From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

The powerful experts spectating the battle didn’t think anything of Dilunxi’s arrogant words.

Every genius possessed absolute self-confidence. They all firmly believed they were the strongest and held a conviction of their own invincibility.

If a person truly lacked self-confidence and didn’t believe they were the strongest, there would be no point in cultivating.

Which of the geniuses present didn’t think this way? Even the one ranked 3,000th believed their Talent was the greatest and that in the future, they would absolutely not lose to the likes of Mixed Void and Lan Yu.

Of course, everyone thought this way, but they wouldn’t say it out loud.

Dilunxi, however, made no attempt to disguise it. He said whatever was on his mind, and his words came across as incredibly arrogant.

The higher-ups of the Human Race had no objections to this.

Over countless years, they had seen far too many geniuses. Every one of them had a different personality, and there had been many just like Dilunxi.

Hearing Dilunxi’s words, Lan Yu said indifferently, ”Such empty boasts, Dilunxi. Talk to me again when you can withstand a single one of my moves.”

As he was now, Dilunxi would be instantly defeated by him, completely unable to resist. He couldn’t even withstand half a move.

Hearing this, Dilunxi’s face filled with confidence and defiance. He said, ”Lan Yu, you’ll see soon enough!”

’Once I enter the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, I’ll improve rapidly. First, I’ll withstand one of Lan Yu’s moves, then ten... until I finally defeat him.’

He believed it wouldn’t take him very long.

This confidence was rooted in his past experiences. He had started cultivating relatively late, yet he had continuously surpassed the geniuses ahead of him in short periods of time, causing his self-confidence to swell to immense proportions!

”This Dilunxi sure is arrogant.”

Beside Li Yang, Mute lamented, ”Doesn’t he know that Mixed Void and Lan Yu are peerless geniuses, the likes of which the Human Race hasn’t seen in hundreds of millions of years? They’re completely different from other geniuses. Catching up to them will be incredibly difficult.”

”However, his past experiences could certainly explain that kind of personality.”

Hearing this, Li Yang asked in surprise, ”Mute, you know about Dilunxi’s past?”

”Yeah, I looked into him before. A guy with unrivaled power in the Longevity Realm? Of course I was going to pay close attention.”

Mute chuckled. Before the tournament, Li Yang had also researched the various geniuses ahead of time. Mute had surely done the same, investigating the circumstances of the top contenders.

”This Dilunxi’s cultivation Talent is extremely high, but he started cultivating rather late. However, he had a high starting point. He was discovered by chance by one of the Deities. Afterward, his powerful Talent quickly caught the attention of the Emperor of his Star Continent, who even personally guided him. In just a short time, his progress was incredibly rapid!”

”An environment without any setbacks forged Dilunxi’s immense confidence!” Mute lamented.

Li Yang nodded. He thought of his own past—the incidents on Earth, how it was almost taken over, and how the Yuanlan Clan, which had Deities, was eyeing it like a tiger stalking its prey. These events had instilled in him a constant vigilance, always reminding him that there was always someone stronger.

Compared to his own experience, Dilunxi’s life had undoubtedly been smooth sailing.

After this brief explanation, Li Yang didn’t dwell on it.

He looked at Mute and teased, ”Mute, this Dilunxi is so confident. Don’t you have the confidence you’ll surpass Lan Yu in the future?”

Mute said calmly, ”I have confidence, but I also know my own limits. I probably can’t match them in the short term. But when it comes to future achievements, I’m confident I can surpass them! A Deity! A powerful Deity, or even an Emperor! That is my true goal!”

His eyes also held an incredibly firm conviction.

Li Yang smiled and said nothing more.

’Lan Yu and Mixed Void, huh?’ he thought to himself.

The depths of his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

’I’ve actually been cultivating for an even shorter time than Dilunxi! And I have two heaven-defying, World Realm avatars: the Sky-Fierce Flood Dragon and the Thunder Star Beast!’

’With such powerful trump cards, I can’t help but feel a strong desire to challenge Lan Yu and Mixed Void!’

Right now, those two were undoubtedly the targets Li Yang was chasing!

’But that’s just a short-term goal!’ Li Yang thought to himself.

”Quick, look! Mixed Void’s battle is over too.”

As he was lost in thought, a voice suddenly reached his ears.

He looked over to another arena. Mixed Void was standing on the stage, while Long Zhan had been eliminated, his eyes filled with unwillingness to accept his defeat.

”Long Zhan was instantly defeated by Mixed Void, too.”

”Mixed Void is just too strong. Long Zhan is very powerful—he’s ranked third overall. He even killed nine virtual opponents in the tenth stage of the ranking battles. That level of power, even if it hasn’t reached the Star Lord Realm, has to be very close. And yet, he still couldn’t take a single move from Mixed Void.”

”That’s right. Long Zhan defeated the other geniuses without even trying very hard.”

”It’s just that Mixed Void is on another level.”

As the crowd murmured, their gazes turned with reverence toward the plain-faced young man on the stage—a young man who would have looked completely unremarkable anywhere else.

Soon after, however, their gazes shifted to another figure: Lan Yu. He exuded an incomparably sharp, unconcealed aura as he stared at Mixed Void.

Next would be the battle between these two peerless geniuses.

It wasn’t just the many geniuses watching. At this moment, numerous higher-ups of the Human Race—including not just the top-tier Deity experts, but even the consciousnesses of one Emperor after another—had descended to witness this battle!

Mixed Void and Lan Yu. Both were hailed as peerless geniuses, the likes of which the Human Race might not see for hundreds of millions of years. They had instantly defeated every opponent they faced, and even the third-ranked Long Zhan was no exception.

However, they had never fought each other before, so no one knew how they measured up.

”It’s finally down to the last match. Between these two peerless geniuses, Mixed Void and Lan Yu, who is actually stronger?”

”I think it’s Lan Yu. During the earlier melee battle, five people, including Long Zhan, Mute, and Li Yang, ganged up on Lan Yu, but he instantly defeated them all. His power must be close to the Mid-Star Lord Realm! To rival a Mid-Star Lord Realm expert while at the Peak of Law Realm... that’s not the kind of talent that appears once every few hundred million years. Our Human Race might only see one such genius every few billion years!”

”Right, Lan Yu is definitely powerful. He was clearly holding back in the combat space during the ranking battles.”

”I think Mixed Void is a little stronger. He’s been completely calm from start to finish, and I get the feeling he’s only revealed a fraction of his true power. Besides, Mixed Void climbed higher than Lan Yu on the steps of the Path of Deities.”

The powerful figures of the Human Race discussed amongst themselves, buzzing with excitement.

It had been many years since two such peerless geniuses had appeared at once, so of course, they hoped they were as strong as possible.

The Human Race’s grand tournament for geniuses hadn’t been this spectacular in a very long time!

The number of powerful experts within the Human Race paying attention to this tournament was at least several times greater than the last one!

SWISH! SWISH!

Within the vast area, only a single stage remained. On either side of it, Mixed Void and Lan Yu appeared, facing each other.