Chapter 393: Compare! Perfect-Level Thunder Barrier!

Xu Jingming was not someone who forgot to repay kindness.

Ordinary S-class heavenly treasures, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang might not even need.

But SS- class heavenly treasures are different.

They are of great use to both eighth-rank Grand Masters and ninth-rank Law Saints.

That's why he had no hesitation in pulling out the Yuan Spirit Fruit to share.

Upon seeing this gesture from Xu Jingming, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang both felt a touch of surprise, then simultaneously felt a warmth in their hearts.

Most prodigies, upon finding a heavenly treasure, simply use it for themselves.

Yet Xu Jingming actually thought of them.

"You're thoughtful."

Su Qingli nodded with approval, yet still declined:

"The Yuan Spirit Fruit greatly boosts cultivation speed—keep it for yourself; no need to give it to us."

Though the SS- class Yuan Spirit Fruit did benefit her.

But she was a ninth-rank Law Saint—how could she accept gifts from her students?

Beside her, Ling Shuang's lips curved faintly in a smile as she softly agreed:

"Yuan Spirit Pills crafted from the Yuan Spirit Fruit maximize its efficacy—I can help you contact an alchemist to refine them."

"Teachers, please accept them. I still have two more Yuan Spirit Fruits—I have more than enough."

"Besides, even without the Yuan Spirit Fruit, my advancement won't be significantly slowed."

Xu Jingming's tone brimmed with unshakable confidence.

"This..."

Su Qingli and Ling Shuang exchanged glances and realized Xu Jingming's words held no flaw.

In just over a month, he'd advanced from fourth-rank upper to fifth-rank—whether or not he had the Yuan Spirit Fruit seemed irrelevant...

"Six Yuan Spirit Fruits altogether—your haul this time was quite impressive."

After a moment's thought, Su Qingli replied crisply:

"Alright, then Ling Teacher and I will each take one."

"Also, the Yuan Spirit Fruit can be refined into Grade Eight Yuan Spirit Pills—SS-class cultivation resources."

"You can hand over all your Yuan Spirit Fruits to me—I'll arrange for an alchemist to refine them."

"Alright." Xu Jingming didn't hesitate—he immediately agreed.

Come on,

Alchemists capable of refining Grade Eight Pills are at least eighth-rank Grand Master-level psychics.

Such alchemists are as rare as phoenix feathers—each one a national treasure!

He couldn't even reach them, let alone ask them to refine pills—having Teacher Su intervene was perfect.

"By the way, I also have six S-class cultivation resources here."

"Teacher, take them all—maybe they'll be useful when refining the Yuan Spirit Pills."

The Yuan Spirit Fruit is merely the main ingredient for Yuan Spirit Pills.

The auxiliary ingredients certainly shouldn't come from the teacher.

So Xu Jingming handed Su Qingli all six S-class cultivation resources he'd acquired upon leaving Magic University, along with the four Yuan Spirit Fruits.

"Six S-class cultivation resources—you emptied Magic University's resource vault before leaving?" Su Qingli was surprised.

One reason was the sheer quantity of S-class resources.

Another was that ordinary psychics used cultivation resources immediately—why would they keep them on hand?

Only someone like Xu Jingming, whose advancement rate bordered on monstrous, would do such a thing.

"I had so many academic credits—I couldn't just let them rot in my student account," Xu Jingming chuckled.

"True, but refining Yuan Spirit Pills won't require all this—whatever's left over, I'll return to you."

Su Qingli nodded slightly, accepted everything without protest, and stored all materials in her space ring.

"I'll notify you when the refining is complete."

"Thank you, Teacher."

Xu Jingming smiled and nodded, rising to leave. "Goodnight, Teachers—I'll be off then."

"Go ahead," Su Qingli and Ling Shuang nodded slightly.

"Xu Jingming really has good luck—going to the No. 4 Demon Cave and still finding six Yuan Spirit Fruits."

After Xu Jingming left, Su Qingli couldn't help but sigh.

She'd visited the No. 4 Demon Cave several times herself, yet never found anything beyond S-class heavenly treasures.

"Some people are just born as protagonists—there's nothing to be done."

Ling Shuang smiled lightly. "His psychic ability evolved from E-class to SS-class—some luck is only natural."

"True. Compared to psychic evolution, finding an SS- class heavenly treasure isn't that remarkable."

Su Qingli nodded, her beautiful eyes turning to Ling Shuang:

"By the way, the assessment match the day after tomorrow."

"The Li family's man will be coming—if you're uncomfortable, you can skip it."

"He's coming too?"

Ling Shuang frowned slightly, paused, then finally shook her head:

"Xu Jingming is from Magic University—I, as former vice-principal, won't miss his first battle."

"As for the Li family's man—let him come. He can't do anything to me; at most, he's a bothersome fly buzzing in my ear."

"That's fine."

Su Qingli nodded gently:

"Xu Jingming has reached fifth-rank—no one in the first-year class can match him. You really shouldn't miss this battle."

"Tsk, your student can sweep the entire first-year class, but mine still needs constant guidance..."

To be fair, Xia Lan's talent was decent.

Over the past month, Ling Shuang's assigned tasks had been completed well.

She was satisfied enough.

But compared to Xu Jingming now, she was utterly crushed—left with nothing but dust.

On the other side, after Xu Jingming returned to his villa,

He didn't rest immediately—he opened his system panel.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Fifth-rank Lower

【Psychic Ability】: Doushen Thunder (SS)

【Physique】: 9350 Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 8621 Hz (+)

【Skills】: Gunplay (Master+), Fist Technique (Master+), Lei Guan Demon-Slaying Gun (S+, Beginner+), Lei Shen Finger (S+, Beginner+)...

【Body Cultivation】: Thunder Indestructible Body (S, Sixth Layer+)

【Spirit Cultivation】: Shen River Contemplation Method (SS, First Layer+)

【Psychic Points】:

"I still have plenty of psychic points on the panel—wasting them is pointless."

"Better to boost my strength now—later, when hunting beasts, I'll gain points more efficiently."

Xu Jingming thought silently.

Though the panel showed many psychic points, they'd vanish quickly once spent.

He needed to prioritize which areas to invest in first.

After a moment's thought, Xu Jingming quickly decided on his first investment—combat skill proficiency!

The higher the proficiency, the stronger the skill's power.

He wanted to know what kind of power a combat skill would reach if upgraded to Perfect proficiency.

"S-class combat skills? Forget it—the psychic points needed to reach Perfect proficiency would be terrifying."

"So upgrading an A-class combat skill is the best choice."

"Compared to offensive skills, I possess almost no defensive ones."

"Then I'll test it with Thunder Barrier."

Having decided, Xu Jingming clicked the plus sign next to Thunder Barrier's proficiency on the panel.

Psychic Points -3000!

Thunder Barrier (Beginner) → Thunder Barrier (Intermediate)!

"From Beginner to Intermediate, only 3,000 psychic points—consumption isn't too heavy."

Feeling the skill's proficiency had significantly improved, Xu Jingming's eyes flickered, and he continued upgrading.

Psychic Points -4000!

Intermediate → Advanced!

Psychic Points -5000!

Advanced → Master!

In the end, Xu Jingming spent a total of 30,000 ability points.

Only then did he raise the Thunder Barrier to Perfect proficiency!