Chapter 1537

Du Ke and the others watching from afar nodded slightly.

Du Ke even laughed:

"Quick movements, and excellent reaction speed."

Lai Er also smiled:

"Demon clan's demonic aura is hard to deal with.

But Xu Jingming possesses demon bloodline—this demonic aura becomes his advantage instead."

"He's excellent at killing demons."

Shi Shan nodded as well.

"You Yue, what do you think? Isn't Xu Jingming impressive?"

Du Ke looked toward You Yue.

He knew You Yue had reservations about Xu Jingming's inclusion.

So he wanted to ease the tension between them.

"The battle isn't over yet—next, three demons will attack together. This fight is uncertain."

You Yue's expression remained cold.

'Ding, slain one Cosmic Level-7 Horned Demon, Source Points +4.63 million!'

After consecutively killing two Universe Rank-7 demons, a pleasant system notification rang out in Xu Jingming's mind.

The remaining three demons, seeing this, were filled with shock and rage.

"Damn human!"

They no longer charged individually, but formed a triangular formation and closed in together.

Fire primordial energy intertwined, attempting to restrict Xu Jingming's movement space.

"Trying to coordinate? Too late!"

Xu Jingming sneered, lightning flashing beneath his feet, his speed increasing by another third!

He didn't retreat—he advanced, charging straight toward the front-facing Serpent-Tailed Demon!

The Serpent-Tailed Demon's long tail lashed like a whip, sweeping with crushing force, while its mouth spat searing toxic fire!

Xu Jingming's eyes flashed with faint golden light, instantly perceiving its attack trajectory.

His body shot upward, narrowly evading the sweeping tail.

His spear plunged downward, a condensed black lightning arc precisely striking into the demon's throat as it spat fire!

"Boom!"

The lightning arc exploded inside it; the Serpent-Tailed Demon let out a shriek of agony, its assault instantly collapsing.

Xu Jingming seized the opening, his body plummeting like a falling star, his spear piercing straight through its crown!

Third one, dead!

The last two demons finally felt fear.

They exchanged a glance, then simultaneously turned and fled in opposite directions!

"Trying to run?"

Xu Jingming would never let these moving Source Points escape!

He fully activated Heavenly Thunder Wings, becoming a streak of black lightning, overtaking them from behind.

He caught up to one Winged Demon, delivering a clean, precise Lightning Extreme Thrust from behind, piercing its heart and life core.

Without pause, he spun around and charged toward the final Burrowing Demon trying to vanish into a crack in the ground.

At the instant the demon's body sank halfway into the rock, his spear, wreathed in violent thunder, slammed into the earth!

Boom!!

A muffled explosion and a sharp, dying shriek echoed beneath the ground, then silence.

Five Cosmic Level-7 Demons, all slain!

Total time elapsed: less than one minute!

'Ding, slain one Cosmic Level-7 Winged Demon, Source Points +4.62 million!'

'Ding, slain one Cosmic Level-7 Burrowing Demon, Source Points +4.60 million!'

System prompts rang out in succession.

Xu Jingming stood with spear in hand, the thunder around him slowly receding, the Ziyuan Demon Body form dissolving.

He exhaled a slow, impure breath, his gaze sweeping over the chaotic battlefield in the canyon.

Feeling the surge of Source Points in his mind, he couldn't help but smile.

Ten Cosmic Level-6, five Cosmic Level-7.

Together, they granted him a staggering 61 million Source Points!

One B-rank mission, yielding as much as half a month at the academy!

"If a B-rank mission is this good, what about higher A-rank ones?"

Xu Jingming secretly looked forward to it.

Of course, he knew that for now, sticking to B-rank missions was safer.

Once he accumulated enough Source Points and boosted his strength, then he'd take on A-rank missions.

"Whoa! Brilliant!"

"Every spear strike targets vital points! One thrust locks onto the life core! Xu Jingming's perception is incredibly strong!"

Seeing Xu Jingming effortlessly slay three Cosmic Level-7 Demons, Du Ke and Lai Er were both stunned.

Why are Cosmic-rank beings so strong?

It's all because of the Life Core!

As long as the Life Core isn't shattered, life never dies!

But now, Xu Jingming's extraordinary perception can directly lock onto the Life Core, instantly nullifying this advantage of the Cosmic Rank.

