On the other side of the ancient battlefield, Finn Brown and Quincy Shawn stood like sentinels, not interfering with the ongoing battle. As they witnessed Jamie Smith discard his shield and unsheathe his spear, their excitement was palpable.
"Jamie Smith's spear skills are far superior to his shield techniques. He was already at the third level before the tournament," Quincy Shawn said, his anticipation evident.
Finn Brown's eyes were ablaze with fervor: "This is the first time Jamie is using his spear skills in the tournament!"
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Jamie Smith held the spear in his hands, feeling an inner tranquility. Ever since he was a child, he had been practicing with the spear, mastering the Six Harmonies Spear technique, practicing thrusts, blocks, and grabs, day in and day out, year after year. It was with this spear that he became renowned nationwide during his youth and adolescence, became the national team's mainstay at eighteen, and ascended to the highest stage at twenty.
Even after a leg injury that seemed to shatter his future, he never gave up on his spear. Instead, he honed his skills to an even higher level. After years of perseverance, he made a triumphant return, earning recognition from the entire martial arts community as having one of the top ten spear techniques in history.
The feel of the spear shaft in his palm had long since become ingrained in his soul.
He had always regretted that in real-life competitions, the spear tips were spherical and equipped with cushioning layers for the safety of the competitors.
It was only in the virtual world that he could truly experience the thrill of striking down an enemy with a spear.
"All talk and no action!" Eugene Fong, clad in black heavy armor and built like a fortress, held a massive halberd and glared at Jamie Smith, "Jamie Smith, discarding your shield is the most foolish decision of this battle! Shields are good for defense, allowing you to easily block my halberd techniques! But with a spear, defending against my halberd will be ten times more difficult. We both wield long weapons, and my halberd is three meters and twenty centimeters long, much longer than yours. A longer weapon has the advantage! You must understand this basic principle, right?"
In reality, Eugene Fong was somewhat uneasy, using his words to provoke Jamie Smith, hoping to gauge his true strength.
"Let's see about that," Jamie Smith said, his figure suddenly blurring into motion.
Whoosh.
His movement was as swift as a gust of wind, heading straight for Eugene Fong.
Eugene Fong stood his ground, focusing intently, ready to counter.
"Huff."
The distance between Jamie Smith and Eugene Fong closed rapidly. The advantage of a sixty-centimeter longer weapon, at the speed of their level, was a matter of an instant. If it were Ray Cloud, the world's number one in agility, perhaps he could seize that instant. But Eugene Fong was simply too slow.
"Whoosh." The figure arrived, and the spear struck like a dragon!
The spear spun as it closed in, already near at hand.
Eugene Fong hastily lifted his halberd, clang! He barely managed to block the spear with the rear half of the halberd's shaft, causing his heart to tighten: "How can it be so fast?"
"After breaking through in footwork, my entire body has become much more agile. With a single thought, power rises from the feet, and the speed is incredibly fierce. Even a casual thrust is already threatening to Eugene Fong."
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This was the first time he was displaying his spear skills in the Fire Seed Cup tournament!
And it was also the first time after breaking through in footwork, making Jamie Smith feel exhilarated.
"Boom!"
Eugene Fong had just blocked the thrust when Jamie Smith shifted his footwork, and the spear reversed into a ferocious slash. With this terrifying speed, the spear shaft even curved, the spear blade slashing down like an axe!
"Clang!" Eugene Fong's halberd immediately intercepted, but the terrifying explosive force made Eugene Fong's body jolt and step back.
It's said that a slash is fierce, but Eugene Fong is, after all, a peerless genius with an evolution law fit of 103%, having a huge advantage in physical aspects, yet he was still suppressed. It could only mean one thing: Jamie Smith's body's power technique was too strong.
Even with ordinary physical quality, he could still unleash a terrifying force and speed.
"Puff." "Boom." "Hiss." "Rip." "Whoosh!"
