368: Actively challenged, the weird Yu Meng (two in one)

The crowd in the stands was very shocked.

Because, in the Cosmic Competition, instances of voluntarily conceding are extremely rare!

It can even be called unheard of!

After all, having worked so hard to reach the finals, everyone wants to achieve a better ranking.

Especially the contestants who made it into the top fifty, they are considered favored ones in their respective Home Universes, the hope of their Home Universes, and all possess their own pride!

Even if they are no match, very few will voluntarily concede!

Just like the contestant in the first round, he was clearly no match for Lin Yang. Lin Yang wanted to eliminate him later to save him some face, but he actively requested Lin Yang to defeat him with full effort!

This is the pride that belongs to a favored one!

What if he is no match?

At least, he wants to clearly see the gap between us!

Some people, even if they are no match, will not let their opponent win too easily.

Just like those contestants who were matched against the seed contestants from the three great Universe Countries, even knowing they were no match for the seed contestants from the three great Universe Countries, they would still fiercely engage them in battle!

However, now, this Songxi actually voluntarily conceded!

This is very rare in all the years of the entire Cosmic Competition!

Even the seed contestants from the three great Universe Countries cannot make people willingly and voluntarily concede!

But Lin Yang actually made this Songxi voluntarily concede!

In the stands, there was a moment of silence.

After a long time, someone sighed.

“Alas, this contestant Songxi is indeed a person of straightforward character. Just to allow Lin Yang to have better energy to contend for the top ten, he actually voluntarily conceded!”

“Haha, this kid’s temper is a bit like mine. I also think it’s been too long since the three great Universe Countries monopolized the top ten rankings. It’s time for someone to break this established situation!”

“Yes, although it was a voluntary concession, no one will mock him for surrendering without a fight. Many people now probably have the same thought as him, hoping that Lin Yang can become a true dark horse and rush into the top ten!”

“Knowing he was no match, he voluntarily conceded to preserve more stamina for Lin Yang. This kid truly has foresight, haha!”

“Now it just depends on whether this contestant Lin Yang can truly break into the top ten!”

“That’s really hard to say. The next round is a points-based competition. Everyone will be matched against three opponents. If his luck isn’t good enough and he gets matched against a seed contestant from a Universe Country three times in a row, that would be very regrettable!”

“Alas, yes, this competition system dictates that to break the monopoly of the seed contestants from the three great Universe Countries, one really needs extraordinary strength. Otherwise, even a dark horse will only stop at the top twenty!”

“Let’s see, hopefully his luck is good enough.”

“...”

Because of Songxi’s voluntary concession, this round of competition gained a lot more discussion.

Lin Yang left Competition Arena No. 18, listening to the discussions in the stands, and then carefully re-examined the upcoming competition rules. He then understood why the White Fatty Old Man had always emphasized that it would be very good if he could enter the top twenty.

The rules of this competition system are indeed very favorable to the seed contestants from the three great Universe Countries.

After all, with three matches, if one’s strength is not strong enough, it is indeed impossible to compete against the seed contestants from the Universe Countries, and it is indeed very difficult to enter the top ten!

As for whether seed contestants from the same Universe Country would be unlucky enough to be matched against seed contestants from other Universe Countries who are stronger than themselves, thus losing all three battles and failing to enter the top ten, such a phenomenon has never occurred since the Cosmic Competition began.

Therefore, the seed contestants from the Universe Countries will at least monopolize the top nine positions.

As for the remaining one position, it is actually also a contestant from one of the three great Universe Countries, but compared to those few seed contestants, their strength or other aspects are slightly inferior.

So they will be assigned to Universes affiliated with the three great Universe Countries and fight under the name of an affiliated Universe.

This is all common knowledge, so whenever it is mentioned, it is always said that the three great Universe Countries monopolize the top ten.

It is indeed very difficult for other contestants to enter the top ten.

Because even if one is lucky enough not to be matched against a seed contestant from a Universe Country in all three matches,

if one’s strength is not outstanding enough and is defeated by other contestants, it will still be difficult to enter the top ten.

Therefore, under the influence of various overt and covert factors, it is indeed extremely difficult to break the top ten monopoly of the three great Universe Countries.

Furthermore, even if someone is lucky enough and strong enough, they can at most only rank tenth!

Only the tenth place offers some opportunity to contestants from other Universes.

To enter the top nine, one needs to directly face the continuous onslaught of the other nine Universe Country contestants in a relay battle.

And throughout the history of the entire Cosmic Competition, there have been very few instances of contestants from other Universes making it into the top nine.

The occasional few times that did happen were also due to some special reasons, and not because those contestants were powerful enough!

