The Bridge of Ascent Realm within the Virtual Cosmic Network.
On a beautiful island, three figures appeared simultaneously, all of them super elites from the Virtual Cosmic Company.
“Zhenyan King, Tonnan King, Lonyu King,” the guardian Bafen greeted respectfully.
“Has Luo Feng begun his battle on the third level?” Lonyu demanded.
“He is about to start. He just reached the end of the third level,” Guardian Bafen replied. As the guardian of the entire Bridge of Ascent realm, Bafen was intimately familiar with everyone’s progress on the bridge. Even super elites like Zhenyan King and Tonnan King couldn’t directly observe others’ battles on the Bridge of Ascent. They relied entirely on Bafen for information.
“Broadcast his progress as he challenges the Bridge of Ascent,” Lonyu ordered solemnly.
“Yes!” Guardian Bafen waved his hand, and immediately a screen nearly ten meters long and eight meters wide appeared before him. The screen displayed an image of a section of the Bridge of Ascent and a mass of white mist. Luo Feng stood on the bridge, staring at the mist.
“It’s about to begin,” Lonyu’s eyes lit up.
“He looks pretty confident,” Zhenyan King smiled slightly. “This time, it probably won’t be a close-range fight.”
“Hmm,” Tonnan King nodded in agreement.
The three supreme beings watched the screen intently.
Lonyu King was here because he bore the command of the Nine-Sword Venerable, observing which of this batch of newcomers showed more potential.
Tonnan King had simply come along with Lonyu and Zhenyan.
Zhenyan King, however, genuinely cared about this matter. He was particularly interested in a young man who, like him, had been cultivating the ‘Nine Cosmic Chaos Tablets.’
“I want to see your progress over the past ten years. I knew recommending you to cultivate ‘Drifting Blood’ was the right decision,” Zhenyan King mused inwardly.
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At the end of the third level of the Bridge of Ascent.
“I choose…” Luo Feng gazed at the mass of mist before him. “Controller!”
Just like the previous two levels, as soon as black liquid flew out from the massive cloud of mist at the end of the bridge, it immediately condensed into a black-clothed warrior. The warrior stood atop the Dark Cloud Shuttle, carrying a dark golden long staff on his back. The only eye visible beneath his mask locked onto Luo Feng. “Want to pass the third level?”
“Yes,” Luo Feng grinned.
Boom~~~ Instantly, golden energy surged around his body. The dark golden staff behind his back shot out a series of golden beams, which quickly condensed into nine golden swords within the golden energy waves. These nine golden swords, like foundations, echoed each other, unleashing countless sword qi as if they were commanded by an army.
The third stage of the Yan Shen Art—Celestial Sword Style, also known as the ‘Domain of Sword.’
Compared to before, Luo Feng could now truly control the domain as naturally as moving his own limbs, merging all the power within the domain into one.
“Celestial Sword Style?” the black-clothed warrior sneered.
Boom~~~ Golden energy waves erupted around the black-clothed warrior in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, an identical sword domain formed.
“Boom!” “Boom!” Each collision of the two spherical sword domains sent countless sword qi crashing into each other.
“Don’t think you can easily pass the third level just because you made it through the second,” the black-clothed warrior hovered in the air, scoffing. “The third level is much harder than the second. Go!” He pointed his finger at Luo Feng, and instantly eight of the nine golden swords within his sword domain merged together, golden threads weaving between them, forming a hazy, massive golden sword.
Hiss!
Luo Feng’s sword domain was instantly pierced, and the massive golden sword surged forward like a ship cutting through waves.
“Go!” Luo Feng pointed in return.
The nine golden swords around him simultaneously converged, intricate golden threads weaving rapidly to form a massive golden sword. With a thunderous roar, Luo Feng’s golden sword clashed midair with his opponent’s. In just an instant, they exchanged thousands of blows.
“You think you can defeat me with just eight swords combined?” Luo Feng stared at the black-clothed warrior in the distance.
“Hahaha, no need to rush!” came the maniacal laughter. “Since you’re so eager to meet your end, I shall grant your wish.” In an instant, the final golden sword surrounding the black-clad warrior fused into the colossal golden blade, causing the shimmering weapon to expand even further.
Both Luo Feng and the black-clothed warrior had now combined all nine swords.
But the golden swords formed on the outside differed. Luo Feng’s seemed slightly larger, while the black-clothed warrior’s was more refined, with more golden threads and slightly smaller in size.
“You’ve already lost,” the black-clothed warrior’s eyes burned with flame.
“Boom!”
The two massive golden swords clashed again. Luo Feng’s was immediately pushed back, and the black-clothed warrior swiftly controlled his golden sword to strike at Luo Feng.
“Indeed formidable,” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. Stepping atop the Dark Cloud Shuttle, he instantly created a total of 100 illusions around him, completely enveloping a diameter of a kilometer. His movements had become so ghostly that they sent chills down one’s spine. Each dodge was astonishingly fast.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Like lightning, his true form completely evaded his opponent’s golden sword. At the same time, Luo Feng continued to control his golden sword to intercept.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In repeated exchanges, in terms of offense, Luo Feng seemed to be at a disadvantage. But in terms of movement… simply through his footwork, Luo Feng managed to evade the golden sword’s attacks, an almost unbelievable feat.
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On the beautiful central island.
The tall and muscular Zhenyan King, the gaunt Tonnan King, and the beautiful Lonyu King all laughed as they watched the live broadcast on the screen before them.
