378: Restart meeting guests and raise your status (two in one)

"He conceded just like that?"

Lin Yang looked at Hong Jin with a smile.

"Where's your arrogance from earlier?"

Hong Jin's face flushed crimson. "You possess Extraordinary power. How am I supposed to fight you with my head?"

His physical defense was formidable, but under the cutting power of space power, his defense seemed non-existent.

space power completely ignored his body's defenses, slicing through him like cutting meat.

If he didn't concede now, he might turn into a pile of ribs in a moment.

He had no choice but to concede!

He was arrogant, yes, but not stupid!

He could still distinguish between face and life, which was more important.

If it were other types of Extraordinary power, he might have been able to hold on for a bit longer.

But space power, an attack that ignored defenses, posed the greatest threat to someone like him who relied on physical strength!

He didn't even dare to speak stubbornly now.

"Heh heh..." Lin Yang smiled faintly and didn't continue his attack.

After all, he and Hong Jin didn't have any deep-seated enmity. Since this guy conceded so thoroughly, Lin Yang withdrew his power.

Of course, it was also mainly because he currently had no way to prevent Hong Jin from actively conceding.

He could endure injuries and submit a request to the competition's intelligent system to actively concede.

"You... how are you such a monster?"

After conceding, Hong Jin didn't choose to be immediately teleported out of the arena. Instead, he stared at Lin Yang with wide eyes.

An Extraordinary Warrior under the age of thirty-five—this completely shattered all his perceptions!

Absorbing the Gene Potion's effects required a lot of time, and integrating Extraordinary substances required even more time.

And the two couldn't be done simultaneously!

No matter how you looked at it, there simply wasn't enough time for anyone to become an Extraordinary Warrior at this age.

Yet, such a prodigy stood before him now.

Hong Jin began to doubt life itself. "How did you manage to integrate Extraordinary substances by now? This is simply unscientific!"

He was very curious.

He was truly very curious.

"Guess."

Lin Yang uttered those two words again, immediately making Hong Jin uncomfortable.

Guess?

What could he possibly guess!

Lin Yang ignored him and directly left the arena.

His current record was also updated instantly on the large screen.

Four battles, four victories!

Temporarily tied for first place with Que Tian!

Excluding the deceased Hossen, Yuan Mo, Gu Ming, and Gu Ran, among the remaining contestants, only he and Que Tian still maintained an undefeated record.

Everyone else had lost one, two, or even more matches.

For example, Zuoqiuyi now had four battles and four losses!

He was also the only contestant in the arena with an entirely losing record!

To some extent, he was also quite eye-catching.

Hong Jin also left the arena.

As soon as he came out, before he even had a chance to walk back to his exclusive resting area, he heard bursts of mocking laughter from the audience.

"Hong Jin, you conceded pretty quickly, didn't you, you guy!"

"Haha, Hong Jin, I still prefer your arrogant look from earlier."

"Are you still going to show off in the future?"

"..."

"Damn it!"

Hong Jin cursed under his breath and scurried back to the lounge at light speed.

When he conceded, he already knew he would inevitably face ridicule, but hearing those taunts still broke through his defenses a little.

After all, as a seeded contestant nurtured by the Gu Lan Supreme Civilization, one of the three major Universe Countries, he had received nothing but praise and adoration wherever he went since childhood!

He had never experienced being mocked before.

Let alone being mocked by a crowd!

Especially since someone on the Universe Net had already edited a comparison video of his arrogant and conceding moments, turning it into a funny video that attracted a large number of Netizens to mock him.

"Cyberbullying!"

"This is cyberbullying!!"

"I'm going to report these video bloggers!!"

Hong Jin roared.

Jin Hua Cang and Heng Nian exchanged glances, sighed, and said, "It's not shameful to lose to an Extraordinary Warrior who has already begun to master Extraordinary power. You should reflect on this incident. Fortunately, this is only in the arena, where you still have the chance to concede. If this were a real battle, you might not have a chance to survive."

"I know I was wrong." Hong Jin admitted his mistake, his face flushed.

"I hope you truly understand it in your heart, and not just say it with your mouth!"

