Chapter 762: I Feel Like I

Virtual World, Arena.

Xu Jingming was wreathed in lightning, having tested the Thunder Sword Array technique over a thousand times.

"S-class, the Thunder Sword Array's power has increased by approximately 0. 4%—now it can be rated S+."

After another attack, Eva, tiny as a sprite, appeared on Xu Jingming's shoulder.

She sat lightly upon it, her pale, delicate feet swaying idly.

"Reached S+ rating? That should be sufficient."

Shu—

The eighteen golden blades retracted entirely, hovering silently behind Xu Jingming.

The S+ Thunder Sword Array was nearly the limit of what he could currently achieve.

To push it further to SS-class without using the system, he would need to study more techniques.

"Let's go—return to the real world and forge the blades."

As Xu Jingming was about to exit the virtual world, Eva on his shoulder suddenly spoke:

"Half an hour ago, Leng Yuexi sent you a teleport invitation.

I saw you testing your technique, so I didn't disturb you—do you want to go now?"

"Sister Xi is looking for me?"

Since parting in the Wild Zone while searching for Divine Blood, Xu Jingming had not contacted Leng Yuexi again.

He never expected her to reach out now.

"Accept the teleport," Xu Jingming nodded.

"Yes!"

The teleport invitation sent half an hour ago likely had expired, since Leng Yuexi was not online.

He would need to notify her again; only after she logged in could teleportation be reinitiated.

Yet the moment Xu Jingming selected teleport, he vanished from his spot almost instantly.

This meant Leng Yuexi had remained online the entire time, waiting.

Shu—

In the living room of a luxurious villa, Xu Jingming's figure slowly materialized.

A single glance swept the surroundings.

In the living room were not only Leng Yuexi but also Leng Yuechan.

The two sisters resembled each other by seven or eight tenths, yet their demeanors were entirely different.

The elder, Leng Yuexi, was cold and haughty, clad in a fitted green long dress that accentuated her slender figure.

Beside her, the younger sister Leng Yuechan was mischievous, dressed in summer casual wear.

Her chest was fully developed, and beneath her denim shorts, her pale, long legs were straight and elegant.

"Jingming, you're here?"

Sensing Xu Jingming's arrival, Leng Yuexi, who had been meditating with closed eyes, immediately opened hers.

In her clear, autumn-water eyes, a faint hint of delight shimmered.

"It's been a few days—I feel Sister Xi has grown even stronger." Xu Jingming smiled.

Though this was the virtual world, compared to their last meeting in the Wild Zone,

Leng Yuexi's aura was distinctly different—sharper, hotter.

"It's all thanks to the Fire-element Divine Blood you gave me."

Leng Yuexi smiled, her expression dazzling: "Over two hundred liters of Divine Blood pushed my Body Tempering technique to the next level."

Absorbing that much Divine Blood could turn even a pig into a top-tier ferocious beast.

Not to mention Leng Yuexi was already gifted.

Back in the Wild Zone, with her S-class Fire-elemental ability, she could barely hold her own against an eighth-rank lower-tier Grand Master.

After absorbing the Divine Blood, her physique was greatly strengthened—she could now easily defeat an eighth-rank lower-tier Grand Master.

Had she not shared some of the Divine Blood with her sister Leng Yuechan, her physique would have improved even more.

"By the way, I almost forgot to congratulate you."

Leng Yuexi pursed her red lips, a bright smile spreading across her face:

"Congratulations on breaking through to seventh-rank Grand Master and becoming Deputy Director of the Thunder Temple's Mo Branch.

When I saw that news a few days ago, I thought I'd misread it.

Your breakthrough speed is simply too fast."

"Just luck—I happened to break through," Xu Jingming smiled.

If Leng Yuexi knew he had already broken through to seventh-rank mid-tier, she'd be even more shocked.

"Luck? If I had half your luck, I wouldn't have only just reached seventh-rank mid-tier at my age."

"At your age? Sister Xi, don't be modest—seventh-rank mid-tier Grand Masters your age are rare across all of Great Xia."

"Really? Compared to you, a twenty-year-old SS-class seventh-rank Grand Master, I feel I have nothing to be proud of."

"..."

Beside them, watching the two converse easily, Leng Yuechan suddenly felt somewhat superfluous.

And...

Leng Yuechan stared at her sister's face, still smiling since seeing Xu Jingming, and couldn't help but wonder:

Was this really her cold, elegant sister? How had she changed so much?

After all, she had never shown such warmth to any other man.

"By the way, Jingming, are you still in Great Xia?"

After chatting for nearly ten minutes, Leng Yuexi ended the small talk and got to the point.

"No, I've returned to Mo Branch."

Xu Jingming smiled. "It seems Sister Xi has something to ask of me?"

"I do need your help."

Leng Yuexi didn't beat around the bush: "I'd like to invite you to come to Nixi and join me in a match."

"A match?" Xu Jingming looked at her in confusion.

"It's like this—my father is the head of the Spirit Fox Guild, and earlier he..."

Leng Yuexi briefly recounted the situation.

"The Destiny Cult? I didn't expect them to target your Spirit Fox Guild too."

Xu Jingming's eyes flashed, his voice cold.

One day, he would uproot this disgusting cult entirely.

"Father proposed a five-match, best-of-three contest—we can't even muster an eighth-rank Grand Master.

So we're asking you, Brother Jingming, to help us. Also, why do you only call my sister 'Sister' and not me?"

At last, Leng Yuechan found her chance to interject, arms crossed, muttering discontentedly.

After all, she was a graduate of the Magic City Institute of Psychic Abilities—she was Xu Jingming's senior.

Yet every time, Xu Jingming showed her no corresponding respect.

"Oh? So Little Chan is here too? Sorry, I didn't notice just now."

Xu Jingming feigned surprise, then added: "Besides, you're nowhere near as mature as your sister.

In my eyes, you're as childish as an eighteen-year-old high school graduate.

So 'Little Chan' suits you perfectly."

"High school graduate?"

Leng Yuechan widened her eyes, gritting her silver teeth: "You're really impolite!"

"Impolite? What, are you going to eat me?"

Xu Jingming raised his sword-like brows. "Don't forget how I caught you back in Myanmar.

Back then, I was only fifth-rank.

Now I'm a seventh-rank Grand Master.

I don't even need to move—just releasing my aura would be more than you could bear."

At these words, Leng Yuechan, who had been glaring fiercely with her little tiger teeth bared, instantly deflated.

Because she knew Xu Jingming was right...

"Enough, stop fooling around."

Leng Yuexi shot Leng Yuechan a sharp look, then turned her beautiful eyes to Xu Jingming:

"So? Will you accept the invitation and help us in this match?

Whether we win or lose, you may take one SS-class resource from our Spirit Fox Guild's treasury.

If we win, you may take two—and you'll also receive 3% of the Spirit Fox Guild's shares."

She originally held 1% of the Spirit Fox Guild's shares, and an hour ago, her father gave her an additional 23. %.

She now held a total of 24. % of the Spirit Fox Guild's shares.

Nearly a quarter of the ownership—taking one SS-class resource from the treasury was no problem at all.