Within the exclusive training ground of the Tai Chu Region, unique to Rong Jun, a simulated bustling cosmic city was created.
On the rooftop of a skyscraper.
“It’s been more than ten years since I arrived at Hunchun City.” Rong Jun, barefoot with disheveled hair, stood atop the skyscraper holding the Earth-Shattering Blade, gazing down at the city below. This was a city he was very familiar with, a city filled with beautiful memories. “Father, father…”
Rong Jun murmured softly.
“How long!”
“How much longer must I wait to become immortal? How much longer until I restore the name of Tu Man? How much longer until I slay that bastard!” Rong Jun whispered, his eyes brimming with tears. “Father, I’m in pain, my heart is so heavy.”
“Endure!”
“I will endure. Within the Virtual Universe Company, I will become the best of my generation… Right now I’m inferior to Bolan, but in fifty years, a hundred, a thousand, I will definitely surpass him! One day, when I possess the strength to personally kill that bastard, I will go to his imperial capital planet, storm into his divine realm, destroy everything he has, and make him regret his life before death!”
Clutching his fists, tears welling in his eyes.
This hatred was carved into his soul. Every so often, he couldn’t help but vent his emotions.
“Boom!” With a wave of his hand, the entire simulated scene vanished, revealing the vast, immense training ground once more!
“The first axe given by my teacher—I only need to pass the third level of the Heaven-Piercing Bridge to at least attend lectures under the seniors who have mastered other ‘Axe Chaos Tablets.’ My rate of progress will definitely increase.” Rong Jun thought to himself. “With my current strength, I should be able to pass the third level of the Heaven-Piercing Bridge within the next one or two years.”
“Now, my only goal is to surpass Bolan!” Rong Jun thought again.
As for others, they no longer posed a threat. After all, Rong Jun had passed the second level of the Heaven-Piercing Bridge in just the fourth year after entering Hunchun City—a speed far surpassing others.
“Beep!”
“Hmm?” Rong Jun looked down in confusion at the screen on his arm. A new email had appeared, puzzling him. “Oh, it’s a message from the supervisor Bafen. Could someone else have broken through again? Others took longer than me to pass the second level. The third level is far more difficult than the second, so it’s impossible for them to surpass me. Could it be Bolan? But Bolan only passed the fourth level half a year ago. The difficulty increases exponentially as you advance… He won’t have a chance to break through the fifth level for at least another decade.”
Still puzzled, Rong Jun growled, “Open it.”
The email unfolded automatically.
“Luofeng, after ten years of inactivity, he has just now cleared the second and third levels of the Heaven-Piercing Bridge in succession and is currently attempting the fourth level.”
Rong Jun’s eyes widened in shock.
Heaven!
“The third level… already passed?” Rong Jun couldn’t believe it. “I was faster than him on the first and second levels, and I even had my teacher’s guidance afterward. How could this happen…”
“A madman, a madman…” Rong Jun’s wide eyes were filled with shock.
…
In the Tian Region.
In the garden of one villa, Galeci, cloaked in a black robe, appeared out of thin air.
“An email?” Galeci pointed his finger forward into the air, and a screen materialized. A new email appeared on the screen. He lightly tapped it with his finger and opened it.
The email content was simple—
“Luofeng, after ten years of inactivity, he has just now cleared the second and third levels of the Heaven-Piercing Bridge in succession and is currently attempting the fourth level.”
…
“How is this possible?” In a villa next to Galeci’s, the fat giant ‘Tao’ stared at the screen in front of him in shock and anger. “A madman, that madman! He only attempted the Heaven-Piercing Bridge for the first time in ten years, and he immediately passed the second and third levels. Truly a madman!”
…
“Impossible!” The Tai Chu Region member ‘Jiangmo,’ with handsome features, long green hair, and secret markings on his face, stared in horror at the screen in front of him. “I haven’t even passed the second level yet, and he’s already cleared the third?!”
…
Before Luofeng’s sudden breakthrough, among this group of prodigies, Bolan had passed the fourth level, while Rong Jun and six others had passed the second level, and the rest had only passed the first level.
It should be noted.
Among the seven who had passed the second level, Longyun was from the Original Region, while ‘Tao,’ ‘Galeci,’ and ‘Gusi Luo’ were from the Tian Region. Only Rong Jun, Qianshui, and Wuka belonged to the Tai Chu Region.
This meant that the others who had entered the Tai Chu Region, such as ‘Jiangmo,’ ‘Lansiluo,’ and ‘Aichen,’ had remained stuck at merely passing the first level.
“Impossible!”
“How could this madman have improved so much?”
“We, the nearly a hundred prodigies of the Tian Region, shouldn’t have such a massive gap with him. How could this happen?”
…
As the sudden news of Luofeng’s breakthrough left the group of prodigies, who had always been secretly competing and striving, stunned, Luofeng had already begun his battle on the fourth level of the Heaven-Piercing Bridge.
A gray, howling wind roared, enveloping the bridge.
Luofeng stood on the bridge, his helmeted gaze fixed on a whirlwind at the far end of the bridge. A voice emerged from the whirlwind: “Choose your opponent—Warrior, Controller, or Illusionist. Defeat it, and you may proceed to the fifth level.”
“Controller.” Luofeng answered immediately.
Boom!
Suddenly, a figure shot out from the center of the whirlwind. He wore a silver-white battle suit, white boots, and rode an ‘An Cloud Shuttle.’ A dark golden long staff was strapped to his back. Behind a silver-white mask, his eyes locked onto Luofeng.
