Chapter 83 The Battle

That evening, in the viewing stands of Xia Country's official live broadcast room, Xu Jingming and his girlfriend, Li Miaomiao, watched the battle that had captured the world's attention.

Miyagawa Akari versus Tiger Fuson!

The popularity of this battle even surpassed Xu Jingming's fight against Alan! After all, Tiger Fuson had never met his match in global battles. With Liu Hai not making a move, Tiger Fuson, ranked second on the Starry Sky List, held the greatest prestige.

Even though the people of Xia Country had great confidence in Xu Jingming, when comparing Xu Jingming and Tiger Fuson, who was stronger? The people of Xia Country didn't have complete certainty; they felt they'd only know after the fight!

Miyagawa Akari, on the other hand, due to his winning streak and his age of seventeen, had many people around the world believing that his talent might be the best in the world! Perhaps a genius surpassing Tiano Xire.

Miyagawa Akari and Tiger Fuson also had a public agreement for the fight, and over a hundred countries around the world were broadcasting it live! More than 3.5 billion people were watching.

"It's starting," Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao both said, watching the live broadcast of the fight.

The battle map was a mountain forest.

After the rain, Tiger Fuson, who cultivated the Giant Bear Evolution Method, had an even more impressive physique after reaching the ultra level. His height reached two meters thirty-five, truly resembling a standing bear! He wore heavy armor and wielded a pair of huge battle axes.

Each battle ax weighed over three hundred kilograms, but in Tiger Fuson's hands, they felt light.

"According to the White Eagle Federation's propaganda, Tiger Fuson's pair of battle axes weighs a total of six hundred kilograms," Li Miaomiao said.

"With an ultra-level body, lighter axes would be meaningless," Xu Jingming said. "My spear now weighs three hundred and sixty kilograms. Tiger Fuson cultivates the Giant Bear Evolution Method, following the path of overwhelming power. Such axes are still easy for him."

"Very easy?" Li Miaomiao clicked her tongue.

"Weapons aren't necessarily better the heavier they are. If you can't perfectly control them, the battle ax techniques will slow down, and your strength will decrease," Xu Jingming observed.

"Then who do you favor?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"Both are very strong, it depends on their on-the-spot performance," Xu Jingming said, watching.

The battle erupted.

Miyagawa Akari wore close-fitting soft armor and wielded a pair of swords. The weapons used in Sakura Country are swords, with blades that are generally narrow and long, good for slashing. But within Sakura Country, swordsmanship is more often called 'kendo.'

Whoosh.

Miyagawa Akari moved, turning into a phantom, and pounced towards Tiger Fuson.

"Haha..." The burly, bear-like Tiger Fuson smiled and sent out his left battle ax, aiming for Miyagawa Akari's chest. With the weight of the battle ax, this thrust, as long as it touched Miyagawa Akari, would shatter his body.

Miyagawa Akari was as agile as a phantom, easily avoiding the ax, but the other ax came in a strange attack.

Clearly, Tiger's first ax was a defense, an open and aboveboard move. The other ax was a treacherous sneak attack, as fast as lightning.

"Bang."

Miyagawa Akari immediately slashed his swords against the ax, using the force to flash back more than twenty meters, landing on a tree branch.

"Dodged quickly," Tiger Fuson roared as he charged over. His movement speed was also close to 120 meters per second. Miyagawa Akari flashed, quickly shaking him off.

Miyagawa Akari, who cultivated the Shadow Leopard Evolution Method, could reach a speed of 135 meters per second, completely surpassing Tiger Fuson in terms of speed and agility.

...

Xu Jingming watched the battle, thinking about how he would deal with them if he were fighting.

"Jingming, you often say that speed and agility give you an advantage, that you have control of the battle," Li Miaomiao explained. "Then is Miyagawa Akari at an advantage? He can attack when he wants, retreat when he wants. Tiger Fuson can't even touch him?"

"Tiger Fuson's double ax techniques have the Taiji yin-yang flavor of my master," Xu Jingming said. "When defending, the two large axes are like two doors. Most importantly, he's wearing heavy armor, only needing to defend his head. So... Miyagawa Akari will have a hard time hurting Tiger Fuson."

Li Miaomiao said, "But it's also hard for Tiger Fuson to touch Miyagawa Akari."

"Right," Xu Jingming nodded. "But the battle map will shrink later, forcing them to decide a winner! So if Miyagawa Akari wants to win, he must use the advantage of space to win as soon as possible. Once it drags on to the end, he's in danger."

"I've collected Miyagawa Akari's information," Li Miaomiao said. "I heard that when Miyagawa Akari was in the high school kendo club, he often practiced swords with his eyes closed, competing with a group of teammates from the kendo club while blindfolded... His close-range perception is very sharp!"

