Chapter 891: Sixfold Amplification! Physique Overpowers Green!

"Then Lord Jones, in this match, who do you think has the higher chance of winning?"

"Green possesses an SS-rank Earth-element ability. Looking purely at ability category, Earth counters Lightning.

However, Xu Jingming's lightning is no ordinary ability either. Taking everything into account, the win rates on both sides should be about even."

"About even win rates? That's quite a stunning conclusion. So you're saying Xu Jingming, like Green, also has the strength to defeat a Stellar Wu Sheng?"

"About even. All I can say is he's even stronger than you imagine."

"......"

With less than five minutes until the match begins, the host was still chatting with the ninth-rank peak commentator Jones, predicting how the upcoming fight would unfold.

As a ninth-rank peak Wu Sheng, Jones naturally knew of Xu Jingming's record in the Yale Secret Realm and hadn't underestimated him too much.

But the audience in the arena was different. Whether they liked Xu Jingming or not, more or less they all felt this record was somewhat exaggerated.

Of course, the young fanatical fans were the exception.

Even if the commentator said Xu Jingming possessed the strength of a Supreme, they would still choose to believe it without hesitation.

Time flew by quickly, and soon it was exactly nine o'clock. The host also ended his casual chat with the commentator and stood up to announce:

"The eighth-rank Challenge List match is about to begin. Now generating the virtual arena!"

Rumble rumble~~~

Towering skyscrapers rose from the center of the stadium, and in the blink of an eye transformed into a modern city filled with neon lights.

This city covered an area of a full 400 square kilometers, more than enough for eighth-rank Grandmasters to fight freely.

"Virtual arena generation complete. Now please welcome both contestants to enter!"

Amid the host's impassioned voice, Xu Jingming and Green were respectively teleported to the tops of two skyscrapers in the city below.

"Lei Di! Go for it!"

"Green is the strongest! Blazing Fire Temple is the strongest!"

"......"

The moment the two entered the arena, a tsunami-like wave of cheers immediately erupted around them!

These cheers were not limited to Xu Jingming alone; they included Green as well.

A truly strong warrior would be revered wherever he went.

Green had already gained quite a few supporters thanks to his fearsome combat skill of defeating five ninth-rank ability users in a row.

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Cold wind howled. Xu Jingming, standing atop the skyscraper, wore a suit of black clothes.

The SSS-rank Ink Shadow Wind Thunder Spear was already gripped in reverse behind his back, its sharp spearhead appearing all the more chillingly bone-piercing against the backdrop of black chaotic thunder.

In the wilderness regions of Dayangzhou, Xu Jingming could hunt fierce beasts relying solely on long-range spell-type combat skills; spear techniques were simply useless.

Now that he had an opponent of the same tier, he naturally wanted to test the might of his perfected spear art.

Several thousand meters away, Green likewise stood atop the skyscraper terrace.

He was expressionless, with thick earth elements swirling around him, his aura deep and heavy.

"It's about to start. I wonder which of them will win."

"Need you even ask? It's definitely Lei Di!"

"Heh, fooling your buddies is fine, but don't fool yourself. Green is the strongest."

"......"

Amid the audience's heated discussion, the host promptly announced the official start of the match.

Rumble rumble!!

Xu Jingming directly entered Lightning Extremity State. Black lightning instantly swirled around him, his gaze like a flash of lightning!

At the same moment, an equally formidable aura surged skyward from the opposite side!

"Xu Jingming! You are the number one prodigy of this era.

However, that is limited to this era alone.

I will let you know just how terrifying a civilization at its peak truly is!"

Green's voice rolled over like thunder, the pride in his words utterly undisguised.

Of the three, he spoke the least.

Yet the pride in his heart was greater than anyone's!

In this battle, he would only allow victory; defeat was not permitted!

Green bent his legs slightly, then suddenly exerted force. With a bang, he stomped the building to collapse.

Leveraging the powerful recoil, his entire body shot toward Xu Jingming like a cannonball!

At the same time, an alloy shield and an alloy greatsword appeared in his left and right hands respectively.

The earth elements faintly flowing across the weapons added even more of a thick, heavy aura to him.

Yet the appearance of the weapons did not slow him down. In the blink of an eye, he had flown over a thousand meters!

"Here he comes! It's Green's signature sword-and-shield weapon!"

"His close-quarters combat is very strong; even Stellar Martial Saints are no match for him."

"Lei Di's close-quarters combat isn't bad either, but I think it's still better to prioritize long-range bombardment."

"Indeed, Lei Di's physique can't keep up. Forcing a head-on clash would only put him at a disadvantage."

"......"

Waves of discussion rose up, countless audience members staring intently at the arena.

"An ability user wielding sword and shield? I hope your strength lives up to the words you just spoke."

On the arena, Xu Jingming's gaze turned cold.

A flash of black Lei Guang, and his whole body shot skyward, charging straight at Green.

"Not only did you not run, you actually came at me? You've got some courage."

The corner of Green's mouth curved up slightly.

Thick earth elements suddenly swirled around his body, and streaks of pale-yellow fine lines appeared at the corners of his ears and eyes.

His whole being radiated a heavy, boulder-like aura; gripping his battle blade, he smashed down toward Xu Jingming like a meteorite!

Xu Jingming, naturally, felt no fear at all. The long spear in his hand thrust out like a flood dragon!

Boom!!!

A yellow and a black streak of ferocious aura collided midair.

A terrifying shockwave of energy erupted outward from the two of them as its center; the heavy earth elements and the wild Lei Ting devoured and splashed into each other.

Rumble rumble~~~

Buildings collapsed, the ground shattered — and this was only the aftershock of the collision, as astonishing as an intercontinental missile exploding!!

Bang!!

At that moment, a human figure shot backward first from the residual waves in midair, crashing down onto the ground with a thunderous boom and smashing a deep crater into the surface!

As the dust quickly cleared, hundreds of millions of spectators were astonished to discover that the one blasted into the ground was actually Green of the Sanctuary of Ember!

"WTF? What's going on — Green actually lost in a straight-up clash?"

"Sh*t! I'm not seeing things, am I?"

"When did Lei Di's physique get this strong?"

"......"

Countless viewers were slack-jawed in shock.

No one had expected that the first clash between the two would end with such a result.

"So this is the confidence you were talking about? Doesn't look like much."

A calm voice rang out from the sky; Xu Jingming, his whole body wreathed in black Lei Ting and gripping his long spear, landed on the ground with a thunderous boom.

One could see his muscles tautening slightly, the muscle lines accentuated by his battle suit, displaying a tremendous explosive power.

The Doushen Shenlei Blood-Fiend Body is an SSS-rank body-tempering art, and its might is tied to his ability.

Once his ability evolved from SS-rank to SSS-rank, the might of the body-tempering art rose along with it.

The original 4× power amplification of the Lei Extreme State has now risen to 6×!

And Xu Jingming's physique has already reached a hundred thousand points of qi and blood!

A 6× power amplification can push his physique to an utterly terrifying level!

With neither side having used any combat techniques, it was only natural that he could crush Green.