Chapter 1 The Devouring Flames

Feeling the searing flames rushing towards him, Lei Su attempted to resist with his body-protecting battle energy, but it hadn't cooled down yet. As for other defensive skills, there wasn't enough time to cast them.

Nie Yan's attack was unexpected, and Lei Su's reaction was a step too slow. He didn't have time to parry Nie Yan's Throat Cut. The sharp blade slashed across his throat, opening it fiercely. A damage number of over nine thousand floated up from Lei Su's head, instantly depleting his health.

With a thud, Lei Su collapsed.

Complete! Nie Yan sheathed the Sword of Zennarde. He was very satisfied with the effect of Throat Cut.

The onlookers outside weren't too surprised by this result. From the beginning of the fight, it was clear that Lei Su was on the defensive. Nie Yan's speed was unparalleled, making it impossible to parry. However, they also admired Lei Su. There were only a handful of players in the entire Glineland Empire who could fight Nie Yan to this extent, definitely no more than five.

The players were dumbfounded by the battle between Nie Yan and Lei Su. This was the power of a Shadow Dancer and a Holy Swordsman! Many players slowed down the video of the fight between Nie Yan and Lei Su countless times, like slow motion in a movie, recreating the entire battle. The details that they hadn't seen clearly before were all revealed. Nie Yan and Lei Su's grasp of skill timings and rapid reactions amazed the players.

After slowing down the video countless times, they truly understood what Shadow Dance meant. During the PK, Lei Su, as a Holy Swordsman, had a fairly amazing attack speed, but every movement of his was always a step slower than Nie Yan's. He was constantly being hit but never managed to attack Nie Yan. His health was being consumed little by little. Even with his powerful defense and thick health, he was gradually worn down by Nie Yan.

In a situation of class counters, a Holy Swordsman could generally easily suppress a Shadow Dancer, but under Nie Yan's ghostly speed, he seemed to have no power to resist.

"The official website says that a Grand Magister is stronger than a Holy Swordsman, a Holy Swordsman is stronger than a Shadow Dancer, and a Shadow Dancer counters a Grand Magister. It's a triangle relationship. Why does it look like a Holy Swordsman is countered by a Shadow Dancer when I watch Mad Rogue Nie Yan and Lei Su's PK? With such a powerful speed suppression, the Holy Swordsman can't do anything to the Shadow Dancer at all." One player, watching the slowed-down video, was puzzled.

"You don't even look at who Lei Su's opponent is, Mad Rogue Nie Yan! Nie Yan's fighting style is effective against Lei Su, but that doesn't mean it will work for other Shadow Dancers. Probably an ordinary Shadow Dancer would just get farmed by Lei Su."

The players thought about it, and that made sense. Holy Swordsmen had high defense and thick health. If they encountered each other in the wild, a Shadow Dancer wouldn't attack a Holy Swordsman because they were too difficult to chew. If they took the initiative to attack, they generally couldn't kill the Holy Swordsman. Their only advantage was their strong escape ability, which allowed them to be invincible. So the PK between Nie Yan and Lei Su was unfair in the first place. Lei Su had a certain class advantage, but Nie Yan was too strong and smoothed out the class difference with his own powerful stats.

Although Lei Su lost, the Holy Swordsman's powerful destructive power still left a very deep impression on the players. Currently, there were already three classes with top-tier professional players, including Holy Swordsmen, Grand Magisters, and Shadow Dancers. Every top-tier professional player was so powerful that it made the players have a very strong yearning for top-tier professions. If they could successfully job change to a top-tier profession, even if they couldn't laugh at the world like Nie Yan and Lei Su, they could still show off in front of ordinary players. Top-tier professions were undoubtedly a symbol of the strong.

The players enthusiastically discussed top-tier professions, each trying their best to reach level 100 and then go for the job change. They simply didn't understand how difficult it was to do the job change quest at level 100. Even for the top-tier elites of the Niu Ren (Amazing People) Tribe, although they each had very powerful equipment, Nie Yan couldn't guarantee that everyone would be able to successfully job change. It still depended on luck. Out of hundreds of thousands of ordinary players, there might not be many who could successfully job change to a top-tier profession.

In any case, after this PK, the title of top-tier profession was considered highly sought after and was being enthusiastically sought after by the players.

After a while, Lei Su resurrected.

Lei Su said with some dejection and frustration, "I lost." He couldn't help but be unconvinced. Even if they fought again, it would definitely be the same outcome.

"Now it's time to fulfill your promise." Nie Yan smiled faintly. Lei Su had promised to join the Niu Ren Tribe if he lost.

System: Do you accept Nie Yan's invitation to join the Niu Ren Tribe?

Yes!

System: You have joined the Niu Ren Tribe.

