[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak":3,"chapter-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-54":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Global Psychic Powers: Starting Off with the Awakening of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2358555,4613,"Chapter 54: Battle Begins! Instant Kill!","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>At 11:42 a.m., Magic City Institute of Supernatural Abilities, Practical Training Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first floor of the Practical Training Building, there are ten arenas numbered 1 through 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This area is specifically designated for student sparring or resolving personal grudges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the spectator seats surrounding the arenas were already densely packed with students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were freshmen, roughly four to five hundred in number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep in mind, the total number of freshmen who have reported to campus is only slightly over six hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, most freshmen have gathered here because of this match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiangsu Province is an educational powerhouse—this battle between the top two scorers is bound to be spectacular!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The freshman competition starts after September enrollment; this is the perfect chance to see the provincial top scorer’s strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’ve been checking records lately and realized Xu Jingming clearly benefited from his exam center’s location—if they’d taken the same test, Lei Zhou would’ve been Jiangsu’s provincial top scorer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So does that mean Lei Zhou has a higher chance of winning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not necessarily—Xu Jingming only recently broke our school’s punch power record.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, what’s a punch power record? Supernatural combat isn’t all about brute strength. I think Lei Zhou is stronger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students buzzed with speculation, each offering their own predictions on the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many freshmen who had researched the matter believed they’d uncovered a scandal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They thought Lei Zhou was stronger, and that Xu Jingming won the provincial top scorer title solely due to an easier exam center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiuyun, who do you think has the better chance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a corner of the spectator seats, Song Qiuyun and her roommate Qi Dongxia had also come to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming,” Song Qiuyun murmured, her red lips moving without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her certainty startled Qi Dongxia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they’d only become roommates recently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Dongxia knew Song Qiuyun always weighed things carefully before reaching a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she’d seen her so unshakably confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, I think Lei Zhou is stronger—he has the upper hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Dongxia might be loyal to Xu Jingming’s looks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in terms of actual power, she favored Lei Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, she agreed with the rumors among freshmen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming did get lucky with his exam center to win provincial top scorer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Song Qiuyun dismissed this entirely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The state mandates that students must take the Wu Ke exam at the same location where they attended junior and senior high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming may have benefited from his exam center, but he didn’t gain any of the superior educational resources of the provincial capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came from the impoverished Jiangcheng—and still claimed the provincial top scorer title, proving his exceptional ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lei Zhou and Xu Jingming swapped identities,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming, raised in Ning’an City, would still have won the provincial top scorer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lei Zhou, raised in Jiangcheng, might not even crack the top hundred in Jiangsu Province, let alone compete for the top spot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qiuyun’s beautiful eyes glowed with wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, Qi Dongxia froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone focused only on the difference in exam centers, ignoring the massive disparity in their backgrounds and resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Wu Ke exam in wealthy Ning’an City was normal difficulty, then Jiangcheng’s was hellish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming rising to the top in Jiangcheng’s hellish conditions\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>proves his immense strength and potential!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Qi Dongxia grasped this, a commotion erupted in the spectator seats as everyone turned toward the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming’s here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly turned her gaze to the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a tall, slender figure walked in against the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming’s aura was undeniably powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one meter eighty-nine, clad in a black combat suit, he appeared towering and muscular without a trace of bulk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His resolute, chiseled face held clear, sharp eyes, dark and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his back hung a thick, jet-black spear, its blood-grooved tip gleaming with chilling light under the midday sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely entering the arena, his overwhelming presence silenced the entire venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch, my junior’s appearance—once he shows his strength, he’ll charm even more senior girls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Ming, who had just taken a seat in the back row, couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great physique and looks, combined with immense power, would make him every girl’s ideal partner at Magic City Institute of Supernatural Abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>signs of this were already visible in the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many young girls stared intently at Xu Jingming as he entered; some even pulled out phones to take pictures...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming’s rank has risen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the front row, Lei Zhou, his opponent, sharply sensed the change in Xu Jingming’s aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, I’ve prepared something too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zhou thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t become Jiangsu’s second-ranked student by being a fool—he didn’t assume victory was guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after Xu Jingming broke the record just weeks ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His confidence to challenge Xu Jingming came with a hidden trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming, just deciding the winner is too boring—how about we add a stake?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Jingming approached, Lei Zhou stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What stake?” Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All your credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Lei Zhou’s still-handsome face, malice was unmistakable:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll put up an equal value in credits and Daxia currency—the winner takes it all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming had no reason to refuse a free windfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, to prevent cheating, we’ll transfer our credits to Teacher Zhou’s account.