Swallowing the Stars: Providing a Loan to Luo Feng Begins

Chapter 68 The Standards of Genius Are Not Consistent (1.3 views per day, please subscribe)
Luo Feng's gaze was calm, and a dense array of golden swords flew out from behind him.

They began to rapidly form entangled combinations.

Finally, it formed a golden sword more than three meters long, which is the fifth level of the Divine Weapon, 'Space Cutting'!
“Spatial cutting? If you only know spatial cutting, you won’t pass my test.” The silver-clad gatekeeper said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden sword more than three meters long appeared behind him. It was also the fifth level of the Divine Weapon, 'Spatial Cutting'! The gatekeeper used Spatial Cutting at the fifth level, so his sixth level was naturally much stronger than the fifth level.

"go to hell!"

The silver-clad man wielded the golden sword, and with a 'whoosh,' he transformed into a golden afterimage, almost disappearing from sight, and rushed towards Luo Feng.

'whoosh~'

Luo Feng moved, and he also manipulated the Divine Weapon in its spatial cutting state.

A golden sword flew out.

'Clang~'

The two collided, creating a ripple in space.

A tremendous impact spread out.

As the two golden swords clashed, the mental energy they infused into them clashed and weakened each other...

Luo Feng maintained his energy expenditure, manipulating the golden sword to launch a relentless and fierce attack, like the waves surging endlessly around the bridge.

"A clash of wills?" The silver-clad man also wielded a golden sword, as if they were clashing against each other.

But after only a few rounds of fighting, the silver-clad man noticed that Luo Feng was drawing upon his mental energy at an increasingly rapid pace, as if he were tireless.

The controller manipulates mental energy to control objects and attack. Each time mental energy is consumed, it needs to be replenished, and the replenishment speed depends on the strength of the consciousness.

If the frequency is too high, you will feel 'extremely tired'.

The stronger one's will, the more one can endure high-intensity bursts of energy.

The man in silver tried his best to mobilize his mental energy, but his speed was still a bit slower.

Luo Feng's attacks remained relentless and ferocious! His eyes were cold, seemingly unaffected.

The Tower of the Void, inherited from the Meteorite Star, stood in Luo Feng's sea of ​​consciousness, but it did not play any role. Luo Feng relied solely on his powerful willpower!

Years of exposure to the power of candlelight have taught Luo Feng that what truly terrifies him now is not his understanding of spatial laws, but rather:

'will'!
If someone could see into Luo Feng's sea of ​​consciousness, they would discover...
Even now, amidst the battle, that 'candlelight of the heart' is still burning at a moderate intensity, scorching Luo Feng's soul.
Luo Feng has maintained this intensity throughout his daily training and life.

"Die!"

Luo Feng drew upon his mental energy at an increasingly rapid pace, his golden sword slashing relentlessly.

"boom!"

The silver-clad man's golden sword shattered, and he was already feeling exhausted. He couldn't keep up with Luo Feng's high-intensity bursts of psychic power. With each clash, Luo Feng's golden sword was always replenished with psychic power immediately.

He grew increasingly exhausted.

"Your willpower"

Luo Feng didn't give him a chance to speak. A golden sword flew out and killed the gatekeeper.

"He lacks willpower, but talks too much."

This comment evaluating the strength of the gatekeeper was broadcast to a large number of spectators along the screen.

Luo Feng charged toward the seventh floor.

To pass the sixth level, one must first comprehend the second image to a satisfactory level. Luo Feng is currently at a slightly higher level than that.

Under normal circumstances, he would be able to pass the test, but it would be a bit slower.

It's impossible to just unleash a few frenzied attacks like we do now, shatter the opponent's psychic weapon combination, and then crush them to victory.

He passed the test so quickly because of his strong will, which allowed him to replenish his mental energy at an extremely fast rate.

In a direct confrontation, the man in silver was simply unable to hold his own.

The difficulty of passing the level is not that high.

But
The seventh floor will be troublesome.

We flew all the way to the seventh floor. The bridge from the seventh to the ninth floor corresponds to the 'rainstorm map' in the third picture.

