Chapter 54 Clash

When Xu Jingming roared from the restaurant and Lei Yunfang rushed towards him at lightning speed, countless viewers in the Xia Country official livestream were in an uproar.

"Lei Yunfang is attacking!"

"Wow, they're going to fight."

"Lei Yunfang and Xu Jingming are going to fight."

"The competition just started, and the two bosses are already going to fight? Does it have to be so intense!"

"My scalp is tingling. I'm afraid to breathe. Xu Jingming, please don't lose in one move."

"The outcome of this semi-final depends on their duel!"

Countless viewers watched.

"Dad, can Uncle Xu win?" Fang Xinglong, with his daughter, was watching the battle. His daughter asked uncertainly.

"Even if he loses, he has already won." Fang Xinglong smiled as he watched. Back then, he was forced by Cheng Zihao to let his junior brother leave the martial arts hall. Now that the virtual world had arrived, his junior brother had soared. Fang Xinglong was happy for his junior brother.

On the other side, Old Master Xu, Xu Hong and his wife, Li Chen'an and his wife, and others were all watching nervously.

"Can our son win?" Mother Xu worried.

"It's a bit dangerous." Xu Hong watched nervously.

"They're fighting!" Old Master Xu's eyes widened.

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In the small town, the fine rain fell on Xu Jingming's face as he stood by the railing on the third floor of the restaurant, watching the approaching azure figure.

"Hmph."

He stomped his foot, and the restaurant floor cracked. Xu Jingming transformed into a blurry, dark red figure and shot out. In one step, he covered more than ten meters, landing on the courtyard wall across the street, cracking the bricks. Xu Jingming then pounced straight at the azure figure.

In just two steps, he went from the third floor of the restaurant, about eight meters high, to the courtyard wall, more than three meters high, and then to the azure figure running on the roof in the distance.

Carrying gravitational potential energy and explosive force, Xu Jingming's momentum was terrifying.

"What a fierce kid." Lei Yunfang felt a gust of wind as Xu Jingming stabbed at him with his spear.

"I can't fight him head-on!"

Lei Yunfang wasn't one for brute force. He had chosen the Shadow Leopard evolutionary method, the weakest in terms of strength among the five evolutionary methods. He was only wearing cloth and wielding two thin sabers. He walked the path of speed, pursuing the ultimate in speed.

As Xu Jingming charged fiercely, Lei Yunfang's figure flashed, his shadow blurring as he drew a curve, avoiding Xu Jingming's attack.

"Bang."

Xu Jingming's spear pierced the courtyard wall. The rotating force of the spear caused the entire wall to shatter, and countless stones fell onto the street. Xu Jingming landed on the street.

Standing in the center of the stone-paved street, Xu Jingming held his spear, looking at the azure figure.

"Techniques that can't hit anyone are useless." Lei Yunfang also walked onto the street, looking at Xu Jingming with burning eyes and intense fighting spirit.

"Is Senior Lei only going to dodge? As time passes, the battle map will shrink. Senior Lei won't be able to dodge forever." Xu Jingming looked at him.

"Haha? Dodge?"

Lei Yunfang moved.

*Whoosh.*

His figure blurred, becoming ghostly, and he instantly arrived in front of Xu Jingming.

"Boom." A spear shadow greeted him! The spear shadow was like an arrow, instantly stabbing towards the azure figure.

"My speed isn't as good as yours, but is it possible that my spearmanship speed can't keep up with your movement technique speed?" Xu Jingming was extremely confident. Spear shadows flickered, covering the area in front of him. Clang, clang, clang sounds echoed as he thrust more than ten times in an instant! Lei Yunfang's expression was stern as he used a saber to block more than ten spear attacks.

*Bang!*

The thrusting spear suddenly turned into a collapsing strike. The force released upon impact made Lei Yunfang's expression change, and his body was forced to fly backward. He tapped his foot and landed on the roof to steady himself.

"Senior Lei, if you continue to only use one saber, I will definitely stab you to death within dozens of moves!" Xu Jingming looked at Lei Yunfang, his killing intent intense.

Just over ten spear strikes had completely suppressed Lei Yunfang.

Xu Jingming said this with absolute confidence.

"Hahaha… it seems I really can't underestimate you." Lei Yunfang drew another saber from his back with his left hand. With dual sabers in hand, the threat was naturally different.

...

"Wow."

"Awesome, awesome."

"Xu Jingming said that he will definitely be able to stab Lei Yunfang to death within dozens of moves… It seems Lei Yunfang has to use dual sabers."

"The difference wasn't that big to begin with. Those who said he would be killed in one move underestimated Xu Jingming too much. If he's careless, Xu Jingming will send Lei Yunfang packing."

"The next battle will be more intense."

Countless viewers were focused on this battle. Few paid attention to Wang Yi and Yang Qingshuo chasing the other four members of Lei Yunfang's team. This battle was the most peak showdown in the Fireseed Cup so far.

Although Liu Hai was stronger, it was too easy for Liu Hai to defeat Zhang Qing; he killed him with one punch, making it less exciting.

Who would have thought that the difference in strength wouldn't be that great, and the battle would be much more intense, requiring both sides to go all out.

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Holding dual sabers, Lei Yunfang carefully observed Xu Jingming. "From Xu Jingming's spearmanship just now, he's probably very close to clearing the third level of the Star Tower. He might be able to clear it in a few days. The difference between him and me isn't that big."

