Chapter 186: A-Class Fist Technique! Lei Long Fist!

Thirty days, nearly a thousand killed!

That means roughly thirty-three people killed each day!

For the students present, who had only hunted ferocious beasts and killed at most four or five people, this was nothing short of shocking.

"It seems the videos posted on the school's website were only the tip of the iceberg."

Someone murmured quietly to himself.

On the school's website, Xu Jingming's combat videos were among the most viewed.

His fighting style was also extremely ruthless, emphasizing one-hit kills.

Especially his precise headshots and the golden lightning that obliterated entire bodies.

It was this that revealed Xu Jingming's brutality, earning him the nickname "Lei Di."

But now that his kill count had been exposed, everyone realized Xu Jingming was even more ruthless than they had imagined.

"You killed that many members of the Mandate Cult?"

Yao Fang looked slightly surprised.

On the side, Shen Dongling's delicate oval face showed keen interest.

She was a fourth-rank lower-tier adept with an A-class enhancement ability.

Her fighting style was notoriously bloody, hence her nickname "Blood Hand."

Yet even so, over the past month, she had killed fewer than five hundred people...

"Not bad—it was just that two missions happened to target Mandate Cult branches, so I killed a bit more."

Besides the mission in Jinning City, Xu Jingming later participated in another mission to eliminate a branch.

Unlike enhancement abilities, lightning-based abilities were far more efficient at clearing weak foes.

More than half of his nearly thousand kills came from these two missions.

After a brief explanation, Xu Jingming stepped out of the crowd to claim his reward.

"Xu Jingming, you've done excellently. Mo University is honored to have you as a student."

The fifth-rank instructor smiled warmly and handed him a white porcelain bottle:

"Three thousand academic credits have been directly deposited into your student account.

This is your S-class cultivation resource: a vial of sixth-rank Guiyuan Pills, containing ten pills total.

I hope you'll continue striving to claim first place on the next Honor List."

"I will do my best, sir."

Although Xu Jingming would soon enter the Thunder Secret Realm and wouldn't remain at school to continue Mandate Cult missions,

Under these circumstances, he naturally wouldn't ruin the mood by speaking bluntly.

After uttering a polite reply, he took the bottle and returned to the crowd.

"Sixth-rank Guiyuan Pills—this first-place reward is quite good."

As soon as Xu Jingming returned, Yao Fang smiled and said.

"Not bad." Xu Jingming nodded.

He had been at Mo City Adept University for over half a year.

He was no longer the naive freshman who had asked at the special recruitment what an S-class cultivation resource was.

And these sixth-rank Guiyuan Pills, which greatly accelerated the cultivation speed of adepts below Master rank,

Were among the better types of S-class cultivation resources.

"By the way, instead of working yourself to death on missions, you might as well just go with Song Qiuyun.

With the Song family of Sichuan Province—a veteran eighth-rank Grandmaster clan—behind you, why bother so much?"

Yao Fang teased.

Although Mo City Adept University had no official "campus beauty" rankings,

All the students knew who the recognized beauties were.

Forum threads on the topic were everywhere.

Among them, Song Qiuyun, with her flawless figure and appearance,

Appeared on forum threads shortly after enrollment and sparked heated discussion.

He had even heard rumors of her powerful background.

"I don't like living off others." Xu Jingming shook his head.

Living off others couldn't compare to the instant gratification of direct stat boosts from the Deep Blue System.

"Tsk. It's always the unattainable that stir desire, while the favored take their advantage for granted.

I'd love to live off others—but I don't have the conditions."

Yao Fang sighed and shook his head.

"Next, Kong Shi, ranked second on the Honor List, completed three S-class missions, four A-class missions, and three B-class missions, killing 245 Mandate Cultists!

Congratulations! You receive an S-class resource and two thousand academic credits!"

The instructor's voice echoed again through the hall.

Simultaneously, a young man with a face as hard as stone stepped forward from the crowd.

He was tall and powerfully built; Xu Jingming's height of 1. 9 meters was already tall,

But this man stood half a head taller than Xu Jingming—nearly two meters tall!

"Iron Bear Kong Shi..."

Xu Jingming stared intently at the towering figure.

