Chapter 1 World Center City

World Center City was the most prosperous city in the entire myriad races world.

The aircraft carrying Xu Jingming and the others was already above the city, and they could see all kinds of buildings. After all, different races had very different dwellings. Races with enormous builds like the Dragon race and Titan race naturally lived in different structures than the Human race. The Ant race and Bee race had even more unique places to live.

"Welcome to World Center City." The aircraft had already received the city's official information. "Upon arrival at World Center City, you must abide by the laws of World Center City. Those who violate the law will be severely punished."

Jing Yulong said with a chuckle, "Everyone, read every law carefully! The laws here are very strict. All races that come here have to abide by them."

"All the hotels in World Center City are fully booked." The youth beside him tapped on the light screen and said, "There's nowhere to stay at all. Eldest Brother, are you sure you've made arrangements?"

"Sixth Brother, don't worry, I've made arrangements," Xu Jingming said.

The children of his parents—from the second to the ninth child—with the ninth being only a little over a year old; although she could walk and run, she still had to be carried most of the time.

Whoosh!

The aircraft quickly arrived above a manor in the city's west district and slowly descended.

"More than 50 years ago, I bought this manor in World Center City, and it's maintained by intelligent robots," Xu Jingming said.

The Myriad Races Arena was only held once every millennium, and only then was World Center City at its most prosperous. The usual prosperity was much inferior. Those who wanted to sell their houses found it difficult to wait for the once-in-a-millennium most prosperous period; sometimes, they needed money urgently.

"Such a large manor can't be bought in World Center City now," the second child, who now managed the Jing Corporation, exclaimed in surprise.

"Even if one occasionally appears, it's at a sky-high price. Eldest Brother, how much did you spend 50 years ago?" the third sister asked. She was also a successful career woman.

"It was relatively cheap more than 50 years ago—just over 10 billion," Xu Jingming said before his expression changed slightly.

Buzz.

As the aircraft landed in the manor, Xu Jingming and his group walked out of the aircraft.

A group of Moon Elves walked out of the manor.

"This is my boss's residence. What are you doing here?" Ni Yun, with her half-white hair, rebuked. Xu Jingming had been wandering around for a long time, so the corporation's affairs were first handed over to his parents, and later to his second brother for management.

Xu Jingming only left behind an assistant, Ni Yun, and also allowed her to learn the Jing family's body refinement technique, allowing her to extend her lifespan. However, she started cultivating later, so she looked older than Jing Yulong and his wife.

"Our Highness wants this manor. Name a price," a female Moon Elf said, looking at this group of humans.

"Our Highness is the strongest of the Moon Elf race, the future Moon Elf King," another Moon Elf threatened.

They had no choice. The competition was about to begin, and accommodation in World Center City was too tight. Although they had managed to snatch a few rooms in a hotel, His Highness found it too crowded and found this residence that had been uninhabited for more than 50 years. They decided to stay here first.

"Our Highness is resting; don't disturb His Highness. Hurry up and name a price," the female Moon Elf urged.

The Jing family was somewhat stunned.

"The strongest of the Moon Elf race?" Many members of the Jing family began to murmur.

"It should be the kind of powerhouse that can destroy the world."

They were well aware that the top powerhouses of the various races were terrifying and could easily destroy dozens or hundreds of miles.

"Who gave you the guts?" Xu Jingming laughed. "To dare violate the law in World Center City?"

The group of Moon Elves was stunned.

Xu Jingming lightly pressed his watch and reported to the World Center City authorities.

"My house has been occupied by a group of Moon Elves. They even claim to be the strongest of the Moon Elf race. My house is at No. 1108, Wind Whisper District, West City," Xu Jingming reported directly.

The Moon Elves' expressions turned ugly.

Just then—

"Buzz!"

An intelligent machine with golden wings appeared in the sky above the manor out of thin air, and an invisible electromagnetic glow enveloped the entire manor.

All the Moon Elves' bodies trembled from the electricity, but Xu Jingming and the others were not harmed in the slightest. At the same time, some Moon Elves living inside the manor were also moved out by the electromagnetic force, including the Highness who was suspected to be the strongest of the Moon Elf race.

She was the most beautiful of the Moon Elves, incomparably noble, with cold eyes. The electromagnetic force could not hurt her in the slightest.

"You are suspected of trespassing and violating the laws of World Center City." The intelligent machine overlooked the scene below and said coldly, "All of you Moon Elves will be imprisoned for a month and compensate Mr. Jing with 1 billion. Do you accept the judgment?"

"Imprisoned for a month?" The Moon Elf female Highness's expression changed. "This residence was arranged by my subordinates, and I'm willing to compensate this human with more money. Can you waive the prison sentence?"

