Strands of white light streaked across the sky above the arena, followed by clusters of giant mushrooms rising up from all directions.
The deafening explosion stunned all the Dou Zhe.
The newcomer was panicked and confused, completely unaware of what was happening.
"That's outrageous! Who is this person using such a powerful weapon? How are we newbies supposed to compete?"
In a valley, two people who were exchanging supernatural abilities stopped at the same time and were dumbfounded as they looked at the mushroom cloud rising in the distance.
Immediately following, a Hurricane swept by, causing both of them to involuntarily take a few steps back.
Both of them checked themselves and found that they were not injured.
The two exchanged a glance, then simultaneously reached out their hands, preparing to activate their special abilities.
But nothing appeared.
Where is my fire?
Where's my ice?
The two stared at each other, then each tested their own superpowers, only to find that none of them were usable.
"Is it the big mushroom from earlier?" one of them asked.
"Could it be an item bought from the Gold Coin Shop?"
The two immediately checked the Gold Coin Shop and quickly found the corresponding item.
The two looked at each other again and involuntarily swallowed.
"Each bullet costs 100,000 gold coins, and they've fired almost twenty bullets already, haven't they?"
"So rich!"
Another person rolled their eyes and said, "Is this a matter of money? Banning supernatural abilities, banning mental techniques... thank goodness they didn't use Bloodthirst, or we'd be finished."
As he spoke, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly, "This isn't a bad thing for us newcomers!"
The person opposite clearly understood the reason as well, and tentatively asked, "How about we team up? Perhaps we still have a chance to break into the top 100."
"Okay, before we had no way to compete with those veteran players, we could only try to collect as many gold coins as possible. Now, this is an opportunity."
" Bai Tuo!" The older one stretched out his hand.
" Zheng Kai!" The young man took two steps forward, and the two clasped hands.
The same scene occurred in many places on the second level Map.
Everyone's smart enough to be eliminated in the first round; they're all pretty much brainless.
Anyone who can pass the first level is undoubtedly an outstanding individual from their respective world.
Zheng Hai had just killed one person and was now staring blankly at the giant mushrooms blooming everywhere.
He could naturally think of the same problems that other players could think of.
"This is an opportunity!" Zhao Hai immediately changed his strategy.
But unlike other players, he doesn't choose to team up with anyone; instead, he finds a place to hide.
I didn't play defensively before because other players had mental skills that made it impossible for me to play defensively. Now I'm playing defensively in order to get into the top 100 and enter the third stage.
Anyone who enters the top 100 will receive a reward in the duel arena, with the lowest being 1,000 gold coins.
The higher your ranking, the richer the reward.
However, Zhao Hai had never been in the top 100, and he only knew that the reward was generous, but he didn't know the specifics of the reward.
Or rather, most Dou Zhe are unaware of this, since the rewards for the top 100 are essentially monopolized.
As for how to survive, Zhao Hai looked around and decided on the old method: Burrow.
However, he habitually raised his hand to cast a wood-type skill, watching the tree roots roll out of the ground like pythons writhing in the mud.
Zhao Hai was momentarily stunned, but then his expression gradually became excited, even somewhat ecstatic.
His superpower is still usable? And it seems completely unaffected.
He knew all too well what this meant.
Clearly, Zhao Hai's cheat code is quite powerful.
"What the hell are we supposed to do?!" Zhao Hai roared excitedly.
Yeah, what's the point of playing it safe? It's like on a battlefield, everyone else is unarmed, and he's got an unlimited Key of AK47s. If he's still playing it safe, he might as well give up.
After slightly restoring his magic power, Zhao Hai chose a direction, and the hunt began.
None of the Dou Zhe probably expected that this group of Dou Zhe would have two cheaters.
On the other side, Ling Yi had just finished setting off a large fireworks display and was quite satisfied.
"It's been a long time since we've had such a second batch." Ling Yi smiled and lay back down on the grass.
Just then, Ling Yi heard footsteps and sat up, looking in the direction of the sound.
They discovered it was an elderly man who looked to be in his sixties.
The old man was dressed in a magnificent dark blue brocade robe, holding a dragon-headed cane in his hand. His hair was gray and slightly disheveled.
They would take a few steps and then carefully stop, looking around to observe their surroundings before continuing.
He looked like a complete novice.
Seeing Ling Yi suddenly sit up, the old man seemed startled and exclaimed, "How come there's another person here?"
Ling Yi stared at him with dead fish eyes, without saying a word.
This old man is clearly a master, but he's pretending to be a novice and playing dumb to fool others. Is that even interesting?
"Ahem, young man, could you please not kill me? This old man finally made it through the first hurdle, and now I don't have a single gold coin on me. It's not worth killing me."
The old man pleaded with Ling Yi, cupping his Fist Dao in a gesture of respect.
Okay, his acting is good. Since this old man wants to play along, Ling Yi will play along.
"Old man, I never kill people unprovoked. I'm a pacifist. You'd better leave now; it's not safe here."
