Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 115 The Fierce Luo Shen (4400 words, two parts combined)

Virtual universe, the Bridge to Heaven dimension.

This is a special dimensional space, with an endless ocean of water surging forward relentlessly.

On the vast sea, an island stands proudly, with 52 harbors along its edge that extend into an endless bridge, which stretches as if to completely connect heaven and earth.

Swish!

Suddenly, Luo Shen appeared in the square in the center of the island.

The entire plaza was now silent, with only one man in a black star-patterned robe standing guard. Upon seeing Luo Shen appear, he immediately approached with a smile: "Hello, Your Highness Luo Shen, I am Baffin, the guardian of the Tongtian Bridge plane."

As the guardian of the Skybridge dimension.

Baffin had extensive information channels and learned of the matter the moment Luo Shen was accepted as a personal disciple by the Lord of Chaos City.

"Hello, Guardian."

Luo Shen bowed slightly.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Just as he was about to ask about the Giant Axe Bridge to Heaven, he noticed three figures appearing not far behind him. These three were none other than Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wu Ka, the three super geniuses of the Primordial Beginning District!

"Ah Shen!"

Luo Feng strode over, taking three steps at a time.

After scrutinizing Luo Shen and finding nothing amiss, he breathed a sigh of relief and punched him in the chest: "Good lad, where have you been all this time? I was almost worried to death."

It's no wonder Luo Feng was worried.

They entered the cosmic passage together, and in the short time that everyone was experiencing, with their time flow disrupted and their heads throbbing, that huge person simply vanished.

Whether it's sending a message in the virtual universe or inquiring with the Nine Swords Venerable.

There was no follow-up.

It was as if Luo Shen had simply vanished from his sight.

If it weren't for Uka's inability to bear it any longer and secretly telling him some inside information, he would probably still be worried that Luo Shen might have been possessed.

This is not impossible.

Sensing the deep worry in Luo Feng's eyes, Luo Shen smiled and said, "It's just that I gained some insights in the cosmic passage."

Seeing that the other party still wanted to say something, Luo Shen waved his hand and said, "Senior brother, let's not talk about this now. I'll explain it to you slowly when we have time later."

Luo Feng had no choice but to give up.

Luo Shen turned to Rong Jun and Wu Ka beside him and said cheerfully, "Rong Jun, Wu Ka, what brings you here too?"

"I happened to be visiting Luo Feng."

Uka laughed and said, "Well, we heard you were going to try to cross the Heavenly Bridge, so we thought we'd come and join in the fun. Would it be convenient for us to watch how the number one genius of this year's competition crosses the Heavenly Bridge?"

The watchman, Baffin, looked at Luo Shen.

Watching the live stream is definitely fine, but it requires the consent of the person involved.

Luo Shen shrugged and said, "What's wrong with that?"

The guardian, Baffin, nodded and said, "There's no one on the Giant Axe Sky Bridge now, you can go in."

"good!"

After exchanging a glance with Luo Feng and nodding, Luo Shen transformed into a blur and flew into the Giant Axe Sky Bridge.

Watching Luo Shen's disappearing figure.

Uka asked curiously, "Of all the geniuses in our year, only Luo Shen hasn't crossed the Heavenly Bridge yet. Three years ago, Bo Lan, who was only slightly inferior to Luo Shen, chose the Nine Universe Chaos Stele and recently crossed the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge! I wonder which level Luo Shen will be able to reach?"

Rong Jun thought for a moment: "At least we should be able to reach the fifth level, and perhaps there's hope of passing the sixth level."

In terms of understanding the principles of law, Luo Shen is no less insightful than Bo Lan.

In terms of creating his own secret techniques, Luo Shen far surpasses him!

Combining these two factors, Rong Jun felt that Luo Shen should have a chance to pass the sixth level. After all, Luo Shen was a super genius who passed seven trial towers in one go, which was more than two trial towers higher than theirs!

The two looked at Luo Feng.

He hasn't expressed his opinion yet.

Luo Feng thought for a moment, then said with some uncertainty, "The seventh floor, I guess."

To be honest, even Luo Feng himself wasn't sure if the seventh floor could stop Luo Shen's progress, since Luo Shen's speed of improvement had always exceeded his expectations!

From his rapid progress upon entering the wilderness, to being noticed by Manluo upon entering the universe, and then the battle of geniuses.

Luo Shen has made such rapid progress!

"I need to work harder to keep up with Ah Shen."

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Luo Shen was unaware of the discussion among the three.

He had now arrived at the end of the first level of the Giant Axe Sky Bridge, where a huge cloud of mist lay.

A voice emanated from the clouds: "Choose your opponent. You can choose a martial artist, a mentalist controller, or a mentalist illusionist. Defeat your opponent to pass through the first level of the Heavenly Bridge."

There is a checkpoint at the end of each level of the Sky Bridge.

To advance to the next level, you must first defeat the gatekeeper before the passage to the next level will be revealed.

"I choose the martial artist!" Luo Shen said solemnly.

