Chapter 798: Zhou Yu Arrives! Is That Xu Jingming?

The Thunderstorm State enhanced Xu Jingming's physique to a terrifying level.

But for him at this stage, this had already reached its limit.

Even if he added the Divine Thunder's Descent and the Thunder Domain,

it would only amplify the power of the Doushen Thunder, not strengthen his physique.

Before activating the Divine Blood Technique, Xu Jingming's physique was slightly stronger than Lu Wenliang's.

Lu Wenliang was originally a Qianghuaxiyinengzhe, and after activating the Divine Blood Technique, his strength surged.

Xu Jingming naturally dared not engage in direct confrontation.

Fortunately, he had the Illusory Thunder Step and the Mind Net Technique, allowing him to effortlessly dodge every slash.

On the rooftop of the residential building, the only two spectators had long been stunned.

"Am I dreaming?"

Catherine's rosy lips slightly parted, her emerald eyes filled with profound shock.

She had assumed the Mandate Cult target Xu Jingming captured was merely a Low-Grade Eighth Rank, but she never expected it to be a Mid-Grade Eighth Rank!

Even after the opponent activated the Divine Blood Technique and his aura surged to High-Grade Eighth Rank, Xu Jingming still appeared utterly at ease.

"High-Grade Eighth Rank combat power..."

Catherine, America's top prodigy and the most proud and radiant goddess of the Holy Church, now couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At her own High-Grade Sixth Rank, she could barely hold her own against an A-Rated Low-Grade Eighth Rank Grand Master.

She couldn't even defeat him, let alone kill him.

Xu Jingming dared to engage in close combat with Wu Xuan, a High-Grade Eighth Rank of the Spirit Fox Guild.

"Good! Good! Good! No wonder he's the top prodigy of Great Xia!"

In contrast to Catherine's bitter disappointment, Yang Yao's face was filled with astonishment.

He never imagined Xu Jingming was this powerful!

As for Xu Jingming's entire fight being purely defensive with no offense, he saw no issue at all.

Because he had already contacted Director Zhou Yu, who was a Wind-Type Eighth Rank Grand Master and would arrive shortly from downtown.

As long as Xu Jingming could keep Lu Wenliang occupied until Zhou Yu arrived, they could capture him outright!

"What kind of monster are you?"

Below on the ground, though Xu Jingming hadn't launched any attacks, Lu Wenliang had already broken down.

In just over a minute, he had slashed nearly a thousand times, yet not a single strike had landed on Xu Jingming.

He felt as if he had been completely read through, toyed with at will!

"Monster?"

Xu Jingming's dragon-like vertical pupils stared at him without a trace of emotion, calmly saying:

"I'm just testing my techniques."

Since he broke through to Mid-Grade Seventh Rank in Sakura Country, he had encountered few human Eighth Rank energy users.

Only two: one was Wu Xuan of the Spirit Fox Guild.

He was an elemental user; fighting him made it impossible to test close-combat strength.

The other was Lu Wenliang before him.

He was an experienced Mid-Grade Eighth Rank martial artist.

Having finally found an opponent to practice close combat with, he naturally wouldn't let him go.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have jumped down from the rooftop—he could've just obliterated him with ranged techniques.

"Testing techniques?"

Lu Wenliang, already shattered, finally snapped.

He pulled out a blood-red pill from his space ring and swallowed it in one gulp!

BOOM!!

A sickly crimson flush surged across his grotesque face, and his aura surged even higher!

Grade Eight Blood-Explosion Pill!

It greatly enhances an energy user's power, but after the effect fades, it brings severe side effects.

Lu Wenliang had been driven to desperation.

He knew that if he delayed any longer, something unpredictable might happen.

"Already panicking?"

Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow.

Before Lu Wenliang could swing again, his Thunder Dragon Wings snapped open, lifting him into the air a hundred meters above.

"Aaaah!!! Get down here!"

Lu Wenliang was nearly driven mad.

He had forgotten Xu Jingming had flight capability!

And for a martial artist like him, unless he reached Ninth Rank, the Saint of Martial Arts,

flight remained an insurmountable wall!

Of course, there were still ways to counter it.

The furious Lu Wenliang gathered his blood qi beneath his feet.

The next instant, his blood qi exploded violently, turning his body into a phantom as he shot upward!

Sky Sparrow Step!

An S+ Class movement technique.

It uses blood qi to propel forward a certain distance, and crucially, it allows upward thrust.

This upward thrust reached four to five hundred meters—enough to reach Xu Jingming.

"Bad!"

Yang Yao's heart lurched, but Catherine wasn't worried at all.

Her SS-Rank ability, "Holy Angel," also granted flight.

She knew perfectly well how agile an energy user could be in the sky with wings.

Lu Wenliang leaping up like this wouldn't touch Xu Jingming—he'd only put himself in danger.

Indeed, Xu Jingming in midair merely fluttered his wings slightly, effortlessly drifting hundreds of meters away.

But Lu Wenliang's thrusting figure remained frozen at Xu Jingming's original position.

"Still trying to jump up and fight me? You're asking for death!"

With a cold snort, the golden Doushen Thunder swirling around Xu Jingming erupted violently.

Simultaneously, a colossal phantom of the Thunder God appeared above his head!

Thunder Domain and Divine Thunder's Descent!

Xu Jingming's power had now reached its peak state!

"Thunder Dragon Technique!!"

The golden Thunder Ring behind him spun furiously as a thunderous dragon, over a hundred meters long, devoured Lu Wenliang.

Ordinary people falling from the sky couldn't gain any leverage, but Lu Wenliang, whose aura had surged to High-Grade Eighth Rank, was different.

His crimson blood qi churned violently; though he couldn't halt his descent, he managed to dodge midair!

"Too slow! Too slow!"

Xu Jingming's mind shifted, and the massive thunder dragon swallowed Lu Wenliang whole.

But it wasn't over!

Hundreds of thunder spears materialized around him, raining down like bullets from a divine machine gun.

Simultaneously, dark clouds churned overhead, and a continuous barrage of golden lightning struck down.

Under the boost of Divine Thunder's Descent and the Thunder Domain, Xu Jingming had become a spell artillery platform.

One dangerously potent thunder technique after another, with cooldowns under half a second, was hurled without pause.

At this moment, a slender, wind-wreathed silhouette arrived nearby.

Seeing the scene ahead, Zhou Yu slowed her flight speed, her fair face filled with astonishment.

Above the Bolan Street ahead, a golden sea of thunder illuminated the pitch-black night sky!

Within the thunder sea, golden lightning darted like dragons, crackling as if the strongest force in heaven and earth were roaring.

Each bolt carried boundless power, making even her, a High-Grade Eighth Rank Grand Master, feel a chill of dread.

At the very center of that thunder sea stood a man who looked like a god.

The man's frame was tall, over three meters high.

His muscles, beneath the black battle suit, were knotted and brimmed with astonishing power!

On his handsome face glowed a pair of golden dragon pupils filled with lightning!

Within those dragon pupils blazed a cold, savage, bloodthirsty aura.

Thunder danced and rejoiced across his body.

Paired with the slowly rotating golden halo behind him, he looked like the Thunder God commanding all lightning!

"Is that... Xu Jingming?"

Zhou Yu's expression turned uncertain with shock.