Wanted by the Demon King

Tens of minutes after Shen Feng left that place.

A figure enveloped in black flames suddenly flew out from Yan Mo City, the main city of the Demon Realm.

The dense demonic flames illuminated the entire sky above the main city, making it glow brightly.

The fiery figure paused for a moment in mid-air before shooting off at an extremely fast speed, chasing towards the northern horizon.

When that terrifying figure left the main city's sky, the Demon Realm NPCs and players who had been hiding indoors, afraid to poke their heads out, slowly emerged from their hiding places.

"Oh my god, what kind of monster was that! It felt incredibly powerful."

"Such terrifying aura, even from this far, I felt like I was about to be burned alive."

"It can even fly? Could it be an Epic-tier NPC?"

"You don't know this? That's one of the Ten Great Demon Kings of the Demon Realm, Yan Mo, the strongest existence in all of Yan Mo City!"

"What! Yan Mo? Could it be a Legendary-tier LV80 NPC? No wonder the aura was so terrifying."

"What do you think, where is the Legendary-tier NPC Yan Mo rushing off to?"

"Who knows, maybe something big is happening in the Demon Realm again."

A group of Demon Realm players and NPCs were all curious, wondering about the Demon King's destination.

...

In the Valley of Misfortune, inside the cave that Shen Feng had just left.

A figure in a black cloak, with colossal sharp horns growing from his head, stood in the center of the grand hall, manipulating the talismans around him.

Under his control, the talismans condensed before his eyes, forming a series of images.

The scenes of Shen Feng defeating Dark Demon General - Clyde appeared one after another.

After watching the images displayed by the talismans, the cloaked figure was utterly enraged.

"Ah, despicable human! How dare you kill my Demon Son! I will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

A furious roar echoed throughout the cave.

Countless black demonic flames, centered on the figure, spread in all directions, incinerating all the surviving demonic misfortune spiders into ashes.

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Immediately after, three system notifications consecutively appeared on the interfaces of all players.

"Ding, server-wide announcement: Due to player 'Shi Tian' defeating the Demon Son of the Demon Realm, Dark Demon General - Clyde, Level 45 (Legendary-tier NPC creature), the Demon King is enraged and has issued a bounty on player 'Shi Tian'. The relationship between player 'Shi Tian' and all Demon Realm creatures has changed to: Hatred! Under the Demon Realm's bounty, any player who defeats 'Shi Tian' once in the Demon Realm will receive a set of Gold-tier equipment matching their profession and a hidden class advancement scroll from one of the Ten Great Demon Kings - Yan Mo."

"Ding, server-wide announcement:..."

"Ding,..."

Three consecutive system announcements appeared on the notification boards of all players.

"I didn't mishear, did I? Grandmaster Shi Tian killed the Demon Son of the Demon Realm?"

"You didn't mishear. Grandmaster Shi Tian used a server-wide announcement again to remind us how useless we are."

"This time, Grandmaster 'Shi Tian' hit a brick wall, killing the Demon King's son."

"So cool! So what if he's the Demon King's son? If he dares to disrespect my great god 'Shi Tian', even a Demon King, great god 'Shi Tian' will kill him."

"It's truly not easy. The game has been open for so long, and the legend of 'Shi Tian' has never ceased."

...

At this moment, Shen Feng, leisurely admiring the surrounding scenery on the back of his Dark Demonic Dragon, was startled by the sudden server-wide announcement.

"That Clyde was actually the Demon Son of the Demon Realm. No wonder he was so rich."

"Good thing I left quickly. That Demon King must have reached the cave by now," Shen Feng thought to himself.

However, he didn't pay much attention to this world announcement. After all, the Demon King wouldn't be able to find him for now, and if he encountered other players, he had even less to worry about. He would kill one if one came, and kill a pair if a pair came.

He continued riding the giant dragon, soaring at low altitude in the Valley of Misfortune.

According to the quest hint, there should still be giant dragon remains in the Valley of Misfortune that hadn't been found. After all, the route to the Swamp of Misfortune had to pass through the Valley of Misfortune.

So he directly let the Dark Demonic Dragon fly at a low altitude, allowing the Pan Long Ring to sense if there were any giant dragon remains in the forest below. If there were, he would retrieve them and bring them back to the Dragon Domain. If not, he would have to try his luck at Ancestral Dragon City.

Thus, for a long time afterward, Shen Feng remained on the back of the Dark Demonic Dragon.

He enjoyed the exhilarating sensation of the fierce wind howling in the sky, occasionally spotting a few flying demonic beasts in the distance.

But for some reason, not a single flying demonic beast dared to approach.

Travel time was always boring. Shen Feng opened his merchant association management interface, continuing to instruct NPCs to acquire real estate in the main cities and the Imperial Capital. At the same time, he arranged for the prime minister of Tian Xin City to begin recruiting soldiers within the city. Shen Feng currently had the authority to recruit 100,000 people, which he couldn't waste.

After all, the New Era Merchant Association's equipment production currently still relied on NPC troops to complete. Because his level far surpassed other players, and he even killed monsters above his level, the equipment he received, though of very high quality, couldn't be used by other players, which was truly helpless.

Little Ruo Ruo must be leading the New Era members to level up by now. It must be said that Little Ruo Ruo's current strength already far exceeded all players in the guild; even Feng Xing Zha, who ranked second on the level leaderboard, was a tier below her.

This time, Shen Feng went out without Little Ruo Ruo, mainly considering her safety. After all, she received a share of the experience he gained, and by killing low-level monsters with guild members, she could also increase her Power of Faith. This could also enhance the overall strength of New Era, truly killing two birds with one stone, perfect.

And so, Shen Feng spent half a day bored on the dragon's back.

Just as Shen Feng was about to doze off on the Demonic Dragon's back.

The ring on his hand suddenly vibrated, startling Shen Feng awake.

"Something's happening?"

Shen Feng commanded the Dark Demonic Dragon to lower its body, slowly landing on a large rock high up in the valley.

Opening the game map, he looked at his current coordinates. This place was almost out of the Valley of Misfortune in the Demon Realm.

Shen Feng jumped off the dragon's back, standing on the colossal rock and looking down.

He saw towering trees all around, each giant tree about thirty meters tall, with dense branches and leaves covering a large area, making it impossible to see the ground clearly from the air.

Shen Feng had no choice but to explore on foot.

Because the Demonic Dragon's body was too massive, moving through the dense forest would inevitably damage the vegetation. So Shen Feng decided not to have the Demonic Dragon follow him, instead letting it roam elsewhere.

Following the guidance of the ring on his hand, he ventured alone into the dense forest below.
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