Chapter 455: S-Rank Nine Nether Purple Flame! Preparing to Return!

Boom!!

The flame ability swirling around Leng Yuexi grew ever deeper in color, transforming from its original crimson to a dark purple!

Finally, after another two minutes, her aura climbed to its peak!

Then, the countless purple flames suddenly retracted back into her body.

Leng Yuexi slowly opened her eyes, an extraordinary aura emanating from her entire being.

Immediately after, she looked over with a bright, lovely smile on her pretty face, the corners of her red lips curving upward slightly:

"I feel my strength has increased quite a bit. Looks like in our future sparring, you won't be able to crush me one-handed anymore."

Feeling that you've been keeping this matter in mind all along?

After muttering that to himself, Xu Jingming also smiled and offered his congratulations:

"Congratulations, Sister Xi, on the successful evolution of your ability and the great boost in strength."

An A-rank, seventh-tier Grandmaster and an S-rank, seventh-tier Grandmaster are completely different concepts!

It could be said that after her ability's evolution, Leng Yuexi absolutely possessed the qualifications to climb to the very pinnacle of Blue Star.

"It's not certain yet. We'll have to analyze it before we know."

Shaking her head, Leng Yuexi softly instructed: "Silver White, analyze my ability rank and name."

Boom!

Deep, dark purple flames erupted explosively, swirling around her body.

"Silver White received."

He had no idea how the internal chip of this metal sphere was made.

The thousand-plus degree heat just now had no effect whatsoever on its operation.

It quickly flew above Leng Yuexi's head, projecting down pale blue virtual light:

"Analyzing ability......"

After a full ten-plus seconds, the metal sphere's voice sounded once more:

"Ability analysis successful! This ability is an elemental, fire-type, S-rank ability: 'Nine Nether Purple Flame'!"

"Nine Nether Purple Flame! As expected, it evolved from A-rank to S-rank."

Hearing this, Leng Yuexi's suspended heart finally settled completely.

Immediately after, she gazed somewhat intoxicated at the ghostly purple flame burning on her fingertip:

"But then again, only an S-rank ability could give me such a powerful feeling of experience......"

She could feel that the boost in strength Nine Nether Purple Flame brought her was not just a little bit, but multiplied several times over!

In fact, if she were to face her former self before the ability's evolution, she was confident she could crush and defeat her without using any combat techniques at all!

"If S-rank abilities are already like this, what about SS-rank abilities?"

Leng Yuexi said with a tone of amazement, looking toward Xu Jingming: "Now I understand why you possess such super-spec combat power."

Hearing this, Xu Jingming merely smiled faintly and said nothing.

His combat power, on one hand, was indeed because of the SS-rank Doushen Shenlei.

On the other hand, it was also because he had mastered numerous combat techniques while also cultivating body-tempering and spirit-refining arts.

He dared to affirm that an ordinary SS-rank ability awakener, at the same tier, would absolutely not possess combat power like his.

"I didn't expect that this trip to the civilization relic would actually let my ability undergo an evolution.

Junior Jingming, you really are this big sister's lucky star."

In a pleasant mood, Leng Yuexi stood up from the ground. "Let's go, let's search this civilization relic a bit more.

See if there are any other good things......"

This civilization relic didn't amount to too much. Besides this side hall, there were two other side halls.

It's just that inside, they only contained some instruments already destroyed by fierce beasts, with nothing else of much value.

"Jingming, sorry about that. The most valuable things all went to me."

After a fruitless search, Leng Yuexi felt a bit embarrassed.

After a pause, her eyes suddenly lit up as she said: "How about I just give this civilization base to you directly?

Among the remaining instruments here, there should still be quite a bit of important data.

Also, that alloy main door is a good thing too.

You can report it to your Lei Ting Martial Hall headquarters and have them arrange for professionals to come excavate.

When the time comes, you should be able to get some rewards too......"

"Sister Xi, no need. What you've given me is already more than enough." Xu Jingming said with a smile.

What he said was the truth—Elemental Essence, a heaven-and-earth wonder capable of defying fate.

Even if it's incomplete, it still holds tremendous value.

An ordinary ability user definitely wouldn't give it up lightly, yet Leng Yuexi didn't even think twice and shared it directly.

This was enough to demonstrate her generosity and sincerity.

Let alone the fact that there were also two Chi Mang Liu Jin guards.

If these two Liu Jin guards could be restored, they would absolutely be things worthy of serving as a family's foundation!

If he were to keep wanting this civilization relic base, that would be a bit impolite.

"Alright then."

Seeing that Xu Jingming's tone was sincere and didn't seem like an act at all, Leng Yuexi nodded and gave up on the idea.

"Oh right, Sister Xi, is there a way to repair these Liu Jin guards?" Xu Jingming asked curiously.

"There is, actually. We just need to find an intact control core and install it."

The control cores can be found on the other Liquid Gold Guards.

"But these control cores have long been pre-programmed, making them very difficult for us to use."

"The families of ability-users capable of controlling Liquid Gold Guards that I know of number no more than four..."

Leng Yuexi replied softly.

Their Spirit Fox Guild had encountered who knows how many Liquid Gold Guards by now.

"But without exception, none could be claimed for our own use and could only be scrapped."

"However, the special metals that make up the Liquid Gold Guards are inherently extremely valuable.

The two in your hands should fetch around ten billion Great Xia coins.

If you can't find a sales channel, you can list them at our guild's auction house."

She added immediately after.

"Thanks, Sister Xi, I'll consider it." Xu Jingming nodded.

Even if he couldn't restore the Liquid Gold Guards, selling them for ten billion Great Xia coins seemed pretty good.

"Alright, then this civilization ruin exploration is considered wrapped up. Shall we get ready to head back?"

Leng Yuexi stretched lazily, speaking in a languid tone.

After her abilities evolved from A-rank to S-rank, her strength had indeed improved considerably.

But her spiritual power seemed to have been heavily consumed in the recent metamorphosis, leaving her somewhat weary.

"Sure."

Xu Jingming nodded with a smile. "But once we reach the Redwood Forest area, I'm afraid we'll have to split up."

"Why?" Leng Yuexi blinked her clear, big eyes, looking puzzled.

"I want to make a trip to Civilization Ruin No. 3."

The vicinity of the Redwood Forest is where Civilization Ruin No. 3 is located.

Today is August 21st, and Civilization Ruin No. 3 opens in September. Xu Jingming had to head over early to wait.

To make sure he could enter it the moment it opened.

"Civilization Ruin No. 3, what for?

Hasn't that ruin long since been mined clean, with nothing of value left?"

Leng Yuexi said, somewhat surprised.

Civilization Ruin No. 3 was one of the earlier-discovered ruins.

By now, who knows how many ability-users had explored it; there hadn't been anything good left for ages.

It had even been developed into a tourist attraction, opened to some low-rank ability-users at specific times each year.

"I happen to have a pass for Civilization Ruin No. 3 on hand. No point wasting it—might as well go broaden my horizons."

Xu Jingming explained.

An ordinary pass naturally wouldn't yield anything good, but his was an administrator pass!

Once inside Civilization Ruin No. 3, he could simply ask the Eva Mother-Body for it directly.

"Fair enough, no harm in taking a look." Leng Yuexi didn't deny this point.

After all, Civilization Ruin No. 3, judging by appearance alone, was worthy of being called a world-class wonder!

PS: Three chapters done, still owe 8 more~~~