Chapter 462: Ninth in the History of the Human Race

"Li Yang, you used this move to defeat me last time, but I was using only a fraction of my power. This time, I am unleashing the full power of a Deity. An attack like this won’t be enough to stop me."

Despite his solemn expression, the middle-aged man’s voice was calm.

Li Yang, however, said nothing. After the phantom spear condensed, it split in two, forming a pair of radiant spear tips.

Then, two became four, and four became eight...

In just a moment, the spear tips multiplied endlessly, a dense swarm filling the void!

BOOM!

The entire combat space twisted and trembled, seemingly unable to withstand the sheer power!

In the blink of an eye, the world around Li Yang became a vision of utter ruin!

"Go!"

The division was complex, yet it happened in a flash. With a wave of his spear, Li Yang unleashed the volley of destructive spear tips from above him, sending them surging madly forward!

As they shot forth, they also fanned out, spreading across more than half the space in an instant!

Countless spear tips whirled like gears, threatening to annihilate everything. Any living thing that came into contact with them would be instantly shredded to pieces!

"What?"

The middle-aged man’s expression flickered.

He kept using his teleportation technique to dodge, but the area consumed by the spear tips grew ever larger, leaving him with less and less room to maneuver.

The second form of the Destruction Spear Skill, unlike the first, was not a single-target attack but an area-of-effect one.

Both, however, possessed immense destructive force, annihilating everything in their path.

It was perfect for contained arena battles, and the space on this step was an ideal stage for this very skill!

Finally, one of the spear tips made contact, slashing across the man’s body.

RIP!

A gash opened up on the man, and his aura wavered, diminishing slightly.

The wound itself wasn’t serious; in fact, it was quite minor.

A focused attack from the Destruction Spear Skill would be a major threat to a Deity, but in this wide-ranging assault, each individual spear tip was only slightly more powerful than an ordinary Deity.

A single spear tip was nowhere near enough to kill a Deity!

But there wasn’t just one—there were countless.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

After the first strike landed, the others swarmed in, eventually enveloping the man completely!

The vortex of spear tips shredded everything within, completely obscuring the scene of the battle.

Ten minutes passed in this state.

Finally, the scene of the battle became clear once more.

Beneath the onslaught of innumerable spear tips, the man’s aura had dropped to its absolute lowest point. He was a single thread away from death.

Just then, however, the man waved his right hand. The countless spear tips vanished, and his aura instantly returned to its peak.

"Hm?"

Li Yang’s expression changed at the sight.

’The power that man just used... it seemed to be more than that of an ordinary Deity.’

He made no further move, and neither did the man. The man was now looking at Li Yang, his face wreathed in smiles.

"In all of history, only eight geniuses in our Human Race have achieved the power to slay Deities after cultivating for less than a century. And now, Li Yang, you are the ninth."

The man’s eyes were filled with delight.

"Li Yang, congratulations. You have passed the fortieth step of the Path of Deities."

WHOOSH!

With that, the man’s figure flickered and vanished.

’I passed?’

Watching the man disappear, Li Yang let out a soft sigh, a faint smile finally touching his lips.

’Now I can finally take a Sovereign as my master,’ Li Yang thought.

Once he was accepted as a Sovereign’s disciple, he would no longer have to fear the threat from Luoyu!

「...」

Outside the Path of Deities, numerous Deities and Emperors were still watching.

"The battle on the fortieth step has begun!"

"The opponent on this step is a true Deity!"

The Deities and Emperors held their breath in anticipation.

For someone of Li Yang’s strength to pass this trial would be a true miracle!

In the entire Human Race, there were fewer than ten such prodigies, yet there were thousands of Emperors. This showed just how rare they were.

As they watched, the battle began. Li Yang unleashed the second form of his Destruction Spear Skill, enveloping the entire combat space. This continued for ten minutes until the battle ceased. The guardian was left with only a sliver of life before he finally vanished.

"He passed! He actually passed!"

"We just witnessed a miracle!"

The crowd of Deities and Emperors were at a loss for words, their hearts filled with nothing but shock.

They had just witnessed a miracle with their own eyes!

Amidst their shock, the powerful experts all turned to look at Sect Master Blade Slaughter.

"Haha, Blade Slaughter, congratulations!"

"Blade Slaughter, you really kept this under wraps! To think your disciple has already reached such a level!"

"Haha, I don’t think Blade Slaughter was trying to hide it from us on purpose. Even if he had told us about Li Yang’s strength, would any of us have believed him?"

"Exactly! We wouldn’t just have disbelieved him; we’d probably have laughed in his face."

"Sigh, I’m so jealous. A disciple this powerful... I was *this close* to snatching him from Blade Slaughter back in the day."

"Me too. So many regrets."

One after another, the Deities spoke up, their eyes filled with envy as they looked at Blade Slaughter.

When Li Yang first entered the Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race, he had been spurned by one Deity after another. They hadn’t wanted to take him as a disciple because he comprehended multiple types of laws.

And now, Li Yang had grown to this incredible extent!

Reaching this point at the Star Lord Realm after only twenty years of cultivation, passing the fortieth step of the Path of Deities, ranked among the top ten talents in the history of the Human Race... Every prodigy like this, barring an early demise, has at least reached the Emperor Level!

"Haha."

Hearing the comments from the other Deities, Sect Master Blade Slaughter laughed heartily. "It seems you all just weren’t fated to have him."

"Smug bastard."

"Yeah, go ahead and gloat, Blade Slaughter. With Li Yang’s Talent, he’ll most likely surpass you in the future!"

Hearing this, Sect Master Blade Slaughter simply smiled. "Nurturing a disciple who surpasses my own strength is what I hope to see most."

The crowd continued to murmur.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

As they spoke, powerful consciousnesses continued to descend upon the area, one after another. More and more experts were arriving!

These consciousnesses... they had clearly heard of Li Yang’s accomplishment and had rushed over to see for themselves.

During the battle on the fortieth step, the combat space had been completely obscured by the destructive spear tips, preventing the onlookers from seeing what was happening. So, they had sent out slivers of their consciousness to contact their friends.

After all, with an achievement like Li Yang’s, the Deities and Emperors present couldn’t help but want their friends to witness the event alongside them.

And Yangyuan Emperor’s consciousness was among those that had just arrived.