Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Primal Tenfold Talent

Virtual Universe, Yuxiangshan Primitive Area.

Inside Meng Jingrong's private training ground.

According to the general rules of the original secret realm, each member's training ground should be an independent space of fixed size. However, under the personal instruction and special arrangement of the Mother Ancestor, Meng Jingrong's training ground became like a "killing ground" that charges a very high price to the public, with a vast and boundless virtual space inside.

Inside the training ground was a vast and boundless starry sky.

Meng Jingrong stood suspended in mid-air amidst the sea of ​​stars, his gaze calmly fixed on the slowly dissipating afterimage of the fiery giant in the distance.

That was the opponent he had just defeated. A faint smile unconsciously appeared on his lips, and he could no longer hide his inner joy.

"Master, you have defeated your 600th opponent!"

The virtual universe assistant "Lark" flapped its wings excitedly, circling and dancing around Meng Jingrong, cheering, "Our Mother Ancestor is so good to you! She specially arranged the most suitable opponents according to the progress you made in creating the secret technique, as well as the hidden flaws within it. Each one can help you identify and fill in the gaps, allowing you to improve rapidly!"

"If our Mother Ancestor knew that Master had created an immortal top-level secret technique in just 30 years of the initial universe, she would be overjoyed!" The lark became more and more excited as it spoke, and its small wings flapped more and more rapidly.

Meng Jingrong nodded slightly.

With his current understanding of the laws of the universe, he has long realized that the path of cultivation must ultimately lead to one's own unique path.

No matter how exquisite other people's secret methods are, they are created based on other people's understanding of their laws and can never perfectly match one's own.

The secret techniques that one has personally crafted can not only fully utilize the advantages of one's own understanding of the laws, but also precisely adapt to one's own fighting style, and the power they unleash is naturally far superior to the former.

In the virtual universe, the only way to unleash greater combat power is through comprehension of the laws and the creation of powerful secret techniques.

Even the creators of secret techniques cannot fully comprehend all their own shortcomings, let alone design opponents that precisely target these weaknesses.

However, the arrangements made by the Mother Goddess perfectly solved this problem.

The Mother Ancestor is a cosmic master-level being standing at the top of the cosmic pyramid, and she even taught a heaven-defying figure like the "Primal Ancestor"!

In her eyes, the secret techniques created by Meng Jingrong were like childish games, and she could see through their merits and demerits at a glance.

It is precisely because of this that she was able to prescribe the right medicine, arrange the most suitable opponent for Meng Jingrong, help him gradually make up for the shortcomings of the secret technique, and promote the secret technique to continuously reach perfection.

According to my maternal grandmother;

"The opponent I've arranged for you."

"Only by defeating one can a new one appear."

"If you can defeat 500, it means that the secret technique you created has reached the top level of immortality."

"If you can defeat 1000, it means your secret technique has reached its peak."

Looking across the universe, even the most supreme techniques of countless cosmic beings are only at this level.

"If you can defeat 2000 opponents, it means your secret technique has reached the 'ultimate' realm. That is the height that countless strong people dream of achieving in their entire lives."

Of course, the "ultimate secret method" is out of reach for Meng Jingrong now; it can only be a long-term goal to be pursued slowly.

The initial universe was over 30 years old, which translates to a full 100 years in the original universe.

Over the past 100 years, Meng Jingrong has been studying the Chaos Stele while integrating his own knowledge, all in an effort to create a combat technique that best suits him.

Initially, with his strength, he could easily defeat an opponent in half a day;

As the difficulty increases, it gradually becomes a struggle that takes ten days to half a month to achieve victory.

In the later stages, some opponents proved to be far stronger than anyone could have imagined.

Like the "Destroying Beast" among the Starry Sky Beasts, its innate supernatural power of stopping time is extremely terrifying, capable of freezing the surrounding spacetime. However, after blocking Meng Jingrong for more than half a year, he found a way to break it and completely defeated it.

This 600th opponent caused Meng Jingrong a great deal of trouble.

It is a special life form called the "Starfire Giant," and it has comprehended the Beast God's Way of Fire and Sky.

To defeat such a formidable enemy, Meng Jingrong spent seven years adjusting the details of his secret technique countless times and engaged in hundreds of fierce battles before finally finding his opponent's weakness and successfully defeating him.

Now, the secret technique he created, "Star River Strategy," is considered quite good even among top-tier secret techniques.

Meng Jingrong knew that it was unrealistic to expect another breakthrough in the short term.

With the aid of a vast array of immortal techniques, he spent 100 years of the primordial universe to finally defeat 600 opponents.

He was quite satisfied with the result.

After all, even Luo Feng during his time as a Realm Lord took a full 200 years to defeat 500 opponents.

In comparison, his progress is already far ahead!

"Lark, locate the Sky Bridge, we'll head there now."

