From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Li Yang gazed at the weapon, pondering for a moment before asking, "Soul Ink, aren’t there any lightning-attribute Sword Techniques? There should be plenty of them, right?"

He had no idea about the origin of the mysterious little sword in his mind, but its power was absolutely boundless. That was why Li Yang was more inclined to use a Sword Technique.

"You’re so dumb."

Hearing Li Yang insist on learning a Sword Technique, Soul Ink shook his head. "The best weapon is one that suits you and allows you to unleash greater power. Why fixate on a single type?"

"Besides, different weapons possess different levels of power. If you had a more powerful weapon, would you use it, or would you stubbornly stick to the longsword in your hand?"

"The longsword in your hand is only a Spirit-grade Divine Weapon. If you had one of a higher grade, and your own strength was the same, which would you use?"

"It’s common for the strong to switch weapons. Even if I were to recommend you use that Six Elements Spear, you’d probably switch to something else by the time you reach the World Realm."

Upon hearing this, Li Yang understood immediately.

The weapon in his hand could unleash triple his attack power when he was at the Early King Level. But now that he had reached the middle stage of the King Level, it only amplified his power by a little over two times.

’If I had a saber that could triple my attack power or even more, I’d probably use it, too.’

"For now, just stick with this Sword Technique. It’s barely passable for the Spirit Awakening Realm," Soul Ink said with a dismissive wave.

Li Yang was rendered speechless.

After a moment’s thought, he asked, "Soul Ink, I think I’ve gotten a handle on my current strength. How about we head to the next location?"

Soul Ink nodded. "Alright. The second cache of Earth Spirit Liquid is one thousand kilometers to the east, ten thousand meters underground."

Following the directions, Li Yang sped toward his destination.

Upon arrival, he transformed into a merciless digging machine and began drilling rapidly into the depths of the earth!

’I’m almost there!’

Li Yang’s heart filled with joy. He was now less than a hundred meters away.

But just then, the previously relaxed Soul Ink floated out, a hint of confusion on his face.

"What’s wrong?" Li Yang asked.

Soul Ink shook his head. "Keep going."

The last hundred meters passed quickly, and Li Yang finally arrived.

A strange space opened up before him, but it was completely empty.

"It’s not here?" Li Yang was taken aback.

’Was Soul Ink’s perception wrong?’

Soul Ink was also frowning slightly. He said directly, "Li Yang, leave this place. Let’s go check the other location."

"Alright."

Li Yang nodded, a sliver of uncertainty creeping into his heart.

A few hours later, Li Yang arrived at the third location.

Here, ten thousand meters deep underground, a large amount of Earth Spirit Liquid filled another strange space.

"It seems someone beat us to the punch at the last location," Soul Ink said.

Li Yang nodded. ’The Earth Spirit Liquid was just sitting there. It’s possible someone stumbled upon it by accident and took it.’

"I’ll start refining it!"

Without wasting a moment, Li Yang sat down cross-legged and began to focus on refining the Earth Spirit Liquid!

There was even more Earth Spirit Liquid this time, so the refining process would likely take longer.

Without a second thought, Li Yang’s strength once again began to skyrocket.

He didn’t stop until six hours later.

"I’ve just reached the Late King Level!" Li Yang clenched his fist, feeling his own power, a look of delight spreading across his face.

On Earth, cultivators in the middle stage of the King Level were relatively few, and those in the Late King Level were even rarer!

Aside from the unfathomably powerful Shen Xuan of the Celestial Origin Palace, there were only three other Late King Level cultivators on the entire planet!

And now, Li Yang was one of them.

Over the next week, Li Yang once again focused on quickly adapting to his new strength.

Once he had fully adapted, he set out for another location to refine more Earth Spirit Liquid!

No one knew that Li Yang’s strength was advancing by leaps and bounds in such a short period.

...

On the same island where Li Yang had discovered the Relic Space, the entrance gate to that very space now stood openly for all to see.

People periodically entered and exited the Relic Space.

The Relic Space was quite large, so it was possible someone might find a treasure that had been overlooked, however slim the chance.

Among the crowd were some foreign faces.

This was the Relic Space Li Yang had discovered. Since the Celestial Origin Palace was the first to learn of it, the people who came here were naturally all from Hua Country.

However, as time passed, foreign Cultivators were bound to get wind of it.

And surely, some of them would come to check out this newly discovered Relic Space.

Johnson, a King Level Cultivator from the United States, flew out of the Relic Space, his expression sour.

"Fuck, there’s nothing."

He had searched all over the Relic Space and found nothing.

And yet, this Relic Space must have once held a vast amount of Spirit Fruits.

The proof was that many Cultivators had experienced huge boosts in strength recently.

Rumor had it that the one who had benefited the most was Li Yang. It was said that he was the one who found precious Spirit Fruits in this very Relic Space, allowing him to break through to the King Level.

’Lucky kid from Hua Country.’

Johnson thought to himself. He planned to take one last look around the island before leaving.

As he reached a certain spot, Johnson suddenly stopped.

"Hm?" He stared at the empty air before him. He had just felt a strange fluctuation!

As a King Level Cultivator, Johnson was certain his senses couldn’t be mistaken.

’Something’s off!’

At that thought, a strange energy rippled out from his body as he sensed the surrounding space.

This was a special ability unique to King Level Cultivators!

With this focused sensing, Johnson finally detected something unusual!

"It’s here!"

His gaze fixed on a single spot.

BOOM!

He unleashed a wave of energy, trying to force whatever was there to reveal itself, but to no avail.

’Is my strength insufficient?’

Johnson thought. But his eyes were filled with ecstatic surprise.

"Haha, I, Johnson, must have heaven-defying luck! There might be another Relic Space right in front of me!"

A second Relic Space on this very island!

’I have to notify Tom and the others! This Relic Space will be opened by us, the United States! We absolutely cannot let this news leak!’

Johnson thought to himself that the more people who knew about the relic, the smaller their share of the spoils would be.

So this time, he would be cautious and not inform too many people.

Even if he did, he’d make sure they owed him a favor for it.

After glancing around and confirming that no one had noticed the anomaly, Johnson quickly left. He found a secluded spot and started making a call.

「A few hours later...」

"Johnson, excellent work!"

"Haha! I can’t believe there’s a second Relic Space on this island!"

"The treasures inside this Relic Space are all ours!"

A total of eight King Level Cultivators from the United States had arrived!

Including Johnson, the United States now had a total of nine King Level Cultivators, one fewer than Hua Country.

After confirming that no one else was around, the nine King Level Cultivators began to emit waves of energy, sensing the anomaly in the space and attempting to open the Relic Space.

HUMMM...

With the combined power of nine King Level Cultivators, the space at that spot merely shimmered. It seemed as though something was about to materialize, but after a brief ripple, it fell still again.

"What? It didn’t open?"

"Is our combined strength not enough?"

"FUCK YOU!!"

"SHIT!!"

Seeing that they had failed to open the Relic Space, the King Level Cultivators from the United States immediately started cursing.