Chapter 502: The seventh day! The slaughter begins!

"Each contestant is worth 1 point. Killing a contestant allows you to obtain half of their points.

This rule is quite similar to the survival match rules of the National University League.

The only difference is that there are no fierce beasts here, only Awakened."

After pondering for a moment, Xu Jingming continued reading.

"Competition Zone 73 features modern urban terrain, covering a total area of 1,000 square kilometers.

When the selection match reaches its final day, the entire zone will gradually shrink until it stops at 100 square kilometers.

Contestants, please pay attention to the remaining time and the changes in the map area."

"Competition Zone 73 is only 1,000 square kilometers?" Xu Jingming was somewhat surprised.

For 1 million ordinary people, 1,000 square kilometers would definitely be a vast area.

But now, most of the people in the zone are Awakened whose burst speed exceeds tens of meters per second.

An area of 1,000 square kilometers is indeed not very large.

"However, it makes sense. If the area were too large, after a contestant killed enough opponents to gain a large number of points,

they could just find a remote place to hide. Wouldn't the selection match then become a game of hide-and-seek?"

Such behavior would absolutely go against the original intent of the selection match.

This can be seen from the fact that the zone area will shrink on the final day of the match.

"In the early stages of the match, killing a contestant basically only yields 1 base point, so the efficiency is too low.

It would be better to use this time to familiarize myself with the coordinated use of the Flowing Cloud Golden Spear and the Extreme Radiance Thunder Ring."

With a grasp of the void, the 2.1-meter-long Flowing Cloud Golden Spear suddenly appeared in Xu Jingming's right hand.

Behind his head, a brilliant golden thunder ring slowly emerged.

From the moment he received the Extreme Radiance Thunder Ring to the start of the Global Genius Exchange Match, less than a day had passed.

He was not yet particularly proficient in the coordinated use of the two weapons.

"But before that, let's clear out this building first. Doushen Doushen Shenlei!"

Crackle, crackle—

Brilliant golden thunder suddenly erupted from Xu Jingming's body, spreading upward and downward from the living room.

10th floor, 11th floor, 12th floor...

8th floor, 7th floor, 6th floor...

The thunder did not spare a single floor; it pierced through them all!

Looking from the outside.

The entire twenty-plus-story building directly turned into a brilliant golden pillar of thunder!

The Awakened contestants who had just been teleported to the same building hadn't even had time to make a move.

They were mercilessly swallowed by the thunder, reduced to dregs, and eliminated.

"What terrifying thunder!"

"There must be a Rank 6 lightning-type Awakened in the building!"

"Run! The people inside are not to be trifled with!"

"..."

Near the building, the Awakened who had just teleported over looked at the terrifying golden thunder.

Their expressions changed drastically, and they scattered in all directions.

In a competition zone, a Rank 6 Awakened is someone who can absolutely advance.

No one wanted to provoke such a contestant right from the start.

"Name: Xu Jingming (Daxia)

Zone: Competition Zone 73

Points: 43

Rank: 547

Remaining Time: 9 days, 23 hours, 58 minutes

..."

Xu Jingming's point ranking changed suddenly, directly entering the top 1,000 in the zone.

"Although there are 1 million contestants in each zone, most are just weak, low-rank Awakened..."

When he first teleported over, Xu Jingming's Heart Web had locked onto the other 43 contestants in the building.

Of these 43 people, 19 were merely Awakened, and the rest were only Rank 1 or Rank 2 Awakened.

Only one person had reached Rank 5.

A Rank 5 Awakened is very likely to stand out from the million contestants in the selection match and advance to the second stage of the competition.

But unfortunately, he encountered Xu Jingming.

Before he could even display his combat techniques or abilities, he was eliminated in an instant.

This is the hallmark of the genius match: without sufficient strength,

a single burst of ability from a powerhouse is enough to eliminate you...

"With this, no one should come to disturb my practice of using elemental weapons for a short time."

Xu Jingming's gaze narrowed, and he quickly immersed himself in training.

The Global Genius Exchange Match was under global scrutiny.

Especially above the virtual world, the massive selection match leaderboard was being monitored by personnel arranged by various forces.

Once a genius with a rapidly rising rank appeared, their name would be recorded immediately.

They would wait for the selection match to end before attempting to recruit them; this is also standard practice in past genius matches.

After all, while lone-wolf geniuses who don't rely on any force and practice alone are rare, they do exist.

Once there is an opportunity to recruit them, it is very beneficial to one's own force.

As for geniuses like Xu Jingming who already had a certain reputation before the genius match began,

they also received attention from many forces, including those from Daxia and abroad.

In fact, the attention from foreign forces was even higher.

And Xu Jingming, apart from entering the top 1,000 on the first day of the selection match,

saw almost no change in his points over the following days, and his rank dropped rapidly, nearing the bottom.

Regarding this, many people paying attention to Xu Jingming did not feel surprised.

At the beginning of the match, the points gained from killing contestants are too low.

Many contestants confident in their strength choose to wait until the later stages of the match to make a move.

However,

such an approach also carries the risk of backfiring.

The Awakened who can survive until the later stages are basically powerhouses.

If you make a move at this time and are eliminated due to insufficient strength, half of your points will be plundered.

The remaining half of the points might not be enough to enter the top 100 of the zone, leading to failure to advance.

Therefore, the safest method is to make a move right at the start of the selection match.

Time passed quickly, and soon, the selection match reached the seventh day.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!...

In the spacious room, Xu Jingming's golden light wheel rotated behind his head.

The Doushen Doushen Shenlei, amplified by the Extreme Radiance Thunder Ring, poured out continuously.

It covered his slender physique with a layer of formidable thunder electric net.

As the long spear danced, sonic booms rang out one after another; it seemed as if one could hear the air groaning!

Ssh—

The long spear was suddenly retracted, and Xu Jingming's firm, rugged face wore a look of satisfaction.

After seven consecutive days of practice, his use of the Extreme Radiance Thunder Ring, a lightning-type exclusive elemental weapon, had reached the level of perfection.

"Today is the seventh day of the selection match; the low-rank Awakened should have been mostly eliminated.

Those who can survive until now basically possess a large number of points.

Since that's the case, it's time for me to make a move. It just so happens that a few hundred meters away, there are several Rank 5 Awakened..."

Stowing the Extreme Radiance Thunder Ring and the Flowing Cloud Golden Spear back into his spatial ring, Xu Jingming stood by the window.

He bent his knees slightly, then suddenly exerted force!

Boom!

His entire body, like a leopard, leaped down from the ninth floor! ===== CHAPTER 503 =====