Chapter 1659: He

"Then I'll try again."

Xu Jingming nodded, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, and his divine power surged within.

The first layer of amplification activated instantly.

Star Core Lei Gang Body!

Crackling—!!

Brilliant golden-green Lei Guang erupted from his body, swirling around him like solidified energy.

The Lei Guang blazed fiercely, each strand brimming with violent lightning and destructive energy.

Compared to the deep black lightning of before.

This golden-green Lei Gang now appeared even more domineering, even more dazzling.

From afar, Xu Jingming looked like a miniature star descended upon the mortal world.

The light was blinding, the pressure overwhelming.

If he returned to Blue Star in this state, even without actively releasing his power,

merely the leaking ripples of Lei Gang would erase all life on the entire planet in an instant.

"It's a body forging art—look at the commotion, at least T0 rank."

"Normal. Who in the Starfire Program doesn't have a few T0-level combat techniques?"

"But the color of this Lei Gang is unusual—golden-green. I've never seen it before."

"......"

The prodigies floating nearby whispered among themselves, their expressions still calm.

After all, everyone present was among humanity's top prodigies.

T0-level combat techniques for Eternal Stage cultivation were precious, but not unheard of.

Yet the next second, their expressions changed.

As the Lei Guang around Xu Jingming had not yet faded, a second transformation erupted!

Boom—

A deep, ferocious, ancient-seeming purple demonic aura surged skyward!

His figure rapidly swelled and towered before their astonished eyes.

Dark purple scales emerged; jagged bone spines jutted from his joints.

He transformed into a three-meter-tall thunder demon!

Purple Nightmare Demon Body, Sixth Layer!

The pressure of high-tier demonic bloodline mixed with the fury of lightning,

forming a terrifying aura that made many watching prodigies pale slightly.

"Is this... a bloodline secret art? He's also trained this?!"

"The energy fluctuation—definitely cultivated to an extremely high level!"

"Lightning body forging plus demonic bloodline—Xu Jingming's hidden cards are numerous indeed."

"......"

The watching prodigies, once composed, now finally changed expression.

Training a body forging art while also cultivating a powerful bloodline secret art—to this degree—

the difficulty and resources required far exceeded their imagination.

"This must be his full power, right?

Double amplification—enough to shock anyone."

Someone murmured, feeling this scene alone was already astonishing.

Yet the next instant—

Above the purple-gold demonic form, the void rippled suddenly.

A fist-sized, entirely golden orb

with thunderous patterns flowing across its surface slowly coalesced and appeared.

Yang Extreme Star!

Golden starlight rained down, as if draping Xu Jingming in a sacred battle robe.

His already formidable aura, under this starlight, climbed yet another notch!

"What?! He's still getting stronger?!"

"What technique is this? A star-based amplification art?"

"Triple amplification! Lightning body forging, demonic bloodline, and this star secret art—does this guy have so many hidden cards?!"

"Such stacked amplification puts enormous strain on the divine body—how is he enduring it?!"

"......"

Gasps rose in waves; all eyes locked onto Xu Jingming.

To master three top-tier amplification methods simultaneously—

and fuse them together perfectly—

such depth of cultivation was beyond what ordinary Eternal Stage cultivators could achieve.

"Huh—"

Xu Jingming, standing before the instrument, ignored the surrounding exclamations.

He exhaled slowly, focusing all his spirit on his right fist.

Lei Gang, demonic Qi, starlight.

The three forces merged and compressed at his fist's edge.

They ultimately condensed into a single point of terrifying, heart-pounding energy.

Then, he moved.

No fancy moves—just a simple twist of the waist, rotation of the hip, and a punch.

The motion was plain and unadorned, yet swift as lightning.

Boom—!!!

His fist slammed viciously into the recessed area of the silver instrument.

Time seemed to freeze for an instant.

Immediately after—

Thud!!!!!

An explosion a hundred times more muffled than before, yet with extremely strong penetrating power, erupted!

As if a star had detonated inside the instrument.

Hum—!!!

The silver instrument suddenly began to tremble violently.

At its center, unprecedented brilliant starlight burst forth!

A colossal pillar of light, so dense it seemed almost solid.

It surged skyward with an unstoppable momentum, climbing madly upward!

One thousand meters, five thousand meters, ten thousand meters, twenty thousand meters, thirty thousand meters......

The pillar of light pierced through the clouds at a speed dazzling to the eye.

In the blink of an eye, it broke through twenty thousand and thirty thousand meters!

And showed no sign of slowing!

"Forty thousand meters!"

"It's still climbing! My God!"

"Fifty thousand!!! It broke fifty thousand meters!!!"

"......"

When the pillar of light finally stabilized at fifty thousand meters high, like a starlit bridge connecting heaven and earth.

At the same time, flowing light flickered across the instrument's surface.

A perfectly clear number emerged, reflected in every onlooker's constricted pupils:

50,127 meters!

The entire area before the Star Fire Hall fell into dead silence.

Everyone looked up, staring dumbly at the brilliant pillar of light standing between heaven and earth.

Their faces were filled with shock and bewilderment.

Fifty thousand meters?

Initial Star Fire test, fifty thousand meters?!

How could this be possible?!

"F-fifty thousand?!"

Even the well-traveled guide Garrison stood there with his mouth agape.

After a stunned pause of several seconds, he suddenly came to his senses and said excitedly:

"Fifty thousand meters!

Your Highness, you have created the highest initial record in the history of the Star Fire Project!

The previous highest record was held by His Highness Michael, currently first on the Star Fire Rankings, at thirty-eight thousand meters!

You exceeded him by a full twelve thousand meters!"

Garrison's words were like a boulder plunging into a calm lake, instantly igniting the entire venue.

"First in history?!"

"That monster Michael's record was broken? And by a newcomer?!"

"How on earth did this Xu Jingming cultivate?"

"Can stacking three amplifications really be this terrifying?"

"......"

Waves of exclamations rang out, and many people's gazes toward Xu Jingming changed noticeably.

It was no longer curiosity or scrutiny at a newcomer.

It had become deep wariness, along with a barely concealed trace of awe.

How strong Xu Jingming actually was, they still didn't know.

But Michael—they knew him all too well!

That one was a terrifying existence who had dominated the Star Fire Rankings for a hundred thousand years.

Being able to surpass him at the Star Fire ignition stage was enough to demonstrate Xu Jingming's astonishing potential.

"Hiss—"

Xu Jingming slowly retracted his fist.

The Lei Guang, demonic Qi, and starlight swirling around him gradually subsided.

He returned to his normal human form.

He looked up at the still brilliant fifty-thousand-meter light column and smiled.

This result is quite good.

Of course, he hadn't used the Chaos Pearl.

That would be too much of an advantage—it was also keeping a hidden card for himself.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

Garrison hurried forward, his face beaming with joy:

"According to the conversion, your initial Starfire value is 50,127 points!"

Add the extra 100,000 Starfire value reward for breaking the record, and your total is 150,000 Starfire value.

These Starfire values have been automatically deposited into your account.

You may exchange them at any time for any resources you need in the Starfire Hall.