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On the rooftop of his residence.

Li Dui looked once more at the notes left behind by Lian Luo.

Lian Luo was truly worthy of the name genius. He had blazed a new trail, conceiving the idea of using 108 sword forms to dissect the 108 profound mysteries inherent in the essence of the Origin Law of Space.

The first three diagrams of the Giant Axe Chaos Stele used three secret techniques to summarize the foundations of the Law of Space, as well as how to coordinate them with the Lower Laws of the space category to achieve even greater power.

By comprehending the first diagram and mastering its secret technique, one could defeat the Gatekeeper of the fourth level of the Heavenly Bridge, provided they had the foundation of the third level of the Law.

By comprehending the second diagram and mastering its secret technique, one could defeat the Gatekeeper of the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, provided they had the foundation of the sixth level of the Law.

By comprehending the third diagram and mastering its secret technique, one could defeat the Gatekeeper of the tenth level of the Heavenly Bridge, provided they had the foundation of the ninth level of the Law.

The fourth through sixth diagrams, he surmised, must deal with the path of combining laws.

He looked back at the text Lian Luo had left behind.

Originally, Li Dui had estimated that it would take him several years to fully comprehend this first set of sword forms.

Now, however, thanks to his increased speed of enlightenment, he might be able to do it in a tenth of the time.

It seems I am much faster than Luo Feng, Li Dui thought to himself.

Since arriving in this world, he had understood that Luo Feng was its protagonist. A protagonist had as many responsibilities as they had opportunities.

He had never intended to compete with Luo Feng for opportunities. Furthermore, at this point in time, Luo Feng had already matured; he wasn't someone Li Dui could just snatch things away from even if he wanted to.

Li Dui judged that at this moment, Luo Feng was most likely in the process of claiming the Star Tower as his own. In other words, the man was already the renowned Blade River King, while he himself was still a small fry who had just reached the Universe Rank.

But since he had come to this world and had the Hula Hoop as his benefactor, Li Dui still wanted to measure himself against Luo Feng.

I can keep it to myself and compare, right? At least when it comes to comprehending the first sword of Drifting Blood, I will definitely win. In his memory, it seemed to have taken Luo Feng ten years to achieve that. As for him, including the time already spent, it should take him no more than a year in total to reach that goal.

Of course, this did not mean Li Dui was stronger than Luo Feng. Luo Feng was a man who started from nothing, constantly transforming as he walked his path, growing stronger with every step. He was truly no joke! He had always been a protagonist Li Dui admired.

Luo Feng had his destiny.

Li Dui had his Hula Hoop. What the future held remained to be seen. At the very least, he would be careful and avoid dying. Becoming a powerhouse among the Immortals and living freely for endless epochs was a realistic expectation.

"So, for the sake of future freedom, keep working hard, young man," Li Dui said, shaking his head with a smile as he cheered himself on.

High in the air, air currents swirled and the laws manifested.

The black-haired young man on the rooftop suddenly opened his eyes. His gaze was clear, and deep within his pitch-black pupils, a strange light seemed to flicker.

At this moment, a voice echoed in his mind.

"Come see me at once." "Come see me at once." "Come see me at once."

The Venerable had arrived.

Li Dui understood. He slowly took flight, identified the direction, and then sped away.

At the same time, in every region of Chaos City, figures rose into the sky, all gathering toward a certain direction.

When he reached the assembly point, over a hundred people had already arrived. Li Dui merged into the crowd. From time to time, other geniuses greeted him.

Nearly twenty-eight years had passed. Now, only ten days remained before everyone was to leave Chaos City.

Around his thirteenth year, Li Dui had passed the second level of the Heavenly Bridge. Before him, only 107 people had passed it.

In other words, if one were to calculate rankings, his standing for passing the second level had risen significantly compared to when he passed the first.

Being the 108th, at least within the Battle Axe Secret Realm, already placed him at the very forefront.

Li Dui was, of course, doing this on purpose. He could not use his true strength to challenge the bridge, lest he shock the world. Yet, he had to show some rate of progress to avoid suspicion should he ever be forced to reveal a portion of his power.

As of now, he was only one step away from being acknowledged by the Earth Origin Law. This was the result of his deliberate restraint.

He truly dared not seek acknowledgment from the Origin Law while still in Chaos City. After all, he was only at the Universe Rank, and he only had thirty years here.

Compared to the Lower Laws, the Law of Space was much more arduous to comprehend. Fortunately, the threshold for obtaining acknowledgment from the Origin Law was extremely high, allowing Li Dui to improve at his own pace.

As he was now, relying solely on the Earth Origin Law, he possessed the strength of the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge, with a decent chance of even reaching the eighth.

If he were to utilize the Origin Law of Space, he was confident he could stand at least on the tenth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

And if he were to bring out the insights he had gained over the years regarding the combination of earth and space, even he did not know what level he could reach.

Having never witnessed the Heavenly Bridge beyond the tenth level, it was difficult to estimate.

Soon, the 877 survivors out of the original 1,000 geniuses were arranged into formations under the direction of several dozen Immortals.

From the chaotic space in the sky, which fractured and coalesced by turns, a metallic giant bird over a thousand meters long flew out. The giant bird slowly flapped its wings. From the bird's belly emanated an aura so lofty that one could not help but want to submit.

"Hum."

A hatch over ten meters high opened in the belly of the giant bird. Seven or eight figures flew out from within.

Leading them was a super beauty wearing black and white feathered robes, with a crystal between her brows and a pair of wings on her back.

"Greetings, Venerable."

The dozens of Immortals bowed in unison.

"Greetings, Venerable." The 877 geniuses all bowed respectfully.

"Hmm."

Venerable Meng Yu's expression remained unchanged, her voice indifferent.

Her gaze swept across the group of geniuses below.

Those caught in her line of sight felt as if their entire beings had been laid bare.

Li Dui felt a slight tension in his heart. Fortunately, the Hula Hoop was not something a Venerable could detect.

"Chaos City is safe enough, yet more than ten percent of you still died. Disappointing."

Pausing for a moment, Venerable Meng Yu continued, "In ten days, everyone will depart. If you have unfinished business, go complete it immediately. Go."

With that, her figure dissipated, vanishing without a trace.

Even though the Venerable had left, the 877 people below still responded respectfully before departing one by one.

He split a sliver of his consciousness to log into the Virtual Universe, teleporting directly to the Heavenly Bridge Plane.

The plaza at the center of the island was rarely this lively. Hundreds of people were chatting in groups here and there.

"Li Dui, over here."

A man with a vertical eye in the center of his forehead and arms long enough to touch his own feet called out.

Li Dui nodded at him, "Wait a moment."

He said this while heading first to find the Guardian, Bafen.

Bafen said with a smile, "Ah, Li Dui. For the Giant Axe Heavenly Bridge, there are three people ahead of you; you are fourth."

"Understood, Guardian. Please call me when it is my turn."

After receiving Bafen's confirmation, Li Dui walked toward the three-eyed, long-armed man.

The man's earlier shout had drawn the attention of quite a few people. Li Dui was the 108th person to pass the second level of the Heavenly Bridge.

At least within the scope of the Battle Axe Secret Realm, he was a prominent figure. Going from an inconspicuous bottom-tier student to the very forefront, many were extremely curious about him.