Chapter 407: Terrifying Pressure! Is This a God?

"Chain Lightning!"

Accompanying a low, solemn voice.

A thick golden bolt of lightning, as wide as a water bucket, suddenly blasted out from the Yao Lei Zhang in Xu Jingming's hand!

In an instant, it struck the first target high in the distant sky!

Bang!

Under the lightning's bombardment, that Swift Wind Phantom Body was directly annihilated, reverting back to wind element.

Immediately after, the lightning's power, with virtually no loss, ricocheted toward the next target!

Bang! Bang! Bang!......

Just like that, the golden lightning rampaged across the entire arena sky, continuously annihilating phantom body after phantom body!

Under the control of Cao Ren's main body, some phantom bodies attempted to flee.

But their instantaneous speed of over 300 meters per second was utterly useless against the lightning's pursuit!

They were directly caught up and blasted to death!

"Swift Wind Barrier!"

Seeing that the Chain Lightning was about to strike him, Cao Ren decisively unleashed an elemental wind-type defensive combat technique.

A thick, pale-cyan elemental barrier suddenly enveloped him.

Zzzzz~~~

The violent golden lightning struck it, sparking like an electric welder, sending sparks flying in all directions with a tremendous noise.

And the entire Swift Wind Barrier was also shaking violently, seemingly not very stable.

"This is the lightning-type SS-class ability Doushen Shenlei? Its power is actually this terrifying?"

Cao Ren's heart was shaken.

One must remember, he was a full major tier above Xu Jingming, and then some!

Yet unexpectedly, the opponent's lightning combat technique attack could still affect his elemental barrier.

One must remember,

He had previously fought against a sixth-tier mid-level elementalist who possessed a lightning-type A-class ability.

That opponent's lightning attack couldn't even cause his elemental barrier to waver in the slightest!

"Well, if its power weren't strong, it wouldn't have been able to slay a king-class fierce beast."

Beyond his shock, Cao Ren hurriedly increased his ability output.

Only then did the violently shaking Swift Wind Barrier gradually stabilize.

"A single Chain Lightning wiped out all my Swift Wind Phantom Bodies.

Xu Jingming, you really are formidable, but from here on I'm getting serious too!"

The ring on Cao Ren's wrist flickered wildly, as if a terrifying aura was about to brew forth.

However, before he could release his combat technique, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He felt goosebumps rising all over his body, every cell in him issuing a frantic warning!

"Not good! Danger!!" Cao Ren's face changed drastically, and the flickering ring instantly went dark.

Immediately after, his figure dodged, flying dozens of meters toward another direction!

And at that very moment, with a sharp crack, a thick, resplendent golden bolt of lightning struck the spot where he had originally been standing!

Rumble rumble rumble!!

The lightning struck the arena floor, instantly blasting a pit over two meters in diameter into the hard alloy surface!

Within the pit, residual arcs of lightning still ran rampant.

"S-class combat technique Heavenly Thunder Art! That was close, I almost took that hit!"

Cao Ren, flying on the other side, stared at the pit on the ground with lingering fear.

If that Heavenly Thunder Art had hit him directly, he would basically have been heavily injured and eliminated!!

"A sixth-tier mid-level ability user with A+ class elemental wind is indeed hard to deal with."

Xu Jingming on the arena shook his head.

The speed of lightning is the speed of light; no ability user could possibly dodge it.

But the wind-up of Heavenly Thunder Art disturbs the density of lightning elements in the surrounding world.

Being sensed by Cao Ren and dodging in advance is perfectly normal.

Besides, after reaching the fifth tier, the maximum flight speed of the Thunder Dragon Wings is only around 290 m/s.

Compared to Cao Ren's flight speed of at least 300 m/s, it's still quite a bit slower.

Even deploying the Thunder Dragon Wings, there's no way to catch up to him.

"The power of Thunder Storm can only count as a C-class combat technique at best.

And it can't slow his flight speed the way it did during the National Collegiate League.

In that case, I can only keep casting, trying to see if I can catch a flaw.

If I can't catch his flaw, then I can only bring out my ultimate killing move......"

Xu Jingming murmured to himself.

At the same time, his tall, imposing figure also began to charge forward.

The battle between elementalists isn't about standing foolishly in place and hurling combat techniques at each other.

The importance of charging and repositioning is even greater than in close-quarters combat!

