Let's go back four minutes. When Xu Jingming single-handedly appeared before the group of ferocious beasts led by the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear, exclamations of surprise immediately erupted at the military base outside the examination grounds.
"What is Xu Jingming doing? Why did he show himself directly to the ferocious beasts?"
"Even Zhou Mingyang and his group knew they needed to hide first and observe from a height. Why is Xu Jingming so reckless?"
"Run! Run quickly!"
The Head of the Department of Education and the school principals, all being Second-Stage Superpower Users, possessed sharp eyes. They had certainly long ago assessed Xu Jingming's strength—he could handle two or three High-Rank First-Stage ferocious beasts simultaneously. But trying to confront dozens of such beasts at once was nothing short of madness. Not to mention that an even more terrifying Second-Stage ferocious beast, the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear, loomed over them, which he definitely couldn't handle.
Therefore, when they saw Xu Jingming appear so carelessly in the Absolute Central Zone without any concealment, the Head of the Department and the school principals immediately panicked. Many teachers from Second Middle School shouted for him to run, but unfortunately, Xu Jingming on the screen couldn't hear them. Instead, after disturbing the group of ferocious beasts, he found himself surrounded.
"Xu Jingming is too overconfident; how could he dare to enter the Core Zone so carelessly," the Head of the Department shook his head, his face serious. Even if Xu Jingming miraculously survived in the end, such reckless behavior, seen by the admissions committees of various higher education institutions for Superpower Users, would likely significantly lower his evaluation.
"That's it, must the only outstanding talent who has finally appeared in our school perish like this?" The face of the Principal of Second Middle School, Zhao Yao, turned ashen.
"Xu Jingming has a protective sphere, doesn't he?" the Homeroom Teacher Chen Fan, standing nearby, hurriedly asked.
"Not to mention whether he can activate the protective sphere in such a situation, even if he does, the high-voltage net it creates won't withstand the assault of that group of High-Rank First-Stage ferocious beasts," Principal Zhao Yao shook his head and turned to the Commander-in-Chief of this martial arts exam: "Commander Wang, please arrange for the nearest Superpower User team to prepare for a rescue operation."
To preserve the lives of the examinees as much as possible, besides the protective spheres, another measure was the Superpower User rescue teams, distributed throughout the examination grounds. Unlike the inexperienced examinees, these Superpower User rescue teams were elite fighters who had gone through the fire of battle.
More than that, their composition was very well balanced. Although all of them were only First-Stage, the entire team together could even withstand a Second-Stage ferocious beast!
Of course, there were only a few such elite rescue teams in the entire military district, and they were usually used to rescue examinees with extremely high potential during the martial arts exam. Xu Jingming, currently holding first place, obviously had the right to use an elite rescue team.
"Alright," Commander Wang nodded and opened his communicator to contact the rescue team.
"I hope Xu Jingming can hold out until the rescue team arrives," Principal Zhao Yao sighed.
And precisely at this moment, a bright light suddenly flashed on the projection screen showing Xu Jingming! With Xu Jingming at the center, countless purple lightning bolts erupted outwards! All the surrounding ferocious beasts were blackened and thrown back under these furious lightning strikes!
Then, Xu Jingming, like the embodiment of the God of Thunder, with electricity in his eyes and purple lightning dancing around his body, holding a long spear, began a slaughter among the ferocious beasts. And that Second-Stage ferocious beast, the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear, pursued him from behind but couldn't land a single hit! It could only watch as Xu Jingming harvested the group of ferocious beasts.
The entire battle scene performed an incredible turn in an instant! The Head of the Department, the school principal, and others were stunned by this sudden reversal of the situation.
"Is that... is that Xu Jingming's Lightning superpower?" Principal Zhao Yao took a deep breath in surprise, and the Head of the Department of Education, Zhang Wenshan, standing nearby, was equally amazed: "Principal Zhao, and you call that an E-level superpower? You must be joking!"
In the ruined town, in the Absolute Central Zone.
Under the enhancement of the Purple Sky Divine Thunder, Xu Jingming was like walking a dog, leading the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear in circles.
The Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear also seemed to realize that its speed was insufficient to catch Xu Jingming and that it was merely being led by the nose, so it simply stopped chasing. Its massive body occupied the center of the residential complex's open area, and its blood-red eyes stared intently at Xu Jingming's figure. Each time Xu Jingming killed a ferocious beast, the bear's bloodthirsty aura intensified.
There were a total of 34 High-Rank First-Stage ferocious beasts in the field. Out of these, 13 were severely wounded and on the verge of death, their bodies blackened from the electrical blast of the Purple Sky Divine Thunder at the very beginning when they surrounded Xu Jingming. As for the remaining 21 ferocious beasts, they were sequentially killed by Xu Jingming, who activated the Cell Activation state, in just one minute.
Crack-crack-crack!
Lightning flashed, and Xu Jingming's tall figure, holding the long spear and enveloped in lightning, appeared approximately eight meters in front of the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear.
"Quite clever, you knew I was coming for you and just waited here," Xu Jingming's eyes, filled with purple lightning, looked at the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear standing nearby—it was literally a piercing electric gaze!
By this point, the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear was clearly enraged to the limit, heavy breathing escaping from its nostrils. Its muscular chest heavily rose and fell due to the intense respiration. Its pair of blood-red eyes were incredibly cold. Such a scene would likely scare a Superpower User with a weaker psyche into paralysis!
However, Xu Jingming's expression remained unchanged; he merely clenched his left hand in the air. As if commanded by a sovereign, the Purple Sky Divine Thunder surrounding him rapidly converged, forming a purple lightning bolt!
Zing!
The purple lightning bolt was sharply thrown by Xu Jingming and struck the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear in front with a loud sound. This terrifying lightning, capable of instantly killing a High-Rank First-Stage ferocious beast, now only danced on the surface of the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear's body. Apart from making its face even more ferocious, it seemed to have little effect.
"Worthy of a rare species among Second-Stage ferocious beasts, very strong defense," Xu Jingming's gaze narrowed slightly.
Unlike ordinary domesticated animals, the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear never cleaned its fur. This caused the fur to easily mat together, forming a defense similar to armor. This fur armor was no less durable than even E-level alloy! More importantly, it did not conduct electricity!
Although the Purple Sky Divine Thunder was powerful, Xu Jingming was still only an Awakened. Trying to inflict damage on a Second-Stage ferocious beast, overcoming a difference of two major stages, was indeed too ambitious.
"It looks like I need to find a way to pierce its defense first," while Xu Jingming pondered to himself, the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear opposite was also not idle.
"Rrrarr!!!"
It emitted a low roar, and its ferocious life energy materialized around its body. Like a Super Saiyan, the red life energy formed an upward surge. Then, its entire body abruptly expanded, veins bulging on its fierce bear face! Under the influence of this powerful energy, even the stones on the ground trembled slightly!
Then, pushing off sharply with its hind legs, it left a deep pit in the ground. Its massive body, like an iron tower, leaped directly toward Xu Jingming!
"Holy sh*t?!"
Do you know what it feels like to have a Tiger tank flying at you? Xu Jingming had precisely that sense of déjà vu. His face changed, and he hurriedly leaped aside.
Boom!!!
The Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear, like a comet, crashed down onto the spot where Xu Jingming had just been standing. The concrete surface, already quite battered, couldn't withstand it. It cracked, spreading out from the center of the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear's impact, sending dust flying into the air!
When the dust settled, the figure of the Bloodthirsty Ferocious Bear, resembling a Super Saiyan, reappeared in Xu Jingming's sight.