Jin Hua Cang glanced at him, then continued, "He has now mastered space power. Although the teacher just informed us that based on the strength he displayed earlier, he hasn't fully integrated the space Extraordinary substance, it's estimated he's integrated at least fifty percent or more. So, when Heng Nian and I are matched against him next, we will also lose to him."

"Ah? Brother Hua Cang, even you will lose to him?"

Hong Jin was startled, immediately forgetting to report the Netizens. He looked at Jin Hua Cang in disbelief and said,

"Although space power with a fifty percent integration rate is powerful, Brother Hua Cang, you might not be unable to contend with him. Heng Nian, forget it, he definitely can't do it. But for Brother Hua Cang to directly concede, wouldn't that be a bit too...?"

"...No, what do you mean I definitely can't do it? Hong Jin, what do you mean?" Heng Nian immediately became displeased.

Jin Hua Cang, however, waved his hand and said, "Although I can contend with him, I don't have absolute certainty of winning without a fight. So, according to the teacher's intention, it's better to just concede directly and do him a favor."

"Do him a favor??" Hong Jin was stunned.

"Yes!"

Jin Hua Cang nodded.

"His ability to integrate Extraordinary substances at this age means he very likely has discovered a new path that can break existing natural laws. The value of this is immeasurable!"

"It can be said that any Universe Country that considers itself somewhat qualified is already trying to contact him. Even Lord Song Qingfeng and others personally went just now."

"Therefore, without absolute certainty of winning, it's better to make a good impression and save ourselves from a prolonged struggle that would waste time and harm our relationship."

Hong Jin fell silent, then seemed to understand something and slowly said, "Is it because I spoke arrogantly to him just now, so the teacher wants you to concede directly to ease the tension?"

Jin Hua Cang stared at him with a profound gaze for a long time before saying, "That's also a factor. So, you'd better learn to be a bit more low-key and steady in the future, guy."

"I understand. I'm sorry, Brother Hua Cang, I've implicated you all." Hong Jin's voice also became subdued.

"Haha, it's alright. As long as you can learn from this lesson, it's worth it. Anyway, I don't have absolute certainty of defeating him, so conceding is fine." Jin Hua Cang smiled.

"What if he holds a grudge against us because of me?" Hong Jin began to get a little nervous.

A new path that breaks natural laws—the terrifying value of this, he could only imagine a tiny fraction of it.

If his words and actions just now led Lin Yang to be displeased with the entire Gu Lan Supreme Civilization, and thus not disclose this method, then even if he died a hundred times, it would not be enough to atone for his sin.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. There are too many high-ranking officials contacting him now. We're just doing our best. Even without what happened just now, he might not necessarily choose to be close to us. So, as long as you can learn from this lesson and correct yourself in the future, that will be our greatest gain!"

Jin Hua Cang emphasized again, and also added,

"The teacher said something to me privately, but I'll tell you now: the teacher and the others unanimously believe you have the best talent and spiritual aptitude. Your future potential far exceeds ours. It's just that your personality is too difficult and needs to be tempered. If this can temper your temper a bit and teach you a lesson, losing your ranking is losing it, it doesn't matter."

Hong Jin fell silent once more.

Jin Hua Cang patted his shoulder, his voice softening. "As long as you can change after this incident, then no matter how much we lose in this competition, we've still gained!"

"Brother Hua Cang, I..." Hong Jin's eyes reddened slightly. He opened his mouth to say something, but the words caught in his throat, unsure how to speak.

Jin Hua patted his shoulder again and smiled, "No need to say more. Just don't disappoint the teacher."

...On Your Excellency Lin Yang's side, he returned to the lounge and reactivated his guest request permissions.

"Respected Lin Yang, during the period you blocked guest requests, a total of the following contacts sent you guest requests. Do you wish to reconnect with them all at once to inform them that you have opened guest requests?"

After enabling it, Lin Yang received a reminder from the auxiliary system's log recording function.

He casually glanced at it; at least dozens of people had sent him guest requests.

"Why so many people?"

Lin Yang was a little surprised.

One must know that he had only given Yu Meng and Heishan his exclusive guest line number before.

This number was generated exclusively for competition participants; only if he informed the other party could they send him a guest request through this exclusive number.

The Universe Alliance event officials had stated that this exclusive number was absolutely private, generated randomly in compliance with the Universe Alliance's privacy clauses, and entirely managed by the intelligent system, with even official staff having no direct viewing access.

