Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 23 The Astounding Beauty of That Sword
Upon seeing Yu Duan appear, Chili smiled and asked, "I heard from An Yao that you've made great progress these past few days?"

Yu Duan waved his hand: "It's only been a few days, there's been no obvious progress, and I still can't use the Splitting Light Strike."

An Yao couldn't help but roll his eyes: "You're not progressing fast? It took me decades to master the Splitting Light Strike, and you really expect to master it in a month?"

To be honest, Anyao's progress is already quite fast; he's a genius among geniuses in the entire universe.

An Yao is only a little over four hundred years old this year, which is still very young for a stellar-level martial artist.

After decades of mastering the first level of the Time Sword, and then after thousands more years of arduous training, there is a slight hope of mastering the second level.

As for the third level, don't even think about mastering it at the stellar level.

If one can master the third level of the Time Sword at the stellar level, even if they encounter Bolan, they can still hold their own.

"That's not the case, but we still need to have a goal. It would be even better if we could master the Splitting Light Strike as soon as possible."

Yu Duan quickly waved his hand, speaking modestly, yet giving off a confident vibe.

The source of their confidence is naturally the Book of Cause and Effect.

It has been 33 days since Yu Duan first gained insight into the Law of Light, which allowed him to cross the threshold. However, the progress bar for repaying the price has been stretched to 1 year and 6 days by Yu Duan.

Even if there are no further opportunities, at the current pace, it will only take about eight years to pay off this 'loan'.

Just as Yu Duan was chatting with his friends, the entire assembly area suddenly became noisy.

"It's Senior Brother Aarons!"

"Senior Brother Aarons is here!"

In an instant, the eyes of all the star-level students were drawn to the figure that had suddenly appeared in the square.

He wore a dark gold battle armor, was about 4 meters tall, belonged to the werewolf race, carried a dark gold long club on his back, and had a fairly friendly smile on his face, greeting many acquaintances.

"Is he Senior Brother Aarons?"

Yu Duan transmitted his voice to Chi Li, who was standing nearby.

Chili nodded imperceptibly: "Yes, he is definitely the number one star-level expert in the Holy Land, far surpassing Senior Brother Peng Nuolai who is ranked second. It is said that he can unleash the third level of the Divine Weapon!"

This time, it was Yu Duan's turn to be stunned for a moment.

The third level of the Divine Weapon: Heavenly Sword Style!

What a joke! ?

To master and unleash the third level of the Divine Weapon at the stellar level is something that cannot be achieved through the accumulation of time!
"Then why wasn't Senior Brother Aarons selected as one of the top 1,000 in the last Genius Battle?" Yu Duan asked telepathically.

Chili glanced at Yu Duan with her purple eyes and said with a light laugh, "In the last Genius Battle, Senior Brother Aarons was just over a hundred years old, and his Divine Weapon was at the first level of perfection, ranking 1756th in the entire universe."

Upon hearing this, Yu Duan immediately understood why the Holy Land had allowed this senior brother to participate in the second Genius Battle.

Generally speaking, after participating in a genius battle, the Holy Land will not allow you to remain at the stellar level without advancing, as this would be a waste of resources.

But Aarons' situation was indeed due to being born at the wrong time.

It is extremely rare for someone like Luo Feng, who is only a few decades old, to break into the Primordial Secret Realm.

If Aarons were to participate again after he turns 500, he would be roughly at the level of Luo Feng during the final round of the Genius Battle, guaranteeing a place in the top ten of the entire universe, and even having a chance to compete for first place.

"Is the second-place senior brother, Peng Nuolai, also in this situation?"

Faced with Duan's telepathic message, Chili shook his head imperceptibly: "Senior Brother Peng Nuolai's talent is not much stronger than my An Yao's, except that he is the only son of a super immortal."

"You should know that immortal gods are almost incapable of having offspring unless they have some special circumstances."

Oh—so he has connections.

Immortal gods usually leave behind offspring before breaking through to the next level.

Of course, it's not impossible for someone to achieve immortality and then have offspring; although it's very rare, it does happen.

For example, Prince Mankaxing, who was known as one of the Three Heroes of the Primordial Era along with Luo Feng.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a vast and powerful pressure swept across the entire palace.

Instantly, all the star-level students, including Yu Duan, felt an immense sense of majesty and oppression. It was as if they had transformed into a small boat, adrift on a vast ocean in a raging storm, on the verge of capsizing at any moment.

Then a burly figure appeared. It was an immortal dragon-human with a single horn on his forehead and dark gold scales covering his cheeks.