"During the year the Myriad Races Competition is held, all violations of the law will be severely punished," the intelligent machine said coldly. "If you resist, you will be permanently disqualified from participating in the Myriad Races Competition."

The Moon Elf female Highness turned pale.

As a Moon Elf, although she didn't have any hope for the first Myriad Races Competition, she still wanted to participate in the preliminaries and see the true strength of the powerhouses of the various races up close.

"By the time I get out of prison, the competition will almost be over," the female Highness said, looking at the intelligent machine.

"You want to resist?" the intelligent machine said calmly.

Xu Jingming watched from the side.

The Myriad Races Competition was a competition summoned by that great existence for more than 5 million high-dimensional lifeforms, and he would never allow any high-dimensional lifeforms to disrupt the competition! Xu Jingming had never thought of violating the regulations of World Center City, where the competition was held.

This Moon Elf was really stupid.

"I am willing to accept the punishment," the Moon Elf female Highness said as she glanced coldly at Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming smiled at her.

"You humans." The other Moon Elves were going crazy.

Their great Highness was going to jail?

"Shut up," the female Highness rebuked coldly.

For so many years, she had been wandering around and cultivating in seclusion, only thinking about avoiding the attacks of powerful races. She simply hadn't expected the residences in World Center City to be so tight. By the time she started booking in the last year, there were no more large places left, so she barely managed to book a few rooms.

As a born high-dimensional lifeform, she naturally didn't want to squeeze into a building with lifeforms from various races. That was why she had taken a chance and occupied a manor that had been uninhabited for more than 50 years.

"Let's go." An invisible electromagnetic glow enveloped the group of Moon Elves.

Whoosh.

The intelligent machine disappeared with the Moon Elves out of thin air.

"Spatial travel?" Xu Jingming watched this scene. "World Center City's methods far surpass any race's."

"Son." Yuan Yu, who was holding the ninth child, said worriedly, "We've offended the strongest of the Moon Elf race. Will there be any trouble?"

"Don't worry," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

Ni Yun said, "Boss, this manor has been decorated by the Moon Elves. We need to redecorate it, which may take two hours." They had brought their daily necessities in the aircraft.

"You guys decorate here; I'll go out for a while," Xu Jingming said.

…

Inside a restaurant in World Center City, Xu Jingming sat together with three other humans.

"Lord Ming," a sweet-looking woman said with a smile.

"Yu Yangwei," Xu Jingming said with a smile, "I knew it was you just by hearing your voice."

"Lord Ming, it's nice to meet you. I'm Feng Ke," a large fatty said with a smile. His height and width were almost equal, which showed how obese he was.

Xu Jingming also nodded.

"Ming." The most aloof and lean man, with a scar on his face, looked at Xu Jingming with a complex expression. "Although we've known each other for a long time and have met a few times, this time… I'm seeing your true appearance."

Yes, Xu Jingming had been hiding his identity in the past, but today, he no longer disguised himself.

"There's no need to disguise myself anymore," Xu Jingming said with confidence.

"More than 200 years ago, Lord Ming was already level 53. Your strength is naturally even more unfathomable now," Yu Yangwei exclaimed.

"By the way, what about the other humans?" Xu Jingming asked. "There should be more than just the three of you among the human race's high-dimensional lifeforms, and there was a group of you back then."

"Some fled and some scattered when faced with danger," the fatty said with a smile. "Moreover, after spending a long time together, some contradictions arose and they scattered. Only the three of us are often together."

"Thanks to Lord Ming; you've repeatedly countered powerful races, causing those powerful races to completely give up on attacking humans," Yu Yangwei said with a smile. "Many of our human race's high-dimensional lifeforms have survived. Speaking of which, they all have to thank Lord Ming."

"In terms of strength, Ming is indeed the undisputed strongest among the seven human nations," Ying also said.

Xu Jingming wasn't proud.

After all, among the 5 million high-dimensional lifeforms back then, most of them were nascent high-dimensional lifeforms! Eternal Realm high-dimensional lifeforms only accounted for about 1% of the total.

Therefore, it was normal for him to be the undisputed number one among the dozens of high-dimensional lifeforms in the seven human nations.

"Are you all planning to participate this time?" Xu Jingming asked.

Yu Yangwei said with a smile, "We're all participating, but I guess we won't even make it past the preliminaries."

"The preliminaries will select 300 slots for the main competition," Fatty Feng Ke said. "With our strength, how can we be qualified to win a slot in the main competition?"

"Participating in the preliminaries allows us to experience the strength of other races up close," Ying said. "It can also give us a clearer understanding of ourselves."

Xu Jingming nodded.

