Chapter 408 Human Potential

Within Xu Jingming's territory in the Nanting 3609 Domain were two large cities: Wanxing City and Qunxing City.

Wanxing City was open, attracting high-dimensional lifeforms from outside. Over the long years, its population had reached tens of billions, mainly consisting of Eternal Realm experts, along with a large number of Half-Step Third Realm existences. In terms of scale, it was nearly half the size of Yu Huo City.

Qunxing City was specially established by Xu Jingming for the human race, a place for human high-dimensional lifeforms to reside. It was mainly populated by 'Nascent Realm high-dimensional lifeforms,' with far fewer Eternal Realm experts. Moreover, killing was strictly forbidden here.

"Another Abyss Epoch," Xu Jingming murmured, gazing at the bustling Qunxing City. He walked within the city, observing everything, yet the other humans couldn't see or sense him at all.

"Back then, I elevated billions of human elites to 'Nascent Realm high-dimensional lifeforms,' providing them with inheritances, resources, and arranging numerous auxiliary cultivation grounds. These billions of humans could also learn from each other and verify their progress… But in the end, only about one-twentieth of them became Eternal Realm experts," Xu Jingming mused. "That's really not a high ratio."

Those who relied on themselves to cross over from low-dimensional life to high-dimensional life generally had a success rate of one-tenth in reaching the Eternal Realm! This was even under the premise that the vast majority had no resources or inheritances.

"Those who can become high-dimensional lifeforms on their own have extremely high talent. So with a little nurturing, most of them can become Eternal Realm experts," Xu Jingming thought. "These people, although elites accumulated throughout human history, are generally a bit inferior in terms of talent…"

"One-twentieth becoming Eternal Realm experts is already due to resources and inheritances."

"In the span of an Abyss Epoch, only nine humans have reached the Half-Step Third Realm," Xu Jingming thought.

Among the human race's hundreds of millions of Eternal Realm experts, with the assistance of a Third Realm existence, only nine had reached the Half-Step Third Realm.

The Dean, Tower Master, and Island Master had all broken through.

However, Chi Meng and Meng Tiandu were still at the Eternal Peak! They were unable to break through to the 'Half-Step Third Realm.' The other six human Half-Step Third Realm experts… were all peerless figures in human history who previously lacked resources and conditions, and now they had fully unleashed their potential.

"Hundreds of millions of Eternal Realm experts, nine Half-Step Third Realm experts—this is about the limit of potential that the human race can unearth." Xu Jingming had also done his best. With the wager battle about to commence, he naturally did everything he could.

He wanted to give the human race enough foundation. If he, Xu Jingming, lost the wager battle and died, then the future of the human race would have to rely on themselves.

Although Yu Huojun and the others were on good terms with him, being able to help ensure the survival of the human race was already good enough. As for whether the human race would prosper? Third Realm existences wouldn't care that much.

"Hu."

With a step, Xu Jingming arrived at his old residence.

Inside, his family members had already gathered, because they had long calculated that… this year would be the last year of the Abyss Epoch.

Xu Lixing sat on a stone in the corner of the courtyard, waiting silently. Suddenly, sensing something, she looked up in surprise and saw Xu Jingming. "Dad."

"Lixing," Xu Jingming said, smiling at his daughter.

Xu Lixing was already by her father's side, reluctantly holding his hand.

Xu Jingming smiled as he looked at his daughter.

After such a long time, the bond between father and daughter had long been deeply ingrained in their souls.

"Judging by your heart and will, it seems your 'Heart Sword Art' is coming along nicely," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"It's all thanks to Dad's guidance," Xu Lixing replied.

An Abyss Epoch was a long ten billion years. When Xu Jingming encountered cultivation difficulties, he would come out for a walk and guide his family members in their cultivation paths. Among his family members… only his daughter, 'Xu Lixing,' followed the path of Heart Weapons.

His daughter liked swordsmanship since she was young. After becoming a high-dimensional lifeform, she still liked practicing swords, and under the guidance of Xu Jingming, a Third Realm existence of the Heart Weapons lineage, she had successfully entered the Heart Weapons path.