The instant this immortal deity appeared, an immense pressure, as vast as a mountain, enveloped everyone.

"The ranking battle is about to begin. The first stage is the highest assessment for star-level students of the Northern Divine Land..." The immortal, majestic, and indifferent voice of the Dragonkin race echoed.

The Northern Holy Land has hundreds of millions of star-level students. If they were to fight one-on-one, it would take forever.
Therefore, the first stage of the assessment is similar to the assessment when Yu Duan joined the Holy Land, where he enters a dedicated battle space to fight against virtual opponents.

The virtual opponent assessment consists of ten stages, with both the opponent and the user at the peak of the ninth rank of the Stellar level. The opponent in the first stage only has one level of domain, and so on.

The tenth level is a virtual opponent who has barely crossed the threshold of the fundamental laws and has rich combat experience.

Only geniuses who have crossed the threshold of the fundamental laws can pass the first stage. The rest are scored according to the number of levels they pass in the first stage and their performance.

The second stage is a one-on-one battle, using a points system. Players play 10 matches a day, with the winner earning 1 point. Rankings are based on the final points.

"...Now, the assessment begins!"

After the dragon-human immortals methodically announced the rules, they waved their hands.

In an instant, hundreds of millions of young people were teleported to their respective private spaces.

……

Battlegrounds, above a dilapidated steel city.

Yu Duan's figure suddenly appeared, followed by a cold, mechanical voice.

"The highest-level combat assessment for Stellar-level trainees begins. First stage: First Domain!"

As the mechanical sound subsided, countless pale blue lights coalesced, transforming into a familiar bald crystal figure, wielding a golden spear.

"call out!"

A brilliant sword light flashed out, and the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of light swept across hundreds of kilometers of sky in an instant, leaving behind a white, illusory rainbow.

Yu Duan's figure seemed to vanish into thin air, and then he instantly teleported behind the bald man with the crystal.

Of course, Yu Duan couldn't possibly teleport. It's just that Yu Duan's movement speed is too fast. For someone of the same realm at the first level of the Domain, it's no different from teleportation.

Behind Yu Duan, the bald crystal man who was about to make a move froze in place, a large hole suddenly appearing in his chest, and then vanished in the next instant.

"Buzz!"

The air trembled, and the crystal light condensed again, transforming into a new bald man, from whom a second layer of darkness emanated.

However, from the perspective of the end, there is no difference between the second realm and the first realm.

"call out!"

The dazzling light and shadow rippled outwards, the light refracted and reflected a false illusion, as if several Yu Duan appeared at the same time in an instant.

The next moment, the blazing white Time Sword pierced through the figure's back once again.

Still an instant kill!

……

About two minutes later, as the bald man in the Ninefold Light Domain was beheaded by Yu Duan with a single sword strike, the cold notification sound rang out again.

"The tenth level of the highest-level combat assessment for stellar-level students: the initial threshold of the laws!"

This time, what appeared was not a bald man with crystal hair, but a figure completely shrouded in black robes, wielding a pair of crescent-shaped swords.

"Be careful!"

The man in black robes spoke, and in the next instant, his figure transformed into a dark streak of light, the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of light drawing a perfect arc in the air.

boom!
As the darkness spread, the two crescent-shaped blades seemed to transform into two real crescent moons hanging in the vast night sky, instantly severing Yu Duan's chest and abdomen with incredible speed.

However, in that instant, Yu Duan's severed figure suddenly became illusory, turning into illusory light and shadow and dissipating.

"Wow!"

The dazzling starlight instantly spread over an area of ​​several hundred meters.

Amidst the intertwining of stars, hundreds of figures at the edge of the sky are bathed in radiance. Each illusory image of light and shadow is situated on a special node, echoing the operation of the laws of light.

"Qiang!"

A brilliant sword cry rang out, as if tens of thousands of sword lights were blooming simultaneously. Each figure emanated a rich fluctuation of light source, making it impossible for the black-robed man to distinguish between the real and the fake.

Swords and starlight reflect each other, light and shadow flicker and fade, dazzling and complex.

This scene contains a special charm, which is extremely similar to the magnificent sight of stars falling at the moment when the special life was born, which Yu Duan had seen in his dream.

"Shh!"

The starlight fades, and the curtain falls with a single sword strike.

Yu Duan's figure stood in mid-air, carrying the Time Sword on his back again.

"Stellar-level student has passed the highest-level combat assessment!"

(End of this chapter)