338: The competition situation does not even meet the minimum standard (two combined

“You want to know about the competition information?” The White Fatty Old Man smiled strangely.

“If you ask me, you might as well not inquire. Just charge in blindly when the time comes. Perhaps, in a state of ignorant fearlessness, you might even achieve a decent ranking. Otherwise, you might not even have the courage to step onto the stage.”

“This…” Lin Yang was slightly stunned.

What did this old man mean?

Knowing about the competition would make him lose the courage to step onto the stage?

That was too abstract, wasn't it?

Did he really look down on him that much?

Lin Yang was a bit speechless.

“What? You look a bit unconvinced.” The White Fatty Old Man looked at him, chuckling.

“No, junior just feels that knowing some competition details will help him better cope. There’s a saying in my hometown: ‘Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.’”

Lin Yang was indeed a bit annoyed. The old man kept belittling him, but he definitely couldn't say it outright now.

“Haha, you little guy are not honest. I bet you’re very annoyed with me right now, thinking I look down on you too much, aren’t you?” The White Fatty Old Man pointed at him and burst out laughing.

Lin Yang: “…”

Silence.

He was exposed, which was very embarrassing.

But he couldn't admit it.

He could only remain silent.

“Alright, this old man won’t bicker with a little brat like you. You don’t need that expression.”

The White Fatty Old Man waved his hand magnanimously, saying indifferently:

“Since you want to know, it’s not that this old man can’t tell you, so you won’t be restless. However, once you know the situation, just don’t faint from shock.”

“Thank you, senior.” Lin Yang cupped his hands.

“How much do you know about the universe?” The White Fatty Old Man asked.

This question made Lin Yang pause again.

It sounded too familiar; the Silver-haired woman had asked the exact same question not long ago.

He glanced at the White Fatty Old Man and repeated what he had told the Silver-haired woman last time.

“Your understanding is quite superficial.” The White Fatty Old Man scoffed.

“Uh…” Lin Yang was speechless.

Last time, the Silver-haired woman had said it was quite good that he knew about the existence of parallel universes, but here, the White Fatty Old Man looked down on him again.

The White Fatty Old Man glanced at him and said indifferently: “Your hometown, Blue Star, belongs to a small star system like the Solar System. Beyond the Solar System is the large star system you call the Galaxy. Beyond the Galaxy are Galaxy groups, and beyond Galaxy groups are even larger Galaxy clusters. You know these basic facts, don’t you?”

“Junior naturally knows these.” Lin Yang nodded, a bit puzzled why the White Fatty Old Man was stating these basic facts.

The White Fatty Old Man then continued: “And an even larger structure than Galaxy clusters is the cosmic web. Countless continuous Galaxy clusters form the cosmic web. At this point, the basic structural hierarchy of the universe is essentially formed.”

“If we expand the scope, it’s the observable universe, but this scope is related to the strength of technological civilizations. Weak civilizations can’t even observe the surrounding planets, so strictly speaking, the so-called observable universe is not within the cosmic structural hierarchy.”

“Galaxies, Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, the cosmic web—this is the basic hierarchical structure of a universe.”

At this point, the White Fatty Old Man looked at Lin Yang and said indifferently: “You should know how vast a Galaxy cluster is. It contains at least hundreds to thousands of Galaxy groups, and each Galaxy group has countless planets.”

Lin Yang nodded.

The White Fatty Old Man continued:

“Take this Home Universe you are in, for example. The Galaxy group you are in has at least tens of thousands of primary technological civilization planets, nearly a thousand secondary and tertiary technological civilizations, and dozens of civilizations above the tertiary level.”

“And within a Galaxy cluster, this number increases by more than a hundredfold, and there will be even stronger fifth, sixth, and even seventh-level civilizations.”

“But these become ordinary when placed within a cosmic web.”

“Can you imagine how many technological civilizations there are within a cosmic web now?”

Lin Yang shook his head: “Junior cannot imagine.”

He truly couldn't imagine, and he was quite shocked by what he heard.

Although he knew the cosmic structural hierarchy, he hadn't realized there would be so many technological civilizations.

The number was truly astonishing.

“Hehe, it’s normal not to imagine it.”

The White Fatty Old Man looked at him and said leisurely:

“The number of technological civilizations within a cosmic web is unimaginably vast, but you must know that even a primary universe does not contain just one cosmic web.”

Lin Yang’s heart trembled, and he subconsciously said: “My Home Universe, how many cosmic webs does it have?”

