Chapter 696: Astonishing Commotion! Revealing the News!

Rumble rumble~~~

Above the East Lake villa district, a vortex resembling a hurricane slowly spun.

But unlike an ordinary hurricane, this one was composed of incomparably pure origin energy.

This origin energy poured into Villa No. 102 below without the slightest reservation.

As if this villa were the very eye of the hurricane.

"This commotion—someone just broke through to an eighth-rank Grandmaster?!"

"Doesn't look quite like it. The origin energy concentration is a bit lower."

"If it's not a breakthrough to eighth-rank Grandmaster, then it must be a breakthrough to seventh-rank Master!"

"A seventh-rank Master breakthrough can cause this kind of commotion? Since when did our East Lake community have a figure like this?"

"......"

Within the East Lake community, one ability-user after another looked in astonishment toward the direction where the origin energy hurricane was gathering.

Origin energy is the foundation of an ability-user's cultivation; absorbing it can enhance one's physique and spiritual force.

When advancing through a breakthrough, one absorbs a massive amount of origin energy, instantly and greatly boosting the ability-user's base attributes.

And for an ability-user going from sixth rank to seventh rank, it is a qualitative change, requiring even more origin energy to be absorbed.

Some ability-users may even display all manner of strange phenomena as a result.

The magnitude of the phenomenon determines the strength of the ability-user after advancement.

And the phenomenon happening right now represents the tremendous potential possessed before the breakthrough!

After all, the more origin energy absorbed, the greater the boost obtained.

"Looks like it's in the southwest direction of the community!"

"Our East Lake community actually has a powerhouse like this? No, I must go and make his acquaintance."

Within the community, quite a few ability-users formed the intention of making friends and headed toward the origin energy hurricane.

"The commotion is actually this big......"

On the second floor of the villa, a hint of surprise also rose in Hearing Ling Shuang's beautiful eyes.

Back when Su Qingli broke through to seventh rank, she didn't even cause this much commotion.

"Well, Jingming's talent is astonishingly high, so having this kind of commotion is perfectly normal."

Hearing Ling Shuang quickly accepted it, feeling a touch of relief at the same time.

Good thing he didn't break through in the wilderness zone—otherwise, with a commotion like this, it would definitely draw the Tianming Sect people over.

Whoosh—

After an unknown amount of time, the origin energy hurricane dissipated, and Xu Jingming suddenly opened his eyes.

A flash of lightning seemed to streak across the entire room; even Hearing Ling Shuang sitting nearby sensed a heart-palpitating aura.

"Broken through to seventh rank."

Xu Jingming slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, opened the system panel, and checked his base attributes.

【Physique】: Qi and Blood (+)

【Spirit】: He (+)

"Base attributes shot up by a full 5,000 points!" Xu Jingming's face showed delight as he rose from the sofa.

Casually moving his body, he could already feel terrifying power blooming within.

Boom!!

With a thought, the resplendent Doushen Shenlei instantly surged forth, swirling around his body.

Xu Jingming carefully sensed the changes in his ability.

"The color has grown deeper and heavier, and the sacred aura has become stronger too.

All in all, the might of Doushen Shenlei is now several times stronger than before!"

Xu Jingming could feel that if he were to encounter that eighth-rank lower-position wind-system Master from the Tianming Sect again,

he wouldn't even need to enter Lightning Storm Form or use his Domain.

Just a single ordinary-form Heavenly Thunder technique would be enough to blast the opponent to death on the spot!

"How does it feel after the breakthrough?" Hearing Ling Shuang asked with a smile.

"Killing an eighth-rank lower-position is like slaughtering a dog; killing an eighth-rank mid-position is basically no problem either."

Xu Jingming replied, his tone brimming with powerful confidence.

Of course, this was all based on the assumption that the opponent possessed an A-rank ability.

If it were an S-rank ability, he probably could only handle seventh-rank peak ability-users.

"Not bad."

Hearing Ling Shuang's eyes held undisguised admiration. "I spent three years at Demon City Ability University, and the students I've brought out number in the thousands if not tens of thousands.

You are the most outstanding among them, and your advancement speed is terrifyingly fast as well."

Although Demon City Ability University is a top-tier ability-user academy in Great Xia,

it graduates well over a thousand students every year.

Yet among those thousand, having five break through to seventh-rank Master and one break through to eighth-rank Grandmaster is already considered quite good.

And Xu Jingming, at only twenty years old, has already broken through to seventh rank—an absolutely unprecedented, never-to-be-repeated achievement.

"Since you've successfully advanced, we don't need to stay here any longer.

Wait for me to take a shower first, then we'll teleport back to Lei Ting Wu Guan."

A slightly unnatural expression crossed Hearing Ling Shuang's pretty face.

Her body really was sticky and uncomfortable; otherwise, she would have teleported back directly.

And just now Xu Jingming was breaking through again, so she couldn't very well head straight to the bathroom.

"Alright." Xu Jingming nodded.

He opened his communication watch, preparing to first look into the detailed movements of Liu Shan and the other two vice馆長s.

Yet this action made Hearing Ling Shuang hesitate, as if wanting to say something.

"Sister Shuang, why haven't you gone in yet?" Xu Jingming asked, puzzled at the sight.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking—all that stuff on me, you put it there, right?

I think you should be responsible for cleaning it off properly."

Hearing Ling Shuang gathered her hair and said in all seriousness.

In truth, she was thinking of the scenes of Xu Jingming getting along with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan.

Bathing together seemed to be the standard for couples.

But as Xu Jingming's teacher, she still wasn't quite used to the shift in identity from teacher to lover.

That's why she could only awkwardly make such a request.

Xu Jingming was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and rose from the sofa:

"A very reasonable suggestion, Teacher Ling, I'll come help you right away."

"Don't call me Teacher Ling, call me by my name."

"Okay, Teacher Ling."

Following Hearing Ling Shuang's request, Xu Jingming very carefully cleaned her body.

Only there was a little accident midway—he accidentally dirtied her once more.

Fortunately this time, he didn't make a mess on the outside......

Half an hour later, Hearing Ling Shuang's pretty face still flushed with lingering warmth, walked out of the bathroom with Xu Jingming and teleported back to Lei Ting Wu Guan.

According to plan, Hearing Ling Shuang stayed at the villa, pretending to be seriously injured, while Xu Jingming went to the office of Hall Master Liu Shan.

Coincidentally, the other two vice hall masters were also there.

"What did you say? Supervisor Ling is seriously injured?"

Upon learning this news from Xu Jingming, Liu Shan immediately frowned and hurriedly asked:

"What's the situation? Did she run into a dangerous beast? But logically that shouldn't be—Supervisor Ling has spatial abilities.

Unless she encountered a peak ninth-rank Beast Emperor, otherwise it shouldn't be possible to seriously injure her."

"I'm not clear on the specifics either."

Xu Jingming shook his head, replying in an anxious voice:

"Teacher Ling was far too weak when she teleported over, she couldn't even speak.

Even after taking healing-type pills, she could only barely open her mouth and gesture for me to flee east.

Later, after she used one more long-distance teleport to come back, she completely lost consciousness.

Hall Master Liu, could you help find a healing-type eighth-rank Master Zongshi to come take a look?"