Chapter 6: The Road to the Ninth Order Chapter 17: Experts Are Like Clouds
Xu Jingming threw himself into the battle.
Opponents one after another, these "eighth-level extremes" from various civilizations in the Hunter Universe, each of them has their own strengths, and also bring different feelings to Xu Jingming.
Some people are good at body movements, their bodies seem to shuttle between reality and illusion. Xu Jingming barely won by relying on the faster body movements of "Light" and the swift gun skills. But in terms of concealment and weirdness, Xu Jingming still believes that he is inferior to the opponent.
There are those who are good at palm techniques. Their palms seem to turn into thousands of arms, with both strength and change. The power of one palm is enough to sink thousands of miles of land. Xu Jingming used his body technique advantage and the gun shadow like flowing light to make the opponent unable to defend and eventually lose. This also made Xu Jingming secretly sigh, no wonder "Xuan" pursues the limit of speed! Speed advantage, the advantage in battle is too great.
There was a person who had profound attainments in the aspect of 'body energyization'. The whole person was like a thunder god, holding two spears. Wherever the spears passed, the mountains would be turned into powder. The combination of the two spears was even more unpredictable. Xu Jingming was at a disadvantage even when he responded with spear skills. In the end, he changed to two shields. With the two shields in hand, he defeated his opponent with a fair and undisputed momentum...
After each battle, Xu Jingming would reflect and summarize, and occasionally have new insights into "The Light Chapter". Every time he had an insight, he was filled with endless joy.
It feels good to make progress!
"Thunder God 'Wei' also lost."
"With the cooperation of Wei's two spears, many level eight extremes cannot be stopped."
"This guy named Wu Ming is really fast, even faster than Wei! Because of his speed advantage, he had the opportunity to use double shields. With double shields, he was able to withstand Wei's double spear attacks! With super fast speed and fierce power, one shield strike severely damaged Wei's Thunder God body."
"His spear skills are amazing, and his shield skills are also amazing. There are only two eighth-level star life forms in our hometown galaxy. If you just browse around in the virtual world network, you will see a group of eighth-level extreme life forms."
"Look at his shield skills. If he were to use it in reality, half of the life on the planet would be wiped out with one strike of the shield."
"If you dare to do this, you will either be thrown into a space prison or sent to an alien battlefield as cannon fodder."
"We have to thank the Universe Human Alliance for its laws. Otherwise, the destruction of these eighth-level space creatures would be too terrifying. I feel a little nervous when I see them fighting."
The audience was very excited.
In particular, among the contestants Xu Jingming encountered, there were occasionally some who were extremely popular. Defeating these "star masters" also made more and more people pay attention to Xu Jingming.
One million, two million, five million, ten million...
Xu Jingming's number of fans continues to increase.
"This guy named Wu Ming is really amazing, he's been winning streaks."
"One after another, the eighth-level extremes fell in front of him."
“How many consecutive wins?”
"He's won nineteen games in a row ! His ranking keeps rising."
"This Wu Ming is too cold. There are more than 300,000 people watching, but he doesn't even interact with us."
"He is an eighth-level extreme person. In real life, he might be a nobleman in a civilized country. Not all eighth-level extreme people...will interact with the audience."
"Based on my experience of watching peak battles for thousands of years and the integrated data, I can tell that Wu Ming's body movements and spearmanship are similar to those of the Yuanchu Research Institute. He may be a peripheral member of the Yuanchu Research Institute."
"Is it true? From Yuanchu Research Institute?"
"More than half of those who can fight to the front in the peak battle of the universe are geniuses from the seventeen top forces."
The audience was communicating.
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Xu Jingming was immersed in the battle, and after winning 30 games in a row, he finally lost.
The opponent's name is 'Craftsman A Tian'. In the 'Universe Peak Battle' of the Life Evolution Game, most of these Level 8 Extremes do not use their real names. This 'Craftsman A Tian' is a four-armed man with a height of 2.72 meters.
Four arms holding four swords. These swords are of different lengths and are different from each other.
But when they fought, Xu Jingming was completely suppressed. He was faster, but once he fought with the opponent, he was "entangled" and couldn't get rid of his opponent at all! He didn't even have the chance to change double shields.
He barely managed to block dozens of attacks with his spear skills, but was hit and severely injured.
Once injured, the opponent would naturally not give him a chance and would attack him continuously! This made Xu Jingming unable to fully recover and he was forced to admit defeat.
