Chapter 405: Gale Phantom Body! Master-Level Proficiency!

The threshold for an Elementalist is a mental force of 6000 Hz.

Even for an adept using the most advanced psychic cultivation methods, reaching this value requires at least fifth-rank.

Even after meeting the requirement, merely mastering the basics takes at least half a year, and often one to two years!

Before this, the youngest age at which someone in Great Xia became an Elementalist was 23.

It was set a century ago by an adept who awakened an SS-rank Fire Element psychic ability.

But now, this record has been broken!

And pushed forward by three full years—this is simply unbelievable!

"Come to think of it, Xu Jingming's advancement speed is astonishingly fast!

When the national university league ended in March, he had just entered fourth-rank.

Now, less than half a year has passed, and he has already broken through a major rank and entered fifth-rank!"

The audience was in awe.

Xu Jingming's advancement speed was so fast it nearly overturned their entire worldview!

"So what if he advances quickly? He can't possibly beat Cao Ren."

Amid the shock, some spectators muttered enviously.

"That's true enough, but Xu Jingming is five years younger than Cao Ren.

Losing wouldn't be surprising—just treat it as sparring and gain some real combat experience."

At Mole Cave No. 4, numerous legions and guilds are stationed, and naturally, there are many young elites.

Among them, Cao Ren, Grand Commander of the Black Dragon Legion, stands out as one of the top.

He once fought a seventh-rank Master and held his own.

Although that seventh-rank Master possessed only a B-rank psychic ability and wasn't particularly strong,

a Master is still a Master—a chasm ordinary sixth-rank peak adepts can never cross!

Cao Ren achieving this record proves his own formidable strength.

Compared to that, Xu Jingming's feat of slaying a sixth-rank King-level beast seems slightly weaker.

Of course,

if they were the same age, Xu Jingming could single-handedly crush Cao Ren.

To this claim, others countered:

"Can't beat him? Are you joking? Xu Jingming placed a billion credit bet!"

"Heh, maybe Xu Jingming deliberately used ten billion to scare off Cao Ren—and ended up shooting himself in the foot?"

"Are you insane? To强者 like them, ten billion is nothing—how could it possibly be used to scare someone off?"

The spectator stands held nearly ten thousand people.

Some favored Xu Jingming; others did not.

Thus, a heated debate erupted over who would win, each side holding firm to their views.

Notably, most supporters of Xu Jingming were young, beautiful girls...

"Xu Jingming is already an Elementalist?"

Among the Elite Training Camp students, including Wang Dong, all wore expressions of shock.

Especially Lin Hui, who gazed at Xu Jingming's hand with envy, at the peculiar staff emitting wild energy fluctuations.

Yao Lei Zhang!

A Lightning-element exclusive Elemental Weapon!

He had long dreamed of owning a Fire-element exclusive Elemental Weapon.

Yet before he could get one, Xu Jingming had already secured it first.

"Having a powerful teacher really is great..." Lin Hui muttered enviously under his breath.

His own teacher was no slouch—a ninth-rank Master Zongshi of Fire Element.

But his teacher had over a dozen students and couldn't possibly provide resources for each one.

Thus, most of his resources had to be earned through his own efforts.

How could he compare to Xu Jingming, who was handed a high-grade Elemental Weapon right from the start...

"Both sides, prepare!"

On the 800m x 800m alloy arena, Liu Wei, wearing black-framed glasses, stood at the center.

To Liu Wei's left stood Cao Ren, tall and slender, with long hair flowing freely.

Around him, faint bluish winds swirled, tossing his long hair wildly.

On each wrist, he wore two thick, circular bands of deep blue, far larger than bracelets.

When the winds passed through the rings, their power surged dramatically.

Clearly, these were also Elemental Weapons—Wind-element Elemental Weapons!

To Liu Wei's right stood Xu Jingming.

Having set aside his sharp long spear and now wielding Yao Lei Zhang, Xu Jingming's appearance seemed less intimidating.

Yet the sacred golden lightning arcs flickering and leaping across his body,

and the wild thunder raging within the crystal core atop Yao Lei Zhang, left no one daring to underestimate him.

The two stood 400 meters apart, poised and ready, listening as Liu Wei began the final countdown:

"Three... two... one... Start!"

Boom!

The moment the match began, Xu Jingming immediately entered Thunder Extreme State.

Crackling—

Violent golden Dou Tian Shen Lei erupted across his body, the surging power within making Xu Jingming's expression gleeful.

The Lei Bu Mie Shen had reached its sixth layer; after activating Lei Jitai, his strength would double instantly!

Without Lei Jitai, he truly wouldn't dare fight Cao Ren.

After all, the higher the rank, the harder it is to fight across tiers.

Cao Ren was at mid-sixth rank—more than a full major rank above him—and possessed a pseudo-S-rank ability.

Relying solely on the SS-rank Dou Tian Shen Lei was simply not enough.

On the other side, Cao Ren had also activated his own elemental wind A+ rank ability: 'Cangqing Rui Feng'!

Whooosh… Whooosh… Whooosh…

Swirling emerald gales roared, lifting him completely off the ground, soaring into midair.

"Lei Yu!"

To deal with such agile wind ability users, you must first restrict their movement.

Without hesitation, Xu Jingming hurled out a Lei Yu!

Crackling—

Yao Lei Zhang emitted terrifying energy fluctuations, and violent golden thunder erupted out of thin air.

It vaguely formed a spherical prison, aiming to trap Cao Ren in midair.

Whoosh!

But Cao Ren dodged in an instant, leaving a trail of afterimages.

He had escaped outright—before the Lei Yu could lock shut!

"This speed…" Xu Jingming frowned.

Cao Ren's burst speed was too fast; that dodge alone was at least 300 meters per second!

"Xu Jingming, your Lei Yu proficiency isn't very high.

It might trap ordinary sixth-rankers, but don't think you can catch me with it!"

Cao Ren laughed cheerfully from midair.

This was indeed Xu Jingming's weakness—his Lei Yu technique proficiency was only intermediate, not high at all.

But that was because he'd spent most of his ability points on leveling up, not on boosting technique proficiency.

"Come, let me show you what true high-proficiency technique looks like! Gale Illusion Body!"

Shhh! Shhh! Shhh! …

With a confident smile, countless emerald gales surged and howled.

Cao Ren's form blurred—and in an instant, over twenty identical figures appeared in midair!

Suddenly, more than twenty pairs of eyes fixed on Xu Jingming, overlapping voices echoing across the arena:

"Though the Gale Illusion Body is merely an A-rank technique,

I've trained it to Master proficiency, allowing me to form twenty-three illusions at once.

Xu Jingming, can you find which one is the real me?"