Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

With the spots for the Hundred Kingdoms Contest locked, only fifteen days remain until the real battle.

Fifteen days later, all participants will be transported to an unfamiliar world to fight. This period is everyone's last chance to improve their strength.

Lin Yu was also keeping an eye on the final list.

"As expected. Neither Shi Yun nor Lu Qi were selected," Lin Yu muttered to himself.

The rules mainly depend on the votes of the Chinese people, and the 100 people with the most votes will be selected.

Therefore, everyone combined the World Ranking List, Tianjizi's Power Ranking List, and some very famous Evolvers to vote for the top 100 people.

Those selected are basically among the top talents in the country.

Of course, some will be missed, but these people are either currently lacking in strength or are unknown and few people know about them.

"Brother Yu, I was so upset that I wasn't chosen! I was hoping to fight alongside you."

The little girl, Sun Ruoshui, grabbed Lin Yu's arm and shook it vigorously.

The repeated calls of "Brother Yu" sent shivers down Lin Yu's spine.

This little girl, although only 16 years old, is quite young, but in some ways she is already on par with her older sister.

"Cough cough cough—"

Lin Yu coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject: "Is Star City just ahead?"

"Yes, we have entered the territory of Star City."

"Boss, I'm hungry. Let's have some barbecue first. I've never eaten bear paws before. You all say they're delicious, so I want to try them too." Xiong Ba's mouth was drooling.

As he spoke, he threw the giant bear carcass he was dragging onto the ground, making a loud thud.

Upon hearing this, the group looked at them with strange expressions.

"Rogue Bear, that's one of your own kind. How can you bring yourself to eat it? Won't you start thinking about yourself while you're eating it?" Sun Ruoyi sneered.

Lin Yu and the little girl also began to look him over.

"Feed, feed, feed—"

"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not the same kind of bear as those stupid bears." Xiong Ba felt uneasy under their gazes and hurriedly spoke up.

"Let's get started, I can't wait!" the little girl said, wiping Harry's hair, clearly impatient.

Lin Yu shook his head, and the group began to deal with the giant bear's carcass. Fortunately, they always worked in areas with water, so cleaning was not a problem at all.

Soon, the group had prepared the giant bear, keeping the most delicious parts, and began grilling it.

For example, bear paws, bear bile, etc.

This is a mutated beast; its flesh is brimming with power, far surpassing anything seen before the apocalypse. Its meat is also far more delicious and palatable.

"I want to eat bear paws." Xiong Ba snatched the freshly grilled bear paws away.

The next moment, Lin Yu delivered a powerful slap to his head.

"You think you can eat it all by yourself? If you want to eat it, chop it off yourself." Lin Yu glared at him, and with a slash of his flaming blade, he divided the bear paw into four pieces.

The group took the food and began to devour it.

"Bear paws... are indeed delicious..." Xiong Ba mumbled incoherently.

"belch--"

After the little girl let out a burp, her eyes suddenly widened.

"Why has my constitution increased a little?"

"There's nothing strange about it. We eat mutated beast meat every meal, and they only added a little bit every three days. It's nothing," Lin Yu said calmly.

After encountering Xiong Ba, Lin Yu paid even more attention to this aspect.

After that, he discovered that eating the flesh and blood of high-level mutated beasts would turn into energy that would enter his body, and a tiny bit of it would be absorbed, thereby enhancing his physique.

From then on, he never ate any other food, eating only roasted mutated beast meat for every meal.

A large amount of energy enters the body, and although only a very small portion is absorbed and the rest eventually dissipates, the resulting improvement over time is still extremely powerful.

He guessed that this was probably due to their physical structure; Xiong Ba could absorb significantly more energy than they could.

"If only there were a way to absorb most of the energy from the mutated beast's flesh and blood."

Lin Yu sighed. He had been observing and studying, but hadn't gained anything yet.

Just then.

A rustling sound came from the dense forest.

Soon, a group of more than twenty people appeared in front of them, all dressed in military green suits.

"There are actually people... they're grilling meat."

"Wolfhound, your nose is really sharp." The leading youth patted the head of the person behind him, then strode forward.

"It smells so good!"

The young man's nose twitched slightly as he took a deep breath of the aroma, somewhat intoxicated. He had never tasted such fragrant roasted meat before.

He glanced at the giant bear carcass behind the group. It had already been dismembered, and the fattest parts, such as the bear paws and gallbladders, were nowhere to be seen, presumably having been eaten.

He frowned, then looked at Lin Yu and the others. When he saw Sun Ruoyi, his eyes lit up.

What a beautiful woman!

"Are you his girlfriend?" the young man asked Sun Ruoyi, pointing at Lin Yu.

"Uh...no." Although she didn't know what this person wanted to do, Sun Ruoyi hurriedly denied it.

"What a pity..."

The young man murmured to himself that he most enjoyed stealing other men's girlfriends or married women and having his way with them. It gave him immense physical and psychological satisfaction.

Otherwise, he always felt that something was missing.

"I'll just have to play around with her for now," the young man muttered to himself. At least this woman was pretty. As for the little girl, he completely ignored her.

"Brothers, let's go!"

"Take this woman back, and kill the rest!"

"Then slaughter this bear and barbecue it. This young master wants to eat bear paws today," the young man ordered the people behind him, pointing at Xiong Ba.

Immediately, about twenty people in military green uniforms surrounded them.

"You're saying you want to steal my woman?"

"Want to eat my bear paw?"

Hearing the young man's words, Xiong Ba was stunned. This was the first time he had encountered such a fearless fellow, and he was instantly enraged.

"Holy crap..."

"This bear can talk, don't kill it, I want it alive." The young man was startled, but then his eyes lit up as if he had found a new toy.

At that moment, his interest in Xiong Ba far surpassed that in Sun Ruoyi.

Lin Yu calmly ate half a bear paw, watching the scene with great interest.

Now, when faced with this kind of situation, he doesn't even need to lift a finger; his number one henchman, Xiong Ba, will handle everything.

"Have you eaten the gall of a bear and the heart of a leopard?"

Enraged, Xiong Ba transformed into a blur and charged forward.

"Young Master Feng, be careful."

The crowd behind the young man hurriedly spoke up and quickly took action.

However, they were just a group of second-tier evolved beings, how could they possibly stop Xiong Ba?

In the blink of an eye, Xiong Ba smashed a flying ice spike with his fist, and his bear paw pierced through the young man's chest.

When he emerged again, a heart was clearly clutched in his bear paw.

"Young Master Feng..."

Those who witnessed this scene were terrified.

"This move is called 'Black Tiger Steals the Heart'!" Xiong Ba grinned.

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