Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 82 Ten Years

"No need for formalities. From today onwards, I will be your mentor."

Longyu Wang's voice was clear and melodious: "If you have any questions about cultivating on the Frozen Chaos Stele in the future, you can ask me."

With that, King Longyu walked directly into Shen Mu's manor, with Shen Mu and Yulun following behind him.

……

Inside a training ground shrouded in a transparent dome.

Longyu King looked at Shen Mu and said, "Go and unleash all your current understanding of the laws, and let me see how far you have come in understanding the combination of the laws of water and space."

"Yes, teacher."

After Shen Mu agreed, he simulated the entire training ground into a vast starry sky, and at the same time, a silver spear appeared in his palm!

boom!

With a sweep of his silver spear, a spiral of extremely cold air burst forth, and Shen Mu's entire figure flickered like a ghost.

Shen Mu used the Extreme Cold Spear Technique from the "Azure Wave Secret Manual". Although this spear technique was not the strongest spear technique that Shen Mu had ever encountered, it was the one that best suited the Frozen Chaos Monument.

shhhhhh!

As beams of light burst forth, the fluctuations of the two great laws of water and space harmonized perfectly, as if they were one. The space around the beams of light seemed to transform into a solid surface of water, rippling outwards in concentric circles.

A look of surprise appeared on Longyu Wang's beautiful face. Now that she could perceive him at close range, Longyu Wang could clearly sense that Shen Mu had truly entered the realm of combining laws.

A moment later, after practicing the Extreme Cold Spear Technique, Shen Mu transformed into a streak of light and landed beside the Jade King.

"Please correct me, teacher." Shen Mu bowed slightly.

"Your approach to combining water and space is correct; you have indeed truly grasped the essence of the first image of the Frozen Chaos Stele. However, it is still too superficial, and your understanding is not thorough enough."

Two long swords flew out from behind Longyu King and landed in her palm.

"Calm your mind and carefully contemplate!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the longsword in Longyu King's palm drew beautiful arcs in the void. The fluctuations of the two laws of water and space were perfectly contained in the sword light, intertwining into a dazzling field of light.

A short while later, King Longyu sheathed his swords and looked at Shen Mu, asking, "Have you noticed anything different?"

Shen Mu nodded quickly, then asked, "Teacher, were you just using the Water-Void Fusion Law?"

A smile appeared on Longyu Wang's face as he shook his head slightly and said, "No, it's just a simple combination of two laws. You've only just grasped the basics; there's still a lot you don't understand."

"In addition, there is one more thing you need to pay attention to. Since you have chosen to freeze the Chaos Monument, you must have extremely high attainments in the martial arts. You cannot be limited to spear techniques. You must be proficient in swords, spears, halberds, and even fist and foot techniques."

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher. I will keep it in mind."

From that day on, under the tutelage of King Longyu, Shen Mu began to study the mysteries of the Ice-Sealed Chaos Stele.

Under the guidance of King Longyu, he also practices various close combat techniques such as swordsmanship and knife skills.

Although Shen Mu and Longyu Wang were only student and teacher, Longyu Wang taught Shen Mu everything he knew, even his own creation, the "Cold Frost Sword Manual," to him.

……

Time flies like water, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past ten years, Shen Mu has been in seclusion, cultivating his skills in seclusion.

Regarding the comprehension of laws, I request guidance from the King of Qianwu Kingdom; regarding the combination of laws and close combat skills, I will follow the teachings of King Longyu.

The progress each day may not be large, but it is all progress, and there are almost no bottlenecks encountered. This terrifying speed of progress surprised both the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom and the King of Longyu.

Apart from Shen Mu, everyone in this year's Genius Battle has made great progress in the past ten years.

Excluding those who have already perished, all the geniuses passed through the first level of the Bridge to Heaven within four years of arriving in Chaos City.

Among them, the most dazzling were undoubtedly Bolan and Luo Feng.

Luo Feng comprehended the essence of the first law in his first year, passed the third level of the Tongtian Bridge, and eventually became a disciple of the True Yan King.

In the past ten years, with the support of the Domain Lord-level Demon Killer Clan clone, Luo Feng has been able to comprehend the essence of one spatial law almost every year. In just ten years, he has comprehended the first diagram of the Nine Universe Chaos Stele and, more than two months ago, passed the fifth level of the Bridge to Heaven.

Bolan's progress was even more astonishing, surpassing even the Demon Slayer Clan's Law Talent at the Domain Lord level. He successfully passed the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge in his sixth year, a full 13 years faster than in the original story.