Based solely on his spatial perception and the level of his Divine Weapon, Luo Feng wouldn't be able to get past it. Adding to that his willpower, even a high-frequency attack to wear him down would be impossible; the gap is too large... If the enemy unleashed their full power, they could probably shatter his Divine Weapon's fifth level, 'Spatial Cutting,' in just a few moves.

Therefore, there is only one way to pass the level.

"Please select your opponent."

"Illusionist!"

"Illusionist?" King Tongnan was puzzled. In the first six levels, Luo Feng chose the Controller, so why did he switch to Illusionist in the seventh level?

Longyu Wang was also very curious. The Nine Swords Venerable had asked him to pay attention to this group of geniuses, and Luo Feng was definitely the one who needed the most attention. So she turned her head and asked:

"Zhenyan, do you know why this is?"

"I don't know either. I only know that Luo Feng's understanding of the spatial laws is more than enough to pass the sixth level. His second diagram of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele has already exceeded the qualified level. He just entered Chaos City and studied the Nine Universe Chaos Stele again, so it must have improved as well."

"only."

Even the True King didn't understand why Luo Feng chose to become an illusionist.

Tong Nanwang said, "Perhaps he knew he couldn't pass the level, so he just randomly picked one to try?"

"Perhaps. Anyway, my disciple has already passed the sixth level, and no one dares to laugh at him for not passing the seventh level! If they're so capable, they can also pass the sixth level during this period, right?" King Zhenyan said nonchalantly.

The idea of ​​King Tong Nan was shared by many powerful spectators, but some couldn't help but guess an even more terrifying possibility.

The Nine Swords Venerable is one of them.

"Illusionist".

Nine Swords Venerable recalled Luo Feng's method of clearing the sixth level: by using high-frequency attacks to keep up with the opponent's output of psychic weapons, he broke through the combination of psychic weapons and killed the gatekeeper.

"That kid also said, 'He lacks willpower, but talks too much.'" Nine Swords Venerable recalled Luo Feng's evaluation of the gatekeeper.

I've come to understand some of it.

The Nine Swords Venerable looked up at the screen and said:

"This kid is probably trying to rely on his willpower to resist the illusionary attacks of the seventh-level gatekeeper. After all, if Luo Feng can withstand the attacks of an illusionist, he will be able to pass the seventh level."

"but."

This is undoubtedly very difficult.

The illusionist on the Bridge to Heaven is no ordinary illusionist; he too utilizes the laws of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele.

It possesses a powerful spatial law attack technique combined with a spatial law soul-guarding technique!

Their mastery of spatial laws is in no way inferior to that of the seventh-level controller. Once their powerful soul attack secret technique is unleashed, anyone who can't withstand it will die instantly! Instant failure.

The Seventh Floor of the Nine-Yu Sky Bridge.

The edge of a meteorite.

A giant rock transformed into an 'old man in blue'.

"A controller?" The old man glanced at the divine weapon on Luo Feng's body and asked curiously, "You've come to challenge me, an illusionist?"

"Make your move." Luo Feng's gaze sharpened as he spoke coldly, "If I can't withstand it, I lose; but if I can, you die!"

This moment.

The 'candlelight in Luo Feng's mind' was completely extinguished.

"it is good!"

Countless stars seemed to appear in the old man's eyes.

‘Boom~’

Luo Feng felt a large number of meteorites suddenly appear in his mind. They invaded his sea of ​​consciousness. The meteorite group combined with extremely ingenious laws, allowing Luo Feng to see a glimpse of the appearance of the third picture of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, "Rainstorm Picture".

In my mind, the Tower of the Void stands tall.

"Bang, bang, bang~"

The small tower was teetering on the brink of collapse, constantly bombarded by meteorites.

With a loud 'boom'.

The Void Tower has shattered.

Numerous meteorite fragments fell into Luo Feng's sea of ​​consciousness, and waves of tearing pain overwhelmed his mind.

"die!"

