"Unowned," Xu Jingming's heart pounded faster.

He knew very well how precious an undeveloped, unowned subsidiary universe was.

Only a high-dimensional life form that had opened up an "internal universe," upon death, would have its internal universe collapse and shatter, with fragments scattering and merging into the cosmos, forming subsidiary universe spaces.

"An undeveloped subsidiary universe usually contains many rare treasures, even high-dimensional objects." Xu Jingming knew this was an enormous treasure trove.

"Master, the energy consumption of a high-dimensional life form is extremely large every moment. They must open up an internal universe to ensure a perfect energy supply before entering the second level of high-dimensional life, the Eternal Realm," Little Jiu said. "The internal universe can supply such enormous energy because its structure is very special."

"I understand. Like an ordinary human, the body has many organs that can breathe air, digest food, absorb nutrients, and excrete waste," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "The high-dimensional life form's 'internal universe' is also a very special high-dimensional organ that can absorb vast external energy, convert high-dimensional energy, and supply energy for internal consumption."

"Yes, the internal universe is rumored to have some 'universe spirits' with relatively low intelligence. They work tirelessly to maintain the operation of the internal universe. Even if the internal universe shatters, each subsidiary universe space still has universe spirits! They continue to work. Once you enter, if you want to take away some rare treasures or high-dimensional objects, you will be attacked," Little Jiu warned. "This is also the greatest danger in pioneering a subsidiary universe."

"I understand. Like bacteria in the human body. The universe spirits...are equivalent to bacteria within the Eternal Realm high-dimensional life form," Xu Jingming understood. "When I, an outsider, enter and want to take away valuable things, I will naturally be resisted. It's like the immune system of an ordinary human resisting." Even signing a contract wouldn't help.

When pioneering, secretly hiding treasures without anyone seeing, the laws of the Cosmos Human Alliance couldn't do anything about it.

Even if the other party publicly used the treasure in the future, there would be no evidence to prove that the treasure came from this subsidiary universe.

"Please be cautious, partner. If your own strength is sufficient, it's best to slowly pioneer it yourself." Xu Jingming knew these rules.

Little Jiu said, "The connection point between this subsidiary universe and the real universe...not seeing a high-dimensional gate means there's over a 99% probability that it's unowned."

Xu Jingming nodded.

Normally, when a subsidiary universe is discovered, the discoverer would set up a high-dimensional gate at the universe connection point.

Like a corridor with a door installed! The corridor becomes impassable.

The same principle applies.

The high-dimensional gate blocks the only connection point. To get from the real universe to the subsidiary universe space, without breaking the gate, one would have to cross over, as if crossing between two different universes… This already exceeds the limit of a Source Lifeform's ability.

As for breaking the high-dimensional gate, that also exceeds the limits of a Source Lifeform.

"Huff."

Xu Jingming descended from the high-dimensional realm back to normal spacetime.

"The connection point between the real universe and the subsidiary universe is this starry sky," Xu Jingming looked around. "I'll register the cosmic coordinates here first."

Virtual world network, personal space.

Xu Jingming immediately began to apply to register the "cosmic coordinates."

"As long as these cosmic coordinates haven't been registered, then it's definitely unowned." Xu Jingming was also a little nervous because the merits and wealth he had accumulated over the years were far less than an undeveloped subsidiary universe space.

This subsidiary universe would bring immense help to his evolutionary path!

Xu Jingming entered the cosmic coordinates, clicked submit, and waited for feedback from the virtual world network.

"Xu Jingming, these cosmic coordinates have not been registered. You can apply to register them," a voice sounded.

"Register," Xu Jingming's eyes lit up, and he immediately said.

"The registration fee is 100 million Cosmos coins. Please confirm," the virtual world network voice continued.

Xu Jingming did not hesitate.

One cosmic coordinate unit corresponds to a cube-shaped space with sides of 1.08 million kilometers! And the connection point of the subsidiary universe that Xu Jingming discovered was within this range.

