On the Tongtian Bridge Plane, within the light screen at the center of the island.
Kedi, with blue hair and white robes, holding a long sword, had chosen his opponent—a silver-clad figure also wielding a long sword.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Kedi and the silver-clad figure moved!
Hundreds of thousands of figures appeared, spreading across the entire Tongtian Bridge. White and silver figures continuously clashed and disappeared, accompanied by the clanging sounds of colliding swords. At this moment, both time and space around them were mobilized!
In just a moment, the winner was decided, as Kedi's sword pierced through the silver-clad figure's throat.
As the silver-clad figure's throat was pierced and he transformed into a wisp of clear wind returning to the tornado, there was no longer any obstruction on the Tongtian Bridge Sixth Layer.
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"He passed!"
"Kedi passed the Tongtian Bridge Sixth Layer."
"He passed the Tongtian Bridge Sixth Layer too easily."
Many young people of the same generation marveled. The strength Kedi displayed far exceeded their imagination; he could pass the Tongtian Bridge Sixth Layer with such ease!
"Kedi said he could pass the Tongtian Bridge Seventh Layer, and it seems he wasn't lying now," Manle said.
"Indeed." Ender nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "The Universe Primal Chaos Tablet is truly the most difficult Primal Chaos Tablet. Judging by the strength of the guardian on the Tongtian Bridge Sixth Layer, it's a bit harder than other Tongtian Bridge levels of the same layer."
The Universe Primal Chaos Tablet, after all, requires comprehension of both Time Origin Law and Space Origin Law. Not only is the comprehension difficulty high, but the difficulty of passing the Tongtian Bridge is also high.
"Fortunately, I have three Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clones; otherwise, it would be difficult to catch up to him in Law comprehension!"
"My decision to skip the first two diagrams of the Divine Tree Primal Chaos Tablet and directly comprehend the third diagram to comprehend Space Origin Law was undoubtedly the correct choice."
Ender thought to himself, "The first two diagrams of the Divine Tree Primal Chaos Tablet analyze the essence of the 36 types of Wood Origin Law. After comprehending the first two diagrams, Law comprehension would at least be at the Tongtian Bridge Seventh or Eighth Layer."
"With my talent in Wood Origin Law, I might be able to catch up to Kedi's Law comprehension in the Early Stage, but the gap will widen significantly later on!"
Compared to the Space Origin Law, which has a comprehension limit of the Tongtian Bridge Twenty-First Layer, the Wood Origin Law, as one of the lower Laws, has a much lower limit; full comprehension only reaches the Tongtian Bridge Tenth Layer.
"From the current situation, Kedi is likely to pass the Tongtian Bridge Seventh Layer, which means I will fall behind him by two more layers."
There was no sense of loss in his heart. "This is normal. My Space Origin Law comprehension started slow, and reaching this level within ten years in Primal Chaos City is already very good."
"With my current level of Law comprehension, if my secret techniques keep up, passing the Tongtian Bridge Sixth Layer is only a matter of time."
Ender planned his future development. "After returning, I'll first exchange for offensive secret techniques, then focus on comprehending Laws. The next time I attempt the Tongtian Bridge will be twenty years from now."
"Twenty years from now, I want to make a big splash. Even if I can't catch up to Kedi, I want to make him feel a sense of urgency."
Then, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "With me as his competitor, what Kedi will become in the future is truly interesting to think about!"
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At the end of the Tongtian Bridge, Seventh Layer.
From a small floating meteorite, several kilometers in diameter, a voice came, "Please choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, Illusionist…"
"Warrior," Kedi said.
As his voice fell, a piece of stone suddenly broke off from the floating meteorite. The stone rolled on the Tongtian Bridge surface and transformed into a Warrior wearing blue battle armor and a mask.
The blue-clad figure looked at Kedi and nodded, saying, "To reach the Seventh Layer at Universe Level First Order, you are the most outstanding talent in the past few hundred epochs!"
Kedi nodded faintly, "Mm."
The blue-clad figure shook his head, "I also hope you can pass my challenge, but your chances of winning are slim!"
Kedi urged, "Let's begin."
"Such an impatient young man." The blue-clad figure shook his head helplessly. As his voice fell…
Whoosh!
The next moment, the two moved, countless illusory or real figures spreading across the entire Tongtian Bridge!
Clang, clang, clang…
The sound of colliding blades continuously rang out, as one illusory or real figure after another appeared and disappeared, making it impossible to pinpoint where their true bodies were. This was also a contest of their movement techniques.
After a few seconds, neither had emerged victorious. By this point, Kedi's figures had gradually decreased, but his remaining figures were also becoming increasingly real.
"Hmm!"
The blue-clad figure was somewhat surprised. He had made an error in judgment; Kedi's figures were more deceptive than before.
Clang, clang!
Compared to before, the clashes of their blades were now fewer, mostly occurring when Kedi attacked the blue-clad figure's body and was blocked.
After a few more seconds, the blue-clad figure had fallen into a disadvantage, and his defense became frantic!
Pfft!
Finally, Kedi's sword pierced through the blue-clad figure's head.
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"He won!"
"Kedi passed the Tongtian Bridge Seventh Layer!"
