Yershalova returned to the stands, somewhat distracted, still thinking about why she had lost that battle.

"Yersha," her husband beside her immediately comforted, "Your opponent was Xu Jingming after all. Losing to him is nothing to be ashamed of! Moreover, in the fourth level of the Starry Sky Ranking, you were outside the top fifty. It's already amazing that you've made it to the top eight. All the citizens of our Raksha Country are proud of you. No one will blame you."

Yershalova glanced at her husband, "Don't talk. Let me be quiet for a while."

"Okay."

Her husband immediately shut up, but couldn't help but say, "I believe in you. You'll definitely be able to surpass Xu Jingming in the future."

"Shut up!" Yershalova glared.

"Okay, I'll shut up…" Her husband found even his wife's scolding to be charming!

Yershalova looked at the live broadcast, sighing inwardly. She had been cultivating the evolutionary method for ten years, while Xu Jingming had only been doing it for ten months… the gap would only widen.

…

Xu Jingming also returned to the stands.

"Jingming." Li Miaomiao greeted him with a warm embrace.

"A fifth-order sharpshooter, firing arrows at such close range, and the captain still managed to defeat her." Wang Yi exclaimed. The others were also pleasantly surprised by Xu Jingming's victory.

"I'm going to chat with my teacher for a while." Xu Jingming said to his wife.

"Go ahead."

Li Miaomiao nodded obediently. She didn't want to disturb her husband's conversation with his teacher, because they had both entered the top four. It wasn't appropriate for outsiders to interrupt their exchange of experience.

"That fifth-order sharpshooter was very powerful." Liu Hai said after Xu Jingming sat down next to him, "Very fast, and her archery poses a great threat."

"Facing a sharpshooter, you either let her shoot, or you have to charge forward." Xu Jingming said, "Charging forward while enduring her arrows at close range is like dancing on the tip of a knife. My victory was quite thrilling."

"You would have been a lot more relaxed if you had used your shield earlier," Liu Hai said.

"Haha, I wanted to hone my spearmanship," Xu Jingming said.

Indeed.

Where else could he find such thrilling experiences during normal training, or such an investment of his mind and will? Xu Jingming felt that his understanding of the Water Stance and Fire Stance had improved.

"To dare to use a match to hone yourself, you have to have enough confidence," Liu Hai said, glancing at his disciple with a smile. He vaguely felt that his disciple was getting stronger and stronger. Perhaps… in a one-on-one fight, he was no longer his disciple's opponent.

******

The hosts and guests carefully explained the previous battle, analyzing every move in detail. After chatting for half an hour, they finally started the last match.

"Today's final match is Haru Singh against Tiger Fussen," the female host said excitedly. "This match will also determine the last of the top four experts."

Li Wen Gulit said with a smile, "Tiger Fussen was second on the Starry Sky Ranking not long after the virtual world opened. His strength is close to Liu Hai's! Although his ranking has declined since then, he still easily entered the top eight this time. As for Haru Singh, he is the number one expert in India. He is young and growing rapidly. His growth rate seems to be even faster than Tiger's. It's hard to say who is stronger."

"It's hard to say who will win this battle," Alan nodded.

Miyagawa Akari also nodded slightly.

From the previous battles, these three fifth-order experts had noticed that both Haru Singh and Tiger Fussen were very powerful and had not truly shown their full strength.

"The two sides have entered the battle map," the female host said. "They are approaching rapidly. Haru Singh has released hidden weapons—curved boomerangs."

Snowy map.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The three curved boomerangs were unpredictable. Tiger Fussen was two meters thirty-five tall, with hands like fans, wielding two huge battle axes and wearing heavy armor. The heavy armor made people have no desire to attack. These three curved boomerangs were also aimed at Tiger Fussen's head.

Clang clang clang!

Tiger Fussen simply blocked with his two battle axes, protecting his head, and easily blocked the hidden weapons.

"Now then." Tiger Fussen looked at his opponent with a chuckle, like a giant bear.

Haru Singh, however, had a solemn expression. He was wearing close-fitting soft armor and wielding two curved sabers. He knew very well… that against Tiger Fussen, one axe strike would be fatal! Light armor was meaningless. It was better to wear soft armor to increase speed and agility.

"I must attack his head, or I won't be able to hurt him at all." Haru Singh moved, transforming into a ghostly figure.

"Clang."

Tiger Fussen immediately raised a battle axe, the axe face large, serving as a shield, blocking the incoming curved saber.

Haru Singh used his movement technique to circle around Tiger Fussen, repeatedly looking for opportunities and attacking!

"Hmm?"

Xu Jingming and Liu Hai were both a little surprised.

Because Haru Singh's body sometimes lengthened and sometimes shortened, making him unpredictable in close combat.

"This Indian kid is quite fast, reaching 391 meters per second." Liu Hai looked up and said, "The most troublesome thing is his body that can change length at will. His body is full of韧性 (renxing - resilience/flexibility), and the length of his arms and legs can suddenly lengthen or shorten during combat, making his attacks more unexpected."

Xu Jingming also nodded, "He has reached the cellular control level. He can instantly increase the length of his skin and muscles, and even move his bones, to instantly lengthen his hands and feet. But Haru Singh has obviously been cultivating for a long time and has formed a unique fighting method."

"Unevolved ordinary people can do a little bit of lengthening." Liu Hai said, "It's just that Haru Singh's body changes more dramatically, and he cooperates with movement techniques and dual saber techniques to form complete combat skills."

The two of them fought like lightning in the snow, fighting for more than a minute and exchanging hundreds of moves.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a cold light flashed!

It swept past Haru Singh's thigh, and a leg flew off.

All the spectators exclaimed.

Xu Jingming, however, could see clearly that it was a battle axe with a sudden increase in speed. After fighting for a long time, Tiger Fussen suddenly increased the speed of his axe by about 50%, causing Haru Singh to be unable to avoid it, and one of his thighs was cut by the battle axe.

The battle came to an end.

Faced with the pouncing Tiger Fussen, Haru Singh, who had a broken leg, turned into an illusion after only two axe strikes.

…

"Tiger Fussen wins!" the female host immediately shouted passionately. "This match has determined the winner, and the last of the top four players has been decided."

"Now, the top four players in this global competition have all been decided." The female host looked behind her, and the live broadcast scene behind her showed the battle chart, "Tomorrow, the semi-finals will be held. There will be two semi-final matches, one is Tiano Xire against Liu Hai, and the other is Xu Jingming against Tiger Fussen."

In the stands.

Liu Hai and Xu Jingming, the master and disciple, were also looking at the battle chart.

"Be careful of your opponent." Liu Hai said, "Tiger Fussen's battle axe can be very fast."

"I just saw it." Xu Jingming nodded and said with a smile, "Teacher, you also have to be careful of Tiano! Since the virtual world opened, I have never seen this Tiano truly show all of his strength. He has always been very relaxed and casually won."

"Tiano?"

Liu Hai smiled, "After I defeat him, we master and disciple will meet in the finals."

"Okay, see you in the finals." Xu Jingming nodded.

This was the agreement between the master and disciple.