Chapter 2 The Second Match

Xu Jingming returned to the contestants' lounge and carefully observed the upcoming matches.

"The second match has concluded, and the Xiao Clan's Li Lu has also successfully entered the top five!" Host Pan Qiu announced enthusiastically, "Actually, both the Human Race's Jingming and the Xiao Clan's Li Lu 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 that year!"

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

Host Pan Qiu chatted on.

Because today was the top ten competition, there were only five matches in total! The time required for the matches was very short, so the competition host naturally had to say more to create an atmosphere.

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

…

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

"The fourth match has concluded, and the Ant Clan's 'Hafu Cheng' has successfully entered the top five!"

"The fifth match has concluded, and the Gray Elf Clan's 'Fu Jie' has successfully entered the top five!"

Even though Host Pan Qiu dragged out the time, the five matches of the day still ended in just over an hour, and the top five were determined.

"Tomorrow will be the final round-robin tournament. The top five contestants will face each other until the champion of this competition is decided." Host Pan Qiu was extremely excited. "The new champion will be born tomorrow. Let us look forward to the most exciting final round-robin tournament."

Countless spectators and contestants began to leave the arena.

Xu Jingming thought about the other four opponents and also left the arena.

"The largest of the other four opponents is the Dragonkin's 'Lie Yun,' who is over five meters tall." Xu Jingming thought, "The tallest of the top five in this competition is over five meters tall, and the shortest is the Ant Clan expert, who is 30 centimeters tall. The Xiao Clan, the Gray Elf Clan, and I are not too different in stature… This shows that the weak races have indeed 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. But you have a great chance. You must win the championship." Yu Yangwei smiled brightly. "In any case, we were all born into the Human Race."

"The Human Race should have a champion, after all," Ying also said with a smile.

"The other high-dimensional lifeforms of the Human Race are too weak. We can only rely on you, Lord Jingming," the fat Feng Ke also said.

Xu Jingming nodded, "Thank you."

Looking at these three friends, friends he had known since the early days of his descent, they had already given up on challenging for the championship.

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

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

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Inside a small building in a super-large tavern, Xu Jingming and the other three were drinking to their heart's content.

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

"I remember when we were low-dimensional lifeforms, we were一心想着成高维生命," the fat Feng Ke said as he put down the wine barrel. "Later, I finally became the only high-dimensional lifeform in our race. But I found that… it's too difficult for a newborn high-dimensional lifeform without any background to survive."

"It is difficult," Yu Yangwei nodded.

"For newborn realms, the most dangerous thing is not those Eternal realm experts performing abyssal sacrifices, nor is it exploring dangerous places. It's… the high-dimensional space itself." The fat man said, "In high-dimensional space, it's too easy to get lost, too easy to unknowingly enter dangerous places."

Xu Jingming nodded. When Senior Brother Chi Meng became a high-dimensional lifeform, the院长 and others were responsible for receiving him. After that, he focused on cultivating on 万星岛 and didn't dare to run around outside.

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

"I'm careful, not making enemies, not going to dangerous places. I even hope that I can live to the end of my lifespan in this life, living a deep abyss epoch." The fat Feng Ke shook his head with a wry smile.

The lifespan of a newborn realm is one deep abyss epoch. But how many newborn realms can really live that long?

"Eternal realm high-dimensional lifeforms theoretically have endless lifespans, but many don't live to see a deep abyss epoch," Ying said, "How dare we newborn realms hope for a deep abyss epoch."

"That's right, even if you hide in your home universe, a calamity can still descend from the sky," the fat Feng Ke said. "Pulling 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 said with a smile. "At least Ying and I have been with you all along."

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

Xu Jingming listened to them from the side.

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

As a member of the Heart Boundary lineage, he had many avatars, allowing him to explore countless Heart Boundary ruins and also go to distant territories to find opportunities. But with more avatars, it was also easier to encounter calamities, and this time, a tribulation had descended.

Fortunately, there was still a chance to escape.

…

The last day of this competition was also the most lively day of the competition. Countless spectators from all races were looking forward to the most exciting final round-robin tournament.

In the final round-robin tournament, each contestant would face each other, and the final champion would be determined based on the number of victories and the relationship between wins and losses.

