"1st place, Starfire Foster Shop, Flashing Thunder Cat, combat power: 79999"
When they saw this new line of text replace the person they had once thought unsurpassable, the surrounding area fell silent in an instant.
This was not only because Xu Ran had surpassed him, but also because he had left President Fang, their pride and joy, far behind.
Like the stillness before a flash flood, the brief silence gave way to an uproar of astonished cries. The spectators dragged here by their friends were all visibly moved.
"President Fang was actually surpassed?"
"Watch what you say. Only President Fang's strongest Contract Beast at the Commander Rank was surpassed!"
"Even so, that's already incredible. President Fang is the most talented man in Cloud-Gathering City, after all."
"Say, has anyone noticed how neat Boss Xu's score is?"
"You're right. An ordinary calculation couldn't produce such a neat number, could it? What's going on?"
"..."
Deaf to the discussions around her, Fang Yuling stared blankly at the number after Xu Ran's name, her father's past words echoing in her mind.
The Beast Taming Rankings were not without upper limits.
Each different ranking had its own upper limit.
Once that limit was reached, any value exceeding it would no longer increase on the display, but remain fixed there.
Even now, she remembered their conversation with perfect clarity.
"Dad, if several people reach the upper limit at the same time, how do you rank their strength?"
"Silly girl, no one has ever reached the upper limit since the Beast Taming Rankings were established. How could several people reach it at once?"
"But what if someone did?"
"If someone did..."
"Then that person would have to be an unimaginably gifted genius. Hiding their score wouldn't just protect their secrets, but also keep