Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

These two victories did not significantly improve Lin Yi's ranking. It is estimated that Lin Yi will need to win a few more consecutive matches to enter the top one million.

In the following matches, Lin Yi encountered a wide variety of opponents, including paladins from the Holy Light Paradise with a defensive fighting style, necromancers from the Death Paradise who were shrouded in necromantic aura, and warriors from some strange and unusual races in the void, such as the Shadow Clan who could briefly merge into the shadows, or the Corrosive Monster who could spray high-intensity acid.

These opponents were significantly stronger than the original Babel adventurer and the fighting insectoid, and their fighting styles were also more distinctive.

But for Lin Yi, who has been through countless battles, these challenges are still within a manageable range.

He did not use his full strength, but instead used his fighting skills, swordsmanship and various other skills flexibly according to the characteristics of his opponent, treating it as a training exercise to familiarize himself with the various combat systems of the sixth level.

After yet another clean and decisive victory, Lin Yi was teleported back to the lounge. He glanced at his ranking information.

【Competitor: Lin Yi. 】

【Condition: Good. 】

[Amusement Park Arena Ranking: 856 (Tier 721)]

[Number of consecutive wins: 17 games.]

[Top ten honorary awards: Not obtained. ]

"After winning seventeen consecutive matches, my ranking only rose to over 800,000..." Lin Yi stroked his chin, thinking to himself, "The waters of this sixth-tier arena are indeed unfathomable."

This ranking may not seem high, even within the top million, but Lin Yi knew very well that this did not mean that there were only a million people in the sixth-tier arena.

On the contrary, based on his rough estimate of the matching intervals and ranking improvements, the total number of participants in the Tier 6 arena is likely a terrifying number in the tens of millions, or even in the hundreds of millions, which is beyond his current ability to speculate.

The vastness of the void is beyond imagination, and it has given birth to countless civilizations and powerful beings.

The Tier 6 Arena, as a high-end platform connecting major amusement parks and top forces in the void, has an extremely high entry threshold.

Most of those who can appear here are considered important figures in their respective worlds or star systems, and are the backbone of a major power.

Only a very few individuals with extraordinary luck may obtain the qualification to participate through some serendipitous encounter or special channels.

It can be said that having a ranking here is itself a testament to one's strength.

Lin Yi had even heard that many powerful organizations in the void required their core members to be able to achieve a ranking within the top million in the sixth-tier arena, which showed how valuable that ranking was.

"Let's continue and see what surprises our opponents, ranked around 800,000, can bring." Lin Yi thought to himself and confirmed the matchmaking again.

【Matching...】

[Successfully matched with an opponent. Opponent's arena ID type: Void.]

Due to the improved ranking of the hunters, some spectator seats will be available for this competition, with commentators randomly assigned.

……

A flash of teleportation light, and Lin Yi found himself standing once again in the yellow sand arena.

Unlike the previous deserted scene, this time, a few hundred spectators were sparsely seated in the circular stands. Although it still seemed empty compared to the huge venue, it finally created a bit of a "competitive" atmosphere.

Even more eye-catching was the presence of a hot-bodied female commentator with long, snow-white ears on the towering commentary platform.

Her upper body was naturally covered only by her long white hair, and her lower body was covered by tight leather shorts, which made her look wild and unrestrained.

Almost at the same time Lin Yi was surveying his surroundings, his opponent appeared at the other end of the field.

He was a tall, well-proportioned man dressed in a well-tailored black suit. His features had a hint of the wicked, and his most striking features were two small, curved horns on his forehead and a long, elegant tail that swayed gracefully behind him.

"Demon race?"

The demon man opposite him was clearly stunned when he saw Lin Yi, especially when he saw the symbol of the Paradise of Reincarnation on Lin Yi's body.

But he quickly regained his composure and elegance. Instead of launching an attack immediately, he stepped forward, placed his right hand on his chest, and performed an impeccable ancient aristocratic salute to Lin Yi.

