“The phantom of the Flame Star said, ‘There are three half-step third realm existences in this territory, and your arrival makes you the fourth. If we join forces, we can seize at least half of the resources in this entire territory.’

Gu Mo nodded. ‘If you and I join forces, we will be the supreme power in this territory.’

‘Haha, I've been looking forward to joining forces with you for a long time.’ The Flame Star laughed, its laughter causing the void to tremble. They had ventured through the abyss together and had experience cooperating in battle.

‘I estimate that once the news of your migration leaks, the other two half-step third realm existences will definitely be vigilant,’ the Flame Star phantom said. ‘So, I propose that we finalize the migration today and take action immediately. First, we'll seize the most important Bolan Forbidden Ground in the entire territory, and then we'll split all the resources that come out of Bolan Forbidden Ground equally!’

‘Alright, my true body will come over now,’ Gu Mo said decisively.

They were well aware that the future was uncertain and constantly changing. Once Gu Mo decided to migrate, the various future branches would immediately change as well.

Although the other half-step third realm existences couldn't possibly observe the future at all times, the faster they acted, the less likely they were to be exposed.

In just over half an hour, Gu Mo's true body had already arrived in this territory. He had also spent a lot of effort on the five great inheritances, and the Heart Realm lineage had reached the peak of the Eternal realm, making his travel speed much faster than Xu Jingming's.

Gu Mo saw no hope of breaking through to the half-step third realm with the Heart Realm lineage. The difference between the peak of the Eternal realm and the half-step third realm, seemingly just a step, blocked countless high-dimensional lifeforms.

For example, in Feng Yi's ninety-seventh territory, there were over ten thousand Eternal realm existences, but only three half-step third realm existences. This showed how difficult this step was.

The towering Gu Mo, draped in starlight robes with icy, emotionless eyes, and the Flame Star, even more vast and boundless, comparable to one percent of a true universe—these two existences joining forces were about to unleash a terrifying battle in this territory.

In the Heart Realm of this territory, Xu Jingming also had an avatar here. This avatar had just absorbed a massive amount of Heart Realm power and had naturally advanced to the Eternal realm.

His true body on Myriad Star Island had been cautious during his breakthrough, slowing down his speed and taking more than three days. Practice makes perfect. His avatars scattered throughout other territories broke through much faster. Within half a day, each avatar carved out an inner universe within its body, reaching the Eternal realm.

When dividing avatars at the nascent stage, it was an instant affair. However, dividing an Eternal realm avatar was much more difficult, because each avatar had to carve out an inner universe, making it a genuine Eternal realm existence.

‘Hmm?’ Xu Jingming's newly advanced Eternal realm avatar sensed terrifying fluctuations. Xu Jingming quietly traversed vast distances in the Heart Realm, approaching the battlefield.

‘This is?’ Xu Jingming saw that the legendary Bolan Forbidden Ground in this territory was already a scene of chaotic currents. Various terrifying aftershocks crashed within the turbulent flow. He could vaguely see an extremely massive Flame Star. Even from Xu Jingming's perspective, he could only see a small portion of this Flame Star.

‘Such a massive star should be the half-step third realm existence of this territory, Bu Taolang,’ Xu Jingming guessed.

He was a naturally born high-dimensional lifeform, born with a love for consuming everything. He was extremely compatible with the Star lineage and had cultivated to the half-step third realm after countless years, becoming a hegemon of this territory.

‘Gu Mo?’ Xu Jingming stared into the distance. As a neighbor, Xu Jingming naturally had a lot of information about Gu Mo and recognized him at a glance.

Flames spread in all directions from the massive Flame Star. There was also a relatively tiny starlight figure standing on the star.

The figure stood in place, and between its palms, a starlight that could destroy everything erupted. Wherever the starlight passed, it swept away everything in its path. The various formations of Bolan Forbidden Ground were forcibly destroyed by this starlight.

‘Gu Mo!!!’ There was a roar from within Bolan Forbidden Ground. It was a massive beast with three pairs of huge wings.

The beast roared, ‘Get out of Bolan Forbidden Ground!’ Its voice echoed far and wide.

‘You can't stop the two of us. Haha, Gu Mo and I will be the ones calling the shots in this territory from now on,’ the Flame Star laughed.

In the Heart Realm, Xu Jingming could only vaguely determine the identities of the three terrifying auras under the interference of the surrounding aftershocks. He also roughly deduced what was happening. ‘Bu Taolang and Gu Mo have joined forces and said that the two of them will be calling the shots in this territory. Is Gu Mo going to be stationed in this territory from now on?’

‘Does that mean the Void Gods will migrate to this territory?’ Many thoughts flashed through Xu Jingming's mind.

However, he wasn't too concerned.

Because the top three true universes he had chosen for consideration all had very similar human survival rates. The human race was more inclined towards the Sequence 1 territory.

‘The battle between half-step third realm existences is truly terrifying,’ Xu Jingming marveled. Even though he had just broken through to the Eternal realm, he could still feel the gap between them.

Like the Flame Star that was one percent of a true universe, just its size alone was enough to show how terrifying it was. Even if it collided with a true universe, the aftershocks could wipe out most of the living beings within the universe.

Back in his home territory, on Myriad Star Island, Xu Jingming walked out of his residence and saw four figures standing outside. They were the other four high-dimensional lifeforms of the human race. They were looking at Xu Jingming with excitement.

Academy Master Chu laughed. ‘I knew you would succeed. Nine hundred years to go from low-dimensional to high-dimensional, and seven thousand years to go from nascent high-dimensional to Eternal realm.’ Eternal Tower Master smiled and said, ‘Remarkable.’

