From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Lentz panicked.

’If the people of the Golden Moon Empire find out I deliberately tried to eliminate Li Yang, how will they react? Will they fly into a rage? Will they turn against me?’

’If that happens, my status in the Golden Moon Empire will plummet! I might even be stripped of my position as the first-in-line heir!’

’No one should know! I was very secretive about it, and Li Yang... he’s not going to show up in the Golden Moon Empire and tell everyone I had him eliminated.’ A myriad of thoughts raced through Lentz’s mind as he prayed his actions remained undiscovered.

Helping Celestial Net get into the Golden Moon Empire’s genius selection was against the rules to begin with. Of course, he hadn’t dared to do it openly, so he had been extremely discreet.

He was panicking inside, but his expression remained impassive. His mask was flawless.

Meanwhile, Lunba Wu had been watching his expression the entire time, feeling a deep sense of satisfaction.

’Haha, Lentz. Keep up the act. Let’s see how long you can pretend!’

But he wasn’t ready to reveal what he knew about Lentz and Li Yang just yet.

’Li Yang is so powerful. He might perform even better when competing against the geniuses from the other Star Continents. If I reveal this then, the impact will be much greater!’

The better Li Yang performed, the more thrilled the Golden Moon Empire would become. And when Lentz’s actions were finally exposed, the fury of the empire’s upper echelons would be all the greater.

He would wait for the perfect moment to knock Lentz out of the line of succession in a single blow.

...

The battles raged on. Though fierce, they were over in a few short minutes, leaving just ten people in each of the combat dimensions.

With a thousand dimensions and ten people each, a total of ten thousand contestants remained. These ten thousand would represent the Yangyuan Star Continent in the competition against geniuses from other Star Continents.

”Congratulations on earning your spot to compete against the geniuses of the other Star Continents.”

The match was over, but Li Yang’s avatar wasn’t transported away. Instead, a voice sounded in his ear.

It wasn’t just him; everyone else heard the voice as well.

”The ten thousand geniuses of the Yangyuan Star Continent will gather within the Yangyuan Empire. For those of you not currently in the Empire, someone will be dispatched to escort you.”

After that, the voice fell silent.

’I have to go to the Yangyuan Empire?’

Li Yang thought to himself.

All their matches took place in the Virtual World. Within the Virtual World, the geniuses from the Human Race’s Three Thousand Star Continents could gather in an instant, making a physical journey to a specific location unnecessary.

But Li Yang only gave it a moment’s thought. It didn’t affect him.

WHOOSH!

His avatar vanished.

He reappeared in another area of the Virtual World.

Li Guohai, Zhao Rou, Zhou Yao, and the others were all waiting for him there.

Shen Xuan and his group were there too, their faces wreathed in smiles.

”Dad!”

Xiaolidong was the first to run over, throwing himself into Li Yang’s arms. ”Dad, you’re so incredible!” he exclaimed. ”Even that number one guy was no match for you!”

His eyes shone with pure adoration.

Despite his young age, he loved to fight, and his physical constitution was already comparable to that of a Profound Level Cultivator.

This was actually quite normal. Cultivation could begin in childhood, and many peerless geniuses comprehended Laws at a very young age. Some broke through to the Law Realm at ten, or even younger.

When Li Yang had broken through to the Law Realm at eighteen, he was considered merely an average genius in the eyes of a Star Lord Realm expert like Candy—nothing particularly surprising.

”Li Yang, you’re really amazing!”

”Haha, that Jun Mo wanted to eliminate you, but ended up getting eliminated himself.”

”You have no idea how happy everyone on Earth is! The moment you unleashed your true power, the entire planet erupted in cheers. Right now, the sounds of celebration are everywhere!”

Shen Xuan and the others chimed in, their faces alight with excitement and joy.

This was the battle that truly made Li Yang famous!

A smile spread across Shen Xuan’s face. ”Li Yang,” he said, ”after this battle, Earth has truly begun to rise! No one will ever dare to look down on us again!”

By producing a genius like Li Yang, Earth... had proven itself to be a planet with immense potential! Even the Yangyuan Empire would now be paying close attention.

’Earth is rising?’

Li Yang smiled at Shen Xuan’s words.

Just a few years ago, they had lived in constant fear, terrified that Earth would be annihilated by extraterrestrial life. But now, that fear was completely gone.

”Earth will only get better from here on out,” Li Yang said with a smile, holding his son and looking at the others.

He fought so desperately, partly to increase his own strength, but more importantly, to lead Earth’s rise to prominence!

This blue planet was home to his entire family—his parents, his wife, his child... It was the place he would protect with his very life!

...

While the group from Earth was celebrating, elsewhere, Celestial Net of the Yuanlan Clan had also exited his combat dimension.

As the number one fighter in his combat dimension, he had advanced with ease.

’Li Yang should have been eliminated, right?’

Celestial Net thought to himself as his avatar was transported out of the combat dimension.

A smile touched his lips. ’A native of Planet Zero, no matter how talented, is still a long way from being my match.’

’Once Li Yang is in the Yangyuan Empire, I’ll take advantage of the training trials to finish him off for good. Only with Li Yang gone will the Dragon Scale Insects on the planets around Earth be mine!’

Celestial Net thought, filled with anticipation.

The value of the Dragon Scale Insects was simply unimaginable.

’Even if Li Yang has reached this level, I will never give up on them!’

With a wave of his right hand, a display of 360 combat dimensions appeared before him. He knew Li Yang was in one of them.

Sure enough, in one of the combat dimensions, Jun Mo was attacking Li Yang directly.

A smile played on Celestial Net’s lips. Jun Mo’s strength was comparable to his own. While Li Yang might have ranked in the top ten thousand, it should have been child’s play for Jun Mo to eliminate him.

’So Jun Mo is looking for trouble ahead of time. And that Li Yang has a short fuse, actually daring to yell at him...’ Celestial Net watched with amusement.

Things were unfolding just as he had expected.

But his smile didn’t last long.

Less than three seconds later, the smile on his face froze.

He watched as Jun Mo failed to crush Li Yang. Instead, Li Yang attacked. Jun Mo was completely unable to block the first strike. The second strike killed him instantly, eliminating him from the combat dimension.

’Jun Mo was killed?’

In that instant, Celestial Net’s expression changed dramatically!

’Jun Mo’s strength is comparable to mine, yet Li Yang killed him that easily?’

’Just a few years ago, in Lombart’s Relic Space, Li Yang didn’t even dare to fight me; he just ran away.’

’And now, Li Yang has the power to kill me?’

Celestial Net couldn’t believe it.

”Celestial Net!”

As he was watching, a young man suddenly flew over from the distance. The man’s expression was grim, and his eyes, fixed on Celestial Net, blazed with fury.

”You told me to take care of Li Yang, so why didn’t you tell me he was so damn strong?!” The young man was none other than Jun Mo, who was now absolutely livid.