Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

"Oh? You made it through the second level? That looked pretty easy."

In the plaza of the Skybridge plane, the guardian Baffin nodded slightly.

Most of the cosmic-level geniuses absorbed by the five major powers through normal channels can pass through the second level of the Sky Bridge, which is to be expected and nothing special.

However, not all cosmic-level objects are the same.

"This Gao Sheng also participated in the preliminary rounds of the Genius Battle. At that time, he was still at the Hengxing level. In fact, he was stronger than Rong Jun and second only to Bo Lan. This was before he officially began to comprehend in Chaos City."

"The two newcomers from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance this time are quite good. That Ji Qing is actually an illusionist who passed the second level, which is stronger than Nagalesi."

Illusionists are rare, and powerful illusionists are even rarer!

As a super-intelligent being, the Guardian Baffin possesses detailed information on all those who have taken the Skybridge trial.

"If he can get past the third level, that would be terrifying."

Baffin was secretly looking forward to it.

……

The end of the third level of the Mother Ancestor's Sky Bridge.

"You've made it to the third level on your first attempt at crossing the Sky Bridge. Not bad." A glint of light flashed in the mysterious man's cold eyes. "However, I'm not comparable to the person on the previous level."

"Not necessarily," Gao Sheng smiled.

Boom! A surge of red primal force erupted, and a domain instantly appeared. Countless short needles then flew out from the arm, enveloping the entire domain.

The domain disappeared, and a huge fire dragon, seemingly alive, roamed in front of Gao Sheng.

"Serpentfire Realm? I thought you were going to use the Ember God Weapon." In front of the mysterious man, a large number of short needles flew out, and a similar fire dragon appeared.

Whoosh! The fire dragon seemed to be alive as it roared to the sky, and then instantly shot upwards.

"As I expected, if he used the Serpentfire Realm, he was using this fire dragon. If he used the Ashes Divine Weapon, he should have mastered the third level of the Heavenly Blade Style."

Gao Sheng's mind stirred, and his fire dragon immediately met the opponent's fire dragon, striking with its claw!

Bang! Cut!

Two fire dragons were tearing and fighting each other in the air, one lashing out with its claw and the other with its whip.

Bang bang bang bang!

"Impressive!" The rising fire dragon was slashed by a claw, and the entire fire dragon was about to collapse. It quickly injected its mental power to stabilize it.

Crack! Gao Sheng retaliated with a claw strike, and a large amount of scorching heat surged from the dragon's body before stopping.

"The opponent's fire dragon is clearly more agile and integrates well with the laws of space."

The Mother Ancestor Chaos Stele is a chaotic stele of space and the laws of the Five Elements.

Although the Serpentfire Realm is a pure fire-based psychic weapon, the opponent of the Heavenly Bridge can still utilize the laws of space when using it.

If Gao Sheng could integrate his insights from the Void Sword into the Fire Dragon, then others certainly could too.

Trying to take shortcuts? Impossible!

It's not entirely impossible. After all, while using a pure fire-based weapon like the Serpentfire Realm can utilize spatial laws, it's still different from a weapon like the Ashes Divine Weapon, which combines two types of laws.

Because the virtual opponent's understanding of the fire law is much higher than when using the Heavenly Blade Style, it is reasonable that the corresponding spatial law would be set lower, since the opponent can use the fire dragon.

This resulted in Gao Sheng's understanding of the spatial laws surpassing that of his opponent.

While frantically channeling his psychic power to maintain the fire dragon form, Gao Sheng also assessed the situation.

"His spatial laws aren't at a high level, but they're combined very well..."

After a long and intense struggle, many of my ideas were confirmed.

Whoosh! Gao Sheng flew away on the Fire Disc, directly recalling the fire dragon, while hundreds of short needles flew out from his arm.

"My advantage lies in the Law of Fire."

Both are fire dragons at the second level of mastery in the Serpentfire Realm. Although Gao Sheng has a slight advantage, it will still be difficult for him to defeat his opponent.

