Meng Yi had not accidentally provoked Zheng Zha. He had deliberately "accidentally" put pressure on him.
Although he had tried to keep his displays to a minimum, Meng Yi's "Dao Prototype" foundational stats could not be faked.
According to the Main God Great Light Sphere's version algorithm, "Instance World No. 2" would not have its difficulty increased. Starting from "Instance World No. 3," however, the difficulty would probably break through the heavens.
With an Expert Brother added to the Middle Continent Team, if the various members did not hurry up and work themselves to the bone, then even if Meng Yi performed at his absolute best in "Instance World No. 3," everyone except him would be wiped out without exception.
In other words, "Instance World No. 2" was the Middle Continent Team members' last remaining chance.
The Middle Continent Team had to farm points and side quests to strengthen themselves while Meng Yi was unable to interfere directly. Only then would they have any hope of barely surviving the "Instance World No. 3: Normal Difficulty," where monsters and demons would appear in droves.
At this stage, the members of the Middle Continent Team were, broadly speaking, as follows: Prison Boss Zhang Jie was purely serving time and was suitable for taking the blame;
Zhan Lan, the big-breasted, bespectacled webnovel otaku, had average stress tolerance and was also afflicted with a Love Brain;
Li Xiaoyi, a high school student, could be worked with. Who had not experienced chuunibyou during middle school? Chuunibyou was great. It had to exist. The more idealistic, self-centered, and extreme it was, the more it could touch the "Light of the Mind" on the levels of "heart, spirit, and will."
Unfortunately, Li Xiaoyi was too poor. His foundation was not as solid as that of Zheng Zha