There was a great world in the extreme north of the Firmament World called the Heavenly Domain.
This place used to be extremely prosperous. Relying on the local forces that constantly plundered resources in the outer realm, this world had a huge reserve of resources. After that, with the cooperation of the various major forces, the Heavenly Domain World was once built to be promoted to the Spiritual Realm. It was one of the few special worlds in the outer realm that could upgrade the spiritual energy level of the entire world.
However, with the invasion of an extraterrestrial creature, this place completely changed.
The creatures that came had a special name 'Terror Species'. They liked to consume fear as food and grow. In particular, the fear of experts was their favorite food.
They sealed off the Heavenly Domain World, imprisoned all the creatures living in the Heavenly Domain World, and began to spread fear.
In terms of strength, although the Terror Species weren't as powerful as the Zergs, they were also a famous plundering force in the outer realm.
They didn't have a strong desire for resources. What they really wanted was to enjoy the energy brought by fear.
With the invasion of the Terror Species, the major forces of this world had joined forces to resist, but the difference in strength was obvious. In the end, this world still fell and was ruled by the Terror Species.
At that time, all the creatures in the Heavenly Domain World were like cattle and sheep that were being reared in captivity. Their life and death were completely out of their control.
In order to make the creatures in the Heavenly Domain World produce an endless stream of fear, the Terror Species would carry out a large-scale massacre from time to time during their rule of this world.
This also caused the hearts of the creatures in the Heavenly Domain World to be dominated by fear because they didn't know when they would die. It might be in the next large-scale massacre.
In order to spread fear better, the Terror Species transformed the spiritual energy of this world, turning it into a special negative spiritual energy that could constantly expand the fear in the creatures' hearts.
Under such an atmosphere, the Heavenly Domain World completely fell and was ruled by the Terror Species for 500 years.
The creatures in this world also lost the will to resist under the transformation of the special Fear Spiritual Energy, and they spent their days in a state of hesitation.
Such a transformation was undoubtedly successful.
Just like colonization, the invasion was the first step, and the transformation of the indigenous people's minds was the key.
Under the skillful operation of the Terror Species, this world had completely turned into their 'Fear Farm', providing them with an endless stream of food (fear).
If that person hadn't appeared, this world wouldn't have had the possibility of turning things around …
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Before the epoch, the Heavenly Dominion World, the world was ruled by the Terror species for the 876th year.
In a vast forest in the north of the world, a new member was born in the Netherworld Copper tribe of about a thousand people.
The birth of the baby eased the tension and fear of the tribe members.
At this moment, on the tribe's square, all the members were gathered there, waiting for the high priest to pray for the newborn baby.
When the high priest carried the baby out of the "spiritual spring water", the eyes of the tribe members immediately focused on the baby's tender face.
Unlike the haggard and hesitant expressions on their faces, the infant revealed a smile, his hands continuously moving about the great priest's body.
Seeing this scene, the members of the tribe also smiled.
This was the child of their high priest. For his birth, the clansmen all knelt on one knee and gave their blessings along with the prayers.
When the prayer was over, the High Priest looked at the baby with a kind gaze and caressed his forehead.
"May you smile forever and never be tortured by fear!"
The baby kicked his little feet, his eyes smiling like two crescent moons.
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His name was Ming Xiao. He was born ordinary and didn't have outstanding combat talent, nor did he have any special bloodline augmentation. The only characteristic was that he loved to smile.
In this world dominated by fear, he was an exception because he always had a smile on his face, as though he wasn't affected by the fear of this world.
Ever since Ming Xiao was born, the smile on his face was a hint of comfort in the depressed lives of the tribe members. It was filled with infectious power.
Although Ming Xiao was very mischievous, the mood of the members would improve as long as they saw him.
Soon, Ming Xiao became 15 years old in such an environment.
That year, his mother sent him to a main city outside the forest to begin his training.
This stage was also a process that every member of the Netherworld Copper Tribe had to go through.
Due to the lack of resources in the forest, especially Spirit Stones, they could only rely on places like the main city to earn the Spirit Stones they needed.
Over the past 800 years, the value of Spirit Stones had risen rapidly, and they had become an indispensable necessity for all creatures.
This was because the spiritual energy of this world had been polluted into special negative spiritual energy. If one absorbed too much, they would fall into madness and die in extreme fear. Only by absorbing some pure spiritual energy from time to time could they have a chance to continue living.
The Spirit Stones that had been mined long ago had become a method for most creatures to resist the special negative spiritual energy. They had to absorb the spiritual energy from the Spirit Stones regularly to maintain their mental state.
Every family in the Netherworld Copper Tribe had someone working in the main city to earn Spirit Stones to support their family.
Ming Xiao, who was 15 years old, also joined at that time and became a blacksmith forging weapons in the main city.
This kind of life was undoubtedly boring. Compared to the carefree life of the past, Ming Xiao's face was much less smiling.
This was because he had to work by the "forging furnace" every day, and his monthly salary (Spirit Stones) would be taken away by the tribesmen sent by his mother, leaving him only a small amount that was just enough for his daily expenses.
Sometimes, because Ming Xiao was slow at work and received less monthly salary, his mother would send a letter to scold and blame him.
