Open up and break into another world

These five Heavenly Daos—Metal, Wood, Earth, Yin, and Yang—although only recently planted as Dao seeds, don't offer any profound insights yet. However, even a mosquito has some meat; they still provide a slight boost to Xu Ming's strength!

“Nine-Step Dao Lord!”

Xu Ming sensed his current strength.

After the enhancement of his comprehension of the Heavenly Daos, his human clone, with the cheat activated, could unleash power comparable to a Nine-Step Dao Lord!

And the Willow Tree clone was undoubtedly even stronger!

Moreover, refining the Dao-Seed Spirit Fruit brought the greatest benefit: it would make comprehending the Heavenly Daos much easier and smoother in the future. In comparison, the immediate increase in strength seemed insignificant.

“The Dao-Seed Spirit Fruit is truly miraculous!”

Xu Ming had lost count of how many times he'd exclaimed this.

By observing the part, one can infer the whole—the miraculous nature of this Dao-Seed Spirit Fruit hinted at the profound mysteries of the Divine Domain!

“Divine Domain…” Suddenly, Xu Ming felt a surge of curiosity and longing for the unknown and mysterious Divine Domain. “If I have the chance, I must venture into the Divine Domain as well!”

The Endless Continent was already vast, but Xu Ming knew with absolute certainty that the Divine Domain would be even more boundless!

This world was filled with endless mysteries awaiting Xu Ming's exploration.

“Hanmo!” With a flash, Xu Ming appeared before Gu Hanmo. “I've refined the Dao-Seed Spirit Fruit. Next, I'll help you refine yours!”

Gu Hanmo furrowed her beautiful brows slightly: “Xu Ming, don't lie to me! Can one person really only refine one Dao-Seed Spirit Fruit?”

“Really! Absolutely true!” Xu Ming knew that Gu Hanmo wanted to save the other Dao-Seed Spirit Fruit for him, so he explained why consuming more than one was ineffective.

After much persuasion, he finally convinced Gu Hanmo to refine the Dao-Seed Spirit Fruit.

Xu Ming lovingly stroked Gu Hanmo's head and smiled: “Your cultivation talent is average, so if there are any natural treasures that can improve your cultivation, you should use them more than I do! That way, we can grow old together, and you won't age before me…”

Gu Hanmo was touched, on the verge of tears of happiness, when suddenly her expression changed, and she huffed angrily: “Xu Ming, make yourself clear—who has average cultivation talent? Who has average cultivation talent?”

“Uh…”

Faced with the “furious” Gu Hanmo, Xu Ming was speechless.

“Hmph!” Gu Hanmo waved her small fist triumphantly. “Be careful what you say next time! When I was young, my cultivation talent was also outstanding! Later, after we got married, I slowed down my cultivation to manage the household and take care of you!—Got it?”

“Got it, got it!” Xu Ming nodded earnestly, then a mischievous glint flashed in his eyes, and he sweetly called out, “Sis, you're absolutely right!”

“I…” Gu Hanmo was instantly displeased. “Who are you calling 'Sis'? Are you saying I'm old?”

A flurry of playful chasing and hitting ensued, forcing Xu Ming to beg for mercy.

…

Unbeknownst to Xu Ming, the “Joint Assassination of Ten Thousand Races” targeting him had reached its final stages of preparation.

Wanxueyan, Ruotongmo, Bloodsea Demon God, and other super-powerful figures from various races gathered once again.

“It's being personally handled by him?”

“Tyrant Slaughter Dao Lord is a Nine-Step Dao Lord! He is not far from breaking through to become an Invincible Dao Lord! With him taking action, success is guaranteed!”

The alien races' understanding of Xu Ming's strength was still based on the time when Xu Ming frantically slaughtered Half-Step Dao Lords. According to their judgment, Xu Ming's strength was at most a Seven-Step Dao Lord, no more!

