There are three Sky Mountains in total: Primal, Absolute Beginning, and Heaven and Earth Sky Mountain, corresponding to the Primal Secret Realm, Absolute Beginning Secret Realm, and Heaven and Earth Secret Realm respectively.
All core members can challenge Sky Mountain at any time; by passing the Sky Mountain corresponding to their Secret Realm, they can be promoted to any Secret Realm.
For example, a member of the Last Phase Secret Realm, as long as he can pass the Primal Sky Mountain, he can be unconditionally promoted to the Primal Secret Realm.
Although there are three Sky Mountains, only the Primal Sky Mountain offers point rewards, and the point rewards for Primal Sky Mountain are 100 million points for Universe Level, 3 billion points for Domain Master, and 100 billion points for World Master Level!
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Virtual Universe, Sky Mountain Plane Space.
The space was a vast expanse of land, with three majestic mountains, each taller than the last!
On the mid-mountains of these three mountains, there were two Universal Universe characters emitting golden light—Heaven and Earth, Primordial, Original!
Among them, the Primal Sky Mountain was the most magnificent and towering!
"The points rewarded for passing the Primal Sky Mountain will only be issued after becoming a World Master."
In front of the towering, majestic, and mystical Primal Sky Mountain, Ender thought to himself, "Although I won't get the 100 million points reward for passing this Universe Level Primal Sky Mountain for now, I can get the Seventh Senior Brother's reward of 10 million Mixed-yuan Units."
"10 million Mixed-yuan Units! I'm coming!"
Ender transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the foot of the Primal Sky Mountain.
At the foot of the Primal Sky Mountain, a burly Bullman with bull horns sat leaning against a dark black rock, constantly nodding his head, a terrifying Huge Axe laid flat beside him.
"Hmm?!"
The drowsy Bullman instantly opened his sleepy eyes in confusion, looking at the newly arrived Ender.
Seeing someone arrive, the Bullman quickly stood up, his previous drowsiness vanishing without a trace, and he asked spiritedly, "Are you here to challenge the Primal Sky Mountain?"
"Yes." Ender nodded slightly.
"Haha, someone else is here to challenge the Primal Sky Mountain." The Bullman laughed heartily, and at the same time, he looked up and roared, "White-skinned Ape, slutty woman, hurry up and come over!"
The sound rumbled and echoed.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
From the other two directions at the foot of the Primal Sky Mountain, two figures flew over. The one from the left was a lean Apeman wearing silver-white battle armor with golden fur, carrying a black bamboo pole on his back.
And the one flying from the distant right was a seductive woman wrapped in a semi-transparent gauze dress, with a snake tail and a human upper body.
"Bullman warrior (Bullman Guardian), Apeman controller (Apeman Guardian), and Snakeman illusionist (Snakewoman Guardian)."
Ender looked at the two approaching figures and thought to himself, "These are the three guardians of Sky Mountain."
Apeman, Bullman, and Snakeman all belong to branches of the Human Race. Among them, Apeman are a vast branch, and within Apeman, there are still many different races.
Comparatively, the Bullman branch is slightly weaker than the Apeman, and the number of Snakeman is even rarer. The rarity here is relative; Snakeman are still considered a common branch of the Human Race.
"Hehe, someone finally came to challenge the Primal Sky Mountain." The lean Apeman hunched his body and chuckled strangely.
"Let me see what his background is."
As the enchanting Snake-woman spoke, her terrifyingly long tongue occasionally flicked out. Then, her pair of watery, foxy eyes glanced at Ender, but immediately her expression changed drastically.
"Your Highness Ender of the Primal Secret Realm." The Snake-woman's voice was solemn, "Just passed the Tongtian Bridge—the Twelfth Level!"
"What! The Tongtian Bridge Twelfth Level!" The Bullman and Apeman were also shocked when they heard this.
For a Universe Level to pass the Tongtian Bridge Twelfth Level, it was an extremely difficult level to reach. Even for them, as guardians who had been created for countless years, they would often only encounter one every million or even tens of millions of eras.
"Your Highness Ender, you have only been in the Virtual Universe Company for over four hundred years, yet you can pass the Tongtian Bridge Twelfth Level. Your talent is truly astonishing."
Even the lean Apeman was amazed by Ender's rapid progress in Law comprehension. Previously, those who could pass the Tongtian Bridge Twelfth Level had Cultivated for at least nearly a thousand years.
"Very impressive!" The Bullman also nodded.
"Your Highness Ender, the rules for challenging Sky Mountain are very simple. You only need to fight your way from the foot of the mountain to the summit, killing all the guardians at the foot, mid-mountain, and summit, and then you will have successfully passed Sky Mountain!" The Snake-woman introduced, "The three of us are the guardians at the foot of the mountain!"
Ender nodded, knowing the rules for challenging Sky Mountain.
