Chapter 15 The Final Match

Inside the quiet room, Xu Jingming was cultivating the mind-refining technique, 'Star Observation Method'.

His mental induction naturally released, his consciousness naturally enveloped the surroundings. Even dust in the air touching his skin felt as intense as small meteorites colliding with the atmosphere of a star. Through the disturbance of the air, Xu Jingming naturally sensed what was happening outside the quiet room, understanding the movements within the villa.

This sensing wasn't deliberate; his mind was completely empty.

Suddenly—

Xu Jingming opened his eyes. At this moment, it was precisely 8:55 PM. He didn't need an alarm clock; during mind-refining, his biological clock could sense the time down to the second.

"It's time," Xu Jingming said as he got up and naturally pushed open the door.

"Mind-refining is over?" Li Miaomiao heard the sound of the door opening, came out of the bedroom, and called out, "The match is about to start."

"Coming."

Xu Jingming smiled. After mind-refining, his mental state was at its peak.

Since obtaining the first volume of *Hua Guang* (Transformation of Light) inheritance, his daily mind-refining time had been shortened to four hours.

Inside the bedroom, Xu Jingming and his wife, Li Miaomiao, put on their virtual helmets and lay down.

...

The virtual world's official live broadcast room.

"He actually logged on in the last few minutes," Xu Hong said, looking at the approaching couple. He couldn't help but smile. "He really knows how to keep his cool."

"Mental state is very important," Old Master Xu said with a smile. "Some people perform exceptionally well at critical moments, while others falter. Jingming's mental state is much stronger than ordinary people. He belongs to the kind who becomes even more powerful at critical moments."

Xu Jingming briefly chatted with his friends and family before sitting down.

"There are so many viewers today. It looks like it's going to set a new record again," Li Miaomiao said, looking at the soaring viewer numbers.

"Yeah," Xu Jingming said, looking at the screen. "The match is about to begin."

There were only two people on the commentary platform: a female host and Angus, the secretary-general of the Blue Star Alliance. Angus was definitely a big figure, and this was his first time serving as a guest commentator for the World Martial Arts Tournament.

"Since the opening of the virtual world, batches of experts have emerged from all over the world," Angus said with a smile. "And the holding of the World Martial Arts Tournament is even more of a visual feast, allowing people around the world to see the strength of the truly top experts. Today is the last day of the World Martial Arts Tournament. According to the rules of the competition, the world's number one will be determined. At this moment, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room has exceeded 6.3 billion. Please wait and see who will be the world's number one."

"Okay," the female host said, glancing at the time. "First, we'll start with the third and fourth place match, with Liu Hai facing Tiger Fossen."

Countless people looked at the live broadcast scene.

Liu Hai and Tiger Fossen had already entered the combat preparation area, selected their weapons and equipment, and then entered the battle map.

"The battle has begun," Xu Jingming, Xu Hong, Dai Tongda, Dai Xiaoqing, the Limu Squad members, and others watched attentively.

Modern urban scene.

Liu Hai and Tiger Fossen didn't hide. They quickly arrived at the widest street square in the center, facing each other from a distance.

"Senior Liu Hai and Senior Tiger Fossen were the first and second on the Star List in the early days," Wang Yi said. "Now they are competing for third and fourth place."

"Being able to be listed on the Star List so early is indeed a testament to their strength," Yang Qingshuo praised.

While they were talking, the battle had already begun!

This battle was exciting enough.

Their strength and speed were at the same level, which made the fight enjoyable.

Before, one had fought against Tiano, and the other had fought against Xu Jingming. The difference in their basic attributes like strength and speed was too great... naturally, they were defeated. Today, Liu Hai and Tiger Fossen had finally met the most suitable opponent.

"The old seniors pay great attention to defense in battle," Xu Jingming said as he watched.

Not to mention his master, whose combination of shield and saber, yin and yang, made him the most skilled defender among all the experts he knew.

Tiger Fossen's two large axes were also like two smaller shields, providing strong defense.

Both of them combined offense and defense, and their combat moves were also quite extraordinary.

