The destroyed cities, the countless dead—all of it unfolded before Zhou Yao’s eyes. In the face of this catastrophe, life was far too fragile.

Li Yang was on the front lines, battling those colossal beasts and the powerful aliens. Her heart was in her throat the entire time, terrified that something might happen to him.

Hearing this, Li Yang looked at Zhou Yao and asked, "Are you serious?"

"Yes, I’m serious." Zhou Yao nodded emphatically.

"Alright."

Li Yang gently embraced her. "If this catastrophe ends, I’ll marry you."

...

Time flew by. Although Shen Xuan had failed to kill Jin Mola, the alien never appeared on Earth again, having hidden itself somewhere unknown.

One day... two days...

The number of mutated sea creatures continued to increase. Besides Qingwu City, other cities were now also coming under attack.

Everyone cooperated, evacuating toward the interior. The governments of every nation began operating at peak efficiency. Food, water, and other resources were strictly controlled, and any form of price gouging was forbidden! Violators faced immediate and severe punishment!

Nearly everyone was living under immense pressure, their hearts filled with terror.

Under this intense pressure, people turned their attention almost entirely to the Cultivators on their screens, watching them slay one mutated sea creature after another!

Of them all, Li Yang drew the most attention.

"Lord Li Yang’s power is incredible! Not a single one of those mutated sea creatures is a match for him!"

"I heard a rumor that Lord Li Yang is at the Peak of King Level. He’s the second-strongest person on the entire planet!"

With Li Yang making more and more public appearances, it was inevitable that details about his identity would be revealed.

Many people on Earth began to worship Li Yang frantically. At a time like this, facing a great catastrophe and the threat of death, everyone desperately needed a symbol of hope.

Li Yang never expected that he would become the most-watched person on the internet.

Of course, he didn’t pay much attention to it.

His original body traveled from place to place, slaughtering beasts without end, while his Thunder Star Beast clone remained hidden, silently focusing on its comprehension.

In the blink of an eye, twenty days passed!

...

"ROAR!"

Inside a city, numerous mutated sea creatures roared in fury.

Li Yang fought without rest, eventually killing every mutated creature in the city, but the city itself was already littered with bodies.

’Another city destroyed...’

Li Yang’s eyes were filled with urgency. "It’s been twenty-one days."

An anxious expression was also on his face.

’Normally, breaking through to the Law Realm within a month would be considered fast. But right now, people are dying every single day. The sooner I break through, the more people on Earth will be saved.’

"Soul Ink, how deeply do I need to comprehend the Thunder Law?" Li Yang couldn’t help but ask.

Hearing this, Soul Ink replied calmly, "When it’s time to break through, you will. Li Yang, don’t take all the pressure of Earth onto your own shoulders. The deaths of these humans are not your responsibility. Don’t put so much pressure on yourself."

"How could I not feel pressured?" Li Yang gave a bitter laugh.

Even if he wasn’t some kind of saint, he couldn’t possibly remain indifferent when faced with the deaths of so many people on Earth every day.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to suppress the emotions welling up inside him.

’I can’t be anxious. The more anxious I get, the more it will affect my comprehension of the Law.’

Li Yang scanned the surrounding city, searching for survivors.

His gaze landed on a spot where two small figures were huddled in terror in the corner of a ruined wall.

They were a brother and sister. The boy looked to be no more than ten, while the little girl was only three or four. The older brother was holding his sister tightly.

Not far from them, a middle-aged man and woman were pinned beneath something, their life force already gone. It seemed they had died while shielding the children from some flying debris.

In the face of disaster, life was so fragile.

Li Yang had lost count of how many similar scenes he had witnessed.

Seeing Li Yang fly toward them, fear immediately appeared on the siblings’ faces.

"It’s alright now." Li Yang cleared away the debris from the corner and rescued the two siblings.

He gathered them into his arms, preparing to take them to where the other survivors were located.

"Are you... Lord Li Yang?" The little girl was too scared of Li Yang to speak, but the little boy looked up at him and summoned his courage to ask.

"I am." Li Yang nodded.

The little boy said, "A lot of people say you can kill those terrifying monsters, Lord Li Yang. Is that true?"

His eyes glistened with unshed tears as he looked at Li Yang, as if searching for an answer.

He knew his mommy and daddy were dead, killed by those terrifying monsters.

And one day, those terrifying monsters might kill him and his sister, too.

"It’s true."

Li Yang looked at him and said with certainty, "I will definitely kill those monsters."

He took the two children to the survivor’s location, glanced down at the ruins below, and continued his search and rescue efforts.

But after he had finished the search, Li Yang’s body suddenly froze.

...

High above a patch of ocean, Shen Xuan was relentlessly attacking, hunting down sea creatures.

By now, his hair had turned completely white.

He was burning his life force and soul!

He had severely overdrawn his life force during his previous battle with Jin Mola, and in the short time since returning to Earth, he had aged to this state.

Suddenly, Shen Xuan’s phone lit up with a notification. He glanced at it; it was from Li Yang.

"I’ve succeeded!"

Seeing this message, an incredibly excited look suddenly flashed in Shen Xuan’s eyes.

’This message means Li Yang is ready to break through to the Law Realm!’

"Xiaoyi, initiate login to the cosmic civilization network!"

Shen Xuan immediately issued the command to the civilization-linking instrument.

"Master, command received."

Earth began connecting to the cosmic network, and its existence was instantly made known to the Milky Way Galaxy branch of the Human Race Saint Hall!

...

Three thousand meters beneath the earth’s surface, in the same place where Li Yang had previously discovered the Earth Spirit Liquid.

At this moment, inside this space, a three-meter-long, purple, rock-like behemoth was staring at a sphere before it.

Strange fluctuations of lightning emanated from its body, constantly circulating across the surface of its entire frame.

Suddenly, these lightning fluctuations grew immensely stronger!

At the same time, Li Yang was sitting cross-legged in silent meditation.

’I can break through to the Law Realm now?’ he sensed silently.

Twenty-seven days had passed since the Thunder Star Beast clone had been nurtured into existence, and during that time, his comprehension of the Thunder Law had been constantly improving.

Just a moment ago, he had clearly felt the bottleneck between the Peak of Spiritual Awakening Realm and the Law Realm become extremely loose.

’Since I can, it’s time to break through!’

Li Yang took a deep breath, sensing a savage energy in the world around him!

This lightning seemed endless, existing everywhere in the void!

This was the fundamental origin of lightning in the universe, one of the most essential components that formed this world!

Right now, Li Yang had only managed to touch a minuscule corner of it!

BOOM!

As the Law began to operate, dense waves of Spiritual Power from the surrounding void surged ceaselessly into Li Yang’s body.