Chapter 1158: The Warship Arrives! A Grade 2 Genius?

"Sorry, I didn't expect you'd be leaving so soon. Let me refund the service fee right now?"

Back in the spaceport rest area, the guide Lisa said apologetically.

"No need, it's not your fault."

Xu Jingming waved his hand casually.

Eva's bank card still had tens of millions of Noah coins; the spending on Qinglan Star was negligible.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Lisa's beautiful eyes lit up.

Originally a full day's work, done in just over an hour — naturally she was happy.

At that moment, several streaks of light swept across the sky.

A group of six flew in from afar, hovering above the spaceport.

At the head was a blond youth in a black uniform, his bearing tall and straight.

This youth was over three meters tall, handsome in appearance, his aura having reached the level of Starlight Sixth Stage.

"It's Young Master Morris!"

"Why would he show up here?"

"Don't you know? Young Master Morris has already passed the Empire's evaluation and been rated a Grade 4 genius! He's leaving soon for training at the Empire's Holy Land."

"Hiss! A Grade 4 genius! As expected of Young Master Morris!"

"..."

Watching the blond youth appear in the sky, exclamations immediately erupted all around.

Even the guide Lisa's eyes lit up, her gaze burning as she looked over.

"This Morris is going to the Empire's Holy Land for training?"

Xu Jingming said, somewhat curious.

He hadn't expected to meet someone with the same destination here on Qinglan Star.

"That's right, Young Master Morris is the most outstanding descendant of Lord Morris.

At only 43 years old, he's already broken through to Starlight Sixth Stage, and about half a year ago he passed the Holy Land's genius certification.

By the count, the warship dispatched from the Holy Land should arrive here within the next few days."

Lisa replied with a fervent expression.

The Noah Empire governed over a hundred million living planets.

Yet the Holy Land of Noah had fewer than ten million members.

Most of them came from the Noah homeworld.

For a remote planet like Qinglan Star, producing a Grade 4 genius qualified to enter the Holy Land was indeed no easy feat.

"I see." Xu Jingming suddenly understood.

The Morris family ruled Qinglan Star; their strongest had reached the peak of Starlight.

Flight was originally prohibited above Qinglan Star, but in the presence of this family's master, such rules naturally didn't apply.

"We're both headed for the Empire's Holy Land — I suppose I'll be going with him later."

Xu Jingming guessed to himself, but had no intention of going up to greet him early.

He had no thought of greeting him, but Morris in the sky noticed him and asked:

"Who's that person sitting in the rest area?"

"Not sure. According to the records,

he's piloting a Noah S-21 type ship, and it's his first time on our Qinglan Star."

A Starlight Third Stage beside him replied, while another asked:

"Is there a problem? Shall we investigate thoroughly?"

"No need. I just sense his aura is somewhat dangerous — he should be a strong one."

Morris shook his head.

Although the other party hadn't revealed any aura, he had keenly perceived that within the other's body seemed to be brewing an extremely terrifying power.

"What strong one could there be before you, Young Master?"

Another beside him said with a smile, flattering: "You're the first person from our Qinglan Star in several thousand years qualified to enter the Holy Land for training!"

At these words, the blond youth Morris couldn't help but smile.

Indeed, to pass the Empire's genius certification, he had endured no small amount of hardship.

It was impossible for just anyone who appeared to be more outstanding than him.

Thinking this, he stopped paying further attention to Xu Jingming below.

Half an hour passed in a flash; Morris and his group in the sky were still waiting.

The Empire's ship had departed from the homeworld half a year ago; they only knew it would arrive at Qinglan Star sometime soon.

But they didn't actually know which specific day.

Still, out of respect, they came to wait here every day.

After all, this was an Empire ship — no amount of respect or caution could be excessive.

"Attention. High-energy reaction detected approaching outside the atmosphere. All personnel, please prepare for impact."

Suddenly, the spaceport's alarm system blared, and a mechanized female voice echoed throughout the entire space.

The rest hall stirred; Xu Jingming also looked up at the sky.

The once-calm sky suddenly twisted, rippling like a stone thrown into water.

Immediately after, a massive warship, silver-gray all over and over a kilometer long, appeared out of thin air!

It hovered silently outside the atmosphere without using any propulsion.

On its hull flowed a massive pale-blue emblem — the insignia of the Noah Empire.

"It's a Noah Empire warship!"

"Heavens! That's a B7-class Empire capital ship — they say the star-destroying cannon mounted on it can obliterate an asteroid without effort!"

"Hiss! Why would an Empire capital ship appear here on our Qinglan Star?"

"Isn't it obvious? It must be here to take Young Master Morris to the Holy Land!"

"......"

An uproar erupted from the crowd.

People within several hundred kilometers nearby all stared in shock at this warship, which was fully a thousand meters long.

Although Qinglan Star had entered the interstellar civilization, this kind of warship was still a first for them.

Morris in the sky was also stunned for a moment.

He remembered that the spaceship departing from the Noah Mother Star should only have been a D-class — how had it become a B7-class capital ship?

More critically, this B7-class warship only needed a little over twenty days to travel from the Mother Star to here — it was absolutely impossible that it had taken over half a year.

"Quick! Prepare my genius-rating certification!"

Without dwelling on it further, Morris's expression quickly turned excited as he ordered his attendants.

The warship slowly descended, finally hovering about five hundred meters directly above the spaceport.

Surprisingly, such an enormous warship produced no air currents or noise upon landing, as if it were merely an illusion.

The hatch opened, and seven figures flew out from within.

The woman at the head stood proudly in the air. She wore a silver-white battle suit that perfectly outlined her breathtaking curves.

Her slender waist could be spanned by a single hand, her long jade-like legs were straight as swords, and her full bosom was faintly visible beneath the battle suit.

Yet this tall young girl radiated a pressure so overwhelming it was suffocating!

"This pressure! It's Stellar-tier—" Xu Jingming's pupils contracted.

Before this, he had never seen a single Stellar-tier powerhouse.

But the instant these seven appeared, he understood — they were absolutely Stellar-tier!

It was a crushing force originating from the level of life itself, easy to sense at once.

As if a single glance could obliterate him......

'Should be a Stellar Second-Tier powerhouse — to have reached such a level at such a young age.

Even within the Holy Land, she would count as a genius-level figure.'

Eva's exclamation also rose in his heart.

"It's Lord Ye Lan!"

"A Tier-1 genius of the Noah Holy Land! In less than a century, she has condensed the T5-tier Dharma Aspect 'Twin Moon Wheel'!"

"So beautiful — compared to the virtual universe's promotional videos, Lord Ye Lan in reality is far more beautiful!"

"......"

Someone nearby recognized the young girl's identity, their voice trembling with excitement.

Thanks to the existence of the virtual universe, some of the top heavenly prodigies of the Noah Holy Land

were known even to the humans of Qinglan Star, millions of light-years away.

And clearly, Ye Lan was one of the Noah Holy Land's top heavenly prodigies.

"It's actually Lord Ye Lan!"

Morris was likewise visibly excited.

This one was a top heavenly prodigy of the Noah Holy Land!

If he could get to know her through this, then acting within the Holy Land later would be much more convenient.

Ye Lan hovered in midair, her amethyst-like eyes sweeping over the crowd below.

Her gaze passed straight over the eagerly expectant Morris and landed on Xu Jingming in the rest area.

She lightly parted her red lips, and an ethereal yet icy voice rang out at once:

"Tier-2 genius Xu Jingming, I have received Lord Hei Yu's order to take you back to the Holy Land."