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Chapter 89: The Conclusion of the Arena Match, and the Ultimate Reward for Ranking First in the Worl
Chapter 89: The Conclusion of the Arena Match, and the Ultimate Reward for Ranking First in the World (Seeking Subscription)
"What the heck?"
"What just happened?"
"Why did Yang Wei's perspective go dark?"
At first, the audience thought it was an isolated incident, perhaps an issue with the network connection. But after exchanging words with each other, they realized that all the screens showing Yang Wei's perspective were 'blacked out', and an uproar ensued.
High above the massive arena, the male host clearly noticed the situation. Yang Wei, who had awakened the six-stage Falling Star bloodline, was one of the favorites to win this arena match. Even the host would give him an extra glance.
Upon noticing the anomaly, the male host quickly took action.
"Let's take a look at what happened in the last few seconds before Player Yang Wei left the field."
The male host was experienced and knew that the sudden black screen had nothing to do with network issues. After all, if it were truly a network problem, then all ten perspective screens should be affected simultaneously.
There was another possibility for the sudden black screen—the player had been eliminated.
The audience was aware of this possibility, but they refused to believe it could happen to Yang Wei, who was extremely popular and possessed formidable strength with his six-stage Falling Star bloodline. How could he be suddenly eliminated?
As the male host manipulated the controls, the perspective screen showing Yang Wei's viewpoint began to 'rewind' time.
Three seconds before the black screen.
The male host watched intently, and nearly a hundred billion viewers fixed their eyes on the screen.
In the screen, Yang Wei's face was filled with a smile, probably because he had located the next piece of blue crystal.
The next moment— Boom!!!
Yang Wei's body exploded into a cloud of blood mist; his organs had been shattered, and his entire being turned to nothingness.
Since the host had activated the God's Eye view, the scene didn't end there.
The audience clearly saw that after Yang Wei's body exploded, the nine pieces of blue crystal on his body fell to the ground.
At that moment, a slender right hand reached out and caught the falling blue crystals.
The perspective shifted, and the owner of that hand was revealed to be Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan collected the nine crystals and disappeared from the spot once again.
This scene immediately ignited the audience, especially those who witnessed it.
"Lin Yuan?"
"Was it Lin Yuan who defeated Yang Wei?"
"How is that possible? Does Lin Yuan have that kind of strength?"
Countless spectators erupted in a tumult of discussions, like a surging tide.
In fact, even if Lin Yuan had defeated or even killed Yang Wei, it wouldn't be a big deal; he would just be considered a dark horse in this arena match, surprising everyone.
In every arena match, there were always players who suddenly rose to prominence, players who weren't favored by the audience.
But the premise was that they at least exchanged a few moves first.
In Lin Yuan's case, Yang Wei didn't even have time to react before he was crushed. What did that mean?
"It was our Player Lin Yuan." Even the host, who had learned in advance from backstage that Lin Yuan was the one who defeated Yang Wei, was a bit 'lost for words' at this moment.
It was too unbelievable.
Too inconceivable.
"Our Player Lin Yuan has been hiding his strength. Just now, he should have used his domain ability to directly crush Player Yang Wei." The male host took a deep breath and pulled up the backstage data to explain to the audience.
In the rest area.
Yang Wei, who had already been eliminated, also learned the reason for his death through the host's 'replay' and explanation.
"This Lin Yuan..." Yang Wei clenched his fists. "He's been hiding his strength all along."
Ever since he awakened the six-stage bloodline, a specialized team had approached him to analyze his opponents.
According to their analysis, Yang Wei only needed to pay attention to Lei Shen and Fang Qing. As for Lin Yuan, Yang Wei had also studied his combat videos and didn't think he was much of a threat.
But now?
With Yang Wei's elimination, more and more viewers started to switch to Lin Yuan's perspective.
The number of viewers skyrocketed from tens of millions to several hundred million and then to several billion.
After all, Yang Wei alone had nearly a hundred billion viewers, and with his elimination, this portion of the audience naturally switched to Lin Yuan's perspective.
Even the male host began to provide commentary on Lin Yuan's viewpoint.
"I have to say, Player Lin Yuan's speed is..."
Just as the host was marveling, Lin Yuan, in the viewpoint screen, located another Evolver.
Buzz! This player was a woman with slightly curved eyebrows, and when she smiled, she looked like a crescent moon.
Her name was Fan Yue, and despite her delicate and fragile appearance, she was a very capable player, ranking fourth on the civilian list, only after Fang Qing, Lei Shen, and Yang Wei.
But in the next moment— Fan Yue turned into blood mist and was crushed into nothingness.
The six pieces of blue crystal on her body were also caught by Lin Yuan.
Once again, exclamations rang out from the audience.
If Lin Yuan's defeat of Yang Wei had caught most of the audience off guard, with their perspectives still focused on Yang Wei and unsure of how Lin Yuan had made his move, this time, many viewers were watching Lin Yuan, and they witnessed the entire process of Fan Yue's death.
