Chapter 426

"Teacher, Xu Jingming has gone to carry out that S-rank mission."

Elite Training Camp, open-air training ground.

On the ground, Wang Dong sat cross-legged, his entire body enveloped in a deep blue flame.

Terrifying heat waves swept outward, raising the surrounding temperature to several thousand degrees, as if the air itself had warped.

Yet Hu Jinyu, the deputy director standing several meters opposite him, remained completely unaffected.

"If this mission in Myanmar is completed well, it will indeed boost prestige."

"But according to the information I received, this mission runs deep—even a Master-level psychic would find it troublesome to investigate."

"Xu Jingming choosing to take this mission is bound to be a waste of time."

Hu Jinyu said grimly.

Although this mission is only S-rank, because it involves the reputation of Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym, many senior elders of the gym are closely watching.

If he fails, Xu Jingming's evaluation among them will surely drop significantly.

This is actually advantageous for me.

Of course, if Xu Jingming could die over there, it would be perfect.

After all, before leaving, he took away a hundred secret manuals, including even one SS-rank and several S-rank ones.

If these manuals are lost, Su Qingli will be the first to be held accountable.

Although she won't lose her position as director, her prestige will undoubtedly plummet to the lowest point.

But Xu Jingming is an SS-rank psychic awakening, so Su Qingli must have given him plenty of backup.

The probability of death is extremely low...

"Xu Jingming will waste at least a month in Myanmar."

"This is the key to widening the gap between you and him—once you reach Master-level proficiency in 'Burn Heaven Control Fire Art'."

"Your strength will rise another tier!"

"At that point, Xu Jingming will be left far behind you!"

"When the National Elite Exchange Competition begins, you will be our Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym's brightest new star!"

Burn Heaven Control Fire Art is Hu Jinyu's self-created SS-rank combat technique, extremely useful for elemental fire psychics.

Wang Dong indeed has exceptional talent in this area; he reached Advanced-level proficiency in just four years.

He is now just one step away from Master-level proficiency.

"Also, have your people post on the forum."

"Publish everything about Xu Jingming obtaining Su Qingli's special privilege to borrow a hundred combat secret manuals."

"And that he took them to Myanmar for the mission."

"I want them to see the power of public opinion."

The deputy director Hu Jinyu's lips curled into a faint smile.

A hundred combat secret manuals taken away like that—surely someone must bear the pressure, right?

"Understood." Wang Dong nodded, immediately grasping his teacher's intent.

For someone of Xu Jingming's status, borrowing secret manuals isn't a big deal.

But borrowing them and then heading to a dangerous foreign country—that's problematic.

Once posted on the forum, with a little guidance, it will instantly turn into public doubt over Xu Jingming's actions.

If he completes the mission successfully, fine—but if he fails, then things will get interesting...

Ningnan City is a full 645 kilometers from Myanmar's Chaotic Triangle Zone.

To minimize noise and avoid detection by avian monsters,

The entire aircraft was shielded by a psychic with a special sonic-type ability, suppressing all sound from its flight.

Thus, after three hours, the aircraft landed safely at the only airport in the Chaotic Triangle Zone.

Xu Jingming and his team of five blended into the crowd and walked out of the airport together.

Those around them were mostly psychics, each clad in combat armor and carrying weapons.

Xu Jingming was no exception—he wore the pure black S-rank combat armor.

The Liuyun Jin Feng Spear and Yao Lei Zhang were not stored in his space ring.

Instead, they were simply crossed and carried on his back.

In a place like the Chaotic Triangle Zone, displaying weapons is necessary to exert sufficient deterrence.

And indeed, this was true—

the chilling gleam of the spear tip interwove with the flickering Lei Guang from the top of Yao Lei Zhang.

Causing many nearby psychics to cast wary glances.

"Carrying two weapons is a bit inconvenient—if only I could fuse the spear and Yao Lei Zhang together."

"Then I could still use the spear while benefiting from the elemental weapon's enhancement."

"Speaking of which, why are elemental weapons always shaped like staves?"

"Why not forge them directly into various weapon forms? Wouldn't that be two benefits in one?"

Xu Jingming glanced at Lin Hui's own staff-shaped elemental weapon, puzzled.

A lightning-element spear weapon offering a 30% enhancement—just thinking about it felt amazing!

"Because most elemental weapons are too fragile,"

Lin Hui explained with a smile. "Elemental weapons are designed to better conduct and amplify psychic energy."

"But such materials, even at their strongest, are only comparable to F-rank or E-rank alloys."

"My elemental weapon here is forged from a special wood—its hardness is even less than that of an F-rank alloy."

"With this material, it naturally can't be forged into close-combat weapons like sabers, swords, or spears."

There was another point he hadn't mentioned — most ability users would only specialize in either the warrior path or the elementalist path.

The shape of an elemental weapon didn't actually affect elementalists all that much.

Only a freak like Xu Jingming would choose to develop both paths simultaneously.

"I see."

Xu Jingming suddenly understood. "Still, a shape like the Yao Lei Zhang is just too cumbersome.

Later, when I get the chance, I'll see if I can get an elemental weapon like Cao Ren's — something like a bracelet."

That way, when using a spear, he could still enjoy the amplification to his lightning-type abilities.

"I haven't even used a single wind-type exclusive elemental weapon yet, and you, Captain, are already planning to swap yours out for another one..."

Lin Hui wore a look of wounded grievance.

"I was just saying it off the cuff." Xu Jingming said with a smile.

The Yao Lei Zhang was a high-grade elemental weapon; finding a replacement of the same grade wasn't easy at all.

"My family happens to be in the equipment-manufacturing business. If you want one, Captain, I can keep an eye out for you,"

Xia Lan blinked her sapphire-blue eyes and said.

Space-type exclusive elemental weapons were extremely rare, yet her family had prepared one for her as well.

She just had to reach fifth-tier, become an elementalist, and meet the spiritual-power requirement before she could use it.

Although it was only a mid-grade elemental weapon, she was already very satisfied with it.

"Forget it, I don't have much capital on hand, so I won't go messing around for now." Xu Jingming shook his head.

He still had roughly 3.3 billion Daxia dollars left in his bank account — it sounded like a lot, but it was far from enough to buy equipment.

After all, an SS-grade battle suit started at over ten billion; that was truly a bit terrifying.

Chatting idly along the way, the group soon walked out of the airport and officially set foot in a city of the Chaos Triangle Domain.

A sweep of his gaze took in the entire surrounding scene.

Apart from the foreign pedestrians on the streets, clearly different from the people of Daxia, and the architecture bearing the distinctive style of Myanmar,

the whole surrounding environment didn't seem all that different from an ordinary city in Daxia.

However, Xu Jingming soon noticed some subtle differences...

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