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

Chapter 261 Clearing the Eighth Floor

"King of the Qianwu Kingdom? Long time no see. Congratulations!"

"You're too kind! King Noah, your Berlan is also very powerful."

"Haha, is the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom joking? Bolan is good, but the gap between him and Baiyang is too big."

Otherwise, we wouldn't have come here today.

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom smiled reservedly, but he still had to force himself to appear not particularly happy, which was quite difficult for him.

This is already the seventh cosmic ruler to greet him. This time, Bai Yang's attempt to break through to the eighth level has attracted quite a few cosmic venerables.

As the ruler of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, he truly has both prestige and influence.

Suddenly, he saw an old man sitting in the distance, with many venerable ones bowing and greeting him one by one, each of them appearing very humble.

Curious, he pulled King Noah aside and asked.

"Who is this old man? Why does everyone seem to respect him so much?"

"Qianwu, do you rarely go to Hongmeng City? Don't you know about Yubaotang?"

"Of course I know that. It's just that the stuff inside is really too expensive, starting at a million units of mixed yuan."

I haven't bought them many times.

"No wonder."

The treasures on the first floor of Yu Baotang range in price from millions of Hunyuan units to hundreds of billions of Hunyuan units.

The second floor contains countless precious treasures, some of which cannot be purchased with money and must be exchanged for other treasures.

If you haven't been to the second floor, you naturally won't have the privilege of seeing this Venerable Xuechen.

"He is Venerable Xuechen!?"

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was greatly surprised and immediately wanted to step forward to pay his respects.

Even a tiny bit of this substance leaking through the gaps between fingers would be enough for an ordinary Venerable to live a life of luxury.

Although the Universal Venerable One does not need to grovel before people, why wouldn't he be willing to become a familiar face?

As expected of someone in business, Venerable Xuechen was extremely polite to everyone, without the slightest airs.

When the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom came to pay his respects, he smiled and encouraged him, giving him plenty of face.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, the King of Qianwu Kingdom mustered up his courage and asked a question that had been on his mind on behalf of many venerable ones:

"Senior, your business is booming, making a fortune every day, yet you've come to check on Bai Yang's breakthrough. Could it be that you're looking to take on a disciple?"

All the Venerables present were momentarily stunned, especially the Nine Swords Venerable, whose hands clenched tightly.

Venerable Xuechen smiled but did not answer, instead extending a finger and pointing slightly upwards.

Then he glanced meaningfully at the Nine Swords Venerable.

The cosmic venerables present were all taken aback, especially the Nine Swords Venerable, who felt as if he had been hit hard by a heavy hammer.

Lord of Dragons!

It was actually the great Lord of Dragons!

If the opponent is Venerable Xuechen, Nine Swords believes he has the advantage of being close to the source.

So when facing this Lord of the Universe, he had absolutely no intention of vying for disciples.

"It's too early to talk about these things now. Everyone should focus on Bai Yang's performance."

Venerable Xuechen gave a slight hint and then stopped.

Everyone began to focus their attention back on the battle in space.

On the eighth level of the Sky Bridge, Bai Yang will face an enemy who is already a powerful figure capable of mastering the seventh level of the Forging Bright Edge Sword Technique, "Pure Land".

This is a sword move that cultivates the profound meaning of the light law [Purification].

He first came into contact with this profound meaning of "purification" from Luo, the Lord of the Time Realm.

Even during the crucial moment when he was in seclusion trying to achieve immortality, Luo would still take the time to explain the true meaning of this profound mystery to him.

Bai Yang has now encountered an opponent on the eighth floor, and for the time being, they are evenly matched.

He thrust out his sword, and a highly concentrated sword aura attacked the opponent.

The gatekeeper, clad in silver armor and a silver mask, thrust his sword forward in an almost identical manner.

The two sword energies collided in mid-air, and Bai Yang's side should have been more powerful than the opponent's.

But somehow, his sword energy was dissolved by the opponent first.

If it weren't for the fact that Bai Yang's swordsmanship far surpassed that of his opponent.

While the opponent uses three sword strikes, Bai Yang can often use five, and might even fall behind.

This action puzzled many of the venerable ones.

"Huh? Why doesn't Bai Yang directly use the mysteries of the Law of Time, but instead insists on directly competing with the opponent in their comprehension of the Law of Light?"

"Maybe that's what genius is. Even in a situation like this, you don't forget to push yourself to the limit."

Bai Yang indeed thought so.

He had grasped enough of the mysteries of the laws of time through the simulated experience.

On the contrary, he found the opponent's combination of swordsmanship and the [Purification] ultimate technique quite novel.

His swordplay was continuous, with eight different moves aimed at the gatekeeper from all directions.

"It's no use! You're wasting your energy!"

The gatekeeper's face was full of mockery.

He drew a large circle with his longsword from left to right.

A halo composed of the profound meaning of "purification" left a circle of light in the air.

The moment Bai Yang's sword energy encountered this halo, it was immediately purified by the other party.

"What a domineering technique! It can even purify attacks that are also based on the law of light."

This is far more powerful than [interference]; it truly is the number one secret technique in the laws of light.

Bai Yang was not discouraged at all; on the contrary, he was happy.

This power will soon be yours.

Seeing that Bai Yang was at a disadvantage, the gatekeeper seemed to get a little carried away.

Another sword thrust out, aiming for his neck, while simultaneously employing the profound mysteries of the Time Law to try and slow down Bai Yang's attack speed.

Bai Yang raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, thinking, "They're simply overestimating themselves!"

With a light parry of his longsword, he blocked the sword that was aimed at his head and neck.

The gatekeeper's face instantly changed color, and he exclaimed in surprise, "You! You are actually...!"

It turns out that Bai Yang did not use force to forcibly block the opponent's slash, but rather used time to freeze the opponent's movements and speed, which is why it was so easy.

The gatekeeper discovered the principle behind Bai Yang's technique; his understanding of the laws of time far surpassed that of the gatekeeper!

The man in silver tried to pull his sword back, but couldn't for a moment.

Bai Yang casually thrust out his sword, but instead cut a wound about an inch deep on the man's neck.

The gatekeeper immediately suffered a severe injury, with blood gushing from his neck.

"You've been toying with me all this time!" the man in silver cursed angrily.

"Just do your own job! Shouting about other things won't help."

Bai Yang wouldn't care about an AI's thoughts, let alone bother to explain.

The silver-clad man felt so frustrated, as this was the first time he had faced a challenger of cosmic caliber!

Despite his anger, he dared not use the laws of time to provoke them again.

The only thing we can do is try to make Bai Yang look bad using the laws of light.

However, after fighting with him for more than ten minutes, Bai Yang had roughly understood the profound meaning of the laws he was using.

Despite the gatekeeper continuously releasing new [purification] halos, his longsword remained outside the aura.

He brought the power of "the body is the sword" to its fullest potential.

"Who says a sixth-level cultivator can't defeat a seventh-level cultivator?"

He transformed into a beam of sword light, then suddenly shifted and passed through the halo of light.

A gentle swipe across the gatekeeper's neck.

(End of this chapter)