Chapter 1277: Incredible Power! Matching the Star Stage!

"T4-level secret technique! This inheritance stele's bounty was truly excellent!"

Xu Jingming slowly opened his eyes, an involuntary smile tugging at his lips.

More importantly, this secret technique entered his mind through spiritual force infusion.

No further learning or comprehension was needed—he could directly spend points via the system.

"Big Brother Ming, what inheritance did you get?"

Lei Guang's rugged voice rang out first, his copper-bell eyes brimming with curiosity.

Ye Lan said nothing, but her violet eyes fixed intently on Xu Jingming, clearly awaiting the answer as well.

"A T4-level lightning-based secret technique."

Xu Jingming smiled slightly, not hiding it.

"T4-level?!"

Lei Guang frowned, "Doesn't that require reaching the Star Stage and mastering a law to learn?"

"It's a secret technique, not a combat skill—it should be learnable at the Starlight Stage, right?"

Ye Lan spoke softly.

Otherwise, merely being T4-level wouldn't qualify it as a golden inheritance.

"Correct. The cultivation requirement is only a domain." Xu Jingming nodded.

"Really?!" Lei Guang's eyes widened.

The highest combat skill a Starlight Stage cultivator can master is T7-level.

A T4-level secret technique's power is clearly far greater than a T7-level one.

"There's a trade-off—a T4-level skill learnable at the Starlight Stage."

"Though it doesn't require mastering a law, its cultivation difficulty is equally extreme."

"Of course, for you, Xu Jingming, this shouldn't be a problem."

Ye Lan looked at Xu Jingming.

"Not necessarily—we'll know once we try."

Xu Jingming smiled humbly, "What about you two? Any gains?"

"I got a purple inheritance—a T7-level body tempering technique."

"Called the 'Colossus Shakes Heaven Art'—it perfectly matches our Colossus bloodline."

Lei Guang grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.

"Oh? That's indeed excellent."

Xu Jingming gave a slight nod.

The Colossus race is renowned for physical strength; this body tempering technique was undoubtedly a boon for Lei Guang.

"I also received a purple inheritance—a ocular technique."

"T5-level, like yours, and also within the category of secret techniques."

Ye Lan spoke softly.

This ocular technique perfectly suited her succubus bloodline.

Once successfully cultivated, it would significantly boost her combat power.

"Looks like everyone's gains are solid." Xu Jingming wasn't particularly surprised.

One could only say the Noah Sacred Land's fortune this time was exceptional.

Not only did they have Lei Guang, a Colossus, but also Ye Lan, a prodigy with the rare succubus bloodline.

Even he himself bore the Purple Nightmare Demon Body, so the inheritance stele had burst forth with three rare inheritances: two purples and one gold.

Of course,

had the Eternal Deity of the Lingshu Sacred Land known this, he'd surely be utterly frustrated.

After comprehending their inheritances, Xu Jingming and the others quickly left the inheritance stele and returned to their contestant villas.

"Lei Guang Annihilation Cannon! T4-level secret technique."

"If released by a Starlight Peak cultivator, it can threaten a Star Stage expert!"

In the villa's training room, Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the floor, the newly acquired technique's content rising in his mind.

This technique was extremely complex, requiring the fusion of the lightning domain and the destruction domain.

Its cultivation difficulty was extreme—decades would be needed just to enter its threshold.

With lower talent, one might never master it in a lifetime!

But that was for others—for him, it wasn't so complicated.

'Deep Blue!'

He silently murmured, and a pale blue virtual panel appeared in his mind.

Without hesitation, he clicked the point-spending option.

Source Points -5000!

Lei Guang Annihilation Cannon → Lei Guang Annihilation Cannon (Beginner)!

In an instant, a vast stream of information flooded his mind.

This T4-level secret technique was as if he'd practiced it tens of thousands of times—he had mastered it!

"Cultivation successful! I now have a trump card!"

Xu Jingming's eyes flickered slightly.

