Born at the Wrong Time? Seizing the Opportunity!

Having lived for over thirty years in this second life, Yu Duan finally caught sight of a familiar figure.

Kedi, the future personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord, who had consecutively cleared the three Original Tongtian Mountain challenges at the Universe Level, Domain Lord Level, and World Master Level.

He was hailed as a super prodigy who appeared only once every ten million or even a hundred million epochs.

"You seem rather happy, my disciple?" Qinghuan King, noticing that his student wasn't the least bit discouraged, asked with a chuckle and a sense of relief.

Yu Duan smiled and said, "Teacher, if everyone of the same generation were mediocre, that would be far too boring."

His tone was natural, a direct expression of his true inner thoughts without a hint of arrogance, yet the content of his words was indeed quite 'wild'.

"Good, not fearing difficulty is a good thing."

Qinghuan King habitually patted Yu Duan on the shoulder again. "Go on. You've barely rested in these three years. The final stage of the universe-wide tournament is about to begin, so take today off to rest and recharge!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Early the next morning.

In the Virtual Universe, within a specially created exclusive space, lay a magnificent plaza.

The one thousand strongest Star Level geniuses of the Universe Kingdom, selected through the preliminary elimination rounds, the arena group battles, and the reincarnation battles, were all to gather here.

At this moment, there were only about three hundred people scattered across the plaza, though more were being teleported in every moment.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a dazzling white light flashed, and the figures of over five hundred young people were teleported in simultaneously.

"It's that group of geniuses from the Beiming Sacred Land!"

"Hahaha, I see my brother-in-law An Yao. I suspect that bastard intentionally entered the reincarnation battles just to beat me up because he hates that I married his sister!"

"The one in the lead... that must be Yu Duan and Yalunsi!"

"That's right, it's them. They say both of them are far stronger than the universe-wide champion of the previous tournament!"

Yu Duan, Yalunsi, and the other geniuses merged into the crowd. Most of them had already become friends with many people here.

After all, they were the strongest batch of Star Level geniuses in the Universe Kingdom. If they couldn't break into the top one thousand in the entire universe, they would become new Universe Level students at the Beiming Sacred Land and would need to band together to resist the senior students.

However, as the top-ranked contestants in their respective world sectors, Yu Duan, Yalunsi, and the others had almost no contact with the geniuses here, let alone any friendship.

"Yu Duan, the First Divine General told me some intelligence yesterday. A monster has emerged in the Yuanchen Universe Kingdom."

As Yalunsi spoke, his entire demeanor seemed somewhat dejected.

He had struggled for five thousand years at the Star Level, only for a Yu Duan to appear in his generation, followed by another super monster who went from the entry level of low-tier laws to the Nine Illusion Bodies in just two years.

It had taken him over a thousand years to go from the entry level of low-tier laws to manifesting the Nine Illusion Bodies!

"Mm, I know... that Kedi is indeed a super genius rarely seen in ten thousand epochs."

Yu Duan raised his hand and patted Yalunsi on the shoulder to offer comfort.

Then, he suddenly snapped back to reality.

Oh no, I've been infected by Teacher Qinghuan King!

Seeing that Yu Duan not only lacked any negative emotions but could even comfort him, Yalunsi was stunned.

He once again realized the gap between himself and Yu Duan, not just in talent, but in breadth of mind and perspective.

"I originally thought that meeting a monster like you, who appears once in a hundred million years, meant I was born in the wrong era."

"I just didn't expect you to be even more unfortunate. If not for that Kedi, you would have been the most dazzling new star in tens of thousands of years."

Yalunsi couldn't help but sigh.

Unexpectedly, Yu Duan smiled. "Born in the wrong era? You're wrong. Yalunsi, if you don't change your mindset, you will face even more setbacks on the road to becoming a powerhouse."

"This isn't being born in the wrong era—it's a fated encounter!"

Yalunsi looked at Yu Duan, whose grace and bearing far surpassed what they had been three years ago, and suddenly fell silent, remaining quiet for a long time.

Following the conversation between Yu Duan and the others, the top one thousand geniuses of the Universe Kingdom completed their assembly.

