Chapter 398: Turtle Defense? Overwhelming Crush!

All six arenas were fitted with voice-capture equipment, because Xu Jingming could be said to be the focal point of this assessment match.

So the sound from Arena 3 was cranked up to nearly the maximum level.

Every word Xu Jingming said reached the ears of every spectator in the venue, clear and accurate.

"Feel honored? This Xu Jingming is actually this arrogant?"

"An SS-class ability awakener — being a little wild is normal."

"True, if it were me, I might be even wilder than him!"

"..."

However, Xu Jingming's attitude did not provoke much resentment from the audience.

On one hand, it was because he was still young, right in that hot-blooded age.

On the other hand, he truly had the capital to be arrogant.

But Hearing Ling Shuang, who had watched him grow all the way as the former vice-principal of Mo Da, was somewhat surprised.

Xu Jingming had always given her the impression of being excessively steady; she hadn't expected this wild side of him.

"Before you all arrived, Xu Jingming even told Chen Hai that he only needed one finger to defeat him."

A martial hall instructor from the side and rear added with a smile.

"Oh?"

Hearing Ling Shuang's willow brows lifted slightly; beyond her surprise, she quickly understood.

Xu Jingming was deliberately showcasing himself, so as to give Su Qingli more influence.

"This kid Xu Jingming — rough on the outside but careful within, with a delicate mind. Didn't expect that."

Hearing Ling Shuang couldn't help but nod slightly, sighing in admiration to herself.

Judging from this alone, Xu Jingming's wits were indeed far higher than those of his peers.

"Both contestants, please prepare! The match begins immediately!"

Not long after Wei Chang stepped onto Arena 3, a mechanical electronic prompt sounded.

A few more seconds later, on the transparent energy barrier covering Arena 3, a flashy digital countdown began to flash:

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Begin!"

"Body Petrification!"

Boom!!

The instant the match began, Wei Chang directly activated his ability.

One saw his entire body begin to petrify starting from the heart, and his build suddenly began to swell!

In just two breaths, from a normal human one meter ninety tall—

he transformed into a black-blue stone giant over three meters tall, with a massive frame!

The originally rather large alloy shield was held in his hand as if it were a toy.

"Xu Jingming, although I have indeed killed a sixth-tier ability user, I admit my killing power can't compare to yours.

But my defense is likewise beyond your reach!

As long as you can break through my defense, this match counts as your win!"

Wei Chang's rock-like face looked down from above, his deep voice reverberating across the entire arena.

Immediately after, he dropped to one knee, holding the giant alloy shield in front of him in a defensive posture.

"Damn! Wei Chang has completely given up on attacking!"

"A-class ability Body Rockification — indeed excels in defense."

"If he chose to attack, he definitely couldn't beat Xu Jingming.

But if he keeps turtling up on defense, Xu Jingming really might not be able to defeat him! In the end it'll most likely be a draw!"

"Holy crap! Pretty clever — tying with an SS-class ability awakener, that'll earn face when brought up later!"

"..."

Seeing Wei Chang's move, the spectator stands erupted in an uproar.

This was way too shameless!

Each match lasted at most only fifteen minutes.

If during that time Xu Jingming couldn't defeat Wei Chang, then the final result really would be a draw!

And Wei Chang's shield was an S-class alloy weapon — its thickness alone was over twenty centimeters!

Not to mention that after activating his ability, his body itself was already as hard as alloy.

The two stacked together — his defense could be said to have reached a downright terrifying level!

Very hard to break through!

"Tch, it's actually that guy Wei Chang going up first."

Chen Hai on Arena 5 also watched the scene with some wariness.

Wei Chang's defense — even he himself had no way of breaking through it.

After his wariness, he then felt a bit of schadenfreude.

Xu Jingming was Su Qingli's disciple, and also an SS-class ability awakener.

If his very first battle in the Prodigy Training Camp ended in a draw, that would cost him some face no matter what.

Not to mention Xu Jingming's earlier remarks had been so wildly arrogant.

"Break through your defense?"

Xu Jingming on Arena 3 raised his sword-brows slightly: "Isn't that the simplest thing in the world? Thunder Extreme Form!"

Boom!!

Xu Jingming directly entered his 2.2-meter reinforced form.

Wild and resplendent golden thunder surged outward violently with him at its center!

In an instant,

the entire arena became a standoff between a humanoid violent dragon and a stone golem!

And the brutal aura radiating from Xu Jingming made some of the weaker spectators' hearts skip a beat, instinctively holding their breath.

As if afraid that their breathing would draw his displeasure and cause him to tear them apart.

"Thunder Flash!"

Crackle!

Golden lightning flickered, and Xu Jingming's sturdy spear-wielding figure vanished on the spot.

In an instant he crossed a full hundred-plus meters, appearing right before Wei Chang.

"Come on, let's see whether your shield is thicker or my spear is sharper! Thunder-Piercing Demon-Slaying Spear!"

The dark-gold spear was covered in resplendent gold, forming special streamlined patterns along the shaft.

Then, as if the entire spear had been heated red-hot, Xu Jingming thrust it out violently!

Wei Chang, hiding behind his alloy shield, actually couldn't see Xu Jingming's movements in front of him.

But his spiritual power sensed an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation!

Such an energy fluctuation was absolutely not something the current him could withstand!

"Bedrock Defense!"

In his panic, he directly deployed his strongest S-rank defensive combat technique.

He saw another layer of rock skin, roughly ten-plus centimeters thick, emerge on the surface of his entire stone body!

This was Bedrock Defense!

It could protect one's physical body to the greatest extent and absorb damage.

Wei Chang had relied on this technique to escape death multiple times!

"Come on, come on! With Bedrock Defense, you can't beat me!!" Wei Chang's face was frenzied.

Rumble!!

Accompanied by a deafening rumble, the blazing spear wrapped in golden thunder slammed violently into the alloy shield!

The shield, forged from S-grade alloy and over twenty centimeters thick, was actually pierced straight through at this moment!

"How is this possible?!" Wei Chang behind the shield widened his eyes, staring at the scene in horror.

Before he could react, a swift and thick bolt of golden thunder erupted violently from the sharp spear tip that had pierced the shield!

This thunder, with an unstoppable momentum, pierced straight through the rock surface layer and slammed into his right shoulder blade!

The domineering Doushen Shenlei directly annihilated the entire right half of his rock body!

It blasted through for over a hundred meters, only slowly dissipating after striking the energy barrier!

And Wei Chang's alloy shield, Bedrock Defense, and even his battle suit—three layers of defense—

had not stopped this violent spear in the slightest!