Chapter 877

Crackling—

A massive phantom of Lei Shen stood towering in the sky above the forest, its formidable thunder aura immediately drawing the attention of the Storm Fury Dragon.

"A human adept? Seeking death!"

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

At the same time, its gaping maw opened and spat violently toward Xu Jingming!

Whoosh—

The previously invisible gale suddenly solidified into countless tangible wind blades!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!...

The gales howled; the wind blades were dense as rain, numbering at least several thousand!!

Boom—boom—boom~~~~

The attack covered a one-kilometer radius around Xu Jingming.

Like razors, they sliced through towering trees, which crashed down with thunderous roars.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding~~~~

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

When the Storm Fury Dragon's breath ended, all trees near Xu Jingming had been cut down—yet he alone stood suspended in midair.

"The destructive power of a Beast Emperor-tier monster is indeed formidable."

Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes and activated his Thunder Domain simultaneously!

Boom!!

The already dangerously potent Chaotic Divine Thunder's power continued to climb even higher!

"Lei Long Shu!"

Wild thunder danced across Xu Jingming's muscular frame, accompanied by a deafening dragon's roar.

A five-clawed black thunder dragon, over three hundred meters long, coalesced violently in the sky!

"That's really Xu Jingming!!"

Several kilometers away, Ye Er exclaimed in shock.

If the Lei Shen phantom hadn't been enough to confirm Xu Jingming's identity, this Lei Long Shu left no doubt—it couldn't be anyone else!

She had specifically researched it: this Lei Long Shu was created by the former Director of Great Xia.

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

Though the figure shrouded in black thunder was indistinct, it was certainly not a woman!

"Xu Jingming is going to fight that Storm Fury Dragon? Is he trying to die?"

Mo Nika beside her also realized it, her face filled with astonishment and confusion.

Xu Jingming had indeed slain the Mandate Sect's Mandate Divine Envoy, that much was true.

But a ninth-rank boosted by Divine Blood Secret Art was entirely different from a normal ninth-rank.

Not to mention, this Storm Fury Dragon, a lower-tier ninth-rank, was far stronger than an ordinary ninth-rank!

Just as she thought this, the black thunder dragon above plunged down and collided with the Storm Fury Dragon!

Boom—boom—boom~~~

Thunder clashed with gale, and the residual energy waves exploded like cruise missiles, carving craters across a ten-mile radius.

The next instant,

In Ye Er and Mo Nika's stunned gazes, the black thunder dragon pierced through the Storm Fury Dragon's wind barrier and swallowed it whole!

"Roar—"

A cry of agony rang out as the Storm Fury Dragon's body continuously dissolved under the black thunder's assault, only to regenerate instantly.

This was the Immortal Matter unique to ninth-rank beings at work, enabling rapid recovery.

But the pain inflicted by the thunder was real—and irremovable.

"Xu Jingming actually injured the Storm Fury Dragon?"

Mo Nika's eyes widened as she stared, dumbfounded.

Monsters were naturally tough-skinned and thick-fleshed.

A Beast Emperor-tier monster's defense was terrifying—equivalent to a living SSS-grade alloy!

And this SSS-grade alloy was further protected by powerful wind-elemental force!

Yet now, before the black lightning, it was utterly defenseless.

"No, this isn't just injury—it's a lethal strike!"

Ye Er instinctively added.

As a descendant of the Supreme, she naturally understood the Immortal Matter all ninth-rank beings possessed.

Clearly, the Storm Fury Dragon was already using its Immortal Matter to regenerate.

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

Eighth-rank Grand Master!!

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

And she herself was still only at peak sixth-rank...

"Even an eighth-rank shouldn't be this strong—strong enough to suffocate..."

Ye Er muttered under her breath.

SS-rank abilities were powerful, but the gap between eighth- and ninth-rank was astronomical—far beyond what any SS-rank ability could bridge.

"Could it really be, as Mother said, that Xu Jingming's ability evolved into SS+ in the Ye Er Sanctuary?"

Her spiritual force surged outward as she carefully sensed each strand of black thunder.

The moment she did, she immediately detected a supreme aura atop all things, towering above everything else!

"This feeling??" Ye Er's emerald pupils shrank to needle points.

This was an ability-origin suppression—meaning Xu Jingming's current ability completely overpowered her SS-rank Holy Angel!

"Definitely SS+—possibly even SSS!"

Ye Er's heart was rocked by a storm of shock; she never imagined Xu Jingming's ability could change so astonishingly!

"SSS-rank abilities are exceedingly rare—there has never been a precedent for such evolution in the First or Second Civilizations, nor in the present."

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

Ye Er silently comforted herself, then turned her gaze back to the distant battlefield.

"Grand Master-level Lei Long Shu, combined with my multiple amplifications—even a ninth-rank Beast Emperor can't withstand it."

Watching the Storm Fury Dragon's suffering, Xu Jingming smiled.

Compared to a month ago, when he had used every trick yet failed to even scratch the Sabertooth Beast Emperor, this was immeasurably better.

Strike while the iron is hot—Xu Jingming didn't hesitate.

His spiritual force surged forth, unleashing a barrage of powerful thunder-based combat techniques upon the Storm Fury Dragon.

Though his spear technique had reached perfection,

facing a monstrous creature dozens of meters long, spell-based techniques were far more effective.

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

Even if it did pierce through, it wouldn't inflict much damage.

Boom—boom—boom!!!

Thunder roared as endless black lightning rained down.

Though the Storm Fury Dragon fought desperately, its Immortal Matter was rapidly depleting.

In less than half a minute, it was already faltering.

It flapped its wings, forcing its way through Xu Jingming's thunder toward another direction.

At that moment, Mo Nika, hidden in the forest, turned pale.

The Storm Fury Dragon's escape route was directly toward them!