Chapter 160: S-Rank Lei Shen Zhi! Point Allocation Complete!

"A national-level execution order—now the Tianming Sect can't possibly survive."

In the second-floor living room of the villa,

Xu Jingming, seated on the sofa, watched the video explanation and couldn't help shaking his head.

An execution order is one of the highest-level administrative decrees issued by the state.

Once an execution order is issued, all state administrative departments, special agencies, and even official-affiliated squads and guilds will coordinate in action.

The last time Daxia issued an execution order was over a decade ago.

That time, a foreign eighth-rank Master Zongshi had come into the country to cause destruction.

He destroyed a county-level city on Daxia's border with a population of tens of thousands.

Before Daxia's Martial Saint could react, he fled out of Daxia and hid in an extremely remote region.

He also publicly boasted internationally that Daxia could never catch him.

As one of the strongest nations on Blue Planet, Daxia naturally could not tolerate this—on the same day, they issued the execution order.

Just the next day, he was captured and brought back by an eighth-rank peak Master Zongshi.

Notably, this eighth-rank peak Master Zongshi was not a Daxia citizen, but a lone-wolf psychic from Europe.

This alone demonstrates the immense influence of an execution order.

Of course, Daxia's final punishment for this destroyer was also deeply satisfying.

They had a psychic with a special ability

forcibly forge him into a kneeling statue, forcing him to kneel before the cemetery of citizens who died because of him.

Even today, if you visit that cemetery, you can still see the kneeling statue.

Compared to a lone destroyer, the Tianming Sect obviously couldn't be wiped out in just a few days after the execution order was issued.

But according to Xu Jingming's estimate, it wouldn't take more than a year.

"They were already wiped out over sixty years ago, yet they still haven't learned their lesson—coming out again to cause trouble."

"Still, the Tianming Sect's secret techniques are quite extraordinary—they actually managed to forcibly elevate Dong Sheng from second-rank mid-level to eighth-rank peak..."

Xu Jingming's eyes flickered slightly—if he could obtain this secret technique, his strength would climb another level.

"Too bad, the space ring I obtained after killing Dong Sheng was taken by Principal Ling Shuang."

"Otherwise, I might have found some clues."

Xu Jingming felt helpless.

That space ring had a modest capacity—only one cubic meter.

He'd barely glanced at it with his spiritual force when Ling Shuang seized it, claiming it was evidence of a cult.

Although Ling Shuang later compensated him with a two-cubic-meter space ring, Xu Jingming still felt Dong Sheng's was far better.

"But given Principal Ling Shuang's personality, if she found anything important, she'd probably notify me."

Since no news has come, the ring likely contained nothing significant."

"Besides, although Dong Sheng was nominally the Holy Son, who knows how many Holy Sons the Tianming Sect has?"

"Important secret scriptures and documents wouldn't be kept on him anyway..."

Xu Jingming didn't dwell on it.

Principal Ling Shuang and her team captured a seventh-rank Grand Priest and over a dozen sixth-rank psychics.

They wouldn't bother embezzling a space ring from a Holy Son.

"After the state issues the execution order, Magic University will likely follow suit in the next few days by releasing missions related to the Tianming Sect."

"But before I go hunting for the Tianming Sect or slaying the Divine Blood Envoys, I must first master the Lei Shen Zhi."

A faint glow shimmered from the space ring, and a pale blue scripture appeared in Xu Jingming's hand.

It was unmistakably the S-rank top-tier combat technique he had received from Professor Chen Lin at Jing University that afternoon—The Lei Shen Zhi.

"Whoa, this thing's thick?"

He hadn't paid much attention in the afternoon, but now he looked closely.

The thickness of this combat technique scripture was nearly equal to that of a Chinese dictionary from his past life!

"Will the SS-rank combat techniques be so thick I can't even hold them in one hand?"

Xu Jingming silently grumbled, then opened the scripture and began reading carefully.

Xu Jingming had always been an extremely focused person—otherwise, he never could have advanced all the way to a Ph. D. in his past life.

Reading the scripture was no different—he quickly became absorbed.

When he finally came back to himself, it was already midnight.

Outside the villa's floor-to-ceiling glass windows, darkness reigned, with only streetlights glowing faintly.

Inside the living room, under the ceiling lights, it was as bright as day.

"No wonder it's a top-tier S-rank combat technique—extremely complex..."

Sitting on the sofa, Xu Jingming slowly exhaled a deep breath and closed the scripture before him.

Previously, even with S-rank combat technique scriptures, he could read them a few times, grasp the gist, and then directly use the Deep Blue System to allocate points.

