Chapter 501

The first stage of the Global Genius Exchange Tournament's Peak Tournament, the Selection Tournament, has a total of 1,000 divisions.

Great Xia has divisions 1 through 100. A few minutes before the competition officially started, everyone received their division information.

"I'm in Division 24, what about you, Jingming?"

"Division 73."

"It seems we aren't together, but that's fine too; this way, there's one more advancement spot."

Virtual world, Thunder Martial Arts Hall headquarters square.

After Su Su Qingli's pre-battle mobilization ended, the members of the Genius Training Camp didn't leave.

Instead, they gathered together, waiting for the start of the competition.

Xu Jingming's division was Division 73, Lin Hui was in Division 24, and Xia Lan was in Division 62.

In the square, some students who weren't in the same division as Xu Jingming were secretly happy.

Some students who were also in Division 73 were secretly complaining,

especially some students who were closer to Vice Hall Master Hu Hu Jinyu.

They were even more worried about whether Xu Jingming would deliberately attack them and eliminate them.

"Division 73? I'm in Division 54, it seems we won't meet in the first stage of the Selection Tournament..."

Wang Dong's eyes flickered.

It's true that Xu Jingming has Rank 7 combat power, but he hasn't been without progress during this time either.

This progress can even be said to be significant!

Suppressing Xu Jingming should be more than enough.

"All contestants please note, the first stage of the Global Genius Exchange Tournament's Peak Tournament will begin in 5 minutes.

Please confirm your equipment within these last 5 minutes; once the competition begins, you cannot change your equipment."

At this moment, a voice sounded in everyone's ears.

Swish—

The pre-selected equipment covered everyone's bodies.

Xu Jingming wore a deep black S-rank combat suit, stepped on combat boots, and wore a space ring on his hand.

Inside the space ring were two pieces of equipment: the Liuyun Jin Feng Qiang and the Brilliant Thunder Ring.

Everything was the same as in reality.

Except there were no energy bars, fresh water, or other supplies.

Because in the virtual world, these were not needed.

The equipment had been confirmed long ago, and this was just the final confirmation.

Five minutes passed, and as the time approached 9:00 PM International Time, the countdown sound echoed in everyone's ears.

"10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Teleport!"

The moment the countdown ended, all the contestants of the Genius Tournament in the virtual world disappeared from the spot instantly.

And on the square of the Thunder Martial Arts Hall headquarters, only a few dozen students remained who were over 27 years old and couldn't participate in the Genius Tournament.

However, they didn't log off; instead, they looked up at the sky.

Clatter—

In the sky of the virtual world, a huge leaderboard slowly unfolded.

At the top of the leaderboard were nine large characters: "Peak Tournament Selection Tournament Ranking List."

Below the characters were 1,000 divisions, divided from 1 to 1,000.

Below each division were dense names and point rankings.

The entire leaderboard was about 100 kilometers long and 50 kilometers wide, recording all 1 billion people participating in the Global Genius Exchange Tournament.

This ensured that others in the virtual world could discover the changes in point rankings on the leaderboard at the first opportunity.

"The ranking list is out!"

"This leaderboard is truly shocking."

"Who's to say it isn't? Compared to previous Genius Tournaments, the scale of this one is too large."

"..."

Countless people looked at this scene with shock.

The Genius Tournament has reached its 21st edition.

But only this edition of the Genius Tournament has the largest scale.

"Hall Master Su, in this Genius Tournament,

your student Xu Jingming should be able to get a good result and enter the top 32, right?"

On the ceremonial platform in front of the Thunder Martial Arts Hall square, Vice Hall Master Hu Hu Jinyu asked with a smile.

Rank 7 combat power is about enough to enter the top 32 in previous Genius Tournaments.

"Xu Jingming didn't tell me, but I estimate he shouldn't stop at the top 32."

Su Su Qingli said calmly.

She was telling the truth; after Xu Jingming returned from the Kanda Wilderness, he indeed hadn't told her his final target ranking.

However, based on her understanding of Xu Jingming, he was probably aiming for first place...

"Oh? Is that so? Then I'll have to wait and see."

Vice Hall Master Hu Hu Jinyu smiled indifferently and turned his head to look at Ling Shuang, who had a graceful figure behind Su Su Qingli:

"Teacher Ling, Young Master Li Hao asked me to ask you if you received his invitation message."

"I received it, but I just don't want to accept it," Ling Shuang said, her red lips moving slightly.

She couldn't avoid him in reality, so in the virtual world, it was even more impossible for her to accept his friend invitation.

"So that's how it is, I understand."

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Hu Hu Jinyu's eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and he nodded slightly.

Then his entire figure disappeared into the virtual world.

And Su Su Qingli, Ling Shuang, and others logged off one after another.

Because there were too many contestants, the Selection Tournament could only show rankings; there was no way to see the real-time live broadcast of the contestants.

There was no point in them staying here; they could just come back to check the rankings later.

In the virtual world, after the Selection Tournament began, 1,000 independent spaces were immediately opened up.

Each independent space was a division, and each division had 1 million contestants.

Swish—

Xu Jingming's vision blurred, and when he came to his senses, he was already inside Division 73.

Crackle—

Brilliant Doushen Doushen Shenlei surged out, lingering around his body.

After preventing any possible sudden attacks, Xu Jingming had time to look at his surroundings.

He was in a living room, and looking out through the glass, there were high-rise buildings everywhere.

Neon lights flickered in between; it was clearly in a modernized city environment.

"The city environment is complex; once someone deliberately hides, it's quite troublesome to search for them..."

Xu Jingming pondered as he looked at the smart arm guard on his left wrist.

On it were information such as division, name, and point ranking.

"Name: Xu Jingming (Great Xia)

Division: Division 73

Points: 0

Ranking:

Remaining time: 9 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes

Note: Killing a contestant grants 1 base point, and you can also obtain half of the opponent's points.

Being killed means being eliminated.

The entire Selection Tournament will last for 10 days. After 10 days, the top 100 in points will advance to the second stage of the competition.

When the competition reaches the last day, the scope of the entire Division 73 will gradually shrink..."