However, Hei Dun didn’t press the matter. He began explaining to Li Yang, “Pu Waka comes from the Black Wolf Clan, which is a Tri-System Deities family. Pu Waka himself is the disciple of that Tri-System Deity. He broke through to the World Realm a hundred thousand years ago. Rumor has it that thousands of years ago, he may have already possessed strength approaching that of a Deity. Now that several thousand years have passed, he might even be able to match a true Deity.”
The Peak of World Realm and a Deity were only one major realm apart, but the gap between them was immense.
‘The Peak of World Realm matching a Deity?’
Li Yang mused. ‘That’s nothing special in the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall. After all, someone in the World Realm has a lifespan of a million years. With enough time, their strength will naturally keep increasing.’
But what kind of place was the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall? In almost every era, only the number one genius from a vast Star Continent of the Human Race could be accepted into it.
Therefore, for someone not from the Saint Hall to be able to match a Deity at the Peak of World Realm, they were definitely a genius!
The Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall was one of the most powerful factions of the Human Race, and it cultivated only top-tier geniuses.
In fact, even the major powers within the Human Race’s Three Thousand Star Continent were capable of cultivating many geniuses.
Even the Saint Hall had geniuses who failed to reach the Divine Realm, while these weaker factions surely had some who did. The probabilities were simply different.
“Huh? Mu Xu, you’re not surprised at all,” Hei Dun asked curiously, seeing that Li Yang’s expression was still calm.
“We’re talking about a Deity.”
Hearing this, Li Yang smiled and said, “I’m a little surprised, I guess.”
In his eyes, someone at the Peak of World Realm matching a Deity was nothing worth mentioning.
Next to Hei Dun, a girl with similar facial features, Ning Li, spoke up, “Senior Brother Hei Dun, while matching a Deity at the Peak of World Realm makes one a genius, the geniuses from our Human Race who appeared before, Li Yang and Mixed Void, could kill Deities even back in the Star Lord Realm. Compared to them, Pu Waka really isn’t all that impressive.”
‘Oh? Are they talking about me?’
Hearing this, Li Yang’s heart stirred. The topic of conversation had somehow circled back to him.
“Junior Sister Ning Xue, Li Yang and Mixed Void are people we can’t even begin to imagine. What is their status? We could never hope to get close to them,” Hei Dun said helplessly.
Indeed, comparisons are brutal. Compared to Li Yang and Mixed Void, whose names were so renowned that even they had heard of them, Pu Waka really did seem rather ordinary.
As they were speaking, the Foxman Race girl suddenly said, “I heard that Li Yang and Mixed Void might have also broken through to the World Realm and are coming to the Slaughter Battlefield to train.”
A clear trace of anticipation was in her eyes. “If we could befriend either Li Yang or Mixed Void, it would be an unimaginable opportunity.”
“Junior Sister Ling Yue, you sure dare to dream,” Hei Dun said helplessly. “Those are legendary, monstrous geniuses who will easily become Emperors in the future. How could we possibly befriend them?”
Just as he said that, Hei Dun’s gaze flickered. “Pu Waka is coming over to us.”
The burly Pu Waka, the center of everyone’s attention, had a very calm expression. He glanced around, looking for a place to sit, and ended up sitting down right next to Li Yang.
Li Yang remained calm at this, but Hei Dun grew excited and said, “Mu Xu, I can’t believe Pu Waka sat next to you! Hurry up and greet him. This is a great chance to get on his good side.”
Someone with the battle prowess of a Deity! With that kind of strength, there’s basically no danger in the outer regions of the Slaughter Battlefield.
But Li Yang said nothing.
Seeing this, Hei Dun was both anxious and exasperated. ‘When faced with these geniuses, isn’t Mu Xu acting a little too calm?’
‘A big shot… maybe Mu Xu has a huge background too, perhaps one no weaker than Pu Waka’s,’ Hei Dun thought to himself in his anxiety.
At this point, he grew even more suspicious of Li Yang’s origins.
Just then, another uproar came from the distance.
“It’s Moxian of the Lunle Clan! He’s entering the Slaughter Battlefield too!”
“Moxian’s own strength is close to a Deity’s, so he’s not overly strong, but his older brother is a Dual Pantheon Deity who has made quite a name for himself on the Slaughter Battlefield.”
Murmurs of discussion rippled through the surroundings.
Not far away, another young man approached. He didn’t look very old and had an arrogant air about him. He seemed to be enjoying the gazes of the crowd.
“Moxian… another one with a huge background?” Hei Dun said in surprise as he watched the newcomer.
In terms of background, both Pu Waka and Moxian had powerful origins.
“Mu Xu, let me tell you,” Hei Dun transmitted his voice to Li Yang, introducing the young man’s identity. “That new genius is named Moxian. He has immense Talent and comes from a Tri-System Deities faction. His older brother is even more incredible—he’s already a Deity, and a Dual Pantheon Deity at that.”
‘A Dual Pantheon Deity?’ Li Yang watched as well.
Under the gazes of the crowd, Moxian swept his eyes over everyone in the plaza, then looked toward Li Yang and, surprisingly, walked over as well.
“Look, Moxian is heading toward Pu Waka.”
“Haha, Pu Waka, what a coincidence running into you here,” Moxian said with a laugh, taking a few steps forward to face Pu Waka.
Pu Waka’s status and standing were no lower than his, and they were friends with each other.
“It is a coincidence. Did your brother let you enter the Slaughter Battlefield?” Pu Waka asked.
“Mhm, my brother is planning to help me train and prepare to break through to the Divine Realm,” Moxian nodded.
As he spoke, Moxian arrived at their spot. He glanced directly at Li Yang, who was next to Pu Waka—an unfamiliar face, at the World Realm. Beside Li Yang were Hei Dun and the others from the Celestial Profound Sect.
Having arrived, Moxian looked at Li Yang, pointed into the distance, and casually ordered,
“You, go somewhere else.”
He planned to sit down and have a good chat with Pu Waka.
Usually, everyone was very respectful toward Moxian, and no one dared to disobey his orders.
In fact, most people would have been happy to comply with his request, as it was a chance to become a familiar face to Moxian.
But this Li Yang was at the World Realm, had an unfamiliar face, and no reputation whatsoever. He had clearly rushed here from some remote star system far away—a World Realm cultivator without any major faction backing him.
This was because World Realm cultivators with backgrounds would almost always enter the simulated Slaughter Battlefield, and Moxian didn’t remember ever seeing Li Yang there.
Based on his comprehensive judgment, the Li Yang before him should have no background to speak of… so he naturally gave the order casually.
Of course, even if Li Yang had some minor background, Moxian’s words wouldn’t have been considered out of line.
After giving his casual command, Moxian prepared to sit. Pu Waka had the strength of a Deity, and Moxian was planning to team up with him, at least at the beginning.