Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 240: Break through the Tongtian Bridge again!
Qin Ming stood before the dark, sky-reaching bridge, looking at the ever-extending bridge surface, and smiled slightly.

Since leaving Chaos City, he has never crossed the Bridge to Heaven again, remaining at the level of the thirteenth floor.

Before breaking through to the Domain Lord level, he naturally planned to try his luck at the Domain Lord level Tongtian Mountain. So he might as well try his luck at the Tongtian Bridge as well, to test his own level.

More than a hundred years have passed, and he has made considerable progress.

"Today, let's show our strength."

Whoosh!
Qin Ming instantly transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the distance, skimming along the bridge surface, and began his ascent of the Sky Bridge.

……

As Qin Ming began to break through the sky bridge, the guardian, Baffin, started sending out mass emails.

"He's hailed as the strongest genius across countless eras, and there are so many powerful figures who value Qin Ming," the guardian Baffin thought to himself. "They've all ordered me to notify them as soon as Qin Ming crosses the Heavenly Bridge."

Instantly, hundreds of emails were sent out.

Four exceptionally talented individuals emerged from the group of geniuses Qin Ming participated in back then.

Qin Ming goes without saying.

He was taken in as a disciple by the Lord of the Universe right from the start, maintaining an absolute leading position, and almost everyone was watching his every move.

Luo Feng is hailed as a genius who appears only once every ten million epochs, while Bolan, who chose the right path, is slightly inferior.

Rong Jun was regarded as a treasure by some high-ranking members of the Virtual Universe Company, who vied to take him on as their apprentice.

……

Longyu Wang extended her crystal-clear finger and gently tapped the void, creating a screen on which an email appeared.

"Is Qin Ming finally going to break through the Sky Bridge again?"

A strange smile appeared on the beautiful face of Longyu King, who was under the command of the Nine Swords Venerable, and she whispered.

"This guy really likes to surprise people. The other geniuses in his batch often try to cross the Heavenly Bridge. Luo Feng had already crossed the tenth level more than ten years ago, and Bo Lan was on the ninth level."

"I wonder how many levels he can pass this time, the fourteenth level? Or the fifteenth level?" King Longyu smiled and sent a notification to Venerable Nine Swords before heading to the Tongtian Bridge plane.

The fifteenth level is already the level of being granted a marquis title!

The sixteenth level is the corresponding level of the Domain Lord level Tongtian Mountain!
The further you go on the Sky Bridge, the harder it becomes to climb.

As the personal disciple of the 'Lord of Youhou' and the strongest genius of countless eras, he was recognized by the higher-ups as a cosmic venerable as long as he did not perish, and even had a high chance of becoming the seed of the cosmic lord.

This is something that many venerable figures are paying attention to.

……

True King Yan, Fire Dragon King, Blood Axe King... a total of over a hundred immortals, more than half of whom were at the King level, and the rest at the Marquis level, directly arrived at the Tongtian Bridge plane. Even some cosmic venerables were secretly observing.

On an island in the Tongtian Bridge dimension, a group of powerful and immortal gods gathered.

"Haha, so many people."

King Longyu smiled as he looked around.

"Who wouldn't pay attention to such a top-tier genius?"

"The Venerable One ordered me to keep an eye on this little guy, and I dared not slack off. Knowing that Qin Ming was going to cross the Tongtian Bridge, I immediately came to watch the live broadcast."

"Yes, we are all acting on His Excellency's orders."

Those immortals who were granted titles of kings and marquises all laughed.

Although Qin Ming is already a disciple of the Lord of the Universe and it is impossible for them to recruit him, he is destined to be a top-tier powerhouse, a figure in the Virtual Universe Company, and even a high-ranking member of humanity.

Who doesn't care?

Even if you don't become friends with them, you should at least have a basic understanding of them.

"Which level do you think Qin Ming will be able to pass this time?"

A man dressed in a black robe laughed.

"We can definitely get past the fourteenth floor, maybe the fifteenth."

"Hmm, I think it's probably the fifteenth floor."

"There is a level every three levels, and it gets more difficult as you go on. Levels 13 to 15 are one level, and level 16 is a qualitative change."

Qin Ming's talent is high, but his cultivation time is too short. Reaching the fifteenth level in a few hundred years is already incredibly impressive.

"I think it's more than that. Judging from its performance in cosmic missions, it might even be able to reach the sixteenth level."

"It's hard to tell; such geniuses are always unpredictable."

A large group of kings and marquises represent the cosmic sages. Even if those marquises are not very strong, they are still the confidants of the sages.

For example, the 'Thirteen' Divine Generals are also here.

They didn't hold back much and chatted freely.

Soon, Qin Ming's figure on the screen flew to the end of the fourteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge. After exchanging a few words with the flame-armored warrior formed from flames, he immediately took action.

The battle lasted only a short while before it ended.

His head was severed by Qin Ming's halberd.

Conquer the fourteenth floor!

"We got through the fourteenth floor too quickly; we probably won't have any problems with the fifteenth."

"Ah."

Hundreds of immortal gods watched the screen and commented, but soon they fell silent.

……

The opponent on the fifteenth floor is still using the Divine Weapon, but it has reached the limit of the Divine Weapon, which is the third level of the ninth floor!

Qin Ming also unleashed the full power of the Divine Weapon, defeating it after dozens of rounds of combat.

Then comes the sixteenth floor!

The sixteenth level represents a qualitative change!
If passing through the fifteenth level means one has barely come into contact with the laws of the Marquis level, then the sixteenth level is the true Marquis level.