If Bing Shan Yao Fang's strength ranked among the top five in the entire school,

Then this Iron Bear, on the verge of breaking into fourth-rank mid-tier, could be said to hold the undisputed number one spot.

More remarkably, Iron Bear Kong Shi always operated alone.

He never joined any club and had few friends.

Every day, he did nothing but attend classes and train.

Strength seemed to be his only goal.

"Third place on the Honor List is Yao Fang, who completed two S-class missions, four A-class missions, and five B-class missions!

Congratulations! You receive an S-class resource and fifteen hundred academic credits!"

After Iron Bear departed, Yao Fang, as third place, immediately received his reward.

After Tie Xiong left, Yao Fang, as the third-place finisher, immediately received his own reward.

Although all received S-class resources, Yao Fang's was far inferior to Xu Jingming's sixth-rank Guiyuan Pills.

It was merely one of the most ordinary types of S-class cultivation resources.

And Shen Dongling, ranked fourth as the Blood Hand, received only an A-class cultivation resource.

With his reward secured, Xu Jingming didn't linger in the mission building.

After bidding farewell to Yao Fang and Shen Dongling, he headed for the Combat Technique Library.

"Eva, filter all A-class lightning-based fist techniques."

In the private reading room,

Xu Jingming sat on the sofa and gave the AI Eva the order.

At the same time, he opened his system panel:

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Rank】: Third-rank Mid-tier

【Ability】: Doushen Thunder (SS)

【Physique】: 2523 Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 2014 He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Master), Heavenly Thunder Art (Beginner+), Mingyuleikai (Beginner+), Thunder God Finger (Beginner+), Fist Technique (Advanced+), Lei Mao (Advanced+), Linked Thunder Spear (Intermediate+), Thunder Flash (Advanced+), Thunder Prison (Intermediate+), Lightning Gale Break (Master+), Concealment Art (Advanced+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Master), Heavenly Thunder Art (Beginner+), Mingyuleikai (Beginner+), Thunder God Finger (Beginner+), Fist Technique (Advanced+), Thunder Spear (Advanced+), Chain Lightning Spear (Intermediate+), Thunder Flash (Advanced+), Thunder Prison (Intermediate+), Lightning Gale Smash (Master+), Conceal Breath Art (Advanced+)

【Ability Points】:

Half a month ago, he spent 17, 00 ability points to raise his rank to third-rank mid-tier.

In the following half-month, his ability points accumulated to over 11, 00.

Additionally, during this month of combat, he followed Teacher Yang Zhentian's advice and fought in a more casual manner.

He rarely used his spear, instead relying on his bare hands to satisfy his bloodlust.

He also spent 300 ability points to upgrade Fist Technique from Intermediate to Advanced.

His emphasis on fist techniques stemmed partly from the fact that killing with his fists better alleviated the side effects of his Thunder Indestructible Body cultivation.

On the other hand, during his last field trip, his system panel had accumulated nearly 40, 00 ability points,

Yet the plus sign beside Spear Technique never appeared—meaning his spear skill had hit a bottleneck.

He couldn't ascend from Master to Grandmaster in the short term.

Rather than continue using the spear, it made more sense to explore fist techniques—after all, more skills never hurt.

Moreover, under Thunder Extreme State, his own body was a formidable weapon.

Not pairing it with fist techniques would be a waste.

Of course, Xu Jingming understood the principle that too many skills lead to shallow mastery.

Of course, Xu Jingming understood the principle of biting off more than you can chew.

So for the past while, aside from adding points to his fist technique, he had not learned any fist-based combat skills.

Now that his ability points are plentiful again, he could consider learning one.

But learning an S-rank combat skill consumes too many ability points; he planned to start with an A-rank one.

"Eva received."

With a hum, a holographic projection on the table coalesced into a list of combat skills:

Five Thunder Fist (A-rank): Condense a special thunder-based aura onto the fist using thunder affinity to enhance damage.

Thunderstorm Fist (A-rank): Compress thunder affinity ability into the fist; upon striking an enemy, it detonates, causing massive damage.

......'

Looking at the combat skill list before him, Xu Jingming carefully selected, ultimately choosing the one best suited to him.

Thunder Dragon Fist (A-rank): Condense thunder affinity ability into the fist through a special structure, striking with lightning speed.