"The first match of the final round-robin tournament will be between the Gray Elf Clan's Fu Jie and the Human Race's Jingming." The 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 thousands of meters away. "In the final round-robin tournament, every victory is very important."

"Human Race Jingming?" The Gray Elf Clan's Fu Jie also looked at Xu Jingming, silently saying, "I have gone through countless calamities in the abyss to become a lord. How can I die silently in the Myriad Races World?"

Fu Jie was accustomed to fierce competition.

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

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

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

"Just then!"

Fu Jie seized the opportunity and instantly rushed towards Xu Jingming from the 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 out like a cannonball, hitting the shield thousands of meters away. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and he grunted as he landed.

"Such strength! Such a fast attack!" Fu Jie was secretly shocked.

"Mind-Body Integration, pursuing the extreme speed of the physical body's attacks." Xu Jingming's Mind and Divine Weapon battle technique treated the physical body as a weapon, so he naturally attached great importance to speed advantages.

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

If he was weak in agility, Xu Jingming had to take advantage of other aspects.

"Hoo." "Hoo." "Hoo." Hundreds of afterimages were changing at high speed. The Gray Elf Clan's 'Fu Jie' was constantly looking for opportunities to attack, but every time Xu Jingming attacked, he was able to strike first, even though he attacked later. The Gray Elf Clan's attacks didn't touch Xu Jingming, and Xu Jingming would send him flying every time.

"Fu Jie, there's no need to delay. Just admit defeat." Xu Jingming said. Just by exchanging blows, he could judge that he was very well suited to counter Fu Jie.

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

"These injuries won't affect me." Fu Jie was obviously unwilling.

Xu Jingming finally moved.

Whoosh!

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

"Ape Demon Heart-Piercing Stance!" Xu Jingming's fists turned into countless phantoms, punching madly. No matter how agile Fu Jie was in dodging, Xu Jingming would wildly bombard him. The other's hands and legs wanted to resist, but they were beaten to the point of extreme pain.

In just one exchange.

Xu Jingming had landed 32 punches on Fu Jie's body. Many of Fu Jie's bones were broken, and he was covered in blood. He could only reluctantly shout, "I admit defeat."

Only then did Xu Jingming stop.

Even though the Gray Elf Clan was smaller than the Human Race, their bodies were tough enough. But if the punches continued to bombard him madly, it would be enough to kill Fu Jie completely!

"I lost. I lost in the first match. It looks like there's no hope for this competition." Fu Jie was also anxious. "The Ant Clan 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 Clan Demon Rat Clan in the next competition."

"In the next few thousand years, ultra-small species may dominate."

"I have nearly 20,000 years of lifespan, several thousand years longer than ultra-small species. Maybe my chance 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 leaving the Myriad Races World immediately deteriorated.

Many Half-Step Third Realm and abyss lords gathered, as well as some geniuses among the high-dimensional lifeforms, and some experts who were extremely suitable for the Myriad Races World were all desperately fighting for first place. Plus the restrictions of race and lifespan.

Even many Half-Step Third Realm and abyss lords would have to die in the Myriad Races World.

"Hoo."

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

"The second match of the final round-robin tournament will be between the Xiao Clan's Li Lu and the Ant Clan's Hafu Cheng." The 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 all had terrifying wills and yearned for victory.

The Xiao Clan's Li Lu and the Ant Clan's Hafu Cheng appeared on stage, also causing cheers from the audience.

Li Lu was about three meters tall, bald, with sparse hair, and his gaze was calmly devoid of any waves, yet it made any lifeform that looked at him instinctively fear.

The Ant Clan's Hafu Cheng was 30 centimeters tall, with a dark body that looked like jade. Even with the naked eye, one could feel that it was indestructible. In the previous rounds of the competition, the Ant Clan's Hafu Cheng had not suffered a single injury.

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

Li Lu was someone who had entered the second round of the main competition with him in the first competition. He hadn't participated in the competitions for the next few thousand years. This time, he chose to participate, so he must also have the confidence to win the championship.

Xu Jingming held full vigilance towards the Ant Clan's Hafu Cheng, just because of the Ant Clan's racial identity alone.

"I wonder who will win this match." Xu Jingming faintly had a guess, "The winner will be my strongest opponent."