Chapter 14 They Can't Escape

Xu Jingming stood in front of the window, lost in thought.

Over the past century, he had come into contact with some high-dimensional lifeforms who had descended into the human race, the one he had the best relationship with being 'Shadow'. The first time they met, they had even exchanged blows, with Xu Jingming sending Shadow flying with a single punch, leaving him severely injured and forced to flee in a sorry state.

When it came to escaping, Shadow was exceptionally skilled.

"They're all preparing to run," Xu Jingming muttered. "I have to leave too! Staying in the city will only endanger innocent people."

A clash at the level of Level 50 was something ordinary humans simply couldn't withstand.

Xu Jingming immediately left the group headquarters and headed to his parents' residence.

"Son's here!" Yuan Yu exclaimed happily as she watered the flowers in the yard.

Jing Yulong was sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching a show on the screen and chuckling foolishly. When he suddenly heard his wife's call from the yard, he excitedly got up to open the door and saw Xu Jingming walking into the yard.

"Son, you haven't visited in a long time," Jing Yulong said with a smile. "Your old man will personally cook today."

"I'm just here for a short visit," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"You need to rest too; don't work too hard," Yuan Yu said. "You're a legendary martial artist, after all. You don't need to worry about the group's affairs; just leave it to the family members."

Jing Yulong also said with a chuckle, "Your mother is right. Life is only so long; it's all the same whether you work hard your whole life or enjoy it. You're a legendary martial artist now, so you should enjoy life."

Xu Jingming sat down on the sofa in the living room. "Don't worry, I know. By the way, how's your body refinement cultivation going?"

"Son, this 'Longevity Refinement Method' you created is really effective. I'm already at Level 10," Yuan Yu said. "Look, your mother doesn't have any wrinkles on her face; she's getting younger the more she practices."

"I'm already at Level 13," Jing Yulong said. "You're just not dedicated enough to your practice."

"Take it slow," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "My refinement method has a low difficulty and mainly relies on time to slowly improve. The higher your martial artist level, the longer your lifespan. At Level 15, you two can live for five hundred years. If you reach Level 20, you can live for nearly a thousand years."

Jing Yulong exclaimed in amazement, "Son, your refinement method is extraordinary. Even with our talent, your mother and I can reach Level 10. This refinement method... is enough to make a family prosperous for generations."

Jing Yulong was well aware of the value of this refinement method.

Xu Jingming smiled.

He had already reached Level 50 himself, so creating a refinement method suitable for his parents was naturally not difficult.

The principle of the Longevity Refinement Method was to strive for 'a slight improvement every day', not seeking rapid progress, but aiming for 'constant advancement'. His parents had been learning this refinement method for eighty years, and Xu Jingming had perfected and modified it several times. In those eighty years, his parents had both improved to such a level.

"Son, what level do you think your mother can reach at most?" Yuan Yu asked.

"As long as you persevere and practice ten times a day, Level 15 shouldn't be a problem," Xu Jingming said.

"She's lazy; eight times today, five times tomorrow," Jing Yulong said.

"It's easy to say, but it's really hard to persevere and practice ten times a day," Yuan Yu said.

"How am I able to do it?" Jing Yulong retorted.

Xu Jingming watched his parents bickering with a smile.

"Mom, Dad, I've reached a bottleneck in my martial arts, so I'm planning to travel around the surrounding countries to take a look," Xu Jingming said. "If you need anything, you can contact me at any time."

"Alright, just be careful yourself," Jing Yulong and his wife weren't too worried; their son was a legendary martial artist, after all.

...

That day, after arranging the affairs of the Jing Corporation, Xu Jingming quietly left Jianghan City.

Within half a month, the high-dimensional lifeforms who had descended into the seven human nations had all left one by one.

The high-dimensional lifeforms who had descended into weaker races weren't stupid either. Since the powerful races were carrying out assassinations, they naturally wouldn't stay put. Instead, they went to some remote and desolate places to hide.

They had already collected the body refinement methods they needed to collect.

Where couldn't they cultivate?

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Xu Jingming began a life of traveling and cultivating. He left the seven human nations and experienced the scenery and tasted the delicacies of various places in foreign lands, constantly pursuing the limits of body refinement methods.

In the blink of an eye, two years had passed, and Xu Jingming was in a city of the Hundred Flower Elf race.

Xu Jingming sat in a restaurant, savoring the alien delicacies.

