Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 128 Crossing Six Levels of the Sky Bridge

"The Chaos Stele is indeed a good thing!"

As Luo Feng walked out of the city lord's mansion, he couldn't help but sigh.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin nodded.

As the saying goes, "Many hands make light work."

With his human body, water unicorn clone, Netherworld Blood Sea clone, and 380 Blood God Child incarnations, Lu Jin comprehended the profound mysteries of the fifth spatial origin law in just seven days of studying the Nine Universe Chaos Stele.

Although this was partly due to prior accumulation, the effects of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele were indeed powerful, far surpassing what Teacher Tian Shuang had casually created back then.

"Have you grasped the mysteries of the second type of space?"

Lu Jin asked.

"I figured it out when I was studying the Chaos Stele."

Luo Feng smiled and nodded.

"The mysteries of space?"

Berlan, standing to the side, frowned slightly. This word touched upon a blind spot in his knowledge, and he didn't quite understand what the two were talking about.

Bolan wasn't without teachers before, but to be honest, many immortals in the primordial universe didn't know what the mysteries of the higher laws were, especially those immortals who didn't come from powerful factions.

Most immortals who know the mysteries of the higher laws have never tried to understand them, believing that such things are beyond the reach of ordinary geniuses.

Lu Jin said, "The laws of higher space and time each have 108 mysteries."

If mastering the rules is like writing an article, then understanding the mysteries is like learning the language.

If one can comprehend these 108 mysteries and survives the future, it's hard to say whether one can become a cosmic venerable one, but reaching the pinnacle of kingship should be within reach.

The treasure vault contains a secret manual called "Bloodstained," which describes the first three diagrams of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele.

It contains 108 sword techniques. Mastering each technique allows one to comprehend a spatial mystery.

If you're interested, you can try buying it. This manual isn't expensive; the original price is 800 points, but as a member of the Original Realm, you can buy it for 560 points.

Berlan's talent is quite good.

If he remembered correctly, when this cycle of the primordial universe ended, the number of true gods of the human race did not exceed one hundred, and there were only more than one thousand two hundred universe lords.

The fact that Berlan was ultimately able to become the ruler of the universe, even if it was due to the complete inheritance system, is enough to prove that he had great potential and was not as simple as the genius that others currently believe to appear once every ten thousand eras.

Otherwise, if Berlan had been truly mediocre, the number of human universe rulers at that time would have far exceeded these thousands.

The 108 spatial mysteries should not be too difficult for Berlan.

"Thank you!"

Berlan bowed sincerely and said.

Although Lu Jin only said it verbally, he didn't actually pay any price.

But it's different for him. The correct, or rather the best, way of cultivation will undoubtedly allow him to take fewer detours.

Moreover, even if that "Bloodstained" manual isn't suitable for me, it's only worth a few hundred points, which isn't much.

"We're in the same year, so don't be shy."

Lu Jin said with a smile.

He wasn't very familiar with Berlan, but in Lu Jin's view, their relationship was similar to that of classmates in the same school on Earth.

Besides, Berlan wasn't the kind of person who was utterly wicked, so a word of advice wouldn't hurt.

Chaos City covers a vast area, and apart from a few special buildings, almost all the cultivation residences are exactly the same.

Moreover, the doors of most cultivation dwellings are pale white, indicating that no one is currently living there.

Before long, Lu Jin and Luo Feng found a relatively secluded place and became next-door neighbors.

On the rooftop of his cultivation residence, Lu Jin logged into the virtual universe.

'Shuh! '

In the virtual universe, inside the attic of Manor No. 114 in the Yuxiangshan Primitive Area, Lu Jin's figure appeared.

"Fatty, request to enter the Sky Bridge."

Lu Jin gave the instructions to Fatty.

"understand!"

The chubby guy, about the size of a fist, on Lu Jin's shoulder and carrying a small bamboo pole, immediately contacted the virtual universe system to send an application.

Soon, the application was approved, and Lu Jin's figure disappeared into the manor's attic.

Virtual universe, a special plane.

This is an ocean dimension, where, apart from a beautiful island in the center, all you can see is seawater.

On the edge of the island, there are 52 ports, each connected to a long bridge shrouded in mist that stretches to the horizon.

'Shuh! '

Lu Jin appeared in the central square of the island.

"Lu Jin is here."

"Look, it's the Great Demon King."

"I wonder how many levels the Great Demon King can clear?"

Lu Jin's arrival attracted a lot of attention.

Upon hearing that many people called him the "Great Demon King," Lu Jin's face darkened.

Young people these days have absolutely no manners; they can't even come up with a nice nickname for someone.

At this moment, a man wearing a black star-patterned robe, with four ears but no nose, walked over with a smile and said, "Hello, Lu Jin, I am Baffin, the guardian of the Tongtian Bridge plane, but I prefer to be called the guardian."

