362: Show your affection, are you worthy? (Two in one)

Although the probability of being matched with a guy was low, Lin Yang still scanned everyone as soon as he entered the arena.

However, with that scan, he really did find a guy from Universe No. 364.

Lin Yang's eyes immediately lit up.

This time, there were three competitors from Universe No. 364 who advanced to the third stage.

For him to be matched with one of them, scattered among the thousand people in ten different competition zones, could only be attributed to fate.

"The three who advanced to the third stage are all seed competitors from Universe No. 364. Under normal circumstances, all three of them should be able to continue advancing to the top 100."

"For an ordinary Universe Country to have three top 100 level competitors, it certainly has the capital to be arrogant."

Lin Yang looked at the competitor from Universe No. 364, his gaze profound.

A few days ago, he had gathered some information about the competitors from Universe No. 364.

The three guy who advanced were all very strong. Universe No. 364 wanted all three of them to break into the top 100, and even aim for higher rankings.

As an ordinary Universe Country, having three or more competitors in the top 100 in the Grand Competition could be said to be a great honor.

Universe No. 364 wanted to seize this Grand Competition to soar to prominence.

However, now that this unlucky guy was matched with him, it could only be said that Universe No. 364's beautiful dream was about to be largely shattered.

Losing even one top 100 level competitor would be a huge loss!

And that guy seemed to sense something, suddenly turning his head and meeting Lin Yang's gaze.

Lin Yang showed a slight smile as he looked at him.

And this guy, seeing Lin Yang smile at him, was first stunned for a moment, then also smiled and nodded at Lin Yang as a gesture.

Lin Yang's name was now known throughout the entire competition arena, and many Universe Country wanted to befriend him.

Although this guy didn't know why Lin Yang would smile at him in a friendly way, he still felt a slight thrill in his heart.

Many Universe Country had invited Lin Yang but were rejected. Their Universe No. 364 had also extended an invitation, but Lin Yang had never shown any particular closeness to any single Universe Country.

Now, however, he suddenly showed goodwill towards him in the arena, which filled this guy with some excitement.

"Could it be that Your Excellency Lin Yang is preparing to accept our Universe Country's invitation after the competition?"

This guy began to imagine things, and then his gaze towards Lin Yang became even more respectful, and his smile grew wider.

And similarly imagining things were the people in the stands.

Seeing Lin Yang and this guy from Universe No. 364 nod and smile at each other, the representatives of various Universe Country immediately turned their gazes towards Xie Lin.

Currently, Competition Zone Six had gathered representatives from various major Universe Country, all waiting for Lin Yang's match to end and for him to advance to the top 100, so they could begin inviting him.

But at this moment, the representatives of these Universe Country were somewhat astonished.

"Xie Lin, when did you secretly get involved with Lin Yang?"

The representatives of various Universe Country were very puzzled.

During the rest days after the competition, Lin Yang clearly did not interact with any representatives of any Universe Country.

How did Xie Lin manage this?

And Xie Lin, to be honest, was also a bit confused at this moment!

What secret involvement are they talking about!

Lin Yang had never secretly contacted them at all!

Even he himself was very puzzled watching the situation in the arena!

However, feeling the slightly jealous gazes of the other representatives, Xie Lin cleared his throat, his eyes shifting slightly. He didn't tell the truth, but instead said mysteriously, "Well... you guess!"

"Tsk, playing coy, still keeping it a secret, what's there that can't be said?"

Upon hearing this, some representatives of various Universe Country rolled their eyes directly.

"Hehe..." Xie Lin, however, smiled in response and said nothing more.

Actually, he had just intended to say that he had indeed secretly reached a deal with Lin Yang, wanting to cut off the hopes of these Universe Country representatives and scare them away first.

If he could fool the representatives of the major Universe Country into leaving now, then after the competition, Lin Yang would only have their Universe Country to choose from.

However, in the end, Xie Lin still chose this ambiguous answer.

Because he had no confidence at all right now. If even with only their Universe Country left to invite, Lin Yang still didn't agree, then it would be extremely embarrassing and they would become a laughingstock.

Therefore, facing the persistent questions from the representatives of other Universe Country civilizations, Xie Lin simply maintained a mysterious smile and made no further response.

And Xie Lin's demeanor immediately caused the representatives of other Universe Country civilizations to ponder.

They were gathered here precisely to contact Lin Yang immediately after the competition ended.

And if Lin Yang had already cooperated with Xie Lin, then there would be no point in them continuing to wait.

However, if they were to leave now... the gazes of the various Universe Country representatives occasionally glanced at Xie Lin.

In the end, no one left prematurely.

