Chapter 175: Terrifying Spear Speed! Isn

"Don't, don't kill us."

"I'm guilty, but I don't deserve to die!"

"I'm innocent—I was only misled by the Sect of Heavenly Fate to join!"

"......"

Seeing Xu Jingming's murderous intent, the remaining twenty-odd men panicked and hurriedly pleaded for mercy.

"Innocent? Fine, let me see how innocent you are! Thunder Prison!"

Xu Jingming hadn't expected them to be so brazenly self-righteous.

He let out a cold snort; furious golden lightning surged forth, forming a prison that imprisoned them all.

"Eva, scan their identity information."

Xu Jingming's brilliant golden dragon eyes coldly fixed on the pale-faced followers of the Sect of Heavenly Fate inside the Thunder Prison.

"Eva received."

The recording drone hovering above his head immediately responded.

Faint blue virtual light projected downward, scanning each follower of the Sect of Heavenly Fate in turn.

"Zhou Ping, wanted fugitive, second-rank lower-tier adept, previously brutally murdered an innocent mother and daughter in Anhua City."

"Liu Yang, wanted fugitive, second-rank mid-tier adept, previously sold highly addictive spirit fruits on a large scale in Zhe Province."

"Wang Hai, wanted fugitive......"

Eva's voice echoed overhead; her usually mechanical electronic tone now carried a faint chill.

"This is your idea of innocence? Die!"

Golden lightning flashed; the first few followers identified by Eva were instantly reduced to ash!

Eva did not stop scanning; each time she spoke a crime, Xu Jingming acted without hesitation.

Thus, Cai Ju, who had just burst in, witnessed this scene.

Xu Jingming looked like a god of death reaping lives, while the recorder was the judge.

When the judge scanned a person's information, the god of death would mercilessly claim that person's life.

But this god of death did not wield a scythe—he wielded terrifying, furious lightning!

"Is this an S-rank ability? It can completely obliterate a person into dust..."

Cai Ju couldn't help murmuring in awe.

The terrifying technique that destroyed the mountain peak had already stunned him.

Yet he hadn't expected even ordinary use of an S-rank ability to be this powerful!

The members behind him also wore expressions of shock, especially Zhang Tong, who possessed a B-rank fire ability—she was utterly astonished.

As another elemental user, she knew she could never burn someone to ash instantly with her flame ability.

Without fifth-rank power, it was impossible!

But what they didn't know was that Xu Jingming's ability wasn't even S-rank—it was the far rarer and stronger SS-rank!

"Die!"

Ahead, Xu Jingming stood tall, radiating overwhelming pressure.

Sizzle!

Another flash of lightning— the last follower of the Sect of Heavenly Fate collapsed, reduced to a charred corpse.

After Eva's scan and verification, all twenty-four followers of the Sect of Heavenly Fate were fugitives...

"You lot of scum—was there even one among you who was innocent?"

Looking at the vast expanse of charred corpses before him, Xu Jingming shook his head.

But now, no one could answer him.

"Xu brother, have you found the chief and the Blood Divine Emissaries here?"

Cai Ju hurried forward.

These low-rank followers of the Sect of Heavenly Fate were useless—mere cannon fodder.

Only the chief and the Blood Divine Emissaries could yield useful intelligence.

"Not yet, but they should be deep within the mountain, at a place called the 'Blood Pool.'"

Xu Jingming shook his head.

The group he'd just eliminated were all first- and second-rank adepts—none reached third-rank.

"Blood Pool? I heard from Leng Chang that it's where they cultivate Blood Divine Emissaries."

Sun Yan spoke up beside him.

"Oh?"

Xu Jingming's eyes lit up with sudden interest.

A place that cultivates Blood Divine Emissaries might hold the secret to their power-doubling technique.

"No time to waste—let's move out."

Xu Jingming led the way, lightning swirling around his body, plunging deeper into the mountain.

