I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

After a short rest in the rest area, Li Wu and his group stepped into the teleportation array leading to the fifty-first floor.

Levels 51 to 80 test the advanced use of higher-level languages:

Spacetime manipulation, concept rewriting, causal interference... each layer is like an exam, testing Li Wu's depth of understanding of higher-level language.

With his powerful talent and constantly evolving "grammatical intuition," Li Wu made great strides forward.

His speed in clearing levels increased, and his mastery of higher-order languages ​​became more and more proficient.

Hua Zitong noticed that during the process of clearing the levels, Li Wu would unconsciously record the structure of the laws in each level and try to understand and reconstruct them in his own way.

"You're using this tower as a teaching material," she said.

Li Wu nodded: "Each layer represents an application of a law. If I can master them all, it will be equivalent to learning all the rules governing how this world works."

"Then why is this tower equipped with these trials?" Chasing Wind asked. "Who was it designed for?"

No one answered.

The 81st floor, "Time Fragment Field".

The condition for passing this level is to piece together the broken timeline.

Within the space, countless fragments of time floated in the air.

Each fragment contains a piece of the past or future; they contradict and conflict with each other, creating an extremely chaotic situation.

Li Wu used a combination of [Heng], [Wei], and [Xu] to create a "time anchor point," fixing all the fragments at the current time, and then piecing them together piece by piece.

As he pieced together the last fragment, the entire space suddenly fell silent.

All the fragments of time transformed into a golden stream of light, flowing into Li Wu's body.

A massive amount of information overwhelmed his mind. He saw fragments of this world's history, the rise and fall of countless civilizations, and... the builders of this tower.

A figure in a white robe stood at the end of time, looking back at him.

"The successor," the figure spoke, "you arrived sooner than I expected."

Li Wu was shocked: "Who are you?"

"I am Erlin," the figure smiled. "Or rather, I am a fragment of Erlin's consciousness left in this tower."

"Erlin?" Li Wu's eyes widened. "You're my career mentor?"

"Yes and no." The figure nodded. "I am a part of his will, sealed in this tower, responsible for selecting those qualified to inherit the true legacy of the Arcane Archer."

"The real legacy?"

"Secret texts are just the foundation, higher languages ​​are the advanced level, but a true arcane archer should master—the creation of laws."

The figure raised a hand, and a beam of light shot into Li Wu's mind.

Li Wu's consciousness was instantly pulled into a strange space.

In this space, countless threads of law intertwine to form a web, constituting the basic structure of the entire world.

"Do you see that?" The figure's voice echoed through the space. "This is the underlying code of this world. The ciphertext is the alphabet of the code, the higher-level language is the syntax of the code, and you should become a programmer who writes code."

Li Wu's breathing quickened: "So, the true purpose of this tower..."

"It's both teaching and testing." The figure nodded.

"Each level teaches you how to apply a law, while also testing whether you are qualified to master a higher level of power. Only those who pass all the tests can receive the true inheritance."

Li Wu was silent for a moment, then asked, "What will I receive if I pass all the tests?"

The figure smiled: "You will attain the ultimate form of the Arcane Archer, the Law Weaver. At that time, you will be able to directly weave laws and create worlds."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure began to disappear.

"Remember, true power lies not in destruction, but in creation." The figure's voice grew weaker and weaker. "Go, inheritor, go and complete your own path..."

As the light faded, Li Wu's consciousness returned to reality.

Hua Zitong and the others looked at him anxiously: "What's wrong? You suddenly stopped moving just now."

"I've encountered a fragment of Erlin's consciousness." Li Wu took a deep breath. "This tower is the place where the Arcane Archers' legacy is passed down."

He clenched his fist, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Keep moving forward. I will overcome all the trials of this tower to gain the power of the Law Weaver!"

Li Wu and his group passed through the 82nd to 88th floors at an astonishing speed.

On each level, Li Wu demonstrated a profound understanding of the laws and the ability to create them, leaving his teammates behind in awe.

Finally, they arrived at the eighty-ninth floor, the Mirror Abyss.

This was a dead end that had previously trapped more than 300 max-level players.

"This is it." The voice of Huayu Qingfeng came from behind.

Li Wu turned around and saw that Hua Yufengyin, Jian Sheng Qiangwei, and other veteran players had also followed. Their faces wore complex expressions:

Anticipation, nervousness, and a touch of fear.

