Because others did not know.
But Duan Jingtao knew better than anyone just how powerful his trump cards truly were!
Once he revealed them, then, to put it bluntly, forget the seventeenth wave—even the eighteenth wave was something he was confident he could pass!
At this moment, Duan Jingtao felt that Lin Feng must have used his trump card.
That was why he had managed to pass.
But that was already exceedingly impressive.
"If it had been another year later, first place on the Inner Sect Prodigy Ranking would have been yours. What a pity that you actually took the Core Disciple assessment in the same batch as me..."
"This time, first place is destined to have nothing to do with you," Duan Jingtao muttered.
Then a blazing light of confidence burst from his eyes!
So what if he had not taken first place in the first and second rounds of assessment?
It was merely a slight blow to his honor.
But the final assessment relied on one's true, hard strength!
Without sufficient hard strength, there was simply no way to take first place.
Duan Jingtao was immensely confident that he could crush everyone, Lin Feng naturally included. Perhaps after a few more years, Lin Feng might rise later yet surpass earlier and stand shoulder to shoulder with him, or even defeat him. But now? He was far from enough!
"Am I seeing this right? Lin Feng held on?!"
"If he held on, that means he surpassed Duan Jingtao!! Heavens, he surpassed Duan Jingtao in the first round too, and now the second round is the same."
"Hiss, perhaps the first round was not all that important, but the second round is extremely important. It represents one's combat strength at the same realm. Does this mean that at the same