But his system panel's source points were nearly depleted, leaving less than a thousand.

Still, it wasn't bad—he'd be returning to the Noah Sacred Land soon.

When the time comes, I'll just head to Black Stone Star to hunt demonic beasts.

"Next, it's time to test the power of this T4-grade secret art."

Putting on the mind helmet, Xu Jingming entered the virtual universe directly.

"Eva, set me up an opponent with a T7-grade perfected Dharma Phase.

A Stellar Apex peak opponent with perfected gold and earth dual-element domains."

In the virtual training ground, Xu Jingming, clad in a black combat suit, stood towering in midair and gave the order.

"You got it!"

The green-haired twin-tailed loli Eva's figure appeared beside him.

With a small wave of her hand, ten kilometers opposite, a Stellar Apex peak powerhouse radiating the brilliance of gold and earth dual-element domains appeared!

"Begin combat!"

At Eva's command, the Stellar Apex peak powerhouse on the opposite side instantly charged toward Xu Jingming.

But Xu Jingming remained unmoved, extending his right hand and giving a light tap toward him.

Lei Guang World-Destroying Cannon!

In an instant—

Heaven and earth suddenly darkened!

Countless pitch-black bolts of lightning burst forth from the void at his fingertip.

Like ten thousand serpents gone mad, they instantly coalesced into a destructive Lei Zhu over ten meters in diameter!

That Lei Zhu was pitch-black as ink all over, with purplish-red destructive patterns coiling across its surface.

Wherever it passed, space shattered inch by inch, revealing terrifying void rifts!

"No—!!"

The virtual opponent on the opposite side let out a terrified howl.

His Dharma Phase true body instantly swelled to a kilometer in height, and the T7-grade defensive combat skill 'Xuan Turtle Shield' was deployed at full power.

Yet before that world-destroying Lei Guang, everything was as fragile as paper!

Boom—!!!

Amid the deafening explosion, the pitch-black Lei Zhu smashed through the opponent with irresistible force.

Along with it, the virtual battlefield spanning dozens of kilometers was blasted into a bottomless trench!

Residual lightning leapt and flickered within the trench, decomposing all matter along the way into its most fundamental particle state......

"This kind of power?!"

Eva in midair's eyes went wide as she said in disbelief:

"S-rank, you've already mastered that T4-grade secret art?"

"Mm, it's not particularly difficult. After coming back, I got familiar with it just a little and learned it."

Xu Jingming withdrew his right hand, extremely satisfied with the power of this Lei Guang World-Destroying Cannon.

"Not particularly difficult?"

Eva was completely dumbfounded.

As a former Stellar Apex peak powerhouse, she had also mastered T4-grade combat skills.

She naturally knew how difficult it was—she herself had spent a full thousand years to learn it!

"That's right too, S-rank, you possess the Lei Prison Demon bloodline, so it's normal for your cultivation talent to be stronger."

In the end, Eva attributed it to the credit of the demon bloodline.

Seeing Eva fill in the blanks with her own imagination, Xu Jingming couldn't help but smile slightly.

Fortunately, with the demon bloodline around, he didn't need to explain any further.

Next, he had Eva switch out different opponents for testing.

After two hours, Xu Jingming had already thoroughly figured out the power of this secret art.

"For Stellar Apex peak, it's an instant kill! Even Stellar Step powerhouses would be threatened by it!"

Xu Jingming's eyes had never been brighter.

This was still just the Lei Guang World-Destroying Cannon in its normal form.

If he activated the Purple Nightmare Demon Body, the power would likely be even more formidable.

Of course, the consumption of primal energy was also extremely terrifying.

Based on his current state, he could only fire off two shots.

In the Purple Nightmare Demon Body form, he could probably only fire off one shot.

"My level is still a bit low. Once I return to Noah Sanctuary,

hunt a few more demonic beasts, and I can consider raising my level."

Xu Jingming let out a light breath.

All in all, the gains this time truly satisfied him.