Chapter 1383: Extremely Low Comprehension Probability! Surprise!

At the peak of Tianfeng Mountain, the residence of the Sovereign of Frost Crown.

Space subtly warped, and a tall, slender black silhouette stepped out from within.

Ye Li bowed slightly, her black battle suit outlining perfect curves, and said respectfully, "Teacher."

The Sovereign of Frost Crown remained seated upon the ice-crystal throne.

Her silver-blue hair cascaded like a river of stars; slowly, her beautiful eyes—holding the mysteries of the universe—opened.

"Has the first lesson ended? How is Xu Jingming?"

"Very strong."

Ye Li lifted her head, a rare trace of admiration appearing on her cold, exquisite face:

"His combat power far exceeds others of his stage; in the Star Radiance tier, he is unmatched."

Even if I suppress my own power to match his level, I must draw my sword to counter his attacks."

"Oh? Even you need to draw your sword?"

The Sovereign of Frost Crown's icy, elegant face finally showed a flicker of emotion.

Ye Li is one of her most accomplished disciples; even in the Star Radiance tier, she once swept all rivals aside.

For her to give such an evaluation, it speaks volumes about Xu Jingming's excellence.

"Yes."

Ye Li nodded, but then her slender brows furrowed slightly, "However..."

"However what?"

The Sovereign of Frost Crown's gaze was as calm as water.

Ye Li hesitated a moment, then spoke:

"His comprehension... seems only at the level of an average genius."

Logically, with such comprehension at this age,

it would be nearly impossible to master so many perfected combat arts, let alone one of T4 rank."

She recalled the battles in the training ground.

The combat arts Xu Jingming had used indeed reached perfected realms, their power astonishing.

Yet his comprehension while studying the Source Core Secret Scripture fell far short of that level.

"Then when do you think he will comprehend the Source Core Secret Scripture?"

The Sovereign of Frost Crown's eyes shifted.

Ye Li fell silent for a moment, then answered honestly: "Five hundred years... it's unlikely."

She was not deliberately belittling Xu Jingming.

As a peak Eternal-tier powerhouse, her judgments rarely erred.

Given Xu Jingming's current level of comprehension, the probability of him mastering the first layer of the Source Core Secret Scripture within five hundred years is indeed minuscule.

The Sovereign of Frost Crown's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

She knew her disciple well; if Ye Li said the probability was low, then it truly was.

"Forget it. If he can't become a True Disciple, it's easier for me."

The Sovereign of Frost Crown slowly closed her beautiful eyes.

In truth, she had never been particularly interested in taking disciples; setting the trial of the Star Abyss Death Zone was meant to avoid trouble.

Now that Xu Jingming has passed the trial, but if he cannot master the Source Core Secret Scripture, she is perfectly content to remain at ease.

Seeing this, Ye Li opened her mouth to speak, then closed it, and silently withdrew.

Ripples of space undulated, and her figure gradually vanished...

Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm.

Faced with three zones, Xu Jingming naturally chose the Thunder Beast Zone.

Yet the gravity of the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm was far stronger than he had imagined.

His original top flight speed of 200 times the speed of sound was reduced to merely five times the speed of sound!

Just flying to the destination alone took three or four hours.

But fortunately, being inside the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm allowed him to constantly sense the Thunder Dao, so it wasn't wasted time.

Soon, four hours passed, and Xu Jingming landed before the entrance to the Thunder Beast Zone's mountain range.

"Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm Guard Unit! Star Peak squads: only 0.05 Crystals per hour! Experience the thrill of hunting Thunder Beasts and sense the Thunder Dao!"

"Star Rank Two squads: one Star Rank Elemental Master needed—preferably from the God-Slaying Martial Temple!"

"Thunder Primordial Jelly! S9-grade heavenly treasure—only 0.01 Crystals!"

"......"

Contrary to his expectations of solitude, the mountain entrance was extremely bustling.

There were guard units, hunting squads targeting Thunder Beasts, and merchants selling various Thunder Beast Zone specialties.

"There are this many people in the Thunder Beast Zone?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

"The Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm isn't just open to our Star Dome Academy."

It's also open to the God-Slaying Martial Temple and the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance."

And the Thunder Beast Zone has only this one mountain entrance, so naturally it's packed."

The holographic projection of Number One's sprite stood on Xu Jingming's shoulder, explaining softly.

"I see." Xu Jingming nodded.

"But Master, you must be especially careful."

Most of these people come from peer-level human peak factions.

If you fight over heavenly treasures within the Thunder Beast Zone, they won't hesitate just because we're from the Eternal Star Alliance.

No. 1 warned.

Xu Jingming naturally understood this.

Where there are people, there is conflict; coming to the Thunder Beast Zone, you must guard not only against thunder beasts but also against others.

Ignoring the other recruiters at the entrance, Xu Jingming quickly entered the mountains.

The moment he stepped inside, he felt the lightning energy here was wilder than outside by several times!

Boom—!!!

Crack—!!!

In the sky, thunderbolts as thick as barrels continuously struck down.

The free-floating ions in the air made his skin tingle slightly, and even his breath carried a faint scent of lightning.

Amazingly, plants still managed to survive in this environment.

"Just these plants alone, if taken outside, would be valuable treasures.

But compared to thunder beasts, they're negligible."

Xu Jingming moved forward cautiously, while extending his spiritual force to scan his surroundings.

The wild lightning could destroy any spiritual force probe!

Yet even so, his spiritual force could cover a radius of about two kilometers, enough to detect most threats in advance.

After advancing roughly six minutes, his spiritual force suddenly detected a powerful energy fluctuation!

Roar—

Amidst the deafening roar, a colossal beast burst forth from the mountains!

It was a giant beast entirely formed of blue lightning.

Resembling a tiger but with three eyes, over ten meters long, its entire body writhed with electric light.

"Thunder Beast! A Star Rank One!"

Xu Jingming was not alarmed—he was delighted.

Unlike ordinary demonic beasts, this thunder beast was composed entirely of lightning energy; every inch of its body contained terrifying thunder power.

Its aura was far stronger than that of a Spirit Blood-tier demonic beast of the same rank!

The thunder beast spotted Xu Jingming; its three electric eyes flared with murderous intent as it charged straight at him!

Its speed was like lightning; where it passed, the ground turned black and charred.

"Perfect!"

Xu Jingming's eyes blazed with intensity as his T5-level Annihilation Divine Thunder erupted:

"Thunder Punishment Art!!"

Crack!!

A brilliant golden lightning bolt crashed down!

This T7-level combat technique had been fully leveled up, and with the reinforcement of the Lightning and Destruction Laws, its power was immensely formidable.

The lightning struck, and upon contact, the thunder beast's entire body exploded violently, dissolving into countless bolts of electric light.

Only a blue crystal, the size of a fist, remained on the ground, emitting pure lightning energy.

'Ding, defeated one Star Rank One Thunder Roar Tiger, Source Points +3000.'

"Huh?"

Hearing the system prompt in his mind, Xu Jingming paused.

Three thousand source points?

Isn't the source point reward for killing a Star Rank One demonic beast only one thousand?

No, no—that's not right!

The source points gained from killing this thunder beast were three times that of killing a regular demonic beast!

Realizing this, Xu Jingming's breathing grew rapid.

This time, he'd hit the jackpot!