At this moment, this mysterious young man suddenly stood forth, very possibly the junior mentioned by Star Lord Ning Luo!
If even Star Lord Ning Luo would look after him, this youth’s origins are likely extraordinary.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen scrutinized the young man closely and found that this youth was practically a walking wealth of treasures.
His clothes looked quite ordinary, even to the point one might mistake them for common garments without careful inspection, yet upon closer investigation, they were revealed to be an actual Cosmic Emperor-level defensive divine garment!
Furthermore, the treasure hanging around his neck gave Ye Chen a sense of extreme danger.
This treasure seemed to possess a terrifying destructive power, perhaps even surpassing that of a Cosmic Emperor!
Additionally, the short-bladed weapon at his waist, even without being unsheathed, exuded an aura of extraordinariness, undoubtedly an incredible treasure!
"Where did this young man come from? He looks to be about my age, but his entire body is covered with treasures! Without careful observation, one wouldn’t realize someone was hidden among four billion people."
"Could this person be a descendant of one of the great forces in the Cosmic Sea?"
Ye Chen could see through this youth’s extraordinary nature, but most others did not possess such vision.
Seeing the young man stand out at this time, many began murmuring: "Who is this person?"
"Is he also just a Sovereign Realm? Not even a Divine Master and he wants to vie for a place in the top nine?"
"Is he also an unbelievable genius like Ye Chen?"
"He better not just be trying to draw attention. If he’s too far from the top nine, he might get struck down by the punishments decreed by the Treasure Light Dais!"
These whispers reached the youth’s ears, igniting a spark of anger in him; nevertheless, after glaring at a few who spoke ill of him, he paid no more attention to the comments. Instead, he specifically waved to Ye Chen, then, under countless eyes, his figure moved, racing towards one of the Treasure Light Daises beside Ye Chen!
This youth, appearing refined and handsome, exhibited an extraordinary movement technique. One glimpse, and the void rippled with flame-like fluctuations resembling a swimming dragon.
This young man was, indeed, cultivating the Fire Element divine method!
With a flicker through the void, the next moment, he was already charging onto the Treasure Light Dais.
Then, with eyes from all directions upon him, he leaped over the Treasure Light Dais, landing upon the throne, and casually sat down.
He received no punishment whatsoever!
This youth truly succeeded in ascending the Treasure Light Dais!
He occupied the eighth Treasure Light Dais!
"This person made it!"
Seeing another young person succeed in mounting the Treasure Light Dais after Ye Chen, the crowd erupted with excitement anew.
However, little was known about this youth compared to the intense discussions surrounding Ye Chen.
Amid envious gazes, the youth sitting on the Treasure Light Dais turned and smiled at Ye Chen, saying, "Ye Chen, let’s make acquaintance. My name is Chining Xiaoxiao."
Ye Chen did not expect this youth to be so naturally familiar. After a slight pause, he smiled and clasped his fists towards the youth: "Chining Daoist friend, you’re formidable."
Hearing Ye Chen’s praise, Chining Xiaoxiao boastfully raised an eyebrow: "Of course, I’m absolutely a top-ten genius among the younger generation of the Cosmic Sea South Pole Region, which is countless times larger than the Sea of Exile. To not earn the title of top talent even in this Sea of Exile would be humiliating."
"But Ye Chen, what do you think, who is stronger, you or me?" Chining Xiaoxiao asked, looking at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen thought for a moment, then smiled and replied: "I should be stronger."
Hearing Ye Chen’s unabashed words, Chining Xiaoxiao was momentarily stunned and then retorted with dissatisfaction: "Then let’s have a good contest in this Nine Bends Demon Realm."
"By the way, soon the Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises will shine divine light based on talent, and then we’ll see whose talent is superior."
Hearing Chining Xiaoxiao’s challenge, Ye Chen also smiled: "Sure, I’m quite curious as well about which of us holds the highest talent."
While Ye Chen and Chining Xiaoxiao were casually chatting, others were tensely focused.
The Nine Esteemed Treasure Light Daises had eight of them already occupied.
The last chance to ascend a Treasure Light Dais!
Who will claim this final opportunity?
This time, none hesitated; those eager to attempt surged forth all at once.
A Master soared towards the last Treasure Light Dais, but before reaching close, he was struck down by a giant hand out of nowhere!
A Divine Master also shot skyward, rushing towards the Dais.
Yet he too was slammed down, unable to rise for a long time!
In the end, an undisclosed Divine Master girl, amidst countless astonished glances, ascended the last Treasure Light Dais, becoming one of the nine top talents!
The five Divine Masters, Elder Dugu, Ye Chen, Chining Xiaoxiao, and the unnamed girl!
These nine were the top talents among four billion people!
They were the final possessors of the Treasure Light Daises!
Once the nine were all settled, an emotionless voice echoed to everyone: "The nine masters of the Treasure Light Daises have been determined; next, the rewards are about to descend."
"Before the Divine Light reveals, choose the master of a Treasure Light Dais you wish to follow for cultivation!"
"I remind you again, the higher the talent of the Treasure Light Dais master you follow, the more benefits you will gain in cultivation, which in turn will feedback a portion to the Dais master."
"You have only a quarter of an hour to choose; delay beyond this, and you’ll be excluded from the Divine Light of the Treasure Light Daises!"
"Now, begin choosing!"
Almost instantly as the voice finished, an uncountable number of people sprang into action.
Gu Feng hesitated for a moment, then promptly sat down below Ye Chen’s Treasure Light Dais with Gu Yanyan.
Countless individuals hurriedly rushed towards the Treasure Light Daises of the five great Star Lords, as they presumed these Star Lords had a higher likelihood of greater talent.
What troubled Chining Xiaoxiao was that among those choosing to cultivate under him, the number was minimal.
His contingent was even fewer than that under the unnamed Divine Master girl.
The unnamed Divine Master girl’s dais had quite a gathering of male cultivators beneath it.
"Damn it, do they all look down on me?"
Chining Xiaoxiao was truly frustrated.
"Soon enough, you’ll all realize your mistake!"
Once everyone had chosen whom they would follow beneath the Treasure Light Daises.
The next instant, beams of brilliant Divine Light erupted from the nine dories.
The Divine Light enveloped both the masters of the Treasure Light Daises and those cultivating beneath them.
Among these, only one beam of Divine Light was the brightest and most extreme!