Upon hearing Ling Yi's words, the old man immediately mentally labeled Ling Yi as a "little rascal."
Damn pacifists, how did they even get through the first level? Bullshit.
"Go? Where can I go? There's killing everywhere. I don't even have a single Resurrection Coin left. Sigh, I'm afraid this old man won't make it through this!"
The old man sat down, but kept a distance from Ling Yi Ling Yi, clearly still wary of him.
"Ahem, young man, do you have any gold coins on you? Could you give this old man one?"
Ling Yi shrugged and said, "I don't have any gold coins on me, and I only have one Resurrection Coin..."
At this point, Ling Yi seemed conflicted. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Fine, I'll give you the Resurrection Coin. That way, when you die, you won't be directly eliminated."
As Ling Yi spoke, he took out a Resurrection Coin with a pained expression and threw it to the old man.
The old man never expected that this young man would actually give him a Resurrection Coin.
He was certain that this person was a novice, a newbie, and every gold coin and every Resurrection Coin in his possession was extremely valuable.
Could this kid have made a big gain? But judging from his pained expression, it doesn't seem like it.
Although the old man had various thoughts in his mind, he acted quickly, grabbing the Resurrection Coin and carefully putting it into his storage belt.
"Oh, young man, thank you so much."
At this moment, Ling Yi stood up, grinned crookedly, and walked towards the old man, saying, "You're so old, it's really not suitable for this dueling arena. Why don't I take you back to your hometown?"
"Huh, what do you mean?" The old man paused for a moment and asked instinctively, but then he realized what was going on. "You brat, you want to hurt this old man?"
Ling Yi sprinted forward and arrived right in front of the old man, delivering a powerful punch to his head.
The old man was sent flying backwards by the hammer, finally coming to a stop after crashing into a tree in a very disheveled state.
Ling Yi's punch was incredibly powerful, exceeding the Limit of an average person.
The old man was only slightly disheveled, but not injured at all.
"Young man, you have no sportsmanship!" the old man said angrily.
"You old fool, pretending to be weak while actually being strong? You have the nerve to say that to me? You're here to investigate the giant mushroom incident, aren't you?"
"Yes!"
The old man, Ying Yi frail, flashed before Ling Yi Ling Yi said with a smile, "You must be a junior member of some family, right?"
"Your parents are really generous; they gave you millions of gold coins to squander just to help you pass the test."
"Didn't your parents tell you the rules of the top 100?"
Although Ling Yi's "fireworks" flew all over the Map, there were still patterns to follow.
It's not surprising that someone found them here.
However, the old man was clearly imagining something—his elders? His juniors?
Does this mean he sees himself as a junior among those top 100?
However, since the old man has misunderstood, we might as well go along with what he says and see if we can get any information out of him.
"Heh, your old-timers' rules are outdated. Take this message back: from now on, my rules, Zhao Hai's rules, are the only rules."
Ling Yi arrogantly pointed at the old man with his finger and said.
"Young man, don't be too arrogant!" The old man, having learned about Ling Yi's background, naturally wouldn't make a move lightly.
Ling Yi's expression was strange. Now that the words had been delivered, he had to recreate that iconic scene.
He arrogantly raised his head, saying with a disdainful look, "Not arrogant? Can you call yourself a young man if you're not arrogant?"
"Very well, Zhao Hai, you're a junior member of the Zhao Family, right? I'll remember that. But you're not qualified to grab a spot in the top 100."
"Your Zhao Family is truly ambitious, actually trying to let a junior like you take your position. You really don't know what's good for you."
"If your Zhao Family wants to take a bigger share of the profits, then you'd better see if you can withstand the wrath of others!"
After saying that, the old man turned and left.
As they walked, he said, " Zhao Hai, what a character! I just wonder if you're a dragon or a worm."
Ling Yi stroked her chin, ignoring his departure.
Ling Yi had plenty of ways to kill this old man, but why kill him?
It seems that letting this old man go back might bring an even bigger surprise.
But Ling Yi gleaned a lot from the old man's words.
First, the top 100 positions are basically fixed, but the top 100 are not harmonious with each other.
Being in the top 100 offers huge benefits, and eight or nine out of ten of these benefits come from the reward mechanism of the duel arena.
Furthermore, this old man is probably not ranked very high, and he wouldn't dare offend the so-called Zhao Family.
But that's not the most important thing.
Most importantly, the worlds of the top 100 Dou Zhe are likely already interconnected.
At least, they have a way to contact each other outside the Myriad Worlds Dueling Arena.
This also proves that although there are conflicts among the top 100 companies, they are clearly a community of shared interests.
They have established rules together.
As for the content of the rules, you can probably guess what they are.
On the other side, Zhao Hai, who had just killed three Dou Zhe, suddenly sneezed.
"You caught a cold? No way, someone with this kind of physical condition can't possibly catch a cold?"
At this moment, Zhao Hai's cheat system had accumulated enough kill points to upgrade.
He opened the system interface, murmuring with some anticipation, "I wonder how much the amplification multiplier will be with a level 2 system."