Benchmarking

At the Heavenly Ark Commerce Guild, before the enormous broadcast screen, shopkeeper Wei Cang stared fixedly at the image.

"Subtle Intent?"

"It's actually Subtle Intent!" Wei Cang muttered to himself.

Off to the side.

The black-clad subordinate was equally dumbfounded and could not help saying, "Shopkeeper, this Lu Zhen... he really fought his way through the second round."

"Our previous wager contract—he's won the bet."

The black-clad subordinate said quietly, "Now that he's cleared the second round, according to the rules, we have to upgrade his contract again."

"Idiot!"

Wei Cang abruptly turned his head and barked, "What do you know?"

The black-clad subordinate shuddered and hurriedly lowered his head.

"So what if we upgrade his contract?"

Wei Cang's shrewd face was filled with wild delight. "I was worried the contract wasn't big enough!"

The black-clad subordinate was stunned.

"Do you know what it means for a lower world ranked ninth from the bottom, below the elimination line, to produce a peerless prodigy who has comprehended Subtle Intent?"

Wei Cang's eyes shone as he paced excitedly back and forth through the Elegant Pavilion.

"This is a miracle!"

"A miracle that all the warriors at the bottom of the Great Wilderness have been yearning to see!"

Wei Cang stopped and stared hard at his subordinate. "Pass on my orders. Have the guild's publicity department get moving immediately!"

"Yes, Shopkeeper," the subordinate answered at once.

In the Void Realm, the Nine Provinces waiting area.

The figures of Lu Zhen, Liu Jingshu, and Liu Jingyi condensed once more in the plaza.

"Good! Good! Good!"

A hearty laugh brimming with extreme excitement rang out.

Vice Principal Li Zonghan strode over with Chen Henian, Wang Daolin, and several other academy higher-ups.

Li Zonghan's face was glowing red, and even his beard trembled faintly with