Chapter 1233: Black Market! The Restless Zi Yan Demon Body!

Everyone's accommodation areas are together.

Besides your Noah Sanctuary, other sanctuary teams are also over there.

Of course, each competitor has a standalone villa...

The accommodation area is still some distance from the spaceship landing point.

Xu Jingming and his group boarded a sightseeing spaceship.

During the flight, a guide on the spaceship explained the buildings and scenery along the route.

I have to say, the entire Lingshu Holy Land is indeed beautifully scenic.

Everywhere you can see emerald forests and clear lakes.

Occasionally, birds fly across the sky—the ecosystem is excellent.

"Alright, this is it."

More than ten minutes later.

The sightseeing spaceship landed in front of a picturesque villa complex.

Dozens of villas are arranged in orderly disorder beneath a mountain peak.

"For this period, the 37 villas nearby belong to your Noah Sanctuary."

To prevent other sanctuary competitors from coming to spy for intelligence.

Anyone without authorization cannot enter the Noah Sanctuary compound—this you can rest assured of.

Also, if you need training or to test combat techniques, you may go to the mountain behind.

The entire mountain peak covers an area of five hundred thousand square kilometers—should be sufficient for your use.

Of course, if you use combat techniques on the mountain peak, we cannot guarantee complete secrecy of your activities.

Lastly, wish you a pleasant stay during this time."

Having finished speaking,

the reception staff boarded the sightseeing spaceship and left the area.

"Alright, after four days on the spaceship, everyone's tired—go back to your villas and rest."

In the Noah Empire team, a towering, muscular man three meters tall spoke up.

Sol, a Star Peak powerhouse.

Leader of the Celestial Punishment Hunters, and also captain of this Sanctuary Exchange Competition team.

With Niki absent, all team affairs fall under his command.

Everyone naturally had no objections and proceeded to their villas according to the pre-assigned numbers.

Xu Jingming held the Starlight Seventh Stage combat slot, so he naturally occupied Villa No. 14.

The villa features a streamlined design, entirely silver-white, shimmering under the sunlight.

Xu Jingming pushed open the door; the villa's intelligent system immediately activated, and soft lights lit up in sequence.

"Welcome home, Mr. Xu Jingming of the Noah Sanctuary."

A pleasant electronic voice sounded, "Indoor temperature has been adjusted to optimal level. Would you like a meal prepared?"

"No."

Xu Jingming looked around—the interior space was spacious, decorated simply yet luxuriously.

"Eva, take over the villa's intelligent system."

"Scan the entire villa to ensure no surveillance devices are present."

He immediately ordered.

"Scan complete. No surveillance devices detected in this villa."

A holographic projection of Eva, a green-haired girl with twin pigtails, appeared midair and giggled:

"The Lingshu Empire is at least a mid-level civilization—surely they wouldn't install surveillance inside villas."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, then said:

"Gather information on nearby black markets."

"Sell our Nine-Colored Xuan Lotus first—see if we can trade it for something like a Lei Symbol to boost our power."

Although the Zi Yan Demon Body can elevate my strength to Star Stage,

the Ninth Prince is still imperial royalty—he might carry some life-saving trump cards.

For safety's sake, it's better to prepare more methods.

"Got it!"

Countless pieces of information were instantly collected by Eva; she quickly spoke:

"There are several black markets within the Lingshu Empire's territory—the farthest is on the 12th planet."

"Then go to the 12th planet."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, "Also, can you monitor Di'er's movements?"

The farther away, the easier it is for me to act; as for Di'er, knowing his movements would be best.

"I can't monitor inside rooms, but outside the residence is feasible."

Eva mused aloud.

The Lingshu Empire's intelligent lifeforms are of high rank.

But merely hacking into external cameras won't trigger their alarm system.

"Enough."

Xu Jingming's eyes flashed, "Constantly monitor Di'er's movements after he leaves the accommodation area."

With that, black Lei Guang flashed—he left the villa instantly, flying at extreme speed into outer space.

Then he took out a full-coverage battle armor from his space ring.

The armor was entirely black, its face a smooth, featureless black mirror.

It was a C1-class battle armor he had bought in the Noah Empire for one billion credit points.

This armor's defensive power wasn't strong, but it had an exceptional ability to block spiritual force.

Even cosmic-level experts might not penetrate it—designed specifically to conceal identity.

"With my aura blocked, my thunder law seed at the third eye won't be detected by others."

When Xu Jingming put on the armor, he seemed to merge into the shadows, his aura perfectly concealed.

Swish—

Only after finishing this did he move his body.

Like a streak of black lightning, he shot swiftly toward the 12th planet.

Any spacecraft entering the planet's range would be logged.

So it was better to fly directly—the distance wasn't far anyway.

The Sacred Ground Exchange Competition doesn't start until tomorrow, and it's still morning—he had plenty of time to act in the black market.

In less than half an hour, Xu Jingming arrived at the black market on the 12th planet.

This black market lay in an underground space beneath the city's outskirts, far larger than imagined.

The entire underground space was circular, with a diameter exceeding one kilometer.

The ceiling was inlaid with countless fluorescent minerals, emitting a cold blue glow that illuminated the entire market.

Hundreds of stalls were arranged in a circle; apart from the vendors, the black market held few people.

Most were like him—wearing full-body battle armor, their faces hidden.

Yet many others, confident in their strength, did not conceal their facial features.

One had to admit, Ling Shu was no doubt a mid-level civilization empire—its resources were extraordinarily abundant.

After walking past only a dozen stalls, Xu Jingming found what he wanted.

An A7-level Blood-Boiling Pill.

It could let a Starlight Stage Six or higher expert briefly unleash the combat power of a Star Stage One.

Of course, the side effects were enormous.

Recovery would take one or two years afterward—far inferior to the Thunder Talisman.

"Want to buy? Price: four hundred million cosmic coins, or equivalent A7-level resources."

As if sensing Xu Jingming's thoughts, the vendor spoke up.

Xu Jingming said nothing and walked away.

The Blood-Boiling Pill's side effects were too severe—he wouldn't buy it unless absolutely necessary.

Walking another three hundred meters forward, something before the next vendor made his eyes light up.

The vendor was a cosmic-level expert, displaying many valuable items.

Most striking of all was a talisman flickering with red lightning!

It was unmistakably a Thunder Talisman!

"How much for this Thunder Talisman?"

Xu Jingming walked over and opened his mouth.

Instantly, he felt his blood surge wildly—as if something on the stall emitted a deadly allure!

'This is… an attraction from the Purple Nightmare Body!'

Xu Jingming instantly understood.