Death... and me

Celis couldn't help but wonder if all World Swallowing Cedars passed through this moment. Well, World Swallowing Cedars were already very rare, so it was hard to tell how many even got to the Space-Time Realm to start with. 

Rean, Roan, and Kentucky quickly asked Celis. "Did you finish? Are you ready?"

Celis confirmed. "Yes, sorry for the wait. It went completely out of my expectations. If not for the Divine Origin Energy Cores you have here, I don't know how long it would have taken for me to notice the issue."

Roan didn't seem to care. "Alright, we can talk about it later. It is quite hard to keep holding like this, so let's just finish the Breakthroughs first."

Everyone agreed as they all pushed their cultivation forward. Quickly, their Dantians and Cores changed, now becoming bigger, more robust, and easier to circulate energy. The Divine Origin Energy Cores began to be sucked dry at a crazy rate as the energy was all used for the breakthrough.

*Boom!*

A Space-Time Realm Breakthrough was no joke, let alone four at the same time and place. The burst of Divine Origin Energy that came from the twins' group after the breakthrough destroyed everything in a few kilometers' range. They almost forced each other away with their breakthrough, but they held in place. 

Their cultivation finally raised at a speed that could be felt, ultimately ending at the Initial Stage of the Space-Time Realm. Following that, the Divine Origin Energy and laws in the environment calmed down, concluding the show.

"Phew..." Rean opened and closed his hand, feeling the power of his cultivation circulating through it. Right after, Time Power gathered around it, forcing the area around to slow down several times. "So easy... It is truly another story to use Time Power at the Space-Time Realm compared to the Elemental Space Realm."

Roan nodded. "This is the moment we were supposed to be able to use it, after all. The experience we already had with it only contributed to increasing the end result." Roan then used his Time Power to perform several movements in a roll. "Sure enough, our Time Power control is at a higher level than Kanglia, for example. And she was already at the Middle Stage of the Space-Time Realm when we did the mission with her."

Kanglai was one of the Space-Time Cultivators from the same Army as Rean's. She also followed them to the other side of the Universe. 

Rean tried to do the same thing, testing his abilities. "I would say our control over time is somewhat similar to Nolui. It's just that Nolui is definitely more used to it. Nonetheless, the strength is definitely on par."

Kentucky flew around excitedly while also using Time Power. It's just that he couldn't do it before like the twins, so it was a new experience for him. "This is so good! I can move so much faster!"

Rean shook his head. "You aren't really faster. You are just controlling the time around yourself. At the Core, you are still at the limit of what you can achieve at the Space-Time Realm Initial Stage. Of course, this matters little since it does look faster for everyone."

Roan then landed on the ground and commented. "We are similar to Nolui, a Late-Stage Space-Time Realm cultivator. We aren't as used to using it as he does, but that is basically an issue with experience. Once we get used to using Time Power in this cultivation realm, perhaps we can even surpass him."

"Even me?" Kentucky quickly asked.

However, Roan shook his head. "I can tell that compared to the other Initial Stage Space-Time Realm experts we have seen, your control is definitely better. That's most likely due to the connection you have with us. However, your control over it can, at most, match an average Middle Stage Space-Time Realm expert. Of course, if you train and get used to it, you will be stronger than them even if you can't match my or Rean's control."

Kentucky didn't mind. "That's still great! I already have my bloodline to make up for lack of strength, so I'm happy with this result."

Rean then noticed Celis on the side. Even though Celis only cared about cultivating, Celis still got curious about Time Power, and was using it with his body in some weird ways. 'Everyone is different, it seems.'

It was at that moment that Rean remembered. "Oh, right! Celis, what happened during the breakthrough? We know you had touched the Wood Laws, but how come you couldn't breakthrough?"

"Believe me, I was just as surprised as you," Celis spoke, already expecting that question. "Turns out I'm similar to Kentucky. Just the Wood Laws were not enough for me. I need one more."

"One more?" Roan narrowed his eyes. He only worked on the pills for the Laws of Wood. If Celis needed to compreheend another law at the same time, then he would have to start to research that law from zero.

Celis knew what Roan was thinking. "Sorry for that. Even though I knew I had to wait for you guys before making the breakthrough, I still tried to push forward after touching the Laws of Wood. I just wanted to get a feeling of what I would need to do when you two got ready. Yet, the moment I tried, it felt like my own Core didn't want to follow my wish. In a certain way, it wasn't satisfied with the Laws of Wood alone."

Kentucky quickly nodded. "Yes! That's exactly what Jeskli told me about Minokawas having to use two laws at the same time. Only a single one wasn't enough."

"Indeed," Celis continued. "However, what was it that I lacked? Different from you, Minokawas, I only have one Elemental Affinity, which is Wood. I got stuck with it for several hours, trying to figure out if I needed another Elemental Law. Since I'm a Demon Planet, I even tried to get in touch with Water or Earth Laws. In the end, none of them worked..."