A feudal king capable of maintaining a private army clearly wielded immense power and enjoyed the ruler's trust and favor.
At the sight of the Black Armored Guards appearing,
Zhou Baige and Xue Ming fell silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to whisper any longer.
Xu Zimo, on the other hand, did not care.
Leaning back in a chair nearby, he instead took a great interest in Tianxia City below.
Tianxia City looked immensely vast.
Viewed from the sky, it resembled a colossal beast crouching between heaven and earth.
The city was so enormous that its end could not even be seen at a glance.
This greatly intrigued Xu Zimo.
Such a massive city, in any other world, would likely have been a renowned major metropolis.
Yet on Undying Star,
it seemed to be no more than a grain of millet on East Pole Island.
From this alone, one could see just how vast Undying Star truly was.
At this moment, beneath Tianxia City,
a stairway reaching toward the heavens began to appear.
The stairs extended all the way down to the treasure ship.
Accompanied by Venerable Bloodslaughter and Old Xue, a young man strode up with his head high and chest out.
The youth's face was sickly pale, making it obvious that he had indulged too excessively in pleasure.
He wore an embroidered white robe and was dressed rather presentably.
Yet his expression was arrogant; one glance was enough to tell that he was accustomed to throwing his weight around.
After boarding the treasure ship, the youth first swept his gaze around the area.
Then he said indifferently,
"What? Now that you've seen this young master, aren't you going to greet me?"
As soon as he spoke, Xue Ming and the others became somewhat displeased.
They did not