102: During the game

The opponent in the second match was much smarter, attempting to occupy all the energy nodes by relying on the extremely fast running speed of his Cheetahs.

These energy nodes were carried by circular magic arrays, scattered throughout the battlefield, and occupying one for a minute was considered a successful capture.

Neutral wild monster groups, composed of first and second-tier ordinary animals, lingered around the magic arrays.

Facing the coordinated encirclement and suppression by the Cheetah troops, these guarding wild monsters were almost powerless to resist and quickly collapsed under the swift offensive.

Under the opponent's precise command, energy nodes were occupied one by one, settling his heart.

Just as the opponent thought victory was within his grasp, a crisp "crack" sound shattered his illusion.

He hurriedly turned his gaze back only to find that his God Domain Crystal had been breached by a pile of Worms and dozens of humanoid creatures dressed in black tight-fitting clothes.

And his guarding Cheetahs were also firmly held back by Worms one by one, unable to provide timely rescue.

Under the opponent's unwilling gaze, Ye Chen easily secured victory.

Winning two consecutive matches, Ye Chen also locked in a promotion spot and continued to wait for the third battle.

The outside world was also in an uproar over Ye Chen's clean and decisive victories.

They could clearly view the battle scenes of the seeded players through the large screen in the spectator stands.

The giant screen in the spectator stands divided the battlefield into nine areas; the battle screens of other players constantly switched, while only the battle screen between Ye Chen and Zhou Mingjie consistently occupied a prominent position.

As the favorites to win this year's competition, everyone knew that the champion was highly likely to emerge from these two.

The students of the first year class at Shuguang Middle School gathered in front of the large screen, engaging in lively discussions.

"No way, is this Senior Ye's strength? It's simply terrifying."

"I heard that Senior Ye only got second place in the last assessment, and Senior Zhou got first place. Look! Senior Zhou also easily won his second match."

"What second place? Senior Ye didn't even use his real strength in the last assessment, he just played casually. He and Senior Zhou fought with real swords and spears, and in the end, Senior Zhou conceded to barely preserve his God Domain. Otherwise... tsk tsk."

"Indeed, twenty thousand fourth-tier transcendent Kin, that's too terrifying. Who can withstand that? I can't imagine how Senior Ye could lose..."

"Senior Zhou's strength is actually also very terrifying, three thousand transcendent third-tier Fire Elements, and also snake people, centaur armies..."

...

Although everyone had long known that Ye Chen was powerful, it seemed they had still underestimated him.

This single tactic of ambushing the God Domain Crystal was impossible to guard against.

No wonder Ye Chen was called the "God Domain Killer"; ordinary players would find it difficult to defend against the terrifying number of elusive Worm attacks.

Moreover, there was that troublesome creature in black tight-fitting clothes; the enemy couldn't even detect where the attack was coming from.

Furthermore, Ye Chen didn't rely solely on sneak attacks; the Elves and Blood Bats guarding the God Domain Core were even more terrifying.

Especially the twenty thousand Elves of the fourth-tier transcendent species, they were a nightmare that no opponent wanted to face.

Teachers from the admissions offices of various universities, after witnessing Ye Chen's stunning performance, all started to think and inquired about his detailed information everywhere.

Upon hearing his nickname "God Domain Killer", some admissions offices were still hesitant, wondering if recruiting such a ruthless person would be a blessing or a curse.

But upon learning that he only got this nickname by destroying the God Domains of two classmates in just one day, and had not made any extreme actions of destroying others' God Domains since, they finally felt relieved.

They each calculated what conditions they would use to impress this "expert".

Ye Chen naturally didn't know the outside reaction; at this moment, he waited for his third opponent.

His third opponent also finished the first two matches very quickly, and his strategy was also very similar to Ye Chen's.

In the battle arena, a large group of yellowish-brown mole people were ready.

They were short in stature, but their hands and feet were extremely large, and they had an alien horn on their heads resembling a drill to facilitate digging soil; their yellowish-brown skin was shiny and smooth.

When the match began, this group of mole people burrowed underground at an extremely fast speed, preparing to execute their "stealing home" plan.

Ye Chen still used his old routine, the Worm Army and Shadow Assassins directly attacking the enemy's God Domain Core.

The armies of both sides met halfway; the unprepared mole people clearly didn't expect to meet the enemy underground and were somewhat stunned.

The Worm Army took this opportunity to directly launch an attack on them.

The thick-skinned mole people were powerless against the Worms' "Magic-Breaking Teeth" and were quickly gnawed away.

And the group of combat mole people who stayed behind couldn't change the outcome either and were all killed.

Ultimately, Ye Chen won the preliminary round with a perfect record of three consecutive victories.

While other contestants were still fiercely fighting, Ye Chen calmly got up and left the arena.

Just as he reached the entrance of the hall, a man wearing square-rimmed glasses quickly stepped forward to greet him:

"Hello, student Ye Chen, I am a teacher from the admissions office of Qingniao University. After watching your matches, I think you are very suitable for our School. I have the authority to directly admit you exceptionally..."

Ye Chen showed no good expression towards this teacher from "Qingniao"; he was, after all, a talent from Shuguang Middle School, how could someone from such a third-rate School approach him.

He directly ignored the teacher's words and prepared to return to his class.

As for the battles of other classmates, he was not interested; it was just rookies pecking at each other.

Seeing Ye Chen unmoved, the Qingniao teacher also brought out his trump card.

"As long as you are willing to join our School, not only will all tuition fees be waived during university, but you will also receive an annual scholarship for living expenses, and finally, the School will provide an additional five thousand divine power value as an enrollment reward..."

Ye Chen felt extremely disdainful towards this temptation in his heart; it was too petty.

However, for ordinary students, this reward was still extremely generous.

Just the reward of five thousand divine power value was enough to make them excited.

Whether it was for strengthening their God Domain or improving their life, it was very good.

The Qingniao teacher continued to chatter in Ye Chen's ear until he was stopped by security after leaving the battle hall.

He had also sneaked in; the formal admissions process had not yet started.

So now was not their time to appear; they would be given a platform for fair competition later.

Just after getting rid of the Qingniao teacher's entanglement, a familiar shout came from behind.

"Brother Chen, wait for me!"

Looking back, it was indeed that kid Zhou Mingjie; from his beaming expression, one could guess that his matches this time were very successful.

"How was it, Brother Chen? Doesn't it feel great to crush the weak!"

Zhou Mingjie's face was full of excitement; clearly, crushing these rookies aligned perfectly with his sense of satisfaction.

Ye Chen shook his head, indicating he felt nothing.

Zhou Mingjie didn't mind and shared his joy again.

"Let me tell you, my faith is almost at the requirement, and we'll soon be able to meet on the demigod battlefield."

"Next time we go fishing, I will definitely surprise you..."

Clearly, it wasn't just Ye Chen who had grown during this period; Zhou Mingjie had also significantly strengthened himself.

After all, he was a "second-generation god"; with a deep family background, even without Ye Chen's help, he could quickly become powerful with abundant resources.