Chapter 33

Xu Jingming smiled, still having a clear understanding of himself.

"Miǎo Miǎo, he is the recognized strongest martial artist in the Xia Kingdom, one of the three kings of the martial arts world," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "My strength can only be considered on par with Gao Chong, and even then, I'm only slightly stronger. If Gao Chong and I team up, we probably still wouldn't be able to defeat Senior Lei Yunfang."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Li Miaomiao was surprised.

"His evolution technique has already reached the advanced stage, and his footwork is at least third-level," Xu Jingming said. He had personally witnessed his master Liu Hai's footwork.

It had to be admitted... Lei Yunfang's footwork was even more terrifying!

"Look at Senior Lei Yunfang's footwork. He is now charging towards the divine archer. No matter how many arrows the archer shoots, none can touch Coach Lei." Xu Jingming watched in amazement. In the snow, Lei Yunfang rushed towards the divine archer, his footwork so fast that the archer had no chance to escape, only to run and shoot arrows.

Six consecutive arrows, only the sixth one, shot from a distance of several dozen feet, barely grazed the edge of Lei Yunfang's robe. The other arrows didn't even touch him!

He openly and boldly reached the divine archer and took him down with one strike.

"Even a divine archer is a joke in front of him," Li Miaomiao exclaimed.

"The three kings of the global martial arts world—Senior Lei Yunfang has the most incredible footwork, Kuai Sheng Mills has a monstrous body, and Alan has the most perfect cold weapon skills," Xu Jingming said. "In terms of footwork, Senior Lei Yunfang is universally recognized as the best in the history of the martial arts world!"

"Best in history, and by a wide margin," Xu Jingming was very admiring. "Even with the virtual world, it would take me a considerable amount of time to reach that level of footwork."

The battle ended quickly.

Lei Yunfang single-handedly killed four opponents, and his teammates finally managed to kill the last one.

"Senior Lei Yunfang is very strong," Li Miaomiao nodded. "But it's been seven days since the virtual world opened. There are many experts in boxing, kickboxing, and sanda who are familiar with weapons and are starting to show their strength. There are also many female divine-level experts and many experts from the general public."

"It's only been seven days, and already there's a proliferation of talent," Li Miaomiao said. "I believe that with time, more and more experts will rise. The so-called 'three kings' of the global martial arts world are a product of the past. Now, it's a competition of 7 billion people! I predict that in a year, at most only one of the three kings will remain in the global top ten."

Xu Jingming clapped and smiled, "Miǎo Miǎo is right."

"Even now, there might be someone in the world who is stronger than the three of them," Li Miaomiao added. "After all, who knows what kind of monster might emerge from some corner of the world."

"By the way, there's a new thing today," Li Miaomiao immediately operated the screen, and a video began to play.

"This is the ranking of the divine-level martial artists in the Xia Kingdom by the famous internet personality 'Wang Xiangu,'" Li Miaomiao fast-forwarded to the list.

"Ranking of the divine-level martial artists in the Xia Kingdom?" Xu Jingming asked.

"Although this ranking has caused controversy, it still has some reference value," Li Miaomiao said. "It is based on all the divine-level battles that can be found, and it calculates the ranking of the experts. For example, your ranking is higher than Gao Chong's."

"Today, right after Senior Lei Yunfang's battle ended, Wang Xiangu released this ranking. The video has already had over 100 million views and is very popular," Li Miaomiao said. Compared to Xu Jingming's focused cultivation, Li Miaomiao was more concerned with the various big and small events in the virtual world.

"You are really well-informed. Every night during dinner, I can learn a lot of gossip from you," Xu Jingming smiled.

"The virtual world is very important. I've asked Kong Jie and Xiao Zeng to help collect all the important news," Li Miaomiao said. "Take a quick look at the ranking and give your opinion on whether it is fair. Look, she has ranked your master Liu Hai as number one!"

Xu Jingming looked at the ranking, which listed a total of 36 people.

1. Liu Hai (Possesses the most perfect technique that Wang Xiangu has ever seen. Wang Xiangu believes that once Liu Hai reaches his peak physical condition, he will be even stronger than the three kings of the martial arts world!)

2. Lei Yunfang (One of the three kings of the martial arts world, with the most incredible footwork that Wang Xiangu has ever seen.)

3. Zhou Yi (The most terrifying divine archer. Zhou Yi is passionate about archery and changed his name to 'Yi' after adulthood. Wang Xiangu found out that after retiring from the national team, he lived in the mountains for many years to practice archery, becoming obsessed with it. His rapid shooting technique has shown the world the terrifying power of a close-range archer!)

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Xu Jingming nodded after reading this. "Zhou Yi is indeed a monster. With his bow and arrows, he can instantly kill five divine-level experts within fifty meters when they charge at him."

"He shoots so fast," Li Miaomiao said. "His footwork is also fast, and he can shoot several arrows while moving at high speed! And he is very accurate."

