Chapter 62: One Battle to Fame, a Big Shot

Losing to a new-generation lord was a monumental loss of face.

Once the footage of that simulated battle

was uploaded to the elf clan forums,

Carlo felt even more humiliated.

"What the hell? A newbie lord beat Carlo the 'Valiant Lord'?"

"This... looks like his alt."

"Holy crap, how many territory structures is that??"

"I recall there's a Legendary-grade talent called 'Heavenly Mandate Construction' that raises the building cap a hundredfold."

"And he can build structures outside his territory? That's absolutely insane..."

"'Never Fall' — isn't that the new lord who ranked first in the monster-wave assessment?"

"Oh yeah, it is."

"Good grief, is he really that terrifying?"

"Then what's the point of the myriad races ranking battle? First place is as good as his!"

A lord who had developed for thirty years

was defeated by a newly ascended lord in a simulated fight.

This incident quickly made it onto the official TW news.

Carlo was so mortified he wished he could crawl into a hole in the ground.

"'Never Fall'..."

He stared at the news about the new-generation lord.

That mysterious territory, the one that had ranked first in the monster-wave assessment,

had always remained obscure and unknown.

He never imagined it would announce its arrival in this fashion.

"Damn it." Carlo's shame curdled into rage; he never thought he would become the other party's stepping stone.

He wondered how his fellow elves of this generation... would see him now.

"What do all of you make of this?"

Myriad Realms City, First Layer.

Inside a modest council chamber, seven figures sat around a table.

An image screen had been placed at the table's center,

and what played upon it was precisely footage of the territory, "Never Fall."

"He has an enormous number of structures, and he builds them beyond his borders."

"That is the result of the Legendary-grade talent 'Heavenly Mandate Construction' combined with the Epic-grade permanent territory buff, 'Unrestricted Construction.'"

"As for moving structures at the end, that should be a one-time-use item: the 'Structure Warp Card.'"

"I say, stop hiding things. With a trump card like this, just hand him first place in the myriad races ranking battle outright."

The seven figures seated at the table exchanged bewildered glances.

They represented the seven great races of the myriad realms:

the Red Demon Clan, the Angel Clan, the Machine Clan, the Divine Beast Clan, the Demon Clan, the Celestial Demon Clan, and the Undead Clan.

They were the seven great figures who stood at the pinnacle of the myriad realms.

TheWorld — they were its creators.

They even held sway over a portion of the myriad realms battlefield's very rules.

"Old bird, this one's from your Angel Clan, isn't it?"

"The hell he is! Don't go assuming that just because his body flickers with white light, it's holy radiance — it could just as easily be sacred light, magic, or an illusion!"

The Angel Clan's elder huffed and bristled, utterly devoid of an angel's usual grace.

The quarreling continued without pause.

"Never Fall" was beginning to reveal its fangs — and they expected the incoming lords to compete against something like that?

It was practically bullying. First place in the myriad races ranking battle was almost a foregone conclusion.

They wanted to sniff out exactly which race this trump card belonged to; they couldn't let the opposing side seize the top race ranking without a fight.

The Red Demon elder narrowed his eyes. He was certain "Never Fall" did not belong to the Red Demon Clan.

That meant one of these six was lying.

Among them, the Angel Race is the most suspicious.

As for the other races, they were not even within his consideration.

In the eyes of the seven great races of all realms, the remaining races are no different from ants.

They couldn't possibly produce such a freak of nature.

Possessing a legendary talent? An epic territory BUFF? And able to one-shot a level 35 Forest Guardian?

It's not just the terrifying fortune of his territory — his own strength is also monstrous.

[Your "Sniper Tower" has destroyed the opponent's Lord Crystal.]

[You are victorious. 6 points gained.]

Exiting the simulation battle, Su Yu let out a breath of relief.

Facing a former lord for the first time, he had been completely unsure of himself.

Suddenly, he noticed the lord terminal flooding with messages,

and his figure stiffened.

How did he manage to forget about this...

Meanwhile, on the human side of things.

The opening ceremony of the All-Human Civilization Lord Selection Tournament,

was being held with great fanfare.

"That guy, where the hell has he gone off to..."

