The flyleaf had yellowed, but the illustration remained vividly lifelike.
"What is this?!"
Qin Ran looked at the dragonlike, snakelike illustration and immediately picked up the whole book.
In fact, when he had begun searching for useful information the previous night, Qin Ran had planned to start with those conspicuous statues and Holy Radiance High School itself.
He had failed, without question.
Everything at Holy Radiance High School was normal. There was no useful information whatsoever.
As for the statues?
Without reading every book, he had no way to identify them.
Qin Ran did not have that much time.
So he had planned to take a more direct approach-asking around.
After all, there were certainly plenty of people from the inner world throughout Flame City.
Yet before he could even begin, he had made an unexpected discovery.
"Great Marsh?"
Qin Ran raised an eyebrow at the strange name and was about to keep reading, but to his dismay, aside from the name, the introduction to the Great Marsh consisted of just one sentence: one of the bloodlines of a certain great demon from the recent ancient era.
Still, Qin Ran did not lose heart.
Knowing a name was better than knowing nothing at all.
At least he could follow that lead.
Picking up the books, Qin Ran began searching for records of that name.
To his disappointment, however, none of the books in his room contained any record of the name, much less an explanation.
"Is it in books containing more closely guarded knowledge?"
Qin Ran pondered.
These books made up Li's entire collection. Qin Ran was certain of that.
But that also meant the books would not be particularly advanced.
Even though Li ran an entire branch of the Funeral Society.
Given his personality, his need for books was