Chapter 576: Chain Lightning Spears Pierce the Demon! Kill!

'Kill!'

The spear was blocked, but Xu Jingming wasn't surprised—he sharply retracted his right hand.

Instantly, the spear became a phantom, striking again at Catherine!

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

Spear and sword clashed, again and again, each impact producing a thunderous sound.

Both sides had equal physical attributes—they were competing in combat awareness and martial techniques.

Xu Jingming had spent long periods in the Wild Zone, fighting ferocious beasts, and possessed rich combat experience.

But Catherine had grown up in the Far North, battling ice plains' ferocious beasts, and her combat awareness was no less sharp.

'This guy is too agile.'

Xu Jingming thrust his spear repeatedly, yet many strikes were dodged.

He possessed Master-level spear techniques; Catherine had only Grandmaster-level sword techniques.

In spear art, he held the upper hand.

But Catherine's twelve wings behind her were no decoration.

Activating holy light also granted her unparalleled agility!

Whether fine-tuned directional adjustments or high-speed flight, they were incomparable to the Thunder Dragon Wings.

'Incredible spear technique! Exceptional combat awareness!' Catherine secretly marveled.

She never expected that Xu Jingming, five years younger than her, had greater weapon proficiency than she did!

More crucially, his combat awareness matched hers exactly.

It was unimaginable where Xu Jingming had acquired so much combat experience.

Did he constantly engage in real combat, never resting?

On the arena,

Lightning and holy light intertwined, colliding and devouring each other.

Xu Jingming, towering over three meters tall, resembled a demonic god.

Each spear thrust tightened his muscles, as if radiating ultimate power!

In contrast, Catherine, though petite, unleashed formidable force.

One elegant, one savage—like a beauty and a beast.

Their brutal, head-on clashes, the shrieking of weapons in motion, the roaring of lightning and holy light.

This primal aesthetic of violence immersed every spectator, none daring to blink.

'I never expected Xu Jingming could match Catherine this closely!'

In the VIP lounge, numerous eighth- and ninth-rank experts sighed in awe.

Cao Jun, a ninth-rank peak Martial Saint of Great Xia, wore a beaming smile.

Though both were now evenly matched, don't forget—

Catherine is twenty-five, but Xu Jingming is only twenty!

This battle was unfair from the start.

Xu Jingming's ceiling is far higher than Catherine's!

Even if he ultimately loses, Xu Jingming has already proven his astonishing talent.

'Little Qingli, your Lei Ting Martial Gym has done well.

Especially you—as Xu Jingming's teacher—you've invested tremendous effort.

I'll personally help your Lei Ting Martial Gym apply for a batch of resources after the Talent Competition.'

Cao Jun praised Su Qingli with great satisfaction.

Upon hearing this, several founders of Great Xia's factions nearby looked at Su Qingli with envy.

The state rewards and supports high-quality factions and guilds with resource allocations.

These resources are extremely generous, including some SS- and SSS-grade resources.

Conversely, applying for such rewards is extremely difficult.

Yet Cao Jun is virtually the second or third most powerful figure in all of Great Xia, after the Grand Councilor.

With his word, this batch of resources is virtually guaranteed.

'Thank you, Grandpa Cao,' Su Qingli said, her face lighting up as she bowed quickly.

She wanted to say she hadn't taught Xu Jingming much—he'd mostly learned on his own.

But free rewards? Don't refuse them.

With these resources, she'd gain greater flexibility in deploying her Lei Ting Martial Gym.

As for Xu Jingming on the arena, the two were evenly matched—now it came down to who would expose a weakness first...

Hum—

In the high-speed exchange, the Brilliant Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan behind Xu Jingming spun furiously.

It continuously replenished his depleted energy.

The Thunderstorm State and Lei Shen Jiang Shi required constant maintenance.

Otherwise, within Catherine's holy light domain, which repelled all elements except light,

he wouldn't even have a chance to use his lightning-based energy!

That's precisely why Xu Jingming's energy consumption was terrifying.

Add to that the series of Lei Mao, Lei Qiu, and Lei Long Shu he used at the start.

In just a few minutes, the Brilliant Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan had replenished his energy twice.

The Extreme Radiance Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan only had one chance left to replenish its abilities.

Of course,

her opponent Catherine wasn't having an easy time either — simultaneously maintaining Divine Advent and Holy Light Domain was rapidly draining her abilities as well.

Somewhat similar to the Extreme Radiance Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan, the milky-white halo above Catherine's head also seemed capable of restoring her expenditure.

"This is the first time I've faced an opponent like this.

I've used every trick I have and still couldn't take her down — instead, it's been a stalemate the whole time."

Xu Jingming's eyes were filled with coldness and bloodlust, but his thoughts flowed with perfect clarity, completely unaffected.

Catherine was a mid-tier sixth-rank ability user.

With both sides wielding elemental weapons, her endurance was certainly stronger than his as a lower-tier sixth-rank.

If this dragged on, the one to lose would definitely be him.

"Long-range spell attacks are useless against Catherine. To defeat her, I have to engage in close combat.

My strongest close-combat technique is the S+ grade Thunder-Piercing Demon-Slaying Spear.

But Catherine is simply too agile, and she's also practiced perception-type techniques.

Even with Heart Web in active mode, I can't guarantee a single hit.

And if I fail, Catherine will be even more cautious, and my chance of winning will shrink further.

Therefore, I only have one chance!

One strike to decide victory and defeat!

So, how do I make sure my Thunder-Piercing Demon-Slaying Spear will definitely hit?"

In the blink of an eye, Xu Jingming and Catherine clashed dozens more times!

And the Lei Shen phantom that had been hovering above his head grew ever more dazzling and scorching!

Xu Jingming's heart suddenly stirred — he had an idea.

"Heart Web!"

Boom!!

Inside his consciousness sea, his spiritual power boiled.

With Heart Web in active mode, Xu Jingming's spiritual power firmly locked onto Catherine!

The thick spear in his hand blazed with golden light, thrusting out in an instant like a bolt of lightning!

"Thunder-Piercing Demon-Slaying Spear!!"

"Useless! Don't think you're the only one with perception-type techniques!"

Catherine snorted coldly, her emerald eyes seemingly brimming with an all-piercing wisdom!

Her angel wings fluttered slightly, and she instantly shifted sideways four or five meters, dodging the strike.

"Is that so? Then did you sense this next attack of mine?"

Xu Jingming's left hand gripped the void, and a slightly shorter Flowing Cloud Golden Edge Spear sprang into existence, the familiar golden Lei Guang surging up once more!

"Chain! Thunder-Piercing Demon-Slaying Spear!"

Whoosh—

A thunder-light piercing through heaven and earth blazed forth — Catherine never expected it.

Xu Jingming actually wielded a spear in his left hand, and had activated an S+ grade technique a second time!

Caught completely off guard, she had no time to dodge, and instinctively raised her longsword to block!

But she was already a step too slow!

She could only watch helplessly as the searing-red spear tip wreathed in Lei Ting swelled in her pupils.

The next moment,

with a thunderous boom, Catherine's exquisitely beautiful face was pierced through by the spear!

The thunder-light annihilated Catherine's head and shot out a full three or four thousand meters.

Only when it slammed into the arena's defensive barrier did it slowly come to rest.

Squelch!!

Blood spurted from Catherine's corpse's neck like a fountain.

Then the entire headless body fell from the sky, crashing lifelessly onto the ground.

The gushing blood dyed the surrounding ground and those pristine white wings a crimson red.

And this sudden, shocking turn instantly rendered the entire spectator stands deathly silent!