đź“– Chapter 1298 - Hesitating to Speak
Whether it was the second bridge, the third bridge, or all the way up to the eleventh bridge in the distance, illusory figures could be made out on all of them.
It was just that these figures became fewer and fewer with every bridge. When it came to the ninth bridge, there were only ten figures, and the tenth bridge had only two. As for the final, eleventh bridge… only one figure could be seen there!
Moreover, these figures were all very blurry, and the further back they were, the more blurry they were. It was impossible to clearly see their features.
Wang Baole stared at these numerous illusory figures. He knew that they… were the shadows left behind by people who had once crossed those bridges.
“After today, there will also be… my shadow.” Murmuring softly, Wang Baole turned into a long arc of light as he flew forward.
The first bridge didn’t seem very far from the second, but in fact, there was a massive distance between them. This involved the profundities of the Dao of Space, so even with Wang Baole’s current cultivation, it still took him a few days of flying to near the second bridge.
As he got closer, he could see the second bridge more clearly. Compared to the first bridge, this second bridge was obviously much larger, and its aura more majestic. Wang Baole, standing in front of the bridge, was so small as to be insignificant, but in terms of aura… the aura radiating from his body seemed even more powerful than the one coming from the bridge.
This was because… he was different from all the other cultivators who had come to the second bridge. When others came here, it was because they wanted to cross the bridge and complete the final step to reach Heaven Trampling.
However, Wang Baole’s battle prowess was already equivalent to Heaven Trampling. What he needed was just the blessing of the bridge to increase his power even further.
Therefore, as Wang Baole stood in front of this second bridge, his presence was unparalleled.
After perfecting himself on the first bridge, his aura even seemed to faintly resonate with the second bridge, and rumbling sounds echoed out incessantly.
“He really is extraordinary.” Father Wang, who was still sitting cross-legged in front of the first bridge, lifted his head and looked at Wang Baole with a hint of admiration in his eyes. At the moment, there was another figure next to him – Wang Yiyi.
Wang Yiyi was also staring at Wang Baole. Worry appeared on her face as she turned to look at her father.
“Dad… the second bridge…”
“The second bridge won’t be a problem for him. The gift I promised him isn’t just this.” Father Wang explained.
At the same time, Wang Baole lifted his foot and stepped onto the bridge in front of him. As his foot fell, his whole body trembled, and an invisible force seemed to sweep across him. It was as if something was inspecting him, judging whether or not he was qualified to step onto this second bridge.
A divine will also erupted from the bridge and enveloped Wang Baole’s divine soul, testing to see if his body, mind, and Dao were all complete.
Wang Baole frowned slightly, displeased by this invasive probing. However, since he was a guest of the Immortal Astral Continent and this bridge was a sacred existence for the continent, he suppressed his annoyance and didn’t do anything.
However… as the probing continued, a force of repulsion suddenly burst out from the bridge. It seemed that, although Wang Baole’s body, mind, and Dao were sufficiently complete… since he wasn’t a native cultivator of the Immortal Astral Continent, the bridge judged him as unworthy of reaching Heaven Trampling through it.
Monstrous waves of power rushed into Wang Baole’s right foot that was planted on the bridge, as if to forcibly push him away.
“Huh?” Wang Baole’s eyebrows rose. His right foot remained where it was, solid as a rock. Turning his head, he looked into the distance at Father Wang in front of the first bridge.
“Senior, this bridge…” Wang Baole started to speak, but hesitated.
“If something tries to stop you, what should you do?” In response to Wang Baole’s words, Father Wang spoke calmly with a penetrating gaze.
“Kill!” Wang Baole’s eyes instantly sharpened.
“If someone doesn’t agree, what should you do?” Father Wang asked again.
“Crush them!” Wang Baole replied without hesitation. However, his eyes flickered, and he spoke up again.
“Senior, I understand this, but… I didn’t finish what I was going to say. What I wanted to say was that if I accidentally break this bridge… Senior, I hope you don’t blame me for it.”
When Father Wang heard Wang Baole’s words, he burst into laughter. His laughter spread in all directions, and his expression seemed as if he hadn’t laughed this hard for countless years.
“As long as you can do it, there’s no problem!”