After fighting for more than a minute, the plaza they were in was in ruins. During the fight... Liu Hai quickly gained the upper hand, but it still took more than a minute of continuous fighting before he finally broke through Tiger Fossen's defense with his two large axes, and a saber instantly pierced Tiger's throat.

"You won." Tiger Fossen accepted his defeat. Their strength and speed were at the same level, but his axe skills were still a bit immature compared to Liu Hai's.

Although Liu Hai won, he also admired his opponent. Aside from the two monsters, Tiano and Xu Jingming, Tiger Fossen was the closest to him.

...

"Let us congratulate Liu Hai and Tiger Fossen for winning third and fourth place in this World Martial Arts Tournament respectively," the female host immediately announced. "After this match, next is the final match that all viewers are eagerly awaiting!"

"The final match is between Xu Jingming and Tiano Xili," Secretary-General Angus praised. "There is no doubt about their talent, and their strength is also obvious to all. Tiano easily defeated Liu Hai before, and Xu Jingming also easily defeated Tiger Fossen. They are both far ahead of the rest of the world."

While the female host and Secretary-General Angus were praising the two, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room continued to increase.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry."

"The final match is about to begin."

"Son, this is the final! You have to watch it even if you don't understand."

The audience was incredibly enthusiastic. Some people were too lazy to watch the third and fourth place match, and would just watch the replay video later. But the 'final' was different, and the number of viewers truly broke records.

Some children who weren't interested in the match were dragged over by their parents, or even held on their laps to watch the match, to prevent them from running around.

"Dad, is the person who wins about to become the strongest human on the entire planet?" a little boy asked his father.

"Yes, the strongest human on this planet," the father nodded.

The boy's eyes were filled with anticipation as he watched the live broadcast scene.

...

"It's my turn," Xu Jingming said as he received the prompt and got up.

Li Miaomiao got up and hugged Xu Jingming: "Good luck."

"Yeah."

Releasing his wife, Xu Jingming also saw his many friends and family.

"Brother Xu, take the world number one spot," Yang Qingshuo said excitedly. "This is the most valuable world number one in the history of the World Martial Arts Tournament."

"Take the world number one spot," Heng Fang, Liu Chongyuan, Dai Xiaoqing, and others looked at Xu Jingming.

Anyone who took the path of professional martial arts had dreamed of taking the world number one spot. It was just that in reality, physical fitness had a huge impact, and old age, injuries, and other reasons would cause one's peak to pass. Xu Jingming and his group of friends had all struggled on this professional path, and ultimately none of them had reached the very peak.

But today!

The most watched competition in human history, the most valuable martial arts competition, was also the first global competition since the opening of the virtual world.

The world number one was to be decided among billions of competitors!

"Okay, I'll take the world number one spot," Xu Jingming said with a smile, then gently tapped and entered the combat preparation space.

...

Tiano was alone in the stands, as he had no friends or family on Blue Star.

"This is the most anticipated battle I've had on Blue Star," Tiano said with burning eyes. Inside the virtual world, apart from his body being reduced to the perfected state of a planetary lifeform, he could fully exert all his other combat skills and techniques.

Tiano tapped lightly and also entered the combat preparation space.

...

"They've entered the combat preparation area," the female host said with an excited voice.

Countless viewers cheered when they saw Xu Jingming and Tiano. These were the two most dazzling figures in the world today.

Who was stronger?

Who was the world's number one?

Countless people were looking forward to it.

Director Zhou was alone in the stands, watching the match scene from afar, also looking forward to it: "On one side is our Blue Star's number one genius, Xu Jingming, and on the other side is Tiano, an envoy from the Cosmic Human Alliance. The resources and cultivation that Envoy Tiano has received are beyond the reach of our Blue Star civilization. Who will win this battle?"

Not only Director Zhou, but also other high-level figures on Blue Star who knew Tiano's true identity were extremely nervous and eagerly watching the match.

Deep down, they also hoped that their Blue Star's number one genius, Xu Jingming... could win this match! However, they didn't know the detailed information about Envoy Tiano and didn't have the right to investigate it.

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Tomato only has one chapter today to properly prepare for tomorrow's battle.