Chapter 1 The Preparation Area

　　In the battle space preparation area, Xu Jingming saw his other four teammates.

　　"Panda," Xu Jingming said in surprise, looking at one familiar old friend, Panda Zhang Qian. "What a coincidence!"

　　"Haha, Jingming." Panda Zhang Qian laughed happily. "It's your first time participating in the Global Clash, and our Xia country officials are making a big show of it, preparing a live broadcast for you in advance. Naturally, I timed it perfectly and chose to queue up. Look, look at this luck... I actually ran into you."

　　Xu Jingming was also in a good mood.

　　Panda Zhang Qian was his teammate in his first God-level battle.

　　Now, in his first battle in the Global Clash, Panda Zhang Qian was again his teammate.

　　"Xu Jingming," the other three teammates said politely.

　　"This battle mainly depends on you. We wouldn't dare interfere in your battle with Alan Emelianenko."

　　"You are all in the top ten globally, and we haven't even reached Tier 3 strength."

　　The three teammates were well aware of their limitations.

　　"I only broke through to Tier 3 a few days ago," Panda Zhang Qian said. "However, your battle with Alan Emelianenko is on a level too high! If I interfere, I'll be instantly killed with one move. I'll just be a cheerleader on the sidelines for you."

　　"Cheerleader!" The other three teammates immediately said, feeling honored to participate in this battle between Xu Jingming and Alan Emelianenko. They could boast about it after the match.

　　"Everyone, pay attention to your performance. This battle will definitely be broadcast live nationally in Xia and Rosha, and even the officials of many other countries around the world will choose to broadcast it," Panda Zhang Qian said. "I guess more than two billion people worldwide may be watching this match."

　　"Pay attention to our performance."

　　"Possibly more than two billion viewers."

　　The teammates were noticeably more serious.

　　Xu Jingming sighed inwardly, "Even if the Fire Seed Cup is popular, it's only watched domestically. But the Global Clash... can attract live broadcasts from many countries, and the number of viewers is rising sharply."

　　Xu Jingming looked at the other side of the preparation area, where the five members of Rosha were, one of whom, a bald man, was the most conspicuous.

　　"Alan Emelianenko!" Xu Jingming looked at him.

　　Alan Emelianenko, that name was a legend.

　　The vaguely acknowledged number one in martial arts history. If the Three Kings of martial arts had to choose the strongest, it would be Alan!

　　"He's reputed to have... the most perfect cold weapon skills on this planet." Xu Jingming looked forward to his battle with him. Before the virtual world opened, his goal had always been the World Martial Arts Competition.

　　And this man was the one with the highest achievements in the World Martial Arts Competition.

　　"Please have one member choose weapons and equipment," the virtual game voice announced.

　　"You choose first," Alan Emelianenko said to his teammates.

　　"Yes," the four teammates were very respectful of Alan.

　　Alan Emelianenko was like a god in Rosha. He had extremely high achievements in the martial arts world, and after the opening of the virtual world, he had been far ahead, the absolute God of War in the country.

　　After the start of the Global Clash, Alan was still undefeated.

　　"Xu Jingming?" Alan's eyes were gentle as he looked at Xu Jingming on the other side. "To be ranked eighth on the Star List, you must be quite strong."

　　...

　　A moment later, all ten members of both sides entered the battle map.

　　The map was an ancient battlefield.

　　"Whoosh." Ten streams of light descended, landing in various parts of the ancient battlefield.

　　Amidst the broken ancient city walls, the earth outside the walls seemed to be soaked in blood. The ten figures on the ground could see each other from afar.

　　Xu Jingming and Alan Emelianenko saw each other and walked toward each other. Both sides were clear... this battle was mainly a battle between the two of them.

　　The gap between the other teammates and them was too large.

　　Unless it was a group of teammates of equal strength, cooperation would be very important.

　　"Xu Jingming, I've watched your matches." Alan Emelianenko's mouth moved, but the language he spoke was Chinese. The virtual world would automatically synchronize the translation. No matter which country's expert spoke, the language... would sound like Chinese to the Xia people, like Roman to the Romans, and like Japanese to the people of Sakura.

　　"I hadn't retired then." Alan Emelianenko smiled slightly. "You were really young then."

　　"So I suffered a loss," Xu Jingming said, looking at him.

　　"You didn't bring a shield?" Alan Emelianenko looked at Xu Jingming.

