Chapter 1292: Moved by Rei Kesi! Arrival at Silver Radiance Star!

Ding, your account ending in 8758 at the Cosmic River Bank has received 15,000,000,000 cosmic credits.

Your standard card has been upgraded to the highest-privilege Black Gold Card. Cosmic River Bank—your most reliable choice.

Shortly after Charlie left, Xu Jingming received a text message notifying him of the bank transfer.

"Fifteen billion cosmic credits? Did I really just get that easily?"

Rei Kesi, the green-haired twin-tailed little girl, appeared beside Xu Jingming, exclaiming in delight.

"The text message from Cosmic River Bank shouldn't be fake."

Xu Jingming smiled and said, "By the way, how much does the resource to help you return to your original body cost?"

"The S1-grade pill, 'Holy Healing Pill,' has an official price of ten billion cosmic credits in the Eternal Star Alliance."

Rei Kesi replied instinctively.

S-grade pills can even benefit Immortal Gods!

Logically, as a Star Peak cultivator, her injuries shouldn't be severe enough to require such a pill.

But she has been separated from her original body for over ten thousand years—only this supreme-grade pill can restore her.

Without it, her spiritual force and physical form cannot fully merge.

"It's not that expensive. Just order it directly, Rei Kesi."

Set the delivery address to the Noah Sacred Land—it'll take some time to arrive."

"By the time we finish our mission and return, it should arrive just in time."

Xu Jingming smiled.

Her original body has always been stored safely in his space ring.

As soon as the Holy Healing Pill arrives, it will help Rei Kesi return to her original body.

"N-not that expensive?"

Rei Kesi's voice suddenly faltered; her emerald eyes trembled violently as she murmured instinctively:

"That's ten billion cosmic credits! Enough to buy a B-class starship!"

"And right now, you're in your golden period for power growth—you need vast cultivation resources!"

"It's already been over ten thousand years—I'm not in that much of a hurry."

"Maybe we should wait a bit longer..."

She had always longed to return to her original body.

But now that the means were within reach, she hesitated.

"What? Do you think earning fifteen billion cosmic credits is hard?"

Xu Jingming hadn't expected Rei Kesi to hesitate now; he smiled and said:

"Just win a few more matches—it'll be easy to earn back."

"Besides, you've accompanied me since Blue Star. This is what you deserve."

"I'm even looking forward to you returning to your body so you can take me on a tour of your elf clan's star system."

"Wu... you're too kind, S-class!"

Rei Kesi finally broke down, sobbing as tears fell, clutching Xu Jingming tightly.

Xu Jingming instinctively wrapped his arms around her.

Not that it mattered, but Rei Kesi's virtual body, though petite, felt surprisingly nice...

While Xu Jingming enjoyed this warmth, the elf princess's side was in ruins.

"I... lost?"

On the planet Rabel, inside the Princess's Palace.

Moon Shadow softly whispered, removing her virtual helmet, her voice laced with disbelief.

Her cold, icy gray eyes, usually like a frozen lake, now appeared unfocused.

Her slender fingers instinctively brushed over her left shoulder and head.

Both spots had been pierced through by that massive spear in the virtual universe.

Though there were no actual wounds in reality, the chilling sensation of being instantly slain still clung to her skin.

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

Her personal elf attendant asked anxiously.

She watched her mistress with deep concern, fearing the defeat had shattered her.

Moon Shadow stood silently and walked to the palace's floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside lay the eternal green forests of Rabel, where the branches of the Life Tree swayed gently in the breeze.

Her gaze fixed on the distance, as if piercing through time and space, returning to the battle just moments ago.

"His speed was astonishing, his attacks brutally precise..."

Moon Shadow murmured to herself, replaying Xu Jingming's lethal strike in her mind.

With the enhancement of her Lunar Bloodline, her overall strength had risen by at least thirty percent!

Yet even so, she could not perceive his movements.

And that overwhelming force had torn through her 'Moon's Protection' as easily as paper.

This was her first defeat since mastering the Wind Dao—and one of the rarest failures in her life...

"Your Highness, don't dwell on it."

Ailin stepped forward and whispered soothingly:

"You're only thirty-five—still a child in our elf clan."

That 'Blood Killer' hides his identity, dares not even reveal his true face.

He must be an old bastard who's lived for thousands of years.

With rich battle experience and greater mastery over domains and laws, it's no shame for you to lose to him.

If you had also lived for thousands of years.

With your talent, your strength would have left him far behind long ago.

Upon hearing this, Yue Ying's gray eyes flickered slightly.

It does seem to make sense.

But thinking of his towering, mountain-like stature and his sharp fighting style,

she unconsciously assumed he couldn't be that old.

"Lost is lost—I won't make excuses for myself."

A thought flashed through her mind; Yue Ying shook her head gently, her beautiful eyes faintly glowing with fierce battle intent:

"I'll enter seclusion now. Wake me when the Talent Tournament begins."

Xue Sha will probably participate too. Just because I lost this time doesn't mean I can't beat him later."

Saying this, she strode out of the palace with her round, slender legs.

She was heading to the Spring of Life to comprehend the Life Domain.

She aimed to reach the seventeenth layer of the Life Domain before the Talent Tournament began.

If her Life Domain advanced, the power of her Silver Moon Bloodline would grow stronger!

After the battle with the Elf Princess Yue Ying ended,

Charlie quickly assigned Xu Jingming his second opponent.

He was a genuine Sovereign-tier powerhouse.

Yet he was still easily defeated by Xu Jingming.

Having won two matches in a row, he immediately entered the Sovereign tier.

A magnificent and intricate Sovereign-tier badge glowed above his head.

Thus, the Star Torch Empire had its first Abyss Sovereign!

As a result, the entire Star Torch Empire erupted into jubilation.

Meanwhile, after a thorough search,

the Star Torch Empire's Intelligence Minister obtained data on all individuals within the empire's territory suspected to be Xue Sha himself.

Over a hundred people!

All had cultivated Lightning and Destruction Domains, and practiced the T7-level Thunder Abyss Devouring Sun Phase.

Among them, Xu Jingming's dossier was prominently listed.

"Are the Intelligence Department's people just eating their wages?

How did they include a Star Hui Level Seven? And why is his domain layer count so low?"

The Intelligence Minister glanced at it once and tossed Xu Jingming's dossier aside.

Xu Jingming, en route, naturally knew nothing of this.

He was calculating the earnings from this tournament.

"5.6 billion cosmic coins—this time, the number of spectators dropped by two-thirds compared to the first match.

Still, it's not bad; I only fought one match."

Xu Jingming smiled as he scanned the bank deposit notification.

Most people crave novelty.

After a while, the number of people watching his matches will likely keep decreasing.

But he didn't care—it was free money; why not take it?

"Xu junior, get ready—we're about to arrive at Silver Radiance Star."

At that moment, Ye Lan's clear, melodious voice echoed through the cabin.