Chapter 1178: The Royal Family

Deep within the Ten Thousand Lightning Pool, furious lightning surged like a raging ocean.

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged in empty space, his body wrapped in deep blue lightning, resembling a Lei Shen Jiang Shi.

Faintly visible beneath his bare upper body skin were luxurious purple patterns.

【Body】: 200 million Qi Blood (+)

【Body Training】: Purple Thunder God Pattern Body (T7 Level, Body First Layer)

"This is the Body First Layer of the Purple Thunder God Pattern Body!"

The lightning flowing into Xu Jingming's body gradually ceased.

He opened his eyes, gazing at the attribute changes on his system panel, silently astonished.

No wonder it was a T7-level body training art—just reaching the first layer had boosted his Qi Blood by forty million!

Of course, the system was powerful.

Otherwise, merely entering this body training art would have taken years.

"Thunder Pattern!"

Xu Jingming activated the thunder pattern with a thought.

Boom—!!

In an instant, all his thunder patterns blazed brightly!

Purple light pierced through his skin, forming an intricate, mysterious pattern on his surface, making his already handsome face appear even more eerie.

Jet-black, violent lightning erupted from the thunder patterns, forming a halo of lightning around him.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Xu Jingming did not activate any movement technique; he simply raced at high speed across a radius of dozens of kilometers, relying solely on his physical strength.

His speed was so great, it resembled a jet-black lightning bolt flashing back and forth!

Swish—

Xu Jingming's tall, imposing figure came to a sudden stop, his slightly eerie, handsome face filled with delight.

After activating the thunder pattern, his physical strength had increased by more than sixfold!

Crackling—

T7-level Devouring Sun Doushen Shenlei suddenly appeared around him, its power clearly far more terrifying than in its normal state!

"The power of the Devouring Sun Doushen Shenlei has also been amplified."

Xu Jingming's eyes gleamed.

Remember, this was only the first layer of the thunder pattern.

As more thunder patterns were added later, the power boost from activating them would become even more terrifying!

"Body Training Art! S-level, you've successfully mastered a T7-level body training art?"

Eva's holographic projection exclaimed beside him.

She was growing increasingly unable to understand him.

Even Xu Jingming's talent displayed on Blue Star had been terrifying enough.

Yet, upon arriving in this starry realm where prodigies were as numerous as fish crossing a river, he hadn't weakened at all.

On the contrary, he had grown even more ferocious!

In just five days, he had not only mastered a Manifestation, but also advanced from Starlight Rank Two to Starlight Rank Four!

Not to mention his lightning domain had also improved!

"Hmm, but to know exactly how much power I've gained, I need to test further."

Xu Jingming nodded, preparing to continue testing other properties of the thunder pattern, when suddenly he frowned and turned toward the depths of Lei Hai.

"Someone's coming."

Three figures were tearing through Lei Hai, speeding toward him, soon appearing in his line of sight.

The lead golden-haired youth wore a magnificent battle armor, a golden sun emblem on his chest—clearly the Noah royal family member he had met once in the hall.

Koen had originally been seething with rage, ready to brutally punish the bastard who had disturbed his Manifestation formation.

But when he saw Xu Jingming's face, his fury stalled.

"You? Xu Jingming?" Koen narrowed his eyes.

"It's me. What do you want?"

Xu Jingming looked at him, the lightning around him slowly fading, but his inner power ready to erupt at any moment.

He wasn't a fool.

He had noticed the anger in the other's demeanor the moment he appeared.

He didn't know why, but he was prepared for battle.

The two women accompanying Koen were slightly surprised.

They were also members of the Sacred Ground, yet rarely had they seen anyone maintain an unyielding, unflinching attitude before a royal family member.

"Do you know your training just disrupted my Manifestation formation?"

Koen demanded coldly, his royal arrogance unmistakable.

Xu Jingming raised his sword-like eyebrows and replied calmly:

"The Ten Thousand Lightning Pool is a public training ground; I'm merely training here.

Whether or not you were disturbed is none of my concern."

He had always been soft with kindness, hard with arrogance.

If Koen had spoken politely, he might have felt some regret.

But this arrogant attitude? Don't blame him for being uncivil.

"Impudent!"

The short-haired girl beside Koen barked sharply:

"This is Prince Koen, heir to the Noah Empire!"

"How dare you speak to the Prince like that, you bumpkin from a primitive planet?"

Xu Jingming's gaze turned icy, his eyes flashing like lightning as they swept toward the insolent short-haired girl.

Although all the demonic beast blood had been purged from his body, and he had lost the savage aura unique to dragon-class monsters,

the ferocious killing aura forged through prolonged battles with beasts was not something an ordinary Sacred Land member could endure.

The short-haired girl, struck by that gaze, involuntarily stepped back half a pace, her face paling slightly.

But she immediately realized she had been frightened by just a glance—she was instantly filled with shame and rage!

Yet Koen raised his hand to stop her from escalating further, looking down at Xu Jingming from above:

"Out of respect for Lord Luwen, I'll overlook your earlier insolence.

If you apologize to me and join my retinue, this matter will be dropped.

You should know that joining the imperial family's service is your honor."

Xu Jingming laughed—a laugh born of fury.

He had previously dismissed Ye Lan's claims about the imperial family's arrogance.

Now he had seen it for himself: the imperial family truly was arrogant.

He was a disciple of the Immortal God—and still received this treatment.

Imagine what would happen to an ordinary Sacred Land member if they faced this scene today!

"Your tone reminds me of a man on my planet named Lei Ding.

Too bad—he's dead. I killed him, ground his bones to dust, left not even a corpse behind."

Xu Jingming stared at Koen, his voice chillingly cold.

These three, one Starlight Stage Six, two Starlight Stage Five.

All ranked higher than him, yet Koen hadn't even formed a Dharma Form.

He wasn't even among the Level One Geniuses—if they truly fought,

Xu Jingming could summon his Dharma Form and kill all three in an instant.

"Arrogant!"

Koen was finally enraged, golden lightning erupting around him:

"A lowly commoner from a primitive planet, lucky enough to be taken in by the Immortal God—how dare you be so insolent?

Do you know there are tens of thousands of Immortal God disciples? You're just one of them! Today, I'll teach you a proper lesson for Lord Luwen!"

Before his words ended, Koen struck.

His right hand curled into a claw, golden lightning coalescing into a massive lightning claw that descended upon Xu Jingming's head!

"Furious Thunder Claw!"

This claw had once slain a Starlight Stage Seven bloodline demonic beast by crossing ranks!

Yet facing this fierce strike,

Xu Jingming stood motionless, only a flicker of contempt in his eyes.

Is this all?

Ssssshhhh—!!

Amidst the shriek of thunder, Xu Jingming's aura exploded violently, unleashing torrential black T7-level Devouring Sun Divine Thunder.

He had no interest in drawing his spear—he merely enveloped his fist in lightning and punched straight forward!

"This... this is Starlight Stage Four energy?!" Koen's face turned pale.

Hadn't the reports said Xu Jingming was only Starlight Stage Two during his evaluation?

How could he have advanced so fast?!

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