Chapter 200: Chapter 200: The Final Ranking of the First Round
"Li Yang is incredible!"
"He’s at the 1,400th step! And he still hasn’t reached his limit! He’s still pushing forward!"
"Li Yang broke into the top 100,000... then the top 50,000... then the top 30,000..."
"This is insane! Absolutely insane! This is the overall ranking across the billions of galaxies in the Yangyuan Star Continent!"
"To think our Milky Way Galaxy could produce such a peerless genius!"
The Milky Way Galaxy erupted in an uproar. Countless people wore expressions of excitement and frenzy. All across the galaxy, sounds of celebration could be heard everywhere.
When Li Yang’s name first drew attention after he passed the 1,000th step, the people of the Milky Way were already ecstatic.
At that time, Li Yang was ranked thirty-first in the entire Golden Moon Empire.
The Golden Moon Empire ruled over a thousand galaxies, among which the Milky Way was utterly insignificant. For a genius like Li Yang to suddenly appear was more than they could have hoped for.
But then, Li Yang continued to climb: thirty-first... twentieth... the top ten... until he quickly seized the number one spot in the Golden Moon Empire!
Even after securing first place in the Golden Moon Empire, Li Yang’s rank continued to soar, and he began to climb into the top ranks among all the geniuses in the Yangyuan Star Continent!
This was, without a doubt, the greatest honor in the history of the Milky Way!
...
In the Golden Moon Empire, the atmosphere inside the palace was equally jubilant.
"Your Majesty, Li Yang has reached the 1,500th step! He’s now ranked 9,960th in the entire Yangyuan Star Continent, officially breaking into the top 10,000!"
Inside the palace, an elderly man stared at the ranking board, his face flush with excitement as he spoke.
"He’s the first genius from our Golden Moon Empire ever to break into the top 10,000 of the Yangyuan Star Continent!"
Meanwhile, Lentz, who was ranked second in the Golden Moon Empire, had passed the 1,200th step and was ranked somewhere beyond 90,000th place in the Yangyuan Star Continent.
Six years ago, Lentz had barely made the cut at the Yangyuan Empire’s selection for 100,000 geniuses, so his current rank was to be expected.
"Li Yang’s Talent is just too powerful."
"With Talent like that, it’s entirely possible he could represent the Yangyuan Star Continent and compete against the geniuses from other Star Continents in the finals."
"Our Golden Moon Empire has really gained a great deal of glory this time!"
"Sigh... it’s a shame we didn’t recruit Li Yang into our Golden Moon Empire earlier."
"Indeed. I did a quick check. Li Yang comes from a Planet Zero. He must have lacked resources, Cultivation Techniques, and the like before, so his Talent wasn’t apparent. It’s only now, on the steps of the Path of the Deities, that his true Talent has been revealed."
The entire hall was abuzz, with everyone singing Li Yang’s praises.
Some ministers, however, lamented that Li Yang wasn’t a genius nurtured within their Golden Moon Empire from the start.
In the hall, Lunba Wu glanced at Lentz’s ranking, then back at Li Yang’s.
A hint of excitement flickered deep in his eyes. He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there are only a few days left. Many geniuses have already stalled, but Li Yang doesn’t seem to have reached his limit yet. He should be able to climb even higher, and his rank will improve further."
He was secretly overjoyed.
Lunba Wu had previously investigated the reason for Tianluo of the Yuanlan Clan’s visit and had made a surprising discovery.
It turned out that Tianluo and Lentz had conspired to eliminate Li Yang from the Milky Way.
He had looked into Li Yang before. The man was just from a Planet Zero and had only recently been exposed to the wider Cosmos.
Upon discovering this, Lunba Wu hadn’t paid it much mind, quickly putting it out of his thoughts.
It hadn’t seemed like a major issue, and he couldn’t use it against Lentz.
But now, during the Eternal Saint Hall’s genius selection for the Human Race, this same Li Yang had become the number one genius of the Golden Moon Empire, even breaking into the top 10,000 of the Yangyuan Star Continent!
The top 10,000 among countless geniuses from billions of galaxies!
A genius like that would undoubtedly be courted by numerous powerful factions.
