Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 210 The Nine Swords Master's Surprise

Virtual universe, Thunder Island.

Thunder Island is where members of the Virtual Universe Company at the Immortal level and above gather. The island is enormous and is shrouded in mist all day long, with electric snakes constantly appearing around it.

Thunder Island is filled with countless palaces, and in each palace resides an immortal deity belonging to the Virtual Universe Corporation.

In the center of Thunder Island stands an enormous mountain range, with numerous even more magnificent palaces located halfway up its slopes.

This place is inhabited by the true high-ranking members of the Virtual Universe Company, great beings at the level of cosmic venerables.

At the top of this mountain range, there are several palaces that appear and disappear in the distance. This is the place belonging to the Lord of the Universe. Some powerful cosmic overlords are also qualified to live here.

At the entrance of an extremely magnificent palace halfway up the mountain, a figure suddenly appeared; it was Yang Wu, who had been teleported from Yuxiang Mountain.

As early as after becoming a disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable, Yang Wu obtained the qualification to be teleported into the Nine Swords Venerable's temple.

However, this is Yang Wu's first time here.

Looking at his surroundings and gazing down at the dense cluster of palaces at the foot of the mountain, Yang Wu secretly made up his mind: "It won't be long before I have my own temple here!"

"Your Highness Yang Wu, His Majesty has already given orders that you may enter upon your arrival!" The guards at the entrance of the main hall were not surprised to see Yang Wu appear.

Yang Wu smiled and nodded, then walked directly into the temple.

A moment later, Yang Wu appeared in the main hall of the temple.

The hall was extremely spacious, and at this moment, two figures were conversing. One of them was the Nine Swords Venerable, and the other was the first Immortal King under the Nine Swords Venerable, the Jade King.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu stepped forward and respectfully bowed to the Nine Swords Venerable, who was sitting in the main seat.

"Get up!" The Nine Swords Venerable gestured for Yang Wu to rise, and said with a smile, "Yang Wu, this is your first time in my palace. Did you encounter any difficulties during your comprehension?"

"Teacher!" Yang Wu said respectfully, "This disciple has fully comprehended the second diagram of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, the Fine Rain Diagram, and has come to report this to you!"

"What did you say?" Upon hearing Yang Wu's words, the Nine Swords Venerable couldn't help but stand up, asking in surprise, "You've already completely comprehended the 36 spatial essences on the Drizzle Diagram?"

Even Longyu Wang, who was standing to the side, showed a look of shock on his face.

It's not that they're making a fuss; it's just that the path to understanding the essence of spatial laws is far too difficult.

Given Yang Wu's talent back then, if he had crossed the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge and then directly studied the third diagram of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, he would have been a better person.

Therefore, even if Yang Wu has now passed the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, the Nine Swords Venerable will not be too surprised.

After all, while such geniuses are rare, there have been quite a few throughout history. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Seven Sword Kings of the Giant Axe Arena had already passed the eighth level of the Bridge to Heaven when they left Chaos City!

However, Yang Wu took the path of analyzing the essence of spatial laws. Although this path would have a great advantage in the later stages, it was extremely difficult in the early stages.

For others to pass the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, they only need to fully comprehend the second diagram and then grasp some basics of the third diagram.

The path of analyzing the essence of the laws requires not only fully comprehending the second diagram (100%), but also completely understanding the 36 essential elements contained within it before proceeding to comprehend the third diagram. This slows down the process by more than ten times.

When the Nine Swords Venerable was instructing Yang Wu, he only hoped that Yang Wu could comprehend the 36 spatial essences before leaving Chaos City. This was not because the Nine Swords Venerable underestimated Yang Wu's talent; it was simply that this path was extremely difficult.

But now, Yang Wu has only been in Chaos City for ten years, yet he has already comprehended the second Fine Rain Painting. How can this not be astonishing?

"Yes, teacher!" Yang Wu nodded respectfully.

"Demonstrate all 36 of these profound mysteries before me!" the Nine Swords Venerable said solemnly.

Even though the Nine Swords Venerable knew that Yang Wu would not deceive him, he still couldn't help but test him, because Yang Wu's progress was simply too astonishing.

"Yes!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

Over the years, when Yang Wu was trying to comprehend the essence of the laws of space, he would often refer to the secret techniques of "Blazing Flames" and many secret techniques in "Time and Space Notes".

Therefore, Yang Wu was able to easily find a secret method suitable for revealing the essence of these laws.

boom!

Yang Wu's internal energy surged continuously, and he then began to unleash the moves from the "Blazing Flames" secret technique.

The "Blazing Flames" secret technique is a research-oriented technique. Although its power is not great, it perfectly aligns with the essence of the fundamental laws of space. Even in the virtual universe, every move Yang Wu makes when using this secret technique can cause fluctuations in the laws of space.

In no time, Yang Wu had demonstrated all 36 essential aspects of the laws of space to the two Nine Swords Venerables.

"Good! Good!" Upon seeing this, the Nine Swords Venerable showed a rare smile.

"Teacher!" Yang Wu said respectfully.

"Yang Wu!" The Nine Swords Venerable exclaimed joyfully, "I was just telling Long Yu to observe your cultivation progress after arriving in Chaos City, but I never expected you to give me such a pleasant surprise!"

"In ten years, you've comprehended the essence of the 36 spatial laws on the second diagram of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele. While such talent may not compare to the most monstrous geniuses in human history, in this era, you can certainly be considered the number one genius in the universe! Even the Seven Sword King, renowned throughout the universe at the Giant Axe Arena, would probably be inferior to you in the universe-level era!"

