Chapter 1 The Most Prosperous City

The World Center City is the most prosperous city in the entire Myriad Worlds.

The aircraft carrying Xu Jingming and his family had already reached the city's airspace, and they could see all kinds of buildings. After all, different races had vastly different residences. The buildings where races with large bodies, such as the Dragon race and the Giant God race, lived were naturally different from those of the Human race. The places where the Ant race and the Bee race lived were even more different.

"Welcome to World Center City." The aircraft had already received official information from the city, "Upon arriving at World Center City, you must abide by the laws of World Center City. Those who violate the law will be severely punished."

Jing Yulong said with a smile, "Everyone, carefully read every article of the law! The laws here are very strict. All races must abide by the law when they come here."

"All the hotels in World Center City are fully booked." The teenager next to him tapped on the light screen and said, "There's no place to stay at all. Big brother, are you sure you've made arrangements?"

"Old Six, don't worry, I've arranged everything," Xu Jingming said.

Their parents had eight children, from the second to the ninth. The ninth child was only over a year old and could walk and trot, but most of the time, he still needed to be carried.

Whoosh!

The aircraft quickly arrived above a manor in the western district of the city and began to descend slowly.

"More than fifty years ago, I bought this manor in World Center City. It has intelligent robots responsible for maintenance," Xu Jingming said.

The Myriad Races Competition was only held once every thousand years. Only during the competition was the World Center City at its most prosperous. Usually, its prosperity was much less. Those who wanted to sell their houses found it difficult to wait for the once-in-a-millennium prosperous period. Sometimes, they needed money urgently and had no choice.

"Such a big manor can't be bought in World Center City now." The second child, who was now in charge of the Jing Corporation, was also amazed.

"Even if one occasionally appears, it's at an astronomical price. Big brother, how much did you spend fifty years ago?" The third sister asked; she was also a successful businesswoman.

"It was relatively cheaper more than fifty years ago, just over ten billion," Xu Jingming said. Suddenly, his expression changed slightly.

Buzz.

As the aircraft landed in the manor, Xu Jingming and his group walked out of the aircraft.

A group of Moon Elves walked out of the manor.

"This is my boss's residence. Why are you here?" Ni Yun, whose hair was half-white, scolded. Xu Jingming had been wandering outside for a long time. The corporation's affairs were first handed over to his parents, and later managed by his second brother.

Xu Jingming only left behind an assistant, Ni Yun, and allowed her to learn the Jing family's body tempering method to extend her life. However, she started cultivating later, so she looked older than Jing Yulong and his wife.

"Our Highness wants this manor. Name a price," a female Moon Elf said, looking directly at the group of humans.

"Our Highness is the strongest of the Moon Elf race, the future Moon Elf King," another Moon Elf also threatened.

They had no choice. The competition was about to begin, and accommodation in World Center City was too tight. Although they had managed to grab a few rooms in a hotel, their Highness found it too crowded, so they found this residence that hadn't been occupied for more than fifty years and decided to stay there first.

"Our Highness is resting. Don't disturb her. Hurry up and name a price," the female Moon Elf urged.

The Jing family was somewhat stunned.

"The strongest of the Moon Elf race?" Many members of the Jing family began to mutter.

"It should be the kind of powerhouse who can destroy the world."

They were well aware that the top powerhouses of various races were terrifying now, easily capable of destroying dozens or hundreds of kilometers.

"Who gave you the courage," Xu Jingming said with a smile, "to dare to…violate the law in World Center City?"

The group of Moon Elves was taken aback.

Xu Jingming lightly pressed his watch and reported it to the official World Center City authorities.

"My house has been occupied by a group of Moon Elves. They even claim to be the strongest of the Moon Elf race. My house is at 1108 Wind Whisper District in the west city," Xu Jingming reported directly.

The Moon Elves' expressions turned ugly.

Just then—

"Buzz!"

An intelligent machine with golden wings appeared out of thin air above the manor, and an invisible electromagnetic light enveloped the entire manor.

All the Moon Elves' bodies were jolted by electricity, but Xu Jingming and his family were not harmed at all. At the same time, some Moon Elves living inside the manor were also moved out by the electromagnetic force, including the Highness who was suspected to be the strongest of the Moon Elf race.

She was the most beautiful of the Moon Elves, noble and with cold eyes. The electromagnetic force couldn't hurt her in the slightest.

"You are suspected of illegally occupying a residence, violating the laws of World Center City," the intelligent machine said coldly, overlooking the scene below. "All of you Moon Elves will be imprisoned for a month and compensate Mr. Jing 1 billion. Do you accept the judgment?"

"Imprisoned for a month?" The Moon Elf Princess's expression changed. "This residence was arranged by my subordinates, and I am willing to compensate this human with more money. Can you waive the imprisonment?"

