Chapter 858: Familiar Words! Back to Modu!

Xu Jingming arrived at the Thunder Martial Arts Headquarters at five in the afternoon, and by the time he finished sparring with Su Qingli, it was already past six.

After dinner together, Su Qingli provided Xu Jingming with his future residence in Modu.

It was a luxurious villa within the Yuehu Community in Modu, covering over a thousand square meters in total area.

The villa assigned to his aunt Xu Qingwan's family was right next door, but much smaller—less than three hundred square meters.

Still, for their family of three, it was more than sufficient for living.

Since arrangements at the Thunder Martial Arts Headquarters were settled, Xu Jingming called his aunt Xu Qingwan.

"Hello, Auntie, I'd like to discuss something with you..."

After answering the call, Xu Qingwan was puzzled about why they needed to move to Modu.

But she still nodded and agreed.

After all, Tang Qi was still studying in Modu, so moving there would be more convenient.

"Teacher Su, if there's nothing else here, we'll head back to Modu first."

With all matters settled, Xu Jingming rose to take his leave.

Yet Su Qingli hesitated, her expression shy, before her red lips parted softly:

"Jingming, I've learned the Thunder God Descends SSS-rank Lightning technique you taught me."

"If you're not in a hurry to return, could you spare a little more time to check if my execution has any flaws?"

As an S-rank Lightning-affinity awakened, Su Qingli was undoubtedly gifted beyond measure.

She had only one teacher—her father, Su Tianrui.

After her father vanished, she mastered various combat techniques on her own without issue.

But the SSS-rank "Thunder God Descends" Xu Jingming gave her was simply too difficult.

Though she had learned and could now cast it, she still felt there was vast room for optimization.

"Of course, no problem," Xu Jingming readily agreed.

It was August, during Modu's Energy University summer break.

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan hadn't left campus but were leading the Deep Blue Club in a joint competition in the Yuan Shui Wasteland.

Returning now, he likely wouldn't see either of them.

"That's good," Su Qingli sighed in relief upon hearing this.

Still, asking her own student for guidance on cultivation felt strangely off...

Casting combat techniques required coordination between energy and mental force; virtual simulations couldn't capture the subtleties.

Thus, Xu Jingming observed Su Qingli casting Thunder God Descends in reality.

Unlike his own version, the thunder god's phantom she summoned was no longer a man, but a female emperor who seemed to rule all under heaven.

And this was the difference in combat techniques.

The same technique, cultivated by different people, would inevitably develop subtle variations.

But this didn't diminish the technique's inherent power.

"Your mental force circulation still has issues—when condensing lightning, you should..."

Xu Jingming's "Thunder God Descends" had reached advanced proficiency, so guiding a beginner like Su Qingli posed no challenge.

I have to admit, Su Qingli is truly gifted, grasping things almost instantly.

Even so, by the time he finished teaching all the techniques, three hours had passed.

"I keep thinking Jingming is the teacher and Qingli you're the student."

After the lesson, Ling Shuang chuckled teasingly.

"When Jingming's strength surpasses mine, I won't mind calling him teacher."

Su Qingli, having gained abundant insights into Thunder God Descends, gave no reply.

In truth,

Only during the early days after Xu Jingming arrived at the Thunder Martial Arts Headquarters could she still teach him something.

After that, Xu Jingming mostly taught himself.

The role reversal had already begun the moment he taught her Thunder God Descends.

"Hm?"

Ling Shuang blinked her clear, large eyes, struck by how familiar that remark sounded.

She had once said something similar to Xu Jingming before.

And the result? Xu Jingming's strength surged past hers...

After finishing the Thunder God Descends lesson, it was already past nine at night.

Neither Song Qiuyun nor Jiang Chuxuan could be reached—they were still in the Wasteland.

Seeing this, Xu Jingming didn't rush back; instead, he spent several hours explaining the key points of the SSS-rank Mental Cultivation technique "Observing the Sea of Thunder" to Su Qingli and Ling Shuang.

After instructing them to practice on their own, he sat on the sofa, outwardly practicing his energy cultivation method, while inwardly murmured, "Deep Blue."

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Seventh Rank Upper

【Affinity】: Chaos Divine Thunder (SSS)

【Physique】: Blood Qi (+)

【Mental】: He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Technique (Grandmaster), Fist Technique (Master), Heaven's Thunder Divine Punishment Sword (SSS, Advanced+), Thunder Star Spear (SSS, Beginner+)...

【Physique Cultivation】: Divine Thunder Blood Demon Body (SSS, Ninth Layer)

【Mental Cultivation】: Observing the Sea of Thunder (SSS, Fifth Layer)

【Domain】: Thunder Domain (First Layer)

【Affinity Points】: 223, 00

"Still have 220, 00 affinity points left. Can't add points to physique or mental cultivation yet—might as well invest in combat technique proficiency."

Scanning the system interface in his mind, Xu Jingming pondered inwardly.

He knew many combat techniques, yet only a few A-rank ones had reached perfect proficiency.

Not a single S-rank technique had.

"My future opponents will be at least Eighth Rank Grand Masters, even Ninth Rank Martial Saints."

"Boosting combat technique proficiency is exactly what I need to face them."

Among Seventh Rank Grand Masters, Xu Jingming's technique proficiency was already quite strong.

But Eighth Rank Grand Masters and Ninth Rank Martial Saints were typically over forty years old.

Their signature SS and SSS techniques had reached terrifying Grandmaster or even Perfect proficiency.

If his proficiency lagged behind, he'd be at a severe disadvantage in battle.

After finalizing his future affinity plan, Xu Jingming slowly closed his eyes and entered deep energy cultivation.

Hours later, it was a video call request from Song Qiuyun that pulled him out of meditation.

After accepting, a delicate, fair face appeared in the holographic projection.

The background suggested the plaza before the Yuan Shui Supply Base—Jiang Chuxuan stood beside her.

Behind them were many young energy users in uniform battle suits—members of the Deep Blue Club.

Each member stared curiously over.

Lei Di Xu Jingming—the legendary figure of Modu Energy University—was hard to meet even in hologram form.

"Jingming, you've left the secret realm?" Song Qiuyun exclaimed in delight.

"Yeah. Has your club competition ended?" Xu Jingming asked with a smile.

"Yes."

Song Qiuyun lifted her full chest proudly.

"Under my and Chuxuan's leadership, the Deep Blue Club killed the most monsters and took first place."

"That's impressive," Xu Jingming smiled.

Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan had both broken through to Fourth Rank, and with their mastered S-rank affinities,

no one in Modu Energy University except Fourth Rank Upper energy users could match them.

"Jingming, you're returning to Daxia, right? We'll wait for you at the villa."

Song Qiuyun's face beamed with joy.

"No need. You're at the Yuan Shui Supply Base, right? Wait ten minutes—I'll come pick you up."

Xu Jingming smiled, then ended the call.

After bidding farewell to Su Qingli, he and Ling Shuang boarded a combat aircraft and flew toward the Yuan Shui Supply Base.

PS: Stuck in writer's block again!! Only one chapter today, sorry sorry.