Preparing to Exchange for an SS-rank Resource!

Xu Jingming roughly tested out his strength in the Training Room.

Having transformed from an awakener into a Metahuman, his strength had increased four or fivefold!

He then opened his system panel:

Name: Xu Jingming

Level: First-Order Low-Rank (+)

Ability: Purple Heaven Divine Lightning (S)

Physique: 283 Qi-Blood (+)

Mentality: 289 Hz (+)

Skills: Spearmanship (Advanced +), Lightning Gale Slash (Advanced +)

Ability Points: 2234

Advancing to the First Order only cost me 300 Ability Points.

The consumption of Ability Points isn't too high, but the improvement in my basic attributes exceeded my expectations somewhat.

Xu Jingming could not help but sigh inwardly.

If he had used the Abyssal Sea Ability Training Method to make his breakthrough, his Qi-Blood and Mentality would have increased by thirty or forty points at most.

But with a top-tier Ability Training Method, both of his basic attributes had increased by nearly a hundred points!

The difference was truly worlds apart!

No wonder Metahumans all want higher-level ability cultivation methods. The gap is simply too great.

Xu Jingming shook his head.

At the same time, he was extremely glad that after obtaining the Abyssal Sea Ability Training Method, he had not rushed to level up.

I still have plenty of Ability Points left, but I can't keep raising my level for now, Xu Jingming thought silently.

On one hand, he would still need Ability Points to learn Battle Techniques later.

On the other hand, he needed to adapt to his strength after advancing. Only after fully adjusting to it would he make further improvements.

Next, I'll take another look at this S-rank Body Tempering Combat Skill.

Xu Jingming opened the manual for Thunder Undying Body and began reading it closely.

As a Seventh-Order Metahuman, Yang Zhentian possessed an extremely profound understanding of martial arts and Lightning Type abilities.

All of that understanding had been incorporated into this Body Tempering Combat Skill.

Thus, Xu Jingming quickly immersed himself in the manual the moment he began reading it.

As expected of an S-rank Combat Skill. It truly is exquisite!

Only two hours later did Xu Jingming reluctantly close the manual.

Thunder Undying Body had thirteen levels in total, but at present, he could only understand the first three.

The content beyond the first three levels was simply too profound for him to comprehend.

Yet even the first three levels had opened up an entirely new world for him.

Ordinary Body Tempering Combat Skills required one to temper the body through various methods.

Only after countless rounds of refinement would the body gradually grow stronger.

But this Body Tempering Combat Skill had one additional step compared to ordinary body tempering techniques—laying the foundation!

The First Level of Thunder Undying Body required the blood of a Lightning Type ferocious beast to lay the foundation for the Undying Body.

Only afterward could one use one's own Lightning Type ability to temper the body.

The ultimate strength of the Thunder Undying Body was closely related to the blood of the Lightning Type ferocious beast used to lay the initial foundation.

If the foundation was laid using a high-level ferocious beast, the body's strength would grow increasingly powerful afterward.

If low-level ferocious beast blood—or even ordinary ferocious beast blood—was used instead, the body's strength would be greatly reduced.

Lightning Type ferocious beast blood... that's a bit troublesome. Xu Jingming stroked his chin.

On Blue Star, low-level ferocious beasts could only rely on their bodies to fight and kill.

High-level ferocious beasts, however, possessed all sorts of incredible abilities, much like Metahumans.

For example, the famous Silver Moon Nine-Tailed Fox possessed a charm ability similar to that of a Mental Type Metahuman.

If one failed to react in time, death would be the only outcome.

Lightning Type ferocious beasts, like Lightning Type Metahumans, wielded the power of thunder.

However, such ferocious beasts were at least Fourth Order and above.

Xu Jingming definitely had no way of obtaining the blood of such a ferocious beast on his own at present.

Fortunately, he had a mentor.

Teacher said yesterday afternoon that once I advanced to Metahuman, I should find him to lay my foundation. Then I'll go see him tomorrow.

