Translator: CKtalon

On the night of June 6, Grandpa Xu, Xu Hong and his wife, as well as Li Chen’an and his wife, came to the couple’s residence for a meal. The dinner was also very sumptuous.

There was a large piece of beef leg on the plate in front of Xu Jingming. He easily stabbed the chopsticks into the beef and picked up pieces of beef, eating them very quickly. Just like an ordinary person eating tofu, he quickly finished off the beef leg that weighed more than ten kilograms.

“Jingming.” Xu Hong looked at his son. “Didn’t you say that the Life Evolution Bureau sent you some high-calorie food? Why are you eating meat, and so quickly at that?”

“I’m used to it,” Xu Jingming said with a smile. “Eating meat isn’t just for energy replenishment but also because I like it. Eating meat gives me happiness!”

“Eat as much as you like,” Grandpa Xu said with a smile. “Humans need to live happy lives every day.”

Xu Jingming nodded.

At this moment, the women had finished eating and were watching some programs on the projection.

“There are only two matches tonight. One is Tejano and Liu Hai, and the other is Tiger Fussen and you,” Grandpa Xu said. “Are you confident?”

“I’m confident, but I’m not a hundred percent certain,” Xu Jingming replied. “I’ve never fought Tiger Fussen. I haven’t seen his limits in this competition either.”

Grandpa Xu nodded slightly. “Don’t underestimate any enemy. Treat them as your greatest enemy and deal with them with all your might.”

“Understood.” Xu Jingming nodded.

Meanwhile, the host’s voice sounded on the projection. “There’s still one and a half hours until the semi-finals. The four strongest people in the world are about to engage in a life-and-death battle. The four of them have never fought in public, so it’s difficult to say who will win.”

“In our audience poll, Liu Hai is ranked first, Xu Jingming is second, and Tejano and Tiger respectively remain third and fourth. However, the audience in our program is mainly Chinese, so we naturally favor Liu Hai and Xu Jingming…”

…

After having the meal with his family, the elders left around 8 p.m.

Xu Jingming practiced another round of his evolutionary method until 8:50 p.m. before entering the bedroom to put on the VR headset.

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In the virtual world’s official livestream.

At this moment, the number of viewers in the sea of people had reached six billion.

“Wow, it has exceeded 6 billion?” Li Miaomiao sat down and couldn’t help but be dumbfounded when she saw the number of viewers in the livestream. “This is the first time since the World Martial Arts Tournament began that the number of viewers has exceeded 6 billion, right?”

“Tejano’s battle with Master is clearly very attractive.” Xu Jingming nodded.

“This is the first time the world’s three strongest people are fighting in public,” Li Miaomiao said with a sigh.

“Old Xu.” Heng Fang, Wang Yi, and the others rushed over.

“Brother Xu, why are you only here now? The competition is about to begin,” Yang Qingshuo said. “We arrived in the livestream half an hour ago and realized that you weren’t online.”

“What’s the rush? The competition will begin at 9 p.m. sharp.” Xu Jingming looked at his friends.

With Xu Jingming and his wife online, many friends rushed over.

“Old Xu, all the best for today’s competition.”

“Old Xu, I believe you can definitely defeat Tiger Fussen.”

Many friends cheered him on.

“Break a leg, Master,” Pang Yun shouted. “My father said that he thinks best of you.”

“Thanks.” Xu Jingming also sensed everyone’s enthusiasm and smiled. “Everyone, let’s watch the competition. It’s about to begin.”

Everyone sat down and looked at the commentary platform.

On the commentary platform was a female host and three guests. The three guests were Tu Ling, Ysarova, and Halu Singh.

“Liu Hai, Tejano, and Xu Jingming cleared Cosmos Tower’s fourth level on the same day and are recognized as the three strongest people in the world,” the female host said. “There’s also the Martial Arts Center’s overall ranking. The three of them are also in the top three, and the number of downloads and payments are far ahead… Ever since the virtual world’s launch, the three of them are recognized as the three strongest people in the world. Moreover, the three of them have never fought publicly!”