Boom! The fire dragon disintegrated instantly, and then countless fiery red threads connected all the short needles, and in just an instant, a huge sphere appeared!

The sphere, twelve meters in diameter, spews forth white-hot flames, as if it could incinerate everything.

The third level of the Serpentfire Realm: Fireball Style!

This move can only be used a few days before a promotion, and it requires a much higher level of understanding of the laws of fire than the Fire Dragon Style!

The second level of the Serpent Fire Realm has a huge span. According to Gao Sheng's understanding, it is actually equivalent to the second and third levels of the Ember God Weapon. One fire python requires 96 short needles, eight fire pythons require 768 needles, and then until the eight pythons merge into a fire dragon, it always uses 768 short needles.

However, this third fireball technique uses as many as 1200 short needle components!

The difference between the fireball and the fire dragon can be seen simply by the number of short needles used.

The mysterious man's fire dragon pursuit, soaring flight, and reorganization of the fireball all happened in an instant.

Boom! The fireball appeared and immediately crushed the pursuing fire dragon.

Boom! Space trembled, the fire dragon dissipated, and the giant fireball shuddered slightly before accelerating toward the mysterious masked man chasing from behind. It appeared to roll slowly, but in reality, it arrived in an instant.

"No!" The mysterious man's eyes widened, and *poof*! He was instantly crushed into a charred mess, then burned to ashes.

Whoosh! Gao Sheng sheathed his weapon and flew straight upwards.

The entire Sky Bridge slopes upwards at an angle, and at this point, it is extremely high above the ocean below.

The clouds and mist that had been shrouding the Tongtian Bridge had completely disappeared, leaving only endless gales and cold, thin air.

……

"It passed?" On the plaza of the beautiful island, the guardian Baffin was secretly alarmed.

"So, his strongest element is fire, no wonder he carries a weapon like the Serpent Fire Realm."

Baffin's four eyes darted around. "If he passes the third level, he can also attend classes in Chaos City. According to regulations, I have to report this news."

"No rush, let's wait until he comes out."

……

"I choose the controller."

Whoosh! A man in golden armor flew out from the whirlwind, stepping off the fire plate and carrying two psychic weapons on his back. "A cosmic-level cultivator reaching the fourth level on their first attempt at the Heavenly Bridge, how long has it been since you last appeared?" The golden-armored man observed Gao Sheng. "However, the fourth level is completely different from the first three. I don't think you're the kind of cosmic-level cultivator who has cultivated for tens of thousands of years. You have no chance of passing this level."

"A cosmic-level cultivator who has cultivated for tens of thousands of years?" Gao Sheng muttered to himself.

Yes, the third stage of the 'Path of Glory' is terrifyingly powerful; it would probably require the level of the fourth level of the Sky Bridge to pass through.

If someone at the cosmic level could reach this level of strength without ever having entered Chaos City, they could directly become a core member of the five major powers, regardless of how many years they had cultivated!

In reality, almost no cosmic-level beings would become core members of the five major powers in this way.

Because every ten thousand years, the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Arena will each hold a universe-level battle of the strongest, as long as you have the understanding of the laws of the third level of the Bridge to Heaven, you can compete for the top 1000 in the entire universe.

The fourth level? Even in ten battles of the strongest, perhaps only one will appear.

……

"You make the first move," said the man in golden armor.

Gao Sheng stepped off the fire plate and flew up, 1200 short needles flying out from his arm. Boom! A fireball with a diameter of twelve meters hovered in front of him.

"Fireball? Not bad, no wonder you got here. Too bad, don't think you can get through the fourth floor just because you can use a fireball."

The golden-armored man smiled contemptuously, and 1200 short needles flew out, connected by a large number of red silk threads, and a huge fireball appeared. This fireball was only nine meters in diameter.

Rumble, rumble... The two fireballs spun and rolled, colliding head-on!

Boom! Mars collides with Earth!

No, it's like two stars colliding!

"Not good!" Gao Sheng's consciousness was shaken! His fireball was directly hit and sent flying backward, its surface vibrating violently, and many of the psychic threads connecting the short needle were broken.

