Chapter 70

Jin Peng Team's Zhao Fan, Zhang Feng, and Zhang Cheng, along with the team manager, a young man with silver hair, were all in the stands, watching Xu Jingming kill Tie Lian Yun and Sun Li being shot.

"Xu Jingming is too strong," Zhang Feng couldn't help but say, "His strength is off the charts; even the team leader is far from his match."

"He might have already reached a level close to that of Senior Liu Hai and Senior Lei Yunfang," Zhao Fan, though a world-class genius, also felt the significant gap at this moment.

The young man with silver hair said, "Xu Jingming is indeed strong, but he still falls short of Liu Hai and Lei Yunfang! Those two seniors have both cleared the third level of the Starry Sky Tower, which is extremely difficult. You've seen the videos of Liu Hai and Tiger Forsen of the White Eagle Federation clearing it. Liu Hai spent a great deal of effort, and Tiger Forsen barely made it through with some luck."

"Right," the three nodded.

Indeed, only those who have cleared the third level of the Starry Sky Tower can be considered truly close to Liu Hai and Lei Yunfang.

Those two are like two towering mountains in the martial arts world of Xia. Even now, the mountain that Xu Jingming represents is already very high for them.

"Team Leader," Zhao Fan and the other two stood up, and the young man with silver hair also stood up to welcome Tie Lian Yun.

"My junior is really strong," Tie Lian Yun smiled, a happy smile, "But this battle has also helped me make a breakthrough. Soon, my Evolution Technique will also reach the advanced stage."

After both his shield and saber techniques broke through, Tie Lian Yun was very confident that his Evolution Technique would also break through.

"We must win over Tie Lian Yun. After his breakthrough, he will be one of the top few experts in Xia. Inviting someone stronger than him is too difficult," the young man with silver hair thought.

At this moment, Sun Li also arrived, but everyone only nodded in acknowledgment and did not stand up to welcome him. Only the team manager and the team leader could make everyone stand up to welcome them.

"It's my fault," Sun Li said as he walked over, "Xu Jingming was too well-hidden. When I was his teammate, I didn't know his true strength. His schemes and plans were too clever. He might have been planning for the Seed Cup from the beginning, hiding not only from his opponents but even from his teammates."

"My junior isn't that kind of person," Tie Lian Yun shook his head.

Sun Li was taken aback and could only stop talking.

"Renowned at a young age, fully focused on hard training, he and I both only believe in our own strength. We don't care about schemes and tricks," Tie Lian Yun said. He was the type who buried himself in training, regardless of others' tricks, believing that being strong enough would naturally lead to the world's top spot.

Thinking about schemes is not as effective as focusing on improving one's strength.

"Team Leader, you're right. I wasn't very familiar with him before," Sun Li nodded.

"You were in the second team, so naturally, you weren't very familiar with him," Tie Lian Yun sighed, "My junior has even higher talent than me, which is truly enviable."

Though he said he was envious, there was a fighting spirit in Tie Lian Yun's eyes.

This time he lost, but next time he would definitely win back!

"Our team's five main players, Sun Li is indeed the weakest, and he has no potential," the young man with silver hair thought, "Finding him temporarily was a transition for the Seed Cup. The effect was clearly average... We still need to find another marksman. After the match today, we will terminate the contract with Sun Li, which will save some money."

As the party A, there are clauses to decide whether to terminate the contract based on the tournament results.

******

"Jingming, you did well," Xu Hong patted Xu Jingming on the shoulder, "Your final Eight Extremes Tiger Pounce and Mountain Split were both very impressive!"

"It's all thanks to you, Dad," Xu Jingming smiled.

"Ha ha..." Xu Hong laughed heartily.

Seeing his son become even more excellent under his guidance was very satisfying.

Xu Jingming and his many friends and relatives watched the second round's sixth match in a joyful atmosphere.

The sixth match: Zhou Yi Team vs. Wuling Team.

"Zhou Yi is really strong," Yang Qingshuo marveled.

"His rapid shots are even more powerful than my armor-piercing arrows," Wang Yi also said.

Xu Jingming said, "With improved physical attributes and immense strength, and a high realm, naturally, every shot is terrifying. Once you break through, you can do the same, and even better."

"The Wuling Team is too difficult. They were mostly killed before even reaching Zhou Yi," Heng Fang shook his head and sighed.

The five members of the Wuling Team struggled to charge towards Zhou Yi, facing the four members of Zhou Yi's team and the terrifying arrows. Zhou Yi didn't hide but stood dozens of meters away, shooting arrows directly.

Even Liu Jianfeng, the senior, gave up on assassinating and instead focused on fighting the other members of Zhou Yi's team.

"Zhou Yi's teammates are somewhat average," Xu Jingming commented.

Zhou Yi's four teammates were all killed by the Wuling Team.

The Wuling Team was left with only their captain, Fang Yu.

"Zhou Yi," Fang Yu looked at Zhou Yi, "It's just you and me now, one-on-one, very fair."

"One-on-one?" Zhou Yi looked at him, put on another quiver of arrows, and now had two quivers on his back.

Fang Yu was a towering figure in heavy armor, carrying six short halberds on his back and holding a city-breaking halberd.

Fang Yu charged at Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi shot arrows with all his might.

"This Fang Yu?"

The audience was in shock.

