Chapter 933: The Bold Xu Jingming! Tie Xian Lian Operation!

"Leaving with a million empty stones like this won't do."

Xu Jingming's eyes flickered, and he pondered before asking:

"Little Lotus, how far is your vine now from this area?"

"Five kilometers."

Tie Xian Lian replied, "This is already the limit of my mental strength. If my vines get any closer, I fear the strong one will detect me."

"Use your mental strength as camouflage, try to approach this area, touch the empty stones, and if discovered, immediately sever your vines," Xu Jingming murmured.

"Yes, Master," Tie Xian Lian did not hesitate and acted immediately.

The vines, already extended dozens of kilometers, lengthened again.

"You want Tie Xian Lian to collect these empty stones?"

Su Qingli, beside him, saw through Xu Jingming's plan and exclaimed in surprise.

"Exactly."

Xu Jingming nodded, "The area where these empty stones lie is vast; the deepest part lies more than a hundred meters underground."

"If this is a ninth-rank peak Wu Sheng, he might not detect movements deep beneath the earth."

Law Saints have frail bodies but powerful mental strength and extremely keen perception.

Martial Saints are the opposite—their perception is not strong, and they cannot sense minor movements a hundred meters underground.

There aren't many ninth-rank peaks entering the Void-Breaking Tower; he knew of only two.

One Wu Sheng, one Law Saint.

He was betting—betting that this was a Wu Sheng!

If he won the bet, he could snatch some of the million empty stones right from under the tiger's mouth.

"I see."

Su Qingli nodded slightly, her heart filled with awe at Xu Jingming's boldness.

If it were her, she would never dare take such a risk.

"Master, I've touched the empty stones—they don't seem to have noticed me."

Tie Xian Lian's mental voice echoed.

Immediately, a new mental perception image arrived.

Besides the ninth-rank peak, there were two other ninth-rank powerhouses.

One ninth-rank mid-level, one ninth-rank low-level.

"Three ninth-ranks—if discovered, we flee immediately."

Xu Jingming's lips curled slightly, a brilliant smile appearing on his handsome face:

"Good thing we haven't been discovered yet."

"Little Lotus, start moving the empty stones into these space rings now."

"Leave additional vines scattered within dozens of kilometers around."

"That way, even if discovered, this Wu Sheng won't find your true body in a short time."

Saying this, Xu Jingming directly handed over more than ten space rings to Tie Xian Lian.

Each of these space rings had a capacity of about one hundred cubic meters.

One hundred cubic meters of capacity was extremely precious to a sixth-rank adept.

But for him, he could obtain them at will.

He had specifically requested these from Hearing Ling Shuang before entering the Void-Breaking Tower, to store supplies.

He had over fifty more of these space rings in his tactical backpack!

"Yes, Master."

Vines spread, and Tie Xian Lian's other vines swiftly carried the space rings toward the area where the empty stones lay.

Simultaneously, thousands of massive vines plunged into the earth.

Extending in over twenty directions, creating decoy sub-bodies.

"Teacher, let's go too."

Xu Jingming smiled at Su Qingli.

"Where to? Aren't we staying here to guard?"

Su Qingli blinked her clear, large eyes, her fair, lovely face filled with confusion.

"You'll find out soon—leave this to Little Lotus."

Xu Jingming gave a mysterious smile, then quickly led Su Qingli away from the place.

"Lord Leo, Lord Allen and the others went south; our wireless communication devices can no longer reach them."

Dozens of kilometers away,

a middle-aged woman in a blue combat suit reported to a man before her clad in black armor.

The man was muscular, with a black beard, his gaze like lightning.

Leo!

A ninth-rank peak Wu Sheng of the Lei Ding family.

One of the first three ninth-rank peaks to enter Blue Star.

He now led another team into the Void-Breaking Tower, the most prestigious warrior in the Lei Ding family after the supreme Lei Ding.

"If we can't reach them, don't worry—Allen has the artifact given by the clan chief; his safety isn't a concern," Leo said gravely.

They possessed the most advanced wireless communication devices from the Ember World.

They had the most advanced wireless communication equipment in the Emberfire World.

Without a base station, communication is possible, but the maximum range is only five hundred kilometers; beyond this distance, communication is impossible.

"Understood."

The middle-aged woman bowed respectfully, then hesitated slightly and said:

"I noticed that Lord Alan and Xu Jingming of Blue Star seem to have some conflict—if we encounter Xu Jingming, should we act?"

"No."

Leo shook his head. "Alan wants to ease the Chief's burdens. He and Xu Jingming are both eighth-rank; if they clash, it won't be an issue.

But we're different. If we act, we'll leave evidence, and then we won't be able to answer to that woman, Amethys."

"Does this have anything to do with the High Priestess?" the middle-aged woman asked, puzzled.

Leo was a powerhouse who had walked through two thousand years—he could call Amethys by her name directly, but she could not.

"Of course."

Leo mused, "Xu Jingming chose neither our Lei Ding family nor the Urs family—that means he chose the Flame Temple.

Amethys didn't accept him because she still wants to observe him longer.

If we move against Xu Jingming and Amethys finds out, even Lord Lei Ding won't be able to save us."

The special SSS-grade ability, "Eye of Fate," isn't just for show.

After we exit the Void-Piercing Tower, nearly all actions against Xu Jingming will be traced back by Amethys.

"I see."

Thinking of Amethys's eyes, the middle-aged woman felt a chill, and quickly nodded, showing she understood.

The wrath of an Absolute Sovereign—even Leo, a ninth-rank peak, cannot withstand it, let alone this tiny ninth-rank mid-tier Wu Sheng.

"Lord Leo, the surrounding area has been fully surveyed.

The total area is one hundred square kilometers; the estimated number of Void Stones hidden within is over one million."

At that moment, a tall, slender man flew in from afar and hovered beside Leo, bowing respectfully.

Warren—the only ninth-rank Law Saint among the three.

Among the three, he had the lowest rank: ninth-rank low-tier.

Yet Leo still had Warren use his spiritual force to scout the surroundings—this alone proves the Law Saint's overwhelming dominance over the Wu Sheng in spiritual force.

"One million?! Good, good, good!

Scour every last Void Stone in this area—I'll secure first place and leave Mick far behind."

Leo laughed heartily.

The second-place contender on the current leaderboard, No. 2, is Mick, the ninth-rank peak of the Urs family.

The gap between him and me is only tens of thousands of Void Stones.

"No time to waste—begin."

At Leo's command, the three ninth-ranks moved simultaneously, gathering the nearby Void Stones.

Yet none of them noticed that, over one hundred and fifty meters beneath the ground,

more than a dozen vine-like tendrils, thick as giant serpents, continuously tunneled through the earth.

Each tiny branch of these vines bore a space ring.

Every Void Stone touched by the vines vanished into thin air, absorbed into these space rings.