Chapter 337: Run? Kill Them All!

"Eva, I'm shutting down."

"Alright."

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 would shut down at regular intervals.

Of course, this time it wasn't a cover—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, 00!

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

【Physique】: 5, 17 → 6, 17 Qi!

【Spirit】: 4, 25 → 5, 25 Hz!

Crackling—

Thunder roared; in an instant, Xu Jingming felt boundless Yuan Energy being absorbed into his body!

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

The entire process lasted over ten seconds before ending.

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

Xu Jingming exhaled deeply, rose from the ground, and stretched his body casually—his joints cracked like popping beans.

He could clearly feel his flesh, bones, and meridians had grown far more resilient.

His spiritual power now stretched like an endless ocean.

Compared to his Fourth Rank Mid state, his overall strength had skyrocketed dramatically!

"Both base attributes increased by roughly 900 points—physique broke through the six-thousand threshold, but spiritual power is still far behind."

Spiritual power must reach six thousand to learn Spirit Refinement combat arts; at this pace,

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

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

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

Time was still sufficient, but the ferocious beasts within the relic space were running low.

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!

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

Only Third Rank beasts remained, along with a few rare and difficult Sixth Rank beasts.

Even if all these beasts were killed, whether they'd yield fifty or sixty thousand psychic points was uncertain.

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

I just don't know if, after entering Thunder Extreme State, I can cleanly kill a Sixth Rank Mid beast.

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

Though his rank had risen to Fourth Rank Upper, he hadn't fought in combat yet.

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

"Once I go out, I'll find a Sixth Rank Mid beast to test myself," Xu Jingming thought silently.

He reactivated his smart bracer and stepped out of the cave.

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

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

As Eva spoke, five figures burst from the forest ahead.

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

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

"Perfect! I thought we'd have to search nearby for a while, but you walked right into our hands.

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

Mark stopped, grinning broadly, appearing friendly.

Yet his eyes locked onto Xu Jingming like hungry wolves.

He spoke not in English, but in Daxia's language—fluent, without a single stumble.

In truth, Mark had mastered the six major global powers' languages; only minor nations like Sakura's were slightly awkward for him.

"Capture me? I've never provoked you."

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes; crimson-gold lightning flickered faintly across his skin.

Lately, 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 tried to steal his crystals.

"You haven't provoked 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? You're asking for death!"

Zing—

A sharp combat blade was drawn; his Enhanced A-Class psychic ability, "Ash-Haired Great Wolf," activated.

Mark's body swelled, and pale gray fur sprouted from his exposed skin.

The aura of a Sixth Rank psychic exploded—crushing, oppressive!

Just as he prepared to strike and vent his fury, Sakura Rin halted him.

"Wait."

Sakura Rin stopped Mark's move, then turned to Xu Jingming and spoke in Daxia's language:

"Tianyu Daochang treats geniuses with great favor. If you join our team,

and after leaving the relic space, switch your nationality to Sakura, we might spare your life."

Her Daxia was equally fluent, her voice clear and melodious.

But before Xu Jingming could reply, Mark frowned:

"Miss Sakura, didn't Deputy Director Ju Jing's order specify only elimination, not recruitment?"

"That's right," added the middle-aged Caucasian beside him.

Hearing this, Sakura Rin's eyes flickered with hidden anger.

But the emotion came and went swiftly; her expression quickly returned to calm:

"Then, Mr. Mark, do as you please."

Mark had the William family's backing, and Deputy Director Ju Jing's orders stood firm.

There was no need to clash with him over a Daxia genius in this relic space.

"Good. Miss Sakura, you guard the perimeter—I'll handle him myself!"

Mark's face twisted into a bloodthirsty grin as he stepped slowly toward Xu Jingming:

"If you kneel and beg for mercy, I might consider Miss Sakura's proposal and take you into Tianyu Daochang."

His pace was slow, yet his overwhelming aura pinned Xu Jingming in place!

His words about sparing him if he begged? Pure lies.

Like a cat tormenting a mouse, he intended to toy with this "prey" before devouring it.

Vent all the rage he'd built up over this time...

"Four Sixth Rank Lower, one Fifth Rank Lower—S-Class, let's use the Space Beast Bone Vice Principal Ling Shuang gave us to escape!"

Eva's anxious voice crackled in his earpiece.

Neither Mo Da nor the two martial academies were nearby—he couldn't call for help; escape was his only option!

Fortunately, they still had their ultimate escape plan.

Yet, facing Eva's suggestion, Xu Jingming shook his head:

"Just trash. No need to use Vice Principal Ling Shuang's trump card to run—kill them all."

Whether he could kill a Sixth Rank Mid beast was uncertain, but these people? He had full confidence.

"Hm?"

Eva paused, still processing, when Xu Jingming's low voice rang out:

"Thunder Extreme State!"