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

"Has someone already reached level one so quickly?"

Lin Yu was slightly taken aback, but didn't seem to care.

Rapid advancement does not equate to strong ability. Luck plays a significant role in the early stages.

After all, at this stage, it's not difficult for strong individuals to reach level ten.

Starting from level 0, you only need 560 crystal cores. Killing more than 3,000 zombies is enough to level up to level 10.

Most of the teams composed of A-level talents, or S-level talents, should have reached level 10 by yesterday.

"I estimated that it would take another five or six days for a first-tier evolver to be born, but it's much faster than I expected."

Lin Yu stroked his chin and began to ponder.

"There are clearly more strong individuals in this generation."

Tier 1 zombies or mutated beasts are currently rare, making Tier 1 crystal cores difficult to obtain.

Secondly, only powerful S-rank talents have the ability to solo a Tier 1 cultivator, and even that is no easy feat. Even A-rank talents require multiple people to cooperate in order to have a chance of killing a Tier 1 cultivator.

"So it was him, a true gentleman!"

Looking at the names on the leaderboard, Lin Yu racked his brains for a moment and finally remembered.

Codename: Gentleman, Talent: S-level Psychic.

This talent is extremely powerful; it allows one to form a contract with any mutated beast and make it their summoned beast.

"Mutant beasts in the zoo are indeed easier to advance to the first rank than zombies."

The gentleman and his spirit beast work together and have a high success rate in killing other first-tier mutated beasts.

"No wonder he was the first person to advance to the next level."

Lin Yu muttered to himself, "This guy was a top-tier expert in his previous life."

Once animals and plants mutate and evolve, they become far more terrifying than zombies, possessing immense power.

Thinking about all this, Lin Yu also felt some pressure.

He was reborn and seized many opportunities that were not originally his, but the world is so big, and some people are born with great opportunities.

"However, I have memories of my past life."

Lin Yu suddenly smiled.

He has memories of his past life and knows so many secrets. As long as he acts according to the plan, he will eventually become stronger than everyone else.

Lin Yu believed that his basic attributes were the strongest in the world.

"Furthermore, my talent evolution is not yet complete, and the Dragon Flame form has not been unlocked yet, so I cannot advance to the next level ahead of schedule."

Having figured all this out, Lin Yu was no longer in a hurry.

After unlocking the Dragon Flame form, his attributes will increase further, so how could he possibly advance ahead of schedule?

Next, he opened the rules forum.

A post containing a set of rules was pinned to the top, and its contents made all the survivors nervous.

In the third month of the apocalypse, all countries with more than 200 million survivors will compete for supremacy.

[Champion nation: All attributes of all evolved beings increase by 3%; Second and third place nations: All attributes of all evolved beings permanently increase by 2%; Nations ranked 4th to 10th: All attributes permanently increase by 1%]

Each eligible country will vote on the forum to select 100 top competitors.

These explosive news items have caused a stir among people around the world.

Below the post, countless people were frantically spamming it.

"Holy crap, the champion nation! All survivors get a 3% increase to all attributes?"

"No need to say anything more, the championship has already been reserved by our Great Xia Kingdom."

"Bullshit! What is Great Xia? Does it even deserve to win the championship? The championship should belong to our Sakura Country."

Many evolved individuals in Japan made outrageous remarks in the comments section of the post.

"Brothers, join the Green Gang, and I'll lead you to trample the cherry blossoms and wipe out those little devils."

"The Sky-Bombing Gang requests to participate in the battle!"

"Qin's Moon requests to join the battle!"

"Eternal Daylight requests to participate in the battle!"

"The Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals request to go into battle! Let's wipe out these bastards!"

"You dare to be arrogant with such a tiny piece of land? Just wait until my Cold Water Palace floods you with seawater and drowns you."

The remarks from the Sakura Kingdom enraged countless Evolvers in Great Xia, who clamored to trample the Sakura Kingdom with horses.

"Damn it, Great Xia Kingdom, wait! When our great divine society sets foot on your land again, not a single chicken or dog will be spared."

