Seven days later.
"Everyone, come out!..."
An aged voice suddenly echoed in Luo Yuan's mind, making him purse his lips. His time studying the Chaos Stele was over. He could only put away his saber and fly out of the secret chamber, somewhat reluctant to leave.
When Luo Yuan reached the hall outside, he found hundreds of geniuses already standing there. Many looked unwilling to leave, their brows deeply furrowed.
In front of the cultivation chambers, quite a few people with powerful auras were still obediently lining up, waiting to enter and study the Chaos Steles.
An identical-looking old man with a vertical eye between his brows stood at the entrance to each chamber. He looked kindly at the newcomers present and smiled. "Hello, everyone. Allow me to formally introduce myself. I am Kandri, guardian of these 52 Chaos Tablets. Of course, we are all avatars of a certain powerful individual.
"That was your first time studying a Chaos Stele. Perhaps you only grasped the very basics, but that doesn't matter. You can challenge the Tongtian Bridge. Each level you clear earns you another seven days of study time. And the more levels you clear, the more attention you'll attract from the higher-ups, and the more benefits you'll receive. Go on, youngsters. Show your talent and potential!"
"What is the Tongtian Bridge?" Quite a few geniuses looked puzzled.
"It's something similar to the Killing Field, except the opponents inside are preset by the system. You'll understand once you enter the Virtual Universe," Kandri said with a faint smile. "All right, you may leave."
The old man waved a hand, and the thousand geniuses were actually teleported straight out of the City Lord's Manor.
After leaving the City Lord's Manor, Luo Yuan and the other geniuses, a thousand in all,