After returning from the dueling arena, Zhao Hai's entire demeanor underwent a Tilling Changes.
This time, the harvest may not seem as great as the first, but it gave Zhao Hai tremendous confidence.
In Zhao Hai's mind now, those so-called strongmen ranked in the top 100 are nothing more than that.
To put it bluntly, the Protagonist of this world, Zhao Hai, has become arrogant.
"Some things really can't stand up to scrutiny, kid. You still have a long way to go," Ling Yi murmured, looking at Zhao Hai, whose spirit and energy had Changes considerably in the classroom.
This Myriad Worlds Dueling Arena has been operating for at least ten thousand years.
Ten thousand years is a long time, but also a short time.
Let's do a simple numerical calculation.
With one duel arena per month, there must be at least 100,000 newcomers each month, and among these 100,000 newcomers, 1,000 will inevitably become official Dou Zhe.
That would create 12,000 Dou Zhe in a year. If we exclude those who are eliminated, and 5,000 Dou Zhe remain in a year, then in 10,000 years there would be 50 million Dou Zhe.
Even if we halve that price again, let's say there are 25 million Dou Zhe.
However, fewer than a million people participated in the second round of Dou Zhe in both instances.
Where did all those Dou Zhe go?
Were they all wiped out?
If all of them are eliminated, then the current so-called top 100 ranking is truly too weak.
After all, over 25 million Dou Zhe were eliminated; how much gold would that accumulate to?
Moreover, there are extra rewards for each duel.
Take Zhao Hai for example; he reached the top in one go, and the system rewarded him with 700,000 gold coins.
That's 1.4 million in two transactions.
At this rate, even if you just brute force it with gold coins, creating at least a Immortal Grade expert should be a piece of cake, right?
In the Gold Coin Shop, a Nine-Transformation Golden Core from the Myth World costs only Wu Bai gold coins.
The Nine-Transformation Golden Core, once consumed, grants one the ability to ascend to immortality in one step.
Is Wu Bai gold coins difficult?
It's worth noting that the so-called president of the Top Hundred Alliance has held that position for at least a decade.
Ling Yi didn't believe he couldn't save up Wu Bai gold coins.
In reality, Zhao Wuyun, the strongest among these people, was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm stage.
Therefore, there are many things in this that we shouldn't think about too much, because thinking about them too much is terrifying.
Perhaps there are some unspoken rules involved; I wonder if Zhao Hai is aware of them.
It seems that Zhao Hai, this Revive individual, doesn't know enough about some of the secrets.
His experience of Revive is only applicable to beginners; having it is essentially the same as having nothing.
There's a high chance that Zhao Hai is unaware of some of the deeper secrets.
Zhao Hai seems to be getting a little too cocky and arrogant. Perhaps in the next match, or the match after that, Zhao Hai's bound to suffer a loss.
In addition, Zhao Wuyun and his group's attitude was clearly problematic.
Although they seemed to be fighting quite fiercely, apart from that guy called White Impermanence, none of the others ever used their Duel Card.
In other words, they will not, or dare not, easily resort to a life-or-death battle.
There must be some limitations involved.
However, this has nothing to do with Ling Yi; these are things the Protagonist should worry about later.
"The college entrance exam is next month, what are your plans?"
On his way home, Zhao Hai caught up with Ling Yi and asked him.
"Playing games at home, are you going to Save the World?" Ling Yi rolled his eyes and said.
Aren't we saving the world?
"That's you, but please don't include me."
Zhao Hai didn't insist. He was brimming with confidence right now; he was capable enough to Save the World on his own, and he didn't need Ling Yi.
He was simply curious about Ling Yi; he always felt that Ling Yi was mysterious.
So, which university are you planning to apply to?
Ling Yi shook his head and casually replied, "I'll go get a job after graduating from high school!"
Going to school is so boring. As a Big Shot who has traversed countless worlds—an old monster who has lived for nearly ten thousand years across all those worlds—what's the point of going to university?
Is it just for the atmosphere?
Right now, all he wants to do is lie down, go to the Myriad Worlds Dueling Arena once a month, and just accumulate some story time.
Anyway, with Zhao Hai handling the plot, he can just follow the thugs around.
Zhao Hai opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
After a long pause, he finally said, "Not going to university is ultimately a regret."
"So be it, life isn't perfect. Deliberately pursuing perfection is what truly causes regret."
Alright, this conversation is over, so Zhao Hai simply stopped talking.
Anyway, this guy never talks about anything serious, which made Zhao Hai somewhat annoyed.
This guy is really giving up.
"Oh, right, Lin Lan from our class has also become Dou Zhe."
At this moment, Zhao Hai suddenly spoke again.
Ling Yi was taken aback. Lin Lan, that arrogant girl who always held her head high?
He hadn't really noticed, after all, Ling Yi was basically a nobody in the dueling arena.
"So?" Ling Yi countered.
"You wouldn't happen to have feelings for her, would you?" Ling Yi asked with a smile.
Zhao Hai rolled his eyes. He was over sixty years old across his two lifetimes; how could he possibly be interested in a little girl?
Besides, he's currently focused entirely on the dueling arena and improving his strength; he has no time for such things.
"There's a very high chance he'll be eliminated next time he enters the arena," Zhao Hai said.
