Chapter 1 Returning to the Locker Room

Xu Jingming returned to the player's lounge, carefully observing the upcoming matches.

"The second match has concluded, with the Xiao Clan's Li Lu also successfully entering the top five." Host Pan Qiu announced enthusiastically, "The Human race's Jingming and the Xiao Clan's Li Lu both entered the second round of the main competition in the Myriad Races Competition five thousand years ago. They were the only two weak race contestants in the second round of the main competition back then!"

"Speaking of which, I was also the host for that year's competition. Given my lifespan, I should be able to host a few more."

Host Pan Qiu chatted on.

Since today was the top ten competition, there were only five matches in total! The matches required very little time, so the competition host naturally had to say more to build up the atmosphere.

A match, including the contestants entering and leaving, might only take two or three minutes, but the competition host could talk for ten minutes.

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"The third match has concluded, with the Dragonkin's 'Lie Yun' successfully entering the top five!"

"The fourth match has concluded, with the Ant race's 'Hafu Cheng' successfully entering the top five!"

"The fifth match has concluded, with the Gray Elf race's 'Fu Jie' successfully entering the top five!"

Even with Host Pan Qiu stalling for time, the five matches of the day still ended in just over an hour, and the top five were decided.

"Tomorrow will be the ultimate round-robin, where the top five contestants will face each other until the champion of this competition is determined." Host Pan Qiu was incredibly excited. "A new champion will be born tomorrow. Let us look forward to the most exciting ultimate round-robin."

Countless viewers and contestants began to leave the arena.

Xu Jingming pondered his other four opponents and also left the arena.

"Of the other four opponents, the largest is the Dragonkin race's 'Lie Yun', who is over five meters tall." Xu Jingming thought, "The top five of this competition range from over five meters to the shortest, the 30-centimeter-tall Ant race expert. The Xiao Clan, Gray Elf race, and I are all of similar stature… This shows that the weak races have truly risen."

"Lord Jingming." On the street outside the arena, Xu Jingming ran into Ying, Yu Yangwei, and Feng Ke.

"Lord Jingming, we have no hope of getting out. You, however, have a very good chance. You must win the championship." Yu Yangwei smiled brightly. "In any case, we were all born into the Human race."

"The Human race must have a champion." Ying also smiled.

"The other high-dimensional lifeforms of the Human race are too weak; we can only rely on you, Lord Jingming." The large, portly Feng Ke said.

Xu Jingming nodded. "Thank you."

Looking at these three friends, whom he had met early on after descending, he knew that they had already given up on contending for the championship.

"Want to grab a drink? My treat." Xu Jingming offered.

"Sure." Yu Yangwei, Ying, and the portly Feng Ke all agreed enthusiastically.

******

Inside a small building in a super-large tavern, Xu Jingming and his three friends were enjoying their drinks.

"Drink up!" The portly Feng Ke drank the most wildly, holding a huge wine barrel and pouring it into his mouth.

"I remember when I was a low-dimensional lifeform, I was always thinking about becoming a high-dimensional lifeform." The portly Feng Ke said, putting down the wine barrel, "Later, I finally became the only high-dimensional lifeform in our race. But I discovered… it's too difficult for a nascent-state high-dimensional lifeform without any background to survive."

"It is difficult." Yu Yangwei nodded.

"For nascent-states, the most dangerous things aren't the Eternal realm experts who perform abyssal sacrifices, nor is it exploring dangerous places. Rather… it's high-dimensional space itself." The portly man said, "In high-dimensional space, it's too easy to get lost, too easy to unknowingly enter dangerous places."

Xu Jingming nodded. Back then, when his Senior Brother Chi Meng became a high-dimensional lifeform, the Dean and the others were responsible for receiving him. After that, he focused on cultivating in the Myriad Stars Island and didn't dare to run around outside at all.

"High-dimensional space is dangerous, and other high-dimensional lifeforms are also dangerous." The portly Feng Ke said in a low voice, "One can only try to interact with other high-dimensional lifeforms in this universe and exchange for some weak cultivation methods."

"I'm careful, I don't make enemies, I don't go to dangerous places, and I even hope that I can live to the end of my lifespan, for an abyssal epoch." The portly Feng Ke shook his head with a wry smile.

The lifespan of a nascent-state is one abyssal epoch. But how many nascent-states can really live that long?

"Eternal realm high-dimensional lifeforms theoretically have endless lifespans, but many don't even live for an abyssal epoch." Ying said, "How can we nascent-states dare to hope for an abyssal epoch?"

"Yes, even hiding in our home universe, calamities still descend from the sky." The portly Feng Ke said, "Dragging me into the Myriad Races World, I'm afraid this is the end of my life."

"At least there are many high-dimensional lifeforms accompanying you." Yu Yangwei smiled. "At least Ying and I are always with you."

"Thank you. I didn't expect that in the Myriad Races World, I could make real high-dimensional lifeform friends." The portly Feng Ke smiled happily.

Xu Jingming listened from the side.

He had become a high-dimensional lifeform for a relatively short time, and he experienced the 'great migration of the race' as soon as he broke through.

As a member of the Heart Realm lineage, he had many avatars, allowing him to explore countless Heart Realm ruins and seek opportunities in distant territories. But with more avatars, he was also more likely to encounter calamities, and this time, a calamity had descended.

Fortunately, there was still a chance to escape.

…

The last day of this competition was also the liveliest day of the competition. Countless viewers from the myriad races were looking forward to the most exciting ultimate round-robin.

In the ultimate round-robin, they would duel each other, and the final champion would be determined based on the number of victories and the relationships between wins and losses.

