Chapter 51: Add Points! Four A-Grade Combat Techniques!

The advanced combat techniques on the list made Xu Jingming drool, but he couldn’t learn any of them.

He had no choice but to quickly scroll down the list to the section with A-grade techniques.

Compared to advanced techniques, these A- and B-grade techniques had far lower requirements.

First-rank psychics could learn them, and the only psychic requirement was a D-rank or higher.

Xu Jingming browsed through the holographic projection of one technique after another.

At the same time, he pulled out the combat technique list Yang Teacher had given him earlier and compared them side by side.

But after just a brief glance, he realized Yang Teacher’s list was indeed perfectly suited to him.

“Having a good teacher saves so much trouble—otherwise, just selecting which techniques to learn would take enormous effort.”

Combat techniques generally fall into five categories: offensive, defensive, mobility, supportive, and body-strengthening.

Combining different techniques is like playing an arcade game, creating chain-like control effects.

Without guidance, designing a combat technique combo tailored to oneself takes real effort.

Mastering even a single technique requires considerable time.

If you pick the wrong technique and only realize your mistake after learning it, it’s already too late.

But Xu Jingming was different—he already had Yang Teacher’s technique list, equivalent to having a complete walkthrough!

Moreover, Yang Teacher’s list provided at least two techniques for each category.

This allowed Xu Jingming to make optimal selections based on his own condition.

In this way, Xu Jingming spent over half an hour selecting four techniques.

They were: Lei Mao and Lianhuan Lei Qiang for offense, Lei Shan for mobility, and Lei Yu for support.

All four techniques were A-grade without exception.

The descriptions on the list before him were extremely clear:

【Lei Mao (A-grade)】: Gather thunder and condense it into a spear, then hurl it.

【Lianhuan Lei Qiang (A-grade)】: A series of rapid thrusts with a thunder-imbued spear targeting vital points; thunder accumulates inside the enemy during the strikes and detonates at the technique’s final sweep.

【Lei Shan (A-grade)】: Explode thunder to surge forward a short distance in a chosen direction.

【Lei Yu (A-grade)】: Condense a thunder prison to lock the enemy in place.

Lei Mao was a long-range striking technique; Lianhuan Lei Qiang was a high-intensity offensive technique capable of dealing massive damage in a short time.

Lei Shan was a mobility technique that could instantly close the distance to an enemy in battle.

As for Lei Yu, it could pin the enemy in place, leaving no chance to escape.

“With these four techniques combined and my formidable physique, I’ll have virtually no openings in battle.”

Xu Jingming nodded in satisfaction and clicked confirm.

“Detected: All four selected techniques are A-grade. Average learning time per technique: six months.

Total cycle: two years. Learning duration too long. Suggest pairing with lower-grade techniques.”

Upon discovering Xu Jingming had chosen only notoriously difficult A-grade techniques, Eva issued a warning.

In fact, A-grade techniques not only required long learning periods but also consumed enormous psychic energy.

Most psychics opted to pair them with lower B- or C-grade techniques.

But Xu Jingming was the exception.

His system panel still held over two thousand psychic points.

For him, learning a technique was merely a matter of adding a point—zero time cost.

If that was the case, he might as well choose the more powerful techniques.

As for high psychic consumption, it wasn’t a major issue.

Once he advanced in rank later, it would resolve itself naturally.

“No need to change. Keep it like this.”

“Understood. Please wait a moment.”

Soon after Eva’s voice faded,

staff delivered four combat technique manuals and respectfully closed the door before leaving.

“Four A-grade combat technique manuals!”

Looking at the four manuals on the desk, Xu Jingming couldn’t help but feel a pang of awe.

Outside, a single D-grade technique cost hundreds of thousands of Daxia coins.

His previous technique, “Lightning Wind Break,” was a D-grade technique.

C-grade and B-grade techniques sold for millions and tens of millions!

Higher A-grade techniques? Even if you had the money, you couldn’t find them.

Yet here, four A-grade manuals lay quietly before him—without him paying a single coin.

“This is what a top-tier university offers! Its educational resources are incomparable to any other school!”

After his moment of awe, Xu Jingming flipped through the four manuals one by one.

As A-grade techniques, their content on psychic and qi usage was profoundly obscure.

Even the text carried the creator’s own artistic essence and rhythm.

Essence was an elusive yet real phenomenon.

For example, a sword scar—just one glance could reveal the swordsman’s state of mind.

Either fierce, or resolute...

These manuals carried the same essence.

That’s why many A-grade techniques could only be learned from the original manuscripts.

Copies, stripped of essence, were impossible to learn.

