Heavenly Bridge

Chaos energy surged in the sky.

Perhaps it was a coincidence.

Today marked the one-year anniversary of Li Dui arriving in this world.

At this moment, the nine stars within Li Dui's dantian were gradually transforming into a nebula.

He had become a Universe Rank powerhouse. Under normal circumstances, only one such individual is born per galaxy. With a lifespan of ten epochs, he could be considered a formidable figure in the universe.

Breaking through a major realm personally felt vastly different from inheriting the memories of his original self.

His body, along with every trace of origin force, spiritual energy, and consciousness, felt perfectly in sync.

Only now was he truly himself. Everything from the original owner had become a movie—a film he had watched many times, where every single frame was intimately familiar.

He logged into the Virtual Universe.

The login location was, naturally, the training room.

For this period, he had dedicated nearly 80% of his energy to the Laws of Earth and Space. All his remaining time was spent in the training room. If he felt like eating or drinking something, he would simply purchase it directly here.

Li Dui pulled out a large precious blade and swung it casually.

The blade light was piercing, and the dense Earth Origin Law radiated wantonly.

Suddenly, one after another, identical figures wielding blades appeared around Li Dui.

Ten, a hundred, a thousand. Until there were over seven thousand.

These were Li Dui's Space Phantoms.

He did not notice it himself, but if someone with a discerning eye were here, they would see that his Space Phantoms were significantly more agile than the average ones.

Over the past six months, he hadn't fully comprehended the first character of Lian Luo's teachings, but he was not far off.

After a round of practice, Li Dui was completely certain: in terms of law application and even combat experience, he had already surpassed the original owner.

"Xiao Le, teleport me to the Heavenly Bridge Plane."

"Understood, Master. Applying for teleportation."

The space before him brightened. Li Dui appeared on a plaza.

The plaza was located in the center of an island.

Surrounding the island was an endless ocean.

At the edge of the island, there were 52 ports in total, each extending into an endless long bridge. The long bridges stretched toward the ends of the world, with misty fog coiling around them, making everything feel dreamlike and illusory.

Not far from the plaza stood a man with four ears and no nose.

Li Dui walked over and bowed slightly: "Greetings, Guardian."

The Guardian Bafen replied cheerfully: "It's Li Dui. The Giant Axe Heavenly Bridge is empty right now; you may go and challenge it."

Li Dui nodded in acknowledgment, then walked toward the Giant Axe Heavenly Bridge.

This kid didn't even last a minute last time. It's been nearly two years since he last came; I hope he can pass it. Among this batch of 1,000 geniuses, quite a few have already cleared the first level of the Heavenly Bridge. Bafen thought to himself as he watched Li Dui's retreating figure.

Stepping into the Heavenly Bridge, Li Dui adjusted his state of mind and walked step by step toward the end of the first level.

"Choose your opponent. You may choose a fighter, a spirit reader controller, or a spirit reader illusionist. Defeat your opponent, and you shall pass the first level of the Heavenly Bridge." A muffled voice emanated from a cloud of mist ahead.

If the opponent were defeated, this cloud of mist would dissipate, yielding the path to the second level.

"I choose the fighter." Li Dui did not hesitate.

Whoosh.

A mass of black liquid immediately flew out from the mist, beginning to condense in mid-air. It transformed into a mysterious figure wearing a black mask. The figure held a battle axe, its cold, hollow eyes staring at Li Dui from beneath the mask as it spoke: "Let the battle begin!"

"Die!" The mysterious figure let out a low roar and charged toward Li Dui with extreme speed.

Fighting spirit surged in Li Dui's eyes as he raised his blade to meet the attack.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sounds of blade and axe clashing rang out continuously. In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged over a dozen moves.

On the surface, the two were evenly matched. Li Dui's comprehension of the laws was slightly higher, while the mysterious figure's axe techniques were a bit superior.

This set of Breathless Blade is ultimately too weak. Li Dui even had the leisure to think. Indeed, he was under little pressure. The law comprehension he was displaying now was only a small fraction of his actual level.

If he were to unleash his full power, he estimated that relying solely on the Earth Origin Law, he would have a high chance of passing the third level of the Heavenly Bridge.

The first, second, and third levels of the Heavenly Bridge were considered one major tier; the gaps between them were not outrageous.

However, that attack technique, Breathless Blade, which had cost him 900 points, was no longer keeping up with his combat needs.

Should I go exchange for a better one, or create my own? I'll think about that later; let's clear this level first. After dozens of moves, Li Dui felt it was enough. Finding an opening, he parried the mysterious figure's battle axe, then flashed, causing over a dozen phantoms to appear around him.

The phantoms lunged at the mysterious figure without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, as the mysterious figure swung its axe, all dozen phantoms were shattered. Meanwhile, Li Dui's true body, emerging like a ghost from the flank, decapitated the figure with a single strike.

Li Dui did not want to expose too much of his law strength, so he used a clever method to defeat the mysterious figure.

The Ring in his mind had not yet caused any issues. There was indeed a high probability that it was because no one could detect it.

There was also a smaller possibility that Chaos City Lord had not failed to notice it, but rather, as a person, he simply had no intention of stripping away the opportunities of a junior.

If any other Universe Master discovered this item, it would be hard to say what might happen.

Therefore, Li Dui had long since figured it out. Before he grew to a certain level, it was better to keep a low profile.

The mysterious figure's corpse slowly dissolved into two pools of liquid, merging into the white mist behind it.

The white mist dissipated silently, revealing the path leading to the second level of the Heavenly Bridge.

"Hmm, the control and application of these Space Phantoms are quite impressive. He cleared the first level with ease." Guardian Bafen muttered to himself while sending a mass email to the surviving geniuses of this batch: "Battle Axe Secret Realm member Li Dui has cleared the first level of the Heavenly Bridge."

He did not know how much surprise, jealousy, or fighting spirit this would ignite in others.

At the end of the second level of the Giant Axe Heavenly Bridge.

"Choose your opponent. You may choose a Fighter, a Spirit Reader Controller, or a Spirit Reader Illusionist. Defeat your opponent to pass the second level of the Heavenly Bridge." The same voice, the same words.

"I choose the Fighter." Li Dui's expression was calm.

He could not clear the second level today; he only intended to use the same level of law comprehension as before. He would fight for as long as he could.

The mysterious figure holding a battle axe condensed into form. Coldly, he said, "This time, you will not win."

Without a word, Li Dui raised his blade and charged forward, a hundred phantoms appearing around him in a flash.

"Trifling tricks." A hundred phantoms gathered around the mysterious figure as well.

The two sides clashed instantly.

"Trying to precisely control a hundred phantoms is still too much of a stretch." Guardian Bafen watched the battle with great interest.

He had guarded the Heavenly Bridge for countless years. Watching generation after generation of geniuses struggle here was one of his greatest pleasures.

"It's over." Watching Li Dui's phantoms being pushed back and subjected to Strangulation under wave after wave of attacks, Bafen muttered with a hint of regret.