Major Breakthrough

Inside the Heavenly Bridge, Yang Wu's battle with his opponent had reached its most critical moment.

The two spear beams collided repeatedly in mid-air, just like two peerless masters fighting to the death.

Yang Wu and his companion had both mastered the Fourth Layer spear technique to an unparalleled degree. The spear light was so fast that it left only two barely perceptible threads in the air, while countless threads spread throughout the sky.

The two spear beams clashed repeatedly, resulting in incredibly fierce attacks. Occasionally, they would glide past Yang Wu and his opponent, only to be dodged by the two using their Movement Technique.

After exchanging dozens of blows, Yang Wu had figured out all of his opponent's abilities.

"Call out!"

One of the two Crimson Spear Light suddenly erupted, instantly reaching the lean man before he could dodge.

Laugh!

The wiry man's brow was instantly pierced by the spear's edge!

Fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge, passed!

"The sixth floor!"

Yang Wu took a deep breath and flew towards the next level.

Originally, Yang Wu had no intention of attempting the sixth level, even though he already possessed the strength to do so.

But now the arrow is on the bowstring, and there's no turning back.

Moreover, after perfectly mastering the first picture, he only needs to comprehend 12 mysteries to pass the sixth level, so Yang Wu will not reveal too much of his Law Comprehension.

On the Central Island of the Heavenly Bridge Plane.

Dozens of Immortal God watched in astonishment as Yang Wu killed his opponent after dozens of rounds of combat.

Although they had anticipated that Yang Wu might be able to pass the fifth level, they were still incredibly surprised when it happened.

"The fifth level! He really passed it!" The Black Mist King stood to the side, swaying his snake tail, and chuckled, "This Yang Wu has already grasped the essence of the first picture to its fullest extent. In terms of his understanding of the first picture, he is probably no less than us!"

The first image on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele corresponds to the first three levels of the Nine Universes Heavenly Bridge.

After understanding the first picture, you can pass through the third level of the Nine Universes Heavenly Bridge.

Generally speaking, most powerful individuals, after comprehending the first diagram, will begin to study the Second Diagram, and then start traversing the fourth to sixth levels of the Heavenly Bridge corresponding to the Second Diagram.

But Yang Wu is different; he takes the path of analyzing the essence of the Origin Law.

This requires fully comprehending the nine mysteries of the Law of Space contained in the first picture.

Once you understand five or six of the mysteries, you can pass through the fourth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

However, passing through the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge is even more difficult. Without studying the Second Diagram, one must comprehend all nine mysteries of the first picture and then integrate them into one before one can gain the ability to pass through the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

At the same time, the one who comprehended the first picture reached the limit. Even the great being who left behind the Nine Universes Heavenly Bridge could only comprehend the first picture to this extent!

"It seems that after two thousand epochs, the Nine Sword Venerable will have another personal disciple!" another King Level Immortal exclaimed.

The appearance of King Longyu, who does not belong to the Nine Universe Lineage, and the fact that Yang Wu has passed the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge, means that it is a foregone conclusion that he will be accepted as a disciple by the Nine Sword Venerable.

"I'm afraid Yang Wu's understanding of the first painting is not simply a matter of reaching the ultimate level!"

The King Yanlong stood aside and said very seriously, "Although Yang Wu's understanding of the Law of Fire has reached an extremely profound level, it is far inferior to his understanding of the Law of Space."

"Therefore, when he unleashed the Fourth Layer the Overlord Spear, its power should be comparable to that of the Gatekeeper of the fifth level! Yet he passed through so easily, he must have already begun to comprehend the 27 mysteries contained in the Second Diagram!"

"This..."

"How is this possible!"

The Immortal God present could hardly believe their ears.

To comprehend the 27 mysteries in the Second Diagram is far more difficult than the first. In comparison, they would rather believe that Yang Wu has already comprehended the Second Diagram to a satisfactory degree.

However, the one who said these words was a very powerful figure in the Nine Universe Lineage, the 'King Yanlong'!

Among the many Immortal beings present, perhaps only King Zhenyan dared to claim he could outclass his opponent.

However, King Zhenyan Yan is Immortal who achieved immortality through the Law of Earth, and he certainly doesn't know as much about Yang Wu, who cultivated the Law of Fire, as the King Yanlong.

A Marquis Level Immortal clad in dark gold armor suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Yang Wu didn't seem to have much trouble passing the fifth level. Could he possibly pass the sixth level?"

Upon hearing this, most of the people present were filled with anticipation. If they could truly witness the birth of a genius who had passed the sixth level, it would be a joyous occasion.

"Hehe..." The Black Mist King chuckled softly from the side, "This little guy is quite strong, but he's probably still a bit short of being able to pass the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge!"

"Black Mist King!" King Yanlong said with a smile, "You're so pessimistic about this little guy, are you afraid he'll surpass that Seven Swords King from your Giant Axe Fighting Arena someday?"

When they heard the name 'Seven Swords King', everyone was shocked.

The Seven Swords King belongs to the Giant Axe Fighting Arena lineage and is a peerless genius who has risen to prominence among the Human Race in the last tens of thousands of years!

He stood out from the Giant Axe Fighting Arena in his youth and was directly absorbed by the Giant Axe Fighting Arena as a core genius. After entering Chaos City for the first time, he directly broke through to the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge. When he left Chaos City thirty years later, he even broke through to the eighth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

It should be noted that even among the current members of the Virtual Universe Company's Primal Secret Region Member, there is only one Universe Level genius who can pass through the eighth level of the Heavenly Bridge, and that genius has been cultivating at the Universe Level for thousands of years.

