Chapter 560: Three Battles, Three Victories! Advancing to the Final Four!

"Erin's Plant Revivification ability—every time I see it, I'm blown away."

"Exactly. If you put this on the front-line battlefield, it would absolutely be a killing weapon!"

"Lei Di shouldn't have much trouble taking down Erin, but he still needs to be careful."

"Right! This Plant Revivification ability is far too rare. If he got careless and capsized because of it, that would be trouble."

"..."

Over a hundred million viewers stared at the scene in shock.

Plant Revivification is unquestionably an extremely rare and formidable ability.

And now that the tournament has reached this stage, everyone here is a top expert—one small slip is all it takes.

Even if you're an S-class ability awakener, you'll still be eliminated.

"Hyper Growth—conjuring an entire dense forest in an instant. What a terrifying ability..."

On the arena, Xu Jingming was completely surrounded by tall trees, his line of sight blocked—he could no longer see Erin at all.

"Forest Guardian!"

At that moment, Erin's sharp cry rang out once more.

Crack-crack-crack—

The trees that had grown around Xu Jingming, reaching a height of twenty to thirty meters, suddenly began to creak.

Dense roots tore free from the alloy floor, and thick branches twisted together, forming giant hands that resembled human limbs!

In the blink of an eye, two enormous ancient treants had taken shape.

Whoosh—

Two giant hands, woven from branches, came slamming down toward Xu Jingming.

This Forest Guardian's strength was roughly equivalent to a seventh-stage lower-rank Grandmaster with an A-class Enhancement ability.

As the giant hands struck in unison, an immense pressure bore down at once!

At the same time, the surrounding shrubs suddenly burst into growth, writhing as if alive, and lashed themselves around Xu Jingming.

As if trying to pin him in place!

"Thunder Dragon Wings!"

Xu Jingming, already in his Thunder Pole Stance, condensed a pair of radiant wings behind him and shot straight into the sky, easily dodging the strike.

"Thunder Sphere!"

A liquid thunder orb, like a small golden sun, came crashing down!

Crackle-pop—

Violent golden lightning surged, and the patch of plants below was set ablaze!

Hum—

But at that very moment, Erin's green light bloomed within the thicket and swiftly smothered the blaze!

Erin's plants seemed to have a perception-shielding effect—even Xu Jingming's Heart Web couldn't pinpoint her exact location.

Yet the green light that flared again had exposed her position.

"Found you!"

Xu Jingming's radiant golden pupils locked onto the lower-right area of the ground. He raised a finger and pointed:

"Lei Shen Zhi!"

Xu Jingming's mental power had already broken through the twenty-thousand mark, reaching a staggering 23,000 Hz!

Which granted a terrifying boost to his combat techniques.

Therefore, when Xu Jingming unleashed his S+ rank Lei Shen Zhi—

The sky over the entire arena suddenly darkened, as if dense clouds had gathered overhead.

Then a thick golden finger of lightning thrust out from the cloud layer.

And slammed into the ground!

Boom-boom-boom!!

Even more violent lightning splashed outward.

Although Xu Jingming only knew Erin's approximate location and couldn't lock on precisely—

That was enough. The might of Lei Shen Zhi simply couldn't be withstood!

Even though Erin pushed her ability to the limit, the lightning still swept through every plant like an irresistible force, consuming them all.

Only after a full thirty or forty seconds did it slowly dissipate.

What remained on the arena was nothing but a stretch of blackened plant ash.

Erin's charred corpse was revealed as well!

"Erin is dead! Xu Jingming wins this match!"

"Xu Jingming, congratulations on advancing to the Final Four and qualifying for the semifinals!"

The host offered his congratulations with a smile.

Xu Jingming nodded and chose to teleport straight back to the spectator stands.

The Global Genius Tournament drew the attention of the entire world.

The entire competition was broadcast live from start to finish.

So when Xu Jingming advanced to the Final Four, the news set the global internet abuzz.

Especially in the Great Xia region—four or five out of every ten trending topics online were about Xu Jingming.

While Xu Jingming's side was blazing with hype, Song Feng, far away in Sichuan Province, was wearing a troubled frown.

Several days earlier, he had already gone through the Elder Council and split the family fortune with his elder brother Song Zhan.

The current Song family has already split into two.

Song Zhan is in charge of Huiyang Equipment, while Song Feng is in charge of commanding the Glory Battle Corps.

And he had long since given the order, sending the battle corps into the wilderness to hunt fierce beasts, search for rare flowers and exotic herbs, and obtain resources.

Of course, the battle corps was one aspect; on the other hand, he also needed an equipment company to once again provide greater profits for the Song family.

And besides Huiyang Equipment, Song Feng actually also controlled a tech company called Limit Equipment.

Compared to Huiyang Equipment, Limit Equipment's scale was much smaller.

But it could likewise provide quite a bit of profit; Song Feng also wanted to make this company big and strong again.

But only in recent days did he discover that making Limit Equipment bigger was even more difficult than imagined.

The equipment market was inherently such that whoever occupied the market first would have sufficient advantage.

Now that the Song family no longer had Grandfather Song Daoyuan's connections, Limit Equipment's market recognition was far inferior to Huiyang Equipment's.

Naturally, there was no way to occupy the market.

"To bring Limit Equipment to the level of Huiyang Equipment, without ten or twenty years, it simply can't be done.

But once it's done, I'll have the Glory Battle Corps in hand, as well as Limit Equipment.

The two combined, and the Song family will be unprecedentedly powerful!"

Song Feng's eyes flickered.

As an eighth-rank Master Zongshi, he naturally had his own ambitions.

In the past, elder brother Song Zhan had taken a portion of his authority, but now the entire Song family was under his control.

He also wanted to, after Grandfather Song Daoyuan passed away, lead the Song family toward greater glory.

But judging by the current situation, things were far from optimistic.

First, Limit Equipment's order quantity was far below expectations.

Without orders, Limit Equipment had no way to generate sufficient profit.

Thinking of this, Song Feng couldn't help but turn to his younger brother Song Hai, who stood beside him, and ask:

"Have you asked all those legions and guilds that used to cooperate with us?

Do any of them need weapons or battle suits from our Limit Equipment?"

"Not a single one."

Younger brother Song Hai gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Every single one either said their equipment was sufficient, or said they didn't want to purchase for the time being."

"I see, I understand." Song Feng sighed.

For an equipment company, retail was still secondary.

What mattered most was the large bulk purchase orders from legions and guilds.

Just a single thousand-man legion placing one C-grade battle suit order

would be enough to let the currently mass-shrinking Song family earn quite a bit.

"If it really won't work, tomorrow I'll personally go find these old friends to talk."

Although he clearly knew that going in person didn't necessarily mean the other party would agree.

But Song Feng was already pushed to the wall, and could only try anything as a last resort.

"Ring ring~~~"

Suddenly, the phone rang, and an unfamiliar number called in.

"Huh, this is my private number, how could someone I don't know be calling in?"

Puzzled, Song Feng still chose to answer.

"Hello, are you Song Feng, the clan leader of the Song family of Chuan Province?" A deep, forceful voice sounded from the other end of the phone.

"Mm, that's me, and you are?"

"I am Zhou Zhi, vice commander of the Black Dragon Legion. Limit Equipment is a company under you, right? I want to purchase four thousand sets of C-grade battle suits."

"What?!" Song Feng's eyes went wide, and he instinctively cried out in shock.