At that moment, the referee beside them was the first to react and announced:
"Su Hao wins the fourth preliminary match!"
When they heard that Su Hao had won, the audience below froze for a moment before erupting into cheers. Su Hao stepped down from the competition stage as soon as the referee finished his announcement.
Even after Su Hao had left, the audience below was still discussing the match, not even noticing when the next match began:
"This Su Hao is way too strong. It almost makes the ticket price feel like a waste."
"Isn't that the truth? I thought Su Hao would trade blows with Wang Yan for a while before defeating him with some flashy Soul Skill.
Who would've thought he'd take Wang Yan down in a single move?"
"Exactly. That match barely had anything worth watching."
"What do you know? This is only the preliminary round. It's perfectly normal for Su Hao to run into weaker opponents. Once the advancement rounds and finals begin, he won't be able to finish his opponents in one move. Then we'll get to watch Su Hao fight them for a while before defeating them—or getting defeated himself."
"Right. No matter what, we won't be losing out."
Just like that, news of Su Hao defeating his opponent in one move and possessing Two Thousand-Year Soul Rings quickly spread to every participant in the Young Genius Ranking.
At first, those who heard the news did not believe it. Only after watching footage of Su Hao's match did they accept it, and they subsequently listed him as their foremost enemy.
Su Hao, however, did not take them seriously. Or rather, they were not yet worthy of his attention.
After leaving the competition, Su Hao wandered around Mingdu. When he reached a commercial