Ancient University City, inside the Temple of Ascension.

Ye Chen pressed his hands against the advancement stone tablet, his entire body emitting a faint glow. A few seconds later, he vaguely heard a voice resound in his mind:

[Level 50 Sharpshooter Ye Chen has met the level requirements and is about to receive the Silver Professional Advancement Quest...]

Please select the difficulty level of your promotion mission...

Ye Chen was taken aback.

You can even choose to increase the difficulty of the mission?

It's important to know that when he accepted the Bronze Class promotion quest, he couldn't choose the difficulty level of the promotion quest.

[Difficulty Level 1: Nine Stars]

[Difficulty Level 2: 10 stars.]

However, when the two difficulty options appeared in Ye Chen's mind, his expression instantly became quite interesting.

"There's even a ten-star difficulty promotion quest?"

Ye Chen was deeply shocked.

A promotion quest with a ten-star difficulty—this is probably the first time such a quest has ever appeared in the history of professionals!

Despite being shocked, Ye Chen still decisively chose the ten-star difficulty level.

For no other reason than that the rewards for the ten-star difficulty are greater.

Completing the nine-star difficulty promotion quest will reward you with an SSS-level class talent and a class-specific skill.

So, what rewards are given for the 10-star difficulty level?

[Task has been issued...]

Ye Chen immediately opened his task panel and found a striking red text on it.

[Silver-ranked Profession Advancement Quest: Hunting World Bosses (First Stage)]

Difficulty: 10 stars.

[Introduction: Countless Origin Monsters will emerge in the Origin Map, among which the most powerful ones are known as World Bosses. Defeating World Bosses will enhance your own fortune, and only those with immense fortune can become true powerhouses.]

[Requirement: Professionals are required to go to the Origin map and defeat four world bosses of at least their own level. Current progress: 0/4.]

[Note: Only by successfully delivering the final blow to the World Boss can you increase the quest progress. Furthermore, the higher your contribution to the World Boss's kill percentage, the greater the value of the rewards you will receive.]

[Time Limit: 168 hours. Note: The task will automatically fail if the time limit is exceeded.]

...

Ye Chen looked at the mission description on the mission panel with a solemn expression.

Generally speaking, in a newly created Origin map, the number of world bosses will not exceed ten.

However, the number of professionals entering both worlds is as high as hundreds of thousands, and those who can enter are all true geniuses with combat power far exceeding that of other professionals of the same level.

It's fair to say there are too many applicants for too few positions, making the competition extremely fierce.

"The first stage of the quest requires killing four world bosses that are at least as high as your own level. What will be the difficulty of the second stage?"

Ye Chen stared into deep thought as he looked at the first step of the promotion task, which was specially marked.

Generally speaking, only the promotion quests for Diamond professionals have multiple stages, and the difficulty of each stage increases accordingly.

Ye Chen never expected that he would encounter a multi-stage quest so soon after being promoted to Silver Professional.

"As expected of a ten-star difficulty advancement mission like this, it's truly terrifying!"

After a long silence, Ye Chen murmured.

"Since this promotion task cannot be completed for the time being, let's go back and rest for a while."

Afterwards, Ye Chen left the Temple of Ascension and flew towards Ancient Capital University.

...

While Ye Chen was resting in the villa, the forum of Ancient Capital University was bustling with activity.

An official pinned post appeared on the forum homepage.

The latest Origin Map expedition roster has been officially released.

The following individuals will represent Ancient Capital University in the expedition. You will carry the hopes of humanity and fight for our people!

[Number 001: Ye Chen.]

[Number 002: Su Zhantian.]

[Number 003: Liu Qiuyue.]

[Number 004: Ding Yixian.]

[No. 005: Yuan Wencheng.]

...

[Number 200: Linghe.]

There were two hundred people in total, most of whom were outstanding juniors, and a very small number were gifted sophomores.

Ye Chen was the only freshman.

Moreover, his top ranking means that the school's higher-ups believe Ye Chen's strength is undoubtedly the best.

Even when facing this group of genius students in their second and third years, it was the same.

Everyone who saw the list was utterly shocked.

Ye Chen!

It's Ye Chen again!

As a freshman who had only been in school for less than three days, his legend was already everywhere on the forums.

National top scorer...

Single-player rebirth trial final boss...

The freshman trial yielded nearly 600,000 credits...

Soloing the Abyss difficulty Gold-level dungeon twenty times in less than ten minutes...

...

No matter what it is, it makes Ye Chen unforgettable.

They've only been enrolled for less than three days, yet they've already done so many things that have overturned their understanding.

This dealt a severe blow to their spirits.

To have a deep understanding of the differences between people.

It can be said that Ye Chen's popularity on the forum of the ancient capital university has never waned, with one outrageous thing after another keeping people busy.

This morning, it was revealed that he had soloed the Abyss difficulty Gold-level dungeon twenty times in less than ten minutes, and this afternoon he became a member of the latest Origin Map expedition list.

Moreover, its ranking at number one is simply outrageous.

At this point, various comments kept popping up under the official pinned post.

[This is absolutely outrageous! A freshman can be on the expedition roster for the Origin Map? What about me, a third-year student? Don't I have any dignity left?]

Only true geniuses can venture into the Origin Map, seize destiny for our Dragon Kingdom, and claim glory! May our Dragon Kingdom prosper and endure forever!

[The Origin map seems to be appearing more frequently lately; I remember the last time it appeared was about six months ago...]

[A golden age is approaching, but storms are brewing...]

[This Ye Chen is too outrageous! He's already going to fight in the Origin Map right after enrolling. Could he be the principal's illegitimate son...?]

[Hey upstairs, be careful you don't get invited for tea! This is the comments section, not a no-man's land!]

[If you can do as many outrageous things as Ye Chen, I believe you can become one of them too.]

The Origin Map is teeming with Origin Monsters, and I've heard that defeating them grants a 30x experience bonus, so leveling up would be a breeze.

Yeah, I'm so envious...

All those who can enter the Origin Map are true geniuses, the future pillars of the Dragon Kingdom. Strive to improve your strength; if you are strong enough, you can too next time.

...

Besides Ancient Capital University, other major universities have also announced the latest Origin Map conquest rosters on their own forums.

It instantly sparked a heated discussion in universities across the country.

All the students who made it onto the list are unparalleled geniuses of the Dragon Kingdom; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are one in ten thousand.

Being included on this list is not only a recognition of their abilities, but also an honor.

Fight for humanity, fight for our nation! Fight for glory!