Chapter 101 Eight Seats

"Today, a total of four groups competed, with a total of twenty-four matches." In the virtual world's official live broadcast room, the female host's emotions were high. "A total of eight players, Tu Ling, Rivin Gullit, Tiano Sierre, Mikic, Liu Hai, Alex, Madeline Rogan, and Japlov, have been selected, and they will enter the next round of knockout matches."

"Liu Hai!"

"Rivin Gullit!"

"Alex!"

The number of viewers in the stands still exceeded 5.5 billion, and a cheer like an avalanche roared, all for their own country's peerless experts.

Being able to enter the main competition was already remarkable, and only sixteen people could ultimately enter the knockout stage! The difficulty was far greater than the main competition. Most of those who could enter the knockout stage came from several major countries.

For example, Xia Country, Roma Country, White Eagle Federation, etc. Major countries have larger populations and more cultivation resources. There were only a few experts from small countries in the top sixteen, and their countrymen were even more fanatical in their support.

"These eight experts are almost all from major countries." Li Miaomiao sighed, "Only Alex is from the Amazon Federal Republic in South America. The Amazon Federal Republic also has a population of 200 million, but it is the weakest and least populous country among the eight players."

"You forgot to count Tiano," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"Oh."

Li Miaomiao was stunned, "That's right, Tiano's hometown is the weakest. He is too strong, and his reputation is too great. Subconsciously, I feel that his hometown is very strong."

"He is very strong." Xu Jingming nodded slightly, "Watching the first four groups of matches, Tiano, Master Liu Hai, and Madeline Rogan, all three of them are very strong."

"You're not confident either?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"Not confident." Xu Jingming shook his head, then stood up, "I'm going to cultivate."

Even during the competition stage, one still had to cultivate as always, without the slightest懈怠 (xiè dài - laxness).

...

The next day, starting at 9 p.m. on June 3rd, the remaining four groups of matches were held, and many high-level figures from Blue Star came to watch.

The fifth group match.

"Yesha!"

"Yesha!"

Countless people cheered.

Yesha Lova possessed an extraordinary temperament, and her appearance seemed to gather the creation of heaven and earth. Under the natural light, her skin was crystal clear, as if emitting light. When she wore silver-white armor and held a bow and arrow, she truly resembled an angel descending. Not to mention that her strength was also terrifying!

咻咻咻 (xiū xiū xiū)!!!

In the fifth group, in her three matches, she shot three arrows in each match, each arrow stronger than the last! The third arrow was sure to kill the opponent. In front of the arrows, the opponent seemed to be caught in a spider web, feeling suffocated and unable to escape.

"Yesha Lova is pretty good, giving each opponent enough pressure." Director Zhou and other high-level Blue Star officials nodded in satisfaction, "Madeline Rogan is too ruthless, showing no mercy even to fourth-order limits."

The high-level officials of Blue Star had no choice, because after secretly cultivating on a small scale for so many years, there were barely more than ten who reached the fifth order. Some people were so strong that they had reached the high level of the fifth order and had become cosmic citizens, so they were no longer suitable to participate in the competition.

Staying at the early stage of the fifth order, with a relatively appropriate strength, after selecting and selecting, there were only Yesha Lova and Madeline Rogan. These experts each had their own temperaments, and they were destined to become cosmic citizens, so the Blue Star Alliance had to give them a certain amount of respect.

"In the fifth group, Yesha Lova is definitely the first." Li Miaomiao watched nervously, "Zhao Fan and Merrett are competing for second place. Whoever can defeat the other will get the spot."

In the fifth group, in the battle between Zhao Fan and Merrett, the people of Xia Country and Roma Country were also extremely nervous and expectant.

"Zhao Fan, if you dare to lose, your mother will make you kneel on a washboard when you get home!"

"Zhao Fan, if you win, I'll have a baby for you."

"The above are all dreaming. I declare sovereignty. Zhao Fan and I have already gotten our marriage certificate."

"Merrett, I love you."

"Merrett, you are the god of war."

...

Countless comments were swirling. Zhao Fan and Merrett both had extremely high popularity in their respective countries. Zhao Fan was only nineteen years old this year. He looked a little immature and handsome, and he only started practicing martial arts after the virtual world opened, but he became a global top expert. He was simply a favored son of heaven! He had countless fans...

Merrett was the same, young, handsome, and incredibly talented, making countless women in Roma Country infatuated.

A clash of two peerless geniuses.

One used a yanyue dao (偃月刀 - crescent blade), known for its ferocity and overbearingness.

