Chapter 1490

Yue Ying hadn't expected Xu Jingming to have such strong confidence in his own strength.

That was a Cosmic-class beast!

But in the end, she chose to believe:

"Then Jingming, you must be extremely careful."

Yue Ying lifted her small face, her gray-stone eyes gazing deeply at him.

She turned away at once, silver hair swirling as she landed lightly beside Luo Li.

Besides Luo Li, Louis and the other five eliminated contestants had gathered together.

Unfortunately, they were severely wounded and could now exert less than ten percent of their strength.

It could only be said that Xu Jingming's Annihilation Shenlei was too tyrannical.

"Mia, you three stay here and take care of Louis and the others—I'm going to help Xu Jingming."

Luo Li gave the order.

She immediately strode forward with long steps, flying to Xu Jingming's side and whispering:

"I'll help you. With my strength, I should be able to hold off four Cosmic-peak beasts."

Compared to three Cosmic-class beasts and over forty Cosmic-class beasts.

Three beasts weren't much.

But this was already the greatest help she could offer.

"Mm."

Xu Jingming nodded, not dismissing her.

After all, at this point,

Luo Li hadn't simply turned and fled—that was already difficult enough.

With that, his full attention turned to the beast horde ahead.

"Come on, let me see just how strong a Cosmic-class beast truly is!"

Xu Jingming's eyes blazed with battle fury, instantly unleashing his full power!

Boom—!!

The Purple Nightmare Demon Body, fourth stage, fully unleashed!

Purple scales erupted wildly across his skin.

Demon horns curled grotesquely atop his head, pupils transformed into pure violet vertical slits.

His stature surged to three point two meters, muscles bulging, demonic aura surging skyward!

Black Annihilation Shenlei coiled around him like living things, the essence of destruction spreading unrestrainedly.

Outside his body, a faint, almost imperceptible layer of black Lei Gang subtly emerged, radiating a heart-stopping vibration.

At this moment, Xu Jingming looked like a demon god returned from hell.

One man, one spear, facing dozens of terrifying beasts.

"Poor human."

Jin Yao hovered before the beast horde.

Golden hair fluttered in the violent energy currents, the twin small golden horns on his forehead glowing with mysterious radiance.

He watched Xu Jingming enter his full battle state.

A flicker of surprise passed through his eyes, then dissolved into deeper contempt and mockery:

"You don't seriously think you, alone, can hold us back, do you?

Cosmic-class is still Cosmic-class—before absolute numbers and power, any struggle is futile."

He slowly raised his right hand.

In his palm, a point of pure gold light began to coalesce, like a miniature sun:

"But you, human genius, shall be buried by my own hand!"

The instant he finished speaking—

Shhh—

Jin Yao's figure vanished abruptly!

Not high-speed movement—but unannounced spatial teleportation!

The next instant, he appeared like a phantom three meters beside Xu Jingming.

The golden point in his right hand had swelled into a golden beam as thick as an arm, condensed to its utmost.

Carrying the terrifying aura of piercing stars and annihilating all things, it stabbed straight for Xu Jingming's temple!

This strike was fast, precise, brutal!

It fused Jin Yao's Gold-elemental origin and Spatial origin.

Combined with his own ancestral bloodline, it made him stronger than beasts of the same rank.

He was certain—this human genius had no chance of survival against this blow!

Yet—

"Too slow."

Xu Jingming didn't even turn his head.

His violet vertical pupils had already foreseen Jin Yao's arrival point.

At the exact moment Jin Yao appeared, his black-gold Lei Yu Spear, wrapped in lightning,

Became a black lightning bolt tearing through space, striking backward at a speed many times faster than the golden beam!

No combat technique, no charging.

Only the purest speed, and... overwhelming power!

"Puch—!!!"

The muffled sound of flesh being pierced erupted instantly.

The cruel, mocking smile on Jin Yao's face froze solid.

He looked down, disbelieving, at his own chest.

