Chapter 594: Are You Joking? Doubt!

A sudden voice rang out on the second floor of the martial arts gym.

Beck turned toward the sound and saw a familiar tall figure standing at the entrance of the second floor.

"Xu Jingming?!" Beck's face changed instantly.

"Jingming?" In contrast to Beck, Xia Lan's face lit up with surprise.

Although she possessed an A-rank spatial ability, in direct confrontation, she was no match for the sixth-rank Beck.

"I was originally planning to find Teacher Ling, but the elevator stopped at the second floor."

"My mind net sensed some commotion here, so I came over to take a look."

"Didn't expect to walk in on this."

Xu Jingming walked forward with steady steps, stopping before Beck, his cold, clear black-and-white eyes fixed on him:

"You seem to resent me?"

Xu Jingming did not activate his ability, nor did he unleash the aura of a sixth-rank adept.

Yet the moment he spoke, everyone on the second floor of the gym felt a crushing pressure.

"Is this the Lei Di? His aura is so intense!" Many silently marveled.

Although the virtual world's holographic projections were incredibly lifelike, they were not real close contact.

They had seen Xu Jingming's strength before, but experiencing this kind of pressure up close was their first time.

As the target, Beck felt like a prey locked onto by a top-tier beast.

Goosebumps rose all over his body, his back instantly soaked with sweat!

"N-no, I was just joking with them."

Beck lowered his head, struggling to reply.

Inside, he screamed silently.

We're both sixth-rank—why is Xu Jingming's pressure so overwhelming?

It feels like a single finger could crush me!

"Is that so? Xia Lan, tell me the full story."

Xu Jingming had just arrived; he didn't yet know the full situation.

"Jingming, it's like this..."

Xia Lan recounted the entire incident without embellishment.

The more Xu Jingming listened, the colder his aura became.

"You questioning my teaching ability is fine—but you have no right to insult them casually."

Xu Jingming fixed his gaze on Beck and his group: "According to our gym's rules, I have the authority to expel you from the Elite Training Camp."

All Elite Training Camp students are essentially senior and junior brothers and sisters.

Sparring and practice matches are normal.

But Beck's behavior just now clearly crossed into personal humiliation.

Especially bullying lower-rank students by relying on one's strength—this is strictly forbidden by Thunder Martial Arts Gym.

"Expel us?!" Beck and his group turned pale.

They had assumed they'd at most be scolded or beaten.

They never expected expulsion!

The benefits of Thunder Martial Arts Gym's Elite Training Camp are among the best in all of Dayangzhou.

Naturally, they didn't want to leave.

More critically, once expelled by the gym,

joining any other faction afterward would become extremely difficult because of this mark.

"What? Unwilling?"

Xu Jingming lifted his eyelids slightly; violent golden lightning flickered faintly around his body:

"Either get beaten by me and kicked out of the Elite Training Camp, or leave voluntarily.

Choose one.

Also, before you go, sincerely apologize to them."

"This..."

Facing the number one competitor on the Talent Tournament, even though they were the same rank, Beck had no will to resist.

He didn't even have the courage to meet Xu Jingming's gaze.

He could only trudge dejectedly toward Xia Lan and the others, barely finished apologizing, when suddenly a voice rang out:

"Teacher Xu, you arrive and immediately expel students—isn't that rather inappropriate?"

A middle-aged man in white training attire stepped out from a room inside the training hall.

"Teacher!" Beck's face brightened with relief; he abandoned his apology and hurried to stand behind the middle-aged man.

"Who are you?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

He was a seventh-rank upper-tier adept; Xu Jingming's mind net had sensed him in the office all along.

But since the man had remained silent, Xu Jingming hadn't paid attention—until he chose this moment to intervene.

"This is Coach Wang Chun, head coach of our Elite Training Camp!"

Before the middle-aged man could speak, Beck eagerly introduced him.

In rank, Wang Chun, as head coach, was clearly higher than Xu Jingming.

With him speaking up, their safety was assured.

Thinking this, Beck secretly exhaled in relief.

"I was in my office, but I know everything that happened."

"Beck and the others did make a mistake, but not enough to warrant expulsion."

"Teacher Xu, calm down—I'll handle this in a way you'll find satisfactory."

Wang Chun said casually.

"Oh? You say you know everything that happened?"

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes: "Then why didn't you stop Beck's behavior earlier?"

"Why wait until I'm about to punish them before you step in?"

"It was just students joking around—why should I stop it?"

Wang Chun countered.

His gaze was full of contempt.

A twenty-year-old kid, coming in and immediately trying to expel my students?

If I let you succeed, where would my authority stand?

"Joking?"

Xu Jingming nearly laughed in anger, his voice icy:

"Thunder Martial Arts Gym has long forbidden high-rank students from bullying low-rank ones.

The words Beck spoke, the tone he used—do you still think that was a joke?"

"If you truly believe that, then I must question your professional competence."

"You question me?!" Wang Chun frowned.

The aura of a seventh-rank upper-tier adept subtly surged, making others hold their breath for Xu Jingming.

No wonder he's the Lei Di!

On his first day, he dares to directly challenge the head coach!

"I never believed you were fit to be an Elite Training Camp instructor."

"Now you question me? Then I question whether you even have the ability to be an instructor!"

Wang Chun said coldly, "I admit your strength is formidable—but teaching students isn't just about raw power!"

"Oh? Then what qualifies someone to be this camp's instructor?"

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes.

"An instructor's most vital duty is to transmit the Dao and impart skills!

If you can repair an S-rank combat technique scripture, I'll acknowledge your competence!"

Wang Chun declared loudly.

Repair a combat technique scripture?

Xu Jingming blinked.

Combat technique scriptures unearthed from ancient ruins are often incomplete.

Some are missing fifty percent, others sixty percent—these require adepts to repair them.

Yet Wang Chun now used it as a standard to judge him.

"My position was appointed by Director Su—I don't need to prove myself."

Xu Jingming's resolute gaze locked onto Wang Chun:

"They broke the gym's rules—expulsion is inevitable!

Do you think your authority overrides the gym's rules?"

At these words, every student nearby turned to look.

Wang Chun's expression shifted slightly.

This kid is using the martial arts academy's rules to pressure others!

Right here in front of everyone, he truly had no way to refute it.

Seeing Wang Chun speechless, Xu Jingming smiled and continued:

"As for your challenge to my teaching ability, I have a proposal.

We each take a S-rank combat technique of equal degree of damage.

Whoever repairs it faster wins.

If I lose, I will resign from my instructor position and cease interfering in any matters of your branch.

If you lose, hand over your position to me.

I just wonder if you, this 'competent' chief instructor, dare to accept?"

PS: I just remembered the high school and college entrance exams are coming up—best of luck to all students, may you all achieve excellent results and get into your ideal high schools or universities~~