Chapter 800: Body Forging Art Point Allocation! SSS Level!

Lu Wenliang was a mid-level eighth-rank Grand Master and also owned his own psychic family in Magu.

But his rise had been far too brief—merely over a decade.

Within the family, he was the only eighth-rank; the highest-ranked other psychics were merely seventh-rank Masters.

Consider that even the elite Song family, with three eighth-ranks, saw its industrial scale plummet after Grandpa Song Daoyuan's death.

How much more so for the Lu family, with such shallow roots?

It was foreseeable that once Lu Wenliang's death became public, the Lu family would collapse entirely, even falling below ordinary seventh-rank families.

After all, Lu Wenliang was a member of the Sect of Heavenly Fate; afterward, the Lu family would surely face intense scrutiny.

But this had nothing to do with Xu Jingming—he had merely carried out his mission.

After Zhou Yu left, Xu Jingming, Catherine, and Yang Yao also returned to the city by off-road vehicle.

After dropping off Xu Jingming and Catherine at the villa, Yang Yao respectfully took his leave.

The villa at Waterfront Community had its living room rendered unusable due to Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan's psychic transformations.

This villa was purchased by Xu Jingming during the day while taking Catherine out, costing 400 million Daya currency.

The villa had four floors, with a total area exceeding two thousand square meters.

In addition to the accompanying swimming pool and small garden, it featured a helipad capable of parking fighter jets.

Seeing Xu Jingming and Catherine return safely, Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, who had been waiting inside the villa, finally exhaled in relief.

"Xu Jingming, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now and come back tomorrow."

After sitting on the sofa and sipping the tea Song Qiuyun handed him, Catherine proposed to depart.

Back in Maben, she had heard Xu Jingming had reached eighth-rank Grand Master combat power.

But hearing and witnessing were entirely different—what she had just seen, Xu Jingming killing Lu Wenliang, had shaken her profoundly and instilled urgent pressure.

She no longer wished to remain in Daya to verify its true state; she wanted to return to Maben immediately for training.

"Traveling back and forth is too troublesome—if you don't mind, you can stay here. I have plenty of rooms."

Xu Jingming replied.

The villa had four floors; aside from the first floor, which contained only a training room, the other three floors each had bedrooms.

Even with Catherine staying alone, there was no issue—he and Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan needed only one room.

"Yes, this would be more convenient," Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan chimed in.

After a day of interaction, their relationship with Catherine had drawn much closer.

No longer as stiff as when they first met yesterday.

"Then I'll be taking your hospitality."

After a moment's thought, Catherine smiled and agreed.

She wanted to see how Xu Jingming trained—how his power had risen so swiftly...

Training was an eternal topic among psychics.

Especially after witnessing Xu Jingming's strength, Catherine now felt intense pressure.

So shortly afterward, she requested to go to the training room.

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, newly transformed into S+ level psychics, also needed practice to master their new abilities.

"Then let's go together," Xu Jingming nodded.

The villa's training room was constructed entirely from C-grade alloy, extremely sturdy.

Its area exceeded five hundred square meters, more than sufficient for four people's daily training.

Upon entering the training room, each person found a spot to train.

Xu Jingming also sat cross-legged, pulling out the space ring taken from Lu Wenliang, preparing to inventory his spoils.

Whoosh—

His spiritual force surged forth, instantly erasing Lu Wenliang's spiritual imprint on the ring.

A space roughly the size of a basketball court, ten meters high, appeared within his perception.

"The space ring's capacity is only around five thousand cubic meters—far smaller than my hundred-million-cubic-meter ring."

Xu Jingming shook his head slightly.

This was standard for an eighth-rank Grand Master's space ring.

Only rare individuals like Ling Shuang and himself possessed space rings with a hundred-million-cubic-meter capacity.

"Still, there's quite a bit here."

The five-thousand-cubic-meter space had been meticulously organized by Lu Wenliang.

Pills, rare herbs, weapons, equipment...

Each category had its own dedicated storage area.

"Useless pills and rare herbs can go to Song Qiuyun and the others; equipment can be recycled to Thunder Martial Hall later..."

Xu Jingming roughly inventoried the contents—their total value was around 15 billion Blue Star currency.

The pills and rare herbs were at most S+ level; none were SS or SSS level.

This was normal—if such resources existed, Lu Wenliang would have used them himself rather than keeping them stored in the ring.

The most valuable thing on a high-rank psychic is himself—this saying was no lie.

Besides the usual resources most psychics kept, Xu Jingming also discovered numerous items tied to the Sect of Heavenly Fate.

A dedicated communication watch, a large quantity of Blood Demon Pills, the original manuscripts of the Divine Blood Art, and a personal journal on practicing the Divine Blood Art.

