From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Lin Na’s face went pale. Zhang Lie was inwardly amazed at Li Yang’s strength, but even more so, he thought, ’Li Yang is too bold.’

Zheng Yi himself wasn’t strong, but his father, Zheng Qian, was a Celestial Level Cultivator, and his grandfather, Zheng Hu, was a King Level!

With that kind of backing, who would dare to lay a hand on Zheng Yi? And yet, Li Yang had.

Just then, a middle-aged man walked out. Upon seeing him, all the Cultivators present said with immense respect, ”Master Li Yu.”

Li Yang looked at the newcomer as well. Zhang Lie had told him that this Li Yu was the one leading them to the island, and that he was a Middle Heaven Level Cultivator.

Li Yu walked over, his eyes scanning the crowd. His gaze seemed to linger on Li Yang for an extra moment.

”All right, prepare for departure!”

Li Yu wasted no words and gave the order directly.

The group boarded the jets, which took off and flew steadily closer to the island.

Four hours later, Li Yang and the others finally arrived at their destination.

It was a remote island, covered in dense forest and completely undeveloped.

Upon arriving, however, Li Yang’s mind was already racing with other ideas.

’Octopus clone!’

Deep in the ocean, a massive, ten-meter-long octopus shot through the water, covering a great distance every second!

’The octopus clone has nothing to do right now,’ Li Yang thought. ’It might as well come over to this island and check things out.’

Previously, the octopus clone’s main purpose was to make money. But now his parents had recovered, and with nearly four hundred million in his possession, he was no longer short on cash.

So, the octopus clone no longer needed to hunt for expensive marine life. Lately, aside from cultivating, it had just been wandering the seafloor out of boredom.

Since everyone was saying there was treasure on the island, he might as well have the octopus clone come over and see if there was anything to be found under the sea.

Li Yang wasn’t too worried about the octopus clone’s safety, either.

’The octopus clone is deep underwater. As long as it doesn’t surface, it’s basically safe.’

His own body’s strength had already reached the Celestial Level. Just as before, when his main body achieved a breakthrough, the octopus clone’s power also advanced rapidly—even though his own progress had come from refining a Spirit Fruit!

In a short period, its strength had surged, also reaching the Celestial Level!

In the ocean, Li Yang estimated that his octopus clone, having just broken through to the Celestial Level, could easily defeat other Celestial Level Cultivators of the same rank.

Lost in his own calculations, Li Yang followed the crowd, preparing to head off in one direction.

Elsewhere, another jet landed, and a group of people emerged.

’What a coincidence.’ Seeing the person leading that group, Li Yang’s expression remained calm, but he sneered inwardly.

The man in the lead was none other than Zheng Qian!

He hadn’t expected to run into him so soon after arriving on the island.

Zheng Qian’s expression was grim. He had been plotting how to find Li Yang on this island. It was always the Zheng family who bullied others, never the other way around.

Zheng Qian glanced toward the other group, and his face instantly darkened.

”Li Yang! You dare show your face on this island? I order you to get over here right now, kneel, and beg for forgiveness. Do that, and I might spare your life!”

The furious shout boomed like a thunderclap, making the eardrums of some of the weaker Cultivators ache.

Back at Jing City Square, seeing his son beaten so badly, with several bones broken, he had been consumed by a towering rage! He had even felt the urge to kill Li Yang!

Killing someone was nothing. As a Cultivator who had reached his level of power, it wasn’t as if he’d never killed before.

But then Shao Jie had suddenly appeared and stopped him.

Shao Jie was a long-renowned King Level Cultivator, even stronger than his own father. He hadn’t dared to disobey Shao Jie’s words.

He had suppressed that rage until this very moment. Cultivators strive for a clear and untroubled mind, and seeing Li Yang again, he could no longer hold back!

Before, they were in front of too many ordinary people, so he couldn’t make a move against Li Yang!

But now, on this remote island inhabited only by Cultivators, he no longer had to restrain himself!

”Li Yang? Who’s Li Yang? Why is Master Zheng Qian so furious?”

”You don’t know? Li Yang was the one who severely injured Master Zheng Qian’s son, Zheng Yi.”

”He’s got some serious nerve, provoking the Zheng family like that.”

Whispers spread through the crowd.

In the group led by Zheng Qian, a young man of nearly thirty years old was also looking at Li Yang.

’So that’s my cousin, Li Yang,’ the young man thought.

He was Zhao Xiang, the son of Zhao Kun and the only Cultivator in the Zhao family. He was currently at the Middle Profound Level.

Zhao Xiang held no personal animosity toward Li Yang, but he would certainly heed the words of Zhao Qianxing and Zhao Kun and avoid any contact with him.

’It’s a shame,’ Zhao Xiang lamented inwardly. ’If he hadn’t offended the Zheng family, and Cousin Li Yang revealed his strength as a Cultivator, then Auntie’s family might have been able to return.’

On this island of Cultivators, his thoughts mirrored those of Zhao Qianxing and the others: no one could save Li Yang now.

As the furious shout echoed, nearly every eye turned to the remarkably young man in the crowd.

Looking at Zheng Qian and hearing his demand, a calm smile touched Li Yang’s lips. ”Zheng Qian, who the hell do you think you are? You dare tell me to kneel and apologize?”

As his words fell, a sudden silence descended. Everyone stared at Li Yang, their eyes wide with disbelief.

”This Li Yang is... seriously badass.”

”Talking to Zheng Qian, a Celestial Level master, like that!”

”Where does he get the nerve?”

”Zheng Qian is really going to lose it now.”

Everyone heard Li Yang’s outrageous words, and even they felt their skin crawl.

This wasn’t modern society, where you could curse someone out, but violence was forbidden by law.

Among Cultivators, who cared about the law? Might made right.

As expected, upon hearing Li Yang’s reply, Zheng Qian’s face grew so dark it looked like it might drip water. His eyes burned with pure rage as he stared at Li Yang. ”What did you just say to me?”

He glared at Li Yang, making no attempt to hide his killing intent.

Unfazed by his terrifying glare, Li Yang replied nonchalantly, ”I said, who the hell do you think you are to order me around? It was clearly your son who was in the wrong before. I think you should have him come kneel and apologize to me. Of course, you could always apologize in his place.”

Li Yang knew the conflict between him and Zheng Qian was irreconcilable. He might as well say whatever was on his mind.

He wasn’t afraid of Zheng Qian in the slightest.

”Good! Very good!”

Zheng Qian’s glare was murderous, and he laughed from sheer rage. ”We’ll see just how tough you are in a moment!”

BOOM!

A violent aura erupted from his body. With a flash, his figure shot directly toward Li Yang.

”Since you won’t kneel and beg for mercy, I’ll just break your legs and make you kneel! You’ll stay on your knees until this trip to the island is over!”

As Zheng Qian charged, his furious roar echoed through the air!

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