The super-powerful figures of the various races were indeed very accurate in their judgment—at that time, Xu Ming's strength with the cheat activated was indeed only a Seven-Step Dao Lord!

Sending a Nine-Step Dao Lord to assassinate a Seven-Step Dao Lord felt a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut! However, assassinating Xu Ming couldn't afford any mistakes; Wanxueyan felt that this “sledgehammer” should still be used!

Except…

What Wanxueyan and other super-powerful figures didn't know was that their information about Xu Ming was severely outdated!—Now, Xu Ming's human clone possessed strength comparable to a Nine-Step Dao Lord; his Willow Tree clone was even comparable to an Invincible Dao Lord!

Sending “Tyrant Slaughter,” a Nine-Step Dao Lord, to assassinate Xu Ming, who possessed the strength of an Invincible Dao Lord?

How did it faintly feel like Wanxueyan was sending his subordinate to their death…

But… the super-powerful figures of the various alien races didn't think so. In their opinion, with Tyrant Slaughter Dao Lord responsible for the assassination, Xu Ming was almost certain to die!

“However, I still need the assistance of your various races!” Wanxueyan Demigod added, “When 'Tyrant Slaughter' succeeds in the assassination, he will definitely be intercepted and killed by the human race's experts! I need you to work with me to receive 'Tyrant Slaughter'!”

“Alright!”

“That's natural!”

The powerful figures from various races all responded.

“Let's receive 'Tyrant Slaughter' back at the edge of the human territory!” Wanxueyan said.

The powerful figures like Wanxueyan didn't dare to easily venture deep into the human territory.

Infiltrating the human territory was risky! If they were exposed and surrounded by the human race's experts, it would be a tragedy!—The Demigod-level experts of the various races generally wouldn't do this kind of dangerous work.

After discussing the details of the assassination, it was time to talk about the “price.”

“This assassination is being handled by our Demon Race. In order to get Tyrant Slaughter to take action, our Demon Race even paid the price of a 'Fire Source Stone'!” Wanxueyan said, “What kind of compensation are your races prepared to give us?”

“If Tyrant Slaughter can return smoothly, our various races are willing to pool together twenty Low-Grade Demigod artifacts as compensation for your Demon Race!” Ruotongmo said, “And if Tyrant Slaughter unfortunately dies, our various races are willing to pool together one hundred Low-Grade Demigod artifacts!”

One hundred Low-Grade Demigod artifacts, even if they were all attack-type, were worth close to one warship-class Low-Grade Demigod artifact!

“Heh!” Wanxueyan chuckled, “Are you treating us like beggars?—Or are you saying you don't understand the value of a 'Fire Source Stone'?”

“Of course we understand the value of a Fire Source Stone!” Ruotongmo said, “But after consuming a Fire Source Stone and being cultivated, isn't he still an expert of your Demon Race?”

“Stop talking nonsense!” Wanxueyan directly snorted, “If Tyrant Slaughter can return safely, your various races will provide fifty Medium-Grade Demigod artifacts! If he unfortunately dies, you will provide two hundred Medium-Grade Demigod artifacts!—That's the price; if you don't agree, then you can handle the assassination of Xu Ming!”

Wanxueyan's strong tone was actually a bargaining tactic.

“Wanxueyan, are you robbing us?” Ruotongmo widened his eyes and exclaimed exaggeratedly.

In the end, after some bargaining, the assassination of Xu Ming was still to be handled by the Demon Race. If Tyrant Slaughter Dao Lord returned safely, the various races would pool together twenty Medium-Grade Demigod artifacts for the Demon Race; if Tyrant Slaughter Dao Lord died, they would provide one hundred Medium-Grade Demigod artifacts.

“Hmph!” Wanxueyan snorted slightly smugly in his heart.

He was quite satisfied with this price.

However, what Wanxueyan couldn't imagine was that because of this assassination, the price that their Demon Race would pay in Xu Ming's subsequent revenge would far exceed the value of one hundred Medium-Grade Demigod artifacts!