Chapter 150: New Stage in Life
Translator: CKtalon
The next morning.
Xu Jingming took off his VR headset and found no sign of his wife on the bed.
Miaomiao woke up so early? Xu Jingming got up and went to the living room on the first floor.
In the living room, Li Miaomiao was sitting on the sofa in a daze.
“Miaomiao!” Xu Jingming shouted.
Li Miaomiao jolted awake and looked up to see her significant other. She smiled and said, “Jingming, you’re up.”
“What’s wrong? You’re a Lv. 3 expert, so your senses should be very sharp. You didn’t notice me when I walked to the living room?” Xu Jingming smiled, walked to her, and sat down.
He walked normally at home; he didn’t deliberately quieten his footsteps. Thus, his wife shouldn’t have failed to notice him.
Li Miaomiao smiled at Xu Jingming but didn’t say a word.
“Miaomiao,” Xu Jingming said, “I have good news for you.”
“You have good news?” Li Miaomiao was puzzled. “What good news?”
“I’ve reached Lv. 5,” Xu Jingming said in a low voice, acting all mysterious.
Li Miaomiao was stunned.
“Lv. 5?” Although Li Miaomiao had expended a lot of effort and had painstakingly reached Lv. 3 under Xu Jingming’s personal guidance, and she was still very far from Lv. 5, she was well-informed. Through the livestreams of many top experts around the world, she had long understood that… it was very difficult to go from Lv. 4 to Lv. 5!
“I heard it’s very, very difficult to break through to Lv. 5,” Li Miaomiao said. “Many experts around the world say so.”
“It’s very difficult.” Xu Jingming nodded.
He practiced from childhood to adulthood—this kind of training honed his willpower! In addition to the injuries he suffered during his martial arts journey, it could be said that his willpower was already very strong among ordinary people when the virtual world opened up.
Even so, with the legacy and the opportunity to possess someone, he could reach a passionate state via the three training methods of cold, heat, and pain. After practicing for so long, he finally reached Lv. 5.
For example, his master, Liu Hai, was in his seventies after all. He had a much richer life experience, and he annually endured half a year of arduous cultivation in his old age. It was obvious how someone so self-disciplined and ruthless to himself his entire life had a strong mind and spirit.
The grooming he received wasn’t inferior to Xu Jingming’s, but he still encountered obstacles.
“There was the country’s grooming and my sparring with Master,” Xu Jingming said. “That’s how I finally broke through to Lv. 5 today.”
“Lv. 5.” Li Miaomiao was proud and excited for her husband. Then, she said, “You said that you and Master Liu Hai had a breakthrough when you sparred with him. In the end, you lost.”
Xu Jingming nodded.
“Then, has Master Liu Hai reached Lv. 5 yet?” Li Miaomiao asked.
“I don’t know,” Xu Jingming said with a thought. “Master only sparred with me because he was lost back then. The speed of his will’s improvement should’ve been slower than mine, but he had a breakthrough in that sparring session. I also told him some of my experiences… In addition, Master has persevered in martial arts his entire life. His mind and will are extraordinary. I can’t say for sure when he will break through.”
Li Miaomiao nodded and said happily, “Previously, the outside world wanted to challenge you. They felt that you, Tejano, and Liu Hai would be stuck at the limit of Lv. 4 for a long time. Now that you’ve broken through, they will probably be dumbfounded if news of this spreads.”
“Madam.” Suddenly, the butler robot came over. “The results are out.”
Li Miaomiao was taken aback.
A projection appeared on the butler robot’s chest, and a test report appeared.
“What’s wrong?” Xu Jingming was puzzled as he looked at the report.
“Pregnancy?” Xu Jingming stared at the two words on the report. Is she pregnant?
However, he was a little uncertain.
Li Miaomiao looked at her spouse and said helplessly, “This means I’m pregnant!”
“Miaomiao, you’re pregnant?” Xu Jingming was surprised.
“Yeah.” Li Miaomiao nodded. “The VR headset alerted me today while scanning my body and had determined that I’m pregnant. I wasn’t too sure, so I woke up early to do a blood test. The result of the blood test is that I’m pregnant.”
“You got pregnant just like that?” Xu Jingming was surprised and delighted. “We didn’t use contraception for only three months, and you’re already pregnant? That’s too fast.”
The two of them had been careful about using contraception in the early days. As they had registered their marriage on New Year’s Day, they hadn’t used contraception since December. It was only March… and they were already pregnant with a child?
“You’re unhappy?” Li Miaomiao looked at Xu Jingming.
