Monyuto was one of the baddest cosmic legends in the Void Celestials crew. His body was a giant celestial body, and no one—except the higher-dimensional life forms—could touch him.
"Wh—"
Lan Zhu and the Origin life forms watched, stunned as the giant fireball blazed over the Level 10 battle planet.
It was brighter and larger than any star they had ever seen.
And the fire? Cleansing Lotus Fire.
The Void Celestial cosmic legends were in disbelief as they stared at the giant fireball.
"How did this happen?" they muttered.
"Human Wu Ming!" Many Void Celestial cosmic legends stared at the black-robed human man on the projection that evoked many emotions: fear, disbelief, admiration…
"This flame is that powerful?" The celestial body was a complicated structure, with many layers of protection from the outside in. However, the Cleansing Lotus Fire burned through it all.
The burning happened too quickly, devouring one-third of the body in the blink of an eye in an unabated manner.
I can't block it! It just doesn't work! The huge celestial body was extremely alarmed as he tried to fight back, but it was no use. The Cleansing Lotus Fire was too strong.
Then, a voice spoke to the celestial body's consciousness: "You can't block it. Come back."
A mysterious force enveloped the burning fireball.
Poof!
It was gone.
Huh?
Xu Jingming gazed at the breathtaking landscape before him, but his brows furrowed in a frown. According to his calculations, he would be able to incinerate the massive celestial body in just five seconds. That power is mysterious and vast, far beyond my level. Did a high-dimensional lifeform get involved?
High-dimensional lifeforms were not allowed to bully the weak, but it was common for them to save the weak.
"This battle is over," Xu Jingming declared, looking at the Level 10 battle planet beside him. "Everyone, you can return."
"Thank you, Lord Wu Ming (Deputy Dean Wu Ming)." The Level 10 team members were overjoyed, no matter which of the 17 top factions they came from. They all held Xu Jingming in high regard and felt honored to have him on their side.
"Deputy Dean Wu Ming defeated many Void Celestial cosmic legends today." Lan Zhu sighed. "In the entire universe, he's the strongest below high-dimensional lifeforms."
Xu Jingming smiled calmly and replied, "Leave first."
He had no reason to be proud.
So what if he was the strongest cosmic legend? High-dimensional lifeforms controlled the fate of the universe. And in this universe, the Void Celestials led by Gumo were the strongest.
The more I understand the half-step third realm, the more I understand how terrifying Gumo is. Xu Jingming had mixed emotions. Gumo is the true foundation and heritage of the Void Celestials. The human race is far inferior.
His most precious legacy, the Eight Directions Map, had been taken by a half-step third-realm expert—Liu Mangxing—and later passed down to his child.
Valley Goldstone, who had lived for 150 Abyssal Eras, was also half a step into the third realm.
Contesting over Monhado's legacy after his death wiped out all species in his home universe, and he too was half a step into the third realm.
For a half-step third realm… the items they found trivial exceeded Xu Jingming's imagination!
But Gumo was a living half-step third-realm expert, with five known complete third-realm legacies and many half-step third-realm legacies, not to mention countless high-dimensional treasures.
Xu Jingming knew very well that the human race was lacking. Even in high-dimensional space, the three Paramounts of the human race lived on Myriad Star Island and were always prepared to enter the Mother Stream at any moment.
Humans were already considered impressive for their ability to escape, but many Eternal Realm powerhouses couldn't even escape from Gumo.
Whoosh.
With no more Void Celestials in sight after waiting for 30 seconds, Xu Jingming disappeared.
******
A golden lake shimmered, stretching into infinity.
Suddenly, a huge fireball appeared above the water, radiating intense heat.
Cleansing Lotus Fire?
The golden figure on the surface of the lake gazed upon it, and with a flick of his wrist, the Cleansing Lotus Fire was extinguished, leaving behind a tattered sphere.
A thick layer of the sphere's surface was burned away, and its interior was riddled with holes.
"Supremacy Golden Light," the sphere greeted as it began to heal itself, rapidly shrinking in size.
Hu! Hu!
The purple-robed Tutenmu and the bewitching woman were also summoned as they appeared in midair.
The huge body, the bewitching woman, and Tutenmu landed on the lake and looked at the golden figure respectfully.
Supremacy Golden Light was a high-dimensional being at the peak of the Eternal realm, and he was able to permanently reside in the universe due to his unique body composition. He was also the strongest Void Celestial in the universe under normal circumstances.
As for Gumo?
Gumo's true body was too powerful! He wouldn't easily return to their universe.
"Tutenmu," the golden figure boomed, "you were the one who planted the true projection of Master of the Abyssal Void into Wu Ming's mind, corrupting him and forcing him to take Master of the Abyssal Void's path."
"Yes, I did," Tutenmu replied respectfully.
