Chapter 1 Black Abyss Fire

"It's the Black Abyss Fire." Black flames rose from within Xu Jingming's body, which transformed into a flickering lamp, the searing black flames unable to extinguish its light.

"Light a lamp, illuminate my heart, destroy the darkness." Xu Jingming's entire body was composed of Heart Realm power. Using his body as a weapon, he executed the second stance of the *Jin Ge* spear technique, 'Lamp Light'. His body's resistance greatly increased. Although he could still feel pain, it remained within his tolerance.

But as Xu Jingming looked around, the other high-dimensional lifeforms were all turning to ash in the flames.

"Brother!"

"Ming Wuya!"

"No—"

These high-dimensional lifeforms had been in high spirits, about to ascend Mount Yu Huo, when they suddenly encountered this disaster. They watched in agony as their friends, their most cherished loved ones, turned to ash in the flames. They themselves were also turning to ash!

"It's a Deep Abyss Monarch."

"The Chan Ming Monarch!!!"

"Chan Ming Monarch, I curse you!!!"

Many high-dimensional lifeforms died in hatred and agony, turning to ash.

In just ten breaths, only seven high-dimensional lifeforms were still alive under the searing Black Abyss Fire! Five of them were half-step third realm existences, and the other two were comparable to half-step third realm, possessing sufficiently brilliant means.

Xu Jingming was one of the seven survivors.

"Chan Ming Monarch." A fire-red scaled lifeform's expression was twisted. "You killed all my Yu Feng's brothers and disciples! Killing one incarnation wasn't enough; you had to kill all the others in the distant territories?"

Hearing the question, the distant Chan Ming Monarch frowned slightly and casually flicked his finger.

Whoosh!

A black boat flew from his fingertip. When it first appeared, it was extremely small, but in the blink of an eye, it became incomparably huge, forcibly crushing the area where the fire-red scaled lifeform was. Although the fire-red scaled lifeform held a long staff and furiously resisted, he was still annihilated.

"What trash, daring to question me." Chan Ming Monarch sneered. With a wave of his hand, all the treasures left behind by the more than ten thousand deceased high-dimensional lifeforms flew towards him. The six surviving high-dimensional lifeforms in the distance didn't dare to say another word, each of them extremely vigilant.

Chan Ming Monarch glanced at the six survivors, smiled, and stepped away, flying off.

Only after he had disappeared from sight did the remaining six high-dimensional lifeforms relax.

"Brother Yu Feng was too agitated. He actually foolishly questioned Chan Ming Monarch. Being killed an incarnation by Chan Ming Monarch, wasn't that just sending that incarnation to its death for nothing?"

"It's just the loss of an incarnation. Although Chan Ming Monarch is powerful enough to easily kill Brother Yu Feng, across the vast territories, relying on karma… it's impossible to wipe out all of Brother Yu Feng's incarnations."

"Chan Ming, he deserves to die!"

"My disciples, my clansmen, killed before my eyes, he truly deserves to die."

Among the six high-dimensional lifeforms present, those who had acted alone and hadn't brought companions could still face the situation calmly. But those whose companions had been completely annihilated had their hearts scorched by anger. Each of them held intense hatred.

"Without any grievance or enmity, he casually slaughtered over ten thousand high-dimensional lifeforms. We few survived. But Chan Ming Monarch doesn't care at all, he doesn't even bother to uproot the weeds. Well, he is a Deep Abyss Monarch! His true body within the Deep Abyss… unless a third realm existence makes a move, he is eternally immortal."

"Chan Ming Monarch, I will definitely avenge this in my lifetime!" A half-step third realm existence's eyes were also filled with hatred.

…

"Gained a few more enemies."

Chan Ming Monarch flew, sensing several intense karmic connections. "The hatred is still very strong."

"Come, come, come, go to the Deep Abyss one by one, go to my territory, come and kill me. Hahaha…" Chan Ming Monarch was instead very eager. He slaughtered at will, never having the thought of cutting down the roots.

"Without enemies, wouldn't life lose a lot of its fun?"

"With more enemies, life has more color. It's a pity that these enemies are all trash. I've become a monarch through the Deep Abyss sacrifice, yet not a single one can threaten me."

"Such days are too lonely, too boring," Chan Ming Monarch shook his head.

Reaching the third realm, he saw no hope.

Below the third realm… as a Deep Abyss Monarch, he could walk sideways! Even those invincible half-step third realm existences couldn't threaten his true body within the Deep Abyss.

He only felt that life was becoming increasingly dull.

"This Yu Huo City, there's no point in staying, I'm leaving." This time, Chan Ming Monarch was expelled by Yu She and was unwilling to stay any longer.

******

Xu Jingming flew to Mount Yu Huo before releasing Dean, Tower Master, Island Master, and Chi Meng.

"We've reached Mount Yu Huo." Dean and the others all revealed expressions of joy. After yearning for the third realm inheritance for so many years, they were finally about to learn it.

Chi Meng noticed that Xu Jingming's state wasn't quite right and asked, "Jingming, are you in a bad mood?"

"Just before ascending the mountain, the Deep Abyss Monarch 'Chan Ming Monarch' came down the mountain. He, for no reason at all, vented his anger on all the high-dimensional lifeforms within his sight," Xu Jingming said. "More than ten thousand high-dimensional lifeforms, only six survived! The rest were all killed on the spot."

"He took action for no reason?" Dean, Tower Master, Island Master, and Chi Meng all had solemn expressions.