“My current strength level should not be weaker than those seed contestants from the Universe Countries, and I also possess the two extraordinary characteristics of Space and Life. But even so, the White Fatty Old Man still doesn’t dare to say that I can stably enter the top nine. It seems that although this competition system claims to be absolutely fair, secretly it might not be entirely so.”

Lin Yang finished reading the detailed rules of the entire competition and searched for some related information. He already had an understanding in his heart.

With his current formidable strength, the White Fatty Old Man did not dare to express too much confidence in his entry into the top nine.

It is evident that behind this competition system, there must be some rule that is extremely favorable to the nine contestants from the Universe Countries!

Monopoly!

This is the true monopoly!

“Perhaps those occasional occurrences were also deliberately put on by the three great Universe Countries for others to see,” Lin Yang muttered.

There wasn't much ripple in his heart.

Absolute fairness, this is something that can never happen anywhere!

As long as there are people, competition, and interests, true absolute fairness cannot be achieved!

This is human nature!

Even the grandest event in this Universe cannot escape this common fate.

The three great Universe Countries, being powerful, plunder and monopolize more resources, which allows them to cultivate a better next generation.

From a certain perspective, this is indeed somewhat unresolvable.

The strong remain strong!

At this moment, Lin Yang once again deepened his understanding and recognition of this statement.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the top nine must always be from the three great Universe Countries.

As long as one's strength is formidable enough to sweep aside other seed contestants, then the three great Universe Countries would not be able to forcibly cancel rankings or secretly resort to foul play.

This can also be considered an opportunity provided by the three great Universe Countries.

It’s just that such a possibility is too small.

Because the seed contestants from the three great Universe Countries are indeed very strong themselves!

These seed contestants, one could say, undergo screening and cultivation soon after birth.

Then, with the abundant resources of the Universe Country, they are specifically trained for the Cosmic Competition!

Even without rules favoring them, these contestants from the Universe Countries would still be existences that sweep aside everyone else!

And the rules are merely icing on the cake, ensuring their minimum ranking.

It is precisely because of this that no other Universe has raised any doubts about the relative fairness of the Cosmic Competition, as their contestants are indeed strong enough.

Lin Yang was watching various information about the Cosmic Competition when he suddenly received a call request.

It was from Black Le!

Lin Yang couldn't help but look over in the distance.

Although he was the first to qualify and had already left the arena,

contestants have a dedicated area after qualifying, separated from the audience seats.

This is to ensure that contestants have a relatively quiet environment for recovery and rest after the competition.

If others wish to interact and communicate with the contestants after the competition, they need to obtain the contestant’s permission.

Black Le’s call was to request Lin Yang’s authorization to meet him.

Although Lin Yang was a bit curious why Black Le wanted to see him at this time, he still granted him authorization.

Upon receiving his authorization, Black Le hurriedly ended the call.

Not long after, Black Le arrived at his exclusive resting area.

At the same time, Black Le was accompanied by another burly strong man.

Lin Yang recognized this strong man; it was Yu Meng, the person in charge of Home Universe for this competition.

Although they hadn't met before, he had obtained information about Home Universe’s participants in this competition from the White Fatty Old Man.

So he recognized Yu Meng at a glance.

However, at this moment, Yu Meng’s aura was chaotic, and his face was unusually flushed.

There was also a long, clearly fresh wound on his right arm. Although it had been treated, it was obviously done in a hurry, not even bandaged, and a little blood was still seeping out.

All of this was sufficient proof that Yu Meng must have just had a fight with someone.

Seeing this, Lin Yang was instantly startled. Before Black Le and Yu Meng could speak, he preemptively said, “Yu Meng, what is this… did you fight with someone?”

He was a bit shocked.

This is the Cosmic Competition arena!

Fighting is prohibited here!

But Yu Meng was actually injured!

And he seemed to be quite seriously injured!

This is very incredible!

The Cosmic Competition arena has explicit regulations prohibiting any form of fighting here!

Once violated, it will be handled by the Universe Alliance enforcement team!

Minor offenses result in immediate expulsion!

Serious offenses result in immediate execution!

This is an ironclad rule, and it applies equally to people from the three great Universe Countries!

Even if some high-ranking officials from the three great Universe Countries violate it here, they will still be dealt with mercilessly!

This is to ensure the absolute safety of all participating contestants and observers from various Universes!

It can be said that this is where the Universe Alliance is most just.

Needless to say for the participating contestants, those who can reach here are all one in a million favored ones.

It can be said that the future of many Universes lies in the hands of these participating contestants.

Although not everyone can advance to the top hundred or top ten, after returning to their respective Universes, they are like the future successors of their Home Universes.

If fighting were allowed here, then some ill-intentioned individuals would use the rules to attack participating contestants.

Killing participating contestants is equivalent to destroying the future of various Universes.

This is naturally impossible to allow!

