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Chapter 63 Catching Up with Koti
"Then... let the battle begin!"

The silver-clad man's demeanor suddenly changed!
In an instant, the figure in silver swept across a long distance with astonishing speed, rushing directly in front of Yu Duan.

Boom!

The Sword of Time slashed horizontally, and layers of temporal tides rippled outwards, influencing the entire battlefield's temporal space as it pressed down on Yu Duan.

call out!
Yu Duan's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and along the flow and flickering of time, it instantly transformed into a dazzling rainbow.

Fast, incredibly fast!

This is the secret technique of "Time Flies," the body technique of the second major realm.

The four realms of time flow through the ages consist of twelve levels. Starting from the fourth level, one can achieve an explosive burst of speed, reaching its ultimate potential.

At that moment, Yu Duan's figure instantly accelerated from a stationary state to one-thousandth the speed of light, which is more than 300 kilometers per second.

It may not sound fast, but any peak-level mentalist at the cosmic level can reach a speed of 1500 kilometers per second, given enough time and space to fly.

However, it takes them a long time to build up their strength and accelerate to reach that speed, while Yu Duan only needs a moment to unleash his peak speed.

"not good!"

The silver-clad man's expression changed slightly, and he instantly pushed his movement technique to its limit, with countless lights and shadows spreading in all directions.

This is a movement technique called "Splitting Light and Shadow," executed by the silver-clad man with his mastery of the laws. Instantly, tens of thousands of light and shadow spread out, and their aura and fluctuations were exactly the same as the real body, making it difficult to distinguish the real body's location.

However, for the client, this speed is too slow.

It doesn't matter if you can't tell where the real body is. Just annihilate the real body along with all the illusions!
"Qiang!"

A sword rang out, followed by an astonishingly fast sword light.

The powerful forces of time and light burst forth from Duan's body, also condensing into a light sword surrounded by sun and moon totems.

However, the sharp aura emanating from the Sun and Moon Light Sword unleashed by Yu Duan far surpassed that of the silver-clad man.

Furthermore, the moment the Sun and Moon Sword was formed, it suddenly became illusory, transforming into an invisible ghostly light that disappeared into space and time.

"This is... a combination of the fourth and second levels of the Time Sword Technique!"

The silver-clad man's true form was hidden among countless lights and shadows, while also keeping an eye on Yu Duan's movements.

When Yu Duan used the Time Sword Technique, he naturally sensed its power.

Completely different from his forced and stiff execution of the Sun and Moon Sword Technique, Yu Duan had already mastered the fourth level of the Time Sword Technique to an extremely high degree.

call out!
In an instant, a silent, eerie light rippled outwards, instantly annihilating countless phantoms within mere seconds.

"There is a flaw!"

As Yu Duan indiscriminately shattered beams of light and shadow, the silver-clad man keenly perceived Yu Duan's weakness and immediately unleashed his power.

Boom!

The ten-meter-long Sun and Moon Giant Sword swept across, emitting bursts of roar, heading straight for Yu Duan's vital point.

In that instant, a faint smile appeared on Yu Duan's face, and then his figure blurred instantly, also rippling with countless rays of light.

call out!
In an instant, six dark sword beams rippled out silently, as if they had suddenly struck from the surface of a lake of time and space. Each beam contained a different kind of mysterious essence of time, and instantly enveloped the silver-clad man.

In an instant, the man in silver barely managed to react, but it was too late.

"Pfft!"

In the blink of an eye, six dark sword beams pierced through the silver-clad man's chest and back. The domineering power of time and light intertwined, forming a pure annihilation force that suddenly erupted within his body.

Bang!
The figure in silver suddenly exploded, and countless blood mists, which had just risen, were swallowed up by that annihilating power and instantly turned into nothingness.

Fourth level of the Sky Bridge, pass!

In the central square of Tongtianqiao Island.

The scene of Yu Duan passing the fourth level was witnessed by many immortal kings, who all showed their approval.

"As expected of a genius on par with Kodi, he has mastered the essence of six time laws in less than three years since breaking through to the cosmic level."

"This rate of progress is no slower than that of Koti."

"It's still a little lacking, after all, Koti follows the cosmic school. Simultaneously studying the essence of two higher laws is far more difficult than specializing in one higher law."

"This little guy has entered the fifth level, but without comprehending the profound mysteries of the first nine types of time essence, I'm afraid he will have difficulty passing through."

"It's definitely much worse now, let's see how many moves it can last."

