Open up and break into another world

"Li Xiujie!" A hint of killing intent flashed in Xu Ming's eyes.

However, Li Xiujie possessed a mysterious protective trump card; even if Xu Ming spared no expense to activate his 'Life and Death Register' cheat, he would be temporarily unable to kill him.

But Xu Ming wasn't in a hurry! — Killing Li Xiujie was a certainty; it was merely a matter of 'sooner or later'.

Li Xiujie, of course, had also noticed Xu Ming. In his eyes, hatred was mixed with killing intent, and flames of anger blazed.

"Xu Ming!" Li Xiujie looked at Xu Ming and sent a cold voice transmission, "This City Lord's Estate will be the place of your death!"

Xu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking: "It seems that Li Xiujie knows some of the rules of the martial arts tournament; most likely, there will be a fighting and killing segment."

So what if he knows the rules?

No matter what the rules are, Xu Ming will crush them with absolute strength!

…

Geniuses from all sides gathered.

The geniuses on the Peerless Grace Rankings and the Potential Rankings appeared one after another. Xu Ming also saw some people he had met before—for example, the honest-looking young man he encountered not far outside Saint Emperor City, on the banks of the Sinking Sand River.

Of course, the honest young man couldn't recognize Xu Ming. After all, Xu Ming now had the 'Disguise' cheat activated.

The auspicious time was approaching.

Tens of thousands of God Emperors and King-Sealing geniuses, holding gold and jade tokens, poured into the City Lord's Estate.

…

After entering the City Lord's Estate, under the guidance of the guards along the way, Xu Ming and the other geniuses all walked into the main hall of the martial arts tournament.

The roof of the main hall was as vast as the sky; inside the entire palace were green mountains and clear waters, a complete small world.

Heavy golden seats floated randomly above the green mountains and clear waters; seemingly chaotic, they actually conformed to the order of the Heavenly Dao.

At the very front of the countless seats was a floating heavenly staircase, leading to the depths of the clouds—in the depths of the clouds were the seats of the Saint Emperor City Lord and other great figures watching the ceremony.

"Xu Ming, your seat is over there!"

As soon as Xu Ming entered the main hall, a God Emperor transmitted a message to him, telling him the location of his seat.

The seating arrangement for the geniuses was determined based on their ranking on the Peerless Grace Rankings and their respective identities and backgrounds. Xu Ming had dominated the Peerless Grace Rankings as "Number One" for more than ten years, so his seat was naturally arranged in the best position at the very front.

As for Li Xiujie, he was located "not far" from Xu Ming.

Saying "not far" was only relative, as the entire palace was too vast; even the two closest seats were thousands of miles apart.

Once all the geniuses were seated, a middle-aged man with a vast and mighty aura stood up above the clouds—it was the Saint Emperor City Lord.

The Saint Emperor City Lord had a smile on his face as he said in a loud voice: "Welcome, everyone, to the City Lord's Estate to participate in the martial arts tournament! Please sit for a moment while the great figures watching the ceremony take their seats, after which I will announce the rules of the tournament!"

After the Saint Emperor City Lord finished speaking, he sat back in his seat.

A moment later, figures of Dominator-level great figures appeared above the clouds.

An Elder of the Saint Emperor City in the Dominator realm stood with his hands clasped and his voice resounded throughout the entire palace:

"The Lord of the Space-Time Palace has arrived—"

"The Lord of the Void Sky Realm has arrived—"

"The Quasi-Saint Slaughter God has arrived—"

"The Lord of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion has arrived—"

…

Each great figure was a giant of a force in the Divine Domain.

"The Ancestor of the Yehenara Clan has arrived—"

"Yehenara Zu Yi?" Xu Ming looked at the black-robed, burly figure—in fact, Xu Ming had no intention of forming a feud with the entire Yehenara Clan, let alone with the Quasi-Saint Zu Yi; however… it seemed that a feud had already been formed!

Zu Yi's gaze swept over Xu Ming intentionally or unintentionally!—Although Xu Ming had activated the 'Disguise' cheat, the Yehenara Clan enemy mark on his body could not be disguised!

…

"The Blood Sea Half-Saint has arrived—"

The Blood Sea Half-Saint had dealt with Xu Ming several times and could be considered somewhat familiar.

"The Rippling Waves Dominator has arrived—"

"The Cloud Dominator has arrived—"

…

"The Cloud Dominator?" Xu Ming was slightly stunned.

The Cloud Dominator was Yun Ning's father!

Back in the Yan Yan Continent, Yun Ning pestered Xu Ming, insisting on becoming his disciple; although in the end, Xu Ming still didn't accept him as a disciple, he did impart some of the mysteries of the 'Five Styles of Reincarnation' to him—although there was no formal master-disciple relationship, the reality was there.

