Chapter 245: Fifth-Tier Earth Black Wolf! Close-Quarters Combat!

"S-class, the 3-minute rest period is over. Trial Level 27 is about to begin. Prepare for combat."

Within the virtual trial,

As soon as the 3 minutes were up, the double-tailed loli sitting beside Xu Jingming, Eva, chirped a reminder.

"You really don't give an inch—exactly three minutes, not a second more."

Xu Jingming rose from the grass with a half-joking grin.

"My highest authority is Principal Li. If you can wrest control from him, I'll listen to you."

Eva blinked her eyes, smirking slyly.

"Then forget it." Xu Jingming cleared his throat.

Principal Li was the sole headmaster of Magic University, ranked at the upper echelon of eighth tier.

In a few years, he might even be able to beat him.

But now, merely the outburst of the man's aura might be enough to shatter him.

After the jest, Xu Jingming subtly sensed his internal SS-class Doushen Shenlei—it had recovered to roughly four-fifths.

"Still a bit short of peak condition, but it should be enough."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, gripping the 1000-kilogram B-class Black Obsidian Spear, and smiled:

"Come on. I'm ready."

"Understood. Trial Level 27—begin now!" Eva floated upward.

Simultaneously, less than a hundred meters ahead of Xu Jingming, countless lights coalesced.

Forming a beast resembling a wolf, entirely black, with fangs as sharp as daggers jutting from its mouth!

And its body was as massive as a tank!

This was the Earth Black Wolf, master of earth element power!

"Roar—"

Unlike previous beasts, the Earth Black Wolf, though eyes blazing with ferocity, did not charge immediately.

Instead, it moved its thick limbs, shifting positions while carefully observing.

"No wonder it's a fifth-tier beast—its intelligence far surpasses that of a peak fourth-tier."

Xu Jingming marveled inwardly.

If a peak fourth-tier beast's intelligence was like that of a twenty-year-old youth,

then a fifth-tier beast was like a seasoned thirty-something man!

Not only was its strength formidable, but it was also exceedingly cautious.

Remember, he had not yet entered Lei Ting state, nor had his Doushen Shenlei erupted.

The aura he displayed was merely upper third tier.

Yet even so, this Earth Black Wolf—two full tiers above him—still did not launch the first attack.

"Such a cautious creature. Then let me show you everything. Lei Ting state! Mingyu Lei Armor!"

Crackling—

Golden lightning spread as Xu Jingming instantly entered his enhanced state, his body sheathed in a liquid armor of thunder.

He was now at the peak of his power!

Over a hundred meters away, upon seeing Xu Jingming's brilliant golden dragon eyes,

the Earth Black Wolf instinctively recoiled a few steps.

Then, realizing Xu Jingming's aura was not as overwhelming as it seemed, it roared in fury, as if provoked:

"Aow—"

Boom—

Brownish soil gathered around it, quickly coalescing into over a dozen irregular lumps, each the size of a basketball.

The Earth Black Wolf's innate skill—Earth Clods!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

The dozen or so earth clods shot toward Xu Jingming simultaneously.

Though massive, their flight speed was far from slow.

They tore through the air like released arrows, each moving at over a hundred meters per second!

What surprised Xu Jingming even more was that the dozen clods had completely blocked every possible evasion path—above, below, left, right.

"Interesting."

Xu Jingming's eyebrows lifted slightly; his spear, wreathed in lightning, stabbed out like lightning itself!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

With four thunderous impacts, four clods shattered outright; the rest narrowly grazed Xu Jingming's body.

"Such immense impact..."

Xu Jingming looked down—his Hukou, gripping the spear, had turned red and throbbed with sharp pain.

"I haven't felt this in a long time."

This pain did not anger him—it thrilled him.

In his brilliant golden dragon eyes, a burning battle lust ignited:

"Come on! Let me see just how strong you are!"

With a low roar, Lei Guang flashed—Xu Jingming's towering, muscular form vanished from where he stood.

The next moment, he appeared directly before the Earth Black Wolf.

Xu Jingming currently possessed two strongest combat techniques: the S-class Lei Shen Zhi and the S-class Dou Tian Shen Lei.

The Lei Shen Zhi needs no saying—its release time is roughly two seconds.

He was afraid that the moment he raised his hand, before he could even finish casting, the Earth Black Wolf's gleaming, frost-cold claws would already slash open his throat.

The Heavenly Thunder Art's 0.7-second release time might just allow a successful cast.

But although the Earth Black Wolf controlled the earth element, granting no boost to movement speed, it was, after all, a wolf-type fierce beast that excelled in running attacks.

A distance of over a hundred meters, before a fifth-rank wolf-type fierce beast like this, was child's play.

Once the Heavenly Thunder Art failed to cast in time, Xu Jingming would likewise be instantly killed.

Therefore, he did not dare to gamble; he could only engage the Earth Black Wolf in close combat.

"Lightning Gale Break!"

The long spear, wreathed in golden Lei Ting, thrust toward the Earth Black Wolf like a flood dragon!

Boom!

A thick earthen wall abruptly rose from the ground, and Xu Jingming's long spear, carrying tremendous force, stabbed into it.

Rumble~~~~

Golden Lei Guang flashed, and the earthen wall—hard enough to rival C-grade alloy—was directly blasted apart!

However, behind the shattered earthen wall, the Earth Black Wolf's figure had already vanished.

At the same moment, gooseflesh rose all over Xu Jingming's neck, and alarm bells rang loudly in his heart:

"Not good!"

His feet shifting rapidly, Xu Jingming hurriedly dodged to the side!

Sliiip—

A black shadow lunged, its razor-sharp claws sweeping past.

They tore through Xu Jingming's Nether Prison Thunder Armor, along with the A-grade battle suit beneath it.

At his neck, it left a blood groove roughly one millimeter deep!

"What terrifying speed!" Lightning flashing, Xu Jingming, who had come to a stand in the distance, was still shaken.

Had he been a fraction slower just now, he would have been instantly killed on the spot!

Crackle-pop—

After Xu Jingming activated Lei Jitai, within a fifty-meter radius centered on him, endless Dou Tian Shen Lei permeated the air.

Yet this Lei Ting, powerful enough to instantly kill a fourth-rank lower-tier fierce beast, was utterly useless against the Earth Black Wolf nearby.

It simply bathed in the lightning, as casually as taking a shower, and not even a single hair on its hide could be blasted through.

"Aooo—"

Because of that strike just now, the Earth Black Wolf's right claw had already been charred black and carbonized by the electricity.

But it merely let out a low growl, and the carbonized right claw naturally fell off, with a brand-new claw growing in its place.

Under the sunlight, this new claw gleamed with a cold, metallic luster.

From this alone, one could see how sharp it was.

"Vigorous vitality, high defense, and terrifyingly strong regeneration.

The Nether Prison Thunder Armor's damage reflection, and the bombardment of Dou Tian Shen Lei, seem to be of little use against it."

Taking a deep breath, the golden Lei Ting swirling around Xu Jingming was all drawn back into his body.

"But fortunately, my physique isn't bad either."

Xu Jingming touched his neck—the wound left by the Earth Black Wolf had already healed completely.