It could be summed up in two words:
Overwhelming.
It was as if an invisible force had suppressed Fan Yue, crushing her the moment Lin Yuan came within ten meters of her. Lin Yuan then arrived in time to pick up the falling blue crystals.
The whole process was smooth and seamless, without any hesitation or obstruction, and Fan Yue was extremely 'cooperative', as if she hadn't struggled at all.
Next.
Under the gaze of all the spectators— The third.
The fourth.
The fifth.
One by one, the players were inexplicably crushed, and the audience's viewpoint naturally shifted to Lin Yuan's perspective.
This caused the number of viewers watching Lin Yuan to increase rapidly.
After a brief silence, the hundreds of billions of viewers erupted in excitement, and countless spectators went crazy.
"Is this Lin Yuan?"
"Is he that strong?"
"Which idiot ranked Lin Yuan ninth?"
"What level is his strength at now? Fourth stage?"
More and more viewers switched to Lin Yuan's perspective, even fans of Lei Shen and Fang Qing joined in, and everyone discussed it frantically.
In this arena match, and perhaps even in previous ones, it was rare to see an Evolver like Lin Yuan, who could easily crush his opponents.
After all, the prerequisite for participating in the arena match was to be under a hundred years old, and the strongest that could be expected were some initial-stage Third Stages.
As for stronger ones? They were probably snatched up by other galaxy-level forces as soon as they appeared and were participating in galaxy-level and star domain-level arena matches instead.
In the audience stand— "Damn it, I even thought about beating him before." Bing Yan gazed at Lin Yuan, who resembled a god or demon on the field.
He was also one of the top twenty Evolvers in this arena match, with Third Stage strength, and he had fought Lin Yuan before.
Back then, Lin Yuan hadn't displayed this kind of terrifying power, so Bing Yan thought he had a chance to win.
But now, it seemed that his previous thoughts were laughable.
"Holy crap, Big Brother Lin is so strong?"
Zong Bai, Cao Rong, and the others had their eyes wide open in shock.
Even President Liao beside them showed a look of disbelief.
Especially President Liao, who, when sending the combat videos of other players, noticed that Lin Yuan didn't seem very interested and thought that he felt he couldn't win.
Now, it seemed that Lin Yuan truly wasn't interested.
On the island— Lei Shen was surrounded by purple thunderbolts within a few hundred meters radius.
And he himself was moving at an extremely fast speed in one direction.
With the help of the embryonic form of the Thunder Domain, Lei Shen had already collected fifteen pieces of blue crystal.
"Hmm?"
Lei Shen suddenly halted.
The embryonic Thunder Domain that permeated the surroundings was abruptly suppressed by some terrifying force and instantly collapsed.
"Are you... Lin Yuan?"
Lei Shen's pupils constricted as he gazed at a figure that had appeared unnoticed a short distance away.
"It's me," Lin Yuan replied, sizing up Lei Shen as well.
Unlike the other Evolvers, Lei Shen's physique had undergone a baptism of thunder, making it exceptionally unique, which was why Lin Yuan hadn't directly killed him.
Instead, he intended to study him for a while.
Now that Lin Yuan had reached the ninth level of the fourth stage, he only needed a few glances to understand the abilities of other third-stage Evolvers.
Only Lei Shen and Fang Qing required further observation.
"You?" Lei Shen's gaze at Lin Yuan sharpened.
At that moment, he faintly sensed an overwhelming oppressive force emanating from Lin Yuan, inundating the entire area.
It was far more powerful and complete than his embryonic Thunder Domain.
Lei Shen's instincts told him that Lin Yuan was too strong, surpassing his ability to resist.
Just like earlier, his embryonic Thunder Domain had been instantly crushed.
"You can attack me," Lin Yuan said, his eyes flashing with a peculiar light.
Lei Shen twitched his lips. At that moment, Lin Yuan gave him the feeling of an insurmountable mountain.
And he, Lei Shen, was but an ordinary man.
Now, this towering mountain was telling him to attack it.
How could he attack?
What could he use to attack?
"No," Lei Shen replied. "I am Lei Shen. I may lose, but I will not be afraid."
Lei Shen took a deep breath. In an instant, his skin, flesh, organs, and bones transformed into purple thunderbolts.
He had become thunder itself.
Facing other opponents, Lei Shen rarely resorted to this ability immediately.
But the pressure Lin Yuan exerted on him was immense.
So immense that if he didn't become thunder, he feared he would surrender involuntarily.
"Bodily Energy Transformation?" Lin Yuan's eyes shone with interest.
This ability was exceptionally rare. At least during the arena matches, Lin Yuan had encountered countless Evolvers, and Lei Shen was the only one with this capability.
Boom! Lei Shen transformed into purple thunderbolts and charged towards Lin Yuan.
Buzz! The purple thunderbolts exploded when they came within ten meters of Lin Yuan.
