Chapter 1386: The Marvelous Use of the Duplicate! Crimson Feather Golden Beast!

"Has my strength really improved to this level?"

Xu Jingming was profoundly shaken.

Without activating the Zi Yan Demon Body or the Law Form.

He had expected a fierce battle to defeat this Thunder Beast, yet he won with surprising ease.

"If I used all my techniques, my strength could likely defeat a Star Rank Six Thunder Beast!"

This was Xu Jingming's estimation of his own power.

Of course, there was another reason.

These Thunder Beasts were too weak—only having grasped the Thunder Principle.

Without higher principles to augment them, the power of Thunder was not particularly strong.

"But weakness is good! The weaker they are, the more Thunder Beasts I can hunt!"

With a loud laugh, Xu Jingming moved his spiritual force and instantly collected the Thunder Crystals from the ground into his space ring.

"Next, it's time to split up."

The Thunder Beasts slain by my Twin Secret's duplicate should also grant me Source Points."

Whoosh—

Purple demonic energy surged forth, instantly coalescing beside Xu Jingming into an identical duplicate.

This was the sheer dominance of the Twin Secret.

Even without activating the Zi Yan Demon Body, one could still form a duplicate.

"This duplicate possesses half my Yuan Energy—I wonder how long it can last."

Under Xu Jingming's control,

the demonic energy duplicate was wreathed in dark golden Thunder Light and swiftly dashed toward the left.

Meanwhile, his true body also began moving again...

Soon, dark golden and purple Thunder Light crisscrossed and flashed across the sky of the Heaven Punishment Thunder Realm.

Xu Jingming and his demonic energy duplicate moved like twin lightning bolts, darting through the storm-ravaged mountains.

Each pause was accompanied by the death of a Thunder Beast and the system's pleasant chime.

'Ding, slain one Star Rank Four Thunder Beast, Source Points +.'

'Ding, slain one Star Rank Three Thunder Beast, Source Points +.'

'Ding, slain one Star Rank Four Thunder Beast, Source Points +.'

'......'

Xu Jingming pulled the Black Gold Thunder Prison Spear from the skull of a Thunder Beast resembling a rhinoceros.

Listening to the continuous stream of system notifications, he slightly smiled.

Over a hundred kilometers away, the demonic energy duplicate finished its battle with the same swift motion.

The body formed from demonic energy was entwined with dark golden lightning, nearly indistinguishable from the original.

Just as Xu Jingming had suspected, the duplicate's kills also granted Source Points.

"The duplicate's movements are still a bit stiff; its timing isn't as precise as the original's."

Xu Jingming silently assessed the duplicate's combat performance.

After breaking through Star Rank, his spiritual force had become immensely powerful, making it easier to focus on two tasks at once.

Even so, a duplicate was still a duplicate—its control was naturally less fluid than the original's.

Of course, it was more than enough to handle these low-rank Star Thunder Beasts.

Time swiftly passed; an hour went by.

Xu Jingming, while sprinting, suddenly halted.

He felt an invisible connection severed—the demonic energy duplicate vanished.

"So an hour is the maximum duration the demonic energy duplicate can last."

Xu Jingming mused to himself.

During the battle, he had deliberately reduced the duplicate's Yuan Energy consumption.

Even at the moment of dissipation, the duplicate still retained one-third of its Yuan Energy reserves.

"This isn't a limit of Yuan Energy—it's a restriction of the Twin Secret itself."

Xu Jingming's eyes flickered with thought, "The demonic energy duplicate has two limits: either when its Yuan Energy is exhausted, or when the Twin Secret's duration ends, it dissipates.

The second condition never occurred before because my Yuan Energy was simply too low—I hadn't reached the Twin Secret's time limit."

Though somewhat regretful, the demonic energy duplicate had already earned him nearly two hundred thousand Source Points in that hour.

At this efficiency, each appearance of the duplicate would bring substantial additional gains.

"The Twin Duplicate Secret can be used roughly once every twelve hours."

Xu Jingming calculated, "Now I just need to wait for the cooldown to end before summoning the duplicate again."

The only pity was that when the duplicate dissipated, any unused Yuan Energy vanished with it and could not return to the original body.

This annoyed Xu Jingming, who always pursued maximum efficiency.

"The solution is simple."

He quickly devised a strategy: "Next time I summon the duplicate, I won't deliberately reduce Yuan Energy consumption—I'll maintain its endurance at about one hour."

With this in mind, Xu Jingming no longer hesitated.

His form flashed, turning into a streak of dark golden Thunder Light and vanishing from sight.

First, he returned to the spot where the demonic energy duplicate had vanished to retrieve the space ring filled with Thunder Crystals.

Then he immediately began searching for other Thunder Beasts.

Every moment spent in the Thunder Punishment Realm consumes points; time must not be wasted.

Eighteen days later.

In the Thunder Beast Zone, a five-member team moved forward cautiously.

Each of them wore luxurious battle armor, clearly of noble origin.

"Prince Tim, if not for your leadership, we would never dare venture this deep!"

"Yes, this area is inhabited by Star Rank Four and Five Thunder Beasts—how could we, a group of Star Rank Two, dare step here?"

"That's right, and even this chance to enter the Thunder Punishment Realm was provided by you, Prince."

"......"

It was a team of three men and two women.

The young man called Tim had dazzling red hair and a face so beautiful it bordered on otherworldly.

Hearing the praise around him, he smiled faintly, but his gaze never left the golden-haired girl beside him:

"Young Lady Liliann, what do you think? Are you satisfied with this hunt?"

Liliann Klein.

A noble lady from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, possessing a face as perfectly sculpted as if carved by divine hands.

She wore a white battle suit that accentuated her graceful curves, her long golden hair flowing like liquid sunlight.

In response to Tim's attentiveness, she merely gave a faint "Mm."

Her eyes wandered elsewhere, seemingly uninterested in all the flattery.

"Young Lady Liliann, I've heard there's an extremely rare Thunder Beast in this region, with an exquisite form."

Tim pressed on, "If captured as a pet, it would perfectly complement your beauty."

Unlike other Star Rank beasts, Thunder Beasts have low intelligence and are therefore very easy to tame.

Having a unique Thunder Beast as a pet is one of the goals for many who enter the Thunder Punishment Realm.

Upon hearing this, Liliann's eyes finally flickered with interest.

At that moment, a clear cry echoed from the sky.

Everyone looked up to see a magnificent creature, with a wingspan exceeding twenty meters, gliding through the clouds.

Its entire body was composed of golden-red lightning, its tail feathers like flowing flames.

Each feather was clearly visible, radiating a noble and mysterious aura.

"It's the Crimson Feather Golden Beast—and it's Star Rank Two!"

Tim cried excitedly, "Young Lady Liliann, watch me tame it for you!"

He leapt upward, and with a thought, countless gales instantly coalesced around his body.

The gales merged into a massive tornado, sweeping toward the Phoenix Thunder Beast.

Liliann watched the Crimson Feather Golden Beast with faint anticipation in her eyes.

Seeing this, Tim pushed even harder.

Just as he was about to trap the Phoenix Thunder Beast with the tornado—

Ssssschhhhh!

A deep thunderclap rang out as a dark golden Lei Guang descended from the heavens like divine punishment, striking the Crimson Feather Golden Beast's head with perfect precision.

The beautiful creature never had time to cry out—it dissolved into countless bolts of lightning, leaving only a fist-sized golden-red crystal falling to the ground.