Chapter 178 - The Mortal Bridge (2/2)

As Lin Felin stepped on the bridge, she was stunned and warily smiled. The Mortal Law of Shield.

Ya Qinqan had a solemn expression. The Mortal Law of Axe.

Yan Qiu smiled softly. The Mortal Law of Softness.

Xiantu Yu stared at Shin Xuanji, his eyes filled with competitive aggressiveness. The Mortal Law of Hair.

Shin Xuanji only looked with an odd expression behind his mask. The Mortal Law of Bone.

Various expressions filled the faces of the participants. Not a single one obtained a Mortal Law they knew. The bridge could read the soul and give one an entirely different law than you've comprehended before.

Day 1: No one comprehended their concept. Not a single participant took a step.

Day 3: Xiantu Yu comprehended his concept before everyone else, the Hair of Steel Spikes. It was intermixed with his Metal Law, allowing it to be exceptionally powerful. It was similar to the Archery of Pure Destruction, containing both Mortal and World.

Day 4: Xiantu Yu reached his 73rd step. His comprehension into his conceptual law was faster than all others.

Day 5: Several other members comprehended their own concepts, taking their first steps. Yan Qiu was among them.

Day 10: Xiantu Yu reached his 450th step, Yan Qiu - 378th. Ya Qinqan - 296th. Lin Feilin - 283rd. Shin Xuanji - 1st.

Day 15: Many were shocked that Shin Xuanji didn't take a single step. While Xiantu Yu had already passed the 665th step, reaching 670th. Yan Qiu - 542nd. Ya Qinqan - 413th. Lin Feilin 407th.

Day 22: Xiantu Yu - 880th. Yan Qiu - 732nd. Ya Qinqan - 727th. Lin Feilin - 733rd. Shin Xuanji - 1st.

Day 29: Xiantu Yu - 999th. Yan Qiu - 1000th. Ya Qinqan - 1000th. Lin Feilin - 1000th. Shin Xuanji - 1st.

At this day, Xiantu Yu's eyes were bloodshot. Dozens of participants had already passed, but he couldn't take that final step! He felt infuriated even if he had done better than 99% of the participants, this one step plagued him considerably.

In truth, he made a crucial mistake. The merging of conceptual arts made it exceptionally difficult to comprehend. This could be seen by, despite being a Non-Entity, Yan Zaizen's comprehension into the Archery of Pure Destruction was the slowest.

This was due to one fact: the synergy requirement of mixing two very different laws. Even to this day, Yan Zaizen has only reached the perfect-Force level. This made it countless times harder to master, adding the stressful atmosphere of a time-limit and personal pride, one could imagine how that would end.

When others saw this, especially the high-ranking spectators, they could only shake their heads in disappointment. With his current mental state, it was unlikely that he'll pass this trial. The Xiantu Emperor's eyes when he looked at this son of his turned increasingly apathetic. This would be a major hit to his face if his own son couldn't pass his trial.

As for Shin Xuanji, his eyes were in a misty haze. At the moment, he was comprehending the Blood Iron Bone. It intermixes blood with bone, especially his own concept of the Black Iron Blood with the bone equivalent. It was miraculous and he had a faint feeling that blood and bone were as complex as space and time despite being mortal laws.

”Last Day!” The powerful voice announced. Shin Xuanji snapped out of his state. He was confused for a second but then he realized the situation. He took a step, then another, and another. Before long, as if he was walking across a park, he passed all others.

When he reached the 999th step, his gaze stopped at Xiantu Yu. It flickered with a trace of pity. Then, he walked the 1000th step.

Xiantu Yu roared ferociously seeing the blood-red oni mask with eyes of pity looking at him. Looking at him?! At this moment, he drew upon his potential and mind, focusing entirely on the task at hand. He became lost in a miraculous feeling of absolute focus.

In this state, he felt he could reach it! He could do it! The final step was within reach and all others could only envy his talent, not pity it!

”Time's up!” The voice announced. The bridge's amplifying effect abruptly ended. All participants left their state of comprehension. For those who passed the 1000th step, they had gleeful gazes. But…

Their eyes drew upon a single figure that once held imperialistic aura so strong he resembled the Xiantu Emperor himself. He had eyes filled with a blankness. He stood there like a blind man with zero focus in his gaze.

Yan Zaizen saw this and he couldn't help but shake his head. Pinaka said with deep pity, ”To think he would recklessly dive into his concept like this...such potential, wasted.”

In the cultivation world, one could undergo something called cultivation deviation. It's when you lose yourself in cultivation or cultivate improperly. Normally, if done for the Essence or Bodily Path, you could suffer severe injuries, only in worse case scenarios does one suffer death.

However, laws are interconnected with the soul. If one experiences it during soul cultivation, they could lose themselves entirely. Never to return. It was far worse when trying to perceive the heavens. You can get lost in the Heavenly Domain. Unless someone can be equivalent or exceed the heavens to extract your consciousness, you were essentially dead.

”...” The crowd was silent. To think that the Xiantu Emperor's son...died...just like that?

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