100: Chapter 100: If you want it, you have to pay more! The server's number one divine equipment has been released.

The red leaves torn by the Sword Qi had not yet landed before they were ground into powder by the turbulent flow of violent energy in mid-air.

Qin Ji sheathed his sword, his purple-gold pupils scanning the virtual screen that had just lit up.

The bidding in the group had already reached a fever pitch.

[Asura Yi Ze]: 400,000 gold coins, plus an [S-rank Hidden Class Change Scroll]! Qin Ji, this is my bottom line.

[Startling Swan Dream Frost]: Oh my, Brother Asura is truly generous~ But I don't want to give up either. How about 400,000 gold coins plus all the rare herbs in our guild warehouse?

Looking at these constantly jumping chips, a cold sneer curled at the corner of Qin Ji's mouth.

They were all thousand-year-old foxes; why were they playing games?

The so-called "bottom line" was nothing more than a layer of window paper that could be pierced at any time in the face of absolute profit.

"Since no one is willing to let go, I'll give you a hand."

Qin Ji tapped his finger lightly and issued a final ultimatum in the group.

[Qin Ji]: Last ten seconds. If there's no higher price, I'll list this heart of the lord directly on the World Auction House. By then, I'm afraid it won't just be you few competing for it.

These words were like the straw that broke the camel's back.

World Auction House?

Once it was listed, those financial groups hidden in the shadows and even foreign capital giants would be drawn to it! By then, let alone 500,000, even 1,000,000 might not be enough to take it down!

[Frenzied Blade]: Fuck! Don't anyone snatch it from me!

[Frenzied Blade]: 500,000 gold coins! Plus 5,000,000 in cash transferred directly! Qin Ji, this is all the liquid capital I can mobilize right now. If you still don't agree, I'll take my people and blow up the palace right now to join the fun!

The group fell silent instantly.

500,000 gold coins, according to the current black market rate, were worth more than 20 million. Adding the 5 million in cash, this was already an astronomical price.

Even Asura Yi Ze, who had been speaking sarcastically, went silent. Frenzied Blade was truly going crazy for a game item.

[Qin Ji]: Deal.

Qin Ji didn't waste any words and directly initiated a point-to-point trade.

"Ding! Transaction complete."

"Gold coins received in your account: 500,000."

"Received in your bank account: 5,000,000 RMB."

Seeing the task progress bar instantly surge to [643,000/1,000,000], Qin Ji whistled with satisfaction.

This money was earned faster than robbing a bank.

Less than two minutes after the transaction was completed, a deafening server-wide announcement suddenly exploded in the sky above the Divine Realm. Golden scrolling text dominated the vision of all players.

[Server Announcement: Congratulations to player "Frenzied Blade" for successfully establishing the first player territory in the server—"Frenzied Territory"! As the first city builder, the following rewards are granted: Free Attribute Points +50, all territory attributes +10%, and the unique reward [Gold Grade · Unrestricted Lord Set (Gift Box)] x1!]

[Server Announcement: May all players continue to work hard; the glory of the Divine Realm is written by you!]

Boom—!!

The entire world channel crashed instantly.

"Holy crap?! The first territory has appeared?!"

"The Berserk Guild is about to take off! Gold Grade Unrestricted Set? What kind of god-tier reward is this?"

"Unrestricted? Doesn't that mean even a Level 1 alt can wear it? Isn't that just invincible?"

The [Divine Rank General Store] group exploded even more.

[Startling Swan Dream Frost]: Brother Blade, post it quickly so we can see~ Let us be envious too~

[Asura Yi Ze]: Hmph, good luck.

[Divine Wolf]: Stop hiding it, hurry up and let us see if those five million were worth it.

Berserker Blade clearly was in a state of extreme excitement. Without a word, he threw the equipment attribute chart directly into the group.