“I’m happy. Of course, I’m happy.” Xu Jingming felt giddy with joy. This feeling was amazing; he was much more excited than when breaking through to Lv. 5.
In the past, he was the son of his parents in this world! He was his wife’s husband!
But from today onward… he would have another identity—an identity as a father! He was going to have his own child; he was going to be a father.
I, Xu Jingming, am about to have a child. Xu Jingming couldn’t explain his feelings, but he was filled with joy. He also felt that his life had changed and had entered a new phase.
“I heard you have to be very careful in the first three months of your pregnancy,” Xu Jingming immediately said. “Miaomiao, you have to be careful.”
“Don’t worry. Everyone is an evolved lifeform now, so pregnancies are much safer.” Li Miaomiao was much more confident.
“It can’t be wrong to be careful,” Xu Jingming said.
…
From this day onward, Xu Jingming had to be careful of his wife’s mood. This was because he heard that a pregnant mother was prone to depression. Xu Jingming didn’t know much either. It was all the information he had gathered, so he could only think of ways to coax his wife.
He also took walks with his wife every day. In the virtual world, he would occasionally spar with her or even team up with her.
“Let’s go. I’ll team up with you today to participate in Global Crossfire.” Several days later, Xu Jingming brought his wife to participate in Global Crossfire to cheer her up.
“Global Crossfire?” Li Miaomiao was delighted. “You’re carrying me? Aren’t you being a bully?”
“I won’t bully them too much—perhaps just a little,” Xu Jingming said. “I’ll hold back.”
“Wait.” Li Miaomiao immediately gathered a team.
Soon, Dai Xiaoqing, Sister Kong, and Wang Yi joined the team.
“Jingming wants to carry us in Global Crossfire.” Li Miaomiao looked at her three friends. “Do you want to participate?”
“Yes, of course,” Sister Kong and Dai Xiaoqing immediately said.
“Captain, it’s been a while since you participated in Global Crossfire,” Wang Yi said with a smile. “Everyone says that you, Liu Hai, and Tejano are also stuck at the limits of Lv. 4. If you participate in Global Crossfire and lose… it will be too embarrassing. Therefore, the three of you haven’t participated in Global Crossfire recently.”
“Don’t listen to their nonsense,” Xu Jingming said.
Having fought his master, he knew very well that with his master’s combat strength, other experts around the world would be crushed even if they were at the same Lv. 4 limit.
“Let’s begin quickly.” Dai Xiaoqing was already burning with anticipation. “It feels great to be bullying noobs with Senior Brother. Hurry, hurry.”
“Alright, let’s begin.” Li Miaomiao immediately tapped the queue.
The five of them were waiting.
One second, two seconds… After 20 seconds, Xu Jingming suddenly received a notification from the virtual world: ‘Xu Jingming, among the experts in the queue, nobody’s combat strength has reached 30% of yours. Are you still fighting?’
Xu Jingming didn’t hesitate and tapped to confirm.
Whoosh.
The queue was successful!
Xu Jingming and the others entered the combat preparation area and saw five people from the enemy team at a glance. These five people were from Korea, and the person in the lead was Korea’s number one expert, Lee Moonsoo.
Recently, Lee Moonsoo often participated in Global Crossfire. With his strength at the limit of Lv. 4, Global Crossfire was still very exciting. Even when he fought Miyagawa Meishin and the others, there would be some back and forth.
This allowed him to accumulate quite a bit of popularity.
Having accumulated enough popularity to compete for the overall score at the annual Martial Arts Center ranking, Lee Moonsoo was also ambitious.
He had previously challenged Xu Jingming, Liu Hai, and Tejano to become a topic of discussion and gain popularity.
They… Lee Moonsoo looked at his opponents.
He saw a man and four women at a glance!
Of the four women, he saw Wang Yi—a Lv. 4 sharpshooter! Lee Moonsoo’s heart tightened, but when he saw the only man, his scalp turned numb. Xu Jingming!
But immediately after, Lee Moonsoo’s eyes lit up in excitement. It’s Xu Jingming. My chance has arrived!
Even if I lose, my popularity will increase as long as I can exchange a few blows with him. Thoughts flashed through Lee Moonsoo’s mind. If—if I can win… it will truly shock the world.
He’s at the limit of Lv. 4, and I’m also at the limit of Lv. 4. Perhaps I can win? Lee Moonsoo couldn’t help but feel excited and expectant when he thought of the possibility of winning.
Losing was a given, but winning meant a shot to success.
That was Xu Jingming! He was recognized as one of the three strongest people in the world!