But this top-tier S-rank combat technique—he had reread it multiple times and still didn't understand many parts.

Precisely because of this, he hadn't seen the "Lei Shen Zhi" allocation option on his system panel.

"These unclear parts—I could probably figure them out given a few days."

"But since Professor Chen Lin from Jing University is available, there's no need to go through such trouble."

"Tomorrow, I'll go ask him for guidance..."

Having planned his combat technique study, Xu Jingming returned the scripture to his space ring and went to bed.

Early the next morning, he headed to the temporary villa where Professor Chen Lin of Jing University was staying.

"Chen Laoshi, sorry to disturb you."

The villa where Capital University's Chen Laoshi Lin stayed was also within the faculty villa district, and its scale was about the same as an ordinary mentor's villa.

By this time, Xu Jingming had already entered the villa.

"No disturbance. Anyway, your teacher is still in seclusion, and I don't have much to do here either."

Chen Lin's attitude was very easygoing.

He didn't seem like a seventh-rank Grandmaster, but rather like the middle-aged office worker Xu Jingming often ran into back in his old neighborhood.

"Teacher hasn't come out yet?" Xu Jingming was somewhat surprised.

"I heard from the butler that he's been in the study for nearly two days. Looks like the harvest this time really is quite significant."

Chen Lin shook his head.

He didn't continue going deeper into the topic, and instead looked at Xu Jingming, saying with a smile:

"You've already read through the Lei Shen Zhi manual, right? If there's anything you don't understand, just ask me directly."

"There really are quite a few places I need to consult you about, Teacher..."

Seeing Chen Lin bring it up himself, Xu Jingming hurriedly began asking for guidance.

"First is the passage in the manual about communicating with the heaven and earth's Lei Ting and blending it with one's own Lei Ting — how should this be understood?"

"I've heard from other mentors that you've already mastered the S-rank Heavenly Thunder Technique. Actually, regarding the point of communicating with heaven and earth, Lei Shen Zhi and Heavenly Thunder Technique are somewhat similar.

It's just that Heavenly Thunder Technique merely guides heavenly thunder, whereas Lei Shen Zhi is more condensed, and its shape changes are more complex.

You can understand it as..."

As a seventh-rank Grandmaster, Chen Lin was naturally also learned and well-read.

Regarding Xu Jingming's questions, he not only gave verbal explanations but also frequently used his abilities to demonstrate.

"Understood, Chen Laoshi. Next is another question..."

Just like that, question and answer, and time swiftly slipped away.

Xu Jingming grew increasingly familiar with this S-rank combat technique, Lei Shen Zhi, while Chen Lin grew increasingly shocked.

He had originally thought Xu Jingming had only skimmed the surface, but unexpectedly the questions went deeper and deeper.

Is this really the result of one evening's study?

Truly astonishing comprehension!

Chen Lin sighed inwardly.

Back in his day, when he first learned this combat technique, he had spent roughly more than ten days to reach the level Xu Jingming had now attained.

"The general content of the Lei Shen Zhi combat technique manual is about that. Your comprehension is excellent — you've already grasped most of it.

However, to successfully unleash this combat technique, you still need constant practice, until the coordination of your spiritual power and abilities reaches perfection."

More than three hours later, Chen Lin picked up the tea on the table, took a light sip, and said with a faint smile.

The process that follows is the hardest part of learning an S-rank combat technique.

After all, everyone's abilities and spiritual power are different; to achieve the perfect coordination needed to unleash the combat technique, one can only rely on their own effort.

"I understand. Thank you, Chen Laoshi."

Xu Jingming thanked him sincerely.

After the instruction, the doubts he had about the combat technique manual had already vanished from his heart.

As for the practice Chen Laoshi mentioned, naturally it was no longer needed.

Deep Blue! Add points!

Xu Jingming clicked the plus sign on the system panel in his mind.

Ability Points -2800

Lei Shen Zhi → Lei Shen Zhi (Beginner)!

The instant the points were added, Xu Jingming, as if he had practiced it thousands upon thousands of times, had already mastered this extremely difficult top-tier S-rank combat technique.

At this moment, Chen Lin spoke again:

"Let's go, we'll head to the villa's back courtyard. You try unleashing Lei Shen Zhi, and I'll help you see where the problems lie."

If it were any ordinary student from another school, Chen Lin naturally wouldn't pay such close attention.

But Xu Jingming was the disciple of his own old friend, and moreover an S-rank of Great Xia, so he naturally had to give special care.

Xu Jingming, who had just used the system to finish adding points, blinked upon hearing this.

Problems? What problems could there possibly be?

I've already learned it...