"You're too kind. I've just been a bit luckier than most," Wang Teng replied modestly.
"It's rare to see someone grow so quickly, even among the Seven Stellar Academies," Lailas, the eternal-stage figure from the Carandis House, remarked. He didn't put on any airs and spoke with a gentle smile.
These eternal-stage figures weren't as friendly towards Wang Teng as the universe-stage ones, but their attitude was already quite respectful.
Wang Teng humbly responded, then turned to Dubois and asked, "Did Dubois and the others not come?"
"Their strength is too weak so they don't qualify to attend this exchange," Dubois explained.
Wang Teng nodded, remembering that there were indeed qualifications for this exchange. If he wasn't a grandmaster, he probably wouldn't have been able to enter with just his cosmos-stage strength.