Chapter 309: Xu Jingming! Fourth-Order Lower?!

Psychic Points -51, 00

Level: Third-Order Upper → Fourth-Order Lower!

Crackling—

Brilliant golden lightning swirled around Xu Jingming, and the already ferocious power of the Dou Tian Divine Thunder surged another notch!

Xu Jingming's physical body and spirit also surged upward in tandem!

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Fourth-Order Lower

【Psychic Ability】: Dou Tian Divine Thunder (SS)

【Physical】: 4815 Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 3324 He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Master), Fist Technique (Master), Lei Guan Demon-Slaying Spear (Beginner), Lei Shen Finger (Beginner)...

【Body Cultivation】: Thunder Indestructible Body (Fifth Stage)

【Psychic Points】: 132

On the system interface, the 51, 00 psychic points had dwindled to just 132.

Xu Jingming's level had risen to Fourth-Order Lower, and his two core attributes—physical and spirit—each increased by a full 700 points!

"Fourth order..." Xu Jingming exhaled a slow, heavy breath, a faint glimmer of excitement in his eyes.

Psychic users span nine ranks from One to Nine; only upon reaching Fourth Order does one truly begin.

He could also feel that his SS-rank psychic ability, Dou Tian Divine Thunder, had grown significantly stronger.

Its maximum range had expanded from the original 40 meters to roughly 50 meters.

"If I activate Thunder Extreme State, the range could increase even further."

In the future, I won't even need my spear to kill low-rank beasts—just charge into their groups.

Then activate my ability and easily harvest a massive wave of psychic points."

In cold weapons, the spear is unquestionably the king—length grants dominance.

But this applies only to enhancement-type psychic users; for elemental or nature-type users,

psychic range far exceeds that of cold weapons, and efficiency in slaying beasts is far higher.

"Forty-six minutes until nine. Rest for now, prepare for the coming battle..."

Glancing at the time on his smartwatch, Xu Jingming slowly closed his eyes and slipped into light sleep.

Mo Da had eight competitors.

Under normal circumstances, at least five or six should survive until the seventh day of the Survival Match.

Yet now, under the joint extermination of Jing Da and Jin Da, only he and Gu Wan remain.

This debt must be settled properly with Jing Da and Jin Da soon...

Time passed slowly.

As the Survival Match entered its most brutal phase, every spectator in the stands held their breath.

Even the instructors in the inner seating area fixated their gaze on the holographic projection.

Amid this tense silence, the clock struck nine.

"Ding! Time has reached nine. Map and competitor positions have been updated."

"Ding! Time has reached nine..."

On every competitor's smartwatch within the Survival Zone, urgent alerts sounded.

"The map's updated."

Wang Qi and the others, having waited, immediately opened their smartwatches—a holographic map materialized before them.

It was a detailed map marking forests, open ground, grasslands, and other terrains.

Twenty-eight light dots scattered across the map, representing the twenty-eight remaining competitors.

Each dot displayed names, scores, and other data.

Wang Qi quickly located the dot representing Xu Jingming—roughly eight kilometers from their position.

"Found him! Captain, should we encircle him now?"

Zou Taizhi asked, his expression eager.

He could hardly wait to smash his fists into Xu Jingming's body.

"Gu Wan from Mo Da is closer—only about four kilometers away. We eliminate her first."

Wang Qi had no small impression of Mo Da's auxiliary-type psychic user, capable of powerful buffs.

Removing her now would eliminate a variable.

"No wonder you're captain—so thoughtful!" Zou Taizhi gave a thumbs-up.

"Stop flattering me. Let's move! Don't let Gu Wan and Xu Jingming link up!"

Gripping his battle blade, Wang Qi led the group sprinting toward Gu Wan's location on the map...

"Wang Qi and Han Shan's positions are overlapping—they've allied!"

Deep within the dense forest,

Gu Wan stared at the map projected on her smartwatch, her expression darkening.

She had suspected this possibility days ago, but dared not confirm it.

Now, with the map revealed, it was undeniable.

As she pondered,

Eleven light dots on the map—representing Wang Qi's group—rapidly moved toward her position.

"They're coming for me! They don't want me to reunite with the Captain?!"

Gu Wan instantly understood their intent: "No—I can't let them catch me.

If I'm taken, the Captain stands no chance at all! Ten Thousand Spirit Light!"

She cried out sharply, unleashing her psychic ability to its limit, then sprinted with her long legs toward Xu Jingming's location.

Her S-rank technique, Spirit Light Blessing, could boost the Captain's power by nearly 30%!

In this situation, fleeing was useless—only reunion offered any hope of victory.

