Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 83, The Initial Universe Journey, Ends

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly. Ten years of silence had almost passed.

A powerful confidence shone on Shen Mu's face: "Very well, this student will immediately attempt to cross the Heavenly Bridge and will certainly not disappoint his teacher!"

After speaking, Shen Mu bowed slightly to King Longyu, and then his figure disappeared from the spot.

……

Virtual universe, the dimension of the Skybridge.

On that picturesque central island, several figures were crossing the sky bridge.

hum!

Shen Mu's figure appeared out of thin air in the central square of the island, immediately attracting the attention of many people.

The guardian, Baffin, dressed in a black star-patterned robe, walked over as soon as he saw Shen Mu appear.

He had a very deep impression of Shen Mu, who had passed the first level of the Sky Bridge and then the fifth level.

"Shen Mu, it's been a full ten years since you last passed the fifth level of the Bridge to Heaven, and you haven't come back even once. Most of the geniuses in your generation only make a slight improvement before trying the Bridge to Heaven."

As he spoke, the guard, Baffin, shook his head helplessly.

Shen Mu bowed slightly and said, "Your Excellency the Guardian."

The guardian, Baffin, nodded slightly and said, "How is it? Are you confident you can pass the sixth level this time?"

Shen Mu nodded slightly: "Yes, I have made progress over the past ten years."

A glint flashed in Baffin's eyes as he said, "Alright, there's no one on the Frozen Sky Bridge now, so you can go ahead and try. I hope you can get through."

Shen Mu then transformed into a streak of light and rushed directly towards the frozen Sky Bridge not far away.

Then proceed along the frozen bridge to heaven, layer by layer, rapidly deepening until reaching the end of the sixth level of the bridge.

Amidst the howling winds, Shen Mu stood on the Tongtian Bridge, a violent tornado blocking his path.

"Choose your opponent...defeat him to advance to the seventh floor!"

A grand and majestic voice echoed across the Tongtian Bridge.

"The controller," Shen Mu said softly.

call out!

The familiar silver-armored figure flew out from the tornado, riding the Dark Cloud Shuttle and carrying the Frost God Weapon.

The silver-armored man looked Shen Mu up and down and said coldly, "It's you again. You seem quite confident. Last time, I almost killed you instantly. It's only been ten years. I want to see how much you've improved."

The Frost God Weapon behind Shen Mu suddenly emitted a faint blue glow, and strands of blue light quickly gathered into a transparent shuttle in front of him.

"This time, my opponent is not you."

Shen Mu's voice was very calm. The transparent shuttle suddenly trembled slightly, quickly condensed and solidified, and floated beside Shen Mu like a foot-long wisp of light.

"The fifth level peak? How is that possible?!"

The silver-armored man looked horrified and immediately used his Frost God Weapon to counterattack.

However, the faint light, about a foot long, was too fast, seemingly comparable to the speed of light, and pierced through his brow in almost an instant.

Sixth floor, cleared!

On the central island of the Skybridge dimension in the virtual universe.

The watchman, Baffin, looked at Shen Mu in the image with surprise in his eyes.

"To have passed the sixth level so easily, the peak of the fifth level of the Frost God Weapon, and to have made such progress in just ten years is simply unbelievable."

Immediately afterwards, the guardian Baffin sent the news that Shen Mu had passed the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge to some powerful individuals who had asked him to keep an eye on Shen Mu, as well as to all the geniuses in Shen Mu's class.

……

The seventh level of the Sky Bridge.

Upon reaching this level, the Sky Bridge has broken free from the planet's atmosphere and extended into a dreamlike starry sky.

At the end of the seventh level, a small meteorite, several kilometers in diameter, is suspended in the air, blocking the path in front of the bridge to heaven.

As Shen Mu, dressed in a white battle robe, arrived in front of the meteorite, a deep sound emanated from within it.

"Choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, or Illusionist. Defeat them to advance to the seventh floor!"

"Master of Control"

Snapped!

After Shen Mu made his choice, a piece of rock broke off from the edge of the meteorite and fell onto the bridge, rolling towards Shen Mu. Then, an old man dressed in blue battle armor and carrying the Frost God Weapon appeared.

"It's not easy for a young person at the first level of the universe to get to this point. I hope you can pass my test."

The blue-clad man's voice sounded slightly aged, completely different from the arrogance of the silver-armored man, and instead seemed somewhat amiable.

"Thank you for your kind words."

A glint of light flashed in Shen Mu's eyes, and he directly manipulated the Frost Divine Weapon to condense into a transparent long shuttle, which then transformed into a foot-long wisp of light, hovering in front of Shen Mu.

"Fifth level peak, very good. However, this is far from enough."

