Chapter 802: Forum Debate! Who Is the Blood Killer?

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

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

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

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

Catherine couldn't help murmuring softly.

She never imagined that as America's SSS-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 trace of shock and frustration.

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

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

"If Shuang isn't here, the two of us alone are hopeless."

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

"Thunderstorm State greatly enhances power, but it drains energy and stamina extremely severely."

In the city, after testing it out, Xu Jingming already felt a hint of fatigue.

While Thunderstorm State is active, it's like burning the Divine Thunder of Doushen—energy consumption is incredibly rapid!

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

Of course,

this duration can be extended by the Ultimate Radiance Thunder Ring.

The maximum sustained time is roughly ten minutes.

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

Xu Jingming mused inwardly.

With his body cultivation technique upgraded to SSS-grade, all he needs now is to keep allocating points to continuously strengthen his physique.

But aside from body cultivation, offensive combat techniques are equally crucial.

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

Its single-target damage doesn't even surpass the SS+ technique, Lei Long Shu.

Moreover, his spear techniques are limited to only the SS+ Cang Lei Ba Wang Qiang—he has no SSS-grade spear technique at all.

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

Xu Jingming quickly made his decision.

Su Qingli is the head of Thunder Martial Arts Pavilion; finding an SSS-grade lightning-based single-target combat technique is easy for her.

As for lacking an SSS-grade lightning-based spear technique, he'd 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 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 energy points, converting 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 come with an official announcement 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 is the Red Archbishop of the Sect of Destiny?! Damn, this is big 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 Blood Killer? 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 adepts paving the way—no task is hard 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 righteous. If it were as you say, she'd never give a perfect evaluation."

"..."

Swordbearer Forum users are few, and S+ tasks involving an eighth-rank mid-tier Grand Master 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, with users wildly speculating who the Blood Killer was.

Blood Killer's identity, as administrator Blood Sword, was known to him.

He received 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 then thought of the upcoming Martial Arts Pavilion 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 Blood Sword and Zhou Yu silent, the forum buzzed with heated discussion—but no one knew the true identity of the Blood Killer.

In fact, they never once considered Xu Jingming.

After all, in their eyes, Xu Jingming's combat power was still stuck at eighth-rank lower-tier A-grade...

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

After discovering the province's situation wasn't as dire as she'd imagined,

she suddenly realized she'd been deceived by domestic media.

She sincerely apologized to Xu Jingming for her earlier remarks.

Xu Jingming naturally said he didn't mind.

The only regret was failing to uncover evidence linking the Sect of Destiny to America through Lu Wenliang.

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

May 21, 9: 0 a. .

Having stayed in Great Xia for four days, Catherine prepared to depart for Dayangzhou.

On the helipad behind the villa stood a sleek, all-black aircraft with a futuristic design.

Its size was similar to Xu Jingming's Chishao-class aircraft, but far heavier.

It was the rare, unobtainable Obsidian-class aircraft.

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

At first, Xu Jingming was surprised, but then he realized—Catherine's mother was America's Supreme Strongest.

For her to own an Obsidian-class aircraft was hardly remarkable.

Xu Jingming couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Catherine was, without doubt, the wealthiest and most well-connected woman he'd ever met.

Su Qingli, Ai Lin—all paled before her.

"Thanks for all your help these days. If you ever come to America, let me know—I'll host you."

Beside the aircraft, Catherine smiled brightly.

Though she'd often heard strange moans at night, her days in Great Xia had been pleasant.

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

To America?

Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

Before he possessed sufficient strength, he would never go to America—he feared assassination.

Of course, before Catherine, he wouldn't be so tactless; he simply nodded and agreed.

He paused, then added:

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

Since no evidence of a Sect of Destiny–America alliance had been found through Lu Wenliang, he'd have to let Catherine find it herself.

Fortunately, Catherine despised the Sect of Destiny.

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

"The Holy Light shall purify all! The filth of the Sect of Destiny shall be utterly eradicated by my Sacred Church!"

"Good," Xu Jingming grinned.

He eagerly anticipated Catherine's reaction when she discovered the Sect of Destiny was secretly funded by America.

"Alright, I'll be off then. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chu Xuan waved farewell; Catherine gave a slight nod, then leapt aboard the Obsidian-class aircraft.

The cockpit sealed, engines roared, and the aircraft swiftly became a streak of light soaring into the sky, vanishing beyond the horizon.

The maximum speed of a Black Obsidian-class fighter reaches five times the speed of sound; even ninth-rank flying predatory beasts find it hard to catch up.

With a Black Obsidian-class fighter, Catherine could cross the ocean and return to Dayangzhou.

"Catherine has returned; I should head to headquarters to find Teacher Su."

"After getting the combat technique manual, I'll go back to Dayangzhou to continue hunting predatory beasts."

Xu Jingming withdrew his gaze and silently thought to himself.

After allocating points to the Body Strengthening Art, his system panel's ability points were nearly depleted.

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