The Orcs' Level 2 Main City, Shadowless City]
In a restricted area in the northern part of the city, shrouded in blood mist.
Ten figures were moving through the blood mist, killing the monsters wandering within it: Level 70 Blood Demons.
Shadow Hunter · Bu Qingyun (Lv70 Tier 3 Soul Archer · Rank 1 on the Heavenly Ranking)
Peerless Solo · Wu Nian (Lv68 Tier 3 Assassin · Rank 3 on the Heavenly Ranking)
Berserk Beast · Tie Shanhe (Lv68 Tier 3 Berserker · Rank 7 on the Heavenly Ranking)
Romance of Wind and Moon · Wanyue (Lv68 Tier 3 Healer · Rank 15 on the Heavenly Ranking)
At a glance, all ten of these figures were powerhouses ranked within the top 100 of Shadowless City's Heavenly Ranking.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the number one Soul Archer on the Heavenly Ranking, Bu Qingyun, used his ultimate skill, Windstorm Arrow Rain, to severely injure a group of Blood Demons in the blood mist ahead.
The number three Assassin Wu Nian, the number seven Berserker Tie Shanhe, and the number ten Magic Knight Dugu Qiubai entered the fray and killed all the remaining Blood Demonsm
[Map Announcement: "Ding~ Blood Demon elimination progress: 100%! The Level 75 Fire Clan Golden Secret Realm, God-Refining Tower, has been unlocked! Secret Realm Pass rewards have been distributed."]
As the final area was cleared, at the same time as the system announcement sounded.
Whoosh!
The blood mist filling the surroundings finally began to disperse.
At the same time, a huge pagoda gradually appeared through the blood mist ahead.
Looking at the pagoda in front of them, all ten people present smiled with relief.
"Four whole days, and we finally finished clearing the outer area. Only now can we finally see this God-Refining Tower. Damn! That wasn't easy."
As Berserker Tie Shanhe finished speaking, Assassin Wu Nian said, "If the system hadn't set the limit at ten people entering the mist zone at a time, and I'd called over the thousand brothers from my guild, why would we need four days? We would've finished it in less than a day."
The strongest among them, Shadowless City's number one Soul Archer on the Heavenly Ranking, Bu Qingyun, took the unique pass to the God-Refining Tower Secret Realm that the system had just rewarded them with from his backpack: a Firestone.
He said to the other nine, "Everyone got a Firestone, right?"
"Boss Wang from Ning'an, Jiang Province, gave us the task of clearing the God-Refining Tower and obtaining a fragment of a map inside."
"Everyone, the mission has only just begun!"
"But now that we've got the Secret Realm Pass, everyone's been busy all day and is tired. How about we log off early today and get some rest? Tomorrow, we can enter the God-Refining Tower together. What do you say?"
"Sounds good! I'm starving. Let's go get some food."
"Once we clear the Secret Realm, we'll get the remaining nine million as the final payment. We'll all be millionaires in no time. Why settle for some little restaurant? Let's go straight to a five-star restaurant."
"Hahaha! That's right! Come on, brothers, let's go have some fun!"
Amid the cheerful laughter and conversation.
The ten of them were just about to return to the city.
But the moment they stepped out of the restricted area.
A large group of players suddenly appeared outside, all with IDs beginning with the same two characters: [Super God], blocking their path.
"Who are you?"
"What do you want?"
Faced with the questions from Bu Qingyun, Tie Shanhe, and the others.
Leading them was a Level 66 Sword-and-Shield Warrior whose ID was [Super God Invincible]. He looked fierce as he ordered them, "Hand over the Secret Realm Passes you're carrying."
"So you're after the Firestones."
After learning the purpose of these "Super God" players.
Tie Shanhe fearlessly said, "We spent four days getting these passes, and you want us to hand them over?"
"Fine! Nine million, and I'll sell it to you. After all, that's the price Boss Wang offered."
Super God Invincible's eyes turned cold, "You want to negotiate terms with our Super God Guild? You don't have the qualifications."
"Attack! Kill them and loot all the Secret Realm Passes from their bodies."
With Super God Invincible's order, the large group of Super God players behind him immediately drew their weapons and charged at Bu Qingyun and the other nine without a word.
The Super God Guild's players had arrived suddenly, and their attack was just as sudden.
Bu Qingyun and the others had no time to react and could only fight back.
The players on both sides immediately fell into a fierce battle.
Although all ten were powerful experts on Shadowless City's Heavenly Ranking, each one exceptionally strong, they were ultimately outnumbered.
Faced with the Super God Guild's hundreds and thousands of players using sheer numbers.
In an instant, all ten Heavenly Ranking experts, including the number one Bu Qingyun, were killed.
"Boss, 231 brothers have died!"
Hearing his subordinate's report, Super God Invincible was still startled.
"Damn! These Heavenly Ranking experts really aren't easy to deal with."
Fortunately, the ten [Firestones], which were guaranteed to drop upon death, had all been obtained.
Super God Invincible immediately sent a message through WeChat to a friend whose note was "Miss Ji", ["Miss, the God-Refining Tower Secret Realm in Shadowless City has been taken."]
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[Offline]
[Zhongzhou, Luoyang]
[A Seaside Villa]
Ji Ningshuang, dressed in a lace nightdress and with a striking figure, was sitting on a rocking chair in the courtyard, repeatedly refreshing Nether's Moments, which were visible for only three days.
Her cold, alluring gaze was fixed on the background image showing the back of a girl, seemingly filled with hostility toward the girl in the picture.
Just then, several WeChat messages popped up on her phone in succession.
[Super God Invincible: "Miss, the God-Refining Tower Secret Realm in Shadowless City has been taken."]
[Super God Rampage: "Miss, the Blackrock Hall Secret Realm in Rakshasa City has been taken."]
[Super God Peerless: "Miss, the Blood Moon Ancient Castle Secret Realm in Blood Moon City has been taken."]
[Super God Long Aotian: "Miss, the Hopeless Island Secret Realm in Hopeless City has been taken."]
"Very good."
Seeing the good news, the corners of Ji Ningshuang's lips lifted.
She impatiently called Nether on WeChat, intending to show off a little.
"My people have already taken control of the four major Secret Realms within those four Orc Level 2 Main Cities from the people of Rulebound."
"If nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow we can use those four Secret Realms to obtain the map containing the sealed location of the God-Refining Cauldron."
"As long as we get the map, we'll be able to find the God-Refining Cauldron, refine the God-Binding Lock, and release the Ghost King! By then, with the Ghost King's power, I'll kill Rulebound, let you take his SSS-rank talent, and help you become the strongest player in Inferno City."
Ji Ningshuang twirled her hair around her slender fingers, her expression alluring as she said, "Well? Isn't this wonderful news? Should I send you an offline location and have you come find me so the two of us can celebrate properly?"
From the other end of the call came Nether's cold voice, ["Let's talk after we find the God-Refining Cauldron."]
With that, Nether hung up.
Ji Ningshuang's cold, alluring gaze returned to the back of the girl in the background image of Nether's Moments.
A sly smile appeared at the corners of her lips.
"You can't let her go, can you?"
"As long as you can't find her, you won't be able to leave me."
"Mmhmm~ Since that's the case, I'll let you see hope, while making sure you can never find her."
"That way, you'll be able to stay by my side forever."