"Hello, Guardian."

Lu Jin bowed.

The guardian, Baffin, didn't seem like a human to Lu Jin; rather, he seemed like an intelligent being.

The guardian, Baffin, nodded and said, "Let me introduce you to this plane of the Heavenly Bridge. It was created for the 52 Chaos Steles in Chaos City. The Nine Heavens Heavenly Bridge has 27 levels. Each time you pass a level, you will have the opportunity to comprehend the Nine Chaos Steles."

However, every bridge to heaven is difficult, and if you can reach the 18th level, you will be considered an almost invincible being among immortals.

If you can reach the 21st floor, you can become the ruler of the universe.

Furthermore, once you pass the 18th floor, you will directly obtain permanent residency in Chaos City, without needing any other additional conditions.

Lu Jin nodded slightly.

Leaving aside other factors and focusing solely on the understanding of the laws, the 10th level of the Bridge to Heaven is Immortal, the 18th level is King, and the 21st level is Venerable.

Even if one were to be granted the title of King and become immortal, not counting subordinate clans, the entire human race would only number around 100,000.

"Lu Jin, there's no one at Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge right now, go and try to break through."

The watchman, Baffin, spoke to Lu Jin with a hint of anticipation.

Baffin knew that Lu Jin had passed the seventh trial tower during the Genius Battle, so he was looking forward to Lu Jin's performance on the Sky Bridge.

'Whoosh! '

Nodding, Lu Jin transformed into a blur and flew directly towards the Tongtian Bridge, which had the words 'Jiuyu' on the stone tablet in the distance.

The moment they stepped onto the Nine Universe Sky Bridge, Fatty reminded Lu Jin, "Master, we just received an email from the Virtual Universe Company about the points reward rules for crossing the Sky Bridge."

Passing the first level rewards you with 100 points; the second level rewards you with 200 points; the third level rewards you with 400 points, and so on, doubling each time.

Furthermore, the Virtual Universe Company has a special reward system: anyone who clears the Sky Bridge within 30 years of entering Chaos City will receive ten times the points.

"I see."

Even if Fatty didn't say it, Lu Jin knew this rule.

Soon, Lu Jin, fully armed, arrived at the end of the first level of the Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge.

A massive cloud blocked their path, from which a voice echoed: "Choose your opponent. You can choose a martial artist, a mentalist controller, or a mentalist illusionist. Choose any opponent and defeat them to pass through the first level of the Bridge to Heaven and enter the second level."

"The Controller!"

Lu Jin said without hesitation.

"call!"

The next moment, a cloud of black liquid flew out from the clouds.

The black liquid condensed in mid-air, transforming into a black-clad figure wearing a black mask.

The masked man in black stood on a water-cloud shuttle, carrying the blue-gold shield 'Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon' on his back. His cold eyes, hidden beneath the mask, stared at Lu Jin and said, "Let the battle begin!"

"Space shatters, solidifies!"

Lu Jin raised his hand and pointed, and the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon on his back shot out a burst of blue light.

Amidst bursts of brilliant blue light, strands of blue silk threaded together, and in the blink of an eye, a six-foot-long, blue-gold crystal ice cone, its tip emitting a chilling aura, materialized.

The fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon—Space Shattering!
"call out--"

The moment the six-foot-long ice cone took shape, the blue-gold crystal ice cone transformed into a stream of light and shot towards the masked man in black.

"what?!"

Seeing Lu Jin unleash his ultimate move, the masked man in black, who was just forming the second level of 'Sky-Piercing Style', widened his eyes in disbelief.

Are you kidding me? You're a newbie, and you've already reached the fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon? Is that even possible?
"Bam—"

Under the interference of the fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, 'Space Shattering', the masked man in black didn't even have a chance to dodge. A streak of blue-gold light flashed past, and he was instantly killed by a headshot.

Immediately afterwards, the black-clad man's corpse vanished into nothingness, and the massive cloud of mist that had enveloped them quickly dissipated.

Looking ahead, Lu Jin saw that at the end of the second level of the Tongtian Bridge, a cloud of mist also shrouded the area.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, stepping on the Water Cloud Shuttle, Lu Jin transformed into a stream of light and flew forward.

The second level of the Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge.

Please select an opponent.

"The Controller!"

"Space shattered!"

"Bam—"

Pass through the second level of the Nine-Yu Sky Bridge!

The third level of the Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge.

Please select an opponent.

"The Controller!"

"Space shattered!"

"Bam—"

Pass through the third level of the Nine Heavens Bridge!

The fourth level of the Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge.

Please select an opponent.

"The Controller!"

"Space shattered!"

