From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

From the top of the central palace, terrifying waves of aura pulsed out, each one belonging to an Emperor.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Then, their figures appeared.

A total of seven Emperors appeared in the void, all looking toward a single point in the central palace.

’The Spirit Pool key… The Spirit Pool has been sealed for fifty quadrillion years, and now it’s fluctuating?’

’This fluctuation… does it mean the key to the Spirit Pool has appeared nearby?’

’Who brought the Spirit Pool key back?’

The Thunder Spirit Race Emperors withdrew their gazes from the central palace and looked into the distance.

A fervent glint appeared in their eyes.

”Haha, the heavens have blessed the Thunder Spirit Race! After tens of quadrillion years… our race’s Spirit Pool has been sealed for tens of quadrillion years, and I never thought I’d see the day it would open again!”

”Who brought it here?”

”Let’s go!”

As the Emperors spoke, their figures flickered and disappeared completely.

Meanwhile, the Thunder Spirit Race Deities who had been talking just moments before stared in shock at the changes happening at the central palace.

They saw the fluctuations at the central palace but didn’t know what was happening. Suddenly, the race’s Supreme Elders appeared one after another, their faces all filled with excitement.

”Why have all the Supreme Elders appeared?”

”I’m not sure, but it must be related to the fluctuations that came from the Thunder Pool just now!”

”Could it be some kind of great news?”

”It must be! The Supreme Elders have gone to… the entrance. Come on, let’s go there too!”

These Thunder Spirit Race Deities had no idea what was happening.

But seeing the excitement of the race’s Supreme Elders, they knew it must be good news, so they weren’t worried.

Their figures flickered and they too disappeared.

...

’The Token is fluctuating because of something in the southern region…’

While Li Yang was talking with Elder Yuan Ye, he was also silently sensing the Token’s fluctuations.

His expression was calm as he asked nonchalantly, ”Elder Yuan Ye, what is that grand palace over there?”

They were currently heading toward the southern region, and in that direction, the most conspicuous landmark was a grand palace, which they could vaguely see from their current position.

Elder Yuan Ye followed Li Yang’s gaze, a look of reverence in his eyes. He smiled and said, ”Li Yang, that grand palace is our race’s Sacred Palace. It’s where our Supreme Elders reside. The Thunder Pool is also inside the Sacred Palace, on the first floor.”

”The Sacred Palace?”

Li Yang nodded, a thought crossing his mind.

’Could this Token be related to the Thunder Spirit Race’s Sacred Palace?’

Li Yang thought to himself.

”Hm?”

Suddenly, Li Yang’s expression changed drastically.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The surrounding void seemed to freeze solid. Terrifying waves of pressure flooded the space, rendering him completely immobile.

Before, when facing the full might of the Tri-System Deities, Li Yang had felt their immense power. He had been utterly unable to resist, like an ant before a giant.

But now, Li Yang felt as if he was facing a truly unknowable existence. He couldn’t even move a muscle. His entire being was subject to their every whim. At this moment, he couldn’t even muster the will to resist.

”Emperors.”

’This feeling…’ Li Yang thought in shock. ’Only an Emperor could create this.’

Looking over, he saw seven figures materializing in the void before him, all staring straight at him.

The Thunder Spirit Race Emperors had all arrived at the entrance to their domain.

The terrifying pressure spread out. Not only Li Yang, but all the Thunder Spirit Race members present were frozen in place, staring at the suddenly appearing figures with utter shock.

”Supreme Elders! The figures in the void are all our Thunder Spirit Race’s Supreme Elders!”

”Why would the Supreme Elders appear here?”

Seeing these Emperors appear, the many Thunder Spirit Race members were clearly stunned.

Normally, only one Supreme Elder managed the race’s affairs. The others never appeared, possibly remaining in seclusion for tens of millions of years at a time.

But now, all seven Supreme Elders had appeared at once? It made them wonder if they were hallucinating.

”Where is the Spirit Pool key?”

The moment the seven Thunder Spirit Race Emperors appeared, they quickly scanned the area. Then, their gazes locked onto Li Yang, burning with intensity!

They could sense that the Token was on Li Yang’s person.

”The key is on this human!”

”Make him hand over the key!”

Knowing this, one of the Emperors couldn’t resist the urge to act and take the Spirit Pool key from Li Yang.

They clearly didn’t recognize Li Yang.

But just then, one of the Emperors hurriedly sent a transmission, ”Wuliue, Yama… don’t be so quick to act. This human’s background isn’t simple. We can’t touch him!”

”What’s wrong, Xu Lun? Who is this human youth?”

”I won’t kill him, I’ll just take the Token.”

...

These Emperors had all been in seclusion and didn’t concern themselves with the race’s affairs. Li Yang coming to their race and entering the Thunder Pool was, truthfully, a minor matter. It was normal for them not to know about it.

As for Emperor Xu Lun, who had spoken, he was the one currently in charge of the Thunder Spirit Race. While the other Emperors were in seclusion, he managed the race, so he knew Li Yang’s identity.

”This human youth is named Li Yang. He is a peerless genius who recently emerged from the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall. He is not yet sixty years old, but he has already passed the twelfth step of the Human Race’s Path of Deities… Before this, this human, Li Yang, went to the Star Moon Race and even made the Star Moon Stele emit a purple light…”

Emperor Xu Lun briefly relayed what he knew about Li Yang.

”What? He passed the twelfth step of the Human Race’s Path of Deities?”

”A purple light from the Star Moon Stele?”

”The Human Race is already so powerful. How could another genius like this appear?!”

Hearing Emperor Xu Lun’s words, the other Emperors’ gazes shifted slightly.

They knew exactly what passing the twelfth step of the Path of Deities and eliciting a purple light from the Star Moon Stele represented.

This meant Li Yang could become a Four-Element Deity in a very short time! His chances of breaking through to become an Emperor in the future were over fifty percent!

The Thunder Spirit Race Emperors were filled with envy and jealousy. The Human Race was already so mighty, a deterrent to the myriad races of the Cosmos, and now they were continuously producing such powerful geniuses!

Their own race hadn’t produced a decent genius in ages. Forget about Emperors; even producing a new Deity was extremely difficult.

”With such potential, the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall specifically arranged for him to come to our Thunder Spirit Race’s Thunder Pool to temper his physical body.”

Emperor Xu Lun said, ”Therefore, we absolutely cannot make a move against the human, Li Yang.”

This monstrous genius was so highly valued by the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall that they had specifically sent him here to gain an opportunity from their race. How could they dare to attack him?

It probably wouldn’t be long before a powerhouse from the dominant Human Race force stationed nearby descended upon them, demanding to know what exactly the Thunder Spirit Race thought they were doing.