Beiting City.
Amid the bustling crowds.
A burly middle-aged man in a set of drab old clothes and mud-spattered boots threaded his way through the crowd.
Anyone who saw him dressed like this would surely take him for a construction worker.
There was no other reason.
Ever since the Tai An Small Profound Palace had been established, the entire Tai'an Minor Spirit Realm had turned into one enormous construction site, with all three cities undergoing massive development.
Watching Flying Cars speed past, with the occasional Magic Powered Vehicle mixed in, the burly man viciously cursed under his breath, "Myriad Radiance bastards!"
So-called "Magic Powered Vehicles" were four-wheeled motor vehicles equipped with high-powered internal combustion engines, a new type of vehicle that had only recently gone on sale.
These new vehicles burned gasoline refined from Brown Oil. Their operating costs were more than half lower than Crystal Energy Cars, their streamlined designs were more fashionable, and even their prices were twenty percent cheaper.
Naturally.
The moment Magic Powered Vehicles were introduced, they were enthusiastically welcomed by the wealthy. Every day, countless people paid deposits at Merchant Guilds selling them.
Recalling the terrifying scene from earlier, the burly man still felt lingering fear. "The Earth Devouring Worm King was so powerful, yet it was killed in a single strike. That must have been a Mystic Supervisor-level powerhouse."
As he walked along the street, he muttered anxiously, "The Myriad Heavens Race seems to be growing more and more prosperous. If this continues, I'm afraid..."
He did not finish the rest.
But it was not hard to guess that he meant something along the lines of "the future is bleak" or "the great cause cannot succeed."
Very soon.
The burly man arrived at a busy intersection.
He immediately noticed that in just two short