Chapter 814: Formidable Yuanjia! Sorry to Disturb!

When the time reached nine o'clock, Xue Jian arrived at the banquet hall on schedule.

Compared to his appearance in the virtual world, his bloodthirsty aura was even thicker, with a faint crimson glint lurking deep in his eyes.

Just one glance was enough to feel a heart-stopping presence.

"How many ferocious beasts has he killed? Such heavy malevolent energy?" Xu Jingming's heart jolted.

The aura of an adept is indescribable, yet undeniably real.

Everyone's aura differs; Xue Jian's, clearly, formed naturally from slaughtering countless ferocious beasts.

No, perhaps not beasts—perhaps human adepts...

"Lord Xue Jian."

All adepts in the hall bowed respectfully.

"Good. I'm pleased to see all thirty of you here."

Xue Jian's face remained expressionless, cold as ever.

If not for the slight shift in his tone, you wouldn't even realize he was complimenting them.

"What needs to be said, I already said yesterday in the virtual world.

The Yer Realm could open at any moment. During this time, do not leave Toronto.

Set the artificial intelligence's access permissions to maximum. When I order the assembly,

everyone must reach the Yer Base within ten minutes."

Xue Jian's deep, icy voice echoed.

Everyone, including Xu Jingming, nodded respectfully.

To prevent unauthorized personnel from approaching the realm, Maple Nation had built a base near the entrance tunnel to the Yer Realm.

Of course, the adepts stationed there came from the Six Giants of Blue Star.

Such is the sorrow of a weak nation—even its own sovereignty cannot be maintained.

"Alright, continue your banquet. Xu Jingming, come with me."

Xue Jian knew his presence would only make these eighth-rank Grand Masters uneasy, so he didn't linger, leading Xu Jingming to the side hall.

"How lucky—personal attention from Lord Xue Jian."

"If you had an SS-rank ability, you'd get personal talk with Lord Xue Jian too."

After Xu Jingming left, murmurs of envy erupted throughout the hall.

Xue Jian is still under fifty. At an age where ninth-rank adepts typically begin at two hundred, he's in his prime.

Yet he's already a ninth-rank upper-level Martial Saint.

It's foreseeable that this elder will surely reach ninth-rank peak—and perhaps even enter the Supreme Realm.

To earn the favor of such an elder is a dream for countless eighth-rank Grand Masters.

"This is the Yuanjia."

The spacious side hall held only Xu Jingming and Xue Jian.

A faint glow from Xue Jian's space ring produced a sphere the size of a basketball in his hand.

The sphere appeared to be made of some liquid, pitch-black as ink, churning ceaselessly.

Even with his spiritual force carefully probing, Xu Jingming could detect nothing special about the sphere.

"Eva, did your Second Era have armor like this?" Xu Jingming asked inwardly, curious.

"Of course. We just called it by a different name.

And like you, in our Second Civilization Era, we never figured out its exact composition.

We only discovered this material doesn't exist on Earth—it likely came from beyond the stars."

Eva's clear voice echoed in his mind.

Beyond the stars?

Xu Jingming's eyes flickered.

Blue Star is sealed beneath a membrane—but now something from beyond it has appeared.

So the question is: how did this material pass through that membrane?

"Either this armor was already placed on Blue Star before the membrane formed,

or some special entity can send objects through the membrane to Blue Star."

Xu Jingming speculated inwardly.

But regardless of which, as always: if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.

His power isn't yet at a level to explore such secrets.

He'd likely need to reach Supreme status first.

"Unlike ordinary armor, Yuanjia works similarly to a space ring.

You must imprint your spiritual force onto it to use it.

I've already removed my imprint—just leave yours directly on it."

Xue Jian warned.

Hearing this, Xu Jingming immediately unleashed his spiritual force, imprinting it onto the liquid black sphere.

Whoosh—

The instant the imprint was made, he felt complete control over the Yuanjia.

With a thought, it clung to his body, wrapping him entirely, leaving only his eyes exposed.

Crackling—

Brilliant Daitian Divine Thunder instantly coalesced, golden lightning radiating violent energy that even startled Xue Jian.

This power seemed stronger than that of some eighth-rank mid-tier Elemental Masters!

More crucially, as his ability erupted, Xu Jingming's aura was exposed.

Seventh-rank upper!

"After returning from Great Xia to Dayangzhou, he broke through again? Incredible advancement speed."

Xue Jian was inwardly stunned, but Xu Jingming paid no attention to his reaction.

Violent Daitian Divine Thunder rapidly condensed into dozens of thunder-spears, piercing his body!

Boom—boom—boom—

Thunder exploded, powerful shockwaves rippling outward—but all were contained by Xu Jingming, unable to spread beyond his body.

Yet correspondingly, the power of the thunder-spears multiplied exponentially!

Like detonating explosives inside a sealed container, every ounce of power struck him without escape.

Previously, even wearing an SSS-rank armor with Thorn Sword Grass's aid,

such power would cause him pain, with lightning seeping into his body.

But now, under the Yuanjia's protection, Xu Jingming felt nothing unusual.

When he retracted the thunder, the pitch-black armor showed not a single scorch mark.

"This is an SSR-rank Yuanjia? Truly formidable!" Xu Jingming's eyes gleamed with boundless excitement.

Immunity to damage below ninth-rank wasn't a lie.

"Formidable as it is, this isn't a gift. After the Yer Realm ends, you must return it."

Xue Jian reminded him.

Xu Jingming's temperament suited him well; for ordinary armor, he might have given it outright.

But Yuanjia isn't ordinary—he spent years to obtain his own.

"Understood."

Xu Jingming smiled. The Yuanjia detached from his body, reverting to a black sphere, which he stored in his space ring.

Then he looked at Xue Jian, curious:

"Lord Xue Jian, how can I obtain a Yuanjia myself?"

"Simple. Contribute to the nation—that is, the contribution points I mentioned last night."

Xue Jian replied, "Great Xia's resource vault holds Yuanjia. Accumulate enough contribution points, and you can exchange for one."

"How long did it take you to gather enough contribution points to buy a Yuanjia?"

Xu Jingming asked next.

"Two years and three months." Xue Jian didn't hide it.

"Alright, sorry to bother you." Xu Jingming immediately fell silent.

Even a ninth-rank like Xue Jian needed that long—his own time would be far longer.