Chapter 956: Po Xu Tower Ninth Layer! Ambush!

Su Qingli also knew that after Xu Jingming took over as director, there might be some new arrangements.

But she didn't care about it, as long as he didn't turn the entire Lei Ting Martial Hall over to other families like Hu Jinyu had.

"Still, this time I've turned misfortune into fortune—my physique has strengthened considerably, and my blood qi has likely increased by two hundred thousand points."

Su Qingli's crimson lips curved slightly upward, forming a beautiful arc.

"Two hundred thousand points of blood qi? That much?"

Xu Jingming was stunned.

Su Qingli was a ninth-rank Law Saint, her physique never strong, and her original blood qi value had been only one hundred thousand points.

Now her total blood qi had tripled instantly!

"That ninth-rank mid-tier Wu Sheng's blood qi was at least over a million points."

The Grudge Blood Spike had nearly condensed all his blood qi and indestructible matter."

"Yet I only converted twenty thousand points for myself—this efficiency is extremely low."

Su Qingli sounded somewhat resigned.

Her own physique was too weak; otherwise, she would have gained even more benefits this time.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingming fell into thought, and after a long while, he spoke softly:

"What if I find another ninth-rank Wu Sheng and have him unleash a Grudge Blood Spike on me?"

"After healing with the Blood Recovery Holy Pill, wouldn't I directly gain hundreds of thousands of blood qi?"

Su Qingli paused for a moment, then nodded slightly after thinking it over:

"Theoretically, yes."

"But the Grudge Blood Spike isn't used until the final moment."

"The Blood Recovery Holy Pill isn't easy to obtain—this time we were just lucky."

"Next time, there won't be a second Divine Son for us to kill."

"I understand." Xu Jingming's eyes flickered.

Damn!

This rate of blood qi increase is even more brutal than cheating.

If he had the chance to encounter another ninth-rank Wu Sheng from the Tianming Sect, and had Blood Recovery Holy Pills available, he'd definitely try this again.

"Since the teacher has recovered, let's prepare to continue hunting ferocious beasts."

Xu Jingming smiled, storing the data in his space ring.

Although the ferocious beasts in the eighth layer of the Po Xu Tower were numerous, their levels were very low.

He estimated that after another seven or eight days, he'd have killed nearly all of them, then he'd move on to the next layer.

"Alright."

Su Qingli nodded, stepping forward with her straight, slender legs, instinctively moving toward Xu Jingming.

But after taking two steps, she realized—her strength had returned; she no longer needed Xu Jingming to carry her.

Upon realizing this, the joy she'd felt from regaining her power strangely faded considerably...

Just as Xu Jingming had predicted.

Seven days later, nearly all the ferocious beasts in the eighth layer of the Po Xu Tower had been slaughtered, leaving no reason to stay.

Without hesitation, he led Su Qingli into the teleportation channel whose location he had already scouted.

The seventh layer of the Po Xu Tower was an ice-and-snow world, the eighth layer a forest world; Xu Jingming guessed the ninth layer would be vastly different from the first two.

But when he finally stepped through the teleportation channel into the ninth layer, he was still stunned.

The ninth layer was a realm of lightning!

Everywhere he looked, it was daylight.

From the sky, all kinds of thunder and lightning continuously struck down.

These lightning bolts came in various shapes—spherical, branched, and even vast sheets cascading like waterfalls!

The air was filled with a continuous, unceasing roar of dense thunder.

This scene reminded Xu Jingming of the former Thunder Secret Realm.

But unlike the Thunder Secret Realm, the lightning here wasn't just blue-white.

It also included green, purple, and crimson-gold.

Some of these lightning bolts, even hundreds of kilometers away, made Xu Jingming sense a dangerous aura.

Yet instead of fear, he wore a delighted expression:

"A lightning realm! This world amplifies our strength!"

Boom!!

Black Chaos Divine Thunder surged forth.

Clearly, the lightning's activity level had increased significantly compared to before.

"My Jade Clear Divine Thunder's power has also increased." Su Qingli, releasing the thunder, smiled as well.

"S-Class: Your Chaos Divine Thunder's power increased by 10.6%. Teacher Su's Jade Clear Divine Thunder's power increased by 15.4%."

Eva, having completed her data analysis, spoke up.

"The increase in ability power is secondary—the key question is whether this lightning realm will produce elemental lifeforms like the ice world did."

Xu Jingming spoke, and beside him, Su Qingli suddenly realized, her beautiful eyes flashing with insight:

"Jingming, you mean the Lightning Essence?"

"Exactly."

Xu Jingming nodded, "If we're lucky and gather enough Lightning Essence."

Your lightning ability might even evolve into an SS rank.

"SS rank..." Su Qingli's eyes lit up.

Her rank had been capped at Rank 9 Lower Tier, preventing further breakthrough.

If her ability rank could rise, her strength would gain a massive indirect boost!

"Let's go, first explore this world."

The Thunder Dragon Wings flared slightly, and Xu Jingming shot away like a streak of black light.

Behind him, Su Qingli's slender figure, wreathed in emerald thunder, followed closely.

About five kilometers from the Level Nine teleportation portal, four people—two men and two women—lay in ambush.

All four appeared young, no more than their twenties.

The two men radiated an aura approaching Rank 9!

The two women were one at Rank 8 Peak and one at Rank 8 Mid-Tier, slightly lower in rank.

Yet all three seemed to follow the Rank 8 Peak woman at the front.

The woman was petite, under one meter sixty in height.

But her proportions were excellent; her body, clad in a silver battle suit, curved elegantly with full bust and narrow waist.

The other woman beside her was tall and equally refined in features, yet her aura paled in comparison.

Qiao Lin, Lady Xina, followers of the Aurora-class Allen.

Though followers, their strength was no joke—SS-ranked, they were unquestionably prodigies!

Thus, after entering the Void-Piercing Tower, they separated from Aurora-class Allen.

After all, they needed to gather Void Stones.

Staying by Allen's side served no purpose but to waste time.

"My lord Qiao Lin, should we keep waiting here?"

At that moment, Lady Xina spoke hesitantly.

"Wait one more day—see if we can lure in bigger prey," Qiao Lin said firmly, without a hint of doubt.

Each level of the Void-Piercing Tower holds vast quantities of Void Stones.

These Void Stones are either hidden underground or guarded by powerful ferocious beasts.

Finding them requires considerable effort.

So she chose the more efficient method: seizing Void Stones from other ability users!

That's why they lay in wait near the teleportation portal.

Whenever an ability user ascends from Level Eight to Level Nine, unless exceptionally strong, they are stripped of their Void Stones.

This has now been their ninth day lying in wait.

"Understood." Lady Xina nodded.

The longer they wait, the lower the rank of ability users entering Level Nine.

The ability users who entered these past two days were mostly around Rank 6.

If we wait longer, their ranks will drop even further—barely worth looting.

We'd be better off seeking other opportunities.

But Qiao Lin was stronger; she had no choice but to agree.

"My lord Qiao Lin! An ability user is approaching!"

"This one's a big catch! One Rank 9 Lower Tier, one Rank 8 Mid-Tier!"

Suddenly—

The young man beside them, who had been projecting his spiritual sense, spoke up in warning.

His eyes widened instantly, his voice brimming with unmatched excitement:

"My lord Qiao Lin! It's Xu Jingming from Blue Star! He's coming!"

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