Xu Jingming said modestly, ‘I've only barely gained a foothold in high-dimensional space.’

Before his breakthrough, he didn't dare to contact other experts of the Heart Realm lineage. He was too weak at the nascent stage and was afraid that they would harbor ill intentions.

‘The Eternal realm is just barely gaining a foothold, then I, in the nascent stage, can only hide away and not go out,’ Chi Meng said with a smile.

‘Senior Brother Chi Meng, that's not what I meant,’ Xu Jingming said quickly.

‘Academy Master has prepared a sumptuous banquet. Let's go over quickly,’ Eternal Tower Master urged.

The five of them arrived at Academy Master Chu's residence.

Academy Master Chu was going to bleed a lot. He took out some of his prized possessions: fine wine brewed with abyss materials, five cups for each person, different kinds of high-dimensional fruits, and a delicacy called Snow Olives. It looked like white corn on the cob from Earth, but the taste was quite enjoyable for Xu Jingming.

‘Academy Master is really willing to part with his treasures this time,’ Eternal Tower Master laughed.

‘Jingming's breakthrough is worth more than all of this,’ Academy Master Chu said happily. ‘Back then, I was the only Eternal realm existence in the human race of the universe. I had only broken through to the Eternal realm not long ago. Although I had other companions around me, they were only at the nascent stage.’

Xu Jingming, Chi Meng, and the others were silent.

‘Yes,’ Eternal Tower Master nodded.

‘Back then, we were very careful in high-dimensional space, afraid of being captured alive and sacrificed to the abyss. We didn't dare to go to dangerous places for fear of losing our lives. Our deaths were not important, but if we died, the human race would be finished.’

‘We lived cautiously,’ Academy Master Chu said. ‘The human race in the universe was also living cautiously. A slightly larger storm would shatter the human race.’

Eternal Tower Master said, ‘Before you became an Eternal realm existence, the human race was in an even worse state. The early high-dimensional lifeforms were all at the nascent stage, and many died before they could grow up. Back then, we didn't dare to stay in the universe, for fear of being wiped out. After all, the nascent stage is the best material for abyss sacrifices.’

‘After becoming high-dimensional, we were also hiding everywhere, and we still had to find ways to grow. We had to risk our lives for a single Eternal realm inheritance,’ Eternal Tower Master said.

‘Fortunately, you broke through,’ Academy Master Chu nodded gently.

‘Those days were too difficult,’ Academy Master Chu said. ‘Your breakthrough and mine have greatly improved the situation for the human race. With Island Master of Time and Space being able to travel in the Mother River, the human race has something to rely on to not fear the various races.’

Island Master of Time and Space smiled slightly.

‘And today, Jingming has broken through,’ Academy Master Chu said excitedly. ‘As long as anyone has a brain, they won't provoke an Eternal realm existence of the Heart Realm lineage. The foundation of our human race is even more stable!’

Xu Jingming and Chi Meng hadn't experienced those dark days. Chi Meng had heard about those dark years, but he could understand the feelings of Academy Master and Eternal Tower Master.

Just thinking about it made it clear how pitiful a low-dimensional race was with no Eternal realm existences and only a few nascent high-dimensional lifeforms. How pitiful were these high-dimensional lifeforms?

Some races had been completely wiped out in history. It was truly not easy for the human race to have reached this point today.

‘The Void God race is like us; they are a native race of their home universe,’ Academy Master Chu said with a smile. ‘They were once weak and struggled, but after Gu Mo rose to prominence, they were the only ones bullying others. Now, our human race is also rising and growing stronger. In the future, our human race will also produce half-step third realm existences.’ Island Master of Time and Space also spoke.

Xu Jingming and Chi Meng were both filled with anticipation.

‘By the way, speaking of Gu Mo, he appeared in the Rain Pole 1209 region today, which is the territory of our experimental planet Sequence 2.’

‘Gu Mo is there?’ Academy Master, Tower Master, Island Master, and Chi Meng were all puzzled. ‘He joined forces with Bu Taolang, a half-step third realm existence in that territory, and they are attacking Bolan Forbidden Ground,’ Xu Jingming explained.

‘Moreover, according to the information Bu Taolang revealed, Gu Mo might be stationed in that territory in the future.’

‘Academy Master and the others understood. It seems the Void God race has chosen that territory,’ Academy Master guessed.

‘It won't be long before the Void God race begins a large-scale migration.’

‘The initial intelligence was that it would be absolutely safe within ten thousand years, but the possibility of a great calamity increases as time goes on,’ Eternal Tower Master said. ‘The Void God race will definitely migrate within ten thousand years.’

‘We must also migrate within ten thousand years,’ Island Master of Time and Space said.

‘Has everyone decided which territory to choose?’ Xu Jingming asked.

‘Sequence 1. Without any special reasons, we should of course choose the universe most suitable for human survival,’ Academy Master said, looking at the others.

Eternal Tower Master, Island Master of Time and Space, Chi Meng, and Xu Jingming all nodded.

‘Since everyone agrees, then the Sequence 1 territory will be our tentatively chosen new home for the human race,’ Academy Master said.

‘Alright.’

‘Southern Pavilion 3609 Territory.’ Xu Jingming and the others all had clear goals.

‘There are still nearly three thousand years left before the ten-thousand-year deadline. There is still plenty of time, and we can make full preparations,’ Academy Master said, looking at Xu Jingming. ‘Also, Jingming, now that you have become an Eternal realm existence, you can also access the science lineage's ruins. This is also the greatest opportunity our human race has in high-dimensional space.’"