From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Two Thunder Star Beasts were flying through the void.

Although Thunder Star Beasts looked nothing like humans, one could still vaguely discern their age. Of these two, one was clearly young, while the other was an elder.

The younger Thunder Star Beast was clearly the one in charge, with the elder respectfully trailing behind him.

“Young Master Lei Xuan, with the business of the Slaughter Battlefield concluded, do you plan to return to the clan?”

The old Thunder Star Beast asked the youth, his voice tinged with respect.

A careful sense of their auras revealed that the elder was clearly the stronger of the two.

Needless to say, the young Thunder Star Beast must have a significant background, and the elder seemed more like a servant assigned to protect him.

“Yes, let’s go back,” Lei Xuan said lightly, nodding.

He looked at the old beast before him and said, “You’ve worked hard, Baleng. Thank you for protecting me for these past ten thousand years. If you have any requests, you can tell me.”

At these words, the elder immediately smiled. “It is my good fortune to be able to protect you, Young Master Lei Xuan.”

The elder, Baleng, dared not show any arrogance. He spoke respectfully, “I have no requests. It’s just… Young Master Lei Xuan, you know the situation of my lineage. I only ask that you might look after us a little.”

Every race has its branches. Take the Human Race, for example; it is divided into the Dragon-man Race, the Ape Race, the Snake-man Race, and so on. It can be further subdivided into Earthlings and people from various other planets.

Some branches are strong, and naturally, others are weak.

It seemed that the branch of the Thunder Star Beast clan to which the elder Baleng belonged was quite weak.

Hearing Baleng’s words, Lei Xuan nodded. “Your branch is indeed very weak, with not even a few Deities among you. The next time resources are allocated, I will say a few words to have some more distributed to your branch.”

At this, the elder Baleng became excited. “Thank you, Young Master Lei Xuan!”

He bowed so low that his head nearly touched Lei Xuan’s feet.

With more resources, their branch’s strength could grow.

“Let’s go.”

After he spoke, the two fell silent.

“Hm?”

They hadn’t flown for long before both of them stopped and gazed into the distance.

“Are other members of our Thunder Star Beast clan coming?”

Young Master Lei Xuan looked into the distance, quite surprised.

There was a strange connection among Thunder Star Beasts. It didn’t work over long distances, but when close, they could sense others of their kind.

Yet, at this moment, they had sensed another even before they could see them.

“Which clansman could it be?” The two of them stopped, looking off into the distance.

Meanwhile, Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast avatar was in flight.

‘Hm? I sense something?’ At that moment, a peculiar feeling arose in Li Yang’s mind.

His true body specifically asked Soul Ink about it.

Soul Ink explained, “Some races share a connection through their bloodline inheritance, allowing them to sense each other. The Thunder Star Beasts are one such race.”

‘So that’s how it is.’ Li Yang understood.

His Thunder Star Beast avatar continued to fly. Finally, he arrived at a certain point, and there, before him, two giant beasts were watching him.

“Baleng, the one who’s arrived is a member of your branch. Do you know him?” Lei Xuan had immediately identified the newcomer as he watched Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast avatar approach, and he asked casually.

The Thunder Star Beast clan had many members, so it was normal for Lei Xuan not to recognize him.

“I don’t recognize him.” Hearing Lei Xuan’s question, Baleng shook his head. He looked at Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast avatar, a trace of confusion in his eyes.

Their branch was very weak, with only a few Deities. The rest were all at the lowest level of the World Realm. The one flying over was clearly at the Peak of World Realm, yet he didn’t recognize him. This was too strange.

Of course, there was only one possibility: this Thunder Star Beast was a wanderer who had been living outside the clan.

“You don’t recognize him?” Lei Xuan was also slightly puzzled.

“Come, let’s go take a look.”

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Baleng and Lei Xuan flew directly over, stopping in front of Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast avatar.

‘Finally, I’ve found them!’

Seeing Baleng and Lei Xuan before him, Li Yang breathed a slight sigh of relief. After more than five years in the Slaughter Battlefield, he had finally met a Thunder Star Beast—two of them, in fact.

As he thought this, Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast avatar put on a wary expression and said, “And you are?”

“Don’t be nervous.”

Looking at the Thunder Star Beast Li Yang, the elder Baleng wore a gentle smile. “Child, can you tell me where you come from?”

His branch was already small. Now, encountering an unfamiliar World Realm expert who had even entered the Slaughter Battlefield, he naturally took notice.

Anyone who could venture into the Slaughter Battlefield couldn’t possibly be weak.

Hearing this, the Thunder Star Beast Li Yang hesitated for a moment before saying, “I don’t have a permanent home. I’ve always wandered from place to place.”

As he finished speaking, Lei Xuan, who was next to Baleng, nodded. “It seems he is a member of our clan who has been adrift.”

Any race could have members living outside its territories. It was possible that even beyond the Human Race’s domain, new human bloodlines could emerge.

He looked at Baleng and smiled. “Baleng, I never expected that your weak little branch would have a wandering World Realm expert who even entered the Slaughter Battlefield.”

“I didn’t expect it either,” Baleng said with a smile.

At this moment, Li Yang overheard their conversation and thought to himself, ‘The weakest branch?’

Naturally, he knew very little about the Thunder Star Beast clan. The Human Race’s knowledge of them was likely limited to their overall strength, how many Emperors or masters they had. They certainly wouldn’t pay attention to individual branches.

Baleng looked at Li Yang, his expression growing even gentler. “Child, do not be alarmed. You are from the great Thunder Star Beast clan, and you and I are from the same branch. We both have three black stripes on our tails.”

“The Thunder Star Beast clan?”

Li Yang deliberately muttered the name, then glanced at his own tail. Sure enough, there were three black stripes.

‘So they use that to tell each other apart.’

“That’s right. Our Thunder Star Beast clan is an extremely powerful race in the Cosmos. Our overall strength ranks among the top thirty,” Baleng said with a smile.

After this brief introduction, Baleng turned to Young Master Lei Xuan and pleaded, “Young Master Lei Xuan, I wish to bring this wandering clansman of our branch back to the clan and apply for him to enter Saint Mountain to undergo the Talent awakening.”

Hearing Baleng’s words, Lei Xuan said coolly, “Bringing him back to the clan is naturally not a problem. However, entering Saint Mountain to undergo the Talent awakening is very difficult. Baleng, you know how precious a spot for Saint Mountain is. Only the true geniuses of the clan are allowed to enter.”

After speaking, Lei Xuan turned to the Thunder Star Beast Li Yang and asked, “How many years have you been cultivating?”

Li Yang, meanwhile, had been analyzing the information from Lei Xuan and Baleng’s conversation.

‘It seems this young Thunder Star Beast has a very high status. Judging by their auras, the elder Baleng is clearly stronger, but Lei Xuan is the one in charge.’

Li Yang thought to himself. Hearing Lei Xuan’s question, he answered respectfully, “I have been cultivating for about a hundred years.”