Zhou Yi's arrows were even more powerful than Wang Yi's armor-piercing arrows. Logically, they should have affected his speed even if they didn't penetrate the heavy armor. But Zhou Yi's arrows, when they hit the heavy armor, felt like a tickle, and Fang Yu's speed was unaffected.

Only when the arrows aimed at Fang Yu's head did he use his halberd to block.

"All blocked."

Zhou Yi shot twelve arrows, and Fang Yu perfectly blocked them, taking no damage and charging to Zhou Yi's proximity.

Zhou Yi finally retreated!

While using his agility, he continued to shoot arrows.

"Dodge?" Fang Yu instantly put down his city-breaking halberd, took out two short halberds, and threw them forward in an instant!

The speed of the two short halberds was terrifying, each weighing several pounds and breaking the sound barrier. This was even more terrifying than Zhou Yi's full-power armor-piercing arrows.

"Such terrifying strength," Xu Jingming was surprised, "Can I throw short halberds at such speed?"

Besides needing high skill in throwing, it also required immense strength.

The two short halberds, breaking the sound barrier... Zhou Yi only had time to shoot one arrow in reflex and then tried to dodge. He dodged one short halberd, but the other grazed his body, tearing through his leather armor and causing a large piece of flesh to fly off.

"Clang." After throwing the two short halberds, Fang Yu simply blocked the arrow with his arms in front of his head.

"Boom." Fang Yu picked up the city-breaking halberd from the ground and charged again.

Now heavily injured, Zhou Yi's speed was no longer as fast as Fang Yu's, and he dodged the arrows awkwardly.

But Fang Yu charged to his proximity, and the city-breaking halberd, like a bolt of lightning, slashed diagonally across Zhou Yi's body. Zhou Yi's body became illusory and disappeared.

The Wuling Team won! Fang Yu was unscathed!

"This..."

In the Xia official live stream, countless viewers were silent, and even the host and two guests were at a loss for words.

"Zhou Yi lost, and lost so badly."

"Fang Yu, one-on-one, just killed Zhou Yi?"

"Weren't Liu Hai, Lei Yunfang, and Zhou Yi considered the three strongest?"

Countless viewers were stunned.

The host Liu Xin looked at the prompt in front of him and then spoke, "We didn't expect Xu Jingming to be so strong in the previous match, and we didn't expect Zhou Yi to lose in this match. He was killed one-on-one by Fang Yu! Fang Yu is twenty years old, a civilian player, and no one could have imagined... a civilian player, in a virtual world open for over a month, could kill Zhou Yi."

"Fang Yu's thrown short halberds are the most powerful thrown weapons I've seen in this tournament," the male guest Jin Fan pointed to the slow-motion replay, "The virtual world can determine that the highest speed of the two short halberds was 393 meters per second for one and 407 meters per second for the other, both breaking the sound barrier. This is not a light arrow but a short halberd! What kind of strength is needed to throw such a powerful strike?"

"He is only twenty years old," Jin Fan couldn't help but say, "This reminds me of Diano Sire, currently the fourth on the global Starry Sky List. Diano Sire is also twenty years old, and I think Fang Yu's talent and potential can be compared to Diano Sire."

...

In the midst of the audience's shock and excitement, the Limu Team members also felt the pressure.

"This Fang Yu is really too strong," Yang Qingshuo said, "Xu, in our team, only you can stand up to him."

Xu Jingming watched, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Such an opponent... would make for a satisfying battle!

...

The seventh match: Dafish Team vs. Tianyin Team.

This match was relatively ordinary, without any particularly outstanding opponents. After a fierce battle, Tianyin Team's Zhuang Ziyu, Yu Cheng, Wu Sai, and Zhang Qian worked together and finally won, but it was a brutal victory, with only Zhang Qian still standing on the battlefield.

The eighth match: Fuchen Team vs. Xianzi Team.

In this match, the Xianzi Team's members, Sun Yuting, the marksman Wang Nuan, Dai Xiaqing, and Yuan Yujiao, all performed to the best of their abilities. Captain Zhang Qing didn't exert much effort until two of his teammates fell, and then he truly unleashed his power.

Wielding dual swords, he moved like a shadow, slicing through the enemy ranks, and the Fuchen Team was completely annihilated.

Zhang Qing's sword skills were truly like those of a sword immortal, both beautiful and extremely cruel.

"Effortlessly crushing a team," Wang Yi said, "Zhang Qing must have broken through."

"Both his sword skills and Evolution Technique have broken through," Xu Jingming said, "Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy."

As they discussed, the host Liu Xin on the commentary stand looked at the prompt in front of her and smiled, "The second round of the Seed Cup has concluded, and the virtual world has calculated the combat power of each team. Liu Hai's team and Lei Yunfang's team remain at the top, and the other teams are ranked according to their combat power."

As she spoke, a large ranking chart appeared on the live stream.

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

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

3rd: Xianzi Team (Captain: Zhang Qing), Team Combat Power: 21280

4th: Wuling Team (Captain: Fang Yu), Team Combat Power: 21130

5th: Limu Team (Captain: Xu Jingming), Team Combat Power: 21087

6th: Shield Axe Team (Captain: Xiong Tian Shan), Team Combat Power: 18932

7th: Yunshan Team (Captain: Huo Qing Shan), Team Combat Power: 16220

8th: Tianyin Team (Captain: Zhuang Ziyu), Team Combat Power: 16035

The match schedule also appeared.

September 4th, 00:00, Match 1: Liu Hai's Elder Team vs. Tianyin Team

September 4th, 01:00, Match