Chapter 501: One hundred and forty-seven days! The twenty-first level of the Heavenly Bridge!

Beyond verifying his own insights, the Heavenly Bridge served another key purpose for Chu Yang: acquiring points.

During his one hundred years in Chaos City, he enjoyed a ten-fold point acquisition benefit—a perk granted to all new core members of the Virtual Universe Company.

For Chu Yang, however, this benefit held a massive advantage, as he was, after all, an Immortal. Even without his heaven-defying comprehension, forcing his way through the Heavenly Bridge would not be difficult.

To put it bluntly, this was equivalent to the Virtual Universe Company giving him free points.

The Wu Zhou Heavenly Bridge had twenty-nine levels in total. The point reward for clearing the first level was one thousand, the second was two thousand, the third was four thousand, and so on, doubling with each level.

Under the ten-fold point benefit system, the reward for the first level was equivalent to ten thousand points, doubling thereafter! Clearing the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge granted permanent residency in Chaos City.

Under normal circumstances, anyone capable of clearing the eighteenth level of any Heavenly Bridge was at least at the level of an Invincible King.

Once one cleared the eighteenth level, besides permanent residency in Chaos City, they also earned the qualification to establish a sect within the city.

The fifty-two Chaos Tablets represented fifty-two schools of thought, and within each school, there were powerhouses capable of establishing sects and preaching the Dao.

Because the fifty-two Chaos Tablets varied in depth, the number of levels for their corresponding Heavenly Bridges also differed.

The lowest was twenty-one levels, and the highest was thirty-two.

The only Heavenly Bridge with thirty-two levels corresponded to the Giant Axe Chaos Tablet! The Wu Zhou Heavenly Bridge, with twenty-nine levels, was already considered a top-tier Chaos Tablet.

Clearing the eighteenth level represented an Invincible King, while clearing the twenty-first level was equivalent to a Universe Country Lord, also known as a Universe Venerable.

To clear those extremely profound Heavenly Bridges, one would even need to reach the level of a Universe Overlord or even a Universe Master!

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Virtual Universe, Heavenly Bridge Plane.

This plane was formed by an endless ocean, and the only land within it was a beautiful island.

There were fifty-two ports along the edge of the island, each extending into an endless long bridge that seemed to connect to the end of the horizon.

Fifty-two long bridges hovered over the ocean, a magnificent sight.

After entering the Heavenly Bridge plane, Chu Yang appeared directly on the plaza in the center of the island, where a man wearing a black star-patterned robe stood not far away.

This man had four ears but no nose. Chu Yang's arrival caught him slightly off guard, but he immediately smiled and walked up to greet him.

The man asked tentatively, "The Universe Genius Battle has not yet ended. A new face appearing here at this time—you must be His Highness Chu Yang, right?"

Chu Yang nodded and said, "It is me."

The man introduced himself, "I am Bafen, the Guardian of the Heavenly Bridge plane."

Usually, when introducing himself to core members, the man would add that he preferred to be called the Guardian rather than by his name.

But facing Chu Yang, he did not insist on this principle.

Because Chu Yang's status within the Virtual Universe Company was too special and too dazzling.

His status as the Chief of the core members when he first joined the company was enough to make many high-level executives treat him with courtesy.

Now that the news of Chu Yang becoming the fourth disciple of the Original Ancestor had spread throughout the entire Virtual Universe Company, no one dared to show him the slightest disrespect.

In terms of status alone, although Chu Yang was only an Immortal God at the peak of the King level, he was already comparable to a Universe Master.

One must know that the entire Virtual Universe Company only had five Universe Masters! Four of them were Chu Yang's fellow disciples, and one was even his junior. Who would dare to be disrespectful to him? "Mr. Bafen, I wish to challenge the Wu Zhou Heavenly Bridge," Chu Yang said with a smile, stating his purpose.

Three and a half years ago in the Initial Universe, he might have politely called Bafen "My Lord."

But today, let alone within the Virtual Universe Company, even looking at the entire Primitive Universe, few people were worthy of being called "My Lord" by him.

This was not Chu Yang being arrogant; as the fourth disciple of the Original Ancestor, his every word and action outside represented his master's sect. Being overly humble would be inappropriate.

To this, Chu Yang could only say...

The Original Ancestor's name is indeed useful! "The Wu Zhou Heavenly Bridge is currently empty, Your Highness Chu Yang, you may enter directly." Bafen remained all smiles, not the least bit dissatisfied by Chu Yang's form of address.

Chu Yang nodded, then his figure flashed, and he flew directly toward one of the fifty-two Heavenly Bridges.

On the stone tablet at the head of the bridge, the two characters "Wu Zhou" were clearly written.

