Chapter 1 The Beginning

It was early morning.

Xu Jingming arrived at a teahouse, eating his morning tea, as a drizzle began to fall from the sky.

"Even in the virtual world, these planetary lifeforms with suppressed memories still have to struggle for a living," Xu Jingming thought, watching the hurried people on the street outside the teahouse. "This is the law of survival for the entire universe; powerful races survive, while weak races are eliminated."

The human race of the universe could only thrive to this day because of its strength. Even so, there had been some 'dark periods' in history when even existences at the Supreme realm had died.

"The Cosmic Human Alliance guides countless people to strive forward. A massive base of evolutionaries is needed to give birth to enough Origin Lifeforms. A massive number of scholars is needed to give birth to great scholars with academic qualifications exceeding level 100."

"A sufficient number of Origin Lifeforms and great scholars support the human race of the universe today."

Xu Jingming understood the order of the cosmic jungle.

Although the human race as a whole was made up of all sorts of people, 'striving people' had to be the majority for the race to move forward.

If pleasure-seekers were in the majority, the race would naturally decline until its ultimate demise.

This was the most basic law of survival.

"This Subduing Demon, Wu Ming, is spacing out even while having his morning tea?" A man in azure robes named Li Jin Ge watched Xu Jingming from afar on the street, holding an umbrella. He immediately transmitted an order, "You can make your move now."

As Xu Jingming observed the people outside the teahouse, he suddenly noticed a girl in red robes holding an umbrella. The red-robed girl was very conspicuous among the crowd in plain clothes on the street, and she walked towards the teahouse.

"Hmm?" Xu Jingming frowned slightly. "This woman…"

The red-robed girl looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, quite young. She had a pretty face and wore a large red robe, attracting the attention of many people on the street.

She walked towards the teahouse, her gaze fixed on Xu Jingming.

"Are you the Subduing Demon, Wu Ming?" the red-robed girl asked with a smile.

"I am," Xu Jingming nodded.

"I'm here to send you on your way," the red-robed girl said. As her voice faded, she released the umbrella and transformed into a red blur, attacking Xu Jingming's position.

The umbrella drifted and fell to the street. Under the horrified gazes of the people on the street, the window where Xu Jingming was standing in the teahouse completely exploded. The shattered wood was restrained by an invisible force, suspending it in the air without affecting the terrified ordinary customers of the teahouse.

Xu Jingming stood there, single-handedly grabbing the red-robed girl's throat, her feet dangling in the air.

"Such fast palm techniques," the red-robed girl's neck twisted as she struggled desperately. Her palms turned into a series of afterimages, striking Xu Jingming's body over a hundred times in an instant.

Xu Jingming stood there, allowing her to strike his body. Starlight rippled across his body, and the red-robed girl's palm techniques couldn't break through his protective starlight at all.

"Is that all the strength you have?" Xu Jingming exerted force with his fingers.

Crack.

The red-robed girl's neck snapped. She tilted her head, grinned at Xu Jingming, and her entire body suddenly disintegrated, transforming into circles of red silk ribbons. These red silk ribbons wrapped around Xu Jingming at close range, binding him.

"You've been caught by me; you can't escape," the face of the girl appeared on the red silk ribbons, a triumphant smile on her face.

Xu Jingming remained calm. If he hadn't obtained the power of the origin of heaven and earth, he might have had to deal with it with all his strength. But after his Li Star Body fully broke through, Xu Jingming determined that this Heavenly Demon posed no threat to him the moment he exchanged blows with it.

Heavenly Demons and Subduing Demons were different.

Heavenly Demons were born from obsessions that attracted the demonic Qi of heaven and earth. The stronger the obsession, the stronger the demonic body it condensed. By judging the purity of the demonic Qi, one could determine the strength of the obsession and know the level of this Heavenly Demon.

"Peng."

Xu Jingming exerted force with both arms, and the red ribbons wrapped around his body suddenly snapped open. Sections of red silk immediately fled rapidly into the distance. During the escape, the red silk ribbons also quickly merged together.

"Want to escape?" Xu Jingming's eyes turned cold. In the drizzling sky, a lightning pillar as thick as a zhang suddenly struck down, hitting the red silk ribbons.

"Ah." Accompanied by a shrill scream, a small half of the red silk ribbons were annihilated in an instant. The remaining red silk ribbons immediately condensed into the red-robed girl, her eyes filled with horror, and she shouted, "Aren't you going to make a move!"

