Chapter 1431: Seeing a Ghost! A Luxurious Panel!

"Xu Jingming? The Xu Jingming who ranked first in the Talent Battle?"

Zhou Ming's mouth hung open wide enough to swallow an egg.

"Damn it..."

Lei Lie took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, but the shock in his eyes remained undiminished:

"He hasn't even been in the academy for two years, has he?"

"Even with the Supreme Dominator's cultivation, how could his power have surged so violently?"

They had seen clearly—the dark golden thunder just now.

Clean, precise, not a single hesitation.

To instantly slay a Star Peak thunder beast known for its defense and strength.

This level of power absolutely surpasses ordinary Star Peak cultivators!

Could a newcomer who had only just ascended to the Star Stage really achieve this?

Xu Jingming paid no attention to these people.

His gaze swept over the corpse of the thunder beast, slowly dissolving on the ground.

And the silver-white thunder crystal, the size of a washbasin, rolling on the ground, radiating pure, massive electrical energy.

He raised his hand and summoned it—the thunder crystal flew into his palm, then vanished into his space ring.

"Ding. Slain one Star Peak thunder beast. Source Points +."

The system's notification in his mind brought a flicker of satisfaction to the depths of his eyes.

Indeed, the rewards in the Heaven's Punishment Thunder Realm far exceed those outside!

Just from slaying thunder beasts, the Source Points gained are triple those from same-tier beasts!

That's why his two-month near-frenzied hunting in the Heaven's Punishment Thunder Realm has yielded remarkable results!

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Star Stage 6

【Ability】: Annihilation Divine Thunder (T5)

【Physique】: 492.26 billion Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 292.14 billion Hertz (+)

【Skills】: Spear Intent (Beginner), Heavenly Thunder Wings (T2, Perfect), Thunderlight Annihilation Cannon (T4, Perfect)...

【Body Cultivation】: Star Core Lei Gang Body (T0, First Layer)

【Spirit Cultivation】: Star Core Meditation Method (T7, Ninth Layer)

【Domain】: Thunder Law (Eighth Layer), Destruction Law (Seventh Layer)

【Gene】: Source Core Secret Scripture (First Layer)

【Bloodline】: Thunder Prison Demon (Purple Nightmare Scripture T0, Third Layer)

【Source Points】: 2.216 million

In two months of killing, he had accumulated nearly 200 million Source Points!

With so many Source Points invested, his final system panel was nothing short of luxurious!

Not only had his level reached Star Stage 6, but both Destruction Law and Thunder Law had advanced as well.

Even Heavenly Thunder Wings had been pushed to Perfect.

And his power had reached an extremely terrifying level.

Just now, when he slew this Storm Thunder Goliath, he hadn't even used his full strength.

He merely wrapped his spear in Annihilation Divine Thunder and pierced through it at extreme speed—resulting in instant obliteration.

"Although this Storm Thunder Goliath only mastered Thunder Law to Perfect, and hadn't grasped any higher laws..."

"But the fact that I could slay it instantly proves my power already far exceeds that of an ordinary Star Peak cultivator."

With a thought, Xu Jingming retrieved the thunder crystal from the ground.

At that moment, Lei Lie's squad had just approached.

Lei Lie, as team leader, was about to speak his thanks.

Shh—

Suddenly, without any visible movement from Xu Jingming—

A pair of enormous wings, entirely formed of brilliant dark golden thunder, erupted from his back!

The wings stretched wide, spanning four to five meters.

Each feather was sharply defined, edges flowing with profound law patterns.

A gentle flap—

"Boom!"

The sound of wind and thunder exploded!

Xu Jingming's figure instantly became a blurred dark golden thunder line.

He tore through the sky at a speed far beyond Lei Lie's comprehension, vanishing into the depths of the thunderclouds.

Only the still-unsettled air shockwaves remained, along with the dazzling, mesmerizing trails of lingering thunderlight from the wings.

"Such incredible speed!"

Lin Wei, the girl with the ponytail, widened her eyes. "Is this even possible for a Star Stage cultivator?"

As an elementalist, she was extremely sensitive to energy fluctuations.

The energy disturbance produced by Xu Jingming's flight had far exceeded her imagination.

"No, isn't this just a bit too extreme?"

Xu Jingming only just entered the academy—how could he already have this kind of strength?

Even the disciples of the Supreme Sovereign aren't this absurd, are they?"

Zhou Ming couldn't help but complain.

"Not necessarily."

Lei Lie shook his head and said:

"The last time the Supreme Sovereign took a disciple was tens of thousands of years ago.

We weren't even born then, let alone joined the Eternal Star Alliance.

Having never lived through that era, we don't know how strong those disciples of the Supreme Sovereign were.

Maybe the Supreme Sovereign's disciples really are just that absurd."

"That's true."

Su Qing, the black-haired, cold and composed girl, nodded slightly. "Come to think of it, isn't he still just a nominal disciple? He hasn't become a direct disciple, has he?"

"That's right—we haven't heard any such news."

Lei Lie thought for a moment before replying.

The news that Xu Jingming became a nominal disciple of the Frost Crown Sovereign spread because of Mo Sang my lord.

This time, Xu Jingming met the Frost Crown Sovereign directly through Senior Sister Yeli, and then became a direct disciple.

Xu Jingming didn't speak of it, and neither the Frost Crown Sovereign nor Yeli would ever boast about it.

So naturally, they had no idea Xu Jingming was already a direct disciple.

"Still, with this kind of strength, I'm actually looking forward to his performance in the Beast Hunt Competition."

Lin Wei, the girl with the ponytail, said with anticipation.

"Instantly killing a Star Peak opponent is indeed powerful.

But don't forget—the Thunderstorm Goliath didn't master an upper-level law.

There are hundreds, if not a thousand, Star-stage cultivators in our academy who could achieve this.

Xu Jingming is strong, but as I said before, he still can't sway the outcome of a battle."

Su Qing, the cold and composed girl, shook her head.

She spoke the truth.

Only if Xu Jingming could slay a being who had fully perfected an upper-level law would he truly belong to the top tier of the Beast Hunt Competition.

"Enough. Regardless, he saved our lives.

When the chance comes, we must repay this debt."

Team leader Lei Lie clapped his hands.

"Agreed."

"No problem."

The remaining team members had no objections.

Though Xu Jingming himself seemed to care little about it.

But for us, it's still necessary to repay it.

After all, we may be insignificant within the Star Dome Academy.

Yet in the universe, he's a prodigy rare enough that only one emerges per high-level civilization.

Naturally, we have our own pride.

"Master, with your current strength,

among our academy's Star-stage cultivators, you could rank within the top one thousand."

On the other side, as Xu Jingming flew through the air, the voice of Intelligent Life One reached his ears.

"Only top one thousand?" Xu Jingming raised his sword-like eyebrows.

"Yes. If your level or law mastery advances further, your ranking will rise."

One replied, "The strongest Star-stage cultivators in our academy have already crossed the Law stage and entered the Origin stage."

"Origin stage? No wonder."

Xu Jingming murmured softly.

Of course—the Star Dome Academy gathers prodigies from the entire human universe.

For him to barely enter the top one thousand is perfectly normal.

Of course, he hasn't even reached his limit yet.

When the Beast Hunt Competition begins, that's when he'll truly shine.

"By the way, tomorrow is the day the Beast Hunt Competition participants gather.

After another half-day of hunting, I should head back..."

A flash of dark-golden Lei Guang appeared, and Xu Jingming shot toward the southeast.

Half a day later, having gathered another several hundred thousand source points, he quickly left the Heaven's Punishment Thunder Realm.