Chapter 315 A Reward

Xu Jingming, Heng Fang, and Yang Qingshuo arrived at the live broadcast booth's grandstand. Li Miaomiao, Wang Yi, and Liu Chongyuan, who had been waiting, along with assistants Xiao Zeng and Kong Jie, greeted them enthusiastically.

"Captain, I admire you so much!" Liu Chongyuan took the initiative to step forward, his face full of reverence.

"I'm the one who admires the captain the most," Yang Qingshuo immediately said.

"Everyone, step aside!"

Li Miaomiao shouted, and everyone immediately made way. Li Miaomiao walked forward, and Xu Jingming looked at his girlfriend with a smile.

"You fought so well." Li Miaomiao smiled happily. "Among the four strongest teams in Xia Country, I'm also a member of one. Captain, this substitute member has decided to give you a reward."

Xu Jingming immediately lowered his head and kissed his girlfriend on the lips.

Li Miaomiao widened her eyes and looked around, her face flushed. "There are so many people here!"

"Ooh!" Heng Fang clapped his hands and cheered, and Wang Yi, Kong Jie, and the others around them laughed happily.

"Brother Xu is amazing. We've now entered the top four." Yang Qingshuo's eyes lit up. "The prize money for the top four teams is 100 million! Even if I was carried, I still get 16%, which is 16 million… Wow, I've never earned so much money in my life!"

"This is also the most money I've ever earned," Liu Chongyuan said excitedly.

"Moreover, the virtual world will directly distribute this money to us. We only need to pay taxes," Yang Qingshuo said happily. "The prize money is considered incidental income. As long as we pay 20% income tax, we'll still have more than 10 million left. It's wonderful."

"The top four prize money is the minimum. The prize money for the champion and runner-up is even higher!" Liu Chongyuan said.

Xu Jingming and Heng Fang had earned a considerable income before the emergence of the virtual world, but Liu Chongyuan and Yang Qingshuo had indeed never earned so much.

The highest income earner present was Wang Yi. Wang Yi had become famous at a young age, winning three consecutive Olympic championships. She was a Demon King-level figure, and her advertising fees alone were enough to make her rich. In the virtual world era, she was also one of the top three streamers, so her income was conceivable.

She watched silently from the side, sensing Yang Qingshuo's and Liu Chongyuan's happiness.

"The later the stage, the more the competition relies on the captain alone," Wang Yi said silently. "The captain has also given me enough opportunities to hone my skills. I've been in desperate situations several times and even been assassinated by opponents. But under pressure, I still haven't broken through to the third level."

Wang Yi was strong-willed to the core. She couldn't tolerate this sense of powerlessness, and she longed to break through.

…

On the grandstand, Fang Yu also walked to the side of his elders and relatives.

"Little Fang Yu, how do you feel?" Liu Jianfeng asked.

Fang Yu looked at the live broadcast scene. The hosts and guests were replaying the exciting battle scenes, watching himself in slow motion… completely losing the initiative under Xu Jingming's spearmanship.

"What fast spear." After watching the entire replay, Fang Yu also saw the final move, the Shadowless Thrust. "It was so fast that I didn't even react."

"The secret of the Shadowless Thrust is that the time it takes to thrust the spear is shorter than the limit of nerve reaction time!" Liu Jianfeng nodded. "As long as he seizes the opportunity to thrust the spear, you won't have time to react before you're hit! Many people know why this spear technique is so powerful, but they can't learn it."

Fang Yu nodded. "Any move has a starting stance to build momentum. The process of building momentum and exerting force takes the longest time. Even a jab, even a quick move like inch punch… must have a starting stance to build momentum."

Fang's father said from the side, "Xu Jingming's Shadowless Thrust also has a build-up of momentum, but his build-up time is very short. He abandoned combo attacks and focused everything on making this one move as fast as possible! I've watched slow-motion replays of his move many times and tried to learn it, but I can't."

"What's called a special move? Special moves aren't that easy to learn," Liu Jianfeng said with a smile.

"This spear is too fast, and his footwork is also amazing," Fang Yu nodded. "I do have a gap between him now, but I believe that once my footwork breaks through, with my physical advantages, I can definitely win."

Liu Jianfeng, Fang's father, and the other elders all nodded.

As long as Fang Yu's combat skills weren't too far from his opponent's, he could win with his physical advantages. He had an advantage in innate talent.

