Lin Yi was stunned by what he heard.
Huh?
billion?
What do you mean?
"Descent Abyss creatures, the Flame Emperor Demon Emperor, can deceive the world."
"But those old geezers in East Japan aren’t stupid."
"Now, you’re on the global dark web of Blue Star, and the East Japan authorities have put a bounty on you. As long as you’re killed, the reward is 5 billion Blue Star coins!"
"How much is that in Xia coins, you can figure it out yourself."
Lin Yi was dumbfounded.
The Blue Star coins are a universal currency issued by the Blue Star Professional Alliance.
It’s globally accepted.
billion Blue Star coins roughly equals about 5.5 billion Xia coins!
Lin Yi never thought that one day he would be worth so much!
"You don’t need to worry too much."
"They only know that the one who blew up their instance, destroyed two islands, and saved those Xia diaspora is definitely not some nonsense like the Descent Abyss Demon Monarch."
"It must be someone from our Xia who did it."
"But they haven’t figured out it’s you yet."
Speaking of which, I have to thank you, because of you, I was able to retreat unharmed and hold on until Cheng Xiao came to help me fend off the enemy.
Lin Yi: "Mr. Wan, what exactly happened at that time, can you tell me?"
Mr. Wan coughed, his voice hoarse as he spoke: "Nothing much, just those two old things from Yamaguchi and the Sasaki family trying to kill me."
"I maneuvered against them for dozens of days, back and forth, and they couldn’t do anything to me."
"Later, I couldn’t hold on, but for some unknown reason, that old thief Sasaki went mad midway and left."
"Later, Cheng Xiao arrived and helped me out, and when Yamaguchi couldn’t gain any advantage, he also retreated."
Mr. Wan paused here.
Then continued, "Kid, well done on the kills!"
"Wiping out two islands in East Japan and saving so many innocent people is truly satisfying!"
"You even killed that old thief’s favorite grandson, he’s probably fuming, hahaha... cough cough!"
"I had Cheng Xiao cover up your destiny, temporarily changed your fate, so even if that old thief Sasaki turns the world upside down, he can’t trace it back to you for now."
Lin Yi remained silent.
To be honest, destroying two islands in East Japan did feel good, but he didn’t ignore the consequences of his actions.
The worst-case scenario would be East Japan going crazy trying to hunt him down.
Although he’s strong, Lin Yi admits there’s a significant gap between him and War God-level experts.
If he really encounters them, he’d most likely lose.
Now it seems, East Japan isn’t not angry.
It’s just that someone is standing in front of him, bearing the brunt of the anger.
And they’ve even covered for him, preventing him from being completely exposed until now.
As for the Cheng Xiao mentioned by Mr. Wan.
Lin Yi has heard of this name too.
The 18th expert from Xia to reach the War God Realm.
Title: Lingxi War God!
Unexpectedly, this War God could alter one’s fate and disguise fortune.
This ability is very much like geomancers from folklore.
"Mr. Wan, I troubled you and the Lingxi War God this time, I’ll remember your kindness, afterwards I..."
Mr. Wan tilted his head, attempting to check the injury on his back, but the action made him grimace in pain.
"Don’t say such corny things, this old man never expected any repayment from you youngsters."
"What you need to do now is become stronger as quickly as possible."
"Destiny can’t be hidden forever, and you can’t stay out of the public eye forever."
"So before you become Xia’s 25th War God, I don’t want you to reveal your full strength in public."
"Especially in the Pan-Asian Youth Professional Peak Competition starting tomorrow, I hope you lose in the first three rounds."
"Your fortune is already insanely strong, if you win, Cheng Xiao will have more to cover up."
If there were other people here at this moment.
They would surely be dumbfounded.
Because Mr. Wan’s expectation for Lin Yi is to quickly reach War God level strength.
The premise of this expectation is—
Lin Yi reaching War God level is certain, without doubt.
It’s just a matter of time!
Not sure if it’s his insight or a result deduced by Cheng Xiao.
However, Mr. Wan’s plan for him to lose in the early rounds is not something Lin Yi resists.
He is willing to lose the first few rounds to make things easier for Lingxi War God.
Based on Lin Yi’s understanding, the Peak Competition is split into individual and team matches.
Individual matches are duels, but in the early stages, they use group ranking matches.
Through three randomly matched battles, winners and losers are differentiated.
Even if he loses all three battles, he won’t be eliminated.
But he would face a disadvantage in the subsequent true elimination rounds.
"Okay, I called you over today just to remind you of this matter."
"There’s nothing else, you can go back now."
Mr. Wan issued an order to dismiss him.
Lin Yi glanced at Mr. Bi lying on the chair, barely breathing, then at Mr. Wan clearly enduring great pain, and couldn’t help but say, "Mr. Wan, your injury..."
"I won’t die, and you can’t help."
"Go."
Lin Yi could only turn and leave.
As he stepped out of the principal’s office, he clenched his fist tightly.
"You can’t help."
This statement made Lin Yi realize, he’s not strong enough yet!
The desire for power surged within him like never before!
Lin Yi’s eyes were deep.
Now, he could already lay down Forbidden Curses smoothly.
The next step would be to unlock the divergent advanced version of various Forbidden Curses!
Comparing the level-eight divergent skills with the original skills.
Divergent versions outperform the original skills in both damage and mechanics.
Reaching the ninth-level Forbidden Curse, this gap will only be more apparent.
"Ding dong~"
Lin Yi’s phone buzzed.
Opening it, it was a message from Nangong Ling.
"Done talking with Mr. Wan? Is he alright?"
"You don’t need to come to the mission hall, your rewards will be secretly sent to you."
"It seems our school authorities intend to sever your ties with the Flame Emperor Demon Monarch."
"President Ruoxi said that your honors might not be exposed for some time, but those in the know will not forget you."
"I was even asked to sign a confidentiality Death Contract! (Sweat-drop emoji)"
"Lastly, the Pan-Asian Youth Professional Peak Competition committee announced that the competition will resume tomorrow."
"The grouping matches will officially start at 10 a.m. after the opening ceremony!"
Lin Yi’s fingers hovered over the keyboard, responding: "Mr. Wan was injured, it seems quite serious..."
After typing this, Lin Yi deleted the message.
Mr. Wan probably wouldn’t want others to know about this, and there’s no need to let Nangong Ling feel guilty.
Lin Yi retyped: "He’s fine, I already knew about the competition resuming tomorrow from him."
Ding dong!
Nangong Ling’s reply came quickly.
"That’s great!"
"Oh, by the way, junior, tomorrow I’m planning to bet 50 million on you winning, even though the odds are low, it can earn me some pocket money, hehe! (Counting money emoji)"
Lin Yi was taken aback.
Betting?
Is someone offering odds on this Youth Professional Peak Competition?
Seems like I’m a hot favorite to win the championship!
However, I can’t win in the early rounds!
Hiss...
There’s room for some maneuvering here!
Lin Yi keenly sensed a money-making opportunity!
Money, to him, translates to more skill points, pushing him closer to the divergent version of the Forbidden Curses!