Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 262 The Primal Tongtian Mountain

The virtual universe is a specially created dimensional space.

This is a vast and desolate land, where three majestic mountains stand tall. On the slopes of these three majestic mountains, two characters radiate golden light.

Heaven and earth, the beginning, the origin!

The mountain peak in the center, inscribed with the word "primitive," is the most majestic and towering!

Whoosh!

Having just crossed the Tongtian Bridge, Yang Wu's consciousness returned to reality, and he immediately reappeared in the Tongtian Mountain plane. He then transformed into a streak of light and flew straight towards the original Tongtian Mountain.

Yang Wu landed at the foot of the mountain and looked up at the towering, primitive Tongtian Mountain that seemed to reach into the clouds. Not far from him, a tall, bull-headed man with horns was fast asleep on a boulder, his snores like thunder.

Beside the minotaur lay a massive, dark purple axe, which looked as if it were made of countless congealed blood, sending chills down one's spine.

"Minotaur, wake up! I'm going to conquer the Primal Tongtian Mountain!" Yang Wu shouted calmly.

Upon hearing Yang Wu's voice, the tall, sleeping minotaur immediately sprang to his feet, blinked instinctively, and looked at Yang Wu in surprise, exclaiming, "You... you want to challenge the Primal Tongtian Mountain?"

"Mm." Yang Wu nodded gently.

"Haha, finally someone's come to challenge the Primal Tongtian Mountain!" the minotaur laughed heartily, shouting, "Someone's trying to break into the mountain, aren't you two coming over here?"

Whoosh!Whoosh!

Immediately afterwards, two streams of light flew in from other directions at the foot of the original Tongtian Mountain, eventually transforming into two human figures.

On the left is a lean ape-man wearing silver-white armor and covered in golden fur, with a black bamboo pole strapped to his back.

On the right is a strange woman wrapped in a semi-transparent veil and with a snake tail.

Of the three, the minotaur is a martial artist, the lean ape is a psychic, and the snake-man is an illusionist.

To pass through the Primal Tongtian Mountain, one must simultaneously face the combined attacks of these three gatekeepers.

Even if each of them is slightly weaker than the challengers, the three of them working together and complementing each other will make them much stronger.

Those who attempt to pass through the mountain must fight their way from the foot of the mountain to the top, killing all the guards, in order to successfully pass through Tongtian Mountain.

The guards at the mountainside are ten times stronger than those at the foot of the mountain, and the guards at the summit are also ten times stronger than those at the mountainside.

Even the checkpoints at the foot of the mountain are only accessible to a very small number of people!

"Hehe, finally someone's come to challenge the Primal Tongtian Mountain!" The lean ape-man leaned forward slightly and said with a strange laugh.

Mount Tongtian is an insurmountable benchmark, and most geniuses advance to higher-level secret realms through qualifying battles. Therefore, the entire Mount Tongtian plane is rarely frequented by people.

Of course, there are also occasional exceptional geniuses who have just been recruited by the Virtual Universe Company. After joining the Doomsday Secret Realm, they can't wait for the qualification battle to begin and come to challenge Tongtian Mountain.

Perhaps some people can pass through the Heaven and Earth and the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, but the difficulty of the Primordial Tongtian Mountain is many times higher, so very few people will come to the Primordial Tongtian Mountain to try their luck.

"Let me see what his background is?" The alluring snake-woman looked at Yang Wu with tender affection, and then a phantom screen appeared in front of her.

These three gatekeepers were created by the Virtual Universe Corporation and can never betray us, so they have extremely high authority in the Virtual Universe.

Looking at the information on the screen, the snake-woman's eyes were filled with surprise. She then smiled at Yang Wu and said, "So it's Prince Yang Wu from the Primal Secret Realm! You passed the ninth level of the Bridge to Heaven when you left Chaos City. And just now, you even passed the twelfth level!"

"Your Highness Yang Wu, you are quite impressive. However, if you want to conquer the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, which is at the cosmic level, your understanding of the laws of the twelfth level of the Tongtian Bridge may not be enough!" the snake woman reminded her with a smile.