But now, dozens of people had contacted him.

This was quite outrageous.

"Could someone have sold my number's privacy?"

Lin Yang almost instinctively thought of this possibility.

After all, this phenomenon was all too common on Blue Star... Even with a newly registered number, there were so many spam calls that one couldn't answer them all!

Of course, he didn't think Heishan or Yu Meng had leaked it.

They had now witnessed his true power and should not have the guts to reveal his privacy without his permission.

So, the Universe Alliance officials' talk about privacy clauses was just for laughs.

For ordinary people, it was certainly impossible to view.

However, in front of truly important figures, nothing could be absolutely private.

"These people contacting me must have seen me release space Extraordinary power just now and want to get something from me."

Lin Yang instantly guessed the general purpose of these people contacting him.

An Extraordinary Warrior who set a record naturally caused a sensation.

Those who could contact him must all be people of extraordinary status.

However, he did not enable the one-click callback.

Right now, these people were eager to contact him.

He was not in a hurry.

He only sent a single reminder to Yu Meng, then added Yu Meng's number to a whitelist, and then enabled the function to reject all guest requests except from whitelisted numbers.

In other words, he now only accepted Yu Meng's guest requests.

Those important figures could get his number, but they couldn't break through the competition system's underlying operating rules.

Getting his number was one thing, but if he refused, they could do nothing.

And the purpose of doing this was also very simple.

That is, to elevate Yu Meng's unique status!

He could now somewhat guess what these important figures wanted by contacting him.

Therefore, he naturally had to take the opportunity to elevate Yu Meng's status.

This was someone from the Home Universe!

He participated in the competition precisely to help the Home Universe gain a higher status.

At such a great opportunity, if he didn't help, when would he?

On the other side.

Yu Meng trembled all over the moment he received Lin Yang's reminder about accepting guest requests.

"Lord Lin Yang... has reopened guest requests!!"

Yu Meng was incredibly excited and immediately explained the current situation to Your Excellency Lin Yang.

Swish swish swish!

At the same time, the news that Lin Yang had reopened guest requests also directly reached the ears of Song Qingfeng and others.

This was not Yu Meng actively informing them.

Instead, they had already been invited to an exclusive VIP viewing room.

Although it was a unique invitation, showcasing status and position, it was actually a form of covert surveillance.

Therefore, as soon as Yu Meng received the reminder, Song Qingfeng and the others also received the message simultaneously.

The few of them almost immediately sent guest requests to Lin Yang.

However... "Sorry, this exclusive guest line has enabled anti-harassment mode and temporarily only accepts fixed calls from the whitelist. Please contact the player associated with this guest line to add you to the guest whitelist."

"..."

All of them were stunned.

With their status and position, it was impossible for them to fail to contact anyone they wanted to in normal times!

Let alone having their numbers specifically blocked!

This long-unfelt taste of rejection made them all fall silent for a moment.

"He actually enabled anti-harassment? And only accepts Yu Meng's guest requests?"

Soon, after a brief silence, Song Qingfeng and the others also saw through Lin Yang's intention.

Blocking all numbers and only accepting Yu Meng's was a way of telling everyone that if they wanted to contact him, they could only do so through Yu Meng!

"It seems that this Lin Yang indeed has some kind of close relationship with the Yu Xia Universe. He's trying to take the opportunity to elevate Yu Meng's status."

The few of them, having reached their current positions, were naturally old foxes and shrewd individuals.

They instantly saw through Lin Yang's intentions.

Afterward, the few of them personally rushed to the VIP viewing room where Yu Meng was located again.

Since Lin Yang had reopened guest requests and made such a move, it meant that Lin Yang himself must also know the situation he was currently facing.

He was just waiting for them to contact him through Yu Meng.

"This young man, he has strength, he's also so sharp-witted, his background is mysterious, and now he holds all the initiative. It seems he was well-prepared and knows his own value. It probably won't be easy to get what we want from him."

Song Qingfeng smiled as he finished reading the intelligence, becoming even more curious about Lin Yang's identity.

He was also more curious about what conditions Lin Yang would offer them before he would be willing to reveal the secret of the new path.

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