Chapter 1687: Equipment Major Upgrade! Tender Moments!

"Jingming, this is too much!"

Ling Shuang was the first to react, quickly shaking her head: "We can't accept this."

"Yes, you're fighting in the Outer Realm battlefield—you need resources more than we do!"

"On Blue Star, the Noah Empire takes care of us—we're never short of resources."

Ye Lan and the other women all spoke up, refusing to accept this huge sum.

Xu Jingming felt warmth in his heart and smiled:

"Since I'm giving this to you, it means I still have plenty more saved up.

Blue Star is my rear base—it must be fortified like a fortress."

He paused, then added:

"Use this fund to buy defensive weapons and offensive arms capable of threatening the Immortal Stage.

You won't be able to purchase them through your channels—I'll grant you access in the Eternal Star Alliance."

Weapons capable of threatening the Immortal Stage are restricted in the Human Universe.

But given my status, acquiring such weapons isn't difficult.

Seeing this, Ling Shuang understood and stopped refusing, nodding:

"That's true—if you're giving it, you've clearly thought it through.

As for weapons against the Immortal Stage, leave them to us."

"Mm."

Xu Jingming nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the other women:

"Also, you must hurry with your cultivation.

Don't worry about lacking resources—I'll transfer money back regularly."

The cultivation resources needed for the Starlight Stage and Star Stage.

For him at his current level, these are no burden at all.

Even supplying ten thousand people wouldn't deplete much.

Not to mention Ling Shuang and the others are fewer than twenty.

"Okay," the women replied softly.

"Alright, now that the serious business is done."

Xu Jingming's face lit up with a smile again as he opened his arms:

"Come, let me hold you properly."

The women's cheeks flushed slightly, but they obediently gathered around him.

In the virtual universe, the sensation is extremely real—it can slightly ease the pain of separation.

After lingering warmly and transferring the 500,000 crystals,

Xu Jingming left the Blue Star villa and returned to reality.

He looked down.

Lin Qianxue still lay softly in his arms, like a delicate flower thoroughly nourished by dew.

Her long black hair spilled loosely over her shoulders.

Her rounded shoulders and delicate collarbones were exposed to the air.

Faint red marks still lingered on her skin, glowing with a tender sheen under the bedroom's soft light.

His gaze drifted downward, landing on the two still...

Then, he supported Lin Qianxue's waist and slowly withdrew.

"Pop~"

A soft sound echoed clearly in the quiet bedroom.

Lin Qianxue's body trembled slightly, instinctively clamping her long, straight legs together.

A muffled whimper escaped her throat, her cheeks reddening further.

Xu Jingming gently laid her flat on the bed and pulled the blanket over her carefully.

Lin Qianxue's eyes were closed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

Her breathing grew steady and deep—she had clearly fallen into exhausted sleep.

"You insisted on being the rider—now do you see it's not as easy as it looks?"

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming let out a wry smile and said:

"Vera, open the Military Merit Shangcheng."

He still had a considerable amount of funds left.

For this trip to the Ancient Battlefield, he must be fully prepared.

Perfect time to upgrade his gear.

"Got it!"

Vera waved her tiny hand and immediately entered the Military Merit Shangcheng.

"First, weapons."

The Ninefold Lei Yu Spear—he currently holds the SSS7 grade.

Though its power is sufficient, it can still be improved.

"With your current military merit, you can upgrade the Ninefold Lei Yu Spear to SSS3 grade.

To go higher, you'll need 500 billion military merit."

The demon girl Vera floated in midair, explaining.

"SSS2-tier is actually this expensive?"

Xu Jingming couldn't help but click his tongue: "Then I'll buy up to SSS3-tier."

The further along weapons go, the more outrageous the prices.

SSS1-tier requires a full 2 trillion military merits!

That's the threshold price for weapons corresponding to the Sovereign realm; right now he's still far from enough.

"I'll make do with SSS3-tier for now, and switch later once my military merits are sufficient."

Xu Jingming looked toward the armor category next.

The battle suit on his body was an SS1-tier Dim Star Battle Suit, with very limited defensive power.

"SSS5-tier battle suit 'Thunder Abyss Armor,' exchange price: 1.3 million crystal coins."

Xu Jingming's gaze swept across, and he quickly selected a battle suit that was pitch-black all over, with lightning patterns flowing across its surface.

This battle suit was forged primarily from 'Thunder Abyss Star Core.'

Not only is its defensive power astonishing, it can weaken the law-infused might of an Eternal Peak powerhouse by 50%.

It can also amplify lightning-type law-infused might — perfectly suited for him.

"Although my combat power is at Eternal Peak,

without activating the Purple Nightmare Demonic Physique, my defense is somewhat lacking.

With the Thunder Abyss Armor in hand,

even without invoking the Purple Nightmare Demonic Physique, I no longer fear head-on clashes with other Eternal Peak experts."

Xu Jingming directly chose to place the order.

"Honored Eternal Deity 'Su Chen,' the equipment you purchased will be delivered within 5 stellar days."

A pop-up prompt appeared immediately after the order was placed.

"Five days isn't too long."

Xu Jingming took stock of his remaining assets once more.

Military merits left: 13.44 billion; crystal coins left: 374,000.

"I'll buy some life-saving pills as well."

Xu Jingming spent another 100,000 crystal coins to purchase a bottle of SSS4-tier 'Endless Renewal Pills.'

Inside were ten pills.

Each one can instantly restore 10% of an Eternal Fourth-Order divine body's damage — truly a life-saving divine medicine.

At this point, his assets had shrunk dramatically.

Crystal coins were down to 274,000, and military merits were down to 13.4 billion.

But in exchange, he gained an all-round boost in combat power!

"Equipment updated. Next up is adjusting my state and getting ready to depart."

Battle intent burned fiercely in Xu Jingming's eyes.

After stepping into the Eternal realm, the mass-point harvest from killing Universe-realm beings grows lower and lower.

Killing several million Universe-realm beings on a single planet isn't as good as personally slaying one Eternal Sixth-Order powerhouse.

But even on the Extrasolar Battlefield, Eternal-realm experts aren't that easy to find.

Xu Jingming had originally been wondering where a large gathering of Eternal-realm experts could be found.

And now the appearance of the Primordial Ancient Battlefield has given him the best opportunity.

"I hope this ancient battlefield won't disappoint me."

With parting imminent,

Lin Qianxue, as if wanting to pour all her longing for the days ahead into these few days of tenderness, grew increasingly proactive.

Those pale-golden eyes, whenever they looked at him, burned with a flame at their depths that made one's heart tremble.

The once cold and aloof Goddess of Thunder was now willing to set aside all reserve.

Going along with every one of his wild and wanton whims.

Vera's private collection gained quite a few more pieces of varied-style material.

Sometimes pure-white stockings outlining slender legs.

Sometimes bold, shy outfits.

Sometimes some cleverly shaped little toys meant to be inserted in certain places, so exquisite they made one blush.

Xu Jingming also immersed himself in this entanglement, indulging to his heart's content.

Sometimes even invoking the Purple Nightmare Demonic Physique.

And that's only because Lin Qianxue is an Eternal Deity.

Her divine body can expand accordingly — otherwise it simply couldn't accommodate it.

It wasn't until five days later that Lin Qianxue reluctantly left the Extrasolar Battlefield.

Preparing to return to the Star Dome Academy to receive instruction from Teacher Frost Crown.

Meanwhile, Xu Jingming, now clad in a full set of brand-new equipment, boarded the Star Mark universe ship.

Setting off toward the Primordial Ancient Battlefield located in the Third War Zone.