Within an ancient palace of the Great Dao Sect.
Many elders had gathered together.
Their gazes were all fixed upon the scroll floating in the center of the hall.
Within the scroll was the scene unfolding atop the Ten-Thousand Dao Platform.
When they personally witnessed Lu Ren defeat Ji Litian and claim first place in the New Disciple Ranking Battle, the entire hall fell into a brief silence.
Only after a long while did an elder slowly let out a breath.
"Lu Ren is actually this terrifying!"
"An Ordinary Battle Body crossed two levels to defeat Ji Litian!"
"If this boy continues to grow, he may truly have a chance to contend against Cang Xuanming in the future!"
The elders began discussing in low voices, their expressions all rather complicated.
Especially several elders from the Annihilation Thunder Punishment Clan, whose faces had darkened to the extreme.
Ji Litian was, after all, a prodigy of their clan. His defeat meant that the Annihilation Thunder Punishment Clan's pride had been publicly trampled underfoot by an Ordinary Battle Body.
How could they possibly accept that?
At the very top of the hall.
A gray-robed old man sat there, looking at Lu Ren within the scroll. A trace of profound meaning surfaced in his clouded eyes.
After a moment, he suddenly smiled and said, "It seems the development of matters has completely slipped beyond that old bastard Xuan Yin's control. I would like to see how he intends to clean up this mess next!"
Upon the Ten-Thousand Dao Platform.
The entire space remained filled with noisy discussions.
All the disciples still found it difficult to accept this outcome.
Ji Litian had lost!
The person they had regarded as the number one among the new disciples had lost to Lu Ren.
And Lu Ren