Chapter 1 Combat Space

In the combat space preparation area, Xu Jingming also saw his four other teammates.

"Panda!" Xu Jingming looked in surprise at one familiar old friend, none other than Panda Zhang Qian. "What a coincidence?"

"Haha, Jingming," Panda Zhang Qian laughed happily. "It's your first time participating in the Global Battlefield, and our Xia Country official is making a big deal of it, preparing a live broadcast for you in advance. Naturally, I timed it perfectly and chose to queue up. Look, look at this luck… I actually ran into you."

Xu Jingming was also in a good mood.

In his first God-level battle, Panda Zhang Qian was a teammate.

Now, in his first battle in the Global Battlefield, Panda Zhang Qian was once again a teammate.

"Xu Jingming," the other three teammates said politely.

"This battle mainly relies on you. We wouldn't dare interfere in your battle with Alan Emelianenko."

"You're all in the top ten globally, we haven't even reached Tier 3 strength."

The three teammates were very self-aware.

"I only broke through to Tier 3 a few days ago," Panda Zhang Qian said. "However, your battle with Alan Emelianenko is too high-level! If I interfere, I'll be instantly killed. I'll just be on the sidelines cheering you on."

"Cheerleader!" the other three teammates immediately said. They already felt honored to participate in Xu Jingming and Alan Emelianenko's battle; they could brag about it after the match.

"Everyone, pay attention to your performance. This battle will definitely be broadcast live nationwide in Xia Country and Russia, and even the officials of many other countries around the world will choose to broadcast it," Panda Zhang Qian said. "I estimate that more than two billion people worldwide may be watching this match."

"Pay attention to our performance."

"Possibly more than two billion viewers."

The teammates were noticeably more serious.

Xu Jingming sighed inwardly, "Even if the Fire Seed Cup competition is popular, it's only watched domestically. But the Global Battlefield… it may attract live broadcasts from many countries, and the number of viewers is rising sharply."

Xu Jingming looked at the other side of the preparation area, where the five Russian team members were, one of whom, a bald man, was the most conspicuous.

"Alan Emelianenko!" Xu Jingming looked at him.

Alan Emelianenko, the name itself, is a legend.

The vaguely acknowledged number one in martial arts history. If one had to choose the strongest among the Three Kings of martial arts… it would be Alan!

"He's reputed to have… the most perfect cold weapon skills on this planet." Xu Jingming was looking forward to the battle with him. Before the virtual world opened, his goal had always been the World Martial Arts Competition.

And this man before him had achieved the highest accomplishments in the World Martial Arts Competition.

"Please have one team member select weapons and equipment," the virtual game voice announced.

"You guys choose first," Alan Emelianenko said to his teammates.

"Yes," the four teammates were very respectful of Alan.

In Russia, Alan Emelianenko was like a god. His achievements in the martial arts world were extremely high, and he had been far ahead since the virtual world opened. He was the absolute God of War in the country.

Since the start of the Global Battlefield, Alan had maintained a perfect winning record.

"Xu Jingming?" Alan looked at Xu Jingming on the other side with a gentle gaze. "To be ranked eighth on the Starry Sky Rankings, you must be quite capable."

…

A moment later, all ten members of both teams entered the combat map.

The map was an ancient battlefield.

"Whoosh." Ten streams of light descended, landing in various parts of the ancient battlefield.

Amidst the dilapidated ancient city walls and the earth outside the walls that seemed to be soaked in blood, the ten figures could vaguely see each other.

Xu Jingming and Alan Emelianenko saw each other and walked towards each other. Both sides were clear that the main focus of this battle was on the two of them.

The gap between the other teammates and them was too large.

Unless it was a group of equally matched teammates, coordination would be very important.

"Xu Jingming, I've watched your matches," Alan Emelianenko's mouth moved, but the language he spoke was Chinese. The virtual world automatically synchronized the translation, so no matter which country a master was from, the language they spoke… sounded like Chinese to the people of Xia Country, Roman to the Romans, and Japanese to the people of Sakura Country.

"I hadn't retired then," Alan Emelianenko smiled. "You were really young back then."

"So I suffered a loss," Xu Jingming looked at him.

"You didn't bring a shield?" Alan Emelianenko looked at Xu Jingming.

"It's said that you, Alan, possess the most perfect cold weapon skills on this planet. It would be too boring to use a shield," Xu Jingming observed Alan Emelianenko. Alan was 1.85 meters tall, which wasn't considered tall after the popularization of evolution methods.

