From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

In the Yangyuan Empire, the Yangyuan Emperor sat cross-legged in silence.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, the Yangyuan Emperor glanced at the watch on his wrist. On a whim, he directly entered the Virtual World.

Another Emperor had just sent him a message.

"Yangyuan." Not far away, a man with a single horn on his head and black mystic patterns on his face approached.

"Jin Hu, why were you looking for me?" the Yangyuan Emperor asked, looking at the man.

"It seems you haven’t heard the news yet, Yangyuan?" the Golden Tiger Emperor said with some surprise as he looked at the Yangyuan Emperor.

"What news is it?"

Hearing this, the Yangyuan Emperor frowned slightly. "Jin Hu, there’s no need for us to beat around the bush."

He and the Golden Tiger Emperor were on relatively good terms.

"Haha, don’t be so impatient."

The Golden Tiger Emperor smiled and didn’t hold back. "It’s about Li Yang from your Yangyuan Empire. He just came out of the Lingyue World. He’s not dead."

The Yangyuan Emperor was stunned. "What did you say? Li Yang isn’t dead?"

’Before, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master searched for Li Yang in the Lingyue World for a very long time. Inside the Lingyue World, the strongest fiends and Insect Beasts are only as powerful as the most ordinary Deities. And Blade Slaughter, who has mastered five different laws, searched for so long... Li Yang should have undoubtedly perished. How is he alive again?’

"That’s right. Li Yang entered an Opportunity Space in the Lingyue World, one left behind by a Sovereign. Not only did he not die, but he also obtained such a massive opportunity. That kid’s luck is truly heaven-defying."

The Golden Tiger Emperor remarked with a sigh, then said with a smile, "Li Yang is about to test his strength on the Stairway of the Path of Deities. Do you want to go watch?"

The Yangyuan Emperor said nothing, his expression clearly shifting slightly.

’Li Yang isn’t just alive, he also found an opportunity left behind by a Sovereign-level expert?’

Previously, ten years after news of Li Yang’s death had spread, he had released Celestial Net.

’Celestial Net had nearly destroyed Earth, nearly killed Li Yang, and had even forcibly eliminated him from the genius selection I organized... Li Yang and Celestial Net are mortal enemies, locked in a feud to the death. The hatred between them runs deep.’

’When faced with Li Yang’s immense potential, I naturally chose to stand on his side.’

’But with Li Yang dead, there was no point in keeping Celestial Net imprisoned any longer.’

’Now that Celestial Net has been released, if Li Yang finds out about it, he probably won’t hold me in high regard.’

’Then all my previous efforts—granting Li Yang contribution points, cooperating with Earth, and so on... would have all been for nothing.’

"Well, Yangyuan, if you’re not going, then I’ll be on my way," the Golden Tiger Emperor said with a smile, seeing the Yangyuan Emperor’s silence.

The Yangyuan Emperor was silent for a moment before saying, "I’ll go watch, too."

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The two Emperors vanished, having clearly entered the space of the Stairway of the Path of Deities.

...

Within the space of the Stairway of the Path of Deities, streams of consciousness descended one after another, most belonging to powerful Deities from the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall.

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master was also present, a large crowd of powerful Deities gathered around him.

"Blade Slaughter, congratulations! You went to the Lingyue World dozens of times for your disciple. Now that he’s back alive, how are you feeling?"

"Haha, how else could Blade Slaughter feel? He’s probably thinking, ’Finally, I can show off my disciple again.’"

The Deities all joked with Blade Slaughter.

After a while, one of the Deities asked, "Blade Slaughter, think Li Yang can pass the tenth step of the Stairway of the Path of Deities?"

"Based on Li Yang’s rate of progress from twenty years ago, he should be able to."

"Li Yang might be even stronger. After all, he obtained a Sovereign’s offensive legacy in the Lingyue World."

"Blade Slaughter, give us a hint about your disciple’s strength."

The crowd of Deities was buzzing with speculation.

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master was a man of few words. Hearing everyone’s questions, he simply smiled and said, "Just watch."

A screen materialized before his eyes, showing the tenth step of the Stairway of the Path of Deities. At that moment, Li Yang had just entered.

Although Li Yang had said he was confident he could pass the tenth step of the Stairway of the Path of Deities, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master wasn’t sure what level his disciple’s strength had truly reached.

"Look, Li Yang’s about to make his move."

"Even if you won’t tell us about Li Yang’s strength, Blade Slaughter, we’re about to find out for ourselves."

Above the consciousnesses of the many Deities, Emperor Level experts were also paying attention. The Yangyuan Emperor’s consciousness was present as well.

Under their watchful gazes, Li Yang finally made his move.

The small, snake-like fiend unleashed its Icy Profundity, while Li Yang merely swung his spear.

The spear’s light flashed, reaching the small snake in an instant. The creature’s body was sliced clean in two, its life force dissipating immediately.

When the battle began, the many Deities were still in discussion.

"I’m guessing it’ll take Li Yang over eight minutes to pass this stage."

"Eight minutes should be more than enough time to kill this fiend."

"Considering Li Yang’s rate of progress and the Sovereign’s legacy, I think it might take even less time."

Twenty years ago, when Li Yang had just passed the ninth step, it had taken him eight minutes to slowly wear down the fiend’s life force and kill it.

Just as they were saying this, they saw the small snake’s life force get completely extinguished by a single flash of spear light.

The area seemed to fall silent in an instant. The various Deities stared at the battle footage, looks of utter disbelief on their faces.

"Li Yang one-shot the fiend in the tenth combat space!"

These Deities were completely stunned by the strength Li Yang had just displayed.

Just before this, Lan Yu had tested his own strength on the tenth step. He had managed to last for four minutes, which was the normal rate of progress for a peerless genius who might appear only once every few billion years.

The steps of the Stairway of the Path of Deities naturally become more difficult the higher one climbs. The twelfth step is a bottleneck that only the most prodigious geniuses of the Human Race can hope to reach, with such an individual appearing, on average, only once every few hundred billion years.

Though only two steps apart, the gulf in difficulty between the tenth and twelfth steps is astounding!

It was estimated that the Human Race might only see someone pass the tenth step once every few billion years.

Even with his previous rate of progress, which had surpassed Lan Yu’s, it wasn’t a one-hundred-percent certainty that he could pass the tenth step.

Even if he could pass, it should have been a narrow victory after fighting for seven or eight minutes and slowly whittling away the fiend’s life force.

But now, Li Yang had one-shot the fiend.

Barely winning versus a one-shot kill—the two are completely different concepts!

...

"Li Yang, congratulations on passing the tenth step of the Stairway of the Path of Deities. Do you wish to proceed to the eleventh step?"

While the Deities were still reeling from the shock, a mechanical voice sounded in Li Yang’s ear inside the stairway space after he killed the small snake.

’I passed?’ Li Yang’s expression was calm, showing no trace of joy.

’In these twenty years, my rate of progress reached an absolutely astonishing level, several times faster than it was before!’

’Other than Soul Ink, probably no one knows just how fast I’ve been improving!’

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