Chapter 693: Direct Kill! Dumbfounded Ling Shuang!

"You're... Daxia's Xu Jingming?!"

Seeing that signature Thunder Dragon Wings and reinforced state, the eighth-tier Grandmaster in the sky immediately recognized Xu Jingming's identity.

But instead of being alarmed, he was delighted, laughing heartily: "Ling Shuang isn't making a move, and they actually sent you over—perfect, I'll kill you both together!"

In truth, his rash attack was meant to provoke Ling Shuang into using her spatial abilities, so the White Wolf of the Void could lock onto the coordinates and teleport over directly.

After all, although the Sky Demon was a ninth-tier Martial Saint, he was still over eighty kilometers away.

Even if he had already been notified, without a minute or two, there was simply no way to fly over.

But unexpectedly, Ling Shuang didn't make a move, and instead he discovered the pleasant surprise of Xu Jingming.

One must know,

Xu Jingming was the Sect Leader's next target.

If he could complete the kill ahead of schedule, that would absolutely be a tremendous merit!

"Gale Blade!"

A cyan wind blade, carrying a fierce aura as if it would tear the air itself, shot toward Xu Jingming like lightning.

However, as Xu Jingming flew, the thunder around his entire body dispersed like mist; his figure flickered, and he dodged it directly.

Boom boom boom!!!

The wind blade struck the forest below, felling swathes of trees and blasting a huge crater into the ground.

"Reaction speed that fast?" The Grandmaster was somewhat surprised.

Gale Blade was an S-rank combat technique he had already cultivated to Master-level proficiency.

A single Gale Blade strike—even a peak seventh-tier Grandmaster would be unable to react and would perish on the spot.

But unexpectedly, Xu Jingming dodged it.

One must know, according to the intelligence gathered on him, Xu Jingming was actually only a sixth-tier upper-rank Esper!

"This boy absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"

Just from a single combat technique, he deeply recognized Xu Jingming's terror, and hurriedly shouted:

"Barry, Vincent, go up and entangle him!"

As an Elementalist, he naturally didn't dare let Xu Jingming get close.

"Yes, Lord Paul."

Aided by the surrounding gale, these two seventh-tier upper-rank Grandmasters each activated their abilities.

Vitality and blood wrapped around their entire bodies as they simultaneously used the Divine Blood Secret Art!

While their faces became hideous and terrifying, their auras all surged to the same Baxing Sect-tier level as that Lei Kesi Xu Jingming had slain at Peter Square.

Clearly, in order to kill Ling Shuang, the Espers the Sky Demon brought from the Tianming Sect were elites among elites.

"Xu Jingming, die! Lei Kesi's revenge—we'll take it!"

One in front, one behind, each swung their battle sabers, releasing combat techniques aimed respectively at Xu Jingming's head and waist.

Even if Xu Jingming could dodge the first saber, there was no way he could dodge the second!

"Want to kill me? You're still too weak!"

With a furious roar, resplendent golden thunder erupted violently with Xu Jingming at its center.

Forming a circular range roughly five meters in diameter, it enveloped the two of them within.

"What is this?! I can feel my power waning!"

"Not good, the thunder is seeping into my body!"

Thunder Domain!

Although it was only at the first level, it already displayed astonishing suppressive force.

These two seventh-tier upper-rank Grandmasters only felt as if they had plunged headfirst into a sea of thunder.

Their bodies grew heavy, and even their saber-swinging speed slowed by more than double!

More critically, they horrified discovered that the thunder had already pierced through their vitality-and-blood defense.

Bombarding into their bodies, wantonly destroying their frames!

"No!!"

Two screams rang out in succession; they hadn't even charged within two meters of Xu Jingming.

Their bodies had already been blasted charred black all over by the violent Doushen Shenlei, losing all signs of life.

The corpses fell from the sky, and their spatial rings were swept over by the Thorn Sword Grass's vines.

"Ding~~, killed two peak seventh-tier Divine Blood Envoys, Ability Points +30,000."

"This is the Domain!"

The system notification chimed in his mind, and the light in Xu Jingming's eyes flared.

These two were both powerhouses comparable to Lei Kesi.

