Chapter 403: DISCOVERING THE TRUTH! THE BATTLE-CRAZY COMMANDER CAO REN!

"This cultivation talent is insane!"

"Congratulations, Director, on taking such a great student!"

"So envious."

"......"

The SS-rank combat technique 'Mind Net' is Su Qingli's exclusive technique and is not recorded in the Thunder Martial Hall's combat technique library.

But this doesn't prevent the instructors from knowing how powerful this technique is.

Many have even witnessed Su Qingli's use of Mind Net—the terrifying precognitive perception it grants.

Upon discovering that Xu Jingming also mastered this technique, they were stunned, then immediately began offering congratulations.

Su Qingli nodded slightly on the surface, but her inner shock was no less than anyone else's.

She silently felt a hint of annoyance.

'This Xu Jingming learned it but didn't even tell me beforehand...'

While the audience debated excitedly, Xu Jingming and Chen Hai on the arena continued their fierce battle.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!......

The Wheel Blade Slash, unleashed repeatedly, grew faster and faster!

Its power intensified with each strike; the blood qi blade slashes shot out at will.

Each one was strong enough to crack the thick energy barrier into a massive fissure!

Fortunately, the energy barrier continuously regenerated; otherwise, it would have been riddled with holes long ago.

"I don't believe I can't hit you! Wheel Blade Slash—128th strike!"

At this point, Chen Hai had descended into madness, his face twisted, eyes bloodshot.

The final, most furious strike of the S-rank technique Wheel Blade Slash crashed down!

"No, no, still too slow!"

Golden lightning flashed; Xu Jingming's towering frame shifted slightly, effortlessly dodging the sharp blade slash.

Boom!

The blade slash extended outward, striking the energy barrier hundreds of meters away.

The violent blood qi instantly blasted a gaping hole through the barrier, cracking it open.

And alongside the barrier, Chen Hai's confidence also cracked:

"A-again... he dodged it..."

He stared blankly at the scene, his heart as dead as ash.

Wheel Blade Slash was his strongest technique, yet he still hadn't even grazed Xu Jingming's clothing!

Whoosh—

A dark-gold spear shadow surged forward, its sharp tip, wreathed in golden lightning, aimed directly at Chen Hai.

Xu Jingming's calm, powerful voice rang out:

"One minute is up. Are you still going to continue?"

Chen Hai stared into those golden dragon eyes, as majestic as a god's.

Clang! His battle blade fell onto the alloy floor; he let out a bitter laugh and shook his head.

"What's the point of continuing? You win. I surrender..."

In truth, Chen Hai's stamina and abilities were far from exhausted.

But that one minute had left him with severe psychological trauma.

He no longer had the courage to strike again.

"Xu Jingming wins!"

"He never launched a single offensive move the entire fight—subdued his opponent without lifting a finger! This is terrifying!"

"Tsk tsk, judging by how Chen Hai looks now, he'll probably avoid Xu Jingming entirely from now on."

"......"

If Xu Jingming's earlier performance had merely shown him as a top-tier trainee of the Elite Training Camp,

after this match, every trainee present knew his strength was unquestionably among the top 10!

Even those who wished to challenge him now had to seriously consider whether they could break through his terrifying Mind Net technique.

"Such a terrifying Mind Net—no wonder it's the legendary technique of the Thunder Martial Hall's director."

In the inner audience seats,

the members of Black Dragon Corps' 12th Squad also wore expressions of shock.

With this technique, even if all of them attacked together,

their movements would be anticipated—they might still lose to Xu Jingming!

"By the way, isn't he an Elementalist?"

"Why didn't he ever pull out his lightning-element weapon?"

Squad leader Wu Shuo frowned in confusion.

At that moment, his communication watch on the right wrist suddenly chimed.

"It's Captain Zhou calling. They must've found something in the Demon Cave."

Wu Shuo smiled and accepted the call.

A hum sounded; a holographic projection of a middle-aged man in blue combat armor appeared before them.

"Wu Captain, did you give us false information?"

"We searched the entire No. 4 Demon Cave and found no trace of the sixth-rank King-level beast you mentioned."

The middle-aged man appeared with an irritated expression.

"Didn't find it? That's impossible—we saw that Greenfang Rampager with our own eyes!"

Wu Shuo blinked, quickly explaining.

Among Captain Zhou's group was a seventh-rank Master-level psychic.

If they said it wasn't there, then it truly wasn't.

"Could it have been killed first by another beast or an Elementalist?"

Wu Shuo hesitated.

No. 4 Demon Cave contained seventh- and even eighth-rank beasts.

As a King-level beast, the Greenfang Rampager was highly cautious, but its death couldn't be ruled out.

"We thought the same."

Captain Zhou sighed, "We found traces at the spot where you previously stopped.

A powerful lightning-element Elementalist left behind terrifying lightning energy fluctuations.

Based on the residual lightning energy, it was more than enough to kill the sixth-rank King-level beast."

As he spoke, Captain Zhou shook his head regretfully.

Just the corpse of a sixth-rank King-level beast alone was a fortune.

Not to mention the six SS-rank Spirit Fruit.

"Also, according to our psychic's analysis of the scene,

the lightning-element Elementalist arrived before you did.

Since you saw that lightning-element Elementalist, you should've known the Greenfang Rampager couldn't have survived.

Why did you still send us in to search?"

Captain Zhou asked, puzzled.

As seventh-rank Masters, they weren't idle.

Wasting two full days in the Demon Cave would frustrate anyone.

"Arrived before us? A lightning-element Elementalist?"

Wu Shuo and several squad members exchanged glances, then widened their eyes and shouted in unison:

"Could it be... Xu Jingming?!"

"Is Xu Jingming really that strong? He killed a sixth-rank King-level beast?"

The squad members stared blankly at the towering figure on the arena below.

"Besides Xu Jingming, there's no other lightning-element Elementalist who arrived before us—it must be him."

Wu Shuo now realized it too, stunned:

"No wonder he didn't take our squad seriously—he really is that strong."

He quickly bowed apologetically to the hologram:

"Captain Zhou, sorry for the trouble. When you return, let me treat you all to a big meal!"

"That's more like it. I'll hang up now."

Captain Zhou finally smiled and nodded.

The hologram faded. As the 12th Squad members processed this shocking news,

a voice with a hint of amusement interrupted them.

"What are you talking about? Now you're bringing up King-level beasts?"

A tall, slender, handsome young man appeared before them.

"Commander Cao!"

Seeing the newcomer, Wu Shuo and the others forgot their shock and immediately stood up respectfully.

This man was Cao Ren, son of the Black Dragon Legion's commander.

"Sit down, all of you."

Cao Ren waved his hand casually, curiously asking:

"I just heard you say Xu Jingming killed a sixth-rank royal-level beast?"

"We're only speculating."

Captain Wu Shuo hesitantly recounted the entire incident.

To his surprise, Cao Ren's eyes grew brighter with each word, his expression subtly excited.

This made Wu Shuo's heart skip a beat.

Commander Cao Ren was easygoing and immensely popular within the Black Dragon Legion.

But he had one troubling trait: he adored combat, a true battle fanatic!

He was especially intrigued by young elites of his own age group who were also elementalists.

Could Commander Cao be planning to fight Xu Jingming?

Just as feared, the feared thing arrived.

As Wu Shuo muttered to himself, Cao Ren suddenly stood, his loud voice echoing through the gymnasium:

"Director, I am Cao Ren, commander of the Black Dragon Legion. I request a duel with Xu Jingming!"