Chapter 395: Is Xu Jingming Afraid? Arriving at the Scene!

To be honest, my junior brother is really impressive—he got into the Elite Training Camp even before I did.

In the audience seats, Jiang Luo spoke with a sense of awe.

The first time he met Xu Jingming was only half a year ago.

Back then, Xu Jingming was merely a Third-Stage Upper.

Yet now, the man has not only entered the Elite Training Camp.

Word has it his rank has even caught up to mine, reaching Fourth-Stage Upper.

This talent is simply too terrifying.

"Aren't you about to join too? You've already received the invitation for the entry assessment from headquarters."

Wang Gu, the director of the Thunder Secret Realm branch, smiled in reply.

That entry invitation alone is something many young powerhouses in the Thunder Martial Arts Pavilion crave but cannot obtain.

"It's just an invitation—it's not guaranteed I'll pass," Jiang Luo said, waving his hand helplessly.

The entry assessment has a 70% failure rate!

Even as an outstanding graduate of Mo University, he still felt some doubt.

"My junior brother has it easy—he doesn't even need the entry assessment; the director personally invited him." Jiang Luo felt a tinge of envy.

Of course,

he also knew that even without the director's personal invitation,

Xu Jingming's own strength would have easily cleared the 70% failure rate of the entry assessment...

Xu Jingming, as an SS-rank psychic awakening,

is also the first and only student of Director Su Qingli.

Besides Jiang Luo, Wang Gu, and others discussing him, in the front-row inner seating area of the audience stands,

several Elite Training Camp students also mentioned him while chatting casually.

"Our first-year cohort has 62 students—Xu Jingming's strength is at least top five!"

"Too bad he went straight to the Demon Caves right after entering the camp; otherwise, he'd be even stronger."

"Demons can be hunted anytime—why pick this exact moment? I can't fathom his thinking."

"Maybe he's just scared—making up an excuse to avoid it. After all, Chen Hai, the strongest first-year, is under the deputy director. Who knows how he'll crush him on the arena?"

"Haha, that makes sense."

"..."

More than a month ago, Xu Jingming's performance in the gravity chamber stunned everyone.

Students judged him to have a combat power of Sixth Stage, placing him in the camp's top tier.

But the entire camp has nearly 300 students, and over fifty psychics possess Sixth-Stage combat power.

Among first-years alone, five others share his level—he's not yet the strongest.

For ordinary students, during the early period after entering the Elite Training Camp,

after receiving all the resources, they enter a golden phase of rapid growth.

Not to mention Xu Jingming has Su Qingli, a Ninth-Stage Law Saint, personally instructing him.

Choosing to go to the Demon Caves to hunt demons at this moment, in most students' eyes, was an incredibly foolish move.

Some malicious individuals even directly accused Xu Jingming of being afraid and avoiding the fight.

"Xiao Lan, do you think Xu Jingming is really scared?

The assessment starts in less than an hour, and he still hasn't shown up."

In the second row of the audience seats, Zhou Xiaoman propped her chin on her right hand, speaking listlessly.

Sitting beside her were Xia Lan and Yang Dan.

"I don't think so."

Xia Lan shook her head, speaking with a hint of mystery:

"After Xu Jingming finished the Wu Ke exam and entered Mo University, he went to the Wildlands.

When he returned two months later and participated in the school's freshman competition, guess what happened?"

"What happened?"

Zhou Xiaoman instantly became interested; Yang Dan beside her also turned to look, clearly curious.

"It was simple—when he returned from the Wildlands, his rank had advanced from First-Stage Upper to Second-Stage Upper.

At Mo University's freshman competition, he swept the entire first-year class and earned the title of Newcomer King."

"Whoa! Crossing a major stage in two months? Xu Jingming is that monstrous?"

Zhou Xiaoman couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath.

They knew Xu Jingming was strong, but they knew little of his past.

"So you mean Xu Jingming will sweep the entire first-year class again, like he did in university?"

Still astonished, Zhou Xiaoman quickly pressed further.

"I didn't say that—but isn't it possible?" Xia Lan shrugged, denying it.

Yet her beautiful, deep-blue eyes clearly held a flicker of anticipation.

As Ling Shuang's disciple, she naturally sided with Director Su Qingli.

She wanted to see Chen Hai and his group crushed by Xu Jingming.

Of course, she might be wrong.

But deep down, she felt she wasn't...

"Impressive—you even looked into Xu Jingming's past.

Is our camp's number-one goddess really falling for him?"

Yang Dan leaned over, teasing with a playful tone.

"Don't say nonsense."

Xia Lan rolled her eyes. "I heard all this from Teacher Ling Shuang."

It had been over a month since she became Ling Shuang's disciple.

During regular lessons, Ling Shuang occasionally used Xu Jingming's past to motivate her.

But Xu Jingming's story was something she herself had researched.

If she told her two friends the truth, she didn't know what kind of commotion it would cause.

So she just blamed it all on her teacher.

"I see."

Zhou Xiaoman and Yang Dan didn't sense anything unusual.

Ling Shuang had once been Mo University's vice-president—knowing Xu Jingming's history was perfectly normal...

Time passed swiftly.

Soon, only half an hour remained before the assessment began.

In the inner audience area, nearly all first-year students of the Elite Training Camp had arrived—yet Xu Jingming was still nowhere to be seen.

"What's going on with Xu Jingming? Is he still stuck in the Demon Caves?"

"Tsk. Guess he's really scared."

"SS-rank psychic awakening and this little courage? That doesn't make sense."

"..."

The official students whispered among themselves; Lin Hui, who was close to Xu Jingming, also looked puzzled.

Given Xu Jingming's performance in the No. 9 Ruins, a simple assessment shouldn't make him avoid the fight, right?

"What a bore—I thought I'd get to fight Xu Jingming, but turns out he's just a coward.

No matter how strong his psychic ability is, he'll never amount to anything!"

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out, making nearby students turn in surprise.

Xu Jingming was Director Su Qingli's student—who had the guts to say this publicly?

Their gaze shifted to a young man clad in black-green battle armor.

His build was massive, his aura powerful.

"It's Chen Hai!"

"Ah, it's him—no wonder."

"Tsk tsk—he's already shitting on their heads. If Xu Jingming doesn't show up, this joke will be huge."

"..."

Seeing him, the students finally understood.

Chen Hai, currently the strongest first-year in the Elite Training Camp, ranked Sixth-Stage Lower!

Like Wang Dong, he was also under the deputy director.

It made sense for him to make such remarks—after all, he had the deputy director's protection.

In fact, his actions were meant to undermine Director Su Qingli's influence.

"Whether he amounts to anything isn't up to you. If we're talking real strength, you can't even match my little finger."

As everyone was stunned by Chen Hai's words, a calm, powerful voice suddenly rang out from near the gymnasium entrance.

Immediately, a tall, powerful young man walked toward them.

His firm, handsome face carried a faint, dangerous chill.