Global Evolution: I Super Double Up on my evolution-Chapter 457 - 217: Seems like overdoing it a bit!_2
To be honest, this truly confused Su Yan.
Seeing Su Yan’s puzzled expression as he pressed her for an explanation, Song Yuqin patiently elaborated, "It’s a simple principle. When you’re in a life-and-death battle with an enemy and have a lot of supplies, tell me, would you use them or not?"
Su Yan was somewhat unconvinced by Song Yuqin’s explanation. "Sister Song, you can’t generalize like that, can you? Life-and-death battles are one thing, and competitions are another; their natures are different. If supplies can be used in a competition, wouldn’t those wealthy, second-generation scions have an insurmountable innate advantage? That’s clearly unfair."
Hearing Su Yan voice his opinion, Song Yuqin couldn’t help but smile. She then said, "Su Yan, this world simply isn’t fair. The competitions in this world mirror wars between species; there’s never been any expectation for contestants to adhere to martial integrity. No matter what methods you employ, as long as you can win, you are the champion. It’s just like war: as long as you can kill the enemy, any means you use are justified."
Song Yuqin’s words weren’t necessarily logical; it was more that her understanding of competitions differed slightly from Su Yan’s. Or perhaps, it was the friction between the worldviews of two people from different worlds as they exchanged their thoughts.
Although Su Yan had lived in this Evolution World for over a year, his mindset still leaned towards the peaceful and prosperous era before his transmigration. Therefore, his current thinking still leaned more towards so-called fairness, rather than the ruthless ’winner takes all’ principle. As for whether this thinking would adapt to local customs in the future, well, that remained uncertain.
Soon, the second semifinal began. It was a battle between Li Changxiao and a senior female student from the Institute of Spirit. This match didn’t drag on nearly as long as the one between An Shihua and Zhang Fei. Instead, the match was over in less than ten seconds. Li Changxiao knocked out the senior female student with a single punch. The blow was so powerful it visibly caved in a part of her, instantly depriving her of all combat strength. The sight made all the female spectators in the audience wince in sympathetic pain.
A Half-Step Epic Level Creature... How has Li Changxiao evolved so rapidly? When Su Yan saw Li Changxiao’s creature information panel, he was utterly baffled. In my memory, Li Changxiao has always been the image of a good-for-nothing from Jingdou’s Li Family. It was said that he became depressed in high school because he couldn’t compete with the local evolutionary talents. In the end, to regain his confidence, he specifically chose to study in Nanjiang Province, a place known for its subpar evolutionary education. And now, before even finishing his freshman year, he has evolved into a Half-Step Epic Level Creature. This Creature Level is on par with his own brother, who only graduated a short while ago. This is outrageous!
Su Yan couldn’t make sense of it. If I get the chance, I must investigate this thoroughly, he resolved. He suspected that this peculiar Li Changxiao might also be one of those scheming around him. This ’Knowing each other’ cheat... it doesn’t seem very reliable, Su Yan suddenly thought for some reason.
Soon, the finals began. The contestants were the old adversaries, An Shihua and Li Changxiao. These two had clashed quite some time ago, with Li Changxiao being defeated back then. But today, Su Yan felt it was highly probable that Li Changxiao was about to avenge his previous loss. After all, times had changed. Li Changxiao had now reached the Half-Step Epic Level, a full level above An Shihua, who was at the Legendary Level.
In the higher echelons of power, each level difference between creatures meant an exponential gap in strength. This was especially true upon reaching the Half-Step Mythical Level, where the strength disparity could widen by hundreds or even thousands of times. In other words, the higher the level, the more difficult it became to achieve an upset victory against a higher-ranked opponent.
The outcome of the subsequent match was exactly as Su Yan had anticipated. The match had barely lasted five seconds when Li Changxiao, possessing a higher Creature Level, overwhelmed An Shihua with absolute, crushing power. This left An Shihua, who had always believed she was certain to win, utterly dumbfounded.
"The winner is Li Changxiao!"
With the referee’s announcement, the sham finals of the campus tournament concluded. What followed next, however, was the *true* final match, one involving Su Yan.
While the audience was still bewildered, the referee announced loudly, "Due to a last-minute adjustment by the school administration, an additional final match is required to determine the champion of the campus tournament! And for this next match, the recent winner, Student Changxiao, will face off against the contestant holding the final stage, Student Su Yan!"
When the referee made this announcement, the audience was momentarily stunned. Immediately, supporters of Li Changxiao voiced strong opposition, questioning why another match was necessary when he had, in their eyes, already secured the championship. However, most of the spectators supported an additional match. As casual onlookers, they didn’t particularly care who ultimately claimed the championship; they simply wanted to witness a clash between titans.
Unlike the audience, the contestants themselves had been informed of this last-minute adjustment before the tournament began. Although they found the change somewhat absurd, none of them voiced any objections. This was because Su Yan’s strength was already deeply seared into their minds. Indeed, the prospect of such a formidable opponent not participating in the elimination rounds had been quite agreeable to them.