At the side, Wang Yiyi suddenly seemed to recall some bad memories. Her eyes widened and she quickly tugged on her father’s clothes, about to speak. But seeing that her father didn’t seem to care, she swallowed down the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
As soon as Father Wang gave his consent, Wang Baole instantly erupted with power. Ignoring the way the second bridge resisted and rejected him, he lifted his left foot and stepped completely onto the bridge.
The entire second bridge rumbled, and the repulsion coming from it became even stronger. However, no matter how strong the waves of repulsion became, they had no effect on Wang Baole. He continued walking at a leisurely pace along the second bridge.
With each step, the second bridge trembled violently. It was as if Wang Baole wasn’t just walking on the bridge, but crushing it underfoot.
At the spots where Wang Baole’s feet made contact with the bridge, cracks even appeared!
At the same time, the powerful pressure from the bridge seemed to be refining Wang Baole’s already perfect body, mind, and Dao even further.
With each step, his aura became vaster, stronger, and more majestic!
In the end, heaven and earth shook, and winds whipped up across the entire Immortal Astral Continent.
Ordinary people crossed the bridge with reverence in their hearts.
Extraordinary people suppressed the bridge as they crossed it!
If you don’t agree with me, I’ll crush you!
If you stand in my way, I’ll kill you!
What did it mean to be fetterless? It wasn’t hiding from the world or making compromises. Only with absolute strength could one become absolutely fetterless!
This was fetterlessness.
This was the Immortal!
Amid the rumbles, Wang Baole’s figure appeared in the sky of the Immortal Astral Continent. His body, endlessly magnified, was visible to all living beings, as was the bridge under his feet.
At this moment, this second bridge seemed to be… a foil!
Even if it was unwilling, there was nothing it could do as the aura on Wang Baole’s body grew more and more astonishing. However, the second bridge didn’t give in, and the force of repulsion grew stronger and stronger.
At this moment, the entirety of the Immortal Astral Continent appeared in Wang Baole’s divine sense.
This was the unique blessing of the second bridge – a blessing to the divine sense, or to be more exact, a blessing to the will!
The wider a range a cultivator’s divine sense covered, the more information they would receive, and the stronger a will they would need to keep their mind stable. At this moment, in Wang Baole’s divine sense, the Immortal Astral Continent looked different from before.
Its seventy-two domains had transformed into seventy-two golden giants looking solemnly at the sky. Each of these seventy-two giants had eight thousand universes tumbling around within them.
Each of the universes contained one hundred and eight fierce beasts of different shapes and sizes. At this moment, all these fierce beasts were roaring at Wang Baole. To be precise, it was more like they were begging!
Begging him to free them!
At the same time, the numerous cities throughout the Immortal Astral Continent trembled violently, causing countless cultivators to fly out and look at the visage of Wang Baole in the vault of heaven in shock. As quaking swept across the entire continent, phantasmal giant beasts suddenly appeared from every city, simultaneously roaring to the sky in supplication.
This scene wasn’t unfamiliar to the cultivators of the Immortal Astral Continent. Soon, countless people exclaimed in surprise.
“Someone… someone is trampling the heavens!”
“I never thought I would see someone trample the heavens in my lifetime!!”
“Who is he? Why does he look so unfamiliar?”
For the cultivators of the Immortal Astral Continent, although this scene was rare, it had happened several times over the countless years. However, it had been too long since the last time, so most people hadn’t reacted immediately.
Now that they noticed, cries of shock echoed out all across the Immortal Astral Continent.
Wang Baole didn’t pay attention to the commotion down below. At this moment, he could feel the grandeur of his body and mind, and he could sense his will becoming firmer. He moved faster and faster, and his eyes shone as his aura rose drastically. He was about to cry out in elation, but at that moment…
As his foot fell, a rumble suddenly spread reverberated throughout the Immortal Astral Continent.
The bridge collapsed.
All living beings on the Immortal Astral Continent instantly… grew silent.
Everyone looked at the sky with their eyes wide open. Their faces went completely blank.
Even the giant beasts that had been begging and roaring instantly shut their mouths. With a frightened look, they shrank back, as if they didn’t dare to make any noise.
Wang Baole scratched his head. He turned back toward the first bridge and looked at Father Wang somewhat guiltily.
“Senior…”
“You really broke it.” Father Wang was silent for a moment, then sighed.
As for Wang Yiyi, she blinked and cleared her throat, but said nothing.