"But Master of the Abyssal Void has been dead for eons," the golden figure continued. "Although his legacy isn't third-realm complete, some branch legacies can still be passed down. Wu Ming probably used that projection to gain the Red Lotus Fire legacy."
Tutenmu felt a twinge of envy and helplessness. He had not even obtained the Red Lotus Fire himself.
Of course, even if he obtained it, he couldn't gain basic mastery.
"The threshold for half-step third-realm legacies is incredibly high, and even harder to cultivate," the golden figure explained. "Most high-dimensional lifeforms can only reach Black Lotus Fire, and very few can reach the ultimate realm."
The stronger the legacy, the harder it was to reach the ultimate realm.
"Wu Ming's Cleansing Lotus Fire has already reached the Two-leaf Cleansing Lotus realm," the golden figure continued. "The three of you are no match for him."
Tutenmu, the huge celestial body, and the bewitching woman were filled with mixed emotions.
"In this era, the cosmic legends of us Void Celestials are overshadowed by these puny humans." The golden figure chuckled. "But that's a good thing; it keeps you humble."
"We were incompetent," Tutenmu whispered.
"We brought shame to the Void Celestials," the huge celestial body added.
"Monyuto, you need to be careful," the golden figure warned. "Reviving you was a huge effort, comparable to reviving millions of Origin lifeforms. I wouldn't have done it for anyone else."
Reviving such a massive being was exhausting.
The golden figure preferred to stay out of the battles of low-dimensional lifeforms, believing death was just a form of training. But reviving Monyuto was a different matter.
"I'll avoid Wu Ming," the huge celestial body promised. Cultivating the Celestial Body lineage was resource-intensive, and he did not want to face the Cleansing Lotus Fire again.
"Low-dimensional lifeforms are nothing but babies," the golden figure declared. "Being a high-dimensional lifeform is just the beginning."
"We understand."
The huge celestial body, the bewitching woman, and Tutenmu all dreamed of becoming high-dimensional lifeforms.
"Wu Ming is talented, Tutenmu," the golden figure pointed out. "Possessing him over and over again can help you too."
Tutenmu nodded.
He also understood this. It's fine if I lose this time! If Human Wu Ming becomes a high-dimensional lifeform, and through my repeated possessions, I can also use this opportunity to become a high-dimensional lifeform. It would still be a victory for me!
Winning or losing a battle was inconsequential. The most important thing was becoming a high-dimensional lifeform.
"Our test subjects are far less talented than Wu Ming," the bewitching woman added.
"Wu Ming is rare and talented," the huge celestial body admitted. He was not upset about his loss.
Although the Celestial Body lineage was not inferior to the Heart Realm Force lineage, Wu Ming had surpassed him in the Heart Realm Force lineage.
******
This battle naturally couldn't be kept a secret, and the news of the battle spread fast throughout the universe.
"An impressive genius has appeared in this era of the human race."
"He actually suppressed the Void Celestials and became the strongest cosmic legend in the universe."
"It's impressive for a corrupted test subject to grow to this extent."
The various species were very surprised.
For years, the Void Celestials were the top dogs, the strongest among both high-dimensional and low-dimensional lifeforms.
But that was before Wu Ming stepped in and broke the convention! All the species believed this to be a temporary shift; they all knew that once Wu Ming became a high-dimensional lifeform, the title would return to the Void Celestials.
…
The impact of Xu Jingming's attack on the Void Celestial battlefield was massive.
The three strongest legends were unwilling to fight him again, and the Void Celestials had to reduce their offensive intensity. Once they forced Human Wu Ming into the arena… the Void Celestials wouldn't be able to do anything. Therefore, they gave the order to reduce the intensity of the battle with the human race.
"The Void Celestials don't want to force you into the battle," Blacksky said with a smile. "And the Hellion battlefield fears you. Your presence has decreased the intensity of the two most important human race battlefields."
"I may only have a moment's influence," Xu Jingming said.
With him in this era, the situation changed. But to truly change the status of the human race, he had to become a powerful high-dimensional lifeform, one that even Gumo had to take seriously.
"Influencing an era is already impressive," Blacksky added. "But the clash between high-dimensional lifeforms is much more complicated."
Xu Jingming nodded. "I have a long way to go. My first priority is to construct a high-dimensional body and become a high-dimensional lifeform."
…
To construct a lifeform of high dimensions, Xu Jingming knew he needed to master the anatomy of the high-dimensional body.
With a meticulous eye, he dissected the 302 construction methods handed down by the dean. As the years passed, his speed increased, but the task took over a thousand years to complete.
I'm 2,887 years old this year. Xu Jingming sat at his desk on Earth, surrounded by mounds of data on the projection. I've dissected all 302 high-dimensional bodies.
Oh right, Grandpa and the others don't have much time left… The weight of his impending loss weighed heavily on Xu Jingming's mind.