"Bam—"

Pass through the fourth level of the Nine Heavens Bridge!

Upon reaching this level, the opponent of the Nine Heavens Bridge was no longer the masked man in black, but the masked man in silver.

Moreover, compared to the black-clad masked men on the second and third levels who used the third level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, the silver-clad masked men on this level showed a qualitative improvement in strength.

However, just as the silver-clad masked man unleashed the fourth level of 'Falling Snow and Ice' and condensed 'Ice Crystal Snowballs', before the ice crystal snowballs could even stir up an ice storm, they were blown apart by the blue-gold ice spikes that shot towards him.

Lu Jin is very good at crushing weaker opponents.

The difficulty increases further on the fifth and sixth levels of the Nine Heavens Bridge.

Choosing the controller as an opponent, the silver-clad masked men derived from these two layers of the Sky Bridge can unleash the fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, 'Space Shattering,' but they are still far from being Lu Jin's match.

The two silver-clad masked men's blue-gold crystalline ice spikes were all swiftly and decisively destroyed by Lu Jin's blue-gold crystalline ice spikes, resulting in their heads being blown off.

Both are at the fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, but the silver-clad masked man at the fifth level can only be considered to know how to use it, not to be proficient.

The silver-clad masked man on the sixth floor was quite proficient, even surpassing Lu Jin in the operational details of the fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, 'Space Shattering'.

Unfortunately, the silver-clad masked man encountered Lu Jin, who possessed the power to overcome all obstacles.

Both being peak ninth-order psychic controllers of the universe, Lu Jin possesses a hundredfold soul amplitude, while the silver-clad masked man's psychic power amplitude is less than a hundredfold.

With a difference of over a hundred times in psychic power, the 'flashy' sixth-level silver-clad masked man was naturally crushed by Lu Jin.

"Whoosh!"

Lu Jin stepped onto the Water Cloud Shuttle, his figure streaking through the air as he flew towards the seventh level of the Nine Heavens Bridge.

"Keep it up, Master! Fatty has already earned 63000 points!"

Waving a small bamboo pole, the chubby boy, about the size of a fist, cheered Lu Jin on.

Passing through the sixth level of the Sky Bridge will accumulate 6300 points. With the tenfold reward mechanism for newcomers, Lu Jin directly received 63000 reward points.

"Easy to say, easy to say~"

Lu Jin smiled and nodded.

The controller that evolved from the sixth level was already considered to be at the peak of the fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon.

The next opponent, who evolved from the seventh layer, could naturally unleash the sixth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, 'Extreme Cold World'.

If it were seven days ago, he would most likely have had no hope of passing, even with a hundred times the soul amplitude, it would still be unstable.

After all, the difference between 'spatial fragmentation' and 'extreme cold world' is not small.

Moreover, since the Nine Heavens Secret Realm, he has rarely engaged in actual combat training, focusing most of his energy on comprehending the laws.

In contrast, the opponents who emerged from the Tongtian Bridge were undoubtedly masters of combat.

But things are different now; he is no longer the same person he was seven days ago.

After studying the Nine Universes Chaos Stele for seven days, he made further progress in understanding the fundamental laws of space.

Lu Jin now has full confidence in unleashing the sixth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, 'Extreme Cold World,' in the virtual universe.

The sixth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, 'Extreme Cold World', can be further divided into three layers.

The first level involves condensing a single extremely cold ice cone. As the control skills improve, the number of extremely cold ice cones condensed gradually increases, to two, three, and even more distant locations.

The second level allows the user to condense extremely cold ice spikes anywhere in the frigid world, such as behind an enemy's head or between their legs, to instantly kill them unexpectedly.

The third layer can transform the entire 'Extreme Cold World' into a cone tip, containing the entire world within it, enough to unleash world-destroying power.

Lu Jin remembered that the opponents who evolved from the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels of the Nine Heavens Bridge all possessed the sixth level of the psychic divine weapon realm.

Each of these three levels of the Heavenly Bridge corresponds to the first, second, and third levels of the sixth level of the Nine Divine Weapons of Psychic Power.

It can be said that the opponent who was the controller derived from the seventh level of the Nine Heavens Bridge could indeed unleash the 'Extreme Cold World', but it was only the first level of the sixth level, just like him, and there was no qualitative difference between them.

Even with no significant difference in skill level, Lu Jin was confident he could crush his opponent thanks to the overwhelming advantage brought by the hundredfold soul amplitude.

Just as Lu Jin was full of confidence and preparing to challenge the seventh level of the Sky Bridge, a huge uproar was stirred up outside.

Bonus chapter for May (9)

Did the original text explain how many kinds of mysteries exist among the lower-level fundamental laws? I didn't pay much attention to this while reading. If any readers know, please leave a comment. Thank you!
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