Chapter 1369: Successive Master Appointments! Start Allocating Points!

In the grand palace.

The tall figure standing at the forefront slowly turned, revealing a flawless face.

Lady Lin Ge's features bore a resemblance to Yue Ying's, but were more mature and noble.

Her eyes were like twin silver moons, brimming with infinite wisdom and power.

When she gazed at Yue Ying, the latter felt as if her soul had been laid bare.

"Rise, child."

Lady Lin Ge's voice was as cool and gentle as moonlight, "I saw your performance in the Talent War."

Yue Ying rose respectfully, her heart pounding.

She could feel her ancestor's gaze lingering on her, as if evaluating something.

"According to the teachings I left behind in the Elf Nation, the top finisher of the Talent War may enter my lineage."

Lady Lin Ge looked at Yue Ying, "Though you only secured third place, your strength is not inferior."

"It's just that this Talent War produced unexpected prodigies; otherwise, with your strength, you would have taken first place."

As she spoke, she lightly raised her hand, and a beam of silver moonlight settled upon Yue Ying's forehead:

"Therefore, from this day forward, you are my fifteenth direct disciple."

The Elf Nation!

The Elf Nation is among the stronger of the high-tier cosmic nations.

Yet, the elf race constitutes an extremely small fraction of the entire cosmic human population.

To maximize the elf race's influence, Lady Lin Ge takes as disciples elves with notable talent.

Of course, the minimum requirement is first place in the Talent War.

Otherwise, talent too low would be a waste of her time.

Thus, after countless eons of accumulation, including Yue Ying, she has taken only fifteen disciples in total.

"Thank you, Master, for your cultivation! I will not disappoint your expectations!"

Yue Ying's expression was filled with excitement.

"Go now. Return here at this time tomorrow—I shall personally guide your cultivation."

Lady Lin Ge offered a faint smile.

When Yue Ying exited the hall, she was in a daze.

Supreme Dominator!

The strongest among Dominators!

Even the strongest in our Elf Nation is merely an Undying Dominator.

She knew that from this moment, her fate would be utterly transformed!

"Thank goodness my teacher noticed that two monsters appeared in this Talent War."

"Otherwise, with my third-place ranking, I truly wouldn't have succeeded in becoming a disciple."

A faint smile appeared on Yue Ying's crimson lips, and she departed quickly.

Soon, the news that Yue Ying had become Lady Lin Ge's disciple spread like a storm across the Star Dome Academy!

As the strongest Supreme Dominator of the elf race,

Lady Lin Ge held an exalted status within the Eternal Star Alliance; becoming her direct disciple meant

that, barring premature death, Yue Ying's future was virtually assured to reach the realm of Eternal Deity!

And while everyone was still processing this news,

another explosive revelation followed: Luo Yi had been taken as a direct disciple by Sword Eternal Dominator!

Sword Eternal Dominator was the strongest among the five Supreme Dominators in swordcraft.

It was said he had recognized Luo Yi's pure talent in the Way of the Sword and taken him as a disciple.

Supreme Dominators were figures of exalted status even within the Star Dome Academy.

Ordinary Talent War prodigies were beneath their notice.

Yet this time, two prodigies had successively become disciples of Supreme Dominators, shaking the entire Star Dome Academy.

On the Star Dome Academy forums, discussions about them flooded every corner, with endless admiration and exclamations.

In comparison, the former Talent War champion Xu Jingming seemed to have been utterly forgotten in the corner.

When someone mentioned him at all, it was usually with confusion and regret:

"Yue Ying and Luo Yi are already acting—what is Xu Jingming doing?"

"No one knows. Logically, with his first-place ranking in the Talent War, he should have tried to become a disciple of a Supreme Dominator."

"Yes, it's hard to understand."

"......"

In the Trial Zone, Xu Jingming moved through the beast horde, golden Lei Guang flickering around him.

Each time he thrust his spear, a powerful beast fell dead.

Half an hour later, he stood there, surrounded by a sea of fallen beast corpses.

Blood gushed from their wounds, staining a vast stretch of ground crimson.

"Master, according to the latest news,

Yue Ying and Luo Yi have respectively become disciples of Lady Lin Ge and Sword Eternal Dominator."

The voice of No. 1 sounded in his ear.

"Oh? They moved quickly."

Xu Jingming's expression remained calm.

"Master, aren't you considering taking another Dominator as your teacher?"

No. 1 couldn't help speaking up.

As the sub-entity of the strongest intelligent lifeform in Star Dome Academy.

In her view, Xu Jingming was now completely wasting time.

"No rush—I have my own rhythm."

Xu Jingming's gaze flickered slightly as he raced toward another cluster of beast gatherings detected by his spiritual sense.

Like in Noah Sanctuary, beasts slain in this trial zone cannot be taken away.

This was also a good thing—it spared him from wasting time collecting beast materials...

One month later, the trial zone.

Deep within a cave in the dense forest.

The young man sat cross-legged, surrounded by faint golden lightning arcs.

His eyebrows were swordlike, sharply defined even in the dim light; when his eyes were half-closed, his long eyelashes cast shadows across his cold, stern face.

A golden lightning sphere hovering above his head pulsed with blinding radiance, like a miniature sun, illuminating the entire cave with brilliant clarity.

He appeared to be meditating quietly.

In truth, he was watching a pale blue virtual panel in his mind.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Starlight Ninth Stage (+)

【Ability】: Doushen Shenlei (T6)

【Physique】: 7.18 billion Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 7.09 billion Hz (+)

【Skills】: Lei Guang Mie Shi Pao (T4, Perfect), Shun Lei Shan (T6, Perfect), Dou Tian Shen Lei Po Mie Ci (T6, Perfect)...

【Body Cultivation】: Zixiao Lei Wen Shen (T7, Ninth Layer)

【Spirit Refinement】: Xinghe Mingfa Fa (T7, Ninth Layer)

【Domain】: Lightning Law (First Layer +), Destruction Domain (Eighteenth Layer +)

【Manifestation】: Lei Yuan Shi Ri Xiang (T7, Perfect)

【Bloodline】: Lei Yu E Mo (Zi Yan Mo Dian T0, Third Layer)

【Source Points】: 10.344 million

"After three months of slaughter, I've finally accumulated this many source points again!"

Looking at the number beside "Source Points" on the system panel, Xu Jingming's expression couldn't help but grow excited.

He remembered that back on Heishi Star, he'd spent an entire year to earn just over six million source points!

Now, after only three months in the trial zone, he'd gained over ten million!

This was partly due to his increased strength and higher hunting efficiency.

But it also indirectly proved that the trial zone teemed with an enormous number of beasts!

"It seems I won't have to worry about source point sources for a long time to come."

Looking at the numerous upgrade options on the system panel, Xu Jingming activated his will and clicked the plus sign beside "Destruction Domain"!

Source Points -6 million!

Destruction Domain Eighteenth Layer → Destruction Law!