The Law-Enforcement Pavilion Headquarters Tower loomed majestically, floating above the deep-blue Star Sea, where waves and surges occasionally rippled.
Inside the twelfth floor, Andrew Han wore a look of surprise—he had just encountered an unexpected acquaintance.
"Howard Gu."
He blinked in astonishment, then quickly relaxed.
Howard Gu, once of the Archaic-Hall Spark-Heritage Region’s Primeval tier, had long since formally joined the Law-Enforcement Pavilion. Running into him at headquarters was no surprise.
"Your Highness Andrew Han."
Howard Gu smiled and turned, hurrying over.
The twelfth floor of the Law-Enforcement Pavilion headquarters belonged to a vast, empty crimson land. As far as the eye could see, endless red earth was covered with circular mirrors.
Each miraculous circular mirror connected the Pavilion’s branches, methodically handling inspection events. First, the branches submitted daily reports or secret denunciations of individuals or factions; then headquarters received and analyzed them, dispatching staff to process matters appropriately.
At this moment, Andrew Han’s arrival drew countless gazes to the air above.
Who didn’t know that the Archaic Hall had produced a Heaven-King who single-handedly faced two Light Clan Kings and slaughtered over three hundred Void Rift Primevals?
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"Tsk tsk, so that’s Andrew Han?"
"I thought Andrew Han would look fierce, but he’s actually so gentle—like a flawless ancient jade."
One after another, people snuck glances at him, unusually quiet—as if an emperor were touring.
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"Wow, it’s that heart-pounding feeling."
"Would you be moved if it weren’t a Heaven-King?"
"Hmph, don’t say that. I care more about a person’s character. A new-generation Heaven-King—someone who only existed in starry legends. I believe Andrew Han’s inner qualities must be excellent."
"What kind of logic is that? Just because he’s a Human Heaven-King, he must be a good person?"
Feeling all these varied gazes, Howard Gu shook his white robe and looked at Andrew Han. “I never thought you’d join the Law-Enforcement Pavilion. I expected you to stay in the Cosmic Ancient Kingdom.”
Andrew Han laughed, “How could I dare join the Ancient Kingdom?”
If he stayed in the Cosmic Ancient Kingdom and joined the royal family, he’d have to marry one or more princesses. That was the basic precondition, a long-standing custom.
That’s true.
Howard Gu’s eye twitched; he wanted to say more, but instead studied Andrew Han’s face and changed the subject. “A few years ago, I officially joined the Law-Enforcement Pavilion and was first assigned to inspect the Ancient Kingdom’s star sector.”
Back then, Primeval Howard Gu held the highest inspection authority in the Ancient Kingdom’s Yarlowe Sector—like an ancient provincial governor in old China.
Here, inspection meant full-spectrum authority—powers granted to Howard Gu by the Law-Enforcement Pavilion.
This indirectly proves the strength of top institutions—sometimes, in special eras, they can even govern the Ancient Kingdom.
Mm.
Andrew Han and Howard Gu walked side by side across the crimson earth, passing mirror after mirror. This was the twelfth floor of the Law-Enforcement Pavilion headquarters tower—vast and empty, with thousands of magical round mirrors all at the same height, about ten thousand meters above the ground, linking every branch in Human Territory.
Many people simply stopped working, silently watching Andrew Han. Eyes full of awe and envy were everywhere.
Howard Gu: “…”
Back when I first arrived, I never got this kind of treatment.
No comparison, no pain. Howard Gu ground his teeth and continued, “A Primeval in the Spark-Heritage Region usually inspects just one sector. But you’re different, Andrew Han—your power matches your treatment. Besides, the Eternal Heaven-King will battle all races in the future, so the Law-Enforcement Pavilion will definitely give you heavier responsibilities.”
Andrew Han was surprised. “External inspection? I thought it was a points-based mission system.”
Howard Gu turned serious. “Absolutely impossible. The Archaic Hall has been monitoring your progress all along—how could the Law-Enforcement Pavilion waste time on its own? To put it plainly, wherever a Heaven-King goes, there are always enough cultivation resources. So Andrew Han, you didn’t come to the Law-Enforcement Pavilion for a job or status boost…”
To gild your resume.
To temper yourself and broaden your experience.
Realm and power are secondary—the real focus is attitude and perspective.
To be blunt, things like Human belonging and Human honor are what the Archaic Hall values most.
That’s all the Archaic Hall hopes for.
Experience and knowledge—what you see and hear—are also the foundation of cultivation. Besides, it’s hard to change one’s nature, and guiding someone’s views and character is often the hardest of all.
Is that really true?
Andrew Han was a bit surprised. No wonder the Archaic Hall didn’t keep him—no wonder, just after returning from the Light Clan’s territory to the Spark-Heritage Region, he received a graduation notice.
Maybe there’s a deeper reason.
When he traveled through the Beast Clan, he showed obvious sympathy and compassion—did that make the Archaic Hall worry?
But.
Path-Protector Lu Yang promised not to report to the Hall.
Wait.
A flash of inspiration crossed Andrew Han’s mind; he sighed in sudden realization. The Path-Protector had promised, but that didn’t represent the whole Heaven-King Guard’s will. Some of them must have worried Andrew Han wouldn’t accept the Archaic Hall’s ways.
You have to know, the Star-Sky Humans have three great halls.
The Archaic Hall leads them all, holding the power for the most brutal wars. Its killing intent far exceeds the other two halls.
In earlier years, the second-rate life clan—the Yuluo Clan—
Was wiped out in an instant by the Archaic Hall.