Golden Crow City...
Recently, Golden Crow City had been particularly aggressive in attacking the Otherworldly Demons, which had also cost the city dearly. After all, the Otherworldly Demons were no pushovers.
At that moment, inside the City Lord's Manor...
"City Lord, is this really worth it?" an elder of Golden Crow City asked with a frown.
"It is. Once he grows strong, it'll all be worth it!" the City Lord of Golden Crow City said excitedly. "Didn't you see how terrifying his growth was? It's barely been any time at all, and his attack power has already surpassed one billion. Do you understand what that means? That's an attack power only a Supreme powerhouse can achieve!"
"But..."
"No buts. I've made up my mind. We'll keep doing everything we can to develop him. Once his other attributes catch up, he'll be invincible. Then Golden Crow City will be the undisputed overlord. Will we still need to worry about these so-called Otherworldly Demons?"
"All right..."
The elder sighed helplessly. Although the City Lord was right, he had interacted with that Adventurer and always felt that the man's character left much to be desired. He truly feared they were raising an ungrateful traitor who would eventually turn on them.
But now, the City Lord and the other elders cared only about the man's strength, without considering anything else. That left him utterly helpless.
Just as the powerhouses of Golden Crow City were excitedly discussing which Otherworldly Demon main city to attack next, a figure suddenly barged into the grand hall of the City Lord's Manor...
The powerhouses were about to reprimand the intruder, but once they saw who it was, they were all too frightened to even breathe loudly...
"Well... Lord Poison Venerable, what brings you to Golden Crow City today? If