Chapter 1283: Promoted to Master Rank! The Star Torch Empire Shakes!

"Bloodkill! Welcome back to the Abyss Arena!"

"Hmm, compared to a year ago, your strength has surged dramatically."

"I can hardly wait to see you fight—shall we start the ranking match?"

As soon as Xu Jingming entered the Abyss Arena, that majestic voice rang out from the sky.

"Begin."

Xu Jingming did not hesitate for a moment.

"Excellent! Now matching..."

"Match successful! Your opponent is Starlight Rank-9 contestant 'Black Burial' from the Maya Empire!"

Whoosh—!!

The entire surrounding space rapidly transformed into a duel arena over five hundred kilometers in diameter!

About three hundred kilometers from Xu Jingming, a tall, slender young man slowly materialized.

Above his head floated a Master badge.

"183 wins, 34 losses—still a high-win-rate Master."

With a sweep of his spiritual force, Xu Jingming immediately obtained his opponent's win rate.

Generally speaking, such Master-level contestants possess considerable true strength.

"140 wins, 1 loss—oh, my opponent this time is quite formidable."

"Defeat you, and I'll gain even more win points!"

The young man across from him also checked Xu Jingming's Master badge and saw his win rate.

Yet instead of surprise, he revealed a cruel grin.

"Both combatants, prepare... Match begins!"

The system's voice echoed across the entire arena.

Almost simultaneously, Black Burial's figure blurred violently.

He split into dozens of crimson afterimages, surging toward Xu Jingming from every direction.

Wind domain perfected! Fire domain, seventeenth level!

This was his confidence!

This T7-tier combat technique, "Phantom Assault," had caused countless opponents to fall in defeat.

But this time—

Crackle!!

Golden lightning exploded violently!

Xu Jingming's entire body was instantly encircled by brilliant golden thunder.

Each lightning arc seemed to contain the laws of heaven and earth, leaving golden trails that lingered long in the void.

"What?!"

Black Burial's true body slammed to a halt, staring in horror at the golden lightning.

"This—this is... the aura of the Law?!"

As a veteran powerhouse of the Master tier, Shadow Blade clearly understood what this meant.

Only by refining a domain to its utmost extreme could one touch upon the Law.

And the Lightning Law was among the most formidable of the universe's fundamental laws—renowned for its offensive power!

"You... you're a powerhouse who has comprehended the Law?!"

Black Burial's voice cracked, and he suddenly erupted in curses:

"What kind of joke is this?! A monster like you should be challenging the King tier directly!"

"Damn this ranking system—how am I supposed to fight an opponent like this?!"

After saying that, he actually brought up the system interface and chose to log out without the slightest hesitation.

"Contestant Black Burial has withdrawn from the arena! This match is won by Bloodkill!"

The majestic voice rang out from the sky.

Xu Jingming's win points instantly rose from zero to seven.

"Is comprehending the Law really that terrifying? He didn't even dare fight me?"

Xu Jingming was slightly surprised.

"Of course. Normally, the Law is a level only Starlight-tier cultivators can touch."

Even many Starlight-tier cultivators haven't comprehended it."

You, a Starlight Rank-9, have already entered the Law stage."

To them, you're obviously a monster."

Eva's figure appeared beside him, munching an apple with relish.

"Merely by aura, you intimidated your opponent! Bloodkill! Your strength is beyond imagination!"

"I can hardly wait to see your next opponent—shall we proceed to the next ranking match?"

The majestic voice rang out again.

"It seems I'll need to fight a while longer to find a worthy opponent."

Xu Jingming chuckled softly and declared loudly: "Continue the match!"

With his current strength, ordinary Starlight Rank-9 cultivators were no match for him.

Thus, in the matches that followed—

Either the opponent immediately surrendered upon discovering Xu Jingming possessed the Lightning Law.

Or else be obliterated outright by a bolt of Lei Ting.

His victory points surged rapidly, soon reaching the standard for the Master Promotion Tournament!

The result was, naturally, an overwhelming promotion—within just one hour, he successfully advanced to the Master rank.

Star Torch Empire, Copper Glow Star.

This is a planet with a gravity up to ten thousand times that of Blue Star.

Even a Star Radiance Rank Nine expert would struggle to take a single step.

Yet, four kilometers above Copper Glow Star's surface,

a young man hung motionless in midair.

Around him, blue radiance flickered, and the void occasionally cracked open with countless fine fissures.

Mi De!

A prodigy of the Star Torch Empire.

Wind Domain perfected, Space Domain at the Fourteenth Level!

Even within the Star Torch Sacred Ground, he was among the strongest few.

Suddenly, the entire space shuddered violently, and the aura of the void surged dramatically!

After several minutes, Mi De slowly opened his eyes, a hint of delight on his face:

"Space Domain, Fourteenth Level! Now, at last, I can attempt to break into the Master rank."

Suddenly, his communication watch chimed.

He tapped to answer, and a woman's figure appeared before him, her expression Solemn:

"Mi De, someone from the Star Torch Empire has reached the Master rank."

"Huh?"

Mi De frowned. "Steve? He's faster than me?"

Among the Star Radiance experts in the Star Torch Sacred Ground, his strength ranked third.

The one ranked first had already entered the Master rank.

Steve was second.

Lately, he had been determined to reach the Master rank before Steve.

"Not him. Someone with the ID 'Xue Sha'."

The woman shook her head.

With a flick of her hand, a video appeared beside her and began playing.

In the video, a young man with blurred features was wreathed in golden lightning.

A single bolt of lightning instantly obliterated his opponent!

"This was his second Master Promotion match—his opponent was 'Mai Qi.'

Xue Sha killed him with just one move."

As the woman finished speaking, Mi De's pupils contracted sharply!

He had been stuck in the Grandmaster rank for four or five years, having competed in nearly a dozen tournaments!

Mai Qi was one of his old rivals—their strengths were roughly equal.

Yet before this Xue Sha, he couldn't even withstand a single strike!

"According to intelligence, Xue Sha has already comprehended the Lightning Principle.

He has even reached the Seventeenth Level of the Destruction Domain, just one step short of perfection."

The woman explained softly.

"The Lightning Principle?"

Mi De swallowed hard. "Where did this monster come from? I've never heard of him!"

"Unknown. The Star Torch Empire's high command is already investigating.

More actions are likely to follow."

The woman shook her head.

The Abyss Arena marks which empire each competitor hails from.

And Xue Sha is from the Star Torch Empire.

Yet the Star Torch Sacred Ground gathers all prodigies across the entire empire—very few slip through.

But now, this isn't just a slipped fish—it's a colossal leviathan that slipped through!

If such a prodigy isn't found, the Star Torch Sacred Ground's high command will surely be driven to rage!