"Too strong! He's already passed the Seventh Layer, and I've only just passed the Tongtian Bridge First Layer."
The young people of the same generation were filled with endless admiration, marveling at Kedi's high level of Law comprehension, especially since he was comprehending the universally recognized most difficult Primal Chaos Tablet, the Universe Primal Chaos Tablet!
"This young fellow's talent is truly exceptional; no wonder he was taken as a Disciple by Venerable Guiyi."
"Just with his current Law comprehension, Kedi can be called a Genius that appears once every hundred thousand epochs."
"He's only been in Primal Chaos City for ten years and still has twenty years left. I wonder what level his Law comprehension can reach, and if he can surpass that Genius from the Huge Axe Dojo."
"If Kedi's talent doesn't fall, our Human Race is highly likely to gain another Universe Venerable in a million epochs!"
Not only the young people, but even the powerful Immortals began to discuss Kedi's talent and future growth.
Seeing Kedi pass the Tongtian Bridge Seventh Layer, Ender said, "Let's go back and Cultivate."
Manle asked, "Aren't you going to watch Kedi challenge the Eighth Layer?"
"No." Ender shook his head slightly, "I need to seize the time to Cultivate. In this Pinnacle Genius Battle of our generation, we can't let Kedi just ride ahead, leaving us far behind in Law comprehension, can we?"
Hearing this, Manle nodded thoughtfully, "You're right, we can't let him get too far ahead in Law comprehension."
"Exactly!" Ender's face held a slight smile, "I need to work hard to catch up to him; I can't let him surpass me by three layers of Tongtian Bridge in Law comprehension."
Manle's mouth twitched. "You mean, watching Kedi ride ahead alone is boring, so you want us to watch a pair of unparalleled geniuses instead?"
Ender smiled, patted Manle's shoulder, and said, "Something like that."
"You, you're really infuriating!"
Amidst Manle's somewhat gritted teeth, Ender left the Tongtian Bridge Plane.
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Yu Xiang Mountain Primal Secret Realm, Manor 115.
Returning to his study, Ender opened the Virtual Universe Company treasury, preparing to exchange for more profound claw-type secret techniques.
"Little Dawn, search for Space Origin Law-type claw secret techniques," Ender gently called out to his virtual assistant.
"Okay, Master." The little elf, Little Dawn, appeared on Ender's shoulder, her small eyes glowing faintly.
Soon, the light in Little Dawn's eyes dissipated, and she said in a pleasant voice, "Master, the search is complete."
Swish!
The treasury exchange interface on the light screen before Ender refreshed, and all the newly displayed items were Space Origin Law-type claw secret techniques.
Although he had passed the Tongtian Bridge Fifth Layer and obtained sixteen thousand points, his points were still somewhat insufficient.
For example, the third volume of the Divine Tree True Solution required one hundred thousand points to exchange. Ender, who had already used many points, naturally couldn't afford it, even with the additional sixteen thousand points.
"Hmm, this secret technique is good, Fivefold Extinction Claw, valued at thirty thousand points."
Ender muttered to himself, "Thirty thousand points, it should be a King-level Immortal secret technique, enough for me to use for a long time."
After looking at a few other secret techniques, he ultimately chose the Fivefold Extinction Claw.
Upon completing the exchange, a secret technique book instantly appeared before Ender. This book was not thick, only about twenty centimeters high, with the four large characters "Fivefold Extinction Claw" written on its cover.
He opened the cover and saw the content of the preface on the first page.
"The Fivefold Extinction Claw has five forms, namely Extinction One, Extinction Two, Extinction Three, Extinction Four, and Extinction Five…"
Reading this, Ender stopped speaking and couldn't help but complain, "The names of the Moves in this Fivefold Extinction Claw are really too casual; they're far worse than the grand and lofty names of the Shadow Seven Absolutes Blade!"
Stopping his complaining, he continued to read and found that this secret technique was indeed good and hadn't wasted his points.
This Fivefold Extinction Claw was a secret technique created by its originator from his weak period and then gradually perfected. Its final Move, Extinction Five, had a maximum power equivalent to the Tongtian Bridge Eighteenth Layer.
Besides Extinction Five, Extinction Four's maximum power was at the Tongtian Bridge Sixteenth Layer level!
Extinction Three's maximum power was at the Tongtian Bridge Thirteenth Layer level!
Extinction Two's maximum power was at the Tongtian Bridge Tenth Layer level!
Extinction One's maximum power was at the Tongtian Bridge Seventh Layer level!
"Maximum" here refers to the optimal power achieved by the secret technique when performed with the corresponding layer of Law comprehension.
If driven by a higher level of Law comprehension, it could also increase its power to some extent, but the increased power would be very limited, far inferior to higher-level secret techniques later on.
This situation is due to the underlying structure of the secret technique; the Law comprehension and secret pattern structure at the time of the secret technique's creation determined its optimal power level.
Many powerful individuals, after their strength improves, especially after a significant Realm advancement, spend a lot of time creating new secret techniques, or at the very least, perfecting previously used ones. Otherwise, their combat power cannot be greatly enhanced.