“Lost.”
Xu Jingming was sitting on a stone on a lonely planet, scribing the timeline, replaying in slow motion, and carefully examining the battle scene.
"Awesome." Xu Jingming looked at the opponent's use of four swords. "The four sword techniques are perfectly coordinated. Even if I can break his long sword, I will have to face his short sword. His battle strategy... has a lot of room for trial and error."
"Even if I were stronger, I couldn't break his swordsmanship." Xu Jingming gradually understood in the slow-motion replay, "The opponent was like waging a war, seizing every chance of winning. I felt controlled and couldn't get out of the predicament until I was defeated in the end."
Xu Jingming clicked on the other party’s interface.
"812th in the Frost Star Alliance?" Xu Jingming's eyes lit up. In a Star Alliance filled with so many experts, it was quite remarkable for him to be in the top 1,000.
"Even with such strength, he can't even make it into the top 100,000 in the Hunter Universe?" Xu Jingming sighed, "There is always someone better than you. There are so many masters in the Hunter Universe."
Senior Brother Gu Shan and Senior Sister Mo Yu, for example, are all eighth-level hunters in the universe. As long as they participate in the peak battle of the universe, they will also be ranked.
The geniuses of Yuanchu Research Institute and the geniuses of the other 16 top forces, in their pursuit of "source life", will try the peak battle of the universe to see what level their actual combat capabilities can rank.
Therefore, in the peak battle of the universe, there are too many masters.
"This Wu Ming seems to be hit hard."
"After 30 consecutive wins, he finally lost. He must have been stimulated. He was studying the replay over and over again."
"The more consecutive wins you have, the system will automatically assign you stronger opponents, but unfortunately it only lasts for 30 consecutive wins. If you win 100 times in a row, I heard you can run into some very scary opponents. For example, the top 100 in the Hunter Universe."
At this moment, there are over a million citizens of the universe watching.
After all, winning consecutive games, especially defeating several star players, naturally attracted a lot of fans. For example, the previous "Craftsman A Tian" was in the top 1,000 in the Frost Star Alliance, and his normal battles had tens of millions of viewers. It was easy to increase the number of fans by competing with such star masters.
"We are not as strong as others."
Xu Jingming studied it several times before he stopped. He glanced around and saw the number of online viewers next to it, "1053791", which surprised him.
"Millions of people are watching me? I've been studying the replay here for ten minutes, and they are still watching me?" Xu Jingming felt a little ashamed and a little surprised.
He felt ashamed because millions of people were watching him while he was studying the replay and didn't say a word the whole time, which was a bit disrespectful to the audience.
The surprise was because during the previous battle, many of the audience were fans of the opponent! And the audience at this moment... were undoubtedly all his fans.
Xu Jingming opened the panel and clicked it lightly. In his field of vision, countless stands appeared in the distance. The stands were densely packed with spectators who were citizens of the universe, more than a million people.
"I'm sorry." Xu Jingming looked at the audience and said, "Today was the first time I played the Universe Peak Battle seriously. I didn't have enough experience and didn't pay attention to you all. I haven't said a word to you all for several hours."
"What?"
"Is he apologizing to us?"
"This level eight extreme has a very good temper!"
The audience was used to Xu Jingming ignoring them, so they were a little surprised when he suddenly spoke.
After all, the eighth-level extreme players are all big names in real life. Some of them participate in the peak battle and focus on live broadcasting. Naturally, they will interact with the audience in various ways in order to have a greater influence and earn more income. The other type is those who focus on fighting, and many of them ignore the audience.
If it weren't for the official setting that the peak battle in the universe must allow audiences to watch, many masters would probably shut down the live broadcast.
"I usually focus on fighting." Xu Jingming also looked at the audience's information flow and explained with a smile, "So when I'm fighting, I won't interact with everyone! When the battle is over and I have some free time, I will chat with everyone."
After each battle, he would reflect and summarize the battle.
With the brain operating at the eighth level limit, I can do many things at once. It is very easy to reflect and summarize while chatting.
“It’s nice to be able to interact with us.”
"Come on Wu Ming, I'm also from the Wu Gou Star Alliance!"
"This Wu Ming, does he also want to make money from fans?"
The audience was talking and countless streams of information were passing by.
"You don't need to give any tips." Xu Jingming said.
