Chapter 77

The third stage of the S-rank Body Strengthening Technique “Thunder Indestructible Body,” granting the “Thunder Ultimate Form.”

It maximally enhances the physique while activating the ferocious beast blood absorbed during foundation shaping.

To some extent, it grants certain abilities and traits of that thunder-type ferocious beast.

For example, Senior Brother Liu Ming absorbed the blood of a seventh-rank lower-tier ferocious beast, the Thunder Great Wolf.

When activating the Thunder Ultimate Form, he gains the Thunder Great Wolf’s swift agility and powerful perception.

But Xu Jingming absorbed the blood of an eighth-rank lower-tier Thunder Tyrannosaurus!

And his absorption efficiency reached a staggering 98%!!

Thus, after activating the Thunder Ultimate Form, Xu Jingming’s body took on dragon-like characteristics.

“This feeling of overwhelming power... is amazing!”

Xu Jingming could feel the immense energy surging through his body.

And an emotion called “Savage Rage!”

But unlike the uncontrolled “Savage Rage” he experienced when first shaping the Thunder Indestructible Body,

Xu Jingming’s consciousness remained sharply clear—this was merely an emotional influence.

“Indeed, increasing my strength weakens the Thunder Tyrannosaurus’s influence over me.”

Xu Jingming nodded inwardly.

He could feel his physique had grown more than three or four times stronger than before!

Moreover, after activating the Thunder Ultimate Form,

his control over his Purple Thunder Divine Ability reached its peak state!

So, he merely extended a finger.

A sharp crack echoed—blue-purple lightning struck above the cave exit.

Boom!!

The spot struck shattered instantly; rocks tumbled down, completely blocking the exit.

“Playing tricks! You’ve just activated a special state!”

Wang’s squad leader, now recovering from Xu Jingming’s ferocious aura, snarled, raised his blade, and prepared to activate another technique.

But at that moment, Xu Jingming moved!

His speed was so fast that even Wang’s squad leader caught only a blur.

His face instantly paled:

“No!”

He instinctively raised his left circular shield before himself.

Clash!!

The shield successfully blocked Xu Jingming’s phantom-like spear, producing a deafening crash.

But before he could rejoice, a colossal force slammed into the shield!

He could not resist that force at all!

The alloy shield meant to protect him now became a weapon hurling back at him!

Boom!

Under that force, he was flung backward as if struck head-on by a speeding truck!

He crashed into the cave wall, embedding a deep crater in the solid rock before stopping.

Spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread from his impact point across the entire wall!

“No wonder you’re a seasoned veteran—your reflexes are indeed fast.”

Xu Jingming, wreathed in thunder, slowly retracted his spear, a faint smile on his face.

This was an instinct honed through countless life-and-death encounters by veteran Ability users.

A normal third-rank Ability user would have been instantly killed before reacting...

“But I’ll strike while you’re down! Thunder Flash!”

A flash of lightning—Xu Jingming appeared directly before the crater.

“Die! Flame Demon Claw!”

The remaining three squad members did not stand idle.

Another third-rank upper-tier deputy squad leader, possessing a C-rank elemental fire Ability, narrowed his eyes.

A massive flame hand coalesced, surging forward with searing heat toward Xu Jingming!

Yet Xu Jingming acted as if he hadn’t noticed.

He reached out his left hand and plucked Wang’s squad leader from the wall like plucking a chick.

Just then, the flame hand arrived!

Crackling—

Xu Jingming didn’t even turn around; a net of Purple Thunder Divine Lightning instantly intercepted the flame hand.

Boom!

The flame hand only stirred a wave of heat before being fully consumed by endless lightning.

“My Flame Demon Hand! How is this possible?!”

The deputy squad leader was stunned.

Flame Demon Hand was his most prized B-rank technique, refined over decades to expert proficiency.

Yet it couldn’t even pierce his opponent’s lightning net?!

What kind of monster is this?!

Meanwhile, Wang’s squad leader, dragged from the wall by Xu Jingming, bled profusely and begged:

“Don’t! Don’t kill me! I’ll give you the Earth Spirit Spring! I also have hundreds of millions in personal savings!”

The strength that once crushed E-rank alloy now felt powerless against Xu Jingming’s iron grip.

“It’s too late to beg now.”

Xu Jingming’s dragon-like vertical pupils, swirling with blue-purple lightning, held not a trace of emotion.

His left hand tightened slightly—there was a wet *plop* as Wang’s head exploded.

Crimson blood sprayed everywhere; thick, cloying bloodstink filled the air.

“M...Monster!!”

The remaining three squad members turned pale with terror.

The fire-ability deputy squad leader’s legs trembled; he could barely stand.

The savage pressure from a top-tier dragon ferocious beast,

combined with the visual shock of their squad leader’s head exploding, had utterly shattered his psyche.

“This... am I dreaming...?”

Beside him, Jiang Chu, who had long lost all hope, widened her almond eyes.

She stared in disbelief at Xu Jingming, standing like a Thunder God.

She had paid six million Great Xia coins each time she hired this squad into the Wild Zone.

Each member, outside, was a powerhouse capable of dominating a region.

Especially their squad leader, Wang Chuan—third-rank peak, nearly invincible in third-rank.

Yet now, he’d been crushed by Xu Jingming’s bare hand.

And Xu Jingming’s true rank? Only second-rank upper-tier...

“This is insane.”

Jiang Chu muttered under her breath.

After over a year at the Magic Capital Ability University, she’d never heard of any student achieving such a feat.

She could clearly see Xu Jingming had entered a special state.

But this special state was terrifyingly powerful!!

Moreover, the blue-purple lightning aura swirling around Xu Jingming radiated an utterly unique, terrifying presence.

“Stronger than an A-rank Ability! Could it be... S-rank?!”

Jiang Chu considered the possibility, her breath quickening, her chest rising and falling with it.

If it were an S-rank Ability, then everything made sense...

“Monster? Compared to you lot—murderers and thieves—I’m the one who looks more human.”

Watching the deputy squad leader’s terrified expression, Xu Jingming shook his head.

These people were used to deciding others’ lives and deaths—yet when their own fates were in someone else’s hands,

their reactions were worse than ordinary people’s.

Like discarding trash, Xu Jingming casually tossed the headless corpse aside.

Then, his stern face curled into a cruel smile:

“Now, it’s your turn.”