Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 124 Breaking Through the Sky Bridge

The guardians of the Bridge to Heaven are divided into controllers, warriors, and illusionists. The different choices result in different appearances and specialties of the guardians. The Nine Universes lineage begins with the fundamental laws of space, which include five lower fundamental laws: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Once you comprehend the laws of space, it will be much easier to study these five fundamental laws of space.

Therefore, anyone who follows the spatial system can comprehend the Nine Universes Chaos Stele.

For example, the True King Yan walked the path of earth, and was a king of immortality in the space beast god way. Others, such as the Black Mist King and the Flame Dragon King, were also kings of the space system.

When Luo Feng broke through the sky bridge.

The other immortal kings watched the video of the 11 geniuses who had crossed the Heavenly Bridge. The battle ended quickly, and Sword King, Black Mist King, Flame Dragon King, and others shook their heads inwardly.

Most geniuses who have just entered the initial universe find it difficult to pass the first level, but there are differences even among those who fail the first level.

"Among those selected from the Nine Universe lineage, Shen Ping and Luo Feng are the most outstanding. The remaining 11 are indeed quite ordinary."

"The battle with the gatekeeper was quick, and their understanding of the fundamental laws of space is very low. Forget the Nine-Line Flow, few have even reached the One-Line Flow!"

"Let's see who comes out on top, Luo Feng or Shen Ping."

These immortal kings exchanged ideas with each other.

Although this year's Genius Battle was of a very high standard, apart from Rong Jun, Wu Ka, Qian Shui and the other top 20, plus a few others like the eliminated Galesi, the rest were honestly quite ordinary. Even if they had comprehended the fundamental laws of space, they were only just entering the field.

Those like Rong Jun, who comprehended the One-Line Flow and unleashed two illusory bodies, are among the top ranks.

As for Luo Feng unleashing nine illusory bodies, he is already a genius with a deep understanding of the laws, second only to Shen Ping and Bo Lan!

In the original work, when True King Yan and Black Mist King were watching the battle, Black Mist King said that when it comes to understanding the fundamental laws of the universe, Bolan is first and Luo Feng is second!

boom!

On the surface of the Tongtian Bridge.

Luo Feng and the gatekeeper both controlled the Divine Weapon. One unleashed the third level of the Divine Weapon's Heavenly Sword Style, while the other merely controlled three golden swords. Yet, the gatekeeper was overwhelming Luo Feng.

Even the True King and the Flame Dragon King, who were both immortal kings, could tell at a glance that Luo Feng's Divine Weapon was too mechanical and rigid, the kind that required rote memorization, just like Shen Ping's problem. Actually, this is quite normal. More than 99% of the Eternal Star-level geniuses are already very strong when they can use the secret techniques of the Origin Laws. How could they possibly know how to use them flexibly!

Even if you know this principle, it is still very difficult to understand and comprehend it.

Only when we reach the initial universe.

With the guidance of the Chaos Stele and the immortal teachers who had been conferred the title of King, they were able to quickly understand.

Before Yan Lie Wang's guidance, even though Shen Ping had digested and absorbed the fundamental and profound essence of the spatial origin, he still found it difficult to use his swordsmanship flexibly. This was like a thin layer of paper; before you could break through it, you could rack your brains but still find it hard to do so.

And even if you know it, it won't help.

Because when practicing secret techniques, one will unconsciously become immersed in them and be influenced by them.

Ancient Chinese had a saying about this situation: "obstacle." It refers to being blinded by a leaf, or being in a situation but unaware of the bigger picture.

Don't think you're smart; the smarter you are, the more likely you are to be misled by your own cleverness.

Not long after, Luo Feng was defeated.

"This kid is not bad; his understanding of the fundamental laws is very solid."

"Indeed, with just a little guidance, their combat power should increase dramatically."

"Our Nine Universe lineage did quite well this time."

"While he may not be on par with Berlan, he's still one of the best among this generation of geniuses!"

Just as this group was discussing the conferment of the title of King and Immortal.

The guardian, Baffin, looked at Shen Ping. "Everyone before the Nine Heavens Bridge has failed. Now only you are left."

Other kings also looked over.

Shen Ping then flew towards the entrance of the Tongtian Bridge.

Baffin watched silently, thinking to himself, "There are really a lot of important people paying attention to this Shen Ping. But he certainly deserves it to have made it to the seventh floor of the seventh trial tower."

……

The end of the first level of the Sky Bridge.

A voice echoed from within the massive cloud, "Please choose your opponent. You can choose a martial artist, a psychic controller, or a psychic illusionist. Choose any opponent, defeat them, and you will advance to the next level."

