Shadow, the ruler of the blue planet!

As for within the Great Xia Country, when the footage recorded by those light and shadow crystals spread, the biggest reaction it caused was—'Holy cow, that's awesome!'

Inside Sky Vault Guild, Zhang Jinxuan looked at the continuous stream of membership applications and found herself caught between laughter and tears, troubled by it all.

Originally, Sky Vault Guild received tens of thousands of membership applications every day.

Many of these were from other cities, and even other countries, traveling thousands of miles to join out of admiration, hoping to get closer to 'Shadow'…

But Zhang Jinxuan, as the current Guild Leader of Sky Vault Guild, naturally kept a very strict control over this.

First, foreigners were definitely not accepted.

Secondly, a very detailed investigation was conducted on the applicants' combat power, damage per second, character, and background.

This gave rise to a very absurd 'gray business'…

Some players who wanted to join Sky Vault Guild even came up with 'good ideas,' such as finding a Sky Vault Guild member to date or marry, and then joining Sky Vault Guild as a family member.

At first, some people actually managed to slip through.

But Zhang Jinxuan quickly discovered this and strictly prohibited such behavior.

Additionally, she dispatched some trusted members to form a Sky Vault Sub-Guild, where similar family-related players could join.

The benefits of Sky Vault Sub-Guild were certainly not as good as the main guild, but they were still much better than most guilds outside.

It is worth mentioning.

Currently, Sky Vault Guild has a total of over 115,000 members, not a single foreigner among them, but many strong players from other cities were only able to join after passing double background checks by Sky Vault and Shanghai Official.

And then, after the 'Mt. Fu disappearance' incident in South Korea spread…

The membership applications for Sky Vault Guild directly increased tenfold!

Furthermore, the number of players arriving in Shanghai via public teleportation arrays also increased several times, including many powerful foreign player teams who, even if they couldn't join Sky Vault Guild, planned to develop in Shanghai.

They might not be able to connect with 'Shadow.'

But as long as they were strong enough, they would definitely be able to connect with Shanghai Official.

Shanghai, perhaps, is about to become the pilgrimage site for players worldwide in the future!

As Qin Feng's terrifying strength was exposed, countless people around the world knew… the current 'Shadow' already possessed the combat power to destroy everyone in the entire world.

That single explosive strike in the Mt. Fu game zone, if it happened in reality, which country could withstand it?

Therefore, no words or statements were needed next.

All players worldwide had no choice but to tacitly acknowledge one fact…

Shadow had already become the ruler of the current Blue Star!

If, some time ago, some people still thought they could restrain Shadow by threatening Great Xia Country civilians… then after the 'Mt. Fu disappearance' incident, no one would ever have such a naive idea again.

Want to forcibly kill Great Xia Country civilians?

Shadow could easily blow up your hometown!

It was only now that people suddenly realized how low-key Shadow had been originally.

Even Great Xia Official, Wan Ye Wei Yu, An Yu, Hei Bu Lin Da Li Zi, Wang Meng, Zhang Jinxuan…

Even Ghost Spirit.

They originally thought they were quite familiar with Qin Feng, but the 'Mt. Fu disappearance' incident completely exceeded their imagination.

The Mt. Fu game zone, spanning over 3,000 kilometers…

Was all buried in a sea of fire!

After this incident, it was extremely unusual that no one 'cried out for justice' for the victims.

In the past, in the internet age, many people expressed outrageous opinions online because even if they provoked public outrage, no one could truly do anything to them.

But it's different now.

Crying out for justice for South Korea?

Accusing Shadow?

For such things, Shadow wouldn't even need to act personally; someone would immediately 'materialize' offline!

In the face of absolute power, any language appears pale and powerless, after all, Shadow truly has 'weapons of mass destruction' now!

And in South Korea…

Although they lost a Mt. Fu game zone, Jin Jun Chang and other great guild leaders, who finally queued up to revive in the adjacent Changyuan Ruins, dared not utter any words against Qin Feng or Virginie.

Their provocation of 'Shadow,' trying to force Shadow to reduce taxes by half, actually led to the complete collapse of the Mt. Fu game zone!

If they dared to make any more noise, who could guarantee that Shadow wouldn't directly act against the South Korea mainland?

Just a few hours after the Mt. Fu disappearance incident.

Virginie finally descended upon the Changyuan Ruins.

Her arrival brought the verdict for Jin Jun Chang and others!

Jin Jun Chang and dozens of other South Korea players who spearheaded the trouble had their personal tax permanently raised to 80%, meaning 80% of the lifespan they earned had to be handed over to Virginie.

That alone would be fine, as they, being great guild leaders, certainly had decent extra income.

But there was another verdict…

All guilds involved in the trouble, their guild members would have to pay 70% of their personal tax!

Such a terrifying tax rate, and they dared not resist, meant they would be slaves of Shadow for life!

But…

Virginie also said.

As long as guild members left their guilds, they wouldn't need to pay so much tax.

And so…

The nineteen strongest guilds in South Korea, along with other scattered ones, a total of over a hundred highly influential local guilds, all disbanded overnight!

This strategy also served to disrupt the original player cliques, enabling more convenient unified management.

At this point, Qin Feng's control over South Korea shifted from the shadows to the open.

And following the example of South Korea, Sakura Country also quickly erupted in turmoil.

However, what was causing the stir in Sakura Country was…

Many Sakura Country guild leaders and strong individuals gathered to meet Matsushita Xingyue, petitioning her to surrender!

“…That's how it is, Master Shadow, they came to see me together, urging me to surrender to you.”

Matsushita Xingyue messaged privately, her tone filled with adoration and pride: “But they don't know, Xingyue has long been Master Shadow's person…”

“Is Sakura Country that cowardly?”

Qin Feng really hadn't expected such a thing to happen.

This was too cowardly! One wave and they immediately became obedient!

But then again, the relationship between the two sides had never been good, so it was understandable that the other party feared Qin Feng might act directly if he was in a bad mood.

“Surrendering when things go wrong, it seems this isn't the first time for them, is it?”

Qin Feng smiled, not taking it to heart at all, merely becoming more satisfied with the effect of this 'military deterrence.'

“Next, I need to focus on the Abyss Apostles and the fifth world spine.”

Now with Tianai Divine Power, Qin Feng was completely confident in his strategy for the fifth world spine.

In Youlan Civilization, he had previously intended to rely on Wei Chen and other high-level npcs to alleviate some of the pressure, but now…

Qin Feng alone was enough!

Whoosh!

Qin Feng activated the abyssal bracelet on his wrist, and as gray mist swept around him… Qin Feng once again arrived in the Abyss World!

The third Abyss Child had already finished gestating several hours ago.

“It should be getting impatient, right?”

Qin Feng's lips curled slightly, and after entering the Abyss World, he quickly sensed the location of the Abyss Child!