Chapter 146: SS-Class Doushen Thunder! Crazy Rank-Breaking Kill!

"Hm?"

Seeing the plus sign suddenly appear on his system panel's ability slot, Xu Jingming froze in surprise.

Then came a surge of joy.

He never expected his long-desired ability upgrade to occur under such circumstances!

"Then let's begin!"

Xu Jingming's gaze sharpened.

Without hesitation, he clicked the plus sign beside his ability!

'Ding! Ability evolution initiated. S-class Purple Heavenly Thunder evolving 10%... 0%... 0%......'

The instant Xu Jingming's ability began evolving,

Several clouds formed above the demon lair!

Unlike ordinary white clouds, these clouds were dazzling gold!

The light emitted by the golden clouds rivaled even the sun hanging on the horizon!

Boom boom boom~~~~

Deep, rumbling thunder echoed from within the golden clouds!

The thunder sounded like a god's whisper—filled with majesty and holiness!

Xu Jingming closed his eyes slightly, his body hovering gently.

His breathing subtly synchronized with the golden clouds above!

Crackling crackle~~~

Dense golden lightning surged from the clouds and struck Xu Jingming.

In this process, the blue-purple lightning swirling around him also transformed into brilliant gold!

'Evolution progress: 80... 0%... 5%......'

The blue-purple lightning evolved into sacred, radiant golden lightning, yet Xu Jingming's rank remained merely Third-Lower.

But the aura radiating from him grew increasingly dangerous!

"Playing god!!"

Dong Sheng's face darkened; flames surged toward Xu Jingming from all around him!

Even the sunflowers nearby didn't need to touch the flames—

They ignited spontaneously from the extreme heat transmitted through the air!

Such flames could melt C-class alloy, let alone fragile human flesh!

"No!"

Far away, Song Qiuyun, who had just broken through, watched in despair.

She was still too far from Xu Jingming—even activating her protective talisman couldn't shield him!

Song Qiuyun collapsed helplessly into the sea of sunflowers.

Her delicate face was now streaked with tears she hadn't even noticed.

She could almost see each tendril of searing flame—

Warping the air as it slowly engulfed Xu Jingming.

So the scene in TV dramas where the heroine sees her beloved die and time slows down wasn't exaggerated after all.

Song Qiuyun thought suddenly.

But why were these flames moving slower and slower?

No, wrong!

The flames had stopped!

In Song Qiuyun's incredulous gaze, the terrifying searing flames rushing toward Xu Jingming—

As if trapped in thick mud, their momentum steadily weakened.

Finally, they halted a full meter before Xu Jingming.

Hovering motionless in midair, like lifelike flame specimens, utterly frozen!

'Ability evolution progress: 98%... 9%... 00%. Ability evolution successful! S-class Purple Heavenly Thunder has evolved into SS-class Doushen Thunder!'

Xu Jingming's eyes snapped open!

His former blue-purple dragon-like pupils had transformed into molten-gold golden eyes!

Like the sun—unbearable to look upon!

In the sky, the golden clouds quietly receded.

Dense, powerful golden lightning circled Xu Jingming like a royal retinue welcoming its sovereign's return.

The terrifying flames capable of melting C-class alloy vanished instantly, swallowed by the holy golden thunder!

Like Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun didn't believe in religion or gods—but this scene—

Made her unconsciously recall a passage from the Bible she'd glimpsed in high school.

When Jehovah created the world, the ocean's waves endlessly crashed against the earth.

Jehovah set them a boundary, saying: "Thus far you shall come, but no farther."

The arrogant waves ceased.

Wasn't this exactly what was happening now—the terrifying flames held at bay?

No! This scene was different!

In the Western world, Jehovah was a merciful creator who merely halted the waves.

But the man she loved didn't just stop the waves—he swallowed the endless ocean whole!

He was no merciful creator—he was the tyrannical, invincible king destined to rule all!

Amid the golden sea of sunflowers, Xu Jingming, wreathed in terrifying golden thunder,

Still held no emotion in his molten-gold eyes.

The next second,

Xu Jingming looked up at Dong Sheng, whose face was twisted in horror, and simply raised his right hand slightly:

"Heavenly Thunder."

Crack!

Light blazed violently—a colossal golden lightning bolt, piercing heaven and earth, struck down!

Dong Sheng, at the peak of Fourth Rank, had no time to react.

Before he could even scream, he was reduced to ash by the golden lightning!

'Ding! Killed one Fourth-Rank Peak Divine Blood Envoy. Ability points +2000.'

The pleasant system chime sounded; Xu Jingming remained unmoved.

Like a god of death holding the Book of Life, he named them one by one:

"You. You. You. All die."

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Three more golden lightning bolts struck down, eliminating the remaining three Black Robes of the Cult of Destiny!

When Xu Jingming's molten-gold golden dragon eyes turned toward Ji Lan, the man flinched violently and raised his hands in surrender:

"Don't! Xu Jingming, I was forced earlier—I didn't attack you!"

As Ji Lan surrendered, a wave of awe surged through him.

Xu Jingming—this S-class from Great Xia—what kind of monster was he?

Breaking through mid-battle was one thing—but after breaking through, he instantly killed Dong Sheng, a Fourth-Rank Peak!

He hadn't anticipated this.

And what exactly had Xu Jingming broken through? His rank hadn't changed!

Looking at the golden lightning swirling around Xu Jingming—different from before—

Ji Lan's pupils shrank sharply.

Had his ability evolved?!

The moment he considered this possibility, another question arose.

Could abilities evolve through self-breakthrough?

But at that moment, the sky rang with the Grand Archbishop's furious voice:

"The Holy Son is dead?!"

The Grand Archbishop retracted the blood aura from the white bone in his hand and vanished in a flash.

He reappeared before Xu Jingming, face twisted in rage, a terrifying black beast claw reaching for him:

"Xu Jingming! I'll make you die with him!"

The black beast claw drew closer to Xu Jingming's body; under the overwhelming pressure of the Seventh-Rank Master's aura,

Xu Jingming, merely Third-Lower, couldn't dodge at all!

If struck directly, death was certain.

Yet when the claw was five centimeters from Xu Jingming, it halted—as if crossing an insurmountable abyss, unable to advance further!

"Is this... a spatial ability?!"

The Grand Archbishop's face turned pale.

Simultaneously, a barefoot woman in black ancient robes stepped out from the void.

Her beautiful face was covered in ice-cold fury—it was Deputy Headmaster Ling Shuang of the Demon Sect!

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