The entire building might not have any distinctive style, but its sheer size was truly enormous.

The floor area was probably no less than a hundred thousand square meters.

"It's right here."

David Bolton said with a smile, "Yulong International City—this is the most famous den of luxury in Shanlong, including the neighboring Mingguang City. Every year, countless tourists and international friends come here for entertainment and leisure. Nearly twenty percent of Shanlong City's tax revenue depends on it."

As he parked, he continued, "Grandmaster Reed became a shareholder of Yulong International City not long ago. Aside from practicing martial arts at his manor, he spends most of his time here."

Ethan nodded but didn't speak. Instead, he used a secret technique to sense individuals nearby with abnormal qi and blood.

Very soon, he reached a conclusion.

"One good news, one bad news."

He calmed the active qi and blood within his body.

"No, to be precise, it's two pieces of good news."

The first good news was, just as he expected, Edward Reed's cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds—he was indeed possessed by a demon.

The other good news was that, in his manor, there was more than one person possessed by a demon.

There were three red dots in total.

This...

Was a demon lair.

"Ever since Grandmaster Reed made a name for himself as the number one in Shanlong, it's become harder and harder for people like us to meet him in person. But with Young Brooks's status, if you express a desire to learn martial arts from him, Grandmaster Reed would definitely be happy to teach."

David Bolton introduced with a smile.

"No rush."

Ethan said, "Since we're visiting, we should show proper sincerity. It's still Grandmaster Reed's working hours, so it's not too late to look for him after he gets off work."

His secret technique wasn't three-dimensional.

He could only sense the target's location.

There were sixteen floors in this building, and three red dots. He couldn't tell which one was Edward Reed.

Therefore...

Proceed as planned.

One by one.

"Young Brooks is truly respectful of talent."

David Bolton sighed sincerely, "So, what would you like to do next, Young Brooks? Shanlong City can't compare to the capital of Tiannan, but Yulong International has plenty of fun things to do. After all... some things strictly prohibited in Dayu are not so tightly controlled here on the border in Shanlong. Almost anything you want to do, eat, or play can be found here."

After speaking, he seemed to think of something: "Young Brooks is fond of martial arts. Yulong International has a boxing arena. How about we go take a look?"

"Sure."

Ethan nodded.

Compared to Daxia before he transmigrated, Dayu—or rather, the global environment—had a much stronger martial arts atmosphere due to the existence of "inhuman" beings like Martial Saints.

Especially in world-class martial arts competitions, a single tournament could net the winner billions.

World champion-level fighters could command appearance fees in the hundreds of millions for commercial events.

In this context, local martial arts competitions were held far more frequently than in Daxia.

Boxing arenas and martial arts arenas were standard features of top commercial centers.

Unfortunately...

Though the facilities were top-notch, the fighters' skills were not necessarily impressive.

Just as Sarah Bennett had described, becoming a martial artist meant you could earn a decent income in city-level or even provincial-level competitions.

The fighters at Yulong International were also at this level.

With a level-one certificate, you could get on stage, with appearance fees ranging from a thousand to tens of thousands.

Only during major events would martial masters show up.

After watching for a while, Ethan found it boring.

Moreover, what he was about to do next was clearly not suitable for an audience, so he let David Bolton leave.

...

After parting ways with Ethan Brooks, the young man who had accompanied David Bolton earlier couldn't help but say, "Brother Bolton, the Zhang family may not be the top power in Shanlong City, but they're still quite influential. You're going out of your way to show him around and covering all the expenses, yet he doesn't give you any face at all. Who exactly is this Young Brooks?"

"Who is he?"

David Bolton didn't feel slighted at all. On the contrary, he thought Ethan Brooks's attitude was perfectly normal.

Hearing his friend ask, he even puffed out his chest a bit. "Didn't I just say? This Young Brooks is from the capital of Tiannan. So, what do you think?"

"The capital of Tiannan?"

The young man was momentarily stunned, then quickly made a connection. His eyes widened: "You don't mean the The Brooks Family that established the Buzhou Group, spanning electronics, heavy industry, finance, chemistry, and other fields, do you?"

"Who else could it be?"

David Bolton replied.

"Hiss!"

The young man drew in a sharp breath. Buzhou Group!

An absolute conglomerate-level power in all of Tiannan!

Looking across Tiannan, only second to those top aristocratic families.

The only reason they're considered below those families is because the families hold power, while the conglomerates hold money—different roles.

And in Dayu, power outweighs money.

If it were a federal, capital-driven country, the weight of the The Brooks Family would definitely be on par with those aristocratic families.

Moreover...

The The Brooks Family's Buzhou Group is the top entity in Tiannan. At its peak, Old Master Brooks was known as the richest man in Tiannan.