******

On the commentary stage, host Liu Xin glanced at the prompt in front of him and smiled. "The third round of the Fireseed Cup is officially over. The virtual world has also calculated the combat power of the winning teams. Apart from Liu Hai's team and Lei Yunfang's team, which are fixed at numbers 1 and 2, the other teams are ranked according to their combat power."

As he spoke, a huge team ranking chart appeared on the live broadcast scene.

No. 1: Liu Hai's Old Age Team (Captain Liu Hai)

No. 2: Lei Yunfang's Team (Captain Lei Yunfang)

No. 3: Li Mu Team (Captain Xu Jingming), team combat power 23220

No. 4: Xianzi Team (Captain Zhang Qing), team combat power 21680

"Tomorrow, we will be holding the Fireseed Cup semi-finals," Liu Xin said expectantly. "One match will be between global number one Liu Hai's team and our Xia Country's number one female player Zhang Qing's team, and the other will be between world's number one footwork expert Lei Yunfang's team and the young Xu Jingming's team."

A battle chart also appeared on the side.

September 5th, 0:00, first match, Liu Hai's Old Age Team vs. Xianzi Team

September 5th, 1:00, second match, Lei Yunfang's Team vs. Li Mu Team

…

Xu Jingming and the six members of the Li Mu Team looked at the battle schedule.

"Our opponent is Lei Yunfang's Team." Li Miaomiao was a little nervous and also a little expectant. "Senior Lei Yunfang is the world's number one in footwork."

"He displayed third-level footwork when he first showed his strength in the virtual world," Xu Jingming nodded. "More than a month has passed. Unless we personally fight him, it's hard to say how strong his footwork is."

"Those who have fought him also find it difficult to say how strong he really is," Wang Yi said. "In Xia Country, there aren't many who can force Senior Lei Yunfang to show his true strength."

The team members all agreed and felt the pressure.

"It's easier than fighting my master, Liu Hai," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "My master, Liu Hai, is strong in all aspects and has no flaws."

"First, defeat Senior Lei Yunfang's team, and then meet Master Liu Hai in the finals!" Yang Qingshuo clenched his fist.

"You're full of confidence," Heng Fang said with a smile.

Wang Yi said, "We still need to have confidence. Compared to Lei Yunfang's team, at least Senior Lei Yunfang's four teammates are relatively weak. Our main enemy is only Senior Lei Yunfang."

"That's right, just him," Xu Jingming nodded.

"On our side, the only one who can threaten Senior Lei Yunfang is also the captain," Yang Qingshuo said helplessly.

Wang Yi was silent.

She was a sharpshooter and should have been able to play a role.

But Lei Yunfang was too terrifying. Beyond ten meters, Wang Yi wasn't confident in hitting Lei Yunfang with her arrows. As for within ten meters? With Lei Yunfang's world-class footwork, approaching within twenty meters would be suicidal.

…

"My next opponent is Xu Jingming?" Lei Yunfang, who had a cold expression on the grandstand, stood up. "Finally, a battle that's a little interesting is coming."

Since the start of the Fireseed Cup, Lei Yunfang hadn't encountered any threats. He felt that he needed to show some real skill in this battle with Xu Jingming.

…

"The next match is with that girl Zhang Qing," Liu Hai also stood up. "Then, who will I meet in the finals?"

******

Personal space, training grounds.

Xu Jingming stood there and opened his personal combat power panel—

Gene Evolution Method: *Tianmang* Evolution Method (High-tier 5%) (Practice time 602 days, un-improvable)

Body: 190

Skills: Spearmanship (Third-level 43%), Footwork (Third-level 3%), Shield Technique (Third-level 31%)

Basic Combat Power: 4608

Combat Bonus: 40%

Combat Power: 6451

"The improvement in footwork has indeed comprehensively improved my body's power exertion techniques, and spearmanship and shield techniques have also improved." Xu Jingming nodded slightly as he looked at the panel, which was similar to what he had guessed. "But now that all three aspects have broken through, further improvement will require slow accumulation."

"My strength has improved a lot now. I can try to challenge the Star Tower again," Xu Jingming thought. "If I want to defeat Senior Lei Yunfang, I must first pass the third level of the Star Tower."

Xu Jingming immediately opened the mission space and headed to the Star Tower.

*Whoosh.*

Like a falling meteor, he landed at the foot of the empty tower. Xu Jingming looked up at the familiar six names on the Starry Sky Rankings, his eyes filled with anticipation, and then he walked into the Star Tower.

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