"Miss Xue, your strength is lacking." "Looks like we have to take action."

"Everyone, let's be serious. This Subduing Demon, Wu Ming's strength is stronger than expected."

"The nine of us working together can easily crush him."

In the teahouse and on the street, figures walked out one after another. They looked ordinary, just like ordinary pedestrians, but at this moment, they were all looking at Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming's expression turned solemn.

"Heavenly Demons are all good at hiding their auras, but even I couldn't detect them. This means that these Heavenly Demons are at least comparable to eighth-realm Subduing Demons," Xu Jingming thought. "Heavenly Demons usually hide. How did so many suddenly appear?" He knew that Heavenly Demons also formed organizations.

They cooperated with each other and hid carefully.

"What made them gather together and publicly attack?" Xu Jingming looked at the nine figures walking towards him. Each of these nine people was at least comparable to an eighth-realm Subduing Demon, and there might even be some comparable to a ninth-realm Subduing Demon.

The nine people surrounded him, as if looking at prey, full of confidence.

Xu Jingming already had a spear in his hand. Facing nine Heavenly Demons, he had no confidence at all.

"Whoosh."

Suddenly, a black figure appeared on the street.

This black figure wore a saber at his waist, and his pair of icy eyes stared at the Heavenly Demons, coldly saying, "Get out of here!"

"Heavenly Demon?" The nine Heavenly Demons and the red-robed girl had already gathered together, looking at the black figure in confusion.

"You're also a Heavenly Demon, trying to stop us?" A bald old man said in a low voice.

The black-clothed figure didn't say a word, looking at the Heavenly Demons coldly.

"Since that's the case, I'll eat you within three moves," the bald old man said, a fierce glint in his eyes. He took a step and instantly teleported to the black-clothed figure's side, kicking at the black-clothed figure's head.

Boom boom boom!!!

The bald old man's feet seemed to crush the heavens and the earth, attacking the black-clothed figure.

"Is that Old Demon Raging Sky?" Xu Jingming was shocked to see the other party's moves and immediately determined his identity. "Old Demon Raging Sky is one of the top five Heavenly Demons in Chiyun Prefecture, possessing strength comparable to a ninth-realm Subduing Demon. What's going on? Such powerful Heavenly Demons are acting together to deal with me? " He hadn't done anything that angered the heavens and enraged the people. How could he have provoked so many Heavenly Demons to attack?

"Hmm?" Xu Jingming looked at the scene before him.

Although the black-clothed figure was at a disadvantage, he defended very steadily.

The saber was like the wind!

Weird and swift, his moves were obviously far superior to the bald old demon.

The bald old demon was relying on his powerful demon body, relying on his all-round advantage in strength and speed in battle. But the black-clothed figure was relying on his saber techniques. Even when suppressed, he defended impeccably, and the bald old man didn't hurt him at all.

"It looks like even if they fight for hundreds of moves, Old Demon Raging Sky won't be able to do anything to him."

"He's at least suppressed him for now. We have to act quickly and solve the Subduing Demon, Wu Ming, first." The other nine Heavenly Demons all took action. Some transformed into multiple arms, some held weapons, and some simply turned their entire demon bodies into strange objects... These Heavenly Demons were very confident.

Even without Old Demon Raging Sky, they still had two who could compare to the ninth realm and seven who could compare to the eighth realm! With the nine of them working together, how could a mere Subduing Demon resist?

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Xu Jingming held his spear, and lightning bolts descended from the sky, striking the surroundings.

However, they were completely swallowed by the strange water flow in mid-air.

"Break." Xu Jingming was full of fighting spirit. He swept his spear, and where it passed, lightning erupted, causing the strange water flow to explode, but the water flow reunited in an instant, unharmed.

"This Wu Ming is very strong." A Heavenly Demon holding twin halberds rushed over, his pair of short halberds either chopping or hacking, all with powerful and heavy moves. And Xu Jingming's spear techniques looked ordinary, blocking the twin halberds head-on without falling behind at all.

In terms of actual combat skills, Xu Jingming still had an absolute advantage.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The strange water flow wrapped around and enveloped him again and again, and the twin halberd Heavenly Demon attacked wildly. With just the cooperation of the two of them, Xu Jingming was under a lot of pressure.

