[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak":3,"chapter-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-88":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Global Psychic Powers: Starting Off with the Awakening of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2358589,4613,"Chapter 88: Song Qiuyun","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>“Master-level spear technique?” Song Qiuyun blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the progression from beginner to advanced, weapon skills can be improved through relentless practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to reach master level, one must possess extraordinary talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming is only eighteen, yet he already possesses master-level spear technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talent is terrifyingly monstrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-rank ability, plus insane cultivation talent and comprehension talent—how can anyone surpass this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wry smile appeared on Song Qiuyun’s delicate oval face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She retracted the halberd in her jade hand back into her space ring and decisively conceded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I give up. I can’t beat you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when Xu Jingming revealed his rank, she knew defeat was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this total domination still left her with severe discouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was the provincial top scorer, having outperformed over four hundred thousand candidates...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re giving up already? Besides halberd techniques, you must have other light-based combat arts, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not try them all out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qiuyun’s teacher was the dean of the Element Academy—her offensive methods certainly weren’t limited to close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it. Even if I used them, it wouldn’t help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Qiuyun shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of spell-based combat arts depends heavily on spiritual strength and ability rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming is second-rank upper tier; his spiritual strength is certainly stronger than mine, and he possesses an S-rank ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I unleashed my other spell techniques, they might not even pierce his lightning defense net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why suffer needlessly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, Song Qiuyun smiled sweetly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though we called it a sparring match, really you’ve just been my practice partner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about I treat you to lunch as compensation? What do you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure.” Xu Jingming naturally didn’t refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, see you at noon. Xiaxia, let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pity—it seems Xu classmate is still stronger. See you next time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Dongxia giggled and followed Song Qiuyun as they left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two girls departed, Liu Wentao rushed over from the corner, excitedly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ming-ge, you’re truly the strongest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t easy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As another candidate from Sichuan Province, he understood Song Qiuyun’s terrifying strength all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, many prodigies from Sichuan believed Song Qiuyun was unbeatable by anyone her age!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, this curse had finally been broken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, Song Qiuyun’s strength isn’t that impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming shook his head and returned the Dark Cloud Gale Spear to the weapon rack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Song Qiuyun’s strength isn’t impressive? Only you’d think that, Ming-ge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Wentao marveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sichuan’s provincial top scorer, Song Qiuyun’s strength was unquestionably among the top three among new students!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, her rank has risen quickly—she’s already second-rank lower tier,” Xu Jingming mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the top tier of new students usually didn’t reach second rank until two or three months after enrollment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to them, Song Qiuyun’s progress was far faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, given her background, this pace is normal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Wentao chuckled, then whispered mysteriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ming-ge, you probably don’t know Song Qiuyun’s family background, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Is her background not ordinary?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Wentao nodded firmly, then added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know Song Daoyuan from the high school history textbook? Song Qiuyun is his great-granddaughter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Song Daoyuan? The eighth-rank grand master with an S-rank light ability?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This grand master was a powerful figure active eighty years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he suffered severe injuries in a battle with a ferocious beast, exhausting his potential and never advancing to ninth rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High school history textbooks had an entire chapter dedicated to Song Daoyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right—him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Wentao smiled, “Though Grand Master Song Daoyuan had many descendants,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his great-granddaughter Song Qiuyun, with her peerless talent, received the most affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since childhood, she’s been nourished with all kinds of side-effect-free pills and rare herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also cultivates the top-tier ability training method—so it’s natural her progress is faster than others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Sichuan Province, Grand Master Song Daoyuan with his S-rank ability was a household name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many knew his great-granddaughter, Song Qiuyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder, when he’d visited the center of Metropolis, Song Qiuyun had shopped without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no wonder she owned a space ring large enough to hold a two-meter halberd—her background was that deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning Song Qiuyun’s background, Xu Jingming didn’t linger at the villa—he set off again for the Combat Technique Library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, it took him only four hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming had roughly grasped the cultivation method of the S-rank technique, “Netherworld Thunder Armor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he used the Deep Blue System to continue allocating points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ability Points -1400 → Netherworld Thunder Armor (Beginner)!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming fully mastered the S-rank technique that ordinary ability users needed half a year to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew. After allocating points to Netherworld Thunder Armor, I’ve barely any ability points left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming instinctively opened his system panel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Name】: Xu Jingming\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rank】: Second-rank Upper Tier\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ability】: Purple Thunder Divine Lightning (S)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Physique】: 1321 Qi (+)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Spirit】: 987 He (+)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Skills】: Spear Technique (Master), Thunder Art (Beginner), Netherworld Thunder Armor (Beginner), Fist Technique (Intermediate+), Thunder Spear (Advanced), Linked Thunder Spears (Intermediate+), Thunder Flash (Advanced), Thunder Prison (Intermediate+), Lightning Gale Break (Advanced)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Physique Training】: Thunder Unkillable Body (Third Stage)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ability Points】: 712\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two S-rank techniques had cost Xu Jingming 3,000 ability points total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his system panel showed only 712 ability points remaining!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not enough ability points left—but the Source Water Wild Zone won’t open for another two or three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where can I go to kill ferocious beasts and harvest ability points now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the most prosperous cities in Great Xia, Metropolis had few nearby wild zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source Water Wild Zone was the closest one to Metropolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metropolis bordered the sea, and there were plenty of ferocious beasts in the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ocean combat imposed too many restrictions—once underwater, his full strength might not even reach one-tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could probably only use Purple Thunder Divine Lightning to electrocute weak marine beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But currently, Purple Thunder Divine Lightning only extended about fifteen meters—inefficient...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eva, open the map and search for wild zones near Metropolis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a hum, a holographic map appeared before Xu Jingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The center of the map was Metropolis, with three glowing dots nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each represented the three closest wild zones to Metropolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was Source Water Wild Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two other slightly more distant wilderness zones are Yangcheng Wilderness Zone and Tongxiang Wilderness Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of these wilderness zones lies north of Metropolis, the other south of Metropolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both are approximately 140 kilometers away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Tongxiang Wilderness Zone, the highest-ranked ferocious beast is merely third-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the number of ferocious beasts is large, they are extremely dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yangcheng Wilderness Zone is similar to Yuan Shui Wilderness Zone, but its highest-ranked ferocious beast reaches sixth-tier—very dangerous...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming pondered for a moment, then quickly made his decision:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case, after the first week of classes starts, I’ll visit both wilderness zones separately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it’s a top-tier university—there should be plenty to learn from its curriculum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if the courses are terrible,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming wouldn’t mind skipping them outright and using that time to hunt ferocious beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding ding ding~~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, his phone suddenly rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out his phone—the caller ID showed: Aunt Xu Qingwan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aunt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming suddenly remembered—he’d forgotten to call her after leaving the wilderness zone yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly tapped to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Connected? Xiao Ming, has your training ended?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Xu Qingwan’s delighted voice came from the other end of the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, it just ended yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh oh, how was the training?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very good...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming chatted casually with his aunt again, after so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also learned from her that his cousin Tang Qi would arrive in Metropolis tomorrow at 3 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’ll pick up Cousin Qi at the high-speed rail station.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, just after hanging up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming, who had been preparing to test the power of “ Mingyuleikai ,” received another call—from his cousin Tang Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Definitely mother and daughter—they call one right after the other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Xu Jingming answered the call again.\u003C\u002Fp>",1360,"2026-06-21T05:33:57.936Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","758ed9c83c9d02794f438fc5bb5f1efc2af09b1c9ceab3cb810a32c47d299042","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-89","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-87",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-cover.jpg"]