Chapter 1125: Inauguration Ceremony! Lei Di Ascends!

"Chairman of the Council? Xu Jingming has already broken through to the Supreme Power? And become our Great Xia's Chairman?"

Jin Ning City, Jin Ning Psychic University.

Lin Qingyuan, Xu Jingming's former high school class monitor, held her phone, stunned as she stared at the news report whose comments had already reached tens of millions.

The last time she heard news of Xu Jingming was when he broke through to the Ninth Rank and became a Ninth-Rank Councilor.

"Xu Jingming became Chairman? That means I used to be the class monitor of the highest leader of Great Xia?"

Lin Qingyuan couldn't help murmuring softly.

She never imagined that Xu Jingming, whom she once somewhat pitied after losing both parents, would reach this very point.

"Whoa! Lei Di became Chairman? Qingyuan, isn't he your classmate?"

"I know, I know—when you were in trouble with the Tianming Sect, it was Lei Di who helped you resolve it."

"No way! 'My roommate is a classmate of Great Xia's highest leader?' What kind of bizarre twist is this?"

"......"

Inside the dormitory, Lin Qingyuan's roommates all gathered around her.

Lei Di!

The youngest Supreme Power in all of Great Xia—and even the entire Blue Planet!

Lin Qingyuan's close relationship with him naturally sparked amazement.

Amid her roommates' chattering excitement, Lin Qingyuan stared blankly at the news report.

Xu Jingming's inauguration ceremony would be broadcast globally live at 9 p. m.

He absolutely could not miss this ceremony.

"Xiao Chan, how do I look in this outfit?"

"Hmm, no surprise—it's my sister, you look amazing, but it's a bit too flashy."

"Alright, I'll try another one."

"......"

Silver Moon Corporation Headquarters.

Upon receiving the notice to attend the inauguration, the Eighth-Rank Master Zongshi Leng Yuexi was enthusiastically picking outfits with her younger sister Leng Yuechan.

As Xu Jingming's power grew stronger, the two had fewer and fewer chances to interact with him.

Now that he had become Great Xia's Chairman, they were stunned—and naturally intended to attend in full regalia.

"Inauguration ceremony? So Xu Jingming actually rescued Zhou Yuanwu!"

In the United States, Evelyn, no longer looking as disheveled as when she fled that day, glanced at the news on her smart screen and sneered.

Beside her, the tall Catherine had already learned from her mother Evelyn about Xu Jingming's breakthrough to Supreme Power.

Yet upon seeing this news, her fair, delicate face was filled with disbelief.

Supreme Power—this was her lifelong goal—yet Xu Jingming had achieved it so effortlessly.

"Mother, Charlotte is dead—what's the situation in the EU region?"

Recovering quickly from her shock, Catherine asked softly.

"Don't worry about it. We can't compete with Great Xia right now."

Evelyn's beautiful eyes flickered with dark intent as she whispered.

Though she hated to admit it, Great Xia now possessed two Supreme Powers—and she could no longer stand against it.

On the other hand, she also wished to show goodwill toward Xu Jingming.

After all, the United States was much closer to the EU than Great Xia was.

If she had acted, the EU would have already been in her hands.

"After Xu Jingming takes over the EU, will he come to our United States?" Catherine asked hesitantly.

Though she couldn't bear to see Xu Jingming killed and had warned him in advance, she also couldn't bear to see the United States suffer.

"Come to our United States? He doesn't have that much courage!"

Evelyn sneered.

Xu Jingming's breakthrough to Supreme Power was too overwhelming—he instantly killed Charlotte—causing her to misjudge his strength.

Now she recalled: she had been trapped by Emers too long, exhausting too much of her psychic energy.

Had she been at full strength, the outcome might have been uncertain.

She believed Xu Jingming knew this too—hence his reluctance to come to the United States.

"Understood." Catherine quietly exhaled in relief.

Inside and outside Great Xia, countless individuals and factions.

Were shaken by Xu Jingming's breakthrough to Supreme Power and his assumption of the Great Xia Chairman position.