"A bunch of spineless cowards who only know how to yell 'Yama-tie' dare to covet my Great Xia territory? They're courting death."

Lin Yu looked at these comments, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He remembered that in the fourth year of the apocalypse in his previous life, the Cherry Blossom Kingdom was gone.

They have completely disappeared from the world map!

They continuously discharged nuclear wastewater, and the mutated beasts absorbed the nuclear energy from the ocean.

Many super-powerful mutated beasts have appeared, some even surpassing sacred beasts.

In that sea area, nuclear energy spawned a super monster resembling Godzilla.

Name: Blue Sky

Number nineteen on the list of mythical beasts.

This terrifying being, surpassing even sacred beasts, attacked the entire Sakura Country.

In that battle, all the strongest warriors of the entire Sakura Kingdom were dispatched, and almost all of them were killed or wounded, but only Lan Qiong was seriously injured.

As for the Sakura Kingdom, the entire landmass was shattered and eventually destroyed by the massive energy wave from the Blue Dome.

It sank to the bottom of the sea forever.

With this, the Kingdom of Cherry Blossoms was completely destroyed.

Only a very small number of top experts escaped to other countries.

The impact of nuclear wastewater goes far beyond this; terrifying monsters born in the ocean later came ashore and wreaked havoc.

It was a calamity more terrifying and despairing than zombies, causing the number of survivors worldwide to plummet.

"In this life, you won't be so lucky. I will bring strong warriors to level that Cherry Blossom Mountain."

Before the apocalypse, in a time of peace.

Many people of the Great Xia Kingdom can only vent their hatred for their mundane lives on those bodies that can only utter "Yama-tie" in order to win glory for the country.

But now, if I don't make the most of my simple life, I'll be letting myself down.

"The countries in the Asian region are all weaklings and don't deserve to be in the top ten. The champion can only come from our European region. Nine times out of ten, it will be my Great Britain."

"Hehe, the champion will definitely be our United States, our superheroes are invincible."

"Superheroes are nothing, I could smash their balls with one punch."

In the forum posts, many countries were arguing fiercely.

Meanwhile, the champion nation has become the target of all the strong. A 3% bonus to all attributes—no one can resist that.

This is an opportunity to enhance the overall national strength.

……

It was lunchtime, so Lin Yu found a restaurant.

Liu Shiyun took out various ingredients, and the three of them happily ate barbecue.

In the apocalypse, they are truly unique in being able to live so comfortably.

"Brother Yu, which country do you think will ultimately win this battle of a hundred nations?"

"That goes without saying, it must be our Great Xia Kingdom." Lin Yu said without the slightest hesitation.

In their previous life, the Great Xia Kingdom only came in third place, but in this life, they will surely become the champion.

Are there strong people in foreign countries?

Lin Yu paused and thought about it seriously.

"Yes, the world is too big, and there are always some people who are born with exceptional talent and have extremely good luck, and can become super strong."

In my previous life, three-quarters of the strongest evolved beings were foreigners.

The Pantheon of the Kingdom of Shika.

A shrine in the land of cherry blossoms.

King Arthur of Great Britain, the Knights of the Round Table.

The twelve constellations of Saint Tor.

The order of angels in heaven.

Some of America's top superheroes...

and many more.

They are all at the top of this world, the strongest group of evolvers.

"However, the champion can only be Great Xia."

Lin Yu's eyes were full of confidence.

"The rules state that the battle between the hundred nations will take place at the beginning of the third month of the apocalypse, so there are only a little over two months left in total."

"Yes, two months will be over soon."

As the three of them ate and chatted, several figures slowly appeared on the street.

"I think I smell barbecue!"

"It's the apocalypse, and people still have the leisure to have barbecues? They're incredibly carefree!"

"Boss, let's go take a look. The smell is making my mouth water."

"Be careful!"

The leader licked his lips, pulled a gun from his pocket, and cautiously walked over.

"Boss, we've got barbecue and women!"

When they saw Lin Yu and his two companions, they all exclaimed in surprise.

"Haha, it seems we're in luck."

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