The other seven Heavenly Demons also repeatedly joined forces to attack, and Xu Jingming could only use his movement techniques to evade and use his spear techniques to resist, barely holding on.

"It's indeed difficult to resist nine people," Xu Jingming thought. "Although I comprehended a Great Divine Power, my foundation is still too weak."

He felt strenuous and difficult...

But the Heavenly Demons present, including the 'Heavenly Demon Venerate Li Jin Ge' in the distance, were stunned.

"He actually blocked the siege of nine Heavenly Demons," the azure-robed man holding an umbrella watched from afar. "Didn't they say that Subduing Demons grow very slowly? How could he be growing so fast?" Eighth-order cosmic lifeforms had long lifespans. After descending into the Subduing Demon world, they would quickly reach a certain realm, but as for breaking through to a higher realm? That would probably be hundreds of years later.

A breakthrough speed like Xu Jingming's, which could compare to that of a Heavenly Demon, was indeed an anomaly.

Heavenly Demons were only so strong because they had the blessing of the Subduing Demon world…

The black-clothed figure also noticed this scene.

He was only barely holding on under Old Demon Raging Sky's attack, but Subduing Demon Wu Ming was able to withstand the siege of nine Heavenly Demons? Looking at his spear techniques, whether it was the power and speed he displayed or his spear technique attainments, he had completely surpassed him.

"Has Young Master's strength already surpassed mine?" the black-clothed figure thought silently.

"Ghost Water, come help me. The two of us will join forces to get rid of this saber-user first, and then work together to deal with the Subduing Demon!" Old Demon Raging Sky immediately transmitted his voice.

"Alright."

The strange water flow immediately enveloped the black-clothed figure, and the black-clothed figure had a hard time resisting against the two of them: "I can't stop them!"

"There are so many Heavenly Demons!"

A gentle voice rang out.

Xu Jingming, who was trying his best to use his spear techniques but couldn't break through the obstruction of the group of Heavenly Demons, looked up and saw an old man with white hair appearing in the drizzling sky.

"Senior Brother," Xu Jingming revealed a look of joy!

Although at this time, other places in the prefecture city were also experiencing a battle, with teams of Heavenly Demons appearing and attacking high-realm Subduing Demons!

But Senior Brother Gu Shan still chose to rush to his junior brother's side.

"Hmm?"

Old Demon Raging Sky, Old Demon Ghost Water, and the other ten Heavenly Demons also noticed the old man appearing in the high sky.

The old man overlooked the scene below.

A huge array formation appeared on the earth within a ten-mile radius!

Countless runes appeared in the array formation. It was clearly daytime and raining, but the sky was separated from the clouds, revealing brilliant stars. Many stars descended with light, echoing the giant array formation.

As the array formation activated!

The Heavenly Demons felt a terrifying pressure enveloping them.

"Peng peng peng." Heavenly Demons either knelt or lay on the ground, unable to stand up under the pressure!

The black-clothed figure was also forced to kneel on one knee, his saber propping up the ground, his body trembling slightly.

"How is this possible?"

Old Demon Raging Sky, Heavenly Demon Ghost Water, and Heavenly Demon Twin Halberds could still stand firm, but they looked at the old man in the high sky with fear. They could feel that under this restraint, they could only exert one-tenth or one-twentieth of their strength.

Gu Shan's gaze fell on the azure-robed man holding an umbrella in the distance: "Broken through the Heavenly Demon limit?"

The azure-robed man casually threw away his umbrella, and it flew away with the wind. He raised his head and stared coldly at Gu Shan: "I have been waiting for you for a long time. Report your name, I want to know who I am killing!" "My name is Gu Shan," Gu Shan smiled. As a powerhouse who was about to become an Origin Lifeform, there were too few Heavenly Demons who could pique his interest.

A demon who could break through the Heavenly Demon limit was also very rare in the Subduing Demon world.

"You are the strongest Subduing Demon I have encountered. To show my respect, I will go all out," the azure-robed man's aura was terrifying, and a terrifying vortex of demonic Qi also appeared above the sky, the demonic Qi vortex all gathering into the azure-robed man's body.

"Before I fight you, I'll do a small thing first." As soon as the azure-robed man finished speaking, he stretched out his hand, and demonic Qi rushed towards Xu Jingming from the demonic Qi vortex.