“Oh, not many, just over a dozen.” The White Fatty Old Man answered casually.

“Over a dozen? That many?” Lin Yang was startled again.

He then began to calculate in his mind. According to the information the White Fatty Old Man had just provided, the so-called observable universe range of Blue Star previously was probably still within the scope of this cosmic web.

This was astounding.

The vastness of the universe was far more exaggerated than he had imagined.

However, before he could finish being shocked, he heard the White Fatty Old Man say again: “The cosmic web is the highest-level division of celestial systems, but in reality, true divisions are rarely based on celestial systems. Some powerful civilizations can span multiple cosmic webs, and even rule an entire Home Universe or even parallel universes!”

“When a civilization can rule a Home Universe, it can be called a Universe Country. Universe Countries also have several levels, strong and weak. Some Universe Countries can rule dozens or hundreds of parallel universes, while others can only rule a few.”

“And you, the competition you are about to participate in, is the Universe Newcomer King Selection hosted jointly by the most powerful Universe Countries.”

“Anyone under the age of thirty-five can participate.”

“The competition starts at the Galaxy cluster level. As long as you meet the minimum entry standard, you can register for free. Then, you need to first fight your way into the top hundred among countless young prodigies of your age group in your Galaxy cluster, to qualify for competing with other top hundred contestants from other Galaxy clusters within your cosmic web.”

“After securing a spot in the top hundred of your cosmic web, you will then compete against the top hundred from other cosmic webs in the same Home Universe. This time, only the top thirty can enter the final Universe-level arena, representing your Home Universe to compete with the top thirty prodigies from other parallel universes, to secure a spot in the top hundred of the finals.”

“What you need to do is to achieve a top ten ranking in the final top hundred, to secure one of the ten spots!”

“Now, do you understand?”

The White Fatty Old Man indifferently laid out all the basic details of the competition.

The shock in Lin Yang’s heart also reached its peak.

No wonder!

The old man had said earlier that if he knew about the competition, he might not even have the courage to enter.

He had just thought it might be because the old man looked down on him too much, but now it seemed the old man's words were not wrong at all.

This was simply no ordinary competition.

The level and scale of this competition were simply beyond imagination!

Not only did he have to compete two or three times within his Home Universe, but he also had to compete with people from other parallel universes.

He couldn't even imagine how many people would participate.

Even if only thirty people from each universe could qualify, the number of contestants in the final Universe-level arena would probably be over ten thousand!

After all, the White Fatty Old Man had just said that some powerful Universe Countries could rule over a hundred parallel universes.

So, for a competition jointly hosted by the most powerful Universe Countries, even if only the top thirty from each universe could enter the Universe-level arena, the contestants from over three hundred parallel universes would add up to over ten thousand.

And clearly, this competition would definitely involve more than three hundred parallel universes.

Therefore, the difficulty of reaching the final top ten would absolutely be unimaginably great!

He had to first fight his way out of countless prodigies in his Home Universe to enter the Universe-level arena.

And any contestant who could enter the final Universe-level arena would be among the top thirty most formidable individuals in their respective universes.

To secure a spot in the top hundred from these Universe-level genius contestants was already a huge challenge, let alone fighting his way into the top ten from that top hundred!

Just thinking about it was suffocating!

Lin Yang felt his scalp tingle!

“How about it, guy? This old man has told you everything you wanted to know. What are your thoughts now?” The White Fatty Old Man asked with a half-smile.

“…” Lin Yang didn’t know what to say.

He just felt that the Silver-haired woman truly had a lot of faith in him!

She actually believed he could secure a spot in the final top ten!!

To be honest, at this moment, even he himself had no confidence.

He was lucky, but which of the contestants who could make it to the end wasn't a favored child of heaven?

No!

“Favored child of heaven” wasn’t even enough to describe these contestants.

To be able to secure a spot in the top thirty of one's Home Universe was already considered a prodigy among prodigies.

And the final top hundred, or even top ten, contestants were probably all monstrous talents among prodigies!

Everyone's luck would certainly not be too bad!

Especially, for such an important event, those supreme civilizations or powerful Universe Countries would definitely have specially cultivated seed contestants!

People cultivated and grown within supreme civilizations and Universe Countries would certainly have a comprehensive advantage over other contestants in terms of foundation.

To secure a spot in the top ten among those seed contestants cultivated by supreme civilizations and Universe Countries was basically impossible.

This was not the top ten of one country, nor the top ten of one universe, but the top ten of multiple universes. How high would the gold content be?

Unimaginable!

