Virtual Universe, Tongtian Bridge Plane.
Luo Feng, dressed from head to toe in armour and combat boots, appeared in the centre of the island. The guardian of the Tongtian Bridge Plane, Bafen, looked over in surprise and said with a smile, “It has been almost ten years, hasn’t it? How come you have never come to challenge the Tongtian Bridge even once? Which of your other companions doesn’t come to challenge it several times every year?”
“I have been cultivating, and I did not want to get distracted.” Luo Feng smiled as he walked over.
“Hm?” Guardian Bafen looked at the black haired young man before him in surprise. He felt that something about this young man seemed different.
“I want to challenge the Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge. Can I enter now?” Luo Feng asked.
“No one is at the Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge,” Guardian Bafen said with a smile.
“Thanks.”
Luo Feng moved, and instantly, swish, swish, swish, a string of afterimages was left behind. His real body had already arrived on the Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge.
“Feels different now.” Guardian Bafen muttered to himself.
The Jiuyu Tongtian Bridge stretched across the endless seawater, extending all the way to the end of heaven and earth.
Luo Feng had already passed the first level, so he flew directly to the end of the second level of the Tongtian Bridge. At the end was a huge mass of clouds and mist. A voice came from within the clouds and mist.
“Choose your opponent. You may choose a martial artist, a spirit念 master controller, or a spirit念 master illusionist. Choose any one opponent. Defeat your opponent, and you will have passed the second level of the Tongtian Bridge.”
“I choose…” Luo Feng slowly descended from mid air, the hard soles of his boots landing on the bridge. “Martial artist!”
Whoosh!
A mass of black liquid flew out from the enormous cloud of mist. In mid air, the black liquid rapidly condensed into a mysterious man dressed in black battle clothes and wearing a mask.
The mysterious man carried two battle sabres on his back. He was slightly taller than Luo Feng, yet his entire body still radiated a sharp, formidable aura as he stared coldly at Luo Feng.
“Chi, chi…” Luo Feng raised his right hand and ran his palm over his head. Sharp sword energy swept around his hair, directly cutting off his long hair and restoring it to three inches in length.
Whatever one looked like in reality would automatically be simulated in the Virtual Universe.
“Long hair really doesn’t suit me.” Luo Feng smiled and said softly.
“Hmph.”
The mysterious man, with two battle sabres on his back, looked coldly at Luo Feng. “Take out your weapon.”
“Your wish is my command.” Luo Feng smiled. Weapons instantly appeared in both hands. His left hand slipped into a hexagonal shield, the Absolute Space Shield, while his right hand grasped a Blood Shadow Battle Sabre, the Shadow Gold Sabre.
That was right!
Luo Feng intended to use his sabre technique to challenge the second level. Once he comprehended the first and most basic profound mystery of the origin law of universe space, whether it was sabre techniques, sword techniques, or the Yan Shen Weapon, he could use it.
This was the Dao.
Once the Dao was comprehended, it could quickly be integrated into different weapon based combat methods.
“Hmph!”
The black clothed man let out a cold snort. With a whoosh, he fiercely stamped his foot against the bridge beneath him, charging towards Luo Feng like a bolt of lightning while simultaneously drawing the two battle sabres from his back.
“Come on!” Luo Feng’s eyes suddenly blazed brightly, and his frenzied battle intent erupted!
Boom!
Luo Feng charged forward directly. One figure remained where he was, while another figure appeared in front of the black clothed man.
“Burial!”
Luo Feng’s eyes were sharp, and with a low shout, the Blood Shadow Battle Sabre in his right hand carried an overwhelming ferocity capable of cleaving mountains and splitting seas as it reached the black clothed man.
“So fast!”
The black clothed man was startled and hurriedly crossed his two sabres to block the attack.
Bang!
The black clothed man’s entire body was cleaved down until he was directly kneeling on one knee on the surface of the Tongtian Bridge. He then slid backwards and flew away.
Buzz!
The collision between the black clothed man’s knee and the bridge caused the entire bridge surface to tremble faintly.
“What a heavy sabre.” The black clothed man was secretly shocked, then suddenly leapt into the air.
Whoosh!
The black clothed man soared upwards. Then, six afterimages instantly appeared in mid air, all six holding two battle sabres.
The strangest thing was that the six afterimages were actually displaying different sabre technique concepts while simultaneously attacking Luo Feng.