Luo Feng's gaze remained icy, as if he were oblivious, his eyes filled with murderous intent, his will still forcibly binding together.

A three-meter-long golden sword floats in the air.

"cut!"

The golden sword swayed, seemingly on the verge of being interrupted by its psychic power, yet it still charged toward the blue-robed elder with extreme ferocity.

The old man remained motionless.

His soul attack technique erupted at its most extreme level; he was not good at defense, but he excelled at annihilating souls.

He wanted to kill the challenger before he died!

‘Boom~’

Luo Feng nearly fainted. Most of his mind was smashed and destroyed, and a large number of mental techniques were activated at this moment.

His consciousness had not yet collapsed.

That's how it is when you fight an illusionist—it's extremely fast, with the difference being just a hair's breadth!

The golden light slashed away.

"Seventh floor cleared!"

Luo Feng heard those words in his mind and smiled.
Just a little bit closer!
His will was about to give way. He didn't need to be killed; as long as he couldn't maintain control of the golden sword, he wouldn't be able to kill the old man in blue.

But it all came to pass!

"I passed. I just hope that revealing my will will earn me some worthwhile rewards..."

"They actually withstood it?"

Nine Swords Venerable did not expect this result. The laws of space were completely suppressed, but he withstood a wave of soul burst and was even able to unleash his strongest attack!
How strong must one's will be?

The gatekeeper is an illusionist, so naturally he can't withstand a full-force attack from a slightly weaker controller. However, under normal circumstances, the controller won't even have a chance to make a move before his mind is invaded and he can't organize his mental power to erupt.

"will!"

"His willpower is terrifying!"

This point was noticed by many spectators. Compared to his understanding of the spatial laws at the sixth level, Luo Feng's will was even more terrifying!

"Luo Feng has cleared the seventh level!"

When this news reached the other contestants in the same year's Genius Tournament, everyone was stunned.

'Seventh floor'? ??
They didn't even get past one floor!
Many of the cosmic venerables watching the battle noticed Luo Feng's uniqueness; his understanding of the laws was actually only at the sixth level.

However, his willpower was so strong that it far exceeded his current level by several grades, allowing him to withstand the outburst of a seventh-level illusionist.

Only an illusionist could do that.

If the others were martial artists, Luo Feng's attacks wouldn't be able to kill them at all. If they were controllers, the seventh-level controllers would all be using the 'Sword World'!

Some of these methods of passing the levels can be considered 'cheating'.

However, such cheating is impossible without strength. Theoretically, it requires a level of understanding from the Tower of Babel. A normal sixth-level controller wouldn't even be able to sustain a single burst of power for a moment, let alone unleash a single explosive attack.

The violent meteorite crashed down, and he instantly lost consciousness. Without the support of his consciousness, he was unable to mount any resistance or defense.

He was killed in an instant!

Chaos Ruins.

On a desolate continent, amidst countless corpses and remains of alien races, a burly man with a scaly tail and clad in dark red armor sat cross-legged.

A slight smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said:

"This little golden-horned behemoth is quite interesting."

"Having possessed the Golden Horned Beast, its greatest strength lies not in the Law of Metal, but in the Law of Space and its will..."

Instead, he released a message:
“Tell Nine Swords.”

"During his thirty years of cultivation in Chaos City, Luo Feng will receive five times the points on top of the tenfold bonus each time he crosses the Bridge to Heaven!"

That is, fifty times!

"Including the seven-story skybridge he crossed this time."

"These rewards are also included in the doubling."

"Also, have Jiu Jian tell Luo Feng not to focus on comparing himself with other geniuses in the same year. The so-called genius competition usually produces at most a few marquises, and at most a king."

"His contemporaries are not a benchmark for comparison at all; it doesn't matter if he surpasses them by a significant margin."

"For a genius like him, the standards are not consistent. The comparison should be made with the past 'Cosmic Venerables,' 'Cosmic Overlords,' and even 'Cosmic Lords.' Before they became immortal, what kind of dominance did they bring to their peers?"

(End of this chapter)