Chapter 677

Although he recognized the Leng Yuexi sisters, Xu Jingming had no intention of greeting them, since his current identity was Zhou Xuan.

Leng Yuexi and the others hesitated to move forward.

On one hand, the aura radiating from Xu Jingming was too powerful, filling them with wariness.

On the other hand, among their group, all three except Leng Yuechan were Seventh-Stage Masters.

And Leng Yuexi herself possessed combat power approaching that of an Eighth-Stage Master Zongshi; to retreat now felt truly unacceptable.

Just as Leng Yuexi was wavering over whether to strike, a powerful aura rapidly approached from this direction.

It seemed to be heading toward the ball of flame as well.

Only a few seconds later, the group burst from the forest, appearing less than twenty meters before the golden flame.

"It's the Dragon Scale Squad—didn't expect them to come searching for Divine Blood too." Chen Shu sounded surprised.

"Chen Shu, do you know them?" Leng Yuexi asked, puzzled.

"Yes, the Dragon Scale Squad is one of the more famous Master-level teams in our Sydney region."

Chen Shu nodded and introduced: "All three of them are Upper Seventh-Stage Masters, formidable in strength."

He paused, then added: "Of course, they can't compare to you, Young Lady."

At present, Leng Yuexi could suppress any A-Rank or lower Energy Awakeners below Eighth Stage without effort.

"Perfect—let them test the waters and probe this man's strength."

Whoosh!

Leng Yuexi pushed off with her long legs, leaping straight onto a branch of a nearby tall tree.

The view here was open, ideal for observing the battle.

The rest of Leng Yuechan's group likewise leapt up onto the branches.

The Dragon Scale Squad had three members; after spotting Xu Jingming's flame barrier,

they took positions around it from three directions, blocking every possible escape route.

The squad leader, a Seventh-Stage Peak Energy Awakener, spoke:

"Come out, friend. We've already spotted you."

Boom~~

Brilliant golden flames surged outward, revealing Xu Jingming's towering figure seated on the ground.

"Huh… is that… a Plant Life?!"

"That's right—it's the thing!"

Seeing the thorned sword-grass swirling beside Xu Jingming, the Dragon Scale Squad members were stunned, then immediately revealed greedy expressions.

Nearby, perched on a thick branch, Leng Yuexi was also taken aback.

She hadn't expected the one who stole their Divine Blood to be a Plant Life.

"Plant Lives are extremely rare—even few Eighth-Stage Grand Masters possess one."

Yet here, a Seventh-Stage Upper Master had one."

Leng Yuexi felt a pang of desire.

The Plant Life emitted an aura already at the Seventh-Stage level.

If she could seize it, her combat power would increase significantly.

The only thing puzzling her was that she had never seen this man in the flames before.

Yet she kept feeling an odd sense of familiarity.

"Is it an illusion?"

Shaking her head, Leng Yuexi didn't dwell on it, refocusing her attention on the scene below.

"How dare you steal our Divine Blood!"

Hand over your Plant Life and Spatial Ring, and you may leave alive!

Otherwise, we'll take your life too!"

The tall, thin member of the Dragon Scale Squad licked his lips and threatened.

"You look unfamiliar—aren't you from Mo Ben's Energy Awakeners?"

Xu Jingming rose from the ground.

"What? You trying to make small talk? You're mistaken—we're from Nixi's Energy Awakeners."

The Dragon Scale Squad leader said casually.

All three of them were Upper Seventh-Stage Masters; Xu Jingming was alone.

There was no need to feel tense over just one man.

"I'm not trying to make small talk—I'm just lamenting that my Face Fruit has failed."

"Besides, you're not strong enough to make me run."

Xu Jingming smiled coldly.

"What did you say?"

The Dragon Scale Squad leader frowned, but before he could press further,

he saw Xu Jingming's form blur—suddenly lunging at the man who had just issued the threat!

"No! Watch out!"

The moment the leader shouted, a wet *puch! * echoed—their Seventh-Stage Upper Master teammate's head exploded violently!

Bright red blood sprayed in a radial pattern onto the grass behind him.

Right before their teammate's eyes, the man they'd just treated as prey,

now held a fearsome long spear wrapped in searing golden flames.

It was precisely this long spear that had pierced straight through his teammate's head!

"Looks like your strength isn't all that impressive either."

Puchi~~

Xu Jingming's right hand exerted force, the long spear pulled free, and the corpse, having lost its point of support, crashed to the ground.

Blood gurgled out from the neck like a little stream, dyeing the surrounding area a fresh crimson.

Immediately after, a pair of golden flame eyes looked at them expressionlessly.

Concealed beneath the flames, they couldn't see at all the Lei Ting filling his eyes after entering the Thunder Extreme State.

And that person just now, although a seventh-rank upper-position Grandmaster, had actual combat power only at the Liuxing Sect Grandmaster level.

Before Xu Jingming, naturally, he was killed instantly without the slightest doubt.

But what seemed perfectly ordinary in Xu Jingming's eyes made the Dragon Pattern Squad captain swallow hard with great difficulty.

His own squad member... had been instantly killed?!!

Just how strong was the person before them?

They were clearly all seventh-rank upper-position Grandmasters—how could there be such a vast gap?

The next moment,

He suddenly understood—the other party was very likely a powerhouse who had honed himself on the front-line battlefield!

Such a powerhouse, although also seventh-rank upper-position, would crush them as easily as crushing ants!

"Leon, run! He's a powerhouse who roams the front-line battlefield! His true strength is far greater than ours!" the captain cried out in alarm.

Having said that, he swallowed a Bloodburst Pill, his aura surging abruptly, and immediately fled in one direction!

The other man did the same, fleeing for his life in the opposite direction.

"You can't escape! Die!"

A low, majestic voice rang out, golden flames bloomed out of thin air, directly engulfing the two who had already fled over a hundred meters away.

"Ahh!!"

Piercing screams rang out—before these terrifying flames, the SS-grade battle suits they wore offered not the slightest defense.

Of course, what they hadn't noticed was that hidden within was an even more powerful Doushen Shenlei!

Just a few seconds later, the screams gradually ceased, and the two had already turned into two charred black corpses.

"Ah, this..."

On the tree branch, the weakest Cold Moon Cicada was completely dumbfounded: "How is he... so strong?!"

In her eyes, these people were all seventh-rank upper-position as well.

No matter how they fought, it was impossible for the disparity in strength to be crushed to this extent.

The entire battle could almost be described as an instant kill!

Before that man, the entire Dragon Pattern Squad had not the slightest ability to fight back......

Leng Yuexi was similarly somewhat surprised.

The instant the other party had erupted just now, she had sensed a strong sense of threat.

What she hadn't expected additionally was that this person also used a long spear as his weapon.

This inevitably reminded her of half a year ago, of that peerless prodigy in Myanmar who had left a deep impression on her......