"Manipulating his ranking?"
The Myriad Swords Daoist frowned.
True Lord Ji stared at the leaderboard and said, "In the first round of ranking battles, he only needs to stay in the top hundred. There's no reason for him to remain in the top thirty and draw the attention of stronger Realm-Locking prodigies!"
"So he deliberately lost a match to push his ranking down!"
The Myriad Swords Daoist's gaze sharpened.
"He's that confident?"
Anyone who dared to lose on purpose had to be absolutely certain of his own strength.
But Lu Ren was merely an Ordinary Battle Body at the Domain-Transformation Stage.
Yet he had dared to throw a match in a ranking battle crowded with Realm-Locking cultivators.
That boldness was genuinely surprising.
As time passed, the ranking battles continued in full swing.
Lu Ren almost never challenged anyone. He simply sat cross-legged within his Ten-Thousand Dao Pillar space and waited for others to challenge him.
When someone challenged him, he fought.
When his ranking fell out of the top hundred, he won a match.
When it climbed too high, he conceded one on purpose.
And so his ranking kept rising and falling within the top hundred.
No matter how the points shifted, Lu Ren always kept his ranking firmly in the top hundred.
The Myriad Swords Daoist studied the leaderboard for a long time.
At last, a flicker of surprise appeared in his sword-sharp eyes.
"This guy..."
The Myriad Swords Daoist said grimly, "He really is manipulating his ranking!"
"Manipulating it or not!"
The Nine Luminaries Daoist, draped in a red robe, smiled faintly, his alluring face brightening. "Those disciples are too proud to let an Ordinary Battle Body stroll into the top hundred!"
The Myriad Swords Daoist nodded slightly.
The Great Dao Sect's new disciples were almost all prodigies