Chapter 1319: You Are the Blood Kill? Champion of the Arena!

"Hahaha! Lei Di Xu Jingming, the dark horse of the Noah Empire?"

Lei Kuangyong grinned, his voice booming like a bell, "Too bad, your legend ends here!"

Whoosh—!!

As soon as he spoke, his body was bathed in crimson-gold light, his aura surging higher and higher, as if ready to tear open the heavens!

Intense flames and sharp golden radiance intertwined, coalescing behind him into a giant phantom towering a thousand meters tall!

Phantom True Form!

The phantom's entire body glowed crimson-gold.

Its entire frame was covered in metallic armor, with molten fire flowing through the gaps between the plates.

Two beams of gold-red light shot from the phantom's eyes, warping and distorting the air they passed through!

"Good heavens! It's the perfected T7 Burnt Heaven Golden Body!"

"That's the famed ancestral phantom of the Star Torch Imperial Star!"

"They say when fully cultivated, the phantom alone can withstand blows from a Star-Class expert and survive!"

"......"

The competitors watching from afar turned pale with shock.

Some of the weaker ones were shaken by the phantom's pressure until blood streamed from their noses and mouths, forcing them to retreat step by step.

Lei Kuangyong stood proudly in midair, the phantom moving in perfect sync with him.

His right fist slowly rose, drawing in all the fire and metal energy of the surrounding heavens and earth.

Forming an energy vortex over a hundred meters in diameter!

"It's your honor to die beneath my Burnt Heaven Golden Body!"

Boom—!!

The crimson-gold giant fist descended upon Xu Jingming with a force meant to obliterate heaven and earth!

Even before the punch struck, the terrifying pressure crushed every ruin within kilometers below into dust!

Facing this earth-shattering blow, Xu Jingming merely calmly raised his right hand, fingers spread:

"Thunder Punishment."

Two simple words, yet they seemed to contain the ultimate truth of the universe.

Instantly, the entire sky darkened abruptly.

Countless golden lightning serpents writhed wildly through the clouds.

A single bolt of pure lightning, condensed from the Thunder Law, crashed down!

This lightning was not thick, yet it radiated a terrifying aura of destruction!

The crimson-gold giant fist and the golden lightning column collided violently in midair!

The expected fierce clash never occurred.

That seemingly slender bolt sliced through like a hot knife through butter.

It passed through the Burnt Heaven Golden Body's fist without resistance, then pierced the entire arm, finally striking the phantom's chest!

"What?!" Lei Kuangyong's pupils shrank sharply.

"Crack—"

A crisp cracking sound rang out.

Countless spiderweb-like cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the Burnt Heaven Golden Body, crimson-gold light bursting from the fissures.

The next instant, this mighty phantom, famed throughout the Star Torch Empire, exploded before everyone's eyes!

"Impossible!" Lei Kuangyong spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with disbelief.

His Burnt Heaven Golden Body was a top-tier T7 phantom.

Paired with his dual domains, it was unquestionably among the strongest combinations in the Starlight Stage.

Yet Xu Jingming hadn't even summoned a phantom—merely a single bolt of lightning—and he shattered Lei Kuangyong's True Form.

"No, no—this lightning... it's the Law! The aura of Thunder Law!"

Lei Kuangyong suddenly snapped back to awareness.

The other competitors were too low in cultivation to recognize that Xu Jingming's lightning carried the Law.

But as a prodigy of the Star Torch Sacred Land, how could he not understand the difference between Law and Domain?

And if it weren't Law, how could it so easily pierce through his True Form?

"Thunder Law! Someone in the Star Torch Empire has actually entered the Law Stage?!"

Lei Kuangyong's face was filled with shock—until he noticed the color of Xu Jingming's lightning and suddenly realized:

"Blood Kill! You're the Blood Kill?!"

He had attended the King Promotion Tournament back then.

He clearly remembered that Blood Kill used golden lightning.

At first, he hadn't connected the two.

But now that Thunder Law had appeared, there was no doubt!

After all, a prodigy who mastered Law at the Starlight Stage...

In the entire Star Torch Empire, there could be no second!

Xu Jingming said nothing.

He merely lifted his hand slightly, and golden lightning surged forth, instantly rushing toward Lei Kuangyong.

"Golden Flame Body Shield!"

Lei Kuangyong hastily mobilized all his Yuan Energy, forming a crimson-gold energy shield around his body.

Boom!!

The instant the lightning met the energy shield.

Lei Guang's much-praised defense shattered like paper.

Violent lightning surged through his body; he saw only darkness, his consciousness vanishing instantly.

When the brilliant Lei Guang faded, Lei Guang's form had vanished into nothingness.

Points +

The number flashing on Xu Jingming's smart bracer made him slightly surprised. "No wonder he was fourth—his points are substantial."

With Lei Guang's death, the entire city fell silent.

The contestants who had come to watch the ultimate battle froze in place, mouths gaping wide enough to swallow an egg.

"That's it? Already over?"

"Ten seconds... no, probably less than five!"

"Lei Guang... he was a prodigy of the Star Torch Emperor Star! Just wiped out like that?"

"It feels like, before Xu Jingming, Lei Guang performed no better than we did."

"......"

They had come to witness a great battle!

Who knew the fight ended so abruptly?

Lei Guang couldn't even hold out five seconds against Xu Jingming!

The two weren't even on the same level!

"Run! Xu Jingming is too strong!"

"This is terrifying—such a being is in our 65th Arena!"

After a brief silence, the entire city erupted.

Countless contestants fled in panic, terrified of drawing the attention of this terrifying "Lei Di."

Xu Jingming paid no heed to the fleeing contestants; he turned his gaze to the ranking on his smart bracer:

Name: Xu Jingming (Noah Empire)

Points:

Rank: #1

"Ranking's reached number one. As expected, taking down top-ranked contestants yields points the fastest."

Xu Jingming couldn't help but smile.

He flickered away, choosing a direction at random.

Though he'd achieved his goal as Arena #1, the killings wouldn't stop.

Meanwhile, in the Virtual Universe, Lans had found King Noah.

"Has the Prophet's Sanctum reached a conclusion?"

In the vast imperial palace, Lu Wen, Niki, and other state pillars stood present.

Sitting upon the Wang Zuo, King Noah was also in excellent spirits.

"We have results," Lans said respectfully.

"Oh? Is it truly the Demon Clan—or someone else?"

Noah's gaze grew slightly colder. "I dealt with the Demon Clan last time. If it's someone else, I will show no mercy."

He still held great faith in the Prophet's Sanctum.

Just as Lans was about to speak, the entire palace was swept by a brilliant stream of blue data.

Lord Hei Yu's figure solidified abruptly in midair, his eyes blazing with unprecedented excitement.

"Your Majesty!"

Lord Hei Yu's voice, overexcited, grew sharp:

"Miracle! We have witnessed a true miracle!

Xu Jingming defeated Lei Guang, ranked fourth in the arena.

His points surged by over twenty million, lifting his rank from fifth to first!"