Chapter 11 The Opportunity

"It truly broadens my horizons; there are such wondrous objects." Xu Jingming happily stored the wondrous object away. Immediately, multiple incarnations merged, and he quietly left the spot, continuing his advance deeper into the mountain region.

Xu Jingming didn't dare linger in place, also fearing the commotion of battle would attract other powerhouses. This was, after all, the mountain region, where many invincible experts at the half-step to the third realm level were active. He still had some distance to go to reach their level.

"Huff."

While hurrying on his way, within the small, portable universe he carried, hundreds of Xu Jingmings sat cross-legged, densely packed. In front of them floated that illusory sphere.

The illusory sphere was currently swirling with light on its surface. Under the guidance of Xu Jingming's consciousness, the illusory sphere was transforming, beginning to construct an incredibly vast and complex 'Abyss.' As time passed, this illusory Abyss became increasingly boundless, and the intangible aura became even more terrifying.

"Normally, when I'm fighting, I have to construct the Void Abyss with a single thought, and my mental consciousness has to bear the entire Void Abyss. This places a great burden on my mental consciousness," Xu Jingming thought. "But with this wondrous object, it will bear the Void Abyss, and I'll also have enough time to slowly construct it. The constructed Void Abyss… will also be more vast and powerful."

There was naturally a difference between constructing it with a single thought and slowly constructing the 'Void Abyss' without time constraints.

Without having to consider the burden on his mental consciousness, Xu Jingming could freely construct the 'Void Abyss' illusion to be vast enough. In this way, its power could naturally increase rapidly.

After spending more than three hours, this illusory sphere had completely become a vast 'Illusory Abyss.'

"Three hours to construct the Void Abyss, which is about my current limit. Fortunately, there is a wondrous object as a carrier; otherwise, my mental consciousness simply wouldn't be able to bear such a massive illusion." The many Xu Jingmings smiled, then temporarily put this 'Void Abyss' aside and began to carefully study the three character runes discovered after killing the alien beast.

Three character runes of different types, yet perfectly combined, represented a new world.

Xu Jingming studied these three character runes, while those incarnations in the outer region of the boundless land were also observing the more than a thousand character runes they had collected, pondering various combinations.

"Is this the power of a higher dimension?" Xu Jingming had been amazed when he studied each character rune individually, and now, studying them in combination was even more shocking.

His external incarnations were on the move; the burden of travel on his mind was negligible. Almost all of his energy was focused on studying these mysterious character runes.

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Within a pavilion in Yu Huo City, mist swirled. Xu Jingming, the Ancient Tree World Master, and Island Lord Emperor Dragon were gathered together, drinking and chatting.

"My incarnation in the Final Land also died today," the Ancient Tree World Master sighed. "Of the friends who went together back then, only Wu Ming and Beihe are left."

"I died inside, yet Beihe is still alive!" Island Lord Emperor Dragon couldn't help but say. "I've talked with many friends; even in the outer region of the Final Land, you'll encounter some invincible experts at the half-step to the third realm level, as well as Abyss Overlords."

The Ancient Tree World Master nodded. "I was killed by an Abyss Overlord. I saw some powerhouses clashing in the mountain region from afar, so I was very careful, preferring to stay in the outer region rather than venture into the inner region. Who would have thought that after hiding for so long, I'd still encounter an Abyss Overlord today! All the mysterious character runes I had accumulated were plundered."

"The third realm weapons I brought in are all gone too," Island Lord Emperor Dragon shook his head, feeling quite pained. Those were all painstakingly accumulated by him.

Xu Jingming frowned. "Invincible experts at the half-step to the third realm level, and Abyss Overlords, are also going to the outer region?"

"Yes."

Island Lord Emperor Dragon nodded. "I inquired about it! I heard that the fighting in the inner region is fierce. Some invincible experts at the half-step to the third realm level and Abyss Overlords feel that the mysterious character runes are also very important, so they're heading to the outer region to hunt down weaker half-step third realm experts, plundering large amounts of mysterious character runes."

Xu Jingming became vigilant; he had incarnations in the outer region.

"The outer region is vast. As long as you're careful and vigilant, there's still hope of hiding for a while longer," the Ancient Tree World Master said. "Of our group of friends back then, only you and Beihe are left. Beihe is also relying on you. You have to hold on for a while longer."

Xu Jingming nodded.

"Brother Wu Ming," Island Lord Emperor Dragon said solemnly, "This Final Land will become increasingly brutal as time goes on. Most of those who can survive for a long time there are very difficult to deal with. You must be careful."

"Don't worry," Xu Jingming still had some confidence.

Having obtained the wondrous object, the power of his 'Void Abyss Illusion' had greatly increased. He also had a third realm weapon of the Heart Weapon lineage in hand. Combining the two, Xu Jingming asked himself if he was still lacking compared to the invincible at the half-step to the third realm level, but he was still confident about protecting himself.

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Xu Jingming's incarnations in the outside world were also inquiring about information.

Within the Final Land, he had divided his forces into two groups.

