Chapter 702: Is the Balance of Victory Tilting? It

"That… is a seventh-stage aura?!"

"Gah, when did Xu Jingming enter seventh stage?"

Looking at that towering, majestic figure wreathed in thunder, like a Thunder God.

Including Director Liu Shan, everyone's shock surged through their hearts like a tidal wave.

You should know that the Global Genius Exchange Competition ended less than five months ago.

Xu Jingming was barely into sixth stage back then, yet now he had leapt an entire major stage to become a seventh-stage Master!

What an astonishing rate of advancement?!

"S-seventh stage?!"

Hidden among the crowd, Tian Yao also froze for a moment, then a deadly killing intent subtly surfaced in her eyes.

She had read Xu Jingming's file when he first entered Mo University.

Back then, he was merely an Awakened One—someone she could crush by merely releasing a sliver of her aura.

Yet in just two years, Xu Jingming had broken through from an Awakened One to a seventh-stage Master!

Such a person could no longer be called a genius—he was simply an impossible existence!

And such a Xu Jingming… must die!

"Good thing Feng Kuan was here this time; otherwise, killing him would've been troublesome."

Watching Feng Kuan, whose aura radiated terrifying power, Tian Yao exhaled slightly in relief.

With eighth-stage mid-level power, killing Xu Jingming shouldn't be difficult at all.

Not only did Tian Yao think so—even Feng Kuan himself, upon realizing it,

wore a sneer on his face and sneered in a hoarse voice:

"So what if he's seventh stage?

The gap between seventh and eighth stage isn't something you can compare to at lower levels! Even an SS-rank ability can't bridge it!

Besides, I'm not just one major stage above you—trying to kill me, you're…"

Sssshhh—

Before Feng Kuan finished speaking, brilliant golden lightning flashed.

Xu Jingming's towering figure vanished instantly from his spot.

In his hand, a massive Fangtian Huaji, three and a half meters long, crackled with electricity.

It sliced through the air in a curved bolt of lightning, striking Feng Kuan with world-shattering force!

Boom!

The Fangtian Huaji struck Feng Kuan at the waist—blood mist erupted, and his entire body was blasted away like a baseball!

He flew dozens of meters before crashing down, smashing a deep crater into the ground!

"What the hell? Feng Kuan got one-shot?!"

Around them, everyone's eyes widened in shock.

Didn't you just look like a major villain a second ago?

And now you're flying through the air? That's pathetic!

"An eighth-stage Master Zongshi isn't that easy to kill."

Director Liu Shan shook his head, yet his eyes held equal shock.

Logically, Feng Kuan, as an eighth-stage mid-level Master Zongshi,

should have far superior reflexes and physical strength compared to Xu Jingming.

Their battle should be like a newborn infant swinging a punch at an adult.

Feng Kuan shouldn't even be hit—let alone blasted away!

The only explanation is that Xu Jingming's combat power has truly reached eighth-stage mid-level Master Zongshi standards!

"Can an SS-rank ability really be this strong?" Liu Shan found it hard to believe.

Normally, after reaching seventh or eighth stage, the power gap caused by ability rank should be far less pronounced.

But what he didn't know was, it wasn't the SS-rank ability that was this strong—it was Xu Jingming himself who was simply monstrous…

"Good thing Jingming's power after his breakthrough is strong enough."

On the other side, Hearing Ling Shuang exhaled slightly, her worried gaze fully dissolving.

"That strike didn't seem to have caused him much damage."

In the arena, Xu Jingming, wreathed in thunder, paused slightly.

That strike hadn't felt smooth, like cutting through flesh.

Instead, it had felt like striking a tough tree trunk, with a slight recoil.

"Xu Jingming! How dare you injure me?!"

Feng Kuan leapt up from the ground, showing no sign of injury whatsoever.

Instead, his face twisted in fury, his body enveloped in a layer of crimson blood aura!

"Blood Shield?" Xu Jingming frowned.

Enhancement-type Awakened Ones possess formidable physiques and abundant blood aura.

After reaching high stages, they can even release their blood aura to form a protective net around their body.

Unless the attack is strong enough to forcibly shatter it, one can only wear it down gradually before reaching the core.

"In Thunderstorm State, my power is roughly equal to Feng Kuan's.

The SS+ rank Cang Lei Ba Wang Spear is powerful enough to break his Blood Shield.

But he's no fool—I have an SS+ rank combat technique; he likely has an SSS-rank one too."

In direct combat, with his blood aura shield, I am not at an advantage.

If that's the case, then use the Elementalist's methods to strike from afar...

In Xu Jingming's bloodthirsty dragon eyes, the Lei Ting grew even more furious, and in his hand, the Fangtian Huaji vanished with a swift whoosh.

In contrast, the Brilliant Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan behind him flickered with electric arcs and began spinning wildly!

"Lei Shen Jiang Shi!"

Boom!!

A massive phantom figure of Lei Shen appeared above Xu Jingming's head.

The furious aura radiating from it caused nearby Adepts to instinctively step backward, as if unable to bear the pressure.

"Is this... an SSS-rank combat technique?"

Feng Kuan's expression turned startled.

He had once watched footage of Xu Jingming's battles in the Talent Tournament.

He had seen this technique before, but never imagined it was an SSS-rank combat technique!

"But don't think you're the only one who can use an SSS-rank technique! Blood Armor!"

With a cold snort, a vast sea of blood erupted violently, then solidified into a thick crimson armor over Feng Kuan's body.

"Blood Armor? That's an SSS-rank enhancement technique!"

"Feng Kuan actually mastered this technique? I've never seen him use it before."

"When did he learn Blood Armor? This is trouble."

A chorus of gasps rose around them; Liu Shan couldn't help but curse under his breath, his face grim.

Warriors and Elementals are two distinct paths for Adepts.

Among them, Warriors fear most being kited by Elementals using ranged spell techniques.

Thus, most Warriors skilled in close combat always specialize in a large array of dash and defense techniques.

Blood Armor is an extremely practical SSS-rank defensive technique—even an eighth-rank mid-tier Elemental would need considerable effort to shatter it.

Not to mention Xu Jingming is only seventh-rank.

With Blood Armor activated, the scales of victory had already tipped toward Feng Kuan.

"Chain Lightning!"

"Lightning Chain!"

"Lei Ball Technique!"

"..."

Amidst a solemn voice, Xu Jingming directly ignored Feng Kuan's Blood Armor, his body flashing with Lei Guang as he unleashed spell-based combat techniques.

"Is it night?"

One Adept instinctively looked up and saw the previously clear sky now entirely shrouded in dark clouds.

The next instant, the darkness beneath the clouds was abruptly replaced by brilliant, dazzling golden light!

In a furious golden Lei Hai, Xu Jingming stood like a god at its very center.

Behind him, the Brilliant Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan blazed brilliantly, accentuating his towering, majestic form.

The surrounding space seemed to have entered the end of the world, as thunder and lightning relentlessly bombarded Feng Kuan without pause.

Even a single stray spark of Lei Ting caused nearby Adepts to flinch and dodge in terror.

Because they could feel the power carried by these thunderbolts—enough to effortlessly erase them!

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