Chapter 59: The Gap with a True Strong One

Fire Department, training field.

This was a place specifically provided for Transcendents to train in combat.

The ground was vast and open, built from special materials that would not be easily damaged.

At this moment, the corridors surrounding the training field were packed with firefighters and logistics personnel. They watched the boys and girls inside with great interest, chattering nonstop.

“Jiang He is going to spar with Captain Du?!”

“This is a battle of geniuses!”

“I heard Jiang He is an S-rank talent holder, but Captain Du won’t lose to him, right?”

“What nonsense are you spouting? He’s only E-rank. Captain Du is already C-rank, and she’s also an A-rank talent holder. There’s no way she could lose.”

Du Lingwei was already well-known, while Jiang He was an S-rank talent holder.

Both were highly anticipated, so once news of the sparring match spread, firefighters from every squad rushed over to spectate.

Inside the field, Jiang He tightened his grip on the wooden sword upon hearing the chatter.

Why are there so many people...

But he had already grown. Taking a deep breath, he activated the Student profession specialty 【Focus】, excluding outside interference and concentrating all his attention on Du Lingwei opposite him.

Jiang He knew well that he had no chance of defeating Du Lingwei.

After all, Du Lingwei was not some third-rate C-rank out in the wild, but a true strong C-rank.

She possessed multiple Transcendent Professions, and each had advanced into an A-rank Profession.

The skills and stat bonuses brought by those professions were far beyond anything Jiang He could compare to.

What’s more, Jiang He no longer had an “S-rank Talent.” Instead, he relied on the World Destroyer profession to gain strength on par with an S-rank Talent.

On the other hand, Du Lingwei was also an A-rank Talent holder, her power equally formidable!

If both sides fought at full force...

Jiang He might not even withstand a single move from her.

Therefore, to allow the sparring to proceed normally—

Du Lingwei would not crush him through sheer physical stats, but rather controlled her mental strength and Fire Source base power around one hundred points, fighting purely with flame control.

Jiang He’s goal was not to win, but to test the gap in strength between them, as well as the power of his newly acquired weapon.

“Let’s begin.”

Jiang He strapped the Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade onto his back.

He did not use the power of Transcendent items. Instead, he released and controlled flame, shaping it into a long flaming blade.

With a step forward, he charged straight toward Du Lingwei—

Purely relying on flame for ranged attacks only allowed him to utilize his mental strength.

But Jiang He, with the Word-Spirit profession, could amplify his body, thereby using physical strength to improve flame accuracy and impact, unleashing greater power.

At this moment, he opened his mouth.

「Godspeed」

Unlike the explosive acceleration of 「Instant」, Godspeed lasted longer, though its effect was weaker.

Jiang He’s speed surged, and in the blink of an eye, he crossed half the field.

It was then that Du Lingwei moved.

She lifted her right hand, flames blooming, forming hundreds of blazing fire lotuses around her.

With a flick of her finger forward, the fire lotuses rained down, like a violent storm. Each one carried destructive force, their speed like falling stars.

This was one hundred points of beginner E-rank stats?

How exaggerated were her skill bonuses?!

Jiang He’s breath hitched.

He finally understood what it felt like to face monsters like White Crane and Old Jiang.

Under the piling of countless skills, even if they compressed their energy levels to the limit, the power they released still far exceeded that of low-level Transcendents!

This was a difference in quality!

“Even so...”

Jiang He’s thoughts flashed like lightning as he shouted:

「Instant」!

His figure blurred, almost turning into a phantom, weaving through the rain of fire.

Unfortunately, even Instant could not help him dodge every fire lotus.

He took at least two hits head-on, gritting his teeth as he appeared beside Du Lingwei. His flaming longsword swung out, erupting into a fire dragon taller than a man, engulfing her completely.

「Candle Dragon」!

S-rank quality Fire Source strength, combined with World Destroyer amplification, Word-Spirit specialties, and skill bonuses...

Altogether, this attack’s power was stacked to an unimaginable level!