The cosmos is vast and boundless, and the registration fee for cosmic coordinates is so expensive that no one would register a vacant million-kilometer starry sky without a special reason.

"Registration successful. Do you want to register it in your own name?" the virtual world network then asked.

"My own name," Xu Jingming nodded.

Subsidiary universe space, one can pioneer and excavate it while alive, and even carry out planting and cultivation in the future. Before one dies of old age, it will definitely be sold off.

Because even ordinary Tier 9 Source Lifeforms cannot protect a subsidiary universe space.

Xu Jingming didn't dare to make it public now!

"Registration successful," the virtual world network inquired. "Do you need to purchase a high-dimensional gate to completely seal off this starry sky? The high-dimensional gate requires 3,000 trillion Cosmos coins or 30 million merits."

"3,000 trillion Cosmos coins, purchase," Xu Jingming said without hesitation.

High-dimensional gates are high-dimensional items refined by Supreme Realm experts.

Of course, it is easier to refine than ordinary high-dimensional weapons, as long as it can seal a space-time, so it is much cheaper.

But this price is enough for most Tier 9 Source Lifeforms to look up to.

Xu Jingming stood in this starry sky. "Actually, discovering a subsidiary universe space is very difficult. Even I have to observe it in high-dimensional space."

"And the cosmos is vast and boundless. Every time I enter high-dimensional space, I only observe a range of over ten light-years, which is too small," Xu Jingming thought. "Strictly speaking, these years, I have intercepted and killed the Prison race time and time again, using high-dimensional travel countless times."

"Especially in the Tianmang Cosmic Domain, I used high-dimensional travel too many times and observed many places. That's why I discovered this subsidiary universe this time." Xu Jingming smiled.

In fact, the accumulation of high-dimensional observations in so many places is still very insignificant compared to the entire Tianmang Cosmic Domain!

Being able to encounter it does require luck.

It is even more difficult for other Source Lifeforms to discover a "subsidiary universe." Generally, Tier 10 Source Lifeforms who have mastered high-dimensional power and whose high-dimensional power breaks through the barriers of cosmic spacetime and touches the "connection point" of the subsidiary universe will discover it. The probability of discovery is obviously lower.

Therefore, the discovery of each subsidiary universe is a matter of luck.

"Another mission?" Xu Jingming suddenly received a mission. "The 81st wave of plunder, right?" He instantly crossed the distant spacetime to the vicinity of the target, and then used high-dimensional travel to descend beside the Prison race!

This medium-large plundering operation lasted for a full 87 waves before it ended, and Xu Jingming killed a total of 89 Prison race lords! Along the way, he also discovered Prison race monarchs, but he turned around and left.

Black Iron Star.

Xu Jingming, Senior Brother Jian, and Senior Brother Yi Jiu were having dinner together when a gray-robed envoy arrived.

"Here?" Yi Jiu, holding a wine pot, shouted, "Settle Wu Ming's first. He has more, we have less."

The gray-robed envoy smiled and walked closer.

"Lord Wu Ming killed a total of 89 Prison race lords in this entire operation, which is 8.9 million merits," the gray-robed envoy looked at Lord Jian. "Lord Jian killed one Prison race monarch and one Prison race lord, for a total of 1.1 million merits. Lord Yi Jiu killed one Prison race monarch, for a total of 1 million merits."

Yi Jiu shook his head and sighed after hearing that, "Every time I see Junior Brother Wu Ming's settlement, I feel like merits are so easy to earn. In a few years, it's tens of millions of merits. We have to work hard for many years. This time, at least I killed a monarch. Sometimes, I can't even kill one."

"Junior Brother Wu Ming is amazing. Even if the other two cosmic domains encounter medium-large plundering operations, they will transfer Junior Brother over," Senior Brother Jian said with emotion.

In about a minute, he can arrive at another cosmic domain.

Even if he can't intercept the first wave, he can intercept the subsequent dozens of waves of plunder.

Therefore, the speed at which Xu Jingming accumulates merits is indeed astonishing.

