I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Her elemental affinity is already sufficient to support the elementalization of most of her body, and her true combat power is definitely much higher than when she first entered the eighth rank.

"Ninety-nine...slightly taller than me."

"Hmm... Ah? Eh?" Yan Ziming nodded calmly at first, then was completely dumbfounded.

According to her estimation, Liu Mengxian's elemental affinity was definitely higher than her own, and might even be the legendary 100%. How could it be lower than her own?

"Xian'er, you're not kidding..." Yan Ziming stopped halfway through her sentence, suddenly realizing a fact.

Isn't this the answer she wanted to know?

Liu Mengxian clearly sacrificed her elemental origin to enhance her life and elemental affinity!

She finally understood why Liu Mengxian's temperament had changed so drastically.

Assuming that Xian'er originally had 100% elemental affinity and had transcended the constraints of the human body, forming a more powerful and immaculate existence like the origin of lightning element, the purest lightning element origin became incomplete and tainted with a trace of impurity that should not exist because she gave a part of it to herself.

The phrase "a fairy falling to earth" is used to create this situation.

Biting his lower lip, Yan Ziming clenched his fists and managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth: "What can I do for you?"

"I don't need you to do anything too special. Just growing up quickly and taking over my position would be a huge help."

Liu Mengxian said this, and it didn't sound like she was just trying to comfort her, but rather that she genuinely hoped that such a day could come soon.

After all, it's too much of a stretch for one person to control all the sequence-level mutated species in the world.

Although each of them would be doomed if they faced Liu Mengxian individually, and the same would be true for a group of them, their sheer numbers were a given. If all the sequence-level beings in the world were to riot, even she would be powerless to stop it. She could only protect a limited number of places, while the vast majority of other areas would suffer countless deaths and devastation.

Moreover, who can guarantee that the sequence level only includes the few that have appeared?

If someone could share this responsibility with her at this time, she wouldn't have to live such a tiring life.

Especially in this last era where powerful figures emerge in large numbers, there are more ninth-tier experts than in any previous era. Some have even broken through the barriers of human physical fitness and entered the sequence level. After many years, Liu Mengxian finally felt that her burden had become lighter, and her life recently has been noticeably more relaxed than before.

Furthermore, mysterious ability users will also emerge in large numbers in the future. Although they do not have high combat power, the various powers they possess can be of real help. Not to mention, there are many rising stars who have not yet grown up and will surely dominate the region in the future.

Although that day is still quite far away, and will be measured in decades, Liu Mengxian said she can wait a little longer since she has waited for so many years.

That being said, for her, the sooner this day arrives, the better.

"Yes, I will." Yan Ziming nodded heavily, his firm will burning like a raging fire.

In other words, just become stronger as soon as possible, strong enough to protect everyone and everything around you.

The first step is to win the individual championship in this Civilization Cup!

Back in the room, Ye Qianxue, who was playing a handheld game, saw Yan Ziming and immediately pounced on her, snuggling into her arms. However, sensing something different, she couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Big sister, did Sister Xian'er say something to you?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because Chiyuki feels that her older sister seems to have become... even more handsome!"

Handsome!

Yan Ziming really liked this word. It turns out that she is more suited to the cool and handsome route. The girlish temperament doesn't suit her at all!

"Good boy~~ If you can talk, say a few more words."

He affectionately pinched Ye Qianxue's crystal earlobe, and a blush immediately rose on her face, making her look exceptionally alluring and incredibly cute.

"I love my big sister the most! My big sister is the best! My big sister..."

Ye Qianxue rubbed her cheek against Yan Ziming's full chest, showering him with compliments.

Ah~~ Having such a younger sister is the most wonderful thing in the world!

Yan Ziming was grateful to God for letting him find her. Without Ye Qianxue's constant support, he would not have achieved what he has today after the years of the apocalypse, and might have died long ago.

After praising her for a while, Ye Qianxue suddenly stopped, looking at her with eyes full of affection. The room seemed to turn pink, and she exuded an indescribable aura.

"No, we need to get ready for tomorrow's individual competition. We'll be facing some top opponents, and there won't be just one fight. We can't afford to waste our energy on...playing around!"

Yan Ziming firmly rejected Ye Qianxue's suggestion.

"Woo—" Ye Qianxue's charming eyes immediately welled up with a few glistening tears, and she let out a cry that sounded like a small animal's mournful wail, which softened Yan Ziming's heart.

"Sigh, things just can't be done." Yan Ziming struggled to close his eyes, unable to bear looking at his sister's pitiful state.

Finally, she sighed deeply, lamenting her own weakness and inability to be cruel to her younger sister.

Yan Ziming lightly kissed Ye Qianxue's lips and tapped her forehead: "That's enough, don't push your luck!"

"Tch... Big sister could have been even rougher!"

Although Ye Qianxue was not entirely satisfied, she still followed Yan Zimo's instructions and went to study the possible opponents they might encounter.

"The champion... Mu Mu, I must beat you!"

