Chapter 845

I've already seen the Great Xia resource library; continuing to look would only satisfy curiosity.

There will be plenty of chances to view it later, but I haven't seen Su Laoshi Qingli for over a month—maybe she has something important.

So Xu Jingming didn't hesitate and immediately selected "agree."

The next moment, he vanished from his original spot.

When he reappeared, he was inside Ling Shuang's villa in the virtual world.

The virtual world differs from reality—you can change outfits at will.

At this moment, Ling Shuang was not wearing her battle suit but had changed into a classical black long dress.

She sat leisurely on the villa's sofa, sipping tea.

Her bare feet beneath the hem of the dress flickered in and out of view, revealing skin that was pure and luminous.

"Hasn't Teacher arrived yet?"

Xu Jingming, not seeing Su Qingli in the living room, felt puzzled.

"Qingli sent me a message three days ago, telling me to find her after leaving the secret realm."

"I've already messaged her—she should arrive soon."

Ling Shuang replied softly.

As Xu Jingming sat beside her, she immediately leaned over, her fair, delicate face filled with curiosity:

"You've checked out our Great Xia resource library, right?"

"How was it? Besides the initial 10,000 contribution points, how many extra points did you get?"

"One hundred thousand." Xu Jingming replied.

"One hundred thousand? That's so much." Ling Shuang whispered in astonishment.

"What? Is there some special reason behind this?" Xu Jingming asked, puzzled.

"Naturally."

Ling Shuang smiled and explained gently: "Every first-time psychic entering the Great Xia resource library receives a comprehensive evaluation."

This evaluation is primarily based on your contributions to Great Xia—the higher the rating, the more extra contribution points you receive."

The higher your initial rating, the more beneficial it is for your future development."

For example, if there's a rare item in the resource library available only once, and two people want it simultaneously, the one with the higher initial rating gets it."

"My own extra contribution points were only twenty thousand, and your Su Laoshi only had forty thousand—I never expected you'd have a full one hundred thousand."

"I see."

Xu Jingming nodded.

In short, it's just a matter of priority.

But then again, most of my time has been spent hunting ferocious beasts on the frontlines.

If I'd gotten low extra contribution points, that would've been absurd.

As they spoke, Su Qingli was also teleported in.

Dressed in a pale green long dress, she remained slender and elegant even in the virtual world, her beauty cold and captivating.

"Qingli."

"Su Laoshi."

Ling Shuang and Xu Jingming spoke simultaneously.

"I've seen the results of the Global Martial Arts Academy Exchange Competition."

"Your Lei Ting Martial Arts Academy won first place by an overwhelming margin—Shuang-jie, Jingming, you both did exceptionally well."

In her melodious voice, Su Qingli's eyes, like clear autumn waters, shone with deep satisfaction.

This Global Martial Arts Academy Exchange Competition was held within the Yer Secret Realm.

So the psychic teams sent by each nation were all formidable.

She had already prepared herself for Lei Ting Academy to place second—or even repeat last time's third-place finish.

But reality gave her a tremendous surprise!

Lei Ting Academy first! And by an overwhelming margin!

The other thirty-three academies, aside from Great Xia's own Bear Fury Academy, got nothing at all—how utterly miserable...

"I've already awarded you two batches of 400,000 academy points—you can check them on the academy's official website."

"But I'm even more curious—how did you two manage this?"

"Could your space-type psychic ability be so monstrous that you stole rare flowers and herbs from other nations' psychic's space rings?"

Su Qingli looked curiously at Ling Shuang.

But Ling Shuang shook her head and smiled in reply: "Not me—it was Jingming."

"Jingming?" Su Qingli turned her gaze toward Xu Jingming in confusion.

Xu Jingming was undoubtedly powerful, but to steal all the rare flowers and herbs from other nations' psychics? That seemed impossible.

"Let me explain."

Xu Jingming laid out the entire story, including the appearance of the Tianming Sect.

Although Xue Jian had insisted on secrecy, Su Qingli was one of them—his teacher—so there was no need to hide it.

Su Qingli had initially been stunned by the Tianming Sect's ninth-rank psychic.

But when she heard Xu Jingming had slain that ninth-rank Martial Saint, she was utterly dumbfounded and couldn't help asking:

"Jingming, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? You killed a ninth-rank of the Tianming Sect?"

"No mistake."

Xu Jingming grinned, revealing his white teeth:

"Teacher, my lightning ability has evolved—it's reached SSS rank."

"What?! SSS-rank lightning ability!"

Su Qingli's pupils contracted, her heart surging with shock.

She did not doubt the truth of the news, for she knew Xu Jingming never lied.

Xu Jingming's ability had already evolved twice: once from E-rank to S-rank, and once from S-rank to SS-rank.

She had thought two ability evolutions were already an extremely rare occurrence, yet now a third had come!

And this time, it had jumped straight to the rarest SSS-rank ability!!

"Good! Good! Good! With you here, Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall will surely return to its peak—and even surpass it!"

Su Qingli's pale, oval face flushed slightly with excitement.

Her breathing grew slightly rapid, causing her well-developed chest to rise and fall gently.

In recent years, although Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall remained one of the two great martial arts halls of Dayangzhou, its international influence had greatly declined.

The reason was simple: there was no top-tier powerhouse to hold the hall together!

America's Jiaotingde Sect was not merely a religion—it also functioned as a martial arts hall.

And the Pope of Jiaotingde Sect was America's supreme strongest.

In addition, Russia's Ice and Snow Martial Arts Hall was likewise guarded by an S-rank ninth-stage powerhouse!

Because of her father's disappearance, Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall was no longer such a top-tier force.

And due to the side effects of the SSR-rank ability fruit, she had lost the chance to advance further herself.

Holding onto Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall was already her limit—she could not lead it back to its peak.

But now, Xu Jingming had given her hope for exactly that!

Even the possibility of surpassing its former status and reaching influence comparable to America's Jiaotingde Sect!

"Since Jingming, you've already gained preliminary ninth-stage A-rank strength, I no longer need to agonize over the Inspector position."

After a long while, Su Qingli finally processed the news, exhaled deeply, and spoke with relaxed tone.

"Inspector? Which region?" Xu Jingming asked, puzzled.

"Shanghai's."

Su Qingli smiled and replied, "The Shanghai Inspector position is crucial—Hu Jinyu has long wanted Liu Shan to take it."

For this period, I've been locked in a tug-of-war with him; lately, Hu Jinyu comes to me every day—I'm nearly at my limit."

I originally planned to send Shuang-jie, but since your strength has surged so greatly, you're naturally the perfect candidate for Shanghai Inspector."

"By the way, I almost forgot to ask your own opinion."

Su Qingli's dark, glossy eyes turned to Xu Jingming. "If you still don't want to return from Dayangzhou, I'll keep looking for other solutions."

Although the Shanghai Inspector carries 'Shanghai' in its title, its jurisdiction extends far beyond Shanghai alone.

It covers two neighboring provinces: Jiangnan Province and Suzhou-Hangzhou Province.

Jiangnan Province and Suzhou-Hangzhou Province rank among the top in economic output across all of Dayangzhou's cities and provinces.

Both provinces also concentrate a large number of ability users, with numerous Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall branches.

Combined with Shanghai itself—a city whose economic power rivals that of an entire province—this underscores the importance of the Shanghai Inspector position.

Otherwise, Hu Jinyu would not have repeatedly pushed to install Liu Shan.

If Xu Jingming assumes the Shanghai Inspector position, he obviously cannot remain abroad for long periods as he does now.