Suddenly, a grand yet pressure-free aura echoed throughout the entire plaza.

Then, Yu Duan saw his teacher, Qinghuan King, appear before the crowd, his white robes making him look peerlessly elegant.

Whether it was Teacher Qinghuan King or the Beiming Kingdom Lord, their appearances were incredibly handsome. Especially the Beiming Kingdom Lord, whose beauty was so profound it blurred the lines of gender.

"I am Qinghuan King, and I will be the team leader for this genius tournament. You may address me as Senior."

Qinghuan King's voice carried a gentle smile.

Unlike the divine generals and immortals under the Kingdom Lord, he didn't care about what results these geniuses achieved, so he didn't put on any airs of authority.

Yu Duan was quite surprised to hear that his teacher had become the team leader for the tournament; after all, such trivial matters would basically never warrant the presence of Qinghuan King.

However, Yu Duan could also sense Qinghuan King's protective intent. The fact that his teacher was personally leading the team was almost certainly because of him, his personal disciple.

"Yes, Senior!"

Upon hearing Qinghuan King's title, many of the young geniuses became respectful, mistakenly believing that the person before them was one of the fifty-plus King-level masters conferred by the Kingdom Lord.

In reality, the titled kings conferred by the Lord of the Kingdom are merely at the peak of the marquis level. The number of true king-level powerhouses within the entire Universe Kingdom can be counted on one hand, totaling fewer than two digits.

"Little ones, do not feel pressured during this Genius Tournament; just treat it as a training experience and showcase your strongest selves."

"Among you, the only ones certain to make it into the top 1,000 of the Universe Kingdom are Yu Duan, Yalunsi, Pengnuolai, and Delisi. As for the rest, your highest potential is likely around the 2,000th place in the entire universe."

Qinghuan King spoke, giving these little ones a reality check to help them adjust their mindset.

However, a small portion of the geniuses still had looks of defiance in their eyes, clearly harboring significant ambition for the top 1,000 in the entire universe.

Watching this scene, Qinghuan King did not say much more.

The skill levels of the top 100 in past Genius Tournaments might be distinguishable, but the level of the top 1,000 is very balanced, with basically no obvious fluctuations.

"I hope you can create a miracle!"

Qinghuan King said with a smile, then flicked his sleeve: "Let's go!"

As his voice fell, the figures of Qinghuan King and all the young people vanished from the spot.

Virtual Universe, a special plane that had been sealed for five thousand years.

This was a vast continent.

In the center of the continent stood 1,008 skyscrapers.

Over a thousand skyscrapers were arranged in a circle, enclosing a wide open space that served as a massive plaza.

When Yu Duan and the others arrived at this plaza, hundreds of thousands of young figures were already chatting and strolling about.

These figures were the strongest geniuses from every major Universe Kingdom, gathered here in a total exceeding one million.

About half of these geniuses were Star Level individuals who had crossed the threshold of origin laws, a rarity in the outside world.

"Up ahead, building number 0087 is the exclusive rest area for our Beiming Universe Kingdom."

Qinghuan King pointed to the building ahead, then led the thousand young geniuses into the lobby on the first floor.

"Hum!"

Qinghuan King waved his hand, causing space-time to ripple, and 1,000 number plates from 1 to 1,000 appeared.

Then, each number plate automatically drifted in front of each person.

Yu Duan's number plate was naturally 1, followed by 2 for Yalunsi, ranked according to their strength.

"These are your number plates. According to your respective numbers, you may enter your exclusive rooms to rest. Now, little ones, you are free to move about."

Qinghuan King's voice rang out once more, seemingly imbued with a special intent that suddenly calmed the hearts of those geniuses who felt nervous upon arriving in a new environment.

"You may go to rest, or you may interact with geniuses from other Universe Kingdoms. Before the competition begins, the Virtual Universe Company will use teleportation to gather you all together."

Hearing this, the many young people hurriedly bowed and acknowledged!

Qinghuan King's gaze swept over each genius, finally landing on Yu Duan.

Noticing the gaze of his little disciple, Qinghuan King nodded with a smile, and then his figure vanished from the spot.