Chapter 772

Crackling—

Inside the cave, bright golden lightning flashed.

Xu Jingming extended his right hand, and Dou Tian Divine Thunder coalesced into a golden thunderball roughly the size of a basketball, still seven or eight centimeters from his palm.

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

Tiny arcs of lightning flickered and danced across its surface, radiating a sacred yet violent energy.

"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 Divine Thunder's power improved—but not nearly this dramatically.

"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, the world was bathed in daylight, far from nightfall.

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

"Thunderstorm Form!"

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 Divine Thunder had not been fully activated, yet even the stray lightning arcs incinerated nearby weeds to ash.

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

"With Dou Tian Divine Thunder's power enhanced, the boost from Thunderstorm Form has also increased."

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

Thunder Extreme Form and Thunderstorm Form both rely on the power of Dou Tian Divine Thunder.

"Roar—"

At that moment, a sixth-rank Flame Leopard sensed the disturbance and charged from nearby.

But when it entered the three-hundred-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; 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~~, defeated one sixth-rank lower-tier 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 Thunderstorm Form was about one thousand meters."

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

Xu Jingming mused silently.

This was the terror of an Elementalist— as their rank rose, 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 were two paths for Ability Users,

But compared to Warriors, Elementals were far rarer—and often far more powerful.

"Speaking of ability range, the SSS-rank combat technique 'Wan Leitian' 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 he unleashed in Sakura Nation 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 would be even greater!

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

"I'll give it a try—if anything's wrong, I'll flee immediately!"

Xu Jingming ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of mass-harvesting ability points.

Xu Jingming ultimately couldn't resist the temptation to harvest a large number of ability points.

Brilliant golden Thunder Dragon Wings unfurled behind him, flapping gently to lift him six or seven meters above the ground.

At this height, tree branches blocked his view; even if he caused a commotion, it would be hard for beasts to spot him.

"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 Thunder Ring had already appeared, spinning wildly!

Brilliant golden lightning erupted from Xu Jingming's body; behind him, the Ultimate Radiance Thunder Ring had already appeared, spinning wildly!

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

Within the Ji Yao Thunder Ring, violent golden lightning flashed and leaped furiously, as if opening a portal to another dimension!

After three or four seconds, the lightning within the Ji Yao Thunder Ring reached its limit.

After about three or four seconds, the lightning within the Ultimate Radiance Thunder Ring finally reached its limit!

A colossal column of lightning shot violently into the sky!

"Wan Leitian!"

Thunder roared!!

A deafening rumble echoed across the sky.

Centered on Xu Jingming, a circular storm zone of lightning stretched nearly seven kilometers in radius!

Centered on Xu Jingming, a circular storm zone with a radius of roughly seven kilometers formed!

Sizzle, sizzle—

Bolts of lightning rained down relentlessly, annihilating countless ferocious beasts.

"Ding, defeated one fourth-rank lower-tier Shadow Cat, ability points +210."

"Ding, defeated one third-rank upper-tier Wind Terror Wolf, ability points +50."

"Ding, defeated one sixth-rank Iron-Haired Boar, ability points +720."

'Ding, defeated one sixth-rank Iron-Haired Boar, ability points +720.'

A continuous stream of system notifications chimed in his mind; in mere instants, he gained eighty thousand ability points!

But before he could check his points, a distant roar erupted.

But before he could continue checking his ability points, a roaring bellow suddenly came from afar.

The shriek was piercing and powerful; even from dozens of kilometers away, it made Xu Jingming's eardrums ache.

Simultaneously, a massive shadow rose from dozens of kilometers away.

It was a Wind Black Eagle; its wings stretched wide as it soared through the sky.

Its wings spanned nearly a hundred meters—terrifyingly vast, like a darkening sky!

Its pale blue eyes brimmed with endless malice, its body wreathed in howling wind.

With a single flap, it effortlessly broke the sound barrier and sped toward him.

"A ninth-rank Beast Emperor Wind Black Eagle?" Xu Jingming's face turned pale.

He abandoned maintaining Wan Leitian and spun around to flee!

He no longer cared about maintaining the Ten Thousand Thunder Prison's pull; he turned and fled!

Thunder Dragon Wings flapped, turning him into a golden streak racing through the forest toward Nixi.

"Iva, at this speed, how long until the Wind Black Eagle catches me?"

Xu Jingming asked inwardly as he flew.

Meanwhile, eighteen alloy daggers flew ahead of him like streaks of light, slicing through towering trees he couldn't dodge.

"The Wind Black Eagle's speed is roughly four times the speed of sound; your S-class speed is only 1. times.

It'll catch you in under a minute,"

Iva replied urgently.

"It's that fast?" Xu Jingming's heart jolted.

He remembered how the ninth-rank Warrior Saint of the Heavenly Fate Cult, even after activating a secret technique, had only reached three times the speed of sound.

"Flying beasts naturally outpace same-rank Warrior Saints in flight speed.

And this one's a wind-type beast—its maximum flight speed reaches five times the speed of sound!"

Iva cried out, "S-class, do you have any other speed-boosting methods? If we keep going like this, we'll be caught!"

Eva anxiously asked, "S-class, do you have any other ways to increase speed? If we keep going like this, we'll definitely be caught!"