As a martial artist himself, he naturally wanted to see the martial arts skills of the gatekeepers on the Tongtian Bridge.

After all, martial arts training cannot be done by simply practicing hard. Only by witnessing the different methods of more powerful people, verifying and referencing each other, can one make progress.

call!

A ball of black liquid immediately flew out from the clouds. The black liquid condensed in mid-air and instantly transformed into a mysterious figure wearing a black mask. This mysterious figure was similar in appearance to Luo Shen, both wearing a silver-white Force battle suit and holding a Ghostly Blade in their hands.

"Interesting, they're using the same weapon as me."

Luo Shen rubbed his nose.

If he chooses a psychic master, the opponent's weapon might be the "Earth Divine Weapon" among the nine divine weapons of the master. The giant axe Chaos Stele is also suitable for the fighting style of martial artists and psychic masters.

Once you grasp the intricacies, you can quickly integrate them into different weapons and combat styles.

The mysterious man's cold eyes, hidden beneath his mask, were fixed on Luo Shen: "Defeat me, and you can enter the second level!"

Then, with a low growl, he roared, "Kill!"

Wielding the Ghostly Blade, his figure transformed into a blur, leaving afterimages in mid-air as the blade slashed diagonally towards Luo Shen at an incredible arc angle.

"Are you in such a hurry to die?"

His gaze sharpened.

That fierce and violent aura came crashing down, just as it was about to hit him.

Swish!

The two figures clashed in mid-air. The mysterious man's swift and powerful sword, moving with lightning speed, cleaved Luo Shen in two. But as soon as the blow landed, the eyes beneath the mask narrowed: "Something's wrong!"

Look again.

The 'Luo Shen' that he struck had no blood, and didn't even have a physical form; it was slowly dissipating.

"How...how is this possible? It's so fast I didn't even feel it."

The mysterious man felt a chill run through his body, cold sweat pouring down his back. He abruptly looked behind him and saw Luo Shen standing there, staring at him. At the same time, a bright flash of light appeared.

A lightning-fast strike at close range!

With Luo Shen's current control over his swordsmanship, his speed was as fast as lightning, and the mysterious man had no time to stop him.

"No!"

The mysterious man's pupils contracted, and then everything went black as he was completely engulfed in darkness.

First level passed!

"Second floor, here I come."

As the white mist dissipated and extended upwards to the second level of the Sky Bridge, Luo Shen soared into the sky and rushed towards the end of the second level.

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The Skybridge plane, in the center of the island.

Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wu Ka stared in shock at the live broadcast on the screen in front of them. Although they had already guessed that the first level guardian posed no threat to Luo Shen, they did not expect that Luo Shen would defeat his opponent so decisively.

Luo Feng savored the movements Luo Shen made as he used his agility.

"Is this the movement technique after comprehending the essence of 36 spaces? The speed is truly outrageous. The gatekeeper didn't even have time to react before Ah Shen swiftly dodged behind him, following the spatial fluctuations, just before the blade was about to strike."

It's important to know that Luo Feng has three bodies.

Because all three bodies have a carrier of consciousness, and the three are one entity with their consciousnesses interconnected, what Luo Feng's Earthling self saw meant that his other bodies in his inner space also saw it.

In the eyes of the Golden Horned Beast, Luo Shen's movements could be transformed into afterimages of Absolute Space and disintegrated.

Meanwhile, the Demon Slayer Clan clone, perfectly aligned with the origin of space, watched Luo Shen's battle and involuntarily replayed the thirty-six mysteries of the 'Raindrop Diagram' and 'Fine Rain Diagram' in his mind. The thirty-six different artistic conceptions combined with each other and ultimately transformed into the final blade light that Luo Shen unleashed!

The more you analyze.

Luo Feng's eyes grew brighter and brighter. From Luo Shen, he found a bright future!

"Ah Shen has already reached the second level of 'Absolute Space,' 'Thousand Transformations,' and the highest level of 'Myriad Flows,' 'Myriad Flows.' For him, the number of illusory bodies is no longer important, because the speed burst of his first step alone is enough to leave any opponent unable to react!"

Whether it's absolute space or the myriad lines of flow, although the manifestation is the appearance of multiple illusory bodies, what it truly pursues is instantaneous burst speed!

Luo Shen's current burst speed has clearly reached an extremely terrifying level.

On the live stream screen, Luo Shen's performance also confirmed his thoughts.

Second floor, third floor, fourth floor!

All three layers of guards were unable to resist Luo Shen's burst of speed. No matter how they tried to respond, Luo Shen always kept the rhythm of the battle firmly under his control.

Luo Feng also benefited greatly from these battles.

Once I get back and properly digest what I've learned, and then study the Chaos Stele further, I might be able to break through to the second level.

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The Giant Axe Bridge to Heaven has its first three levels shrouded in mist.

From the fourth level onwards, the surrounding area is filled with howling winds, reaching an extremely high altitude. The fifth level is so high above the sea that with the naked eye, one can only see the gray, howling winds of the fourth level below, and cannot see the sea at all.

