Chapter 1689: Shattered Lianhuan Lei Qiang! Who Is He?

Xu Jingming did not move.

Facing the encirclement of five demon-race Eternal Stage cultivators, his lips curled into a cold smile.

"Heh, it's you who are seeking death."

He sneered, and golden-green Lei Guang erupted violently around him!

He made no retreat; instead, he stepped forward directly toward the five attacks!

"Shattered Lianhuan Lei Qiang!"

His low voice sounded like a judgment.

Boom—!!!

Xu Jingming clenched his right hand, and the Ninefold Thunder Prison Spear materialized out of thin air.

Immediately, golden-green Doushen Shenlei enveloped it in a peculiar manner.

The spear's shaft was entwined with the primordial sources of destruction and lightning.

At its tip, a single point of ghostly light was as deep as a black hole, as if capable of devouring all life!

Shattered Lianhuan Lei Qiang!

The T1 combat technique taught by Frost Crown Dominator had long been maxed out by him!

"Die!" Xu Jingming thrust his spear.

The motion was simple and direct, yet carried a terrifying power capable of tearing apart heaven and earth!

Shhh—!!!

The golden-green thunder spear became a streak of light, moving faster than thought!

The wolf-headed demon-race leader, first in line, his pupils shrank sharply—he had no time to dodge!

"No—!!!"

He barely managed a desperate scream before the thunder spear pierced straight through his chest!

Puch!

The spear passed clean through his body, and the ghostly light at its tip exploded suddenly!

Buzz—!!!

Destructive lightning erupted from within the demon-race leader's body.

His towering, monstrous form, ten meters tall, shattered like broken porcelain, piece by piece!

His divine body and divine soul were utterly obliterated by this single spear thrust!

'Ding! Slain one Eternal Stage 9 demon-race cultivator, +5000 Essence Points!'

As the system notification sounded, the thunder spear's momentum did not lessen!

Blinding golden-green Lei Guang exploded outward.

Transforming into a lightning torrent over a hundred meters in diameter, it swept toward the remaining four demon-race cultivators at speeds beyond thought!

"Damn it! Defend together!"

The remaining demon-race cultivators roared, frantically channeling their divine power, layer upon layer of defensive secret arts unfolding.

Yet—

Before the Shattered Lianhuan Lei Qiang, all these defenses were like paper!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The primordial law shields shattered instantly!

The defensive secret arts melted like snow!

The lightning torrent passed through the four demon-race cultivators unimpeded, completely engulfing them!

'Ding! Slain one Eternal Stage 8 demon-race cultivator, +3500 Essence Points!'

'Ding! Slain one Eternal Stage 7 demon-race cultivator, +2000 Essence Points!'

'......'

"No—!!!"

The piercing screams cut off abruptly.

Only five charred remains remained, their divinity gone, all life extinguished.

One strike—slain five demon-race Eternal Stage cultivators!

Including one Eternal Stage 9!

Silence!

Deathly silence!

The four demon-race Eternal Stage cultivators who had been poised to move froze in place.

Their gazes toward Xu Jingming were filled with shock!

Instant kill!

And he had instantly slain five demon-race Eternal Stage cultivators!

Including their leader, an Eternal Stage 9!

What level of power is this?!

"This..."

Colt's sneering smile stiffened slightly, replaced by a look of astonishment.

Royce beside him narrowed his eyes.

"So strong? How come I've never heard of a human like this?"

He muttered under his breath, tone laced with confusion.

Capable of instantly slaughtering five demon-race Eternal Stage cultivators, including one of Eternal Stage Ninth Rank.

This combat power has certainly reached the level of Title-Bearing Eternal!

But those famous Title-Bearing Eternal cultivators among the human race.

He knew most of them, yet this black-clothed young man was completely unfamiliar.

"Looks like those few demon-race cultivators were just too weak."

Colt quickly regained his composure, shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of regret:

"If I'd known they were this weak—"

"I should've acted earlier; let that guy snatch the prize."

"But this lightning and spear… it reminds me of a bothersome fellow."

His gaze now carried a touch of revulsion.

Lightning. Spear.

This unknown human's peak Eternal combat style matches Xu Jingming's perfectly!

