Chapter 150 The Battle

That evening, in the Xia country's official live broadcast room, Xu Jingming and his girlfriend, Li Miaomiao, watched the battle that had captured global attention.

Miyakawa Akari versus Tiger Fosen!

The popularity of this battle even surpassed Xu Jingming versus Alan! After all, Tiger Fosen had never met a match in global battles. With Liu Hai not making a move, Tiger Fosen, second on the Starry Sky List, was the most prestigious.

Even though the people of Xia country had great confidence in Xu Jingming, they weren't entirely sure who was stronger between him and Tiger Fosen! They felt they'd only know after they fought!

Miyakawa Akari, on the other hand, due to his winning streak and his age of seventeen, had many people around the world believing that his talent might be the best in the world! A genius who might surpass Tiano Xili.

Miyakawa Akari and Tiger Fosen had also publicly arranged the match, and over a hundred countries around the world broadcast it live! More than 3.5 billion people were watching.

"It's starting." Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao were both watching the live broadcast of the battle.

The battle map was a mountain forest.

In the mountain forest after the rain, Tiger Fosen, who cultivated the Giant Bear Evolution Method, had an increasingly astonishing physique after reaching the ultra-tier. He was two meters and thirty-five centimeters tall, truly like an upright bear! He wore heavy armor and wielded a pair of huge battleaxes.

Each battleaxe weighed over three hundred kilograms, but they were light as a feather in Tiger Fosen's hands.

"According to the propaganda from the White Eagle Federation, Tiger Fosen's pair of battleaxes weigh a total of six hundred kilograms," Li Miaomiao said.

"With an ultra-tier body, lighter axes would be meaningless," Xu Jingming said. "My spear now weighs three hundred and sixty kilograms. Tiger Fosen cultivates the Giant Bear Evolution Method, taking the path of overpowering with strength. Such axes are still very easy for him."

"Very easy?" Li Miaomiao clicked her tongue.

"Weapons aren't always better the heavier they are. If you can't perfectly control them, the axe techniques will become slower, and your strength will actually decrease," Xu Jingming watched.

"Then who do you favor?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"Both are very strong, it depends on their on-the-spot performance," Xu Jingming said.

The battle erupted.

Miyakawa Akari wore a close-fitting soft armor and wielded a pair of swords. The weapon used in Sakura Country is the sword, and the blade is generally narrow and long, which is beneficial for劈砍 (pīkǎn, hacking and slashing). However, within Sakura Country, sword techniques are more commonly referred to as 'kendo'.

Whoosh.

Miyakawa Akari moved, turning into a phantom as he pounced towards Tiger Fosen.

"Haha..." The burly, bear-like Tiger Fosen smiled, sending his left battleaxe towards Miyakawa Akari's chest. With the weight of the battleaxe, a single thrust would be enough to shatter Miyakawa Akari's body.

Miyakawa Akari was as agile as a phantom, easily avoiding the axe, but another axe came in a bizarre attack.

Clearly, Tiger's first axe was a defense, a straightforward move. The other axe was a sinister sneak attack, as fast as lightning.

"Bang."

Miyakawa Akari immediately slashed his swords onto the axe's surface, using the force to retreat more than twenty meters, landing on a tree branch.

"Dodged quickly." Tiger Fosen rushed over with a boom, his movement speed also close to 120 meters per second. Miyakawa Akari flashed and quickly shook him off.

Miyakawa Akari, who cultivated the Shadow Leopard Evolution Method, could reach a speed of 135 meters per second, completely surpassing Tiger Fosen in terms of speed and agility.

...

Xu Jingming watched the battle, thinking about how he would deal with them if he were in the fight.

"Jingming, you often say that having the advantage of speed and agility means controlling the initiative in battle," Li Miaomiao explained. "Does that mean Miyakawa Akari has the advantage? Attacking when he wants to, retreating when he wants to. Tiger Fosen can't touch him at all?"

"Tiger Fosen's double axe techniques have the Taiji Yin-Yang flavor of my master," Xu Jingming said. "When defending, the two large axes are like two doors. Most importantly, he's wearing heavy armor, only needing to defend his head. So... Miyakawa Akari will have a hard time hurting Tiger Fosen."

Li Miaomiao said, "But it's also difficult for Tiger Fosen to touch Miyakawa Akari."

"That's right." Xu Jingming nodded. "However, the battle map will shrink in the later stages, forcing them to determine a winner! So if Miyakawa Akari wants to win, he must use the advantage of space to win as soon as possible. Once it's dragged to the final stages, he'll be in danger."

"I collected Miyakawa Akari's data," Li Miaomiao said. "I heard that when Miyakawa Akari was in the high school kendo club, he often practiced with his eyes covered, competing with a group of kendo club teammates while blindfolded... This person's close-range perception is very sharp!"