Everyone was smart. Although Xie Lin pretended to be profound and did not respond directly, wanting to create an impression of having already cooperated with Lin Yang.

But with a little thought, they guessed that Lin Yang had probably not yet officially agreed to cooperate with Xie Lin.

Otherwise, Xie Lin would not be so secretive and mysterious.

Although the situation in the arena now seemed as if Lin Yang intended to show goodwill towards Universe No. 364.

But until Lin Yang's final decision was announced, the representatives of various Universe Country were still not planning to give up prematurely.

After all, a freelance competitor who could steadily enter the top ranks of the top 100 was not something one might encounter every competition year. Even if it meant paying a greater price, as long as they could successfully invite Lin Yang to represent their Universe Country in the competition, these Universe Country representatives were willing.

Especially the representatives of a few of the most top-tier Universe Country had already made up their minds: even if Lin Yang now intended to cooperate with Universe No. 364, they would intercept him, even if it meant paying double, five times, or ten times the price!

Resources were not lacking for these top-tier Universe Country!

They had enough confidence to offer a price that Xie Lin absolutely could not afford to move Your Excellency Lin Yang.

For these top-tier Universe Country, rankings in the top twenty or thirty of the Universe Ranking Competition were worth any amount of resources, as long as they could be obtained!

... "Teacher Yu Meng, Your Excellency Lin Yang wouldn't really cooperate with Universe No. 364 after the competition, would he?"

On the other side, Xing Guang, Yu Meng, and the other Home Universe competitors were watching the match.

Seeing the situation in the arena, Xing Guang's face showed worry.

This time, they had completely lost to Universe No. 364.

Although losing by a larger margin wouldn't make much difference, if Lin Yang cooperated with Xie Lin and raised Universe No. 364's ranking to the top twenty or thirty, or even higher, then in the post-competition struggle, Xie Lin and his group would be able to apply for higher authority and more quotas.

That would truly be a disaster for the Home Universe.

Yu Meng's expression was calm, and he said lightly, "Watch the match calmly. Whether it is or not, it's not something you should worry about. Your most important task now is to see the gap between yourselves and those prodigies, and to learn! Don't overthink other things!"

"Yes, Teacher Yu Meng." Xing Guang's mouth opened and closed, wanting to say many things, but finally he sighed silently and watched the match somewhat distractedly.

Yu Meng, however, kept his eyes fixed on the center of the arena.

Although he appeared calm, his constantly flickering eyes still revealed that his inner self was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

If Universe No. 364 only achieved a normal top 100 ranking this time, then although the post-competition struggle would be unavoidable, it wouldn't be too tragic.

But if Lin Yang represented Universe No. 364 in the competition and boosted their Universe Country's ranking to the top thirty or even top twenty, then the meaning would be completely different.

"Could it be that fate truly cannot be defied?" Yu Meng's heart was heavy... In the arena.

After Lin Yang and that guy from Universe No. 364 nodded to each other, Lin Yang withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the other competitors around him.

At this moment, a considerable amount of time had passed since the start of the match, but no one had made a move yet.

After all, this was a qualifying match for the top 100. Except for a few competitors with particularly outstanding strength, the strength of those who could stand here was actually not too far apart.

No one wanted to be eliminated first.

This stage was a greater test of the psychological endurance of many competitors.

Whoever lost their composure first might be eliminated first.

So everyone was wary of each other, wanting to wait for someone else to make the first move.

Lin Yang observed for a while, then simply sat down cross-legged again.

Before the match, he had also gathered some intelligence about the third stage of the competition.

Typically, in this stage, the free-for-all would only begin around twenty days in.

Unlike the first two stages, where there were too many competitors and quite a few weaker ones with poorer psychological endurance, pressure would quickly build, leading to the early start of a free-for-all.

But in this stage, it was very rare for competitors to crack under pressure in just a few days.

Therefore, it usually took about twenty days before some competitors with relatively weaker psychological endurance would be unable to resist the high pressure and break the stalemate by making a move.

A free-for-all among a hundred people, once it truly became chaotic, could even end the match within a single day.

So, until the last few days, a free-for-all in the third stage was very difficult to start prematurely.

Therefore, Lin Yang simply continued to merge with that Life extraordinary characteristic material.

Anyway, with his strength, even if the free-for-all began, no one would dare to attack him first.

Lin Yang estimated that only when the number of people was close to ten would someone, desperate to advance to the top ten, become bloodthirsty enough to provoke him.

So, he actually still had about twenty days to calmly merge with the extraordinary characteristic material.

And that was indeed the case.

The situations in all ten competition zones were very similar.

In the first few days, no one made a move at all.

Only Competition Zone Nine had a slight accident, where the free-for-all started early, becoming the first competition zone to end its matches in the third stage.

