Chapter 25: KILL! Guaranteed Provincial Champion!

“Right off the bat, it goes berserk—clearly it’s desperate to kill me as soon as possible.”

Xu Jingming clicked his tongue in amazement.

Rare and high-tier beasts often possess skills similar to human combat techniques.

[Berserk] is one of the more common skills beasts possess.

According to research:

During berserk mode, the beast’s limited intelligence is completely extinguished, transforming it into a killing machine driven purely by instinct.

In exchange, its physical strength is greatly enhanced during berserk state.

Normally, beasts only activate berserk when fighting for their lives.

But this battle had barely begun when the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear immediately went berserk.

Clearly, it was furious over Xu Jingming’s earlier dog-walking stunt.

“But I’m no fool—whether you’re berserk or not, I won’t clash with you head-on.”

Xu Jingming’s original blood qi was a staggering 180 points, and with cellular activation, it surged even higher—his strength was astonishing!

Yet even so, he had no intention of engaging the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear in direct strength combat.

He stood only 1.86 meters tall; the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear was now over six meters high—would he really be that stupid as to challenge it in raw power?

“The best approach is still to rely on agility.”

In a flash of lightning, Xu Jingming’s figure holding the long spear blurred and vanished from his original spot.

The Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear instinctively sensed something wrong—before it could react, it felt searing pain in its leg!

Slash—

A massive, razor-sharp wound streaked with purple lightning erupted across its left thigh!

Puff—

Bright red blood gushed forth like a geyser from the arterial wound!!

“Roar!”

In agony, the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear swung its massive fist down at the tiny human figure beside its foot.

Compared to the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear’s towering six-meter height, Xu Jingming’s mere 1.86 meters made him vastly more agile.

Added to that, the Purple Thunder Divine Lightning continuously stimulated his entire body’s cells, granting him endless power.

Under these conditions, Xu Jingming’s agility was terrifying.

Thus, before the bear’s fist even reached him, Xu Jingming had already dodged to its right leg.

Compared to the Purple Thunder Divine Lightning, the sharp Black Radiance Spear was far better at piercing defenses.

So Xu Jingming repeated the move—sweeping his spear across the bear’s right leg, leaving a long, deep gash.

Meanwhile, the clumsy Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear still hadn’t even caught sight of him!

“Roar!!!”

The searing pain from its twin wounds sent the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear into a frenzy—it swung its paws wildly, launching indiscriminate attacks!

But by then, Xu Jingming had already slipped to the side.

Boom—boom—boom!!

The crazed Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear became a rampaging demolition machine, smashing numerous beast corpses nearby into pulp.

At that exact moment, Xu Jingming pushed the Purple Thunder Divine Lightning to its absolute limit!

Countless purple lightning bolts erupted from his body, striking the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear.

The bear’s speed was already inferior to Xu Jingming’s; now, with both legs wounded, it was even slower.

Though berserk erased the bear’s intelligence, its basic instincts remained clear—it knew the lightning couldn’t deliver a fatal blow.

So it simply huddled in place, adopting a defensive posture.

Zzzt—

Boom—boom—

For over half a minute, the Purple Thunder Divine Lightning hammered relentlessly.

The bear’s gray-white fur was completely charred black.

“That should be enough.”

Xu Jingming flashed forward, appearing less than three meters before the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear.

Three meters was barely a step for the bear to reach and strike.

Yet as it lifted its legs, ready to crush the tiny human before it in rage—

It was stunned to find its legs felt gone—unresponsive, useless!

Worse, its arms felt impossibly heavy—unable to lift at all!

“You really thought you could shrug off half a minute of Purple Thunder Divine Lightning?”

Xu Jingming shook his head.

Though the bear’s fur had strong defense, the Black Radiance Spear had already pierced its legs.

During those half-minute strikes, though much of the lightning was blocked,

enough had surged through the wounds into the bear’s body, paralyzing its nerves.

And that was precisely what Xu Jingming intended.

“If you can’t move, you’re just a stationary target now.”

Xu Jingming gripped his spear and launched his counterattack!

The fifty-kilogram Black Radiance Spear swung wildly, its lightning-wrapped tip striking repeatedly!

Puff!

Puff!

Surrounded by swirling purple lightning, enveloped in the primordial aura of the Purple Thunder Divine Lightning, Xu Jingming now looked like a god.

His spear became a blur—within just three or four seconds, it carved dozens of bowl-sized wounds into the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear!!

Within each wound, countless lightning bolts flickered, inflicting secondary damage.

Any ordinary beast would have been dead beyond revival.

But for a six-meter-tall, thick-skinned, second-tier Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear, these wounds were merely superficial.

Just then, the bear suddenly regained sensation in its arms!

As it bared a cruel grin across its massive face, preparing to strike back—

The human before it leapt upward, leveling with its chest, eyes cold and clear as ice.

At the same time, a deep, authoritative voice echoed in its ears: “Lightning Wind Break!”

Amid thunderous roars, the black spear unleashed a surge of lightning energy that filled the bear with dread!

It instinctively tried to raise its arms to block—but it was too late!

With a thunderous crash, the wounded Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear received its most devastating blow!!

Violent purple lightning erupted from its chest, hurling it backward like a cannonball!

Boom—boom—boom…

It smashed through the ruined central flowerbed, carving a trench over ten meters long across the ground before finally stopping.

A charred, gaping hole now yawned in its left chest.

The heart that once resided there was obliterated—only lingering purple lightning flickered within.

The Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear felt its strength draining rapidly, its consciousness fading.

It tried instinctively to rise, staggering to its feet.

Before it could take a single step, it collapsed with a heavy thud.

This terrifying beast, capable of destroying a small town, had now lost all life.

‘Ding~, slain one second-tier Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear. Ability points +24.’

Hearing the system’s notification, Xu Jingming, spear still in hand, exhaled: “Finally over.”

That battle had pushed his current strength to its absolute limit!

Though it lasted less than two minutes, the sheer intensity and unrelenting mental strain

had nearly overwhelmed even his 180-point blood qi and spirit.

Thankfully, the outcome was favorable.

Of course,

even if that combo hadn’t killed it, Xu Jingming had a backup plan.

That was to spend ability points to boost his base stats.

In essence, the two thousand-plus ability points sitting idle on his system panel had sealed the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear’s fate from the start.

Xu Jingming exited cellular activation—the lightning in his eyes vanished, and the Purple Thunder Divine Lightning swirling around his body retracted.

Without the Purple Thunder Divine Lightning’s boost, he immediately felt weakness flood his body.

But he knew this weakness was merely an illusion of power fading—he had simply returned to his pre-cellular-activation state.

“If I kill every beast in the core zone, how many points will I have?”

Xu Jingming opened his smartwatch to check his score:

‘Rank 1: Xu Jingming, Score (Jiangcheng No.2 High School)

Rank 2: Zhou Mingyang, 1103 points (Jiangcheng No.1 High School)

Rank 3: Wu Hao, 945 points (Jiangcheng No.1 High School)

......』

“Over ten thousand points!”

Although he had anticipated it, Xu Jingming was still stunned by this score.

After the shock, a smile of joy immediately spread across his face:

"Indeed, the monster points from the core zone are the highest."

“I remember last year, Jiangnan Province’s highest score was only around eight thousand points. Does that mean I’ve already secured the provincial top rank?”