There, the tip of a spear, wrapped in pitch-black lightning and violet demonic energy, pierced through his body.

Violent Annihilation Doushen Shenlei surged wildly into his body through the wound, ruthlessly destroying it.

"How... how is this possible..."

Jin Yao opened his mouth, as if to speak.

But the next instant, accompanied by the shrill shriek of lightning arcs, the Annihilation Doushen Shenlei had already swallowed him whole.

Xu Jingming flicked his wrist and withdrew the spear.

Jin Yao's charred corpse fell from the sky like a torn sack.

It slammed onto the charred ground with a "Boom," kicking up a cloud of dust.

This was the one whose ancestral imperial blood had regressed, the one the Demon Race high command had placed great hopes upon.

The very Demon Race prodigy who had planned this escape and revenge operation.

He hadn't even managed to utter a single complete last word before Xu Jingming pierced him through with a single spear thrust!

"Ding, defeated one Star Peak demonic beast, Source Points +"

Silence.

Deathly silence.

Not only did the dozens of demonic beasts across from him freeze in shock.

Even Xu Jingming himself paused for a moment.

He glanced at the golden blood droplet slowly sliding down the spear tip.

Then at Jin Yao's corpse on the ground, its life fading rapidly, a flicker of confusion passed through his violet slit pupils.

"Huh? So weak?"

The Demon Race were one of the universe's seven peak races.

Within the Demon Race, lineage determined rank; the more noble the bloodline, the greater the potential.

And the nobler the bloodline, the more closely the form resembled that of humans.

Of course, once a Demon Race member reached the Immortal Stage, they could freely shift between beast and human form.

This Demon Race member before him was clearly not Immortal Stage, yet still possessed a nearly human shape.

This indicated his bloodline was extraordinarily noble—likely reaching Imperial Blood level.

But what Xu Jingming hadn't expected was that such an Imperial Blood Demon Race member.

His actual combat power was roughly equal to Louis and the others, even slightly weaker.

"Then again, these Demon Race members on Blood Refining Star have been imprisoned for endless eons.

They cannot receive combat techniques passed down from the Demon Race high command; they possess only rank and primordial essence.

Their true combat power is pitifully weak.

Still, killing this Imperial Blood demonic beast grants over twice the Source Points as killing a regular Star Peak demonic beast—still a decent gain."

Xu Jingming quickly understood this.

Too bad there was only one such Imperial Blood demonic beast.

I wish there were more.

And now, the demonic beast horde across from him was utterly stunned.

They stared blankly at Jin Yao's corpse, then looked up at Xu Jingming, spear in hand.

Dozens of crimson beast eyes filled with bewilderment, shock, fear...

And a growing tide of panic.

Prince Jin Yao... dead?

Killed by this human... with a single spear thrust?

How is this possible?!

He was the Imperial Blood-reverted Demon Race prodigy!

He was their hope of escaping Blood Refining Star, their link to the Demon Emperor!

How could he... die so easily?!

"Roar—!!!"

After a brief silence, three Cosmic Stage demonic beasts roared simultaneously, shaking the heavens and earth!

Their crimson eyes blazed with murderous light; terrifying aura erupted like a volcanic eruption!

"Kill him! Avenge Prince Jin Yao!"

"Tear this human apart!"

"Roar—!!!"

Over forty Star Peak demonic beasts roared in unison, bloodlust and madness returning to their eyes!

Boom—!!!

The demonic beast horde surged forward like a broken dam, rushing at Xu Jingming in a frenzy!

The earth trembled; the air screamed!

Facing this overwhelming beast tide, Xu Jingming slowly raised his spear, his violet slit pupils ablaze with battle fury.

"Come on."

A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips:

"Let me see how much strength you beasts really have."

Screech—!!!

Vast black thunder wings burst open behind him!

Xu Jingming's form became a black lightning bolt tearing through heaven and earth.

Charging straight into the beast tide!