The remaining competition zones were eerily quiet.

Days passed one by one.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.

The various major competition zones finally began to engage in free-for-alls one after another.

In Competition Zone Six, on the eighteenth day, someone finally couldn't hold back and made a move.

In an instant, a massive free-for-all erupted!

Lin Yang was also forced to stop merging with the extraordinary characteristic material.

This made him feel a bit regretful.

Now, the integration of the Life extraordinary characteristic material had reached forty percent. If he could have calmly continued merging for another ten-plus days, he might truly have had a chance to reach fifty percent.

But at the moment... Lin Yang's eyes flickered, and he quickly locked onto the position of that guy from Universe No. 364.

Since the free-for-all had already begun, there was no need to delay any further.

He began to approach that guy.

It had to be said that this guy's strength was indeed quite good.

He handled the free-for-all with absolutely no pressure.

If nothing unexpected happened, this guy was definitely going to advance to the top 100.

But now, as for a spot in the top 100, this guy could forget about it.

Lin Yang's actions immediately drew everyone's attention.

Watching him not participate in the free-for-all with other competitors along the way, but instead heading directly towards that competitor from Universe No. 364 with a clear goal, everyone couldn't help but speculate again.

"Could it be that he really intends to cooperate with Universe No. 364? Is he rushing over to join forces with that guy?"

Representatives from some Universe Country couldn't help but wonder.

Xie Lin, on the other hand, stared intently at Lin Yang's figure in the arena, his eyes burning.

Although his face was as calm as an ancient well, appearing very tranquil, Xie Lin was actually very nervous internally at this moment.

He wasn't sure what Lin Yang's intention was in heading directly towards his own competitor...

In the arena, that guy from Universe No. 364, seeing Your Excellency Lin Yang clearly rushing towards him, showed a hint of excitement on his face.

"Is Your Excellency Lin Yang coming over to join forces with me to fight and advance!"

He was also very excited, and even began to actively move closer to Lin Yang.

Soon, the distance between the two was less than a few meters.

"Lin Yang, if we join forces, we will surely sweep the arena!"

After getting closer, this guy spoke excitedly.

Although he was confident he could advance on his own, joining forces with Lin Yang would make it even more foolproof!

The top 100, in his opinion, was already a certainty!

"Join forces?"

Lin Yang, however, looked at this guy with a somewhat strange smile. This guy was quite good at imagining things.

Then, under the guy's puzzled gaze, Lin Yang slowly said, "When did I say I wanted to join forces with you?"

"Uh... what?"

This guy was instantly stunned, and subconsciously said, "Didn't you come over because you wanted to join forces with me to advance together? Didn't you want to accept our Universe Country's invitation?"

Upon hearing this, the strange look on Lin Yang's face grew even stronger: "Me joining forces with you to advance? And accepting your Universe Country's invitation? When did I ever say such a thing?"

"Ah? Didn't you greet me in a friendly way before? Wasn't that because you wanted to accept our Universe Country's invitation?" This guy still hadn't quite reacted, and spoke again in a dazed manner.

"Hehe, me greeting you, and friendly?"

Lin Yang immediately scoffed:

"Are you worthy?"

"..."

This guy was dumbfounded, stunned for several seconds before he seemed to finally react, his face instantly darkening. He stared at Lin Yang and said, "Then what exactly do you mean? What do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do?"

Lin Yang smiled slightly, then suddenly accelerated, appearing in front of this guy in a flash.

The next instant, a slap containing immense power landed heavily on his head before this guy could even react.

Buzz!

This guy instantly felt his head buzzing, as if it was about to explode.

"You..."

He only had time to raise his hand and angrily point at Lin Yang. Before he could finish speaking, he saw Lin Yang's face enlarge in front of him again, and then a second slap landed on his forehead.

Two slaps knocked him completely disoriented, making him instantly dazed.

Then he only felt a wave of dizziness, and his body seemed to begin to be forcefully transmitted out of the arena.

"You... no!"

Only at this moment did this guy finally realize that he had been directly eliminated by Lin Yang, caught off guard!

"Hehe, still asking me what I want to do?"

The second before this guy was eliminated, Lin Yang gave him a profound smile:

"Of course, it's to eliminate you, you idiot!"

"Pfft..."

This guy was instantly overcome with anger, his throat suddenly sweetened, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out directly. Coupled with the dizziness from being transmitted away and the failure of being eliminated, he couldn't quite bear such a blow, and his head tilted, actually passing out directly... In the stands, everyone was shocked!

Everyone was stunned by this sudden dramatic change!

Lin Yang had previously shown goodwill towards the competitor from Universe No. 364.

What the hell was this now?

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