Following Lu Jingming's movement, the Abyssal Black Lance was aimed squarely at Childe.
The forces of death, destruction, decay, and lightning intermingled, forming a spot of inky blackness at the tip of the lance. This spot resembled a miniature black hole, radiating a terrifying aura that threatened to annihilate everything, seemingly capable of devouring all matter in the world.
Lu Jingming thrust the long lance forward fiercely. In that instant, the entire world seemed to plunge into endless darkness. The black Annihilation Lance Intent tore through the void like a peerless sharp blade, mercilessly cutting a shocking black line across what was like a flawless white sheet of paper.
The massive whale was neatly split into two in that instant by the fierce lance intent.
The water current, which had contained immense power, seemed to instantly lose its vitality. The potent Hydro Element was, in that moment, imbued with the concept of death, transforming into ordinary, powerless water. This was the true power of death; nothing could escape it, not even the elemental forces.
Childe watched the scene before him, fine cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. He instinctively glanced at the deep black fissure beside him. If his body hadn't instinctively shifted just in time, he would have been cleaved in half at that moment.
This single strike not only easily shattered his proud Extreme Evil Technique but also sliced the entire training ground in two, leaving behind a bottomless black fissure on the ground, like a gruesome wound detailing the earth-shattering power of the blow.
The entire venue fell into instant silence. All the students looked with horror at Lu Jingming, who held the black lance. The shock brought by that single spear thrust made everyone feel as though they had momentarily witnessed their own death. The sheer, bone-deep terror felt as if their heartbeats had stopped at that instant.
"Hah... Heh heh... Hahahaha!" After a moment of astonishment, Childe burst into a fit of wild, excited laughter.
As he roared, he pulled down the red mask that was resting on his forehead and firmly secured it over his face. "Brother, forgive me. I underestimated you! Let's slaughter each other! Foul Legacy: Raging Thunder!"
As Childe roared, the training ground surged with tides and crackled with arcs of purple lightning. The Hydro and Electro Elements intertwined and fused like inseparable partners, creating a marvelous Electro-Charged elemental reaction. Empowered by this force, Childe's aura instantly surged by more than tenfold.
Now, the red mask was imposing and mysterious, the dark armor radiated a cold sheen, and the cape behind him flapped fiercely, illuminated by the lightning. Equipped with his Foul Legacy Transformation, Childe truly revealed his all-out fighting posture.
"Come on, Holy Spear Reversal!"
Lu Jingming also broke into an excited smile, completely immersed in the exhilarating battle. On the Douluo Dalu continent, opponents who could let him fight to this extent were rare, and Childe was undoubtedly one of them.
Black mist, like a surging tide, enveloped him, quickly condensing into a suit of armor as dark as night. Black and red electrical particles danced behind him like agile ribbons. Compared to Childe's imposing Foul Legacy, Lu Jingming's gear was equally flashy and exceptionally cool.
A black and a purple bolt of lightning exploded. Two dazzling arcs of electric light fiercely flashed and collided in the air. Each contact between the two long lances seemed to strike up a stirring battle hymn in the void, leaving behind streaks of brilliant and blinding electric light.
Lu Jingming and Childe, both clad in dark armor, wielding long lances, and commanding the power of thunder, exhibited extreme strength and speed. They were strikingly similar, just as their respective masters—Jingliu and Skirk—shared many similarities.
However, beyond these superficial resemblances, their martial styles had distinct differences.
Childe's Extreme Evil Technique focused more on utilizing elemental power, pushing the limits of the Electro and Hydro Elements through elemental combination and burst to deliver powerful blows to his opponent.
In contrast, Lu Jingming's spear technique evolved from the sword techniques meticulously taught by Jingliu. His spearmanship emphasized the expression of 'Intent,' pursuing the Annihilation Intent that destroys all things, delivering a fatal blow with a force that was invisible yet overwhelmingly powerful.
"He's so strong! I've decided. Tomorrow, I must challenge them to a full-power training match!"
Hoshimi Miyabi watched the fierce battle intently. Her cute fox ears twitched mischievously, seemingly reflecting her inner excitement, her eyes shining with the joy of seeing worthy prey. Her gaze was fixed on Lu Jingming and Childe, as if she wanted to engrave every single move into her memory.
"The Black Abyss White Flower—his way of using it is completely different from mine!" Durandal focused more attention on Lu Jingming.
As another wielder of the Black Abyss White Flower, she was deeply curious about Lu Jingming's application of the weapon. Lu Jingming's level of development in the Abyss's decay power was clearly deeper than hers.
There was a reason for this. After all, for Durandal, the Black Abyss White Flower was merely a weapon, whereas for Lu Jingming, it was his Martial Soul. A weapon is ultimately an external object, while a Martial Soul is equivalent to an extension of one's own power. The concepts were fundamentally different.
This was not to say that Durandal's talent was inferior to Lu Jingming's, but rather that their focuses were different. Durandal prioritized enhancing her own strength over delving into the power of the Black Abyss White Flower. Even without the Black Abyss White Flower, she remained the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, so she hadn't invested too much effort into developing its power.
Lu Jingming, however, was different. As his Martial Soul, the Black Abyss White Flower was an extension of his own power, and naturally, he would spare no effort in studying it deeply.
Take the "One-Shot Annihilation" Lu Jingming just executed. This move possessed the power to bestow the concept of death upon an object, giving the Hydro Element, which inherently lacked the concept of death, the attribute of "death."
It could be said that Lu Jingming had developed the Abyss's decay and disintegration power towards the mystical domain of the concept of death. From simply disintegrating matter on a purely physical level to mystically bestowing death upon all things, Lu Jingming's progress was evident to all.
The Black Abyss White Flower, in his hands, was gradually displaying a unique style completely different from its original form.
Durandal, as a fellow user of the Black Abyss White Flower, was the most qualified to comment on this. At the very least, with her current ability, she could not bestow the concept of death upon the Hydro Element; at most, she could only use the power of the Abyss to disintegrate the Hydro Element. Although the final result appeared similar, the underlying significance was worlds apart.
It was precisely for this reason that Durandal's eyes sparkled as she looked at Lu Jingming. She loved the feeling of getting stronger and desired more strength, so she wanted to learn.
"Brother, don't die on me! Extreme Evil Technique: Angel's End!" Following another fierce collision, Childe suddenly roared.
In an instant, a colossal whale's cry echoed through the void, threatening to shatter the space. Destructive energy surged continuously from the whale's huge wound like a raging dark current. Childe rapidly gathered this violent energy onto the long lance in his hand. Purple lightning and water currents frantically intertwined and fused, and then he unleashed this world-destroying strike with all his might.
This strike contained all of Childe's power and had already reached the pinnacle of what a human can achieve. Just one more step forward, and he would enter the domain of the Gods.
In other words, Childe's full-power attack was powerful enough to rival the full-force strike of a Titled Douluo, equivalent to the terrifying power released at the epicenter of a Tier 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell explosion.
"That guy!"
Xiao Hongchen's face instantly turned pale. He only wanted to see Lu Jingming suffer a bit, but he never expected things to escalate to such an uncontrollable degree. He genuinely didn't want the other party to die! Durandal...
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