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

"This cultivation talent is insane!"

"Congratulations, Pavilion Master, you've taken on an excellent student!"

"So envious."

"......"

The SS-rank combat technique 'Heart Net' is Su Qingli's exclusive technique and is not recorded in Lei Ting Wu Guan's combat technique library.

However, this does not prevent the instructors from knowing how powerful this technique is.

Many have even witnessed Su Qingli's use of Heart 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...'

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

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!......

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

Its power also intensified; each casual slash of blood qi blade energy exploded outward.

Each was strong enough to shatter the thick energy barrier with a massive crack!

Fortunately, the energy barrier continuously regenerated, or else 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 blazing red.

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

"No, no, still too slow!"

Golden lightning flickered; 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.

Violent blood qi instantly blasted a gaping hole in the energy barrier, cracking it open.

And alongside it, Chen Hai's confidence in himself 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 hadn't even grazed Xu Jingming's clothing!

Whoosh—

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

Xu Jingming's calm, powerful voice rang out:

"One minute has passed. Do you still wish to continue?"

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

Ding-dang—the battle blade clattered onto the alloy ground; he let out a bitter laugh and shook his head:

"Is there any point 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, look at Chen Hai—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,

then 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 Heart Net technique!

"Such a terrifying Heart Net—no wonder it's the Pavilion Master's signature technique."

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 us attacked together,

our movements would be anticipated—we might not even defeat Xu Jingming!

"But come to think of it, 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—looks like they found something in the Demon Cave."

Wu Shuo smiled and accepted the call.

A soft hum—the holographic image of a middle-aged man in blue combat armor appeared before him.

"Wu Squad Leader, are you feeding us false information?"

"We turned the entire No. 4 Demon Cave upside down and found no sixth-rank King-class beast you mentioned."

The middle-aged man appeared and immediately asked with an unpleasant expression.

"Didn't find it? That's impossible! We saw the Greenfang Rampage Lion with our own eyes."

Wu Shuo blinked in surprise and quickly explained.

Among this group led by Captain Zhou, there was a seventh-rank Master-level spiritual-type adept accompanying them.

If they say they didn't find it, then it truly wasn't found.

"Could it have been preemptively killed by another ferocious beast or an adept?"

Wu Shuo said hesitantly.

There are seventh-rank, even eighth-rank ferocious beasts inside Magic Cave No. 4.

As a King-level ferocious beast, the Greenfang Rampage Lion has extremely high alertness, but it cannot be ruled out that it was killed.

"We also thought so."

Captain Zhou sighed, "Before you, we found some traces at that location.

A highly powerful Lightning-type adept left behind an extremely terrifying Lei Ting energy fluctuation at the scene.

Judging from the residual lightning fluctuations, it was more than enough to kill that sixth-rank King-level ferocious beast."

As he spoke, Captain Zhou shook his head with noticeable regret.

Never mind anything else—just the corpse of that sixth-rank King-level ferocious beast alone is a fortune.

Not to mention the six SS-class Yuan Spirit Fruits.

"Also, according to the scene traces examined by our spiritual-type adept,

that Lightning-type adept arrived before you did.

Since you all saw that Lightning-type adept, you should know the Greenfang Rampage Lion couldn't have survived.

Why still ask us to come in and search?"

Captain Zhou asked, puzzled.

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

Bai Bai had wasted two days inside the magic cave; anyone would be somewhat dissatisfied.

"A Lightning-type adept who arrived before us?"

Wu Shuo and several team members exchanged glances, then suddenly widened their eyes and spoke in unison:

"Could it be… Xu Jingming?!"

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

Many team members stared blankly at the tall figure on the arena below.

"Apart from Xu Jingming, we can't find any other Lightning-type adept who arrived before us—it must be him."

Team Leader Wu Shuo finally realized, stunned:

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

He quickly bowed apologetically to Captain Zhou in the holographic projection:

"Captain Zhou, you've gone through a lot. When you return, let me treat you all to a big meal!"

"That's more like it. Let's hang up then."

Captain Zhou finally nodded with a smile.

The holographic projection faded. Just as the members of Team 12 were processing this shocking news,

a voice with a hint of amusement interrupted them.

"What are you talking about? Now you're dragging in King-level ferocious beasts?"

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

"Commander Cao!"

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

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

"Sit down."

Cao Ren waved his hand casually and asked curiously:

"Just now I heard you say Xu Jingming killed a sixth-rank King-level ferocious beast?"

"We're only speculating."

Team Leader Wu Shuo hesitantly recounted the entire incident.

Unexpectedly, Cao Ren's eyes grew brighter with every word, his expression faintly excited.

This made Wu Shuo's heart skip a beat.

Commander Cao Ren was easygoing and extremely popular in the Black Dragon Legion.

But there was one trait that gave people headaches—he loved combat, a true battle maniac!

He was especially interested in young strong individuals of his own age group who were also elementalists.

Could Commander Cao be planning to fight Xu Jingming?

Just as feared, what came to pass.

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

"My lord, I am Cao Ren, Grand Commander of the Black Dragon Legion—I challenge Xu Jingming to a duel!"