Whoosh!
"After nearly twenty thousand years in the Outer Domain Battlefield, I've finally mastered the Flesh and Blood Chapter!" Lian Luo rose to his feet, a faint smile in his eyes. "I also have the Pure Heart state of mind brought about by my soul's transformation to thank for its boost to my cultivation, along with Dry Witch Universe Master's Teacher's guidance and help!"
Dry Witch Universe Master's Teacher's guidance in particular had saved him an enormous amount of time.
That was the benefit of taking a powerful teacher—when he encountered problems, he could seek his teacher's answers. He would not be stuck at a bottleneck for countless eons!
"Having mastered the second level of the Star Prison Demonic Codex, I have enough strength to pass the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, as well as the Illusion Sea!" Lian Luo nodded slightly. "I'll challenge them now! Once I pass the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, I'll qualify for King Level and be able to remain in Chaos City to cultivate for a long time!"
Virtual Universe, Tongtian Bridge plane.
At the center of that beautiful island, the supervisor Bafen, dressed in a black Stars Robe, looked in surprise at Lian Luo, who had appeared out of thin air. His voice carried a note of nostalgia. "Blood-Robed Marquis, ever since you passed the sixteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, this is the first time you've returned to challenge it after all these long years! I truly haven't seen you in a very, very long time."
"Yes, it has been a long time." Lian Luo was slightly moved. That was because he had fallen; naturally, he had been unable to challenge the Tongtian Bridge.
"Challenging the seventeenth level?" Bafen smiled.
"Mm." Lian Luo nodded with a smile. He was going to challenge the seventeenth level, but he would not stop at merely challenging the seventeenth level.
"Then I wish you success in passing the seventeenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, Blood-Robed Marquis!" Bafen said with a smile. "No one is currently using the Nine Universe Tongtian Bridge. Blood-Robed Marquis, feel free to challenge it!"
Lian Luo nodded. "All right, I'll head over."
Then he transformed into a streak of light and flew toward the Nine Universe Tongtian Bridge.
Lian Luo stood before the Nine Universe Tongtian Bridge, gazing at the bridge deck that stretched endlessly beyond sight. Memories from his previous life surfaced in his mind, making him sigh inwardly. "It's been over a hundred billion years since I last came here, hasn't it? My fame will be made today!"
Whoosh!
He instantly transformed into a streak of white light that skimmed along the bridge deck and vanished into the distance, beginning his challenge of the Tongtian Bridge.
At the end of the seventeenth level of the Tongtian Bridge lay an endless galaxy. The galaxy trembled slightly, and a thunderous voice immediately resounded throughout heaven and earth. "Choose your opponent: warrior, Mental Master controller, or Mental Master illusionist. Choose any one opponent. Defeat your opponent, and you will pass the seventeenth level of the Tongtian Bridge."
Lian Luo nodded slightly. "I choose warrior!"
Crash~~
As Lian Luo made his choice, the endless galaxy at the end of the Tongtian Bridge began to flow rapidly. Then, a figure clad in pale golden battle armor flew out from the galaxy. The figure looked at Lian Luo. "Let the battle begin!"
In the external Tongtian Bridge plane, supervisor Bafen watched Lian Luo's retreating figure and sighed slightly. "Blood-Robed Marquis became a marquis in less than a hundred thousand years, yet he unexpectedly remained stuck at the King Level threshold for endless years. I wonder whether he can pass the seventeenth level this time!"
Supervisor Bafen, like the guardians stationed on the Tongtian Bridge, was actually an intelligent life created by the Virtual Universe. He had no idea that Lian Luo had fallen during those endless years!
A moment later, his eyes suddenly widened. "He defeated the seventeenth-level opponent so quickly!"
"He's still going? Could it be that Blood-Robed Marquis is confident he can pass the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge? The eighteenth level is far, far more difficult than the seventeenth!" Bafen thought to himself.
On the Tongtian Bridge, every three levels formed a threshold. Levels fifteen through seventeen represented marquis-level Law Comprehension, but the eighteenth level was King Level!
It seemed like only one level separated them, but their statuses were worlds apart. A marquis could only be said to hold a relatively high status within a Universe Nation, but once one became King Level, one would become a key focus of the Human race's cultivation and gain numerous privileges.
For example, one would be invited to join the Hong Alliance, gain permanent residency qualifications in the Initial Universe, and even be revived through time reversal after falling...
In short, there were many benefits!
But likewise, the difficulty of passing it also increased by leaps and bounds!
Supervisor Bafen often went countless eons without seeing a single powerhouse pass the eighteenth level and achieve King Level!
A faint expectation rose in his heart. "Can Blood-Robed Marquis make it through?"
At the center of the endless galaxy on the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, two figures were battling in the starry sky above the bridge.
On one side was a white-robed figure completely enveloped by the phantom of the Fire Beast God. On the other was a grim figure clad in golden armor and wearing a golden mask.
Suddenly, the two figures separated. Lian Luo revealed a smile. "The battle ends here!"
"What do you mean?" The golden-masked warrior frowned.
Boom!
But in the next instant, a streak of fire directly severed his throat!
Secret technique, Starfire Piercing Heaven!
The eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge—passed!
"Continue. Let's see what methods the opponent on the nineteenth level possesses!" Lian Luo raised his head toward the Tongtian Bridge extending upward, then shot into the sky and flew toward the end of the nineteenth level!
At the end of the nineteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge was darkness, with an enormous black-hole celestial body ahead!
Lian Luo did not hesitate. "I choose... warrior!"
Whoosh~~~
A huge number of black dots suddenly floated above the black hole, then condensed into a humanoid figure. It was a human clad entirely in black armor and a black mask, carrying a battle sword on his back as he hovered above the black-hole celestial body. "You did well to pass the eighteenth level, but I must say that this is as far as you go!"
Lian Luo nodded. His chances of passing the nineteenth level truly were not high. He said calmly, "Let me witness the strength of the nineteenth level!"
"He really passed the eighteenth level!" Supervisor Bafen exclaimed. "The Human race has gained another King-level Immortal!"
Then he began composing emails and sending them to many figures—Lian Luo's teacher, the Dry Witch Universe Master; Venerable Guiyi, the manager of the Virtual Universe Company; and the other venerables of the Virtual Universe Company!
A King-level Immortal might not yet be able to roam the universe unopposed, but he still counted as a backbone of the Human race.
As reserve candidates for venerable status, their names were qualified to be known by the other venerables.
Within a temple on Thunder Island, the Dry Witch Universe Master smiled as he read the email. "He passed the eighteenth level? Not bad. He hasn't disappointed me."
Within a palace in the Chaos City Lord's residence in Chaos City, Venerable Guiyi nodded slightly. "He passed the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge less than twenty thousand years after being revived. Lian Luo's potential is far from fully tapped!"
"Having passed the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, he is qualified for the company to grant him a King Level title!"
As the second disciple of Lord of Chaos City, the actual ruler of the Virtual Universe Company, Venerable Guiyi was in fact responsible for managing all internal affairs of the Virtual Universe Company involving those below the venerable level!
Naturally, granting King Level titles to qualified powerhouses within the company was also his responsibility.
"I wonder what title he'll want. Blood-robed King? Or something else..." Venerable Guiyi was pondering when another email arrived in his inbox.
As he read it, an expression of utter shock appeared on his face. "He actually passed the twentieth island of the Illusion Sea. His will has reached the limit of an Immortal God!"
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