Ian Song lingered in the Divine Temple, indulging in wild passion with Joy and Cici, before reluctantly returning to the outside world.
The moment they appeared outside, both women sensed something unusual—they realized this was probably no longer the Main World. Cici, curious, asked, "Master, where are we?"
"Here, huh..."
Ian gave the two women a quick introduction to this world. Both showed excited expressions—mostly because they both had restless natures, and the Main World had been far too leisurely for them.
Just then, Lena Wei burst in, looking slightly panicked. She paused for a moment at the sight of the two women nestled beside Ian, but quickly said, "Young Master, something’s wrong! Jason Zhuge, Jackson Wenren, and the others have had an accident!"
"Oh? What happened?"
Ian didn’t pay much attention. In his view, with the strength of those six, even ordinary Sun‑Soul martial artists couldn’t do anything to them. Besides, they had Flamefrost Armor—if anything, it’s the Sun‑Soul experts who would suffer if they tried.
"Their situation is really bad, Young Master. You’ll understand once you see for yourself." Lena hesitated, as if holding something back.
At that, Ian realized things were even more serious than he’d imagined.
"Lead the way!"
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, Ian arrived at a small courtyard inside the residence. The yard was packed with people—all members of the Vermin Squad who’d come to ask about the situation. Right now, their faces were full of grief and anger.
"Captain, you’re here!"
"Captain, you have to avenge Jason, Jackson, and Rhea!"
The Vermin Squad members were all visibly agitated.
"We’ll talk about revenge later. Let me check on them first!"
Ian raised a hand to quiet them, then strode into the house.
He quickly saw the three unconscious victims. Their eyeballs had been completely shattered, leaving only dark, empty sockets. Worse, their brains had been ravaged by hostile energy—so severely that even if they woke up, they might be left brain-damaged or even mentally disabled.
Ian walked out of the room, his face dark and grim.
He asked the crowd in a low voice, "What exactly happened here?"
"Captain, here's what happened..."
Adrian Zhang stepped forward and recounted the news he'd gathered: after Howard Cheng stripped the six of their Flamefrost Armor, he had them tossed out of Moonview Tower while they were still unconscious.
In the end, it was a military patrol that brought them back.
After explaining everything, Adrian Zhang couldn't help but say, "Captain, Howard Cheng and his crew obviously set a trap for our people—they went way too far!"
Hearing this, Ian's eyes grew cold, a hint of killing intent flashing through them. He knew the Sky-Sun region's prodigies were targeting them, but hadn't expected it to happen so quickly—or with such ruthless tactics.
"Revenge! Captain, let's fight them! Those beasts have gone way too far!" Brian Zhang shouted.
"Leave a few people to look after the wounded. Everyone else, come with me to Moonview Tower!"
Finally, Ian spoke up.
Inside a private room at Moonview Tower, Howard Cheng and his group were drinking and laughing, in extremely high spirits.
"Howard, do you think Ian Song will come looking for revenge?" Aaron Ying, already tipsy, suddenly changed the topic.
"Heh!"
Howard Cheng sneered dismissively, "If he doesn't show up, fine. If he dares to come, I'll make him kneel and kowtow to everyone—how about that?"
"Haha! Howard, you're a boss. Cheers!"
Everyone burst out laughing, raising their glasses in celebration.
Just then, Howard Cheng and the others suddenly let out startled cries and shot up into the air.
In the next moment, the massive Moonview Tower collapsed with a thunderous crash. Most patrons who escaped looked pretty disheveled.
"Damn! Which bastard did this? Get out here, or I'll smash your head in!"
A burly man covered in dust jumped up, cursing loudly.
"Yeah, which punk wrecked the place? Get out here!"
"Make them shut up!"