The twelfth level of the Bridge to Heaven is merely one condition for passing through the "Cosmic-level Primal Tongtian Mountain," not a guarantee that passing through the twelfth level of the Bridge to Heaven will allow one to pass through the Cosmic-level Tongtian Mountain.

Because there are three guardians of Tongtian Mountain, many factors must be considered during the battle, such as combat techniques, amplitude techniques, and willpower.

If the Bridge to Heaven is primarily a test of one's understanding of the laws, then the Mountain to Heaven tests all aspects of one's abilities; to successfully cross it, one must have no obvious weaknesses.

Throughout human history, there have been a few geniuses who crossed the corresponding Heavenly Bridge but were unable to cross the Heavenly Mountain.

"Really? I'd like to give it a try!" Yang Wu said with a soft laugh.

boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, countless crimson threads burst forth from the Overlord Spear in Yang Wu's hand, drawing upon the two fundamental laws of fire and space.

"Haha, it's been a long time since I've seen such a formidable opponent. Let's make our move!"

The minotaur roared excitedly, then grabbed his terrifying giant axe and rushed in front of Yang Wu in an instant. At the same time, the terrifying giant axe was already raised high, leaving only the afterimage of the axe blade in mid-air.

chi chi...

Where the axe blade passed, cracks appeared in outer space.

"The eighth level of the Overlord Spear? Interesting!" The lean ape-man chuckled, and the black bamboo pole behind him instantly flew out, transforming into a long whip with nine sections in mid-air. Countless silk threads were connected between each section of bamboo.

call out!

The long, whip-like telekinetic weapon shot out instantly, as fast as lightning, like a venomous snake, towards Yang Wu.

"Your Highness Yang Wu, look here." The snake woman's charming voice was captivating, and a flash of purple light appeared in her watery eyes. An invisible mental attack immediately enveloped Yang Wu's sea of ​​consciousness.

Faced with the three's all-out attack, Yang Wu simply smiled and did not dodge at all.

call out!call out!call out!

With a light flick of his Overlord Spear, Yang Wu unleashed three beams of spear light, each aimed directly at one of the three men.

The eighth level of the Overlord Spear, "Shattering the Void," allows for both close-quarters combat and ranged attacks.

In an instant, the two fundamental laws of fire and space were cleverly combined through the Overlord Spear, subtly drawing upon the power of heaven and earth. Under Yang Wu's control, the three spear beams flickered erratically, their speed astonishing, distorting the space they guarded, as if they were about to devour everything.

The three spear beams instantly traversed several kilometers, suddenly piercing towards the path that the three gatekeepers were sure to take.

The tall minotaur had a very solemn expression as he slashed his axe directly at a crimson spear beam.

boom!

It was like two giant planets colliding!

The crimson spear light slammed into the earthen-yellow axe blade, and the powerful impact was transmitted through the giant axe, sending the tall minotaur flying backward.

As the minotaur was thrown backward, its body was instantly blasted into a cloud of blood mist by the powerful impact.

"Not good!" The lean ape and the snake woman's expressions changed drastically at the same time.

The minotaur was the most defensively capable among them, yet he was killed instantly.

Wow!

At the same time, two more crimson rays arrived in front of the two men and immediately pierced through their foreheads.

The battle ended instantly; the three gatekeepers at the foot of the mountain were completely powerless to resist.

……

"This level at the foot of the mountain is too easy. Even with the three of us working together, it's probably only comparable to the ninth level of the Sky Bridge!"

As Yang Wu pondered this, he flew upwards.

The checkpoint at the foot of the mountain posed no threat to him whatsoever, and even the guards at the mountainside were easily defeated by Yang Wu.

call!

Yang Wu flew upwards along the towering, primordial Tongtian Mountain, a cosmic-level mountain range, and finally arrived at the summit after a short while.

Clouds and mist swirled around the mountaintop, where a minotaur lay on a boulder snoring loudly, while a lean ape-man drank heartily from a large barrel of fine wine, and in the distance, a snake woman was playing in the pool.

