Chapter 646: Spell Suppression! George Who Cannot Advance!

Beside them, Xia Lan's rosy little lips parted slightly as she listened to the entire exchange.

Her pretty face was filled with shock.

She had never imagined there was such a move.

But surprise aside, she didn't really find it off-putting.

After all, it was the Holy Spirit Martial Hall that had been rude first; Xu Jingming was merely counterattacking.

"Miss Catherine, may I ask why you've come here with the Holy Spirit Martial Hall?"

Taking advantage of the lull in preparations, a member of the press approached Catherine and asked with keen interest.

This Lady Goddess is an important figure of the Holy See!

Her popularity far surpasses Xu Jingming's.

If one could obtain any news from her and report it,

the exposure gained would definitely be considerably higher.

"Last time I had dinner with Xu Jingming.

He said he could suppress George with one hand, so I came along."

Catherine said playfully, enjoying the spectacle without minding the trouble.

"Hiss! Lei Di is actually that confident?"

"Let's see later whether Lei Di really only uses one hand."

The press members who caught the key information lit up and hurriedly recorded this tidbit.

Even more quick-witted members of the press noticed another piece of information.

The Lady Goddess and Lei Di having dinner!

On the surface it didn't seem like much, but with a little artistic embellishment, it became a brand-new headline:

Lei Di and the Lady Goddess discuss over dinner how to deal with George!

One could only say that those who studied journalism really do have sharp minds.

Xu Jingming also noticed these press members' questions, but he had no intention of stopping them.

Let alone one hand—even without using both hands, he could suppress George!

He had never planned to engage George in close-quarters combat; the methods of an Elementalist were more than enough to defeat him.

A few minutes passed quickly, and Hearing Ling Shuang reappeared on the arena, asking softly:

"Are you all ready?"

"Ready, I'll go first."

Xu Jingming's and George's voices rang out at the same time.

"Looks like we're really on the same page. I'll go a little easier on you later then."

Xu Jingming grinned, flipped, and leapt onto the alloy arena.

George narrowed his eyes and stepped onto the arena as well.

The entire arena was a 300-meter by 300-meter square, with the two standing roughly 200 meters apart.

"During the match, once one side loses consciousness or voluntarily concedes, the match is considered over.

Additionally, once I deem that either side may be in mortal danger,

I will intervene in the match and end it early. Is that acceptable?"

Hearing Ling Shuang in midair looked at Xu Jingming and George.

"No problem," Xu Jingming replied, and George nodded as well.

The opponent was an eighth-rank Zhongweida Sect Grandmaster, and George trusted she wouldn't deliberately favor Xu Jingming.

"Both sides, please prepare. Three... two... one... Begin!"

The instant Hearing Ling Shuang's words fell, Xu Jingming decisively entered his amplification state!

Thunder Extreme State!

Brilliant golden Doushen Shenlei swirled around Xu Jingming's towering frame.

The ceaselessly pulsing and flickering golden Lei Ting instantly made every heart in the venue skip a beat, sensing an inexplicable danger!

This was not only due to Xu Jingming's sheer strength.

It was also because the SS-grade ability Doushen Shenlei had an essential gap from ordinary abilities!

This was a fundamental disparity that no amount of higher rank could compensate for!

"Extreme Glory Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan!!"

Boom!!

A wisp of golden Lei Guang slowly materialized behind Xu Jingming!

The Extreme Glory Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan, a full meter in diameter, spun madly like a turbine engine.

Continuously amplifying the might of Doushen Shenlei.

Combined with Xu Jingming's eyes wreathed in Lei Ting and his towering frame with lightning dancing around it,

at a glance, he looked like Lei Shen himself, radiating an overwhelming pressure!

"What a fearsome aura!"

"Is this Lei Di's full-power form in reality? So strong!"

"Bull, this is only the first stage of amplification! How is that full-power?"

"..."

Most of those present had seen Xu Jingming fight in the virtual world.

But when Xu Jingming displayed his strength up close, they finally realized.

The might displayed in the virtual world couldn't compare to even one-tenth of Xu Jingming's current self!

"This is the feeling! A sacred aura!" A strange gleam flickered in Katherine's beautiful eyes.

As the wielder of the SS-rank ability 'Sacred Angel,' she was innately extremely sensitive to this kind of aura.

Back then, at the virtual world prodigy tournament, it was precisely this wisp of sacred aura that had drawn her attention to Xu Jingming.

Now seeing it in reality, this sacred aura was actually far richer than she had imagined!

"Roar!!"

The moment Xu Jingming activated his ability, George opposite him wasn't idle either.

He let out a roar like that of a wild beast.

His entire body swelled in size, and in the span of a single breath he seemed to transform into a massive ape.

Fangs jutted from his mouth, and the exposed skin of his palms was covered in black fur.

Yet the fur that burst out from his back through his battle suit was silver-white!

Enhancement-type Beast-God system S-rank ability — Silverback Giant Ape!

Once activated, his physical body's strength would receive an astonishing boost!

Especially since George was already a seventh-rank Grandmaster; after activating his ability, the surrounding students—

—immediately felt an oppressive aura bearing down on them, making it hard to breathe!

Swish!

A long staff, fully two and a half meters long and five or six centimeters thick, materialized out of thin air and was gripped in George's hand.

"Berserk Ape Armament!!"

Boom!!

A massive surge of qi and blood erupted from within his body, causing his already formidable aura to spike upward another notch!

His eyes abruptly turned crimson, as if concealing endless killing intent.

Berserk Ape Armament!

Enhancement-type SSS-rank combat technique!

Once executed, his entire body's qi and blood would boil over, and his strength, nerve reaction speed, and even defense would all become three to four times their original!

And this, too, was the confidence that let him dare to clash head-on with Xu Jingming!

He had once used this combat technique to defeat an A-rank seventh-rank peak ability user!

"Xu Jingming! I want to see exactly how you plan to face me one-handed!"

A low growl rumbled from George's mouth.

Clearly, the conversation between Katherine and the media just now had already been heard by him.

Boom!!

His thick right foot slammed violently into the ground, cracking the hard alloy floor!

Using the rebound force, his entire body shot toward Xu Jingming like a phantom!

His speed was so fast that the surrounding low-rank students couldn't even see his movements clearly — they could only catch a blur of afterimage!

Only sixth-rank students could see clearly.

"Lei Yu!"

Facing the terrifyingly imposing George, Xu Jingming's expression didn't change.

With merely a thought, resplendent golden Lei Ting suddenly detonated, firmly locking the charging George in place!

"How is this possible?" George's expression shifted slightly.

He and Xu Jingming were only two hundred meters apart.

At this distance, for him as a seventh-rank Grandmaster, a single charge wouldn't even take a second to cross.

Yet even so, he had still been sealed by Lei Yu.

Just what kind of terrifying casting speed was this?

What he hadn't expected, however, was that Xu Jingming had long since upgraded Lei Yu to Perfect mastery.

A single thought, and Lei Yu could be unleashed in an instant — as long as it wasn't teleportation, any charge could be intercepted!

"Locking down your movement makes things easy."

Xu Jingming grinned. "Next, enjoy the spell package I've specially prepared for you!"

Rumble rumble rumble!!!

Resplendent golden Lei Ting flashed, under the shocked gazes of the surrounding students—

—dark clouds shrouded the sky, as if countless bolts of lightning were smiting down at George!

Sky Thunder Art! Thunderball Art! Lightning Chain......

One spell after another slammed into George's body, making it impossible for him to advance even a single step further!