Chapter 802: Forum Debate! Who Is Xue Sha?

Watching the towering figure wreaking havoc below in the city, Catherine was certain.

Xu Jingming's body cultivation technique is definitely SSS-grade.

Not just any SSS-grade—it's a premium SSS-grade!

"Compared to him, I'm practically useless."

Catherine couldn't help but whisper in awe.

She never imagined that as America's S-grade prodigy and the sole student of the Supreme Strongest, she would one day make such a remark...

"Jingming's physique has grown even stronger..."

Song Qiuyun's delicate face bore a faint hint of shock and distress.

Last night, she and Jiang Chu Xuan had barely managed to hold on.

Now that Xu Jingming's physique has strengthened further, how could they possibly withstand it?

"Without Shuang-jie here, the two of us alone are hopeless."

Song Qiuyun thought, a trace of embarrassment coloring her face.

"The Thunderstorm State does grant massive power boosts, but it drains both psychic energy and physical stamina extremely severely."

In the city, after a series of trials, Xu Jingming already felt a hint of fatigue.

While the Thunderstorm State is active, it's like burning up the Doushen Shenlei—psychic energy depletes at an astonishing rate!

According to his estimate, the Thunderstorm State can last at most about two minutes.

Of course,

this duration can be extended by the Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan.

The absolute maximum duration is around ten minutes.

"Thunderstorm State grants a 16-fold power boost—if I can't defeat my opponent within ten minutes, extending it further won't matter."

Xu Jingming mused inwardly.

Now that his body cultivation technique has reached SSS-grade, all he needs to do is keep allocating points, and his physique will continue growing stronger.

But beyond body cultivation, offensive combat techniques are equally vital.

Only with suitable combat techniques can he fully unleash his power.

Yet the only SSS-grade offensive technique Xu Jingming currently possesses is one.

That is: Wan Leitianlao Yin.

It is a ranged offensive technique, focused primarily on wide attack coverage—its damage is actually quite low.

Its single-target damage doesn't even surpass the SS+ technique Thunder Dragon Art.

Furthermore, he only possesses the SS+ spear technique Cang Lei Ba Wang, with no SSS-grade spear technique at all.

"I'll have to visit headquarters later and ask Su Laoshi for another SSS-grade single-target technique."

Xu Jingming quickly made his decision.

Su Qingli is the director of Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym; finding an SSS-grade single-target lightning-based combat technique is still quite easy.

As for lacking an SSS-grade lightning-based spear technique, he had already found a solution.

There's no shortage of SSS-grade enhancement-based spear techniques.

The key difference between lightning-based and enhancement-based spear techniques is that the former perfectly fuses lightning psychic energy with bodily force.

The latter merely maximizes bodily force to perfection.

The two types of techniques are difficult to convert between.

But with the Deep Blue System, as long as he has psychic energy points, turning an enhancement-based technique into a lightning-based one is no problem at all.

While Xu Jingming was testing techniques in the virtual world,

Zhou Yu had finished handling Lu Wenliang's matter and submitted a perfect evaluation for the task.

The Swordbearer Forum's tasks are divided into two types: those issued by the Great Xia government and those issued by individuals.

Tasks issued by the Great Xia government always receive public announcements upon completion.

The Public Security Bureau Zhou Yu belongs to is naturally part of the Great Xia government.

After marking the task complete, she also received a separate pinned announcement on the Swordbearer Forum.

"Lu Wenliang was actually the Red-robed Grand Preceptor of the Tianming Sect?! Damn, this is huge news!"

"Looks like the Lu family is finished—now the Public Security Bureau will definitely launch a focused investigation into them."

"That's true, but I'm more curious—who is this Xue Sha? How did he kill Lu Wenliang, who wielded the Divine Blood Secret Art?"

"His registration time was today—he's a new user. How could he possibly complete such a high-difficulty task?"

"Probably another newbie backed by a major faction, with high-rank psychics paving the way—no task would be a problem for him."

"That doesn't make sense—this is a perfect evaluation! I know Zhou Yu from the Public Security Bureau; she's upright and honest. If it were really as you say, it could never be a perfect evaluation."

"..."

Swordbearer Forum users are few to begin with, and S+ tasks involving an eighth-rank Zhongweida Grandmaster aren't seen every day.