Fly all the way to the end of the fifth floor and look at the tornado ahead.

The constantly spinning tornado emitted a voice: "Choose your opponent. You can choose a martial artist, a controller, or an illusionist. Defeat your opponent to proceed to the sixth level of the Heavenly Bridge!"

"Warrior!"

Luo Shen answered without hesitation.

The suspended body slowly descended, the sturdy combat boots landing on the bridge surface.

Watching a gust of wind rapidly emerge from the tornado, quickly transforming into a burly young man clad in silver armor, silver boots, and a silver mask, his battle sword still identical to Luo Shen's.

The burly young man was slightly taller than Luo Shen, and his whole body exuded a fierce aura.

At first glance, one might mistake him for Rong Jun.

"A mere cosmic-level being trying to reach the fifth level? This year's core members are quite impressive." The burly young man cracked his neck and sneered, "However, don't think you'll get past me so easily!"

"Then let's give it a try."

Luo Shen slightly raised his sword, pointing it directly at the burly young man.

"snort!"

The burly youth let out a cold snort, and with a "whoosh," he stomped his feet hard on the bridge floor, instantly transforming into a bolt of lightning as he rushed towards Luo Shen. At the same time, the battle blade in his hand was extremely sharp, radiating energy in all directions.

"The fifth level of the Sky Bridge: Space Cutting!"

Luo Shen's pupils constricted slightly.

Although the combat styles of martial artists and mentalists differ, the fifth-level gatekeepers are already able to use spatial cutting techniques, and even the more standard version of spatial cutting.

but.

With Luo Shen's understanding of the laws, he was already capable of using spatial cutting techniques.

However, the guardians of the first four levels were too weak, so he didn't need to use such methods. He could easily defeat them by simply demonstrating his superior movement skills.

"This is finally starting to get interesting." Luo Shen licked his lips.

He charged forward, and with a 'boom,' a phantom appeared on the spot, while his real body had already rushed in front of the burly youth. At the same time, the Ghostly Blade in his hand, carrying the force to split mountains and cleave seas, suddenly slashed down like lightning!

"How could it be so fast!"

The burly young man was terrified and raised his sword to meet the attack head-on.

boom!!

The terrifying force traveled from the blade to his hands, then pressed heavily onto his shoulders, causing him to be cleaved and kneel on one knee on the Tongtian Bridge, his entire body sliding backward.

"Thump!" The bridge surface trembled slightly.

"How could that be!"

The burly young man, never expecting to be so suppressed, leaped up in fury, shouting, "Die!"

Whoosh!

He soared into the air, and thirty-six illusory figures instantly appeared in mid-air. Each illusory figure held a Ghostly Blade and simultaneously displayed different sword techniques, attacking Luo Shen from all directions.

"They've simply run out of ideas!"

Luo Shen shook his head and said, "That's not how you use spatial cutting."

"Wait until you defeat me before you start talking big!" the thirty-six burly youths said in unison, their swords flashing as they subtly manipulated the fundamental laws of space, pressing down on Luo Shen.

"Oh?" Luo Shen's eyes lit up.

call out!

With an instant burst of speed, he left a graceful figure in mid-air, his battle blade flashing as he swept past thirty-six illusory bodies in a flash.

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!

All thirty-six illusory bodies flew backward simultaneously, collapsing completely, leaving only the true body with a horrified expression. Clearly, he could not accept that his strongest move had been instantly destroyed.

"Your strike just now already showed signs of spatial compression."

Luo Shen looked at the burly young man and shook his head, saying, "If your comprehension were stronger and you could fully activate the surrounding spatial laws, you might pose some threat to me."

"snort!"

The burly young man remained unconvinced and tried to repeat his old tricks, but Luo Shen was no longer willing to give him a second chance.

*Whoosh!*

In an instant, Luo Shen charged straight at the burly youth. The Ghostly Blade he was holding was reversed in the blink of an eye, and his figure drew an incredibly beautiful arc, the blade flashing.

"Impossible!" The burly young man's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, the Ghostly Blade in his hand seemed to transform into countless blade shadows, completely enveloping him.

Clang!

However, he only realized what was happening when the arcing blade light struck the shadow of the blades. Before he could react, the arcing blade light had already swept past the shadows of the blades and instantly pierced his throat.

puff

The knife tip that had pierced his throat suddenly slashed upwards, splitting the burly young man's head open, and blood splattered everywhere.

Watching the burly youth's corpse transform into a whirlwind, merging back into the tornado, and then the whirlwind dissipate, revealing the passage to the sixth level.

"It's an honor for you to witness my newly created 'Shadow Blade'."

This strike truly showcased the art of spatial cutting to its fullest extent, directly cutting through space along the most fundamental arc of the spatial oscillation ripples with a terrifying slash!

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Update delivered, 4000 words combined into one today.

Although they could be separated, it always felt like something was missing, so I decided to combine them.

(End of this chapter)