Chapter 140: Generous Rewards! Artifact Access Pass! S-Class Resource! Vast Academic Credits!

"Impressive—is this all your strength, Jingming?"

In the spectator seats, Song Qiuyun, Qi Dongxia, and Liu Wentao all wore expressions of shock.

They knew Xu Jingming was strong, but never imagined he'd reached this level!

Especially Song Qiuyun, the prodigy girl from Sichuan Province, after Xu Jingming activated Thunder Extreme State.

She felt even a casual wisp of lightning could kill her without a doubt...

"Mingge is coming down!"

Liu Wentao's eyes lit up; the three hurriedly rose and left the spectator seats.

"Two S-class combat arts, plus numerous A-class ones, and formidable battle awareness—Jilan lost fairly."

Watching Sharman rush onto the stage to check on Jilan, Jingda's vice principal Xu Ping couldn't help shaking his head:

"Principal Ling, we accept our defeat wholeheartedly—your share of the 20% resources is yours."

"Also, the S-class resource promised to Xu Jingming should arrive by tomorrow afternoon."

They hadn't secured those twenty Artifact Access Passes, yet lost 20% of their resource share instead.

Even as vice principal, Xu Ping couldn't suppress a bitter expression as he sighed and rose to leave.

"Well done. Here's the Access Pass for Civilization No. 9—I'll give it to you first."

Looking at Xu Jingming descending the arena, Vice Principal Ling Shuang's delicate oval face, marked by a tear-shaped mole at the corner of her eye, showed clear satisfaction.

A newly promoted third-rank S-class defeating Jilan with near-total dominance was indeed an extraordinary achievement.

Saying this, Ling Shuang handed him a card the size of an ID.

The card was entirely deep black; one side bore a pattern of a high-tech building.

The other side seemed inscribed with unknown script.

Xu Jingming glanced curiously but saw nothing of note, then casually tucked it into his space ring.

"Also, for securing first place for our school, you've earned ten thousand academic credits."

"That reward should already be credited—check the school's official website to confirm."

"As for the S-class resource Jingda promised you, and your eligibility to select combat arts from the Three Schools Combat Arts Library—"

"You can claim them all after collecting rare herbs and flowers inside the Demon Cave tomorrow."

Ling Shuang said softly.

Though the outer perimeter of the Demon Cave held vast herb gardens, with nearly three thousand new students from the three schools mobilized—

It would take less than half a day to harvest everything.

In fact,

There were dedicated harvesters at the gardens, but after a month of fighting,

The school wanted the new students to relax slightly in this environment and gain some novel experiences.

"Good." Xu Jingming's eyes glinted slightly.

This study trip had not only granted him an Artifact Access Pass,

But also an S-class cultivation resource and a massive credit reward—his gains were truly substantial.

Also,

His space ring was packed with a pile of ferocious beast materials and collected rare herbs.

The rare herbs must be kept for Jiang Chu's alchemy; the beast materials can all be sold.

That'll bring in another large sum.

"Jingming, that was an incredible battle."

No sooner had Vice Principal Ling Shuang left than Song Qiuyun and the others approached with smiling faces.

"By the way, the corpse of the fourth-rank Source Water Giant Crocodile is still in my space ring—don't forget to take it," Song Qiuyun reminded.

"I was just about to mention that."

Xu Jingming nodded with a smile. "Let's head to the supply base's material acquisition center now and offload these beast materials."

His ten-cubic-meter space ring was nearly full of all kinds of ferocious beast materials.

He urgently needed to free up space—otherwise, nothing else would fit.

"You two go ahead—we've already sold all our beast materials."

Liu Wentao and Qi Dongxia were still only first-rank upper-tier psychics.

Even in the outer reaches of the Demon Cave, they hadn't ventured deep.

So they'd returned to the supply base yesterday afternoon and settled everything.

"Alright, we'll go first then."

Xu Jingming waved goodbye and walked with Song Qiuyun toward the arena exit.

"Mingge! Amazing!"

"Incredible! Total domination!"

"Mingge, come visit Jingda sometime!"

"Pfft, saying that—can't Mingge visit Jindai?"

"..."

Meanwhile, the new students were also leaving.

On the way to the arena exit, whether they knew him or not, everyone greeted Xu Jingming.

Even many Jingda students wore warm, enthusiastic smiles.

Some young girls, planning to ask for contact info after leaving,

Upon seeing the slender, exquisite figure beside Xu Jingming,

Sighed silently and abandoned the idea.

In response to the crowd's enthusiasm, Xu Jingming smiled and nodded politely.

But when his gaze swept over a thin young man in the distance, he was surprised.

That man's aura subtly reached second-rank mid-tier?

Was there such a strong warrior among the new students?

Curious, he asked Song Qiuyun:

"Qiuyun, do you know who that guy is?"

Song Qiuyun followed his gaze and spotted the youth, nodding slightly:

"I know—he's Dong Sheng from Jindai, ranked third."

"So it's him. Second-rank mid-tier—that's why he's ranked one place above you."

Xu Jingming instantly understood.

He'd seen the name on the ranking list that morning but hadn't matched it to the person.

"Still, it's rare for a new student to reach second-rank mid-tier."

Song Qiuyun, a prodigy backed by a Grand Master family, was only second-rank lower-tier.

This Dong Sheng was even stronger—what was his background?

"What's so rare? You're a new student too, yet you're already third-rank."

Song Qiuyun shrugged lightly.

The full, proud curves beneath her silver combat suit swayed slightly.

Since meeting Xu Jingming, no matter how extraordinary a peer's talent, she no longer found it strange.

After all, none matched Xu Jingming's absurdity...

"It's different."

"How's it different?"

"I say I have a cheat system that boosts my rank with one click—would you believe me?"

"Really? Do you think I believe you?"

"..."

Xu Jingming joked with Song Qiuyun as they took the elevator to the eighth floor of the supply base, where ferocious beast materials were bought.

When Xu Jingming revealed he had large quantities of fourth-rank and third-rank peak beast materials, they were immediately escorted respectfully into the manager's office.

In the end, Xu Jingming's beast materials sold for over 240 million.

Song Qiuyun's earnings were far less—only around ten million.

Of course,

Given her status, the money from killing beasts meant little to her.

After selling the beast materials, Xu Jingming, who had fought nonstop for over a month, decided not to train further.

He gave himself a break and planned to head with Song Qiuyun to the center of Shun'an City...