Chapter 100: Madness

In the Virtual Universe Tongtian Bridge plane, Zhou Yang's figure suddenly appeared.

"Ha ha, Zhou Yang, long time no see you trying the Tongtian Bridge; the geniuses from your cohort come to challenge once or twice every year."

Guardian Bafin smiled and greeted him.

"How about it, do you have confidence to pass the Seventh Layer this time?"

Among the geniuses recruited for this year's Genius Battle, four stood out: Zhou Yang, Bolan, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun.

To date, Zhou Yang and Bolan have both cleared the Sixth Layer of the Tongtian Bridge, Luo Feng cleared the Fifth Layer, Rong Jun cleared the Fourth Layer, while the others' highest achievement is the Third Layer.

Among the four, Zhou Yang is the most dazzling, because he passed the Sixth Layer in the fifteenth year after arriving in Chaos City, whereas Bolan only barely succeeded three years ago.

Thus many people, including Bafin, pay particular attention to him.

However, in the subsequent fifteen years, Zhou Yang never attempted the bridge again, leading to some debate over his reputation.

Some think he is quietly consolidating, aiming to surge through the Seventh Layer in one go.

Others believe his potential is exhausted; he shone early but lacks stamina, otherwise why hasn't he dared to try in fifteen years?

"Zhou Yang, go for it, many big figures are watching you!"

Guardian Bafin casually reminded him.

"Don't worry, I won't disappoint everyone!"

Zhou Yang gave a faint smile, his figure turning into a streak of light that instantly surged into the mist of the Tongtian Bridge.

"So confident? Then I really have a good show to look forward to."

Guardian Bafin's eyes lit up, and he immediately began sending a mass Email.

In the Virtual Universe Yuxiang Mountain, on the training ground of the Primitive Zone.

Bolan, clad in a white robe, casually swung a Blood Sword; where the tip swept, faint fine black cracks continuously surfaced.

Suddenly his brows furrowed, he lightly tapped the air, and a screen instantly materialized before him, displaying an Email.

"The peerless genius Zhou Yang, who emerged in the Million Eras, challenges the Tongtian Bridge again after fifteen years."

Bolan whispered it softly, and a rare smile briefly appeared on his usually ice‑mountain visage.

"That guy finally shows some activity!"

Compared to when he first entered Chaos City, he now lacks a hint of arrogance, but gains a more restrained edge.

His figure vanished instantly, and the next second he reappeared on the Tongtian Bridge plane.

On the rooftop of a residence in Chaos City, Luo Feng, clad in dark red blood armor, slowly opened his eyes.

A terrifying aura enveloped him, making his whole presence appear domineering and ferocious.

"Huh, Yangzi is finally going to try the Tongtian Bridge again, let's take a look."

In the manor of the Virtual Universe Taichu Zone, Rong Jun, who had been quietly seated, meditating a secret technique, suddenly looked up, his eyes widening enormously!

"Damn, still have to go through."

"Zhou Yang is going to try the Tongtian Bridge again, hurry, hurry and see!"

One after another, geniuses—and even some Immortal powerhouses watching Zhou Yang—quickly arrived at the Tongtian Bridge plane.

Soon, the beautiful island at the center of the Endless Jade Sea was packed densely with a huge crowd.

"Bafin, start the video playback!"

A powerful Immortal with two huge sharp horns atop his head spoke.

"Yes, Lord Longyan!"

Guardian Bafin of the Tongtian Bridge raised his hand and brushed aside, instantly a massive screen materialized at the island's center.

……

"Swoosh~"

Zhou Yang's figure surged forward rapidly, soon reaching the endpoint of the Seventh Layer.

The Seventh Layer Tongtian Bridge stretches directly into the boundless starry sky.

At the far end of this Seventh Layer bridge, a small meteor several kilometers in diameter hovered.

Zhou Yang, bearing an Ancient Simple Long Whip, stood on the bridge, gazing at the hovering meteor.

"Choose your opponent—Warrior, Controller, or Illusionist—pick one and defeat him to pass the Seventh Layer," a hoarse voice emanated from the meteor.

"Controller!" Zhou Yang said.

Bang!

A fragment of stone broke off the meteor's edge, slammed onto the bridge, rolled, and instantly transformed into a mysterious figure clad in a blue battle suit and wearing a silver mask.

The figure also stood on a Flying Star Plate, with a dark‑green Ancient Simple Long Whip slung on its back.

"Universe‑Level little guy, long time no see, so, are you confident of defeating me this time?"

The blue‑clad man replied, his voice hoarse and low.

"Come try it!"

Zhou Yang chuckled lightly.

The next second, countless streaks of light shot out from the dark‑green Ancient Simple Long Whip behind him.

For an instant, endless brilliance flashed; emerald blades bore strange secret patterns that surged, instantly forming a vast green world.

Within this green world, threads of sharp silver blade light criss‑crossed, as if to tear the whole space apart!

The blade light criss‑crossed, green radiance glittered, and both the Space Origin Law and the Wood Origin Law were simultaneously triggered.

"Swish!"

All the scenery above the meteor vanished, leaving only an endless expanse of blade‑light world!

Source Divine Weapon Sixth Layer—'World of Soldiers'—activated!

"Progress is considerable."

The man in blue nodded, restraining his contempt.

