"By the way, Master, I also found out something else." Joy said in a rather serious tone.
"Oh? What is it?" Ian Song asked.
"Master, have you ever heard of the Creation Sky Monolith?"
Hearing this, Ian immediately understood—Joy must have dug up information about the Creation Sky Monolith. But he didn’t let on, and simply listened as Joy recounted everything; it was basically the same as what Drake Liu had told him.
After not seeing each other for so long, Ian and Joy naturally indulged in a bout of intimacy.
Early the next morning, she left in a hurry, heading for Blood Demon territory.
The Blood Demon Race ranks fifth among the Ten Great Races, with at least several hundred true Gods in their clan. Even though Joy’s strength rivals a God, there’s still some degree of danger. Fortunately, her bloodline lets her suppress Blood Demon bloodlines, so even if she can’t win, she should at least be able to escape.
Several days slipped by in a flash.
More and more foreign-race prodigies arrived in the Imperial Capital, and at the same time, the name "Evan Chu" started spreading through the city.
But because he killed Lucan Lu and came from the Sky-Sun Region, the Central Domain prodigies refused to acknowledge him—instead, they treated him as an enemy. Quite a few even clamored to avenge Lucan Lu.
However, Ian had kept to himself these past few days, and since he was living in the Dragonfolk Liaison Station, nobody came looking for trouble.
That day, Drake Liu rushed in: "Boss, I've got news! Tomorrow at noon, Bohan Bai—the Heavenly Spirit Race prodigy—will fight Gavin Ji, who's ranked fifth on the Human Hatchling Dragon Ranking, at the Imperial Dragon Arena. Interested in watching?"
The Heavenly Spirit Race ranks sixth among the Ten Great Races. They're a very special race—every single member is born from a Heavenly Spirit Stone.
Their population isn’t large, only around ten million.
But their individual strength is extremely high.
A newborn Heavenly Spirit Race member already has the power of an Origin Core martial artist.
And what's even more incredible is that, even if they never cultivate, once they're adults, they naturally reach Sun-Soul-level strength.
That's why, with just ten million people, the Heavenly Spirit Race still ranks sixth among the Ten Great Races.
As for Gavin Ji, who's ranked fifth on the Hatchling Dragon Ranking, he comes from the powerful Ji Clan of the Central Domain. The Ji Clan has deep roots—without them, the current Central Empire couldn't have overthrown the previous dynasty.
The Ji Clan's patriarch, Jasper Ji, is one of the Grand Chancellors of the Central Empire.
The Central Empire has a total of six Grand Chancellors: two chief chancellors and four vice chancellors. Of the chief chancellors, one is the Left Grand Chancellor and one is the Right Grand Chancellor. Both hold the same rank, but the Left Grand Chancellor's position is slightly higher.
Jasper Ji serves as the Left Grand Chancellor.
Besides that, the Ji Clan has several second-rank officials, five third-rank officials, and dozens of fifth-rank officials serving throughout the empire.
That's why the Ji Clan is known as the number one family in the Central Empire.
Among the younger generation, Gavin Ji isn't even the most outstanding; his peer, Ice Ji, is ranked second on the Hatchling Dragon Ranking. And Ice Ji's father once dominated the top spot for ten years before retiring.
Over the past few days, Ian frequently entered the Temple of Divinity to comprehend the Thunder Hell Astral Canon. With time accelerated a thousandfold, his progress was substantial—his strength quietly rose another level, and he was on the verge of breaking through to the peak of the Human Immortal (late stage).
He speculated that once he reached the Earth Immortal realm, he would be truly invincible in this world.
"Sure!" Ian nodded at Drake Liu.
"Alright, I’ll go make arrangements." Drake Liu hurried off again. He was the restless type—while Ian had been keeping a low profile, Drake had already visited several major brothels, earning himself quite the playboy reputation.
"Brother, Snowy has something to tell you."