Sun Radiance's inner city, in the central floating commercial district.
A pavilion cast entirely from silver-blue crystal-diamond alloy hovered in midair. Fine bands of energy light flowed over its outer walls, like a river of stars wrapped around its waist. It was called the Starwave Pavilion.
This was the regular gathering place for Sun Radiance City's foremost young prodigies. Only direct-line descendants of top-tier powers were allowed inside. The ceiling projected a complete star map of the void, while the transparent energy floor beneath their feet offered a view of almost the entire inner city. Rule-powered crystal screens were embedded in the tables, and even the waiters pouring wine possessed Erosion Martial Fourth Realm cultivation.
At that moment, several young figures sat at intervals around the main table by the window.
Every one of them possessed a deep, steady aura, with rule fluctuations held in check around their bodies. Even the weakest was at late-stage Martial Corrosion, while the leading few stood firmly in the Demigod realm.
They were either children of senior Council officials or core direct-line descendants of major powers, all figures who stood at the pinnacle of Sun Radiance City's younger generation.
"Speaking of which, you've all heard about the Council's newly appointed ninth Council Speaker, haven't you?"
The speaker was a burly, brown-haired young man named Lalu. With backing among the Bureau of Affairs' senior officials, he cultivated space rules and possessed early-stage Demigod cultivation. He had always been straightforward and easygoing.
He twirled a crystal wineglass between his fingers, sweeping his gaze over the others. "Council Speaker Xia Leisheng never stood out much during his earlier days in the Council. During an internal power struggle, he was assigned to Senluo Province. Who could have imagined that he'd return several centuries later as a dual-origin Wasteland