Li Yi quickly headed into the city. After a long battle, he managed to reach level 12

  Li Yi then opened the ranking board.

  Snow Flower, Level 12Carefree Dream, Level 12Heavenly Blade, Level 11Cool summer, Level 11The Undead, Level 11

  …

  Li Yi looked at the first place that sat on the ranking board. This girl really worked hard to be number one. He knew his equipment was good, and his HP was quite high. It would have definitely been much easier for him to level up compared to other players. However, he was still not the first!

  “This girl isn’t going to sleep for an hour a day like she used to, right? It’ll be too unhealthy for her!”

  Although entering Divine Revelation in the game pod was similar to sleeping, long-term high-intensity monster grinding and high consumption of energy would bring upon a great burden to one body.

  Up until now, no one knew how this girl managed to persevere for this long.

  After a while, he carried on with his journey. He spent most of his time wandering around. As long as he returned and handed in the mission, he would immediately level up to level 13, steadily surpassing this leveling maniac.

  In the early stages, having a higher level was very important, but having good equipment was equally just as important. Without equipment, an expert who only had a high level was just an empty shell. There was no need to fight head-on.

  Li Yi continued on with his journey. However, just as he was crossing a ravine, he suddenly felt a chill behind his back. He immediately turned around and raised his shield to block the oncoming attack.

  “Ding!”

  “-101! Block!”

  An attack from a heavy object clanged with the shield, causing dazzling sparks to appear.

  Li Yi immediately raised his shield higher with more force. His shield glowed as he ferociously crashed his weight onto the attacker, ready for a counterattack. He believed that no one would survive after being pushed back this hard.

  However, just as he was about to hit this person, this person used a backjump slash and narrowly avoided his attack.

  Li Yi raised his eyebrows. He seemed to be a Fast-attack Warrior. Based on the way he dodged Li Yi’s attack and his ability to react at the last minute, he should be considered a high-level player. However, he was still far from being able to deal with Li Yi were they to go one on one.

  This was because Li Yi did not use his full strength just now. Against such an expert, under normal circumstances, he would not kill him if he could. This kind of behavior was not advisable in the game.

  However, he did not mind sending such a suicidal person back to the resurrection point were they to attack once more. Li Yi looked into the distance where the attacker dodged to. There was a warrior in greenish-gray armor who stood there. He was holding a large saber that was glowing with a silver luster. The helmet he wore covered his face and could not be seen clearly.

  However, the other party had already launched an attack. So, it was very easy for Li Yi to get his name from the system notification. It was Heavenly Blade, the third most powerful person on the ranking list.

  Li Yi knew this guy. In his previous life, his personal life was very bad, but he did not join the Protoss. In addition, he was also a general who fought against the Protoss, so Li Yi decided to hold back on his attack.

  Heavenly Blade’s posture was very arrogant. He said coldly, “Tsk, this weapon of yours looks pretty good. Unfortunately, I don’t like to use swords at all. Otherwise, I would’ve definitely taken it from you!”

  Li Yi replied with an indifferent manner, “Oh! You think you’re confident enough to steal from me?”

  “Carefree Dream! You’re only ranked second on the board. I’m just too lazy to level up sooner. Otherwise, the two of you wouldn’t be able to catch up to me for sure.” Heavenly Blade sneered. Then, he raised his saber and angrily shouted, “Come on, let’s have a showdown!”

  Li Yi shook his head and said, “My time is very precious, and I won’t waste it on a boring PvP.”

  Heavenly Blade frowned, “Is this the attitude of an expert? Just admit that you don’t have the courage to fight! I think you were just lucky to come this far in the game.”

  “I just feel that you’re no match for me because you probably won’t be able to hold on for more than 30 seconds!”

  Heavenly Blade snorted coldly. “Big talk for someone who rejected the offer, don’t be all bark and no bite. Let’s see if your moves are as sharp as your mouth. Let’s see what you’re really capable of!”

  A green light surged beneath Heavenly Blade’s feet. It seemed to be some sort of acceleration skill. His speed explosively increased, and he charged forward in a flash. His speed was so fast that afterimages appeared before Li Yi’s eyes.

  Li Yi knew that the other party’s defense was extremely high, and he wanted to make use of the advantage of terrain and speed to deal damage to his weak points. Otherwise, any of his attacks would definitely not be able to break through his defense.

  Moreover, from what Li Yi knew, the kind of warrior who uses up all their points on a specific attribute was easy to destroy. This Heavenly Blade person was about to regret ever provoking Li Yi.

  Li Yi smiled lightly. If he did not have the necklace that he had just obtained, his speed would have been inferior to this top-tier Fast-attack Warrior. However, he was definitely able to surpass or even crush him now that he has an item to aid him.

  “If that’s the case, then I’ll play with you for a while. Don’t blame me even if you die!”

