Chapter 289: Enthusiasm

A single Fire Spirit Pearl takes the Fire Nether Divine Beast race at least one hundred million years of painstaking effort to create. Even the top geniuses of their own race have a hard time obtaining one.

Now that one was being casually given to a Human Race genius, the powerful Deities among the Fire Nether Divine Beasts were naturally displeased.

However, when they heard what Lie Xiang said, the expressions of these powerful Deities changed once more.

’We knew about Mixed Void and Lan Yu. But when did this Li Yang appear? How has the Human Race suddenly produced so many geniuses?’

The leader of the Fire Nether Divine Beast race, Fire Prison, shook his head. "Li Yang is less than forty years old, yet he has already reached such a level! Furthermore, he has comprehended the Fire Element Law, Space Law, and Thunder Law. His Talent in all three is exceptionally powerful!"

"We Fire Nether Divine Beasts are born as Deities, a level of life rarely seen in the Cosmos. The highest life level of the Human Race doesn’t even reach the World Realm. The highest they can typically grow to is Master of the Starry Sky, yet their geniuses emerge one after another without end!"

"First, there was Mixed Void, one of the top one hundred human geniuses. Then came Lan Yu, a prodigy seen only once in billions of years. And now, Li Yang is another peerless genius of the same caliber!"

"In tens of thousands of years, the Human Race might have three more powerful Deities who can rival us, and perhaps even three more Emperor Level experts!"

Fire Prison’s eyes were filled with envy, and the others fell silent.

Being born as Deities was the greatest pride of the Fire Nether Divine Beasts. But because of this very fact, it was incredibly difficult for their race to produce a powerful Deity who had mastered multiple Laws, let alone an Emperor!

Yet the Human Race, a species with a lower level of life, constantly produced such individuals!

In just this short period, three peerless geniuses had appeared, all with the potential to reach the Emperor Level!

’Emperors...’ In countless years, their race had only managed to produce a small handful of such experts.

"Enough. With Li Yang’s Talent, as long as he doesn’t perish prematurely, becoming a powerful Deity is a certainty. He even has a chance of becoming an Emperor and a high-ranking member of the Human Race."

"And if he does, you all know what that will mean."

"Therefore, when Li Yang arrives, we must get on his good side and ensure he is satisfied. It’s only a single Fire Spirit Pearl. Compared to a future Emperor, you should all know which is more important."

Fire Prison scanned the others present, his voice low. His gaze landed on one individual in particular. "And you especially, Zhu Xu. Do not, under any circumstances, go out of your way to meet Li Yang and give him any attitude."

Zhu Xu’s expression was grim, but he nodded. "I know."

’He was seething with resentment. The Fire Spirit Pearls their race worked so hard to create weren’t even available to their own geniuses, yet they were constantly being handed over to prodigies from the Human Race.’

’This sense of suppressed indignation was agonizing.’

’But he knew he could only endure it.’

’Before the Human Race, one of the top races in the Cosmos, the Fire Nether Divine Beast race was like an ant that could be crushed with a wave of the hand.’

’For the sake of their people, they had to curry favor with these peerless human geniuses, even helping them grow stronger more quickly.’

...

Before a membrane shimmering with multicolored light, Li Yang and Kui Stone waited.

BUZZ...

Suddenly, a ripple flashed across the membrane. Three Fire Nether Divine Beasts flew out. Judging by the fluctuations of their auras, they were clearly all at the Divine Realm.

"Haha, my apologies for the wait."

The leading Fire Nether Divine Beast laughed heartily. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Chenlie, and I will be guiding you to our home."

He looked at Kui Stone and smiled. "Kui Stone, please give my best to Sect Master Blade Slaughter. Tell him Chenlie sends his warmest regards."

Sect Master Blade Slaughter, a master of five Laws, was an absolute powerhouse. Aside from their own Emperors, he was stronger than any other member of the Fire Nether Divine Beast race. His overall strength would easily place him in the top ten of their entire race!

Yet, Sect Master Blade Slaughter wasn’t even considered a high-ranking member of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall.

Such was the power of the Human Race—they had many Emperor-level experts and even more powerful Deities.

"And you must be Young Master Li Yang? It is my honor to meet you," Chenlie said, turning to Li Yang with a smile.

"Hello."

Li Yang had been observing them as they emerged. Hearing Chenlie’s words, he responded with a smile.

"Young Master Li Yang, Kui Stone. We have the Fire Spirit Pearl ready. Please follow us into the world of the Fire Nether Divine Beasts," Chenlie said with a smile.

His gaze fell on Kui Stone, who stood close to Li Yang, exuding a faint killing intent. ’A master of three Laws... Kui Stone would rank among the top one hundred experts in their race.’

"Alright." Li Yang nodded.

Led by Chenlie, they all passed through the membrane.

Upon passing through the membrane, the scene before Li Yang’s eyes changed abruptly. He found himself in a crimson space.

In this space, even the sky was red. It was an extraordinary sight.

The ground was like a desolate wasteland, crisscrossed with fissures, yet in some places, numerous medicinal herbs, Spirit Fruits, and other plants grew.

’So this is the space where the Fire Nether Divine Beast race lives?’ Li Yang thought.

According to his Ninth Senior Brother, Kui Stone, this was the main bastion of the Fire Nether Divine Beasts. Of course, only a portion of their race lived here; the rest were scattered in other locations.

This was perfectly normal. The top experts of the Fire Nether Divine Beasts, for instance, couldn’t possibly all remain confined within this single space.

As cultivation progressed, one had to undergo numerous trials, life-and-death battles, and other hardships to break through successive bottlenecks.

’How could one grow to a higher level by always staying within the clan?’

Besides, the Fire Nether Divine Beast race was cautious. If they all stayed here, and the Human Race ever decided to annihilate them, they could be wiped out in one fell swoop.

They would certainly always leave an escape route for their race.

As these thoughts crossed his mind, Li Yang had an idea. An imperceptible speck of light, as unnoticeable as a mote of dust, flew from his body.

The mote of dust fell into a fissure, sinking deeper and deeper.

This was Li Yang’s Summoning Space!

Once successfully cultivated, the Summoning Space could be used to summon an avatar.

To summon another one, he would need to cultivate a new Summoning Space.

"Soul Ink, if my Fire Nether Divine Beast avatar appears, the Fire Nether Divine Beast race won’t investigate it, will they?" Li Yang inquired.

"They will not," Soul Ink replied in an indifferent tone. "While the Fire Nether Divine Beast population may be small, that’s only in comparison to races like the humans. Their total numbers are actually quite large."

How numerous was the Human Race? Earth alone had seven billion people. The Milky Way Galaxy contained hundreds of thousands of life-bearing planets, each with a population exceeding Earth’s. Assuming an average of ten billion per planet, the Human Race in the Milky Way Galaxy alone numbered in the quadrillions!

And the Yangyuan Star Continent contained hundreds of millions of galaxies, while the Human Race spanned the Three Thousand Star Continents...

One could only imagine the total population of the entire Human Race.

The Fire Nether Divine Beasts were only considered few in number relative to other races.