Alan was the most gentle and reserved of the Three Kings of martial arts, and also the most terrifying with weapons.

"Very good," Alan Emelianenko looked at Xu Jingming, his fighting spirit intense.

Xu Jingming, holding a long spear, also stared at him.

…

The official Sakura Country livestream was also broadcasting this battle.

"This battle is between Alan Emelianenko, ranked third on the Starry Sky Rankings, and Xu Jingming, ranked eighth. Although Xu Jingming's ranking is slightly lower, he is only twenty-nine years old, younger. Having grown to this point, his strength may not be inferior to Alan Emelianenko!" The two hosts in the livestream were excitedly speaking in Japanese.

Sakura Country had a smaller population, but its martial spirit was strong. They usually livestreamed battles between players ranked in the top twenty of the Starry Sky Rankings.

"Youth represents potential, like our Sword God 'Miyagawa Akari'… although she is only ranked twenty-first on the Starry Sky Rankings. But Miyagawa Akari is only seventeen years old and is progressing rapidly. She is currently six wins out of six in the Global Battlefield, and is already a powerhouse standing at the top of the world. I believe that as Miyagawa Akari continues to grow, she should be able to surpass figures like Alan Emelianenko, Tiger Fosen, and Liu Hai. Of course, even now, Miyagawa Akari should be comparable to them."

"This battle also needs to be watched carefully. It is also a duel at the pinnacle of the world today. Alan Emelianenko and Xu Jingming may also become Miyagawa Akari's opponents."

The two hosts spoke while also touting their country's genius, Miyagawa Akari.

…

"Alan Emelianenko and Xu Jingming, global third and global eighth… who is stronger and who is weaker now?" The official India livestream was also broadcasting, and the host was excitedly speaking.

…

Xia Country official livestream.

The host, Liu Xin, glanced at the data and exclaimed, "Everyone, as of now, official livestreams from more than fifty countries around the world are broadcasting this battle. This is a battle that is attracting global attention, and the number of viewers has exceeded 2.3 billion!"

"Wow." The audience in the stands exclaimed.

"Our Xia Country official livestream only has over 600 million viewers, and more than 2.3 billion people around the world are watching?"

Alan's factor was more important in attracting so many countries to livestream this battle. After all, he was the global third! The number one in Russia! And he still had a perfect winning record. Xu Jingming's international reputation was much lower than Alan's, and he had no record in the Global Battlefield yet.

…

Russia official livestream.

"Alan, Alan!"

"Defeat him!"

"Ura ura!" Countless people cheered and howled. Every battle of Alan Emelianenko was a carnival for Russia.

"The battle has begun!" The host also became excited, his eyes red.

******

Inside the ancient battlefield map.

Xu Jingming and Alan Emelianenko moved at the same time.

Alan wore silver armor, held a silver round shield, and wielded a silver saber. The weapons and armor reflected light, and as Alan Emelianenko charged, he seemed like a silver meteor streaking in to kill.

Xu Jingming wore dark red armor and held a black spear, meeting him head-on.

On the blood-colored earth, the dark red figure and the silver figure collided.

"Whoosh."

The spear tore through the air, like a dragon emerging from its lair, whistling as it stabbed towards Alan.

"Clang." The silver round shield deflected Xu Jingming's spear, transferring the force. Alan even used the force of the weapon collision to accelerate his forward rush, and the saber light flashed as it cleaved down.

Bang!

Xu Jingming shook his spear, and the shaft swept against the saber light. The saber light also transferred force upon colliding with the spear shaft, and Alan continued to borrow force. The shield had already smashed in front of Xu Jingming.

Bang, bang, bang!!!!!!!

Xu Jingming was constantly forced into close combat. The spear shaft rolled like a dragon and a snake, repeatedly blocking and parrying. Alan's shield and saber could borrow force every time they collided with Xu Jingming. The whole person revolved around Xu Jingming, while the saber light flickered, attacking again and again.

"Countless circles!" Xu Jingming discovered the terror of Alan Emelianenko as soon as they exchanged blows.

Alan Emelianenko's movement trajectory, saber light path, and shield path were all circles. His whole being seemed to be an amalgamation of countless circles! Xu Jingming's attacks would have their impact naturally dissipated by these circles, and even be used against him.