Chapter 524: The Holy Angel of the United States! Catherine!

"Hiss! Already counter-killed? What an astonishing reaction speed!"

"Backstab is an S-rank combat technique—even a seventh-rank Master-level adept can be slain if they're careless!"

"Lei Di's perception is too strong—I suspect he knew about this assassin from the start!"

"......"

A wave of murmurs erupted from the spectator seats.

No one expected the assassin's attack to be so easily neutralized.

That brilliant golden lightning barrier had astonishing defensive power.

"You're all too slow!"

At that moment, behind Xu Jingming on the arena, his radiant thunder dragon wings unfurled, and he soared into the sky amid the stunned gazes of the audience.

The next instant,

a massive lightning sphere, as bright as a miniature sun and over six meters in diameter, coalesced above his head.

"Die all of you! Thunder Sphere Technique!"

The colossal lightning sphere crashed into the ground and exploded with a thunderous roar!

Boom—!!!

The ground shook as wild golden lightning raged across the entire arena, five kilometers in diameter!

Amid screams of agony, competitors fell one after another, and the number of survivors plummeted rapidly.

54 people... 32 people... 23 people... 14 people... 10 people!

In less than five seconds, only ten competitors remained alive on the entire arena!

At the same time, the announcer's voice rang out once more!

"Round 856 Arena Free-for-All concluded! Advancers are Xu Jingming, Wang Qiang......"

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

"Already advanced? I feel like the free-for-all just started."

"It's not an illusion—from start to finish, only thirty seconds have passed."

"What the hell? So fast?"

"......"

Only after the match ended did the spectators realize in shock.

Xu Jingming had ended the entire battle in under thirty seconds...

"This is the Lightning-type SS-rank ability 'Dou Tian Shen Lei'? Indeed, it's powerful enough."

"Under the same rank, its ability burst can instantly obliterate opponents; even those slightly higher in rank suffer severe injuries."

"This arena free-for-all is completely effortless for Xu Jingming."

"Kate's tactic was solid—any other S-rank adept might have been caught off guard, but unfortunately, Xu Jingming is SS-rank."

"He finished the battle in just thirty seconds—faster than their Su Yu."

"......"

In the VIP box, voices rose—some low, some commanding.

Compared to ordinary spectators, they could see far more.

Under the same rank, in terms of raw ability damage alone, Xu Jingming was unquestionably the strongest of the four SS-rankers!

Of course,

victory in battle depends not only on ability damage, but also on combat technique and timing of engagement.

Su Qingli and Ling Shuang were not the least surprised by this outcome.

Even when the stealth assassin appeared, they showed no emotional reaction.

Because they knew Xu Jingming could never lose in a battle like this.

"Congratulations to all competitors who have successfully advanced to the one-on-one arena matches."

"Please enter the virtual world promptly at nine tomorrow morning to compete."

On the arena, the announcer smiled brightly.

The remaining nine competitors, aside from Xu Jingming, wore varying degrees of delight on their faces.

With their original strength, they would have had little chance of advancing.

But unexpectedly, Kate and the others formed an alliance and attacked Xu Jingming together.

Then they were all counter-killed, giving these others their chance.

"Round 856 Arena Free-for-All concluded. Next is Round 857 Arena Free-for-All!"

"The first competitor in this group is......"

The announcer began introducing again, as Xu Jingming and the other advancers

were teleported away and reappeared in the spectator seats.

"Congratulations, Lei Di, you've advanced~~"

"Lei Di, you worked hard—sit down, let me massage your shoulders~~"

As soon as they teleported back to their seats, Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan both beamed, flanking him on left and right.

But since Xiao Gu and the others were present, the two girls refrained from overly intimate gestures.

"Xiao Ming, congratulations."

Xiao Gu, Xu Qingwan, also smiled warmly, her eyes filled with boundless emotion.

She never imagined that, only two years had passed, her nephew had already grown to this level!

This was on the global stage!

Any random contestant in there, dropped into Jiangcheng, could be called an absolute top figure!

Yet they were slain as easily as Xu Jingming crushing a pile of ants......

"The ring melee has ended. Next up should be one-on-one matches, right?"

Cousin Tang Qi chimed in as well, "Ten thousand people, one-on-one matches — it should only take nine rounds to enter the top sixteen."

"That's right." Xu Jingming smiled and nodded.

Starting tomorrow morning at nine, the one-on-one matches will begin.

Nine consecutive matches over three days will finish it up, once the top sixteen spots are secured.

Then will come five days of revival matches for eliminated contestants. He'll take advantage of this period to go to Senbai Canyon with Teacher Su.

After the ring melee ended, Xu Jingming did not leave immediately.

Instead, he sat in the spectator stands, watching the battles alongside Song Qiuyun and the others.

America's SS-rank Catherine's group is number 906, about fifty groups after his.

He'll take this chance to see how this SS-rank fighter from America performs.

Time flew by, and soon, it was the turn of group 906's match.

"Next, I will introduce the contestants of group 906's ring melee!"

"First! From America, Catherine Hepburn! Preliminary results, Zone 143, first place!" 【86】 The momentum was tremendous, even louder than when Xu Jingming had taken the field!

Along with the announcer's introduction, a slender girl's figure suddenly appeared in the holographic projection in midair.

The girl wore a pale-gold women's skin-tight battle suit, outlining her graceful body curves.

A head of golden hair like sunlight hung casually down her back.

A pair of emerald-green eyes radiated a sacred, majestic air.

Behind her were three pairs of pure white wings, and the sacred longsword in her hand blazed with golden holy light.

Her entire being radiated an endless sense of nobility and splendor.

"Saint! Saint!"

"Catherine! Catherine!"

When the holographic projection lit up, cheers from America rang out across the entire arena!

The声势 was tremendous, even louder than when Xu Jingming had taken the field!

Soon, the host finished the introductions, and one figure after another was quickly teleported into the arena.

"So that's Catherine?"

Among these 100 contestants, Catherine stood out like a crane among chickens.

Xu Jingming spotted her at a glance.