Chapter 79: First Temporal-Spatial Method

A few days later.

The Throat-Sealing Celestial and the Sinful Celestial led Zhou Yu to the checkpoint behind Thousand Star Island.

It was also the final stage of the Moon Under Pool—Wan Ren Road.

"Wan Ren Road offers countless combat methods," the Throat-Sealing Celestial explained to Zhou Yu:

"When you enter, you will face opponents who use exactly the same spells and divine abilities as you; all external forces are identical. Only your combat style differs. If you wield sword technique, the Wan Ren Road opponents will fight you with the Moon Under Pool's sword technique; if you wield blade technique, the Moon Under Pool opponents will use blade technique against you. Defeat ten opponents, and you have cleared Wan Ren Road."

"The ten opponents grow stronger one after another; among the Celestials who came to Thousand Star Island on their own, only Jue Ming has cleared this stage," the Sinful Celestial added.

"I and the Throat-Sealing Celestial each defeated five and six opponents respectively; we are still far from success.

Back then, Xu Jiu, who was killed by a plot of the Great Dream Celestial, managed to reach the eighth opponent, and the Great Dream Celestial was also at the eighth opponent."

"The Great Dream Celestial could see that the eighth opponent was also a petty person; fortunately, Daoist friend Qian Yu killed him, preventing him from ever harming the Three Realms again," the Throat-Sealing Celestial said coldly.

The Moon Under Pool exerts terrifying spatial suppression; during Zhou Yu's earlier battles with the Great Dream Celestial and others, the Throat-Sealing Celestial and his companions were completely unaware.

It was only in the past few days, while everyone was drinking and chatting, that Zhou Yu mentioned this, and they learned that Zhou Yu had eliminated the Great Dream Celestial and all members of Wujian Gate.

No one failed to applaud this news.

It also convinced the Throat-Sealing Celestial and others that Zhou Yu truly has a chance to clear Wan Ren Road; after all, he single‑handedly slew more than twenty Celestials including the Great Dream Celestial, a level of power that is truly astounding.

"Both of you, wait for my good news," Zhou Yu smiled at that moment, saying little else.

Whoosh!

He shifted his form and flew into the Wan Ren Road ahead.

On both sides of the road, massive blades—giant swords and knives—pierced the sky.

Wan Ren Road, as its name suggests, is composed of countless weapons.

After Zhou Yu entered Wan Ren Road, he soon came to a halt.

In front of him, a figure had appeared at an unknown time, clad in a golden robe, looking exactly like Zhou Yu.

"I am the First Guardian; look at that sword blade," the golden‑robed figure said, pointing to a massive sword blade where another silhouette emerged, beginning to demonstrate a sword technique.

"This is my sword technique; you may watch it three times," the Guardian added.

Hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded and focused his attention.

"This sword technique contains fourth‑level sword power; in terms of completeness, it feels slightly stronger than the hammer method I used on the Swallow‑Heaven Demon in the Red Bright Realm battlefield," Zhou Yu thought silently.

At that time, although his clone had already entered the Moon Under Pool, the pool's memory‑blocking effect was useless to him; he retained a clear memory of everything that happened outside.

Nevertheless, even though the technique didn't seem particularly strong, Zhou Yu still watched it earnestly for several hours, extracting some subtleties.

"To raise my spatial‑temporal power to the fifth level, I must absorb more varied subtleties and integrate them," Zhou Yu thought.

At that moment, the First Guardian also drew his sword to strike.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

When Zhou Yu unleashed his spatial‑temporal sword technique, the Guardian was defeated in an instant.

"Your sword technique is indeed formidable; I am no match for you," the Guardian conceded.

Zhou Yu kept advancing on Wan Ren Road; each time he fought a Guardian, he would watch a sword technique.

Although all these techniques contained sword power, they grew increasingly profound, and Zhou Yu gained much insight from them.

Unwittingly, his sword power reached the fourth level.

However, this helped little; sword power had only just broken through, still far behind his spatial‑temporal power and incomparable to his formation path.

Even his mental force, after countless simulations and living different lives, continued to evolve.

Soon, the eighth Guardian that had previously blocked Celestials Xu Jiu and the Great Dream Celestial was also defeated by Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was not surprised by this.

When he had fought the Great Dream Celestial before, thanks to his unexpected strike, he defeated the Celestial in three or five moves, showing a huge gap between them.

"Ninth Guardian, cleared,"

Zhou Yu quickly defeated the ninth Guardian, pressed on, and soon faced the tenth opponent.

"Qian Yu Tian Shen, your sword technique is indeed impressive; you have a strong chance of clearing my stage and becoming, after endless ages, the second Celestial to leave the Moon Under Pool," the Guardian said with a smile, looking at Zhou Yu.

