webnovelfull Chapter 232, Bottleneck
Chapter 232, Bottleneck
Chapter 232, Bottleneck
The selection of the first batch of Venerables and Immortals was made with great care by the various Universe Lords. Generally, it is the Universe Lords who nominate the candidates, and the other Universe Lords who review them. Based on the insights gained from the Rhinoceros Emperor's Strategies, the initial selection of Immortals consisted of those at or above the peak of the King-Sealing Realm.
Those who haven't reached the Immortal level simply can't understand the Rhinoceros Emperor's strategy at all!
The first batch of selected powerhouses included four top-tier cosmic overlords: the Venerable Guiyi, the Undying Venerable, and the Lord of Mingyou Kingdom—all long-established cosmic overlords; the newly promoted Venerables Jiujian Venerable and Wutang Venerable; and a very small number of those who had been granted the title of King, including the True Evolution King and the Heavenly Feather King.
Qingmei Wang is on the list.
Ye Muxuan also told them the standards for bottlenecks: the bottleneck for Immortals is 500 games, the bottleneck for Venerables is 1000 games, the bottleneck for Lords of the Universe is 1500 games, and the bottleneck for the strongest, like Giant Axe, is 2000 games.
The founder of the Giant Axe, who had been studying it for several years, felt as if the sky had fallen. He had a premonition that at least three or four of the universe lords might break through the first bottleneck before him, and even the prodigy Shadow Blade might be 2000 rounds faster than him.
The founder of the Giant Axe was devoted to the way of the axe, his every move expansive, powerful, and unparalleled, and he was of an upright character. However, facing the Rhinoceros Emperor's scheme, which was adept at deduction, was truly a challenge for him.
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Extraterrestrial battlefield, Star Tower, Grand Hall.
The imposing, venerable elder of the snake-people race, Puti, stood respectfully behind another elder. This powerful being, a special life form, possessed crystalline horns.
Standing over 90,000 kilometers tall, he is none other than the Mountain Dweller.
Scenes flashed before his eyes, including the scene of Ye Muxuan reviving Mingwu Marquis Ming Yu.
When Marquis Mingyu of Mingwu came to acknowledge his master at the Star Tower, the Mountain-Sitting Guest was not present. It was Puti, the eldest disciple who had risen from the ranks of servants, who presided over the ceremony. Only after a successful acknowledgment of mastery would the Mountain-Sitting Guest appear to formally accept a disciple.
Both the one from the Mountain and Sea Realm and the one from the Origin Star failed in their attempt to claim the Star Tower as their master. Therefore, both of them had only heard from Puti that the strongest being behind the scenes was comparable in strength to the human race's strongest being, the Giant Axe Founder, but they didn't actually know who it was.
The mountain dweller had no intention of recognizing a loser.
"Since the Shadow Blade Master cannot bring back the Nine Tribulations Manual, even if Mingyu is resurrected, with his talent, the human race will at most have one more universe master. There's no need to worry about it." After a long while, the Mountain Guest spoke.
"Teacher, has my identity been exposed by the humans?" When he was guiding Mingyu, he revealed his identity among the humans, thinking that even if he failed, no one would resurrect a Marquis, since there weren't many powerful figures in the history of Origin Star. But now that Mingyu has been resurrected, he is the disciple of the Lord of the Universe and the person behind the Star Tower, so the Shadow Blade Master will definitely find out.
"If humans were smart, they wouldn't get bogged down in this matter. With humanity's current strength, whether there's one more or one less universe lord is irrelevant." The human race, one of the six top races, actually has quite a few universe lords. Puti hasn't made any significant contributions to human civilization over the years, and he's a master of treasure refining and the strongest lone traveler. Offending him wouldn't benefit humanity or the Hong Alliance.
Speaking of which, he was also the teacher of Emperor Yan. This was not a secret in the eyes of the high-ranking humans and the cosmic lords. Otherwise, if Emperor Yan had nine lives, how could Wen have escaped back then?
The Ice Peak Lord's so-called anger and drawing of his sword was merely to severely injure the Flame Emperor, but he dared not kill him. The human race also needed a way out.
