Chapter 49: Full Hall Shocked! Sweeping the Campus!

The high-pitched voice echoed through the hall.

At the same time, golden light surged violently on the first pillar in the center of the hall.

Xu Jingming's name, as if a supreme sovereign had descended, shone in golden radiance atop the number-one ranking.

Due to Xu Jingming's appearance, all other names on the leaderboard rippled like waves, their rankings descending one by one.

"Number one, Xu Jingming, punch force: 4589 kg."

"Number two, Luo Yang, punch force: 4321 kg."

"Number three, Chen Dahai, punch force: 4122 kg."

"......"

This sudden scene left those who had intended to mock Xu Jingming.

Like ducks with their throats cut, they fell instantly silent.

For a moment, the entire hall sank into deathly stillness.

"Has the peak punch force record been broken?"

Suddenly, a voice from somewhere echoed through the hall, finally snapping everyone out of their shock.

Immediately, the entire hall erupted in chaotic discussion!

"Holy shit, the punch force record was actually broken?!"

"Four thousand five hundred kilograms? Is this even human punch force?!"

"One punch and you'd turn me into meat paste—you're telling me this guy's a freshman?!"

"......"

Keep in mind,

Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym was built from the very founding of the Magu City Psychic University.

It could be said that Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym witnessed the entire historical evolution of Magu City Psychic University!

These five leaderboards on the third floor of Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym have accumulated punch force data from over a hundred thousand students of Magu City Psychic University.

In past years, anyone in the top one thousand on any of these lists was a figure who led their era.

Precisely because of this, the higher the ranking, the harder it was to break.

It had been nearly a decade since the record on the first pillar was last broken!

And now, the peak punch force record for a first-rank psychic had finally been broken again!

And it was broken by a freshman who was merely a low-tier first-rank psychic.

How could they not be stunned and incredulous?

Many quickly pulled out their phones to photograph Xu Jingming's figure in the center, recording this historic moment.

Others eagerly shared the news with friends and teachers.

Some even posted it directly onto Magu City Psychic University's student forum.

Some in the hall suspected Xu Jingming had cheated by using psychic abilities or combat techniques.

After all, pure physical strength reaching over four thousand five hundred kilograms of punch force was simply too astonishing.

But this claim was quickly dismissed by others.

The punch force testing machine in the center of the hall was controlled by the school's artificial intelligence, Eva.

And it was a sub-unit meeting first-tier artificial intelligence standards.

If any cheating had occurred, the result would have been voided immediately and never announced.

"By the way, this Xu Jingming is only low-tier first-rank."

"He hasn't even reached peak first-rank—does that mean this record can still be broken further?"

A voice from somewhere in the crowd instantly sparked another wave of heated discussion.

Right, Xu Jingming is already this powerful as a low-tier first-rank.

What about when he reaches mid-tier and high-tier first-rank? Won't he be even stronger?

Keep in mind,

The top ten names previously etched on the first pillar were all peak first-rank psychics who could no longer advance!

But Xu Jingming was entirely different—no one knew his limits!

On the other side, listening to the surrounding chatter, Liu Wentao was stunned.

He had originally hoped Xu Jingming would go up and embarrass himself, making his own performance seem less conspicuous.

Who knew Xu Jingming was this terrifying—his single punch shattered a record held by over a hundred thousand people.

Now, his own rank beyond one hundred thousand looked utterly ridiculous.

"Bro, you're really my blood brother!"

Watching Xu Jingming walk down, Liu Wentao was utterly convinced:

"Ming-ge, from now on I'm following you! Wherever you go, I go!"

"It's not that big a deal."

Xu Jingming smiled and shook his head.

In fact,

this punch had slightly exceeded his expectations.

He had originally guessed it would be around three thousand five hundred kilograms at most.

He hadn't expected it to be over a thousand kilograms higher.

"Looks like Lei Ting Dragon and I are truly well-matched."

Xu Jingming nodded to himself, then looked at the staff member beside him:

"Breaking the record also gives credit rewards, right?"

The female staff member was still a bit dazed at this moment.

