Taking the Spirit Stone Mine Alone

As a skilled Old Schemer, one must always act with utmost discretion.

So Yang Shan walked alone toward the Spirit Stone Mine marker in the White Stone Mountain area.

Article 7 of the "Old Schemer's Rules":

When you have an overwhelming advantage, you don't need to resort to underhanded tactics.

Because the Spirit Stone Mine is so important, the Black Emperor Sect has issued a related task with a very generous reward of Contribution Points.

Therefore, most of the players who had joined the Black Emperor Sect chose to come to White Stone Mountain.

With version updates and the continuous upgrading of top-tier resources, players' development naturally gets better and better.

Without becoming Dou Wang, one cannot enter the Black-Corner Region; this is basically a universally acknowledged threshold among players.

In other words, most players who have reached the level of Dou Wang and still have great ambitions will choose to come to the Black-Corner Region to make their mark.

Compared to when the server opened on version 2.1, the number of players in Black-Corner Region is now approaching one million.

The era when everyone is Dou Wang has not yet arrived, but it is probably not far off.

Now, basically anyone who's doing well among the mainstream player base has already reached the Dou Wang level.

The standard for judging top-tier experts has been raised to the late stage of the Dou Wang.

The top-tier level consists of those who, based on the late stage of the Dou Wang, possess at least one piece of equipment at the level of a spirit weapon, as well as a Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique or cultivation technique.

As for those who are not top- Dou Emperor, they are not worthy of being called top-tier players! Therefore, according to the Combat Power Rankings, there are only about eighty people who deserve the title of "Top Player".

Choosing more than eighty Dou Emperor from a million Dou Wang is an appallingly low ratio.

But one thing is certain: in the next version, the Dou Huang expert will increase dramatically.

Then, after the "false prosperity," one by one they were stuck at the Four Star Dou Huang, beating their chests and stamping their feet, regretting why they hadn't managed to grab the Spirit Crystal earlier.

At that time, it was truly a case of: when the tide goes out, you find out who's been swimming naked! However, overall, under the control of Tian Yao Company, the player base actually progressed even faster than in the previous life.

Putting everything else aside, the number of players in the White Stone Mountain area alone has already exceeded 20,000.

Moreover, it's practically impossible to find anyone below the level of Dou Wang.

It was they who became the Black Emperor Sect's strongest wall, keeping the Bloodshed Alliance firmly outside the White Stone Mountain territory.

After temporarily taking control of White Stone Mountain, the Black Emperor Sect also provided a large number of Contribution Points, allowing many players to serve as patrol personnel, taking turns to patrol 24 hours a day.

Therefore, Yang Shan's entry into the boundary of White Stone Mountain was already discovered by a group of players.

Within the "Faction Blood War" area, players from the opposing faction will be indicated by a special visual effect that is visible to the naked eye.

So there's no need to worry about accidentally hurting your teammates.

This group of players consists of fifteen people, and the one in charge has already reached the level of Eight Star Dou Wang! At this level, let alone ordinary players, even among top-tier players, he is quite outstanding!

Yang Shan had actually met this top-notch player before.

His name is "Qing Kui".

Back in the Jia Ma Empire, when Yang Shan went to the Spirit Terraces to rescue Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, he was the leader of a first-rate guild on the side of the Mittel Family!

When Qing Kui saw Yang Shan, he was clearly stunned. He subconsciously rubbed his eyes, trying to make sure he hadn't mistaken him for someone else.

But Qing Kui's companion, perhaps with poor eyesight, had already drawn a large sword and pointed it at Yang Shan: "Yo, the Bloodshed Alliance, here they come again? Last time..."

"My God!"

Before her companion could continue speaking, Qing Kui frantically covered her mouth:

"Are you a pig? Huh? If you're going to show off, at least look at who's in front of you! Open your eyes and see clearly! You son of a bitch, are you trying to get us all killed?!"

Qing Kui quickly forced a smile at Yang Shan, "Great God Yang, I'm so sorry, we were just passing by, we really were just passing by, we had no intention of fighting with you."

At this moment, the companion who had been covered in the mouth and could only make "whimpering" realized what was happening.

Yang Shan's third-person perspective videos and screenshots have consistently topped the trending list in the forum's strategy section.

Perhaps many players have never actually seen Yang Shan in person.

But if you rub your eyes a little and take a closer look, that handsome face, that domineering figure, that flashy red cloak, and that sheathed Blade Sheath —Side Blade this is the only master on the Heavenly Heaven Ranking in Battle Through the Heavens! Number one on the Combat Power Rankings, the only person in the entire server to possess two Heaven and Earth Oddities! The only person to receive Global Announcement for all levels and first kills! Blade Sovereign — Yang Shan! This companion dared not move any further; he was afraid that if he moved again, his Two-Star Dou Wang would drop to Dou Ling! Yang Shan, on the other hand, seemed very polite. "Oh, so it's Guild Leader Qing Kui. You've also come to the Black-Corner Region to develop?"