　　"It is said that you, Alan, possess the most perfect cold weapon skills on this planet. It would be too boring to use a shield." Xu Jingming observed Alan Emelianenko. Alan was 1.85 meters tall, which was really not tall after the popularization of evolution methods.

　　Alan was the most gentle and restrained of the Three Kings of martial arts, and also the most terrifying with weapons.

　　"Very good." Alan Emelianenko looked at Xu Jingming, his fighting spirit intense.

　　Xu Jingming held a long spear and stared at him.

　　...

　　Sakura Country's official live broadcast room was also broadcasting this battle.

　　"This battle is between Alan Emelianenko, who is third on the Star List, and Xu Jingming, who is eighth. Although Xu Jingming is ranked slightly lower, he is only twenty-nine years old and younger. Having grown to the present, his strength may not be inferior to Alan Emelianenko!" The two hosts in the live broadcast room spoke excitedly in Japanese.

　　Sakura Country had a smaller population, but a strong martial spirit. They generally broadcast battles of players ranked in the top twenty of the Star List.

　　"Youth represents potential, just like our Sword God, 'Miyagawa Akari'... although she is only twenty-first on the Star List. But Miyagawa Akari is only seventeen years old, and is progressing rapidly. She is currently on a six-game winning streak in the Global Clash and is already a powerhouse standing at the top of the world. I believe that as Miyagawa Akari grows, she should be able to surpass figures like Alan Emelianenko, Tiger Fussen, and Liu Hai. Of course, even now, Miyagawa Akari should be on par with them."

　　"This battle also needs to be watched carefully. It is also a duel at the top of the world right now. Alan Emelianenko and Xu Jingming may also become Miyagawa Akari's opponents."

　　The two hosts spoke, also praising their country's genius, Miyagawa Akari.

　　...

　　"Alan Emelianenko and Xu Jingming, the third and eighth in the world... what is their real strength right now?" The Indian official live broadcast room was also broadcasting, the host said excitedly.

　　...

　　Xia Country's official live broadcast room.

　　The host, Liu Xin, looked at the data and said in amazement, "Everyone, as of now, more than fifty countries' official live broadcast rooms are broadcasting this battle. This is a battle that is attracting global attention, and the number of viewers has exceeded 2.3 billion!"

　　"Wow." In the stands, the audience exclaimed.

　　"Our Xia Country's official live broadcast room only has more than 600 million people. There are more than 2.3 billion people watching worldwide?"

　　Alan's factor was greater in attracting so many countries to broadcast this battle. After all, he was the third in the world! The number one in Rosha! And he had a perfect record so far. Xu Jingming's international reputation was much lower than Alan's, and he had no record in the Global Clash yet.

　　...

　　Rosha's official live broadcast room.

　　"Alan, Alan!"

　　"Defeat him!"

　　"Ura, Ura!" Countless people cheered and howled. Every battle of Alan Emelianenko was a carnival for Rosha.

　　"The battle has begun!" The host also became excited, his eyes red.

　　******

　　Inside the ancient battlefield map.

　　Xu Jingming and Alan Emelianenko moved at the same time.

　　Alan wore silver armor, held a silver round shield, and held a silver single-edged sword. The weapons and armor reflected light. When Alan Emelianenko charged, he looked like a silver stream of light coming to kill.

　　Xu Jingming wore dark red armor and held a black spear, also meeting him.

　　On the blood-colored earth, the dark red figure and the silver figure collided.

　　"Whoosh."

　　The spear tore through the air, like a dragon emerging from its lair, and howled as it stabbed at Alan.

　　"Clang." The silver round shield touched Xu Jingming's spear, causing the force to shift. Alan even used the force of the weapon collision to accelerate forward, and a flash of sword light came down.

　　Bang!

　　Xu Jingming shook his spear, and the spear shaft swept across the sword light. When the sword light and spear shaft collided, they also shifted the force. Alan still used the force, and a shield had already smashed in front of Xu Jingming.

　　Bang, bang, bang!!!!

　　Xu Jingming was constantly closed in on. The spear shaft was like a rolling dragon, repeatedly blocking and parrying. Alan's shield and sword could borrow force every time they collided with Xu Jingming. The whole person revolved around Xu Jingming, and the sword light flickered, attacking again and again.

　　"Countless circles!" As soon as he exchanged blows, Xu Jingming discovered the terror of Alan Emelianenko.

　　Alan Emelianenko's footwork trajectory, sword light route, and shield route were all circles. The whole person was like a convergence of countless circles! Xu Jingming's attack would be naturally deflected by these circles, and even used against him.