Chapter 64: The Sealed-King Undying's Surprise, Amplitude Secret Art (6,000-Word Make-Up Update)

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Because the peerless genius Yarves was about to challenge the Yanshan Tongtian Bridge, one after another powerful Undying beings who were normally very hard to meet appeared in succession within the Tongtian Bridge plane.

"Hahaha!" A burly man clad in black armor looked around at the crowd and said with a laugh, "What a rare occasion today — to gather so many Sealed-King Undying in one place!"

A four-armed Sealed-King Undying said with a smile, "Feng Yanwang, this Yarves's talent is in no way inferior to Luo Sha back in the day. Since today he's come to challenge the eighth level of the Tongtian Bridge, naturally all of us have to come witness it!"

"That's right! That Luo Sha was, after all, from the lineage of the Universe Mercenary Alliance. Our Virtual Universe Company hasn't produced such a stunningly brilliant genius in a very long time!"

"I remember that back then, before Luo Sha left Chaos City, she had cleared the eighth level of the Tongtian Bridge. What do you all think — can this Yarves clear the eighth level?"

"I don't think it's very likely! Although this Yarves has taken Zhongshan Country Lord as his master, back then Luo Sha directly took the Lord of Desolation as her master!"

A group of powerful Undying deities who normally found it very hard to gather together were now standing together chatting and laughing.

But just at this moment, after exchanging greetings with Guardian Bafen, Lu Qingshan also flew toward the Heavenly Thunder Tongtian Bridge.

Although most people on the Tongtian Bridge plane were watching Yarves's battle, besides Lu Qingshan, there were also several other powerful experts currently going to challenge other Tongtian Bridges, so Lu Qingshan's behavior was not particularly conspicuous.

But when Lei Huanwang noticed his disciple, he was suddenly slightly taken aback: "Qingshan?"

"Lei Huanwang, what's wrong?" Another Sealed-King Undying nearby noticed the surprise in Lei Huanwang's eyes and could not help but ask.

"That little fellow who just entered the Heavenly Thunder Tongtian Bridge is my newly accepted disciple!"

Having recovered his composure, Lei Huanwang said with a smile, "This time he should be going to challenge the thirteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Tongtian Bridge. I wonder if he has a chance to clear it?"

"Why don't we just watch together?" a Sealed-King Undying said casually, then with a wave of his hand, Lu Qingshan's challenge scene immediately appeared in midair.

Seeing another screen appear in front of Lei Huanwang and his companions, although the surrounding Sealed-King Undying were somewhat surprised, they did not pay it much mind and instead continued watching Yarves's battle on the giant screen.

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The thirteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Tongtian Bridge was on the surface of a massive star, with the bridge's surface extending from the endless starry sky.

Sizzle sizzle……

Endless flames surrounded the area.

When Lu Qingshan's figure appeared here, a low, deep voice rang out from within the entire star: "Choose your opponent — Warrior, Controller, or Illusionist. Choose one of them, and defeating them will allow you to pass the thirteenth level."

Lu Qingshan immediately responded, "I choose Warrior!"

Rumble rumble!

The moment Lu Qingshan's words fell, clusters of burning flames on the star's surface began to converge together, ultimately transforming into a burly man wearing a fiery-red mask and clad in fiery-red battle armor.

"Little fellow, it has been several thousand years since I last saw you!"

The Red-Clad Man looked at Lu Qingshan and asked with great interest, "You've come this time — do you have the confidence to clear my level?"

"Of course!" Lu Qingshan said with a smile.

"Very well!" Seeing the confidence in Lu Qingshan's eyes, the Blue-Clad Man immediately laughed and said, "Then let me see just how much progress you've made over these years!"

Boom!

The moment the Red-Clad Man guardian's words fell, a resplendent purple light instantly erupted from the golden longsword in his hand. One after another, incomparably mysterious secret patterns emerged, linking the Thunder Origin Law and the Time Origin Law together.

Then, the Red-Clad Man violently swung the longsword in his hand, and a dazzling sword-light immediately tore through the air toward Lu Qingshan's direction.

