Chapter 212: Tianming Sect Red-Robed Archbishop! Assassination Plan!

January 29th, 10 PM.

The curtains drawn shut, the entire room pitch-black in the second-floor bedroom of the villa, Xu Jingming slowly awoke from a deep sleep.

"That sleep seemed to have lasted a bit long..."

Xu Jingming sat up from the bed, shook his head, and his whole person quickly became fully alert.

He picked up the phone on the nightstand, tapped the screen to light it up, and glanced at the time.

"It's already the 29th? I slept a full two days?"

Xu Jingming's sword-like brows rose slightly; he hadn't expected he'd slept that long.

"But sleeping two days straight really does feel pretty great."

Xu Jingming could feel his condition was better than ever before, already fully recovered to peak state.

Crackle, crackle~~

He stretched his back, and his body immediately let out a string of popping sounds like frying beans.

"Comfortable!" Xu Jingming leaped up from the bed in one bound.

Walking to the window, with a whoosh he pulled the curtains open, and bright Lei Guang immediately shone in.

Although it was already 10 PM, due to the influence of the thunderstorm zone, outside it was still as bright as broad daylight.

"This kind of environment is actually pretty nice—every moment is broad daylight.

It doesn't affect going out, and when you need to sleep and rest, you just pull the curtains shut."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, took out his phone, and dialed Principal Hearing Ling Shuang's number.

Just now, he had already seen on his phone a missed call from Principal Hearing Ling Shuang from a few days ago.

"Beep—"

"Beep—"

"Beep—"

After three rings, the call was answered, and Principal Hearing Ling Shuang's cool, clear voice came from the other end:

"Out of the thunderstorm zone?"

Clearly, Principal Hearing Ling Shuang also had some understanding of the Lei Ting Secret Realm.

"Came out two days ago, just catching up on sleep. Did the principal need something?" Xu Jingming asked in confusion.

"Based on the intel you provided some time ago, the Tianming Sect's Modu branch has been completely wiped out by us.

You can temporarily stop worrying too much about your family and friends."

Hearing Ling Shuang said softly.

"That's great." Xu Jingming's expression brightened with joy.

In the Tianming Sect, the ones who hated him most were only the Jin Ning City and Modu branches.

Now that both places had been wiped out, the targeting he faced should be greatly reduced.

"Sorry for the trouble, Principal."

After his joy, Xu Jingming quickly expressed his thanks.

"No problem. Just focus on training well over at the Lei Ting Secret Realm. If you run into danger, be sure to crush the talisman token in time.

The Tianming Sect's Modu branch being destroyed doesn't mean they won't continue to make moves against you."

Hearing Ling Shuang on the other end of the line instructed.

As a cult that worshipped fierce beasts as heavenly gods and was anti-human, a human genius like Xu Jingming was naturally a target that needed to be eliminated.

"Understood, I've got all the safety measures in place on my end." Xu Jingming said with a smile and a nod.

His current villa belonged to the exclusive area of the Lei Ting Martial Hall.

The defenses were extremely tight; entering and exiting required showing special credentials and undergoing iris verification.

Tianming Sect people generally couldn't sneak in, even if they tried.

The protective talisman Teacher Yang Zhentian had given him would also activate automatically when he faced a life-threatening situation.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Jingming walked straight into the training room.

After lying around for two days, it was time to get some activity.

He took off his shirt and, as usual, practiced his fist techniques and spear techniques for two hours.

After finishing the practice, he had sweated quite a bit, his whole body was energized, and heat was steaming off the surface of his skin.

At this moment, it was most suitable for cultivating the Thunderous Indestructible Body.

"Perfect timing to test the effect of the Lei He."

Xu Jingming took out from his spatial ring a Lei He slightly smaller than a chicken egg.

This was what he had obtained from killing a fourth-tier lower-rank Lei beast the first time he entered the thunderstorm core zone.

Although he was very confident in his physique, it was still better to start by trying a weaker Lei He.

Crack—

Xu Jingming's right hand exerted slight force, and the entire Lei He suddenly exploded!

Crackle, crackle—

Wild blue thunder surged out frantically, and the entire training room of less than 30 square meters was instantly filled with thunder!

