Chapter 585

"By the way, this space ring is your reward."

Opening the desk drawer, Ling Shuang took out a small wooden box and handed it over.

Xu Jingming opened it and saw, inside, a simple, ancient ring.

The ring was entirely black, appearing modest yet mysterious.

But what surprised him most was that this space ring was a men's design.

Could this not be Ling Laoshi's own previously used space ring, but one bought from elsewhere?

"Thank you, Ling Laoshi."

Though puzzled, Xu Jingming still bowed respectfully in thanks.

Slipping it onto his finger and sensing with his spirit force, he confirmed a storage capacity of exactly 1000 cubic meters.

"Now I can carry much more stuff."

Xu Jingming was deeply satisfied, yet curiously glanced at Ling Shuang's own space ring:

"Ling Laoshi, what's the capacity of your space ring?"

"One million cubic meters," Ling Shuang replied coolly.

One... one million cubic meters?

Though Xu Jingming had guessed Ling Shuang's ring was large, he was still startled.

"No wonder she could fit an entire fighter jet inside—this capacity is truly astonishing."

Xu Jingming instantly felt his own thousand-cubic-meter ring was no longer impressive.

"Once we reach Dayangzhou, we'll see how you perform."

"If you do well, I'll give you another space ring with a capacity of ten thousand cubic meters."

Watching Xu Jingming's shocked expression, Ling Shuang inexplicably felt pleased, whispering softly.

"Ten thousand cubic meters?"

Xu Jingming's expression turned serious, quickly saying:

"Once we reach Dayangzhou, whatever you ask me to do, I'll do—without the slightest slackness.

This isn't just for that ten-thousand-cubic-meter space ring—it's because your personal charm is simply too overwhelming.

It fills me with reverence, my admiration for you flowing like a boundless river."

Xu Jingming delivered the compliment at just the right moment.

Of course, it wasn't entirely false.

Whether in physique or appearance, Ling Shuang was absolutely exceptional.

Moreover, perhaps due to her age, she carried far more mature allure than Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan.

Especially the tear mole at the corner of her eye, which added a unique charm.

"Smooth-talker," Ling Shuang shot him a look.

Yet from the expression on her fair face, there was no hint of anger—only the corners of her red lips slightly upturned.

After Ling Shuang spoke for over ten more minutes about precautions for Dayangzhou, Xu Jingming finally left the office.

He did not return to the villa, but went straight to the top floor of Lei Ting Martial Arts Headquarters, to Su Qingli's office.

And told her of his desire to learn advanced combat techniques.

"I need higher-level techniques in movement, spear techniques, and ranged spell techniques—do you have any recommendations, Su Laoshi?"

Xu Jingming asked.

He could have searched for techniques himself in Lei Ting Martial Arts Headquarters' library.

But on one hand, there were too many techniques, and his experience was still limited—just selecting one would take countless hours.

On the other hand, Su Qingli possessed many exclusive lightning-based combat techniques; her recommendations were best.

As soon as Xu Jingming finished speaking, Su Qingli's beautiful eyes shimmered with clear admiration.

In truth, Xu Jingming's current strength was already terrifying.

Yet after winning the dual championship at the Talent Competition, he still seriously reflected on his shortcomings—that was rare and precious.

Of course,

she had already noticed those shortcomings during the Talent Competition and had prepared relevant techniques.

"For movement techniques, I recommend you learn the S+ level 'Phantom Thunder Step.'

This technique was created by the founder of Lei Ting Martial Arts Headquarters—your ancestral master, Luo Heng."

A faint glow from the space ring, and Su Qingli handed over an ancient combat manual.

"Ancestral master?" Xu Jingming took the manual, frowning in confusion.

"My father's teacher was Director Luo. My entire strength was learned from my father.

You are my disciple—calling Director Luo your ancestral master is perfectly fine."

Su Qingli briefly explained, then continued:

"There are even better movement techniques—SS and SSS level.

But movement techniques are used frequently in battle.

Too high-level techniques consume too much energy; for your current stage, the burden would be too heavy."

If you can't even cast the movement technique three or four times before exhausting your energy, then the technique has no practical value.

Moreover, Xu Jingming already possesses many techniques, consuming enormous energy.

This S+ level Phantom Thunder Step has moderate consumption and sufficient power.

"During the release of Phantom Thunder Step, besides greatly enhancing your agility,

it also uses surrounding lightning energy to assist in subtle directional adjustments.

Therefore, even if you use Thunder Dragon Wings, you can still execute the Phantom Thunder Step movement technique."

Su Qingli's words had barely fallen when Xu Jingming's eyes immediately lit up.

A hair's breadth of error leads to a thousand miles of deviation — in battle, often it is precisely this razor-thin difference that drives the fight toward an entirely different outcome!

This Phantom Thunder Step, which allows one to alter the subtlest of movements, is undoubtedly an utterly overpowered combat technique!

"For an SSS-rank spell-type combat technique, what I recommend for you is *Wan Leitian Yin*."

This is an area-of-effect, damage-dealing combat technique, and since you've already learned its prerequisite technique *Thunder Technique*, picking it up won't be too difficult.

This technique is kept in the library, and I can have it lent out to you — but whenever you return from Dayangzhou, you'll have to return it."

Su Qingli said softly.

*Wan Leitian Yin* is an SSS-rank lightning-system combat technique excavated from the ruins of an ancient civilization.

Moreover, its creator seems to have written not just one original copy, but several.

Therefore, not only does Magic Capital Ability University have it, but our Lei Ting Wu Guan has it as well.

"*Wan Leitian Yin*?" Xu Jingming's heart gave a sudden leap.

He still remembered how, when he had first entered Magic Capital Ability University, the very first SSS-rank lightning-system combat technique he had seen in the combat-technique library was this one.

And now, at long last, he had finally earned the qualification to learn it.

"As for SSS-rank spear-technique combat techniques, our Lei Ting Wu Guan doesn't have any — at most we can only find SS+ rank ones.

This technique is called *Cang Lei Ba Qiang Zhan*, and it's likewise kept over in the library."

Su Qingli said at last.

"There's actually no SSS-rank lightning-system spear-type combat technique?" Xu Jingming was somewhat surprised.

"Since the resurgence of primal energy until now, our Great Xia nation has never had all that many ninth-rank ability-users to begin with.

Lightning-system ninth-rank ability-users can be counted on the fingers of two hands.

The majority of them walk the elementalist path, so naturally they wouldn't use a close-combat weapon like a long spear.

As for lightning-system ability-users who walk the warrior path, most of them use sword-type or blade-type weapons."

Su Qingli explained.

To create a weapon-type combat technique, beyond needing sufficient mastery over one's own lightning-system ability,

one must also possess an extremely profound understanding of the body's force-emission methods and the circulation of qi and blood.

To create an SSS-rank lightning-system spear-technique combat technique, one's spear mastery must at the very least be at the Perfection rank.

Yet Great Xia has never once produced a single ninth-rank Martial Saint who possessed both Perfection-rank spear mastery and a lightning-system ability.