Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand...

Hundred thousand, million, ten million, hundred million...

Lin Yi felt like his eyes were playing tricks on him.

His finger tapped on the screen, and after counting to a billion, there was still one more digit in front!

This means, his current assets.

Have broken through the ten billion mark!

This is just too profitable!

"The good news is that I've already received over 1.2 billion Da Xia currency in the account."

"The bad news is, the bookmakers are definitely closely monitoring the movement of these funds."

"If I dare transfer it to you, I bet the next second, this 1.2 billion will vanish into thin air, and you'll get penalized by the tournament committee."

"Also, this 1.2 billion can't be used to place further bets."

"The bookmakers have become cautious."

Lin Yi was already satisfied.

Twelve billion!

This was a number he never dared to imagine before.

Even if he doesn't consider buying other high-value items.

Just using it to spend means at least an astronomical amount of skill points!

It's already a giant leap!

"Enough, it's already far exceeded my expectations..."

"Honestly, I had just wanted to make some money, never thought it would shoot up to over ten billion..."

Nangong Ling: "The highest odds were in the first round, in the second round they sharply dropped, but your opponent's odds are gradually increasing."

"Ah, it's a pity. If it weren't for being targeted by the people behind the scenes, I could have reversed my bet on you in the elimination round and probably made a killing."

"Now, with this 1.2 billion in the account, I also need to find a way to give it to you in batches after the match ends."

"Feels like I'm laundering money..."

"Alright, enough of that, good luck tomorrow!"

Nangong Ling gave Lin Yi a fist pump of encouragement.

Lin Yi nodded.

...

On the second day.

Penglai Island Central Arena.

Entering the fourth day of the competition.

The number of spectators coming to watch live hasn't decreased but increased instead.

The online viewership has surpassed the million mark.

After all, the first three rounds didn't involve eliminations, only group divisions, so many people weren't interested.

But starting today, some people will truly be eliminated.

"Before the match officially begins, please allow me to introduce the rules of the elimination stage!"

"Today's matches are the first day of the elimination stage!"

"Competitors from the middle tier will face those from the lower tier!"

"Shortly, we will invite 25 middle-tier competitors to select their opponents according to the draw order!"

"They will face the 50 people who either had bad luck or lacked skill in the first three days and fell into the lower tier!"

"If the lower-tier competitor loses again against a middle-tier competitor."

"Then their personal journey in this peak tournament is over."

"Eliminated!"

"If a dark horse competitor emerges, reversing the middle-tier competitor even as a lower-tier competitor, then he will earn the opportunity to enter the next round!"

"Yes, you heard it right, even if you win, you're still in the lower tier and can only be selectively picked by the middle and upper-tier competitors!"

"And the losing middle-tier competitor will also fall into the lower tier."

"Today's match will eliminate 20 lower-tier competitors, wish them luck!"

"Alright, that's the explanation of the competition rules. Whether you understood or not, just watch and you'll get it!"

"Now, let's invite our chief referee to come on stage and start the draw to determine the order of appearance for the middle-tier competitors!"

Lin Yi stood at the back of the stage.

Among the "lower-tier" crowd.

He could feel the resentment emanating from the entire lower-tier group.

This experience of being at the mercy of others, with no rights, being chosen at will, was obviously very unpleasant.

People have self-esteem.

This competition system directly trampled their self-esteem into the ground.

As the chief referee came on stage, under the certification of numerous notaries, after a series of operations, the large screen finally started rolling the order.

Soon, a black-faced man with a full beard appeared in the first position.

Wow——!

In the below waiting queue of Curry Country's team.

A cheer erupted.

Lin Yi squinted and looked, only to see that the person who was drawn to perform first also had a look of joy.

Under such a system, being the first to compete means you can choose the softest target among the 50 lower-tier competitors.

The advantage is naturally very substantial.

Very quickly, the 25 matches to be held today were determined.

The 25 middle-tier competitors came on stage in the order of the draw.

"The first match is about to begin!"

"The first competitor from the middle tier is Di Rang from Curry Country, profession: warrior!"

"Competitor Di Rang, please choose your opponent!"

Host Ah Liang handed the microphone to the burly, dark-skinned man in front.

Maybe it was too close.

Ah Liang soon frowned slightly.

Awkwardly moved back a bit.

Because the body odor from this Curry Country person was undeniable and hellish.

But at this moment, the excited Di Rang clearly didn't notice the host's slightly rude gesture and instead looked through the crowd.

He saw Lin Yi among the crowd.

Di Rang pointed a finger.

A sinister smile on his lips.

"I choose him!"

All eyes fell on Lin Yi.

Instantly the expressions of countless competitors and judges were filled with drama.

It was a look of Schadenfreude.

The captain of the Da Xia delegation.

Was infamously chosen in the first round of the elimination stage by a nondescript competitor ranking not highly even within Curry Country's team.

This was undoubtedly a disgrace.

Sitting in the stands, the Da Xia audience.

Were now showing different expressions.

This was probably the first time in decades.

They remained silent, but the Curry Country audience got all hyped up.

"How cold it is～"

"I'm playing with mud in the northeast～!"

"Doo doo doo, dadada!"

Some even started dancing and singing.

The taunt level, maxed out!

"Lin Yi! Go for it!"

"Lin Yi! Go for it!!"

Someone in the stands shouted out first.

Originally, based on Lin Yi's previous performance, such rallying cheers would mostly be drowned out by boos.

But in this moment of face-to-face taunting by Curry Country's audience.

The Da Xia audience actually spontaneously joined in the cheer.

Ten seconds later, the whole venue echoed with incredibly loud cheers!

These cheering waves completely overwhelmed the flamboyant singing and dancing.

Directly making those celebrating Curry Country people look like clowns on stage!

"Even if Competitor Lin Yi didn't perform well in the first three rounds, the Da Xia audience still gave him the warmest encouragement!"

"The people of Da Xia have always been of one mind!"

"Come on, Competitor Lin Yi!"

The host Ah Liang, also a Da Xia person, should not show bias in commentary.

But at this moment, the collective cheering of over fifty thousand spectators moved him.

Lin Yi also heard this overwhelming sound.

He heard his own name.

He also saw in the stands, the Shenxiao team lineup, where classmates too were red-faced, shouting.

Even Nangong Ling put aside his pride, with one leg over the audience stand, shouting loudly!

Lin Yi looked at the increasingly sullen-faced Di Rang and took a deep breath.

If it isn't a KO later.

Lin Yi would feel he's letting down all these cheers!

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