Chapter 772: CRISIS! NINTH-RANK BEAST EMPEROR!

Crackling—

Inside the cave, bright golden lightning flickered.

Xu Jingming extended his right hand, and Dou Tian Shenlei coalesced into a golden lightning sphere about the size of a basketball, still seven or eight centimeters from his palm.

The entire sphere glowed with smooth, flowing gold, like a miniature sun.

Tiny arcs of lightning constantly flashed and danced across its surface, radiating a sacred yet furious energy that rippled outward.

"The gold has deepened further—the power of this ability has increased by at least one-fifth compared to before!"

Xu Jingming carefully sensed it.

When his Body Strengthening Art broke through to the ninth level, Dou Tian Shenlei's power improved slightly, but never this noticeably.

"Indeed, compared to physical strength, spiritual power has a greater impact on lightning-based abilities."

"Let me go outside and test its power."

Sizzle—

Golden lightning flared as Xu Jingming burst out of the cave.

It was only two in the afternoon; outside, everything was bathed in daylight, far from nightfall.

Hiding in the cave had merely been to gain extra practice in Spirit Refinement Art.

"Lei Lei Bao Tai!"

Boom!!

Xu Jingming's body suddenly swelled, his muscles knotting tightly; golden lightning arcs flickered and danced across his towering, over-three-meter frame.

Dou Tian Shenlei had not been particularly activated, yet even the stray lightning arcs reduced nearby weeds to ash.

Even the soil beneath his feet began to dry and crack.

"With Dou Tian Shenlei's power enhanced, the boost from Lei Lei Bao Tai has also increased."

Feeling the terrifying power within his body, Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

Thunder Extreme Form and Lei Lei Bao Tai are both influenced by the power of Dou Tian Shenlei.

Roar—

At that moment, a sixth-rank Flame Leopard, sensing the commotion, charged from afar.

But when it entered the 300-meter range and sensed Xu Jingming's terrifying aura,

It immediately showed signs of terror and turned to flee!

"Try to run?"

Xu Jingming's mind stirred, and brilliant golden lightning instantly materialized above the Flame Leopard's head.

Ignoring the intense flames swirling around its body, it swallowed the beast whole.

"Ding~~, slain one lower-tier sixth-rank Flame Leopard, Ability Points +730."

The system notification chimed in his mind.

The poor Flame Leopard never even saw its attacker before being obliterated.

"Before my Spirit Refinement Art broke through, my ability's range in Lei Lei Bao Tai was about a thousand meters."

"After the breakthrough, the range increased by roughly fifty to sixty meters."

Xu Jingming mused silently.

This was the terror of an Elementalist— as their rank increased, their ability range extended further and further.

Fighting a high-rank Elementalist, you might never even see them before being consumed by sudden flames, lightning, or water.

Warriors and Elementals are two developmental paths for Ability Users.

But compared to Warriors, Elementals are far rarer—and often far stronger.

"Speaking of ability range, the SSS-rank combat technique 'Wan Leitian Yin' is the greatest."

In Xu Jingming's cold, reptilian dragon pupils, a hint of anticipation flickered.

When he was still only seventh-rank, the Wan Leitian Yin he unleashed in Sakura Country had already reached a terrifying radius of six kilometers!

Now he had broken through to mid-seventh-rank, and his Spirit Refinement Art had reached the fifth level!

The casting range of Wan Leitian Yin would be even greater!

But in this wilderness of Dayangzhou, teeming with ferocious beasts, creating a major disturbance would inevitably draw the attention of high-rank beasts.

"Just one test—if anything's wrong, I'll flee immediately!"

Xu Jingming ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of mass-harvesting Ability Points.

In the end, Xu Jingming still couldn't resist the temptation of harvesting ability points on a large scale.

Brilliant golden Thunderwing Wings unfurled behind him, flapping gently, lifting him six or seven meters above the ground.

At this height, his view was blocked by tree branches; even if he caused a commotion, it wouldn't be easily spotted by beasts.

"Come on—let me see your ultimate power!!"

"Come on, let me see your ultimate power!!"

Brilliant golden lightning erupted from Xu Jingming's body; behind him, the Ji Yao Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan had already appeared, spinning wildly!

Blazing golden Lei Ting erupted from within Xu Jingming's body, and the Extreme Glory Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan had already manifested behind him, beginning to spin wildly!

His spiritual power flowed according to the SSS-rank Wan Leitian Yin method.

Within the Ji Yao Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan, furious golden lightning flashed and danced violently, as if opening a portal to another dimension!

After roughly three or four seconds, the lightning within the Ji Yao Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan reached its limit.

After roughly three or four seconds, the Lei Ting within the Extreme Glory Jiyao Jiyao Lei Huan finally reached its limit!

A massive column of lightning erupted skyward with a thunderous roar!

A thick column of Lei Ting erupted thunderously into the sky!

"Myriad Thunder Prison Yin!"

Boom boom boom—!!

A surging roar of thunder sounded across the sky.

With Xu Jingming at the center, a circular thunderstorm zone with a radius of roughly seven kilometers formed!

Crackle-crackle—

Sizzle, sizzle—

Bolts of thunder and lightning kept striking down toward the ground, and countless fierce beasts were annihilated within the thunder.

*Ding—killed one fourth-rank lesser Shadow Cat, Ability Points +210. *

*Ding—killed one third-rank greater Swift Wind Terrorwolf, Ability Points +50. *

*Ding—killed one sixth-rank Iron-Bristle Boar, Ability Points +720. *

"......"

A string of system notification sounds rang out in his mind; in just the blink of an eye, he had gained 80,000 Ability Points!

But before he could continue checking his Ability Points, a sudden roar and howl came from afar.

"Screech—"

This howl was extremely shrill and powerfully strong; even from dozens of kilometers away, it made Xu Jingming's eardrums ache faintly.

At the same time, a massive shadow rose up from dozens of kilometers away.

It was a Swift Wind Black Eagle—its wings spread wide as it soared through the sky.

Its wings were nearly a hundred meters long, as if blotting out the sky and sun—terrifying!

Its pale-blue eyes brimmed with endless killing intent, and swift winds swirled around its entire body.

With a slight flap of its wings, it easily broke through the sound barrier and flew rapidly toward this side.

"A ninth-rank Beast-Emperor-level Swift Wind Black Eagle?" Xu Jingming's expression changed drastically.

He could no longer bother maintaining the Myriad Thunder Prison Yin and turned to flee!

Whoosh—

His Thunder Dragon Wings flapped, and he turned into a golden streak of light weaving through the jungle, fleeing toward Nixi!

"Eva, at our current speed, when will that Swift Wind Black Eagle catch up to me?"

Xu Jingming asked inwardly while in flight.

At the same time, eighteen alloy flying knives streaked ahead of him like flowing light, slicing straight through the tall trees in front that he couldn't dodge!

"The Swift Wind Black Eagle's speed is roughly four times the speed of sound; you, an S-rank, only have 1.8 times the speed of sound.

It will catch up to you in less than a minute,"

Eva hurriedly replied.

"Its speed is actually that fast?" Xu Jingming was startled.

He knew that back then, that ninth-rank Wu Sheng of the Tianming Sect had only managed about three times the speed of sound even after using a secret art.

"Flying-type fierce beasts are naturally faster in flight than Martial Saints of the same rank.

Moreover, this one is a wind-type fierce beast—its top flight speed reaches as high as five times the speed of sound!"

Eva said anxiously, "S-rank, do you have any other way to speed up? At this rate we'll definitely be caught!"