Chapter 190 Shield

The map was a modern city, and Xu Jingming and the other nine descended in various locations.

Whoosh!

Miyakawa Akari leaped from one building to another. After several jumps, she arrived at the top of the tallest residential building in the vicinity. Her gaze swept in all directions, searching for Xu Jingming's figure.

Soon, Miyakawa Akari saw Xu Jingming on an empty street in the distance. He had already appeared there and was also looking around, locking onto Miyakawa Akari on the rooftop.

"Whoosh." Miyakawa Akari leaped down, falling gracefully from the top of the eighty-meter-tall residential building. She even borrowed strength by stepping on the wall of the residential building opposite before landing with her knees slightly bent to dissipate the impact. Although the ground shook, Miyakawa Akari didn't care about the impact.

Whoosh!

After landing, Miyakawa Akari transformed into a phantom, heading straight for Xu Jingming's location.

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On the street, Xu Jingming stood still, waiting silently. He soon saw a ghostly figure appear at a corner in the distance. After two flashes, it had already approached over a hundred meters, arriving nearby.

The ghostly figure stopped. It was Miyakawa Akari. He stared at Xu Jingming, as if the only opponent in the entire world was the one before him.

Xu Jingming reached out and took out a pair of shields from his back, holding one in each hand.

"Shields?" Miyakawa Akari frowned. "Xu Jingming, you want to use shields to fight me?"

"I've participated in two global battles. In the last one, I used spearmanship. This time, I want to try shield techniques," Xu Jingming said as he looked at Miyakawa Akari. "What? Do you think you can win against my shield techniques?"

"Hmph." Miyakawa Akari snorted coldly, his eyes turning colder.

This Xia countryman was so arrogant. He would beat him until he abandoned his shields and switched to a spear.

"Let's see what you've got." Miyakawa Akari's figure moved, transforming into a ghostly afterimage as he pounced on Xu Jingming. At the instant of approaching, he suddenly drew his swords!

Battōjutsu! (drawing sword technique)

Moreover, it was dual swords! Dual-sword Battōjutsu could produce many variations. For example, Miyakawa Akari's first and second draws at this moment could naturally change the second strike based on the opponent's defensive moves.

"Boom!" Xu Jingming suddenly charged forward, both shields directly slamming forward as if two planets were smashing out.

Using clumsiness to overcome skill!

No matter how exquisite your dual-sword Battōjutsu is, two shields are enough to block a large area, and crushing forward is advantageous.

"Hmm?" Facing the crushing shields, Miyakawa Akari's sword light was incredibly gentle when colliding with one of the shields. Miyakawa Akari's figure flashed, and he had already dodged more than ten meters away. His expression was extremely solemn.

"Xu Jingming's past shield techniques had Xia country's Bajiquan as its core—violent and ferocious. But the shield strikes just now… were like two vast planets crushing over. Even heavier, with an even greater sense of oppression." As soon as Miyakawa Akari exchanged blows, he sensed the terrifying nature of Xu Jingming's shield techniques.

"Dodge?"

Xu Jingming glanced at him, took a step, and transformed into a dark-red afterimage as he charged over. Once Xu Jingming's movement technique was activated, his entire person had a sense of flowing light, extremely smooth and swift.

This was the foundation of the Huahong (Rainbow Transformation) spearmanship's footwork—the breakthrough fourth-order footwork.

"Such speed." Miyakawa Akari's figure flashed.

"Bang!" The shield passed through Miyakawa Akari's afterimage and struck the wall. The concrete wall directly exploded, revealing a huge pit. Xu Jingming moved his feet and charged out again, the shields in his hands like two planets, smashing out time and time again! Chasing Miyakawa Akari to smash!

No matter how mysterious your sword techniques are, I'll just smash! Smashing at the sword techniques together!

Each shield smash was extremely terrifying. The concrete and steel bars were smashed to pieces, and the flying stones were like cannonballs, demonstrating the ferocity of Xu Jingming's shield techniques.

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"Wow, wow, wow, too fierce!"

"Xu Jingming's shield techniques are too fierce! He's chasing Miyakawa Akari and beating him!"

The people of Xia country were excited. Unlike the sharpness of the spearmanship! Xu Jingming's shield techniques were a vast and mighty frontal crush! The sense of oppression was even greater, forcing the enemy to either be smashed to death or to flee!

"Everyone, look quickly. Besides Xu Jingming's fierce shield techniques, everyone should pay attention to the fact that Xu Jingming's speed is also very fast." Male commentator Jin Fan pointed at the data displayed in the virtual world. "Look at this chase; Xu Jingming's top speed reached 139 meters per second! This speed is even faster than Miyakawa Akari's!"

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"Xia country's Xu Jingming is too domineering. His movement technique is like thunder, and his pair of shields are constantly smashing down. Miyakawa can only dodge now." In the Sakura country's official live broadcast room, the male and female hosts looked somewhat anxious.