"A mere trick!"

Threads of lightning flashed in Lu Qingshan's eyes. His movement technique activated instantly, and his entire body seemed like a phantom as it traced several completely irregular trajectories through the void, instantly dodging the Red-Clad Man guardian's incomparably fierce attack.

At the same time, dazzling purple light also began to shine around Lu Qingshan's body. Streaks of thunder and lightning flashed around him, ultimately all converging onto the longsword in his hand.

"What?"

Seeing the intense fluctuations of the Time Origin Law around Lu Qingshan's body, the Red-Clad Man was even more utterly astonished in his heart.

And just at this moment……

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan violently swung the longsword in his hand, and a sword-light condensed to the absolute extreme immediately tore through the air toward the guardian's direction.

"How is this possible!"

The Red-Clad Man guardian could not help but widen his eyes at this moment. Lu Qingshan's attack was far, far more powerful than his previous attack.

Swoosh!

He wanted to use his movement technique to dodge Lu Qingshan's attack, but that sword-light was like a bone-corroding poison, relentlessly pursuing him from behind.

Puchi!

In the end, that dazzling sword-light still viciously slashed into the guardian's body, cutting him clean in two at the waist!

For a moment, fresh blood flew everywhere. The Red-Clad Man guardian's broken, bisected remains crashed heavily onto the bridge's surface.

Tongtian Bridge, thirteenth level — cleared!

Lu Qingshan did not pause at all, swiftly flying toward the fourteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Tongtian Bridge.

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Tongtian Bridge plane, central island.

Just as most people were still feeling shaken because the peerless genius Yarves had cleared the seventh level of the Yanshan Tongtian Bridge, the several Sealed-King Undying beside Lei Huanwang were feeling surprised because Lu Qingshan had cleared the thirteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge.

In fact, Lu Qingshan had now broken through to become an Undying, and he was also the disciple of a Grandmaster of the Heavenly Thunder lineage like Lei Huanwang. Being able to clear the thirteenth level of the Heavenly Thunder Tongtian Bridge could only be considered barely passing.

And the reason they felt surprised was entirely because, during Lu Qingshan's challenge, they had discerned that Lu Qingshan had already comprehended the essence of all the Time Origin Law.

"Who would have thought this little fellow had already comprehended the essence of the Time Origin Law!"

"Truly remarkable!"

"Exactly! It's one thing for a peerless genius like Yarves to embark on the path of analyzing the Shi Shi Jian Ben Yuan Law, but who would have thought we'd encounter another little fellow who has comprehended the essence of all the Time Origin Law!"

At this moment, the several Sealed-King Undying beside Lei Huanwang all wore expressions of astonishment.

One must know that analyzing the essence of the Time or Shi Shi Jian Ben Yuan Law is an extremely difficult matter, but it is also one of the prerequisites for becoming a Sealed-King Undying through comprehension of Laws.

In the vast universe, most powerful experts, at the start of their cultivation, mostly directly comprehend the Origin Laws. Although this method of cultivation is relatively simple at the beginning, it becomes slower and slower in the later stages.

Especially after becoming a Sealed-Marquis Undying, if one wishes to continue growing stronger, besides improving various combat methods, one must comprehend the essence of all of an upper-tier Origin Law!

And if, from the very beginning of cultivation, you gradually unravel the fundamental principles of the universe's operation, your eventual achievements will be far higher!

"Truly remarkable!"

Standing beside Lei Huanwang, Jing Lei Wang couldn't help but exclaim: "Lei Huan, your disciple's foundation is incredibly solid! Though his current strength is still far behind, given time, he has a very real chance of one day becoming a King Immortal!"

Hearing this, Lei Huanwang felt a deep sense of pride: "Jing Lei, how does my disciple compare to your former pupil, Luo Gen?"

Originally, Lei Huanwang had taken notice of Lu Qingshan precisely because Luo Gen, a peerless genius of the Thunderline, had become Jing Lei Wang's disciple.

