"Passed!"
The gatekeepers transformed into specks of starlight and vanished into the air. A faint voice echoed in the void, and a path appeared ahead.
Without hesitation, Zhang Junbao continued his journey.
The Universe Venerable present were truly astonished. As ancient beings in the universe, nothing had shocked them in a very long time.
This was Zhang Junbao's first time attempting a challenge since arriving in Chaos City. He had only studied the Universe Chaos Stele once before. Yet, Zhang Junbao cleared four levels in one go, showing no signs of being a novice.
The fifth level of the Universe Heavenly Bridge.
The man in black on the fifth floor was no ordinary person. The space beneath his feet twisted, and the longsword in his hand embodied the essence of time. His attacks seemed to come from a distant time and space, yet they were able to strike the present with precision.
This is a powerful being with profound control over the Space-Time Law, capable of making his attacks traverse the river of time. Even more terrifying is that with a single movement of his feet, tens of thousands of Space Phantom spread throughout the entire Heavenly Bridge, their omnipresent attacks inspiring despair.
The Ten Thousand Line Flow, the true mastery of the Ten Thousand Line Flow —this is the terrifying strength of the opponent on the fifth level.
Zhang Junbao's sword strike was as fleeting as a glimpse of a startled bird, traversing through time and space, breaking free from the constraints of time and space. Before the black-clad gatekeeper could react, he was slain by Zhang Junbao's sword, and his tens of thousands of Space Phantom shattered one after another.
Beneath the endless void, the spacetime ripples generated by the two's battle reverberated for hundreds of thousands of miles. Just watching from afar through the screen made the other geniuses present feel as if they were a small boat adrift in a raging storm at sea, where any wave could completely obliterate them.
"What terrifying comprehension!" Guardian Bafen, staring at the live stream screen, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. " Zhang Junbao's sword strike already shows the rudiments of a self-created sword technique, but strangely, despite its terrifying power, it still seems incomplete."
"That's right. Zhang Junbao probably hasn't finished this sword strike yet, but if an unfinished sword technique already possesses such power, how astonishing will it be when he completes it!" The Venerable Nine Swords nodded and exclaimed in amazement.
With his eyes, he could naturally see that Zhang Junbao was honing a sword move, but even he couldn't tell what kind of sword move it was.
"Absolutely brilliant! He's not just comprehending the Law, but dissecting their very Origin of Laws bit by bit. He's only just entered Chaos City, yet he's already able to glimpse the nature of the Law. As long as he doesn't perish, his future achievements will be no less than ours!" The Ganwu Country Lord exclaimed in unison.
He was truly shocked. This young man, whom he had once risked greatly to bestow upon him the understanding of the Space-Time Law, had grown to such an extent in just a few years. Now, with the massive resources poured into him by the Virtual Universe Company, his rise would become unstoppable.
"It seems my investment this time was very worthwhile!" The Ganwu Country Lord was pleased with himself for his discerning eye. "As expected of me!"
Bolan, standing to the side, had a very complicated expression on his face.
The third level, which seemed insurmountable to him, was easily passed by Zhang Junbao. Even the fourth and fifth levels couldn't force him to use his full strength. Could he really compete with a man like that?
Perhaps, he really should listen to Zhang Junbao and change his cultivation path as soon as possible. Because of Zhang Junbao, Bolan saw the full strength of the guardians of the third, fourth, and even fifth levels.
It's hard to imagine when I'll be able to defeat them using the principles of spacetime balance, and what level Zhang Junbao will have reached by then?
The sixth level represents the level of understanding the Law of the first image of the Universe Chaos Stele to the point of complete comprehension; everyone's hearts were in their throats.
"The sixth level? There's no reason he could pass it, is there? That represents 100% comprehension of the first diagram of the Universe Chaos Stele. He's only been out of the Universe Chaos Stele for less than a day. Absolutely impossible!"
The sixth level of the Universe Heavenly Bridge.
The masked man in white looked at Zhang Junbao, who was also dressed in white, and exclaimed in admiration, "You are the only one in ten thousand epochs to have made it all the way to the sixth level on your first attempt to Heavenly Bridge at the Universe Level!"
Young man, your future is limitless!
"The first one since 100,000 epochs? That means there were people who reached this level before 100,000 epochs ago?" Zhang Junbao asked curiously.
"That's right, that's a long, distant era. Too bad, the Heavenly Bridge isn't a place for reminiscing, hahaha... Try taking my sword!"
