Chapter 804: Both Teacher and Friend! Su Qingli's Worries!

"The Heaven Thunder Divine Punishment Sword has an extremely high cultivation difficulty; back then, it took me nearly half a year to learn it.

"After you get the manual, if there's anything you don't understand during your cultivation, you can come find me...."

Su Qingli had not finished speaking when she thought of Xu Jingming's terrifyingly monstrous comprehension.

She couldn't help but press her rosy lips together and said listlessly:

"Forget it. Even an SSS-rank combat technique probably won't pose much difficulty for you."

Xu Jingming's talent was absolutely the most freakish she had ever seen; even she herself was far inferior.

At first, she felt this was quite nice—it saved her trouble.

But later on, she discovered that she, as his teacher, didn't seem to be of much use to Xu Jingming.

At times, it was actually Xu Jingming who turned things around and taught her combat techniques and Spirit Refining arts.

Rather than a simple teacher-student relationship, it was more like being both teacher and friend.

"I'll hand this Heaven Thunder Divine Punishment Sword over to you. There's really nothing more on me that you can continue to learn.

If you want more powerful combat techniques later on, you may have to figure it out yourself."

Su Qingli picked up the teacup on the table, brought it to her lips, took a light sip, then set it down slowly.

When she first found Xu Jingming, she had thought it would take at least four or five years, or even longer, to finish passing down all these combat techniques.

But she hadn't expected that Xu Jingming would completely drain her dry in less than a year......

"How can that be enough."

Xu Jingming grinned. "I still have a lot of questions I want to consult you about, Teacher.

For example, restriction-type combat techniques, movement-type combat techniques, and the like."

He was speaking the truth.

It's just that these combat techniques were still sufficient for now, and there was no need to learn too many.

After all, the combat techniques he had already mastered were far too many.

"Is that so?"

Su Qingli blinked. Even she herself didn't notice the delight she felt upon hearing those words.

"Of course."

Xu Jingming smiled and said, "Right, Su Laoshi, I also want an enhancement-type SSS-rank spear combat technique."

"I don't have any enhancement-type combat techniques here. You can just go to the library and look them up.

But why do you want an enhancement-type spear combat technique? Enhancement-type combat techniques can only mobilize your muscle qi and blood.

They can't mobilize your lightning-type abilities, which is essentially wasting the vast majority of your power.

Even if you ultimately succeed in cultivating it, its might might not even be as strong as that SS+ rank Cang Lei Ba Wang Spear I gave you last time."

Su Qingli asked, somewhat puzzled.

Having a lightning-type ability user cultivate an enhancement-type combat technique was absolutely a move in completely opposite directions.

In fact, if Xu Jingming hadn't cultivated a Body Tempering art,

the SSS-rank enhancement-type combat technique he ultimately cultivated would probably be less powerful than even an A-rank lightning-type combat technique.

"I want to use this enhancement-type SSS-rank spear technique as a basis to create a lightning-type SSS-rank spear technique."

Xu Jingming didn't hide it and said directly.

"Hmm?" Su Qingli was stunned for a moment.

Even she, who was used to Xu Jingming's monstrous nature, was shocked by this line of thinking from Xu Jingming.

Enhancement-type combat techniques and lightning-type combat techniques are completely two different directions—how could they be converted?

Even if they could be converted, it would inevitably cost Xu Jingming a great deal of time.

"There's no rush for a lightning-type SSS-rank spear combat technique. Your current strength is already completely sufficient."

Su Qingli hurriedly advised. After a pause, she added: "If you really want one, just let me figure out a way."

Because the time since her breakthrough to the ninth rank was really too short, she hadn't actually accumulated much of a network.

But just because she didn't, didn't mean her father didn't.

Her father was, after all, a peak ninth-rank Law Saint. Even though he had been missing for so many years, he still had residual influence.

If she personally stepped forward, those elders should be willing to help find a lightning-type SSS-rank spear combat technique.

Xu Jingming's heart warmed at her words, and he smiled: "There's no need, Su Laoshi. I have confidence.

My Body Tempering art has already been upgraded from SS-rank to SSS-rank.

