Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 249 The Second Layer of Confusion

Since Bai Yang has seen through all of this, what difficulty is there in the first level?

No matter how much the mysterious person struggled, he was ultimately only using the first or second level of Forging Bright Edge.

After a little thought and study, he had completely emptied the mysterious man's coffers.

Bai Yang patiently fought with him for more than ten minutes, and only after confirming that the other party had run out of tricks did he finally decide to fight.

With a single swing of his sword, he severed the head of the man in black.

The man's body turned back into black liquid and merged into the white mist.

The white mist then instantly dissipated, opening up the passageway to the second level of the Sky Bridge.

Without hesitation, Bai Yang flew forward, heading straight for the finish line of the second level to begin a new challenge.

The process was exactly the same as before, except this time the men in black were much stronger.

The opponent immediately used the third level of the Forging Edge technique—"Close at Hand."

Bai Yang was not surprised at all, and used the same move, "Close at Hand, Yet Far Away," to meet the attack.

The realm of Light and Time Divine Weapon cultivates the profound mysteries of the [Extension] of the Law of Light.

During his three-year journey, Bai Yang's understanding of the laws of light increased rapidly, and he also studied the Nine Swords Venerable's [Secret Sword Technique].

By applying the same principles to other situations, I mastered this technique without any difficulty.

After this move is successful, the attack range of the Light Law martial artist will undergo a dramatic change.

Ordinary mentalists have no chance of dodging the speed at which the opponent's sword light extends.

The man in black on the second level of the Sky Bridge is certainly not that simple in strength.

His body can instantly conjure nearly a thousand illusory forms, each capable of emitting various sword lights.

Moreover, these sword lights were sometimes long and sometimes short, sometimes forward and sometimes backward, and their speed was also sometimes fast and sometimes slow.

If a skilled opponent of the same level tries to dodge without knowing the opponent's strengths and weaknesses, they will inevitably suffer a great loss.

Bai Yang's speed illusion encountered this problem from the very beginning.

With a speed approaching seven or eight thousand, the illusory body was no match for this kind of illusory sword light that was impossible to defend against.

Even with a huge disparity in numbers, they were still forced into a series of defeats by the other side.

The opponent's sword light could even extend in one strike, directly piercing through several of Bai Yang's illusory forms.

"If this second layer of light is like this, it is not as inspiring as the first layer."

Although its power has increased considerably, learning it isn't particularly difficult.

This was all the understanding of the application of the Forging Blade technique at this level, and Bai Yang felt slightly disappointed.

"Let's see how this layer is helpful to the Chaos Monument."

The second level of the Sky Bridge should still display the content of the first "standoff diagram".

Bai Yang has a profound understanding of the laws of light.

He learned a lot of the essence of the man in black's techniques just by watching him for a moment.

For now, we'll just defend and not attack, let's see what tricks he has up his sleeve.

The man in black, seeing how disrespectful he was, cursed angrily:

"How dare they be so arrogant!"

But no matter how angry he was, there seemed to be an invisible boundary between the two of them.

No matter how hard his speed-based illusion attacked, it couldn't penetrate even an inch of the area where Bai Yang was located.

The man in black quickly realized that this method wouldn't work.

With a shout, he actually recalled all the illusory bodies and chose to go to the meeting with Bai Yang alone!

"You're quite unique."

Bai Yang was also astonished; the intelligence level of this AI was too high.

"Enough with the nonsense! Prepare to die!"

The man in black had a fierce look in his eyes and spoke in a very unpleasant tone.

Bai Yang raised an eyebrow, not holding back:

"Then I'll grant your wish!"

Both abandoned their illusory forms and fought using their true forms.

The two men clashed their swords, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

In this simple contest of techniques and understanding of principles, who would he be afraid of?

Within a hundred moves, Bai Yang stabbed the man in black seven times.

They pinned him firmly to the ground!

The passage to the third floor opened instantly, but Bai Yang was somewhat puzzled.

I feel like I haven't really learned much, and I'm already on the third level?

The third level of the Bridge to Heaven signifies that one has entered the realm of understanding the Chaos Stele, and only then is one qualified to listen to the lectures of the sect leaders.

What does it mean to get started?

You should be able to roughly understand the content of at least the first picture.

Bai Yang asked himself, what about the dragon-man part in the picture?

He had no idea what was going on.

With a strange feeling, he flew to the end of the third level.

Unfortunately, before he could even make a move, he was instantly killed by the man in black on the third floor.

There was absolutely no room for resistance!

When he regained consciousness, he was back in the virtual universe, in his own manor in the Primal Zone.

"How did Your Highness do in the Sky Bridge challenge?"

"The manor steward, who is also the head of the guard," Ruyer inquired.

"We failed on the third level," Bai Yang sighed.

"The Bridge to Heaven is very difficult to cross, and reaching the third level on the first try is an amazing achievement."

"That's what you're saying," Ruyer comforted her.

"Luye, you don't know."

I was completely stumped by the third level, and I didn't even grasp the true meaning of the second level.

Bai Yang knew that his score was actually quite good, but Bo Lan was originally at the same level.

It was only natural that he was stronger than him, but the sense of doubt on the second level made him very uncomfortable.

He had never encountered such a baffling situation since he began cultivating.

Ruyer inquired about the details, but after pondering for a moment, he still couldn't grasp the point.

"The differences between different laws and different bridges to heaven are too great, and I can't guess the designer's intentions."

Having exhausted all other options, Bai Yang could only return to his study to calm himself down by himself.

The three years on the road have already exceeded June 21, 2074, meaning he could have drawn the lottery again.

However, in order to complete ten uses of the [Real Simulation] during his 30 years in Chaos City, he postponed the lottery.

I originally planned to use the "Realistic Simulation" mode after completing the Sky Bridge.

But now, he hesitated.

Am I hitting a plateau? Or have I gone down the wrong path?

This is no joke.

A single [Real Simulation] can cost up to 10 Earth Points and can simulate a full 38 years.

However, if the source of one's initial understanding of the laws is wrong, then it is a huge waste.

If possible, he even wanted to find a lineage similar to the 108 sword techniques he had practiced before attempting to simulate them.

This is the most efficient way.

The time ratio between the initial universe and the original universe is not a perfect 1:3, and he still has time to consider it.

Seeing his rare hesitation, Xing Shou spoke up:

Why not ask the Nine Swords Venerable?

Didn't he say he wanted to take you as his apprentice?

"I have ten days left, and I will make a decision by then at the latest."

Let's avoid troubling him if we can.

Bai Yang thought about it for a moment and decided he still wanted to try again.

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The watchman, Baffin, was in a good mood.

Today, in addition to Bai Yang and Bo Lan breaking through the second level, Rong Jun also broke through the first level.

He sent their video to the Nine Swords Venerable, and as instructed, Bai Yang's video also needed to be sent to the Great Dragon Lord.

"This is truly an exciting year!"

(End of this chapter)