Chapter 926

The cooldown on the Grand Void Ring's teleport hasn't finished yet, Xiao Feng is idle with nothing to do, so he chats with his teammates in the pavilion.

The first territorial war in the Shen Jie is of great significance; it is the first true large-scale clash among the major civilizations.

Compared to this, the previous conflicts between individuals, teams, and guilds were merely child's play.

The outcome of this territorial war will directly affect the resource interests of each warzone; the more cities captured, the richer the daily resource growth, allowing cultivation of even more experts!

It is said that the ranking rewards after the territorial war also include rewards of 'Advanced Talent'!

However, these rumors are merely hearsay from NPCs, and it's unknown whether they are reliable.

Regardless of any special rewards, if many cities can be captured, the economic growth speed within the entire server will become much faster; even players not in the occupying guilds of the same zone can enjoy benefits such as teleport discounts, shop discounts, tax reductions, and other favorable policies.

Over time, the benefits multiply!

In preparation for the first territorial war, big and small guilds across the 72 warzones have made many preparations, and forming external alliances is not uncommon.

However, such cross-zone alliances are actually unreliable; superficially they cooperate, but there is a high chance of backstabbing behind the scenes!

Li Li is relatively well-informed, and he gave everyone a rundown of some of the stronger warzones.

According to statistics, the player count in each of the ten strongest zones of the Elemental Shen Jie has already exceeded 1 billion!

This is not 1 billion weaklings or alt accounts, but 1 billion elites at the demi-god level or above!

Recently, many top players have gradually reached the Lower God realm; basically each zone has produced several big shots with the combat power to take on a hundred alone.

Although the Blue Star No. 8 Warzone has many experts, it does not hold an absolute advantage in population.

Considering total population alone, it likely ranks around seventh or eighth.

Other factions, such as Azure Sky World, Verdant Water Star No. 5, and White Wolf Star No. 2, are super-large warzones each with over 1.5 billion demi-god inhabitants!

Especially Azure Sky World, with over 2 billion ascended beings, it is the most populous faction in the Shen Jie and also the most organized and disciplined. Although their number of top players is not large, it is said that every player on that planet receives official task assignments to play the game, giving them exceptionally high execution; once an order is issued, they will surely give their all to fulfill it.

In this territorial war, Azure Sky World will be the existence most feared by all major factions, posing a threat even greater than that of the Blue Star No. 8 Warzone!

Moreover, warzones such as Snow World, Azure Green Star, and Yellow Earth Star also have player numbers not much lower than Blue Star's, each boasting no fewer than ten super guilds, and they are also major competitors.

Drinking the cooling tea is a quick matter; not long after, the teammates finished three cups each, and each gained an additional 2 million to their health limit.

Xiao Feng then inquired about the combat strength of the top players in each zone.

However, there is comparatively little to worry about in that regard.

Players like him are exceedingly rare even across the myriad heavens; within the Elemental Shen Jie, no one in a duel can threaten him anymore, and those who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Mang Mei are extremely scarce.

Although there are many possessors of Supergod-level talent across the 72 zones combined, talent is talent; unless it is truly as heaven-defying as a ten-thousandfold amplification or control of time, it usually only grants a few-fold or tenfold increase in strength.

Such a boost, compared to Mang Mei's full set of top-tier gear and Xiao Feng's long-term feeding of heavenly earthly essence, actually offers only a limited advantage.

According to statistics, aside from Xiao Feng, the highest rank achieved in the Myriad Heavens Tower within the Elemental Shen Jie is only over 400 floors.

Starting at floor 401 is the Advanced Godslayer Challenge, which requires defeating Upper God-level plain monsters to pass.

Those who reach this stage have already passed the individual speed challenge and the water challenge, possessing the strength to easily slay Mid God monsters, though their offensive and defensive attributes are somewhat inferior compared to Upper Gods.

Mang Mei and Zhang Fan also attempted the Myriad Heavens Tower a few days ago; both passed the Godslayer Challenge on floors 201–300. Mang Mei was halted by the speed challenge due to insufficient movement speed, preventing her from fully exerting her strength. Zhang Fan, due to his melee focus, failed in the water challenge and likewise could not fully display his ability.

Otherwise, given their output capacity, they should also be able to defeat a few Upper God plain monsters in battle, and their ranking would not be low.

Combat power at their level counts as expert even among the myriad heavens; in the Elemental Shen Jie's territorial wars, they virtually massacre, wiping out groups with a single skill.

However, when the territorial war actually arrives, various legion skills, large scrolls, and war abilities fly everywhere; individual strength is also limited, so while one might instantly kill an enemy, they could themselves be slain by the 'Thorn Shield' reflecting back.

Between strength and strategy, a delicate balance will be achieved. Ordinary people find it hard to sway a region's battle outcome by individual power alone—unless… surnamed Xiao, given name Feng!

Over a little more than an hour, Xiao Feng devoted half of his focus to tempering his will, while the rest of his energy went into chatting with teammates to learn about the strong players in the zone.

He memorized the names of some top experts; if he encounters them during the territorial war, he can pay special attention to them!

Soon, the cooldown on the Grand Void Ring's teleport effect finished.

He parted from his teammates and made a trip to the NPC city, buying some of the highest-quality, most expensive liquor.

He then teleported to Melting Gold Mountain.

Hum~

A spatial fluctuation flashed, and Xiao Feng appeared near the entrance of the tavern cave at the base of Melting Gold Mountain.

Da Bai cried out, 'Big Brother, you'd better not get drunk again later, or I'll be made a monkey by those drunks once more!'

Xiao Feng laughed, 'This time I won't drink; when Master God Erdeus is refining medicine, I'll train a bit and absorb more of the efficacy of the Myriad Origin Spirit Tea.'

'Sure thing~ Big Brother, if you have any leftover Myriad Origin Spirit Tea, could you give little brother a cup too!' Da Bai said in a fawning tone.

As a former Great Ascension-stage demon beast, it is quite craving for the Myriad Origin Spirit Tea and really wants to give it a try.

The 'premium tea' Xiao Feng set aside can indeed be shared with it for a taste.

But we'll wait until we return to Wind Spirit Island to discuss it; then Da Bai will have time to slowly digest the holy tea's effects.

One person and one crane entered the cave; after a ripple of water flowed past, they arrived at the lush special space of the Melting Gold Mountain tavern.

'Drinkers! Old Da Bai is back again!'

Just after entering, Da Bai loudly shouted.

The tavern inside remained lively; hearing that sound, doors and windows flung open, and many people peered out from within.

'Yo, isn't that Warrior Xiao Feng!'

'Hahaha, you're back so quickly—looks like you've gained something!'

'Did you bring good liquor? If not, you won't get off easy!'

A group of tavern patrons warmly greeted them there.

Xiao Feng laughed, 'I brought it, I brought it—not only good liquor, but also side dishes!'

'Oh? What side dish? Is it as tasty as Xiezhi meat?' Erdeus ran out to greet him, smiling and asking.

There's still plenty of Xiezhi meat in the Grand Void Ring; if you want to eat it, it can be taken out.

However, that's old stock; drying it out makes it uninteresting.

Xiao Feng smiled and said, 'This time I have two dishes: a meat dish and river delicacies!'

Speaking, he took out the Buddha-head lion and the giant-clawed crayfish and threw them on the ground.