Chapter 824

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xu Jingming had already flown nearly ten kilometers away.

"They don't seem to be chasing us anymore."

After sensing no lingering presence behind him, Xu Jingming slowed his flight and released Zhou Yu from his arms.

"Didn't we just exceed twice the speed of sound? Our abilities combined somehow reached this level?"

Zhou Yu stood poised in midair, still dazed from the extreme speed.

Keep in mind that

A ninth-rank Martial Saint's flight speed barely reached less than twice the speed of sound.

And the Yer Realm imposed a gravity limit ten times that of Blue Star—breaking twice the speed of sound would be even harder.

"It's because your wind ability is so powerful that we reached that speed."

Xu Jingming smiled, then exited his high-consumption Thunderstorm State.

"No, my ability only played a supporting role—the key was you."

Zhou Yu's melodious voice carried deep astonishment.

Although the flight had lasted only a brief moment,

she still sensed that the aura Xu Jingming had emitted then was more than ten times stronger than when he killed Lu Wenliang in Great Xia!

Even as she was held in his arms, she felt a lethal danger radiating from him.

"Can I ask why those American Qiangzhe ' attacks had no effect on you?"

After a pause, Zhou Yu asked curiously again.

Among the Americans, there was one eighth-rank peak and two eighth-rank upper elemental masters.

To survive such an assault isn't just a matter of physical strength.

But she quickly added: "Of course, if this involves your secret, just pretend I didn't ask."

Zhou Yu was curious, but not without boundaries.

"Nothing to hide—I'm wearing armor given to me by Blood Sword Lord. It has strong defense." Xu Jingming explained simply.

"So it's armor?" Zhou Yu finally understood.

Of course,

Xu Jingming was currently Blue Star's top prodigy.

Even Catherine, Su Yu, and Andre—with the same SS-rank abilities—were still struggling at sixth rank.

Yet Xu Jingming had already broken into seventh-rank upper.

It was normal for Great Xia's high command to give him survival gear.

"I knew it—how could Xu Jingming's physique be strong enough to tank attacks from an eighth-rank peak elemental master?"

Shaking her head, Zhou Yu looked at Xu Jingming again: "So where are we going next?"

She didn't ask what he had taken from Ryan.

Because even if she knew, it had nothing to do with her.

"Let's go to the Hundred Flower Valley you mentioned." Xu Jingming mused.

The use of Plant Holy Water could be tested later—if other people took the rare flowers and herbs, they'd be hard to reclaim in a hurry.

"Alright."

Zhou Yu nodded and flew with Xu Jingming toward their original destination.

Xu Jingming's escape route had already been heading that way.

Meaning the original forty-kilometer distance was now under thirty kilometers.

Two minutes later, as Xu Jingming and Zhou Yu arrived nearby, they immediately sensed the powerful auras ahead.

"Yelena! The three factions should each take one-third—that's the fairest solution!"

"Fair? Dream on! We want half—the other half you split between you!"

"Yelena! You're being unreasonable!"

"......"

In this sea of rare flowers and herbs, there were eleven Qiangzhe.

These eleven Qiangzhe came from Russia, the EU, and Great Xia.

Russia had four: one eighth-rank peak, three eighth-rank upper.

The EU also had four: three eighth-rank upper, one eighth-rank middle.

Great Xia had only three—all eighth-rank upper.

The Russian Qiangzhe, Yelena, targeted by the other two factions, was the only eighth-rank peak present.

Clearly, she was dissatisfied with how the EU and Great Xia planned to divide the rare flora.

But she dared not strike first—because if she did, the EU and Great Xia would immediately unite against her.

And for the EU and Great Xia, they weren't willing to let Russia take any more of the rare flowers and herbs.

Hence, they remained locked in stalemate.

"Great Xia has arrived."

When Yelena spotted Zhou Yu and Xu Jingming, she immediately frowned.

In contrast, the three eighth-rank upper Grand Masters from Great Xia were delighted and waved urgently:

"Director Zhou, Director Xu, come over here!"

Xu Jingming and Zhou Yu didn't hesitate—they walked over.

At the same time, Xu Jingming recognized the three identities.

They were Huang Yan, Wang Kun, and Yu Fu—Huang Yan was the patriarch of a Great Xia eighth-rank Grand Master family.

The other two were members of the Bear Fist Dojo.

"So the Bear Fist Dojo is using a two-person team strategy."

Xu Jingming thought silently.

Both Thunder Fist Dojo and Bear Fist Dojo had six members each.

In the Yer Realm, gathering all members together reduced danger,

but drastically lowered efficiency in gathering rare flowers and herbs.

That's why Thunder Fist Dojo's strategy was to send the two eighth-rank middle members together.

Xu Jingming himself, Ling Shuang, and the remaining eighth-rank peak and upper members operated alone.

That's also why, even though Ling Shuang hadn't been teleported here, Xu Jingming hadn't gone looking for her.

Because operating separately maximized efficiency in collecting rare flora.

The all-eighth-rank upper Bear Fist Dojo, however, seemed more cautious, operating in pairs of two eighth-rank upper members.

"With you two here, Russia won't dare demand half the rare flowers and herbs anymore."

Wang Kun from Bear Fist Dojo smiled confidently and turned to Zhou Yu:

"Director Zhou, once we secure the rare flowers and herbs, we'll split them evenly—each person gets one-fourth. No problem?"

One-fourth?

Xu Jingming's eyes narrowed—this guy was trying to stir trouble.

Including him, there were five Great Xia members here—but they were dividing the loot into only four shares, clearly excluding him.