He Jingming smiled, still aware of his own limitations.

"Miao Miao, she's recognized as the strongest martial artist in Xia Country, one of the Three Kings of the martial arts world." He Jingming laughed. "My strength is only about the same as Gao Chong's, maybe a little stronger. Even if Gao Chong and I joined forces, we probably couldn't beat Senior Lei Yunfang."

"That exaggerated?" Li Miao Miao asked in surprise.

"His evolution method has reached a high level, and his footwork is at least third-tier," He Jingming said, having witnessed his teacher Liu Hai's movements firsthand.

He had to admit... Lei Yunfang's footwork was even more terrifying!

"Look at Senior Lei Yunfang's footwork. He's attacking the sharpshooter right now, and no matter how many arrows the sharpshooter fires, none of them can touch Coach Lei," He Jingming exclaimed. He watched as Lei Yunfang rushed straight at the sharpshooter through the snow. His movements were too fast; the sharpshooter couldn't escape and could only fire arrows while retreating.

Of the six consecutive arrows, only the sixth, fired from a distance of several *zhang* (丈, approx. 3.3 meters), barely grazed the edge of Lei Yunfang's robe. The other arrows missed completely!

He openly approached the sharpshooter and took him out with one strike.

"A god-level sharpshooter is a joke in front of him," Li Miao Miao marveled.

"Of the Three Kings of the global martial arts world, Senior Lei Yunfang possesses the most unbelievable footwork, Quays Saint Mills has a monstrous physique, and Alan has the most perfect cold weapon skills." He Jingming said, "In terms of footwork, Senior Lei Yunfang is recognized as the best in the history of the martial arts world!"

"The best in history, and by a long shot." He Jingming was full of admiration. "Even with the virtual world, it will probably take me quite some time to reach that level of footwork."

The battle ended quickly.

Lei Yunfang single-handedly killed four opponents, and his teammates finally seized the opportunity to kill the last one.

"Senior Lei Yunfang is very powerful," Li Miao Miao nodded. "But it's been seven days since the virtual world opened. Many experts in boxing, free combat, *sanshou* (散手, Chinese kickboxing), and other fighting styles have become familiar with weapons and are starting to show their strength. And there are also many female god-level experts and many folk masters emerging."

"Only seven days, and it's already a blooming of a hundred flowers." Li Miao Miao said, "I believe that as time goes on, more and more experts will rise. The so-called Three Kings of the global martial arts world are a product of the past. Now there are seven billion people competing! I predict that in one year, of the global top ten, at most one of the Three Kings will remain."

He Jingming clapped his hands with a smile. "Miao Miao is right."

"Even now, there might be people stronger than the three of them in the world," Li Miao Miao added. "After all, who knows what kind of monster will pop out of some corner of the globe."

"Oh, right, there's another novelty today." Li Miao Miao immediately manipulated the light screen, and a video appeared on the screen.

"This is the big internet celebrity 'Fairy Wang,' ranking the god-levels of Xia Country," Li Miao Miao fast-forwarded the video to the ranking list.

"Xia Country god-level ranking?" He Jingming asked.

"Although this list is controversial, it still has some reference value," Li Miao Miao said. "It's a ranking of experts based on all the god-level battles they could find records of. For example, your ranking is two places higher than Gao Chong's."

"The moment Senior Lei Yunfang's battle ended today, Fairy Wang released this list. This video already has over a hundred million views; it's very popular." Li Miao Miao said. Compared to He Jingming, who focused on cultivation, Li Miao Miao was concerned about all the major and minor events in the virtual world.

"Your news is really well-informed. Every night at dinner, I can hear a lot of gossip from you," He Jingming laughed.

"The virtual world is very important. I've asked Sister Kong and Xiao Zeng to help gather all the important news as well," Li Miao Miao said. "Hurry up and look at the ranking and comment on whether it's fair. Look, she ranked your teacher Liu Hai in first place!"

He Jingming looked at the ranking. The list contained thirty-six people.

First: Liu Hai (Possesses the most perfect skills the Fairy has ever seen. The Fairy believes that once Liu Hai has a peak physique, he will be stronger than the Three Kings of the martial arts world!)

Second: Lei Yunfang (One of the Three Kings of the martial arts world. His footwork is the most unbelievable the Fairy has ever seen.)

Third: Zhou Yi (The most terrifying sharpshooter. Zhou Yi loves archery so much that he changed his name to 'Yi' after adulthood. The Fairy has learned that after retiring from the national team, he lived in the deep mountains for many years to practice archery and has become obsessed with it. His rapid-fire archery has shown the world the terror of close-range archers!)

He Jingming nodded as he read this. "Zhou Yi is indeed a monster. With a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, he can instantly kill five god-level experts within fifty meters of the enemy's charge."

"He shoots arrows too fast," Li Miao Miao said. "His movements are also fast. He just lets off a few arrows while moving at high speed! And he's very accurate."

Daring to let five god-level enemies get within fifty meters before shooting them all dead!

"I agree with the top three on this list," He Jingming continued to look at the list.