Although the Seven Swords King's talent is not yet comparable to the most extraordinary geniuses among humans, it far surpasses that of Bolan and Yang Wu at present.

Among the geniuses still active in humanity today, only the incomparably talented King Mengsui of the Universe Mercenary Alliance can surpass him.

However, although King Mengsui was more famous than Seven Swords King, he truly exerted his power during his time World Lord.

"What do I have to be afraid of!" Black Mist King smiled and glanced at King Longyu, saying, "If this little fellow really manages to pass the sixth level, King Longyu will probably be the one who's most anxious!"

The Black Mist King was not wrong.

Among the many Venerable in the Virtual Universe, there is also competition among them. The more powerful subordinates and helpers one has, the stronger one's influence will naturally be.

Geniuses like Wuka Long Yun, who have consistently ranked first in previous Genius Battle, are naturally not of concern to the Universe Venerable.

However, a peerless genius like Bolan, who appears only once every tens of thousands of epochs, would be taken more seriously by these Venerable; otherwise, they wouldn't have tried to persuade Bolan to change his cultivation path.

However, generally speaking, even a genius who appears only once every tens of thousands of epochs would likely be considered carefully by Venerable being before being accepted as a disciple.

However, if Yang Wu can truly pass the sixth level, he might have the opportunity to rival the Seven Swords King, a peerless genius who appears only once every hundreds of thousands of epochs!

Such a genius would be the envy of most Venerable, and it's estimated that many Venerable would step in to take him as a disciple, since the master-disciple relationship is far more reliable than the superior-subordinate relationship.

"Hmph!" King Longyu snorted lightly and said, "What belongs to Venerable One belongs to Venerable, and no one can take it away!"

While these Immortal beings were conversing, Yang Wu had already reached the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

The end of the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

A voice emanated from the swirling tornado. "Choose your opponent!"

"I choose... the martial artist!" Yang Wu said calmly.

Then, a lean man dressed in Silver Battle Suit and wearing a silver mask flew out of the tornado.

Yang Wu glanced at them and found that they were no different from the Gatekeeper of the fifth level, wearing the same battle clothes and wielding the same weapons.

The lean man looked at Yang Wu coldly and said, "Star Level being trying to challenge the sixth level? I haven't seen that in a long time. I hope you don't lose too quickly!"

"As you wish!"

After Yang Wu finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the Sun Moon Phantom reappeared at the tip of the Overlord Spear, with a ray of spear light piercing through the air.

Is this all there is to it?

The lean man sneered and instantly activated the Overlord Spear in his hand.

Instantly, endless crimson light filled the surrounding space.

The fifth level of the Overlord Spear technique, 'Myriad Stars Filling the Sky'!

This fifth level of spear technique is similar to the third level; it is also a group attack move from the Overlord Spear, but its power is many times greater.

"It really is the fifth level of spear technique!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "On the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge, the Gatekeeper had already mastered the Fourth Layer spear technique. It's not surprising that he used the fifth level in this level."

"If I were at the Universe Level, unleashing the fifth level would be effortless. But I'm only at the Star Level right now, and to unleash the fifth level of the spear technique, I would need a higher Law Comprehension."

"My understanding of the Law of Space is sufficient, but in the previous simulations, my understanding of the Law of Fire has not improved much. I am still a little far from being able to use the fifth level of the spear technique at the Star Level!"

"However, my understanding of the Law of Space is much stronger. When I fully activate the Fourth Layer, I am far more powerful than the Gatekeeper of the fifth level!"

"Die!" The lean man glared at Yang Wu, pointed his spear, and countless spear beams rushed towards Yang Wu.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Yang Wu steeled his resolve and laughed loudly, "Today I will show you that the ultimate power of the Fourth Layer can surpass that of the fifth level!"

"Kill!"

Yang Wu kept dodging the oncoming spear beams, while at the same time, an even more powerful spear beam rushed towards the lean man, moving as fast as lightning and streaking across the sky like a shooting star.

Extremely fast speed, boundless power!

Despite the overwhelming crimson light blocking its path, this wisp of spear light always managed to pierce through the tiny gaps between the endless crimson rays.

And this is the terrifying aspect of realizing the Law Essence of space.

"Die!"

Seeing that he could not stop Yang Wu's attack, the lean man steeled himself and used all his strength to manipulate the endless crimson light to attack Yang Wu.

Pity...

Although Yang Wu unleashed only one spear beam, it was indeed faster and closer to the enemy.

Even a very short time difference was enough to decide the outcome of this battle!

Pfft!

The spear's edge flashed across the lean man's brow, and the immense power instantly shattered his body.

Although this Gatekeeper had a higher Law Comprehension than the fifth-level Gatekeeper, his physical attributes remained exactly the same as Yang Wu's. Therefore, he was naturally even less able to withstand Yang Wu's more powerful attack.

On the Central Island of the Heavenly Bridge Plane, dozens of Immortal God looked up at the screen.

Even though they had prepared themselves mentally because of the King Yanlong's words, these Immortal God were still shocked when Yang Wu actually passed through the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

"He really did it!"

"Yes, without any truly exceptional geniuses emerging, this is the limit that even the geniuses of our Human Race can achieve!"

"Unexpectedly, after only tens of thousands of years, we have witnessed the birth of such a genius again!"

"Haha... Gentlemen, congratulations on the emergence of another unparalleled genius in our human race!"

The Seven Swords King and the King Mengsui are discussed in Chapters 11 and 12 of Part 16.

The Seven Swords King Peak King Level for tens of thousands of years. King Mengsui, who was ranked ahead of the Seven Swords King on the Assassination Ranking, was naturally younger given their similar strength.

As for the faction to which King Mengsui belonged, I haven't seen it mentioned in the original text.