Chapter 135: Storming the Sky Bridge

Reached Universe-level Ninth Stage; the diameter of the Small World inside the Middle Dantian expanded tenfold, its radius reaching 500 km, and the crystallized soul materializations and Core in the Sea of Knowledge doubled in size.

In three months, many events unfolded among the talents of Chaos City; except for Xiao Yu, everyone else attained a revelation of the Chaos Stele once and challenged the Sky Bridge.

The top performer was naturally Death God Bo Lan, who in one go attempted the Nine‑Universes Sky Bridge, succeeded the first three layers, and failed when trying the fourth.

Rong Jun passed the Great Axe Sky Bridge's first layer and was taken as a disciple by the Nation Lord of the Yuanchen Universe Nation.

Next was Luo Feng, who passed the first layer of the Nine‑Universes Sky Bridge and also attracted the attention of Zhen Yan Wang.

Hong, a few days ago, passed the first layer of the Cosmos‑Origin Sky Bridge, instantly shocking the few hundred talents still alive in this Talent War cohort.

"What? It's only been three months, how did so many die at once?" After emerging, Xiao Yu first went to Hong's residence and learned that dozens had already died in these three months.

He knew the Chaos True Spirit outside the city was formidable and would claim some lives, but he hadn't expected so many deaths.

"If you hadn't given me that treasure, the last time I went hunting the Chaos Beast I might not have escaped death," Hong whispered. "Third brother, thanks!"

"What's our relationship, and you say that!" Xiao Yu waved his hand.

Leaving Hong's training quarters, he didn't go to Luo Feng's place because, when he was in the Virtual Universe, Luo Feng had told him that he went outside the city to hunt Chaos Beasts and hadn't returned yet.

He went straight to the outside of the secret chamber of the Universe Chaos Stele to attain revelation.

Outside a bronze ancient gate towering 120 meters, a benevolent‑looking San Yan Lao Zhe stood smiling.

"Lord Kandeli!" Xiao Yu bowed respectfully.

"You little brat, it's been three months, and you finally came to attain the Chaos Stele; many are waiting for you to storm the Sky Bridge."

The talent Xiao Yu displayed in the Talent War is well known to many high‑ranking human elders.

Many want to see how many layers of the Sky Bridge he can clear after just arriving in Chaos City.

Even Bo Lan, whom he once instantly killed, managed to clear three layers; Xiao Yu's Sky Bridge record can't possibly be weaker than Bo Lan's!

"Go in, there's no one inside," San Yan Lao Zhe, Kandeli, said with a smile.

The Universe Chaos Stele, being the most difficult entry‑level Chaos Stele, has few practitioners in Chaos City, and most of the time it's empty.

"Hmm." Xiao Yu nodded.

The bronze ancient gate slowly opened, and chaotic currents swirled.

Xiao Yu bowed to Lord Kandeli and entered the depths of the secret chamber.

In the chamber, Xiao Yu saw a Chaos Stele, a hundred meters tall and nearly a hundred meters wide, bearing nine illustrations; along its edge were characters in the Universal Cosmic Language—'Universe'. Each picture matched exactly the one seen earlier in the corridor on the "Universe Chaos Stele", yet felt distinctly different.

The first of the nine pictures on the Universe Chaos Stele is a ripple diagram, showing eighteen intersecting water waves.

The second picture is a surface ripple diagram: a pool of water where countless waves collide, splashing into ridges; upon close inspection, there are seventy‑two intersecting water waves.

The third picture depicts oceanic undulation: a planet entirely submerged, countless sea waves, totaling two hundred sixteen intersecting water waves upon close view.

The fourth picture is a star diagram; this planet is formed by innumerable ripples.

The fifth picture is a stellar network diagram, where three hundred sixty stars compose a massive, complex celestial network.

The sixth picture shows a river; as the water flows, the riverbed contains countless pebbles, each resembling a star upon close inspection.

The seventh picture seems to portray a strange lifeform whose body flows like water.

