Chapter 601: Chief Instructor Xu Jingming! Add Points to Illusionary Thunder Step!

Crackling—

On the second floor of Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym, before Xu Jingming hovered a cluster of golden lightning.

But unlike ordinary lightning, this cluster emitted terrifying heat, with golden flames dancing within it!

"Is this the 'Lei Huo' combat technique?! You've already mastered it?!"

Wang Chun's pupils shrank, his heart surging with shock.

In just ten days, he not only repaired this extremely rare S+ combat technique, but fully mastered it.

What kind of monster is this?

The onlooker students, seeing this, also drew in sharp breaths.

The successful cultivation of the technique proves the 'Lei Huo' manual had no flaws whatsoever!

That means Xu Jingming won the bet!

"Wang Instructor, now you have nothing to say, right?" As the golden lightning faded, Xu Jingming said calmly.

"This..."

Wang Chun fell into silence.

After a long pause, he turned to the gym director Liu Shan: "Director, about this bet..."

Before Wang Chun could finish, Liu Shan cut in without expression:

"This bet is lost by Wang Chun. I will upgrade your access rights in the virtual world and branch gyms to the level of Chief Instructor."

"As for Wang Chun, your rank is downgraded to ordinary instructor."

Saying this, he ignored everyone's reactions and turned to leave.

They're still keeping me as an instructor in the Elite Training Camp?

Isn't this just giving Xu Jingming the perfect chance to make my life hell?

Wang Chun opened his mouth, wanting to ask the director to assign him a different position.

But after thinking it over, he realized the director was furious right now—better not provoke him.

That meant, for the foreseeable future, he'd have to work under Xu Jingming.

Just thinking about it made Wang Chun's emotions complicated.

He had served as Chief Instructor of the Elite Training Camp at Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym for nearly fifteen years.

He had never imagined his position would be replaced by a sixth-rank adept.

And this sixth-rank adept was only twenty years old!

"Congratulations, Chief Instructor Xu."

Taking a deep breath and suppressing all his thoughts, Wang Chun bowed respectfully to Xu Jingming.

After all, Xu Jingming was now his direct superior.

Better to flatter him a bit—maybe he wouldn't make things difficult for him.

"What did you call me? I didn't catch it. Say it again." Xu Jingming looked at him with a half-smile.

Hearing this, Wang Chun's face flushed red, but he still spoke:

"Chief Instructor Xu, congratulations."

"This time I heard it. Go on, leave." Xu Jingming waved his hand casually.

He had no time to play petty games with Wang Chun.

He took this position only to better assist Teacher Ling.

From start to finish, Wang Chun had never been worth his attention.

Wang Chun, spared any harassment, was slightly surprised; once he realized it, he quickly left.

He had decided: from now on, unless it was an instructor meeting, he'd avoid coming to Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym entirely.

Otherwise, if he ran into Xu Jingming again and the man was in a bad mood, he might be assigned some awful task.

"Congratulations, Teacher Xu. You've jumped straight to Chief Instructor—that's a huge promotion!"

After Wang Chun left, Ling Shuang's face broke into a smile as she congratulated him.

That dazzling smile drew glances from many students.

Aside from her status as an eighth-rank Grand Master and senior administrator,

Ling Shuang was naturally a mature, elegant beauty, already admired by many students.

Yet for all these days, she had remained stern and expressionless.

Many students had jokingly called her the "ice queen with a tear mole."

This was the first time they'd ever seen her smile.

"None of this would've been possible without Teacher Ling's support," Xu Jingming grinned.

Beside him, Xia Lan blinked, impressed by Xu Jingming's audacity.

He'd done all the hard work himself, yet now he was giving the credit to Teacher Ling.

"You little rascal, getting better at flattery."

Ling Shuang gave Xu Jingming a look, then smiled faintly:

"But this is worth celebrating. I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight—Xia Lan, come too."

"I've other work to attend to. Go do your own things."

