Chapter 160: S-Rank Thunder God Finger! Point Allocation Complete!

"A national assassination order—this time, the Sect of Heavenly Fate can't possibly survive."

In the second-floor living room of the villa,

Sitting on the sofa, Xu Jingming shook his head after watching the video explanation.

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

Once issued, all state administrative departments, special agencies, and even official-affiliated squads and guilds must coordinate their actions.

The last time the Great Xia State issued an assassination order was over a decade ago.

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

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

Before Great Xia's Martial Saint could react, he escaped beyond Great Xia's borders and hid in an extremely remote region.

He also publicly boasted internationally that Great Xia could never catch him.

As one of the strongest nations on Blue Planet, Great Xia could not tolerate this—on that very day, they issued the assassination order.

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

Notably, this eighth-rank peak Grand Master was not a Great Xia citizen, but a lone-wolf psychic from Europe.

This alone demonstrates the immense power of an assassination order.

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

They had a psychic with a special ability

forcibly transmute him into a kneeling statue, forcing him to remain kneeling 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 Sect of Heavenly Fate obviously couldn't be wiped out in just a few days after the assassination 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 Sect of Heavenly Fate's secret techniques are quite extraordinary—they managed to forcibly elevate Dong Sheng from mid-second-rank to peak fourth-rank..."

Xu Jingming's eyes flickered slightly—if he could obtain this secret technique, his strength would leap to 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 small 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 nature, if she found anything important, she'd likely inform me."

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

"Besides, Dong Sheng was only nominally the Holy Son—who knows how many Holy Sons the Sect of Heavenly Fate has?"

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

Xu Jingming didn't dwell on it.

Deputy Principal Ningsheng and the others had 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.

"Now that the state has issued the assassination order, Magic University should announce missions related to the Sect of Heavenly Fate in the coming days."

"But before I go hunting the Sect of Heavenly Fate and killing their Divine Blood Envoys, I must first master the Thunder God Finger."

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

It was unmistakably the S-rank top-tier combat technique he had received from Professor Chen Lin at Jingda that afternoon—The Thunder God Finger.

"Damn, this thing's thick?"

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

The combat manual was nearly as thick as a Chinese dictionary from his past life!

"What about SS-rank techniques later? Will I need both hands just to hold it?"

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

Xu Jingming had always been an extremely focused person—otherwise, he never would have pursued his doctorate in his past life.

Reading the manual 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, broken only by the glow of streetlights.

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

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

Sitting on the sofa, Xu Jingming slowly exhaled, closing the manual before him.

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

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

That's why he hadn't seen the "Thunder God Finger" allocation option on his system panel.

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

"But since Professor Chen is here, there's no need to go through all this trouble."

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

Having planned his study of the technique, Xu Jingming returned the manual to his space ring and went to rest in his bedroom.

Early the next morning, he went to the temporary villa where Professor Chen Lin was staying.

"Professor Chen, sorry to disturb you."

Professor Chen Lin's villa was also in the faculty villa district, roughly the same size as a regular tutor's villa.

At this moment, Xu Jingming had already entered the villa.

"No disturbance—I'm just waiting here since your teacher is still in seclusion."

Chen Lin's demeanor was very relaxed.

He didn't seem like a seventh-rank Grand Master—he resembled a middle-aged office worker Xu Jingming often met in his old neighborhood.

"Your teacher hasn't come out yet?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

"The butler said he's been in the study for nearly two days—looks like he made real progress this time."

Chen Lin shook his head.

He didn't press further on the topic, but turned to Xu Jingming and smiled.

"You've already read the Thunder God Finger manual, right? Any questions—just ask me."

"There are indeed quite a few things I need to ask you about, Professor..."

Seeing Chen Lin bring it up, Xu Jingming immediately began asking.

"First, regarding the passage describing how to communicate with heavenly thunder and blend it with one's own thunder—how should I understand this?"

"I heard from other professors you've already mastered the S-rank Heavenly Thunder Art. Actually, the part about communicating with heaven is somewhat similar between Thunder God Finger and Heavenly Thunder Art."

"But Heavenly Thunder Art merely guides heavenly lightning, while Thunder God Finger requires far greater condensation and more complex shape transformations."

"You can think of it as..."

As a seventh-rank Grand Master, Chen Lin was naturally erudite.

He didn't just explain verbally—he occasionally demonstrated with his psychic ability.

"I understand, Professor Chen. Next question..."

Thus, question followed answer, time swiftly passing.

Xu Jingming grew increasingly familiar with the Thunder God Finger technique, while Chen Lin grew increasingly astonished.

He had assumed Xu Jingming had merely skimmed the manual—yet his questions grew deeper and deeper.

Could this really be the result of just one night's study?

Truly, an astonishing talent!

Chen Lin silently marveled inside.

When he first learned this technique, it had taken him over ten days to reach Xu Jingming's current level.

"The general content of the Thunder God Finger manual is like this. Your comprehension is excellent—you've grasped nearly everything."

"But to successfully unleash this technique, you still need constant practice until your spiritual force and psychic energy perfectly synchronize."

After over three hours, Chen Lin picked up his teacup, took a sip, and smiled faintly.

This final stage was the hardest part of learning an S-rank technique.

After all, everyone's psychic energy and spiritual force differed—perfect synchronization could only be achieved through personal effort.

"I understand. Thank you, Professor Chen."

Xu Jingming bowed sincerely.

After the instruction, all his doubts about the technique manual had vanished.

As for the practice Chen Lin mentioned—he no longer needed it.

Deep Blue! Allocate points!

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

Psychic Points -2800

Thunder God Finger → Thunder God Finger (Beginner)!

In the instant he completed the stat allocation, Xu Jingming, as if he had practiced it thousands upon thousands of times, already mastered this extremely difficult S-rank top-tier combat technique.

At this moment, Chen Lin spoke again:

"Let's go to the backyard of the villa. Try using Lei Shen Finger—I'll help you spot where the problem lies."

If this were any other student from a regular school, Chen Lin would not have cared so much.

But Xu Jingming was the disciple of his old friend, and moreover, a S-rank of Great Xia—he naturally had to give special attention.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jingming, who had just finished allocating stats via the system, blinked his eyes.

Problem? What problem?

I've already learned it...