Chapter 808: Ling Shuang

At 3 a. ., the night sky was pitch black, but Xu Jingming's bedroom glowed brightly.

On a soft, white bed, Ling Shuang lay naked and limp.

Her alluring face, marked by a tear-shaped mole, still bore a trace of satisfaction after her frenzy.

After a long while, once she had recovered, Ling Shuang leaned against Xu Jingming's broad chest.

Xu Jingming pulled her close, his large hands freely caressing, savoring the softness of her body.

"Jingming, you must have noticed, right?"

"Xia Lan actually has feelings for you—if you like her too, I don't mind."

Ling Shuang wrapped her arms around Xu Jingming's neck, her snowy curves pressed fully against his chest.

"Xia Lan? I'm not interested in her." Xu Jingming shook his head.

Xia Lan is beautiful, but outside of Myanmar, we barely interact; there's no question of liking her.

"Really? I thought you'd like the teacher-student dynamic."

Ling Shuang blinked her clear, large eyes, feigning surprise.

"Teacher-student? Where did you pick up such crude language?" Xu Jingming's face darkened as he slapped her hard.

Ling Shuang gasped, her body trembling slightly: "It's all Xiao Xuan's doing."

"Xiao Xuan?"

Xu Jingming's eyebrows lifted. "I'll have to properly discipline her next time we go back."

How pure Ling Laoshi used to be—now she's been corrupted.

"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Xu Jingming asked, puzzled.

"Nothing much—I just noticed Xiaolan's expression today seemed off, so I asked."

Ling Shuang spoke with a hint of guilt.

She was lying.

In truth, she'd realized Xu Jingming's physique had grown even stronger—so much so that even she could barely endure him.

Just now, she'd even rolled her eyes several times.

That's why she wanted to share the burden.

But upon closer thought, Xia Lan was only a fifth-rank ability user; even with her help, it wouldn't matter much.

"Given Jingming's current physique, only a peak eighth-rank or ninth-rank ability user could possibly withstand him?"

Looking at Xu Jingming's balanced, muscular frame, faintly radiating immense power, Ling Shuang silently mused.

"By the way, any news about the Ye Er Secret Realm?" Xu Jingming asked.

Ling Shuang pulled her wandering thoughts back and replied:

"I was just about to tell you—word has come that the Ye Er Secret Realm may open within the next few days.

You'd better not enter the Wild Zone anymore; we might depart at any moment."

"Understood."

Xu Jingming nodded. "Have we finalized our team for the expedition?"

"Yes. Including you and me, there are six people total."

Ling Shuang replied softly.

"Only six? We were supposed to send ten for the Martial Arts Academy Exchange Tournament."

Xu Jingming frowned.

"This time is different. Previously, it was a tournament format; now it's inside the Ye Er Secret Realm.

The Ye Er Secret Realm limits entrants: each of the six global superpowers, including Great Xia, can send only thirty people.

Great Xia has other strong cultivators entering too, so our Thunder Martial Arts Academy's slots were cut to six.

It's not just us—the Bear Fury Martial Arts Academy's slots were also reduced to six."

Ling Shuang replied.

"I see. Still, six slots should be enough."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly and asked: "Has the global martial arts academy tournament specified how victory will be decided?"

"Not yet."

Ling Shuang shook her head. "But I expect they'll hold a meeting to announce it within the next few days."

As Ling Shuang had said.

The next day, they received a notification: a virtual world meeting at 9 p. . to discuss entry into the Ye Er Secret Realm.

More than an hour before 9 p. ., Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang entered the virtual world early.

This wasn't out of boredom—they were fulfilling yesterday's promise to test who was stronger.

The result was unquestionable: whether in physical strength, neural reaction speed, or when activating Thunderstorm State, Xu Jingming utterly crushed Ling Shuang.

But it was only a crushing victory—spatial ability was simply too overpowered.

At every critical moment, Ling Shuang effortlessly teleported away using her ability.

"To kill you, you must strike before your spatial ability activates.

But that window is too short—even less than 0. 1 seconds.

Even a lower-tier ninth-rank cultivator probably couldn't seize the chance; you'd need at least a mid-tier ninth-rank."

In the virtual arena, Xu Jingming hovered motionless midair, his Thunder Dragon Wings spread, his body wreathed in golden lightning, and shook his head.

A short distance away stood Ling Shuang's slender figure.

She proudly thrust out her ample chest, hands on her hips, and smirked:

"Of course—otherwise spatial ability wouldn't be so rare."

"Forget it. I'll find another opponent. Eva, give me an A-rank lower-tier ninth-rank Martial Saint."

"Understood."

In an instant, a figure radiating violent energy appeared hundreds of meters away and charged toward Xu Jingming.

When Xu Jingming first returned to Dayangzhou, he'd tried fighting ninth-rank ability users.

The result was unquestionable—he was instantly killed, unable to even see how his opponent moved.

Even if he increased the distance, the ninth-rank Martial Saint still caught up.

Now that he'd broken through to upper-tier seventh-rank, Xu Jingming's power had surged—he finally saw how the opponent moved!

But it made no difference; his body still couldn't react in time.

Even wearing an SSS-grade battle suit, activating Thunderstorm State, and summoning Mingyuleikai —

The moment the Martial Saint's blade flashed, he was still instantly killed.

The second time, Xu Jingming deliberately increased the distance between himself and the ninth-rank Martial Saint.

He attacked with long-range spell techniques—but it was useless.

The ninth-rank Martial Saint's qi shield was like an invincibility buff.

His once-powerful SS-grade Heavenly Thunder could not inflict even a single scratch.

In the end, he was still killed by the Martial Saint.

"Ninth-rank ability users are terrifying. I thought breaking from middle-tier seventh-rank to upper-tier seventh-rank made me much stronger.

But all I can do is see his movements—I can't even counterattack up close!

I can launch ranged attacks, but they cause zero damage..."

After another death, Xu Jingming wearily canceled the arena opponent.

The gap was too wide—further fights would yield zero training benefit.