“Haha, this kid actually treats challenging the Bridge of Ascent as a learning opportunity,” Zhenyan King laughed heartily.
“Mm,” Lonyu King nodded. “His movement technique has reached the third level of ‘Hundred-Lines Ryu’—’Hundred-Lines Flow.’ Just with Hundred-Lines Flow alone, it’s impossible to dodge the attacks of the Yan Shen Art so effortlessly. The main reason is that Luo Feng’s movement… he has clearly touched the fundamental essence of cosmic space. Each shift in his form directly reaches the essence.”
“Right, he’s already truly entered the threshold,” Tonnan King nodded as well.
“Already glimpsed a trace of the fundamental cosmic spatial laws,” Zhenyan King smiled and nodded.
What kind of power were these three?
They were all Kings, beings who could directly obtain permanent residency in Chaos City, far surpassing even the likes of the Divine General ‘Thirteen’ or the master of the Mosha Clan! If Luo Feng had merely glimpsed a trace of the essence of cosmic spatial laws, these three had already entered the most fundamental aspects of spatial or temporal laws!
They were only a small step away from complete mastery, so naturally, they could easily perceive Luo Feng’s achievements.
“Glimpsed a trace of the essence of the laws. As long as he doesn’t perish, his future achievements won’t be lacking,” Lonyu King smiled, praising.
“Look at how beautifully he uses that movement technique. The arcs of his movements… so clean and precise, perfectly following the curves of spatial fluctuations,” Zhenyan King marveled and praised. “Even that Bolan, who cultivates both time and space, can instantly create nearly ten thousand illusions with his movement technique, but even his movement arcs aren’t this perfect and precise!”
“Mm,” Lonyu King smiled and nodded.
…
Luo Feng executed the ‘Hundred-Lines Flow’ movement technique, using his slight grasp of the fundamental essence of spatial laws. Each time his opponent’s golden sword attacked, he could evade along the most exquisite and mysterious path, as if swimming through water by following the undercurrents with the least effort!
“There’s a difference between his Nine-Sword Combination and mine,” Luo Feng defended using the Celestial Sword Style and his movement technique while carefully observing how his opponent wielded the Yan Shen Art.
“First, his nine golden swords combine more seamlessly. This indicates he has a slightly deeper understanding of the ‘Raindrop Diagram’ than I do.”
“Second, after the Nine-Sword Combination, his attacks are unpredictable, shifting through nine different intents, unfathomable to gods and spirits. Therefore, relying solely on the Nine-Sword Combination, I simply cannot stop him,” Luo Feng mused. “Clearly, each of his nine golden swords represents a different intent from the ‘Raindrop Diagram,’ and the shifting of these intents is mysterious and spontaneous!”
“But I… I haven’t yet achieved that level.”
“My only advantage is… I’ve already glimpsed a trace of the essence of the laws!” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. “Alright, time to end this!”
In midair.
The black-clothed warrior had already grown furious. “Have the guts to stop dodging! What’s the point of just running away?”
“That…” Luo Feng suddenly stopped, and all his illusions vanished.
“Huh?” The black-clothed warrior was delighted.
“Die!” Luo Feng coldly pointed at his opponent.
Whoosh!
Luo Feng’s golden sword no longer moved clumsily as before. Instead, it instantly traced a mysterious arc, reaching the black-clothed warrior’s face at an unimaginable speed. Fast—too fast.
“What—” Still caught in delight, the black-clothed warrior was shocked to find the golden sword had already arrived.
“Clang!”
The black-clothed warrior barely managed to control the dark golden staff behind him, using the entire staff to block the golden sword. With a clang, the golden sword merely twisted slightly. The razor-sharp blade of the massive sword spun, slicing through the black-clothed warrior’s head, cleanly severing it.
“Comprehending the essence may require time, perhaps even greater enlightenment, but its power… it transcends these superficial applications of the laws,” Luo Feng smiled faintly, his gaze fixed ahead. The mist before him had already cleared, unveiling the fourth level of the Bridge of Ascent, stretching upward into the unknown.
Boom~~~ In the distance above, Luo Feng could clearly see terrifying gray gusts, sharp as knives, covering the Bridge of Ascent.
“The ‘Drifting Blood’ mentioned before that every three levels of the Bridge of Ascent is a threshold. I didn’t expect that from the fourth level onward, even the scenery would be different,” Luo Feng laughed and shot upward, rushing into the howling gray gales above.
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At the center of the beautiful island.
“This easy?” Lonyu King was astonished.
“It shouldn’t be this easy. He’s only glimpsed a trace of the essence of the laws. He shouldn’t have defeated the opponent on the third level so effortlessly,” Tonnan King was also surprised.
“It’s his consciousness.”
Zhenyan King’s eyes gleamed. “His consciousness strength is several times greater than that of geniuses at the Cosmic level first stage! Because of his strong consciousness… the power of his mental weapons is also stronger than you expected.”
Luo Feng’s consciousness was that of the Gold-Horned Giant Beast.
Powerful!
That was normal!
As Zhenyan King, Lonyu King, and Tonnan King discussed, the guardian Bafen, standing nearby, suddenly had an idea. “According to the instructions above, we need to promote competition among these geniuses. Hmm, I should inform Rongjun, Galesi, Bolan, and others about this news.” The guardian Bafen quietly sent the news of Luo Feng passing the third level to a group of geniuses who were still diligently cultivating.
Rongjun, Galesi, Bolan, Qianshui, Tao, Gusi Luo, Wuka…
They all received the news at the same time.
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