Time had passed by quickly, and the top Chosen Ones were growing anxious.
By now, only the elite Chosen Ones remained in the Mystic Realm. The speed at which the moles appeared had increased drastically, leaving even the most skilled scrambling to keep up. Many had already failed multiple times and were teleported out, their faces filled with regret and sighs.
"The difficulty is too high."
"What a shame, I only managed to hit a few."
"Even someone like me, a Chosen One, only got twenty. This Mystic Realm's challenge is no joke—even with a novel approach, the rewards aren't easy to obtain."
At this moment, Lin Muxue's expression was dark with frustration.
"Damn it, why are they so fast and so many?"
Her vision blurred from the chaos, Lin Muxue lost her composure and began swinging wildly, relying purely on luck to land hits. But the more she did so, the fewer she struck. Though the moles kept appearing in greater numbers, this method was ineffective.
Soon, she too was teleported out, her face twisted in irritation.
"Damn it, the experience gained this time isn't even comparable to the Rock Stone General battle. These moles have incredibly strong Observation Haki—no combat power, but their reflexes are sharp and swift."
Li Cang asked curiously, "Xue Er, how many did you hit?"
Lin Muxue frowned. "Fifty. What about you?"
Li Cang scratched his head awkwardly. "I only got three."
Hearing this, Lin Muxue flared up in anger. "Useless! Even a mere genius would've done better than you. With the Might Might Fruit, you're supposed to be a Chosen One, yet you only managed this much?"
Li Cang sighed bitterly. "It's mainly because Ye Yu took my hands. I'm disabled now—I had to grip the hammer with my feet. This result was the best I could do."
Soon, Jin Mo and the others emerged as well, their expressions grim. Their scores were similar to Lin Muxue's.
The Mystic Realm was far harder than expected, and none had gained much.
Jin Mo frowned. "Too few."
Wang Quanshi tried to console him. "Be grateful. If this had appeared before level thirty, we'd have gotten even less."
Later, Yang Luo, Ba Ye, and Wang Jue also exited. They had fared slightly better, with Yang Luo leading at seventy.
Yang Luo's expression was heavy with concern.
Ba Ye was puzzled. "Seventy is a lot. Why aren't you satisfied?"
Yang Luo shook his head gravely. "I'm worried about Ye Yu's score. With Observation Kill, he must have hit far more. Every time there's a Mystic Realm opportunity, he always gains the most. His strength is already in a league of its own. I used to think the difficulty of leveling up would keep him in check, but now his level is on par with ours."
Wang Jue remained confident. "Once he hits his weak phase, he won't be able to dominate every Mystic Realm anymore."
Yang Luo sighed. "If more people don't realize the problem I'm pointing out, the gap between us and Ye Yu will only widen. You should trust me and join forces against him. Let's contact the four from the Chosen One Pirate Crew. Their previous alliance failed to defeat Ye Yu, but with us, maybe we can succeed."
Wang Jue frowned. "Is that necessary? The ranking Mystic Realm is about to open. Right now, the priority is to focus on improving ourselves. Wasting time targeting Ye Yu will slow down all our Pirate Crews' progress. Even if we take him down, we'd just be paving the way for other top Chosen Ones."
Yang Luo insisted firmly. "We must act now, or we'll miss our chance."
Wang Jue scoffed. "Hmph, there will be plenty of opportunities later."
Yang Luo looked at Ba Ye and said solemnly, "Make the call."
As the vice-captain, Ba Ye had no choice but to comply and picked up the phone to dial.
At this moment, within the Mystic Realm, only Ye Yu remained. Everyone else had been teleported out.
Dominant Feather Pirate Crew.
Xia Ling and the others were delighted to see that Ye Yu still hadn't emerged.
"The Captain is once again the biggest beneficiary this time."
"After all, the conditions are too favorable for him."
"The difficulty was so high mainly because of the Field Rats' powerful Observation Haki, with their agility and reflexes coming second. The Captain's gains will be greater than we imagined."
...
Meanwhile, Ye Yu was fully focused, as if the only thing in his world was the Field Rats.
He kept his eyes locked on them, needing to track the order in which they emerged.
Now, each wave had fifteen Field Rats popping up from the Field Pits. The fifteen pits had no discernible pattern among the thirty, making it impossible to predict which ones would appear next.
To an ordinary person, it would seem like all fifteen rats emerged simultaneously. But Ye Yu had to catch the exact sequence because the speed had increased. If he struck even the second one to appear first, he would miss the first one entirely.
Even though he was fast—his hammer leaving afterimages—he couldn't afford a single mistake. All fifteen had to be struck in precise order.
One misstep would throw everything into chaos, causing him to miss many opportunities.
Ye Yu was grateful for Observation Kill. Without it, even he wouldn't have been able to handle this many, and he would have surely been teleported out long ago.
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
Under the constant effect of Observation Kill, the Field Rats didn't stay out for long after emerging. They would quickly retreat even if no one attacked them.
Thus, Ye Yu had no time to rest.
Soon, the waves increased to twenty rats per round, with twenty out of thirty pits producing targets. The difficulty kept rising.
Occasionally, he missed a few, but Ye Yu understood that perfection was impossible. He had to be content with what he could manage.
His goal was simple: avoid being teleported out before time ran up by ensuring no consecutive misses.
With five minutes left, Ye Yu pushed himself to hit as many as possible, though unease gnawed at him.
The Ranking Mystic Realm might attract powerful Pirate Crews banding together to claim the One King Pirates.
Alternatively, if they learned he was still alive, they might unite to strike before the Ranking Mystic Realm even opened—both were real possibilities.
Previously, it had been Lin Muxue and the others—four top-tier Pirate Crews. But if the three who had attacked him inside the Mystic Realm led their crews to join forces, things could get troublesome.
So, while he wasn't yet strong enough, he had to work harder and seize every opportunity.
Right now, his individual combat prowess was unmatched, but he was far from invincible.
True invincibility meant being able to overcome any enemy or predicament. That was real power.
But as things stood, if more top-tier Pirate Crews allied against him, danger still loomed.
Thus, he needed to grow stronger—strong enough to make them think twice about uniting.
Soon, the five minutes passed. Ye Yu lasted until the very end before being teleported out, and the Mystic Realm vanished.
Lin Muxue knew what this meant: someone had endured until the last moment. And there was no doubt—it had to be Ye Yu.
Envy and resentment simmered among them.
"If only Ye Yu didn't have Observation Kill..."
"We need to focus on improving our Observation Haki and master Observation Kill ourselves."
"Let him have his moment now. In the end, he'll get nothing."
...
At this moment, Yang Luo's expression was grim. The fact that the Mystic Realm had only just disappeared proved that Ye Yu had persevered until the very end.
"Sigh, Ye Yu has once again maximized his gains."
By now, Ba Ye had already been contacted. Yang Luo was somewhat curious about what choice the other party would make.
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