Wu drove Huang Tian straight to Martial Peace City's municipal guesthouse. The grounds were pleasant, and the room was furnished much like a standard hotel room. Huang Tian washed up, changed clothes, and Wu brought him dinner.
"Have you eaten?" Huang Tian asked politely as he took the food. As a War God Realm martial artist, he had little need for it; spiritual energy could largely take its place. Still, a good meal now and then helped him relax.
"Just finished." Wu seemed flattered by the question. "Is there anything else you need? I can speak to the guesthouse staff."
"No need." Huang Tian waved a hand.
"Then I'll leave you to it. Call me anytime if you need anything."
"All right."
The door closed softly. Huang Tian sat on the sofa and ate a few bites before taking out his phone. The moment he lit the screen, several news alerts caught his eye.
"America's newly advanced warrior Liam has mastered the first two strikes of the Threefold Wave-Stacking Blade. During an operation to clear out vicious beasts alongside local police, he killed a beast-soldier white-backed hound with a single strike. He has been hailed as America's most gifted martial artist—"
"Britain repels another assault by sea beasts. Preliminary estimates put the death toll at 1,200, with more than 6,000 injured. Hospitals are overcrowded, and medical supplies have run out in many places—"
"Russian troops kill a lord-class winter snow bear—"
"The Bagdos Island Nation has fallen in its entirety. Its population of roughly 300,000 has perished in the jaws of sea beasts."
"The world's foremost martial artist, Huang Tian, has completely cleared the Wild Plains Mountain Range of vicious beasts without suffering injury. Patrol Defense Bureaus in Shangyuan City, Martial Peace City, and other counties and cities are mobilizing