Chapter 1348: The Zi Yan Demon Body Emerges! The Entire Arena Shattered in Shock!

On the massive arena.

The two stood twenty kilometers apart, facing each other across the distance.

Xu Jingming stood tall, his battle spirit boiling.

Roy's expression was cold, as if looking down upon ants.

Around the vast continent, one hundred trillion spectators fixed their gazes on them.

This was merely the virtual universe—the number of viewers watching the broadcast in reality was even more staggering!

Truly a spectacle watched by the cosmos!

Although Roy was absurdly strong, many among the spectators still supported Xu Jingming.

They hoped for a miracle, a victory.

"Both sides, prepare!"

The final match of the Cosmic Human Talent Tournament, hosted by the Eternal Star Alliance.

Now… begin!"

With the announcer's declaration, all of heaven and earth fell silent.

Roy moved.

Again, that simplest of swords.

"Extinction."

The black longsword swung, and the destruction blade light reappeared!

This sword strike seemed ready to cleave open all of heaven and earth!

Where the blade light passed, all turned pitch black.

It was the fluctuation of the Destruction Dao, annihilating everything—even light itself was extinguished!

One hundred trillion spectators held their breath simultaneously!

Since the Talent Tournament began, Roy had struck only one sword in every match!

If he cannot block this one sword, Xu Jingming has no hope of victory whatsoever.

The blade light arrived in an instant, about to swallow Xu Jingming whole.

Boom—!!

Suddenly, an insanely violent aura of demonic energy surged into the sky!

"Zi Yan Demon Body!"

Xu Jingming roared lowly, his body swelling instantly to over three meters tall!

Purple scales covered his entire body, grotesque demonic horns extending from his forehead, and dark purple demonic wings burst open behind him!

Brilliant golden Lei Ting encircled his body, intertwining with the purple demonic energy to form a bizarre yet powerful battle armor!

Clang—!!

The destruction blade light struck the Zi Yan Demon Body, unleashing a deafening clang of metal on metal!

A terrifying shockwave swept across the entire arena, causing the surrounding protective barriers to tremble violently!

When the blade light faded, Xu Jingming still stood firm!

Although cracks appeared on his scaled skin, they healed at a visibly rapid rate.

His violet vertical pupils stared coldly at Roy, a wild smile curling at his lips:

"It seems one sword isn't enough to defeat me."

Destruction blade light!

No evasion possible—only direct interception!

Fortunately, he had already tried this countless times in the virtual arena.

Thanks to his Zi Yan Demon Body, this destruction blade light was not yet lethal.

The one hundred trillion spectators watching this scene had erupted into total frenzy!

"My god! What did I just see?!"

"Xu Jingming actually tanked the Destruction Blade Light?!"

"What form is that? A demon? Xu Jingming is a demon!"

"No! That's demonic bloodline! A human with demonic bloodline!"

"......"

The spectators from the Star Torch Empire screamed wildly.

Countless people leapt from their seats in excitement, eyes wide, unable to believe what they saw.

Before this, Roy's sword had never been blocked!

No matter who, no matter what defense they used, against the Destruction Blade Light, they were as fragile as paper!

But now, Xu Jingming had withstood this sword strike outright.

"Demonic bloodline? Xu Jingming still had a hidden card?"

The elf princess Yue Ying, who had just relogged into the virtual universe, was stunned.

She never imagined that Xu Jingming had not even used his full power during the semifinals!

"If he had used his demonic bloodline in the semifinals, what would have become of me?"

Yue Ying unconsciously thought of this, and a complex expression flickered faintly in her beautiful gray eyes.

Undoubtedly, she would have been defeated even more thoroughly.

"So it's demonic bloodline—no wonder his base stats are so high."

"Judging by the demonic form, it must be the upper-tier demon bloodline of the 'Lei Yu Demon'."

"Indeed, the Hellfire Demons are naturally attuned to Lightning and Destruction Laws; it's only natural they can withstand the Destruction Law."

"......"

Compared to the audience's shock, the lords in the VIP boxes were far more composed.

After all, they had already anticipated Xu Jingming's unique bloodline.

"It's the Hellfire Demon bloodline....."

Mo Ren's eyes flickered slightly, yet he held no great expectation.

After all, up until now, Roy's every match had only ever unleashed a plain, ordinary slash.

As for other manifestations or combat techniques, none had been revealed.

Although Xu Jingming had withstood the first slash thanks to his demon bloodline, his chances of losing in the following rounds were still high.

And now, on the arena.

In Roy's ice-cold, indifferent eyes, a flicker of movement finally appeared.

"Demon King bloodline?"

He spoke softly, his voice as frigid as frost, "A decent target, then."

No sooner had the words left his lips than the space behind him twisted violently!

A black light wheel, over ten meters in diameter, erupted into view!

Its surface was covered in intricate dark-gold runes, each one flowing with pure Destruction energy.

Its edge was not a smooth arc, but a serrated structure formed of countless microscopic sword rays, as if capable of slicing through space and time.

Most terrifying of all, this halo was not still—it rotated slowly, and with every turn, fresh fine cracks appeared in the surrounding space!

"Manifestation! Roy has finally revealed his Manifestation!"

"It's the T7 Premium-level 'Destruction Sword Wheel' Manifestation—and it's also reached Perfect Proficiency!"

"Whoa! Too terrifying—he held it back until the finals!"

"......"

Amid the audience's cries of astonishment, Roy looked at Xu Jingming and spoke with icy coldness:

"You've forced me to use the Sword Wheel—you have reason to be proud."

Zzzzz—

The Destruction Sword Wheel spun faster, its Destruction energy surging even stronger!

"Destroy."

Again, a simple, utterly plain slash.

But this time, with the Manifestation's enhancement, the power of the Destruction sword light surged once more!

The black sword light tore across the sky, shattering space wherever it passed!

Terrifying Destruction energy swept across the entire arena, as if heaven and earth itself would shatter beneath this single strike!

"Good!"

Xu Jingming roared with laughter, and behind him rose a twenty-meter-wide Lei Yuan Shi Ri Xiang.

A black vortex intertwined with golden thunder serpents, facing off against the Destruction Sword Wheel across the air.

Instantly, his purple demonic wings burst open.

His body became a purple-gold streak of light, charging straight into the sword light!

"Thunderstorm Technique!"

Sizzzz! Sizzzzz!!......

Amid the shriek of electric arcs, furious golden lightning crashed down from the sky.

It transformed into a vast Lei Hai, slamming violently into the Destruction sword light!

"Boom!!!"

The deafening explosion echoed through the heavens.

Terrifying shockwaves swept in all directions, shaking the entire arena violently!

When the residual energy dissipated, Xu Jingming was unharmed.

His purple slit pupils still burned with battle fury, his lips curled in a wild grin:

"It seems your Destruction sword light no longer threatens me!"

Instant Thunder Flash!

As the words ended, he gripped his spear.

A flash of golden Lei Guang—and his form shot forward instantly, closing the distance to Roy!