Chapter 376: Coming for Me? Xia Lan Is Dumbfounded!

Ability Points -400!

Lightning Chain → Lightning Chain (Beginner)!

Ability Points -400!

Thunderball Art → Thunderball Art (Beginner)!

Ability Points -400!

Lei Ting Barrier → Lei Ting Barrier (Beginner)!

Since allocating points to combat techniques wasn't as flashy as allocating points to levels or body-tempering arts and spirit-refining arts.

So after flipping through the combat techniques and meeting the allocation requirements, Xu Jingming directly chose to allocate points!

Instantly, a massive amount of practice experience for these three combat techniques flooded into his mind.

In just an instant, these three spell-type combat techniques were fully mastered by Xu Jingming, ready to be unleashed at any moment.

"Three A+ rank combat techniques, and it only cost 1200 Ability Points, not bad.

However, the Ability Points on the system panel are now completely spent."

Xu Jingming muttered silently in his heart.

With his Ability Points spent, he should head into the wilderness zone again to harvest a wave of Ability Points.

Fortunately, the Prodigy Training Camp wasn't far from the No. 4 Demon Lair, taking only an hour or two to reach.

But before entering the Demon Lair, he should let Teacher Su Qingli know.

Xu Jingming took out his phone and checked the time—it was just past three in the afternoon.

At this hour, going to find Teacher Su Qingli wouldn't really be a disturbance.

So he stood up and said to Xia Lan and the others across from him:

"Xia Lan, I still have things to do on my end, so I'll head off first. You all continue."

"Huh? Leaving this early?"

Xia Lan was slightly startled, and before she could ask further, she noticed Xu Jingming had already walked up to the front desk with the manuals in his arms.

????

Xia Lan was instantly covered in question marks.

Wait, am I that scary? Why's he leaving so fast?

"That guy finally left! With him there, I didn't even dare to speak!"

The short-haired girl Zhou Xiaoman, who had been holding it in for half the day, finally relaxed and nudged Xia Lan in the middle with her elbow:

"Xiaolan, did you notice? This SS-rank ability awakener Xu Jingming sure knows how to put on an act!"

"What's wrong?" Xia Lan, pulling her gaze back, asked in confusion.

"You didn't notice just now?"

Zhou Xiaoman's eyes went wide as she pointed at the combat technique manual in Xia Lan's hands and said:

"In these four-plus hours, Xiaolan, you've only managed to read less than a third of this manual.

But this Xu Jingming—he flipped through all three combat technique manuals!

What could he possibly learn from that? Don't you think he's putting on an act?"

"Is that so?"

Xia Lan hesitated slightly and said instinctively:

"Could it be because he's already read these three combat techniques before, and this time he just came for the final wrap-up?"

Earlier, when Zhou Xiaoman and Yang Dan had finally quieted down, she had also immersed herself in the combat technique manual.

She hadn't noticed Xu Jingming's actions at all.

But based on the fierce combat style Xu Jingming displayed last time in the No. 9 Ruins Space.

This powerful ability user had absolutely no need to do that!

"These three combat techniques—apart from 'Lei Ting Barrier' and 'Thunderball Art,' which can be found as copies outside.

The remaining one, 'Lightning Chain,' was uniquely created by our first-generation headmaster.

It's only recorded in our training camp's library. Xu Jingming only arrived at our training camp yesterday.

Before that, where would he have learned it?

Besides, these are all A+ rank combat techniques. Without Headmaster Su's guidance,

it'd be very difficult for Xu Jingming to study them thoroughly on his own."

Another person, Yang Dan, who had already looked up the information, chimed in with a smile.

"But what's Xu Jingming's purpose in doing this?

Flipping through three combat technique manuals in one go without learning them—it has absolutely no meaning."

Listening to her two friends' analysis, Xia Lan also felt Xu Jingming's move was a bit strange.

"How is it meaningless?"

Zhou Xiaoman looked at Xia Lan with a beaming** smiling face, "Didn't it successfully pique your curiosity?

You know, once a woman starts feeling curious about a man, that's the beginning of falling for him..."

"Too bad, someone was reading the manual the whole time and didn't notice his actions at all."

Yang Dan also chimed in cooperatively, "Maybe Xu Jingming noticed this too, which is why he left in such a hurry.

But my dear Miss Xia, I didn't expect your standards to be this high!

Normally refusing those ordinary guys is one thing.

This one is Headmaster Su's personal disciple! Possesses an SS-rank ability! His figure and looks are nothing to scoff at.

Yet you didn't even give him a proper glance. No wonder plenty of guys say you're hard to approach—so that's why!"

"Ah? Is that so?"

Xia Lan had already been completely baffled by the two of them.

Watching that tall figure about to walk out the door, she murmured subconsciously:

"Why do I feel... he's not really the way you two make him out to be?"

She really couldn't imagine that Xu Jingming, the one who had been so decisive in killing within the relic space,

would do something like this just to pique her curiosity.

"Then give me a reason — why would Xu Jingming do that?"

Zhou Xiaoman, who thought she had seen through everything, said quickly.

"......"

To this, Xia Lan was naturally at a loss for words.

"Xiao Lan, even though your background is ordinary — you're only from a seventh-rank Grandmaster family —

look at that fair little face of yours, those big watery eyes, those long slender legs, and that slim little waist.

Even I, a girl, feel my heart stir — let alone a hot-blooded young man like Xu Jingming?

You have to have some confidence! He definitely came for you!"

Yang Dan thumped her chest and vouched for it outright.

So what if he's an SS-rank ability awakener? Is he not still a man?

As the saying goes, a fair and graceful lady is a gentleman's worthy pursuit.

Let alone a great beauty like Xia Lan.

You have to know, Xia Lan has been in the Prodigy Training Camp for less than half a year.

Yet privately, quite a few boys have already crowned her the prettiest girl in the camp.

It would be perfectly normal for Xu Jingming to be interested.

"This......"

Xia Lan blinked, feeling a bit dazed.

She subconsciously tried to go back to reading her secret manual, but found she couldn't sink into it the way she had before.

"It's all your fault, babbling on like that — now I can't even read anymore."

Xia Lan couldn't help rolling her eyes and scolded softly in a coquettish tone.

"Xiao Lan, you can't calm down yourself, and you blame us?"

Zhou Xiaoman's expression was exaggerated, and Yang Dan chimed in with a tease:

"We can't blame Xiao Lan entirely — if a handsome guy like that had set his sights on me, I wouldn't be able to calm down either."

"True. If you ask me, Xiao Lan, why don't you just give in?"

Zhou Xiaoman said with a smile, "This Xu Jingming is a top-tier prodigy — so many people want him and can't even get a turn!

And judging by his build, he can absolutely satisfy all your needs."

"Xiaoman!"

Hearing the wild words coming from Yang Xiaoman's mouth, Xia Lan, who had never had a boyfriend, instantly had her little face flush a faint red.

She closed the book right away and stood up from her seat.

"This book is completely ruined by you two — I can't read it anymore. Forget it, I'll just head to the training building to train."