The headquarters of the Long Corporation, the tallest building on the East Xuan Continent, and a landmark of Tianyi City.
A large number of mechanical soldiers patrolled the vicinity of the headquarters, while countless aerial armors kept watch over the sky.
The entire City of Heaven was as solid as a fortress today. The combat power gathered at the headquarters building alone was enough to easily obliterate a Supreme being!
On this day, distinguished families and reclusive powerful figures from all over the East Xuan Continent gathered here, all to celebrate Long Ye's birthday.
The City of Heaven was bustling with activity because of one person!
Now, Long Ye was not only the strongest person on the East Xuan Continent, but also its wealthiest and ruler.
Long Ye alone controlled all the resources of the East Xuan Continent. It could be said that not a single living being on the East Xuan Continent did not rely on the Long Corporation for their livelihood.
Precisely because Long Ye controlled the entire continent, his birthday banquets were always grand. All the citizens of the City of Heaven would join in this grand feast, celebrating for a day and a night!
And Long Ye's birthday banquet this time was even grander than any before!
There was no other reason than the arrival of distinguished guests from the Remnant Evil Clan!
In front of the headquarters building, a large number of mechanical attendants received guests from all over, providing impeccable service.
Li Cheng and Li Xiao, dressed in formal attire, stepped out of the car. Looking at the dense crowd ahead, their foreheads were beaded with cold sweat.
Unlike the other guests around them, this father and son knew exactly what was about to happen!
Ye Ling, disguised as an attendant, followed them down and transmitted his voice to the father and son, "Act naturally. The way you two are now, you'll likely be apprehended by the mechanical soldiers before you even enter."
"Y-yes, understood."
Li Cheng saw a mechanical attendant approaching him and immediately wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. At the same time, he forced himself to forget Ye Ling's presence, confidently presented his invitation, and followed the mechanical attendant into the building.
Li Xiao and Ye Ling followed closely behind.
At this moment, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire said, "Kid, something seems a bit off. I can sense quite a few Chaos Lords and Great Dao Immortal Lords within this building. It seems the Remnant Evil Clan has arrived. Why don't we just slip away?"
Ye Ling replied, "We've come this far. Isn't retreating now foolish? We can only push forward!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire was still a bit cowardly. "What if the Remnant Evil Clan already knows about us and has set up a trap? No matter how high Long Ye's status is on the East Xuan Continent, in the eyes of the Remnant Evil Clan, he's just a dog. The Remnant Evil Clan would never send so many Great Dao Immortal Lords and Chaos Lords just to celebrate Long Ye's birthday!"
"There must be a trick here!"
Ye Ling naturally understood the danger mentioned by the World-Destroying Spirit Fire. However, the arrow was already on the string, and there was no turning back. Moreover, Ye Ling believed he had concealed himself perfectly. The spacetime research base was still frozen by the Unnamed Void Space, so the Remnant Evil Clan absolutely could not know about his existence!
Ye Ling provocatively said to the World-Destroying Spirit Fire, "If you're scared, wait outside. I'll handle this matter with Long Ye myself!"
However, to Ye Ling's surprise, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire readily agreed, "That would be great! Leave me a substitute, and let me stay in the substitute. Don't worry! I'll definitely cheer you on from the outside!"
Ye Ling: "You..."
Ye Ling was speechless at the World-Destroying Spirit Fire's response. He really hadn't expected the World-Destroying Spirit Fire to be so straightforward about retreating at the last moment!
Ye Ling immediately changed his tune, "I'm starting to doubt where you got the name 'World-Destroying Spirit Fire.' How can you be so cowardly? No, today I must take you out to build up your courage!"
"Hey, hey! Kid, how can you go back on your word? Didn't I already admit I'm a coward? Hurry up and let me out! I don't want to go in and die!"
"Dream on! Today, even if you die, you'll die with me!"
Ye Ling immediately retracted his previous words and forcibly dragged the World-Destroying Spirit Fire into the building.
