Cultivating Inside the Trial Tower

In the empty desert, only a lone Bloody Mammoth remained.

"Why did he leave one alive?" Ganwu Kingdom Master considered a possibility: "Could it be that he wants to seize the time to cultivate a bit more, so he can enter the Primordial Secret Realm?"

The next second, boundless light radiated, and Zhang Dong's figure had already vanished within this dazzling domain of brilliance.

The light was not static; it contained a strange rhythm that warped vision. Even if most Domain Lords came, they couldn't peer into the interior, let alone this Bloody Mammoth.

"Roar!"

A miserable howl rang out as the Bloody Mammoth ran around in confusion, trying to find Zhang Dong.

These creatures within the trial tower had no sense of fear. Its only thought was to kill the enemy, but it simply couldn't locate Zhang Dong within the light.

In the end, it could only rage in frustration, charging recklessly within the light domain. If a horde of Bloody Mammoths had charged simultaneously, Zhang Dong naturally couldn't have dodged, but with just one, he toyed with it at will.

"My current law comprehension is definitely lacking compared to the Primordial Secret Realm. I can only stall for time and start cultivating."

Zhang Dong's strength lay in his First-Class True Intent. If he relied purely on law comprehension to clear this stage, he wouldn't even pass it. He had to spend some time improving.

Only by using light and some shallow applications of time, amplified by his power, could he make it this far. This was somewhat similar to mastering a divine body/soul amplification secret technique.

With the same divine body, one who mastered an amplification technique naturally had a greater advantage.

There were simply too many factors determining combat—law comprehension, skill level, amplification, and many other aspects stacked together formed a person's complete strength. Even in the Virtual Universe, power wasn't one hundred percent equal.

Ganwu Kingdom Master wasn't surprised, nor did he even realize that Zhang Dong's law comprehension wasn't deep.

It was like having Chaos City Lord use a Star-level power to execute the Ninefold Thunder Blade—he'd still be far stronger than Thunder God. The same technique, when used by a powerhouse with a higher realm, would always be more astonishing.

Ganwu Kingdom Master thought Zhang Dong simply hadn't needed to use any powerful secret techniques yet, purely wanting to temper himself through battle.

Little did he know, it was the Pole True Intent driving things from behind, making his techniques seem mysteriously profound.

Zhang Dong was currently mainly comprehending the Time Law, only occasionally studying Light.

Time and Space, as the two supreme laws, each had 108 essences. Understanding all 108 essences meant reaching the twelfth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

Early cultivation revolved around comprehending these 108 essences.

If he went to comprehend Light, it would be less complicated, but Zhang Dong preferred to achieve something in the supreme laws first.

"Ganwu, I have some matters to attend to. I won't wait here with you." After waiting for one layer, Shayue Venerable grew somewhat impatient. Having said this, he quietly left this planar world.

Originally, he had only shown up because Ganwu Kingdom Master came. Otherwise, for such a trivial matter, his subordinates among the Immortals could handle it. Now he'd just leave and wait for the result elsewhere.

Moreover, Shayue Venerable didn't believe Zhang Dong could break into the Primordial Secret Realm.

Was the gap of one Heavenly Bridge layer so easy to cross?

Even if he cleared this entire trial tower, the next layer's difficulty would be incomparably higher. There was no way he'd get past it.

A Universe-level from the Ganwu Secret Realm, relying on accumulation to reach the Primordial Secret Realm was already good enough. Let him go to Chaos City to comprehend, then worship a King-level teacher, accumulate for a period of time, and only then consider the Primordial Secret Realm.

Time flowed silently. Zhang Dong maintained that bizarre light domain the entire time, never practicing any secret techniques. No one could tell what realm he was currently in.

In the final few minutes, that light domain suddenly contracted. A flash of light passed, and the Bloody Mammoth that had struggled futilely for ten days was instantly annihilated. Zhang Dong's figure was teleported to the next layer.

The second layer was handled the same way—leaving only one monster, then opening the light domain to warp space and continuing to cultivate.

With each subsequent layer, the techniques Zhang Dong displayed became more profound.

Ganwu Kingdom Master watched him improve step by step.

It was a very obvious improvement in law comprehension. Zhang Dong himself wasn't some wild practitioner; he had corresponding secret techniques and scriptures to study. With a little time, his progress was clear.

With his soul and talent as a First-Class True Intent demigod, comprehending laws wouldn't be slow either.

Every time Zhang Dong struck, whether in movement, technique, or law application, changes occurred.

"What comprehension!" Ganwu Kingdom Master was thrilled. "He cultivated in the Ganwu Secret Realm and could already match the geniuses of the Primordial Secret Realm. Now, entering the trial tower, he can still improve."

If Zhang Dong could truly break into the Primordial Secret Realm and then cultivate for thirty years in Chaos City, even if he wasn't as monstrous as Ke Di or Erosion Fire Venerable, he'd still reach a level where a Venerable would accept him as a disciple.

Ganwu Kingdom Master himself cultivated the Space Law; otherwise, he would have already had the urge to snatch Zhang Dong as his disciple first. Of course, even if he wanted to take a disciple, Zhang Dong would absolutely refuse. Respect was respect, good karma was good karma, but if he truly became a disciple, he probably wouldn't even get a decent heavy treasure.

Not long after, Zhang Dong arrived at the sixth trial tower.

Clearing the first layer would grant him the qualification to enter the Primordial Secret Realm.

"ROAR!!!"

The familiar stampede of tens of thousands of Bloody Mammoths charged forth, sand flying everywhere. Zhang Dong rushed forward with immense excitement, the light domain surrounding his body as he launched into a frenzied slaughter.

The tens of thousands of Bloody Mammoths moved as one, their charging force terrifying. Zhang Dong used light to distort their vision, his own movements alternating between fast and slow, while in an instant, he swung a thousand blades.

Puchi! Puchi!

A massive number of Bloody Mammoths were slaughtered by him, blood flowing freely, their bodies shattered. But their attacks also left Zhang Dong injured.

"Clearing the first layer with pure law comprehension is no problem. The second layer will be tough." Zhang Dong was now relying entirely on law comprehension without any Pole True Intent amplification.

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

Now, there was absolutely no need for it. He could rely solely on the law comprehension of the Primordial Universe.

His speed of enlightenment was so astonishingly fast that it could be described as a smooth road for Zhang Dong in the Primordial Universe system, all the way until he grasped the complete superior laws.

He naturally comprehended to this level.

Shing! Shing! Shing!

The blade light grew increasingly fierce, weaving into a gorgeous net of light spanning several kilometers, each streak of blade energy madly shredding the fearless Bloody Mammoths.

This kind of one-against-many battle did not last long. Within just half a minute, Zhang Dong was drenched in blood, while the herd of Bloody Mammoths all lay fallen on the ground.

"He made it through!" Ganwu Kingdom Master also praised, "With talent like this, if he doesn't die young, there shouldn't be much problem for him to become a King in the future."

The talent Zhang Dong had displayed so far, if maintained, would surpass even the current batch of Primordial Secret Realm Domain Masters.

Among the Primordial Secret Realm Domain Masters, the top few had all reached the 18th level of the Heavenly Bridge in law comprehension, which was equivalent to the early King level.