"On behalf of the Great Axe Arena, I'd like to thank all of your Universe Countries for your generous support of the Peak Warrior Tournament," the red-robed man said warmly.
"Venerable, it was only right," the Immortals replied respectfully.
The red-robed man nodded and smiled.
"It's about time. I should go gather the young ones." With that, the red-robed man turned and left the dining hall.
After he left, the Immortals began discussing him again.
"I can't believe it's Venerable Erosion Fire!"
"Venerable Erosion Fire was a once-in-a-million-epochs genius of the Human Race."
"It took him only a few dozen epochs to go from breaking through to become an Immortal to becoming a Universe Venerable. Many of us watched him rise step by step."
"I'm ashamed to say that when Venerable Erosion Fire took part in the Genius Battle, I was already an Immortal Army Lord Peak. Even now, I still haven't reached the Marquis level."
Many of the Immortals present might go hundreds of thousands, even millions of epochs without making any progress. There was no helping it—the gap in talent was simply too vast.
Each of them held a high position in their respective Universe Country, but before a Venerable, they were nothing.
By evening, Lin Yuan had already returned to his quarters and was meditating in the first-floor training room.
Suddenly, a voice sounded in Lin Yuan's mind.
"All participants from the 1008 Universe Kingdoms, gather at the Central Plaza."
The geniuses' bodies moved on their own, flying to the Central Plaza from all directions.
More than a hundred geniuses automatically formed into a squad, and then everyone came back to their senses.
Some of the geniuses present looked bewildered.
"That was a Venerable's doing. I saw the same thing when I took part in the