The rabbit-eared female commentator on the commentary desk immediately perked up, saying in a sweet and persuasive voice, "Oh my! It seems our two players in this match aren't meeting for the first time?! Is there a story behind this that we don't know about? We really can't wait to find out!"

A murmur arose from the audience, who were clearly intrigued by the opening.

Lin Yi was even more surprised. He was protected by the Paradise's disguise mechanism. Unless it was someone like Su Xiao who knew him inside and out, it would be difficult for outsiders to see through his true identity and background. How did this demon recognize him?
"Do we know each other?" Lin Yi asked directly.

The demon man named Mephisto straightened up, a perfectly timed smile on his face: "Nice to meet you. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Mephisto, from the great demon race."

"As for how I recognized you... you have an aura of great nobility surrounding you. You must have had close contact with that extremely noble elder of the demon race recently, and perhaps even received his blessing or gift?"

He paused, then continued, "Based on some recent rumors circulating in the void, deducing your identity isn't difficult."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The Demon Clan's intelligence network and reasoning abilities are indeed as renowned as they seem.

“I see.” Lin Yi nodded, acknowledging the other party’s speculation. “Then, Mr. Mephisto, you are currently in the arena.”

His meaning was clear: trying to build rapport wouldn't change the fact that this was a battle.

Mephisto smiled gracefully: "Of course, this is the arena. It is my honor to fight you. Rest assured, the rules of the arena are supreme, and our duel is confined to this place. Well then, please enlighten me."

The moment he finished speaking, a glint flashed in Mephisto's eyes.

Almost simultaneously, Lin Yi felt his right arm completely out of control, as if manipulated by an invisible force. His five fingers clenched tightly, and with a fierce force, he punched his face hard.

boom!
With a muffled thud, Lin Yi took a solid punch from himself. Although he was not injured thanks to his strong physique, the sudden turn of events shocked him.

"Wow! It's starting! It's starting!" the rabbit-eared commentator shouted excitedly. "Mephisto's signature move! He gave our contestant from the Paradise of Reincarnation a real shock right from the start! Fighting himself, this is the most classic opening scene for Mephisto's opponents!"

A burst of laughter and excited shouts erupted from the audience, who were clearly used to this bizarre scene and even pleased with it.

Lin Yi shook his slightly numb cheeks, his eyes instantly becoming sharp.

He forcefully suppressed the strange movement in his right arm, his mind racing: "Controlling my body? Mind control? No, there's absolutely no sign of mental invasion! A curse? I haven't sensed any curse fluctuations either! What kind of ability is this?"

The abilities of the demon race are known for being unpredictable and bizarre, but such a sudden and direct manipulation of the opponent's body was beyond Lin Yi's conventional understanding.

"I can't just sit here and take a beating!" Lin Yi thought to himself, and with a burst of speed, he prepared to close the distance and launch a probing attack.

He had just stepped out with his left foot when his right leg seemed to have a mind of its own, stretching forward and precisely tripping over his left ankle.

pat!

Lin Yi stumbled and almost fell over on the spot.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly. His out-of-control right hand instinctively pushed forward to brace against the ground, and his body used the momentum to perform a nimble front flip, landing steadily a few steps away, but his posture was already somewhat disheveled.

The laughter from the audience grew even louder.

In that instant of losing his balance, Lin Yi caught a detail out of the corner of his eye that he had previously overlooked—the shadow on the yellow sand beneath his feet!
Because there are multiple light sources above the arena, the shadows appear somewhat faint and cluttered.

But Lin Yi clearly saw that Mephisto's shadow opposite him had somehow overlapped with his own shadow.

Moreover, the movements of Mephisto's shadow were completely inconsistent with his elegant standing posture; the shadow's arms and legs were clearly making a "tripping" motion!

"The shadow!" Lin Yi suddenly realized, "The problem lies in the shadow!"

