Divine-level Base

"Who exactly are you trying not to disappoint, Deputy Captain Chen?"

Shu Feng kicked open the door to the villa’s secret room, a faint, mocking smile on his face as he looked at Chen Ningquan.

"Shu Feng! Captain Shui Lingyan!"

Chen Ningquan’s gaze swept past Shu Feng and landed on the incomparably beautiful Shui Lingyan. A look of despair flashed in his eyes as he saw her holding the Famous Gun, [Light Fang].

Twelve Celestial Sword elites stood beside Shui Lingyan, all of them staring coldly at Chen Ningquan, their eyes glinting with murderous intent.

Chen Ningquan suddenly threw a vicious punch at the black Demon Mirror.

BAM!

Shui Lingyan fired a single shot, obliterating Chen Ningquan’s right hand.

Zhang Ying, a beautiful Spirit Sect Realm expert from the Celestial Sword, waved her hand. Jade-green threads shot out, piercing into Chen Ningquan’s body.

"A trap! Shu Feng, it was you! You framed me! You deliberately leaked your whereabouts to me!"

Chen Ningquan screamed and fell to his knees, his Spiritual Power instantly sealed. He glared at Shu Feng with a savage expression, roaring like a wild beast.

Shu Feng smiled faintly. "That’s right, Chen Ningquan. I deliberately leaked my whereabouts to you. I felt something was off about you and suspected you were a member of the Void Demon Association. As it turns out, I was right."

’In truth, Shu Feng hadn’t suspected Chen Ningquan was with the Void Demon Association at all. He just wanted to test him. The result had far exceeded his expectations.’

"Haha! Shu Feng, you’re already on the Void Demon Hunting List, and now you’ve offended the Void Demon Association—you’re a dead man! You’ll never know how vast and terrifying our power is!"

"The Void Demon Clan will one day rule this world! The apocalypse is coming! All of you will die—horrible, miserable deaths! Hahahaha!"

Chen Ningquan cackled, his face contorted. His body suddenly twisted and then exploded, transforming into countless black-blooded arrows that shot toward Shu Feng and the others.

A flash of Spiritual Light flared from Shui Lingyan’s body, and multiple Spirit Mirrors materialized around her.

The black-blooded arrows slammed into the Spirit Mirrors and were instantly reflected, striking the ground with a SIZZLE.

Following Chen Ningquan’s death, Shao Fan’s 23rd Celestial Sword squad was also isolated for investigation. A chill ran down everyone’s spine when, on the very first day, two elites from the 23rd squad committed suicide. Shao Fan himself was put through the wringer for a month before he finally cleared the investigation.

Under the protection of Shui Lingyan’s squad, Shu Feng returned safely to Shuijing City.

「Building 7, Room 203」

Li Xuan Yi sat on a sofa, holding a glass of Seven-Colored Honey Wine. He chuckled. "Ah Feng, your six months as an exchange student were truly spectacular. To think you even took down the Dark Night Church. Impressive."

"Just a fluke," Shu Feng said.

Ma Yu grinned slyly. "Shu Feng, any progress between you and Goddess Zi Xin over the past six months?"

Qi Ning’s eyebrows shot up. "Ma Yu," she snapped, "are you asking for a beating?"

"Ningning, don’t be angry! I was just kidding! Just kidding!" Ma Yu said, his expression fawning.

"Xuan Yi," Shu Feng said, "I want to buy some Middle-grade Spirit Stones. Do you know any good channels?"

’The Extraordinary Mall also sells Middle-grade Spirit Stones, but they can only be purchased with Contribution Points. After his promotion to a Three Flames Official in the Guardian Flame, Shu Feng’s monthly Contribution Points were only enough to buy a single Middle-grade Spirit Stone.’

"How many do you want?"

"I have 300 billion set aside."

Li Xuan Yi sank into thought.

’Middle-grade Spirit Stones are a strategic resource. Getting one or two is easy, but buying them in large quantities is extremely difficult.’

"There’s an underground black market auction in Ancient Moon City soon," Luo Feng said. "According to my intel, a batch of Middle-grade Spirit Stones should be up for sale."

Li Xuan Yi frowned slightly. "Shu Feng, the black market auction in Ancient Moon City is too dangerous. The place is truly lawless. The moment you leave, countless people will hunt you down."

"There are also rumors that the organizers ambush and kill wealthy attendees. On top of that, many of the items for sale are stolen from other powers. If the original owners find out you have them, it could be a death sentence."

"Ah Feng, if you’re really that desperate for Middle-grade Spirit Stones, I’ll sell you some at market price!"

"I can sell you some at market price as well," Zhao Zixing said coolly.

Luo Feng’s mouth twitched, but he ultimately just sighed and said nothing. ’Although I’m a descendant of the Royal Family, I’m just an unacknowledged illegitimate son. The resources I have can’t compare to what Zhao Zixing and Li Xuan Yi have access to.’

Shu Feng was touched. "Xuan Yi, Zi Xin, if I’m truly out of options, I’ll definitely take you up on that offer."

’Middle-grade Spirit Stones are a strategic resource—a priceless treasure with no real market. Li Xuan Yi and Zhao Zixing are clearly offering to sell me the resources allocated to them by their families.’

"Shu Feng," Li Xuan Yi said, "in three months, the National High School Spiritual Martial Arts Competition will be held in Azure Dragon Spirit City. Are you interested in participating?"

"What’s the prize for first place?" Shu Feng asked.

"A one-billion-dollar prize, a chance to enter the Celestial Martial Pavilion and choose a Secret Technique, and an opportunity to transform in the Super-grade Ascension Pool!"

Shu Feng’s eyes lit up. "I’m in!"

When Spiritualists on Blue Star evolved from the Great Spirit Master realm to the Spirit Sect realm, they generally needed to enter an Ascension Pool to transform and evolve. Ascension Pools were divided into four tiers: Low-grade, Middle-grade, Upper-grade, and Super-grade.

Ordinary Great Spirit Masters could advance to the Spirit Sect realm using just a Low-grade Ascension Pool, and their breakthrough wouldn’t trigger any kind of Phenomenon. However, peerless geniuses who had broken through the limits at every stage had to use a Top-grade Ascension Pool to achieve a perfect transformation and evolution, which would in turn give rise to a Phenomenon.

Super-grade Ascension Pools were generally only possessed by the Upper Third-Grade Noble Families, the Saint Sects, the government, and the Royal Family. A single use consumed rare resources worth over fifty billion, and only true geniuses were granted access.

It was due to this lack of resources that many geniuses from the Lower Class were forced to pledge themselves to the great Noble Families, all in exchange for a chance to enter an Ascension Pool and undergo their transformation.

Ancient Moon City was located at the border of the Qianyuan Republic, Anu Country, and Great Yue Country, a lawless land under no nation’s jurisdiction. On the surface, the city was run by gangs, but in reality, it was controlled by an incredibly powerful Spiritualist organization.

Luo Feng didn’t know the name of this Spiritualist organization, only that it held an auction periodically, selling Spirit Stones, Secret Treasures, slaves, and various other items related to Spiritualists.

’I’ll have to wait another ten days to find out the specific location of the auction!’

Shu Feng walked through Ancient Moon City, rubbing a small, black metal plate in his hand.