Chapter 206: 23,000 Ability Points! Third-Rank Upper-Tier!

Lei Yaoyang is at the peak of third-rank, and though he can slay fourth-rank lower-tier beasts by crossing ranks, that's only possible when he exhausts all his trump cards.

The horde of beasts chasing Xu Jingming—without using his trump cards, even he would struggle to handle them alone.

So he was curious: how could Xu Jingming, merely a third-rank mid-tier, cope with such a situation?

At that moment, Xu Jingming far away suddenly halted.

Immediately, Lei Yaoyang witnessed an astonishing sight.

Xu Jingming unleashed his golden thunder ability, expanding it over thirty-five meters.

Under the burst of thunder, first-rank beasts were reduced to ash, second-rank beasts died instantly, and only third-rank beasts remained standing.

"Just from ability burst alone, the range is this wide?" Lei Yaoyang widened his eyes, stunned.

He too was a lightning ability user, and as a third-rank peak ability user.

His ability burst could extend at most thirty meters!

"And the power is terrifyingly strong—it can reduce these beasts with extremely high lightning resistance to slag!"

"This lightning ability is suspicious! It's definitely more than A-rank. Could it be... S-rank?"

Lei Yaoyang thought of a possibility, but quickly dismissed it: "No, it shouldn't be."

He had indeed heard that last year, Magic University admitted a freshman who awakened an S-rank lightning ability.

But only half a year has passed—how could a freshman already be third-rank mid-tier?

"It must be an A-rank ability, just with power close to S-rank."

Lei Yaoyang could only think this way.

Meanwhile, on the distant battlefield, Xu Jingming gripped his spear.

After charging through the beast horde just a few times, he annihilated every single beast.

Such swift and brutal killing left Lei Yaoyang's companions gaping in shock.

Especially Li Ming, whose mouth hung open in awe:

"Holy shit! Are Magic University people really this strong?"

On the other side, Xu Jingming also noticed Lei Yaoyang and his group.

But he paid no attention, simply opening his system panel.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Third-rank mid-tier (+)

【Ability】: Doushen Thunder (SS)

【Physique】: 2601 Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 2103 He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Master), Heavenly Thunder Art (Beginner+), Mingyuleikai (Beginner+), Thunder God Finger (Beginner+), Fist Technique (Advanced+), Thunder Dragon Fist (Beginner+), Thunder Spear (Advanced+), Chain Thunder Spear (Intermediate+), Thunder Flash (Advanced+), Thunder Prison (Intermediate+), Lightning Wind Break (Master+), Concealment Technique (Advanced+)

【Body Cultivation】: Thunder Indestructible Body (Fourth Stage+)

【Ability Points】: 23421

"23, 00 ability points! Finally enough for promotion."

Xu Jingming exhaled deeply.

Five straight days and nights without sleep had worn him down—he could already feel his condition slipping, his head throbbing.

Even if this batch didn't grant enough points for promotion, he wouldn't continue.

Right now, he desperately needed to return and rest.

"It seems that under continuous combat, I can only manage five days without sleep—six is too much."

Xu Jingming shook his head, pulled out an A-rank alloy dagger, spent over ten minutes gathering beast materials and thunder cores, then left.

Next, he needed to return to his temporary base, then allocate his points.

"Lei Brother, this Magic University guy is intense."

Whether because Xu Jingming's performance had been too dazzling, Lei Yaoyang and his group stood there for over ten minutes.

Only after Xu Jingming finished gathering materials and departed did they snap back to reality.

"He's indeed strong—even in our elite training camp, he'd be top-tier."

Lei Yaoyang nodded slightly. "He's called Xu Jingming, right? When we get back, check his records online.

Someone this powerful wouldn't be unknown at Magic University."

"True."

Li Ming nodded, then asked curiously:

"Lei Brother, if it were you, could you handle that horde of beasts just now?"

He himself couldn't—maximum he could kill one peak third-rank beast.

This horde of hundreds—he couldn't possibly handle it.

"I could handle it, but not as fast as he did."

Lei Yaoyang mused.

Xu Jingming killed nearly a hundred beasts in under two minutes.

If it were him, he'd need at least five minutes.

Without using combat techniques, his ability burst could only kill second-rank mid-tier and below beasts.

For second-rank mid-tier and above, he'd have to kill them one by one—efficiency far lower than Xu Jingming's.

"Tsk, even you can't kill as fast as him. This guy really has some skill."

"Good thing he didn't agree to a match at first—if he had, his face would've been swollen by the end!"

Li Ming felt relieved.

He was still with the Thunder Martial Arts Academy elite training camp—if he'd lost, that'd be humiliating.

"By the way, Lei Brother, do you think this Magic University guy can cross ranks and kill fourth-rank beasts like you?"

Li Ming instinctively compared Xu Jingming with Lei Yaoyang, the strongest among them.

"If he only has the power he just showed, he can't kill fourth-rank beasts."

After a moment's thought, Lei Yaoyang replied.

Xu Jingming's thunder was strong, but fourth-rank beasts in the Thunderstorm Zone had terrifying lightning resistance—hard to penetrate.

"Then it looks like you're still stronger, Lei Brother." Li Ming chuckled, relaxing.

Obviously, our Thunder Martial Arts Academy is still stronger than top universities.

On the other side, Xu Jingming quickly returned to his temporary base—a hollow inside a large tree.

"Deep Blue, allocate points!"

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged in the hollow and unhesitatingly clicked the plus sign beside his level on the system panel!

BOOM!

In an instant, he felt his physique and spirit surge upward dramatically!

The fatigue from days without sleep also lifted considerably.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Third-rank upper-tier

【Ability】: Doushen Thunder (SS)

【Physique】: 3087 Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 2601 He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Master), Heavenly Thunder Art (Beginner), Mingyuleikai (Beginner), Thunder God Finger (Beginner), Fist Technique (Advanced), Thunder Dragon Fist (Beginner), Thunder Spear (Advanced), Chain Thunder Spear (Intermediate), Thunder Flash (Advanced), Thunder Prison (Intermediate), Lightning Wind Break (Master), Concealment Technique (Advanced)

【Body Cultivation】: Thunder Indestructible Body (Fourth Stage)

【Ability Points】: 146

On the system panel, the 23, 00 ability points were nearly depleted!

Yet Xu Jingming's level had risen to third-rank upper-tier, his physique and spirit each surged by nearly 500 points!

"Both core stats jumped so much—Qi broke past the 3, 00 mark! No wonder I feel like I swallowed a ten-herb tonic."

Xu Jingming stood up, feeling his meridians' Qi surge like a raging river.

More importantly, he sensed the Doushen Thunder swirling around his body had greatly strengthened!

Not only had its power increased, but its maximum range also extended by four to five meters.

From thirty-five meters, it expanded to forty meters!

Don't underestimate these five meters.

Normally, ordinary A-rank lightning ability users only reach forty meters range upon reaching fourth-rank!

That's the innate advantage of an SS-rank ability!

At the same rank, it's always stronger, superior!

"I was planning to head back, but now I've regained some energy."

"I'll go to the core zone again—observe natural thunder."

Xu Jingming flipped out of the tree hollow and swiftly headed toward the core zone.