Chapter 1237: Are More People Useful? Still Got Punched Through!

「This... 」

Not only Lucius, but Lu Yunji was also stunned.

She clearly remembered that on Black Stone Star, Xu Jingming's Thunder Domain was only at the fifteenth layer, and his Destruction Domain at the eighth.

How could he have broken through two layers in just these few days?

「The Noah Sanctuary and Black Cliff Sanctuary are fighting! 」

「Sss, rare sight— they're already fighting before the exchange competition even starts. 」

「That's the Black Cliff Sanctuary captain, right? His domain is being suppressed? 」

「...... 」

The people along the road were not few.

The disturbance from this domain eruption immediately drew everyone's attention.

These people, of course, loved chaos and wanted even fiercer fighting.

「This guy's suspicious— attack together! 」

Black Cliff Sanctuary captain Lucius no longer bothered pretending.

With a single order, the remaining members could no longer hold back and all struck out!

「Boom! 」「Boom! 」「Boom! 」......

Dozens of powerful qi signatures erupted simultaneously, colorful domain lights flashed, and combat techniques flew forth!

One after another, mighty Dharma Body forms rose from the ground, as if ready to burst open the entire sky!

「Die! 」

Raymond roared, his five-meter-tall body swelling violently as he instantly entered Giant Form!

His fists hammered like hammers, crushing down with terrifying wind pressure toward two Starlight Stage Three opponents.

「Dance of the Crimson Lotus! 」

Lu Yunji cried out sharply, crimson flames surging from her body, transforming into blooming crimson lotuses.

Two Black Cliff Sanctuary Starlight Stage Seven competitors were driven back by the flames, disheveled and humiliated.

Yuli refused to be outdone, her waist twisting lightly as silver chains clinked sharply.

Behind her, emerald light surged violently, revealing a towering, entirely emerald-colored giant bird Dharma Body.

T7-level Dharma Body: Azure Phoenix Soaring Form!

A group instantly plunged into brutal combat.

Yet, the most striking sight was still Xu Jingming's side.

He was surrounded by two Starlight Stage Nine and two Starlight Stage Eight experts!

「I don't believe it— four of us can't take down a mere Starlight Stage Seven? ！」

With a cruel laugh, Captain Lucius struck first, his Dharma Body looming like an ancient giant as it charged forward!

Yet, Xu Jingming didn't even consider summoning his own Dharma Body.

With a thought, his Thunder and Destruction domains exploded outward!

Boom—!!

Terrifying lightning raged, and the four massive Dharma Bodies shattered and vanished the instant they touched the thunder!

「How is this possible?! 」

Lucius nearly popped his eyeballs out.

He knew Xu Jingming hadn't even summoned his Dharma Body yet.

He'd merely activated his domains—and obliterated their Dharma Bodies outright!

Was the gap really this enormous?

He was two stages higher than Xu Jingming!

Yet, in the next instant, Xu Jingming's figure vanished from his original spot.

T7-level combat technique: Thunder Extreme Flash Step!

「Where did he go? 」

「Watch out behind! 」

Before the shout ended, Xu Jingming appeared behind a Starlight Stage Eight competitor.

His long spear thrust out like a bolt of thunder, striking precisely at the opponent's shoulder—then lightning exploded!

Crackling—

With the enhancement of his Destruction Domain, his entire right shoulder vanished instantly.

「Too fast! 」

「How could his speed be... 」

The remaining few turned pale with terror, hastily forming a back-to-back defensive formation—but it was meaningless.

「Thunder Punishment Art! 」

Xu Jingming raised his right hand, and four bolts of lightning crashed down from the sky!

Boom—!!!

Amidst blinding Lei Guang, all three except Lucius—whose physique was slightly stronger—collapsed, charred and unconscious.

「Monster... you're a monster... 」

Lucius's legs went weak, his fighting spirit gone, staring in terror at Xu Jingming in the distance.

He never imagined that the trouble he himself had provoked would escalate to this!

「Trying to scam me, are you? I'll let you scam! 」

Xu Jingming sneered, his figure flickering as he instantly appeared before Lucius.

Snap!

Lightning flashed, accompanied by a sharp slap, and Lucius spun through the air and flew away!

Thud!

He crashed heavily over ten meters away, half his face charred black, unconscious at once.

"You all lie down too!"

Sizzle! Sizzle!......

More than a dozen lightning bolts crashed down amid blinding Lei Guang.

The remaining Black Cliff Sacred Site contestants collapsed, their bodies charred black, life or death unknown.

Silence.

Around them, an deathly stillness settled.

In less than a minute, all eighteen prodigies of the Black Cliff Sacred Site lay on the ground!

Most of them were taken down by Xu Jingming alone!

"Tsk, I haven't even had my fun yet."

Raymon shook his head and exited his Giant Spirit True Form.

"Xu Jingming, are you alright?"

Lu Yunji and Yuli returned to Xu Jingming's side simultaneously.

"Just a bunch of ants—what injury could they possibly cause?"

Xu Jingming's expression was calm, as if he had just swept aside a flock of chicks, not a group of Starlight-grade experts.

This was his first battle after obtaining the Purple Nightmare Demon Body.

He hadn't expected its effect to be even better than he imagined.

"True."

Looking at the circle of Starlight-grade experts sprawled around, Lu Yunji's crimson eyes were filled with shock.

Compared to when they were on Black Stone Star, Xu Jingming's strength had seemingly surged by countless times!

Starlight Seventh Layer crushing Starlight Ninth Layer—easier than an adult beating a child!

"So cool..."

Yuli's beautiful eyes sparkled with admiration.

She gazed at Xu Jingming with burning eyes, her slender waist shifting restlessly.

As if she could hardly wait to devour him whole.

"Let's go."

"Where to?"

"The commercial district."

"Still going? Don't we need to report this to my lord Niki?"

"No need. They struck first anyway—we just tell the truth when asked."

"Alright then."

"......"

As the instigator, after leaving behind a field of gravely wounded Black Cliff Sacred Site contestants,

Xu Jingming simply walked away with Lu Yunji and the others.

The remaining Sacred Site contestants erupted into thunderous exclamations and murmurs.

"One man wiped out the entire Starlight-grade contingent of the Black Cliff Sacred Site! Is Xu Jingming really this strong?"

"Who could've guessed? What good is their numbers when one man crushed them all?"

"Gah, I thought he was a fraud—turns out his domain has reached this level!"

"This is trouble now—a dangerously formidable opponent has emerged in the Starlight grade."

"......"

The Sacred Site contestants debated among themselves; some powerful figures wore Solemn expressions.

Time, space, destruction, life.

These are the upper cosmic laws, extremely difficult to master.

Compared to basic laws, their power is far greater!

Even at the domain stage, this holds true.

One layer of an upper law domain equals two layers of a basic domain.

That means nine layers of an upper law domain equals the full power of eighteen layers of a basic domain!

And Xu Jingming's Destruction Domain isn't just Ninth Layer—it's Tenth Layer!

Stronger than even the perfected basic domain!

That's precisely why Xu Jingming could obliterate and crush the Black Cliff Sacred Site's True Forms solely through his domain, without even manifesting his own.

What puzzled them most was that Xu Jingming's cultivation level had advanced so rapidly already.

How could his domain layer count not have fallen behind?

After all, mastering the Destruction Domain is far harder than mastering the Lightning Domain—not by a little, but by a great deal...