Chapter 27

As Gao Chong dissipated, the rain that had been drizzling over the ancient town suddenly stopped. The sky cleared, and the sun appeared, its rays shining down, making the town after the rain look even more beautiful.

Under the sunlight, only Xu Jingming remained in the rain-soaked town.

“I won.” Xu Jingming felt genuine joy deep in his heart. After retiring for three years, he had now truly fought a satisfying battle in the virtual world. Defeating Wang Qiao, who had once been the world's second-best, and Gao Chong, the world's best, was particularly challenging, and he had only managed to seize one opportunity to defeat Gao Chong.

At this moment, the town before him began to collapse, and Xu Jingming's body became ethereal, returning to the battle space.

The first divine-level battle in Xia Nation ended!

The team consisting of Xu Jingming, Wang Yi, Zhang Qian, Dong Xu, and Wu Sai ultimately emerged victorious.

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In the Xia Nation official live stream, the number of viewers had already surpassed 800 million during the peak confrontation between Xu Jingming and Gao Chong!

The virtual world had been open for over nine hours, and people were temporarily tired of the evolution techniques and battles, preferring to watch the live stream. Moreover, the news spread rapidly, and this was the only pinned live stream, leading to such an astonishing number of viewers.

During the intense battle between Xu Jingming and Gao Chong:

Huang Yong was still commenting, “It’s a bit of a stalemate. Gao Chong’s powerful spear can’t do anything to Xu Jingming. Xu Jingming is also in trouble; the heavy armor in front of him is like a turtle shell. He must attack Gao Chong’s head to kill him.”

“Only time will tell. Once their stamina drops, they will expose weaknesses,” Qin Yiwén added.

“High-level battles are like this. I don’t give you a chance, and you don’t give me one. Usually, it’s when their stamina and condition decline that a decisive blow becomes more likely,” Huang Yong explained. “Everyone, enjoy this highly skilled confrontation. They—what? What happened?”

“What’s going on?” Qin Yiwén exclaimed.

“Xu Jingming, how did he pierce through Gao Chong’s heavy armor?” the host Liu Xin was also incredulous. “Wasn’t it said that heavy armor can’t be pierced by a spear?”

“Wow.”

“Xu Jingming is awesome!”

“What happened? What exactly happened?”

“I didn’t see it clearly. How did he pierce through it?”

“Earlier, he could barely make a dent in the heavy armor. How did he pierce through it?”

“How did Xu Jingming do it?”

The countless viewers had been prepared to patiently watch the high-level confrontation, but unexpectedly, Gao Chong was pierced through his heavy armor and killed on the spot, with no warning.

No one had expected this outcome.

The countless viewers felt their hearts race and their scalps tingle.

“Beautiful!” Xu Hong and his wife were extremely excited in the stands.

“Jingming!” Li Miaomiao, watching Xu Jingming under the sunlight, couldn’t help but feel her eyes moisten. She had seen Xu Jingming practice with the spear every day without slack, and the sandbags had worn out countless times. “You’ve finally shown your true strength. This is your true strength.”

This was Xu Jingming without any injuries, fully displaying his true strength.

Liu Hai, in the stands, also smiled. “Not bad, his stance is solid.” Liu Hai stood up and disappeared from the live stream, having seen what he wanted to see.

At the moment Xu Jingming pierced through Gao Chong’s chest, Liu Hai saw through the illusion and the reality.

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“Let’s take a look at what exactly happened and how Xu Jingming managed to pierce through the heavy armor and kill Gao Chong.” Host Liu Xin waved, and the battle space area began to replay the previous battle scene in super slow motion!

Gao Chong charged forward with brute force, extremely aggressive, and his spear aimed at Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming’s seemingly ordinary forward thrust was not taken seriously by Gao Chong. As long as it didn’t threaten his head, he didn’t need to pay attention; he just needed to attack with his own spear!

“Look!”

Huang Yong’s eyes lit up. “Xu Jingming’s thrust is different from a regular spear thrust.”

The 800 million viewers in the live stream were listening, but over 99% of them didn’t understand the difference. How did he pierce through the heavy armor?

“Gao Chong practices the Giant Bear Evolution Technique. With his height and weight, plus the 300-kilogram heavy armor, he should weigh over 500 kilograms,” Huang Yong explained. “His charge is like a high-speed car. A regular spear thrust would need to be retracted after the thrust. If not, the spear would be knocked away by Gao Chong’s impact.”

“But Xu Jingming didn’t! His thrust, on the surface, looks like a spear thrust. Strictly speaking... it’s more like a pike!” Huang Yong pointed to Xu Jingming’s stance. “He held the spear as if he and the spear were one, his entire body forming a pike. Gao Chong’s charge was like a head-on collision with a pike.”

“This thrust is only 30% Xu Jingming’s strength and 70% Gao Chong’s momentum,” Huang Yong continued. “Most importantly, Xu Jingming’s stance! Even with a violent collision, he only had his feet sink into the ground, but he remained in place. His hands firmly gripped the spear, and even though the impact injured his hands, he still tried to maintain his stance.”

“This impact’s power was not dissipated; Gao Chong fully absorbed the impact, and the spear tip, carrying this momentum, pierced through the heavy armor.” Huang Yong marveled.

“This is somewhat like a counter-punch, but the technique is more advanced and requires a very stable stance with the spear,” Qin Yiwén also understood and praised.

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With the professional commentary, many of the viewers began to understand.

“Yes, it’s like a counter-punch in boxing. Even the toughest boxers can be KO’d by a counter-punch because it combines the force of the punch and the opponent’s momentum.”

“Xu Jingming is awesome!”

“Too amazing!”

“This is much harder than a counter-punch. After all, Gao Chong’s charge with heavy armor usually knocks away the opponent’s weapon!”

“Xu Jingming’s feet sank into the ground, and his hands were injured and bleeding, but he still maintained his stance. His body’s structure... is like a stable framework in a building, very stable in terms of force. From a mechanics perspective, this body structure...”

“Xu Jingming is awesome!”

“Awesome!”

Various comments kept rolling in.

Many viewers, in their excitement, also tipped their favorite players. Among the ten players in this battle, Xu Jingming’s tip amount had already surpassed Gao Chong’s, rising to the top!

“This is the first divine-level battle in Xia Nation. Throughout this battle, there were too many unforgettable confrontations,” host Liu Xin sighed. “Like Lao Ye Liu Jianfeng’s assassination, whether it was his first attack against Xu Jingming, their intense duel, or his later assassination of the archer Wang Yi, and then switching to Master Dong Xu, all left us amazed.”

“Also, the archer Wang Yi, don’t give her any chance. With just a small opportunity, there’s no escape! Lian Shuang was killed by her cold arrow, and the female warrior Sun Yuting was shot after being knocked away by Xu Jingming.”

“Of course, the most dazzling were Xu Jingming and Gao Chong.”

“Gao Chong first killed the boxer Wu Sai and the panda Zhang Qian, then faced Xu Jingming head-on.” The host continued, “Xu Jingming first cooperated with his teammates to kill Sun Yuting, then one-on-one with Wang Qiao, and finally the final showdown with Gao Chong.”

“Their confrontation was the most intense and thrilling of the entire competition, and the final decisive blow... left us amazed,” Liu Xin said.

“Except for Wu Sai, who was at a disadvantage due to his lack of cold weapon experience, the others were all very experienced,” Huang Yong added. “This battle is absolutely worth watching repeatedly!”

As the divine-level battle ended, the people in the stands began to gradually leave.

The number of viewers, which had been 800 million, quickly dropped to 700 million, 600 million...