Although they had long known that being too close to some powerful existences could easily lead to being affected.

But killing so many high-dimensional lifeforms for no reason was too terrifying.

"He slaughtered so many high-dimensional lifeforms and even followed the karma to exterminate all of their incarnations," Xu Jingming said. "Although it was just a casual strike from Chan Ming Monarch, I estimate that ninety-nine percent of the high-dimensional lifeforms are completely dead."

"Casual slaughter, and even following the karma to completely exterminate?" Dean and the others all trembled.

Too ruthless!

"The Deep Abyss sacrifice lineage are all lunatics, they simply don't regard other lives as important, and the most terrifying among them, the 'Deep Abyss Monarchs,' are even more terrifyingly insane," Eternal Tower Master said in a low voice. "They might decide to completely destroy a territory with a single thought. To them, it's just a game and entertainment."

"The Deep Abyss Monarchs are so crazy, yet there are still so many high-dimensional lifeforms living in this Yu Huo City," Chi Meng said.

"Yu Huo City suppresses the power of the Heart Realm, the Primeval Mother River, karma, and other aspects, so we have to fly slowly when traveling. The Deep Abyss Monarchs and half-step third realm existences all live in the inner city. The ordinary high-dimensional lifeforms are all terrified and hide far away, living in the outer city," Xu Jingming said. "There are countless high-dimensional lifeforms here, many opportunities, it's worth taking a little risk."

Xu Jingming looked up towards the top of the mountain. "Let's go, let's ascend the mountain."

"Ascend the mountain." Dean and the others stopped thinking too much. The Deep Abyss sacrifice lineage were all devils, and the Deep Abyss Lords and even higher Deep Abyss Monarchs among them couldn't be judged by ordinary standards.

In the eyes of normal high-dimensional lifeforms, those were all lunatics corrupted by the Deep Abyss!

"Deep Abyss Monarch!" Xu Jingming wasn't in a good mood, because he greatly disliked the act of slaughtering the innocent. This time, he had been cautious enough to store Dean and the others away. What would have been the consequences if he had been careless and released Dean and the others earlier, flying forward together?

Under the Black Abyss Fire, how many of Dean and the others could have survived?

Without a doubt, Chi Meng would have certainly died completely. Dean and the other three were also very likely to have died completely under the Black Abyss Fire of a Deep Abyss Monarch.

Although Xu Jingming felt aggrieved, there was nothing he could do. Facing a crazed Deep Abyss Monarch, he could only endure it.

******

Within a space carved out on the mountain, this vast space was empty and desolate, with only a single figure.

It had white wings, and its entire body emitted fiery light, illuminating the entire space.

It had been sitting there for who knew how long, and its eyes always held confusion.

It had too many confusions.

There were too many things it didn't understand.

"The ultimate, the ultimate."

It murmured, "The closer I get, the more I feel my own insignificance. I have too many confusions to resolve. Resolving all the confusions is the only way to hope to reach that step. I'm still far from it."

It suddenly focused on the five people who were ascending the mountain, Xu Jingming, and his companions.

In Its gaze, the countless information of these five people was observed by It. Past information, countless future information, even information from numerous timelines, and even some of the auras of distant parallel universes could be vaguely sensed.

"Hmm?" It was somewhat astonished, its gaze completely fixed on Xu Jingming alone.

"Such a genius exists in countless territories?" It couldn't believe it. "No matter what I do, I can't prevent his rise. Even if I spare no expense to erase all possibilities of him in this parallel universe, he can still rise in other parallel universes?"

"Although third realm existences have jumped out of the timeline and can't be spied upon, judging from his various futures, he is very likely to become a third realm existence."

"Impossible to stop, he is almost certain to become a third realm existence."

Yu Huo Monarch was curious.

"It's strange, I've nurtured countless high-dimensional lifeforms, nurtured them for endless years, yet I haven't nurtured a single one," Yu Huo Monarch looked at Xu Jingming. "Yet this Xu Jingming, can't be stopped."

Although Yu Huo Monarch was discouraged by not being able to nurture one, it was relatively normal.

Because according to normal probability, it would be normal to have one appear among the countless high-dimensional lifeforms that he had nurtured! It wouldn't be strange if none appeared.

Third realm existences were inherently extremely rare.

"If I were to accept him as a disciple, wouldn't I have nurtured a third realm disciple?" Yu Huo Monarch smiled self-deprecatingly. "Too embarrassing! He doesn't need my guidance, he doesn't even need the help of the *Eight Directions Diagram*. With his talent, he will still gradually head towards the third realm."

"This is his individual talent."

"This shows that to become a third realm existence, it still depends on individual talent. My nurturing is useless." Yu Huo Monarch gently shook his head. "Half-step third realm existences, even invincible half-step third realm existences, can be nurtured."

"But third realm existences can't be nurtured. One's own individual self is more important." Yu Huo Monarch watched Xu Jingming, liking him more and more as he looked. "Xu Jingming is the kind of most excellent disciple, who naturally grows up without needing a master to worry about him."

"Even though it's the first time I've seen him, I feel a sense of closeness."

Yu Huo Monarch's expression suddenly changed. He abruptly looked up into the distance. In his observation, countless timelines were before his eyes. He even saw vague scenes from other parallel universes.

He examined many timelines, examining all traces.

"That's not right."

"Something isn't quite right." Yu Huo Monarch frowned, carefully examining countless timelines, especially the intersections he and Xu Jingming had in different timelines, which were his main observation targets.