He laughed loudly, and his blade attacks grew even fiercer!
The two clashed madly in midair, blade light intertwining with the power of space and erupting in thunderous blasts!
From being forced into passive defense, Qian Yu gradually became capable of counterattacking; from dodging in disarray, he gradually became able to contend head-on!
His rate of improvement was astonishingly fast!
"Good! Good! Good!"
The Guardian praised him three times in succession, and his blade technique suddenly became even sharper.
"Let me see how much you can learn!"
He gripped his blade with both hands and slashed!
This strike contained all his comprehension of the Law of Space!
As the blade descended, the void seemed to split in two. A massive spatial rift swept toward Qian Yu, threatening to devour him!
Qian Yu's gaze sharpened. Rather than retreating, he advanced!
The battle blade in his hand trembled slightly as his aura surged to its peak!
"Blazing Heaven Seven Kills—the Seventh Kill!"
He slashed out as well!
Seven blade shadows merged into one, becoming a dazzling blade radiance that carried the power of space he had just comprehended and collided violently with the spatial rift!
"Boom—!!!"
A terrifying shockwave swept in every direction, scattering all the surrounding clouds and mist!
When the dust settled, two figures still stood in midair.
The Guardian lowered his head and looked at his chest, where a deep blade wound had appeared.
He smiled.
"Good blade technique."
As his words fell, his body turned into black mist and slowly dissipated.
"The Tenth Floor of the Heavenly Bridge has been cleared."
A voice rang out from within the clouds and mist.
Qian Yu sheathed his blade and stood still, breathing slightly heavily, but a smile rested on his face.
This battle had brought him enormous gains.
More importantly than defeating his opponent, he had learned in battle how to truly apply the Law of Space in actual combat.
It felt as though he had opened an entirely new door.
He did not continue challenging the Eleventh Floor and instead chose to leave.
With a flash, Qian Yu left the Heavenly Bridge and appeared in the plaza outside.
Not far away, the Guardian Bafen was watching him with a smile.
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
Bafen spoke with a smile, his eyes carrying a hint of appreciation.
"You reached the Tenth Floor on your very first attempt at the Heavenly Bridge, and judging by the look of things, you still had strength left. Kid, you're no ordinary talent."
Qian Yu bowed slightly.
"Thank you, Lord Guardian. I merely surpassed the Realm Lord standard. It is not worth praising. I gained much from this battle, so I will take my leave first."
Bafen nodded and smiled.
"Good. Go back and properly absorb what you gained this time, kid. I hope you clear the next floor soon."
"Thank you."
Qian Yu bowed once more, then his figure vanished as he exited the Heavenly Bridge Plane.
Qian Yu's residence in Chaos City.
Qian Yu directly sat down cross-legged.
Each time one cleared a floor of the Heavenly Bridge, one gained an opportunity to study a Chaos Stele.
In other words, he still had ten opportunities to study a Chaos Stele.
Ten times.
Each session lasted seven days, making a total of seventy days.
Perhaps seventy days meant little in the outside world, but in Chaos City, within the Initial Universe, the value of seventy days of comprehension was simply immeasurable.
However, Qian Yu did not rush to apply for his next session of comprehension.
He would first digest the gains from this battle.
He closed his eyes, and in his mind, he began reviewing every slash, every step, and every use of spatial power from moments ago.
Every movement of the Guardian replayed repeatedly in his heart. Bit by bit, he absorbed, understood, and transformed those techniques for wielding the Law of Space.
Within the Inner World, the Wild Beast Clone began practicing at the same time.
He let out a low roar and swung a claw, instantly tearing countless cracks through the space before him.
Then came another claw strike. Space solidified, as though frozen into a block of ice.
With another claw, space folded, and claw shadows emerged from bizarre angles.
Once, twice, three times...
Qian Yu completely immersed himself in cultivation and forgot the passage of time.
Elsewhere, deep within Chaos City.
A majestic figure slowly opened his eyes within the City Lord's Mansion.
He was a man dressed in a dark crimson battle robe, seated in the center of the great hall with faint chaotic currents swirling around him.
His features were imposing yet calm, while his eyes were as profound as the universe itself, seeming to contain endless stars.
As the ruler of Chaos City, the guardian of the Initial Universe, and one of the Human Race's peak existences, the Chaos City Lord had a habit: he personally investigated every new batch of cultivators entering Chaos City.
After all, this was the Human Race's most vital cultivation sanctuary. Over the countless years, who knew how many foreign races had attempted to infiltrate it?
Although the layers of screening were extremely strict, he never let down his guard.
With him stationed here, within the Initial Universe, no one's secrets could remain hidden.
Naturally, he would not overlook anyone harboring malicious intentions.
With a sweep of his divine sense, all seventy-two newly arrived cultivators appeared one by one within his perception.
Their backgrounds, talents, and potential were all presented before him with perfect clarity.
One after another, they were all quite ordinary. Still, their souls were human, and that was enough.
Until his divine sense fell upon Qian Yu.
"Hmm?"
The Chaos City Lord's brow lifted slightly as he let out a surprised sound.
He sensed carefully for a moment, and his pupils contracted slightly.
"Three-Hundredfold Gene Level?!"
He even suspected that he had seen wrongly, but he soon confirmed it. It truly was a Three-Hundredfold Gene Level!
How was that possible?!
If it were merely a Three-Hundredfold Gene Level, he would not have been surprised.
After all, the Primordial Universe was vast and boundless. There were countless Special Lifeforms whose Gene Levels exceeded three hundredfold, and he had seen far too many of them.
But this person was fundamentally just an ordinary human!
How could an ordinary human possess a Three-Hundredfold Gene Level without possessing a Special Lifeform?
And he was only a Realm Lord!
Under the rules of the Primordial Universe, the Gene Level limit for ordinary lifeforms beneath the level of a Universe Master was one hundredfold.
This was an iron law, a rule, common knowledge that had never been broken throughout countless years.
Yet this little fellow before him had shattered that common knowledge while still alive and well.
How had he done it?
Interest flashed through the Chaos City Lord's eyes. Unable to resist, he fixed his gaze tightly on Qian Yu and examined every inch of him, every unusual detail.
Very soon, he discovered Qian Yu's Inner World.
He also saw the enormous figure within it, practicing claw techniques while terrifying law auras swirled around him.
The Chaos City Lord's pupils shook once more.
"This is... a Special Lifeform?"
He sensed it carefully. This Special Lifeform's Gene Level had actually reached five thousand five hundredfold!
With his discernment, he could naturally see that such a terrifying Gene Level was an exceedingly rare existence even throughout the entire Primordial Universe.
He then examined Qian Yu's soul more carefully. There was no mistake—it was indeed a human soul, incomparably pure and without the slightest impurity.
There was nothing wrong with the soul. He truly was human.
That meant Qian Yu's human body was the original body...
What an astonishing Gene Level. This was likely a Special Life Clone unlike any other in the entire universe!
The Chaos City Lord fell silent.
This little fellow...
What kind of fortune had he encountered to be so extraordinary?
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