When Rong Jun was accepted as a disciple by the two cosmic rulers, the Nine Swords Venerable, though unaware of the specific reasons, felt that he might have missed out on a genius.

But now, so what if Rong Jun has been taken as a disciple? Putting aside whether Rong Jun has some talents that he is unaware of, even if he has talents, can he compare to Yang Wu now?

Just by taking Yang Wu as his disciple, Nine Swords Venerable has already made a huge profit!

"Of course, Yang Wu, you can't be too arrogant!" Venerable Nine Swords admonished again, "You must know that a genius is a genius, and a strongman is a strongman! Although your talent is currently considered top-tier at the cosmic level, there are still Domain Lords, Realm Lords, Immortals, and even Venerables like your master behind you! Whether you will become just another ordinary person or grow stronger and stronger remains to be seen!"

"Just like that Dream King of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, he was completely inconspicuous among countless geniuses at the Cosmic and Domain Lord levels, but he shone brightly at the World Lord level. Now that he has broken through to become an Immortal, his reputation even surpasses that of the Seven Sword Kings!"

When the Nine Swords Venerable mentioned the Seven Swords King and the Dream King, the Jade King standing to the side also sighed inwardly.

These two are the two most recently risen geniuses in the human race. In less than 100,000 years, they have already possessed strength that is almost invincible at the level of a king. This strength is already somewhat stronger than that of the current Jade King.

And now, Yang Wu clearly possesses this potential as well!

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu said respectfully.

"Haha!" The Nine Swords Venerable laughed and said, "Yang Wu, you've come here this time, probably for the third image of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele!"

"Teacher, you are wise!" Yang Wu said, bowing his head.

He had already used up all his attempts to comprehend the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, so relying solely on "Time and Space Notes" to comprehend the third image would indeed be slower.

As for secret techniques like "Blazing Flames," they are used to analyze the essence of laws. Yang Wu hasn't even comprehended the third diagram yet, so he can't possibly study the 72 most profound essences of the laws of space.

"Watch closely!"

As soon as the Nine Swords Venerable finished speaking, nine flying swords flew out from behind him, outlining a picture of a torrential rain in mid-air.

At a glance, Yang Wu realized that this rainstorm painting was exactly the same as the one on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele. Of course, it was still somewhat inferior in terms of artistic conception.

Even a peak-level King-level expert couldn't achieve such a feat. Only a Space Venerable who has fully comprehended the laws of space could so effortlessly sketch out the storm map.

With a thought, the Nine Swords Venerable vanished, then he smiled and said, "Yang Wu, this is the third rainstorm picture on the Nine Universe Chaos Stele!"

"The Rainstorm Map contains 72 of the most profound mysteries of the spatial laws. Comprehending these mysteries is still too early for you! Once you've fully grasped the Rainstorm Map and successfully passed the ninth level of the Bridge to Heaven, I will then demonstrate the 72 mysteries contained within it to you!"

"Yes, teacher!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

"You may step back!" the Nine Swords Venerable ordered.

"This disciple takes his leave!" Yang Wu said respectfully. He had achieved his purpose in coming here, and naturally he wanted to return as soon as possible to comprehend the "Rainstorm Diagram".

brush!

Yang Wu's consciousness returned directly to reality.

After Yang Wu left, King Longyu said with a smile, "Your subordinate congratulates Your Excellency! Yang Wu's progress is so astonishing; it won't be long before Your Excellency has a powerful immortal under your command!"

"Haha!" Venerable Nine Swords laughed and said, "I never expected that just by presiding over a genius battle, I could receive such an outstanding disciple!"

Nine Swords Venerable still has dozens of King-level experts under his command, but these experts are the result of his countless years of accumulation. Moreover, most of these King-level experts were assigned to his command by the Virtual Universe Company!

As for the Nine Swords Venerable's true disciples and confidants, there weren't many.

"Longyu!" the Nine Swords Venerable instructed again, "When you go to Chaos City this time, you must carefully observe and see if there are any promising talents among this group of geniuses!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!" King Longyu replied respectfully.

Even before Yang Wu arrived, the Nine Swords Venerable had already instructed Longyu King to go to the Initial Universe to observe the newcomers he had sent there.

Unexpectedly, Yang Wu's incident occurred, which made the Nine Swords Venerable pay more attention to this group of geniuses.

Regarding the Bridge to Heaven problem in Berland, the following are just my personal opinions.

In the original story, Berlan initially passed through the second level of the Bridge to Heaven because the law of time only had a second level.

He then passed through the third and fourth levels of the Sky Bridge, also because his time law had reached the corresponding standard.

As for the fifth and sixth levels, he forced his way through them entirely by relying on the laws of space in order to suppress Luo Feng.

You can see this point in the beginning of Chapter 40, Part 9 of the original text. There's also a reader's comment there, which I personally think is very accurate.

As for strengthening Berlan, I really hadn't thought about it. In the end, he probably wouldn't be able to cross the seventh level of the Sky Bridge in Chaos City, after all, that's a huge span.

As for Luo Feng's progress, it's because he kept his 10,000 points, which will be mentioned in the next few chapters.

Qian Shui's progress is definitely due to the protagonist's guidance.

Regarding the cheat system, thanks to the many readers for their reminders. In the next simulation, I will try to incorporate the increased comprehension and simulation time settings more naturally. (PS: I genuinely didn't think of that before...)

Reaching 50 words for the first time has truly been a rewarding experience. I hope that when I reach one million words, everyone will still be here!

(End of this chapter)