Chapter 1415: Yue Ying

Xu Jingming's figure shot through the sky like lightning, leaving a brilliant trail of golden thunderlight in the night.

In less than five minutes, he arrived at the first coordinate point sent by Yue Ying.

A medium-sized city located on the southern hemisphere of Meteorite Star.

It was deep night, yet the entire city was packed with demons.

In the air, terrifying roars echoed repeatedly.

About one hundred meters above the city, a slender figure hung motionless in midair.

Her silver hair flowed like a waterfall, gently swaying in the evening breeze, the ends shimmering with a faint lunar glow.

Her nose was high and refined, her face exquisitely beautiful, her gray-stone eyes glinting with a cold light in the darkness.

Beyond her face, her figure was nothing short of perfect.

Her curves were exquisite, especially her magnificent bust, outlined by her battle suit into a breathtaking arc.

Her waist was so slender it could be clasped in a single hand.

It was none other than Yue Ying, who had been waiting at the coordinate for a long time.

Her gray-stone eyes fixed on the demons trapped within the spatial lockdown sphere below, her expression calm and focused.

Suddenly, she sensed something and looked up toward the horizon.

A golden streak of light was rapidly approaching, arriving in the blink of an eye.

The thunderlight faded, revealing Xu Jingming's upright figure.

He still wore his cold, resolute expression.

His black short hair stirred slightly in the wind, his gaze sharp as a blade.

They had been together just hours ago, yet now that they met again,

Yue Ying felt a certain indescribable aura emanating from Xu Jingming.

That aura seemed to rise from the very depths of life itself, making her instinctively feel a sense of closeness.

"What? Haven't seen me for a few hours and you don't recognize me anymore?"

Seeing Yue Ying staring at him in daze, Xu Jingming asked half-jokingly.

Yue Ying snapped back to herself, a faint blush coloring her fair face.

She cleared her throat to cover her distraction:

"N-nothing, I just felt you're a little different from before."

Her voice remained cool, yet now carried a hint of unease.

"Really? I don't think I've changed much since just now."

Though he spoke those words on the surface, Xu Jingming felt a quiet curiosity inside.

The elf race primarily cultivates the Law of Life.

Could the gene-level and soul-essence changes from the Source Core Scripture actually be detected by elves?

"Just now it seemed clear, but after sensing again carefully, it seems there's no difference at all."

After observing more closely, Yue Ying finally shook her head: "Maybe it was just my imagination."

"Possibly."

Xu Jingming nodded and offered no further explanation.

Because of the restrictions imposed by the Frost Crown Dominator.

He could not reveal the Source Core Scripture in any way, and thus had no means to explain his transformation.

"Enough about that.

Look below—how's it? Satisfied?"

Yue Ying did not pursue the topic further.

With a slender finger, she pointed to the large group of demons trapped below and asked with a smile.

"Satisfied? Of course I'm satisfied."

Xu Jingming praised her without restraint: "This time, I owe you.

After the mission ends, I'll treat you to dinner—and give you an extra reward."

He spoke the truth.

Without Yue Ying, his source points loss this time would have been massive.

"Is that so? Then I'll make sure to take full advantage of you."

Yue Ying's gray-stone eyes sparkled slightly, the corners of her red lips curving upward a little more.

For some reason,

her anticipation for the "dinner invitation" surpassed even that of the so-called "extra reward."

"Alright, wait a moment—I'll handle this first, then head to the next location."

Originally, for Xu Jingming, killing these demons outright would have sufficed.

But to Yue Ying, keeping the demons alive was for their demonic energy.

So he spent several minutes absorbing a wave of demonic energy before killing them.

This caused his already vast source points to climb once again.

After a few minutes, his source points increased by nearly four million!

This harvest was nothing short of astonishing!

After clearing this concentration point, he followed Yue Ying to the next location.

While Xu Jingming followed Yue Ying to each coordinate point, ruthlessly exterminating demons,

in the depths of the Planetary Lord's Mansion in Xuan Star City.

In a sealed chamber entirely forged from special alloy.

A middle-aged man with an imposing aura stood before a holographic projection device.

His face was grim, brows furrowed, eyes filled with anxiety and unease.

He was the planetary lord of Meteorite Star, 'Morei'.

"We cannot reach Giant Tortoise. The demonic seeds have all erupted."

Morei spoke in a low voice, the sound echoing through the chamber:

"According to our intelligence, it was the Eternal Star Alliance. A core member has come here.

Our trading channels on the planet have likely been exposed.

Giant Tortoise's space ring was taken—it must contain records of our transactions.

What do we do now?"

In the holographic projection, a blurred figure stirred slightly.

Though his face could not be seen, a deep, abyss-like aura could be felt.

"You go and negotiate with them. Make them shut up!"

The blurred figure's voice was calm, yet carried undeniable authority:

"If they do not report this to the Eternal Star Alliance's high command, we can offer them an S1-class resource as hush money."

S1-class resource!

Morei's pupils contracted sharply.

That was a treasure capable of making cosmic-level experts envy!

"What if they refuse?" the lord could not help asking.

If they were merely peripheral members of the Eternal Star Alliance, we could still eliminate them.

But core members are different.

If one truly dies on Meteorite Star, a far harsher investigation will follow.

The situation will become even more complicated than it is now.

"Refuse?"

The blurred figure let out a light laugh, his tone tinged with mockery:

"With so many resources, they will agree.

If they truly refuse... you may subtly reveal our background."

He paused, then continued:

"Since they are from the Eternal Star Alliance, after hearing that name, they will not defy us."

Morei's heart tightened; he immediately bowed low:

"Yes, I understand."

"Go. Resolve this as soon as possible.

If this matter truly slips through and causes trouble for those above, you know your fate."

After speaking, the blurred figure's hologram slowly faded away.

The chamber fell silent once more.

Morei stood in place, silent for a long time.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind—this affair had truly spiraled out of control.

Giant Tortoise the demon had fallen. Half a hundred million lives had been corrupted. Chaos engulfed all of Meteorite Star.

Even if they had not discovered the hidden truth behind it, he could not escape being sent to a cosmic prison.

Once the secret transactions were exposed, he would surely be executed.

The only option now was to flee Meteorite Star as quickly as possible.

But the moment he thought of the figure's cosmic-level connections from their earlier communication, a chill ran down his spine.

"Forget it. I'll go negotiate.

Mention that person's name—those Eternal Star Alliance fools won't dare refuse."

Morei took a deep breath, his gaze gradually hardening.

He turned and walked out of the chamber, heading toward the estate's outer gates.