"During this year of the Myriad Races Competition, all violations of the law will be severely punished," the intelligent machine said coldly. "If you resist, you will be permanently deprived of your qualification to participate in the Myriad Races Competition."

The Moon Elf Princess turned pale.

As a Moon Elf, although she had no hope for the first Myriad Races Competition, she still wanted to participate in the preliminaries and see the true strength of the powerhouses of various races up close.

"By the time I get out of prison, the competition will almost be over," the Princess said, looking at the intelligent machine.

"You want to resist?" the intelligent machine asked calmly.

Xu Jingming watched from the side.

The Myriad Races Competition was a competition in which that great being summoned more than 5 million high-dimensional lifeforms to compete, and would never allow any high-dimensional lifeforms to disrupt the competition! Xu Jingming never thought of violating the regulations of 'World Center City,' the place where it was held.

This Moon Elf was really foolish.

"I am willing to accept the punishment," the Moon Elf Princess said, glancing coldly at Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming smiled slightly at her.

"You humans." The other Moon Elves were going crazy.

Their great Highness was actually going to jail?

"Shut up," the Princess rebuked coldly.

For many years, she had devoted herself to wandering and cultivating, only wanting to avoid the attacks of powerful races. She never expected that the residences in World Center City would be so tight. By the time she started booking in the last year, there were no larger places left, and she barely managed to book a few rooms.

As a natural high-dimensional lifeform, she naturally didn't want to squeeze into a building with various races. That's why she took a chance and occupied a manor that hadn't been occupied for more than fifty years.

"Let's go." An invisible electromagnetic light enveloped the group of Moon Elves.

Whoosh.

The intelligent machine disappeared with the Moon Elves out of thin air.

"Traversing the void?" Xu Jingming watched this scene. "World Center City's methods far surpass any race."

"Son," Yuan Yu, who was holding the ninth child, said worriedly, "We have offended the strongest of the Moon Elf race. Will there be trouble?"

"Don't worry," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

Ni Yun said, "Boss, this manor has been arranged by the Moon Elves. We need to rearrange it, which may take two hours." They had already brought their living supplies in the aircraft.

"You guys arrange things here. I'll go out for a while," Xu Jingming said.

…

Inside a restaurant in World Center City, Xu Jingming was sitting with three other humans.

"Adult Ming," a sweet-looking woman said with a smile.

"Yu Yangwei," Xu Jingming said with a smile, "I can tell it's you just from your voice."

"Adult Ming, it's nice to meet you. I'm Feng Ke," a large fat man said with a smile. His height and width were almost equal, showing how obese he was.

Xu Jingming also nodded.

"Ming." The most aloof and skinny man had a scar on his face. He looked at Xu Jingming with a complicated expression. "Although we've known each other for a long time and have met a few times, this time… I see your true appearance."

Yes, Xu Jingming had always hidden his identity in the past, but today, he no longer disguised himself.

"There's no need to disguise anymore," Xu Jingming said with confidence in his words.

"Two hundred years ago, Adult Ming was already at level 53. Now, his strength is naturally even more unfathomable," Yu Yangwei praised.

"By the way, what about the other humans?" Xu Jingming asked. "There should be more than just the three of you high-dimensional lifeforms among the humans, and you had a group of people back then."

"Some fled in the face of danger, and some dispersed," the fat man said with a smile. "Moreover, after spending a long time together, some contradictions led to the dispersal. Only the three of us are often together."

"Thanks to Adult Ming, you repeatedly counter-killed powerful races, causing those powerful races to completely give up on assassinating humans later on," Yu Yangwei said with a smile. "Many of our human high-dimensional lifeforms have survived. Speaking of which, they all have to thank Adult Ming."

"In terms of strength, Ming is indeed the undisputed strongest in the Seven Nations of humanity," Ying also said.

Xu Jingming wasn't proud.

After all, among the 5 million high-dimensional lifeforms back then, the vast majority were nascent high-dimensional lifeforms! Eternal Realm high-dimensional lifeforms accounted for only about one percent.

Therefore, it was normal for him to be the undisputed number one among the dozens of high-dimensional lifeforms in the Seven Nations of humanity.

"Do you all plan to participate in this competition?" Xu Jingming asked.

Yu Yangwei said with a smile, "We're all participating, but I estimate we won't even pass the preliminaries."

"The preliminaries will select 300 official competition slots," the fat man Feng Ke said. "With our strength, how can we be qualified to win an official competition slot?"

"Participating in the preliminaries allows us to feel the strength of the other races up close," Ying said. "It can also give us a clearer understanding of ourselves."

Xu Jingming nodded.

"Adult Ming, have you signed up for this competition?" Yu Yangwei asked.

