Chapter 252

The National University League is a grand event in the Great Xia Nation.

The team competition also tests the skillful coordination among multiple team members to ultimately secure victory.

But after Xu Jingming completed this set of combat techniques.

Tao Guan and the others immediately felt that with just him alone, he could crush the entire team competition.

In response to Tao Guan's question, Yang Zhentian merely shook his head and smiled:

"There's no need to hold back—quickly strike and eliminate the enemy, and Xu Jingming won't get a chance to act."

Although that's what he said, this S-rank combat technique achieves its maximum lethality only when used for the first time against an unsuspecting opponent.

As the team competition's tactical strategist, Yang Zhentian would never let Xu Jingming use this move against ordinary university teams.

Only Jingda and Jinda, the two top universities, are worthy of forcing Xu Jingming to reveal this technique.

Especially Jingda!

"Last year we lost to you; this year, with Xu Jingming, our Mad University will not fail again!"

Yang Zhentian's eyes gleamed with sharp light.

Last year, he had also been in charge of training the Mad University team.

But in the end, Mad University won only the Survival Competition championship; both the Team and Individual championships were taken by Jingda.

For Mad University, a perennial champion, this was an immense humiliation.

Such shame must be washed away with a decisive, overwhelming victory!

"Alright, that's all the combat techniques I've mastered."

At this moment, Xu Jingming, having finished releasing Thunder God Finger, exited Thunder Extreme State and walked back toward the team with steady steps.

This action naturally made everyone exhale in relief.

"Finally over—I almost thought the captain was about to pull out an SS-rank technique!"

"I think if not for level restrictions, the captain would've already learned an SS-rank technique."

"True, he's just too monstrous."

"..."

Watching Xu Jingming return, even the usually composed Kong Shi and the others all wore expressions of awe.

Is learning an S-rank technique difficult?

It's extremely difficult—and not just slightly so!

Among Mad University students, this group is already among the absolute elite, prodigies among prodigies!

Yet even so, each of them needs at least a year to master a single S-rank technique.

But Xu Jingming, only a nineteen-year-old freshman, has already mastered four S-rank techniques.

No one would believe it if they heard it!

"Captain's technique demonstration is complete. Next is Vice-Captain Kong Shi—your turn."

After returning to the team, Vice-Captain Kong Shi stepped forward immediately to demonstrate his combat techniques.

As the strongest among them, Kong Shi had reached Mid-Fourth Rank—undoubtedly formidable!

He even mastered two S-rank techniques himself!

But with Xu Jingming as a comparison, everyone suddenly felt Kong Shi's combat power didn't seem particularly overwhelming.

Of course,

they knew this was merely an illusion caused by Xu Jingming's overwhelming strength.

If they actually fought Kong Shi, the outcome would be an unquestionable, crushing defeat...

Including substitutes, the Mad University team had eight members total.

After everyone demonstrated their mastered techniques and fighting styles, an hour had passed.

With the technique demonstrations over, they now had a basic understanding of each other.

Under the arrangement of Yang Zhentian, Dean of the Weaponry Academy, they began basic coordination drills.

Teams were formed in groups of five, matching official match rules, with regular members and substitutes rotating in.

Since Xu Jingming was treated by Yang Zhentian as the absolute core of the team competition,

everyone—including Kong Shi—would rotate off the field, but Xu Jingming would never leave.

In the virtual training simulation, there was no depletion of energy.

Everyone, as if cheating, remained perpetually energized.

This feeling was undeniably exhilarating for Xu Jingming, allowing him to use SS-rank Heavenly Thunder without restraint.

Of course,

it was also because this was the initial phase of synergy training, where technique coordination among members mattered most.

In later training stages, energy consumption would follow normal conditions.

Otherwise, during the actual competition,

overuse might cause energy depletion before the match ended—something that would be disastrous.

Additionally, this was Xu Jingming's first time training in a team format.

Last semester's Mandate Cult mission, though he had Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu with him,

their power gaps were too vast—he essentially carried both of them.

Moreover, Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu both possessed offensive abilities, offering him zero enhancement.

But now it was different: each member had a defined team role.

Tank, mage, assassin—even a dedicated support specialist for buffs!

As soon as training began, Xu Jingming immediately felt something he'd never experienced fighting alone in the Wild Zone:

He no longer had to constantly guard against a beast suddenly lunging from behind!

Because his teammates were watching his back!

And this was also Xu Jingming's first time experiencing the buffs from a support-type adept.

First was the official member Gu Wan, who possessed the Enhancement A-rank ability "Ten Thousand Turning Spirit Light!"

When activated, everyone's physical strength slightly increased, and their mental clarity improved significantly.

Moreover, Gu Wan knew different techniques to apply varied buffs.

For example, she could heavily enhance movement speed, energy recovery rate, or punch force.

Even more, Gu Wan possessed an S-rank single-target buff technique.

It could further boost Xu Jingming's power by nearly 30% while he was in Thunder Extreme State!

Keep in mind,

Xu Jingming's current combat power could rival a Low-Fifth Rank adept.

A 30% combat boost was already monstrous!

Compared to Gu Wan, the other support-type adept, Su Ruoyun, was slightly weaker.

Her A-rank support ability was called "Gentle Spirit Water," and compared to Gu Wan's "Ten Thousand Turning Spirit Light,"

she couldn't deliver strong state buffs—but her recovery power for energy and injuries was terrifying!

Xu Jingming tested it: he struck Kong Shi, whose defenses were fully raised, with a Thunderbolt Technique while in Thunder Extreme State, severely injuring him.

Yet under Su Ruoyun's S-rank healing technique, Kong Shi quickly stood up, fully restored.

According to Su Ruoyun herself, for any adept below High-Fourth Rank,

as long as their limbs weren't crushed into pulp, her S-rank technique could fully restore them.

This made Xu Jingming silently marvel—it was essentially a slightly weakened mobile version of the S-rank "Earth Spirit Spring."