Chapter 1852

The sudden retreat of the Flowing Cloud Sovereign left the originally tense crimson thunder sea momentarily still.

The hundred-meter-tall rock demon true form stood rigid in midair.

A flicker of bewilderment and astonishment flashed across the Rock Sovereign's giant eyes, which burned with earth-yellow flames.

"Flowing Cloud... ran away?"

He could hardly believe his own perception.

As fellow Sovereigns, Flowing Cloud's strength even surpassed his own!

With the two of them working together, victory should have been certain!

Yet now, merely because Xu Jingming displayed the might of a single spear, Flowing Cloud chose to retreat without hesitation?

Know that these three fruits are equivalent to three lesser treasures!

Flowing Cloud actually just retreated like that?!

"Looks like your ally isn't very reliable."

Xu Jingming's teasing voice rang out.

His four-meter-six demon form bore the Dark Purple Thunder Prison Annihilation Spear.

Golden-green and purple-black lightning intertwined and leapt around him, battle spirit blazing.

"Damn it!"

The Rock Sovereign cursed inwardly.

Facing Xu Jingming alone, he had confidence to crush him.

But now that the Flowing Cloud Sovereign has retreated, the Frost Crown Sovereign is free to act—he is surely doomed!

"Hmph!"

The Rock Sovereign's massive head lowered slightly.

His dark-gold pupils locked onto Xu Jingming, his voice booming like rolling thunder:

"Xu Jingming, today you and your master got lucky!

But remember, the Thunder Electric Domain is vast—we have plenty of time ahead!"

The words faded,

and the Rock Sovereign's hundred-meter-tall rock demon true form suddenly contracted, returning to his normal seven-meter stature.

Immediately, earth-yellow divine power erupted around him, transforming into a stream of dark-gold light.

Without looking back, he tore through the thunder sea, racing toward the distance and vanishing in an instant.

He fled cleanly and decisively, without delay.

"They all just ran?"

Watching the direction in which the Rock Sovereign disappeared, Xu Jingming felt a mix of laughter and tears.

He had originally planned to take advantage of this opportunity.

To properly test his true gap against a Sovereign.

"Not running—did you really expect us two to team up and hold him here?"

The Frost Crown Sovereign's cold voice came from beside him.

She approached with long, straight legs, walking through the air.

Her ice-blue eyes swept over Xu Jingming's four-meter-six demon form, a hint of astonishment flickering in her depths that she could barely conceal.

"Jingming, that spear of yours just now was...?"

"T0-tier combat art, Fleeting Thunder Shadow Spear."

Xu Jingming grinned, the demonic aura and thunder around him gradually subsiding.

His stature also returned to normal—one meter nine:

"Exchanged at the academy before entering the Primordial Source Realm."

"It's truly a T0-tier combat art."

A hint of astonishment appeared on the Frost Crown Sovereign's exquisite face.

T0-tier combat arts—ordinary Sovereigns might spend thousands of years and still not master them.

Yet this disciple of mine, in just over a month,

has not only entered the art but can unleash such terrifying power in actual combat.

This comprehension is simply monstrous beyond words!

"It seems I still underestimated you.

Your strength is nearly enough to face a Sovereign head-on."

Sighing, the Frost Crown Sovereign suppressed the shock in her heart.

Her gaze turned toward not far off, that crystal-clear thunder source coral.

Three dark-gold fruits hung silently on its branches, surfaces covered in dense thunder patterns, emitting an alluring primordial aura.

"First, secure the heavenly treasure."

"Good."

Xu Jingming nodded, his form flashing as he arrived before the thunder source coral.

He reached out with a virtual grasp, a gentle divine power enveloping the entire coral, gently pulling it from the thunder sea.

The moment the thunder source coral left the ground, the boiling crimson thunder sea around it seemed to calm somewhat.

The rich thunder primordial aura also gradually retracted, gathering entirely into the three fruits.

"Three thunder source fruits, each comparable to a lesser treasure."

The Frost Crown Sovereign also approached nearby.

