The Virtual Universe, inside Nine Flame Kingdom Lord's Divine Temple.
Several Universe Country Lords had gathered there.
"Nine Flames, it looks like you'll be the winner of this bet spanning ten thousand eras," Lanting Country Lord said with a laugh.
"The time hasn't come yet. Nothing is certain," Nine Flame Kingdom Lord replied calmly.
"Come on, you can stop pretending. Calling Lin Yuan a once-in-a-million-eras genius wouldn't be an exaggeration. Do you really think a genius of his caliber will appear somewhere in our territories within the next ten thousand eras?"
"Exactly. You've struck it rich this time. We each put up an Ordinary Heavy Treasure. When the time comes, they'll all be yours," Im Country Lord said from the side.
Everyone present was a relatively wealthy Universe Country Lord.
A long time ago, they had made a wager, each staking one Ordinary Heavy Treasure. They would compare the most outstanding geniuses born in their respective Universe Countries within ten thousand eras, and whoever had the best genius born in his territory would win all the treasures.
The criteria were performances in the Genius Battle or the Warrior Battle. Geniuses who hadn't participated in either were ineligible for comparison.
Nine Flame Kingdom Lord appeared calm, but he was quite pleased inside.
With Lin Yuan, such a genius, born in his territory, he was all but guaranteed to win the wager.
Winning would earn him several Ordinary Heavy Treasures. They weren't particularly valuable to him, but there was no harm in acquiring them. He could bestow them on his personal disciples and trusted subordinates.
As for the things he had rewarded Lin Yuan with, they were nothing worth mentioning.
The Virtual Universe, Warrior Battle plane.
Lin Yuan returned to his room.
He opened his message notifications and was startled to find