  Heavenly Blade let out a cold laugh. “Such arrogance for someone like you!”

  Li Yi was quick on his feet and avoided the obstructions of the trees and bushes. He accurately swept his sword out horizontally!

  “Woah!”

  Heavenly Blade let out an exclamation. His reaction was extremely quick as he lowered his head to dodge the attack. At the same time, he turned his saber and drew a round arc in the air. He did not aim for the head, he instead attacked the opponent’s waist!

  “Not bad!”

  Suddenly, a crashing sound rang out. Both parties did not manage to dodge the attack of the other party.

  “-1,410! Critical Hit!”

  “-2,71.”

  The attacks of both parties were not on the same level. Li Yi’s one strike instantly reduced Heavenly Blade to 1 HP. If it was not a critical hit, he would at least have more than 1 HP left.

  The health bar of a Fast-attack Warrior was not very high. Even if Heavenly Blade’s equipment was slightly better than the average player’s, his health bar would have barely reached past 1,000 HP. It could be said that his own damage was overflowing with power, but his health bar was the opposite.

  Heavenly Blade widened his eyes as he looked at his own HP bar. In their Novice Village, he was the only one that could insta-kill others. He did not expect to actually be insta-killed not long after he arrived.

  Li Yi looked at his opponent’s health bar and suddenly remembered that this guy’s talent seemed to be an S-grade talent, and it was triggered passively.

  It seemed that when he received fatal damage, he would be forced to retain 1 drop left of his health, which meant that he would not die. As for what other abilities he had, and how long he would not die for, he was not very clear.

  Heavenly Blade knew he was not on the same level as Li Yi, so he retreated to a further distance, used up a Health Potion, and looked over in shock.

  “You!! What kind of weapon are you holding? What kind of equipment are you wearing? Why does it have such high damage?”

  Heavenly Blade frowned and thought for a while, then asked tentatively, “Are you wearing rare-grade equipment, or even warrior-grade equipment?”

  Li Yi shook his head but did not say what his equipment was. He turned around and left the place, waving his hand lightly, “I’m seriously really busy. I have something to do, so I’ll take my leave first, bye!”

  Heavenly Blade looked at Li Yi as he left. After hesitating for a moment, he shouted, “Add me as a friend!”

  Li Yi agreed to add him as a friend. Even if this guy was belligerent and his private life was a little chaotic, he was actually very principled in his way of doing things.

  Li Yi quickly headed into the city and then received a message. It was from Heavenly Blade.

  [HB: You didn’t kill me, so I owe you my life. If you need me, send me an address, and I’ll be there immediately!!]

  [CD: Okay!]

  Heavenly Blade did not expect that just because of this one encounter, it would bring about an unprecedented huge change in his life.

  Chapter 48: Misty Rain Guild’s Recruitment, First World War

  Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

  Li Yi returned to the vicinity of the Iron Bear Ridge. This was an important first transition sublimation ground. The Iron Bear Ridge’s Bear King’s respawn rate was around an hour.

  There were already quite a number of players here. Their names began with the word Misty!

  “Misty Rain Guild?”

  Li Yi nodded. It seemed that this city was one of Misty Rain Guild’s major residences. It would probably be a little difficult for Scorching Sun Guild and the other guilds to develop in this city.

  Right now, Li Yi was heading towards the Iron Bear Ridge. He definitely had to meet up with these fellows. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he stored the magic weapon in his inventory. In any case, he had to store them when he entered the city.

  When he arrived at the Iron Bear Ridge in front of him, a player walked out and shouted from afar.

  “You there, what are you doing here? If you’re here for the first round of sublimation, then I’m sorry in advance. Our Misty Rain Guild has already arrived. Let’s talk about it after all of us have completed the first round of sublimation!”

  Li Yi directly walked forward and said, “I’m just passing through here!”

  Right about when the player was about to lose his temper, he saw the other party’s decked out battle armor and black cloak. Then, he looked at the ID above the players head and swallowed his words. He immediately notified the main players inside.

  Li Yi did not continue to pay attention to him. He walked straight in the direction he wanted to walk. Soon, he saw three players coming towards him. The one in the front was a girl, followed by two warrior players.

  Their names were Misty Moon, Misty Maniac, and Misty Bloodlust. The three of them seemed to be high-level players, and their equipment looked like they were definitely above fine-tier.

  Misty Moon seemed like a mage. Li Yi noticed that she was a very pretty girl. Her cloth armor could not hide her graceful figure, and her towering breasts seemed to be bursting out of her clothes!

  Misty Moon was a rare woman indeed. Her looks could be said to be on par with Snow Chaser, and both of them each had their own merits.

  “Carefree Dream, nice to meet you!”

  Misty Moon walked over with a smile and extended her graceful little hand.

  Li Yi extended his hand and gently shook her extended hand. Then, he greeted her indifferently, “Hello!”