Shen Ping, clad in flame-colored battle armor and cloud-patterned boots, stomped his feet on the bridge with a metallic clang. "I choose the warrior!"

A ball of black liquid immediately flew out from the huge cloud of mist. The black liquid quickly condensed in mid-air into a black-clad man wearing a black battle suit and a mask. The man carried two battle swords on his back and exuded a powerful aura.

His eyes were coldly fixed on Shen Ping.

Unlike mentalists, martial artists engage in close-quarters combat. Therefore, most martial artists use a sword and shield, or other weapons such as swords and axes. Some, like the gatekeeper, wield two main weapons: one for attack and one for auxiliary attack and defense.

Some martial artists are confident that they only have one main weapon.

Attack is defense.

Shen Ping was such a martial artist. He took out the Flame God Blade, looked at the gatekeeper and smiled, "Make your move. If I make a move, you won't even have a chance to make a move."

"An arrogant star level!"

"snort!"

The gatekeeper instantly transformed into a blur, rushing towards Shen Ping like lightning, drawing two battle swords from his back as he leaped forward.

Shen Ping remained completely still.

Just as the gatekeeper's twin swords were about to strike,...

The other person has disappeared.

They appeared to the left of the gatekeeper, and at the same time, a large number of phantoms appeared on the entire bridge, each of which attacked at the same time.

The gatekeeper didn't have time to draw his sword and turn around, so he simply changed the direction of his slashing sword and swept it horizontally in all directions. This slash contained the profound meaning of the fundamental laws of space. In addition, his other sword quickly parried.

Bang bang!

The numerous illusory swords, resembling an endless stream of water, collided with the two swords of the gatekeeper. With just one collision, the gatekeeper's body visibly sank, followed by a tremendous impact that sent him flying, crashing heavily to the end of the bridge.

Before the mysterious man could react, a glint of steel appeared in his cold eyes beneath the mask.

puff!

The instant the blade touched his throat.

The mysterious man was left only with astonishment. "Wow, such fast movement!"

The first level was easily passed!

Shen Ping then flew to the second floor.

Zhenyan, Heiwu, and the other King-level Immortals who watched the battle showed no change in expression. They all thought it was normal for Shen Ping to pass through the first level so easily, since in terms of understanding the laws alone, Shen Ping surpassed the guardian of the first level.

There were no techniques involved in the fighting.

It's purely a crushing defeat at the level of understanding the laws.

The only commendable thing was the movement technique he unleashed at the end, which flew entirely along the spatial traces, clearly showing that he had grasped a fundamental aspect of the origin of space.

Shen Ping demonstrated this point in the Trial Tower.

Next is the second layer.

The third layer.

They made it through in a row!

Tongtianqiao Plane Island.

As Shen Ping crossed the Tongtian Bridge, some immortal beings reappeared on the island, and the entire island suddenly became lively.

no way.

Shen Ping's performance in the Trial Tower elimination rounds was too dazzling; even tens of thousands of genius battles might not produce one like him.

"You've made it through the first three levels?"

"Watching the battle video, it looks so easy. It seems like Shen Ping wasn't even forced to use his true strength!"

"That's normal. If Bolan could get through the first two levels, let alone Shen Ping. Although his understanding of the fundamental laws of space is not as good as Bolan's, he has clearly grasped a trace of the essence. To be able to comprehend and study the essence of space at the Hengxing level shows how high his comprehension and talent are!"

"Let's see about the fourth level. The Bridge to Heaven has a threshold every three levels, and the difficulty increases dramatically on the fourth level. Perhaps this will force him to reveal his true strength!"

Listening to the discussions of the kings around him.

Zhenyan, Heiwu, Jianhuang, Yanlong, and other Kings remained silent, their eyes fixed on the scene on the Tongtian Bridge. The fundamental laws of space are inherently difficult to comprehend, and if one grasps even a trace of their essence, the power unleashed is extremely strong. For example, with the same "Raindrop Diagram," comprehending nine fundamental and profound essences makes it ten times stronger than the ordinary one!

normal circumstances.

Given Shen Ping's level of understanding of the fundamental laws of space as demonstrated in the Trial Tower, passing the first two levels shouldn't be a problem, but the third level would be a bit difficult. However, the opponent has grasped the essence, causing his movement and sword techniques to increase dramatically.

That's why I easily passed the third level.

But the fourth layer is different.

This layer corresponds to the second painting on the Nine Universe Chaos Stele, "Drizzle Picture." Without understanding this painting, it is impossible to pass through.

……

The fourth level of the Sky Bridge.

Unlike the misty clouds at the end of the first three levels, the fourth level is located high above the ocean, where the wind howls and a voice echoes from the gale: "Please select an opponent..."

