Chapter 286: Ninth Senior Martial Brother

Li Yang felt a sense of gratitude upon hearing the Blade Slaughter Sect Master’s words.

It was clear the Blade Slaughter Sect Master had planned out his cultivation path. After mastering the numerous attacks of Yuan Wu, he could continue to advance rapidly by relying on the Fire Spirit Pearl.

"Alright, get ready to leave. The Fire Nether Divine Beast clan is very strong. Your own strength is too weak, so I’ll have your Ninth Senior Brother accompany you."

No matter how much of a genius Li Yang was, he was only in the Longevity Realm, with strength at the level of a Star Lord. Compared to the powerful Fire Nether Divine Beast clan, such strength was no different from an ant’s.

On this trip to the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan, his safety couldn’t be guaranteed, so it was necessary to send someone to protect him.

The Fire Nether Divine Beasts were born as Deities. There might not be many overwhelmingly powerful ones, but there were certainly a lot at the level of ordinary Deities.

Hearing this, Li Yang’s eyes lit up. "Yes, Master."

Over countless years, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master had taken on many disciples, some of whom had surely become Deities.

His Ninth Senior Brother ranked third among the Blade Slaughter Sect Master’s disciples and had mastered three complete laws.

SWOOSH!

As they were speaking, an incredibly burly figure suddenly appeared beside the Blade Slaughter Sect Master and Li Yang. This figure was three meters tall, covered in red fur, and exuded a trace of Evil Qi.

The first impression was that this burly figure had experienced countless slaughters.

However, upon appearing, the figure looked at the Blade Slaughter Sect Master with utmost respect and said, "Master."

This burly figure was none other than Li Yang’s Ninth Senior Brother, Kui Shi.

"Mm, Kui Shi, you will accompany your little Junior Brother on a trip to the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan," the Blade Slaughter Sect Master instructed.

Kui Shi glanced at Li Yang beside him and said respectfully, "Yes, Master."

"Li Yang, you two should depart now. The Fire Nether Divine Beast clan is in the most remote region of the Saint Hall’s territory. It will take you half a month to get there. The sooner you get your hands on the Fire Spirit Pearl, the faster your comprehension of the Fire Element Law will be," the Blade Slaughter Sect Master said with a smile.

Right now, Li Yang’s comprehension of the numerous attacks like Yuan Wu had reached its limit, and his rate of progress might be affected.

But after obtaining the Fire Spirit Pearl, Li Yang’s progress would speed up again. All in all, he could still advance rapidly, no slower than in the past few years.

Leaving the Blade Slaughter Sect, Li Yang and Kui Shi departed immediately.

...

Inside a Space Teleportation Array, a spacecraft was traveling at high speed, heading for the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan.

"Ninth Senior Brother, sorry to trouble you this time," Li Yang said gratefully, looking at Kui Shi beside him.

"Junior Brother Li Yang, it’s a small matter." A trace of Evil Qi emanated from Kui Shi, an obvious result of long-term slaughter that he couldn’t fully conceal.

But at this moment, Kui Shi was smiling at Li Yang.

He knew a lot about his new junior brother. He had been recruited by the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall as a second-tier genius.

In five years, he had directly passed the fifth step of the Deity’s Path.

Five years later, he even passed the seventh step of the Deity’s Path. His Talent was the kind seen once every few billion years, not the least bit inferior to Lan Yu’s.

Before, the gazes of the many Deities and Emperors in the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall were almost all focused on Mixed Void and Lan Yu, with very little attention paid to the geniuses who came after them.

As a result, Li Yang had come from behind to surpass them, stirring up countless discussions.

’With Li Yang’s Talent, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to surpass me in the future.’

The two spoke for a while before Li Yang went into a room in the spacecraft to continue his cultivation.

’The Fire Nether Divine Beast clan... To think it would be such a coincidence,’ Li Yang couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

’I have a Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar, and now I’m about to go to the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan. How should I put it... this feeling is a little strange.’

"Li Yang, do you have any special ideas for this trip to the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan?" Just then, Soul Ink’s voice rang out in his mind.

"Special ideas?" Li Yang was taken aback.

Soul Ink said nonchalantly, "Haven’t you considered it? You’re going as a member of the Human Race right now, but what would happen if you went as your Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar instead?"

Hearing this, Li Yang said helplessly, "My Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar is still on Earth. I can’t leave the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall to go back to Earth now."

Those at the Longevity Realm level must stay within the Saint Hall and focus on cultivation; they are not allowed to leave. Li Yang couldn’t return to Earth.

"Besides, a Fire Nether Divine Beast isn’t part of the Human Race. What if I put it in my Spatial Ring and it gets discovered?"

The power of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall was unfathomable. It had numerous Emperors, and even Dominators above the Emperors! It had the Supreme Saint Artifact, Majestic Star River, which was larger than the entire Milky Way Galaxy... All this power might just be the tip of the iceberg of what the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall had revealed.

’With such a powerful organization, how could they not discover what’s inside a Spatial Ring? A casual scan with one’s consciousness would reveal it.’

’A genius of the Human Race turns out to be hiding a Fire Nether Divine Beast in his Spatial Ring. What would that look like?’

Li Yang had actually thought about how great it would be if his Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar could go instead.

He was now displaying such immense Talent, hailed as a peerless genius of the Human Race, the kind seen only once every few billion years!

And his Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar possessed all of his strength!

If the Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar were to go, it would definitely be regarded as a top genius by the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan. The treatment he would receive then...

It would be far better than what Li Yang, a human, would get—just a single Fire Spirit Pearl.

Of course, this thought only flickered through Li Yang’s mind for a moment before disappearing. He knew it was a bit unrealistic.

There were two problems to solve. First, he couldn’t return to Earth to bring his Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar over.

The second problem was, even if he did bring the Fire Nether Divine Beast over, how could he avoid it being discovered by the Saint Hall?

"I was worried you wouldn’t think of it."

Soul Ink said nonchalantly, "Since you’re going to the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan and you have a Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar, it would be a huge waste not to get some benefits out of this trip."

A mysterious light flickered in its eyes; it was clearly scheming something.

"Your Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar has only existed for nine years, yet in that time it has reached its current level. In addition to the Fire Element Law, it has also comprehended the Space Law and the Thunder Law... I wonder what expression the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan would have if they knew about such Talent?"

Over ninety-nine percent of Fire Nether Divine Beasts were ordinary Deities. What they desired most was the emergence of a genius who could comprehend other laws.

Hearing Soul Ink’s words, Li Yang’s heart stirred. He asked, "Soul Ink, do you have a way to get my Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar to the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan?"

To him, this seemed impossible, but the way Soul Ink spoke suggested it had a plan.

Soul Ink said nonchalantly, "Anyone else would surely be helpless, but who am I? I’m the one who created a heaven-defying treasure like the Soul Crystal. Isn’t solving a little problem like this a piece of cake?"