Chapter 178 One-on-One

Xu Jingming and the other five stood up, agreeing to the Xia country official livestream’s invitation.

"Whoosh."

Xu Jingming felt the scene before him change, and he was already on stage. The host, Liu Xin, was smiling and guiding, "The six members of the Pearwood team, please take a seat." At this moment, there was a tsunami of cheers from the stands, which surprised Xu Jingming.

"These cheers…" Yang Qingshuo, Heng Fang, Liu Chongyuan, and Li Miaomiao were also surprised because there weren't such loud cheers when they took the stage before.

Li Miaomiao whispered beside Xu Jingming, "Jingming, it seems you've gained a lot of fans after the last battle."

Xu Jingming could hear many people calling his name.

"Xu Jingming!"

"Spear Demon Xu Jingming!"

"Shield Demon Xu Jingming!"

Various cheers!

Although he had participated in the World Martial Arts Tournament, how many people were there in attendance? Such earth-shattering cheers still made Xu Jingming's heart race.

"It seems the Pearwood team is very popular." The host, Liu Xin, was already used to it. The six members of the Pearwood team took their seats, and then the six members of the Fang Yu team arrived. There was also an earth-shattering cheer; after all, with over a billion viewers, the sound of cheering was terrifying!

The livestream had already tried to reduce the sound impact as much as possible so that the sound was within earshot.

"Both teams have a lot of supporters." Liu Xin smiled and looked at the oldest member of the Fang Yu team, Grandpa Liu Jianfeng. "Senior Liu Jianfeng, hello."

"Hello, host." Liu Jianfeng smiled kindly.

"I remember that in the first God-level battle, you fought against Xu Jingming." Liu Xin said, "This time, Fang Yu is your teammate again. Can you comment on them both?"

Liu Jianfeng laughed and said, "In the first God-level battle, my first assassination attempt was against Xu Jingming. This kid's reaction was too fast, and his spear was too fast! I almost failed the assassination and lost my life. This kid is very strong! I think… in front of Fang Yu's City-Piercing Halberd, Xu Jingming should be able to withstand some moves, but the result will definitely be our team winning."

"Senior is very confident." The host, Liu Xin, looked at Wang Yi. "Wang Yi, you are the only Divine Archer in both teams. Are you confident about this match?"

"Fang Yu is very strong."

Wang Yi nodded. "But if his vital head area is not protected properly, one arrow will kill him."

Fang Yu frowned slightly and looked up at Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming also noticed his gaze and looked over.

The two looked at each other.

Their bodies had both reached advanced evolution, and their life magnetic fields had reached an astonishing level. At this moment, when they looked at each other, the hostility in their life magnetic fields put pressure on the other people in the stands.

"Two captains…" The host, Liu Xin, also noticed this scene and spoke.

"Host, I want to ask Captain Xu Jingming a question." Fang Yu suddenly said.

Liu Xin was stunned. As a host, he rarely had a team member seize control.

"Alright, of course you can ask." Liu Xin said.

Fang Yu was much larger than Xu Jingming, and his eyes were also much more domineering. He looked at Xu Jingming and said, "Captain Xu Jingming, I admit that your team has an advantage because you have Divine Archer Wang Yi. It would be a pity if the existence of Divine Archer Wang Yi prevented us from giving our all."

The arena went silent.

Fang Yu continued, "So, I hope that we can have a fair one-on-one duel on the battlefield. No other teammates are allowed to interfere!"

As soon as he said this, the stands erupted.

"One-on-one! It has to be one-on-one!"

"Is Xu Jingming stupid? He clearly has an advantage with the Divine Archer, why would he agree to a one-on-one with you?"

"Fang Yu is really cunning, making the other side give up their advantage."

"I really want to see a world-shaking one-on-one battle between the two of them."

Countless viewers discussed animatedly.

Host Liu Xin on stage also felt that something was wrong and said, "The rules of the competition are a duel between two teams! The Divine Archer is also the Pearwood team's advantage, how can you…"

"I can concede."

