Chapter 1389: Invitation! Comprehending Spear Intent!

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Xu Jingming closed the holographic projection, his obsidian eyes turning toward her.

"N-Nothing…"

Yue Ying forced calmness, but in truth had already retreated into herself.

She had originally thought that after mastering a T4 combat technique, she could at least match Xu Jingming in talent.

But she never expected this guy to silently break through to the Star Rank!

Now, the gap in strength had only widened further.

Watching Yue Ying's shifting expression, Xu Jingming frowned:

"You came here just to say this?"

At these words, Yue Ying sank into complete silence.

She really had come for this.

Only now did she realize she had cared too much about her difference with Xu Jingming.

But she could never admit this, so she quickly spoke up:

"We've been at Star Dome Academy for so many days, yet we rarely gather together.

Beth suggested we meet at her place in three days, to exchange information.

Especially about how to earn credits—she wanted to ask if you'd join us."

This was the message Beth had sent her a few days ago.

She had intended to invite Xu Jingming herself, but Beth said she couldn't reach him.

Now she used this as an excuse.

"Gathering? Sure."

Without much hesitation, Xu Jingming agreed outright.

Credits were indeed an issue.

Entering the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm required credits; purchasing combat technique scrolls required credits.

Future cultivation would be impossible without credit support.

If she could learn some credit-earning tips from other students, it wouldn't hurt.

Seeing Xu Jingming agree so readily,

Yue Ying was taken aback—she had expected to have to argue for a while.

"Then… it's settled!"

Yue Ying could wait no longer; she shot off like a fleeing shadow, her long, elegant legs flashing.

She had only wanted to show up, to display her talent.

But instead of showing off, she had ended up showing her backside.

"This guy."

Watching Yue Ying's slender, receding figure, Xu Jingming sighed helplessly.

He could clearly see her thoughts.

After all these years, no peer had ever surpassed her, so she had developed a competitive streak.

That's why she kept comparing herself to him.

"You've picked the wrong opponent—my pace is not one you can keep up with."

Xu Jingming thought silently.

At the Star Rank, a cultivator's advancement is measured in years, even decades or centuries.

But for him, with the Deep Blue System, he certainly wouldn't need that long.

To others, his growth rate naturally seemed monstrous.

"The Star Rank is only just beginning."

Gathering his thoughts, Xu Jingming turned back to the holographic projection before him.

The Star Dome Academy warehouse held many combat technique scrolls.

Of course, their prices varied widely.

A standard T6 combat technique cost one hundred credits; a T5 technique cost one thousand.

A T4 combat technique cost ten thousand.

And this was only for ordinary offensive or defensive techniques.

If it were a T4 body-refining technique, spirit-cultivation art, or manifestation, the price would be far higher.

"Last time, Sister Yeli lent me three hundred thousand credits.

After buying three scrolls related to spear intent, I still had ninety thousand left.

Adding my original six thousand credits, I now have a total of one hundred fifty thousand credits.

Buying ordinary combat techniques isn't a problem, but if I want a manifestation, body-refining art, or spirit-cultivation technique, it won't be enough..."

Xu Jingming frowned slightly.

More importantly, the varieties of manifestations, body-refining arts, and spirit-cultivation techniques were simply too numerous.

Even among T4-level techniques, the price differences were enormous—he had no idea which ones suited him.

"Considering the time, Sister Yeli should be arriving soon—I'll ask her directly."

She has received the recognition of the three primordial laws: Destruction, Lightning, and Wind—guiding my cultivation path should be more than enough for her."

This was the advantage of having a mentor.

Otherwise, he truly wouldn't know how to choose.

"Besides combat techniques, the spear's intent has also reached a point where I can allocate points."

"If that's the case, then let's allocate the points directly."

During the thirty days in the Realm of Heavenly Punishment Thunder.

Besides hunting thunder beasts, Xu Jingming also devoted himself to studying the spear intent scripture.

By now, he has nearly fully understood it.

For others, understanding to mastery still lies a long distance away.

But for him, understanding is mastery!

"Deep Blue!"

Silently murmuring in his heart, Xu Jingming immediately began allocating points.

Source Points - 6 million!

Spear Technique (Perfected) → Spear Intent (Beginner)!

In an instant, six million source points vanished completely!

Xu Jingming felt a thunderclap explode violently deep within his mind-sea.

Countless fragments of insight into spear intent surged like a flood, washing over every inch of his nerves.

His pupils shrank instantly to the size of needlepoints.

Uncontrollable dark-gold lightning erupted from every pore of his body, illuminating the entire terrace with golden radiance!

Like a golden miniature sun rising!

"This is..."

Yue Ying had just flown several hundred meters when she suddenly felt a suffocating energy surge behind her.

She spun around instantly and saw above Island F-001 a colossal spear-shaped phantom spanning the entire sky!

The phantom was wrapped entirely in destructive dark-gold thunderlight; even a trace of its aura made her body tremble.

On the terrace, Xu Jingming remained seated, but his eyes were now filled with lightning!

His right hand unconsciously clenched, and brilliant golden thunder spontaneously coalesced into a semi-transparent long spear.

Where the spear's tip pointed, space rippled with fine cracks!

"So this is it..." Xu Jingming whispered softly.

At this moment, what he saw was no longer simple spear techniques, but countless interwoven threads of cosmic laws.

Every thrust echoed the fury of lightning; every sweep carried the will of destruction.

The exertion techniques that once required deliberate activation had now become instinctive muscle memory.

"Clang—"

The phantom thunder spear suddenly emitted a clear, resonant ring; its shaft surfaced with dense dark-gold patterns.

Xu Jingming slowly rose; this simple motion twisted the light within ten meters around him.

When he stood fully upright, all grass and trees on the island leaned toward him simultaneously—the celestial resonance triggered by the ultimate realm of weaponry!

In the distant sky, Yue Ying stared, frozen in awe.

The elf race's innate affinity with nature allowed her to see more clearly than others.

Around that tall, pine-like figure, countless tiny spear rays spun in spirals.

Each one seemed alive, flickering and pulsing with Xu Jingming's breath.

"Spear Intent! Xu Jingming has actually attained the realm of weapon intent?" Yue Ying's crimson lips trembled.

As an elf royal, she followed the path of an elemental mage.

Yet she understood too well the cultivation of warriors.

Weapon intent is a crucial step in a warrior's cultivation!

Even many Star Peak warriors struggle to touch it.

And now, this fellow who had only just broken through to the Star Stage had already mastered it in mere gestures.