Chapter 1 Meteor Shower

Can You Star, an insignificant planet among the countless inhabited worlds of the human race in the cosmos, was home to over a billion souls.

Night.

On a mountaintop outside the city, a young couple arrived.

"The meteor shower is about to start! Hurry!" The girl pulled the boy, rushing to the peak.

"Relax, it's still a minute away," the boy said.

"Don't trust those forecasts. They predicted rain during the day, but it didn't rain at all," the girl said, looking up at the starry sky. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "The meteor shower! It's starting!"

Both stared at the heavens.

One after another, brilliant meteors streaked across the sky, dazzling and radiant. Soon, a vast expanse of meteors filled the sky, a breathtaking spectacle. At that moment, under the same starry sky, many people were captivated by the meteor shower. The girl, too, watched in mesmerized awe. "So beautiful! This is the first time I've ever seen a meteor shower."

"Me too," the boy said, turning to look at the girl's profile. He then took out a crystal pendant from his pocket and handed it to her.

"Huh?" The girl was surprised, noticing the pendant.

"It's for you," the boy said.

The girl blushed, whispering, "Do you know what it means to give this?"

"Of course, I know," the boy said, meeting her gaze.

"Of course, I know," the boy said, meeting her gaze.

Under the meteor shower, they both understood each other's feelings.

Suddenly—

Whoosh.

The two silently disintegrated, like a gust of wind, vanishing into the world.

Not only them, but countless people across the globe disintegrated, disappearing into nothingness.

Above Can You Star's atmosphere, two Yu Clan Origin lifeforms looked down upon the planet, their eyes devoid of emotion. To them, wiping out a planet's lifeforms was merely a flick of the mind, causing the fundamental structure of all human life to collapse.

"Cong Feng, this is the 1000th human-inhabited planet I've destroyed," one tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform communicated telepathically.

"There are countless human-inhabited planets. How many have you destroyed? Hurry up; we need to leave in 30 seconds," the black-armored Yu Clan Origin lifeform replied telepathically before teleporting away to begin looting.

The tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform teleported after him, commencing the plunder.

Valuable technological artifacts and rare materials were quickly gathered from the surface. The Yu Clan were weak in production, so they primarily relied on looting. They plundered whatever they lacked.

Several major races bordering them were subjected to their raids. But the human race, skilled in production and technologically advanced, was the Yu Clan's most coveted target.

Only a few seconds later...

"Hmm?"

The two Yu Clan Origin lifeforms on different parts of Can You Star simultaneously looked up in the same direction.

There, a man in black robes appeared. His gaze upon Can You Star held a hint of sorrow.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two Yu Clan Origin lifeforms converged around Xu Jingming.

"Yu Clan, you deserve to die," Xu Jingming said, a long spear materializing in his hand. A dazzling light erupted from his body.

"Judging by the aura, ninth level?" the black-armored Yu Clan Origin lifeform sneered. "I've killed two human Origin lifeforms. You'll be the third." As his voice echoed, both Yu Clan Origin lifeforms unleashed bizarre undulations.

The space around them instantly folded.

Xu Jingming sensed the folding of the surrounding space, but he watched everything calmly.

"Pfft." "Pfft."

Two blades wielded by the black-armored Yu Clan Origin lifeform pierced through the folded space and stabbed into Xu Jingming's body.

At the same time, the other tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform brought down a flaming hammer upon Xu Jingming, causing his body to contort like flowing water.

Xu Jingming stood there, unmoving.

The instant he was stabbed, he merely reached out and grabbed the black-armored Yu Clan Origin lifeform who was closer. After all, the twin blades had stabbed him… the distance between them was now easily within reach. In contrast, the other tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform was slightly farther away, so Xu Jingming's spear thrust missed him.

"You?" The black-armored Yu Clan felt something was wrong the moment his twin blades pierced Xu Jingming's body, as if they had plunged into an endless abyss.

Xu Jingming grabbed him, and dozens of colored threads instantly burrowed into the black-armored Yu Clan Origin lifeform's body. The black-armored Yu Clan Origin lifeform disintegrated silently and vanished.

Just like that, he was dead.

"What?"

The tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform was shocked. "He died just by being touched?"

"Our Yu Clan fight in close combat with weapons. Physical contact is normal, so how did Cong Feng die the moment he was touched?" The tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform felt a chill run down his spine.

Whoosh.

Xu Jingming appeared right in front of him.

Under the pressure of Xu Jingming’s aura, teleportation was difficult for the tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform, who could only try his best to dodge.

Pfft!

With a spear strike as fast as lightning, Xu Jingming showed no restraint, unleashing his ultimate speed!

Under the suppression of the domain and the extreme speed of the spear, the tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform was struck. The instant of impact, dozens of colored threads naturally burrowed into his body.

The tall Yu Clan Origin lifeform similarly disintegrated and vanished.

Just like that, he killed two Yu Clan Origin lifeforms.