Fang Yu said coldly, and host Liu Xin was a little stunned. Concede?

The six members of the Pearwood team looked at Fang Yu.

The other five members of the Wu Ling team also looked at Fang Yu. Although they were a little puzzled, no one refuted him.

"I can concede this match, but only on one condition." Fang Yu looked at Xu Jingming. "Xu Jingming, you and I will have a fair one-on-one duel! After we determine the winner, our side will concede."

"Yu'er, what exactly do you want to do?" Fang Yu's father asked in the team voice chat. "Concede a match just like that?"

"Grandmaster, Granduncle, Uncle, Dad." Fang Yu said in the team voice chat, "I've never cared about winning or losing a match. What I've always pursued is being the strongest in the world! I'm looking forward to a life-and-death battle with Xu Jingming without anyone interfering, under the attention of over a billion people! I think this battle will be of great help to me. Even if I lose the match, I still want to have this battle."

"Senior Liu Hai and Senior Lei Yun have already passed the third level of the Star Tower. I'm not their match yet. Xu Jingming is the most suitable opponent for me at this stage." Fang Yu said in the team voice chat, "I need a life-and-death battle that touches my soul."

The others in the Wu Ling team looked at each other and nodded slightly.

"We are also trying our best to cultivate Yu'er. If Yu'er needs this battle, then let's listen to him." Liu Jianfeng said in the team voice chat.

Their lineage had been fully cultivating Fang Yu.

When Fang Yu was young, they discovered his talent! They devoted all their resources to cultivate him and were even unwilling to let him participate in the Martial Arts Tournament too early, to prevent him from being ruined by the world's top experts before his strength reached its peak.

The advent of the virtual world allowed Fang Yu to grow rapidly in terms of experience and reach an astonishing height.

…

On stage, host Liu Xin said, "You can't concede a match."

"This is an agreement between me and Xu Jingming, Xu Jingming, let's have a life-and-death battle without any interference. After the fight, our Wu Ling team will give up this match." Fang Yu looked at Xu Jingming. "I'm looking forward to fighting you."

"Captain…" Wang Yi, Heng Fang, Yang Qingshuo, and Liu Chongyuan all looked at Xu Jingming.

Li Miaomiao also looked at her boyfriend.

"I don't need you to concede." Xu Jingming looked at Fang Yu and smiled. "Because, we will defeat you and win this victory with our own hands."

"As for a one-on-one, a life-and-death battle without interference?" Xu Jingming stared at Fang Yu. "I'm also looking forward to it!"

Fang Yu's eyes lit up.

"Let the other teammates fight to their heart's content first. After the battle, we'll fight." Xu Jingming said.

"Alright." Fang Yu smiled with excitement.

"Please prepare, the match is about to begin." Host Liu Xin glanced at the prompt and said immediately.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two teams disappeared and went to the combat space preparation area.

…

The two sides chose their weapons and equipment in turn.

Xu Jingming still had light armor, a spear, and dual shields. However, after his evolutionary method reached advanced, his equipment also underwent transformation.

For example, the style of the light armor and combat boots remained unchanged, but the weight increased to 150 kilograms. With the shape remaining completely unchanged, the increase in weight represented an increase in density, and the armor's defense would also be greatly improved.

Such light armor could withstand a normal arrow from an archer with an advanced evolutionary method.

The weight of the weapons and shields was also increased accordingly, otherwise, they would feel too light.

"Body evolution, bone density, muscle density have greatly increased." Xu Jingming chose his equipment and thought, "My body hasn't gotten fatter at all, but my weight is more than three times what it was before I cultivated the evolutionary method."

Bones that were harder than alloy and muscles that were tougher than steel could unleash such terrifying power, so his weight was naturally high.

"The map is an ancient battlefield?" Xu Jingming glanced at the small map scene and then at Fang Yu on the opposite side. Fang Yu was also looking at Xu Jingming.