Shen Ping replied without hesitation, "I choose the martial artist."

A figure flew out quickly amidst the howling wind. He was dressed in silver battle armor, silver boots, and a silver mask, and also carried two swords on his back. Apart from the silver color, his overall appearance was basically the same as the previous three levels.

The cold eyes beneath the mask stared at Shen Ping. "You've only reached the Hengxing level and you're already trying to conquer the fourth level? You're quite something. Make your move and let me see your strength!"

A smile appeared on Shen Ping's lips. "As you wish."

call out.

He suddenly darted out, rushing to the silver-clad man in two steps, the light of the Flame God Blade already shining.

Swish swish swish swish.

In the instant the blade flashed.

Thirty-six illusory figures appeared around the man in silver, each one drawing a sword in turn, and each sword light revealing a different profound artistic conception.

Chi Chi Chi!

These thirty-six different artistic conceptions of sword light come together, intertwining and overlapping to influence the space.

The silver-clad man's eyes, hidden behind his mask, showed a hint of astonishment. If Shen Ping could still distinguish his true form by using the fundamental laws of space when he first unleashed his illusionary bodies, now that each illusionary body displayed a different artistic conception and sword technique, the silver-clad man could no longer tell them apart and could only quickly draw his sword to defend.

But it was too late.

Because Shen Ping's blade flashed too fast.

The moment the profound meaning was reflected in the silver-clad man's eyes, the blade flashed down.

Even though the man in silver reacted extremely quickly, he was unable to withstand the thirty-six sword techniques that contained the profound mysteries of the origin of space for a time.

puff!

A flash of light left a bloody gash on his neck.

The man in silver fell.

The fourth level was still easily passed.

Shen Ping immediately flew to the fifth level of the Tongtian Bridge. As a genius who had absorbed and digested 62 kinds of spatial fundamental essences and mysteries, even though his understanding of the spatial origin laws had not yet caught up, when he was studying the Chaos Stele, the first "Raindrop Picture" and the second "Fine Rain Picture" were directly integrated. Therefore, it was very easy for him to make the sword technique present thirty-six kinds of artistic conception and mystery.

If it were any other genius, even if they had grasped the essence of the Drizzle Diagram, it would be difficult for them to demonstrate their abilities; they would have to thoroughly understand the entire Drizzle Diagram.

But he had already figured out the thirty-six fundamental mysteries.

After further studying the first two pictures, the process will naturally fall into place and won't take much time at all.

The "Raindrop Picture" and the "Drizzle Picture" correspond to the first to third levels and the fourth to sixth levels of the Tongtian Bridge, respectively.

Therefore, the fourth level posed absolutely no challenge for him.

Fifth floor, passed!

The sixth floor was still not difficult at all.

……

Virtual universe.

Primordial District.

Luo Feng appeared inside the manor. Having just suffered a defeat, he was reflecting on and summarizing his battle with the guardian of the first level of the Tongtian Bridge.

Babata sat on his shoulder and said, "Fundamentals, I told you before, fundamentals are very important. Both of you are using divine weapons, but the gatekeeper only used three golden swords to defeat you when you used the Heavenly Sword Style. And Shen Ping, who also uses the movement technique of the spatial origin law, his movement technique is to flash along the spatial traces, and his speed is frightening."

"In the past three years, although you have devoted a lot of energy to body techniques and paid attention to the basics, there is still a gap."

Luo Feng nodded, "There is indeed a gap in basic skills, but the golden sword wielded by that gatekeeper is different from mine..."

At this moment, the manor's steward, the bald Lord Odoric, called out, "Your Highness, Prince Uka has come to visit."

Luo Feng was taken aback. "Uka's here? He should be reflecting on the Tongtian Bridge right now, why is he here to visit me?"

Despite his confusion, he still managed to teleport to the manor gate in a few flashes.

Seeing Uka's anxious expression, he couldn't help but ask, "Uka, what's wrong?"

"Luo Feng, it's Shen Ping! You just finished crossing the Heavenly Bridge, and Shen Ping is now going to cross it too!"

"I know, I walked right in front of him."

Uka couldn't help but say, "Come on, let's go to the Sky Bridge together! A lot of people have already crossed it. Shen Ping went straight from the first level to the sixth level!"

Luo Feng's eyes widened. "What? You've passed the sixth level?"

"Yes, I heard it caused quite a stir among the Kings and Immortals in Chaos City. Even my father sent me an email. Of our group of geniuses, only Bolan and Rong Jun have passed the first level so far. Bolan only passed the first and second levels, but your fellow villager is even more ruthless, passing the first six levels in one go!"

Uka clenched his fists. "My father said that every generation of geniuses spends thirty years comprehending in the initial universe, and in the past thousand generations, not a single one has been able to cross the Bridge to Heaven!"

