Chapter 1258: Did You Forget Something? Defeat!

The peak mastery phase body.

It also incorporates the domain of time—no wonder he's the top Star Radiance ninth-rank cultivator of the Spirit Pivot Sacred Ground.

Xu Jingming's towering figure halted about five kilometers from Elina, his eyes flickering with admiration.

"You still have time to surrender."

Elina stood atop the head of the Ice Phoenix Phase, looking down upon Xu Jingming.

"In domains, you're stronger than me; in phase mastery, we're both at peak proficiency."

"But your rank is too low—I'm two ranks above you. In a real fight, you'll lose for sure!"

"If I accidentally injure you badly, that wouldn't be good."

She spoke the truth.

Before the match began, she had already learned from Master Mick that the Spirit Pivot Sacred Ground intended to recruit Xu Jingming.

Given that, she didn't want to leave him severely injured, lying helpless for months to recover.

Yet the next moment, Xu Jingming burst into loud laughter: "Elina, you're too confident!"

Boom—!!

Thunder roared, and the entire arena was instantly swallowed by endless lightning storms.

The Thunder Abyss Swallowing Sun Phase, over a thousand meters tall, stepped forth from the void as if tearing through space.

"Who wins and who loses? Only fighting will tell!"

"Come! Let me see just how strong you, the top Star Radiance cultivator, really are!"

Xu Jingming charged toward Elina with roaring laughter.

Purple lightning writhed across his skin—he had already activated the seventh layer of the Purple Thunder Divine Skin!

His furious blood qi, entwined with lightning, seemed ready to shatter space itself!

At the same time, the massive Thunder Abyss Swallowing Sun Phase above him moved in tandem with him.

Boom—!!

The two colossal phases crashed into each other in midair, the deafening explosion echoing throughout the arena!

Ice crystals and lightning sludge sprayed in all directions, forming a dazzling yet perilous scene.

The Ice Phoenix Phase exhaled an extreme-cold breath, freezing the very space it passed through.

Meanwhile, the Thunder Abyss Phase swung its thunderous fists, each strike carrying annihilating power.

"So strong! This is the true clash of prodigies!"

"Xu Jingming is holding his own against Elina!"

"Noah Sacred Ground really struck gold this time!"

"......"

The audience watched, spellbound, their cheers rising and falling in waves.

If yesterday's match was a bloody, hand-to-hand brawl,

then this was a dazzling elemental bombardment!

Ice and lightning intertwined, each collision like a brilliant firework.

The phases clashed, while Xu Jingming, spear in hand, charged straight at Elina.

Now, both phases were evenly matched.

And Elina was an elemental master—if he closed the distance, she was doomed.

"Think you can close in? Impossible! Ice Crystal Time Barrier!"

Elina knew this perfectly well.

With a sharp cry, she summoned a massive ice wall stretching hundreds of kilometers directly across Xu Jingming's path.

Simultaneously, she retreated swiftly, increasing the distance between herself and Xu Jingming.

As soon as Xu Jingming neared the ice wall, he found his movements slowed drastically.

Crossing it would take considerable time.

"The negative effect from the time domain...

Since I can't cross it, I'll just smash through!"

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes, clenching his right hand in midair—endless lightning surged toward him.

In an instant, it coalesced into a thunderous spear adorned with intricate patterns.

T8 Combat Technique: Lei Shen's Spear!

It was one of the T8 combat techniques he selected from the Noah Sacred Ground's library.

He'd never had the chance to use it before—this was his first time.

Whoosh—!!

Lei Shen's Spear was hurled with explosive force, striking the ice wall!

Boom—!!

With earth-shaking force, the ice wall shattered violently.

A flash of black lightning—Xu Jingming crossed the wall in an instant.

But beyond the wall, Elina's slender figure was already a hundred kilometers away.

"Xu Jingming, you can't catch me."

"I have several other techniques similar to Ice Crystal Time Barrier."

"Even if you break them all, you still won't close the distance."

"And I'm two ranks higher than you—my spiritual energy dwarfs yours. Keep dragging this out, and you'll lose for sure."

Ailina's cold voice rang out, tinged with a faint hint of pride.

As an Elementalist, she knew exactly how to deal with martial artists.

As long as the opponent couldn't close in, she was invincible!

"Oh? Really?"

Xu Jingming's lips curled into a cold sneer as dark lightning surged into his long spear.

A strange rune suddenly glowed on the dark purple spear, and an invisible force instantly enveloped the entire arena.

"This is..."

Ailina's expression changed slightly; she realized her flight speed had suddenly become excruciatingly slow, as if trapped in quicksand.

This was precisely the special domain attached to Xu Jingming's Abyss Spear—the Abyss Domain!

It could drastically slow down an enemy's movement!

"Slow me down? Not a bad strategy, but even so, you still can't catch me!"

Ailina snorted, and the power of her Time Domain surged again!

It further slowed Xu Jingming's already sluggish movements.

"Who said I wanted to chase you?"

Xu Jingming raised his dark eyebrows, flipped his hand, and retracted the Abyss Spear into his space ring:

"Did you forget I'm not just a martial artist?"

As he spoke, a deep rumble of thunder echoed across the sky.

The next instant, a thick bolt of pitch-black lightning crashed down!

T7 Combat Art—Thunder Punishment Technique!

This combat art required roughly two to three seconds to cast.

He had pretended to chase her just to gather this technique!

Crackle!!

Ailina had no defense whatsoever and was struck dead center!

Her once-beautiful ice-blue hair stood on end, her Bai Xi skin now coated in a layer of charred black.

This made the once-stunning Ice Queen look disheveled.

"You're an Elementalist too?! How is this possible?!"

Ailina's cry of shock echoed throughout the arena.

As an Elementalist, she could summon ice walls to slow down approaching martial artists.

She also had a layer of ice armor surrounding her body for protection.

But that lightning bolt had just shattered her ice armor entirely!

Yet in Fei's match earlier, Xu Jingming had clearly displayed the traits of a martial artist!

That body tempering technique—she wouldn't have misread it.

"Uneducated! Have you never seen a cultivator who trains both martial arts and Elementalist arts?"

Xu Jingming let out a vicious laugh, and with a thought, another bolt of lightning crashed down!

Crackle!!

This time, there was no ice armor to shield her.

Ailina, bearing the full force of the lightning, screamed in pain, her body blackened, then collapsed unconscious.

Before losing consciousness, her mind was filled with overwhelming shock.

To cultivate both martial artist and Elementalist arts—and still advance so rapidly!

What kind of monster is this?

"Ailina has lost consciousness. The winner of this match is Xu Jingming of the Noa Sacred Land!"

The intelligent referee's voice boomed across the arena.

"Lei Di! Lei Di! Lei Di!"

"So strong! He even defeated Ailina!"

"The Noa Sacred Land is about to rise!"

"..."

After a brief silence, the audience erupted into a deafening roar of cheers!