Seeing Luo Yu replace the defending champion's avatar, everyone struggled to believe what had happened.
[Luo Yu's challenge succeeded. His lower-tier ranked placement rose to 9999+!]
"Did Kashiute just crash and burn?"
"Crash and burn? His prized Azure Dragon Constellation got one-shotted! They both used Mastery-level Divine Techniques, so how was the gap so huge?"
"You don't get it. Even when their Proficiency looks like it's at the same level, there can still be a massive difference."
"Could Luo Yu's Truth-Seeking Orb already be at Greater Mastery?"
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible! Mastery-level Divine Techniques are already the limit for a lesser subgod."
"Yeah, no one's broken that record in all these years."
"If they could break through, highly ranked players wouldn't need to train their other Divine Techniques to Mastery. They could just focus on one."
Many viewers felt as though they were dreaming.
"A veteran about to push into the top five hundred got stopped by a newbie? That's ridiculous."
"I fought Kashiute just now. He definitely has what it takes to reach the top five hundred. This Luo Yu really knows his stuff."
"The biggest upset in history! And so many gods were watching in Monica's livestream."
"With a disaster this big, her viewer count must be through the roof now."
"They're all there to laugh at him."
Wu Capital Arena.
Hawk and Berg, who had been waiting for Luo Yu, sat dumbstruck in their seats.
They stared blankly at Luo Yu's tall, handsome avatar in the virtual ring.
After a long while, Hawk slowly spoke. "Old partner, Luo Yu is actually this strong? He crushed Kashiute of the Astral Constellation Race?"
"Am I seeing things?"
Berg's mechanical brain overheated on the spot, calculations racing through his head.
"It seems I made a serious error when