Chapter 332: Lord-Level Aberrant Beast!

Moreover, with wave after wave of the aberrant beast tide attacking, the pressure kept increasing.

But Lu Jing's expression grew ever more excited, the light in his eyes shining brighter, like a blazing flame.

Boom—

A layer of golden qi wave spread from Lu Jing's body, blasting all the aberrant beasts gathered nearby dozens of meters away.

Taking advantage of a gap in the aberrant beast horde, Lu Jing put away the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword, moved his fists—which he hadn't used in a long time—and emitted a crackling sound of joints bursting.

Behind him, a faint golden, barely visible Fudō Myōō dharma manifestation appeared.

It seemed as if something terrifying was gradually awakening within Lu Jing's twin fists.

"I haven't fought this exhilaratingly in a long time..."

Lu Jing assumed a fighting stance, releasing his Perfection Realm Fist Intent without reserve; the ground, centered on him, cracked with vast spider‑web fissures.

"Come on, let's fight till we're satisfied!"

Boom—

As Lu Jing swung his fists, gang qi mixed with fist intent surged out wildly, blasting into the aberrant beast horde.

Moreover, with each step Lu Jing took, wind howled and lightning flashed.

At this moment, the Cosmic Breath Technique also sublimated, entering the next stage.

Before, he could only switch between elements such as wind, fire, and earth; now he can unleash them all together.

For example, that punch he just threw, aided by the wind element, traveled farther and faster.

In the aberrant beasts struck by his fists, their innards turned scorched black—traces left by the fire element's burning.

"Now I can make the elements coexist; I no longer need to switch breaths!"

This made Lu Jing quite delighted.

As his training progressed, he grasped more and more miscellaneous elemental insights, yet only a few were usable; in real combat it was hard to perform multiple breath switches in a short time.

Because in battle, the breathing rhythm is crucial; once disrupted, the consequences are dire.

This led him to continually rely on just one or two of the more practical breaths, setting the others aside.

Now they can work together perfectly—it's practically a heaven‑defying evolution!

"Every punch thrown, under the dazzling fist qi and fist intent, carries an extremely lethal elemental attack, like a special effect; the single hit's damage isn't great, but stacked together it's enough to kill!"

Only at this moment did Lu Jing truly grasp the power of the Cosmic Breath Technique.

The more he fought, the more excited he became, terrifying power pouring out unrestrained, wave after wave of qi spreading outward without cease.

Countless aberrant beasts rushing at him were easily swatted away, including some the size of small hills—eighth‑level aberrant beasts.

For a time, thick walls of corpses piled up around Lu Jing, so that even the soldiers on the city walls could see nothing inside.

Boom—

Another earth‑shaking punch was thrown, and those corpse walls, together with all aberrant beasts within a kilometer radius, were all blasted away.

Across the entire battlefield, between heaven and earth, only Lu Jing remained standing proudly alone!

Numb, dazed...

That is the truest portrayal of everyone on the city walls.

Even Dong Ningxue and Zhu Xingyao wore dazed expressions, their gazes fixed on the distant battlefield.

In their pupils was reflected a scene they would never forget in this lifetime—

A blood‑red sunset slid slowly past the city walls, the lingering sun like blood, casting a solemn, killing aura over everything.

Amid that killing chill, Lu Jing swept away vast swaths of aberrant beasts.

"This is literally disaster‑level combat power..."

Dong Ningxue sucked in a breath of cold air, "With Lu Jing here, holding the Cave defense line seems hardly difficult."

Several people swept their shocked gazes over the battlefield; the originally dense aberrant beast horde, under Lu Jing's merciless reaping, had already grown sparse.

No matter how hard the aberrant beasts behind surged forward, they could not compensate for the numbers Lu Jing had wiped out.

This rush‑to‑die behavior reminded one of moths flying into flames.

And Lu Jing was that blazing fire‑heap, burning everything to ash!

"An eighteen‑year‑old youth can actually reach this point..."

In the command room, watching Lu Jing stroll leisurely across the battlefield, Situjun's heart surged with heat, excitement, and he could barely restrain himself from cursing.

"His grandma's!"

"These are my father's troops!"

"Whoever dares say later that I lack capable officers under me, I'll slap his face!"

Just as Situjun was excited by Lu Jing's combat prowess—

Roar!

Suddenly, a piercing space‑rending roar rang out, deafening.

Merely that sound made the ground tremble violently, space rippling.

Like a hurricane passing by, it surged forth, shaking many soldiers standing on the city walls hard onto the ground.

Even Lu Jing's body swayed slightly, but he quickly steadied himself again.

"What the hell is making that noise?!"

"Holy shit, my ears are being blasted deaf......"

Everyone's faces showed astonishment.

"Any creature capable of emitting such a sound must have terrifying strength."

Lu Jing instantly grew wary, drawing the Thousand‑Blade Demon Sword again and holding it across his chest.

This instant.

Situjun in the command room also heard the sound; his expression suddenly stiffened, and a barely discernible expression appeared on his face.

"Crap, a Lord-level Aberrant Beast is about to appear..."

Situjun quickly grabbed the communication device at hand and shouted inside: "Lu Jing, come back to me quickly, the Cave Lord is about to appear!!"

The hysterical voice was transmitted clearly through the device into Lu Jing's ears.

"Cave Lord?!"

Lu Jing was slightly startled; it was the first time he had heard the term.

But from Situjun's tone, he could tell it was definitely not something he could handle.

Since meeting Situjun, he had never seen him lose composure like this.

After a few swift steps, Lu Jing returned to the city wall and stood beside Dong Ningxue.

"Dong Ningxue, Lord Seat just said the Cave Lord has arrived—what does that mean?"

"What?"

Hearing Lu Jing's question, Dong Ningxue was completely unsettled.

She deftly pulled a mini-rocket‑like object from the box at her feet, and after a quick press, the little rocket shot into the air.

Whoosh—

Boom—

The rocket burst like fireworks, leaving a dazzling display in the already dim sky.

It is a signal flare used to notify the whole army, indicating that a Lord-level Aberrant Beast has appeared here.

After finishing this, Dong Ningxue finally turned pale and explained to Lu Jing.

"The Cave Lord is the most terrifying Aberrant Beast in a Cave; typically a Cave contains only three Lords. As long as these Lord-level Aberrant Beasts are slain, the Cave's threat level will drop, and the rate of Aberrant Beast appearances will be greatly reduced..."

"Why does it feel like fighting a final‑stage boss?"

Lu Jing furrowed his brows.