The city they were in was just a small border town.
He remembered it clearly.
When he had logged off here before, there weren't many people in the safe zone.
But the scene before him left him dumbfounded.
Players were everywhere, the place was bustling with activity.
Each NPC was surrounded by a large crowd of players.
Looking out, the wilderness was also packed with people.
They could hardly believe their eyes.
"Could it be that there are some lucrative quests in this area?"
"Or is there a special event happening here in the system?"
Gathering Master and Qin Fen guessed.
But when they saw the messages on the Huaxia server and the world channel server.
They realized.
They had been mistaken.
It wasn't just their area that had suddenly become crowded and lively.
It was the entire game world that was experiencing such a phenomenon.
Countless new players were pouring in.
And old players who had previously logged off to rest were also returning online.
This caused the number of players in the game to increase exponentially in an instant.
Which led to this scene.
And the reason for all of this.
Was the great battle between Lin Feng and King Arthur.
This battle was broadcast live by the Beautiful Country's television stations and online media.
And circulated through various recorded videos and edited clips.
It caused a huge stir.
The battle scenes within, along with the astonishing power and performance of both sides.
Subverted the perceptions of many people who didn't play games.
They finally understood.
Why "Eternal World" was called a game-changing title.
They had heard about it before.
The notion of becoming stronger in the game and changing reality.
To them.
Such extremely absurd rumors were utterly ridiculous.
But now, seeing the facts.
They realized.
It was actually true!
These people who didn't play games were pounding their chests and regretting it immensely.
They all rushed to buy helmets and enter the game.
As for the players who already enjoyed gaming and were attracted by the content of this game, they didn't feel any smugness about having a head start.
Instead, they were filled with regret.
No wonder so many people were spending lavishly, consuming madly in the game.
Before, they had thought of these people as fools.
After all.
Even if a game was globally popular and had many players.
Characters couldn't be traded.
Only high-value items within the game could be traded.
Considering only the value of items, it wasn't worth investing too much.
Like how others would spend millions or even tens of millions on a game.
It was said that there were even wealthy bosses who spent hundreds of millions.
Simply wasteful!
That was what they thought before.
But now.
They wished they could invest all their money into it.
So, becoming extremely powerful in the game, with that strength manifesting in reality.
Could make one that strong?
Whether it was King Arthur and others floating arrogantly in the air.
Or the earth-shattering divine abilities of over a dozen people joining forces to instantly destroy a massive base.
And the mysterious energy shield Lin Feng unveiled at the end.
Which had astonishing defense and could unleash fire dragons.
These moves and powers, which could only be seen in TV shows, movies, and fantasy, were now appearing in reality.
This was a level of power far beyond the current military technological standards of Water Blue Star.
While yearning for it, most people were more worried.
In the future, without some strength, wouldn't it be easy to be killed by the residual waves of combat just by going out?
If you don't work hard in the game, you'll only regret it in reality!
Anyone with a brain could understand.
This world was about to be reshuffled!
If you fall too far behind now, you'll never catch up.
Thus.
Under the guidance of public opinion, Water Blue Star plunged into a frenzy.
Buy helmets, play the game!
The major game manufacturers worldwide with the authority to manufacture and distribute helmets produced and sold a large number of them.
Until they ensured that almost every human on Water Blue Star had one.
They then announced their closure.
After all.
Besides selling helmets and amassing wealth,
There was nothing else they could do from now on.
No one would waste time playing other games.
Eternal World was a game that could change reality!
Except for factories producing daily necessities,
Which were placed under unified control by the highest governing bodies of various countries.
Everyone else, from ordinary office workers to company chairmen.
And people from all walks of life and identities.
All entered the game.
Still going to work?
What nonsense!
Playing games was the only way out!
And as parts of the game's truth were revealed.
The value of top-tier items in the game skyrocketed.
Treasures that could manifest in reality were even being sold at sky-high prices.
In fact, treasures of this type.
Were rarely sold directly for game currency or real-world currency anymore.
Most were traded item for item.
As for ordinary items, although they could still be traded with normal currency.
Their value had increased considerably compared to before.
Many merchants who hadn't intentionally hoarded goods made huge profits.
And became wealthy overnight.
Under the subtle guidance of various governments, financial groups, and powerful guilds in the game.
The value of Special Currency was quietly increasing.
Lin Feng's accounts seemed to have appreciated significantly again.
The drastic changes in reality naturally didn't leave the game unaffected.
With the constant influx of new players and the return of old players.
The number of players in the game experienced a massive explosion.
Whether it was the safe zones in various cities.
Or the leveling areas in the wilderness.
Players were everywhere.
Newbie villages were practically bursting at the seams.
When a monster spawned, countless attacks would descend upon it.
Innumerable people would wait desperately around a monster spawn point.
And the boss spawn areas were even more so.
Surrounded by layers upon layers of various players.
Although many lacked the strength to get a piece of the pie.
Many still held a glimmer of hope.
What if.
They could land the final blow?
What if.
They could snatch a dropped treasure in the chaos?
These changes naturally affected Lin Feng.
After he logged in.
He hadn't noticed the changes in the game yet.
He naturally began by clearing the boss markers on his Immortal Artifact Boots.
