Chapter 195 The Sixteenth Shot

After Xu Jingming appeared, countless viewers cheered. Since the opening of the virtual world, Xu Jingming's fame has continued to rise! At this moment, not only the people of Xia Country, but also a large number of Xu Jingming fans in other countries around the world, support Xu Jingming狂热ly. Many even believe that, based on his growth rate, Xu Jingming should have already surpassed Liu Hai and Tiejiano.

"Xu Jingming." Merritt was extremely solemn. "I know I'm not your opponent, but I will do my best."

"I look forward to your swordsmanship." Xu Jingming smiled. He treated every Blue Star expert with goodwill, because in the future, when he stepped into the vast starry sky, these would all be his companions.

Merritt, holding dual swords, quickly charged forward. As he charged, the footwork under his feet changed, and the route of his charge was an eerie curve, instantly closing the distance.

"Clang..."

Xu Jingming held a spear in one hand. With a thrust of the spear, he struck Merritt's sword. Power transmitted through the weapons, affecting Merritt's footwork.

Each time, it was just a light tap! No matter how skilled Merritt's footwork was, he couldn't get close at all, and he was always struck by the tip of the spear.

He tapped nine times in a row, and the suppression grew stronger and stronger.

"My swordsmanship is too slow. Xu Jingming is using the spear tip to strike, not blocking or deflecting." Merritt also felt like he was suffocating. "My swordsmanship must be faster, faster, faster!"

The pressure from Xu Jingming grew greater and greater. Each time, it was a single-handed spear thrust. With the sixteenth thrust, he finally pierced Merritt's chest.

"I lost."

At that moment, Merritt was relieved instead.

He lost convincingly.

"Thank you." Merritt felt like he had undergone a baptism.

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, and at the same time sighed inwardly. He was trying to hone his opponent, constantly increasing the pressure on his opponent, but obviously... it was too difficult for his opponent to break through to the fifth level.

"Did you see that?" The male guest Owen pointed to the slow-motion battle scene. "Since Xu Jingming made his move, he made sixteen consecutive thrusts without moving a single step, standing in place! He stood in place, and the range of his spear attack was limited. But strangely... Merritt never left the range of the spear attack. He could have retreated two steps and been out of range."

"He couldn't retreat." The male guest Jin Fan shook his head. "Look closely. Each time he was struck by the spear, Merritt's body trembled slightly. Obviously, there was a force affecting his whole body. He didn't have time to retreat, and the second thrust came! Xu Jingming's pressure was too strong... and each thrust affected Merritt's body. It's not that Merritt didn't want to retreat, but he couldn't. His body was controlled by the entire battle."

"Controlled?" The female host and the other two guests observed carefully and also discovered this point.

...

"Controlling the opponent's body? Jingming has learned this move too?" Liu Hai smiled as he watched this scene. Of course, he could do this when he was at the fourth-level limit, and now his realm was even higher.

"A single-handed spear thrust throughout, controlling the opponent with the spear thrust?" Tiejiano watched in surprise. "I can't do this level of power control, but that's not my specialty. Compared to Liwen Gulit... Xu Jingming is much stronger. This is an exciting opponent. I can't wait!"

...

Xu Jingming's suppression and control were not surprising to the more than five billion viewers in the live broadcast room! In the eyes of people around the world, Xu Jingming, Liu Hai, and Tiejiano should be far ahead of others. It was normal for them to use some bizarre combat moves.

"The seventh match is between Haru Singh from India and Fang Yu from Xia Country," the female host introduced.

"咻." (Shui)

Haru Singh's scimitar grazed Fang Yu's chest.

The battle ended.

Fang Yu, who was still at the fourth-level limit, even though his evolutionary method had a high degree of compatibility, was no match for Haru Singh, who had fully reached the fifth level. Haru Singh made three strikes, and the third strike killed Fang Yu.

"Looking at the world, there are still many who are stronger than me." Fang Yu was not discouraged. Instead, he felt that there were many goals he needed to surpass. "Compared to Haru Singh, my mental will should be weaker. I need to continue to increase my training."

