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

Chapter 69 Ten Years of Progress

That afternoon, in the corridor of the Chaos Stele secret chamber in the City Lord's Mansion.

"Meet Lord Candry."

Yu Duan bowed to the three-eyed old man in front of him.

The three-eyed old man looked at Yu Duan with a kind gaze and nodded with a smile: "Come and study the Chaos Stele. You have five more chances to study it."

Upon hearing this, Yu Duan quickly nodded and said, "Lord Kandri, I intend to use one of my chances."

Kander nodded slightly and smiled, "No one is currently studying the Myriad Universe Chaos Stele, so let's go straight in."

"Thank you, Lord Kandri."

Yu Duan immediately transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the newly opened bronze gate.

……

Inside the sealed chamber, thick, chaotic mist surged, and a towering chaotic monument stood within.

Yu Duan's gaze first fell on the first picture on the Myriad Universe Chaos Stele.

The nine sword marks intertwined and entwined, like a combination of nine divine swords, illustrating the essence of nine kinds of time, which was exactly the same as Yu Duan's own understanding.

"Very good, now it's time to study the second picture."

Yu Duan's gaze fell on the second 'river map' and the third 'lake map'.

The mysterious fluctuations emanating from the third picture are still profound and enigmatic, beyond Yu Duan's comprehension for the time being.

"Thirty-six rivers correspond to the first thirty-six laws, the essence of which is profound... I can only understand nine of the tributaries."

The second river map shows twenty-seven major rivers meandering through the landscape, along with nine narrower tributaries.

Narrow tributaries meander and meander through the twenty-seven major rivers, intertwining and forming a unified whole. They create a tapestry of interconnectedness and interdependence.

Yu Duan's consciousness was immersed in these thirty-six rivers.

At this moment, every river seemed to come alive, transforming into ancient, ceaselessly flowing rivers that roared towards Yu Duan, conveying a multitude of artistic conceptions on a conscious level.

The various moods seemed to contain a kind of tempering, actively drawing Yu Duan's consciousness to intertwine with them, immersing him in them.

Thus, guided by the Chaos Stele, a wealth of insights into the "River Map" welled up in Yu Duan's mind.

The essence of those 27 more complex and profound laws has also been unveiled, revealing only the tip of the iceberg.

With the nine superficial understandings of time as a foundation, and with the help of the Chaos Monument, Yu Duan smoothly transitioned to a deeper level of analysis.

In the blink of an eye, three full days had passed since Yu Duan began to comprehend the Chaos Stele, and a mysterious fluctuation rippled through his consciousness.

Yu Duan immediately snapped back to reality and focused his attention on the Book of Cause and Effect, which had finished cooling down.

"Pre-emptive insight into the essence of the 10th law of time."

As soon as Yu Duan had a thought, a vast and ethereal artistic conception enveloped him.

All sorts of artistic conceptions and principles were thoroughly analyzed and unraveled at this moment, and were meticulously engraved in Duan's memory.

After a moment, Yu Duan broke free from this vast and profound atmosphere and looked at the characters on the ancient pages.

"Repaying the advance cost, 19.47 years of comprehending the fundamental law of time. Current progress: 1 minute 49 seconds..."

Originally, the price for pre-paying for the essence of the 10th law was a little over 23 years to comprehend the original law, but because Yu Duan himself comprehended some profound mysteries, it became about 19 and a half years.

"Continue to study the Chaos Stele..."

Yu Duan turned his gaze back to the Chaos Stele, trying to comprehend the mysteries of the second image.

Some parts that seemed very obscure and difficult during the initial stages of understanding became much simpler as the essence of the 10th law was comprehended, and many new insights emerged.

Gradually, as Yu Duan began to appreciate the subtleties, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

Time keeps passing.

In the blink of an eye, this period of studying the Chaos Stele came to a complete end.

"Come out……"

A series of demonic sounds flooded his mind, awakening Yu Duan from his comprehension.

Yu Duan came to his senses and felt that he had a lot of new insights in his heart. He just needed to digest and settle them so that he could improve a lot in a short period of time.

Swish!
Yu Duan transformed into a streak of light and left the Chaos Stele's secret chamber. After greeting Kandri, he returned directly to his residence and then logged into the virtual universe.

