Primordial!

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—!!!"

Blade light intertwined with blade light, space collided with space!

With every clash, the surrounding fragments of stars were shattered into dust!

With every exchange, massive spatial tears were ripped open in the void!

Qian Yu had pushed his blade technique to its absolute limit!

But the Guardian was stronger than him!

Qian Yu gradually fell into the disadvantage!

Yet he did not retreat!

He gritted his teeth, desperately blocking, desperately counterattacking!

The Primordial Dao Tree swayed wildly within his Inner World, countless insights surging forth like a spring!

The Wild Beast Clone endlessly practiced in the void, verifying each insight one by one!

In the midst of battle, he was constantly improving!

A hundred moves!

Two hundred moves!

Three hundred moves!

Qian Yu's blade grew faster and fiercer!

But he knew in his heart that he was still at a disadvantage.

Every strike from the Guardian seemed to predict his every dodge, every block, every counter.

That mastery over the Law of Space had reached an entirely new level—no longer mere application, but the law fused into his very bones, turned into instinct.

Was this the gap between the Marquis Level and an ordinary Immortal?

Not enough!

Still not enough!

He needed more!

The Guardian's blade came again!

This strike was impossibly fast!

Before the blade edge even arrived, Qian Yu felt the space around him pressing in, as if trying to freeze him in place!

"Break!"

Qian Yu roared, slashing out with his blade!

The blade light tore through the spatial bindings, but the Guardian's blade was already before him!

"Clang—!"

The two blades collided, and Qian Yu's form was blasted back dozens of zhang. His tiger's-mouth split open, blood dripping down the hilt.

The Guardian did not pursue. He simply watched him quietly.

"Your blade technique and insights are good, but you're still lacking something,"

the Guardian said calmly.

"What you lack is a true understanding of the essence of the Law of Space. What you've grasped is only the 'use,' not the 'Dao.'"

Qian Yu panted heavily, staring fixedly at the Guardian.

The difference between "use" and "Dao"?

He closed his eyes, his mind frantically replaying every detail of the battle just now.

Every strike from the Guardian, every dodge, every spatial manipulation—all played over and over in his heart.

Suddenly, Qian Yu opened his eyes.

A glimmer of understanding flashed in them.

"So that's it..."

he murmured. The war blade in his hand trembled slightly, and faint law-light began to emerge on its surface.

He raised his head and looked at the Guardian.

"Thank you. Again."

A hint of approval flickered in the Guardian's eyes. His form blurred, and he charged once more!

"Clang—!"

The two blades clashed. This time, Qian Yu did not retreat a single step!

He struck with his blade!

One slash, two slashes, three slashes... each strike was faster, fiercer, and more ruthless than the last!

And between every slash, there was a faint, peculiar connection, as if they formed a complete set of blade techniques!

A flicker of surprise passed through the Guardian's eyes.

"This is..."

Qian Yu did not answer.

His blade grew faster and more profound!

The phantom of the Primordial Dao Tree flickered faintly behind him, swaying gently with every flash of blade light, as if providing him with endless insights!

The two clashed savagely in the void—blade light flashed, space shattered!

One hundred moves!

Two hundred moves!

Three hundred moves!

On the three hundred and twenty-seventh move, Qian Yu let out a fierce roar and slashed out!

"Primordial!!"

The blade light flashed, and space instantly froze!

The Guardian's form was locked in place for a single moment!

Though it was only a moment, it was enough!

The blade light was like the splitting of heaven and earth!!

Boom!!

With one slash, the Guardian was instantly slain!

"Heavenly Bridge, fifteenth floor, cleared."

Qian Yu sheathed his blade and stood upright, panting heavily, drenched in sweat, but his eyes were full of excitement.

A narrow victory.

A true narrow victory.

He had made it through!

This slash had finally succeeded!

Qian Yu looked up at the entrance to the sixteenth floor.

Without hesitation, he charged straight in.

Sixteenth floor.

In just three moves, Qian Yu was blasted out.

The gap was too vast.

But he showed no sign of discouragement; instead, he smiled.

The fifteenth floor was already enough.

On the plaza of the Heavenly Bridge dimension.

When Qian Yu's figure appeared, a crowd had already gathered around.

Bafen looked at him with a beaming smile, his eyes full of admiration.

"Good lad, you made it through the fifteenth floor!"

Murmurs of discussion rose from the surrounding crowd.

"The fifteenth floor! He really cleared it!"

"To reach the fifteenth floor as a Realm Lord... this talent... it's terrifying!"

"I remember when he first arrived, he was only a first-stage Realm Lord, right? That means he broke through to Realm Lord not long ago, yet his law comprehension already rivals a Sealed Marquis!"

"Formidable, truly formidable!"

"Look, he's out. Though he didn't clear the sixteenth floor, making it to the fifteenth is already heaven-defying."

"Thirty years, from the tenth floor to the fifteenth... this isn't something those geniuses who go from the first to the sixth floor can compare with. This is the tenth to the fifteenth floor! The difficulty is on a completely different level!"

The gazes of the crowd toward Qian Yu had completely changed.

Chaos City, City Lord's Mansion.

The Chaos City Lord watched the entire process of Qian Yu's challenge from start to finish.

The moment Qian Yu cleared the fifteenth floor, he smiled.

When Qian Yu passed the fifteenth floor, he smiled.

That smile was full of relief and satisfaction.

"Over a hundred years, through five floors..."

He murmured.

He understood very well what this meant.

Qian Yu was currently only a Realm Lord Level One, but his law comprehension had already reached the Marquis Level.

If he raised himself to the peak of Realm Lord Level Nine, relying on his Special Life Clone with five thousand five hundred times the Gene Level, his combat power would directly soar to the Sealed King Level!

A Realm Lord possessing Sealed King combat power.

Looking across the entire Primordial Universe, such existences were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

If he didn't take such a genius under his wing, he feared he would regret it.

Moreover, if left unchecked, it would also be a tremendous loss for the human race.

With a thought, he issued a command.

Chaos City, Qian Yu's cultivation residence.

Qian Yu withdrew from the Virtual Universe and stretched long and lazily.

"Ah..."

He loosened his joints, his face full of smiles.

"That bit of money I spent this time was really worth it."

Over a hundred years ago, he was merely a Realm Lord Level One whose law comprehension barely reached the Immortal threshold.

Over a hundred years later, his law comprehension had reached the Marquis Level!

His strength had increased by several times over!

If he were to face his past self from a hundred years ago, he was now confident he could kill him with a single slash!

Just then.

"Master."

Azure Luan's phantom suddenly appeared.

"You have received a special message."

Qian Yu was startled.

"From whom?"

Azure Luan paused, then said.

"From Chaos City Lord."

Qian Yu's pupils sharply contracted.

"What?!"

"Open it quickly and let me see!"

Azure Luan nodded and displayed the content of the message before him.

The content was simple, only six words.

"Come to the City Lord's Mansion and see me."