They were also eager for a Celestial to succeed.

"I hope so too," Zhou Yu smiled.

"First, watch my sword technique," the Guardian pointed at a distant sword blade, which instantly began demonstrating a sword technique.

The technique was exquisitely refined; it took several days to complete three repetitions.

Zhou Yu stood there, countless details of the technique flashing in his mind; he judged his chance of clearing the stage to be about eighty percent.

However, when the Guardian swung his sword, Zhou Yu chose not to fight and swiftly withdrew from Wan Ren Road.

He had promised to escort the many Celestials out, so now he needed to return and bring them along.

At the edge of Thousand Star Island, the Throat-Sealing Celestial and the Sinful Celestial stood waiting, and behind them nearly two hundred other Celestials looked on expectantly.

Wow!

Zhou Yu flew back from Wan Ren Road, and everyone rushed forward, surrounding him.

"Daoist friend Qian Yu, how is it?" they asked, looking at Zhou Yu.

"I have reached the tenth Guardian,"

Zhou Yu said, "I have seen the tenth Guardian's sword technique; I am fully confident I can clear it."

Upon hearing this, the many Celestials were silent for a moment, then erupted into excitement.

"Heavens, after countless years, am I finally about to leave?"

"Brothers, wait for me; I will return!"

Ahhh!!!

Every heavenly god was howling, fully venting their emotions.

Friends, I have gained some insights from this trial; I will first retreat into seclusion for a period, and then attempt the trial again.

Zhou Yu spoke again at this moment.

Good, Fellow Daoist Qian Yu, continue your cultivation; we will naturally not disturb you, and if you need anything, just speak up.

The many heavenly gods all agreed, and everyone soon departed.

Zhou Yu then waved his hand and took out an immortal abode; he entered it and began recalling the ten sword techniques he had seen in this trial.

These ten sword techniques, overall, are characterized by the word 'deceptive'; their sword angles are like a heavenly horse galloping through the sky, impossible to defend against!

However, no matter how strange the sword technique, it ultimately exists within normal spacetime; my spacetime sword technique excels at traversing spacetime, and under spacetime transformations it naturally becomes harder to defend against—just as when I first incorporated a hint of spacetime mystery into my sword technique on the battlefield of the Red Bright Realm, the Evergreen Sword Immortal could not withstand it at all.

Zhou Yu absorbed the essence of those ten sword techniques into his own combat method, and he also felt moved.

The God of the Bei Xiu World is truly impressive; these ten sword techniques have indeed given him considerable inspiration. This is just him alone; each of the other heavenly gods attempting the trial has their own specialties, yet they all gain considerable help from them.

All that can be said is that the realm of the God of the Bei Xiu World is indeed extremely high.

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye three years passed.

Within the immortal abode, Zhou Yu's spacetime technique finally took complete shape.

At this moment, as soon as he moved his form, spacetime shifted, leaving afterimages in different spacetime continua; with a single sword strike, hundreds of sword images from various spacetimes thrust forth simultaneously.

These sword images are the traces left by Zhou Yu's sword as it passed through different spacetimes, and each is a genuine attack.

This spacetime technique shall be called 'Mist Shadow,' Zhou Yu thought to himself.

This technique differs from the 'True Explanation of Spacetime' he learned from Ancestor God Mu Liu.

The 'True Explanation of Spacetime' is extremely intricate, involving many aspects.

And 'Mist Shadow,' although it can be a sword technique or a movement technique, its core is solely spacetime traversal.

It can be said that, in the direction of spacetime traversal, the mysteries contained in 'Mist Shadow' already far surpass those of the 'True Explanation of Spacetime'.

'Mist Shadow' having been created, I am only a step away from the fifth level of spacetime power," Zhou Yu said with a calm gaze.

This is quite natural; in spacetime he has accumulated experience from many worlds, especially the Devouring Stars World, having just become the Master of the Universe, relying on the laws of time and space.

Although these two great laws are not equivalent to the 'Way of Spacetime,' their assistance to Zhou Yu is undoubtedly great.

Even as Master of the Universe, if he does not walk the path of spacetime, he will naturally gain the ability to control spacetime, naturally letting Zhou Yu's understanding of spacetime surpass his previous level by a large margin.

Moreover, his Seven-Star Vine Clone's path is precisely the spacetime road, and the secret art he prepares to create is likewise a secret of the spacetime road.

All of this has made Zhou Yu's accumulation deeper than it appears, and with the boost of his several talents, he naturally soon reached this step.

(End of Chapter)