The man in blue walked directly onto the bridge, and at the same time, a dark blue glow burst forth from the Frost God Weapon behind him.

Where the blue light shone, the entire space seemed to separate from the cosmos, and the surrounding sky bridge and starry sky completely disappeared, transforming into a world of howling blizzards.

"Young man, do you really need to take action?"

The man in blue looked at Shen Mu with a very confident expression.

The difference between the fifth and sixth levels of the Frost God Weapon is not even in the same league. Similar to how Shen Mu might have been able to defeat the fifth level with the fourth level before.

But it is absolutely impossible to achieve the fifth level of reversal against the sixth level.

The fifth layer of the Frost God Weapon, the Spatial Shuttle, requires 2916 transparent ice needles to be condensed.

The sixth layer of the Ice World requires nearly 6000 transparent ice needles to barely condense, increasing its power several times over.

"Perfect timing! I've also mastered the sixth level of the Frost God Weapon!"

A dazzling, dark blue light suddenly erupted from Shen Mu's body, and then it merged into the Frost God Weapon behind him.

The two great laws of water and space combined to a limit in that instant, and the fluctuations of the two laws were as if they were one.

This is already the limit of the combination of the two laws; going any further would be true fusion.

hum!

The Frost God Weapon hummed, and complex and mysterious blue runes appeared on its surface.

Wow!

Endless ice and snow swept outwards from Shen Mu's center, transforming the world into a raging, icy realm.

However, this world was much more illusory compared to the ice world created by the man in blue.

"You've actually grasped the most difficult part of the combined laws and mysteries of the third diagram of the Chaos Stele!"

The man in blue looked at Shen Mu with disbelief. Almost everyone only gets involved in combining laws after they have achieved a very high level of mastery of the laws.

Shen Mu's understanding of the laws was still very shallow; he hadn't even fully grasped the mysteries of the laws in the second image, and could only be considered barely qualified. On the contrary, he had grasped the essence of the combination of laws in the third image.

"Throughout it all, what I've been most proud of isn't my talent for the laws of nature, but my comprehension!"

Shen Mu took a step forward, and the blizzard-ravaged world pressed down on the man in blue.

boom!

The two worlds collided violently, glaciers shattered, raging blizzards battered each other, and terrifying aftershocks of energy swept across the land.

The power of each energy aftershock is almost comparable to the fifth level of the Space Shuttle.

"Young man, you are very talented. But you haven't accumulated enough experience yet. Go back and hone your skills for a few years before trying again!"

The ice world controlled by the man in blue became even more solid. In just two or three breaths after the two worlds collided, Shen Mu's ice world seemed to be on the verge of collapsing.

A dense, clear light suddenly burst forth from Shen Mu's eyes, and the previously illusory and vast world rapidly contracted, forming an incomparably solid domain three feet around Shen Mu's body.

The next instant, Shen Mu used the Frost Divine Weapon as a spear, carrying an incomparably solid ice world, and transformed into a dazzling stream of light, rushing straight towards the blue-clad man!

"Break it!!!"

With a low shout, Shen Mu's spear swooped down like a flying dragon, directly causing the surrounding space to compress and even condensing the power of the surrounding ice world into a point of dazzling aurora.

In that instant, Shen Mu abandoned all defense, with an unwavering determination, he concentrated all his power into one, and then suddenly unleashed it!

Boom!

With a deafening roar, a brilliant flash of light disappeared, and then all was quiet.

Amidst the endless snowstorm, Shen Mu, who had lost an arm, stood in mid-air, while the body of the man in blue fell from the sky.

Seventh level of the Sky Bridge, passed!

……

The Skybridge plane, central island.

"He actually...made it past the seventh floor!"

The guard, Baffin, trembled slightly, revealing his shock.

This guardian of the Bridge to Heaven may not be considered particularly powerful among the immortals, but he has witnessed the rise of countless geniuses.

It is important to know that this Tongtian Bridge plane has existed for countless years, and there are billions of races of humans in the universe. Countless geniuses have risen one after another, creating myths that have attracted the attention of countless people.

But Shen Mu, among all the cosmic-level geniuses Baffin has ever met, is definitely in the top tier!

It's difficult to distinguish between geniuses of this caliber at the cosmic level, because they are all equally brilliant.

Such extraordinary geniuses, as long as they do not perish, will surely leave their own indelible mark on the vast historical scroll of humanity.

A moment later, Baffin let out a long sigh of relief, and then sent the news that Shen Mu had passed the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge to the super beings and geniuses of the same generation.

At this moment, Shen Mu, the person involved, had just been instantly killed by the guardian of the eighth level of the Tongtian Bridge, and then directly exited the virtual universe, his consciousness returning to reality.