"Oh yes, yes, yes! I didn't expect that Great God Yang would still remember me. If I were a girl, I would definitely become a fan of the Meteor Association!"

Qing Kui's words have a hint of "insisting on licking an ice pop in winter."

But it doesn't matter, even if he doesn't fawn over them, there are plenty of other players who are willing to.

This is none other than the Blade Sovereign! A terrifying existence who, despite not having established a guild, has made even a host of top guilds afraid to utter a sound.

I heard that Yang Shan wiped out the entire Tian Hao Alliance a while ago.

Qing Kui only hoped that she could rely on her brief past encounter with Yang Shan to get through this ordeal safely.

But Yang Shan seemed easier to talk to than Qing Kui had imagined. He simply waved his hand and said, "Don't be so nervous. I'm not the type to take the initiative."

Qing Kui breathed a sigh of relief:

"Thank you so much, Great God Yang! Um... Great God Yang, did you come to White Stone Mountain to steal Spirit Stone Mine? Do you need me to show you the way?"

Although Yang Shan was not followed by anyone else, Qing Kui never doubted whether Yang Shan could actually seize the Spirit Stone Mine.

Behind the Misty Cloud Sect, the graves on Yun Shan's side are probably overgrown with weeds!

There isn't a single Dou Zong in White Stone Mountain right now, so it would be a miracle if they could stop Yang Shan! This Qing Kui is quite pragmatic; if he weren't so weak, Yang Shan might have signed him!

Yang Shan laughed and said, "No need. If you join the Black Emperor Sect now and give me directions, you'll probably get blacklisted by the Black Emperor Sect. Just tell me the main areas guarded by the Tian Hao Alliance."

"Okay! Okay, Great God Yang, let me tell you, the Tian Hao Alliance is currently mainly stationed in the northwest region of the Spirit Stone Mine, and they have arranged for their guild members to work in two shifts."

Qing Kui explained in great detail, even bringing up a map to illustrate the specific situation to Yang Shan.

Wang Tianhao hoped to use Tian Hao Alliance to earn a lot of wealth in the game to prove that he was not a playboy.

Therefore, the current Tian Hao Alliance is actually more domineering than before.

Tian Hao Alliance will seize any high-end resources it can, and if it can't, it will forcefully take them.

In any case, Tian Hao Alliance is full of elite players who are paid high salaries. Looking at all the top guilds in the entire server, no one dares to say that they can definitely beat Tian Hao Alliance.

The Heaven Flame Alliance has Xiao Aotian, who can defeat Hao Yunqi, but the Heaven Flame Alliance's operating funds cannot compare with those of the Tian Hao Alliance.

The players of the Hero King Manor are slightly better than those of the Tian Hao Alliance, but unfortunately Ye Suifeng can only use his Kite Tactic Wind Attribute speed to kite Hao Yunqi, but he has no way to stop Hao Yunqi from killing everyone among the ordinary guild members.

The advantages of the Mystic Yellow Flame are still too great.

In the Black Emperor Sect, apart from the Tian Hao Alliance, there is no other guild that can rival it.

The guild led by Qing Kui had its territory seized by the Tian Hao Alliance three times.

Now that Yang Shan was clearly going to cause trouble for the Tian Hao Alliance, how could Qing Kui not be enthusiastic? Watching Yang Shan's domineering departing figure, he was already grinning inwardly, and even couldn't help but shout:

"Go, Great God Yang! Crush those idiots from the Tian Hao Alliance!"

Yang Shan has encountered many players along the way.

These players greeted Yang Shan with either enthusiasm or trepidation, like students meeting their homeroom teacher on campus.

"Hey! Great God Yang!"

"Hello, Great God Yang!"

"Great God Yang, do you remember me?"

"Wow! God Yang! True Lord Yang ~ Can I add you on WeChat?"

"God Yang, do you need a girlfriend? One-night stands are fine too, I'll pay for the airfare and hotel. Hey, don't go yet, let's take a picture together!"

Some of those female gamers are really outrageous.

Maybe it's because he's in a game that he's letting loose, and there are girls who actually want to take advantage of him!

There's no way around it, they're just too popular!

At this moment, northwest of the Spirit Stone Mine, Wang Tianhao, who had just logged in, subconsciously stretched his back. "Damn it, silicone again! Damn it! The South Korea players are partying every night, and I still have to log off. It's exhausting and bad for my health, and to make matters worse, I've encountered high-tech stuff. Am I just having bad luck today?"

Just as Wang Tianhao was complaining, Ji Fengchun ran over in a panic. "Wang Shao! Wang Shao! Something's happened, something terrible has happened!"

Wang Tianhao said impatiently, "What's all this fuss about? Has the Bloodshed Alliance attacked?"

Ji Fengchun: "Mmm, mmm, mmm, it's calling!"

Wang Tianhao: "How many people?"

Ji Fengchun: "Yang Shan!"

"Grass!"

Upon hearing those two words, Wang Tianhao's heart pounded like a drum, just like a young girl experiencing her first love accidentally stumbling into the arms of her crush.

Wang Tianhao was somewhat at a loss. "Why is Yang Shan here? Huh? Haven't we heard from him lately?"

