With a gentle wave of her hand, green vines with glowing veins rose from the ground.
Sharp thorns shimmered faintly, and the air was filled with the scent of living poison.
Gasps filled the crowd. Everyone instinctively stepped back.
Gu Jin said calmly, "I'm already at Transcendental Stage Seven. Do you still think I used the backdoor?"
The silence was thick. No one dared to answer.
Then, a few eyes turned toward Long Yifan. Someone whispered, "What about you? Your talent is slower than hers, right?"
Long Yifan grinned. "Slow? Let's test that."
He waved his hand, and a second plant spirit appeared beside Gu Jin's. Its aura was just as powerful, its energy almost identical. "Transcendental Stage Seven," he said proudly. "And I'm twenty-five."
The crowd erupted in shock.
"Stage Seven? At twenty-five? Are you kidding me? Can someone check and see if they are lying?"
"I can check... and they are telling the truth."
"What the heck... are we even living in the same world?"
