The Taiyuan Tongtian Bridge stretched across the starry sky like a great dragon, winding all the way to the ends of heaven and earth.
Wisps of white mist curled around the bridge like ribbons. Below it lay a bottomless sea, its waves roaring.
The instant Lin Fan stepped onto the Taiyuan Tongtian Bridge, 101's voice sounded in his mind.
"Master, I've just received a highest-priority message from the Virtual Universe Company."
"Read it."
"It contains the rules for earning points by challenging the Tongtian Bridge."
"There are many ways to earn points, but during these thirty years of secluded training in Chaos City, challenging the Tongtian Bridge is the only way for newcomers like you to earn large amounts."
"The Taiyuan Tongtian Bridge has twenty-eight levels in total."
"If you clear the first level, the system will award you 100 points."
"Clear the second, and the reward doubles to 200 points."
"Clear the third, and it doubles again to 400 points."
"And so on. Each successive level awards twice as many points as the one before it: 800,
1,600, 3,200..."
"Master, the message also includes an extremely important note."
"Because you've only just been selected and this is your first time entering Chaos City to study, the Virtual Universe Company's higher-ups have established a special reward rule for your group of young geniuses."
"As long as you challenge the Tongtian Bridge during your first thirty years of secluded training in Chaos City,
"your point rewards will be paid at ten times the base amount, no matter how many levels you clear!"
"In other words..."
"If you clear the first level within these thirty years, you'll receive not 100 points, but a full 1,000!"
"Clear the second, and you'll receive another 2,000 points—and so on."
"Please keep in mind, Master, that