Chapter 1396: Four Months! The Eta Tribe Prince!

When Lan Yu spoke these words, many present were stirred with interest.

No life danger, and just a short time to earn 30,000 credits.

Such opportunities rarely come.

Especially for Xu Jingming, this was practically a golden chance to harvest source points!

"It seems I'll definitely enter the competition then," Xu Jingming mused aloud.

"Good, I'll join too," Yue Ying murmured in agreement.

"Haha, then let's go together."

"We can also recruit some senior students who are entering—then we can watch out for each other."

Seeing Xu Jingming and Yue Ying commit, the others quickly voiced their agreement.

With the main matter settled, the rest of the gathering turned to casual chatter.

It mostly revolved around Star Dome Academy's teaching methods and instructors.

Three hours later, the gathering ended.

Xu Jingming did not linger a moment—he went straight to the academy's beast trial zone.

Although the source point yield here was nowhere near as extreme as the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, it was still quite good.

The Beast Hunt Competition was still six months away; during this time, he would not waste a single moment.

With the Beast Hunt Competition drawing near, the entire Star Dome Academy had grown lively.

Of course, the center of attention was naturally the academy's group of Star Peak powerhouses.

These were the main force of the Beast Hunt Competition.

Xu Jingming and the other new students were barely noticed.

Aside from the recent buzz over his successive apprenticeship to the Supreme Sovereign, few paid him any mind.

Xu Jingming was perfectly content with this—he plunged headfirst into the trial zone.

He emerged only once every month to receive instruction from Sister Ye Li.

Thus, time slipped away in the blink of an eye.

Zhi—

A brilliant dark-gold lightning bolt slashed across the sky of Star Dome Academy.

Xu Jingming stood upon empty air, his body wreathed in furious Annihilation Doushen Shenlei.

He had just returned from the beast trial zone, his black short hair whipping in the gale, revealing his sharp-featured, handsome face.

"Sister Ye Li arrives tomorrow; returning today is perfect."

Xu Jingming murmured to himself.

Since his last gathering with Yue Ying and the others, four months had passed.

During these four months, aside from Sister Ye Li's instruction, he remained entirely within the beast trial zone.

The source point yield from the beast trial zone, while inferior to the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, was still substantial.

This near-constant, frenzied slaughter brought him a remarkably rich reward.

Nearly 42 million source points!

He added these points to his stats the moment he accumulated enough.

Thus, compared to four months ago, his strength had undergone a cataclysmic transformation!

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Star Stage Two

【Ability】: Annihilation Doushen Shenlei (T5)

【Physique】: 72.21 billion Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 72.19 billion Hz (+)

【Skills】: Spear Intent (Beginner), Lei Guang Mie Shi Pao (T4, Perfect), Shun Yu Lei Qiang (T5, Advanced), Lei Guang Huan Ying Bu (T5, Advanced)...

【Body Cultivation】: Purple Thunder Scripture Body (T7, Ninth Layer)

【Spirit Cultivation】: Star Core Meditation Method (T7, Ninth Layer)

【Domain】: Lightning Law (Fourth Layer+), Destruction Law (Third Layer)

【Manifestation】: Thunder Abyss Devouring Sun Phase (T7, Perfect)

【Bloodline】: Thunder Prison Demon (Zi Yan Mo Dian T0, Third Layer)

【Source Points】: 10.346 million

The entire system panel's data was nothing short of luxurious!

Not only had his level broken through to Star Stage Two, but both the Lightning Law and Destruction Law had advanced.

He had also mastered two of the three T5 combat techniques Sister Ye Li had given him.

Even so, he still had over ten million source points remaining.

The reason he kept so many was simple.

After Sister Ye Li's lesson tomorrow, his understanding of the Source Core Secret Scripture would reach the threshold to add points.

He needed to reserve some source points for the addition.

"But the Source Core Secret Scripture—a divine art that alters the very level of life—"

"The source points required for adding points must be an utterly terrifying number..."

Xu Jingming frowned slightly.

The ten million source points on his system panel seemed vast, but they were likely far from enough.

"I'll just have to try."

If all else fails, wait for the Demon Hunting Competition two months from now.

By then, you won't lack places to harvest Source Points.

Thinking of that blood-refining star teeming with hundreds of millions of demonic beasts, Xu Jingming's eyes flickered with anticipation.

The Demon Trial Zone, though filled with demonic beasts, certainly doesn't have many.

The blood-refining star is specifically used for studying demonic beasts and demons.

There, his Source Points will surely experience explosive growth!

"First, return to rest. Tomorrow, attend Sister Yeli's lecture."

Thinking of this, Xu Jingming accelerated.

Dark golden Lei Guang exploded beneath his feet, and his entire body shot forward like a golden lightning bolt toward the Eternal Day Archipelago.

Island F-003.

Princess Yueying of the Elf Clan sat cross-legged inside the cultivation chamber.

Around her swirled emerald-green life energy.

Suddenly, her smart armband emitted a soft "beep-beep" alert.

"Again him..."

Yueying opened her jade-green eyes, a hint of helplessness crossing her exquisite face.

Sure enough, the armband's projection showed the surveillance footage before the small villa's gate.

The figure was a youth over three meters tall, his overall silhouette indistinguishable from ordinary humans.

But atop his head grew a pair of translucent black horns.

The horns' surfaces were etched with mysterious patterns, gleaming with a metallic luster in the sunlight.

As if sensing the overhead surveillance, he smiled over:

"Princess Yueying, I apologize for the intrusion—do you have time to meet?"

"This guy, doesn't he even cultivate? Always showing up at my door."

With a soft sigh, Yueying rose, adjusted her robe, and strode toward the parlor on long, straight legs.

"Princess Yueying."

Opening the gate and seeing Yueying,

the youth immediately beamed a warm, gentle smile.

"Prince Tarro, what brings you here?"

Yueying asked calmly.

The youth was Tarro, a young prodigy of the Eta Clan.

The Eta Clan belonged to the Beastkin branch of the Cosmic Human race.

Because the Eta Clan's territory bordered the Elf Clan's, relations between the two clans were fairly amicable.

"I heard you've signed up for the Demon Hunting Competition; I came specifically to offer advice."

Tarro smiled faintly, "The blood-refining star is perilous. With your Star Level One strength, you'll likely face considerable trouble."

As he spoke, he waved his hand lightly, and a holographic projection of a dark red planet appeared in midair.

"But you needn't worry—I've reached Star Peak. Protecting you during the Demon Hunting Competition poses no issue."

Tarro's tone carried confidence, his horns glowing faintly.

Yueying's delicate eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.

The Eta Clan and the Elf Clan have been allies for generations, and those who enter the Star Dome Academy represent the elite of their young generation.

It means this prince is among the top talents of the Eta Clan's youth.

Logically, she shouldn't refuse his goodwill.

But his recent habit of showing up uninvited had begun to irritate her.

If she agreed to travel with him during the Demon Hunting Competition, she had no idea how far Tarro might push his advantage.

Just as she was pondering how to decline politely,

her peripheral vision caught a streak of dark golden Lei Guang slicing across the sky and landing on nearby Island F-001.

Xu Jingming had returned!

Yueying's beautiful eyes brightened, a flash of delight crossing her refined features.

"Excuse me, Prince Tarro—I suddenly remember urgent matters to attend to. Let's talk another day."

Before Tarro could respond, Yueying transformed into a stream of emerald light and shot toward the island where Xu Jingming had landed.

Tarro's smile froze on his face.