But after flying to over a dozen places.
And defeating over a dozen Legendary and Epic bosses.
He realized something was wrong.
The remaining markers.
One by one, the lit markers instantly dimmed.
This indicated that the spawned bosses had already been killed.
"Is a team or guild camping bosses?"
He guessed.
But the successive dimming of markers made him uneasy.
How could so many people be camping bosses?
Don't they rest?
When he, not believing it, flew to several more marker points.
He discovered.
Indeed, almost every boss spawn location he had marked had someone guarding it.
And the number far exceeded his expectations.
Except for about a dozen locations where the bosses were too powerful for players to handle.
Which he dispatched with a single sword and collected the treasure chests.
Most of the other high-tier, high-quality bosses, he didn't even get a chance to attack.
And this also meant.
His plan to leisurely fly around brushing bosses and collecting treasure chests to accumulate attribute points every day after logging in.
Was bankrupt starting today!
The bosses in the mortal realm were occupied by the ravenous players.
And in the Earth Immortal Realm and Heavenly Immortal Realm, the boss respawn times were too long.
Meaning Lin Feng had nothing to do for the time being.
He had no choice but to return to his private room in Wuzhuang Guan.
He would try the Tongtian Tower first.
His current progress was that he still had to challenge the enhanced difficulty three of the seventh layer of deification.
That is, 27 Mythical-level bosses.
Although he had handled the previous difficulty of facing 9 Mythical-level bosses with ease.
This time it was three times as many.
It was possible that some boss might possess a divine ability or domain effect that countered him.
Lin Feng had already prepared for the possibility of failing once and then adjusting.
To his surprise.
He passed this level with ease.
"Ding, you have killed a Mythical-level Saint boss. You have finally obtained 27 billion points of Chaos Immortal Power."
"You have obtained 47 trillion points of Immortal Crystals."
"You have finally obtained 243,000 points of Law Points."
"You have obtained 27,000 portions of Hongmeng Purple Qi."
"You have obtained a Designated Treasure Coupon (can be manifested)."
"You have obtained a Designated Divine Ability Coupon (can be manifested)."
"You have passed the enhanced difficulty three of the seventh layer of deification."
That's it?
He had prepared to fail, yet he passed so easily.
Lin Feng was somewhat bewildered.
And the drops were too few.
27 bosses, and only two items dropped.
Although they were Designated Treasures and Divine Abilities that could be manifested, which he hadn't seen before.
He now had the powerful treasure [Chaos · Manifestable Divine Pool].
So his demand for manifestable treasures was not as urgent.
Divine abilities were still somewhat useful.
He continued to read.
Would there be new levels after this clear?
"You have cleared the highest layer of the [Tongtian Tower]'s deification levels. Do you wish to settle it collectively?"
"After settlement, both the basic levels and the deification levels will be reset. The next challenge will allow direct sweeping for rewards."
"You can open the deification level authority of the [Tongtian Tower] to the public, setting entry conditions and requirements. For each level a player successfully challenges, you will receive an additional 10% of the rewards."
"In one hour, the [Tongtian Tower] will automatically settle."
It's really over?
Lin Feng was dumbfounded.
After clearing the basic levels last time.
The newly strengthened deification levels were also over just like this?
Could it be that Mythical-level Saints were the end?
Lin Feng found it hard to believe.
In his previous life, Mythical-level Saints would have been the pinnacle he looked up to.
But in this life, he had progressed faster and further.
And gained more understanding.
Let alone anything else.
Just the Yuan Shi Tianzun and others who were secretly plotting and controlling him were far from comparable to ordinary Mythical-level Saints.
At least.
He felt they were much stronger than he was now.
But the Tongtian Tower had exhausted its potential.
And the wild bosses would not refresh for a while.
Lin Feng felt a sense of aimlessness.
What should he do?
The quests in the game were completely unnecessary for him.
After all, according to normal settings.
Even the highest-level quest issued by the highest-level NPC.
Would only yield an item of Postnatal Spirit Treasure level upon completion.
He had piles of such items in his inventory.
Nothing special.
And the only quest that brought him immense rewards.
The final stage of which was suspected to be the final place of the Huaxia Immortal Realm, the Southern Heavenly Gate!
He was still unsure of the strength there.
And dared not rashly venture in.
After countless targeted attacks and schemes.
He had a vague feeling.
If he were to accidentally die once in the game.
The consequences could be extremely dire.
So dire that they could not be compensated or rectified.
Therefore, he was extremely cautious now.
No absolute certainty, no adventure!
But after thinking about it repeatedly, he couldn't think of any way to increase his strength.
Seeing that the Tongtian Tower was about to auto-settle, he couldn't help but try something.
"Do you wish to consume 1 point of Great Dao Origin, to empower the [Deified Tongtian Tower] (Amplified Sixteenfold) with Great Dao Imbuement?"
Lin Feng's heart pounded with joy.
It could actually be imbued?
The Tongtian Tower, originally a Daluo Golden Immortal artifact,
Had already been used by Lin Feng to achieve extremely powerful effects.
Even ordinary Heaven-Opening Spirit Treasures couldn't compare.
If it were imbued a few more times and upgraded.
What would happen then?