Chapter 1266: The Exchange Competition Ends! Huge Rewards!

"S-class, Dier has left alone!"

Beneath the night sky of the Lingshu Sacred Ground, Xu Jingming, flying at high speed, suddenly heard Eva's voice in his heart.

"Oh? The Cosmic-class didn't go with him?"

Xu Jingming's eyes instantly lit up.

"No, he went to see Ye Lan and got shut out outright."

Eva chuckled.

The cameras she controlled couldn't hear what the two had said.

But from Dier's gloomy expression, his mood was clearly bad.

"Going to see Senior Ye?"

Xu Jingming raised his sword-like eyebrows. "Looks like her succubus bloodline has been exposed, and he's gotten some new ideas again."

The allure of a succubus is indeed immense.

Only someone as battle-hardened as him could have resisted in that situation yesterday.

"Should we strike now? The Cosmic-class bodyguard isn't here—this is a perfect chance!" Eva eagerly said.

"Not yet."

Xu Jingming shook his head. "Keep monitoring. If he leaves the villa district, notify me."

The Sacred Ground's villa district and Dier's residence were not far apart.

Once we act, the Cosmic-class will likely notice.

Moreover, the villas in the contestants' area belong to the most heavily guarded zone of the Lingshu Sacred Ground.

After we strike, he won't be able to escape.

"Got it. I'll take control of more cameras to monitor now."

Eva nodded in understanding, which made Xu Jingming curious:

"If you seize control of the cameras like this, won't it alert the Lingshu Sacred Ground's intelligent lifeforms?"

"Hmph, I, Eva, was once a Star Peak powerhouse—this little trick won't stop me."

Eva's proud voice rang out. "According to the Cosmic intelligent lifeform rating system, I'm a Level 4 intelligent lifeform.

The Lingshu Sacred Ground's intelligent lifeforms are Level 3—they're more intelligent than me.

But I'm not launching a large-scale invasion; I'm just sharing camera feeds. Naturally, it won't notice."

"I see."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, now completely at ease.

A few minutes later, he landed in front of Ye Lan's villa and rang the doorbell.

Inside the villa, Ye Lan sat before her dressing table, her long purple hair cascading like a waterfall.

Hearing the doorbell, she furrowed her brows, assuming it was Dier.

But after scanning with her spiritual force, her brow instantly smoothed—Xu Jingming had arrived.

With a hint of delight, she rose and opened the door.

Outside stood Xu Jingming, his tall figure nearly blocking the entire doorway.

His black combat suit outlined his muscular frame; his rugged face carried a faint, elusive smile.

"Senior Ye, I've come," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"Come in quickly—I'll need your help soon."

Thinking of what was about to happen, a blush rose on Ye Lan's fair cheeks as she stepped slightly aside to let him in.

As she turned, her skirt swayed gently, revealing the faint outline of her perfect legs.

"Serving Senior Ye isn't a bother."

Xu Jingming smiled faintly and stepped into the villa.

He already knew from Eva that Dier was still guarding outside Ye Lan's villa.

But he didn't care.

He'd already made an enemy of him—this one act mattered no more.

Kill the body, destroy the soul.

He actually relished it.

Outside the villa, Prince Ji of the Imperial Family sat inside a luxurious hovering vehicle.

His face was as dark as water; through the window, he glared fiercely at Ye Lan's villa, his fists clenched white.

"Xu Jingming! Is it really you?!" Dier growled through gritted teeth.

If the dinner at the Noah Sacred Ground could be explained as coincidence,

then Xu Jingming entering Ye Lan's villa alone now could not possibly be washed away!

"Worthless woman! You'd rather be with some backwater planet's bumpkin than accept my invitation!"

Dier's eyes burned with jealousy:

"Xu Jingming, wait and see! After we return to Noah Sacred Ground, I'll have countless ways to deal with you!

Even if I can't touch you, I can still target your family, your friends!

As for Ye Lan—by then, you'll regret it!"

He abruptly fired up the vehicle; the engine roared in fury.

The car shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, vanishing quickly into the night.

'S-class, Dier has left—heading toward his imperial palace.'

At the same moment, Eva's voice echoed in Xu Jingming's mind inside Ye Lan's villa.

'Return to the Imperial Palace? What a pity.'

Xu Jingming felt a hint of regret.

If Dier had gone elsewhere, he could have tried to act.

But there was no rush.

Where there's a first time, there's a second.

Given Dier's personality, he would likely appear again without bodyguards soon.

Inside the villa, Ye Lan quickly assumed her succubus form and asked Xu Jingming to help absorb the demonic energy.

Though he had seen it before, he still couldn't help marveling at the Creator's wonder.

Such a seductive creature could even come into being.

Naturally, he kept his eyes straight ahead—he had already seen everything there was to see, only stopping short of touching.

He also drained all of Ye Lan's demonic energy to alleviate her side effects.

For the next several days, it was like this every day.

By day, Ye Lan used her succubus bloodline to fight above her rank; by night, Xu Jingming helped purge the demonic energy.

Of course,

his own battles had proceeded extremely smoothly.

After all, he had already defeated Elena, the strongest in the Starlight Rank of the Lingshu Sacred Ground.

The rest were nothing but weaklings—no match for him.

Soon, the second phase of the Sacred Ground Exchange Competition—the rank-up challenge—ended.

Xu Jingming, with a record of ten wins in ten battles, became the top-ranked fighter of this Exchange Competition in the Starlight Rank!

Besides him, Ye Lan and Raymond also performed well.

Precisely because of this, when final scores were tallied,

the Noah Sacred Ground, which had ranked only fifteenth in the previous Exchange Competition,

now achieved an astonishing fourth place!

Instantly, the entire Noah Sacred Ground erupted in celebration!

Ten thousand years!

They had not entered the top five of the Sacred Ground Exchange Competition for over ten thousand years!

'In this Exchange Competition, Xu Jingming, Ye Lan, and Raymond—you three performed best.

In recognition of your indelible contributions, the Sacred Ground is granting you unprecedentedly large rewards!

Xu Jingming: thirty billion credit points!

Ye Lan: twenty billion credit points!

Raymond: thirteen billion credit points!

Of course, all other team members will also receive credit point rewards based on their performance.

Even reserve players receive a minimum of five billion credit points.

Additionally, we will remain in the Lingshu Empire for five days.

During this time, you are free to move about as you wish.

After five days, we will depart for the Noah Empire.'

With the Sacred Ground Exchange Competition concluded, Coach Niki announced the rewards.

Among them, Xu Jingming led with an enormous reward of thirty billion!

Ye Lan and Raymond came next.

Of course, this was only part of the reward.

As the top-ranked Starlight Rank fighter, Xu Jingming must also claim his reward from the Lingshu Empire.