Chapter 1260: Is This Hard? The Three Peak Factions of Cosmic Humanity!

Faced with Niki's question.

Xu Jingming, who had already prepared his answer, spoke calmly and unhurriedly:

"It's not exactly a last-minute breakthrough—I had a sudden inspiration during last night's cultivation, and then I broke through."

"A sudden inspiration?"

Niki blinked in surprise. "That's it?"

"Is that hard?"

Xu Jingming asked back, feigning confusion.

"......"

That single sentence instantly left Niki speechless.

Never mind the Lightning Domain.

The Annihilation Domain is an upper-tier domain!

Under normal circumstances, even a Level 1 prodigy from a sacred sect needs over a decade to advance a single level!

Yet you, in just one night, advanced two levels—and you don't even think it's hard?

"I once heard that our human race secretly cultivates top-tier cosmic prodigies who can perfect their domains in just a few days.

I originally thought it was just a rumor, but now that I've seen you, I'm starting to believe it."

After taking a deep breath, Niki couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

Xu Jingming's talent.

Was unquestionably the most monstrous prodigy she had ever seen!

"Pity he's not my student," she sighed, shaking her head slightly.

Back during the initial assessment, she had been the first to notice Xu Jingming's excellence.

Yet in the end, Xu Jingming chose Lu Wen as his master.

"If my master doesn't mind, I could also become your disciple," Xu Jingming said boldly.

He would never turn down an Eternal Divine-level teacher.

"Forget it. If I truly took you as my disciple,

when we return to the Noah Empire, Lu Wen would surely lose his temper with me.

I can't beat him."

Niki waved her hand, then immediately changed the subject:

"Still, if you have any questions in the future, you can always come to me for advice.

I'll do my best to help you."

Given Xu Jingming's current demonstrated talent,

as long as he doesn't die prematurely, becoming an Eternal Divine is a certainty.

And who knows—he might even advance further and become a Sovereign!

For such a high-potential prospect, she naturally wanted to invest early.

"Thank you, Master!" Xu Jingming quickly expressed his gratitude.

In just this short exchange, he now effectively had two Eternal Divines as patrons.

"No need to thank me. There's another thing you need to understand.

Given your current talent, the Lingshu Sacred Sect will surely try to recruit you.

I originally planned to persuade you to stay at the Noah Sacred Sect.

But in terms of resources, the Lingshu Sacred Sect truly has better ones than our Noah Sacred Sect.

I won't try to persuade you—when Lingshu's people come to you, make your own decision.

Niki said softly.

"Lingshu Sacred Sect's recruitment?"

Xu Jingming was taken aback.

Niki was from the Noah Empire—yet she wasn't trying to stop him from going to another empire; she was letting him decide.

Wasn't that a bit too generous?

As if sensing Xu Jingming's confusion, Niki explained softly:

"If this were any other time, I'd definitely urge you to stay at the Noah Sacred Sect.

But at this particular moment, the faster you grow, the better it will be for your own future."

"What makes this moment special?" Xu Jingming asked, frowning.

From Niki's tone, this moment seemed different.

"You don't know?"

Niki's eyebrows lifted slightly, then she realized:

"Then again, you've only been in the stars for a little over half a year since leaving your home planet—it's normal you don't know.

Never mind. Since I have time, let me give you a basic overview of our cosmic human race.

First—do you know what the three peak factions of our cosmic human race are?"

"The Eternal Star Alliance, the Advanced Civilization Cosmic Nation?"

Xu Jingming ventured cautiously.

"The Eternal Star Alliance counts as one. The Advanced Civilization Cosmic Nation does not.

Our cosmic human race has exactly three peak factions: the Eternal Star Alliance, the God-Slaying Martial Temple, and the Interstellar Mercenary Alliance."

Among the peak forces of my Cosmic Human Clan, there are exactly three: the Eternal Star Alliance, the God-Slaying Martial Palace, and the Interstellar Mercenary Alliance.

Niki lightly waved her jade hand, and virtual light converged into three distinct emblem seals.

The emblem of the Eternal Star Alliance was a web covering a sphere, within which countless galaxies lay.

This represented the Eternal Star Alliance's proud Cosmic Star Spirit Network, spanning the entire universe.

The emblem of the God-Slaying Martial Temple was a black shortsword entwined with blood-red chains.

The blade was riddled with cracks yet unbroken, its sharpness piercing the heavens.

The emblem of the Interstellar Mercenary Alliance was a jump ring formed by six star clusters interlocked like gears.

"These three factions tower above the high-level civilization states."

One could say they govern all of humanity itself."

The Eternal Star Alliance's Cosmic Star Spirit Network connects all races across the universe.

The God-Slaying Martial Temple wages external wars, expands territory, and defends human domains.

The Interstellar Mercenary Alliance excels at cultivating adventurers and can unleash tremendous cohesion during humanity's moments of crisis."

Niki's clear, melodious voice echoed through the room.

Xu Jingming was stirred to the depths of his soul.

These were the three supreme forces of humanity—positions beyond compare!

"Among humanity's three top factions, merely being an outer member means nothing."

But if one becomes a core member, they gain supreme rights and privileges!"

If a core member of the Eternal Star Alliance came to the Lingshu Empire,

Even if merely a Star Rank, the emperor himself would need to receive them."

Niki continued, "Generally speaking, the conditions to become a core member of these supreme factions are extremely stringent.

But every so often, our human supreme factions open recruitment across the entire universe to absorb prodigies as core members.

Two years from now will be the time for the Eternal Star Alliance's five-thousand-year cycle Starlight Rank Cosmic Prodigy War.

The Prodigy War will admit the top 1,000 ranked prodigies into the Eternal Star Alliance's core tier.

With your current strength, you can enter the top one million.

If you train harder over these two years, your power can rise even further.

That's why I won't stop you from going to the Lingshu Sacred Ground to cultivate."

After Niki finished speaking, Xu Jingming was plunged into profound shock.

A Cosmic Prodigy War held once every five thousand years?

How many prodigies would participate?

And the Eternal Star Alliance admitted only the top 1,000 into its core tier.

What terrifying rate of elimination would that entail?

Yet after the shock, Xu Jingming felt mostly excitement.

To battle prodigies from across all of humanity's universe—that was where he could unleash his full potential!

"Good."

Seeing Xu Jingming's faint but growing excitement, Niki nodded slightly.

She had not misjudged him—such a prodigy truly belonged on a broader stage.

Or rather, only a broader stage could suit a prodigy like him.

The Noah Empire was still too small for Xu Jingming.