A vast black hole celestial body hung in the void.
Jiang Yan stood upon its event horizon, feeling the terrifying devouring force tug at space itself. The Tongtian Bridge changed environments every three floors—and from the nineteenth to the twenty-first, the battlefield was always a black hole domain, where gravity, space, and laws were distorted to their limits.
A low, hoarse voice echoed through the darkness.
"Choose your opponent.
Warrior.
Spiritual Master — Illusionist.
Spiritual Master — Controller.
Defeat one to pass the Twenty-First Floor and become a Universe Venerable."
"Warrior."
Jiang Yan answered without hesitation.
Buzz—
The black hole celestial body trembled violently.
Countless black particles sprayed outward, then rapidly condensed, assembling into a humanoid figure in midair. Black armor wrapped tightly around his body, a black mask covered his face, and a war blade rested silently behind his back.
The gatekeeper floated above the black hole, eyes locking onto Jiang Yan.
"Your Highness, Demon Emperor," he said calmly. "It is an honor to meet you again."
He remembered this man clearly.
Three years ago, Jiang Yan had charged into the Twenty-First Floor while still at the ninth level of the Cosmic Realm, then fought him for several hours—only losing by the slightest margin in the end.
That battle had shaken him to his core.
As the Twenty-First Floor gatekeeper, he was a being who had completely comprehended the Law of Space.
Yet Jiang Yan, who hadn't even mastered all three spatial mysteries back then, had relied on sheer will, terrifying secret techniques, and indomitable combat instinct to push him to the brink.
It was unforgettable.
Jiang Yan smiled faintly.
"I'm also glad to see you again."
The gatekeeper's tone carried a hint of anticipation.
"Three years have passed. Your Highness—have you now fully comprehended the Law of Space?"
He smiled lightly. "If so, I fear I would no longer be your opponent."
"Fully comprehend?" Jiang Yan chuckled. "Not yet."
He lifted the crimson blade in his hand.
"I've only mastered the final spatial mystery—Blockade. But even without full comprehension… it should be enough to defeat you."
The gatekeeper burst into laughter instead of anger.
"Excellent! Then it will be my honor to be defeated by Your Highness."
His gaze sharpened.
"Please—make your move."
Jiang Yan's eyes turned cold.
He clenched the red sword.
In an instant, all power surged into the blade. The weapon trembled violently, emitting a sharp hum that tore at the surrounding void. Space rippled outward like water struck by a hammer.
"Oh?"
The gatekeeper's pupils contracted.
The saber behind him leapt free of its sheath, slicing open a massive spatial rift across the black hole's surface as he instinctively entered full combat readiness.
But—
"Too late."
Jiang Yan stepped forward.
At the moment the blade descended, a towering Demon God phantom manifested behind him—its feet planted upon mountains of bones, its aura crushing heaven and earth. The might of an overlord swept outward, causing even the black hole's devouring force to stagnate.
"Demon God Overlord Slash."
The blade fell.
The motion looked slow.
Yet it ignored distance, space, and law.
The strange black-red saber light tore apart the world, cleaving chaos itself. Wherever it passed, space was annihilated outright. Even the spatial裂痕 carved by the gatekeeper collapsed into nothingness.
Terror flashed across the gatekeeper's eyes.
He tried to activate all three spatial mysteries simultaneously—teleportation, strangulation, blockade—
But before the eternal saber light, all techniques were meaningless.
Pff—
A soft sound echoed.
No explosion.
No roar.
The gatekeeper froze midair.
A thin crack appeared between his brows, spreading silently across his black armor… then across his entire body.
In the next instant—
He shattered into fragments.
Until the very end, disbelief lingered in his eyes.
He, a Universe Venerable who had fully comprehended the Law of Space…
Had been killed in a single strike.
Three years.
Had the other party grown to such a terrifying extent in only three years?
Buzz—
A gentle halo spread from the black hole celestial body.
"Twenty-First Floor — Cleared."
Jiang Yan stood calmly, blade returned to its sheath.
"It's not that you were weak," he said with a faint chuckle. "It's that I'm stronger."