Daring to let five divine-level enemies get within fifty meters before shooting and killing all of them!

"I still agree with the top three on this list," Xu Jingming continued to read the ranking.

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4. Tie Lianyun (The person from the Xia Kingdom who has won the most world martial arts championships. However, he rose to prominence after the three kings had already retired. He has also lost to several world martial arts championship participants. The global martial arts world's evaluation of him is inferior to that of the three kings. From the eight divine-level battles in the past seven days, he is slightly inferior to Liu Hai and Lei Yunfang. However, his cold weapon skills are very comprehensive, and his shield and axe are fierce and violent. He won seven out of eight divine-level battles, and when he won, he carried the team, which also demonstrates his strength.)

5. Xiong Tianshan (The greatest boxer in the Xia Kingdom, who has won five world boxing championships. After choosing the shield and axe as his weapons, his strength improved rapidly. His latest battle, a peak confrontation with Tie Lianyun, proved his strength. In that battle, he tied with Tie Lianyun... and ultimately led the team to victory. Although his cold weapon skills are slightly inferior to Tie Lianyun's, his ability to lead the team is stronger, and he also gave Tie Lianyun his only defeat in the virtual world.)

"Xiong Tianshan," Xu Jingming had watched that live stream. "He is indeed one of the greatest boxers in history. After becoming familiar with the shield and axe, he can match Tie Lianyun, and even lead the team to victory."

"That battle was truly spectacular. Tie Lianyun clearly had the upper hand in one-on-one combat, but Xiong Tianshan led the team to victory," Li Miaomiao smiled. "It felt like Tie Lianyun's intelligence was being crushed. The outside world believes that... given time, as Xiong Tianshan's cold weapon skills continue to improve, he will eventually surpass Tie Lianyun."

Xu Jingming nodded and continued reading.

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6. Zhang Qing (The undefeated goddess of women's martial arts, who has won the women's world martial arts championship three times in a row. She retired due to her invincibility. In the virtual world, with her dual swords, she has defeated Gao Chong and Yang Yu in direct combat and had an advantage over Xu Jingming. Her dual sword technique is also incredibly beautiful! Wang Xiangu even believes that Zhang Qing will eventually rise to the top three in the Xia Kingdom!)

7. Xu Jingming (Expert in both the spear and shield, he can play a significant role in a team. He has participated in fifteen divine-level battles, winning thirteen and losing two! His numerous battles with other divine-level experts have fully proven his strength. Both Gao Chong and Yang Yu have been defeated by Xu Jingming in one-on-one combat. His ranking at seventh is well-deserved! Moreover, he is the youngest in the top ten, and Wang Xiangu believes... he has a bright future!)

8. Yang Yu (World martial arts champion, with an incredibly beautiful dual gun technique. His movements are like the wind, and his dual guns are ghostly in their ability to kill. However, he has been defeated by Zhang Qing, Xu Jingming, and Tie Lianyun, so he is ranked eighth.)

9. Gao Chong (World martial arts champion, still violent and powerful. In his battle with Yang Yu, no clear winner was determined. However, Yang Yu is more flexible and more helpful in team battles, so Gao Chong is ranked ninth.)

10. Liu Jianfeng (A 97-year-old grandfather, the most terrifying assassin in all of the Xia Kingdom's divine-level battles! Many divine archers have died at his hands. Even Zhou Yi, when facing him, had to shoot three arrows simultaneously, and Liu Jianfeng still couldn't dodge, being killed at close range. Because his direct combat skills are slightly inferior, Wang Xiangu ranked him tenth. But I am a fan of Grandfather Liu Jianfeng! His assassination techniques are too cool!)

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Each ranking is accompanied by a brief explanation.

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36. Wu Sai (The first divine-level battle on the first day of the virtual world's opening was a disgrace for Wu Sai. At that time, he was not familiar with cold weapon techniques and lacked sufficient combat experience, resulting in a pure win by default. However, in the following days, we can see Wu Sai's combat experience rapidly growing, thoroughly proving that his foundation was still solid. After improving his skills and experience, ranking him 36th is still fair, according to Wang Xiangu.)

Xu Jingming finished reading the entire list and nodded slightly.

"How does it feel?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"Quite fair," Xu Jingming nodded. Indeed, when he fought, he was at a disadvantage against Zhang Qing.

Xu Jingming believed that Zhang Qing was the most skilled swordsman in the Xia Kingdom, with her dual sword technique being both beautiful and dangerous, forcing him to focus on defense.

Experts like Yang Yu and Gao Chong, who were less skilled in defense than Xu Jingming, were all defeated by Zhang Qing in one-on-one combat.

"This is only the seventh day since the virtual world opened. If it's a month, the ranking will be even more exciting," Li Miaomiao suddenly noticed the time. "Wow, it's already 8:55, the task space is about to open."

The virtual world is divided into three parts: personal space, task space, and battle space.

According to the official announcement, the task space will officially open at 9:00 PM tonight.