"With the Shadow Leopard Evolution Method reaching the ultra-tier, and fourth-order sword techniques, he is indeed very strong, given his talent," Xu Jingming nodded, but there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

The battle was so intense.

Tiger Fosen didn't have any advantages.

"Tiger Fosen is weaker than I expected. He was on par with my master for a long time," Xu Jingming thought. On the first day the Starry Sky Tower opened, only his master and Tiger Fosen had cleared it. He came to watch this battle mainly to see Tiger Fosen.

Time passed.

In this battle, Tiger Fosen charged straight ahead, incomparably powerful, and his defense had no flaws.

Miyakawa Akari completely dominated in terms of speed and agility, retreating when he wanted to, and attacking when he wanted to! Even when weapons clashed, he could still dissipate the force and retreat, never giving Tiger Fosen a chance.

The battle went on for ten minutes, and the activity range of the mountain forest map began to shrink. The spectating teammates were forced to fight each other.

The activity range became smaller and smaller, three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters...

The smaller the range, the worse the situation became for Miyakawa Akari, who had an advantage in speed and agility.

"Kill."

Miyakawa Akari also fought desperately, charging again and again.

His movements were unpredictable, his dual swords filled with killing intent, and even more dangerous close-quarters combat.

"Bang." After continuous close-range combat, Miyakawa Akari couldn't perfectly dissipate the force every time, and blood appeared at the corner of his mouth from the recoil.

Moreover, after repeated risks, he finally made a mistake.

When his dual swords were knocked wide open, a sudden axe "whooshed" across Miyakawa Akari's body! Miyakawa Akari turned into nothingness and disappeared.

In the end, Tiger Fosen won this battle!

"This battle was truly wonderful." Jin Fan, the male commentator on the commentary platform, exclaimed, "Although Miyakawa Akari ultimately lost with regret, it can be seen that in the first ten minutes... Miyakawa Akari was not at all at a disadvantage! His speed and agility were simply the pinnacle level in global battles, and his dual swords were also strange and unpredictable. He forced Tiger Fosen to defend frequently. Most importantly, he's only seventeen years old! His potential is truly amazing."

"For seventeen-year-old Miyakawa Akari to be able to fight Tiger Fosen to this extent is already remarkable."

Including the comments section, countless people in Xia country also acknowledged Miyakawa Akari's strength.

This battle...

Proved that Miyakawa Akari and Tiger Fosen were on the same level of strength. If it weren't for the limitations of the virtual world, and the map shrinking after ten minutes, forcing Miyakawa Akari to fight desperately, who would win or lose was still debatable.

"In the global battles we've seen so far, the few matches that can be compared to our Xu Jingming are Tiger Fosen and Miyakawa Akari."

"Liu Hai has never made a move, and Tiano Xili's strength is uncertain from the two matches he played at the beginning. Those whose strength can be determined... I feel like Xu Jingming, Tiger Fosen, and Miyakawa Akari are ranked in the top three globally."

"Miyakawa Akari is Xu Jingming's biggest opponent; he's only seventeen years old."

"Among the world's ten most dazzling experts, Miyakawa Akari is the youngest, seventeen years old... In our Xia country, he hasn't even reached adulthood yet!"

"In the battle just now, Miyakawa Akari's maximum speed reached 135 meters per second, which is faster than Xu Jingming! Can Xu Jingming really win against him?"

"He definitely can win!"

"Realistically speaking, the outcome is uncertain. Miyakawa Akari is too fast, and his dual sword coordination is too good."

"Also Liu Hai, he never makes a move. It makes us a little uneasy!"

There were various comments, but it was clear that the people of Xia country all felt the threat of this Miyakawa Akari.

"Let's go."

Xu Jingming stood up.

"How was this battle?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"Miyakawa's strength is as I expected." Xu Jingming nodded. "Tiger Fosen was a little weaker than I expected."

...

Personal Space Training Ground.

Xu Jingming sighed slightly, "I thought Tiger Fosen would be a formidable opponent, but alas..." He had been looking for a suitable opponent to challenge, but after this battle, it seemed that Tiger Fosen was not the opponent he needed.

Xu Jingming reached out and opened his personal combat power panel—

Gene Evolution Method: *Heavenly Python Evolution Method* (Ultra-tier 33%) (Practice time 368 days, cannot be improved)

Body: 532

Skills: *Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique* (Fourth-order 31%), *Starry Sky Spear Technique* (Fourth-order 15%), Footwork (Fourth-order 5%), Shield Technique (Third-order 99%)

Base Combat Power: 36176

Actual Combat Bonus: 60%

Combat Power: 57882