Over the next few days, Lu Yang competed while conducting an internal investigation within the Iron Blood Brotherhood. He was not afraid of this matter, because there had been precedents in this regard.
After Lu Yang called around for help one by one, the information he received showed that the other side was not particularly powerful; their identity was merely somewhat special. This reassured Lu Yang. Given the Iron Blood Brotherhood's current status, others could seek cooperation with him, but threats were unacceptable.
After figuring things out, Lu Yang continued competing and fought his way from the top fifty all the way to the final. The officials had originally expected a grand showdown with many contenders vying for supremacy, but unexpectedly, not a single person could truly contend with Lu Yang.
Perhaps because of his rebirth, Lu Yang's soul was several times stronger than everyone else's, as if it had been tempered by something. At this stage, the fastest reaction time among top experts was 0.09 seconds, while Lu Yang's had reached 0.03 seconds.
Though the difference seemed tiny, in the game it meant Lu Yang could easily catch his opponents' movements, while they were completely unable to keep track of his actions.
Lu Yang also had a full set of high-tier equipment. During the semifinals, he suppressed his opponent so thoroughly that they had no ability to react, turning it into a one-sided beating.
More importantly, Lu Yang felt that his reaction speed was entering a phase of rapid growth. Even in the game, it continued to improve automatically without any training.
With such reaction speed, Lu Yang felt he could challenge the peak mid-ranked gods in dungeons alone. Since there were still several days before the other finals, Lu Yang returned to the game.
Eastern Mountain Region.
Nine-Headed