Chapter 112

The day after finishing the victory banquet with his teacher and senior classmates, the freshman curriculum at the Metropolis Psychic University officially began.

The first-year curriculum was quite packed, with classes running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. nearly every day.

The courses covered an immense variety of subjects.

There were history classes on the origins of ferocious beasts and the resurgence of yuan energy, as well as practical combat classes where students trained with weapons against each other.

There were even anatomy classes explaining the different weaknesses of ferocious beasts and how to collect their materials.

During the first week, Xu Jingming attended every single class in the Weaponry College without missing a single one.

He even sneaked into a few classes at the neighboring Elemental College.

Undeniably, as a top-tier university, these courses were taught with exceptional brilliance by the instructors.

Even Xu Jingming found them highly useful.

For instance, during the history class on ferocious beast origins, Xu Jingming learned something new.

Centuries ago, when yuan energy surged onto Blue Planet, wild animals mutated into ferocious beasts, and humans began awakening psychic abilities.

Ancient civilization ruins were also discovered deep beneath the earth.

Most of today’s advanced technologies on Blue Planet evolved from artifacts unearthed from these ancient ruins.

Even psychic detection devices were derived from these civilization relics.

Additionally, the anatomy class’s descriptions of ferocious beast weaknesses opened his eyes.

He realized he had wasted enormous effort killing ferocious beasts in the wilderness zones before.

If he targeted each beast’s specific weakness, he could achieve one-hit kills!

Thus, he added the anatomy class to his list of mandatory courses.

The rich and useful curriculum made him silently marvel.

Psychics trained this way could be considered the absolute pinnacle in every aspect.

They were incomparable to social psychics who dropped out of high school and just wandered the wilderness.

While the richness of the freshman curriculum delighted Xu Jingming, it also posed a dilemma.

He had originally planned to skip less important courses to free up more time for hunting ferocious beasts in the wilderness.

But now it seemed impossible to drop large portions of the curriculum.

After careful consideration, Xu Jingming decided to skip classes every Friday.

After classes ended on Thursday afternoon, he would head straight to the wilderness and not return until Monday.

This gave him three full days each week to hunt ferocious beasts and harvest psychic points.

It allowed him to maximize both his school coursework and his system’s psychic point gains.

He acted immediately.

On Thursday afternoon of the second week, after finishing his final class, Xu Jingming left campus wearing a newly purchased B-rank quality combat suit—designed not to burst despite his physique expanding.

As for his spear, he simply stored it in his space ring.

Notably, the Dark Cloud Gale Spear had been purchased when he was at First Rank Upper.

It had a D-rank alloy shaft and a C-rank alloy tip.

Now that he had reached Second Rank Upper and his Thunder Unyielding Body had advanced to the third level,

his physical strength had greatly increased, and the spear was no longer suitable for him.

So he sold the Dark Cloud Gale Spear back to the Metropolis University Equipment Department for 260 academic credits.

Although the equipment clerk who sold him the spear insisted it would be useless if returned, fit only for melting down,

Xu Jingming still thought the man was shady.

After all, he had originally paid 480 academic credits for the Dark Cloud Gale Spear.

He’d only used it for two months, and already lost nearly half its value.

Of course,

Xu Jingming still highly trusted the quality of equipment produced by the Metropolis University Equipment Department.

So later, he spent another 1,000 academic credits to purchase a personalized spear.

This spear was named the Azure Sky Black Dragon Spear, with a C-rank alloy shaft and a B-rank alloy tip.

Its total length was his preferred 2.1 meters, and its exterior color was a subdued black-blue.

Its weight reached a staggering 500 kilograms.

But to Xu Jingming, that was nothing.

He had previously spent 600 academic credits on pills, and now he’d just spent another 1,000.

His previously ample academic credits had dwindled to under 300.

So he took time off to visit Thunder Martial Hall.

He broke the record for Second Rank psychic’s punch power and earned an 800-academic-credit reward.

Because the aquatic wilderness zone’s ferocious beast ecology had not yet recovered,

Xu Jingming chose the Tongxiang Wilderness Zone, which he had previously planned.

The highest-ranked ferocious beasts in Tongxiang Wilderness Zone were only Third Rank, so once Xu Jingming arrived, he practically ruled the area.

But ferocious beasts in Tongxiang Wilderness Zone were extremely scattered, so most of his time was spent searching for them.

Thus, on Monday, three days later,

when Xu Jingming returned to campus, he had gathered only 900 psychic points.

