Chapter 877: Suffocating Power! Catherine Is Stunned!

Crackle crackle—

A massive Thunder God phantom stood towering above the jungle sky, and its overwhelming thunder aura immediately drew the attention of the Storm Rage Dragon.

"A human esper? How dare you!"

A human-like disdainful sneer appeared on the Storm Rage Dragon's head; it spread its wings and flew toward Xu Jingming.

At the same time, it opened its bloody maw wide and suddenly spat toward Xu Jingming!

Whoosh—

The once-invisible gale in that instant seemed to take on solid form, transforming into tangible wind blades!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!......

The gale howled, and the wind blades were densely packed—at the very least, several thousand of them!!

Rumble rumble~~~~

The wind blades' attack range enveloped everything within a kilometer of Xu Jingming.

Like a razor, they sliced through towering trees one after another, which crashed down with a thunderous roar.

Ting ting ting ting~~~~

A string of crisp sounds rang out as the black thunder barrier blocked every single wind blade outside.

When the Storm Rage Dragon's breath ended, the trees near Xu Jingming had all been cut down—only he alone remained standing in midair.

"The destructive power of a Beast-Emperor-class fierce beast really is fearsome."

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes, and the Thunder Domain activated in sync!

Boom!!

The Doushen Shenlei, which had already been radiating an extremely dangerous aura, was still continuing to climb in power!

"Thunder Dragon Art!"

Wild thunder leapt across Xu Jingming's sturdy frame, accompanied by a resonant dragon's roar.

A black five-clawed thunder dragon over three hundred meters long condensed mightily in the sky!

"That really is Xu Jingming!!"

Several thousand meters away, Catherine cried out in shock.

If the Thunder God phantom alone wasn't enough to confirm Xu Jingming's identity, then with this Thunder Dragon Art appearing, it could basically be no one else!

Because she had specifically looked into it: this Thunder Dragon Art was created by the previous director of the Great Xia.

In all of Great Xia, only Su Qingli and Xu Jingming knew how to use it.

The figure shrouded in black thunder couldn't be seen clearly, but it was definitely not a woman!

"Xu Jingming, he's going to take on that Storm Rage Dragon—isn't that just seeking death?"

Mo Nika beside her also caught on, her face full of astonishment and bewilderment.

It was true that Xu Jingming had killed the Tianming Sect's Tianming Divine Envoy.

But a ninth-rank boosted by the Divine Blood Secret Art and a normal ninth-rank are two entirely different concepts.

Not to mention, this lower-ninth-rank Storm Rage Dragon was still far stronger than an ordinary ninth-rank!

Just as she was thinking this, the black thunder dragon in the sky crashed down and slammed into the Storm Rage Dragon!

Rumble rumble~~~

Thunder and gale collided, and the splashed energy shockwaves cratered the ground for over a dozen li around, like cruise missiles.

The next moment,

Under Catherine and Mo Nika's stunned gazes, the black thunder dragon actually pierced through the Storm Rage Dragon's wind barrier and swallowed it whole!

"Roar—"

A pained howl rang out; the Storm Rage Dragon's body was continuously disintegrated under the black thunder's bombardment, then rapidly regenerated.

This was the unique Indestructible Substance of ninth-rank beings at work, allowing it to recover swiftly.

But the agony brought by the thunder was real and tangible, impossible to erase.

"Xu Jingming actually injured the Storm Rage Dragon?"

Mo Nika's eyes went wide as she stared blankly at the scene.

One had to remember, fierce beasts were already thick-skinned and tough to begin with.

The defense of a Beast-Emperor-class fierce beast was even more terrifying—equivalent to a moving slab of SSS-grade alloy!

And this SSS-grade alloy was still protected by formidable wind-element power!

Yet now, before that black thunder, it was utterly helpless.

"No, this isn't merely an injury—this is a fatal strike!"

Catherine added instinctively.

As the descendant of a Supreme Being, she naturally knew about the Indestructible Substance all ninth-rank beings possessed.

Clearly, this Storm Rage Dragon had already begun using its Indestructible Substance to regenerate its body.

In addition, she also sensed Xu Jingming's aura at this moment.

Eighth-rank Grandmaster!!

Xu Jingming had actually already broken through to eighth-rank!

Yet she herself was still only at the peak of sixth-rank......

"Even at eighth-rank, it shouldn't be this strong—so strong it's suffocating......"

Catherine couldn't help muttering softly.

Although an SS-grade esper was powerful, the gap between eighth-rank and ninth-rank was absurdly vast—far beyond what an SS-grade esper could bridge.

"Could it really be like Mother said—that Xu Jingming's esper underwent a metamorphosis to SS+ grade in the Ye'er Secret Realm?"

Her spiritual force swept out, and Catherine carefully sensed those streaks of black lightning.

It would have been fine if she hadn't sensed it, but the moment she did, she immediately detected from this black Lei Ting an aura of supreme majesty, as if it stood above all living things!

"This feeling??" Catherine's emerald pupils suddenly contracted to the size of a pinpoint.

This was the crushing pressure of an ability's origin, which meant that Xu Jingming's current ability completely overwhelmed her SS-rank Holy Angel!

"It has to be SS+, or even... possibly SSS-rank!"

A storm of shockwaves surged in Catherine's heart; she had never imagined that Xu Jingming's ability would undergo such an astonishing transformation!

"SSS-rank abilities are far too rare. Whether in the First Civilization, the Second Civilization, or now, there has never been any precedent for such a metamorphosis.

Xu Jingming's ability should be at SS+ rank......"

Catherine silently comforted herself with that thought, then turned her gaze back to the battlefield in the distant sky.

"A Master-rank Thunder Dragon Art, combined with my multiple enhancements—even a Ninth-rank Beast Emperor couldn't withstand it."

Watching the miserable state of the Storm Fury Dragon, Xu Jingming couldn't help but smile.

Compared to a month ago, when he had exhausted every means yet couldn't break through the Saber-Toothed Tiger Emperor's defenses, the difference was simply immeasurable.

Strike while you're weak—Xu Jingming didn't hesitate.

His spiritual force surged out wildly, and one powerful lightning-system combat technique after another poured down upon the Storm Fury Dragon.

Although his spear art had already been elevated to the Perfection rank,

when facing a colossal creature dozens of meters long, it was still better to use spell-type combat techniques.

After all, a spear just over three meters long simply couldn't pierce through the Storm Fury Dragon.

Even if the entire spear were driven through, it wouldn't deal much damage.

Boom boom boom!!!

Thunder roared, and endless black Lei Ting crashed down.

Although the Storm Fury Dragon was also struggling desperately, the indestructible substance within its body was still being rapidly consumed.

In less than half a minute, the Storm Fury Dragon was already struggling to hold on.

With a single beat of its wings, it endured Xu Jingming's lightning head-on and flew off in another direction.

At that moment, Mo Nika, who had been hiding in the jungle, suddenly changed expression.

The direction the Storm Fury Dragon was fleeing in was actually heading straight toward them!