“Hahaha…” Luo Feng instead charged forward with a wild laugh. “Road to the End of the World!”
Shoo!
The Blood Shadow Battle Sabre in his hand left behind only an extremely ethereal phantom in mid air. It swept past the six afterimages, causing all six black clothed figures to be sent flying. Five of the afterimages immediately collapsed, leaving only the true body.
“Hatred Unceasing!”
Luo Feng instantly appeared above the black clothed man who had been sent flying. His right arm suddenly became thicker, stretching his battle clothes until they were completely filled out. The muscle lines outlined by the battle clothes looked as though they were wrapped in steel bars, appearing incomparably domineering and carrying a hint of madness.
This sabre strike directly smashed down onto the two battle sabres that the black clothed man had barely managed to raise in defence.
Boom!
The black clothed man’s entire body was cleaved downwards. With a bang, he crashed against the edge of the Tongtian Bridge, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then fell directly into the mist filled seawater below.
“I don’t believe it!” A roar rang out from the seawater as the black clothed man charged into the sky.
Luo Feng, however, dived directly down from the bridge, laughing loudly.
“Then I’ll beat you until you believe it!”
“Playing with Shadows!”
“Remnant Dream!”
“Hatred Unceasing!”
“悠悠!”
“Burial!”
“Road to the End of the World!”
Luo Feng seemed to have transformed into an incomparably ghostly martial artist. His strange movement technique caused him to appear in front of the black clothed man again and again.
His sabre techniques were also incredibly powerful. Some were wildly fierce and brutal, some were ethereal and unpredictable, while others were strange and unfathomable.
Every single sabre technique was terrifying. Used alternately, they left the black clothed man completely unable to resist.
“To defeat him using these six moves, I’ll have to spend a little more time.” Luo Feng stepped on the seawater, thinking to himself.
What he was using was precisely the Ghost Shadow Seven Ultimate Sabre that his Mosha Clan clone had been studying all this time.
The Ghost Shadow Seven Ultimate Sabre consisted of seven sabre techniques, namely Remnant Dream, Playing with Shadows, 悠悠, Burial, Epiphyllum, Road to the End of the World, and Hatred Unceasing.
Of course, these names had been translated by Luo Feng from the Universal Language. They were merely his attempt to explain the meanings of the techniques using Chinese.
There was no distinction between strong and weak among these seven ultimate sabres.
Some were suitable for fighting multiple opponents alone, some were suitable for assassination, some were suitable for close combat, and some focused on pure strength.
Moreover, their concepts were also different.
When cultivating the Ghost Shadow Seven Ultimate Sabre, different people would probably have different areas of emphasis.
Among the Ghost Shadow Seven Ultimate Sabre, Luo Feng’s favourite was Epiphyllum, which took its meaning from the fleeting bloom of an epiphyllum.
Back then, when the Mosha Clan clone studied the Ghost Shadow Secret Manual, it had focused on cultivating this move.
Epiphyllum was an assassination ultimate technique. It gave one the thrill of dancing on the edge of a blade. It was used in an environment where one fought almost body to body with an opponent.
In the universe, because powerful experts were extremely fast, even martial artists would not maintain a body to body distance from each other at all times.
Epiphyllum was precisely an ultra close combat technique, also known as close quarters combat.
Sabres and swords crossed, and in the brief instant of an epiphyllum blooming, the opponent’s life would be taken!
Because he had spent a long time studying Epiphyllum, after Luo Feng comprehended the first profound mystery of the origin law of universe space, he was immediately able to integrate that first profound mystery into Epiphyllum.
As for the other six sabres of the seven ultimate sabres, he had not yet had time to make them compatible with the first profound mystery.
Previously, Luo Feng had relied purely on the advantage of his ten years of secluded cultivation and his superior law comprehension to suppress his opponent!
Luo Feng descended from mid air and landed on the surface of the Tongtian Bridge.
“Trying to kill me won’t be that easy.” The somewhat battered black clothed man descended onto the bridge while holding his two battle sabres. However, his eyes were cautiously fixed on the black haired young man before him.
“The sabre technique I’m about to use is called Epiphyllum.” Luo Feng smiled at the black clothed man. “It is your honour to die beneath this move.”
“Hmph.” The black clothed man snorted coldly.
Whoosh!