……

In the virtual universe, inside the study, a secret manual from the second volume of "The Principles of Space" floats in mid-air. The dark silver pages are turned, revealing flowing, elegant handwriting. Each stroke elucidates the mysteries of the essence of time.

"The 108 mysteries of the nature of time are divided into three levels, each level being completely different, yet all leading to the same conclusion..."

Faintly, a distant voice rang in Yu Duan's ears; it was the artistic conception emanating from this ultimate secret manual.

The profound artistic conception guided Yu Duan to sort out and summarize the many insights he gained from comprehending the Chaos Stele.

One secret method after another emerged, not only analyzing the essence of the first 36 laws, but also opening another door, telling Yu Duan how to use these 36 essences in battle.

However, these secret techniques are too profound, and even with Yu Duan's current mastery of the laws, it would be difficult for him to understand them.

The second volume of the Principles of the Universe contains 2194 secret methods, of which only 71 can be thoroughly studied by Yu Duan. The rest are too complex, and forcing oneself to comprehend them is inefficient.

This principle of spacetime is meant to assist in the study of the essence of laws; if it cannot achieve this effect, then it is meaningless.

……

"call!"

Yu Duan let out a long sigh, closed the book "Principles of Space and Space," and then looked at Tian Ran beside him.

"Natural, how long has it been?"

Tianran quickly replied, "Master, it took you a total of 47 days to comprehend this secret technique."

"In just 47 days, he has grasped the essence and mystery of the 11th law. The effect of the Chaos Stele combined with the principle of spacetime is indeed amazing."

Yu Duan sighed, then half-closed his eyes, recalling the profound mysteries contained in the various secret techniques.

In a moment, Yu Duan waved his right hand, and the 43 secret manuals that Mo Chenwang had recommended for purchase appeared.

These 43 secret manuals are all similar to the Bloodstained Techniques that Luo Feng comprehended in the original novel, and each has 108 sets of secret techniques.

However, for Duan, the most inspiring part was the general outline of these 43 secret techniques.

The general outline explains these creators' understanding of the Chaos Monument of the Universe, their understanding of the fundamental laws of time, and their thought processes and logic.

Previously, Yu Duan could only study the general outline and the first nine sets of secret techniques of these secret texts.

Now, we can study the subsequent secret methods, continue to integrate the wisdom of these historical geniuses, and make it our own, so that when we analyze the essence of the laws, we can have more perspectives to delve into.

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Yu Duan's first year in Chaos City has passed.

For this group of young people selected through the battle of geniuses, their first year in Chaos City was the year they made the fastest progress.

With the support of the three treasures of Chaos City and various resources and secret techniques purchased with points, they have all entered a period of accumulating strength for future breakthroughs.

But after the first year, the progress slowed down.

Of course, this refers to ordinary geniuses, and naturally does not include Yu Duan and Ke Di.

……

In the third year of Chaos City, Yu Duan comprehended the essence of the 12th law on his own. Less than two months later, he used the Book of Cause and Effect to advance his understanding of the essence of the 13th law.

In that same year, most of the young people in this year's Genius Battle passed the first level of the Bridge to Heaven, except for a very few who were at the bottom of the Doomsday Secret Realm.

……

In his fifth year in Chaos City, after years of silence, Kodi once again challenged the Sky Bridge, crushing through the sixth level of the Cosmic Sky Bridge, but did not continue to the seventh level.

At this time, among this group of young people, the genius who was closest to Kedi was Yu Duan, who had only crossed the Tongtian Bridge once.

Many people are looking forward to Yu Duan joining Kodi in the challenges.

Some people even emailed Yu Duan to inquire, only to receive the message that Yu Duan was still in seclusion.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of the tenth year of Chaos City.

More than nine years have passed since this group of geniuses arrived in Chaos City.

On the rooftop of his cultivation residence, Yu Duan, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes.

"I have finally grasped the essence and mystery of the 18th fundamental law of time."

Yu Duan raised his right hand, and platinum-gold primal force rippled out, evolving into a complex secret pattern.

The secret pattern has two sides, black and white, each radiating nine distinct temporal essences, which together constitute the two sides of this secret pattern.

(End of this chapter)