On Thursday of the third week, Xu Jingming left campus again.

This time he went to the Yangcheng Wilderness Zone, located north of Metropolis.

Compared to Tongxiang Wilderness Zone, Yangcheng’s ferocious beasts were of higher rank.

Although it still contained First and Second Rank beasts,

its highest-ranked beasts reached Fifth Rank, and some even claimed a Sixth Rank beast lurked within!

So this time, upon entering Yangcheng Wilderness Zone, Xu Jingming became far more cautious.

He moved carefully, avoiding regions likely occupied by high-rank ferocious beasts.

Even so, when Xu Jingming returned from Yangcheng Wilderness Zone, he had collected 1,700 psychic points.

Thus, Xu Jingming fixed Yangcheng Wilderness Zone as his regular hunting ground.

From then on, every Monday through Thursday, Xu Jingming attended classes at school, absorbing knowledge like a thirsty sponge.

Not only did he attend Weaponry College, he sometimes sneaked into Elemental College lectures too.

And as soon as classes ended on Thursday, he would don his gear and head to Yangcheng Wilderness Zone.

Additionally, his bank account funds and academic credits were used to purchase resources to aid his training.

His strength continued to grow steadily.

As for his skipping and sneaking-into-classes behavior, the instructors noticed but said nothing.

Xu Jingming was an S-rank student with an S-rank psychic ability, and the favorite pupil of Weaponry College Dean Yang Zhentian.

He had also ranked first among freshmen—effectively a flagship of the Weaponry College.

Naturally, they turned a blind eye to whatever courses he chose to take.

Thus, two months passed in the blink of an eye...

November 3, Tuesday.

It was a clear day.

During the Elemental Psychic Control class,

Xu Jingming, dressed in simple casual attire, stood on the stage at the bottom of the lecture hall.

Xu Jingming, wearing a simple casual outfit, stood on the podium at the bottom of the lecture hall.

Terrifying, dangerous Purple Thunder Divine Lightning swirled around him.

Under his control, it constantly shifted forms.

Sometimes coalescing into a lifelike lightning serpent, sometimes forming a majestic, razor-sharp spear.

The lightning arcs flickered with astonishing agility.

“Excellent.”

The Elemental College instructor beside him praised:

“You’ve progressed rapidly these past weeks—you can now freely shape your elemental psychic energy into any form.

Perhaps soon, you’ll reach the state of condensing lightning into liquid.”

The instructor’s gaze toward Xu Jingming held unmistakable admiration.

Psychics usually require long training to master their abilities.

The higher the rank of the ability, the harder it is to control.

As the saying goes: to wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

If an A-rank ability is like a well-trained stallion, then an S-rank ability is an untamable wild horse!

Yet now, this wild horse, in Xu Jingming’s hands, was as docile as a foal.

“Pity,” the instructor thought, though he knew it was impossible, “if only Xu Jingming were in our Elemental College.”

The other freshmen in the lecture hall whispered among themselves:

“Controlling psychic energy into any shape? Isn’t Xu Jingming just too monstrous?”

The other new students in the tiered classroom seats also began whispering among themselves:

“Manipulating psychic energy into any shape he wants—isn’t Xu Jingming just too monstrous?”

Speaking of which, isn't he from the Weapons Academy? Why does he keep showing up to our Element Control classes?

Hehe, it's not just Element Control—his shadow shows up in most of our college's courses.

So intense? Freshman courses are already packed—where does he even find the time to sneak into our Element Academy?

Time is like a sponge—squeeze it hard enough, and there's always some left. Besides, he skips quite a few of his own Weapons Academy classes anyway.

And what's this so-called intensity? You probably don't know the full story.

Doesn't he leave campus every Thursday after class and stay in the Yangcheng Wasteland until Monday?

A few freshmen who knew something about Xu Jingming whispered this to those around them.

Holy shit?! That’s why I never ran into him on weekends—he’s been out in the Wasteland!

The surrounding freshmen were stunned, though some still asked:

So he doesn’t rest on weekends?

Rest?

The freshman who spoke earlier sneered. “Xu Jingming doesn’t rest on weekends—and even during the week, he trains until late!

Several times, my friends and I came back after eating late-night snacks.

It was already close to midnight.

When we passed his villa, we still saw the lights on in the second-floor training room, with shadows moving inside.”

Holy shit! That’s amazing!

So badass!

The surrounding freshmen all exclaimed in awe.

Even though they couldn’t do it themselves, it didn’t diminish their admiration for Xu Jingming.