Chapter 597: The Unrepaired Combat Technique! Was Xu Jingming Tricked?

With a glance, Xu Jingming realized the living room wasn't just occupied by Ling Shuang.

Before he could ask, Ling Shuang introduced:

"This is a friend of mine from Dayangzhou. Call her Aunt Bai."

"Aunt Bai, hello." Xu Jingming nodded and greeted.

"So this is your student, Xu Jingming? Truly outstanding!"

Looking at the Xu Jingming before him, Bai Sha couldn't help but be struck by his presence.

Indeed,

He stood nearly one meter ninety tall, his frame strong yet not bulky.

His face bore firm resolve, and a faint aura of holiness clung to him.

Wherever he went, he stood out like a crane among chickens.

Even Bai Sha's daughter cast a curious glance toward Xu Jingming.

"Xiao Tangyuan, say hello to your brother," Bai Sha said, stroking her daughter's head.

Though shy, the little girl was obedient and chirped clearly: "Brother, hello."

"Little Shuang, since your student has come, I won't keep you any longer.

I'll find you again when I have time to chat."

Bai Sha rose to take her leave, and Ling Shuang made no effort to stop her, seeing the mother and daughter out the door.

"Have the spears for Master Kevin been custom-finished?"

After Bai Sha left, Ling Shuang sat back down on the sofa.

"Yes, the SS-grade spears should be ready in about ten days."

"Your Su teacher's father is friends with Master Kevin—this speed is normal."

Ling Shuang nodded, her beautiful large eyes turning toward him:

"You said on the phone you had something to ask me. What is it?"

"It's like this..."

Xu Jingming briefly recounted the entire incident and his wager with Wang Chun.

"You're betting on repairing combat techniques against an old coach? You're confident in yourself."

Ling Shuang's eyebrows lifted slightly.

"I've always been confident," Xu Jingming grinned.

"Since you're confident, this shouldn't be a problem.

If you can secure the position of head coach at the Elite Training Camp, it'll help me significantly."

Although Ling Shuang had never known Xu Jingming could repair combat techniques before,

based on her understanding of him, anything he believed he could accomplish, he usually did.

He won the Genius Tournament—and this wager will be no different.

"Also, I'd like to ask: how do I join the front-line battlefield here in Moben?"

Xu Jingming asked thoughtfully.

"You want to hunt beasts so soon?"

Ling Shuang frowned slightly and warned:

"Moben isn't like Dayaxia—it's a chaotic mix of factions and powers.

Even the Tianming Sect has deeply infiltrated here; they've long had plans to eliminate human geniuses.

Besides, you were already targeted by a Tianming Sect eighth-rank Grand Master back in Dayaxia.

Within the martial arts academy, it's safer—there are many strong cultivators; Tianming Sect can't infiltrate here.

Liu Shan may not get along with us, but he won't let you come to harm.

But once you leave the academy grounds, it's uncertain. If you go to the front-line battlefield or enter the wilderness,

you'd better assume a new identity to avoid assassinations."

"Tianming Sect?" Xu Jingming frowned.

Within Dayaxia, the Tianming Sect was virtually nonexistent.

Internationally, the Tianming Sect was constantly causing trouble.

He hadn't expected such a powerful region as Dayangzhou to harbor Tianming Sect influence.

"I understand. Before entering the wilderness or front-line battlefield, I'll alter my appearance and conceal my aura."

Energy and aura can be masked with the Concealment Technique; as for appearance,

with his current physique, Xu Jingming could easily reshape his facial muscles into another person's face.

As long as he didn't use signature combat techniques, no one would recognize him.

"Good."

Ling Shuang nodded. "To fight beasts on the city walls, besides joining an official military unit or guild,

the only other way is to join the 'Degaka' Combat Group. The Degaka Combat Group is an extremely loose organization.

There's no mandatory requirement to join the front-line battlefield—you go if you want, stay if you don't.

