Chapter 458: Return to the Sacred Hall

After speaking with Zhou Yao for a moment, Li Yang logged out of the Virtual World. When he thought of Luoyu, a glint of killing intent appeared in his eyes.

"Damned Luoyu!"

Targeting an opponent’s family was the ultimate taboo. It was a common understanding that loved ones were off-limits, but Luoyu clearly had no bottom line.

Meanwhile, Luoyu sat on his throne, holding a glass of fine wine and savoring it slowly.

A smile played on his lips as he said, "Haha, Li Yang, so what if I have no bottom line? What can you possibly do about it?"

Luoyu’s smile widened as he imagined Li Yang flying into a rage, and the thought filled him with delight.

’Everyone saw it. Your son, Li Dong, started a fight with someone on the street. It just so happens that person has some powerful connections, which is why Li Dong was captured. It has very little to do with me.’

Luoyu wasn’t worried in the slightest.

’Going after family is a major taboo. If I’m going to target Li Yang’s family, I won’t be foolish enough to have them captured for no reason.’

’Your son has been captured, Li Yang. What are you going to do?’

A smile touched Luoyu’s lips. ’Don’t be hasty. You have many other family members. I’ll have them captured one by one, and they’ll all be taken by different factions for all sorts of reasons. It will have nothing to do with me, Luoyu.’

’You’re heading to the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, aren’t you? Trying to become an Emperor’s disciple? A pity. Even if you succeed, so what?’

A sneer formed on Luoyu’s lips.

’The Zun Lie Clan isn’t afraid of any Emperor. Even if one were to step forward, I wouldn’t pay them any mind.’

’So what if I offend that Emperor? Would they actually dare to move against me?’

And so, Luoyu acted with complete impunity.

...

Meanwhile, inside the spaceship, Li Yang walked out of his room.

"Li Yang, how is your grasp of the spear skill?" Seeing him emerge, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master immediately walked over to ask.

For the past two months, Li Yang had been in his room practicing the Destruction Spear Skill.

"Master, I have already mastered the second form of the Destruction Spear Skill," Li Yang said.

"You’ve mastered it?" Hearing this, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master’s eyes lit up. "Excellent!"

Noticing Li Yang’s unhappy expression, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master seemed to guess the reason. "Has Luoyu pulled some other trick?" he asked.

Li Yang nodded. "Yes, Master. Just now, Luoyu sent people to capture my son, Li Dong."

Hearing this, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master frowned. "Going after family... This Luoyu is even more shameless than I imagined."

He said bluntly, "Li Yang, once you become the disciple of a Dominator, you must tell them about this."

Since Li Yang had mastered the second form of the Destruction Spear Skill, it was a foregone conclusion that he would pass the fortieth step of the Deities’ Path. A Dominator would surely descend to take Li Yang as a disciple.

"I know, Master," Li Yang said, clenching his fists and nodding.

...

This was a vast and desolate region. Ahead lay a rolling mountain range, upon which ancient palaces stood, seemingly exuding the weight of ages.

High in the mountains, a strange river flowed slowly, with no end in sight, as if it could flow on for eternity.

WHOOSH!

A spaceship flew out from a Space Teleportation Array, and a moment later, several figures emerged.

"Look, it’s the Blade Slaughter Sect Master and Li Yang."

"Li Yang is back at the Saint Hall?"

There were others in the area, and upon seeing Li Yang and his group, their gazes immediately shifted over.

"Something huge happened back in Li Yang’s home, the Solar System!"

"Yeah, a complete Ancestral Dragon corpse! Our Saint Hall’s Black Inference Dominator and over seventy Emperors went there."

"It wasn’t just our Saint Hall. The Blood Cold Dominator from the Hunyuan Martial Saint Realm also led numerous Emperors there."

"The Ancestral Dragon corpse is one thing, but there’s also the rumor that Luoyu has directly declared war on Li Yang."

"Luoyu is from the Zun Lie Venerable’s family! The Zun Lie Clan... can you imagine how powerful their backing is? And Li Yang actually managed to provoke them."

"I heard Luoyu was the one who discovered the Ancestral Dragon corpse first."

"What do you mean, he discovered it first? The Solar System is Li Yang’s territory."

"I heard Luoyu and Li Yang were already on bad terms. Luoyu even captured Li Yang once before."

"No matter how much of a genius Li Yang is, he’s just an ant before the Zun Lie Clan. How can he possibly fight Luoyu?"

The crowd of powerhouses murmured amongst themselves.

The news of the Ancestral Dragon corpse had sent massive shockwaves that had yet to subside. Countless top-tier powerhouses of the Human Race were spending their contribution points to exchange for the Ancestral Dragon’s blood, hoping to refine it and enhance their strength.

As for the conflict between Li Yang and Luoyu, few people were actually paying close attention; they were merely aware that it was happening.

Li Yang was oblivious to the discussions around him.

His gaze swept across the area.

"Master, I’m going to get my strength tested." Upon arriving, Li Yang wasted no time.

"Alright, Li Yang. Go on." The Blade Slaughter Sect Master nodded. He completely understood how Li Yang was feeling.

Watching Li Yang stand motionless with his eyes closed, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master thought to himself, ’This time, my disciple is going to cause a massive sensation!’

...

SWISH!

With a thought, Li Yang’s consciousness entered the Virtual World, arriving in the space that housed the Deities’ Path.

There was no one at the Deities’ Path at the moment.

After all, the Eternal Saint Hall only trained a limited number of geniuses for the Human Race, and their testing schedules were irregular, so one was unlikely to run into anyone else most of the time.

But Li Yang didn’t care whether there was anyone else present. He walked up to the colossal staircase.

As he approached, the staircase seemed to scan him. Suddenly, his figure flickered and vanished.

When he reappeared, Li Yang found himself in a strange space. Inside this space was a demonic beast, its cold eyes fixed on him.

This was the thirteenth step of the Deities’ Path!

Over a decade ago, Li Yang had been stopped at this stage. Afterward, he had chosen to break through to the Star Lord Realm and leave the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall.

He hadn’t returned for a test since.

A decade ago, he had been instantly defeated at this stage, but now, Li Yang felt the demonic beast in this space was incredibly weak.

"Li Yang, Star Lord Realm. Commence battle?"

A mechanical voice echoed in Li Yang’s ears.

Looking at the demonic beast, Li Yang took a deep breath, a fire igniting in his eyes.

’Before, I was powerless and weak, with no way to fight back. This whole Cosmos runs on strength. Without it, you’re destined to be trampled on.’

’But besides strength, the Cosmos also values potential!’

’My strength is still weak right now, so I’ll just have to show them my potential!’

’This time, I will unleash everything I have!’

Looking at the demonic beast, Li Yang said plainly, "Battle."

"ROAR!"

The moment he spoke, the demonic beast let out a furious roar and charged straight toward him.