Chapter 401: The Thunder Spirit Race’s Ambition

"Li Yang, kid. The Demon Race has already lost two Tri-System Deities trying to kill you, and they still failed. You’ve gotten the better end of this deal by a long shot. Still not satisfied?"

As if he knew what Li Yang was thinking, Soul Ink’s voice resounded in his mind.

"You should know, Tri-System Deities are considered powerful existences in the Cosmos."

"I know." Li Yang nodded.

But inwardly, he thought, ’If they stop sending experts, I’ll just wait until I’m strong enough and go hunt them down myself!’

A cold glint flashed through Li Yang’s eyes and was gone.

The Demon Race had twice dispatched Tri-System Deities to kill him; of course, he hated them for it.

This was how the animosity between the Human Race and the Demon Race was forged. Over countless eons, the two Peak Races had accumulated an immeasurable amount of hatred, creating a feud that could only end with the utter annihilation of the other.

"Elder Yuan Ye, we have other matters to attend to, so we’ll be leaving now."

Without lingering, Li Yang stated his intention to depart.

"Safe travels, Young Master Li Yang." Hearing this, Elder Yuan Ye quickly replied.

Under his watchful gaze, Li Yang, Hei Xu, and Li Luo flew off into the distance, quickly vanishing from sight.

The surroundings returned to complete tranquility. However, the lingering scars on the planet before him were proof of what had just transpired—that a Tri-System Deity had fallen here.

"The Human Race and the Demon Race..."

Elder Yuan Ye thought to himself. ’In such a short time, the Demon Race has lost two Tri-System Deities.’

If that had happened to their Thunder Spirit Race, the loss would have been devastating.

But for the powerful Demon Race, this was clearly not a significant blow.

In the wars between the two Peak Races, even Emperors had fallen.

If an Emperor from their Thunder Spirit Race were to fall, it would be an absolute cataclysm.

’Right now, our race is subordinate to the Human Race. Though we lack some freedom, we are at least safe,’ Elder Yuan Ye mused.

These two great races could probably annihilate the Thunder Spirit Race with a wave of their hands.

’When will my Thunder Spirit Race ever become a Peak Race of the Cosmos?’

Every expert wishes for their race to be powerful, and the Thunder Spirit Race was no exception.

Relying on the Human Race was a choice born of helplessness. If they had the chance, if their race grew strong, they would surely choose to break away. They wouldn’t have to live at the mercy of the humans anymore.

...

In the Demon Race’s territory, Wilderness was waiting.

WHOOSH!

In the distance, a giant demon beast flew over.

Seeing the beast, the giant python asked in a deep voice, "What’s the situation? Has the human Li Yang been killed?"

Their Demon Race had already dispatched two Tri-System Deities!

If they had been traded for Li Yang’s life, it would have been worth it.

With Li Yang’s Talent, he was guaranteed to become a Four-Element Deity of the Human Race, and there was even a high probability he could become an Emperor!

Eliminating such a genius would naturally be worth the cost.

However, if the trade failed and the human Li Yang didn’t die, it meant the Human Race had suffered no losses, while their Demon Race... was simply down two Tri-System Deities.

This was an absolutely massive loss.

After all, it takes the Demon Race a considerable amount of time to produce a single Tri-System Deity.

The demon beast below had a clearly apprehensive look in its eyes, but it didn’t dare waste words and quickly said, "Lord Wilderness, Anyun sent back a message earlier saying he was about to make his move. His situation was similar to Blood Wolf’s. Less than a few seconds after he acted, Anyun’s soul imprint vanished."

"Based on our judgment... it’s highly likely that Anyun’s mission to assassinate the human Li Yang has failed."

If Anyun had revealed himself and killed Li Yang, he would have then tried to escape. The top experts of the Human Race would have mobilized and could have even used the fluctuations of Anyun’s aura to track him down!

However, that process would have at least taken some time.

It was impossible for Anyun to have been killed in just a few short seconds.

This meant a top-tier expert from the Human Race must have intervened, which is why Anyun died so quickly.

And if a top-tier Human Race expert was present, the probability of Li Yang having died was certainly very low.

"The mission... might have failed?"

At that moment, the giant python radiated an incomparably savage aura, and a chilling coldness filled its eyes.

"Anyun was a member of the Dark Ink Race! The Dark Ink Race is naturally suited for assassination! Their souls are unique, allowing them to easily control their surroundings! Their success rate for assassinating Human Race geniuses is close to one hundred percent, and you’re telling me his assassination of the human Li Yang failed?"

He had been very confident in the plan to assassinate Li Yang and had been eagerly awaiting the outcome, but this was the news he received instead.

The demon beast below trembled with fear, not daring to say a word.

"Go investigate! Get me a clear picture of what happened during this assassination attempt!" Though furious, the giant python had not lost its reason. After a long moment, it commanded in a low voice.

"Yes." Hearing this, the demon beast below felt as if it had received a royal pardon and quickly departed to investigate.

「A few days later...」

"Lord Wilderness, we’ve investigated the matter thoroughly! The human Li Yang doesn’t just have one Tri-System Deity with him, but also two Four-Element Deities providing close protection! They were hidden the entire time. After Anyun made his move, these two Four-Element Deities suddenly appeared..." the giant demon beast hurriedly reported.

"Two Four-Element Deities hiding to protect him?"

Hearing this, the giant python’s brow furrowed, its eyes filled with a violent aura.

"What a crafty Human Race! Making Four-Element Deities act like this, hiding to protect a mere Star Lord Realm genius. Were they just waiting for our Demon Race experts to make a move so they could hunt them down?"

The giant python roared, "But with you protecting him like this, just how far can the human Li Yang really go?"

To become a true expert, one must experience countless life-or-death battles. Which Emperor ever reached their position by living a safe and stable life?

Therefore, for a talent like Li Yang, the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall would only ever arrange for a single Tri-System Deity to protect him, not someone too powerful.

If they assigned someone stronger, leaving aside whether the expert themselves would be willing, it would greatly diminish the tempering effect for Li Yang.

One had to understand that after reaching the World Realm, the next great hurdle was becoming a Deity!

From the Peak of World Realm to becoming a Deity, not even all the geniuses cultivated by the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall are guaranteed to succeed. One must rely on oneself; there will be no one there to protect them.

Therefore, the Star Lord Realm is a period for them to adapt to such trials.

But instead, the Human Race arranged for such powerful protectors, robbing Li Yang of any sense of crisis. When he reaches the World Realm and has to venture out alone, the probability of his demise will increase dramatically.

The demon beast below didn’t dare to speak. Only after the fluctuations of the giant python’s aura had weakened slightly did it ask, "Lord Wilderness, what should we do now?"

Wilderness’s expression was grim. "Halt the plan to assassinate the human Li Yang."

With Four-Element Deities providing close protection, they had no chance. Sending more experts would just be sending them to their deaths.

Wilderness was sick with regret.

Two Tri-System Deities, lost just like that, without even harming a single hair on Li Yang’s head.

Wilderness roared in his heart.

’Human Li Yang, at the Star Lord Realm... you are protected so well that I can’t touch you.’

’But the better you’re protected in the early stages, the higher your chances of dying when you reach the World Realm! When that time comes, let’s see which Human Race expert can still protect you! That will be the day you fall!’