From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: The Center of Attention

’Li Yang, trying to pass the second round of the Human Race Eternal Saint Hall’s selection is nothing but wishful thinking!’

After coming to an agreement with Jun Mo, Tian Luo’s expression darkened as he looked at Li Yang’s rank.

He hadn’t expected Li Yang to have grown so much in such a short time.

With such potential, he was certain to be recruited by the Yangyuan Empire.

He, on the other hand, would most likely not make it into the Human Race Eternal Saint Hall. If that happened, he and Li Yang would end up in the same faction.

’Hmph. Planet Zero is nothing. Li Yang, even if you get into the Yangyuan Empire, I still have ways to deal with you,’ Tian Luo snorted inwardly.

His relationship with Li Yang was already one of life and death; given the chance, Li Yang would absolutely kill him.

And the same was true for him.

Therefore, he had no choice but to see this through to the bitter end.

Of course, the most important thing was that even if Li Yang was recruited by the Yangyuan Empire, his weak backing was still a fact. Many geniuses cultivated by the Yangyuan Empire ended up perishing during their trials.

Given Li Yang’s rank in the 9900s, Tian Luo was confident he could easily have him killed.

...

「Three days passed in a flash.」

"Yangyang, can we watch your fight in the Virtual World?" Zhao Rou asked.

"Yes, Mom. The second round of the Human Race Eternal Saint Hall’s selection is a live broadcast. The Yangyuan Star Continent will have one thousand combat spaces, and I’ll be in Combat Space 360. You can just click on it to watch," Li Yang said with a smile.

One thousand combat spaces would operate simultaneously. The first round of selection gave everyone a full five years to improve their strength, but this second round would likely be over in a matter of minutes!

"Go, Daddy, go!" Next to Zhou Yao, Xiaolidong clenched his little fists, his face alight with excitement.

Li Yang gave his son a kiss, then looked over at the rest of his family.

Li Guohai and the others were all looking at him with anticipation.

SWISH!

With a flicker of his body, Li Yang directly entered Combat Space 360.

At the same time, the other geniuses entered their respective spaces.

All one thousand combat spaces were now visible.

On Earth and throughout the entire Milky Way Galaxy, everyone naturally chose to watch Combat Space 360—the one containing Li Yang.

From the entire Milky Way Galaxy, Li Yang was the only one who had made it to the second round of the Human Race Eternal Saint Hall’s selection.

"The battle is about to start."

"Which one is Li Yang?"

"He’s that young man, about six feet tall, holding the long spear."

"Just look at him! I can tell he’s definitely going to pass this second round!"

"Of course he can! There are over ten thousand people in this space, and Li Yang is ranked tenth in strength. In this second round, ten people from each space will advance, and Li Yang is right in that group."

"According to analyses from the World Lord-level factions in our Milky Way Galaxy, Li Yang was continuously advancing on the Stairway of the Path of Deities. He was still making progress even in the final few months, showing no signs of a bottleneck. Many other geniuses hit their limit in the first two or three years and couldn’t climb more than a few steps in the year or two after that. So, Li Yang’s true strength is likely even greater!"

"That’s right. I was paying close attention to Li Yang’s ranking, and he was constantly climbing. He reached the 1,000th step on the Stairway of the Path of Deities during the third year."

"Li Yang will definitely represent our Milky Way Galaxy and our Yangyuan Star Continent, and compete against the geniuses from other Star Continents."

...

Throughout the Milky Way Galaxy, countless people were discussing excitedly.

For many of them, it was the first time they had ever seen Li Yang.

In the past, they never talked about grand competitions like this, because not a single genius from their Milky Way Galaxy had ever qualified.

But this time was different. Li Yang had appeared, and he had entered with such a high rank. Based on his ranking from the stairway, it was entirely possible for Li Yang to make it to the third round of the Human Race Eternal Saint Hall’s selection.

What a tremendous honor that would be! Of course they were excited.

...

Besides the people of the Milky Way Galaxy, the already-eliminated Jin Mola was also watching Combat Space 360, his eyes locked on Li Yang.

’He has to be eliminated! Li Yang has to be eliminated!’

