Qin Zhen and Kou Fa had both successfully broken through their realms, becoming Martial Dao Masters! One was thirty-one, while the other was sixty-one—a thirty-year age gap—so Qin Zhen's prospects were certainly brighter than Kou Fa's.
But Qin Zhen was not as delighted as Kou Fa, because he had ultimately failed to make the Wind and Cloud Overall Rankings.
When Qin Zhen challenged Kou Fa this time, he had hoped to defeat him before breaking through. That way, he would have successfully entered the Wind and Cloud Overall Rankings.
Unfortunately, he had ultimately been unable to do so.
The two had fought to the very end, and both knew clearly that unless they fought to the death, it would be difficult to determine a victor. Thus, they had both chosen to break through.
Qin Zhen had ultimately failed to defeat someone on the Wind and Cloud Overall Rankings. He had broken through as a candidate, and from then on, he would have no chance of entering the Wind and Cloud Overall Rankings.
Not only that, there would never again be a similar ranking for him to "compete for fame" on.
That was because clashes between Martial Dao Masters and Grandmasters were rare, leaving insufficient battle records for ranking.
Moreover, even an intelligence organization like Beneath the Heavens did not dare arrange rankings for Martial Dao Masters and Grandmasters. It was far too easy to offend people that way.
Even Beneath the Heavens could not afford to offend them!
Qin Zhen sighed inwardly and turned to leave the arena.
This scene left many people present puzzled.
How had this person successfully broken through and become a Martial Dao Master admired by countless people, yet looked somewhat despondent instead?
"Principal Qi, congratulations."
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