Xu Jingming hadn't studied Heart Divine Weapon for long, so his mind tricks weren't powerful enough.
Whoosh.
Xu Jingming moved at super speed and used his agility to the max as he battled the huge Badishon.
Heart Divine Weapon's Thousand Shadows Flying Crane, Ape Demon Heart Piercing, and Ferocious Tiger Sky Tearing fused into one. They manipulated the opponent's mind as they pleased and struck his vital spots again and again.
Badishon's mind was on high alert as he resisted the mental interference. At the same time, he unleashed his physical advantage and attacked repeatedly. Each kick had unstoppable might, and each palm tore the sky apart.
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In the private room, the Jing family watched the match anxiously. As they watched, they also saw the slo-mo replay on the big screen. The slo-mo allowed them to clearly see what was happening on the field.
"Bro's strength is insane." The younger siblings felt their hearts pound. They had long known their brother was impressive, but they were seeing his true power today.
Jing Yulong and his wife clenched their fists tight.
"Don't worry." Jing Yulong even comforted his wife. "At least our son didn't puke blood while fighting this Mountain Demon powerhouse! It's way better than the last two weak species members."
His wife, Yuan Yu, nodded.
On the projection, the host and commentators explained anxiously.
"Lord Jing Ming is phenomenal. These Mountain Demons are huge, with extreme strength and speed, but Lord Jing Ming can dodge their truly fatal blows. The Mountain Demon can barely touch Lord Jing Ming, let alone hurt him."
"Lord Jing Ming is more agile and great at using his enemy's strength against them. I think Lord Jing Ming has a shot at winning if he keeps it up!"
"I also think Lord Jing Ming has a chance if he hangs in there!"
The host and two commentators sang his praises.
As long as there was a glimmer of hope, the human host and commentators would hype it up like crazy!
Countless human audience members felt their blood boil. They wished they could charge in and beat up that Mountain Demon!
"I'd give up 100 years of my life to see Lord Jing Ming win!"
"Lord Jing Ming, defeat that Mountain Demon!"
Just as the human audience was wild with excitement—
Bang!
Xu Jingming was slapped and sent flying like a cannonball, smashing into the shield and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
This stunned the celebrating humans and silenced them.
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Xu Jingming crashed into the barrier and landed. He stared at the Mountain Demon ahead of him, Badishon.
The muscles on Badishon's face were torn, and there was blood, but the wound healed fast.
His skin and muscles are too thick. My Ape Demon Heart Piercing has the best penetrating power, but it can only scratch him. Xu Jingming had landed a blow on the guy's face in exchange for an injury.
The other guy suffered a heavy strike but managed to finally hit Xu Jingming with his palm.
Both were injured. However, Xu Jingming recovered faster.
What a tough body. Badishon was surprised when he hit Xu Jingming. It won't be easy to beat such a tough body. I have to use my secret move saved for the later stages.
Xu Jingming was sent flying and coughed up blood from the slap. He looked quite pitiful, but he was actually redirecting the force. His body naturally healed from this injury in just a second.
The tougher the body, the faster the recovery.
Over the years, Xu Jingming had first tapped into his body's potential with the Eight Directions Map's Life and Death realm before improving it with the My Dao realm. After being here for over 300 years, his body tempering technique was constantly perfected. Xu Jingming's physique had already reached Lv. 61, and he wasn't far from Lv. 62.
I've created the Heart Divine Weapon's five styles over the years, but this Mountain Demon has rough skin and thick flesh. He's too big, and only the fourth move can threaten him. Xu Jingming confirmed this after a short skirmish. The powerful species are indeed formidable. He's already forcing me to fight for my life in the first match.
Xu Jingming's body suddenly swelled. He went from 1.8 meters to 2.6 meters tall.
The muscles in his whole body bulged much thicker. He was very thin before, but his muscles had significantly bulged! The scorching aura his whole body emitted distorted the air around him.
"His body has grown bigger?"
"He's grown?"
Countless spectators were surprised and expectant.
In the front row, the Ant powerhouse, Havering, watched this and nodded slightly. The bigger the body, the greater the size of the bones, tendons and muscles. Naturally, he would have greater strength. Over the years, he had deliberately made himself bigger, allowing him to go from an ordinary Ant to the size of a noble Ant.
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The bigger the body, the higher the upper limit of my strength, Xu Jingming thought. Now that I'm in a completely unleashed state, the strength of my muscles, bones and tendons is perfectly unleashed. My strength has increased by 80%, and my speed has increased by 10%. The only flaw is that my agility has decreased by about 30%.
When Badishon saw this, he growled, "No matter how big your body becomes, you will still be an ant."
With that, Badishon clasped his palms and decided to use his secret move.
"Take this!" Xu Jingming suddenly stomped the ground, becoming faster and fiercer than before as he turned into an afterimage.
"Die." Badishon swung his palms, and his ten sharp, long nails suddenly detached. The ten nails charged at Xu Jingming at a terrifying speed.
This was a move Badishon had prepared for a long time. At their level, their control over their body reached an unimaginable level. They could naturally use their sharp nails as concealed weapons. He was good at concealed weapons in the outside world, and he had practiced this move for a long time. This also made up for his clumsiness.
Every one of the ten sharp nails was over a meter long, like ten short spears. The speed at which they tore through the air far exceeded Xu Jingming's movement speed.
Xu Jingming couldn't dodge the simultaneous attacks of the ten nails.
I can't dodge. Xu Jingming's eyes turned red. His agility was greatly reduced in his unleashed state, and it was even harder to dodge. Then, I won't dodge!
Xu Jingming gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength to step on the ground, increasing his speed. Not only did he not dodge the ten short spear-like sharp nails, but he even charged forward faster.
Pfft!
Xu Jingming's abdomen was sliced open, producing a huge gash as blood splattered.
Xu Jingming's eyes were filled with madness. Only after Life and Death will there be a realm of My Dao. Only by surpassing life and death can I be considered… to have put my Dao into practice!!!
Roar!
A colossal giant bear appeared in the arena. It bellowed at the sky with a fury that seemed to know no bounds, before charging straight at Badishon with a rage that promised destruction.
It was the fourth move of the Heart Divine Weapon, Demon Bear Heaven Cleave.
Badishon's heart pounded in his chest as he watched the demon bear approach. My mind is being affected.
He retreated, knowing that he had to escape its interference.
But suddenly—
Bang!
Badishon's head buzzed as his body was sent flying uncontrollably. The sound of his skull cracking made him jolt when he crashed into the shield.
"I admit defeat," he shouted immediately.
The psychic force dissipated, and Xu Jingming descended from midair.
Badishon touched his head and sensed that many cracks had appeared on his skull. Two more strikes, and my brain will be ruptured. I'd have died.
Xu Jingming's regretful eyes scanned Badishon's powerful body. The Mountain Demons are indeed strong. My desperate strike that went beyond life and death failed to kill him despite Bear Demon Heaven Cleave striking his head.
"Human Jing Ming wins!" The Panqiu's high-pitched voice rang out, "The first member of a weaker species to win this competition has been born. Human Jing Ming defeated the Mountain Demon, Badishon."
"Human Jing Ming!"
"Jing Ming!"
"Jing Ming!"
The audience erupted into a tsunami-like roar. Countless weak species, including Ants, Bees, Mantises, Humans, Dwarves, and Elves, jumped up from their seats and went wild.
The weaker species had finally won. They had finally won once!
The livestream had spread to all parts of the Myriad Species World. The audience from the seven human countries were completely stunned.