And the Cloud Dominator was said to be a super existence ranked in the top ten of the Divine Domain, excluding Saints! Compared to super-powerful figures like the Saint Emperor City Lord, Quasi-Saint Zu Yi, and the Lord of the Space-Time Palace, he was only stronger, not weaker!

"The Cloud Dominator actually came! I wonder if Yun Ning came too?"

In fact, Yun Ning had also come.

It was just that in the current situation, Yun Ning was still staying in the Cloud Dominator's world ring, as it was inconvenient for him to come out. After all, everyone in the audience was solemnly welcoming the Dominator-level great figures to take their seats; Yun Ning's strength was weak, so he was clearly not qualified to show his face at this time. Only after all the ceremonies were over would Yun Ning be able to come out of the world ring.

Just then, Xu Ming saw the Cloud Dominator looking at him from afar and even revealing a slight smile.

"Hmm?" Xu Ming couldn't help but wonder, "I don't know the Cloud Dominator, and I've activated the 'Disguise' cheat, using a false identity!—Why would the Cloud Dominator smile at me?"

Xu Ming couldn't figure it out.

…

"The Misty Bloom Dominator has arrived—"

"The North Wind Dominator has arrived—"

"The Lord of the Li Family has arrived—"

The Lord of the Li Family! Li Xiujie's father! Also an existence at the Quasi-Saint level!

As soon as the Lord of the Li Family arrived, Li Xiujie immediately felt radiant and couldn't help but straighten his back.

…

Dominator-level great figures arrived and took their seats one after another.

The great figures gathered.

The Dominators looked at the tens of thousands of top geniuses of the Divine Domain below and couldn't help but discuss and chat with each other:

"This martial arts tournament of the Saint Emperor City Lord is causing a sensation throughout the entire Divine Domain!"

"That's natural! The Saint Emperor City Lord only has this one precious daughter, so the martial arts tournament will naturally be a grand and sensational event!"

"Who do you think… has the best chance of winning this martial arts tournament and becoming the Saint Emperor City's son-in-law?"

"In terms of strength, Xu Ming is undoubtedly the strongest! However… this Xu Ming suddenly emerged from nowhere; his background and foundation are probably not comparable to Li Xiujie, Can Tian, and others!"

"Indeed! A martial arts tournament is not just about strength! Having strength alone, but without background or foundation, is not enough to win!"

As the Dominators were chatting, the Lord of the Li Family suddenly smiled faintly: "You say… my son Li Xiujie's strength is inferior to that Xu Ming? I don't agree!"

"Hmm?" The Dominators all looked at the Lord of the Li Family in surprise—after all, Xu Ming had defeated Li Xiujie with one spear in seconds, which was a well-known fact! There seemed to be no dispute that Li Xiujie's strength was inferior to Xu Ming's, right?

"Heh!" The Lord of the Li Family smiled strangely and said proudly, "My son Li Xiujie has already obtained the family's second inheritance!"

Second inheritance?

The Dominators all showed surprised expressions: "Lord of the Li Family! Does your Li Family's mysterious inheritance have a first and second inheritance?"

These Dominators had never heard of any "second inheritance"! They only knew that anyone from the Li Family who had received the family's inheritance once would undergo a transformation!

"If there really is a second inheritance, doesn't that mean that Li Xiujie has transformed twice?" The Dominators all thought in horror.

Transforming once was already incredibly heaven-defying; transforming twice…

The Dominators all found it hard to imagine Li Xiujie's current strength! They couldn't imagine how high his future achievements would be.

"Heh!" The Lord of the Li Family smiled slightly, revealing disdain, "Xu Ming? In front of my son, he's just a clown! Not worth mentioning!"

The Dominators didn't speak, but in their hearts, they were already more optimistic about Li Xiujie.

Even the Saint Emperor City Lord, upon hearing this, looked at Li Xiujie with some surprise.

…

Just as the Dominators were shocked by Li Xiujie's strength…

A young girl in a white dress came treading on white clouds, followed by a group of maids.

The girl's skin was as crystal clear as warm jade, and her eyes were as bright and lively as clear springs; she was the most perfect creation of heaven! In particular, her temperament naturally exuded a tempting and seductive aura.

Even many Dominator-level great figures were slightly distracted when they saw this girl.

The geniuses below the clouds were even more breathless!

Xu Ming's gaze fell on the girl and he couldn't move it away!

"Yin Ran!" Xu Ming couldn't help but call out softly in his heart.

At this moment, Yin Ran seemed to sense something and her gaze accurately looked towards Xu Ming.

Their eyes met.

Although there were no words, it was as if they had exhausted their longing!

"Xu Ming!" Yin Ran's slightly glistening eyes were even more endearing.

After a hundred years of separation!

Finally, in this Saint Emperor City, at the martial arts tournament witnessed by countless Divine Domain powerhouses… Xu Ming and Yin Ran finally met again!