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

Crackling—

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

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

"Is this the Lei Huo combat technique?! Have you already mastered it?!"

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

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

What kind of monster is this?

The onlooker students, upon seeing this, could not help but draw in a sharp breath.

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

That means Xu Jingming won this bet!

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

"This..."

Wang Chun fell into silence.

After a long while, he turned to the gym director Liu Shan: "Director, regarding 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 giving Xu Jingming the perfect chance to make my life hell?

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

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

That means for the foreseeable future, he'd truly be working under Xu Jingming.

Just thinking of 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 ability user.

And this sixth-rank ability user was only twenty years old!

"Congratulations, Xu Chief Instructor."

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

No matter what, Xu Jingming was now his direct superior.

He'd better flatter him as much as possible—maybe he wouldn't get his shoes filled with sand.

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

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

"Xu Chief Instructor, congratulations."

"This time I heard clearly. Go now." Xu Jingming waved his hand casually.

He had no time to make Wang Chun's life miserable.

He took this position only to better assist Teacher Ling.

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

Wang Chun, surprised not to face any harassment, snapped out of it and 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.

"Teacher Xu, congratulations—your rank jumped a whole level straight to Chief Instructor."

After Wang Chun left, Ling Shuang's face broke into a smile as she offered her congratulations.

That dazzling smile drew glances from many students.

Aside from her status as an eighth-rank Master Zongshi 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 icy beauty with a tear mole beneath her eye.

This was the first time they had ever seen her smile.

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

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

He had done all the work alone for this bet, 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 definitely worth celebrating. I'll treat everyone tonight—let's go out to eat. Xia Lan, come too."

"I have other work to attend to—I'll be off now. You two do as you please."

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

Seeing this, Xu Jingming also didn't linger—he left with Xia Lan.

With all the big figures gone, the remaining ordinary students finally relaxed, murmuring and exchanging remarks.

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

"Who says otherwise? Our martial arts academy's instructors couldn't repair this combat technique for years, yet Lei Di fixed and mastered it in just ten days!"

"True, this talent is simply incredible!"

"Looks like we can't call him Lei Di anymore—we've got to call him Head Coach!"

"......"

The average age of the Elite Training Camp trainees is over twenty-five.

Yet no one resented having Xu Jingming, aged twenty, appointed as Head Coach.

Because they knew from the start, they and Xu Jingming were from two different worlds.

After all, ordinary trainees could barely speak coherently in front of Ling Shuang, an eighth-rank Master Zongshi.

How could they be like Xu Jingming, chatting and laughing freely with her—even making Ling Shuang invite him out to dinner?

"I never expected you not only repaired the combat technique, but mastered them all!"

On the way back, Xia Lan's exclamations never stopped.

Then again, she had spent four months just to learn the Space S-rank combat technique, "Void Random Slash."

Yet Xu Jingming mastered the S+ rank "Lei Huo" in only ten days.

This was the first time she had directly witnessed Xu Jingming's monstrous comprehension ability.

"But now that you're Head Coach, Zhao Song probably won't dare keep making excuses to delay upgrading your accommodation."

After all the praise, Xia Lan grew a little gloomy.

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

"Anyway, this villa is big enough—two people living here is no problem."

"Since Zhao Song didn't move you, don't move. Stay right here."

Xu Jingming said casually, already at the villa's entrance.

He had been an orphan in both his past and present lives, and preferred a livelier atmosphere.

Especially after returning alone from the Wild Zone, stepping into a pitch-black villa felt overwhelmingly lonely.

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

Of course,

Now that Eva was by his side, he had someone to talk to while in the Wild Zone.

"Crack—"

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

"Really?"

Hearing this, Xia Lan's eyes lit up instantly, following Xu Jingming inside.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Xu Jingming pulled out his phone and asked, "Have you had lunch? If not, I'll order more."

Just like at Lei Ting Martial Arts Headquarters, takeout was available here too.

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

Having just returned from the Wild Zone, he was eager to devour a big meal.

"Huh, Liu Shan moved fast—he's already upgraded my permissions."

"Being Head Coach really pays off—even meals are cheaper."

Seeing the dishes on his phone now priced far lower than before, Xu Jingming was surprised.

Head Coach was an important position—he'd expected Liu Shan to take at least some time before upgrading his permissions.

"Lunch? Not yet."

Xia Lan shook her head, then smiled brightly and said:

"Don't order takeout—I can cook. I've been preparing all my meals myself lately."

"Sit down. I just bought some specialty Dayangzhou-bred Yunshui Tianhu beast meat yesterday."

"I'll make you a grand meal right away!"

Without waiting for Xu Jingming to help, she hurried excitedly into the kitchen.

"Tsk tsk, 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 "Lei Huo" combat technique,

he had also studied "Huan Lei Bu"—this technique had just reached the threshold for point allocation before he left the Wild Zone this morning.

But back then, he'd been in a hurry to travel, so he hadn't allocated points.

Now that matters were settled, it was time to upgrade his technique.

"S+ rank movement technique... I wonder what effect it'll have once mastered."

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

Energy Points -4000!

Huan Lei Bu → Huan Lei Bu (Beginner)!