Chapter 146: Breakthrough

After nearly a hundred years of development, the total assets of the Earth Business Alliance Company have reached 150,000 Mixed Yuan Units, a hundredfold increase.

Except for the handicraft manufacturing company, the other three subsidiaries are all doing well; the best is still the Cosmic‑Flavor Beverage Company overseen by Xiao Ling. With Xiao Yu's support, it launched many high‑port‑flavor drinks, beloved by the strong, and its asset scale has reached 100,000 Mixed Yuan Units.

The rapid rise of the Earth Business Alliance Company attracted investment from the Virtual Universe Company; after a huge injection of capital, the equity was re‑split, with the former shareholders of the Earth Business Alliance holding only 49% and the Virtual Universe Company holding 51%.

After the investment, the net assets of the Earth Business Alliance jumped from the previous 150,000 Mixed Yuan Units to 1,650,000 Mixed Yuan Units.

Xiao Yu and his group's assets not only didn't shrink but grew by more than five times.

Xiao Ling, Xu Xin, and Luo Hua stared at the documents in their hands.

The other ten‑plus Immortals all stood respectfully.

"Thank you." Xiao Yu and the others hurried off to their respective Sky Bridges.

"Ten days remain before you leave Chaos City," the man in blue robes and purple scales said indifferently. "Then it won't be this safe; even in a place as safe as Chaos City, twenty percent can die. If you return to the original universe, perhaps in a hundred years you'll be down to only five hundred survivors."

"Salutations, Venerable!" Xiao Yu and his grand procession of talents respectfully bowed in mid‑air.

"I think it's probably the tenth layer; Xiao Yu is habitually astonishing."

The Nine Sword Venerable boarded a spaceship to Chaos City, intending to retrieve Xiao Yu's group.

……

"Everyone, seize the last ten days; if you must break the Sky Bridge, go break the Sky Bridge; if you must contemplate the Chaos Stele, do it quickly. Once you leave Chaos City, coming back will be a matter of the distant future." the blue‑robe, purple‑scale man gestured, "Everyone, go."

On the screen, Xiao Yu had just flown to the end of the eighth layer of the Sky Bridge and, after a brief exchange with the Lan Yi Ren formed from meteoric debris, moved straight into action.

Xiao Yu and the others dared not speak.

"Net assets of 1,000 Mixed Yuan Units qualify as a Level‑3 Subsidiary; net assets of 100,000 Mixed Yuan Units qualify as a Level‑2 Subsidiary."

Jian Shou Zhe Ba Fen watched the few depart, then split off a thread of consciousness and sent out thousands of emails.

"There should be no problem," Hong said softly. "Old Fourth, you really can endure."

"Maybe it'll be the eleventh layer; then don't let everyone's eyes pop out in fright."

Meanwhile, the Nine Sword Venerable sat on the throne listening, nodded slightly, and said softly, "Bo Lan? Luo Feng?"

"The ninth layer is the top! There's a checkpoint every three layers, so reaching the tenth layer is unlikely."

He has been in contact with Xiao Yu for twenty years and knows the growth speed of this little Master Uncle too well; in the end it will surely surprise everyone.

Jian Shou Zhe Ba Fen approached, "Little ones, you're here to break the Sky Bridge? None of you have anyone on your Sky Bridge yet; hurry up, soon there will be more people."

Virtual Universe, Sky Bridge plane.

At the same time, almost everyone who received the email—Xiao Yu's cohort of talents—rushed over.

"It seems the majority are betting on the ninth layer," Meng Te Wang said with a half‑smile, his gaze sweeping the crowd. "Everyone, watch—oh, the battle begins!"

"One billion Mixed Yuan Units is too hard; don't even think about it in the short term," Xu Xin added.

"Ninth layer."

"Meng Te Wang, you speak."

"Assets of one billion Mixed Yuan Units constitute a Special‑grade Subsidiary."

The battle ended in an instant.

"Let's go to the ninth layer! Over twenty years ago we could clear the seventh layer."