"Haru."

"Haru."

"Haru."

Countless people in India cheered in unison. For a time, the name 'Haru' swept the entire official live broadcast room. Haru Singh was the only expert from India to enter the top eight, and the people of India were now狂热ly worshiping Haru Singh.

Haru Singh smiled in response to the cheers of the crowd. Having fallen into the abyss and then standing at the peak again, he could calmly face all glory.

...

"The eighth match, also the last match today, is between Tiger Furson from the White Eagle Federation and Akinlov," the female host said expectantly.

In the forest map.

Tiger Furson smiled and allowed Akinlov to attack. Akinlov, who had reached the fifth level, still hadn't perfected his evolutionary method. Tiger Furson easily blocked his frantic attacks with two large axes.

"I'm going to make my move," Tiger Furson said before making his move.

Whoosh!

Then came an axe!

This axe was like lightning, separating heaven and earth, splitting past Akinlov, and Akinlov's entire body directly turned into nothingness.

"This axe?" Xu Jingming's expression changed slightly. When he saw that axe, he felt a huge threat.

"Hmm?" Tiejiano's face was no longer playful, but more solemn. "Tiger Furson is stronger than I expected."

"Using strength to break skill?" Liu Hai was also solemn. This axe was also the first axe since the start of the competition that Liu Hai truly felt a huge threat from.

Yeshalova was originally watching the competition with a smile, but when she saw this axe, she became much more serious. "According to the match-up order, my next opponent should be Xu Jingming. After defeating Xu Jingming, my opponent may be Tiger Furson. I can't let him get close. I must maintain enough distance, and then snipe him."

"He's wearing heavy armor. I still have an absolute advantage in terms of speed and agility. My chances of winning against him are at least 60%." Yeshalova carefully considered all the factors and determined that her chances of winning were greater.

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"The first round of elimination matches, a total of eight matches, has now ended," the female host announced the results. "The top eight players have been selected, namely Tu Ling, Tiejiano Xilei, Liu Hai, Madeline Logan, Yeshalova, Xu Jingming, Haru Singh, and Tiger Furson."

Countless viewers in the live broadcast room were cheering, while others were sighing.

For example, the Roman country, one of the three major Blue Star countries, had a strong martial arts atmosphere and many experts, but this time no one was able to enter the top eight.

Among the top eight players.

Xia Country had three: Tu Ling, Liu Hai, Xu Jingming.

The White Eagle Federation had two: Madeline Logan, Tiger Furson.

Rakshasa Country had one: Yeshalova.

India had one: Haru Singh.

Bovana had one: Tiejiano Xilei.

"According to the rules of the Root Competition, the match-ups for the second round of elimination matches, the quarter-finals, have been determined." The female host turned to look behind her, and the match-up arrangement was displayed in the live broadcast scene:

First match: Tu Ling vs. Tiejiano Xilei

Second match: Liu Hai vs. Madeline Logan

Third match: Yeshalova vs. Xu Jingming

Fourth match: Haru Singh vs. Tiger Furson

The top eight experts on the stands became more serious.

"Jingming, your opponent tomorrow is Yeshalova." Li Miaomiao was a little nervous. "Are you confident in dealing with her?"

"She has fully broken through to the fifth level, and her skills are very mature. She is a strong enemy." Xu Jingming admitted, "After all, she is the only fifth-level sharpshooter in the entire competition, and I have never dealt with one before."

Li Miaomiao also nodded. She also felt that the opponent was difficult to deal with.

"Starting tomorrow, each match will become more and more difficult." Xu Jingming said, "Every match must be done with all our strength, and we cannot be careless in the slightest!"

If the group stage and the first round of elimination matches were easy and were appetizers, then starting from the quarter-finals, it would be the real main course, and the difficulty would increase sharply! After all, the next round would determine the top four in the world, and the next round would be the top two in the world. The competition would become more intense, and even if he gave it his all, he might lose the game.

"Time to go back to training." Xu Jingming got up. He couldn't relax every day, and he had to seize every day to make himself stronger.