359: The God of War is out

Half an hour later.

Lin Yang, Time, and Time's teammate entered the arena space together.

Yes, that’s right.

For this round of the Cosmic Competition, he still chose to cooperate with Black Le.

It wasn’t that he was clinging to old sentiments and directly refused others.

It was because Black Le’s price was too high!

A Medium Super Gene Warrior-grade extraordinary characteristic material!

Plus three ordinary-grade extraordinary characteristic materials.

Furthermore, he wasn't even required to guarantee Time’s advancement; he only needed to do his best.

Lin Yang couldn't refuse these terms!

Let alone Lin Yang, even the other universe competitors no. 364 were stunned by Black Le’s offer.

Watching Lin Yang enter the arena space, they all glared at Black Le.

“Black Le! I think you’re truly insane, you actually offered a Medium Super Gene Warrior-grade extraordinary characteristic material to invite cooperation!”

“Exactly, Black Le, you’re seriously out of your mind. This is only the Second Stage of the Cosmic Competition. Even if you advance again, the benefits from the Universe Alliance won’t be worth that much!”

“Precisely, you’re making a losing deal. What’s more, you can’t even 100% guarantee Time’s advancement. You’ve completely lost your mind!”

“Given Time’s strength, even if he advances in the Second Stage, he’ll be eliminated first in the next stage. You’re paying such a huge price just for one advancement. This is… utterly insane!!”

The others angrily denounced Black Le.

To pay a Medium Super Gene Warrior-grade extraordinary characteristic material for an uncertain advancement slot, they all thought Black Le was mad.

Black Le, however, chuckled: “In terms of value, the Second Stage advancement reward is indeed far less valuable than a Medium Super Gene Warrior-grade extraordinary characteristic material. But some things cannot be measured purely by value!”

“What do you mean?” The others frowned.

“The best record of our universe recently, and the friendship of a powerhouse!” Black Le smiled slightly.

The others were immediately stunned, saying in disbelief: “You’re paying such a huge price just to forge a friendship?”

They all didn’t understand.

In their opinion, the cosmic civilization behind Lin Yang couldn’t be particularly powerful, otherwise, it wouldn’t be competing from the Neutral Universe.

Generally, competing from the Neutral Universe is to avoid being targeted or some other troubles.

Since they fear being targeted, it means their background isn't strong enough.

Such a young Medium Super Gene Warrior competitor represents the face of his own cosmic civilization. Any powerful cosmic civilization would not let such a seed competitor compete from the Neutral Universe, otherwise, they would be ridiculed.

However, Lin Yang competed as a free agent. So, after their analysis, they unanimously believed that although Lin Yang was strong, he might not have a powerful cosmic civilization background.

Black Le paying such a huge price to forge a friendship with him was indeed somewhat unwise.

A genius without strong enough background support, unless truly exceptionally brilliant, astonishing enough to make all the high-ranking officials of the entire Universe Alliance take notice, will only gradually fade into obscurity over time.

Because this world never lacks geniuses.

Even if Lin Yang breaks into the top 100 in this Cosmic Competition, attracting the attention of some powerful cosmic civilizations and joining a stronger one, he will still gradually become merely an elite, only slightly stronger than ordinary people.

Those powerful cosmic civilizations already find resources insufficient for cultivating their own geniuses, so how could they truly pile all resources on an outsider?

The universe is cruel.

For those medium-level geniuses who temporarily lead due to a stroke of luck, they either need to be truly talented enough to make other powerful cosmic civilizations willingly abandon cultivating their own geniuses and instead pile all resources on them.

Or they must have a sufficiently powerful home universe to support them.

Otherwise, as strength improves, the resources consumed become more and more, and more valuable. Without strong support from the home universe, even dedicating all the resources of an entire universe to cultivation can only end in regret.

Therefore, for them, Lin Yang could lead their own competitors to advance in this Cosmic Competition, but after the competition, there wouldn't be much interaction.

And merely advancing in the Second Stage was not worth them paying such a huge price.

Especially since there was no 100% guarantee of advancing to the Third Stage.

This made it even less worthwhile for them to risk such a huge price.

If Lin Yang could 100% guarantee leading their competitors to advance, then it might be considered, but the Second Stage is far more brutal than the First Stage, and the difficulty of advancing is greater.

Paying such a huge price for a risk is very irrational.

Furthermore, even if they were wrong and Lin Yang actually had a powerful cosmic civilization background.

Then after the Cosmic Competition, he would have even less interaction with these guy from ordinary universes.

Therefore, Black Le’s actions were truly incomprehensible to them.

Black Le said no more.

The value of the Second Stage advancement rewards and subsequent resource allocation combined indeed did not surpass the value of the extraordinary characteristic material he paid Lin Yang.

Those resources could be exchanged for a Medium Super Gene Warrior-grade extraordinary characteristic material.

But the qualification to advance to the Third Stage is not easily obtained.

As for the thoughts of these guy around him.

Black Le was very clear.

But he didn’t think so.

Because whether Lin Yang had a background or not, it didn’t matter to him.

It’s good to have a friendship, but if not, at least he got a ranking in the Third Stage.

This was what he truly wanted.

Their universe number 657 hadn't had a competitor enter the Third Stage for many competition years.

Now that they finally had this opportunity, no matter how great the price, it was worth it for their universe.

A ranking in the Third Stage of a Cosmic Competition was enough to change many things for their universe.

Moreover, Black Le also trusted his intuition and judgment.

These guy around him were unwilling to take risks, but he trusted Lin Yang.

The price they paid this time would not be in vain.

And indeed, it was so.

The melee of the Second Stage was indeed more terrifying than the thousand-person melee of the First Stage.

Those with weaker strength were eliminated in the First Stage. The competitors in the Second Stage were at least high-level intermediate Gene Warrior, their power very close to Primary Super Gene Warrior.

However, Lin Yang still ensured Time’s advancement.

Not only did he ensure Time’s advancement, but Time’s teammate was also protected by him to advance to the Third Stage.

Having received such great benefits from Black Le, Lin Yang naturally wouldn't take the money and not do the job.

Although the advancement difficulty was great, he had integrity!

Once he took the money, he had to put in the effort!

In the arena.

Lin Yang protected Time and his teammate, fighting dozens of Gene Warrior alone, standing firm in the melee, like a god descended to earth.

Time and his teammate were stunned.

Not only that, there were already exclamations from the stands.

In the judges' seats, several high-ranking officials of the Universe Alliance also showed slight changes in their expressions.

No other reason.

Only because at this moment, inside the arena, amidst the chaos, Lin Yang’s power was unmatched, and his momentum unstoppable!

Unlike the low-key and conservative approach in the First Stage, Lin Yang now resembled a god of slaughter, actively attacking. Anyone who approached was directly cleared out of the arena.

In just a few minutes, the number of people eliminated by Lin Yang reached dozens!

“Eighth Sector, a god of war has appeared!!”

On the high platform, everyone was astonished.

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