The Prefect's Thoughts

Tamojin Lake is a golden lake located to the southeast of Liang'an City. The area surrounding the lake is covered in unique, emerald-green flowers and grasses. Viewed from afar, the lake reflects the lush scenery, creating a beautiful natural landscape.

The lake is encircled by a ring of mountains, and no bandit groups roam the vicinity. At the bottom of the thousand-mile-deep lake stands a spectacular mansion over a hundred meters tall. The bricks and stones surrounding the walls emit a transparent film, isolating the lake water from the interior.

At this moment, inside an exquisite courtyard within the golden mansion, an elderly servant with white hair is reporting to a purple-haired middle-aged man who sits on a high seat with his eyes closed.

"Oh? You say Ren, the City Lord of Iceblood City?"

Alfred, the Liang'an Prefecture Lord, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, two streaks of purple lightning flashing within his pupils.

"Yes, my Lord. City Lord Ren is currently participating in the Battle Arena in Liang'an City. He has already achieved fifty consecutive victories. This is the information regarding City Lord Ren." The white-haired elder bowed slightly, handed over a detailed intelligence report, and spoke with his head lowered.

Ren's identity is unknown to most ordinary residents. For one, Ren has only been cultivating for a few tens of millions of years, which is considered young. Furthermore, there were no recorded shadow images of Ren's battle against the previous city lord, so very few people in Liang'an Prefecture have seen his true face.

On the other hand, Seven-Star Demons who serve as city lords usually make their titles public rather than their names. Therefore, unless Ren explicitly states that he is the Iceblood Fiend or the City Lord of Iceblood City, people do not associate the name Ren with the Iceblood Fiend.

Because of this, in the Battle Arena, aside from Ophelia, the silver-haired girl in charge who had the fortune of seeing the Fiend Castle intelligence, almost none of the million spectators knew Ren's identity. Of course, this applies only to ordinary residents; Fiend Castle is clearly an exception.

Ophelia reported the incident immediately that very day, and Fiend Castle promptly relayed the matter to Hobbs Percy, the butler to the Liang'an Prefecture Lord. As the butler, Hobbs naturally understood what it meant for a Seven-Star Demon City Lord to participate in the Battle Arena, so he went to see the Prefecture Lord immediately.

"Oh? To become a Seven-Star Demon after cultivating for only about ten million years, he can indeed be called gifted. However, to want to challenge me after only twenty million years, this little fellow is being far too arrogant."

Alfred took the file, flipped through it casually, and shook his head as he spoke.

As a veteran Asura, Alfred has lived through countless years and seen far too many geniuses fall. While Ren's talent is not bad, in his eyes, it is nothing special. As for defeating him, he does not believe that someone who has cultivated for a mere thirty million years could possibly succeed.

"Since he has already achieved fifty consecutive victories, let Electra go and meet him. If he cannot pass Electra's test, there is no need to bother me again."

Alfred put away the file and waved his hand dismissively.

"Yes, my Lord." Upon hearing Alfred's instructions, the butler Hobbs replied immediately and retreated respectfully.

"I wonder if this City Lord Ren has any chance of being recognized by the Prefecture Lord. But given Electra's strength and discernment, it seems unlikely."

After leaving the Prefecture Lord's room, the butler Hobbs muttered to himself, not holding high hopes for Ren.

Electra is the strongest Seven-Star Demon under the Prefecture Lord. He cultivates the Law of Destruction, and his signature move, the Light of Destruction, possesses immense attack power. He was once evaluated by the Prefecture Lord as having physical attacks that approach those of a Commander. Consequently, even though he has some peculiar hobbies, the Prefecture Lord still values him highly.

In the past, there had been geniuses who participated in the Liang'an City Battle Arena and achieved the final Hundred-Battle Victory. However, ever since Electra became a subordinate of the Prefecture Lord, no one has succeeded again. Every single one of them lost to Electra after reaching fifty consecutive victories.

As the butler of Liang'an Prefecture, Hobbs has followed the Prefecture Lord for billions of years and has seen too many so-called geniuses. Liang'an City has produced quite a few Hundred-Battle victors—Hobbs has seen at least eighty or a hundred of them. Only two or three ever challenged the Prefecture Lord, and none could withstand even three moves from him.

Moreover, those were all before Electra became the Prefecture Lord's subordinate. Since Electra arrived, whenever someone reached fifty consecutive victories in the Battle Arena, Electra would test them on behalf of the Prefecture Lord. If the opponent's strength was decent, he would offer to recruit them for the Prefecture Lord; as for those who refused to join, he would kill them directly.

For many years, no one has ever been able to defeat Electra; most were killed by him. The only one who survived is the current City Lord of Beifei City, Belfield, who was spared by Electra because he was willing to serve the Prefecture Lord. He is now a direct subordinate of the Liang'an Prefecture Lord, Alfred.

In the residential district of Liang'an City, in the central area, within a dazzling courtyard covering over a hundred meters, a handsome young man in blue robes is kneeling outside a room.

"Hmm?" A moment later, the young man seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky in confusion.

"Whoosh!"

In the sky, a visible white streak of light descended to the ground, transforming into a gentle-looking white-haired elder.

"Mr. Hobbs, why have you come?" The handsome young man in blue robes stood up immediately and asked respectfully.

"Salomon, is Mr. Electra in? The Prefecture Lord has something for him, so I have come to check."

The white-haired elder, Hobbs, revealed a gentle smile as he looked at Salomon and asked.

Although he was asking, Hobbs knew clearly that Electra was always there and had not left. However, since he was visiting, basic courtesy could not be neglected.

Hobbs has a very clear understanding of his own position. Although he is the Prefecture Lord's butler, he is only a Five-Star Demon. Butlers are a dime a dozen; the Prefecture Lord keeps him mostly because he is too lazy to manage specific affairs himself, and his own importance is not significant.

As a butler who has been able to stay by the Prefecture Lord's side for countless years, Hobbs has his own set of principles. Being kind to others is a basic rule, so he always maintains a respectful attitude toward Seven-Star Demons under the Prefecture Lord, such as Electra and Belfield.

As for Electra's disciple, Salomon Boy, even though he knows Electra's personality would not care much about this disciple, Hobbs would not pay much attention to Salomon, but he would not put on any airs either.

"Teacher is in the room, Mr. Hobbs. You can go straight in. Teacher once instructed that if it were you, you could enter without needing to announce yourself."

Hearing this, Salomon immediately replied with a kind smile, looking like an ordinary, sunny young man.