These immortal kings possessed incredibly profound insight, and their assessment of Duan's strength was remarkably clear. Every being capable of reaching the kingly realm was a grandmaster-level figure.
Humanity has stood at the pinnacle of power in the primordial universe for trillions of epochs, but there are fewer than 100,000 super beings who have been able to be crowned kings.

In terms of numbers, the number of those who have been granted the title of King is far fewer than the so-called geniuses who appear only once every tens of thousands of epochs.

……

The fifth level of the Universe Sky Bridge has already soared into the clouds.

Looking down, all that can be seen is the dark, convective gale layer; the ocean of the Sky Bridge plane is no longer visible.

At the end of the fifth floor, another violent tornado blocked Yu Duan's path.

"Choose from Warrior, Controller, or Illusionist. Defeat your opponent to enter the sixth level."

A faint smile appeared on Yu Duan's face: "I choose... the Illusionist."

"Chichi!"

The tornado trembled, and another silver-clad figure emerged, dressed exactly like the silver-clad figure on the fourth floor.

However, the silver-clad man's weapon was changed to the ultimate divine weapon among the nine divine weapons of the controller, corresponding to the fundamental laws of light and time, and the Force boots he was wearing were also transformed into a flying weapon for mentalists.

The ultimate weapon was a gemstone sword that hovered behind the silver-clad man, radiating brilliant aurora-like light.

"For a martial artist, choosing to challenge an illusionist is the most unwise thing to do."

The man in silver spoke, and his gaze toward Yu Duan seemed to contain a hint of pity.

Generally speaking, among illusionists, controllers, and martial artists of the same level, martial artists have the weakest soul defense.

Of course, this refers to general circumstances, and the level of mastery of laws and realms are all at the same level.

"Without further ado!"

Yu Duan's figure shot out instantly, the Time Sword in his palm hummed softly, instantly condensing into the Sun and Moon Sword, and then his entire figure instantly transformed into thousands of streams of light, sweeping towards the silver-clad man.

"court death!"

The man in silver snorted coldly, a dark, aurora-like light appearing in his eyes.

In an instant, an invisible yet extremely condensed mental attack suddenly erupted, and at the same time, the Supreme Divine Weapon behind him also unleashed its fourth form.

If Yu Duan's opponent is the controller, then this ultimate divine weapon can unleash its fifth form.

However, as an illusionist, the strongest technique is mental attack.

The clash between the soul and the spirit is extremely perilous.

If Yu Duan were to freeze for even a moment, he would be annihilated by the not-so-powerful fourth layer of the Divine Weapon.

But—something the man in silver hadn't anticipated happened.

Yu Duan's figure appeared directly in front of him without the slightest pause, as if unaffected by any illusion.

The whole process was too fast, so fast that the man in silver was completely unprepared.

Clang!
Sword light burst forth, and the Sun and Moon Light Sword, transformed into a ghostly glow, suddenly emerged from the void, its blazing edge instantly enveloping the silver-clad man's vision.

"Boom!"

The giant sword instantly sliced ​​through the sky, its tip rippling outwards.

The sun and moon patterns covering the sword left a dazzling trail of light in mid-air as the blade sliced ​​through the air.

Bang!
The man in silver had tried his best to dodge, but it was too late.

The defense of his Tier 3 Force Battle Suit was completely ignored by the Sun and Moon Light Sword. The terrifying power of time annihilation erupted instantly, and with a bang, it was blasted into a sky full of blood mist.

The battle lasted only a blink of an eye.

Fifth level of the Sky Bridge, passed!

Not only was the silver-armored man caught off guard, but the many King-level Immortals watching the battle were also stunned.

"Yu Duan's performance in the Genius Battle was not a flash in the pan; his willpower must have reached the level of a World Lord. Illusionists at the fifth level of the Tongtian Bridge would find it difficult to influence him."

One of the immortal kings had his eyes shining as he looked at Yu Duan on the screen, who was heading to the sixth level, as if he were looking at some kind of treasure.

With his exceptional talent and unwavering will, Yu Duan is destined to become a super strong individual, provided he does not perish.

To possess such unwavering will at the cosmic level, one can only imagine what astonishing and extraordinary circumstances must have occurred to forge it! (Note: Refer to Chapter 10 of Part 9 of the original work)
　Sorry for the late update. My mom accidentally fell and was rushed to the hospital for a CT scan. Thankfully, she's alright. This chapter was written at the hospital.

　　
　
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