Tongtian Bridge space, island plaza.
Guardian Bevin, seeing Ender pass the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge, began sending emails again, this time with an even wider distribution.
Upon seeing Ender pass the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge on the giant light screen in the plaza, the onlookers were both astonished and began to discuss.
"This… he passed the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge just like that?"
"Unbelievable. Last time his Law comprehension was less than the third level of the Tongtian Bridge. How could he reach the fourth level in just one month?!"
"Is this the benefit of having a Universe Venerable as a teacher? His Law comprehension improved so much after receiving guidance!"
"Too abnormal! Ender's speed of Law comprehension improvement is simply too fast. He's almost catching up to Kedi."
"Compared to Kedi, Ender is still a bit lacking. The former Cultivates both Time Law and Space Law, two higher-level Laws, which cannot be compared to a single lower-level Law!"
Having both passed the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge, people couldn't help but compare Ender and Kedi, especially since they were the top two in this Pinnacle Genius Battle. This made them pay even more attention and anticipation, effectively continuing the Genius Battle ranking dispute.
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"He really passed!"
Manle, also in the Tongtian Bridge space island plaza, was deeply shocked when he saw Ender pass the fourth level of the Divine Tree Tongtian Bridge!
He had some expectations for Ender before; as a friend, he hoped he could pass the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge so he could watch some excitement. But when he actually passed, Manle felt a bit lost.
Because his friend had already passed the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge, and he hadn't even passed the first level. How could he face this!
"I need to Cultivate diligently when I go back." Manle made up his mind, "I will not enjoy delicious food until I pass the first level of the Tongtian Bridge!"
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Virtual Universe, Thunder Island Central Mountains.
In a magnificent palace, Venerable Gu Lun, dressed in fiery red battle attire, received a new email.
"Hmm?" The content of the email surprised Venerable Gu Lun, who said, "Ender has passed the fourth level of the Divine Tree Tongtian Bridge."
He had seen the footage of Ender's last attempt at the Tongtian Bridge. Although his Law comprehension had reached the third level of the Tongtian Bridge, it would still take a lot of time to pass the third level, let alone the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge!
It should be noted that the Tongtian Bridge has a threshold every three levels; the third and fourth levels are completely different in difficulty!
"His talent in Wood Origin Law is truly astonishing." Venerable Gu Lun speculated, "Is this why he was taken as a Disciple by Venerable Lingtu?"
With high talent in Wood Origin Law and comprehension of Space Law, as long as he doesn't fall, his future achievements won't be too low. There's a high probability of becoming a Marquis-level Immortal, and a smaller probability of becoming a King-level Immortal.
"What a pity." Venerable Gu Lun sighed, "If I had discovered his talent earlier, I would have gained a great general under my command in the future."
According to normal procedures, the young talents from this Pinnacle Genius Battle, once they matured, would fall under his command as he presided over the Genius Battle.
Of course, this was just the normal procedure. If an astonishingly talented young one emerged and was taken as a Disciple by other Universe Venerables or even higher-level Universe Masters, then they would no longer be under the Venerable who presided over the Genius Battle, but rather under their teacher.
In the Universe, the relationship between teacher and Disciple is very close. In the eyes of many powerful beings, Disciples can be far more important than juniors in their Family!
Ultimately, for these powerful beings with infinite lifespans, Family descendants are separated by countless generations, and the number of descendants is too vast. Most Family members number in the billions, which leads to a very weak Bloodline and emotional connection between them.
However, a Disciple is different. This is the existence that inherits secret techniques and legacies, so the relationship is naturally extraordinary.
It can be said that if someone betrays their teacher, unless it concerns the bottom line of their race, they will be scorned in the Universe!
"One Kedi, one Ender." Venerable Gu Lun felt it was a pity, "The two most outstanding Geniuses from this Pinnacle Genius Battle have both been taken as Disciples by other Universe Venerables."
Actually, what truly made him feel regret was Kedi!
He had considered taking Kedi as a Disciple back then, but Kedi's performance in the Pinnacle Genius Battle was too astonishing, and Atlas Yu Country Lord already had a master-Disciple relationship with Kedi, which made it difficult for him to take advantage of the situation.
Finally, Kedi was taken as a Disciple by Venerable Guiyi!
And what was Venerable Guiyi's identity? He was a Disciple of Primal Chaos City Lord, the first authority figure of the Virtual Universe Company, and even a Universe Overlord-level powerful being. How could he compete with him?
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Primal Chaos City, in a residence.
Kedi, with blue hair, opened his eyes and opened the email he received. He frowned slightly after reading it.
"Ender has passed the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge," he whispered, "It seems I should also go and attempt the Tongtian Bridge."