"Actually, this time, I discovered two Prison race monarchs, but only killed one. The other one escaped too quickly," Yi Jiu shook his head. "If I had Junior Brother Jian's enemy-trapping methods, my efficiency could also be improved."

Prison race monarchs also study escape methods, which are naturally extraordinary.

"I am much inferior to you in terms of traveling," Senior Brother Jian said.

"I retreat as soon as I see a Prison race monarch," Xu Jingming said. He specialized in bullying the Prison race lords!

"There are also investments and expenses in various aspects behind the scenes, as well as taxes. Earning money is not easy."

Xu Jingming had no complaints. Whether it was maintaining the operation of the entire human race or the three Supreme Realm experts providing a large number of cosmic treasures and high-dimensional objects to generations of humans, it was not easy.

Although merits and Cosmos coins are used to exchange for items, what use are merits and Cosmos coins to the three Supreme Realm experts? The three Supreme Realm experts are completely devoted to giving.

Just like the dean of the Primordial Research Institute, just because he recognized his potential, he gave him the Number Nine Primordial Battle Armor to use.

That night.

On an ordinary life planet, Xu Jingming received the "high-dimensional gate" sent by an envoy of the Human Alliance of the Cosmos.

"Huff."

Crossing the distant spacetime, Xu Jingming arrived at that starry sky.

"First, set up the high-dimensional gate." With a thought, Xu Jingming broke free from the restraints of cosmic spacetime and came to the high-dimensional space, observing the connection point between the real universe and the subsidiary universe.

"There are two ways to set up a high-dimensional gate. One is to break the connection channel with high-dimensional power, enter the connection channel, and set up the high-dimensional gate at the channel. Another method is to use high-dimensional travel or similar methods to directly enter the connection channel and then set it up," Little Jiu said.

Xu Jingming nodded.

Whoosh.

Descending from the high-dimensional realm can descend on any node in the surrounding normal universe.

At this moment, he descended to the "connection point" with the subsidiary universe.

"Whoosh~"

Xu Jingming felt rejection and oppression, but he still entered and came to a dark, ethereal channel.

"Begin setup."

With a wave of his hand, Xu Jingming took out a deep cyan round shield from the Primordial Battle Armor's attached space. The patterns on the surface of the round shield were layered upon layered, as if endless. Without thinking much, Xu Jingming followed the "instructions for use" that the virtual world network had already transmitted to him, and directly placed the round shield toward the "cosmic connection point," allowing it to float there.

"Release," Xu Jingming commanded.

"Yes," the round shield made a sound.

The layered patterns on the surface of the round shield suddenly began to release!

Boom! Countless patterns frantically extended in all directions, rapidly permeating this spacetime, constantly expanding and extending.

Xu Jingming carefully watched this process, vaguely understanding part of it. "Is this forming a new spacetime layer? Normal cosmic spacetime does not have such a spacetime layer. No, it exceeds the scope of spacetime layers. It should be a high-dimensional level connection and sealing..."

At this time, Xu Jingming could only sigh that his accumulation was still too weak.

The high-dimensional gate was not expensive, 3,000 trillion Cosmos coins, but the knowledge it contained was beyond imagination.

"Buzz."

It took a full three hours for the high-dimensional gate to completely unfold and completely integrate into the connection point. It spread across a range of more than 300,000 kilometers in diameter. The connection point was actually only less than 90,000 kilometers in diameter.

The high-dimensional gate completely sealed it off!

"Success. This subsidiary universe completely belongs to me now." Xu Jingming turned to look at the dark, ethereal channel.

"Let's go take a look." Xu Jingming was very excited.

"Master, be careful. No one knows what's in an undeveloped subsidiary universe," Little Jiu reminded. "However, don't worry too much! With Master's high-dimensional travel, the possibility of death is very low."

"Even if I die, I will be resurrected in the future! And don't worry about me being lost. Secretary-General Hei Tian will enter through the high-dimensional gate and take me away," Little Jiu said.

"Say something auspicious," Xu Jingming curled his lips and quietly moved forward into the dark void.