"I think you're all holding Lin Feng up too high."
"If he really had that kind of ability, why hadn't he come out yet?"
"Besides, following a pack of bottom-rankers, no matter how strong someone is, they'd probably be drowned out."
"Anyway, I don't think he's that impressive. If he were really so strong, he shouldn't have played turtle and hidden his head during the earlier matches."
His tone remained utterly serious.
Those who heard him looked at the disciple who had said it as though he were an idiot.
They might not know Lin Feng, but they still had a general idea of what had happened.
How had this guy become so confident that he believed his own abilities were stronger than Lin Feng's?
The moment Lin Feng came out, he noticed everyone's gazes. Some studied him with complicated expressions.
Others smiled at him with fawning faces.
It made him extremely uncomfortable, so he stepped behind several people.
Xu Ping and the others could also tell that Lin Feng was not used to those looks, so they took the initiative to shield him.
"Senior brothers and junior brothers, if there's anything you want to say, you can say it to us. Although Senior Brother Lin is only a temporarily registered disciple with us—"
"He still belongs to our sect. Don't look at him with those eyes."
Xu Ping stepped forward to defend him.
Only to be met with sarcasm and mockery from the people beside him.
"Xu Ping, give you a little color and you open a dye shop. We all know exactly what kind of person Lin Feng is."
"Besides, don't act so high and mighty here. Who do you think you are, trying to speak for someone else? I'm telling you, you don't have the qualifications."
"Lin