Chapter 354: Regret

Li Yang and Hei Xu both looked toward the entrance of the Star Moon Race’s territory.

They weren’t the only ones; Lan Ruo, Lan Xin, and the others were also watching.

"Xinxin, your friend Lily is here to pick you up," Lan Ruo said with a smile. "She’s certainly fast."

Lan Xin didn’t say anything. She found it a bit strange.

’Didn’t Lily say she’d be here in a few minutes? Why is she so early?’

She had just messaged Lily. ’Did she come out early to give me a surprise?’

Just as she was thinking this,

BOOM!

Suddenly, a powerful aura erupted. Several figures flew out from the Star Moon Race’s entrance, and the oppressive aura radiating from the person in the lead made everyone present feel uncomfortable.

"A Deity!"

Only a powerful Deity could possess such might!

Lan Ruo said in shock, "Xinxin, what’s your friend’s status? To think she’d have a Deity come out to greet us!"

It was no wonder she jumped to that conclusion. Lan Xin had been in contact with Lily of the Star Moon Race, and they had arranged to be picked up at the entrance. Since someone had appeared right after they arrived, her immediate assumption was that they were here for them.

"Sis, I... I don’t know what Lily’s status is," Lan Xin stammered, also a bit dazed as she stared ahead.

’Huh? Lily isn’t here?’ she wondered, looking at the figures who had emerged.

"She’s not here?" Lan Xin was stunned, finally realizing something was amiss.

It seemed the newcomers weren’t here for them.

After the powerful Deity appeared, he swept his gaze over the crowd. His eyes passed right over the sisters, Lan Ruo and Lan Xin, without lingering for even a second.

But when they saw Li Yang and the man with him, a smile instantly appeared on their faces.

WHOOSH!

Their figures flew directly toward them.

"Haha, Li Yang, Hei Xu, sorry to keep you waiting."

The powerful Deity said with a laugh.

Seeing this, Lan Ruo and the others were clearly stunned.

’That Deity from the Star Moon Race is here to greet that young man and the middle-aged one. Li Yang... Li Yang... that name...’

Lan Ruo thought for a moment, and then it hit her. ’Could he be the Li Yang from the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall?’

She had, of course, heard of Li Yang, but she had no idea what he looked like.

After all, Li Yang was from the Yangyuan Star Continent. Generally speaking, among the Three Thousand Star Continents of the Human Race, the Yangyuan Star Continent paid the most attention to him; the other Star Continents, less so.

"Elder Lie Shu, it’s good to see you," Li Yang said with a small smile, looking at the newcomer.

"Haha, Li Yang, Hei Xu, please come with me." Elder Lie Shu was very enthusiastic, leading Li Yang and Hei Xu directly to the entrance and through it.

As for the others at the entrance, he didn’t give them a second glance.

Besides Li Yang, he had no need to curry favor with anyone else, even if they were from an Emperor’s clan.

They lived within the territory of the Human Race, but their relationship was one of alliance, not vassalage.

As the Star Moon Race possessed a supreme leader, they had no need to curry favor with anyone except for the top-tier experts of the Human Race and monstrous geniuses like Li Yang.

At that moment, everyone else just watched as the Deity from the Star Moon Race enthusiastically led Li Yang and Hei Xu through the entrance, where they vanished from sight.

"Could that young man really be Li Yang, the peerless genius from the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall?"

"It has to be! What other Li Yang would receive such a warm welcome from the Star Moon Race?"

"Li Yang is visiting the Star Moon Race?"

...

The crowd was clearly stunned by the scene, and they all began to speculate on the pair’s identity.

Lan Ruo, Lan Xin, and their companions were also lost in thought. Just then, the expression on Lan Ruo’s face changed drastically.

WHOOSH!

Before long, another figure flew out of the entrance. It was a young woman from the Star Moon Race. Upon seeing her, Lan Xin immediately called out happily, "Lily, I’m over here!"

The Star Moon Race girl, Lisang, flew over, grinning. "Xinxin."

"Lily, this is my sister, and this is Barton. And these two are..." Lan Xin introduced the people with her.

After the introductions, Lan Xin couldn’t help but ask, "Lily, we just saw a Deity from your race fly out."

"I know."

Hearing this, Lisang nodded and said, "Li Yang from your Human Race is here to receive an inheritance at our Star Moon Race’s sacred grounds. The elder just now went to greet him."

As she said this, Lisang’s tone became noticeably subdued.

Clearly, they were not happy that their race’s sacred grounds were being occupied by Li Yang.

However, they wouldn’t show it. The fact that their sacred grounds were being taken by Li Yang just meant their own race wasn’t strong enough. What they needed to do was train even harder, not wallow in self-pity or resent the Human Race.

"The sacred grounds of inheritance!"

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked.

The Star Moon Fruit, the Star Moon Stele, the Star Moon Inheritance... Anyone who knew of the Star Moon Race knew that the Star Moon Inheritance was their greatest opportunity!

’It really is Li Yang, and he’s here to receive the inheritance.’

At this point, Lan Ruo completely understood the reason for Li Yang’s arrival.

She hadn’t been sure before. After all, Li Yang was from the Yangyuan Star Continent; why would he come all the way to their Star Continent for no reason?

Now that Li Yang’s identity was truly confirmed, a look of profound regret appeared in Lan Ruo’s eyes.

’Xinxin invited Li Yang just now, so why... why did I call her back?’

Li Yang, a monstrous genius cultivated by the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall who had passed through the twelve paths of the Deities. A great many people were optimistic about his future, believing he had a high chance of becoming an Emperor!

Even though such a genius was still weak at present, his status was likely no less than that of Tri-System Deities or Four-Element Deities!

The Emperor of their Lanling Clan had fallen, causing their family’s status to plummet. They had been trying to build connections everywhere, yet when a peerless genius like Li Yang appeared right before her eyes, she had simply given up on the opportunity.

Regret! At this moment, Lan Ruo wanted nothing more than to slap herself across the face!

If they had become friends with a genius like Li Yang, the benefits for their Lanling Clan would have been immense.

Unfortunately, she had personally snuffed out any possibility of that friendship.

Moreover, what happened earlier might have even made Li Yang develop a dislike for her.

Of course, she had no way of knowing that Li Yang hadn’t paid it any mind at all, but her thoughts were running wild with anxiety.

Unaware of Lan Ruo’s regret, the Star Moon Race girl, Lisang, smiled and said, "Xinxin, let’s go. The Star Moon Stele assessment is about to begin in our territory. I’ll take you and your friends to have a look."

"Okay!" Lan Xin replied with a grin.

And so, the group entered the world of the Star Moon Race.

...

Upon passing through the entrance, Li Yang felt his vision blur for an instant before he found himself in a vast new world.

Outside the entrance, the environment was harsh and desolate, completely unsuitable for habitation.

But upon entering the world of the Star Moon Race, the scene changed completely.

The sky was bright, and the land was covered with countless medicinal herbs and Spirit Fruits. A rich Spiritual Power permeated the air, brimming with life.

Separated only by an entrance, this place and the outside world were two completely different realms.