Standing atop the Primordial Skyward Mountain, the wind howled fiercely as Luo Feng remained there for a long time.
“At last, I stand at the highest peak,” Luo Feng gazed down at the endless land of the Skyward Mountain Dimensional Space and murmured, “The Primordial Skyward Mountain at the Monarch level represents a benchmark for countless geniuses in human history. Only by conquering it can one be considered among the greatest geniuses. Now, I already stand at the peak of these greatest geniuses… but a genius is merely a genius, not yet a true expert.”
“One day…”
“I will also stand at the peak of the universe’s strongest experts!”
Fueled by immense ambition, Luo Feng silently vowed. Back in the Earth era, when he was still young, he embarked on the path of martial cultivation not only for his family but also driven by his dreams. This path of strength… he also carried boundless dreams and passion. Without dreams and passion in any path, achieving great accomplishments would be nearly impossible.
Whoosh!
Luo Feng vanished from the summit of the Primordial Skyward Mountain.
…
Within the Skyward Bridge Dimensional Space, at the center of that beautiful island, the Guardian Bafen had remained steadfast for eons.
Whoosh.
Luo Feng appeared in the middle of the island, and upon seeing him from afar, Guardian Bafen immediately smiled: “Prince Luo Feng, it’s been a very, very long time since I’ve seen you.”
“Haha, indeed it has. Missing you a bit, I came to visit,” Luo Feng joked with a smile.
Guardian Bafen curiously asked, “Prince Luo Feng seems very confident. Which level do you plan to challenge this time?”
“Whatever level I can reach, I will. I hope to fight against the guardian of level 21,” Luo Feng replied.
“Fight against level 21?” Guardian Bafen was taken aback. “You must at least pass level 20 to qualify. Could it be that…”
Luo Feng grinned, “The Nine Heavens Skyward Bridge is empty, right?”
“There’s no one there,” Guardian Bafen answered.
“Good.”
Luo Feng smiled slightly.
Swoosh!
He flew directly toward the Nine Heavens Skyward Bridge. Watching Luo Feng depart, Guardian Bafen couldn’t help muttering, “He’s too confident. How many years has he even been training? Seems like he really believes he can pass level 20 of the Skyward Bridge. Hmm? There’s an email? Huh, not just one email.”
Guardian Bafen quickly opened the emails and was greatly shocked!
“What! He actually passed the Monarch-level Primordial Skyward Mountain!” Guardian Bafen’s eyes widened as he looked toward the direction of the Nine Heavens Skyward Bridge, “Looks like he really might have a chance against the guardian of level 21.”
…
Such news was always first known by the highest echelons of the Virtual Universe Company.
In the Chaos City of the Primeval Universe’s Chaos Ruins, the Chaos City Lord, seated cross-legged, sighed, “Luo Feng’s rate of progress is indeed tremendous, managing to conquer the Monarch-level Primordial Skyward Mountain.” The Chaos City Lord wasn’t surprised without reason. Although Luo Feng had previously claimed to possess the capabilities of level 20 of the Skyward Bridge in terms of laws.
However, reaching level 20 of the Skyward Bridge was merely a prerequisite for conquering the Monarch-level Primordial Skyward Mountain—it didn’t guarantee success! Because in battle, one must also consider combat techniques, physical amplification techniques, mental amplification techniques, willpower, consciousness, and many other factors combined!
“With this achievement, those few will probably stop their arguments. They all used to say that Rongjun had a bright future, doubting whether my chosen disciple might not be as promising as Rongjun. This time, they’ll have nothing to say,” the Chaos City Lord nodded with a smile.
…
Beyond the Blood-Net Continent, the highest level of the ‘Heaven-Eroding Palace,’ which had been suppressing and overseeing the Blood-Net Continent for eons.
