Chapter 404: Elemental Master Xu Jingming! Total Shock!

A voice tinged with faint excitement echoed throughout the gymnasium.

All the trainees and instructors of the Heaven's Prodigy Training Camp instinctively turned to look.

"Cao Ren! It really is him!"

"Why has he suddenly challenged Xu Jingming?"

"Xu Jingming may be strong, but he shouldn't be on that level yet, right?"

"......"

Amid the murmurs, everyone was taken aback.

Most present knew this Supreme Commander Cao Ren of the Black Dragon Legion.

He possessed an A+ grade Wind-elemental ability—the so-called pseudo-S-grade ability.

At Rank 6 Mid, he once fought evenly against a Rank 7 Lower-tier Master with a B-grade ability.

Though a battle fanatic, very few youths his age could spark his interest.

So why now suddenly challenge Xu Jingming?

"Cao Ren?" Xu Jingming on the arena naturally recognized the man.

His gaze swept the inner audience seats; upon spotting Wu Shuo and others, he immediately understood.

It must be because his kill record of the Rank 6 King-class ferocious beast had been exposed, drawing his interest.

"Cao Ren?"

Su Qingli on the other side was also taken aback.

Today was the assessment match of their Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym's Heaven's Prodigy Training Camp; if anyone else said this, it would clearly be a challenge to their venue.

But coming from Cao Ren, it simply meant he wished to duel Xu Jingming.

Logically, Xu Jingming shouldn't have caught his interest at all.

After a moment's thought, Su Qingli decided to leave the choice to Xu Jingming:

"Cao Ren, I know you're a battle fanatic.

But Xu Jingming has just finished a fight—whether to accept the challenge is his decision."

Saying this, her beautiful eyes turned toward Xu Jingming.

The meaning in her gaze was clear: if you can fight, fight; if not, don't force it.

Cao Ren is five years older than Xu Jingming, and he isn't even a trainee of the Heaven's Prodigy Training Camp.

Even if he refuses, there will be no issue.

Facing Su Qingli's questioning gaze, Xu Jingming's choice was simple:

"I can fight you, but I have a condition.

A wager of 1 billion Daxia coins—the winner takes all. If you agree, I'll fight you!"

To be honest, today's two battles didn't satisfy him at all; fighting a strong opponent like Cao Ren isn't bad.

Of course, he wouldn't fight for free—he needed an appearance fee.

For Cao Ren, 1 billion Daxia coins probably meant nothing.

"Fine! No problem! One billion it is!"

Cao Ren leapt from the audience seats, his body wreathed in swirling green gales, his long hair whipping wildly behind him.

He slowly descended to the very center of the alloy arena, his eyes faintly glowing with burning battle lust:

"But I have a condition—you must fight me using the elemental master techniques you used to kill that Rank 6 King-class ferocious beast!"

Though Cao Ren was a battle fanatic, he only challenged elemental masters.

If Xu Jingming used close-combat techniques, it wouldn't stir the slightest interest in him.

The implications hidden in his words

were like a massive boulder cast into a calm lake—immediately sparking a storm of uproar.

"Did I hear that right? Elemental master? Xu Jingming just entered Rank 5—when did he become an elemental master?"

"Rank 6 King-class ferocious beast? Xu Jingming actually has that kind of record?"

"Insane! Everyone's gone insane!"

"......"

Su Qingli was a Rank 9 Law Saint; as her student, Xu Jingming would inevitably follow the path of an elemental master.

No one doubted this.

But the key point was Xu Jingming had only just entered Rank 5—only now meeting the condition to practice the Divine Mind Cultivation Technique.

Logically, he absolutely shouldn't be an elemental master yet!

But Cao Ren wouldn't lie—meaning Xu Jingming truly was already an elemental master!

And even more shocking was that Xu Jingming had a kill record of a Rank 6 King-class ferocious beast inside the No. 4 Demon Cave.

That was something no one had ever dared imagine!

"So that's how he got his Yuan Ling Fruit."

In the inner audience seats,

with her sharp intellect, Su Qingli instantly grasped the full sequence of events.

Meanwhile, Vice Director Hu Jinyu was utterly bewildered.

What's going on?

Didn't Xu Jingming just enter the Heaven's Prodigy Training Camp over a month ago?

How is his cultivation progress faster than trainees who've been here for one or two years?

"SS-rank ability! A 20-year-old Elementalist?!"

Li Hao stared fixedly at that figure, his expression startled and angry.

He, who had never been gifted in cultivation, naturally felt aversion toward such geniuses.

Especially since Xu Jingming possessed an SS-rank ability yet also had astonishing insight—this only deepened his resentment.

Especially when he noticed Ling Shuang's gaze toward Xu Jingming carried a hint of admiration.

A nameless fury surged in his chest!

'This guy is still from Su Qingli's side.'

No good—I'll have to find a chance to discuss with Master Hu whether we can kick him out.

This guy is just too annoying...'

'Alright, no problem.'

On the arena, Xu Jingming directly accepted Cao Ren's challenge.

In fact,

After cultivating the Divine Cultivation Technique, possessing the high-grade elemental weapon Yao Lei Zhang, and learning the SSS-rank combat technique Lei Shen Jiang Shi,

his Elementalist techniques were far superior to close-quarters combat!

He had originally intended to fight Cao Ren using Elementalist methods.

'Good then—do you need to rest? I can wait a while; I'm not in a hurry.'

Cao Ren said eagerly.

He disliked taking advantage of weakness; the more fully restored his opponent, the more his battle spirit ignited.

'No need. The ability drain just now was negligible—I've fully recovered.'

Xu Jingming shook his head.

On the other side, Chen Hai, who had just returned to Wang Dong and the others, nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Damn it!

So all that fierce struggle I just went through, and you recovered completely in seconds? Is this even fair?

Chen Hai seethed inwardly, but the spectators paid him no mind.

Instead, all eyes turned eagerly toward the arena.

On the arena, Xu Jingming's space ring flickered faintly.

The blood-grooved, fearsome and bloodthirsty Liuyun Jin Feng Spear vanished.

In its place appeared a staff over two meters long.

At its tip was embedded a core the size of a fist, brimming with swirling, wild blue lightning.

It crackled and flashed incessantly.

'That's Master Su's Yao Lei Zhang! He's already given it to Xu Jingming?!'

'Yao Lei Zhang demands extreme spiritual force to wield—Xu Jingming pulling it out proves he's definitely an Elementalist!'

'Good heavens! A 20-year-old Elementalist! Hasn't this shattered Daxia's age record for Elementalist?!'

'...'

Gazing at the tall figure standing amid the lightning, wielding Yao Lei Zhang,

A chorus of stunned exclamations rose and fell, unceasing for a long time...