Chapter 842: 5312 Tons! Thunder Martial Arts School Tops the Charts!

"What? The Sect of Destiny is inside the realm?"

"Is Xu Jingming that ruthless? He took all the rare herbs and exotic plants?"

"Forget it, if the rare herbs are gone, they're gone—so long as people survive."

"Great Xia has profited immensely; after this, Great Xia's foundation will grow even stronger."

"......"

The Blood Sword faction learned the situation inside the realm from Xu Jingming, and the ninth-rank experts from other nations also learned what had happened.

Though some regretted that all the rare herbs and exotic plants had been taken.

But surviving such a perilous situation was already a favorable outcome.

Yet among these resigned nations, the United States was not included.

"Three cubic meters of plant holy water, plus seeds of various plant lives—all taken by Xu Jingming?"

The United States' Chief Archbishop Cain was nearly driven mad with rage, glaring and demanding:

"Do you know the value of this plant holy water? It could have created at least three ninth-rank plant lives!

Sh*t! Now there's nothing left—how am I supposed to answer to His Holiness?!"

Before departure, Cain had placed great hopes on Ryan.

He prioritized locating the temple, even placing rare herbs and exotic plants second.

But the temple was indeed found—and in the end, it merely served as a gift for someone else!

"It's my fault—I'm not strong enough."

Ryan, lionlike, offered no excuse, bowing his head respectfully:

"I will explain to His Holiness."

The Holy Church, rooted in the United States, is the nation's most important religious organization.

And the Pope of the Holy Church is Catherine's mother—the United States' supreme powerhouse—Megan Evelyn.

"Forget it, this isn't your fault—you did your best."

Seeing Ryan's respectful demeanor, Cain's fury slightly subsided; his gaze turned toward Xu Jingming among the Great Xia team:

"Ninth-rank combat power—I wonder what changes occurred in his ability.

From now on, suppressing him will likely become exceedingly difficult..."

"Please, representatives of each martial arts school, come forward and submit your final tally of rare herbs and exotic plants."

The voice of the Maple Nation's ninth-rank expert sounded again.

Xu Jingming, representing Thunder Martial Arts School, and Chen Yang, representing Furious Bear Martial Arts School, stepped forward from the Great Xia team.

"Where are the representatives from other nations?"

Seeing only two representatives from Great Xia step forward, the Maple Nation's ninth-rank frowned.

"They have no need to compete with us anymore," Xu Jingming replied.

"Why?" The Maple Nation's ninth-rank looked utterly confused.

"Because all their rare herbs and exotic plants are with me."

Hum—

A faint glow flickered from the space ring on Xu Jingming's finger.

The next instant, a mountain of rare herbs and exotic plants piled high suddenly appeared within the Ye Er Base.

A rich, medicinal fragrance spread outward, making even those who merely smelled it feel invigorated and greatly benefited.

"Whoa! So many rare herbs and exotic plants!"

"This scale must exceed three thousand tons!"

"Last time the Ye Er Realm opened, Great Xia took first place—but only gathered a little over a thousand tons!"

"Terrifying! Thunder Martial Arts School must have gathered every single rare herb and exotic plant from the entire realm!"

"......"

The mountain of rare herbs and exotic plants, over ten meters tall, delivered a stunning visual impact.

In an instant, camera flashes erupted as reporters gasped in awe, frantically photographing this astonishing scene.

Meanwhile, many reporters pondered the meaning behind Xu Jingming's earlier words.

They planned to arrange an exclusive interview after the event ended.

"This..."

The Maple Nation's ninth-rank was also stunned.

The Ye Er Realm had always been opened under their supervision, and they had overseen more than ten openings!

Yet never before had any nation amassed such an astonishing harvest!!

"If there are no issues, let's begin the inventory as soon as possible—it may take some time."

Xu Jingming's voice rang out; the Maple Nation's ninth-rank snapped back to attention and shouted:

"Inventory team, step forward!"

Shh—

A group of 120 people emerged from the Ye Er Base.

They wore uniforms, their expressions stern, gloves on their hands—utterly professional.

These people had originally been assigned to simultaneously inventory rare herbs and exotic plants collected by all nations.

Now, they served only Xu Jingming.

The inventory proceeded swiftly; each rare herb and exotic plant made every psychic present envious.

This included even Chen Yang, the leader of Furious Bear Martial Arts School.

"This is insane—Thunder Martial Arts School will surely become legendary across Great Xia."

His expression was deeply complex.

Before the realm opened, he had believed Furious Bear Martial Arts School, with its superior team composition, would easily overshadow Thunder Martial Arts School.

But then Xu Jingming, a ninth-rank combatant, appeared out of nowhere and ended the competition outright!

Thunder Martial Arts School's total of rare herbs and exotic plants exceeded at least four to five thousand tons.

Meanwhile, Furious Bear Martial Arts School's entire collection added up to less than two hundred tons.

The gap was simply too vast...

"Xu Jingming's growth rate is too fast—if this continues, Furious Bear Martial Arts School will forever be suppressed by Thunder Martial Arts School."

Watching the tall, upright figure standing at the front, Chen Yang shook his head.

As long as Su Qingli isn't foolish, she will surely give Xu Jingming major responsibilities after this!

It was foreseeable: as long as Xu Jingming remained in Thunder Martial Arts School, Furious Bear Martial Arts School would never rise again.

"Whatever. We'll see how things unfold."

Sighing, Chen Yang stopped dwelling on it.

He had done his best in this Ye Er Realm.

How to compete against Thunder Martial Arts School with Xu Jingming? That was the current Furious Bear Martial Arts School's problem to solve.

"F-grade rare herbs and exotic plants: 1314. tons.

E-grade rare herbs and exotic plants: 2156. tons.

S-grade rare herbs and exotic plants: 54 specimens.

SS-grade rare herbs and exotic plants: 8 specimens.

Total rare herbs and exotic plants: 5312. tons!"

After nearly ten minutes of meticulous inventory, the Maple Nation announced the results amid expectant gazes.

"Over five thousand three hundred tons? That's terrifying!"

"Great Xia's harvest is utterly monstrous."

"Thunder Martial Arts School is unquestionably the champion of this martial arts school exchange competition!"

"......"

Amid murmurs, the Maple Nation's ninth-rank immediately announced the final results of this martial arts school exchange competition:

"This martial arts school exchange competition saw participation from 34 schools worldwide, ranked by quantity of rare herbs and exotic plants collected.

Thunder Martial Arts School: 5312. tons—Rank One!

Furious Bear Martial Arts School: 203. tons—Rank Two!

All other schools: collected zero tons of rare herbs and exotic plants—tied for Rank Three!"