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supernatural combat is extremely dangerous; failing to hold back can easily result in severe injury or death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent students from dying on the spot, a teacher with a healing-type auxiliary ability always stands by the arena each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, the teacher on duty is a woman named Zhou Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is a sixth-rank mid-tier supernatural being with a B-rank auxiliary ability: Healing Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if these first-rank students fight fiercely, she can still save them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Teacher Zhou Yun is also the match referee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming transferred all 370 of his credits to Teacher Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zhou transferred 50 credits and an additional 3.2 million Daxia currency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch, a bet worth 3.7 million—what a lavish stake!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Neither of them looks like a pushover—if you lose, it’s a crushing blow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A stake’s good—it’ll make the fight more exciting!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freshmen were stunned by the wager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, they were all new students—3.7 million was a massive sum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other, the crucial freshman competition loomed in two months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing this money meant losing a huge chunk of cultivation resources for either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their progress in power would inevitably fall behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both contestants, enter the arena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming the credit transfers were complete, Teacher Zhou Yun spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming and Lei Zhou stepped onto the arena separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena was a 30-meter by 30-meter square; Xu Jingming and Lei Zhou stood ten meters apart, facing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One held a spear, the other a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before we begin, I’ll reiterate: once one side yields or loses consciousness, the other must stop attacking immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the match will be halted, and the offender will face the school’s harshest punishment. Do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Zhou Yun emphasized sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two men are the top and second-ranked in Jiangnan Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Injury isn’t a problem, but if either side dies, it becomes a trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, continuous pursuit after surrender is strictly forbidden in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming and Lei Zhou both nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. Prepare to begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yun nodded and immediately began the countdown:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“3!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“2!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“1!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Begin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the countdown ended, Lei Zhou, wielding a large blade, let out a low roar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forest’s Karma Flame!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames—pale white flames—erupted outward from Lei Zhou!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forest’s Karma Flame: an A-rank elemental fire ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with Lei Zhou’s high-tier rank, the Forest’s Karma Flame generated terrifying heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air temperature around them surged rapidly due to the flame’s emergence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spectators in the front rows felt as if flames had scorching their skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, they scrambled to sit further back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming, I’ll reclaim every ounce of honor you took from me today! Flame Slash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the arena, terrifying white flames surged toward Xu Jingming, while Lei Zhou stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed over nine meters in an instant, arriving before Xu Jingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he raised his right hand; the white blade wrapped in flame slashed downward with a heavy, thunderous rush!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such flawless combat technique linkage! Closing distance, then launching the slash!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s probably a combo of Advance and Flame Slash—he executed it perfectly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder it’s an A-rank ability; this flame’s heat is terrifying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience of new students held their breath, eyes locked on the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance is a common C-rank mobility technique that lets you dash a set distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But few here could follow it with another technique, as Lei Zhou did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It demands extraordinary mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this seemingly simple combo would defeat 90% of those present!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder he’s second in Jiangnan Province—his fundamentals are rock-solid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the new students marveled at Lei Zhou’s technique linkage, Xu Jingming on the arena moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp hiss of electric arcs, azure-purple Zixiao Divine Thunder first encircled Xu Jingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an eggshell, it sealed out the Forest’s Karma Flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark, icy spear moved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one saw how Xu Jingming struck—only a blur in their vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a metallic CLANG, echoing through the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time others reacted, the black spear had already blocked the blade’s strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blocked... blocked it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a casual spear thrust to break a technique? Is that even allowed?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell? What kind of power is that?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new students stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You need to know,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Techniques fuse spiritual energy and bloodline power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people either dodge techniques or counter with their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Jingming used no technique at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply blocked Lei Zhou’s Flame Slash with a single, casual spear thrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simpler terms: Xu Jingming’s basic auto-attack shattered the opponent’s ultimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zhou on the arena couldn’t believe it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in response, Xu Jingming’s cold, low voice replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing’s impossible—you’re just weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zhou’s body bent sharply into a C-shape as a crushing force slammed into his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Forest’s Karma Flame, destabilized by agony, vanished instantly; he himself flew like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crashed into the arena’s alloy restraining cable, then collapsed lifelessly to the ground, face covered in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his former position, Xu Jingming, wreathed in azure-purple Zixiao Divine Thunder, slowly withdrew his spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was merely a single spear strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his speed was so fast, Lei Zhou had no time to react—he was simply launched away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lei Zhou fell, the audience fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From start to finish, Xu Jingming had only swung his spear twice, right?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the match... was already over?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was the epic battle?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was the claim that Lei Zhou was stronger than Xu Jingming?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Lei Zhou get instantly one-shot?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RNM! Refund my money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? No ticket fee? Then never mind...\u003C\u002Fp>",1835,"2026-06-21T05:33:57.936Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f659a29afecb0d9c3c0f3bfa9dcdf44872356cec75701ef3f72035778edcb6c0","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-55","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-53",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-cover.jpg"]