To Dongfang Lin, defeat meant... losing any chance of placing in the Top Three of the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
Worse, it meant he could not enter the Azure Flame Sect as an Inner Disciple.
That was something Dongfang Lin could not accept, no matter what.
Unfortunately...
The battle was over. However unwilling Dongfang Lin was to accept it, nothing could change the result.
Around the Arena, silence had long since fallen.
Everyone held their breath, staring in shock at the young man still standing on the Arena without blinking.
The young man held the Setting Sun Sword and stood suspended in midair. He looked utterly ordinary, but at this moment...
No one dared underestimate him.
What was a genius?
This was a true genius!
No one had expected Qin Hao to defeat Dongfang Lin.
But Qin Hao had done it!
More importantly, to the crowd, Qin Hao seemed like a "miracle." Time and again, he overturned what they thought they knew about him—and about geniuses.
They had thought Qin Hao could place thirtieth in the Azure Flame Grand Tournament at best. But then...
Qin Hao defeated Xiang Wuqing and claimed a place in the Top Ten!
They had thought Qin Hao could only rank somewhere between eighth and tenth. But then...
Qin Hao defeated Jing Hong, then Sun Wei, and entered the Top Three!
They had thought Qin Hao could reach fifth place at best. But then... Shi Tingyan fell to him, and now Dongfang Lin had fallen too.
With two consecutive victories, Qin Hao had finally entered the Top Three.
"Qin Hao! You're incredible!"
Someone in the crowd shouted. The next instant...
"Qin Hao!" "Qin Hao!" "Qin Hao!"...
As if the cry had spread through them, many people burst into fervent cheers, their gazes fixed on Qin Hao.