Chapter 215: Nine Thunder Cores! Two Girls Arrive!

After entering the Thunderstorm Zone, Xu Jingming did the same as before.

He used his Divine Thunder ability to draw the ferocious beasts together, then killed them all in one burst.

He continued killing like this for four straight days before entering the core zone.

You should know that practicing by observing natural lightning in Retta greatly accelerates one's cultivation speed.

Therefore, after entering the core zone.

Xu Jingming did not, as he had done last time, find a place to observe natural thunder; instead, he focused solely on killing fourth-rank thunder beasts.

In two days, he killed a total of nine fourth-rank ferocious beasts!

During this time, he even attracted the pursuit of a fifth-rank thunder beast!

But Xu Jingming was no longer the second-rank upper-tier student from his study trip; his power had surged, and he easily escaped.

Even after fleeing to a distance, he attempted to kill it using Thunder Extreme State's Heavenly Thunder Art.

Under the assault of Heavenly Thunder Art, the fifth-rank ferocious beast sustained only minor injuries, not enough to strike at its core.

From this, Xu Jingming realized he still lacked the ability to kill a fifth-rank ferocious beast.

Of course,

to inflict damage on a fifth-rank beast while Kuayuelianggedajie was already an extraordinary achievement.

On February 6th, at six p. ., six days later, Xu Jingming left the Thunderstorm Zone.

At this point, his system panel's ability points had once again accumulated to 14, 00.

Compared to his first harvest of 12, 00 ability points, this time it had increased by nearly 2, 00.

This was because Xu Jingming spent two extra days killing fourth-rank beasts in the core zone.

After leaving the Thunderstorm Zone, Xu Jingming hurried back to his villa to sleep, not waking until past two a. . on the 9th.

"Comfortable!"

Xu Jingming leapt from bed, the fatigue of six straight days and nights without sleep vanished instantly.

"Only an ability user could do this—any ordinary person would never recover."

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming first took a shower in the bathroom.

Then he changed into casual clothes, went to Qu Xiang Restaurant to fill his stomach, and headed again to the Thunder Tower.

"Check for me—how long can these thunder cores sustain my stay on the 100th floor?"

When Xu Jingming placed nine fourth-rank thunder cores on the counter before the clerk.

The young female clerk's eyes widened, her rosy lips slightly parted.

She quickly recovered, pulled out a device, and verified each thunder core before speaking:

"Sir, you have nine thunder cores here.

One is fourth-rank peak, three are fourth-rank upper-tier, one is fourth-rank mid-tier, and four are fourth-rank lower-tier.

Altogether, they can be exchanged for 37 hours of usage time on the 100th floor of the Thunder Tower."

As she spoke, the clerk's bright eyes subtly studied Xu Jingming.

She had worked here for nearly two years, yet had seen fourth-rank thunder cores only a handful of times.

She never expected this handsome gentleman had previously produced two high-grade fourth-rank thunder cores.

Now he produced nine at once!

Judging by his appearance, he clearly looked young—even possibly younger than me—how could he be so formidable?

Thinking this, the female clerk's heart was already brimming with astonishment and curiosity.

"Can the usage time be used separately?" Xu Jingming asked.

Observing natural thunder requires efficiency; if you observe continuously for 37 hours,

the initial period is the most efficient, but later, mental fatigue reduces effectiveness.

The best method is to observe for a while, then do something else, then return to observe again.

"The usage time is recorded in your access pass; simply swipe the device at the entrance after ending your observation to stop the timer."

Hearing Xu Jingming's question, the clerk snapped back to herself, her face slightly flushed as she explained.

"Good."

Xu Jingming nodded and, under the clerk's guidance, returned to the 100th floor of the Thunder Tower to resume observing natural thunder.

Time passed swiftly, and before long it was 5 p. . on February 11th.

While Xu Jingming was still meditating on natural thunder in the Thunder Tower,

outside the walls of the Thunder Secret Realm,

accompanied by a low engine roar, a sleek, crimson sports car sped toward them from afar.

As the car pulled up before the wall, armed soldiers approached and asked:

"Hello, please show your access pass."

Whoosh—

The driver's side window rolled down, revealing a stunningly beautiful, delicate face.

The girl's breathtaking beauty made even this trained soldier pause momentarily.

Song Qiuyun

"We're two people. Here are our access passes."

The girl handed over two passes; only then did the soldier notice another girl seated in the passenger seat.

She had silver-white hair reaching her waist; due to the car's structure, her face was obscured.

But from her well-proportioned figure, her appearance must also be excellent.

Jiang Chu

"Beep. Identity confirmed. Shanghai Ability University B-class access pass. Holder: Song Qiuyun.

Remaining validity: 1 day, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 58 seconds."

"Beep. Identity confirmed. Shanghai Ability University B-class access pass. Holder: Jiang Chu.

Remaining validity: 1 day, 23 hours, 59 minutes, 57 seconds."

Though the girls were stunningly beautiful, the soldier, well-trained, quickly recovered and performed the verification.

Under the device's scan, both passes were flawless.

"Identity confirmed! Clear passage!"

Boom boom boom~~~~

The surrounding armed soldiers swiftly parted, and with a deep rumble, the alloy gate atop the wall slowly opened.

"Jingming will never expect us to come find him at this time."

"Yes, he'll surely be delighted to have company on New Year's Eve."

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu laughed softly to each other in the car.

They both knew Xu Jingming was training in the Thunder Secret Realm during winter break.

Xu Jingming was an orphan; to spend such a major family-reunion day alone was pitiful indeed.

So they had decided to come to the Thunder Secret Realm now and surprise him.

Boom~~

The red sports car slowly drove in; as the vehicle passed through the alloy gate,

the continuous lightning striking the distant sky and the bustling city scene ahead made the two girls' eyes light up.

"This is the Thunder Secret Realm? I didn't expect it to be so beautiful."

"I thought it would be like a regular wilderness zone."

"Let's go find him now."

"Uh… I don't actually know where he lives…"

The two girls stared at each other, stunned.

They had assumed the Thunder Secret Realm was like a regular wilderness zone, with only one supply base for lodging.

So they hadn't asked Xu Jingming for his address—never expecting the Thunder Secret Realm to be this vast!

There was no way to easily locate his residence.

"Forget it, I'll just call him."

Song Qiuyun shook her head and dialed Xu Jingming's number.