"That's fucking insane!"
"So becoming a Domain Lord really is possible! Someone please give me this legend's contact info!"
"What about a sect? Did the legend establish one? Let me join!"
The first player to break through the shackles and become a Domain Lord had caused an absolute sensation among the players.
On the forum.
Posts about breaking through a Mortal Domain were everywhere.
Because.
Before this, many of the game's top players had attempted to break the mortal domain shackles, but every single one had failed.
In the more serious cases.
A single failure had knocked them straight out of the first tier.
As time passed.
No one was stubborn enough to try again.
Some had speculated that players might not be able to become Domain Lords at all, and that only NPCs in the game had that privilege.
But now—
The appearance of a newly ascended player Domain Lord had completely overturned that assumption.
For a time.
The once-dormant enthusiasm for becoming a Domain Lord spread among the players again.
If they could become Domain Lords.
No player would refuse.
Plenty of people pursued the chance to gain both fame and fortune.
"A Domain Lord!"
Cao Hong paused briefly in the middle of killing monsters. As he listened to the person beside him, his expression turned rather complicated.
Unlike back when he had been in the Novice Village.
He was now an expert in the true martial realm.
He had even been fortunate enough to join a major sect and become a Personal Disciple there.
Among the players, someone like Cao Hong was already doing exceptionally well.
However—
There was still a thorn lodged in Cao Hong's heart.
Of all the NPCs he had fallen to since entering the game, none had defeated him more often than the