Countless tiny purple thunderbolts then converged, reforming into Lei Shen's figure.
"Not bad, not bad at all," Lin Yuan nodded.
"Again," Lei Shen said, spitting out a mouthful of blood before transforming into thunder once more.
This exchange repeated itself two more times.
On the final attempt, Lei Shen forcibly transformed into thunder, causing his body to collapse, and he willingly died in front of Lin Yuan.
"So, the ability to transform into thunder can only be used a maximum of three times in a short period," Lin Yuan mused to himself.
However, by observing Lei Shen's transformation three times, Lin Yuan had gained a lot of insight. He collected the fallen blue crystals and set off to find the next Evolver.
"He's too strong!"
"Lin Yuan, I love you!"
"Lei Shen is already very strong, but compared to Lin Yuan, he's like a child."
"Indeed, I guess Lin Yuan only toyed with them because he felt like it. Otherwise, the fight would have ended quickly, just like with Yang Wei."
Countless spectators began to discuss the match. Earlier, they had debated which Evolver was the strongest.
Now, the topic of discussion was Lin Yuan's overwhelming strength.
There was no choice. The power Lin Yuan had displayed so far far surpassed that of the other Evolvers.
It was like a father beating his son.
"Huh?"
"Why is it so quiet?"
In another part of the island, Fang Qing's expression turned slightly perplexed.
Behind him stood the towering shadow of an 'Ancient God', constantly releasing its perception in all directions.
The Ancient God's shadow had a precise perception range of about two to three li (one li = 0.5 km).
Within this range, Fang Qing could sense every minute detail.
Beyond this range, the Ancient God's shadow still retained a vague perception.
For example, it could sense the vague auras of other Evolvers.
But at that moment, Fang Qing suddenly felt as if the entire island had fallen into a strange silence.
It was as if he were the only one left moving.
"What's going on?" Fang Qing wondered.
However, as the match was still ongoing, he couldn't contact the outside world.
A moment later, in the rest area.
Fang Qing's figure appeared.
"Me?!" Fang Qing's face contorted with a complex mix of emotions, including a hint of fear.
Just now, he had encountered Lin Yuan, or rather, Lin Yuan had found him.
What followed was a one-sided battle where Fang Qing was repeatedly toyed with, no matter how he struggled or fought back.
No matter how exquisite the Ancient God evolution method was, it couldn't withstand Lin Yuan's overwhelming suppression.
What Fang Qing couldn't understand was that Lin Yuan was fully capable of swiftly killing him, yet he hadn't.
This behavior confirmed Fang Qing's suspicion that Lin Yuan indeed enjoyed 'torturing' his opponents.
"You're all eliminated," Fang Qing immediately realized as he saw that the rest area wasn't empty. Lei Shen, Yang Wei, and the other seven Evolvers were all there.
"What about Lin Yuan?" Yang Wei gritted his teeth. He wanted to accuse Lin Yuan of bullying weaker opponents, but then he remembered the rules of the arena match. Lin Yuan might not even be older than him.
Fang Qing looked around and immediately understood.
Apparently, they had all been eliminated by Lin Yuan.
"Fang boy, take a good look. That Lin Yuan is definitely at the fourth stage, and he's at the ninth level or above, with a complete domain. His talent surpasses yours by far," said a tiny, white-bearded old man who appeared on Fang Qing's shoulder.
The old man was watching the video of the points match and couldn't help but express his disdain for Fang Qing.
"Fourth stage, ninth level and above?" Fang Qing shrunk his neck.
Even with his teacher's inheritance and the help of the intelligent life form, the white-bearded old man, it would take him at least a hundred years to break through to the fourth stage, let alone reach the ninth level.
When Fang Qing and the other eight contestants were eliminated, Lin Yuan, the sole remaining contestant on the island, naturally became the ultimate victor.
This points match had far more variables than previous ones.
Fang Qing, Lei Shen, and Yang Wei were all strong contenders for the championship in any other arena match.
Yet, they had all appeared in this one.
That alone would have been fine, but the emergence of a monster like Lin Yuan had made the competition boring and one-sided.
Lin Yuan single-handedly swept through and crushed the other nine contestants.
What was supposed to be an exciting match had become dull and predictable.
All the spectators could do was watch Lin Yuan's performance, while the other Evolvers served as mere props.
With the points match concluded, the next phase was the battle match.
However...
Whenever Fang Qing or any of the other Evolvers were paired against Lin Yuan, they immediately conceded without hesitation.
Why bother fighting and risk being tortured?
This left Lin Yuan somewhat disappointed, as he had wanted to continue experimenting with the Thunder Transformation and the Ancient God evolution method.
A few days later, the final rankings for the individual arena matches were announced.
Lin Yuan ranked first, the best on Planet Canglan.
With the individual matches over, the arena match officials began distributing the rewards.
First was the reward for the global ranking.
"These?" Lin Yuan looked at the list of rewards before him, his expression changing slightly.
(End of Chapter)
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