"The Shadow Leopard Evolution Method at the ultra level, and fourth-order swordsmanship, with his talent, he's indeed very strong," Xu Jingming nodded, but there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

The battle was so deadlocked.

Tiger Fuson didn't have any advantage.

"Tiger Fuson is weaker than I expected. He was considered on par with my master for a long time," Xu Jingming thought. On the first day the Starry Sky Tower opened, only his master and Tiger Fuson had cleared it. He had come to watch this battle primarily to see Tiger Fuson.

Time passed.

In this battle, Tiger Fuson charged straight ahead, incomparably powerful, with no flaws in his defense.

Miyagawa Akari had a complete advantage in speed and agility, retreating when he wanted, attacking when he wanted! Even when their weapons collided, he could still deflect the force and retreat, never giving Tiger Fuson a chance.

After ten minutes of fighting, the active area of the forest map began to shrink. The observing teammates were forced to fight each other.

The active area got smaller and smaller: three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters...

The smaller the area, the worse the situation became for Miyagawa Akari, who had the advantage in speed and agility.

"Kill!"

Miyagawa Akari also fought desperately, charging again and again.

His footwork was unpredictable, his swords filled with killing intent, and even more dangerous close-quarters combat.

"Bang." In the close-range melee, Miyagawa Akari couldn't perfectly deflect the force every time. His body was shaken, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

Moreover, after taking risks again and again, he finally made a mistake.

When his swords were knocked wide open, "Whoosh," a sudden ax slashed across Miyagawa Akari's body! Miyagawa Akari turned into nothingness and disappeared.

In the end, Tiger Fuson won this battle!

"This battle was truly wonderful," Jin Fan, the male commentator on the commentary platform, exclaimed. "Although Miyagawa Akari ultimately lost with regret, you could see that in the first ten minutes... Miyagawa Akari was not at all at a disadvantage! His speed and agility are simply the highest level in global battles, and his swords are also strange and unpredictable. He forced Tiger Fuson to defend frequently. Most importantly, he's only seventeen years old! His potential is truly amazing."

"For seventeen-year-old Miyagawa Akari to be able to fight Tiger Fuson to this extent is already very impressive."

Including in the comment sections, countless people in Xia Country also acknowledged Miyagawa Akari's strength.

This battle...

Proved that Miyagawa Akari and Tiger Fuson were on the same level of strength. If it weren't for the restrictions of the virtual world, with the map shrinking after ten minutes and forcing Miyagawa Akari to fight desperately, who would win and who would lose was another question.

"Among the few matches we've seen in global battles, the only ones who can compare with our Xu Jingming are Tiger Fuson and Miyagawa Akari."

"Liu Hai has never made a move, and Tiano Xire only made two moves at the beginning, so his strength isn't certain. The ones whose strength can be confirmed... it feels like Xu Jingming, Tiger Fuson, and Miyagawa Akari are ranked in the top three in the world."

"Miyagawa Akari is Xu Jingming's biggest opponent; he's only seventeen years old."

"Among the ten most dazzling experts in the world, Miyagawa Akari is the youngest, seventeen years old... in our Xia Country, he's not even an adult yet!"

"In the battle just now, Miyagawa Akari's maximum speed reached 135 meters per second, which is faster than Xu Jingming! Can Xu Jingming really win if he fights him?"

"Of course he can win!"

"Realistically speaking, the outcome is hard to predict. Miyagawa Akari is too fast, and his sword coordination is too good."

"Liu Hai too, he never makes a move, making us a little panicked!"

There were various comments, but it was clear that the people of Xia Country felt the threat of this Miyagawa Akari.

"Let's go."

Xu Jingming stood up.

"How was the battle?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"Miyagawa's strength was as I expected," Xu Jingming nodded. "Tiger Fuson was a little weaker than I expected."

...

Personal space training ground.

Xu Jingming sighed slightly, "I thought Tiger Fuson would be a formidable opponent, but alas..." He had been looking for a suitable opponent to fight. After this battle, it seemed that Tiger Fuson was not the opponent he needed.

Xu Jingming reached out and opened his personal combat power panel—

Gene Evolution Method: *Tian Mang* (Heavenly Python) Evolution Method (Ultra Level 33%) (Practice Time 368 days, cannot be improved)

Body: 532

Skills: *Hua Hong* (Rainbow Transformation) Spear Technique (Fourth Order 31%), Starry Sky Spear Technique (Fourth Order 15%), Footwork (Fourth Order 5%), Shield Technique (Third Order 99%)

Base Combat Power: 36176

Combat Bonus: 60%

Combat Power: 57882