Chapter 347 - 242: Tier Twenty-Eight Saint Mutated Creature: Shadowy Abyss Tongue Demon
Chapter 347: Chapter 242: Tier Twenty-Eight Saint Mutated Creature: Shadowy Abyss Tongue Demon
Li Xiang also took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and then took a short nap before starting his Cultivation.
He practiced the Breathing Technique, and the entire room filled with Spiritual Vigor. There were no hidden cameras. If there had been any, they couldn’t have escaped Li Xiang’s Spiritual Sense and Spiritual Mechanism Investigation.
When evening came, the group headed out.
Back in China, Luo Feifei had been able to use Divination to pinpoint the Exotic Beast’s location to Rongcheng’s Southeast City District, but here, it was impossible to narrow it down further. Because American cities are just too damn small.
Indeed, the entire urban area of Las Vegas was about the same size as Rongcheng’s Southeast City District.
In the Beautiful Country, apart from a few cities like New York, the rest were pitifully small. Take San Francisco, for example. If you didn’t include the Bay Area, its downtown was barely over ten kilometers wide and twenty kilometers long, with a population of only about eight hundred thousand. But if you included the Bay Area, it was massive.
The Bay Area comprised nine counties and over a hundred cities and towns, including places like San Jose and Oakland, forming a continuous sprawling region with a population of several million.
Las Vegas was much the same. The downtown area had a population of over six hundred thousand, while the metropolitan area boasted two to three million. It was the most prosperous place in Nevada.
Moreover, due to its unique cornerstone industry, it was far more lively at night than during the day.
You could barely see anyone during the day, but as soon as night fell, all the city’s lights switched on, transforming it into a veritable "city that never sleeps."
Li Xiang and his group arrived on the streets. Although the world was still covered in ice and snow and bitterly cold, the Las Vegas Strip was ablaze with lights and thronging with tourists. All sorts of entertainment and shows filled the city with life and energy.
For instance, street performers were everywhere, and many large LED screens broadcasted special musical acts. Others displayed different kinds of footage—the fiery, sexy, and explosive type.
There were bands of every kind. In one spot, you could get your picture taken with a million US dollars. Behind a pyramid built of cash, there was a red button. Pressing it would trigger a camera, which would then send the photo to your phone or email.
Another hotel lobby had a huge, gleaming gold nugget on display, said to be the second-largest ever found, weighing 61 pounds. A man had discovered it in Australia in 1980 using a homemade metal detector and then sold it to the hotel for over a million US dollars.
Lei Jiaming was thrilled. ’If it weren’t for Brother Xiang,’ he thought, ’how would a kid like me, born in some poor, remote mountain valley, ever get the chance to come to the United States and visit a world-famous place like the Gambling City of Las Vegas?’
’I’ve finally seen the world!’
Lei Jiaming had always been envious that his sister got to travel with Li Xiang to Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. This time, he’d come to the United States himself. ’Alright, so it’s for a mission, not a vacation, but I’m still seeing new things. Mmm, I can definitely brag to my friends about this when I get back.’
’Of course,’ he also knew, ’I can brag all I want about the trivial stuff, but I can’t breathe a single word about what’s not supposed to be said.’
"Where are we going?" Yao Yao asked, dazzled by the sights as they walked down the street.
Li Xiang said, "Let’s just wander around. The city is small and the population density is high. As long as that thing makes a move, we’ll be sure to notice."
"How about we check out that casino?" Yao Yao pointed to a massive, glittering sign flashing with brilliant neon lights. "If you translate that name, does it say Eternal Night?" Her English wasn’t the best, so she had to ask.
Zhang Youyou nodded quickly. "It is. Eternal Night. Hey, it has the same name as your company!"
This piqued everyone’s interest.
Everyone knew that the media company under Li Xiang was called "Eternal Night Media," and Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui were all streamers for it.
Of course, they were all legitimate streamers who never created suggestive content—or if they did, it was for Li Xiang’s eyes only.
"Let’s go, then," Li Xiang said.
The group entered the Eternal Night Casino.
The moment they stepped inside, Lei Jiaming was completely dumbfounded. "Holy crap!"
It was breathtaking. Absolutely breathtaking.
The casino was immense.
The main hall alone was more magnificent than anything Lei Jiaming had ever seen.
"Oh my God, there must be tens of thousands of crystals on the ceiling, right?"
The group looked up. Beneath the dome, countless dazzling crystals glittered under the neon lights, creating what looked like an Illusion Realm—a starry sky made of crystal.
Xu Xuan said, "I’ve actually been here once before. To be precise, that’s one hundred twenty thousand Swarovski crystals."
Lei Jiaming was dumbstruck.
Lei Xiaohui couldn’t help but gently tug her brother’s sleeve, her expression saying, ’Brother, can you tone down the exaggerated look? You’re acting like you’ve never seen anything before.’
A waiter in a tuxedo approached to greet them. Li Xiang waved him off, saying in his less-than-fluent English, "We’re just looking around. We’ll call you if we need anything."
He handed the waiter a five-dollar tip.
It was Li Xiang’s first time in a place like this across two lifetimes. He didn’t know the etiquette, and his English was terrible, but that didn’t stop him from speaking confidently and elegantly offering a tip.
Because as one of the most powerful combatants on the planet, he had that kind of confidence. He made his own rules, feeling not the slightest bit of awkwardness or embarrassment.
The waiter bowed slightly and departed respectfully.
Lei Jiaming couldn’t help but be filled with admiration. ’I mean, I’m a Tier One Transcendent now, too,’ he thought, ’so why do I feel so out of place in a situation like this? Brother Xiang is so poised and natural.’
Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui all looked thoughtful. They were recalling what Li Xiang had once told them about learning English: you just had to be bold and speak. Afraid they won’t understand? English is their native language. If they can’t understand you, that’s their problem.