Virtual Universe, Central Plaza of Gulun Sacred Island.
The Star Level and Universe Level geniuses arrived at the plaza one after another, gathering in small groups.
They were waiting for the lecture on the Space Origin Law to begin.
Although most members of Ancient Wheel Hall hadn't comprehended even a trace of the Space Law, whenever an Immortal God gave a lecture on the Time Law or Space Law, it still drew most people to attend.
Eloise sat down beside Ji Chen and looked around. "How come Junior Brother Jiang still isn't here?"
Ji Chen found it strange, too. Jiang Luo always came eagerly to lectures related to the Space Law.
"I'll ask him."
Just as Ji Chen was about to contact Jiang Luo, a Star Level genius cried out in surprise.
"My ranking dropped. Did someone just break through a Trial Tower?"
"It's Jiang Luo!"
"My god, how are his points climbing so fast?"
The hundreds of Star Level geniuses present all checked the points rankings in unison.
They watched in disbelief as Jiang Luo's name shot up at rocket speed.
"How is that possible?! He broke through the fourth Trial Tower?"
"How much time has even passed? How could he have improved so much? Even reaching the perfect-force exertion realm shouldn't make him this strong."
"He's in third place..."
"He cleared the sixth level and entered the seventh level of the fifth Trial Tower!"
"His pace has slowed. Looks like he won't overtake Gailuo."
"First that madman Thanses died, and now another freak has shown up..."
After Thanses died, Gailuo had risen to first place in Trial Tower points. He, too, was anxiously watching the rankings on the screen.
Although Jiang Luo had been in Ancient Wheel Hall for nearly twenty years, he was still considered a newcomer.
Naturally, being overtaken by a newcomer didn't feel good.
Even if that newcomer was an unparalleled genius who had reached the summit of the Mountain of Power.
The seventh level of the fifth Trial Tower.
Nine Flame Dragons repeatedly pierced through the swarm, killing one Green Mantis after another.
Jiang Luo rode his winged telekinetic weapon, narrowly dodging the blade that grazed past him—the hindlimb of a Blood Mantis.
He couldn't stray too far from the Flint God Weapon. He had to stay close to control it and attack.
Once the Brood Nest produced Blood Mantises, the Green Mantises gained leaders and their combat intelligence improved greatly. They began deliberately focusing their attacks on Jiang Luo, even ignoring the damage from the Flint God Weapon.
If Jiang Luo got surrounded by the swarm, he'd be in grave danger.
"The Nine Bright Blades have no problem killing at full power..." Jiang Luo shook his head to himself. "My main weakness is still my movement technique."
The test now was whether he could fight his way through the Zerg Warriors and reach the Brood Nest without being killed.
The Mother Emperor in the fifth Trial Tower could no longer be dealt with by Soul Attacks—not with his current Spiritual Force.
"Buzz!"
Dozens of Zerg squads, led by Blood Mantises, burst from the ground and the desert sands, surrounding him.
They seemed to be trying to force him to pull back the nine Flame Dragons attacking the swarm guarding the Brood Nest.
Jiang Luo's gaze remained calm. He wasn't the least bit flustered.
Restrain!
A barely perceptible spatial fluctuation swept across the area ahead in an instant.
The dozens of Green Mantises blocking his path seemed to sink into a swamp, unable to break free. Their movements slowed more than a hundredfold.
Every motion demanded an immense burst of strength to break free from the powerful spatial pressure pressing in from all sides!
Jiang Luo rode his winged weapon easily through the gaps in the swarm.
Every Green Mantis and Blood Mantis that drew near him seemed to sink into a quagmire, their speed forcibly reduced countless times over.
This was the first-level power of the Inheritance Secret Technique Space Shatter, which he had acquired after absorbing the Flame Star Behemoth bloodline—Space Restraint!
Jiang Luo had cultivated Space Shatter for nine years. With the Nine Heavens Atlas Marquis Mo Yan had given him as a reference, he had long since mastered the first level.
