Chapter 226: In the End, It

After killing Li Wanying and her group, Xu Jingming did not linger in the central storm zone as he had last time.

He did not use the Divine Thunder to lure beasts and harvest energy points; instead, he headed straight for the core zone.

He needed to kill enough fourth-rank thunder beasts as quickly as possible, then return to the city and attempt again to break through to the Condensation stage of lightning manipulation.

With this mindset, three days passed swiftly, arriving at February 17th.

During this time, Xu Jingming killed a total of seventeen fourth-rank thunder beasts.

He gained 4, 50 energy points and seventeen thunder cores, each of different grades.

Combined, these thunder cores were enough to allow him to stay on the 100th floor of the Thunder Tower for sixty-nine hours.

Thus, after killing the thunder beasts, Xu Jingming rushed without pause toward the exit of the storm zone.

Meanwhile, outside the walls of the Thunder Secret Realm, a tall, muscular man arrived.

He wore casual clothes, his wild long hair flowing behind him.

His face was as hard as rock, with a faint, almost imperceptible smile on his lips.

He came alone, his aura not particularly strong—merely around the fourth rank.

Yet his eyes, like those of a tiger or leopard, constantly radiated a chilling sense of danger.

"Hello, please show your pass."

An energy user stationed near the wall stepped forward, his expression serious.

The man did not hesitate and handed over his credentials.

"Beep. Identity confirmed. Thunder Martial Arts Gym shopping channel, Class-C pass. Holder: Zhang Heng."

"Remaining time: 23 hours, 59 minutes, 58 seconds."

The device's voice sounded, and the guard reminded him:

"Your Class-C pass permits only twenty-four hours inside the Thunder Secret Realm.

Please manage your time wisely and leave before the deadline.

Otherwise, you will be added to the Thunder Secret Realm's blacklist and barred from entry for life."

Most energy users entering the Thunder Secret Realm head for the storm zone and use at least a Class-B pass, allowing two days' stay.

A Class-C pass was extremely rare.

"Don't worry. Twenty-four hours is more than enough for me to finish everything."

The muscular man with wild hair grinned, then stepped into the Thunder Secret Realm.

February 17th, 8: 0 a. .

At the storm zone entrance, armed energy users in battle suits and boots, wielding weapons, came and went intermittently.

But unlike usual, over a dozen people had gathered nearby, carefully observing every energy user exiting the storm zone.

"Fuck, who are these guys? Why are they staring here all day?"

"Shh, keep it down. They're from the Li family—they've been watching here for days!"

"The Li family with the sixth-rank peak? What's the point of them stationing people here?"

"No idea! But it looks like they're looking for someone."

"Tsk, whoever they're after is going to be in deep trouble."

"......"

No one, no matter who they were, wanted to be watched like this.

Especially not energy users with supernatural power—they'd explode on the spot!

But once they heard these people were from the Li family,

Their resentment vanished instantly; they ducked their heads and slunk away.

Yet inwardly, they wondered: who could possibly make the Li family, so dominant in the Thunder Secret Realm, go to such lengths?

Time passed slowly until it reached 8: 0 a. .

A tall young man in a black battle suit stepped out of the storm zone.

He was dusty, his suit stained with dark red blood, his eyes bloodshot and his face exhausted.

It was Xu Jingming, returning from the core zone of the storm zone.

To kill more fourth-rank thunder beasts quickly, while in the core zone,

He never waited for his condition to fully recover after each kill—he immediately rushed to the next location.

In these three days, he either fought fourth-rank thunder beasts or ran toward the next one.

The time he spent recovering his stamina and energy was less than eight hours total.

That was why he managed to kill seventeen fourth-rank thunder beasts in just three days.

The cost: the accumulated fatigue he carried now exceeded that of his previous six-day, six-night continuous battle.

Right now, all he wanted was to return to his villa and sleep for a full day, then enter the Thunder Tower to resume training.

Yet as Xu Jingming stepped out of the storm zone,

The watchers nearby suddenly brightened and spoke into their earpieces:

"Young Master, target has appeared."

"Hmm?"

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes, instantly sensing their unusual behavior.

Before he could ask, a thunderous voice exploded from afar:

"Xu Jingming! You finally showed up! I'll make you pay with blood for blood!"

The voice drew nearer; as it ended,

A lean, wolf-like youth sprinted into view.

He bore a strong resemblance to Li Wanying, wearing a black-blue battle suit and wielding a long spear.

Thick, violent blood aura swirled around him; his eyes were as sharp as a lone wolf's, and atop his head stood a pair of furry wolf ears!

Bloodthirsty Wolf!

A Class-A enhancement-type beast energy, activating it triggered wolf-like traits, flooding the body with overflowing blood aura.

Reaction speed and physical strength increased dramatically.

"Li Shanglin..."

Before this, Xu Jingming had never met Li Shanglin.

But from his appearance, his fourth-rank peak aura, and his use of a spear, his identity was obvious.

"No wonder the top-tier energy user clans in the Thunder Secret Realm have such sharp instincts—they identified me so fast."

Xu Jingming shook his head.

He should've destroyed those space rings earlier—wasting hundreds of millions for nothing.

"Xu Jingming, I ask you: did you kill my sister, Li Wanying?"

Li Shanglin's wolf eyes locked onto him, his voice cold.

"Didn't you already know the answer? Why ask me?"

Xu Jingming did not deny it, replying calmly.

"Holy shit? Li Shanglin's sister was killed?"

"No wonder we haven't heard from her these past two days—she's gone!"

"With her personality, bringing trouble on herself isn't surprising. But poor guy—he's doomed to face Li family revenge."

"......"

There were already many energy users at the storm zone entrance.

Hearing this explosive news, they began whispering in shock.

The Thunder Martial Arts Gym officials guarding the entrance recognized Xu Jingming—the same man who had come with Jiang Luo.

Their faces turned pale; they immediately dialed Jiang Luo's number.

Li Shanglin was stunned that Xu Jingming admitted it so bluntly; after his surprise came boundless rage:

"It really was you! Why did you kill my sister?"

"Your sister tried to kill me and steal my treasures—I killed her in self-defense. What reason do you need?" Xu Jingming snorted.

"Even if my sister did something wrong, you had no right to kill her."

Li Shanglin's voice carried icy malice and fierce resentment.

"So you mean I'm supposed to just let myself be killed without resistance?" Xu Jingming nearly laughed.

What kind of bullshit logic was this?

"I know you're an S-class genius from Mo University, but you've forgotten: my sister isn't just herself.

She has me, and the entire Li family. That alone means you had no right to kill her."

Li Shanglin raised his spear, its sharp tip aimed directly at Xu Jingming.

"Say all you want—ultimately, it still comes down to who has the bigger fist?"

At this point, Xu Jingming had lost patience.

Crackling—

Brilliant golden lightning encircled him as he instantly entered Thunder Extreme State.

His body swelled into a monstrous, dragon-like form; his golden dragon eyes gazed at Li Shanglin like a man already dead, his voice low and heavy:

"Then come try. You—and your Li family—see if you can even touch me!"