Chapter 1 Victory

As Gao Chong dissipated, the rain that had been showering the ancient town suddenly stopped. The sun appeared in the sky, its rays illuminating the town in all its post-rain splendor.

Only Xu Jingming stood in the sunlit, rain-washed town.

"I won." Xu Jingming felt a joy from the bottom of his heart. Three years after his retirement, and now with the opening of the virtual world, he had finally had a truly enjoyable fight. He had defeated Wang Qiao, who had once been ranked second in the world, and Gao Chong, the world number one. Defeating Gao Chong had been particularly difficult, and he had only managed to seize a single opportunity.

At that moment, the town crumbled before his eyes, and Xu Jingming's own body became illusory as he returned to the battle space.

The first God-level battle in Xia country had come to an end!

The team consisting of Xu Jingming, Wang Yi, Zhang Qian, Dong Xu, and Wu Sai had emerged victorious.

…

During the peak clash between Xu Jingming and Gao Chong, the number of viewers in Xia country's official live broadcast room had exceeded 800 million!

After more than nine hours since the opening of the virtual world, people were temporarily tired of evolution methods and battles, and were more willing to watch live broadcasts. Moreover, the word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Coupled with the fact that it was the only pinned live broadcast, it had attracted such an astonishing number of viewers.

During Xu Jingming and Gao Chong’s battle.

Huang Yong was saying, "It's a bit of a stalemate. Gao Chong's Bengpi Daqiang (crushing cleave spear) isn't working against Xu Jingming. But Xu Jingming is also having trouble; the heavy armor is like a tortoise shell in front of him. He has to attack Gao Chong's head to kill him."

"We just have to wait for their stamina to deplete, and they'll reveal an opening," Qin Yiwen said.

"That's how experts fight. I won't give you a chance, and you won't give me a chance. Usually, when stamina and condition decline, it's easier to land a fatal blow," Huang Yong said. "Everyone, please enjoy this. It's a very exciting clash between experts. They—what? What happened?"

"What's going on?" Qin Yiwen exclaimed.

"Xu Jingming, how did he pierce Gao Chong's heavy armor with a single spear?" host Liu Xin said in disbelief. "Wasn't it said that heavy armor is impossible to pierce with a Daqiang (great spear)?"

"Wow."

"Xu Jingming is awesome!"

"What happened? What exactly happened?"

"I didn't see it clearly. How did he pierce it with one spear?"

"Didn't he barely manage to make a mark on the heavy armor before? How did he pierce it?"

"How did Xu Jingming do it?"

Countless viewers had been prepared to patiently watch a high-level confrontation, but unexpectedly, Gao Chong was pierced through his heavy armor with a single spear, piercing his chest and killing him on the spot.

No one had expected this outcome.

Countless viewers felt their hearts pounding and their scalps tingling.

"Beautiful!" Xu Hong and his wife were incredibly excited in the stands.

"Jingming!" Li Miaomiao looked at Xu Jingming bathed in sunlight, and her eyes couldn't help but moisten. She had personally witnessed Xu Jingming diligently practicing his spear techniques every day, wearing out countless sandbags. "You've finally shown your strength. This is your true strength."

This was Xu Jingming without injuries, Xu Jingming fully displaying his strength.

Liu Hai, who was also in the stands, smiled. "Not bad, his feet are rooted, and his stance is stable enough." Liu Hai got up and disappeared from the live broadcast. He had seen what he wanted to see.

The moment Xu Jingming pierced Gao Chong's chest, Liu Hai had seen through the truth.

…

"Let's see what exactly happened just now, how Xu Jingming managed to pierce the heavy armor and kill Gao Chong." Host Liu Xin waved his hand, and the battle space began to replay the previous battle scene in super slow motion!

Gao Chong charged head-on with unparalleled ferocity, a cleaving spear aimed at Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming's seemingly ordinary straight thrust was dismissed by Gao Chong. As long as it didn't threaten his head, he didn't need to pay attention to it. He only needed to attack!

