Chapter 531: Defeated! Lei Di Finally Begins to Play His Trump Card!

"Ah, this..."

"Over a thousand shikigami, gone just like that?"

"With so many shikigami, I thought Lei Di would need a while to clean them up, but I didn't expect him to finish them off so quickly."

"......."

On the arena grounds, over a hundred million spectators all stared at this scene in shock.

Too exaggerated!

No one had expected that Xu Jingming had merely used a single combat technique to annihilate Sakuragi Rin's thousand-plus shikigami.

"Holy crap! Even if you put a thousand pigs in front of me, I couldn't kill them that fast."

Some spectators were on the verge of tears.

In the Sakura Nation's spectator section, the silence was deathly.

Their proud Holy Maiden, her strongest S-rank ability!

The strongest of the younger generation of Sakura Nation!

The Holy Maiden they had pinned their hopes on, the one who could make it into the top 16.

Yet in just a single exchange, her strongest combat technique had been broken.

"Those shikigami were just cannon fodder. The strongest three sixth-rank upper-tier shikigami are still beside the Holy Maiden.

The Holy Maiden still has a chance! Our Sakura Nation will definitely win!"

Some Sakura Nation spectators let out unwilling roars.

"All my shikigami, instantly killed?"

On the arena stage, Sakuragi Rin also stared at the scene, slightly lost in thought.

Her shikigami were spirit bodies; even after death, they could be summoned again.

But the shikigami summoned the second time, unless given a period of recovery,

would each lose at least around 30% of their power.

These shikigami, before Xu Jingming, probably couldn't even get a combat technique off.

Just the eruption of his ability alone could obliterate and kill them; they were utterly useless.

"Too strong..."

Sakuragi Rin once again experienced that suffocating sense of despair from last time in the No. 9 civilization relic.

It was a kind of strength that left no hope, one that simply could not be resisted!

But at this moment, Sakuragi Rin naturally would not give up easily.

"Yuki-onna, Kamaitachi, Hyakume! All of you, attack!"

After taking a deep breath, her clear voice rang out once more.

This time, the strongest three sixth-rank upper-tier shikigami left her side and simultaneously launched an assault on Xu Jingming!

Xu Jingming showed not the slightest fear either; gripping his long spear, he likewise charged forward to meet them!

In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two sides was already very close.

"Three!"

Accompanied by a piercing shriek, the sharp long spear wreathed in golden lightning in Xu Jingming's hand transformed into an afterimage, thrusting out in rapid succession!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The sharp long spear, in less than 0.1 seconds, stabbed out three times in an instant, like lightning!

Sakuragi Rin's shikigami were spirit bodies, and in fact possessed extremely strong immunity to such physical attacks.

But the golden lightning wreathing Xu Jingming's spear was the most terrifying bane of these spirit bodies!

After three thrusts, these three sixth-rank upper-tier spirit bodies were directly destroyed and obliterated.

"It's over." Sakuragi Rin's pretty face changed slightly.

Just as she was about to summon shikigami again, Xu Jingming's tall, slender figure wreathed in lightning had already appeared before her.

Locked down by Xu Jingming's terrifying aura, goosebumps rose all over her body and she stiffened.

She couldn't make even a single move of resistance.

She could only watch helplessly as the searing, sharp lightning-wreathed spear tip rapidly expanded in her pupils!

"Remember what I just told you."

After hearing only that final sentence, Sakuragi Rin's entire little head was pierced through by Xu Jingming's spear!

Blood splattered everywhere, dyeing the surrounding ground a patch of blood-red.

"This match is won by Xu Jingming from the Great Xia Nation!"

The commentator's impassioned voice rang out, seemingly unsurprised by this result.

Throughout the entire arena, the cheers and shouts of over a hundred million spectators also rose.

"Too strong! Throughout Lei Di's journey, the duration of every match hasn't exceeded 30 seconds!"

"I thought Sakura Nation's S-rank could at least put some pressure on Lei Di, but I didn't expect it would still be a one-sided crush."

"It's not without use, at least we've finally seen Lei Di's first trump card, haven't we?"

"True. The opponents will only get stronger later, so Lei Di should reveal more of his methods."

"......"

Countless spectators were discussing.

At the same rank, the ability level almost determined an ability user's combat power.

The champion of the entire Genius Tournament would also be born from that group of S-rank and SS-rank ability users.

The early matches, for them, were basically a path of crushing victories; they wouldn't really bring out any trump cards.

For Xu Jingming, it was the same.

It wasn't until the eighth round that they finally saw the combat techniques he had once used in Myanmar.

No one knew how many trump cards Xu Jingming still had left.

And this was one of the most anticipated highlights of the Global Genius Exchange Tournament.

"Holy Maiden, we lost..."

In the Sakura Country audience section, large numbers of Sakura Country citizens had faces the color of ash.

Sakuragi Rin was the strongest of their nation's younger generation, yet now hadn't even made it into the top 32.

It had to be said, this was truly disappointing.

"The S-Class from Great Xia is too strong; it's only natural for the Holy Maiden to lose."

A Sakura Country citizen said in a low voice, "But there's no need to be discouraged. There's still the resurrection tournament later. I believe our Holy Maiden will fight her way back!"

"Right! The resurrection tournament!"

"With the Holy Maiden's strength, she'll tear through the resurrection tournament!"

The remaining Sakura Country citizens, upon hearing this, also rallied one after another.

Among the hundred-plus nations on Blue Star, they were considered an upper-tier economic power.

If a genius nurtured by the nation couldn't even make the top 32, that would be far too embarrassing...

Xu Jingming's match had ended. The moment he was teleported back to the audience section, he received a friend invitation from Sakuragi Rin.

After clicking accept, he didn't continue with any further actions.

Today's competition had three rounds in total. He had only won the first two; there was still one final match to fight.

It wouldn't be too late to find Sakuragi Rin after the matches were over.

"The next round will be the ninth.

After winning, I'll claim one of the sixteen direct advancement slots among the top 32.

As for my opponent in this ninth round, they should likewise be an S-Class ability awakener."

Xu Jingming murmured inwardly.

The competitors who hadn't been eliminated yet, with the matches having reached this point—

Either possessed a pseudo S-Class A+ ability,

Or possessed S-Class or SS-Class abilities.

Ordinary A-Class ability awakeners were already rarely seen.

"Low-tier abilities defeating high-tier abilities isn't all that uncommon, even at Magic University.

But the competitors who've made it this far—whether in ability, talent, or personal effort—are all top-tier existences.

Under these circumstances, for a low-tier ability user to defeat a high-tier ability user is extremely difficult..."

Xu Jingming pondered silently.

Just as he had anticipated, after half an hour of spectating, he received the list of opponents for his ninth-round match.

His name was Tom Du Lang, from the United States, Tier 6 lower rank, possessing an enhancement-type S-Class ability.