[Lord Battle Armor Set (Gold · Unrestricted)]

[Equip Requirement: None]

[Attribute 1: Attack Power +19,580]

[Attribute 2: Physical Defense +20,000]

[Attribute 3: Magic Resistance +18,500]

[Attribute 4: Health +300,000]

[Set Trait 1: Omni-Reflect +20%]

[Set Trait 2: Recovers 10,000 Health per second, not interrupted by attacks (effective in combat state)]

[Set Trait 3: In territory defense battles, three LV.50 Gold Grade BOSSes can be summoned to fight (lasts for 1 hour).]

Dead silence.

A full minute passed before even more frantic messages flooded the group.

[Divine Wolf]: Holy shit!!! Are these attributes for real?! Attack power increased by twenty thousand? Health increased by three hundred thousand?! Who the hell can even scratch you at this stage?!

[Asura Yi Ze]: ...Is this the reward for the first city builder? Reaching the heavens in a single step, a true stat monster.

[Startling Swan Dream Frost]: Wuwuwu, I regret it now. I should have sold the guild base to snatch it... Brother Blade, take care of your little sister in the future, okay~

Watching these normally high-and-mighty guild leaders act like they had never seen the world, Qin Ji leaned against a tree trunk, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"Twenty thousand defense? Three hundred thousand health?"

Qin Ji glanced at his own panel attributes, which had already been collapsed into [99999...].

That's it?

An elite monster he had just killed casually provided him with hundreds of points of permanent defense. Such data piled up by equipment was as fragile as paper before his Infinite Plunder passive.

However, the stronger Frenzied Blade became, the fatter this "leek" would be.

[Qin Ji]: Congratulations, Guild Leader Frenzied. Since everyone's enthusiasm is so high, I'll reveal another piece of news.

Qin Ji typed leisurely.

[Qin Ji]: Building a city is just the beginning. To grow a guild, just having territory isn't enough. I heard... for the next stage of the [Guild Hegemony War], you need something called a [guild founding token] to sign up?

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who was still complimenting Frenzied Blade became alert.

[Asura Yi Ze]: You have a lead?

[Qin Ji]: No comment. However, when I have the goods, I hope everyone's wallets are still as full as they are today.

After speaking, Qin Ji directly muted the group messages.

The hook had been cast; next was to put on the bait.

He stood up straight and looked toward the valley shrouded in blood-colored mist in the northwest of the map—[Magic Wolf Valley].

According to his memories from his previous life, the first guild founding token in the server was on a Level 50 mutated BOSS there.

"Still short by over three hundred thousand gold coins..."

Qin Ji cracked his neck with a series of popping sounds, and his figure instantly turned into an afterimage, disappearing from the spot. "It seems that tonight, Magic Wolf Valley will be a river of blood."

...

Deep within Magic Wolf Valley.

This was a gathering place for Level 50 monsters, an absolute forbidden zone for players at this stage.

The air was filled with a nauseating stench of decay, and giant beast bones and broken weapons could be seen everywhere.

"Roar—!!"

Dozens of [Two-headed Magic Wolves], as large as calves, lunged from the shadows, their four crimson eyes staring fixedly at this reckless intruder.

[Two-headed Magic Wolf (Elite)]

[Rank: 50]

[Health: 150,000]

[Skills: Dual Bite, Demonic Wind Blade]

For the main force of players now, a single elite monster would require a full 20-person team to barely take down.

But in Qin Ji's eyes, these were all walking attribute points.

"Too slow."

Qin Ji didn't even draw his sword.

Facing the incoming stench-filled wind, he only slightly raised his eyelids, and a terrifying pressure from a superior being suddenly erupted from his purple-gold pupils.

Skill—[Death Gaze]!

This was a passive skill he had plundered from the final boss, the Lich King, after slaughtering an entire undead dungeon. After being strengthened by his talent, it had undergone a qualitative change.

"Weng—"

An invisible mental shockwave centered on Qin Ji swept through the wolf pack in a fan shape.

The next second.

A scalp-numbing scene appeared.