Meng Jingrong wore a calm smile, his eyes sparkling with anticipation. "I wonder which level of the Bridge to Heaven I can reach with my current strength."

......

The virtual universe is a special dimensional space that floats silently.

There are no stars or moon here, only an endless, vast ocean, with its surging waves rolling up countless white billows.

In the middle of this ocean stands an island that resembles a fairyland.

Meng Jingrong's figure appeared out of thin air in the central square of the island.

There are only ten days left before everyone leaves the initial universe.

Nearly a hundred people were scattered around the island square, clearly all there to cross the sky bridge.

"Meng Jingrong!"

A slightly surprised voice rang out.

"Is he finally going to break through the overpass?"

Many geniuses around turned their heads, their gazes all falling on Meng Jingrong, who had just appeared, their eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation.

Jin Fu "Lie Pan" withdrew his foot from the bridge and turned to look at Meng Jingrong, who had appeared in the square.

Lie Pan had mixed feelings about Meng Jingrong and Xi Yue.

He didn't take the other geniuses seriously at all.

However, Meng Jingrong and Xi Yue were far too strong, with such a large gap between them that even he, who was in a class of his own compared to other geniuses, felt powerless and unable to catch up.

Under the gazes of a group of geniuses, filled with curiosity, awe, or anticipation, the guardian Baffin approached Meng Jingrong.

"Meng Jingrong, which bridge to cross?" Baffin asked gently.

Meng Jingrong bowed slightly, his tone respectful: "Lord Guardian, which Heavenly Bridge is currently empty of queues?"

"The Cosmic Bridge to Heaven is currently empty," Baffin replied with a smile, then paused and added, "The bridge to heaven corresponding to the Cosmic Chaos Monument is the most difficult, therefore it has the fewest geniuses choosing it, so there's no need to queue."

"Would you like me to give you a detailed introduction?" Baffin offered.

"No need to trouble the sir, thank you." Meng Jingrong nodded slightly.

"Alright, go ahead and try!"

The watchman, Baffin, looked at Meng Jingrong expectantly. "I hope you can bring a little shock to these little guys!"

Whoosh!

Meng Jingrong transformed into a blur and flew directly towards a bridge that stretched to the ends of the earth in the distance.

At the far end of the bridge, a giant stone tablet can be vaguely seen, with two powerful and ancient characters engraved on it: "Universe"!

......

As Meng Jingrong began to break through the overpass, the guard, Baffin, started sending out mass emails.

"He's hailed as a peerless genius, one in billions of years for the human race. Even though the Mother Ancestor has already taken him as a disciple, many Venerables still keep an eye on him," the guardian Baffin muttered. "They all ordered me to notify them as soon as Meng Jingrong crosses the Tongtian Bridge."

Instantly, hundreds of emails were sent out.

......

The Lord of Yanlong Kingdom stretched out his finger and gently tapped a screen that appeared out of thin air. The email immediately appeared on the screen.

"Is that little rascal Meng Jingrong finally going to try and cross the Tongtian Bridge?"

A smile appeared in the eyes of the Flame Dragon King, and he praised in a low voice, "This little fellow is not even 5000 years old yet, and his understanding of the laws and his soul will are both excellent. Perhaps in a few dozen epochs, he will be able to reach my level."

"It's a pity that we couldn't form this master-disciple relationship."

The King of Yanlong sighed softly, his figure instantly vanishing from the throne. "Since I have nothing else to do, I'll go to the Tongtian Bridge plane and see how many surprises this little fellow can bring. It'll be good to join in the fun."

"The Lord of Heartmark Palace, the Lord of Flame Dragon Kingdom, the Venerable Qianwu, the Lord of Yuanchen Kingdom, the Venerable Youmo, the Venerable Cangman... the Lord of Ancient Wheel Kingdom, the Venerable Beiyun, a total of 107 cosmic Venerables have descended."

These venerable beings arrived at the Tongtian Bridge dimension almost one after the other.

Above the island in the Tongtian Bridge dimension, in a void area shrouded in invisible energy, a group of powerful cosmic venerables quietly gathered.

None of the cosmic geniuses below realized that so many great beings were hidden in this void.

"Haha, so many people."

The Lord of Yanlong Kingdom surveyed the familiar figures around him, his hearty laughter echoing through the void.

When his gaze fell upon a figure in pure white amidst the crowd, he immediately stepped forward. "Palace Master Xinhen, you've come in person too."

The Palace Mistress of Heartmark Palace wore a snow-white robe, the hem of which swirled with a faint silver halo, appearing from afar as if shrouded in a layer of ethereal mist.

She nodded slightly, her voice clear and melodious like the clinking of jade stones, "As the senior sister, it's only natural that I should keep an eye on my junior brother's attempt to cross the Tongtian Bridge."