Xu Jingming felt no elation. One against three, he would have needed to use some tricks. One against two? He could simply kill one first and then hunt down the last one. It was that simple!

With the protection of a Numbered-level Primordial Battle Armor, his life-preservation abilities were extremely strong. Ninth-level opponents couldn't harm him in the slightest. Yet, the moment they touched him, they would die unless… they had a way to resist the penetration of the Number 9 Primordial Battle Armor.

"Can You Star," Xu Jingming looked down. "The planet remains, but all the people are gone."

"Is evolving into a more powerful lifeform just for destruction?"

Xu Jingming's sigh echoed in the night sky as he left this star system.

As soon as Xu Jingming returned to the solar system where Ji Water Star was located, he received a message from the Primordial Research Institute.

"According to estimates, the Yu Clan team that raided the Ansu Star Alliance suffered more than 30% losses, and the Yu Clan team leader was killed. This team will most likely choose to retreat. Thank you, guardians."

This message relieved Xu Jingming.

They retreated? The other inhabited planets of the Ansu Star Alliance would be temporarily safe, although for the countless planets in the entire Star Alliance, the probability of being chosen was very low. But once chosen, it would be a disaster.

"If we kill them fiercely, they will be afraid!" Xu Jingming muttered.

"The captain is dead? Cong Luo and the other three are dead? Cong Feng and the other two are also dead?"

"How did so many die so quickly when the raid just started?"

"The Ansu Star Alliance must have very powerful guardians."

"Retreat."

The other Origin lifeforms, unable to transmit messages, could determine that their companions were dead through signals.

Normally, a raid would last for dozens of days, causing a bloodbath within a Star Alliance. With their spatial talents and escape methods, the human side's success rate in intercepting them wasn't high.

Although there were occasional casualties, sometimes the Yu Clan died, and sometimes the human side suffered losses.

But for a raid to just begin, with seven Yu Clan Origin lifeforms, including a first-level captain, dying after only two waves of attacks, was extremely rare.

"Retreat."

The remaining 12 Yu Clan Origin lifeforms in this team chose to retreat, fleeing in a cosmic warship.

They suffered great losses this time, but it was normal since a Star Alliance had two terrifying guardians: "Mr. Jane" and a "Numbered-level Primordial Battle Armor wielder." In fact, in terms of interception efficiency, "Xu Jingming," the wielder of the Number 9 Primordial Battle Armor, who was the Primordial Research Institute's best in escaping, was even more efficient than Mr. Jane.

It was precisely because they knew of his high efficiency that Xu Jingming was transferred here, even though he had just become a ninth-level Origin lifeform.

If he were stronger and more experienced, he would probably be sent to the battlefield against the Void Gods.

The night passed, and the sun rose.

The morning sun shone through the window as Xu Jingming sat in his room, looking at the dense formulas on the screen. Having experienced these events, he was even more focused on learning.

Qiu Qingke, the young man who woke up early, came to the door. The door wasn't closed, and he saw the scene of the uncle looking at the screen.

"Did the uncle not sleep all night?" Qiu Qingke thought, gently knocking on the open door.

Xu Jingming looked at him and smiled. "Awake?"

"Thank you for saving me yesterday, uncle," Qiu Qingke bowed.

"It's nothing," Xu Jingming said.

Unfortunately…

Yesterday, on Fearfish Star and Can You Star, so many humans died, but there was nothing he could do.

Even the three Supreme Realms of humanity were constantly fighting in the higher dimensions with their true bodies. Only by becoming stronger could they deter the enemy.

"By the way, you can go home now," Xu Jingming said. "The Cha Luo Group shouldn't be interested in dealing with you anymore."

"Not interested in dealing with me?" Qiu Qingke asked, puzzled.

"You'll find out if you check the internet later," Xu Jingming said.

Qiu Qingke nodded. "Then I'll take my leave."

Xu Jingming nodded and continued looking at the screen.

"Uncle," Qiu Qingke said again.

Xu Jingming looked at him.

He hadn't left yet?

"I still don't know what to call you, uncle?" Qiu Qingke looked at Xu Jingming.

"Ming," Xu Jingming said. "Ming as in tomorrow."

"Uncle Ming, thank you," Qiu Qingke bowed again before quickly leaving.

As he went downstairs, Qiu Qingke muttered to himself, "Uncle Ming's screen is filled with formulas, not a single word. All sorts of equations… It seems like Uncle Ming is a very impressive scholar. Anyway, it makes my head spin."

Qiu Qingke walked out, turning on his watch screen and looking at the news.

"Wow…"

Qiu Qingke's mouth fell open.

"I just slept, and so many big shots have been arrested? They're going to be sentenced? The entire Ji Water Star has changed?" Qiu Qingke was stunned, then excited. "Who cares? I can't understand these big shots' battles anyway. But the Cha Luo Group is finished, haha! I'm free, I'm free!"

Qiu Qingke laughed and performed his movement techniques, flashing away quickly.

Inside the room, Xu Jingming watched the scene outside the window and continued to study the screen. He was still too weak.