Chapter 134: MoDa

Unlike ordinary B-grade and A-grade combat techniques.

S-grade combat techniques are immensely powerful and often require meeting a series of thresholds before they can be learned.

Moreover, even with a teacher's guidance.

The learning cycle for an S-grade combat technique can last a full one to two years!

Therefore, even Kieran himself had mastered only one S-grade combat technique.

Yet he never imagined that Xu Jingming, two years younger than him, had also mastered an S-grade combat technique!

And it was a ranged spell-type one!

"Isn't he a spear user? How did he learn a spell-type combat technique?"

Kieran's dark-yellow face displayed an extremely complex expression.

His own ability was an enhancement-type S-grade ability, and the S-grade combat technique he mastered was likewise a close-combat fighting style.

Although he could exert his utmost strength to kill a fourth-rank lower-tier beast like a Source Water Giant Crocodile.

But fourth-rank beasts were usually the leaders of beast packs!

After using an S-grade combat technique to kill a fourth-rank beast leader.

His ability was so depleted that he could not handle the remaining third-rank peak beasts.

Thus, although he had killed several fourth-rank beasts, he had only targeted isolated ones.

But Xu Jingming's ranged spell-type S-grade combat technique was different—he didn't need to risk himself at all!

After releasing the technique, he could simply retreat.

"Is this... 'Heavenly Thunder Art'? Did I see that right?"

In the instructor zone,

a MoDa instructor from the Element Academy recognized Xu Jingming's S-grade combat technique.

He was momentarily stunned.

Even within the entire Element Academy, few students had mastered this S-grade combat technique.

How had Xu Jingming, a first-year student from the Weaponry Academy, already learned it?

MoDa's vice principal Ling Shuang was also surprised, but quickly recovered.

A faint smile on her face, she turned to JingDa's vice principal Xu Ping:

"Vice Principal Xu, do you still wish to keep watching?"

Xu Ping shook his head and sighed: "That's enough. No need to watch further."

As soon as this lightning-based S-grade spell technique appeared,

he knew Xu Jingming truly had the capability to earn over 400, 00 points.

"Only a first-year student, yet already mastered an S-grade combat technique.

Xu Jingming, you've done well. The S-grade cultivation resources will be delivered shortly."

Although JingDa and MoDa were rivals,

Xu Ping couldn't help but admire Xu Jingming, a national S-grade of Great Xia, so brilliant.

He just hadn't expected that after all their preparations, JingDa would still lose to MoDa.

As he sighed, he also felt regret.

If he had known Xu Jingming was this extraordinary, he should have spared no cost to recruit him into JingDa during the special admission process...

"Thank you, Vice Principal Xu, for your praise."

Xu Jingming was in high spirits, smiling broadly.

"Principal Ling, congratulations. You've taken first place and achieved a five-peat."

Although he had lost, Xu Ping still offered generous congratulations.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

The vice principal of JinCheng also chimed in.

He had no regrets about this outcome.

After all, their school had not a single S-grade student.

They were among those who had long given up...

"That Heavenly Thunder is terrifying—this must be an S-grade combat technique, right?"

"Of course it is. Show me an A-grade technique with this kind of power!"

"S-grade ability plus S-grade combat technique—its power is terrifying!"

"Kieran was accusing others of cheating—now look, he's been slapped right in the face!"

"..."

Hearing the surrounding freshmen's admiration for Xu Jingming and their mockery of himself, Kieran still felt unwilling to accept defeat.

But the evidence was right before his eyes—he could only remain silent.

Thus, time quickly reached nine o'clock, and most freshmen's scores had been tallied.

Of course,

there were still some uncounted.

These uncounted freshmen either hadn't returned in time or had encountered accidents within the Demon Cavern.

These individuals would be assessed in the coming days.

If any accidents had truly occurred, the universities would handle them appropriately.

JingDa's vice principal Xu Ping stood up from his seat and summarized:

"The competition during this study trip has ended. Based on the scores:

First place is MoDu Institute of Psychic Abilities, with a 41% resource allocation quota and priority distribution rights!

Second place is QingJing Institute of Psychic Abilities, with a 31. % resource allocation quota.

Third place is JinCheng Institute of Psychic Abilities, with a 27. % resource allocation quota."

The moment Vice Principal Xu Ping finished speaking, the entire hall erupted in cheers from MoDa freshmen!

"We won! MoDa is number one!"

"Turned the tide! Ming-ge is awesome!"

"Five-peat—we did it!"

"This is our Great Xia's S-grade!"

"..."

All eyes turned simultaneously toward Xu Jingming.

There was pride from MoDa's own freshmen, and admiration from JingDa and JinCheng as rivals.

Those who had truly fought Xu Jingming—Li Chengzhi, Lei Zhou—also wore expressions of deep reflection.

They were all freshmen, yet Xu Jingming's progress had been astonishingly fast compared to them...

"Additionally, the resources allocated among our three universities this time are rare and exotic herbs and flowers planted outside the Demon Cavern.

Tomorrow, all freshmen, under the guidance of their respective instructors, will enter the cultivation grounds to harvest.

After collection, each university..."

The study trip will last a total of one and a half months.

The first month is the beast-killing competition; the second half is dedicated to separate instruction by each university's instructors.

After all, the Demon Cavern is an excellent venue for practical combat courses—no point wasting it.

JingDa's vice principal Xu Ping continued explaining the subsequent arrangements.

India's S-grade Kieran quietly approached his instructor, Sharman Khan, and asked in Hindi:

"Teacher, are we just going to make this trip for nothing?"

"Great Xia's S-grade is too strong. We can do nothing."

Sharman was also helpless.

He had originally thought JingDa's mission would be easy, so he readily agreed to pay the reward only after securing first place.

But he never imagined Great Xia's S-grade could be this extraordinary.

"Teacher, could you negotiate with Vice Principal Xu? Let me challenge Xu Jingming directly.

If I lose, we'll provide the resources; if I win, the previously promised resources remain ours."

Kieran mused.

"Oh? You're confident?" Sharman's eyes lit up.

If so, JingDa and MoDa might still have another clash.

And they could profit from it.

"Xu Jingming's spell-type S-grade technique requires one to two seconds to cast. In a one-on-one fight, I will definitely win."

Kieran nodded.

As an enhancement-type S-grade ability user, he had full confidence in close-combat fighting.

"Fine, I'll speak to the principal right away."

After a moment's thought, Sharman ultimately agreed.

On one hand, as Kieran's instructor, he knew Kieran's prowess in close combat.

On the other hand, JingDa's promised resources were simply too tempting to abandon lightly.