Activated Seed, Pangu Divine Temple, and the Gathering Storm!

Day by day, the World Youth Championship finals drew closer.

Driven by media coverage across the world, online discussion of the "World Youth Championship finals" and the "top ten contestants" kept growing, with related posts and comments surpassing ten billion.

From developed cities to remote regions, people everywhere followed and debated this showdown at the summit.

Online forums were flooded with posts, and conversations at gatherings inevitably turned to predictions about the tournament.

The most contentious and compelling question was who would emerge as the strongest of this era—the First of the Generation!

Supporters of all ten contestants rushed to make their cases. Even neutral spectators had their favorites, and the arguments showed no sign of settling.

After all, these ten had been selected through round after round from billions of young people worldwide. They represented the highest level of their generation.

Behind each name lay countless battles, a destiny woven from talent, perseverance, and opportunity.

The finals had yet to begin, but every heated discussion carried the tension of an approaching storm...

In the end, after arguing day and night over the best of the best, people reached a reluctant consensus: "Chen Zhiming, Colby, and Liaohuo have long-standing reputations and undefeated records. All three deserve to be considered title contenders.

"Sevis Long and Meng Chuan have emerged as surprise standouts during the tournament. Neither has lost a match, making them dark horses for the title."

Even so, that left five of them.

One more had to be eliminated before the final showdown could begin.

Looking at the group assignments, everyone agreed...

"Well, there's no helping it. Meng Chuan will have to take the hit..."

Meng Chuan's first group was simply too brutal.

Chen Zhiming and Liaohuo were two formidable gatekeepers blocking the way to the final showdown.

It would