Ice-blue eyes swept over the fruit, a trace of emotion in that clear, cold voice:

"A treasure of this caliber.

Even in the Lightning Domain it is exceedingly rare; I never expected us to come across it."

Xu Jingming said with a smile:

"Teacher, these three fruits — let's split them half and half."

"No need."

The Frost Crown Ruler shook her head lightly; her peerless beauty appeared even more cold and transcendent under the crimson lightning glow:

"I cultivate the Ice Ultimate Boundary.

This lightning-type treasure holds some reference value for me, but its effect is far less significant than for you.

You are cultivating the Lightning Ultimate Boundary — precisely the time you need such treasures; you make full use of them all."

"This..."

Xu Jingming hesitated slightly.

But seeing the brook-no-refusal look in Frost Crown Teacher's eyes, he no longer declined, nodding heavily:

"Good, many thanks, Teacher; then your disciple will not stand on ceremony."

"A battle just took place here.

The energy fluctuations have not fully settled; it is unwise to linger.

Let's change locations; you take the fruits first."

The Frost Crown Ruler gave a slight nod, then swept her gaze around and said.

"Good."

Xu Jingming naturally understood this reasoning as well.

The two immediately turned into streaks of light, continuing to fly deeper into the Lei Hai.

Ten-odd minutes later, they found a huge rock cave scoured out by Lei Ting.

The cave interior was spacious and dry.

At the cave mouth was a naturally formed lightning-pattern barrier, able to isolate outside probing and interference to a certain extent.

"Right here then."

The Frost Crown Ruler waved a slender hand lightly.

Ice-blue divine power spread out, laying down several more layers of concealment and protective restrictions at the cave mouth.

"I'll stand guard for you."

"Many thanks, Teacher."

Xu Jingming sat down cross-legged.

With a flip of his palm, the Lei Yuan Coral appeared in his palm once more.

He plucked the first dark-gold fruit; the fruit felt warm and smooth in hand.

Lightning patterns on its surface pulsed faintly like living things, emitting a heart-palpitating origin fluctuation.

"Who knows how great the effect will be after consuming this fruit."

With a trace of anticipation, Xu Jingming put the fruit straight into his mouth.

"Crunch—"

The fruit dissolved the moment it entered his mouth.

Transforming into a torrent of blazing, pure Lei Ting, it rushed down his throat and boom — surged into his four limbs and hundred bones!

"Hum—!!"

Brilliant gold-green lightning light suddenly blazed around Xu Jingming's whole body!

The Star Core Lei Gang Body activated on its own, frantically devouring this torrent.

The Yao Ri Shenlei inside him seemed to have received some summons, becoming incomparably active.

Every strand of lightning cheered and leapt, greedily absorbing the lightning origin contained in the Lei Yuan Fruit.

An unprecedented sense of refreshment and ease permeated his whole body.

Xu Jingming could clearly feel his comprehension of the lightning origin laws rising rapidly!

Those Ultimate Boundary mysteries that were originally obscure and hard to fathom.

At this moment were like clouds parting to reveal the sun, becoming clearly visible.

He did not pause.

Immediately plucking the second and third fruits, he swallowed them one by one.

"Rumble—!!"

The vast medicinal power of the three Lei Yuan Fruits fully erupted inside his body!

Lightning light around Xu Jingming surged violently; the whole person seemed to have turned into a blazing lightning great sun.

Illuminating the entire rock cave until it was transparent bright.

The Frost Crown Ruler stood at the cave mouth.

Ice-blue eyes quietly watching the scene inside the cave, her peerless face showing no particularly special expression.

From origin laws to Ultimate Boundary is a qualitative transformation of the law stage.

Generally, a newly entered First Tribulation Ruler needs tens of thousands of years to thoroughly cross this step.

Lei Yuan Fruits are good, but they cannot achieve everything in one step, letting a First Tribulation Ruler enter the Ultimate Boundary.

And the fact is exactly so.

Even after Xu Jingming consumed all three fruits, he still felt a not-small gap between himself and the Lightning Ultimate Boundary.

But this isn't over yet!