"The communication watch can be handed over to Magu's Public Security Bureau for investigation."

"As for this training journal, it might offer insights into my SSS-level Body Forging Art."

Xu Jingming's eyes glinted slightly.

He opened the book, its pages seemingly written in crimson blood, and began reading carefully...

The Divine Blood Art was profoundly evil, requiring Blood Demon Pills made from psychic blood to practice and use.

Thus, the Sect of Heavenly Fate had to conduct regular blood sacrifices.

Yet undeniably, the Divine Blood Art could dramatically enhance a psychic's power.

During the school excursion, that second-rank peak Sect of Heavenly Fate Holy Son had reached fourth-rank after activating the Divine Blood Art.

Even Lu Wenliang, just now, had surged from mid-eighth-rank to upper-eighth-rank combat power.

Remember, a minor tier advancement among eighth-rank Grand Masters was already an astonishing leap.

Hence, Xu Jingming wished to integrate it into his Body Forging Art.

The training journal contained vast content—over a hundred pages, even including complex analyses of the human meridian system.

For an ordinary person, it would take at least a week to finish reading, let alone deeply comprehend it.

But Xu Jingming, as a mid-level seventh-rank Master, possessed immense spiritual force and astonishingly rapid mental processing.

In just over two hours, he fully understood the entire journal.

"The Divine Blood Art is far more profound than I imagined."

Closing the book, Xu Jingming silently marveled.

After reading the journal, he realized how shallow his prior understanding of the Divine Blood Art had been.

"Previously, my Body Forging Art couldn't be upgraded by adding points. Now, with more psychic points and deeper comprehension of the scripture, perhaps I can finally add points."

With a mental shift, Xu Jingming opened his system interface and directly viewed the Body Forging Art entry.

【Body Forging】: Divine Thunder Indestructible Body (SS+ Level, Ninth Stage)

"I can add points now!"

Xu Jingming's heart leapt with joy. Without hesitation, he mentally clicked the plus sign beside Body Forging Art.

Psychic Points - 390, 00!

【Body Forging】: Divine Thunder Indestructible Body (SS Level) → Unnamed Body Forging Art (SSS Level)!

【Body Strengthening】: Divine Thunder Indestructible Body (SS Rank) → Unnamed Body Strengthening Art (SSS Rank)!

His heartbeat thundered within his chest, each pulse threatening to burst through his ribs.

Boundless power surged within him, flooding every part of his body, reshaping his physique.

His muscles grew stronger, his bones harder!

His internal organs rapidly strengthened, becoming so resilient they could regenerate even after destruction!

As the physical transformation intensified, the heartbeat grew louder, like war drums pounding!

As the body transformation intensified, the heartbeat grew louder, like war drums pounding!

Nearby, Catherine, who had been secretly observing Xu Jingming, trying to uncover the secret of his training, froze in shock.

Was Xu Jingming's training always this violent?

Is Xu Jingming's usual cultivation always this tumultuous?

At that moment, brilliant golden Daitian Divine Thunder leapt across Xu Jingming's body.

Violent blood qi swirled around him, warping the surrounding air into visible ripples!

Simultaneously, a terrifying aura erupted from Xu Jingming's center.

That aura was as bloodthirsty and savage as the ninth-rank peak Thunder Tyrant Dragon in the Wildlands.

The instant she sensed this aura, Catherine's skin erupted in goosebumps, overwhelmed by a potent sense of death.

The instant she sensed this aura, Catherine's skin erupted in goosebumps, sensing a powerful deathly presence!

Six pure white wings unfurled behind her, radiant golden light encircling her slender frame.

Six pure white wings unfurled behind her, radiant golden light swirling around her slender form.

With her SS-class Holy Angel ability activated, Catherine finally felt the threat lessen slightly.

"Even the unconscious disturbance during cultivation forced me to use my ability to resist—what kind of monster is Xu Jingming?"

Catherine's emerald eyes were filled with disbelief.

She was an SS-class awakened ability user!

And she had trained the SSS-class Body Strengthening Art—yet now she had to use her ability just to withstand the pressure.

If anyone else had been in her place, wouldn't they be completely paralyzed?

The reality matched her thoughts: Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu, both merely at the peak of third stage.

Despite using their abilities to their full extent, they still wore expressions of agony, their bodies utterly immobilized.

Whoosh—

Catherine's holy light enveloped them, allowing the two women to finally catch their breath.

"Th-thank you."

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

"Is Xu Jingming's cultivation always like this?"

Catherine couldn't help asking.

"No, normally there's pressure during cultivation, but never this intense."