“As described in ‘Piaoxue,’ the difficulty increases dramatically the further one progresses, and the increase becomes more and more extreme.” Luofeng thought to himself. “I wonder just how strong the fourth level will be.” Since ‘Piaoxue’ contained some brief descriptions of the Heaven-Piercing Bridge, Luofeng had a rough idea. He had some confidence in passing the third level, but for the fourth level… he had no confidence at all.
Still, even without confidence, he had to give it a try!
“Silver-robed opponent, I hope you’ll give me your strongest attack.” Luofeng called out.
“Strongest?” The silver-robed figure stood atop the An Cloud Shuttle, his voice low. “I only know one move. If you can block it, I lose.”
“Only one move?” Luofeng was taken aback.
“Here it comes!”
The silver-robed figure pointed at Luofeng. From behind him, the dark golden staff shot forth a dense swarm of golden mini-swords—literally countless golden swords that hovered in front of him. Threads of golden law-force floated and connected among them.
“1,600 golden mini-swords.” Luofeng quickly scanned and determined the exact number.
At Luofeng’s level of soul perception, while not yet matching artificial intelligence, it was already far superior to Earth’s computers of the past.
“The entire Shenshen Weapon consists of 10,081 mini-swords. The ninth layer of Shenshen involves combining all the mini-swords into the most terrifying attack.” Luofeng thought. “He’s using 1,600 mini-swords, which should be the fourth layer of Shenshen.”
The third layer of Shenshen, ‘Sky Sword Style,’ involved nine floating golden swords, each composed of 81 mini-swords, totaling 729 mini-swords for the third layer.
The fourth layer of Shenshen, ‘Great Simplicity,’ required 1,600 mini-swords to form a massive golden pillar nearly ten meters tall, like a pillar in a high-ceilinged hall. To master the fourth layer at the Cosmic Level 1 was to become a force unmatched in the universe.
…
In front of the silver-robed figure, the 1,600 golden mini-swords floated at slight distances from each other, connected by countless golden threads forming a complex pattern on the surface of the golden pillar, resembling a totem pole.
The fourth layer of Shenshen—’Great Simplicity!’
“This… no wonder he only has one move.” Luofeng’s eyes widened. “The fourth level is this difficult? To form a totem pillar… it requires extreme mastery of space and metal, integrating the entire sword domain within the golden totem pillar. A single strike can unleash unimaginable power.”
The totem golden pillar, with immense power.
Once formed, a single strike could shatter mountains and cause oceans to tsunami.
“Here it comes!” The silver-robed figure roared.
“I want to see just how powerful this move is!” Luofeng rode the An Cloud Shuttle, activating the Hundred-Lines Body Technique. His movements were ghostly and ethereal. While dodging, he quickly manipulated and unleashed the Sky Sword Style—’Nine Swords United.’ The golden greatsword instantly traced a curve and stabbed directly at the silver-robed figure.
Perceiving the essence of spatial law allowed Luofeng’s attacks to be extremely fast.
Back then, when wielding the Seven Absolute Blades of Shadow—specifically the “Ephemeral Bloom” technique—at the second tier, the enemy could only frantically parry with twin combat daggers, barely managing to graze Luofeng’s blade by sheer chance. Yet in that instant, Luofeng executed a deceptively simple thrust, its speed so blinding that his foe had no time to react.
During the third level, his speed was similarly absurd, combined with the advantage of consciousness strength, overwhelming the opponent.
Boom! The massive totem golden pillar rolled directly toward him.
The surrounding space was visibly compressed. At this moment, the rolling totem golden pillar seemed to compress space itself.
Crash!
The totem golden pillar was simply too large. With just a slight roll, it covered a great distance in space, colliding with Luofeng’s golden greatsword. With a bang, the golden greatsword shattered into nine golden swords.
Whoosh~~~
In midair, the totem golden pillar swept through, the pressure on space affecting Luofeng’s movements. “Too fast!” Luofeng couldn’t dodge. The totem golden pillar directly struck him.
Failure at the fourth level!
…
At the Heaven-Piercing Bridge plane, in the center of the island.
Zhenyan Wang, Lonyu Wang, and Tonnan Wang were all watching the floating screens in front of them. The battle description was slow, but in reality, it was over in just a few seconds.
“A normal loss.” Zhenyan Wang nodded.
“Yes.” Tonnan Wang commented, “The Shenshen Weapon has nine layers, divided into three stages… the first to third layers, the fourth to sixth layers, and the seventh to ninth layers. The third layer is still within the first stage, while the fourth layer’s power sees a significant leap. It’s normal for him to lose.”
“He’s only been training in Hunchun City for ten years; we can’t expect too much.” Lonyu Wang smiled. “In just ten years, he’s glimpsed the essence of spatial law and possesses such strong consciousness. This Luofeng is an unexpected gem I discovered this time. He’s stronger than Rong Jun!”
“In my opinion, he might even surpass Bolan in the future.” Zhenyan Wang stated directly.
“Haha.”
“He still has a long way to go. Don’t get too excited. Bolan started off far ahead.”
Tonnan Wang and Lonyu Wang both laughed.
“Still, I’m very optimistic about him.” Zhenyan Wang said.
Just at that moment…
In the center of the island, a figure appeared—’Rong Jun.’ Then, the fat giant ‘Tao,’ Wuka… one by one, others began to appear.
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