Chapter 248: First Training Camp! Ming-ge, Hello!

"Wait until you've actually cleared the 30th floor of the S-rank trial before we talk about that."

Twin-tailed Eva replied with a light laugh, then continued:

"The number-one spot on the Combat Power Rankings earns a fixed reward of 2,000 credits every quarter.

The reward has already been deposited into your student account—check it when you get back.

Also, once the virtual trial ends, the computing power on my end has to be allocated elsewhere.

S-rank, I'll see you next time then~~"

"Goodbye, Eva."

Xu Jingming gave a slight nod, and his vision blurred.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already back inside the dimly lit virtual pod.

"Aside from the sense of death not feeling quite real, this virtual space is almost exactly like the real world.

Also, I wonder what it would feel like to eat inside it."

Just as Xu Jingming was mulling this over, the pod door in front of him slowly slid open with a soft 'hiss'.

Yet the scene that greeted his eyes made him pause for a moment.

Before Xu Jingming had entered the virtual pod, the fourth-floor hall hadn't been very crowded—at most thirty or forty people.

But now, the fourth-floor hall was nearly packed with figures; there had to be over a hundred people.

The moment the virtual pod's door opened, pairs of eyes swiveled over in unison, followed by an extremely enthusiastic cheer.

"1,000,000 combat power! Number one on the Combat Power Rankings! Lei Di is awesome!"

"Lei Di! For this year's National Collegiate League, I'm definitely going to be there in person to cheer you on!"

"Lei Di! Can I have your autograph?"

"..."

Last semester, Xu Jingming had also gained some fame through the school's Ketianming Sect missions.

But the Ketianming Sect missions weren't as authoritative as the Combat Power Rankings.

So before this, although Mo Da students acknowledged Xu Jingming as part of the top tier of combat power, they didn't necessarily consider him the strongest.

But now it was different—Xu Jingming had taken first place on the Combat Power Rankings with a score that exceeded second place by a full 500,000 combat power.

It already proved that his overwhelming strength made him the undisputed number one at Mo Da today!

More importantly, Xu Jingming was only 19 years old!

For a prodigy like this, no one could know where his limits truly lay.

So, beyond the cheers, some farsighted students were already asking for autographs.

This gave Xu Jingming, who had just stepped out of the virtual pod, a taste of star-level treatment.

It took quite a while before he managed to squeeze his way out of the crowd with his sturdy physique.

"These guys are really enthusiastic." Xu Jingming let out a long breath as he stepped into the elevator.

The martial spirit in the Great Xia nation ran strong, which led some people to treat powerful ability users like celebrities.

That was exactly what had just happened.

Of course, the people who got into Mo Da weren't starstruck fans—they were just joining in on the excitement.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten out so easily.

"Ding dong~~, first floor."

Soon, the elevator reached the first floor.

Xu Jingming stepped out of the elevator, and the moment he walked out of the training building—

He saw Song Qiuyun's tall figure standing by the roadside, as if she had been waiting for a while.

At the sight of Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun's eyes lit up first.

A bright smile then spread across her pretty face, and she walked over with long, graceful strides:

"Jingming, congratulations on taking first place on the Combat Power Rankings."

February in Magic Capital had already passed winter; most people had shed their thick winter clothes and switched to lighter spring outfits.

Song Qiuyun in front of him was no exception—a thin knit sweater on top and a pair of light-blue skinny jeans below.

A very simple outfit that, on an ordinary girl, wouldn't draw a second glance.

On her, however, it perfectly accentuated her graceful, full figure.

"Just routine stuff—don't be too surprised."

Facing Song Qiuyun's congratulations, Xu Jingming didn't bother being modest and replied with a smile.

"Fair enough."

Song Qiuyun nodded in agreement, leaned slightly closer to Xu Jingming, blinked her clear big eyes, and said:

"Didn't we say back in the Lei Ting secret realm that I'd come find you for a spar once we got back?

How about it? Are you free this afternoon? Want to go a few rounds?"

"Haven't you been beaten enough?" Xu Jingming said, surprised.

Hard to tell, but this Young Lady of the Song family from Chuan Province seemed to have a masochistic streak.

"That's right—if you've got the skill, then beat me into submission."

Song Qiuyun didn't argue at all; instead, she admitted it openly.

In those beautiful eyes fixed on Xu Jingming, a strange gleam faintly flickered.

"Beat you into submission? Tsk, tsck. It's only been half a month.

Have you already forgotten the scene in the Lei Ting secret realm where you and Senior Jiang were both taken down by me at the same time?"

Xu Jingming clicked his tongue in wonder, but didn't refuse:

"Sparring is fine, but I'm not free this afternoon—I'll have to wait until tonight."

At two p. m., all members representing Devil University in the national university league must attend the training session hosted by Professor Yang Zhentian.

This was the first training session, and Xu Jingming naturally wouldn't miss it.

"Alright, then I'll come find you tonight."

Song Qiuyun nodded slightly, a faint, almost imperceptible cunning flickering across her fair, clean oval face...

Since the training required entry into a virtual space, the venue was not on the playground.

It was instead in a large conference hall on the second floor of the teaching building, one capable of holding over a hundred people, though this hall had no podium or seats.

Instead, there were nine virtual immersion pods, their exteriors brimming with technological flair.

It was not yet two p. m., and beside the virtual immersion pods, besides Kong Shi, Tao Guan, and Yao Fang, several others had already arrived.

Everyone gathered together, and small talk was inevitable.

As for the topic, it naturally revolved around Xu Jingming, who had taken first place on the combat power ranking that morning.

"Last semester, I already sensed Xu Jingming would become the strongest among us at Devil University."

"But I never expected this day would come so fast, so swiftly."

Bingshan Yao Fang shook her head with a sigh, then turned her curious gaze toward the burly Kong Shi:

"Iron Bear, you've lost your top spot on the combat power ranking—what do you think?"

If one were to ask who among the top ten on the combat power ranking was the most low-key, it was undoubtedly Kong Shi, the former number one.

Yet despite his low-key nature, as the former number one, Kong Shi had his own pride.

Now crushed by Xu Jingming's double combat power, he must surely feel bitter.

However,

To Yao Fang's surprise, Kong Shi merely replied calmly:

"No thoughts. Xu Jingming is strong. This number one spot truly belongs to him."

"No wonder you're Brother Xiong—such a great mindset!" Yao Fang gave a thumbs-up.

"Every era produces a prodigy who rises like a comet."

It's impossible to compete with such a prodigy—just walk your own path well."

As Yao Fang said, Kong Shi's mindset was far from ordinary.

Of course,

Only those with a clear plan for their own life path could ever reach the summit.

"Whoosh—"

At that moment, the conference hall doors swung open, and Xu Jingming's tall, slender figure appeared in everyone's line of sight.

The faint beastly aura of the fifth layer of Lei Ting Bu Mie Shen, combined with the unique presence granted by his SS-class Doushen Shenlei ability,

made the aura radiating from Xu Jingming, a third-rank upper-tier cultivator, subtly stronger than that of the fourth-rank adepts present!

Under the influence of this aura, the group, previously murmuring, fell instantly silent.

Tao Guan, who had once boasted in Kong Shi's villa that he would challenge Xu Jingming, shuddered involuntarily and blurted out:

"Big Brother Ming, hello."