Chapter 530: Lei Ting Finger! One Finger, Annihilation!

Over a thousand shikigami occupied a quarter of the entire arena.

Each shikigami radiated a qi level above fifth rank, with exactly ten sixth-rank shikigami!

The three strongest among them reached the terrifying peak of sixth rank.

Such a formidable array instantly triggered a wave of stunned exclamations from the audience seats.

"Hyakki Yagyō! Is this the peak power of Sakura Nation's S-class?"

"Too terrifying—there are already ten sixth-rank summons!"

"The Holy Maiden alone rivals a small army!"

"Yes, and an undead army at that!"

"......"

In previous one-on-one matches, Sakura Rin had only released three sixth-rank summons.

Yet now, the number of sixth-rank summons had tripled!!

"Hyakki Yagyō is an S+ rank combat technique of the Tenmi Dojo; at intermediate proficiency, it can summon only a hundred shikigami.

But the Holy Maiden has advanced to advanced proficiency—naturally, she can summon a thousand shikigami."

A spectator from the Tenmi Dojo in Sakura Nation proudly explained to those around him.

"Once the Holy Maiden's proficiency increases further, summoning tens of thousands—or even hundreds of thousands—is not impossible."

Hearing this explanation, the surrounding audience drew in a sharp breath.

If quality is insufficient, overwhelm with quantity!

When numbers reach a certain threshold, even a ninth-rank adept would feel fear.

"Summoning-type abilities are indeed an extremely troublesome category.

Now, let's see how Lei Di responds."

The Daxia audience was also stunned by this scene.

Yet even so, they still believed Xu Jingming would win.

"Shikigami! Go! Drain him dry!"

On the arena, Sakura Rin, fully immersed in battle, radiated fierce combat intent.

With a flick of her slender white soul-flag, the thousand shikigami charged toward Xu Jingming.

Meanwhile, three sixth-rank shikigami guarded her constantly.

"Die! Fireball!"

"Wind Blade!"

"World Freeze!"

"......"

The distance between Xu Jingming and Sakura Rin was two kilometers!

The thousand shikigami's charge, from Xu Jingming's perspective, resembled an ocean of ghostly tides!

Before they even drew near, the shikigami with ranged spells launched their attacks first.

Fireballs, wind blades, even meteorites and hailstones emitted terrifying energy fluctuations, slicing through the sky toward Xu Jingming.

"It's been over half a year—I see you've grown stronger."

Xu Jingming's sword-like eyebrows lifted slightly. "Fighting you in normal form is a nuisance. Then... Lei Jitai!"

Unlike previous opponents, Sakura Rin was the first S-class awakened he had encountered.

He would not grow careless just because he had captured her once half a year ago.

Thus, he must activate his enhanced state.

Boom!!

Xu Jingming's cold, sharply defined black-and-white eyes suddenly transformed into brilliant golden pupils!

The golden lightning swirling around his body grew wilder, its hue deepening further!

These brilliant golden lightning bolts cheered and danced like loyal subjects welcoming their sovereign's return.

Before activating Lei Ji, Xu Jingming was merely a stronger adept.

But after activating Lei Jitai, he now radiated an aura as sacred as a god!

"This..." Sakura Rin stared, stunned.

She had seen his enhanced form before, but this time it felt utterly different.

His physique had not changed, nor had the wild, brutal energy increased.

Yet the pressure emanating from Xu Jingming still sent shivers through her.

In fact, it wasn't just Sakura Rin on the arena who was stunned.

Even the spectators in the arena were awestruck by this sight.

"Is this the enhanced form Lei Di used when slaying the Burmese seventh-rank? His qi has surged more than several-fold!"

"Just being looked at by those golden eyes makes me feel like a mere ant."

"He only just now activated his enhanced form—no wonder he's Lei Di. So terrifying."

"......"

Activating enhanced forms was not uncommon at the Talent Tournament.

Yet no other adept had ever given them such a uniquely profound impression as Xu Jingming.

"The Holy Light... rejoices..."

In the U. S. spectator section, Catherine—who always wore a blank expression, seemingly uninterested in anything—

unexpectedly turned her gaze toward Xu Jingming.

A young-generation powerhouse capable of triggering Holy Light resonance — in this Genius Tournament, this was the first time she had ever encountered one......

"So this is the reinforced form attached to the S-rank Body Tempering Art *Indestructible Thunder Body* that Xu Jingming cultivates?"

"His aura is roughly three or four times stronger — it looks like this Body Tempering Art has been cultivated by Xu Jingming to an extremely profound level."

"Sakuragi Rin's Hundred Demons Night Parade is indeed impressive; against other S-ranks she might still be able to put up a fight.

But this Xu Jingming is just too freakish — there's simply no way she can fight him."

"......"

In the VIP hall, many of the powerhouses were also discussing in low voices.

That Xu Jingming could defeat Sakuragi Rin — there was certainly no problem with that.

But the only thing that puzzled them was: was the S-rank Body Tempering Art cultivated by Xu Jingming just a little too overwhelmingly powerful?

Amid the various murmurs of discussion, Yang Zhentian, who was likewise seated in the VIP hall, had a faint smile curling up at the corner of his mouth.

Probably no one would ever have imagined,

that what Xu Jingming currently cultivated was not the S-rank *Indestructible Thunder Body*, but rather the SS-rank *Indestructible Divine Thunder Body* he had created himself.

"Thunder Barrier!"

On the arena, Xu Jingming swept a large hand through the air, and a golden thunder barrier enveloped his entire body in protection!

Boom boom rumble!!

The shikigamis' ranged spells slammed into it in a continuous barrage.

Not only were they unable to blast it apart, but the entire golden thunder barrier didn't even show the slightest sign of shaking.

And at this moment, over a thousand shikigamis had already charged into the thousand-meter range around him.

"A human-wave tactic might give enhancement-type ability users a headache, but for me, they're all just ants.

Killing one ant and killing a pile of ants — there's no essential difference."

Xu Jingming's brilliant golden pupils gazed at the ferocious-faced shikigamis ahead, and a voice majestic as a god's rang out:

"Lei Shen Zhi!"

Boom boom rumble!!

In the sky above the arena, rolling, muffled thunder sounded!

Immediately after, a thunder finger — as large as a Boeing airplane, its entire body covered in mysterious runes — slowly poked out.

Under the gazes of the utterly shocked audience, it slammed into the very center of the shikigami horde ahead!

Boom!!

The Lei Shen Zhi, upon striking into the shikigami horde, exploded with a roar, terrifying waves of energy sweeping outward!

Wild thunder blossomed forth like the radiance of the noonday sun!

Crackle-crackle—

The splashing thunder devoured every shikigami in the vicinity, and a golden thunder mushroom cloud slowly rose on the spot!

Only after a full ten-plus seconds did the mushroom cloud finally dissipate completely.

And what appeared within the audience's line of sight was a deep crater with a diameter of a full three to four hundred meters!

The over a thousand shikigamis Sakuragi Rin had summoned had all been obliterated into dregs......