From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

A smile played on Jin Mola’s lips.

”I returned to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy and used my resources to upgrade all my equipment. I have a Tier Four Secret Pattern Divine Weapon and tier-five secret pattern armor. How are you going to kill me?”

Tier-five secret pattern armor had extremely powerful defensive capabilities. It could reduce the damage from Shen Xuan’s previous attacks by at least ninety-nine percent!

When a full-powered attack struck, only one percent of the force would reach his body. It would be difficult for him to even get injured.

At that moment, inside Shen Xuan’s Spatial Ring, the octopus doppelganger could hear their conversation.

”The fight is starting!” Back on Earth, Li Yang’s expression was grave.

On Mars, Shen Xuan gripped a purple sword wreathed in flames. In an instant, it was before Jin Mola.

A long staff appeared in Jin Mola’s hand, and their attacks collided violently.

”Haha, Shen Xuan, this is tier-five secret pattern armor. You think you can hurt me—”

Jin Mola was laughing, about to say more, but before he could finish, he felt an incomparably sharp attack pierce straight through his armor and into his body.

The incredibly sharp sword light began to frantically extinguish the life force within him!

”SPFFT!!!”

Intense pain wracked his body. Jin Mola let out a bloodcurdling scream as he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

”The Piercing Profundity! How is this possible?”

His eyes, as he looked at Shen Xuan, were filled with terror.

Back on Earth, Li Yang had also heard this and quickly asked Soul Ink, ”Soul Ink, what is the Piercing Profundity?”

’It looks like Shen Xuan has the upper hand!’

Soul Ink’s phantom projection floated out of the Soul Crystal. He looked at Li Yang and explained, ”Didn’t I tell you before that the Thunder Law has four fundamental principles? You could also call them the four profundities: Thunder Domain, Thunder Armor Body, Burst, and Polarity.”

Li Yang nodded. His Thunder Star Beast doppelganger was born innately mastering Burst, one of the four fundamental principles of the Thunder Law.

”It’s more or less the same for other laws besides the Thunder Law. The Gold Element Law also has four fundamental principles: Metal Domain, Golden Armor Body, Piercing, and Gold Element Space. Of these four, the Piercing Profundity is exceptionally terrifying! It can ignore all armor defenses, passing through them to strike the living body within.”

A hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. ”Could it be that Shen Xuan has comprehended the Piercing Profundity of the Gold Element Law? His Talent for Laws is quite strong, then. Not only has he comprehended the Fire Element, but the Metal Element as well.”

”Ignores armor defense?”

Li Yang’s eyes lit up when he heard Soul Ink’s explanation.

He had a Secret Pattern Divine Weapon, so he naturally understood their power. However, Earth was resource-poor; they only had offensive Secret Pattern Divine Weapons, no defensive ones.

’If I had a defensive one, it would be difficult for an opponent to hurt me, even if they were stronger.’

Shen Xuan was stronger than Jin Mola, but he couldn’t do anything to him precisely because of Jin Mola’s defensive armor.

’Since Palace Master Shen Xuan has comprehended the Piercing Profundity, doesn’t that mean the chances of killing Jin Mola have increased dramatically?’ Li Yang thought with anticipation.

Meanwhile, after severely injuring Jin Mola with a single strike, Shen Xuan sent a sliver of his soul consciousness into the Spatial Ring.

Receiving the command, the octopus doppelganger immediately flew out.

It had swallowed a small vial containing a thick, black liquid!

The venom’s toxins would only be fully activated upon merging with a living organism’s body!

And the octopus doppelganger’s mission was to self-destruct the moment it appeared.

The octopus doppelganger exerted its strength, shattering the vial. Its entire body then exploded, and under the force of Shen Xuan’s attack, streams of poisonous mucus shot toward the heavily injured Jin Mola!

BOOM!

At the same time, the aura emanating from Shen Xuan surged dramatically. His soul strengthened in an instant, but strands of white began to appear in his hair.

Shen Xuan was burning his life force! Burning his soul!

With this complete eruption of power, Shen Xuan’s speed reached an absolute extreme.

The venom and the incomparably sharp sword light slashed across Jin Mola’s body once more.

”No!!!”

Jin Mola’s face was a mask of terror. Under the combined assault of the poison and the attack, his life force was rapidly dwindling.

One hundred percent... seventy percent... forty percent... ten percent...

In a short time, his life force had dropped to less than ten percent, so faint it was almost imperceptible.

However, at the last moment, Jin Mola clenched his right fist, and a white fruit appeared in his hand. The fruit seemed to radiate a soft glow.

Just as his life force became nearly undetectable, he swallowed the white fruit.

Instantly, the decline of his life force halted and began to rise rapidly.

At the same time, he threw something from his hand, and the surroundings were instantly enveloped in smoke, reducing visibility to less than a meter.

’Go!’

Without any hesitation, Jin Mola summoned a spacecraft, quickly boarded it, and turned to flee.

By the time the smoke cleared, Jin Mola’s figure was long gone.

’It failed.’

Shen Xuan was left standing alone on Mars, silent and motionless for a long time.

’So close. Just a little bit more.’

...

Back on Earth, Li Yang was waiting.

’What was the result?’

His octopus doppelganger had died on Mars, so he had no idea what had happened in the battle afterward.

Li Yang waited in silence. An hour later, a spacecraft flew over.

’Did Palace Master Shen Xuan succeed?’

Seeing the spacecraft, Li Yang’s eyes lit up, and he quickly flew toward it.

Shen Xuan emerged from the spacecraft. But seeing his grim expression, Li Yang’s smile froze.

Judging from Shen Xuan’s expression, Jin Mola must not be dead.

”Palace Master.”

”Li Yang, the assassination plan failed.” As expected, Shen Xuan said gravely, ”Jin Mola was hit by the poison, but he swallowed a fruit at the last second, and his injuries recovered rapidly.”

He looked at Li Yang and said, ”I have failed. Li Yang, now Earth can only depend on you.”

Hearing this, Li Yang nodded quickly. ”Palace Master, don’t worry. I will break through as soon as possible.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Xuan’s hair and suddenly froze.

More than half of Shen Xuan’s hair had turned white.

...

Li Yang’s figure flickered, arriving at a new location.

”Li Yang.” Seeing Li Yang approach, Zhou Yao hurried over.

Her face was filled with worry. ”How is the situation now?”

She had been watching videos on her phone of battles taking place everywhere, occasionally spotting Li Yang’s figure among them.

It was as if the entire planet was now swarming with mutated sea creatures! Several cities had been destroyed, and countless people had died.

”The situation is dire!”

Li Yang said gravely, ”More people will have to be evacuated further inland.”

With the surge in mutated Ocean Giant Beasts, Earth was facing an even greater crisis. The population needed to be consolidated!

The populations of ten cities were being gathered into one. Although it would become crowded, at least the Cultivators and the government could manage and concentrate their forces for protection.

With Shen Xuan’s failure to kill Jin Mola, Earth now faced the possibility of Jin Mola releasing a third or even a fourth dose of the Blue Spirit Potion. If that happened, the number of King Level Ocean Giant Beasts would explode once again!

Seeing the worry on Zhou Yao’s face, Li Yang held her and comforted her softly, ”Don’t worry. These days won’t last much longer.”

Zhou Yao buried her face in Li Yang’s chest, quietly listening to the sound of his heartbeat.

”Li Yang,” Zhou Yao said suddenly.

”Hmm?”

”If we make it through this disaster... let’s get married.”