Yet he only felt a mild aversion because of it; he did not connect the man to Xu Jingming.

After all, the aura this one emitted was Peak Eternal, his strength at Title-Bearing Eternal level.

Xu Jingming had only just broken through to the Eternal Stage a year ago.

Even if he were the most prodigious genius, he couldn't have grown this strong.

"Five demon-race cultivators, not a single top-tier divine body among them.

No wonder they were instantly obliterated by my Annihilation Lightning Spear."

Xu Jingming, sensing the fourth-stage quest remained incomplete, frowned.

He casually collected the five corpses of Eternal deities and their World Rings.

Then he coldly scanned Colt and Royce, then glanced toward the four wary demon tribesmen.

Though he very much wanted to kill these demons too.

But Colt and Royce were still present; he didn't wish to reveal too many of his techniques.

"Hmph."

Xu Jingming let out a cold snort, his figure flashing.

Shhh!

He vanished instantly from his spot, leaving not even a ripple of spatial disturbance.

"Instant teleportation?"

Royce raised an eyebrow. "This guy's mastery of spatial laws isn't low."

"Too bad about that battle-axe," Colt still felt regretful.

Thirty thousand kilometers away, amid a shattered mountain ruin.

Xu Jingming's form materialized, landing atop a black boulder a hundred meters tall.

"That spear strike just now was even stronger than I expected."

He felt the surging divine power within him and nodded in satisfaction.

Annihilation Lightning Spear, as a T1-tier technique.

With perfect mastery and dual primordial law enhancements, its power is indeed terrifying.

"Too bad, none of those five had top-tier divine bodies; the fourth-stage quest still isn't complete."

Xu Jingming shook his head and pulled out the dark-gold battle-axe from his World Ring.

The axe was about three meters long, with a broad blade, forged entirely from an unknown metal, its surface covered in fine cracks.

Two ancient characters were carved into the haft—characters Xu Jingming did not recognize.

"Wei La, analyze this."

"Got it!"

The succubus girl's soul-form drifted out, her purple eyes scanning the axe, then quickly delivering her verdict:

"Judging by the material, this should be an SSS3-grade item.

But it's been severely damaged in battle.

Fifty percent of the law inscriptions on the blade are shattered; its power is less than one-tenth of its original.

Its overall value is around 90,000 crystal units."

"Ninety thousand crystal units?!"

Xu Jingming's eyes gleamed sharply; he couldn't help but draw a deep breath.

He'd only entered the Ancient Battlefield for less than half a day, and by sheer chance he'd seized a treasure worth 90,000 crystal units!

This was even more profitable than wiping out a planetary fortress in the Outlands!

"And this is just a damaged item—if it were intact, an SSS3-grade item's value would likely multiply several times over!"

Xu Jingming murmured in awe, his eyes sparkling with excitement:

"No wonder, the moment the Ancient Battlefield emerged, every race's Eternal cultivators rushed here like madmen.

It's too tempting!

Just picking up one artifact equals hundreds or even thousands of years of brutal struggle."

He returned the axe to his World Ring.

Yet in his mind surfaced the images of Colt and Royce.

Royce was fine—just arrogant.

But Colt was different.

Back when he made his move against Eva, a death feud had already been forged.

"I must find a chance to deal with him."

A cold glint flickered in Xu Jingming's eyes, his killing intent utterly undisguised.

"Kolter is a disciple of the Master of Time.

Even if he falls, he can be revived by reversing time and space."

Wila reminded him, "If we don't act, fine.

But once we do, we must deal with him cleanly — not even leave him a chance of resurrection."

"The Master of Time..."

Xu Jingming pondered for a moment, then asked:

"Is there any way to eliminate him completely, so even the Master of Time can't revive him?"

"Simple."

Wila tilted her head and giggled:

"The most direct method is enslavement.

You command a T0-grade Heart-Eroding Mark; once you enslave him, it's no different from him being dead.

The Master of Time won't even know his own disciple has been enslaved by you."

"Try another way."

Xu Jingming rejected it without a second thought.

Enslave Kolter, and have that disgusting fellow tagging along by his side?

The very thought made his skin crawl.