Compared to his last attempt at the Tongtian Bridge, he now had a good grasp of passing the fifth level of the Tongtian Bridge.
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Virtual Universe, Yu Xiang Mountain Absolute Beginning Realm, in a magnificent manor.
Whoosh—!
Nuno, with a single horn on his head, ferociously wielded the halberd in his hand. In the training room, where he was alone, he vented the humiliation and unwillingness in his heart!
"Why?!"
"Why?!"
"Why can he pass the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge, while I can't even pass the first level?!"
Nuno roared desperately, "I comprehended the higher-level Law even earlier than him!"
In the vast training room, roars like those of a wounded beast echoed!
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Thunder Island, in a dreamlike, hazy building.
The beautiful Fox Clan woman, 'Fei,' bit her delicate teeth upon seeing the news in the email, her expression one of disbelief.
A soft, enchanting female voice sounded, "What's wrong?"
"Teacher…" Fei said in a slightly trembling voice, "Ender, who is in the same generation as me, has passed the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge."
"Oh?" The soft female voice showed a hint of surprise, "I remember that little fellow only passed the second level of the Tongtian Bridge last time. To pass the fourth level in just one month is a bit exaggerated in terms of progress."
Fei asked with some unwillingness, "Teacher, is it very difficult for me to catch up to him?"
"It's a bit difficult. With the talent he is currently displaying, he is already approaching the level of a Genius who appears once every ten thousand epochs, and he has also been taken as a Disciple by a Universe Venerable. As long as he doesn't fall, his future achievements won't be low."
The soft female voice paused, then comforted her, "However, it's hard to say what will happen in the future. A person's talent is not set in stone, and the Universe is vast and mysterious. You might not necessarily have no chance to surpass him."
"Moreover, you don't need to consider him as a goal to surpass." The soft female voice continued, "He is a Controller, and you are an Illusionist. In the future, you can enslave powerful beings from other races, so you might not be much weaker than him."
After thinking for a while, Fei nodded firmly and said, "I understand, Teacher."
Hearing this, the soft female voice said with satisfaction, "It's good that you can understand."
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Divine Tree Tongtian Bridge.
Ender, who had just passed the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge, was unaware of what was happening outside.
At this moment, what he was thinking about was to try his best to pass the fifth level of the Tongtian Bridge! Swish!
Ender flew quickly along the bridge surface and soon reached the end of the fifth level, where he saw the tornado.
Then, he heard a voice from within the tornado, "Please choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, Illusionist. Choose any one, defeat them, and you can proceed to the sixth level."
Ender said, "Controller."
Boom!
A figure suddenly flew out from the center of the tornado. He was wearing silver-white battle armor, white battle boots, stepping on a wind-piercing cone, and carrying a long green staff on his back. His eyes under the silver-white mask were looking at Ender from afar.
The battle began!
Ender and the silver-clad man simultaneously unleashed Heavenly Net. Thin, greenish-blue vines, thinner than hair, intertwined and connected to form a net.
But the difference was that the Heavenly Net unleashed by Ender was just one giant, sky-covering net, and the greenish-blue light almost obscured the sky!
The silver-clad man, on the other hand, had more than ten small nets. Those more than ten small nets, also with greenish-blue light, were rapidly coiling into small balls.
Seeing this, Ender's pupils constricted slightly, thinking, "This is not good."
The silver-clad man's comprehension of Wood Origin Law and his proficiency in using the Green Vine Pillar were both superior to his. Forming more than ten small nets at once and simultaneously coiling them into small balls was something he couldn't do.
"Your Law comprehension and your use of Heavenly Net are both too poor!"
As the silver-clad man spoke, more than ten greenish-blue small balls, imbued with powerful Law might, shot directly towards Ender.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…!
These more than ten greenish-blue small balls were like more than ten fully charged laser cannons, extremely powerful!
"Block them for me!"
Ender roared in his heart. Under his command, the Heavenly Net pulled down as a whole, shielding his figure.
The more than ten greenish-blue small balls flew at extreme speed, drawing arcs in the air, attacking Ender, who was obscured by the Heavenly Net.
The Heavenly Net blocked the first three greenish-blue small balls that came, but too many greenish-blue small balls followed, and the power contained within them was too strong to resist.
Puff puff puff…!
The Heavenly Net was pierced through, greenish-blue light spots scattered everywhere, and holes appeared on the giant net. Ender behind it was also pierced by those small balls whose power had not diminished!
At this point, Ender failed his attempt to pass the fifth level of the Divine Tree Tongtian Bridge!
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On the island plaza, besides the Geniuses of the same class who watched Ender attempt the Tongtian Bridge, there were also quite a number of Immortals, all of whom were discussing.
"He lost, failed to pass the fifth level."