The man in white let out a hearty laugh. Before him stood a Space-Time Hunyuan Sword, completely solidified into a physical form. Its blade was almost entirely transparent, emitting no light, resembling an exquisite glass sword. Golden thread-like patterns shimmered across its surface.
The spacetime distorted to its extreme beside the sword's blade demonstrated the terrifying power of this strike.
Opposite him, Zhang Junbao's sword, though transparent, had a constantly rotating seven-colored Flowing Light on it. The guardian's sword was entirely composed of the power of the Space-Time Law, while Zhang Junbao's sword was composed of the power of the Ten Great Laws.
"You actually used a telekinetic weapon as a Origin Force weapon? Foolish! Take this!" the white-clad man roared.
The glass sword pierced through the void and arrived in front of Zhang Junbao in an instant.
A seven-colored light emanated from Zhang Junbao's body, and the seven-colored Space-Time Hunyuan Sword in his hand clashed with his opponent's attack, with a violent space-time storm continuously erupting from the point of their collision.
"To be able to activate the Third Layer of the Space-Time Hunyuan Sword — Ten Thousand Swords Gui Yi — at the Universe Level is truly remarkable!"
"But that's not enough to get past the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge!"
"Boom!"
As he spoke, the white-robed man unleashed his Spiritual Force, forming a near-tangible spiritual force that reinforced the glass sword. The surrounding spacetime seemed to be under his control, with spacetime storms constantly gathering and surging wildly into the glass sword.
"This is the Third Layer form of the Space-Time Hunyuan Sword, pushed to its limit; it even faintly seems to possess the power to Control of Space-Time."
Zhang Junbao felt no fear as he watched the space-time pressing down on him.
"If it were merely a comprehension of the Space-Time Law, perhaps it wouldn't be enough for me to pass the sixth level. But who told you I only comprehended two Law?"
"The Five Elements unite, the Bagua return to their origin! These Eight Great Fundamental Laws empower me!"
A Taiji Diagram rose behind Zhang Junbao, with the five fundamental Law metal, wood, water, fire, and earth merging into the Space Law, and wind, light, and lightning merging into the Time Law. Instantly, the power of his two Law of space and time surged, overpowering the white-robed man's Ten Thousand Swords Gui Yi, which he had pushed to its limit.
The translucent longsword, over three feet long and radiating seven-colored light, pierced through space and time, shattering the glass sword body formed by the white-robed man's Space-Time Hunyuan Sword. Then, without pausing, it continued its rapid advance towards the white-robed man behind it, cutting a long rift in the space and time it passed through.
Enveloped in Seven-Colored Flowing Light, time and space appeared completely different from what the naked eye could see, instantly appearing before the man in white.
The white-robed man's indifferent expression remained on his face, but unexpectedly, a seven-colored light burst forth from between his eyebrows, engulfing his entire body.
After the attack, the seven-colored Space-Time Hunyuan Sword in Zhang Junbao's hand also turned into starlight and returned to its original state.
"Phew, if I hadn't initially integrated the Ten Great Laws, I probably wouldn't have been able to get through this hurdle. My understanding of the first image on the Universe Chaos Stele is not yet 100%, so I can only Break Law with Force."
The power of the Fusion Law is indeed extraordinary.
"It's a pity this move isn't perfected yet, otherwise passing through the sixth level wouldn't have been so difficult." Zhang Junbao let out a deep breath.
Although he won with difficulty, his eyes gleamed with a sharp light; this battle had shown him many things.
"The difficulty will definitely increase again on the seventh floor, but it's still worth experiencing!" Zhang Junbao strode forward.
Meanwhile, things had completely broken out on the central island.
"The sixth level, representing 100% comprehension of the first image of the Universe Chaos Stele, he actually passed it! Didn't he just finish comprehending the Universe Chaos Stele less than a day ago? How is that possible!"
Countless geniuses exclaimed in surprise. Rong Jun, Bolan, and others were completely stunned. They couldn't figure out how Zhang Junbao had won in the end, but the Venerable present noticed some clues.
"This kid cheated! In terms of understanding the Space-Time Law, he's not as good as the sixth-level gatekeeper."
"But how did he actually manage to fuse the Ten Great Laws?"
Even those who respect this cannot understand this point. The Universe Venerable are beings who have fully comprehended one of the Space Law, but that does not mean that they are proficient in all the fundamental Law.
The usual cultivation methods use a basic Law as a springboard to comprehend the Space Law. No one has comprehended all eight basic Law like Zhang Junbao.
Firstly, it's unnecessary. To enter Immortal, one only needs to comprehend one of the fundamental Law. That alone is enough to keep 9,999 geniuses out of the door.