After Chu Yang entered the Heavenly Bridge, Bafen muttered with some emotion, "It has been a long time since I've seen anyone contemplate the Wu Zhou Chaos Tablet..."

Soon, Chu Yang reached the end of the first level of the Wu Zhou Heavenly Bridge and was blocked by a massive cloud of mist.

Only by defeating the opponent would the mist dissipate, leading to the next level.

"Choose your opponent. You may choose a Warrior, a Spirit Reader Controller, or a Spirit Reader Illusionist. Choose any one opponent; defeat your opponent, and you will pass the first level of the Heavenly Bridge," a voice echoed from the mist.

Chu Yang thought for a moment and said, "Controller."

The Spirit Reader Controller was considered the strongest in terms of offensive power among the three at the same level.

The next moment, a mass of black liquid flew out of the mist and transformed into a mysterious figure wearing a black mask.

The voice from the mist spoke again, "Defeat him, and you can enter the second level of the Heavenly Bridge."

The mysterious figure stepped on a Dark Cloud Shuttle and carried a dark gold weapon on his back—the Yan Shen Weapon, one of the nine great weapons for Controllers.

But immediately after, the mysterious figure did not attack directly; instead, he stared at Chu Yang in a daze and said, "Immortal? An Immortal coming to challenge the first level of the Heavenly Bridge?"

Damn it...

Isn't this bullying? The Heavenly Bridge would suppress the guardian to the same level as the challenger.

But the problem is...

Since Chu Yang was an Immortal, the Heavenly Bridge naturally did not need to suppress the guardian's level.

However, the Heavenly Bridge would not raise the guardian's level either, and the upper limit for the first-level guardian was the peak of the Universe level.

An Immortal fighting a Universe-level opponent was almost effortless.

Chu Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will suppress my level."

The mysterious figure fell silent, clearly having encountered this situation for the first time.

But as a guardian, he did not hesitate much and charged over with his Dark Cloud Shuttle.

The result of this battle was self-evident; even after suppressing his level, Chu Yang still won easily.

His comprehension of the Time Origin Law was already there, and he had already comprehended the first diagram of the Wu Zhou Heavenly Bridge to the extreme, so he naturally wouldn't be stopped by the first level.

In the next half hour, Chu Yang was unstoppable, clearing the first seven levels of the Wu Zhou Heavenly Bridge in one go before finally stopping.

The guardian of the seventh level had already reached the level of initially comprehending the second diagram of the Wu Zhou Heavenly Bridge, the Arrow Diagram. Chu Yang benefited greatly during the battle; he came to challenge the Heavenly Bridge mainly to verify his own insights and accelerate his speed in contemplating the Wu Zhou Chaos Tablet.

There was little point in blindly clearing levels, so he prepared to digest what he had gained from this battle before continuing.

Leaving the Virtual Universe, Chu Yang went to the City Lord's Mansion and began his seclusion in the cultivation chamber of the Wu Zhou Chaos Tablet.

Clearing seven levels of the Heavenly Bridge in a row earned him seven opportunities for contemplation, each lasting seven days, totaling forty-nine days.

Under normal circumstances, after every seven days, if someone wanted to enter, Kanderi would open the door and wake the person in the chamber.

But since no one in Chaos City below the level of Universe Venerable was contemplating the Wu Zhou Chaos Tablet besides Chu Yang, this step was skipped.

Upon learning that Chu Yang had come to contemplate the Chaos Tablet, no Universe Venerable would be in such a rush as to disturb his seclusion.

Thus, Chu Yang simply started a cycle in the cultivation chamber.

Using the insights gained from battle, he contemplated the Wu Zhou Chaos Tablet, then went to challenge the Heavenly Bridge again to "renew" his contemplation time.

Through this process, Chu Yang's speed in comprehending the Time Origin Law increased significantly.

After all, this was facing the Wu Zhou Chaos Tablet directly; it was equivalent to having many profound mysteries laid out before him, which was several times faster than contemplating outside.

If he could stay in the cultivation chamber indefinitely, Chu Yang was even confident that he could fully comprehend the Wu Zhou Chaos Tablet and the Time Origin Law within three years! But this was ultimately unrealistic. When his seclusion reached the one hundred and forty-seventh day, Chu Yang finally walked out of the cultivation chamber.

And this news once again shocked the high-level executives of the entire Virtual Universe Company, even causing quite a stir in Chaos City!

One hundred and forty-seven days—what did this mean? It meant Chu Yang had cleared the twenty-first level of the Heavenly Bridge! It also meant he possessed law comprehension and application comparable to a Universe Venerable! But everyone knew that Chu Yang was still just an Immortal, and one who had just broken through to the Immortal level before joining the Virtual Universe Company!