The players of the Niu Ren Tribe were very excited when they heard the news that Lei Su had joined the Niu Ren Tribe. Nie Yan had just fought with Lei Su, and Lei Su's strength was beyond doubt. Lei Su's joining meant that the Niu Ren Tribe had another strong player. Also a warrior, Lei Su's strength was completely comparable to that of Cui Can Dao Guang (Brilliant Knife Light) and Shui Se Yan Tou (Aqua Smoke Stub). They were very happy with the growth of the Niu Ren Tribe. They were members of the Niu Ren Tribe, and if the Niu Ren Tribe became stronger, they would naturally rise with it.

Only a moment later, the news of Lei Su joining the Niu Ren Tribe spread wildly outside the Niu Ren Tribe, and the shock to them was considerable. One strong player after another joined the Niu Ren Tribe. The Niu Ren Tribe showed its strong development potential and stamina. They were all guessing how far this behemoth of the Niu Ren Tribe could go and what it would develop into in the future. Those who had resolutely not wanted to join the Niu Ren Tribe before were also somewhat shaken. If they waited until the Niu Ren Tribe ruled the entire Glineland Empire and then joined, it would be too late. Because the major guilds paid a lot of attention to seniority. Even if a new recruit who had just joined the guild was strong, the treatment would definitely not be as good as those of the old members.

Under the stimulation of the news of Lei Su joining the Niu Ren Tribe, another wave of joining the Niu Ren Tribe formed throughout the entire Glineland Empire.

Nie Yan properly arranged the various affairs of the Niu Ren Tribe, chatted with Lei Su for a while, and since they were both from the First Military Academy and had heard each other's names, the two seemed very familiar, and there was no problem communicating.

Many warriors from the Niu Ren Tribe came over to say hello, welcome Lei Su's joining, and also asked Lei Su for some warrior combat skills.

Watching Lei Su chat happily with the players of the Niu Ren Tribe, Nie Yan withdrew from the crowd. It seemed that he was not needed here. He was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by Lei Su.

Lei Su sent him a message: "Our Tian Wang (Heavenly Kings) Organization wants to invite you to join. I don't know if you're interested."

The Tian Wang Organization? After hearing this term, Nie Yan was stunned and looked at Lei Su not far away. His eyes were a little different. He couldn't tell that Lei Su was a member of the Tian Wang Organization?

Before today, Nie Yan had learned from his father what kind of existence the Tian Wang Organization was. This organization had a very far-reaching influence in the political, military, and business circles. If he could join the Tian Wang Organization, it would be of great significance to the future development of the Tian Xia (All Under Heaven) Corporation. His father had repeatedly told him that if he had the opportunity to join the Tian Wang Organization, he must enter at all costs and just ask him for anything he needed. Nie Yan naturally kept his father's earnest instructions in his heart.

Since there was an opportunity to join the Tian Wang Organization, he definitely couldn't miss it!

"Can I meet your person in charge?" Nie Yan asked. He seemed very cautious. The Tian Wang Organization must not be offended. If Lei Su was a member of the Tian Wang Organization, and he could join the Tian Wang Organization through Lei Su's introduction, Nie Yan would naturally be overjoyed, but he couldn't appear too anxious, lest he be counterproductive.

Seeing that Nie Yan seemed very interested, Lei Su immediately replied, "Of course, our person in charge has been waiting for you for a long time."

After watching Nie Yan's fighting videos and PK with Nie Yan today, Lei Su admired Nie Yan very much. If Nie Yan could join the Tian Wang Organization, he would definitely be overjoyed, so he didn't think too much when he spoke.

Lei Su's words revealed a piece of information to Nie Yan. It seemed that the Tian Wang Organization had been paying attention to him for a long time, so the success rate of him joining the Tian Wang Organization was even greater.

"What are the requirements and taboos for joining the Tian Wang Organization?" Nie Yan asked. Under normal circumstances, these more mysterious organizations had their own strict organizational discipline. Nie Yan didn't want to be too restricted, so he had to weigh the pros and cons. If joining the Tian Wang Organization was beneficial to him, he would definitely be happy to join. If it didn't help him and he had to be restricted by the organization, it would be too uneconomical.

Lei Su explained the origin of the Tian Wang Organization and then said, "We don't have many requirements for each member. They can join freely and can also request to withdraw, but during the period within the organization, members must help each other without harming their own interests."

Lei Su's words dispelled some of the doubts in Nie Yan's mind. It seemed that the Tian Wang Organization was quite open-minded, just a mutual aid form of alumni association. What was worth paying attention to was that the members of the Tian Wang Organization were all very capable and had amazing power.

Nie Yan didn't know what those people saw in him. The fact that those people invited him proved that he was of a certain value to them.

"If you agree to join the Tian Wang Organization, you can contact me when you go offline. I'll send you my phone number later," Lei Su said.

"Okay, thank you." Nie Yan nodded.

Seeing that Nie Yan agreed, Lei Su smiled slightly. Since the Tian Wang Organization was created, no one had rejected the invitation of the Tian Wang Organization. In his opinion, Nie Yan's agreement to join was a matter of course: "I hope we can get along well in the future."