You can still claim beast corpses as your spoils, but the downside is you can't accumulate combat merit."

"That's fine. As long as I can kill beasts, I don't care much about combat merit," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"Alright, here's the address for the Degaka Combat Group."

The Degaka Combat Group doesn't accept just anyone—you must prove your strength there first to become a member."

Ling Shuang sent Xu Jingming an address via her phone.

"Also, the beast tide attack here in Moben only just ended a few days ago.

The next beast tide won't hit for an estimated ten-plus days, so it wouldn't mean much for you to join now."

"I see." Xu Jingming felt a little disappointed.

With no beast tide to wipe out, he could only head to the wilderness zone outside the city first.

Although the fierce beast density couldn't compare to a beast tide, the speed of harvesting ability points should be faster than in the Kanda wilderness zone.

"S-rank, you have an email in the virtual world.

It's from the official Genius Tournament, saying you need to log into the virtual world at 8 PM on December 11th.

The specific arrangements for entering the Clear Peak Secret Realm will be announced then."

At that moment, Eva's voice sounded in his heart.

"The Clear Peak Secret Realm — finally has an entry arrangement?"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

8 PM on December 11th — meaning this time he could spend at most eight or nine days in the wilderness zone before having to come back.

In a place like the wilderness zone, there's no way to connect to the virtual world.

Besides, he wouldn't dare block his perception of the outside world in such a dangerous place.

Also, he still had his bet with Wang Chun — staying eight or nine days in the wilderness zone, the ability points gained from hunting fierce beasts.

Should be enough to repair the S+ rank combat technique 'Lei Huo'.

After getting the information he wanted from Hearing Ling Shuang, Xu Jingming returned to his own villa.

After putting on all his gear and getting the incomplete 'Lei Huo' combat technique, he headed straight out the door.

In a remote spot outside, he used the 'Breath-Concealing Art' to simulate his aura to seventh-tier lower rank and his ability to A-rank.

At the same time, he controlled his facial muscles to make himself look like a 30-year-old middle-aged man before sprinting toward the wilderness zone outside Moben.

The Thunder Dragon Wings were too conspicuous — using them in the city would be like blowing his own cover......

Not long after Xu Jingming left, his bet with head coach Wang Chun.

Was also leaked on the Elite Training Camp's forum, sparking heated discussion.

"I've long had it in for those Baker guys — Lei Di did right! They really should have been expelled!"

"You're not wrong, but with this bet, I always feel Lei Di got played.

The incomplete combat technique 'Falling Thunder Art' isn't actually that hard to repair — Coach Wang could probably fix it in less than a month.

But 'Lei Huo' — many instructors have tried to repair it, and all of them failed. The repair difficulty is far higher than 'Falling Thunder Art'!"

"Holy shit?! There's such a thing?"

"What a scam! Then isn't Lei Di guaranteed to lose?"

"......"

'Lei Huo', which can convert lightning-type abilities into fire, isn't just something Xu Jingming is interested in.

The other instructors at Moben's Lei Ting Wu Guan are also interested, but without exception, no one has ever successfully repaired it.

Some instructors even asserted that this combat technique was never perfected in the first place—the theory behind it simply couldn't hold up.

So, when the students learned that Wang Chun had picked the 'Lei Huo' combat technique for Xu Jingming.

One by one, they all felt Xu Jingming had been royally screwed this time.

After learning this news from the forum, Xia Lan wanted to notify Xu Jingming immediately.

But she couldn't reach him by phone, and no one was at his villa — she only learned from Teacher Ling.

That Xu Jingming had already left Lei Ting Wu Guan and gone to the wilderness zone outside Moben city.

"Jingming... going to the wilderness zone without even telling me." Xia Lan gently bit her pearly teeth, her fair and pretty face full of grievance.

But no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't find Xu Jingming, so there was nothing to be done about it.

She could only wait until Xu Jingming returned from the wilderness zone......