Unfathomable!

This was definitely a ranking that ordinary contestants could only dream of, or even not dare to hope for!

It could make people despair!

However, Lin Yang quickly adjusted his emotions.

This competition was indeed very shocking.

To achieve a final top ten ranking was harder than ascending to heaven!

But, he still had to give it his all!

Although the chances were slim, even virtually non-existent, he could not retreat, nor could he afford to.

Behind him was Blue Star.

He had to fight for it!

Even if he couldn't make it into the final top ten, the Silver-haired woman had reminded him before she left that as long as he could enter the final Universe-level arena and perform outstandingly, catching the attention and appreciation of some important figures, he would gain the qualification to protect Blue Star.

No matter what, he had to do his best to seize this opportunity!

Lin Yang’s emotional changes were observed by the White Fatty Old Man, who also clicked his tongue in wonder.

After learning the specific details of the competition, the momentary despair that emerged from Lin Yang’s shock did not escape him.

But in just a short minute, Lin Yang’s eyes actually became resolute, which was a bit beyond his expectation.

“Little guy, this old man did underestimate you earlier. After learning the specific details of the competition, you can still show such an unyielding spirit. I thought you would be directly disheartened and unable to recover, not even having the courage to step onto the stage!”

The White Fatty Old Man couldn't help but speak, expressing his approval of Lin Yang for the first time.

Lin Yang took a deep breath and slowly said: “Although there’s truly little hope of reaching the final top ten, junior will still try his best!”

He looked at the White Fatty Old Man, and in the latter's somewhat astonished expression, he said earnestly: “Besides, since Yue You senior and you have given junior this opportunity, it means that in some aspects, junior is not entirely without a chance. With your guidance, junior naturally has no reason to retreat without a fight!”

“Even if junior ultimately cannot enter the top ten, junior will do his utmost to complete the competition and not let down the resources used for senior’s cultivation!”

Upon hearing this, the White Fatty Old Man’s astonishment grew even deeper. He stared at Lin Yang for a long while, then suddenly burst out laughing:

“Hahaha, good, what a good little guy. No wonder Yue You speaks so highly of you. You indeed have some extraordinary qualities. Just for this spirit of yours, this old man will not hesitate to use resources to cultivate you!”

“Thank you, senior!”

Lin Yang bowed slightly.

“Do you have any other questions?” The White Fatty Old Man waved his hand, in a very good mood.

“Oh… junior naturally has questions, and quite a few, but what junior is most curious about is why you hope junior can achieve a top ten ranking in such a competition?” Lin Yang was not polite, directly stating his doubts.

He still had many questions about the competition.

For example, what exactly the competition was about, and how it would be conducted.

But these could be learned slowly later. He now really wanted to know what the White Fatty Old Man's purpose was in cultivating someone to get him into the top ten of this competition.

A competition jointly hosted by the most powerful Universe Countries must involve some kind of game between those Universe Countries. The top ten rankings were very likely related to certain interest distribution issues among those Universe Countries.

So, it was conceivable that the seed contestants cultivated by those Universe Countries would definitely strive to win the top ten spots and would certainly not let them fall into the hands of others easily.

However, the White Fatty Old Man didn't seem to be from a certain Universe Country. Otherwise, he wouldn't be using his own resources for cultivation, and the Universe Country behind him would certainly not allow such wasteful behavior.

But he was actually involved, which made Lin Yang curious.

To fund the cultivation of a contestant aiming for the top ten with one's own power seemed a bit exaggerated.

After all, no matter how strong an individual was, how could he be stronger than those terrifying Universe Countries?

He was somewhat curious about the White Fatty Old Man's purpose in doing this at any cost.

The White Fatty Old Man, upon hearing this, narrowed his eyes: “Some things are not yet for you to know, but this old man can reveal a little to you. It concerns a wager.”

“A wager?” Lin Yang was even more surprised.

What kind of wager was so extravagant to this extent?

“You little guy, don’t keep prying. In short, as you just said, even if you can’t get into the top ten, as long as you perform well enough to bring a little glory to this old man, that’s fine!” The White Fatty Old Man urged him.

Lin Yang was slightly taken aback, then said earnestly: “Junior will definitely do his best!”

“Alright, let’s talk about these things later. You must first pass the first stage of training, otherwise, given your current situation, you don’t even meet the minimum standard to participate in the competition!”

The White Fatty Old Man said.

“Ah? I don’t even meet the minimum standard??” Lin Yang was stunned.

How high must the entry standards for this competition be?

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