From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

”Blade Slaughter, Li Yang can’t even pass the second step of the Path of Deities, and you still have the patience to guide him!”

”At this rate of progress, there’s absolutely no point in guiding him.”

Two of the Deities spoke bluntly.

Li Yang had fallen way behind now. His progress was too slow.

Hearing this, Blade Slaughter was completely unconcerned. ”Just you watch,” he said. ”Li Yang... is not as simple as he seems.”

He had a smile on his face. Although Li Yang never went to the Path of Deities’ step space to test his strength, he frequently asked Blade Slaughter questions—questions about the very attacks Yuan Wu had created.

Based on those questions, he could deduce that Li Yang’s progress was absolutely no slower than Dilunxi’s.

”Oh? Blade Slaughter, could it be that Li Yang has been hiding his true strength?”

”What is his actual strength right now?”

Hearing Blade Slaughter’s words, the Flame Wave Sect Master and the others asked doubtfully.

Blade Slaughter smiled faintly. ”You’ll know just by watching.”

...

While the Deities were talking, Li Yang awakened from his meditative state inside a palace.

”Haha, I’ve mastered the one-hundredth attack!”

Li Yang’s face was all smiles.

For over four years, he had been studying Yuan Wu’s numerous attacks.

And now, out of a thousand attacks, he had mastered one hundred.

’This Yuan Wu is truly a creative genius. His application of the Laws has reached perfection. He can create one attack after another with ease.’

Over the past four years, Li Yang’s admiration for Yuan Wu had only grown.

There are many kinds of geniuses: geniuses in comprehending Laws, combat geniuses, Artifact Refining geniuses, pill concocting geniuses, and so on.

And Yuan Wu was, without a doubt, a genius at creating attacks!

For others, creating their own attacks was very difficult. Many would only create their own unique techniques after they became powerful, and even then, they would only have a few signature moves.

But for Yuan Wu, this was not difficult at all. He could casually create an attack, and a powerful one at that.

Over these four-plus years, Li Yang could be said to have made immense progress.

”Number Six,” Li Yang said directly.

”Master, have you finished your comprehension?” The small virtual assistant appeared and looked at Li Yang.

Previously, when Li Yang was comprehending these attacks, he had specifically instructed it not to disturb him unless something special happened.

”Number Six, has anything happened recently?” Li Yang asked casually.

He stood up and stretched his body.

While staying in the palace, aside from occasionally entering the Virtual World to see his family and visiting the Palace of Inheritance once, he hadn’t moved at all.

”Master, just an hour ago, Dilunxi passed the third step of the Path of Deities. Additionally, Lan Yu has now passed the seventh step, and Mixed Void has passed the tenth. They both passed three months ago. Also, the number of people who have passed the first step of the Path of Deities has now exceeded 2,500,” Number Six quickly reported.

’Dilunxi on the third step, Lan Yu on the seventh, and Mixed Void on the tenth...’

Li Yang listened to this information and nodded, but his expression didn’t change.

’Five years have passed. I have many new questions about my comprehension of the Space Law and the Thunder Law. I can definitely go to the Place of Inheritance again to resolve all these doubts!’

’But I don’t have any inheritance opportunities left.’

A year ago, Li Yang had used his last inheritance opportunity on the Fire Element Law.

’I’ll go to the Path of Deities, get an inheritance opportunity, and then go to the Space Law’s Palace of Inheritance and the Thunder Law’s Palace of Inheritance!’

Li Yang made up his mind.

SWOOSH!

His consciousness directly entered the Virtual World, arriving at the space for the steps of the Path of Deities.

’Hmm? No one’s here?’

At this moment, there was no one at this step of the Path of Deities.

But Li Yang didn’t mind. He walked up to the massive steps.

Upon his arrival, the steps seemed to scan him. Instantly, Li Yang’s figure flickered and vanished.

When he reappeared, Li Yang found himself in a strange space. Inside this space was a tiger-like beast.

This was the space for the second step of the Path of Deities. Li Yang had failed here before, so upon returning, he would reappear in the space where he had failed.

”Li Yang, Longevity Realm, do you wish to battle?”

A mechanical voice sounded in Li Yang’s ear.

’Time to fight again.’

Li Yang’s face was calm. ’I’ve laid low for over four years. It’s time I showed my true strength.’

He said directly, ”Battle.”

”ROAR!”

The moment he spoke, the tiger-like beast let out a furious roar and charged at him.

This tiger-like beast was extremely powerful. When Li Yang fought it five years ago, a single attack had depleted ninety percent of his life force, and the second attack had killed him.

Even now, out of three thousand geniuses, only thirteen were capable of killing this tiger-like beast.

Seeing the tiger-like beast attack, Li Yang’s face was almost completely devoid of expression. He didn’t even activate his Illusion Body Skill, nor did his Hexagram Spear appear in his hand.

Instead, he simply waved his right hand.

Instantly, a hand seal flew out, meeting the tiger-like beast’s charge.

And when the tiger-like beast was still three meters away from him, it suddenly stopped.

Looking closely, all the aura fluctuations from the tiger-like beast’s body had vanished. It had been easily one-shot by the palm seal Li Yang had casually unleashed.

Its life force had completely disappeared, and its body vanished as well.

An instant kill!

With just a single attack, Li Yang had instantly killed this powerful tiger-like beast!

’That was really easy,’ Li Yang marveled inwardly.

Five years ago, he was instantly killed by this beast, but now, he could instantly kill it with ease.

”Li Yang, congratulations on passing the second step of the Path of Deities. Do you wish to enter the third step?”

After he killed the tiger-like beast, another mechanical voice sounded.

”Enter!” Li Yang said directly.

SWOOSH!

His figure flickered, and he appeared in the next space.

In this space, there was a strange beast covered in vicious barbs that grew out of its skin. The skin itself looked like slabs of rock, incredibly hard.

This was the beast from the space of the third step of the Path of Deities. Currently, only Mixed Void, Lan Yu, and Dilunxi had been able to kill it.

Dilunxi had only just gained the strength to kill this beast an hour ago.

At this moment, Li Yang’s face was still calm.

”Li Yang, do you wish to battle?” The mechanical voice sounded in his ear.

”Battle!”

Hearing the voice, Li Yang answered directly.

Instantly, the beast, which was clearly adept at defense, charged. It emitted an incomparably terrifying fluctuation of power, undoubtedly much stronger than the tiger-like beast from the second step of the Path of Deities.

Facing this beast, Li Yang still didn’t use his Hexagram Spear.

He formed a fist with his right hand and punched out. A fist imprint instantly shot forward and slammed into the beast.

BANG!

An incredibly deep thud echoed throughout the entire space.

And after the collision, the aura fluctuations from the beast’s body receded like a tide, and it vanished from the space.

An instant kill!

The life form in the space of the third step of the Path of Deities was, once again, instantly killed by Li Yang!