"Luo Gen?" Jing Lei Wang paused slightly, then continued: "That's hard to say! Under my guidance, that young man has indeed embarked on the path of unraveling the origin of time's fundamental laws!"

"If he can persist, his future achievements will certainly not fall short of your disciple's!"

"But you all know—the path of unraveling the essence of fundamental laws is unbearably arduous. Aside from geniuses like Yarvis, who appear once in eons, even the most gifted others require immense time."

"Luo Gen was originally in the Primordial Secret Realm, but because he was unraveling the origin of time's fundamental laws, he has since been demoted to the Initial Secret Realm. Watching those who were once weaker than him gradually surpass him—his inner pressure is unimaginable! Over a hundred years ago, Luo Gen mentioned to me his desire to abandon the path of unraveling time's fundamental laws. Though I advised him to persist, I'm not certain he can hold out until the end!"

"Indeed!"

Hearing Jing Lei Wang's words, another King Immortal beside him also sighed: "This method of unraveling the essence of cosmic laws demands not only extraordinary comprehension, but also immense mental fortitude!"

"For champions of each generation's Genius War or Strongest War—if they chose to directly contemplate fundamental laws, they might breach the Fifteenth Level of the Thunder Tianqiao in tens of thousands of years. But if they choose the path of unraveling the essence of laws, even after a million years of cultivation, they may still fail to fully comprehend all its origins. Such a vast gap in power makes it nearly impossible for them to persist!"

"And during constant research and analysis, if one grows restless or impatient, all effort collapses at the last moment! I once had a disciple who did exactly this—he reached halfway along the path of unraveling time's fundamental laws, then abandoned it. Now he remains trapped at the peak of Marquis, unable to fully comprehend the sixth mural of the Thunder Chaos Stele after countless eons!"

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As Lei Huanwang and the others marveled at Lu Qingshan's potential, Lu Qingshan had already reached the end of the Fourteenth Level of the Thunder Tianqiao.

"Choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, or Illusionist. Defeat one to pass the Fourteenth Level." A deep voice echoed from within the heart of the star.

"Illusionist!" Lu Qingshan replied swiftly.

In truth, by pure law comprehension alone, Lu Qingshan's current strength was insufficient to pass the Fourteenth Level of the Thunder Tianqiao!

After all, if one could pass the Fourteenth Level through law comprehension alone, their divine force could be restructured and upgraded to Eight-hundredfold Boundary Lord power!

But Lu Qingshan's divine force was merely Six-hundredfold Boundary Lord power!

His reason for choosing the Illusionist was to gamble—relying solely on his immense willpower.

"Boom!"

Clusters of blazing flames on the star's surface instantly converged, forming a lean man wearing a crimson battle armor, standing atop a flying shuttle, his face hidden behind a red mask.

"Human Immortal, I've never seen one like you before!"

The voice of the Fourteenth Level guardian was ancient: "I hope you can pass my trial—granting my existence even one more purpose!"

"I will," Lu Qingshan replied with a smile.

"Human Immortal, you strike first!"

The guardian said casually: "If I strike first, you won't have a chance to act."

"Then take this!"

Lu Qingshan did not underestimate him. Facing the Fourteenth Level guardian, no amount of caution was excessive.

"Boom!"

The purple crystal longsword in Lu Qingshan's hand instantly blazed with brilliant light. Countless threads, inscribed with mysterious law patterns, linked together, and a terrifying sword beam infused with boundless thunder energy suddenly appeared before him.

"Go!"

Lu Qingshan flicked his sword lightly—the terrifying sword beam shot straight toward the lean man atop the shuttle.

Where the sword beam passed, the surrounding space twisted violently.

"Destroy!"

Facing this terrifying sword beam, the lean man showed no panic—he simply reached out and pointed directly at Lu Qingshan.

"Hum!"

With that single finger, an invisible, formless soul force instantly descended into Lu Qingshan's mind.

Immediately, Lu Qingshan's thoughts grew sluggish—even the sword beam hurtling toward the lean man began to stall.

