"Comparing yourself to others really could make you die of rage. Back at the club, I was one of the top geniuses too.
"But even now, I haven't condensed Qi and blood, while he's already broken through to the Qi and Blood Second Change. The gap is just too huge."
The other man looked melancholy, as though he had suffered a crushing blow.
Seeing this, his companion patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.
"Look on the bright side. Don't burden yourself mentally. Think about it—who among those who made it here isn't a genius? Compared to most ordinary people, we're already far luckier. At least we have a chance to become extraordinary."
"Sigh, now I understand why people say it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. This feeling is just too discouraging!"
Before long, their voices faded into the distance, and the two disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
Neither of them noticed Sims standing stiffly where he was.
"Qi and Blood Second Change... how could that be..."
A dry, hoarse voice rang out.
Sims's originally towering frame seemed to deflate like a punctured ball, his face turning ashen.
He understood that, barring some unforeseen accident, he might never have the chance in this lifetime to repay the humiliation he had suffered before.
Gossip was human nature.
As time passed, within less than half a day, news of Hu Qi's breakthrough to the Qi and Blood Second Change had spread.
Everyone who heard the news was immediately thrown into an uproar.
However, aside from shock, people had already begun to grow somewhat numb.
This terrifying cultivation speed was almost second only to that legendary First Senior Brother.
For a time, Hu Qi's name became known to every student.