"You may remain here and await the next candidate." The towering figure of the Mountain Dweller vanished, leaving behind the words, "There's no need to worry about the humans."
"Yes, teacher."
For tens of thousands of years, during which human powerhouses researched the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation, many remained remarkably quiet, rarely venturing into the three forbidden zones. What was the purpose of their past adventures? Wasn't it to vie for supreme treasures, hone their combat skills, and seek a glimmer of hope to transcend reincarnation?
Having now acquired numerous treasures from the two miniature universes, studying the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation can enhance comprehension. Once the basic trials are passed...
They could obtain the legacy left by ancient civilizations, and even possibly break through the cycle of reincarnation and establish a holy universe. Who would still be willing to venture into the three forbidden lands?
Unless a new secret technique is created, it requires confrontation with a powerful opponent.
In 1536, the Lord of Chaos City became the first to solve 1500 puzzles and break through the first bottleneck; in 1586, Ye Muxuan became the second to break through the first bottleneck; in 1694, the Lord of Darkness became the third to break through the first bottleneck; in 1698, the Lord of Penggong broke through the first bottleneck; in 1888, the Lord of Huangjian broke through the first bottleneck; and in 1999, the Lord of Qingdong broke through the first bottleneck.
In the first two thousand years, including smaller universes, which is twenty million years, six universe masters broke through the first bottleneck one after another!
In the second millennium, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace finally solved 1000 puzzles, breaking through the first bottleneck and becoming the first Venerable to achieve this. Meanwhile,
The founder of the Giant Axe finally stumbled through the first bottleneck.
In the third millennium, Ye Muxuan's eldest disciple, Qing Shuang, was the first to solve 500 puzzles, passing the first bottleneck. Subsequently, King Tianyu, King Huanli, King Yehen, King Zhenyan, and other titled kings passed the first bottleneck. All the universe lords also passed the first bottleneck at this time.
In the fourth millennium, Venerable Ancestral Tree and Star Prison Demon Lord passed the first bottleneck, while Ye Muxuan passed the second bottleneck.
Ten thousand years ago, of these carefully selected Venerables and Immortals, only three Immortals and one Venerable had not yet passed the test.
In the second ten thousand years, the Lord of Chaos City passed the second bottleneck, closely following Ye Muxuan.
At the end of the thirty thousand years, the Giant Axe Founder, with a dark face, took the Black Stone Temple and continued to venture into the depths of the Flowing Heavy Mountain Inner Domain. Many universe lords with avatars also left.
Soon, the second batch of selected Venerables and Immortals were sent to the Giant Axe Universe to begin studying the Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau.
Meanwhile, King Zhenyan received the Beast God Decree, which his teacher had previously applied for but which had not been approved, and went to the Ancestral God Cult to receive the Beast God's inheritance.
After leaving the Giant Axe Universe and returning to the Primordial Universe, Qing Shuang became the first to break through to Immortality ten thousand years later, becoming the third Venerable of the Fox Clan in the Qingqiu Universe! The Shadow Blade Master's eldest disciple, and only disciple, has become a Venerable.
Following that, Night Scar King, who had been trapped for hundreds of millions of years after being crowned King of Invincible, and who was once the number one genius on the alien race assassination list, finally became a Venerable.
Although these were only two examples, and there were no instances of Venerables breaking through to the level of Universe Lords, they still delighted the high-ranking members of the human race.
The Rhinoceros King Bureau is also given even greater importance.
At this time, Qing Yuzhu, who had been in seclusion for tens of thousands of epochs, finally compiled a set of classic texts suitable for cultivation by the human race's universe master.
Of course, for the current rulers of the universe, the most important thing is to guide them to find the path to becoming the strongest in the universe.
Breaking through from a Universe Lord to the strongest is considered a minor hurdle on the Origin Continent, recorded on many Memory Stones, even those not part of a sect's core inheritance. Furthermore, all nineteen Universe Lords of the human race (excluding Ye Muxuan) have broken through the first bottleneck, qualifying them to access these texts.
Another thing is that he taught the "Annihilation" technique, a secret method of burning divine power that greatly increased the strength of the Lord of the Universe. The Lord of Ice Peak now has the strength of a top-tier fifth-order being.