Chaos City Lord's Attention, What a Terrifying Encounter

He laughed loudly, his blade momentum growing even fiercer!

The two clashed wildly in the void, blade light and spatial force intertwining, erupting in rumbling booms!

Qian Yu, who had been on the defensive from the start, gradually began to counterattack; from his initial clumsy dodging, he slowly stood his ground head-on!

His rate of improvement was astonishingly fast!

"Good! Good! Good!"

The gatekeeper praised three times in a row, his blade technique suddenly turning even more ruthless.

"Let me see how much you can learn!"

He gripped his blade with both hands and slashed out!

This single slash condensed all his insights into the Law of Space!

As the blade cut forth, the void seemed torn in two, a massive spatial rift surging toward Qian Yu to devour him!

Qian Yu's gaze sharpened. Instead of retreating, he advanced!

The war blade in his hand trembled slightly, his aura climbing to its peak.

"Blazing Heaven Seven Kills—the Seventh Kill!"

He too slashed out!

Seven blade shadows merged into one, transforming into a radiant blade glow, carrying the spatial force he had just comprehended, and collided head-on with that spatial rift!

"Boom—!!!"

A terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, scattering the surrounding clouds and mist!

When the dust settled, two figures still stood in the void.

The gatekeeper looked down at his chest, where a deep blade scar marked him.

He smiled.

"Fine blade technique."

As his words fell, his body dissolved into black mist, slowly fading away.

"Heavenly Bridge, tenth floor, cleared."

The voice from within the mist rang out.

Qian Yu sheathed his blade and stood upright, breathing heavily, yet a smile lingered on his face.

This battle had yielded far too much.

Not just defeating the opponent—more importantly, he had learned in combat how to truly apply the Law of Space in actual fighting.

That feeling was like opening a brand-new door.

He didn't press on to challenge the eleventh floor but chose to withdraw.

With a flicker, Qian Yu left the Heavenly Bridge and appeared in the plaza outside.

Not far away, the steadfast Bafen was watching him with a smile.

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Bafen spoke cheerfully, a hint of approval in his eyes.

"First time challenging the Heavenly Bridge, and you've already reached the tenth floor. And from the look of you, it seems you still have strength in reserve. Kid, not bad at all."

Qian Yu gave a slight bow and said, "Thank you, Steadfast One. It's merely barely surpassing the Realm Lord standard, nothing worth praising. This battle has brought me many gains, so I'll take my leave now."

Bafen nodded with a smile.

"Good. Go back and properly absorb what you've gained. I wish you swift success on the next floor."

"Thank you."

Qian Yu bowed again, then his form dissipated as he exited the Heavenly Bridge plane.

Qian Yu's residence in Chaos City.

Qian Yu sat down cross-legged directly.

Every time one cleared a floor of the Heavenly Bridge, they earned one chance to comprehend the Chaos Stele.

That meant he now had ten chances to study the Chaos Stele.

Ten times.

Seven days each—that was seventy days.

If it were outside, seventy days might not amount to much, but in Chaos City, in the Original Universe, the value of those seventy days of comprehension was simply incalculable.

Still, Qian Yu wasn't in a rush to apply for the next session.

First, he would digest the gains from this battle.

He closed his eyes, his mind beginning to replay every slash, every step, every use of spatial force from just now.

Every movement of the gatekeeper replayed over and over in his heart, those techniques for wielding the Law of Space absorbed, understood, and transformed bit by bit.

Within the Inner World, the Wild Beast Clone began its own practice at the same time.

It let out a low roar, swung a claw, and the space ahead instantly tore open with jagged cracks.

Then another claw, and space solidified, as if frozen into a block of ice.

Another claw, and space folded, the claw shadow appearing from an uncanny angle.

Once, twice, three times...

Qian Yu was completely immersed in cultivation, forgetting the passage of time.

On the other side, deep within Chaos City.

Within the City Lord's mansion, a towering figure slowly opened his eyes.

It was a man clad in a dark red war robe, seated in the center of the great hall, faint currents of chaotic energy swirling around him.

His countenance was majestic and calm, his eyes deep as the universe, as if containing endless stars.

As the master of Chaos City, the guardian of the Primordial Universe, and one of the pinnacle existences of the human race, Chaos City Lord had a habit: every batch of new cultivators entering Chaos City, he would personally inspect.

After all, this was the most core cultivation holy land of the human race. Over countless years, who knew how many alien races had tried to infiltrate it.

Though the layers of screening were extremely strict, he never let his guard down.

With him stationed here, within this Primordial Universe, no one's secrets could hide.

Naturally, he would not let any ill-intentioned person slip by either.

His divine sense swept out, and the seventy-two new cultivators appeared one by one within his perception.

Their origins, talents, and potential were all laid out clearly before his eyes.

One after another, all very ordinary—but their souls were human, and that was enough.

Until his divine sense landed on Qian Yu.

"Oh?"

Chaos City Lord's brow lifted slightly, a note of surprise escaping him.

He carefully sensed for a moment, his pupils contracting slightly.

"Three hundred times Gene Level?!"

He even doubted whether he had seen it wrong, but soon confirmed it—indeed, three hundred times Gene Level!

How could this be?

If it were merely three hundred times Gene Level, he would not be astonished.

After all, the Primordial Universe was vast and boundless; special lifeforms surpassing three hundred times Gene Level were countless, and he had seen far too many.

But this person was fundamentally just an ordinary human!

An ordinary human, without having seized a special lifeform's body—how could he possess three hundred times Gene Level?

And he was only a Realm Lord!

Under the rules of the Primordial Universe, the limit of Gene Level for ordinary lifeforms below Cosmic Lord was one hundred times.

This was an iron law, a rule, a common sense that had never been broken for countless years.

Yet this little fellow before him had vividly shattered that common sense.

How had he done it?

A glimmer of interest flickered in Chaos City Lord's eyes. He couldn't help but fix his gaze firmly on Qian Yu, probing every detail of him, every difference.

Soon, he discovered Qian Yu's Inner World.

And within that Inner World, he saw the massive figure practicing claw techniques, surrounded by terrifying law aura.

Chaos City Lord's pupils shook once more.

"This is... a special lifeform?"

He sensed carefully—the Gene Level of that special lifeform had actually reached five thousand five hundred times!

With his insight, he could naturally tell that the Gene Level of this special lifeform was terrifying, an extremely rare existence across the entire Primordial Universe.

He examined Qian Yu's soul again—correct, it was a human soul, pure and flawless, without any impurity.

The soul was fine; it was indeed human.

That meant Qian Yu's human body was the true main body...

Such a high Gene Level—this was likely a special lifeform clone unique throughout the entire universe!

Chaos City Lord fell silent.

This little fellow...

What kind of fortune had he encountered, to be so extraordinary?