Chapter 399: Ninth-Rank Peak Family! Li Hao!

Boom!

On Platform 3, Wei Chang, whose left upper body had been severed, suddenly lost consciousness from excruciating pain and collapsed with a thud.

The medical team waiting beside the platform immediately sprang into action.

"Hurry! Get him down quickly!"

"Healing Light!"

For an ordinary person, losing a quarter of their body would mean certain, irreversible death.

But Wei Chang, as a fifth-rank peak Enhancement-type adept, possessed a formidable physique—this was merely severe injury.

With the medical team's intervention, his life was not in serious danger.

As Wei Chang was carried off for treatment, the entire audience erupted in stunned exclamations.

"One strike, instant knockout! Could Xu Jingming really be this strong?"

"Good heavens! That was an S-class alloy shield—pierced through like that?"

"Terrifying! The physical force and adept energy are simply terrifying."

"......"

The spectators wore expressions of shock; members of the prodigy training camp like Lin Hui and Xia Lan were left utterly stunned.

They had expected the match to end in a draw—but instead, Xu Jingming didn't just win, he won with brutal finality!

On Platform 3, the twisted, deformed alloy shield seemed to speak of the sheer horror of that single strike.

"Xiao Lan, you were right—Xu Jingming will sweep through the entire first-year class."

Zhou Xiaoman swallowed hard, murmuring.

Xu Jingming himself was not at all surprised by this outcome.

The weight of the Flowing Cloud Golden Peak Spear varied with the intensity of the adept energy infused into it.

Previously, its maximum weight had been only six or seven tons.

But after reaching fifth rank, the infusion of Heavenly Thunder energy increased its weight to a terrifying twenty tons!

With twenty tons of maximum weight combined with the S+ rank combat technique, Lei Guan Demon-Slaying Spear,

all energy concentrated at the spear tip, it was able to pierce through the S-class alloy.

Compared to ordinary students and spectators, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang felt no surprise at this result.

"Xu Jingming has been studying elemental techniques over the past period, while his close-combat skills remain at the level they were during the National University League."

He's only advanced in rank.

Even so, to first-year trainees, he's like a higher-dimensional being crushing them..."

Ling Shuang silently admired in her heart.

Every trainee in the Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym's prodigy camp could be called an absolute top-tier prodigy outside.

Crossing ranks to kill was as easy as drinking water or eating rice.

Yet before Xu Jingming, they were crushed in reverse—offering not the slightest resistance.

As she pondered this, a voice barely containing delight sounded from beside her:

"Teacher Ling, long time no see."

The fly has arrived.

Hearing the voice, Ling Shuang's elegant brows twitched slightly.

Sure enough, a man stepped forward from behind, appearing in her line of sight.

The man was handsome, wearing an extremely bright smile, yet his aura carried a faintly effeminate quality.

Seeing the man's appearance, a nearby instructor on Ling Shuang's bench immediately and tactfully moved to a seat farther back.

The man then casually sat down not far from Ling Shuang, preparing to speak—when she said coolly:

"Commandant Li, I'm feeling unwell. No small talk—just watch the match in silence."

The effeminate man froze, his mouth opening as if to reply, but seeing Ling Shuang's cold, indifferent face, he remained silent.

Yet deep within his eyes, a flicker of dark fury passed briefly...

Xu Jingming's crushing defeat of Wei Chang was indeed shocking—even Chen Hai on Platform 5 couldn't help but blink.

But as a result, no one dared challenge him for the rest of the time.

Xu Jingming's sole target had always been Chen Hai—he was perfectly content with this.

He simply stayed on Platform 3, practicing his adept energy cultivation method.

Time flew swiftly, and soon it was noon, twelve o'clock—the midday break.

Many spectators rose to go eat lunch, discussing the highlights of the earlier match.

On the other side, Xu Jingming had just stepped down from Platform 3 and was returning to the inner spectator seats.

Lin Hui, Xia Lan, and the others immediately turned to look—he even raised his thumb and shouted loudly:

"Amazing! I bet Chen Hai won't be your match! This guy's gonna get wrecked!"

Chen Hai was Wang Dong's top lackey, and he'd always acted arrogantly.

Even the kind-hearted Lin Hui disliked him—so seeing Xu Jingming had the power to crush him, he was delighted.

"Don't worry—he won't escape."

Xu Jingming smiled faintly, "Let's go eat first."

Practicing adept energy cultivation also consumed physical strength and mental energy—he needed to replenish his energy quickly for the upcoming battle.

Saying this, he walked with Lin Hui and the others toward the gym cafeteria.

Along the way, Xu Jingming noticed Su Qingli and other senior figures from the Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym heading toward the banquet hall of the cafeteria.

"Do you know who that man next to Teacher Ling is?"

At that moment, Lin Hui asked with a gossiping grin.

"Huh? Now that you mention it, when did a man appear beside Teacher Ling?"

Xia Lan was surprised.

Over the past month, she'd interacted with Ling Shuang many times—but had never seen this man before.

"How about it? Didn't know, right?"

Lin Hui grinned mysteriously, then turned to Xu Jingming: "Jingming, Teacher Ling has been at Mo University for three years—don't you know who he is?"

"No idea. Never seen him before." Xu Jingming shook his head.

He'd noticed the man earlier on Platform 3, assuming he was just some senior of the Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym.

But from Lin Hui's gossiping demeanor, there seemed to be more to it.

"You don't know either?"

Lin Hui whistled in amazement, then flicked his hair with exaggerated flair:

"Then let me reveal the answer—he's Li Hao, the Young Master of the Li family—and also Teacher Ling's number one suitor."

"Li family? Which Li family?" Xu Jingming's eyebrows lifted slightly.

"Who else but the Li family with the audacity to pursue Teacher Ling? The one with three councilors, of course."

Lin Hui spread his hands.

"Three councilors?" Xu Jingming paused.

In Great Xia, only ninth-rank adepts could serve as councilors.

The only family in all of Great Xia with three ninth-rank adepts at once...

That was the super-family established by ninth-rank peak adept Li Guang, guarding the Northern Desert wastes!

PS: Work project is tight—I'm working Saturday too. One more chapter owed. (sobs)