Chapter 1118: Breakthrough to Supreme! Could It Be Xu Jingming?

Beneath the dome,

A massive golden cage imprisoned Aimosi, Evelyn, and Charlotte together.

"You really dare to strike? Then don't blame me for being uncivilized! Charlotte, attack with me—take her down first!"

Evelyn let out a cold snort, the light swirling around her body growing even more brilliant!

Beneath the Qi-energy clouds, it seemed as if a scorching sun had suddenly descended.

Illuminating the entire area as bright as daylight, even ninth-rank psychic warriors couldn't open their eyes!

Swish—

Charlotte slipped into the void, her form vanishing.

Yet every one of these movements was laid bare before Evelyn, who had activated the Purple Microcosm Eye.

She gently clenched her jade hand, and a longsword appeared in her grip.

Though her primary focus was ocular techniques, she was equally proficient in swordplay, having perfected it to the peak level.

Clang, clang, clang...

Her sword danced, as if foretelling each move, perfectly blocking every one of Charlotte's dagger stabs.

Meanwhile, Evelyn's SS-rank light-element psychic ability erupted fully.

The ferocious surge of elemental energy startled even her; she could only flee frantically, relying on the foresight granted by the Purple Microcosm Eye and the Eye of Fate.

Charlotte was a Starlight Rank Two; logically, she should have easily subdued Evelyn.

But Evelyn's SSR-rank battle technique, "Cage of Time and Fate," didn't just control—it suppressed!

It forcibly suppressed Charlotte's power, granting Evelyn a chance to maneuver.

This was the effect brought by psychic rank differences.

Charlotte possessed an SSS-rank psychic ability; Evelyn possessed an SS-rank psychic ability.

If Charlotte had been SSS-rank, "Cage of Time and Fate" would not have produced such a strong suppression effect.

Of course,

"Cage of Time and Fate" was not invincible.

Once Charlotte's mental energy was exhausted and she could no longer sustain the technique, that would be her downfall.

Half an hour passed quickly.

Evelyn's SS-rank light-element psychic ability, "Purifying Light of the World," illuminated the entire sky like a holy realm.

Ordinary ninth-rank warriors couldn't even gaze upon the battle within.

Only top-tier ninth-ranks like Cao Jun and Lord Xue Jian could pierce through the veil.

At this moment, both wore Solemn expressions—clearly, the battle was not going well.

Hum—

Suddenly, a faint chime rang out.

The pale golden fate threads, nearly spanning heaven and earth and imprisoning the three within, flickered faintly.

Then the entire Cage of Time and Fate exploded into nothingness across the heavens and earth!!

It was unmistakable—the suppressed SS-rank psychic ability, "Purifying Light of the World," surged in power dramatically!

"Damn! Mistress Evelyn's technique has been broken!"

Lord Xue Jian and Cao Jun's expressions changed instantly.

"Finally broken! Evelyn, you can't hold me back anymore!"

Charlotte's excited voice rang out.

Countless beams of light coalesced into tens of millions of rays, piercing through the air with shrill whistles toward Evelyn!

SSR-rank light-element battle technique: "Heavenfall Light Rain!"

With this area-effect technique, even if Evelyn could see its trajectory,

the coverage was so vast she couldn't dodge.

If the Cage of Time and Fate still stood, she might have barely withstood it.

But now that the Cage was gone, she couldn't possibly endure it!

Swish, swish, swish—

As countless light beams struck, about to pierce her slender body, a brilliant radiance suddenly flared before her!

Boom, boom, boom!!

Countless rays of light exploded against it, yet Evelyn behind remained unharmed.

Divine Light Talisman!

This was the talisman Xu Jingming had given Evelyn before entering the chamber—capable of blocking three fatal attacks from a Supreme.

"Divine Light Talisman? I didn't expect you had this treasure."

Charlotte, from afar, raised an eyebrow.

Endless light converged into a prison, sealing Evelyn tightly within.