"Combine!" Gao Sheng's eyes were bloodshot, and he focused all his mental energy on the fireball with a psychic amplitude of 662.

The repelled fireball quickly stabilized.

"Haha..." The golden-armored man in the distance laughed loudly, "Kid, not all fireballs are the same. You think you can pass the fourth level by just barely combining them? Go home and train for another thousand years on your fireball."

"Yes, it is indeed different," Gao Sheng said with a smile.

The rising fireball, its surface still spewing out large amounts of scorching energy, resembled a white dwarf star.

The fireball of the golden-armored man was as smooth as jade, showing no sign of energy surging, clearly indicating that his power was very restrained.

"Again!" Gao Sheng's fireball, spewing flames, rushed towards the golden-armored man once more.

"You're courting death. Let's see how many more times you can keep this up," the golden-armored man sneered.

Boom! The entire virtual space trembled, and the smooth, jade-like sphere was suddenly bounced up, its surface cracked, and blazing flames shot out in all directions, making it look more like a star than a rising fireball.

"How is this possible!" The golden-armored man stared wide-eyed, hurriedly channeling all his mental energy to stabilize the fireball.

Boom! The rising fireball arrived again, and the fireball that had just recovered was once again deflected.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Blow after blow, finally, on the sixth impact, the golden-armored man's fireball completely collapsed, and then the "white dwarf" crashed down, crushing the golden-armored man into a charred flat plate.

"Hmph!" The fireball split apart and turned into a stream of light that flew back to Gao Sheng's right arm.

As Gao Sheng watched the golden-armored man fade and disappear, he thought to himself, "I haven't reached the fourth level of the Law Realm, but I can still overpower people with force."

"Continue." Gao Sheng flew upwards against the strong wind.

"It's definitely impossible to get past the fifth floor, but we might as well take a look."

On his first attempt to cross the sky bridge, Gao Sheng wanted to make a name for himself!

I'd even risk using my superior telekinetic amplification to cross the Heavenly Bridge, hoping to attract the attention of some top experts who would want to take me as a disciple!

Having a good teacher is very important; they can not only guide your spiritual practice but also provide support.

However, it is very difficult to become an apprentice. Among the thousand people in Luo Feng's class, only Rong Jun was chosen. Even Bo Lan had no one to take him as a disciple.

As for Luo Feng, he should have already been noticed by the True King, but he hasn't passed the third level of the Heavenly Bridge yet, so he probably hasn't become a disciple yet.

……

A sound came from the tornado at the end of the fifth floor.

"Choose any opponent. You can choose one of the following: a martial artist, a mentalist controller, or a mentalist illusionist. Defeat your opponent to pass through the fifth level of the Sky Bridge."

"I choose the controller."

Whoosh! A man dressed in silver armor and wearing a silver mask flew out from the tornado, stepping on the fire plate and carrying two telekinetic weapons on his back.

"You make the first move," the silver-armored man said without any further words.

Boom! A fireball spewing flames appeared.

"What? You passed the fourth level with this?" The silver-armored man stared wide-eyed.

Countless streams of black light flew out from the arm of the mysterious man in silver armor. Connected by numerous threads, they suddenly contracted, and then a dark red bead, tens of centimeters in diameter, floated in front of the mysterious man.

"The fourth level of the Serpentfire Realm, the Sky-Burning Style!" It was Gao Sheng's turn to stare wide-eyed.

"That's right!" the silver-armored man sneered. "Take this."

Whoosh! The red bead streaked across a winding arc and shot directly toward Gao Sheng, causing ripples to spread through the space in its wake!

What is burning the sky?

If the realm lord were to use this move, even space itself would be incinerated!

The silver-armored man was only at the ninth level of the universe level, which is why he only caused spatial ripples.

The fiery red bead shot towards him along the arc of spatial fluctuations with incredible speed. Gao Sheng could only control the large fireball to block it, and it was only thanks to the fireball's size that he managed to block it.

Boom! The fireball exploded, followed by the dark red bead piercing through Gao Sheng's head. Poof! His head turned to ashes.