Luo Feng instantly charged towards the black clothed man. The Blood Shadow Battle Sabre that he had originally been holding in a forward grip instantly changed to a reverse grip.
An incomparably beautiful arc of sabre light suddenly flashed!
“Ah!” The black clothed man’s eyes widened. “No!”
Buzz!
The battle sabres in both his hands instantly seemed to transform into countless sabre shadows, completely surrounding his own body.
Clang!
The beautiful arc of sabre light collided with the sabre shadows.
“Blocked it.” The black clothed man relaxed inwardly, then became puzzled. “Why is it so light?”
Luo Feng’s ghostly figure, accompanied by that suddenly flashing arc of sabre light, arrived in front of the black clothed man. The distance between the two was not even two metres.
His ghostly figure shifted slightly, and the arc of sabre light flashed again. It directly slipped through the gap between the battle sabres. It was so fast that before the opponent could react, it had already pierced through the black clothed man’s throat.
Puff!
The sabre tip that had pierced through his throat swept upwards, directly cleaving open the black clothed man’s head. Blood splashed everywhere.
“Too fast…” The black clothed man’s eyes were wide open. Before he could finish speaking, he died, then transformed into black liquid and merged into the white mist.
Ghost Shadow Seven Ultimate Sabre, Epiphyllum!
“Exactly, it is speed.” Luo Feng flipped his hand and placed the Blood Shadow Battle Sabre in front of him. He gently blew on it, sending the drops of blood on the sabre rolling away. A hint of a smile appeared in his eyes.
“An epiphyllum blooms for only an instant. Following the most fundamental arc of the spatial oscillation ripples, this sabre is truly fast, and truly ruthless!”
After comprehending the first profound mystery of the essence of the spatial laws, Luo Feng’s sabre strike was finally worthy of the name Epiphyllum.
As for the other six ultimate sabres, they merely possessed the form without the essence.
“Third level!”
Luo Feng looked at the third level of the Tongtian Bridge extending upwards after the white mist before him dispersed.
“For the third level, I can’t be too conspicuous. Sabre techniques are, after all, what the Mosha Clan clone excels at. I’ll use the Yan Shen Weapon for the third level.”
Luo Feng thought to himself. The strongest weapon of his Earthling original body was still his spirit念 weapon.
He then rapidly soared into the sky and rushed along the third level of the Tongtian Bridge towards its end.
……
Chaos City, Tong Nan King’s residence.
True Yan King, Tong Nan King, and Longyu King sat together.
“You’re leaving this soon?” True Yan King asked in surprise.
“I’ve been in Chaos City for nearly twenty days. I’ve observed everything I needed to observe. Bolan and Rong Jun are the most outstanding, while the other few each have their own characteristics.” Longyu King smiled lightly. “It is also time for me to return and meet with the Venerable.”
Tong Nan King frowned slightly.
“Hm?” True Yan King suddenly frowned and exclaimed in surprise.
“What happened?” Tong Nan King and Longyu King both looked over in surprise.
“It is that kid Luo Feng. Luo Feng has passed the second level.” True Yan King could not hide his joy and said with a smile, “Just now!”
“The second level?” Longyu King nodded. “After all, Luo Feng is one of the outstanding ones among them. He should have passed the second level long ago. Although he is behind the others now, he is only slightly behind. Wu Ka and Qian Shui did not pass the second level until their ninth year.”
“No, he passed the second level through close combat!” True Yan King hurriedly said.
“Close combat?”
Tong Nan King and Longyu King were both greatly shocked.
Everyone specialised in their own field. A controller was a controller, and a martial artist was a martial artist. Powerful experts devoted themselves to one aspect, while Luo Feng, this genius, was a controller.
“He passed the second level relying solely on close combat? His close combat ability is not weaker than Wu Ka, Long Yun and the others.” Longyu King’s eyes lit up. “Let’s go, hurry to the Tongtian Bridge Plane.”
“Let’s go.” Tong Nan King hurriedly agreed. At least Longyu King would not be leaving for the time being.
“Hahaha, I knew he was extraordinary when I took a liking to him back then, wasn’t I right?” True Yan King laughed loudly. In his heart, however, he muttered, “This kid… His close combat ability is actually comparable to Long Yun, Wu Ka and the others. What a monster.”
Whoosh!
The consciousnesses of the three super existences instantly entered the Tongtian Bridge Plane of the Virtual Universe network.