From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

A wave of elation washed over Zheng Yi, and a cold smile crept onto his lips.

’Hmph, Li Yang, now that you’re dead, this isn’t enough. I still need to punish your parents a little.’

He had always been a calm person, one who avoided causing trouble for his family.

But now, his reason had vanished. His mind was filled with only one thing: revenge, and more revenge!

’After Li Yang is killed, Grandpa will get the treasure and easily break through to the Late King Level. With the help of various treasures, I’ll also break through quickly and become a King Level in the future! The Zheng family will become the number one family in all of Huaxia! Three King Level experts!’

The prospect of the Zheng family’s future power made Zheng Yi even more audacious.

His hatred for Li Yang had twisted his mind, and he couldn’t wait a single moment longer to enact his revenge.

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”Li Yang died in the Relic Space?”

”Impossible, right?”

”It’s been confirmed. Other King Level experts can’t even touch that poisonous mist. Li Yang was just an Early King Level, and he was completely enveloped by it. There’s no way he survived.”

”Sigh, what a pity.”

Outside, news of Li Yang’s death continued to spread like wildfire.

Meanwhile, Li Yang, the subject of these rumors, felt his vision blur. The next thing he knew, he was in a strange space.

The space wasn’t large, only about thirty square meters. Floating within it was a soul, one that looked similar to Soul Ink.

The difference was that Soul Ink looked like an alien, while the soul before him had the complete appearance of an earthling.

”Welcome to my space.” Seeing Li Yang, the soul smiled.

Li Yang eyed the soul, his face full of vigilance. ”Who are you?” he asked.

Inwardly, however, he asked Soul Ink, ’Soul Ink, can you deal with this soul?’

Soul Ink replied calmly, ’Don’t worry. Talk to this soul first. Once we figure out the situation, if he has malicious intentions, I’ll help you take care of him.’

He was very confident in his own abilities.

Knowing how special Soul Ink was, Li Yang relaxed slightly.

He knew of Soul Ink’s terrifying origins—in life, he had been an expert at least at the level of the Deities!

Hearing Li Yang’s question, the soul before him smiled. ”My name is Fire Candle. You may call me Lord Fire Candle.”

After a moment, he smiled again. ”But that’s not important. Let me ask you, were you the one who discovered the other Relic Space on this island?”

A hint of wariness still on his face, Li Yang nodded. ”I was.”

”So Zheng Hu really did bring you here. I should give him a little something for his trouble,” Fire Candle said with a smile.

”Zheng Hu?”

Hearing this, Li Yang’s expression darkened. ”What did you say to Zheng Hu? Why did he suddenly attack me?”

With Soul Ink’s assurance, Li Yang wasn’t too intimidated by the soul, Fire Candle.

Fire Candle seemed to be in a good mood. He smiled and said, ”I told him that if he brought you here and killed you, I would give him the treasures of this Relic Space.”

”I knew it.”

Li Yang’s face darkened. ”Why would you do that?”

He couldn’t fathom the motives of the Relic Space’s master before him.

”It’s simple. The master of that other Relic Space was a former enemy of mine.”

Fire Candle wore a smile, explaining patiently, ”That old man left behind a Relic Space, hoping to pass on his legacy. But I refuse to let him have his way. After he died, I entered his Relic Space, destroyed many things, and left a Token behind. You discovered that old man’s Relic Space and brought it back into the world. As your ’reward,’ I naturally have to get rid of you.”

Li Yang was stunned to hear this.

So, this Fire Candle was enemies with the master of the other Relic Space, a hatred that had persisted even to this day.

He would kill whoever discovered the other Relic Space.

”Well, now that I’ve told you all this, it’s time for me to get rid of you.”

Fire Candle said nothing more, just smiled.

Li Yang remained silent, simply looking at him without a trace of fear on his face.

”Kid, you’re not afraid?” Fire Candle asked, curious at Li Yang’s demeanor.

’Wouldn’t a normal person be terrified to hear that?’

He wasn’t worried about Li Yang having any trump cards. A mere kid at the Spirit Awakening Realm was far too weak.

Looking at Fire Candle, Li Yang said calmly, ”Why should I be afraid?”

BOOM!

The moment the words left his lips, a stream of black energy shot out from Li Yang’s body. It moved at an incredible speed, reaching Fire Candle in an instant.

”What?”

Fire Candle’s expression changed drastically at the sight of the black energy. He tried to say something, but it was too late. His soul began to rapidly dissolve, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

The seemingly powerful Fire Candle had been so utterly vulnerable before Soul Ink.

”Pathetic. So weak, and still putting on a tough act.”

Soul Ink’s spiritual form materialized, a clear look of disdain in his eyes.

Li Yang looked at Soul Ink and asked curiously, ”Soul Ink, what realm were you at before all this?”

Even as just a wisp of a remnant soul, the power Soul Ink displayed was immense.

Just moments ago, Fire Candle had used spatial transposition to bring him here.

”I forgot.”

Soul Ink answered Li Yang’s question casually, not giving a real answer. Instead, he urged, ”Li Yang, there’s a ring over there. See if it’s a Spatial Ring.”

He was currently just a soul and had many limitations. Aside from dealing with other souls, he had no other abilities; he couldn’t even pick up a small pebble.

”A Spatial Ring?”

At these words, Li Yang’s eyes lit up.

He knew that Shen Xuan had a Spatial Ring. However, when he had asked before, the Celestial Origin Palace didn’t have any Spatial Rings available for trade; the only one they had belonged to Shen Xuan.

Heart pounding with excitement, Li Yang walked right over and picked up the item that had dropped when Fire Candle died.

It was a simple, black ring, etched with faint patterns.

”Release your soul, just like you do when you sense a Relic Space. See if you can feel some kind of spatial membrane on the ring,” Soul Ink explained, seeing that Li Yang was unsure of what to do.

Li Yang nodded and carefully probed the ring with a wisp of his soul.

In less than three seconds, his soul seemed to sense a membrane on the ring. With a gentle push, his soul passed right through it. He found himself in a wondrous space. It was about thirty cubic meters—not huge—and there were a few items inside.

’It really is a Spatial Ring!’ Li Yang rejoiced inwardly.

”Well? It’s a Spatial Ring, isn’t it? What’s inside? Use your soul to take the items out!”

Soul Ink urged, seeing the joyful expression on Li Yang’s face.

Soul Ink’s soul could only reside within the Soul Crystal, so he couldn’t enter other Spatial Rings.