Song Qiuyun shook her head, still shaken.

Even with Catherine's holy light protecting her, her curvaceous body still trembled unconsciously.

It was the primal instinct of a weak creature facing a supreme one.

"I think Jingming must have broken through," added the white-haired girl Jiang Chu.

"Broken through?" Catherine froze.

She clearly remembered that a month ago, when Xu Jingming's combat power was revealed to be eighth stage, he was only low seventh stage.

Even his seventh stage mid-level during this meeting had already shocked her.

Now he was about to break through again? How was that possible?!

At that moment, the thunderous heartbeat vanished. Xu Jingming suddenly opened his eyes.

This instantly startled Catherine, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chu.

What kind of eyes were these?

His once clear black-and-white pupils were now saturated with crimson, radiating endless coldness and bloodlust.

The overwhelming pressure made Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu's legs buckle, sending them collapsing to the ground.

Catherine fared slightly better, but her long legs, tightly clad in her combat suit, still trembled faintly.

What startled her even more was that she sensed on Xu Jingming a vibe similar to the one she had killed on Bolan Street—Lu Wenliang.

"Has Xu Jingming trained the Divine Blood Secret Art?"

Catherine's heart surged with shock, but she quickly realized—it wasn't the Divine Blood Secret Art.

Xu Jingming hadn't grown any monstrous limbs; his aura leaned toward cold bloodlust.

Not the chaotic, frenzied energy of Lu Wenliang.

"Sorry, I was practicing Body Strengthening Art—the disturbance was a bit strong."

Xu Jingming came back to himself.

The crimson in his eyes vanished swiftly, replaced by clarity.

Simultaneously, the golden thunderstorm across the sky retracted entirely into his body.

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu finally rose, drenched in sweat.

"Can Body Strengthening Art cause such a disturbance? Don't lie to me."

Catherine blinked, skeptical.

Though Xu Jingming had suppressed his aura, she still felt a heart-pounding pressure emanating from him.

As if, should he wish, he could crush her with a single gesture.

This was a sensation she had never felt from him before cultivation.

In short—Catherine felt Xu Jingming had grown stronger.

"'Cultivation' might not be the right word. It's more like… transformation."

Xu Jingming smiled.

He felt his body was like a furnace smelting steel, brimming with boundless power.

This meant that after upgrading his Body Strengthening Art to SSS-class, his physique had surged again!

He silently called out "Deep Blue," and the system interface opened instantly. He checked his physique and Body Strengthening Art stats.

【Physique】: Blood Qi (+)

【Body Strengthening】: Unnamed Body Strengthening Art (SSS-class, Ninth Layer)

"65, 00 blood qi?!" Xu Jingming was stunned.

Before adding points to Body Strengthening Art, his blood qi had been only 55, 00.

That meant upgrading from SS-class to SSS-class had increased his blood qi by a full 10, 00!

"No wonder I feel endless strength—my blood qi has surged this much!"

Xu Jingming's heart raced.

Most ability users switching to Body Strengthening Art had to restart from Layer One.

Even with prior foundation, it still took considerable time to reach their previous level.

But his system's point allocation was different.

It bypassed the entire process of rebuilding—directly granting him the level he had previously reached.

This 10, 00 blood qi was the accumulated total from his prior cultivation, instantly stacked on top.

As Xu Jingming examined his physique, Catherine asked, puzzled:

"Transforming your Body Strengthening Art? I thought you created it yourself—it was already SS-class. How could you transform it further?"

Xu Jingming's self-created SS-class Body Strengthening Art was no secret internationally; Catherine knew this well.

But as soon as the words left her mouth, she realized—"Wait… you transformed your own Body Strengthening Art into SSS-class?!"

"I haven't had it officially rated yet. I don't know the exact strength of this new art."

Xu Jingming shook his head. "But I definitely feel it's far stronger than before."

Catherine's pupils shrank sharply.

His original Body Strengthening Art was already SS-class—among the finest, bordering on SS+!

Now it had improved further. Aside from SSS-class, she couldn't imagine any other possibility.

"You—"

Catherine opened her moist red lips, wanting to speak—but fell silent.

As America's SS-class prodigy, she had once created her own combat techniques.

But her strongest creation was only A-class—never even reached S-class.

Body Strengthening Art involved the mysteries of the human body—far more complex than ordinary combat techniques by over tenfold.

She didn't even have the confidence to create a B-class Body Strengthening Art.

Yet Xu Jingming had already created an SSS-class technique.

What kind of monstrous talent was this?

At that moment, the proud Catherine felt only boundless confusion.

She thought of the God of Light she worshipped.

Only a deity reincarnated could possess such terrifying talent…