"But this is more interesting." Lei Yunfang moved and attacked again.

Xu Jingming held his spear, standing in the center of the stone-paved street. He only attacked when the other party was close.

Xu Jingming's spearmanship was highly accomplished in terms of speed. The creation of 'Shadowless Thrust' was proof of this. However, he didn't dare to use Shadowless Thrust easily at the moment, because Shadowless Thrust sacrificed defense and left no room for error. If he failed, the other party could take the opportunity to counterattack.

Lei Yunfang's reaction was too fast, and his defense was too quick. Xu Jingming had to be confident enough before he could use Shadowless Thrust.

Of course, ordinary thrusts were also very fast for Xu Jingming. These were basic moves that he had practiced since he was a child.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.*

The air shrieked as spear shadows continuously thrust out, one move after another, endlessly.

Experts generally use 70% of their strength in their moves, leaving 30% in reserve to execute the next move. One move connects to the next… Even if one move fails, another move immediately follows, preventing the enemy from finding a flaw.

"Clang, clang, clang." Lei Yunfang closed in, his dual sabers moving extremely quickly.

The saber light flickered! Unpredictable!

Xu Jingming was brave and fierce. "A spear against dual sabers… I have the advantage in weapons to begin with. Lei Yunfang doesn't dare to get close, because if he does, I'll stab him through. He must break through my spearmanship to get close."

He stepped forward and thrust! Stepped forward, and thrust again! The spearhead danced, thrusting out again and again, occasionally forming a circle to defend a large area.

Lei Yunfang continuously attacked with his dual sabers. Even the occasional threatening strike was defended by Xu Jingming's circular spear.

*Bang, bang, bang.*

Xu Jingming suppressed the other party, forcing him to retreat. As he thrust out again and again, Lei Yunfang dodged, but the spear struck a courtyard wall, causing it to shatter.

Then, with a follow-up collapsing sweep, Lei Yunfang dodged again. This sweep hit a shop by the street, causing the entire shop to collapse and explode under the force of the spear. A large number of stones flew towards Lei Yunfang, who retreated while using his saber techniques to block them.

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"What's going on? Why doesn't Lei Yunfang have any advantage?"

"Xu Jingming is actually very fierce, chasing him all the way, his moves are fierce. It looks like he's going to demolish the street."

"Are the buildings in this ancient town map so fragile? One spear strike and a shop or small building collapses and explodes?"

"I specifically tested it on the map. I'm a Silver Moon-level player, an early-stage evolutionary. I used my full strength to chop hundreds of times before I could make a hole in the wall. These ancient brick buildings are very durable. Wooden buildings are easier to destroy. In short—it's not that the small buildings are fragile, it's that Xu Jingming is fierce!"

"He's very fierce, a bulldozer. Every spear thrust is like a cannonball."

Countless viewers commented.

"Why do I feel like there's hope of winning?" Li Miaomiao watched nervously, feeling suffocated. "Jingming has been dominating."

"Is it too reckless for Lei Yunfang to attack head-on with Old Xu?" Heng Fang wondered as he watched.

At the moment, Liu Hai was also watching the duel from the stands. "Lei Yunfang, he was able to clear the third level of the Star Tower because of his movement technique! If he doesn't use his movement technique advantage and relies only on his dual saber techniques… he won't be able to beat my disciple."

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Being chased and attacked all the way by Xu Jingming, Lei Yunfang finally couldn't help but say, "Xu Jingming is using a spear, which has an advantage against dual sabers. My dual saber techniques are only at the third level, 47%. I don't even have an advantage relying only on my saber techniques. Oh well, I've had my fill of fighting and honed my saber techniques."

"Then let's end the battle." Lei Yunfang's eyes turned cold, and with a *swoosh*, he transformed into an azure shadow and pounced straight at Xu Jingming.

As usual, Xu Jingming fiercely thrust his spear, whistling and rotating.

If it were before, Lei Yunfang would have used his saber techniques to block, but this time…

Lei Yunfang's figure flashed, and he began to move around Xu Jingming, sometimes trying to get close, sometimes changing direction. Xu Jingming's mind immediately tensed, and he carefully watched his surroundings. "What kind of movement technique is this?"

A person was moving around him within a few meters, and his spear couldn't reach him! The other party circled him again and again, changing his movement technique. Without even drawing his saber, he made Xu Jingming extremely nervous.

Because as long as he had the slightest flaw, the other party could get close and kill him with a single strike.

"Whoosh."

Lei Yunfang felt the wind circling around his body. He was riding the wind, sometimes speeding up, sometimes stopping, sometimes changing direction, sometimes attacking… everything was spontaneous, without a trace of deliberation, completely instinctual. The movement technique was unpredictable, and the whole person was like a gust of wind circling Xu Jingming.

"Lei Yunfang's saber emphasizes lightness and agility." Liu Hai watched from the stands. "For light and agile saber or sword techniques, 70% of the strength depends on footwork. As long as he can get within the attack range of his saber, he can take the enemy away with one strike."

"Xu Jingming will lose if he makes the slightest mistake now." Liu Hai said, "My good disciple, the Lei Yunfang who uses his movement technique is the real Lei Yunfang."