Chapter 91: Thousands of years of accumulation and gains
Outside, in the enormous square where numerous Star Level geniuses had gathered.
The square teemed with people. More than three hundred Star Level geniuses gathered in small groups, their gazes still fixed on the replay of the peak showdown that had just ended.
"Lu Qingshan won!" someone exclaimed, a trace of a smile still on his face.
"Looks like Karina won't be taking first place in the overall rankings this time!"
Another person chimed in, sounding somewhat relieved. "Thank goodness! Thank goodness Lu Qingshan was stronger. Otherwise, Karina would have stepped over all of us to reach first place overall!"
Although Karina's talent and strength were both astonishing, the prospect of a newcomer who had cultivated for less than three hundred years ascending to the top seat still left many people uncomfortable.
Now that Lu Qingshan had won, it at least proved that veterans like them still had some dignity.
"So what?"
Someone else said disdainfully, "With Karina's talent, even if she lost to Lu Qingshan this time, she'll definitely defeat him in the next ranking assessment battle!"
"Not necessarily!" Someone seemed to have thought of something and promptly spoke up in disagreement.
For a time, the Star Level geniuses outside who had watched Lu Qingshan and Karina's battle all began discussing it.
Precisely because they had all crossed the threshold of an origin law and had fought both Lu Qingshan and Karina, they understood all the more clearly just how powerful those two were.
In particular, Kalen, the spirit reader who had originally ranked second, now wore a bitter expression.
After all, Lu Qingshan had taken first place overall by defeating him, and now Karina, whose cultivation time was far shorter than his, had defeated him too.
In truth, Kalen