On the rooftop of his cultivation residence near the city lord's mansion, Shen Mu slowly opened his eyes.

"The gap is still too big."

Shen Mu couldn't help but shake his head. Although the guardian of the eighth level of the Tongtian Bridge was still using the Ice World technique, its power was several times greater than that of the seventh level.

"My current understanding of the laws is still too low. My comprehension of the second diagram of the Chaos Stele can only be considered barely acceptable."

All Chaos Steles are actually divided into rough comprehension and ultimate comprehension. For example, the Nine Universe Chaos Stele can only be comprehended to its ultimate extent by taking the path of analyzing the essence of the laws, while the Frozen Chaos Stele takes the path of combining the laws.

If one only grasps the mysteries of the laws contained in the first image of the Frozen Chaos Stele, one can barely pass the third level. Even if one fully comprehends its essence, one can at most pass the fourth level.

Only by fully comprehending the first "Nine Streams Picture" and grasping the essence of its principles can one pass the fifth level.

Similarly, with the second "Icefield Diagram," one can only truly comprehend the mysteries of its laws at most the sixth level. If one were to fully grasp its essence, one would reach the peak of the seventh level.

Shen Mu has not yet fully comprehended all the laws and mysteries in the second picture, but he has dabbled in the profound combination of laws in the third picture. Only by alternating between these two aspects can he pass the seventh level.

"Let's hold off on studying the Frozen Chaos Stele for now. Let's digest the insights gained from completely breaking through the Heavenly Bridge first, and then we can start studying it later!"

Over the past ten years, Shen Mu has used up all the chances to comprehend the Chaos Stele he obtained in the first five attempts.

Although the opportunity to comprehend the Chaos Stele is precious, it is meaningless to save up the chances without using them. The only right way is to transform them into strength.

The Earthling himself continued to delve into the mysteries of the laws, while the Azure Dragon clone, possessing the highest talent in the laws, comprehended the secrets of the two laws.

As for the Flame God Clan clone, who excels in close combat, the martial arts training is handled by the Flame God Clan clone.

Theoretically speaking, all three bodies are based on the same soul, so the cultivation effect is the same regardless of which body is used. This is just a small habit of Shen Mu's.

Shen Mu then went into seclusion once again, completely ignoring the shock caused by his breakthrough of the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge.

Going back hundreds of millions of epochs, there were those who broke through the seventh level before the end of the initial thirty years of the universe, but there were only two cases of people who had such strength in just ten years.

One of them was Shen Mu, and the other was named Ke Di, who lived in the same era as the True King, but had already passed away.

……

Time passed day by day, spring came and autumn went, and nearly twenty years passed, even though there was no concept of seasons in Chaos City.

In the primordial universe, a blue fish over a thousand meters long traversed the chaos, breaking through layers of chaotic mist, and flew towards Chaos City.

Inside the giant fish, in the spaceship's main hall.

"Your Excellency, this batch of geniuses are all outstanding."

"Besides Shen Mu, Bo Lan passed the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge in the 27th year, and Luo Feng's current mastery of the laws has reached the limit of the sixth level. In addition, there are seven other people, including Rong Jun, who have passed the third level of the Tongtian Bridge."

Wearing jade armor, King Longyu personally reported the progress of this group of geniuses to the Nine Swords Venerable, with more than ten immortals standing respectfully beside him.

"Bolan and Luo Feng are quite good too. These two youngsters are geniuses that only appear once every tens of thousands of epochs. I never expected that they would be born in the same era as Shen Mu."

The Nine Swords Venerable smiled slightly, then shook his head: "The only pity is that more than 300 of these geniuses perished in Chaos City."

King Longyu laughed and said, "They're just a bunch of fools who don't know their own limitations and are greedy for quick success. Even if they don't perish in Chaos City, they'll most likely die during cultivation missions once they leave the Initial Universe."

"Indeed, he is too ambitious and has a poor character. Even with great talent, it will be difficult for him to grow into a true strongman."

The Nine Swords Venerable nodded slightly, then his gaze fell upon the ancient city that had remained unchanged for millennia.

Inside Chaos City, on the rooftop of a cultivation residence, Shen Mu sat cross-legged, looking up at the intertwined, gear-like patterns of laws in the sky, before closing his eyes to meditate.

"Come see me immediately!"

"Come see me immediately!"

"Come see me immediately!"

Suddenly, a voice rang in Shen Mu's ears and mind, startling him from his comprehension.

Shen Mu, who had just come to his senses, was slightly taken aback, and a look of lingering affection appeared on his face.

The thirty years in Chaos City have finally come to an end.

The next time I want to enter Chaos City will be at least several hundred years from now.

Kavenka is amazing, I only have 4,000 words today, please forgive me, brothers.

(End of this chapter)