Chapter 992: Cautious Leng Yuexi! Level Upgrade!

“Xiao Chan, Xi-jie, are you two alright?”

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

“Why do you call me Xi-jie 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 interrupted her:

“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 at the sixth tier.

But what is his condition now? He crushes A-rank ninth-tier mid-level experts!

She knew her sister’s comment was just playful teasing, but she feared Xu Jingming might take offense.

“Xi-jie, 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 joking with 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.

She had already noticed Su Qingli’s beauty from afar, but now that she was closer, she found it even more stunning.

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

She seemed like a celestial fairy descending from heaven—cold, elegant, and tall.

Even she couldn’t help but feel inferior.

“Good day, Director. 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. “Director.”

“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 gently, her voice clear and melodious.

Leng Yuexi was slightly surprised.

She hadn’t expected the director of Thunder Martial Hall to be so approachable.

“That Bloodlust Saint was infamous—his death is a blessing for the people. I’m glad you two are safe.”

“But without your companions, your next moves will 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-tier Grand Masters.

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

Such a team would only be targeted by ninth-tier experts.

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

“I thought the same.”

Leng Yuexi nodded slightly. “So I plan to take my sister and hide somewhere until the Breakthrough Tower’s exit portal opens.”

The Breakthrough Tower holds countless rare herbs and heavenly treasures.

Along the way, they’d already gathered far more than enough—no need to risk further.

“That’s a sound solution.”

Xu Jingming nodded, but Su Qingli smiled and spoke up:

“You’ve already reached the summit—wouldn’t it be a shame not to see the end?”

“If you don’t mind, you can join us from now on.”

“Really?”

Leng Yuexi’s eyes lit up as she turned to Xu Jingming.

“I have no objections.”

Though puzzled, since Su Qingli had suggested it, Xu Jingming naturally wouldn’t oppose.

In truth, with their current combat power, adding the Leng sisters was no burden at all.

“Then thank you.” Leng Yuexi smiled brightly.

“Then let’s go.” Xu Jingming nodded.

In previous floors, he and Su Qingli had been hunting ferocious beasts, so their pace was slow.

Even the Leng sisters had reached the 13th floor—those top-tier experts must’ve already arrived at the endpoint.

So he wanted to maximize his strength before heading there.

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

The Bloodlust Saint and his woman were dead, but his servants still lived.

They stood motionless like puppets, eyes vacant.

“These women were already controlled by a mentalist Saint’s psychic power.”

With the Saint dead, they lost their purpose—now they’re just walking corpses.”

“It’s better to end their suffering.”

Xu Jingming shook his head.

Chaotic Divine Thunder surged forth, engulfing the women far ahead—moments later, they were reduced to ash.

“Five eighth-tier Grand Masters... just like that?” Leng Yuexi sighed.

Any one of those women was a match for her father’s level.

Yet under a ninth-tier expert, they became slaves.

The gap in status was unimaginable.

“By the way, Zou Jie and the others still have space rings!” Leng Yuechan’s eyes sparkled.

“They’re all yours,” Xu Jingming waved dismissively.

He already had the Bloodlust Saint’s space ring—he had no interest in the wealth of eighth-tier Grand Masters.

“Awesome! Thank you, Brother Xu!”

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

To Xu Jingming, those space rings meant nothing—but to them, they were an unmissable fortune.

It had to be said: Su Qingli’s mastery of her ability was terrifyingly precise.

She simply condensed Pure Thunder into clouds to carry the Leng sisters through the air.

Xu Jingming could do the same—but only by entering Thunder Storm Mode, and he couldn’t sustain it long.

Thus, the four of them, led by Xu Jingming, searched the 13th floor of the Breakthrough Tower for beasts.

Compared to earlier floors, this level had slightly more beasts.

In just three days, Xu Jingming harvested 600,000 ability points, raising his system panel total to 4 million.

And at that moment, the long-awaited upgrade option finally appeared after his level!

“Finally! Eighth-tier upper!”

Hovering midair,

Xu Jingming, having just slain an eighth-tier beast with Thunder Art, stared at his system panel in his mind, eyes gleaming with excitement as he shouted:

“Su teacher, Xi-jie, hold on a moment.”

“What is it?” Su Qingli looked at him, puzzled.

“I feel like I’m about to break through. Su teacher, please guard me.”

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

“Breakthrough?!”

Su Qingli froze, wondering if she’d misheard.

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

But Xu Jingming on the ground didn’t care.

He focused inward and clicked the plus sign after his level on the system panel.

Ability points -4,000,000!

Eighth-tier mid → Eighth-tier upper!