Chapter 857: Chaos Doushen Shenlei

"This feeling......"

Xu Jingming's jet-black dragon pupils turned toward Su Qingli, then his heart stirred.

Crackling—

The entire expanse of blue lightning sea suddenly boiled, then surged entirely toward Su Qingli!

"What?! My Lei Ting?!"

A look of shock spread across Su Qingli's pale, delicate face.

The Yuqing Doushen Shenlei, which had been under her control, was showing signs of losing control!

"Domain expansion!!"

Sizzle—

Her hair whipped wildly as blindingly bright blue lightning erupted once more from Su Qingli's body!

Under the power of her domain, the previously out-of-control Yuqing Doushen Shenlei finally regained control.

Yet even so, a force still resisted her!

It was as if the other were the true master of this lightning, while she was merely a user.

"Jingming, what ability is this?"

Su Qingli's face no longer held its usual cold serenity, but was instead filled with astonishment.

"I just discovered it myself—I seem to be able to control your lightning."

Xu Jingming mused.

"Huh? It can do that?"

Su Qingli was utterly stunned.

Among lightning-based abilities, a higher-rank ability naturally crushes a lower-rank one—that's normal.

But she had never heard of a higher-rank ability controlling a lower-rank one!

For example, her own S-class Yuqing Doushen Shenlei could at most suppress B-class lightning abilities—never once control them!

"This is the SSS-class Chaos Doushen Shenlei? It has such formidable abilities..."

Su Qingli swallowed hard.

Remember, she was a ninth-rank Law Saint!

While Xu Jingming was only a seventh-rank Upper Master!

There was a full two major ranks between them!

If Xu Jingming entered the eighth-rank Master Zongshi realm, she might not even regain control even with her domain.

Even if she reclaimed it, her ability's release would be severely restricted.

For a Law Saint, this would be a fatal blow!

"Jingming, from now on, any lightning-based ability user will be inferior before you."

Su Qingli couldn't help whispering in awe.

"I think so too, but I still need more practice to understand how to use this ability properly."

Xu Jingming nodded, deeply satisfied.

He hadn't expected that sparring with Professor Su would accidentally reveal another ability of the Chaos Doushen Shenlei...

Even though the Chaos Doushen Shenlei possessed extraordinary control over lightning-based abilities.

But Su Qingli was still a ninth-rank Law Saint and had mastered domain power.

Thus, the rest of the battle was largely Su Qingli overpowering Xu Jingming.

And as the two fought, the outcome of Xu Jingming's battle with Liu Shan began to spread.

It caused a massive uproar throughout the Lei Ting Wu Guan!

"Instantly killed an eighth-rank peak! How strong is Lei Di now?"

"Holy shit! Lei Di is awesome!"

"In just one year, from Elite Training Camp student to Deputy Director Mo Ben, then to Magu City Inspector—unbeatable!"

"I knew it—Director Su's appointment was right! Shut up, haters!"

"......"

In an instant, Hu Jinyu's manufactured public opinion completely reversed.

Countless people marveled at Xu Jingming's monstrous rate of breakthrough.

Magu City, main district, Lei Ting Wu Guan building.

Regional President Pang Tian sat in his office, a cup of hot tea on his desk.

Before him, a holographic projection displayed nothing but information related to Xu Jingming.

After a long while, he closed the forum and paused before dialing a number.

The call was answered quickly, and a middle-aged man appeared on the holographic projection.

"President Ma, have you seen the forum posts?"

Pang Tian smiled as he spoke to the hologram.

Ma Shan, General President of the Jiangsu Province Lei Ting Wu Guan.

"I've seen them—Xu Jingming is too monstrous."

"He's only been in Dayangzhou for less than a year, and now back in Daxia, he's already this strong."

Ma Shan chuckled bitterly.

Xu Jingming was born in Jiangcheng, Jiangsu Province.

Two years ago, when Xu Jingming stunned everyone by winning the Jiangsu Province Wu Ke championship, he had once represented the Lei Ting Wu Guan to offer sponsorship.

But he never expected that, in the blink of an eye, the other had become his direct superior.

"That's right."

Pang Tian sighed, "I originally thought the public outcry might still bring a turn of events.

But I never expected that as soon as Xu Jingming returned to Daxia, he directly nailed Liu Shan to the wall."

He paused, then his expression turned solemn: "With this, Xu Jingming's appointment as Magistrate of Magu City is now a foregone conclusion.

Chairman Ma, it's time to make your choice."

Since the previous head of Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall was obsessed with seeking the chance to become an ultimate powerhouse, the entire Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall had actually been managed by Hu Jinyu.

Thus, Magu City, Jiangnan Province, and Suzhou-Hangzhou Province naturally grew closer to Deputy Head Hu Jinyu.

Even after Su Qingli rose to power, they remained so.

But now Xu Jingming has become Magistrate of Magu City with such a forceful stance.

This forces them to reconsider their alignment.

"Is there even any need to consider? On Su's side, you have Former Head Gu, Ling Shuang, and now Xu Jingming.

Liu Shan will soon exit Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall—Hu's faction is finished."

Ma Shan said firmly.

Over the years, though they had grown close to Hu Jinyu, their ties weren't yet so deep they couldn't withdraw at any moment.

"Correct. I think the same. Once Magistrate Xu returns to Magu City, we'll visit him immediately."

Pang Tian nodded slightly.

By this point, he had already changed his address for Xu Jingming, and his tone had grown respectful.

"Magistrate Xu may be powerful, but he's still young.

As long as we flatter him sincerely, the upcoming review shouldn't pose any problems."

Ma Shan smiled, "Once Magistrate Xu arrives in Magu City, let me know—I'll go with you."

The Magistrate's greatest power is the power of review!

If they find anything amiss, they can even suspend regional association chairmen like us outright.

If it were a seasoned Master Zongshi in his forties or fifties, we might still worry.

But if it's merely the young Xu Jingming, there's no need to worry too much.

"By the way, you didn't invite Chairman Li, did you?" Ma Shan suddenly asked.

"How could I possibly invite him?" Pang Tian quickly shook his head.

Li Gang, General Chairman of the Suzhou-Hangzhou Province Lei Ting Martial Arts Hall, is also a member of the Li family.

He was personally appointed by Deputy Head Hu Jinyu early on.

If you say his ties to Ma Shan and Hu Jinyu aren't yet too deep, then Li Gang of the Li family is unquestionably Hu Jinyu's staunch supporter.

"Good," Ma Shan also exhaled in relief.

Xu Jingming had previously struck Li Hao, humiliating the Li family severely.

If we bring someone from the Li family now, it would be asking for trouble.