This was why the combat technique library guarded the original manuals so carefully.

“No wonder these are A-grade techniques—this way of channeling psychic energy is utterly imaginative.”

Four hours later, Xu Jingming closed the last manual and exhaled slowly.

He had already grasped the core concepts of these four techniques.

Normally, the next step would be relentless practice until mastery was achieved.

But that applied only to ordinary people.

For Xu Jingming, it was different.

“Deep Blue! Add points!”

Psychic points -200, Lei Mao → Lei Mao (Beginner)

Psychic points -200, Lianhuan Lei Qiang → Lianhuan Lei Qiang (Beginner)

Psychic points -200, Lei Shan → Lei Shan (Beginner)

Psychic points -200, Lei Yu → Lei Yu (Beginner)

As the points were added, the obscure content of all four techniques became fully understood.

As if he had practiced them thousands upon thousands of times.

The four A-grade techniques, which normally required two years to learn, were now fully mastered by Xu Jingming!

His system panel had transformed completely:

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Rank】: First-rank Lower (+)

【Psychic】: Zixiao Divine Thunder (S)

【Physique】: 391 Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 289 He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Advanced+), Lei Mao (Beginner+), A-grade Lianhuan Lei Qiang (Beginner+), Lei Shan (Beginner+), Lei Yu (Beginner+), Lightning Wind Break (Advanced+)

【Body Strengthening】: Thunder Indestructible Body (First Stage+)

【Psychic Points】: 1434

His system panel’s psychic points had shrunk by nearly half, making him wince.

But the four A-grade techniques he gained undeniably boosted his power immensely!

“With so many techniques, I wonder which lucky soul will be the first to feel the full force of my combo.”

A malicious, eager smile appeared on Xu Jingming’s face.

Of course, if the opponent was too weak, they’d probably collapse before he even finished one full combo.

“I’ll test these techniques’ psychic consumption when I get back to the villa.”

Staff would automatically retrieve the manuals on the desk.

So Xu Jingming didn’t bother packing up—he rose and left the reading room.

As he reached the first-floor lobby, the female teacher bowed respectfully to greet him.

He smiled and replied, then stepped out of the combat technique library.

He checked his phone—it was already past five in the afternoon.

“I got so absorbed in the manuals I forgot to eat lunch.”

“No big deal—I’ll have dinner, then return to the dorm to test the techniques.”

After leaving the combat technique library, Xu Jingming first went to the cafeteria for dinner, then returned to the student villa.

“Big Brother Ming, a teacher just came by to notify us—the freshman assembly is tomorrow at nine a.m. at Field One.”

Also, a new student group was created.

As Xu Jingming passed through the first-floor living room, Liu Wentao jumped up from the sofa.

He handed over his phone, displaying a QR code with the group name: 'Metropolis Supernatural University 2037 New Student Group'.

'Alright, I got it.'

Xu Jingming pulled out his phone and casually joined the group.

The group had quite a few members—613 in total—and the number was still growing.

The pinned announcement stated the new student assembly would be at nine tomorrow morning.

On the chat interface, numerous new students were flooding the screen:

'I went to the Combat Technique Library today—guess what?'

'I have A-level access—I can freely browse all A-level and lower combat technique manuals!'

'Holy shit?! That’s awesome! But I only have B-level access—does that mean I can only read B-level and below manuals?'

'Small world—I’m B-level too.'

'Damn, am I the only one with C-level access?'

'Don’t worry—access levels can be upgraded. It’ll probably be explained at tomorrow’s new student assembly.'

'......'

Like a typical university freshman group from his past life, the chat was filled with school-related topics.

Xu Jingming glanced at it, found it uninteresting, and walked straight up the stairs.

Liu Wentao seemed very interested—he stayed on the sofa, chatting nonstop on his phone.

At the same time, he kept saying: 'By the way, Ming-ge, didn’t you go to the Combat Technique Library this afternoon?'

'What level of combat techniques did you end up choosing?'

'Four A-level combat techniques.'

Xu Jingming’s answer on the stairs left Liu Wentao momentarily stunned.

A-level combat techniques? And four of them?!

If he had to master them all, wouldn’t he be done only by sophomore or junior year?

'No wonder you’re Ming-ge! You don’t follow the usual path.'

Liu Wentao instinctively raised his thumb, then asked curiously:

'If you can browse A-level combat techniques, does that mean you have A-level access?'

'Not A-level—S-level.'

With those words, Xu Jingming had already reached the second floor, his figure vanishing up the stairs.

Only Liu Wentao remained stunned on the sofa:

'S-level? Our school has access levels higher than A-level?!'