When Yang Wu landed on the mountaintop, the three gatekeepers turned around at the same time and looked at him.

The summit is the last and most difficult pass in the original Tongtian Mountain.

"How many years has it been?" The snake woman in the pool sighed softly, slowly emerging from the water, her body draped only in a thin veil.

"Your Highness Yang Wu, it's a pleasure to see you here." The snake woman's voice was soft and gentle, making one feel soothed.

"Yes, it has been far too long since we've seen any challengers." A deep voice came from the minotaur's mouth.

"Your Highness Yang Wu, after millions of eons, you are the first challenger we have ever seen." The lean ape-man also put down his wine barrel and stood up.

Although you don't need the enlightenment from the twelfth floor of the Sky Bridge to pass this level, you only need to defeat the gatekeeper at the mountainside.

But the original Tongtian Mountain is really too difficult. Generally speaking, even the number one person in the universe of the original secret realm of each era would find it extremely difficult to pass the foot of the mountain, let alone the mountainside, which is more than ten times more difficult.

As for the mountaintop, that's truly just a legend!

The snake-woman, her eyes like water, smiled and said, "Your Highness Yang Wu, your talent is truly astonishing, but getting past us will be very difficult!"

"I'm really looking forward to it!" Yang Wu said with a slight smile.

"I will certainly grant Your Highness's wish!" the snake-woman said softly with a smile.

With that smile, the snake woman unleashed a soul attack, her invisible and intangible spiritual power directly penetrating Yang Wu's sea of ​​consciousness.

At the same time, the lean ape and the tall minotaur also began their attacks, with an arc of light and a terrifying axe blade slashing towards Yang Wu simultaneously.

Within Yang Wu's sea of ​​consciousness.

A majestic Void Tower sits at the center, exquisitely crafted with a five-story structure.

It's incredible that Yang Wu could condense a five-layered Void Tower with his cosmic-level mental power, but his understanding of the laws was even more heaven-defying. He also had the added benefit of ten thousand years of experience in the simulator, and in the end, he still managed to condense it with great difficulty.

"boom!"

The snake woman unleashed an invisible psychic attack on the Void Tower, but the entire Void Tower remained completely unmoved.

"Too weak!"

Yang Wu was completely unaffected by the snake woman's illusionary attacks.

Of the three gatekeepers, the one who poses the least threat to Yang Wu is the illusionist snake woman.

The fifth level of the Void Tower is a realm that even the vast majority of peak Realm Lords cannot reach. Even Hu Yanbo, who created the enslavement technique "Soul Imprint," only reached the sixth level before his death.

In addition to Yang Wu's state of mind of oneness with man and heaven, and his will comparable to the peak of the realm lord, to shake Yang Wu's soul, at least a king-level immortal would have to take action without burning divine power!

"Kill!" Yang Wu's eyes flashed like lightning as he shouted in a low voice.

Boom!

The Overlord Spear in Yang Wu's hand reached its maximum speed in an instant, colliding fiercely with the blood-red giant axe in the minotaur's hand.

Their attacks collided violently, and they were both sent flying backward.

"What? I used all my strength to unleash the eighth level of the Overlord Spear technique, and I'm only evenly matched with this minotaur?" Yang Wu's expression changed slightly.

This one minotaur alone is already as strong as the guardian of the twelfth level of the Nine Heavens Bridge.

He could easily defeat them one by one, but with three of them together, it was quite a challenge.

"Kill the spirit master first!"

With a thought, Yang Wu immediately unleashed the "Nine Steps to Heaven" technique, rushing towards the lean ape-man like lightning.

Of the three guardians, the illusionist snake woman poses the least threat to Yang Wu. Even if she uses her telekinetic weapons, she cannot harm Yang Wu in the slightest.

The greatest threat to Yang Wu was undoubtedly the ape-man's psychic master. His attacks were comparable to those of the minotaurs, but the speed of his psychic weapons was much faster and incredibly unpredictable.

"Mouthman, hold them off for me!"