Most powerful individuals who have been granted the title of Marquis are at this level.

As the bridge to heaven continued to extend, Qin Ming flew directly into the starry sky. The twelfth to fifteenth battlefields were located within stars, while the sixteenth battlefield was an entire star system. Battlefields at the Immortal level were all extremely vast.

"I choose the Illusionist!"

Qin Ming continued his previous habit of taking turns challenging martial artists, mentalists, and illusionists.

In the starry sky, a star transformed into a star-patterned battle robe, resembling a mysterious person wearing a mask.

"For a Domain Lord to actually attempt the sixteenth level is truly remarkable. It's been a long time since any Domain Lord member of the Virtual Universe Company has managed to reach this level."

"So, I've come." Qin Ming smiled.

"Confidence is a good thing, but very few people in the history of the human race have been able to pass the sixteenth level! Let me see your strength!"

The powerful figure in the Starry Sky Battle Robe said coldly.

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Ming felt a soul force subtly invading his soul, trying to drag him into an illusion.

However, Qin Ming smiled calmly, and the defense formed by the eighteen hells in his soul sea easily blocked the soul erosion.

A century has passed, and he has spent more than ten years in the real Eighteen Star Prisons. He has almost mastered the Eighteen Hell Illusionary Body!

"too weak!"

Qin Ming shook his head.

An incredibly powerful soul force swept across, forcibly drawing the figure in the star-patterned battle robe into the illusion.

"The Mountain of Knives and the Prison of Hell!"

The expert in the Starry Battle Robe felt his surroundings suddenly change, and he found himself in a sky shrouded in blood-red mist, where he was naked and located in One-Knife Mountain.

Countless blades stood tall, shrouded in mist.

Each blade was engraved with countless spatial runes. His body was instantly cut open by the sharp blades, the runes shimmered, and mist surged in.

what--

The warrior in the Starry Sky Battle Robe let out a shrill scream.

The spatial runes on the blade not only tore his body apart, but also shattered his soul! The influx of mist was like some kind of special potion, amplifying the pain a thousandfold.

The Mountain of Knives, one of the eighteen hells!

A moment later, the light in the eyes of the Starry Sky Battle Robe expert dimmed.

Sixteenth floor, passed!

On the island of Tongtianqiao plane.

The large group of immortal gods who had gathered were silent, staring at the screen in shock, their eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

In just over a hundred years, his strength has increased dramatically from the thirteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge to the sixteenth level.

Moreover, all the immortal gods could see that Qin Ming was obviously holding back; it was too easy for him!

The illusionists on the sixteenth floor were all easily annihilated by his soul.

Illusionists typically use illusions to momentarily disorient their enemies, then use telekinetic weapons to finish them off.

There is only one possibility that can achieve the annihilation of a soul.

That means there's a huge gap in strength between the two sides!
"too strong!"

"This level of understanding of the laws surpasses even mine."

"I've only made it to the seventeenth floor!"

"How could his progress be so fast? He's only been a Domain Lord for about ten years. Even if he were a World Lord, it would be impossible for him to improve so much in just over a hundred years."

"horrible."

These people who had been granted titles of kings and marquises were all terrified.

They all knew that Qin Ming had extraordinary talent, but Qin Ming's rate of improvement had already surpassed the category of 'peerless genius' and even the definition of 'monster'.

No genius in history has ever been as terrifying as this!
This is an unparalleled genius whose development surpasses people's imagination and deviates from the norm!
Back then, Kodi successfully broke through the Primordial Heavenly Mountain at the Universe level, Domain Lord level, and World Lord level. At the peak of World Lord, he was comparable to a King-level Immortal and could kill a Marquis-level expert!
But how long did Kodi cultivate?
He spent a long time accumulating experience before reaching the cosmic and domain lord levels.

However, Qin Ming only stayed at the cosmic level for a hundred years, and before the cosmic level qualification battle, which only happens once every hundred years, was opened, he broke through to the domain lord level.

I have only been a domain lord for a little over ten years.

"Could it be that he can actually get past the seventeenth level of the Bridge to Heaven?"

"Comprehending the laws is as easy for him as eating and drinking; he might just set a record."

"Among our human race, it seems that no Domain Lord has ever passed the seventeenth level, right?"

"Can't understand!"

These immortal gods held their breath.

The island in the Tongtian Bridge dimension was deathly silent; no one spoke, and everyone stared intently at the screen.

The seventeenth level of the Sky Bridge!
This is already the peak level of the Marquis level, because the eighteenth level already means the level of understanding of the laws of the King level!
……

Following the path that appeared in the starry sky, Qin Ming continued to fly forward.

At the end of the bridge to heaven, a slight tremor was seen, accompanied by a rumbling sound: "Choose your opponent: martial artist, controller, or illusionist. Defeat one to pass the seventeenth level."

“A martial artist,” Qin Ming said.

Rumble~~~
Another star fell from the sky, gathering in mid-air and transforming into a burly figure clad in a star-patterned battle robe.

Holding a halberd, he looked at Qin Ming with a solemn expression and said in a low voice, "It's truly remarkable that a Domain Lord-level expert can actually attempt to reach the seventeenth level."

However, in history, no one has ever successfully passed the seventeenth level!

"That's because I didn't exist before! Now I do."

Qin Ming smiled as he looked at the warrior in the Starry Sky Armor.

"You seem quite confident," the Star Armor warrior said coldly. "I look forward to you breaking records, but that won't be an easy task."

"Come on," Qin Ming said with a slight smile.

(End of this chapter)