Chapter 521: The Free-for-All Begins! Surround and Kill!

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Xu Jingming casually found an empty seat and sat down, quietly waiting for the match to begin.

At that moment, several more people were teleported over.

"It's Kate!"

"Matthew and Henry are here too!"

"They're all top finishers from their respective brackets! We're done for—I feel like three more advancement slots just disappeared..."

The originally quieting preparation area was once again filled with chatter, and Xu Jingming also glanced at them.

Among them, three were precisely the powerful ones from America that Teacher Su Qingli had mentioned earlier.

The strongest of them, Kate, was tall and broad, with a pair of eyes like a tiger's, radiating an overwhelming pressure.

Across the way,

When Kate's eyes fell upon Xu Jingming in his seat, they instantly grew solemn.

"The Great Xia's Class-SS Xu Jingming—he really does look extraordinary."

By now, the whole world knew that America had produced an ability-user with a Class-SS 'Holy Angel' ability.

But as prodigies from America, they knew even better just how formidable Catherine was.

She was practically a war goddess!

Her terrifying holy light was like a death ray—anything it touched died on the spot.

Although Xu Jingming was a full major rank below Catherine.

As fellow Class-SS ability awakeners, they naturally wouldn't underestimate him.

"Matthew, Henry—once the match starts, follow the plan." Kate instructed in a low voice.

"Yes." The two beside him nodded respectfully.

Long before the match began, they had already known Xu Jingming was in the same group as them.

It just so happened that the few of them had gathered together, so naturally they had arranged a corresponding tactic against Xu Jingming.

Time flew by, and the battles of Group 855 quickly concluded.

The voluptuous, sweet-looking commentator once again stepped onto the arena.

"Group 855's match has ended! Next up will be the battles of Group 856!

Below, I will introduce all the contestants of this group."

The commentator's crisp voice echoed throughout the entire arena.

In the mid-air holographic projection, a young man's figure also appeared.

The youth gripped a dark-gold long spear, with resplendent golden Lei Ting swirling around him.

His resolute black-and-white eyes brimmed with endless savagery and killing intent.

As if merely meeting his gaze would make one feel afraid.

The moment this holographic projection appeared, the entire arena's spectator stands erupted in excitement.

"First! It's Xu Jingming from Great Xia! Qualifier results—Bracket 73, First Place!"

The moment the commentator's voice fell, the entire spectator stands immediately erupted in a wave of cheers like an avalanche!

"Lei Di! Lei Di!"

"Lei Di is the strongest!"

Most of the cheers came from the southwest section of the arena, where all ten million Great Xia spectators had been assigned.

The cheers of ten million spectators gathered together, rumbling like thunder.

Among them were Song Qiuyun, Jiang Chuxuan—who had deep ties with Xu Jingming—as well as former classmates and friends from Mo Da and Jiangcheng Third High School.

For instance, Lin Qingyuan, Zhang Hao, Liu Jie, and others were so excited that their faces turned red and they screamed wildly.

In the VIP boxes with the best view of the arena, each seat was far more spacious and refined than an ordinary spectator seat.

When Xu Jingming was being introduced.

One after another, figures alerted by the AI suddenly arrived, and the originally empty VIP seats were rapidly filled.

Every one of these figures radiated a powerful aura, brimming with pressure.

The VIP seats in the arena could not be purchased; they were uniformly distributed by the United Nations to Class-8 and Class-9 ability-users worldwide.

In other words.

At this moment, those seated in the VIP boxes were the strongest combatants of the entire Blue Star!

Su Qingli and Hearing Ling Shuang were naturally among them, their seats adjacent.

One wore a cyan long dress, the other a black classical outfit—both equally stunningly beautiful and astonishingly charming.

Among the seats around them were not only Great Xia's powerhouses, but also powerful figures from abroad.

"Xu Jingming's turn to take the field."

"Great Xia's Class-SS—I wonder what tricks he can pull out in this free-for-all."

"That Su Yu finished his fight in 1 minute 30 seconds; I wonder how long this Xu Jingming will take."

"He's a full major rank below, so it should take him a bit longer."

"Indeed—if his rank were a bit higher, he might have a shot at taking first place outright, just like his teacher Su Qingli did!"

"..."

Some powerful figures from abroad discussed in low voices.

America and Bear Country each had only one Class-SS; only Great Xia had two Class-SS.

Moreover, this Xu Jingming's talent was heaven-defying—he was only 20 years old and already a Class-5 upper-rank ability-user.

Many powerful figures had specifically set online alerts just to witness this top prodigy's combat ability.

And as Xu Jingming's teacher, as well as the first-place finisher of the previous Genius Tournament.

Su Qingli in her seat also drew considerable attention.

"In just five short years, she's gone from peak sixth-tier to ninth-tier—this Su Qingli is a terrifying figure no less formidable than Xu Jingming."

"I recall the runner-up of the last Genius Competition was only at peak eighth-tier, right?"

"Indeed, this Great Xia truly is a powerful nation, with prodigious talents emerging one after another."

"Truly powerful. Among the six global powerhouses, only the United States can stand against it as an equal."

"......"

Unless absolutely necessary, ability-users from different nations rarely come into contact.

Many of these powerhouses were seeing Su Qingli again for the first time since the last Genius Competition.

Yet that once-rising prodigy could now stand on equal footing with them.

One had to admit, this truly brought them no small measure of shock.

At the same time, they marveled at Great Xia's might—prodigies growing more numerous with each passing year.

"In second place, from the United States—Kate! Preliminary results, Sector 105, first place!"

"In third place, from......"

The commentator introduced every contestant in Group 856 one by one.

Some of these contestants came from small nations.

Such an introduction could also strengthen those countries' sense of participation.

"Now, please welcome all contestants of Group 856 to the stage!"

Quickly, the contestant introductions were completed.

Everyone in the preparation area was teleported to the central martial arena.

This martial arena was a standard circle, with a diameter of fully 4 kilometers!

Each contestant was distributed across a different area of the arena, with at least 100 meters between them.

He wore an S-rank battle suit, black combat boots on his feet, and a straight dark-gold spear strapped to his back.

The tall, broad-shouldered Xu Jingming stood at the very center of the arena, his expression calm and composed.

"All contestants, ready! The match... officially begins!"

At the commentator's command, the entire martial arena instantly churned with surging air currents as everyone activated their abilities simultaneously!

"Kill!"

Suddenly, a fierce shout rang out, and over a dozen ability-users charged at the central Xu Jingming all at once, surrounding him for the kill!