Chapter 92

Virtual World, Li Miaomiao's Live Stream.

Li Miaomiao sat down, smiling, and said, "This is my first live stream after the Fire Seed Cup. As a substitute player for the Pearwood Team and the team manager, and as the leader of Captain Xu Jingming, feel free to ask anything you want."

"CatCat is streaming."

"Wow, CatCat looks so powerful now."

"CatCat, can you invite Brother-in-Law? We want to see Brother-in-Law too!"

"Let Brother-in-Law be interviewed by us."

Numerous comments appeared.

Li Miaomiao glanced at Xu Jingming's status in her friend list and said helplessly, "I really want to invite your Brother-in-Law, but he is so obsessed with martial arts training. After the finals, he has been in seclusion almost non-stop."

"Brother-in-Law is working hard."

"Brother-in-Law is working hard."

"Brother-in-Law is working hard."

The comments quickly unified.

"The harder Brother-in-Law works, the happier Li CatCat will be."

"Brother-in-Law is a hardworking old ox, and Li CatCat is the one who wins by default."

"Old ox? I feel like you're driving the car..."

The comments quickly veered off track.

Seeing this, Li Miaomiao immediately changed the topic: "Regarding the Fire Seed Cup, what do you all want to know about our Pearwood Team? Many things that needed to be kept secret can now be made public."

"Sis CatCat, we want to know, as a key member of the team, do you have a bonus? Do you get 1%?"

...

While Li Miaomiao was chatting with her fans, Xu Jingming was practicing martial arts in his personal space.

"This is the feeling."

Xu Jingming, who had been practicing with guns since he was young, had already internalized many basic techniques. Now, he was deliberately guiding all his techniques to become instinctive. After just over three hours of deliberate practice, Xu Jingming gradually entered the state.

"Summon a hundred bandits with a base combat power of 3000." Xu Jingming summoned them directly.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

One by one, the figures appeared like ghosts, surrounding and attacking Xu Jingming from all directions, along with hidden weapons. It was indeed terrifying.

Each of these opponents was quite strong individually, and a hundred of them working together would have been fatal for Xu Jingming and Fang Yu during the tournament. But the current Xu Jingming had transformed.

Clang, clang, clang

Xu Jingming's long spear moved, and with a slight tremble, it drew arcs, easily blocking the hidden weapons. While moving at high speed, the long spear naturally turned into a series of spear shadows, and one by one, the bandits were killed and vanished.

"This feeling is too wonderful." Xu Jingming could even be distracted, but his hands continued to strike relentlessly.

Seeing the enemies, he instinctively used various techniques.

Seeing the surrounding enemies, he instinctively knew how to respond!

At this moment, his mind was empty. From a high vantage point, he could calmly observe the entire battle, and his body naturally moved, executing various techniques. This made the combination of techniques much faster.

"When the virtual world first opened, when my master and I fought, he emphasized controlling the enemy, striking first, and executing techniques with a single thought," Xu Jingming thought. "But now, from my master's battles, I have learned to control the entire situation with my mind! To have no technique in mind and to execute techniques instinctively! The prerequisite for this fighting style is to have extremely high control over the body."

Xu Jingming's current control over his body allowed him to achieve this, although there were occasional moments of unfamiliarity, he had reached this realm overall.

"Whoosh."

A reverse sweep of the spear, striking the neck of the last bandit behind him.

All the bandits had vanished.

A hundred bandits with a base combat power of 3000 were swept away in one go.

Xu Jingming thought, "Before this, facing a hundred such experts, I would have been flustered. Now, with no technique in mind and controlling the entire situation with my mind, I can calmly analyze how to break through them, find their weaknesses, and naturally counter them. It's as easy as a butcher dissecting a cow."

"It's time to challenge the Star Tower." At this moment, Xu Jingming's mind was calm and full of confidence.

The breakthrough in his gun techniques during the fight with his master, and the mastery of the 'no technique in mind, controlling the entire situation with the mind' fighting style during the review, had comprehensively improved his strength.

Task Space.

"Whoosh."

A streak of light descended, landing in front of the towering Star Tower.

Xu Jingming glanced at the huge leaderboard in the night sky and entered the Star Tower, heading to the third floor.

