Geng Yiyang's expression grew solemn, and he spoke with gravity, "Since the creation of the Hidden Dragon List, such an event has never occurred."
In past tournaments, there were indeed late bloomers who continuously climbed the rankings on the Hidden Dragon List and ultimately broke into the top ten contenders.
But this always required a gradual process. A breakthrough in cultivation that instantly pushed someone up by a hundred ranks was already considered difficult.
Chu Zheng, however, leapfrogged over more than five thousand names in one go. With the cultivation of the Late Spirit Spring Realm, he wedged himself among a group of cultivators at the Late Stage of the Entry Dao Realm, spanning an entire major realm, which was far too conspicuous.
The Hidden Dragon List is extremely mysterious. Relying on external objects to kill an opponent does not alter one's ranking in any way.