This task was completed by a newbie—and with a perfect evaluation.

Instantly, the post drew a flood of replies and speculation, everyone guessing who Xue Sha really was.

As an administrator, Xue Jian naturally knew Xue Sha's true identity.

He received the notification the moment the task was submitted.

After learning the full details from Zhou Yu, he too was stunned by Xu Jingming's formidable strength.

He immediately thought of the upcoming Martial Arts Gym Exchange Competition, and asked Zhou Yu to temporarily keep Xu Jingming's identity secret.

He planned to deliver a grand gift to foreign martial arts factions.

With neither Xue Jian nor Zhou Yu speaking, the forum users, though buzzing with discussion, remained unaware of Xue Sha's true identity.

They didn't even consider Xu Jingming at all.

After all, in their eyes, Xu Jingming's combat power was still only at Level 8 Lower Tier of A-Class...

In the following days, Xu Jingming took Catherine to visit a neighboring province.

After discovering that the situation there wasn't as dire as she had imagined.

She suddenly realized she had been deceived by her country's media.

And sincerely apologized to Xu Jingming for her previous remarks.

Xu Jingming naturally said he didn't care.

The only regret was that he hadn't found any evidence linking Lu Wenliang to the Tianming Sect and the United States.

Otherwise, he could have given Catherine a delightful surprise, making her trip to Daxia unforgettable.

May 21st, 9:00 a. m.

Catherine, who had stayed in Daxia for four days, prepared to depart for Dayangzhou.

On the helipad behind the villa stood a sleek, all-black fighter jet with a sci-fi design.

This fighter jet was roughly the same size as Xu Jingming's Chixiao-class fighter, but far heavier.

It was the rare, unobtainable, black-obsidian-class fighter jet.

And this fighter jet had been pulled from Catherine's space ring.

At first, Xu Jingming was surprised, but then he thought again—Catherine's mother was a supreme power of the United States.

For Catherine to own a black-obsidian-class fighter jet wasn't surprising at all.

Xu Jingming couldn't help but feel a pang of awe.

Catherine was, among all the people he knew, the wealthiest and most deeply connected woman.

Su Qingli, Erin—they all paled in comparison.

"Thanks for all your trouble these days. If you ever come to the United States, let me know—I'll host you."

Beside the fighter jet, Catherine smiled brightly.

Although she often heard strange moaning sounds at night, her days in Daxia had been quite pleasant.

Xu Jingming had kept his promise, accompanying her nearly the entire time.

Go to the United States?

Xu Jingming raised his sword-like eyebrows at this.

Before he possessed sufficient strength, he would never go to the United States—he feared assassination.

Of course, in front of Catherine, he wouldn't be this tactless; he merely nodded and agreed.

After a pause, he added:

"By the way, if you ever capture members of the Tianming Sect, ask them for more intelligence—there might be unexpected gains."

Since there was no evidence linking Lu Wenliang to the Tianming Sect and the United States, he could only leave it to Catherine to find.

Fortunately, Catherine despised the Tianming Sect deeply.

True to form, at the mention of the Tianming Sect, Catherine's face turned cold as she spoke:

"The Holy Light shall purify all—the filth of the Tianming Sect shall be utterly eradicated by my Sacred Papacy!"

"Good." Xu Jingming grinned.

He eagerly anticipated Catherine's reaction when she discovered the Tianming Sect was secretly funded by the United States.

"Alright, then I'll leave first. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chuxuan waved farewell; Catherine gave a slight nod, then leapt onto the black-obsidian-class fighter jet.

The cockpit sealed shut, engines roared to life, and in moments, it became a streak of light soaring into the sky, vanishing beyond the horizon.

The black-obsidian-class fighter jet's top speed reached five times the speed of sound—even ninth-tier avian monsters struggled to catch up.

With the black-obsidian-class fighter jet, Catherine could cross the ocean and return to Dayangzhou.

"Catherine's gone. I should head to headquarters to find Su Laoshi."

"After getting the combat technique manual, I'll return to Dayangzhou to continue hunting monsters."

Xu Jingming withdrew his gaze and muttered to himself.

After spending points on Body Strengthening Art, his ability points on the system panel were nearly depleted.

Right now, he desperately needed to replenish his ability points...