Chapter 993: Breakthrough to Ninth Stage! Attributes Explode!

Boom!!

The instant Xu Jingming chose to allocate points, infinite yuan energy from the surrounding heavens and earth surged forth and flooded into his body.

"This commotion… is Jingming about to break through?"

On the thunderclouds, Leng Yuexi's expression was stunned; Leng Yuechan's eyes were equally wide open.

Before entering the Po Xu Tower, they had just received word that Xu Jingming had already broken through to the Eighth Stage.

Yet now, less than two months since entering the Po Xu Tower, he's already beginning to break through to Eighth Stage Upper Tier.

How are other psychics supposed to survive this?

"It seems so."

Su Qingli nodded in awe, "Let's go down and take a look."

Boom—!!

The azure Shangqing Divine Thunder erupted violently and descended to the ground; Su Qingli activated her Mind Net to detect all movements within a three-kilometer radius.

System point allocation differs from ordinary breakthroughs—it effectively skips all intermediate cultivation time, compressing the breakthrough into an extremely short span!

Of course, the results are far superior to ordinary breakthroughs.

Just one minute later, Xu Jingming completed his breakthrough and advanced to Eighth Stage Upper Tier!

【Level】: Eighth Stage Upper Tier

【Physique】: Qi Blood

【Spirit】: He

The level breakthrough directly caused Xu Jingming's physique and spiritual power to surge by one hundred thousand points!

"This is merely a minor step from Middle Tier to Upper Tier—what if he breaks through to Ninth Stage? How strong would he become?"

Xu Jingming's eyes blazed with brilliant light.

At that moment, Su Qingli walked up, her long legs moving gracefully, a bright smile appearing on her fair face:

"Congratulations, Jingming, on breaking through to Eighth Stage Upper Tier. Will you now consume the Holy Essence Pill?"

"Exactly!" Xu Jingming grinned, "I'm going to break through to Ninth Stage in one go!"

Ninth Stage?!

Leng Yuexi and her sister were startled.

They suddenly remembered that Xu Jingming still possessed a Holy Essence Pill capable of directly propelling an Eighth Stage Upper Tier psychic to Ninth Stage!

"Sister, isn't Xu Jingming still quite young?"

Watching Xu Jingming, eyes half-closed, preparing his state, Leng Yuechan asked instinctively.

"Yes."

Leng Yuexi shook her head and said, "He won't turn twenty until next month."

She had carefully reviewed Xu Jingming's records.

His birthday is December 21st; it's only November now…

"A Ninth Stage under twenty?"

Leng Yuechan drew in a sharp breath and whispered in awe: "Once this is over and Xu Jingming returns, the entire Blue Star will be shaken…"

The Holy Essence Pill is an SSR-grade pill, enabling an Eighth Stage Upper Tier psychic to break through to Ninth Stage without side effects.

But pills are still pills—they're not as reliable as the System.

So after reaching Eighth Stage Upper Tier, Xu Jingming spent over an hour.

Only after adjusting his state to peak condition did he swallow the Holy Essence Pill in one gulp!

The Holy Essence Pill dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth, then transformed into a warm current flowing through his limbs and meridians.

The yuan energy storm that had just subsided reappeared.

And this time, its scale was far greater than before!

Whoosh—

Yuan energy within a thirty-kilometer radius was churned and swallowed by Xu Jingming alone, like a whale devouring the sea.

Simultaneously, his qi blood and spiritual power began to skyrocket uncontrollably!

"It's a yuan energy storm! A heavenly treasure has emerged over there!"

"Judging by this scale, it's likely SSR-grade!"

"We've hit the jackpot! Hurry! Go!"

"…"

Psychics nearby went mad.

Some flew toward the site in combat aircraft; others used flight-based combat techniques.

Yet just then, a violent expanse of lethal, emerald-colored Lei Hai suddenly erupted beneath the yuan energy storm!

"Anyone who enters within five kilometers—die!"

Su Qingli's slender figure stood firm at the center of the Lei Hai, her clear, melodious voice carrying an unyielding, icy killing intent!

"It's Su Qingli from Great Xia! Her psychic ability has evolved to SS-grade!"

"If Su Qingli is here, then Xu Jingming must be here too."

"Tch, forget it. This opportunity is taken by them—we have no claim."

"…"

Xu Jingming, Su Qingli, plus an S-grade Ninth Stage plant life.

This lineup, within the Po Xu Tower, was one no one dared provoke except the top few elites.

So although everyone knew a heavenly treasure had been born there, not a single person dared approach.

They never even considered that this commotion was caused by Xu Jingming's breakthrough.

"He's already broken through to Upper Eighth Rank and is now striking for Ninth Rank?"

Above the sky, a black crow coalesced, its crimson eyes fixed on Xu Jingming, filled with faint surprise.

"It seems Xu Jingming's potential far exceeds my expectations. No need to consider other candidates anymore—he's the one."

With a low murmur, the black crow vanished in an instant, dissolving into a storm of black feathers.

The time required to break through to Ninth Rank is vastly longer than that needed to reach Upper Eighth Rank.

More than ten minutes passed before the elemental storm sweeping across the entire sky finally faded away.

When Xu Jingming, seated on the ground, opened his eyes, it was as if an ancient god had awakened.

That formidable aura made Su Qingli involuntarily shudder, instinctively holding her breath.

"This is Ninth Rank!" Xu Jingming, rising from the ground, felt only one thing.

Power!

Unparalleled power!

His body felt as if it could unleash at any moment a force capable of destroying the world!

'Deep Blue!'

He silently thought the name, and a pale blue virtual interface appeared in his mind.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Ninth Rank Lower Tier

【Abilities】: Chaos Divine Thunder (SSS), Grand Void Azure Dragon (SS Rank)

【Physique】: Blood Qi (+)

【Spirit】: He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Perfected), Fist Technique (Master Level), Azure Thunder Shield (SSS Rank, Beginner), Heavenly Thunder Divine Punishment Sword (SSS Rank, Master Level)...

【Body Cultivation】: Divine Thunder Blood Demon Body (SSS Rank, Tenth Layer)

【Spirit Refinement】: Lei Hai Contemplation Method (SSS Rank, Sixth Layer)

【Domain】: Thunder Domain (Second Layer)

【Ability Points】: Points

"840,000 blood qi, 770,000 spirit power! My base attributes have surged by 500,000 points!" Xu Jingming's heart swelled with joy.

No wonder there's a fundamental difference between Ninth Rank and Eighth Rank adepts!

The gap is simply too vast!

"A typical Ninth Rank Lower Tier Saint has only around 500,000 blood qi—I have 340,000 more than them!"

Xu Jingming's lips curled slightly upward.

This is the benefit of practicing body cultivation arts—otherwise, his blood qi could never have reached such heights.

More crucially,

the Immortal Substance of a Saint is fundamentally rooted in blood qi.

Greater blood qi means his defense, strength, and resilience are all superior to other Saints—and far harder to kill.

"Immortal Substance, combined with the Elemental Transmutation unique to Law Saints—from now on, I'll find it nearly impossible to die!"

Xu Jingming smiled, smiling with genuine delight.

With his level now broken through to Ninth Rank, he finally possessed the power to stand atop the world's peak!

And the entire process took less than two and a half years...