Ten streams of light fell toward the map scene.

…

Host Liu Xin watched the ten people choose their weapons and equipment and introduced, "I'm here to popularize a common piece of knowledge. After the evolutionary method reaches advanced, the body greatly improves, and the weight of the weapons and equipment chosen will increase. The light armor used is generally between 120 kilograms and 200 kilograms. Heavy armor also exceeds 600 kilograms, otherwise, if it's too light, the defense will be weak against masters of the same level."

"That's ridiculous."

"I'm only at the Silver Moon level. If I put on 600 kilograms of heavy armor, I wouldn't even be able to walk."

"Not many God-level experts dare to wear such heavy armor. Didn't you hear? It has to be an advanced evolutionary method."

"When can I be so strong? Wearing 600 kilograms of heavy armor and still being able to travel at 100 kilometers per hour?"

Countless people marveled.

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Ancient battlefield.

Ten streams of light landed, scattered in various places.

The only buildings here were the dilapidated ancient city walls. Outside the ancient city walls was a bare, dark-red earth, as if dyed red with blood. After Xu Jingming and Fang Yu landed, they were about 200 meters apart, looking at each other from a distance.

"Let's fight first, and leave the final battlefield to the captains." Wang Yi said in the team voice chat.

They also knew that the gap between them and the captain was too great now! They were completely on two different levels, so there was no need to join forces.

"Kill."

"Stop them."

"Be careful of the Divine Archer."

The battle between the two teams erupted instantly.

But both sides tacitly avoided the two captains!

Xu Jingming and Fang Yu looked at each other, observing each other.

"We must kill the other side's Divine Archer." Old Senior Liu Jianfeng and others desperately rushed toward the archer. This was an ancient battlefield, and everyone's position could be seen at a glance. There was no cover, so it was relatively easy to besiege the archer.

"Protect Sister Yi." Yang Qingshuo, Liu Chongyuan, and Heng Fang wanted to block the opponent.

The battle began.

One side wanted to block, and the other side wanted to assassinate.

As long as they intercepted the opponent, Wang Yi's arrows could find suitable opportunities to strike.

But facing four desperate experts who only wanted to assassinate Wang Yi, it was very difficult for Yang Qingshuo and the others to stop them.

"Pfft pfft…"

The members of both sides fell one after another in the fight.

Wang Yi was eventually killed under the joint attack of Liu Jianfeng and Fang Yu's granduncle, but Wang Yi, with the cooperation of her teammates, shot and killed three people in a row!

"Hoo…"

The seriously injured Heng Fang and Yang Qingshuo were still standing. All four of their opponents were dead.

Xu Jingming and Fang Yu listened to the sounds of their teammates fighting and saw the scenes of the battle, but they did not interfere. It was not until all four members of the Wu Ling team were dead and the Pearwood team was left with Heng Fang and Yang Qingshuo.

"As expected, having a Divine Archer is an advantage." Fang Yu said softly, "Now, it's our turn, right?"

"Please." Xu Jingming said, holding his dual shields as he looked at his opponent.

Fang Yu's eyes turned cold, and he charged forward with a large City-Piercing Halberd in his hand. The ground trembled as he charged! The heavy armor that Fang Yu was wearing was the heaviest in the Xia country, reaching a terrifying 800 kilograms!

As a prodigy whose compatibility with the Tyrant Tiger evolutionary method reached 103%, he was incredibly strong. He felt that 800 kilograms of heavy armor was suitable for him! Counting his 300-kilogram weight and the weight of the City-Piercing Halberd in his hand… it had long exceeded one ton. One could imagine the power of such a terrifying speed.

In the blink of an eye, he had run most of the 200-meter distance.

When Xu Jingming saw the opponent approaching, his feet moved, and boom! boom! His feet stomped on the ground like thunder and fire erupting. His speed was much faster than Fang Yu's, and he instantly turned into a dark-red blurry figure to meet him!