"Would you like to see it too?" Li Wu asked.

"Of course." Hua Yufengyin nodded. "We've been trapped here for almost a year, trying to find a way out every day. Now, you might be the only one who can give us the answer."

Li Wu didn't say anything more and turned to look at the checkpoint in front of him.

In the center of the space, a giant mirror floats in the air.

The surface of the mirror rippled constantly, like the surface of liquid water.

"Mirror Abyss." Chasing Wind swallowed hard. "If you go in, a mirror image will be created with twice our attributes, all our skills, and our combat habits. Moreover... the mirror images can coordinate with each other, even more seamlessly than we can be."

"So, what are the conditions for passing this level?" Steel Shield asked.

"Defeat the mirror image," Li Wu said, "or... prevent the mirror image from replicating us."

He took a step forward, stepping into the area of ​​the mirror.

hum!

The surface of the mirror rippled violently, and then ten beams of light shot out from it, coalescing in front of Li Wu.

Those were ten "Li Wu".

Their appearance, equipment, and even expressions were exactly the same.

The only difference is that their eyes are devoid of emotion, filled only with a cold, mechanical quality.

"Double the stats..." Chasing Wind's voice trembled slightly, "How the hell am I supposed to fight this?"

"No need to shoot." Li Wu drew his bow, and a brand new arrow materialized on the bowstring.

This arrow has no secret inscriptions, no fluctuations of any laws; it is just an ordinary energy arrow.

Li Wusong drew the bowstring.

The arrow flew out, not hitting any of the reflections, but striking the very center of the mirror.

boom!

The moment the arrow touched the mirror, the entire mirror began to tremble violently.

The movements of the ten mirror images paused simultaneously, and then began to twist and deform.

"What is this?" Hua Zitong's eyes widened.

"The mechanics of the Mirror Abyss are replication," Li Wu said calmly. "But replication presupposes something that already exists. What if I shoot an arrow that hasn't been defined yet?"

He drew the bow again, and this time, three secret characters—[Blazing], [Condensed], and [Decaying]—condensed on the bowstring.

The "Unquenchable Flame" arrow was fired and struck one of the mirror images directly.

The mirror image's body began to burn, but instead of trying to extinguish the fire, it drew its bow and fired an identical "Undying Flame" arrow.

"As expected." Li Wu nodded. "The mirror image can replicate skills I've already created. But what if... I create a skill it can't understand?"

He closed his eyes, his grammatical intuition working at full capacity.

In less than a second, a new arrow signal took shape in his mind.

【Lock】+【Chain】+【Illusion】+【Blazing】+【Condensation】+【Decay】+【Mistake】.

Seven secret texts, seven fragments of rules, forcibly merged into an arrow.

The arrow emitted a chaotic light, its interior filled with contradictions:

It is both chains and illusion; both flame and corrosion; both reality and illusion.

Li Wusong drew the bowstring.

The arrow flew out and exploded in the center of the ten mirror images.

A chaotic force field filled with contradictory rules erupted.

The movements of the ten mirror images froze simultaneously, their "perfect combat awareness" began to show flaws, and they misjudged each other.

"Now!" Li Wu shouted, "Attack!"

Nine teammates behind him attacked simultaneously, unleashing various skills at the mirror image that was being disrupted by the chaotic force field.

Five minutes later, all ten mirror images were destroyed.

The surface of the mirror began to dissipate, revealing an entrance to the next level.

"Passed." Li Wu breathed a sigh of relief, his face somewhat pale.

Creating a completely unfamiliar set of rules consumes a tremendous amount of his mental energy.

"What...what did you just do?" Zhui Feng stammered. "That arrow...why can't the image be copied?"

"Because that arrow is undefined," Li Wu said. "The Mirror Abyss replicates existing rules, but the arrow I created is in an undefined state."

"It has no meaning before it is formed, so a mirror image cannot be copied."

Hua Zitong suddenly realized: "So, the key to breaking through the Mirror Abyss isn't becoming stronger, but... creating something beyond the rules?"

"That's right." Li Wu nodded. "Rules are fixed, but creation is infinite. As long as you can create new rules, you will never be bound by them."

He looked up at the entrance leading to the 90th floor.

"Keep going, there are eleven more floors in this tower, I want to clear them all."