Chapter 836: Tianming Sect

Ninth Stage!

Among the entire Blue Star, he is an absolute peak powerhouse!

Though only one major stage apart, a Ninth Stage Adept possesses undeniable crushing dominance over an Eighth Stage!

When Jonathan's aura erupted, every Adept present felt a powerful oppressive pressure!

As if Jonathan were a god—merely by thought, he could kill them instantly!

"How is this possible?! The Tianming Sect has a Ninth Stage powerhouse?!"

Zhou Yu swallowed hard, her fair, lovely face filled with despair.

Even though we still have over a hundred Seventh and Eighth Stage Adepts here, before a Ninth Stage Wu Sheng, all are mere ants!

"Sh*t! A Ninth Stage Wu Sheng? When did the Tianming Sect reach this level?!"

Ryan of the United States also wore a grim expression, silently cursing inside.

Fortunately, the Holy Church still has some ties to the Tianming Sect; they probably won't kill me right away.

Of course,

the rare herbs and plants on my person are certainly lost.

Even the rare plant life seeds found in the temple ruins cannot be taken away.

"The Plant Holy Water was seized by Xu Jingming—now even the seeds can't be kept..."

Ryan frowned, feeling extremely unlucky.

After all the hardship to find the temple, he ended up gaining nothing.

"Ha ha! Weak humans! Our Sacred Clan's glory shall be eternal and unextinguished!"

Jian, watching the grim-faced, silent crowd, mocked them freely.

Behind him, the Grand Masters who had surrendered all wore delighted expressions.

They clearly didn't choose wrong!

Among them, Wang Linyang was especially ecstatic.

Too bad he hadn't seen Xu Jingming yet—otherwise, just for Xu Jingming's disrespect at the banquet,

he would have vented his anger before Jian killed him!

"Now, I give you five seconds to choose.

Submit or die. After five seconds, anyone who does not submit will be killed!"

Jian's voice rang out again.

All present are Seventh and Eighth Stage Adepts; with Bloodshed Pills, there's no fear they can't be tamed.

Afterwards, those who submit can be deployed to various Tianming Sect branches, greatly enhancing the sect's overall strength.

Upon hearing this, the Adepts present immediately stirred in unrest.

Better to live miserably than die nobly.

Having reached Eighth Stage after enduring so much hardship, they naturally didn't want to die like this.

Of course, many still held firm gazes, their auras unwavering, clearly prepared to fight to the death.

At this moment, Roland also climbed out of the deep crater on the ground, growling in a low voice:

"All of Daxia, do not submit! Anyone who violates this order will be killed by me first!!"

Though he faced Jonathan's aura assault directly, most of the impact was absorbed by his Dust Body, so his actual injuries were not severe.

Submitting to the Tianming Sect was an act he could never tolerate.

"Obstinate fool!"

Jonathan sneered, readying to strike again.

But the next moment, he halted, frowning at a point in midair.

Hum—

With a soft sound, a space gate suddenly condensed, then opened from both sides.

A man and a woman stepped out of the space gate—Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang.

"Ha ha! Xu Jingming! You've arrived just in time!"

Jian, seeing Xu Jingming appear suddenly, let out an excited cry.

Xu Jingming was their primary target this time; if he escaped, this operation wouldn't be perfect!

"Ling Shuang, take Xu Jingming and run! They're from the Tianming Sect—there's a Ninth Stage Wu Sheng here!"

Roland, seeing this, panicked and shouted a warning.

Though missing this teleportation portal would trap them in the secret realm for four or five years,

it's far better than being killed by the Tianming Sect!

These people dying is one thing—but if Xu Jingming dies, it will be a massive loss for Daxia.

"Try to escape? I've already prepared for this! Stay here!"

Jian sneered, pulling a pure white bone from his space ring.

Then, with a surge of blood qi, he infused it—immediately, a strange spatial force swept outward.

Sealing the surrounding space completely, rendering teleportation impossible.

"It's over!!"

Roland's heart dropped—he never imagined the Tianming Sect had prepared so thoroughly.

"Xu Jingming, didn't expect this, did you? To prevent your escape, I already obtained another space beast bone!"

Jian's mocking voice rang out, his eyes fixed on Xu Jingming like a predator staring at prey.

"Tianming Sect?"

Although Xu Jingming had just been teleported here, based on Roland's information and the current situation,

it was easy to guess that someone from the Tianming Sect had infiltrated the secret realm.

At the same time, he also noticed Jonathan, who emitted a ninth-rank aura.

But unlike ordinary ninth-rank cultivators, Jonathan's aura was extremely chaotic, as if highly unstable.

"He forcibly ascended to ninth rank using Divine Blood Technique."

As the creator of the Doushen Shenlei Blood Chaos Body cultivation art, which fused Divine Blood Technique and Doushen Shenlei Indestructible Body, Xu Jingming instantly recognized Jonathan's condition.

But no matter how he reached ninth rank, ninth rank was ninth rank—it utterly dominated eighth-rank Grand Masters!

"Fortunately, I've boosted my ability to SSS rank; otherwise, this situation would've been truly troublesome."

Xu Jingming's expression remained calm.

This was the absolute confidence granted by the Chaotic Divine Thunder.

"Xu Jingming, let me introduce myself—I am Tianjian, the Divine Son of the Tianming Sect."

As if sensing he had already mastered everything, Tianjian spoke with leisurely ease:

"I possess an S-rank Enhancement-type ability, and my rank is likewise far beyond my peers.

I once wished to enter the Global Genius Exchange Competition to prove myself, but unfortunately, my identity barred me from participating.

Still, fortunately, now there is you—the dual champion of the Genius Competition.

Come! I won't let the Divine Messenger lift a finger—we'll fight one-on-one."

Tianjian's eyes burned with boundless fanaticism and bloodlust, then cruelly added:

"Of course, whether you win or lose, you will die in the end!"

As he spoke, Tianjian immediately activated the Divine Blood Technique!

His aura, already at upper seventh rank, surged violently!!

"Come on, come on! Let's see which of us S-rank users is stronger!"

Feeling his power skyrocketing within him, Tianjian grew increasingly deranged, his face twisted in fury.

The aura of his Enhancement-type Divine Beast S-rank ability—"Spiked Crimson Dragon"—grew ever more potent.

Not far away, Jonathan could not help but display a look of fanaticism.

As the Tianming Divine Messenger, he was merely a tool; Tianjian, however, was the true future of the Tianming Sect!

"With the Divine Son here, the Tianming Sect will surely become even more glorious." This had always been Jonathan's unwavering creed.

Yet at that moment, he saw Xu Jingming raise his right hand, then point remotely at Tianjian.

The next instant,

Heaven and earth suddenly darkened, as a thick, pitch-black thunderbolt coalesced!!

The terrifying aura it emitted made it impossible to look directly at it!

Sizzle!!

With a thunderous crash, the pitch-black thunderbolt struck Tianjian with unstoppable force!

His muscular body, wreathed in blood qi, shattered like fragile porcelain beneath the black lightning.

His deranged expression froze on his face, then Tianjian was utterly obliterated into ash.