Blood Fiend Marquis led Zhou Yuan and the other thousand geniuses from the Purple Chen Universe Nation through a teleportation array in the Virtual Universe, arriving at an independent plane created specifically for the finals.
Before them stretched a boundless continent, with endless mountain ranges and surging rivers.
The moment they appeared at the teleportation point, attendants in silver uniforms hurried forward and respectfully directed them. "The Purple Chen Universe Nation's team, this way, please. There are 1,008 buildings up ahead. Your nation has been assigned Building No. 0007."
"Mm." Blood Fiend Marquis nodded slightly, then rose into the air first and flew in the indicated direction. The thousand geniuses followed closely behind, their densely packed figures sweeping over the continent like a dark cloud.
A short while later, they spotted an enormous circular complex on the ground-1,008 buildings arranged in a perfect circle around a vast plaza covering several million square meters. Geniuses from other Universe Countries had already gathered there, filling the plaza with bustling crowds as they chatted with one another.
"Descend." At Blood Fiend Marquis's command, he dropped toward the ground first, landing precisely on the path in front of Building No. 0007. The other geniuses descended in turn and lined up neatly behind him.
The geniuses from other Universe Countries in the plaza immediately noticed them, and murmurs rose from all sides.
"That group that just landed is from the Purple Chen Universe Nation. The one behind their leader must be Zhou Yuan."
"Probably. They landed at Building No. 0007, and that's where the Purple Chen Universe Nation is staying."
"Zhou Yuan? The one the intelligence reports say is in a league of his own?"
"That's right. According to the reports, no one can match him."
"He really is powerful. I simulated a fight against