His gaze immediately locked onto Mephisto, especially his shadow, which seemed out of place with his behavior.

When Mephisto saw the change in Lin Yi's eyes, especially the way his gaze suddenly focused on his own shadow, his elegant smile froze for a moment. He thought to himself, "Trouble! I was discovered so quickly? These guys from the Paradise faction are really more troublesome than the last."

If it were any race in the void that was accustomed to energy clashes or relied on instinctive abilities to fight, they would likely suffer greatly and be completely disoriented before realizing the problem. But Lin Yi, after only two attempts at manipulation, found the key within a few seconds through his observation skills.

Mephisto dared not be negligent and immediately activated his abilities, attempting to perform more complex manipulations.

But now that Lin Yi has discovered the clues, he won't give him another chance.

He shifted his feet and quickly retreated, instantly widening the distance between himself and Mephisto, ensuring that their shadows no longer overlapped.

At the same time, Lin Yi focused on two things at once: on one hand, he kept a vigilant eye on Mephisto to prevent him from attacking in other ways, and on the other hand, he quickly brought up the Paradise's function panel in his mind and focused on checking the "Contract" related section.

When fighting against demons, checking the contract immediately is basic common sense.

Sure enough! In the corner of the contract list, Lin Yi discovered a new contract that was extremely well hidden!
[Contract Name: Shadow Dance Symbiosis (Temporary Contract)]

[Parties to the Agreement: Lin Yi (Party B) vs. Mephisto (Party A)]

[Contract Effect: The contract is automatically activated when the shadows of Party A and Party B overlap. Party A can indirectly influence the actions of corresponding body parts of Party B by manipulating their own shadow. The strength of the effect is related to the difference in mental strength between the two parties and the integrity of the contract.]

Contract Status: Valid

"it is as expected!"

The contract was signed silently, seemingly forced upon him at the very moment the competition began, using some unknown rule or technique. No wonder he was completely unaware of it.

"Paradise, apply for arbitration! This contract was signed without our explicit consent and is a fraudulent forced contract. We request that it be declared invalid and nullified!" Lin Yi immediately filed a complaint with the Paradise of Reincarnation in his mind.

【Under review...】

[Confirmed to be the Demon Race's 'Implicit Contract' technique, forcibly binding itself by exploiting a momentary permission gap during the arena's activation.]

Arbitration verdict: The contract is null and void.

As the park's notification sounded, Lin Yi felt the invisible binding sensation on his body vanish instantly.

The newly discovered [Shadow Dance Symbiosis] contract also vanished from the list, turning into specks of light.

The moment the contract was forcibly abolished, Mephisto swayed slightly, and a barely perceptible pallor flashed across his face, clearly indicating that the backlash from the contract was not pleasant.

The playful look in his eyes when he looked at Lin Yi vanished completely, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.

"As expected... just like the rumors say, the people of Paradise are all monsters who don't play by the rules." The demon youth muttered to himself, then took a deep breath and quickly formed a complex hand seal in front of his chest. "It seems I can't hold back any longer."

The commentator in the stands got excited: "Wow! Unbelievable! The madman from the Paradise of Reincarnation actually figured out and cracked the opponent's method in such a short time. No wonder he comes from the Paradise."

A commotion arose from the audience, clearly indicating that what was initially thought to be a one-sided battle had suddenly become suspenseful.

Lin Yi shook his arm, which had been acting out of control. He did not let his guard down just because he had broken through one of the opponent's moves. The methods of the demon race were endless and unpredictable, so he had to be careful at all times.

The moment the demon youth completed his hand seals, Lin Yi felt the surrounding light suddenly dim, as if the entire arena had been dragged into an invisible realm.

A pressure surged from all directions, attempting to restrict his actions and even affect his mind.

“A gravitational field? No, it’s more like some kind of cursed domain…” Lin Yi instantly realized.

But their purpose was clearly not limited to that.

