From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

At this moment, Tianluo had no idea that his actions were being completely observed.

A surveillance system that could cover the entire Solar System was naturally very expensive to deploy. Li Yang had previously been just an inhabitant of an incredibly weak planet, so the resources at his disposal would have made it impossible to set one up.

Even though Li Yang had entered the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall and was rising through the ranks, he couldn’t return. No matter what he possessed, he couldn’t possibly transmit it back to Earth.

So, in his eyes, Earth was simply incapable of deploying such a system.

Besides the Deity Flame, almost no one else knew that the Yangyuan Empire had granted Li Yang one million contribution points.

Tianluo would never have guessed that because of the Sword Mark incident, the Yangyuan Emperor feared that Li Yang might one day become an Emperor himself—which would make the Emperor a laughingstock once again—and had thus given Li Yang some benefits in advance.

A smile played on Tianluo’s lips. "The Dragon Scale Insect is mine. Next, it’s time to see about Earth."

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He had been thrown into the Third Prison because of Li Yang. During his time there, he had faced numerous dangers and had nearly died; the terror he had felt was immense.

The more terrified he had been, the more his hatred for Li Yang grew.

’Now that Li Yang was dead, did that mean his hatred would simply vanish?’

In his eyes, only the complete annihilation of Earth—Planet Zero, Li Yang’s home world—could quell the hatred in his heart.

...

"Young Master Tianluo."

A World Realm expert stood before Tianluo, his voice filled with immense respect.

"How is the investigation going?" Tianluo asked coolly.

If he wanted to destroy Earth, he would certainly need a plan first.

The man before him was clearly also from the Yuanlan Clan. This World Realm expert said respectfully, "Young Master Tianluo, many powers are currently stationed on Earth. There’s a branch of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, the Empire’s branch in the Milky Way Galaxy, and various other major factions..."

Although this World Realm expert’s power far surpassed Tianluo’s, he didn’t dare show the slightest hint of disrespect.

"Earth produced a peerless genius like Li Yang, so it was rated as a top-tier planet with immense potential. This is why so many powers have come, and they are all recruiting talented individuals from Earth."

Before Earth made contact with the cosmos, Shen Xuan had been waiting for someone to break through to the Law Realm before the age of thirty. Only if such a person appeared would Earth be deemed a planet with potential by the local branch of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall after it joined the wider cosmos.

Only a planet with potential was allowed to develop freely.

If Earth had no geniuses, its fate would have been to be taken over.

This showed that a planet’s potential was determined by its geniuses!

Because of Li Yang, Earth came to the attention of countless people. This was especially true as he continued to rise within the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, even surpassing Lan Yu. Hailed as a peerless genius seen only once in tens of billions of years, Earth’s potential rating skyrocketed!

A planet that could produce a peerless genius seen only once in tens of billions of years! A planet like that, capable of producing Li Yang, could very likely produce other geniuses as well!

Therefore, Earth was held in high regard!

Even though Li Yang was now considered "dead" by everyone, very few of those powers had left Earth.

"A top-tier planet with potential?"

Upon hearing the World Realm expert’s words, Tianluo’s expression instantly darkened.

"What a damned lucky planet."

Before, he could have dealt with Earth as he pleased, but it was under the protection of the local branch of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall. He hadn’t wanted to cause trouble, so he had simply waited.

But now, even though the Eternal Saint Hall’s protection period for Earth was over, everyone saw it as a top-tier planet with potential.

’If I ordered the World Realm expert at my side to just go and destroy a planet like this, it probably wouldn’t be long before my Yuanlan Clan was annihilated in retaliation.’

’With so many powers on Earth, including a branch of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, if I dared to make a reckless move... I could easily imagine the consequences.’

Therefore, his desire to destroy Earth now was nothing more than a pipe dream.

"Young Master Tianluo, what should we do now?" the World Realm expert, Xin Hua, couldn’t help but ask.

Given the current situation, destroying Earth was impossible.

Tianluo’s expression was grim. After a long moment, he snorted coldly. "So what if Earth is a top-tier planet with potential? Other than Li Yang, it’s incredibly weak. Now that Li Yang is dead, do you really think I can’t handle a puny planet like Earth?"

Aside from Li Yang, the only other person of any note on Earth was Shen Xuan—and in his eyes, Shen Xuan was nothing.

’Other than Shen Xuan, there isn’t a single person on Earth who has broken through to the Law Realm. A planet this weak... how could I not have ways to deal with it?’

His Yuanlan Clan was a Divine Clan. And he himself had received an incredibly powerful inheritance. He was destined to become a Dual Pantheon, even more powerful than their own Patriarch, Yuan Lan!

Even the Yangyuan Emperor himself had released him early.

Right now, his status in the Yangyuan Empire was probably equal to that of an ordinary Deity!

’For someone of my status, while I can’t outright destroy Earth, suppressing it through other means would be child’s play!’

’For example, I could deliberately bully them during mining operations. What could those weaklings from Earth possibly do about it?’

’Would the other powers really go out of their way to pick a fight with me—a future Dual Pantheon—just for Earth’s sake?’

’If Li Yang were alive, those powers might have mobilized to curry favor with him. But Li Yang is dead. Who would oppose me for a dead man?’

This cosmos ran on self-interest. Few would act against their own.

’Even if they knew it was me, Tianluo, who made the move, how many of those powers would actually step up for Earth?’

"Go find out what mineral veins the people of Earth are currently mining and which powers they’re cooperating with," Tianluo ordered directly.

"Yes."

...

News of Li Yang’s "death" continued to spread through the outside world, but Li Yang himself was completely unaware.

He assumed that as long as his Token was intact, everyone outside would know he was still alive.

He didn’t know, however, that the Profound Destruction Dominator’s space was blocking his Token’s signal.

At this moment, he was still engrossed in comprehending the Destruction Spear Skill!

Time continued to flow. One year, two years... In the blink of an eye, another ten years had passed!

It had now been twenty years since Li Yang first entered the Lingyue World.

Li Yang sat silently cross-legged in the void. His consciousness watched the spear skill evolve again and again, while he simultaneously practiced the moves himself.

Then, at a certain moment.

BOOM!

An incomparably terrifying power suddenly erupted from Li Yang’s spear technique! This power had clearly reached a new level, as if he had broken through an unbelievable bottleneck.

With a single thrust of his spear, the surrounding void seemed to tremble.

"Success!"

Sensing the might of the spear skill, an ecstatic expression appeared on Li Yang’s face.

He had mastered the first form of the Destruction Spear Skill.

The Sacred Artifact left behind by the Profound Destruction Dominator was now his!

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