Chapter 849: Shocked Council Members! Xia Meng!

"Nine-stage combat power? When did Xu Jingming become this strong?"

"A prodigy! Too much of a prodigy!"

"This growth rate is too fast!"

"......"

On the National Council seats, these nine-stage experts who had witnessed countless events.

Each one was stunned, murmuring in shock.

And the nine-stage experts who clashed with Xu Jingming, like the Li and Wang families, all changed expression.

Especially Hu Jinyu, whose face darkened instantly.

Trouble!

Xu Jingming already has nine-stage combat power!

Within this Lei Ting Martial Hall, apart from the three directors and deputy directors, Xu Jingming is now the strongest!

The appointment of Xu Jingming as Demon Capital Inspector is completely without issue.

"You knew about Xu Jingming's true strength all along?"

Hu Jinyu glared at Su Qingli with a grim expression.

"What? Was what I said earlier not clear enough?"

Su Qingli's cold voice rang out, "Xu Jingming's appointment is completely without issue."

Just those few words immediately silenced Hu Jinyu.

He had assumed Su Qingli was using her power for personal gain, but he hadn't expected she truly appointed him based solely on Xu Jingming's strength...

"Director Su, congratulations."

"The student surpasses the master, Director Su—you have an excellent student."

"I'm sure before long, Xu Jingming will have a seat here."

"......"

After the shock, each of the nine-stage council members offered their congratulations to Su Qingli.

Mother gains status through son—same principle applies to teacher and student.

The more outstanding Xu Jingming becomes, the greater the value of cultivating ties with Su Qingli.

Moreover, Su Qingli herself is a genius, merely limited by side effects that cap her potential.

Some nine-stage council members who already knew of Xu Jingming's appointment as Demon Capital Inspector promised to bring a grand gift to his inauguration banquet.

Facing these gestures of goodwill, Su Qingli responded to each one while secretly reflecting within.

Great Xia has forty nine-stage council members; twenty-five possess S-class abilities, and the remaining fifteen are all pseudo-S-class.

With only nine-stage lower rank and no possibility of further breakthrough, her presence in the National Council had never been strong.

Yet unexpectedly, she now commanded such immense attention because of Xu Jingming.

"Choosing to personally recruit Xu Jingming at the National University Exchange Competition was indeed the right decision."

Su Qingli couldn't help but think this, her crimson lips slightly curving into a faint smile.

After the national meeting ended, the high-speed fighter jet had already entered Great Xia's territory and was nearing its destination.

"Everyone, we're about to reach our destination."

Xue Jian's voice rang out, followed by an order: "AI, reduce speed and altitude, activate external environment simulation."

Hum—

With a soft hum, the fighter jet's speed noticeably slowed.

Simultaneously, the cabin environment abruptly changed.

As if the fuselage had become transparent, the outside environment was directly visible.

They were flying above a lush forest, surrounded by white clouds.

They could hear the roars of ferocious beasts below, and even see avian monsters flying alongside the jet.

But Xue Jian's aura had already erupted; these low-tier avian beasts sensed it and immediately fled, daring not to linger a moment.

And ahead of the jet, a thousand meters away, a mountain peak stood towering.

The mountain was immense, piercing the clouds.

More shocking still, across its massive surface, two enormous characters were carved in swirling, dynamic strokes—Xia Meng!

These two characters, formed by deep grooves, created a powerful visual impact upon the colossal peak.

"This is Xia Meng—General Councilor Zhou's residence." Xu Jingming carefully scanned the surroundings.

Most high-rank ability users have their own power bases.

The supreme ruler, General Councilor Zhou Yuanwu, was no exception.

But his power base was self-founded; theoretically, all Great Xia强者 belong to Xia Meng.

Internationally, Xia Meng also represents Great Xia's ability-user community.

"I heard these two characters were written by General Councilor Zhou over one hundred and thirty years ago, right after he broke through to Supreme."

"When I first came here, I was equally stunned."

Ling Shuang smiled beside him.

With the power of a nine-stage Martial Saint, destroying a mountain over two thousand meters tall piercing the clouds isn't difficult.

But to carve these two characters so fluidly across the mountain itself—utterly impossible.

Boom—

The fighter jet's engines roared as the black-obsidian-class jet rapidly ascended.

Soaring into the sky over two thousand meters high, it finally landed smoothly atop the mountain peak.

Unlike ordinary mountain peaks, the very top of this one was an extremely broad, flat surface.

A hundred meters ahead stood three skyscrapers over a hundred meters tall, brimming with a sci-fi feel.

"This is the Xia Meng headquarters. The resources stored in the Great Xia resource vault are all here as well.

Once you break through to the ninth rank, you may stay here free of charge for one month and receive personal guidance from the Chief Councilor my lord."

After leading the group down from the fighter craft, Blood Sword spoke up to introduce:

"Of course, you may also choose now to become core members of the Xia Meng and remain here permanently.

If you don't wish to become core members, then each day you stay will cost 10,000 contribution points."

"10,000 contribution points?" Xu Jingming clicked his tongue inwardly.

The 110,000 contribution points in his account would only be enough to stay here for eleven days.

But if he could receive guidance from a supreme powerhouse, that bit of expense wouldn't amount to much.

As for asking them to become core members of the Xia Meng, these powerhouses who already belonged to various factions would probably not choose to do so.

"Let's go, we're going to turn in the exotic flowers and herbs." Blood Sword led the group toward the distant buildings.

"Greetings, Lord Blood Sword."

"Lord Blood Sword."

"Haha, Blood Sword, long time no see, let's get together later."

"..."

Walking along the way, they ran into quite a few people greeting Blood Sword.

The lowest rank among these people was the sixth rank; Xu Jingming even spotted several ninth-rank powerhouses.

"Finally here."

Led by Blood Sword, Xu Jingming and his group entered the first building and took the elevator up to the seventh floor.

The moment they stepped out of the elevator, a middle-aged man in a gray long robe came up to greet them with an eager expression.

"Let me introduce you—this is Councilor He Rui, our Great Xia's chief steward.

The distribution of resources for all our Great Xia official legions, guilds, and even the major ability-user universities is all arranged uniformly by him."

Blood Sword said with a smile, introducing him.