"The Elf race is a large race with many branches, such as the Hundred Flower Elf race, the Sea Elf race, the Dark Elf race, the Green Elf race, the Moonlight Elf race, the Sun Elf race, and so on. However, the physical fitness of the Elf race is generally comparable to that of the human race, making them a relatively weak race," Xu Jingming thought as he ate. Even after becoming a high-dimensional lifeform, food was still his hobby.

"The Hundred Flower Elf race was once attacked by two experts from the Mountain Demon race, and some high-dimensional lifeforms who had descended into the Hundred Flower Elf race died," Xu Jingming sighed. "But places that have been attacked like this are relatively safe."

"Hmm."

Xu Jingming took a sip of his drink and exclaimed in amazement, "As expected of a drink prepared by the Hundred Flower Elf race; its standard is indeed far superior to drinks and wines prepared by other races."

He drank his beverage and ate some vegetables.

"The only flaw with the Hundred Flower Elf race's food... is that there's no meat," Xu Jingming said after taking a bite of a large mushroom. "But this mushroom's flavor is no less than that of meat."

Alien food had its own unique characteristics.

"Mom, is that a human?" In another part of the restaurant, a family of three was having lunch, and one of the little girls looked at Xu Jingming with curiosity.

After all, the Hundred Flower Elf race was too far away from the seven human nations, and many Hundred Flower Elves had never seen a human in their entire lives.

Xu Jingming smiled at the little girl. In these alien lands, he was used to being watched!

"It's the same as what I saw on the internet. He's taller and stronger than us, and his arms are thicker than Dad's thighs," the little girl said.

"That's rude," the father scolded his daughter, then gave Xu Jingming an apologetic smile. The Hundred Flower Elf father was slender, with fair skin and pointed ears. His skin was fair and rosy, like a beautiful flower. This father would be considered more beautiful than 99% of women even in the seven human nations.

That was just how it was with the Hundred Flower Elf race; regardless of gender, they were all incomparably beautiful, even more so than other Elf race branches.

Xu Jingming was helpless.

He was considered a handsome man even in the seven human nations. Even though he practiced martial arts all year round, his arms were still normally thick. It was just that the Hundred Flower Elf race was generally too thin.

Just then—

A large, oval-shaped aircraft was flying in the sky above the city.

Inside the control room, three Giant Ape race members sat in their seats, gazing at the vast land outside through the glass.

"It's been a full month since we found any prey," a tall Giant Ape said. "The high-dimensional lifeforms of the weaker races are all very cunning, hiding in places that are difficult for us to find."

"After all, the hunt has been going on for three years. The high-dimensional lifeforms who have descended into the weaker races aren't stupid; they can't possibly stay in their original races and wait for us to come," a black-furred Giant Ape said.

"In the first two hundred years, we had the advantage. But the longer it drags on... the slower our progress will be, while the weaker races will catch up quickly," the smallest Giant Ape said. "So we must take advantage of the stage where we have the advantage and assassinate as many as possible. No matter how they hide, they can't leave this world. Our aircraft flies irregularly. Over time, it's easy to encounter alien high-dimensional lifeforms."

"Hmm," the tall Giant Ape and the black-furred Giant Ape nodded.

The small Giant Ape suddenly perked up, looking in one direction. "I've found a prey—a human expert."

"A human, who escaped to the Hundred Flower Elf race?" The tall Giant Ape and the black-furred Giant Ape were delighted.

"Chase after him!"

The small Giant Ape, the tall Giant Ape, and the black-furred Giant Ape quickly rushed out of the aircraft, falling directly in free fall. *Bang! Bang! Bang!* They landed heavily on the ground, and then the three of them strode forward.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Their speed erupted, like three shells traveling at dozens of times the speed of sound, tearing through the air. A roar echoed wherever they passed.

...

Inside the restaurant in the Hundred Flower Elf race city.

Xu Jingming was savoring the delicacies, smiling at the little Elf girl, when suddenly his expression changed.

He sensed three Giant Ape race experts approaching at an astonishing speed from 152 kilometers away, and the direction they were heading... was clearly locked onto his position.

"They discovered me in advance?" Xu Jingming was shocked.

Whoever discovered the other first could get a glimpse of the other's strength.

Being able to sense 152 kilometers was already excellent, but the three Giant Ape race members were rushing over, clearly having discovered him in advance. At least in terms of aura perception, the Giant Ape race was stronger than him!

"Go!"

Xu Jingming instantly burst out of the window, turning into a blur! His body was much smaller than the Giant Ape race, and he was very mindful of controlling the power of airflow. The commotion caused by his maximum speed was much smaller than that of the Giant Ape race.

*Whoosh—*

A blur of shadow flashed from inside the city to outside in just one second.

