Chapter 178: Harvest! Ability Points! Divine Blood Secret Art!

Inside the cave, the red-robed Divine Blood envoy's face was full of disbelief.

A slash from a fourth-tier lower-rank Enhancement-type ability user carried an impact force of up to 20,000 kilograms—twenty tons!

The three struck at the same time, and twenty tons of impact force slammed into Xu Jingming from different directions.

Even though the armor blocked the sharp blade, the impact force should have been enough to shatter Xu Jingming's flesh and internal organs, killing him on the spot.

Yet Xu Jingming was completely unscathed—this clearly exceeded his expectations......

"Lightning Gale Break!"

Taking advantage of the red-robed Divine Blood envoy's lapse in concentration, Xu Jingming thrust his long spear once more!

Under the boost of his combat technique, the entire Qingxiao Black Jiao spear was suffused with golden lightning.

The speed and force of the thrust were even faster! Even stronger than before!

Puchi!!

This time, a golden arc of light flashed, and the distracted red-robed Divine Blood envoy failed to dodge in time, getting his skull pierced straight through!

The sharp spear tip, dripping with fresh blood, thrust out from the back of his head, and immediately afterward the violent Doushen Shenlei erupted!

Peng!

That fine head exploded on the spot!

"Ding. Killed one fourth-tier middle-rank Divine Blood envoy. Ability Points +1500."

The pleasant system chime rang in his mind, and Xu Jingming's face was full of satisfaction.

Killing a fourth-tier middle-rank fierce beast only yielded just over 300 Ability Points.

The efficiency of earning Ability Points from killing Divine Blood envoys was clearly much faster.

"Envoy!"

From Xu Jingming blocking the attack to slaying the red-robed Divine Blood envoy—

It looked slow, but in reality it all happened in less than one second!

By the time the remaining three reacted, the headless corpse of the red-robed Divine Blood envoy had already crashed to the ground.

"The envoy is dead. We should prepare to fight to the death too."

Having lost their pillar of support, the three did not choose to flee.

Instead, each took out a Berserker Blood Pill from their spatial rings and swallowed it without hesitation!

Hong!

The auras of the three began to rise simultaneously, and in an instant they had nearly reached the level of fourth-tier middle-rank!

"Lowly humans, go die!"

Madness burning crimson in their eyes, the three Divine Blood envoys gripped their weapons and launched another attack!

Yet Xu Jingming's expression didn't change. Gripping the thick Qingxiao Black Jiao spear, he charged forward as well!

Peng! Peng!......

One golden and three black figures tangled together in combat; even a casual aftershock of battle could blast a huge crater into the hard cave floor!

Bolstered by his master-level spear art, Xu Jingming could take on three alone without falling behind!

In fact, the three Divine Blood envoys couldn't afford even the slightest lapse.

Otherwise, what awaited them was grievous injury—or even death!

What made it even more frustrating for them was that the golden lightning swirling around Xu Jingming was constantly blasting their bodies.

Although for the moment they could still endure it thanks to the tough physiques of Enhancement-type ability users—

If this went on long enough, they would be hacked to death by the lightning without Xu Jingming's spear even needing to strike a vital point!

And as Enhancement-type ability users, they were utterly helpless against this lightning.

They could only tough it out, doing their utmost to try to kill Xu Jingming first.

However, reality did not develop the way they had imagined.

Two minutes later,

one Divine Blood envoy—his entire skin already blackened by Doushen Shenlei and his hair standing on end—exposed an opening by accident in his exhaustion.

And was slain by Xu Jingming with a single spear thrust!

Another clean headshot, giving no chance at all!

"Ding. Killed one fourth-tier lower-rank Divine Blood envoy. Ability Points +1000."

The system chime sounded, and the expression on Xu Jingming's face remained steady and unchanged.

He merely flickered his form, swiftly striking at the next target.

Three Divine Blood envoys could still barely trade blows with Xu Jingming.

Now that one was dead, the remaining two instantly felt the pressure double, and openings began appearing one after another.

So, just one minute later, both were slain by Xu Jingming in quick succession.

"Huu——"

Heat rose from Xu Jingming's tall, powerful frame, his huge hand gripping the Qingxiao Black Jiao spear as he simply stood there.

And the four headless corpses lay scattered not far around him.

Making the already blood-heavy air in the cave grow even thicker by another degree.

"Killed four Divine Blood envoys, gained 4,500 Ability Points. Not bad."

Xu Jingming casually glanced at the system panel, then collected the spatial rings from the four headless corpses one by one.

Last time, Dong Sheng's spatial ring had been given to Vice Principal Ling Shuang.

This time, killing the Divine Blood envoys was entirely his own achievement, so naturally he wouldn't hand the spoils over to the Public Security Bureau.

"Yiwa, you've recorded the entire battle, right?"

"All recorded."

The recording drone hovering overhead replied.

With Eva's Level 1 artificial intelligence sub-body present, the aftershock of the battle just now had hardly affected it at all.

It was just like a war correspondent, recording every single frame.

In fact,

those few Divine Blood Emissaries had long since discovered Eva's existence.

Only at that moment, they couldn't even save their own lives, let alone possibly shoot Eva down.

"Brother Xu, impressive!"