A figure standing there, seemingly surrounded by countless illusions, was the Heaven-Eroding Palace Lord, a being of extremely high status within the Virtual Universe Company, revered by countless experts. At this moment, the Heaven-Eroding Palace Lord laughed heartily, his laughter echoing throughout the entire Heaven-Eroding Palace, causing Monarchs and Immortals on the first and second levels of the palace to look on in astonishment, puzzled by the Palace Lord’s joy.
“Well done!”
The Heaven-Eroding Palace Lord gazed into the infinite void with a smile, “The Giant Axe Battle Arena, the First Bank of the Universe—most of those guys had high hopes for Rongjun! I said back then that I believed in Luo Feng! They wouldn’t admit defeat even when Luo Feng was accepted as a direct disciple by the Chaos City Lord! They even said… becoming a disciple was just a change in status, not necessarily a sign of great strength. Even when Luo Feng conquered the Domain Lord-level Primordial Skyward Mountain back then, they still didn’t care… thinking the Domain Lord-level Primordial Skyward Mountain wasn’t that impressive.”
“Now they finally admit defeat.”
“The Monarch-level Primordial Skyward Mountain represents the strongest geniuses! It represents the understanding of laws, just one step away from becoming a Cosmic Lord. Although Rongjun is now advancing rapidly, compared to Luo Feng’s rate of progress, he’s much slower.” The Heaven-Eroding Palace Lord was immensely delighted.
Back then, among humanity’s highest echelons—the Virtual Universe Company, the Giant Axe Battle Arena, the First Bank of the Universe, etc.—some peak existences had discussed Luo Feng and Rongjun.
What insight did they possess? Although Bolan’s talent initially seemed to surpass both Luo Feng and Rongjun, his personality flaws destined his achievements to be limited unless those flaws were remedied. Luo Feng and Rongjun were different, however. Luo Feng’s terrifying clarity of heart and his unshakable willpower marked him as a genius… even if his progress was slow, he would keep moving forward, eventually becoming a supreme expert.
As for Rongjun, he was even more unique!
The peak existences among humanity had argued about this, even placing bets! Those participating in this bet were either ‘Cosmic Tyrants’ like the Heaven-Eroding Palace Lord or even higher-tier Cosmic Sovereigns, so the stakes were naturally staggering. When Luo Feng returned from the Blood-Net World years ago and passed through the Heaven-Eroding Palace, the Heaven-Eroding Palace Lord couldn’t resist giving Luo Feng a bit of guidance.
…
As the Chaos City Lord and the Heaven-Eroding Palace Lord felt pleased, other supreme existences among humanity sighed and lamented.
“Actually lost the bet. Rongjun couldn’t even surpass this emerging genius.”
“Rongjun disappointed me too much.”
“Not Rongjun’s fault, it’s just that Luo Feng advanced too rapidly. We knew his future achievements would be high, but we didn’t expect his rate of progress to be this fast! If he had waited another hundred thousand or even a million years, Rongjun would undoubtedly have become a peak King-level Immortal. There’s even a good chance he could have become a Cosmic Lord.”
Many existences lamented.
…
Meanwhile, news of Luo Feng conquering the Monarch-level Primordial Skyward Mountain spread rapidly, causing countless experts to marvel and silencing those who had secretly harbored resentment.
How could they not be convinced?
He had already conquered the benchmark for humanity’s strongest geniuses—the Monarch-level Primordial Skyward Mountain! Each such genius… after entering the Immortal stage, would become a peak King-level expert, even possibly an unrivaled King. Their chances of becoming a Cosmic Lord would also be very high.
…
Inside a private room of a restaurant in Yuxiang Mountain of the Virtual Universe.
Bolan, dressed in a pure white battle robe, and Rongjun, tall and muscular, walked side by side into the private room. Inside the room, aside from a waiter, there was only one person—Wuka!
“Haha, you’re here. Sit, sit,” Wuka laughed.
Rongjun and Bolan both sat down.
“You may leave now,” Wuka instructed the waiter.
“Yes.”