Seeing Yang Wu unleash astonishing speed, the lean ape-man immediately hid behind the minotaur. As a mentalist, he naturally couldn't allow Yang Wu to get close.

"No problem, watch me! Haha..." The minotaur laughed loudly and charged directly at Yang Wu.

He raised the blood-red giant axe in his hand high, causing the space to tremble. The giant axe swept through the spatial rift and cleaved directly toward Yang Wu's head.

At the same time, the lean ape-man also controlled a telekinetic weapon to attack Yang Wu from behind.

"Nine Steps to Heaven!"

Yang Wu, wearing the Sky-Stepping Boots, dodged at an incredible angle just as the minotaur's giant axe and the ape-man's telekinetic weapon were about to strike him, leaving a strange afterimage in the air.

"What!" The lean ape and the minotaur were instantly horrified when they saw this.

Surprised, the lean ape-man frantically manipulated his telekinetic weapon to change direction; otherwise, a collision with the minotaur would have severely injured him.

Just as the lean ape-man was fully controlling his telekinetic weapon, Yang Wu had already rushed in front of him.

"Shatter the void!" At this moment, Yang Wu unleashed his full power.

This shot possesses boundless power.

Once a mentalist is approached by a martial artist, his fate is clearly sealed.

Yang Wu thrust out his spear, shattering the space instantly. His spear then struck the lean ape-man directly between the eyebrows, the terrifying spear light raging through his head and easily killing him.

"Let's end this!" After the wiry ape-man died, Yang Wu dodged the minotaur's attack and charged toward the snake woman.

……

In fact, once the lean ape-man was killed by Yang Wu in close combat, the outcome of this battle was already decided.

At the summit of the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, shrouded in mist, Yang Wu looked down at the three mangled corpses and thought to himself, "If I had only simply passed the twelfth level of the Nine Heavens Bridge, I probably wouldn't have been able to get through this Primordial Tongtian Mountain today!"

"Unfortunately, my movement technique is far superior to my attack!"

As a martial artist, the greatest fear is being too weak in agility, unable to engage in close combat with the enemy. Therefore, Yang Wu places great importance on his agility, both in simulated experiences and in reality.

Nearly ten thousand years of simulated experience had allowed Yang Wu to integrate all his understanding of the laws into his movement techniques.

After all, although Yang Wu was considered a minor genius in the simulator, his speed of comprehending laws wasn't that amazing. In addition to comprehending laws, he naturally had to try to practice some secret techniques.

Although some secret techniques are impossible for Yang Wu to use because he is only at the cosmic level, at the cosmic level, Yang Wu has already brought all the secret techniques he has cultivated to their limit.

That's right.

The insights into the laws that Yang Wu gained during the simulation were extremely important; they formed the basis of his immense strength.

But Yang Wu's gains from the simulation were far more than that. For example, the "Nine Refinements of the Flame Crystal Body" technique—among the universe-level geniuses of the Primordial Secret Realm, some spent over a thousand years just to master it.

Although Yang Wu's talent is stronger now, how long will it take him to master this secret technique?

However, after the simulation ended, he instantly learned this secret technique, saving him hundreds of years of arduous practice.

For example, in "The Tower of the Void," if it weren't for the cultivation experience gained from the simulation, even if Yang Wufa's comprehension was heaven-defying, he probably wouldn't have been able to condense a five-layered pagoda at the cosmic level.

Suddenly—

The injuries on the three corpses in front of Yang Wu disappeared instantly, and they returned to normal. Then, the minotaur, the snake woman, and the ape man also stood up.

"Congratulations, Your Highness Yang Wu, you have successfully traversed the Primal Tongtian Mountain."

The three gatekeepers at the summit all smiled and congratulated Yang Wu.

Standing atop the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, Yang Wu looked down at the endless, desolate land below and the two slightly lower heavens and earth not far away, the Primordial Tongtian, and said softly, "This is just the beginning!"

Immediately, Yang Wu's figure vanished from the Tongtian Mountain plane.

(End of this chapter)