From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

With the exchanges complete, Li Yang didn’t linger, leaving the exchange vault immediately.

‘All my exchanges are done! It’s finally time to leave!’ Taking a deep breath, Li Yang didn’t return to the Lianyun Mountain Range this time. Instead, he was finally ready to leave the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall!

‘My current foundation is a perfect match for a Dual Pantheon Deity, and with my many top-tier Divine Artifacts, I estimate most Dual Pantheon Deities won’t be able to do anything to me.’ At this thought, Li Yang felt elated.

The Sacred Artifact, the Profound Annihilation Spear; the high-grade Divine Artifact, the Black Moon Blade; the top-tier defensive Divine Artifact, the Golden Moon Armor; the top-tier speed-enhancing Divine Artifact, the Cloud-Piercing War Boots; the top-tier Soul Defense Divine Artifact, the Soul-Protecting Pearl; and the top-tier Divine Artifact for altering one’s form and aura, the Phantom Armor.

By activating the Divine Crystal Stone gifted to him by the Blade Slaughter Sect’s Sect Master, he could unleash power surpassing that of a Dual Pantheon Deity!

The treasures he possessed surpassed those of almost any Dual Pantheon Deity!

In a real fight, he would rank at least in the upper-middle tier among Dual Pantheon Deities!

‘Time to go!’

Taking one last look at the Saint Hall, Li Yang boarded his aircraft.

The aircraft entered the Space Teleportation Array, and Li Yang vanished without a trace.

This time, Li Yang left quietly and alone, with no protector by his side.

Previously, Li Yang’s protector had been the Tri-System Deity, Hei Xu. But now, in a real fight, even if Li Yang was no match for Hei Xu, Hei Xu wouldn’t necessarily be able to defeat him either.

On this day, Li Yang left the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall. When he returned again, what level would his power have reached?

…

「Yangyuan Star Continent, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Earth.」

Previously, the incident with the Ancestral Dragon had attracted the attention of countless experts, who came to Earth to investigate.

The existence of a heaven-defying lifeform like the Ancestral Dragon in the Solar System suggested there might be other secrets.

Therefore, after the Ancestral Dragon emerged, the number of people on Earth skyrocketed. Within the Solar System, the monitors Li Yang had set up would occasionally detect the presence of powerful experts.

However, once the news spread that Li Yang had been accepted as a disciple by the Eternal Progenitor, these experts all reined themselves in. They no longer dared to casually probe the Solar System, and peace finally returned.

Such is the plight of those without power or backing; even if you possess a treasure, you will be coveted by many.

At this moment, high above one of Earth’s oceans, Li Guohai, Zhao Rou, and the others were waiting.

Besides them were Li Yang’s son, Li Dong, and next to Li Dong was Li Yang’s grandson, Li Hao. Beside Li Hao was a young woman, and she was holding a small child in her arms.

WHOOSH!

Suddenly, an aircraft appeared, and a young man flew out.

“Yangyang.” “Li Yang.” “Dad.” “Grandpa.”

A chorus of voices rang out at the sight of Li Yang.

“Dad, Mom…” A smile spread across Li Yang’s face as he looked at his family.

His gaze fell upon the young woman beside Li Hao—or more accurately, on the child in her arms.

Noticing Li Yang’s gaze, Li Hao immediately said with a smile, “Grandpa, this is your great-grandson. He doesn’t have a name yet. We were waiting for you to give him one.”

“Goo goo.”

The tiny infant stared at Li Yang with wide eyes, not crying or fussing, a hint of curiosity in his gaze.

‘A great-grandson…’ Li Yang wasn’t sure what to feel.

He still felt very young, yet he already had a great-grandson. Including his parents’ generation, the Li family now spanned five generations, with more than a dozen members!

His son, Li Dong, didn’t just have one child, Li Hao. Now that Li Hao had a child of his own, the fifth generation of the Li family was likely to grow continuously.

If this continued, how large would the Li family become?

Just then, Soul Ink’s voice rang out in Li Yang’s mind. “Li Yang, the basic Talent of your Human Race is quite average, ranking in the lower-middle tier of the Cosmos. However, your reproductive ability is astonishing. This is precisely why the Human Race is so powerful. With such large numbers, geniuses are bound to appear.”

It continued in a leisurely tone, “The Demon Race is similar to your Human Race; their reproductive capabilities are also extremely shocking!”

“Across the entire Cosmos, the Human Race and the Demon Race are the strongest.”

Even if the probability of a genius appearing is small, with a large enough population, there will always be geniuses.

“Your Earth has only just begun to develop. Among your human population, for a slightly more powerful family—forget the Star Lord Realm or World Realm—even a Longevity Realm family will have an astonishing number of members.”

A Longevity Realm Cultivator has a lifespan of 10,000 years. With a new generation every twenty to thirty years, one can only imagine how many generations could be born!

“With your current status, the Li family is destined to become a great clan, one that might even spread throughout the entire Milky Way Galaxy!”

“I know,” Li Yang nodded.

He muttered to himself inwardly, ‘Will I have billions of descendants in the future?’

The feeling was strange, but Li Yang knew that as time passed, the Li family would continue to grow and expand along this trajectory, eventually becoming a massive clan.

With this in mind, Li Yang said with a smile, “I’ll think about the name. For now, let’s all go back and have a reunion dinner.”

“Yangyang, the food is all cooked. We were just waiting for you,” his mother, Zhao Rou, said quickly upon hearing this.

The family went back together and shared a good meal.

Li Yang also savored a rare moment of peaceful life before his next trial.

…

Deep beneath Earth’s ocean, a giant Eight-armed Octopus was swimming.

The octopus didn’t look particularly large, but if one were to carefully sense the fluctuations within its body, they would feel a terrifying power!

Suddenly, this octopus avatar looked into the distance, and its entire body erupted with energy!

With this eruption, an aura even stronger than that of an ordinary Deity burst forth! Its body instantly swelled from a few hundred meters to tens of thousands of meters long in a short time!

BOOM!

The massive, tens-of-thousands-of-meters-long octopus had incredibly thick tentacles. A single lash could probably obliterate an entire planet!

Its body surged, covering a vast distance with the slightest movement.

In less than a few seconds, the giant octopus arrived at a location. Despite its terrifying might, it suddenly stopped.

A young man had appeared before it. Compared to the giant octopus, the young man was the size of a sesame seed, yet the massive creature was incredibly docile in his presence.

“Octopus avatar.” A smile touched Li Yang’s lips as he looked at the beast that was tens of thousands of meters long.

Having reached such a level of strength, the octopus avatar could also easily expand or shrink its body.

“Li Yang, your octopus avatar’s strength has now surpassed that of an ordinary Deity.”

Inside the Soul Crystal, Soul Ink sighed with admiration. “It’s a case of a rising tide lifting all boats. I’ve never heard of a powerful expert in the Cosmos that was an octopus. Your avatar might be the first.”

In its opinion, the octopus avatar had been completely useless, but as Li Yang’s strength grew, the avatar was basically winning by doing nothing, its own power constantly increasing.