[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak":3,"chapter-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-218":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Global Psychic Powers: Starting Off with the Awakening of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2358719,4613,"Chapter 218","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>The auction hall was arranged similarly to a sports stadium, circular in shape, with tiered seating all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of a basketball or soccer court in the center below, there was a flat, spacious auction platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our seats are in the third row. Let’s go over.” Jiang Luo led Xu Jingming and the others toward the auction platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seats numbered one through five in the auction hall offered the best views.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although most attendees were psychics, even those seated in the back rows could see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sitting up front still signaled noble status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the first five rows of seats were significantly wider than the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief Jiang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Luo, over here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This area appeared to be reserved exclusively for Thunder Martial Arts Gym; as soon as Jiang Luo approached,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>several staff members in Thunder Martial Arts Gym uniforms waved enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me introduce you: this is my junior brother, Xu Jingming; the other two are my fellow students from Magic University, Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo led Xu Jingming and the others over, smiling as he introduced them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder you’re Jiang’s junior brother—you’re already Third-Stage Upper at such a young age. Impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Magic University prodigies really are something else. At your age, I hadn’t even reached Second Stage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two young ladies are stunning. Why not sit next to me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Xu Jingming was about to compete in the National University League, Instructor Wu Chuang had not publicized his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, a third-stage upper-level student still drew serious attention from Thunder Martial Arts Gym members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, both equally young, their ranks were slightly lower—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one Second-Stage Middle, one Second-Stage Upper—but neither had yet reached twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching such levels was already remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their striking beauty also caught the attention of several female supervisors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They smiled, inviting them to sit together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Xu Jingming—he’s here at the auction too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fifth-row seats behind them, Lei Yaoyang and his group had also arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they had only just graduated from the Elite Training Camp, their combat power\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>allowed them to easily kill several third-stage apex beasts and meet the 10-million entry asset requirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Xu Jingming isn’t just strong himself—how come the women around him are so top-tier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two slender women beside Xu Jingming, Li Ming nearly popped his eyeballs out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare look? If Xu Jingming spots you, he’ll punch your head off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone beside him teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa, fine, fine—I won’t look anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a joke, remembering Xu Jingming’s brutality in the video,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ming sucked in a sharp breath and quickly looked away, frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each seat has a number, and there’s a small electronic screen on the right armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just enter your bid and tap confirm to participate in the auction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xu Jingming and the others sat down, Jiang Luo smiled and explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.” Xu Jingming nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, seated to his left, looked experienced—clearly not first-timers at auctions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can also use this screen to view the auction items and prepare your bids in advance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming raised his eyebrows slightly and quickly checked the palm-sized display on the right armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lot 1: A-grade rare herb, starting bid: 20 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lot 2: One fifth-stage thunder core, starting bid: 20 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lot 3: Brand-new A-grade battle suit, starting bid: 100 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lot 108: One S-grade cultivation resource, starting bid: 600 million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The list contained many items—108 in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But truly rare items seemed to be only a few S-grade cultivation resources, a few S-grade battle techniques, and advanced psychic training methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t even a single SS-grade cultivation resource or SS-grade battle technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t Magic University—S-grade cultivation resources are already rare out here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xu Jingming’s confusion, Jiang Luo explained with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And even if there were SS-grade resources, the martial arts gym would use them internally—they’d never auction them off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>S-grade, SS-grade, and even the highest SSS-grade resources couldn’t be bought with money alone in the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only elite universities like Magic University, Jindong University, and Jingda—with deep roots and long histories—could consistently provide them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder I didn’t see Instructor Wu here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auctioned items here were only useful to psychics below Sixth Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. The Li family only sent Li Wanying and a few fourth-stage psychics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among other psychic clans, only the weaker ones had their clan heads show up personally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Luo smiled. “But this level of auction is sufficient for us—we couldn’t afford anything more expensive anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True,” Xu Jingming nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had slain nine fourth-stage thunder beasts this time, plus numerous second- and third-stage ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the beast materials combined sold for 210 million, added to his original 500 million—he now had 710 million in cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for SS-grade resources, that amount meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jingming, anything you want to buy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qiuyun leaned over curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A few items caught my interest, but I’ll wait until the host introduces them before deciding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auction item list on the screen was extremely basic—even crude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only listed names; no other details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, A-grade battle suits varied: some focused on defense, others on speed, others on balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different types suited completely different psychic groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without knowing specifics, no one would rush to bid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was perfectly normal—if all details were listed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there’d be no need for a live auction; online bidding would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two items interested him: one was an S-grade spear, starting bid 500 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the National University League approaching, his C-grade Qingxiao Black Dragon Spear was no longer suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upgrading straight to S-grade would let him use it even if he reached Fifth or Sixth Stage later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other item was a bundle of five fourth-stage lower-tier thunder cores, starting bid 40 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each fourth-stage lower-tier thunder core normally sold for 6 million—now, at auction, each price had jumped by 2 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Jingming’s psychic manipulation proficiency was about to break through to the Condensed Liquid stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than entering the Thunderstorm Zone to hunt fourth-stage thunder beasts and return, it was better to buy them now and attempt a direct breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>",1038,"2026-06-21T05:34:00.634Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","839fc69922dcd1abc584473fa8b95fe4e2514bcd90bb9bce8910c43f518a1015","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-219","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-217",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-cover.jpg"]