Chapter 323: Li Yang’s Wrath

WHOOSH!

Li Yang appeared in the Milky Way Galaxy section of the Virtual World and immediately sent a message to his family.

Two seconds later, Li Guohai and Zhao Rou appeared.

"Yangyang, you’re back?"

Li Guohai and Zhao Rou said joyfully upon seeing Li Yang.

"Dad, Mom," Li Yang called out. Seeing his parents, his anxiety lessened considerably.

However, Zhou Yao and his son, Li Dong, hadn’t appeared. Li Yang couldn’t help but ask, "Dad, Mom, where are Zhou Yao and Xiaodong?"

"Well..." Hearing Li Yang’s question, Li Guohai and Zhao Rou glanced at each other.

Seeing this, Li Yang’s heart sank. ’Did something happen?’

"Yangyang."

Li Guohai paused for a moment before saying, "Zhou Yao and Xiaodong are on Neptune negotiating compensation with the Kande Clan."

"Compensation?" Li Yang frowned slightly.

Still, he was immensely relieved to know that Zhou Yao and Li Dong were safe.

He knew of the Kande Clan. It was a family in the Milky Way Galaxy whose strongest member, Kande, was at the peak of the Star Lord Realm. Their main business was mining, and they had even partnered with Earth during the initial phase of mining in the Solar System.

"Yangyang, we previously heard rumors that you had fallen," Li Guohai continued.

Li Yang remained silent. ’The Profound Destruction Dominator’s Opportunity Space must have blocked my Token’s signal. Since no one else could detect the Opportunity Space, everyone assumed I was dead.’

"After the news of your death spread, Earth’s enemies suddenly multiplied. This has been especially true for the last ten years, with conflicts constantly erupting with factions that were once our partners. Recently, an Earthling clashed with a member of the Kande Clan and severely injured them. The Kande Clan then came to us demanding an explanation! They ended up demanding the Spiritual Stone vein on Neptune as compensation."

"They offered to buy that mine for three hundred million Galaxy Coins, and in return, they would drop the matter of the conflict..."

"Kande himself is at the peak of the Star Lord Realm, and his clan has over a dozen Star Lords. Their power far surpasses Earth’s, so we’re at a complete disadvantage in these negotiations..."

Li Guohai quickly finished his explanation.

As he listened, Li Yang’s expression turned grim.

"So that’s the Kande Clan for you!"

When he was around, Kande had been utterly respectful, not daring to show the slightest arrogance. He had seemed simple and honest. But now, he was walking all over them.

He knew the Spiritual Stone vein on Neptune was worth at least tens of billions of Galaxy Coins. Yet the Kande Clan wanted to take it for a mere three hundred million? That wasn’t even one percent of its value. This was blatant robbery!

’A mere peak Star Lord Realm cultivator dares to bully Earth like this? They’re really courting death!’

At that moment, killing intent seethed within Li Yang.

He could now obliterate a whole group of peak Star Lord Realm experts with a single gesture.

As they were speaking...

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Not far away, Zhou Yao and Li Dong both appeared.

"Dad!" Seeing Li Yang, Li Dong rushed over, his face filled with excitement.

"Dad, you’re finally back! This is wonderful," Li Dong exclaimed, clearly thrilled.

Growing up, his father had always been like a mountain, protecting him.

He admired his father, Li Yang, more than anyone.

He had felt frustrated and helpless when the Kande Clan was bullying them, but now that Li Yang had returned, those feelings vanished in an instant.

He believed that with Li Yang’s return, the powerful Kande Clan would be utterly crushed!

"Xiaodong."

Looking at the excited Li Dong, a smile returned to Li Yang’s face as he patted his son’s shoulder.

When he had left for the Lingyue World to train, his son Li Dong had been less than twenty years old and still a bit immature. Now, in the blink of an eye, another twenty years had passed.

All traces of immaturity were gone from Li Dong’s face.

His gaze moved past Li Dong to the woman walking toward him. A gentle look filled his eyes as he said, "Zhou Yao, I’m back."

"As long as you’re back, that’s all that matters." Zhou Yao wore a faint smile, her eyes fixed on Li Yang, not wanting to look away for even a second.

...

"By the way, Zhou Yao, Xiaodong, I just heard from Mom and Dad that Earth is in a conflict with the Kande Clan. You were on Neptune negotiating. What was the outcome?" Li Yang asked.

"Dad, you have no idea."

Li Dong had been bottling up his anger. At Li Yang’s question, he burst out, "Right now, Earth is being pushed around everywhere! Conflicts like this one with the Kande Clan have happened many times, and every single time, we Earthlings are the ones who lose out. People have even died in these clashes."

"Just now, during the negotiations, the Kande Clan got displeased and severely injured a member of my team. He almost died."

"What?"

Hearing Li Dong’s words, Li Yang’s expression instantly darkened. "What exactly is going on?" he demanded.

He then changed tack, asking, "Is the Yuanlan Clan or the Golden Moon Empire involved?"

His greatest enemies in the past were, without a doubt, Celestial Net of the Yuanlan Clan and Prince Lentz of the Golden Moon Empire.

’Those two were imprisoned because of me,’ he thought. ’Would the Yuanlan Clan and the faction behind Lentz hold a permanent grudge against me?’

’Did they wait until I was ’dead’ to move against Earth?’

’It’s impossible for Earth to antagonize so many factions in such a short time. There has to be a reason.’

That was why Li Yang suspected that one of those two great powers, the Yuanlan Clan or the Golden Moon Empire, was involved, deliberately targeting and bullying Earth.

As soon as Li Yang finished speaking, Zhou Yao said, "Li Yang, it’s Celestial Net of the Yuanlan Clan."

"Celestial Net?" Li Yang’s expression changed at the name.

’If I had to name my greatest rival, it would definitely be Celestial Net.’

Back when he first left Earth for the Cosmos, Celestial Net had constantly suppressed him, even getting him forcibly eliminated from the Yangyuan Empire’s talent selection. It wasn’t until the Human Race’s genius selection for the Eternal Saint Hall that Li Yang made his powerful comeback, which ended with Celestial Net being thrown into the Third Prison.

The struggle between them had come to a temporary end.

"Li Yang, watch this video. It’s from ten years ago."

Zhou Yao waved her right hand, and a video projection appeared.

In the video, Celestial Net appeared on an incredibly remote planet within the Solar System and took something.

Seeing this, Li Yang’s expression became incredibly grim.

"Celestial Net came to the Solar System? He got out of the Yangyuan Empire’s Third Prison?"

’I suspected the Yuanlan Clan was behind this, but I never expected it would be Celestial Net himself!’

His relationship with Celestial Net was one of kill or be killed.

’Was he released by the Yangyuan Emperor? That Emperor sure changes his tune quickly.’ Li Yang sneered inwardly as he watched the image of Celestial Net in the Solar System.