Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 211 The Seventh Level of the Bridge to Heaven

The primordial universe, Chaos City.

As one of the most important sacred sites for the entire human race, it has existed for countless years, and a mere ten years is simply not enough time to bring about any change.

Chaos City was still shrouded in a large amount of chaotic energy, and countless cultivators were still meditating on the rooftops of their residences.

If someone were to observe the entire Chaos City, they would find that even after ten years, most of the cultivators within Chaos City have not moved an inch.

On the rooftop of one of the residences, a man and a woman sat cross-legged in meditation; they were Yang Wu and Qian Shui.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed since Yang Wu received guidance on the third Rainstorm Diagram from the Nine Swords Venerable.

During these six months, Yang Wu dared not slack off in the slightest. He kept studying the third volume of "Time and Space Notes" and the rainstorm diagram pointed out by the Nine Swords Venerable. In addition, he also used his memory of the third diagram of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele to verify each other.

Furthermore, Yang Wu would occasionally go to the Nine Universes lineage of masters in Chaos City to attend classes.

Finally, after half a year, Yang Wu managed to grasp some of the basics of the third picture.

If other geniuses who have mastered the second painting of drizzle to perfection were to try to comprehend the third painting of torrential rain, it would probably take them hundreds of years to even begin to grasp its essence.

But Yang Wu was different. He had completely comprehended the 36 spatial essences contained in the second drizzle picture, which was equivalent to understanding the second picture to a score of 150. His foundation was extremely solid, so it was naturally easier for him to comprehend the third rainstorm picture.

While it may be difficult to fully comprehend a rainstorm chart, it is incredibly easy to grasp even a basic understanding of it.

"I can now reliably maintain the dragon-shaped phantom in the sixth level of the Overlord Spear, 'Hidden Dragon Crouching in the Abyss.' With the rich combat experience I gained from the simulator, I should be able to pass the seventh level of the Bridge to Heaven!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Generally speaking, to reliably execute the sixth level of the Overlord Spear technique, "Hidden Dragon Crouching in the Abyss," one needs to have a certain level of understanding of the third Rainstorm Diagram. Yang Wu, however, has only grasped the basics.

However, Yang Wu's foundation was extremely solid. Even before he had comprehended the Rainstorm Diagram, he was already able to barely perform the "Hidden Dragon Crouching in the Abyss". Now, he has even grasped some of the basics of the Rainstorm Diagram, so he can naturally perform the sixth level of the Overlord Spear Technique stably.

"Give it a try!"

With a thought, Yang Wu immediately entered the virtual universe and began the teleportation process.

……

Virtual universe, the dimension of the Skybridge.

On that beautiful central island, several figures were crossing the sky bridge.

The guardian, Baffin, dressed in a black star-patterned robe, was quite surprised to see Yang Wu appear out of nowhere.

He had a very deep impression of Yang Wu, who had just passed the sixth level of the Tongtian Bridge a few years ago.

"Yang Wu, it's been almost ten years since you last crossed the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge, hasn't it?" the guardian Baffin asked with a smile.

"Guardian!" Yang Wu greeted him with a slight bow.

"Yang Wu, are you already confident that you can pass the seventh level?" Baffin asked in surprise.

He has been guarding this bridge to heaven for countless years, and the sixth and seventh levels of each bridge to heaven are extremely difficult challenges.

Although Yang Wu has good talent, he has taken the path of analyzing the essence of laws. In just ten years, even in Chaos City, Baffin felt that it was unlikely that Yang Wu could pass the seventh level.

"Hmm!" Yang Wu nodded gently.

"Yang Wu, you seem very confident!" Baffin said with a smile. "There's no one on the Nine Heavens Bridge right now, Yang Wu, you can go and try it directly. I hope you can make it!"

"Then I thank you for your kind words, Lord Guardian!"

Yang Wu smiled slightly, then transformed into a streak of light and rushed directly towards the Nine Heavens Bridge not far away. He then advanced along the Nine Heavens Bridge layer by layer, rapidly deepening his ascent.

A moment later, Yang Wu arrived at the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge.

This is an endless starry sky, and the bridge to heaven extends directly into the depths of the starry sky. At the end of the seventh level, a small meteorite with a diameter of several kilometers is suspended.

After Yang Wu, dressed in dark gold battle armor, appeared, a deep voice came from the meteorite.

"Choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, or Illusionist. Defeat them to advance to the seventh floor!"

"A martial artist!" Yang Wu quickly made his choice.

Snapped!

A rock broke off at the edge of the meteorite, fell onto the bridge, and rolled toward Yang Wu.

After rolling a distance, the stone transformed into a warrior dressed in blue battle armor, wearing blazing boots, and wielding a crimson Overlord Spear.

"Young man, you've come again!" the old voice of the man in blue rang out.

"If I'm confident I'll pass, of course I'll come!" Yang Wu said with a smile.

"Arrogant!" the man in blue hissed. "Young man, you don't think you can pass the seventh level just because you've broken through to the cosmic level, do you?"

boom!

The man in blue simultaneously unleashed his own aura, which was the same as Yang Wu's, at the first level of the Universe level.

"Of course not!" Yang Wu shook his head; he certainly didn't think so.

The most important aspect of the Sky Bridge test is the challenger's understanding of the laws governing the challenge.