"Although we know Your Highness is here to challenge the Primal Sky Mountain, according to the rules, we still need to ask again." The lean Apeman said, "Does Your Highness challenge this Primal Sky Mountain?"
"I do." Ender replied.
"Attack!" Hearing Ender's answer, the three guardians spoke simultaneously.
"Hah!"
The Bullman roared, holding his terrifying Huge Axe. With just one step, the ground trembled, and he was already in front of Ender. The Huge Axe, raised high, glowed with an earthy yellow light, instantly transforming into an axe blade that chopped down!
Hiss...
Wherever the axe blade passed, cracks formed in space.
"Go!"
As the Bullman moved, the lean Apeman's Spiritual Force stirred, and the black bamboo pole on his back flew out under his Mind Energy control. The entire black bamboo pole seemed to instantly stretch, with nine sections in total. Each section actually detached instantly, connected by countless silk threads.
It formed a weapon like a nine-section whip! This was precisely the third-tier Spirit Weapon— "Arc Serpent."
Whoosh!
This blurry serpentine phantom instantly shot out, fast as lightning, arriving before the Bullman's Huge Axe, biting towards Ender like a venomous snake.
"Humph!"
The Snake-woman let out a soft snort, purple light flashed in her eyes, and an invisible Spiritual Force directly attacked Ender.
Instantly, the three guardians of Sky Mountain attacked simultaneously with perfect coordination. However, in terms of speed, Spiritual Force was naturally the fastest, directly infiltrating Ender's Sea of Consciousness.
In the Sea of Consciousness.
A circular Eye of Distortion, outlined by countless black lines, slowly rotated.
If one looked closely, they would discover that the pupil of this black Eye of Distortion was actually another smaller Eye of Distortion.
And the pupil of that smaller Eye of Distortion was also a black Eye of Distortion.
These three Eye of Distortions of varying sizes precisely represented the third layer of the Eye of Distortion!
As the Snake-woman's Spiritual Force infiltrated, the three Eye of Distortions, outlined by countless lines, rotated faster, instantly grinding away the infiltrating Spiritual Force.
"What!" Sensing the Spiritual Force vanish, the Snake-woman panicked, "My Illusion technique is actually ineffective!"
As an Illusionist, if her illusion techniques were useless against an enemy, then her role was almost zero!
Noticing that some Spiritual Force in his Sea of Consciousness had been ground away by the Eye of Distortion, Ender chuckled, "Heh."
Although he hadn't challenged the Fantasy Ocean again, with his years of Cultivating "Eye of Distortion," the probability of his Will power reaching the eighth island was very high.
In addition, he had also mastered the third layer of the Soul Secret Technique "Eye of Distortion." The strength of his Soul Will was definitely not something a Universe Level Snake-woman could interfere with!
Whoosh!
Ignoring the almost completely unthreatening Snake-woman, Ender's figure flickered, leaving an afterimage in place, while his true body appeared beside the Bullman.
With a palm strike, Ender's hand, covered by a black, ferocious gauntlet, landed on the Bullman's head.
The moment the black, ferocious gauntlet touched the Bullman's head, there was a "crack," and the latter exploded!
"Barbarian Bull!"
Seeing that the Bullman's head was shattered with a single blow in just an instant of their exchange, the lean Apeman and Snake-woman couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
Clang!
Ender casually waved his hand, and a long, dark claw shadow appeared, striking away the black arc serpent that was attacking again.
"Not good! His next target is me!"
The lean Apeman thought it was bad and flashed away from his original position.
Whoosh!
The next moment, the faster Ender caught up, followed by a dark claw shadow that enveloped the fleeing lean Apeman.
Clang!
A black shield with serpentine patterns around it blocked in front of the lean Apeman, taking the full force of the dark claw shadow's attack. This was a Spirit Weapon unleashed by the Snake-woman.
However, the attack power contained within the dark claw shadow was formidable, not only shattering the black serpent-patterned shield but also causing the remaining residual power to affect the lean Apeman.
Whoosh!
Ender's figure flickered, and he once again reached the lean Apeman's front. The dark, ferocious gauntlet moved, and a dark claw shadow elongated, piercing through the lean Apeman's body.
Instantly, blood splattered, and the lean Apeman's body was split into six pieces.
At the same time, Ender's body turned in mid-air and charged towards the Snake-woman behind him.
"Stop him for me!"
Blood seeped from the corner of the Snake-woman's mouth. Her Spirit Weapon had been shattered by the terrifying power earlier, causing her significant mental trauma.
Clang, clang, clang...
Black blades flew in, instantly forming a black shield with serpentine patterns in front of the Snake-woman.
"Die!"
Ender clenched his single hand into a fist, his dark, ferocious gauntlet like a Ferocious beast's horn, striking the black serpent-patterned shield with an unstoppable momentum and powerful attack force.
Boom!
