Chapter 1078

After this, the Crimson Fortress need not fear beast tide invasions for the next four to five years.

Jiang Liwei flew to Xu Jingming's side, a visible trace of joy appearing on his usually stern and resolute face.

The beast tide had always been his greatest concern; without intervention, it would continue to strike, wave after wave.

But Xu Jingming eliminated the vast majority of the ferocious beasts this time!

Even with the ferocious beasts' astonishing reproductive capacity, it would take at least four to five years to recover.

"Special Envoy, since the front line has been secured, shouldn't we report our battle results to the Council?"

Jiang Liwei rubbed his hands together with eager anticipation.

Three King-class Beast Emperors slain, tens of thousands of ferocious beasts eradicated!

Such a victory has never been achieved since the peace accord between humans and ferocious beasts.

He could already imagine the Council's shock upon hearing this news!

"Fine, Jiang, you go report it." Xu Jingming said casually.

"Me?"

Jiang Liwei blinked, cautiously asking: "Won't you report it yourself?"

This was an unparalleled honor—why wasn't Xu Jingming reporting it himself? He was baffled.

"You're the Legion Commander of the Crimson Fortress; I'm just the Special Envoy. You're the best one to report." Xu Jingming didn't care.

He'd already gotten his Ability Points; battle merits didn't matter to him either way.

Besides, even if Jiang Liwei reported it, the battle merits wouldn't slip away.

"Yes!"

Jiang Liwei's face flushed with excitement as he nodded rapidly, like a chick pecking grain.

Even if he hadn't slain those three Beast Emperors himself, just reporting the results would let him gain massive visibility!

The SSS-level Chaos Doushen Shenlei was immensely powerful; most ferocious beasts were obliterated by the lightning.

But Xu Jingming killed so many ferocious beasts that plenty of corpses remained.

These corpses were to be cleared and recovered by each military legion.

It was foreseeable that just these ferocious beast corpses alone would bring them a huge profit.

Back at the Crimson Fortress, Xu Jingming immediately requested a training room to spend points on Divine Cultivation Technique and Lightning-based combat skills.

Jiang Liwei, meanwhile, immediately contacted Cao Jun via private channels.

To his surprise, he called several times and no one answered.

After dialing five or six times, the call was finally answered.

"General Jiang, why are you so eager to find me when you should be guarding the Crimson Fortress?"

On the holographic projection, Cao Jun's aged face appeared.

The moment he saw Jiang Liwei's expression, he burst into laughter.

This legion commander stationed at the Crimson Fortress was always extremely serious.

But now, his excitement was plainly visible on his face.

"Old Cao! Something huge has happened at the Crimson Fortress!"

Jiang Liwei didn't pause a moment—he recounted the entire story from start to finish.

At first, when he heard five Beast Emperors had appeared at the Crimson Fortress, Cao Jun's expression turned grim.

But when he heard Xu Jingming had instantly slain one of the ninth-rank upper-tier beasts, his face turned to shock.

Then, upon hearing Xu Jingming had chased after four Beast Emperors alone, his expression shifted to bewilderment.

Xu Jingming... is he really this strong?

According to his understanding, Xu Jingming could indeed match the combat power of a ninth-rank upper-tier King.

But instantly killing a ninth-rank upper-tier Beast Emperor exceeded the bounds of same-rank combat power.

"Ninth-rank invincible! Xu Jingming has definitely reached the ninth-rank invincible level!"

Jiang Liwei spoke with excited fervor.

"Ninth-rank invincible?" Cao Jun's eyes blazed with sharp light.

He himself was at the ninth-rank invincible level.

But with age and old injuries flaring up, his strength had regressed to ninth-rank peak.

He had assumed the next ninth-rank invincible would be Lord Xue Jian, whose ability had evolved from S-class to SS-class.

Yet unexpectedly, Xu Jingming had appeared out of nowhere!

"I understand the situation. You've done well, Crimson Fortress."

"I'll award your military unit based on these battle results."

"As for Xu Jingming's situation, I'll report it personally to the Grand Councilor."

Cao Jun took a deep breath and composed himself.

Xu Jingming's performance this time was too explosive; barring any unforeseen circumstances,

the only one in all of Great Xia who might rival him in strength would be Lord Xue Jian, whose ability had just evolved into SS-class...

Crimson Fortress, Training Room.

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the floor, staring at the manual in his hands.

Star Contemplation Method! SSR-level Divine Cultivation Technique!

Without a Wu Yin, he could only achieve preliminary understanding by reading the manual before spending points.

In his earlier attempt, he had successfully spent points on Thunder Roar Thousand Blades Slash, but not on this Divine Cultivation Technique.

"I am currently at the ninth-rank invincible level, below the Supreme powerhouses."

Once I master this SSR-grade Spirit Refinement technique, my mental strength will surge immediately.

Then what will my strength be? Still unbeatable at ninth tier? Or... equal to a Supreme?

Xu Jingming silently pondered in his heart.

He was no longer satisfied with merely remaining at the ninth tier.

"Eva, in past historical records, has there ever been a ninth-tier psychic who defeated a Starlight?" Xu Jingming asked curiously.

"No."

Eva, the green-haired twin-tailed little girl, appeared as a hologram in midair and shook her head: "Starlight and ninth tier are entirely different tiers.

Even an SSS-grade unbeatable ninth-tier cannot defeat a Starlight Stage One who possesses only an A-grade psychic ability."

"Oh?" Xu Jingming remained noncommittal.

Others might not, but with the Deep Blue System, he might still accomplish a cross-tier slaying.

"S-grade: Chairman Zhou has a call request." Eva suddenly said.

"It seems Jiang Liwei has already reported the Crimson Fortress's results."

Xu Jingming had anticipated this and nodded: "Connect."

Whoosh—

Zhou Yuanwu's hologram appeared in the room.

Even as merely a projection, he still stood tall and imposing.

At this moment, this man, who stood atop the Xia Meng,

a Starlight Stage Two and the overall chairman of the Xia Meng, stared at Xu Jingming with a strange expression:

"You really one-shot the Bloodthirsty Demon Ape?"

"Zhou Brother, you know my strength—I defeated Luke, so I can one-shot that Bloodthirsty Demon Ape," Xu Jingming smiled.

"I know shit!"

Zhou Yuanwu, rarely swearing, blurted out, "You defeating Luke means you have S-grade ninth-tier peak strength.

Now you one-shot the Bloodthirsty Demon Ape—this means you're already unbeatable at ninth tier!

Even more absurdly so, since no other unbeatable ninth-tier can withstand the combined assault of the Flame Dragon Emperor and the Azure Feather Divine Eagle."

After a pause, he calmed his emotions slightly and continued:

"The pressure on the Xia Meng's frontline battlefields has been heavy lately. Tonight at nine,

I'll convene all ninth-tier councilors in the virtual world for a commendation assembly to boost morale.

All major national media will broadcast it live—you're the primary honoree; prepare accordingly."

"Understood."

Xu Jingming nodded, then rubbed his hands together with anticipation:

"Zhou Brother, you just said the other frontline battlefields are under pressure—exactly which ones? Can I be sent to reinforce them?"

The beast tide at Crimson Fortress has been severely weakened; staying here no longer yields many psychic points.

Better to switch to another frontline.