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The cold starry sky shimmered with surprise in the eyes of the Chikun Star Lord.

As a Star Lord, a being surpassing the Sixth Rank, it was rare for him to display such an emotion.

"This competition has indeed brought forth quite a number of geniuses," he mused.

The match footage in front of the Chikun Star Lord suddenly froze before splitting into over a hundred different screens, each playing a different match video.

These hundred-some screens corresponded to the over one hundred Evolver contestants.

These individuals were precisely the 'geniuses' the Chikun Star Lord referred to.

The Dawn Star System, one of the eight major star systems within the Chikun Star Domain, boasts a hundred and twenty thousand life planets.

Competitions were held on each of these hundred and twenty thousand life planets, with ranks being assigned.

Out of such a vast base of Evolvers, the Chikun Star Lord selected just over a hundred, meticulously chosen as one among hundreds of billions.

The Chikun Star Lord's gaze lingered significantly on the first three screens.

The Evolvers on these three screens were a silver-haired woman, a man with a third eye on his forehead, and a burly man wielding a giant hammer.

"Spatial Talent… indeed a promising seed," observed the Chikun Star Lord as he watched the battle footage of the silver-haired woman and slightly nodded.

"I didn't expect a member of the Tri-Eye Clan?"

The Chikun Star Lord glanced at the three-eyed man.

The Tri-Eye Clan, a branch of the Human Race, although a part of the Human Race, also has different branches, such as being classified into yellow, white, and black people based on skin color.

The Tri-Eye Clan is an incredibly rare and unusual variant within the Human Race.

So rare that they cannot form a specific family line, because their heritage is not inherited from father to son but awakens randomly.

And the odds are frighteningly low; currently, within the entire Cosmic Human Alliance, the Tri-Eye Clan's numbers do not exceed a hundred thousand, scattered across various human territories.

Of course,

their scarce numbers endow the Tri-Eye Clan with extraordinarily strong talents. It is said that the third eye on the forehead of the Tri-Eye Clan can see the cosmic rules of operation and unleash a strike far surpassing their own strength.

"He grasps the basics of the Rule of Power. Stepping into the Sixth Rank in the future won't be an issue," the Chikun Star Lord considered while looking at the burly man with the hammer.

According to comparisons with previous competitions, the appearance of one such individual was considered fortunate. This time, the emergence of three such individuals was indeed surprising and unexpected for the Chikun Star Lord.

After observing the first three Evolvers, the Chikun Star Lord's gaze continued downwards.

When he reached the sixty-eighth position, the Chikun Star Lord saw Lin Yuan.

"Two extreme attribute rules, that's a difficult path ahead…"

The Chikun Star Lord commented before paying no further attention.

A difficult path, yes, but only for those below the Sixth Rank.

In his mighty view as the Chikun Star Lord, it was just so.

"Since this competition has released so many geniuses, it's time to open the 'Seven Star Cave' trial," he decided.

The Chikun Star Lord thought for a moment, waved his hand, and decreed, "These one hundred and eighteen Evolvers, the top three will be granted Chi patterns, the next one hundred and fifteen will receive Gold patterns, additionally, the top ten from each planet's competition will all receive Silver patterns."

"All will enter the 'Seven Star Cave'."

…

Central Continent Manor.

Lin Yuan had just finished training and was connecting to the Virtual World, intending to seek out Fang Qing for a spar to explore the 'Ancient God' Evolution Path.

Suddenly, a prompt appeared before him.

"You will soon enter the 'Seven Star Cave' World."

"Please prepare yourself."

"5…4….3…"

The countdown began.

Lin Yuan looked astonished.

This was the first time he encountered, within the Virtual World, being forcefully pulled over without his consent.

There wasn't even an option to refuse.

The next moment,

the countdown ended.

Lin Yuan's surroundings shifted, bringing him to a massive White Jade Plaza.

At this moment, Lin Yuan could only see the scenery a few meters around him, with the farther surroundings shrouded in layers of hazy fog.

"Please adjust your appearance, body shape…"

A mechanical-like voice echoed in his ears.

"Is it to hide my identity?" Lin Yuan thought to himself, making slight modifications to his appearance and physique, rendering his overall demeanor a bit colder.

Once Lin Yuan finished adjusting, the fog around him suddenly dispersed.

Lin Yuan looked up and saw that the plaza was scattered with a million Evolvers.

The aura of these Evolvers varied, with the least being at the Third Rank, and many even being at the Fourth Rank.

"The patterns on their faces?"

Lin Yuan distinctly noticed that each Evolver had a silver pattern on the side of their faces.

"Why is mine gold?"

Lin Yuan touched his own face. Though he couldn't see it with his eyes, at his level of perception, he could intuit every detail about himself.

"And this Seven Star Cave World…"

Lin Yuan looked around the plaza, harboring some guesses in his mind.

"They must know something,"

Lin Yuan looked towards a nearby spot where three Evolvers were gathered, whispering among themselves.

Lin Yuan walked over.

These three Evolvers clearly noticed Lin Yuan.

Especially when they saw the gold pattern on the side of Lin Yuan's face, their expressions immediately showed fear.

"Respected Lord Gold-Pattern,"

Before Lin Yuan could approach, the leading Evolver among the three bowed slightly to Lin Yuan.

"Lord Gold-Pattern?" Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged, guessing 'Gold-Pattern' referred to the gold pattern on his own face.

Which meant that gold was more prestigious than silver? At least from the expressions of these three Evolvers, Lin Yuan could draw such a conclusion.

"Yes." Lin Yuan replied casually.

"We three are from the 'Ice Sea Star.' May I ask which star you hail from, Lord Gold-Pattern?"

"Moon Spirit Star," Lin Yuan replied offhandly.