What angered Ming Xiao the most was that once, because he bought some playthings for fun, the monthly salary he sent home was less. The letter from his mother made Ming Xiao feel bitterly disappointed.
In the letter, his mother said that she needed a lot of Spirit Stones for cultivation, so she asked him to send most of the Spirit Stones he earned back home and not to buy other playthings.
Ming Xiao felt very wronged by his mother's request.
Because of this, he became rebellious. He felt that the children of the other families in the tribe could live happily in the main city. Why did he have to suffer like this?
After that, Ming Xiao would deliberately send less salary to his mother and learn from the other children in the tribe, using his monthly salary to spend and play.
This was his protest against his mother's behavior.
Facing the subsequent scolding letters from his mother, Ming Xiao even ignored them.
He wanted to live his own life and did not want to be restrained by his mother anymore.
However, Ming Xiao still underestimated his mother. After a few months of living freely, the blacksmith suddenly began to deduct his salary, leaving only a small part for his food and clothing.
Ming Xiao angrily asked the old blacksmith why, and the old blacksmith told him the answer.
Because it was his mother's request. She was the high priest of the Dark Copper Tribe and had business with the blacksmith, so the blacksmith chose to support her decision. As for the missing salary, it was not deducted, but sent back to his mother.
At that moment, Ming Xiao was completely angry.
Facing such a mother, Ming Xiao even had the urge to abandon her.
You need Spirit Stones, don't I need them too?
Cultivation! Cultivation! Why do you only care about yourself? Am I not your child?!
At that time, Ming Xiao completely did not like to smile. He chose to leave the blacksmith and find a new job. He did not want to be controlled by his mother anymore.
Because of this, Ming Xiao stood on the opposite side of his mother.
Time passed, and ten years passed in the blink of an eye. That was the end of his experience.
But Ming Xiao did not want to return to the tribe, because his mother there made him feel bitterly disappointed.
Even when his mother sent him a letter asking him to go back, he did not have the slightest thought.
Because he did not want to be controlled by his mother anymore.
At that time, Ming Xiao thought that he would spend the rest of his life in the main city and would never return to the tribe.
But variables still appeared.
Although the main city was located in a very remote area, at the extreme north of the world, a terrifying crisis still swept across the land.
On that day, the sky was filled with black shadows accompanied by bloody light. A dark red cloud quietly approached the main city from the horizon.
As this huge cloud approached, fear spread …
Their killing was like a kind of art. They would not kill instantly, but they would slowly torture the target's senses, causing them to die in extreme pain and fear.
Most of the creatures in the main city were lying on the ground at that moment, struggling madly. Fear had already seized their throats, and their mental defenses collapsed instantly. They were completely trapped in a prison of fear, unable to break free.
Countless black shadows danced in the air above the main city, devouring the overflowing fear in the main city.
At that moment, no one thought of resisting. Courage had long been shattered under the influence of fear.
The rest of the creatures completely relied on absorbing the spirit energy from the spirit stones to drag out an ignoble existence. As soon as the spirit stones were exhausted, they would die like their companions with twisted expressions.
Before the crisis completely arrived, a large number of creatures escaped from the main city and began to run for their lives.
At that time, Ming Xiao had also escaped from the main city with the crowd and ran towards the forest.
The dark red cloud also slowly advanced at that moment, enveloping the main city and continuously devouring the lives of the creatures in the main city.
That was the first time Ming Xiao had felt fear. It was like a demonic claw clinging to his back, ready to snap his neck and take his life at any time.
After running for a day and night, Ming Xiao had exhausted all his strength, and people around him were continuously falling. Thus, he did not dare to delay and could only grit his teeth and continue running.
The main city had fallen, and he had nowhere else to go. It seemed like his only choice now was to return to the tribe.
Of course, that was a place he did not want to return to, but he had no other choice now.
After rushing for three days and three nights, he returned to the tribe, but what he saw shocked him.
The tribe had long since fallen, and there were twisted corpses everywhere. The members of the tribe had all lost their lives in extreme fear.
At that moment, Ming Xiao thought of his mother. Although he hated his mother, he still ran towards the house where she was.
He pushed open the door and saw his mother lying on the side of the bed with a horrified expression. Her body had long since stiffened, and one could imagine how much pain she had gone through before she died.
At that moment, Ming Xiao felt very complicated.
However, at that moment, he realized that his mother was holding two letters in her hands.
After opening it, the contents shocked Ming Xiao.
[My son, I know that you are stubborn and mischievous. I am afraid that you will have no one to rely on after I die, so I have stored all the spirit stones you have earned under the bed. Together with the spirit stones that I have earned, there are 7,326 spirit stones in total. This will be the last thing you can rely on in this world that is dominated by fear. Disaster can come at any time. Protect yourself.]
Seeing this letter, Ming Xiao's eyes widened, and his heart trembled uncontrollably.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions, and opened the second letter.
[My son, I hope that you will always smile!]
This was the blessing that his mother had given him when he was born.
It was also the last thing that his mother had left him.
Looking at his dead mother, Ming Xiao shed tears.
"I used 10 years to compete with you, but in the end, I lost everything. Hahahaha!"
The first turning point in Ming Xiao's life came from his mother's selfless love.
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