From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

A rate of progress like this was enough to tempt any Deity.

"Let’s all keep watching."

Hearing their comments, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master gave a faint smile, though his face showed no hint of smugness.

Li Yang’s battles were swift; he cleared each space in a matter of seconds. While they were still talking, he had already arrived at the space of the fourth step on the Path of Deities.

"Surely Li Yang will have to use the Hexagram Spear now, right?"

"Yes. The demonic beast’s power on the fourth step of the Path of Deities is a massive jump from the third. No matter how fast Li Yang is improving, this trial should be very difficult for him."

The Flame Wave Sect Master and the other Deities all believed that Li Yang’s absolute limit would be clearing the fourth step of the Path of Deities.

No matter how fast a genius progressed, there was always a limit that could be estimated.

Previously, Li Yang was on par with the likes of Dilunxi and Long Zhan. Even if Li Yang progressed faster than them, there had to be a limit. Getting one step ahead was, for all intents and purposes, that limit.

As they watched, the demonic beast in the space of the fourth step attacked. But once again, Li Yang didn’t use his Hexagram Spear. He engaged the demonic beast directly with his bare fists.

And after just a few attacks, the demonic beast was dead.

Three attacks. It was practically an instant kill!

"How is this possible?"

"Li Yang still passed the fourth step of the Path of Deities so easily!"

"Could he actually pass the fifth step of the Path of Deities?"

Watching the battle before them, the Flame Wave Sect Master and the others finally had looks of utter shock in their eyes.

...

’The fourth step of the Path of Deities... cleared.’

Inside the combat space, Li Yang watched the demonic beast he had just killed disappear, a faint smile touching his lips.

He had learned a great deal from Yuan Wu’s numerous attack methods. Now, no matter what weapon he used—or even if he just used his fists or palms—he could turn it into a powerful attack.

’The fourth step was relatively easy. The fifth step of the Path of Deities should be my limit.’

With a flicker of his body, he appeared in another space.

The fifth step of the Path of Deities!

Five years ago, Lan Yu—the peerless genius of the Human Race, said to appear only once every few billion years—had cleared this very step. This was the record he had set!

Not far away, a serpentine demonic beast with three eyes and a body covered in black mystic patterns stared at Li Yang. Its three cold eyes suggested it was ready to strike at any moment.

A mechanical voice rang in Li Yang’s ear. "Li Yang, Longevity Realm. Do you wish to begin the battle?"

Li Yang’s expression was calm as he looked at the demonic beast.

’A Three-Eyed Demonic Serpent?’

The Three-Eyed Demonic Serpent was a powerful branch of the Demon Race, skilled in the Time Law. Its third eye, in particular, possessed a natural Secret Technique that could influence the flow of time. They were nature’s darlings of time, and their life level was comparable to Li Yang’s Thunder Star Beast avatar—born at the World Realm!

Li Yang clenched his right fist, and a long spear materialized in his hand.

The energies of three Laws—Space, Thunder, and Fire Element—swirled around the spear, emitting an incredibly terrifying aura!

"Begin!" Li Yang said without hesitation.

’For this trial, he would need to use the Hexagram Spear.’

"HISSS!"

The moment he spoke, the serpentine demonic beast let out a sound that would make one’s skin crawl. At the same time, its body became a streak of lightning as it shot directly toward Li Yang.

HUMMM...

Its third eye glowed with an enchanting purple light, and the surrounding void seemed to ripple with a strange change.

’The Time Law!’

Li Yang felt the change, but his expression remained completely unchanged.

’Illusion Body Skill!’

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Instantly, illusionary figures appeared throughout the space. There were a thousand of them in total, a dense, packed crowd.

Waves of attacks all shot toward the demonic serpent.

However, the demonic serpent identified Li Yang’s true body at a glance and lunged for him.

As it charged, Li Yang thrust his spear forward.

The entire spear radiated an incomparably terrifying power!

"BANG!"

Their attacks collided head-on.

Then, the demonic serpent, unable to withstand Li Yang’s attack, was sent flying backward.

A slight smile touched Li Yang’s lips. ’Just as I expected.’

’As long as I’ve mastered the fourth form of the Hexagram Spear, I’m certain to pass the fifth step of the Path of Deities!’

In five years, Li Yang’s comprehension of the Space Law, Thunder Law, and Fire Element Law had advanced at a tremendous pace!

With access to the scattered mystic patterns in the void of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, secret manuals from Emperor Level experts he had redeemed, the inheritance from the legacy palace, and the numerous, perfectly-suited attack methods of Yuan Wu recommended by the Blade Slaughter Sect Master, his rate of progress over these past few years had been simply astonishing!

It had taken Li Yang a full five years to master the third form of the Hexagram Spear.

And the difficulty of each successive form of the Hexagram Spear was more than ten times that of the one before it!

However, with the birth of his Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar, combined with all the secret manuals, mystic patterns, and more, Li Yang had mastered the fourth form of the Hexagram Spear in just another five years!

This was Li Yang’s true strength now!

It was just as shocking as when Lan Yu had fully unleashed the fourth form of his Wheel of Time five years ago!

It was precisely by unleashing that fourth form that Lan Yu, while still at the Law Realm, had displayed the power of the Mid-Star Lord Realm, earning him the title of a peerless genius seen only once in billions of years!

And the fourth form of the Hexagram Spear was only a tiny bit weaker than the fourth form of the Wheel of Time!

The Li Yang of today now completely possessed the same strength Lan Yu had five years ago!

Back then, when Lan Yu entered the Saint Hall, he had been able to clear up to the fifth step of the Path of Deities. Naturally, the Li Yang of today could do the same.

"HISSS!"

Though the demonic serpent was knocked back by Li Yang and its aura had weakened slightly, it showed no fear and charged at him again.

The flow of time in the surrounding area was clearly affected.

This was Time Deceleration, one of the four great profundities of the Time Law.

’Time Deceleration, is it? A pity it has little effect on me.’

Li Yang’s expression remained calm as he wildly brandished the Hexagram Spear.

He had also completely mastered the fourth form of his Illusion Body Skill. With his Body Technique alone, the demonic serpent on this fifth step couldn’t even touch him.

The battle raged for six minutes.

SHIING!

Li Yang’s spear pierced straight through the demonic serpent’s head.

The aura emanating from the demonic serpent finally vanished completely.

"Li Yang, congratulations on clearing the fifth step of the Path of Deities. Do you wish to proceed to the sixth step?"

After he killed the Three-Eyed Demonic Serpent, the mechanical voice sounded once more.

’I did it.’ A broad smile spread across Li Yang’s face.

Five years ago, he could only clear the first step of the Path of Deities, while Lan Yu had cleared five and Mixed Void had cleared a shocking eight. The memory still shook him.

The gap between him and those two, Lan Yu and Mixed Void, was immense.

But now, only five years later, he had matched the record Lan Yu set back then!

Although there was still a gap between him and the current Lan Yu, he was confident that he could slowly close it!

"Proceed!" Li Yang replied.

WHOOSH!

With a flicker of his body, he appeared in the next space.

This was the sixth step of the Path of Deities!

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