Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 612 - 354: Auditions Begin, Ye Rou Advances_2

"The competition rules have been announced," a contestant suddenly exclaimed from outside the private box.

Ye Xiangfeng immediately took out his phone and opened the official website to take a look.

Indeed, the competition rules had been published, and the rules were simple and brutal.

Next, each contestant would go through a draw, of course, the draw was directly completed by the system.

The contestants drawn together would face off on the stage, and the winner would advance to the next round, while the loser would be eliminated.

After reading the rules, Ye Xiangfeng couldn’t help saying, "It feels like luck plays no small part here. Even if a contestant has decent strength, if they’re unlucky and get drawn against a powerful opponent right from the start, wouldn’t they be eliminated without even getting a chance to perform?"

"This possibility does indeed exist, but the system’s random isn’t truly random."

Ye Feng explained, "The data of all the contestants were scored during the preliminary selection. Generally speaking, those with higher scores will be matched with those with lower scores, to ensure as much as possible that the strong can stay."

The parents nodded thoughtfully, and then their gazes involuntarily drifted towards Ye Rou.

"Mom and Dad, rest assured, Ye Rou’s overall score is 53. It’s only because of her young age; otherwise, as a superhuman, she might have been in the top ten."

"Because among the Second Order contestants, the other two superhumans are both ranked in the top ten," Ye Feng said reassuringly.

Hearing these words, the parents indeed felt much more at ease. With no fewer than 3,000 participants in the Second Order, Ye Rou being ranked 53rd was definitely a strong showing. It implied that the opponents she would face would likely be weak.

As the competition rules were announced, the internet once again erupted into heated debate.

Many felt that the rules were too simplistic and that contestants should be given more opportunities to showcase their abilities.

Ye Feng only glanced at the discussions before closing his eyes to meditate, continuing to comprehend the Life Rule.

Soon, 9 o’clock arrived.

The first competitors were the First Order evolutionists.

The draw had been completed 10 minutes earlier, and as the competition commenced, 40 contestants emerged from the competition corridor and leapt onto the stage.

They were all bare-handed; during the sea selection phase, the use of weapons was not allowed, so Ye Feng found this kind of competition a bit boring.

Especially the lower-order evolutionists—their bodies might be strengthened, but they still fell within the human category, and most of them used combat techniques they had learned only a few days ago.

To Ye Feng, it was little different from children fighting.

He only watched for a moment before closing his eyes to rest.

It’s worth mentioning that each fight proceeded quickly, as there were time limits—no more than three minutes for a battle.

If a fight didn’t conclude within three minutes, the referee would decide the outcome based on the extent of injuries sustained by the contestants.

Undoubtedly, this method would be criticized, but everything was done in the name of efficiency.

Under such a mechanism, the battles were brisk.

An hour later, each Martial Training Ground had completed roughly 20 rounds of matches.

With 20 Martial Training Grounds, that was 400 rounds of competition.

This might sound like a lot, but it was only 800 people, and there were more than 5,000 First Order evolutionists.

If the competition were all First Order matches, the excitement would certainly wane, so for the sake of the viewership, the Second Order evolutionists would compete in the second hour, and the Third Order in the third hour, and so on.

In this manner, all of today’s competitions could conclude within about 13 hours.

"Big Pot, I’ve got a message," Ye Rou called out, holding up her new phone.

Ye Feng glanced at it. Based on the draw, Ye Rou was scheduled for the fifth round, which would start in about 15 minutes, and now was the time to prepare.

"Alright, go on then! Remember, don’t be nervous. Once the match starts, just release your Ice Crystal Armor, and you’ll be invincible," Ye Feng said.

"Mmm-hmm!" Ye Rou nodded repeatedly, hurried out the door, and headed towards the contestant corridor.

Because Ye Rou was very young, Chen Dalong wisely sent Li Huosheng over to assist her.

The 15 minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and Ye Rou, under the guidance of the staff, quickly arrived at the No. 10 ring.

Her opponent was a boy named Li Sheng, about twelve or thirteen years old.

Ye Feng had already noticed that although there were no subdivisions like a youth category in the competition,

the officials would typically arrange for children to compete against others of a similar age when organizing the fights.

Seeing Ye Rou appear, Ye Xiangfeng and Wang Shuwen couldn’t help but stand up.

"Don’t worry, Mom and Dad, the little boy on the other side is only in the late-stage Second Order, Ye Rou will surely win," Ye Feng comforted.

But at that moment, Ye Xiangfeng and Wang Shuwen could hardly calm their nerves, still watching anxiously.

Ye Feng, seeing this scene, stopped comforting them and turned his attention to the ring.

He was sensing Ye Rou’s mental state and saw that although she was nervous, she was not panicked, which eased his mind slightly.

After all, this was Ye Rou’s first real battle, and it would be such a pity if she panicked, performed poorly, and got eliminated.

If that really happened, Ye Feng was already prepared to step in; he would use his spiritual power for psychological suggestion to forcibly calm her down.

But clearly, that move was now unnecessary.

At this point, the referee in the ring glanced at both competitors, confirmed they were at a safe distance from each other, and began the countdown.

"Three, two, one, begin!"

As the referee’s voice fell, Li Sheng dashed towards Ye Rou the instant the match started.

It was clear he had done his homework, having looked over the information of other Second Order competitors.

Even though there were only 3,000 Second Order competitors, it was impossible to remember them all, but there were only three Superhumans, which he could certainly remember.

Not to mention, Ye Rou was the youngest of all the participants.

So, right from the start, Li Sheng knew that Ye Rou was a Superhuman and that the best way to deal with a Superhuman was to launch a surprise attack and engage in close combat.

As for Ye Rou’s side, following Ye Feng’s regular training, she began to release her ice crystal armor immediately, while quickly retreating to create distance from her opponent.

Perhaps due to the pressure of real combat, Ye Rou released her ice crystal armor even faster this time. In just one second, vital areas like her head and chest were already covered by a layer of ice crystal.

By the second second, most of the front of her body was already enveloped in ice crystal, with only her back still having vulnerabilities. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

At this time, Li Sheng finally caught up to Ye Rou. Without any hesitation, he swung a punch straight at Ye Rou’s face.

In response to this punch, Ye Rou reacted very quickly; she swung her right hand directly to meet the attack, and in the process, an ice spike formed and caught the incoming punch.

However, there was a gap in strength between them, and Ye Rou was driven back several steps by the force of the punch.

But Ye Rou had bought herself some time.

The ice crystal armor was successfully deployed, covering her entire body.

Seeing this, Ye Feng’s lips curved slightly and he couldn’t help praising, "Well done!"

What followed unfolded just as Ye Feng predicted; with the protection of the ice crystal armor, Ye Rou was completely invincible.

Ye Rou, holding an ice spike, continued to attack relentlessly, adopting a strategy of trading blow for blow.

After deflecting the force with her ice crystal armor, Ye Rou would at most step back a few paces without suffering any injuries.

But her ice spike, with each stab on her opponent, caused wounds, sometimes leaving blood holes several centimeters deep.

After just over a dozen exchanges, the Fifth Order Evolutionist serving as referee quickly intervened, separating the two and declaring Ye Rou the winner.

With that, Ye Rou advanced smoothly.