Xu Jingming also opened the world announcement and read it carefully.

"I remember last year on October 28th, Master, Tiano, and I, the three of us, successively broke through the fourth level of the Star Tower." Xu Jingming looked at the announcement and said, "From the virtual world opening on July 25th last year to October 28th, it was only about three months. But from October 28th last year to June 1st this year, it has been a full seven months! Seven months is enough for too many changes to occur. The progress speed of experts varies, and their strength will also differ. The overall landscape of global experts is estimated to have undergone drastic changes."

"Yes," Li Miaomiao agreed.

The virtual world opened for three months, and many professional-level players were surpassed, and many ordinary people rose up.

What about after ten months of opening?

"I wonder how my current strength ranks globally." Xu Jingming said with emotion, "I wonder if I can make it into the top three."

"Jingming, no one has publicly broken through to the fifth level yet! You've broken through for quite a few days." Li Miaomiao said, "I believe you can definitely make it into the top three, or even be number one."

Xu Jingming laughed, "My wife finds me beautiful, she is biased."

"I'm telling the truth." Li Miaomiao said helplessly, she pointed to the world announcement and said, "According to what it says above, you can register to participate from the date of the announcement. Let's register quickly."

"You're also participating?" Xu Jingming asked.

"Of course! You can register if you reach the third level, so of course, I want to experience it. This is the first World Martial Arts Competition held in the virtual world, and it will be very memorable in the future," Li Miaomiao said.

The couple both opened the registration page and chose to register.

The number of registrants has already climbed to 3259!

"There was a simple statistic a few days ago, and there should be about a thousand people globally who have reached the fourth level," Li Miaomiao said, "Globally, the number of people who have reached the third level must have exceeded ten thousand."

"There are so many talents in all walks of life around the world," Xu Jingming felt this number was normal.

…

On the same day, a small gathering was held on Li Miaomiao's personal space, on that island, with relatives and friends gathering together.

Nowadays, friends' gatherings are generally held in the virtual world, which is convenient for everyone to gather and disperse.

"Little ones, have you signed up for this World Martial Arts Competition?" Old Master Xu looked at the Pearwood Team members chatting together with a smile.

"Grandpa, we've signed up," Yang Qingshuo immediately said obediently.

"Of course, we have to sign up. This is the first global event since the virtual world opened," Wang Yi was also very excited.

"This time it's the World Martial Arts Competition, one-on-one, so there's no way to ride on someone else's coattails." Liu Chongyuan shook his head, "I'm still stuck at the limit of the third level, so I definitely won't be able to enter the main competition."

Yang Qingshuo said, "It is estimated that there are about a thousand people worldwide who have reached the fourth level, and there are only 32 places in the main competition! Not to mention the limit of the third level, even an ordinary fourth level, it is estimated that they will be eliminated in the preliminary rounds. Alas, although I have reached the fourth level, the hope of entering the main competition is almost zero!"

"Young man, don't be discouraged before you even fight." Old Master Xu said with a smile from the side, "It's about participating."

"Qingshuo, after all, you have reached the fourth level, and Da Xiong and I are trapped at the limit of the third level." Heng Fang was also a little lost. When he was trapped at the limit of the third level and could not make any progress, and some ordinary people who had never practiced martial arts in the past, with the passage of time, geniuses emerged and entered the fourth level, especially many of his friends also broke through, Heng Fang felt quite uncomfortable, and he worked hard every day, but he just couldn't break through.

"Haha, you have to work harder." Xu Hong walked over and patted Heng Fang on the shoulder, "I've broken through to the fourth level, haven't you professional players broken through yet?"

"Uncle, don't hit us." Heng Fang and Liu Chongyuan were helpless.

"Dad, you've been showing off several times today." Xu Jingming was also helpless.

Xu Hong was very proud, saw Dai Tongda in the distance, his eyes lit up, and walked over: "Old Dai, I just broke through yesterday, broke through to the fourth level, what about you? Looking at your bitter face, I know it must be the third level."

"Get lost!" Dai Tongda glared.

"Your daughter has reached the fourth level, and I have also reached the fourth level." Xu Hong shook his head, "Old Dai, you have to work hard."

"Shut your mouth," Dai Tongda said.

"Son, don't be too smug." Old Master Xu glared, "You just broke through to the fourth level, and it is estimated that you will be eliminated in the preliminary rounds."

Xu Hong immediately looked at his old man helplessly.

"If you are all eliminated in the preliminary rounds, don't be too smug." Old Master Xu said, "It's about participating."

"Yes, it's about participating, we will all be eliminated in the preliminary rounds." Dai Tongda also felt much better, and glanced at Xu Hong.

"When the time comes, I will participate with you, and be eliminated together," Old Master Xu said with a smile.

"Participate together?"

Xu Hong, Dai Tongda, Dai Xiaoqing, and even Xu Jingming, Li Miaomiao, Wang Yi, Heng Fang, Liu Chongyuan and others not far away all looked over.

"Grandpa, have you reached the third level?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"Dad, you've never practiced martial arts before," Xu Hong couldn't believe it.

Old Master Xu smiled and said, "I guess, our Xu family has the talent for practicing martial arts. I've been practicing in the virtual world for more than half a year, and I've been groping and practicing on my own. I've also learned a lot of martial arts courses, and I've finally reached the third level! Now there should be more than 10,000 people around the world who have reached the third level, I'm just one of them, inconspicuous, inconspicuous."

A group of people was silent.

Although in this era, there are indeed some ordinary people who only came into contact with martial arts after the virtual world opened, and only started practicing. And like Zhao Fan and others, they have become top global experts and have already reached the limit of the fourth level.

But 'third level' is still a threshold, and only about 10,000 people around the world have broken through this threshold. Old Master Xu just crossed it like that?

"Did you teach Grandpa?" Li Miaomiao asked in a low voice.

"No, Grandpa never asked me," Xu Jingming shook his head.

"A group of experts taught me, and I only managed to break through to the third level with difficulty. Grandpa figured it out by himself and became a third-level expert?" At this moment, Li Miaomiao felt the gap in talent.

Xu Jingming scratched his head and comforted his wife in a low voice: "My grandpa was an e-sports player when he was young, and he won the f

"This martial arts competition is getting more and more interesting." Xu Jingming looked forward to it.

The battle between Tu Ling and Miyakawa Meishin was not broadcast in many countries.

But after the live broadcast ended, the news spread quickly! Because this is the first publicly known 'fifth level' expert, and this genius girl broke through in battle.

…

"A sixteen-year-old girl has broken through to the fifth level?" Tiger*Fosen, who was chopping trees in a blizzard, was also silent after hearing the news, "I just broke through to the fifth level half a month ago. Only half a month faster than a little girl... How many fifth-level experts have been born worldwide?"

"In the first three months before the virtual world opened, I could rank in the top five."

"But after ten months of opening, I'm not sure if I can rank in the top ten." Tiger*Fosen calmed down again, holding two axes, and continued to chop trees to cultivate.

…

The breakthrough of Xia Country's peerless genius girl 'Tu Ling' did stimulate many experts around the world, especially those who were still stuck at the limit of the fourth level. Everyone worked harder and more desperately, in order to show their edge during the competition.

In the blink of an eye, in the expectation of people around the world, the time finally came to June 1st, which was also the day of the competition.

**

There is some writer's block, so just one chapter.