Self-Created Combat Skill! S-rank Thunder Sword Formation!

Ling Shuang's tender, scallion-white fingers traced circles over Xu Jingming's chest with endless delight as she softly asked,

"Jingming, do you want to take part in this Martial Hall Exchange Competition?"

"I'll go. After all, Senior Cao has already said so." Xu Jingming nodded.

"Alright, then I'll reserve a spot for you first."

Ling Shuang said gently, "I'll also be going to this Martial Hall Exchange Competition. I'll do my best to bring home a championship for Great Xia."

"Are the martial halls in other countries really that strong? Even Great Xia could only rank third?"

Xu Jingming asked in confusion.

As one of Blue Star's six major powers, no matter the competition, Great Xia had only one rival—America.

The final result was always either first place or second place.

Third place was truly rare.

"Foreign martial halls may be strong, but our martial hall is no weaker.

"The only reason we got third was because someone in our martial hall held us back."

Ling Shuang said coldly, "The Martial Hall Exchange Competition limits the highest participating rank to the eighth order.

"Our Thunder Martial Hall has two Eighth-Order Peak Grandmasters, one of whom is Liu Shan.

"But during the previous Martial Hall Exchange Competition, Liu Shan, who should have competed, was assigned by Hu Jinyu to another mission.

"Although our team still had another Eighth-Order Peak Grandmaster and four Eighth-Order Upper Position Grandmasters,

"we ultimately only took third because we were missing a peak-level combatant.

"As for Violent Bear Martial Hall, they only took sixth place. That was why Great Xia's final ranking was only third."

The combat strength of an Eighth-Order Peak Grandmaster had an immense impact on the overall battle.

"Hu Jinyu did that deliberately to make things difficult for Director Su." Xu Jingming immediately understood.

"Yes."