From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Time passed like a river, and five years went by in the blink of an eye.

Lan Yu had already passed the seventh step of God’s Path, and Mixed Void had passed the tenth. The subsequent steps were clearly far more difficult. In the five years that followed, neither had taken another step.

One year after Li Yang passed the fifth step, Long Zhan also managed to pass the third. This was during the sixth year since their batch of geniuses had joined the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall.

In the seventh year, Mute passed the third step.

In the eighth year, Huo Lie and two other geniuses passed the third step.

By the tenth year, the youngest of them, Dilunxi, drew everyone’s attention by passing the fourth step of God’s Path!

Not far behind him, Yun Rou’s pace quickened, and she surprisingly passed the third step.

Within ten years, all twelve of the so-called ”second-tier” geniuses from Li Yang’s batch had finally passed the third step of God’s Path.

As for the remaining geniuses, more than two thousand were on the second step, and over a hundred were still stuck on the first.

Of the three thousand chosen geniuses, the gap between them had become incredibly vast in just ten years!

...

’Xuan Ye Nine Sword Skills...’

While the many other geniuses were constantly testing their strength, Li Yang, as always, remained focused on improving his own, completely immersed in Yuan Wu’s myriad attacks.

At this moment, Li Yang was observing an attack form before him.

He held a longsword. As he swung it, a beam of sword light flew out, emanating fluctuations from the profundities of three different Laws. The fluctuations were terrifying!

”Haha, after more than a month, I’ve finally learned the Xuan Ye Nine Sword Skills,” Li Yang said, a smile on his face.

The further he progressed, the longer it took him to master Yuan Wu’s attacks.

”Li Yang.”

Just then, a voice rang out, and a burly man with black patterns on his face appeared.

”Teacher.”

Upon seeing the burly man, Li Yang immediately spoke with respect.

”Mastered it?” the Blade Slaughter Sect Master asked with a smile.

”Yes, Teacher,” Li Yang nodded.

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master smiled. ”You’ve learned as much as you can for now, haven’t you?”

The Xuan Ye Nine Sword Skills—this was already the 217th of Yuan Wu’s one thousand attacks!

The three Law profundities contained in this attack were already beyond what Li Yang himself had mastered.

Continuing to study them would not be of much use; it certainly wouldn’t be as effective as before.

”Yes, I’ve reached my limit,” Li Yang nodded.

Since he had reached his limit, it meant he could no longer rely on Yuan Wu’s attacks to improve rapidly.

However, there was no trace of regret in Li Yang’s eyes, only excitement.

Few people knew how much progress he had made in these five years!

”Go on. Go test your strength on the steps of God’s Path. When you get back, I have something to tell you,” the Blade Slaughter Sect Master said with a smile.

”Oh? Teacher, what is it?” Li Yang couldn’t help but ask.

”I’ll tell you when you get back,” the Blade Slaughter Sect Master said with a smile. ”It’s something that will benefit you greatly.”

Li Yang felt resigned. When he thought of God’s Path, however, a look of anticipation returned to his eyes.

’I still have three inheritance opportunities left. I should go to God’s Path and see how many more I can earn!’

Five years ago, Li Yang had passed four consecutive steps of God’s Path, earning four inheritance opportunities at once. He later used one in the Space Law Inheritance Palace and another in the Thunder Law Inheritance Palace.

A year ago, he entered the Fire Element Law Inheritance Palace and used another.

However, from his time on the peak of the Lianyun Mountain Range, he had also gained two inheritance opportunities over the past ten years.

He now had three remaining.

Although this was a considerable number, for Li Yang, it somehow didn’t feel like enough.

Three opportunities would be gone after just one visit each to the Space, Thunder, and Fire Element Law Inheritance Palaces.

This was one of the drawbacks of comprehending three Laws at the same time.

...

’What in the world does Teacher want to tell me?’ Li Yang wondered. ’The Blade Slaughter Sect Master is a straightforward man who usually says what’s on his mind. It’s strange that he’s being so mysterious this time.’

’Oh well. I’ll find out after I test my strength on the steps of God’s Path,’ Li Yang thought, deciding not to dwell on it.

He prepared to enter the virtual space for the steps of God’s Path.

Just as he was about to enter, Virtual Assistant Six appeared and said hurriedly, ”Master, a new alert has come in! Lan Yu just passed the eighth step of God’s Path, and right after, Mixed Void passed the eleventh!”

’Lan Yu is on the eighth, and Mixed Void is already on the eleventh...’ Li Yang’s expression flickered upon hearing the news.

’Are Lan Yu and Mixed Void improving that quickly?’

Previously, it had taken Lan Yu four years to get from the sixth step to the seventh.

And now, it had taken him only five years to get from the seventh step to the eighth?

Lan Yu’s rate of progress had clearly accelerated over the past five years. It was as if he’d had some incredible fortuitous encounter.

But compared to Lan Yu, Mixed Void was even more monstrous.

In just five years, he had gone from the tenth step to the eleventh! The higher the step on God’s Path, the greater the difficulty and the longer it was supposed to take.

And yet, Mixed Void was still advancing relentlessly!

Even Li Yang found this rate of progress unbelievable!

Even combining the progress of his three avatars, his own rate of improvement was nowhere near Mixed Void’s!

’So this is the talent of a genius ranked in the top one hundred in the history of the Human Race?’ Li Yang took a deep breath.

No one knew how long it had been since the Human Race was established, but over that immeasurably long period, countless geniuses had surely appeared!

To be ranked in the top one hundred among those countless geniuses... one could only imagine how terrifying such talent must be!

’Let’s go!’

With that thought, Li Yang entered the virtual space for the steps of God’s Path.

It wasn’t just Li Yang. The other geniuses had also received the notification about the updated rankings and were all flocking to the virtual space for the steps of God’s Path.

”Unbelievable! Lan Yu and Mixed Void are too monstrous! They’re still constantly improving!”

”The gap between their step count and ours is actually widening!”

”In the last ten million years of our Human Race Saint Hall’s hundred-year training program for Longevity Realm geniuses, the best result was someone passing the seventh step. But it’s only been ten years, and Lan Yu has already broken that record. And Mixed Void is even more of a monster!”

The many geniuses who appeared were all utterly shocked.

At that moment, two figures were still in the virtual space.

One of the figures had a sharp, undisguised presence, drawing all eyes to him no matter where he stood. It was Lan Yu.

The other was a young man who looked completely ordinary, with no remarkable features whatsoever. Yet, this was the peerless genius ranked in the top one hundred in the entire history of the Human Race!

Lan Yu and Mixed Void had just come to test their strength and had not yet left the Virtual World.

”Mixed Void, I just passed the eighth step of God’s Path, and you’re already on the eleventh,” Lan Yu said, clenching his fists. His eyes glinted as he stared at the ordinary-looking figure.

’When I was on the fifth step, Mixed Void was on the eighth. When I was on the sixth, he was on the ninth...’

’I had a massive stroke of luck to reach the eighth step, and now he’s already on the eleventh...’

’This Mixed Void has always been three steps ahead of me!’