Chapter 1269

"Heavens! That's my lord Lei Di!"

"Tsk tsk, Lady Ye Lan is here too—Lei Di sure has good fortune with women!"

"Three gorgeous women accompanying him—if I could have this day, I'd die happy!"

"......"

Due to the Sacred Grounds Exchange Competition, Xu Jingming and his three companions were by no means unknown.

Even if some didn't know their identities.

Just the three beautiful women—Ye Lan, Lu Yunji, and You Li—were enough to make every man envy the Xu Jingming nestled among them.

Thus, wherever Xu Jingming and his group went in the commercial district, they always drew stares and murmurs.

Some fans even pulled out photos, asking for Xu Jingming's autograph, and he didn't refuse.

Those who entered the Lingshu Sacred Grounds were all prodigies, so although occasional people came for autographs,

most still behaved with extreme restraint.

This spared Xu Jingming and the others considerable trouble, preventing them from being surrounded and trapped.

"Brother Xu Jingming, what do you think of this one?"

"Not bad, quite pretty."

"Good, then I'll take this one."

"......"

At this moment, Ye Lan, Lu Yunji, and You Li were shopping at a clothing store.

One could only say that beauty-seeking was a woman's nature—even Ye Lan, a Star-Class powerhouse, was no exception.

As the only man among the four, Xu Jingming naturally took on the role of evaluator.

Yet with the three women's looks, as long as the clothing wasn't terrible, anything they wore would look good.

In this process, Xu Jingming also enjoyed quite the visual feast.

Of course, he had also selected outfits for each of the women from Emers's group, based on their figures.

'S-Class, Di Er is traveling alone!'

'His Universe-Class bodyguard isn't with him—he's using a starship; looks like he's heading to another planet.'

At that moment, Eva's urgent voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

'Oh?'

Xu Jingming's heart jolted.

Here it comes!

He had finally waited for the chance to act!

"Senior Ye, I have an urgent matter back home that needs handling.

You three keep shopping—I'll return to the villa to contact them."

Xu Jingming said to Ye Lan and the three women.

"An urgent matter back home? Do you need help?"

Ye Lan immediately asked; Lu Yunji and You Li also turned to him with concerned glances.

"Just a small thing—a shipment got seized."

"If I truly can't handle it, I'll ask you three seniors to step in."

Xu Jingming smiled lightly.

He wasn't lying—it was currently two in the afternoon.

The agreed time with Green Shade Planet was three in the afternoon; this served as a perfect excuse.

"Who dares seize your shipment?"

Ye Lan sniffed, "They probably don't know your identity—if they did, they'd never dare."

Even a Level 5 prodigy from the Noah Sacred Grounds wasn't something an ordinary planet would dare provoke.

That's precisely why the Noah Empire wanted to send its people to the Sacred Grounds.

"Probably so. I'll be off then."

Xu Jingming smiled faintly, bid farewell to Ye Lan and the three women, and a flash of black Lei Guang appeared.

He unleashed his full speed, and in less than half a minute, he reached outer space, six hundred kilometers above the ground.

"Eva, can you lock onto Di Er's position?"

Shhh—

Black Lei Guang spread around him; Xu Jingming had already donned his full-coverage battle suit.

His face was a smooth black mirror, devoid of any features—no one could identify him.

"Of course. I've already implanted one of my micro-probes onto his starship—

just to transmit coordinates, undetectable by the ship's AI."

Eva's holographic projection appeared beside him, a green-haired twin-tailed little girl; she waved her tiny hand.

A star map projection instantly appeared before him.

The dot representing Di Er had already left the sixth planet where the Lingshu Sacred Grounds lay.

"Judging by the flight path, he's heading toward the ninth planet.

Total distance: roughly 2.34 billion kilometers. At his ship's speed, he'll arrive in about ten minutes."

Eva continued.

"Good. We leave now."

Xu Jingming's gaze flashed, and he immediately retrieved the D2-class Snake Starship.

Whoosh—

He stepped into the spaceship, and the entire vessel instantly became a streak of light, speeding toward the direction of Dier's ship.

"There are two ways to kill Dier.

One is in outer space, the other is to wait until he lands on the ninth planet.

But once he lands, there might well be others accompanying him on the ground, and it'll be very hard for me to make a move then.

Given that, it's best to act in outer space."

Inside the spaceship's cabin, Xu Jingming quickly made his decision and said:

"When can we catch up with Dier's ship?"

"Dier's ship isn't very fast. We'll catch up in about five minutes."

On the cabin's large screen, Eva's cute little round face appeared.

But she was still a bit puzzled: "But S-Class, how are we going to strike later? Are you going to use that Lei Ting talisman Teacher Lu Wen gave you?"

Unaware that Xu Jingming possessed the Purple Nightmare Demon Body, she could only speculate thus.

"You'll find out soon enough. It'll definitely surprise you."

Xu Jingming said with a faint smile.

The Purple Nightmare Demon Body and the Demon's Heart were both ready.

He refused to believe he couldn't kill Dier this time!

Five minutes passed quickly.

The distance between Xu Jingming's ship and Dier's ship was now less than thirty kilometers.

"The hunt begins."

Xu Jingming's gaze flashed, and he directly activated the Purple Nightmare Demon Body!

Boom—!!

Under Eva's shocked gaze, Xu Jingming's height skyrocketed to three meters!

Fine, dense purple scale patterns surfaced on his skin, and a ferocious long tail grew out from his tailbone.

A pair of demon curved horns sprouted atop his head, and purple demonic qi swirled around his entire body.

His pupils turned a pure purple, with what seemed to be lightning coursing within.

The stretchable battle-suit instantly grew taut, clearly outlining the explosive, powerful curves of Xu Jingming's muscles.

Crackle-crackle—

The moment he activated the Purple Nightmare Demon Body, the might of the pitch-black lightning around him skyrocketed along with it!

As if even space itself could not bear this force.

"This is demon bloodline?! S-Class, you really have demon bloodline?" Eva was shocked.

"Mm, I awakened it not long ago.

I suppose Blue Star was once occupied by the demon race for a period."

Xu Jingming did not explain further.

Under the augmentation of the Purple Nightmare Demon Body, his spiritual force skyrocketed.

Even without the cosmic star chart, he could easily sense Dier's spaceship thirty kilometers away.

"Lei Ting Art!"

At a thought from Xu Jingming, a bolt of pitch-black lightning crashed down from the void, striking that ship dead-on!

Rumble-rumble—!!!

Pitch-black Lei Guang flashed, and the entire ship was scrapped on the spot.

Then a figure darted out from the ship, followed by a wave of spiritual force brimming with fury:

"Who is it, daring to attack me, the Ninth Prince?!"

"It's your grandfather!"

Xu Jingming's icy spiritual force shot back.

Then he likewise left the spaceship and appeared in the void.