Lu Hao briefly explained the situation, but Lü Zhen was left dumbstruck once more.
Magic Martial University—had dozens of Grandmasters now?
Wu Kuishan had reached the ninth rank, and even Li Changsheng had made it to the eighth rank?
Were seventh-ranks practically everywhere now?
Had only three years really passed—
Had he somehow transmigrated?
"Grandmaster Lü, how did you know I had pinnacle-level combat strength?"
Lu Hao asked. After all, the mental power he had just displayed was Emperor-level. Gong Juanzi shouldn't have failed to see that.
"There's a senior from the ancient martial era inside, and there's also a demonic beast called Gray Cat. I guessed they were both at the pinnacle realm, and they seemed rather wary of you. That was why I thought you were also at the pinnacle realm," Lü Zhen said complicatedly. He had realized it too—Lu Hao probably hadn't lied to him. After all, it would be easy enough to confirm something like a twenty-year-old pinnacle—he simply couldn't imagine how it had been achieved.
"I haven't reached the pinnacle realm yet. My mental power is just somewhat unusual, so the ancient martial senior inside mistook me," Lu Hao said.
After all, if others learned that he already possessed pinnacle-level strength, they would surely infer quite a few things from it. Lu Hao did not underestimate the wisdom of the world.
"So that's how it is."
Lü Zhen said this was easier to accept—easier to accept his ass! A twenty-year-old with ninth-rank strength and such drastic changes in mental power was even more terrifying, wasn't it?
"What attitude does the senior inside have?" Lu Hao asked.
"He's fairly agreeable, but the rules are rather strict. You want to go in? I'd advise against it. This senior seems to dislike others entering the interior. The senior