“Today’s first match is Tejano versus Liu Hai,” the female host said. “In our official livestream, we have an unprecedented number of viewers—exceeding 6 billion. From this, it can be seen how much people around the world are looking forward to this battle.”

“The three guests today are all experts in the world’s top eight.” The female host glanced at the three guests. “Tell me, who do you think will win this first match?”

“Although I lost to Tejano, and he’s very strong,” Tu Ling said with a smile, “I think more highly of Master Liu Hai!”

“I also think highly of Liu Hai.” Halu Singh nodded. “Liu Hai’s actual combat performance is too good.”

“I think highly of Tejano Xire.” Ysarova smiled, mesmerizing countless audience members. “Tejano Xire is the world’s number one genius, and he easily won all the previous matches. I think his true strength… might exceed our imagination. Once he reveals his true strength, it will shock many people. I believe Master Liu Hai will be able to get Tejano to show his true strength.”

The female host nodded. “I’m also looking forward to Tejano and Master Liu Hai’s true strength. Alright, the two of them have entered the combat preparation space and are beginning to choose weapons and equipment.”

“The weapons and equipment they choose are the same as always.”

“Master Liu Hai wears light armor, holding a shield in one hand and a saber in the other. Tejano also wears light armor and has chosen a staff.”

“The two of them have entered the map.”

“The combat map is the ancient battlefield.”

“Let’s enjoy this visual spectacle! The world’s apex life-and-death battle!”

The host and guests’ eyes burned. They were also looking forward to this battle.

Pang Ze, Director Zhou, and the others, including the members of Earth’s Life Evolution Department, watched the battle carefully.

…

In the ancient battlefield.

Two figures landed—Liu Hai and Tejano Xire. The two stared at each other from afar.

Tejano held a staff and leisurely walked over. He still appeared relaxed as he smiled and said, “Liu Hai, I’ve actually been waiting for this battle for a long time! It’s just that I’ve been holding back and waiting for the most suitable opportunity to fight you.”

“Tejano, you’re really young.” Liu Hai looked at the other party and praised, “Your talent surprises me. I’ve also been looking forward to this battle.”

“Hahaha… There’s no point in being young.” Tejano shook his head. “For people like us, be it 20 or 80, we spend the same amount of time honing ourselves in the virtual world. We are almost all on the same starting line. It’s even rarer for an old man not to be conservative and constantly surpass himself and improve.”

Tejano spoke as the fighting spirit in his eyes intensified.

“I’ve been looking forward to this battle since the day you entered the Cosmos Ranking; it’s been nine months. It’s all for this battle,” Tejano said. “Don’t disappoint me.”

“You’ll know what a surprise is when we fight.” Liu Hai smiled at him.

“Is that so?” Just as Tejano finished speaking—

Whoosh.

His entire body turned into a black afterimage as he rushed close to Liu Hai. His figure produced a terrifying sonic boom wherever he passed. At the same time, a staff projection struck down amidst distorted shockwaves!

The sound produced by the staff projection was even more ear-piercing and terrifying.

“What?” All the spectators were surprised.

Throughout the entire competition, Tejano had never unleashed such a ferocious attack!

In this battle with Liu Hai, the first move exceeded all his previous moves. From this, it could be seen how much importance Tejano placed on Liu Hai!

Huh? Liu Hai immediately advanced and blocked with his shield.

Bang!!!

The staff struck the shield, and the terrifying impact sent Liu Hai flying despite him deflecting the force. His feet left a deep ditch in the ground as he flew dozens of meters before stabilizing himself. His right hand holding the shield trembled slightly as he looked at Tejano in surprise.

Although he had long raised his expectations of Tejano’s strength, Liu Hai was still surprised when they truly fought. What terrifying strength! In terms of strength, it’s at least twice mine!