Chapter 1336: One-Sided Massacre! Two Choices!

Crackle!!

When the lightning faded, silence engulfed the surroundings.

Fine golden electric arcs drifted through the scorching air.

Where the hundred-plus contestants had been pierced, only vitrified sand remained, silently testifying to the horror just witnessed.

"My god! A single bolt of lightning killed over a hundred geniuses?"

"Too strong! How can someone who masters the Lightning Dao be this powerful?"

"Run! He's an Elementalist! Human wave tactics won't work on him!"

"......"

Xu Jingming's ferocity left everyone around him stunned.

Those standing here were all top prodigies from their respective cosmic nations!

Yet before Xu Jingming, they melted instantly, offering not even a shred of resistance!

Thus, after their shock, they all fled in every direction without a word.

"Want to run? Impossible!"

Xu Jingming raised his sword-like brows, and the T7-level Lei Yuan Shi Ri Phase unfolded behind him!

A brilliant golden wheel, like a divine halo, slowly materialized behind him.

The next instant,

Violent Dou Tian Shen Lei erupted from him like a golden tidal wave!

Boom—rumble—

The desert within a kilometer radius trembled violently, as if struck by a god's hammer.

Countless golden lightning bolts shot forth from the void, each precisely locking onto a fleeing contestant.

These lightning bolts twisted and darted through the air as if alive, instantly catching up to the sprinting figures.

"No!!"

"This can't be!!"

"Even a T7-level technique couldn't defend against this!"

"......"

Piercing screams rose one after another as thousands of geniuses turned to ash in the golden lightning.

Their defense domains were torn apart as easily as paper.

Their Phase shadows shattered instantly, lasting no more than a second.

Within a kilometer radius, a zone of death was instantly cleared.

The air reeked of scorched flesh; golden lightning danced across the sand, turning the desert's grit into liquid.

"Is this... the power of the Lightning Dao?"

"Too terrifying!"

"Damn it! We're not even on the same level!"

"......"

Contestants farther away watched in horror, then fled wildly backward.

A flash of golden lightning, and Xu Jingming rose into the sky.

His gaze, sharp as lightning, swept over the trembling figures in the distance; a cold smile curled on his lips:

"If you chose to strike at me, prepare to die."

Before his words faded, his figure vanished from where he stood.

The next instant, a golden thunder dragon, a thousand meters long, exploded across the sky!

This colossal dragon, forged from pure Lightning Dao, opened its maw and unleashed a cataclysmic torrent of lightning!

Thunder Dragon Technique!

Originally a technique from Blue Star, refined by him, it had become a formidable T8-level technique!

Boom—

Where the lightning torrent passed, space itself twisted!

The contestants who had fled farthest had no time to rejoice before they were swallowed by the overwhelming golden lightning.

Their Phase radiance shattered instantly before the Lightning Dao, vanishing in an instant.

Within a thousand-meter radius centered on Xu Jingming, the land became Lei Shen's domain, golden thunder ravaging heaven and earth!

His agile form flickered in and out of the lightning; each appearance heralded the fall of dozens of geniuses.

On the spectator stands at the edge of the Vast Continent, silence reigned.

A Starlight-tier who comprehended the Dao was an entirely different concept from one who did not.

Others attacking a Dao-comprehending Starlight-tier was expected.

But the hundred billion spectators on the stands never imagined Xu Jingming could be this powerful!

On the arena, the remaining Dao-comprehenders were also slaughtering others with overwhelming dominance.

Yet only Xu Jingming's massacre was utterly devastating.

Everyone was left speechless by this crushing slaughter; the Star Torch Empire's section erupted in thunderous cheers!

"So strong! This is the true prodigy!"

"One against ten thousand! This is our Star Torch Empire's king!"

"Lightning Dao! Crush all who defy!"

"......"

The audience of the Star Torch Empire went wild!

In the past, they also had powerful prodigies.

But once entering the arena brawl, they had almost no presence.

This time, however, was different.

Xu Jingming, who wielded the Lightning Principle, was unquestionably the most brilliant presence!

"Jingming is too powerful!" Ye Lan couldn't help but whisper.

"Anyone on that arena could kill me, but Jingming wipes out entire groups at once!"

Lu Yunji and Yu Li's fair, delicate faces flushed with excitement; their gazes toward Xu Jingming already burned with boundless ardor and affection.

The dominance of a Principle-level Star Radiance over a non-Principle-level Star Radiance was utterly overwhelming.

At this moment, the vast desert arena had split into four clearly demarcated zones of slaughter.

Xu Jingming stood in the east, golden lightning surging like a furious tide.

Every flash of Lei Guang turned over a thousand competitors to ash.

His efficiency was terrifying; he pushed the AoE advantage of the Lightning Principle to its extreme, leaving not a blade of grass behind wherever he passed.

In the west, Badeli of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire stomped the earth, waves of earth-yellow Principle ripples spreading.

With every step he took, sharp Shi Zhu erupted from the ground, impaling fleeing competitors.

Though his attack range was not as vast as Xu Jingming's, it compensated with relentless continuity.

All who entered his domain were shredded by earth spikes.

In the north, Moline of the Purple Thorn Empire moved like a phantom, wind Principle coiling around her.

She wielded twin blades; each flicker severed a competitor's throat.

Her speed was astonishing—where her afterimages passed, blood had not yet sprayed before heads fell to the ground.

In the south, Gar of the Silver Blue Empire was equally dominant.

Metal Principle coalesced into a sky-covering rain of swords, spanning a kilometer.

He crossed his arms, gazing coldly down at the battlefield; the sword rain automatically pursued targets, pinning enemies to the dunes.

"Look! Xu Jingming's kill count is double that of the others!"

"His Lightning Principle is perfect for mass combat!"

"Badeli and Gar seem to know each other—they're coordinating!"

"......"

The spectator stands had long since erupted; the power displayed by these four far surpassed that of all other arena competitors!

Meanwhile, the four Principle Masters on the arena silently cleared out the weaklings, leaving each other undisturbed.

The reason was simple: all were Star Radiance cultivators who mastered Principles.

If they fought each other and got eliminated, failing to secure a top-five rank, they'd suffer a massive loss.

But it was clearly evident that among the four, Xu Jingming had the highest killing efficiency!

Ten minutes later, when the last ordinary competitor was shredded by Gar's sword rain, the arena fell abruptly silent.

Wind and sand swirled as the four figures hovered in midair, facing each other from afar.

Xu Jingming and Moline of the Purple Thorn Empire were far apart.

But Badeli and Gar stood very close together.

Badeli broke the silence first; his massive frame loomed like a boulder, his voice booming like thunder:

"Moline, you have two choices.

One: team up with Xu Jingming to face us both.

Two: join us and eliminate Xu Jingming first."

Clearly, Badeli and Gar had already allied.

Now, they were forcing Moline to pick a side.