Chapter 873

Shhh—

In the wilderness of Dayangzhou, within the dense forest, space suddenly surged violently, and Xu Jingming was teleported here.

"That was close—that aura was definitely a Beast God-level ferocious beast!"

Xu Jingming, now standing firmly on the ground, let out a long breath.

He hadn't expected the Beast God-level ferocious beast's mental strength to be so formidable—it had truly sensed the death of the Fangtooth Tiger Emperor and sent out its mental energy to investigate.

"The Space Beast Bone won't be ready for another teleport for another seven hours. For safety's sake, I won't move yet."

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!......

Mental energy surged wildly, and thirty-two blades wreathed in black lightning materialized around Xu Jingming's body.

They immediately began spinning around him like a high-speed drill, plunging deep into the earth for three to four hundred meters before stopping.

"Here, even a Beast God's mental energy would have a hard time detecting me."

After slightly expanding the surrounding soil and space, Xu Jingming felt somewhat reassured.

Although mental energy could sense and scan everything around, obstacles would weaken this ability accordingly.

His own mental energy could only penetrate fifty meters underground.

He had no idea what was happening on the surface.

But he had a solution for this situation.

"Little Sword, monitor the surface for me."

Xu Jingming directly released the Thorn Sword Grass.

Its vines rapidly grew, quickly piercing through the ground and forming an inconspicuous thicket.

Through the shared mental energy of the Thorn Sword Grass, Xu Jingming could now observe the outside world.

Outside, everything was normal—occasionally one or two ferocious beasts passed by, nothing else unusual.

"Burrowing underground plus Thorn Sword Grass—this combination makes it nearly impossible for anyone to find me."

Xu Jingming couldn't help but smile, finally relaxing completely as he fell into deep thought.

"Based on my actual combat with the Fangtooth Tiger Emperor, I can fight a ninth-rank opponent—even suppress one."

But ninth-rank beings' indestructible matter is just too absurd—normally one kill would suffice, but now I have to kill them five or six times in a row to truly eliminate them."

Killing a ninth-rank five or six times in a row is still difficult for me right now..."

Xu Jingming's gaze sharpened slightly.

His strength is still too weak...

Of course, if anyone else heard these thoughts, they'd probably be furious enough to spit blood.

You're a seventh-rank upper-tier with ninth-rank combat power, and you still think it's not enough?

"But it's fine—I came to the wilderness zone specifically to harvest ability points."

With enough ability points, my strength will rise quickly."

Xu Jingming wasn't overly concerned about his strength right now—he was more preoccupied with that black shadow he'd seen earlier.

"Eva, was that black shadow the Fangtooth Tiger Emperor's soul?"

Xu Jingming asked aloud.

"More accurately, it's the materialization of its powerful mental energy—calling it a soul isn't far off."

The little girl Eva's holographic projection appeared before Xu Jingming, shrugging as she explained:

"Once an ability user reaches the ninth rank, not only does their physical body change, but their mental energy also undergoes transformation."

At that stage, the physical body becomes less important—so long as the mental energy remains, they endure."

That's also why destroying a ninth-rank being's brain still can't kill it completely."

"I see." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

Having encountered Zackli, a mentalist master from the Second Civilization Era, he understood this easily.

He was even beginning to look forward to the changes he'd experience upon reaching the ninth rank.

For the next seven hours, Xu Jingming remained underground.

Only after the Space Beast Bone accumulated enough spatial energy for another teleport did he leave the earth and begin his slaughter.

The SSS-rank combat technique Wan Leitian Yin was indeed powerful, but too conspicuous—it could easily attract a Beast Emperor-level ferocious beast.

So he dared not use lightning techniques on a large scale; most of the time, he only used single-target Tian Lei Shu or his spear to slay ferocious beasts.

Even so, he still gained a staggering 100,000 ability points per day!

With ability points in hand, Xu Jingming didn't hesitate—he immediately began boosting his combat technique proficiency and Lianshen Shu...

One month later, in a certain location within Dayangzhou's wilderness, six hundred meters underground.

In a space roughly the size of a bedroom, Xu Jingming sat cross-legged on the ground.

Above him, a brilliant golden lightning orb radiated light, illuminating the entire space.

This was another ability of the SSS-rank Chaos Doushen Shenlei: simulating the properties of other lightning types.

Currently, the Chaos Doushen Shenlei was simulating the properties of the SS-rank Dou Tian Shen Lei.

Besides possessing its unique aura of supremacy over all things, it perfectly replicated the sacred energy exclusive to Dou Tian Shen Lei.

In fact, if Xu Jingming wished, he could even simulate the S-rank Zi Xiao Shen Lei.

"Huuu—"

Xu Jingming, seated calmly on the ground, breathed steadily, his aura condensed to an extreme degree—as if about to shatter a certain boundary!

Seventh-rank peak!

This was the effect of the SSS-rank rare herb he'd consumed in the Yer Secret Realm a month ago.

And this effect would last over three months, accelerating his breakthrough speed.

At this moment, his eyes were slightly closed on the surface, but in reality he was checking his system panel.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Seventh-Tier Peak (+)

【Ability】: Chaos Divine Thunder (SSS)

【Physique】: Qi and Blood (+)

【Spirit】: He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Art (Perfection), Fist Art (Master+), Heavenly Thunder Divine Punishment Sword (SSS-tier, Master+), Thunder Lightning Star Spear (SSS-tier, Master+)......

【Body Tempering】: Divine Thunder Blood Fiend Body (SSS-tier, Ninth Layer)

【Spirit Refining】: Lei Hai Visualization Method (SSS-tier, Fifth Layer)

【Domain】: Thunder Lightning Domain (First Layer)

【Ability Points】: 432,000

In this one month, he had harvested a total of 3.12 million ability points in the wilderness zone!

Adding the original two-hundred-plus ten-thousand ability points, he had a full 3.32 million ability points!

Of these, 1.1 million ability points were used to upgrade the Spear Art from Grandmaster to Perfection.

The remaining ability points were mostly spent on upgrading combat technique proficiency!

Now, all his combat techniques below SS-tier had already been upgraded to Perfection!

Even those few SS-tier and SSS-tier combat techniques — the worst of them was at Master proficiency.

All combat techniques fused and mastered through to the end — using this to describe him now could not be more fitting.

"My breathing has been adjusted to its best. Next, it's time to prepare for the breakthrough......"

The ability points on the system panel had long been enough to upgrade to the Eighth Tier.

But Xu Jingming still had one Purple Cloud Pill used in conjunction when breaking through to Grandmaster, so naturally he couldn't waste it.

He slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of resolute eyes with clearly defined black and white.

With a flip of his right hand, a purple pill immediately appeared in his right hand.

Without the slightest hesitation, he swallowed it whole in one gulp!

Boom!!

The pill melted the instant it entered his mouth, and immediately it was as if endless power bloomed within Xu Jingming's body!

The terrifying aura that had originally reached Seventh-Tier Peak suddenly began to climb!!

Xu Jingming's physique and spirit were both undergoing earth-shattering changes.

The SSS-tier Chaos Divine Thunder above his head likewise flickered unsteadily, emanating an extremely dangerous aura!

After nearly a full minute, the various strange phenomena gradually subsided.

Xu Jingming's aura also stabilized at an extremely terrifying level — Eighth-Tier Grandmaster!!

PS: The second revival match failed, waiting for tomorrow's third......