"Jingming is back." Xu's father and mother both came out.

Xu Jingming looked at his parents.

Although he could directly use external force to give his family members Eternal Realm bodies, in order to better temper their hearts, Xu Jingming allowed his family members to cultivate step by step. With the assistance of a Third Realm existence, his family members had all cultivated to the Eternal Realm.

Xu's mother followed the path of painting, learning from Lou Yejun's inheritance.

Xu's father followed the path of the physical body, enjoying powerful physical combat the most. Following the path of his own preferences, with assistance from all sides, plus a natural high-dimensional lifeform body, he had also reached the Eternal Realm.

"Whether it's Lixing, or Mom and Dad, they all have a certain level of talent," Xu Jingming had to admit. "Among my closest relatives, Miaomiao is the only 'Eternal Realm Peak.'"

"Jingming." His wife, Li Miaomiao, also came out. The whole family was there.

Miaomiao also held Xu Jingming's hand, full of reluctance.

"Miaomiao, you've actually become an Eternal Peak," Xu Jingming said in amazement.

"I have the weakest talent," Li Miaomiao said with a slight smile. "There are many things I don't understand about the path of evolution. I think the 'science lineage' is most suitable for me. The science lineage can clearly analyze all kinds of phenomena in high-dimensional space. You just need to accumulate more and more knowledge; the more knowledge, the deeper the understanding of the science lineage. Our human race's 'science lineage' is among the top three, with many Eternal Realm scholars working together to study science. That's how I got to where I am today."

Xu Jingming nodded. "The science lineage is indeed different from other lineages."

The science lineage was about completely analyzing everything, so it was very suitable for group research to overcome problems one by one.

The human race had billions of high-dimensional lifeforms, many of whom followed the science lineage. With the massive amount of complete science lineage inheritances provided by Xu Jingming, as well as a large number of science lineage weapons, the human race had also produced millions of 'Eternal Realm' scholars, with more than ten thousand reaching the Eternal Peak! Li Miaomiao was one of them.

"Grandpa, you're back," Xu Jingming said, seeing Old Master Xu standing in the corner.

"The wager battle is almost here, so I troubled Drunken Weng to send me back," Old Master Xu said. "By the way, what's the exact date of your wager battle?"

"Tomorrow," Xu Jingming said.

"Tomorrow?"

Li Miaomiao, Xu Lixing, Xu's father and mother, and the others were all startled. They only knew the approximate time; now they knew that the wager battle was tomorrow.

"That's too fast," Xu Lixing said, looking at her father.

"An Abyss Epoch, a long ten billion years, has passed for a long time. We will eventually face this battle," Xu Jingming said with a smile. With the ultimate existence's wager, all he could do was go all out to fight for a chance of survival. "Everyone, hurry inside and eat something good. I like good food the most."

The whole family went into the house together to enjoy the last meal before the wager battle.

…

Enjoying delicious food and wine with his family, chatting about the past, Xu Jingming's mood was also extremely relaxed.

He had done what needed to be done, and had done what he could!

Now, he just needed to relax his body and mind to prepare for the upcoming battle.

"It's almost time." While the family was eating and chatting, Xu Jingming suddenly sensed something and immediately stood up.

"Is it starting?" Li Miaomiao, Xu's father and mother, and the others all felt a tightness in their hearts. Although they had been prepared, they were still extremely nervous and worried at this moment.

Xu Jingming got up and went out of the house, looking up into the distance. A petite figure had already arrived across space-time; it was Grand Lord Faiya.

Grand Lord Faiya looked at Xu Jingming with a smile.

"Brother Wu Ming."

Figures arrived one after another; it was Yu Huo Jun, Lou Yejun, Water Cloud Lord, and Drunken Weng, the four Third Realm existences who were relatively close to Xu Jingming in this space-time.

Third Realm existences couldn't kill each other, so they were more willful in their interactions! If they didn't like someone, they simply wouldn't interact with them! But if they liked someone, they would be very close.

