Chapter 1367: Crazy Massacre! Silence!

Star穹 Academy, Beast Trial Zone.

At this point, Xu Jingming had been inside for nearly two and a half hours.

All the beasts along the way had already been eliminated by him.

He stood there, gripping the Abyss Spear, its tip glinting with cold, icy light.

His gaze, sharp as lightning, fixed on the dense horde of beasts ahead.

This was a beast horde, numbering over a hundred, from multiple clans!

The vast majority were Starlight Stage, but there were also two or three Star Stage leaders among them.

"Roar—!"

A Starlight Peak iron-scaled giant lizard, its body the size of a small hill, charged forward first.

Its scaled body, forged like steel, made the ground tremble with every step.

It opened its bloodied maw, a foul stench rushing toward him, its sharp fangs capable of tearing through any Starlight Stage defense.

Xu Jingming did not activate his ability, nor did he stir even a trace of thunder energy.

Purely relying on his physical explosive power, he stomped the ground—cracks instantly spread—and shot forward like a cannonball!

"Die!"

The spear, like a dragon, carved a sharp arc and pierced precisely into the giant lizard's eye socket!

Plop—!

The spearhead pierced through its skull; the giant lizard's massive body crashed to the ground, blood gushing out.

'Ding, slain one Starlight Peak Iron-Scaled Giant Lizard, Source Points +400.'

A pleasant system notification chimed in his mind.

Yet more beasts surged forward in a flood.

"Not fast enough, not brutal enough!"

Xu Jingming's eyes were icy as he moved like a phantom through the beast horde.

Each swing of his spear precisely pierced vital points.

A wolf-like Shadow Stalker lunged from the side, its claws glinting with cold light, aiming straight for his throat.

Xu Jingming snorted, flipped his wrist, and swung the spear like a whip.

"Bang!"

The spear shaft slammed into the Shadow Stalker's waist and abdomen; the sound of snapping bones was clearly audible.

The Shadow Stalker let out a mournful howl and was flung backward, crashing into the beast horde.

"Star Abyss Death Realm has nine layers.

I can easily clear the first few layers.

But they drain my ability energy massively, and I have no time to recover!

Even if I've mastered the Rule of Destruction, by higher layers, my prior depletion leaves me without enough ability energy to unleash it.

So, when clearing the earlier layers, I must use Doushen Shenlei as little as possible.

This trial zone is an excellent training ground..."

He silently recited this in his mind, his movements never pausing.

The spear in his hands became a black lightning bolt; each thrust claimed another beast's life.

Blood sprayed, limbs scattered; his battle armor was long soaked in beast blood, yet he paid it no mind.

"Again!"

A Star Stage I Flame Rampage Lion roared as it charged, spewing searing flames from its mouth.

Xu Jingming did not dodge—he charged straight toward it!

"Sssshhh!!"

He shook his arm, and the spear wrapped in Doushen Shenlei shot forward like a piercing arrow, stabbing straight into the Flame Rampage Lion's throat.

The Flame Rampage Lion swiped to block, but was forcibly shoved back several steps by his raw strength.

"Not strong enough!"

Xu Jingming growled, closing the distance instantly, his spear raining down like a storm.

Thrust, flick, sweep, smash—each strike struck the Flame Rampage Lion's vital points with precision.

The Flame Rampage Lion roared in fury, flames erupting from its body, yet Xu Jingming showed no fear—he charged straight into the flames!

"Die!"

The final spear thrust pierced its skull!

'Ding, slain one Star Stage I Flame Rampage Lion, Source Points +1000.'

"Huh..."

Xu Jingming exhaled a long, heavy breath, his chest rising and falling slightly.

Fighting purely with physical strength indeed consumed far more stamina than using thunder energy.

But such combat refined his spear technique, making it purer and better adapted to the brutal environment of the Star Abyss Death Realm.

"Unless absolutely necessary, I won't use Doushen Shenlei—let's see the limits of my physical body!"

He gripped his spear tighter and charged back into the beast horde.

Blood and the scent of battle filled the air; Xu Jingming's figure raged through the horde like a storm.

Except when facing Star Stage beasts, he never used his ability.

Instead, he honed his combat instincts through pure physical force in the midst of slaughter.

His physique and mental strength attributes far surpassed those of ordinary Starlight Peak cultivators.

But in the Star Abyss Death Zone, Yuan energy still wasn't enough.

So, he could only train himself this way.

Otherwise, even if he mastered the Destruction Dao through the system,

he wouldn't have enough Yuan energy to unleash it...

The Cosmic Talent War lasted nearly two months from start to finish.

Add to that the four months for the Eternal Star Alliance to send a ship over and return.

That meant Xu Jingming hadn't killed any beast for nearly half a year.

Now that he entered the Trial Zone, he went on a frenzy of slaughter, harvesting Source Points.

Of course, occasionally he would take time to log into the Virtual Universe.

To listen to lectures by Dominator-class experts, or to contact Ye Lan and the others.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Virtual Universe, Star Dome Academy, a vast square.

Here, a Dominator-class expert's lecture was about to begin.

At this moment, many students were already waiting in the square.

Many of them were new students who had just enrolled after this Talent War.

"After this lecture, I feel my foundational Dao principles can rise another level!"

"Haha, this Dominator mainly teaches Lightning Dao—it'll help me too!"

"Star Dome Academy is truly a sacred ground for human cultivation—I've grown so much in this time!"

"Same here! If I'd had this power during the Talent War, I'd have made the top hundred for sure!"

"......"

Star Dome Academy provided vast resources—even many extremely rare scriptures from across the cosmos could be exchanged.

Now, two months have passed.

These new students, thanks to their Talent War rewards, had each advanced rapidly—some had even multiplied their power several times over since the Talent War!

Shhh—

A flash of light, and a tall young man clad in black battle armor teleported into the square.

His arrival immediately drew the gaze of nearly all the new students present.

"It's Lei Di Xu Jingming!"

"Rare to see him in the Virtual Universe."

"Indeed, he's always been very low-key."

"I heard he hasn't returned to Eternal Day Archipelago since entering the academy—no one knows where he's been."

"......"

Over the past two months, most new students had been extremely active.

Yue Ying and Luo Yi had both entered the Star Stage.

Yue Ying needs no explanation—she had already been claimed by the Elven Supreme Dominator.

Luo Yi had recently been rumored to have gained the favor of a Supreme Dominator.

Only Xu Jingming, the top scorer of the Talent War, remained utterly low-key.

He rarely appeared in the sight of other new students, and no rumors had surfaced of him visiting any Supreme Dominator.

With his first-place finish in the Talent War, he should have been the easiest among them to find a master.

Compared to the other new students, Xu Jingming's conduct over this period had been remarkably silent.