This speed of strength improvement and law comprehension was simply too sensational, wasn't it?

Moreover, the Wu Zhou Chaos Tablet followed the path of the Time Origin Law, yet Chu Yang had broken through to the Immortal level using the Gold Origin Law! If he could comprehend a superior origin law across systems so quickly, how terrifying would his speed be if he contemplated the Space Origin Law? This made everyone realize one thing: as long as Chu Yang broke through to become a Universe Venerable, it wouldn't be long before he could break through to become a Universe Master! What they didn't know was that if Chu Yang hadn't been accumulating a certain foundation in the Primitive Universe, his speed of strength improvement and realm breakthrough would have been even faster.

Virtual Universe, Thunder Island, in a manor.

"You came to see me today, presumably because of Chu Yang, right?"

The Chaos City Lord sat in a pavilion, looking at the Ice Peak Master opposite him with a smile.

The Ice Peak Master nodded, then said with some emotion, "Our little junior brother is truly too monstrous!"

"But there is one thing I have never understood: Master Brother, why did you make such a decisive decision back then, suppressing all opposing voices, to take him in as a disciple on behalf of Teacher?"

"Could it be that you already saw his extraordinary nature from that time?"

The Chaos City Lord shook his head and said, "I am not Teacher. How could I have seen through him without having met him?"

"I was just gambling, gambling that the company's high-level executives wouldn't easily agree, and eventually, I gained a three-year buffer period."

"These three years have been enough to prove everything."

"Now it seems, my decision was not wrong..."

The Ice Peak Master laughed, "You have always been flawless in your calculations."

The Chaos City Lord shook his head and said, "But I still miscalculated, or rather, I underestimated his talent."

"Perhaps he will become the second person in human history capable of rivaling Teacher!"

The Ice Peak Master was silent for a moment, then asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

"Keep him in Chaos City until he cultivates to become a Universe Master?"

The Chaos City Lord shook his head again, "Although that is the safest way, without life-and-death tempering, even with a high realm, he will ultimately be unable to withstand the storms."

"We cannot waste his talent just because of our own selfishness."

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Chaos City, on the terrace of a small building.

Luo Feng slowly opened his eyes, looked at the one hundred and eight characters on the terrace wall, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked:

"Babata, has anything major happened recently?"

Babata exclaimed, "You finally finished your contemplation!"

"Not only has something major happened, it's practically turned the sky upside down!"

"Chu Yang actually cleared the twenty-first level of the Heavenly Bridge!"

"He is only an Immortal! And he has already reached the height of a Universe Country Lord!"

Babata became more and more excited, "He broke through to the Immortal level with the Gold Origin Law, yet at the Immortal stage, his speed in comprehending the Time Origin Law is so fast!"

"Luo Feng! This means that once he breaks through to become a Universe Venerable, he will definitely become a Universe Master in the future!"

"The agreement you made with him back then—you really hit the jackpot!"

Luo Feng's pupils contracted rapidly, he couldn't help but gasp, then smiled bitterly, "It is indeed a jackpot, but the cost is truly not small."

"If it weren't for the fact that in the Virtual Universe Company, the value of points is greater than cash, the improvement speed of the Golden Horned Beast and the Mo Yun Vine would have been greatly discounted due to lack of resources!"

"Not to mention repairing the Meteorite Star ship left by Teacher..."

Since he left the Thunder World until he entered the Initial Universe, about ten years had passed.

In these ten years, Luo Feng had almost been living beyond his means.

His income was already low, and he had to give thirty percent to Chu Yang, plus he attended an auction, which almost bankrupted him.

If it weren't for the fact that his gains in the Thunder World were sufficient, he probably wouldn't be able to maintain the best metal combination to let the Golden Horned Beast improve its realm at the highest speed now.

"If he were just an Immortal, this would indeed be a bad deal."

Babata said seriously, "But Chu Yang will be a future Universe Master, so that's a different story!"

"Even with all the wealth in the world, it's almost impossible to ask a Universe Master to take action!"

Luo Feng nodded and said, "I know, so I'm just complaining. Besides, points are not included in the agreement, so I can make up for the cash shortfall by earning points."

At this point, Luo Feng suddenly became angry. When he first became a core member, the Virtual Universe Company gave him an initial sum of points.

As a result, under Babata's instigation, he spent all the points, so when Zhen Yan Wang pointed him to buy the Piao Xue Secret Manual later, Luo Feng could only stare blankly! "It's time to go challenge the Heavenly Bridge. As long as I pass the first level, I can buy the Piao Xue Secret Manual!"

Luo Feng's eyes were firm, and then he entered the Virtual Universe. (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 502 =====