More importantly, not everyone can step into the threshold of all the Law like Zhang Junbao.
If Zhang Junbao's breakthrough to the fifth level amazed the Venerable, then his breakthrough to the sixth level has even rendered the Venerables of the universe unable to understand his actions.
On the seventh floor, Zhang Junbao was killed with a single sword strike as soon as he stepped in.
"It's too fast. It's not even a matter of speed anymore; it's a matter of the application of the Space-Time Law. The difference in the degree of attachment to the Law is too great. With my current incomplete fusion of Law, I simply can't block this sword." Zhang Junbao's vision went black as he was decapitated.
When he came to his senses, his consciousness returned. He ignored the group of Venerable on the central island who were completely stunned, and instead returned to his Cultivation Residence to continue to comprehend what he had just learned from the battle.
On the central island of the Tongtian Bridge Plane.
"That little guy finally lost!" the Ganwu Country Lord exclaimed. "The seventh level! He actually reached the seventh level on his first attempt at Heavenly Bridge! Although he was killed with a single sword strike as soon as he entered, it's enough to prove his incredible talent!"
"Every three levels of the Heavenly Bridge represent a checkpoint, especially the sixth level, which represents 100% comprehension of the first image on the Universe Chaos Stele."
I'm sure he can't do that yet, but he actually managed to kill the gatekeeper with his bizarre Law of Fusion Secret Technique.
"The most outstanding of the 1,000 geniuses selected from our Virtual Universe Company's Genius Battle last year, after spending thirty years in Chaos City, only managed to pass through the fourth level before leaving!" Venerable Nine Swords said with an incredulous tone.
"That's right." Bafen nodded; as the guardian of the Heavenly Bridge, he knew it best.
"In the 1000th Genius Battle recently organized by my Virtual Universe Company, 4168 people who came to Chaos City for the first time in the past 30 years ultimately made it to the third level of the Heavenly Bridge!"
"926 people passed through the fourth floor!"
"32 people passed through the fifth floor!"
"Through the sixth level, nothing!"
The Virtual Universe Company holds a Genius Battle once every ten thousand years. Each Genius Battle selects one thousand geniuses to be sent to Chaos City for thirty years of enlightenment.
Almost every year someone will eventually pass the fourth level, and those who can pass the fifth level are all super geniuses.
In Zhang Junbao's generation, Bolan passed the first two levels on his first attempt, leading many to believe that when he completed thirty years of cultivation in Chaos City, he could pass the fifth level and rival the super strong individuals of previous generations.
But no one could have imagined that Zhang Junbao would reach the sixth level on his first attempt at crossing the Heavenly Bridge, an achievement that countless geniuses could not attain even after thirty years of arduous training in Chaos City.
But now, Zhang Junbao has broken this record.
The sixth level is so advanced that even among the geniuses recruited by the Giant Axe Arena in the previous generation, who had cultivated for 5,000 years longer than them, only a few elite geniuses reached this level.
"Congratulations, Venerable Nine Swords! It seems a new super powerhouse will soon be born under your command!" The Ganwu Country Lord congratulated the Venerable Nine Swords.
Knowing he lacked the means to take Zhang Junbao as a disciple, the Ganwu Country Lord saw this as an opportunity to cultivate a strong relationship with the Venerable Nine Swords. After all, Zhang Junbao came from the Ganwu Universe Country, and if the Venerable Nine Swords accepted Zhang Junbao as a disciple, he would surely owe him a debt of gratitude.
"Hehe, congratulations to you both! Zhang Junbao comes from your Ganwu Universe Country. Ganwu, you have done a great job in cultivating geniuses. The Virtual Universe Company has not treated you unfairly!" Venerable Nine Swords laughed.
He already planned to use his power as the host of this year's Genius Battle to bring Zhang Junbao under his command ahead of time. Only in this way could he prevent the other Universe Venerable from having that wolf-like desire for him.
The Venerable Nine Swords has already seen that many Universe Venerable have begun to take action, conducting a comprehensive investigation into Zhang Junbao's information, and preparing to offer him many generous conditions to take him under their wing.
" Ganwu, you must help me this time. No one here knows him better than you. I will fulfill any request Zhang Junbao may have! As long as I can take him as my disciple, I will never forget your kindness!"
We will do our utmost to help!
"Good!" Venerable Nine Swords laughed.
"Thirty years from now, it's possible that I'll be able to pass the ninth level. If that happens, I'll probably be comparable to Kedi back then!" Bafen shook his head and sighed.
"A man like Zhang Junbao is destined to become famous throughout the universe!"