The demon youth's figure blurred and split into two, then four. In the blink of an eye, four identical figures appeared around the arena, surrounding Lin Yi.

Each figure exuded the exact same aura, making it difficult to even distinguish their soul fluctuations.

"Illusion? Or a clone?" Lin Yi frowned slightly. His senses swept over the body, but he couldn't immediately find the real one.

This clone technique is clearly of extremely high quality, far surpassing ordinary illusions.

Four Mephistos surrounded Lin Yi in the center. They raised their hands at the same time, and mental shocks surged towards Lin Yi like a tidal wave.

"The clone has physical attack capabilities and can cast spells simultaneously..." Lin Yi instantly judged how troublesome this clone was.

If it were an ordinary opponent, being surrounded like this would likely turn them into lambs to the slaughter in an instant.

However, Lin Yi's soul strength and mental resistance far exceeded those of his peers. The field that would give ordinary sixth-level experts a splitting headache was just annoying noise to him.

Lin Yi's eyes narrowed, and his figure suddenly blurred, turning into a fleeting afterimage as he charged towards the "Mephisto" located to his left front.

His speed was astonishing, leaving a faint afterimage behind him.

Seeing Lin Yi charging towards him, the clone clasped its hands together, forming a diamond-shaped shield in front of it. At the same time, the other three figures attacked Lin Yi from different angles, blocking all his escape routes.

Taking advantage of the momentum of his forward charge, Lin Yi twisted his waist, pivoted on his left foot, and spun around with incredible speed, his right leg sweeping like a steel whip towards the clone attacking from the right.

Seeing Lin Yi's swift counterattack, the clone hastily changed its move to block.

But the power contained in Lin Yi's kick was terrifying!
"Oh!"

The arm that the clone used to block was directly knocked away, and Lin Yi's whip kick struck the neck without any fancy moves.

The clone's head twisted at an unnatural angle, and then its entire body exploded.

A gasp erupted from the audience; those who had initially favored Mephisto held their breath.

Lin Yi exerted force from his waist and abdomen, blasting a small crater in the yellow sand, and his figure shot out again.

The other clone had just raised its head when it saw Lin Yi was already very close, and a hand rapidly enlarged in its field of vision.

"Snapped!"

A clean and swift palm strike landed on the clone's throat.

The clone's eyes widened, and it made a strange "hoarse" sound from its throat before following in the footsteps of the clone in front of it.

From the moment Lin Yi launched his attack until now, only five or six seconds have passed, and two of the four clones have already been killed!

"I admit defeat. There's no way we can win this." Mephisto sighed. As expected, he was still too weak in terms of combat experience compared to the people from Paradise.

[Announcement: The individual competition has ended.]

[Hunter's Arena ranking has improved; current ranking: 745 (Tier 433).]

[Number of consecutive wins: 19 games.]

After finishing this match, Lin Yi temporarily left the arena. He still had a lot of things to deal with, so playing in the arena for a while was enough; there was no need to continue.

Moreover, the fourth and fifth levels of the Land of All Beings have also been opened, and these two places are where the time is spent the most.

It has to be said that the dream world truly deserves its reputation as one of the worlds disliked by many contractors.

Even in the original world, the resources Lin Yi obtained were far from abundant, mainly because the products of this world are mostly spiritual and soul-related, with a narrow range of applications, and there are very few ways to obtain them.

Lin Yi took stock of what he had gained from this trip to the world.

Most of the supplies he had were obtained from the Research Society by reselling contribution points. Only a portion of the supplies were acquired through other means, such as when he and Gollum looted the other party's warehouse after clearing out Hell.

If you factor in Gulu's hiring fees and the supplies obtained through these irregular channels, Lin Yi's remaining income can only be described as "unbearable to look at".

With these gains, they might barely cover the equipment repair costs; expecting to significantly improve their strength with them is simply wishful thinking. (End of Chapter)