The other used twin swords. Merrett's swords were Western short swords. Their usage was different from Eastern swords, and they were also much heavier.

The two sides fought fiercely, and after a fierce battle of more than three minutes, Zhao Fan lost the match by a narrow margin.

"Ah, he lost." Li Miaomiao shook her head as she watched.

"Zhao Fan's yanyue dao's offensive is fierce and unstoppable." Xu Jingming shook his head, "But Merrett's twin swords technique is both offensive and defensive, and he is better at defense. In a war of attrition, Merrett is naturally more advantageous."

In the end, in this fifth group, Yesha Lova and Merrett won the top two spots.

Countless people in Xia Country were disappointed, while the people of Roma Country cheered and jumped for joy.

"Next up is Xu Jingming."

"Xu Jingming is about to appear."

"Our Xia Country's Xu Jingming."

The people of Xia Country quickly cheered up. Xu Jingming's influence in the world was much greater. Seven months ago, he was recognized as one of the three strongest in the world. How strong is he now? That was a mystery.

"Xu Jingming of the sixth group is a strong contender for the championship of this competition." The female host introduced, and the cheers from the countless viewers in the stands also grew louder. Xu Jingming had many fans all over the world.

His Martial Arts Nine Lessons had been watched and learned by the vast majority of people around the world.

"In last year's total points ranking of martial arts gyms, Xu Jingming was the first in the world." The female host continued, "Remember when the virtual world was first opened, his strength was still weaker than Liu Hai and Tiano Sierre, but he quickly caught up with those two. And seven months later... what is Xu Jingming's strength? Today's competition will show his true strength."

"In this competition, I am still most optimistic about Liu Hai, Tiano, and Xu Jingming. The first two have already taken action yesterday, and today we can see Xu Jingming." Male guest Owen said.

"Xu Jingming is my favorite martial arts teacher." Female guest Annie's eyes were shining, looking at Xu Jingming who had already appeared on the battle map.

"I have always been Xu Jingming's ardent fan." Jin Fan smiled, "The competition has begun. Xu Jingming's first match in the main competition of the World Martial Arts Tournament is against Zhou Yi, who is also from Xia Country."

Modern city map.

Xu Jingming was wearing dark red armor and stood on the street with a black spear in his hand.

He didn't bring a shield! Since it was a one-on-one match, he could unleash his strongest strength with a spear. Although the opponent's strength might be very weak... but in the World Martial Arts Tournament, he would not take any match lightly.

"Xu Jingming." Zhou Yi jumped down from a tall building in the distance, landing heavily on the street, and the ground shook. Zhou Yi looked at Xu Jingming from afar.

"I know, I am not your opponent." Zhou Yi said solemnly, "But I will do my best to show my strongest archery skills."

"I am also looking forward to your archery." Xu Jingming smiled, and he was even looking forward to these opponents breaking through. Blue Star was his home! He also hoped that Blue Star civilization would give birth to more and more cosmic citizens.

Zhou Yi nodded and instantly rushed towards Xu Jingming with his bow and arrow. He knew very well that only by getting close, shooting arrows at close range, could he pose a slight threat to Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming stood in place, allowing the other party to approach.

Zhou Yi suddenly released an arrow when he had rushed to a distance of twenty meters.

"I can't get any closer. If I get any closer, he can stab me to death in one step." Zhou Yi understood this, "Even twenty meters is very dangerous, but... I have no choice! If the distance is any further, my arrows will be of no threat at all."

Zhou Yi instantly took out three arrows from his quiver, holding three arrows with five fingers, and placed them on the bowstring at the same time. Drawing the bow and shooting the arrows was as fast as lightning. Each of the three arrows shot out at the same time had a speed of over 2000 meters per second.

For rapid archery, he brought a total of two quivers, with sixty arrows.

In the entire Blue Star, Zhou Yi had achieved the highest achievements in rapid archery. Although Yesha Lova was also good at archery, and had even reached the fifth order, Yesha Lova's specialty was completely different from Zhou Yi's. Yesha Lova was better at maximizing the power of one arrow, and Zhou Yi was the most outstanding in rapid archery.

After shooting three arrows at the same time, he did not stop at all, and then shot three more arrows, and then three more arrows!

For a time, arrows came whistling one after another.

"Clang." Xu Jingming stood in place, and with a single point of his spear, he pointed at the arrowhead of an arrow that was shot at him. The spear naturally turned, hitting the arrowheads of the other two arrows as well. The arrow shafts shattered, and the arrowheads twisted and flew away.