"Is it over...?"
Qian Yu murmured.
These seven days had brought him an enormous improvement.
Not only had he sorted through all his previous insights into the laws, but he had also taken a huge step forward.
The results of these brief seven days of contemplation were even better than all his previous time spent studying combined.
Seeing Qian Yu emerge, Kandri smiled.
"This is your first time entering a cultivation chamber, so let me remind you: first find yourself a place to cultivate. Then enter the Virtual Universe and apply for the Heavenly Bridge."
Qian Yu nodded.
"Thank you, Lord Kandri."
Kandri smiled faintly.
"You may go."
Qian Yu nodded. After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, he began searching for a cultivation residence. Chaos City covered an immense area. Apart from a very few special buildings, the cultivation residences were almost all identical. Moreover, the doors of most cultivation residences were pale white, indicating that they had no owner.
Qian Yu directly chose a quiet location near the center of Chaos City as his cultivation residence.
Standing before the door, he placed his hand upon it.
"Beep, beep, beep..."
The door gradually began to make sounds, while its color slowly deepened. Once it changed from pale white to dark gray, it stopped changing.
"Welcome, Master."
Qian Yu walked inside. Though the building appeared ancient and simple, its interior was actually filled with incomparably sophisticated, advanced facilities.
An electronic voice sounded by his ear.
"Hello, Master. I am the service intelligence. During Master's residence here, I will serve Master. Whatever Master requires, such as food, drink, daily necessities, and so on, please feel free to command me."
"Mm."
Qian Yu nodded faintly, then climbed the stairs to the rooftop on the third floor.
There were only three thousand years in the Initial Universe. He had to make firm use of these three thousand years.
"First, I'll enter the Virtual Universe."
The moment he entered the Virtual Universe, Qian Yu directly applied to enter the Heavenly Bridge.
Azure Luan sent an application to the Virtual Universe's main system.
"Identity confirmed: Qian Yu. You have permanently obtained the qualification to enter the Heavenly Bridge. I hope you strive to reach the end of the Heavenly Bridge. Transferring now."
Whoosh!
Within a special plane space of the Virtual Universe was a boundless ocean, its waters surging endlessly. Upon that ocean stood only one beautiful island, with fifty-two ports upon it. From each port extended an endless long bridge stretching toward the end of heaven and earth, as though it were connecting to the distant horizon.
At this moment, no one was attempting the Nine Regions Heavenly Bridge, so he walked straight toward it.
Not far from the plaza stood a man wearing a black robe patterned with stars. The man had four ears but no nose, and he approached with a smile on his face.
"Hello, Qian Yu. I am Bafen, the Guardian of the Heavenly Bridge Plane, though I prefer others to call me Guardian."
"Hello, Lord Guardian."
Qian Yu bowed respectfully.
Bafen then explained to him what the Heavenly Bridge was, what the Chaos Stele was, and the relationship between the two.
Overall, it was not much different from the original work, except he would not receive tenfold points for attempting the Heavenly Bridge.
The Nine Regions Heavenly Bridge had a total of twenty-seven floors. If one could pass all twenty-seven floors, it meant they had completely comprehended the Nine Regions Chaos Stele. It also meant they could become one of the universe's strongest experts—a Universe Master.
Immortals generally reached the tenth floor. If one reached the eighteenth floor, they would be nearly invincible among Immortals. Reaching the twenty-first floor meant becoming a Universe Country Lord, in other words, a Universe Venerable.
Qian Yu was also curious how far he could get.
His insights into the laws were definitely quite profound.
Whoosh!
After their conversation, Qian Yu turned into a blur and flew directly toward a Heavenly Bridge stretching into the end of heaven and earth. Before it stood a stone monument engraved with the words Nine Universe!
For attempting the Heavenly Bridge, passing the first floor awarded 100 points, the second floor awarded 200 points, the third floor awarded 400 points, with the rewards doubling thereafter.
"Let me see just how difficult this Heavenly Bridge is!"
Upon entering the first floor of the Heavenly Bridge, a huge mass of mist surged up before Qian Yu. A voice emerged from within the mist.
"Choose your opponent. You may choose a warrior, a spirit reader controller, or a spirit reader illusionist. Choose any one opponent. Defeat your opponent, and you will pass the first floor of the Heavenly Bridge."
"I choose a warrior!"
Qian Yu spoke calmly.
Whoosh...
A mass of black liquid immediately flew out from the mist. It condensed in midair, transforming into a mysterious figure wearing a black mask and holding a dark battle saber.
Beneath the black mask, a pair of cold eyes stared at Qian Yu as the figure spoke.
"Let the battle begin!"
"Defeat him, and you may enter the second floor of the Heavenly Bridge."
The mass of mist spoke again.
A dark battle saber identical to the masked figure's also appeared in Qian Yu's hand.
"Die!"
The figure did not hesitate in the slightest. With a low roar, he charged directly at Qian Yu, his body darting through the air at astonishing speed!
They were both warriors, and their physical attributes had been set to be completely identical. The battle depended purely on skill and insight into the laws.
Qian Yu merely watched him calmly. He had fought and killed on the Slave Planet for hundreds of years, giving him extremely rich combat experience.
He had also nurtured the Primordial Dao Tree Clone and spent another hundred years comprehending the laws, giving him profound insight into them. Later, he had obtained the Wild Beast Clone, accelerating his comprehension of the laws yet again. In his eyes, this mysterious figure was decent, but nothing more!
He drew his blade, its gleam flashing like a meteor—slash!!
The two figures crossed paths.
The mysterious figure froze in place, and in the next instant, his head separated from his body.
"First floor of the Heavenly Bridge passed."
Qian Yu continued onward and entered the second floor.
The same process, and once again, one slash took off his opponent's head.
Second floor of the Heavenly Bridge passed.
The third floor, finished with one slash.
The fourth floor, finished with one slash.
The Guardian of the fifth floor was clearly much stronger than those of the preceding floors, but Qian Yu still easily defeated him in just a few moves.
Only when he reached the seventh floor did Qian Yu feel the slightest difficulty.
On the seventh floor of the Heavenly Bridge, one's insight into the laws had already reached the Realm Lord Level.
However, the seventh floor was merely at the level of an ordinary Realm Lord. Qian Yu still easily crushed the eighth floor, which was equivalent to a Realm Lord at the Origin Laws' Law Recognition level.
He passed it with ease.
It was not until the Ninth Floor that Qian Yu finally felt a trace of difficulty.
The Ninth Floor of the Heavenly Bridge was already comparable to the strongest Realm Lords. Beyond that lay Immortality.
Some people outside had also come to watch Qian Yu attempt the challenge.
Although Qian Yu was a Realm Lord, passing the seventh and eighth floors of the Heavenly Bridge was nothing remarkable.
But he had passed through to the eighth floor consecutively, which still drew some attention. After all, this was his first time here.
Bafen had been carefully observing Qian Yu's challenge.
"This kid is no simple matter."
Even after reaching the Ninth Floor, he remained completely at ease, without slowing down in the slightest.
It was clear that Qian Yu would not stop at the Ninth Floor.
Unexpectedly, this time he had encountered another promising talent.
Ninth Floor of the Heavenly Bridge.
Qian Yu stood in the void as the black-masked figure opposite him slowly condensed into form.
Unlike the previous eight floors, the Guardian of this floor had an aura clearly far stronger than before. Faint fluctuations of laws circulated around him, a level only the Realm Lord Peak could attain.
"Reaching the Ninth Floor proves you have some ability."
The Guardian spoke in a low, hoarse voice.
"But this is as far as you go."
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