Those magic wolves still pouncing in mid-air were instantly frozen as if by some indescribable force, and then—

-4,800,000,000!

-4,800,000,000!

-4,800,000,000!

A series of golden damage numbers so long they were hard to count exploded in the valley like fireworks!

4.8 billion!

This was real, defense-ignoring, instant-death damage based on life-level suppression!

"Bang bang bang bang—"

Dozens of elite magic wolves didn't even have time to scream before their bodies exploded into a mist of blood in the air, leaving nothing behind.

[Killed LV.50 Two-headed Magic Wolf (Elite), Plundered Attribute: Agility +50!]

[Killed LV.50 Two-headed Magic Wolf (Elite), Plundered Attribute: Agility +50!]

...

The pleasant System prompts flooded the screen frantically.

Qin Ji strolled through the rain of blood, not a single drop staining his clothes. He was like he was walking in his own backyard; with every step he took, the surrounding monsters died in swaths.

"This is the so-called Level 50 high-risk map?"

Qin Ji shook his head and yawned a bit boredly. "I hope someone more durable comes along; otherwise, grinding these attributes feels too unrewarding."

As if hearing his mockery.

The ground suddenly trembled violently.

"Boom—!!"

A small hill in front suddenly exploded, sending debris flying.

A three-headed giant wolf, over twenty meters tall and burning with netherworld ghost fire, slowly stepped out from the dust. With every step it took, the rocks beneath its feet were instantly melted into crimson lava by the high temperature.

[Magic Wolf King · Shadow of Fenrir (Black Iron Grade BOSS)]

[Rank: 50]

[Health: 13,250,000]

[Skills: Hellfire, Devour Heaven and Earth, Divine Skin (90% Damage Reduction)]

"Oh? A big guy finally arrived."

Qin Ji stopped and looked at the giant beast emitting a terrifying Aura, a hint of interest finally rising in his eyes.

Not because this BOSS was strong.

But because he saw a black token lying quietly in the glittering drop list above the BOSS's head.

[guild founding token].

"Awoo—!!"

The Magic Wolf King howled at the sky, the terrifying sound waves mixed with mental attacks shattering the surrounding trees. It felt the threat from the human before it; within that seemingly tiny body was a terrifying data stream that made its very Soul tremble.

Without any testing.

The Magic Wolf King directly activated its ultimate move.

It opened its three bloody maws, and dark purple demonic flames gathered frantically. The surrounding space began to distort and collapse because it could not withstand the high temperature.

"Human! Die!!"

A pillar of demonic flame over ten meters in diameter, carrying an Aura that could destroy everything, crashed down toward Qin Ji!

Everywhere it passed, the ground was instantly vaporized, leaving a bottomless charred trench.

However.

Facing this earth-shattering strike, Qin Ji only slowly raised his right hand.

No flashy magic incantations, no complex combat skill stances.

He simply flicked his finger toward the pillar of light.

"Crumble."

Just that one word.

In the next instant.

That demonic flame pillar, capable of insta-killing any player at this stage, suddenly seemed to hit a pause button a microsecond before touching Qin Ji's fingertip.

Then.

Crack—

A crisp sound of shattering rang out.

The light pillar crumbled, turning into countless points of light and dissipating.

Crumbling along with it were the Magic Wolf King's giant heads and its proud ten-million-point health bar.

-99,999,999! (Fatal Critical!)

The massive wolf corpse crashed down, kicking up clouds of dust.

With a casual wave of Qin Ji's hand, a black token emitting an ancient Aura flew into his palm. He didn't even glance at the corpse on the ground and turned to walk toward the valley exit.

The setting sun was like blood, stretching his shadow very long.

Qin Ji toyed with the guild founding token in his hand, his purple-gold pupils flashing with an eerie light in the twilight, just like an old farmer who had just finished harvesting his crops and was calculating how to sell this bag of new rice for a good price.

"I wonder how much blood you all are willing to shed this time?"