At this moment, Cai Ju and the others walked in as well, their faces full of admiration and respect.

If yesterday they could still treat Xu Jingming as a green junior.

Then Xu Jingming, who had consecutively killed four fourth-rank Divine Blood Emissaries without taking any damage,

could almost be considered their senior.

After all,

in Great Xia, strength has always been revered.

"Are all the people from Modu Ability University this impressive?" Zhang Tong clicked his tongue in wonder.

Yesterday they were still doubting whether Xu Jingming could handle Leng Chang.

Who would have thought, this mission to annihilate the Tianming Sect branch—

was basically completed entirely by him alone.....

"Pretty much, I'm just a little bit special."

Xu Jingming smiled slightly, exited Lei Extreme State, and returned to his normal form.

Of course,

if these words of his were heard by fellow freshmen like Liu Wentao, they would certainly shake their heads repeatedly.

On the same level as S-rank? Impossible, absolutely impossible, not in this lifetime.

"Brother Xu is quite modest."

Cai Ju naturally wouldn't take that as the truth. After scanning the surroundings and finding no other living things, he said with a smile:

"Four Divine Blood Emissaries dead, this mission to annihilate the Tianming Sect branch can also be considered successfully completed.

We'll hold a celebration banquet tonight, we must celebrate properly."

"Right! We must hold a celebration banquet!"

"Brother Xu, you absolutely can't not come."

Cai Ju and the others all wore sincere gratitude on their faces.

Without Xu Jingming, they wouldn't even have been able to deal with Leng Chang.

Even if they had caught Leng Chang, they had no idea what price they'd have to pay to take down this Tianming Sect base.

It would even be normal for one or two squad members to die.

How could it be like now, just paddling along a bit, and the mission was completed.

"Alright."

Xu Jingming naturally wouldn't refuse, and nodded with a smile.

After the Divine Blood Emissaries were killed, Xu Jingming spent a few more hours sweeping through the entire Tianming Sect base together with them.

After confirming there was no threat, Cai Ju called the higher-ups of the Security Bureau to report the situation.

Hearing that the Tianming Sect branch had been found and completely annihilated, the Security Bureau leaders were naturally overjoyed.

They immediately offered praise over the phone, and said they would arrange for relevant personnel to come take over the Tianming Sect branch right away.

One hour later.

The Security Bureau's main force arrived—nearly 60 fully armed first-rank and second-rank ability users.

There were also about 10 researchers in white coats, protected in the very center of the formation.

Seeing this, Xu Jingming couldn't help feeling a slight sigh in his heart.

If he hadn't obtained the system, and had failed the Wu Ke Gaokao, then his future would most likely have been that of an ordinary researcher.

"Captain Cai, you've worked hard. Leave the rest to us."

The leader at the front shook hands with Cai Ju and briefly handed things over.

Xu Jingming was then led away by Cai Ju and the others, heading straight to the largest restaurant in downtown Jin Ning City.

At the celebration banquet,

the usually steady Captain Cai Ju was like a changed man, continuously pouring drinks.

Just when they finally got rid of Cai Ju, Zhang Tong took over.

This girl with fire-type abilities had now completely let loose as well, starting a drinking contest.

It was only because Xu Jingming had the foundation of the Fourfold Lei Ting Indestructible Body that he wasn't drunk by them.

Just like that, the celebration banquet started at six in the afternoon and didn't end until nine at night.

About thirty-plus bottles of exotic fruit wine were opened, all of them emptied.

Cai Ju and the others were completely drunk, and had to be picked up by their family and friends.

And although Xu Jingming was slightly tipsy, his mind remained clear, and he returned alone to the presidential suite at the Xishi Hotel.

Back at the hotel, Xu Jingming first went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Washing away the smell of blood while also sobering himself up a bit.

Ten minutes later,

Wrapped in a bath towel, Xu Jingming walked out of the bathroom, sat down on the sofa, and felt refreshed all over.

"That bunch like Cai Ju really can drink."

Xu Jingming rubbed his temples; even after a shower, he still felt a bit drunk.

This was something that had never happened before.

And that was because,

In the past, he had only ever drunk with second-rank ability users like Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, or with a group of first-rank ability users like his cousin Tang Qi.

But Cai Ju's group were all third-rank upper-tier; their combat power was simply not on the same level.

"The S-rank mission is complete; tomorrow I can head back."

Xu Jingming took out his phone and bought a high-speed rail ticket for tomorrow morning back to Modu.

After thinking it over, he also sent a message on the messaging app to his high school class president Lin Qingyuan, letting her know he was returning tomorrow.

Only then did he set down his phone and take out the four spatial rings he had stripped from the Divine Blood Envoys.

In the afternoon he had been busy and hadn't had time to check them; only now had he finally found the time.

Xu Jingming first took out the spatial ring of the red-robed Divine Blood Envoy and set it apart.

A surging wave of spiritual force poured out, covering the spatial ring.

In an instant it broke through the original spiritual imprint, and a space of two cubic meters appeared within his perception.

Inside, apart from the usual pills, exotic flowers and rare herbs, and some cash.

The most eye-catching item was a jar of liquid, scarlet as fresh blood.

And an ancient, plain-looking manual with the four large characters 'Divine Blood Secret Art' written on its cover.