Chapter 880: Seventh-Tier Challenge Leaderboard! Accepting the Challenge!

Xu Jingming and Su Qingli put on their virtual helmets and entered the virtual world.

To Xu Jingming's surprise, the entry point was not at Su Qingli's villa, but on the plaza in front of the headquarters building of Lei Ting Wu Guan.

Compared to the real world, the headquarters building of Lei Ting Wu Guan in the virtual world looked even more magnificent.

The plaza was roughly forty to fifty meters in diameter, with a blue lightning emblem representing Lei Ting Wu Guan engraved on the ground.

"Good day, Hall Master."

"Good day, Inspector my lord."

"Good day, Hall Master."

"......"

On the plaza, quite a few members of Lei Ting Wu Guan were heading toward the headquarters building.

Upon seeing Su Qingli and Xu Jingming suddenly appear, every single one of them bowed respectfully in greeting.

Xu Jingming swept his gaze around the area but saw nothing unusual.

Just as he was wondering, Su Qingli waved her jade-like hand.

The night sky above the plaza abruptly shifted, and three enormous leaderboards appeared.

These three leaderboards were somewhat similar to the ranking board from the original Global Genius Exchange Tournament.

Each one was over ten kilometers long and five or six kilometers wide.

They stretched across the entire night sky, so that people on the ground could clearly see their contents no matter which direction they faced.

At the very top of the leaderboards, the four grand characters 'Blazing Fire Divine Palace' were written in bold, flourishing strokes.

The three leaderboards appeared in vivid red, purple, and gold respectively.

Their names were also different: the Sixth-Tier Challenge Board, the Seventh-Tier Challenge Board, and the Eighth-Tier Challenge Board.

Each leaderboard was further divided into two columns: one for defeats, and one for cowardly evasions.

'Mi Country, Catherine, defeated!

Great Xia, Su Yu, defeated!

Bear Country, Andre, defeated!

......'

Xu Jingming saw quite a few familiar names on the Sixth-Tier Defeat Board.

He turned to look at the Seventh-Tier board; on the Defeat side, there were no acquaintances.

But on the Cowardly Evasion side, in the very first position, he saw his own name — 'Great Xia, Xu Jingming, 23 days no response, cowardly evasion!'

"The Blazing Fire Divine Palace's leaderboard!"

"A disgrace! What a disgrace!"

"Could it be that among so many of us in Great Xia, not a single person can defeat them?"

"Don't rush — Lei Di has returned, they won't be able to act arrogant for much longer."

"......"

When this leaderboard appeared, the other passersby on the plaza all revealed extremely indignant expressions.

However, quite a few people also looked toward Xu Jingming's side, hoping he would make a move.

"This is... the Blazing Fire Divine Palace's leaderboard?" Xu Jingming narrowed his eyes.

Although the virtual world was developed and operated by the United Nations, it was not free.

Advertisements that existed in the real world also existed in the virtual world, and were even more exaggerated.

A leaderboard spanning the entire night sky like this also counted as an advertisement, except it could be selectively blocked.

Seeing this leaderboard advertisement, Xu Jingming finally understood why Su Qingli was so angry.

Defeating you is one thing, but then hanging it up on the leaderboard for the whole world to see — that is simply rubbing it in your face!

What's more, if you don't accept the challenge, you'll end up on the Cowardly Evasion board — there's no way to hide.

"This Blazing Fire Divine Palace really knows how to stir up hatred." Xu Jingming shook his head.

The fact that under these circumstances, no one has actually been able to defeat them proves they truly have some real skill.

"Jingming, during the time you were in Dayangzhou..."

Su Qingli's red lips parted slightly, preparing to explain the situation.

But Xu Jingming waved his hand and said:

"Teacher, I already understand the situation of the Blazing Fire Divine Palace, and I also know their origins."

Next, Xu Jingming recounted the matter of encountering Catherine in the wilderness region of Dayangzhou.

