"Wait, what did you say? You want to apply for a Two-Star rating?"
The Inner Sect elder's eyes widened, as though he had not heard clearly.
"Yes, this disciple wishes to apply for a Two-Star rating."
Zhang Su spoke slowly.
This time, the Inner Sect elder had heard him clearly.
Not only had the Inner Sect elder heard him clearly, every disciple in the hall had heard him as well.
"Zhang Su, you have now become a One-Star Disciple, so in theory, you may apply for a Two-Star rating. However, to become a Two-Star Disciple of the Protector Sequence, you must defeat ten One-Star Puppets of the same realm."
The Inner Sect elder warned him in a deep voice.
"This disciple understands."
Zhang Su had long known that the star-ranked disciples of the Protector Sequence were judged primarily by actual combat strength.
A One-Star Disciple had to defeat ten ordinary puppets of the same realm.
A Two-Star Disciple had to defeat ten One-Star Puppets of the same realm.
A Three-Star Disciple had to defeat ten Two-Star Puppets of the same realm.
"It is good that you understand. Since you are applying for a Two-Star rating, then as you wish..."
The Inner Sect elder gave Zhang Su a long, deep look.
The gap in combat strength between a One-Star Disciple and a Two-Star Disciple was enormous.
A single One-Star Puppet could easily defeat ten ordinary puppets.
Not to mention ten One-Star Puppets.
When they worked together, their strength was simply beyond imagination.
Among the Protector Sequence disciples of the Guiyuan Sect's Inner Sect, there were actually quite a few One-Star Disciples.
As long as a disciple had spent several years in the Inner Sect—
and settled down to build up their foundation—
obtaining a One-Star rating was not especially difficult.
But