One group carried the mysterious character runes, cautiously prioritizing survival in the outer region. Occasionally, when attacked by native creatures, they could kill them to accumulate mysterious character runes. The other group was in the mountain region, where dangers lurked, but there were also more treasures and opportunities.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Jingming had explored the mountain region for ten days. During that time, he was attacked by native creatures seven times. Relying on the greatly enhanced 'Void Abyss Illusion' and Heart Weapon, he had successively killed seven native creatures, obtaining quite a few mysterious character runes.

After these seven native creatures died, they left behind combinations of character runes, ranging from three to five.

"The strength of the native creatures in the inner region has greatly increased. But once they start fighting, they become very fanatical, preferring death to retreat," Xu Jingming was also puzzled.

The native creatures in the outer region, although they only had one character rune each, were much more cunning, knowing to escape if they couldn't win. The inner region was clearly different.

"Fortunately, I obtained a wondrous object, greatly increasing the strength of my illusion. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to deal with the native creatures," Xu Jingming secretly rejoiced, then shook his head. "Unfortunately, I've only obtained one wondrous object."

In the past ten days, he had seen other treasures from afar, but being able to see them from a distance would attract some powerhouses, and the competition was very fierce. Xu Jingming obediently hid away.

"Killing native creatures yields combinations of multiple character runes," Xu Jingming frowned. "I've also gained some understanding, but the help it provides to me… isn't very obvious."

Compared to when he first entered the Final Land, his strength had improved significantly.

But that was mainly because of the wondrous object! It caused a qualitative change in the power of his Void Abyss Illusion! The mysterious character runes only slightly increased the power of his Heart Weapon.

"It shouldn't be like this."

"I can sense that the mysterious character runes contain power from a higher dimension. If I truly grasp them! There should be a qualitative change." Xu Jingming yearned for this kind of power. "If I can master this power, perhaps I'll have hope of reaching the third realm."

A half-step to the third realm expert, wanting to reach the third realm?

It was too difficult.

Lord Yu Huo had spent his whole life training experts, but he hadn't trained a single one.

But Xu Jingming vaguely felt that these mysterious character runes left behind by the final existence should be helpful in reaching the third realm.

"Power from a higher dimension…" Xu Jingming continued to study and ponder while traveling.

Perhaps because a large number of invincible experts at the half-step to the third realm level and Abyss Overlords had entered the inner region to explore in advance, the wondrous objects and treasures that were slightly easier to discover had been taken away. Xu Jingming hadn't found a second wondrous object yet.

Luck was an inexplicable thing.

Sometimes, you could easily obtain something, and sometimes, you couldn't find it no matter how hard you searched. Xu Jingming maintained a calm mind and had enough patience.

"Mm?"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up. He faintly glimpsed an inconspicuous shadow in the distant mountains and forests, yet his heart trembled for no reason. "Just observing a trace of a shadow from afar affects my mind? It must be a rare treasure!"

Xu Jingming immediately approached it.

But at this moment, two auras erupted in the distance.

"Boom." "Boom."

"Haha, I was one step faster. This treasure is mine." Accompanied by loud laughter, a tall figure in black robes, with black aura rising from his body, held a transparent long staff in one hand.

Xu Jingming's heart trembled at this sight. With his realm, he could instantly determine that the material of the transparent long staff was exactly the same as the Heart Pearl. After all, he had refined many Heart Pearls and was very familiar with them.

"A small Heart Pearl is worth 3 drops of Abyss Motherblood. A long staff of the same material… must be worth thousands or even tens of thousands of Heart Pearls." Although Xu Jingming didn't know the purpose of the transparent long staff, he could guess, "A long staff constructed from so much Heart Pearl material must have a miraculous effect on the Heart Realm lineage."

Just watching, Xu Jingming felt his mind being drawn, truly a precious treasure of the Heart Realm lineage.

Wondrous objects that he had never heard of before suddenly appeared in the Final Land.

Unfortunately, it wasn't his.

"One step too late." Another figure, bathed in a blazing white aura, looked at this scene with some annoyance.

When the strength was equal, whoever grabbed the treasure first would be difficult for the opponent to compete with.

In the Abyss environment, Abyss Overlords were comparable to the invincible at the half-step to the third realm level.

"Chang Ming, consider yourself lucky." The figure with the blazing white aura glanced coldly at Monarch Chang Ming, then glanced in Xu Jingming's direction and swiftly left.

"Swoosh." Xu Jingming also immediately retreated violently.

"Retreat?"

A black aura instantly intercepted Xu Jingming in front. It was the tall Monarch Chang Ming, who was observing Xu Jingming with interest. "Wu Ming, do you think you can escape?"

Xu Jingming looked at the other party. "Monarch Chang Ming."

"When you rushed towards that wondrous object just now, I sensed you," Monarch Chang Ming's eyes were gloomy, and black gas filled the air. "Speaking of which, you and I are very lucky. Last time under Mount Yu Huo, you escaped from my hands, didn't you?"

With Monarch Chang Ming's level of existence, his memory was terrifying. Not to mention things he had experienced, he would never forget things he had only observed from the timeline.

"Monarch Chang Ming, I have no intention of being your enemy," Xu Jingming said, lowering his head slightly to show weakness.

"I have no interest in killing you." Monarch Chang Ming's gloomy eyes were filled with anticipation. "But I'm interested in your treasures!"