If the higher-ups of the Golden Moon Empire were to find out that Lentz had interfered in Li Yang’s competition and had him eliminated, what would their expressions be like?
’Li Yang, perform even better. The stronger you are, the better!’
Lunba Wu’s heart pounded with excitement and anticipation.
He desperately hoped Li Yang would be recruited into the Eternal Saint Hall of the Human Race!
At that point, if the Golden Moon Empire discovered what Lentz had done to Li Yang, how would things play out? He couldn’t wait to find out!
No matter how things developed, Lentz would surely lose any chance of ruling the Golden Moon Empire in the future. And wouldn’t that be his opportunity?
"Haha."
The Emperor of the Golden Moon Empire was also thrilled. Listening to the chatter, he said with a laugh, "Li Yang has brought great honor to our Golden Moon Empire this time. Rewards are certainly in order. In addition to his own reward, his home, Planet Zero, shall also be given a reward."
...
In the Milky Way, the Golden Moon Empire, and beyond... countless people were watching the rankings, and more and more of them were focusing on Li Yang.
Five years can be a long time or a short time. For some of the powerful experts in the Cosmos, it was barely enough time for a single cultivation session.
Finally, the time was up.
On Earth, countless people were waiting.
As the final moments passed, Li Yang’s rank was locked in.
Li Yang (Golden Moon Empire, Milky Way Galaxy)
Path of the Deities Step: 1501
Golden Moon Empire Rank: 1
Yangyuan Star Continent Rank: 9,910
As the results were finalized, all of Earth erupted in cheers.
"Li Yang is incredible! Number one in the Golden Moon Empire, out of countless geniuses from over a thousand galaxies! He even ranked in the top ten thousand of the entire Yangyuan Star Continent!"
"I knew Li Yang wouldn’t let us down."
"Shen Xuan is incredible too. He almost reached the 1,000th step."
The people of Earth were ecstatic. The number one genius in the Golden Moon Empire was one of their own!
...
"Number one."
At the Milky Way branch of the Human Race Saint Hall, the Star Lord Realm expert, Candy, was all smiles.
"Candy, you were the one who went to Li Yang’s home planet, Earth, weren’t you?"
"You’re so lucky."
Beside Candy stood several other Star Lords, their faces filled with envy.
"Haha, I never expected Li Yang’s Talent to be this powerful either," Candy laughed heartily, unable to conceal the broad smile on his face.
With a ranking like this, Li Yang would have no trouble breaking through to the Star Lord realm in the future. He might even have a chance of becoming a World Lord!
Moreover, Li Yang had come from a Planet Zero. Candy knew that he had never been nurtured by any major power.
To reach such a level in just five years on the steps of the Path of the Deities, all without the backing of a faction... his potential was nothing short of terrifying!
In the future, Li Yang’s strength would very likely surpass their own.
The other Star Lords were naturally envious of Candy for having a connection to such a genius.
While Candy and the others at the Milky Way branch of the Human Race Saint Hall were overjoyed, there was one person who was not.
This person was none other than Elder Qi of the Yuanlan Clan, Baluka. He had previously conspired with Jin Mola to seize the Purple Brilliance Crystal Stone veins on Mars and the Moon.
They had only brought in Tianluo after they found themselves unable to deal with Earth.
’How is this possible? How is Li Yang’s Talent so powerful? The 1,500th step...’
Ever since Li Yang had reached the 1,000th step of the Path of the Deities, Baluka’s expression had been grim, and he had been secretly hoping for Li Yang’s progress to halt.
But Li Yang had just kept climbing, and now he’d ascended to the 1,500th step of the Path of the Deities, breaking into the top 10,000 of the Yangyuan Star Continent!
’With such Talent, he could become a World Lord in the future!’
His expression shifted rapidly before he finally grit his teeth.
’No. As soon as Young Master Tianluo emerges from the Path of the Deities, I must report this to the higher-ups immediately!’
...
Li Yang, however, was unaware of the commotion his performance had caused.
Li Yang was observing the Imprints of Law before him when he suddenly felt his body shift and then vanish.
He had left the steps of the Path of the Deities and reappeared somewhere in the Virtual World.
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