The Divine Light Talisman was indeed a life-saving artifact, but as long as she didn't unleash an offensive technique, it wouldn't trigger.

"I recall the Divine Light Talisman has a limited number of uses, right?

Why don't we just shoot through the talisman and kill Evelyn outright?"

Nearby, Charlotte asked in confusion.

"No need. I don't want to make an enemy of the Ember World."

Evelyn shook her head.

Unlike the nations of Blue Star, the Supremes of the Ember World all originated from the Second Civilization Era.

Their cohesion is far stronger than theirs.

Moreover, because Emers had regained the Blue Star's coordinates, she was held in high esteem by the people of the Second Civilization Era.

Once you kill her, you will utterly enrage this entire group.

You should know that among these people were many SS-rank psychic awakeners, and even one SSS-rank ninth-stage!

Unless she utterly kills all these prodigies from the Xinhuo World.

Otherwise, should any one of them later break through to the Supreme Power, she will face trouble.

And clearly, she cannot achieve this, so she must spare Emers's life.

Even the earlier "Skyfall Light Rain," she could control its power.

She would only severely injure Emers, not kill her.

"So that's how it is—you thought of everything." Charlotte nodded slightly.

"Let's go. Next, we claim the fruits of our victory.

The top-tier resources of Great Xia are all stored within this Xia Meng."

A flicker of greed crossed Evelyn's face as she flew downward toward the Xia Meng mountain peak with Charlotte.

"Still not finished breaking through? Half an hour is already my limit!"

In the sky, Emers, sealed within the Cage of Light, stared at the still-undispersed energy clouds, her expression frantic.

Her spiritual force was exhausted; she could no longer sustain the operation of the Ziwei Eye.

Her combat power had dropped to zero; even the cage left behind by the enemy was beyond her to break.

Of course,

A Starlight Stage One cultivator holding out for half an hour against a Starlight Stage Two and another Starlight Stage One is already an extraordinary feat.

"Prepare for battle! This fight ends only in death!"

Whoosh—

Crimson blood qi surged; the Lord Xue Jian and Cao Jun surged upward, leading the charge.

Behind him, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang wore determined expressions, their abilities flaring as they followed.

"A swarm of ants dare block me?"

Evelyn sneered, golden light swirling at her fingertips, the SS-rank ability "Purifying Light of the World" ready to unleash.

Yet—

Boom—!!!

A thunderclap, as if rising from the deepest abyss of the Nine Heavens, exploded suddenly—the entire Xia Meng building shuddered violently!

Crackling—!!!

Amidst the terrifying shriek of electric arcs, pitch-black lightning tore through the heavens like a furious dragon, and in an instant, heaven and earth lost their color!

The original energy clouds were instantly swallowed by boundless Lei Hai; black thunder churned like the arrival of doomsday.

This lightning was not the usual blue-purple—it was pure black!

Where the lightning passed, air twisted, and space subtly cracked!

Even Evelyn's SS-rank ability, "Purifying Light of the World," was suppressed by this furious thunder.

Its glow dimmed, like a candle flickering in the wind!

"What is this...?!"

Evelyn's pupils shrank sharply as she looked down abruptly—

Boom!!

The door to the underground chamber below was shattered by a black thunderbolt; from the dust, a young man stepped forward slowly.

Xu Jingming!

With each step he took, the ground exploded in rings of thunder scars, black lightning coiling around his entire body.

On his muscular frame, thunder runes writhed like living things, spreading from his third eye to his eyebrows, resembling ancient demonic god totems.

His eyes were no longer human eyes.

Pitch-black as abysses, lightning raged within, devoid of emotion—only the will to destroy!

Even more terrifying was the black circular wheel hovering behind him!

As the wheel, filled with black lightning, rotated slowly, it seemed to warp even time and space.

The pressure it emitted suffocated the entire space!

"Xu Jingming? It's you?!"

Evelyn's voice carried a rare hint of shock.

She finally realized—the one breaking through to Supreme Power in the chamber was not Su Tianrui, but Xu Jingming!