Chapter 127 Tianmang Sequence

Xu Jingming was practicing the Mind Refining Method, his mind free of distractions. Seemingly without thought or desire, he was actually the least vulnerable to sneak attacks.

In this state, his sensory range was at its most expansive and acute. Even his biological clock was accurate to the second. The slightest hostility would trigger Xu Jingming's counterattack!

Now completely submerged by the collapsed city wall and unable to see the outside world, Xu Jingming entered a Mind Refining state with a thought. His senses immediately amplified a hundredfold, a thousandfold. Every piece of rubble was clearly sensed, as was the vast edge of the membrane wall. He also sensed the air currents outside the ruins, and the most surging and intense aura of all—Di Tiannuo’s life aura.

Di Tiannuo’s life aura was like a torch.

"Hmm?"

Di Tiannuo stood outside the ruins, frowning slightly. "With Xu Jingming's control over his strength, even if he collided with the city wall, his body could naturally dissipate most of the impact force. At most, he would suffer minor injuries. Yet, he's hiding inside and not coming out? Does he want to ambush me?"

Although his cultivation speed was slow and his talent wasn't high, Di Tiannuo had roamed the virtual world network since childhood, experiencing countless battles and gaining rich experience.

"Lock onto his location." Di Tiannuo used his sensory technique, and the surrounding fluctuations in aura immediately magnified in his senses. Soon, he locked onto the concealed life aura!

"There!"

After confirming it, Di Tiannuo chuckled inwardly, "Still trying to ambush me?"

Whoosh.

Di Tiannuo leaped onto the ruins, pretending to be carefully searching.

…

"Xu Jingming collided with the city wall and was buried. Why hasn't he come out?"

"Probably because his injuries are too severe, and he wants to stabilize them."

"That collision caused that section of the city wall to completely collapse. The rebound force must have been outrageously strong. Even Xu Jingming might be seriously injured." Countless people speculated, unaware of Xu Jingming's current physical state.

Millions of viewers around the world held their breath, watching the battle unfold.

…

On the rubble-strewn ruins, Di Tiannuo walked and carefully observed, holding his long staff, looking cautious and ready to attack at any moment.

As Di Tiannuo approached the area above Xu Jingming, with a distance of less than ten meters between them, Xu Jingming, in his Mind Refining state, felt a surge of danger. Completely driven by instinct, he suddenly shot upward. As he did so, his spear shadow erupted like a volcano, thrusting out with a deafening roar.

"Boom!" The ruins exploded as Xu Jingming moved.

The distance of less than ten meters was too close, and Di Tiannuo couldn't dodge in time. However, he coldly laughed and thrust his staff downwards! This strike easily shattered the rubble, heading towards Xu Jingming's body with irresistible force.

"Bang!"

The upward spear shadow collided with the long staff, greatly reducing its momentum. Di Tiannuo immediately retreated, while Xu Jingming completely broke out of the ruins, landing on the empty ground to the side.

"Cunning enough to launch a sneak attack." Di Tiannuo looked at Xu Jingming. "Unfortunately, it's useless against me."

"Your senses are quite sharp." Xu Jingming also looked at his opponent.

…

At that moment, the official live broadcast was replaying the scene of the exchange in slow motion. When Di Tiannuo was walking on the ruins, less than ten meters from Xu Jingming beneath the rubble, Xu Jingming suddenly erupted, launching a spear thrust as fast as lightning! It was swift and terrifying!

Di Tiannuo seemed to have known it all along, thrusting his staff downwards, perfectly intercepting the spear.

"Xu Jingming's weapon, a spear, is 3 meters long, while Di Tiannuo's staff is 2.6 meters long." Secretary-General Angus said with a smile from the commentary booth, "When Xu Jingming thrust upward, it was a one-handed spear thrust. If neither of them defended and instead attacked… Xu Jingming would definitely have struck Di Tiannuo first. But Di Tiannuo clearly anticipated it, and his staff strike defused the attack."

"Too dangerous."

"A distance of less than ten meters, with rubble obstructing the view, invisible to the naked eye. One side attacks, the other counters?"

"They're both too terrifying."

Millions of people around the world watched the slow-motion replay, finally understanding the horror of the exchange that had just occurred.

…

Di Tiannuo and Xu Jingming both observed each other, knowing that their opponent wasn't easy to deal with.

"Very good, the stronger Xu Jingming is, the better." Di Tiannuo's eyes grew even more fervent. "My only fear is that he won't be strong enough."

"Strength, speed, senses—I can't find any openings in him." Xu Jingming frowned slightly. "If there are no openings, then I'll create them." Immediately, his figure moved, tearing through the air with a sonic boom. He and his spear shadow had already arrived.