It is estimated that he will be able to become a source life within 200 years, so he naturally doesn't care about these things. He may earn 1 billion universe coins a year by working hard to manage fans, but Xu Jingming is not willing to spend time on this.
He wanted to concentrate all his energy, throw himself into the battle, and pursue his own limits.
As for chatting with the audience, Xu Jingming felt that it was necessary. After all, so many citizens of the universe were paying attention to him, which was a goodwill.
Of course, I have to give back with kindness.
This is basic courtesy.
Xu Jingming said: "Okay, I'll move on to the next battle." As he spoke, he clicked on the preparation interface.
"This Wu Ming has turned off the reward function."
"I can't give you a reward anymore."
"Don't give me a tip, and you're still so friendly."
"So heartwarming. I think this Wu Ming is so handsome. He's even more handsome than the singing god Bei Yu."
"You're comparing a singer to the eighth level limit? They're not on the same level, are they?"
"According to our judgment, this Wu Ming is suspected to be from the Yuanchu Research Institute. This is his first time focusing on the peak battle of the universe, so he should be very young. He is young and is from the Yuanchu Research Institute... He has a bright future! He may be the source of life in the future!"
These spectators are all citizens of the universe, and there are hidden talents among them. After Xu Jingming fought more than 30 consecutive battles, a lot of information was inferred.
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In a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.
Xu Jingming's schedule was very tight. Every day, he would study scientific knowledge, research "The Light Chapter", and practice visualization. In the remaining time, six hours were spent on the peak battles of the universe! The rest of the time was spent studying the battle replays and summarizing the gains and losses.
We must constantly reflect and summarize in order to make gradual progress.
Xu Jingming felt a little guilty about the fact that he had very little time to spend with his wife and daughter every day. However, after he refined the demon's obsession for the first time, he realized that he had to burn himself and devote himself to the path of evolution with all his strength.
"I've gained a lot from fighting in the past half month. In terms of actual combat skills, I've made greater progress than in the Demon-Slaying World in more than a decade." In just over half a month, Xu Jingming's actual combat bonus has exceeded 70 times.
Of course, this is also the case in the demon-suppressing world. The demons encountered have mediocre combat skills and are not challenging opponents.
He didn't spend much time on actual combat , but mainly focused on "refining his mind".
I have been focusing on it for more than half a month now!
His understanding of "The Chapter of Light" over the past decade has been continuously integrated into practical skills, and naturally improved rapidly.
"However, my ranking in the Wu Gou Star Alliance has begun to slow down." Xu Jingming looked at his current ranking -
Wu Gou Star Alliance Ranking: 1239
As for the Hunter Universe, it still failed to make it into the top 100,000.
"It is indeed difficult to be in the top 100,000 in the Hunter Universe." Xu Jingming thought, "The Yuanchu Research Institute recruits about 500 peripheral members in the Hunter Universe every ten thousand years. In addition to the three strongest forces, the other 14 forces each recruit thousands of peripheral members in the Hunter Universe every ten thousand years. The total number of these 14 forces... is tens of thousands of people."
"So the top 100,000 hunters in the universe are either very old and have perfect eighth-level combat skills, or they are geniuses from top forces." Xu Jingming knew that none of these people were easy to mess with.
I may have good talent, but I am still young after all.
"Take your time."
Xu Jingming is still patient, but he is also ambitious. He wants to be at the forefront of the Hunter Universe, or even the top of the entire universe.
"Hmm?" Xu Jingming received the prompt and nodded lightly.
"Senior Brother Gushan." Xu Jingming spoke.
"Haha, Junior Brother Wu Ming, I'll treat you all to a banquet at the old place in Yuanchu City." Senior Brother Gushan laughed heartily.
"Senior Brother has made a breakthrough?" Xu Jingming asked in surprise.
"Well, I have become an official member of Yuanchu Research Institute." Senior Brother Gushan was also in a good mood, "Come quickly, I am waiting for you here."
“Here I come.”
Xu Jingming was also filled with joy. The oldest of the eight people in the Hunter Universe's Yuanchuxing conjecture lineage finally became a source of life. This was a great event.
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Xu Jingming quickly went to Yuanchu City and came to the top floor of the familiar restaurant.
As soon as he entered, Xu Jingming saw Senior Brother Gushan, Senior Brother Chitong, and Senior Sister Monina, who were chatting happily.