Tang Baizhan ran over and said seriously, "Wang Shao, don't worry, Hao Yunqi has taught us the ' Hundred Fires Prairiefire Formation ' and we've mastered it. Even if Yang Shan comes, we can face him head-on!"

Wang Tianhao finally relaxed. "Oh, I almost forgot that Xiao Qi has been in seclusion practicing formations lately. Good, good, good, I'm going to get my revenge this time! Where's Xiao Qi?"

Ji Fengchun's awkward situation:

"He logged off just half an hour ago, and Little Abalone logged off at the same time."

Wang Tianhao treats his subordinates quite well.

That Little Abalone was originally a small-time streamer at Wang Tianhao's entertainment company. She wasn't very popular, but she was very "ambitious".

Wang Tianhao simply appointed Little Abalone as Hao Yunqi's personal secretary, allowing Hao Yunqi to focus on developing his character in the game without worrying about his daily needs.

"Damn it, why did he have to play now of all times? Get him online right now!"

As soon as Wang Tianhao finished speaking, Hao Yunqi and Little Abalone emerged from the tent where they had been offline and were AFK:

"Huh? Brother Wang, you were looking for me?"

Wang Tianhao was stunned. "You were that fast?"

Hao Yunqi was confused. "What's fast?"

Wang Tianhao: "Never mind, it's nothing. Yang Shan is calling!"

"Damn! That bastard, he's finally here!"

Hao Yunqi used to be so scared when he heard Yang Shan's name that he would clench his buttocks tightly.

But now, Hao Yunqi seemed full of confidence. "Wang Shao, don't worry. Although we haven't found a way to deal with Yang Shan's speed advantage yet, we are definitely not afraid to face him head-on! Even if we can't kill him, we can at least drive him away!"

Hao Yunqi asked Ji Fengchun, who was standing beside him:

"Xiao Ji, how many people from the Bloodshed Alliance have come?"

Ji Fengchun: "Currently, the only intelligence we have is about Yang Shan."

"Pfft, he's really fucking arrogant. Does he really think he's invincible?"

Hao Yunqi cursed loudly, "However Yang One-Blade came here today, I'll make him go back the way he came!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright blue flame flashed before Hao Yunqi's eyes.

"Sea Heart Flame? Damn it!"

Hao Yunqi's reaction this time was quite good; he activated his Dou Qi Armor immediately.

As the Dou Qi Armor appeared on his body, a scarlet Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning shot towards him.

The collision of lightning and fire—countless players have tried it, only to end up with Overload face—but for Yang Shan, it's something he can do with ease!

A deafening explosion rang out, and lightning and fire raged within a radius of a hundred meters.

Hao Yunqi, Wang Tianhao, Tang Baizhan, and Ji Fengchun, four high-ranking members of the Tian Hao Alliance, rushed out from the aftershocks of the explosion.

Wang Tianhao roared, "Is there no code of conduct left in the underworld? Who comes up here and attacks without warning! Xiao Qi! Get him! Kill him!"

Hao Yunqi roared:

"Prairie Fire Formation members, assemble here! Quickly!"

The "Hundred Fires Prairiefire Formation" was an opportunity that Hao Yunqi encountered while leveling up after being killed by Yang Shan and dropping to the level of Nine-Star Dou Wang.

Its array seal level reached the Xuan rank, which is the same level as the Misty Cloud Sect's Sect Protecting Grand Formation, the "Cloud and Mist Sun Covering Formation".

It requires a total of 49 players who cultivate Fire Attribute techniques to perform this skill.

Its power is quite good.

Hao Yunqi once led the members of the Wildfire Formation to kill the Peak Sixth Tier Thousand Beast King with the "Hundred Fires Prairiefire Formation"!

In Hao Yunqi's opinion, no matter how strong Yang Shan is, his Dou Qi Armor and his health are definitely far inferior to the Peak Sixth Tier Thousand Beast King.

A fight is definitely possible! The players of the Tian Hao Alliance reacted quickly, and the members of the Liaoyuan Formation activated their Dou Qi Transformation Wings and gathered towards Hao Yunqi's side at top speed.

But when Hao Yunqi saw the players in front of him, he panicked. "Where are they? There are only forty-three? Where are the rest?"

By this time, the aftershocks of the Overload had dissipated, and screams could be heard from not far away:

"Brother Qi, save me! Brother Qi!"

Hao Yunqi looked over upon hearing the sound and saw a member of the Wildfire Formation being flanked by Yang Shan, who was relentlessly slashing at him with the Blood Roar Blade imbued with Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning.

In just three strikes, the Dou Qi Armor of the members of the Wildfire Formation shattered.

Yang Shan slashed across his throat.

This elite player from the Tian Hao Alliance, who was a Six-Star Dou Wang, was instantly killed by Yang Shan.

Yang Shan looked at Hao Yunqi, grinned, and waved his hand:

"Hey! Hello everyone!"

Good? With everyone who formed the team gone, how can Hao Yunqi possibly be okay?