Chapter 1330: Destruction Domain Perfected! Second Stage!

Universe Talent Competition Preliminary Round.

The Star Torch Empire has one hundred competition zones; the top 1000 from each zone advance to the next round of combat.

The entire combat will last one month, incredibly brutal, with an extremely high elimination rate.

Even galaxy-level geniuses might fail to secure an advancement slot.

But none of this concerns Xu Jingming.

As the number one in his zone, he does not need to fight other contestants; he directly earns a slot for the second stage.

A month of free time.

Xu Jingming abandoned his plan to continue hunting beasts for source points and accompanied Ye Lan and the other women on a tour of the Noa Empire's homeworld.

Yet during this time, many factions came seeking him.

They hoped he would join them, or at least accept a nominal title of honorary elder.

Some even came from the Lingshu Empire and the Star Torch Empire.

Merely being the number one in his zone would not grant such influence—it was because his identity as "Blood Kill" in the Abyss Arena had been exposed.

In the Abyss Arena, fewer than two hundred Starlight-class warriors have ever achieved the King rank.

Though many strong warriors dislike fighting in the Abyss Arena.

Yet becoming an Abyss King proves Xu Jingming's strength beyond doubt.

His probability of entering the universe-wide top one thousand is very high.

Naturally, these factions wanted to secure him first.

Xu Jingming naturally would not let them disturb his time with the women.

He shut off all virtual universe communication emails and publicly claimed he needed to close himself in seclusion to prepare for the second stage.

Eighteen days after the preliminary round ended.

Noa Sacred Land, Residential Zone A-708.

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on a vast wasteland, preparing to allocate points.

"Although the source points on the system panel cannot raise the Destruction Domain to the level of a Law, they are enough to bring it to perfection."

"And for all other combat techniques that can be upgraded, it's best to push them to their limits."

Xu Jingming activated his will and clicked the plus sign on the system panel.

Source points -1,100,000!

Destruction Domain Level 17 → Destruction Domain Level 18!

Source points -40,000!

Lei Guang Destruction Cannon (Beginner) → Lei Guang Destruction Cannon (Intermediate)!

Source points -50,000!

Lei Guang Destruction Cannon (Intermediate) → Lei Guang Destruction Cannon (Advanced)!

Source points on the system panel rapidly decreased, while Xu Jingming's Destruction Domain reached perfection.

Then, the proficiency levels of all his combat techniques surged rapidly!

Finally, after more than four hours.

Source points on the system panel dropped to less than 100,000.

In their place stood a truly luxurious system panel!

All combat techniques, as if forged millions of times, reached perfection-level proficiency!

"The T4-level Lei Guang Destruction Cannon required the most source points—pushing it to perfection cost me exactly 400,000 source points!"

"The other T6-level techniques were easier—each needed roughly 80,000 source points to reach perfection..."

Xu Jingming exhaled softly.

A T4-level combat technique normally takes ordinary cultivators thousands, even tens of thousands of years to perfect.

But for him, with his system, it took only a few hours.

And a perfection-level T4-level secret technique, in power, should rival a T3 beginner-level technique.

"In terms of combat technique proficiency, no one in the Talent Competition can match me."

Xu Jingming's lips curled slightly upward.

The maximum lifespan of a Starlight-class cultivator is only ten thousand years.

Just perfecting one T4-level technique requires them to spend over ten thousand years.

How could they possibly perfect other T6-level techniques too?

Moreover, ordinary prodigies cannot even cultivate a T4-level secret technique in the Starlight stage.

As for the depleted source points, he could accumulate more after the Talent Competition ended.

"Roi wields the Destruction Law; I possess various perfection-level combat techniques."

"If we truly fought, I might not lose!"

Xu Jingming silently compared them in his mind, then spoke:

"Eva, hasn't your share of Holy Healing Pills arrived yet? I remember it's been quite some time."

Holy Healing Pills, S1-tier resource, sufficient to help Eva return to her original form.

Ever since he ascended to Abyss King and received the hundred-billion-credit reward, he had ordered them for her.

"The Holy Healing Pills were shipped from the Star Torch Empire's headquarters; they'll likely take over a month to arrive."

Eva's holographic projection appeared before him, a green-haired, twin-tailed little girl grinning:

"We've waited this long already; it's not worth rushing now."

"As long as you're not in a hurry, I'll help you return to your original form the moment the Holy Healing Pills arrive."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

This little girl, Eva, will become a full-grown woman once she returns to her original body.

Think about it carefully, it's quite a contrast—I wonder if I'll get used to it by then...

Days passed one after another, and the battles in the Universe Talent War grew fiercer.

Every day, countless talents rose, and every day, countless talents were eliminated.

By the final days, the 900 slots for the Star Torch Empire to advance to the second stage were nearly all decided.

The vast majority came from the Star Torch Sacred Land.

A small number came from mid-level civilizational universes.

The Noah Empire, aside from Xu Jingming, had no one else advance.

And this further highlighted Xu Jingming's strength.

A few more days passed, and the Star Torch Empire regional competition ended!

Afterward, all competitors rested for five more days.

Finally,

Amid the eager gaze of countless cosmic nations and endless eyes,

the entire human race across all cosmic nations.

The second stage of the Talent War, gathering over ten million geniuses, officially began!

"Jingming, go for it!"

"No matter your rank, you're always the best!"

"We'll all watch, witnessing your matches."

"We'll wait for your return."

"......"

In the virtual universe, Yunhai Neighborhood, the villa.

Ye Lan and the women all gazed at Xu Jingming with tender affection.

Thanks to the nourishment of this period, each of them had rosy cheeks and a sultry charm.

"Dad, go for it!"

Xu Xinghe and Xu Xinglan clapped their chubby little hands, cheering him on too.

Xu Jingming's son and daughter, in appearance, inherited the best traits of Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chuxuan.

Though only two or three years old, they looked like exquisitely carved jade figurines.

One could imagine that when they grew up, their looks would be extraordinary.

As for their talents, they were astonishing.

Xu Xinghe showed exceptional affinity for lightning and light elements.

Xu Xinglan displayed top-tier affinity for lightning and ice elements.

According to Eva's estimate, they would likely awaken SSS-class abilities before turning ten.

Notably, aside from Su Qingli, Ling Shuang, and Lu Yunji, the Starlight-rankers,

Leng Yuexi and her sister, Catherine and the others had all been confirmed pregnant.

And this was all the result of Xu Jingming's hard work during this period.

"Don't worry—they won't be my opponents.

In the overall human cosmic ranking, I'm aiming for first place!"

Xu Jingming smiled confidently, then strode out, heading for the teleportation point to the gathering place of geniuses.