Chapter 872: 150,000 Energy Points! Escape!

BOOM BOOM BOOM~~~

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

Within a thousand-meter radius, everything had turned into a boiling black sea of lightning.

A distance of a thousand meters was no more than one or two breaths for a ninth-rank Sabertooth Tiger Emperor.

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

CRACKLE CRACKLE—

Jagged lightning leapt and splashed, scorching its body black.

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

"Indestructible matter—truly monstrous."

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

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

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

My Thunderstorm Form, Descent of the Thunder God, and my domain cannot be maintained for long.

And as a ninth-rank ferocious beast, the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor naturally possesses abundant indestructible matter—prolonging this will end with my defeat."

After a moment's hesitation, 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 glittered brilliantly under the sunlight, razor-sharp.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—

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

SPLAT~~~

Blood sprayed everywhere,

The sharp, powerful leaves pierced straight through and exploded the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's head!!

"Damn human! What is this?!"

A roar echoed 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—indeed 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 shatter the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's head so cleanly.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!

Another dozen sword leaves shot out like streaks of light, smashing the still-incomplete tiger head again!!

BOOM!!

The crimson flames surged violently—the mighty 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!!

Vast black thunder descended, lightning spreading, instantly suppressing its escape momentum!!

Thorned Sword Grass seized the chance, its core sword leaves shooting out like lightning.

Though the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's vitality was immense, 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 imminent!!

"Self-destruct? It must have nearly exhausted its indestructible matter."

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes.

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

A colossal celestial sword, forged from black thunder, coalesced in the sky!!

Celestial Thunder Punishment Sword!

SSS-rank offensive thunder technique!

The moment it formed, it radiated astonishing energy fluctuations.

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

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

BOOM BOOM BOOM~~~~

Infinite black thunder consumed 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.

As he puzzled over this, a dark shadow suddenly 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!"

ZAP! ZAP! …

Six thick bolts of lightning crashed down from the sky.

The massive mental energy emitted a pained shriek, then vanished into thin air.

【Ding. Killed one ninth-rank lower-tier Sabertooth Tiger Emperor. Energy Points +150, 00.】

The system notification finally rang in his mind.

Without hesitation, Xu Jingming flared his Thunder Dragon Wings, flew to the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's corpse, and stored it in his space ring.

Though the corpse was charred, and its indestructible matter likely gone,

it was still a Beast Emperor corpse—returning it to Great Xia would fetch a high price.

"Somewhere in this Dayangzhou wilderness, there must be a king that controls all ferocious beasts.

Otherwise, the ninth-rank peak Thunder Storm Dragon Emperor in the video wouldn't have stopped.

And judging from the video, it likely has a method to command these Beast Emperor-level ferocious beasts.

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

Xu Jingming's figure blurred—he pushed his Thunder Dragon Wings to their limit, becoming a black phantom flying off in another direction.

Yet at that moment, a terrifying mental energy wave suddenly swept across from the depths of the wilderness.

Something terrifying was awakening!!

"Damn!" Xu Jingming's face darkened—he instantly pulled out the Space Beast Bone, surged his blood qi, spread space energy, and vanished from the spot.

SWOOSH—

After Xu Jingming teleported away, the furious mental energy surged like a hurricane, sweeping over the battlefield once more.

It scoured the already shattered battlefield again.

When it detected no trace of the Sabertooth Tiger Emperor's mental energy,

a terrifying roar, laced with mental transmission, echoed from the wilderness's depths:

"Cangkong, go to the Tiger Emperor's territory."

SWOOSH—

Less than five seconds after the command, the mighty form of Cangkong White Wolf teleported in.

Its star-deep beast eyes scanned the forest region—bombed like a missile strike, laced with lightning and flame—and revealed a hint of human-like surprise.

After a moment, it replied to the sky:

"Phoenix Divine Beast, there is no trace of the Tiger Emperor's aura, nor any residual mental soul.

Suspect a thunder-type Beast Emperor or a human thunder-type Law Saint was responsible."

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

After the mental transmission ended, the vast mental energy gradually faded.

But Cangkong White Wolf still hung its head, remaining still for dozens of seconds before teleporting away...

PS: First resurrection attempt failed; revised again. Submitted for re-review. Waiting for second resurrection...