The middle-aged man glanced over Shi Lan's major achievements, his gaze slowly settling on the final note. His expression turned inscrutable.
Her upper limit in combat strength is unknown. She possesses a means of dramatically boosting her combat strength for a short time, and is closely connected to an Imperial Armament...
"Profound King, should we continue investigating Shi Lan?" the old man asked cautiously, watching the man's expression.
Making the Heaven's Pride List was tantamount to gaining a protective talisman among the human race. Killing a heaven-blessed prodigy was an absolute taboo in the Shenzhou Vast Land, forbidden to all.
The middle-aged man put away the list, his brows drawing together slightly. After a long pause, he said, "Find out where she is now, and send her an invitation to the Cloudrest Immortal Palace."
"The Cloudrest Immortal Palace?"
The old man froze for a moment before suddenly understanding.
"Understood. As for the arrangements we made before..."
"Put all preparations targeting Shi Lan on hold. The Divine Phoenix Heavenly Secret Jade should be in her hands. I'll speak with her about it personally."
"Profound King, are you perhaps taking this Shi Lan too seriously?"
The old man could no longer suppress his confusion. In his view, if the Profound King wanted the Divine Phoenix Heavenly Secret Jade, he only needed to send word. There was no need to personally seek Shi Lan out to discuss it. Such a move was beneath his station.
The human race was hardly lacking in prodigies. Even the number one on the Heaven's Pride List would not warrant a feudal king, one who ruled his own territory, acting this way.
No matter how monstrous one's talent, before one had grown to maturity, it was all empty talk.
"How long has it been since a twenty-three-year-old reached