Chapter 1 That Is Yu Fire City?

"Is this Yu Fire City?" The dean, the tower master, the island master, and Chi Meng stared ahead, captivated. Xu Jingming, having sent a clone ahead, was already familiar with Yu Fire City.

Xu Jingming smiled, also looking at the massive, towering city in the distance. Its walls were so high they seemed endless, impossible to describe with a low-dimensional concept of ‘height.’ They completely isolated every spatial layer, and completely blocked any external observation.

"Yu Fire City was built by 'Yu Fire Sovereign,' a third-realm existence. The entire city is filled with wonders. But there's one thing…" Xu Jingming solemnly reminded them, "Within Yu Fire City, only the very center, Yu Fire Mountain, is free from conflict. Yu Fire Sovereign doesn’t care about the fighting and killing elsewhere. So once we enter the city, you must stick with me and be careful."

"Rest assured, we're here to learn inheritances. We won't get involved in anything else," the dean said. The tower master, island master, and Chi Meng all nodded.

"Let's enter the city!" Xu Jingming, very familiar with the route, led the dean and the others through the massive city gate.

The city gate was so tall that flying through it felt like entering another space-time.

Only after entering the city could they see the various sights and the towering mountain at the center.

"Countless high-dimensional lifeforms gathered here, countless resources amassed." As Xu Jingming led them, he also described this vast city. "Over countless years, Yu Fire City has naturally developed some rules."

"The weaker ones mostly reside in the outer city area. The stronger you are, the closer your residence is to Yu Fire Mountain," Xu Jingming said. "Because some terrifying existences frequently visit Yu Fire Mountain. Living too close means you might run into them. And remember… apart from Yu Fire Mountain, fighting and killing are not prohibited elsewhere."

The dean and the other three became solemn.

"I've heard there are over a thousand Abyss Monarch-level existences here. If we offend someone like that, we're doomed," the Eternal Tower Master said. Having cultivated in the Abyss lineage, he knew just how terrifying the Abyss Monarchs, the most favored by the Abyss, were.

"So we have to stay far away," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "In the outer city, we can look around, but once we enter the inner city area, you’ll need to hide inside a spatial treasure."

"Understood."

"Don't worry, we get it."

The dean and the others curiously observed the vast city. Looking around, they saw high-dimensional lifeforms flying in groups of three or five. Just a glance revealed hundreds of thousands of them.

"Hundreds of billions of high-dimensional lifeforms living here; it's incredible."

"Actually, living in the same city as Abyss Monarchs and other terrifying existences is also dangerous. It's easy to get caught in their affairs," the dean and the others discussed.

Xu Jingming said, "But there are too many resources and opportunities here, so many powerhouses are still willing to leave a clone here."

"The suppression in Yu Fire City is terrifying," the Time-Space Island Master said, sensing the Primeval River. "Time-space is completely suppressed. I can’t even draw upon the power of the Primeval River."

"I can’t use my Mind World to teleport either. I can only fly slowly," Xu Jingming said. "Third-realm existences speak law, and their words become reality! If he wished, he could strip all of us high-dimensional lifeforms of our power."

As they chatted, they flew forward. The outer city area was very vast, and it took them half a month to enter the inner city area. The dean and the others temporarily hid inside a spatial treasure.

In the inner city, half-step third realm existences and Abyss Lords were everywhere.

…

Inside a cavern-dwelling in the inner city, Gu Mo suddenly felt a causal connection. He immediately went to the railing and looked into the distance with his narrow eyes. He saw Xu Jingming flying alone in that direction.

"The suppression in Yu Fire City is indeed powerful. Wu Ming has to be so close for me to sense him," Gu Mo thought. He had also arranged for a clone to reside in Yu Fire City long-term.

"Wu Ming, eh?"

Gu Mo's eyes were complicated.

He had long discovered that Wu Ming's future was terrifying, and as time passed, Wu Ming's future became more ‘certain’ and more ‘terrifying.’

"Unfortunately, I have irreconcilable feuds with the human race," Gu Mo shook his head slightly.

The Void Sky Race and the human race were once neighbors in the same universe! Over countless years, there had been too much fighting and killing between the two races. As the Void Sky Race's greatest leader, Gu Mo had spilled too much human blood on his hands!

The human race had been pushed into a dark age several times by the Void Sky Race, and their history was even fragmented.

These hatreds couldn't be erased!

Therefore, even though Gu Mo knew that Xu Jingming's future was terrifying, after determining that he couldn't stop it, he leased the 'small universe' to the human race at a low price, helping them complete their great migration.

"There are too many old grievances, but disputes between neighboring races are inevitable. I also helped them complete their great migration, which should at least alleviate some of the hatred," Gu Mo thought.

What he could do was keep a sufficient distance from the human race, and even not be in the same territory.

Keep a distance! If the human race couldn't see them, both sides could live in peace.

If they met frequently and friction arose, with new and old grudges piling up, it would be a great disaster.

"Knowing that he will be an extraordinary existence, it's a pity that we are destined not to be friends," Gu Mo thought. "The Ancient Tree World Master of Nan Ting 3609 Territory, the North River Boat Master, and the Emperor Dragon Island Master are all lucky. Each of them gave gifts to Wu Ming. Actually… I was the first half-step third realm existence to discover his potential."