******

On the third floor of the Star Tower, in the dark and humid tropical rainforest, Xu Jingming was very familiar with the environment. He headed straight for the tiger that appeared.

The tiger, enraged, roared and leaped, its claws ready to tear apart the human in front of it.

"Whoosh."

Xu Jingming approached, dodged, and with a flick of his long spear, pierced the neck of the leaping tiger.

In an instant, he pulled out the spear and left, and the tiger vanished as it fell.

"These ordinary tigers are too large, and at most, a few can attack me simultaneously. They don't put as much pressure on me as the bandits with a base combat power of 3000." Xu Jingming was very relaxed, moving forward, killing one tiger after another with his spear. The long spear was much more convenient for dealing with tigers than swords or knives.

Xu Jingming was different now.

In the past, he was fully immersed in the battle, making it very tense. Now, his mind was detached, giving him a clearer grasp of the situation, and his techniques flowed naturally and smoothly.

"Roar~" The Tiger King finally charged out in anger, leading a group of tigers to attack.

Xu Jingming didn't blindly engage in battle but first used his agility, taking advantage of the ordinary tigers to block and avoid the Tiger King, continuing to slaughter the ordinary tigers.

Two minutes later, with the Tiger King's angry roar, the remaining six tigers fled in panic.

Only Xu Jingming and the Tiger King were left.

"It's just the two of us now." Xu Jingming was somewhat excited. Although the Tiger King's pressure was great, it wasn't as strong as his master Liu Hai.

"Roar~" The Tiger King pounced, like a small mountain pressing down.

Xu Jingming was very familiar with the Tiger King's strength, having fought it many times. Even with his current improved strength, he was still suppressed in terms of physique, strength, speed, and agility. He had to use his combat skills and the advantage of his weapon to have a chance of winning.

The Tiger King pounced with incredible agility, moving faster than Xu Jingming, and its massive claws were terrifying weapons.

Xu Jingming seemed to merge with the environment.

"Controlling the entire situation with the mind, the environment can also be utilized." Xu Jingming's mind was detached from the battle, calm and composed, using every environmental factor to defend and find opportunities to counterattack.

The long spear, at 2.6 meters, was much longer than the Tiger King's claws. With his current strength, even a single strike could wound the Tiger King.

Both sides engaged in a fierce battle!

One side was fierce, fully utilizing its physical advantages, moving with incredible speed and agility.

The other side was full of wisdom, using the environment to leave wounds on the Tiger King.

Xu Jingming's current combat state even made a judgment: "With my stamina, I can maintain peak combat for half an hour without giving the Tiger King any chance."

Just eight minutes later.

The Tiger King, with dozens of spear wounds, was severely injured, and its claws had slowed down. Xu Jingming suddenly pierced the Tiger King's thick neck with a spear. After pulling out the spear, the Tiger King let out a mournful cry, weakly swinging its claws, but it couldn't touch Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming held his long spear, calmly watching the Tiger King fall and vanish.

"Third floor cleared, preparing to enter the fourth floor of the Star Tower." A beautiful voice sounded in his ear.

Xu Jingming's body returned to its peak state, and the blood on his armor and weapon disappeared, becoming clean and tidy.

The scene before him changed.

"Fourth floor here." Xu Jingming saw the scene of the fourth floor of the Star Tower.

...

When it was determined that Xu Jingming had cleared the third floor, outside the Star Tower, a new name appeared on the huge leaderboard in the night sky.

Global First: Liu Hai (Xia Kingdom)

Global Second: Tiger Forsen (White Eagle Federation)

Global Third: Alan Emelyenko (Ruscha Kingdom)

Global Fourth: Tiano Sire (Bovana)

Global Fifth: Lei Yunfang (Xia Kingdom)

Global Sixth: Que Saint Mills (White Eagle Federation)

Global Seventh: Riven Gullit (Roman Kingdom)

Global Eighth: Xu Jingming (Xia Kingdom)

At this moment, many people around the world looking at the Star Tower leaderboard saw this new name. The news spread rapidly, and within a few minutes, it had spread to every corner of the world.

(End of Chapter)

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