Early the next morning, after washing up, Xu Jingming went to find Yang Zhentian again.

When Yang Zhentian learned that Xu Jingming had already advanced, he was slightly surprised.

"That fast?"

In his more than twenty years of teaching at Modu Metahuman University, he had seen countless geniuses.

But even those geniuses had needed quite some time to transform from awakeners into Metahumans.

Yet Xu Jingming had received the manual less than twenty-four hours ago!

And he had already advanced successfully!

"Perhaps it was the result of long accumulation finally bearing fruit." Xu Jingming smiled modestly.

"Fine. Since you've already advanced successfully, I'll lay the foundation for your Thunder Undying Body today."

Yang Zhentian did not probe too deeply. He nodded and continued, "The foundation I've prepared for your Undying Body is the essence blood of a Seventh-Order Upper Position Lightning Type ferocious beast, the Storm Giant Bear."

A faint glow flashed from Yang Zhentian's ring, and a transparent glass bottle appeared in his hand out of thin air.

The bottle had a capacity of roughly 800 milliliters. The bright red blood within gently rippled, and silver-white arcs of lightning seemed to flash faintly within it.

"High-level Lightning Type ferocious beasts are extremely rare. Over the years, the highest-level Lightning Type ferocious beast I've killed was this Storm Giant Bear."

"The school's Resource Library does have blood from an even higher-level Eighth-Order Lightning Type ferocious beast, but that's an SS-rank Resource. Even your teacher can't exchange for it easily."

Yang Zhentian sounded somewhat helpless.

Although he was the dean of the Weapon Academy, he could not freely use the school's resources.

However, the school gave them a large amount of Points, similar to academic credits, each year for exchanging resources.

But as a Seventh-Order Upper Metahuman, his own cultivation expenses were also enormous.

He had long since spent almost all the Points in his account, leaving him unable to exchange for an SS-rank Resource.

Of course,

The essence blood of a Seventh-Order Upper Position Storm Giant Bear was already extremely rare. It was a premium S-rank Resource, more than sufficient for laying a foundation.

It was simply that Xu Jingming was an S-rank metahuman ability awakener, so Yang Zhentian instinctively wanted to use better essence blood.

"Right, I heard Zhang Chaoyang say that you can receive one S-rank Resource every year?"

Yang Zhentian's eyes suddenly lit up as he asked.

"Yes."

Although Xu Jingming did not quite understand why, he nodded.

"Excellent! Your S-rank Resource, combined with the Storm Giant Bear essence blood I have, might be enough to exchange for that SS-rank Resource!"

Though he said so, Yang Zhentian still chose to ask for Xu Jingming's opinion first.

"Jingming, do you have other uses for your S-rank Resource?"

"Teacher may use it as you see fit." Xu Jingming shook his head.

What a joke.

Even if that S-rank Resource had other uses, the other party had already brought out a premium S-rank Resource.

Besides, the SS-rank Resource obtained in exchange would ultimately be used on him. Refusing under those circumstances would make him a complete fool.

"Alright, wait here. I'll be right back."

With a flash of lightning, Yang Zhentian vanished from where he stood before Xu Jingming could even react.

That movement technique feels almost like Teleportation.

Xu Jingming praised him inwardly.

However, he knew that it was merely an illusion created by Yang Zhentian's excessively fast movement speed.

"Student Xu, the dean won't be long. Have some fruit first."

Not long after Yang Zhentian left, the butler who had opened the door yesterday approached carrying a plate of fruit.

"Thank you, Uncle Fu."

Xu Jingming thanked him politely.

Uncle Fu was not only the butler of this villa; he had also once fought through life and death alongside Teacher Yang Zhentian.

Xu Jingming had heard this from his teacher yesterday in the Training Room.

Moreover, Uncle Fu was extremely powerful himself, a Sixth-Order Middle Metahuman.

Therefore, Xu Jingming remained somewhat cautious around this butler...