In addition, those who can come here to watch the competition live, apart from the accompanying personnel of the participating contestants, are also powerful and influential big shots from various Universes!

If they were killed here, even the Universe Alliance would be in chaos!

Therefore, fighting is prohibited for anyone in the competition arena!

This is a truly ironclad rule!

The Universe Alliance’s enforcement team will not care about your identity. Once discovered, they will deal with it!

In the past, some people were defiant, but after several instances of the Universe Alliance’s handling, no one dared to fight in the Cosmic Competition area anymore!

But now, Yu Meng actually fought with someone!!

But this is not the most shocking part!

What truly shocked Your Excellency Lin Yang was that after Yu Meng fought with someone, he could still appear here, and had not been expelled!

Lin Yang was somewhat shaken!

Could it be that Yu Meng, or rather Home Universe, has some unspeakable super backer?

A backer so powerful that they can ignore the ironclad rules of the Universe Alliance??

“...Cough cough, Lin Yang, please don’t misunderstand, I didn’t fight with anyone in the Cosmic Competition arena!”

Although Yu Meng was also surprised that Lin Yang actually recognized him, he didn't think too much about it.

After all, Lin Yang participated on behalf of Home Universe without even saying hello.

That means Lin Yang must have known about Home Universe’s situation, so it’s not surprising that he recognized him.

So he immediately explained, “I fought elsewhere!”

“Elsewhere? Isn’t this all within the scope of the Cosmic Competition arena?” Lin Yang was startled.

“Well... not exactly. The scope of all competition zones does indeed belong to the Cosmic Competition arena, but when you arrived, Lin Yang, you must have seen that this is a continent, and the entire continent is incredibly vast, right?”

Although Yu Meng was again puzzled that Lin Yang seemed unfamiliar with even the basic situation here, he still didn't dwell on it and instead began to explain directly.

Lin Yang nodded.

Yu Meng then continued:

“Such a boundless continent naturally cannot all be within the scope of the Cosmic Competition arena. It can be said that outside this city, it is not part of the Cosmic Competition arena and one can move freely!”

“Oh...” Your Excellency Lin Yang suddenly understood, but was still a bit curious.

Why did he run out of the city to fight with someone for no reason?

However, he didn’t ask this question.

After all, it was the other person’s private matter!

Seeing his expression, Yu Meng voluntarily explained, “I just went to exchange something for Your Excellency Lin Yang. You are fighting on behalf of our Universe, and this is incredibly helpful to us. We have no way to repay you!”

“Although you haven’t mentioned any conditions, we cannot show no appreciation. So, just now, my elder brother ordered me to go and exchange something for you. But the people from Universe No. 364 kept deliberately provoking me. My fiery temper couldn’t hold back, so I proactively invited them outside the city for a fight!”

“Uh...” Lin Yang was momentarily stunned.

Proactively invited a fight?

This... “Are you alright then?” Lin Yang didn’t know what to say, so he could only ask with concern.

“Cough cough, thank you for your concern. Although I’m injured, those guy Xie Lin didn’t gain any advantage either!” Yu Meng said with a hint of pride.

“...You went to fight with Xie Lin?” Lin Yang’s eyes flickered slightly.

“Yes, I just went to exchange something for you, and Xie Lin kept chasing me and provoking me. I knew he wanted to deliberately provoke me to extract information, but rest assured, I didn’t reveal any information about you. I just simply fought him!”

Yu Meng chuckled.

“...” Lin Yang was speechless.

He looked at the giggle Yu Meng, unable to complain.

Did he not reveal it? He didn’t know any of his information at all, so he couldn’t reveal it even if he wanted to, alright?!

Otherwise, with that temper, it would be strange if Xie Lin didn’t trick information out of him!

Yu Meng didn’t notice Lin Yang’s strange gaze and said again:

“But Xie Lin is a despicable person. We agreed to a one-on-one fight, but he secretly called for backup. I felt something was wrong and slipped back. Fortunately, it didn’t delay your next match!”

“...” Lin Yang was silent.

This guy is huge and burly, but his brain seems... a bit problematic!

It’s really quite careless of Home Universe to trust him as the person in charge.

Black Le also had a strange look in his eyes.

This Yu Meng... is a bit odd!

“Cough cough, Lin Yang, here, this is a small token of our appreciation!”

Yu Meng finally sensed the strange looks from Lin Yang and Black Le, gave an awkward smile, and handed a delicate bottle to Lin Yang!

Inside the bottle was a liquid glowing with a blue aura!

It looked dreamlike and ethereal!

Upon seeing this, Black Le, who was beside him, instantly exclaimed:

“Water of Life?! This is actually Water of Life?!”

“Is this item very precious?”

Seeing this, Lin Yang couldn't help but look at Black Le.

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