During the week he spent creating the substitute, Ye Ling crafted a perfect false identity for himself. Coupled with Li Cheng and Li Xiao, Ye Ling easily bypassed the machine scans and entered the building.
However, the moment Ye Ling entered the building, he felt at least three gazes sweep over him. Someone even attempted to probe his soul.
Fortunately, those gazes were only superficial. Even the soul probing was merely to check for special restrictions, which Ye Ling could easily evade.
The situation was so perilous right upon entering the building. The World-Destroying Spirit Fire once again clamored, "Kid, the inside of this building is so dangerous. You're just a mere Emperor Ancestor, you can't even defeat one Chaos Lord. Why are you here to court death?"
Ye Ling sternly said, "Stop shouting! Before anyone suspects us, don't let your emotional fluctuations expose us!"
"I... Alright, alright! I'll shut up!" Hearing Ye Ling's threat, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire quickly fell silent and stopped speaking.
After the World-Destroying Spirit Fire quieted down, Ye Ling also began to calmly scan his surroundings, silently observing the interior of the building.
There were at least three Chaos Lords from the Remnant Evil Clan watching the hall. Ye Ling couldn't easily leave the Li Cheng father and son. He transmitted his voice to them, "I can't get away for now, so the two of you should really treat me as an attendant and do your own thing."
"The inside of this building is fraught with danger. If the two of you show even a slight flaw, I might be able to escape, but you two will surely die!"
Li Cheng and Li Xiao both shivered, but they still managed to force smiles and politely engaged with the surrounding guests.
After all, Li Cheng was a high-ranking executive of the Long Corporation and a prominent figure in the City of Heaven. Not long after they entered the hall, many young masters came to curry favor with them.
As they mingled, Li Cheng and Li Xiao gradually forgot about Ye Ling's presence and chatted and laughed with everyone, gradually regaining their composure.
Ye Ling, following behind Li Cheng, successfully made everyone ignore his presence.
However, Ye Ling could still feel more than three gazes sweeping back and forth in the hall. He couldn't find an opportunity to slip away.
Li Xiao, being somewhat clever, noticed Ye Ling's eagerness to escape. Seeing a head attendant walking by not far away, he had a sudden idea. He arrogantly walked up to Ye Ling and, in front of the assembled guests, berated Ye Ling, "Kid, are you blind? The attendants at the banquet are so busy, why aren't you helping?"
Surprised by Li Xiao's sudden reprimand, Ye Ling was momentarily stunned, unsure if Li Xiao genuinely intended to help or was simply seizing the opportunity to vent.
However, regardless of Li Xiao's motive, Ye Ling successfully became the focus of the surrounding gazes. The gazes that had been scanning the hall now all concentrated on Ye Ling.
Ye Ling had no choice but to pretend to be an attendant and apologize to Li Xiao, "My apologies, I'll go help now."
A head attendant nearby noticed the commotion and quickly walked over, respectfully asking Li Xiao, "Young Master Li Xiao, do you have any instructions?"
Li Xiao glanced at the head attendant and then said, "Ah, it's Xiao He! You're here at the perfect time. I recently took in a servant, but he's not very bright, so I brought him here to train him."
"I know you might be short-handed today. Why don't you let him help out in the kitchen and teach him some manners?"
Xiao He clearly knew Li Xiao and wanted to do him a favor. He immediately bowed respectfully, "Young Master Li Xiao's instructions are my pleasure."
With that, Xiao He looked at Ye Ling and smiled, "Little brother... follow me."
Ye Ling was surprised that the head attendant had invited him so readily. He transmitted his voice to Li Xiao, praising him, "You're quite good, kid! I owe you one!"
If he became a banquet server, wouldn't he be able to go wherever he pleased?
Li Xiao replied in his mind, "It's good that I could help you, sir. I dare not hope for your favor."
"Don't worry, I always distinguish between favors and grudges. I'll remember this favor. Now, you go have fun with your father. You're no longer needed here."
Ye Ling gave Li Xiao a discreet thumbs-up and then followed Xiao He towards the kitchen.
Through the inner kitchen, he could perfectly evade the surveillance gazes within the building!