"Clang!" Di Tiannuo advanced and thrust his staff forward.

Both sides fully unleashed their strength and speed, and they freely used many techniques, causing the earth to rumble, sand and rocks to fly, and potholes to appear across the ground. Some flying rocks struck the distant city wall, leaving many holes.

"My staff techniques have reached Level 5 53%, yet my speed is still slower than his?" Di Tiannuo thought to himself.

"How terrifying, Di Tiannuo. Apart from a slight advantage in speed, I'm inferior in every other aspect." Xu Jingming also realized that the power contained in the other party's staff techniques was enormous and incredibly flexible. He could only maintain a slight speed advantage because he was focused on the Rainbow Transformation Spear Technique. According to Xu Jingming's estimate… Di Tiannuo's staff techniques were probably close to Level 5 50%.

Both sides exchanged blows, with Di Tiannuo gaining a slight advantage. His attacks were more frequent, and Xu Jingming was forced to defend more often, only occasionally counterattacking.

Only two or three out of ten moves were counterattacks.

"Just how many ultimate techniques does this Di Tiannuo excel in?" Xu Jingming felt the pressure. "He's proficient in at least ten styles of staff techniques, and I can confirm at least nineteen spear techniques!"

When competing with Liu Hai, Di Tiannuo didn't show much strength, only using that one ultimate technique.

Now, he was fully displaying his abilities! The combination of various ultimate techniques created a frantic assault, making Xu Jingming feel suffocated and mostly forced to defend.

"Whoosh!"

A ghostly sneak attack like a venomous snake.

"Boom!"

A crushing blow like the collapse of heaven and earth! There were also three-hit staff combos, staff techniques that struck from a distance… Each bizarre move put immense pressure on Xu Jingming.

While constantly defending, Xu Jingming suddenly swept out with his spear!

Rumble!

Controlling countless cells throughout his body, unifying his strength, at that moment, his entire body was like a giant divine bow, and the spear in his hand was like an arrow on the bowstring. As he released the sweeping force, the spear shot out like an arrow, instantly creating a vacuum in the air, accompanied by a terrifying rumble.

One of the five ultimate techniques: 'Mountain Style.'

Mountain Style was a move that combined both offense and defense, and it was the most powerful of the five ultimate techniques.

However, this move required a very brief charge-up, giving the opponent time to react. At that moment, Di Tiannuo thrust out his staff, like a giant serpent blocking the terrifying spear sweep. Using softness to overcome hardness, at the moment of contact, Di Tiannuo was pushed backward by the force.

Di Tiannuo stood at a distance, praising, "Xu Jingming, I really admire you. It's only been a little over ten months since the virtual world opened, and you've already cultivated your spear techniques to such a level. It's truly remarkable."

"You flatter me; I'm not as good as you in terms of body control." Xu Jingming said.

During that exchange, he could faintly sense that his spear technique skill had improved somewhat, but he estimated it was only around Level 5 40%. In terms of explosive power and agility, he was inferior to Di Tiannuo in many ways. According to Xu Jingming's guess… Di Tiannuo's staff techniques were probably around Level 5 50%.

"You're the one who's truly remarkable. You started cultivating Evolutionary Method after the virtual world opened, and you're younger than me, yet your body control surpasses mine." Xu Jingming sincerely praised him.

Upon hearing this, Di Tiannuo didn't feel any joy; instead, his face flushed.

Age?

I'm about the same age as your grandfather!

"Xu Jingming, I'm going to use a secret technique next. If you can't block it, you'll die." Di Tiannuo kindly warned him. He had seen many so-called staff techniques and learned dozens of them. But the strongest of his staff techniques…

Were the three secret techniques!

These were the three secret techniques that his father had created specifically for him.

They could not only unleash extremely strong power in the Planetary Lifeform stage, but they were also an important foundation for techniques in the cosmic lifeform stage. Based on these, it was possible to reach the ninth level in the future. Di Tiannuo had also put in some effort into the three secret techniques, but his progress was slow. Now, they were only at Level 5.

"Secret technique?" Xu Jingming muttered to himself, becoming even more cautious and vigilant. "This Di Tiannuo is really confident, even reminding me before using his secret technique."

From this perspective, Xu Jingming admired Di Tiannuo somewhat.

"Be careful!" As soon as Di Tiannuo finished speaking, his entire body shot out like a stream of light. At the same time, countless staff shadows appeared in the sky! Each staff shadow was like a giant python, and in an instant, more than a dozen staff shadows enveloped the sky, also enveloping Xu Jingming.

One of the Di family's three secret techniques: 'Tianmang Sequence.'