The moment Qin Hao finished speaking, an uproar swept through the crowd. Every face was filled with astonishment.
"A Life and Death Battle? Qin Hao wants a Life and Death Battle? Has he gone mad?"
"Sure, Qin Hao cleared the Heaven-Piercing Tower, but Teng Jinshui is a genius who cleared it too—and he did it before Qin Hao. He even has a place on the Potential Rankings. By proposing a Life and Death Battle, Qin Hao is courting death."
To everyone there, Qin Hao clearing the Heaven-Piercing Tower in just two months was astonishing and worthy of admiration. But that did not mean he was qualified to stand alongside the many geniuses who had cleared it.
Even among the geniuses who had cleared the Heaven-Piercing Tower, there were ranks and distinctions.
Qin Hao had only just cleared the tower. In the crowd's eyes, he belonged to the lowest tier of contenders with a chance of reaching the Azure Flame Tournament Top 100.
Those on the Potential Rankings were stronger, with a better chance of claiming a place in the Azure Flame Tournament Top 100.
Teng Jinshui was not ranked particularly high, but the fact that he was ranked at all meant that, in theory, he was stronger than Qin Hao.
"Qin Hao has gone mad." Shi Chengtian was overjoyed. He had feared Qin Hao would flee rather than agree to fight.
"A Life and Death Battle?" Teng Jinshui froze for a moment. Then his face darkened, and anger surged in his chest.
If Qin Hao's earlier behavior had made Teng Jinshui feel slighted, this was outright disdain. Qin Hao did not take him seriously at all.
He was a genius on the Potential Rankings, yet Qin Hao had dared to propose a Life and Death Battle. It was a