From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Major Shock

"Li Yang can definitely handle Jun Mo."

"That’s right. He wouldn’t have challenged Jun Mo if he wasn’t strong enough."

Throughout the Milky Way, everyone was nervously watching Li Yang’s battle.

Even though they said that, they all knew how powerful Jun Mo was. There was a ninety-nine percent chance Li Yang was no match for him.

The Milky Way only had this one genius. If he was eliminated, there would be no point in watching the Human Race’s grandest talent selection anymore.

As they watched with bated breath, Jun Mo charged, and Li Yang launched an attack of his own. Jun Mo tried to shatter Li Yang’s assault but failed to block it. Instead, the blow sent him flying backward, a mouthful of blood spraying from his lips.

Li Yang’s figure then blurred. With another strike, Jun Mo—the top-ranked combatant in this battle space—was killed and eliminated.

The entire Milky Way seemed to fall silent for a moment, its inhabitants staring at the scene in utter disbelief.

But it was only for an instant. A moment later, the entire Milky Way erupted in a colossal roar of celebration.

"HOLY SHIT!!! Li Yang insta-killed Jun Mo!!!"

"Haha, I knew Li Yang was hiding his strength!"

"Li Yang is so powerful!"

"Jun Mo was ranked 300th overall in the first round on the Yangyuan Star Continent, with power approaching the Late Longevity Realm! Li Yang killed him in just two attacks. That means Li Yang’s strength must be close to the Peak of Longevity Realm! With that kind of power... he can definitely rank among the top few on the entire Yangyuan Star Continent!"

"This is insane! Absolutely insane! To think the Milky Way could produce such a peerless genius!"

...

The entire Milky Way was instantly thrown into a frenzy.

Just moments ago, everyone had thought Li Yang was the one who would be eliminated, that the Milky Way would lose its chance to compete against the geniuses of other galaxies!

But now, Li Yang had suddenly unleashed such astonishing power!

Even Jun Mo, the top-ranked combatant in the battle space, was taken down so quickly! It only took two strikes to kill him.

With such power... who could possibly stand against him?

"Li Yang!"

"Yangyang!"

On Earth, Li Guohai, Zhao Rou, and the others who had been worried about Li Yang saw this, and their faces immediately lit up with excitement.

"I told you Dad was the best," Xiaolidong said, clenching his fists, his eyes glued to the screen.

...

In the Golden Moon Empire, all eyes were fixed on the fifty video feeds.

As soon as the competition began, intense battles erupted on every screen.

"Your Majesty, Kanlan from battle space 903 has been eliminated!"

"Your Majesty, Zilan from battle space 881 has been eliminated!"

...

In just one or two seconds, more than twenty of the Golden Moon Empire’s fifty-eight contestants had already been eliminated!

Everyone attacked at once. Among the ten thousand participants, it was a complete free-for-all. The weak simply couldn’t survive such chaos.

The smiles on the faces of those in the grand hall faded. They hadn’t expected much from those contestants, but they had still held out a sliver of hope.

"Prince Lentz has also been killed!" someone in the grand hall suddenly announced.

And it was true. In battle space 513, Lentz had been caught in the shockwave of an attack from the strongest combatant there and was killed instantly.

Although Lentz was ranked second in the Golden Moon Empire, just behind Li Yang, his overall rank was over ninety thousand. Within his battle space, his strength placed him around the one-hundred mark, far from the top.

The onlookers’ expressions shifted. The elimination of the others was one thing, but Li Yang and Lentz were their best hopes for passing the second round.

Now that Lentz was out, only Li Yang remained.

And since Li Yang had just clashed with Jun Mo, his own elimination seemed highly likely.

Could it be that this time, the Golden Moon Empire would be completely wiped out in just a few seconds?

Just then, someone in the hall cried out excitedly, "Everyone, quick, look at Li Yang in battle space 360!"

At his words, every eye in the palace snapped to that screen.

On the screen, facing a furious Jun Mo, Li Yang’s power suddenly erupted. With just two strikes, he cut Jun Mo down.

The speaker was none other than Lunba Wu. He had been hoping for Lentz’s elimination and Li Yang’s advancement, so he had been watching Li Yang’s feed intently, worried he would be knocked out by Jun Mo.

But upon seeing the terrifying power Li Yang suddenly unleashed, his eyes lit up with sheer excitement.

’Li Yang’s power is actually this incredible?’

’To take down Jun Mo, who was ranked 300th, so decisively... with such terrifying power... I can already imagine it. Once the second round is over, Li Yang’s name will shake countless factions across the entire Yangyuan Star Continent!’

’Lentz, my dear brother, you’re finished.’

Lunba Wu’s body trembled with excitement. He wanted Li Yang to be powerful—the more powerful, the better.

’Lentz used underhanded tactics to get Li Yang eliminated before. Li Yang must despise him for it. But will he resent the entire Golden Moon Empire because of what Lentz did? The very man who could bring the Golden Moon Empire immense glory resents the empire because of Lentz. If that news got out...’

Lunba Wu could barely contain his eagerness to reveal the whole story.

’The moment I say it, Lentz is finished. The lightest punishment would be exile from the Golden Moon Empire’s inner circle of power.’

And yet, despite his excitement, Lunba Wu forced himself to remain silent, choosing not to reveal what he knew.

Inside the palace, everyone was now staring at battle space 360, watching as Li Yang finished off Jun Mo with his second strike.

"Li Yang’s power... is so immense!"

"To kill Jun Mo so easily, Li Yang’s strength must be close to the Peak of Longevity Realm!"

"He was hiding so much of his true strength!"

Inside the palace of the Golden Moon Empire, a terrifying glint appeared in the eyes of a group of Starry Sky Masters and World Masters!

Then, that glint was replaced by sheer, unadulterated excitement.

Jun Mo was ranked 300th on the entire Yangyuan Star Continent! To kill him in just two strikes... that level of power definitely puts Li Yang in the top three of the entire Star Continent!

"Your Majesty, we must get on good terms with Li Yang!"

"Yes! According to our information, this Li Yang comes from a Planet Zero and is only twenty-five years old. A genius like this, with these accomplishments... he even has a chance of becoming one of the Deities in the future!"

"There’s at least a twenty percent chance he could become a Deity!"

The experts all chimed in.

With Talent ranked in the top three of the Yangyuan Star Continent, his potential was immense. Reaching the Peak of the World Realm was practically a certainty.

And once he did, Li Yang would be an exceptionally powerful World Realm master.

At the very least, the Golden Moon Empire had never produced a genius ranked in the top three of the Yangyuan Star Continent!

"Haha! This Li Yang is truly incredible!" the Emperor of the Golden Moon Empire boomed, his voice filled with excitement. "He is our Golden Moon Empire’s greatest hero!"

"Top three in the entire Yangyuan Star Continent! This time, the name of the Golden Moon Empire will resound throughout the entire Yangyuan Star Continent!"

The Golden Moon Empire was truly about to make a name for itself.

At this point, everyone in the palace was so excitedly discussing Li Yang that no one even mentioned Lentz’s elimination.

In the face of such immense glory, Lentz’s elimination was completely insignificant. Everyone had simply forgotten about him.