Although he'd ingested a third-grade adept-recovery pill beforehand, the Thunder God Finger he'd just unleashed had consumed most of his energy.

He had less than twenty minutes left before his Thunder Extreme State would collapse—he needed to find the Blood Divine Emissaries here quickly.

Then eliminate them one by one!

"Zhang Tong, Xiang Shan, Sun Yan—you three accompany Xu Jingming."

"Everyone else, search the remaining areas. If you encounter any followers of the Sect of Heavenly Fate, kill on sight!"

Captain Cai Ju had planned a cautious advance, but Xu Jingming, their core combatant, had already charged ahead.

As officers of the Public Security Bureau, they couldn't fall behind.

"Yes!"

The second-rank adepts around them immediately scattered, searching with caution.

Cai Ju and the others followed Xu Jingming deep into the mountain.

The interior of the small mountain had been transformed by the Sect of Heavenly Fate into a highly modernized base.

Everywhere were high-tech instruments and equipment, resembling a biotech corporation.

Transparent containers held the corpses of various ferocious beasts submerged in unknown liquids—common ones like Shadow Cats and Iron-Haired Boars.

Also rare ones like Flame Tigers and Earth Dragons.

Even human corpses, and others that appeared to be forcibly fused human and beast hybrids.

"What kind of research is the Sect of Heavenly Fate conducting..."

Xu Jingming frowned slightly.

But he wasn't an expert in this field—he'd have to wait for the Public Security Bureau to take over to uncover sufficient intelligence.

Whoosh—

He sprinted through the corridor at incredible speed, wind howling past his ears.

The base's corridors were meticulously constructed, interconnected in all directions, leading nowhere obvious.

Fortunately, they had Sun Yan, a third-rank upper-tier mental adept.

After capturing just one follower, they obtained the route to the Blood Pool.

A few minutes later,

Xu Jingming's group reached the end of the base.

At the base's end stood a sealed alloy door, its entire surface crimson red.

Larger and thicker than the two outer doors of the base!

Behind the crimson gate lay the Blood Pool.

Before the crimson gate stood more than ten followers of the Sect of Heavenly Fate, clad in Blood Moon uniforms, wielding weapons—all third-rank adepts.

"Zhao Wuhao! You really are a member of the Sect of Heavenly Fate!"

Cai Ju instantly recognized Zhao Wuhao, the mission target who had escaped that morning from the Tiger Clan.

"Captain Cai, I didn't plan to bother with you, but I never expected you'd come here."

"If that's the case, then leave your lives here."

Zhao Wuhao activated his C-rank enhancement ability: "Metalization!"

His entire body hardened instantly, his skin gleaming like polished metal.

Simultaneously, the full aura of a third-rank peak adept erupted!

Like a chain reaction, the remaining eleven activated their abilities and unleashed their auras!

"Two third-rank peak, four third-rank upper, six third-rank mid—where are your Blood Divine Emissaries?"

Xu Jingming frowned.

He detected no aura of a fourth-rank adept among them.

"Arrogant!"

Zhao Wuhao roared, his voice so loud it made the corridor tremble faintly:

"Do you really think you need the Divine Emissaries to deal with you? We're enough!"

Pfft~~~

The moment Zhao Wuhao finished speaking, lightning flashed—everyone's vision blurred.

Then,

In the stunned gazes of the surrounding Heavenly Fate Church bishops, a black-blue spear pierced straight through Zhao Wuhao's skull!!

And the man gripping that spear was Xu Jingming, his entire body wreathed in thunder!

"So confident—I thought you'd be strong, but this is it?"

Xu Jingming expressionlessly withdrew the Qingxiao Black Dragon Spear from Zhao Wuhao's head.

"Incredibly fast spear thrust!"

Cai Ju and the others, still standing in place and seeing Xu Jingming wield a spear for the first time, were utterly astonished.

Isn't Xu Jingming a Thunder-affinity adept who specializes in spell-based combat techniques? How is he so skilled with a spear?