Oh, Ling Yi understands now. He was overflowing with sympathy and wanted to help, but he was worried that it would expose his identity Dou Zhe.
Actually, this is easy to solve. Just give Lin Lan a Forced Withdrawal Card and let her return to being an ordinary person.
But he said, "Why are you telling me this? Just do what you want."
"Anyway, that arrogant girl doesn't have the ability to Save the World."
"A haughty girl? Heh, that's a fitting description. You're right, I'll give her a Forced Withdrawal Card later."
Thinking of Lin Lan's proud and aloof demeanor, Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile.
Zhao Hai isn't short of gold coins right now; although a Forced Withdrawal Card isn't cheap, he can still afford it.
A month passed quickly, and during that month, Zhao Hai began to gain a reputation at the school.
He showed off on the basketball court, got first place in exams, was confessed to by the School Belle, fought with the school's "boss" on the rooftop, and then recruited a group of Xiao Di.
Anyway, this guy became Fengyun at school.
What followed was a whole host of messy and messy things.
Because the School Belle's confession was rejected, before the School Belle School Belle had even done anything, a group of her admirers treated Zhao Hai as a public enemy.
Among them, all sorts of people emerged, from privileged second-generation rich kids and powerful Young Master to idiots from the underworld.
Zhao Hai is increasingly resembling Protagonist from a novel.
Upon logging into the duel arena for the third time, Ling Yi immediately sensed something different.
The Map has changed to a desert Map. Of course, that's not important. What's important is that the energy in this Map is much denser and more active than the previous two times.
This Map is clearly of a higher level than the previous one.
Another difference from before is that the Map seems to have far fewer restrictions on them.
For example, once inside, you can speak directly. Although you can't move, you're only restricted to a fixed position, and your physical activities won't be affected.
This series of Changes is probably not a good thing.
Of course, that only applies to Zhao Hai and his group; as for Ling Yi, it doesn't matter.
This time, Ling Yi and Zhao Hai were Teleport together again, and there was a woman beside Zhao Hai.
It was Lin Lan, the proud and arrogant woman who had also become Dou Zhe.
To be honest, Ling Yi was really curious about how Lin Lan had passed the first test.
"Ah, Ling Yi, I didn't expect you to become Dou Zhe too."
Because Ling Yi wasn't wearing outer armor or concealing his face, Lin Lan naturally recognized him.
"Hmm, Lin Lan, how did you pass the first level?" Ling Yi asked.
"I encountered one...!" Lin Lan paused here, as if searching for an adjective.
"A fluffy, white cesium sphere, very intelligent and powerful, seemingly able to Ignore the rules of the dueling arena, and then helped me achieve victory all the way."
Ling Yi raised his hand, and a fluffy little thing appeared in Ling Yi palm.
"You're not talking about this, are you?"
"Yes, yes, how did you get Qiuqiu?" Lin Lan asked in surprise.
"Arrest them if you see them!" Ling Yi said matter-of-factly.
"Arrest, arrest?" Lin Lan exclaimed in surprise.
If she weren't immobilized, judging from her posture, she probably would have turned and run away, right?
" Ling Yi, hurry, quickly release the Qiuqiu! This little thing is dangerous!"
Ling Yi held the Qiuqiu in his hand, flicked it on the forehead, and said, "This thing starts playing dead when it gets to me."
The Qiuqiu in Ling Yi's hand remained completely unresponsive, as if it were truly dead or asleep.
This scene nearly drove Lin Lan mad; her face turned deathly pale, and she pointed at Ling Yi, unable to utter a word for a long time.
"Little brat, if you keep playing dead, I'll put you in a pot and stew you later."
The Qiuqiu still didn't react at all, and Ling Yi was getting a little angry. Good grief, was it really that uncooperative?
He raised his right hand and slammed it onto the Qiuqiu's body, then used ice in his left hand and fire in his right, giving the little thing sandwiched in the middle a Twin Heavens of Ice and Fire.
"No, it's useless. It can absorb all energy, like a black hole, and the swallowed attacks can still be launched at any time."
"That's how I somehow managed to snag a victory."
Ling Yi nodded. This thing contains a universe, although this universe is not very proper. It is White Universe, an anti-universe, but it seems quite normal to have black hole abilities.
But Ling Yi knew very well that although this Qiuqiu was very strong, almost like a bug in the Map, its outer shell was extremely fragile.
Qiuqiu didn't absorb the attack from Ling Yi's hand; instead, it pretended to be dead, determined to stay that way no matter what.
Ling Yi was so angry he laughed. His ice and fire supernatural abilities began to erupt wildly as he coldly said, "Little guy, do you think I can't handle you?"
Although Ling Yi didn't put much effort into grinding in the duel arena, his skills were still all over level 20.
With the accumulation of infinite supernatural abilities, quantitative change leads to qualitative change, and in Ling Yi's hands, red and blue light resonate with each other.
It looks both beautiful and dangerous.
Qiuqiu sensed the Aura. It wasn't panicked at all, since it could absorb any energy, but it also knew that if this continued, it wouldn't be able to withstand a massive energy explosion.
However, when it tried to devour the energy in Ling Yi's hand, it found that it couldn't do so at all.
"Waaaaah, my gut feeling was right, this person is so dangerous."