"Did you see that clearly? From beginning to end, his feet didn't move even half an inch. He merely raised his hand and pointed... How is that the method of someone in the Venerable realm?"
"Li Muyun and Kong Xi are both top prodigies of their sects, yet even when they joined forces, he crushed them with ease. Could he have already reached the Emperor realm?"
"The Emperor realm? That doesn't seem very likely, does it? How old is he? As far as I know, Duan Gang only entered the Heavenly Sect a year ago. Even if he were a peerless genius, there's no way he could break through to the Emperor realm in such a short time, right?"
"But aside from the Emperor realm, what else could explain such terrifying strength?"
"..."
The discussions swept across all of Tianjing Mountain like a tide.
Hundreds of thousands of gazes gathered on Jiang Fan.
Doubt, shock, admiration, jealousy—all kinds of emotions intertwined...
On the stone platform.
Jiang Fan turned a deaf ear to all that discussion.
His calm gaze swept over the four spectators below the stage: Ling Tian, Zhang Jingyuan, Xia Yuan, and Qin Wuyue.
"Do the four of you still wish to challenge me?"
Ling Tian and the other three felt Jiang Fan's gaze and their hearts jolted.
They had performed well in the first two rounds. In particular, Ling Tian of the Sword Pavilion had passed all six levels of the Six-Hole Labyrinth and earned the same 2,500 points as Jiang Fan.
Most of them had also come to participate in the Hidden Dragon Ranking with the top spot in mind.
But after watching the battle between Jiang Fan and the five led by Li Muyun just now, that bit of pride in their hearts had long