In terms of Space Law comprehension, even the lowest level, Space Restraint, was on the same level as Nine-Line Flow.
The Golden Horned Beast's Innate Secret Technique, Absolute Space, began with Arc Light—distorting space to create Phantom Bodies.
From Single Line Flow, Nine-Line Flow, Hundred Line Flow, and Ten Thousand Line Flow, all the way to the highest level: instantaneous teleportation.
The Flame Star Behemoth's Innate Secret Technique, Space Shatter, began with Space Restraint, using the power of space to suppress opponents.
As his comprehension of the Space Law improved, his control over spatial power would grow stronger and stronger.
At a certain point, he would reach the realm of Space Cutting.
At its ultimate mastery, it would become Space Strangling!
Both were paths derived from the advanced mysteries of the Space Law.
Even with all the treasures Jiang Luo had to aid his comprehension of the Space Law, he could only focus on one path for now.
After all, his talent for space was far inferior to that of the Mosha Clan.
With the Flame Star Behemoth's Inheritance Secret Technique at his disposal, he naturally abandoned Ten Thousand Line Flow and focused on Space Shatter!
Under the power of Space Restraint, the seventh level, once perilous beyond measure, instantly became like Jiang Luo's own backyard. He moved among the swarm with ease, strolling as if through a garden.
The nine Flame Dragons easily tore through the Zerg Warriors guarding the Brood Nest and swiftly killed the Mother Emperor!
"The sixth Trial Tower!" Jiang Luo smiled.
After clearing the fifth Trial Tower, his points had reached 777770000, putting him in first place among the Star Level geniuses of Ancient Wheel Hall.
That was equivalent to earning several thousand extra Hunyuan Units' worth of Universe Coins.
Even a mosquito was meat.
Virtual Universe, Floating Island.
"Space Restraint?"
Marquis Mo Yan and Marquis Huanming watched the screen, where Jiang Luo moved with ease through the swarm, their faces filled with astonishment.
"He actually chose to cultivate the Strangling Flow from the Nine Heavens Atlas, and he's mastered it!"
Marquis Mo Yan looked delighted. "This kid's comprehension of the Space Law has already reached this level?"
Marquis Huanming couldn't help but marvel, either. "The Nine Heavens Atlas our teacher created records nine different paths for cultivating the Space Law.
"Most geniuses start with the Arc Light Movement Technique path.
"After all, Single Line Flow and Nine-Line Flow are the easiest to comprehend.
"That's how I started, too.
"The Strangling Flow is one of the three most difficult paths in the Nine Heavens Atlas. You need to start with spatial power before you can even begin to master it."
Watching the screen, Marquis Huanming sighed inwardly. The Flint Star Sector Lord certainly found himself a good successor...
Ever since he'd discovered that Jiang Luo could perfectly control the first form of the Flint God Weapon, he'd been almost certain that the Flint Star Sector Lord's treasure had fallen into Jiang Luo's hands.
It was said that the Flint Star Sector Lord had once obtained a fragment of a combat secret technique, created by a mighty being, that explored the combination of space and fire.
The Flint God Weapon was a simplified version derived from that secret text.
Anyone capable of perfectly controlling the Flint God Weapon must have cultivated that secret text.
"With this move, Space Restraint, his strength definitely ranks in the top ten among the Star Level geniuses of the 1008 Universe Kingdoms!"
Marquis Mo Yan felt it was a pity. "Too bad the next Genius Battle won't be for another five thousand years..."
Otherwise, if Thanses hadn't died, and Jiang Luo were added to the mix, the Gulun Universe Kingdom would surely have made a huge impression.
"Eh?" Marquis Mo Yan, who'd been lamenting the missed opportunity, suddenly widened his eyes. "Origin-Breaking Blade?!"
"He actually formed the Flint God Weapon's second form—and it's made up of six Origin-Breaking Blades?"
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