Li Yang’s passing of the fortieth step of the God’s Path clearly meant he possessed the strength to kill Deities.
And Mixed Void could now also kill Deities. The two of them were likely at a similar level of strength.
But Li Yang had previously been more than ten years behind Mixed Void.
Comparing them overall, Li Yang’s rate of progress over the past decade or so had indeed been twice as fast as Mixed Void’s.
Staring at the information on his watch, Mixed Void said nothing. He remained silent.
Seeing Mixed Void’s expression, the tiny phantom said confidently, "Mixed Void, don’t worry. The opportunities Master left behind are mostly for the Deity stage. You’ve just now gained the initial strength to kill Deities, so this is when you’ll start improving the fastest. When that time comes, surpassing Li Yang will be effortless! You’ll definitely make your name known across the Cosmos!"
It had a baffling confidence in its master, certain that Mixed Void would eventually surpass Li Yang.
Ignoring the tiny phantom on his shoulder, Mixed Void finally looked away from the information on his watch. He took a deep breath and said, "Let’s go."
"Where to?" the tiny phantom asked.
"Back to the Saint Hall," Mixed Void said gravely.
He was progressing so quickly, yet someone was catching up to him even faster. He actually felt a sliver of pressure.
This had never happened before.
"Yes, returning to the Saint Hall is a good idea."
The tiny phantom nodded. "After we get back, you’ll pass the fortieth step of the God’s Path, and then you can choose to break through to the World Realm. After that, I’ll take you to one fortuitous location after another."
It puffed out its chest and declared, "Surpassing Li Yang will be a piece of cake by then. Once you’re dominating the Slaughter Battlefield with your power and making your name known across the Cosmos, Li Yang will still be just a small fry, not even worth mentioning."
Hearing this, Mixed Void remained silent. Inwardly, he thought, ’Li Yang, huh?’
Since embarking on the path of cultivation, Mixed Void had never had a true rival. Any opponent, even one who was initially stronger, would be swiftly surpassed. But now, someone was actually making him feel immense pressure!
SWISH!
A flight vessel appeared. Mixed Void stepped inside and began the journey back to the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall.
...
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
In the training area, Li Yang brandished his longspear, clashing fiercely with the phantom before him!
The power radiating from his spear was undoubtedly far greater than when he had first started training in this area.
And the phantom before him was demonstrating strength that was clearly greater than that of the power-suppressed Emperor Zilin on the fortieth step of the God’s Path.
The power of the longspear in Li Yang’s hand radiated outward. Phantoms of the spear appeared above him, condensing before rapidly splitting into two beams of light. Then, the two beams became four, and the four became eight...
In just a short time, these light beams split again and again, densely filling the empty space around them!
This was the same attack Li Yang had used against the power-suppressed Emperor Zilin, but now it was even more powerful and faster! In the blink of an eye, it completely enveloped the phantom!
At such a speed, the Deity-level phantom had no way to escape and was swiftly dispatched!
"The one hundredth phantom. Success!"
A smile spread across Li Yang’s face as he watched the phantom disappear.
Three months had passed, all of which he had spent training here. He had finally defeated all one hundred of the virtual opponents arranged by the Eternal Primogenitor!
’With my current strength and my proficiency with the second form of the Destruction Spear Skill... I’m confident I could easily slay most ordinary Deities who fight me, if not all of them, right?’
Li Yang was elated. If he were to re-enter the fortieth step of the God’s Path now, he estimated he could pass it with ease in just over ten seconds.
He marveled inwardly. ’Normally, learning an attack requires endless practice to achieve mastery and improvement.’
’But with the Eternal Primogenitor’s method, I just have to defeat one opponent after another, and the attack mastery comes naturally. The speed of this mastery far surpasses what I could achieve through diligent practice alone.’
As these thoughts ran through his mind, Li Yang was clearly pleased. He had made immense progress in just three short months!
In truth, his progress was understandable.
His four great avatars had been constantly comprehending, making his progress with the laws astonishingly fast. His three months of training were likely equivalent to at least several decades for anyone else.
Furthermore, the fact that these virtual opponents were personally arranged by the Eternal Primogenitor undoubtedly provided Li Yang with even greater benefits.
All things considered, it was perfectly understandable that he had progressed so much in three months.
’I’ve defeated the one hundred virtual opponents. Teacher Eternal Primogenitor told me to see him when I was done. I should go now.’
SWISH!
With a flicker of movement, Li Yang left the training area.
"Haha, Junior Brother Li Yang, your rate of progress is astounding. You’ve met Teacher’s requirement so quickly," Emperor Zilin said with a laugh as he appeared before Li Yang.
A clear trace of surprise lingered in Emperor Zilin’s eyes. He knew a monstrous genius like Li Yang would progress quickly, but he hadn’t expected it to be *this* fast!
It had only been three short months!
Three months ago, on the fortieth step of the God’s Path, Li Yang had fought against his power-suppressed self. Even by taking advantage of the limited combat space, it had taken Li Yang a full ten minutes to win.
But now, Li Yang could probably defeat him in just over ten seconds.
How vast was this improvement?
Hearing Emperor Zilin’s praise, Li Yang just smiled and said, "I was lucky."
"Sixth Senior Brother, Teacher told me to go see him after I defeated the hundred virtual opponents," he said, a hint of apology in his voice.
Hearing this, Emperor Zilin quickly replied, "Teacher’s instructions are what’s most important. You should hurry and pay your respects."
Li Yang nodded and quickly headed toward the palace where the Eternal Primogenitor resided.
DING!
As he was on his way, his watch suddenly chimed.
He glanced down and saw that several people had sent him messages.
’So many people are messaging me. Did something happen?’ Li Yang wondered, slightly puzzled.
He opened the messages on his watch, and what he saw surprised him.
’Mixed Void passed the fortieth step of the God’s Path?’
The past dozen years had been his period of fastest progress. With the enormous benefits gained from the Star Moon Race and the Thunder Spirit Race, plus his four powerful avatars constantly comprehending, Li Yang felt he should have left Mixed Void completely in the dust.
After all, most experts had previously estimated that even Mixed Void would, at most, pass the thirty-first or thirty-second step of the God’s Path in just over a decade.
And yet, Mixed Void had now also passed the fortieth step! His rate of progress was immeasurably faster than before!
As Li Yang read the news, it was already spreading throughout the Human Race, causing a massive stir.
"Following Li Yang’s passing of the fortieth step of the God’s Path, Mixed Void has passed it too! He also has the strength to kill Deities!"
"Unbelievable! Li Yang’s progress is already freakishly fast, and now there’s another one!"
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