The one who made the most progress next was Rong Jun, who passed the second level of the Tongtian Bridge in the third year.

In addition, five other geniuses have passed the second level of the Bridge to Heaven over the past ten years. These five are... Gusiluo, Longyun, Wuka, and the siblings Qianshui and Jiangmo.

All the geniuses were making rapid progress, each shining with their own light, while Shen Mu remained silent for a full ten years.

……

Virtual Universe, Rain Mountain.

In the training grounds within Shen Mu Manor in the Primitive Zone.

"The scene is simulated as a starry sky!"

As Shen Mu finished speaking, the transparent dome-shaped training ground transformed once again into a vast starry sky.

hum!

From the Frost God Weapon behind Shen Mu, 2916 streams of icy light flew out, eventually intertwining into a transparent shuttle more than three meters long.

"Freeze!"

With a low shout, Shen Mu caused the more than three-meter-long transparent shuttle to transform once again into an extremely thin, transparent ray of light, which was difficult for even Shen Mu, with his first-level cosmic-level vision, to see clearly.

The Frost God Weapon is at its fifth peak!

During those ten years, Shen Mu fully comprehended the first image of the Frozen Chaos Stele, the "Nine Streams Diagram," in the second year.

As for the second "Icefield Map", I have basically understood it and thoroughly comprehended the 12 spatial essences within it. However, I have only a rough understanding of the water law and am still a ways from fully comprehending it.

"Not enough, sixth level, complete it!"

A brilliant light burst forth in Shen Mu's eyes, his consciousness amplified a hundredfold, and his mental power was being consumed at an alarming rate.

shhhhhh!

The frost-wielding divine weapon, resembling a spear, unleashed countless rays of ghostly blue light, enveloping the surrounding area.

Almost instantly, the entire starry sky changed, everything disappeared, and it turned into an endless, icy world, with violent, extremely cold air currents and snowflakes filled with murderous intent covering the entire world!

Frost God Weapon, Sixth Level: World of Ice!

"go!"

With a thought, Shen Mu instantly enveloped a small meteorite in the endless world of ice!

Rumble!

A violent, icy current and seemingly delicate snowflakes enveloped the meteorite, and almost instantly, the entire meteorite was disintegrated and shattered!

Bang!

In just two or three seconds, Shen Mu's face turned pale due to severe depletion of his mental energy.

The next instant, with a bang, the entire ice world completely collapsed, and Shen Mu's mental power was also severely depleted.

"The power of the sixth layer of the Ice World is indeed terrifying, but my mastery of the laws is still far from sufficient. I can only barely unleash it with this hundredfold amplification of mental power!"

Generally speaking, only by thoroughly understanding the mysteries of the laws in the first two diagrams of the Frozen Chaos Stele can one fully master the fifth level of the Frost God Weapon and reach the pinnacle of this level.

However, Shen Mu had a deep understanding of the combination of laws. Even without fully comprehending the first two diagrams, he could still unleash the peak of the fifth level and completely master it.

Therefore, relying on a hundredfold increase in consciousness, one can barely unleash the sixth level for a fleeting moment, and it can only be used as a finishing move.

"It's already so difficult to even use the sixth level. It's still too difficult to get past the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge."

The Bridge to Heaven has a major bottleneck every three levels. If Shen Mu wants to pass the seventh level, he will have to use illusions and soul attacks.

Just then, a stunningly beautiful woman in a turquoise battle armor entered Shen Mu's training hall.

"Teacher!" Shen Mu bowed slightly.

A look of approval appeared on the exquisite profile of the Jade King: "I never imagined that in just ten years, you would have such a profound understanding of the combination of the laws of water and space, and even barely managed to unleash the sixth level of the Frost God Weapon!"

The master of the nine divine weapons faces major hurdles, from the fifth to the sixth level, and from the eighth to the ninth level, each being the most difficult to overcome.

"I am able to unleash the sixth level of Frost God Weapon thanks to my teacher's guidance over the past ten years."

Shen Mu bowed to the Jade King before him once again.

A slightly surprised smile appeared on Longyu Wang's face: "There's no need for that. It's my good fortune to be able to teach you."

Suddenly, King Longyu changed the subject, saying, "In the past ten years, other geniuses have made great progress. Bolan and Luo Feng have both passed the fifth level of the Bridge to Heaven. Many people are looking forward to you passing the Bridge to Heaven again."

I'm suffering from severe writer's block; I only managed to write a little over 6,000 words today. Please bear with me, brothers. I'll try again tomorrow, aiming for 8,000.

(End of this chapter)