[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak":3,"chapter-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Global Psychic Powers: Starting Off with the Awakening of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2358674,4613,"Chapter 173: Lei Shen Finger! Crushing Everything in Its Path!","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>\"Alright, let’s prepare and depart as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Cai nodded and immediately led his team off to get ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had this been yesterday, someone as level-headed as him would never have agreed to act so readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Jingming had already proven his strength—following him was the right choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Team leader, you guys should head to a hotel and rest for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming turned to look at Lin Qingyuan and her group, standing quietly nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the mission to destroy the Tianming Sect’s branch is complete, all these personnel must remain under the Public Security Bureau’s supervision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there are several hotels within the Blue Sea Tech Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, wish you all success in your mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, when you leave Jinning City, let me know—I’ll come see you off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile appeared on Lin Qingyuan’s pale, oval face; she wasn’t overly concerned for Xu Jingming’s safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, given the terrifying power he’d just displayed, it was the Tianming Sect members who should be worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\" Xu Jingming nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Cai’s efficiency was still impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just over ten minutes later, he assembled a team of forty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Cai Ju’s squad, the rest were all second-rank energy users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each was fully armed, carrying firearms, weapons, and shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming had also donned his own Class-A battle suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, including Xu Jingming, the forty-one of them boarded the Public Security Bureau’s vehicles and sped toward the suburbs of Jinning City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suburbs of Jinning City were a mountainous forest region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Decades ago, ferocious beasts still roamed freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were all cleared out by official military forces; now it was just an undeveloped ordinary forest area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a dozen vehicles halted at the final stretch of cement road before the suburbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming’s group quickly disembarked and entered the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved swiftly forward, taking half an hour to reach the vicinity of the address provided by Leng Chang for the Tianming Sect’s branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that where the Tianming Sect’s branch is located?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the dense forest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming crouched hidden among the shrubs, peering through the gaps between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, there was nothing unusual except a small hill overgrown with weeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to Leng Chang’s description, the Tianming Sect’s branch has been using visual interference tech—nothing looks abnormal to the naked eye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Yan, a third-rank upper-level mental energy user, spoke gravely as his potent mental force surged forth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But for someone like me, it’s instantly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relax your minds—I’ll share my vision with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Sun Yan’s shared vision, Xu Jingming’s surroundings instantly transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hill was still the same hill, but the scene at its base was completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees and weeds on the ground had vanished, replaced by clean, flat cement pathways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two alloy doors, each four meters high and eight meters wide, now appeared on the hillside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the alloy doors were four or five pitch-black openings, concealing unknown weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the doors stood four second-rank energy users clad in battle suits, constantly on guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This mental energy user ability is incredibly useful—I wonder if we electric-type users can achieve similar perception.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming’s eyes lit up as his vision cleared; he decided to visit the Combat Techniques Library once back at school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could learn a combat technique with similar capabilities, it would make future operations much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Tianming Sect hollowed out the entire hill and built a base inside?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Cai Ju was stunned and furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While energy users can purchase various alloy weapons, the Great Xia state tightly controls metal alloys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only small quantities are needed for individual energy weapons, so no strict control is necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But constructing these two alloy doors on the opposite hill would require far more alloy than any single soldier’s gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any such purchase would inevitably trigger government alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Tianming Sect still managed to acquire them silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems we have traitors within Jinning City,\" Cai Ju’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these two massive alloy doors blocking the way, their group would struggle to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they succeeded, the cost would be devastating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, those pitch-black openings above the doors weren’t for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ju was certain that if they launched a surprise attack, they’d be met with a hail of machine-gun fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullets posed little threat to third-rank energy users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the second-rank members would likely be wiped out—possibly even the entire team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Tong, can your elemental fire energy break open this alloy door or shatter the hillside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ju turned to Zhang Tong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they carried individual rocket launchers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was obvious they couldn’t blow open the alloy doors without alerting the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Zhang Tong, with her B-rank elemental fire energy and third-rank upper-level rank, had any chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s difficult...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tong hesitated and shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alloy doors appeared to be at least D-rank alloy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fire energy could only melt E-rank alloy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could easily destroy ordinary hillside walls, but the Tianming Sect surely reinforced the interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fire might not work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the Tianming Sect was clever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d cleared all trees and shrubs within a hundred-meter radius around the hill, leaving the view completely open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her longest-range fire technique only reached 100 meters—right at its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, she couldn’t even hit anything...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ju frowned deeply, placing his last hope on Xu Jingming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu brother, can you force your way in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming didn’t overpromise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the power of the S-rank supreme technique, Lei Shen Finger, it should be manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we rely on you, Xu brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Cai nodded with a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d failed to help capture Leng Chang and had hoped to contribute more here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the very first obstacle turned out to require Xu Jingming’s intervention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him feel that his elite third-rank squad was useless before this Mada S-rank prodigy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No trouble at all—we all aim to destroy the Tianming Sect’s branch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming waved his hand casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a Grade-3 energy recovery pill from his space ring and swallowed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he activated Lei Jitai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful golden lightning erupted violently, turning Xu Jingming into a golden lightning sphere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under the stunned gaze of Cai Ju and the others, Xu Jingming’s body rapidly expanded to 2.2 meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you? Show yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unusual lightning disturbance immediately drew the attention of the guards outside the Tianming Sect’s gate; they grabbed their weapons and rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Jingming’s brilliant golden dragon eyes paid them no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fixed his gaze on the distant hill, his voice resonating like a god’s command:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lei Shen Finger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, thunder rolled across the clear noon sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal golden lightning finger, streaked with crackling arcs, descended from the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enhanced by Lei Jitai, this Lei Shen Finger was even thicker than the first time he’d used it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive lightning finger slowly pressed down with unstoppable might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it shattered the surrounding clouds, then slammed into the peak before the stunned gazes of Cai Ju and the others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening collision rang out, and terrifying energy waves swept outward from the point of impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden lightning radiance blazed forth, as brilliant as the sun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground itself shook violently, forcing Cai Ju and the others to quickly grab onto nearby trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alloy giant gate, which they had just deemed nearly impossible to breach, twisted and deformed in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, not just the alloy giant gate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the entire small peak, under the rampage of the furious golden lightning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was shattered by more than half, as if crushed by a storm, revealing its inner defensive structures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens?! Am I not dreaming?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Ju stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, Xu Jingming’s strike had been impressive if it could even damage the alloy giant gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this single combat technique had already accomplished more than half of their goal—to destroy the Heavenly Fate Sect’s branch base...\u003C\u002Fp>",1349,"2026-06-21T05:33:57.936Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c86ba362919ad0081cdaf524bae0578939ac630f6a7d228f433eeb9e98dae34b","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-174","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-172",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-cover.jpg"]