Chapter 354: Sakura Rin

Hu—

Hu—

Swift wind whistled past Xu Jingming's ears as the scenery beneath him blurred by rapidly.

Below, two Golden Guard units closely followed.

At the speed of a seventh-rank Master, keeping pace with his flight was simple.

"Master, are you going to kill all the psychics in Tianyu Daochang?"

Sakura Rin's voice echoed in Xu Jingming's mind.

"What, you're reluctant?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

"It's not that I'm reluctant."

Sakura Rin quickly denied, "I just need you to take control of Tianyu Daochang as much as possible, so the more power I have on my side, the better.

Among the remaining psychics, many are trusted subordinates I've spent years cultivating.

If possible, Master, could you spare them?

Of course, if you want to kill them all, that's fine too..."

Sakura Rin's tone was deeply respectful, even humble.

"Trusted subordinates you cultivated?"

After a moment's pause, Xu Jingming replied, "Building a force without personnel is impossible, but I can only grant you eight slots."

"Eight?"

Sakura Rin's voice faltered—this was far fewer than she'd hoped for—but she quickly answered:

"Yes, Master..."

Time passed swiftly; it was now 3 p. ., just hours after 10 a. .

"The exit is less than fifty kilometers away—push harder, aim to reach it within an hour."

"Phew, finally almost there—come on, come on!"

"After running this long, we're finally reaching the end."

"..."

In the jungle, a group of over ten people sprinted at full speed.

It was Kong Shi and the others who had fled from the main base.

Not only had the instructors and students from Magic University joined them, but also instructors and trainees from the two major martial academies.

From 10 a. . until now, they had run nonstop without a single pause.

The fifth- and sixth-rank psychics among them fared better—the pace was manageable.

But for Shen Dongling and Liu Ming from Magic University, only fourth-rank lower-tier psychics, it was unbearable.

To maintain full speed, they had swallowed several recovery pills mid-run!

Yet they knew this was a life-or-death moment—no room for error.

Now, as the finish line neared, their tense expressions eased slightly.

But with that relief came worry for their instructors and Xu Jingming.

"I wonder if Teacher and Xu Jingming made it out alive."

"Don't worry—they definitely escaped. Tianyu Daochang has many sixth-rank psychics, but individually, none can match Teacher's strength."

"That's true—I'm overthinking it."

"..."

As they discussed, everyone leaned toward hopeful assumptions.

Yet each knew Tianyu Daochang's eighty-plus psychics were no easy foe.

To rescue Xu Jingming, at least three or four sixth-rank instructors would perish.

Even total annihilation—with none escaping—was possible.

Liu Ming, Xu Jingming's senior brother, wore the same anxious expression...

As everyone rushed forward in anxious silence,

Suddenly, a middle-aged psychic burst from the dense jungle.

The psychic was short, clad in pure black battle gear, with a sun emblem on his left chest.

"It's a Tianyu Daochang psychic!" Their faces darkened.

The middle-aged psychic's aura was modest—only peak fifth-rank.

Any one of the three sixth-ranks present could kill him easily.

But his presence here meant the battle at the base was over.

Tianyu Daochang's psychics had freed up and were now hunting them.

Even Tianyu Daochang's main force might be nearby!

"Did Teacher Qin and the others lose?" Lin Hui's face darkened.

That also meant the brilliant SS-rank psychic, Xu Jingming, was dead.

"Something's off—his expression is panicked. He doesn't look like he's searching for us—he looks like he's... fleeing!"

A sixth-rank instructor noticed, "Grab him—ask what happened at the main base!"

"Shit! Again, people from Great Xia!"

The Sakura Nation psychic spotted Lin Hui and the others.

After cursing in his native tongue, he spun and bolted in another direction.

Lin Hui's sixth-rank instructor prepared to strike.

But before he could move—BOOM! a deafening sonic boom split the air!

Zzzt!

Then,

A thunderous spear plunged from the sky at more than triple the speed of sound!

Pfft!!

Though the peak fifth-rank psychic activated his enhancement psychic ability and wore an A-class battle suit,

Even using a defensive combat technique, his blood qi swirling thickly around him,

The thunder spear still pierced straight through his left chest!

The spear itself was slender—barely ten centimeters in diameter.

But the explosive golden lightning radiating from it

Blasted a charred hole over forty centimeters wide through the Sakura Nation's peak fifth-rank psychic!

His heart, and half his left body, were utterly obliterated by lightning...

"That's Captain's Thunder Spear technique!"

Shen Dongling, Xu Jingming's teammate from the National University League, recognized it instantly.

"Captain? You mean Xu Jingming? It can't be him!"

Lin Hui hesitated.

Even if Xu Jingming escaped, he shouldn't have caught up to them yet.

And could Xu Jingming's technique really be this strong—able to one-shot a peak fifth-rank?

As he pondered, two massive golden figures burst from the jungle.

Seeing the corpse, the two giants halted.

One lifted its head toward the sky and sighed heavily:

"Transmitter, I couldn't outpace you this time—your speed is too fast."

Lin Hui and the others instinctively looked up—but before they could raise their eyes,

A tall young man with enormous golden thunder wings descended slowly from the air.

"I spotted him two kilometers away—you had no chance, Eva."

The towering youth smiled as he retracted his wings.

"Huh?!"

Seeing the young man's familiar face, Lin Hui and the others stared, eyes wide in disbelief:

"Su Chen? No—Xu Jingming... it's really you?!"