Chapter 1136: Return to the Nation! Lord Hei Yu

'Ding, slay three Starlight Stage II ferocious beasts, Ability Points +180 million.'

A melodious system notification echoed in Xu Jingming's mind.

Gazing at the sea surface now dyed crimson with blood, he felt only boredom.

That's it?

Three Starlight Stage II Beast Gods, and not one could force him to strike twice.

"Master, you seem unhappy?"

Even though Evelyn cooperated with the Tianming Sect, she harbored the same hatred for ferocious beasts.

With the three Beast Gods slain, her lovely face flushed with excitement.

Yet she noticed Xu Jingming showed no enthusiasm, and asked in confusion.

"Of course I'm pleased the Beast Gods are dead."

Xu Jingming shook his head, listlessly: "I just find them too weak—no real combat experience."

Bullying the weak is satisfying, but it grows tedious after a while.

Especially since he'd actually been looking forward to testing their strength.

"Too weak?" Evelyn blinked her clear, large eyes.

These three Beast Gods rose to power during the early days of Yuan Energy resurgence.

Countless human prodigies, even supreme experts, had died at their hands.

Even she and Zhou Yuanwu could not defeat them, and had to agree to a peace treaty.

If they'd had the strength to kill them, why would they have signed such an agreement?

Yet now,

the very foes she deemed invincible were dismissed by Xu Jingming as too weak...

"Master, your martial fortune is glorious—these three Beast Gods are but feeble before you." Evelyn immediately knelt midair and bowed in congratulations.

"It's not that they're weak—it's that your S-Class power is too strong."

The image of a twin-tailed little girl projected from his smart bracer, giggling:

"The Domain of Destruction is a cosmic upper-tier domain, and combined with your Lightning Domain—"

"The two domains stack, creating infinite power."

These Beast Gods only mastered single domains—you annihilate them effortlessly."

Remember this:

Lord Hei Yu once rated you as a Level 3 prodigy under the Noah Empire's talent classification."

Now, you qualify as a Level 1 prodigy!"

A Level 1 prodigy is rare even across the entire universe."

On this Blue Planet, you're unquestionably number one—even the Magma Beast means nothing to you."

Once you raise your level to match theirs, you can easily slay them."

Only when you enter the universe and face peers of equal caliber might you finally find something truly interesting."

Easily slay the Magma Beast at the same level?

Beside him, Evelyn's pupils shrank to needle points.

She hadn't realized Xu Jingming's power had reached this extreme.

"The universe..."

A flicker of anticipation surfaced in Xu Jingming's eyes as he nodded: "But before that, I must deal with the Magma Beast first."

He exited Thunderstorm Mode and prepared to return the Punishment Spear to his space ring.

Yet as he retracted the lightning swirling around the spear—

The entire alloy spear suddenly disintegrated, shattering into countless metal fragments, scattered by the sea wind.

"My spear disintegrated?" Xu Jingming blinked in surprise.

"This is the Domain of Destruction—an SSR-grade spear couldn't possibly withstand it."

Eva wasn't surprised: "You need new weapons, but Blue Planet lacks the materials and technology. My space ring's gear is all Wood and Life affinity—none match your Lightning or Destruction. We'll have to wait until we enter the universe."

Xu Jingming had already mastered the Domain of Destruction—the Magma Beast was no longer a threat.

For Eva, once Xu Jingming broke through to Starlight Stage II, he could pierce the membrane beyond Blue Planet and begin his journey into the universe.

"Also, your Extreme Radiance Lightning Ring is starting to degrade."

At Eva's reminder, Xu Jingming turned back and looked.

Sure enough, numerous cracks—never seen before—now marred the Extreme Radiance Lightning Ring.

"Ever since I became a Supreme Expert, I've felt the ring's enhancement on my power has weakened significantly."

"Now it's clear—this is its limit."

Xu Jingming mused silently.

Fortunately, his current strength relies primarily on his Ability and Domains.

Otherwise, lacking suitable gear would significantly hinder his combat capability.

"Once I find the final ring of the Extreme Radiance Lightning Ring, it should hold out for a while longer."

After stowing the Extreme Radiance Lightning Ring in his space ring, Xu Jingming began collecting the spoils.

Of the three Beast Gods, the corpse of Tide Armor Master was the most intact.

The other two were far more shattered, but he didn't disdain them—he collected them all into his space ring.

These corpses held no use for him, but they were immensely valuable to Su Qingli and the others.

These corpses were of no use to him, but they were of great use to Su Qingli and the other women.

"Evelyn, the Tianming Sect is dead.

You once had many ties to the Tianming Sect.

I order you to mobilize all resources in the United States and your Holy Church to crush the Tianming Sect starting today."

Xu Jingming instructed.

Unfortunately, Tianming's space ring was also obliterated by lightning; otherwise, he could have acquired many spoils.

As for Evelyn's assignment, it was also a way for her to atone for her deeds over the years.

"Your servant understands."

Evelyn bowed respectfully, then swayed her figure as she followed Xu Jingming out of the Atlantic.

"So the Three-Headed Beast God is dead?"

United States, Holy Church.

Su Qingli, Hearing Ling Shuang, and Catherine, having watched Eva's recorded video, were utterly stunned.

Catherine was somewhat better off, since Xu Jingming had long since surpassed her by too much.

But Su Qingli and Hearing Ling Shuang, who had always been by Xu Jingming's side, were dumbfounded.

They had thought they understood Xu Jingming's strength.

Yet unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, his power had reached a level they could no longer comprehend.

That terrifying Starlight Stage II Beast God—he had casually slain three of them...

"Let's go. It's time to return," Xu Jingming smiled lightly.

With the Beast God dead, only the Magma Colossus remained as the final threat.

Before eliminating this threat, he would officially launch the Great Xia Empire Plan and sweep across all nations of Blue Star.

"Yes!"

Su Qingli and Hearing Ling Shuang, who had heard of Xu Jingming's Great Xia Empire Plan, naturally understood what came next; their pale faces bore faint traces of excitement.

When Xu Jingming returned to Great Xia with Su Qingli and Hearing Ling Shuang,

the Lei Ding family's patriarch, Lei Ding, his eyes blazed with unprecedented fury.

"Fake! This Embrace of the Fiery Sun is fake!"

He growled lowly, crushing the bracelet in his hand to shards!

He had already suspected the authenticity of the Embrace of the Fiery Sun days ago.

Just now, he learned that at the banquet following the Great Xia Grand Chancellor's inauguration ceremony the day before,

Xu Jingming had given a similar bracelet to a woman—this confirmed his own Embrace of the Fiery Sun was a forgery!

More crucially, Xu Jingming dared to openly give away the Embrace of the Fiery Sun.

It meant he didn't care a whit about Lei Ding—he wasn't afraid Lei Ding would find out!

"Zhou Yuanwu! Xu Jingming! How dare you trick me!

I'll see just how strong you are after breaking through to the Supreme Stronghold—how bold you can be!"

Boom—!!

Scorching heat surged from his body; his form blurred and vanished instantly from the room.

He had received word that the woman who received the Embrace of the Fiery Sun had not yet left Xia Meng.

He would go to Great Xia himself and reclaim his master's Embrace of the Fiery Sun.

"Starlight Stage III! Once I reclaim the Embrace of the Fiery Sun, I will break through to Starlight Stage III!

Then, I will possess power beyond all others!"

Craving!

Lei Ding's heart burned with boundless craving for Starlight Stage III.

Before this craving, anyone who stood in his way would be torn apart.