Of course, willpower, physical amplitude, soul amplitude, and esoteric techniques also play a role.

However, physical fitness is the only thing that has absolutely nothing to do with passing the level. That is, the physical fitness of the gatekeepers is exactly the same as that of the challengers.

Even if some geniuses have a higher genetic multiplier in reality, when they cross the Sky Bridge, they all have a standard human genetic multiplier of one.

"Very good!" The man in blue laughed when he saw Yang Wu shake his head. "Let me see how much progress you've made in the past few years!"

boom!

The blue-clad man's Overlord Spear immediately emitted countless crimson rays of light. Almost instantly, the surrounding world began to change, and a dragon-shaped phantom quickly appeared, circling around the blue-clad man's body.

At the same time, the man in blue, wearing blazing boots, instantly unleashed an astonishing speed and swiftly charged towards Yang Wu.

boom!

Yang Wu also unleashed his power, mimicking the blue-clad man's movements. The Overlord Spear in his hand also emitted countless crimson rays, and a dragon-shaped phantom also circled around Yang Wu's body.

"What?"

Upon seeing that Yang Wu had also summoned the dragon-shaped phantom from the sixth level of the Overlord Spear, "Hidden Dragon Lying in the Abyss," the man in blue was extremely surprised.

When Yang Wu last challenged the level, he only used the fourth level of the Overlord Spear technique. But only ten years have passed, and he can now use the sixth level.

However, despite his surprise, the man in blue did not stop fighting.

Boom! Boom!

Two figures, each entwined with a dragon-shaped phantom, wielding the Overlord Spear, clashed violently together.

Boom! Boom...

It was as if two enormous worlds were colliding, with countless spear beams appearing and shooting out in all directions.

Each spear beam was as powerful as the fourth level of the Overlord Spear.

And this is merely the aftermath!

Yang Wu and the blue-clad man clashed repeatedly with their Overlord Spears, while the blue-clad man laughed loudly, "Young man, your progress is astonishing, but your dragon-shaped phantom is still somewhat lacking in power!"

"Go back and train for a few more years. After that, you'll have a chance to pass my test!"

The man in blue was right; the dragon-shaped phantom surrounding Yang Wu's body was indeed smaller than the dragon-shaped phantom surrounding the man in blue's body.

However, Yang Wu did not easily admit defeat.

"Is my dragon-shaped phantom less powerful?" Yang Wu shook his head inwardly.

In terms of the quantity of understanding of the laws of space, Yang Wu, who only grasped a little bit of the Rainstorm Diagram, was indeed inferior to the man in blue. However, in terms of quality, Yang Wu was stronger!

Because Yang Wu had already comprehended the 36 essential aspects of the laws of space! And these 36 essential aspects were also part of the third rainstorm diagram!

"Today, I'm going to show you that quality is more important than quantity!"

Yang Wu let out a cold shout, and then suddenly erupted.

The dragon-shaped phantom surrounding Yang Wu suddenly unleashed an extremely condensed power of the world, which swirled around the Overlord Spear in Yang Wu's hand.

hum!

The appearance of this wisp of world power made the aura on Yang Wu's Overlord Spear even more domineering and unparalleled.

call out!

A beam of light shot through the air, heading straight for the blue-clad man not far away.

When the man in blue saw Yang Wu suddenly unleash his power, he did not choose to confront Yang Wu head-on. Instead, a shield suddenly appeared in his hand, and he gathered the power of the dragon-shaped phantom onto the shield, preparing to block Yang Wu's fatal blow before launching a counterattack.

In fact, when Yang Wu and the man in blue chose to use defensive tactics, Yang Wu had already lost.

puff!

The spear light that Yang Wu unleashed suddenly changed direction in front of the man in blue, grazing the shield and shooting directly into the man's ear, before exiting from the other ear.

The blue-clad man's skull was instantly shredded into a paste by the spear's edge.

And so, ten years after arriving in Chaos City, Yang Wu successfully passed the seventh level of the Bridge to Heaven!

……

"I won!"

A smile appeared on Yang Wu's face, and then he soared into the sky, flying towards the eighth level of the Tongtian Bridge.

Unfortunately, although the guardian of the eighth level of the Bridge to Heaven still uses the sixth level of the Overlord Spear technique, its power is many times greater than that of the guardian of the seventh level.

Even though Yang Wu was stronger in terms of quality, the quantity of his opponent was simply too much, to the point that it completely overwhelmed Yang Wu.

Therefore, after Yang Wu clashed with the gatekeeper, he couldn't even withstand a single move before being killed by the opponent's spear!

"The difference in strength is too great!" Yang Wu sighed inwardly. "I wonder if I can even get past the eighth level before leaving Chaos City?"

……

On the central island of the Skybridge dimension in the virtual universe.

When the guardian, Baffin, saw Yang Wu pass through the seventh level, his eyes were filled with astonishment: "Among the billions of races of humanity in the universe, I've seen enough geniuses over countless years. But this Yang Wu is easily among the top twenty geniuses at the cosmic level! Even that Seven Sword King from the Giant Axe Arena not long ago, at the cosmic level, would probably not be as good as Yang Wu!"

Immediately afterwards, the guardian Baffin sent the news that Yang Wu had passed the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge to some powerful individuals who had asked him to keep an eye on Yang Wu, as well as to all the geniuses of Yang Wu's generation.

(End of this chapter)