Chapter 553: A Soaring Reputation

“I know.”

Li Yang nodded at Soul Ink’s words, taking a deep breath.

He had just killed over a hundred Tri-System Deities from the Alien Races, and they had been completely powerless against him. The experience had filled Li Yang with confidence.

He had moved through the Slaughter Battlefield as if it were his own domain, killing members of the Alien Races as he pleased, completely without fear.

This time, however, he had nearly been blindsided.

Glancing around, Li Yang took another deep breath and said, “Looks like I can’t take action around here anymore.”

Just as Soul Ink had said, his chance of escaping the Yingjiu Emperor had only been fifty-fifty. He’d been lucky to get away this time. If there was a next time, he might not be so fortunate.

Besides, the two fruits that had massively boosted his power had been a huge help, but they were gone now. If he had to face that again, his chances of escape would be even slimmer.

In reality, losing a few Divine Artifacts was no big deal to him.

‘Since I’m not going to fight, I’ll just keep a low profile and head straight for the Black Cosmos treasure!’

With his decision made, Li Yang’s figure blurred as he sped toward the Black Cosmos treasure.

He hadn’t been flying for long, however, when he received a message from Kui Yan within the Divine Alliance.

‘Does Kui Yan need me for something important?’ Li Yang wondered, looking at the message.

He found a secluded spot, and his consciousness entered the Divine Alliance’s Virtual World.

…

The human sector of the Alliance Space was currently abuzz with activity.

When Li Yang entered the Alliance Space again, many eyes turned to him.

“Look, it’s Leimu.”

“An Emperor from the Demon Race went after him but couldn’t even touch him.”

“It’s not that he was untouchable! It’s because that detection treasure of his is just too powerful!”

“Was that treasure a gift from the Huo Lie Emperor?”

“A treasure that lets you casually escape even from an Emperor… That’s the ultimate tool for exploring and training!”

“Ah, no use being jealous. The Huo Lie Emperor is a top-tier Emperor, and his own master is an Eternal Progenitor. It’s only natural he’d have treasures like that.”

A buzz of discussion filled the air.

‘Hm? Why is everyone staring at me?’ Li Yang wondered, looking around.

“Leimu! Leimu!”

Just then, an urgent voice called out. A burly figure approached—it was Kui Yan.

“Kui Yan, what did you need me for?”

Li Yang asked, looking at Kui Yan with confusion.

The crowd’s surprised stares and Kui Yan’s anxious expression all told him that something was definitely up.

“Leimu, something big has happened.”

Seeing Li Yang, Kui Yan said quickly, “Leimu, were you being hunted by a Demon Race Emperor earlier?”

“Huh?”

Li Yang froze for a second. He didn’t deny it. Nodding, he said, “I did run into a Demon Race Emperor.”

Hearing Li Yang’s words, Kui Yan couldn’t help but exclaim, “Leimu, you’re too incredible. Even an Emperor couldn’t do anything to you.”

Li Yang was in no mood for compliments. He quickly asked, “Kui Yan, how did you find out?”

He’d only been hunted by the Demon Race Emperor for a short while, yet Kui Yan already knew.

Kui Yan explained, “The news came from the Demon Race. It’s all over the place now. They’re saying you have a top-grade detection treasure, one that lets you spot an Emperor long before they can spot you.”

“The news has spread?”

Li Yang frowned slightly at his words.

‘What does the Demon Race hope to achieve by spreading this news?’

‘An Emperor failing to kill a Deity… that should be a huge embarrassment. The Emperor ought to be doing everything he can to cover it up.’

Just as the thought crossed his mind, Kui Yan added, “The Demon Race is also saying your detection treasure is at least equivalent to a Sacred Artifact.”

“What?”

Li Yang’s face fell. He instantly understood the Demon Race’s scheme.

‘A Sacred Artifact! Something even Emperor Level experts struggle to obtain!’

‘Is the Demon Race saying this because they want more top experts, even other Emperors, to hunt me down?’

In truth, Emperors would much rather have attack-type or speed-type Sacred Artifacts, as those would directly increase their combat power.

A detection-type treasure, on the other hand, doesn’t boost one’s strength and holds little appeal for an Emperor.

It just gives them a slightly larger detection range, that’s all.

However, even if it held little appeal for an Emperor, the temptation for a Deity would be almost impossible to resist!

‘A treasure that lets you detect an Emperor in advance and even escape from them with ease? What Deity wouldn’t want that?’

Forget everyone else; probably every single Five Elemental Deity would be interested in the treasure he supposedly possessed!

Before, only a few factions like the Demon Race were after him. But once this news gets out, powerful experts from many other races will likely join the hunt.

The Mixed Void was hunted down for his incredible Talent. Now, because of a treasure, Li Yang might face the exact same fate!

And the level of the experts hunting him would be even higher.

Just as Li Yang thought, this was exactly what the Demon Race’s Yingjiu Emperor had in mind.

“The news is out. There must be plenty of Five Elemental Deities who are now eyeing the human Leimu’s detection treasure.”

The Demon Race’s Yingjiu Emperor looked at the several Demon Race Deities before him and said in a deep voice, “After this news spreads, the human Leimu will be wary and won’t dare to act so casually anymore.”

His Demon Race had suffered the greatest losses at Leimu’s hands.

“The moment he makes a move, a swarm of experts will likely descend on his location to hunt him down.”

A cold light flashed in the Yingjiu Emperor’s eyes.

If he dared to show himself again, countless experts would undoubtedly flock to his location.

‘Human Leimu, let’s see you go on a killing spree now,’ the Yingjiu Emperor sneered inwardly.

Even if Li Yang’s ability to escape was astonishing, it couldn’t hide the fact that he was weak.

He only had the foundation of a Four-Element Deity. It was only by relying on treasures that he could barely reach the threshold of the Five Elemental Deities.

In other words, any Five Elemental Deity could easily handle him.

Even if they couldn’t defeat him, just by finding him, they could easily keep him occupied!

As long as they were faster than Li Yang and could stay on his tail, then no matter how heaven-defying his detection treasure was, it would be useless.

…

In the Virtual World, Kui Yan looked at Li Yang and said, “Leimu, your situation from now on might be very dangerous.”

He too could imagine what would happen. The moment Li Yang’s location was discovered, probably every other Five Elemental Deity on the Slaughter Battlefield would be interested in hunting him down.

While Kui Yan was speaking, Li Yang’s expression had returned to calm.

When Li Yang had first learned of the Demon Race’s intentions, his heart had sunk, but only for a moment. He wasn’t particularly worried anymore.

“If they want to kill me, we’ll just have to see if those Alien Races can endure my retaliation,” Li Yang said coolly.

Given his abilities, if he truly decided to retaliate, the other Alien Races would certainly think twice.