The arm, dark as a Ferocious beast's horn, scattered the black serpent-patterned shield with unstoppable might. Black blades disintegrated and scattered, and the Snake-woman's head behind the shield was shattered.
"The three guardians at the foot of the Universe Level Primal Sky Mountain have strength roughly equivalent to the Tongtian Bridge Eighth Level." After killing the three guardians, Ender's heart was calm.
As the three guardians fell, the surrounding battle traces were erased, and the next moment, the three Bullman were revived in perfect condition.
The revived Snake-woman said, "Your Highness Ender, you have passed this stage at the foot of the mountain."
"Mm."
Ender nodded and flew towards the mid-mountain of the Primal Sky Mountain.
After Ender had gone far, the Bullman said in a deep voice, "It's been a long time since I've been so ravaged."
"Indeed." The lean Apeman nodded, "It's also been a long time since a Universe Level who passed the Tongtian Bridge Twelfth Level appeared."
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Ender flew to the mid-mountain, and a minute later, he continued flying towards the summit.
He kept flying upwards along the towering Primal Sky Mountain, which reached into the clouds. It took him a long time before he finally reached the summit.
The summit was surrounded by clouds and mist. A Bullman lay there, snoring like thunder, while an Apeman was drinking heartily from a large barrel of fine wine. In the distance, a Snake-woman was playing in a pool of water.
When Ender flew to the summit, the three guardians simultaneously opened their eyes and looked at the person who had arrived at the summit.
The difficulty of Primal Sky Mountain increases with each level: the mid-mountain is 10 times harder than the foot, and the summit is 100 times harder than the foot!
"How many years has it been?" The Snake-woman in the pool sighed, slowly swimming out of the water, wearing only a thin veil. Although she had a snake tail and a human upper body, her upper body was faintly discernible beneath the thin veil, and a hint of blush could be seen, alluring enough to ignite desire.
"Yes, it's been too long, too long." A low voice came from the Bullman's mouth.
"The three of us were created countless years ago, and we haven't been challenged for millions of eras." The Apeman also stood up.
These three guardians, having been created countless years ago, had long since evolved from 'intelligent' to 'intelligent life forms,' possessing emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and understanding what loneliness was!
"For the Universe Level Primal Sky Mountain, just the three guardians at the foot of the mountain alone have strength almost at the Tongtian Bridge Eighth Level."
As Ender listened, he couldn't help but think to himself, "Law comprehension at the Tongtian Bridge Eighth Level, and they are three major factions working in perfect coordination. Just these three guardians at the foot of the mountain are enough to send most Universe Level core members back in defeat."
Normally, Universe Level members of the Primal Secret Realm mostly have Law comprehension at the Tongtian Bridge Eighth Level, with only a few reaching the Tongtian Bridge Ninth Level.
With Law comprehension at the Tongtian Bridge Ninth Level, plus decent Secret Technique proficiency, one could pass the stage at the foot of the Primal Sky Mountain.
The foot of the mountain was easy to pass, but the three guardians on the mid-mountain had Law comprehension levels roughly at the Tongtian Bridge Tenth Level!
Very few Universe Level core members could reach this level of Law comprehension, and even if they did, they might not be a match for the three guardians.
Therefore, the words of these three guardians at the summit of Sky Mountain were not an exaggeration.
"Ender." The Snake-woman's soft, alluring voice sounded, "As the first outsider in millions of eras, although I really want to chat with you more, we must fulfill our duties, and we must go all out..."
"All out." Ender smiled, "Me too."
Whoosh!
As his voice fell, Ender's figure flickered. While his afterimage still lingered in the air, his true body had already appeared in front of the Apeman.
Buzz!
By the pond, as Ender made his move, strange light flashed in the Snake-woman's eyes, and invisible Spiritual Force permeated over.
The Eye of Distortion in the Sea of Consciousness rotated rapidly, grinding away the Spiritual Force that the Snake-woman had permeated, and Ender was not affected by any illusion.
Clang!
Ender blocked with a single hand in front of his face, deflecting an arc-shaped stream of light that was slashing towards his head. This was precisely the Spirit Weapon unleashed by the Apeman.
"Haha!"
The Bullman took a large stride, and as the ground trembled, he instantly reached Ender's side. The Huge Axe in his hand shimmered with earthy yellow light, and the terrifying Huge Axe transformed into an axe blade that chopped down.
"I was waiting for you!"
Ignoring the fleeing Apeman, Ender flipped and swung a claw, a dark claw shadow striking the Huge Axe, causing it to deviate from its trajectory.
Whoosh!
Ender's figure shifted, dodging the deviated Huge Axe attack, then closed in and charged towards the Bullman.
Chirp!
A sharp shriek, as if from an ancient Ferocious beast, echoed, a Soul-shaking roar that caused the Bullman to pause.
A long, dark claw shadow appeared, seemingly possessing the power to tear space, causing space to vibrate and cracks to appear wherever it passed...