Back then at Peter Square, he still needed to execute the SS-rank combat technique 'Cang Lei Ba Wang Spear' under Thunderstorm State to kill them.

But now, he didn't even need to act personally—the thunder within the Domain was enough to blast them to death!

The power of the Thunder Domain simply exceeded his expectations—terribly strong!

"What? They were actually insta-killed?"

A hundred meters away, Paul, who had already pulled back some distance, nearly popped his eyeballs out.

He knew these two wouldn't be Xu Jingming's match, but he hadn't expected they couldn't even last a single second.

Fortunately, his next combat technique was already prepared.

Boom!!

Endless wind elements gathered, forming a cyan arrow radiating terrifying energy fluctuations.

The next moment,

The arrow vanished into thin air!

Wind God Arrow!

Elemental Wind System SS-Rank Combat Technique!

It was the most powerful technique he had mastered!

The arrow didn't truly vanish from the air.

It was simply moving too fast—even an eighth-rank Master Zongshi's vision couldn't track it!

"Die! Die! Xu Jingming, you're dead!"

Paul's face twisted with fury and greed, but the next instant, his expression froze in shock.

Dozens of meters away, the Wind God Arrow, which had vanished from sight,

suddenly reappeared as it entered Xu Jingming's thunder-enshrouded range.

Its speed plummeted abruptly, slowing to barely one times the speed of sound.

One times the speed of sound seemed fast—but remember, the Wind God Arrow's original speed exceeded five times the speed of sound!

"How is this possible?!" Paul stared, unable to believe what he saw.

On the ground, Ling Shuang's rosy lips parted slightly, her face filled with astonishment.

Clearly, she hadn't figured out how Xu Jingming had done it.

"Is this your strongest technique? Seems underwhelming."

Xu Jingming's face wore a look of contempt.

His hand, wreathed in thunder, clamped down and crushed the Wind God Arrow out of thin air!

Protected by Dou Tian Shen Lei, Thorn Sword Grass, and an SS-Rank combat suit, plus his Ninth-Level Divine Thunder Indestructible Body,

this Wind God Arrow, its power crippled by the domain's suppression, exploded in his hand like a firecracker.

He felt only a faint tingling—no other damage at all.

"You… what kind of monster are you?!" Paul was utterly stunned.

As the caster, he knew perfectly well the Wind God Arrow's power.

If it struck the ground, it would flatten a whole Dashan!

He simply couldn't comprehend how Xu Jingming had done it.

It was as if he, a sixth-rank upper-tier adept, were the one who should be overwhelmed—and Xu Jingming the eighth-rank lower-tier Master Zongshi.

"This guy is strange—I need the Heavenly Demon Lord to handle him!" Paul drew a deep breath and didn't dare pause.

He manipulated the gale and turned to flee.

"Try to escape? Too late! Thunder Flash!"

Zzzt!

Lightning flashed—Xu Jingming teleported directly to within three meters of Paul.

Within the domain's range, Paul felt his Wind-element ability drastically weakened!

"This… is a domain?!" Paul cried out.

Domain!

As an Elemental Wind System Master Zongshi, he naturally understood this ability—he'd even experienced it firsthand.

But he never imagined he'd witness such power in Xu Jingming, a sixth-rank upper-tier adept!

"Correct answer. Too bad, no prize!"

Xu Jingming's face twisted into a snarl as his Heaven-Defying Halberd slashed like lightning:

"Die, Cang Lei Ba Wang Spear!"

Within the domain, all elements except thunder were repelled.

Under the domain's suppression, this eighth-rank lower-tier Elemental Wind System Master Zongshi couldn't even form a Wind Shield.

He was instantly cleaved in two by Xu Jingming's halberd!

Boom!!

Blood mist rose—the severed corpse hadn't even fallen from the sky before thunder reduced it to ash.

Compared to Enhancement-type ability users, this elemental adept's physique was far too weak.

"This is an eighth-rank Master Zongshi? Weaker than I imagined."

Xu Jingming, standing midair, thought silently.

On the ground, Ling Shuang, who had been ready to strike at any moment, was now completely dumbfounded.

Isn't Xu Jingming not even reached seventh rank yet? How could he be this strong?

He just casually slaughtered an eighth-rank Master Zongshi head-on?