Chapter 344: Thunder Dragon Wings! 50,000 Examination Crystals!

The sixth level of the Thunder Unyielding Body grants abilities drawn randomly from dragon-type ferocious beasts.

Better abilities include Dragon Wings, Dragon Aura, and Lightning Manipulation; average ones include Dragon Claws and Dragon Breath.

The worst ability is growing a single tail—the Dragon Tail.

It offers no real utility beyond slight balance improvement and a minor surprise attack option.

Dragon Wings, however, was one of the abilities Xu Jingming most hoped to obtain.

With Thunder Dragon Wings, his speed and agility would skyrocket!

He would no longer need to rely on Thunder Storms to drag himself toward elemental wind users, as he had during the National University League.

Now he could simply fly over and strike with a single spear thrust!

"Let's test the flight capability of the Thunder Dragon Wings," Xu Jingming thought silently.

He rose from the ground and shed his battle suit, revealing his muscular upper body.

Seeing this, Sakura Rin trembled inwardly.

Since signing the reverse contract, she had anticipated this moment.

She felt no resistance—after all, she had already given him her life.

Yet for weeks, Xu Jingming had shown no such inclination; she had assumed he disliked her type.

Now she realized he had been waiting until now...

Thinking this, Sakura Rin drew a deep breath and extended her slender, pale right hand toward the zipper at the nape of her battle suit.

But before she could pull it down, a pair of wings over three meters long erupted violently from behind Xu Jingming!

Unlike the feathered wings of avian ferocious beasts, these wings bore not a single feather.

Instead, they gleamed with a metallic luster, like those of a dragon-type ferocious beast.

Along their edges, sharp bony spines jutted out like daggers, radiating a chilling aura.

What stunned Sakura Rin most was that the entire wings were suffused with lightning.

As if a mere flutter could summon a storm of thunder!

"This is the Thunder Dragon Wings!" Xu Jingming's face lit up with satisfaction.

He flared his wings and shot out of the cave like a phantom, soaring straight into the sky!

"Huh?" Sakura Rin blinked, momentarily stunned as Xu Jingming vanished from the cave.

Only then did she realize her misunderstanding; her cheeks flushed slightly.

She quickly lowered her hand from the zipper...

Whoosh... whoosh...

Xu Jingming soared freely through the sky, wind howling past his ears, the forest below flashing by like a spinning lantern.

His speed had exceeded 200 m/s!

"This speed! Amazing!" Xu Jingming's face glowed with excitement.

After reaching Upper Fourth Rank, his maximum sprint speed surpassed 120 m/s.

Already higher than most Upper Fourth Rank energy users.

Now, with Thunder Dragon Wings deployed, his speed became terrifying.

And flying through the air eliminated the need to detour as one must on land.

Efficiency soared beyond comparison to ground sprinting.

"But this isn't my limit! Thunder Ultimate Form!"

BOOM!!

Xu Jingming instantly entered Thunder Ultimate Form; his entire body and wings swelled outward.

His three-meter-long Thunder Dragon Wings expanded to over five meters.

His speed surged again—from 200 m/s to 260 m/s!

Of course,

the force generated by the wings' flapping alone could not achieve such velocity.

His weight of over 120 kilograms could never be lifted by wings just over three meters long.

Flight was possible solely due to the special patterns on the Thunder Dragon Wings, which manipulated air elements like an elemental wind user.

"Ha! Thrilling!"

Xu Jingming soared wildly through the sky as his speed surged, but due to his extreme altitude,

from the ground, he appeared only as a tiny glowing speck, like a star...

"What's that? So fast!"

"I saw wings! It's a lightning-type ferocious beast!"

A glowing object suddenly appeared in the dark sky, drawing attention from other energy users.

In the forest, the Thunder Martial Arts Academy and the Furious Bear Martial Arts Academy teams

watched in awe—Lin Hui, Lu Heng, Xia Lan, and others.

Flying ferocious beasts existed in the relic space, but none with such terrifying presence had ever been seen.

Enough staring. Tomorrow we head to the main base—let's count up our assessment crystals.

By the campfire, their instructor Qin Zheng clapped his hands. Lin Hui and the others hurried over.

Master Qin, we've gathered at least seven or eight thousand assessment crystals, right?

Lu Heng of the Furious Bear Martial Arts Academy rubbed his hands, grinning.

"The Tianyu Daochang team was too strong—we couldn't compete.

We only secured 6, 51 assessment crystals.

Qin Zheng shook his head and pulled the assessment crystals from his space ring, piling them on the ground like a small mountain:

"Here."

Entering Lower Sixth Rank at forty-something proved their talent was limited.

It's better to spend these assessment crystals helping these young prodigies surge forward.

Of course, this decision had been made by the academy's leadership before departure.

Yes! Lin Hui and the others understood the leadership's intent and quickly divided the six-thousand-plus assessment crystals.

"Speaking of Su Chen—he's a strange one.

After entering the relic space, he didn't search for assessment crystals; instead, he went berserk hunting ferocious beasts. What's he thinking?

Lin Hui sighed.

Even they had heard the title "Ferocious Beast Hunter."

Who knows? It's been nearly two months—he probably doesn't have a hundred assessment crystals to his name.

Lu Heng smirked, enjoying the thought.

Su Chen was strong in combat, but his head seemed to be missing a gear.

If you don't collect assessment crystals in a civilization relic, what's the point of coming?

"Su Chen's ability is probably an A-rank lightning ability: 'Red-Yellow True Thunder.'

Even without assessment crystals, he should still get a decent reward at the main base.

Qin Zheng wasn't overly concerned.

He was more focused on how to fully win Su Chen over at the main base tomorrow.

True, but his reward won't match ours—he has no assessment crystals.

Lu Heng grinned confidently.

Xia Lan, however, said nothing, only blinked her eyes.

She felt this Su Chen, with his space fluctuations, was far more complex than he appeared...

Meanwhile,

After savoring the speed of the Thunder Dragon Wings, Xu Jingming quickly landed near the cave.

"Thunder Dragon Wings are fast, but they drain energy heavily.

In normal form, I can only sustain them for about half an hour; with Thunder Ultimate Form, I might not even reach fifteen minutes."

As he thought, he walked into the cave.

Given current conditions, Thunder Dragon Wings were best suited for short bursts.

Most battles didn't require over half an hour to resolve anyway.

"Master."

As Xu Jingming entered the cave, Sakura Rin bowed respectfully to greet him.

"Hmm." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

In truth, his sudden flight had been a test—would she flee?

But so far, she seemed perfectly obedient.

By the way, tomorrow we head to the main base. Hand over all your assessment crystals.

The richness of rewards at the main base depends on talent and the number of assessment crystals.

Though I possess an SS-rank ability and near-maximum talent, my reward will be substantial,

More assessment crystals mean greater security.

I have about 50, 00 assessment crystals. I'll give them all to you, Master.

On Sakura Rin's finger, the space ring shimmered faintly.

Immediately, a small peak composed of examination crystals suddenly rose up within the entire cave space!