Saying this, she vanished in a flash, disappearing from sight.

Seeing this, Xu Jingming didn't linger. He left with Xia Lan.

With all the big figures gone, the remaining ordinary students finally relaxed, murmuring among themselves.

"I thought Lei Di had come to cancel the bet—turns out he dropped a royal flush!"

"No kidding! We've had instructors here for years who couldn't repair this technique, and Lei Di mastered it in ten days!"

"True—this talent is insane!"

"Looks like we can't call him Lei Di anymore—we've got to say Chief Instructor!"

"..."

The average age of students in the Elite Training Camp was over twenty-five.

Yet not a single one resented Xu Jingming, a twenty-year-old, becoming Chief Instructor.

Because they knew from the start: they and Xu Jingming lived in entirely different worlds.

After all, ordinary students were lucky just to speak clearly in front of eighth-rank Grand Master Ling Shuang.

How could they ever be like Xu Jingming—chatting and laughing with her, even making her invite them out to dinner?

"I never thought you'd not only repair the technique, but master it too!"

On the way back, Xia Lan kept exclaiming.

And rightly so—she'd spent four months mastering the Space S-rank technique "Xu Kong Luan Liao Sha."

Yet Xu Jingming had mastered the S+ technique "Lei Huo" in just ten days.

This was the first time she'd witnessed firsthand his monstrous comprehension ability.

"But now that you're Chief Instructor, Zhao Song probably won't keep making excuses to delay your housing upgrade."

After her praise, Xia Lan grew quiet again.

Whether man or woman, she didn't want to share a room with a stranger.

"This villa is big enough—two people living here is no problem."

"Since Zhao Song hasn't moved you, don't move. Stay here."

Xu Jingming said casually as they reached the villa's entrance.

Orphaned in both past and present lives, he preferred lively atmospheres.

Especially after returning alone from the wilderness—returning to a pitch-black villa felt unbearably lonely.

He preferred a house full of people, all bustling and noisy together.

Of course,

Now that Eva was by his side, he had someone to talk to even while hunting in the wilderness.

Click—

The villa door automatically opened upon scanning Xu Jingming's arrival.

"Really?"

Hearing this, Xia Lan's eyes lit up, following him inside.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Xu Jingming pulled out his phone and asked: "Had lunch? If not, I'll order extra."

Like the headquarters of Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym, here too you could order takeout.

But these takeouts came from the gym's cafeteria—excellent quality, low price.

He'd just returned from the wilderness and was desperate for a big meal.

"Hmm, Liu Shan's quick—he's already upgraded my access rights."

"Chief Instructor really is different—even meals are cheaper."

Seeing the prices on his phone had dropped significantly compared to before, Xu Jingming was surprised.

Chief Instructor was a major position—he'd expected Liu Shan to take at least some time before upgrading his access.

"Lunch? Not yet."

Xia Lan shook her head, then smiled brightly:

Don't order takeout—I can cook, and I've been handling all the meals myself lately.

Sit down for a moment; I just bought some specialty Oceania Yunshui Tianhu beast meat yesterday.

I'll make you a great meal soon!

Saying this, she wouldn't let Xu Jingming help, and hurried off to the kitchen with excitement.

Wow, what a virtuous woman.

S-rank—I guarantee if you're with her, she'll never fight with your other two women over you!

Eva's voice echoed in his mind.

Xu Jingming ignored her and sat down on the living room sofa.

During his time in the Wild Zone, besides studying the Thunderfire Techniques,

he also studied the Illusory Thunder Step—this technique had just reached the threshold for skill point allocation before he left the Wild Zone this morning.

But back then he was in a hurry to travel, so he didn't allocate any points.

Now that matters are settled, it's time to allocate skill points.

"An S+ rank movement technique—I wonder what effects it'll grant once mastered."

With anticipation in his eyes, Xu Jingming clicked the plus sign on the system panel.

Energy Points -4000!

Illusory Thunder Step → Illusory Thunder Step (Beginner)!