Countless others longed to see what Xu Jingming was like after reaching Supreme Power.

Thus, amid the world's eager anticipation, time arrived at 8:56 p. m.

Just minutes remained before the inauguration ceremony began.

In the ceremony preparation room, Xu Jingming stood before a full-length mirror, clad in a specially tailored dark-gold Chairman uniform.

The uniform was woven entirely from nanoscale memory alloy, its surface flowing with dark patterns like liquid lightning, glowing faintly blue under the lights.

On the left chest, five five-pointed stars were arranged in a specific pattern.

They glowed softly, shimmering brilliantly.

"The collar needs to be stiffer."

Su Qingli stood before him, her slender fingers smoothing the upright collar of the uniform.

Today, she had uncommonly worn formal attire—a white shirt tucked into a black skirt, barely containing the fullness beneath.

Her black hair was tied up, revealing a slender neck.

"The seam of your pants must be perfectly aligned."

Kneeling half-low, Ling Shuang lifted her head, her spatial ability precisely locating the target.

She wore a black evening gown, her long hair gently held by a Nine-Kite Phoenix Hairpin.

Her naturally mature and refined features, paired with the tear mole at the corner of her eye, made her exquisitely alluring.

Her fingertip swept along the pant seam; the nano-alloy immediately restructured, stretching the already sharp seam taut like a drawn sword.

"The cuffs don't need special treatment."

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan each adjusted one of his sleeve cuffs.

Xu Jingming looked down at them.

Su Qingli's fingertips carried a cool touch; Ling Shuang's breath brushed his knee bend; Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan's gazes were like water—this was his own unique tenderness.

When they stepped back half a pace, the man in the mirror was flawless, like a sculpture.

"Very handsome," Su Qingli nodded slightly.

"More imposing than Chairman Zhou was in his day," Ling Shuang blinked.

"Perfect."

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan nodded simultaneously, their beautiful eyes betraying unrestrained affection.

"S-class. Time's up. You may enter."

A holographic projection of Eva, a green-haired girl with twin pigtails, appeared midair, smiling sweetly.

"Alright."

Xu Jingming nodded with a smile and stepped forward.

Whoosh—

The sensor door opened automatically, revealing before him the Xia Meng Central Assembly Hall.

The assembly hall, capable of seating ten thousand, was now completely filled.

At the front sat the Ninth-Rank Councilors of Great Xia; slightly behind them were the seats.

Occupied by Eighth-Rank Grand Masters and Seventh-Rank Masters from across Great Xia—the very pillars of the nation.

When Xu Jingming appeared, the entire hall fell silent, yet every gaze snapped toward him.

Shock, excitement, awe…

Emotions varied, but the majority were admiration and reverence.

Not only those present, but over a billion others watched this moment via live stream.

"Finally, this day has come…"

Xu Jingming took a deep breath, his chest rising slightly, his eyes swirling as if with stars.

He stepped forward, each step steady as a mountain, yet brimming with unstoppable sharpness.

The moment he stepped onto the podium, the hall fell utterly still, save for countless eyes fixed upon him.

He saw the familiar Ninth-Rank Councilors, the Leng Yuexi sisters who had traveled thousands of miles to come, and also some unfamiliar new talents.

In their gazes were expectation, awe, and burning conviction.

In an instant, Xu Jingming's heart pounded violently, his blood boiling like lava.

He spoke slowly, his voice low and firm, yet carrying power enough to shake mountains and rivers:

"I, Xu Jingming, today assume the office of Chief Councilor of Great Xia!"

His voice was not loud, yet it exploded like thunder in every ear, each word weighing a thousand catties.

"I pledge to you—"

His gaze blazed, sweeping across the hall, as if igniting the conviction in every soul.

"The old era is past! A future unlike any before awaits Great Xia!"

With his current strength, he fears no Beast God.

All beasts on the Blue Planet can be hunted at his whim.

He has confidence that the ability points he ultimately gains

will absolutely prevent the Third Civilization Age from repeating the apocalyptic endings of the first two!

As his words ended, the entire assembly hall erupted in chaos!