Hearing Xu Ran's answer, everyone smiled in relief.
"We knew Your Holiness Xu Ran wouldn't be interested in our little patch of land. Your Holiness has seen the wider world. How could our palm-sized territory interest you? When someone brought this up before, I argued against it. I knew Your Holiness Xu Ran wasn't that kind of person."
"Yes, exactly. How could anyone else's breadth of mind compare to yours, Your Holiness?"
Every one of these people was an outstanding figure on the continent, yet now they were all flattering Xu Ran.
"That lad really is becoming more and more terrifying. Back then, he was just a child in my eyes. Who would have thought that in just a few years, even I would have to look up to him? I knew Xu Ran was no ordinary person, but I never imagined he would grow so quickly." Watching Xu Ran become the center of attention, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help sighing with emotion.
Those who could come here were either at least Soul Douluo in strength or the leaders of various large, medium, and small factions. These were all proud, lofty people, yet now they were all flattering Xu Ran like this.
Xu Ran's current power and influence truly made others look up to him.
"Yes. This fellow really has grown too quickly. I used to be able to exchange blows with him. Now Xu Ran could pin me to the ground and grind me into the dirt with a single finger," Bone Douluo said with a smile.
Back when he had tested Xu Ran's strength at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he had not been able to defeat Xu Ran quickly and had even been left in an extremely sorry state by him. At the time, he had felt