"The first match of the ultimate round-robin is between the Gray Elf race's Fu Jie and the Human race's Jingming." Competition host Pan Qiu was also much more solemn. "Let us welcome them to the arena."

Buzz!

The air vibrated slightly, and two figures had already appeared in the arena.

Xu Jingming observed his opponent several thousand meters away. "In the ultimate round-robin, every victory is important."

"Human Jingming?" The Gray Elf race's Fu Jie also looked at Xu Jingming and said silently, "I've endured countless calamities in the abyss to become a lord; how can I die silently in the Myriad Races World?"

Fu Jie was used to fierce competition.

"Defeat him." Fu Jie's figure moved, and blurred afterimages appeared in the arena. Hundreds of Fu Jie's figures appeared everywhere.

"Such speed, such agile movements." Xu Jingming stood still, his mind incredibly focused. "In terms of agility, he's stronger than me."

The arena had a maximum diameter of only ten thousand meters, and the Gray Elf Fu Jie changed direction hundreds of times in the arena in an instant, leaving only afterimages.

"Just this moment!"

Fu Jie seized the opportunity and instantly rushed toward Xu Jingming from the side rear.

Xu Jingming stood still, motionless.

"Bang!!!"

The moment Fu Jie got close to Xu Jingming, Xu Jingming's right hand flashed! Fu Jie flew backward like a cannonball, slamming heavily into the shield several thousand meters away. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and he landed with a groan.

"Such power! Such speed!" Fu Jie was secretly shocked.

"The union of heart and body, pursuing the extreme speed of the physical body's attacks." Xu Jingming's Mind Combat style treated the body as a weapon, so he naturally valued the advantage of speed very much.

After all, in terms of agility, those ultra-small species would far surpass Xu Jingming.

If he was weak in agility, Xu Jingming had to exploit his other advantages.

"Hoo." "Hoo." "Hoo." Hundreds of afterimages changed rapidly as the Gray Elf race's 'Fu Jie' searched for an opportunity to attack, but every time Xu Jingming attacked, he was able to strike first. The Gray Elf race's attacks didn't touch Xu Jingming, and Xu Jingming sent him flying every time.

"Fu Jie, there's no need to delay any longer; admit defeat." Xu Jingming said, judging from their brief exchange that he was very much countering Fu Jie.

Apart from a slight advantage in agility, Xu Jingming completely suppressed his opponent in all other aspects.

"These injuries won't affect me." Fu Jie was clearly unwilling to give up.

Xu Jingming finally moved.

Whoosh!

His burst of speed was as fierce as thunder, clearly faster than Fu Jie. Fu Jie couldn't dodge, couldn't escape.

"Ape-Demon Heart Piercer!" Xu Jingming's fists transformed into countless phantoms, punching frantically. No matter how agilely Fu Jie dodged, Xu Jingming was all about wild, chaotic strikes. The opponent's hands and legs tried to block, but they were beaten until they were in great pain.

In just one exchange.

Xu Jingming had landed 32 punches on Fu Jie, breaking many bones throughout Fu Jie's body. Covered in blood, he could only shout unwillingly, "I admit defeat."

Only then did Xu Jingming stop.

Even though the Gray Elf race was smaller than the Human race, their bodies were tough enough, but if the punches continued to land frantically, they would have been enough to kill Fu Jie completely!

"I lost. I lost in the first match. I probably have no hope in this competition." Fu Jie was anxious. "The Ant race has even made it into the top five in this competition. I'm afraid I won't be able to beat the experts of the Ant race or the Demon Rat race in the next competition."

"For the next few thousand years, ultra-small species will probably dominate."

"I have nearly 20,000 years of lifespan, several thousand years more than ultra-small species. Perhaps my opportunity is in those few thousand years after the ultra-small species die of old age." After losing the first match, Fu Jie's situation in the Myriad Races World immediately deteriorated greatly.

Half-step third realm experts and abyssal lords gathered, as well as some geniuses among the high-dimensional lifeforms, and some experts who were extremely suited to the Myriad Races World were all desperately vying for first place. Added to this were the restrictions of race and lifespan.

Even many half-step third realm experts and abyssal lords had to die in the Myriad Races World.

"Hoo."

Xu Jingming also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The first match of the ultimate round-robin was very important. If he lost, there would be almost no hope later on. Fortunately, he had won the first match.

"The second match of the ultimate round-robin is between the Xiao Clan's Li Lu and the Ant race's Hafu Cheng." Competition host Pan Qiu was also much more solemn and serious. He could feel the invisible pressure and will of the top five contestants.

The top five experts each had terrifying wills and yearned for victory.

The Xiao Clan's Li Lu and the Ant race's Hafu Cheng appeared, also eliciting cheers from the audience.

Li Lu was about three meters tall, bald, with sparse hair. His gaze was calm and without any waves, yet it caused any lifeform that looked at him to instinctively feel fear.

The Ant race's Hafu Cheng was 30 centimeters tall, with a dark body that resembled jade. It was visually clear that it was indestructible. In the previous rounds of the competition, the Ant race's Hafu Cheng had not suffered a single injury.

"They both pose a strong threat to me." Xu Jingming watched solemnly.

Li Lu was the one who had entered the second round of the main competition with him in the first competition. He hadn't participated in the next few thousand years, but he chose to participate this year, likely because he also had the confidence to win the championship.

The Ant race's Hafu Cheng—Xu Jingming was highly vigilant simply because of the Ant race's racial identity.

"I wonder who will win this match." Xu Jingming had a faint guess. "The one who wins will be my strongest opponent."