Chapter 227: The Terrified Golden Moon Empire

Lentz was overcome with regret. ’Why did I have to be so curious?’

If he hadn’t followed, Li Yang might not have even known he existed.

It was all because of that sliver of curiosity that the situation had turned out like this.

Now, Li Yang ranked tenth overall in the Human Race’s Three Thousand Star Continent. A rank like that meant even the Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race would prioritize his development!

The Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race was a power even more terrifying than the Yangyuan Empire! Any genius they cultivated, so long as they didn’t perish, was practically guaranteed to become a Deity!

It could be said that the minimum requirement for any genius they recruited was becoming a Deity!

And this was exactly the case. Over countless years, the Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race had given rise to an unknown number of powerful existences—not just Deities, but even terrifying beings of the Emperor Level!

"What?"

Hearing what Lentz said, the Golden Moon Emperor’s expression changed drastically.

"Li Yang saw your face clearly?"

People from the same planet generally shared similar facial features, and the members of the Golden Moon Empire’s royal family were no exception.

Now that Li Yang had seen Lentz’s face, he would surely know Lentz was a royal from the Golden Moon Empire. ’What will he think? Will he come to resent our Golden Moon Empire?’

The resentment of a mere Law Realm weakling was, in truth, beneath the Golden Moon Empire’s notice.

But since this Law Realm practitioner was being recruited by the Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race, the implications were completely different.

The resentment of an unparalleled genius who was destined to become a Deity as long as he lived—what would that mean for the Golden Moon Empire?

The Golden Moon Emperor didn’t dare to dwell on it.

Their Golden Moon Empire only had a single Deity, and a very ordinary one at that.

Meanwhile, many of the Deities cultivated by the Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race were exceptionally powerful.

Among those in the Divine Realm, the powerful could effortlessly slay the ordinary; a casual wave of a hand might be enough for an instant kill.

Of course, Li Yang didn’t have that kind of power right now.

But given the potential Li Yang had displayed, it was entirely possible he could do so in the future.

"You fool! Lentz, you are a complete and utter fool!"

The Golden Moon Emperor roared in anger.

For an unparalleled genius like Li Yang to appear in the Milky Way Galaxy, which was under the Golden Moon Empire’s control, should have been a great boon for them.

If Li Yang fully matured and became even stronger than their ancestor, Golden Moon, their relationship with him would be much stronger than anyone else’s. A fully-grown Li Yang might even become their great patron!

But now, all the joy in the Golden Moon Emperor’s heart had vanished, replaced by nothing but fury.

It wasn’t just him; the expressions of the group of Star Lords and World Masters in the great hall also changed abruptly.

"Previously, Li Yang participated in the Yangyuan Empire’s genius selection."

"Prince Lentz interfered, collaborating with Celestial Net of the Yuanlan Clan to have Li Yang forcibly eliminated."

"And Li Yang knows it was Prince Lentz who did it."

The faces of the assembled ministers also grew grim.

The Golden Moon Emperor was still cursing, truly enraged.

"Lentz, now that Li Yang has achieved such a result, you tell me what we should do?"

The Golden Moon Emperor roared, "When Li Yang returns, you will go and kneel before him! Even if he kills you, as long as it eliminates his enmity toward our Golden Moon Empire, it will be completely worth it!"

Lentz, after all, was only the most likely heir to the Golden Moon Empire. Compared to the entire empire, he was completely expendable.

Lentz’s eyes were filled with terror. He trembled, not daring to say a word.

Just then, a World Master stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are two things we must do now. The first concerns Li Yang, and the second concerns the Yangyuan Empire. We must report this to them at once."

Hearing his words, the furious Golden Moon Emperor was suddenly startled, and a chill crept into his heart.

Previously, the Yangyuan Empire had selected one hundred thousand geniuses specifically for this Eternal Saint Hall selection.

Li Yang was perfectly capable of being chosen by the Yangyuan Empire to be among those hundred thousand geniuses.

But because of Lentz’s sabotage, Li Yang never even made it into the Yangyuan Empire’s proving grounds.

’And now, Li Yang has achieved such a dazzling result. If the Yangyuan Emperor finds out what happened here, what will he think?’

The very act of selecting one hundred thousand geniuses showed them all how much importance the Yangyuan Emperor placed on this recruitment by the Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race.

For a moment, the Golden Moon Emperor’s expression flickered through various shades.

’Li Yang, after all, has not yet matured. Even if he holds a grudge against the Golden Moon Empire, we still have ways to deal with it.’

’Besides, most geniuses fall on their path to power. There’s no guarantee that Li Yang will successfully make it.’

’But the Yangyuan Emperor... He is an existence we absolutely fear! Our Golden Moon Empire is just one of over a hundred thousand Deity-level factions under the Yangyuan Empire’s control!’

’Furthermore, within the Yangyuan Empire itself, there are numerous powerful Deities. Any one of them could be sent to annihilate our Golden Moon Empire.’

Hearing the Yangyuan Emperor’s name, Lentz felt even more terrified.

Meanwhile, Lunba Wu’s face was calm, but he was inwardly ecstatic. The angrier the Golden Moon Emperor and the ministers became, the more thrilled he felt.

’Haha, Lentz, after today, even if you survive, you will have absolutely no chance of becoming the Controller of the Golden Moon Empire.’

He was delighted. ’With Lentz disqualified, won’t I become the most likely candidate to inherit the Golden Moon Empire?’

However, upon hearing the name of the Yangyuan Emperor, much of Lunba Wu’s excitement suddenly vanished.

’The Yangyuan Emperor... Will he punish the Golden Moon Empire?’

Lunba Wu suddenly started to panic a little.

He had previously hoped that Li Yang’s rank would be as high as possible. That way, when the truth came out, the blow to Lentz would be even greater, enough to knock him out of the running for succession.

But he had overlooked something important.

The Yangyuan Empire also placed immense importance on this recruitment by the Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race—so much so that they had directly recruited one hundred thousand geniuses, something that had never been done before.

’Now, Li Yang’s results are too good. But because of Lentz, he wasn’t recruited by the Yangyuan Empire. When the Yangyuan Emperor finds out, what will he think?’

’Will he vent his anger on our entire Golden Moon Empire just because of Lentz?’

’For such a terrifying existence, annihilating the Golden Moon Empire would probably take but a single word.’

Tenth place among all the geniuses in the entire Human Race’s Three Thousand Star Continent... The consequences of this achievement were now completely beyond Lunba Wu’s control.

Inside the great hall, everyone, including Lunba Wu, now wore a grim expression.

Finally, the Golden Moon Emperor tapped his wristwatch.

WHOOSH!

A few seconds later, a figure appeared directly inside the vast palace.

Seeing this figure, everyone said with utmost reverence, "Greetings, Golden Moon Deity."

"What is it?"

Golden Moon looked at everyone present.