Chapter 1051: 12.57 Million Ability Points! Ling Shuang

Sakura Nation, southern region.

Looking down from the sky, this vast area.

Once known as the Beast Paradise, it had now become ruins.

Among the ruins, occasional flickers of residual black lightning glimmered.

Above the ruins, Xu Jingming's towering figure raced across the sky like a black bolt of lightning.

Chii—

Xu Jingming suddenly halted at the border of Sakura Nation.

A few hundred meters farther ahead lay an endless blue ocean.

"These beasts were still smart—they sensed impending doom and fled early."

After returning to Sakura Nation, he immediately resumed his slaughter.

Even during his first massacre, the ninth- and eighth-tier beasts had sensed something was wrong and escaped ahead of time.

Upon his return, the number of high-tier beasts had decreased further.

But Xu Jingming didn't care—as long as there were enough low-tier beasts, he could still pile up Ability Points.

Yet as the slaughter continued, even the low-tier beasts began leaping into the ocean to flee.

"In the past, it was the beasts that terrified humans—now, I alone can wipe out nearly half this nation's beasts!"

A smile appeared on Xu Jingming's rugged, resolute face.

Though many Sakura Nation beasts had escaped, his gains over this period had been astonishing.

"Deep Blue."

He silently murmured the phrase, and a pale blue virtual interface materialized in his mind.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Ninth Tier Lower (+)

【Ability】: Chaos Divine Thunder (SSS-rank), Ancient Primordial Azure Dragon (SSS-rank)

【Physique】: 1,242,654 Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 978,378 He (+)

【Skills】: Gunplay (Perfected), Fist Technique (Master+), Starlight Lei Gang (SSR-rank, Beginner+), Purple Micro Eye (SSR-rank, Beginner+)......

【Body Cultivation】: Threefold Divine Thunder Indestructible Body (SSR-rank, Tenth Layer+)

【Spirit Refinement】: Sea of Lightning Visualization Method (SSS-rank, Seventh Layer+)

【Domain】: Lightning Domain (Third Layer+)

【Ability Points】: 12.573 million

This period of slaughter had earned him over twelve million Ability Points!

"My level is ready for point allocation; with the Yuanji Pill's effect, this upgrade shouldn't cost many Ability Points."

Xu Jingming silently mused within.

After entering the Ninth Tier, each breakthrough required considerable time.

Sakura Nation was surrounded by sea—he dared not break through here; returning to Great Xia was safer.

Thus, until now, he had never allocated any level points.

"The beasts in Sakura Nation have been mostly wiped out—I should find the next beast concentration point..."

Xu Jingming turned his gaze forward.

It was two in the afternoon.

The azure ocean shimmered under sunlight, appearing beautifully radiant.

Due to his recent slaughter, no beasts dared approach this stretch of ocean.

Yet over twenty kilometers offshore, vast numbers of beasts still survived.

If one asked where on Blue Planet the most beasts resided, the answer was unquestionably the ocean.

"The beasts' stronghold is the ocean—destroying all land beasts would barely affect them."

"But for me now, unless absolutely necessary, I won't treat the ocean as a hunting ground."

Xu Jingming quickly withdrew his gaze.

On land, the highest-tier beasts were merely Peak Beast Emperors.

But the ocean was different—it housed Beast Gods of Supreme power.

If he slaughtered recklessly in the ocean, he'd surely draw attention; not worth the risk.

"I'll head to the front-line battlefield first. Another ten days have passed—Great Xia should be deploying Ninth-Tier Ability Users. I'll return and check the situation—see if I can join the front directly."

Xu Jingming retrieved a Black Obsidian-class fighter from his space ring and piloted it swiftly toward Great Xia.

In Sakura Nation, he was the strongest—but lacked security; returning to Great Xia to break through to Ninth Tier Mid was better.

Suddenly—

The space talisman stored against his battle suit warmed slightly.

The next instant, a spatial gate opened inside the cockpit.

A long, slender leg clad in a form-fitting battle suit stepped out first.

Then came a coldly beautiful face with a tear mole at the corner of the eye; her skin, as white as jade, glowed faintly in the dim light.

It was none other than Ling Shuang.

"Teacher Ling?" Xu Jingming was caught off guard.

No sooner had he spoken than a fragrant breeze swept toward him.

Ling Shuang's supple, delicate body had already flung herself into his arms.

"Jingming, my cultivation has ended on my end."

Ling Shuang, lost in the long-missed masculine scent, whispered softly.

"Congratulations, Teacher Ling, on your return."

On the cabin screen appeared Eva, the green-haired twin-tailed little girl, her round face grinning.

"It seems Teacher Ling's strength has increased significantly."

With Xu Jingming's spiritual force, he could easily sense she had broken through to the Ninth Tier.

"Of course."

At this mention, Ling Shuang finally pulled away from Xu Jingming's chest, tilting her head slightly upward, her magnificent figure standing even more erect as she declared proudly:

"I've broken through to the Ninth Tier—my physique and spiritual force have surged several times over! This time, I won't roll my eyes anymore!"

"Really?"

Xu Jingming grinned, his aura manifesting.

"This… Ninth Tier?! When did you break through, Jingming?"

On Ling Shuang's exquisite, alluring face, shock filled every feature.

She knew Xu Jingming's breakthrough speed was fast, but she never expected it to be this fast!

You need to know,

If not for the resources provided by Professor Himan, plus the rare flowers and herbs she'd swindled from Li Hao, she could never have broken from Upper Eighth Tier to Ninth Tier within these three months.

And three months ago, Xu Jingming had been barely Lower Eighth Tier…

"I broke through while inside the Void Break Tower," Xu Jingming said, retracting his aura with a faint smile.

If Ling Shuang knew she was about to break into Ninth Tier Mid-Level, she'd probably drop her jaw.

"Teacher Ling, S-Class is now unquestionably among the top tier of strength across all of Daya—no, across the entire Blue Planet," Eva giggled.

"This… this strong?" Ling Shuang's beautiful eyes widened.

"I gained some opportunities inside the Void Break Tower—my breakthrough speed was just a bit faster than usual…"

Xu Jingming smiled and recounted everything that had happened over the past few months.

Killing Li Hao, annihilating the Tianming Sect's Ninth Tier cultivators, stealing a Ninth Tier Apex Void Stone, fighting a Ninth Tier SSS-Class cultivator from the Ember World…

Each tale left Ling Shuang stunned.

Her cultivation in the Spatial Chaos Layer had been painfully dull; she never imagined the events on Xu Jingming's side had been so dramatic.

"If I'd known, I should've entered the Void Break Tower with you, Jingming."

Ling Shuang couldn't help but sigh wistfully.

Not sharing these experiences with him left her with a lingering sense of regret.

"The Void Divine Palace is your true opportunity, Teacher Ling—joining me in the Void Break Tower was the real delay."

Xu Jingming shook his head, smiling: "So you won't be returning to the Spatial Chaos Layer anymore?"