Xiang Yu? Li Yang was violently startled. Could he be the Hegemon of Western Chu?
"Ha ha, correct! This Hegemon is indeed Xiang Yu. Hmph, don't tell me you don't believe it. Do you think this Hegemon would impersonate someone else? If not for what happened back then... Forget it. Telling you, brat, would be useless." Xiang Yu clearly disdained to reveal the secrets of those bygone days to Li Yang.
Li Yang sneered inwardly. Xiang Yu? Xiang Yu was a figure from several thousand years ago. How could he possibly still be alive? This is utterly absurd.
Xiang Yu was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage. "What kind of person do you take this Hegemon for? You little brat, though this Hegemon is currently a dragon trapped in shallow waters, I am still not someone a runt like you, who has not even reached the most basic Golden Core Stage, can compare to. Hmph! If not for this Hegemon, how would you have obtained the Marrow Cleansing Pill? If not for this Hegemon's help, how could you have endured the demonic baleful power within the Marrow Cleansing Pill when you went into seclusion that day? If not for this Hegemon, how could you have completely consolidated the second level in ten days? Did you think Heaven favored you so greatly that you absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth ten times faster than others? Damn it, you really are an ungrateful bastard!"
Li Yang was immediately dumbfounded, then understood. The Marrow Cleansing Pill he had obtained for no reason that day, and his inexplicably tenfold faster absorption of spiritual energy, had all been Xiang Yu's help.
"Fine, I'll believe you for now. But today, you want me to give up. Tell me, he killed my beloved—how could I possibly give up?" Li Yang could not suppress the foul rage in his heart.
Xiang Yu smiled. "You brat, you're not entirely unlucky. Your Jiang Xue is dead, but she was a mortal. In the words of cultivators, only having one's soul scattered and spirit dispersed counts as true death. Jiang Xue merely suffered bodily death and entered the Ghost Realm. As long as you cultivate diligently and Shatter the Void, you will one day be able to see her again."
Li Yang's mind and spirit shook violently. Only after a moment did he tremble as he said, "You mean... Xue isn't dead? I can still see her, still be with her?"
Xiang Yu said arrogantly, "Of course. Don't you know who this Hegemon is? This Hegemon is a top expert at the Demon King level in the Demon Realm. If not for... Cough, cough. In any case, you need only understand one thing: your Xue has not truly died. As long as you cultivate earnestly and Shatter the Void, you will have a chance!" Yet Xiang Yu was laughing smugly to himself. He knew Li Yang had taken the bait.
The violent aura within Li Yang's heart immediately began to subside, and his mind gradually regained its usual clarity.
"Li Yang, aren't you coming back with me? Do you want me to make a move?" Meng Tian rebuked him sharply.
Li Yang and Xiang Yu had just been communicating through their minds. Though they had exchanged many words, only a brief moment had passed outside.
Li Yang looked at the furious Meng Tian before him, then glanced at Lin Tianyu. Lin Tianyu had been watching Li Yang as though watching a monkey perform. Though azure arcs of lightning flickered around his body, Lin Tianyu clearly had not yet truly used all his strength.
Would merely killing him be enough? Li Yang recalled Xiang Yu's earlier words. A cold smile touched his lips. Li Yang did not realize that at this moment, his temperament had completely changed; his demonic nature had thoroughly fused into it.
"Brat, agree to your captain. No matter what happens, this Hegemon has you covered. Heh heh, this Hegemon does not even regard these little shrimps as worthy of notice. Oh, right, Li Yang—if you want to kill Lin Tianyu, this Hegemon can help you as well."
Li Yang sneered inwardly. No, you're right. Merely killing him will not satisfy me. I want him to know what despair is, what it means to be worse off than dead.
Li Yang raised his head and looked at his captain, Meng Tian. "I'll go with you."
Meng Tian was instantly overjoyed. He truly did not want to fight Li Yang, but if Li Yang insisted on resisting, he would have no choice but to act. Now that Li Yang had agreed, he naturally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Young Master Lin, we will give you an explanation for what happened today. Let's go!" Meng Tian decisively led Li Yang away. Lin Tianyu said nothing the entire time, merely smiling.
Lin Tianyu glanced at Yang Yu, and the smile on his face grew even brighter. "Mr. Yang, three of my bodyguards died. As the saying goes, a life must pay for a life. Heh heh, I trust Mr. Yang knows how this should be handled. Yu Yang, report this matter to General Wang." With that, Lin Tianyu turned and walked toward the villa.
Yang Yu furrowed his brows deeply, then let out a long sigh.
Li Yang had been placed under house arrest. Naturally, Li Yang himself was not worried in the slightest. As Xiang Yu put it, "If this Hegemon helps you, there truly isn't anyone on Earth in the Mortal Realm who can hold you."
But Li Yang did not know that Xiang Yu still had another sentence in his heart. This Kunlun Immortal Realm should count as another dimensional space, not part of Earth. So this Hegemon's words cannot be considered wrong. There were countless experts in the Kunlun Immortal Realm. Xiang Yu, who currently relied solely on the power of his Primordial Spirit, was not invincible there.
Inside the room where he was confined.
"Li Yang, if you continue cultivating like this, you will never be able to Shatter the Void even if you cultivate until the day you die!" Xiang Yu began to tempt Li Yang.
Li Yang nodded. "The Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique can at most reach the realm of a sixth-level expert. It is impossible to Shatter the Void and ascend. But I have no other cultivation method." Li Yang did not mention asking Xiang Yu for help at all. He understood that Xiang Yu must want something from him.
Xiang Yu did not want to beat around the bush and said directly, "Li Yang, you brat—fine. This Hegemon will now pass on to you the supreme canon of our Demon Realm—the Demon Yang Canon, created by Great Venerable Chi You. The Demon Yang Canon has three tiers and fifteen levels in total. The three tiers are the Illusion Star Tier, the Demon Moon Tier, and the Extreme Yang Tier. The first six levels belong to the Illusion Star Tier, the middle six levels belong to the Demon Moon Tier, and the final three levels are the Extreme Yang Tier!"
"Listen carefully. This Hegemon will now impart to you the cultivation formulae for the six levels of the Illusion Star Tier." Xiang Yu immediately began teaching Li Yang the formulae for the first six levels of the Demon Yang Canon.
A long while later.
"This... How is this possible?" Li Yang stared wide-eyed. "The six-level formulae of the Illusion Star Tier of this Demon Yang Canon are actually... actually the formulae of the Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique!!!"
The Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique was the cultivation method designated by the Security Bureau. Members of Security Bureau Group 9 could obtain the formulae for the first four levels, and after entering Group 11, they could obtain the formulae for the fifth and sixth levels. Now, Li Yang discovered that the first four levels of the Demon Yang Canon were exactly identical to the first four levels of the Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique.
"Well, the Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique is indeed the first six levels of the Demon Yang Canon, but there is still a slight difference. The sixth level of the Demon Yang Canon forms a Golden Core, then enters the demonic path. The sixth level of the Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique only has the secret formulae for forming a Golden Core; it lacks the secret formulae for entering the demonic path!"
Li Yang was somewhat puzzled. "Hm? How do you know the secret formulae for the sixth level of the Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique?"
Xiang Yu seemed somewhat embarrassed. "Well, heh heh, this Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique was spread by this Hegemon. Hmph, don't ask anymore. Learn it if you want to learn it; if not, stop spouting so much nonsense!" By the end, Xiang Yu was clearly a little annoyed.
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