Cultivating Inside the Trial Tower

The vast desert was empty except for a lone Bloody Mammoth.

"Why did he leave one alive?" Ganwu Kingdom Master wondered. "Could he be trying to squeeze in some more cultivation so he can enter the Primordial Realm?"

The next second, endless light spread out, and Zhang Dong's figure disappeared into the dazzling domain of light.

The light wasn't still. It contained a strange rhythm that warped the view. Let alone the Bloody Mammoth, even most Domain Lords would be unable to see what was happening inside.

"Roar!"

A mournful roar rang out. The Blood Mammoth ran around in confusion, trying to find Zhang Dong.

The creatures inside the Trial Tower felt no fear. They had only one thought: kill their enemy. Yet it couldn't find Zhang Dong in the light.

In the end, it could only grow frantic, charging wildly around inside the Light Domain. If a whole herd of Bloody Mammoths charged at once, Zhang Dong naturally couldn't evade them all. With just one, he could toy with it at will.

"My Law Comprehension is still a bit short of what's needed for the Primordial Realm. I can only stall for time and start cultivating."

Zhang Dong's strength lay in his First-Class True Intent. If he relied solely on Law Comprehension to break through, he wouldn't even pass this stage. He still needed to spend some time improving.

Only by using light and a little time in rudimentary ways, then amplifying them with Strength Amplitude, could he make it this far. It was somewhat like mastering a secret technique that amplified the body or soul.

With the same divine body, someone who had mastered an amplitude secret technique naturally had a greater advantage.

There were so many factors that determined the outcome of a fight. Law Comprehension, skill, amplitude, and more all combined to make up a person's full strength. Even in the Virtual Universe, strength was never perfectly equalized.

Ganwu Kingdom Master wasn't surprised. He hadn't even noticed how shallow Zhang Dong's Law Comprehension was.

It was like having Chaos City Lord use the power of a Planetary Level fighter to wield the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade. He would still be far stronger than Thunder God. Even with the same moves, a stronger expert with a higher level of mastery would naturally make them look more impressive.

Ganwu Kingdom Master assumed Zhang Dong hadn't needed to use any powerful secret techniques so far because he simply wanted to hone himself through battle.

Little did he know that it was the Pole True Intent driving him from behind, making his moves seem all the more profound.

Zhang Dong was mainly studying the Time Law now, and only occasionally looked into light.

Time and space, the two higher laws, each had 108 fundamental aspects. Comprehending all 108 would bring one to the level of insight required for the twelfth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

Early cultivation revolved around those 108 fundamental aspects.

Light would be less complicated to comprehend, but Zhang Dong would rather make progress in a higher law first.

"Ganwu, I have some things to take care of, so I won't wait here with you." After waiting through one level, Venerable Shayue was growing a little impatient. He spoke, then quietly left this dimensional world.

He had only appeared because Ganwu Kingdom Master had come. Otherwise, this minor matter could have been handled by one of his subordinate undying beings. Now he would simply leave and wait for the result.

Besides, Venerable Shayue didn't think Zhang Dong could reach the Primordial Realm.

Was it really so easy to bridge the gap of one level on the Heavenly Bridge?

Even if Zhang Dong cleared the entire Trial Tower, the next level would be far too difficult. He couldn't possibly pass it.

A Cosmic Level fighter from the Ganwu Secret Realm would be doing well just to make it into the Primordial Secret Realm through sheer accumulation. He should go to Chaos City to study, find a King Rank teacher, and build up his experience over the years before considering the Primordial Realm.

Time flowed silently. Zhang Dong maintained that strange, shifting domain of light throughout, without practicing any secret techniques. No one could tell what level he had reached.

In the final few minutes, the field of light suddenly contracted. A flash of light passed, and the Bloody Mammoth, which had struggled in vain for ten days, was instantly annihilated. Zhang Dong's figure was also transported to the next level.

The second level was handled the same way. He left only one monster alive, then opened the field of light, warping its vision as he continued to cultivate.

With each successive level, Zhang Dong's moves grew more profound.

Ganwu Kingdom Master watched him improve, level by level.

His Law Comprehension was clearly advancing. He wasn't an untrained amateur, either; he had the right secret techniques and books to study. Even a little time spent on them brought obvious progress.

With a soul and talent worthy of a demigod with First-Class True Intent, he wouldn't be slow to comprehend the laws.

Every time Zhang Dong made a move, his footwork, skill, and use of the laws all changed.

"What kind of comprehension is this?" Ganwu Kingdom Master was thrilled. "He can cultivate in the Ganwu Secret Realm and rival the geniuses of the Primordial Secret Realm, and he can still improve inside the Trial Tower!"

If Zhang Dong really made it into the Primordial Realm, then cultivated in Chaos City for thirty years, he might not match super-geniuses like Ke Di or Erosion Fire Venerable, but he would still be good enough for a Venerable to take as a disciple.

Ganwu Kingdom Master cultivated the spatial law himself. Otherwise, he would have wanted to get ahead of everyone else and take Zhang Dong as his disciple.

Of course, even if he wanted to take him as a disciple, Zhang Dong would firmly refuse. Respect was one thing, and building a good relationship was another. If he really became his disciple, he probably wouldn't even get a decent Heavy Treasure out of it.

Before long, Zhang Dong reached the sixth Trial Tower.

Passing the first level would earn him the right to enter the Primordial Realm.

"Roar!!!"

The familiar ten thousand Bloody Mammoths charged toward him, kicking up clouds of yellow sand. Zhang Dong surged forward, brimming with excitement. The Light Domain swirled around him as he launched into a frenzied slaughter.

The ten thousand Bloody Mammoths moved as one, their combined charging force terrifying. Zhang Dong warped their vision with light, his own movements speeding up and slowing down unpredictably as he unleashed hundreds of blades in an instant.

Thwack! Thwack!

Countless Bloody Mammoths were slashed until blood poured from them and their bodies broke apart, but their attacks also left Zhang Dong with a few injuries.

"Pure Law Comprehension should be enough to pass the first level. The second will be tough." Zhang Dong wasn't relying on the Pole True Intent to amplify his power at all now.

When he'd first entered the tower, he'd still needed the Pole True Intent's amplification.

Now it was completely unnecessary. His comprehension of the Primordial Universe's laws alone was enough.

His speed of comprehending the Dao was astonishing. One could say that, within the Primordial Universe system, Zhang Dong's cultivation was smooth sailing up until the complete higher laws!

He had comprehended this level naturally.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The blade light grew ever sharper, weaving into a dazzling net that covered several kilometers. Blades of light furiously slaughtered the fearless Bloody Mammoths.

A battle against so many foes wouldn't last long. In just half a minute, Zhang Dong was drenched in blood, and the entire herd of Bloody Mammoths lay on the ground.

"He passed!" Ganwu Kingdom Master exclaimed in admiration. "With talent like that, if he doesn't die young, becoming a King Rank expert in the future shouldn't be a problem."

If Zhang Dong maintained the talent he'd shown so far, he would be even more impressive than the Realm Lords of this generation in the Primordial Secret Realm.

The Realm Lords in the Primordial Secret Realm, especially the top few, had Law Comprehension on par with the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge—that was the standard of an Initial King.