Fourth: Tie Liyun (The person from Xia Country who has won the most World Martial Arts Competition championships, but he rose to prominence after the Three Kings had already retired. He has also lost to more than one World Martial Arts Competition competitor. The global martial arts world's evaluation of him is also inferior to the Three Kings. Judging from his eight god-level battles in the last seven days, he is slightly inferior to Liu Hai and Lei Yunfang. But his cold weapon skills are very comprehensive, and his shield-axe is fierce and violent. He won seven of his eight god-level matches. Each time he won, he carried his team, which shows his strength.)

Fifth: Xiong Tianshan (The greatest boxer in Xia Country, having won world championships in five weight classes. After choosing shield-axe as his weapon, his strength has improved rapidly. His latest battle, a peak duel with Tie Liyun, proves his strength. In that battle, he entangled Tie Liyun... and ultimately led his team to victory. Although his cold weapon skills are slightly inferior to Tie Liyun, his ability to command the team is stronger than Tie Liyun, and it also brought Tie Liyun his only defeat in the virtual world.)

"Xiong Tianshan," He Jingming had watched that live broadcast. "As expected of one of the greatest boxers in world history, after becoming familiar with shield-axe, he was able to fight Tie *Shixiong* (师兄, senior male apprentice) to a standstill, and even lead his team to victory."

"That duel was really wonderful. Tie Liyun clearly had the advantage in one-on-one combat, but Xiong Tianshan still managed to win with his team," Li Miao Miao laughed. "It feels like Tie Liyun's IQ was crushed. Outsiders believe that... as long as Xiong Tianshan has time to continue improving his cold weapon skills, Xiong Tianshan will completely surpass Tie Liyun in the future."

He Jingming nodded and continued reading.

Sixth: Zhang Qing (The undefeated goddess of the women's martial arts and fighting world, having won first place in the Women's World Martial Arts Competition three times in a row before retiring due to being invincible. In the virtual world, she has defeated Gao Chong and Yang Yu head-on with her dual swords and has an advantage against He Jingming. And Zhang Qing's dual sword skills are too beautiful! The Fairy even believes that Zhang Qing will reach the top three in Xia Country in the future!)

Seventh: He Jingming (Excellent in both spear and shield, he can play a significant role in a team. In the fifteen god-level battles he has participated in, he has thirteen wins and two losses! His clashes with many god-level experts fully demonstrate his strength. Gao Chong and Yang Yu have both been defeated by He Jingming in one-on-one combat. His ranking at seventh place is what everyone expects! And he is the youngest among the top ten. The Fairy thinks... his future is limitless!)

Eighth: Yang Yu (Won first place in the World Martial Arts Competition. His dual gun skills are dazzling, his movements are as swift as the wind, and his dual guns kill enemies like ghosts. But he has lost to Zhang Qing, He Jingming, and Tie Liyun, so he is ranked in eighth place.)

Ninth: Gao Chong (Won first place in the World Martial Arts Competition. His Herculean strength is still violent and fierce. In fact, he and Yang Yu have not been able to determine a winner in their battles. However, Yang Yu is more flexible and helps the team more, so Gao Chong is ranked in ninth place.)

Tenth: Liu Jianfeng (A ninety-seven-year-old man, he is the most terrifying assassin in all of Xia Country's god-level battles to date! Many god-level sharpshooters have died at his hands. Even Zhou Yi, when facing him, fired three arrows simultaneously! But Grandpa Liu Jianfeng was still unable to dodge and was killed at close range. Because his head-on combat skills are slightly inferior, the Fairy has ranked him in tenth place. But I am a fan of Grandpa Liu Jianfeng! Grandpa's assassinations are too cool!)

Each ranking was accompanied by a simple explanation.

Thirty-sixth: Wu Sai (The first god-level battle on the first day the virtual world opened was definitely Wu Sai's battle of shame. At that time, he was unfamiliar with cold weapon skills and did not have enough combat experience. He purely coasted to victory. But in the following days, we can see Wu Sai's combat experience growing rapidly, completely proving that he was able to become a god-level on the first day through the placement matches because his foundation was very solid. After his skills and experience improved, ranking him in thirty-sixth place is very fair in the Fairy's opinion.)

He Jingming nodded slightly after reading the entire list.

"How does it feel?" Li Miao Miao asked.

"Pretty fair," He Jingming nodded. He had indeed been pressured by Zhang Qing during their fight.

He Jingming believed that Zhang Qing was probably the most skilled swordsman in Xia Country. Her dual sword skills were dazzling yet contained hidden dangers, and he was forced to focus on defense.

People like Yang Yu and Gao Chong, whose defenses were somewhat inferior to He Jingming's, had been killed one-on-one by Zhang Qing.

"This is only seven days after the opening of the virtual world. If it were a month, the list would definitely be even more exciting." Li Miao Miao suddenly noticed the time. "Wow, it's already 8:55. The mission space is about to open."

The virtual world is divided into three parts: personal space, mission space, and combat space.

According to the official announcement, the mission space would officially open at 9:00 PM tonight.