Chapter 556: Follow-Up Plans! Skill Point Allocation!

"How does it feel to take part in a large-scale war for the first time?"

Beneath the azure sky, a black fighter jet wreathed in dark-azure Lei Ting streaked through the air at twice the speed of sound.

Inside the jet's cabin, Su Qingli asked with a curious look on her face.

"Very tiring, but also very thrilling. I want to do it again."

Xu Jingming replied with a smile, "Next time there's a war breaking out somewhere in the country, Teacher Su, just let me know."

"The northern, western, and southern border battlefields.

In the past few months, each has already gone through large-scale campaigns.

For the next few months, there probably won't be any more large-scale wars breaking out."

Su Qingli shook her head.

During this lull, the fierce beasts will keep breeding, and the Daxia side's legions will also need to re-conscript some soldier ability-users.

"I see."

Xu Jingming was a little disappointed. "What about overseas? Where do large-scale campaigns frequently break out?"

Advancing from fifth-rank upper to sixth rank took a full 420,000 ability points.

The ability points needed for subsequent advancements will surely be even more.

After witnessing how efficiently the battlefield could harvest ability points, even the Kanda Wilderness couldn't pique his interest anymore.

"You really are persistent when it comes to hunting fierce beasts.

After the Genius Competition ends, you're not still planning to go hunt fierce beasts, are you?"

Su Qingli's willow-leaf brows lifted slightly.

"Teacher really does understand me." Xu Jingming grinned, not denying it.

"I knew it." Su Qingli's expression was somewhat helpless.

Her student was perfect in every way, and his talent was astonishing.

His only flaw was liking to run to places where fierce beasts gathered — and once he went, he'd stay for one or two months.

"There are indeed plenty of battlefields overseas, but the timing of outbreaks is never fixed."

Though helpless, Su Qingli still said seriously:

"If you really want to hunt more fierce beasts, I do have a place I can recommend to you."

"Where?" Xu Jingming's interest was immediately piqued at her words, and he hurriedly asked.

"Dayangzhou." Su Qingli replied.

"Hmm?"

Xu Jingming was a little surprised. "The place the National Council said I'd be sent to if I failed to meet the requirements?"

"That's right."

Su Qingli nodded, her red lips parting slightly as she continued:

"Four-fifths of Dayangzhou's area is occupied by fierce beasts.

The remaining one-fifth, though held by humans,

is hit by beast tides almost every month. If you go there, you'll have more fierce beasts than you can ever kill.

Of course, the danger level there is also very high.

But precisely because the danger level is high enough and the number of fierce beasts is large enough,

nearly half of the world's sixth-rank, seventh-rank, and even eighth-rank ability-users are tempering themselves in Dayangzhou.

Back when my cohort's Genius Competition ended, quite a few young prodigies actually headed over there too."

A hint of reminiscence surfaced in Su Qingli's beautiful eyes.

The pressure between life and death is the best catalyst for becoming a powerhouse.

For high-rank ability-users, this is especially true.

Training the Death Cultivation Ability Method in seclusion may not bring breakthroughs, but if you have a real life-and-death battle with a fierce beast,

under the pressure of mortal peril, you're very likely to break through the bottleneck!

Therefore, after the Genius Competition ended, she also spent some time in Dayangzhou.

Unfortunately, when her father later had an accident, she had to rush back to the country.

"Dayangzhou also has a branch of our Lei Ting Wu Guan. Your Teacher Hearing Ling Shuang has taken on a mission.

She needs to stay in Dayangzhou for a while. If you want to go, you can go with her then.

Conveniently, she still needs to bring some of our Lei Ting Wu Guan people over."

Su Qingli said softly.

These eighth-rank and ninth-rank ability-users of theirs need to complete several missions issued by the country every year.

The mission she chose was to go to the southern frontline battlefield, while Hearing Ling Shuang's mission was to go to Dayangzhou.

Under normal circumstances, there won't be much danger.

Of course,

once an accident occurs, the consequences will be very serious.

For example, the frontline battlefields she went to — once the Yanlong Sovereign makes a move,

it means the fierce beasts have torn up the peace treaty and once again have plans to wage war against humanity.

"Understood. I'll think it over first. If I really do go, I'll let you know, Teacher."

Xu Jingming said thoughtfully.

After all, Dayangzhou isn't within the country. Even if he wants to go, he needs to understand the situation clearly in advance.

Under the Obsidian-class fighter jet's twice-the-speed-of-sound velocity, and the terrifying aura emanating from Su Qingli as a ninth-rank Law Saint—

The flight went smoothly without any obstacles, and in just 20 minutes, he was back at the Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall headquarters.

During the three days on the front-line battlefield, Xu Jingming had never once taken off his battle suit.

He hadn't even had time to bathe.

After several bouts of slaughter, it was already stained all over with blood.

So, upon returning to the villa, Xu Jingming immediately took off his battle suit and went to soak in the bathtub.

After washing away his exhaustion, he put on a loose training outfit and stepped out of the bathroom feeling refreshed all over.

"Eva, help me wash these clothes."

Xu Jingming sat comfortably on the sofa, under the control of the intelligent lifeform Eva.

The metal sphere floating in the villa's living room extended a mechanical arm, grabbed the bloodstained battle suit, and tossed it into the washing machine.

"Sure enough, home is the most comfortable place."

Leaning back against the sofa, Xu Jingming slowly closed his eyes.

At a thought, a pale-blue system panel appeared in his mind.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Sixth Tier, Lower Rank

【Ability】: Doushen Shenlei (SS)

【Physique】: Qi and Blood (+)

【Spirit】: He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Art (Master), Fist Art (Grandmaster+), Lei Shen Jiang Shi (SSS-rank, Beginner+), Thunder Dragon Art (SS+ rank, Beginner+), Heart Net (SS-rank, Beginner+), Thunder-Piercing Demon-Slaying Spear (S+ rank, Beginner+), Lei Shen Zhi (S+ rank, Beginner+)......

【Body Tempering】: Doushen Shenlei Indestructible Body (SS-rank, Seventh Layer+)

【Spirit Refining】: Lei Hai Visualization Method (SSS-rank, Second Layer+)

【Ability Points】: 413,000

"413,000 ability points — I wonder how many more I'll need to gather enough to advance to Sixth Tier, Middle Rank..."

Xu Jingming pondered silently to himself.

Although he was now a Sixth Tier, Lower Rank ability user, qualified to compete on equal footing with the other three SS-rank ability users.

He still didn't have a sure-win grasp.

After all, Catherine and Su Yu were both Sixth Tier, Middle Rank ability users, and both of them seemed to be disciples of the Supreme Powerhouse.

In terms of the combat techniques they had mastered, they might not necessarily be worse than him, who had cheats.

"In terms of the number of combat techniques mastered, I probably have more, but in terms of combat technique proficiency, I can't compare to them.

In that case, before the Genius Tournament begins, I'll boost my combat technique proficiency another wave.

First up — the Spirit Refining Art!"