Chapter 1 Memories Clash

At this moment, Xu Jingming's mind was filled with a jumble of chaotic memories, while his true memories grew clearer. For a time, these various "memories" collided. Xu Jingming felt somewhat bewildered. *Who am I? And where am I?*

His true memories, after all, spanned more than three hundred years, and were Xu Jingming's personal experiences.

His emotions, his path of evolution, his acquisition of knowledge—all were utterly real, beyond comparison to the illusory memories. Therefore, within ten-odd seconds of opening his eyes, Xu Jingming was completely awake.

"I am Xu Jingming." Xu Jingming possessed a clear understanding.

The dean, the Eternal Tower Master, the Space-Time Island Master, Vice-Dean Chihong, and Secretary-General Heitian were all observing Xu Jingming.

"It seems he's awake." The dean nodded slightly. "To save you, the Eternal Tower Master and the Space-Time Island Master went to great lengths."

Although Xu Jingming hadn't met the other two Supreme realm experts before, he could sense with a single glance that the Eternal Tower Master and the Space-Time Island Master's intangible life auras far surpassed those of Secretary-General Heitian and Vice-Dean Chihong. They were on the same level as the dean.

"Thank you, Dean. Thank you, Eternal Tower Master and Space-Time Island Master." Xu Jingming rose and bowed with utmost respect.

The dean looked at Xu Jingming. "The third realm's contamination is indeed terrifying."

While the former Xu Jingming had also been respectful, he had regarded the Supreme realm experts of his race with more admiration and reverence. But the current Xu Jingming's respectful bow was tinged with wariness and fear. He was like a wild beast instinctively bowing its head in deference to three even more terrifying existences.

"Xu Jingming, is your heart in turmoil right now? Do you feel different from before?" the Eternal Tower Master asked.

"Yes," Xu Jingming nodded. In his memories, the past him had possessed a clear and lucid mind, a well-defined plan for his life and the future of the entire Blue Star civilization. He had proceeded step by step in an orderly fashion, neither arrogant nor rash, and filled with confidence in the future. But now, a mass of chaotic and evil thoughts roiled in the depths of his heart. Although an extremely cold power suppressed the chaos, it only allowed him to maintain a tenuous clarity. With chaos and clarity intertwined, Xu Jingming felt miserable every moment.

"That's normal," the Eternal Tower Master said. "You'll feel much better once you sort out your heart and gain control over your own mind."

"Don't completely resist," the dean said. "The third realm's contamination has long since penetrated every part of your life. You can't resist it. You must learn to accept it, to absorb it."

Xu Jingming nodded. "Dean, what exactly happened to me? And what is this third realm contamination?"

The dean explained, "The Void God Race possesses five great inheritances, which are also the five most powerful inheritances in our universe. They were collected by Gu Mo in the high-dimensional space at all costs over a long period of time."

"The five great inheritances all originate from third realm high-dimensional lifeforms. In the Void God Race, three individuals have relied on the five great inheritances to become Cosmic Legends. Their strength is among the most exceptional even among Cosmic Legends."

"Of these three Cosmic Legends, one is called Tu Tiemu. It was he who invaded your mind and projected the true image of the Abyss Fiend Master into your consciousness," the dean said.

"The true image of a third realm existence causes complete contamination to low-dimensional lifeforms. The Eternal Tower Master, the Space-Time Island Master, and I have tried everything we can to dispel it, but to no avail."

Xu Jingming naturally remembered that great figure. Indeed, his figure... the mere thought of him filled Xu Jingming with boundless reverence. Everything he had understood in the past was merely an insignificant part of Him. Even the Primordial Star felt like a part of Him to Xu Jingming.

"Do you feel that your past understanding of the Space-Time lineage, the Primordial Star lineage, including the accumulated knowledge, are all insignificant parts contained within the Abyss Fiend Master's great figure?" the dean asked.

"Yes," Xu Jingming nodded. Third realm high-dimensional lifeforms were indeed capable of unifying all forces.

"This level of contamination is something you cannot resist right now. Do you feel that almost all of your mental strength is being used to suppress the chaos? And you can only mobilize a tiny fraction of your mental strength?" the dean asked.

"Yes, I can only use less than 1% of my true mental strength," Xu Jingming said. "With such a weak mental strength, I can't even visualize the Primordial Star."