And this ability was never displayed during his battle with Captain Lin Qianxue in the Virtual Universe.

You Yue fell into silence.

Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with Xu Jingming's inclusion.

But she had to admit that Xu Jingming's strength was truly formidable.

Just as the group stood beside the spaceship, still stunned by Xu Jingming's pinpoint lethal marksmanship.

"Danger!"

Duke suddenly turned pale and whirled his head toward the deeper recesses of the canyon!

Almost simultaneously, Lai Er, Shi Shan, and You Yue sensed a sudden surge of terrifying energy!

The energy was cold, savage, and carried a heart-stopping wave of destruction!

"Cosmic Rank Eight! And another one!"

Before Duke's low roar had even faded—

A dark red afterimage shot out violently from the most hidden cave in the canyon!

Its speed far exceeded that of any previous demon!

What made the scalp tingle even more was—

The instant this demon appeared, it directly locked onto Xu Jingming, who had just retracted his gun!

Its body stood nearly five meters tall, covered entirely in dark red, bloodlike scales.

Three twisted horns sprouted from its head; behind it, a pair of tattered flesh-wings unfurled, whipping up a stench-filled wind!

Its crimson vertical pupils fixed unblinkingly on Xu Jingming, brimming with mad killing intent!

"Cosmic Rank One… and this kind of combat power? It seems to possess my race's royal bloodline?"

It roared, its voice like metal scraping, "Human genius! Even if I die, I'll take you down with me!"

Before its words had finished—

Boom!!

Dark red demonic flames erupted skyward around it, its entire body instantly swelling by a full circle!

Muscles bulged violently, veins rose like coiled dragons; countless blood-colored secret runes surfaced across its skin!

"Life Core Art: Blood Fury, Burning Body!"

This was a desperate technique that burned the life's origin, using the Life Core as fuel!

Once activated, the Life Core would unleash, in an extremely short time, power several times greater than its own.

But the cost was the complete shattering of the Life Core, and the annihilation of the soul!

This Cosmic Rank Eight demon, knowing it could not escape death today, unhesitatingly chose mutual annihilation!

It transformed into a meteor of blood flame.

Ignoring Duke and the others' shouts and their rushing figures from afar, it charged straight at Xu Jingming!

So fast it nearly tore through space!

Duke's eyes bulged: "Brother Xu, retreat quickly!!"

Lai Er and Shi Shan erupted with Yuan energy and sprinted forward at full speed!

You Yue said nothing.

But her cold, clear eyes contracted instantly, and she had already silently gripped a dark short blade in her hand.

Yet—

Facing this Cosmic Rank Eight demon, burning its life and charging without fear of death, Xu Jingming merely slowly lifted his head.

His expression remained as still as a deep well; not a trace of panic flickered in his eyes.

"Life Core Art?"

A faint smile curved his lips.

Around him, black Lei Ting flowed silently; the Lei Gang barrier of the Star Core Lei Gang Body had long covered his entire body.

"Good. I have a move too."

The instant his words ended, the blood-flame demon reached his front!

It roared and punched forward.

On its fist, destructive energy was compressed to its limit; where it passed, air evaporated, space warped!

This punch alone could severely wound an ordinary Cosmic Rank Eight cultivator!

So fast that even Xu Jingming's perfected Heavenly Thunder Wings couldn't dodge it.

But he had no intention of dodging!

He simply stood firm, letting the punch strike his chest with full force!

Boom—!!!

A deafening explosion erupted!

Violent blood energy and black Lei Gang clashed fiercely; blinding light instantly swallowed both figures!

"It's over!"

Duke's face turned ashen; Lai Er cried out in shock!

But the next instant, the crimson light faded.

Xu Jingming still stood in place, his body utterly unmoved.

The protective Lei Gang rippled slightly, dispersing the entire force of that destructive punch.

The SS5-level Cang Lei Battle Armor on his body further reduced part of the force.

By the time the remaining force finally struck Xu Jingming, whose body possessed the Star-Core Lei Gang physique.

Its power had become negligible, utterly incapable of causing any harm.

Meanwhile, Du Ke and the others racing frantically toward this spot were already stunned.

He had taken a punch from an eighth-rank cosmic demon using a Life-Core secret technique—and remained unharmed.

What kind of monstrous physique do you have?