Chapter 65

In the official live streaming room of the Xia Kingdom, the host Liu Xin looked at the prompt on the screen and smiled, raising his head to say, "The first round of the Fire Seed Cup competition, consisting of sixteen matches, has been completed. The virtual world has also calculated the actual combat power of each team. Liu Hai's team and Zhou Yi's team are fixed as Team 1 and Team 2, respectively. The other teams are ranked according to their combat power."

Liu Xin turned to the back, where the rankings of the sixteen teams appeared.

1st: Liu Hai's Elder Team (Captain: Liu Hai)

2nd: Lei Yunfang's Battle Team (Captain: Lei Yunfang)

3rd: Shield Axe Battle Team (Captain: Xiong Tian Shan), Team Combat Power: 18,100

4th: Thunder Battle Team (Captain: Gao Chong), Team Combat Power: 16,980

5th: Jin Peng Battle Team (Captain: Tie Lian Yun), Team Combat Power: 16,960

6th: Zhou Yi Battle Team (Captain: Zhou Yi), Team Combat Power: 16,660

7th: Big Fish Battle Team (Captain: Chen Yu), Team Combat Power: 15,910

8th: Floating and Sinking Battle Team (Captain: Liu Jiuzhou), Team Combat Power: 15,800

9th: Xianzi Battle Team (Captain: Zhang Qing), Team Combat Power: 15,738

10th: Tianyin Battle Team (Captain: Zhuang Ziyu), Team Combat Power: 15,635

11th: Wuling Battle Team (Captain: Fang Yu), Team Combat Power: 15,590

12th: Limu Battle Team (Captain: Xu Jingming), Team Combat Power: 15,380

13th: Yunshan Battle Team (Captain: Huo Qing Shan), Team Combat Power: 15,120

14th: Jian Chun Battle Team (Captain: Qin Ge), Team Combat Power: 13,860

15th: Bai Que Battle Team (Captain: Qin Wen), Team Combat Power: 13,872

16th: Shuang Yu Battle Team (Captain: Gu Chong), Team Combat Power: 13,560

"The second round of the competition will still be a match between the top and bottom teams. Team 1 will face Team 16, Team 2 will face Team 15, and so on," Liu Xin said. "This is the schedule for tomorrow's matches."

A schedule of the matches also appeared on the side.

"Zhou Yi's team is ranked 6th, and Xianzi's team is ranked 9th, which is quite surprising," Liu Xin smiled. "On one hand, some experts are still hiding their true strength, and on the other hand, the competition will become more intense as the tournament progresses. Tomorrow's matches will certainly be more exciting. The live broadcast of the first round of the Fire Seed Cup competition ends here, and next is my colleague Wan Ning's 'Expert Tracking.'"

Currently, the official live streaming room of the Xia Kingdom has programs running 24 hours a day.

However, the audience quickly left, as they were tired after watching so many matches. By the end of the competition, the number of viewers had dropped to 800 million. This was because the online time limit for those under 16 years old is 8 hours, and the children did not want to use all their online time to watch the matches.

"Let's go to my personal space," Xu Jingming stood up, and the other five members of the Limu Battle Team also stood up.

"I feel like I'm a second-rate dog mixed in with a pack of wolves," Li Miaomiao thought to herself.

...

In Xu Jingming's personal space, through a large glass window, one could see the ice lake at the top of a snowy mountain, a beautiful view.

The six members of the Limu Battle Team sat down on the sofa.

"While watching the matches, I also took the time to carefully review the videos of the earlier matches," Xu Jingming said. "I noticed some threatening opponents."

"Are there any third-stage experts?" Wang Yi's eyes lit up as she asked.

Xu Jingming waved his hand, and the rankings of the sixteen teams appeared on the side.

"I carefully watched the slow-motion replays of some key battles," Xu Jingming nodded. "I can confirm that Xiong Tian Shan of the Shield Axe Battle Team broke through to the third stage during the match, but his evolution technique has not yet reached the advanced stage. However, there is a certain probability that he will successfully break through tomorrow."

"Zhang Qing of the Xianzi Battle Team, Tie Lian Yun of the Jin Peng Battle Team, and Fang Yu of the Wuling Battle Team are all suspected to have broken through," Xu Jingming said.

"Suspected to have broken through?" The team members all looked at Xu Jingming.

"The probability that they have already broken through is at least 80%, but I might have misjudged," Xu Jingming said. "Of course, there might be other hidden experts in the entire tournament, but the second round of the competition will be more intense, and their true strength will eventually be revealed. We have our match tomorrow, against the Jin Peng Battle Team."

September 3rd, 2:00 AM: Jin Peng Battle Team vs. Limu Battle Team.

"We only need to focus on the Jin Peng Battle Team now!" Xu Jingming said.