"With my Space Origin Law comprehension level, I'll first Cultivate 'Extinction One' for a while, then focus on Cultivating 'Extinction Two'."
Ender muttered, "'Extinction Two' will be enough for me to get through my thirty years in Primal Chaos City."
Then, he began to carefully read the Fivefold Extinction Claw, practicing it with one hand as he read.
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Years flowed by, and the time came to Ender's twentieth year in Primal Chaos City.
Virtual Universe, Yu Xiang Mountain Primal Secret Realm, Training Room.
"Junior Brother." Venerable Lingtu asked, "Your Space Origin Law comprehension is already quite high, why aren't you challenging the Tongtian Bridge?"
"Replying to Seventh Senior Brother." Ender respectfully said, "I plan to challenge the Tongtian Bridge just before leaving Primal Chaos City."
"This generation of yours…" Venerable Lingtu smiled and shook his head, "Both Kedi and you have excellent talent, but neither of you is active in challenging the Tongtian Bridge, and you both plan to challenge it only at the last moment."
As one of the highest echelons of the Virtual Universe Company, Venerable Lingtu greatly anticipated his Junior Brother and Kedi challenging the Tongtian Bridge. If they could surpass that young fellow from the Huge Axe Dojo from fifty thousand years ago, that would be even better.
From the current situation, Kedi had a greater chance of surpassing him, while his Junior Brother's chances were very, very small; it would be good enough if he could catch up.
However, he didn't think his Junior Brother was much weaker than the two. Thirty years in Primal Chaos City was just the beginning of a powerful individual's path; there was still a long way to go to become a truly powerful individual.
"As you wish." Venerable Lingtu thought for a moment, then asked, "For the next guidance session, I'll arrive early, in the twenty-ninth year in Primal Chaos City. Is that enough time?"
"Enough!" Ender nodded quickly, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for your accommodation."
"I also want to see how far you can challenge," Venerable Lingtu said with a smile, then asked again, "Are your points sufficient?"
"More than enough," Ender replied, "Currently, I have exchanged for the first and second volumes of Divine Tree True Solution, and the first and second volumes of Time Space Scribbles."
"Although I haven't comprehended the Nine Universe Primal Chaos Tablet, with Senior Brother's guidance, my Space Origin Law comprehension from cultivating Time Space Scribbles has also increased significantly."
"Both follow the path of analyzing the essence of Laws, and both explain Space Law," Venerable Lingtu said. "It's normal for you to comprehend Space Law this way. It's a pity you didn't choose to comprehend the Nine Universe Primal Chaos Tablet back then; otherwise, your progress would have been even faster."
Ender explained, "At that time, I had only just begun to comprehend Space Origin Law, and my Wood Origin Law comprehension was deeper, so it naturally resonated more with the Divine Tree Primal Chaos Tablet."
Hearing this, Venerable Lingtu nodded, "With your talent, you are indeed more suited to comprehend the Divine Tree Primal Chaos Tablet."
He had also heard about his Junior Brother's talent in Wood Origin Law.
Just one month after entering Primal Chaos City, his Law comprehension directly rose from the Tongtian Bridge Second Layer to the Tongtian Bridge Fourth Layer. Such talent was not an exaggeration to call him a favored child of Wood Origin Law.
"Seventh Senior Brother." Ender asked, "I heard that the Huge Axe Dojo produced a super Genius fifty thousand years ago?"
The news about the Huge Axe Dojo's super Genius was something Ender heard when he attended a lecture by a Grandmaster of the Divine Tree Primal Chaos Tablet lineage.
Venerable Lingtu replied, "Yes, a super Genius was born. That young fellow was called a Genius that appears once every million epochs. He reached the Tongtian Bridge Ninth Layer by the end of his thirty years in Primal Chaos City."
"Appearing once every million epochs, and passing the Tongtian Bridge Ninth Layer!" Ender was somewhat surprised, guessing in his heart, "Could this person be Venerable Fire Erosion?"
According to the timeline, Luo Feng's teacher, King Zhenyan, and Venerable Fire Erosion's son, were from the same era.
And King Zhenyan only entered the Virtual Universe Company tens of thousands of years after Kedi's demise, so it can be deduced that Venerable Fire Erosion and Kedi were most likely from the same era.
"Since that young fellow appeared, those guys from the Huge Axe Dojo have been very proud for tens of thousands of years, but now it's hard to say."
"How about this, Junior Brother." Venerable Lingtu smiled, "I won't ask you to pass the Tongtian Bridge Ninth Layer. As long as you can pass the Tongtian Bridge Eighth Layer within your thirty years in Primal Chaos City, then I will tell you a piece of information."
Ender was puzzled, "Information?"
"Yes, information." Venerable Lingtu smiled, "Very useful information for you."
"Very useful information." Ender pondered in his heart, "If it's to pass the Tongtian Bridge Ninth Layer, I have almost no confidence, but the Eighth Layer, I can try!"
After pondering, he said, "Since Senior Brother said so, then I, your Junior Brother, will accept that information."
Venerable Lingtu smiled, "Then I shall look forward to it."
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Time flowed, and the thirtieth year in Primal Chaos City was about to pass…