From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

"I'm going to see my teacher."

After leaving the inheritance palace, Li Yang arrived at the residence of Sect Master Blade Slaughter.

"Li Yang, have you absorbed most of it?" Sect Master Blade Slaughter asked with a smile, looking at him.

He was inwardly marveling at Li Yang's audacity. To think he had used all three inheritance opportunities for every single law.

What kind of genius used their inheritance chances like that?

You have to understand, even after becoming Deities, members of the Human Race still needed to enter the inheritance palace.

After all, with thirteen different laws, almost no one could master them all. Every Deity was surely still comprehending other laws, so of course they wanted to enter the inheritance palace.

Of course, besides the steps on the Path of Deities, there were other ways to accumulate more entry chances.

For example, in the Longevity Realm, passing the twelfth step of the Path of Deities rewarded you with ten inheritance opportunities.

There were also other methods. After all, completing the entire Path of Deities only granted forty-nine chances, which was clearly not enough.

If you performed well, you could definitely earn more inheritance opportunities.

Hearing Sect Master Blade Slaughter's words, Li Yang nodded and said, "Yes, Teacher."

Not only had he mostly absorbed it, but during his four months in the Human Race's inheritance palace, he had experienced numerous epiphanies regarding his various laws. He would be able to make even more progress in the near future.

Sect Master Blade Slaughter said, "If there's anything about the laws you don't understand, speak up."

Sect Master Blade Slaughter then proceeded to instruct Li Yang in detail for a while.

Once the lesson was over, Li Yang didn't plan to stay any longer and prepared to return to Earth.

Just then, Sect Master Blade Slaughter said with a smile, "By the way, Li Yang, the Jinhan Race's saint stele will open in ten years. If all goes as expected, the Eternal Saint Hall should arrange for you to go to the Jinhan Race."

"Oh? The Jinhan Race's saint stele?" Hearing this, Li Yang's interest was piqued. "Teacher, what is that?"

"The Jinhan Race's saint stele is similar to the Star Moon Race's law inheritance. However, it's not just an inheritance but also includes body tempering—the two are combined."

Sect Master Blade Slaughter smiled and said, "Your Talent for laws is powerful, and you also proved you have a powerful physical Talent with the Thunder Spirit Race. Therefore, you are perfectly suited to go to the Jinhan Race."

He looked at his disciple and said, "According to what I've learned, for a genius like you who passed twelve steps in the Longevity Realm, the Eternal Saint Hall will arrange at least five major opportunities for you."

'At least five opportunities?' Li Yang thought to himself upon hearing this.

'One with the Star Moon Race, one with the Thunder Spirit Race, and one with the Jinhan Race in ten years? What about the other two?'

Li Yang thought for a moment and asked, "Teacher, will these opportunities be given early on, or later?"

The Human Race cultivates geniuses for a thousand years during the Star Lord Realm stage.

In reality, given Li Yang's situation, he would definitely be able to master the Fire Element Law and the Time Law within two hundred years at most. At that point, he would be a Dual Pantheon.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to stay in the Star Lord Realm for a thousand years. That would be a complete waste of time.

"Early on."

Sect Master Blade Slaughter said, "Barring any surprises, the five opportunities the Eternal Saint Hall grants you will all be given within the first hundred years. In cultivation, the sooner the better. It wouldn't be good to drag things out for a thousand years before giving you these chances."

"One hundred years?"

Hearing this, Li Yang nodded, sighing in relief inwardly.

If they were delayed until later, he would have no choice but to give up on these opportunities.

At this moment, Li Yang thought to himself, 'Once I've received all five opportunities, I'll choose to break through directly to the World Realm.'

He wasn't in a hurry to break through. When one has comprehended an insight of a law to the very end, one can choose not to break through and simply begin comprehending a second insight instead.

Just like Li Yang right now—he had almost mastered one of the four insights for the Fire Element, Space, and Thunder Laws. If he wished, he could use any of these three laws to break through to the World Realm.

But Li Yang had paused his comprehension and was instead starting to focus on comprehending the second insight.

He could fully comprehend all four insights of a single law to the final step.

This way, after breaking through to the World Realm, he could quickly attempt to ascend to the Divine Realm!

"Hm?" As he was thinking, Li Yang's wrist device suddenly chimed.

However, Li Yang didn't look at it. Sect Master Blade Slaughter was still speaking; he couldn't just get distracted, could he?

Seeing this, Sect Master Blade Slaughter said with a smile, "Li Yang, go ahead and see who it is. No need to be so formal with me."

"Yes, Teacher."

Hearing this, Li Yang nodded and finally looked at his wrist device.

When he saw who was contacting him, Li Yang was a bit surprised.

"Li Yang, who is it?" Sect Master Blade Slaughter asked, noticing his surprised expression.

Li Yang answered truthfully, "Teacher, it's Split Flame, the Tri-System Deity."

"Split Flame?"

Hearing this, Sect Master Blade Slaughter was a little confused. "What would Split Flame want with you? Do you know him?"

Split Flame was a Deity from the Hunyuan Martial Arts Saint Realm.

He, Sect Master Blade Slaughter, was considered part of the middle echelon of the Human Race's Eternal Saint Hall and had dealings with some Deities from the Hunyuan Martial Arts Saint Realm. However, Li Yang was just a genius. It would be impossible for him to have any contact with a Deity from the Hunyuan Martial Arts Saint Realm under normal circumstances.

"I do not know him," Li Yang said, shaking his head. "He probably wants to trade for the Gold-devouring Insect."

Previously, after Li Yang had announced that he gave the Gold-devouring Insect to his teacher, Sect Master Blade Slaughter, the number of Deities seeking him out had steadily decreased. In the last four months, not a single Deity had come to him.

Logically, no other Deities should be looking for him.

"Trade for the Gold-devouring Insect?" Sect Master Blade Slaughter frowned. "Could it be he doesn't know you gave the Gold-devouring Insect to me?"

Split Flame's information shouldn't be that out of date.

"It's just my guess."

Li Yang said, "After all, I've never had any contact with this Split Flame before."

Sect Master Blade Slaughter thought for a moment and said, "Li Yang, since a Tri-System Deity is looking for you, go into the Virtual World first and see what he wants."

"Yes, Teacher." Li Yang nodded, and with a thought, he entered the Virtual World.

...

In a certain location within the Virtual World, a middle-aged man in black armor sat at a stone table, leisurely drinking tea. He was incredibly burly and radiated an overwhelmingly fierce aura.

Not far away, Li Yang's figure appeared and walked over.

Seeing Li Yang, the middle-aged man, Split Flame, broke into a smile. He stood up and said, "Haha, Li Yang! Forgive my sudden intrusion, I hope you don't mind."

Split Flame said with a laugh, appearing very enthusiastic.

Li Yang approached, looking at the man before him who radiated a fierce aura, and asked, "Deity Split Flame, may I ask why you were looking for me?"

He didn't know Split Flame, so this sudden visit was very strange.

"Haha, Li Yang, you're quite direct."

Split Flame said with a smile, "Come, let's sit and talk."

Li Yang nodded, and the two of them sat down.

"It's like this."

Split Flame said with a smile, "You've probably already guessed my purpose for coming, Li Yang. It's about the Gold-devouring Insect."

"The Gold-devouring Insect?"

Hearing this, Li Yang said, "Deity Split Flame, I've already given the Gold-devouring Insect to my teacher, Sect Master Blade Slaughter."

Li Yang didn't believe that Deity Split Flame was unaware of this news.