The Fourteenth Level guardian's illusion attack was indeed extremely powerful—top-tier below Marquis Immortals!

"Human Immortal, my strength is beyond what you can handle!"

The lean man smiled: "To pass me, you'd better return and train for a while longer… what?!"

The guardian stared at Lu Qingshan in utter shock.

Lu Qingshan's expression was calm and composed—as if he had never been touched by any illusion.

"This illusion is far weaker than the ones on the Seventeenth Island of the Illusion Sea!"

"Even without activating any soul defense technique, it cannot affect me in the slightest!"

Lu Qingshan carefully sensed the power of the illusion—and felt a faint disappointment.

"Hum!"

The previously stalled sword beam surged forward again, accelerating toward the lean man.

"Kill!"

With his illusion attack nullified, the once-calm lean man's eyes instantly blazed with lethal intent!

Behind him, a longsword transformed into a purple streak of light, hurtling toward Lu Qingshan—space shattered along its path.

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan immediately directed his own sword beam to intercept.

"Slish!"

Though blocked by the sword beam, the lean man's longsword pierced straight through, shattering the entire beam, then accelerated to its maximum speed.

"Come on!"

Lu Qingshan roared, his body instantly becoming a streak of light as he charged forward.

In battle between Warriors and Mentalists, the key is closing the distance swiftly—to maximize advantage.

"Incredible speed!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan suddenly unleash astonishing speed, the lean man responded with equal timeliness.

He was seen manipulating his thought-force weapon to attack Lu Qingshan while simultaneously stepping on a long shuttle to swiftly retreat, evading Lu Qingshan with extreme elegance.

"The Human Race is Immortal! Although you withstood my illusion art, your comprehension of laws is still far too poor, so you should return and cultivate for a longer period!"

Watching Lu Qingshan fall into a disadvantage in the battle, the lean man could not help but speak out to remind him.

"That is not necessarily so!" Lu Qingshan replied quickly.

Although the Sky-Connecting Bridge is mainly used to test comprehension of laws, it can also influence the outcome of the trial in aspects such as willpower, body amplification, soul amplification, and secret arts.

And Lu Qingshan dared to attempt this trial not only by relying on powerful willpower but also because he possessed other trump cards.

That was a precious body-amplification secret art he had successfully cultivated during this past period of time: the Lei Ting Phantom Body!

The soul has soul amplification strength!

The body has body amplification strength!

Like the "World-Ending" and "Nine Layers of Thunder Blade" created by Hong and Lei Shen on Earth in the original work, secret arts of such a level are as numerous as stars in the vast universe, countless in number.

However, secret arts like the "Nine Layers of Thunder Blade," although termed amplification secret arts, are actually merely body-force secret arts, belonging entirely to the development of physical strength.

Under normal circumstances, reaching a body-force output of one hundred allows one to perfectly control every ounce of strength within the body.

And reaching a body-force output of one hundred is also the limit under normal circumstances!

The same logic applies.

Thought-force amplification strength, being able to simultaneously wield one hundred flying blades while keeping every single flying blade at maximum attack power, is also a limit achievable under normal circumstances!

However, this refers only to normal circumstances.

Utilizing the body and soul with one hundred percent perfection is something every Immortal Deity can achieve.

Even many peak Domain Masters can achieve this point.

After all, only by perfectly mastering one's own body and soul does one have the chance to break through and become an Immortal Deity!

But in the vast universe, there are still many supreme experts capable of exceeding the limits to explode their body and soul power!

For instance, exploding with two times, three times, or even more...

And to truly surpass the limit under normal circumstances, one naturally requires some very special secret arts, or even special treasures!

Such secret arts and treasures are extremely valuable even in the vast universe, enough to make countless alien Hei Fengwang of ordinary clans envious beyond measure!

For instance, the inheritance of the Demon Sound Divine General obtained by Luo Feng in the original work, or the "Original Body Heaven and Earth" and "Beast God Transformation" cultivated by Luo Feng, and so on...

Taking one hundred percent perfect utilization of one's own power as the standard of '1', in the universe, the amplification limit achievable by the body and soul is one hundred times!