Seeing that handsome face so close at hand, she finally came to her senses, her little face blushing as she said:

"Of course there is. Breaking the record gives a reward of 400 credits; it should have arrived in your account by now."

Xu Jingming took out his phone and looked — sure enough, there was a new notification on his phone that credits had arrived.

Adding the 200-credit greeting gift from Senior Brother Liu Ming he had received earlier at Teacher Yang's villa, plus the 100 basic credits issued by the school.

His student account already had nearly over 700 credits.

"Not bad. So if I break the record again next time, can I still earn credits?"

Xu Jingming pocketed his phone, saying eagerly.

"Breaking the record only earns credits once."

However, the answer he got from the staff member was a negative one.

This left him a little regretful.

His strength was still far from the peak of the First Layer; later on he would inevitably break the First Layer ability-user record many times.

"But there are four other pillars, corresponding to ability-users from Second Layer to Fifth Layer.

Breaking the records on those pillars later works the same way."

Xu Jingming smiled slightly; he had already thought of a way to earn credits.

And at this moment, the senior brothers and sisters in the hall, whose emotions had calmed down, came walking over one by one with smiles on their faces.

"Junior Xu, this is your first time at this martial arts hall, right? Come, let this big sister teach you how to use the equipment."

"Little Brother Xu, nice to meet you. I'm Wang Jie, a third-year. You can call me Brother Jie."

"Junior, our club is short on people. How about considering our club? We've got plenty of girls in our club."

"......"

The Fist Power Ranking, although it only reflects physical strength and cannot reflect ability intensity or combat-skill power.

But if the fist power is already this high, can the other aspects really be that bad?

Besides, anyone who squeezes into the top ten of the Fist Power Ranking is a once-in-several-years, dazzling figure.

Let alone that Xu Jingming directly broke the record and became first!

Anyone who can get into Magic City Ability University is no fool.

Such a junior with boundless potential — if you don't take the chance to make friends with him now, what are you waiting for?

But seeing this scene, Xu Jingming felt his scalp tingle.

He didn't dare stay any longer in this public training hall, and hurriedly dragged Liu Wentao away.

He found a separate training room and carried out the remaining strength tests.

However, what he did not know was.

The news that the First Layer ability-user fist-power record had been broken.

Like a whirlwind, it quickly swept across the entire campus.

Many people knew that among this year's new students, there was a fierce person named Xu Jingming.

"Over forty-five hundred kilograms of fist power. This junior's physical strength is really exaggeratedly terrifying."

In a student villa, Senior Brother Liu Ming looked at the post on the school's forum on his phone, clicking his tongue in wonder.

Back in the day, he had also gone to challenge the Fist Power Ranking.

At that time, he was an upper First Layer ability-user, at Body First Layer of the Undying Thunder Body.

Yet he had only managed to throw a fist power of just over thirty-five hundred kilograms.

Compared with the current Xu Jingming, the gap was not small.

"Qiuyun, Qiuyun, look quick, this guy is so handsome!"

In the library, Song Qiuyun, who was browsing a combat-skill manual, was quietly called over by her roommate Qi Dongxia.

At the same time, a phone was held up in front of her eyes.

On the phone screen, a young man stood tall and straight beneath a spotlight, a pillar in front of him radiating light.

The youth had a tall, sturdy build, a resolute face, and a pair of eyes that were distinctly black and white, slightly cold.

"It's him?"

Song Qiuyun recognized at a glance that this was the boy she had sensed on the road earlier, who seemed to carry the aura of a fierce beast.

"So his name is Xu Jingming, and his strength seems quite strong......"

This was a post on the school's forum, and it was quite popular.

After browsing through the entire content, Song Qiuyun's beautiful eyes lit up slightly.

If so, that strange fierce-beast aura — it was not her imagination.

"But how did he come to have that kind of aura?"

Song Qiuyun gazed at the figure in the picture, a faint curiosity in her beautiful eyes......

"Xu Jingming! So you've come to Magic City too!"

"This time, I'm going to take back all the honors that belong to me!"

In a villa, a young man stared resentfully at the figure in the picture.

If not for Xu Jingming, he wouldn't have missed the Jiangnan Province top-scholar title and become the laughingstock of Ning'an City!