"Lord Ming, have you signed up for this competition?" Yu Yangwei asked.

"I just arrived today and haven't signed up yet," Xu Jingming said.

"We haven't either," Yu Yangwei said happily. "We were thinking of going with Lord Ming."

"Let's go sign up together after we finish eating," Xu Jingming nodded.

…

The registration period was one month before the competition.

After Xu Jingming, Yu Yangwei, Feng Ke, and Ying finished dinner, they headed to one of the registration points in the city. There were hundreds of registration points in the city, as the number of registrations this year was unprecedentedly high.

"More than 3 million have already registered for this competition. There have never been so many registrations in the past," the employees at the registration point chatted.

"That's right. In the past two or three hundred years, powerhouses have emerged from all over the world. This Myriad Races Competition will definitely be very exciting."

The employees chatted.

Xu Jingming and the others turned and left after registering.

"The human race is also here to register?" Two Titan race members, who were walking over from afar, glanced at Xu Jingming and the others who were walking out of the registration point, somewhat disdainfully.

"I heard that a master has emerged from the human race; he's quite strong."

"If I run into him, I'll stomp him to death."

The two Titan race members chatted.

The Titan race was a traditional powerful race in the myriad races world. Their race's powerhouses had long been in the top three because their physical talent was too high. There were only five high-dimensional lifeforms born in the Titan race, and all of them had already broken through to level 60. This showed how great the race's advantages were.

"Titan race," Xu Jingming and the other three looked over.

"If they don't get first place in the previous few competitions, they'll have no hope in the mid- to late stages," Ying sneered.

"There are also many powerful races. The competition for first place in the early stages will also be very intense. In my opinion, the two of them probably won't even make it to the main competition," Yu Yangwei said.

Xu Jingming also looked forward to the competition even more.

******

Inside the Jing family manor.

"There are only three days left before the competition officially begins," Jing Yulong said, looking at the program on the light screen. "It's a pity that the preliminaries aren't broadcasted. The preliminaries should be starting today, right?"

Yuan Yu, who was holding a milk bottle and feeding her child, said, "It's said that more than 5.03 million powerhouses from the myriad races have signed up this time! The preliminaries will last for three days, and 300 slots for the main competition will be selected from the 5.03 million registrants. I believe it will also be very exciting."

"There will probably be humans in the preliminaries, but it's a pity that the preliminaries aren't broadcasted," Jing Yulong said. "By the time the main competition comes, we won't be able to see our humans."

"It's already very good to be able to see the once-in-a-millennium Myriad Races Competition," Yuan Yu said.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going out for a while," Xu Jingming said.

"Alright."

Jing Yulong and his wife replied casually.

Xu Jingming strolled leisurely in the city and also saw some super-giant creatures such as the Dragon race and Mountain Demon race hurrying along. Fifteen minutes later, Xu Jingming arrived at the preliminary venue and met up with Ying, Yu Yangwei, and Feng Ke.

The gathering place for the preliminaries was vast, and more than 5.03 million powerhouses from various races gathered.

The powerhouses of the various races had different body types. Some were huge, while others were small.

"After more than 300 years of cultivation, these registered powerhouses are almost all above level 50." Xu Jingming sensed the surrounding auras, and his gaze also swept across some particularly weak auras. "Those at level 30 or 40 dare to sign up? The preliminaries may also cost them their lives."

"I was the champion of the previous Myriad Races Arena, but I feel that more than 99% of the powerhouses here are stronger than me." The Titan race's Kabmaiha solemnly observed his surroundings.

He felt that even the weak Dwarf race powerhouses had a more terrifying aura than him.

"I obtained a new body refinement technique from my teacher, and I've now reached level 47, far surpassing myself a thousand years ago. But… what's wrong with this era?" Kabmaiha was single-mindedly pursuing the limits of life.

His pride made him choose to sign up.

But just gathering at the preliminary venue made his heart tremble, and he realized just how many powerhouses there were in the myriad races world.

"All preliminary contestants." A golden intelligent machine appeared in the high altitude, and its voice reverberated around. "Welcome to register for this Myriad Races Competition; this will be a competition that will go down in history."

"Please look up above," the golden intelligent machine said.

Xu Jingming, Ying, Yu Yangwei, Feng Ke, and countless other powerhouses looked up at the high altitude.

"The venue for the main competition is 108,000 meters above. You must first rely on your own ability to fly to the venue. The first 10,000 to arrive will pass the first round of selection, and all others will be eliminated."

"Fly to the venue?" Xu Jingming frowned slightly. Was this the first test of the preliminaries?

"We're humans; how can we fly?" The fatty Feng Ke's expression changed. "I can jump at most, and I can't jump that high."