Chapter 1296: Find the Princess! Regret!

The demons came quickly and left just as fast.

The entire massacre lasted no more than an instant.

When the lightning faded, the gymnasium was left with nothing but a sea of demon corpses and Zena and the others frozen in shock.

"T-This… is already over?"

Zena stared at the sea of demon corpses before her, her mind blank.

Just moments ago, she had thought they were surely doomed.

Yet she never expected these terrifying demons would be instantly slaughtered!

"When did your lightning turn gold?"

Ye Lan paid no mind to the others' reactions and looked at Xu Jingming with a hint of curiosity.

"It changed during my training on Heishi Star—probably because my Destruction Domain improved."

Xu Jingming said casually.

"Possible."

Ye Lan nodded slightly, not particularly concerned.

Domain advancement does carry a certain probability of altering one's innate ability as well.

"The demons in this area have been cleared. Let's move on to the next zone."

Xu Jingming said.

Although his Purple Nightmare Demon Body required demonic energy,

these demons, even the strongest among them, were only Starlight Stage Nine.

Their demonic energy was too impure to help him—he needed at least Stellar Stage.

Sssshhh—

Golden lightning surged, and Xu Jingming completely obliterated the demon corpses.

Otherwise, if this demonic energy spread unchecked, every student in the academy would be affected.

"That's enough."

Just as Xu Jingming turned to leave, Ye Lan suddenly spoke:

"Wait, something seems odd here."

Her violet eyes narrowed slightly as her gaze settled on an empty patch of rubble.

As a cultivator who understood Spatial Law, she could clearly sense that this space differed from its surroundings.

"That spot appears to be a disguised space."

Ye Lan's slender fingers lightly slashed through the air.

The distant space unfolded like a torn curtain, slowly expanding to either side.

From the fissure seeped a chilling aura, utterly distinct from the surrounding demonic energy.

As the spatial tear widened, a three-meter-square independent space gradually emerged.

Within the space floated a faint white glow; at its center lay a girl dressed in a white long dress.

Her eyes were tightly shut, her face as pale as paper, her golden hair scattered messily beneath her like a withered flower.

"Is this… Princess Emily?!"

Zena and her teammates cried out in shock.

They had assumed the Princess had already been kidnapped by the demons, her fate unknown.

Yet they never imagined she had been hidden here all along!

"Huh, unexpected gain."

Xu Jingming was slightly surprised, then stepped forward to check the girl's condition.

Her breathing was faint but steady, as if she had fallen into a deep coma.

"She's still alive, probably no serious harm."

"It seems she wasn't taken by the demons—she was concealed here using a spatial artifact."

"Let's take her back to the planetary lord first."

Xu Jingming bent down and lifted Princess Emily into his arms.

The girl's body was light as if weightless, like holding a bundle of cotton.

"Alright, let's teleport directly there—save time."

Ye Lan waved her hand gently, and a spatial teleportation channel materialized out of thin air.

Xu Jingming stepped in first, carrying Princess Emily; Ye Lan followed.

In the next instant, the spatial channel vanished, and their figures disappeared from the spot.

Zena and the others stared blankly at where they had vanished, only coming to their senses after a long while.

"That senior… who exactly is he?"

One teammate murmured.

"Idiot! Haven't you realized yet? They're not from our Silver Star at all!"

Another teammate retorted.

"Whoa! I remember now!

Isn't he the Lei Di who dominated the Sacred Ground Exchange Tournament a year ago?

The one beside him is Ye Lan my lord!"

Another teammate slapped his thigh and suddenly recalled.

"Ah! Now I remember too!"

"Damn! Such a great opportunity! What a waste!"

"Ah, miss this chance and you'll regret it for a year!"

"......"

More than a year had passed since the Sacred Site Exchange Competition.

Except during the matches, most people would not continue to follow the competitors in the exchange competition.

Added to that, Xu Jingming's power had changed drastically.

Lightning was no longer black, but golden.

So when Xu Jingming and Ye Lan stood before them, they failed to recognize their identities.

But once they realized, they were filled with unbearable pain, feeling they had missed out on a fortune.

"I thought you were senior students, but turns out you're great figures from the Noah Sacred Site."

"Still, this is good—demons on our planet shouldn't cause much trouble now."

Zena secretly exhaled a sigh of relief.

The shocking scene of Xu Jingming slaughtering hundreds of demons could be foreseen.

It would be deeply etched into their minds, unforgettable for life...

Silver Glow City, Lord's Mansion.

The planet's lord, Alvis, sat on his throne, his face heavy with deep exhaustion.

This father had clearly sunk into profound regret over his daughter's disappearance.

Suddenly, the space before him twisted violently.

Xu Jingming and Ye Lan appeared out of thin air, carrying the unconscious Emily in their arms.

"Two great figures from the Sacred Site?"

Alvis was momentarily stunned, but when he saw the girl in Xu Jingming's arms, his face lit up with joy:

"Emily!"

"We found her at the academy; she must have used a special spatial artifact to avoid being taken by the demon race."

Xu Jingming gently laid Emily on a soft chair.

"Healer! Quickly call the healer!"

Alvis hurriedly summoned the healer.

When he saw Emily's condition clearly improve under the healer's treatment,

he turned to Xu Jingming and Ye Lan, bowed deeply, and said with profound gratitude:

"You two great figures have saved my daughter—I am endlessly grateful! Whatever you ask for, name it—I will fully cooperate!"

"No demands, really—just finish the mission as soon as possible."

Xu Jingming looked at Alvis, his eyes faintly burning with heat:

"Besides the academy, where else on your planet are there demons?"

The source points gained from killing demons are one-third higher than those from killing beastfolk!

Just now, that wave alone boosted his source points by roughly thirty thousand!

In Black Stone Star, that would've taken him nearly half a day's harvest!

The efficiency of gaining source points here was far faster than on Black Stone Star.

"Where else are there demons?"

Alvis hadn't expected Xu Jingming to have such a request; he paused, then said:

"Four locations remain, and the only one left is the sewer area."

"But Xu Lord, don't rush there yet—Lord Rod and the others seem to have made a find at the mine."

"They're on their way back now; why not wait until they return to assess the situation?"

His daughter had been found, and so many Star Rank experts were present.

For demons, he was no longer so worried.