Each spear technique produced a different sound as it tore through the air.
Some were penetrating, some were forceful, and some were sudden bursts... but they all had one thing in common: they were continuous, one move following another! Jamie Smith used his footwork to utilize the rebound force from each weapon clash, using force to counter force, one spear strike after another!
This was Jamie Smith's most comfortable way of spear fighting.
After his leg injury, this was his second time on the world martial arts stage, known for his ferocity. It was because of his weak footwork due to the leg injury, and he had no choice but to adopt this fighting style.
Footwork can determine at least half of one's strength, and this is no empty talk.
"Exhilarating, exhilarating." Jamie Smith was extremely thrilled, the hundred-meter radius around him like a huge domain, where he could clearly control every bit. By controlling the space, Eugene Fong seemed to be trapped in a spatial cage, with no possibility of escape.
He could get close or stay far as he wished! There was only his chance to strike Eugene Fong, and Eugene Fong couldn't threaten Jamie Smith at all.
This was also why Jamie Smith always chose lightweight armor; he always valued agility.
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In the live broadcast arena, people from the Wuling team like Liv Jay Windsor all looked serious.
"Little Eugene Fong is in trouble," Liv Jay Windsor frowned as he watched, "Jamie Smith's agility advantage is too great, he has completely mastered the spatial advantage. He can fight when he wants to, and leave when he wants to. The initiative is entirely in Jamie Smith's hands."
"Eugene's halberd technique, taking the meaning of black water, is continuous and endless, it shouldn't be so easily broken through," Eugene Fong's father couldn't help but say.
"It's useless, Jamie Smith's spear technique is like thunder, known for its speed," Liv Jay Windsor said, "When the speed reaches a certain level, any continuous move is useless. Because he's not dragging it out with you, it's a strike to kill at the limit of speed, if you can block it, you live, if you can't, you die!"
"Jamie Smith is most famous for his Shadowless Thrust, but in the past, it didn't feel so threatening."
"At that time, Jamie Smith hadn't broken through to the third level."
"The body is an advanced evolution law, and the Shadowless Thrust after reaching the third level of spear technique must be much more terrifying."
They all looked solemn, feeling the situation was not good.
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Eugene Fong, who was fighting with Jamie Smith, felt the most intense.
"It's too uncomfortable," Eugene Fong felt some pain, he felt like Jamie Smith was controlling a spider web, and he was the insect trapped in the spider web, unable to rush up or escape.
Wearing heavy armor and wielding a large halberd made him feel even more clumsy.
"If my footwork had broken through to the third level, with my physical quality, he couldn't suppress me at all," Eugene Fong was in pain, there was no way, his footwork hadn't reached that level yet.
He could only do his best to display a large halberd, trying to defend against Jamie Smith's continuous attacks.
Jamie Smith had attacked and killed dozens of times, and his footwork and spear technique were more and more perfect and smooth, making him feel very happy.
"Bang." While a slash made Eugene Fong's halberd vibrate slightly, Jamie Smith's hands holding the spear suddenly blurred.
Whoosh!
The spear also blurred and returned to its original position, as if nothing had moved.
Spear technique, Shadowless Thrust!
Jamie Smith looked at the opposite side, Eugene Fong was holding that halberd, and his throat had already had a hole, and his body began to become illusory. Eugene Fong stared at Jamie Smith, wanting to remember this opponent.
In this battle, he was defeated very badly.
As Eugene Fong turned into nothingness and disappeared from the battlefield, Jamie Smith also showed a smile, turned his head to look at the distant Finn Brown, Quincy Shawn, and shouted with a smile: "Won!"
"Jamie Smith, awesome." Quincy Shawn jumped up.
"Jamie, six six six!" Finn Brown laughed.
In the laughter, Jamie Smith, Finn Brown, and Quincy Shawn also turned into nothingness, and the entire battlefield map also collapsed.
The Pearwood team won, becoming the last team to make it to the top four!
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