Chapter 693

"You're… Xu Jingming of Great Xia?!"

Seeing the iconic Lei Long wings and enhanced state, the eighth-rank Grand Master in the sky immediately recognized Xu Jingming's identity.

But instead of being alarmed, he laughed heartily: "If Ling Shuang won't move, you came instead—perfect! I'll kill you both at once!"

In fact, he had rushed in deliberately to provoke Ling Shuang into using her spatial ability, so that Cangkong Bai Lang could lock coordinates and teleport directly.

After all, Tian Yao, though a ninth-rank Wu Sheng, is still over eighty kilometers away.

Even if he'd already sent word, it would take at least one or two minutes before Tian Yao could fly over.

But he never expected Ling Shuang wouldn't move—instead, he'd stumbled upon Xu Jingming, a delightful surprise.

Know that 【101】 Die, Cang Lei's Tyrant Gun!

Xu Jingming is the next target of the Grand Master.

If I can eliminate him early, it's a monumental achievement!

"Gale Blade!"

A sky-blue wind blade, radiating a sharpness that seemed ready to split the air, shot toward Xu Jingming like lightning.

Yet as Xu Jingming flew, his entire body erupted in thunder like mist dispersing—he flickered and dodged instantly.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!

The wind blade slammed into the forest below, felling entire trees and carving a massive crater into the ground.

"So fast a reaction?" the Grand Master was taken aback.

Gale Blade was an S-rank combat technique he'd perfected to Master-level proficiency.

One strike of Gale Blade would leave even a seventh-rank peak Master unable to react—killing them on the spot.

Yet Xu Jingming had dodged it.

According to gathered intel, Xu Jingming was merely a sixth-rank upper-tier Energy User!

"This boy must not be allowed to live!"

Just from one technique, he grasped Xu Jingming's terrifying potential and shouted urgently:

"Barry, Vincent—move in and hold him down!"

As an Elementalist, he dared not let Xu Jingming get close.

"Yes, Lord Paul."

With the aid of surrounding gales, the two seventh-rank upper-tier Masters activated their abilities.

Blood qi coiled around their bodies as they simultaneously used Divine Blood Secret Techniques!

Their faces twisted into monstrous visages as their power surged to the same eighth-star Master level as Rex, the one Xu Jingming had slain at Peter Square.

Clearly, the Energy Users Tian Yao had brought from Tianming Sect were elite among elites, all chosen to kill Ling Shuang.

"Xu Jingming, die! We'll avenge Rex's death!"

The two charged from front and back, swinging their battle blades, targeting Xu Jingming's head and waist with their techniques.

Even if he dodged the first strike, he couldn't dodge the second!

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

With a thunderous roar, brilliant golden lightning erupted from Xu Jingming in a massive burst.

Forming a circular zone roughly five meters in diameter, it engulfed both men.

"What is this?! I feel my power fading!"

"No good—the lightning is seeping into my body!"

Thunder Domain!

Though still only first tier, it already displayed astonishing suppression.

The two seventh-rank upper-tier Masters felt as if they'd plunged headfirst into a sea of thunder.

Their bodies grew heavy; their blade speed slowed by more than double.

Worse, they realized in horror that the lightning had pierced through their blood qi defenses.

It surged inside, ravaging their bodies at will!

"No!!"

Two screams rang out in succession—they hadn't even closed the two-meter gap.

Their bodies were already charred black from the furious Heavenly Thunder, life extinguished.

Their corpses tumbled from the sky; their space rings were snatched up by the Thornsword Grass vines.

【Ding~~, two seventh-rank peak Divine Blood Envoys eliminated. Energy points +30, 00.】

"This is a Domain!"

The system alert echoed in his mind; Xu Jingming's eyes blazed with intense light.

These two were as strong as Rex.

Back at Peter Square, he'd needed to activate his SS-rank technique "Heavenly Thunder Overlord Spear" in Thunderstorm Mode to kill him.

Now, he didn't even need to strike himself—the thunder within his Domain killed them outright!

The power of the Thunder Domain surpassed even his expectations—terribly strong!

"What? They were instantly killed?!"

A hundred meters away, Paul—who'd already retreated—nearly popped his eyeballs out.

He knew these two couldn't match Xu Jingming, but he never imagined they'd last less than a second.

Good thing his next technique was already ready.

BOOM!!

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

The next instant,

The arrow vanished into thin air!

Wind God Arrow!

An S-rank wind-element combat technique!

The strongest technique he possessed.

The arrow didn't truly vanish—it was simply moving too fast, even beyond the perception of an eighth-rank Grand Master.

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

Paul's face twisted with malice and greed—but the next moment, his expression froze in shock.

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

Suddenly reappeared as it entered Xu Jingming's Thunder Domain.

Even its speed plummeted—slowing to just one times the speed of sound.

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

"How is this possible?!" Paul stared in disbelief.

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 sneered.

His hand, wreathed in thunder, clamped down—and crushed the Wind God Arrow mid-air.

Protected by Heavenly Thunder, Thornsword Grass, and his SS-rank battle armor, plus his Ninth Tier Thunder Immortal Body,

this weakened Wind God Arrow—suppressed by the Domain—exploded in his grip like a firecracker.

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

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

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

If it struck the ground, it would flatten an entire mountain!

He couldn't fathom how Xu Jingming had done it.

It felt as if Xu Jingming were the eighth-rank lower-tier Grand Master—and he, the sixth-rank upper-tier Energy User.

"This guy is strange—only Tian Yao can handle him!" Paul drew a deep breath and fled without hesitation.

He manipulated the gales, turning to escape.

"Want to run? Too late! Thunder Flash!"

ZAP!

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

Within the Domain, Paul felt his wind ability drastically weakened.

"This… is a Domain?" Paul cried out.

"Is this... a domain?" Paul exclaimed.

As a wind-element Grand Master, he knew this ability well—he'd even experienced it firsthand.

But he never imagined he'd witness it from a sixth-rank upper-tier Energy User like Xu Jingming!

"Correct answer. Too bad—no prize."

Xu Jingming's face twisted into a monstrous grin as his Heaven-Devouring Halberd slashed like lightning:

"Die—Heavenly Thunder Overlord Spear!"

Die, Cang Lei's Tyrant Gun!

Within the domain, all elements except thunder are repelled.

Under the domain's suppression, this eighth-rank lower-tier Grand Master of the elemental wind system could not even form a wind elemental shield.

He was instantly slain by Xu Jingming's halberd!

Boom!!

Blood mist rose, and before the severed corpse could fall from the sky, it was obliterated into ash by thunder.

Compared to enhancement-type adepts, this elemental master's physique was far too weak.

"Is this an eighth-rank Grand Master? Even weaker than I imagined."

Xu Jingming, standing midair, thought silently to himself.

Meanwhile, Ling Shuang on the ground, ready to strike at any moment, was utterly stunned.

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

Can he really slay an eighth-rank Grand Master so easily with a direct strike?