"Sun Li is in the Jin Peng Battle Team," Heng Fang said coldly. "This guy, we trained with him for half a month, surrounding him and training his close combat archery skills. He improved, but before the tournament started, he ran away."

"Talking about it is like letting out a fart," Liu Chongyuan was also angry.

"We now have a stronger Yi Sister," Yang Qingshuo smiled. "Sun Li must be very unhappy."

Wang Yi smiled, "I will definitely perform well in the match."

"Sun Li is not worth mentioning," Xu Jingming said. "He is the weakest in their team. Tie Lian Yun, Zhao Pan, Zhang Feng, and Zhang Cheng are the ones we need to be careful about, especially my senior brother Tie Lian Yun... He was once one of the three legends in the Xia Kingdom's martial arts world and has won the world championship three times!"

Xu Jingming said solemnly, "To be honest, in the world martial arts competition, he is the one who has won the most world championships for the Xia Kingdom!"

Heng Fang also nodded, feeling the pressure: "Senior brother Tie Lian Yun is the most hardworking and crazy person I have ever seen. He trains so crazily that his shoes are often worn out... So he ended up training barefoot! All year round, no matter how cold it is, he trains barefoot, with thick calluses on his feet. He trains in the morning, in the evening, and even when he wakes up at night. It seems like his life is all about martial arts training."

The younger brothers who have been in the national team all felt this strongly, and Yang Qingshuo also said, "Brother Xu trains very hard, but Senior brother Tie Lian Yun is simply a madman."

"Because of this, he has inherited the most of Master's shield and saber techniques," Xu Jingming said. "And I feel that he has already broken through! If he breaks through to the third stage and his evolution technique reaches the advanced stage... then we must give it our all in this battle."

"Agreed," everyone nodded.

"Zhao Pan and Zhang Feng are both as strong as I am," Heng Fang nodded. "They are much younger and have terrifying potential."

"Indeed," Liu Chongyuan said, "Zhao Pan is 18 years old, and Zhang Feng is 20 years old, both are civilian players. They reached their current strength in just over a month in the virtual world, their talent is truly terrifying."

Li Miaomiao said, "The Jin Peng Battle Team selecting such two highly talented young people shows their ambition. They even invited Tie Lian Yun to be the team captain!"

"Zhang Cheng is also stronger than me in shield techniques," Liu Chongyuan nodded. "He is almost impossible to find a weakness in defense."

...

In the Jin Peng Battle Team, Tie Lian Yun's personal space.

This was a forest, and the entire forest was Tie Lian Yun's residential area. The six team members and the team manager were all sitting on wooden chairs.

"Our opponent in the second round is the Limu Battle Team," the silver-haired young man looked at Sun Li, "Sun Li, you were originally a teammate of Xu Jingming. Tell us what you know about them."

Sun Li nodded, "I haven't had much contact with Wang Yi, but I am very familiar with the other four. In terms of their positions, Heng Fang is on par with Zhao Fan, and we need to be careful of his spear-throwing skills. Yang Qingshuo is slightly weaker than Zhang Feng. Liu Chongyuan is slightly weaker than Zhang Cheng and is more clumsy. As for the team captains, our captain is naturally much stronger than Xu Jingming."

"Agreed," the silver-haired young man nodded slightly.

The short and fat Tie Lian Yun, sitting there, said coldly, "My junior brother Xu Jingming is suspected to have broken through to the third stage."

Wow.

Everyone in the room looked at Tie Lian Yun.

"Broken through to the third stage?" Zhao Fan, a young man with a somewhat naive look, said with enthusiasm, "He only used a shield in the preliminary and first-round matches. Can you confirm he has broken through?"

"He is too steady! His shield defense is too solid, and his timing for dodging is too perfect," Tie Lian Yun said coldly. "But my junior brother is known for his violent and rapid style, not a steady one. Only a breakthrough in combat techniques can make him so steady in various situations."

The silver-haired young man nodded solemnly, "You make a good point. I have also observed many team members and feel that Xu Jingming is very steady this time."

"Most importantly, he didn't even use his gun techniques in the preliminary and first-round matches," Tie Lian Yun said calmly. "I have observed him since he joined the national team, and my junior brother has a very surprising talent for gun techniques. Considering all aspects, I judge that he has likely broken through to the third stage."

"I can confirm that when I left the Limu Battle Team, he had not broken through," Sun Li said.

"Then he must have broken through after you left," Tie Lian Yun said. "Alright, I will handle him! The rest of you, deal with the others."

"Yes, Captain!" The other team members immediately responded.

The silver-haired young man watched this scene with satisfaction, feeling that his most brilliant decision was choosing Tie Lian Yun as the team captain. Unfortunately, he was unable to invite Wang Yi.