Chapter 860: It

"I heard Lei Di has a fighter jet; it shouldn't take long to get here."

"No way, Lei Di just got back to Daxia yesterday—he's probably still at the Lei Ting Martial Arts Headquarters."

"Ningnan City is over two thousand kilometers from our Magic City; even a fighter jet would take one or two hours to fly here."

"True, but since we've got nothing to do here anyway, we might as well wait."

"......"

A group of students from Magic City University were gathered in front of the Yuan Shui Supply Base, chatting excitedly, their tones laced with envy.

Xu Jingming owned a private fighter jet—a fact known to many.

At that moment, a black dot suddenly appeared in the distant sky, slicing through the heavens like a meteor, heading straight for them.

The black dot was tiny at first, but as it drew closer, it grew larger, revealing itself to be a black fighter jet.

"Look! The jet's here!"

"Could that be Lei Di's jet?"

"Let me check—holy shit? Its speed is over nine thousand kilometers per hour?"

"More than seven times the speed of sound! This is definitely a cockpit for a Wu Sheng-level expert!"

"Wait, that can't be Lei Di—some big shot must just be flying past here."

"True, I've seen Lei Di's jet before; its appearance is different from this one."

"......"

The members of the Magic University clubs were all murmuring among themselves.

Because private fighter jets must withstand impacts from avian ferocious beasts, their price is extremely high—even the base model costs tens of billions of Daxia currency.

While an eighth-rank Grand Master could afford this price, it's completely unnecessary.

With that money, it's better to spend it on equipment or cultivation resources.

Only the top eighth-rank experts can afford a fighter jet.

Of course, young prodigies like Lei Di, who never lack resources, can also buy one.

But seven times the speed of sound far exceeds the standard of ordinary fighter jets—even Lei Di couldn't afford it.

Shhh—

Just as the crowd felt a tinge of disappointment, the black fighter jet halted in midair above the square.

It then slowly descended toward the square; the psychic users on the ground hurriedly scattered.

Someone of this caliber, even if the jet accidentally crushed them during landing, probably wouldn't face any punishment.

A massive shadow, over twenty meters long, fell upon the ground.

Yet it didn't land on the square—it hovered three meters above the surface.

Chhh—

The jet's hatch opened, and a tall, slender youth in a black combat suit leapt out.

The youth had a handsome, rugged face; every gesture carried a faint aura of pressure.

After he landed, a woman stepped out of the cockpit immediately after.

The woman had a mature, refined beauty and a graceful figure; she seemed to ignore gravity entirely, stepping through air to reach the youth's side.

"Holy shit?! It's Lei Di!"

"Whoa, that's Principal Ling, right? Haven't seen her in ages—she's even more beautiful than before."

"This is insane—I feel overwhelming pressure just from Lei Di!"

"......"

Instantly, a wave of stunned murmurs erupted—no one had expected the person stepping out of that jet to be Xu Jingming!

The group who had planned to ask Xu Jingming for autographs or photos dared not approach.

There was no way.

Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang were seventh-rank upper and eighth-rank upper, respectively.

Even if they suppressed their aura, the natural pressure they emitted still made unfamiliar people feel constrained.

"Jingming, Shuang-jie, you got here so fast? I thought it'd take one or two hours."

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan hurried over, their faces beaming with smiles.

"Black Obsidian-class fighter jet—just bought it."

"Now, anywhere within Daxia, I can get there in under forty minutes."

Xu Jingming smiled.

"Black Obsidian-class fighter jet?" Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan both gasped.

They'd heard Xu Jingming mention this jet before, but it was unearthed from an ancient civilization's ruins and extremely rare.

Even among ninth-rank experts, it was uncommon—how could one exist now?

"You've been in the Wildlands this whole time, so it's normal you haven't heard the news—once we're back, I'll tell you slowly."

Xu Jingming smiled, then noticed the others on the square:

"Are these all members of the Azure Society?"

"About a third are; the rest are from other societies."

Song Qiuyun lifted her face proudly, "The Azure Society is now the top society at Magic University."

"Good." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

Given his current breakthrough speed, he didn't think this society would be useful in the future.

But some praise was still warranted—he'd been the one to promise its creation.

"They've been looking forward to meeting you—they were just shouting for your autograph."

Jiang Chuxuan giggled.

"Oh? Once I'm free these next few days, I'll head over to Magic University. Get the club members together in advance."

Xu Jingming said with a smile.

Since he was already back in Magic Capital, he definitely had to visit Teacher Yang, so he would take care of it on the way.

Xu Jingming did not deliberately lower his voice, and the crowd who overheard burst into enthusiastic cheers.

"Let's go."

Xu Jingming gave a slight nod, then led Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan back inside the fighter craft.

Roar—

The fighter craft's engines fired up, and in an instant it shot into the sky, vanishing from everyone's sight.

"A Martial Saint-grade fighter craft — Lei Di truly is Lei Di, so cool!"

"Who says otherwise? By age, he's not even twenty-one yet!"

"Under normal circumstances, Lei Di should be just like Sister Yun — just finished sophomore year, just stepped into junior year."

"Achieving this kind of accomplishment at this age — you can only say he truly is Blue Star's number one prodigy."

"......"

Even after Xu Jingming and the others had left, the Magic University students remaining on site were still sighing and chatting.

Many of them were the same age as Xu Jingming, and some were even called geniuses.

But compared to Xu Jingming, their so-called "geniuses" seemed laughably inadequate.

Xu Jingming was already active on the international stage, owning a Martial Saint-grade fighter craft.

While they still had to stay at school, taking part in these small-scale club joint competitions.

Of course, besides the fighter craft just now, the shock Xu Jingming brought them also included Hearing Ling Shuang's presence.

The junior and senior year students present had lived through the period when Hearing Ling Shuang was still Magic University's vice president.

No one would have thought that the beautiful, moving, Bingshan-like vice president had actually been won over by Xu Jingming......

PS: Thanks for everyone's concern. Lucky — the checkup yesterday only found gastritis, already got medicine and started taking it, no other major illness.

There's still one more update later, I'll make up chapters tomorrow, three updates minimum~~