[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-vrmmo-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-intelligence-":3,"chapter-vrmmo-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-intelligence--online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-450":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","MMO Mage: Starting with a 10,000x Intelligence Potion Boost",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2203755,3818,"Chapter 450","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-450",450,"\u003Cp>\"We call this thing a pass; it is a key to entering a ruin of the Sunset Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We didn't think before that we could use this thing to enter here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since the Phoenix seemed honest when answering,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng naturally wouldn't be stingy about telling the Phoenix this information.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But relatively speaking, he still held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because although this Phoenix seemed like a simpleton,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>it had been trapped in this barrier for so many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although it had been pushing against this barrier, it hadn't smashed its head until it bled, proving that this Phoenix wasn't too stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In fact, it might even be that this simpleton appearance was just an act.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, the Phoenix itself had said it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It wanted to challenge its father and become the patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although among monsters, the strongest person is very likely the patriarch of a group,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>a patriarch of a group couldn't be brainless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it were brainless, other Phoenixes shouldn't have let it ascend so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unless this entire Phoenix race was this brainless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But perhaps due to the filter of myths and legends,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng always felt that existences like the Dragon and Phoenix clans\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>would definitely not have intelligence lower than humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In fact, it was generally higher than ordinary humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, this made him have certain doubts and reservations about this Phoenix’s simpleton personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng always felt that this Phoenix might be pretending to be a simpleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There were some things they wanted to know that this Phoenix might have held back and not told them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was even possible that its words were half-true and half-false, or seven parts true and three parts false.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although one shouldn't have the heart to harm others, one must have the heart to guard against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What this Phoenix said sounded quite plausible, but Qin Feng couldn't fully confirm if it was true or false.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For example, the matter of eating the Flame Sun Fruit; the system hadn't said anything about eating it, but it had said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If they really ate it and turned to ash, what then?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Since it is a key to enter the ruins of the Sunset Empire, why can it enter this barrier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is this key omnipotent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Phoenix’s eyes brightened even more, staring fixedly at Qin Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We don't know about this either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We only entered this barrier after inputting all our mental power and Qi into this pass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Only after activating it were we able to enter this barrier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"We couldn't get in before activating it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng specifically pointed out the word \"activate,\" naturally to pave the way for the next sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That’s great, give this thing to me quickly and let me leave here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Upon hearing that this thing was indeed the key to entering and exiting the barrier,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the Phoenix immediately said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It even wanted to reach out and snatch the pass from Qin Feng and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ah, no, the Phoenix didn't have hands, it had claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A huge claw, several times larger than a person, swiped at Qin Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It really was trying to snatch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But unfortunately, this pass protected Qin Feng and the others not just with chemical protection, but also physical protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The power brought by flames and Qi couldn't harm them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The physical attack brought by the Phoenix’s body couldn't harm them either.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Phoenix, which had been bounced back two steps, stared at Qin Feng in great frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Its gaze was full of aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hehe, very unfortunately, that won't work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As long as someone activates this pass, it becomes soul-bound to that person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Unless the holder dies, it is impossible to change the holder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You just tried, you couldn't snatch it at all; this pass has already recognized its master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Feng said very sincerely, as if everything he said was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But in fact, this was not the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although when they first input Qi and mental power into this pass,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>they weren't sure if this pass would recognize its master because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But as time passed, they discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Qi and mental power they injected into this pass were constantly dissipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If the mental power and Qi they input into this pass dissipated,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>this pass would return to its initial state.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And they would no longer be able to be protected by this pass or enter and exit the barrier freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was just that the power dissipation was very slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An hour had passed, and only half had dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This gave them enough time to slowly bicker with the Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But it also proved that this pass would not recognize a master.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was all to deceive the Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To Qin Feng’s answer, the Phoenix was naturally very angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having finally seen a glimmer of hope, only to have it ruthlessly extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This drove the Phoenix into a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But clearly, no matter what it did, it couldn't snatch the pass from Qin Feng and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It roared for Qin Feng and the others to die and leave the pass to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But clearly, they couldn't do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After tossing about for a full ten minutes, the Phoenix finally calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The whole bird wilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was no longer willing to pay attention to Qin Feng and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you have no other questions, we are leaving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Our time is very urgent; we don't have the time to waste here with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In fact, Qin Feng and the others were quite trustworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it were someone who didn't keep their word,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>after the Phoenix answered his questions, he could have just walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Anyway, this Phoenix couldn't harm him, and he could enter and exit the barrier freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But as long as it didn't involve their own safety, Qin Feng and the others were willing to keep their promises.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was, after all, the foundation of being a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Moreover, if they didn't keep their promises for too long, they might develop inner demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Which would be detrimental to cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, promises that should be kept must be kept.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I, of course, still have questions to ask; you are not allowed to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had only asked one question and hadn't gotten a useful answer yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Phoenix was naturally unwilling; after all, Qin Feng and the others had asked it so many questions.\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-06-17T06:32:32.271Z","2026-06-17T09:01:34.923Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","08783fd6e6f7e836b85ad583e17167d7ce91946ddaa6038e7f019eff9253b6c2","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-451","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-449",496,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fonline-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-cover.jpg"]