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

"510,000 combat power! Lei Di has surged to first place!"

"Lei Di is first place! The naysayers speak up!"

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

"From when Lei Di started the virtual trial to grabbing first place, that only took 5 minutes, right? That speed is absurdly fast!"

"......"

When Xu Jingming replaced Kong Shi to become first on Magic University's combat power ranking, the entire Magic University erupted!

Especially those who had favored Xu Jingming all along—each of them was flushed with excitement, frantically posting and commenting on the student forum.

In contrast, the students who had originally backed Kong Shi fell into a dazed and bewildered state.

You have to understand,

the participant list was released at 8 a. m., and it's only 11 o'clock now—just 3 hours have passed, yet the situation has completely reversed!

And at this moment, inside Kong Shi's villa, silence had fallen as well.

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

"How long did it take Xu Jingming to climb from 400,000 combat power to 510,000 combat power?"

"Less than 20 seconds." Before Zheng Heng could speak, Kong Shi replied with a solemn expression.

"Less than 20 seconds?"

Tao Guan's pupils contracted, and he swallowed hard:

"I remember the 25th-floor trial, going from 400,000 to 500,000 combat power, was a peak fourth-tier Storm Lei Xiong, right?

He can one-shot that too? What kind of monster is Xu Jingming?!"

In order to maximize enjoyment and become as familiar as possible with the habits of fierce beasts,

the virtual trial changes the type of fierce beast every three months.

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

In other words, the fierce beast on the 25th floor is still that peak fourth-tier Storm Lei Xiong.

It was precisely this Storm Lei Xiong that had stalled him and many other top-10 ability users.

Even going all-out, they couldn't kill it!

Yet Xu Jingming not only killed it, he did it in less than 20 seconds!

"If it weren't a one-shot kill, I could at least accept it a little." Tao Guan couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.

What's more crucial is that this is a freshman who only just enrolled last year!

It couldn't help making him, a senior, start to question his life.

"Is an S-rank ability really this strong?" Tao Guan muttered softly.

"The gap really is huge. Xu Jingming is stronger than me, and not by a small margin." Kong Shi said in a heavy voice.

If before, Kong Shi could still use the speed of lightning-type clearing to explain Xu Jingming's astonishing trial speed,

then now, seeing a peak fourth-tier fierce beast—one that even he needed to struggle with for over half an hour to kill—also get one-shot,

Kong Shi finally recognized the enormous gap between himself and Xu Jingming.

"Sure enough, Principal Ling was right." Kong Shi shook his head.

From the very beginning, Principal Ling must have known Xu Jingming's strength; otherwise, he wouldn't have directly appointed him as captain.

"Indeed. But speaking of which, this freak Xu Jingming—

if he one-shots the 25th floor, how far can he actually go?"

Tao Guan no longer had the righteous indignation he'd shown earlier on Kong Shi's behalf.

He just sighed with emotion and continued watching the rankings on the official site with curiosity.

"S-rank, congratulations on obtaining first place on the combat power ranking! Please write your name here."

In the virtual trial, fireworks bloomed one after another across a clear, boundless sky.

The twin-tailed loli also descended from the sky, her bare feet lightly stepping onto the soft grass as she walked up to Xu Jingming.

Then she spread her hands, bowed slightly, and presented a signature board.

At the same time, a glittering golden signing pen also appeared in Xu Jingming's hand.

"Quite the sense of ceremony."

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

Boom boom rumble~~~

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

Immediately after, the three flowing characters 'Xu Jingming' handwritten on the signature board flashed with resplendent golden light.

Replacing Kong Shi's name, it became the first place that suppressed everyone, and above the name sat a golden crown.

"Comforting."

The corner of Xu Jingming's mouth lifted slightly as he asked with great interest:

"Eva, I should be the first student in all of Magic University's history to clear the 25th-floor trial with peak third-tier strength, right?"

"Can't tell S-rank you were quite the narcissist, but sadly I have to tell you—you're not the first."

The twin-tailed loli Eva blinked her clear, big eyes and replied.

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

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

A boy named Qian Liang cleared the 25th-floor trial with peak third-tier strength.

Like you, he also had an SS-rank ability, except his wasn't lightning-type—it was an enhancement-type ability."

After a brief pause, Eva scanned Xu Jingming up and down, then giggled mischievously:

"Besides, he's not as handsome as you."

"Qian Liang?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

He knew that name — a century ago, it belonged to a dazzlingly brilliant SS-class ability awakener of the Great Xia nation.

Unfortunately, before he could reach the rank of an eighth-tier Grand Master, he perished during an expedition to a civilization relic.

That feat was even recorded in high school history textbooks.

If he had not fallen, by now he would surely be one of the most peak-level figures on the entire Blue Star.

"Alright, you're now first place among S-class as well. Do you still need to continue the trial?" Eva floated back up into midair.

"Of course." Xu Jingming's sword-brows lifted slightly. "Speaking of which, how many levels of the trial did Qian Liang ultimately clear?"

"Only the 25th level. Against the five fourth-tier peak-level fierce beasts on the 26th level, he only managed to kill three before he was defeated."

"I see. Looks like his record is about to be broken by me."

Xu Jingming grinned.

A mere 510,000 combat power — this was nowhere near his limit!

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

The 26th-level trial had begun!

"Roar—"

"Aooo—"

"......"

The moment those Storm Lei Xiong appeared, they summoned streaks of pale-blue Lei Ting storms!

Crack-crackle-crackle—

Five Lei Ting storms ravaged the grassland; the turf along with the soil was swept up into the sky by the powerful suction!

The entire grassland looked as if the end of the world had arrived.

At the same time, the five Storm Lei Xiong, from different directions, followed the Lei Ting storms and launched a joint assault on Xu Jingming!

"Splitting up to attack? You've gotten smarter this time, I'm afraid. Too bad, it's still useless! Lei Shen Zhi!"

Xu Jingming's brilliant golden dragon pupils narrowed slightly, and a deep, rumbling thunder immediately sounded in the sky.

Immediately after, a golden Lei Ting finger as thick as a Boeing 747 slowly poked out from the clouds!

The Lei Ting finger seemed to descend very slowly, yet in just the blink of an eye, it came crashing down!

Rumble rumble~~~~

Violent golden Lei Ting, accompanied by a powerful energy shockwave, surged outward; the ground trembled, and the little grass at Xu Jingming's feet instantly withered.

On the grassland ahead, whether the massive Lei Ting storms or the Storm Lei Xiong — all were swallowed by the golden Lei Ting.

Only after a full thirty-plus seconds did the golden Lei Ting gradually dissipate.

The flat grassland ahead had vanished, replaced by a deep crater over a hundred meters in diameter!

In the crater, not even bones remained of the Storm Lei Xiong.

"Congratulations, S-class, on clearing the 26th-level trial. Combat power has soared to 710,000!"

The petite loli Eva in midair broadcast the announcement at just the right moment, her voice crisp and pleasant.