Chapter 594: Are You Kidding? Questioning Me!

An abrupt voice suddenly rang out on the second floor of the martial arts hall.

Baker followed the sound and saw a familiar tall figure appear at the doorway of the second floor.

"Xu Jingming?!" Baker's face changed drastically.

"Jingming?" Contrary to Baker, Xia Lan was full of pleasant surprise.

Although she possessed a Space-type A-rank ability, in a direct clash she really was no match for sixth-rank Baker.

"Originally I was planning to go find Instructor Ling, but the elevator reached the second floor.

My Heart Net noticed things seemed lively over here, so I thought I'd come take a look.

Didn't expect to stumble upon this scene."

Xu Jingming walked with steady steps to stand before Baker, a pair of cold, sharply contrasted black-and-white eyes fixed on him:

"You seem very unconvinced by me?"

Xu Jingming did not use any ability, nor did he even unleash the aura of a sixth-rank ability user.

Yet the moment his words fell, everyone on the second floor of the martial arts hall felt a heavy, oppressive pressure.

"So this is Lei Di? What a powerful presence!" Many people secretly marveled in their hearts.

Although the virtual world's holographic projection was extremely lifelike, after all it wasn't close contact.

They could see Xu Jingming's ferocity, but feeling such oppressive pressure up close was still a first.

As the one being targeted, Baker felt even more like prey locked onto by a top-tier fierce beast.

Goosebumps rose all over his body, and his back was instantly drenched in sweat!

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

Baker lowered his head and replied with great difficulty.

In his heart, however, he let out a silent roar.

Both were sixth-rank, so why was Xu Jingming's oppressive pressure so strong?

As if one finger could crush him to death!

"Is that so? Xia Lan, you tell me what happened."

Xu Jingming had only just arrived here and was not clear on the full picture of the matter.

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

Xia Lan recounted the matter in full, without any exaggeration whatsoever.

And the more Xu Jingming listened, the colder his aura grew.

"Questioning my teaching ability is no problem at all, but you should never have insulted them at will."

Xu Jingming stared fixedly at Baker and his group: "According to our martial arts hall's rules, I have the right to expel you from the Elite Training Camp."

All the Elite Training Camp's trainees were essentially senior and junior martial brothers and sisters to one another.

The usual sparring and mutual exchange of skills were no big deal.

But Baker's behavior just now clearly involved personal humiliation.

Especially using one's own strength to casually bully other trainees was expressly forbidden by Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall.

"Expelled?!" Baker and the others' faces changed drastically.

They had originally expected at most a scolding, or a beating.

They hadn't expected expulsion!

One had to know that the treatment at Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall's Elite Training Camp was already considered quite good among the many martial arts halls and factions of Dayangzhou.

They naturally were unwilling to leave.

More critically, once expelled by the martial arts hall,

their subsequent attempts to join other factions would become especially difficult because of this.

"What? Not willing?"

Xu Jingming lifted an eyelid, and violent golden lightning flickered faintly around his body:

"Get beaten up by me and then kicked out of the Elite Training Camp, or leave on your own.

Two choices, pick one yourselves.

Also, before you go, apologize to them properly first."

"This..."

Facing the number one person of the Genius Tournament, despite being of the same rank, Baker still had no thought of resistance.

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

He could only slouch dejectedly to stand before Xia Lan and the others, and just as he finished apologizing and prepared to leave, a voice suddenly rang out:

"Instructor Xu, you come and directly expel trainees — that probably isn't quite right, is it?"

A middle-aged man wearing a white training suit walked out from one of the training room's rooms.

"Instructor!" Baker's face showed delight, and without even finishing his apology, he went straight to stand behind this middle-aged man.

"And you are?" Xu Jingming raised a sword-like brow.

This was a seventh-rank upper-position ability user; his Heart Net had long since sensed him in the office.

But the other party had stayed quiet, so he hadn't paid it any mind — he hadn't expected him to jump out at this moment.

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

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

From a rank perspective, as head coach, Wang Chun was clearly higher than Xu Jingming.

With him speaking up, keeping them should be no problem.

Thinking of this, Baker couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Although I was in the office, I know everything that happened.

Beck and the others were indeed in the wrong, but not enough to be expelled.

Instructor Xu, calm down first. I'll naturally give you a satisfactory resolution."

Wang Chun said casually.

"Oh? You're saying you know everything that happened?"

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

Instead, you only jumped out when I was about to deal with them?"

"It was just a joke between students—why would I need to stop it?"

Wang Chun countered instead.

His gaze was full of contempt.

Just a twenty-year-old kid, and the moment he shows up he wants to expel my students.

If I really let you have your way, where would my authority go?

"A joke?"

Xu Jingming was almost amused into laughter, and said coldly:

"My Lei Ting Wu Guan long ago established a rule: high-level students are forbidden from bullying low-level students.

The words Beck said just now, that tone—do you still think it was a joke?

If that's really what you think, then I have no choice but to question your professional competence."

"You're questioning me?!" Wang Chun's brow furrowed.

The aura of a seventh-rank upper-stage ability user flowed faintly, making the others couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Xu Jingming.

Truly worthy of being Lei Di!

First day reporting and he dares to face off head-on against the head instructor!

"I never thought you were fit for the position of elite training camp instructor to begin with.

Now you come to question me, so I'll also question whether you actually have the level to be this instructor!"

Wang Chun said coldly, "I admit, your strength is indeed strong, but teaching students isn't something you can do just because you're strong!"

"Oh? Then what does it take to qualify as this training camp's instructor?"

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes.

"An instructor's most important job is to impart knowledge and teach!

If you can repair one S-rank combat technique manual, I'll acknowledge your level!"

Wang Chun declared loudly.

Repair a combat technique manual?

Xu Jingming blinked.

Combat technique manuals excavated from ancient ruins aren't necessarily complete.

Some are missing fifty percent, some sixty percent—these techniques need ability users to repair them.

But he hadn't expected Wang Chun to now use it as the standard to test him.

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

Xu Jingming's resolute eyes looked at Wang Chun:

"Those few violated the martial hall's rules—expulsion is unavoidable!

Do you think your authority is higher than the martial hall's rules?"

At these words, all the surrounding students looked over.

Wang Chun's expression also shifted slightly.

This kid is actually using the martial hall's rules to pressure me!

In front of everyone like this, he really has no way to refute it.

Seeing Wang Chun at a loss for words, Xu Jingming smiled and continued:

"But regarding your questioning of my teaching level, I do have a proposal.

Let's each take an S-rank combat technique of the same degree of damage.

Whoever repairs it faster wins.

If I lose, I'll voluntarily resign from the instructor position and no longer interfere with any affairs of your branch here.

If you lose, hand your position over to me.

I just wonder if this 'competent' head instructor of yours dares?"

PS: Suddenly remembered that the middle school and college entrance exams are coming up soon. Wishing all students great results and getting into their ideal high school or university~~