Chapter 337: Run? Kill Them All!

"Eva, I'm shutting down."

"Okay."

Hum~~~

In a cave, the forced shutdown button was pressed, and Eva's voice vanished from the headset.

To prevent Eva from recording shutdown patterns, Xu Jingming performed shutdowns at regular intervals.

Of course, this time it wasn't a disguise—he would truly use the Deep Blue System again.

"Let's start allocating points," Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the cave floor.

He used his will to tap the plus sign on the pale blue system panel in his mind.

Psychic Points -101,000!

【Level】: Fourth-Rank Mid-Stage → Fourth-Rank Upper-Stage!

【Physique】: 5617 → 6517 Qi Blood!

【Spirit】: 4125 → 5025 Hz!

Crackling—

Lei Ting exploded, and in just an instant, Xu Jingming felt boundless yuan energy being absorbed into his body!

Then, his physique and spirit increased at a terrifying rate!

The entire process lasted over ten seconds before ending!

"This overwhelming sense of power... is so comfortable..."

Xu Jingming exhaled deeply, rose from the ground, and stretched his body casually—immediately, a sound like popping beans erupted from him.

He could clearly feel his flesh, bones, and even meridians had become much tougher.

His spiritual force now stretched vast as Wang Yang.

Compared to his Fourth-Rank Mid-Stage state, his overall strength had surged dramatically!

"Both core attributes rose by about 900 points—physique broke past the six-thousand threshold, but spirit is still far behind."

Spirit must reach six thousand to learn spirit-refining combat techniques; at this rate,

He wouldn't meet the requirement until after entering Fifth Rank.

"Fifth Rank... I probably won't make it this time during the relic journey," Xu Jingming thought silently.

Today was the 43rd day since entering the relic space, with only 17 days left before departure.

Time was still relatively ample, but the ferocious beasts within the relic space were running out.

Thirty thousand square kilometers seemed vast, but for a Fourth-Rank psychic, it could be traversed quickly.

In the past one and a half months, Xu Jingming had swept through the entire relic space two or three times over!

Most Fourth- and Fifth-Rank ferocious beasts in the relic space had already been slain by him.

Only some Third-Rank beasts remained, along with a few rare and difficult-to-handle Sixth-Rank beasts.

Even if all these beasts were killed, it was uncertain whether he could obtain fifty or sixty thousand psychic points.

"Third-Rank beasts aren't a problem—even in normal state, I can kill Sixth-Rank Lower-Stage beasts.

I just don't know if, after entering Lei Ting State, I can cleanly eliminate a Sixth-Rank Mid-Stage beast.

If I can, I'll gain even more psychic points."

Although his level had advanced to Fourth-Rank Upper-Stage, he had never tested it in actual combat.

Xu Jingming didn't know exactly how strong he was now.

"When I go out, I'll find a Sixth-Rank Mid-Stage beast to test on," Xu Jingming thought silently.

He reactivated his smart armband, then stepped out of the cave.

The moment he stepped out, Eva's urgent voice rang out immediately:

"S-Class! Five psychics are heading this way—they're carrying jammers; I didn't detect them earlier!"

As Eva finished speaking, five figures burst forth from the forest ahead.

Leading them was a slender woman in a pure black combat suit, alongside two Caucasians and two Asians.

"Tianyu Daochang people?" Xu Jingming's eyebrows lifted slightly.

"Good! I thought we'd have to search nearby for a while before finding you—turns out you walked right into our trap."

"Ferocious beast hunter, looks like your luck's terrible—you've run straight into the barrel."

Mark stopped, grinning widely, appearing extremely friendly.

But his eyes fixed on Xu Jingming like hungry wolves.

He spoke not in English, but in Daya National language—and spoke it fluently, without a single stumble.

In fact, Mark had mastered the six major languages of Blue Star, with only languages of minor nations like Sakura Country slightly awkward.

"Capture me? I don't recall ever crossing paths with you."

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes; faintly, terrifying crimson-gold Lei Ting flickered across his skin.

During this period, he'd devoted nearly all his energy to hunting ferocious beasts.

He'd had no conflicts with other factions—occasionally, one or two clashes,

But those were just like last time: killing psychics who came to steal crystals.

"You haven't crossed us, but your talent means we can't let you live."

Mark sneered, "With talent like yours, refusing to join any faction and choosing to be a lone wolf? It's suicide!"

Shink—

A sharp combat blade was drawn; the Enhancement-Type A-Class psychic ability 'Gray-Haired Giant Wolf' activated.

Mark's body swelled by a full circle; a layer of pale gray fur sprouted from his exposed skin.

The aura unique to a sixth-rank ability user erupted, brimming with an overwhelming pressure!

Just as he was about to strike and vent his fury wantonly, he was stopped by Sakuragi Rin.

"Hold on a moment."

Sakuragi Rin halted Mark's next move, then looked toward Xu Jingming and said in the Great Xia language:

"Our Tianyu Dojo is extremely friendly toward geniuses. If you are willing to join our team,

and after leaving the relic space, change your nationality to Sakura Country, then we can spare you."

Her Great Xia was equally fluent, and her voice was clear and pleasant.

But before Xu Jingming could reply, Mark frowned:

"Miss Sakuragi, Deputy Director Horii's instructions seem to be only kill, no recruitment, right?"

"That's right." The middle-aged white man beside him chimed in as well.

Hearing this, a flash of annoyance immediately crossed the depths of Sakuragi Rin's eyes.

But the emotion came quickly and left just as fast; her expression quickly returned to normal as she said:

"In that case, Mr. Mark, handle it however you wish."

Mark had the backing of the William family, and on top of that, Director Horii's orders were right there.

There was no need to cause friction with him inside this relic space over a genius from Great Xia.

"Very well. Miss Sakuragi, you all help me hold the perimeter — I'll take care of this myself!"

A bloodthirsty smile on his face, Mark walked slowly toward Xu Jingming:

"If you're willing to kneel and beg for mercy, I might consider agreeing to Miss Sakuragi's suggestion and pull you into Tianyu Dojo."

He walked very slowly, yet his ferocious aura locked firmly onto Xu Jingming!

As for the mercy he spoke of, it was naturally a lie.

Just like a cat toying with a mouse, before devouring this 'prey,' he meant to have some fun.

To vent all the fury he had been bottling up during this period...

"Four sixth-rank lower, one fifth-rank lower, S-rank — let's use the spatial beast bone Vice Principal Hearing Ling Shuang gave us to escape!"

In the earpiece, Yiva's anxious voice rang out.

None of the people from Modu University or the two great martial arts halls were nearby; even if they wanted to call for help, there was no way — they could only flee passively!

Fortunately, they still had an ultimate escape plan.

However, faced with Yiva's suggestion, Xu Jingming shook his head:

"They're nothing but trash; it's not worth using the trump card Vice Principal Hearing Ling Shuang gave us to escape. Just kill them all."

Whether he could kill a sixth-rank middle ferocious beast was still uncertain, but against this group, he was fairly confident.

"Hm?"

Yiva was slightly stunned, and before she could react, she heard Xu Jingming's low voice ring out:

"Lei Jitai!"