Chapter 103 Setback

On the afternoon of October 21st, it was raining.

Fang Yu sat on a stone bench in the courtyard pavilion, silently watching a battle on the light screen in front of him. It was a fight between 'Haru Singh', the number one expert in India, and 'Kway Saint Mills' from the White Eagle Federation. After a brutal battle, Haru Singh narrowly won.

"Haru Singh, the number one expert in India, has also broken through," Fang Yu whispered. "His curved saber definitely reached the fourth level."

The difference in power and speed between a third-level expert and a fourth-level expert was too great.

The breakthrough from 99% of the third level to 1% of the fourth level, even if the evolution method didn't break through, would cause the power and speed to increase in all aspects. For example, the increase in strength would be about double!

Coupled with the improvement of skills, the gap would be very large.

"Yu'er." A figure walked over, it was Fang Yu's father.

"Dad." Fang Yu looked at his father.

"You feel discouraged after losing to Lei Yunfang?" Fang's father asked.

"No," Fang Yu shook his head. "I was only relying on my physical advantages to defeat Lei Yunfang. My overall strength is still at the third level! Lei Yunfang has accumulated more in the end, and he broke through to the fourth level before me. I can understand that."

"It's just…"

Fang Yu's expression was complicated. "Recently, Xu Jingming showed almost invincible strength first. Lei Yunfang and Kway Saint Mills, two of the three kings of the martial arts world, broke through to the fourth level one after another! That's fine, after all, they have been practicing for a long time and have accumulated a lot. But Haru Singh from India has also broken through."

"Latest battle news," Fang's father said, "Zhao Fan has also broken through."

"What?"

Fang Yu looked at his father.

"Zhao Fan has broken through to the fourth level," Fang's father nodded.

"He…"

Fang Yu couldn't believe it. "He only started practicing martial arts after the virtual world opened. I've been practicing since I was a child. How, how did he become a fourth-level expert?"

"Yes," Fang's father nodded. "He reached the limit of the second level one month after the virtual world opened. His actual combat performance even suppressed some martial arts masters. He reached the third level after the Fire Seed Cup competition! Just today… he broke through in battle and reached the fourth level! The official Xia country live broadcast room didn't broadcast this battle, but the video of this battle has already started circulating."

"Zhao Fan has also broken through?" Fang Yu felt dazed.

"Your evolution method compatibility is 103%, which is rare," Fang's father looked at his son. "But in terms of combat skills, you are competing with billions of people around the world. From the current point of view, you have been practicing since you were a child… but your combat skills are not even in the top ten in the world! You must calm down and recognize the gap. Practice more seriously and more piously."

Fang Yu was silent.

"Let's not talk about foreign countries," Fang's father said. "In Xia country alone, let alone Liu Hai and Xu Jingming, they are both almost invincible. Lei Yunfang and Zhao Fan have both broken through to the fourth level. That is to say, in the country, your combat skills may not even be in the top five!"

"Recognize the gap! Don't always be so self-righteous!" Fang's father looked at his son. "Look down at your feet, and you will be able to go further."

Fang Yu didn't say anything.

Fang's father looked at his son… and sighed secretly.

It might be that his lineage had been too protective of Fang Yu all these years, cultivating Fang Yu in all aspects! Fang Yu had experienced too few setbacks.

"Refining the heart?"

Fang Yu sat alone in the pavilion, looking up at the falling rain.

From the cheers of the whole country some time ago, to the doubts, to the current loneliness.

"Even Zhao Fan has surpassed me. What qualifications do I have to be proud?" Fang Yu thought, but subconsciously still believed… as long as he broke through to the fourth level, he could rely on the advantages of his evolution method to become invincible again!

The talent of the evolution method is visible.

But the potential of the mind is invisible.

******

Mingyue City, in the courtyard of Xu Jingming's home, white clouds floated in the sky, and the breeze was cool and comfortable.

"Hua."

Xu Jingming was practicing the evolution method, every move perfectly mobilizing the muscle bundles of his body, allowing countless muscle bundles to work together. This was an evolution method that reached the super level. The effect was also more than ten times faster than before.

During practice, the terrifying heat raised the temperature in the courtyard.

"Jingming's power when practicing the evolution method in reality is becoming more and more terrifying," Li Miaomiao watched this scene from the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room. "Every move has a heat wave coming towards me."

After a while, Xu Jingming stopped the evolution method, the high-speed blood flow slowed down, the operation of the internal organs also quickly decreased, and the aura of the whole person became a lot more restrained.

"Jingming, what is your physical fitness in reality?" Li Miaomiao asked curiously.

"Equivalent to a high-level body," Xu Jingming thought for a while and said.

"So fast?" Li Miaomiao was surprised. "Are you already at a high-level body standard in reality?"

Xu Jingming nodded, "You also know that the more powerful the evolution method, the faster the body improves."

The initial-level evolution method is the slowest to cultivate, and it takes three years to reach the limit. The limit body index is also very low, generally around 60.

The middle-level evolution method is much faster, and it takes two years to reach the limit, which can reach around 120. Depending on the compatibility, everyone's limit is different.

The high-level evolution method is even faster, taking a little more than a year to reach the limit, and the body limit can reach around 220.

The super-level evolution method can reach the limit in reality in one year! The body limit can reach around 600.

"According to the scan of the virtual helmet, my real body index this morning was 203," Xu Jingming said. "After all, it is a super-level evolution method, and the progress is very fast in the early stage, but it will be slower and slower later."

"A body index of over 200 in reality? Plus your fourth-level combat skills," Li Miaomiao exclaimed, "Jingming, do you have the strength of Alan Emelianenko in reality?"

"Haha, modern society has advanced technology, and even if you have strong personal strength, you have to abide by the law," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

After guessing that the Blue Star civilization had come into contact with the cosmic civilization, Xu Jingming understood that the technology of the Blue Star civilization… might be far more than what was publicly disclosed.

Even what is publicly disclosed far surpasses personal martial power. Even if the body can move at a hundred meters per second, it is a joke in front of some 'automatically locking' electromagnetic guns that are more than ten times the speed of sound.

Even some sonic weapons, laser weapons, and even some military robots can beat them, these martial artists.

The development of technology has popularized the evolution method, and global society is still very stable.

"By the way, tonight at 9:15, Miyagawa Akari from the Cherry Blossom Country will fight Tiger Fussen from the White Eagle Federation. Will you watch this battle live?" Li Miaomiao asked.

She knew that her boyfriend had high standards and didn't watch most live broadcasts.

"This battle is worth watching," Xu Jingming nodded. "Miyagawa Akari is a very powerful genius. In his battle against Lei Yunfang last night, it could be seen that his evolution method has also reached the super level."

"The super-level evolution method, coupled with his dual-saber technique, is also top-notch in the world," Xu Jingming said. "The battle with Tiger Fussen will be very exciting."

"Jingming, you have only participated in one global confrontation so far. Why haven't you participated in any more?" Li Miaomiao asked. "Now these experts are popular with challenging each other, you can also challenge others."

Top experts rarely queue up at the same time, the probability of encountering them is too low.

So now the world's top experts are starting to challenge each other.

"I'll challenge someone when there's a suitable opponent," Xu Jingming said with a smile.