The next day.
The Blue Star Genius Battle's King's Tournament had arrived.
This stage,
naturally drew tremendous attention from the outside world.
Because this was the stage that would decide the top 100 contestants in the Blue Star Genius Battle.
Not the top 100 in a single region, but the top 100 ability users under the age of 22 across all of Blue Star.
Unfortunately,
the King's Tournament was held solo in virtual reality, with contestants climbing a tower, and spectators weren't allowed.
So no matter how excited people outside were, all they could do was wait.
Lu Yuan arrived at the King's Tournament arena.
[Please select one of three tower types...]
[Attack/Defense/Support]
As soon as he entered the arena, a virtual screen appeared before Lu Yuan.
Without hesitation, Lu Yuan decisively chose the Attack Tower.
But while waiting for the arena to change after making his selection, Lu Yuan couldn't help thinking:
"If I chose the Defense Tower, maybe I could reach the top with my SS+ skill 'Myriad Flower Ice Mirror' at Supreme-grade proficiency. After all, even when used like an ordinary ability user would, it can provide the equivalent of 5,000 tons of defense..."
"If I chose the Support Tower, would using my skill to smash the opponent's vicious beasts count as support? Seems kind of reasonable. <My Support Has Unlimited Firepower—How Will You Respond?> Just make up a title, and there's a novel in it..."
But Lu Yuan was only musing. If he had to choose again, he'd still firmly pick the Attack Tower.
Who wouldn't rather attack than take a beating, unless they had no offensive power...
As for the Support Tower, the intelligent algorithm would directly disable any skills that didn't have a specific support effect.
After a flurry of thoughts, the scene before