"Thank you all for coming to see me off," Xu Jingming said gratefully.

"I believe you will definitely be victorious this time," Yu Huo Jun said. "Last time we sparred, I was defeated by you. That Chi Que Traveler will definitely be defeated by you as well."

Xu Jingming occasionally sparred with friends over the years.

"Haha, good, I will definitely be victorious," Xu Jingming said with a smile. Of course he wanted to win, because winning meant living, and losing meant dying. He, Xu Jingming, hadn't lived enough yet!

Sensing that the time left was getting shorter and shorter, Xu Jingming still looked at his family members beside him.

"It's very difficult for Third Realm existences to completely kill each other," Xu Jingming said, looking at his family. "But it's still possible to determine a victor. If the gap between me and Chi Que Traveler is large, we can determine a victor in a short time. If the gap is very small… this battle may last a long time."

"It's normal for Third Realm clashes to last for tens of millions of years," Lou Yejun also said.

Xu Jingming looked at his family and said, "If I lose, the rules of my territory will gradually collapse. If my territory remains intact, it means I'm still alive, and I haven't lost."

Li Miaomiao, Xu Lixing, Xu's father and mother, and the others all nodded.

"You must come back," Li Miaomiao said, looking at Xu Jingming.

"I will."

Xu Jingming smiled slightly.

He also sensed that other Third Realm existences in this space-time were also paying attention here, including the Lord of Ke Ye and Sea Rain Lord, who had a very poor relationship with him.

"Let's go." Xu Jingming flew towards Grand Lord Faiya.

"Let's depart." Grand Lord Faiya nodded and prepared to leave this space-time with Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming suddenly sensed something and glanced back. Seeing Old Master Xu standing in the corner of the family, and Drunken Weng in another place, Xu Jingming faintly felt that they had some connection. "My grandfather learned the inheritance passed down by Drunken Weng, so their auras are somewhat related?"

At this moment, Xu Jingming didn't think too much about it and just nodded slightly.

Hu!

He and Grand Lord Faiya left this space-time.

Drunken Weng and Old Master Xu both secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"Fortunately, I arrived at the last moment. If we had spent a little more time together, I might have been exposed," Drunken Weng thought. "But it's almost over. After this battle, it doesn't matter whether I'm exposed or not."

"I wonder if this battle will be a victory or a defeat?" Drunken Weng thought. "Chi Que Traveler's strength is much stronger than mine; he can be considered among the strongest in the Third Realm."

…

"Boom."

Xu Jingming and Grand Lord Faiya broke through the barriers of space-time, heading towards the distant battlefield.

"The battlefield is a special space-time created specifically for this wager by the ultimate existence," Xu Jingming thought. "During this Abyss Epoch, I have been wholeheartedly comprehending the *Heart Calamity Spear Hundred Scrolls*. Strictly speaking, this inheritance has a total of 129 scrolls of Heart Refinement Spear Technique. I have mastered all 129 scrolls and fused them into one, and according to my own strengths, I have also deduced two more scrolls."

"The current *Heart Calamity Spear Hundred Scrolls* has a total of 131 scrolls. This is the limit of my Heart Spear Technique."

In the time of an Abyss Epoch, the *Heart Calamity Spear Hundred Scrolls* had advanced further on its original foundation. This was Xu Jingming's current achievement.

"Now, I must rely on this spear technique to fight for a chance of survival."

Xu Jingming's eyes became even calmer.

"We've arrived ahead. That space-time only contains you and Chi Que Traveler. I wish you victory," Grand Lord Faiya said with a smile.

"Thanks." After Xu Jingming finished speaking, he had already entered that space-time.

This newly born space-time was empty and desolate, with no other living beings. Xu Jingming and Chi Que Traveler arrived in this space-time at the same time. When they saw each other, the killing intent in their eyes was undisguised.

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The next chapter is the finale. Tomato will complete the finale in one go and is expected to update it in the middle of the night.