"You've eliminated everyone else, yet still dare to hunt down Mo Da's last member? You're asking for death!"

Xu Jingming also noticed the movements of Wang Qi's group and Gu Wan on the map.

He snorted coldly, his eyes glinting with icy killing intent, then vanished as a dark phantom.

Wang Qi's group moved faster than Gu Wan,

but they were chasing toward her, while Gu Wan and Xu Jingming were rushing toward each other.

Thus, despite their full speed, Wang Qi's group could not catch her.

She reached Xu Jingming first.

"Captain!"

On the open grassland, Gu Wan, having sprinted nonstop, spotted Xu Jingming in the distance.

She finally exhaled in relief, her pace slowing slightly.

"Senior." Seeing Gu Wan showed no visible injuries, Xu Jingming gave a slight nod.

"Captain, we should flee immediately—Wang Qi's team is uneven in strength.

With my auxiliary ability, they won't be able to catch us!"

Gu Wan hurriedly said.

Her own sprinting speed wasn't fast, but she weighed less than 120 jin.

If Xu Jingming carried her, even Wang Qi might not catch them.

Yet Xu Jingming shook his head at her suggestion:

"No. We wait here for them."

"Wait here?! This..."

Gu Wan froze, realizing Xu Jingming intended to fight them here.

But they have eleven people—our chance of victory is minuscule!

Though she wanted to argue, she remembered he was captain, with absolute authority.

So she held her tongue, exhaled deeply, then nodded solemnly with quiet respect:

"Understood."

"Gu Wan and Xu Jingming have reunited!"

On the other side, Zou Taizhi's expression darkened as he saw the two dots merge on the map.

If they fled together, their group might not catch them at all!

But to his surprise, after merging, the two dots did not move—they stayed put.

"Huh?" Zou Taizhi was baffled. What's going on?

"Trying to avenge their teammate?"

Wang Qi understood Xu Jingming's intent: "Too bad—he lacks the strength. He's just offering his head."

"Better this way—we won't have to hunt them down."

He shook his head and led Zou Taizhi and the others to accelerate their sprint.

He shook his head and led Zou Taizhi and the others in quickening their advance.

"What's going on? Lord Lei and the others didn't run!"

"Run! Run now! Lord Lei's score alone far exceeds any of theirs! If you just hold out until the match ends, Magic University still wins!"

The gymnasium,

Seeing Xu Jingming standing firm with no intention of fleeing, many spectators supporting Magic University grew frantic!

Some even wished they could leap onto the field themselves, taking Xu Jingming's place and leading Gu Wan to safety!

But sadly, their shouts were confined to the gymnasium—they couldn't reach the competition arena at all.

They could only watch the holographic projection anxiously, hoping for some miracle to occur.

Amidst a chaotic clatter of footsteps, barely more than ten minutes later, Wang Qi and his team appeared within Xu Jingming's line of sight.

"Xu Jingming! You actually didn't run?!"

Wang Qi, having sprinted all this way, finally saw Xu Jingming and let out a breath of relief.

At this distance, even if Xu Jingming wanted to flee, it was already too late!

"Do you think I need to run from a bunch of trash like you?"

Xu Jingming's cold, piercing eyes—sharply divided into black and white—locked onto Wang Qi and his team, his low voice barely containing his fury.

Kong Shi and the others still had a chance at a better ranking, but because Jing University and Jin University teamed up, they were forced into early elimination.

How could he, as captain of Magic University's team, not be enraged?

"Trash? Just hope when we eliminate you, you don't scream too loudly..."

At this point, Wang Qi had nothing more to say.

He let out a cold snort, his Earth-elemental ability erupting instantly—his Thick Earth Body activated, a heavy aura surging from his body.

"Life Share!"

At the same time, Han Shan, captain of Jin University's team, activated his SS-rank combat technique.

More than a dozen brilliant beams of light connected him, Wang Qi, and every member of their team!!

"Xu Jingming, you have no chance!"

"Surrender now, and Magic University still keeps some dignity. Otherwise, when the fighting starts, it'll be ugly."

Han Shan couldn't help shouting out the warning.

"Surrender? You're the ones who should surrender! All-Heaven Divine Thunder!"

With a low, authoritative voice, violent golden lightning erupted violently from Xu Jingming's body!

Simultaneously, an immensely powerful aura burst forth from him, flooding the entire grassland!

This aura was so strong, it was no weaker than Wang Qi's group!

"This... is a fourth-rank lower-tier aura? You've broken through?!!"

Feeling the utterly different, overwhelming aura radiating from Xu Jingming,

Everyone—including Wang Qi—paled instantly!!