Chapter 349: The Secret of the Solar System

Having advanced from the Early Stage of the Star Lord Realm to its peak, Li Yang’s strength had undoubtedly soared!

A long spear materialized in his hand. Li Yang gave it a slight wave, and sharp ripples of power instantly radiated outward.

’If I use my strongest Destruction Spear Skill, I should be able to barely defeat a Late World Realm expert, right?’

In the World Realm, the gap between each minor stage was immense. A Late World Realm expert was at least a hundred times stronger than an Early World Realm one!

But now, Li Yang was confident he could defeat a Late World Realm expert!

His own strength wasn’t actually enough to accomplish this, but Li Yang had an ace up his sleeve.

He clenched his right fist, and a small, scaled, insect-like stone appeared in his palm.

It was a Dragon Scale Insect!

Over the past year, as Li Yang’s strength advanced from the Early Stage of the Star Lord Realm to its peak, he had been absorbing more and more Dragon Scale Stones!

The Dragon Scale Insect was now about three-tenths smaller than it had been a year ago.

And thanks to this Dragon Scale Insect, the power of Li Yang’s Laws had increased by seven to eight times!

’It’s a shame there’s only one of these Dragon Scale Insects, and I can’t redeem more at the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall.’ As he sensed his own power, a clear trace of longing appeared in Li Yang’s eyes.

’A treasure that could grant such an explosive boost to one’s strength... that feeling of your power skyrocketing after absorbing it was just too incredible.’

But such treasures, much like the Fire Spirit Pearl, were incredibly rare. Even if one became available, it would likely be redeemed almost immediately.

Therefore, even if Li Yang wanted another, and even if he had a mountain of contribution points, he wouldn’t be able to redeem one.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Yang walked out.

"Dad, are you done cultivating?" Li Dong asked with a smile when he saw Li Yang emerge.

He was holding a small child in his arms.

The child saw Li Yang, and his eyes grew wide.

"Goo goo."

He stared at Li Yang, his tiny body wriggling restlessly in Li Dong’s arms.

"Haha, Little Hao, did you miss your grandpa?" A smile instantly broke out on Li Yang’s face as he looked at the child.

More than a year had passed, and he was now a grandfather.

After teasing his grandson for a moment, Zhou Yao walked in.

"Zhou Yao, what is it?" Li Yang asked, puzzled by her expression.

Her face was completely serious, as if something significant had occurred.

"Li Yang."

Zhou Yao’s tone was clearly very grave. "Just now, in a remote part of the Solar System, we found traces of Dragon Scale Insects on three separate planets!"

Hearing this, Li Yang’s gaze sharpened.

"Three planets?"

He had researched the Dragon Scale Insect in detail before. The stone was incredibly rare; typically, only one would ever appear in a single location.

And now, three had appeared at once!

"Yes. As soon as we detected them, I immediately had our people halt their survey and forbade anyone from spreading the news," Zhou Yao said grimly.

A single Dragon Scale Insect was enough to tempt even an expert at the Peak of World Realm.

Now three had appeared at once... Did that mean there were more?

If there were enough Dragon Scale Insects, it went without saying that even the Deities would be sorely tempted.

Although Li Yang’s current status meant he didn’t fear the Deities, if they set their sights on the treasure, who knew what methods they could use to silently snatch the Dragon Scale Insects away?

"Zhou Yao, you did the right thing."

Li Yang nodded. He thought for a moment, then said immediately, "Halt all planetary surveys within the Solar System for now. Suspend all cooperation with other factions as well. I’ll buy some mechanical lifeforms and bring them back; they will be responsible for the surveys."

The mechanical lifeforms Li Yang had purchased before were all powerful, meant specifically to protect Earth; he hadn’t bought any weaker ones.

Using weaker ones for tasks like surveying mineral veins would have been unnecessary and not cost-effective.

But the discovery of Dragon Scale Insects on three planets made him decide instantly.

As Li Yang and Zhou Yao were speaking, the voice of Soul Ink suddenly echoed in Li Yang’s mind.

"Li Yang, it’s rare for even one Dragon Scale Insect to appear, yet now four have shown up in this little Solar System of yours. It seems this system isn’t so simple after all. Perhaps it holds some secret."

There was a clear hint of surprise in Soul Ink’s voice.

"I know," Li Yang replied.

His decision just now to purchase mechanical lifeforms was, of course, because he had realized the Solar System was anything but ordinary.

Countless mineral veins were constantly being discovered, and now even Dragon Scale Insects... Back then, Celestial Net had only known about one of them, completely unaware of the others.

Thankfully, he had only known about that one. If he had discovered all four and the news had leaked... there was no telling how many experts would have descended upon the Solar System to probe its secrets.

That was why the Solar System could no longer be explored by outsiders. Any further exploration had to be kept completely under the control of Li Yang and his people.

"Zhou Yao, order the World Realm-level mechanical lifeform to excavate those three Dragon Scale Insects," Li Yang said.

"Alright," Zhou Yao nodded.

Time passed quickly. Two days later, Li Yang had two more Dragon Scale Insects in his possession!

As for the third one, Li Yang didn’t plan on keeping it himself; instead, he gave it to his octopus clone!

Deep beneath the sea, the octopus clone’s eyes were filled with excitement as it began to refine the Dragon Scale Insect.

Li Yang planned for the octopus clone to be the overt protector of his family.

Li Yang could now kill a Late World Realm expert, but that was only because he had absorbed from the Dragon Scale Insect.

The octopus clone, however, hadn’t absorbed any, so its strength was not yet at the Late World Realm. Nevertheless, it was still stronger than the most powerful mechanical lifeform Li Yang had purchased and was Earth’s strongest combatant. That was why Li Yang planned for the octopus clone to improve its strength.

He wouldn’t be able to absorb all of these Dragon Scale Insects in a short amount of time anyway.

The three he now had would be enough to last him a very long time.

’Next, I’ll wait for the mechanical lifeforms to arrive, and then we’ll continue exploring the Solar System,’ Li Yang thought to himself.

’But what exactly is in this Solar System?’

The Solar System wasn’t considered large, but it was difficult for even top-tier experts to discern its internal situation. That was why, after several decades, only a small fraction of it had been explored.

With the mechanical lifeforms being purchased, Li Yang eagerly awaited the unveiling of the Solar System’s mysteries. Perhaps in the future, he could obtain a fifth, a sixth... or even more Dragon Scale Insects!

However, before the mechanical lifeforms could arrive, Li Yang received a message from the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall.

The opportunity the Saint Hall had arranged for him had arrived!

...

"The Star Moon Race’s Path of Inheritance." Li Yang read the message that had just arrived.

"Li Yang, the Star Moon Race’s Path of Inheritance will open sometime between one month and one year from now. Please proceed to the Star Moon Race to receive the inheritance during this window. The inheritance period will last for one year."

Having passed the twelfth step of the Path of the Deities, the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall was going to provide him with even better resources for his training!

One hundred million contribution points, plus opportunities just like this one!

An opportunity that others couldn’t obtain no matter how hard they tried was being bestowed directly by the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, allowing Li Yang to obtain it with ease and make rapid progress.