Chapter 209: Terrifying Close-Quarters Combat! Kill!

"Blocked it!" Xu Jingming's heart leapt with joy.

Blocking this palm meant he truly had the strength to fight hand-to-hand with Storm Lei Xiong!

"This is three thousand units of blood qi! This is the Thunder Indestructible Body! This is Lei Jitai!"

Xu Jingming's smile spread wildly, unrestrained.

His SS-rank ability, Daitian Divine Thunder, erupted fully, relentlessly devouring Storm Lei Xiong's body.

At the same time, Xu Jingming shifted his steps, flashing sideways to appear beside Storm Lei Xiong.

Storm Lei Xiong stood six meters tall; Xu Jingming's two-point-two-meter height reached only its legs.

And this was precisely what Xu Jingming needed!

He twisted his waist, channeling force through his right arm.

His right fist, wreathed in golden thunder, shot out like a released arrow, becoming a golden phantom strike!

The fist tore through the air with a piercing screech—this punch had shattered the sound barrier!

Storm Lei Xiong's massive body became an obstacle.

From flash-step to punch, it had no time to react!

Boom!

A deafening crash—Storm Lei Xiong's kneecap shattered completely, blood spraying everywhere!

"Roar—"

Agonizing pain triggered a furious roar, followed instantly by another palm strike!

The first palm, Xu Jingming had taken to test his body's resilience; he would never block this second one.

Besides, he had just thrown a punch—his old force spent, new power not yet formed.

So he stepped back sharply, retreating dozens of meters in an instant!

"No wonder Storm Lei Xiong has such formidable defense."

That punch, Xu Jingming felt, could shatter C-rank alloy.

Yet it had only shattered the bear's kneecap—not snapped the leg clean off.

"Indeed, weapons are necessary against ferocious beasts."

Though he said this, Xu Jingming did not immediately draw his spear.

His fist technique had reached advanced proficiency—he wanted to test whether his bare fists alone could kill this Storm Lei Xiong!

And this flesh-to-flesh sensation could greatly alleviate the violent negative emotions brought on by cultivating the Thunder Indestructible Body.

"Aaaoo!!"

Seeing his strike miss, Storm Lei Xiong's rage intensified.

Its deafening roar shook the air; its pale blue eyes instantly turned crimson!

Simultaneously, whether from its emotion or not, the surrounding blue-white thunder grew wilder, denser!

It coalesced into a thunder tornado over ten meters tall!

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Thunder howled, sand and stones flew, nearby trees close enough were sucked into the thunder tornado.

Instantly ignited by the lightning, flames shot skyward!

In mere moments, the entire clearing felt like the end of the world!

"Thunder Storm!" Wu Chuang's expression hardened at a distance, ready to act at any moment.

Thunder Storm was Storm Lei Xiong's innate skill, immensely powerful.

Once caught in the storm, one would either die or suffer grave injury.

Normally, facing such a storm, one fled first and waited for it to dissipate before attacking again.

Xu Jingming naturally knew Storm Lei Xiong's innate ability.

Yet he did not flee—instead, he condensed dense golden Daitian Divine Thunder into a net around himself.

Then he stomped hard—boom! his body shot out like a cannonball!

Crackling—

Xu Jingming plunged into the Thunder Storm; golden and blue thunder interwove, sparking violently.

Yet he, wrapped in Daitian Divine Thunder, showed no sign of injury.

Ignoring the storm's fierce suction, he burst straight through it.

"Looks like your innate thunder isn't so impressive."

Xu Jingming, emerged from the storm, stared coldly at Storm Lei Xiong with dragon-like pupils.

Most of the Thunder Storm's lightning was blocked by Daitian Divine Thunder; even the few that pierced through—

Were like light scratching against his body, enhanced to its peak by Lei Jitai.

Remember this:

Xu Jingming had absorbed the blood of an eighth-rank lower-tier Thunder Dragon and a ninth-rank dragon beast emperor.

This had imbued him with a faint dragon ferocious beast aura.

Now, in Lei Jitai, he displayed traits resembling dragon transformation.

At this moment, his gaze alone made the once-furious Storm Lei Xiong flinch with fear.

Then it quickly realized—this was a human, not a noble dragon!

So after fear came even more extreme rage!

"Aaaoo!!"

It opened its bloodied maw and charged forward with a roar!

Undeniably, ferocious beasts had astonishing vitality.

A normal human adept, with one knee shattered, would lose at least half his combat power!

Yet this Storm Lei Xiong, aside from slightly reduced speed, seemed utterly unharmed.

Storm Lei Xiong charged like a moving mountain; Xu Jingming's eyes narrowed slightly.

Then golden thunder converged overhead, forming a liquid thunder armor around him!

Nether Hell Thunder Armor!

Having chosen hand-to-hand combat, Xu Jingming would not be reckless—he swiftly activated this S-rank defensive technique!

Before the massive Storm Lei Xiong, even Xu Jingming's expanded two-point-two-meter height seemed tiny.

Yet the aura bursting from him was no less potent than the fourth-rank upper-tier Storm Lei Xiong!

He clenched his fists, golden thunder spreading, and charged straight at Storm Lei Xiong!

The fourth level of Thunder Indestructible Body had granted Xu Jingming an extraordinarily powerful physique.

In Lei Jitai, his body reached its peak.

Coupled with the protection of Nether Hell Thunder Armor, Xu Jingming's own body was now his most formidable weapon.

Indeed, it was true:

He became a golden phantom, rushing in to engage Storm Lei Xiong in close combat.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Xu Jingming's fists became blurs, striking Storm Lei Xiong with terrifying speed—each blow delivered crushing damage!

The terrifying punch winds even scattered surrounding thunder!

Before Xu Jingming, Storm Lei Xiong was like a punching bag, forced to endure blows.

Any counterattack either missed his swift dodges

Or slammed into Nether Hell Thunder Armor—causing no damage, instead injuring the bear via the armor's counter-damage mechanism!

Less than a minute into battle, Storm Lei Xiong was drenched in blood.

Worse, Xu Jingming's SS-rank ability, Daitian Divine Thunder, continuously devoured its body.

Combined damage rendered Storm Lei Xiong clearly mortally wounded.

Storm Lei Xiong's humanoid expression had shifted from furious rage to utter terror and confusion.

It couldn't understand—how could this tiny human, deemed prey, inflict such damage upon it?

"Clumsy movements, slow palm strikes, defense equally fragile—fourth-rank upper-tier ferocious beast, nothing more!"

Xu Jingming's stern face showed no emotion whatsoever.

Then he pushed off hard, leaping over five meters high, his eyes level with Storm Lei Xiong's:

"Die! Lei Long Fist!"

Roar—

Accompanied by a terrifying roar like a dragon ferocious beast.

Infinite golden thunder gathered on Xu Jingming's right fist, compressed into a miniature sun of lightning!

Then—he punched!

BOOM!!

Powerful energy waves erupted; the already wounded Storm Lei Xiong had no time to react—its entire head exploded!

Boom!

Xu Jingming landed, his combat boots firmly touching the ground.

Before him, the headless corpse of Storm Lei Xiong collapsed with a thunderous crash.

'Ding~~, defeated one fourth-rank upper-level Storm Thunder Bear, ability points +321.'

A pleasant system notification echoed in his mind.

Wu Chuang, holding a camera and hiding at a distance, ready to strike at any moment, was utterly stunned.

Could this massive beast, the undisputed overlord of its kind—a fourth-rank upper-level Storm Thunder Bear—really be dead?