The hatred between him and Li Yang was too deep. He certainly didn’t want Li Yang to get any further; he was desperate for Li Yang to be eliminated the moment the match began.

...

The Milky Way Galaxy, its many star systems, and countless factions were all watching.

Inside the combat space, Li Yang stood silently, gripping the long spear in his hand.

Inside the space, the more than ten thousand participants all wore incredibly solemn expressions, waiting for the match to begin.

’Once the match starts, I have to get away from the center of the battlefield immediately!’

’A lot of these people are stronger than me, but in this battle, the last ten survivors advance. It’s not like I don’t have a chance.’

’Stay away from Jun Mo and his ilk. Jun Mo is strong enough to kill me in an instant.’

Numerous thoughts ran through the minds of the many geniuses.

No one here was a fool, not even the weakest among them. They were all trying to figure out a way to advance.

Of course, the combat arena was vast, so they could hide. However, the combat space would gradually shrink over time.

The person everyone feared the most was undoubtedly Jun Mo, the top-ranked participant in their space.

Jun Mo, ranked 300th in the Stairway of the Path of Deities selection, possessed strength approaching the Late Longevity Realm. He could even kill those at the Mid Longevity Realm.

Most of the people in the space were at the Early Longevity Realm. Against Jun Mo, such strength meant certain death in a single blow!

Everyone cast fearful glances at Jun Mo. As for Jun Mo himself, he scanned the space and his eyes landed on Li Yang.

His gaze flickered, and he walked directly over to Li Yang. With an indifferent expression, he asked, "You’re Li Yang?"

His expression was cold, clearly showing his displeasure with Li Yang.

’Huh? It looks like that Jun Mo has a beef with Li Yang.’

’I don’t know.’

’Li Yang’s screwed. Jun Mo is the strongest one in this combat space, and Li Yang somehow managed to provoke him.’

’Good! Let him be screwed. Li Yang is ranked tenth in this space and is likely to advance. If Jun Mo eliminates him, we’ll have a better chance. Besides, if Jun Mo is busy fighting Li Yang, he’ll have less energy to deal with the rest of us.’

Hearing Jun Mo’s words to Li Yang, the surrounding geniuses had varied expressions, though nearly all of them were delighted to see this unfold.

Li Yang was a likely candidate to advance. If two of the top ten fought amongst themselves, didn’t that improve their own chances?

Li Yang frowned slightly as Jun Mo approached and spoke to him.

He looked at Jun Mo. He’d never had any dealings with the man before, yet here Jun Mo was, approaching him and saying such inexplicable things, acting as if they had some great feud.

Puzzled for a moment, Li Yang suddenly realized the reason.

’Is it Tian Luo from the Yuanlan Clan?’

’This Jun Mo is also part of a Yangyuan Empire faction, so he must know Tian Luo. For him to suddenly come and speak like this, he’s obviously preparing to make a move on me. His goal is, of course, to eliminate me.’

With these thoughts in mind, Li Yang looked at Jun Mo and asked coldly, "Is there something you want?"

Jun Mo’s expression remained indifferent. He snorted. "Li Yang, don’t you know what you’ve done?"

His gaze was dark, as if Li Yang had personally offended him.

At this moment, Jun Mo was thinking calmly, ’Li Yang, I have no intention of targeting you. You can only blame your own bad luck.’

’If I suddenly attacked Li Yang instead of one of the weaker contestants, a lot of people would be confused. That’s why I’m deliberately saying this—to make everyone think there’s a conflict between us. If we have a feud, then it’s only natural for me to deal with him.’

’You have to find a pretext before you act on anything. That way, no one will be suspicious.’

"What did I do?"

Looking at Jun Mo, who was clearly picking a fight for no reason, Li Yang became even more certain that Tian Luo had sent him.

’So he wants to eliminate me right away?’ Li Yang sneered inwardly, understanding Tian Luo’s scheme.

He looked at Jun Mo and said, "Why don’t you tell me, then? What exactly did I do? I’m quite curious myself."

"Hmph. Li Yang, you know what you did," Jun Mo sneered, refusing to elaborate.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yang suddenly retorted coldly, "If you can’t say it, then get lost."