Chapter 207

As Xu Jingming once again advanced toward the core zone, at the entrance to the Storm Zone.

"Good day, Director Jiang."

"Director Jiang."

"Good morning, Director Jiang."

"......"

Senior Brother Jiang Luo had already been waiting there.

Many armed psychics entering and exiting the Storm Zone recognized this newly appointed director of Lei Ting Martial Arts, and greeted him with smiles.

Jiang Luo nodded slightly in return, yet his brows were tightly furrowed.

As of now, Xu Jingming had been inside for a full five days and five nights without returning.

You know,

Even he himself could stay inside for at most eight consecutive days before needing to return and rest.

Had it not been for Liu Ming's report that Xu Jingming possessed formidable combat strength, he would have rushed into the Storm Zone to search for him yesterday.

"Director Jiang, why are you back here again?"

At this moment,

With a hearty laugh, Wu Chuang, the instructor of Lei Ting Martial Arts, also arrived by car, stepped out, and greeted him with a smile.

"Instructor Wu."

Jiang Luo replied, then added: "I'm waiting here for my junior brother to return."

"Huh? Your junior brother hasn't come back since his last entry?" Wu Chuang was surprised.

"Yes,"

Jiang Luo nodded with a bitter smile, fully aware of the gravity of the situation:

"Today is already the sixth day; logically, he should have returned long ago."

Wu Chuang's brows also furrowed slightly upon hearing this.

Although he had set the six-day evaluation period for Yao Yang's team,

They were an entire squad, able to rest by rotating guard duties.

But Xu Jingming was alone!

In a regular wilderness zone, that might be manageable—but the Storm Zone's environment is brutal; without a guard, there's no chance to rest!

That means Xu Jingming may have gone without sleep for five straight days—his spirit must be utterly exhausted!

Worst of all, he may already have perished within the Storm Zone.

"Don't worry—I'm heading into the Storm Zone to hunt a fierce beast; I can search for him along the way." Wu Chuang mused.

"Then I'm in your debt, Instructor Wu." Jiang Luo's expression brightened.

A sixth-rank psychic's search would be far faster than his own fourth-rank middle-tier abilities.

"No trouble at all—we all serve together at Lei Ting Martial Arts; helping each other is only natural." Wu Chuang smiled.

Jiang Luo had only been appointed less than a month, yet he graduated from a top-tier university and, at age twenty-four, was already a fourth-rank middle-tier psychic.

Anyone with eyes could see Jiang Luo's brilliant future; Wu Chuang naturally wished to earn favor with such a person...

On the other side, after sprinting for over three hours, Xu Jingming finally arrived again at the core zone.

As before, he found a tree over twenty meters tall, leapt to its summit, and began observing natural thunder.

While observing, he continuously simulated and manipulated the Dou Tian Shen Lei within himself.

This time, he spent over six hours on this.

Under his control, the thunder grew increasingly lifelike and agile.

When he finished observing, it was already noon, twelve o'clock.

"It's about time to head back."

Xu Jingming withdrew his gaze; his determined eyes flickered with Lei Guang.

He leapt down from the twenty-meter-high tree; his weight of over 120 kilograms slammed onto the ground under gravity's acceleration.

The muddy earth cracked into a deep crater, yet Xu Jingming himself suffered no harm.

"This is the formidable physique of a psychic—back in my past life, leaping from twenty meters would have been unthinkable."

Xu Jingming smiled faintly; though only half a year had passed,

He found himself growing ever more accustomed to this world.

"But I'm still only third-rank upper-tier—far from the peak. The path of the psychic remains long and arduous."

Xu Jingming shook his head, glanced at the map on his smart wristband, and strode confidently toward the return path.

Because the fierce beasts of the Storm Zone are drawn to thunder, their movements are not fixed.

The smart wristband's map, aside from zoning areas, did not mark the locations of powerful beasts.

The route Xu Jingming took when entering the core zone had encountered no beasts at all.

But on his return journey, he encountered one.

Boom—!

In a clearing within the jungle, a giant bear was basking in thunder.

The bear stood six meters tall and three meters wide, upright like a human.

Its eyes were pale blue; its fur was grayish-blue, streaked with faint crimson bloodstains!

Beneath its thick fur, the contours of powerful muscles were faintly visible!

At this moment, thunder continuously crashed from the sky!

Yet when it struck the giant bear, it caused no harm—instead, it elicited a joyful roar.

Endless blue lightning seemed controlled by the giant bear, swirling endlessly around its body!

"It's the Storm Lei Xiong! Judging by its level, it's at the upper tier of Rank Four."

Xu Jingming hid behind a large tree, observing closely.

The number of ferocious beasts was immense, with vast power disparities between different species.

Just as different levels of psychic abilities exist among psychics, some species are naturally immensely powerful, while others are inherently much weaker.

If dragon-class ferocious beasts are likened to S-rank psychic abilities, then bear-class ferocious beasts are at least A-rank psychic ability level!

And the Storm Lei Xiong, which controls lightning and has thick, tough hide, is among the very top classifications within the bear-class ferocious beast family!

Far stronger than the Bloodthirsty Rampage Bear Xu Jingming faced during the Wu Ke Gaokao.

Under the same rank, the vast majority of psychics could only avoid it entirely.

Of course, Xu Jingming was an exception.

His SS-rank psychic ability, Dou Tian Shen Lei, combined with his S-rank combat technique, 'Thunder Art,' was more than enough to severely wound it—or even instantly kill it.

"But if I don't rely on Thunder Art, can I still kill it?" Xu Jingming felt a surge of eagerness.

Before his breakthrough, he certainly wouldn't dare clash head-on with such a monster—he could only strike from afar using Thunder Art or Lei Shen Zhi.

But now that he had broken through and his blood qi had surpassed the 3,000 threshold, under Lei Jitai, he might just be able to test himself against it.

"I'll give it a try. If I can't win, I can still escape with Lei Shan. Worst case, I flee far away and then obliterate it with Dou Tian Shen Lei."

Without hesitation, Xu Jingming activated Lei Jitai!

His body rapidly swelled to a height of 2.2 meters, his cold eyes transforming into molten-gold dragon-like vertical pupils!

Violent golden Dou Tian Shen Lei erupted outward from him!

Crackling—

Lei Ting swept across, igniting every tree and patch of grass it touched.

In his normal form, Xu Jingming's Dou Tian Shen Lei extended no more than 40 meters—but under Lei Jitai, this range instantly expanded to 60 meters!

If viewed from above, one could see:

Centered on Xu Jingming, a 60-meter radius had become a sea of golden lightning and flame!

At this moment, near the clearing, a black figure moved swiftly through the forest.

It was Wu Chuang, instructor of the Thunder Martial Arts Academy, who had entered the core zone.

The terrifying 60-meter lightning radius naturally drew his attention, yet he had no interest in meddling.

He merely glanced toward it out of habit—and then froze slightly:

"That's… Xu Jingming?"