The eighth picture depicts two strange beings merging.

The ninth picture shows an enormously massive strange lifeform, its interior filled with countless tiny strange beings.

Xiao Yu ceased looking at the other images, focusing all his mind on attaining the first ripple picture.

These eighteen intersecting water waves consist of nine distinct ripples meeting another nine distinct ripples.

The soul raced at high speed, and the eighteen ripples continuously transformed in Xiao Yu's mind; initially they were colliding surface ripples, then suddenly became layered ripples splashed by a meteor streaking through the starry sky.

Gradually, Xiao Yu realized that nine of them corresponded to the essence of the Spatial Fundamental Law he had previously grasped, while the other nine ripples embodied the essence of the Temporal Fundamental Law he had earlier perceived.

Xiao Yu multitasked; his powerful soul, like a computer, simultaneously perceived the outward Secret Pattern of the law in his right eye while attaining the first and second pictures of the Chaos Stele in his left eye.

This was aided by what he had obtained from cultivating the first and second layers of "Universe True Explanation" in the Virtual Universe.

He continuously dissected the essences of various Space‑Time Laws.

Immersed in cultivation, Xiao Yu felt no passage of time at all.

The bronze massive gate slowly opened, yet Xiao Yu remained immersed in his revelation.

"Come out!" "Come out!" "Come out!"

The voice echoed repeatedly in his mind, growing louder!

Xiao Yu awoke, feeling a lingering reluctance and extreme discomfort.

He stepped out of the chamber, and Kandeli was smiling at him.

"Feeling reluctant, are you? The first time you attain the Chaos Stele is always like this, but multiple revelations at once are useless; you must turn what you've attained into your own."

"Thank you, Lord Kandeli, for the kind reminder," Xiao Yu said sincerely.

"Little brat, if you're free, hurry to the Sky Bridge in the Virtual Universe; many are anxiously waiting!" Kandeli smiled.

"Understood." Xiao Yu nodded.

He left the City Lord's mansion, returned to his quarters, went up to the third‑floor rooftop, gazed at the outward Secret Pattern in the sky, continuously digesting the gains from his earlier Chaos Stele revelation.

Ten days later, Xiao Yu rose and returned to the quiet room on the second floor.

Virtual Universe, Rain Xiang Mountain No. 114 Estate.

Xiao Yu appeared within the estate.

"Your Highness." Nick, accompanied by servants and guards, performed a series of bows.

"Hmm." Xiao Yu nodded and said, "Request entry to the Sky Bridge."

"Understood."

On Xiao Yu's shoulder, the tiny virtual assistant 'Mist' immediately began contacting the Virtual Universe's central system to submit the request.

Soon a voice resonated in Xiao Yu's mind: "Identity confirmed, Xiao Yu, you have permanently obtained qualification to enter the Sky Bridge. Strive to reach its end. Initiating transmission now!"

Xiao Yu vanished from the estate, entering a special planar space.

The entire space was an endless ocean, with surging sea water.

On the edge of the only island in the ocean there were a total of 52 ports, each extending an endless long bridge that stretched toward the horizon of heaven and earth, as if to connect the distant sky's edge; these 52 long bridges completely covered the sky above the whole ocean.

Walking onto the square, Xiao Yu saw a man wearing a black star‑starry robe; the man had four ears but no nose, and he walked over with a smile, saying, "Hello, Xiao Yu, I am the Guardian Jian Shou Zhe Ba Fen of the Sky Bridge plane, though I prefer to be called Guardian."

"Guardian Sir!" Xiao Yu bowed slightly, "I want to challenge the Universe Sky Bridge."

"Many people are waiting for you to challenge the Sky Bridge; go ahead, that place is the Universe Sky Bridge, and there's no one there now." Jian Shou Zhe Ba Fen pointed at a Sky Bridge and said, "This Universe Sky Bridge has a total of 30 levels, and it is the second highest among the 52 Sky Bridges."

Xiao Yu flew toward the Universe Sky Bridge.

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(End of chapter)