In the next instant, countless streams of light flickered behind him, and another 'World of Soldiers' instantly took shape!

"Come on!"

"Kill!"

The man in blue and Zhou Yang roared simultaneously!

Boom! Boom~~~

The two massive 'Worlds of Soldiers' collided, instantly unleashing astonishing momentum.

Strands of silver blade light continuously collided on their own!

However, the silver blade light Zhou Yang gathered seemed noticeably larger in size and stronger in power.

Each impact caused the opponent's blade light to tremble violently, even beginning to fragment faintly!

Only a moment later, the man in blue couldn't help but exclaim.

"Your control over the 'World of Soldiers' is so strong!"

"Perhaps it's a rare talent."

Zhou Yang smiled faintly and spoke.

As his words fell, sharp, unrivaled silver blade lights began to form continuously around Zhou Yang.

One, two, three… nine!

A full nine silver blade lights hovered side by side behind him, countless secret patterns swirling within them, the unmatched sharp momentum bursting forth!

"What, nine!"

The man in blue was startled.

As the guardian of the Seventh Layer, he could only gather a single strand of silver blade light at a time.

But the opponent simultaneously manifested nine, making it impossible for him to resist!

"Human Race, geniuses keep emerging…"

A low sigh came from the man in blue beneath his mask.

In the next instant, the nine dazzling silver blade lights erupted, instantly tearing his figure into fragments.

"Hoo!"

The mist blocking the front gradually dissipated, and the winding long bridge continued extending deeper into the Xingkong.

"Seventh Layer, this great hurdle is finally passed!"

Zhou Yang beamed with excitement, his form shifting slightly, and he vanished instantly into the depths of the long bridge!

……

"Really passed!"

On the beautiful central island of the Tongtian Bridge plane, the gathered contemporaneous geniuses, each a powerful Immortal, all shouted in amazement.

Although they had some expectations beforehand, when this scene actually unfolded before their eyes, they were momentarily unable to believe it.

Especially the powerful Immortals, whose lifespans are extremely long, have witnessed countless editions of the Genius Battle.

Because of that, their shock was especially intense!

It should be noted that the Virtual Universe Company holds a Genius Battle every ten thousand years; each edition, those who can pass the Third Layer within the 30 years after arriving at Chaos City are already few, and on average only about one per edition passes the Fourth Layer!

On average, only one out of roughly thirty editions manages to breach the Fifth Layer of the Tongtian Bridge.

In this edition, Zhou Yang, Bolan, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun emerged together, making it unquestionably one of the higher‑quality editions in the history of the Genius Battle.

Nevertheless, even so, they dared not imagine anyone could breach the Seventh Layer within those 30 years!

It should be known that the Tongtian Bridge has a major checkpoint every seven layers; the difficulty increase between the Sixth and Seventh Layers is even greater than the combined difficulty of the previous six layers!

Even the Universe Level elders who have entered the Virtual Universe Company for several hundred to a thousand years are few who can pass this layer!

"Zhou Yang, absolutely a genius emerging in the Million Eras!"

"Lord Kandeli's gaze is like a torch…"

Each Immortal exclaimed in awe.

"Eh, he still wants to break through, could it be…"

On the screen before them, Zhou Yang's episode reached the end of the Eighth Level of the Tongtian Bridge.

A meteorite drifted down, instantly forming the shape of the guardian.

The guardian of this layer still uses the Source Divine Weapon's Sixth Form 'World of Soldiers', but has already attained the 'as one wishes' realm of this form.

The released blade light is no longer limited to a single strand; its emission points shift freely, not confined to in front of the body.

Thus, the opponent's attacks reached a bizarrely unpredictable level.

Now Zhou Yang still cannot achieve the 'as one wishes' level of his blade light.

Facing the opponent's almost ubiquitous attacks, he employed another method!

Behind Zhou Yang, countless streams of light surged out, innumerable secret pattern threads constantly interweaving.

"A solo fight can't match you; how about a group brawl?"

On the screen, a feral grin appeared at Zhou Yang's mouth corner.

For thirty years in Chaos City, aside from contemplating the Chaos Monument, Zhou Yang has been continuously operating the 'Three Souls Nine Refinements' to forge his soul at every moment.

Initially, training on the road for three years amplified his Soul Power five to sixfold.

Now, after thirty years of relentless operation, his Soul Power must have grown to an unimaginable degree!

With such a mighty Soul Power, what effect will it produce when wielding a Mind Force Weapon!

"Boom!"

The next second, endless blade light surged skyward!

One, two… a hundred… a thousand…

Blade rays kept converging one after another; in the blink of an eye, a dense mass of nearly ten thousand blade rays gathered around him, continuously coalescing and hovering in midair.

The unmatched sharp Blade Qi crisscrossed in all directions; its overwhelming momentum seemed ready to tear the very space of the World of Soldiers apart!

Immediately after, endless blade rays burst forth, and the entire challenge space was engulfed in a blinding expanse of silvery Blade Qi.

A moment later, the Light Law that had shrouded the whole space gradually receded.

On the Long Bridge, only Zhou Yang remained, silently hovering.

And the figure of the gatekeeper had completely vanished.

"Heavens! This, this, this—can a Universe Level little guy even do this?!"

On the Tongtian Bridge Plane Plaza, each powerful Immortal stared with eyes wide open.

(End of Chapter)