Chapter 546: Human Divine Alliance!

Cultivating Gold-devouring Insects had always been a part of Li Yang’s plan.

Gold-devouring Insects possessed immense attack power. Even an ordinary offspring could shatter a Divine Artifact! Wherever a dense swarm of them passed, it was said that not even a trace of a Deity would remain.

Anyone who could fully cultivate Gold-devouring Insects would become an unrivaled powerhouse in the Divine Realm! Even an Emperor would find an endless army of Gold-devouring Insects to be a tricky situation.

The difficulty of cultivating such a creature was immense, and the resources required were astronomical!

‘It was no joke. Once fully grown, the Gold-devouring Insects would make one an invincible monarch in the Divine Realm. How could they possibly be easy to raise?’

The Cosmos imposes various limitations. The more powerful a life form, the more difficult its path to maturity.

For instance, the Fire Nether Divine Beast clan, born as Deities, could rapidly reach the Divine Realm. But after that, taking even one step further was nigh impossible.

And since these powerful Gold-devouring Insects were invincible in the Divine Realm once fully grown, one could only imagine how immense the difficulty of raising them was!

Before, Li Yang had earned a great deal of contribution points by clearing the fortieth step of the Path of Deities. However, when it came to cultivating Gold-devouring Insects, this amount was a mere drop in the ocean.

‘With my meager resources, how far could I take them? At best, I could only produce a few more offspring at the World Realm.’

When it came to resources, even powerhouses invincible within the Divine Realm would struggle to fully cultivate Gold-devouring Insects! The chances of success were minuscule.

The difficulty of raising Gold-devouring Insects was truly unimaginable! Even the resources he could get from trading his two hundred-odd Divine Artifacts would only be enough to raise a few offspring to the World Realm.

The cultivation process for Gold-devouring Insects was simple: as long as there were resources, the mother insect would breed offspring, and these offspring could be raised to the World Realm!

A solitary mother insect would travel far and wide, constantly plundering resources to breed more offspring and enhance their strength!

For this unique life form, the more World Realm offspring it possessed, the higher its chances of breaking through to the level of a Deity.

To pile up resources to raise a single being to the World Realm… one could only imagine the cost!

And for the mother Gold-devouring Insect to advance further, its entire teeming swarm of offspring had to reach the World Realm!

Imagine the resources that would require! It was said that even many Emperors couldn’t come up with that much.

However, Li Yang had no intention of fully cultivating the Gold-devouring Insects right now. Instead, he could start by slowly raising the offspring!

‘After all, a single, ordinary Gold-devouring Insect offspring could shatter a Divine Artifact.’

‘If I had ten or more, I could suddenly release them in a battle against another Deity and have them shatter my opponent’s Divine Artifact!’

‘Once their weapon is destroyed, its power should plummet, giving me a natural advantage in the fight.’

‘This could absolutely serve as one of my trump cards.’

‘Right now, the Divine Artifacts I have are of little use to me. Exchanging them for resources to cultivate the Gold-devouring Insects is the best option.’

“Cultivating Gold-devouring Insects?”

Hearing Li Yang’s words, the Eternal Progenitor nodded. “You already have two Sacred Artifacts, so you’re not short on weapons. Using this pile of Divine Artifacts to cultivate Gold-devouring Insects is indeed a good choice.”

“One way for Gold-devouring Insects to increase their strength is by devouring ore veins, and Golden Universe Stone is one such type.”

There were many ways for Gold-devouring Insects to grow stronger, the most common being the consumption of ore veins. Without exception, these veins contained incredibly dense energy and were exceedingly precious!

Even Dragon Scale Insect stones were a part of their diet.

Of course, Dragon Scale Insects were also hugely beneficial for Li Yang’s own power, so he would never feed them to the Gold-devouring Insects.

“Your Thirteenth Senior Brother happens to have a large supply of Golden Universe Stone. When you see him, give him the Divine Artifacts, and he will give you an equivalent value in Golden Universe Stone based on contribution points,” the Eternal Progenitor said.

Li Yang’s eyes lit up at this. “Yes, Teacher,” he said quickly.

‘Since my Thirteenth Senior Brother has the Golden Universe Stone, I won’t need to make a special trip back here.’

“Mm, go on. First, go take a look inside the Divine Alliance.”

The Eternal Progenitor said, “Entering the Divine Alliance means you are now part of the core strength of our Human Race. You will need to shoulder some responsibility for our people.”

Within the Human Race, a Tri-System Deity was considered to be of moderate strength, no longer one of the weak.

Though his disciple was young, his power was heaven-defying.

“But this is just the beginning. I hope you will strive even harder to one day become one of the true top-tier powerhouses of our Human Race,” the Eternal Progenitor said.

Knowing about Li Yang’s various trump cards, the Eternal Progenitor had high hopes for him.

“I will do my best!” Li Yang said respectfully.

His eyes were filled with determination.

Becoming a top-tier powerhouse was clearly his goal as well.

“Go on.”

“Then I shall take my leave.”

…

After leaving the Eternal Progenitor’s palace, Li Yang kept his consciousness within the Virtual World and glanced at the watch on his wrist.

‘The Divine Alliance? I wonder what it’s like?’ Li Yang thought.

The territory of the Human Race was vast—so vast that even an Emperor could spend an eternity exploring the Three Thousand Star Continent and still fail to set foot in many of its regions.

‘And within those Star Continents, who knew how many top-tier powerhouses resided?’

‘Ordinarily, these powerhouses might not cross paths with one another even once in a hundred million years.’

However, the Divine Alliance connected the many powerful Deities from across the Human Race’s Three Thousand Star Continent, allowing them to meet at any time.

‘Let’s open it and see.’

Tapping the special link on his watch, a strange portal materialized before Li Yang’s eyes.

Li Yang stared at the portal in surprise. “A portal?”

“Leimu, do you wish to enter the Alliance Space?” a voice echoed in Li Yang’s mind after the portal appeared.

“Enter,” Li Yang said without hesitation.

He took a step forward. The portal vanished, and Li Yang’s figure disappeared along with it.

…

Li Yang felt a shift, and when he reappeared, he found himself in a spacious, open area.

Many other people were walking about the area.

“Huh, is that a newcomer?”

“Who’s that? I don’t recognize him.”

“The Alliance Space just sent out a notification welcoming someone named Leimu to the Divine Alliance. This powerhouse must be him.”

“I’ve never heard that name before.”

“Me neither.”

“Everyone who can enter the Alliance Space is at least a Tri-System Deity. A person with that kind of power usually has some renown, yet I’ve never heard of or seen him before.”

Li Yang’s arrival had clearly caused a stir, and many eyes turned to look at him.