Xiao Yu returned to the Chaos City Lord's residence, his consciousness entering the Virtual Universe.

Inside this 'Great Fish'.

"The subsidiaries under the Virtual Universe Company are divided into Level‑3 Subsidiaries, Level‑2 Subsidiaries, Level‑1 Subsidiaries, and Special‑grade Subsidiaries."

"I wonder how many layers he can break this time— the ninth? Or the inconceivable tenth?" Jade King smiled and immediately rushed toward the Sky Bridge plane.

"Hmm, in my view it's probably the ninth layer as well."

"Yes!"

A large crowd answered respectfully and then dispersed.

"Assets of ten million Mixed Yuan Units constitute a Level‑1 Subsidiary."

Ten days later, everyone will leave the Initial Universe; after that, breaking through the Sky Bridge no longer grants ten‑fold point rewards, and everyone is thinking of trying to advance another layer.

"Managers of Level‑3 Subsidiaries are peripheral members. Managers of Level‑2 Subsidiaries can become core‑layer 'Apocalypse Secret Realm' members; that way the three of us can also enter the Apocalypse Secret Realm!" Xiao Ling said with a smile. "Xiao Xin, it'll be much easier for you to meet Luo Feng."

Occasionally recalling, he felt a tinge of regret—why didn't he acquire it before entering the Initial Universe!

"Xiao Yu finally broke the Sky Bridge again?" Jade King's exquisite face showed a strange smile as he whispered, "That little one never ceases to shock people; the others from his batch of Talent War often break the Sky Bridge, but he only did it once when he first arrived in the Initial Universe."

"Your Venerable, of this batch of one thousand talents, 817 are still alive," Jade King, clad in jade armor, bowed and replied. "The most prodigious is Xiao Yu, followed by Bo Lan, who has now cleared the sixth layer of the Sky Bridge. Next is Luo Feng, who cleared the fourth layer. Below are five who cleared the third layer! Among them, Luo Feng's performance is most astonishing; he broke the fourth layer in the nineteenth year of Chaos City, far ahead of others, and his strength is closest to Bo Lan's, though of course he cannot compare to Xiao Yu."

"By that count, all three subsidiaries have reached Level‑2 Subsidiary standards," Xu Xin said with a smile.

The spaceship continued onward.

Xiao Yu was taken as a named disciple by the Chaos City Lord twenty‑nine years ago; that's no longer something he can worry about.

Zu Shen Wang, Meng Te Wang, Mou Jian Wang and several other Seal King Strong Ones of the cosmic factions also rushed over.

Immediately, 386 Immortal Divine Spirits turned their heads toward the screen.

Chaos City.

Xiao Yu appeared on a beautiful island, then saw Hong and Rong Jun ahead.

Meng Te Wang smiled, "Everyone, tell me, which layer will Xiao Yu break this time?"

"Chaos City is the safest place we've arranged for you," the blue‑robe, purple‑scale man stood in the void, overlooking the crowd below. "Out of your thousand, nearly twenty percent die; that really disappoints me!"

At the same time, many interested Seal King Immortals headed to the Sky Bridge plane; although Xiao Yu is now a named disciple of the Chaos City Lord, it does not quell their curiosity.

"Sister Ling, sister‑in‑law, look, the benefits below are even more tempting," Luo Hua said. "Managers of Level‑1 Subsidiaries are members of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, while managers of Special‑grade Subsidiaries are members of the Primordial Secret Realm; the big brother is a Primordial Secret Realm member."

Xiao Yu and the 817 talents, along with nearly one hundred Immortal beings, had long gathered in the sky above Chaos City, waiting respectfully.

A great fish flies through the unstable chaos of the Initial Universe.

"Salutations, Venerable!" a group of Immortals bowed respectfully.

"Big brother, this time you should be able to clear the fourth floor, right!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Cleared the eighth floor!"

"The eighth floor is an instant kill, the ninth floor is a sure thing!"

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(End of chapter)