Wherever he passed, the air surged! Glass shattered, and many Hundred Flower Elves were terrified.

"What's going on?" Countless Hundred Flower Elves exclaimed.

"A mysterious expert has been discovered. Everyone, immediately take cover in the underground shelters." A notice from the Hundred Flower Elf race immediately appeared on the restaurant's screen. The video on the screen showed Xu Jingming, slowed down many times, as well as the silhouettes of three Giant Ape race members, also slowed down.

Floating spherical monitors in the city's sky were locking onto Xu Jingming and the three Giant Ape race members.

"Human mysterious expert and three Giant Ape race experts. Their speed all exceeds 20,000 meters per second," the measured values immediately appeared on the screen.

"Quick, quick."

All the guests inside the restaurant were terrified. The little girl's family of three also rushed towards the underground shelter.

Because not long ago, the Hundred Flower Elf race had encountered a 'battle of mysterious experts'. The speed of the mysterious experts was generally above 10,000 meters per second! The commotion of the battle was enough to engulf the entire city. Only by hiding underground was there a greater chance of survival.

"What's going on in recent years? In the past, the first place in the Myriad Race Arena only had a speed of several thousand meters per second. Now, the mysterious experts that have emerged can break ten thousand meters per second," the little girl's father said as he carried her, hiding in the underground shelter.

"Dad, the human uncle who was eating with us just now is that human mysterious expert," the little girl said.

"He's currently being hunted down by three Giant Ape race experts and may be killed," the father said in a low voice. "Not long ago, many of our Hundred Flower Elf race's mysterious experts were killed."

...

Xu Jingming turned into a blur, rushing out of the city in one second and arriving at a large lake stretching hundreds of kilometers in three seconds. He was very familiar with the surrounding geography and deliberately headed towards this lake.

Xu Jingming was light and small, running on the surface of the lake. In just over ten seconds, he rushed out of the lake's area.

"He can really run!" The three Giant Ape race members also chased after him. The commotion they caused by stepping on the lake water was much greater, but at their extremely fast speed, the lake water only submerged their feet.

"Their speed is faster than mine." Xu Jingming used the lake to slightly widen the distance, but soon the other side closed the gap again.

"The Giant Ape race is large and has long strides, so they run faster than me." Xu Jingming was quite frustrated.

One step from a Giant Ape was equivalent to dozens of steps for Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming clearly sensed the three Giant Ape race members getting closer, but there was nothing he could do.

One minute and twenty-two seconds into the escape.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

Three huge figures appeared around Xu Jingming.

"Keep running?" The tall Giant Ape looked at Xu Jingming with a sneer. "With your puny arms and legs, did you think you could escape?"

Xu Jingming observed the three Giant Ape race members. The Giant Ape race was also a relatively large race with many branches, such as 'Hill Giant Apes', 'Forest Giant Apes', 'Earth Giant Apes', and so on.

"These three Giant Apes are from different Giant Ape race branches. I've seen the tall Giant Ape in videos. In the videos, he showed a Level 52 strength," Xu Jingming thought nervously. "The one who gives me the strongest sense of oppression... is that small Giant Ape."

Of the three Giant Ape race members, the one who seemed the smallest gave Xu Jingming a faint sense of extreme terror.

"Run, run, run, run quickly. You'll die in a fight," a sense of foreboding constantly reminded Xu Jingming.

"But I can't escape." Xu Jingming's eyes sharpened.

Although he was a high-dimensional lifeform of the Heart Realm lineage, he had become ordinary in the Myriad Race World.

Dying here meant complete death.

At that moment—

On Myriad Star Island, Xu Jingming's avatar chose to enter seclusion.

All the avatars dissipated, and each avatar was fully focused, paying attention to this battle in the Myriad Race World.

"I have important matters." Xu Jingming's avatar, who had been accompanying his wife, Li Miaomiao, also disappeared without a trace.

"Jingming," Li Miaomiao said in surprise. This was the first time Xu Jingming's avatar had suddenly disappeared after arriving in the new universe.

At this moment.

Xu Jingming forbade any distractions. All his energy was focused on this battle.

"All avatars, go all out to meet this battle." At this moment, the will of all of Xu Jingming's avatars was incredibly condensed.

...

Xu Jingming carefully watched the three Giant Ape race experts around him.

"Whether you're an abyss lord, a half-step third realm existence, or a peerless genius, today you only have one ending—death!" The small Giant Ape looked at Xu Jingming coldly. "Do it!"

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

The three Giant Ape race members didn't care about ganging up, each of them attacking Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming's eyes turned red in an instant. He had nowhere to retreat!

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