Chapter 1362: Planning! Arrival at Blue Star!

"To reach this level, your strength is indeed impressive."

Star Abyss Death Realm.

The lead silver-armored man spoke in a low voice, his long spear glinting with cold light.

"In tens of millions of years, only a handful of challengers have reached the sixth level."

The white-robed woman with the sword murmured softly, a flicker of approval in her eyes.

"But your limits end here."

The red-robed elder stroked his long beard, "We look forward to your next performance."

Before his words had even faded, six figures surged forward simultaneously!

The two-meter-tall giant struck first, his massive blade descending with destructive force: "Final strike!"

Xu Jingming's pupils contracted sharply, but he was already powerless to evade.

Just as the giant blade neared his body, a grand proclamation rang out:

"Sixth level challenge failed! Student Xu Jingming, final score: Star Abyss Death Realm, Level Six!"

Accompanied by soul-rending agony.

His consciousness was forcibly ripped away, returning him to the cold, black square.

"Gah, it hurts! So painful!"

Xu Jingming's face twisted in pain.

He had thought himself capable of enduring pain.

Yet he never imagined this agony was dozens of times worse than anything he'd endured before!

It took several full minutes before Xu Jingming finally recovered.

"Master, entering the Star Abyss Death Realm for the first time and reaching Level Six—your strength is already extremely formidable!"

The voice of AI-1 sounded from his wristband.

She had watched the entire trial but was unable to interfere.

"Only Level Six? What's so formidable about that?"

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming removed the virtual helmet.

Inside the luxurious cabin of the Dark Lord spaceship.

The simulated gravity system sank his body deep into the leather sofa.

Muscle spasms from lingering phantom pain still coursed through his entire body.

"The pain simulation in the Star Abyss Death Realm... lives up to its reputation."

Xu Jingming exhaled slowly, "Beyond that, the difficulty is insane.

This is only Level Six—the next three levels will surely feature enemies who master fundamental and higher laws, like Roy..."

He fell into deep thought.

Originally, he had planned to ascend to the Star Stage immediately after the Genius War.

But the difficulty of the Star Stage's Star Abyss Death Realm would be even more insane.

At that point, with only Star Stage Level One and mastery of only the most basic laws, he'd struggle to clear it.

And it would be even harder to become Frost Crown Dominator's disciple.

"Two choices: First, ascend to the Star Stage first and try to become a disciple of another Supreme Dominator.

Second, don't ascend to the Star Stage yet—spend source points to enhance laws and other combat techniques.

Once strong enough to clear the Star Abyss Death Realm, become Frost Crown Dominator's disciple, then ascend to the Star Stage."

Xu Jingming's gaze flickered slightly.

After a moment of contemplation, he made his decision quickly.

Choose the second!

"Better late than never—Frost Crown Dominator is the foremost Supreme Dominator.

Training under her brings only benefits, no drawbacks.

Even if I ascend to the Star Stage in the future, I'll still need to cultivate laws.

Adding points to the Destruction Law now, at Starlight Stage, makes no difference..."

The plan was set.

The only problem: he had no source points left on his system panel!

To prepare for the Genius War, he'd spent nearly all his source points, leaving only ninety thousand.

"There are still plenty of ferocious beasts on Blue Star.

But even if I wiped out every single one on Blue Star, it wouldn't yield five source points—too little."

It seems I'll have to wait until I reach Star穹 Academy to hunt demonic beasts and earn source points."

Source points were paramount, so Xu Jingming had already researched this thoroughly.

Star穹 Academy had a dedicated demonic beast training zone for students.

Once he arrived at the academy, he could begin his slaughter and collect source points.

But before then, there was no way to earn source points at all.

"The Eternal Star Alliance's spaceship won't deliver me to its headquarters for four more months.

Just four months—I can wait..."

Starlight Peak cultivators live for ten thousand years.

Xu Jingming was only twenty-five.

Waiting four months meant nothing to him.

Space travel was utterly boring.

Fortunately, he had Eva and the women with him, and could enter the Star穹 Academy of the Virtual Universe at any time.

Thus, for Xu Jingming, it wasn't boring at all—even somewhat fulfilling.

Eighteen days later, Blue Star, Magic City.

Outside the luxurious residential complex where Xu Jingming once lived, the area had long been cleared and sealed off.

The entire zone had been transformed into a reception square, its ground covered with a dark gold carpet woven from the pelts of Beast Emperors.

Evelyn, Artur, and the remaining Starlight-class cultivators on Blue Star waited here with solemn respect.

On the other side, Liu Wei, Xu Qingwan's family, and Su Qingli's father Su Tianrui were also present.

"They're here!"

Evelyn quickly sensed something, her expression burning with fervor as she gazed at the sky.

Everyone else likewise looked up.

The once clear sky suddenly twisted, and a sleek black triangular spacecraft pierced through the cloud sea.

It flew at incredible speed, then abruptly halted, hovering fifty meters above the residential complex.

Only when closer could they see the ship's surface shimmering with dark golden patterns; its fearsome ram seemed capable of piercing stars.

Merely being shadowed by it caused every Starlight-class warrior below to tremble in soul, as if this single spacecraft could obliterate them effortlessly.

Indeed, the ship carried miniature Aurora weapons capable of killing any cultivator below the Starlight class.

Hss—

The moment the hatch opened, all of heaven and earth fell silent.

Xu Jingming stepped out into the air, his posture upright, clad only in a simple black battle suit.

Yet the faint aura he emitted made Evelyn and the others on the ground feel as if they faced a god!

This was the natural oppression granted to Xu Jingming by the Lightning Dao.

Behind him, Eva, Ye Lan, Lu Yunji, Yuli, Amos, Su Qingli, Ling Shuang, Leng Yuexi, Leng Yuechan, Song Qiuyun, Jiang Chuxuan, Catherine, and Sakura Rin—over a dozen breathtakingly beautiful women—appeared in sequence.

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan each held Xu Xinghe and Xu Xinglan in their arms.

Meanwhile, Leng Yuexi and the others not yet at Starlight class now had faintly swollen bellies, clearly showing signs of pregnancy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Brilliant fireworks exploded violently, and one hundred and eight Lei Di statues scattered across the continents resonated simultaneously.

Thick pillars of lightning surged skyward, intertwining in the high air to form a ten-kilometer-wide portrait of Xu Jingming's face.

This was, of course, Evelyn's doing—crafted to proclaim Lei Di's achievements.

"Welcome back, Lei Di!"

Evelyn's emerald eyes blazed with fanaticism, so consumed she seemed to have nearly forgotten her own daughter, Catherine.

Behind her, Artur and the dozen or so remaining Starlight-class warriors, all enslaved by Xu Jingming's Slave Heart Seal, bowed deeply in unison.

Xu Qingwan, Su Tianrui, and the rest of Xu Jingming's family also smiled.

"Finally back. Indeed, compared to the Noah Holy Land, I still prefer this place."

Looking at the familiar faces before him, Xu Jingming couldn't help but smile.