Chapter 254: Floor 21 of the Sky Bridge

"The 21st‑floor gatekeeper! The complete spatial law!" Xiao Yu said silently.

When he faced the 20th‑floor gatekeeper before, Xiao Yu could kill with a single move, but having previously confronted the Universe Venerable, Xiao Yu knows the complete spatial law is terrifying beyond measure.

Although mastering the three profound mysteries and fusing them into the complete spatial law is only a step away, the gap is no less than the sum of the first twenty floors of the Sky Bridge.

Those Seal King Limits, Seal King invincibility, Immortal talents—whether high or low—have all been trapped for billions of years, unable to take that final step.

Why?

Because that final step is too difficult!

Take Zhen Yan Wang, whose various methods can rival the Universe Venerable, yet he also cannot cross the final step.

Cross that one step, and one truly ascends to heaven!

In the universe, even the strongest Seal King Strong One is merely a powerful being, while the Universe Venerable is a tier‑level existence that roams the cosmos. The Eclipse Palace Lord and the Emerald Palace Lord are even dominant powers within the universe.

At the end of the 21st floor of the Sky Bridge, there is a sphere over two meters in diameter; the space around it is completely twisted and shattered, with countless Space Fragments swirling around.

A genuine black‑hole celestial body cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Time‑type abilities affect an entire area of space, influencing everything within; a human with a strong soul‑will can briefly break free of Time Pause, but to remain completely unaffected one must comprehend enough spatial law.

A powerful invisible binding force descended instantly, causing the dark Blade Light Long River that had rushed toward the gatekeeper's chest to solidify mid‑air.

"Prince Xiao Yu, it is my honor to encounter a Realm Lord Prince," the gatekeeper said elegantly, "but I will let Your Highness feel the power of the complete spatial law."

Even Xiao Yu in the distance was instantly frozen and fully sealed.

The gatekeeper, possessing the complete spatial law, can naturally escape the effects of Time Pause once freed, but cannot avoid the effects of slowed time.

Boom!

Wielding the Chaos Blade, Xiao Yu swung it fiercely; combining his current grasp of the Space-Time Origin Law's 'Open Heaven'—an almost ultimate technique—like an Instant Teleport, a dark Blade Light Long River instantly reached the gatekeeper's chest at a speed far beyond light.

"Hmm," Xiao Yu nodded.

"Oh, fine then!" Xiao Yu smiled faintly, showing no annoyance.

Because this is merely the background environment, Xiao Yu cannot feel the black hole's true gravity, nor is his light stripped away.

Black hole—this is the black hole's core.

A faint dark light suddenly burst from the solidified dark Blade Light Long River in mid‑air, breaking away and entering the gatekeeper's chest.

Whoosh!

Above the black hole, countless black specks floated up, then coalesced into a silhouette—a human clad in all‑black armor and mask, bearing a massive sword on his back.

"Warrior," Xiao Yu said.

"Seal!" As the gatekeeper broke free, he instantly unleashed the complete spatial law.

"Ah!" the gatekeeper roared, shedding the effects of Time Pause, yet still subject to slowed time.

"The complete spatial law—its power exceeds your imagination," the gatekeeper said elegantly, "Prince, you should be proud to have reached this stage, but the complete spatial law is beyond what you can—what!"

"Prince, please act first! If I act, you will have no chance," the gatekeeper smiled courteously.

"Choose your opponent—warrior, controller, illusionist—and defeat them to clear the 21st floor and become a Universe Venerable," a deep voice emanated from the black‑hole entity.

The gatekeeper looked at his chest in surprise.

"Boom!"

The gatekeeper instantly exploded on the spot.

21st floor cleared.

……

At the center of the island on the Sky Bridge plane, a screen hovered before Jian Shou Zhe Ba Fen; the screen displayed Xiao Yu's battle with the 21st‑floor gatekeeper. Initially he smiled, thinking it amusing to watch Xiao Yu's joke, a joke about a peerless genius, but his expression soon changed.

"He actually passed!" Jian Shou Zhe Ba Fen exclaimed, his mouth agape, sending tens of thousands of emails within half a second.

"The gatekeeper was killed before even having time to execute a kill."

"Having cleared the 21st floor of the Sky Bridge, Prince Xiao Yu's status will change immediately," Jian Shou Zhe Ba Fen thought to himself.

Having walked the cultivation path for less than ten thousand years, he is already about to claim a place on Thunder Island.

……

Xiao Yu stood at the end of the 21st floor of the Cosmic Sky Bridge for a long while before regaining his senses.

"Space Seal and Space Seal—what a huge difference. Understanding a single category versus a complete spatial law differs by more than a thousandfold," Xiao Yu thought.

Both are Space Seals, but the Seal King's Space Seal can only prohibit Instant Teleport, whereas the complete spatial law can achieve a Time Pause effect, and its binding strength is many times greater than that of Time Pause.

"It seems I still lack something; if not for a fateful encounter that let me grasp a sliver of destructive power from space‑time fusion, I might not have passed," Xiao Yu admitted with some self‑awareness.

Now he has comprehended four space‑time mysteries, yet he still lacks one of the three spatial mysteries, let alone the fusion of the three great mysteries.

But Xiao Yu has plenty of time.

After returning from the Sky Bridge plane, Xiao Yu received an email and rushed to Thunder Island.

In the Chaos Hall, Chaos City Lord leisurely watched Xiao Yu, smiling, "Not bad, you did well."

"Just luck," Xiao Yu replied respectfully.

"Now that you have cleared the 21st floor of the Sky Bridge, within my Virtual Universe Company you will be treated with Venerable status," Chaos City Lord laughed, "In reality, you will leave Wu Chen Continent, move into the Qianbao River, and have a grand hall as your residence. In the Virtual Universe, you will also choose a dwelling on Thunder Island, perhaps on the mountainside! The company will also open a virtual plane for you."

"Thank you, Master," Xiao Yu said happily.

"Don't be too early in your joy. Among the Human Race, clearing the 21st floor of the Sky Bridge grants you Venerable status; as a Venerable you must begin to serve our people," Chaos City Lord continued, "But you are special; already at Realm Lord Level you have cleared the 21st floor, so your promotion to Venerable is a foregone conclusion, and becoming Lord of the Universe is also possible."

"Your display of such high talent will cause the Human Race to value you more and raise all your Permissions."

As Permissions increase, Xiao Yu can obtain many resources freely, such as 100 drops of Beast God blood and an annual supply of 10 billion Mixed Yuan Unit Universe Crystals at no cost.

There are many more such benefits, obtainable only through Xiao Yu's application.

"Also, a good news: the Beast God Inheritance Order you just applied for has been approved," Chaos City Lord smiled, "Come retrieve it yourself after you move into the Qianbao River."

"Thank you, Master," Xiao Yu bowed respectfully.

After leaving the Chaos Hall, Xiao Yu received an email stating that he has now been granted Permission to a virtual plane.

In this virtual plane, Xiao Yu can arrange and name it at will.

Xiao Yu applied to name this plane "Space-time Plane".

Then to the Mist Dao on his shoulder he said: "Mist, request teleportation into the Space-time Plane."

"Alright." Mist Dao.

(End of chapter)