Chapter 243: 510,000 Is Not the Limit! Combat Power Keeps Soaring!

"510, 00 combat power! Lei Di has taken first place!"

"Lei Di is number one! Speak up, haters!"

"I knew it—Lei Di's strength is definitely stronger than Kong Shi's!"

"From the start of the virtual trial to reaching first place, that's only five minutes, right? This speed is insane!"

"......"

When Xu Jingming replaced Kong Shi as the top combatant on the Magic University combat power leaderboard, the entire campus erupted!

Especially those who had already backed Xu Jingming—they turned red with excitement, flooding the student forum with posts and comments.

In contrast, students who had bet on Kong Shi were now stunned and bewildered.

Keep in mind that

The list of competitors was released at 8 a. ., and it's only 11 a. . now—just three hours have passed, and the situation has already flipped!

Meanwhile, in Kong Shi's villa, silence had settled.

After a long while, Tao Guan finally accepted the reality and instinctively asked Zheng Heng:

"How long did it take Xu Jingming to climb from 400, 00 to 510, 00 combat power?"

"Less than twenty seconds," Zheng Heng hadn't even spoken when Kong Shi replied grimly.

"Less than twenty seconds?"

Tao Guan's pupils shrank; he swallowed hard.

"I remember the 25th level trial's beast was a fourth-rank peak Storm Thunder Bear, right?"

"Can he really one-shot it? What kind of monster is Xu Jingming?!"

To maximize entertainment and help participants become familiar with monster behaviors,

the virtual trial changes monster types every three months.

It's only been one month since the last change.

That means the beast in the 25th level trial is still the fourth-rank peak Storm Thunder Bear.

It was this very Storm Thunder Bear that trapped many of the top ten psychics—including himself—at that level.

No matter how hard they tried, none could kill it!

Yet Xu Jingming not only killed it—he did so in less than twenty seconds!

"If he hadn't one-shot it, I could've accepted it a little better," Tao Guan muttered with a bitter smile.

More importantly, he's only a first-year student who just enrolled last year!

It made this fourth-year senior question his entire life.

"Is an S-class psychic really this strong?" Tao Guan whispered.

"The gap is truly enormous. Xu Jingming is stronger than me—not by a little, but by a lot," Kong Shi said gravely.

Previously, Kong Shi had tried to explain Xu Jingming's astonishing speed by attributing it to his lightning affinity clearing enemies quickly.

But now, seeing the same fourth-rank peak beast—one he himself needed over half an hour to defeat—get one-shotted again,

Kong Shi finally understood the vast chasm between himself and Xu Jingming.

"Of course, Principal Ling was right," Kong Shi shook his head.

From the start, Principal Ling must have known Xu Jingming's true strength—otherwise he wouldn't have appointed him captain outright.

"True. But honestly, Xu Jingming is a freak."

"He one-shots the 25th level—how many levels can he even clear?"

Tao Guan had lost all his earlier indignation on Kong Shi's behalf.

He merely sighed, his curiosity drawing him back to the official rankings.

"S-class, congratulations! You've reached number one on the combat power leaderboard! Please write your name here."

In the virtual trial, under a clear blue sky, beautiful fireworks burst open.

The twin-tailed girl descended from the sky, her bare feet lightly touching the soft grass as she walked to Xu Jingming's side.

She then opened her hands, bowed slightly, and presented a signature board.

Simultaneously, a golden-brilliant pen appeared in Xu Jingming's hand.

"The ceremony is quite thorough."

Xu Jingming smiled faintly and quickly wrote his name on the board.

Boom boom boom~~~

A stone pillar engraved with the combat power rankings rose from the ground.

Instantly, the elegant handwritten characters "Xu Jingming" on the board shimmered with noble golden light.

They replaced Kong Shi's name, becoming the undisputed number one, crowned with a golden crown above it.

"Feels good."

Xu Jingming's lips curled slightly as he asked curiously:

"Eva, am I the first student in Magic University's history to clear the 25th level trial with only third-rank upper-tier power?"

"Didn't realize an S-class could be this self-absorbed. But sadly, you're not the first,"

the twin-tailed girl Eva blinked her clear, large eyes and replied.

"Oh? I'm not the first? Then who was?" Xu Jingming asked, intrigued.

"That was over a hundred years ago. I'd just awakened a few years then, and the virtual trial had just opened for testing."

A male student named Qian Liang cleared the 25th level trial with third-rank upper-tier power."

Like you, he had an SS-class psychic ability—but not lightning. He had an enhancement-type ability."

Pausing, Eva scanned Xu Jingming up and down, then grinned mischievously:

"Also, he wasn't nearly as handsome as you."

"Qian Liang?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

He knew that name—he was a brilliant SS-class psychic awakened over a century ago in Great Xia.

Unfortunately, he perished before reaching the eighth-rank Grand Master, during an expedition to explore an ancient civilization's ruins.

His story was even recorded in high school history textbooks.

Had he not died, he would now be among the absolute peak figures on the entire Blue Planet.

"Alright, S-class, you're number one now. Still want to continue the trial?" Eva floated back into the air.

"Of course," Xu Jingming's sword-like brows lifted slightly. "By the way, how many levels did Qian Liang clear in the end?"

"Only the 25th level. At the 26th level, with five fourth-rank peak beasts, he managed to kill only three before losing."

"I see. Then I'll break his record."

Xu Jingming grinned.

Only 510, 00 combat power? That's nowhere near his limit!

At that moment, Eva waved her right hand, and five ferocious Storm Thunder Bears appeared on the grassland.

The 26th level trial had begun!

"Roar—"

"Howl—"

"......"

As soon as the Storm Thunder Bears appeared, they summoned waves of pale blue thunderstorms!

Crackling—

Five thunderstorms ravaged the grassland, sucking up grass and soil with immense force into the sky!

The entire grassland seemed to be entering the end of the world.

Simultaneously, the five Storm Thunder Bears charged at Xu Jingming from different directions, riding the thunderstorms.

"Splitting up to attack? You've learned something, but it's still useless! Lei Shen Finger!"

Xu Jingming's golden dragon eyes narrowed sharply; thunder rumbled deep in the sky.

Then, a golden lightning finger as thick as a Boeing 747 slowly emerged from the clouds.

Though it seemed to descend slowly, in the blink of an eye, it slammed down!

Boom boom boom~~~~

Violent golden lightning surged outward with a powerful energy shockwave, shaking the ground; the grass beside Xu Jingming's feet instantly withered.

Ahead, both the massive thunderstorms and the Storm Thunder Bears were swallowed whole by the golden lightning.

It took over thirty seconds before the golden lightning finally faded.

The flat grassland ahead vanished, replaced by a crater over a hundred meters wide.

Inside the crater, not even bones of the Storm Thunder Bears remained.

"Congratulations, S-class! You've cleared the 26th level trial! Combat power surged to 710, 00!"

The petite Eva floated midair, her voice crisp and melodious as she announced it.