"We've only just arrived in the initial universe, it's terrifying."

"Most importantly, I heard that Shen Ping didn't even use that kind of sword technique!"

Upon hearing this...

Luo Feng was completely shocked. "They didn't even use that kind of swordsmanship?"

He was a little confused.

In this year's Genius Battle, many people knew that Shen Ping was very strong, even ridiculously strong. However, they all thought that Shen Ping's strength lay in his swordsmanship. Even many immortals said so. As for his understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe, to be honest, he was somewhat lacking. At least Bo Lan was stronger than Shen Ping.

Unexpectedly, I made it through the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge without even using that sword technique!

To know.

Ninety-nine percent of them can't even get past the first level.

What does this mean?

This shows that even without using that so-called Fusion Law Sword Technique, Shen Ping could crush them with just the two fundamental laws of fire and space.

"Let's go to the Sky Bridge!"

The two were quickly teleported to the Sky Bridge.

At this time.

The island of Tongtian Bridge was bustling with activity. Geniuses such as Bolan, Qianshui, Jiangmo, and Aichen gathered together, as did many King-level Immortals from Chaos City. People from the Nine Universe lineage, the Giant Axe lineage, and others—basically anyone who heard the news and had nothing else to do came over.

Even after thirty years of comprehension in the initial universe, reaching the sixth level was incredibly amazing.

Not to mention that they broke through it as soon as they arrived in the initial universe.

It's important to understand that the 30 years of enlightenment during the initial universe were the foundation-laying period, and also the 30 years of the fastest progress.

With Shen Ping's talent, what would happen if he spent thirty years comprehending this?!

They have been immortalized as kings for countless years and have seen many geniuses, such as Lian Luo and the even more dazzling Ke Di.

But such geniuses are extremely rare.

"So many people!"

When Luo Fengwuka arrived at the island, he was startled to see the dark mass of people.

The two walked up to Bolan, Qianshui, Aichen, and Rongjun, and hurriedly asked, "Which level has Shen Ping reached?"

"Still on the seventh floor!"

"The difficulty of the seventh floor is insane."

"Yes, any one of us would probably be gone in one strike!"

Listening to these conversations.

Luo Feng stared intently at the live stream feed on the island.

At this moment...

Shen Ping, wielding the Flame God Blade, fought fiercely with the blue-clad warrior on the seventh floor. The entire end of the Tongtian Bridge was filled with illusory figures, densely packed, each displaying a different sword technique.

The different sword techniques unleashed by the blue-clad man in his phantom form faintly formed a huge diagram, within which the blue-clad man seemed to be the ruler.

Shen Ping was the same, but compared to the man in blue, his swordsmanship was more ferocious. Every time their swords clashed, several of the man in blue's illusory forms would collapse.

Even these celestial beings could see that the man in blue was about to lose!

"This little guy is going to win!"

"This is unbelievable! A genius at the Hengxing level has already conquered the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge! How many, how many years has it been since we've seen such a prodigy!"

"I didn't expect that even the guardian of the seventh floor couldn't force this little guy to use his true swordsmanship!"

The immortals who were bestowed with titles of kings were all deeply moved.

No one talked about it much, because everyone was focused on the battle between Shen Ping and the gatekeeper.

There is a huge threshold between the sixth and seventh floors.

Currently, among the veterans of the Virtual Universe Company, only one member of the Primal Secret Realm has passed the eighth level; the rest are at or below the seventh level.

That is to say...

Shen Ping's current level of understanding of the laws and his strength have caught up with those of outstanding veterans in the Primordial Zone and the Primal Zone of the Virtual Universe Company who have cultivated for many years!

Bang bang bang!

The end of the Tongtian Bridge.

Numerous flashes of sword light appeared continuously, the illusory body would appear and then collapse, then reappear and collapse again.

The colors of flame and blue intermingle.

You can't see any specific figures at all; you can only see a dense array of phantoms.

When the controllers fight, they manipulate psychic weapons and do not intentionally create illusions. Even when they invoke the fundamental laws of space, they do so through psychic weapons.

But martial artists are different. They rely more on movement techniques and swordsmanship to fight each other. So when they use the fundamental laws, they will naturally create many illusions. This is also a kind of application of movement techniques.

However, the seventh-level gatekeeper must be very strong to have been able to keep Shen Ping fighting for so long.

However, prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat.

Under Shen Ping's suppression, the man in blue was forced to retreat step by step. Finally, an opportunity was seized, and the blade flashed through the gap, slicing open the man in blue's head.

Seventh floor cleared!

……

The two-in-one product is no longer separate.

(End of this chapter)