Chapter 906: Begin Evaluation! Continuous Breakthroughs!

"Respected core member, please activate your ability."

In a cabin about three meters tall, an electronic voice chimed.

Simultaneously, virtual light beams continuously scanned Xu Jingming's body, seemingly recording data.

"In terms of virtual world technology alone, the Ember World still lags far behind Blue Star."

Xu Jingming couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

His SSS-level Chaos Thunder was not recorded at all in the Ember Temple's system.

That's why a preliminary scan was needed—otherwise, during the virtual trial, he wouldn't even be able to use his ability.

"More than that, I'm curious how the virtual world manages this—how it can even identify and simulate your evolved S-level ability."

Eva's crisp voice echoed in his mind, "When you get the chance later, ask General Chairman Zhou about S-level abilities."

"Alright." Xu Jingming nodded, not refusing.

After reaching the eighth stage, his strength was already among the top in Greater Xia.

General Chairman Zhou likely wouldn't conceal such information...

"Sorry for the inconvenience—I didn't expect this to happen, and I've troubled you seniors."

"In truth, most people in the Ember World hold goodwill toward Blue Star people, unlike Xina."

On the other side,

Meng Yu, after seating Su Qingli and Ling Shuang on the lounge sofa in the hall, spoke with a hint of apology.

"It's fine—as long as you're unharmed."

Su Qingli smiled gently, showing understanding.

To them, the Ember World could be treated as a separate nation.

As long as no interests were involved, mutual friendliness was natural.

But when interests were at stake and the strong competed, 【23】 people from the Ember World would naturally side with their own strong ones, not with those from the Blue Star.

People from the Ember World would naturally stand by their own strong ones, not Blue Star people.

Upon hearing this, Meng Yu quietly exhaled in relief.

Xu Jingming had already become a core member of the Ember Temple—her mission was effectively complete.

Yet through these hours of interaction, she found Xu Jingming and the others surprisingly easy to get along with.

Especially the two seniors, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang, who weren't much older than her.

They felt far more reliable than her unreliable brother.

Rather than viewing them as seniors, Meng Yu preferred to treat them like older sisters.

As for Xina, she wasn't yet in a position to interfere.

Xina may talk loudly, but her strength is hardly different from Green's.

Green will handle her later.

Thinking of this, Meng Yu smiled sweetly and stood up.

"Senior Xu should finish registering his ability soon and then begin the trial evaluation."

"The evaluation will likely take one or two hours—please rest a while. I'll go get some hot drinks."

"Our Ember Temple's beverages contain a very rare magical fruit—you two seniors will surely like them."

With that, Meng Yu turned and walked off briskly.

"Sister Shuang, what do you think of the Ember Temple?"

After Meng Yu left, Su Qingli's red lips moved slightly as she spoke softly.

"Deeply rooted—there are already so many SS-levels; I wonder how many S-levels remain."

Ling Shuang sipped her lips lightly, her expression grave. "The eighth-stage Grand Master whose right hand Jingming destroyed just now had an S-level ability."

"That other man, though he didn't reveal his ability, was almost certainly S-level too."

Three eighth-stage Grand Masters appeared: one SSS-level, two S-levels.

This lineup was terrifying, whether in Greater Xia or across all of Blue Star.

"The Ember World's depth is indeed profound."

Su Qingli nodded in agreement. "After the Void-Piercing Tower matter concludes, the Ember World's ability users will likely begin entering Blue Star."

"From a human perspective, the strength against beasts has greatly increased—this is a great good."

"But for nations, it's unclear whether it's good or bad..."

The Ember World has many strong individuals.

Once they enter Blue Star, they'll likely not choose to join any single nation.

Instead, they'll form their own factions, even establish a new nation.

At that point, significant changes are inevitable.

"Regardless, your own strength matters most."

After a pause, Su Qingli added, "Kong Shen established the Ember World—her legacy should exist here."

"Later, we can try to find it. If you obtain her legacy, your strength will surely rise another tier."

Su Qingli understood Ling Shuang's current predicament well.

No teacher. No space-based combat technique legacy.

She must rely entirely on her own research.

If she could obtain a legacy—or a teacher to guide her—

Ling Shuang's strength would far surpass what it is now.

"Mm." Ling Shuang nodded.

On Blue Star, S-level ability users were rare; she hadn't felt much pressure.

But in the Ember World, SSS-levels and S-levels kept appearing one after another.

It had given her immense pressure, and she urgently wanted to strengthen herself.

"I hope I gain something from the Void-Piercing Tower this time..."

Ling Shuang silently thought.

Xu Jingming spent over three minutes inputting all his information.

He then lay down in the holographic immersion pod and entered the evaluation trial's virtual world.

Shhh—

Xu Jingming appeared on a vast grassland.

A bright sun hung high in the sky, pouring its light onto the ground.

"So this is the Ember World's virtual trial? Seems unimpressive."

Xu Jingming scanned the surroundings, testing his body's movements.

Though the environment remained lifelike, it clearly didn't reach the level of Blue Star's virtual world—where reality and simulation were indistinguishable.

But fortunately, bodily sensations were nearly identical; his strength remained unaffected.

"This virtual trial is similar to the simulations I ran at Magic University—likely powered by a top-tier artificial intelligence."

A green-haired, twin-tailed little girl materialized on Xu Jingming's shoulder.

Her tiny feet dangled carelessly, glowing like jade.

"How did you get in here?" Xu Jingming asked, puzzled.

"I'm an intelligent lifeform. Infiltrating a top-tier AI is ridiculously easy."

Eva puffed out her chest proudly.

"You can do that?" Xu Jingming was stunned. "So you can directly alter the evaluation results now?"

"No."

Eva shook her head, spreading her hands. "The battle process and evaluation results are top-tier permissions."

"I could alter them, but the AI would detect the anomaly and terminate the trial."

"For this trial, I can only act as an observer."

"I see." Xu Jingming nodded, not overly concerned.

He didn't need Eva to alter the results anyway.

After all, someone with SSS-level had already received the Aurora certification.

With the Deep Blue System's support, he believed he wasn't inferior to any other SSS-level.

"Core member Xu Jingming, welcome to the Ember Temple's evaluation trial."

"The trial will assign opponents according to your rank—the higher the level, the stronger the opponent."

"Begin Level One trial!"

"Your opponent is an eighth-stage lower-rank Grand Master with an A-level ability and mastery of multiple S-level combat techniques!"

At that moment, a majestic voice echoed from the sky.

A towering figure materialized on the grassland a kilometer away from Xu Jingming.

But before he could charge, a bolt of black lightning struck instantly, reducing him to ash!

"Level One trial passed! Beginning Level Two trial... Level Two..."

"Level Two trial passed! Beginning..."

The evaluation trial grew increasingly difficult with each level.

All opponents remained eighth-stage lower-rank, but their ability tiers, combat technique tiers, and technique proficiency all increased.

The strength of opponents on nearly every level was more than five or six times that of the previous level!

But for Xu Jingming, who possessed the SSS-grade Chaotic Divine Thunder, he didn't even need to use combat techniques.

Simply by applying the Chaotic Divine Thunder in its most basic form, he obliterated every opponent, smashing through the first five trial levels!

What he didn't know was that his lightning-fast clearance speed had already caused a massive uproar outside!