Everyone was fine with keeping Xu Feng's situation confidential.
They were just shocked. Xu Mu was only seventeen, yet he was stronger than his father, the Invincible General who had been famous for more than a decade?
How was that possible?
Plenty of people still refused to believe Xu Mu deserved first place on both rankings.
Everyone knew Xu Mu was strong and that he was the hope of the future.
But that didn't mean he was already the strongest person in the world, did it?
Wasn't that a little too ridiculous?
What, had Xu Feng looked at Xu Mu's tiny face right after Xiao Yue gave birth and declared, "My son has the makings of a Great Emperor"?
Still, if the officials dared to rank him that way, they must have had evidence. Besides, right after the Freshman Competition, Xu Mu would take part in a public exchange with Trainers from the World Top 15.
Then everyone would know the truth soon enough.
Some people still objected to Xu Mu's ranking, but they weren't too loud about it. They were seasoned netizens by now.
After being proven wrong enough times, they had learned not to voice their opinions the moment something happened.
Better to stay quiet and wait for solid proof before piling on. Wasn't that more satisfying than getting worked up over every bit of hype?
They kept reading the Top 100 Ranking's Heaven Ranking.
Below Xu Feng, in third place, was:
Ash!
He had been a peerless talent in Xu Feng and Kale's era fifteen years ago. But the stars of that era had shone too brightly, and Ash kept a low profile, so he had never gained much fame.
Venerable Ash had once stumbled into the Pokémon World in his youth and returned after more than