The Sakura country's citizens were even more worried.

How did their Miyakawa Akari fall into a disadvantage as soon as they exchanged blows?

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"I can't beat him in a head-on clash." While being chased, Miyakawa Akari immediately understood this point. "I must bring out all my strength and leverage my strengths while avoiding my weaknesses to have a chance of winning."

At first, Miyakawa Akari felt that Xu Jingming using shield techniques was an insult to him, so Miyakawa Akari wanted to clash head-on, forcefully attacking Xu Jingming and forcing him to use spearmanship.

Now it seemed that a head-on assault wouldn't work.

"Whoosh."

Miyakawa Akari changed his strategy.

His figure became unpredictable. With several changes in movement techniques, it became difficult for Xu Jingming to chase him.

"He's really slippery, and his changes in direction are also fast." Xu Jingming frowned slightly. His speed was linear! When speed was unleashed, it was like lightning, like light—a linear charge! After changing direction, it was also a linear charge again.

Miyakawa Akari, on the other hand, was like a gust of wind. His movement trajectory was curved and constantly changing. With a few flashes, he made it impossible for Xu Jingming to pursue him.

"This is my true strength!" Miyakawa Akari's fighting spirit surged. His movement technique was like the wind, and at the instant of approaching Xu Jingming, the light of his blade suddenly appeared.

Xu Jingming charged out with both shields, but Miyakawa Akari had already quickly circled around.

At this moment, Miyakawa Akari was like a hunter, constantly circling Xu Jingming, searching for an opportunity to strike. If there was an opportunity, he would strike once or twice; if there was no opportunity, he would retreat.

"Such a fast blade." Xu Jingming also felt the pressure. He couldn't determine when the other party would strike. The Sakura country's katana was a light weapon known for its speed. Once the blade was drawn, Xu Jingming had to fully concentrate and use shield techniques to defend.

In this way, Xu Jingming's weakness was also exposed.

That was that his shield techniques had not completely reached the fourth order.

"My shield techniques—collapse, smash, and other moves—have reached the fourth order, but overall, they have not completely broken through. The changes between moves are not smooth and natural enough." Faced with the other party's elusive blade light, Xu Jingming increasingly felt the flaws in his shield techniques.

He was trying to eliminate these flaws.

After all, his Rainbow Transformation spearmanship, Star Cluster spearmanship, and footwork had all reached the fourth order. He had a high degree of control over his body. As long as he tried hard, he would slowly adapt to exerting force, allowing the force of his shield techniques to gradually improve.

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"Xia country's Xu Jingming is completely on the defensive! Miyakawa is constantly attacking." The Sakura country's official live broadcast room was boiling. Both hosts and countless citizens were excited.

"Miyakawa has completely grasped the initiative. He can attack whenever he wants and retreat whenever he wants. Xu Jingming can only rely on shield techniques to defend." The male host said excitedly, "Shields are good at defense, and when two shields are combined… Xu Jingming can barely hold on! But as long as he makes the slightest mistake, Miyakawa's blade can slice across his throat."

"In this battle, Miyakawa has an absolute advantage," the female host also said excitedly.

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"Xu Jingming's shield techniques are still a bit weak. He's now at a disadvantage." In the Xia country's official live broadcast room, Jin Fan said anxiously, "If he switched to a spear, the situation would definitely be much better."

"Using shields does put him on the defensive," host Liu Xin also said worriedly.

The Xia country's citizens watched nervously. In any case, they supported their own country's expert in their hearts.

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Liu Hai watched this scene, somewhat surprised. "Jingming's burst speed is actually faster than Miyakawa Akari's, but he's a bit inferior in terms of flexibility. But he has the Heavenly Python Evolution Method! Miyakawa Akari has the Shadow Leopard Evolution Method. Jingming's speed can still be superior? Then his overall strength should be far above Miyakawa Akari's."

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Di Tiannuo Xilei was watching the Blue Star Alliance's live broadcast.

Because many small countries didn't have official live broadcast rooms, the citizens of small countries could watch the 'Blue Star Alliance' live broadcast room.

"Crunch, crunch." Di Tiannuo Xilei held an apple and gnawed on it, watching the ongoing battle. "They're not even on the same level. This Xia country's Xu Jingming is completely practicing his shield techniques!"

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At this moment, Miyakawa Akari, who was in battle, also felt it strongly. Although he repeatedly launched close-quarters assaults, each time he failed.

"After dozens of consecutive attempts to find opportunities, each time has failed. His shields are obviously not smooth enough, but his reaction speed is too fast, and his body speed is too fast, completely compensating for the flaws." Miyakawa Akari understood this point. "Speed, strength, neural reaction… he's superior to me in every way! My combat strength is 45,000, and his true combat strength is at least 55,000!"