Fortunately, the entire room was built from special insulating D-grade alloy, so it wasn't destroyed.

But even so, the alloy was slightly reddened by the electricity.

However, Xu Jingming himself, bathing in the thunder, was fine—in fact, thoroughly enjoying it.

"The lightning intensity is a bit weak, but it's enough."

Xu Jingming's eyes closed slightly, and brilliant golden Doushen Shenlei surged out, mingling together with the blue thunder.

Following the method recorded in the S-rank body-tempering combat art Lei Ting Immortal Body, he used lightning to temper his physique.

Just as Xu Jingming was cultivating the Lei Ting Immortal Body.

The headquarters of Tianming Sect, a church filled with a religious atmosphere.

Unlike an ordinary religious church, the entire church was dimly lit.

The surrounding walls were also carved with all manner of ferocious beast motifs and reliefs.

The wall at the very center, however, was painted with a massive blood moon emblem.

Beneath the blood moon, on the sole Wang Zuo, sat a figure entirely shrouded in grey mist.

His features could not be seen clearly, yet a pair of crimson eyes seemed to conceal mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Even with the grey mist swirling around, it could not conceal them at all.

Before the Wang Zuo was a long flight of stairs.

At the foot of the stairs stood eight ability-users wearing blood-red battle garments, each of different build, yet all radiating a violent, bloodthirsty aura.

Cardinals in red!

Eighth-rank Grandmasters!

These eight, currently the highest combat power of Tianming Sect, stood on either side.

Right in the middle, however, was a Cardinal wearing a blood-moon uniform, whose aura was noticeably a touch weaker, giving a report.

"Supreme Pontiff, my lord, the Modu branch has not sent word for over a week.

Most likely it has already been completely destroyed. Do we need to arrange for its reconstruction?"

The Cardinal bowed slightly, speaking with a respectful expression, not even daring to look directly at the great being above.

"Modu is Modu's territory. The risk after reconstruction would still be very great. Simply establishing a branch on the outskirts of Modu will suffice."

A hoarse voice, as if tinged with the smell of blood, echoed through the church.

"Understood."

The Cardinal's expression grew even more respectful:

"Additionally, before the Modu branch was annihilated,

it deemed that Modu's S-rank Xu Jingming was growing far too quickly, and that one day in the future he would very likely threaten us.

It once applied to have Xu Jingming killed outright, to cut off future trouble. Should we consider taking action?"

"Modu's Xu Jingming? Where is he now?"

"He is presently training in the Lei Ting Secret Realm located in Hedong City, Jiangnan Province. He should not be leaving in the short term."

The Cardinal seemed to have been well prepared and hurriedly said.

"Lei Ting Secret Realm? That is Lei Ting Martial Hall's territory!"

The figure above snorted coldly. The terrifying pressure made the Cardinal below tremble, not even daring to draw a breath.

He naturally knew why the Supreme Pontiff was so furious.

Ever since the kill order was issued, Lei Ting Martial Hall had been acting everywhere, destroying many of their important branches.

To the point that a Cardinal in red of the eighth rank had been slain by the Hall Master of Lei Ting Martial Hall not long ago.

"Blood Kill, once you have finished the matters over in Jiangnan Province, go take a trip.

Destroy Xu Jingming, along with Lei Ting Martial Hall's secret realm, completely."

The pair of crimson eyes on the Wang Zuo looked toward one of the eight below.

This man was powerfully built, fully one meter ninety tall, with a mane of wild long hair down his back.

The entire man carried a cold, baleful air, his smile wild and bloody:

"As you command. I enjoy hunting these human geniuses the most."

"If Lord Blood Kill takes action, then it is sure to succeed."

The Cardinal in the middle breathed a sigh of relief.

Lord Blood Kill was of the eighth rank, mid-tier, and his actual combat ability was even more formidable.

Among all the Cardinals in red, he ranked in the upper-middle tier.

With him taking action, even if Xu Jingming had the aid of that eighth-rank Grandmaster from Modu who specialized in spatial abilities, there would be no problem whatsoever.

After all, eighth-rank mid-tier versus eighth-rank lower-tier is an overwhelming gap in strength.