"You need to divide your attention to suppress the chaos no matter which path you try to comprehend," the dean explained. "The only way is for you to comprehend the source of this chaos, to comprehend the high-dimensional power that contaminated you—that is, the power of the Abyss Fiend Master."

"Comprehend it, master it, and it will slowly be tamed, even used by you," the dean said. "You have no inheritance and need to comprehend the power of a third realm high-dimensional lifeform. You also need to constantly suppress the chaos. Just wanting to gain entry is already very difficult."

Completely comprehending and mastering a portion of the Abyss Fiend's high-dimensional power and becoming a Cosmic Legend was extremely difficult. Building a high-dimensional lifeform based on it was even harder.

The dean looked at Xu Jingming. "Even with complete inheritance and resource supply, only two individuals in the Void God Race's history have broken through and become high-dimensional lifeforms using the five great inheritances," the dean said. "As for those contaminated test subjects without inheritance, even if some are exceptionally talented and manage to suppress the mental chaos and become Cosmic Legends, none have ever become high-dimensional lifeforms."

The dean told Xu Jingming all the information. "This path is very difficult."

"But this is the path of the third realm. If you succeed, the future will be vast," the Eternal Tower Master said.

"The Void God Race is very confident. They have been contaminating geniuses of various races as test subjects for a long time," the Space-Time Island Master said. "They have never believed that alien geniuses can use this to become high-dimensional lifeforms. In fact, no test subject has ever done it."

The dean, the Eternal Tower Master, and the Space-Time Island Master looked at Xu Jingming with anticipation. "The help we can offer you is limited."

The dean handed Xu Jingming a wine gourd. "This is Ice-Cold Wine personally brewed by the Eternal Tower Master at my request. It has been divided into six gourds and placed in the Primordial Research Institute headquarters. You can apply for the second gourd after you finish the first."

The Ice-Cold Wine was too precious. The dean was also worried that Xu Jingming would die unexpectedly and lose all the Ice-Cold Wine. The Primordial Fire Orb No. 9 and the Primordial Battle Armor were precious.

The Ice-Cold Wine suppressed the chaotic thoughts. With the aid of the Ice-Cold Wine's power, Xu Jingming's rationality barely gained the upper hand.

"Don't constantly resist it, but learn to accept it?" Xu Jingming pondered, his gaze deepening.

Time flowed. During this time, Xu Jingming completely cut off contact with the outside world. The Primordial Research Institute forbade Xu Jingming from logging into the virtual world network this year. Xu Jingming's influence and status were too high. He was currently the number one person in the Wu Hook Star Alliance. He had a group of Source Lifeform friends who had mastered high-dimensional powers. Even most of the top tenth-order Source Lifeforms of the human race would give him face. If he harbored malicious intent, he could cause terrifying destruction even through the virtual world network.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed. Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the grass, watching a furry alien beast cautiously sniffing left and right.

"Pfft." A bloody hole appeared in the little alien beast's head. Watching the blood flowing from the hole, Xu Jingming revealed a hint of excitement. He got up and picked up the little alien beast's corpse. "I'll eat grilled meat today."

Soon, the little alien beast was roasted to a fragrant crisp. Xu Jingming took it down and placed it on a plate on the table beside him, then began to cut it up and eat it.

"Little Jiu, I think my condition is very stable," Xu Jingming said. "A year has passed. I can go out now, right?"

"Master, why don't you stay for another year?" Little Jiu was somewhat timid. The master's personality had changed too much. The past master had been so gentle, but the current master was completely different.

"I think I'm fine as I am now," Xu Jingming said, wiping his mouth. Not even the bones were left in the plate of grilled meat. "The past me was too naive, too well-protected by the dean and the others."

Xu Jingming stood up. "I can't wait to go out and see this wonderful world."

Xu Jingming suddenly paused and instructed, "Little Jiu, I'm giving you an order. If I approach the Blue Star civilization's territory or approach my family before I become a Cosmic Legend, you must take me back directly—return to the Primordial Research Institute headquarters."

"This command has the highest priority," Xu Jingming said softly. Only by mastering the Abyss Fiend's high-dimensional power and becoming a Cosmic Legend could he guarantee that he wouldn't lose control.

"Yes," Little Jiu immediately replied happily. Little Jiu also gained some confidence in the master's temperament.

"It's time to go. You can't become strong if you always hide under protection." Xu Jingming's eyes held a hint of mockery. "Tu Tiemu, you fool, you're using me as a test subject! What I comprehend, could you possibly comprehend it?"