While repositioning, lightning flickered on the Yao Lei Zhang as he continuously unleashed lightning-type combat techniques.

"Haha, that's it!"

In midair, Cao Ren also grew excited, unleashing a constant barrage of wind blades and tornado combat techniques.

For a time, the entire alloy arena was ravaged by wild golden lightning and sharp emerald gales!

The ripples casually flung out during the clash between lightning and wind were enough to carve deep gashes into the alloy ground.

If not for the energy defense shield enveloping the entire arena,

many low-ranking spectators seated near the front would have been dead beyond resurrection!

"Damn! Xu Jingming, a fifth-rank lower-tier, is holding his own against a sixth-rank mid-tier elemental master?"

"With this energy fluctuation, tell me Xu Jingming is sixth-rank mid-tier and I'd believe you!"

"Turns out, as an elemental master, Xu Jingming is the strongest!"

"......"

As the battle gradually reached its peak, the spectators soon realized.

Xu Jingming was trading blows evenly with Cao Ren, not falling behind at all!

Even Cao Ren occasionally had to dodge Xu Jingming's powerful S-rank techniques like Dou Tian Shen Lei.

This power level was simply insane!

"Brother Wang, isn't Xu Jingming just too monstrous?"

Chen Hai couldn't help but whistle.

If Xu Jingming had used these techniques back on the arena,

just that perfected Lightning Barrier alone would have left me utterly powerless against him!

"Indeed powerful, he's got real skill."

Wang Dong, the top trainee of the Heavenly Prodigy Training Camp, also narrowed his eyes slightly.

At this moment, he realized he had severely underestimated Xu Jingming's strength.

Of course,

based on the power Xu Jingming had shown so far, there was still a considerable gap between them.

"What astonishing insight! Xu Jingming has already grasped the essence of elemental masters!"

Hearing Ling Shuang was equally stunned, her beautiful eyes faintly shimmering with unusual light.

The elemental master's combat style was utterly different from his former bloody close-quarters fighting.

She had assumed Xu Jingming would need time to adapt.

Yet unexpectedly, his spellcasting and movement patterns were nearly indistinguishable from those of an experienced elemental master!

Boom!!

After another clash of lightning and wind,

Xu Jingming stood firm at a distance, his chest rising and falling as he breathed heavily.

"Why not keep going? Are your abilities nearly depleted?"

From the sky, Cao Ren's light laugh echoed.

Compared to Xu Jingming, a mere fifth-rank lower-tier, his Gale ability was certainly far more abundant.

This might seem slightly unfair, but it's inherently his advantage.

Just as Xu Jingming possesses the devastating SS-rank ability.

Cao Ren felt no guilt whatsoever.

"You're right—I've barely any ability left," Xu Jingming admitted without concealment.

Maintaining the Thunder Extreme State, the Lightning Barrier, and continuously releasing spell-based combat techniques—

though the battle had lasted only five or six minutes, his Doushen Shenlei had already dropped to less than one-third of its full capacity.

"You're honest. So, are you going to surrender?"

Cao Ren declared loudly, "Honestly, holding your own against me is already impressive.

Even if you surrender now, no one will think you weak."

Cao Ren spoke the truth.

His own peak performance had been a draw against a seventh-rank Master with a B-rank ability.

For Xu Jingming to hold out this long against him, rounding up, he possessed combat power approaching that of a seventh-rank Master!

A fifth-rank adept, skipping two major ranks, wielding seventh-rank Master-level combat power.

Is that weak?

It's ridiculously strong, for heaven's sake!

"Surrender? No, no, no."

Facing Cao Ren's advice, Xu Jingming took a deep breath and slowly raised his brilliant golden dragon eyes:

"Let's see if you can withstand my next technique! Lei Shen Jiang Shi!"

Boom!!!

Wild, powerful golden lightning erupted suddenly from his body!

Immediately after, a phantom half-human figure of lightning coalesced in midair above his head!

This figure possessed brilliant lightning eyes, its entire form wreathed in lightning, radiating a divine and formidable aura!

The moment it appeared, it exuded an overwhelmingly terrifying pressure, like a god descending!

This crushing pressure, seemingly from a higher plane of existence, caused even Master Su Qingli and many instructors of the Thunder Martial Hall to pale slightly.

Most ordinary spectators froze in shock, murmuring involuntarily:

"A divine and terrifying aura… is this a god?"

PS: Three chapters done~~