From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

In his senses, the World Tree’s membrane was gone, and the tree itself now belonged to someone.

Li Yang didn’t speak. At this moment, he thought to himself, ’Could this World Tree be related to the strange being before me?’

The two of them were clearly lost in their own thoughts.

However, Li Yang was growing increasingly calm.

If this strange being could actually harm him, it probably wouldn’t be wasting time with words and would have attacked directly.

Just a moment ago, although the hundred-meter-long, giant face had been shocking, he hadn’t felt anything besides a slight sense of pressure.

Moreover, he keenly sensed that this fractured black crystal must be placing some kind of restriction on this life form.

Therefore, he deduced that the being before him probably couldn’t harm him.

’A life form from within the Relic Space...’ Li Yang mused, pondering the unknown being’s origins.

Seeing that Li Yang wasn’t speaking, the two-horned, vertical-eyed being finally relented.

He snorted coldly and said, ”Kid, I’m the one who left the World Tree here. Since you refined it, you should be thanking me.”

He felt a bit aggrieved.

A mere ant in the Spirit Awakening Realm was someone he normally wouldn’t even glance at. Even one a thousand or ten thousand times stronger wouldn’t have mattered to him.

But now, this ant dared to give him attitude, even ignoring his question.

”You left the World Tree?” Li Yang asked, his heart skipping a beat.

A sudden wave of joy washed over him.

In truth, he had always been worried about something.

The World Tree’s membrane was a clear sign that someone had placed it there. He had unintentionally broken through and refined the tree. If the original owner were to return and find out, he would be in grave danger.

But since it was this strange being who had left it, that danger had vanished completely.

”What’s with that look on your face? Are you happy about this?”

The strange being clearly sensed the shift in Li Yang’s emotions and snorted coldly.

Li Yang finally replied, ”I’m not. I am... very grateful for the World Tree you left behind.”

Without the World Tree, there would be no octopus avatar, and none of the subsequent events would have happened.

He might not have reached King Level, and Li Guohai and Zhao Rou might not have received the Anticancer Agent.

So, he was truly grateful to the person who had left the World Tree.

Hearing Li Yang’s words, the strange being’s attitude softened slightly. He suddenly asked, ”When did you refine the World Tree?”

He had been in this Relic Space for who knows how long. Having just emerged, he wasn’t sure when Li Yang had refined it.

Li Yang answered truthfully, ”I refined it nearly a month ago.”

When he heard Li Yang’s reply, the strange being’s expression changed dramatically. ”Did you create an avatar then?”

Li Yang nodded. ”I did. It’s this one.”

He pointed to the octopus avatar beside him.

The strange being was stunned. A look of utter disbelief filled its eyes. Pointing at the octopus avatar, it asked in a trembling voice, ”You were given a World Tree capable of creating life, and you created this completely useless eight-legged waste?”

His voice trembled, and he sounded almost desperate.

The octopus avatar: ”???”

Li Yang simply nodded without saying much.

The strange being looked utterly despondent. ”It’s over. There’s no chance left.”

He looked at Li Yang and roared angrily, ”Kid, do you have any idea how precious the World Tree is? If it were to appear in the Cosmos, countless experts would go insane trying to snatch it! And you used it to create this piece of trash, a life form with no Talent whatsoever! What a waste! Such a complete waste!”

He was both heartbroken and despairing.

Li Yang looked at the strange being, pondered for a moment, and then asked, ”What do you mean by creating a life form with Talent?”

As far as Li Yang understood it, cultivation was simply about absorbing Spiritual Power.

’Does having Talent just mean you absorb Spiritual Power faster?’

The strange being cursed for a while before finally sighing. ”A life form with Talent is, of course, one that can aid in cultivation. You’re already so old, yet you haven’t comprehended a single law. It’s clear your own cultivation Talent is very weak. And as for this eight-legged avatar of yours, I can’t see any Talent in it either.”

Hearing this, Li Yang had an odd feeling. He was eighteen and at King Level, the youngest King Level Cultivator on Earth! But to this strange being, he was ’so old’? And his cultivation Talent was ’very weak’?

Seeing that Li Yang was about to ask another question, the strange being waved a hand dismissively. ”Forget it. You’ve already created an avatar with the World Tree. It’s too late to say anything more.”

He had no desire to say more.

All the contingency plans he had left behind had been ruined by Li Yang.

Hearing this, Li Yang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, ”I feel like the World Tree avatar can still create one more life form.”

”What? It can create another?”

Hearing Li Yang’s words, the strange being froze. Then, an incredibly excited look appeared in its eyes, as if it had just grasped a sliver of hope.

Seeing Li Yang nod solemnly, the strange being immediately became overjoyed. ”Haha, I still have a glimmer of hope!”

In his excitement, he looked at Li Yang and quickly said, ”Kid, don’t rush creating your second avatar! Let me help you!”

Seeing Li Yang’s silence, the strange being calmed his emotions and said, ”Let me introduce myself. My name is Soul Ink, and I am currently a soul life form.”

”A soul life form?” Li Yang was puzzled.

Seeing Li Yang’s confusion, Soul Ink explained, ”My physical body was destroyed. Now, all that’s left is a wisp of my soul inside this Soul Crystal.”

This news shocked Li Yang even more.

”You can live with no physical body, just a wisp of a soul?”

What Soul Ink had just said undoubtedly subverted his entire understanding of reality.

’Not even Shen Xuan could possess such an ability, right?’

Soul Ink looked at Li Yang, thought for a moment, and asked, ”On this planet of yours, what realm is the strongest expert at?”

He was only a wisp of a soul trapped within the Soul Crystal, unable to explore.

He had come to Earth before and hidden the World Tree here, but a long time had passed since then. He wasn’t sure of Earth’s current strength.

Li Yang answered truthfully, ”King Level, which is the same realm I’m at now.”

He didn’t go into detail. Someone like Shen Xuan might be at the Peak of King Level, or perhaps even stronger, but there was no need for Li Yang to say more.

”King Level? You mean the Spirit Awakening Realm?”

Soul Ink frowned slightly. ”Have you traveled to other life-bearing planets then?”

Li Yang shook his head and asked in return, ”Do you know where other life-bearing planets are?”

Hearing Li Yang’s question, Soul Ink was rendered speechless. ”This planet of yours is too weak. It’s much weaker than when I first came here. No wonder you treat this eight-legged waste like some kind of treasure.”

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