Chapter 783: Blocked It? Leng Yuexi

"This is... Mid-7th Rank?!"

On the small island, feeling the aura radiating from Xu Jingming, Leng Shu was equally stunned, then slightly relieved:

"Good thing I invited Master Wu—he'd never lose to Xu Jingming if it were an 8th-Rank Mid fighting him!"

"But come to think of it, Xu Jingming's talent is absurdly extreme."

"A 7th-Rank Mid at age twenty..."

Leng Shu's gaze flickered.

He had already resolved that once he became chairman, he would strongly court Xu Jingming.

"7th-Rank Mid? What an terrifying talent!"

In the central island audience seats, Chairman Leng Cang shot to his feet in shock.

But the next moment, he shook his head and sat back down:

"Too bad—there's a vast gap between each sub-rank of an 8th-Rank Master Zongshi."

"7th-Rank Mid is still slightly insufficient."

As an 8th-Rank Peak Master Zongshi, he knew Wu Xuan's strength intimately.

In his estimation, even if Xu Jingming possessed an SS-rank ability, he'd need to reach 7th-Rank Upper before he could defeat him...

Above the virtual city, Xu Jingming was wreathed in golden lightning.

Within a two-kilometer radius, all had become a sea of thunder!

The Blade Hurricane moved swiftly, soon engulfed by wind and crashing into this sea of thunder.

Boom—boom—boom—

Wind and thunder tugged and devoured each other, unleashing staggering energy fluctuations.

The surrounding skyscrapers shattered like fragile sand piles in an instant!

This sea of thunder was merely Xu Jingming's Dou Tian Shen Lei spontaneously erupting—not a combat technique.

It struggled against the massive Blade Hurricane, though it had significantly weakened the storm's power.

Yet it could not fully block it—in less than two seconds, the hurricane was less than a thousand meters from Xu Jingming.

"No wonder he's an 8th-Rank Upper Elemental Master—his combat technique's power is truly terrifying."

Xu Jingming raised his right hand; the Brilliant Thunder Ring behind him erupted in light.

Swoosh—swoosh—swoosh...

Six massive thunder barriers instantly rose along the Blade Hurricane's path.

Perfect-level Thunder-element A-rank combat technique: Thunder Barrier!

Already an instant-cast technique, now under the empowerment of the Thunder God General, it radiated a heavy, oppressive aura.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Lightning splashed everywhere—the hundred-meter-tall Blade Hurricane finally dissipated in the sky after breaking through five thunder barriers.

"Five A-rank techniques to counter one S-rank technique—purely in elemental power, I am indeed weaker."

Shhh—

Xu Jingming unfurled his Thunder Dragon Wings and shot toward Wu Xuan like a streak of lightning.

Though he likely couldn't catch up to this 8th-Rank Wind Master Zongshi, he still had to try.

"So what if you're 7th-Rank Mid? An 8th-Rank Upper Master Zongshi's strength is beyond your imagination!"

"To catch me? Dream on!"

Boom—

Wild winds howled; Wu Xuan's flight speed instantly doubled to twice the speed of sound, widening the distance between them!

For Elemental Masters, offensive spell techniques are only one aspect.

Far more critical are defensive combat techniques!

Generally, Elemental Masters may not be most skilled in offensive techniques, but their defensive techniques are always maximized!

Only then can they survive attacks from physically formidable Enhancement-type Ability Users and ferocious beasts.

For Wind Elemental Masters, besides defensive techniques, speed-based combat techniques must also be mastered thoroughly.

As an 8th-Rank Upper Master Zongshi, speed techniques were fundamental to Wu Xuan—naturally, he had zero flaws.

"The Blade Hurricane was just an appetizer—you don't think that's my full strength, do you?"

"Let's see how you handle my next technique!"

Wu Xuan's confident voice rolled forward, making the air tremble.

The next instant,

His staff blazed with light—dozens of colossal cyan wind blades, as if tearing the air apart, shot toward Xu Jingming!

Rift-Splitting Blades, group-type SS-rank combat technique!

He had mastered it to Advanced Proficiency—capable of firing 128 wind blades in an instant.

Enough to completely seal off every possible evasion route—meaning, this technique was guaranteed to hit!

Shhh—shhh—shhh—

One hundred and twenty-eight colossal wind blades shattered the sound barrier, screaming with ear-piercing shrieks across the sky.

Outside the simulated city, the crowd held their breath, eyes locked on the scene.

If nothing unexpected happened, this technique would obliterate Xu Jingming outright, eliminating him from the match.

"It's over—Jingming can't catch Wu Xuan, and he can't withstand this Rift-Splitting Blades!"

On the small island, Leng Yuexi's face turned instantly pale.

Xu Jingming was an Ability User who balanced both Warrior and Elemental Master development paths.

In her view, Xu Jingming's elementalist methods were absolutely no match for Wu Xuan's.

Her only chance was to use her superior mobility to catch up to Wu Xuan and engage in close-quarters combat!

But if she couldn't catch up, it meant Xu Jingming's exceptionally fierce spear techniques couldn't be deployed at all.

"As expected, compared to big brother, my foundation is still a little lacking..."

Leng Yuexi's expression darkened.

If only she had one more year—no, half a year—she could absolutely win over an eighth-rank mid-Weida Grandmaster to come over.

By then, the battle situation would have been different.

Unfortunately, there were no "ifs" in this matter.

Just as Leng Yuexi was sighing inwardly, Leng Yuechan beside her suddenly widened her almond eyes and cried out in surprise:

"He blocked it!"

Roar—

The moment Leng Yuexi looked up, she heard a high-pitched dragon's cry.

In the holographic projection above, a golden thunder dragon over two hundred meters long coiled around Xu Jingming's body.

Boom boom boom......

Dense sounds of impact rang out as every giant wind blade was blocked by the thunder dragon, not causing Xu Jingming the slightest bit of harm.

When the last wind blade fell, the entire thunder dragon exploded with a thunderous blast!

Seeing this, Leng Yuexi was first stunned for a moment, then an expression of disbelief spread across her fair, pretty face.

He really blocked it!

Wu Xuan's Sky-Splitting Blade was an SS-rank combat technique, while Xu Jingming's Thunder Dragon Art was an SS+ rank combat technique.

This combat technique showdown ending in a tie meant Xu Jingming was still at a disadvantage.

But the fact that he could block it proved that the elementalist Xu Jingming's strength was enough to match the eighth-rank upper-tier Wu Xuan!

"Jingming is actually this strong?" Leng Yuexi felt her mouth go dry.

An A-rank eighth-rank upper-tier Grandmaster—even across all of Blue Star, would absolutely count as one of those exceedingly rare powerhouses.

And Xu Jingming was only twenty years old......