Outside, people were still caught up in Fang Ping's victory over Ling Yiyi when, a moment later, they were told that Lu Hao had reached Rank Six.
Who? Lu Hao?
Most people still remembered him as the student who had stood onstage and given a speech before the New Year. Then came his first publicly announced battle record, establishing him as the strongest Rank Four martial artist.
The announcement in May had sparked heated discussion, and now he had already broken through to Rank Six.
"Damn, is this young guy really that good? A whole major rank in three months? Give him another three months and he'll be a grandmaster, right?"
"This kid's a genius. One rank every three months, unlike my boy, who only breaks through once a year."
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Most ordinary people online knew little about the difficulty of cultivation. They knew it was hard, but had no idea how hard it truly was.
So, to them, Lu Hao simply advanced quickly. That was nothing special. At most, he was a little stronger in combat—so what?
Within martial arts circles, however, the news caused an earthshaking stir. They knew how difficult cultivation was, yet Lu Hao had just broken through to Rank Six like that.
Looking at his battle record, he was probably already invincible among Rank Six martial artists.
They were utterly stunned, and began to wonder whether they were really practicing the same martial arts as Lu Hao.
Those with better sources had already learned from grandmasters that Lu Hao had not merely broken through to Rank Six—he had also manifested his mental power.
How were all those martial artists stuck at the peak