Chapter 417: Backing

"The disciple of a terrifying existence beyond the Sovereign level?" Hearing what Hei Xu said, Li Yang’s expression changed slightly.

Being accepted as a Sovereign’s disciple was already hard to imagine. Even among geniuses like Mixed Void, ranked in the top one hundred in the history of the Human Race, only a third managed to become disciples of a Sovereign.

Once one reached the Sovereign level, taking on disciples was of no real consequence. They were invincible existences who roamed the Cosmos, and they had no need to prove anything through their disciples.

But every disciple of a Sovereign possessed an incredibly high status, one that not even an Emperor would dare to underestimate.

Sovereigns were one thing, but a disciple of an existence *above* a Sovereign? Their status was absolutely unimaginable!

Zun Lie Venerable, from Luoyu’s family, was actually a disciple of such an existence!

Beside him, Jun Yue also shook his head and said, "Zun Lie Venerable hasn’t become a Sovereign yet, but among our Human Race, he is definitely one of the absolute top Emperors, just one step away from the Sovereign level!"

Among Emperors, there were also vast differences in strength.

Take the Divine Realm, for example. The gap between an ordinary Deity and a Five Elemental Deity was at least ten-thousand-fold!

So how much stronger was the most powerful Emperor compared to an ordinary one?

’The very top tier of Emperors? Only one step away from being a Sovereign?’

Hearing this, Li Yang was even more shaken. He clenched his fists and thought, ’No wonder Luoyu isn’t worried at all and just arrested me directly.’

With that kind of power, as long as Luoyu didn’t kill him, he would face no consequences whatsoever.

Although the Human Race had Sovereigns and even existences beyond them, from what he understood, there was likely only one being beyond the Sovereign level in the entire Hunyuan Martial Dao Saint Realm. The number of actual Sovereigns couldn’t be large, either.

Aside from the Sovereigns and the existences beyond them, top-tier Emperors like Zun Lie Venerable were the strongest.

Only beings like that could be considered the true top-tier experts in the Cosmos.

A yearning grew in Li Yang’s heart. ’I wonder if I’ll ever become an expert of that caliber one day?’

Relying on his numerous avatars, becoming a top-tier Deity in the future would be no problem at all. According to Soul Ink, even becoming an ordinary Emperor should be fine.

But as for continuing to advance and becoming a top-tier Emperor... Li Yang didn’t have much confidence in that.

After all, he was still only in the Star Lord Realm, two entire major realms away from the Divine Realm.

He couldn’t even begin to imagine what that level was like right now.

’Hm? My teacher is looking for me?’

Just as he was thinking this, Li Yang’s wristwatch suddenly buzzed. He glanced at it and immediately entered the Virtual World.

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master was waiting in the Virtual World. Seeing Li Yang, he said directly, "Li Yang, news of your imprisonment has reached not only Longyan Emperor, but also other Emperors in our Saint Hall. Wait for a moment. Our Emperors will contact the Hunyuan Martial Dao Saint Realm side shortly."

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master’s expression was also grim.

This time, Luoyu had truly gone too far. Simply based on the fact that Li Yang had passed the twelfth step of the Path of Deities and was a monstrous genius being nurtured by the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall, it was impossible for him to be arrested as a spy for an Alien Race.

However, Luoyu’s background was too powerful, and there was nothing he could do himself, so he had directly reported the matter to several Emperors.

"Thank you, Teacher Xie," Li Yang said with a nod.

Hei Xu had only reported to Longyan Emperor. For several other Emperors to know in such a short time, it was obvious the Blade Slaughter Sect Master must have been the one to report it up the chain.

"You know about Luoyu’s identity?" the Blade Slaughter Sect Master asked, looking at Li Yang’s expression.

Li Yang nodded. "I just found out."

"Mm, the Zun Lie Venerable backing Luoyu is indeed powerful, enough to be ranked at the forefront of our Human Race. But Luoyu doesn’t represent Zun Lie Venerable. With our Saint Hall’s Emperors stepping in, you should be released soon," the Blade Slaughter Sect Master said.

While the master and disciple were speaking, various Emperors of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall were discussing Li Yang’s imprisonment.

"Li Yang was imprisoned? And the order came from Luoyu?"

"That Luoyu has some nerve. Li Yang just happened to be at the Beast Origin Sect, and he gets arrested as a spy for an Alien Race."

"Hmph! Li Yang is one of the two geniuses our Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall currently values the most. To arrest him on mere suspicion—is this a provocation against our Eternal Saint Hall?"

When the Emperors of the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall learned of this, they were instantly displeased.

If it were an ordinary genius, arresting them would be one thing, but what about Li Yang’s Talent? The greater the power, the more they valued geniuses, because that genius might one day become a future pillar of the race!

Many Emperors feared Zun Lie Venerable, but there were still some among the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall who did not. They looked up Kunyu Emperor, the one from the Hunyuan Martial Dao Saint Realm in charge of the Beast Origin Sect incident, and immediately went to confront him.

...

"Li Yang was arrested?"

"Yes, yes, I’ll order his release immediately."

"What Luoyu did was indeed wrong. I will give him a stern reprimand."

After the enraged Emperors from the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall came to him, Kunyu Emperor learned what had happened. He had no choice but to make repeated assurances, which finally persuaded the Saint Hall’s Emperors to leave.

Inside the vast and magnificent palace, Kunyu Emperor sat alone and silent on his throne.

He shook his head, feeling utterly helpless. ’Why did Luoyu imprison Li Yang? Was he jealous? Did he think Li Yang stole his title as the number one genius?’

He sighed internally. ’Whatever the reason, imprisoning Li Yang and suspecting him of being a spy for the Alien Race simply because he appeared at the Beast Origin Sect... Luoyu is being far too presumptuous. After cultivating for only a few decades, he passed the twelfth step of the Path of Deities. How many Emperors do you think are paying attention to Li Yang? He could even be taken as a Sovereign’s disciple at any moment.’

The fact that several Emperors from the Human Race’s Eternal Saint Hall came looking for him the moment Li Yang was imprisoned clearly showed just how many Emperor-level experts were watching him.

Even if Luoyu’s background was terrifying, arresting Li Yang based on nothing but presumptuous speculation, with no evidence whatsoever, was undoubtedly a foolish act.

"Sen Yuan," Kunyu Emperor called out.

SWOOSH!

A figure appeared instantly within the palace, standing respectfully. "Teacher."

Kunyu Emperor said, "Inform Luoyu to release Li Yang immediately."

"Yes, Teacher," the Deity Sen Yuan replied at once.

...

Within the Beast Origin Sect’s territory, Luoyu was in the middle of a search when a figure suddenly flew over.

"Sen Yuan, what is it?" Luoyu asked, looking at the newcomer.

"Luoyu, I just received an order from my teacher. He commands you to release Li Yang immediately," Sen Yuan said.

"Release Li Yang?"

Hearing Sen Yuan’s words, Luoyu frowned slightly. He knew that Sen Yuan’s teacher was Kunyu Emperor, the one in charge of exterminating the Beast Origin Sect this time.

However, he didn’t argue. Luoyu nodded and said indifferently, "Since the order comes from Kunyu Emperor, then release Li Yang."