Chapter 872: 150,000 Ability Points! Escape!

Boom——

In the jungle, black lightning and crimson flames clashed fiercely, devouring each other.

Within a thousand-meter radius, everything became a boiling black sea of lightning!

A distance of a thousand meters was nothing for a ninth-rank Sabertooth Tiger Emperor—it could cross it in one or two breaths.

Yet now, that distance seemed like an impassable abyss blocking its path, impossible to cross.

Crackling—

Lightning leapt and splashed, blasting its body into charred blackness.

Yet the next instant, it restored completely, as if it had never been wounded.

"Indestructible matter—truly monstrous."

Xu Jingming, standing within the sea of lightning, frowned.

Through the Mind Net's perception, he sensed an endless surge of vigorous life force erupting from the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's body.

"I can suppress it, but I can't kill it.

My Thunderstorm Form, Lei Shen Jiang Shi, and my domain can't be maintained for long.

And as a ninth-rank ferocious beast, the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor naturally possesses abundant indestructible matter—if this drags on, I'll be the one who loses."

After a moment of silence, Xu Jingming dared not delay further—otherwise, a stronger Beast Emperor might arrive.

"Little Sword, help me out—just knock it to the brink of death."

"Understood, Master."

Three vines grew from the plant battle armor on Xu Jingming's body and instantly swelled to enormous size.

The sword-shaped leaves hanging from them glowed brilliantly under sunlight, razor-sharp.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

Dozens of sword-shaped leaves shot out, instantly crossing the thousand-meter distance!

Plop—

Blood sprayed everywhere,

The sharp, powerful leaves directly blasted the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's head into fragments!!

"Damn human! What is this?!"

A roar erupted as the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's head rapidly regrew.

But its mental energy waves clearly betrayed palpable panic.

"This is the ninth-rank Thorned Sword Grass—truly powerful," Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

Compared to Thorned Sword Grass, his Chaos Divine Thunder was still slightly weaker.

At least, it couldn't cleanly shatter the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's head like this.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!!

Another dozen sword leaves shot out like streaks of light, once again smashing the tiger's head before it fully regenerated!!

Boom!!

The crimson flames surged violently—this formidable Sabertooth Tiger Emperor suddenly turned and tried to flee in another direction!

"Try to escape? Impossible!"

Xu Jingming opened his right hand and clenched it slightly toward the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor.

Boom—boom—boom!!

Pitch-black heavenly lightning descended, spreading lightning everywhere, instantly suppressing its escape momentum!!

Thorned Sword Grass seized the chance, its life-force sword leaves shooting out like lightning without pause.

Though the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's life force was formidable, after five or six such strikes, its head's regeneration speed visibly slowed.

"Roar!! Human, you've forced me to this!!"

The Sabertooth Tiger Emperor could no longer endure the dual torment from Xu Jingming and Thorned Sword Grass.

Its entire body erupted in blazing flames; terrifying energy waves surged outward, as if a powerful explosion was about to detonate!!

"Self-destruct? It seems its indestructible matter is nearly depleted."

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes.

Behind him, the Brilliant Thunder Ring spun wildly; in an instant, lightning splashed, and storms surged wildly.

A massive sword of pitch-black lightning coalesced in the sky!!

Heavenly Thunder Punishment Sword!

SSS-rank Lightning-element offensive battle technique!

As soon as it formed, it radiated an astonishing energy fluctuation!

"Damn human, who are you?!" came the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's terrified mental wave.

But Xu Jingming gave no reply—he swept his hand, and the Heavenly Thunder Punishment Sword plunged down!!

Boom———

Endless black lightning swallowed the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor; its massive body turned utterly charred.

This time, it showed no sign of recovery; its life force gradually faded.

Yet Xu Jingming heard no system notification of a successful kill.

Just as he puzzled over this, a dark shadow shot out from the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's massive body and sped away.

"That's… the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's soul?"

Xu Jingming instantly understood what the shadow was.

"Chain Lightning Technique!"

Crack! Crack!......

Six thick bolts of Lei Ting slashed down from the sky.

The immense spiritual force let out a pained roar, then vanished into the air.

'Ding! Killed one Rank-9 Lower-tier Fangtooth Tiger Emperor. Ability Points +150,000.'

The system notification finally rang out in Xu Jingming's mind.

Xu Jingming did not hesitate; his Lei Long Wings fluttered slightly, carrying him to the side of the Fangtooth Tiger Emperor's corpse, which he then stored in his Space Ring.

Though the corpse was charred black, even the indestructible substance within likely gone.

But it was still a Beast Emperor corpse; taking it back to Daxia should fetch a high price.

'In this Dayangzhou wilderness zone, there must be a king that controls all ferocious beasts.

Otherwise, that Rank-9 Peak Lei Thunder Tyrannosaurus from the video would never have stopped.

And based on the video's events, it may have a method to control these Beast Emperor-level ferocious beasts.

Now that I've killed the Fangtooth Tiger Emperor, I must leave immediately.'

Xu Jingming's form blurred; his Lei Long Wings pushed to their limit, turning him into a dark phantom as he flew off in another direction.

Yet at that moment, a terrifying spiritual force surge swept in from the depths of the wilderness.

Something terrifying was awakening!!

'Damn!' Xu Jingming's face changed instantly; he pulled out the Space Beast Bone, his blood qi surging wildly, space energy spreading, and vanished from the spot.

Swish—

After Xu Jingming teleported away, the furious spiritual force swept over like a hurricane!

It scoured the battlefield again, already riddled with holes.

When it failed to sense the spiritual force signature of the Fangtooth Tiger Emperor,

a terrifying roar, laced with spiritual telepathy, rang out from the wilderness's depths:

'Cang Kong, go to the Tiger Emperor's territory.'

Swish—

Less than five seconds after the words faded, Cang Kong's powerful form teleported directly into the scene.

Those star-deep beast eyes, sweeping across the forest region—bombed like a missile strike, laced with Lei Ting and flame—revealed a hint of human-like astonishment.

After a moment, it replied to the sky:

'Zhu Que, the Beast God, there is no trace of the Tiger Emperor's aura, nor any spiritual residue.

Suspect either a Lightning-type Beast Emperor, or a human Lightning-type Law Saint who killed it.'

'Maintain surveillance. If a new Beast Emperor emerges, cultivate it heavily. If it's a human Law Saint, kill immediately.'

After the spiritual telepathy ended, the immense spiritual force gradually dissipated.

Yet Cang Kong still hung its head, remaining still for dozens of seconds before teleporting away...

PS: Failed the first resurrection round, rewrote it entirely, resubmitted for review, waiting for the second resurrection...