Gu Gu Linger was anxiously looking around everywhere.

The opening ceremony had already begun.

The members of the Blue Star Alliance were already seated.

The Sovereign of Blue Star had also arrived.

"Bai Bai Xiaowei, can't you contact him either?" Gu Gu Linger asked Bai Bai Xiaowei.

"In reply to Your Highness the Princess, Su Yu may have temporarily blocked the lord terminal's chat messages."

Bai Bai Xiaowei's tone was feigning aloofness, her stiff face perfectly expressionless.

Gu Gu Linger was used to seeing Bai Bai Xiaowei like this and didn't think much of it, believing she truly was just a cold and aloof little loli.

"Heh, even absent from the opening ceremony — it seems this so-called hope of Blue Star doesn't take you seriously at all."

A magnificently elegant woman, wearing a moon-white head crown, remarked sarcastically.

She was the Moon Star Queen.

With the Moon Star Alliance's hopes gone, she had redirected some of her resources into the Blue Star Alliance.

No one paid any mind to her mocking words.

Even the Blue Star Sovereign beside her offered a couple of fawning laughs in response.

After all, the Moon Star Alliance had been uprooted single-handedly by Su Yu.

In this matter, Blue Star was in the wrong.

No one knew what terms the Sovereign and the Moon Star Queen had agreed upon,

but Moon Star did not pursue the matter afterward and instead poured resources into the Blue Star Alliance.

So, her words were merely taken as wind past the ear.

"Should I... go look for him?"

Seeing Gu Gu Linger's anxious expression, Bai Bai Xiaowei probed tentatively.

Unexpectedly, Gu Gu Linger's expression instantly turned strange, as though she were looking at a simpleton.

Myriad Realms City was immense beyond measure.

Moreover, many people were situated in different subspaces.

Looking for someone here?

It was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Even when two people arranged to meet and kept in contact with each other, they could still fail to meet due to getting lost.

And to go searching for someone with no prior notice, without even knowing where they were —

how could one possibly find them?

Gu Gu Linger had also checked the Myriad Divine Hall; Su Yu was simply not there.

"Sigh... I hope he hurries over soon."

Gu Gu Linger sighed, her heart full of worry.

Rumors said that those possessing a legendary hero would receive a reward at the opening ceremony.

If Su Yu missed it, it would truly be a pity.

No one could have imagined that Su Yu would enter the simulation space directly.

And even match into a TW simulation battle.

"Silence!!"

Suddenly, the Blue Star Sovereign shouted out.

The Blue Star Alliance members seated on their stools instantly fell quiet.

The Sovereign was seen nervously gazing ahead.

At the entrance of the open-air venue where the Blue Star people were...

One person bowed respectfully, bending at the waist and lowering his head.

The Lord of Blue Star recognized him, because not long ago he himself had bent at the waist and lowered his head before this man in respectful greeting.

That was the one who held power in the Milky Way Federation.

Then, another person stepped out.

That person stood by the roadside and again bowed respectfully, bending at the waist and lowering his head.

???

For someone to make the power-holder of the Milky Way Federation bend at the waist and lower his head with such reverence —

it could only be a great figure from the Universal Federation.

But… why would a great figure from the Universal Federation assume such an attitude?!

Could it be the power-holder of the Universal Federation,

or perhaps not someone from outer space,

but a personage from the Grand Purity Universe?

Thinking of the scale of this all-humanity selection tournament, the Lord of Blue Star suddenly began to breathe rapidly.

There appeared an old man with crane-white hair and a childlike face,

who, surrounded by a crowd, walked into the open-air grounds where the Blue Star Alliance was stationed.

He wore a cyan robe, with three white cloud patterns embroidered on the cuffs and chest.

The three white clouds symbolized the cultivation civilization — one of the five great civilizations of humankind!

The Lord of Blue Star immediately rose to his feet and bowed respectfully at the waist.

The Moon Star Queen also rose, her hands and feet betraying a trace of fluster.

Gu Gu Linger, Bai Bai Xiaowei, and the many new lords also bent at the waist and lowered their heads.

Their hearts pounded ceaselessly within — a great figure had arrived!