Chapter 298: Thunderstorm Continuous! Jingda Concedes!

"Damn! This lightning is thicker than my waist!"

"If this hits, even a fourth-rank adept would be instantly obliterated, wouldn't it?"

"Indeed, the power of a single strike is terrifying!"

"......"

The terrifying rampage of lightning instantly triggered a chorus of gasps from the audience.

In team events, the importance of support-type psychics is second only to the team captain!

Every conventional university representative team always includes at least one support psychic.

Even the three top universities all have backup support-type psychics.

Beijing University's support-type psychic is undoubtedly powerful.

Once activated, his ability can boost the entire team's strength by approximately 30%!

But no one expected that, right at the start of the match, Beijing University's support-type psychic was immediately eliminated!

What surprised them even more was,

Even as the match had progressed this far and the team event was nearly over, Xu Jingming still managed to unveil an entirely new combat technique.

This was something no spectator in the arena had anticipated...

"It's not Thunder God Finger? It's Heavenly Thunder Art?!"

On the arena, Wang Qi, who had been leading the charge, suddenly stopped, his expression grim.

We've been tricked!

During the study trip, Xu Jingming had once unleashed an S-rank Heavenly Thunder Art technique.

They were naturally aware of this information.

But back then, the casting time for one Heavenly Thunder Art was nearly identical to Thunder God Finger—several seconds long.

So he had unconsciously assumed Xu Jingming would use the more powerful Thunder God Finger, but instead, he used Heavenly Thunder Art!

"And how is his casting speed so fast?" Wang Qi frowned deeply.

In fact,

They had prepared specific countermeasures against Xu Jingming's Heavenly Thunder Art.

But that last Heavenly Thunder Art took less than one second from initiation to full release!

Their support psychic hadn't even had time to activate his survival ability before being eliminated.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

The other two enhancement-type psychics from Beijing University caught up, including Zou Taizhi, who had fought Xu Jingming yesterday.

Both wore serious expressions.

Without the support psychic's boost, their combat power dropped by nearly 30%!

Meanwhile, Kong Shi and Shen Dongling from Magic University were already advancing toward them.

These two were manageable—they could still handle them.

The real nightmare was: no one knew when the terrifying Heavenly Thunder might strike their heads next!

"Don't worry too much—Xu Jingming's Heavenly Thunder Art has a casting cooldown."

Seeing their anxiety, Wang Qi said firmly, "Use this opportunity to block Kong Shi—I'll take care of Shen Dongling!"

That's right!

Combat techniques have cooldown periods!

Heavenly Thunder Art is an S-rank technique—it can't possibly be cast continuously without interruption.

Based on similar long-range S-rank techniques, the cooldown should be at least one minute!

The sheer shock of that last thunder had made Zou Taizhi and the others forget this fact.

Now, with Wang Qi's reminder, they both realized it and their expressions brightened.

Then,

Wang Qi stepped forward and charged toward Shen Dongling, while Zou Taizhi and the other two surged ahead as well.

But at that moment—CRACK! another golden lightning bolt struck down!

This time, the lightning struck Beijing University's ranged damage-dealer.

He was an elemental fire-type psychic who had been continuously hurling fireballs and repositioning.

After their support was eliminated, he immediately activated an S-rank elemental shield.

CRACKLE—POP!

Yet under the impact of Heavenly Thunder Art, the elemental shield shattered like paper.

The ranged attacker was also instantly protected by the arena's life-detection shield.

Another member of Beijing University's team was eliminated!

"Another Heavenly Thunder Art?! How is it so fast?!"

Wang Qi, sword in hand and charging forward, was stunned.

An S-rank technique combined with an SS-rank psychic ability is devastating enough,

but why is the cooldown so short?!

CRACK!

CRACK!

Several more golden lightning bolts struck down in rapid succession, hitting Zou Taizhi and another teammate.

As a mid-tier fourth-rank enhancement-type psychic, Zou Taizhi's physique was tough—he endured two lightning strikes before collapsing.

The other, a low-tier fourth-rank, was eliminated by just one strike.

The arena's protection system activated immediately, removing him from the match.

In an instant, only Wang Qi remained standing on the arena for Beijing University...

"Wow, cruel. Extremely cruel."

From the back of Magic University's team, Yao Fang couldn't help exclaiming:

"Captain, your Heavenly Thunder Art is too strong—they simply can't resist!"

Hearing this, Xu Jingming, with his determined expression, allowed himself a faint smile.

Normally, a third-rank upper-tier psychic would need one to two minutes to cast Heavenly Thunder Art.

But he had refined the blood of an eighth-rank lower-tier Thunder Tyrannosaur, then absorbed the blood of a ninth-rank dragon monarch!

After activating Thunder Extreme Form, he naturally possesses extraordinary control over lightning-based techniques.

Combined with his liquid-state proficiency in psychic manipulation and Gu Wan's enhancement,

he achieved a near-continuous effect: one Heavenly Thunder Art every second.

In fact,

his proficiency in Heavenly Thunder Art is still only at the beginner level—if he further improves it,

it might even become possible to cast it continuously without delay.

"Wang Qi, are you still going to fight?"

BOOM!

A massive bear, standing over three meters tall, wielding a giant shield and a massive sword, appeared before Wang Qi, looming over him.

"I think it's better not to continue—otherwise, when the captain's thunder strikes again, you'll just be adding injury to injury."

Nearby, Shen Dongling, idly playing with her dagger, giggled, her voice dripping with irresistible charm.

Above, a low, rumbling thunder echoed ominously.

"What's the point of continuing?"

He glanced at Kong Shi and Shen Dongling before him, then looked back at the towering figure standing like a thunder god behind them.

Still wanting to fight one last time, Wang Qi shook his head, took a deep breath, and slowly spoke:

"We... Beijing University's team... concede..."

After saying this, Wang Qi completely collapsed, his once fierce battle spirit vanished.

In its place came boundless bitterness.

After being defeated by Xu Jingming in yesterday's individual match, he had anticipated a low chance of winning today's team event.

He had even imagined how Beijing University might lose.

But he never imagined they'd be crushed so utterly by Magic University.

No!

Not Magic University's team—accurately speaking, it was Xu Jingming alone!

He hadn't even faced Xu Jingming directly—the battle was already over...