The waiter respectfully replied, then exited and closed the door behind him. The private room now contained only Wuka, Rongjun, and Bolan.
“You both already know, right?” Wuka poured wine as he spoke.
“Yeah,” Bolan nodded slightly.
“I thought the gap would narrow, but instead, it widened,” Rongjun said in a deep voice. After nearly ten thousand years, Rongjun’s inner aura had sublimated. His domineering aura was now deeply ingrained in his being. This kind of dominance was an air of absolute self-sovereignty, yet it didn’t make others feel repulsed.
Wuka sighed, “Back then, the three of us from Taichu—You, me, and Luo Feng—Luo Feng was the first to enter the Primordial Secret Realm, and so were you, Rongjun. I thought your rate of progress would accelerate. Among the Domain-level Primordial Secret Realm members back then, you actually ranked first, ascending to the Monarch level as the top one, becoming a member of the Primordial Secret Realm’s Monarchs.”
Bolan and Rongjun were both Primordial Secret Realm Monarchs!
After deep self-reflection, Bolan gradually changed, truly revealing his talent as a once-in-a-ten-thousand-aeon genius, and began advancing rapidly! Now, he had already become a Monarch!
As for Rongjun.
Initially, his progress wasn’t fast or noticeable, but the more he advanced, the faster he grew. Later on, even surpassing Bolan’s rate of progress! And this advancement kept accelerating… so quickly that it left people astounded. At that time, Luo Feng had already become the direct disciple of the Chaos City Lord, but hadn’t shown any particular achievements yet.
Some people even said back then—Rongjun was the most outstanding among that cohort of geniuses!
Although both were Primordial Secret Realm Monarchs, if the Monarchs were to engage in a qualification battle, Bolan, as a newly promoted Primordial Monarch, would likely be demoted back to the Taichu Secret Realm. However, even if Rongjun faced the Monarch qualification battle now, he would definitely still qualify to remain in the Primordial Secret Realm!
“Too fast, his progress is too fast,” Rongjun shook his head in admiration. “In these past eight thousand years, I thought the deeper one’s understanding of laws, the harder it would be to progress. Luo Feng started at a high level, so naturally his progress would be smaller. But I didn’t expect…”
“There’s only one way to surpass him,” Bolan’s cold voice cut in.
Wuka and Rongjun immediately turned to look at Bolan.
Bolan said coldly, “Become a Cosmic Lord! Otherwise, we will always be overshadowed by Luo Feng!”
“Only by becoming a Cosmic Lord can we surpass Luo Feng,” Rongjun nodded.
“Let’s work together,” Wuka smiled as he raised his cup, “My goal is to become a King-Emperor Immortal. Your goals are to become Cosmic Lords. Let’s work hard together.”
“Work hard.”
“Work hard.”
Rongjun and Bolan both raised their cups.
The three clinked their cups together.
Just as the three were discussing and conversing, suddenly new messages arrived.
“Hmm?” All three checked their emails.
“He passed level 20 of the Skyward Bridge?” Wuka, Bolan, and Rongjun looked at each other, then sighed in admiration. Indeed, Luo Feng passing the Primordial Skyward Mountain already indicated he had the capability to pass level 20 of the Skyward Bridge. Yet, upon actually receiving the news, they still couldn’t help but feel amazed because—
From level 20 to level 21, there was only one step left.
Crossing that step meant becoming a Cosmic Lord!
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Within the Skyward Bridge Dimension, in endless darkness, only a winding bridge extended deeper into the void. Luo Feng flew low above the bridge’s surface. He had just conquered level 20 and was now flying toward the end of level 21 of the Skyward Bridge.
“The guardian of level 21 represents the understanding of laws of a Cosmic Lord.”
“I’d like to see what kind of combat power exists with the World Power of a Monarch and the understanding of laws of a Cosmic Lord,” Luo Feng’s eyes burned with fighting spirit.
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