"Look!"

Huang Yong's eyes lit up. "Xu Jingming's thrust is different from an ordinary spear thrust."

The 800 million viewers in the live broadcast room were listening, but more than 99% of them didn't really understand what the difference was. How did he pierce the heavy armor?

"Gao Chong cultivates the Giant Bear Evolution Method. With his height and weight, plus the 300-kilogram heavy armor, he should weigh over 500 kilograms," Huang Yong said. "His charge is like a high-speed car. A normal spear thrust would require retracting the spear after the thrust. If he doesn't retract the spear… Gao Chong would send the spear flying."

"But Xu Jingming didn't! This thrust, on the surface, looks like a spear thrust. Strictly speaking… it's more like a cheval-de-frise!" Huang Yong pointed to Xu Jingming's spear-thrusting posture. "He holds the spear as if it were one with his body, his entire posture transforming into a cheval-de-frise! Gao Chong's charge is like crashing into a cheval-de-frise."

"This thrust, I'd say 30% is Xu Jingming's own strength, and 70% is the force of Gao Chong's charge," Huang Yong said. "Most importantly, it's Xu Jingming's stance! Standing there, even with the violent impact, his feet are only sinking into the ground, remaining fixed in place! His hands are also gripping the spear tightly. Even if the impact injures his hands, he still tries to maintain his stance."

"Preventing the impact from being dispersed! Allowing Gao Chong to fully bear the brunt of the impact, and the spear tip, carrying that impact, forcefully pierced the heavy armor," Huang Yong praised.

"It's a bit like a counterattack, but the skill is higher, and the stance for holding the spear is also very demanding," Qin Yiwen also understood, and praised.

…

With the professional explanation, many viewers understood.

"Yes, it's like a counter punch in boxing. Even the most resilient boxer might get knocked out by a counter punch! Because the counter punch is not only the force of your own punch, but also the force of the opponent's charge."

"Xu Jingming is awesome!"

"Too amazing!"

"This is much more difficult than a counter punch. After all, Gao Chong's heavy armor charge usually sends the opponent's weapon flying!"

"Xu Jingming's feet were pushed into the ground, and his hands were injured and bleeding, but he still stabilized himself. His body structure… is like a stable structure in a building, very stable in terms of bearing force. From a mechanical point of view, this body structure…"

"Xu Jingming is awesome!"

"Awesome!"

Various comments kept scrolling.

While excited, many viewers also rewarded their favorite players. The amount of money rewarded to Xu Jingming had surpassed Gao Chong, climbing to the top spot!

"This is Xia country's first God-level battle. Looking back at this battle, there are too many unforgettable clashes," host Liu Xin said with emotion. "Like Old Master Liu Jianfeng's assassination, whether it was his first attack against Xu Jingming, or their strong confrontation. Or later, his assassination of sharpshooter Wang Yi, killing the sharpshooter first, and then taking out Master Dong Xu, all of which amazed us."

"And sharpshooter Wang Yi, don't give her a chance. If you give her a chance, there's no escape! Lian Shuang was shot dead by her cold arrow. Female War God Sun Yuting was also shot dead after being knocked away by Xu Jingming."

"Of course, the most dazzling are Xu Jingming and Gao Chong."

"Gao Chong, killed boxer Wu Sai and Panda Zhang Qian in succession! Then, he faced Xu Jingming head-on," the host said. "Xu Jingming first cooperated with his teammates to kill Sun Yuting, then killed Wang Qiao one-on-one, and then faced Gao Chong in the final battle."

"The duel between the two was also the most exciting fight in this competition, and the final fatal blow… also amazed us," Liu Xin said.

"Except for Wu Sai, who suffered a bit because he lacked experience with cold weapons, the others were very experienced," Huang Yong said. "This battle is definitely worth watching repeatedly!"

As the God-level battle ended, the people in the stands began to gradually leave.

The number of viewers quickly dropped from 800 million to 700 million, 600 million…