Chapter 992

"Xiao, Xiao Chan, are you two okay?"

Xu Jingming landed on the ground and smiled as he spoke.

"Why do you call her 'Xiao' but just 'Xiao Chan' when it comes to me? I'm older than you too..."

Leng Yuechan grumbled in dissatisfaction, but before she could finish, Leng Yuexi cut her off:

"Shut up! Who taught you to be so disrespectful?"

She then turned to Xu Jingming with a slightly apologetic look: "Jingming, Xiao Chan doesn't know any better—don't take it to heart."

When they first met in Myanmar, Xu Jingming was only sixth-rank.

But what is Xu Jingming's condition now? He crushes A-rank ninth-rank mid-tier experts!

She knew her sister Leng Yuechan was just joking, but she feared Xu Jingming might take offense.

"Xiao, I've just gotten stronger—I haven't become someone else. Why be so formal?"

Seeing Leng Yuexi's cautious demeanor, Xu Jingming couldn't help but smile, "Besides, I was just teasing Xiao Chan, Senior."

Hearing this, Leng Yuexi finally exhaled in relief, a bright smile lighting up her fair face: "That's good."

As she spoke, she instinctively glanced to the side.

Even from afar, she had already noticed Su Qingli's beauty; now that she was closer, it was even more stunning.

Her appearance and figure were flawless, especially that ethereal aura.

She felt like a celestial fairy descended from heaven—cold, elegant, and tall.

Even she couldn't help but feel inferior.

"Greetings, my lord. I'm Leng Yuexi, president of the Spirit Fox Guild. This is my sister, Leng Yuechan."

Leng Yuexi bowed respectfully; Leng Yuechan quickly followed suit, bowing as well: "My lord."

"I've heard about you both from Jingming already."

"Since you're Jingming's friends, you're my friends too—no need to be so formal."

Su Qingli smiled softly, her voice clear and melodious.

Leng Yuexi was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

She hadn't expected the director of Lei Ting Martial Hall to be so approachable.

"That Blood Lust Saint was infamous—his death is a service to the people. I'm glad you're both unharmed."

"But without your companions, your next moves will likely be dangerous..."

Xu Jingming stared at the three headless corpses of the Starfire Guild, musing.

He had already sensed from the aircraft that these three were eighth-rank Grand Masters.

Combined with Leng Yuexi, who possessed an S-rank, that made four eighth-rank Grand Masters.

Such a group would only be targeted by ninth-rank experts.

Now that three were dead, Leng Yuexi alone would be extremely vulnerable.

"That's exactly what I was thinking."

Leng Yuexi nodded slightly. "So I plan to take my sister and find a hiding spot until the Breakthrough Tower's teleportation channel opens, then leave."

The Breakthrough Tower does contain many rare herbs, heavenly treasures, and resources.

Along the way, we've already gathered far more than enough—we don't need to risk further.

"That's indeed a viable solution."

Xu Jingming nodded, but beside him, Su Qingli spoke with a smile:

"You've already reached the summit—failing to see the final destination would be a regret."

"If you don't mind, you may join us from now on."

"Really?"

Leng Yuexi's eyes lit up as she turned to look at Xu Jingming.

"I have no objections."

Though slightly puzzled, since it was Su Laoshi's suggestion, Xu Jingming naturally wouldn't oppose.

In truth, with their current combat power, adding Leng Yuexi and her sister would be no burden at all.

"Then thank you," Leng Yuexi smiled brightly.

"Then let's go," Xu Jingming nodded.

Because in previous floors, he and Su Qingli had been hunting ferocious beasts, their progress was slow.

Even Leng Yuexi and her sister had already reached the 13th floor—those top-tier experts must have already arrived at the destination.

So he wanted to maximize his strength before reaching the end.

"What about those people?" Leng Yuechan blinked, pointing ahead.

The Blood Lust Saint and his woman were dead, but the women who served him were still alive.

They stood motionless like puppets, their eyes vacant.

"These women were already mentally controlled by that mentalist Saint."

With the Saint's death, they lost their purpose—they're now like walking corpses."

"It's better to free them soon."

Xu Jingming shook his head.

Chaotic Divine Thunder surged forth, engulfing the distant women and reducing them to ash in an instant.

"Five eighth-rank peak Grand Masters—just like that, gone," Leng Yuexi sighed, shaking her head.

Any one of those women was a match for my father's level.

Yet under a ninth-rank expert's hand, they were turned into slaves.

The gap in status during this period was simply enormous.

"By the way, Zou Jie and the others still have space rings!" Leng Yuechan's eyes lit up.

"I'm giving them all to you," Xu Jingming waved his hand casually.

He had already taken the space ring of the Blood Desire Wu Sheng; he had no real interest in the wealth of an eighth-rank Master Zongshi.

"Amazing! Thank you, Brother Xu for the gift~~~"

The mischievous Leng Yuechan giggled, then bounced over toward Zou Jie and the others.

The space rings of Zou Jie and the others meant little to Xu Jingming, but to them, they were an immense fortune not to be missed.

It must be said that Su Qingli's mastery of her ability was terrifyingly high.

She directly summoned Doushen Shenlei to form clouds that carried Leng Yuexi and her sister through the air.

Xu Jingming could also do this, but only by entering Thunderstorm State, and he could not sustain it for long.

Thus, the group of four searched for beasts throughout the 13th layer of Po Xu Tower under Xu Jingming's leadership.

Compared to the previous layers, this layer had slightly more beasts.

Xu Jingming spent only three days to harvest 600,000 ability points, raising his system panel's ability points to 4 million.

And just then, the point-adding option he had been waiting for finally appeared after his level!

"Finally! Eighth-rank Upper!"

Hovering in midair,

Xu Jingming, who had just slain an eighth-rank beast with Heavenly Thunder Art, stared at the system panel in his mind, his eyes gleaming with excitement as he shouted:

"Su Laoshi, Sister Xi, please stop for a moment."

"What's wrong?" Su Qingli cast him a puzzled look.

"I feel I'm about to break through. Su Laoshi, please guard me."

Saying this, Xu Jingming retracted his Thunder Dragon Wings and crashed onto the ground with a thud.

"Breakthrough?!"

Su Qingli froze slightly, wondering if she had misheard.

Hadn't Xu Jingming only just broken through a month ago? How could he be breaking through again so soon?

But Xu Jingming, now on the ground, paid no attention to her shock.

With a thought, he directly clicked the plus sign after his level on the system panel.

Ability points -4,000,000!

Eighth-rank Middle → Eighth-rank Upper!