"It shouldn't be put that way." Another white-robed venerable who had remained silent spoke slowly.
"Whether Qin Ming hid his strength or his realm, he violated no rules.
"Members of the Primal Secret Realm are only required to reach the corresponding realm within a certain number of years. They have never been required to report breakthroughs immediately."
"That's right," someone echoed.
"He simply did not take the initiative to report it. That in itself was not a violation. On the contrary, our failure to notice Qin Ming's breakthrough was our dereliction of duty, which led to him receiving Domain Lord Level treatment while at the World Lord Level."
Virtual Universe, Chaos Ruins.
Ancient chaotic currents flowed around them. Time and space seemed to have lost all meaning here. Only the figure seated at the heart of the chaos seemed to have existed since the birth of the universe.
Qin Ming stood respectfully, allowing that gaze, which seemed capable of piercing through past and future, to sweep over him.
"Not bad. Very good." The Chaos City Lord's voice rang out, carrying a rare note of approval.
"At merely the ninth rank of the Domain Lord Level, you were able to kill a high-level immortal military lord in a single strike. As expected, I did not misjudge you."
Qin Ming's heart tightened slightly before he relaxed. He had never expected to hide it from the Chaos City Lord.
If one of Humanity's greatest existences could not see through such a flimsy disguise, that would have been truly strange.
"You flatter me, Teacher." He smiled faintly and admitted it calmly.
That was right. He was not a "ninth-rank World Lord" as the outside world claimed.
Those who had deduced his realm from surveillance footage and battle traces had all been deceived by the