Chapter 973: The Truth of the Disappearance! The Giant Void Creature!

“Father? Is it really you? It’s me! I found you!”

Su Qingli, sensing the psychic fluctuation, could no longer hold back.

She extended her jade-like hand, touching the lightning sphere, her beautiful eyes faintly glistening with tears.

This time, it was no illusion—after four years, she had truly heard her father’s voice again!

In the distance,

Xu Jingming silently watched the warm reunion between father and daughter.

Whether in his past life or this one, he had always lacked parental love.

But fortunately, he had long grown accustomed to it, and now many cared for him.

Such as Song Qiuyun, Jiang Chu, Teacher Ling Shuang, and even Teacher Su Qingli herself.

A drop of kindness deserves a gushing spring in return.

If Su Qingli had not taken him in as her disciple back then, he would never have helped her find her father.

A father-daughter reunion naturally meant much to say.

But what puzzled Xu Jingming was why Su Tianrui still remained in his elemental state, not reverting to human form.

Just as he was puzzled, Su Qingli suddenly pulled him over and smiled to introduce him:

“By the way, Father, let me introduce you—this is my student, Xu Jingming.

Without him, I never would have found you.”

“Greetings, Elder Su, I am Xu Jingming.”

Though bowing to a lightning sphere felt strange, Xu Jingming bowed with utmost respect.

“Xiao Li already told me—you have an SSS-rank ability.

An eighth-rank mid-tier Grand Master at twenty? Truly, the younger generation is formidable!”

The psychic waves from Su Tianrui were filled with awe.

In his youth, he too had been a prodigy.

Yet even then, at Xu Jingming’s age, he had only just entered the fourth rank.

The gap was simply too vast.

And furthermore, the man possessed an SSS-rank ability, rare in all the world!

“Elder, you flatter me,” Xu Jingming smiled humbly.

“Not at all—your talent warrants any praise.”

A gentle voice echoed, crimson lightning arcs flickering, coalescing into Su Tianrui’s form before the sphere.

Su Qingli was stunningly beautiful; as her father, Su Tianrui was equally handsome, exuding an air of calm composure.

This naturally made Xu Jingming silently admire him.

No wonder he had once been a peak ninth-rank—though his current psychic strength was weaker than even a Void Being, his aura far surpassed that of an ordinary ninth-rank Law Saint.

In the following conversation, Xu Jingming and Su Qingli quickly learned the full story of Su Tianrui’s disappearance.

Originally, Su Tianrui had received word that a space turbulence layer held the opportunity to break through to the Supreme Rank.

He went to investigate, intending to return quickly, so he didn’t bother notifying anyone.

But he hadn’t expected the space turbulence layer to be extremely dangerous.

He lost his bearings the moment he entered—even with a top-tier artificial intelligence assisting him, he couldn’t find the way back.

The space turbulence layer was perilous beyond measure; even his peak ninth-rank strength endured multiple life-or-death crises.

Thus, he wandered within the space turbulence layer for two years.

When his strength plummeted to its lowest point and all resources in his space ring were exhausted, he encountered a group of Void Beings.

Under normal circumstances, such a level of Void Being could be slain with a wave of his hand.

But he was already drained, his power severely diminished.

With no choice, he entered elemental form, guarding his consciousness against the Void Beings’ psychic devouring.

He maintained this state for two years.

During that time, most of his psychic power was devoured, and his consciousness sank into slumber.

Only now, with Xu Jingming and Su Qingli’s arrival, was he awakened.

“Looking back, that space turbulence layer had no Supreme Rank opportunity—it was a trap!

When I return, I’ll settle accounts with that old dog of the Li family!!”

Fierce psychic waves echoed through the space, Su Tianrui’s face blazing with rage.

He had learned from Su Qingli that after his disappearance, the Li family had tried to seize control of the Thunder Martial Hall.

And the one who gave him that tip had been none other than the Li family’s own peak ninth-rank!

Putting it all together, the Li family’s ill intent was unmistakable.

“The Li family!”

Su Qingli’s face turned icy, and Xu Jingming’s brows tightened.

The Li family was truly deviously cruel.

No evil deed was ever without them.

“By the way, Elder Su, why don’t you exit elemental form?”

Xu Jingming voiced his lingering question.

“My psychic power is too severely damaged. The Crimson Xiao Divine Thunder is too powerful—I cannot exit until I recover.”

Su Tianrui shook his head; with this explanation, Xu Jingming immediately understood.

Crimson Xiao Divine Thunder was an S-rank ability, immensely potent.

Now, Su Tianrui’s psychic power was far too weak to control such a vast force, hence his inability to exit elemental form.

“In that case, our next moves may become troublesome.”

Su Qingli frowned slightly.

The lightning sphere formed by her father was over two hundred meters in diameter, like a miniature sun.

Even within the space turbulence layer, it was conspicuous enough.

If we bring it back to the Breakthrough Tower, it would be a moving target—enemies could spot it from dozens of kilometers away.

“I am currently in energy form—you can store me in your space ring,” Su Tianrui smiled.

Had it not been for the Void Beings’ ability to devour psychic power even through space rings, he would have hidden inside his own long ago.

“That’s good.”

Su Qingli exhaled in relief—this made movement far easier.

As for restoring his psychic power, they could deal with that later.

Reuniting with her father was already enough to make her happy.

“By the way, Xiao Li, among the Void Beings you just killed, was there one significantly larger?”

Su Tianrui suddenly spoke up.

“Significantly larger?”

Su Qingli paused, instinctively glancing at Xu Jingming.

She had been dragged into the illusion and knew nothing of what followed.

“No,” Xu Jingming shook his head. “The largest was only about three meters tall.”

“Only three meters?”

Su Tianrui’s expression changed. “Quick! We must leave now!

Among these Void Beings, there is a King—its body is over thirty meters tall.

Its psychic strength is dozens of times stronger than the others!

It may have gone out to hunt. Now is our chance—let’s flee!”

During his slumber, his psychic power had been nearly entirely devoured.

Only weak Void Beings remained surrounding him.

But the King was no longer satisfied with such feeble psychic energy.

It occasionally ventured out to hunt, though it always returned.

Hearing this, Xu Jingming was startled and moved to act.

Suddenly, he halted, looked ahead, and said helplessly:

“Elder Su, it’s already too late—it’s returned.”

Hum—

A Void Being over thirty meters tall appeared five to six kilometers ahead.

The moment it appeared, its immense psychic power erupted, crushing down with overwhelming pressure!