Chapter 1521: Companionship! I

Magu City, a modern estate spanning tens of thousands of mu.

The central helipad was broad and level, capable of accommodating several large spaceships.

At this moment, the edges of the helipad were already filled with people.

At the very front stood three breathtaking figures.

On the left, Ling Shuang wore a white long dress.

Her frosty face bore uncontrollable excitement, her beautiful eyes fixed tightly on the sky.

On the right, Lu Yunji wore a light blue dress, her demeanor gentle and refined; she gently bit her lower lip, her eyes already reddened.

In the center, Ye Lan wore a pale purple qipao, accentuating her slender, graceful curves.

Her hands were folded before her, elegant and composed, but her trembling fingertips betrayed the turmoil within.

Behind them, Su Qingli, Emers, Yuli, and the other women had all arrived.

After more than three years apart, their appearances and demeanors had grown even more outstanding, and their cultivation had made great strides.

The weakest among them had already entered Starlight Stage.

At this moment, all their gazes were fixed on the silver-gray spaceship in the sky.

"Chii—"

The spaceship's engines emitted soft blue flames as it slowly descended onto the center of the helipad.

The hatch slowly opened.

The first to step out was Yueying.

She had silver hair and gray eyes, her demeanor cold and noble; her exquisite face seemed veiled in moonlight under the sun.

Next came Eva.

Her emerald-green hair and jade-like eyes radiated liveliness and spirit, tinged with a hint of mature allure.

Finally—

Xu Jingming stepped out, clad in black.

His figure stood tall as a spear, his features handsome, his eyes deep and piercing.

More than three years of cosmic warfare had made his aura even more composed and weighty.

Though his Universe Stage aura had been suppressed,

he still resembled a bottomless ancient pool, faintly radiating a chilling, piercing edge.

"Jingming!"

Ling Shuang could no longer hold back; her figure flashed forward and launched herself into Xu Jingming's arms.

A fragrant breeze rushed toward him; he felt the slight trembling of her body.

"Shuang'er, I'm back."

Xu Jingming whispered softly, gently patting her back.

Ye Lan and Lu Yunji also stepped forward, their eyes slightly reddened.

Xu Jingming released Ling Shuang and pulled the two women into his arms as well.

More than three years of longing dissolved into this silent embrace.

The remaining women also wore expressions of longing.

But even if Xu Jingming's chest were broad, he could embrace only three at once.

They would have to wait a little longer.

"Hello, sisters. I'm Yueying, whom you met before in the Virtual Universe."

Yueying stepped forward and spoke softly.

Yet compared to their previous meeting in the Virtual Universe,

her expression now seemed somewhat unnatural.

During her time on Alvin Star and aboard the spaceship,

she had consumed too many study materials.

Seeing them now, she couldn't help but unconsciously recall those scenes...

"Hey everyone, long time no see!"

In contrast to Yueying, Eva—who had already seen them many times—felt no embarrassment at all; she waved cheerfully.

After a long while, Xu Jingming finally released Ling Shuang and the others.

He turned toward the edge of the helipad, where many familiar figures still stood.

His teacher Yang Zhentian, his father-in-law Su Tianrui, Zhou Yuanwu, Evelyn, and several high-ranking officials of Great Xia...

"Teacher, Brother Zhou, you're here too."

Xu Jingming walked forward and greeted them one by one.

"We watched the Demon Hunting Competition!

So brutal! But we loved it!

The Noah Empire heard the news—they've been sending envoys here even more frequently lately!"

Teacher Yang Zhentian laughed heartily.

He never imagined that the student he had taken in at Magu University would one day reach such heights.

Even among all of humanity across the universe, he had shone with brilliant radiance.

He had always been proud of him.

But he only knew Xu Jingming had reached Star Peak—he did not know Xu Jingming had already broken through.

Otherwise, he would have been even more astonished.

The grand welcoming banquet lasted from day until night before ending.

By nine o'clock at night, the guests began to depart.

Now it was entirely the time of Xu Jingming's family.

In the spacious master bedroom on the top floor of the manor, lights blazed brightly.

Emotions suppressed for over three years.

Like long-constrained tides, they finally shattered every dam in this moment of solitude.

The eyes of more than a dozen women present turned scorching and intense under the bright light.

Over three years of waiting had utterly cast aside their former reserve and shyness.

A prolonged, tender entanglement thus began.

Xu Jingming's physique was already formidable.

The Life-Continuing Secret Art, granted after his breakthrough to the Cosmic Stage, granted him near-infinite energy and recovery.

Thus, within the master bedroom, shadows danced and gasps mingled with soft moans into a melody.

Sometimes soaring and fierce, sometimes tender and lingering, until a day and night later they gradually subsided...

Not long after Xu Jingming arrived on Blue Star, the resources purchased from the Eternal Star Alliance also arrived.

With these resources, those like Lu Yunji and Yuli, who were already Starlight High Stage, could break through to the Star Stage within three years.

As for the remaining Aemose, Ling Shuang, and Su Qingli, who were Starlight Low Stage, they could reach the Star Stage within ten years.

This pace was more than a hundred times faster than if they had trained on their own.

After the resources arrived, Xu Jingming did not rush back to Star Dome Academy.

The higher the rank, the more source points required for breakthrough.

This journey to the Outlands battlefield would surely keep him away for a long time.

So he fully relaxed, aside from daily training.

He spent most of his time accompanying Ling Shuang and the other women, as well as his sons and daughters, making up for years of absence.

He stayed like this for a full six months.

During this time, Ye Lan, Ling Shuang, Su Qingli, and Lu Yunji—all except Yueying—became pregnant.

It was foreseeable that in a few more months,

Xu Xinghe, Xu Xinglan, and the others would gain several more younger siblings.

After six months, Eva remained on Blue Star.

Xu Jingming, meanwhile, boarded a ship with Yueying and returned to Star Dome Academy.

One month later, the ship arrived at Star Dome Academy.

Yueying returned directly to the Eternal Day Archipelago; Xu Jingming hurried straight to Frost Crown Peak to pay homage to the Frost Crown Sovereign.

Frost Crown Peak forbade flight by students.

So Xu Jingming landed at the mountain's base and walked toward its summit.

Frost Crown Peak was vast beyond measure, rising over one hundred thousand meters high!

For an ordinary person, climbing to the summit would likely mean dying from exhaustion.

But for Xu Jingming, already at the Cosmic Stage, it was as easy as walking on flat ground.

After walking for more than ten minutes, he reached the summit.

A cold, moonlike voice suddenly came from the side:

"You are Xu Jingming?"

Huh? Why did this exchange feel strangely familiar?

Xu Jingming turned instinctively and saw an elf woman standing still at the forest's edge.

She was tall and graceful, her long robe adorned with silver moon patterns making her skin appear as white as snow.

Her features were flawless, unlike anything of this world—possessing Yueying's delicacy, yet adding further maturity and nobility forged by time.

Her eyes, like silver moons, were deep as abysses; a single glance seemed to pierce straight through the soul.

Anyone residing atop Frost Crown Peak must be a Sovereign-level powerhouse!

Although Xu Jingming did not recognize her, he still bowed respectfully:

"I am Xu Jingming. May I ask, my lord, who are you?"

The tall elf woman regarded him with a faint, enigmatic smile and opened her crimson lips:

"Ling Ge."