Chapter 497: Farewell! The Leng Yuexi Sisters' Guesses!

"But fortunately, the Global Genius Exchange Tournament lasts a very long time, with rest periods in between.

I'll make a few trips to Magic Cave No. 4 then. As long as I don't go on a killing spree, I should be able to gather enough ability points to advance to sixth-tier."

Xu Jingming said silently in his heart.

Advancing from mid fifth-tier to upper fifth-tier cost 260,000 ability points.

Advancing from upper fifth-tier to sixth-tier should only require around 300,000 ability points.

These remaining 80,000 ability points shouldn't be hard to obtain.

"But before officially participating in the Genius Exchange Tournament, I still need to rest up properly."

Gazing at the already faintly visible supply base building, Xu Jingming's heart stirred, and his speed increased once again.

In less than three minutes, he arrived near Exit No. 4.

"I'm back."

Letting out a long breath, Xu Jingming slowed his pace.

He took out his phone, preparing to book the earliest flight from Myanmar back to Daxia.

"Jingming, you're back from the wilderness zone?"

Just as he finished buying the ticket, a slightly delighted voice suddenly rang out from the side.

Turning his head to look, it was none other than the Leng Yuexi sisters, walking toward him one after the other.

The elder sister, Leng Yuexi, had a bright, sunny smile on her pretty face.

"Sister Xi? Why are you here?" Xu Jingming put his phone away, somewhat surprised.

Over a month ago, before he entered the Kanda Wilderness Zone, he had told them he would head straight back to Daxia.

He hadn't expected them to still be here waiting for him.

"What? Not welcome?" Leng Yuexi's willow-leaf brows rose slightly as she pretended to be angry.

And Leng Yuechan, following closely behind, blinked her eyes and observed him carefully.

She had far less contact with Xu Jingming than her elder sister Leng Yuexi, so she only had two impressions of him.

Handsome, and powerful.

Looking carefully now, she discovered that beyond those two points, Xu Jingming also possessed a peculiar sacred quality.

Just like the rising sun, full of hope and warmth.

It made even someone like her, who hadn't paid Xu Jingming much attention, couldn't help but feel a bit curious.

"I've only spent this much time with Xu Jingming and I already feel this way.

My sister spent a whole month-plus with him, no wonder she developed feelings."

Leng Yuechan marveled inwardly.

"Of course not? With Sister Xi coming in person, I'm definitely welcome."

Xu Jingming replied with a smile, "I've spent over a month in the wilderness zone, I'm sick of roasted meat.

Let's go, my treat, let's have lunch together."

The earliest flight he booked back to Daxia was at 2 p. m., so there was still plenty of time.

Just right for catching up with the Leng Yuexi sisters......

There was a restaurant inside the supply base. Xu Jingming spent over an hour.

After finishing lunch with Leng Yuexi and Leng Yuechan and coming out, it was already 1 p. m.

"Sister Xi, let's call it a day here. I have a 2 p. m. flight back to Daxia later."

On the plaza outside the supply base, after glancing at the time on his phone, Xu Jingming said to Leng Yuexi.

There were quite a few ability users walking around, but none dared to look in this direction.

Afraid of displeasing Leng Yuexi, this seventh-tier Grandmaster-level ability user.

"Alright, the Global Genius Exchange Tournament is about to begin. I wish you, Jingming, a good result as well."

Leng Yuexi nodded lightly, paused, her red lips moved slightly, and she spoke again:

"After the Genius Tournament ends, will you come back here?"

As her words fell, Leng Yuexi's clear eyes looked over with a hint of hope.

"Probably not coming back." Xu Jingming shook his head.

The Kanda Wilderness Zone did have many fierce beasts, but because of the presence of high-tier fierce beasts, sometimes he couldn't fight with full force.

The frontline battlefield was different. The beasts had high-tier fierce beasts, and humanity had high-tier ability users.

When battle erupted, both sides deterred each other and wouldn't enter the fray personally.

Letting the lower-tier fierce beasts and human ability users slaughter each other.

That place was a meat grinder for ability users, but also the place where ability users improved the fastest.

Once the Genius Tournament ended, he planned to go to one of the frontline battlefields, the Senbai Canyon.

There, he should be able to harvest even more ability points.

"I see......"

Leng Yuexi felt a bit dejected, but quickly composed herself and said with a smile:

"Then after this meeting, who knows how long it will be until we meet again."

"That's how it is in reality, but Sister Xi, if you really need anything, just find me in the virtual world—it's the same.

With our relationship, whatever you need, I'll definitely help."

Xu Jingming said with a broad grin.

From his contact with them over this period, the Leng Yuexi sisters were both decent people, worth befriending more deeply.

"Oh?"

Leng Yuexi raised an eyebrow. "Then it's settled, then. In the future, if I need to find you, don't refuse."

"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word."

Whoosh—

A resplendent golden thunder-dragon wing spread out behind him.

"Sister Xi, Yuechan, I'll be off now. See you next time."

"See you next time."

The two sisters Leng Yuexi and Leng Yuechan waved goodbye.

Xu Jingming's twin wings beat once, and amid rumbling thunder, his whole body shot skyward, flying into the sky.

Only after Xu Jingming's figure shrank to a black speck and vanished beyond the horizon—

Did Leng Yuexi finally pull her gaze back, somewhat reluctant, and sigh:

"Xu Jingming's rank has gone up again—he's actually a Tier-5 Upper ability user now.

That promotion speed is really shockingly fast."

When Xu Jingming had come out of the wilderness zone earlier, she'd noticed something was off.

Sensing him carefully afterward, she realized he'd leveled up again.

"Yeah."

The usually lively Leng Yuechan couldn't help exclaiming as well:

"Those domestic organizations and factions were still analyzing that Xu Jingming might not even make the Top 64 of the Genius Tournament.

Now that his strength has risen again, he can at least make a run at the Top 16!"

The once-every-five-years Global Genius Exchange Tournament was about to begin, and nearly every country was watching this grand event.

Among them, Xu Jingming, who possessed an SS-grade ability, was naturally a hotly watched favorite.

"Xu Jingming does have the strength to push for a high placing. What about you, though—what's your target rank?" Leng Yuexi turned her gaze over.

"Top 500." Leng Yuechan stuck out the tip of her pink tongue and replied meekly.

"Top 500? Isn't that target of yours a bit too low?" Leng Yuexi's delicate brows knit slightly.

Based on past Exchange Tournaments, Leng Yuechan should have been able to make the global Top 300 by all accounts.

"It's not that I set my target too low—it's that this edition's lineup is just too freakish."

Leng Yuechan hurriedly said, "According to professional organization surveys, the rise in primal energy concentration only started happening ten years ago.

Ability users who awakened from ten years ago to now have clearly leveled up faster than in previous years, and the ability grades awakened are also higher.

Our edition of the Global Genius Exchange Tournament is very likely the one with the strongest ability users since its founding.

So, I can only set my target a bit lower…"

Hearing this, Leng Yuexi also suddenly understood.

That point was indeed correct; there were even rumors about it online now.

Saying that in this edition of the Genius Tournament, Xu Jingming wasn't actually the only SS-grade ability awakener.

"Forget it—if you get eliminated, we can still go cheer for Xu Jingming."

Shaking her head, Leng Yuexi turned around at once.

"Sure, I reckon Xu Jingming's results this time should be pretty good."

Leng Yuechan giggled and, walking beside Leng Yuexi, left together.