Chapter 407: Terrorizing Pressure! Is This a God?

"Chain Lightning!"

Accompanied by a low, solemn voice.

A golden lightning bolt, as thick as a barrel, shot violently from Xu Jingming's Lightning Staff!

It swiftly struck the first target high in the distance!

Boom!

Under the lightning's impact, that Wind Illusion vanished instantly, reverting to wind elements.

Immediately, the lightning's power shot toward the next target with almost no loss!

Boom! Boom! Boom!......

Thus, the golden lightning raced wildly across the arena, continuously annihilating illusion after illusion!

Under Cao Ren's control, some illusions attempted to flee.

Yet his instantaneous speed of over 300 meters per second was useless against the chasing lightning!

He was caught and obliterated instantly!

"Wind Barrier!"

Seeing the Chain Lightning about to strike him, Cao Ren decisively activated an elemental wind defense technique.

A thick, pale green elemental barrier instantly enveloped him.

Zzzzz~~~

The furious golden lightning slammed against it, sparking like welding, producing a deafening roar.

The entire Wind Barrier trembled violently, appearing unstable.

"Is this the SS-rank lightning ability—Dutian Thunder? Its power is this formidable?"

Cao Ren was stunned.

He knew he was more than one full rank higher than Xu Jingming!

Yet he never expected the opponent's lightning technique could still affect his elemental barrier.

He remembered,

he had once fought a sixth-rank mid-tier elemental master with an A-rank lightning ability.

That opponent's lightning attacks couldn't even make his elemental barrier quiver the slightest bit!

"Of course—if it weren't this powerful, it couldn't kill a King-class beast."

Recovering from his shock, Cao Ren immediately increased his ability output.

The violently shaking Wind Barrier gradually stabilized.

"A single Chain Lightning wiped out all my Wind Illusions.

Xu Jingming, you're truly formidable—but now I'll get serious!"

The ring on Cao Ren's wrist flashed wildly, as if a terrifying force was about to erupt.

But before he could unleash his technique, his heart skipped a beat.

He felt goosebumps rise across his body, every cell screaming a frantic warning!

"No good! Danger!!" Cao Ren's face turned pale; the flashing ring instantly dimmed.

He instantly dodged, shooting dozens of meters away!

At that exact moment—crack! —a thick, noble golden lightning bolt struck the spot where he had just stood!

Boom!!

The lightning slammed into the arena, instantly blasting a crater over two meters wide into the hardened alloy floor!

Residual electric arcs still raged within the crater.

"S-rank technique—Heavenly Thunder! Close call—I nearly got hit!"

Cao Ren, hovering on the other side, stared at the crater with a shudder of relief.

If that Heavenly Thunder had landed directly, he would've been severely injured and eliminated!

"A sixth-rank mid-tier elemental master with A+ wind ability is indeed tough."

Xu Jingming shook his head on the arena.

Lightning travels at light speed—no elemental master could dodge it.

But Heavenly Thunder's initiation disturbs the density of thunder elements in the surrounding air.

Cao Ren sensed it and dodged in time—perfectly normal.

Also, after reaching fifth rank, the maximum flight speed of Lei Long Wings is only around 290 m/s.

Compared to Cao Ren's minimum 300 m/s flight speed, that's still significantly slower.

Even with Lei Long Wings, he couldn't catch him.

"Thunderstorm's power is at best a C-rank technique.

It can't slow his flight speed like it did in the National University League.

So I can only keep casting, trying to catch an opening.

If I can't find one, I'll have to use my final killing move..."

Xu Jingming thought silently.

At the same time, his tall body began to sprint.

Elemental masters don't fight by standing still and casting spells.

Movement and positioning matter even more than in close combat!

As he moved, the Lightning Staff flashed with lightning, continuously unleashing lightning techniques.

"Hah! That's the spirit!"

In midair, Cao Ren grew excited, unleashing wave after wave of wind blades and tornado techniques.

For a time, the entire alloy arena was ravaged by furious golden lightning and sharp emerald winds.

The stray shockwaves from their clashing lightning and wind could carve deep gashes into the alloy floor.

Had the arena not been shielded by an energy barrier,

the lower-ranked spectators in the front rows would've been dead—beyond recovery!

"Damn! Xu Jingming, a fifth-rank low-tier, is trading blows with a sixth-rank mid-tier elemental master?"

"This energy fluctuation? Tell me he's sixth-rank mid-tier and I'd believe it!"

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

"......"

As the battle heated up, the audience soon realized:

Xu Jingming was holding his own against Cao Ren—no disadvantage at all!

Even Cao Ren occasionally had to dodge Xu Jingming's powerful S-rank techniques like Heavenly Thunder.

This power level was insane!

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

Chen Hai couldn't help but whistle.

If Xu Jingming had used these tactics back on the battlefield,

just that perfected Lightning Barrier alone would've left him helpless!

"Indeed formidable—he's got real skill."

Wang Dong, the top student of the Heavenly Prodigy Training Camp, narrowed his eyes.

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

Of course,

based on what Xu Jingming had shown so far, he still had a considerable gap to overcome.

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

Ling Shuang was equally stunned, her beautiful eyes shimmering faintly with admiration.

Elemental masters' combat style is utterly different from bloody close-quarters fighting.

She'd assumed Xu Jingming would need time to adapt.

Yet his casting technique and movement were nearly indistinguishable from seasoned elemental masters!

Boom!!

After another clash of lightning and wind,

Xu Jingming halted at a distance, chest heaving, breathing heavily.

"Why stop? Running out of energy?"

Cao Ren's mocking laugh echoed from the sky.

Compared to Xu Jingming's fifth-rank low-tier status, his Wind ability was far more abundant.

It might seem unfair—but that's his advantage.

Just as Xu Jingming possessed the powerful SS-rank ability.

Cao Ren felt no guilt about it.

"You're right—I'm nearly out of energy," Xu Jingming admitted without hiding it.

Maintaining Lei Jitai, the Lightning Barrier, and continuously casting techniques—

though the battle had lasted only five or six minutes, his Dutian Thunder was now below one-third capacity.

"You're honest. So, are you surrendering?"

Cao Ren said loudly, "To be honest, holding your own against me like this is already impressive."

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

Cao Ren was speaking the truth.

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

Xu Jingming holding out this long against him? Round it off—he possesses combat power close to a seventh-rank master!

A fifth-rank ability user, spanning two major ranks, wielding seventh-rank master-level combat power.

Is that weak?

It's outright insane!

"Surrender? No, no, no."

Facing Cao Ren's advice, Xu Jingming exhaled slowly, his brilliant golden dragon eyes slowly lifting:

"See if you can withstand my next technique! Lei Shen Descends!"

BOOM!!!

Violent, powerful golden lightning erupted suddenly from his body!

Immediately, a phantom half-figure of lightning coalesced in the air above his head!

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

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

This crushing pressure, stemming from a fundamental level of existence, caused even Master Su Qingli and many of the Thunder Martial Hall's instructors to pale slightly.

Most ordinary spectators froze in shock, unable to help murmuring:

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

PS: Three updates done~~