Realm-Hopping Martial Master

This Dao Pattern flashed, then, as if it had life, instantly imprinted itself at the center of the silver spinning star swirl deep within Jiang Shu’s brow!

At the same time, all the strange phenomena on the platform suddenly collapsed inward, completely returning into Jiang Shu’s body!

A distinctly different aura spread suddenly from within him.

This aura was stable and vast, as if it had become a part of space itself, guiding the flow of surrounding Daoist Rules with every gesture.

Although the spinning star swirl at his brow vanished, the remaining original Chaos Dao Pattern imprint emitted a more restrained and terrifying pressure.

The solid barrier that had suppressed him for so long was silently and completely pierced through, ground into dust!

The dark gold brilliance on the Shui Huan Gloves fully manifested inward, becoming the base color of the gloves themselves, deep and mysterious.

Jiang Shu slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within his eyes, the sharp and glaring silver light was gone, replaced by an infinite depth of darkness, within which projections of countless stars being born and extinguished floated.

It was a calm derived from mastering space powers to the core.

Chaos Hole Realm!

The water has accumulated, and now the dam bursts forth.

At this moment, he felt a previously unseen mystery from the Eternal Tower.

Every spatial rule operating within the tower, even the energy streams of stardust flowing through the void, was vividly reflected in his perception.

With a slight thought, a mirror-smooth fissure silently cracked open in the space a few meters ahead, its edges stabilized to a degree that even startled him.

He gently clenched his fist, with no particular energy glow flashing across its surface, yet the space around it subtly twisted from the extreme density it contained.

A vast and irresistible sense of power surged throughout his body, more than ten times exceeding the peaks of previous days.

This was not just an increase in power, but a full-scale leap in the level of life, entering a new level of affinity and control over the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and the cosmic laws.

Jiang Shu took a deep breath, the rich and pure starlight Primordial Qi on the Eighth Floor seemed to plunge deeply into a black hole.

It frantically poured into his body, replenishing the massive expenditure of Primordial Qi during the Breaking Realm, further stabilizing the newly transformed Venerable Dao Body.

"It’s done."

He murmured, his voice reverberating through the vast space of the tower floor, carrying a settled calmness.

At this moment, he looked at the Shui Huan Gloves in his palm whose light was slightly dim, and a sense of connection arose spontaneously.

With a slight shift in thought, an inconspicuous Space Rune on the glove suddenly lit up, and the scene before him rippled like water.

Looking again at the black stone floating in front of him, it could perhaps no longer be called a black stone.

Now, the black carbon-like substance on its surface had almost completely fallen off, its overall size reduced, revealing a material within deep as black jade, as if all light had been settled into it to form an exquisite matter.

Yet the original Chaos Dao Pattern imprinted at its core was already branded into Jiang Shu’s brow. Although much of its Space Origin had been siphoned, the pure, ancient yet heavy Space Dao Rhyme it emitted had not weakened, instead becoming more cohesive and restrained.

Jiang Shu could feel it was no longer just an external object, but had become a part of his Venerable Space Dao Foundation, akin to the core of a newly born world, an important resource for the longer journey ahead.

Although Jiang Shu still did not know what this stone truly was, the mere existence of this Dao Pattern was enough to prove its preciousness.

Sinking his thoughts into himself, the advancement to the Chaos Hole Realm healed all the subtle and dark injuries left from the previous battles, including the faint trace of corruption that had touched his soul, all thoroughly refined by the majestic Origin power during the advancement.

He seemed polished to a glowing, transparent completeness.

Jiang Shu stood up, his figure as upright as an ancient divine peak.

Feeling the newfound power within him, flowing like a galaxy, dense as Mount Tai, and the clear Dao Heart that controlled space as if commanding his own arm, his eyes were tranquil and deep, yet a sharpness to face future deadly calamities no longer shielded, like a divine blade in a sheath, its cold gleam suddenly revealed.

Time within the tower is unknown, yet the 256 times acceleration on the Eighth Floor of the Eternal Tower was astonishing.

Jiang Shu surveyed the space that had become one with his own aura, briefly closed his eyes, savoring the mystery of his newfound power and realm, then took a step forward.

Space Ripples undulated, and his silhouette vanished from the core region of the Eighth Floor.

Reappearing, he had already left the Eternal Tower, entering the cold vastness, the star-studded dark star ocean.

After achieving the Realm of Venerable, he no longer needed to leave the Eternal Tower through the base’s portal as before.

In the eternal starry sky.

Jiang Shu took a step out, feeling an even clearer perception of the real universe with his body, his silhouette blending into the void.

As if completely merging with his surroundings.

If anyone passed by, unless they were in the Realm of Venerable, they would not be able to sense Jiang Shu’s presence.

They would only perceive him as a speck of dust.

But only upon reaching nearby would they know the terrifying power contained within this speck of dust.

Like the immense gravity generated by a black hole, capable of devouring everything.

This devouring far surpassed the Devouring Dao, becoming the essence of devouring itself.

Outside the tower, only half a month had passed.

But Jiang Shu, who was secluded within the tower, had silently transformed at the intersection of space and creation, forging his own unique Venerable Dao Foundation!

He had stepped into the Realm of Venerable!

From this point forth, incomparable to his former self!

With every step Jiang Shu took, it seemed as if crossing billions of miles.

Given enough time, a star system could be nurtured within his body.

Just half a day later, Jiang Shu appeared in a desolate space, far removed from the Eternal Tower.

This remote area, unmarked even on star maps due to its isolation from routes, held only the chill of eternity and silence.

The shattered meteor belt, like the remains of an Ancient Giant Beast, solidified in the near absolute zero void.

An entirely black, pockmarked rocky planet came into Jiang Shu’s view.

His figure silently appeared at the edge of a massive crater.

The Venerable Realm Jiang Shu no longer needed to rely on a Star Shuttle or any external forces, as his body itself was the vessel crossing the void.

Even the most perilous space storms in the universe could be effortlessly avoided.

He stood quietly, as if he had always existed here, melding with the desolate cosmic backdrop.

The overwhelming power of his breakthrough surged within him, yet his formidable will restrained it impeccably, only a pair of deep eyes reflecting in the starlight’s faint glow, mirroring countless starry motes.

He lifted his hand, gently pointed forward at a floating remnant of a battleship the size of a small mountain.

This relic of some battle hundreds of years past was cold and silent.

Buzz...

No flash of light erupted, nor did any earth-shattering tremor occur.

The massive wreckage of the starship, at the point Jiang Shu’s finger indicated, saw the space manipulated as if by an invisible hand, akin to a soft cloth.

A smooth, mirror-like spherical space area instantly formed and expanded, fully enveloping it.

In the next instant, the grand wreckage abruptly collapsed and condensed, producing a metallic groan that set teeth on edge, but strangely did not scatter any fragments.

Under the extreme space compression beyond limits, the density of these special metals soared, reducing from mountain-like proportions to a millstone-sized, dark and shiny, heavy metal sphere with twisted light patterns flowing across its surface in an instant!

Throughout the process, aside from the wreckage’s own moan, there was no other sound, the silence terrifying.

Upon stepping into the Chaos Hole Realm, Jiang Shu truly mastered space.

Regarding space, it was no longer simple applications like tearing or folding, but rather bestowing upon space density with his own will, reshaping the form of matter.

Feeling this effortless control, Jiang Shu slightly willed his thoughts.

Swoosh!

The condensed metallic sphere instantly appeared beside another floating massive rock millions of miles away.

No process of movement occurred, as if it had always belonged there.