"I just arrived on the first day and met you guys, so I haven't signed up yet," Xu Jingming said.

"Neither have we," Yu Yangwei said happily. "We were thinking of going with Adult Ming."

"Let's go sign up together after we finish eating," Xu Jingming nodded.

…

The registration period was one month before the competition.

After Xu Jingming, Yu Yangwei, Feng Ke, and Ying finished dinner, they went to one of the registration points in the city. There were hundreds of registration points throughout the city, because the number of registrations for this competition was unprecedentedly high.

"More than three million people have already registered for this competition. There have never been so many registrations in the past," the registration staff chatted.

"Yeah, in the last two or three hundred years, there have been powerhouses everywhere. This competition will definitely be very exciting."

The staff chatted.

Xu Jingming and his group of four turned around and left after registering.

"Humans are also here to register?" Two towering Giant Gods who were walking in the distance glanced at Xu Jingming and his group as they walked out of the registration point, somewhat disdainfully.

"I heard that a master has emerged from the human race; he has quite a bit of strength."

"If I run into him, I'll stomp him to death."

The two Giant Gods chatted.

The Giant Gods were a traditional strong race in the Myriad Worlds. Their race's powerhouses could consistently rank in the top three, because their physical talent was too high. Only five high-dimensional lifeforms were born in the Giant God race, and all of them had already broken through level 60. This showed how great the race's advantage was.

"Giant Gods." Xu Jingming and his group of four looked over.

"If they don't get first place in the early rounds of the competition, they'll have no hope in the mid-to-late stages," Ying sneered.

"There are many powerful races. The competition for first place in the early stages will also be very fierce. In my opinion, the two of them probably won't even make it to the official competition," Yu Yangwei said.

Xu Jingming was increasingly looking forward to the competition.

******

Inside the Jing family's manor.

"There are only three days left until the official competition begins." Jing Yulong watched the program on the light screen. "It's a pity that the preliminaries aren't broadcasted. The preliminaries are about to begin today."

Yuan Yu, who was holding a milk bottle and feeding the child, said, "It's said that more than 5.03 million powerhouses from the myriad races have registered this time! The preliminaries will last for three days and will select 300 official competition slots from the 5.03 million registrants. I believe it will be very exciting."

"I estimate that there will be humans in the preliminaries, but it's a pity that the preliminaries aren't broadcasted," Jing Yulong said. "We won't see any humans during the official competition."

"It's already great to be able to see the once-in-a-millennium Myriad Races Competition," Yuan Yu said.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going out for a while," Xu Jingming said.

"Alright."

Jing Yulong and his wife responded casually.

Xu Jingming strolled leisurely through the city and also saw some ultra-giant creatures such as Dragon race and Mountain Demon race on the road. Fifteen minutes later, Xu Jingming arrived at the preliminary venue and met up with Ying, Yu Yangwei, and Feng Ke.

The gathering place for the preliminaries was vast and boundless, with more than 5.03 million powerhouses from various races gathered.

The powerhouses from various races had different physiques, some were huge, and some were small.

"After more than three hundred years of cultivation, almost all of these registered powerhouses are above level 50." Xu Jingming sensed the surrounding auras, and his gaze also swept over some particularly weak auras. "They dare to register at levels 30 and 40? It's possible to lose your life in the preliminaries."

"I was the champion of the last Myriad Races Arena, but I feel that more than 99% of the powerhouses here are stronger than me." The Giant God Kabhreimaha solemnly observed his surroundings.

He felt that even the aura of the weak Dwarven powerhouses was more terrifying than his.

"I obtained my teacher's new body tempering method, and I have now reached level 47 strength, far exceeding a thousand years ago. But… what's wrong with this era?" Kabhreimaha single-mindedly pursued the limits of life.

His pride made him choose to register.

But simply gathering at the preliminary venue made his heart tremble as he realized just how many powerhouses there were in the Myriad Worlds.

"To all preliminary participants." A golden intelligent machine appeared in the high sky, and its voice resounded throughout the surroundings. "Welcome to the Myriad Races Competition, which will be a competition that will go down in history."

"Please look up." The golden intelligent machine said.

Xu Jingming, Ying, Yu Yangwei, Feng Ke, and countless other powerhouses all looked up at the high sky.

"At a height of 108,000 meters above, is the venue for the official competition." The golden intelligent machine said. "You must first rely on your own ability to fly to the venue. The first ten thousand to arrive will pass the first round of screening, and all others will be eliminated."

"Fly to the venue?" Xu Jingming frowned slightly. Was this the first test of the preliminaries?

"We are humans; how can we fly?" The fat man Feng Ke's expression changed. "At most, I can jump, but I can't jump that high."