As for the origins of the Blazing Fire Divine Palace, it would be exposed sooner or later anyway, and there was no need to conceal it, so he told her everything as well.

"So they really are from an ancient civilization..."

As Xu Jingming's words fell, a flash of realization glimmered in Su Qingli's beautiful big eyes.

"Teacher, you had already guessed as much?" Xu Jingming was somewhat surprised.

"This group of theirs has always been using the language of an ancient civilization to communicate with us.

The international community had long harbored such speculation, saying they were survivors from the Second Civilization Era.

It's just that this kind of speculation never had much of a voice.

Most people still believed they deliberately used the ancient civilization's language to conceal the country they came from."

Su Qingli explained a few sentences, then sighed with sudden realization:

"No wonder they're so strong — it turns out they aren't even people of our era..."

The current Blue Star has only just entered the peak period of elemental energy resurgence, yet already quite a few SS-class prodigies have emerged.

But the Superior Civilization Era lasted over a hundred years at the peak of elemental energy, and the prodigies of that time were far beyond what the present could compare to.

This point can be seen from how they treat the combat technique manuals excavated from ancient civilization ruins as treasures.

"But no matter who it is, no one can trample upon you, or even the dignity of our entire Great Xia!"

Su Qingli's willow brows shot upward, azure lightning swirling around her body, her apricot eyes brimming with fury.

On the Seventh-Tier Challenge Board, the description of Xu Jingming's cowardice in battle angered her the most.

Whether on international or domestic networks, there was no shortage of people stirring up trouble.

Especially people from abroad.

Their own nation's prodigies had been defeated by people from the Blazing Fire Divine Hall, so naturally they wanted to see Xu Jingming suffer a crushing defeat as well.

As a result, during this period, the online public opinion about Xu Jingming not accepting the challenge had grown very loud.

People believed Xu Jingming was deliberately avoiding battle out of fear of losing, and even the entire Lei Ting Wu Guan had come under questioning.

"Teacher, I understand. Leave this matter to me."

Xu Jingming's gaze turned cold.

Although he didn't know why the Second Civilization era had to be so high-profile and arrogant.

But since the enemy had already started shoving their faces in and taunting, he naturally wouldn't show weakness.

Hearing Xu Jingming's steady and forceful voice, Su Qingli couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

Given the talent Xu Jingming had currently displayed, it probably wouldn't take half a year for him to surpass her.

But Xu Jingming still maintained sufficient respect for her as his teacher; this point alone was already quite commendable.

"With your current strength, Jingming, challenging the Eighth-Tier of the Blazing Fire Divine Hall wouldn't be much of a problem.

But you're still on the Seventh-Tier Cowardice Board, so accept the Seventh-Tier challenge first. After all, they came looking for you first."

A rarely seen mischievous smile appeared on Su Qingli's pretty face.

She was very much looking forward to seeing what the reaction across the entire network would be when Xu Jingming instantly killed the peak Seventh-Tier of the Blazing Fire Divine Hall.

"How do I accept the challenge?" Xu Jingming asked in confusion.

"It's simple. The board above is an entry point. After verifying your identity, you can accept the challenge."

Su Qingli replied with a light laugh.

Hearing this, Xu Jingming immediately shifted his gaze over, and sure enough, an interface window popped up.

"Identity verification in progress......"

"Identity verification successful. Xu Jingming from Great Xia, you are the invitee on the Seventh-Tier Challenge Board. Do you accept the challenge?"

"Yes."

Xu Jingming didn't hesitate in the slightest, nodding directly to confirm.

Boom!!!

A purple pillar of light descended from the very center of the board, enveloping Xu Jingming.

At the same time, the Seventh-Tier board in the sky also erupted with dazzling radiance, condensing into several giant characters that illuminated the entire sky:

"Xu Jingming of Great Xia accepts the Seventh-Tier Challenge!"