From the distant corridors, He Xue and the others watching felt the scorching heat from afar, as though a sun had appeared in the field!

The power of this strike must have reached the limit of D-rank!

Even they could not guarantee that they could withstand such a fire dragon head-on...

He Xue broke into a sweat. “This is supposed to be E-rank?”

Chen Zhengyi scoffed. “It’s only been one week?”

Yet...

The flames swept by.

Du Lingwei’s figure emerged, completely unharmed.

Jiang He knew clearly—she had not increased her mental strength just now, nor even activated Flame Spirit Guardian.

She had purely relied on flame control to form a barrier around herself, forcibly cutting apart the Candle Dragon attack.

“How monstrous...”

That flaming Candle Dragon just now was already his regular burst move.

He did not force it further. Instead, he retreated ten meters back, raised his right hand, and gripped the Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade behind him, drawing it out.

Flames flowed, instantly covering the blade.

Sensing the increase in power, Du Lingwei grew serious as well. A special flame surfaced around her, circling her body.

Flame Spirit Guardian!

At this moment, Jiang He moved.

His body stayed still—only his mouth moved.

「Godspeed」「Revelation」「God’s Gift」「Universal Perception」「Spirit Heal」「Instant」「Instant」「Instant」...

One buff after another stacked up. Surging Transcendent power swept across the training field, and the surrounding spectators fell silent.

Jiang He’s gaze locked on Du Lingwei: 「Judgment」!

In that instant, the flames around Du Lingwei stalled slightly, dimming a bit.

Jiang He poured all his Fire Source power into the Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade. The flames swelled, rising as high as a three-story building!

This was Jiang He’s strongest burst in his current state!

Skill 【Final Word】!

「Candle Dragon」

BOOM!!

The sonic boom exploded, like a fire dragon’s roar, surging out with the flames.

The scene burned itself into everyone’s eyes, nearly blinding them, yet no one dared to blink.

The power of this strike truly reached C-rank level!

Enough to annihilate a D-rank Transcendent head-on!

However, when the flames subsided, Jiang He stood on the other side, holding a charred wooden blade.

Behind him, Du Lingwei remained completely unscathed.

As the dust settled, the firefighters gasped in awe.

“Wow...”

“Too strong.”

“In the end, the gap in energy level is too great.”

“As expected of Captain Du.”

Though they had expected this outcome, Jiang He’s display of power had nonetheless shocked them.

How long had Du Lingwei been awakened?

And how long had Jiang He been awakened?

If he was like this at E-rank, wouldn’t he defy the heavens once he reached C-rank?

On the other side, Du Lingwei’s eyes flickered.

Flame Spirit Guardian was a semi-automatic talent. Even without her control, it would automatically protect her.

Therefore, even though she suppressed her strength, when the attack surpassed her endurance limit, the Flame Spirit automatically scaled up to block it.

From the result, she had indeed been “hit.”

“This strike was very impressive.”

Du Lingwei turned around and spoke with genuine sincerity.

“...” Impressive?

Jiang He only saw that he had stacked countless buffs, used every trick he had, and had barely managed to break her defense.

In real combat, who would stand still and watch him charge up like that?

The gap was still too vast.

Yet Jiang He did not feel discouraged.

Before, he had not even been able to perceive the gap.

Now, this was already progress!

Jiang He turned, recalled the Phoenix-Resting Wooden Blade onto his back, and gestured to Du Lingwei.

‘Fire Seed, absorb, go?’

Having just used Final Word, he could no longer speak, so he relied on gestures.

Miraculously, Du Lingwei understood his meaning.

“Let’s go.”

The two retracted the residual flames from the ground and headed toward the Fire Spirit Chamber.

Seeing them enter the room, the firefighters dispersed as well.

Perhaps inspired by the sparring, or perhaps driven by the looming apocalypse, they all poured into the gym, Blood Refining Chamber, and other facilities.

That day, the entire Fire Department was ablaze with activity.

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