A rare opportunity was placed before him, but he was destined not to be able to seize it. This feeling was naturally very uncomfortable.

******

The center of Yu Fire City was the towering Yu Fire Mountain.

This was the residence of the great third-realm existence, Yu Fire Sovereign. Countless high-dimensional lifeforms who wished to learn inheritances also needed to come to Yu Fire Mountain.

"Brother Feather Serpent, please help me. I want to pay my respects to Senior Yu Fire Sovereign," a tall figure in black robes said humbly. "I have been in Yu Fire City for three Abyss Epochs, but I have never been able to see Senior Yu Fire Sovereign."

"My master stopped accepting disciples many years ago, and no longer guides juniors," a large, winding serpent said gently. "Brother Chan Ming, you don't need to make things difficult for me."

"Brother Feather Serpent, with our friendship, you can’t help me with this small matter?" Monarch Chan Ming said anxiously. "I have indeed come here with utmost sincerity for these three Abyss Epochs. I only yearn for Senior Yu Fire Sovereign to guide me once… I believe that if Senior Yu Fire Sovereign guides me once, I will definitely make a breakthrough, and maybe even take that step and become a third-realm existence."

"Hahaha."

The coiled serpent laughed. "Over the long years, my master has accepted countless disciples and allowed countless high-dimensional lifeforms to learn inheritances. To this day, he hasn't been able to nurture a single third-realm existence. And you dare to say that you can take that step?"

"The future is unknowable. Who dares to say that I definitely can't become a third-realm existence?" Monarch Chan Ming said eagerly. "Brother Feather Serpent, if you help me, I will naturally reward you handsomely."

"There's no way. Master has long been disheartened and no longer guides juniors. I wouldn't dare to advise Master," Feather Serpent said. "Alright, you can go down the mountain. If you keep causing trouble like this, I can only banish you."

Monarch Chan Ming said anxiously, "Brother Feather Serpent…"

"You're going too far!" The coiled serpent's eyes turned cold, and an invisible force enveloped Monarch Chan Ming, forcibly banishing him from the mountain.

…

Outside Yu Fire Mountain, the void distorted, and Monarch Chan Ming's figure appeared in a disheveled state.

"He actually banished me." Monarch Chan Ming was furious. After all, he was also an Abyss Monarch. "Usually, I treat Brother Feather Serpent as a close friend, and I dare not be even slightly disrespectful. But this time… after all, I have lived in Yu Fire City for three Abyss Epochs, so I was anxious and said a few more words, but he didn't even give me face and forcibly banished me."

He was annoyed but helpless.

Feather Serpent was one of Yu Fire Sovereign's personal disciples, and also an invincible half-step third realm existence! Whether in terms of strength or background, Monarch Chan Ming couldn't afford to offend him.

"I just yearn to go further! Isn't Yu Fire Sovereign merciful to the weak and willing to teach the younger generation? Why won't he even see me?" Monarch Chan Ming felt stifled and angry. As a lofty Abyss Monarch, he had repeatedly been snubbed on Yu Fire Mountain. How could he not be angry?

The intense feeling of stifled anger caused the dark flames in his heart to surge, and Monarch Chan Ming's eyes turned even colder.

He glanced around and instantly saw that there were over ten thousand high-dimensional lifeforms flying towards Yu Fire Mountain, all preparing to ascend the mountain!

"After waiting for three Abyss Epochs and not getting anything, there's no need to wait any longer." Monarch Chan Ming snorted coldly, and an invisible flame instantly spread in all directions, affecting a large area around him.

The ten thousand high-dimensional lifeforms nearby felt an invisible flame spread over them in an instant. As they watched, flames naturally arose within their bodies.

"What is this?" Xu Jingming was also among the ten thousand high-dimensional lifeforms, flying with excitement towards the towering Yu Fire Mountain in the distance.

Suddenly, he saw the spreading black flames.

The moment he saw it, the flame overcame the limitations of distance and began to burn inside Xu Jingming's body.

"Ahhh!!!"

The ten thousand high-dimensional lifeforms all noticed the terrifying black flames. The moment they noticed it, the flames began to burn within their bodies.

"It's the Black Abyss Fire."

"Black Abyss Flames."

"These flames are following karma to burn my other clones! He wants to completely kill us!"

"He wants to completely kill us!"

Many of these high-dimensional lifeforms were shocked, angry, and desperate. They looked at Monarch Chan Ming in the distance with hatred, but there was nothing they could do. One by one, they turned to ashes under the Black Abyss Fire. Even their clones in distant territories turned to ashes.

"Yu Fire City has already suppressed time-space, karma, and all other aspects of power. Even so, they are burned to death across endless territories. You can only blame yourselves for being too weak." Monarch Chan Ming watched those high-dimensional lifeforms scream and die, and only then did he feel much better.

In the layer of Abyss space he ruled, he slaughtered a batch of creatures when he was happy, and he slaughtered a batch when he was unhappy.

Slaughter was his favorite form of entertainment.

Although Xu Jingming had long known that it was dangerous to be close to Abyss Monarchs, this was the first time he had encountered such danger. There was no hatred, no entanglement, and he was unreasonably subjected to the Abyss Monarch's anger.