Chapter 869: Welcome Banquet! The Principals

"Go to the Dayangzhou wilderness zone," Xu Jingming replied.

"I knew it," Su Qingli said, somewhat exasperated.

Logically, someone at Xu Jingming's level no longer needed to stay long in the wilderness zone.

Simply focusing on cultivation would allow rapid advancement.

Yet Xu Jingming kept rushing back into the wilderness zone.

From two years ago until now, the ferocious beasts he'd killed likely exceeded a million in number.

Even if it was because his parents died in the beast tide, by now he should have found some measure of peace.

But judging by his current state, he won't stop killing anytime soon.

"Your combat power has now reached the ninth tier; be extra cautious when moving in the wilderness zone.

Avoid confronting ninth-tier Beast Emperors if you can—each Beast Emperor in the Dayangzhou wilderness has their own territory.

Killing too many of them will draw the pursuit of top-tier Beast Emperors."

Su Qingli gently warned him.

Since she couldn't stop him, she could only go along with it.

Fortunately, Xu Jingming had always been level-headed; he likely wouldn't get into trouble.

"Understood. I'll only challenge one or two at most, to test my strength," Xu Jingming nodded.

Humility is always the first element of survival—even after his ability evolved and his power surged, he still had to proceed with caution.

After all, ninth-tier Beast Emperors were not easy to provoke.

"By the way, you'll take the Thorn Sword Grass with you this time, right?" Su Qingli asked.

"No, I'm worried about retaliation from the Tianming Sect—I plan to leave it with Qiu Yun and the others," Xu Jingming shook his head.

Yet no sooner had he spoken than Su Qingli furrowed her brows:

"No, you must take the Thorn Sword Grass—for protection in case of emergencies."

If he had no intention of fighting Beast Emperors, she wouldn't be this concerned.

But since he truly intended to engage ninth-tier ferocious beasts, more protective measures were always better.

After a pause, she added:

"As for your home, don't worry—I'll stay here until you return from the wilderness zone."

"Aren't you supposed to return to headquarters?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

Su Qingli had always struck him as extremely busy.

"The big picture is settled now—I've delegated most matters at headquarters to Liu Wei and the others.

They only come to me if they can't decide on something."

Su Qingli smiled lightly.

Xu Jingming's instant kill of Liu Shan, along with Ling Shuang's breakthrough to eighth-tier upper rank, had spread widely within the martial arts hall.

Everyone was smart enough to know where to stand.

Vice Director Hu Jinyu could no longer pop up as before to cause trouble and annoy people.

"Then I'm counting on you, Su Laoshi."

Seeing this, Xu Jingming no longer hesitated and nodded with a smile.

With the Thorn Sword Grass, he could handle most unexpected situations...

At seven p. m.,

Hengyang Grand Hotel, located in the heart of the most bustling district of Modu.

The hotel had few floors—only six—but its height reached an astonishing forty meters!

The entire first floor alone covered over ten thousand square meters—larger than a soccer field!

The entire hotel was decorated in dazzling gold and splendor, appearing magnificent and opulent.

This was the top hotel in Modu, without question, ranked among the very best in all of Dayaxia.

Here, the welcome banquet for Xu Jingming's appointment as Inspector would be held.

At this moment, the entire street around Hengyang Grand Hotel was under traffic control.

Amid low, rumbling engine roars, luxury sports cars arrived from afar—only those with invitations were permitted entry.

Occasionally, one or two fighter jets flew in from a distance and landed at designated helipads.

Those who stepped down from the jets all had sharp eyes and powerful auras.

"Whoa, isn't that the Qingyan Wu Sheng? He's here too?"

"Haha, not just him! My Lord Lord Xue Jian just arrived—his aura is terrifying; just one glance made me feel like my blood was freezing."

"Even My Lord Lord Xue Jian showed up? Wow, this is quite the spectacle."

"..."

Although the entire street was under strict traffic control, forbidding non-invited persons from entering,

hundreds of meters away, large crowds still craned their necks, staring inside.

Whenever they spotted a familiar strong figure, they erupted in excited murmurs.

"Whose banquet is this? Why are so many powerful figures here? Even the Mayor of Modu's inauguration didn't draw this much attention!"

A passerby drawn by the commotion curiously asked.

He immediately drew a wave of disdain from the crowd.

"Dude, haven't you been paying attention to the news lately?"

"It's Lei Di's banquet—how could you not know?"

The welcome banquet for Xu Jingming's appointment was being held at Hengyang Grand Hotel.

This news has recently been spreading widely throughout the entire Magic Capital, and even across the entire Great Xia.

Anyone who still doesn't know this news by now is indeed a bit behind the times.

Outside the hotel, a large crowd had gathered to watch; inside the hotel, it was likewise a scene of clinking glasses and great bustle.

And as the protagonist, Xu Jingming had no choice but to follow Su Qingli's lead, making the acquaintance of one powerful figure after another.

"This is Qingyang the Wu Sheng. He once spent a period of time at our Lei Ting Wu Guan."

"This is Huiye the Law Saint, also a graduate of Magic Capital Ability University."

"This one is…"

The entire hotel lobby was filled with representatives from the business world, political circles, and even the major guilds and legions.

Most people needed to network and make acquaintances, so naturally they started from the ninth-rank powerhouses.

Even Hearing Ling Shuang didn't have the qualifications to lead Xu Jingming in introductions to powerhouses of this level.

Only Su Qingli, who was likewise a ninth-rank teacher, had the qualifications to lead him.

But for Xu Jingming, although these ninth-rank powerhouses each had formidable auras,

he himself was no slouch either; apart from a very few existences of high rank and great authority, he basically networked as an equal.

These parliamentarians who had attended the National Parliament also knew of Xu Jingming's might, and they had no dissatisfaction whatsoever with this attitude of making acquaintances as equals.

"Tsk tsk, Principal Yang, you've truly taught a fine student.

So young, and he's already begun networking with parliamentarian-level powerhouses."

In one corner of the hotel lobby, Yang Zhentian and several vice-principals and deans of Magic Capital Ability University had all gathered here.

Gazing at that young figure who faced ninth-rank parliamentarians without the slightest servility or arrogance, his posture upright and tall.

As one of the vice-principals, Kong Shuai could not help but say enviously.

As vice-principal of Magic Capital, he possessed absolute authority within the scope of the university.

But before ninth-rank parliamentarians, he too had to bow respectfully and offer greetings.

"Xu Jingming's student status is still retained at our university, isn't it?

According to normal procedure, he's still just a sophomore about to enter his third year at our university…"

Another vice-principal, Chen Can, was likewise full of emotion.

Because that year it was Vice-Principal Hearing Ling Shuang's turn on duty, overseeing all affairs of the university.

So his contact with Xu Jingming had not been that much.

He only knew that every time news related to Xu Jingming came over, it was basically big news.

Every time he saw such news, he marveled at how monstrous Xu Jingming was.

But he hadn't expected this time to be even more outrageous — he had directly become the Magic Capital Inspector of Lei Ting Wu Guan.

He had even forcefully suppressed the other strong contender, Liu Shan.

"It's all thanks to Jingming's own efforts; I actually didn't teach him that much."

Ever since entering the banquet hall, the smile on Yang Zhentian's face had never stopped.

Hearing the other vice-principals praise him at this moment, his smile grew even broader.

In fact, this sounded like modesty to others, but in his view, this was simply the truth.

For Xu Jingming to reach this day, his help could actually be said to be negligible.