Qing Yu devoted himself wholeheartedly to comprehending the latter six secret techniques of "Myriad Tribulations," and time passed day by day.
Qing Yu was not the only one making progress in Primordial Chaos City.
About a year and a half after entering Primordial Chaos City, a mail from Ba Fen caused quite a stir among the 1000 geniuses in Primordial Chaos City: "Moka" from the Original Zone successfully passed the first level of the Tongtian Bridge!
About another year passed, and first, You Meng, after absorbing enough primal chaos spirit, returned to Primordial Chaos City for secluded cultivation. Less than two years later, her accumulation finally erupted, and she successfully passed the first level of the Tongtian Bridge!
Immediately after, Huang Li also passed the first level of the Tongtian Bridge.
On the other hand, "Xing Hen," who ranked second in the Genius Battle, had yet to pass the first level of the Tongtian Bridge. The "Great Axe chaos tablet" he chose seemed to have led him into a bottleneck.
In the fourth year after entering Primordial Chaos City, geniuses from the Heaven and Earth Zone and the Doomsday Zone began to pass the first level of the Tongtian Bridge in large numbers.
Meanwhile, in the training ground of Manor No. 114 in the Original Zone, Qing Yu seemed to be in another dimension.
Whenever a secret technique made new progress, or he encountered an intractable bottleneck, he would immediately consult and practice with his teacher, Marquis Tianyi.
Marquis Tianyi watched Qing Yu master the secret techniques at an astonishing speed, and his surprise grew stronger. He clearly felt that his disciple's depth of comprehension and skill in applying the laws of space-time were soaring at an unprecedented rate!
"These latter six secret techniques... he actually managed to master them in just over four years..." Marquis Tianyi looked at Qing Yu in the training ground.
Originally, according to Marquis Tianyi's estimation, even with the guidance of the chaos tablet and soul transformation, if Qing Yu could comprehend these latter six secret techniques in about five years, he would be considered qualified.
He would be very satisfied if Qing Yu could integrate the 18 secret techniques of the first level into one and pass the third level of the Tongtian Bridge within ten years.
However, the reality was that Qing Yu comprehended these six secret techniques in just three years, and then integrated them with the previous 12 secret techniques in just over a year!
"It's time," Qing Yu put away his spear, his eyes sharp. "The Tongtian Bridge... it's time to challenge it!"
In the Tongtian Bridge plane, Qing Yu's figure appeared instantly.
The Warden Ba Fen immediately sensed it, a look of surprise on his face:
"Qing Yu? It's been almost five years since you last came to challenge the Tongtian Bridge, hasn't it? Do you have the confidence to pass the second level this time?"
"I'll know when I try! Warden, I want to challenge the Cosmic Sky Bridge. Is anyone there now?" Qing Yu cut straight to the point.
"The Cosmic Sky Bridge is currently empty, you may go."
Qing Yu stepped into the port representing the Cosmic Sky Bridge. At the end of the second level, a huge cloud of mist surged and emitted a sound.
"Please choose your opponent: Warrior, Controller, Illusionist. Defeat your opponent to pass the second level!"
"I choose Controller!"
"It's you again!" The guardian, transformed from black mist, clearly recognized Qing Yu. "Only five years have passed. I want to see how much you've improved!"
"Let's start directly!" Qing Yu urged.
"Hmph! As you wish."
The guardian's Tribulation Divine Weapon instantly disintegrated!
"Time Imprint Cocoon!"
A giant light cocoon, rapidly cutting and distorting space-time, instantly formed, bringing with it powerful binding and cutting forces, and enveloped Qing Yu!
Qing Yu's eyes were without the slightest ripple. With the same movement, the Tribulation Divine Weapon disintegrated!
A light cocoon, also composed of countless sharp threads, instantly formed in front of Qing Yu!
This light cocoon had a more stable structure, more condensed threads, and the fluctuations of space-time laws it contained were deeper and more profound! It bravely met the guardian's light cocoon!
Boom—!!!
The two giant light cocoons collided violently! Countless threads containing space-time cutting laws frantically twisted, killed, and annihilated each other! Space groaned under the unbearable pressure!
However, the result of this collision was completely different from five years ago!
Qing Yu's "Time Imprint Cocoon" was like a solid fortress, unmoving! But the guardian's light cocoon vibrated violently at the moment of contact, its light flickering, and the threads on its surface began to show clear signs of breaking!
"What?!" The guardian's eyes revealed an unbelievable surprise.
Qing Yu's eyes sharpened. His "Time Imprint Cocoon" suddenly collapsed inward, twisting and killing! The movement was fluid and swift, full of destructive power!
Rip—!
The guardian's light cocoon was like a fragile eggshell, forcibly torn apart and devoured by Qing Yu's more perfect and powerful "Time Imprint Cocoon"! The remaining terrifying cutting force instantly submerged the guardian's figure!
"Second level, passed!" A cold voice sounded, without any ripple.
Qing Yu's footsteps did not stop, and he directly stepped into the entrance leading to the third level.
At the end of the third level, Qing Yu still chose Controller as his opponent.
The guardian of the third level had cold eyes, full of scrutiny:
"To be able to reach here, you have some skill. But the third level is the ultimate manifestation of the comprehension of the first diagram of the universe chaos tablet! Let me see if you are qualified to pass!"
A series of gleaming white circular blades flew out!
"Time Imprint Cocoon!"
A light cocoon, larger than the one unleashed by the second-level guardian, with a more complex and stable structure, and even more terrifying cutting and distorting power, instantly formed!
Qing Yu took a deep breath, his eyes sharp as knives.
"Time Imprint Cocoon!" he low-roared, and the Tribulation Divine Weapon circular blades emitted a clear hum! A similarly massive light cocoon, with an even more exquisite structure and thread movement trajectories imbued with the perfect artistic conception of the first diagram of the universe chaos tablet, bravely met it!
Rumble—!!!!
The two light cocoons, representing the highest understanding of the first diagram "Time Imprint Cocoon" of the universe chaos tablet at the Universe Rank, collided violently like two comets!
A terrifying shockwave instantly swept out, pushing away the surrounding black mist! Countless silver threads were frantically annihilated at the point of impact.
Stalemate!
The third-level guardian's "Time Imprint Cocoon" was indeed powerful! Qing Yu's light cocoon vibrated violently, its light flickering, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment!
"You're doomed to lose. Go back and practice more!" The guardian's eyes burned with fire.
"You're the one who's doomed to lose! Although it's the same highest understanding of the 'Still Water Diagram,' and both use 'Time Imprint Cocoon,' there are still differences in application!"
Although "Myriad Tribulations" was a spear technique, Qing Yu had integrated the 18 secret techniques into one move, and also comprehended the space-time artistic conception when "Yi Yun" created the secret technique. Now, incorporating it into the use of the Tribulation Divine Weapon, it erupted like a furnace!
"To me...Condensation!" Qing Yu roared in his heart!
The originally vibrating light cocoon suddenly stabilized! The internal threads flowed, layered, and twisted at high speed in a more profound way, more fitting the origin of space-time!
The guardian's face changed drastically!
"To me...break!" Qing Yu's eyes narrowed. Under the control of his mental power, the light cocoon smashed down like a heavy hammer!
Hiss—Boom!!!
The guardian's light cocoon finally could not hold on, and was torn apart from the inside and completely crushed by Qing Yu's "Time Imprint Cocoon," which contained the perfect artistic conception of the first diagram! The remaining destructive power instantly crushed the guardian!
"Third level, passed!"