After persuading Ye Qianxue to leave, Yan Ziming stayed alone in the room, whispering softly, yet with unwavering determination.

Chapter Sixty-Six Round-Robin Tournament

As the first rays of morning sunlight fall... Ah! It's a new day again.

This day has a special significance for the individual competition, as it marks the start of the round-robin stage.

After two rounds of almost brutal elimination rounds, more than 4,000 of the more than 5,000 participants were eliminated, leaving only more than 400 people. Adding the 20 seeded players, the total number is exactly 512.

The current round-robin tournament will be a new starting point, with 512 players battling it out in a round-robin format to determine their next ranking.

The participants are divided into groups of four. Let's say there are four people in a group: A, B, C, and D. A is the protagonist, and he will take turns fighting against B, C, and D. The other three will do the same. Winning a match earns three points, a draw earns one point, and a loss earns zero points. After all the participants in a group have played against each other, the two people with the highest scores will compete in the next round of matches tomorrow.

This is a difficult challenge for many superpowered individuals. Fighting three people in one day is no easy task. Conserving energy and the speed of recovery become the key to advancing to the next round. It is a severe test of a person's wisdom and soft skills.

Even for seventh-tier ability users like Ye Qianxue and Mo Xin, if they fight against enemies of the same tier in the first two rounds and fail to conserve energy or get injured, they might be eliminated in the final round by someone with lower strength than themselves.

Round-robin tournaments are full of drama.

At the same time, this is also a test of luck. If you draw trash in the first two rounds, you can conserve energy to the maximum extent, maintain peak condition, and fight your final opponent. Otherwise...

Be prepared to be eliminated by someone of a lower rank than yourself!

However, this is just a saying.

Those who make it into the round-robin are all top-tier players, the elite of the elite. The chance of encountering a weakling is extremely small. It's not impossible for all four players in the same group to be at the seventh rank.

Furthermore, there are rumors circulating that "all twenty seeded players are high-level players."

The waiting area for the Chinese national team, 9:00 AM.

After much deliberation, Yan Ziming finally asked Mo Xin seriously:

“I’m not too worried about the others… I’m more worried about you, Mo Xin.”

Her concerns were not unfounded. Mo Xin's physical form was maintained by the energy stored within her own body, and the recovery speed was very slow. She had to be nurtured within Yan Ziming's body.

If she expends too much energy, her physique may not be able to be maintained during the match.

"It all comes down to luck. If we draw the worst possible outcome, we just lose." Mo Xin shrugged indifferently, not caring about the final result of the competition.

At this moment, Mu Mu spoke up: "Isn't Mo Xin good at close combat? Why not use energy attacks as little as possible and just focus on that?"

Her words made everyone's eyes light up.

Yes, Mo Xin's advantage lies in attacking based on the strength of her own body. In terms of energy attack alone, she is at most on par with Yan Zimo at the seventh level, or even slightly lower.

In that case, why not rely on their physical abilities to fight from the start?

"Mu Mu, you're amazing!" Yan Ziming gave Mu Mu a thumbs up.

"It's too early to say that now. It'll be better to say it after I've beaten you to a pulp during the match."

Mu Mu's words made Yan Ziming so angry that her teeth itched, and her cheeks even turned red.

The speaker may have been 'unintentional,' but the listener took it to heart."

What does it mean to "press her down on the ring and rub her against it"? This statement is somewhat ambiguous, and Yan Ziming, whose mind has become tainted, couldn't help but think of something strange.

"You just wait!" Yan Ziming gritted her teeth and uttered a harsh threat. She thought to herself that after defeating Mu Mu, she would definitely make Mu Mu kneel at her feet and sing "Conquer"!

Mu Mu sneered: "Heh~ If I can't beat you, I'll change my name backwards."

Why don't you just say write it backwards? What's the difference between reading it backwards and forwards?

Everyone wanted to complain, but considering Mu Mu's domineering nature, they let it go and kept quiet.

Soon, the game started.

As before, there will be no individual battles. The competition will be conducted in batches of eight groups, totaling sixteen batches, and is expected to conclude around 10 PM tonight.

Yan Ziming was in the second batch, Tiantian was in the fourth batch, Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu were in the seventh batch, and Mo Xin was in the fifteenth batch. They were scattered, but this also meant that, apart from Mu Mu and Ye Qianxue, the probability of them being drawn into the same group was practically zero.

This is naturally a great thing for them, as it avoids the situation where they are eliminated from subsequent matches due to internal strife in the first round of the tournament.

Next, we'll see which groups Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu will be in.

If Ye Qianxue draws a group, then she's out of luck. She has no chance of beating Mu Mu, and Mu Mu won't go easy on her obedient disciple either, because she's eager to fight Yan Zimo with all her might. Going easy on her here is not in line with her style.

Fortunately, when the group numbers were announced, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief for Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu.

They are not in the same group.

Now, you can move forward without any burden, without worrying about hurting those you don't want to hurt, and fight with all your might.

The individual competition was very fast-paced; the competition began as soon as the draw results were announced.