After injuring even the divine power clone of the Lord of the Dragon Journey, how could an ordinary Universe Venerable of the Twenty-First Floor withstand him?
He stepped forward—
Entering the Twenty-Second Floor of the Tongtian Bridge.
Outside the bridge, Baffin stood frozen.
"…Cleared?"
He had expected a prolonged battle—hundreds, even thousands of exchanges.
Instead—
Instant kill.
"This means…" Baffin swallowed hard, his throat dry.
"His Highness now has the power to slay ordinary Primary Universe Venerables."
That realization sent a chill down his spine.
Terrifying.
Several hours later, Jiang Yan was transported deeper into the bridge.
He reached the Twenty-Third Floor.
On the Twenty-Second Floor, he had gone all out—activating the talent secret Thunderstorm, forcibly boosting his combat power severalfold. Only then had he barely defeated the gatekeeper, a Mid-Level Universe Venerable.
The Twenty-Third Floor?
The gatekeeper was a High-Level Universe Venerable.
Jiang Yan was defeated almost instantly.
Yet—
Even this result left Baffin utterly speechless.
A Realm Master killing a Primary Venerable.
Defeating a Mid-Level Venerable.
And exchanging blows with a High-Level Venerable.
Such results defied common sense.
After exiting the Tongtian Bridge, Jiang Yan's consciousness withdrew from the virtual universe.
At that moment, SalamanderX's voice echoed within his sea of consciousness.
"Host, incoming video call request — Janet, Mistress."
"Connect," Jiang Yan said with a smile.
The screen lit up.
"Jiang Yan! We're in Chaos City!"
Janet's excited voice rang out, followed by familiar faces.
"Oh?" Jiang Yan's eyes brightened. "You've arrived already? Wait for me."
His main consciousness immediately shifted, withdrawing from the Demon Slayer Body and descending into the Ruined Giant Beast Body stationed in Chaos City.
Three years later—
Janet and the others had finally arrived.
Soon, Jiang Yan personally brought Janet, Jiang Fang, Venina, Enchanting, and Tang Yongqing to his mansion within Chaos City.
With Jiang Yan's overwhelming resources and guidance, all of them had already been pushed into the Cosmic Realm.
Nutrient pods.
Energy resources.
Law guidance.
Everything was available.
As for bottlenecks?
With Jiang Yan's one-on-one instruction, none of them had encountered any real obstacles yet.
Of course, they were ordinary Universe-level cultivators—their combat power could only be described as… unimpressive.
But that didn't matter.
Jiang Yan only needed one thing from them.
Eternal life.
Nothing else was important.
By contrast, his children displayed astonishing talent.
Especially his eldest son, Jiang Chen—who had clearly inherited Jiang Yan's cultivation aptitude. Already at the Cosmic level, he could fight beyond his realm.
Jiang Wei, Jiang Heng, Jiang Ning, Jiang Na, and the others also possessed strong potential—though they still lagged behind Jiang Chen.
After settling everything, Jiang Yan's Ruined Giant Beast Body once again entered seclusion.
Primitive Secret Realm — Manor 111.
Ai Chen arrived personally.
"Great," she said with a smile. "Janet and the others finally made it to Chaos City. When there's time, I'll go meet them in reality."
In the virtual universe, Ai Chen often interacted with Janet—but in the real universe, they had yet to meet.
Although she lacked permanent residency in Chaos City, as Jiang Yan's woman, she could accompany him freely.
"There'll be plenty of chances," Jiang Yan replied with a smile.
Ai Chen hesitated, then her expression turned serious.
"Jiang Yan… my teacher assigned me a dangerous training mission."
"Oh?" Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow. "In the Original Secret Realm?"
Ai Chen shook her head.
"No. It's in the Beginning Secret Realm."
"The Beginning Secret Realm?" Jiang Yan's eyes sharpened.
Ai Chen nodded slowly.
"Yes. It's a cultivation mission in that place."
She paused, then spoke a name that carried the weight of slaughter and legend.
"The Bloody World."
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