"I don't know whether he's a genius, but he defeated Peng Kun, Zong Yuanjiu, and Sun Chenhua in public just after entering the Inner Gate. That's certainly something."
"Oh? Qin Hao defeated all three? I remember they were promoted from the Outer Gate. They're fairly strong even among Inner Gate disciples. Qin Hao beat them?"
"You hadn't heard? More than four years ago, when King Minluo gave a lecture, those three used their time in Cultivation at the Azure Flame Sect as an excuse to push around Inner Disciples newly admitted through the Azure Flame Grand Tournament. They challenged them to Wagering Duels and even staked Azure Flame Points at two-to-one odds."
"Heh. Even at three-to-one or four-to-one, those three were bound to win. After so long in Cultivation at the Outer Gate, they were far stronger than disciples who'd come through the Azure Flame Grand Tournament."
"That's true, but Qin Hao was the exception... Those three challenged him, and every one of them lost. Instead, they ended up owing Qin Hao Azure Flame Points. I heard it was more than five hundred thousand!"
Inside the Martial Lecture Hall, people were discussing it heatedly.
Many disciples had witnessed Qin Hao's fight against the three men more than four years ago. Now that everyone had gathered in the Martial Lecture Hall, discussion was inevitable.
When they heard that Qin Hao had won more than five hundred thousand Azure Flame Points from the three, an uproar swept through the hall.
More than five hundred thousand Azure Flame Points!
Even many disciples who had spent over ten years in Cultivation at the Inner Gate couldn't come up with that much.
Anyone would be stunned by such a sum.
Some marveled at Qin Hao's strength. He had held the upper hand against all