  Misty Moon’s eyes revealed a trace of shock. The male players she usually met were almost 100% attracted by her beauty. She was baffled as to why the person in front of her did not show any fluctuations in emotions. It was really strange.

  Misty Moon was starting to lose confidence. Could it be that her charm had decreased?

  “Carefree Dream, let’s talk things out straight. I believe that you know about how Divine Revelation works. If you work alone, it’ll definitely be very difficult to improve. Why don’t you join our Misty Rain Guild?

  “Our guild is extremely friendly to players. As long as you join us, we can discuss other benefits too!”

  The members of Misty Rain Guild were not spread all over the Novice Villages and so did not know many players. Having players like Li Yi could be said to be the dream of every guild. Now that they had coincidentally met, they had to rope him in as quickly as possible.

  Misty Maniac immediately interjected and said, “Right, as long as you join us, our guild leader can take care of you!”

  Li Yi shook his head and directly said, “No need. I still have to rush to complete a mission. Let’s talk again when we have time in the future!”

  After saying that, Li Yi directly walked away from the group, leaving behind the three people who looked at the gradually disappearing figure in confusion.

  Misty Bloodlust was extremely displeased by his behavior. “What the f*ck! This guy only knows how to act cool! Our guild has such good benefits, yet this guy refused to join?”

  Misty Moon frowned and berated the other, “Shut up. Players like these are encountered by chance and would only join by luck. Perhaps we didn’t have anything that attracted him. However, I believe that he will definitely join in the future.” ……

  Li Yi continued to head into the city. Along the way, he met many players. Almost all of them were now level 10.

  This was also the result of the experience bonus from the system. If a certain number of players reached level 10 and above, the lower level players would receive a certain amount of experience bonus. The lower the level, the higher the bonus.

  This was also to allow those players who did not enter the game immediately to have a support that could catch up with the players in front. Otherwise, if the players ahead were strong, the players in the back would be left fighting Black Rats for the rest of their game lives.

  “Hehe, I’m level 10. After grinding for so long, I finally succeeded in changing classes!”

  “What’s the use of changing classes successfully? There are only two places around Emperor City that can upgrade you further. One is going to Iron Bear Ridge, and the other is going to the Undead Canyon. F*ck, even the guilds have occupied all of them!”

  “That’s right. I heard that those guilds are still recruiting more players because of this. After all, the bonus from Tier 1 is extremely high.”

  “That’s for sure. I heard that if any of these guilds become the first to upgrade to Tier 1, they will definitely be the first to occupy most of the bosses or something like that. You have to know that within the game, only the bosses will drop good stuff!”

  “Forget it. I don’t like joining guilds anyway. I have to fight and kill monsters every day. I also have to complete the guild’s missions. It’s too troublesome. Even if you beat me to death, I won’t join them!”

  “Me too!”

  “.……”

  Along the way, Li Yi had heard a lot of solo players complaining about the dominance of those guilds.

  Li Yi did not mind it. These guilds were just a small matter to him.

  Take Emperor City for example. It was a city that could accommodate 50,000,000 people. There were countless guilds of all sizes in the city. Whether it was inside or outside the city, there were countless good spots in Emperor City that were currently unoccupied.

  Leveling spots, ores, medicinal herbs, and so on were all extremely important resources. Right now, the guilds did not have the time to care about anything else. They could only seize the time to inspect and occupy the various important resource locations.

  Meanwhile, those small guilds occupied locations that the large guilds did not have the time to inspect. Ordinary players needed to join a certain guild to thrive. After all, many guilds lacked manpower.

  However, there were also some solo players who would rather die than join a guild. They would go to those places that no guild was interested in to level up. There were quite a number of such places, but the chances of finding one would be much harder!

  Li Yi said that these were just small skirmishes. That was because the guild had yet to discover those extremely important resource locations. Any guilds that would be the first to find it would make the others green with envy.

  When that time comes, a bloody war of the century would slowly rise. Countless players would be massacred fighting for their territory. Countless guilds would be disbanded because of this.

  Only when the various guilds finished dividing up all of their resources would this war become weakened. However, that does not mean it would truly end.

  In fact, this was not only the case for Emperor City. The other small and medium-sized cities also faced the same situation. They were all fighting over their cities’ resources.

  During that time, it could be said that many guild players had lost countless levels. The most pitiful guild had even been massacred by an enemy guild into a level 0 state.

  Hence, among the top 100 players in the world rankings, only the unaffiliated players were left. There were only a few powerful players in the guild rankings.

  Hence, from then on, many guilds suffered heavy losses. A large number of ordinary players even withdrew from the guilds out of fear.

  From then on, many guilds tacitly agreed that it was better to fight fewer battles at this level. Most of the battles were at the level of small-scale elites.

  This large-scale battle was also referred to by some busybodies as Divine Revelation’s First World War!