"Failure is normal, the gap in Law comprehension is not small."
"Indeed, the opponent's speed in unleashing the Green Vine Pillar was much faster than his, and the Wood Law power contained in each small ball was not weak."
Most of these Immortals achieved Immortal status through the Wood Origin Law. They had previously considered taking Ender as a Disciple, which was why they were summoned by Guardian Bevin's mass email.
Swish!
A white light flashed, and Ender, who had failed to pass the fifth level of the Divine Tree Tongtian Bridge, appeared in the Central Square.
He was deep in thought, "Compared to the silver-clad man on the fifth level, my Law comprehension is weaker, but what's even weaker is my use of the Green Vine Pillar."
Suddenly, Manle's voice rang out, "Ender!"
"Hm." Ender turned around and saw Manle walking towards him. "Manle, are you also here to attempt the Tongtian Bridge?"
"I also came to watch you attempt the Tongtian Bridge." Manle said, raising his head and transmitting, "See the people in this plaza? Most of them are here to watch you attempt the Tongtian Bridge."
"So many?" Ender looked around. There were nearly a thousand people in the Central Square.
"Who told you to cause such a sensation!" Manle patted Ender's shoulder. "Passing the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge, you're on the same level as that Prodigy Kedi."
"I can't compare to Kedi." Ender shook his head slightly and transmitted, "Kedi Cultivates both Time Law and Space Law, two higher-level Laws, and is taking the most difficult path of the Universe Primal Chaos Tablet."
Among the 49 Primal Chaos Tablets, the Universe Primal Chaos Tablet is publicly recognized as the most difficult to comprehend because comprehending this Primal Chaos Tablet requires comprehending both Time Law and Space Law, two higher-level Laws.
Because one needs to comprehend Time Law and Space Law, the Universe Primal Chaos Tablet has three comprehension paths, namely:
Mainly Time, supplemented by Space!
Mainly Space, supplemented by Time!
And finally, the most difficult, simultaneous comprehension of Time and Space!
Kedi's comprehension of the Universe Primal Chaos Tablet was following the most difficult path of simultaneous comprehension of Time and Space. Once he succeeded, he would become one of the top existences in the Human Race.
In the original work, Bolan, a Genius of the same generation as Luo Feng, who was hailed as appearing once every ten thousand epochs, had great ambition and initially also followed this path of simultaneous comprehension of Time and Space.
Later, due to the need to comprehend Time Law, his progress in Space Law was delayed, causing him to be quickly surpassed by Luo Feng. If he hadn't realized in time, it would have been questionable whether he could even become Immortal!
Hearing this, Manle nodded and said, "True."
He also knew the terror of comprehending the Universe Primal Chaos Tablet and simultaneously comprehending Time Law and Space Law, two higher-level Laws.
"However," Manle then changed the subject and said with a smile, "After you passed the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge, Kedi should also be feeling the pressure."
"Perhaps." Ender said, "After this attempt at the Tongtian Bridge, I will Cultivate for a long time. My next attempt at the Tongtian Bridge will probably be ten years from now."
Manle was a little surprised, "That long?"
"The number of times to comprehend the Primal Chaos Tablet is sufficient," Ender replied, "I plan to focus on comprehending Laws. The thirty years in Primal Chaos City are precious."
"Even Ender is working so hard, what reason do I have to be lazy?" Upon hearing this, Manle felt something, and he thought fiercely, "Worst case, I won't eat delicious food for these thirty years!"
Afterwards, Ender chatted with Manle for a few more sentences before bidding farewell and leaving.
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Primal Chaos City residence.
After returning to reality, Ender went to the rooftop to comprehend the externally manifested Laws of the Beginning Universe. During the time his Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone was being nurtured, he planned to focus on Cultivating the Wood Origin Law.
In just under a hundred years, he was able to comprehend the Wood Origin Law to this extent, which indicated his exceptional talent in Wood Origin Law. Not to intensely comprehend Laws in this area would simply be a waste.
Once his Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone was successfully nurtured, his talent in Space Law would improve. At that time, using the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone to comprehend Space Law would definitely be faster than comprehending Space Law now.
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As the saying goes, Cultivation knows no time, and three years passed in a blink of an eye.
Ender, who had been comprehending the externally manifested Laws of the Beginning Universe on the residence's rooftop, had grown very long hair and beard. In these three years, he focused on comprehending Laws and had no time to groom his hair and beard.
"Hmm!"
Ender, looking up at the sky, suddenly froze. His heart stirred, his Soul trembled, and he felt a tearing sensation.
"This feeling!" Ender's mind stirred, and he put his consciousness into the world ring on his hand. He instantly understood, "So, it's the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone that's about to be successfully nurtured!"