A Sudden Enlightenment!

Qian Yu wasted no words, his dark war blade lifting slightly.

"Let the battle begin!"

The moment the voice in the mist fell, the Guardian moved!

His figure vanished from where he stood, and the next second, he appeared before Qian Yu, his war blade wrapped in fierce blade light, chopping down from above!

That strike was so fast it seemed to tear through space!

Qian Yu's gaze sharpened. He shifted his feet slightly, sidestepping half an inch, narrowly dodging the blow.

At the same time, he swept his war blade horizontally, aiming straight for the Guardian's waist!

"Clang!"

The Guardian reacted swiftly, pulling his blade back to defend. The two war blades collided, sending out blinding sparks!

Both of them retreated half a step, then lunged at each other again!

"Clang, clang, clang, clang—!"

In the void, two figures clashed wildly. Every exchange erupted with deafening metallic ringing.

Blade light flashed, blade energy crisscrossed. In just a single instant, they had traded dozens of strikes!

Qian Yu was slightly startled. The Guardian on the ninth floor was far stronger than those on the previous eight.

His blade technique was fierce and domineering. Every strike contained profound law power, and his combat experience was extremely rich—almost no openings to exploit.

But the Guardian was even more surprised.

"Not bad, not bad. You're quite something."

He spoke while swinging his blade, a hint of admiration in his voice.

"I didn't expect your law comprehension to be this deep. Among Realm Lords, you're a rare find. To fight me to this extent, you can be proud."

Qian Yu sneered, deflecting the Guardian's attack with a single slash.

"Is that all you have—empty words?"

His gaze suddenly turned fierce, and his aura surged explosively!

"Next move, I'll send you to your grave!"

Hearing this, the Guardian's eyes blazed with fighting spirit.

"Good! Then let's see if you have what it takes!"

Both of them took a deep breath. Their war blades trembled slightly, faint law light beginning to glow on the blades.

"Blazing Heaven Seven Kills!!"

They shouted in unison, executing the same blade technique!

In an instant, seven blade shadows seemed to appear in the void. Each shadow carried the power to destroy heaven and earth, layering over one another as they swept toward the opponent!

"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang—!"

Seven collisions, seven thunderous roars!

Every clash unleashed a terrifying shockwave, scattering the surrounding mist completely!

When the seventh collision ended, the two figures crossed paths, standing back-to-back in the void.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

After a moment, the Guardian's body trembled slightly. A fine line of blood appeared on his neck.

"Excellent blade technique..."

He murmured, his voice growing weaker.

"I... lost..."

As his words faded, his body dissolved into a cloud of black mist, vanishing into the void.

Qian Yu sheathed his blade and stood still, letting out a long breath.

"Heavenly Bridge, ninth floor, cleared."

The voice from the mist announced. Qian Yu didn't linger. With a flicker, he pressed on toward the tenth floor.

The tenth floor of the Heavenly Bridge required law comprehension comparable to an ordinary Immortal.

The moment Qian Yu stepped onto this floor, he sensed a completely different aura.

Amid the swirling mist, a figure slowly coalesced into form.

Same black mask, same dark war blade, but this person gave Qian Yu an entirely different feeling.

"To make it to the tenth floor means you're indeed someone among Realm Lords."

The Guardian spoke calmly, his voice as steady as still water.

"But the tenth floor and the ninth floor are worlds apart."

Qian Yu couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense and charged straight in with his blade!

His speed was extreme, closing in on the Guardian in an instant as he swung his blade down!

Yet this strike cut through nothing.

The Guardian's form flickered slightly, vanishing like an illusion from where he stood, reappearing three zhang behind Qian Yu the next moment.

"Not bad speed, but..."

Before the Guardian could finish, Qian Yu lunged again!

This time, his blade was faster, fiercer, sealing off all the Guardian's escape routes!

But the Guardian merely took a single step and dodged the strike once more.

That small step seemed simple, yet it appeared to transcend the bounds of space, giving off an eerie sensation.

"In such a hurry?"

Qian Yu's pupils contracted.

The Law of Space!

"What? Surprised?"

The Guardian smiled faintly.

"If you can't even manage this after making it this far, then this is where it ends."

With those words, he swung his blade back in a strike!

The slash seemed utterly ordinary, but as the blade edge neared, Qian Yu felt the space around him freeze, his movements suddenly sluggish!

"This is..."

Qian Yu's heart jolted as he swiftly shifted his footing, narrowly dodging the blow.

Yet the spatial ripples carried by the blade still grazed past him, leaving a tear in his robe.

"Feeling it?"

The Guardian pressed on relentlessly, strike after strike, each imbued with the profound mystery of spatial force.

"The Law of Space isn't just for dodging. It can be a shackle to trap an opponent, a sharp edge to cut through anything, a bridge connecting life and death."

His blade technique grew faster, the spatial force in his hands wielded with divine mastery.

At times, he froze space to bind Qian Yu's movements; at others, he tore through space to attack from bizarre angles; and sometimes, he folded space to make his blade edge appear right before Qian Yu in an instant.

From his initial defensive stance, Qian Yu gradually became flustered.

His comprehension of the law was actually deeper than the Guardian's—after all, he had nurtured the Primordial Dao Tree avatar, meditated for a century, and gained the Wild Beast avatar, accelerating his law comprehension.

In terms of depth alone, he was strong.

But his application of the law fell far short of the Guardian before him.

The other's use of the Law of Space had reached an exquisitely refined realm.

That application wasn't mere execution; it was weaving spatial law into every blade stroke, every step, every breath.

That was the gap.

As Qian Yu defended, he carefully observed every move the Guardian made.

His focus was razor-sharp, committing every detail of the other's spatial usage to memory.

Space freezing, space tearing...

Layer upon layer of profundity gradually became clear in his mind.

The Guardian seemed to sense his intent and curled the corner of his mouth.

"Want to learn my techniques on the fly? Fighting while learning—interesting. Then I'll show you plenty!"

His blade style shifted, and his use of spatial force became even more unrestrained!

In an instant, the entire void trembled, waves of spatial ripples spreading out, completely enveloping Qian Yu!

Qian Yu's pressure skyrocketed!

But the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter!

"So that's how it is..."

The Inner World.

"ROAR!!"

The Wild Beast howled as it swung a claw!

The space ahead was torn apart instantly!

"HAHAHAHA, keep going, keep going!!"

The war blade in Qian Yu's hand began to change as well.

With one slash, faint spatial fluctuations appeared around the blade edge.

With two slashes, space began to warp slightly.

With three slashes, a tiny spatial rift emerged at the blade's tip!

The Guardian's eyes lit up.

"Learning pretty fast!"