No matter how precious the secret art used, no matter how many amplification secret arts are cultivated... the highest limit is one hundred times.

Of course, in most races of the vast universe, amplification secret arts capable of reaching the hundred-fold limit are undoubtedly extremely rare; even reaching ten-plus times is extremely uncommon!

And as a peak race, the Human Race possesses thousands of Zifeng Zunzhe, and even more than a dozen Universe Masters, so naturally they possess many amplification secret arts.

And the Lei Ting Phantom Body cultivated by Lu Qingshan is one of them, with a price in the Virtual Universe Company's treasury reaching ten billion points.

The Lei Ting Phantom Body was created by a Zifeng Zunzhe of the Heavenly Thunder lineage and is divided into six layers.

First Layer: 2-fold amplification, price 100,000 points;

Second Layer: 4-fold amplification, price 1 million points;

Third Layer: 8-fold amplification, price 10 million points;

Fourth Layer: 16-fold amplification, price 100 million points;

Fifth Layer: 32-fold amplification, price 1 billion points;

Sixth Layer: 64-fold amplification, price 10 billion points.

It is said that the creator of the Lei Ting Phantom Body is currently researching the Seventh Layer of the Lei Ting Phantom Body; once research succeeds, this Lei Ting Phantom Body will be considered the absolute top tier among countless amplification secret arts of the entire Human Race!

However, as a precious amplification secret art, the cultivation conditions for the Lei Ting Phantom Body are also extremely harsh!

Merely the First Layer requires completely comprehending the essence of the Time Origin Law!

As for the Second Layer, it requires completely comprehending the fifth diagram of the Heavenly Thunder Chaos Stele!

Although Lu Qingshan previously spent one million points to purchase the first two layers of the Lei Ting Phantom Body, he had only successfully cultivated the First Layer.

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan shifted his mind and instantly unleashed the Lei Ting Phantom Body!

Buzz!

He was seen as the thunder domain surrounding Lu Qingshan's body contracted, while a faint dark purple halo began to permeate his entire skeleton and skin, making the whole person appear as if wearing a suit of dark purple battle armor.

At the same time, the battle boots under Lu Qingshan's feet began to release endless light, causing his speed to instantly reach its peak.

"What is this?"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan's speed explode once again, the lean man could not help but reveal a look of shock on his face.

However, his reaction was also extremely swift; he was seen continuing to manipulate his thought-force weapon to attack Lu Qingshan while simultaneously pouring his divine power madly into the flying shuttle beneath his feet.

But unfortunately, after Lu Qingshan unleashed the Lei Ting Phantom Body, his speed increased explosively, and within such a short time, he simply had no time to dodge.

"Die!"

After rushing to the side of the lean man, Lu Qingshan suddenly shot out the purple crystal long sword in his hand, instantly piercing through the other party's Marquis Meixin!

The body of the trial guardian crashed heavily onto the surface of the Sky-Connecting Bridge.

Sky-Connecting Bridge, Fourteenth Layer, Passed!

"Finally won!"

A smile appeared on Lu Qingshan's face, and he then flew towards the Fifteenth Layer of the Sky-Connecting Bridge.

Although he knew it would be difficult for him to pass the Fifteenth Layer now, experiencing the strength of the Fifteenth Layer's trial guardian was still possible.

And when facing the Fifteenth Layer's trial guardian, Lu Qingshan chose a Martial Artist as his opponent.

Facing this strength that already belonged to the Marquis-sealing level, even with Lu Qingshan's full-force explosion, he could not last a single move!

In the end, without any surprise, Lu Qingshan fell at this stage, stopping at the fifteenth layer!

Slept from seven o'clock last night until ten o'clock this morning, had two injections today, finally the fever is gone; let's see in a while if I can write another chapter.

Also, today I saw some readers say I'm padding, which is simply too unfair; to avoid this Sky-Ascending Bridge trial being similar to the previous plot and causing everyone aesthetic fatigue, I specially wrote a genius like Alvis, I've really tried my best to see...

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