Chapter 331: with translation of chapter title

Main text Chapter 332: Note down this grudge

After chatting with Mang Mei for a while, Xiao Feng's mood became much happier.

Making friends with a gentle person works like that; when you're troubled, just chat with her and it's alright.

Three days have passed since the territory war ended, and everything in the game has returned to normal.

All major guilds are recruiting and expanding, except Under Heaven.

Under Heaven has been quiet these two days; its leader Invincible Under Heaven has been completely offline, and it's the heroes of Under Heaven handling guild affairs.

After their base was demolished by Xiao Feng, their numbers plummeted, and they have now moved to the second guild, Peerless Under Heaven.

However, Invincible Under Heaven and other core members haven't left; they seem to be preparing to draw Xiao Feng's fire in the original guild, to create survival space for the second guild's members.

Xiao Feng now sees clearly that Invincible Under Heaven can't make any waves in the game, only being unilaterally beaten by him, so he has shifted the battlefield to Xian Xia.

As for what form the next retaliation will take, he doesn't know.

After the territory war ended, player levels began to rise steadily again.

After three days of effort, the number of third‑transformation players surged from an initial 100,000 to tens of millions.

The main force's level broke through 100, and the vanguard even reached over 105.

However, as levels rise, upgrading becomes harder—only 1‑2 levels per day. Relying solely on killing wild monsters yields little experience; basically one must clear dungeons or go to the battlefield to farm boss monsters for quick progress.

Thus, the most popular monster‑hunting maps for players lately have become the three battlefields.

Of course, aside from leveling up, there is another matter that is very eye‑catching.

That is the ranking tournament previously launched by the Judgment Guild.

The response to this tournament has been somewhat unexpected, with an astonishing number of sign‑ups!

Originally intended to be held in Death City, the tournament was instead held as simultaneous qualifiers in all main cities because of the overwhelming turnout, with each city's lord guild responsible for selecting players and deciding the top 20.

The qualifiers started yesterday and will continue for six days.

After the first‑tier main city opens, the final showdown will take place in Time City.

The NPCs in the arenas of all main cities have given strong support to this tournament; although it's not an official game event, it's almost the same.

War City and Hundred Flowers City, lacking Xiao Feng and any senior guild officials, are temporarily overseen by the Dragon Soul Guild.

This tournament has caused a great stir; many lone experts and top players who performed poorly in the territory war want to use this chance to show their prowess.

Therefore, after the tournament registration began,

the arena was almost packed to bursting; many people didn't even have time to level up, just wanting to fight on the stage to prove themselves.

Of course, not everyone enjoys such hustle and bustle.

For example, Mang Mei, who loves tranquility, did not sign up.

During these three days, aside from practicing archery skills to hone her will, she spent the rest of her time running around Cheng Zhu Fu, doing the daily tasks given by Marshal Kelaoweier to boost military prestige.

Otherwise, she would just stroll around the city, getting to know some ordinary NPCs.

Compared to how other players approach the game, she seems more like she's experiencing a different kind of life.

Such a gaming attitude makes Xiao Feng appreciate it greatly.

After a while, Candle Dragon came online.

He, like Xiao Feng, had been offline for three days, handling matters in Xian Xia the whole time.

Seeing Candle Dragon online, Xiao Feng sent a private message asking about the aftermath of the sudden incident during the previous territory war.

Candle Dragon told him that the vice‑guild leader Black Dragon had been expelled.

This 'insider' incident provoked public outrage and cannot be forgiven.

But since it was an in‑game event, although the circumstances were serious, they did not reach legal severity, let alone amount to treason against the state, so there was no way to impose strict punishment; only salary deductions, expulsion from the guild, and placement on an industry blacklist were possible.

However, this matter did not end there.

The Dragon Soul members were furious with the Judgment Guild, wishing to fight a battle and avenge the grudge.

Sooner or later, there will be a major battle between them!

Of course, not now.

After all, the 'insider' incident is merely a stratagem in war; if others have the capability, there's nothing to say.

If war were declared now, people would instead say we 'can't afford to play'.

Moreover, launching a war would have a huge impact; the cost of a war involving two million people is enormous, and even the amount of funds needed is unknown.

Therefore, after discussion, the Dragon Soul leadership decided to temporarily remember this grudge, and at the next territory war, repay it tooth for tooth, giving the Judgment Guild a 'surprise'!

After hearing this, Xiao Feng felt somewhat displeased.

Such a great grudge, yet unable to retaliate immediately, is truly suffocating.

But Candle Dragon has his own difficulties; as the leader of a super guild, he cannot disregard the interests of millions of members, abandon his leveling time, and go fight foreigners.

Otherwise, both sides would be affected, their progress would fall behind, and only other guilds would benefit.

After all, this is not the territory war period; if killed, one would lose experience and equipment, a huge loss!

……

With nothing to do,

Xiao Feng went out and wandered the streets.

Despite being offline for three days, his fame remained as radiant as ever.

Walking down the street with a 'Kill' character above his head, players he met along the way all greeted him.

Many even screamed and cheered as if they had seen a superstar, wanting to come up and hug him.

Fortunately, Xiao Feng dodged quickly!

War City now has not only players from Longguo, but many foreigners as well; one often sees players of various skin tones and hair colors passing by.

Their attitude toward Xiao Feng is not so enthusiastic; probably because they were upset from being beaten in the territory war, they glare at him angrily, or wear expressions full of envy.

Xiao Feng also didn't care; no matter how unpleasant others were, he was still the strongest and the most handsome!

After wandering for a while, he came near the War God Temple.

He hadn't wanted to go in, but when he reached the entrance, he suddenly heard He Er Na's voice.

He Er Na was inside the temple, speaking in an unhappy tone: "My Wind Spirit Island is its own sect in the Elemental Sea; why should I obey your War God Kingdom's orders? Your rules don't apply to me!"

Then he heard Yi Si Ben say: "Upper God He Er Na, we mean no disrespect! But your strength is truly too great; if you frequently wander the Zhu Shen Da Lu, it will have a bad influence on the whole plane. Moreover, the Shen Jie has now sent word that many God Envoys will soon descend. When that time comes..."

"This is my affair! If I violate cosmic law, the Supreme God will punish me; I don't need your temple to tell me what to do!" He Er Na said in a displeased tone.

Don't be fooled by how nicely she speaks to Xiao Feng and Yan Yue Se in front of him; it's all thanks to the merit of the master-servant contract.

Normally, this Upper God's temper isn't something ordinary people can tolerate!

"What are you guys talking about?"

Xiao Feng walked in.

His relationship with the War God Temple was still okay; he was no longer the one cursed by Aotuo Gu as before, Yi Si Ben had helped him become City Lord, and he didn't want to see the two sides fall into conflict.

"Warrior Xiao Feng, how did you come here?"

"Master."

Yi Si Ben and He Er Na greeted each other at the same time.

"Ah?" As soon as the words fell, Yi Si Ben widened his eyes in surprise, looking at He Er Na: "You... you, what do you call him?"

Master?

An Upper God, having a holy land adventurer call him master?

Simply outrageous!

This "master", could it be the improper kind?

(End of chapter)