Attack-type combat techniques are more than ten times simpler than Body Tempering arts; for me, they're simply not a problem."

In fact, if he had enough ability points, even an SSR-rank combat technique should be able to be directly added into existence.

"What did you say?!"

Su Qingli's eyes went wide as she said in disbelief: "An SSS-rank Body Tempering art? You've already successfully researched it?"

"It hasn't gone through formal rating yet, but in terms of power, it absolutely belongs at SSS-rank."

Xu Jingming replied with a smile.

"SSS-rank Body Tempering art... created an SSS-rank Body Tempering art at 20 years old......"

Su Qingli muttered to herself, feeling as if she were dreaming.

She thought she had already fully recognized the terrifying depth of Xu Jingming's comprehension.

But she hadn't expected she had still underestimated just how monstrous Xu Jingming was.

Creating an SSS-rank Body Tempering art at 20—she hadn't even dared to dream that big!

"Since you've even created an SSS-rank Body Tempering art, then I won't stop you.

Your library access has already been raised to the highest level by me. Once you've set your eyes on any combat technique, just register it and you can take it away directly."

Su Qingli took a deep breath, calmed the shock in her heart, and said.

"Yes!"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up. He rose and said, "Then I'll head to the library first to look for combat techniques, and come find you later."

"Go ahead." Su Qingli waved her hand.

Xu Jingming turned and left. Liu Wei then walked up and said softly to Su Qingli:

"Hall Master, Deputy Hall Master Hu is pressing again about the appointment of the Magic Capital Inspector."

At those words, Su Qingli's delicate brows knitted slightly.

The Magic Capital, being close to the sea, had very frequent trade with foreign countries.

Moreover, because the number of sea beasts was enormous, it gathered a large number of ability-users who came to hunt them.

Precisely because of this, the Magic Capital's economic development could be said to rank among the top three in all of Great Xia.

Lei Ting Wu Guan had also built branch halls in every administrative district of the Magic Capital, totaling a full twenty branches.

And the Inspector was responsible for overseeing the construction of these branches, preventing embezzlement and bribery.

This position's authority superseded that of every branch hall master, second only to the three of them—the hall master and deputy hall masters.

It had been more than two years since the previous Magic Capital Inspector fell.

During this period, no new Inspector had been appointed. Deputy Hall Master Hu Jinyu had repeatedly proposed sending someone to fill the post.

But how could Su Qingli hand such an important position to someone else?

So she had never agreed. Seeing this, Hu Jinyu had also kept quiet for over a year.

But some time ago, after Liu Shan was stripped of his post and sent to the Nixi branch, Hu Jinyu once again set his sights on the Magic Capital Inspector position.

He wanted Liu Shan to become the Magic Capital Inspector.

And Liu Shan was, after all, one of the rare eighth-rank peak Grandmasters in Lei Ting Wu Guan, so this request was reasonable enough.

But Su Qingli had always used Liu Shan's mistake as the reason and never agreed.

"Same answer as last time—Liu Shan committed a grave error and cannot be appointed Inspector."

Su Qingli instructed, her gaze clear.

The position of Magic Capital Inspector was extremely important; she could not let Hu Jinyu's side gain control of it.

But she also understood that this excuse could buy her at most two or three months.

After all, when the Tianming Sect traitor incident occurred last time, Liu Shan bore no primary responsibility—he was only implicated.

Previously there had been no one available, so the Magic Capital Inspector position had been left vacant.

But now, with eighth-rank peak Liu Shan around, dragging it out too long would fail to convince the public.

"If it really won't work, I can only let Sister Shuang step up."

Su Qingli felt a trace of worry in her heart.

Lei Ting Wu Guan had always spoken by strength.

Hearing Ling Shuang's escape ability was strong, but her direct combat power was actually inferior to Liu Shan, who had been at eighth-rank peak for several years already.

If the two competed for the Magic Capital Inspector position, Liu Shan's odds of winning would be even higher.

But at this point, she could only take things one step at a time.

The people she had available were simply too few. Once Ling Shuang lost—

When the time came, no matter how unwilling, she would probably have no choice but to let Liu Shan become the Magic Capital Inspector......