Chapter 528

Arena No. 1245 was a circular alloy arena with a diameter of three kilometers.

As Xu Jingming appeared, a young man's figure slowly materialized about one kilometer away.

He was a Black man, tall and muscular, with a long alloy staff strapped to his back.

"Sh*t! It's you! The SS-ranked guy from Daxia?!"

Upon recognizing the opponent standing before him, the Black man felt as if he'd swallowed excrement.

Among the ten thousand qualifiers, the four SS-ranked psychic awakeners were undoubtedly the last beings most contestants wanted to face.

"Fifth-rank peak psychic." Xu Jingming sensed the Black man's level.

"A psychic of this rank—"

"doesn't even need to draw his spear; just using his psychic ability alone is enough to kill."

Xu Jingming stood upright, silently thinking to himself.

Around the spectator stands, figures were being teleported in.

Most were from Daxia, some were Black, and a few were White.

At the same time, a countdown echoed from the sky.

"All competitors, pay attention—the match is about to begin!"

"3… 2… 1… Begin!"

As the words ended, the air walls restricting movement vanished instantly from the alloy arena.

Boom!

Golden lightning erupted as Xu Jingming charged straight at Keras!

Keras was a psychic of the strengthening type; he knew he was no match for Xu Jingming.

After activating his ability, he began fleeing frantically.

Yet even so, Xu Jingming closed the distance to under five hundred meters.

At this range, even a sixth-rank elemental psychic's ability might not reach.

But Xu Jingming simply extended his right hand toward the fleeing Keras and clenched his fist:

"Die! Dou Tian Shen Lei!!"

Crackling—

Brilliant golden lightning exploded in the air around Keras.

No matter how desperately he activated defensive combat techniques, the lightning effortlessly devoured him!

In an instant, he was reduced to ash.

The sky echoed again with a notification:

"Match on Arena No. 1245 concluded. Winner: Xu Jingming of Daxia!"

At this moment, many spectators had only just been teleported in.

Hearing the announcement, they froze in shock.

What? Did the fight end that fast? I was only a few seconds late!

Less than half an hour after the first round ended, Xu Jingming faced his second-round opponent.

His opponent was a fifth-rank peak elemental master, with a wind-element psychic ability.

From a small nation on Blue Star.

"SS-ranked guy from Daxia! I control wind—my mobility is unmatched! You can't catch me!"

As soon as the match began, the elemental master shot into the sky at incredible speed.

But Xu Jingming merely lifted his eyelids slightly, cast one Heavenly Thunder Technique, and killed him.

After the second round, 2,500 competitors remained—most of them sixth-rank psychics.

Thus, Xu Jingming's third-round opponent was also a sixth-rank.

Specifically, a mentalist.

As soon as the match started, he launched a psychic assault, attempting to shatter Xu Jingming's consciousness sea.

But Xu Jingming, who had cultivated the Lei Hai Guan Xiang Fa, possessed mental strength far stronger than an ordinary fifth-rank upper-level psychic!

And it was equally offensive.

So he directly retaliated with his own mental force, mercilessly killing the opponent.

In the subsequent fourth and fifth rounds, opponents grew stronger.

Yet Xu Jingming felt no pressure whatsoever, advancing like a bamboo shoot splitting through rock, never even activating Lei Jitai.

He killed them solely with his long spear and Dou Tian Shen Lei.

Thus, time swiftly arrived at November 20th.

In the morning's sixth-round match, Xu Jingming won effortlessly again.

Shortly after the match ended, Xu Jingming saw a familiar name listed in the newly announced seventh-round opponent column.

Sakura Rin!

"Huh? Her?" Xu Jingming, seated in the spectator stands, raised an eyebrow.

Since leaving Sakura Nation half a year ago, he had not contacted her again.

After the Virtual World opened, Sakura Rin had also never reached out to him.

But the reverse-contract mental imprint in his consciousness sea still remained, so he hadn't paid it special attention.

Yet he never expected to encounter her by chance in the Genius Tournament.

"Jingming, do you know her?" Song Qiuyun asked curiously beside him.

"Yes. When we were in Ruin No. 9, she tried to kill me."

But she was defeated by me—she had many hidden cards, unfortunately she ultimately escaped.

Xu Jingming revealed little, speaking simply.

"I see."

Song Qiuyun nodded and smiled lightly, "This Sakuragi Rin has quite a bit of popularity."

In the previous few matches, nearly ten million people teleported to her arena to watch.

Even many of our Great Xia spectators cheered for her.

Humans are visual creatures; a special-type Summoning S-Class Ability.

Added to her slender figure and beautiful face, it certainly helped her attract many supporters.

Though not as popular as America's Catherine, she is among the S-Class Ability Awakeners with the most supporters.

"Jingming, be careful—this is your eighth round, and your first time facing an S-Class Ability Awakener."

The white-haired girl Jiang Chuxuan said with concern.

"Don't worry—her Summoning Ability might trouble other Awakeners."

"But to me, it's completely useless."

Xu Jingming replied with a smile.

Over the past six months, Sakuragi Rin has advanced from Fifth Rank Lower to Fifth Rank Upper.

She is at the same level as me, but the gap in her Ability ensures she will be eliminated by me...

After the eighth round, all competitors will no longer be teleported to other arenas.

Instead, they will fight one-on-one in this arena, capable of holding one hundred million spectators.

Not long after, when it came time for Xu Jingming and Sakuragi Rin to compete, they were teleported ahead into the preparation zone below.

Hum—

Xu Jingming's figure slowly materialized in the preparation zone, while across ten meters stood Sakuragi Rin, similarly teleported.

She wore a red-and-black fitted battle suit that accentuated her tall, full, and impressive bust.

Her legs, wrapped in the suit, were round and elongated, especially alluring.

Her black hair, cut in a princess-style, was tied into a low ponytail falling to her slender waist.

Paired with her Bai Xi, clean, lovely face, she radiated immense charm.

No wonder she gained so many spectator supporters.

"Sakuragi Rin," Xu Jingming gazed at her with eyes full of pressure.