Chapter 532

"Xu Jingming's ninth-round opponent is out; it's Durand."

"It's actually him; this will be worth watching."

"This can finally be considered an opponent with strength comparable to Xu Jingming's."

"..."

In the VIP lounge, many powerhouses also saw Xu Jingming's matchup list and began whispering to each other.

In the Global Genius Exchange Tournament, among the 100,000 contestants who advanced to the second stage of the Peak Tournament, there are a total of 34 S-rank ability Awakened.

Among these 34 Awakened, the lowest-ranked ones, like Sakuragi Rin, are only at the Upper Rank 5 level.

But most S-ranks are at the Rank 6 Lower level, and there are even several S-ranks at the Rank 6 Middle level.

This Tom Durand's strength is in the upper-middle tier among this group of S-rank Awakened.

His true combat power is even stronger than the Rank 7 Master that Xu Jingming once arrested in Myanmar.

And with the tournament at this stage, Xu Jingming has finally welcomed his first opponent who is truly comparable in strength.

"Durand?" Su Su Qingli frowned slightly.

With Durand's strength, he is definitely capable of competing for the Top 16, and even has a chance to enter the Top 8.

But I didn't expect to meet him now in the match for the Top 32.

"Su Qingli, this Durand seems to be a student of that opponent you once had in the previous Genius Tournament."

Ling Shuang, who was beside her, said softly.

Today, she was wearing a red long dress, fully displaying her elegant figure.

"My former opponent? The United States' Boge?" Su Su Qingli asked, pondering.

In the previous Genius Tournament, her strongest opponent was Jamie Boge from the United States.

"That's right."

Ling Shuang nodded with a smile, "He just broke through to Upper Rank 8 some time ago, and this Durand is the student he has carefully cultivated.

Long before the Genius Tournament began, this Boge had already made a statement.

He said that if Durand and Xu Jingming were to face each other, the winner would definitely be his student."

"Is that so? I haven't paid much attention to that."

Since becoming the master of the Thunder Martial Arts Hall, Su Su Qingli has spent every day training or handling official business.

Most information is only known to her after it has been processed by her assistant, Liu Wei.

Naturally, Liu Wei would not pass on worthless news like this.

"However, he has a big mouth; he's not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue."

Su Su Qingli hummed lightly.

Although Xu Jingming's progress is too fast, she herself is no longer clear about his maximum strength.

But to say he would fail to enter the Top 4 is possible, but S-rank Awakened like Boge

are destined not to be Xu Jingming's opponents.

"Whether the mouth is big or not, we'll have to wait until they fight to know."

A voice with a faint smile rang out, and a white man in a black suit appeared in Su Su Qingli's line of sight.

This white man was tall, at least over two meters tall!

The muscles on his chest were slightly bulging, and he stood there.

It was as if he were a black bear, invisibly filled with a sense of oppression.

He is the Jamie Boge that Ling Shuang mentioned, the runner-up of the previous Genius Tournament.

He possesses the enhancement-type S-rank ability "Thorn Violent Bear" and has just broken through to Upper Rank 8.

"Su Su Qingli, it's been five years, and you are still as arrogant as ever."

Boge looked over with a pair of oppressive eyes and replied in fluent Great Xia language.

"You are a Rank 8 Grandmaster, and I am a Rank 9 Dharma Saint; shouldn't I be arrogant?"

Su Su Qingli replied expressionlessly and coldly.

"You!"

Boge's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth, wanting to retort, but found that he couldn't find any reason to do so.

In five years, he went from Rank 6 Middle to Upper Rank 8.

His advancement speed was already fast enough!

But in front of Su Su Qingli, who had gone from Upper Rank 6 to Rank 9 Dharma Saint in just two years, it really wasn't enough!

More importantly, Su Su Qingli was right; he was a Rank 8 Grandmaster.

He was indeed a head shorter than Su Su Qingli, a Rank 9 Dharma Saint.

"Just a Rank 9 Awakened; I can break through in three or four years too!"

With a cold snort, Boge decisively changed the subject and said gloatingly:

"I heard that your student Xu Jingming seems to be in big trouble, right?"

"Killing the direct bloodline of a Rank 9 Martial Saint is really bold."

Boge feigned a look of wonder and continued:

"Now he is facing trial by your Great Xia National Council."

"If it were really according to your laws, maybe your student would really be sentenced to a few years in prison."

"It's just a pity that your student wasn't born in our freer United States."

"Otherwise, just the fact that he possesses an SS-rank ability and killed the descendant of a Rank 9 Martial Saint wouldn't be a big deal at all!"

"You don't need to worry about how Xu Jingming is handled; we will deal with it properly ourselves."

Su Su Qingli said lightly.

According to Great Xia's laws, Awakened who kill others will indeed be punished.

But Xu Jingming is an SS-rank ability Awakened, and Wang Mang was at fault first.

Based on her understanding of the National Council, there shouldn't be any particularly harsh punishment.

"Since that's the case, I'll wait to see the results of your National Council's handling tonight."

"Also, in the upcoming match, Xu Jingming is sure to lose; just wait and watch him go to the resurrection tournament!"

After dropping a harsh remark, Boge turned and left with satisfaction.

In the previous Genius Tournament, he lost to Su Su Qingli himself.

But in this Genius Tournament, his student will definitely defeat Su Su Qingli's student!

"Boge seems to have a lot of resentment toward Su Su Qingli, coming all the way here to talk tough."

"It would be strange if he didn't! In the previous Genius Tournament, he was an Awakened who followed the martial artist path.

He was led by the nose by Su Su Qingli, who followed the elementalist path, the whole time, bombarded by lightning-type long-range spells.

By the end of the finals, he hadn't even been able to touch a single hair on Su Su Qingli; how could he not have resentment?"

"That's true. Now that Su Su Qingli has entered Rank 9, Boge's strength will most likely never catch up to Su Su Qingli's.

Since he can't beat her himself, he can only pin his hopes on his disciple."

"..."

Many powerhouses whispered to each other.

When an elementalist is approached by a martial artist, the scene is often very miserable.

But conversely, if a martial artist cannot get close to an elementalist, they will only be led around like a dog the whole time.

And in the previous Genius Tournament, Su Su Qingli, as Blue Star's number one genius, was such a terrifyingly strong elementalist.

"Speaking of which, Xu Jingming joining the Thunder Martial Arts Hall was mainly for Su Su Qingli's SS-rank Spirit Refining Technique."

"Now that he has finally encountered an opponent of similar strength, he should also use his elementalist methods, right?"

Many powerhouses were looking forward to it.

But Su Su Qingli didn't even look at Boge again, keeping her gaze fixed on the arena below.

Thinking that an S-rank Rank 6 Lower could defeat Xu Jingming is a bit too naive.