As Nine Dragons Emperor spoke without any attempt at concealment, the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion members throughout the guild hall immediately erupted.
"No way, Illusory Myth wants to cooperate with our Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion?"
"Illusory Myth is one of the Five Super Guilds. If Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion can cooperate with them, our influence and strength will definitely rise by a huge margin. By then, even those Super Guilds will have to show us some respect."
"More than that, quite a few planar powers have appeared in the Apocalypse Empire and are competing with us for resources. If word gets out that Illusory Myth is cooperating with Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion, those planar powers will surely think twice before crossing us. At the very least, they won't dare casually ambush us in the field."
To ordinary players, Illusory Myth was simply a famous Super Guild. However, to those who had joined Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion—especially its internal members—it was far more than just a Super Guild.
It was an existence beyond their reach.
The Five Super Guilds of the virtual gaming world had existed ever since virtual games first appeared. Each possessed a history of over a century, and even the various world-class virtual professional leagues had been founded by those five guilds.
To become an internal member of one of the Five Super Guilds, one generally needed to achieve outstanding results in those professional leagues before receiving an invitation. Ordinary experts need not even dream of it.
Although the emergence of God's Domain had loosened the Five Super Guilds' recruitment requirements considerably, the minimum requirement for becoming an official internal member was still reaching the Subtle Realm. One could easily imagine just how terrifying their strength and foundations were.
Now, Illusory Myth had come to cooperate with Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion. It was simply unimaginable.
While the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion members