Chapter 790: Will This One Be the Same Too? Ability Transformation!

Catherine made preparations for her departure to Daxia, while Xu Jingming sought out the master armorer who had forged his SSS-grade Melted Chaos Obsidian Spear for him.

He ordered two long spears: one SSS-grade, 2.1 meters long, for normal use.

One S-grade, 3.2 meters long, for Thunderstorm Mode.

He had originally planned to customize both spears as SSS-grade, but his funds were insufficient.

Xu Jingming would not use Ling Shuang's money just because she was his woman.

Ten billion Starlight Credits was no small sum; Ling Shuang needed resources for her own cultivation and consumed vast amounts of capital.

So the three hundred billion Starlight Credits had already transferred ten billion to Ling Shuang last night.

Forging one SSS-grade spear required thirteen billion Starlight Credits; forging two would need twenty-six billion—his money simply wasn't enough.

The cost of an S-grade spear was far lower, needing only six billion Starlight Credits.

"I'm broke again."

After paying the deposit, Xu Jingming's bank account held only ten billion Starlight Credits.

Once the two spears arrived in a month and he paid the remaining balance, his account would be left with just one billion Starlight Credits...

But Xu Jingming wasn't overly concerned.

His equipment had already been upgraded to SSS-grade; there was no immediate need to spend money.

Even if he truly needed funds, he could ask the Song family or Ling Shuang.

"Now I just wait for Catherine to contact me."

Xu Jingming quickly returned to the Lei Ting Martial Arts Academy's director's office and stayed with Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang was working; he silently practiced his Ability Training Method.

At 11:00 a. m., two hours later, he received Catherine's call that she was ready to depart.

After hanging up, he met Catherine at the North District Aviation Port.

Xu Jingming then retrieved his Chi Xiao-class fighter jet from his space ring and flew Catherine toward Daxia.

This return was primarily to enhance the Abilities of Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan; since there were no other matters, he didn't bring Ling Shuang along...

At 6:34 p. m., on Daxia's southern border.

The crimson afterglow of the setting sun, near the horizon, spilled its light freely, dyeing the entire sky orange-red.

A black raptor silhouette slashed across the sky, piercing the orange-red clouds like a blade.

The sonic booms surrounding it roared like beasts.

Proving the raptor-like fighter jet had broken the sound barrier.

"S-grade, entering Daxia's border soon; ten minutes until arrival in Mo City."

Inside the fighter jet's cabin, Eva's clear, melodious voice rang out.

"Finally arriving," Catherine lazily stretched.

Unlike the elaborate, ornate religious attire she wore at the Holy Church.

Her current outfit resembled that of an ordinary twenty-something girl, even more provocative.

She wore a cropped top exposing her midriff and tight shorts.

Her slender waist and long, straight legs were unmistakably displayed.

Added to her being Caucasian, her entire skin glowed white.

Any ordinary girl seeing her would feel a crushing sense of inferiority.

"Now you're on your home turf—aren't you going to give me a tour? You're the host, after all."

Catherine's beautiful emerald eyes fixed on Xu Jingming, arms crossed, slightly displeased.

Since boarding the jet, Xu Jingming had closed his eyes and remained in cultivation, speaking almost nothing.

"I think you'd rather see it yourself than hear my description—you wouldn't believe me anyway."

Xu Jingming opened his eyes and spoke calmly.

Catherine, raised in America since childhood, had been brainwashed by it; no matter how much he explained, she wouldn't necessarily listen.

"Who says that!"

Catherine, unconvinced, lifted her chest proudly:

"Our first destination is Mo City, right? Before coming, I already researched plenty of information!"

"Oh? Then tell me—what exactly did you find?" Xu Jingming grew interested, asking with curiosity.

He didn't believe Catherine had uncovered anything useful.

Otherwise, during the Talent Competition, she wouldn't have thought Daxia lived in dire suffering.

"Mo City is one of Daxia's ten major cities, with economic indicators ranking among the highest."

But this is merely surface appearance; in Mo City, Ability users tower above ordinary people and can kill them at will.

Addictive drugs circulate openly—even ordinary people and Ability users alike consume them!

For powerful Ability users, Mo City is paradise; for ordinary people, it's unquestionably hell!"

Catherine wore an expression of having seen through everything, then her demeanor gradually turned reverent:

"Such a city, such a nation—only the Lord of Light can save it."

Her purpose in coming to Daxia, besides confirming its condition,

Was also to try establishing the Holy Church on this religious soil.

Xu Jingming opened his mouth to say something, but ultimately shook his head:

"Forget it. Do as you please."

Ability users holding higher status than ordinary people is the same in every country.

As for killing at will—that's impossible, since the Public Security Bureau watches closely.

As for addictive drugs, that's even more groundless talk — it's a red line explicitly forbidden by the Great Xia, and once discovered, it will be dealt with severely.

The situation Catherine described isn't Great Xia at all — it sounds more like Mi Country......

The fighter jet quickly arrived at Magic Capital, landing in front of the waterfront community where Jiang Chuxuan's secluded villa was located.

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan had long been waiting at the community's main entrance.

It was already a little past seven in the evening, and classes at Magic Capital Ability University had long since ended.

Hiss—

The fighter jet's hatch opened, and Xu Jingming and Catherine jumped down one after the other from the four-meter-high craft.

When Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan saw Xu Jingming, they were somewhat delighted, but when they saw Catherine, their expressions turned to shock.

Naturally, they also recognized this number-one prodigy of Mi Country, who had exchanged blows evenly with Xu Jingming at the Genius Tournament.

But they had never imagined Catherine would actually come back with Xu Jingming!

"This......"

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan exchanged a glance, each clearly reading the shock in the other's eyes.

The last time Xu Jingming brought back Principal Hearing Ling Shuang, she had already become their sister.

This time, the Catherine he brought back — surely it wasn't the same situation?

"Hi, hello, I'm Xu Jingming's friend, Catherine Hepburn — just call me Catherine."

Catherine, unaware of the two women's thoughts, extended her right hand and greeted them warmly.

"Hello, I'm Song Qiuyun."

"Jiang Chuxuan."

After taking turns greeting Catherine, Song Qiuyun came to Xu Jingming's side and asked in a low voice:

"Jingming, this Catherine — surely she's not also......?"

Xu Jingming caught the tone immediately and knew it was a misunderstanding, so he explained with a smile:

"She wanted to come see our Great Xia, and since I was coming back this time, I brought her along."

"So that's how it is."

Song Qiuyun breathed a sigh of relief, but Jiang Chuxuan beside her felt a touch of regret.

Clearly, this Catherine was quite pretty too......

"Let's go, we'll talk inside first."

Under the astonished gazes of several onlookers nearby, Xu Jingming stored the fighter jet into his spatial ring and led the three women into the community.

It was only because this waterfront community was located in the outskirts of Magic Capital, in a remote spot.

Otherwise, the crowd of onlookers wouldn't have been limited to just these few passersby.

"Coming back this time, I can go ahead and buy a new villa."

Xu Jingming thought silently to himself.

Although the waterfront community was remote, it was still just an ordinary villa district.

The community had no shortage of decorative touches — rockeries, flowing water, and the like.

But the roads were only wide enough for pedestrians and vehicles, with no way to park a fighter jet.

The back garden of Jiang Chuxuan's villa wasn't large either, and it had a canopy over it, so it couldn't accommodate a fighter jet either.

To buy a villa in Magic Capital with a helipad would cost at least five or six hundred million Great Xia coins.

For Xu Jingming as he was now, that sum was nothing at all.

"Jingming, you came straight to Magic Capital this time — you didn't go back to Lei Ting Wu Guan headquarters?"

In the villa's living room, Song Qiuyun served everyone a cup of hot tea and asked curiously.

"Forgot what I told you before?"

The spatial ring glimmered faintly, and two basketball-sized orbs of light — one gold, one blue — appeared out of thin air, hovering about twenty centimeters from Xu Jingming's palm:

"Here, this is the surprise I prepared for you."

"What is this?" Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan both showed puzzled expressions on their pretty faces at the same time.

But each of them could feel the orb's pull on her, as if by some instinct of life itself.

"Element Essence."

Xu Jingming explained with a smile, "It can raise both your abilities from A-rank to S-rank."

"What?!!"

Song Qiuyun's eyes went wide, her face full of disbelief.

There was actually such a marvel in the world — something that could directly raise an ability user's rank?

Song Qiuyun was stunned, and the white-haired girl Jiang Chuxuan beside her was no better off.

Her moist red lips parted slightly, her expression blank.

She had assumed the surprise Xu Jingming mentioned might be SS-rank cultivation resources.

She hadn't expected it to be this kind of marvel!

This was absolutely the dream of every elemental-type ability user!

Even ninth-rank ability users were no exception.

After all, the higher the ability rank, the stronger the combat power!

"Back in the Qingfeng Secret Realm, to repair these two Element Essences, he went up against a whole crowd of prodigies, and even later asked me to help repair the light-element essence among them."

Catherine added with a smile.

Speaking of which, that light-element essence really had cost her quite a bit of effort to repair.

"Jingming, how come you never told us any of this?"

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan looked at Xu Jingming.

Both pairs of beautiful large eyes were already filled with tender affection.

If it weren't for Catherine present, they would have already rushed toward him.

"I just wanted to give you a surprise."

Xu Jingming smiled, then turned to look at Catherine beside him:

"Aren't you curious to see what our Metropolis is like? You can go now."

See for yourself whether our Metropolis citizens live in dire suffering, as you claimed."

"But didn't we agree you'd come with me?" Catherine asked, puzzled.

"I have something tonight. Come find me tomorrow."

Xu Jingming hadn't expected Catherine to be this clueless; he cleared his throat.

Catherine had helped him repair the Essence of Elements; taking her along for a tour of Daya wasn't unreasonable.

But not now.

"Something wrong?"

Catherine looked confusedly between Xu Jingming and Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, who were nearly pressed against him.

Only then did she realize; her fair face flushed slightly as she said, "Alright, I'll come find you tomorrow."

Saying this, she immediately rose from the sofa and hurried out of the villa, her long, fair legs moving swiftly.

"Jingming, is it right to let Catherine leave like this?"

Watching Catherine's departing figure, Song Qiuyun said with concern.

Catherine is America's SS-rank prodigy; if anything happens to her in Daya, it could spark hostility between the two nations.

"Don't worry—Catherine's mother is a Supreme Force; Catherine must have a life-saving talisman on her."

Besides, Daya isn't America—it won't attack her."

Xu Jingming smiled.

He pulled Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan into his arms, one in each hand.

Feeling the lush, soft textures against his hands, Xu Jingming felt deeply satisfied.

He truly disliked that kind of wire-pole body.

"Jing... Jingming, not here—let's go to the room..."

Feeling Xu Jingming's strong masculine aura, Song Qiuyun's face flushed crimson; her slender body leaned against him, boneless and pliant.

Jiang Chuxuan beside her had nowhere to go either, clutching his left arm tightly, forcing it deep into the alluring valley.

"Don't rush—first absorb the Essence of Elements."

Xu Jingming lightly tapped their bodies; both women shuddered.

Song Qiuyun gave him a slightly resentful glance: "You didn't say so earlier..."

She gently brushed back her hair and adjusted her clothes.

After calming her emotions, she asked, "How do we absorb this Essence of Elements?"

"Very simple—release your abilities and touch the Essence of Elements."

Xu Jingming replied.

"Got it."

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan nodded simultaneously, each releasing their abilities.

Whoosh—

Two different lights—gold and blue—burst forth from their bodies.

Song Qiuyun's A-rank Element Light ability, "Dawnlight," emitted a warm glow with considerable destructive power.

Jiang Chuxuan's A-rank Element Ice ability, "Frost-Soul," released a mesmerizing blue chill that radiated bone-deep cold.

The golden light and blue frost swiftly wrapped around the two separate Essences of Elements.

Boom!!

The two Essence orbs exploded violently!

Immediately, endless light elements and water elements enveloped Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan respectively.

The original colors of their abilities deepened gradually, and a faint aura of danger began to emanate.

"Their abilities are beginning to evolve!"

Xu Jingming's eyes fixed tightly on the two women.

He was eager to see what changes their abilities would bring once they evolved into S-rank.