Chapter 54: Twelfth Layer of the Heaven Thunder Sky Bridge

Lu Qingshan advanced layer by layer along the Heaven Thunder Sky Bridge, delving deeper.

Moments later, Lu Qingshan arrived at the eleventh layer of the Heaven Thunder Sky Bridge.

The eleventh layer of the Heaven Thunder Sky Bridge lay within a planet’s interior, the bridge’s surface extending directly from the planet’s core to its outer crust.

Lu Qingshan’s figure soon appeared upon the bridge’s surface inside the core.

After Lu Qingshan appeared here, the entire planet began to tremble slightly, followed by a booming voice echoing in his ears.

“Choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, or Illusionist. Select one, defeat them, and you may pass the eleventh layer.”

“I choose the Warrior!” Lu Qingshan replied immediately.

Boom…

Instantly, the entire planet shuddered violently; countless golden-yellow lights shot out from the core, quickly coalescing into the silhouette of a mysterious warrior clad in yellow armor and wearing a yellow mask.

“Little one, I didn’t expect you back so soon?”

The yellow-clad man’s voice was deeply low: “I remember telling you before—if you’ve made no progress in the Law of Time, relying solely on the complete Lightning Law will never let you pass me!”

“I understand,” Lu Qingshan said with a smile.

After all, the most critical test of the Sky Bridge is the challenger’s comprehension of the Laws.

Though willpower, bodily resonance, soul resonance, and combat techniques also influence victory, here on the Sky Bridge plane, they are vastly secondary to Law comprehension!

“Good!”

Seeing the confidence on Lu Qingshan’s face, the yellow-clad man laughed: “It seems you’ve indeed improved over this period. Let me see just how much you’ve progressed!”

No sooner had the yellow-clad man finished speaking than his golden battle sword pointed at Lu Qingshan, and his entire body transformed into a yellow streak rushing toward him.

At the same moment, Lu Qingshan moved as well.

He stomped hard on the bridge beneath him, and with the boost from the newly purchased ‘Void-Breaking Boots’ costing three thousand points, he shot forward as a dark-golden streak to meet the guardian.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Both Lu Qingshan and the guardian possessed terrifying strength; in an instant, they exchanged over a hundred blows.

Endless swordlight crisscrossed the space; even the residual waves could annihilate ordinary World Lord-level warriors.

“This is truly easy!”

Lu Qingshan carefully sensed the guardian’s strength, unable to help but sigh inwardly.

After all, when he first passed the tenth layer of the Heaven Thunder Sky Bridge using the complete Lightning Law, he had challenged this very guardian on the eleventh layer.

Back then, Lu Qingshan had no ability to resist the guardian at all, and after being brutally crushed, he was eliminated.

Now, the one effortlessly dominating the battle was him!

“Enough!”

After sparring briefly with the guardian, Lu Qingshan’s eyes flashed with lightning; he erupted forward and cleanly beheaded the opponent with a single strike.

Blood sprayed; the headless corpse of the yellow-clad guardian crashed onto the bridge below.

In a true battle between Immortal deities, such a wound would not be fatal—but this is the Sky Bridge’s trial realm, where only a fatal strike is required!

Thus, the eleventh layer of the Sky Bridge was passed!

Yet Lu Qingshan did not pause—he flew directly toward the twelfth layer of the Heaven Thunder Sky Bridge.

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Outside, in the central plaza of the Sky Bridge plane.

Watching Lu Qingshan pass the eleventh layer so effortlessly, Walsh was momentarily stunned.

“I recall Lu Qingshan, when he was a World Lord, devoted himself entirely to comprehending the Lightning Law—that’s how he broke through to Immortality before his lifespan expired!”

Walsh was deeply puzzled: “Logically, his understanding of the Time Law should have been minimal. How could he pass the eleventh layer in such a short time?”

He himself had become an Immortal over two million years before Lu Qingshan, yet even now, he had no absolute confidence he could pass the thirteenth layer!

And Lu Qingshan?

He had only become an Immortal for a little over a million years—and already showed such tremendous progress!

In contrast to Walsh’s astonishment, the overseer Bafen remained calm.

Though rare, Bafen, as overseer of the Sky Bridge plane, had seen many Immortals who continued to improve after attaining Immortality—even some whose progress surpassed Lu Qingshan’s current level.

“I wonder if this little one can pass the twelfth layer?” Bafen thought silently.

…

As Walsh outside marveled at Lu Qingshan’s progress, Lu Qingshan had already reached the twelfth layer of the Heaven Thunder Sky Bridge.

Standing at the end of the twelfth layer, Lu Qingshan gazed down at the vast land below, silently sighing: “Finally, I’ve reached the surface layer!”

Simultaneously, the vast land below began to tremble, rumbling: “Choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, Illusionist. Select one, defeat him, and you pass the twelfth layer!”

“I choose the Warrior!” Lu Qingshan replied again.

Boom…

The earth shook; countless golden-yellow lights surged upward, converging in midair into the figure of a mysterious warrior clad in yellow armor.

He stood on alloy battle boots, wielding a blood-red battle blade and a hexagonal shield, then looked at Lu Qingshan and spoke in a low tone: “Challenger, I hope you pass me, and then witness a broader world!”

“As you wish,” Lu Qingshan smiled.

He had now comprehended 108 essences of the Time Law. To fail the twelfth layer of the Heaven Thunder Sky Bridge would be a joke.

“You’re confident.”

The yellow-clad guardian continued in a deep voice: “Then let me see if you truly have the ability!”

“Come!” Lu Qingshan nodded.

Boom! Boom!

Instantly, both Lu Qingshan and the yellow-clad guardian erupted in brilliant purple light; the purple crystal longsword in his hand and the blood-red battle blade in the guardian’s both swarmed with endless purple threads.

Terrifying Law fluctuations surrounded them; the Time Law and Lightning Law, under their control, merged perfectly with their weapons.

“Kill!” Lu Qingshan and the guardian both roared low.

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan, stepping on the Void-Breaking Boots, slashed forward with his crystal longsword, radiating overwhelming might—space twisted, time Wenluan !

Boom!

The yellow-clad guardian, also stepping on battle boots, swung his blood-red blade, cleaving forth a river of crimson.

Boom! Boom!

The purple crystal longsword and blood-red blade clashed repeatedly in midair; boundless power erupted across the infinite void, sweeping in all directions.

“Challenger, your strength is indeed formidable—even stronger than mine!”

The guardian laughed after using his shield to block Lu Qingshan’s attack: “But now my blade and shield work in tandem—breaking my defense is nearly impossible. Go train for a few more years. Then, you might pass me.”

“Not necessarily!”

Lu Qingshan snorted, then erupted.

The purple light swirling around his body instantly converged, fully concentrating into his crystal longsword.

“Heaven Thunder Break!”

Lu Qingshan roared, and a streak of purple swordlight shot through the air, directly striking the yellow-clad guardian.

This technique, “Heaven Thunder Break,” was a secret art Lu Qingshan had created over the past million years. Though currently at a basic level, because it was his own creation, its power was astonishing—even surpassing his other techniques.

The yellow-clad guardian, seeing Lu Qingshan’s sudden surge, dared not meet it head-on—he decided to block with his shield and counter afterward.

Pfft!

But at that moment, the brilliant swordlight Lu Qingshan had slashed seemed to have eyes—it veered sharply just before reaching the guardian, skimming past the shield’s edge and severing the guardian’s neck in one stroke!

The twelfth layer of the Sky Bridge, passed!

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